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BY Blair

Young writers, who penned a poignant poem about women’s suffrage, have unveiled their work at an award winning park in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The eleven learners from Newcastle College unveiled a plaque inscribed with their collaborative piece at Brampton Park on Wednesday 18 December. “Our Story”, written by a group of 18 to 22 year olds from […]

Community News, Newcastle-under-Lyme

1st November 2019

Step into Christmas at the Brampton Museum

BY Baba

Visitors can get into the magical Christmas spirit at the Brampton Museum. The Council’s arts and cultural officers have organised a festive-themed events programme which opens on 16 November and runs throughout December. The main gallery is being transformed into a treasure trove of bespoke items as part of the annual “B(u)y Me for Christmas” […]

Community News, Newcastle-under-Lyme

16th October 2019

Susan’s Milehouse Garden is Blooming Brilliant

BY Baba

A beautiful cottage-style garden in Milehouse hailed as an “outstanding example to us all” has been declared the best residential garden in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Susan Maydew was crowned the winner of the ultimate accolade in the Newcastle in Bloom and Community Awards after impressing judges with her excellent use of space and great attention to detail...

Community News, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme

12th September 2019

Mapping a way to improve activity and health

BY Baba

Residents are being asked to support a pioneering new consultation project being launched by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council and its project partner Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) to help improve the health and wellbeing of residents in a North Staffordshire town. A unique online mapping system specifically developed for this...

Community News, Newcastle-under-Lyme

12th September 2019

Capturing the Past at the Brampton

BY Baba

A 19th century oil painting, model buildings made by a doctor in the 1940s and contemporary artwork created by a former conservation architect feature in a nostalgic exhibition celebrating Newcastle-under-Lyme’s past. Museum officers at the Brampton Museum have picked a selection of old photographs and works of art – produced by local artists and...

Culture, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent

19th August 2019

Funding to expand Arts Programme

BY Baba

Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre has been awarded an Arts Council England grant to expand the work of award-winning arts programme Appetite. A grant of £1,750,000 has been awarded to a local consortium, led by New Vic Theatre, as part of Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places programme. Creative People and Places is about more […]

Community News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News

23rd July 2019

Summer fun at the Brampton Museum

BY Baba

A family-friendly exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings has launched at the Brampton Museum. “Out of this World” looks at the production of toys, games, TV programmes and other items from the 1960s and 1970s exploring the fantasies of space travel and living on other planets – influenced by the space race […]

Community News, Culture, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News

15th July 2019

New Alston Emery Art Trail in Newcastle-under-Lyme

BY Baba

Residents and visitors are invited to walk in the footsteps of acclaimed Newcastle-under-Lyme artist Alston Emery along a one mile, town centre route. The Alston Emery Art Trail, devised by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, aims to guide walkers from the house owned by Alston to various locations where he painted in the decades before his death […]

Community News, Culture, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News

11th June 2019

Gardening Competition in Newcastle-under-Lyme

BY Baba

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is running a gardening competition to help the borough look its best for this year’s Heart of England in Bloom campaign. Categories include allotments, residential gardens, community projects (schools), community gardens (groups) and licensed premises/businesses. The deadline for entries is 5pm on Friday, 14 June and...

Community News, Culture, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News

5th June 2019

Inspirational Women celebrated with floral displays

BY Baba

Creative floral displays enjoyed by thousands of people every year are this time paying homage to the achievements of inspirational women in history. Queen Victoria and the women’s suffrage movement in the UK are the themes for the Council’s summer bedding programme in Newcastle town centre. The Queen Victoria statue in the stunning Queen’s Gardens...

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Poem – “Our Story” unveiled at award winning park

Step into Christmas at the Brampton Museum

Susan’s Milehouse Garden is Blooming Brilliant

Mapping a way to improve activity and health

Capturing the Past at the Brampton

Funding to expand Arts Programme

Summer fun at the Brampton Museum

New Alston Emery Art Trail in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Gardening Competition in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Inspirational Women celebrated with floral displays

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