Project celebrates legacy of Windrush families

Local historian, Dr Carol Brown-Leonardi, hopes to show the importance of preserving stories of Cambridgeshire’s past

Artists and young people are being encouraged to contribute to a project aimed at preserving and celebrating the stories of the Windrush generation.

Dr Carol Brown-Leonardi, founder and chair of the African Caribbean Research Group, said she hoped the project would recognise the contributions made by Windrush families in Cambridgeshire.

Beginning in 2025, a series of talks, workshops, and programmes will be held to bring intergenerational stories to life at the Museum of Cambridge.

The Legacies of Windrush in Cambridgeshire exhibition aims to help people remember the families for "hundreds of years to come".

'Unique opportunity'

The project will collect the histories of Windrush elders and connect them with young people in the community.

It is hoped doing so will offer a "unique opportunity" to learn new skills in storytelling, oral histories, and exhibition design.

Dr Brown-Leonardi told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire they would begin recruiting participants on Saturday at the Museum of Cambridge from 14:00 BST to 17:00 BST.

"It's really precious. We can bring together the wider community and celebrate who we are and the history we built together as one human family in the UK," she said.

A spokesperson from the museum said: "Join us for great music and delicious food and to find out more about how, together, we will preserve these important stories for future generations.

"Together, we can honour the past and inspire the future."