If you were a Bevin Boy in The Potteries, The Phoenix Trust would like to hear from you. Email us at phoenixstaffs@mail.com and tell us about life on the North Staffordshire Coalfield and about working conditions in the mines.
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Audley residents are invited to have their say on proposals that have been made following a review of the village’s conservation area.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has begun a six-week consultation to gauge the community’s views on a report compiled with the parish council, the Millennium Green Trust and Audley Locality Action Partnership.
The aim of the review was to define the area’s special interest and identify issues that might threaten these qualities as well as take into account changes which have taken place since the conservation area was created 37 years ago.
Louise Wallace, the borough council’s Conservation Officer, will be on hand to talk about the findings at Audley Library on Thursday, 28th March from 2.00pm to 5.00pm. People can also air their views by e-mailing planningconservation@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk, writing to the Civic Offices, Merrial Street, Newcastle, ST5 2AG or contacting Louise on 01782 742408.
Cllr. Eddie Boden, Cabinet member for planning, regeneration and town centres, said: “The borough council has a duty to review all of its conservation areas to make sure that special features still exist today. Audley is fortunate in having retained a centre with a distinct historical character – this desirable state must be continued and improved where possible and this can only be achieved with help from residents.”
The report is available at www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/conservation
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Do you want to know more about your family’s history or about the town or village where you live? Would you like to find out who built the clock tower in the market square or discover who designed the park where your children play?
“Can you tell me…?” lets you ask other readers to tell you things you’ve always wanted to know about Staffordshire’s socio-economic history and its architectural heritage.
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Books discovered in a dusty box found at the bottom of a cupboard in a laboratory at Newcastle-under-Lyme School turned out to be 300 year old works written by Isaac Newton.
The books which could have belonged to the school’s first principal, Francis Elliot Kitchener, were discovered by 16-year old physics student Will Garside while recording artefacts on the school’s premises.
The three books include Newton’s Laws of Motion and an account of the principles of gravity containing more than 1,000 pages.
A spokesperson for the school said it would not sell the books, which were first published in 1687, because of their historical importance.
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Stoke-on-Trent is a unique city with a unique industrial and architectural heritage whose buildings range from town halls and markets to hospitals and churches.
While striving to give The Potteries a positive future through Mandate for Change, the city council realises the importance of including historic buildings in its plans to make Stoke-on-Trent a great working city – a city where heritage buildings stand alongside new developments.
To achieve this objective, Stoke-on-Trent City Council is establishing a heritage commission and invites you to take part in a survey telling it the role you think historic buildings should play in the city’s future.
For more information visit the city council’s website.
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