Arthur France

Arthur France
MBE
BornSeptember 1935 (age 89)
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Occupation(s)Founder, Leeds West Indian Carnival
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
Hon LLD, University of Leeds
Hon D Arts, Leeds Beckett University

Thomas Arthur Benjamin France MBE (born September 1935) is a British community organiser who founded the first West Indian carnival in Europe, in Leeds in 1967.[1]

  1. ^ "Harewood House: First Afro-Caribbean portrait for stately home". BBC News. 31 January 2023.

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