Newcastle-under-Lyme BID

13/06/2025

The first ever Newcastle-under-Lyme ArtSlam is almost here and the super talented artist line-up has just dropped! 🎨✨

Expect live art slams, incredible local talent, drag bingo, DJs and a night full of creativity.

Whether you're an art lover or just looking for a great night out, this is one not to miss!

📅 Date: Friday 27th June
📍 Location: Astley Place Newcastle-under-Lyme

Check out the incredible line up & buy tickets 👉https://www.newcastleunderlyme.org/line-up-for-newcastle-under-lymes-first-artslam-revealed/

Appetite Arts Keele Capital & Centric Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

10/06/2025

Love soaking up the sun, eating delicious food, bagging some artisan goodies and have a Saturday tipple? Castle Food & Drink Fest returns on 21st June! 🫶

We’re bringing the streets of Castle to life with our pals at Independent Street and 6 Towns Radio!

⏰ 11am-4pm
📍 High St & Ironmarket
🍔 Hot food stalls
🍻 Bar
🛍️ Artisan traders
🎨 Face painter
🧑‍🎨 Free craft activities
🎶 Live music

Drop your fave summer tracks in the comments and help us create your summer soundtrack! 🎵 👇

10/06/2025

1 weekend. 3 days. 21 venues. 70 gigs 🎶

Newcastle-under-Lyme Jazz & Blues is back from the 25th Jul and your full weekend line up is now LIVE on www.newcastlejazzandblues.com 🙌

Check it out and tag your mates - its gonna be a great weekend!

Hogarths Newcastle Under LymeThe Clubhouse StokeThe BoulevardThe Crows NestThe CarltonCappello LoungeYates Newcastle Under LymeThe MuseumBloom NewcastleThe Victoria, The Little VicArtisan TapThe Rigger VenueTen Green Bottles Co NewcastleThe Philip Astley ProjectsThe FoyerThe CrosswaysSlug & Lettuce, Boat & Horses, Waggon & Horses, The Sanctuary, The Black Friar

09/06/2025

'Castles looking bloomin' lovely! 🌸

220 hanging baskets and 75 troughs are brightening up the centre and outskirts, we're definitely in full bloom.

🏆 Did ya know we won Gold in the Britain in Bloom 2024 BID Category and we were crowned the overall category winner?

And the big news... we've been selected to represent the region in the RHS National Awards 2025! 🌿🇬🇧

07/06/2025

Just over a month to go to Newcastle-under-Lyme Jazz & Blues Fest!

We’re going BIGGER this year with 🎶 70 🎶 performances across the weekend of 25-27th July in one of our 21 venues!

Here’s your full venues line up 👇

Get following to be first in the know and tag who you’ll be bringing along 🙌

What's up, cool cats?🐱

Newcastle’s jazz & blues joints are tuning in to swing into action this July 25–27! 🎺

The smoothest venues are ready to welcome you for a weekend of toe-tappin’, soul-shakin’ sounds. Check 'em out👇🏻

👀 Lineups dropping VERY soon - stay tuned, jazz junkies! You won't want to miss a single note.

05/06/2025

Owt happenin' in June? you betcha! 🙌🏻

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Each month we’ll bring you the latest updates on exciting new businesses opening in the town, upcoming events, and key projects we’re working on to enhance the local area. We’re here to keep you informed and celebrate everything happening in ‘Castle.

04/06/2025

May we round-up the good news?🌸 Here’s your monthly mood booster - all the good stuff from May, no doomscrolling allowed👇

💙 Hometown Heroes! Heywoods Estate Agents doughnut take emergency services for granted! This month they delivered a sweet thank-you to let blue light workers know just how much they’re appreciated. Plus, donating £200 to The Firefighters Charity! Well done all👏🏻

🧶 Hollies Haberdashery - Fabric & Yarn store expands - opening their brand new BIGGER shop, Sat 7th June! Just a 3-minute walk from the current space. Expect goodie bags and exclusive deals on opening day! You can find 'em at📍Queens Gardens.

🎬 ‘Castle based screenwriter and producer CJ Walley is having a major moment. After over a decade in the industry, he has been tapped by an Emmy-winning producer to write the upcoming biopic of Harvey Brownstone, Canada’s first openly gay judge - a powerful project as Pride Month kicks off🌈 Find out more about his career and projects👉🏻 https://cjwalley.com/

🚨New business alert - Tiny Tennessee the brand-new Country and Western H***y Tonk in the heart of ‘Castle opened up. Shoot some whisky over at👉🏻 117 high street.

🎶 Lymelight Festival 2025 was a success, seeing a 25% increase in footfall compared to 2024’s festival (even with THAT rain)! Huge thanks to everyone who came and had a boogie🕺

We’d love to share your good news stories, drop us a DM or email [email protected]

30/05/2025

Positivity? We’re all ears!👂

We’re getting ready to round up May with some good news stories, hitting socials and email inboxes next week - and we want to hear from you!

A new business, fundraising success, your fave local events or just something that made you smile? We want to know anything and everything positive, tell us about it! 💌👇🏻

Drop us a message or email [email protected] 📧 We’ll share your good news stories across our channels and with the local press! Let’s celebrate the brilliant things happening in ‘Castle🙌

30/05/2025

WOW! What a weekend! Massive thanks to everyone who made Lymelight Festival such a huge success 🙌

Our incredible musicians, brilliant traders & the amazing Castle Artisan Market, superstar stage presenters Emily Galvin Wilson & Fran Anderson, our Lymelight venues The Crossways, The Rigger Venue, Artisan Tap and PH Production Services Ltd who make the musical magic happen! ✨

HUGE shoutout to our local businesses - their support makes events like this possible! Lymelight Festival and our annual schedule of events are funded by businesses through the BID and we’re so grateful for your continued backing 👏

This year we saw a 25% increase in footfall compared to 2024’s festival, with both Saturday and Sunday buzzing with energy!�

Businesses have already shared amazing feedback - many saw big uplifts in sales across the weekend!

This is what it's all about! Showcasing what Castle has to offer 🫶

Thanks to everyone who came out, showed up, danced in the rain and made Lymelight 2025 an absolute BLAST!

See you next year!

Images from ASL Photography

27/05/2025

Big news for a legendary local spot! 🪩 💃

The old Zanzibar (aka Ritzy/Crystal Ballrooms for the OGs) is set for a glow up ✨

Capital & Centric and Aspire Housing are bringing 62 new apartments to the site, loads of greenery and a new Enterprise Centre to support local start ups.

From nights out to new beginnings 🫶

From all-night raves to all-new homes.⁠
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Zanzibar’s had its last dance, now it’s time for a proper glow-up.⁠
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We’re teaming up with Aspire Housing to turn the old nightclub in Newcastle-under-Lyme into a vibrant new community of affordable homes 🌱⁠
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PLUS a new Enterprise Centre to back the town’s next-gen entrepreneurs.⁠
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Find out more!
www.capitalandcentric.com/journal/former-newcastle-under-lyme-nightclub-set-for-major-overhaul

27/05/2025

Our Pop up Park is back for summer and we’re currently planning our fun, free, Friday sessions where we takeover for creative sessions for kids 🌺

In the past we’ve had poetry and clay workshops, circus days, exotic animals and of course - free ice cream day 🍦

Let us know below in the comments which were your favourite or any other ideas 👇

Maybe even some ideas for big kids!