Black History Month

October is Black History Month (BHM) and, with so much going on in the world right now, this feels like the most important Black History Month yet!

We’re incredibly lucky at Reading Buses to have a workforce as diverse as the population of Reading itself. We’re delighted to support initiatives such as this to help encourage a sharing of experiences and culture. BHM gives us chance to focus on and celebrate the contribution of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in our society and develop our understanding of Black history in general.

Every week during October we have been focusing on a different Reading Buses employee and their experiences. We started with our fantastic Finance Director Laurence. We then moved to Mark Adams, one of our skilled engineering team and Employee Director. Our latest story has been from Teresa, one of our terrific drivers. Every one of these stories have been open and honest and have raised issues that we as a company and as a society must improve upon. We have just one more story that we're excited to share with you, so keep an eye out for the post!  

This is a brilliant time to appreciate and celebrate the achievements of BAME people in this country and further afield. Due to the pandemic, there isn’t the usual array of cultural events taking place to celebrate Black History Month, but there’s lots to see online (check out https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/ for ideas)