Windrush Square reopening, Brixton, 27 Feb 10

A short clip showing some of the new look Windrush Square in Brixton, South London.

The MV Empire Windrush was a ship that is an important part of multiracialism in the United Kingdom. The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury on 22 June 1948, carrying 492 passengers from Jamaica wishing to start a new life in the United Kingdom. The passengers were the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the UK after the Second World War.

The arrival of the passengers, and the image of the Caribbean passengers filing off the vessel's gang plank, has become an important landmark in the history of modern Britain, symbolising the beginning of modern multicultural relations which were to change British society significantly over the following years. In 1998, an area of public open space in Brixton was renamed Windrush Square to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the West Indians.

In 2009, it was closed for redevelopment. Here's some snippets from the public Grand Reopening on 27th February 2010.

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• brixton
• windrush
• square

[MultiMarny]

wow brixton is so cool

[LeksServices]

I'm jealous. =p