I am Irina Porter, a Blue Badge London guide with a life long passion for British history and culture. I am Chair and Journal Editor of the Willesden Local History Society, local history author and researcher. In 2021 I started developing a series of local history walks and presentations for Brent Heritage Walks and Trails, – a project which is part of Being Brent – Heritage for Health and Wellbeing, a project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and delivered by Brent Museum and Archives.   I am also a volunteer tour guide for Kensal Green Cemetery and Willesden Jewish Cemetery.

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