The Wendy Jones Trust

02/04/2026

Update…..NOW ALL GONE!

Happy Easter Everybody

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🐣 LAST FEW EASTER EGGS 🐣
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We are finalising our Easter egg drops for tomorrow and still have a few available for anybody still needing eggs for their children.

Please drop us a message if we can help (genuine requests only please so we can reach as many children as possible).

01/04/2026

Thank you to TESCO for choosing us as one of the local charities chosen to receive some of the Easter egg donations.

Also a huge thank you to the TESCO customers who bought & donated eggs to this appeal, your kindness is very much appreciated by local charities like us and certainly by every family we support.

31/03/2026

With the Easter holidays underway & the weather touch & go as usual, we hope you are still getting those little ones outside & spending precious time together.

Your time & attention doesn’t cost a thing!

💛 walk
🧡 run
💜 bikes
🩷 puddles
🩵 picnics
❤️ fresh air.

24/03/2026

EASTER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS - PART 2

Check out my previous post (post 1) for some free and low cost ideas - here are a few more general events on this Easter:

🐣 Springtime adventures at Lower Drayton Farm
📆 28 Mar - 12 Apr
💷 £16.95pp, under 2’s free
ℹ️ Meet Eenie Beanie Bunny, Easter Egg Hunt, dig for eggs, mini Tulip Paddock, meet the animals, farm trailer ride, huge indoor soft play and outdoor play areas

🐣 Eggstravaganza at Castaway Play & Ice Cream Parlour
📆 28 Mar - 6 Apr
💷 Kids £19.99, under 1 £4.99, adults £4.99
ℹ️ Get up close with dinosaurs, meet baby lambs, paint your own birds nest, spring trail, mad hatters tea party, animal handling show, meet Peter rabbit, 4 play areas

🐣 The mad hatters tea party at Churnet Valley Railway (1992) PLC
📆 selected 2-11 April
💷 Aged 3-13 £15, 2 and under £7.50, over 14 £22
ℹ️ 1 hour train ride with entertainment, tea party with cake & drink, meet Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and more characters on the train. Face painting

🐣 Easter with Wetley Moor Alpacas
📆 28-29 Mar, 1-4 Apr
💷 Kids £16, adults £12. Reduced price tickets available for 28-29 Mar
ℹ️ Meet alpacas and donkeys, Easter egg hunt, petting shed, ceramic egg to paint and take home, hold baby chicks, meet baby lambs

🐣 Easter at Trentham Estate
📆 Snoopy trail - 27 Mar to 4 May
📆 Spring bulb festival - 15 Mar to 17 May
📆 Lambing live - 30 Mar to 12 Apr
💷 Normal admission costs (adults £15, kids £10) or free for members

🐣 Lambing at Blaze Farm
📆28 Mar - 12 Apr
💷 £7.50pp
ℹ️ Cuddle a baby lamb, nature trail, ice cream

🐣 Peak Wildlife Park
📆 28 Mar - 12 Apr
💷 Trail maps £4 plus normal admission (£18-£22pp)
ℹ️ Spring into wild trail with activity stations along the way. The brand new, capybara walk through is also open.

🐣 Easter Eggstravaganza at National Forest Adventure Farm
📆 30 Mar - 10 Apr
💷 £15.95pp
ℹ️ tractor ride to Bunny Woods, woodland trail, visit the Easter bunny for a treat. Sheep show, soft play, play areas. Receive a half price return visit

🐣 The Easter bunny adventure at Bewilderwood Cheshire
📆 28 Mar - 19 April
💷 £22-£24pp
ℹ️ The great egg hunt, Cedric the Easter bunny, Easter crafts & games, interactive stage show, mini disco, lots of outdoor play

What are your plans for the school holidays? - please feel free to share your ideas below 🐣

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24/03/2026

Lots of free & low cost Easter ideas for your little people here….

EASTER HOLIDAYS 2026 - PART 1 - FREE OR LOW COST EVENTS

If you’re still looking for things to do with the kids during the Easter break, here are a few ideas, most of which are either free or low cost. Check out my next post for a few more general days out.

🐣 Easter in Hanley Park
💷 FREE
📆 31 Mar 10am-12pm
ℹ️ Easter trail, meet the animals, crafts, storytelling, pond dipping

🐣 Jurassic egg hunt at Affinity Staffordshire
💷 FREE
📆 3 Apr - fossil day adventure
📆 10 April - Dino DNA day
ℹ️ Live dinosaur shows, crafts

🐣 Easter trail at Tittesworth Reservoir
💷 £4 per trail sheet
📆 28 Mar - 12 Apr
ℹ️ Follow the trail, find the eggs & win a prize

🐣 Easter at Glebe Farm
💷 FREE entry
📆 3-5 April
ℹ️ Meet the easter bunny, live K-pop act (Sat), bouncy castle, Easter egg hunt (£3)

🐣 Build it cinema at Mitchell Arts Centre
💷 £4 per child, 1 adult goes free
📆 2 Apr - Minecraft movie
📆 8 Apr - Harold & the purple crayon
📆 10 Apr - Zog and The Smurfs
ℹ️ Build a figure to take home

🐣 Shows at MAC
📆 6 Apr- Unicorn Live - £11.50-£13 - pop & musical songs
📆 12 Apr - Rapunzel - £15.50 - musical adaptation

🐣 Easter egg word hunt in Burslem Park
📆 3 Apr - 10am
💷 FREE
ℹ️ Easter egg hunt with Burslem Elim Church

🐣 Egg hunt at Apedale Valley Light Railway
💷 Adult £5, child £1, under 3 free
📆 4-6 Apr (no booking req’d)
ℹ️ Spot the Easter eggs to win a prize. Also has cafe, museum & walks in Apedale Country Park

🐣 Find the Easter eggs on Cheadle High street
💷 FREE
📆 28 Mar - 12 Apr
ℹ️ Start at the The Snug Stay and Play Cafe for a map, collect stamps when you find an egg, once complete return to the Snug for a free play session & sweet treat

🐣 Stanworths family fun fair
💷 Free entry, wristbands available
📆 2-7 Apr
ℹ️ Goose St Carpark, opposite Morrisons

🐣 Easter fundraiser at The unconventional Menagerie
💷 £2 adults, £1 kids
📆 5 April
ℹ️ Learn about & meet crocodiles, reptiles & Easter animals. Easter egg hunt, face paints, stalls, food.

🐣 Ozzy owls spitfire trail at Potteries Museum
📆 28 Mar - 30 Apr
💷 £1.60
ℹ️ find 8 objects in the Spitfire Gallery. Also have clay chick making 2 Apr and clay tile making 9 Apr (£3.60). Museum is temporarily closed.

🐣 Easter events at Middleport Pottery
📆 7-9 Apr - Play with clay - £3
ℹ️ Get creative with a lump of air-dry clay
📆 28 Mar-12 Apr - Missing chick trail - £3
ℹ️ Find the names of the missing chicks for a craft treat
➕ Various craft workshops on various dates

🐣 Right to Play with OUTSIDE
📆 30 Mar
💷 FREE
ℹ️ Build dens, swing, jump, mud kitchen, create a play world. Osprey Close, Leek.

🐣 Wildfamilies with Family activities - Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
📆 31 Mar - Ladderedge Country Park - FREE - booking req’d
📆 31 Mar - Biddulph Grange Country Park - £4 - drop in
📆 2 & 9 Apr - Hem Heath Woods - FREE - booking req’d
ℹ️ Den building, hammock swinging, Easter games & crafts

🐣 Easter at National Memorial Arboretum
💷 FREE (parking £5)
📆 30 Mar-3 Apr
ℹ️ Outdoor Stickman trail (free), Arbie I-Spy spring trail (£2.50), music workshops, arts & crafts (free), outdoor play areas

What are your plans for the school holidays? - please feel free to share your ideas below 🐣

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💙 If this post has inspired you to visit, I’d love for you to tag me at Instagram.com/stokie_mama 💙

24/12/2025

Sending out love & best wishes for a lovely Christmas from us all here at The Wendy Jones Trust…..

🎄To every person, team & business that has supported us!

🎄To everybody who liked & shared our page & events!

🎄To every family that has reached out & trusted us!

🎄But most importantly to every child far & wide……

18/12/2025

To any of our followers that need a helping hand with food on Christmas Eve, we guarantee you will be welcomed here with nothing but love, kindness & respect….

24th December 2025 8pm. no questions asked if you short of food pop in say hello

12/12/2025

❤️ Happy Heavenly Birthday Wend ❤️

Today something special happened on your birthday!

In your honour, in your name & with so much love for you, we along with other amazing charities, collected our toys from the Tesco Toy Appeal!

In your words ‘wow’…….

21/11/2025

We have had a super busy year behind the scenes supporting so many families & their children & now it’s time to get ready for Christmas and our
‘Xmas Together ‘ campaign.

But before we do, we are sending a special thank you to each & every person or organisation that has supported us this year.

Without the amazing support of you all, we couldn’t do what we do so a huge & special THANK YOU to you all:

💙FC Hanley
💙Milton Utd
💙Carson Powell Construction
💙The Kindergarten Group
💙Anthony Monday & his 3 Peaks walkers.
💙The Colin Stair Golf Day
💙Steve Harrison & his charity footballers.
💙Stuart Wood & his fan dance team.
💙The Travellers Rest, Stanley
💙Supply2Trade
💙The Tesco Toy Appeal

You helped us support so many families & because of your support we now do…….

🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄CHRISTMAS🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄

For the 2nd year, we are looking to support/sponsor a number of organisations/initiatives across Staffordshire who are providing an event or supporting local children this Christmas.

So if you are, or know of any organisations looking for support/sponsorship to help spread fun & festivity for children, then please message us for consideration.

Please start your message with
‘Xmas Together’ and give us details of your organisation/event.

Closing date for consideration is
Sunday 30th November.

19/10/2025