What’s On

Wehave many fantastic community events and activities in our area. Here’s just some of what’s coming up.

Please note that the information in this feature was correct at the time of print but all events are subjecttochange. Please check with the venues/organisers for updates.

Abig thank you to local musician John Crimes for helping us collate some of the music gigs in the area.

Do you have apublic/community event coming up which you would like to appear in our What’s On feature? Email what, when, where, etc,toour Editor Belinda at hargreavespr@outlook.com.

2pm-4pm at the Bandstand in Brough Park, Leek. Selected Sundays throughout theSummer. July 10: The Mundy’s. July 24: Swinging Woodpeckers. August 14: Congleton U3A Jazz Band. August 28: Ukulele Band. September 11: UttoxeterTown Band. September 25: Blues and Americana.

Creative Writing at Leek Health Centre every Wednesday at 10.30am-12.30pm, plus Expressive Art at 1.30pm-3.30pm. Details: www.borderlandvoices.org.uk. 7.15pm-9pm at the Scout Hut,Clerk Bank,Leek. Every Friday. All welcome.Details: 07875 406120. Sellers set-up from 7am-7.30am, visitors 7.30am until noon at Cattle Market, Junction Road, Leek. Most Sundays. Details: www.facebook.com/leeksundaymarketandcarboo tor www.leekcarboot.co.uk.

Every Saturday at Brough Park Leisure Centre. 2.30pm-4pm. All ages and abilities welcome. 10.30am-3pm in Leek towncentre. Artisan Market with over 50 stalls of handmade crafts and foodie treats. Plus live music and lots of the towns’ independent shops, cafes and pubswill also be open. First Sunday of every month. Chair Yoga at Trinity Church on Thursdays at 9.30am-10.30am. Yoga at Trinity Church on Thursday at 6.45pm-7.45pm. Yoga at The Maude on Friday at 9.30am-10.30am. Details: www.facebook.com/yogamindchairyoga

Cara Dillon at Alstonefield Village Hall. 7.30pm. Elvis Tribute Act at The Silk Mill, Market Street, Leek. Free admission.

Summer Fair at Horton St Michael’sFirst School, Rudyard. Midday-3pm. Lots of fun for all the family. The DAB at The Cock Inn, Leek at 8.30pm. Vipertime plus The Joe Tatton Trio at The Maude, Leek at 6pm.

The Howlin’ Walfords at The Cock Inn, Leek at 4pm. Phil Kirk at The Fountain Inn, Leek at 5pm. Dr Plot’s Celebration in Leek town centre from 10.45am onwards to include processions, story-telling, craft workshops, and more. Details: ‘Doctor Plot’s 2022’onFacebook.

Biddulph Up In Arms presents Evangeline Gentle plus Paul McClure at St Lawrence’s Church, Biddulph at 7.30pm.

Ash Mandrake at The Old Mill Smokehouse, Leek at 8.30pm. Concert for Cancer Charities.Westwood First School, Westwood Road, Leek. 7.30pm. Also on Saturday, July 9. Presented by Leek Theatre Company. Proceeds to Douglas Macmillan Hospice and Cancer Research UK. Tickets and details: www.leektheatrecompany.co.uk. Leek Club Day in Leek town centre. Starting in Leek’s Market Place at 1.30pm with live

music before church congregations start to arrive at 2.20pm for open air service which will end at 3pm and be followedbyaprocession through town. Tedesca Quartet at Alstonefield Village Hall at 7.30pm. HelenWalford at The Fountain Inn, Leek at 5pm.

Half Man Half Brisket at The Old Mill Smokehouse, Leek at 8.30pm. On Parole at The Dog and Rot, Leek at 7.30pm. Butterton Beer, Blues and Americana Mini Festival 2022 at The Black Lion, Butterton. 2pm-10.30pm. With Lawrence County, Deadbeat Damsels, The John Street Revival, Rambling Rob Young, The Howlin’ Walfords, Rick Ford, and Jaxhill. CheddletonVillage FeteatAshcombeCricket Club. 11am-4pm. Details: www.facebook.com/cheddletoncommittee. Funk Station at The Lake Hotel, Rudyard at 8pm. Lori Music at The Fountain Inn, Leek at 5pm. Barefoot at The Old Mill Smokehouse, Leek at 8.30pm.

Joe Danks’ Seaspeak at Alstonefield Village Hall at 7.30pm. Rail Ale Trail Staffordshire at Churnet Valley Railway. Also on Sunday, July 24. Details: www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk. Steve Giddings at The Fountain Inn, Leek at 5pm. The Quiet MenatThe OldMillSmokehouse,Leek at 8.30pm. Leek &District Show at Dunwood Fields, Longsdon, near Leek. 9am-5pm. Details and tickets: https://leekshow.org.uk. Acoustic Anarchy at The Cock Inn, Leek at 4pm. Beer FestivalatLeekCricket Club. Also on Saturday and Sunday. Moorlands Top Ten Show at Meerbrook Village Hall. 11am onwards. Abrand new rural focused show for the Moorlands. Details: suzsheldon@btinternet.com.

Manifold Valley Agricultural Show at The Arbour, Castern Hall, Ilam. Details and tickets: www.manifoldshow.co.uk

Ipstones Agricultural Show. 9am –11pmat Ipstones Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground. Details and tickets: www.ipstones-show.co.uk. Gin &Trains at Churnet Valley Railway. Over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Details: www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk.

Walk for all your Titties-worth at Tittesworth Water, near Leek. 10.30am. Sponsored walk hosted by fundraising stalwart Catherine Bennett in aid of Breast Cancer Now.Details: www.facebook.com/events/5075843885798564.

Exhibition by Cheshire Artists Network, running from June 11 until July 23 in the first floor gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday, between 10am and 4pm. Following exhibition will be by theLeekTextile 4Group from July 30 through until September 10. Plus art in the Drawing Room Cafe by Angela McGourlay, running until July 16. Cafe is openMonday to Saturday, 10am-4pm, plus the first Sunday of the month. Every Tuesday evening with doors open at 7pm for 7.45pm screening time. Tickets £5. Coming up -July5:Parallel Mothers (15); July 12: The Worst Person in the World (15); July 19: Summer of Soul (12A). Ian McNabb (The Icicle Works) Solo Show.Music. Tickets£16.50. Doors 7.30pm. BD Lenz Trio plus Jordan Swann Trio. Music. £10. Doors 7.30pm for 8pm. The Situation’s August Thing. Music. Doors 3.30pm for 4pm. £8.

For further details and to purchase tickets for any of the Foxlowe Arts Centreevents, go online to: https://foxloweartscentre.org.uk.