Windrush Day Archives – Keep The Faith ® The UK's Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

Rising ‘poverty of relationships’ as churches respond with practical hope

19th February 202619th February 2026 Karen Seronay 96 Views 0 Comments Church Urban Fund, Gospel, Poverty, Reverend Rob Wickham, Windrush Day

Church Urban Fund report highlights rising ‘poverty of relationships’ as churches respond with practical hope

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News

Grants of up to £25,000 available for Windrush Day 2026

13th January 202613th January 2026 Karen Seronay 191 Views 0 Comments Bradford Cultural Arts Centre, MAPA, Ministry of Housing, Near Neighbours, Windrush Day, WW2

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is offering grants of £5,000 to

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Comment

Why Windrush Day matters more than ever

2nd June 20252nd June 2025 Becky Wybrow 302 Views 0 Comments Black Pentecostal churches, Caribbeans, church of England, Empire Windrush, Roy Francis, Windrush Day

Roy Francis examines the historical roots of Windrush Day and shares why Britain’s Caribbean community

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Inspiration Lifestyle

Food for Thought

23rd May 202423rd May 2024 Becky Wybrow 469 Views 0 Comments #God's Word, Caribbean community, Columbia University, Jesus Christ, Values, Windrush Day

GOD IS OUR HELP Life is not easy at all and, during difficult times, we

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Gospel Gospel Music

Sharlene-Monique Releases a Heartfelt new single, ‘Thank You’

6th June 20236th June 2023 Karen Seronay 572 Views 0 Comments Chris Morris, Gospel music, Jamaican artists, Kingdom Choir, Sharlene-Monique, Windrush Day

Sharlene-Monique releases a heartfelt new single, ‘Thank You’ which remembers the Windrush generation on the forthcoming 75th anniversary on

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News

DLUHC Announcement: 45 Community Groups Awarded Windrush Day Funding

23rd May 202323rd May 2023 Karen Seronay 425 Views 0 Comments Blackstory Partnership, DLUHC, Lee Rowley, Paulette Simpson, Windrush Day, windrush project

45 groups have been awarded funding through the Windrush Day Grant Scheme for arts, educational

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News

35 Projects Across England Awarded Funding From Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2022

1st June 20221st June 2022 Karen Seronay 547 Views 0 Comments Becky Pierce-Jones, Caribbean elders, Kemi Badenoch, Paulette Simpson, Tilbury, Windrush Day, Windrush generation

35 projects across England will be given a share of £500,000 funding to help commemorate

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Feature Promoted Content

Are You Eligible To Claim For The Windrush Compensation Scheme?

21st February 20221st March 2022 Shirley McGreal 862 Views 0 Comments Claudia Jones Organisation, WFTA, windrush, Windrush Compensation Scheme, Windrush Day, windrush scandal

In April last year the Waltham Forest, Antigua & Barbuda, and Dominica Twinning Association (WFTA)

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Editors' Picks

Unity Marks Windrush Day With Public Exhibition Set to Open Next Month

25th June 20216th July 2021 Shirley McGreal 758 Views 0 Comments covid restrictions, unity homes and enterprise, windrush, Windrush Day, windrush project

Leeds BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise has announced that a major exhibition showcasing

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Editors' Picks

We Look back on Windrush Day with Jordan Demeanor’s Book & Exhibition

23rd June 20211st July 2021 Shirley McGreal 644 Views 0 Comments Book exhibitions, Jordan demeanor, Windrush Day, Windrush Day Celebrations

JORDAN DEMEANOURS EXHIBITION showcases materials drawn from the book about black history and Gospel music history

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Magazine Our Blog Past Issues

Keep The Faith Issue 106

16th August 20184th June 2019 DTadmin 9272 Views 0 Comments anointing, Ascension trust, BHM, Black British, Black History Month, Black Media, BME, entrepreneurs, Faith, food for thought, Gospel, Gospel Factor, Gospel Lessons, internet gaming, Issue 106, Karen Gibson, keep the faith, Keep The Faith magazine, Keep walking, knife crime, leaders, lusting, Millennial, millennial leaders, personal trainers, preachers, refugees, Reverend Olufemi Babatola, robots, Royal Wedding, Sarah Teibo, small claims court, Spirit of Windrush, Synergy network, Telent Show, Travel, virtuous, Windrush Day

June was a busy month celebrating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of SS Empire

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International News Our Blog UK

Downing Street reception to mark Windrush Day

13th August 201813th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 4290 Views 0 Comments #Windrush, 10 Downing Street, 1948, 22nd June, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Alford Gardner, Baroness Patricia Scotland, Black Attorney General, Britain’s Black Community, Caribbean communities, Caribbean people, Daniel Tulloch, deeply sorry, Diverse Media Group, Floella Benjamin; Bishop Joe Aldred; Juliet Fletcher, Gospel Music Industry Alliance; Vanessa Kingorie MBE, Great Britain, Home office, Karen Gibson, keep the faith, national day, NHS, Paulette Simpson, Prime Minister, Rev Ronald Nathan, Royal Wedding, Shirley McGreal, Stand by Me, the Kingdom Choir, The Voice, The Windrush, Theresa May, Vogue, Windrush Day, Windrush fiasco, Windrush generation, windrush scandal, Windsor Castle

The great and the good within Britain’s Black community attended a special reception held at

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News UK

Hackney Council first to pass Windrush motion

10th August 201810th August 2018 DTadmin 1971 Views 0 Comments #Windrush, 1948, 1971, 22 June, 70th anniversary, Afri-Caribbean, Britain, British citizenship, Carole Williams, central Government, commonwealth, Council Meeting, Criminalisation, employment, Ethnic, ethnicity, government, Hackney, Hackney Council, hostile environment, local authority, naturalisation, NHS, Patrick Vernon, policy, Prime Minister, proactive assistance, public enquiry, scandal, Skills and Human Resources, Speakers Parlour, Windrush Day, Windrush families, Windrush generation, windrush scandal

Hackney Council has become the first local authority in the UK to pass a motion

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