What’s On

ies plus other events in Somerset during 2023.

Contact sacnevents2023@ gmail.com/SACN2020@outlook. com

Facebook: https:facebook.com/ somersetafricancaribbeannetwork/ n Bank of England Museum

The Bank of England Museum, in collaboration with Museumand - the National Caribbean Heritage Museum, is opening a display focusing on the Pardner Hand system, a community-based savings system. Brought to the UK by the Caribbean diaspora, many arriving on the Empire Windrush in 1948, the display celebrates the entrepreneurship of the community in the face of financial exclusion.”

T. 020 3461 5545 n Windrush 75: Riddim and Poetry - Windrush Day at Museum of London Docklands

Can’t make it to the museum?

Enjoy a recording of the special Windrush Day event with performances and readings from poets of Caribbean heritage, exploring intergenerational themes of migration, home and community and reflecting on the museum’s own connections to this history.

Join for an event fusing words, sounds, and discussion as the museum mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks and honour the enduring spirit of one of London’s most vibrant communities.

June 20, 2023 6:30pm, Duration 1hr 30. £12. 14yrs+ https://www.museumoflondon. org.uk/museum-london/whatson/event-detail?id=331208

n What a Sweet Sensation Dance – Celebrating Windrush 75!

JustBe with us as we commemorate the Jubilee Anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush.

Come and join the fun as we’ll be dancing the afternoon away –the perfect way to honour and remember those from the Windrush Generation.

Guest artist Patrick Johnson will be performing chart toppers and popular songs you’ll remember, music & memories from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s & 80’s. This is your time to shine so get your glad rags on and show us the fashion and dances you remember from the Windrush Era.

Ticket price includes entry, refreshments, fun quiz and a line dance session so you are encouraged to wear comfortable footwear, suitable for lots of dancing.

This is event, hosted by Yvette McDonald, will be held on June 10th at St Laurence Church, 37 Bromley Road, Catford SE6 2TS. Standard Ticket Price: £25 ( plus booking fee) Free for senior 67 and over n WINDRUSH 75TH YEAR CELEBRATION Blackstory Partnership - Birmingham

Join Birmingham’s Blackstory Partnership and Birmingham Repertory (The Reo) as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Windrush Day on June 22nd at 7pm – 9.30pm.

This uplifting event will acknowledge Birmingham’s Windrush Generation who contributed to the rebuilding of England, paving the way for future generations and will be both celebratory and educational.

BBC West Midlands radio pre- senter, Nikki Tapper and Mykal ‘Wassifa’ Brown MBE will host this prestigious one-off event. The program includes a performance by a newly formed children’s choir, The Next Generation Choir Birmingham, a variety of guest speakers, presentations, including the unveiling of the Windrush Memorial Statue at Waterloo Station in 2022 plus the Windrush Pioneer Award Ceremony. The evening will culminate with a jamboree of music from the 50’s to modern day from Wassifa Sound System.

VENUE: Birmingham Rep 6 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2EP

Tickets www.birmingham-rep. co.uk/ n PODCAST | Caribbean history, heritage and culture through “Objeks & Tings”

Objeks & Tings - a new podcast by Museumand, The National Caribbean Heritage Museum, launches on June 22, celebrating Caribbean history, heritage and culture in the UK through the “objeks & tings” that Caribbeans cherish the most.

The podcast allows Caribbeans to tell their stories their way. Guests dive into the significance behind an object that represents their Caribbean heritage and explore the role it played in their British upbringing, while Museumand founders and motherdaughter duo hosts Catherine Ross and Lynda Burrell use their generational historical expertise to shed light on each object’s wider cultural context and relevance in modern-day Britain.

LAUNCH: 22 June 2023 – new episodes released weekly n 2023 Windrush Caribbean Film Festival host cities

And Partner Venues

In 2023, Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (WCFF) will explore the complex relationship between the big screen and the Windrush era settlers from the Commonwealth through screening films from across the span of the Windrush era through a programme that speaks to 75 years of Black British Cinema, highlighting the contributions of the original pioneers and their descendants who are shaping Britain today.

Windrush Caribbean Film Festival will have over 40 screenings and talks taking place across five cities. The historical city of Southampton was also announced as the location for the opening night of the 2023 Windrush Caribbean Film Festival.

For the first time in the festival’s history, the city with strong historical ties to the Windrush generation will host film screenings from the festival on June 6 and also on June 21, the day before National Windrush Day.

VENUES:

Southampton - May Mastflower Theatre; Harbour Lights Picturehouse Bristol - Watershed Cinema Birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre

Newport - Riverfront Cinema London - Rich Mix (Shoreditch); Genesis Cinema (Whitechapel); Rio Cinema (Dalston); Channel 4 headquarters (Westminster); Picturehouse Central (Piccadilly Circus); Ritzy Brixton. GET