You could do much worse than to buy a gift at The Radical Tea Towel Company.
‘Socialism in action; that is what she was’.
Ada Salter (1866-1942) was an English social reformer, environmentalist, pacifist, Quaker and the first Labour woman councillor in London.
Born Ada Brown in Northamptonshire, she dedicated her life to the people of Bermondsey and was instrumental in clearing slums, running clubs for teenagers, promoting health and education, and beautifying first Bermondsey, then London, with trees and flowers.
The image on our tea towel is inspired by a depiction of Ada Salter from The Blue Bermondsey People's Mural, which celebrates the history of Bermondsey and was completed in June 2022 by Paul Butler working with artist Linda Jane James and assisted by local artists Moses Kanneh, Laura Hudson and Morgan Paton.
*For every tea towel sold a £1 donation will go to Big Local Works, a Lottery-funded project which aims to bring together local talent, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisations in Bermondsey to make their area a better place to live and work in.
