The Staffordshire Signal Weekly: queues out the door at the first Stoke Ceramics Fair, Ace Padel serves up a fifth club, and win Mediaeval Baebes tickets

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 07:00

More than 1,340 people queued into Stoke Minster for the first Stoke Ceramics Fair, Ace Padel opens its fifth club at Fenton Manor, and two pairs of Mediaeval Baebes tickets are up for grabs. This week in The Staffordshire Signal Weekly.

The Staffordshire Signal Weekly: queues out the door at the first Stoke Ceramics Fair, Ace Padel serves up a fifth club, and win Mediaeval Baebes tickets

Dear readers,

On Saturday morning the doors of Stoke Minster were already wide open, and the queue was still snaking out of the church and down the path. More than 1,340 of you turned out for the very first Stoke Ceramics Fair, with over 40 makers selling work they'd made with their own hands, a stone's throw from where Josiah Wedgwood is buried. In a city some people insist has had its day, that's quite the answer. We filmed it all for The Staffordshire Signal TV, and you can watch the video below.

Saturday was a busy one, because across town Ace Padel opened its fifth club at Fenton Manor, on the old crazy golf course that had sat empty for a decade. We were there for that too, and no, I didn't embarrass myself on court. Mostly because nobody let me near one.

Christmas has come early, too. We have two pairs of tickets to see the Mediaeval Baebes at Stoke Minster on 19 December. If you're reading this, you're already entered, so the best thing you can do is forward this email to a friend and tell them to sign up before 20 November!

And if you do one thing this weekend, make it Castle Classics. More than 100 classic and retro vehicles fill Newcastle's Ironmarket on Saturday, it's free, and there's a brand new People's Choice award, so you get a vote. The Signal is one of this year's prize sponsors, so come and say hello. Then, once the cars have gone home, our guide to where to watch the fireworks has Bonfire Night sorted.

Until next Wednesday.

Jenna

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