In collaboration with East Midlands Railway (EMR), we’re hosting a special Heritage Train Trip for former railway workers and their families – as part of the national celebrations to commemorate 75 years of the Windrush Generation’s extraordinary contribution to the UK. The Heritage Train Trip will leave Nottingham station on

We’re very excited that our brand new podcast with Message Heard has made it into The Guardian’s Best podcasts of the week! Objeks & Tings launches on Windrush Day, 22 June celebrating 75 years of Caribbean people, culture and contribution in the UK, via stories about the objects Caribbeans cherish

How the Pardner Hand system inspired the development of the Credit Union Movement in the 1960s and beyond Hornsey Co-operative Credit Union Ten members of the Ferme Park Baptist Church set up a Pardner Hand scheme in 1962 after being refused credit by British banks. By April 1964, the members

22 June 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the SS Empire Windrush’s arrival at Tilbury Docks – the ship that brought the first members of the Windrush Generation to the UK in 1948. To celebrate, we have a packed programme of events and activities to share with you. From a

Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery has invited us to display our touring exhibition 70 Objeks & Tings as part of the national 75th Windrush anniversary celebrations. The exhibition, accompanied by a book of the same name, tells the stories of the pioneering Windrush Generation in their own words, and

Launched on Windrush Day on 22 June 2023, our brand new exhibition with the Bank of England Museum, Pardner Hand: A Caribbean answer to British banking exclusion, explores the Pardner Hand – the collective savings system that followed the Windrush Generation to Britain, which was used by generations of people

To celebrate Windrush Day on 22 June, we’re cooking a celebration Caribbean lunch with ingredient specialists Sous Chef, while sharing our Windrush stories. The online event is a video series called Conversations in the Kitchen featuring our Founder and Directors Catherine Ross and Lynda-Louise Burrell. Catherine, herself a member of the Windrush Generation,

31 actions you can take this Black History Month and beyond Make Black History Month 2022 more than a tick box exercise by championing Black culture 365 days a year. We’ve put together a list of 31 actions you can take to get things started. Change happens bit by bit,

It was an emotional moment for members of the Windrush Generation when the National Windrush Monument paying tribute to their ambition, courage and contribution to Britain was unveiled at Waterloo Station in London yesterday. The sculpture, by artist Basil Watson, shows a man, woman and child dressed in their ‘Sunday

To celebrate Windrush Day 2022 we’re launching a new Spotify playlist featuring just some of the many songs that have captured the spirit of the Windrush Generation since the arrival of the first Windrushers in 1948. The Windrush Generation brought a wealth of new musical styles with them including Jazz,