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All aboard the food festival water bus
Published on 8 Aug, 2012 at 12:13 in Food & Drink Festival | Viewed 3,001 times | No Comments
Visitors to the eighth annual Stone Food and Drink Festival on the 5th, 6th and 7th October will have the chance to arrive at the Westbridge Park site in true style, courtesy of a new addition to Aston Marina’s Park & Ride service. The marina’s open cruiser ‘Tripper’ will work alongside the traditional buses...
Summer party in the sun at Aston Marina
Published on 3 Aug, 2012 at 10:57 in News | Viewed 228 times | No Comments
Aston Marina held their first summer party last weekend, with live music, traditional games, hog roast and bouncy slide – not to mention the chance to get behind the controls of a JCB! Pictures by Joshua Cope. You can see more here
Summer party at Aston Marina
Published on 10 Jul, 2012 at 16:34 in What's On? | Viewed 327 times | No Comments
Aston Marina is hosting a Summer Party for people of all ages to enjoy on Saturday 28th July. Running from 10am until 5pm, guests to the Marina will be able to enjoy a day of fun activities, a hog roast and live music. Entry to the event is free of charge, and there will...
Culinary kudos for Aston Marina chef
Published on 17 May, 2012 at 9:49 in Food & drink | Viewed 276 times | No Comments
A Stone chef has been named as runner-up in the Taste of Staffordshire Young Chef of Tomorrow competition which celebrates the culinary expertise of the county’s very best young chefs. Rosanna Moseley from Aston Marina was just pipped to the post by Ruby Rainey from Keele Hall, who scooped the title for the second...
New Narrow Dog book coming soon
Stone narrowboat adventurer Terry Darlington, author of the bestselling Narrow Dog To Carcossonne, will be launching his new book in the town in June. Narrow Dog To Wigan Pier chronicles his inland waterway expedition to the North of England with wife Monica and their dogs Jim and Jess in new boat Phyllis May 2....
Stone firefighters get on their bikes
Published on 30 Mar, 2012 at 12:16 in News | Viewed 97 times | No Comments
Firefighters in Stone are getting on their bikes to spread the fire safety message in the town. The move is an initiative by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and will see firefighters taking to bikes to get to difficult-to-reach areas and to engage with the community. Six retained firefighters from Stone fire station have...
Canal Watch scheme to launch in Stone
Published on 28 Mar, 2012 at 8:47 in News | Viewed 179 times | No Comments
A new kind of neighbourhood watch scheme that aims to combat crime on canals and towpaths will be launched in Stone. The launch of Staffordshire Canal Watch will take place between 11am and 4pm on Thursday 5th April at Aston Marina, and canal users are invited along to find out more and sign up...
Woman airlifted to hospital after crash
A woman was airlifted to hospital with critical injuries following a two-car road traffic collision near Aston Marina this morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the A51 Lichfield Road just after 7.30am today. Two ambulances, an incident support officer in a rapid response vehicle and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill in Staffordshire...
Food & Drink Festival keeps it local for 2011
Published on 16 Aug, 2011 at 11:44 in Food & Drink Festival | Viewed 470 times | 6 Comments
There will be no ‘superstar’ TV chefs at this year’s Stone Food and Drink Festival. Instead, organisers are celebrating the very best of Staffordshire, with the county’s leading culinary stars lined up for the big weekend later this year. This year’s festival, which takes place from Friday 30th September to Sunday 2nd October, is focused...
Narrowboat fire safety in the spotlight
Published on 27 May, 2011 at 14:22 in News | Viewed 187 times | No Comments
Stone firefighters will be visiting Aston Marina on Saturday 4th June to raise awareness of fire safety afloat and offer boat owners free Boat Fire Risk Checks. Eccleshall firefighters will also be out and about during boat safety week on local tow paths asking boat owners if they know how best to describe their...