Planning is officially underway to celebrate the centenary year of Stoke-on-Trent in 2025.
Next year marks 100 years since Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status by His Majesty King George V in 1925.
A meeting of the city council’s cabinet yesterday (16 January) approved a recommendation to salute the historic milestone.
The decision sets in train a planning process for a year-long programme to showcase the rich heritage of the city.
The community, businesses and the voluntary sector will be encouraged join the celebrations which will tell the story of how Stoke-on-Trent became a city.
Stoke-on-Trent first obtained city status on 5 June 1925, following a direct approach to King George V, to recognise the city’s considerable contributions to the pottery industry.
Leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council Councillor Jane Ashworth said: “We are looking forward to working with businesses, partners and our communities across Stoke-on-Trent to mark our historic centenary year.
“We are in the early planning stages, but expect some exciting announcements around activity in the coming months.
“As we do not have spare money from the council’s budgets to pay for this celebration, we will allocate funding from sources such as the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to get the ball rolling.”
The council’s cabinet meeting agreed that the City Director, the Leader of the Council and a Stoke-on-Trent 100 steering group would work together to develop plans for the celebrations.
