June 21st & 22nd 2025
Windrush 77th Anniversary
A two-day of celebration, reflection, and cultural exchange, featuring music, food and other activities at Landseer Road Park and Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich.
Celebrating the Windrush Generation
Our mission is to celebrate the contributions of the Windrush Generation in Ipswich and to promote cultural exchange and social cohesion.
Max and Leah at the BBC Radio Suffolk Make a Difference Award Ceremony, Trinity Park, Ipswich on 17 September 2025
Max Thomas – BBC Radio Suffolk Make a Difference Volunteer Award Winner 🥂🍾
Max has won the BBC Radio Suffolk Make a Difference Award for his tireless community work in Suffolk including regular school talks, the much loved Reflection Room micro museum at Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich, and the annual Windrush Legacy Festivals to celebrate Windrush Day.
Reflection Touring Bus
Following on from the success of our Reflection Room micro museum in Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich, it is now time for us to share this special space with our wider society. We aim to create the front room setting within a touring bus for all to see and reflect upon what we all have in common without social media all those years ago.
If you can help, please donate to our fundraiser.
Reflection Bus Mobile Museum by Ipswich Windrush Society
The Reflection Room
The Reflection Room is a time capsule exhibition located in the Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich, and showcases the stories of the Windrush Generation via a unique collection of memorabilia and a memorial wall honouring the local community. Please contact us to arrange a viewing.
Reflection Room | Opening Times
- MondayTODAYClosed
- Tuesday10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Wednesday10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- ThursdayClosed
- Friday10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Saturday10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- SundayClosed
Times are subject to change based on the availability of volunteers
Visit us
Visit us at our new (temporary) location: First floor, Sailmakers Shopping Centre, opposite River Island.
Can you help us find a permanent home?
We're urgently looking for a new home for the Reflection Room display after being asked to leave our space at Sailmakers Shopping Centre before the end of 2024.
If you can help, please contact us.
New location
Visit us at our new (temporary) location: First floor, Sailmakers Shopping Centre, opposite River Island.
Featured Projects
July 25 2024
Arrival Stories
In partnership with Chapter 82
Free creative workshops for 7–11 year olds at The Hold, Suffolk Archives, Ipswich. Dates/Times: 10:00–12:00 on Thursday July 25, Friday July 26, Thursday August 1. Book your tickets at the Suffolk Archives website
In The News
September 18 2025
Windrush room founder praised for volunteer work
The founder of a “living room exhibition” that honours the Windrush generation has been praised for his volunteer work. Max Thomas set up the Reflection Room in 2021 in an empty shopping centre unit in Ipswich. He has won the BBC Radio Suffolk Make a Difference Volunteer Award at a ceremony at Trinity Park on 17 September. Mr Thomas said: “A lot of the elders are passing away, with such valuable stories, such gems, and if we don't capture those and archive them, they'll be lost forever.”
June 11 2025
Windrush 77 to bring colour and culture to Ipswich this month
The Windrush Generation transformed British society after arriving from the Caribbean between 1948 and 1971, with many settling in towns like Ipswich. This annual festival celebrates their lasting contribution to our community while bringing together residents of all backgrounds for one of Suffolk's biggest cultural celebrations. Organisers say the event has grown significantly since launching, describing it as “about coming together to celebrate identity, legacy and resilience.”