Interview with Neville Rose (b.1936).

Neville Rose came to England in 1957 from Jamaica to seek better employment, initially staying with his sisters in London. He came to Milton Keynes in 1976 from Luton; there was increasing violence in Luton, and he hoped for better schooling for his children and a quieter place. He describes choosing their home in MK and settling in: ‘we were never lonely, with seven children’. He talks of his neighbours and a local community club where they made friends; many of his co-workers at Vauxhall Motors also lived in Bletchley. He joined the MK African-Caribbean luncheon club. He has not worked in Milton Keynes, but his wife has, and she found little difficulty getting jobs. He comments: ‘Overall MK is certainly better than when I came here first, … more people … more houses, people tend to be a bit more friendly. Moving to MK from Luton is the best thing I ever do. I have no regrets … I do not want to ever leave here and go anywhere else.’