Residents, local businesses and visitors are invited to kick off the holiday season this December with Gather & Glow - a festive celebration featuring a community lantern parade.

The free-to-attend event will bring the community together at Smithfield, in Hanley on Wednesday 2 December, from 4pm.

In the lead up B. ARTS are working with the Smithfield Community to create ‘Gather & Glow’ lantern parades at the estate, plus there will be live music, local food and drink vendors and a Christmas lights switch-on.

Developed in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Genr8 Developments, Smithfield serves as a central hub for living, working, and socialising—bringing together residents from Clayworks apartments, office workers from 1&2 Smithfield and Smithfield Works and guests at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Adele Simmons, Community Manger at Smithfield, said: “Gather & Glow is all about bringing people together to celebrate the festive season.

“Smithfield was created as a place for people to live, work and socialise in Stoke-on-Trent and hosting events like this allows us to connect our Clayworks residents, office workers, hotel guests and local Stokies.”

Adele added: “We are also delighted to partner with B.ARTS for the lantern parade and cannot wait to welcome everyone to light up the estate together.

“In the build up to the parade B.ARTS will be running lantern making workshops with our Smithfield Works business community, as well as with residents at Clayworks - which is a great and a brilliant way for us all to come together and collaborate for Smithfield’s festive event.”