I grew up (late 70s and 1980s) and have returned to Exmouth and the delights of Tory Blue, and White, Devon
Surprisingly, our school was the largest in Europe (2500 pupils).
Twin boys were the only Black kids.
One Chinese family in our town and one 'Indian' both families owning a restaurant in the town and take-away (Thank God)
Things are better these days and (Labour voting Oasis) Exeter seems positively Multi Cultural now.
(Explosion in student numbers, many from abroad)
Plymouth has always had some people of colour of course.
But still White Small Town Insular Minds and Attitudes are still all too easy to find.
Mind you, we see that they also exist in Wembley. Who'd have thought that?
(I was away and lived and worked many years in the West London 'Burbs)