my google blog: Preston Windrush Festival By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

Thursday, 3 July 2025

Preston Windrush Festival By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

It was a pleasure to be able to attend this year's Windrush Festival, here, in Preston.

Regardless of the spurts of "lashing it down" rain 🌧️, the music 🎶 , and in general, vibes were very cool and a bop, or two/three and more, was in order 💃!

It was lovely to see friendly, familiar, faces, again and connect with new, like-minded peoples!

SACHA (Southport African Caribbean Heritage Association) were the hosts of the event.

Their cake 🍰 looked very tasty, I hasten to add, and they also hold a coffee morning, in Southport, my home town Yip yip! (where I grew up) - might have to pop back sometime, very soon - their hospitality was, exceptionally, pleasant.

My intention, in attending, this year, was, quite simply, to promote racial peace.

This is, bcos, obviously, I am white, and this is a highly political event to acknowledge and attempt to put right the wrongs that happened in history, at a time where prejudice was rife, and, I believe if we show solidarity by mingling with our, one, human race, then, at least, I am, taking part in, contributing to world 🌎 peace✌️!

So, food for thought:

What is an immigrant?! Someone seeking refuge from war/a hostile environment etc., etc.. Hmm., such is the every day news, it seems, these days: boats successful/unsuccessful - casualties of "a second war" - I think:- Where are our "United Nations"?! who could, ultimately, dispel, these atrocities If (and, here we have it, the artist in me) they (we) pulled their (our) finger out! 🤘!

#JustSayin'!

This is a pic. in which I was, yet again, "papped" - it seems to be happening more often these days!...

Fortunately, the, very talented, photographer is a friend of mine, so I have asked permission to share his photo, "already" (as the Americans say!...):

Enjoy!