National Windrush Day 2018

Race Council Cymru and the Windrush Cymru Elders marked the 70th Anniversary of the Empire Windrush arrival in Wales at the Senedd and the Lord Mayor’s Reception Room in the Guildhall to acknowledge the contribution the Windrush generation have made to our country.

The leader of the House, Julie James hosted the celebration, as part of a week of events to mark Refugee Week, to commemorate Windrush Day and recognise its wide historic and present-day significance.

Windrush 2018 70th anniversary celebration at The Lord Mayor's Reception Room in the Guildhall - Swansea

Windrush anniversary celebration at at the Senedd - Cardiff