No Mow May aims to encourage boring lawns to become a riot of colour and buzzing with life, simply by not mowing for a month. This year, in conjunction with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Middleport Matters engaged in No Mow May on the Newport Lane green. As well as the council refraining from mowing, Middleport Matters […]

We’ve created a video of all of our activities, projects, sessions, events and achievements of 2023. We hope that you enjoy seeing the difference we are making together with partners and the local community. Together we are helping to strenthen and grow community togetherness in Middleport/Longport/Dalehall so that the area can thrive. Thank you to […]

Creative Club is a fun, inclusive, and educational group for young people age 10 -16 who have a interest in art. Whether they wish to practice their creative skills in an informal setting or get to know more about artists, practices, and techniques, Creative Club has something for all budding artists. The club originally began with […]

We’ve harvested our first crops of the year today at Root N Fruit, and have been rewarded for our hard work with a beautiful harvest of garlic! The team dug up over 40 well sized bulbs of garlic which will now be dried and distributed to the local community. Some of this produce, along with […]

Teas & Toddles at Root N Fruit is back and as popular as ever! Our Teas & Toddles group is back following a break for winter and is increasing in popularity week by week. So far this year we have engaged with 97 individuals including 47 Adults and 50 Toddlers, 66 of these being first […]

We have some exciting opportunities to join our team as we expand our youth and families provision, and continue our successful work across the community. If you’d like an informal chat about either of these opportunities, please email info@middleportmatters.co.uk and this can be arranged. Grants & Development Officer- Part time role (22.5 hours per week) […]

Earth Day is a reminder of how important it is to care for the natural world, because everything we have and do relies on it. Plastics pose a particular problem because making, using and disposing of them all pollute the environment.

Healthy soil is vital for gardening and supporting nature. Planting cotton pants can help work out how healthy your soil is.

We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic person, who would enjoy volunteering at our Teas & Toddles sessions, based at our community allotment, Root ‘N’ Fruit. Teas & Toddles is an outdoor toddler group for children to explore and learn in an outdoor natural setting. These sessions are aimed at under 5’s and their […]

Our Youth Social Action group, in partnership with Stoke City Community Trust, want to make POSITIVE CHANGE in Middleport, and across the city. The group of 11 young people have been passionately discussing the issues that matter to them most and have come up with an action plan of making change! The group have decided […]