by Windrush Foundation | Sep 26, 2022 | News, PREVIOUS EVENTS
Windrush Foundation Presents GLENDA CAESAR Glenda arrived with her mother in the UK in 1961 from Dominica ‘as a babe in arms’. She first found out she wasn’t British and could not get a passport after trying to visit her dying mother in the Caribbean in 1998. In 2009,...
by Windrush Foundation | Aug 31, 2022 | News, PREVIOUS EVENTS
Neil Flanigan WWII RAF Veteran Come along and hear him talk about his service to king and country during the war and discuss his contributions to British society. Poetry by Saffron Blue Q&A led by Arthur Torrington When Saturday 10th September 2022 } Time...
by Windrush Foundation | Aug 12, 2022 | News, PREVIOUS EVENTS
Windrush Pioneer John Richards The event celebrates a Pioneer who at the age of 22 arrived at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948 having travelled on MV Empire Windrush. Where EVERYWHERE!THIS IS A ZOOM EVENT When 20 August 2022 } Time 7:00pm – 8:30pm p More Info...
by Windrush Foundation | Jul 19, 2022 | News, PREVIOUS EVENTS
Windrush Foundation winner of major award Windrush Foundation, ‘the organisation that started it all’, will receive £184,700 to lead WINDRUSH’75 programmes in 2023, thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The award funds a national project called ‘Celebrating...
by Windrush Foundation | Jun 13, 2022 | News, PREVIOUS EVENTS
Celebrating Windrush Pioneers Join us as we honour Caribbean pioneers who have laid a foundation in Lewisham and who contributes to the well-being of the borough. Contributors: Damien Egan (Mayor of Lewisham). Janet Daby (MP, Lewisham East), Daniel Pink (Director,...
by Windrush Foundation | Jun 9, 2022 | News, PREVIOUS EVENTS
Windrush Day Join us as we learn and appreciate the lives of the Windrush pioneers! Contributors:Verona Feurtado, Dione McDonald, Nairobi Thompson, Bill Hern, Alexander D. Great and Arthur Torrington. Where Where ever you are! It’s a ZOOM Event! Admission:...