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Antiguans & Barbudans in the UK · Since 1967

Wherever you were born, this is home.

Our culture, our people, our pride. Every generation, one community, from London to St John’s.

ABNA members under the Antigua and Barbuda banner at the Corner, Notting Hill Carnival 2026

Next event · Saturday 14 November

45th Independence Dinner & Dance

featuring Claudette “CP” Peters, direct from Antigua

Celebrate 45 years of Antigua and Barbuda’s Independence in black tie, with a three-course Antiguan dinner, a live performance by CP, Harry and the Band, DJ Motion and dancing until 1am.

WHEN6pm to 1am
WHERERegency Suite, N17
DRESSBlack tie

Open to everyone · counting down to 6pm on Saturday 14 November

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Flyer: 45th Independence Dinner and Dance, Saturday 14 November 2026

Community focus.

Two causes close to ABNA (UK) this year, one in London and one at home.

26 September 2026 · North Kensington

Kelso Cochrane at 100

Kelso Cochrane came to Britain from Antigua in the 1950s. He worked as a carpenter and hoped to study law. In 1959 he was murdered in a racist attack in North Kensington, and his death became a turning point in the fight for racial justice in Britain.

On what would have been his 100th birthday, the Kelso Cochrane Legacy Project and the North Kensington Social Justice Archive unveiled the restored mosaic made in his memory. In February, ABNA members remembered Kelso at our OGM, with a talk from the author Mark Olden.

Antigua and Barbuda

The Fiennes Institute

The Fiennes Institute cares for older people in Antigua and Barbuda. ABNA (UK) is planning to support its work this year.

You can add a donation for the Fiennes Institute when you book your Dinner & Dance tickets. Donations go straight into the Fiennes Institute’s own account.

Book and donate → Fiennes Institute on Facebook →

Radio from home.

Listen live to Antigua and Barbuda radio, wherever you are in the UK.

UK Caribbean radio

Antiguan and Barbudan stations open their live player on Streema; UK stations open their own player. All open in a new tab. ABNA (UK) is not responsible for station content.

Every generation belongs here.

Whether you arrived in the 1960s or you are discovering your roots for the first time, ABNA is where Antigua and Barbuda lives in Britain.

Woman with the Antigua and Barbuda flag

1st

You made the journey

Share your story
Two women at the ABNA Fun Day

2nd

Raised here, rooted there

Find your community
Elder with the flag at the ABNA Fun Day

3rd+

Discover your roots

Learn our story
Two men at the ABNA Fun Day

&

Friends of the islands: all welcome

Join ABNA

The calendar.

Every ABNA event in the UK, alongside the dates that matter at home. See the full calendar.

Aerial view of Antigua
1NOV

AT HOME · SUN 1 NOV

Independence Day: 45 years

Watch and follow the celebrations from the UK

View over English Harbour, Antigua
1TO 4 NOV

AT HOME · 1 TO 4 NOV · ST JOHN’S

CHOGM 2026: Commonwealth leaders meet in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda hosts the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Official site

The Antigua and Barbuda banner
8NOV

LONDON · SUN 8 NOV

45th Independence Church Service

Methodist Central Hall, Westminster · 3pm, please be seated by 2:45pm · Free, register your seat

Details
45th Independence Dinner and Dance flyer
14NOV

LONDON · SAT 14 NOV

45th Independence Dinner & Dance

Regency Banqueting Suite, N17 · 6pm to 1am · Tables of 10 available

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Moments that make us.

From the Antigua and Barbuda Corner at Notting Hill Carnival to Fun Day.

Collage of smiling ABNA members of all ages at a community event
Reveller with the Antigua and Barbuda flag at Notting Hill Carnival 2026
The Antigua and Barbuda banner at the Corner, Notting Hill Carnival 2026
A stall at the ABNA Fun Day
Two women with the Antigua and Barbuda flag at the Antigua and Barbuda tent, ABNA Fun Day

Look back at 2026.

Swipe through the year so far, from March to September. See every past event.

What people say.

Words from people who know ABNA’s work.

Karen-Mae Hill OBE, High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the UK
“ABNAUK is a wonderful organisation that genuinely cares about making a lasting and positive impact.”
Karen-Mae Hill OBE
High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the UK
“The work ABNAUK does is inspiring and essential for communities in need.”
Carol Wallace-Lake
Deputy Head of Education and SENCo Lead
“I am grateful for the support and opportunities ABNAUK has provided me.”
Syreeta F.
Educational Therapist
ABNA UK membership card, member 2026

Membership

Put your name on
the list.

Membership keeps ABNA strong after nearly 60 years, and gives you a vote in its future. Our events stay open to everyone.

General (18+)£25 a year
Senior (65+)£15 a year
Youth (under 18)Free
Life membership50% off

Antigua and Barbuda in the news

The latest headlines about home, from news sites around the world.

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Headlines link to other websites. ABNA (UK) is not responsible for their content.

Thinking of going home?

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Moving to Antigua and Barbuda?

A complete 2026 guide for people moving from the UK: citizenship, visas, cost of living, healthcare, housing and schools.

Read the guide →

External guide by Drop Da Pin, dropdapin.com. Opens in a new tab.

Aerial view of the Antigua coastline

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Give your time, or put your organisation’s name behind an ABNA event.

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