The Wandsworth Young Historian competition aims to encourage children to explore and engage with their own local history in class and at home.
Entry guidelines for schools
Culture can spark joy, making us feel happier and more connected to our community. As Wandsworth’s year as London Borough of Culture comes to an end, we would like each school to produce a digital time-capsule comprising of material documenting Wandsworth’s London Borough of Culture year which could become part of our archive and help historians in the future.
This can include (but is not limited to) film footage of London Borough of Culture activities and events; flyers and posters from London Borough of Culture events; and films, posters, essays, and fact sheets created by pupils about events, workshops, or performances they have attended throughout the London Borough of Culture year.
Wandsworth’s year as London Borough of Culture ends on Tuesday 31st March, and this competition ends on Friday 17th April at midnight.
Each school should submit one time capsule only. There are five cash prizes of £100 available for each winning school – time capsules will be judged on originality and variety of content.
Submission Guidelines:
- Entries should be submitted digitally by file transfer or file sharing. For further information, please contact Heritage@gll.org.
- Entries must be received by midnight on Friday 17th April.
- We will not accept entries on disc, USB pen, or external hard drives.
- Receipt of all entries will be acknowledged – please let us know if you have submitted an entry and have not received acknowledgement.
- Entries should be submitted with the entry form.