You are invited to an evening exploring the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals, past, present and future.

On Monday 16 June 2025. An illustrated talk by the Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust at Foxlowe Arts Centre, Stockwell Street, LEEK, ST13 6AD; doors open 7.10 pm.

Admission FREE, open to all. Talk starts 7.30pm. Refreshments available, plus displays and information stand.

The Caldon Canal opened in 1776 to carry limestone from the quarries at Cauldon Low to Stoke-on-Trent. The section from Hazelhurst to Froghall reopened in 1974 after being restored by a partnership including volunteers from the then Caldon Canal Society, Stoke-on-Trent Boat Club and other community groups.

The Uttoxeter Canal leaves the Caldon just before its terminus. It fully opened in 1811 and was closed in 1849. The first lock and basin in Froghall were reopened in 2005, after restoration by a partnership including volunteers from the Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust, Inland Waterways Association and WRG.