Re-inventing Essex; what does it mean to be ‘Essex’ in 2026?
Free, online event
Monday 26 October, 12.30pm
Modern Cockney Festival are running a free online event ‘Re inventing Essex’ celebrating the County’s day of celebration, Essex Day at 12.30pm on Monday October 26th.
It brings together Tim Burrows, author of The Invention of Essex – the making of an English County, with Essex comedian and broadcaster Josh James, and Andy Green, co founder of the Modern Cockney Festival, for a lively, entertaining, and thought provoking discussion on what makes Essex a special place.
Free tickets available here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/moderncockneyfestival/2425492
Modern Cockney Festival are a community partnership celebrating Modern Cockney based on inclusive values to counter growing social division and polarisation.