Lambeth Council is hosting and publicising a number of events to commemorate and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948; see here.

You can read more about the journey of the Empire Windrush here on Wikipedia. This BBC article covers the lives of the Windrush generation and the subsequent Windrush scandal.

At least one Windrush pioneer is buried in West Norwood Cemetery: Oswald "Columbus" Denniston. You can read his obituary in this Guardian article. 

Another Windrush passenger - Alford Gardner, 97, recalls his arrival in Britain 75 years ago here in this further article in The Guardian.

West Norwood Cemetery has partnered with West Norwood Library for a Windrush event:
Friday 30 June, 6.30pm - 8pm
Dr Velma McClymont will discuss writing, her novel Little River - the story of Scotland and Jamaica and talk about the black experience in Britain during the Windrush era: 1948-1973. 
This is a FREE event, but booking essential as places limited. Read more about Dr McClymont and book your places here.