Category Archives: Heritage Centre

Book to be launched at the Heritage Centre

A new index of ‘Mining Deaths in North Staffordshire 1756-1995’, compiled by Mark Casewell of the Audley and District Family History Society, will be launched at Apedale Heritage Centre, Loomer […]

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Website update

If you are a regular visitor to this website you may have noticed a few changes.  We’ve just updated it to match our shiny new logo, with improvements all around.  The headline feature […]

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AVLR Gala Pictures

We hope everyone who visited during the Gala had a great time, we certainly did!  No time to catch our breath because we have a Bank Holiday coming up with […]

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Inspired 2 Festival

In July we’re hosting the “Inspired 2 Festival” from the MY Theatre and Film Co. It should be a great day of family fun. Neil Baldwin , who was recently […]

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New Folk Music Project – Never Take A Daisy Down The Mine

We recently learned of a music project by American Folk Musician, Alex Caton, focusing on mining songs and poems. In Alex’s own words – “The project started five years ago […]

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Half Term Winter 2015

We’ve barely digested the last of the Christmas pudding and another half term is upon us!  A lot of attractions close for the winter, so it can be hard to find […]

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Events 2015

We’ve just updated our website with all of the Railway events for 2015, other events will be added as they are announced.  If you are running any events in the […]

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Mistletoe Magic

This Saturday…. Mistletoe Magic at the Countryside workshop, Apedale Country Park (Opposite the Apedale Heritage Centre). Make your own Chrismas decorations using natural materials from the country park. Saturday 6th […]

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Country Park gates are now open again

We’re pleased to say that the travelers camped at the end of Loomer Road have moved on and so the Country Park gates are open and the car parks by […]

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Traveller camp on Loomer Road

Unfortunately access via Loomer Road is once again blocked due to a Traveller camp situated at the end of Loomer Road by the country park entrance.  Understandably, the Rangers service […]

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