Community Development Riverside Employment & Training centre

SEPTEMBER 2016

All details are correct at time of publishing September 2016 Fri Activity Time Cost Where is it/contact details

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Fri 11 am Free entry White Peak Estate office th 29 – 1 pm Home Farm April No need to Ilam - book, just Fri come along nr. Ashbourne th Derbyshire 28 Friday Walks at Ilam Oct DE6 2AZ Every Friday between now

and the end of October, (tel) (01335) 350503 Please wear suitable www.nationaltrust.org.uk clothing and footwear. Organised by The National Trust Mon 11 am – 1 pm Free entry White Peak Estate office nd 2 Home Farm May No need to Ilam - book, just Mon come along nr. Ashbourne 31 st Derbyshire Oct DE6 2AZ Monday Walks at Ilam Every Monday between now and the end of October, (tel) (01335) 350503 Please wear suitable clothing and footwear www.nationaltrust.org.uk Organised by The National Trust

Sat 10 am Adults: £5 Potteries Museum & Art 2nd - Concession Gallery July 4 pm s: £3 Bethesda Street

- Please ring Hanley Sat to book a Stoke-on-Trent nd 2 ticket ST1 3DW Oct (tel) (01782) 232323 Costumes from Email: Downton This special [email protected] exhibition features a selection of costumes from Series 1 and 2 of the ITV drama Downton Abbey Sat 10 am Included in Shugborough Estate - garden Milford 23rd admission. 5 pm July In advance - Adults: £12.50, ST17 0XB - Concessions, Sun Senior (tel) (01889) 881388 4th Citizens and or 0845 4598900 Seven Secret Doors Students: Sept £10.50, Children (aged http://www.shugborough.org.uk/Ev We’ve put seven secret 5-15): £7.50, ents/eventpages/Seven-Secret- doors in the gardens. Each Children Doors.aspx door leads to a magical (under 5): free place in the gardens, and On the day – each door has something Adults: £15, Concessions, different and spell-binding Senior behind it Citizens and Students: £12, Childre (aged 5-15): £9, Children (under 5): free Tues 11 am £1 plus th 30 Aug - admission – Uttoxeter Road - 3 pm Adults: Longton Thurs £7.50, 1st Children Stoke-on-Trent Sept Garden Tiles Craft (aged 4-16 ST3 1PQ activity years): Make your own clay tile £5.25, (tel) Concession (01782)237777 with garden patterns at s: £6 our drop-in session No need to book, just All ages come along Tues 7.30 pm £16 New Vic Theatre 30 th every - Etruria Road Aug evening. No £23 Basford performance Newcastle-under-Lyme - on Sun 4 th £2 off for Staffs. Sat Sept concessions ST5 0JG th 10 Sept Under 26s (tel) (01782) 717962 Maverick go free http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pr The New Vic Legend Eric Please ring oductions/maverick/ returns with his company of to book a actors, singers and ticket, or musicians in this tale of the book online Wild West, filled with the greatest hits of the 60s Thurs 9 am Free Neighbourhood st 1 - centre Sept 5.30 pm Please book Dawlish Drive a place online Bentilee Stoke-on-Trent

ST2 0EU Alton Towers event Please contact: For young people who Andrew Johnston live in the south of the (tel) 07717 714187 city – Meir, Normacot, Email: Bentilee, Longton, [email protected] Fenton, and surrounding areas Transport is provided from the Meir and Bentilee areas Age 11-19

Thurs 10 am Included in Gladstone Pottery Museum 1st admission – Uttoxeter Road - Adults: £7.50, Sept Longton 4 pm Children (aged Fabric Flower Power!! 4-16 years): Stoke-on-Trent £5.25, ST3 1PQ Concessions: (tel) Try rag-rugging techniques £6 in our drop- in workshop, (01782)237777 No need to Email: and make a shabby chic book, just organza flower brooch or come along hairslide to take home with you

All ages Thurs 11 am Free Bentilee Neighbourhood centre st 1 - Dawlish Drive Sept 1 pm Please book Bentilee a place Stoke-on-Trent online ST2 0EU

To book, please contact: Cook and Eat at Space Programme Bentilee (tel) (01782) 232139 Neighbourhood centre www.staffordshirespace,uk

Age 11-19 For queries, please contact: Meir Community Education centre (tel) (01782) 232139 on Tues mornings, Wed and Fri 10 am – 4 pm and speak to Margaret

Thurs 2 – 4 pm Free Meir Community Education centre 1st Pickford Place Sept Please book Meir a place Stoke-on-Trent online ST3 7DY

To book, please contact: Health & Beauty Space Programme Workshop at Meir (tel) (01782) 232139 Community Education www.staffordshirespace,uk centre For young people who live For queries, please contact: in the south of the city – Meir Community Education centre Meir, Normacot, Bentilee, (tel) (01782) 232139 on Tues Longton, Fenton, Blurton mornings, Wed and Fri 10 am – 4 and surrounding areas . pm and speak to Margaret Age 11-16

Thurs 2 – 6 pm Free Old Fenton Library 1st Baker Street Sept No need to Fenton book, just Stoke-on-Trent come along ST4 3AF

Smithfield Contact: Employment and Adult and Community Learning Skills Jobs Fayre (tel) (01782) 234775 Email: Hundreds of local job [email protected] opportunities covering a wide sector. Over 35 employers attending. Adult and Community Learning courses available. CV and application support

Fri 9 am Free entry High Street 2nd – Biddulph Sept 3 pm No need Staffs. to book, ST8 6AR Artisan Market just come along Selling locally made items Sat 9 am Free entry The Market Place 3rd - Stone Sept 4 pm No need Staffs. to book, ST15 8JR just come along Stone Farmers’ Market Sat 9.30 am Free entry Rode Hall 3rd – Scholar Green Sept 1 pm No need ST7 3PQ to book, just come along Rode Hall Farmers Market Sat 10 am Admission Trentham Monkey Forest rd prices- 3 - Adults: £8, The & 6 pm Children (aged Southern entrance Sun 3-14): £6, Stone Road th Concessions 4 (seniors and Trentham Sept students): Stoke-on-Trent £7.50, People RSPB Nature event at with a ST12 9HR disability and (tel) (01782) 649845 the Monkey Forest carers: £5 each Join the RSPB at the Donations may www.monkey-forest.com be required for Monkey Forest where some activities you will learn No need to book, just come along Sat 1.30 pm Free Richmond Street Allotments 3rd Richmond Street Sept No need to Stoke-on-Trent book ,just ST4 come along Richmond Street Allotments Annual Produce Show

View award-winning produce grown on our site, meet our gardeners, and try some home-made savouries and cakes. Learn about bees and bee-keepng, watch a brewing demonstration, and buy fresh seasonal produce Sat 7 pm Adults; £15, Mitchell Arts centre 3rd Concession Broad Street Sept s: £12 Hanley Stoke-on-Trent Please book ST1 4HG online (tel) (01782) 409307 The Soul of Gospel Email: [email protected] Manchester Inspirational Voices will entertain you http://www.mitchellartscentre.co.uk with their dynamic /whats-on/640-the-soul-of-gospel/ harmonies, uplifting songs and an exciting night out to remember Sun 10 am Free Swineholes Wood 4th - Ipstones Edge Sept 1 pm Please ring Staffs. to book a place Contact: Val Riley (tel) (01538) 300264 Work Party at Wheelchair users and people with Swineholes Wood limited mobility, please contact the Woodland management organiser in advance Organised by No toilets are available on site Wildlife Trust

Sun 10 am Included in Trentham Gardens Estate 4th - Garden Stone Road Sept 5 pm admission Trentham prices- Adults: Stoke-on-Trent £10.25,, ST4 8AX Children (aged 5-15): £8.75, (tel) (01782) 644536 Concessions Uttoxeter Brass Band (seniors and Pull up a deckchair and students): £8.75, People listen to the sounds of with a the Uttoxeter Brass disability and Band on our lakeside carers: £5.25 each amphitheatre No need to book, just come along Sun 10.30 am Free Leek Market Place 4th Leek Town Centre Sept No need to Leek book, just come along Staffs.

Staffordshire Day Leek Sunday Supplement

An artisan market with local food, gifts and crafts Sun 12 noon Free Park 4th - Burslem Park Lodge Sept 5 pm No need to Moorland Road book, just come along Burslem Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1EA Village Show in the

city

A community event with animal performances, live music, stalls, rides, home and allotment produce display, children’s entertainment and refreshments

Mon 11.30 am £175 if you Burslem Community Fire Station 5th - live in the Hamil Road Sept 1.30 pm city, £180 if Burslem you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST6 1AJ Spanish Conversation city, £140 if (Tel) (01782 234775 Intermediate you get Email: COURSE STARTS ESA/JSA [email protected] Website: TODAY, and runs for 35 Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks to book a ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community place, or community-learning/ Learning book online

Mon 6 pm Free Victoria Hall 5th Bagnall Street Sept Please ring Hanley or email Stoke-on-Trent Joshua ST1 3AD Hardy if you The Regent Academy are Contact: of Performing Arts interested Joshua Hardy, enrolment evening Creative Learning Officer (tel) (01782) 211214 A free taster workshop in Email: Drama and Dance to see if stokecreativelearning@theambass you would like to join the adors.com Regent Academy of Performing Arts

Age 8 and over Mon 6.30 £175 if you centre 5th - live in the Hope Street Sept 8.30 pm city, £180 if Hanley you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 5DD Spanish Conversation city, £140 if for Beginners you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] Please ring Website: TODAY, and runs for 35 to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Mon 7.30 pm £15 Regent Theatre 5th every - Piccadilly - evening, £44.50 City centre (Hanley) Some Stoke-on-Trent

Sat plus 2.30 shows offer ST1 1AP 10 th pm CATS a 2 for 1 Sept matinees ticket for (tel) 0844 871 7649 on Wed 7 th people with This amazing musical is and Sat disabilities the story of when the 10 th Sept and their Jellicle cat meet for the carers Jellicle Ball, in a Please ring

sparkling fusion of to book a music, dance and verse ticket, or book online Tues 9 am £50 if you One Smithfield 6th - live in the Leonard Coates Way Sept 5.30 pm city, £50 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent Emergency First Aid outside the ST1 4FA city, free if at Work L2 you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: Course runs for 1 day [email protected] Exam.fee is Website: Run by Adult & Community £15 http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Learning ation/education/adult-and- Please ring community-learning/ to book a place, or book online Tues 10.30 £25 if you Michelin Athletic Club 6th - live in the Rosetree Avenue Sept 11.30 am city, £30 if you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST4 6NL city, £20 if Cha Samba for you get (Tel) (01782 234775 Beginners ESA/JSA Email: [email protected] COURSE STARTS Please ring Website: TODAY, and runs for 5 to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Tues 11.30 am £37.50 if Blurton Community Hub 6th - you live in Ingestre Square Sept 2.30 pm the city, Finstock Avenue £42.50 if Blurton Drawing and Painting you live Stoke-on-Trent People outside the ST3 3JT city, free if COURSE STARTS you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: TODAY, and runs for 5 [email protected] weeks Please ring Website: Run by Adult & Community to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Learning place, or ation/education/adult-and- book online community-learning/

Tues 6.15 £35 if you Institute 6th - live in the Queen Street Sept 7.15 pm city, £40 if Burslem you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST6 3EF Salsa for Beginners city, £28 if COURSE STARTS you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: TODAY, and runs for 14 [email protected] weeks Please ring Website: Run by Adult & Community to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Learning place, or ation/education/adult-and- book online community-learning/

Wed 10 am Free entry Westport Lake Visitor centre 7th - Westport Lake Road Sept 12 noon No need to Longport book, just Stoke-on-Trent Westport Lake coffee come along ST6 4RZ morning Come and enjoy some cake by the lake!! There will be stalls and special offers, to help us raise some money for conservation

Wed 10.30 am £175 if you One Smithfield 7th - live in the Leonard Coates Way Sept 12.30 noon city, £180 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 4FA Spanish Conversation city, £140 if for Beginners you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] Please ring Website: TODAY, and runs for 35 to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Wed 1.30 Free West End Methodist Church 7th - 405 London Road Sept 3.30 pm Please ring Stoke-on-Trent to book, or ST6 2JN book online (tel) (01782) 831911 Gentle Chair Based Exercise https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli COURSE STARTS TODAY, ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 and runs for 10 weeks. 665 Practical chair based exercise and Tai Chi exercises with theory sessions

Wed 2 - 4 pm £175 if you St. John’s Community centre 7th live in the Newcastle Road Sept city, £180 if Trent Vale you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST4 6QD Spanish Conversation city, £140 if Advanced you get (tel) (01782) 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] Please ring Website: TODAY, and runs for 35 to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Wed 6.15 £20 if you Thistley Hough Academy 7th – live in the Thistley Hough Sept 8.15 pm city, £25 if Stoke-on-Trent you live ST4 5JJ outside the city, £16 if (Tel) (01782 234775 Massage Basics you get Email: ESA/JSA [email protected] COURSE STARTS Website: TODAY, and runs for 4 Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks to book a ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community place, or community-learning/ Learning book online

Wed 6.30 £175 if you Dudson centre 7th - live in the Hope Street Sept 8.30 pm city, £180 if Hanley you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 5DD Spanish Conversation city, £140 if Advanced you get (Tel) (01782 234775 COURSE STARTS ESA/JSA Email: [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 35 Please ring Website: weeks to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community place, or ation/education/adult-and- Learning book online community-learning/

Wed 7 th 7.15 pm Adults: Stoke Repertory Theate - every £12 Leek Road Sat 10 th evening, plus Concession Stoke-on-Trent Sept a 2.15 pm s: ST4 2TR matinee on £10 Sat 10 th Sept (tel) (01782) 317151 Please ring to book www.decaversmilltheatre.co.uk tickets, or Annie book online http://stokerep.info/

The classic musical about Annie, who lives in a miserable orphanage with Miss Hannigan, and is then chosen to spend time in the home of Oliver Warbucks, a wealthy industrialist

Thurs 8th and 9 th : Free Cineworld Cinema 8th 9.30 Quadrant Road – Sept: Please Hanley Heritage Open Day - 9.30 email to Sun Stoke-on-Trent th Cineworld and 10.30 am book a 11 place ST1 1PS th th Sept Come and enjoy a short 10 and 11 : 9 am film that takes you Email: [email protected] through a century of cinema magic and socials in Hanley. See https://www.heritageopendays.org. how Hanley and nights uk/ out have changed over the years. Also, an invitation to see the secrets of Cineworld – behind the screen!!

Pre-booking is required Thurs 8th Free Holy Evangelists Church th - 8 th 93 Upper Belgrave Road - 10 No need to Normacot Sept: book, just Sun 10 am – 4 pm come along Stoke-on-Trent th th 11 Heritage Open Day – 11 Sept: ST3 4GB Sept 170 years of the 11 am – 1 pm and Church of the Holy 3 – 5 pm Evangelists https://www.heritageopendays.org. uk/ We have 170 years of treasures, including Minton tiles. There will be displays of memorabilia and a photograph history of the Church and the community of Normacot

Tues 8 th 10 am Adults: £3, Middleport Pottery - - Under 18s, Port Street Sun 4 pm students, Burslem 11 th senior Stoke-on-Trent Sept Heart of the City Tour citizens and (tel) (01782) 234957 The Heart of the City is a local Email: ceramic piece that was residents: [email protected] designed by Philip Hardaker £2.50 for the European City of Sport opening ceremony. The giant five foot sculpture symbolises the beating heart of each of Stoke-on- Trents six towns and the vibrancy of the city coming together. You can see it at Middleport Pottery, Burslem

Thurs 10am Free 8th – The Courtyard Sept 1.30 pm Max. 10 Eastwood Works people per Lichfield Street tour City Centre (Hanley) Heritage Open Day – Stoke-on-Trent Emma Bridgewater Wheelchair ST1 3EJ users – Factory Tour please ring The tour is wheelchair accessible to book a (1 per tour), so please contact to Factory tours of the historic place book a tour Emma Bridgewater factory – max. 10 people per tour https://www.heritageopendays.org. uk/

Thurs 8th & 9 th : Free Wedgwood Museum 8th 10 am - 5 pm Wedgwood Drive – No need to 10 th & 11 th : book, just Sun Stoke-on-Trent th Heritage Open Day – 10 am – 4 pm come along 11 ST12 9ER Wedgwood Museum Sept World of Wedgwood is a unique visitor experience, https://www.heritageopendays.org. celebrating the very best of uk/ British design and industrial heritage. Try your hand at the Potter’s wheel and create your own work of art to take home. Also have a look at the award-winning Wedgwood Museum Thurs 10.30 am Free Moorside Fisheries 8th - Holehouse Road Sept 3 pm Please ring Accessible Angling to book a Stoke-on-Trent Do you fancy trying angling, Please arrive place ST2 8JR but worry your illness or at 10.30 am (tel) disability might stop you? for an 11 am 07824 473432 This accessible session is start Email: for you. [email protected] A Green Door event

Thurs 10.30 am Free Leave from: Westport Lake 8th - 3 pm Please off Davenport Street – Heritage Open Day – Longport Brindley 300 email to Stoke-on-Trent Sun Morning book a ST6 4SA th Harecastle Tunnel 11 northbound place, or

Sept trips trips: book online Leave from: Canal Tavern Westport Second Avenue Travel through the Lake 10.30 Harecastle Tunnel aboard Kidsgrove am Stoke-on-Trent Lindsey, our historical canal ST7 1DE narrowboat. Journeys take Afternoon Email: about 45 minutes southbound [email protected] trips: Canal rg.uk These trips are one way. Tavern, Pre-booking required. Kidsgrove http://www.etruriaboatgroupvolunte Not suitable for children 2 pm ers.org.uk/harecastle-tunnel-trips under 8 https://www.heritageopendays.org. uk/ Thurs 10.30 am £175 if you Burslem Community Fire Station 8th - live in the Hamil Road Sept 12.30 pm city, £180 if Burslem you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST6 1AJ Spanish Conversation city, £140 if Advanced you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] Please ring Website: TODAY, and runs for 35 to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Thurs 1.30 £25 if you Meir Community Education centre 8th – live in the Pickford Place Sept 2.30 pm city, £30 if Meir you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST3 7DY city, £20 if Cha Samba for you get (Tel) (01782 234775 Beginners ESA/JSA Email: [email protected] COURSE STARTS Please ring Website: TODAY, and runs for 5 to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Thurs 2.30 Free Meir Community centre 8th - Pickford Place Sept 4.30 pm Please ring Meir to book, or Stoke-on-Trent book online ST3 7DY

Gentle Chair Based (tel) (01782) 831911 Exercise COURSE STARTS TODAY, https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli and runs for 10 ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 weeksPractical chai rbased 768 exercise, Tai Chi exercises and theory sessions

Thurs 6 – 7.30 pm Free Meet at the fountain in Cauldon 8th Grounds, just off Stoke Road Sept No need to book, just Cleveland Road Heritage Open Day – come along Hanley Hanley Park Restoration Stoke-on-Trent Walk ST1 4DX

Join Park Liaison Officer Tom Pine and the Friends of Hanley Park for a walk around our historic park. Thurs 6.30 £175 if you One Smithfield 8th - live in the Leonard Coates Way Sept 8.30 pm city, £180 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 4FA Spanish Conversation city, £140 if Intermediate you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] Please ring Website: TODAY, and runs for 35 to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Fri 10 am £35 if you One Smithfield 9th - live in the Leonard Coates Way Sept 12 noon city, £40 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 4FA Holiday Essentials – city, £28 if Beauty Treatments you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS Please ring [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 7 to book a Website: weeks place, or http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig book online ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community community-learning/ Learning

Fri 9 th 12.30 £35 if you One Smithfield Sept - live in the Leonard Coates Way 2.30 pm city, £40 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent Painting for Beginners outside the ST1 4FA city, £28 if COURSE STARTS you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: TODAY, and runs for 5 Please ring [email protected] weeks to book a Website: Run by Adult & Community place, or http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Learning book online ation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Fri 1 – 3 pm £35 if you One Smithfield 9th Sept live in the Leonard Coates Way city, £40 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 4FA city, £28 if Gel Polish – Nail you get (Tel) (01782 234775 Techniques ESA/JSA Email: Please ring [email protected] COURSE STARTS to book a Website: TODAY, and runs for 7 place, or http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks book online ation/education/adult-and- community-learning/ Run by Adult & Community Learning

Fri 9 th 2 – 3 pm Free Fenton Manor Sports complex & City Road Sat No need to Fenton th book, just 17 come along Stoke-on-Trent Sept Fun and Free Sporting ST4 2RR Activities at Fenton Manor Sports complex

Activities include general swim, multi-sports acitvity in the sports hall and Go-Karts

Fri 9 th 2 – 3 pm Free Dimensions Leisure centre & Scotia Road Sat No need to Burslem th book, just 17 Fun and Free Sporting come along Stoke-on-Trent Sept Activities at ST6 4ET Dimensions Leisure centre

Activities include Leisure swim and multi-sport ativity in the Sports Hall

Fri 9 th 2 – 3 pm Free New Horizons Sport and & Leisure centre Sat No need to Uplands Avenue book, just 17 th Chell Fun and Free Sporting come along Sept Stoke-on-Trent Activities at New ST6 6SN Horizons Leisure centre

Activities include General Swim

Fri 2- 4 pm Free Northwood 9th Keelings Road & No need to Northwood book, just Sat come along Stoke-on-Trent 17 th Fun and Free Sporting St1 6PA Sept Activities at Northwood Stadium

Activities include casual Sports Hall activities (including badminton and table tennis), running track use and Squash courts

Fri 9 pm £11.50 King’s Hall 9th - Kingsway Sept 2 am Please book Stoke-on-Trent tickets ST4 1JH online Signal’s Soul Night http://musicmaniauk.com/buy- tickets/buy-other-venues-tickets/

Signal 2 presenter Kev Roberts presents this fabulous soul night out

Age 18 and over Sat Paddle Sit ons, Central Forest Park th kayaks, stand 10 sports Chell Street Sept ups (max. 60 morning mins): £5 Stoke-on-Trent instruction Open canoe ST1 6BB City Adventures – session - (mac. 60 Paddle 9.30 am mins): £10 (tel) (01782) 234957 - Email: Try out our fleet of kayaks, 12.30 pm [email protected] canoes and paddle boards. Experts will be on hand to demonstrate and teach the Paddle skills you need to safely afternoon enjoy this fantastic sessions – attraction. We provide all 1 equipment. – 4.30 pm Please wear suitable clothinga and footwear

Terms and conditions apply – please ring or email for details

All ages

Sat 10 am Free Regent Theatre 10 th - Piccadilly Sept 12 noon Please ring Cultural Quarter to book City Centre (Hanley) Stoke-on-Trent Heritage Open Day – ST1 1AP Regent Theatre (tel) (tel) 0844 871 7649 Come to the Regent Theatre, enjoy our beautiful auditorium, talk https://www.heritageopendays.org. to the team about uk/ upcoming shows, take part in a variety of children’s activities and

much more!!

Pre-booking required

Sat Tours at Free Stoke Town Hall 10 th 10 am, Glebe Street Sept 11.15 am Please ring Stoke-on-Trent and or email to ST4 1RN Heritage Open Day 1.15 pm book a

Lord Mayor’s Parlour place (tel) (01782) 232366 [email protected] Visit the Lord Mayor’s Parlour and see behind the https://www.heritageopendays.org. scenes in the historic uk/ Council chambers. Children can take part in the treasure hunt, and have their photograph taken in the Lord Mayor’s chair and hat Sat 10 am Free (St. Peter Ad 10 th - Vincula) Sept 3 pm No need to Glebe Street book, just come along Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1LP Heritage Open Day – Stoke Minster https://www.heritageopendays.org. uk/ Find out about the history and heritage of bells and bellringing, and the chance to have ‘hands on’ experience on the fine ring of 10 bells. There is a recital at 12 noon on the magnificent Walker organ

Not suitable for children under the age of 3

Sat 10 am Free All Saints Church 10 th - Joiners Square Sept 3 pm No need to Leek Road book, just come along Joiners Square Heritage Open Day – Stoke-on-Trent All Saints and Joiners ST1 3HH Square Cultural Heritage Day https://www.heritageopendays.org. Celebrate the built and uk/ cultural heritage of the Church, Joiners Square and its residents, with many activities and displays to enjoy Sat 10 am Free Etruria Industrial Museum 10 th - Lower Bedford Street & 4 pm No need to Etruria book, just Sun come along Stoke-on-Trent th Heritage Open Day – 11 ST4 7AF Sept Historic Narrowboat https://www.heritageopendays.org. Tour uk/ Explore the hold and cabin of the historic narrowboat Keppel. Our craft group will be holding have-a-go rag (the Museum is partially wheelchair rugging in the cargo hold accessible)

Sat 10 am Free Old Hall Street and Tontine 10 th - Street Sept 5 pm No need to Hanley book, just come along Stoke-on-Trent ST1 Stoke-on-Trent Paralympics GB http://paralympics.org.uk/carnival Carnival stoke

Stoke-on-Trent will be the sixth UK city to host the Paralympics GB Carnival. Join the fun at our free, family event . Test your skills, try out Paralympian events, meet Paralympians and enjoy Brazilian-themed entertainment Sat 10 am Free Gladstone Pottery Museum th No need to 10 - Uttoxeter Road Sept book, just Longton 5 pm come along Stoke-on-Trent Heritage Open Days ST3 1PQ (tel) (01782)237777 As part of the national Email: celebration of our heritage, [email protected] we will be waiving our

admission fee and it will be https://www.heritageopendays.org. free to visit our award- uk/ winning Museum

Sat 10 am Free entry Churnet Valley Railway Steam train 10 th - Kingsley and Froghall Station 10 om (Sat) rides if booked Froghall & in advance: 10 am Adults: £15 Stoke-on-Trent Sun - Senior th War in - 11 5 pm (Sun) citizens: £13 (tel) (01538) 750755 Sept Churnet Valley railway Children aged 4-14: https://www.churnet-valley- Our annual wartime £9 Children under railway.co.uk/event/732/war-in-the- weekend, as the Churnet 4: valley Valley is transported back to Free the 1940s Steam train rides on the With singing, dancing, a live day: Adults: £17 shows, displays and Seniors: £15 demonstrations Children (aged 4-414); £11 Children (under 4): free Saturday evening: £6 (no advance booking – valid after 6 pm only) Sat 10.30 am Free Mitchell Arts centre 10 th - Broad Street Sept 3 pm No need to Hanley book, just come along Stoke-on-Trent Heritage Open Day – ST1 4HG Mitchell Arts Centre Open Day https://www.heritageopendays.org. uk/ Join us for a behind the scenes look at the Mitchell Arts centre. Go backstage and tread the boards at one of the city’s favourite theatres Sat Tours at Free Hanley Town Hall th 10.30 am, 12 10 Albion Street Sept noon, 1pm Please Hanley and ‘phone or Heritage Open Day - 3 pm email to Stoke-on-Trent Hanley Town Hall book ST1 1XP

See the old courtroom and Contact: look at the cells ini the Tracey Harrison basement of the building (tel) (01782) 232042 Email: Pre-booking required [email protected]

Not suitable for children https://www.heritageopendays.org. under 5 uk/

Sat 10.30 am Free Etruria Industrial Museum 10 th - Lower Bedford Street & 4.30 pm No need to Etruria book, just Sun Stoke-on-Trent th come along 11 Heritage Open Day ST4 7AF

Sept Vintage Engines and https://www.heritageopendays.org. Classic Vehicles uk/ See a range of vintage stationary engines and classic vehicles, plus free (the Museum is partially wheelchair entry to Etruria Industrial accessible) Museum Sat 11 am Free The Potteries Museum and 10 th Art Gallery Sept No need to Bethesda Street book, just come along City Centre (Hanley) Heritage Open Day – Stoke-on-Trent Edwardian Family Day ST1 3DW

To celebrate Heritage Open https://www.heritageopendays.org. Day, the Museum will be uk/ hosting a free Edwardian family fun day. Watch dance performances of the Charleston, see demonstrations of Edwardian cookery and take part in our themed craft activities Sat 11 am Free Trentham Parish Church 10 th - Park Drive Sept 4 pm No need to Trentham Heritage Open Day – book, just Stoke-on-Trent Trentham World War come along ST4 8AB One Project and the https://www.heritageopendays.org. Sutherland uk/ Mausoleum

St. Mary’s and All Saints Church’s heritage dates back to the 7 th Century. The Trentham World War One Project will offer visitors various displays and films throughout the day in the Church and its vicinity. The Sutherland Mausoleum, the only Grade 1 Listed Building in Stoke-on-Trent, will also be open Sat 12 noon Free Bethesda Chapel 10 th - Albion Street Sept 3 pm No need to City Centre (Hanley) book, just come along Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1QF Heritage Open Day – Bethesda Chapel https://www.heritageopendays.org. uk/ Dating from 1819, Bethesda is the largest Methodist Chapel outside of London. See the building after the completion of the second phase of its restoration work. A choir will perform on Sat afternoon Sat 1 – 3 pm Free Victoria Hall 10 th Bagnall Street Sept Please ring Cultural Quarter to book City Centre (Hanley) Stoke-on-Trent Heritage Open Day – ST1 3AD Victoria Hall (tel) (tel) 0844 871 7649 Come to the Victoria Hall to https://www.heritageopendays.org. explore backstage and tour uk/ the dressing rooms which used to be the old prison cells. Pre-booking required Sun 9.30 am Free Fenton Manor Sports complex 11 th - City Road Sept 1.30 pm No need to Fenton book, just Stoke-on-Trent come along ST4 2RR

Rotary Disability Contact: Sports Fun Day Brian Reilly (tel) 07780676385 This is an annual Disability or Sports Fun Day for people Fenton Manor with varying levels of ability (tel) (01782) 233222 Email: Please bring your own [email protected] packed lunch if required

All ages Sun 10 am Free Starts at: Etruria Industrial Museum 11 th - Please ring Etruria Vale Road Sept 12.30 pm Etruria or email to Stoke-on-Trent book ST1 4RB Heritage Open Day – Etruria Heritage Canoe Ends at: Westport Lake Journey Off Davenport Street Tunstall Learn about the city’s Stoke-on-Trent heritage with our fascinating ST6 4SA guided canoe journey. (tel) (01782) 234957 Boats and safety equipment will be provided . Email: Pre-booking essential [email protected]

Age 8 and over Sun 10 am Free Middleport Pottery 11 th - Port Street Sept 4 pm No need to Middleport book, just come along Stoke-on-Trent Heritage Open Day – ST6 3PE Middleport Pottery https://www.heritageopendays.org. See the engine in steam, uk/ and take part in some special activities. We also have the opening of our Crafts exhibition Sun 11 am – 3 pm Free One Smithfield 11 th Lower Bethesda Street Sept Please ring Hanley or email to book a Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DE Heritage Open Day – place

Smithfield Tour Contact: David Powell Enjoy a tour of the new (tel) (01782) 234682 Smithfield building, with Email: an exhibition about the [email protected] site https://www.heritageopendays.org. Pre-booking is required uk/

Sun 11 am – 4 pm Free 11 th Last Ford Green Road Sept admission – No need to 3.30 pm book, just come along Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1NG Heritage Open Day – Ford Green Hall https://www.heritageopendays.org. uk/ A free family friendly event where you can meet at 18 th Century Highwayman, see embroidery demonstrations, crafts and much more. Offering an insight into 17 th Century life, Ford Green Hall is a timber framed farmhouse and garden Sun 1 – 3 pm Free Meet by the fountain in 11 th Cauldon Grounds, Sept No need to off Stoke Road book, just Hanley Park come along Cleveland Road Heritage Open Day Hanley Fountains of Family Stoke-on-Trent Fun ST1 4DX

Make a splash the https://www.heritageopendays.org. Victoria way, by creating uk/ your own fountain!!

This activity is aimed at children Mon 9 – 1 pm £157.50 Dudson centre 12 th Hope Street Sept Concession Hanley s are Stoke-on-Trent available for ST1 5DD certain Confidence through benefits Communication (tel) (01782) 831911 Please ring COURSE STARTS TODAY, to book, or https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli and runs for 11 weeks book online ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 594 This course will give learners basic knowledge of how to communicate with

their doctors, children’s Schools, local shops and transport. As a result, it will make them more confident in themselves, and will enable them to be more active in community engagements

Mon 9.30 Free One Smithfield 12 th , - Leonard Coates Way Mon 11.30 am Please ring City Centre (Hanley) 19 th and to book a Stoke-on-Trent Mon ICT - enrolment place, or ST1 4FA 26 th book online, (Tel) (01782 234775

Sept Run by Adult & Community or just come Email: Learning along to the [email protected] enrolment Website: session http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig ation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Mon 9.30 am £37.50 if Tunstall Library 12 th - you live in Victoria Institute Sept 12 noon the city, The Boulevard £42.50 if Tunstall Computers for you live Stoke-on-Trent Absolute Beginners outside the ST6 6BD city, £30 if (Tel) (01782 234775 you get Email: COURSE STARTS ESA/JSA [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 6 Website: weeks Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community to book a ation/education/adult-and- Learning place, or community-learning/ book online

Mon 10 am Free Dudson centre 12 th - Hope Street Sept 12 noon Please ring Hanley Smallthorne Health & to book, or Stoke-on-Trent Fitness book online ST1 5DD

COURSE STARTS TODAY,

and runs for 10 weeks. (tel) (01782) 831911

Bespoke physical https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli activity and health ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 information sessions 624

Mon 7.30 pm £17 New Vic Theatre 12 th - Etruria Road Sept £21.50 Basford Newcastle-under-Lyme Barbara Dickson £2 off for Staffs. concessions ST5 0JG The multi-million selling recording artist and award- Please ring (tel) (01782) 717962 winning actress returns to to book a the New Vic theatre with ticket, or http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pr pianist Nick Holland for an book online oductions/barbara-dickson-2/ acoustic show drawing on her folk roots, contemporary greats, and some of her classic hits .

Supported by singer- songwriter Edwina Hayes Tues 9.30 am £37.50 if Tunstall Library 13 th - you live in Victoria Institute Sept 12 noon the city, The Boulevard £42.50 if Tunstall Microsoft Office you live Stoke-on-Trent Online: Outlook, Word outside the ST6 6BD city, £30 if and Excel you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 6 Please ring Website: weeks to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community place, or ation/education/adult-and- Learning book online community-learning/

Tues 12.30 Free Bentilee Neighbourhood 13th - Community centre Sept 2.30 pm Please ring Dawlish Drive to book, or Bentilee Bentilee Fitness for book online Stoke-on-Trent ST2 0EU the over 50s (tel) (01782) 831911 COURSE STARTS TODAY, and runs for 10 weeks https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 This course will support you 631 to improve your health and fitness levels through bespoke physical activity and health information sessions tailored to individual needs.

Tues 1.15 Free Fenton Community Hub 13 th – 28a Christchurch Street Sept 3.15 pm Please ring Fenton to book a Stoke-on-Trent place, or ST4 3AN book online Look Good, New You (Tel) (01782 234775 Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 7 Website: weeks http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community ation/education/adult-and- Learning community-learning/

Tues 6 – 8.30 pm £37.50 if One Smithfield 13 th you live in Leonard Coates Way Sept the city, City Centre (Hanley) £42.50 if Stoke-on-Trent Computers for you live ST1 4FA Absolute Beginners outside the city, £30 if (Tel) (01782 234775 you get Email: COURSE STARTS ESA/JSA [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 6 Website: weeks Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community to book a ation/education/adult-and- Learning place, or community-learning/ book online

Wed 9 – 11 am Free Milton Methodist Church Hall 14 th Leek Road Sept Please ring Milton to book, or Stoke-on-Trent Milton Health & book online ST2 7AF Fitness

(tel) (01782) 831911 COURSE STARTS TODAY,

and runs for 10 weeks https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 Bespoke physical activity 634 and health information

sessions sessions tailored to individual needs

Wed 9 am £157.50 Bentilee Neighbourhood 14 th – Community centre Sept 1 pm Concession Dawlish Drive s are Bentilee available for Stoke-on-Trent Knowing Me, Knowing certain ST2 0EU You benefits (tel) (01782) 831911 COURSE STARTS TODAY, Please ring and runs for 11 weeks to book, or https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli book online ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 The course enables learners 595 to express themselves confidently in different situations. This will be a stepping stone to further development in gaining confidence and improving self-esteem to enable them to engage more actively in the community

Wed 9.30 am £37.50 if Blurton Community Hub 14 th - you live in Ingestre Square Sept 12 noon the city, Finstock Avenue £42.50 if Blurton Microsoft Office you live Stoke-on-Trent Online: Outlook, Word outside the ST3 3JT city, £30 if and Excel you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 6 Please ring Website: weeks to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community place, or ation/education/adult-and- Learning book online community-learning/

Wed 10 am £35 if you One Smithfield 14 th - live in the Leonard Coates Way

Sept 12 noon city, £40 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent Hand and Nail outside the ST1 4FA Treatments city, £28 if you get (Tel) (01782 234775 COURSE STARTS ESA/JSA Email: Please ring [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 7 to book a Website: weeks place, or http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community book online ation/education/adult-and- Learning community-learning/

Wed 10 am £73.50 The Hub (John O’Gaunt)) 14 th - Stanier Street Sept 1 pm Concession Newcastle-under-Lyme s are Staffs. available for ST5 2RR certain Confidence Building benefits (tel) (01782) 831911

COURSE STARTS TODAY, Please ring https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli and runs for 10 weeks. to book, or ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 Individual and group book online 705 activities to improve your confidence and self-esteem

Wed 11.30 Free Community centre 14 th - Drummond Street Sept 1.30 pm Please ring Goldenhill Goldenhill Mobility & to book, or Stoke-on-Trent book online ST6 5RF Fitness COURSE STARTS TODAY, (tel) (01782) 831911

Bespoke physical activity https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli and health informations ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 essions 635

Wed 12.30 £37.50 if Blurton Community Hub 14 th - you live in Ingestre Square Sept 3 pm the city, Finstock Avenue £42.50 if Blurton Computers for you live Stoke-on-Trent Absolute Beginners outside the ST3 3JT city, free if you get (Tel) (01782 234775 COURSE STARTS ESA/JSA Email: TODAY, and runs for 6 [email protected] weeks Please ring Website: Run by Adult & Community to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Learning place, or ation/education/adult-and- book online community-learning/

Thurs 9.30 am £37.50 if Stoke Library 15 th - you live in Stoke Local Service Centre Sept 12 noon the city, South Wolfe Street £42.50 if Stoke-on-Trent Computers for you live ST4 4SZ Absolute Beginners outside the city, £30 if (Tel) (01782 234775 you get Email: COURSE STARTS ESA/JSA [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 6 Website: weeks Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community to book a ation/education/adult-and- Learning place, or community-learning/ book online

Thurs 10 am £73.50 Duke Street 15 th - 201 Duke Street Sept 12 noon Concession s are Fenton available for Stoke-on-Trent A Picture of Health certain ST4 3BJ COURSE STARTS TODAY, benefits and runs for 10 weeks (tel) (01782) 831911 Each student will work as Please ring part of a team ro create to book, or https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli stories about health and book online ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 wellbeing using a series of 489 photographs taken by themselves

Thurs 10 am £35 if you The Hub@ST6 15 th - live in the Fegg Hayes Road Sept 12.30 pm city, £40 if Fegg Hayes you live Stoke-on-Trent Sewing Basics outside the ST6 6QR city, £28 if (Tel) (01782 234775 COURSE STARTS you get Email: TODAY, and runs for 7 ESA/JSA [email protected] weeks Website: Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community to book a ation/education/adult-and- Learning place, or community-learning/ book online

Thurs 2 – 4.30 pm £37.50 if One Smithfield 15 th you live in Leonard Coates Way Sept the city, City Centre (Hanley) £42.50 if Stoke-on-Trent Computerised you live ST1 4FA Accounts for outside the city, £30 if (Tel) (01782 234775 Beginners you get Email: ESA/JSA [email protected] COURSE STARTS Website: TODAY, and runs for 6 Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks to book a ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community place, or community-learning/ Learning book online

Thurs 6 – 8.30 pm £35 if you One Smithfield 15 th live in the Leonard Coates Way

Sept city, £40 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent Microsoft Office outside the ST1 4FA Online: Outlook, Word city, £28 if you get (Tel) (01782 234775 and Excel ESA/JSA Email: Please ring [email protected] COURSE STARTS to book a Website: TODAY, and runs for 6 place, or http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks book online ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community community-learning/ Learning

Thurs 6.30 Free Deaflinks Staffordshire 15th - The Ellis centre Sept 8.30 pm Please ring Wellesley Street to book, or Shelton book online Stoke-on-Trent Lipreading (CHEST ST1 4NF Project) COURSE STARTS TODAY, (tel) (01782) 831911 and runs for 10 weeks. This course will support you https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli to Aimed primarily at people ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 with a hearing loss 754

Thurs 7.30 pm £20 New Vic Theatre 15th - Etruria Road Sept £21.50 Basford Newcastle-under-Lyme £2 off for Staffs. concessions ST5 0JG

Please ring (tel) (01782) 717962 to book a The Acoustic Strawbs ticket, or http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pr book online oductions/acoustic-straws/ One of the most successful folk-rock progressive bands of the 60 and 70s Fri 9 am £157.50 YMCA 16 th - Edinburgh House Sept 1 pm Concession Harding Road s are Hanley available for Stoke-on-Trent certain ST1 3AE benefits Healthy Eating and (tel) (01782) 831911 Cultural Foods Please ring to book, or https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli COURSE STARTS TODAY, book online ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 and runs for 11 weeks 515

Sharing recipes for dishes from different cultures

Fri 16 th 1.15 Free YMCA Sept - Edinburgh House 3.15 pm Concession Harding Road s are Hanley Blurton Hub MS Group available for Stoke-on-Trent certain ST1 3AE Health and Wellbeing benefits course (tel) (01782) 831911 Please ring COURSE STARTS TODAY, to book, or https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli and runs for 10 weeks book online ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 674 This course is aimed at people who have MS: giving them new topical skills and information to use in their daily life. Introducing topics around health/wellbeing and how to navigate the health services, giving information about the NHS constitution. Every week there are demonstrations of practical, gentle chair based warm up exercises to improve circulation and movement and relaxation techniques

Fri 7.30 pm £20 New Vic Theatre 16 th - Etruria Road Sept £21.50 Basford Newcastle-under-Lyme £2 off for Staffs. concessions ST5 0JG Sarah Moule- Fever! Please ring (tel) (01782) 717962 Leading British Jazz to book a singer Sarah Moule and ticket, or http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pr book online oductions/sarah-moule-fever/ internationally acclaimed pianist Simon Wallace perform sparkling new arrangements of Peggy Lee’s classic songs Sat 9 am – £3 St. Paul’s Church 17 th 1 pm including Novi Lane Sept refreshment Leek s Staffs. ST13 6NR No need to book, just Contact: Val Riley SWT Leek Group: come along (tel) (01538) 300264 Coffee morning

Join us at St. Paul’s Church centre for our coffee morning – all welcome. You will be able to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a chat

Sat Race starts at Spectator Trentham Gardens Estate th 10 am admission 17 – please quote Stone Road Sept Corporate Trentham Games to receive 50% Stoke-on-Trent off garden day ST4 8AX tickets (tel) (01782) 644536 European Corporate Cup of Dragon Boat All participants Racing must show http://www.europecorporatecup.co their Corporate m/Dragonboat/index.html Games ID for Enjoy the terrific complimentary atmosphere entrance to the gardens

European Corporate Gardens Cup of Netball also on admission prices- this weekend Adults: £10.25,, Part of the European Children (aged 5-15): £8.75, City of Sport 2016 Concessions festivities (seniors and students): £8.75, People with a disability and carers: £5.25 each

Please ring to book a ticket Sat 10 am Adults: £5 Dorothy Clive Garden Children (aged 17 th - Willoughbridge 6.30 pm 5-17): & £2 Shropshire Sun Children (aged TF9 4EU th 4 and under): 18 free

Sept (tel) (01630) 647237 th No need to Email: 5 Annual Chilli book, just come along [email protected] Festival http://dorothyclivegarden.co.uk/eve Join us for a fun and nts/event/5th-annual-chilli-festival- fiery family weekend . 2016/ Enjoy salsa music, cookery demonstrations, a chilli market, street food, live music, a cool cocktail bar, a chilli trail around the garden and, for the first time, a chilli cook off Sat 12 noon £10.40 Victoria Hall 17 th Some Bagnall Street Sept 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-20/victoria-hall/ Please ring to book a ticket, or

book online Sat 7.30 pm £18 - £20 New Vic Theatre 17 th Etruria Road Sept £2 off for Basford concessions Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffs. Please ring ST5 0JG to book a ticket, or (tel) (01782) 717962 The Magnificent Music book online Hall http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pr oductions/magnificent-music-hall/ With stars from the BBC’s The Good Old Days

A carefree, cheerful and uniquely British evening of song, dance, music and laughter as we step back in time to the glamorous, golden days of traditional Victorian Music Hall

Presented by the Paper Moon Theatre Company Sun 9 am Spectators Meet at: 18 th - free Hanley Park Sept 12 noon Cleveland Road No need Hanley to book, Stoke-on-Trent Nuffield Health Stoke- just come ST1 4DX on-Trent 10k along

This course is a fantastic tour of the city which starts and finishes at Hanley Park. It features a run through the city centre as well as covering Leek Road, City Road and Victoria Road

Age 18 and over Sun 9 am Free entry The Market Place 18 th - Leek Sept 3 pm No need Staffs. to book, ST13 5HH Fine Food Market at just come (tel) 07766 160492 Leek Market along

The market brings together local and regional specialist food producers Sun Paddle Climbing Tunstall Park 18 th morning wall (max. Victoria Park Road Sept sports 15 mins): £2 Tunstall instruction: Sit ons, Stoke-on-Trent 9.30 am kayaks, - stand ups 12.30 pm (max. 60 (tel) (01782) 234957 mins): £5 Email: Paddle Open canoe City Adventures – [email protected] afternoon (max. 60 Climb or Paddle sessions mins): £10 1 – 4.3 pm This is a unique opportunity Please ring to try our new 7.5 m or email to freestanding climbing wall book a and fleet of kayaks, canoes place and paddle boards. Experts will be on hand to demonstrate and teach the skills you need to safety enjoy this fantastic attraction. We provide all equipment. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear

Terms and conditions apply

All ages Sun 9.45 am Free Meet at: 18 th Westport Lake Sept No need off Davenport Street to book, Longport just come Stoke-on-Trent Boats and trains along ST6 4SA leisurely bike ride Contact: A slow paced bike ride Mike Barr to Kidsgrove via the (tel) (01782) 616243 greenway and returning Email: via Bathpool Park and [email protected] canal towpath Sun 10 am Free Rod Wood 18 th - Basford Sept 1 pm Please nr. Leek ring to Staffs. book a Contact: Liz Simcock place (tel) (01782) 533545 Workparty at Rod Wheelchair users and people with Wood limited mobility, please contact the organiser in advance Heathland restoration, No toilets are available on site bracken control, boundary maintenance and path maintenance

Sun 10 am £1 King’s Hall 18 th - Kingsway

Sept 4 pm Stoke-on-Trent King’s Market ST4 1RN

With a huge range of high quality crafts, gifts

and handmade items (Free parking on Kingsway car park)

Sun 12 noon Free Tunstall Park 18 th - Victoria Park Road Sept 3 pm No need Tunstall to book, Stoke-on-Trent City of Sport just come Community event along (tel) (01782) 234957 Email: A community event with [email protected] great new and exciting activities including inflatable sumo suits, a rodeo bull, Zorb football, a climbing wall and even an assault course Sun 12 noon Free Stadium 19 th - Way Sept 7 pm Please ring Stoke-on-Trent or email to ST4 4EG book a ticket Contact: Portraits Untold Portraits Untold (tel) 0121 2332080 Email: [email protected] Acclaimed disabled artist Tanya Raabe-Webber will undertake a live portrait sitting with Neil Baldwin, Stoke City FC’s kit man and the subject of the BBC drama Marvellous. The audience can also draw their own portraits of Neil, and there will be a discussion on diversity

Funded by Arts Council and in partnership with The Big Draw and other national venues, includkng the National Portrait Gallery

For age 18 and over Tues 9.30 Free Territorial Army centre 20th - Waterloo Road Sept 11.30 am Please ring to book, or Stoke-on-Trent book online ST6 3HJ

Cobridge Women’s (tel) (01782) 831911 Boot Camp https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli COURSE STARTS TODAY, ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 and runs for 10 week, 632 Bespoke physical activity and health information sessions. Ladies only course

Tues 2 – 4 pm £49, Quaker Meeting House 20th concessions Earl House Sept may be 2 Miller Street available for Newcastle-under-Lyme certain Staffs.ST5 1QJ British Empire benefits (tel) (01782) 831911 COURSE STARTS TODAY, Please ring and runs for 7 weeks. to book, or https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli A series of 7 illustrated talks book online ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 on the history of the British 436 Empire, covering the main events, themes and personalities involved

Tues 5.30 £25 if you 20 th - live in the Queen Street Sept 8.30 pm city, £30 if Burslem you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST6 3EF Drawing and city, £20 if Sketching - Beginners you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] Please ring Website: TODAY, and runs for 5 to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Wed 9.30 Free One Smithfield 21 st - Leonard Coates Way Sept 11.30 am Please ring City Centre (Hanley) Fri 23 rd , to book a Stoke-on-Trent Wed place, or ST1 4FA th English/Maths/ESOL – 28 and book online, Fri enrolment or just come (Tel) (01782 234775 30 th along to the Email: Sept Run by Adult & Community enrolment [email protected] Learning session Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig ation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Wed 10 am Free The Quality Hotel 21 st - 66 Trinity Street Sept 2 pm No need to Hanley book, just Stoke-on-Trent come along ST1 5NB Stoke-on-Trent Jobs Fair Contact: Come along and meet The Job Fairs local employers (tel) 01603 663094 Email: [email protected]

Thurs 10.30 am Free Moorside Fisheries 22 nd - Holehouse Road Sept 3 pm Please ring Abbey Hulton

Accessible Angling to book a Stoke-on-Trent Please arrive place ST2 8JR Do you fancy trying angling, at 10.30 am but worry your illness or for an 11 am (tel) disability might stop you? start 07824 473432 This accessible session is Email: for you. [email protected] A Green Door event

Fri 7.30 pm £13.90 Victoria Hall 23 rd Some Bagnall Street Sept shows offer Hanley a 2 for 1 City Centre (Hanley) ticket for ST1 3AD people with (tel) 0844 871 7649 disabilities All the World’s a Stage and their http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/al carers l-the-worlds-a-stage-arts- All the World’s a Stage Please ring festival/victoria-hall/ Arts Festival is a large to book a scale community event ticket, or book online celebrating diversity and promoting the Arts within the West Fri 23 rd 7.30 pm £13.50 New Vic Theatre Sept – every - Etruria Road Sat 9 th evening, and £23 Basford 2.15 pm on Newcastle-under-Lyme Oct Sat 1 st and £2 off for Staffs. th Sat 8 Oct concessions ST5 0JG The Kitchen Sink No Under 26s (tel) (01782) 717962 performances go free A comedy about on Sun 25 th http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pr marriage, families, and Wed 28 th Please ring oductions/maverick/ making ends meet - Sept, Sun 2 nd to book a rd and dodgy and Mon 3 ticket, or Oct book online Captioned performance:: Tues 4 th Oct at 7.30 pm

Audio performance: Sat 9 th Oct at 2.15 pm

Sat Paddle Sit ons, Etruria Industrial Museum 24 th sports kayaks, Lower Bedford Street Sept morning stand ups Etruria instruction (max. 60 Stoke-on-Trent City Adventures - session: mins): £5 ST4 7AF Paddle 9.30 am (tel) (01782) 234957 - Open Email: This is a unique opportunity 12.30 pm canoe [email protected] to try our fleet of kayaks, (max. 60 canoes and paddle boards. Experts will be on hand to Paddle mins): £10 demonstrate and teach the afternoon skills you need to safety sessions: Please enjoy this fantastic 1 ring or attraction. We provide all the – email to equipment. Please wear 4.30 pm book a suitable clothes and footwear place

Terms and conditions apply – please rng or email for details

All ages Sat 9.30 am Climbing Tunstall Park 24 th - wall (max. Victoria Park Road Sept 4.30 pm 15 mins): Tunstall £2 Stoke-on-Trent (max. 60 mins): £10 (tel) (01782) 234957 City Adventures - Email: Climb Please [email protected] ring or This is a unique opportunity email to to try our new 7.5 m freestanding climbing wall. book a We provide all the place equipment. Please wear suitable clothes and footwear

Terms and conditions apply – please rng or email for details

All ages Sat 10 am Free entry Foxfield Railway

24 th - Caverswall Road 5 pm Steam train and rides from – Stoke-on-Trent Sun Adults: £8, th Concessions: ST11 9BG 25 £6.50, Sept Children (tel) (01782) 2396210 (under 16): £3.50, www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk Autumn Steam Gala Children (under 2): free Our home fleet of steam

engines will be hauling Please note: the station is accessible, but a passenger and freight there is no wheelcair access to the trains, service. The Knotty due to their historic nature Heritage train will also be in service during the weekend

Sat 10 am Free entry Churnet Valley Railway

24 th - Kingsley and Froghall Station 10 pm (Sat) Steam train Froghall Sept rides on the 10 am day: Stoke-on-Trent - Adults: £17 5 pm (Sun) Seniors: £15 (tel) (01538) 750755 Children (aged Diesel Day 4-414); £11 Children https://www.churnet-valley- railway.co.uk/event/733/diesel-day- Join us for our annual (under 4): free september-24 Autumn Diesel Day, which Saturday this year sees a selection of evening: £6 locomotives operating a (no advance varied service along both booking – valid the Churnet Valley and after 6 pm only) Cauldon Lowe lines

Sat Various start Gardens Trentham Gardens Estate th times admission 24 prices- Stone Road & Adults: Trentham £10.25,, Sun Stoke-on-Trent th Children (aged 25 5-15): £8.75, ST4 8AX Sept Concessions (tel) (01782) 646646 European City of (seniors and Sport Triathlon students): £8.75, People For children age 7-16: Enter now and compete in with a http://www.uktriathlon.co.uk/uk- disability and one of the many types of carers: £5.25 kids/uk-kids-stoke-trent-fun- Triathlon. Or just come each triathlon/ along and watch Please see website to For age 16 and over: Kids Triathlon (age 7-16) – www.uktriathlon.co.uk/events th book if you Sat 24 would like to take part Over 16’s Triathlon – Sun 25th Part of the European City of Sport 2016 festivities

Sat 11 am £12, Gladstone Pottery Museum th 24 - includes Uttoxeter Road Sept 12.30 pm Museum Longton admission

Stoke-on-Trent ST3 1PQ Art Deco Painting Please ring to book a Workshop place (tel) (01782)237777 Learn more about the Email: art deco style of [email protected] painting, famously used by artists such as Susie Cooper and Clarice Cliff. Paint your own decorative plate to take home

All ages Sat TBC TBC Victoria Hall 24 th Some Bagnall Street Sept shows offer Hanley a 2 for 1 City Centre (Hanley) ticket for ST1 3AD Jane MacDonald people with (tel) 0844 871 7649 disabilities and their http://www.atgtickets.com/search? Jane MacDonald is a carers search=jane+mcdonald British singer, acress Please ring and media personality to book a ticket, or and broadcaster book online

Sat 7.30 pm £29.15 Regent Theatre 24 th Some Piccadilly Sept shows offer City centre (Hanley) a 2 for 1 Stoke-on-Trent ticket for ST1 1AP people with disabilities (tel) 0844 871 7649 One night of Elvis: Lee and their ‘Memphis’ King carers http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/o Please ring ne-night-of-elvis-lee-memphis- This amazing musical is to book a king/regent-theatre/ the story of when the ticket, or Jellicle cat meet for the book online Jellicle Ball, in a sparkling fusion of music, dance nd verse Sat 8 pm £14.40 Regent Theatre 24 th Some Piccadilly Sept 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/c stand-up comedy to Please ring omedy-club-4/britannia-suite-stoke/ Stoke!! to book a ticket, or book online Sun 9 am Dancers: £15 Fenton Manor Sports centre Spectators: 25 th - City Road 6 pm £12 Fenton Sept Please ring or Stoke-on-Trent email to book ST4 2RR SDC Midlands Street a place Dance Championships Contact: Joel Ticehurst SDC aims to bring a fun- (tel) 07791802086 filled competition for all Email: dance focusing on not only [email protected] opportunities to compete but to perform and showcase their abilities as young dancers

Sun 7.30 pm £16.90 Victoria Hall 25 th Some Bagnall Street Sept shows offer Hanley a 2 for 1 City Centre (Hanley) ticket for ST1 3AD people with (tel) 0844 871 7649 disabilities Sing- a-long- a Grease and their http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/si carers ng-a-long-a-grease/victoria-hall/ The brand new sing-a- Please ring long screening of the to book a ticket, or classic film starring John Travolta and Olivia book online Newton-John brought to you by the producers of Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music

Mon 11 am Free The Potteries Museum and Art 26 th – Gallery

Sept 12 noon No need to Bethesda Street book, just Hanley History 4 Health Talk - come along Stoke-on-Trent Public Houses in ST1 3DW Longton (tel) (01782) 232236 With renowned local historian Mervyn Edwards, Email: followed by an hour’s mix [email protected] and mingle

A Green Door event Mon 2 – 4 pm £77 Quaker Meeting House 26 th Earl House Sept Concession 2 Miller Street s may be Newcastle-under-Lyme available for Staffs.ST5 1QJ International Politics certain COURSE STARTS TODAY, benefits (tel) (01782) 831911 and runs for 10 weeks. This international politics Please ring https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli course delves into relations to book, or ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 between states book online 438

Mon 6.30 Free Deaflinks Staffordshire 26 th - The Ellis centre Sept 8.30 pm Please ring Wellesley Street to book, or Shelton book online Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4NF Introduction to British Sign Language (tel) (01782) 831911

(CHEST Project) https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 COURSE STARTS TODAY, 755 and runs for 10 weeks. Come and learn British Sign language for a new experience, to gain new skills, as well as learning about the Deaf culture and community around you.

Mon 6.30 £35 if you St. Peter’s Academy 26 th - live in the Fenton Manor Sept 8.30 pm city, £40 if Stoke-on-Trent you live ST4 2RR outside the Digital Photography – city, £28 if (Tel) (01782 234775 Beginners SLR you get Email: ESA/JSA [email protected] COURSE STARTS Website: TODAY, and runs for 7 Please ring http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig weeks to book a ation/education/adult-and- place, or community-learning/ Run by Adult & Community book online Learning

Tues 10 am Free Deaflinks Staffordshire 27th - The Ellis centre Sept 12 noon Please ring Wellesley Street to book, or Shelton Introduction to British book online Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4NF Sign Language (CHEST Project) (tel) (01782) 831911

COURSE STARTS TODAY, https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli and runs for 10 weeks ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 756 Come and learn British Sign language for a new experience, to gain new skills, as well as learning about the Deaf culture and community around you.

Tues 7.30 pm Adults: Stoke Repertory Theate 27 th every £16 Leek Road Sept - evening, plus Concession Stoke-on-Trent Sat a 2.30 pm s: ST4 2TR 1st matinee on £14 Oct Sat 10 th Sept (tel) 0844 8700887 Please ring to book https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/eve One Show More! tickets, or nt/MDLLM book online A comedy drama about the http://stokerep.info/ Cresley Rye Amateur Players

Wed 7.30 pm £17 New Vic Theatre 28 th - Etruria Road Sept £21.50 Basford Newcastle-under-Lyme £2 off for Staffs. concessions ST5 0JG

Swinging at The Please ring (tel) (01782) 717962 Cotton Club to book a ticket, or http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/pr Take a step back into book online oductions/swinging-cotton-club/ 1920s New York City for an action-packed show celebrating the music and dance of Harlem’s top nightspot, The Cotton Club!!

Featuring the Lindy Hop Dance Company and The Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra Thurs 10 am £20 if you Blurton Community Hub 29th - live in the Ingestre Square Sept 12 noon city, £25 if Finstock Avenue you live Blurton outside the Stoke-on-Trent city, £16 if ST3 3JT Massage Basics you get ESA/JSA (Tel) (01782 234775 COURSE STARTS Email: TODAY, and runs for 4 Please ring [email protected] weeks to book a Website: place, or http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Run by Adult & Community book online ation/education/adult-and- Learning community-learning/

Thurs 10 am £55 if you One Smithfield 29 th - live in the Leonard Coates Way Sept 12.30 pm city, £60 if City Centre (Hanley) you live Stoke-on-Trent outside the ST1 4FA city, £44 if Theatrical Make-up you get (Tel) (01782 234775 ESA/JSA Email: COURSE STARTS [email protected] TODAY, and runs for 11 Please ring Website: weeks to book a http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig place, or ation/education/adult-and- Run by Adult & Community book online community-learning/ Learning

Thurs 10 am Free King’s Hall 29th - Kingsway Sept 4 pm Please ring Stoke-on-Trent to book a place ST4 1RN History 4 Health event (tel) (01782) 232236 Anyone with an interest in local history is invited Email: to attend this free local [email protected] history event. Learn .uk more about Stoke’s rich history from local experts and information stands. Light refreshments are provided

A Green Door event

Thurs 12.30 £20 if you Blurton Community Hub 29 th - live in the Ingestre Square Sept 2.30 pm city, £25 if Finstock Avenue you live Blurton outside the Stoke-on-Trent city, £16 if Colour and Crystal you get Healing ESA/JSA (Tel) (01782 234775 Email: COURSE STARTS TODAY, Please ring [email protected] and runs for 4 weeks to book a Website: Run by Adult & Community place, or http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navig Learning book online ation/education/adult-and- community-learning/

Thurs 2 – 4 pm £77 Seabridge Community centre 29th Ash Way Sept Concession Newcastle-under-Lyme s may be Staffs. available for ST5 3JB certain A Musical Journey benefits (tel) (01782) 831911 through Scandinavia Please ring https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli COURSE STARTS TODAY, to book, or ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 and runs for 11 weeks book online 434

Participants will listen to CDs and discuss what they have heard. They will pool their knowledge of the Scandinavian landscape and the lives of the people who live there. There will be some practical work in the form of quizzes and written questions (where the students' answers will form the basis for discussion) and a great deal to think about !

Thurs 2 – 4 pm £77 Seabridge Community centre 29th Ash Way Sept Concession Newcastle-under-Lyme s may be Staffs. A Field Study of Birds available for ST5 3JB certain benefits (tel) (01782) 831911 COURSE STARTS TODAY,

and runs for 11 weeks Please ring https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Onli to book, or ne/2016/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3124 The key features in book online 435 identifying the various

species of larks found in Europe will be the main focus, considering their role in ecosystems. Breeding biology, status and migration are also included. One field meeting during the term.

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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