The story so far

I PACKED THIS MYSELF is a project working with migrant workers and local communities in Cornwall, which started in 2006. The aim: to break down prejudice and increase understanding



Friday 22 January 2010

Torrential rain and re-stocking the Portuguese suitcase


Torrential rain on Golborne Road, Notting Hill. Re-stock the Portuguese suitcase in I Packed This Myself (filled with items that Portuguese workers in Cornwall, now working mostly in meat processing factories, said they carried with them to the UK).  The woman working in the shop kindly gives me a selection of scarves free...Golborne Road (like Vauxhall) is a hub of the Portuguese community in London. Portuguese cafes, bakers and grocery shops.