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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.
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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The Explorers at Newcastle Common
The Explorers at Newcastle Common
Join the FRONTLINEdance Explorers Team at Newcastle Common on their multi-sensory, wonderous adventure, where you get to help bring to life two stories, with dance, colour, sound and teamwork! This full inclusive contemporary dance performance and participatory show is relaxed, accessible and fun!
Take part in the adventure on Saturday 16 March. Performances taking place at 11am and 2pm. Each performance will last 40 minutes. Booking is required for this event.
The Explorers is fully accessible for all to enjoy and suitable for children aged 3+.
Access information
The Explorers is accessible for everyone.
The performers sign Makaton, all performances are ‘relaxed events’. Audio description is also available.
You can check out The Explorers Easy Read Visual Story
Facilities & Parking
The nearest toilets to Newcastle Common can be found at Castle House, Barracks Road, ST5 1BL. This is about a 4 minute walk from Newcastle Common.
Baby changing, accessible toilets and Changing Places facilities can be found at Castle House.
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 the trailer for The Explorers below:
The Big Feast is Back for August 2024!
The countdown is ON for the 10th edition of the tastiest event of the summer!
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Tuck into a summer weekend full of theatre, music, circus, dance and more! The Big Feast returns to the streets of Stoke-on-Trent Centre (Hanley) this Friday 23 and Saturday 24 August for it’s 10th edition!
And what’s more to warm things up nicely Luminarium – an extraordinary inflatable labyrinth of light and sound – will be landing in Hanley Park from Wednesday 14 – Friday 16 August!
For everything relating to access, visit the Big Feast 24 Access Page. You can see times of performances with BSL and Audio Description in the artist info below, or see them on the schedule in the brochure. There’s also a general FAQ page to help you plan your trip to see us.
Can’t make it to this year’s Big Feast? Enjoy amazing performances from the comfort of your own home and enjoy livestreams over on our Facebook and YouTube channel. Visit our Big Feast at Home page for more info.
Here’s what you can sample at the Big Feast 2024 …
See Them Friday
See Them Saturday
See Them Both Days!
Looking for some itinerary inspo? Check out our itineraries specially made if you’re looking to fill your day with dance or some of the quieter activities. .
Whether you’re a Feast regular or it’s your first taste, there’s something for everyone to sink their teeth into. Watch our video below of last year’s antics to get a sample of what to expect from 2024!
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Film night in Newcastle Town
So, what’s this all about?
You’re probably in Newcastle Town Centre right now and have spoken to someone from our team, or perhaps you’ve found a QR code on a market stand.
We’re Appetite and we’ve worked with our friends at Flatpack Festival on something especially for you in the town. We’re showing some short, teen-friendly films you might not have seen before on the side of the Guildhall (just opposite McDonalds) for you to watch – a bit like an outdoor cinema.
Wacky and wonderful, the films combine a mix and match of animated films from a viral GIF having an existential crisis to a love struck stereo trying to win the heart of the girl next door.
You can see these on Friday 22 March from 6pm. While you’re watching them, we’re also going to ask you what you think and what you might like to see in the town centre. In the future, we’re hoping to do more with local young people like you, so this gives us an idea of what you like (or don’t!).
Sound good?
If you or anyone else you know has any questions you can email us at askus@appetite.org.uk or call us on 01782 381373
More Scientific Discovery at Newcastle Common!
Join us for lightbulb moments and shining discoveries with a lighting expert at Newcastle Common this Saturday 17 February! Come on down from 11am to 3pm, where you can experiment with lights, shadows and patterns for an afternoon unlike any science lesson you’ve experienced before!
Come along as we continue to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Have we sparked your imagination? Then come along and see how exciting, fun and creative your journey in science can be! And it’s not just for girls, so we hope to see you ALL there.
Images by Andrew Billington
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