Kath Reynolds will bring our 2026 programme of reminiscing to a close with seasonal songs, cracker jokes...and a bit more reminiscing! Come in your favourite Christmas jumper. "Reminisce: Recall and Relive" is a series of interactive reminiscence sessions to share experiences, recall treasured memories and spark lively discussion. Open to everyone whether you are looking for friendship, a boost to your mood or to provide support for the early stages of dementia.See what it's like in this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP3n0SMeOfc&list=PLRUBvI-sVFepukpi3l8 kgIzMLTd6eI-3]. Lead by reminiscence expert Kath Reynolds, these multi-sensory experiences will evoke memories and give participants a chance to bond while recalling common experiences...with lots of fun and laughter along the way! Accessibility Kath offers flexible sessions so everyone can take part in the way best suited to themselves. Do let us know if there is anything we can do make the session work for you. There is a small amount of free and accessible parking outside the museum and overflow parking in the park. Refreshments Self serve tea and coffee is included in the 3.50 admission price. Sweet treats and sandwiches can also be purchased in the museum cafe. Vegan and gluten free options are available

A special illustrated talk by Mervyn Edwards about the Newcastle Municipal Hall, raising funds to repair and maintain the collection of locally made clocks in the Museum.

Hidden away in the Potteries Museum are several hundred drawings related to the rebuilding of Trentham Hall from 1834 onwards, paid for with the wealth inherited by the 2nd Duke of Sutherland. Trentham was transformed from a country house in a Capability Brown park into one of the grandest mansions of the country. The flat and boring landscape left by Brown became the site of the remarkable Italian Gardens. The architect employed was Charles Barry, a rising star then, but later the designer for the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament. Jon Heal has been working through the drawings, scanning and listing them, and gradually gaining a picture of how Trentham Hall expanded in scale. His view is that Charles Barry was an exceptional genius and the drawings reveal a genius at work. Image: Barry's No1 of the completed drawings, dated March 1834

Clough Hall Park is a well known open space in Kidsgrove, but what is its history? Join Philip Leese for and interesting and entertaining talk to discover the park's secrets and why it was called the Paradise of the Potteries.

Silver Cross prams, Terry nappies and Milton sterilising fluid - the brands to have in the 50s and 60s. "Reminisce: Recall and Relive" is a series of interactive reminiscence sessions to share experiences, recall treasured memories and spark lively discussion. Open to everyone whether you are looking for friendship, a boost to your mood or to provide support for the early stages of dementia.See what it's like in this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP3n0SMeOfc&list=PLRUBvI-sVFepukpi3l8 kgIzMLTd6eI-3]. Lead by reminiscence expert Kath Reynolds, these multi-sensory experiences will evoke memories and give participants a chance to bond while recalling common experiences...with lots of fun and laughter along the way! Accessibility Kath offers flexible sessions so everyone can take part in the way best suited to themselves. Do let us know if there is anything we can do make the session work for you. There is a small amount of free and accessible parking outside the museum and overflow parking in the park. Refreshments Self serve tea and coffee is included in the 4.00 admission price. Sweet treats and sandwiches can also be purchased in the museum cafe. Vegan and gluten free options are available

Childhood seaside trips were times of great excitement. Relive memories of building sandcastles, walking down the prom munching fish and chips. "Reminisce: Recall and Relive" is a series of interactive reminiscence sessions to share experiences, recall treasured memories and spark lively discussion. Open to everyone whether you are looking for friendship, a boost to your mood or to provide support for the early stages of dementia. Lead by reminiscence expert Kath Reynolds, these multi-sensory experiences will evoke memories and give participants a chance to bond while recalling common experiences...with lots of fun and laughter along the way! Accessibility Kath offers flexible sessions so everyone can take part in the way best suited to themselves. Do let us know if there is anything we can do make the session work for you e.g. Hearing loop, British Sign Language interpretation. There is a small amount of free and accessible parking outside the museum and overflow parking in the park. If you need help getting to the museum then Newcastle community transport can offer door to door transport. Please provide 7 days notice. Refreshments Self serve tea and coffee is included in the £3.50 admission price. Sweet treats and sandwiches can also be purchased in the museum cafe. Vegan and gluten free options are available We know that times are tough financially right now. If you would like to attend but cannot afford the ticket price please contact us via email or phone.

Gaudy wallpaper, colopurful bathroom suites and greta telly programmes...not to forget some classic tunes in the charts "Reminisce: Recall and Relive" is a series of interactive reminiscence sessions to share experiences, recall treasured memories and spark lively discussion. Open to everyone whether you are looking for friendship, a boost to your mood or to provide support for the early stages of dementia.See what it's like in this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP3n0SMeOfc&list=PLRUBvI-sVFepukpi3l8 kgIzMLTd6eI-3]. Lead by reminiscence expert Kath Reynolds, these multi-sensory experiences will evoke memories and give participants a chance to bond while recalling common experiences...with lots of fun and laughter along the way! Accessibility Kath offers flexible sessions so everyone can take part in the way best suited to themselves. Do let us know if there is anything we can do make the session work for you. There is a small amount of free and accessible parking outside the museum and overflow parking in the park. Refreshments Self serve tea and coffee is included in the 4.00 admission price. Sweet treats and sandwiches can also be purchased in the museum cafe. Vegan and gluten free options are available

Celebrating the Famous sons and daughters of Stoke on Trent...might be a few Newcastle folks in there too! "Reminisce: Recall and Relive" is a series of interactive reminiscence sessions to share experiences, recall treasured memories and spark lively discussion. Open to everyone whether you are looking for friendship, a boost to your mood or to provide support for the early stages of dementia.See what it's like in this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP3n0SMeOfc&list=PLRUBvI-sVFepukpi3l8 kgIzMLTd6eI-3]. Lead by reminiscence expert Kath Reynolds, these multi-sensory experiences will evoke memories and give participants a chance to bond while recalling common experiences...with lots of fun and laughter along the way! Accessibility Kath offers flexible sessions so everyone can take part in the way best suited to themselves. Do let us know if there is anything we can do make the session work for you. There is a small amount of free and accessible parking outside the museum and overflow parking in the park. Refreshments Self serve tea and coffee is included in the 4.00 admission price. Sweet treats and sandwiches can also be purchased in the museum cafe. Vegan and gluten free options are available

A fascianting talk by Staffordshire County Archaeologist Shane Kelleher about the most recent archaeological discoveries of Staffordshire. About the talk Find out about some fascinating archaeological discoveries in the county over the last year. Getting to the museum and access Find details abouthow to get to the museum, where to park and the support we can offer to make your visit accessible and enjoyable [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/museum/visit-us]. Image Description A person on an archaeological site washes small finds with a toothbrush in a plastic bowl. The bowl water is discoloured brown with soil. To the side is a tray of small, clean objects sorted into pottery shards, stone, bones etc.

A special illustrated talk by Andrew Canter from the "The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers" about the fascianting history of clocks. Getting to the museum and access Find details abouthow to get to the museum, where to park and the support we can offer to make your visit accessible and enjoyable [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/museum/visit-us]. Image Description The clock makers shop in the Brampton Museum Victorian street

Join PhD researcher, poet and storyteller Lady Gay for this session which explores the Black Presence in Staffordshire. Using Women in service, wearing their best clothes, an 1895 photograph taken in Hartshill, found in the Bramptons collection, as the starting point, she will journey through the stories and mysteries of Black and Brown people found in Staffordshires archive. Getting to the museum and access Find details about how to get to the museum, where to park and the support we can offer to make your visit accessible and enjoyable. [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/museum/visit-us] We know that times are tough financially right now. If you would like to attend but cannot afford the ticket price please contact us at [email protected] or on 01782 619705 and we can arrange some free tickets. Image description A Black woman in a Victorian dress and bonnet gestures at a display screen to the right

A presentation by the People's History Assocaiation of North Staffordshire. More details to follow. Getting to the museum and access Find details about [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/museum/visit-us]how to get to the museum, where to park and the support we can offer to make your visit accessible and enjoyable. [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/easyaccess]

A special illustrated talk by Jaq Prendergast from Birmingham City University about the fascianting history of clocks. Getting to the museum and access Find details abouthow to get to the museum, where to park and the support we can offer to make your visit accessible and enjoyable [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/museum/visit-us]. Image Description The clock makers shop in the Brampton Museum Victorian street

Join us for a big screen showing of the feature film Belle. This beautiful period drama is inspired by the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle. Watch the trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qx90wdRD2I] Cost 5.50 per person- every purchase supports the museum and keeps it free to enter We know that times are tough financially right now. If you would like to attend but cannot afford the ticket price please contact us at [email protected] or on 01782 619705 and we can arrange some free tickets. About the film Film shown with consent from Film Bank Media with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It will be shown in standard definition with subtitles on a 2.5m wide screen. This will be a relaxed screening with lower noise and higher light levels than a regular screening. Image Description A beautiful mixed race woman in period costume and curled hair looks over a fan under the title "Belle". Above this is a panorama of five other actors in period costume and wigs. Getting to the museum and access Find details about how to get to the museum, where to park and the support we can offer to make your visit accessible and enjoyable. [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/museum/visit-us]

A festive, illustrated talk from Danny Wells exploring the history of the Christmas card. About the talk The first Christmas card appeared in Britain in the 1840s. By the 1880s, following the invention of the chromolithographic process and developments within the postal system, millions were being exchanged each year. This talk will trace the history of the Christmas card in Britain from its Victorian origins through the Edwardian era, World War 1 and the inter-war years exploring their art and changes in style. Getting to the museum and access Find details about [https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/museum/visit-us]how to get to the museum, where to park and the support we can offer to make your visit accessible and enjoyable. Image Description An art-deco style cut out Christmas card featuring a woman ice skating on a frozen lake.