BBC Share Your Story

On Wednesday 2nd November Barking Abbey hosted a visit from the BBC as part of their ‘Share Your Story’ roadshow. This is part of the BBC’s celebrations of being 100 years old and coincides with our 100thBirthday. Grace Adelakun who works in International HR projects for the BBC shared her story about her struggles as a teenager and how she came to her current role at the BBC. This was followed by Mays Baki who was born in Syria and is a journalist for BBC. She talked openly about living with dyslexia and how this should not stop you living your dreams. The whole event was compered by Jasmin Thakkar a DJ on BBC Asia.