by Windrush Foundation | May 6, 2022 | FEATURED, News
Stand up for Windrush 2022 A star-studded evening of music and comedy, hosted by BBC Radio London presenter Eddie Nestor MBE. The line-up includes Richard Blackwood (Hollyoaks), Thanyia Moore (Edinburgh Fringe), Travis J (Edinburgh Fringe), BiBi Crew (Get Raunchy),...
by Windrush Foundation | Oct 21, 2021 | FEATURED, News
ALLAN CHARLES WILMOT (1925 – 2021) ALLAN CHARLES WILMOT (1925 – 2021) Allan volunteered first for the Royal Navy in 1941 when there was a call for volunteer servicemen from Jamaica. He saw an advertisement in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper when he was sixteen and a...
by Windrush Foundation | Aug 13, 2021 | FEATURED, News
WINDRUSH MONUMENT AT WATERLOO STATION- REDACTED MINUTES OF WINDRUSH COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE In June 2018, the Honourable Teresa May MP announced the formation of the Windrush Commemoration Committee “… commissioned by the Prime Minister to provide advice on how best...
by Windrush Foundation | Oct 25, 2020 | FEATURED
The Windrush 70 Pioneers and Champions On offer is the definitive Empire Windrush Education Resource, prepared by education practitioners and community advocates, and published by Windrush Foundation. It includes more than 150 pages of information, activities,...
by Windrush Foundation | May 22, 2020 | FEATURED
Windrush Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Heritage and Community Advocacy: 1995 – 2020 1995 was the year that first saw Sam King and Arthur Torrington (co-founders) working to establish in 1996 a registered charity which delivered heritage and community services,...