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NewsDesk – Your help needed to keep Longton’s past alive

April 5th, 2013

You can help keep Longton’s history alive by sharing your memories with B-Arts, a local group who are working with students from Staffordshire University to create an online archive describing what the town was like in the past.

B-Arts will be in Longton market every Wednesday throughout April to tell you about the project and explain how you can volunteer to help create an interactive heritage trail around the town.

Councillor Ruth Rosenau, cabinet member for regeneration, planning and transportation, said: “This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in a really important historical project that will help to preserve memories of Longton in years gone by.

“I would urge anyone with an interest in local history as well as those who would like to gain valuable work experience or who would just like to meet new people, to pop down to the market and volunteer. It is also a great opportunity for people who have lived in the town for some time, and can reflect on how the area has changed, to share their stories of Longton’s past with younger generations.”

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Staffordshire University – an international centre of excellence

September 27th, 2012

Even before it acquired University status, two colleges from which Staffordshire University can trace its descent were highly regarded international centres of excellence.

The North Staffordshire College of Technology possessed the world’s leading school of ceramic science and the best mining school in Europe. As early as the 1930s, the college attracted overseas students and American ceramic scientists said that if it had been in the USA the college would have been made a University.

Founded in the late 1950s, Staffordshire College of Technology had close links with English Electric. The college helped the company to design new computers and became a leading international centre for computer studies.

Today, the University has an international reputation as a centre of excellence in the fields of Information Technology and Business Studies.

An article published in Hybrid News (27th September, 2012) recognises Staffordshire University’s importance and goes on to say: “The University sits at the head of a dynamic and multicultural network of global universities.”

Staffordshire University attracts students from more than 75 countries. Some are studying at Staffordshire’s international partner universities while others are pursuing degree and post-graduate studies in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford.

North Staffordshire has many assets which it undervalues – Staffordshire University is one of them.

 

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NewsDesk – Stoke-on-Trent’s links with Lidice will be strengthened on Holocaust Day

January 21st, 2012

The Memorial to the Children of Lidice who were killed by the Nazis

Art Venue CIC, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, local faith leaders and schools are forming a partnership to recognise North Staffordshire’s close  links with Lidice in the Czech Republic.

Called the Lidice Project, the partnership is being launched on Holocaust Day, Friday, January 27th.

There will be a talk about the history of Lidice, where 173 men were murdered by the Nazis on June 10th, 1942.

The Nazis destroyed the village and sent the women and  children to concentration camps where many “were exterminated” in the gas chambers.

Outraged by these atrocities, members of North Staffordshire’s mining community gave part of their wages to finance a campaign,  led by Stoke-on-Trent city councillor Dr Barnett Stross, to rebuild Lidice after the war.

The Lidice Project’s aims and objectives are to remember the goodwill and generosity shown by local miners and to strengthen existing ties between Stoke-on-Trent and Lidice.

Speaking about the project, the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Councillor Terry Follows, said: “The suffering inflicted upon the millions of people during the Holocaust is insurmountable and something that needs to be remembered. The lessons of the war need to be passed on from generation to generation.

“The Lidice story, in particular, really hit close to home during that period, due to the similarities between Stoke-on-Trent and themselves. From there a close bond has formed between the two regions and we continue that tradition into the present day with the launch of this partnership.”

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Competition for budding young writers

January 12th, 2012

A competition organised by Staffordshire University and The Sentinel gives budding young writers a chance to make the headlines.

The competition, called The Young Journalist Awards, is open to primary school, secondary school and sixth form students.

Short listed entrants will be invited to a special awards ceremony hosted by Staffordshire University and given a tour of the University’s broadcast newsroom.

Sentinel editor Mike Sassi said: “We’re looking for young people to research and write an intelligent piece of journalism which might be worthy of publication in The Sentinel.

“The article can be short or long. It could be based on something they heard at the bus stop – or even on an incident which became a life-changing experience. Whatever the case, it must be an interesting story.

“Last year we received a number of tremendous articles and features.”

Entries will be featured in The Sentinel between now and the closing date April 18th, 2012. Articles should be no longer than 400 words and based on original stories from the community where the entrant lives.

Winners of each category will receive a Netbook, a framed photo certificate and have their story or picture published.

Last year’s winner Joshua Heath, aged 10, from Langdale Primary School in Clayton, said: “I won the last competition and it was one of the best experiences I have ever had and if possible I hope to win again.”

Entries which must include the student’s name, age and address; the name of the school or college attended, and daytime and evening telephone numbers should be sent to: Young Journalist Awards, Newsdesk, The Sentinel, Sentinel House, Forge Lane Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5SS.

 

 

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Newcastle NewsDesk – Betty Smithers Design Study Collection goes on display in the borough museum

January 10th, 2012

A stunning collection of period clothing from Staffordshire University’s Betty Smithers Design Study Collection goes on display in Newcastle next week as a tribute to Betty, a fashion designer and historian.

The exhibition – entitled ‘Out of the Wardrobe – Fashioning a Life’ opens at  Newcastle Borough Museum and Art Gallery on January 14th and features outfits from the collection.

Betty studied fashion at the Royal College of Art. When her family moved to North Staffordshire, she taught at the Sutherland Institute in Longton before moving to Stoke-on-Trent College.

Betty taught at Stoke-on-Trent College for 22 years and then  lectured at Burslem School of Art until her retirement in 1995 when she was 70.

Before her death in 2008, Betty donated her extensive clothing collection to Staffordshire University.

In recognition of the gesture, the University’s entire design collection was renamed the Betty Smithers Design Study Collection.

Liz Allen, keeper of the Betty Smithers Design Study Collection, said: “The collection is an Aladdin’s cave of objects spanning 20th century design history and is a regular source of inspiration for our students, whether for a photoshoot or to merely browse through some of our magazines and periodicals.”

In addition to Betty’s costumes and original designs, the exhibition will include work by the Midlands Textile Forum which has been inspired by the Collection.

Betty’s daughter Rebecca, a Guardian journalist, described her mother as an “inspiration” who was very much part of the community.  “She was a lively local figure and was often called upon for her opinion and ideas about fashion and design.”

The exhibition at Newcastle Museum and Art Gallery runs until March 4th.

 

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