[New post] Tributes paid to Croydon’s, and UK’s, first black policewoman

insidecroydon posted: "Tributes have been paid this week to Sislin Fay Allen, Britain's first black woman police officer, who has died, aged 83. Allen had served as a nurse in Croydon's Queen's Hospital before joining the Metropolitan Police in 1968. Her first posting wa" New post on Inside Croydon Tributes paid to Croydon's, and UK's, first black policewoman by insidecroydon Tributes have been paid this week to Sislin Fay Allen, Britain's first black woman police officer, who has died, aged 83. Allen had served as a nurse in Croydon's Queen's Hospital before joining the Metropolitan Police in 1968. Her first posting was to the police station then on Fell Road in central Croydon, close to […] Read more of this post insidecroydon | July 8, 2021 at 12:27 pm | Tags: Metropolitan Police, Sislin-Fay Allen | Categories: History, Policing | URL: https://wp.me/pWK0J-rC8 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Inside Croydon. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://insidecroydon.com/2021/07/08/tributes-paid-to-croydons-and-uks-first-black-policewoman/