Should they be on mural – or is that just too off-the-wall?

IT’S quite startling to see one’s face posted on a wall in the city centre.

- Fred Hughes - Historian and author

Though whether I rate such recognition for doing the things I enjoy is a matter for individual judgement - for those that might endorse me, I’m sure there are as many that will argue against it.

The mural in Marsh Street is part of the city centenary celebrations. It contains 100 faces of women and men who have stood out in promoting the spirit and prosperity of Stoke-on-Trent. Of course, as with all lists set in the ‘best of’ strictures, there will be many names that are missing, easily a hundred others who should be up there alongside the great and the good.