Event Date Thursday, 22 June @ UK wide
colonies to rebuild the economy The journey from British after the ravages of World War II. from 1948 to the early 1970’s the over there to here. So, people of the Caribbean and other On the 22 June 1948, HMS Empire Windrush arrived in Tilbury from the Caribbean with over 1000 passengers, some 800 of whom were from the islands of the Caribbean. It was the start of a wave of immigration from the Caribbean who were responding to a call from the British government to the
colonies provided a steady supply of labour to rebuild the country and in doing so have made a tangible historic contribution to the economy and the culture of the United Kingdom. We continue to celebrate and build upon the journey from there to here.
