Overview

• Communities from Huddersfield and Colchester to Birmingham, Leicester and Walsall marked Windrush Day with music, food, carnival processions and student-led displays.
• The government allocated £1.5m to advocacy groups and reinstated the Windrush Unit to streamline access to the compensation scheme.
• A Windrush Commissioner was appointed to oversee justice delivery and ensure claimants receive timely support.
• Huddersfield MP Harpreet Uppal launched the Windrush Wise Words documentary series capturing stories of 16 Caribbean descendants and urged further Home Office reforms.
• Schools and community organisations staged educational exhibitions and documentaries to preserve the Windrush generation’s history for future generations.