Mayor’s Diary 

14 May  –  Mayor Making  –  Mayor

17 May  –  Stone Rotary Club 80th Birthday  –  Mayor

17 May  –  Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the National Union of Farmers  –  Deputy Mayor

18 May  –  Mayor Making Stafford Borough Council  –  Mayor

27 May  –  Soap Box Derby  –  Mayor

01 June  –  Stone Scout & Guide Band AGM  –  Mayor

01 June  –  Kibblestone District Scout Council AGM  –  Mayor

02 June  –  Start of Festival Week which is in its 50th Year. Events attended included: Westbridge 5 Road Race, Festival Raft Race on the River Trent, The Dog Show, Junior Cricket Competition at Little Stoke Cricket Club  –  Mayor

03 June  –  Steeplechase and Dog Derby at Westbridge Park  –  Mayor

04 June  –  Two Wheeled Tuesday in Stone High Street  –  Mayor

05 June  –  Civic & Historical Society Talk on ‘Stone goes to War, The 5th North Staffordshire Battalion –  Mayor

06 June  –  Lions Walking Treasure Hunt from the Pheasant  –  Mayor

07 June  –  High Sheriff of Staffordshire – Mayoral Drinks Party  –  Mayor

08 June  –  Stone Carnival & Carnival Parade  –  Mayor

09 June  –  Stone Festival Bowls Final at Stonefield Park  –  Mayor

09 June  –  Stone Festival Church Service  –  Mayor

09 June  –  Stone Festival Quiz at Granville’s Bar  –  Mayor

16 June  –  Start the 10K Road Race  –  Mayor

17 June  –  Bowls Match with Ex Servicemen’s Bowling Club  –  Mayor & Deputy Mayor

25 June  –  Standon Hall Open Afternoon  –  Mayor

13 July  –  Stone Music Festival  –  Mayor and Deputy Mayor

17 July  –  Stone Town Council’s Allotment Judging  –  Mayor

20 July  –  Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Chairman’s Civic Service  –  Mayor

28 July  –  Stone Town Mayor’s Civic Sunday

04 August  –  Cheadle Town Council’s ‘Party in the Park’  –  Mayor

06 August  –  Trinity Skills for Life – Summer Celebration Evening  –  Mayor

07 – 10 August  –  Stone Town Council’s ‘Stone by the Sea’ – Mayor & Deputy Mayor

08 August  –  Stafford & Rural Homes Garden Awards  –  Mayor

09 August  –  Uttoxeter Town Council’s ‘Strictlee Summer Ball’ – Mayor

11 August  –  Leek Town Mayor’s Civic Service – Mayor

14 August  – ‘Le Réveil Sablonnais Serrièrois’ Wind Orchestra playing in Market Square  –  Mayor & Deputy Mayor

17 August  –  Buss King Marionettes Drama Workshops  –  Mayor & Deputy Mayor

18 August  –  Burma Star Commemorative Service & Parade  –  Mayor

23 August  –  Mayor of Lichfield & Sheriff of Lichfield Charity Summer Barn Dance  –  Mayor

01 September – Florence Brass Band playing in Stonefield Park – Deputy Mayor

01 September – Mayor of Biddulph Civic Sunday  –  Mayor

04 September – Citizen’s Advice Service 80th Birthday Celebrations and Recognition of the Charity’s Launch in September 1939  –  Deputy Mayor

11 September  –  Stafford Borough Mayor’s Chinese Buffet  –  Mayor

12 September  –  Tactical Supply Wing Battle of Britain Dinner  –  Mayor

14 September  –  Stone Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society 33rd Open Show  –  Mayor

14 September  –  SSAFA Military Charity Event at the Crown Hotel  –  Mayor & Deputy Mayor

15 September  –  Stafford Borough Council – Battle of Britain Commemoration  –  Mayor

16 September  –  Uttoxeter Town Council’s Dr Johnson Birthday Celebrations  –  Mayor

19 September   –  Stafford & Rural Homes Annual General Meeting  –  Mayor

21 September  –  Classic Car Event in Stone High Street  –  Mayor

22 September  –  Cannock Chase Chairman’s Civic Service & Reception  –  Mayor

23 September  –  Borough Mayor and Mayoress’ Visit to Stone  –  Mayor

24 September  –  Stafford & Rural Homes ‘Full of Life Conference’  –  Mayor

28 September  –  Glorishears of Brummagem Morris Dancers in Market Square  –  Mayor

29 September  –  Mayor of Ashbourne’s Civic Service  –  Mayor

03 October – Alzheimers Drop in Club – 13th Birthday Celebration – Mayor08 October – Stone Lions Walk for Sight – Mayor

04 October  –  Presentation of Stone in Bloom award to Children at Little Stars Nursery  –  Mayor

06 October  –  Lichfield Cathedral Harvest Festival Service – The Dean and the Chapter of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs and Staffordshire National Farmers’ Union County Branch  –  Mayor

08 October  –  Stone Lions Walk for Sight  –  Mayor

11 – 14 October  –  HMS St Vincent AGM & Reunion  –  Mayor

18 October  –  Town Mayor’s Trafalgar Dinner  –  Mayor

22 October  –  St Dominic’s Brownies Tour of Council Chamber  –  Mayor

22 October  –  Stone Festival Presentation Evening at the Mill  –  Mayor

25 October  –  Stone Town Mayor’s Quiz Night

26 October  –  Chuckle Productions Show at Weston Road Academy Theatre  –  Mayor

27 October  –  Eccleshall Parish Council’s Civic Service  & Freedom of the Parish Presentations  –  Mayor

27 October  –  Stafford and Stone Canoe Club’s Presentation of Stone Town Cup  –  To be rearranged due to inclement weather

31 October  –  Annual General Meeting of Stone Community Hub  –  Mayor

09 November  –  Mrs Ward’s 110th Birthday Party at Stone House Hotel  –  Mayor

09 November  –  The Daleian Singers – Endeavor Concert  –  Mayor

10 November  –  Remembrance Sunday Service & Parade in Stone  –  Mayor and Deputy Mayor

11 November  –  Armistice Day Service at Granville Square  –  Mayor and Deputy Mayor

15 November  –  Leek Town Council’s Christmas Lights Switch On  –  Mayor

16 November  –  Cheadle Town Coucnil’s Christmas Lights Switch On  –  Mayor

16 November  –  Stone Choral Society  –  John Rutter’s Requiem and other choral works from the European sacred music tradition  –  Mayor

17 November  –  ABF The Soldiers Charity  –  Curry Lunch at Beacon Barracks  –  Mayor

21 November  –  Stone Town Council’s Christmas Lights Switch On  –  Mayor

23 November  –  Mayor of Lichfield and Sheriff of Lichfield’s Charity Dinner  –  Mayor

24 November  –  Sunday Service at Stoke Minster  –  A celebration of the good things happening in Churches  –  Mayor

29 November  –  Uttoxeter Town Council’s Christmas Lights Switch On and Christmas Fair  –  Mayor

01 December – First Advent Window Opening at Christ Church (Advent Window Openings will take place every day to 24 December at a different location in Stone) – Mayor

03 December  –  Age Concern Friend’s Club Christmas Lunch  –  Mayor

04 December  –  Kibblestone District Scout Council Carols Service  –  Mayor

06 December  –  Stone Festival Christmas Concert  –  Mayor

08 December – Stone Festival Santa Fancy Dress Bed Race – Mayor

08 December  –  Town Mayor’s Civic Carols service – Mayor & Deputy Mayor

10 December  –  Trinity Skills for Life – Christmas Service at St Michael & St Wulfad’s Church  –  Mayor

10 December  –  Aston & Little Stoke Scout Group – Christmas Carols Service  –  Mayor 

14 December  –  Carols Service for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Staffordshire  –  Mayor

15 December  –  a Little Bit of Stone Pub Quiz in aid of Crown wharf Theatre Group

17 December  –  Gala Night of Peter Pan at the Gatehouse Theatre  –  Mayor

18 December  –  Stone & District Stroke Club Christmas Celebration  –  Mayor

19 December  –  Stone Choral Society’s Christmas Concert  – Mayor

22 December  –  Stafford Borough Council – Civic Carol Service  –  Mayor

25 December  –  Visit to St Mary’s Nursing Home  –  Mayor

29 December  –  Raising of the Texas Flag in the High Street  –  Mayor

12 January  –  Lichfield Mayor’s Mayoral Service at Guildhall  –  Mayor

13 January  –  Stafford Borough Mayor’s Fundraising Quiz  –  Mayor

24 January  –  Stone Town Mayor’s Charity Pig Race at Stone Golf Club  –  Mayor

07 February  –  Stafford Borough Mayor’s Charity Ball  –  Mayor

09 February  –  Lichfield Mayor and Sheriff Charity Sunday Lunch  –  Mayor

15 February  –  Stone Lions Charter Anniversary Dinner & Dance  –  Mayor

16 February  –  Stafford & Stone Canoe Club Winter Mini Series  –  Mayor

21 February  –  Staffordshire Moorlands Charity Quiz Night  –  Mayor

28 February  –  Cannock Chase Council Chairman’s Black Country Night  –  Mayor

02 March – Aston Cubs Visit to Council Chamber – Mayor

07 March – Raising of the Texas Flag in the High Street – Deputy Mayor

Events cancelled – Coronavirus pandemic

Events cancelled – Coronavirus pandemic

The Town Mayor is disappointed that it has not been possible for him to continue representing Stone at the many community and civic events that would in normal circumstances have taken place during his Mayoral term from March 2020 to  May 2021. Cancellation of all events was a necessary response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Government requirements on social distancing and mass gatherings.