0ne and baroness benjamin, some of the high—profile guests.he ceremony when two men who were both on the windrush met for the very first time a couple of hours ago. this today is about celebrating caribbean migrants, but the recent windrush scandal continues to dominate and is at the forefront of people's mains. —— minds. newsreel: ..it sees the arrival of more than 400 happyjamaicans. they've come to seek work in britain, and are ready and willing to do any kind ofjob that will help the mother land... they were welcomed into the uk with hopes of prosperity. nearly 500 caribbean migrants were on board the empire windrush, which docked at tilbury in essex on the 22nd ofjune, 19118. beautiful — those were the days. one of them who made thatjourney 70 years ago was alford gardner. he's lived in leeds for most of his life. but that wasn't his intention. and he's still here at the age of 92. i did not mean long—term. the plan was just come to england, get a good job, work for about five years, go back, rearfive children and watch my vineyards grow!