Food Review by Jono Oates The weather outside was not exactly summery as we pulled in to the car park at Café Prego in Shenstone, but the fabulous food certainly transported us to the sun-drenched olive fields of Tuscany, providing us with a lovely slice of Italian food sunshine in deepest Staffordshire! Café Prego is […]
Gin at Home Goes Down a Treat! Review by Citylife Director Helen Smith It’s wonderful to see so many creative ideas and activities taking place in order to bring everyone together ‘virtually’ in these unprecedented times. So when Helen Smith was invited to join a ‘Zoom’ virtual gin tasting evening hosted by The Cheese, Gin […]
Lichfield community hub project has now helped over 300 people in just four weeks A community hub scheme, run by Central England Co-op and Lichfield District Council, has now helped over 300 people and is earning fantastic reviews from the local community. The ground-breaking project, which sees the district council identify vulnerable people and work […]
By Kate Gomez A beautiful ruin dating back in part to the twelfth century, with the base of a medieval weeping cross and the shrouded effigies of two sisters in the churchyard, the remains of the old church of St Augustine in Rugeley are a real treat. With the population of Rugeley rising in the […]
Celebrity chef and resident Citylife cook, Simon Smith, talks us through a step-by-step video guide to creating the perfect fried rice dish using leftover ingredients which we may all have in the fridge! Perfect during the self-isolation period if you happen to be missing your favourite restaurant treat! Follow us on Facebook for more great […]
Pauline Roberts and Ruth Dewis are quite a formidable force – the dynamic duo have been operating as Rugeley Welfare for Dogs for almost 13 years and have, to date, rehomed more than 635 dogs! It all began when the ladies met through their jobs and found they shared a passion for dogs. Together, they […]
A classic whodunnit comes to the Lichfield Garrick, with a classic cast and a classic back-catalogue of appearances by stars of the cinema and stage! Building on the phenomenal decade-long success of The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, Bill Kenwright’s Classic Thriller Theatre Company returns with their latest chilling whodunit, the creepy comedy thriller The Cat […]
And Now for Something Completely Different… Spamalot: the Monty Python Musical Lichfield Garrick Main Theatre Tuesday 25 February 2020 Review by Jono Oates ‘What…the Curtains…??’ – this pretty harmless sounding line appeared in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail but was enough to reduce myself, and my brothers, to helpless giggles and […]
House Guest by the Lichfield Players Lichfield Garrick Studio Theatre Wednesday 29 January 2020 By theatre reviewer Jono Oates Please Dad…please can we have a colour TV? No – it’s a passing fad son, they won’t last. But please Dad – I’m the only one in my class whose house hasn’t got a colour TV. […]
The Garrick’s drama season opens with the critically acclaimed award-winning one man show ‘First Time’ on Friday 7 February in the Studio theatre. Starring theatre maker and HIV activist Nathaniel Hall, First Time is based on Nathaniel’s personal experience living with HIV after contracting the virus from his first sexual encounter, aged just 16. After […]
