Windrush Day was introduced in 2018, on the 70th anniversary of the landing of the first Caribbean migrants, for the purpose of “encouraging communities across the country to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants,” according to the UK government. Backed by ...
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Events were also held at London's Southwark Cathedral and the Port of Tilbury, Essex, where the ship docked on 22 June 1948. Other events include exhibitions at museums across the UK and a carnival parade through the streets of Brixton in south London, while theWindrushflag was being ...
HMT Empire Windrush •The 20th anniversary of the Museum of London Docklands will be marked on Saturday night with the Big Docklands Street Party celebrating the history, cultures and communities of the East End. .Two decades after Queen Elizabeth II opened the museum, the street party and mu...
Written by Joy Sigaud This issue of Editions Windrush 2023 Newsletter celebrates the Diamond Jubilee year of the arrival of the first significant wave of pioneers from the Caribbean who arrived at Tilbury Docks on 22nd June 1948. It is packed as usual with information from the Unveiling of HRH...
Though the Empire Windrush was not the first ship to transport British Caribbean passengers to the UK after the Second World War, the people on board were mainly ex-service personnel who took up jobs that helped Britain's post-war labour shortage. ...