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Social Capital and Crisis
This article was first published in 2020 in Planet – The Welsh Internationalist (issue #238). All rights reserved We write […]
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A celebration of an inclusive England at Toynbee Hall
While the nation’s men’s national football team play in the World Cup, Grow Social Capital is teaming up with Toynbee
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Lessons from the United States offer warning for UK
In March, Professor Joan C. Williams of the University of California kicked off the 2026 Modern Cockney Festival with an
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What does the River Thames mean to you?
Did you know that the River Thames and wind were principal environmental factors in creating Cockneys? Grow Social Capital’s Andy
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National PR award for our co-founder Andy Green
Grow Social Capital director and co-founder, Andy Green was recently recognised as one of the country’s leading public relations practitioners
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Celebrate St. George’s Day
Celebrate St. George’s Day as a day of self-affirmation, making communities feel better about the things we share with others.
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Modern Cockney: Featured in Saga Magazine
Our campaign to celebrate and protect Cockney culture is featured in the latest edition of Saga Magazine – the UK’s
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How to discover your Cockney ancestors
This video from the Cockney Cultures YouTube channel explores the diverse identity of Cockneys and the methodology of genealogy. Hosts Andy Green and Patricia Sears
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Community-Led Solutions to Linguistic Inequality in London
New Research Shows How Community-Led Approaches Can Transform Linguistic Inequality In London. The value and impact achieved by Grow Social
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Cockney culture can heal a divided Britain
Cockney culture, as a living and evolving form of working-class identity, can help counter social division in Britain by fostering
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Join us for ‘A Very English Chat’
We were thrilled to be featured in last Saturday’s edition of The Guardian alongside Caroline Lucas, Kojo Koram and Billy
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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
