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Supported by Good Earth Part of the V&A India Festival 3 October 2015 – 10 January 2016 www.vam.ac.uk/fabricofindia | #FabricofIndia The Fabric of India will be the first exhibition to fully explore the incomparably rich world of handmade textiles from India. From the earliest known Indian textile fragments to contemporary fashion, the exhibition will illustrate […]
The Queen’s fifth coin portrait – the first to be designed by a Royal Mint engraver in over 100 years This change of royal portrait will make 2015 a vintage year for UK coins, and it will be hugely exciting for us all to see the new design appear on the coins we use every […]
“Love is in the air in Westbourne Village, Bournemouth!” Love is definitely in the air in Westbourne Village in Bournemouth! In conjunction with the Westbourne Coastal BID Businesses and the Westbourne Trader’s Association (WTA), the Village is launching a spectacular Valentines competition with the opportunity to win an amazing VIP Westbourne Experience, worth £1,000, to […]
Tea makes the world go round – and stopping for a cup of tea is popular in countries worldwide. The UK has been a big tea drinking nation since the seventeenth century. At one point, the cost of tea was so expensive that ladies used to lock it up in little boxes and make a […]
400,000 muslim soldiers fought in the war 100 years ago. Tabinda-Kauser Ishaq, a final year student at the University of Arts in London, hopes the piece of clothing will give Muslim women a new way to mark Remembrance Day. Born in what is now Pakistan, Sepoy Khudadad Khan was one of 1.2 million Indian soldiers […]
Glasgow was known as the second city of the British Empire for much of the Victorian and Edwardian period. Today, the Merchant City bustles with shops and has a thriving cultural scene Like all amazing cities, at the centre of Glasgow is a river. From its source in Leadhills to the south east, the […]
