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Win Tickets to The Cruise Show! NEC, Birmingham 20-21 September 2014 

6 Aug 14

The Cruise Show visits Birmingham this autumn and will be packed with inspiration and information to help you discover your perfect cruise.

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Fancy winning a selection pack of Freedom Ales? 

25 Jul 14

Go to Page 12 of our online August edition for details of how to enter http://issuu.

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Musical programme announced for Lichfield Proms 

18 Jul 14

Star Wars, Nimrod and Mars from The Planets will be just some of the musical treats in store for audiences at this September’s Lichfield Proms in Beacon Park.

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Lichfield Ladies group join forces 

9 Jul 14

For many years the Lichfield Ladies Circle have been supporting local charities through fundraising and volunteering their encouragement at events, however this May/June saw a whole new dimension of their support in numbers as the Circle group …

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Local support bands rock out at this year’s Lichfield Fake Festival 

18 Jun 14

Music fans are in for a treat this year at Lichfield Fake Festival on Saturday, 16th August, with an incredible line up of local talent showcasing their music prowess.

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Whittington Country and Craft Fair, September 6th 

18 Jun 14

Everyone’s welcome at the Whittington Country and Craft Fair, Bit End Field, Whittington, WS14 9LQ, Saturday, September 6th 10.00 – 4.30 New attractions: INTERACTIVE FERRETWORLD, and PUNCH AND JUDY as well as old favourites – Reach-Up Tower, …

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Hundreds of returning soldiers to parade through Lichfield 

18 Jun 14

The 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Staffords) march through Lichfield to celebrate their return from their tour of duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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Girlguiding Lichfield Division AGM 7th May 2014 

2 Jun 14

80 Girlguiding leaders from the Lichfield area gathered at St Chad’s Church Hall on 7th May for the Annual meeting of Lichfield Division.

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Graffiti artist’s remixes of iconic album art unveiled in Lichfield 

16 May 14

Iconic album covers that have been given a new spin by internationally acclaimed graffiti artist Temper are on display at Heart Galleries in Lichfield this weekend.

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Help Raise Funds for the Heroes who saved Steven. 

9 May 14

Midland Karting is holding a Charity Karting Event on Sunday June 15th to raise funds for Midlands Air Ambulance.

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Road surface improvements on A38 in Staffordshire 

1 May 14

The Highways Agency will be carrying out overnight resurfacing work on slip roads on the A38 at Alrewas, north of Lichfield, Staffordshire, from Wednesday 6 May.

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Beacon Park’s Victorian May Day 

1 May 14

Lichfield District Council’s park rangers are hosting a Victorian May Day at Museum Gardens in Beacon Park on Monday 5 May, between 11am and 2pm.

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College offers free Micro Chipping 

22 Apr 14

South Staffordshire College, in co-operation with the RSPCA, is offering local residents the opportunity to protect their family pets with a free microchipping service.

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Sandfields Pumping Station meeting 11th April. 

31 Mar 14

The Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station are trying to save one of Lichfield’s hidden gems.

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VIPs attend the Coltman Trench Re-Opening. 

28 Mar 14

On Wednesday 26th March veterans, VIP’s, volunteers and schoolchildren gathered at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum to celebrate the official re-opening of the Museum’s WW1 ‘Coltman’ Trench.

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Lichfield Proms in Beacon Park needs you! 

18 Mar 14

Lichfield District Council is calling on local businesses to make 2014’s Lichfield Proms in Beacon Park the best yet.

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Groovy ‘Swinging Sixties’ exhibition 

3 Mar 14

An exhibition of memorabilia from the 1960s is taking place at Lichfield Museum at St Mary’s in the Market Square this month.

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Countdown to Young Police Cadets Concert 

28 Feb 14

People are being urged to snap up tickets for a major concert to raise thousands of pounds for Staffordshire Young Police Cadets.

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Iconography Exhibition comes to Lichfield Cathedral. 

12 Feb 14

Until Thursday 27 February, the Elias Icon exhibition will be held in Lichfield Cathedral.

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Music to pull at the heart strings Saturday 25th Feb. 

10 Feb 14

The Midland’s premier community orchestra, The People’s Orchestra, are hoping to get people from Lichfield and the surrounding areas in the mood for love, as they prepare to perform a Valentine’s show entitled ‘The Love …

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Win a Valentine’s Bouquet, Wine and Chocolates 

29 Jan 14

Fancy winning a Valentine’s bouquet, wine and chocolates courtesy of Flower Design by Kate? Follow this link and go to page 46 for further details.

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Lichfield Foodbank – Could you Help? 

14 Jan 14

Come and find out more at the launch meeting at Wade St Church on Friday 17th January at 2pm or 7pm Do you….

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Burntwood Lions Annual Tin Collection 12th Jan. 

5 Jan 14

An Appeal by Burntwood Lions: The Lions Annual Tin Collection is now an increasingly vital event to help our local community.

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New Year message from the Leader of Lichfield District Council 

30 Dec 13

Councillor Mike Wilcox, Leader of Lichfield District Council, said: “Looking back on 2013, it has been a year full of highlights, but it’s also been a year when we’ve had to make some difficult decisions.

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Chairman shows support 

23 Dec 13

Week two of Chairman’s festive visits The Chairman of Lichfield District Council has completed a second week to Lichfield’s front line and emergency services to show his support for their work over the festive period.

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St Joseph’s Children bring the festive cheer. 

19 Dec 13

Children from St Joseph’s Catholic school in Lichfield were back at Bromford’s Franciscan View development by popular demand, just a couple of weeks after they had decorated the new 54-apartment scheme for older people with their own jigsaw …

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Ryknild Rabble needs you! 

17 Dec 13

Why not try something new in 2014 and come along to Ryknild Rabble Morris Dancer’s dance practices? Anybody can join in and they are a friendly bunch who have a lot of fun, plus it’s also good exercise.

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Could this be a new start for the Angel Croft Hotel? 

2 Dec 13

  The Lichfield Gazette has recently seen a copy of a ‘Planning, Design and Aspect Statement’ prepared by David Plant Architecture of behalf of their clients One Property Group, that outlines the proposed re-development of the Angel Croft …

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Items needed for Soldier’s Welfare Boxes. 

2 Dec 13

Another Tamworth SOS (Support our Soldiers) box-packing event will be taking place at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum in December.

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Lichfield Film Presents: ‘Behind the Candelabra’ 4th Dec. 

2 Dec 13

Lichfield Film will be screening Behind the Candelabra in the George IV on Wednesday 4th December.

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WWI Carols in the Trenches Saturday 7th December 

2 Dec 13

Carols in the Trenches is an evocative re-enactment of the 1914 Christmas Truce.

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Prisons Week 2013 

1 Nov 13

There will be a seminar on criminal and restorative justice on Wednesday 13November at 7.30 at Wade Street Church.

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Whittington Apple Day great success! 

30 Oct 13

Whittington and Fisherwick celebrated Apple Day on Saturday 19th October in fine style.

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The Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station 

30 Oct 13

The Victorian waterworks at Sandfields, Lichfield is an important, yet largely overlooked part of our social and industrial heritage.

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Magical Story to open in Lichfield 2nd Nov 

30 Oct 13

Shoppers on Lichfield’s Bakers Lane may look twice as they pass the window of Magical Story, as the forecast for Saturday is snow! As rumours of a cold spell are rife; the new gift and homeware shop, which opens its doors at 10am, Saturday 2nd …

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Lichfield Wedding Show Sunday 6th October! 

5 Oct 13

Don’t miss the Lichfield Wedding Show on Sunday 6th October 11am – 4pm at the Cathedral Lodge Hotel, Beacon Street, Lichfield.

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Cadfael, The Virgin in the Ice, Lichfield Garrick 1st – 5th October. A Review. 

2 Oct 13

On Tuesday October 1st I was in the audience for the World Stage Premiere of the Middle Ground Theatre Company’s production of ‘Cadfael, The Virgin in the Ice’.

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Win tickets to the National Wedding Show 4th-6th October – Closing date Monday. 

28 Sep 13

Wedding fantasies are turned into reality at The National Wedding Show; the ultimate one-stop destination for every engaged couple taking place at Birmingham NEC on 4th- 6th October.

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The Ghosts of Lichfield 

27 Sep 13

By Kate Gomez At Halloween, the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is said to be at its thinnest.

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Glorious Boots for Autumn 2013 

27 Sep 13

Follow this link for glorious Autumn footwear…

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Ride to the Wall 6 

27 Sep 13

Saturday 5th October will see the sixth annual Ride to the Wall motorcycle event take place, with many thousands of motorcyclists from around the country making a pilgrimage to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

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Lichfield Operatic Society presents “Whistle Down The Wind” 

27 Sep 13

From the  12th to the 16th November, Lichfield Operatic Society is delighted to be one of the first in the area to be performing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s and Jim Steinman’s Whistle Down The Wind after its release for performance by amateur musical …

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More Pictures of Dr Johnson’s Birthday Celebrations. 

25 Sep 13

Pictures by Robert Yardley Photography…

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Samuel Johnson’s 304th Birthday Celebrations 

25 Sep 13

Lichfield celebrated the City’s most famous son in style last weekend, as the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum marked the 304th birthday of its former inhabitant with a day of cake, ceremony and activities.

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Lichfield Heritage Weekend 21st & 22nd September 

16 Sep 13

Come to Lichfield for a weekend of heritage on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September.

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Open Door of Hope Activities September. 

5 Sep 13

Open Door of Hope, the Lichfield based self-help group has now been flourishing since October 2011, with their regular meeting in Lichfield Methodist Church providing an invaluable service.

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September Issue on-line 

2 Sep 13

Read it on-line now…

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Chris Addison (Rescheduled) 

2 Sep 13

The previous show being cancelled during the Festival week, true to their word Chris Addison is rescheduled.

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Highlighting colour for Autumn. 

28 Aug 13

By the time you read this issue of the Chase Gazette, you’ll probably have seen the latest Boots advert on TV and online.

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Dr William Palmer – The Prince of Poisoners? 

28 Aug 13

The infamous Rugeley Poisoner, also known during the 19th century as the ‘Prince of Poisoners’ was born plain William Palmer in Rugeley on the 6th August 1824 to Sarah and Joseph Palmer.

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