ON OUR RADAR

Library Lates Windrush celebration

A family-friendly Windrush Day celebration with music, poetry, dance, exhibitions and crafts.

Leigh Curtis

Devon Development Education and Exeter Library are hosting a special Library Lates to celebrate Windrush Day on Saturday 22 June.

The family-friendly evening event includes talks, exhibitions and workshops celebrating Caribbean culture.

There will be music from DJ Somatic plus a bar with soft and alcoholic drinks.

Library Lates Windrush Celebration

Devon Development Education is an Exeter-based charity which provides training and resources to schools and communities across Devon.

It aims to help children and people of all ages to understand global issues and their personal involvement in them, and work for a more just and sustainable world.

Windrush Day is held on 22 June each year to honour the contribution of Afro-Carribean migrants who began arriving on HMT Empire Windrush in 1948, known as the “Windrush generation”, to UK society.

The first Windrush Day was held in 2018 following a campaign by activist Patrick Vernon.

Subscribe to The Exeter Digest - Exeter Observer's essential free email newsletter

Your personal information will be processed and stored in accordance with our Privacy Policy

The Library Lates Windrush celebration takes place from 6-9.30pm on Saturday 22 June 2024 at Exeter Library. The event is free to attend.

For more information and to book a place visit the Eventbrite website.

Democracy doesn't work when people don't know who is deciding what on whose behalf and what the costs and consequences of those decisions will be.

Exeter Observer is proving that reader-funded media can deliver the independent public interest journalism our local democracy needs.

Upgrade to a paid Exeter Observer subscription to support our work and get access to exclusive premium content and more.

More stories
Exeter territorial emissions vs linear trajectory to zero by 2030

University study finds decarbonisation slowing as city council continues to pursue failing Net Zero Exeter 2030 plan

Exeter also set to miss national 2050 target on current trajectory while aviation, shipping and other excluded scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions mean annual city carbon footprint likely to be triple territorial total.

Royal Clarence Hotel in September 2024

Paternoster House developer takes on Royal Clarence Hotel rebuild after sale agreement reached with previous owners

Completion of restoration plans for five floors of luxury flats above ground floor and basement commercial units scheduled for April 2027, more than decade after historic Cathedral Yard building burnt down.

Interim Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable James Vaughan

James Vaughan appointed as interim Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable

Appointment follows suspension of acting Chief Constable Jim Colwell, recruited following suspension of Chief Constable Will Kerr, as force pays salaries of all three.

Clarendon House proposals versus Exeter building heights comparison graphic

Revised proposals for 310-bed Clarendon House student accommodation complex remove six storeys from tallest block

Second informal consultation follows council decision that development does not require Environmental Impact Assessment.

Exeter City Council consultation charter

Multiple-choice survey on £3.5m budget cuts follows auditor criticism of council public consultation methods

Move to replace resident views on key decisions and policies with opinion polls and selective questionnaires follows serial failure to uphold own consultation charter.