2025 saw the biggest Windrush Day yet, complete with two Windrush markets, an honorary reception for our elders and a Windrush Day showcase from Hackney Empire called ‘The Blessing: The Power of Community’.

In 2024, the borough's celebrations took place at Hackney Church after planting three trees and a new plaque in Stonebridge Park. We also launched the Windrush Amplified Art Grant! Read on to find out more…

In 2023, the nation commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush arriving at Tilbury Docks.

On a sunny day in 2022, Hackney’s Windrush Artwork Commission was finally complete with the unveiling of Thomas J Price’s ‘Warm Shores’. See how we celebrated this momentous day and find out more about 2022’s brilliant community events.

2021 saw a collaboration with Create London to deliver a series of art activations to complement the arrival of Hackney’s Windrush Art Commission. And as the UK began to emerge from lockdown, microgrant activity resumed with fantastic results!

2020 saw Windrush activities pivot in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with artists, poets and community members, we were still able to honour our Windrush legacy while launching our momentous Windrush Artwork Commission.

In 2019, Hackney was awarded £10,00 from the Government’s Windrush Day Grant fund to deliver Hackney’s first Windrush microgrant scheme. This went on to deliver our first Windrush Festival in addition to the annual Windrush tea party.

In the wake of the Scandal, Hackney Council threw the first tea party to honour the community, inviting members of the Windrush Generation and their descendants to take part in a day of activities.

By working with Peppie Close residents and using poetry to reflect on Windrush memories, 2017 saw a beautiful tribute to our Windrush history.‍