Tag: Cultural Recognition

  • National Pie ‘n’ Mash Week/Campaign to get Protected Food Status

    National Pie ‘n’ Mash Week/Campaign to get Protected Food Status

    Our campaign co-created to protect the staple dish of Cockney cuisine, Pie’n’Mash by seeking Protected status to protect its heritage and promote itself worldwide is now getting the support of Members of Parliament who are lending their backing to our cause.. Believed to be the first time the iconic Cockney food has been formally discussed…

  • BBC Radio 4 shares our story

    BBC Radio 4 shares our story

    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, Andy Green and Saif Osmani shared the story about their campaign that celebrates the culture, heritage, and identity of featured of ‘non posh Londoners’…