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Windrush pioneers share stories of racism and freezing cold on 75th anniversary

Windrush generation tell of initial struggles to settle in an uncertain Britain on 75th anniversary of arrival of first wave of Caribbean migrants

Daily Mirror

In Pictures: Love, lament and laughter for Windrush Generation

Poignant events have been held to celebrate and remember those who came to the UK from the Caribbean 75 years ago.

The Independent UK

Windrush Day: How should we commemorate the generation’s arrival 75 years on?

The Windrush generation courageously came to Britain to take on skilled jobs. The Caribbean migrants, many of whom had served Britain during the war, worked in coal and iron production, kept public transport running by driving buses and trains, and staffed the newly established National Health Service.

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Prince William hails Windrush generation as he meets one of first arrivals 75 years ago

Marking the anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking at Tilbury, the hour-long programme will tell the story of those who left the Caribbean for a new life in Britain

Wales Online

King Charles attends service marking 75th anniversary of Windrush arrival

Caribbean arrivals made ‘profound and immeasurable’ contribution to UK, the King said

Evening Standard

Windrush 75: “A chip on my shoulder? No. It’s a log”

Seventy-five years ago the HMT Empire Windrush brought the first passengers from the Caribbean looking for a new life in Britain. Kemi Alemoru meets some of the early arrivals

Evening Standard

'We need to be acknowledged': how Caribbean elders navigate belonging in the UK

We all belong somewhere. And wherever we are, people either see us as belonging, or they don’t. In the UK, this has been made only too clear in the last decade by the government’s anti-migration policy, known as the hostile environment, instituted when Theresa May was Home Secretary between 2010…

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Tropical Storm Bret barrels toward eastern Caribbean at near-hurricane strength

A hurricane watch has been issued for St. Lucia as Tropical Storm Bret barrels toward the eastern Caribbean at near-hurricane strength

The Independent UK

Prince William hails 'extraordinary contribution' to Britain of Windrush generation

The Prince of Wales said the contribution of those who came to the UK from the Caribbean 'cannot be overstated'

Manchester Evening News

King Charles hails Windrush generation 75 years on from first crossing

Caribbean arrivals made ‘profound and immeasurable’ contribution to UK, the King said

Evening Standard

'My dad was one of 90,000 forgotten 'barrel children' of Windrush left behind by parents'

A new documentary will shed light on the lives and struggles of some of the 90,000 forgotten 'barrel children' left behind in the Caribbean, featuring one who thought his gran was his mum

Daily Mirror

Exhibition shines light on Caribbean's 'barrel children' left behind by Windrush migrants to UK

For scores of children who grew up in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean in the 1950s and 60s, barrels of gifts that arrived at Christmastime were the only connection they had with their parents, who were thousands of miles away in Britain in search of better work opportunities

The Independent UK

Marcus Ryder on how the Windrush generation shaped modern Britain

The impact of the passengers arriving at Tilbury Docks 75 years ago today was transformative — culture, food, humour, the very infrastructure of society was changed forever, says Marcus Ryder

Evening Standard

'I hide my true self most of the time but on Windrush Day, I can be unashamedly ethnic'

Catherine Ross, a member of the Windrush generation who travelled to Britain from the Caribbean when she was just seven, has explained why celebrating Windrush Day is so important

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'Windrush gen paved way for me to become NHS nurse - but history can't repeat itself'

Child of the Windrush generation, Estephanie Dunn, calls for the doctors and nurses who arrived 75 years ago to help Britain to be honoured by creating real change now

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh grandson of first Windrush passenger recounts racism faced by new arrivals

It is 75 years today since the first Caribbean arrivals disembarked from the Windrush. Luke Samuels says that his grandfather and the Windrush generation as a whole have had to overcome many obstacles.

The Guardian - UK

Azúcar by Nii Ayikwei Parkes review – a honey-sweet fable

In his second novel, set in a fictional Caribbean country, the British Ghanian author pays homage to the staying power of migrant communities

Nottingham Post

Nottingham celebrates the Windrush Generation with events across city to mark 75th anniversary

Events are taking to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first ship carrying Caribbean families to the UK to help fill the need for more workers after the Second World War

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The Independent UK

Britain marks the Windrush anniversary with the story of its Caribbean community still being written

Seventy-five years ago, a ship carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain landed at Tilbury Dock near London

The Independent UK

Mother and daughter launch podcast bringing Caribbean culture to new generation

The new programme coincides with the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to the shores of England.

Daily Mirror

'As a Windrush descendant, I'm inspired by Caribbean influence on English cricket history'

On the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush ship arriving in London from Jamaica, Mirror Sport's chief cricket writer Dean Wilson looks at the lasting impact the Caribbean has had on the national pastime

Daily Mirror

Prince William hails Windrush generation as he meets one of first arrivals 75 years ago

Marking the anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking at Tilbury, the hour-long programme will tell the story of those who left the Caribbean for a new life in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Windrush generation: hundreds ‘sent back to Caribbean from UK hospitals’

Archives show about 400 long-term sick and mentally ill people were repatriated, according to BBC investigation

Miami Herald

Tropical Storm Bret strengthens as it heads toward Caribbean. What the forecast says

MIAMI — On Wednesday, Tropical Storm Bret was inside of a small window where it can strengthen ahead of its trek across the eastern Caribbean, but forecasters expect the storm to stay under hurricane strength.

The Guardian - UK

A bit Caribbean, a bit British. We millennials owe it to the Windrush generation to embrace both

Everyone should hail those pioneers, but I also feel a personal responsibility to create a life that celebrates their spirit, says writer Natalie Morris

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