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Three choristers from Lichfield Cathedral have been given the chance to follow in the footsteps of Aled Jones when they perform Walking In The Air during a big screen showing of The Snowman in December. The talented trio will perform with a live…

Lichfield’s new library, heritage and arts centre, which is set to open its doors in December, will include Lichfield District Council’s tourist information service. The new £1.4 million library and arts and heritage space in the former St Mary’s…

Over 500 people gathered this evening for a candlelit vigil within the walls of the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum. The special service of remembrance and reflection marked the eve of the centenary of the signing of the…

Drayton Manor Park is inviting all serving and retired military personnel in the British Armed Forces to experience its award-winning Magical Christmas, offering free entry to the park for its festive season as a token of appreciation. * There is…

Visit Lichfield is inviting anyone with a passion for local history to an open day to find out about how to become a tour guide. Lichfield District Council’s tourism service, Visit Lichfield, runs a series of tours over the year, including city…

The National Memorial Arboretum is offering 750 free tickets to Armed Forces families for an exclusive preview evening of Illuminated Arboretum on Tuesday 11 December. Illuminated Arboretum is a series of special events in December allowing visitors…

In the year that marks the centenary of the end of the First World War, the National Memorial Arboretum’s Field of Remembrance will open to the public with a special service of Remembrance on Monday 5th November.   The Field of Remembrance…

White doves, poppies and a peace woodland: Lichfield Cathedral announces its Remembrance Programme in full. White doves will be released for peace, poppies will flood the cathedral and the first trees will be planted in a new “Peace Woodland” in…

Something very special is due to happen at Lichfield Cathedral on Remembrance Sunday (November 11th). During the 10am service eight Victoria Crosses awarded to soldiers from Staffordshire will be brought into the cathedral and placed on a drum head…

Get ready for this year’s festivities at Staffordshire-based Drayton Manor Park as its award-winning Magical Christmas event begins on Saturday 17th November and takes place on selected dates until the end of December*. Secure your tickets early…

There was a special Choral Evensong in Lichfield Cathedral at the weekend (October 21st) to celebrate The Queen’s position as the head of the Commonwealth. The service took the Commonwealth theme of ‘Towards a Common Future’ and highlighted not…

Bookings for 2019’s Huddlesford Heritage Gathering can be made now on a brand new website. The Gathering, held biennially and organised jointly by Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust and Lichfield Cruising Club, brings together…

The best food & drink businesses in Staffordshire have been crowned at a glittering awards ceremony. The 2018 Taste of Staffordshire Good Food Awards, held in the 1907 Suite at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Monday 22nd October, announced the winners…

Families can embark on a range of interactive and educational activities at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, during October half term (27 October- 4 November), embracing the spirit of autumn as they explore 150-acres of maturing…

Join 'The Band of the Mercian Regiment' at Lichfield Cathedral for a spectacular evening of music and poetry on Saturday 3rd November, as part of a series of events to commemorate the end of the First World War. The programme, which will include…

A glittering awards ceremony will decide Staffordshire’s best food & drink businesses this month, with six from Lichfield in the running. Darwin’s Restaurant at The George Hotel, Pom’s Kitchen and Chapters Tea Room from Lichfield city centre…

Where in Lichfield can you enjoy quality food and drink is an historic surrounding which even boasts its own brand of wine? We’re talking about Chapters, the café at Lichfield Cathedral which is celebrating after winning a place to be a member of…

‘Outstanding’, ‘Fantastic’ and ‘Mind-blowing’ just some of the responses from 2017’s The Cathedral Illuminated which is now entering its fourth year, bringing the spirit of Christmas to Staffordshire - ‘the creative county’.   After winning the ‘…

A musical history of the Birmingham Canal Navigations will be the highlight of Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust’s Autumn Show. The Birmingham Lads tells the story of the beginnings of the BCN, its rise to prosperity and its effect…

Lichfield City centre has been shortlisted in a prestigious competition run by the national body Civic Voice to find England’s favourite conservation area. Thanks to the Lichfield Civic Society for entering the city into the competition - Lichfield…