Help Shape the Windrush Consortium
Paid opportunity to co-create
Windrush 2025 in Waltham Forest
Join us in co-creating a bold, community-led legacy for
Windrush in Waltham Forest.
The Skills Within and Great British Carnival, appointed Lead Partners for the Windrush 2025 Programme, are inviting individuals and organisations across the borough to express interest in joining the
Waltham Forest Windrush Community Consortium.
This is a paid opportunity to help design and deliver an annual programme that celebrates Windrush heritage — with the community at its heart.
We’re building a collaborative network of voluntary organisations, creatives, cultural practitioners and community groups committed to honouring the past, present and future of Windrush communities in Waltham Forest.
What You'll Do
By joining the Consortium, you will:
Take part in paid
co-design workshops
(Sept 2025 – Mar 2026)
Widen your network and collaborate with others to deliver an inclusive, intergenerational celebration
Shape the vision, purpose and delivery of the Windrush 2025 programme
Build your capacity by accessing support for planning, admin, marketing and evaluation
Propose and lead Windrush-themed activities eligible for funding
Have your work featured in a borough-wide Windrush programme
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome expressions of interest from:
Culturally rooted organisations working in or connected to Waltham Forest
Individuals, artists, educators, historians or youth workers with ties to Windrush heritage
Grassroots and emerging groups — no prior funding experience required
Anyone with lived experience and deep roots in Caribbean and African diaspora communities
Or email us (up to 400 words) at: windrush@theskillswithin.co.uk
Include:
An introduction to you or your organisation
Your connection to Windrush communities
Why you’d like to join the Consortium
Ideas for Windrush-themed activity
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Deadline: Friday 12 September 2025
In-person
Fridays, 8 August – 12 September 4pm–7pm
Art Works East, 32 Osier Way E10 5SB
Great British Carnival CIC
We are a vibrant collective of artists and producers using Carnival Arts to bring people together and create joy.
From local workshops to spectacular processions, our work showcases the artistic excellence and cultural diversity of global Carnival styles in Britain.
We collaborate with communities to transform everyday spaces — and participants — into celebrations of identity, heritage and pride.
“Unleashing the power of carnival to connect communities and celebrate culture.”
Online
Fridays, 8 August – 12 September 12:30pm–1:30pm
Zoom Meeting ID: 841 2047 8833 | Passcode: tE9G5y
Skills Within Developments CIC
Skills Within is a community-led organisation focused on empowerment, healing and skills for life.
Our projects range from youth mentoring and SEN and food truck initiatives to “community living rooms” — safe, inclusive spaces shaped by and for our communities.
We believe in culturally grounded, community-designed solutions that meet people where they are and centre wellbeing, voice and belonging.
"Championing relational approaches and healing spaces for our communities.”
Need support applying?
Join a discovery session:
Who We are
Let’s Build a Legacy – Together
This is a long-term platform for celebration, creativity and remembrance.
By joining the Consortium, you’ll be shaping a collective voice for Windrush heritage in Waltham Forest
— one that reflects the past, inspires the present and empowers future generations.
Email: windrush@theskillswithin.co.uk
Call us on: 07487 653629
or: 07956 122654
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