Hunt for Windrush stories

“’Windrush: The Years After’ is a project that finally puts the AfricanCaribbean descent community on the map after 70 years.

“For those community activists in Huddersfield, those brave mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers who had to fight against racism and adversity, and those people who’ve prospered and made it through the malaise of discrimination - this is a watershed moment that will set a foundation for the next 150 years, we hope, with regards to telling the story of the African-Caribbean descent community here in Huddersfield.”

Dr Nicholson, visiting researcher at the university, added: “KLTV’s success in gaining HLF funding for this project is very important and timely. For too long, the local histories of West Yorkshire’s diverse Caribbean descent neighbourhoods have been neglected.

“This opportunity to capture local memories, experiences and perspectives on film enables the legacy of Britain’s colonial past and more recent histories to be acknowledged as part of wider national and international narratives that are often misunderstood or simply unknown.”

Professor Barry Doyle, Head of the Department of English, Linguistics and History at the University of Huddersfield, also helped write the successful HLF bid.

Commenting on the award, he said: “We’re incredibly excited about this project. This is a great opportunity to develop the history of people of African-Caribbean descent in Huddersfield.

“It’s an overlooked area of study and we’re really grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for supporting this.

“We’re really looking forward to working on the project with Milton.”