Biddulph Festival kicks off on Saturday 13^th June until 12^th August 2026. An extended month of entertainment, fun & enjoyment….something for all.

This years theme is ‘Reading’ to celebrate the National Year of Reading. The launch day begins with a café in the Town Hall at 10am. The festival launch parade is on Saturday 4^th July at 11am, with entertainment at the front of the Town Hall. Children and adults from local schools and community groups will transition into book characters and take part in the procession through the town centre. Expect to see various different literary characters bringing Biddulph to life.

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Signs giving notice that the Meadows Road car park will no longer be in use from 12 May 2026 have been posted at the site. Work on building three new enterprise units on part of the car park is expected to start imminently. 

The new enterprise units will comprise 29 sqm / 312 sq. ft of active floor space and staff kitchen and toilet facilities. The existing car park is to be reconfigured to create approximately 18 parking spaces, three of these will be reserved for the users of the small business units. 

Original proposals for the site were for a shared services hub, a £6.5 million plan intended to provide a modern “one-stop shop” for public services, but were scrapped after partner organizations withdrew from the project, rendering it “untenable.”

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Nicola Burndred was invited to attend the King’s Garden Party on May 12^th 2026 in recognition for her outstanding charity work raising funds for The Jordan Burndred Memorial Fund to arrange heart screening sessions in Biddulph for Cardiac Risk in the Young. 

On their 13^th screening day in February in memory of her son Jordan Burndred, Nicola was invited to attend the Biddulph Town Council awards to receive the Outstanding Contribution to the Community award in recognition for raising over £100,000 for heart screening sessions in Jordan’s memory. The Community award was presented by the Lieutenant of Staffordshire who then nominated Nicola to attend the King’s Garden Party to acknowledge her tireless work following personal loss, organizing fundraising and testing sessions, educating communities, raising awareness, and potentially saving lives through quiet conviction, dignity, and determination. 

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This year’s Alsager Carnival will be held on Saturday, 6^th June 2026 with the theme “Our World”. 

Organised by Alsager Round Table, the annual community parade features floats, local, groups, and businesses, starting from Fairview car park and proceeding to Milton Park for afternoon entertainment.

Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026.

Theme: “Our World”.

Parade: Starts at 12 noon, featuring walking and vehicle floats from local community groups and businesses.

Afternoon Activities: Fun and entertainment usually follow in Milton Park from 1 pm.

Alsager Music Festival is on 11^th July with music from 12 until 9pm in Milton Park. 

If you’ve never been before, you can expect amazing music over 4 stages, plenty of food and drink stalls, a packed field and a brilliant day out. The event is very popular in Alsager and the surrounding area and we sold out of tickets last year.

Once again, we’ve lined up some fabulous musical talent! Starting off your day on Stath’s Stage with some incredible youthful talent from the Teacher’s Pet Rock Show, followed by the wonderful Greg Murray and the Seven Wonders. Sit back and enjoy some quality Americana from Fine Lines and some Blues from Stoney and the Dogs and finally shake those hips to funk and soul from Brand New Bag and Raj Mahal and the Beatroots and get skanking to Pressure Drop.

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Philip Leese is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award in Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s fourth Borough Heroes Awards for showing passion, generosity and lifelong commitment in promoting his hometown’s identity.

Philip is seen as the driving force behind the preservation of Kidsgrove’s heritage. After more than three decades, the former librarian continues to collect stories, document community memory and share local history through books, talks, walks and a long-standing weekly group. His encyclopaedic knowledge is relied upon and his published works have become essential reading for anyone interested in the area’s past.

The council invited Philip and other inspirational residents, groups and organisations – who all make an outstanding contribution to borough life – to a ceremony at Keele after they were nominated for recognition in Business Community, Civic Pride, Lifetime Achievement and Young Hero categories.

Philip said:  “When I sat there listening to what all the other finalists had done I assumed I was just there to make the numbers up! I was truly shocked when my name was read out. I’m delighted to have won the award but I really wasn’t expecting it. It means a lot to me and hopefully for the history and heritage of Kidsgrove.”

Congratulations to Philip on being recognised for his contribution to Kidsgrove’s history and receiving the top accolade in an annual competition.

The Post Office are now calling on applicants to run a post office franchise in Kidsgrove. 

Kidsgrove Post Office has been temporarily closed since 25^th February 2025, due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. No replacement branch has been identified and now the Post Office are advertising for interested parties to take up the franchise.

The Post Office website is currently displaying a Kidsgrove Post Office branch advert – Run a Post Office. 

They are looking for a successful retailer to incorporate a Post Office Local into their existing or proposed business integrating Post Office services into a vibrant and sustainable retail business, so they can be offered over the same opening hours. The exact layout and design would be agreed with successful applicant to suit their business..

Closing date for applications is 18^th June 2026 though it is stated that the advert may close early if sufficient interest is registered.

For full details and how to apply see https://runapostoffice.co.uk/…/kidsgrove-post-office…

Work to upgrade the amenities at Church Road in Biddulph is now complete – and the District Council is pledging further improvements to come – which could include a new Pump Track.

The Council has recently completed work to refurbish the multi-use games areas giving it a fresh new look and relocated play equipment located in an area prone to waterlogging to a more suitable area close to the play space.

Additionally, the surface of the play area has been repaired and new accessible play equipment, including a roundabout and a seesaw, have been installed.

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The Biddulph Civic Awards 2026 are annual local awards presented by Biddulph Town Council to celebrate and recognize outstanding contributions from volunteers, community groups, individuals, and businesses that enhance the town and community. 

The 2026 event took place on Saturday, February 28, 2026 as a celebration event and made presentations in recognition of volunteers and achievers who make Biddulph a better place. The council hosted it to thank and highlight the “incredible people” driving positive impact in Biddulph.

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When it rains, water gets in, the damage is active and the risk grows with every storm.

This hall has served Alsager for 50 years. It is now at the stage action is needed to keep it serving for the years to come.

Girlguiding Alsager supports girls and young women helping them to grow in confidence and find their voice. Locally, more than 200 members aged 4 to adulthood use the hall every week during term time. Everything they do is led by volunteers.

The hall is not only used by Girlguiding. It is a shared community space, used week in, week out by:

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