Young People’s Borough of Culture Youth Board

We are looking for young people aged 13-25 who live or learn in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham to form a Board to oversee the Young People’s Borough of Culture 2026-7.

Are you a young leader? Interested in culture and creativity? Want to build on your leadership skills? Invested in what happens in your local area?

Young People’s Borough of Culture is a two-year initiative will be led by the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre for the Hammersmith & Fulham Cultural Compact, enabling young people in the borough to celebrate their cultural lives and linking their creativity to the local innovation sectors.

The project sets out a new long-term model for young people, education and business sectors, delivering an expansive programme of work including School Arts Week, a week of creative arts workshops for all state primary and SEND schools in the borough; Our Place, a participatory grant scheme for creative projects voted on and delivered by young people across Hammersmith & Fulham; an October youth festival taking place in cultural and creative organisations throughout half-term week; and more to be announced.

The Young People’s Borough of Culture Board will meet in person once a month to steer the Young People’s Borough of Culture by overlooking and taking part in marketing, outreach, operations, community producing, finance, governance, and more! You will have a direct influence on showcasing and celebrating Hammersmith & Fulham and making sure that local young people are at the heart of the programme. This is your chance to be a part of something completely new, exciting, and unique, as London’s first ever Young People’s Borough of Culture.

See our FAQs for more information.

The Youth Board will:

Be involved in the planning and delivery of the Young People’s Borough of Culture, e.g. deciding the theme of projects, naming events, co-producing a half term festival, approving marketing assets, practically supporting workshops and events
Appoint its Chair and Deputy Chair from within the Youth Board to oversee the Board throughout the programme
Take part in workshops to learn about how to make a large public project happen
Lead on the local profile of the programme across Hammersmith & Fulham, ensuring the promotion of the Young People’s Borough of Culture reaches as many people as possible
Meet in person on the first Tuesday of the month between April 2026 and August 2027, 5:30pm to 7:30pm, at various locations in the Borough:
- Tuesday 28^th April 2026
- Tuesday 5^th May 2026
- Tuesday 2^nd June 2026
- Tuesday 7^th July 2026
- Tuesday 4^th August 2026
- Tuesday 8^th September 2026
- Tuesday 6^th October 2026
- Tuesday 3^rd November 2026
- Tuesday 7^th December 2026
- Tuesday 5^th January 2027
- Tuesday 2^nd February 2027
- Tuesday 2^nd March 2027
- Tuesday 6^th April 2027
- Tuesday 4^th May 2027
- Tuesday 1^st June 2027
- Tuesday 6^th July 2027
- Tuesday 3^rd August 2027

Group interviews will take place on or Saturday 18^th April 10:30am – 12:30pm or Monday 20^th April, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. You only need to attend one.

To apply you must:

Be aged 13-25 by the first meeting, Tuesday 28^th April
Live or learn in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Be available to attend a group interview and sessions
We want to make sure that the Board is representative of the full range of young people in the Borough, including people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodiversity, people who identify as LGBTQ+, are from low-income households people who are care experienced.

If you feel unsure about your eligibility for the project or have any questions, get in touch with us via participation@lyric.co.uk.

Please note: Applications for this project close on Tuesday 14^th April 2026 at 12pm.

Young People’s Borough of Culture Youth Board Application Form

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Saturday 18th April 10:30am to 12:30pm

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Applications for this project close on Tuesday 14th April at 12pm. Thank you for applying!

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