Stone.

Trumpet

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Went to Pasta Di Piazza in Stone last night. Not been for a while. Still a really decent, reasonably priced eatery. 10 Green Bottles was pretty good too, nice atmosphere if a bit pricey.
 

Gramaisc

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The southernmost of the two A51/A34 roundabouts in Stone used to have quite a nice array of flowers around this time of year, if you were able to notice them whilst traversing it.

It all got a bit churned up during the roadworks last year, but that does seem to have triggered this rather timely burst of poppies.

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Zylo

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Bloody hell what doesn't get stolen from stone?

I hear it's a nice place to live but see stone on the stafford police facebook all the time, and other sources.
 

joshua

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In fairness a lots of scroats from both Stafford and Potteries are exported there to be put into SARH properties although they do like all towns have a crop of home grown wasters
 

EasMid

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Ideal location for out-of-towners, wrapped around the A34 or nip up the A520 to the A50 for a quick getaway.
 

Gramaisc

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After my Burston trip mentioned elsewhere, I decided to cycle home via Aston-by-Stone, a place I haven't visited since the one time I went there in the late 70s.

It's well worth a look, although the few natives that I encountered seemed a little 'Royston Vasey', at least to me.

It does have a couple of nice churches.

This is the C of E Saint Saviours.

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Aston, like Great Haywood, is unusual in having an old Catholic church, Saint Michael Archangel, a rare thing outside a town in England.

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Not an easy building to get a good picture of.

From there, I cycled alongside the A34 until I could nip down the lane towards Enson, then up to Marston and back along Common Road.
 

joshua

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https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/whats-on/tabletop-gaming-shop-launches-stone-7722325

Great news for tabletop gamers as shop with Dungeons and Dragons opens in North Staffordshire town​

The shop is also ideal for lovers of Pokémon and Magic the Gathering



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Dan Fitchew of Card Tavern in Stone




A gaming shop shop has launched in Stone selling all things tabletop - including Warhammer, Pokémon, and Dungeons and Dragons.
Card Tavern officially opened in Stone this week (Wednesday, October 19). Owner Dan Fitchew says it has always been his dream to open the store.
The 33-year-old, from Hanley, said: "I grew up around Stone. Gaming has been a hobby I've had since I was a little kid and now I've turned it into a job."
Dan, who previously worked at Hylands Electrical in Stone, sells a range of items for tabletop gamers.
These include Citadel paint, Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, miniatures, plus Magic the Gathering and Marvel Champions cards. He also has tables set up for gamers to use, at a charge of £2 per head.


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Card Tavern in Stone
He said: "I worked at Hylands for three years, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to set up in the town.
"I sell a bit of everything like Magic the Gathering and Pokémon - which is my favourite as well as Dungeons and Dragons.
"Stranger Things has given it a massive boost, but there's a lot of people that played it before."
Dan said his shop used to be a clothing store. It has taken him three weeks to get everything ready.
"After university in London, this is something I've always wanted to do. It's been a bit of hard work but after saving it's all worked out."
Dan also stocks a selection of American and Japanese snacks in the shop, including Twizzlers, Gatorade and Chupa-Chups drinks, plus some Pokémon snacks.
And he says, the business is going well so far. "I have had quite a lot of interested people come in with many just popping in to find out about us."

Card Tavern is open 12pm to 8pm in the week, except Tuesdays, and 10am to 6pm on weekends.
 
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