We're delighted that the National Folklore Survey for England has proved so newsworthy. Here you will find stories from the media focused on our project.
Manchester Lunar New Year 2025 – photograph © Ceri Houlbrook
Waitrose Magazine
6 February 2025. ‘Folklore Study hopes to uncover England’s Identity’ (Issue 732, page 4).
Look Up Sheffield
6 January 2025. David Clarke in conversation.
Fortean Times
20 December 2024. ‘Folklore Survey Redux’ (Issue 493, January 2025, page 4-5).
SHU CCRI Impact Blog
The Telegraph
20 October 2024, Jane Shilling. ‘In multicultural Britain, local folklore is just as important as ever – A new survey to discover how folklore informs national identity in “post-Brexit, post-pandemic, multicultural England” will be fascinating’.
The Observer
20 October 2024, David Barnett. ‘In multicultural Britain, local folklore is just as 'Robin Hood, morris dances and UFOs: English folklore survey gets post-Brexit reboot'.
The Folklore Society
20 October 2024. ‘The National Folklore Survey’.