HuG 2026

HuG, our Moorlands Green Arts Festival, returns to the Foxlowe on Saturday 27 June from 10.00am to 4.00pm and this year we shall be celebrating water – rivers and stream, springs, ponds and lakes. 

As ever there will be a wide range of stalls showcasing a variety of arts and crafts using different materials, all produced with an environmental ethos. 

We’ll be entertained by local storyteller extraordinaire, Gordon MacLennan aka Creeping Toad, as well as Leek Rock Choir and Leek Morris and festival favourites, the Leek U3A African drummers.

New stallholders include Wheatcroft Willow – basket maker Rachel Evans – and the Staffordshire Makers Collective.  Joining us again will be Moral Fibres – preloved textiles and notions – and Projects from Pallets. 

On the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust stall you’ll be able to look into their aquarium and take a peek at pond life while Leek Books will have books of a watery nature for all ages to add to your collection.  Perhaps our plant stall will have marginal plants for your own pond.  Local nature and environmental groups such as Swifts of Leek and Friends of the Earth will also be there.

We’re hoping for good weather yet again, though perhaps not as hot as last year!  And to ensure a great day out for everyone, we’re looking for volunteers to help on the day with a variety of tasks, from helping stallholders set up to selling raffle tickets.

If you can give us a hand, please get in touch by completing the form below.

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