Leisure centres across the Staffordshire Moorlands are set to start a phased re-opening from Saturday 25 July with measures in place to ensure they are Covid-secure.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and its leisure partner Lex Leisure have worked together to ensure the centres at Biddulph, Cheadle and Leek are safe for users and staff and are looking forward to re-opening gyms and re-starting classes, initially with reduced numbers of participants and opening hours, from this weekend.

Stalls and entertainment from 4pm, lantern parade from 5.30pm and the lights will be turned on at 6pm. Santa will be in the Town Hall after the switch-on for little ones to discuss their gift requirements!

The Biddulph Moor Christmas Lights Switch-On is on Saturday 7 December 2019.

Moorlands Radio are joining us from 4pm, with stalls, carols and Santa; the lights will be switched on at 5.30pm.

Kidsgrove residents are being asked to support a pioneering new consultation project being launched by the Borough Council and its project partner Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) to help improve their health and wellbeing.

A unique online mapping system specifically developed for this purpose will be used by Kidsgrove residents as part of a public consultation which will go beyond the ‘surface value’ of sports and leisure provision in Kidsgrove in order to gather data from a wide audience.

As well as providing the data and helping to better understand what sport and physical activities local people would like to access, the initiative will also help to shape future investment into key services, such as leisure facilities, parks and open spaces or other physical activities for the community. [Read more…]

Work on the community garden scheme in Station Road, adjacent to Sainsbury’s, is now underway.

The project will include new fountains, benches and a statue paying tribute to its mining heritage.

This phase – part one of two – is the first 3 circles with the fountains, memorial area and then a quiet area with benches.

The Town Council have been working on a design for the memorial area that includes a sponsored brick scheme, where people can record the names of loved ones that worked in the mining industry. They are keen to hear from anyone who would like more information about this.

The Gardens are expected to be completed by spring next year.