Community Group of the Year nominee – We Love Stoke

Community Group of the Year nominee – We Love Stoke

Whilst a couple were falling in love with each other they were falling for Stoke-on-Trent too – and this has resulted not only in a recent marriage but a hugely positive social media success story too.

Steven and Kim Levitt, who are both from the south of the country, met in The Potteries and then tied the knot in April 2025. Whilst dating, the 37 and 34-year-olds visited a number of attractions, events and eateries within the ST postcode and soon became smitten with the six towns.

The result was a huge social media sensation, We Love Stoke, founded in 2022, with many resident Stokies and city diaspora alike enjoying the Hanley-based couple’s hugely positive videos, photos and stories.

The couple champion everything Stoke-on-Trent. Their Instagram page @welovestoke has more than 11,300 followers with a website coming soon.

We Love Stoke isn’t their job and it wasn’t set up to make them money. Steven is a marketing manager and Kim is a community activator for a local charity.

Kim said: “We are massively passionate about this city, which has become our city. We met here and we love the place. All we wanted to do is to share that and create positivity. For us, the city has everything, including so many beautiful green spaces and parks.

“We have seen in the three years that we’ve been doing We Love Stoke that there are many, many likeminded people around. In fact, it’s the people that make this city so great – I’m not used to strangers saying hello to me in the morning.

“We didn’t expect it to take off like it has, but we get so many messages from people saying thank you for shining a light on this city – but it’s me and Steven who should be thanking the people of Stoke. It’s great to know that they can see and appreciate our love of the area.”

We Love Stoke has been nominated in the Community Group of the Year category of the Your Heroes Awards 2025.