Rugeley Rose Theatre Sunday 2nd October 2016.
The Queen's Award for
Voluntary Service 2016
Rugeley Rose Theatre.
2nd October 2016.
attended by The
Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of
Staffordshire
Mr Graham Stow, CBE, DL
and the
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
2016-2017
Colonel David Leigh TD DL
And all the volenteers of
Cess.
And invited Guests.
Pictures By John W Parkes
Parksie.Photographic@gmail.com (C)2016
Places to see in ( Rugeley - UK )
Places to see in ( Rugeley - UK )
Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent, and is situated between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield and Uttoxeter.
Rugeley is twinned with Western Springs, Illinois and in July 1962 the towns made telephone history on national television when the chairman of Rugeley Urban District Council made the first telephone call via the new Telstar satellite to the Mayor of Western Springs.
The town, historically known as Rudgeley or Ridgeley, is listed in the Domesday Book. This name is thought to be derived from 'Ridge lee', or 'the hill over the field'. In the mediaeval period, it thrived on iron workings and was also a site of glass manufacturing. During the Industrial Revolution the economy of Rugeley benefited from the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal and then from it becoming a junction on the railway network.
St. Augustine's Church in Rugeley has memorials to the Levett family, who live at nearby Milford Hall and who established the Rugeley Home and Cottage Hospital on Church Street in 1866.
Between 1793 and 1967 Rugeley Grammar School provided selective secondary education for the town and also for Hednesford. Historical characters who were educated at RGS include the banker and railway promoter Edward Charles Blount and the Australian pioneer and politician Charles Bonney.
For many years in the 1970s and 1980s Rugeley was served by British Rail, with four services each way to and from Stafford and Rugby/Coventry. After the closure of Rugeley A power station and Lea Hall Colliery and a reduction in rail freight, it became possible to open up the Rugeley to Walsall line for passenger traffic. Rugeley now has two railway stations Rugeley Trent Valley and Rugeley Town. Rugeley Trent Valley lies on the West Coast Main Line, and has a regular hourly service to London via Lichfield, Nuneaton, Rugby and Milton Keynes, and to Crewe via Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent. Rugeley Trent Valley also has an hourly service via Rugeley Town railway station and the Chase Line suburban route connecting to Cannock, Walsall and Birmingham. The major roads into Rugeley are the A460 from Cannock, and the A51 Lichfield to Stone. A new eastern bypass was opened in 2007 to facilitate the development of new employment areas on the former colliery site, and to reduce congestion in the town centre.
Rugeley Rose Theatre is a theatre and community centre in Taylors Lane. Heron Court Hall, is a gothic style mansion (built by Joseph Whitgreave in 1851) on the outskirts of Rugeley town centre. It is a former convent and private residence and is now owned by Rugeley Snooker Club (also known as Rugeley Billiards Club). It is home to both Rugeley Snooker Club and Rugeley Poker Club. Rugeley Snooker Club has three full size snooker tables and in addition to serving its members, regularly plays host to other clubs from local snooker leagues. Rugeley is home to two cricket clubs (Rugeley C.C. and Trent Valley C.C.), several football clubs and Rugeley Rugby Club, as well as Rugeley Rifle Club, which caters to .22 and air gun target shooting.
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Places to see in ( Rugeley - UK )
Places to see in ( Rugeley - UK )
Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent, and is situated between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield and Uttoxeter.
Rugeley is twinned with Western Springs, Illinois and in July 1962 the towns made telephone history on national television when the chairman of Rugeley Urban District Council made the first telephone call via the new Telstar satellite to the Mayor of Western Springs.
The town, historically known as Rudgeley or Ridgeley, is listed in the Domesday Book. This name is thought to be derived from 'Ridge lee', or 'the hill over the field'. In the mediaeval period, it thrived on iron workings and was also a site of glass manufacturing. During the Industrial Revolution the economy of Rugeley benefited from the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal and then from it becoming a junction on the railway network.
St. Augustine's Church in Rugeley has memorials to the Levett family, who live at nearby Milford Hall and who established the Rugeley Home and Cottage Hospital on Church Street in 1866.
Between 1793 and 1967 Rugeley Grammar School provided selective secondary education for the town and also for Hednesford. Historical characters who were educated at RGS include the banker and railway promoter Edward Charles Blount and the Australian pioneer and politician Charles Bonney.
For many years in the 1970s and 1980s Rugeley was served by British Rail, with four services each way to and from Stafford and Rugby/Coventry. After the closure of Rugeley A power station and Lea Hall Colliery and a reduction in rail freight, it became possible to open up the Rugeley to Walsall line for passenger traffic. Rugeley now has two railway stations Rugeley Trent Valley and Rugeley Town. Rugeley Trent Valley lies on the West Coast Main Line, and has a regular hourly service to London via Lichfield, Nuneaton, Rugby and Milton Keynes, and to Crewe via Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent. Rugeley Trent Valley also has an hourly service via Rugeley Town railway station and the Chase Line suburban route connecting to Cannock, Walsall and Birmingham. The major roads into Rugeley are the A460 from Cannock, and the A51 Lichfield to Stone. A new eastern bypass was opened in 2007 to facilitate the development of new employment areas on the former colliery site, and to reduce congestion in the town centre.
Rugeley Rose Theatre is a theatre and community centre in Taylors Lane. Heron Court Hall, is a gothic style mansion (built by Joseph Whitgreave in 1851) on the outskirts of Rugeley town centre. It is a former convent and private residence and is now owned by Rugeley Snooker Club (also known as Rugeley Billiards Club). It is home to both Rugeley Snooker Club and Rugeley Poker Club. Rugeley Snooker Club has three full size snooker tables and in addition to serving its members, regularly plays host to other clubs from local snooker leagues. Rugeley is home to two cricket clubs (Rugeley C.C. and Trent Valley C.C.), several football clubs and Rugeley Rugby Club, as well as Rugeley Rifle Club, which caters to .22 and air gun target shooting.
( Rugeley - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Rugeley . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Rugeley - UK
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Places to see in ( Rugeley - UK )
Places to see in ( Rugeley - UK )
Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent, and is situated between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield and Uttoxeter.
Rugeley is twinned with Western Springs, Illinois and in July 1962 the towns made telephone history on national television when the chairman of Rugeley Urban District Council made the first telephone call via the new Telstar satellite to the Mayor of Western Springs.
The town, historically known as Rudgeley or Ridgeley, is listed in the Domesday Book. This name is thought to be derived from 'Ridge lee', or 'the hill over the field'. In the mediaeval period, it thrived on iron workings and was also a site of glass manufacturing. During the Industrial Revolution the economy of Rugeley benefited from the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal and then from it becoming a junction on the railway network.
St. Augustine's Church in Rugeley has memorials to the Levett family, who live at nearby Milford Hall and who established the Rugeley Home and Cottage Hospital on Church Street in 1866.
Between 1793 and 1967 Rugeley Grammar School provided selective secondary education for the town and also for Hednesford. Historical characters who were educated at RGS include the banker and railway promoter Edward Charles Blount and the Australian pioneer and politician Charles Bonney.
For many years in the 1970s and 1980s Rugeley was served by British Rail, with four services each way to and from Stafford and Rugby/Coventry. After the closure of Rugeley A power station and Lea Hall Colliery and a reduction in rail freight, it became possible to open up the Rugeley to Walsall line for passenger traffic. Rugeley now has two railway stations Rugeley Trent Valley and Rugeley Town. Rugeley Trent Valley lies on the West Coast Main Line, and has a regular hourly service to London via Lichfield, Nuneaton, Rugby and Milton Keynes, and to Crewe via Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent. Rugeley Trent Valley also has an hourly service via Rugeley Town railway station and the Chase Line suburban route connecting to Cannock, Walsall and Birmingham. The major roads into Rugeley are the A460 from Cannock, and the A51 Lichfield to Stone. A new eastern bypass was opened in 2007 to facilitate the development of new employment areas on the former colliery site, and to reduce congestion in the town centre.
Rugeley Rose Theatre is a theatre and community centre in Taylors Lane. Heron Court Hall, is a gothic style mansion (built by Joseph Whitgreave in 1851) on the outskirts of Rugeley town centre. It is a former convent and private residence and is now owned by Rugeley Snooker Club (also known as Rugeley Billiards Club). It is home to both Rugeley Snooker Club and Rugeley Poker Club. Rugeley Snooker Club has three full size snooker tables and in addition to serving its members, regularly plays host to other clubs from local snooker leagues. Rugeley is home to two cricket clubs (Rugeley C.C. and Trent Valley C.C.), several football clubs and Rugeley Rugby Club, as well as Rugeley Rifle Club, which caters to .22 and air gun target shooting.
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Rugeley tour part 1
This is my thing I'm showing u lot a tour of my home town
Philippa Hanna - 'I Am Amazing', The Rose Theatre, Rugeley - 16/12/2016
via YouTube Capture
Rugeley's Childhood Memories of WWII: Compilation
In September 2019, a Rugeley Intergenerational Project: Childhood Memories of World War II was launched at The Rose Theatre, Rugeley.
Young people from Rugeley, aged 11 to 17, had the unique opportunity to preserve precious memories of older residents that otherwise would be lost. They were trained in recording oral histories, interviewing, film making and editing. History was made during this important project as the volunteers brought ideas and skills to make this a once in a life-time affair. The filmed stories were surprising, frightening and amusing. The full exhibition will tour the libraries of Cannock Chase, the Museum of Cannock Chase, followed by other libraries around Staffordshire.
The Intergenerational venture was made possible thanks to a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £10,000.
This video compiles all of the interviews recorded over the summer of 2019, along with special features, such as an interpretation song recorded by one of our young volunteers, Anya Tregay, accompanied by a piece by the Brereton Scouts' Marching Band at the Brereton Carnival. The young volunteers that took part were also interviewed, giving an insight into their experiences and skills that they have acquired over the course of the project.
0:00 - An introduction by Project Manager Niamh Mahon
1:15 - Interviews of the young volunteers
8:09 - Geoffrey Setterfield - A Wartime Wedding
10:12 - Gordon Ash - Wartime Childhood Memories
10:37 - Jean Bagwell - Pastimes with Taste
13:18 - Mary Ash - The Worry of War
16:31 - Colin Harding - Rationing & Make Do and Mend
18:06 - Gerry Hinks - Listening to the Radio
20:03 - Gerald Williscroft - School, Home and Street Wartime Memories
21:55 - Joy Podmore - Dealing with the Pig
23:47 - Kenneth Joseph Podmore - Air Raid Precautions
25:19 - An Interpretation Song by Anya Tregay
28:49 - Brereton Scouts' Marching Band & Credits
© Rugeley Town Council 2019. Creative Commons reuse license details can be found here:
Rugeley
Internally painting of stairwell and walls. We created new boxing in for the gas meter.
Visit to Rugeley
Rugeley Power Station Society of Model Engineers track filmed as a drivers eye view from the cab of 'Alpine Courier'
Rugeley's Act of Remembrance 2017
The people of Rugeley in Staffordshire joined together to celebrate the Act Of Remembrance in the town Centre.
The crowd was substantial and space around the cenotaph was at a premium.
once again the people of this great town of ours did us all proud.
Rugeley's Act Of Remembrance 2016.
The people of the great little town of RUGELEY in the heart of Staffordshire came out on a bright autumn morning to celebrate the memories of the fallen heroes of this great town of ours.
pictures & video by Parksie photographic.(C)2016.
John.W.Parkes & Callum Price.
Rugeley's Childhood Memories of WWII: Mary Ash - The Worry of War
Mary Ash demonstrates how worried her mother was during the war, even going as far as keeling down to pray during air raids. Mary also goes on to explain how she was responsible for two evacuees from London.
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In September 2019, a Rugeley Intergenerational Project: Childhood Memories of World War II was launched at The Rose Theatre, Rugeley. This channel is a platform to share with the rest of the world, via the internet, the stories and experiences recorded by the young people.
Young people from Rugeley, aged 11 to 17, had the unique opportunity to preserve precious memories of older residents that otherwise would be lost. They were trained in recording oral histories, interviewing, film making and editing. History was made during this important project as the volunteers brought ideas and skills to make this a once in a life-time affair. The filmed stories were surprising, frightening and amusing. The full exhibition will tour the libraries of Cannock Chase, the Museum of Cannock Chase, followed by other libraries around Staffordshire.
The Intergenerational venture was made possible thanks to a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £10,000.
© Rugeley Town Council 2019. Creative Commons reuse license details can be found here:
Inside York’s Shakespeare Rose Theatre
A first look inside the only theatre of its kind in Europe. More on
CINEMAS used to be EVERYWHERE
Before the rise of home video, cinemas used to be everywhere with many showtimes. I had many movie theaters near me in Staffordshire and with the help of a book by Barry Blaize called The Lost Empire: Picture Houses of the Potteries and Newcastle-under-Lyme I attempt to see if any of the old cinema buildings are still standing. I'll be also looking at old movie showtimes pics to see what films were showing back then and my memories of going to see those screenings.
► Cinemas mentioned in this video
☆ Hanley
The Palace Cinema
The Regent
ABC Cine-bowl
The Odeon
☆ Etruia
ODEON Stoke, Festival Park
☆ Tunstall
► Barber's Picture Palace
In 1929, the building was extended, with a new foyer added on the side, and the facade of the Palace Cinema was modernised in an Art Deco style. The seating capacity was increased to 1,200 with the addition of a circle. It screened its first ‘talkie’ “Smiling Irish Eyes” on 6th January 1930.
CinemaScope was installed and the first film to be screened in this process was Howard Keel “Rose Marie” on 29th November 1954. The Palace Cinema was closed on 5th March 1966 with Elvis Presley in “Tickle Me”.
It was converted into a Surewin Bingo Club by the Hutchinson Group of Burnley, Lancashire. In 1978 they converted the former circle into a twin screen cinema with seating provided for 102 where Kris Kistopherson in “Convoy” was screened, and 100 where John Travolta in “Grease” was screened. The bingo club continued to operate in the former stalls area, and the building was known as the Palace Entertainment Centre.
☆ Newcastle-under-lyme
The Rex and Rio
The Savoy Cinema
The Vue (Formerly Warner Village)
If you'd like to know more about the guy who built a ABC cinema in his back garden then check out Ethan Jones video called...
► The Best Retro Home Cinema In The World ( ABC Cinema ) Tour
#abccinema
► The Green Cross Code Man
The Green Cross Man is a costumed superhero character created in 1970 as an aid to teaching young children the Green Cross Code, and for promoting general road safety. British actor David Prowse MBE, best known for playing Darth Vader in Star Wars, played the character in a series of Public Information Films (PIFs) sponsored by the Central Office of Information for the UK Department of the Environment. The light-hearted spots ran on UK television from 1975 to 1990.
In the films, Green Cross Man has the power to teleport from his monitoring station at Green Cross Control to any location where children are in need of pedestrian safety instruction. He accomplishes this by use of a wristwatch-like dematerialiser device.
► Staffordshire
Sometimes abbreviated to Staffs is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England. It adjoins Cheshire to the north west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the south east, West Midlands and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west.
The largest city in Staffordshire is Stoke-on-Trent, which is administered separately from the rest of the county as an independent unitary authority. Lichfield also has city status, although this is a considerably smaller cathedral city. Major towns include Stafford (the county town), Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Leek, and Tamworth. Smaller towns include Stone, Uttoxeter, and Rugeley, and large villages Eccleshall, Wombourne, Kinver, Penkridge, Tutbury and Stretton. Cannock Chase AONB is within the county as well as parts of the National Forest and the Peak District national park.
Apart from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire is divided into the districts of Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands, and Tamworth.
► Book featured in this video
The Lost Empire: The Picture Houses of the Potteries and Newcastle-under-Lyme
ISBN-10: 1871528070
Available to buy here: ►
© 2017 Copyright - The Loch - The Legends of Cherry Hill
Victory Church Rugeley - 04/08/2019
Pastor Michael Parkes speaking at our Sunday morning service.
Spike Milligan 1
Ginger Wildheart's take on an old Spike Milligan classic. Performed live at Rugeley Rose Theatre in Staffordshire England on 27 September 2003.
GO UKULELE CRAZY RUGELEY GROUP
RUGELEY UKULELE GROUP
Rugeley stu drunken dancing
Stu after a pint