Remix in Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley)

This city is yours to explore and uncover, but we’re switching it up with your help. We’re bringing gaming away from your screen and to The Potteries Centre on Thursday 30, Friday 31 May and Saturday 1 June from 10am to 4pm. Come along to uncover quests on your doorstep.

Your final mission is to come back to us and let us know what you think!

Test yourselves with the T.U.R.D.I.S (Toilet Utilities Requiring Dexterity, Intelligence and Skill) escape room, located in none other than a Portaloo.

The track is set and the cars are ready, all we need now are the drivers. Trade your controller for the track and have a go at Scalextric racing, with live, in-person commentary by The Commentators.

There’ll also be a ‘game’ shop, but not as you know it… double act Hunt & Darton are cancelling screen time as they’ll be bringing all your favourite games with their DIY arcade experience.

Can’t make it IRL? Don’t miss out. The Commentators will be live streamed here so you can join in wherever you are.

Access Information

Check out our Easy Read Visual Story for Remix. 

A Calm Hour will be taking place everyday from 10am to 11am. Meaning the volume of the activities will be lower and calmer and there will be no sudden loud noises. 

Noise cancelling headphones will be available to borrow from our Appetite HQ, located in the old NEXT unit by Timpsons, on the Upper Mall

Our quiet space will also be located in the old NEXT unit. 

If you require BSL interpretation for this event please get in-touch by Tuesday 28 May. you can email us on askus@appetite.org.uk or call us on 01782 381373.

The Potteries Centre has a lift and escalators. 

You can find the Toilets on level 6, accessible by lift, escalator or stairs. This is also a baby change, and accessible toilet facilities on the upper and middle mall by Ruff & Ruby.

Accessible toilets can be found on our upper and middle malls by Ruff & Ruby.

Another accessible toilet can also be found on Level 6, operated by a Radar key

Toilets and changing places facilities can also be found in the Market hall.

Assistance dogs are welcome in The Potteries Centre. 

 
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Location

The T.U.R.D.I.S will be located outside the main entrance of The Potteries Centre, by the Blue Clock and near to Costa Coffee. 

Scalextric Racing and The Commentators will take place outside The Entertainer and River Island on the Middle Mall of the centre. 

GAME will take place in the old NEXT shop, near to Timpson’s on the Upper Mall. 

Check out the Centre Map for more information. 

Getting Here & Parking 

Visit the First Bus website for information on bus routes into Hanley. There are nearby bus stops on Quadrant Road, Stafford Street, Albion Street and Old Hall Street. Hanley Bus Station is only a 10-15 minute walk from the centre.

The Potteries Centre has easy access from the M6 junction 15 and 16 and the A500 (D road). Just follow the signs to Stoke on Trent, then City Centre (Hanley).

There is a multi-story car park which is accessible via the Potteries Centre. The car park has over 900 spaces including including disabled, electric car charging and parent and child spaces. 

More info including parking fees can be found on The Potteries Centre website 

Delivered in partnership with:

Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID logo which reads 'Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID a business alliance'

Event funders:

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Madame Deficit by Kitsch n’ Sync at Newcastle Common

Kitsch n’ Sync are taking over Newcastle Common with their comedy dance theatre show loosely inspired by the over-indulgent life of Marie Antoinette! Our artists in residence* will be enticing the public to ‘Let them Eat Cake’ (Marie’s infamous miss-quote!) and discuss social political issues whilst par-taking in a fondant fancy or two! 

They’ll want to know your answers to burning questions such as: 

Do we need a monarchy?… What do you think about the Sugar Tax?…Is the benefit system broken? What about inflation & the rising costs of a Freddo bar? 

Grace us with your presence and be part of the fun and chaos:

Tuesday 21 May I Our artists will be galivanting the streets with cake and chaos up their puffy sleeves.

Friday 24, Saturday 25 & Friday 31 May 11am – 3pm I Games and good times to be had in Newcastle Common! That’s if you don’t end up in the stocks…

Saturday 1 June 11am – 3pm I Our grand dames and damsels will be dazzling the streets of Newcastle Town Centre with performances, taking place at 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm. Each show will last around 30 very elegant minutes

Be part of this comical take on the current state-of-affairs with slapstick choreography, ballroom dances, fan etiquette, custard pies and maybe a be-heading!? 

 

*What is an artist-in-residence?

When an artist such as a painter, illustrator or performer creates work over a period of time in a particular place. At Newcastle Common, an artist will work in our space as well as creating work for audiences like you to enjoy. Find out more about Newcastle Common on our project page.

Access at Newcastle Common

There is a small step into Newcastle Common, we do also have
a ramp for wheelchair users.

Performances and activities are accessible for everyone.

You can download an Easy Read PDF or Easy Read Word document before your visit.

Parking

The nearest car park to Newcastle Common is Lymelight Boulevard, 27 Paradise Street, ST5 1RS. This is a multi-story, pay-and-display car park with blue badge parking.

There are some options for on-road blue-badge parking
within a short walk from Newcastle Common:

– Closest are two spaces outside Chatwins at the end of
the High Street

– Very slightly further away are a row of disabled spaces on
Merrial Street

– Just around the corner from there, Corporation Street
has some paid parking spaces, which are free to blue badge holders

– There are also a few spaces opposite Queen’s Gardens at
the bottom of Ironmarket

Toilets

The nearest toilets to Newcastle Common can be found in Hassall Street, opposite the bus station. They are open 9am to 5pm on weekdays, 9.30am to 4pm on Saturday, and 11am to 2pm Sunday.

Just around the corner from there at Castle House, Barracks Road, ST5 1BL, you can find extended facilities including accessible toilets, a Changing Places facility, and baby changing. They are open 8.30am to 6pm weekdays, 9am to 4pm on Saturday, and are closed on Sunday.

Want to know what else is going on?

Visit the What’s On page for events and go to Get Involved for more opportunities. For regular updates, why not subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook @appetite.stoke, Instagram @appetite_stoke, and X @appetitestoke.

Kidsgrove Canal Nature Recovery walks are back!

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Kidsgrove Canal Nature Recovery walks are back!

Join us for more walks among nature

Due to the incredible response from the Kidsgrove community during the Kidsgrove Canal Nature Recovery walk series that took place over winter and early spring, they are set to make a return in June. Appetite are once more partnering with artist Anna Francis and Canal & River Trust to bring more nature-themed walks along the canal’s pathways.

The initial walks between September 2023 and March 2024 included conversations about biodiversity, with particular focus on plants and birds, encouraging walkers to see the canal as a nature reserve. And, despite the chilly time of year, they were a brilliant opportunity to get outdoors and connect with our nearby nature.

The new series of walks, which will uncover even more about the wonderful species living alongside the canal at Kidsgrove, will also feature new guests with different specialities and areas of interest.

Appetite invites you to come along, take a gentle walk, and uncover new ways of looking at the nature on your doorstep. Everybody’s welcome!

Read on for the schedule and details on how to book.

Schedule

Saturday 1 June  11am – 1pm  Becoming Animal with artist Deb Rogers

During the walk Deb will share her experimental creative methods to connect with the non-human neighbours you might encounter along the canal’s pathways. You will also be encouraged to see the canal as a place of healing and of help to reconnect with nature. www.airspacegallery.org/index.php/2020/artist/rogers

Saturday 22 June – Seeing Nature with Becky Nunes (11am – 1pm)

Take a walk with photographic, lens-based artist and researcher Becky Nunes who aims to make visible the relationships we can build with nature. Becky will discuss what happens to our bodies when we slow down and spend time in green and blue spaces. Please bring a camera or camera phone. www.beckynunes.com

Saturday 20 July – Foraging for Families with Jas (1pm – 3pm)

Jas, founder of Forij, invites you on a fun and friendly ‘walkshop’ with her family along the canal at Kidsgrove to learn about the properties, uses, and histories of the plants we see every day. The edible greens you gather will become the ingredients for a warming tea at the end of the walk. Rediscover a balanced and respectful relationship with nature, and gain the confidence to forage in your own neighbourhood. Whether you’ve foraged before or are completely new to the idea, everyone is welcome. www.forij.co.uk

Postponed – date tbc – Local Nature Recovery Strategy walk with Natural England

Find out about the Staffordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy and how we can all individually play our part in restoring the Natural Environment (11am – 1pm) www.natural-england.org.uk/ This walk was originally planned for Saturday 17 August, but will be rescheduled as soon as we have a new date. 

Each walk will begin and end at the Kidsgrove Entrance to The Harecastle Tunnel, next to the Canal & River Trust lodge. The walk will be a leisurely pace, but please dress for the weather and will end with some refreshments.

If you haven’t been on one of the previous walks and are wondering what to expect, you might be interested to read about them over on our blog. Blog #3 is an interesting account of a walk based on floriography where you can also download a guide to the walk so that you can follow it for yourself if you missed out on the walk.

How to book

To keep things as safe as possible on the water’s edge, each walk is strictly limited to 25 places.

Our walks have been very popular and spaces go quickly, so please book via Eventbrite to guarantee your place. You can find all the walks in one handy collection at bit.ly/KCNRWalks or search for Kidsgrove Canal Nature Recovery. Booking on Eventbrite also means that we can contact you with any changes to the walk due to weather or other factors.

Places are free to book. If you are able, you can make a donation of any size towards our work bringing more of the activities and events that you like to the area at the point of booking.

If you do book a space and can no longer come, you can easily return your tickets via Eventbrite to free up space for others. Any donations will also be automatically returned.

If your preferred date is fully booked, you can add yourself to the waiting list on Eventbrite, and returned tickets will be offered to you on a first come, first served basis. Similarly, there may be free spaces available on the day if somebody with a booked place does not attend, so feel free to come along and check. These will also be allocated in order of who came first until full capacity is reached.

Please note:

  • Make sure to wear warm, preferably waterproof clothes and shoes!
  • Walks may need to be rescheduled where weather is bad or conditions become too slippery due to frost.
  • Walks along the often uneven towpath may not be suitable for everyone, including people with low vision or limited mobility, particularly in wet weather
  • Please let us know of any access requirements you’d like us to take into consideration via email to askus@appetite.org.uk with at least one week’s notice. We can’t promise to accommodate every request but we will do our best!
  • Do you have something you’d like to share with Anna about the canal, the plants or animals that live there? Get in touch at a.m.francis@staffs.ac.uk
  • If you’d like updates and future walks sent straight to your inbox, send us an email to askus@appetite.org.uk and we’ll add you to the update list.

About the project

Kidsgrove Canal Nature Recovery is a partnership project by Appetite and Canal & River Trust. Appetite are supported by Go Kidsgrove to deliver projects in Kidsgrove.

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Anna Francis is an artist and researcher whose work promotes discussions about the spaces where we live through art. She is co-director of The Portland Inn Project.

Want to know what else is going on?

Visit the What’s On page for events and go to Get Involved for more opportunities. For regular updates, why not subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on Facebook @appetite.stoke, Instagram @appetite_stoke, and X @appetitestoke.

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Meet at the lodge at the northern entrance to Harecastle Tunnel
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Recycled Planter Making & Decorating

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Recycled Planter Making & Decorating

Head to Newcastle Common Saturday 20 April from 11am to 3pm to make your very own UGLY recycled planters to take home with artist Siobhan McAleer. Your very own over the top, colourful, joyous vessel for little Green pals.

If you have a plastic vessel bring it along and we will decorate it and make it fit for purpose! Think things like the bottom of two litre fizzy pop bottles, or big yoghurt pots or round, plastic tubs that were once full of Quality Street! Don’t worry if you don’t have your own, there will be some available for your to glow up.

We will be decorating our chosen pot using vintage, donated and recycled bits!

Access at Newcastle Common

There is a small step into Newcastle Common, we do also have a ramp for wheelchair users.

The performances and activities are accessible for everyone.

The nearest toilets to Newcastle Common can be found at Castle House, Barracks Road, ST5 1BL, including accessible toilets and Changing Places facilities and baby changing. This is about a 4-minute walk from Newcastle Common.

The nearest car park to Newcastle Common is Lymelight Boulevard, 27 Paradise Street, ST5 1RS. This is a multi-story pay and display car park with blue badge parking.

On-road blue badge parking can also be found at Merrial Street.

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Getting there

Newcastle Common can be found in the Lancaster Buildings on Market Square, opposite Boots and Guildhall.

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Book a Place

No need to book, just drop in on Saturday

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Make Your Own Recycled Plant Pot with Plastic Shed

Using recycled vinyl banners, you will get the chance to make your very own 100% recycled plastic plant pot to take home.

Vinyl banners are the banners used to advertise events outside, usually used once and then discarded and burned. Which is such a waste of a wonderful material, it is colourful, strong and waterproof.

Through some simple steps we will show you how to create your own plant pot ready to be filled with a plant, or used on your desk for pens, pencils etc, whatever you like! 

Come and have a go at Newcastle Common on Monday 22, Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 April from 11am to 3pm.

About Plastic Shed 

Plastic Shed is a Community Benefit Society based in the heart of Stockport, uniting people over the issue of plastic waste. We find new and creative ways to reuse local plastic waste; through creative workshops, a small product range and art installations. 

Access at Newcastle Common

There is a small step into Newcastle Common, we do also have a ramp for wheelchair users.

The performances and activities are accessible for everyone.

The nearest toilets to Newcastle Common can be found at Castle House, Barracks Road, ST5 1BL, including accessible toilets and Changing Places facilities and baby changing. This is about a 4-minute walk from Newcastle Common.

The nearest car park to Newcastle Common is Lymelight Boulevard, 27 Paradise Street, ST5 1RS. This is a multi-story pay and display car park with blue badge parking.

On-road blue badge parking can also be found at Merrial Street.

The Language of Growing at Newcastle Common

This week, we’ll be exploring the urban wildlife in and around Newcastle Common. Which plants might you be walking past every day without noticing? How can we collaborate with the local wildlife? Can we?

Come and join Lisa Franklin at Newcastle Common on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 April from 11am to 3pm to take a closer look at the plants around us and to have a go at making art with them. We often have more in common than we think.

We’ll be trying some plant poetry, plant printing, listening to plant music and sounds and finding out all about the language of plants and the people that they live alongside in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Access at Newcastle Common

There is a small step into Newcastle Common, we do also have a ramp for wheelchair users.

The performances and activities are accessible for everyone.

The nearest toilets to Newcastle Common can be found at Castle House, Barracks Road, ST5 1BL, including accessible toilets and Changing Places facilities and baby changing. This is about a 4-minute walk from Newcastle Common.

The nearest car park to Newcastle Common is Lymelight Boulevard, 27 Paradise Street, ST5 1RS. This is a multi-story pay and display car park with blue badge parking.

On-road blue badge parking can also be found at Merrial Street.

What on Earth?! at Keele Campus

What on Earth?! At Keele Campus

Join us as we explore the world around us and beyond in celebration of Earth Day 2024

Be part of our two-day event What on Earth?! at Keele Campus to learn and be inspired. What on Earth?! will be taking place from 11am to 4pm Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April

Check out some of the activities and performances happening across the two days below!

You can also check out our FAQ and Access Information for more information about visiting campus. 

Saturday 20 April

Sunday 21 April

What on Earth is Earth Day 2024?!

Earth Day happens every year on 22 April. It is a worldwide celebration that raises awareness of the importance of taking care of our environment. Earth Day also has a theme each year. This year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics. If you want to learn more, you can visit the official Earth Day website

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What on Earth?! I What’s happening near me

What on Earth?! What's happening near me

Want to know What on Earth is happening near you to mark Earth Day 2024? Check out our list below of all things gorgeously green happening in and around Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, to really inspire your inner eco-warrior. 

Do you have a green gathering or a eco event that you would like to be included on our website? Email us with the name, date, time, location, image and website link to askus@appetite.org.uk. 

B arts Climate Café I 72 Hartshill Road, ST4 7RB

Saturday 6 April I  10am – 3pm

Try out creative ways of making art, crafts, mending, re-using, thinking, cooking, eating, sharing resources and talking about climate justice.

 

Spring Festival I Middleport Pottery

Saturday 20 April I 10.30am – 3pm

Hands-on children’s activities & mini workshops, sustainable craft stalls, explore Middleport Pottery’s heritage areas, face painting, children’s story time and lots more.

Recycled Bugs I Potteries Museum & Art Gallery 

Saturday 20 April I Drop-in 11am-12.30pm, 1.30pm – 3pm 

Recycle plastic waste and with clay turn it into a bug. Let your imagination go wild and see what wonderful bugs you can create.

Make Plastic History I Potteries Museum & Art Gallery 

Saturday 20 April  

Take part in a range of family-fun activities with researchers from Staffordshire University. Recycle plastic waste into your own deep-sea creatures, go on an archaeological plastic dig, create a masterpiece with community artist Dan Lewis and more!

Longton Carnival and Pig Walk Parade by Urban Wilderness I Longton Town Centre 

Sunday 21 April I 11am to 4pm 

 FREE funday for all the family with funfair, street food, circus performers, live bands and singers followed by the spectacular Pig Walk Carnival Parade.

Earth Stories Film Festival I Mitchell Arts Centre 

Monday 22 April I 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Earth Stories Film Festival is a Keele University based environmental film festival aimed at young filmmakers (14-25 years old). The festival is a student-led initiative that provides a platform for students and young filmmakers from across the world to showcase their filmmaking talent. 

What on Earth is Earth Day 2024?!

Earth Day happens every year on 22 April. It is a worldwide celebration that raises awareness of the importance of taking care of our environment. Earth Day also has a theme each year. This year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics. If you want to learn more, you can visit the official Earth Day website

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Planet Dance

Join us on a journey to PLANET DANCE

Aliens have landed in Newcastle Common and can only return to Planet Dance when they’ve learned how to put on a show – Earth style.

Whether you twisted your way through the 60s, did the shuffle in the 70s or pogoed through your punk phase, they need your help to get back home!

And so we’re calling all Earthlings to come help these deep-space dancers master your moves and help them on their way. From rhumba to robot, floss to foxtrot, Charleston to the Cha Cha Slide, they want to learn it all!

Drop in to Newcastle Common any time between 11am and 3pm on Friday 29 March to help get this research mission off the ground.

But what is a show without style? Our curious visitors also need to know how to do their make-up to take them from facepalm to fierce and truly dazzle the crowd. If you have ideas and tips to pass on, they would love you to come by from 1pm to 3pm and share them.

Will our new friends be able to cram the whole history of human dance into one performance? Will they look absolutely fabulous? Will your moves make it into the final show? And will you join the boogie and get your groove on?

Find out all the answers when you join us at Newcastle Common on Saturday 30 March for performances that are truly out of this world!

All activities and performances are free and suitable for all audiences

The Earthlings behind Planet Dance are Anna-Louise McMinn, Pauline Mitchell and Caitlin Ross.

Access at Newcastle Common

Check out the Easy Read for Planet Dance.

There is a small step into Newcastle Common, we do also have a ramp for wheelchair users.

The performances and activities are accessible for everyone.

The nearest toilets to Newcastle Common can be found at Castle House, Barracks Road, ST5 1BL, including accessible toilets and Changing Places facilities and baby changing. This is about a 4-minute walk from Newcastle Common.

The nearest car park to Newcastle Common is Lymelight Boulevard, 27 Paradise Street, ST5 1RS. This is a multi-story pay and display car park with blue badge parking.

On-road blue badge parking can also be found at Merrial Street.

Planet Dance & #FAF2024

Planet Dance is an artists’ residency brought to you by Appetite in support of the FRONTLINE Arts Festival. ‘What’s all the FAF about?’ is a four-month awareness-raising project from FRONTLINEdance that will highlight the creativity and skills of d/Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent artists culminating in a festival day. FAF aims to increase the number of d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists working, commissioned, and showcased in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. Find out more on the FRONTLINEDance website.

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What on Earth?! is coming to Keele Campus!

What on Earth?! at Keele Campus

Join us for some out of this world activities at Keele Campus this April, as we celebrate Earth Day 2024 with our What on Earth?! two day event!

Appetite, Arts Keele and Keele University invite you to explore the nature around us and beyond with a host of hands on activities, nature walks and inspiring talks all about our beautiful planet. 

Come along on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April from 11am to 4pm for a day of discovery! Keep an eye on our website and social media for more updates, but in the meantime, here is a sneak peak of the Stardome by Scott Walker!

The Stardome is an inflatable planetarium, about 6m in diameter and almost 3m in height. You can think of it as a cross between a tent, bouncy castle and cinema! Planetarium shows can cover a wide variety of subjects, including the search for extra-terrestrial life, the origins of the universe and how our world, its peoples and ecosystems are intrinsically connected. Watch the video below for a taste of what to expect…

What on Earth is Earth Day 2024?!

Earth Day happens every year on 22 April. It is a worldwide celebration that raises awareness of the importance of taking care of our environment. Earth Day also has a theme each year. This year’s theme is Planet vs. Plastics. If you want to learn more, you can visit the official Earth Day website

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