Eric and Joyce: Sheila Taylor on two giants of the Guyanese diaspora

‘Listening to Joyce proved a fascinating experience.’

by Sheila Taylor 29th May 2026

Listening to Joyce Trotman, our Friend from Croydon, has always been a fascinating experience. Born in 1927, she remembers every detail of her life and education in British Guiana. She can still sing the songs they were taught at school as ‘children of the empire’, and recounts how proud they felt to be British as they sang: ‘God bless the flag that so proudly waves over us / God bless the Empire, God save the King.’