Windrush Foundation News Today

Letter: <strong>Arthur Torrington </strong>of Windrush Foundation on the renaming of the section of the Overground line in London and the diversity of those who arrived on the Empire Windrush

An Overground line that connects north and south London has been renamed by TfL after the Windrush generation.

An Overground line that connects north and south London has been renamed by TfL after the Windrush generation.

The Windrush Line will run through areas with strong connections to Caribbean communities in London

IPO tribunal judge Mark Bryant found in favour of the government on most of its oppositions.

Campaigner Patrick Vernon said it help to ensure a lasting legacy so the Windrush story is not forgotten.

The Windrush generation courageously came to Britain to take on skilled jobs. The Caribbean migrants, many of whom had served Britain during the war, worked in coal and iron production, kept public transport running by driving buses and trains, and staffed the newly established National Health Service.

Funds will be used to locate the wreck and the 1.5 tonne anchor will then be lifted and brought back to the UK to go on permanent display

There's plenty of feelgood symbolism surrounding the 70th anniversary of the arrival of West Indians in Britain on the Windrush. But, argues David Olusoga, Britain's nostalgia for this event obscures a more complex story of imperial subjects attempting to exercise their rights in the face of institutional racism

A plan has been unveiled to locate the wreckage of HMT Empire Windrush and pull off the 1.5-tonne anchor and keep it on permanent display.