Holocaust Memorial Day, a time when we consider the potential callousness of human behaviour if we are not forever vigilant, presents us with an opportunity to reflect on Stoke-on-Trent's friendship with Lidice and developments over the last decade or so.
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Helping to create our journeyHelping to create our journey
A thank you to the painters and creatives for their contributions to The Path to Lidice Steve Shaw is an accomplished visual artist who actively campaigns to restore links between Stoke-on-Trent and Lidice. A multi-talented potter and a musician too, Steve has worked with the author on multiple heritage inspired
My Path to LidiceMy Path to Lidice
My personal journey of friendship with Lidice began in the summer of 2010 when reading a book written by Rupert Butler in 1992 called “An Illustrated History of The Gestapo.” Flicking through, I stumbled across the following passage: “The intention of Hitler to blast the name of Lidice from the face