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In his latest Guest Blog for Baba – Adam Gratton discusses the importance of Podcasting & what it means within community & news sharing… As you are all no doubt aware the world is one busy place, and much of the time you probably don’t even have a moment to read long blog posts […]
What exactly is community? Here Adam Gratton discusses his view on “Community” in his latest Guest Blog for Baba Baboon… We all use the word Community & no doubt have each got our own idea of what we think it is, but in this current world, is what we think it is, doing our […]
Adam Gratton, 40, is a freelance media consultant, journalist and podcaster who has worked in local community radio and Stoke-on-Trent Live, while supporting citywide community projects such as the Appetite Art programme. Adam has also worked with Staffordshire University and Expert Citizens to create a podcast series ‘Keep Talking About…’ to enable them to shine […]
Panto is back – Two years after the dynamic duo of, Potteries own, Jonathan Wilkes and Christian Patterson last graced the stage of the Regent Theatre, Hanley. Their enduring partnership has returned, along with a wonderfully talented cast, to bring this year’s festive production of Cinderella to life. In front of a packed-out audience, we […]
Taking my seat as I returned to the theatre for the first time in two-years was a treat, little did I know how much of a sensory feast I was in store for as the lights dimmed around and silence fell at the Repertory Theatre in Stoke… Opening to a quote from Charles Dicken’s a […]
A citywide community initiative, set up more than a decade ago, has been continuing to support residents, seven-days- a-week, throughout the pandemic. Making phone calls, doing people’s shopping, and walking dogs are just some of the ways in which My Community Matters has continued to help some of the most vulnerable people and communities in […]
A Stoke-on-Trent community group is celebrating after getting funding to continue and grow its work in the Etruria and Shelton areas. Article by Adam Gratton With a focus on improving social aspiration in their local area – Etruria Matters, set up in 2019 by Matt Crompton (main image) and three of his friends – has […]
A memorial garden in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent, complete with sculptures, is to be home to an international effort to remember the tragic events which befell the small Czechoslovakian town of Lidice during the early part of the Second World War. Article by Adam Gratton Local community champions and business owners Alan, and Cllr Cheryl, […]
A local arts project is continuing to spread positivity and support people’s well-being in the face of COVID-19 and lockdown measures. Article by Adam Gratton Since late October, Appetite, funded by Arts Council England and the National Lottery, has been offering up an array of art-based entertainment as part of its ‘Seasonal Specials’ programme. Originally […]
A local community group which helps to support people’s mental health by getting them out in the open countryside around Staffordshire has had its work recognised by the Queen’s daughter, the Princess Royal, Anne. Article by Adam Gratton Director of community interest company, Walk, Talk, Action Teri Elder, who is herself a veteran soldier of […]