Category Archives: Wolverhampton

Replica 1960s Black Country infants’ centre celebrates Windrush and NHS

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Museum’s re-creation of Wolverhampton institution marks 75 years of national health service and Windrush generation

From the exact shade of the orange juice to the colour of the lino, every last detail of a new 1960s replica of a Wolverhampton infant centre has been researched thoroughly by staff at the Black Country Living Museum (BCLM).

The Lea Road Infant Welfare Centre, open to the public from Monday, will commemorate 75 years of the NHS and the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush arriving in the UK, through stories and characters from the period.

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Levelling up? It’s a lot of talk, say sceptical Wolverhampton public

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Of those who have heard of it, many doubt the policy will do much to improve their quality of life

It may have been dominating conversation in Westminster on Wednesday, but questions about levelling up were met with blank stares among shoppers on Wednesfield high street in Wolverhampton.

Most had never heard of the concept, while of those who had, many doubted it would do much to improve their quality of life.

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Wolverhampton marks life of Windrush campaigner Paulette Wilson

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Hundreds gather for funeral of high-profile, outspoken victim of government’s hostile environment

Hundreds of people gathered in a Wolverhampton carpark for the funeral of the Windrush campaigner Paulette Wilson, one of the most high-profile and outspoken victims of the government’s hostile environment who died unexpectedly in July, aged 64.

A horsedrawn carriage brought her body to the New Testament Church of God, where Wilson had volunteered for years as a chef cooking food for the local homeless community. The two grey horses pulling the coffin wore red, green, black and yellow headdresses, marking her Jamaican and Rastafarian roots.

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