23-06-2025
How did people in the Midlands mark Windrush Day?
People across the Midlands gathered to mark Windrush Day and celebrate Caribbean culture. It's been 76 years since Empire Windrush brought hundreds of people from the Caribbean to the UK to take up jobs and rebuild Britain after the Second World War. Now every year, 22 June is set apart as a special day for those people.
People gathered in Birmingham's Victoria Square for a special flag-raising ceremony and service.
A carnival procession also took place.
Fathia Warren, a Windrush flag carrier in Birmingham proceeded down the streets of Centenary Square to Victoria Square, and she told ITV Central:
"We're celebrating every year to commemorate and be thankful for our elders that came from the Commonwealth to help Britain rebuild.
"This is our way of just acknowledging them and saying thank you."
Leicester's Windrush Tea Party event returned on Saturday.
Despite fears the annual event would have to be cancelled because of funding concerns, the popular event returned, transforming the Museum Square into a celebration of Caribbean culture, music and community spirit.
It's part of the city's wider commemorations of Windrush Day and honours the men and women of the Windrush Generation who helped rebuild Britain after the Second World War.
The event included a Caribbean tea party, music and games.
Students in Walsall also put on a special Windrush display to remember and pay homage to the generation.
They produced a powerful documentary celebrating the achievements of the Windrush generation who came to the town in the 1950s and 60s.
Members of the Caribbean community attended a special dinner and showing of a film called Paved With Gold.
A mix of events took place all over the region to truly make the day special.
