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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🇯🇲 Salute to Leeds West Indian Carnival! 59 Years of Culture, Community & Pride We’re proud to salute this iconic cultural event of our Caribbean community’s history, identity & creativity from generation to generation❤️ Happy Carnival 2026! Revel strong. 🇯🇲✨ #Carnival #Jamaica #Leeds #Caribbean

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🧵1/3 🇯🇲 Jamaica 64: Unity, Faith & Community Our Thanksgiving Service at St Aidan’s united the Jamaican & Caribbean community under “Unity in the Face of Diversity.” With Lord Mayor Cllr Stephen Holyrod, Chaplain Simon Mapals & Councillors Jane Dowson & Sharon Hamilton. #Jamaica64 #Jamaica

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🇯🇲 The Road to Independence: Part 11 – Independence at Last #Jamaica raised the Black, Green and Gold flag on 6 Aug 1962, and stepped into a new future. Independence meant more than a flag. It meant a constitution, unity, and the motto “Out of Many, One People.” Share your memories #Jamaica64

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🇯🇲 Happy Jamaica Independence Day! 🇯🇲 64 years strong. From #Jamaica to #Leeds and across the world, we honour the courage of those before us, celebrate Jamaican achievements and culture, and remember that our hard‑won freedoms shape who we are and what we pass on. #jamaica64 #onelove

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🇯🇲 The Road to Independence: Part 10 Jamaica joined the West Indies Federation in 1958, a bold step toward Caribbean unity. In 1961, Jamaicans voted to leave—choosing self‑government and shaping our future. A defining, proud moment in our history. #Jamaica64 #jamaica #heritage #jamaicaindependence

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Max Romeo wrote this protest song to the melody of the old calypso song Stone Cold Dead In The Market. It was produced by Lee Perry who also makes a brief appearance in the intro... youtu.be/y5Ubi_KgT4U?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky #leeperry

7" of Max Romeo - Ginal Ship on Pama Supreme label. Released in 1971. Produced by Lee Perry.

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Happy 69th birthday to saxophone legend Dean Fraser. Over the last 50 years Dean has played with everyone from Dennis Brown to Tarrus Riley. Here's an early 7" of him playing a reggae version of Dave Brubeck's Take Five... youtu.be/ZBdycOUxk-Q?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky

7" of Jah Devon aka Dean Fraser - To Take It All on Jacques label. Released in 1978. Produced by Jacob Killer Miller.

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵1/2 🇯🇲 The Road to Independence – Part 9: Universal Adult Suffrage, 1944 In 1944, Jamaicans gained the right to vote – 106 years after full emancipation. For the first time, ordinary Jamaicans could choose their leaders and help shape their future under colonial rule. #Jamaica64 #jamaica

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵1/2 🇯🇲 The Road to Independence – Part 8: The People Demanded Change The 1938 labour uprisings transformed Jamaica. Workers demanded fair wages, dignity & better opportunities. Their collective action paved the way for political reform, party politics & self-government. #Jamaica64 #Heritage

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🇯🇲 The Road to Independence: Part 7 – Building a Nation The decades after emancipation saw Jamaicans grow with civic pride. Leaders like Marcus Garvey inspired a people to believe in their worth. This Independence, we remember... 📅 Join us 9 August, St Aidan’s Church. #Jamaica64 #Freedom #Leeds

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵1/2 🇯🇲 The Road to Independence – Part 6: Our Struggle Against Colonial Rule Paul Bogle. George William Gordon. The people of St Thomas. In 1865, Jamaicans rose against injustice, demanding dignity & fair treatment. The Morant Bay Rebellion challenged colonial rule. #Jamaica64 #independence

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🇯🇲 The Road to Independence: Part 5 - Emancipation From 1834 to 1838, #freedom came in stages, hard‑won by brave #Jamaicans. On 1 August 1838, full #emancipation became a reality in #Jamaica. Communities were built with dreams of nationhood. Independence was still to come. #Jamaica64 #Leeds

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🇯🇲 The Road to Independence – Part 4: Brave Heroes #Freedom was never simply handed to #Jamaica. Nanny of the Maroons, Sam Sharpe & Paul Bogle stood against injustice, inspiring generations to believe change was possible. Join us: Sun 9 Aug | 5pm 📍 St Aidan’s Church, Harehills #Jamaica64

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵1/2 🇯🇲 The Road to Independence – Part 3: Strength Through Adversity After Britain seized Jamaica in 1655, hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the island to labour on plantations. #Jamaica64 #OurStory

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵1/2 🇯🇲 The Road to Independence – Part 2: A Turning Point In 1494, Christopher Columbus arrived in #Jamaica, beginning European colonisation, devastation and exploitation. Centuries of foreign rule followed, reshaping the island, its people and future. #Jamaica64

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵1/2 🇯🇲 Jamaica’s Road to Independence – Part 1 Long before independence, the Taíno called the island Xaymaca – “Land of Wood and Water.” They built communities among its rivers, mountains and forests, leaving a legacy still present today. #Jamaica64

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

1/2 🇯🇲 Happy Emancipation Day! Today we honour the courage, faith and resilience of our ancestors who endured enslavement and those who never stopped fighting for freedom. Their sacrifices shaped Jamaica’s future and continue to inspire us. #EmancipationDay #Freedom #Heritage

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🇯🇲 Join us as we give thanks & celebrate Jamaica’s 64th Anniversary of Independence at our Church Service. 🗓 Sun, 9th Aug 🕔 5:00pm 📍 St. Aidan’s Church, Harehills, Leeds All are welcome. Light refreshments. ❤️💛💚 Let’s celebrate together #Jamaica #Jamaica64 #JamaicaIndependence #Leeds #Community

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

🎥 Throwback to an unforgettable day❤️💛💚 We started July with a bang 💥 We came together to celebrate the Windrush generation. Jamaica House was electric -alive with music, poetry, dancing & memories -the spirit of what the Windrush pioneers carried to the UK & what we continue to carry forward. ⚡ 1/2

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

❤️💛💚 An incredible Windrush Cultural Day! 🇯🇲🇰🇳 Yesterday was pure magic. ✨ Leeds was bursting with talented singers, dancers, musicians and storytellers. Our elders relived the songs of their youth while three generations of deejays kept everyone moving. 🔥 #WindrushLegacy #Leeds 1/3

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today’s the day! Join us for our #Windrush Cultural Celebration Day 2–6pm 🎧 Three Generations of Deejays 🎤 Live performances 🍷 #Caribbean food and drinks on sale 📍 Jamaica House, Leeds 🆓 Free 📸 2024. Photo: R. Jones With #Leeds St Kitts & Nevis Association #WindrushLegacy #Heritage

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🧵1/2 ✨ We’re thrilled to welcome Professor Jason Allen-Paisant to our Windrush Cultural Day. 🇯🇲Jamaican-born and Leeds-based, Jason is one of today’s leading poets, winner of the 2023 T. S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Prize for Self-Portrait as Othello. #WindrushLegacy #Heritage #Windrush

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Meet the Future. Meet DJ KC. 🔥🎧 Third Generation in our Three The Hard Way Sound Clash, KC is an open-format, multi-genre DJ with 10+ years behind the decks, bringing today’s Black British music scene to life. #AYDM #WindrushLegacy #Heritage

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🧵1/2 🎶 Joining us this Saturday! The Caribbean Breeze Steel Band have been performing together for more than 15 years, bringing the vibrant sounds of the Caribbean to audiences with music that gets everyone smiling and moving. #WindrushLegacy #Heritage #Windrush

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🧵1/3 📣 We’re delighted to welcome Dr Malika Booker to perform at our #Windrush Cultural Day this Saturday. An award-winning poet, writer and spoken word pioneer, she has helped shape the UK’s contemporary spoken word movement. Her performance pays tribute to the #WindrushGeneration #Heritage

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

1/3 🔆 Performer Spotlight Award-winning Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jamila Falak joins us tomorrow! 🎻 Blending reggae, jazz fusion and soul on the double bass, she is an artist not to be missed. #WindrushLegacy #Heritage

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

1/3 Hail to the Living Legend you know very well, DJ FLUID IRIE🔥 📻From the sound systems of the 80s to UK radio, festivals & stages, Fluid’s the soundtrack to generations. He represents the 2nd Generation in our Three The Hard Way Sound Clash. 📆 Sat 4 July | 2–6pm 📍 Jamaica House, Leeds 🎟️ FREE

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

1/2 Meet the Foundation. Meet DJ ZEBE PRINCIPAL ☄️ From listening to Caribbean music in Barbados, to playing on London’s legendary sound systems from 1969, and shaping #Leeds’ #reggae scene since 1982, DJ Zebe has lived the history of #soundsystem culture and the golden age of #Caribbean music.

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🥁 Drumroll for our line up of lineup of performers! Our annual #Windrush Cultural Celebrations Day brings together artists, musicians & performers. Their work reflects the rich cultural traditions that the Windrush Generation brought to Britain and their legacy. #Heritage #Windrushlegacy #Leeds

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

1/2 Come rain or shine we’ve got you at Jamaica House! 🌞 Bring your picnic blankets to enjoy our newly refreshed garden. Or if we’re not so lucky, party under our huge marquee. YPIP #WindrushLegacy #Heritage #Windrush

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🧵1/3 📢 Wake the town and tell the people... these sounds are coming your way! 🔊 3 selectors. 3 generations. One culture. From the foundation to the future, DJ ZEBE PRINCIPAL, FLUID IRIE and DJ KC step to the decks to play the tunes that shaped them. #Windrush #ThreeTheHardWay #SoundSystemCulture

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🧵1/3 🇯🇲 Taste the Caribbean. Taste the Legacy. 🇰🇳 This Saturday, celebrate the flavours the Windrush generation carried to Britain. From jerk chicken on the drum to fried dumplings, every bite tells a story. 📍 Jamaica House, 2–6pm • Food on sale #Windrush #Caribbean

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🧵1/3 🎶 Three Generations. One Beat. Endless Vibes. 🇯🇲🇰🇳🇹🇹🇧🇧🇬🇧 Three generations of deejays. One stage. One celebration of 78 years of Black British music. From mento and ska to reggae, soca, lovers rock, garage, grime and more. #Windrush2026 #BlackBritishMusic

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

⏮️ We are celebrating June as Windrush Month with a throwback to Windrush 75 - a citywide tribute to the pioneers who shaped Leeds Caribbean community and the city. 🧵1/2 #WindrushLegacy #Heritage

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

One week to go until our #Windrush Cultural Celebration Day! 📣 📍See you at #Jamaica House, 277 Chapeltown Rd, Leeds, LS7 3HA ⏰2–6pm 📆Next Saturday, 4 July. 🕺🏿Cultural Performances 🍷Food and Drinks on sale 🎤The Sounds of 3 Generations of Deejays Partner: Leeds St Kitts & Nevis Association

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A look back at our 2024 #Windrush Cultural Celebration Day 📸 ☀️Sunshine, #community spirit and #Caribbean culture filled #Jamaica House with music, poetry, storytelling, unforgettable performances and delicious food. 🍲 🎤Join us on Saturday 4 July as we celebrate again!🙌🏾 #Windrushlegacy

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🧵1/2 We told you it was coming… now run it loud. Share it. Pin it. Tell a friend to tell a friend. All the details for our Windrush Cultural Celebration Day are right here. In partnership with Leeds St Kitts & Nevis Association #WindrushLegacy #Heritage #Windrush

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🧵1/3 📢 Coming up on Saturday 4 July 📢 Join Jamaica Society Leeds and St Kitts & Nevis Association Leeds for our Windrush Cultural Celebration Day at Jamaica House. Expect live performances, spoken word, Caribbean food and music celebrating the Windrush legacy. #Windrush #Leeds

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🧵1/3 On #WindrushDay we opened Jamaica House to welcome school pupils and visitors to our Young Entrepreneurs Expo, exhibition and Reflection Wall. Year 4 pupils from Hillcrest Academy became Windrush Explorers, discovering how the Windrush Generation helped shape the communities we live in today.

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

To mark #WindrushDay, we’re sharing reflections from our community as Jamaica Society Leeds opens Jamaica House for a month of events celebrating Windrush legacies. This year’s programme takes a multigenerational approach, connecting past, present and future.

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

🧵1/3 💭 What did the #WindrushGeneration carry when they arrived in Britain? Dreams. Determination. #Culture. #Community. Hope. What are we carrying forward today? Visit our Reflection Wall at #Jamaica House and add your voice to the conversation on heritage, identity and legacy. #Windrush

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

🧵1/2 Say hello to Dwayne! 👋🏾 Ahead of our Young Entrepreneurs Expo, meet another inspiring voice. Hear how Accomplish BCEL combines mentoring, coaching and a local shop to support young people, plus his advice on achieving your goals. #WindrushDay #WindrushGeneration

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🧵1/2 Meet another Young Entrepreneur joining us at Jamaica House next Monday: Saskia of O’Fishley Baked Academy. Hear Saskia’s journey and watch her whip up a Jamaican spiced bun. Our #WindrushDay Young Entrepreneurs Expo & Exhibition spotlights British #Caribbean business operators. #Leeds

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🧵1/3 💭 Across our programme of events celebrating the #Windrush Generation, we’re asking: what did they carry? What do we carry forward? From recipes to humour, community to entrepreneurialism, we’re inviting you to add your thoughts to our Reflection Wall. Ponder, pause & share with us. #Leeds

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

📣Celebrate Windrush Day 22 June with us! Join us at Jamaica House & discover how heritage shaped #Leeds young British Caribbean entrepreneurs Visit our Windrush exhibition & add your views to our Reflection Wall on the #Windrush legacies. A multigenerational celebration of heritage & community

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

✨ Windrush Roots, Future Change-makers Meet Deaunte - a personal trainer whose discipline, focus and self-belief is an example of how the #Windrush legacy inspires ambition. #WindrushGeneration #Leeds #Caribbean

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🧵1/2 We’re proud to announce our Windrush 2026 programme: What We Carry Forward: Windrush Legacies for the Generations. This June and July we’ll take the Windrush story into classrooms across Leeds and open Jamaica House for our Young Entrepreneurs Expo on 22 June, 12pm–6pm. #WindrushDay

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Legacy Continues 🧵1/2 On Sunday, Jamaica Society Leeds was honoured to attend the unveiling of a new commemorative bench and remembrance garden at Filey Railway Station, hosted by the Filey Branch of the Royal British Legion during its centenary year. #CaribbeanRAF #RAFHunmanbyMoor

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

🧵1/2 ✨ Monday Motivation: Creativity & Cultural Legacy Our memorial garden ceremony was deepened through art — Yvonne English’s moving poem and Melvin Zakers’s steel pan rendition of The Last Post honoured those who came before us with beauty and remembrance. 🌺 #MondayMotivation #CaribbeanHeritage

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Jamaica Society Leeds @jamaicasocleeds.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

🧵1/2 🌿 A Legacy Passed On Our RAF Memorial Garden now belongs to every generation who will walk through it, learn from it, and carry the story forward. One powerful moment was seeing Mr Robert Chrouch and Cadet Isaac Pitter standing side by side in shared pride. #CaribbeanRAF

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