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Windrush Day 2026: Honouring a Lasting Legacy

Today (22 June), Windrush Day is being marked across the UK, commemorating the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in 1948. The …

Soca News StaffMon 22 Jun 2026

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Coins commemorate Windrush 75

Last year it was Basil Watson’s monument at Waterloo station; this year it’s a 50p coin and a set of postage stamps. The 75th anniversary...

Stephen Spark - Thu 22 Jun 2023

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BBC broadcasts Ulric Cross biopic Hero

Frances-Anne Solomon’s award-winning film Hero – The Extraordinary Life of Mr Ulric Cross is being shown on BBC Two at 23.45 on Wednesday 21...

Stephen Spark - Wed 21 Jun 2023

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How will you celebrate Windrush 75?

On 22 June it will be 75 years since Nazi cruise liner turned Allied troop transport ship turned unofficial emigrant ship HMT Empire Windrush...

Stephen Spark - Thu 08 Jun 2023

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Windrush Day 2022 projects revealed

Thirty-five projects in England have been awarded a share of £500,000 allocated by the government to mark Windrush Day 2022, which falls on Wednesday...

Stephen Spark - Mon 23 May 2022

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Windrush Monument – no pictures please!

People wishing to visit the Windrush Monument are likely to be prevented from take pictures of it if the memorial is placed, as planned,...

Stephen Spark - Thu 24 Jun 2021

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