Five women who are children of the Windrush generation share their experiences growing up in Southampton.
Sophia Seth & Charlotte AndrewsBrought up in Newtown, Southampton, a location where many people from the West Indies first settled, the women formed a friendship group at a young age.
"But there's a lot more to us - black people have invented things, and that wasn't mentioned during our school life at all," Ms Adams said.Ms Rae's father came to England from Trinidad, where he met her mother who was from Manchester The youngest of the Sistars, Gina Rae, agreed that there needed to be a particular time to celebrate the heritage of black people.
"I think the Common has always been such a special place for me, I remember coming here to the funfair."Southampton Common remains a special place for the friendship group, especially for 53-year-old Pat Larmond, who has regularly walked around the area with Ms Adams for more than 20 years.Ms Larmond said her parents had left a lot of family behind when they travelled to England from Jamaica.
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