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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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This year we’re going to be closed on the 23rd December Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New years day for our Christmas break. However we will be running […]

One of our volunteers will be showing off his garden railway this weekend (26th/27th Feb). But there’s no need to worry about the weather as it will be running in […]

Saturday 17th April is the day that we re-open along with the Apedale Valley Light Railway, and it’ll be a steam service too. We’ll just have the café open, but […]