Weeping Window is a cascade comprising several thousand handmade ceramic poppies seen pouring from a high location to the ground below and will be displayed at Middleport Pottery.

The sculpture was initially conceived as the key dramatic sculptural elements in the installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London in the summer and autumn of 2014.

Over the course of their time at the Tower, the sculptures were gradually surrounded by a vast field of ceramic poppies, each one planted by a volunteer in memory of every British or Colonial life lost at the Front during the First World War. In their original setting they captured the public imagination and were visited by over five million people.

Middleport Pottery will be the last regional tour venue before it moves to its final presentation at Imperial War Museum London before moving into the long-term ownership of the Imperial War Museum. [Read more…]

The planning application for the community gardens in Station Road adjacent to Sainsbury’s have been approved by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Planning Committee.

The project in Station Road, Biddulph, is set to include new fountains, benches and a statue paying tribute to its mining heritage using £60,000 of Section 106 money given to the Town Council to carry out works in the area left over from the development of Sainsbury’s Store. [Read more…]

An ever increasing number of people are using social media to communicate, find information, keep up with the news and participate in society – and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has added to its online community presence by joining Facebook.

The Council has already done a lot of work to make it easier for everyone to contact them – including relaunching their website and introducing a customer portal so that people can create their own individual accounts with them. [Read more…]

Do you know a Young Person to be Proud of?

A young person who has achieved in the academic,

sporting, artistic or in a caring capacity?

A young person who has performed an act of unusual

perseverance, courage or service to others? [Read more…]

The Local Plan for the Staffordshire Moorlands looks set to be submitted to the Government in the summer.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has published its Submission Version of the document which sets out the strategy for the development of housing and employment in the district up to 2031. [Read more…]

This brillant streetband showcases its energtic and highly eccentric and very catchy trad-influenced comedic jazz, jumping into the crowd at every opportunity, kidnapping audience members, and staging mock weddings.

Dazzling funny they bring a smile to everyone’s faces. At Biddulph Moor Village Hall on Thursday 26^th April at 8pm. Tickets available from Moor Store, Biddulph Moor or ring 01782 523573 for more information. Adults £9.50  Concessions £7.50.

New proposals aimed at tackling the scourge of fly tipping have been welcomed by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.

There were over one million fly tipping incidents in England last year alone and now the Government is proposing to give councils the power to issue fines of up to £400 – rather than take people to court – if their waste ends up in illegal tips. [Read more…]

The swimming pool area at Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre will be closed later this month whilst repairs are carried out. The rest of the centre will remain open as normal.

The essential maintenance to the support columns in the pool hall, which has been commissioned by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, will start on Monday 15 January and is due to be complete by 23 February. [Read more…]