Author name: Naomi Reed

What Pottery Is Still Made In Stoke-On-Trent?

World famous Burleigh pottery has been created here using traditional methods since 1889. Is china still made in Stoke-on-Trent? For over 200 years since its development, its “home” has been here in Stoke-on-Trent. Many English manufacturers of fine bone china are still based right, here developing a reputation for being particularly high in quality. What …

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What Band Is Basildon?

THIS week Basildon’s Depeche Mode have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What group is Basildon in? Another world-wide band that formed in an Essex town is Depeche Mode. The synth-stars formed in Basildon in 1980, and rose to fame with songs like Enjoy The Silence, Shake The Disease and Personal …

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