Coming to England: An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation

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After a rough start, he’s found a decent job as a postman, a place to live that, while not ideal, is better than many of his fellow countrymen have to put up with, and he’s fallen in love with Evie, the girl next door. Gentleman was the journalist who first exposed the scandal and has rightly won awards for her reporting.

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Floella has written about how she did not feel welcome when she arrived in the UK and how she did not feel like she fitted in.The story tells us about the author, Floella Benjamin’s troubles, as she perseveres and one day meets the Queen. When she finished school she worked in a bank before becoming a singer, dancer, and then one of the most recognisable faces on television. When she was ten years old, Floella Benjamin, along with her older sister and two younger brothers, set sail from Trinidad to London, to be reunited with the rest of their family. I dare say someone who didn't feel that personal link to the story may have done a fantastic job, but I just wanted to give an extra level and Diane gave just that.

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Being happy with her family again, helped her cope with the discrimination, she settled in and it felt like home.In 2018, the Windrush scandal uncovered the shocking official treatment of Caribbean immigrants from that era. Floella worked with an illustrator, Diane Ewen, to tell the astonishing story of Floella’s life, travelling from Trinidad to arriving in England. The three-weekly update of which destinations are designated green, amber and red had been due on Thursday but it was delayed by the Cabinet reshuffle. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use.