Past Event
Access Information
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– This includes information about Lift access; Borrowing wheelchairs & seating; Assistance Animals; Parking; Toilets and baby care facilities; Blind & Partially Sighted Visitors; Subtitles and transcripts; British Sign Language (BSL) and hearing induction loops; Deaf Messaging Service (DMS).
Transport
– To the best of our knowledge, there are no planned disruptions to local transport on the date of the event.
– Our nearest train station – Aldgate East Underground (1 min) is not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible stations are Whitechapel (15 min), Shoreditch High Street (15 min) or Liverpool Street (15 min).
– Free parking for Blue Badge holders is available at the top of Osborn Street in the pay and display booths for an unlimited period. Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.
Suitable for all ages. Children must be supervised by an adult.
Join British-Bangladeshi artist Saif Osmani for a facilitated creative workshop inspired by the textile heritage of the Pearly Kings and Queens.
What to expect from the drop-in workshop…
Create your own Pearly-inspired motif. Gain insight from the clothes worn by the Pearly Kings and Queens and create your own personalised design in the form of a bowler hat, a Middle-Eastern burka or a Scottish Kilt.
Make your own Cockney Chat badge. Inspired by the Tube Chat badge, print your own Cockney Chat badge to take any with you.
Create your own foldable ’zine. Take a cockney character on a journey through drawing, collage and text inside your very own publication.
The Modern Cockney Festival 2024 is an exciting nation-wide programme of Cockney-themed events taking place from 3 March-4 April 2024.
For more info about the Festival Visit the festival website
Saif Osmani is a local artist and co-founder of the Bengali East End Heritage Society. He established the Modern Cockney Festival with Andy Green from Grow Social Capital CIC. Running in its 2nd year, the festival seeks to celebrate and debate topics around localised British cultures and our shared heritages. Saif was born in Whitechapel and has a socially-engaged arts practice that spans fine arts and architectural design. He has shown exhibitions across the UK with interests including cultural revival, collective storytelling and the co-production process.
Sat 9 March, 2-4pm
