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Stoke-on-Trent will find out in December from the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism whether its bid is successful.
The designation of UK City of Culture brings with it a £3million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for planning and events.
We’re fired up for 2021 Will Stoke-on-Trent be Britain’s next City of Culture? Staffordshire University alumnus Paul Williams, who is leading the bid, believes Stoke’s creative energy and ceramics heritage are a winning formula
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Positive energy: Top left, Stoke City striker Peter Crouch and friend backing the bid. Clockwise from top, a colourful artiste, DJ and presenter Sara Cox, and stilt walkers all celebrate the launch of the new campus