Thousands join Staffordshire Day celebrations
Thousands of people from across Staffordshire joined more than 50 online events and activities to show their pride in the county and what it has to offer.
Annual Staffordshire Day celebrations were held on Saturday, to help raise the county 's profile.
Residents and businesses, including landlord of the Plume of Feathers pub, actor Neil Morrissey, declared their love of the county in the Love Letter to Staffordshire campaign. Neil, landlord of the pub in Barlaston recorded his video, explaining what he loves about the county.
The first ever Staffordshire Day Film Festival attracted 60 entries from film makers from across the county. Longing for Steam, Uniting River, Philip Astley: Father of the Modern Circus and Bound by Clay are amongst the winners. A full list of the winning films and runners up is available at bit.ly/staffsdayfilmfestival
The Staffordshire Day virtual market gave people the chance to buy from over 60 Staffordshire food and drink producers and artisan craft businesses, promoting the best of the county 's produce.
Staffordshire Poet Laureate Mel Wardle Woodend also entertained viewers with her Staffordshire Day poem, Sandstone and Clay and her film Echoes about the county town of Stafford, its history and landscapes. Young Poet Laureate Emily Galvin from Lichfield also shared some of her poems about the county.
John Henderson, chief executive at Staffordshire County Council said: "Once again it 's brilliant to see so many people and organisations joining in our Staffordshire Day celebrations and sharing their pride in our great county.
"This is our sixth celebration and every year it gets better and better. The day included a packed programme of online activities, from history talks, virtual tours, cookery classes, poetry sessions as well as chats with some of the county 's top authors. Our first ever film festival also proved very popular, with some great quality films being submitted.
"Over the last five years, we 've used Staffordshire Day to tell the world what a great county we are. We have so much to shout about, from our amazing people and rich heritage to our stunning locations and places to visit."
The sixth annual Staffordshire Day was organised by Enjoy Staffordshire.
Pictured: Keeley Spilsbury, from Staffordshire Libraries service, enjoying Staffordshire Day