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East Midlands Oral History Archive
An Irish priest explains how young Irish people working in England sent money home to their families. He knew little about England when he came in the 1960s and was very nervous.
A woman from Antigua explains why she came to England, having been told it was 'the best'.
A woman from Antigua describes her experience of arriving in London in the 1950s and trying to make her way to Leicester.