Autumn is a great time to go looking for fungi, but remember the golden rule: don’t touch!

We have a new opportunity for volunteering within our team of passionate and dedicated people who are working hard to make a difference. The role will be assisting with administrative tasks that will help to keep the organisation running smoothly and help us to make a real difference in the community. To volunteer in this role, […]

Teas & Toddles is an outdoor toddler group which runs at our community allotment Root “N” Fruit. The session runs on Wednesday mornings from 9.30am until 11.30am and includes a variety of led gardening activities and free play. This allows that the parents to have a chat and a coffee whilst their toddlers play and […]

As part of SOT City Councils Love Your City campaign, we hosted 8 community clean ups over a 2 week period around Middleport, Longport & Dalehall. This campaign aimed to help improve local greenspace & tidy up the surrounding streets and show some love for our local area. Middleport Matters staff, volunteers and partners were […]

Our Climate Carnival was fun for all with games, activities and cake… but also some serious environmental messages.

We are really pleased to be launching a new scheme to support residents of Middleport, Longport, and Dalehall to become champions for their community. We know there are already lots of residents who take great care of their area and neighbours and we want to recognise them and help them to inspire others to do […]

Sharon is an 81-year-old female living with dementia – specifically Alzheimer’s disease. She lives alone but does have some family support, which is limited to mainly food shopping and medical appointments. Sharon also has carers attending each day to support with personal care and meals.  Sharon started attending social and craft sessions at Middleport Matters […]

Predominantly funded by, and in partnership with The Hubb Foundation, this summer we have been able to provide a variety of family activities, fun days and trips for local families. This has enabled us to provide over 1100 new experiences, and over 300 individuals have received multiple meals through the holidays. Family Activities Meet the […]

We have been working in partnership with The Hubb Foundation on a pilot project, The Hubb Club, to reduce social isolation in our community and improve the health, well-being and loneliness of residents as we know this can lead to poor mental and physical health. We have four great volunteers who have all received full […]

Our team are very proud to have been recognised for our commitment and dedication to volunteering by achieving a gold award through VAST’s Volunteering Quality Standards scheme. VAST’s Volunteering Quality Standards sets benchmarks for working with volunteers in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire; providing a solid foundation on which to build a volunteering framework that is, […]