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Congratulations to Ian Knight for his win of this photography award. Ian won the The British Photography Awards Architecture category. You will have seen Ian's images as part of our extremely popular Showpeople of North Staffordshire Exhibition which ran in Appetite's ...

Shortlist for Cultivating Talent Award Last night the Philip Astley Projects Team attended the Keele University 'Breaking the Mould Awards Ceremony'. Where Philip Astley Projects CIC was shortlisted for the prestigious Cultivating Talent Award. This award is for the new or established ...

Its a wrap for Showpeople of North Staffordshire Exhibition - Ready for next time Its a wrap! The Showpeople of North Staffordshire exhibition is out and packed away ready for next time. Deb from Appetite and our own Andrew Van Buren have been ...

Free Films and brand new Talks / Lectures The series of Free Talks, Lectures and Films is well underway in the Philip Astley Project CIC 'Showpeople of North Staffordshire' Exhibition, Staffordshire Film Archive are providing weekly films on alternating Thursdays at 11.00 ...

Show People of North Staffordshire The Showpeople of North Staffordshire Exhibition is open! Appetite has supported the Philip Astley Project to deliver 'Show People of North Staffordshire' and are excited to host the exhibition within their Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire Newcastle Common High Street space. ‘Show People of ...

Andrew Van Buren illustrated Talk / Lecture. Brampton Museum, Thursday 29 June 2023 at 2.00pm A fascinating illustrated talk by Showman Andrew Van Buren, for this months Newcastle Under Lyme 850 anniversary 'Fascinating Folk' focus. Philip Astley's life and the rollercoaster journey to ...

Save the date for Astley's Homecoming Cabaret 2023 which will be happening on Saturday 17 June 2023 in Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre.  Get your feather boa’s at the ready, we’re so excited to be bringing Astley’s Homecoming Cabaret to Newcastle-under-Lyme this June ...

Save the date for Astley's Homecoming 2023 which will be happening on Saturday 17 June 2023 in Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre. Are you joining us for the first ever Astley’s Homecoming? Have you enjoyed AstleyFest in the past? Or did you go along ...

Showpeople of North Staffordshire Exhibition: Brand new Showpeople of North Staffordshire exhibition coming to Newcastle under Lyme this Summer. Coming soon a brand new exhibition showing a visual and audio snapshot from the lives of Showpeople both circus and fairground with links ...

Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Staffordshire University for Jim Worgan: As one of the Philip Asley Project Directors Jim Worgan has won the Lifetime Achievement Award and is a walking archive of the history of the Borough and wider North Staffordshire, having spent ...

Silver Unsung Hero Award for Andrew Van Buren: Staffordshire's best tourism and hospitality businesses have been crowned at the 2022-23 Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism and Good Food Awards. More than 280 guests were at the Doubletree by Hilton Stoke-on-Trent for a glittering ceremony, ...

Excitement as shortlist for tourism awards announced with the Philip Astley Project CIC / Van Buren Organisation shortlisted for The 'unsung hero award'. More than 40 of the county’s best tourism and hospitality businesses will go head-to-head at the prestigious Enjoy ...