Upper Moreton Rural Activities CIC

29/05/2026

Families turned out in steady numbers yesterday, for the library sessions at Rising Brook and Brereton Libraries, with lots of fun and learning had by the children. Everyone enjoyed taking part in the waste challenge sorting game, learning about composting of food waste, making creative pen holders, shell gardens from single-use glass and plastic items and meeting the Tiger composting worms, while learning about composting.

A big thank you to Staffordshire Community Learning for Supporting these lovely events and helping make them a success!

23/05/2026

We had a lovely time at Hednesford library during our "No Waste Hero" morning. The children enjoyed making insect-themed pots from recycled bits and bobs.

We also learned how Tiger worms help with composting and discovered how we can create succulent pots by reusing glass dessert dishes.

Everyone took part in "sort the waste" challenge and ended a productive morning with various colouring and completing of wordsearches.

Our next "No Waste Hero" library sessions will be on Thursday 28th May at Rising Brook library in the morning and Brereton library for the afternoon. We look forward to seeing you there!

16/05/2026

A huge thank you to all the families who joined us today at Baswich Library for our "No Waste Hero" family session. It was wonderful to see such a steady turnout throughout the day!

Families enjoyed:
* Learning all about composting
* Meeting our Tiger composting worms
* Discovering how to grow your own food
* Taking part in the "Sort the Waste recycling and upcycling challenge
* Exploring ways to become a good "No Waste Hero"
*Collecting free vegetable and herb seeds to take home

Our next free family learning session will take place on Saturday 23rd May at Hednesford Library from 10 am to 12.30 pm.

These sessions are kindly funded through Staffordshire Community Learning Green May events.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Suitable for children aged 3 to 14 years.

06/05/2026

Just a few more makes by learners on the Let's Get Crafty in the Community course. The Ingestre Orangery fairy garden has several new additions, with some great ideas from learners. To include a fairy castle, a hospital, fairy house names, street names, and fairy gardens made from project grown semperviums. An inspiring course to ulitilise sustainable resources as well as community involvement!

29/04/2026

We would like to share our community involvement over the last few months.

We have grown native wildflower plug plants for local greenspaces. Learners have contributed to planting at Colwich church, making of bird nesting boxes for the villages of Little and Great Haywood as well as nurturing plants for the Sustainablity in Colwich and The Haywoods (SinCH) volunteer group and not forgetting supporting Rugeley's YMCA with a spring tidy of the raised beds!

Most recently we have been busy helping Ingestre Orangery - a local charity, with the start of a fairy garden to be shared by visiting families.

17/04/2026

The start of the Gardening and Conservation course. We explored the old cart track, with its ancient oaks and carpets of bluebells, greater stitchworth and wild garlic. Learners were so lucky to see a barn owl emerge from the owl box which was just amazing!

14/04/2026

Limited spaces Available.
Fancy trying something new??
Why not try a free creative writing and journalling course.
This is a 6 week course starting Thursday 4th June until Thursday the 9th July 10am- 3pm
(You must be 19 years and over and be living in a Stafford,Cannock and surrounding area address )
Call- 07814237211 for further details,

25/03/2026

14/03/2026

Learners on the Gardening in the Community course have been busy giving the raised beds at the Rugeley YMCA a spring makeover. Dead plants from last year were cleared away, the beds were topped up with homemade compost, and spring planting has begun - as part of our community involvement!

Below are a few pictures of our learners getting involved and plants we have been growing since September 2025.

If you are 19 years and over by 31st August 2025 and live in Staffordshire (excluding Stoke on Trent), why not join one of our free courses? We have several courses available to include Crafting in the Community, and Gardening and Conservation, to name a few.

For more details, please contact the office at Upper Moreton Farm on [email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you soon.

24/12/2025

At this special time of year, we would like to thank everyone involved with Upper Moreton Rural Activities.

To our learners, thank you for your commitment and enthusiasm throughout the year. To our volunteers and work experience individuals, we are very grateful for your time, support, and dedication. We also extend our sincere thanks to our staff for their continued hard work and care.

We wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year!