The year is 1948.
The Second World War has ended.
Britain needs workers to help rebuild.

Far away, in the Caribbean, people are ready.
They want jobs.
They want adventure.
They want a new start.

Here comes a big ship.
Its name is the Empire Windrush.
Hello, Windrush!

The ship sails across the ocean.
It carries hundreds of people.
Men, women, and children.

They bring their hopes.
They bring their music.
They bring their culture.

At last, the ship arrives.
The port is called Tilbury Docks.
It is in England.

The new arrivals step onto the land.
Tap, tap, tap go their shoes.
Their journey is done.
But their story is just beginning.

They work on buses.
They work in hospitals.
They work on railways.
They help Britain grow again.

Life is not always easy.
Some people are unkind.
Some doors are closed.
But the Windrush people stay strong.

They build communities.
They share food and festivals.
They make Britain brighter.

We call them the Windrush Generation.
Their journey changed history.
And their story lives on today