Windrush Foundation

The official Twitter account for the Windrush Foundation UK | Delivering Black British, African & Caribbean heritage projects & events since 1995.

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Congratulations to Arthur Torrington CBE @windrush1948 who has been nominated for the Lifetime Achiever Award: at The National Diversity Awards 2026 in association with @HSBC_UK. To vote please visit https://t.co/7icr3pzdIf #NDA26 #Nominate #VotingNowOpen

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A legacy worth remembering. A history worth preserving.

Join us as we honour Sam King MBE and his extraordinary contribution to Britain and the Caribbean diaspora.

🎟️ Secure your place: https://t.co/iV9TdIaOn6

#Windrush #HistoryMatters #SamKing

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Happening this Saturday 📣

Celebrate the life & legacy of Windrush pioneer Sam King MBE with Windrush Foundation.

🎟️ Book here:
https://t.co/rwuzME0WNU

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Join us on 2 November ONLINE as we remember Nadia Cattouse (1924-2024) who served in the British Army's Auxiliary Territorial Service during WWII. She returned to Britain, became a songwriter, actor, and a singer. Hear tributes from family & friends. Free tickets from Eventbrite.

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Join us for a webinar exploring how the courage and values of the Windrush generation shaped a blueprint for today’s leadership, community action and enterprise. With Sonia Brown MBE, Janet Hills MBE, Paris Williams & Arthur Torrington.
12 Oct 2025 7pm to 9pm  FREE ONLINE EVENT

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Come along and celebrate our 30th anniversary on Saturday 21 June 2025 from 6pm to 8.30pm at The Tab Centre, 233 / 241 Lewisham High Street,
London, SE13 6NQ, with the organisation that created the first Windrush project in 1995.
Free Tickets: [email protected]

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Join WINDRUSH FOUNDATION as researcher Bill Hern discusses his findings on the many Chinese and Indo-Caribbean passengers who arrived in England on Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948. This free virtual event (zoom) on Sunday 1st June, 7.30pm to 9pm shares untold stories. See Flyer

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WINDRUSH FOUNDATION
CELEBRATES 30 YEARS on Saturday 21 June from 6pm to 8.30pm to mark our 30th anniversary & outstanding contribution to the community since 1995. THE TAB CENTRE, 233 – 241 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6NQ
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE
[email protected]

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WINDRUSH FOUNDATION
CELEBRATES 30 YEARS on Saturday 21 June from 6pm to 8.30pm to mark our 30th anniversary & outstanding contribution to the community since 1995. THE TAB CENTRE, 233 – 241 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6NQ
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE
[email protected]

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Join Windrush Foundation on Monday 24 from 7.30pm as they present EMPIRE WINDRUSH & CALYPSO. This virtual event discusses Calypso on board Empire Windrush in June 1948 and Lord Kitchener's role in sharing the genre in Britain until early 1960s.
FREE EVENTBRITE TICKETS

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All are cordially invited to join Windrush Foundation as we celebrate King of Calypso Lord Kitchener on Monday 24 March 2025 from 7.30pm. His iconic appearance on Empire Windrush was a historic moment on 22 June 1948. This virtual event is Free. ZOOM details to follow. See Flyer

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On 15 February 2025, Windrush Foundation organised the first Windrush Line Heritage Tour that started at Dalston Junction Station, Hackney. It runs through several Boroughs where many Empire Windrush passengers lived. Let us know if you are interested in coming with us next time.

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Windrush Foundation is to receive £89,500 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to celebrate 30 years of providing heritage education services to the community.
We are recruiting project workers, advisors, and volunteers who will deliver a variety of edutaining events in 2025

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Travel with Arthur Torrington on Saturday 1 February 2025 from 11am on the Windrush Line and share histories of the Windrush Generation whose homes in 1948 were in areas along the Line. Oyster Card for zone 1, 2 and 3 is necessary. Must hear from you before 18 January. See flyer:

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Transport for London’s Windrush Line also promises to be a Windrush education resource. Over the years, Windrush Foundation’s collaboration with TfL will foster learning & community engagement. Do go & see the ten murals of Sam King MBE, at Dalston Junction Junction. Hackney

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Tonight, the National Lottery is holding a major celebratory event that marks its 30th anniversary. It was set up on 19 November 1994.
Windrush Foundation, one of its 30 Game Changers, was founded in 1995 by Sam King and Arthur Torrington, and will be among the guests.

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Join Professor Katie Sweeting as she presents her book REMNANT which blends history & imagination to create the voices & lives of Olaudah's sister and daughter hidden from us by the historical records. BCA, London, SW2 1EF,
1 Nov 2024, 6.30pm

https://t.co/RzOYcjnurS

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Hosted by Windrush Foundation at WASP Centre, Clapham, London, on 27 July 2024, historian Colin Douglas gave an excellent presentation which included the untold story of 'War in the Caribbean' during Feb 1942. More details in his new book: THE CARIBBEAN & THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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Come join us on 27 July 2024 at the West Indian Association of Service Personnel Centre for an event exploring the role of the Caribbean in the Second World War. Hear about the Caribbean’s pivotal role in WWII explained by historian Colin Douglas. https://t.co/gLXUsFzcSA

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Arthur Torrington has nominated Windrush Foundation for a National Diversity Award under COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
This is in celebration of Sam King MBE who was the person that created the notion of a 'Windrush Generation'.
Vote for Windrush Foundation.
https://t.co/7S0PGLDIQd