🔵Today we unveiled only the 2nd blue plaque of the Historic England national blue plaques scheme.

🌞It honours Clarice Cliff - one of the most influential pottery designers of the 20th century.

🔶It's located at 20 Snow Hill, Shelton, Cliff's first independent home.

A new blue plaque to pottery designer Clarice Cliff was unveiled today in Stoke-on-Trent. 🔵

Cliff was one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the 20th century.

Arts and Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson unveiled the blue plaque at her former flat on Snow Hill.

'For me, it was much more about fulfilling my potential'

As the Olympic flame begins its journey to Paris with 3️⃣ months to go! I spoke with British former decathlete Daley Thompson about his #TopTips for a young person would be 👇

#Paris2024 #RoadToParis2024 #Olympics

'Well, she just broke the mould, didn't she?'

Today, Stoke-on-Trent pottery icon Clarice Cliff is receiving a blue plaque to honour her lifetime of achievements
We spoke to local ceramicist and paintress Emma Bailey to hear about Cliff's legacy

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Today I visited Bolton Wanderers with Chris Green to speak with incredible team here about their work in the community and the Football Governance Bill.

We're firmly on the side of fans, and I'm proud to have the support of so many clubs like Bolton Wanderers for this Bill.

#ActiveLives Adult Survey published 📣

Two million more adults are getting active since 2016, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic & increased cost of living pressures. #SportEngland Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Pontefract, breaks down the headlines.

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We are so excited to be hosting the UCL final at Wembley on 1 June - one of the world’s greatest sporting spectacles, building on our already great reputation for hosting the biggest and best events UEFA Champions League

How do researchers tackle biodiversity loss?
Or help protect us against global pandemics?
The answer: by studying butterflies 🦋

Find out more on our YouTube 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=GkMJPj…

We thrilled to announce that Baroness Floella Benjamin OM DBE DL will be awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for her exceptional contribution to television at the #BAFTATVAwards with P&O Cruises on Sunday 12 May ✨

🎮 Alyx Jones of The Quiet Things - An Auto-Biographical Game and @FumbGames’s Paul West told us how a grant from the government and @UKGamesFund helped power-up their games studios

#WeCreate

Great to meet with the New Zealand Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage & for Media & Communications Paul Goldsmith.

The 🇬🇧 & 🇳🇿 share so many values & we discussed how we can learn from each other when it comes to protecting media freedom & growing our creative industries.

Football is nothing without its fans.

That is why we are setting up an independent football regulator that will ensure English football is sustainable and give fans a greater say in the running of clubs.

I explained more in my speech yesterday.

The Football Governance Bill is going to give us a strong independent regulator that will...

Ensure clubs finances are run sustainably 📈
Safeguard footballing heritage 🔒
Give fans a greater voice 📢

I explained how in the UK House of Commons earlier⤵️

Every child should be able to express and channel their creativity.

I met Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Martyn Oliver to discuss how we can support creativity in schools because we know how important it is for children to reach their potential.

Our new Football Governance Bill is going to put fans back at the heart of our national game & support the Premier League to continue as a global success.

Last week The FSA CEO Kevin Miles asked some of the fans biggest questions on the Bill ⤵️

Happy St George's Day from everyone at England Rugby 🌹💖

#StGeorgesDay