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Shenstone Parish Bulletin
Residents Urged to be Responsible with Waste
With household recycling centres temporarily closed, Lichfield District Council is asking its residents not to put contaminated waste into blue bins, overload the black bins, fly-tip, or be tempted to burn waste. Through its shared waste service with Tamworth Borough Council, Lichfield District Council is once again calling on its residents to follow its guidelines […]
Going Stir Crazy with Simon Smith!
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 […]
Lichfield Cathedral News
Virtual Prayer Wall & Light a Candle Recognising the need for ongoing support to the community and to be creative in the ways people can express their faith, Lichfield Cathedral has launched a new virtual prayer wall. Previously Cathedrals and churches were to remain open to the public for them to pray, however new #stayathome […]
Birmingham Road Works on Hold
Improvement works to Lichfield’s bus station and surrounding area are temporarily on hold due to the impact of the coronavirus. The Coleman Group has taken the decision to close all its construction sites, which means Lichfield District Council’s project to improve an area off Birmingham Road, including the bus station and former police station, has […]
Business Support Measures for Lichfield
Cllr Andy Smith, Cabinet Member for Customer Services & Innovation and Cllr Rob Strachan, Cabinet Member for Finance & Procurement, have released a joint statement about the business support measures that Lichfield District Council will be administering during the Coronavirus outbreak: “The government has introduced a business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses […]
Preview: The Cat and the Canary at the Lichfield Garrick
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 […]
Theatre Review: Spamalot! Lichfield Operatic Society
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 […]
REVIEW: House Guest by the Lichfield Players at the Garrick Studio
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. […]
Press Release – First Time at the Lichfield Garrick Studio, February 7 2020
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 […]
