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Revisiting Windrush and Beyond

Revisiting Windrush and Beyond: A New Generation

5 February 202516 June 2023
Black and white close up of two girls dressed up for carnival

This blog explores the cultural influences of the Windrush Community on Hackney and looks at the generation coming up in the borough today.

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Revisiting Windrush and Beyond: Togetherness

3 December 20259 June 2023

This blog post explores the communities that the Windrush Generation created in Hackney and what they did to have fun. 

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Revisiting Windrush and Beyond: Coming to Britain

29 January 20251 June 2023
Saturday morning shoppers on Mare Street, between Woolworth's and the corner of Amhurst Road, c.1962

The first blog in our Revisiting Windrush and Beyond series explores the Windrush Generation’s first experiences and challenges in coming to Britain. 

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