I served 18 months in Northern Ireland and that was very scary. I remember when we were told do you want the good news or the bad news first. We wanted the good news - we're going to Cyprus. The bad news? We're going to Northern Ireland first. All the black blokes looked at each other and thought, 'that's really funny.'

Dad was 23 and Mum 19 when they arrived in the U.K. from Barbados in the 1950s.

Dad was 23 and Mum 19 when they arrived in the U.K. from Barbados in the 1950s.