Hackney’s Windrush Stories

“I come with the sunshine in my bones still, so I wasn’t feeling cold you know.” Janet Nickie, from St Vincent.

The Windrush generation arrived in the UK between the late 1940s and the early 1970s, invited by the government to help rebuild Britain after the Second World War.

Recording stories from Hackney’s Windrush generation was one of the highlights for the Connect Hackney Senior Media group in 2018.

The stories are available as a commemorative booklet and audio podcasts on our website.

“I got the life I wanted in London, very much so. London is just London. And Hackney, more than all, is lovely. I love Hackney so much – it’s the people. ” Olive Johnson, from St Ann’s, Jamaica

We have a limited number of the booklets remaining. To receive your free copy, please contact Zelina on 020 7923 1962 or click here to email