Joe Hayman

Founder @riskbritain @learnbritain; advisor @FreedomCharity @whitestorkltd; British Voices/British Journey author; amateur photographer (Insta: joe.hayman)

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Photos from our visit to the Chelsea in Bloom Festival where we enjoyed the floral installations and reflected on wealth, class and inequality in the UK. Get in touch if you’d would like to join future events

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An exciting new project for @LearnBritain - we are hugely grateful to the Prince Phillip Trust Fund for their support @TPPTF

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We were delighted to hear that at last week's meeting of the Prince Phillip Trust Fund, chaired by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, funding was agreed for Learn About Britain to work with refugees and asylum seekers in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

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Richard Harries was a lovely man who touched the lives of everyone he met - including my own. He will be greatly missed

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We were saddened to learn of the passing this week of Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth. Richard was a great friend of Learn About Britain and sponsored our 2025 reception in the House of Lords. Read more about his extraordinary life in his obituary via the link below

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Morris dancing is a traditional English folk dance, which dates back to the 15th century. This morning we watched the annual May Day sunrise dance at Primrose Hill in Central London

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Photos from our recent visit to the Tate Britain where we visited Chris Ofili’s Requiem, a tribute to artist Khadija Saye and the other victims of Grenfell Tower, and explored themes of race and class in the UK past and present. Get in touch if you want to join future activities

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We were pleased to join Stand Up - Education Against Discrimination at the Guru Nanak Sikh Academy as part of the Alan Sennit Upstanders Leadership Programme. Our founder @JoeHayman spoke about the role of education about Britain in building a more cohesive society

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Brilliant work @alexsmith1982, telling the story of a time of genuine commitment to addressing loneliness - and of what came next. Alex challenges us to consider what we should now do about one of the most intractable social problems of our age and what actually works. Read it!

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The UK loneliness field made an extraordinary impact in a short time, but that work needs turbocharging again.

My @Kennedy_School @ShorensteinCtr report, based on research with 15 sector leaders, offers new ideas for progress over the coming years:

https://t.co/tim6v9JRYb

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Photos from our recent visit to the British Museum where we explored the history of the artefacts on display, how they came to the museum and current debates about where they should be housed.

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Please share! We're piloting a free online course on the Life in the UK citizenship test this spring and are seeking participants. The course includes three online sessions on weekday evenings and an optional in-person session in London. Interested? Email [email protected]

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Photos from our recent tours of East London where we explored Liverpool Street, Whitechapel and Canary Wharf and discussed London’s history with refugees and social, demographic and economic change in the areas. Thank you as always to our guide James for leading the tours

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Thank you to Stephen and the team @CoopersCompany for your hospitality yesterday - it meant a lot to our participants to be welcomed into your hall, and we all learned a lot during our tour.

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We are very grateful to the Worshipful Company of Coopers for opening the doors of Coopers Hall to us yesterday. Over 20 members of London’s Ukrainian community joined a special tour where we learned all about the history of the Hall and the Company

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Photos from our recent small group night tour of Camden Town where we discussed music, culture, migration, poverty and social change. Please get in touch to find out more about our educational tours

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Photos from our evening tour of East London - thanks to the members of London’s Ukrainian community who joined us

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Photos from our tour of the City of London this morning. Thank you to all the members of London’s Ukrainian community who joined us today

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I’m really proud of these resources on British hero Alan Turing - all the details below

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As the new school term begins we are proud to launch our new key stage 3 resources on the life of Alan Turing

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A busy summer for Learn About Britain: as well as undertaking summer school visits, giving educational talks and running tours around London (including introducing a new guide, David), our founder Joe spoke at the Ukrainian Independence Day event at Islington Town Hall last week

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Massive thanks to our volunteers Katya and James for leading our tour of East London today

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Photos from our educational tour of Bow in East London today. We covered themes including religion, poverty and inequality, housing, gender, worker rights and the changing nature of industry in the UK. Thank you to our volunteers James and Katya for leading the tour

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Photos from our educational tour of central London today coinciding with the King’s Birthday Parade. We covered the nature of British democracy and public attitudes to the monarchy and the military. Thanks to all who attended