Beryl Dixon was born in Trelawny, Jamaica in 1938. She arrived in Britain in 1959 and trained as a nurse in Gloucester before moving to Bath, working in the NHS for 29 years.
During her life in Bath, Beryl worked tirelessly to improve society and made a huge impact in the city and surrounding areas. She campaigned for the sickle cell society and worked to develop community services for young people.
Beryl was the chairperson for the B&NES Racial Equality Council, BEMSCA and the local branch of the Jamaicans UK Trust, as well as governor of several local schools.
She established the Saturday supplementary school at the Riverside Youth and Community Centre and later the Black Families Educational Support Group. In 2003 Beryl received
an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of her services to community.
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