Windrush exhibition celebrates 'enduring legacy'

Personal stories, photographs and artefacts from the Windrush generation are being shared to celebrate their "enduring legacy" at an exhibition in Kent.

Windrush: A Time to Remember, displayed in the Namur Room at Historic Dockyard Chatham, tells the story of Caribbean migrants and their families who were invited to the UK to help rebuild post-war Britain.

Hosted by Medway African and Caribbean Association (Maca) as part of the group's 40th anniversary celebrations, it has been described as a "poignant and enlightening experience".

Carol Stewart of Maca said: "it is important that we continue to tell stories of the legacy that black people have created."

She said: "Current and future generations can learn more about what has shaped society.

"And, in opening up such events to a wider audience, it encourages communities to learn from each other and appreciate different cultures."

HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, in 1948, bringing hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean to the UK.

In 2018, it emerged that the government had not properly recorded the details of people granted permission to stay in the UK, and many were wrongly mistreated.

The exhibition runs daily until 3 November.

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