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Book Launch Event – 11am, 1st November at Apedale Heritage Centre
Join us for the launch of David Kitching’s fascinating new book, The Brick and Tile Industries of the Staffordshire Potteries, a richly detailed, 300-page exploration of one of the region’s […]
2025 Poppy Badges
We have the local poppy badges back on sale again this year. Pictured are the designs we currently have, while stocks last of course! They are produced by Staffordshire Fire […]
New Apedale Hall Window
A huge thanks to Alsagers Bank Primary Academy, for thier amazing donation of a stained glass window ffrom Apedale Hall. It’s now on display in place of our existing window, […]
Temporary Monday kitchen closure
From 22nd September our kitchen will be closed on Mondays, due to lack of cover for volunteer holidays. We’ll be back to normal on 27th October. On these Mondays, we’ll be […]
New book in stock
Just arrived in our shop, “North Staffordshire Coalfield Through Time” by local historian, Mervyn Edwards. This book shows how locations related to the coal indsutry have changed over time. A […]
Mining lamp donation
A big thanks to our friends at The Winsford Salt mines and Compass Minerals for the donation of 11 new cap lamps for our mining team. They’ll be put to […]
Diglake 130th Anniversary Weekend
Audley Methodist Church will be hosting a weekend remembering the men and boys who perished during the Diglake Collier Disaster in 1895. On Saturday 18th January there will be a […]
Sneyd Colliery Memorial Service
On Sunday 12th January we will be at the Holy Trinity Church on Hamil Road with a display of mining artifacts for a memorial service, commemorating the Sneyd Colliery Disaster. […]
Christmas Opening 2024
Our volunteers will be taking thier well earned christmas break from 23rd December to 26th December. We’ll also be closed on 31st December and 1st January. The Apedale Valley Light […]
Closed due to power cut (8th Dec)
Due to a power cut we will be unable to open today (8th Dec), and possibly tomorrow, as the estimate for repair is 6pm on Monday. Hopefully it will get […]