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Modern Cockney on BBC Radio London

16 October is World Dictionary Day and to mark it our director Andy Green was invited onto BBC Radio London to discuss modern Cockney language, speech and identity. You can take a butcher's hook [look] at the full interview on our YouTube channel:...

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Why do we need the Dublin Conversations?

Why do we need the Dublin Conversations?

This weekend Grow Social Capital will be in Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. We know, we know....it's a dirty job but someone's got to do it. Specifically, we are heading to Ireland for the launch of Dublin Conversations (#ConversationsFest), a weekend event like no...

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Community media in Merthyr

Community media in Merthyr

Last week we were in Merthyr Tydfil, accompanied by Rob Watson of Decentered Media, and we had a wonderful couple of days - even though we were escorted from the indoor market at one point! As part of the Creu Cyffro creative industries training programme, funded by...

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