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The Sentinel
|September 09, 2025
Big celebration event at thriving shopping centre which was 'second built in country'
ONE of the oldest shopping centres in the country marked its 60th anniversary with a day of celebrations.
Longton Exchange Shopping Centre was the second shopping centre to be built in the UK and has endured difficult periods.
But it is currently a big hit with traders and shoppers alike.
Saturday's event included music, dance, a range of stalls and an appearance from Kelvin the Kiln, the mascot for Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary celebrations.
Chris Ward, manager of Longton Exchange shopping centre, said: "The precinct is the second built in the country, behind Coventry.
"It was constructed in 1965 and it was really at the forefront of shopping. It was a change from the old style of high streets as they were back in the 1960s, independent, corner shops, it brought the shops all into one place.
This story is from the September 09, 2025 edition of The Sentinel.
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