Windrush denotes the post-war immigration of West Indian people to the UK between 1948 and 1971 from the Caribbean …
They came from countries such as Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados.
Many of the people who came over to England from the Caribbean during this period came at the invitation of the British Government, as British citizens from British-owned colonies, to help rebuild war-damaged Britain after WWII. They paid their own fares.
Flag raising, Library Lates with Indentureship Exhibition, Caribbean Cricket Festival, Youth Ambassadors
Celebrating Windrush 75
On Sunday 27th August 2023 we held a Caribbean Cricket Festival hosted at Exmouth Cricket Club.
There were three main events: Not Just Rice & Peas, the Secondary Schools Conference and the celebration of Windrush Day…
This food stories project collected recipes from Windrush people and filmed them cooking and sharing their food across the family…
Resources from Windrush Secondary Schools Conference - Friday 7th October 2022
Flag Raising at County Hall and and evening Celebration
One of the first ships to arrive in Britain, in June 1948, was called the Empire Windrush.
