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George Orwell
George Orwell
George Orwell’s England Your England - an inspiration for Together 1100 years The ‘England together 1100 years - what’s your England?’  campaign is inspired by one of its greatest writers,... Read more...
King Æthelstan
King Æthelstan
Find out about King Æthelstan and the founding of England   A powerful, sophisticated, and innovative king. Æthelstan - pronounced ‘ETH‑el‑stan’ - (894 -  939 AD) is an unsung hero... Read more...
Your questions answered about ‘England Together 1100 Years’
Your questions answered about ‘England Together 1100 Years’
Your questions answered about ‘England Together 1100 Years’ What is England Together: 1100 Years? England Together: 1100 Years is a community-led campaign marking the 1100th anniversary of the founding of... Read more...
Call to Unite
Call to Unite
Urgent call for England’s 1100th birthday to create national unity in divided times The urgent call is being made to transform England’s 1100th birthday on July 12th 2027 into a... Read more...
A celebration of an inclusive England at Toynbee Hall
A celebration of what England means to its people while the men’s national football team play in the World Cup is being held at Toynbee Hall, Aldgate, with a giant projector screening a virtual museum telling ‘The story of England in 50 objects’. Capturing both the historically significant and the everyday in English life, from Stonehenge and Shakespeare to seaside windbreaks, the virtual museum was co-created with the English public in the run up to this year’s St. George’s day celebrations, curated from 3,000 ideas submitted to the ‘A very... Read more...
Spotlight on: Exit Hate
The start of a regular feature where we spotlight other incredible groups of people working to build greater togetherness in England. Through the ‘A very English chat’ campaign we discovered many groups and organisations doing great positive work against social division. By highlighting their work we can build closer links between all those countering growing social division and polarisation in our country. Here we are in conversation with Nigel Bromage, Head Trustee, Exit Hate. 1 - What does your group do? We are a registered charity (1197666) that uses the... Read more...
St. George’s Day launch for ’The story of England in 50 objects’
Billy Bragg once sang about a ‘New England’ and along with royalty - a Cockney Pearly Queen - launched ‘The story of England 2026 in 50 objects’ at iconic English food locations -a Brick Lane curry house and traditional London Pie’n’Mash shop. The launch featured ’English Café’ events where small groups around a table write their 5 objects of England on a St. George’s flag paper tablecloth, creating their own ‘pocket museums’ telling the story of England 2026. The campaign is encouraging everyone to make their own versions for this... Read more...
A Very English Chat Launch
‘A very English chat’ campaign invites the nation to ask, ‘What does England, Englishness and being English mean to me in 2026?’ From the Magna Carta to windbreaks - what unites us being English in 2026? Jo Cox More in Common Network asks to share your 5 objects that define your England to tackle division Creating a new museum telling ‘The story of England 2026 in 50 objects’ ahead of St. George’s Day. A new campaign, ‘A very English chat’, aims to tackle England’s growing social divisions and polarisation by... Read more...