Staffordshire Day Celebrations ONLINE
A series of activities will be live-streamed and broadcast via social media to help celebrate this year’s Staffordshire Day…
Instead of the celebrations of previous years, which featured special events, offers and competitions – the 2020 Staffordshire Day will see a combination of live performances, talks and demonstrations, and classes to get involved in – from the living room – while the country remains in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mark Winnington, Cabinet Member responsible for tourism at Staffordshire County Council and Vice Chair of Destination Staffordshire said: “We all know what a wonderful county Staffordshire is and what truly amazing people we have here, and this is our chance to tell the world.
“This will be our fifth Staffordshire Day but because of Coronavirus, it will be very different and why we’re taking our activities online and on social media. They’ll include live music performances and poetry readings, history talks, quizzes, and as in previous years, our mug shot campaign. As well as showing off the pride we all have in our county as we’ve done on previous days – this year we’ll also be recognising our amazing community spirit.
“This includes promoting the resilience and kindness of local people, organisations and businesses, all making a real difference to people’s lives during the crisis. I want everyone to join in, share the posts and show everyone how proud we all are of our great county and wonderful people.”
Enjoy Staffordshire is encouraging anyone who would like to showcase their skills and entertain the county to come forward by emailing their details to info@enjoystaffordshire.com
Last year, over 30,000 people attended Staffordshire Day events, and there were more than 5,700 tweets using #StaffordshireDay, with the hashtag trending nationally for the whole day.
The date, decided by a public vote in 2015, is the anniversary of Josiah Wedgwood setting up his world-famous Staffordshire pottery company in 1759.
Further details of this year’s Staffordshire Day programme can be found at www.enjoystaffordshire.com/staffordshireday
