Our Delivery Report
Funded on 30 May 2019 | Delivered on 29 June 2019
£8,887
RAISED
11
BACKERS
9
DAYS TO FUND
BIGGEST PLEDGE
£5,000
From Mayor of London’s Culture Seeds
350
people have visited this project!
6 Volunteers involved
8 Days volunteering opportunities
11 June 2019
‘Reminiscence Room’ Exhibition Opens Backed By The London Mayor
London.TV‘Reminiscence Room’ Exhibition Opens Backed By The London Mayor
Caitlin Hicks donated £2
9 People involved in project delivery
£105 Revenue generated
5 m2 of public or community space improved
1 Exhibition Created
3 Classes provided
8 Community events created
31/05/19 - 31/05/19
Windrush Reminiscence Room - Private View Event
1 New community group started
10 Hours of training provided
100 kg of material recycled
350 Residents engaged
64 Hours volunteering opportunities
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham donated £2,570
10/05/19 - 10/05/19
Windrush Reminiscence Room - Community Day
22/06/19 - 22/06/19
Windrush Day Party!
1 Vacant unit revived
Marcus Bishop Associates donated £1,000
More about our impact
The environment
Our touring exhibition recycles and re-uses community furniture that would often be thrown away by collecting, cleaning and featuring it with information about its British design background and Caribbean historical significance.
The local economy
Though we were not able to get into The Old Laundry Yard, we certainly were able to boost the economy in the area by recruiting part time staff for our exhibition and boosting footfall to both the Petit Miracles Entrepreneur Hub and the Shepherds Bush Market where we took over an empty unit. Our exhibition young volunteers got experience engaging with local elders and the Elders were able to spend more time around younger people. This helped them to beat social isolation and trigger memories from back in the day. Having the exhibition in Shepherds Bush Market was especially good for engaging more people in art and getting people to return and get their friends to return as we have several people tell their friends and family about us and send them back to us later that day or that week!
Volunteering, jobs & education
Though we did not gain access to the Old Laundry Yard in the end, we were able to get into two Commercial Hubs in the Borough: Petit Miracles Entrepreneurs Hub on Shepherds Bush Green and Arch 166 in Shepherds Bush Market. We were able to utilise four local volunteers and also hire three unemployed residents to work in the Exhibition. This really brought a buzz to both Venues who noted more activity and interest in their businesses.
Arts, culture & heritage
We helped over three hundred people engage in art who previously would not normally attend an exhibition or art gallery. We filmed several local elders telling their story and highlighted the rich heritage right on our doorstep.
Activity, health and leisure
The activity of building the exhibition in Petit Miracles as well as moving it to Arch 166 in Shepherds Bush Market encouraged Volunteers to get active, keep busy and increased engagement in the exhibition overall.
