ATV Today: 28.11.1974: Afro Housing Self Build Scheme

Summary

Wendy Jones reports on an organisation of West Indians who for four years have been building their own homes in Small Heath, Birmingham.

Year:

1974

Duration:

0:06:00

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Shot of ACAFESS Ltd van parked outside housing development at Small Heath. Wendy Jones interview with Ben Leigh, Chairman of the Afro-Caribbean Association, re why the West Indians built their own houses and how he hopes to further the scheme in the future. Interview with Noel Mullings re the challenge it was for him to build his own house. Wendy also talks to a group of women who have been involved in the project talking of how they have managed for the past four years while their husbands have devoted all of their leisure time to working on the houses. Views of men working on housing project.


Credits

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Notes

ACAFESS was the Afro Caribbean Association for Economic and Social Security which was based in Balsall Heath.