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Lost In The Hills Festival 2025

For resident/neighbour information and free tickets (yes you read that correctly) click here

The Village & Community Magazine for May 2025 is now available on this link. There will also be some printed copies available in south entrance porch at the Village Hall, courtesy of Tractor Spare Parts Ltd.)

‘Save The George’

The George

‘The George at Alstonefield Community Benefit Society’ is now officially registered and we have launched our Share Offer, donation and fund-raising efforts, with the aim of raising the necessary funding to purchase the freehold of The George from Marston’s.
In the meantime, the pub is open with a temporary tenant, offering good quality pub food (booking not essential). Dog and people friendly. Closed Mondays; open from midday on other days; closed 2.30pm-5.30pm and after 9pm Tues-Thurs; Fridays/Saturdays open midday – 2.30pm, then 5.30pm til late; Sundays midday – 7pm. Check out its new website here (or its Facebook page here). 

The Watts Russell ArmsWATTS RUSSELL

Just down the hill at Hopedale, the Watts Russell (01335 310126) is open 12 – 9pm at weekends, and from 5 – 9pm weekdays except Thursday (closed all day). Live music is regularly hosted here, sometimes on its outside stage. For more details, please phone or go to the Watts Russell website or its Facebook page. 

Village Hall 

hall interior

HELP NEEDED! We urgently need one or more additional volunteers to join us, particularly to handle bookings and/or accounts – more information on the village hall page here.

With the latest update to its charges, hiring the well-appointed village hall is highly competitive, particularly for exclusive-use bookings for weddings and similar events. For more information, go to the village hall page or see the Hire Charges notice Notice (a pdf file). 

You can view a copy of the latest Village Hall AGM here.

Staffordshire Farm Watch

We’re all aware of the rise in rural crime, particularly within the farming sector. Staffordshire Police are working with local communities in the Moorlands area to tackle these issues and have set up a Facebook page to keep everyone (or at least those who use Facebook) up to date. Please visit and ‘like’ their page at: https://www.facebook.com/StaffsFarmWatch/  If you see or hear anything suspicious, please call the police non-emergency number: 101. You can also sign up to receive communications from the police by downloading this form: Moorlands Farm Watch