MadeinStokeonTrent

The Made in Stoke-on-Trent Network is a diaspora group for individuals and organisations with links to the city of Stoke-on-Trent.

[MadeinStokeonTrent @MadeinStokeonT]

2025 was huge for Stoke-on-Trent!
💷 £65K+ in community grants
🫖 15,000 strong cream tea = Guinness World Record
👏 40+ firms joined Future Ready Pledge
❤️ £210K donated to youth orgs
🧠 Mind North Staffs now planning a £2M mental health hub. Read more: https://t.co/oyiBPX81H6

[MadeinStokeonTrent @MadeinStokeonT]

Stoke-on-Trent is ending its centenary year on a high — celebrating people, place & possibility. 💪

From £65k in community grants to youth opportunities & a new £2m wellbeing hub, the city’s spirit is unstoppable.

Read more: https://t.co/CcFoSsQWqe

#MadeInStoke

[Your Heroes Awards @Heroes_Awards]

A police officer suffered burns to his arm and head after running into a house fire as it was believed a child might be inside. Sergeant Andrew Hogan-Hughes and @StaffsPolice colleagues PCs Martin Green and Luci Williams are nominated for @Heroes_Awards https://t.co/17RZdLSe5f

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Student Rhyllan Taperek joined @SOTCollege in 2022 to complete a full-time City & Guilds bricklaying course at the age of just 14, following elective home education, with dreams of working for his dad’s business. He’s nominated for @Heroes_Awards https://t.co/hnM8tznvxX

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Isla Telford is the co-founder of Urban Wilderness CIC and a freelance creative consultant with a passion for community-led cultural and social regeneration, changing perceptions and the re-imagination of public spaces. She is nominated for @Heroes_Awards https://t.co/pja5AqMUFM

[Jenny Amphlett @Jennyamphlett]

In Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-Under-Lyme @_alicecharity is on a quest to ensure every child, young person and family has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive. It won the Business in the Community (Charity) Award at @UniofStaffs Business Awards.

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PCs Bethany Cottrell and Natalie Millward have been commended for their extraordinary courage during one of the most violent protests in Stoke-on-Trent in a generation. They are nominated in the Uniformed Hero category of @Heroes_Awards by @StaffsPolice https://t.co/oErcbsStge

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Kristina Swancott has become such a valuable member of the team at @CitizensAdvice Staffordshire North & Stoke on Trent that colleagues say she is making an impact on the wider work of the charity as well as within the finance team where her role is based. https://t.co/6DmPuVxE8V

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A Staffordshire businessman has personally raised around £400,00 for charity over the past three decades. As part of a fundraising team he has raised more than £1.5M. Nathan Walton, the CEO of Insurance Connections, has been nominated for @Heroes_Awards https://t.co/4odN51iqTx

[Jenny Amphlett @Jennyamphlett]

Congratulations to everyone at @stokecity on the launch of Stoke City Foundation today. It was great to be at this morning’s launch event at the Bet365 - and to see @UniofStaffs’s @MartinTideswell on the panel discussing the University’s collaborative work with Stoke City 👏mart

[Jenny Amphlett @Jennyamphlett]

Founded nearly two decades ago by @StaffsAlumni Andrew Pear, Reliance Medical has grown into the UK’s leading trade manufacturer of first aid supplies. It won the Innovation Award at @UniofStaffs Business Awards and was presented with a trophy by category sponsors. @sgfleetUK

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Oscar-winning actress @RachelShenton has praised the @UHNM_NHS team that supported her when her baby was born a month early. The Neonatal Community Outreach Team gave practical and emotional support so she could take her son home as quickly as possible. https://t.co/waa6ElJv1A

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Joelle Anyafufu is just seven years old but is already a carer for her mum, who has a physical disability. Joelle has been nominated in the Child of Courage category of @Heroes_Awards by @NSCarers. https://t.co/FObjX3JGbI

[Jenny Amphlett @Jennyamphlett]

The Drayton Beaumont Group is a North Staffordshire, family-owned firm specialising in mechanical and electrical engineering services including design and development, facilities management and renewables. It won the Skills For The Future Award at @UniofStaffs Business Awards.

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Nicola Stanway leads @caudwellkids’s Shaping Futures Programme, a pioneering initiative that empowers neurodivergent young people aged 16 to 25 to unlock their potential & take their next steps with confidence & purpose. She is nominated for @Heroes_Awards https://t.co/7iMdwqAvnP

[Jenny Amphlett @Jennyamphlett]

Jacob Durkin has established himself as a standout leader in the UK food industry. Since joining Trentham Foods in 2013 he has transformed it into one of the fastest-growing businesses in its sector. He was named Young Business Person of the Year at @UniofStaffs Business Awards.

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A Stoke-on-Trent nurse who has spent almost 20 years caring for some of the sickest patients at @UHNM_NHS is now waiting for life-saving care of her own. Joanne Blackburn is on the waiting register for a transplant. https://t.co/YH8Z7nCyox

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A stroke consultant from @UHNM_NHS received recognition for his dedication to GP training. Professor Indira Natarajan, consultant stroke physician and clinical director for neurosciences, was awarded the Elizabeth Hughes Award for Outstanding Contribution https://t.co/ExjhhOLJ0c

[Jenny Amphlett @Jennyamphlett]

Founded by @StaffsAlumni and Honorary Doctor Angela Morris, @WeAreWoolcool is family business on a mission to use natural materials to change the world. Woolcool was named Business of the Year at @UniofStaffs Business Awards and presented with a prize by sponsor @brewindolphin

[Staffs Alumni @StaffsAlumni]

.@UniofStaffs’s Woodlands Day Nursery was proud to host a visit by judges of The RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize, including Baroness Doreen Lawrence OBE, an Honorary Doctor of the University. Jack Baker, an architect who worked on the project, has been nominated for the prize.