Middleport Pottery Canal Festival 2025 We are so lucky to have historic venues like Middleport Pottery right on our doorstep. These places are full of life, stories, and heritage, and it’s incredible to see them brought to life through events like this. The festival was completely free to attend, and it reminded us how fortunate we are to have so many free events happening across the city throughout the year. They don’t just happen on their own. These brilliant days out are made possible by the

Meet Roz (Rosemarie Mountford), from Burslem. Roz has skills. She’s a transferrer working on Burleigh ware at Middleport Pottery. She followed her mum into the pottery industry back in the 1980s, starting as a lithographer at Royal Doulton. Now Roz is one of just 11 people at Burleigh who have this ages-old skill. It took her seven years to get to this standard. Burleigh is the only place in the world where this craft survives. We are The Sentinel: #localandproud | Stoke-on-Trent Live