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Mon 7.30 pm £14 - £16 Stoke Repertory Theatre 31 st every Leek Road, Oct evening, Please ring Stoke-on-Trent, plus a 2.30 to book a , – pm matinee ticket, or ST4 2TR Sat th th on Sat 5 book online 5 Nov (tel) (01782) 565873 Nov https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/venu Jekyll & Hyde – The e/EJKJIK Musical

This classic thriller is the gripping tale of the very clever Dr. Jekyll who creates an alternative personality, Mr. Hyde. Set to a pop-rock musical score

1st No cost Opening 1st - 13th November Bentilee Nov times of Neighbourhood Centre - buildings 14th – 24th November Tunstall 4th can vary. Market Dec Heart of the City Tour 25th November – 4th December A chance to see the iconic Stoke Town Hall ceramic sculpture by Philip Hardaker, as it tours the http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/conten city, bringing pride to the t/leisure-and- communities culture/cityofsport16/heart-of-the- city-tour--see-the-stunning-ceramic- showpiece-for-yourself.en Tues 11 am £3.50 inc. Mitchell Arts centre 1st - tea/coffee Broad Street Nov 1 pm and cake, or Hanley £5 inc. Stoke-on-Trent lunch ST1 4HG

No need to (tel) (01782) 409307 Mitchell Matinee: Rear book, just Email: come along [email protected] Window James Stewart and Grace http://www.mitchellartscentre.co.uk/ Kelly star in this thriller by whats-on/688-mitchell-matinee- Alfred Hitchcock. After rear-window/ breaking his leg, Jeff (James Stewart) is at home and spends his time watching his neighbors from his window. After a while, he becomes convinced that one of them has committed a murder Tues 11.30am £37.50 if you Blurton Community Hub 1st - live in the Ingestre Square, city, £42.50 if Nov 2.30pm Stoke-on-Trent you live ST3 3JT

- outside the th Drawing and city, 29 Email £30 if you get Nov Sketching for ESA/JSA [email protected] : Beginners Please ring Website Run by Adult and to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/naviga Community Learning place tion/education/adult-and- community-learning/ 5 weeks (tel) (01782) 234775

Tues 12.30pm £37.50 if you Tunstall Library st 1 - live in the Victoria Institute Nov city, £42.50 if The Boulevard 3pm you live Tunstall - 6th outside the Stoke-on-Trent Creative Writing – Life city, £30 if ST6 6BD Dec Writing you get ESA/JSA (Tel) (01782 234775 Run by Adult and Community Email: Learning Please ring [email protected] to book a Website: 6 weeks place http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation /education/adult-and-community- learning/

Nov 1 s,t 1pm Free One Smithfield , - Leonard Coates Way rd th 3 , 8 , 3.30pm City Centre (Hanley) 10th, Stoke-on-Trent th 15 , English / Maths / ESOL ST1 4FA th 17 , / ICT Enrolment Days 22 nd , (Tel) (01782 234775

24 th , Email: Run by Adult and 29 th , [email protected] Community Learning Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/naviga tion/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Tues 5 pm Free Mitchell Arts centre 1st Nov Broad Street Please Hanley register Wavemaker – Open online Stoke-on-Trent Maker Night ST1 4HG (tel) (01782) 409307 Our Open Maker Night is for Email: adult learners, makers and [email protected] creators, to come and have a look at our space, see our https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open equipment in action and -maker-night-tickets-28500384417 have a chat about how it can benefit you as a maker Age 18 and over Tues 5.30pm £37.50 if Wedgwood Institute 1st - you live in Queen Street Nov 8.30pm the city, - £42.50 if Stoke on Trent

29 th you live ST6 3EF Painting for Beginners Nov outside the [email protected]

city, £30 if 5 weeks you get http://www.stoke.gov.uk/cc Run by Adult and Community Learning ESA/JSA m/navigation/education/ad ult-and-community- Please ring learning/ to book a place

Tues 7 – 9 pm A small Brighter Nights Social Club 1st charge may The Galley centre Nov apply Whitehall Avenue Please ring Stoke-on-Trent or email for ST7 1EP Halloween Night tickes Contact: Wendy (tel) 07917 130264 or Mick (tel) 07988 722146 Disco/buffet with special [email protected] guest singer – Mia Jade Yoxall Organised by Kidsgrove Care Solutions

Nov 9.30am Free One Smithfield nd 2 , - Leonard Coates Way th City Centre (Hanley) 4 , 11.30am 9th , Stoke-on-Trent 11 th , English / Maths / ESOL ST1 4FA For more information 16 th , / ICT Enrolment Days th (Tel) (01782 234775 18 , Email: rd 23 , [email protected] th Run by Adult and 25 Website: Community Learning & http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation 30 th /education/adult-and-community- learning/

Weds 10am £35 if you One Smithfield 2nd - live in the Leonard Coates Way city, £40 if City Centre (Hanley) Nov 12pm you live Stoke-on-Trent - outside the ST1 4FA 14th Aromatherapy and city, For more information Reflexology £28 if you get (Tel) (01782 234775 Nov ESA/JSA Email:

Beginners Techniques [email protected] Run by Adult and Please ring Website: Community Learning to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation 7 weeks place, or /education/adult-and-community- book online learning/

Weds 12.30pm £25 if you Fenton Hub 2nd - live in the Christchurch Street Fenton Nov 3pm City,£30 if you live Stoke on Trent Email: - outside the rd [email protected] 23 city, £20 if Website: Nov Sewing for Christmas you get http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation

ESA/JS /education/adult-and-community- 4 weeks learning/ Please ring Run by Adult and to book a

Community Learning place, or book online Thurs 12.30pm £37.50 if Stoke Library 3rd Nov - you live in Stoke Local Centre South Wolfe Street - 3pm the City, £42.50 9if Stoke-on-Trent th 15 you live ST4 4SZ Microsoft Office Tel: 01782 238446 Dec outside the Online: Outlook, Word Fax: 01782 238449 city, £30 if and Excel Email: [email protected] you get (Tel) (01782 234775 Number of weeks 6 ESA/JSA Email: [email protected] Run by Adult and Website: Community Learning Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation to book a /education/adult-and-community- place, or learning/ book online

Thurs 1pm £35 if you One Smithfield 3nd - live in the Leonard Coates Way city, £40 if City Centre (Hanley) Nov 3pm you live Stoke-on-Trent

- outside the ST1 4FA th Basic Principles of 15 city, £28 if For more information Cognitive Behaviour you get (Tel) (01782 234775 Nov Therapy CBT ESA/JSA Email: [email protected]

Please ring Website: Run by Adult and to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation Community Learning place, or /education/adult-and-community- book online learning/

7 weeks Thurs 6pm £37.50 if One Smithfield 3rd - you live in Leonard Coates Way the City, City Centre (Hanley) Nov 8.30pm £42.50 if Stoke-on-Trent - Microsoft Office you live ST1 4FA th For more information 8 Online: Outlook, Word outside the (Tel) (01782 234775 Dec and Excel city, £30 if Email: claiming Number of weeks: 6 [email protected] JSA or ESA Website: Run by Adult and http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation Community Learning /education/adult-and-community- learning/

Thurs 6.15pm £35 for Stoke One Smithfield 3rd - on Trent Leonard Coates Way 8.15pm residents, Nov City Centre (Hanley) £28 for JSA Stoke-on-Trent - and ESA ST1 4FA th 15 For more information Call to book Nov Counselling Applied (Tel) (01782 234775 a place Skills Email: [email protected] Run by Adult and Community Website: Learning http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/naviga

tion/education/adult-and- 7 weeks community-learning/

Fri 4 th 10am £35 if you One Smithfield Nov - live in the Leonard Coates Way - 12pm City City Centre (Hanley) 16 th £28 if Stoke-on-Trent claiming JSA Dec ST1 4FA Pamper yourself and ESA For more information course (Tel) (01782 234775 Email: Christmas special [email protected] Run by Adult and Community Website: Learning http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/naviga 7 weeks tion/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Fri 9 am - Free entry High Street th 4 3 pm No need to Nov book, just Staffs. come along ST8 6AR Artisan Market

Selling locally made items

Fri 1 – 4 pm Free Meet at: 4th Nature Park Nov No need to Consall Forge book, just Nr. Wetley Rocks come along Stoke-on-Trent ST9 0AF Fungal Foray (tel) (01538) 384017 Join us for a fun fungal foray in the Consall Valley. This

delightful afternoon walk through the Churnet Valley part of the reserve will be led by expert fungal punk Dave It will be very steep and muddy in places, so please wear outdoor clothing and appropriate footwear Fri Activities Free Chatterley Road 4th start at Tunstall Nov 6.30 pm No need to Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST6 5JG come along Lantern (tel) (01782) 714776 From Golden with parade Email: Love and light [email protected] up from Come and join us for the lighting up of Golden, an 7.30 pm evening of community celebration Golden is made up of 1500 pieces of hand made paper, made by the local community Organised by Letting in the Light, Nash Peake Residents’ Association and Tunstall North Residents’ Association Fri 7.30 pm £25.90 Regent Theatre 4th Some Piccadilly Nov shows offer City centre (Hanley) a 2 for 1 Stoke-on-Trent ticket for ST1 1AP people with The ELO Experience disabilities (tel) 0844 871 7649 and their The ELO Experience are the carers http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/th world’s foremost tribute Please ring e-elo-experience-electric-light- band to the Electric Light to book a orchestra-2016/regent-theatre/ Orchestra ticket, or book online

Fri 7.30 pm £20.15 Victoria Hall 4th - Bagnall Street Nov £36.15 Hanley Some City Centre (Hanley) shows offer ST1 3AD a 2 for 1 (tel) 0844 871 7649 Stoke-on-Trent ticket for Festival – City of people with http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/so Birmingham disabilities t-festival-city-of-birmingham- Symphony Orchestra and their symphony-orchestra/victoria-hall/ carers Enjoy a classical music Please ring to book a concert with this famous ticket, or orchestra book online Sat 9 am Free entry The Market Place 5th – 4 Stone No need Nov pm Staffs. to book, ST15 8JR just come Stone Farmers’ Market along

Sat 9.30 am – Free entry Rode Hall 5th 1 pm Scholar Green No need Cheshire Nov to book, ST7 3PQ just come

along Rode Hall Farmers Market

Sat Opens at 10 Please see Alton Towers Resort 5th am the website Alton & The theme for the best Staffs. Sun park is open prices ST10 4DB 6th until 9 pm Nov Fireworks www.altontowers.com start at 7 pm Ultimate Fireworks at

Alton Towers Resort

Celebrate the end of the Theme Park season over 3 days, with the ultimate Fireworks event at the Alton Towers Resort Sat 5 th 11am Free Trentham Gardens Estate Nov - Stone Road No need to 3 pm Trentham book, just come along Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8AX

Pottery Demonstration (tel) (01782) 644536 Come along to Silver Leaf Gallery to see Burslem Pottery Demonstrations. Tracy Bentley will be demonstrating the art of paitning these exquisite pieces

Sat Gates £5 Fenton Park 5th open at off Victoria Road Nov 5.30 pm No need to Fenton book, just Stoke-on-Trent come along

Fireworks Display With Stanworth’s Fun Fair Organised by Stoke-on- Trent Lions Sat 7.30 pm £24.15 Regent Theatre 5th Some Piccadilly Nov shows offer City centre (Hanley) a 2 for 1 Stoke-on-Trent ticket for ST1 1AP Nina Conti: in your people with (tel) 0844 871 7649 face disabilities http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/ni and their na-conti-in-your-face/regent- British comedy award- carers theatre/#overview_tab winning ventriloquist Nina Please ring Conti to book a ticket, or book online Sun 9am £1.00 Fenton Manor Sports Complex th 6 - entry fee City Road Nov Fenton 3pm Pay on the Stoke-on-Trent day ST4 2RR Elite Trampolining http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/c Club Invitational ontent/xml-feeds/events/ Competition

Trampolining Clubs competitions Sun 10 am Free Swineholes Wood 6th - Ipstones Edge Nov 1 pm Please ring Staffs. to book a place Wheelchair users and people with limited mobility, please contact the organiser in Work Party at advance Swineholes Wood No toilets are available on site Woodland management Organised by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Sun 10.30 am Free Leek Market Place 6th No need to Leek Town Centre book, just Nov come along Leek Staffs. Staffordshire Day Leek Sunday Supplement An artisan market with local food, gifts and crafts Sun 1.30pm Included Trentham Gardens Estate th 6 Nov At the in garden Stone Road garden admission Trentham entrance or free to Stoke-on-Trent Places are limited to annual ST4 8AX Garden Tour 30, and are ticket (tel) (01782) 644536 Take a walk with Gardener, on a first- holders Jo, and discover the many come first- served colours and textures of the Rivers of Grass.. basis, Mon 9.30am Free One Smithfield 7th , Leonard Coates Way - 14 th , City Centre (Hanley) st Stoke-on-Trent 21 11.30am & ST1 4FA For more information 28 th ICT Enrolment Days (Tel) (01782 234775 Nov Email: Run by Adult and [email protected] Community Learning Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation /education/adult-and-community- learning/

Mon 11 am Free The Learning Suite 7th - The Potteries Museum & Art

Nov 12 noon No need to Gallery book, just Burslem: A Football - come along Bethesda Street Crazy Town City centre (Hanley) Stoke-on-Trent A one hour talk by local ST1 3DW historian Mervyn Edwards. Followed by a natter at the (tel) (01782) 232236 Potteries Museum café

A Green Door event Mon 7.30 pm on £15.40 Regent Theatre th 7th Mon 7 , - Piccadilly Tues 8 th , £64.90 City centre (Hanley) - th Wed 9 , Some Stoke-on-Trent Sat Thurs 10 th shows offer ST1 1AP 12th Dirty Dancing and Sat 12 th a 2 for 1 Nov Nov ticket for (tel) 0844 871 7649 This worldwide smash hit 5.30 pm people with musical tells the classic and 8.30 disabilities http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/dir story of Baby and Johnny, 2 pm on Fri and their ty-dancing-2/regent- th fiercely independent young 11 Nov carers theatre/#performance_tabs=tab_per people from different worlds. Plus a Please ring formances With many hit songs matinee to book a performanc ticket, or e at 2.30 book online pm on Sat 12 th Nov Tues 6.30 – £20 Mitchell Arts centre 8th 8.30 pm Broad Street Nov Please Hanley register Stoke-on-Trent online ST1 4HG Wavemaker Workshops – Laster Tutorial, use (tel) (01782) 409307 cut card crafts of Email: equipment [email protected] In this 2 hour session, you and will learn how to use design materials https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mak included er-workshop-laser-cut-card-crafts- software to create images for laser cutting. You will tickets-28501280096 Refreshmen then use these skills to produce your own products, ts available decorations for cards,

murals and personalised pieces for friends and family Age 18 and over

Tues 7.30 £3 inc. St. Paul’s Church centre 8th - refreshment Novi Lane Nov 10 pm Leek Please ring to book a Staffs. place ST13 6NR

Staffordshire Wildlife Contact: Val Riley Trust Leek Group: The (tel) (01538) 300264 Natural History of Christmas With Michael Leech Tues 7.30 pm £16 Stoke Repertory Theatre 8th every Leek Road, – evening, Please ring Stoke-on-Trent, plus a 2.30 to book a Staffordshire, Sat th pm matinee ticket, or ST4 2TR 12 on Sat book online Nov 9 to 5 – The Musical th 9 to 5 – The Musical is the 12 (tel) (01782) 209784

hilarious musical comedy Nov based on the hit movie, that https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/even tells the story of 3 office t/EGKIHK workers who challenge their sexist boss Presented by North Staffs.

Operatic Society Tues 7.30 every £14 New Vic Theatre 8th evening, - Etruria Road – plus a 2.15 £23 Basford Sat pm matinee Newcastle-under-Lyme 12 th performanc £2 off for Staffs. Nov When we are married e on Thurs concessions ST5 0JG An entertaining comedy by J 10 th and Sat B Priestley 12 th Nov Under 26s (tel) (01782) 717962 It is 1908, and a group of go free friends from Yorkshire who Please ring http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pro were married on the same to book a ductions/when-we-are-married/ day in the same Chapel ticket, or gather to celebrate their 25 th book online Wedding Anniversaries – to discover that the vicar who married them wasn’t licensed Presented by Northern Broadsides and York Theatre Royal Thurs 9.30 am Free Beth Johnson Foundation offices 10 th - 64 Princes Road Nov 4.30 pm Please ring Hartshill or email to Stoke-on-Trent book a ST4 7JL place Looking forward to Contact: later life A light lunch Lynne Wealleans and (tel) (01782) 844036 refreshment or 07940 562169 Planning for this phase s are Email: of life, and thinking provided [email protected] about it positively

Thurs 10 am £2.50 Bradwell Lodge Community centre th 10 – Bradwell Lane Nov 12 noon No need to Porthill book, just Newcastle-under-Lyme come along Staffs.

DEAFVibe Tinnitus Support Group Coffee morning

Thurs 7 pm £29.15 Victoria Hall 10 th Some Bagnall Street Nov shows offer Hanley a 2 for 1 City Centre (Hanley) ticket for ST1 3AD people with (tel) 0844 871 7649 Courteneers disabilities and their http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/co carers urteeners-2016/victoria-hall/ On their biggest UK tour Please ring to date to book a ticket, or

book online Fri 12.30pm £37.50 if One Smithfield 11 th - you live in Leonard Coates Way Nov 3.30pm the City, City Centre (Hanley) - £42.50 if Stoke-on-Trent

16 th you live ST1 4FA Landscape Art for For more information Dec outside the Beginners (Tel) (01782 234775 city, £30 if Email: you claim 5 weeks [email protected] ESA/JSA Website: Run by Adult and http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation Community Learning /education/adult-and-community- learning/

Sat 9 am Free entry Cheadle 12 th – Staffs. No need Nov 4 pm ST10 1AQ to book, just come Farmers’ Market at Cheadle along With a rich variety of local and regional produce Sat 10 am £80 Tittesworth Reservoir 12 th - Nr. Leek & 3.30 pm Please ring Staffs. to book a ST13 8TQ Sun th place, or 13 book online (tel) (01538) 381356 Nov Hedge laying course Email: [email protected] Learn the traditional skill of hedge laying at Tittesworth http://www.staffs- reservoir near Leek. All wildlife.org.uk/events/2016/11/12/he tools and equipment will be dge-laying-course-saturday-12th- provided. Toilets and a café and-sunday-13th-november- are available at the visitor 1000am-330pm?instance=0 centre, or you can bring your own packed lunch Please wear suitable outoor clothing and footwear

Sat 11 am Free The Potteries Museum and Art 12 th Gallery Nov No need to Bethesda Street book, just Hanley come along Stoke-on-Trent A Christmas in Narnia ST1 3DW

Come and meet fairy-tale (tel) (01782) 2332323 characters who have stepped out of the pages of Narnia

All ages Sat 11 am £12, Gladstone Pottery Museum 12 th - including Road Nov 12.30 pm Museum Longton admission Stoke-on-Trent ST3 1PQ Please ring to book a (tel) (01782) 237777 place Art Deco Painting Workshop

Learn more about the art deco style of painting. Paint your own decorative plate to take home

Age 14 and over Sat 1 pm £14.50 plus Regent Theatre 12 th tickets: Piccadilly Nov £15.40 City centre (Hanley) - Stoke-on-Trent £64.90 ST1 1AP Afternoon Tea (Dirty Some Dancing) shows offer (tel) 0844 871 7649 a 2 for 1 Enjoy a pot of tea or coffee ticket for http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/aft and a selection of delicious people with ernoon-tea-2/britannia-suite-stoke/ sandwiches and cakes, disabilities before seeing the matinee and their performance of Dirty carers Dancing Please ring to book a ticket, or book online

Sat 7.30 pm £28.65 Victoria Hall 12 th - Bagnall Street Nov £32.65 Hanley Some City Centre (Hanley) shows offer ST1 3AD a 2 for 1 (tel) 0844 871 7649 The Solid Gold Rock ticket for ‘n’ Roll Show people with http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/th disabilities e-solid-gold-rock-n-roll-show- With orginal ‘dreamboats’ and their 2016/victoria-hall/ Marty Wilde, Eden Kane, carers Mike Berry and the Please ring to book a Wildcats, with special guest Mark Wynter, and music ticket, or from the late 50s/early 60s book online

Sun 10 am Free Rod Wood 13 th - Basford Nov 1pm Please nr. Leek ring to Staffs. book a Contact: Liz Simcock

place Workparty at Rod (tel) (01782) 533545 Wood Wheelchair users and people with Heathland restoration, limited mobility, please contact the bracken control, boundary organiser in advance maintenance and path No toilets are available on site maintenance

Mon 11 am Free The Learning Suite th 14 - The Potteries Museum & Art Nov 12 noon No need to Gallery book, just come along Bethesda Street City centre (Hanley) Secret Stoke-on-Trent: Stoke-on-Trent The Hidden History of ST1 3DW the Potteries

A one hour talk by local (tel) (01782) 232236 historian Mervyn Edwards. Followed by a natter at the Potteries Museum café

A Green Door event Mon 6.30 pm £17.95 per Trentham Gardens Estate 14 th person - Stone Road Nov Please book Trentham 10 pm in advance at Stoke-on-Trent Christmas Garland the Garden ST4 8AX Demonstration Centre or by calling 01782 (tel) (01782) 644536 Get your Christmas off to a 646644 glittering start with Bucks Fizz on arrival, followed by a two-course seasonal meal, then learn from the experts how to make a grand garland . Mon 7.30 pm £17.90 Regent Theatre 14 th every - Piccadilly - evening, £49.90 City centre (Hanley) plus 2.30 Some Stoke-on-Trent

Sat pm matinee shows offer ST1 1AP 19 th The Commitments perfornance a 2 for 1 Nov s on Wed ticket for (tel) 0844 871 7649 th 16 and Sat people with The Commitments is a th 19 Nov disabilities fantastically feel good http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/th and their celebration of Soul. Direct e-commitments/regent- carers from a successful, record- theatre/#performance_tabs=tab_per Please ring breaking 2 year run in formances to book a London’s West End ticket, or book online Tues 6.30 Trentham Gardens Estate 15 th - Stone Road Nov £17.95 per person Trentham 10pm Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 8AX Christmas Cake Please book (tel) (01782) 644536 Demonstration in advance at Bucks Fizz and two-course the Garden seasonal meal await you, Centre or by then watch how the chefs calling 01782 prepare the perfect finale for 646644 your festive feast - Christmas cake! Tues 7.30 pm £13-£15 Mitchell Arts centre 15 th every Broad Street - evening, Please ring Hanley Sat plus a 2.30 to book a Stoke-on-Trent 19 th Legally Blonde – The pm matinee ticket, or ST1 4HG th Nov Musical on Sat 19 book online The Musical follows the Nov (tel) (01782) 409307 transformation of Elle Email: Woods as she tackles [email protected] stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pusuit of her http://mitchellarts.iristickets.co.uk/en dreams. This action-packed /stoke-youth-proudly-presents- musical is full of memorable legally-blonde/tickets-803.html songs Presented by Stoke Youth

Sat 1 pm £14.50 plus Regent Theatre Wed tickets: Piccadilly 16 th £17.90 City centre (Hanley) - Stoke-on-Trent & Afternoon Tea (The £49.90 ST1 1AP Sat Some th Commitments) 19 shows offer (tel) 0844 871 7649 Nov Enjoy a pot of tea or coffee a 2 for 1 and a selection of delicious ticket for http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/aft sandwiches and cakes, people with ernoon-tea-the-commitments- before seeing the matinee disabilities 2/britannia-suite-stoke/ performance of The and their Commitments carers Please ring to book a ticket, or book online Wed 7 pm £32.65 Victoria Hall 16 th - Bagnall Street Nov £50.65 Hanley Some City Centre (Hanley) shows offer ST1 3AD a 2 for 1 (tel) 0844 871 7649 Queen Extravaganza ticket for people with http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/qu Created and produced by disabilities een-extravaganza/victoria-hall/ Queen’s Roger Taylor, the and their Queen Extravaganza carers returns to the UK to play a Please ring special tour celebrating the to book a th 40 anniversary of Queen’s ticket, or iconic album, A Night at the book online Opera, long viewed as one of the greatest rock albums of all time

Thurs 10am £25 if you The Hub 17 th - live in the Oxford Road Nov 12.30pm city, £30 if Fegg Hayes Stoke on Trent - you live ST6 th 8 Sewing for Chtristmas outside Tel) (01782 234775 Dec the city, Email: Run by Adult and £20 if you [email protected] Website: Community Learning get http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation 4 weeks ESA/JSA /education/adult-and-community- learning/

Fri 9 am Free entry Ironmarket 18 th – Newcastle-under-Lyme No need Nov 3 pm Staffs. to book, ST5 1RF Farmers’ Market at just come along (tel) (01782) 742375 Newcastle-under- Lyme

Selling a wide variety of local produce Fri 9.30 am Free St. Stephen’s Community Church 18 th - Dawlish Drive Nov 12.30 pm No need to Bentilee book, just Stoke-on-Trent come along ST2 0ET Information Breakfast Contact: Come along to St. Mike Bridgewater Steohen’s Community (tel) 07531 105853 Church for free cheese and Email: oatcakes. Where you are mike@[email protected] there, speak to any of the agencies available for free information. Lots of free goodies to take away Sat 9 am Free entry The Market Place 19 th - Leek No need Nov 3 pm Staffs. to book, ST13 5HH Fine Food Market at just come Leek Market along (tel) 07766 160492

The market brings together local and regional specialist food producers Sat 10 am Adults: The Wolseley centre 19 th - £1.50 Wolseley Bridge & 4 pm Children under 16: Sun free Nr. th 20 Staffs. Nov Christmas Fayre at No need to ST17 0WT book, just Wolseley come along

Staffordshier Wildlife Trust is inviting everyone to beat the rush and get their Christmas presents early this year!!

Local handmade crafts, fesitve fun and festivities, traditional mince pies and mulled wine, and refreshments

Sat 12 noon £10.40 Victoria Hall 19 th Some Bagnall Street Nov shows offer Hanley a 2 for 1 City Centre (Hanley) ticket for ST1 3AD people with (tel) 0844 871 7649 disabilities Organ Proms and their http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/or carers gan-proms-24/victoria-hall/ Please ring to book a ticket, or book online Sat 12 noon Adults: 50p The Marychurch centre 19 th - Children: Werrington Road Nov 4 pm free Bucknall Stoke-on-Trent No need to ST2 9AQ book, just come along Bucknall Park Christmas Extravaganza Stalls, craft workshops, face painting, refreshments and a visit from Father Christmas Sat 2 – 3 pm £2 The Potteries Museum and Art 19 th Gallery Nov Please ring Bethesda Street to book a Hanley place Stoke-on-Trent Fossil Eyes ST1 3DW

(tel) (01782) 2332323 An illustrated talk on the

evolution of eyes from the earliest organisms on the planet up to today’s insects and mammals. There will also be the opportunity to handle genuine fossils Age 14 and over

Sat Performanc £10.50 New Vic Theatre 19 th es at 10.30 - Etruria Road Nov am, 2.15 £23.50 Basford - pm and Newcastle-under-Lyme Sat 7.30 pm on £2 off for Staffs. 28 th different concessions ST5 0JG Jan days. The Snow Queen Please ring Please ring (tel) (01782) 717962 or check the to book a The classic children’s tale of website for ticket, or http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pro adventure, friendship and performanc book online ductions/the-snow-queen/ bravery. e times

When Kai meets the Snow

Queen, she persuades him to leave his his home, his Sign Language interpreted: Tues grandmother and his best 29 th Nov at 2.15 pm friend Gerda, to live with her in far away Lapland. So Audio described perfornance: Gerda sets off all alone, Sat 14 th Jan at 2.15 pm determined to find him – Captioned performance: Sat 21 st even if she has to search Jan at 2.15 pm the whole wide world Sat 7.30 pm £15.90 Victoria Hall 19 th Some Bagnall Street Nov shows offer Hanley a 2 for 1 City Centre (Hanley) ticket for ST1 3AD people with (tel) 0844 871 7649 The Artscool Project disabilities 2016 and their http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/th carers e-artscool-project-2016/victoria-hall/ Please ring to book a ticket, or

book online Sat 8 pm £14.40 Regent Theatre 19 th Some Piccadilly Nov shows offer City centre (Hanley) a 2 for 1 Stoke-on-Trent ticket for people with ST1 1AP LOL Comedy Club disabilities (tel) 0844 871 7649 and their Bringing the best live carers http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/co stand-up comedy to Please ring medy-club-6/britannia-suite-stoke/ Stoke!! to book a ticket, or book online

Mon 11 am Free The Learning Suite 21 st - The Potteries Museum & Art

Nov 12 noon No need to Gallery book, just A History of St. John’s come along Bethesda Street Church, Hanley City centre (Hanley) Stoke-on-Trent A one hour talk by local ST1 3DW historian Mervyn Edwards. Followed by a (tel) (01782) 232236 natter at the Potteries Museum café

A Green Door event Mon 6 – 8.30 pm £25 if you St Peter's Academy 21 st Nov live in the Fenton Manor - city, £30 if Stoke-on-Trent 12 th Dec you live ST4 2RR outside the (Tel) (01782 234775 Sewing for Christmas city, £20 if Email: you get [email protected] ESA/JSA Run by adult and Website:

Community Learning http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation Please ring 4 weeks /education/adult-and-community- to book a learning/ place, or book online

Mon 6 – 8.30 pm £35 if you St Peters Academy 21 st Nov live in the Fenton Manor, – city, £40 if Stoke-on-Trent 16 th Jan you live ST4 2RR 2017 outsde the For more information city, £28 if (Tel) (01782 234775 Creative Photography you get Email: ESJSA [email protected] Run by Adult and Website: Community Learning Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation 7 weeks to book a /education/adult-and-community- place, or learning/ book online

Tues 6.30 – £20 Mitchell Arts centre 22 nd 8.30 pm Broad Street Nov Please Hanley register Stoke-on-Trent

online ST1 4HG Wavemaker Tutorial, use (tel) (01782) 409307 Workshops – Laser of Email: cut Christmas equipment [email protected] decorations and materials https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mak In this 2 hour session, you included to er-workshop-laser-cut-christmas- will learn how to use design produce 4 decorations-tickets-28502248994 software to create images decorations for laser cutting. You will then use these skills to Extra produce your own products, decorations decorations for the tree, will be an murals and personalised additional pieces for friends and family charge per Age 18 and over item

Weds 6.30pm Free Trentham Gardens Estate rd 23 Nov Stone Road No need to book, just Trentham come along Stoke-on-Trent Christmas Lights ST4 8AX Swich on. (tel) (01782) 644536 The Christmas Lights marks the start of festive celebrations. Superhero and Fairytale

themed parade planned at 6.30pm,. Thurs 7 pm £32.54 Regent Theatre 24 th - Piccadilly Nov £43.65 City centre (Hanley) Some Stoke-on-Trent shows offer ST1 1AP a 2 for 1 David Essex (tel) 0844 871 7649 ticket for Internationally renowned people with singer, composer and actor http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/da disabilities David Essex OBE has vid-essex/regent-theatre/ and their announced his first major tour in over 4 years. He will carers perform much-loved hits Please ring from his 50 year repertoire to book a ticket, or book online Thurs 7.30 pm £22 - £25 New Vic Theatre 24 th Etruria Road Nov Please ring Basford to book a Newcastle-under-Lyme ticket, or Staffs. book online ST5 0JG

Pam Ayres (tel) (01782) 717962

A comedy evening with Pam http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pro Ayres ductions/pam-ayres/

Thurs 10am Free Changes Wellbeing Centre th 24 Nov - Victoria Court, Please ring - 12.15pm Booth St, 15 th Dec to book a Stoke-On-Trent, place, or Staffordshire, ST4 4AL Anger Management book online (tel) 01782 845660 Run by Adult and [email protected] Community Learning www.facebook.com/AdultLearningStok e

Fri 6.30 £50 New Vic Theatre 25 th – Etruria Road Nov 11 pm Please ring Basford to book a Newcastle-under-Lyme ticket, or Staffs. th book online ST5 0JG 30 Anniversary Gala Hosted by Ian Dudson CBE (tel) (01782) 717962

Her Majesty’s Lord- http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pro Lieutenant of Staffordshire ductions/snow-queen-gala- performance/ Enjoy a very special evening

whilst raising funds for the next 30 years of theatre- making and community work Enjoy a champagne reception, a performance of The Snow Queen and Birthday cake Fri 7.30 pm £22.90 Victoria Hall 25 th - Bagnall Street Nov £27.40 Hanley Some City Centre (Hanley) shows offer ST1 3AD a 2 for 1 (tel) 0844 871 7649 ticket for Motown’s Greatest people with http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/m hits: How Sweet it is disabilities otowns-greatest-hits-how-sweet-it- and their is/victoria-hall/ Now in its 13 th year, this carers stunning live show Please ring to book a combines first class music with slick choreography and ticket, or an amazing band to deliver book online outstanding performances

Fri 7.30 pm £27.40 Regent Theatre 25 th - Piccadilly Nov £29.40 City centre (Hanley) Some Stoke-on-Trent shows offer ST1 1AP a 2 for 1 (tel) 0844 871 7649 Vampires Rock: The ticket for

Ghost Train people with http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/va disabilities mpires-rock-ghost-train/regent- Baron Van Rockula is and their theatre/ looking for a new home, and carers

he finds the old abandoned Please ring fairground ride the Ghost to book a Train ticket, or book online

Sat From 9am £6.00 per child Trentham Gardens Estate 26th Saturdays Stone Road Nov – From 10am Trentham Sun Sundays Stoke-on-Trent

18 th ST4 8AX Dec Santa comes to (tel) (01782) 644536 Trentham

Come and visit Santa in his Grotto in the Garden centre. Weekends only Sat 10am Free The Dorothy Clive Gardens 26 th Willoughbridge - No need to Shropshire Nov book, just TF9 4EU 4pm come along An Exhibition of (tel) 01630 647237 Treescapes http://dorothyclivegarden.co.uk/find-us/ By David Brammeld

To coincide with National Tree Week,

Sat From 10am Included in Trentham Gardens Estate 26 th daily Garden Stone Road admission. Nov Trentham Booking Info: Stoke-on-Trent - Call 01782 ST4 8AX Sun 646646 or visit the (tel) (01782) 644536 26 th Winter Willow Gardens Decoration Trail Feb Entrance. 2017 Discover Larger than life

sculptures along the trail

Sat 10 am Free to World of Wedgwood 26 th - throw a pot, Wedgwood Drive & 4 pm there will be Barlaston a small Stoke-on-Trent Sun th charge if ST12 9ER 27 you would Nov Play with Clay at like your pot (tel) (01782) 282986 World of Wedgwood fired and Email: sent to your [email protected] home Try throwing a pot on a address Potter’s Wheel, with help

from Wedwood’s experts. Offered on a first come, first served basis Sat 10 am Free 1st Floor 26 th - Nicholson Institute Nov 4 pm No need to Stockwell Street book, just Leek - Last come along Staffs. Sat admissions ST13 6DW 24 th at 3.30pm Dec Christmas at the Nicholson Museum & Art Gallery

The annual Christmas gift bazaar returns for the festive season. This is the ideal place to find quality gifts for all the family. Festive activities include choirs, family entertainment, mulled wine and mince pies

Closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays Sat 11 am £12, Gladstone Pottery Museum 26 th - including Uttoxeter Road Nov 12.30 pm Museum Longton admission Stoke-on-Trent ST3 1PQ Bone China Please ring Flowermaking to book a (tel) (01782) 237777 workshop place Learn more about the art deco style of painting. Paint your own decorative plate to take home Age 14 and over Sat Trains at: Free entry Foxfield Railway th 11am, Caverswall Road 26 Steam train 12.30 pm, 2 Blythe Bridge & rides – pm and Stoke-on-Trent Sun Adults; £13 th 3 pm Children: £4 ST11 9BG 27 on both Nov days: (tel) (01782) 396210 Santa Specials www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk

Our famous Winter

attraction returns for another year as we welcome Father Please note: the station is accessible, but Christmas to Foxfield once there is no wheelcair access to the trains, again due to their historic nature Mon 7.30 pm £18.50 New Vic Theatre 28 th every - Etruria Road Nov evening £23.50 Basford - except Sun Newcastle-under-Lyme th Sat 4 Dec, Please ring Staffs. 10 th plus to book a ST5 0JG Dec Eric’s Christmas Party ticket, or book online (tel) (01782) 717962 The ultimate 60s Christmas

Party!! http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pro The one-and-only Eric is ductions/erics-christmas-party-2/ back for his annual Christmas Party!! Join him and his multi-talented band of actors and musicians for a non-stop night of comedy Presented by David Graham Productions Tues 11 am £3.50 inc. Mitchell Arts centre 29 th - tea/coffee Broad Street Nov 1 pm and cake, or Hanley £5 inc. Stoke-on-Trent lunch ST1 4HG

No need to (tel) (01782) 409307 Mitchell Matinee: The book, just Email: Holly and The Ivy come along [email protected]

A heart-warming tale of an http://www.mitchellartscentre.co.uk/ English minister and his whats-on/689-mitchell-matinee-the- family reunited at Christmas holly-and-the-ivy/ time

Tues 7.30 pm £15 - £53 Regent Theatre 29 th every Some Piccadilly Nov evening, shows offer City centre (Hanley) - plus 2.30 a 2 for 1 Stoke-on-Trent ticket for Sat pm ST1 1AP rd Sunny Afternoon people with 3 matinees disabilities (tel) 0844 871 7649

Dec Sunny Afternoon, the on Wed and their th, http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/su sensational smash hit 30 Nov, carers st nny-afternoon/regent- musical , telling the tale of Thurs 1 Please ring theatre/#performance_tabs=tab_per how one of Britain’s greatest and Sat to book a ticket, or formances bands, the Kinks rose to 3rd Dec stardom book online

Wed 9 am Free entry Hanley City Centre 30 th - No need to For more information you can Nov book, just contact : - 5 pm come along Markets Management Wed Christmas Markets Every day 21st comes to Hanley 01782 232716 Dec Work is underway to plan an email [email protected] extensive range of festive or visit the web pages: entertainment to ensure the Christmas spirit http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/conten and atmosphere remains t/leisure-and- high throughout the season culture/markets/specialist- including Christmas markets/city-centre-christmas- Wonderland which will market.en hold a large ice rink and fun fair.

Wed 1 pm £14.50 plus Regent Theatre 30 th tickets: Piccadilly Nov £15 - £53 City centre (Hanley) Some Stoke-on-Trent Afternoon Tea (Sunny shows offer ST1 1AP a 2 for 1 Afternoon) ticket for (tel) 0844 871 7649 people with Enjoy a pot of tea or coffee disabilities http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/aft and a selection of delicious and their ernoon-tea-sunny- sandwiches and cakes, carers afternoon/britannia-suite-stoke/ before seeing the matinee Please ring performance of Sunny to book a Afteroon ticket, or book online

The City Council does not recommend or endorse any events or providers/organisers listed.

Kerry Summerfield/Tracy Wright Community Development Workers Riverside Employment & Training centre Stoke-on-Trent (tel) (01782) 236174/236510 [email protected] www.stoke.gov.uk/communitydevelopment