We’re here to champion Staffordshire as a place to live, work, visit and study.
We want to tell the world just how brilliant Staffordshire is, remind everyone how much it has to offer, and make those already here feel excited and proud to be part of our great county.
We’re putting Staffordshire on the map, one activity at a time!
We need you to help us spread the word and become an ambassador
We all want Staffordshire to succeed and grow, and together through a collective voice, we can promote Staffordshire’s unique story and assets to national and international audiences.
That’s why we’ve set up our Ambassador Network; a community of businesses and individuals across the county, who are as proud of Staffordshire as we are – and we’d love you to join us!
Get involved. Be Inspired.
Network, learn, debate and discuss. Come along and celebrate Staffordshire.
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Staffordshire Ambassador of the Year 2024
Awarded to Karen Jennings, Lichfield Cathedral
Staffordshire Ambassador Event
Evolving Places: Weston Park, South Staffordshire
UKREiiF Investment Conference 2024
Our 8 District and Borough partners joined us at this year’s conference to share Staffordshire’s investment offer.
Newcastle-under-Lyme BID Love NuL Awards
October 2024
City Nation Place UK24
Hosting a national placemaking conference at Lichfield Cathedral
Staffordshire Ambassador Event
Focusing on skills at NSCG Stafford College
Visit to Tamworth
August 2024, Tamworth Castle
Keele University visit
August 2024
We Are Staffordshire
@wearestaffordshire
Half-term in Staffordshire ✨
If you’re looking for fun-filled family adventures, you’ve come to the right place 💚
🍃 Take a stroll around Trentham’s mile-long lake, and spot beautifully crafted willow animal sculptures hidden along the Willow Animal Trail.
🏴☠️ Enjoy a nautical adventure where the scallywags, treasure hunts and tales of sea monsters are all part of the fun at the Pirate Takeover at Alton Towers or tackle the thrilling rides of Frontier Falls, including Gold Rush and The Wave, and the family-friendly attractions of Thomas Land at Drayton Manor Resort.
🐑 Visit the first lambs of 2025 at Staffordshire farm attraction, PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm – just in time for the launch of its popular Lambs & Ewe event!
🦉 Hear the enchanting story of Arbie the Owl at the National Memorial Arboretum as part of their family activity programme. Storytellers will bring Arbie to life during free interactive sessions.
🌳 At Cannock Chase Forest, families can explore the beautiful woodland, tackle the Pedal and Play beginners mountain bike trail, or let off steam in the play areas.
🎨 Get creative at World of Wedgwood and enjoy their Afternoon Tea just for little potters.
🖌️ Explore decorative lettering at one of Lichfield Cathedral’s craft sessions.
For more information, go to the Visit Staffordshire’s February half-term webpage @visitstaffs
#WeAreStaffordshire #VisitStaffordshire #VisitStoke
Half-term in Staffordshire ✨
If you’re looking for fun-filled family adventures, you’ve come to the right place 💚
🍃 Take a stroll around Trentham’s mile-long lake, and spot beautifully crafted willow animal sculptures hidden along the Willow Animal Trail.
🏴☠️ Enjoy a nautical adventure where the scallywags, treasure hunts and tales of sea monsters are all part of the fun at the Pirate Takeover at Alton Towers or tackle the thrilling rides of Frontier Falls, including Gold Rush and The Wave, and the family-friendly attractions of Thomas Land at Drayton Manor Resort.
🐑 Visit the first lambs of 2025 at Staffordshire farm attraction, PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm – just in time for the launch of its popular Lambs & Ewe event!
🦉 Hear the enchanting story of Arbie the Owl at the National Memorial Arboretum as part of their family activity programme. Storytellers will bring Arbie to life during free interactive sessions.
🌳 At Cannock Chase Forest, families can explore the beautiful woodland, tackle the Pedal and Play beginners mountain bike trail, or let off steam in the play areas.
🎨 Get creative at World of Wedgwood and enjoy their Afternoon Tea just for little potters.
🖌️ Explore decorative lettering at one of Lichfield Cathedral’s craft sessions.
For more information, go to the Visit Staffordshire’s February half-term webpage @visitstaffs
#WeAreStaffordshire #VisitStaffordshire #VisitStoke
❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️
What do you love about #Staffordshire?
For us it’s
🌳 Spaces to explore, with natural green spaces aplenty, miles of canal networks and water attractions
☕️ Independent shops, restaurants and bars
🏡 Central location, affordable living, cities, charming market towns and villages
🔍 Heritage and Culture, historic buildings, ceramics
🎢 Attractions and family fun
🏗️ Innovation and creativity, home to world famous brands
🎓Places to learn and grow
♥️ Our people - who live, work, learn and play here and are proud to call Staffordshire home
#valentines #happyvalentinesday #loveisintheair #wearestaffordshire
❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️
What do you love about #Staffordshire?
For us it’s
🌳 Spaces to explore, with natural green spaces aplenty, miles of canal networks and water attractions
☕️ Independent shops, restaurants and bars
🏡 Central location, affordable living, cities, charming market towns and villages
🔍 Heritage and Culture, historic buildings, ceramics
🎢 Attractions and family fun
🏗️ Innovation and creativity, home to world famous brands
🎓Places to learn and grow
♥️ Our people - who live, work, learn and play here and are proud to call Staffordshire home
#valentines #happyvalentinesday #loveisintheair #wearestaffordshire
Exciting news as Staffordshire’s St. George’s Park is to undergo a radical refurbishment ⚽
The national football centre, which is home to all England men’s, women’s and para teams, will receive significant investment to ensure the world-class facility continues to evolve 🏴
The ambitious SGP 2.0 project will create a reimagined performance home to inspire and enable England’s players, teams and coaches to be the best in the world.
Based in the Staffordshire countryside, the elite venue is utilised by club and national squads, as well as a destination for leading athletes and sports teams.
Find out more via the news page of our website www.wearestaffordshire.co.uk 💻
Exciting news as Staffordshire’s St. George’s Park is to undergo a radical refurbishment ⚽
The national football centre, which is home to all England men’s, women’s and para teams, will receive significant investment to ensure the world-class facility continues to evolve 🏴
The ambitious SGP 2.0 project will create a reimagined performance home to inspire and enable England’s players, teams and coaches to be the best in the world.
Based in the Staffordshire countryside, the elite venue is utilised by club and national squads, as well as a destination for leading athletes and sports teams.
Find out more via the news page of our website www.wearestaffordshire.co.uk 💻
🎉 Happy 3 Year Anniversary to Making Trails HQ!
We were pleased to attend their Open Studios event in Burton-upon-Trent today, marking 3 years of creativity, with a sneak peak of their newest bee art trail in production and the opportunity to get creative ourselves 🐝 🎨
Thanks to Tilley, Founder at Making Trails for the invite. Tilley said: “This celebration is about more than just milestones - it’s about the community that has made this journey possible. Let’s toast to where we’ve been and the exciting paths ahead!” 🥂
Find out more about what’s happening at Making Trails 👉 www.making trails.co.uk
🎉 Happy 3 Year Anniversary to Making Trails HQ!
We were pleased to attend their Open Studios event in Burton-upon-Trent today, marking 3 years of creativity, with a sneak peak of their newest bee art trail in production and the opportunity to get creative ourselves 🐝 🎨
Thanks to Tilley, Founder at Making Trails for the invite. Tilley said: “This celebration is about more than just milestones - it’s about the community that has made this journey possible. Let’s toast to where we’ve been and the exciting paths ahead!” 🥂
Find out more about what’s happening at Making Trails 👉 www.making trails.co.uk
📣 Bookings are now open for our next Staffordshire Ambassador event
Join us in March at Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group’s Skills and Innovation Centre in Stafford.
We’ll be celebrating both National Careers Week and Love Colleges Week as we host a panel debate, bringing together representatives from education and business.
We’ll be exploring topics including:
♻ Green skills - the need to decarbonise the way we live provides green growth opportunities. How do we maximise the benefits for Staffordshire?
🎓 The young workforce: how to appeal to young people and retain them - the value of work experience and apprenticeships.
🏗 Future investment in education: capital projects in Staffordshire.
And finding out more about the new Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Institute of Technology which opens later this year.
Join the free event 🔗 in bio
#WeAreStaffordshire #LoveCollegesWeek25
#NationalCareersWeek #greenskills
#apprenticeships #investment
#education #study
📣 Bookings are now open for our next Staffordshire Ambassador event
Join us in March at Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group’s Skills and Innovation Centre in Stafford.
We’ll be celebrating both National Careers Week and Love Colleges Week as we host a panel debate, bringing together representatives from education and business.
We’ll be exploring topics including:
♻ Green skills - the need to decarbonise the way we live provides green growth opportunities. How do we maximise the benefits for Staffordshire?
🎓 The young workforce: how to appeal to young people and retain them - the value of work experience and apprenticeships.
🏗 Future investment in education: capital projects in Staffordshire.
And finding out more about the new Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Institute of Technology which opens later this year.
Join the free event 🔗 in bio
#WeAreStaffordshire #LoveCollegesWeek25
#NationalCareersWeek #greenskills
#apprenticeships #investment
#education #study
Keele in Town is now open! 🎉
We were excited to attend last night’s opening of Keele University’s brand-new teaching, learning and community facility based in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This brings Keele into Newcastle for the first time in its history.
Located on Ironmarket, Keele in Town will be a gateway where residents, community groups and businesses can collaborate with the University and benefit from new learning and support opportunities.
We joined Keele’s partners and collaborators to celebrate the launch, explore the building and hear more from Professor Trevor McMillan OBE, Vice-Chancellor of Keele University and other colleagues.
It’s an exciting time for Newcastle-under-Lyme, with regeneration plans for the town well underway through a number of exciting projects 🏗
Find out more about Keele in Town - visit the news page of our website www.wearestaffordshire.co.uk
Keele in Town is now open! 🎉
We were excited to attend last night’s opening of Keele University’s brand-new teaching, learning and community facility based in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This brings Keele into Newcastle for the first time in its history.
Located on Ironmarket, Keele in Town will be a gateway where residents, community groups and businesses can collaborate with the University and benefit from new learning and support opportunities.
We joined Keele’s partners and collaborators to celebrate the launch, explore the building and hear more from Professor Trevor McMillan OBE, Vice-Chancellor of Keele University and other colleagues.
It’s an exciting time for Newcastle-under-Lyme, with regeneration plans for the town well underway through a number of exciting projects 🏗
Find out more about Keele in Town - visit the news page of our website www.wearestaffordshire.co.uk
🎥 Watch our Film Office Manager on the other side of the camera.
Jonny has been working in partnership with the Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) to support the #StarringGreatBritain campaign ✨
VisitBritain has launched their new campaign, using iconic film & TV moments to take viewers on a cinematic journey around the country.
Film tourism is a huge draw for visitors, and there’s lots of potential for #Staffordshire to tap into this market 🎞
Here’s Jonny at the beautiful Weston Park, on how you can explore some of our county’s stunning film & TV locations.
#FilmTourism #VisitStaffordshire #WeAreStsffordshire
🎥 Watch our Film Office Manager on the other side of the camera.
Jonny has been working in partnership with the Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) to support the #StarringGreatBritain campaign ✨
VisitBritain has launched their new campaign, using iconic film & TV moments to take viewers on a cinematic journey around the country.
Film tourism is a huge draw for visitors, and there’s lots of potential for #Staffordshire to tap into this market 🎞
Here’s Jonny at the beautiful Weston Park, on how you can explore some of our county’s stunning film & TV locations.
#FilmTourism #VisitStaffordshire #WeAreStsffordshire
🎬 Film in #Staffordshire
We have so many stunning filming locations across our county ✨
Here are just a few captured this month by our new Film Office Manager Jonny
📸 Tamworth Castle
📸 County Buidlings, Stafford
📸 Shire Hall, Stafford
📸 Chillington Hall
Get in touch with Jonny about the film office 👉filmoffice@wearestaffordshire.co.uk
🎬 Film in #Staffordshire
We have so many stunning filming locations across our county ✨
Here are just a few captured this month by our new Film Office Manager Jonny
📸 Tamworth Castle
📸 County Buidlings, Stafford
📸 Shire Hall, Stafford
📸 Chillington Hall
Get in touch with Jonny about the film office 👉filmoffice@wearestaffordshire.co.uk
📣 The shortlist is out!
More than 45 of the area’s best tourism, hospitality and leisure businesses will go head-to-head at the prestigious Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Tourism Awards 2025, sponsored by the University of Staffordshire 🏆
118 entries from across the region have been whittled down to help decide the shortlist of finalists in the 19 categories. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 20th March 🤞
Many of the ‘Gold’ winners will progress to represent Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent at the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence taking place in June.
A huge well done to all of the finalists 👏
To find out who’s been shortlisted visit the news page of our website. www.wearestaffordshire.co.uk
📣 The shortlist is out!
More than 45 of the area’s best tourism, hospitality and leisure businesses will go head-to-head at the prestigious Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Tourism Awards 2025, sponsored by the University of Staffordshire 🏆
118 entries from across the region have been whittled down to help decide the shortlist of finalists in the 19 categories. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 20th March 🤞
Many of the ‘Gold’ winners will progress to represent Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent at the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence taking place in June.
A huge well done to all of the finalists 👏
To find out who’s been shortlisted visit the news page of our website. www.wearestaffordshire.co.uk
Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce has launched its 10th annual Staffordshire Business Awards, celebrating a decade of excellence within the local business community 🎉
Staffordshire businesses have until 21st March to submit their entries across 15 categories.
We are delighted to once again be partnering with Staffordshire Chambers to host our own category: ‘Staffordshire Ambassador of the Year’, with the winner to be chosen by businesses and supporters 🤝
Look out for the shortlist announcement in May!
To find out more about entering the awards, visit www.staffordshirechambers.co.uk/awards
Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce has launched its 10th annual Staffordshire Business Awards, celebrating a decade of excellence within the local business community 🎉
Staffordshire businesses have until 21st March to submit their entries across 15 categories.
We are delighted to once again be partnering with Staffordshire Chambers to host our own category: ‘Staffordshire Ambassador of the Year’, with the winner to be chosen by businesses and supporters 🤝
Look out for the shortlist announcement in May!
To find out more about entering the awards, visit www.staffordshirechambers.co.uk/awards
First Staffordshire Ambassador Event of 2025 complete ✅
We headed to the beautiful market town of Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands 🌳
With our event compere and speakers, we explored the links between local heritage, culture & communities.
Thank you to everyone in the audience who joined us for such an engaging session at the newly refurbished Butter and Trestle Market, to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for hosting us and Scrumbles Cakes for the delicious refreshments 🍰
A great start to the year! Look out for details of our future #Ambassador events soon ✨
First Staffordshire Ambassador Event of 2025 complete ✅
We headed to the beautiful market town of Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands 🌳
With our event compere and speakers, we explored the links between local heritage, culture & communities.
Thank you to everyone in the audience who joined us for such an engaging session at the newly refurbished Butter and Trestle Market, to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for hosting us and Scrumbles Cakes for the delicious refreshments 🍰
A great start to the year! Look out for details of our future #Ambassador events soon ✨
A great start to the year for us with a visit to the University of Staffordshire this morning to celebrate the launch of their Business Awards, a stellar event in the business calendar 🏆
With entries now OPEN, businesses and budding entrepreneurs are being invited to get involved. There are 13 categories to choose from.
Find out more at www.staffsbizawards.co.uk
#WeAreStaffordshire #StaffsBizAwards2025
A great start to the year for us with a visit to the University of Staffordshire this morning to celebrate the launch of their Business Awards, a stellar event in the business calendar 🏆
With entries now OPEN, businesses and budding entrepreneurs are being invited to get involved. There are 13 categories to choose from.
Find out more at www.staffsbizawards.co.uk
#WeAreStaffordshire #StaffsBizAwards2025