Application Form: Black History 365 - 2026

About you

Contact Name

Group/ Partnership name/s:

Address:

Telephone:

Email:

Website:

What is your connection with the borough?

I confirm that we have Public Liability Insurance:

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Where will it take place?

Outcome: Tell us how your project contributes towards one or more of the strategic London Borough of Culture 2025-26 themes (up to 150 words per strategic theme).

You will be expected to demonstrate how you met those themes in your evaluation. Please select the buttons of only those that apply - your project doesn't need to meet all 5 themes.

The LBOC programme will focus on five key themes, harnessing the power of culture to:

CONNECT: Connect people to life-changing experiences – opening the doors to creative jobs, discovering heritage and meeting people where they are, so that we can fall in love with arts and culture.

UNITE: Unite, because we are better together, united by aspiration to imagine a brighter future for people, communities and our borough

HEAL: Because building arts and culture into healthcare helps us thrive. By approaching wellbeing holistically, culture can support people body and soul, to live better

NOURISH: Creating the conditions for young people to express their creativitiy and be part of their communities

ACTIVATE: Inspiring people through culture to take real steps to reduce pollution and their carbon footprint; reconnecting people with sustainable living and the natural environment

Tell us how your project contributes towards one or more of the strategic London Borough of Culture 2025 themes (up to 150 words per strategic theme)

Impact

How many participants will your event/workshop reach? (Participants to workshops and/or performances, who are not the creatives/practitioners but have an active role in the activity)

How many visitors will your event/workshop reach?

How many broadcast audience will your event/workshop reach?

Describe the kind of people you are targeting, and how you will ensure people attend and/or participate in your work (150 words).

How many creatives/practitioners will your project employ?

Of which, how many identify as of African or Caribbean heritage? (optional)

Project Planning & Delivery

Please describe potential delivery partners, detailing what stage of discussions you are in: potential, interested, confirmed. (max. 150 words) (Please note that we may talk to your partners about your application, and that this will impact our assessment of the deliverability of your project.)

Please give a brief timetable for the project that shows the key milestones and who is responsible for achieving them. (This should be a very broad record of key dates to indicate that you have considered all elements of the project and have allowed adequate time to deliver the project. E.g.: first planning stages, confirmation of other funding sources, recruitment of participants, publicity and press deadlines and distribution, rehearsals, production dates, evaluation and final report.)

Declaration

Terms and Conditions

Please read and select all the sentences below to be able to continue.

I accept that the information provided in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, true and accurate.

If the application is submitted from an organisation, I confirm that the organisation named in this application has given me the authority to sign this application on their behalf.

I confirm that the activity in the application falls within the powers of the organisation’s constitution or memorandum and articles of association (the legal document setting out the rules governing the organisation).

I confirm that I or the organisation named in this application will have public liability in place for the duration of the proposed activity.

I understand that Wandsworth Arts Service may share my personal information (name, address, telephone number and email address) with other grant giving bodies to which I am applying for funds, but that my personal information will not be shared with any other third parties.

I accept the terms and conditions of the WAF Grants Fund.

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Application Form: Black History 365 - 2026

Apply online by 5pm, Thu 7 May 2026.