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Thousands enjoy bonfire and fireworks

Published on 7 Nov, 2010 at 0:15 in Pics | Viewed 235 times | No Comments
Thousands enjoy bonfire and fireworks

Thousands of people enjoyed the bonfire and fireworks display at Westbridge Park on Saturday 6th November. Luckily, after a beautiful autumn day, the rain stayed away until an hour or so after the event had finished and spectators had been treated to a huge bonfire and great fireworks display. There was no ‘theme’ to...

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Halloween fun at Aston Marina craft fair

Published on 31 Oct, 2010 at 0:34 in Pics | Viewed 208 times | No Comments
Halloween fun at Aston Marina craft fair

Aston Marina held its monthly craft fair on Saturday 30th October – with a special Halloween theme. Hundreds of visitors had a look at the art and crafts of around 15 traders, many from Stone. Volunteers from the British Wildlife Rescue Centre, based at Amerton Farm, had brought along some suitably spooky creatures, including...

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A peek inside The Olives

Published on 23 Oct, 2010 at 19:26 in Pics | Viewed 3,495 times | 14 Comments
A peek inside The Olives

Stone’s newest restaurant, The Olives, finally opened its doors on Saturday 23rd October after a delay of a couple of weeks. Owner Affy Moini (you may remember him from La Dolce Vita a few years back) and his team welcomed the first customers to their Mediterranean restaurant in Stafford Street. And A Little Bit...

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Moto Guzzi motorbike cavalcade for the Hairy Bikers

Published on 3 Oct, 2010 at 11:23 in Food & Drink Festival, Pics | Viewed 540 times | No Comments
Moto Guzzi motorbike cavalcade for the Hairy Bikers

The stars of this year’s Food & Drink Festival made a dramatic entrance into the town on Sunday morning as they were joined by members of the Moto Guzzi club for a cavalcade to Westbridge Park. Hundreds of people gathered at The Three Crowns on Lichfield Road to see Hairy Bikers Dave and Si...

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Sunshine Saturday – what a brilliant day in Stone!

Published on 2 Oct, 2010 at 23:35 in Food & Drink Festival, Pics | Viewed 230 times | No Comments
Sunshine Saturday – what a brilliant day in Stone!

What a fantastic day! The sun was shining (at last), thousands of people were in town and this year’s Food and Drink Festival burst brilliantly into life on Saturday. The High Street was simply packed with people and, at times, it was difficult to move down the sides of the market stalls. The hustle...

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Food & Drink Festival gourmet marquees are open!

Published on 1 Oct, 2010 at 14:52 in Food & Drink Festival, Pics | Viewed 249 times | No Comments
Food & Drink Festival gourmet marquees are open!

The gourmet food marquees opened to the public at 1pm on Friday and, despite the rain, hundreds of people poured into the site in the first hour. The site has been in construction all week and looks magnificent. There’s a huge gourmet food marquee, a Taste of Staffordshire marquee, Titanic beer tent (sure to...

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Tour of Britain: Picture Special

Published on 13 Sep, 2010 at 19:31 in Pics, Sport | Viewed 297 times | 1 Comment
Tour of Britain: Picture Special

Some of the world’s top cyclists zipped through Stone on Sunday on the second stage of the gruelling eight-day Tour of Britain race. The stage started and ended in Stoke-on-Trent and the 100-mile race celebrated the centenary of the city. But Stone residents had a chance to see the spectacle as the cyclists took...

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Stone history comes to life: Heritage Open Days 2010

Published on 12 Sep, 2010 at 17:25 in History, Pics | Viewed 130 times | No Comments
Stone history comes to life: Heritage Open Days 2010

Some of Stone’s hidden history was brought to life this weekend during Heritage Open Days at St Michael and St Wulfad’s Church and Mosty Lea Water Mill. St Michael’s opened its doors to visitors on Saturday and Sunday, who could have a look inside the beautiful church and its stained glass windows. Also open...

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