Philip Hardaker (left) Bernard Meakin (right)

A large number of the donations to Made in England are listed in my name. Many of these have been generously donated by friends, local businesses and charity shops. I would like to make clear that nothing was donated that could have raised money for the cause concerned. Our thanks go to:

Iris's Cats Rescue, Tunstall
The Red Cross,Tunstall
The Red Cross, Biddulph
The Salvation Army, Biddulph
Oxfam, Biddulph
Douglas MacMillan, Longton
Cancer Research, Congleton
Katherine House Hospice, Stone
Animals in Distress, Smallthorne
Longport Table Top Show
Pat Wood's House for Cats and Dogs, Leek
Scope, Leek
Help the Aged, Leek
Second Chance Charity Shop, Chell Heath
Dunoon Pottery
Roy Kirkham, Tunstall
Bernard Meakin
Tony Armstrong
Bill Harper
Douglas Mace

People in the Potteries still value the creativity of their community, as the generosity of these individuals testifies. For a number of centuries, the history of the locals was a history of artists and craftsmen and women. This has come to an end -- but we must not casually forget the visual inventiveness of an entire community. This is an on-going project. Please contact us if you have a memory you wish to be recorded at www.made-in-england.net

[For more about Philip, see his contribution to the Essay section of the site.]