Born in Britain - British Traditions That Have Shaped Our Community

ISSUE 66 born in BRITAIN BRITISH TRADITIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR COMMUNITY FRIDAY APRIL 4 2014 www.GOLA.CO.UK FISH AND CHIPS 1860 | 10,500 382 - THERE IS NOW OVER - BRITS COLLECTIVELY - THE WORLD'S FIRST EAT AROUND 382 10,500 SPECIALIST FISH AND CHIP SHOPS IN THE FISH AND CHIP SHOP MILLION PORTIONS OF WAS OPENED IN 1860 IN UK ALONE FISH AND CHIPS EACH EAST LONDON YEAR FANCY A CUPPA? THE UK TEA MARKET IS WORTH AROUND £700 MILLION A YEAR THE BRITS DRINK 165 MILLION CUPS OF TEA DAILY 80% 80% OF OFFICE WORKERS DISCOVER WHAT'S GOING ON AT WORK OVER A CUP OF TEA POP ART POP ART MOVEMENT ORIGINATED IN BRITAIN IN THE 1950S AS AN ACT OF REBELLION AGAINST ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISTS - POP ART IS DEFINED BY THEMES AND TECHNIQUES DRAWN FROM POPULAR CULTURE SUCH AS ADVERTS AND COMIC BOOKS - PETER BLAKE IS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL POP ART ARTISTS HAVING DESIGNED THE ICONIC COVER FOR THE BEATLES ALBUM 'SERGEANT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND' LONDON IS ONE OF FOUR CITIES THAT TAKES THE LEAD IN GLOBAL FASHION FASHION IS WORTH £21 fashion BILLION TO BRITAIN'S ECONOMY BRITAIN IS THE HOME OF FAMOUS BRANDS INCLUDING VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN AND GOLA SEX DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL BRITAIN IS THE THE GREATEST BANDS IN HISTORY BIRTH PLACE OF SOME OF INCLUDING THE ROLLING STONES, LED ZEPPELIN AND THE BEATLES ENGLAND IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS HISTORY IN BRITISH HEAVY METAL AND BRITPOP WHICH HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON MODERN MUSIC ANNUAL FESTIVALS SUCH AS GLASTONBURY AND WIRELESS TAKE CENTRE STAGE OVER THE SUMMER SEASON FILM UK FILMS SHARE 15% OF THE GLOBAL BOX OFFICE BRITAIN IS NOTORIOUSLY KNOWN FOR ITS CONTROVERSIAL FILMS SURROUNDING VIOLENCE, DRUGS AND SEXUALITY ICONIC FILMS MADE IN BRITAIN INCLUDE BILLY ELLIOT, TRAINSPOTTING AND THIS IS ENGLAND Gola FOLLOW GOLA ON TWITTER AT @GOLACLASSICS REFERENCES shfriers.co.uk/pages/facts-and-figures-603.htm http://visual.ly/all-about-british-tea http://ww http://www.londonofficespace.com/buzz/time-for-a-cuppa/ http://www.beveragestandardsassociation.co.uk/Tea-Facts http://speckyboy.com/2012/01/16/20-things-you-didn%E2%80%99t-know-about-pop-art-graphic-design/ http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9881253/How-British-is-British-fashion.html http://www.bfi.org.uk/