Mary Pimm
Birth date
1950
Biography
Mary Pimm worked in the civil service for the Ministry of Defence. She met her partner Nik Wood on a trade union course, and the two have lived in Gore Road near Victoria Park since 1976.
Mary was active in civil service union campaigning around the Whitehall area as a member of SCPS (Society of Civil and Public Servants, a predecessor organisation to PCS), as an activist and then a full time member of staff.
Mary retired in 2003, and since then they have had voluntary roles within their community. This included being an Independent Custody Visitor of police stations, a trustee for the charity Women in Prison (WIP) and acting as chair of the Victoria Park Community Association, which represents residents living in Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
Mary was active in civil service union campaigning around the Whitehall area as a member of SCPS (Society of Civil and Public Servants, a predecessor organisation to PCS), as an activist and then a full time member of staff.
Mary retired in 2003, and since then they have had voluntary roles within their community. This included being an Independent Custody Visitor of police stations, a trustee for the charity Women in Prison (WIP) and acting as chair of the Victoria Park Community Association, which represents residents living in Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
Mary Pimm explaining to Ted Knight, leader of Lambeth Council, the conditions on which he is being allowed past the picket line into Michael Heseltine's office for a special meeting the day following the 1981 Brixton riots. Alan Blann is on the far left of image.