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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…

Lichfield Cathedral Gift Shop and Box Office which for many years has been located at The Close opposite the west door of the cathedral is moving into the city centre. From Saturday October 6th, the shop will be in the main thoroughfare of the busy…

On 11 November 2018, the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, will host an outdoor Service of Remembrance at the base of the Armed Forces Memorial to mark 100 years since the signing of the Armistice, which signaled the end of the First…

Over 7,000 motorcyclists will make a pilgrimage to the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, on Saturday 6 October, for the annual Ride to the Wall (RTTW) event. This unique service of Remembrance is attended by motorcycle enthusiasts…

The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire is the UK’s year-round Centre for Remembrance; a spiritually uplifting place which honours the fallen, recognises service and sacrifice, and fosters pride in our country.  The Arboretum is part of…

With staycations becoming more popular than ever, Drayton Manor Park’s on-site, four-star hotel experienced its busiest ever month on record in August, since its opening back in 2011. Staying in the UK for holidays with the family has been a…

Lichfield District Council is working in partnership with Inspire Active to host the district’s first Community Games in Beacon Park on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September, from 12noon to 5pm. This fun-filled and interactive afternoon will give…

Family-friendly Halloween full of spectacularly spooky fun from Saturday 20th to Thursday 1st November guaranteed at Drayton Manor Park. With more treat than trick this Halloween, Drayton Manor Park’s 4 for £80* tickets can be purchased right up…

This weekend (22-23 September), the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, is hosting its Autumn Festival, entry is free of charge. Surrounded by the changing trees of the Arboretum’s 150-acre grounds, the Autumn Festival will feature live…

Local charities and businesses can now secure their place in this year’s Christmas Tree Festival at Lichfield Cathedral, which will run from 1 December – 6 January 2019! Lichfield Cathedral is at the heart of the city’s Christmas celebrations, from…