The following VIRTUAL meetings of Stone Town Council will be held on TUESDAY 22 September 2020 beginning at 7:00pm: Town Council – see agenda here General Purposes Committee – see agenda here Planning Committee – see agenda here Management Sub-Committee – see agenda here The meetings will be streamed live on YouTube and members of […]
Allotment Competition – 2020 On Wednesday 15th July, 2020, Martin Robinson visited both Stone Town Council allotment sites and judged the Town Council’s Annual Allotment Competition. As in previous years, a shield was presented for the overall ‘Best Kept Allotment’ and the overall ‘Most Improved Allotment’. There were some outstanding allotments this year and Martin […]
Letter from Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire Thank You In my capacity as Her Majesty The Queen’s personal representative in this county I am endeavouring to express, on behalf of the people of Staffordshire, gratitude to all who have contributed to the fight against Covid-19. I would like to recognise all contributions, in whatever form […]
A VIRTUAL meeting of the GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE will be held on TUESDAY 25 AUGUST 2020 at 7:00pm. To view the full agenda please visit: www.stonetowncouncil.gov.uk/years/2020-21/ The meeting will be streamed live on YouTube and members of the public are welcome to observe. View Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXHYe7pCvT-mVBouN3IUTWQ Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings […]
Stone Town Council is looking to appoint a Deputy Town Clerk to join its small and dedicated team in Stone. Please click here for further information: Job Vacancy
A VIRTUAL meeting of the GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE will be held on TUESDAY 11 AUGUST 2020 at 7:00pm. To view the full agenda please visit: www.stonetowncouncil.gov.uk/years/2020-21/ The meeting will be streamed live on YouTube and members of the public are welcome to observe. View Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXHYe7pCvT-mVBouN3IUTWQ Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings […]
The following VIRTUAL meetings of Stone Town Council will be held on TUESDAY 4 August 2020 beginning at 7:00pm: Town Council – see agenda here Planning Committee – see agenda here Management Sub-Committee – see agenda here General Purposes Committee – see agenda here The meetings will be streamed live on YouTube and members of […]
A VIRTUAL meeting of the GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE will be held on TUESDAY 7 JULY 2020 at 7:00pm. To view the full agenda please visit: www.stonetowncouncil.gov.uk/years/2020-21/ The meeting will be streamed live on YouTube and members of the public are welcome to observe. View Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXHYe7pCvT-mVBouN3IUTWQ Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings […]
Stone Town Council’s regular local market traders will be back in the High Street on Saturday 4th July from 9 – 4pm. Signs have been added to the High Street to display social distancing guidelines for shoppers to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all, so come along and support our local market traders who […]
Please see below an invitation/log in details to a community funds webinar on Thursday 25th June 2020. Funding is available to support local improvement projects for Staffordshire communities impacted by HS2. Please feel free to sign up or pass the details to anyone interested in submitting a bid. See: HS2in Staffordshire website: https://hs2instaffs.commonplace.is/news and events […]
Streetscene’s operatives have been busy putting down stickers in Stone High Street. The yellow stickers are a reminder to help shoppers adhere to social distancing measures of 2 metres and for people finding themselves having to queue the arrows will direct people which way to enter and exit the shops. As businesses reopen their doors […]
Open letter to All key workers, volunteers and residents of Stone 28 May 2020 Good morning, As Stone Town Mayor, and on behalf of the Town Council, I would like to thank ALL Key Workers for their tireless efforts during these unprecedented and challenging times. We recognise that you have been working […]
Stone Town Council is proud to be working with A Little Bit of Stone to provide the Stone Helpline which provides a telephone helpline and volunteer network to support vulnerable residents in Stone town. We would like to thank The Community Foundation for Staffordshire for contributing a grant to help set up and maintain the […]
The Town Council are taking the current health crisis very seriously and have reluctantly decided to reduce or curtail a number of its activities in order to protect residents, Councillors and staff. The Stone Station and Frank Jordan Community Centres will be closed from the end of this week until further notice. Limited provision from […]
Stone Town Council will be considering the viability of setting up a COVID-19 telephone helpline to support and coordinate the work of volunteers and local residents groups in the Stone area. The General Purposes Committee meeting on 24th March 2020 will consider working alongside Age Concern, a Little Bit of Stone and others to create […]
Friday 8th May 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the day on which World War II in Europe ended. To mark the occasion, Stone Town Council will be inviting residents to celebrate with a range of programmed events and activities across the weekend. Friday 8th May Friday 8th May will see […]
Annual Public Meeting Thursday 16 April 2020 at 7.00pm St Michael’s Suite, Frank Jordan Centre, Lichfield Street, Stone An opportunity for Stone electors to raise current issues in the town.
21st November 2019 will again see Stone Town Council organising and staging the annual switch-on of the town’s Christmas lights. The event, which opens at 5:00pm, will be compered by Samantha Lloyd, with the Snow Queen making an appearance at 5:30pm. A festive feel will be brought to the event at 6:00pm, when the Stone […]
The Annual Parade, together with Services of Remembrance at the War Memorial in Granville Square, and later at the Parish Church of St. Michael and St. Wulfad, will take place on Sunday 10th November. The arrangements are as follows: – 10.15 a.m. Parade Personnel to assemble at the bottom of the High Street. 10.35 […]
Following last year’s successful event, Stone Town Council will again play host to a large collection of Classic Cars on Saturday 21st September. The event will take over the High Street and Market Square between 10:30am and 3:00pm. Local Resident Peter Cresswell of Stone Classic Car Group has coordinated his friends and colleagues bringing their […]
Following its success in recent years, Stone Town Council are again organising a free music event in the town on Saturday, 13th July 2019. With the help of volunteer Tony Hollinshead a full programme of entertainment has been arranged between 10:00am and 9:00pm, including: • Busking Competition (entries still being accepted) • Christ Church Academy […]
On Tuesday night, Stone Town Council agreed the calendar of planned events for 2019. The Town Council is again arranging the Music Festival, Stone by the Sea and the Classic Car Show, which have proved popular in previous years, alongside new events such as a performance by ‘Le Réveil Sablonnais Serrièrois’ Wind Orchestra, the Buzz […]
Annual Public Meeting Tuesday 16th April 2019 at 7.00pm St Michael’s Suite, Frank Jordan Centre, Lichfield Street, Stone An opportunity for Stone electors to raise current issues in the town.
Council Bus Services Trial Stone Town Council has been sponsoring a three month trial of four, once a week services between the town centre and each of the Aston Lodge, Stonefield, Walton and Cherryfields areas to help residents isolated by the withdrawal of former D&G bus routes. The services have been operated in conjunction with […]