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Free public ceremony at St Patrick’s Park
A monument shaped by Wolverhampton residents
Poetry, artwork and local heritage work
Who the unveiling is for

A steel bow, an anchor and rising chains will stand at St Patrick’s Park, Broad Street Basin, when Wolverhampton unveils a permanent monument to the Windrush generation on National Windrush Day.

The Landmark Windrush Monument Unveiling takes place at 5.30pm on Monday 22 June. The ceremony is free and open to the public, with residents invited to attend before a private evening reception follows.

Free public ceremony at St Patrick’s Park

The unveiling will be held at St Patrick’s Park, Broad Street Basin, in the heart of Wolverhampton. The event has been planned as a community-led ceremony, marking Windrush Day with a permanent public artwork shaped by local consultation.

The source details confirm the key practical points for anyone planning to attend:

Detail	Confirmed information
Event	Landmark Windrush Monument Unveiling
Date	Monday 22 June
Time	5.30pm
Venue	St Patrick’s Park, Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton
Cost	Free
Entry	Open to the public

The public ceremony will be followed by a private evening reception. No booking, transport or accessibility arrangements were included in the source information.

A monument shaped by Wolverhampton residents

The monument recognises the contribution of the Windrush generation to Wolverhampton over the past 78 years. It follows a consultation with residents on the location, themes and purpose of the work.

Created by artist Luke Perry, the monument depicts the bow of the Windrush ship, an anchor and rising chains. A poem by Casey Bailey, titled “A Monument is a Testament”, is cut into the steel.

The work also includes painted imagery by Victoria Murrain, with family stories of the Windrush generation forming part of the visual design. Together, the artwork and poem place personal memory alongside public history, giving the city a permanent site where those stories can be seen.

Poetry, artwork and local heritage work

The unveiling is part of Wolverhampton’s wider Windrush Day celebrations. Organisations involved in the project include Wolverhampton’s Windrush Committee, Black Heritage Walks Network CIC, Black History and Heritage Wolverhampton, Churches 4 Positive Change, SIAN Computers, City of Wolverhampton Council and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.

Funding support has come from City of Wolverhampton Council and Wolverhampton Wanderers. A separate £23,000 bid to the Windrush Day Grant Scheme was led by Black Heritage Walks Network CIC and will be delivered with Black History and Heritage Wolverhampton.

That funding will support community engagement, storytelling and education activity. The programme includes heritage walks for schoolchildren led by Black Heritage Walks Network CIC, as well as a schools’ poetry competition, with winning entries to be etched into the monument.

The new monument also follows recent heritage work in the city, including a family genealogy programme, Wolverhampton City Archives becoming a FamilySearch affiliated library to improve access to Caribbean histories, and the unveiling of the Mel Chevannes statue, now permanently housed at the Civic Centre.

Who the unveiling is for

The ceremony is aimed at the general public, especially residents who want to mark Windrush Day in Wolverhampton or see the city’s new permanent monument unveiled in person.

Speaking on behalf of Wolverhampton’s Windrush Committee, Bishop Ruben King of Churches 4 Positive Change said the monument honours those “who were invited to cross oceans” and reshaped Wolverhampton with “their hands, their hope and their unbreakable spirit”.

Mayor of Wolverhampton Councillor Paul Singh said the city had played a significant role in the story of the Windrush generation, adding that the monument would help ensure those stories are “visible, valued and remembered for generations to come”.

The public ceremony takes place at 5.30pm on Monday 22 June at St Patrick’s Park, Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton.

Source: Wolverhampton Scraper