Bridlington group hopes to attract more Afro-Caribbean and South Americans to meet each other
The 'ACES and Friends by the Sea Club' is aimed to help anyone that needs assistance
It is hoped a new group in Bridlington will attract more Afro-Caribbean and South Americans to meet each other.
The 'ACES and Friends by the Sea Club' is aimed to help anyone that needs assistance.
It has been set up by Rosalind O'Dean and she said: "We normally find out what the person needs. If we can't help them then we'll signpost them in the right direction because sometimes when people aren't from the local area, they feel that they don't try to reach out or speak to people, so we're a bit of a voice for them.
"There was about five young Kenyans who went to a local pub. People weren't particularly welcoming and they asked where the toilets were and people started laughing. It can be quite humilitating because in Africa, the idea that they have is that there are villages with mud huts and stuff but as we know, Africa is quite rich and diverse. Not everything is malnourished.
"A lot of people tend to work, stay indoors, avoid stuff, avoid confrontation and stuff like that. It's quite a minimal existence really and they're far away from home so that impacts things even more."
Rosalind and her daughter have lived in Bridlington for five years. She added: "There was 54 black people that are residents in Bridlington and when I added myself and my daughter, it made it up to 56. But within that time, you haven't seen 56 black people and I think the statistics go back to 2011 or 2012 because the census is done every so often."