We are proud to announce the Modern Cockney Festival has been represented in multiple news publications such as BBC and The Times. We’d love for you to give them a read by following the links below and celebrate the Cockney euphoria with us.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68408825
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/speak-cockney-day-rhyming-slang-london-b1142115.html
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BBC Radio 4 shares our story
Grow Social Capital’s community partnership project, the Modern Cockney Festival was featured in a special edition of BBC Radio 4 ‘Word of Mouth’ show hosted by poet and author Michael Rosen.
Cofounders of the Modern Cockney Festival, Grow’s Andy Green and Saif Osmani from the Bengali East End Heritage Society shared the story about their campaign that celebrates the culture, heritage, and identity of featured of ‘non posh Londoners’.
Heartening to witness the significance of our campaign being recognised and reaching out
to a global audience.
The recording was extra special for Saif, for it turned out that he and his dad are massive fans of Michael’s work.
The show is the latest landmark in the campaign that has succeeded in gaining the first-ever
formal recognition of Cockney as a culture in its 660-year history, a successful research collaboration with the University of Warwick, and is seeking Protected Food Status for the traditional Cockney dish of Pie’n’Mash.
Do listen in and hear for yourself the story behind our campaign here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0027tx6
Spread the word of mouth about our mission and make a date with the Festival events.
If you are interested in finding out how Grow Social Capital can be a partner to your community, do get in touch.