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title: "Windrush Day Grant Scheme now open!"
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# Windrush Day Grant Scheme now open!

Church Urban Fund, through its Near Neighbours programme, administers the Windrush Day Grant Scheme on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

 

 

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## Apply by 29th October 2026

Click here for full details, and registration for online bidder workshops on 9th and 13th October (11–12 am), and 14th and 20th October (6–7 pm)

 [ Windrush Day Grant Scheme ](https://cuf.org.uk/take-action/explore-near-neighbours/windrush-grant-scheme/windrush-day-grant-scheme-2027) 

 

 

 

 

 

The Windrush Day Grant Scheme brings communities together, across different ages and ethnic backgrounds, to raise awareness, build pride, and encourage and inspire young people about the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.

 

 

### What is Windrush Day and why is it the 22nd of June?

 

 

The MV Empire Windrush arrived at the Port of Tilbury on 21 June 1948, and its passengers disembarked a day later. The ship carried several hundred Caribbean migrants, many of them veterans of the Second World War. Since then, Windrush has come to symbolise the mass migration of people from the Caribbean to the UK in the post-war era, as well as their descendants.

 

 

### What do we mean by the Windrush Generation?

 

 

Relating to or denoting the people who emigrated from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom from the end of the Second World War, including the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948, until the Immigration Act 1971, their descendants, and the wider UK Caribbean community.

 

 

### Why does Near Neighbours participate in the WDGS?

 

 

Near Neighbours takes part in the Windrush Day Grant Scheme because it shares our aim: bringing people from diverse faiths, ethnicities and ages together to learn from each other, grow understanding, and build lasting relationships across difference.

We also believe the contributions of the Windrush Generation and their descendants should be celebrated and preserved as part of our shared history and cultural heritage.

 

 

 

## See it in action

 

See below some stories from the projects funded through the Windrush Day Grants Scheme. You can find out more about the [33 projects funded in 2026 here.](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/windrush-day-grant-scheme-2026-projects-to-be-funded)

 

- ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/20250616-IMG_8553-Portrayed-Photography.jpg?v=1790327916) ### [Forgotten Heroes – Honouring Legacy in Bristol](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/forgotten-heroes-honouring-legacy-in-bristol)
    
    Forgotten Heroes’ doesn’t just tell untold stories — it challenges us to rethink who we remember and why
- ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Windrush-Heritage-Intergenerational-Connection-and-untold-Windrush-stories.png?v=1789988593) ### [Heritage, Intergenerational Connection and untold Windrush stories](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/heritage-intergenerational-connection-and-untold-windrush-stories)
    
    Over 1,000 school children took part in Arts Bridge Charity’s Luton Windrush workshops. 150 went deeper, training in interview skills and creative devising. 20 elders shared their journey.
- ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Windrush-Hear-us-Sing-2.jpg?v=1789985282) ### [The Past Retold By the Future](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/the-past-retold-by-the-future)
    
    To a packed St John the Divine in Kennington, about 30 children from the children’s choir led the Windrush Commemorations in the premier of ​“A Word Called Change”.
 
 

 

 

### Do you have a community project you’d like to start or develop, and need help to make it happen?

 

 

Whether you’re launching a new initiative or refining an existing one, [the Church Urban Fund’s Delivering Projects guide](https://cuf.org.uk/resources/delivering-projects) has some great hints and tips to help you create a clear vision, secure funding, and demonstrate impact to stakeholders and funders.