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The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, is host to a new ceramic art installation by Clare Twomey. Medals for the Future is inspired by events held at the Arboretum to mark the centenary of the First World War. It rounds off four years of…

Want to get rid of those post Christmas blues then get along to the popular Lichfield Winter Beer Festival held in the lovely surroundings of Lichfield Guildhall on Friday/Saturday 18th /19th January. Enjoy over 30 real ales, traditional ciders, the…

Lichfield Cathedral introduces a programme of services and events inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing. This event captured the world’s attention and imagination opening up new perspectives on space and how we see the Earth in the…

We have been notified by Café International, the organisers of Lichfield Winter Wonderland, that all Lichfield Winter Wonderland events in Beacon Park have been cancelled.   Notices will be put up in Beacon Park and Café International have posted…

Local pubs and members of the Lichfield District Tourism Association came together at the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum on Wednesday 12th December for a Christmas networking event and launch of the new edition of Lichfield’s popular ‘Real Ale…

There’s plenty to help you enjoy Christmas week at Lichfield Cathedral with services and celebrations to suit the whole family. This year the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols telling the story of the promise of the birth of Jesus with music by…

Lichfield cathedral gift shop in the Three Spires Shopping Centre is perfectly placed to help support the upkeep and work of the cathedral and give a helping hand with Christmas shopping. And as Christmas approaches it’s the perfect place to find a…

The National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, has had a hugely successful year featuring landmark events commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War and celebrating a hundred years since the formation of the RAF. In October,…

Collect tokens and fill your Christmas stocking with mini festive treats for free across Lichfield city centre this yuletide, and enter a prize draw to win tickets to see Lichfield Garrick’s festive pantomime.  Local shoppers and visitors to…

Drayton Manor Park has teamed up with the KidsOut charity and the Rotary International District to welcome more than 2,000 disadvantaged children and their carers to exclusively experience its award-winning Drayton’s Magical Christmas event. In…

Two years of investment and hard work come to fruition next week when a new library opens its doors. The city centre library on the ground floor of the former St Mary’s Church, Lichfield, will welcome the public from 9am on Monday, December 17th.…

There’s plenty going on at Lichfield Cathedral to help you get into the festive spirit as Christmas approaches. On Sunday December 9 at 4pm is the Christmas Lantern Service. Sung by the Cathedral Choir, this service for people of all ages and will…

On Monday 17 December, the popular Lichfield Storytellers will be returning to the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum for a ‘Wintry Indoor Storywalk’. This event builds on the popularity of the first walk at the house last year, and provides a very…

The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire is offering ‘Days out with a Difference’ with its special range of group walks, talks and tours in 2019. Named as ‘Large Visitor Attraction of the Year’ by VisitEngland in 2018, the Arboretum’s…

The Arboretum will be offering a range of returning favourites this Christmas season and is excited to launch a brand new event for 2018, the Illuminated Arboretum which will take place each evening from 12-21 December.   This stunning immersive…

There are plenty of opportunities to get into the Christmas spirit at Lichfield Cathedral as the Festive season approaches. It all starts with the Advent Carol Services on Saturday December 1 and Sunday December 2 at 6pm. These will be beautiful…

The Samuel Johnson Birthplace on the Market Square will be joining Lichfield Christmas festivities with ‘The Johnson Family Christmas’ on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd December, 11am – 3.30pm. With free entry and something for all ages, the Museum…

On Monday 15 October, the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire opened Aspects, its new £8.1million events building. Aspects provides up to seven separate event spaces that can be configured in a variety of formats to suit the demands of…

Drayton Manor Park has received top recognition in four categories at this year’s Enjoy Staffordshire Awards, including The Graeme Whitehead Award to Colin Bryan, CEO of the park, for his outstanding contribution to tourism in Staffordshire. The…

Staff and volunteers at Lichfield Cathedral are celebrating after being named as the silver award winner in the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category of the Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism awards. This is one better from the previous year when…