Beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the Windrush Generation. You look beautiful. How are you . It is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Injune 1948, only a few months before i was born. And those who followed over the decades to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. Many served with distinction in the British Armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. Once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime and seeking opportunities to forge a Better Future for themselves and their families. When they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those that followed them would make such a pr
Beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the Windrush Generation. You look beautiful. How are you . It is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Injune 1948, only a few months before i was born. And those who followed over the decades to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. Many served with distinction in the British Armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. Once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime and seeking opportunities to forge a Better Future for themselves and their families. When they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those that followed them would make such a pr
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Yes. and when i was leaving jamaica, my great aunt, a lovely lady. i ll show a picture of her. who was the boss. yeah, my gran aunt in kingston. and she called me over and wrapped me in newspaper my chest. so i was not cold when i got to the newspaper. yeah, the actual newspaper. newspaper she was reading, she wrapped it around. she got me to take my shirt off and wrap my chest in it. and then you put your shirt. my shirt on and got the paper. so you were insulated? i was insulated with paper, with newspaper. london compared with georgetown in guyana. vast, you think? oh, my god. yeah. and you can see that you re able to actually look at those buildings that you read about. it s exciting. hear about britain,
And, you know, and my mum would leave me with her sisters. yes. and when i was leaving jamaica, my great aunt, a lovely lady. i ll show a picture of her. who was the boss. yeah, my gran aunt in kingston. and she called me over and wrapped me in newspaper my chest. so i was not cold when i got to the newspaper. yeah, the actual newspaper. newspaper she was reading, she wrapped it around. she got me to take my shirt off and wrap my chest in it. and then you put your shirt. my shirt on and got the paper. so you were insulated? i was insulated with paper, with newspaper. london compared with georgetown in guyana. vast, you think? oh, my god. yeah. and you can see that you re able to actually look at those buildings that you read about. it s exciting.