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

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She left her wicked auntie behind and sailed for fifteen days on a skyscraper ship to join her Marmie and Dardie who had gone to England to find work. Floella says her mother was also very special to her and always told Floella that trying hard at school was very important. He tweeted: "From Mon 4 Oct, if you’re fully vax you won’t need a pre-departure test before arrival into England from a non-red country and from later in Oct, will be able to replace the day 2 PCR test with a cheaper lateral flow. You can tell that Floella and Diane Ewen, the illustrator, worked closely together to recreate Floella’s world, making me feel as though I was there with her.

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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. She came from a very positive family; as they say in the book, “We have been invited to go to England!

Floella took every opportunity, tried her best, worked hard and, as she became a politician in the House of Lords, she met the Queen! His experiences feel all too familiar, but there is a hopeful streak through the book, especially when the children get involved and teach Ricky that perceptions can be changed, not least his own low expectations of the kids. One of the few books to shine a light on the lives of black women coming to Britain from the Caribbean, Stephen Bourne also shares stories of those who were here already. 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. Enjoy storytime with our free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.

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The emigrant experience is often littered with contradictions, a major theme in my own novel, and Berry’s poems illustrate this perfectly. It has a reflective introduction by the author, fresh illustrations and afterword by the editor about the legacy of the Windrush Generation. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed the plans, which were signed off by Cabinet ministers on Friday morning.My debut novel This Lovely City begins in 1950, two years after Jamaican Lawrie Matthews has arrived on the Empire Windrush. How did you decide what to leave out in the picture book, and what to keep in to tell the same, but slightly different, story?

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Floella’s illustrator, Diane Ewen, shades the differences between Trinidad and London, showing Floella’s inner life and making things visual for her readers. When Floella was a young girl, she travelled for 15 days on a boat from Trinidad to Southampton in England. My voyage from Trinidad happened 60 years ago but I remember every detail of it as if it was yesterday.Do you know how many days it took in 1960 to travel to grey, dark England from vibrant, warm Trinidad?