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Revellation Choir’s Christmas concert
Stone Revellation Choir hold their annual Christmas concert on Friday 14th December at 7.30pm at St Michael’s Hall in Lichfield Street. Tickets cost £5, which includes a nice glass of wine during the interval, and are available now from the Home and Colour Centre in the High Street. All proceeds will go towards the...
Christmas fair at Guide headquarters
Published on 6 Dec, 2012 at 21:06 in What's On? | Viewed 544 times | No Comments
Stone and Eccleshall Division Guides are holding their Christmas Fair at the Guide HQ on Westbridge Park on Saturday 8th December from 10am to 12.30pm. There will be several stalls including the ever popular Gift Bag Tombola, homemade cakes, jams and chutneys from Rudolph’s Pantry and some beautiful Christmas flower arrangements. Not forgetting the...
Singers to battle it out at Buzz Factor final
Published on 4 Dec, 2012 at 18:49 in What's On? | Viewed 502 times | No Comments
The final of the Swan’s Buzz Factor karaoke competition takes place on Monday 10th December, with 16 singers set to battle for the top prize. Four finalists went through from four heats in November and they will now slug it out for the £200 top prize, with the runner-up getting £50. The winner and...
Christmas tree festival at St Michael’s
Published on 30 Nov, 2012 at 13:00 in What's On? | Viewed 649 times | 1 Comment
St Michael’s Church is full of festive cheer as it holds its annual Christmas tree festival this weekend. Each year dozens of charities, schools and and community groups from across the town decorate a tree or make a Christmas display which are all displayed in the church, marking the start of the Advent period....
Christmas concert for TV star Ringers!
Stone Handbell Ringers ring off an eventful 2012 with a Christmas concert on Sunday 9th December at Oulton Village Hall. It has been a busy 12 years for the Ringers, who celebrated their 35th anniversary in 2012 with an anniversary concert in May. There have been numerous appearances on Radio Stoke, they took part...
Christmas concert for choral society
Stone Choral Society hold their Christmas concert on Thursday 20th December at 7.30pm at Christ Church. The hugely popular concert features extracts from the Messiah with a solo sung by Harriet Johnson, favourite carols, with some audience participation, and The Moorlands Brass Quintet. Stuart Johnson will be conducting and there will be mince pies...
Rock ‘n’ roll panto with the Revellers!
Published on 19 Nov, 2012 at 9:11 in What's On? | Viewed 392 times | No Comments
East meets West as the classic tale of Aladdin gets a rock ‘n’ roll makeover by the Stone Revellers this December. Join our hero as he tries to win the love of the Princess and thwart the dastardly plans of the evil Abanazer. All he needs is a little help from his friends, Wishee...
Let the festive season commence!
Published on 16 Nov, 2012 at 11:29 in What's On? | Viewed 628 times | 1 Comment
The festive season officially starts in Stone on Thursday 22nd November with the Christmas lights switch-on in the town centre. The switch will be flicked by slalom canoeist Lizzie, a member of Stafford and Stone Canoe Club, at 7pm. Lizzie did Stone proud at the Olympics in the summer and narrowly missed out on...
Soprano pitches in to help Stone Bells Appeal
Published on 9 Nov, 2012 at 15:43 in What's On? | Viewed 409 times | No Comments
An award-winning soprano is performing at St Michael’s Church on Saturday 17th November to raise money for the Stone Bells Appeal, the fundraising campaign to get the bells at St Michael’s Church replaced. Opera star Elinor Jane Moran returns to St Michael’s Church, accompanied by Christina Gill from the US. They will be singing light...
Guest post: Poetry, pints and open mics
Published on 9 Nov, 2012 at 13:12 in What's On? | Viewed 631 times | 2 Comments
For Andy Macdonald, Sundays just wouldn’t be Sundays in Stone without two events – Ben Owen’s open mic at The Star and the once-a-month Poems and Pints at The Swan. Here, Andy explains why you should give them a go… As a regular contributor to both events, I thought I’d provide a general overview...
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