Celebrate A Canalside Arcana - Stoke-on-Trent's Newest Art Trail
Event Postponed!
Due to the predicted bad weather and yellow weather warning due for Saturday 7 December we have postponed this event.
Do look out for updates as we hope to reschedule in the New Year.
Come and join us as we celebrate the launch of a new public art trail along the canal between Etruria and Hanley Park. Appetite and Canal & River Trust asked artist Anna Francis to create a permanent work of art along the canal based on how the community in Etruria feel about where they live.
For months the community has been giving us their thoughts and getting involved and now we’re thrilled to reveal the final piece: A Canalside Arcana.
A Canalside Arcana is a series of eight ceramic plaques lining the canal path from Etruria to Hanley Park that celebrate the nature that grows there.
There is also a pack of beautifully hand-drawn cards filled with interesting information about the flora and fauna you encounter along the way, plus local folklore!
Come and celebrate with us!
There will be so much to do at both the Etruria and Hanley Park sites of our celebration launch event including:
- An introduction to A Canalside Arcana by artist Anna Francis
- Guided walks along the trail with Anna, or take a self-guided walk with a handy map
- Audley Brass playing Christmas favourites in Hanley Park bandstand (12.30pm-1.15pm)
- Clay activities
- Free refreshments (Hanley Park)
- Access to the Etruria Industrial Museum (normally closed for winter)
Times
11am: Welcome and introduction by artist Anna Francis by the Etruria Industrial Museum
11.30am: Walk one – outward walk along the canal from Etruria to Hanley Park
12.30pm: Brass band plays in Hanley Park
1.15pm: Meet for the second walk in lower Hanley Park by the footbridge over the canal
1.30pm: Walk two – Hanley Park to Etruria back along the canal
Book onto a guided walk
You can come along and enjoy any part of the celebration without a ticket except for the guided walks, which are bookable via Eventbrite at bit.ly/ArcanaLaunch. Alternatively you can call the Appetite office on 01782 381 373.
Tickets are free to book though there is an option to make a donation at the checkout. All donations go back into the Appetite programme to provide more inspiring events in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, and are greatly appreciated.
Spaces on the walks are limited so please book when you are sure you can attend. If you book and can no longer make it, please cancel your ticket in Eventbrite so that it can be given to someone else, or give us a call on the number above.
To join both walks you will need a separate ticket for each leg.
There may be opportunity to join a walk without a ticket if there a spaces available to a maximum of 25 people per walk. Walk-up slots will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Access Information
Disabled parking can be found at both the north and south car parks in Hanley Park although spaces are limited. There is also disabled parking at Etruria Industrial Museum but please be aware that there is no wheelchair access to the canal path. Access here is via a stepped bridge over the canal.
The canal towpath is mainly flat although parts of the route are cobbled including a set of steps at the lock and at the bridge in Hanley Park.
Please note: Parts of the canal path may be slippery depending on weather conditions so do wear appropriate footwear and take caution along the route.
There is an alternative path for wheelchair users to use that will avoid the steps at the lock and re-joins the canal path at the access road off Castlefield Street (see pictures below).
The pathway leads from the canal path around to the bandstand in Hanley Park to avoid the steps at the bridge (see pictures below).
