Got Something to Say is a regular art club for disabled and neurodiverse adults, co-delivered by professional artists from Square Peg Hull trained in inclusive practice. It provides a safe space to explore and experiment with support and get involved in creative projects such as the Alphabet of Hull, building confidence and community within the group.

Thank you to Abigail Spicer for the write up on Amy Johnson - Abigail is a descendant of Amy Johnson which is why we all chose A for the group.

Amy Johnson was born in Hull on the 1st of July 1903 to parents Amy Hodge Johnson and John William Johnson at 154 St George’s Road in Kingston upon Hull.

On the 5th of May 1930 Amy Johnson became the first woman to start a solo flight to Australia. She departed from Croydon Aerodrome, England and landed in Darwin, Australia on 24th of May 1930. She flew a de Havilland DH.60 Gipsy Moth biplane named Jason, after her family's fish merchant business.

A representation can be seen within A is for Amy project as well as a visual representation of the plane.

Pioneering English aviator Amy Johnson died on January 5, 1941, at the age of 37, when her aircraft crashed into the Thames Estuary. She was serving as a first officer and ferry pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during World War II, transporting aircraft to military bases.

While flying an Airspeed Oxford trainer in severe winter weather (thick fog, snow, and low visibility), she veered heavily off course and ran out of fuel. She parachuted out of the plane over the frigid waters near Herne Bay in the Thames Estuary.

Witnesses spotted her in the water calling for help. Lieutenant Commander Walter Fletcher of the HMS Haslemere dove into the freezing sea to save her. Fletcher died days later from hypothermia. Amy Johnson’s body was never recovered.