Maidenhead & Windsor

There is still time to visit Maidenhead library’s exhibition, Connections – Britain’s Hidden Histories, which brings together the experiences of Asian, Black and Jewish people in Britain.

Maidenhead Connections, which runs until Saturday August 25, looks back in history to when these ethnic groups arrived in the country, through to the present day. It combines social history with personal accounts of life in Britain.

The exhibition has been hired by Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough heritage development officer Caroline McCutcheon. She said: “Connections comprises 24 panels which chart different minority groups’ experiences of life in Britain and we are delighted to have the chance to host this travelling exhibition in Maidenhead.

“This is an excellent resource for school children, students and teachers - or indeed anyone working on projects in relation to immigration or in advance of Black History Month in October.

“Visitors can borrow a CD of the exhibition, which contains extra information and activities, and we also have a limited number of teaching packs. Please ask at the reference desk for further details.”

The exhibition has been put together by the Jewish Council for Racial Equality and the Asian Black Jewish Forum. It is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Hanadiv Charitable Foundation, the Stone Ashdown Trust and the Kessler Foundation.

Maidenhead Library, in St Ives Road, is open from 9.30am-5pm on Monday and Wednesday, 9.30am-8pm on Tuesday and Thursday, 9.30am-7pm on Friday and 9.30am-4pm on Saturday. The exhibition runs until Saturday, August 25.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead