Abbots Bromley Community Shop & Hub

31/08/2026

🔔 BREAKING NEWS 🔔 We now have a daily selection of newspapers for you to purchase.

30/08/2026

Power Static by HABARI MONOCHROME

An exhibition of Large Format Black & White Silver Gelatin Prints

Monday 3rd August to Friday 11th September

Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8.30am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

There is something quietly haunting about the black-and-white photographs of Rugeley Power Station now on display at Antlers Coffee House in Abbots Bromley.

At first glance, they are photographs of an industrial building — steel, concrete, pipes, machinery and vast empty spaces. But look a little longer and another story begins to emerge.
Rugeley Power Station was once a giant on the Staffordshire landscape. Its cooling towers and chimney were familiar landmarks above the Trent Valley. Inside, enormous machines, endless pipes and walkways filled vast generating halls with the noise and rhythm of industry.

In black and white, that machinery becomes almost architectural. Light catches railings and steelwork before disappearing into shadow. Staircases climb towards unseen levels and huge pieces of equipment now sit silently.
But behind the machinery were people.

Every empty corridor suggests the workers who once walked through it; every control panel the engineers and operators who kept the station running. There were early starts, noisy shifts, tea breaks, conversations and the pride of knowing that what happened inside those walls helped keep homes and businesses across the region powered.

Today, much of that world has disappeared, making these photographs more than simply records of an industrial site. They preserve the scale, detail and atmosphere of a workplace that shaped the lives of many local people.

There is something particularly fitting about seeing them in a coffee house in Abbots Bromley. Someone may recognise a piece of machinery, remember a relative who worked there, or simply recall seeing those unmistakable towers on the horizon.

For younger visitors, they offer a glimpse of a landscape that has changed almost beyond recognition.

The photographs remind us that Rugeley Power Station was more than steel and concrete. It was a place of work, engineering and community, and a landmark woven into the identity of the area.

The machinery has fallen silent and the towers are gone, but for a moment, in shades of grey and white, the heart of Rugeley is still beating.

29/08/2026

Open this bank holiday Monday until 12.30pm

Opening Hours for this weekend only, Friday 1st May through to Monday 4th May

19/08/2026

Great Route Info for this years Horn Dance Committee

19/08/2026

🔔 BREAKING NEWS 🔔

Newspaper Delivery Person needed for small daily deliveries. Enquire at the shop for more details.

Would suit age 15yrs and above…. Teens to Adult.

18/08/2026

Wow! That must have been an early start.

We can’t take all the credit as this was a full team effort … but what a way to start the week!

Over 10,000 litres pasteurised and bottled in one day - a new record, but not the sort we want to repeat everyday! 💪🏻 😂

Now can you guess what time we had to start the pasteuriser to get this done ⏰ 🫣



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01/08/2026

NEW OPENING HOURS as of Friday 31st July

Monday -Friday 8.30am-12.30pm and 2.30pm-6.30pm
Saturday 8.30am-4.30pm
Sunday 8.30am-12.30pm