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The Story of England in 50 Objects

“When people ask you to compile a list of Englishness it’s impossible to do, to define Englishness”

Billy Bragg, Newsnight, 4 September 2025

Billy Bragg supporting Grow Social Capital's pocket museum concpet

Billy Bragg – the Bard of Barking – supports our concept of the pocket museum

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All the Fun of the (Heritage) Fair!

All the Fun of the (Heritage) Fair!

Next month, we're off to Leicester in the English East Midlands for the latest Saturday Heritage Fair hosted by our friends at the Documentary Media Centre and the Independent Heritage Network. Leicester is one of the UK's most diverse cities and a motivation behind...

Grow Social Capital at the Fate of Britain Convention

Grow Social Capital at the Fate of Britain Convention

At a time when the UK is divided over use of its own flag, with widening social division and polarisation, there’s a welcome event, The Fate of Britain Convention at the Conway Hall, London, where Grow Social Capital will be speaking and sharing our insights from our...

Grow Social Capital at More In Common In Action

Grow Social Capital at More In Common In Action

On 20 May, our Andy Green and Russell Todd were guests at the More In Common In Action conference in Manchester hosted by the Jo Cox Foundation. We were thrilled, with the support of Cardiff Council's community cohesion team, to be present to lead a workshop about our...