Burslem Forever

Burslem Forever is a short film created by filmmaker Anderson West and the Cascade group. It features Cascade group members, Y ear 7 students from Haywood Academy and Y ear 6 students from Smallthorne Primary Academy. It was shot on location at Burslem Park, Haywood Academy, Smallthorne Primary Academy, Queen's Theatre and the Lemmy Statue in Burslem. “A story that breaks Olivia and her friends as their idol Joe the Lad ranks their home town as the worst in the UK. Desperate to make a difference, Olivia, Megan and Lee plan to hack the livestream about Burslem. Will they stop him before the towns reputation changes completely or will they fail the town andhumiliate themselves? Evie S, a Cascade group member summarises the film’s plot. Thanks go to the Staffordshire Film Collective, Steve, Helen and Aylish from Stoke-On-Trent City Council, IFK Legacy, Amanda at Barewall Art Gallery, staff at Haywood Academy & the City Learning Trust for making this possible.