The Way We Were

From Pits to Pots and the link between Staffordshire's industrial past

In this episode I travel between the mines of the former working colliery at Apedale Heritage Centre and Middleport's Pottery museum, linking up with volunteers involved in proto-type project 'Pit to Pots' led by Middleport communications manager Sarah Nadin. The future hope of this venture is of engaging the communities of North Staffordshire and the Potteries with their heritage, through an interactive guided tour, and enabling people to see just how the industries of Mining and Pottery are entwined. Music by www.bensounds.com [http://www.bensounds.com] For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

75-years on, friends reunite with memories of working at the Clearing Banks in Trentham

I catch up with Vera Grange and Ruth Shaw, two women who have been reunited after 75-year, listen to them tell their tale of life in the Clearing Banks in Trentham's Ballroom following the move from London of the nations finances. Sounds by www.bensounds.com [http://www.bensounds.com] For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The D-Road telling the story of a road that split a city...

I catch up with the cast of Claybody Theatre's latest local based production The D Road, and speak to its creator and writer Deb McAndrew, alongside director Conrad Nelson, about the inspiration which drove them to tackle such a divisive subject as the A500, which has continued to split a city decades after its creation. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

WW2 Royal Navy Medic Vincent Orton recalls his training and landing in Normandy

In this latest episode, hear veteran of the Second World War former Royal Navy Medic Vincent Orton talk about volunteering as an 18-year-old and touching down on Juno beach the day after D-DAY to tend to wounded troops as they made their way through France. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

RAF WW2 veteran Burt Turner recalls the Battle of Arnhem 75-years on

In this episode catch up with Burt Turner, 95, who from a Volunteer for the RAF carved out a career as an engineer on board Stirling Bombers during WW2, here he recalls his involvement in the Operation Market Garden and beingshot down at the Battle of Arnhem 75-years on. Conversation in this podcast contains some brief references to battle and fatalities in WW2 which some people may find upsetting. Music by www.bensounds.com [http://www.bensounds.com] For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]