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NOVEMBER 2015 All details are correct at time of publishing Nov 2015 Date Activity Time Cost Where is it/contact details

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Sat Please see website for full 26th programme: Sept British Ceramics http://www.britishceramicsbienni - Bicentennial al.com/programme?field_type_v Sun alue=All th 8 A Festival to celebrate Nov the craft, skill and history of the industry and individual artists in Stoke-on-Trent Sat 11 am Carriage rides Trentham Gardens Estate £3.50, pony rides 31 st - Stone Road 4 pm £3 Oct Trentham In addition to & garden admission Stoke-on-Trent Sun Horse Drawn – ST4 8AX 1st Carriage and Pony Adults: £9.70, (tel) (01782) 644536 Children (aged 5- Nov Rides 15 years): £8.15, Concessions Take a relaxing horse (seniors and drawn carriage ride students): £8.15, People with a around the grounds and disability and their parkland, and take in the carers: £4.90 surroundings each (Pony rides are for children only) No need to book, just come along

Sun 10 am Free Swineholes Wood 1st - Ipstones Edge Nov 1 pm Please ring to Staffs. book a place Contact: Val Riley Work Party at (tel) (01538) 300264 Swineholes Wood Drystone walling and Wheelchair users and people bracken pulling with limited mobility, please Organised by Staffordshire contact the organiser in advance Wildlife Trust No toilets are available on site

Sun 10.30 am Free Leek Market Place 1st Leek Town Centre Nov No need to Leek book, just come along Staffs.

Leek Sunday Supplement An artisan market with local food, gifts and crafts Mon 2 nd , 9.30 am Free 15 Trinity Street Fri 6 th , - Hanley Mon 9 th , 11.30 am Please ring to Stoke-on-Trent th Fri 13 , book a place, ST1 5PH Mon or book online (Tel) (01782 234775 th Functional Maths. And 16 , English Skills check Email: Fri 20 th , [email protected] Mon Course runs for 1 day Website: 23 rd , Fri http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na th Run by Adult & 27 Community Learning vigation/education/adult-and- & community-learning/ Mon 30 th Nov Mon 9.30 £20 if you live Neighbourhood centre 2nd – in the city, £25 Dawlish Drive Nov 11.30 am if you live Bentilee outside the Stoke-on-Trent city, £16 if you Hand & Nail Treatments get ESA/JSA (Tel) (01782 234775 Email: Course starts today, and Please ring to [email protected] runs for 5 weeks Run by book a place, Website: Adult & Community or book online http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na Learning vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Mon 9.30 am Free 15 Trinity Street 2nd - Hanley Nov 2.30 pm Please ring to Stoke-on-Trent book a place, ST1 5PH or book online (Tel) (01782 234775 Functional Skills Maths. Email: Level 1 & Level 2 [email protected] Website: Course runs for 1 day http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na Run by Adult & vigation/education/adult-and- Community Learning community-learning/

Mon 10 am Free RVS 2nd – 29 Charles Street Nov 12 noon Please ring to Hanley book a place Stoke-on-Trent Cyanotype ST1 3LP Workshop

This workshop will teach you the basics of Contact: cyanatype – an early type (tel) (01782) 232236 of photography used to Email: produce blue prints which [email protected] can be used to decorate items for your home Everyone is welcome, particularly older people and people with a disability A Green Door event

Mon 2 Free Newcastle Library 2nd workshops: 47 Ironmarket Nov 11 am Please ring Newcastle-under-Lyme Shopping from – to book a Staffs. Home Workshops 1 pm place ST5 1AT This workshop aims to and support people with a 1.30 (tel) (01782) 667335 disability to shop online from home for groceries - or 07715 902618 Organised by Disability 3.30 pm Solutions and Newcastle Partnership

Mon 12.30 £24 if you live Moorcroft Grange 2nd – in the city, £29 204 Waterloo Road Nov 2.30 pm if you live outside the Stoke-on-Trent city, £19 if you ST6 3DQ Make up get ESA/JSA (Tel) (01782 234775 techniques Course Email: Please ring to [email protected] starts today. and runs for book a place, Website: 6 weeks. Run by Adult & or book online http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na Community Learning vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Tues 9.30 am £6.50 North Staffs. Special Adventure 3rd - per person, Playground Nov 12.30 pm carers free Stanier Street Newcastle-under-Lyme

Activities at the North Or £10 for the Staffs. Staffs. Special whole day ST5 2SU Adventure Playground (please bring a packed lunch) (tel) (01782) 717612 A range of indoor and outdoor activities Please ring to

including Animal Man – book a place your chance to handle some wild and wonderful creatures (between 11 am – 12 noon)

For adults with a disabiity Tues 10 am £20 if you St. James House rd 3 - live in the Webberley Lane Nov 12 noon city, £25 if Longton you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST3 1RJ Counselling Applied city, free if Skills you get (Tel) (01782) 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] Website: TODAY, and runs for Please ring 5 weeks http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na to book a vigation/education/adult-and- place, or community-learning/

book online

Tues 10 am – 1 pm Free Music 4 Everyone 3rd Workshops Nov Please ring to Unit 1 China Street book a place Fenton Music Workshop Stoke-on-Trent ST4 3NF This free workshop will show the basics of playing the drums or (tel) (01782) 310255 guitar. Find out about the Email: healing power of music at [email protected] this fantastic workshop. Everyone is welcome, particularly older rpeople and people with a disability

A Green Door event

Tues 11.30 am £3.50 Mitchell Arts centre 3rd Broad Street Nov No need to Hanley Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST1 4HG come along (tel) (01782) 409307

Mitchell Matinees – http://www.mitchellartscentre.co. uk/whats-on/ Stoke’s Forgotten Star

Join Ray Johnson MBE and remember the through a series of short films from the Staffordshire Film Archives

The story of M’lita Dolores, West End star of the 1920s, born in Hanley

All proceeds of screenings go to the Staffordshire Film Archive Arts centre’s work Tues 1.30 £6.50 North Staffs. Special Adventure 3rd – per person, Playground 4.30 pm carers free Stanier Street Nov Newcastle-under-Lyme Activities at the Or £10 for the Staffs. whole day ST5 2SU North Staffs. Special (please bring a Adventure packed lunch) (tel) (01782) 717612 Playground Please ring to A range of indoor and book a place outdoor activities including Cookery. Join in some Bonfire night themed baking

For adults with a disability Tues 7.30 pm every £13 - £22 New Vic Theatre 3rd evening, plus Etruria Road - 2.15 pm £2 off for Basford matinees on Newcastle-under-Lyme Sat th concessions th Sat 7 Nov Staffs. 7 ST5 0JG Nov The Winter’s Tale Audio Please ring described to book a (tel) (01782) 717962 A beautiful and beguiling performance ticket, or love story, a joyous tale rd on Sat 3 Oct book online http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/ which will warm your at 2.15 pm productions/the-winters-tale/ heart and lift your spirits

Presented by Northern Broadsides in partnership with Harrogate Theatre Production Tues 7.30 pm TBC Stoke Repertory Theatre 3rd every Leek Road - evening, Please ring to Stoke-on-Trent book tickets, or ST4 2TR Sat plus a 2.30 th book online 7 pm matinee (tel) (01782) 616486 th Nov on Sat 7 Big – the musical Nov http://www.stokeyouth.org/

Based on the 1987 movie. This musical tells the story of Josh, who wishes he was grown up and wakes up the next morning as a 30 year old man

Presented by Stoke Youth Musical Theatre Wed 9.30 am £25 if you live Community Hub 4th - in the city, £30 Ingestre Square Nov 12 noon if you live Finstock Avenue outside the Blurton Computers for Absolute city, free if you Stoke-on-Trent Beginners get ESA/JSA ST3 3JT (Tel) (01782 234775 Course starts today and Please ring to Email: runs for 5 weeks book a place, [email protected] or book online Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Wed 9.30 am Free 15 Trinity Street 4th - Hanley Nov 2.30 pm Please ring to Stoke-on-Trent

book a place, ST1 5PH Functional Skills or book online (Tel) (01782 234775 English Level 1 & Level Email: 2 [email protected] Website: Course runs for 1 day http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na Run by Adult & vigation/education/adult-and- Community Learni community-learning/

Wed 12.30 – 3 pm £20 if you live Fenton Hub 4th in the city, £25 28a Christchurch Street Nov if you live Fenton

outside the Stoke-on-Trent Sewing for Christmas city, £16 if you ST4 3AN get ESA/JSA Course starts today and (Tel) (01782 234775 runs for 4 weeks Please ring to Email: book a place, [email protected] or book online Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Wed 12.30 £5 if you live in Blurton Community Hub 4th - the city, £30 if Ingestre Square Nov 3 pm you live Finstock Avenue outside the Blurton Microsoft Office Online: city, £20 if you Stoke-on-Trent Outlook,Word and get ESA/JSA ST3 3JT Excel (Tel) (01782 234775 Please ring to Email: Course starts on Wed 4th book a place, [email protected] Nov and run for 5weeks or book online Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Wed 6 – 8.30 pm £20 if you Co Operative Academy 4th live in the Westport Road Nov city, £25 if Brownhills Building on your you live Stoke-on-Trent Sewing Basics outside the ST6 4LD city,£16 if (Tel) (01782) 234775 COURSE STARTS you get TODAY, and runs for ESA/JSA Email: 4 weeks [email protected] Please ring Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na to book a vigation/education/adult-and- place, or community-learning/ book online

Thurs 12.30 – 3 pm £20 if you live Meir Community Education 5th in the city, £25 centre Nov if you live Pickford Place outside the Meir Sewing Basics city, £16 if you Stoke-on-Trent get ESA/JSA ST3 7DY Course starts today and runs for 4 weeks Please ring to (Tel) (01782 234775 book a place, Email: Run by Adult & or book online [email protected] Community Learning Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Thurs 1 – 3 pm £20 if you West End Methodist th 5 live in the Church Nov city, £25 if 405 London Road you live Oakhill Counselling Applied outside the Stoke-on-Trent Skills city, free if ST4 5AW you get COURSE STARTS ESA/JSA (Tel) (01782) 234775 TODAY, and runs for Email: 5 weeks Please ring [email protected] Website: to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na place, or vigation/education/adult-and- book online community-learning/

Thurs Gates open Admission: £5 Fenton Park 5th at 5.30 pm Children aged Victoria Road Nov Display 5 and under: Fenton free starts at Stoke-on-Trent Charity Fireworks 7.45 pm Please ring to Display book tickets, or (tel) 0800 8496325 pay on the [email protected] With entertainment gate and funfair

Organised by Stoke- on-Trent Lions Club Thurs 6 – 8 pm £24 if you live Meir Community Education 5th in the city, £29 centre Nov if you live Pickford Place outside the Meir city, £19 if you Stoke-on-Trent get ESA/JSA ST3 7DY

Please ring to (Tel) (01782 234775 Make up techniques book a place, Email: or book online [email protected] Course starts today, and Website: runs for 6 weeks. Run http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na by Adult & Community vigation/education/adult-and- Learning community-learning/

Thurs 7.30 pm Tickets Regent Theatre th 5 £39.90 Piccadilly Nov Some shows Cultural Quarter offer a 2 for City Centre (Hanley)

1 ticket for Stoke-on-Trent Jools Holland and people with ST1 1AP his Rhythm and disabilities Contact: Box Office Blues Orchestra and their (tel) (01782) 213800

Pianist, bandleader, carers singer, composer, TV http://www.atgtickets.com/shows presenter and recording Please ring /jools-holland-and-his-rhythm- artist returns to Stoke-on- to book a and-blues-orchestra/regent- theatre/ Trent as part of his ticket

Autumn/Winter Tour across the UK and Ireland

Fri 9 am Free entry Biddulph 6th Nov Staffs. No need to ST8 6AR book, just

come along Biddulph Artisan Market

An artisan market selling handmade and locally produced items Fri 9.30 £20 if you St. James House th 6 – live in the Webberley Lane Nov 11.30 am city, £25 if Longton you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST3 1RJ Photography – SLR city, £16 if Beginners you get (Tel) (01782) 234775

ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] TODAY, and runs for Website: Please ring 5 weeks http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na to book a vigation/education/adult-and- place, or community-learning/ book online

Fri 9.30 am £20 if you live Blurton Community Hub 6th - in the city, £25 Ingestre Square Nov 12 noon if you live Finstock Avenue

outside the Blurton Sewing for Christmas city, £16 if you Stoke-on-Trent get ESA/JSA ST3 3JT Course starts today and (Tel) (01782 234775 runs for 4 weeks Please ring to Email: book a place, [email protected] or book online Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Wed 10 am Free entry Westport Lake Visitor centre th Westport Lake Road 6 - Nov 12 noon No need to Longport Westport Lake book, just Stoke-on-Trent coffee morning come along ST6 4RZ Come and enjoy some cake by the lake!! Join us for a brand new monthly event at Westport Lake. There will be stalls and special offers, to help us raise some money for conservation

Fri 10 am Free centre 6th - Fegg Hayes Road Nov 12 noon Please ring to Fegg Hayes book a place, Stoke-on-Trent or book online ST6 6QR Look Good, New You (Tel) (01782 234775 Course starts today Fri Email: 6th Nov and runs for 5 [email protected] weeks. Run by Adult & Website: Community Learning http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Fri 6.30 – 9.30 pm Free The Potteries Museum & 6th Art Gallery Nov No need to Bethesda Street book, just come along City Centre (Hanley) Stoke-on-Tre Friday Twilight – Bollywood Film (tel) (01782) 232323 Night Email: [email protected] As part of our Diwali celebrations the museum will be screening the film Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewani, an Indian romantic comedy Fri 7 pm Tickets Regent Theatre th 6 £29.90 Piccadilly Nov - Cultural Quarter £39.90 City Centre (Hanley) Some shows Stoke-on-Trent Diversity – Up Close offer a 2 for ST1 1AP and Personal 1 ticket for Contact: Box Office people with (tel) (01782) 213800 After 5 sell-out tours, disabilities Diversity will be and their http://www.atgtickets.com/shows performing exclusive carers /diversity-up-close-and- dance routines based personal/regent-theatre/ on their ITV special Please ring to book a ticket Fri 8 pm £18.90 Victoria Hall 6th - Bagnall Street Nov £34.90 Hanley Some shows City Centre (Hanley) offer a 2 for 1 ST1 3AD BBC Philharmonic ticket for (tel) 0844 871 7649 people with disabilities and http://www.atgtickets.com/shows their carers /bbc-philharmonic-10/victoria- Please ring to hall/ book a ticket, or book online

Sat 9 am Free entry Rode Hall 7th - Scholar Green Nov 1.30 pm No need to Cheshire book, just ST7 3QP

come along Rode Hall Farmers Market

With crafts Sat 9 am Free entry The Market Place 7th - Stone Nov 4 pm No need to Staffs. book, just ST15 8JR come along Stone Farmers’

Market Sat 11 am Free entry Dresden Scout & 7th - Community centre Nov 3 pm No need to Wise Street

book, just Dresden Autumn Fayre come along Stoke-on-Trent ST3 4PQ With lots of stalls, giftware and refreshments available

Sat 11 am Free entry The original Factory 7th site Nov Please ring Spode Kingsway or email to Stoke-on-Trent British Ceramics book a place ST4 1JH Bicentennial – Wayward Walls Contact: Artist Anna Francis will be (tel) (01782) 294634 leading tours of the Email: Spode Factory and will Katie@britishceramicsbiennial talk about the role that plants/flowers have played in ceramic designs, and as an inspiration for future work

Age 16 and over Sat 12.30 pm Adults: £5 Mitchell Arts centre 7th and Children: £3 Broad Street Nov 3.30 pm Hanley Stoke-on-Trent Please ring ST1 4HG to book a (tel) (01782) 409307 place, or Ramayan – The Epic book online http://www.mitchellartscentre.co. uk/whats-on/ The Hindu Cultural Society’s amateur production tells the enthralling story of the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali Sat 1 pm Free entry St. Matthew’s Church 7th Road Nov No need to Birches Head book, just Stoke-on-Trent come along ST1 6NA Autumn Fayre

Lots of stalls selling seasonal items, and refreshments

Sat Gates, fair and In advance - Shugborough Estate 7th food outlets Adults: £6 Milford Nov open at 4.30 Children (5- Stafford pm – 9 pm 15): £2 ST17 0XB The Stafford Round Children under

Table Bonfire and The bonfire will 5: £1 be lit at 7 pm On the gate: (tel) (01889) 881388 Fireworks Display and the Adults: £7 This charity fireworks will Children (5- http://www.shugborough.org.uk/ extravanganza will be start at 8 pm 15): Homepage.aspx hosted by Stafford FM, £3 and features a variety of Children under rides, stalls, food outlets 5: £2 and a funfair

Sat Please enquire Adults: £6, Rudyard Lake 7th when ringing Children Rudyard Nov to book tickets under16: £4, Nr. Leek Children under 5: £1 Staffs. Rudyard Firework & ST13 6AB Light Show Please ring book tickets (tel) 07718 8808881 The miniature steam trains will be running www.rudyardlake.com to take visitors to the light show and fireworks on the lake Sat 7.30 Free Potteries Museum & Art 7th - Gallery Nov 10.30 pm No need to Bethesda Street book, just City Centre (Hanley) come along Stoke-on-Trent Enjoy an evening of ST1 3DW Indian classical dance with performances by (tel) (01782) 232323 the Staffordshire

Malayalee Association and Darshanodiya Dance School, Stoke Sat 7.30 pm Tickets £8, Jubilee Hall 7th concessions Stoke Town Hall Nov £2 Kingsway Stoke-on-Trent Tickets can be ST4 1RN Autumn Concert obtained from the Barewall By the North Staffs. Gallery, Symphony Orchestra , (tel) (01782)25884 3 or are available on the night Sun 10 am Free Rod Wood 8th - Basford Nov 1 pm Please ring nr. Leek to book a Staffs. place Contact: Liz Simcock Workparty at Rod (tel) (01782) 533545 Wood (Path and Wheelchair users and boundary people with limited mobility, maintenance) please contact the organiser in advance No toilets are available on site Sun 10 am Free Stoke Town Hall 8th - Glebe Street Nov 1 pm No need to Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST4 1RN come along Remembrance Sunday

The Lord Mayor takes the lead role in this service at Stoke Cenotaph then to follow at , to remember all those who have given their lives in the service of this country Sun 11 am Free entry The Hub 8th China Hall Nov No need to Spode Kingsway book, just Stoke-on-Trent Flower Army come along ST4 1JH

A volunteer flower army has helped to make hundreds of forget-me-nots – join them in creating many more. A First World War Centenary Project

Sun 1.30 pm Included in Trentham Gardens Estate 8th garden Stone Road Nov admission – Trentham Adults: £9.70, Children: Stoke-on-Trent £8.15, ST4 8AX Capability Brown’s Concessions (tel) (01782) 646646 Sunday Scenes (seniors and students): Tour £8.15, People with Take a walk with a disabilities and member of the their carers: Trentham team and £4.90 (each), discover the story Children under behind the restoration 5: free of Trentham Gardens Please ring to book a place Sun 7.30 pm Tickets Regent Theatre th 8 £27.15 Piccadilly Nov - Cultural Quarter £29.15 City Centre (Hanley) Some shows Stoke-on-Trent Vampires Rock – the offer a 2 for ST1 1AP Ghost Train 1 ticket for Contact: Box Office people with (tel) (01782) 213800 Baron Von Rockula disabilities and his band are and their http://www.atgtickets.com/shows looking for a new carers /vampires-rock-ghost- home, and when they train/regent-theatre/ find an old Please ring abandoned fairground to book a ride they make this ticket their new home

Tues 9.30 am £6.50 North Staffs. Special Adventure 10 th - per person, Playground Nov 12.30 pm carers free Stanier Street Newcastle-under-Lyme Or £10 for the Staffs. whole day ST5 2SU Activities at the North (please bring a Staffs. Special packed lunch) (tel) (01782) 717612 Adventure Playground

A range of indoor and Please ring to outdoor activities book a place including Movement and Dance session – an enjoyable and friendly session led by local Integrated Dance Company, FRONTLINE Dance, and designed to suit all abilities (between 11 am – 12 noon)

For adults

Tues 11.30 am £3.50 Mitchell Arts centre 10 th Broad Street Nov No need to Hanley Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST1 4HG come along (tel) (01782) 409307

Mitchell Matinees – http://www.mitchellartscentre.co. Women in World uk/whats-on/2/ War 1 Join Ray Johnson MBE and remember the Potteries through a series of short films from the Staffordshire Fulm Archives The women who helped win the war. For the Women’s Institute Centenary All proceeds of screenings go to the Staffordshire Film Archive Arts centre’s work Tues 1.30 £6.50 North Staffs. Special Adventure 10 th - per person, Playground Nov 4.30 pm carers free Stanier Street Newcastle-under-Lyme Or £10 for the Staffs. Activities at the North whole day ST5 2SU Staffs. Special (please bring a Adventure Playground packed lunch) (tel) (01782) 717612

A range of indoor and Please ring to outdoor activities book a place including a Treasure Hunt – follow the clues to find the treasure

For adults

Tues 7.30 pm TBC Stoke Repertory Theatre 10 th every Leek Road - evening, Please ring to Stoke-on-Trent book tickets, or ST4 2TR Sat plus a 2.30 th book online 14 pm matinee (tel) (01782) 393333 th Nov on Sat 14 Sister Act Nov https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/n orthstaffsoperatic

Presented by North Staffs. Operatic Society Wed 10.30 Free entry Waterside Day Service 11 th – Waterside Drive Nov 11.30 am No need to Newstead

book, just Blurton Coffee Morning come along Stoke-on-Trent ST3 3LQ Everyone welcome. Come along for a (tel) (01782) 233191 drink and a chat

Thurs 5.45 – 8.15 pm £35 if you live 15 Trinity Street 12 th in the city, £30 Hanley Nov if you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 5PH Create your own city, £30 if you (Tel) (01782 234775 website get ESA/JSA Email: [email protected] Course starts today and Please ring to Website: runs for 6 weeks book a place, http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na or book online vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Thurs 7.30 pm Tickets Regent Theatre th 12 £16.90 Piccadilly Nov - £39.90 Cultural Quarter Some shows City Centre (Hanley) offer a 2 for Stoke-on-Trent Saint Petersburg 1 ticket for ST1 1AP Classic Ballet people with Contact: Box Office presents The disabilities (tel) (01782) 213800 Nutcracker and their carers http://www.atgtickets.com/shows A delightful tale as /saint-petersburg-classic-ballet- Clara is whisked Please ring presents-the-nutcracker/regent- theatre/ away on an adventure to book a by her Nutcracker ticket Prince Fri 12.30 – 3 pm £20 if you live Meir Community Education 13 th in the city, £25 centre Nov if you live Pickford Place outside the Meir Sewing for Christmas city, £16 if you Stoke-on-Trent get ESA/JSA ST3 7DY Course starts today and runs for 4 weeks Please ring to (Tel) (01782 234775 book a place, Email: or book online [email protected] Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Fri 4 – 6 pm Free entry Whitfield Valley centre 13th Fegg Hayes Road No need to Fegg Hayes book, just Stoke-on-Trent Children in Need come along Event at the (tel) (01782) 878843 Whitfield Valley centre Children’s rowing challenge, treadmill challenge, cake sale, fancy dress and face painting Fri 7.30 pm £26.40 Victoria Hall 13 th Some shows Bagnall Street Nov offer a 2 for 1 Hanley ticket for City Centre (Hanley) people with ST1 3AD disabilities and (tel) 0844 871 7649 Show of Hands their carers Please ring to http://www.atgtickets.com/shows A highly acclaimed book a ticket, /show-of-hands/victoria-hall/ accoustic band or book online

Fri 8 pm £12 Mitchell Arts centre 13 th Broad Street Nov Please ring Hanley Stoke-on-Trent to book a ST1 4HG place, or (tel) (01782) 409307 book online Stand up for Stoke http://www.mitchellartscentre.co. uk/whats-on/ Joel Domnett and Junior Simpson top the bill for the Stand up for Stoke 6 Sat 9 am Free entry Cheadle 14th - Staffs. Nov 4 pm No need to ST10 1AQ book, just Farmers’ Market at come along Cheadle With a rich variety of local and regional produce Sat 9.30 am Free The Market Square 14 th - entry Stafford Nov 4 pm ST16 1DJ No need to Farmers’ Market at book, just (tel) (01785) 245935 Stafford come along Lots of fruit, vegetables and local food and drink for sale Sat 9.30 am £40 per person Staffordshire Wildlife Trust 14 th - for both days (Location to be confirmed & 4 pm on upon booking) Discounts are Sun both days th available for 15 groups, Contact: Nov existing Nicki Dyas volunteers, (tel) (01538) 381356 Dry Stone Walling trainees and Email: training CVLLP or n.dyas@staffordshire- Learn the traditional art of wildlife staff wildlife.org.uk dry stone walling in the beautiful Churnet Valley. Please ring or Organised by the Churnet email to book Valley Living Landscapes a place, and Partnership. Age 16 and then you will over be given the location

Sat 10 am £20 if you live 15 Trinity Street 14 th - in the city, £25 Hanley Nov 12 noon if you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 5PH city, £16 if you (Tel) (01782 234775 Using your IPad get ESA/JSA Email: [email protected] Course starts today and Please ring to Website: runs for 5 weeks book a place, http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na or book online vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Sat 10 am £25 if you live 15 Trinity Street 14 th - in the city, £20 Hanley Nov 12 noon if you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 5PH city, £20 if you (Tel) (01782 234775 Introduction to get ESA/JSA Email: Windows 10 Tablets [email protected] Please ring to Website: Course starts today Sat book a place, http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na th 14 Nov and runs for 5 or book online vigation/education/adult-and- weeks. Run by Adult & community-learning/ Community Learning

Sat 10 am £20 if you live 15 Trinity Street 14 th – in the city, £25 Hanley Nov 12 noon if you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 5PH city, £16 if you (Tel) (01782 234775 Photo Editing and get ESA/JSA Email: Computer Graphics [email protected] Please ring to Website: Course starts today and book a place, http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na runs for 5 weeks or book online vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Sat 10 am Free entry RVS 14 th – 29 Charles Street Nov 2 pm No need to Hanley Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST1 3JP RVS Christmas Fair come along (tel) 07922 640442 There will be home Email: made fresh cooked mince [email protected] pies and Christmas om cakes, and other items on sale

Sat 11 am – 3 pm Free The Potteries Museum & 14 th Art Gallery Nov No need to Bethesda Street book, just come along City Centre (Hanley) Discovering your Stoke-on-Tre Landscape (tel) (01782) 232323 William Smith’s ‘the map Email: that changed the world’ is [email protected] 200 years old. The North Staffs. Group of the Geologists’ Association looks at how geology maps developed in North Staffs. Sat 1 – 4 pm Free entry All Saints Church 14 th Leek Road Nov No need to Joiners Square Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST1 3HH All Saints business come along Contact: showcase and Claire Walker crafters’ Fayre (tel) 07922 640442 To promote local Email: businesses and artists. [email protected] Lots of handcrafted items om for sale. This will be held monthly from now on Sat 7.30 pm £10 Northwood Parish Hall 14th Keelings Road Nov Please ring Northwood to book a Stoke-on-Trent ticket Trent River Big Contact: Band Nick Broad (tel) 07795 683696 Age 18 and over Email: Nickbroad3@virginmedia,com

Sat 7.30 pm £10 Mitchell Arts centre 14 th Broad Street Nov Please ring Hanley Stoke-on-Trent to book a ST1 4HG place, or (tel) (01782) 409307 Biddulph MVC book online Annual Concert http://www.mitchellartscentre.co. uk/whats-on/2/ One of Staffordshire’s most successful male voice choirs bring their annual concert to the Mitchell Arts centre Sat 7.30 pm Tickets Regent Theatre th 14 £20.90 Piccadilly Nov Some shows Cultural Quarter offer a 2 for City Centre (Hanley) 1 ticket for Stoke-on-Trent Mercury: the people with ST1 1AP Ultimate Queen disabilities Contact: Box Office Tribute and their (tel) (01782) 213800 carers One of the World’s http://www.atgtickets.com/shows most authentic Please ring /mercury-the-ultimate-queen- tributes to Queen to book a tribute-2015/regent-theatre/ ticket

Sun 11 am Free entry 15 th - Ford Green Road Nov 4 pm No need to Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST6 1NG Christmas Craft Fair come along An ideal chance to buy a special Christmas present or treat yourself

Mon 11 am Free The Potteries Museum & 16 th - Art Gallery Nov 12 noon No need to Bethesda Street History Talk – book, just come along Hanley Hartshill and the Stoke-on-Trent Mintons ST1 3DW Join renowned local historian Mervyn (tel) 07824 473432 Edwards for his Email: fascinating look into [email protected] the city’s history

A Green Door event

Tues 9.30 am £6.50 North Staffs. Special Adventure 17 th - per person, Playground Nov 12.30 pm carers free Stanier Street Newcastle-under-Lyme Or £10 for the Staffs. Activities at the North whole day ST5 2SU Staffs. Special (please bring a Adventure Playground packed lunch) (tel) (01782) 717612

A range of indoor and Please ring to outdoor activities book a place including Brazilian Dancing with Art Brasil (between 11 am – 12 noon)

For adults Tues 9.30 am £40 per Staffordshire Wildlife Trust 17 th - person for both (Location to be confirmed & 4 pm on days upon booking) Wed both days th Discounts are 18 available for Contact: Nov groups, Nicki Dyas existing (tel) (01538) 381356 Dry Stone Walling volunteers, Email: training trainees and n.dyas@staffordshire- Learn the traditional art of CVLLP or wildlife.org.uk dry stone walling in the wildlife staff beautiful Churnet Valley. Organised by the Churnet Please ring or Valley Living Landscapes email to book Partnership. Age 16 and a place, and over then you will be given the location

Tues 10 am – 1 pm Free Music 4 Everyone 17 th Workshops Nov Please ring to Unit 1 China Street book a place Fenton Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 3NF Music Workshop

This free workshop will (tel) (01782) 310255 show the basics of Email: playing the drums or [email protected] guitar. Find out about the healing power of music at this fantastic workshop

Everyone is welcome, particularly older people and people with a disability A Green Door event

Tues 11.30 am £3.50 Mitchell Arts centre 17 th Broad Street Nov No need to Hanley Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST1 4HG come along (tel) (01782) 409307

Mitchell Matinees – http://www.mitchellartscentre.co. Gertie Gitana – Her uk/whats-on/2/ Story

Join Ray Johnson MBE and remember the Potteries through a series of short films from the Staffordshire Fulm ArchivesThe Potteries’ own Music Hall legend. The Forces’ Favourite of WW1 – hear Gertie sing!! All proceeds of screenings go to the Staffordshire Film Archive Arts centre’s work Tues 1.30 £6.50 North Staffs. Special Adventure 17 th - per person, Playground Nov 4.30 pm carers free Stanier Street Newcastle-under-Lyme Or £10 for the Staffs. Activities at the whole day ST5 2SU North Staffs. Special (please bring a packed lunch) (tel) (01782) 717612 Adventure Playground – Quiz Please ring to Afternoon book a place

Come along and compete for prizes in our quiz – lots of different rounds to suit all

For adults with a disability Tues 5.45 – 8.15 pm £25 if you live 15 Trinity Street 17 th in the city, £30 Hanley Nov if you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 5PH Computerised city, free if you (Tel) (01782 234775 Accounts for Beginners get ESA/JSA Email: [email protected] Course starts today and Please ring to Website: runs for 5 weeks book a place, http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na or book online vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Tues 6 – 8 pm £5 if you live in 15 Trinity Street 17 th the city, £10 if Hanley Nov you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 5PH city, free if you (Tel) (01782 234775 Health & Social Care get ESA/JSA Email: Basics [email protected] Please ring to Website: Course starts today Tues book a place, http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na 17 th Nov and runs for 5 or book online vigation/education/adult-and- weeks Run by Adult & community-learning/ Community Learning

Tues 7.30 pm Tickets from Stoke Repertory Theatre 17 th every £12 Leek Road - evening, Stoke-on-Trent Please ring to ST4 2TR Sat plus a 2.30 st book tickets, or 21 pm matinee book online (tel) (01782) 321666 Nov on Sat 14 th Ghost – The Nusical Nov http://www.fivetownstheatre.org. uk/ Presented by Five Towns Theatre

Wed 9.30 am Free 15 Trinity Street 18 th - Hanley Nov 12.45 pm Please ring to Stoke-on-Trent

book a place, ST1 5PH Functional Skills Maths. or book online (Tel) (01782 234775 Entry Level Email: [email protected] Course runs for 1 day Website: Run by Adult & http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na Community Learning vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Wed 5–7 pm £5 Trentham Gardens Estate 18 th Stone Road Nov Includes tea Trentham and coffee Stoke-on-Trent Please ring to ST4 8AX

book a place (tel) (01782) 646644

Christmas Table Decorating Workshop at Trentham Garden centre

Learn how to make table decorations and wreaths ready for Christmas

Wed 7.30 pm Tickets Regent Theatre th 18 £24.90 Piccadilly Nov Some shows Cultural Quarter offer a 2 for City Centre (Hanley) 1 ticket for Stoke-on-Trent Halfway to Paradise: people with ST1 1AP The Billy Fury Story disabilities Contact: Box Office and their (tel) (01782) 213800 The story of a shy carers young boy from http://www.atgtickets.com/s Liverpool, who Please ring hows/halfway-to-paradise- changes his name to to book a the-billy-fury-story/regent- Billy Fury and ticket theatre/ becomes one of Britain’s best loved rock stars

Wed 7.30 pm £25.90 Victoria Hall 18 th - Bagnall Street Nov £29.90 Hanley Some shows City Centre (Hanley) offer a 2 for 1 ST1 3AD ticket for (tel) 0844 871 7649 Joe Brown in people with Concert disabilities and http://www.atgtickets.com/shows their carers /joe-brown-in-concert-4/victoria- Please ring to hall/ Premier Rock ‘n Roll book a ticket, legend Joe Brown in or book online concert

Wed 7.30 pm Members: £3, North Staffs. Conference 18 th non centre/Medical Institute Nov members:£4, Hartshill Road Children (aged Hartshill 8-16, with Stoke-on-Trent Sights and sounds adult) free ST4 7NY of British Wildlife Please ring to Contact: An RSPB North book a ticket Alan Cartwright, RSPB local Staffs. local group group indoor meeting with a (tel) (01630) 29612 film show presented by David Tollidy Thurs 7 pm £5 Dresden Scout Hut and 19th Community centre Nov Please ring to Wise Street book a ticket Dresden Stoke-on-Trent Next One Fashion ST3 4PQ

Show Contact: Councillor Lillian Dodd Fashion Show and (tel) 07971 537997 sale of clothes and Email: accessories [email protected]

Thurs 7 pm Free Albion Square 19 th City Centre (Hanley) Nov No need to Stoke-on-Trent book, just come along City Centre

Christmas Lights switch on

A sparkling event with Performance Cirque Bijou, and Santa will be there too Thurs 7 – 10 pm Free entry Victoria Lounge 19 th 5 Adventure Place Nov No need to Hanley ST1 3AF book, just Hanley Craft Fair come along

Supporting local businesses

Thurs 7.30 pm Tickets Regent Theatre th 19 £29.90 Piccadilly Nov Some shows Cultural Quarter offer a 2 for City Centre (Hanley) 1 ticket for Stoke-on-Trent The Drifters people with ST1 1AP disabilities Contact: Box Office With hits from past and their (tel) (01782) 213800 and present carers http://www.atgtickets.com/shows Please ring /the-drifters/regent-theatre/ to book a ticket

Fri 9 am Free Ironmarket 20 th entry Newcastle-under-Lyme Nov - Staffs. No need to ST5 1RF 3 pm Farmers’ Market at book, just (tel) (01782) 742375 come along Newcastle-under- Lyme

Selling a wide variety of local produce Fri 5 pm £25 per car Stoke City FC 20 th Britannia Stadium Nov Please ring Stanley Matthews Way Stoke-on-Trent to book tickets, or (tel) (01782) 592212 book online Drive in Cinema – www.scfcdirect.com Home Alone 1

Cinema style menu available Fri 7.30 pm Tickets Regent Theatre th 20 £23.90 Piccadilly Nov Some shows Cultural Quarter offer a 2 for City Centre (Hanley) 1 ticket for Stoke-on-Trent The ELO Experience people with ST1 1AP disabilities Contact: Box Office Featuring greatest and their (tel) (01782) 213800 hits by this tribute carers band http://www.atgtickets.com/shows Please ring /the-elo-experience/regent- to book a theatre/ ticket

Fri 9 pm £25 per car Stoke City FC 20 th Britannia Stadium Nov Please ring Stanley Matthews Way Stoke-on-Trent to book tickets, or (tel) (01782) 592212 book online Drive in Cinema – www.scfcdirect.com Top Gun

Cinema style menu available

Sat 9 am Free entry The Market Place 21 st - Leek Nov 3 pm No need to Staffs. book, just ST13 5HH Fine Food Market at come along (tel) 07766 160492 Leek Market

The market brings together local and regional specialist food producers Sat 11 am Free entry St, Andrews Church 21 st – Weston Road Nov 3 pm No need to Stoke-on-Trent book, just ST3 6HB come along Christmas Fair

Come and join us for festive family fun with Santa. Stalls, entertainment and refreshments. Disney characters will be making a special visit!!

Sat 12 noon £9.40 Victoria Hall 21 st Some shows Bagnall Street Nov offer a 2 for 1 Hanley ticket for City Centre (Hanley) people with ST1 3AD disabilities and (tel) 0844 871 7649 Organ Proms their carers Please ring to http://www.atgtickets.com/shows book a ticket, /organ-proms-10/victoria-hall/ or book online

Sat 5 pm £25 per car Stoke City FC 21 st Britannia Stadium Nov Please ring Stanley Matthews Way Stoke-on-Trent to book tickets, or (tel) (01782) 592212 book online Drive in Cinema – www.scfcdirect.com Toy Story 1

Cinema style menu available

Sat 7.30 pm £14 Victoria Hall 21 st Some shows Bagnall Street Nov offer a 2 for 1 Hanley ticket for City Centre (Hanley) people with ST1 3AD disabilities and (tel) 0844 871 7649 their carers The Artscool Project Please ring to book a ticket, http://www.atgtickets.com/shows or book online /the-artscool-project- 2015b/victoria-hall/

Sat 9 pm £25 per car Stoke City FC 21 st Britannia Stadium Nov Please ring Stanley Matthews Way Stoke-on-Trent to book tickets, or (tel) (01782) 592212 book online Drive in Cinema – www.scfcdirect.com

The Goonies

Cinema style menu available Sat 7.30 pm Tickets Regent Theatre st 21 £21.40 Piccadilly Nov - £41.40 Cultural Quarter Some shows City Centre (Hanley) offer a 2 for Stoke-on-Trent Ellen Kent’s Tosca 1 ticket for ST1 1AP people with Contact: Box Office An Opera with disabilities (tel) (01782) 213800 international soloists, and their highly praised chorus carers http://www.atgtickets.com/shows and a full orchestra /ellen-kents-tosca-2/regent- Please ring theatre/ Presented by Opera to book a & Ballet International ticket

Sat 7.30 pm every £16 - £23 New Vic Theatre 21 st evening, plus Etruria Road Nov 2.15 pm £2 off for Basford matinees on Newcastle-under-Lyme - th concessions Robin Hood & Sat 7 Nov Staffs. Sat Marian ST5 0JG 30 th Captioned Please ring Jan th performance: to book a (tel) (01782) 717962 For the 800 Anniversary th of the Magna Carta, join Sat 16 Jan at ticket, or Robin and Marian on 2.15 pm book online http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/ their adventures, robbing productions/robin-hood-marian/ from the rich and giving Audio to the poor, hunted by described performance: greedy King John in their rd Sherwood Forest Sat 23 Jan at 2.15 pm Sun 10 am £1 King’s Hall 22 nd - Kingsway Nov 4 pm No need to Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1RN book, just come along King’s Christmas Market

Over 100 traders selling luxury, unique, handmade and other speciality goods Sun 7 pm £26.65 Victoria Hall 22 nd Some shows Bagnall Street Nov offer a 2 for 1 Hanley ticket for City Centre (Hanley) people with ST1 3AD The Courteneers disabilities and (tel) 0844 871 7649 their carers The successful and Please ring to http://www.atgtickets.com/shows popular band come to book a ticket, /courteeners/victoria-hall/ the Victoria Hall or book online

Sun 7.30 pm £42.65 Victoria Hall 22nd Some shows Bagnall Street Nov offer a 2 for 1 Hanley ticket for City Centre (Hanley) people with ST1 3AD disabilities and (tel) 0844 871 7649 Harry Enfield & Paul their carers Whitehouse – Please ring to Legends! book a ticket, http://www.atgtickets.com/shows or book online /harry-enfield-and-paul- Loadsamoney, the Old whitehouse-legends/victoria- Gits, Smashie & Nicey, hall/ Kevin the Teenager, Julio Geordio to name a few of the characters played by this comedy duo

Tues 1.30 £6.50 North Staffs. Special Adventure 24 th - per person, Playground Nov 4.30 pm carers free Stanier Street Newcastle-under-Lyme Or £10 for the Staffs. Activities at the whole day ST5 2SU North Staffs. Special (please bring a Adventure packed lunch) (tel) (01782) 717612 Playground Please ring to

Bingo – it’s eyes down for book a place a fun bingo session with prizes

For adults with a disability Tues 7 – 10 pm Free entry Our Bar 24 th 279 London Road

Nov No need to Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5AG Stoke Craft Fair book, just come along Supporting local businesses

Tues 7.15 pm every Adults: Mitchell Arts centre 24 th evening, plus a £6 - £10 Broad Street - 2.15 pm Children: Hanley matinee on Sat Stoke-on-Trent Sat th £4 - £8 th 28 28 For tickets, please apply to: Nov the Ticket Secretary 3 Community Drive Burdi Boys – the Smallthorne Gang Show Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1RU Presented by the Potteries North (tel) 07870 908867 District Scout Council Email: [email protected]

All cheques to be made out to The Potteries North District Scout Council

http://www.mitchellartscentre.co. uk/whats-on/2/

(If you are a wheelchair user, please let us know when booking your ticket) Wed Christmas Free entry Trentham Gardens Estate 25 th Parade Stone Road Nov – 6.30 pm No need to Trentham Lights switch book, just on at 7 pm come along Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8AX Christmas Lights (tel) (01782) 646644 switch on at Trentham Garden s With a traditional Village atmosphere, get a warm welcome at Trentham Gardens Santa’s Grotto tickets go on sale on Sat 7 th Nov at 10 am Also late night shopping every Wednesday in Dec until 8 pm All activities are dependent on the weather Wed 7.30 pm £18.50 New Vic Theatre 25 th - £22.50 Etruria Road Nov Basford Newcastle-under-Lyme £2 off for Staffs. concessions ST5 0JG

Steeleye Span Please ring (tel) (01782) 717962 to book a One of the most ticket, or http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/ productions/steeleye-span/ successful folk-rock book online progressive bands of the 1960s and 70s

Thurs 9 am £50 if you live Blurton Community Hub 26 th – in the city, £50 Ingestre Square Nov 5.30 pm if you live Finstock Avenue outside the Blurton Emergency First Aid at city, free if you Stoke-on-Trent Work get ESA/JSA ST3 3JT (Tel) (01782 234775 Course runs for 1 day Please ring to Email: book a place, [email protected] or book online Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Thurs 9 am – 4 pm Free entry City Centre (Hanley) Outdoor 26th Market Nov No need to Market Square - book, just City Centre Thurs come along Hanley 24 th Stoke-on-Trent Dec City Centre Christmas Market

With up to 35 festivelog cabins with traders from across the UK and Europe, selling unique and handmade gifts and food Thurs 5–7 pm £5 Trentham Gardens Estate 26 th Stone Road Nov Includes tea Trentham and coffee Stoke-on-Trent

Please ring to ST4 8AX book a place (tel) (01782) 646644 Christmas Table Decorating Workshop at Trentham Garden centre Learn how to make table decorations and wreaths ready for Christmas Fri Gates, fair and In advance - Shugborough Estate 27 th food outlets Adults: £8 Milford - open at 4.30 Concessions: Stafford pm – 9 pm £6.50 Sun ST17 0XB th Children under 29 The Shugborough The bonfire will 16 are free Nov Christmas Fair & be lit at 7 pm On the gate: (tel) (01889) 881388 Candlelight Mansion and the Adults: £9 House fireworks will Concessions: http://www.shugborough.org.uk/ Christmas shopping with start at 8 pm £7.50 Homepage.aspx gift stalls, and the Children under magnificent Mansion 16 are free House will also be open Organised by Oakley Fairs Sat 10 am – 4 pm Adults £3.50, Dorothy Clive Garden 28 th Children £2 Willoughbridge Nov Children under Shropshire & 5 and TF9 4EU Sun members are

29 th free Contact: Nov (tel) (01630) 647237 Woodland Walk No need to & Christmas Fair book, just Email: Come and enjoy a range come along [email protected] of festive stalls selling handmade gifts, http://dorothyclivegarden.co.uk/a decorations, cards, bout-us/ Christmas food and mulled wine. With children’s activities, and music from Keele Voice Choir Sat 10 am – 4 pm Included in Trentham Gardens Estate 28 th garden Stone Road Nov admission – Trentham Adults: £9.70, - Stoke-on-Trent Children (aged Thurs 5-15 years): ST4 8AX 24 th £8.15, (tel) (01782) 644536 Winter Willow Dec Concessions decoration trail (seniors and students): Weave your way £8.15, People around our lake and with a disability gardens by following and their the extended Winto carers: £4.90 each Willow trail No need to book, just come along

Sat 10 am Free entry Foxfield Steam Railway 28 th - Caverswall Road & 5 pm Adults £12.50, Children £4 Stoke-on-Trent Sun ST11 9BG 29 th Please ring to Nov book a ticket, (tel) (01782) 396210 or book on the Email: Santa Specials day [email protected]

http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/ events.php

(No wheelchair access to the train due to its historic nature) Sat Weekends Carriage rides Trentham Gardens Estate 28 th 11 am £3.50 Stone Road Nov - Trentham 3 pm In addition to - garden Stoke-on-Trent Sun admission – ST4 8AX 7th Adults: £9.70, (tel) (01782) 644536 Feb Winter Horse Drawn Children (aged Carriage and Pony 5-15 years): Rides £8.15, Concessions (seniors and Take a relaxing horse students): drawn carriage ride £8.15, People around the grounds with a disability and parkland, and and their take in the carers: £4.90 surroundings each

No need to book, just come along

Sat Sat 28 th & Sun Adults £9, The Potteries Museum & 28 th 29th Nov at 2 Children and Art Gallery pm concessions Nov st Bethesda Street Tues 1 & £6 - Wed 2 nd Dec City Centre (Hanley) Dick Whittington at 10 am and Please ring or Stoke-on-Tre Sun 130 pm email to book th th 6 Presented by Mow Fri 4 Dec at tickets (tel) 07902 054511 7.15 pm Email: Dec Cop Players th Sat 5 Dec at ticketsmowcopplayers@hotmail. 2 pm and 7.15 com pm Sun 6 th Dec at 2 pm Sat 2.30 Free New Horizons Sport and Leisure 28 th - centre Nov 4.30 pm Please ring to Uplands Avenue book a place Chell Stoke-on-Trent Kayak/canoe taster ST6 6SN session (tel) 07824 473432 This session aims to give Email: people with a disability [email protected] the opportunity to try kayaking in a safe environment. Participants must be able to get in and out of the pool using a pool ladder with minimal help, be able to sit unsupported and use paddles

Carers are welcome but must be prepared to be in the water A Green Door event

Wed 3 pm £14 Foxfield Steam Railway 28 th Caverswall Road Oct Please ring to Blythe Bridge book a ticket Stoke-on-Trent Steam Cream Land ST11 9BG

Cruise Train (tel) (01782) 396210 Email: Enjoy a ride on a steam [email protected] train in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/ with a cream tea events.php Please arrive 30 minutes before departure

Sat 4 pm Free Stoke Market Square 28 th South Wolfe Street Nov No need to Stoke-on-Trent book , just come along

Stoke Christmas Lights switch on

Come and see the biggest tree in the city lit up. There will be a Christmas market, music and surprise guests Sat All weekend Free St. George’s Chambers 28 th Firework Newcastle-under-Lyme & display and No need to Staffs. Sun Christmas book, just ST5 2AG 29 th lights switch come along Nov on is at 5 pm http://www.visitnewcastleunderly Christmas Lights on Sun 29 th me.co.uk/event/christmas-lights- switch on Nov switch

The annual weekend of Free parking on all Council car festivities featuring parks all weekend Santa’s grotto, Firework display and lights switch on (Sunday at 5 pm), Christmas procession, festive artisan market, children’s funfair, live festive music, magic show. Circus skills workshop and more

Sat 7.30 pm £25.70 Victoria Hall 28 th - £27.70 Bagnall Street Nov Some shows Hanley offer a 2 for 1 City Centre (Hanley) ticket for ST1 3AD people with (tel) 0844 871 7649 The Illegal Eagles disabilities and their carers http://www.atgtickets.com/shows The World’s Official Please ring to /the-illegal-eagles-3/victoria-hall/ No. 1 Eagles Tribute book a ticket, band or book online

Mon 9 am £5 if you live in St. John Ambulance 30 th – the city, £10 if 3 Greendock Street Nov 4.30 pm you live Longton

outside the Stoke-on-Trent Essential Basic First city, free if you ST3 2NA Aid – all ages get ESA/JSA (Tel) (01782 234775 Email: Course runs for 1 day Please ring to [email protected] book a place, Website: or book online http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/na vigation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Mon 7.30 pm every £16 - £22 New Vic Theatre 30 th evening Etruria Road Nov £2 off for Basford Newcastle-under-Lyme - concessions Staffs. Sat Eric’s Christmas ST5 0JG 12 th Please ring Party Dec to book a (tel) (01782) 717962

The one and only Eric ticket, or book online http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/ is back!! Join him productions/erics-christmas- and his multi-talented party/ band of actors and musicians for a night of non-stop comedy, and some of the greatest music of the 1960s

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