Tuesday 11th May 2027
11am
Tickets: FREE
MAC MATINEE
MEMORIES OF MICHELIN - Centenary of the start of tyre production by Michelin in Stoke-on-Trent - in 1927
A celebration of all things Michelin here in The Potteries. It was a major employer in Stoke-on-Trent, and In 1930 Michelin moved its entire UK head office from London to Stoke, cementing the city as the hub of its British operations. The factory once occupied 80 acres between London Rd and Campbell Place, Stoke, and ceased producing tyres here in 2001.
Expert history of the progress of the firm through the 20th Century, factory footage, tyre trials in the 1930s, fuel trials in the 1950s and personal memories of Michelin through the years. Sports days at the Michelin sports ground, featuring champion cyclist Roy Swynnerton in the 1950s and 60s and an interview with Roy himself. Charity events and fund-raising around the Potteries, with collectors dressed as Bibendum - the Michelin Man - and vintage TV adverts will get you singing along to the “Michelin X” song.
Presented by Staffordshire Film Archive
No trailers or adverts. Films start prompt.
MAC Community days brings you a programme of accessible film all in a bid to break barriers and create a happy place for our community. MAC Community days are in partner ship with Able Stoke, North Staffs Pensioners' Convention, and Staffordshire Sight Loss.
Leave a Reply