My latest column focuses on the unveiling of the #100Years100Faces centenary mural and why its most enduring legacy will be how it can inspire the next generation of young place-makers to pick up the baton and shape the next chapter in Stoke-on-Trent’s illustrious place story.

As those who attended the unveiling event heard, the #100Years100Faces mural showcases our unique city as ‘a history of heartbeats knitted together with theatre tickets, penalty shootouts, helping hands, and smiling kilns.’

An accessible, aesthetic work of art, the #100Years100Faces mural is a living to tribute to the inspirational individuals who have left their mark on our world craft city.

The publicly nominated people depicted will provide a hundred conversation themes and serve as an enduring #SoT100 legacy.

On Stoke-on-Trent Day, we will reveal the names of the first three inspirational people who will feature on the #100Years100Faces mural. A storytelling artwork depicting people that exemplify the rich tapestry of talent, resilience & ingenuity that defines Staffordshire’s industrial beating heart.