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FEBRUARY 2006 **** Marriage at Heathcote Primary School The institutions of religion and marriage are considered as amongst the most sacred in modern life. So it's good for pupils at Heathcote Primary School in Stoke-on-Trent's Alsagers Bank to be taught this.
But what can four-year-olds learn if they take part in a mock church wedding? To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. Remembering Munich A former Olympic weightlifter from Burton-on-Trent has been talking about his memories of the 1972 terrorist attack at the Munich Games.
Tony Ford was competing in the Olympics when 11 Israeli competitors were killed by Palestinian terrorists. The events are now the subject of a Steven Spielberg film. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. 'Your Staffordshire' - Looking at Stafford 'Your Staffordshire' takes a closer look at the towns and cities in our county. The first in the series looks at Stafford. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. M6 Widening Debate - The future of the M6 Business leaders want the M6 widened through Staffordshire to help reduce traffic congestion.
Over the next week, 91Èȱ¬ Staffordshire TV will be looking at some of the issues. Our transport correspondent Peter Plisner has this report. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. M6 Widening Debate - A Truck Driver's Story Staffordshire TV takes a closer look at the M6 which is used for over a million journeys a week in the West Midlands.
The government wants to widen it, or build a new tolled expressway alongside it. Road's users, environmentalists and those living close to the motorway give their opinion on the future of the road. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. 'Local Angels' - Kath Riley Local angel Kath Riley has been helping young people learn new skills and have fun for 16 years.
From driving tractors to feeding the animals, the students love the Bridlegate educational centre and love Kath. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. A tour of Lichfield A new tourist guide has just been published for Lichfield, the historic cathedral city which receives over two million visitors each year.
91Èȱ¬ Staffordshire TV asked the city's tourism manager for a guided tour of her favourite places. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. Unity House / 'Faulty Towers'! As the demolition of Unity House in Hanley continues, a short film has been made a in memory of the building known to some as "Faulty Towers".
Local fimmakers Michelle Martin and Chris Darwen produced their tribute to Unity House, which has dominated Stoke's skyline since it was built in 1973. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. Belly-dancing A belly-dancing instructor is touring the county with a fitness fair to promote the health benefits of the activity.
Donna Gardner says belly-dancing has a long history and is a low-impact form of exercise which is easy on the joints. Ian Bucknell reports. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. Sir Stanley Matthews Day To celebrate Sir Stanley Matthews Day, people in Stoke-on-Trent have been wearing football shirts and making donations to the Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation.
Pupils at Grange Primary School in Meir have joined in with a specially commissioned mosiac that will be laid at the base of Sir Stanley's statue at the Britannia Stadium. To view this video, click on the weblink on the right hand side of this page. Staffordshire in the Air! Viewers to 91Èȱ¬ Staffordshire TV love our opening sequence to the news so much that they asked us to make a special film.
See the splendour of Staffordshire from the sky in air tour.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4's Egg Cups Bairstow Manor Pottery in Hanley was specially commissioned to make the egg cups depicting the presenters from 91Èȱ¬ Radio Four's "Today" programme for Children in Need ... before Christmas.Ìý Many customers haven't received their order yet. Laura McMullan reports.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Ceramica worries The Ceramica pottery museum in Stoke-on-Trent has everything a modern museum should have.Ìý But last year only 12,000 people came to the attraction, well short of the 100,000 visitors per year predicted during Ceramica's development.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Ingestre church bells? People living in the hamlet of Ingestre, near Stafford, won't be hearing the church bells for a while. That's because the bells, which are more than 300 years old, have been taken out of the church tower to be refurbished. Paul Boys-Stone reports.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Audley family history Schoolchildren in the village of Audley have been searching through attics for old photos and documents and quizzing elderly relatives to create their family history projects. 91Èȱ¬ Staffordshire TV finds out what interesting facts and family secrets they uncovered.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Profile of Lichfield City 'Your Staffordshire' takes a closer look at the towns and cities in our county. The first in the series looks at the cathedral city of Lichfield.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Silvana - Italian idol! A Stoke-on-Trent sandwich shop manager has beaten off stiff opposition to win a top Italian talent competition.Ìý Silvana Barlow who runs the Full Monty sandwich shop in Hanley received over 90% of the votes on La Corrida on Italian TV. But will it change her life?
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Huntingdon's Disease plea A husband is pleading for help so he can continue caring for his sick wife at home.
Barry Seckerson's wife Brenda has Huntingdon's disease, but, ironically, funding to look after her has been reduced as her condition has worsened.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Narrowboat pair go to USA After beating the odds by sailing across the English Channel in a narrowboat, a couple from Stone are setting out on a fresh adventure.Ìý Monica and Terry Darlington now plan to sail it down waterways on the east coast of the USA, as Errol Murray reports.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Cannock Chase Hospital As many small hospitals in the West Midlands face closure, there's some good news for Cannock Chase Hospital.ÌýÌý The Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust has announced plans to develop the services offered there, making the hospital a centre of excellence for orthopaedics and rheumatology. Ian Bucknell reported.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Jody Bunting -Ìý 'Local Angel' Fitness instructor Jody Bunting from Burton-on-Trent has spent the last seven years inspiring others lose weight. Most of his life he weighed over 30 stone.
(To nominate a Local Angel, email us at staffordshiretv@bbc.co.uk).
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Clubbing in trouble Stoke's Stoke-on-Trent's once thriving club scene is in serious decline, according to a local DJ and promoter.
Blondie says it is becoming harder to find suitable venues for the best dance music acts and the city's economy is suffering as a result. Ian Bucknall reports.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Farmer's wife makes hats Farmers' wives across Staffordshire are taking advantage of a new co-operative, which makes hats. Paula Boys-Stones has been to meet one of them in Derrington.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Church goes out to homes If you want to get to church but are too busy, or unable to get out, a group of volunteers from Woodseaves can help.Ìý They produce a tape of hymns, readings and comment every month. This is the story of how and why they do it.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Man plays musical saw
Have you ever wanted to try and learn something new?Ìý One Staffordshire man thought he would try and learn a new musical instrument. But he chose the saw!
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Rocester to Thailand Four pupils from Abbotsholme School in Rocester spent their Christmas holidays working on a water project in Thailand and building a school dining room in Kenya.
Staffordshire TV has been hearing the highlights and memories of the trip.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Jacob- three legged cat
RSPCA officers are warning pet owners that Fenn traps are being laid in some residential areas in Staffordshire.ÌýÌý Jacob the cat caught his leg caught in a trap, normally used to catch rabbits, near his home in Normacot near Longton.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Darley Oaks closes Animal rights campaigners have said they're overjoyed a farm breeding guinea pigs for medical experiments has shut down.ÌýÌýÌý The owners of Darley Oaks Farm in Staffordshire are closing their business after a campaign of intimidation lasting several years.
But is the protestors' victory really a victory for mob rule? Liz Copper has this report.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Stafford Players - in WW1 and WW2 The men of Staffordshire played a large part in the Great War, but the women who were left behind are often overlooked by the history books.
The Stafford Players are getting ready to perform 'What the Women Did'. Stuart Ratcliffe joined them for rehearsals at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum in Lichfield.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Drake Hall Prison salon A hair and beauty training salon has opened at Drake Hall Prison near Eccleshall.
One of the prisoners on the course explains how she hopes it will help her settle into life when her sentence is over.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Moneystone Quarry protest Developers hope to extend Moneystone Quarry, in the Staffordshire Moorlands, into a 100 acre site, saying it's one of the UK's most important sources of industrial sand.
Yet people who live in neighbouring Whiston fear expansion could destroy their village, as campaigner Stephen Lorimer explained to 91Èȱ¬ Staffordshire TV's Errol Murray.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Sikh Guru birthday Last weekend saw a big celebration in the Sikh community with prayers, readings and music marking the birthday of the tenth Guru of the Sikh faith - Guru Gobind Singh. This film from Tim Parker joins a community in Stafford.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. The goat that thinks it's a dog! Billy the goat, who lives at the Swan Pit Animal Sanctuary in Gnosall, is having an identity crisis, because he thinks he's a dog. His owner Marc Palmer who runs the sanctuary rescued Billy from slaughter when he was just 2 days old.Ìý Billy started to learn from Marc's dog, and has been brought up acting like a dog ever since. He can fetch things, he shakes his hoof, he responds to his name and he chases his own tail.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Walking the Staffordshire Way Bob Hockenhull enjoys a winter ramble in Teddesley Park along the Staffordshire Way. It's some of the most beautiful countryside in the county and has an interesting history, as Bob explains.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Mother Goose panto record The Mother Goose pantomime has broken box office records at the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent.Ìý It's taken more bookings than any other panto in the theatre's history. Stuart Ratcliffe went behind the curtains to meet the star cast.
To view this video, click on the weblink in the top right-hand corner of this page. Staffs Regiment's Year The Staffordshire Regiment, who lost three of their company while in Iraq, have been nominated as a 91Èȱ¬ Midlander of the Year award finalist.Ìý James McDonald reports.
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