Sweltering and humid temperatures, longer hours of daylight and shorter nights put a quantum pep in our steps and several stories in this issue hint at the exciting time of the year we are in.
This summer publication is full of exhilarating and stimulating articles about our community in Nottingham. We have, yet again, covered a myriad of important issues for you to banquet on.
In this special bumper edition, we have comprehensive chronicles of our very own trustee at Mojatu Foundation, Professor Veronica Moraa Pickering, who has repeatedly made history as the first African black woman to be appointed as the High Sheriff in Britain in modern history - she’s also the first black person to become the deputy Lieutenant of Nottingham - and the first African black woman and first Kenyan to be appointed the 504 Squadron honourary Air Commodore for the Royal Air Force by the Monarch.