Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens made an unexpected appearance in Stoke-on-Trent to announce a major one million pound National Lottery funding investment from Arts Council England for Appetite, a groundbreaking programme that has united communities together through creativity since 2013.

This large funding amount for this Arts project is all made possible thanks to National Lottery players where more than £30 million is raised every week for good causes across the UK. That funding helps keep art, music, and culture thriving in every community.

The musician and presenter’s surprise announcement took place at Stoke’s New Vic Theatre where residents and community leaders celebrated the good news and shared how Appetite’s inclusive, co-created projects have brought people together and transformed local spaces.

Funded by Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places programme, Appetite works with local communities to co-create vibrant cultural experiences, from large-scale outdoor festivals and immersive art installations to pop-up........

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