BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN
TZID:Europe/London
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7@bristolblackhistorymonth.co.uk
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T220000
DTSTAMP:20261011T182940Z
URL:https://bristolblackhistorymonth.co.uk/events/the-dominican-front-room
 -at-watershed/
SUMMARY:The Dominican Front Room at Watershed
DESCRIPTION:A 1960s front room in Britain was a place of both domesticity a
 nd formality – precious objects were displayed\, records were played\, f
 amilies gathered\,  albeit only on special occasions\, or for guests lik
 e the priest or the insurance man. It wouldn't be unusual for the settee
  to be covered with plastic covers to protect from any spillage.  Fo
 r the Windrush era in Britain\, the front room also provided a place for m
 emories of home and a sense of achievement and pride.\nInstalled in Waters
 hed throughout October\, visitors are invited to peek through the walkway 
 window into an intimate world of nostalgia – a front room full of real
  Caribbean keepsakes contributed by families who settled in Bristol.\nCura
 ted by award-winning broadcaster Sherrie Eugene-Hart and supported by the 
 longest serving former Black Police Officer Beverley Douglas. The Dominica
 n Front Room project launches a vision for a Windrush celebration in Brist
 ol featuring installations and events that explore the 78 years sinc
 e Empire HMS Windrush arrived in Tilbury Docks London\, carrying 492 Carib
 bean passengers. This boat marked the first wave of West Indian immigrants
  to arrive in the UK\, many of whom settled in Bristol. A far cry from the
  tropical paradise they were used to. They were promised a warm welcome bu
 t the reality was far from warm. Sadly the ‘motherland’ was often repl
 aced with racism\, discrimination and deprivation. While the Windrush gene
 ration shaped the UK we know today\, their strength\, resilience and contr
 ibution is still not celebrated and understood as widely as it should 
 be.\nThe hope is that this installation will form a backdrop to evoke disc
 ussion around identity\, heritage\, resilience and hope building towards n
 ext year presenting a whole festival of storytelling through theatre\, c
 inema and discussions.  
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bristolblackhistorymonth.co.uk/wp-conten
 t/uploads/2026/10/the_dominican_front_room-4.avif
CATEGORIES:Art Installation
LOCATION:Watershed\, 1 Canon's Rd\,  Bristol\,  Bristol\, BS1 5TX\, City of
  Bristol\, United Kingdom
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1 Canon's Rd\,  Bristol\,  
 Bristol\, BS1 5TX\, City of Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-
 TITLE=Watershed:geo:0,0
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20260329T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:20261025T010000
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
END:VCALENDAR