Stoke-on-Trent: Celebrating 100 years of strength kindness and creativity as a city
Written by Hitmix Local News on 15 July 2024
Stoke-on-Trent City Council have unveiled plans to celebrate the city’s Centenary at a major event at Gladstone Pottery Museum, Longton.
Stoke-on-Trent is, of course, the key centre of The Potteries, the only region in the country to be named to this day after the product for which it is best known. But there’s even more to the city than ceramics and seven themes will be celebrated – Civic, Children and young people, Culture, Heritage, Community, Environment and Futures.
The launch was held at Gladstone Pottery Museum which is celebrating its own anniversary this year. In Gladstone’s spectacular cobbled courtyard, in front of its bottle kiln, the Lord Mayor, Councillor Lyn Sharpe unveiled the very first look at the Stoke-on-Trent Centenary logo. The logo and branding will represent the prestigious centenary brand throughout 2025.
Councillor Sharpe said: “As a proud fourth generation Fentonian, it’s an honour to be Lord Mayor of this fantastic city as it enters its centenary year. We’re planning so many wonderful events that acknowledge our proud past at the same time as looking towards our future as a great city.
Leader of the city council, Councillor Jane Ashworth said: “It was great to see local businesses, organisations and people come together to launch our plans for the centenary year. I am passionate about our city and I truly believe that Stoke-on-Trent is a unique and amazing place.
For more information on the City of Stoke-on-Trent’s Centenary and to keep up with the latest announcements go to their website sot100.org.uk