About the National Windrush Museum: The National Windrush Museum (NWM) is the UK’s first institution dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of the Windrush generations and their descendants. Through exhibitions, research, education, and public engagement, the museum tells the stories of Caribbean-British communities who shaped modern Britain. NWM is committed to amplifying Windrush voices through story-telling, cultural justice, and national remembrance

DescriFunded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Near Neighbours are collecting project materials and information to share with the National Windrush Museum. The Museum will use these materials to create an archive for inclusion in the National Windrush Museum's collection, documenting, preserving, and celebrating the legacy of the Windrush generation as well as the projects funded by the Windrush Day Grant Scheme (WDGS). The collection, set to launch in late Autumn 2025, will be a publicly accessible resource designed to share the stories and outcomes of these impactful projects with a wider audience.

This opportunity is open to all recipients of the WDGS administered by Near Neighbours. If your organisation has completed a WDGS-funded project, we encourage you to submit the relevant materials and information related to your project for potential inclusion in the collection.

You can submit:

• Photos and videos of your project.

• Worksheets, reports, scripts, transcriptions or other relevant documents that showcase the outcomes and legacy of your project.

• Links to shareable online content, such as videos, podcasts or websites.

Item Yes, the National Windrush Museum aims to create a meaningful and engaging collection, so we kindly ask that you submit only your best work. (If you have been funded multiple times, you may submit up to double the number of photographs and PDFs listed.)

You can submit a maximum of:

• Three social media handles

• Three video or audio links that can easily be embedded onto another site, such as Vevo, YouTube and Spotify.

• Two relevant website links.

• Six photographs. If you have been funded multiple times, please include the year in the file name. Captions should be included in the online form.

• Four PDFs per project. These can include worksheets, reports, scripts, transcriptions, or other relevant documents. If, for example, you have 10 primary school worksheets that you’d love to include, consider combining them into one larger PDF. However, excessively large PDFs are discouraged – please think about using a free online tool to compress large files so that plenty of space is available for everyone.

  If you submit significantly more PDFs or photos than the specified limits, the National Windrush Museum may be unable to include your project in the Digital Heritage Collection. To make sure your work is considered for inclusion, please stick to these guidelines. This will help us gather a full range of project materials.

Complete the online form here: https://cuf.tfaforms.net/369.

You can upload materials here: https://fileserver.cuf.org.uk/ul/q4WBYLMNpA

If you have been funded multiple times, please include the year in the file name. Captions related to the file names should be included in the online form.

The deadline for submissions is Monday 20th October 23:59. However, we encourage early submissions to help streamline the review and curation process.

Near Neighbours and the National Windrush Museum adhere to strict data privacy policies to ensure proper handling and protection of your personal information. You can review these policies at the following links here and here.(Please note, Near Neighbours operates under the data privacy framework of its parent charity, the Church Urban Fund.)

• By submitting project assets or information, you acknowledge that once the assets are transferred to the National Windrush Museum, they will assume full responsibility for their management and safeguarding.

Please provide a project summary for each year, starting each description with the corresponding year. Please also include the year in the file names of any uploaded assets. Grantees who have been funded multiple times may submit up to double the standard limits: up to 12 photographs and up to eight PDFs per grant.

Submitting your materials means that your submission can be considered for potential inclusion in the National Windrush Museum Digital Heritage Collection. However, this submission is not a guarantee of inclusion.

While the National Windrush Museum will curate the entire Digital Heritage Collection to ensure a diverse representation of themes, locations, and project years, submitting your materials does not guarantee that all materials will be included in the collection. You will, however, be informed of the exact details of what will be included in the collection.

No, participation is entirely optional. If you wish to opt out of this initiative, simply email or call us, and we will remove you from any further communications regarding this initiative.

If your project team or organisational details have changed since your WDGS grant was awarded, please complete the online form with the updated information.

Near Neighbours will use the email address you provide to let you know when your project materials, information and contact details are transferred over to the National Windrush Museum for consideration.

Once the National Windrush Museum receive your information, they will need time to consider your submission and curate the collection. During this process they will provide updates to keep you informed about any significant progress or developments.

The Digital Heritage Collection is currently scheduled to be launched in late Autumn 2025.

For any questions or support regarding the submission stage please contact:

Email: windrush@nearneighbours.org.uk

Phone: 07743 957505

When your project assets and information have been transferred to the National Windrush Museum, you will need to contact: Elaine@museumswindrush.com