Parent testimonial:

“The Chuckle staff see my child, and that’s huge for us. Children like him can be very invisible in life, but never at Chuckle”

Families are at the heart of Chuckle Productions. We provide a stimulating environment that allows our children and young people to be themselves, giving them the freedom and opportunity to explore, be creative and learn.

“A huge thank you to IEIS for choosing to support us, from all at Chuckle,” 

Last year the boys were incredible, they played 25 league games, winning 23 and drawing two. Whilst scoring a massive 90 goals and only conceding 3 all season. An amazing Invincible Season.

Talks and Tastings Marquee

Visitors learn from passionate producers and artisan stallholders as they share their fabulous food and drink stories.

Food and Drink Army – Uniform sponsorship

We will provide the army of staff with all T-shirts & Hi Viz Vests.

What is the Stone Food & Drink Festival?

• Not-for-profit, Community Interest Company run by volunteers
• First event 2005 in the High Street
• Annual event aimed at attracting visitors to Stone
• Has helped position Stone as Staffordshire’s ‘foodie capital.’
• A packed programme of events in and around town to support the ‘big weekend.’
• 2023 event at Kibblestone Scout Camp due to development on West Bridge Park

Eat, Drink, Shop, Learn, Enjoy…

The main festival site offers a family-friendly day out for foodies, including:
• Gourmet Marquee – artisan produce and homeware stalls
• Live Music Stage – a wide range of musical styles over the weekend
• Bars – Staffordshire breweries plus cider, gin, wines and cocktails
• Street Food – from local specialities to global flavours
• Demonstration Kitchen – Live cooking from top local chefs
• Talks & Tastings Tent – Passionate producers showcase their offerings
• Little Foodies’ Zone – Circus skills, milk shake making, fairground and children’s farm

Five Towns Theatre was founded in 2002 with just 14 members and a small management team.  Presenting a small-scale review at the Mitchell Arts Centre in Hanley allowed the group to raise enough money to produce their first musical – Godspell.  Since then, the company has grown and continued to produce two full-scale musical productions per year.

As well as the theatrical production company, Five Towns has a dedicated team of technicians as well as its own stock of lighting and sound equipment.  This equipment and knowledge are regularly used to support other productions, bands and events across the country.

In 2015 Five Towns Superstars was formed.  This is a drama group specifically focused on children with Autism and Autism-related disorders. This group meets once a week and develops the children’s social skills and confidence through drama and play.

More recently the Five Towns Academy was launched providing performance training, to children of all ages, through weekly classes. The Academy also runs a summer school which culminates in a live performance of a musical.

Five Towns Theatre became a registered charity in 2009, registered in England and Wales.

Josh Baskin is sick of being an awkward kid. At a carnival, he makes a wish to the Zoltar machine to become “big”. To his shock, his wish is granted. After an understandably awkward beginning, Josh is forced to do “adult” things like getting a job and a girlfriend. In the end he discovers there’s much more to being an adult than he’s bargained for, and learns we must all grow up at our own pace, in our own time.