02/07/2026
Stafford is running for UK Town of Culture 2028, and today the town's postcard goes live as part of the national celebration 🎉
We designed it and wrote the submission alongside a team of volunteers made up cultural influences from across the town. Stafford's the kind of place that's easy to undersell: the Ancient High House on Greengate Street is the largest timber-framed town house in England, and the town's mace has been carried upright at every civic occasion since King James I ordered it never be laid flat. Somewhere between all that and Morgan Gibbs-White's left foot, we found the story worth telling.
Stafford's home to us too — it's where most of the team live, grab coffee and complain about the roadworks. So, when the chance came up to help with the town's bid, we didn't need much persuading.
See it alongside postcards from towns across the UK: http://bit.ly/3Swe6NI
Leigh Ingham MP Department for Culture, Media and Sport
