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Sunday Worship: National Windrush 75th Anniversary Service

75th anniversary of Windrush

National Windrush 75th Anniversary Service

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday Worship, National Windrush 75th Anniversary Service

A service for the 75th anniversary of Windrush from Southwark Cathedral.

The arrival of the ship HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks in June 1948, bringing 492 passengers from the Caribbean, is a moment that shaped modern Britain. The National Service of thanksgiving, marking the 75th anniversary, was recorded at Southwark Cathedral on Thursday. With readings and testimonies from the Windrush generation and their descendants, the service celebrates and honours their faith courage and tenacity. There are reflections from Rev'd Arlington Trotman and The Bishop of Croydon the Right Revd Dr Rosemarie Mallett who also leads the service. There's music from the award-winning Kudos Choir and the MOBO award-winning Gospel artist, Still Shadey, and a poem written for the occasion by the London Borough of Croydon’s first Poet Laureate, 19-year old Shaniqua Benjamin. 
Producer: Miriam Williamson

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