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Bristol Beacon to celebrate Windrush generation
Bristol Beacon is hosting a series of events from Thursday to Saturday to celebrate the Windrush generation.
‘Windrush To Bristol’ features a programme of performances, exhibitions and events in the days leading up to Windrush Day on Saturday.
Twenty-eight seat plaques dedicated to pioneers of the Bristol Bus Boycott will also be unveiled during the event, with some of the people honoured by the plaques not yet aware that their names will be featured.
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The three days of events have been organised by Bristol Beacon in collaboration with a range of partners, including Julz Davis who has stressed the importance of such events for our multicultural city.
Davis is the ‘disruptive chief’ at Curiosity UnLtd, a ‘think-and-do tank’ who have previously held events and competitions honouring the Bristol Bus Boycott.
Julz Davis from Curiosity UnLtd has been working with Bristol Beacon closely for the events – photo: Karen Johnson
“We’ve got music, a carnival, exhibitions, talks, videos, music, films, plaques and loads of other stuff going on,” said the always enthusiastic Davis.
“And it’s all coming from the people, the pioneers, the sons and daughters of the Windrush.”
Davis added: “The fact is, in this city, there are no official paths for them, no formal civic recognition to commemorate them on street names, building names and so forth.
“Sothe stuff we’re doing here with the Bristol Beacon and other organisations is wonderful.”
A previous Curiosity UnLtd initiative was a competition to design artwork at bus shelters honouring the Bristol Bus Boycott pioneers – photo: Martin Booth
Bristol Beacon development director, Rosa Corbishley, said that the Windrush to Bristol events have been 12 months in the making.
Corbishley said: “A year ago, we started meeting with Julz and he had a really great idea about us making sure that we had all of the voices and all of the communities reflected really beautifully in Bristol Beacon.
“This wonderful new space is for Bristolians and it’s important for everybody to go into that space and see the important people for them.
“Julz’s idea was to commemorate the 28 pioneers and we’re just delighted to have this opportunity to showcase this amazing work in Bristol.”
The full line up for ‘Windrush To Bristol’ can be found here – https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/windrush-to-bristol/
Special moments captured over the years by Karl Ritchie will be showcased at an exhibition during the events – photo: Karen Johnson
Main photo: Karen Johnson
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