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New! 29.10.09    
Jobs:  Heath Park Business and Enterprise College, in nearby Wolverhampton, is seeking two Creative Practitioners, who have background in publishing work (journalism, writing, filmmaking, radio, etc) and good contacts in their respective industries, to work with two groups of Key Stage 3 children (age 11 to 14). The question the school is [...]

New! 28.10.09    
Added to the events page:  The Enterprise & Commercial Development unit at Staffordshire University is inviting people to a Creative IP Event on 18th November 2009 (4pm-6pm) in the Activity Space at Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent. They will have three speakers on the topic of intellectual property and the creative industries. These include: [...]

New! 27.10.09    
Congratulations to Pamela Sambrook, who has just published her well-researched book The Staffordshire Oatcake: A History (Palatine Books, 128 pages).
New! 27.10.09    
Birmingham-based The Traditional Arts Team are searching for the best young storytellers from across the British Isles, leading up to a national event on Saturday 13th March 2010 at [...]

New! 26.10.09   
To help cover web hosting costs, Creative Stoke has decided to experiment with some advertising.  Creative Stoke remains a non-profit project.  But now you can buy simple cheap adverts on the page which has the most attentive eyeballs – the What’s New page.
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New! 26.10.09   
Stoke-on-Trent’s Andrew Stuart is planning a documentary on photographers’ rights in the UK, police stopping photographers, and the fight to show that photography not a crime in public places. Andrew is a 2nd year Broadcast Journalism student at Staffordshire University. He would like to speak to people who have been stopped [...]

Additions to Creative Stoke, 22nd October 2009:
New! 22.10.09   
Added to the Directory:  The Interior Design Practice. Located in Stoke town, Stoke-on-Trent, The Interior Design Practice offers highly personalised transformations for everything from traditional houses to apartments and corporate interiors.

New! 22.10.09   
Added to the Directory:  Red Dog Photography. Located in Uttoxeter.

New! 22.10.09   
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New! 21.10.09   
Jobs:  Staffordshire University at Stafford require three Technical Skills Specialists to provide technical support to students, in: Computing/Games Programming (Ref CET09/3c); Film/Television (Ref CET09/3a); and Music Studios/Laboratories (Ref CET09/3b). Application deadline: 5th November 2009.
New! 21.10.09   
Birmingham’s Shout lesbigay arts festival is offering a rare chance to attend a West Midlands symposium on [...]

Additions to Creative Stoke, 20th October 2009:—
New! 20.10.09   
Stoke-on-Trent’s Stoke Your Fires festival of animation (Feb 2010) has opened the 2010 Stoke Your Fires Animation Awards for submissions. The categories include: Best Professional Regional Animation “Made in the Midlands”. Full information from:  info@stokeyourfires.com
New! 20.10.09   
Museums for Schools is a newly-launched online directory for the [...]

New! 19.10.09   
Do you have a new project idea about how to creatively use or reclaim a local “natural asset”? Perhaps an annual programme for a sculpture trail, with land art training summer schools? Or enhancing a natural ampitheatre so it can be regularly used for outdoor storytelling and performance? How about a beautiful and [...]

Additions to Creative Stoke, 16th October 2009:—
New! 16.10.09   
All the external web links in Creative Stoke’s Directory have been checked for viability, using an automated service. Broken links have been either deleted, or found again and repaired. The Support Services page has been checked and repaired by hand.
New! 16.10.09    
Job:  Staffordshire Moorlands Council [...]