No food is more central to UK culture than the humble biscuit, so we’ve cooked up our very own selection – made right here in Bradford especially for you.
We’ve been touring Bradford, collecting stories, histories and recipes from people across the district. The result is The Bradford Selection: a series of biscuits inspired by different Bradford communities and cultures, from local growing groups and the Sikh community to Bradford’s radical political history.
SOLD OUT
The Bradford Selection was limited edition and is no longer available to purchase.
Thank you to the following retail stores across the district who were the stockists of our limited edition artwork:
Akas Market, BD3
Bradford 2025 box office, BD1
Butter & Bloom, BD4
Community Cutlery, LS29 (from 2nd July)
Gujarati Kitchen, BD7
Haworth Wholefoods, BD22
Hedgehog Organics, BD16
Holme in the Wood, BD4
House of Sweets, BD21
Jamil Food Store, BD9
Marshall’s Bakehouse, BD13 (from 10th July)
Plenty at the Square, BD13
Robertshaw’s Farm Shop, BD13
Sunny Bank Mills Gallery, LS28
The Sweetie People, BD12
The Triangle, BD18
Village General Store, BD18
The Biscuits
Gur In a Suitcase
A celebration of sikh diaspora communities and connection to land.
With ingredients lovingly transported by families to and from homes across the globe.
Apple Day Forever
20 years ago volunteers planted the first trees at the Bowling Park community orchard.
In this biscuit we taste the fruits of their labour.
‘Til the Revolution
Forward Bradford!
Made with the 1-in-12 Library Collective we bake the biscuit our future utopia needs and deserves.
Richard
Dunn-ker
A rough and ready dunking biscuit.
Inspired by Bradford’s heritage
of sport and leisure
and the iconic Richard Dunns leisure centre.
Welcome
People from all around the world have settled in our city.
The Welcome is co-created by sanctuary seekers who have found home in Bradford.
Your Tin, Your Archive
So, you’ve eaten your biscuits. Now you have the perfect container for your own personal archive.
Share how you use yours.
#TheBradfordSelection
#EdibleArchives
The Bradford Selection Credits
Edible Archives projects are truly collaborative. We work with amazing artists and creatives to bring our projects to life.
Lead Artists
Harry Jelley and Sonia Sandhu
Producer
Flo Simms
Tin Design and Insert Artworks
Jenna Greenwood
Sound Artist and Sound Director
shi Blank
Gur in a Suitcase Postcard Artwork
Roo Dhissou
The Welcome Postcard Artwork
Penny Moe
’Til The Revolution Poster Artwork
Echo Machine One
Biscuit Consultant
Sarah Lemanksi
Baking Team
Ben Mills
Matilya Njau
Ruth Diskin
Penny Moe
Sarah Davies
Sonia Saini
Zachery Noel
Zuzanna Olejniczak
Voices in the Audio Piece
Aaron Dhaliwal
Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper
Amanda Smith
Alison Ridler
Daljit Kaur
Echo Machine One
Ellie Clement
Fatima Mahmood
Gurnam Singh
Julia Pearson
Major Singh
Dr. Nima Poovaya-Smith
Oli Marshall
Pat Dowson
Dr. Polly Russell
Rawal Singh
and sanctuary seekers
Music from the Audio Piece
Pat Dowson
Echo Machine One
Webpage
Lydia Nutter
Advisory Support
Dr. Rory Padfield
Dr. Alexandra Dales
Dr. Ulrike Ehgartner
