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Festival of People, Planet & Place - Family Day
Saturday 25th April 2026
Keele in Town and the Guildhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10am
Join us on Saturday 25th April, 10am–3pm for a fun Family Day at Keele in Town, hosted by Keele University and Newcastle‑under‑Lyme Borough Council Environment & Sustainability.
We’re bringing Keele's Festival of People, Planet & Place into the heart of the town, with activities for all ages exploring sustainability through creativity, science, nature and community.
Keele in Town and the Guildhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10am
Join us on Saturday 25th April, 10am–3pm for a fun Family Day at Keele in Town, hosted by Keele University and Newcastle‑under‑Lyme Borough Council Environment & Sustainability.
We’re bringing Keele's Festival of People, Planet & Place into the heart of the town, with activities for all ages exploring sustainability through creativity, science, nature and community.
📍 Where: Keele in Town, the Guildhall and surrounding spaces
🎟️ Cost: Free - just drop by and celebrate our people, planet and place together
✨ What’s on:
🧶 Circular weaving workshop led by local artist, Fran Buxton and her interactive Nest, with Shiv
🎨 Face painting by Kat D
🚗 Hydrogen & electric vehicle exhibits
🌸 Lego flower making
🎟️ Cost: Free - just drop by and celebrate our people, planet and place together
✨ What’s on:
🧶 Circular weaving workshop led by local artist, Fran Buxton and her interactive Nest, with Shiv
🎨 Face painting by Kat D
🚗 Hydrogen & electric vehicle exhibits
🌸 Lego flower making
✂️ Crafts & colouring activities
🗑️ Community litter pick
🍕 Stone-baked plant-based pizzas by Infinity Pizza
💃 Live performances by Keele Dance Society (and Jazz Society if they confirm)
🪐 Renewable energy models and space science activities with a talk on “Space House‑Hunting: Searching the Galaxy for Our Second Home” by Keele Astronomy Researcher
🌿 Stalls and activities with local partners including Support Staffordshire, (tag)Social Connective, (tag)Staffordshire Wildlife Trust & (tag)Friends of Lyme Brook
☕Speciality coffee, hot & cold drinks and food available throughout the day at Piccoloco within Keele in Town
🗑️ Community litter pick
🍕 Stone-baked plant-based pizzas by Infinity Pizza
💃 Live performances by Keele Dance Society (and Jazz Society if they confirm)
🪐 Renewable energy models and space science activities with a talk on “Space House‑Hunting: Searching the Galaxy for Our Second Home” by Keele Astronomy Researcher
🌿 Stalls and activities with local partners including Support Staffordshire, (tag)Social Connective, (tag)Staffordshire Wildlife Trust & (tag)Friends of Lyme Brook
☕Speciality coffee, hot & cold drinks and food available throughout the day at Piccoloco within Keele in Town
FREE, no booking required.
- Event date
- Event Time
- 10:00AM
- Location
- Keele in Town, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre
- Organiser
- Keele University
- Contact email
- arts@keele.ac.uk
- Contact telephone
- 01782 734340
