August Lichfield Gazette

THE MAGAZINE REFLECTING LIFE IN THE CITY OF LICHFIELD

AUGUST 2012 ISSUE 41

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6 Win - Lunch for two people at

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20 Photography Competition

21 Historic Day for Lichfield

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EEddiittoorr ’’ ss NNootteessTearoom Talk and

Café ConversationsYou can't help but notice the profusion of great cafés and

tearooms throughout the centre of Lichfield these days.Rude I know, but I overheard a conversion recently in a well

known Lichfield tearoom where four uncertain old folk, whowere eating treacle tarts, were arguing where treacle camefrom.

The one lady said it was made from sugar, but this was refuted by one of the oldgentlemen opposite, saying that he knew as a fact that it was farmed and that his uncleused to own a treacle farm. He also told her that as a lad in 1943 he had often helped hisuncle move the heavy barrels of treacle that were sent away for refining.

So convincing was he that the second man chipped in with the fact that his brotherhad worked on that same farm before the war and it was one of the most productive inthe whole of Staffordshire. He reminded them that the huge horse drawn dray was usedevery year in the Bower.

The old lady who had started the conversation was by now feeling quite foolish, thatshe had wrongly been under the impression of treacle being made during themanufacture of sugar.

The old men might have gotten away with it, if it hadn't have been for the second ladycorrecting the facts, "George? You never had a brother!" Oh how they laughed.

Yours truly Paul Oakley (Editor)

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Winner of The Kitchen Shop Teapot competition is: Mrs R Steel from Meadowbrook Rd.Winner of the Tamworth Street competition (June) is: Louise Evans from Foxglove Close.

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Children from a Lichfield school are celebratingafter receiving £1,000 from the Midlands Co-

operative Society for raised vegetable beds.Nether Stowe School on St Chad’s Road, Lichfield

caters for almost 800 children between the ages of 11-18.It has a thriving Eco Group whose aim is to make a realdifference to the environment in which they live. Havingraised money themselves to fund small eco projects, thestudents wanted to expand and develop a vegetablepatch, where they could grow fresh produce to sell to theschool kitchen, staff and parents, thus creating a self-sustaining business. In order to grow the vegetables they

needed to construct a 10 meter square raisedbed and so approached local businesses forfunding with the project. One of theorganisations they approached was theMidlands Co-operative Society who werehappy to help.

Speaking on behalf of the School, June Evans,Business Manager explained: “Our students are veryaware of the environment and social issues which resultfrom lifestyle choices. They are keen to address the issuesand this project will allow them to do something practical.The money provided by Midlands Co-operative will enable

the whole school to learn about where food comes from,food miles, sustainability and the joy of gardening as ateam.”

Midlands Co-operative donated the money from its‘Making a Difference Community Dividend’ fund, whichguarantees that a percentage of its trading profit isdonated to local groups in its trading area.

A BREATH OF FRESH AIRFOR LICHFIELD SCHOOL

Testing out the raised vegetable beds

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Vietnam Trekfor St Giles

nursesHelen Robbins and Jade Reberio are

are both nurses at St Giles HospiceWalsall. They see every day how the workof St Giles Hospice impact and benefitpatients and their families when they areeffected by cancer and other seriousillnesses. Helen says: “We love our jobs,and we are passionate about providing thebest care we can for our patients.”

We offer the best care in order to ensuretheir quality of life and offer support for theirfamilies and carers. All services are free ofcharge so we rely heavily on fundraising andgenerous donations. I have set up a blog sopeople can follow our journey throughtraining, fundraising and the trek itself and wehave also set up a just giving page.

To donate please visit :-www.justgiving.com/helen-robbins2


Win a two course lunch for two people(Monday to Thursday) at thisprestigious boutique hotel andrestaurant.Time has stood still at this beautifullyrestored Edwardian House, one timehome of two Members of Parliamentand originally partly used as a workingmill. It is full of period charm andelegance. Enjoy Netherstowe House foryourself and see why everyone israving about it! Or why not enter ourcompetition and win a delightful mealfor yourself and a guest?Minster is a little rascal! True to form hehas got lost again in this issue and weneed your help to find him. He might be inan advertisement or in a story. This monthhe is in twice, once on page 15 andhidden elsewhere in the magazine, canyou find him? When you have found him(he looks like the image at the top of thepage) simply tell us which page he is onfor a chance to win. Write the pagenumber on a card or the back of a sealedenvelope along with your name and

address and send it to us no later than Fri20th August to ‘Minster The CatCompetition’ PO Box 5414, LichfieldWS14 4EZ. or by email [email protected] subject"Minster Comp". One entry only please (ordisqualified). The Editor will draw thewinning entry and announce it in the nextedition of Lichfield Gazette. Good luck!!Minster was on page 40 in the Julyissue well done to Mr Tom Proctor, St John Street, Lichfield.

LUNCHFOR TWO PEOPLE AT

NETHERSTOWE HOUSEFIND MINSTER THE CAT!

Recently the Lichfield TwinningAssociation celebrated the 20thAnniversary of the Ring Twinning

between Lichfield, Limburg and SainteFoy, and the 25th Anniversary of theTwinning between Lichfield andLimburg in true English style with aGarden Party!

The 50 members who attended at thehome of the Chairman, Peter Barrett, wereable to enjoy an afternoon of cream teasand delicious cakes.

The Twinning Association was set up in1987 and has acted with the support ofLichfield City Council over the years topromote and foster friendship andunderstanding between the people ofLichfield and District and those of Limburgan der Lahn and Sainte-Foy-Lès-Lyon.They have some 150 individual membersand have organisations such as theLichfield Ramblers, the Camera Club, theLichfield Mysteries and the Table TennisClub registered with them.

The Twinning Association has beeninvolved in many activities over the year,including hosting participants in the recentLichfield Mysteries where a group fromSainte Foy performed the Wedding atCanna, and a Limburg group performed

Abraham and Isaac. They are currently gathering photos,

articles and personal memories to preparea short history of the Twinning Association,showing how much the Association hasmeant to members, and the contribution ithas made to the life of the City. Literallyhundreds of Lichfeldians have taken partin visits to Limburg and Sainte Foy andhave received and hosted their partnerfamilies in turn.

The next visit is to Limburg takes placefrom 28th September to 1st of October2012, where a large party from Lichfieldwill help celebrate the Ring Twinning instyle.

The Twinning Association welcomesnew members, and offers a variedprogramme of social events during theyear including evenings of skittles, quizzesand an annual supper, with country walksand picnics during the better weather. Forfurther details please contact BarbaraDundas on 01543 417497.

Lichfield TwinningCelebrations

In February 2012 Andy Chapman, Lichfieldresident was presented with the Aston

Martin Owner’s Club, Viscount DowneHeritage Award by Viscountess Downe. Thisprestigious award was presented to aremarkable man who has made a ‘majorcontribution to enhancing the heritage of theAston Martin marque.’ The trophy is in theshape of a classic Aston Martin and sits onAndy’s sideboard amongst photographs,clippings, family snaps and books on theseiconic vehicles.

Involved with engineering all of his adult life,Andy is now a world renowned expert on theAston Martin. Since the 1970’s, Andy has beenusing his wealth of knowledge to write technicaleditorial for the Aston Martin Owners ClubMagazine and newsletter, answering readersengineering problems and queries anddisplaying the wealth of knowledge that fiftyyears in the business has given him. In fact,whilst I was sitting chatting to Andy, a fax camein from the owner of a DB6 in Germany,desperate for advice from a man who has beeninfluential on many of the engineering andperformance breakthroughs that have madeAston Martins a by-word for power, quality andstyle.

Andy’s love affair with vehicle engineeringstarted at an early age. Now aged 72, Andyremembers racing his dinky toy car on the flattarmac surface of the playground in his Londonschool. At the age of seven Andy had workedout that by packing the toy car’s body withplastacine at strategic points, and using aparticular flick of the wrist to give it more powerhe could get his car to go faster and so winevery race. Later, he swapped his racing car fora larger lorry with bent axles, fixed themetalwork and carried on winning. He alsoremembers visiting a James Watt steam engineat the Birmingham Science Museum, andwondering why the crank shaft was of such anovercomplicated design when he could seeexactly how it should be simplified, later helearnt that Watt had re-engineered that couplingto avoid comparisons with the French versionthat held the patent. In the evening he listenedavidly to motor racing on the radio, with aparticular interest in the technical innovationsand problem solving of the Aston Martincompany.

Andy comes from a long line of engineers,and spent most of his childhood tinkering withengines at his grandfather’s garage. He thenmoved on to an apprenticeship at AEC, makerof the iconic red London bus, where he spentmany hours engrossed in the finer points ofengine manufacture, metal work and design. Hisapprenticeship taught him the tools that becameso valuable in his later career, enabling him tocreate, forge and minutely engineer pieces fromscratch and so solve any problem and deliveroptimum performance. Andy has an instinctiveunderstanding and infectious love ofengineering. During our conversations he wouldregularly pull out pictures of engine componentsand explain how they had been changed, orhow they had developed problems that hadbeen fixed. He understands metal harmonics,stresses, vibration and abrasion and managesto make you just as engrossed as he is!

After his apprenticeship ended Andy movedon to Aston Martin at Feltham where he workedin the engine building section. After two yearshe and a small number of other hand-pickedstaff moved with the company to NewportPagnell where Andy became foreman of theEngine Department and responsible for the

training of hundreds of apprentices, perhaps thisexplains his ability to exenthuse others in thesheer beauty of good engineering. In 1975 Andywent solo and along with his business partnerJohn Spooner developed Chapman SpoonerLtd, an Aston Martin dealership in Birminghamthat was turning over in excess of £5 m by the1980’s. When the 1980’s recession occured, theluxury car market took a hit and it was decidedto close the business.

Andy then moved on to full time involvementin the great love of his life (apart from wife,Penny and the family of course!) - the fineengineering of Aston Martin engines, byopening Andy Chapman Classics in KingsBromley. The business was housed within alarge agricultural storage building, ideal as therewas lots of space and light but no windows atground level : “If anyone had known the cars wehad in through there on a regular basis I thinkwe might have had some security issues”; jokedAndy with a wry smile.

Being very down to earth and upbeat, Andyis an approachable man who has real joy inwhat he does. Andy regularly worked on theAston Martins owned by rock n’ roll royalty suchas Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and many ofthe members of Black Sabbath and JudasPriest, as committed to and engrossed in eachjob be it on the vehicles owned by a multimillionaire or an ordinary enthusiast who hadscraped together the money to purchase aclassic car over many years.

Andy has now retired, although by his workschedule you wouldn’t know it. On askingwhether he would recommend engineering toanyone leaving school now, he thought about itfor a moment and answered: “Well, it won’tmake you into a millionaire but you will have ahell of a lot of fun. It has really enriched my life.”

This is borne out by so many of the storiestold to me by this charming man, from looking ata gurnard in a fish shop and recognising thatthe open mouth and gill system led to a realreduction in drag, and using this design to re-engineer the Aston Martin for Mike Ridley, acustomer that went on to win many racesincluding the Peter Bell Trophy for the fastestAston Martin, to being commissioned to adaptthe DB5 of a Saudi Prince into an exact replicaof the James Bond car. Andy did indeed includespinning number-plates, smoke and water jets,a sat nav system (using a video, sat nav wasyet to be invented) plus the famous guns thatemerged from the bonnet. Just another day inthe life of an engineer.

By Joss Musgrove Knibb

Andy Chapman and AstonMartin - The Engineering of

an Illustrious Career

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Three Staffordshire High Schools have securedOlympic legacy funding from Sport England’sInspired Facilities Fund to the tune of £110,335.

Nether Stowe High School in Lichfield, Wilnecote Schooland Clayton Business College in Newcastle have allbenefited from the Inspired Facilities Fund, part of the £135million Places People Play legacy programme.

The funding has been awarded to help schools makeimprovements to sports facilities including the refurbishmentof changing facilities and the creation of a reception/viewingarea at the swimming pool and gymnasium at Nether StoweHigh School.

The Inspired Facilities fund is part of the £135 millionPlaces People Play legacy programme that is bringing themagic of a home Olympic and Paralympic Games intocommunities across the country. Every sports facility thatreceives funding will carry the London 2012 Inspire mark –celebrating the link to the Games.

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Floodlight Unveiling-From left to right,Liam Heath, Janet

Eagland, LDCChairman Ken

Humphreys, LCFCChairman Darren

Leaver, LCFCSecretary Mark

SwaffarPhotograph byVivienne Bailey

Nether Stowe schoolsecure slice of £110k

fromsporting

legacy fund

Lichfield City F.C.Floodlights Unveiled

On Saturday July 14th the floodlights atLichfield City F.C. at their Brownsfieldground were officially switched on.

Members of the local community, Councillors,The Mayor of Lichfield, The Chairman of LichfieldDistrict Council plus League and Club officialswere at this very well attended evening.

The official ceremony got underway with ClubChairman Darren Leaver’s introduction before thelights where switched on and a commemorative

plaque jointly unveiled by the Mayor of LichfieldCity, Councillor Mrs Janet Eagland and theChairman Of Lichfield District Council, CouncillorKen Humphries. Hundreds of people turned out forthe occasion that was followed by a friendlybetween Lichfield City F.C. and a ‘youthful’Tamworth Reserves side.

Lichfield City F.C. have now launched their newwebsite which can be seen atwww.lichfieldcityfc.co.uk.

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HRH the Prince of WalesAttends Memorial Unveiling

On Friday 20th July, HRH the Prince of Walesattended the unveiling ceremonies for

memorials to GCHQ and the ParachuteRegiment and Airborne Forces at the NationalMemorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. ThePrince of Wales is Colonel in Chief of TheParachute Regiment and Royal Patron of theIntelligence Agencies.

The Prince was hosted by the Director ofGCHQ, Mr. Iain Lobban, the outgoing ColonelCommandant of the Parachute Regiment, GeneralJonathan Shaw and the incoming ColonelCommandant of the Parachute Regiment, GeneralJacko Page.

The GCHQ Memorial is dedicated to the peoplethat have contributed to the work of GCHQ and itsforerunners since the First World War. Thememorial takes the form of a globe shaped stonesculpture, and commemorates all those involved inSignals Intelligence and Communication Securitysince 1914, including Commonwealth and foreignallies. It complements the memorial at BletchleyPark, dedicated by HM The Queen in 2011 (to allthose that contributed to the wartime work ofBletchley Park) and the Plaque at WestminsterAbbey, dedicated by HM The Queen in 2009(marking the centenary of the IntelligenceServices).

This was The Prince of Wales's first officialfunction as Royal Patron of the IntelligenceServices, which was announced in May 2012. Theevent was attended by representatives of theIntelligence community and Foreign andCommonwealth allies.

The Parachute Regiment and Airborne ForcesMemorial is dedicated to all soldiers of theParachute Regiment and associated airborne unitswho have served since 1940. Two bronze statuesin one overall composition were unveiled: astanding paratrooper for the Parachute Regiment;and Bellerophon astride Pegasus, the historic

symbol of Airborne Forces. The sculptors are MarkJackson and Charlie Langton. The event wasattended by serving officers and soldiers, veteransand members of the Parachute RegimentAssociation.

Memorial Book and Cabinet

Following a parish wide appeal. Christ Church inLichfield has a superb new cabinet in which to

house its memorial book.Brian Tuckley, who was for many years, lecturer in

Cabinet Making at the former Lichfield School of Art, cameforward and has created this wonderful new home for thebook.

The memorial book, which was made by fellowparishioner Roy Fell, is a beautifully finished red leatherbound book and is an equally well made piece that will beadmired by generations of worshippers for many years tocome.

The cabinet is made of 50 year old air dried Sussex oakso there will be no degradation of colour. Sadly artisanswith the skills of cabinet making and bookbinding are fewand far between these days but it is great to see such talented individuals here in our community.

Brian Tuckley commented: “The churchwardens allowed me to include a plate with ‘Made by BrianTuckley in memory of his wife Beryl 2nd August 1931 to 5th October 2009’ engraved on it.”

The memorial book and cabinet were dedicated on 3rd June 2012.

Local funeral director helpsplant a Jubilee legacy

ALichfield-based funeral directors is calling oncommunity organisations in the area, such as schools,

nurseries or care homes, to come forward if they would liketo have a tree planted in their grounds as part of The JubileeWoods project.

As part of the Queen’s drive to plant six millions trees acrossthe UK in her Jubilee year, the team at F M & J Wait on BirdStreet have been offering a sapling to local people taking out apre-paid funeral plan in June. While some customers have optedto plant the sapling in their own garden, a large number havedonated their trees to be planted across Lichfield in placeswhere local groups and charity organisations can enjoy them.

A similar tree planting project was run in 1936/7 tocommemorate the coronation of King George VI, with schools,communities and individuals all getting involved. The JubileeWoods project aims to create hundreds of Jubilee Woods and 60special Diamond Woods across the Jubilee year. With threemillion trees already planted so far, the initiative is well on theway to hitting its target.

Local organisations, charities or community groups interestedin receiving a tree for planting should visit F M & J Wait on BirdStreet to register their interest with a member of the team. Forfurther information about the tree planting scheme, pleasecontact 01543 263 138 for further information.

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Janet Waterfield - Priest in Charge, JohnFell - Bookbinder and Brian Tuckley -

Cabinet Maker

HRH The Prince of Wales

GCHQ Memorial (HRH with Paul Kennedy,Arboretum curator)

From left, Funeral Directors David Timms and Mark Stevens

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Wednesday’s get Wacky at Erasmus Darwin House

Every Wednesdaythroughout August,

Erasmus Darwin House will beorganising ‘WackyWednesdays’ - activitymornings for local parents andtheir younger children. Each‘Wacky Wednesday’ will have adifferent theme for parents andchildren to enjoy, ranging fromthe Olympics and the sportsGeorgian people would haveenjoyed to the DiamondJubilee.

The volunteers at ErasmusDarwin House will be helpingchildren and parents to take partin many fun activities, such ascreating crowns for buddingyoung princes and princesses.The activities at each ‘WackyWednesday’ will allow parentsand children to share theenjoyment that comes fromcreating their own crowns, hobbyhorses and stamps. ‘WackyWednesdays’ will not onlyeducate and entertain children,but also both parents andchildren will have the opportunityto make friends and enjoy lots of

creativity.‘Wacky Wednesday’ activities

will be available for a smallcharge to cover the cost ofproviding materials.

To book a place on one ormore of the sessions please callthe office on 01543 306260 or formore information please see ourwebsite www.erasmusdarwin.org.Each session costs £2 per childwith one accompanying adult freeof charge. Sessions run 11.30am-1pm and 2pm-3.30pm.

High Sheriff Beats a Path ThroughStaffordshire in Aid of SSAFA Forces Help

Sheriff’s Drive Beating of the Bounds 25th – 27th August 2012

On the 25th, 26th and 27th August thisyear Staffordshire residents can rest

assured that the boundaries of the entirecounty have been secured (at leastaccording to tradition) in a way that has notbeen seen for many years.

‘Beating the bounds’ of a parish is anancient practice dating back to at least themedieval period. Each year the parish priest,and many of his congregation, would walk theborders of the parish in order to physicallyconfirm the boundary, as landslides, fallentrees, collapsed walls etc might have broughtsome areas in to dispute.

High Sheriff of Staffordshire, Sarah Elsomhas been involved with documenting andpreserving the history of our county for almostthree decades as curator of the Bass Museumof Brewing, Staffordshire Regiment Museumand Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum.

Recently Sarah has announced that she willbe reviving the ancient practice of beating thebounds, but this time of the entire county* inorder to raise funds for SSAFA Forces Help,the soldiers, sailors, airmen and familiesAssociation. SSAFA Forces Help doesremarkable work and is the oldest ArmedForces Charity.

SSAFA Forces Help offers all kinds ofpractical and timely help, not only to bothveteran and, serving personnel but to theirspouses and families. Last year, nationally,SSAFA Forces Help supported over 50,000members of the Armed Services community.They are a remarkable organisation who don’tjust help with the practicalities of everyday life,but also offer helplines, counseling andmentoring support plus specialist servicesincluding care for children with special needs.Their work has proved vital to so manyfamilies, offering help when and where it’sneeded.

Over 3 days Sarah Elsom, High Sheriff ofStaffordshire will be driving her 1928 AustinSeven ‘Chummy’ around the borders ofStaffordshire, a journey of 227 miles in total.She will be joined by around a dozen otherAustin Sevens and their owners, all hoping toraise as much money as possible for SSAFAForces Help. This event will also to mark the90th birthday of the Austin Seven, a classic carthat first rolled off the production line in 1922!They will be stopping at many different venuesalong the way where there will be theopportunity to donate as much or as little asyou can spare to help SSAFA carry out its vitalwork. Sarah would also love to hear from anyother Austin Seven owners who might wish tojoin in for all or part of the way.

On Saturday August 25th, the Beating of theBounds Sheriff’s Drive will start at 8am at theHarvester public house, Bassets Pole (B755SA) site of a historic ‘Stafford Knot’ signpost.It will then move on to Drayton Manor Park at9.30am, Barton Marina at 1pm, the NationalBrewery Centre, Burton on Trent at 2.15pm and

Uttoxeter Market Place at 4pm (via ElfordScarecrow Festival, Rolleston on Dove, Tutburyand Marchington).

On Sunday 26th August the Sheriff’s Drivewill commence at Uttoxeter Market Place at8.30am and move on to arrive at ManifoldValley, Hartington at 11.30am, Rudyard Lake,Rudyard at 1pm and Biddulph Grange Gardensat 3.20pm, (via Ilam, Alstonefield, Longnor,Hollinsclough, Flash, Mow Cop, Knighton andMuckleston).

On Monday 27th the Drive will stop atHalfpenny Green Vineyard at 10.40pm, thewonderful Enville Village Show, Enville at12.45pm and Chasewater Railway & CountryPark at 3.15pm (via Loggerheads, Forton,Weston Park, Boscobel, Pattingham, KinverEdge, Stourton, Codsall, Coven Heath,Essington, Muckley Corner and Streetly). Thisbeating of the bounds of the entire county willbe rounded off at 17.10pm, back at theHarvester pub, Bassets Pole.

Why not treat yourself and the family to aday out at one of these wonderful venues,villages, or towns and help support the work ofSSAFA Forces Help?

For more information contact Lucy Leigh [email protected] or go to

www.highsheriffofstaffordshire.co.uk . Youcan also email [email protected]

For general information on the work thatSSAFA Forces Help do visit www.ssafa.org.uk

To make a donation to the vital work ofSSAFA go to www.justgiving.com/7s-4-SSAFA

*The Sheriff’s Drive will follow as closely aspracticable the boundaries of the county.

High Sheriff, Sarah Elsom will Beat the Bounds of thecounty.

Lichfield in BloomThe Lichfield Chamber of Trade & Commerce has entered Lichfield

into the Heart of England in Bloom competition for 2012. HoEiB isan initiative from the Royal Horticultural Society and is widelyrecognised as the standard bearer for such competitions. Amongstother Heart of England towns who have entered are Tamworth,Solihull, Stourbridge, Hereford and Burton along with larger citiessuch as Birmingham and Coventry as well as smaller places such asLudlow, Bilston and Tutbury.

The District & City Councils and other organisations and businesseshave confirmed their support for the entry and made every effort to ensureLichfield is Bloomin’ Lovely for the Judging day which was held on 24thJuly.

The Judges were met by the Mayor, Councillor Janet Eagland and thenescorted around the city by Chamber President Richard Lewis. The tourwhich included city centre streets including the Three Spires ShoppingCentre all of which was decorated with red, white & blue floral hangingbaskets provided as part of the celebrations for the Jubilee, then taking inBeacon Park, Minster Pool and the Remembrance gardens all of whichhave benefited from the recent Heritage Lottery Funding.

Businesses in Dam Street added extra colour on the route to theCathedral which putt on stunning floral displays. The judges were beshown around the Darwin House Herb Garden and the impressive workwhich has been carried out at Monks walk (behind the library). BromfordHousing have made improvements to properties in Friday Acre byintroducing floral

The Awards areBronze, Silver, Silver Giltand Gold, highperforming entries fromeach of the 18 UKregions will participate inthe UK finals and fromthere will have a chanceof European glory in the‘Entente Florale!

Left to right, Ken Webb, Friends of Beacon Park; Lyn Hammant, Parksmanager for LDC; Ruth Witczak,Community & Education Officer forLDC; Nicola Clarke, Judge, Heart of England in Bloom; ME!; Angela

Pendlebury, Judge, HoEiB

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Caring in OurCommunity –A Closer Lookat Shenstone

CaresShenstoneCares is a registered charity that provides

advice and information, home support schemesand transport services for elderly members who live inShenstone and the surrounding communities. Thecharity was formed in 2002, taking over the activities ofthe Shenstone Live at Home Scheme.

Transport is the most used service provided byShenstoneCares and the charity owns and runs anequipped minibus (and a team of volunteer drivers) totransport the members safely & securely.

The minibus provides specialised transport andvolunteer escort to hospital, doctor and dentistappointments plus transports members to variousorganised activities including pub lunches, coffee mornings,afternoon teas, shopping trips, and concert visits.

The day-to-day activities of ShenstoneCares areorganized by a single part-time co-ordinator with thesupport of members of the Trustees and a dedicated teamof volunteers.

The charity is overseen by a board of Trustees who areelected at the Annual General Meeting in May and areresponsible for the finances and overall policy.

ShenstoneCares is totally reliant on grant aid and aregrateful to the organisations who have provided financialsupport in the past.

These include• Staffordshire County Council• Shenstone Parish Council• Shenstone Relief in Need Charity

ShenstoneCares could not exist without the dedicationof a team of volunteers and drivers whose (unpaid) workon behalf of the community means that the quality of life ofour elderly people is improved.

Protest at the disbanding ofthe ‘Staffords’

The Lichfield Gazette was in attendance at the very moving ceremony on 24th July to support theprotest at the disbanding of the ‘Staffords’ – the 3rd Battalion of the Mercian Regiment.

The ceremony had been organised by the Lichfield branch of the Staffordshire Regimental Association, wholed the crowds in attendance in a minutes silence at 11am, following the recital of those famous and evocativewords ‘At the going down of the sun, and in the morning we will remember them.’

Veterans and the public then processed down to the King’s Head in Bird Street, where a wreath wasplaced on the wall of the pub that saw the foundation of the regiment in 1705.

Petitions were circulated amongst the crowd and many ex servicemen and women who were not part ofthe Regimental Association, both from the Staffords and other regiments quietly joined the ceremony.

Tom Mason (74) secretary of the Lichfield branch of the Staffordshire Regimental Association commented: “It’s vital that we don’t lose the tradition, the ‘backbone’ that the Staffords along with other regiments represent.”

Tom’s father, and grandfather were both in the Staffords, and Tom celebrated his third birthday with his Dadat Whittington Barracks. Tom joined the regiment in 1955 at 17.5 years of age, and served in Cyprus for 12months, after which he was badly injured in a bomb blast and spent the next 13 months in hospital. When heawoke after six days unconsciousness his mother was sitting by his bed as hopes for his recovery were very

slim. Tom only found out two years agowhat had happened when a fellowveteran and eye witness was able to fill inthe gaps.

The Staffords are just one of 17 unitsto be axed, in severe cuts that are due tobe completed by the end of the decade.

Feeling is, quite rightly, running veryhigh on the loss of the Staffords. One canonly hope that this damaging policy willbe reviewed in the very near future.

Letter signed by all local MPs

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Does whereyou were borndefine yourlife prospects?Recent research has indicated that no matter who you

are, where you live is now the key to your chancesof a successful life.

The likelihood of a teenager getting a full-time job or goingto a leading university varies dramatically according to his orher postcode. This is according to research by universityanalysts who have compiled a huge amount of social dataand published their results on the internet atwww.comparefutures.org. It provides statistics for what 18year olds are most likely to be doing in major postcodeareas.

The report also shows that where you live affects yourchance of being unemployed and not taking up studying ortraining.

The best places to live in terms of prospects include themost affluent boroughs of London and middle-class areas ofKent and Essex.

The worst include deprived inner city areas of Liverpool,Birmingham, London, Hull and the North East.

The research was commissioned by the Centre for Crimeand Justice Studies and carried out by the universities ofSheffield and Brighton. It demonstrates that there are hugeinequalities between young people’s life chances based ontheir place of birth and the bad news is that the inequalitiesare on the increase.

For example young people in the Yorkshire spa town ofHarrogate are seven times more likely to go to an eliteuniversity than their counterparts in Bradford, only 20 milesaway.

So, how does Lichfield measure up against the nationalaverage? There were 12 measures which were investigatedby the researchers looking at the prospects of 18 year olds.

Prospect for an 18 year old Lichfield National AverageBe studying for a basic literacy or vocational qualification 0% 1%Be studying at a college of further education 5% 2%Be studying at an elite university 1% 2%Be unemployed 4% 7%Be studying for GCSEs 7% 6%Be studying at a new university 16% 13%Be working full-time 42% 38%Not be working, studying or training 3% 4%Be studying for AS/A level 4% 4%Be studying at a red brick university 10% 12%Be working part-time 6% 6%Be a carer for a family member 2% 3%

Art Box Festival, 13 -18 AugustCelebrating and Cultivating Contemporary Arts in Lichfield

For one week in August Lichfield will be inhabited by the first ever Art Box Festival, a smallscale festival celebrating new talent emerging in the contemporary arts. The festival will

open on 13th August at MALT with a group exhibition, which will set the tone for a week fullof events. The schedule for the week includes two pop up exhibitions, an art social, and acelebration of UpCycling.

Art Box is the brainchild of local fine art graduate Robyn Lawrence, who hopes to cultivate a morecontemporary art scene in the city and create the opportunity for a creative dialogue that lastsbeyond Art Box.

Local businesses hosting events and art during Art Box include George IV, MALT, The Lounge,Pig & Truffle and Spark!

Lichfield residents can stay up to date with Art Box by visiting the website, artboxfestival.com orby following Art Box on Twitter (@artboxfestival).

Chairman’s Charity ChequesIn his year as Chairman for Lichfield District

Council, Councillor Bernard Derrick hashelped to raise £2,049 for charity.

In July, the former chairman was on hand in theCouncil Chamber to present cheques of£1,024 to St Giles Hospice and the PathwayProject.

Councillor Derrick, Chairman of LichfieldDistrict Council from May 2011 to May 2012,said: “It was my pleasure in my role asChairman to help raise money for charity. Ionly wish it could have been more.

“I chose St Giles Hospice and thePathway Project because they hold a specialplace in my heart and work so hard to supportthe people of Lichfield District when they are

facing difficult times in their lives. “Thank you to everyone who supported me in

my year as Chairman and to everyone who gaveso generously to my chosen charities.”

Green Flag Award forBeacon Park

Lichfield District Council is celebrating thenews that it has been awarded Green Flag

status for Beacon Park. The winners were announced on Tuesday 17

July, and Beacon Park is now one of 1,424 UKsites to receive a Green Flag Award.

This national award for public and communityparks was created to recognise well-managed,high-quality green spaces.

Award-winning sites across the UK raised theirflags and celebrated their success during LoveParks Week (21 to 29 July 2012).

Councillor Val Richards,Lichfield District Council’s CabinetMember for Leisure Services, said:“We’re absolutely delighted tohave achieved a Green FlagAward for Beacon Park and will flyour flag with pride.

“We all know how much localpeople and visitors love our citycentre park, but it is always goodto hear independent inspectors tellyou that it is a great resource forleisure, education and wildlife.

“Well done to all the parks teamand the many volunteers whowork hard to make Beacon Park alovely place to visit.”

Paul Todd, Green Flag Award SchemeManager, said: “We are thrilled to announce yetanother record-breaking year for Green FlagAward parks and green spaces. A Green FlagAward provides national recognition for theachievements of all those whose hard work anddedication has helped to create these fantasticplaces for all to enjoy.”

Information on the winners is available atwww.greenflagaward.org.uk, where you will find awealth of fascinating stories behind the award-winning green spaces.

Council's parks team (management, rangers, gardeners) joinedby Cllr Val Richards (Cabinet Member for Leisure Services).

Hayley Cliff, Kathy Coe, Cllr Derrick, JudithDerrick, Helen Relihan

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PhotographyCompetition Win £50

Calling all photographers –amateurs, keen enthusiasts

or professionals. You areinvited to enter our competitionto win one of twelve places inour 2013 ‘We Love Lichfield’charity calendar. Proceeds willgo to local causes.

We are looking for creative andimaginative photo images of ourlovely city. The theme is ‘We Love

Lichfield’, so we are looking forimages to reflect Lichfield (ordistrict).

The Winner of each quarterthroughout the year will receive a£50 gift voucher.

Entries should be ideallyemailed as jpegs [email protected] orposted on cd (see address page47) and with us by 19th

September. Please enclose yourname and address.

Professional photographersand your editor will judge theentries. We will take in toconsideration ability and agewhen judging, so it will be fair toall. Best of luck! Bruce &Summer Jackson win theSummer quarter prize with‘Paddy & The Cathedral’

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The George celebratesBritish Food Fortnight

The George in Bird Street, Lichfield is invitingcustomers to join in a celebration of British food

and drink as part of British Food Fortnight which runsfrom Fri 27 July to Sun 12 August.

Now in its 11th year, British Food Fortnight is a nationalevent which aims to raise awareness of the diversity ofdelicious home-grown, locally sourced British food and drinkwhich makes our country great.

The menus at The George’s welcoming carveryrestaurant and lounge bar change every day, but over thefortnight they will feature British inspired seasonal dishessuch as award winning Black Country Faggots with bubbleand squeak cake with a Hereford cider and Bramley applecream sauce and minced Shropshire beef, red onion andBurton Bridge ale pie with mash and gravy. Desserts arenot forgotten, with featured puddings including Eve’spudding and custard, treacle tart with clotted cream andwarm Braeburn apple pie and cinnamon custard.

Mark Santy, General Manager explained: “There is a sadtendency to think of British food as plain and uninteresting,but that is just not the case. At The George we always usethe best produce from local suppliers, such as PackingtonPork and Needwood ice cream, which our customers reallyenjoy. We hope that the imaginative dishes on offer in therestaurant during British Food Fortnight will open people’seyes to the fantastic produce available right on our doorstepin Lichfield.”

The George Team

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Photo by Pink'd Up Design & Photography Coming out of The Close

Another historic day for Lichfield

Estimates have suggested that between 25,000 and 30,000 people took to the streetsof Lichfield City on Saturday 30 Jun to cheer on the lucky people who took part in

the Olympic Torch Relay. This magnificent day began at 8.30am with Corporal Johnson Beharry VC carrying the

torch at the National Memorial Arboretum. It was then taken to Streethay where a further3,000 people watched as Adrian Thompson, an ear, nose and throat surgeon at SamuelJohnson Community Hospital, became the first of fifteen people to carry the Olympic Torchon its journey through Lichfield.

The torch made its way to Lichfield City around 9.00am and then travelled along TrentValley Road, down Church Street, Greenhill and Tamworth Street, then onto Conduit Street,Market Square, Dam Street, and round The Close where more than 3,000 people hadgathered to cheer on the torchbearers and witness an historic spectacle. It then passedalong Beacon Street, down Bird Street, St John Street, Upper St John Street, and TamworthRoad before continuing its journey through Hopwas and on to Tamworth.

Despite gloomy weather predictions, the rain stayed away long enough for the OlympicTorch to light its way through Lichfield, carried proudly by five other local torchbearers.

Fifteen-year-old Nether Stowe High School pupil Ben Kenyon brought the flame up ChurchStreet and along Greenhill. Ben has Asperger syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder and oppositional defiant disorder and was nominated to carry the flame by his mum,Becky, for the work he has done for the National Autistic Society.

300 metres later the torch passed to seventy-year-old John May MBE in Tamworth Street.The longest standing governor of Rocklands School, John is also the founder and

organiser of Lichfield Talking Newspaper and a volunteer driver for Lichfield Live at Homeand Arthritis Care.

Other local torchbearers included fourteen-year-old Jack Pritchard, also from Lichfield,how is an avid fund raiser having donated over £1,500 to three local charities through hisinvolvement in a charity rock concert and nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Archer, a young sportsambassador and thirty nine-year-old James Whitford both from Rugeley.

They were joined on the route through Lichfield by torchbearers Karen Cresswell, JaneHance, Walter Anthuenis, Molly-Rose Jackson, Rosie Rudin, James Coke, James Thomas,Andrew Wotton and Sultunti Asnath.

Festivities were staged throughout the city to celebrate the torch relay, including a vintagecar parade, the Lichfield Dash featuring Roger Black, and Cars In The Park.

There was music, comedy and drama on Market Square headlined by Alvin Stardust andhis band, a floating origami candlelit display on Minster Pool and a sports day for youngerchildren.

"The atmosphere was brilliant and we're delighted so many people stayed on in Lichfieldcity to enjoy the events to celebrate this historic day” said Councillor Val Richards, LichfieldDistrict Council's cabinet member for leisure services.

"Our thanks to the 200-plus volunteers who helped to make sure the event ran smoothlyand safely, and to all the organisations and groups that worked so hard to make this a day toremember."

Photos by Robert Yardley and John Crowe


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Olympic athlete Roger Black with Gill and Jodie Keeley

City Jewllers

Coca Cola vehicle

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Family fun

Well Policed

Tempest

The time is right for dancing in the street


Molly’sPet Subject

When local schoolgirl Molly Beard wascommissioned by national publishers

United Press to illustrate a children’s book, itwas the start of a potential career path tobecome a serious illustrator.

Local Author Lynn Marshall came by Molly’swork by accident through a family friend. She asked Molly to submit some drawingsand eight of them were used in a book entitled ‘Sammy, the puppy who thought shewas human.’ One of the drawings was used on the front cover. “It was really nice tosee my work in print and equally nice to know that some of the proceeds of the sales ofthe book went to the Air Ambulance;” Said Molly.

Molly’s unique style has lead her to move on to other book drawings, her uniquestyle is earning a small but growing reputation and the eightteen year old ChaseTerrace schoolgirl has got her future all sketched out.

Another United Press book ‘A Royal Day’ features one of Molly’s pictures where thesubjects are ‘Kate and Wills’. The books are a collection of Royal Wedding poems bynew and young authors. Molly admitted: “I am very fond of pets and I have done quitea few for friends and family as well as drawings of friends and various other people Iknow.”

Molly favours pen and ink with watercolour pencil and fine liner. She also works inacrylics. Her next move is to go to college to develop her style and technique further. Ifyou like Molly’s work and her characteristic style, maybe you can commission your veryown portrait or even one of her now famous pet portraits at a very competitive rate.Molly can work from your photographs and they make great surprise gifts for family andloved ones.

Why not get a Molly Beard illustration today and who knows in years to come….

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Sunny Eades invites you to her latest artexhibition - ‘EARTH and WATER’ that willbe held in the Lichfield Library Gallery

from 15th to 25th September 2012. She haschosen this subject because of the images thathave inspired her through her global travels toVenice, Cambodia, Morocco, and the FrenchAlps, amongst others. She is a contemporaryartist whose paintings consist of ‘Landscapes’and ‘Forms’ of colour and light - natural or man-made that captivated her on her travels; fromthe ‘confined heat’ of north Morocco to the cool

clear vastness of lake Annecy in the FrenchAlps.

This exhibition of work is in acrylics. She says: “Iabsolutely love its adaptability. I like to pushthe boundaries of this medium; to 'work' itlike an oil painting and watercolourtogether”. Sunny uses her own or herclients’ images and creates multiple layersor merges them and sometimesincorporates ‘Symbolisms of Art’ to tell astory. This adds another level of interest forher and others as there’s more to a paintingthan just what first meets the eye. She thenbuilds up her canvas and sculpts it withacrylic modelling paste using pallet knivesand other improvised tools, either tointensify the sense of three-dimensionalityor to create a hidden image or meaning.

Sunny is a local artist and a trainedIndustrial Designer with a Bachelor ofScience degree from California StateUniversity in Long Beach who came toEngland to work as an Automotive designerwith Peugeot Citroen Talbot in 1980. Since2008 she has been painting with Acrylicsand works on a wide range subjects andsizes.

You can meet with the artist from 10 am -4pm, who will be intrigued to hear yourreactions to her pieces and why.

Afsaneh EadesAtri Eades Paintings

www.atrieadespainting.comThe Old Hall, Mavesyn Ridware,

Staffordshire, WS15 3QET: 01543 490 312

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Sunny’s Nature

“I must have been doing too much looking in thebacks of spoons or subconsciously trapped in a hallof mirrors;” said artist Peter Valentine as he wipedtwo brushes on a turps soaked rag. This is how hestarted to explain the surreal paintings that are verymuch in demand at Studio Valentine.

Move over Dali! The style he first adopted in the1960s, and developed since 2003, is suddenly attractinggreat interest today. He has sold 22 of these creationswithin the past six months and he has now got hiscolourful paintings hanging in homes in Spain, NewZealand and most recently in Switzerland, where agentleman bought one of these ‘Wibbly-Wobblies’ from

Peter’s website.Creative, unique and

inventive, Peter has noproblem coming up withnew ideas and hasincorporated localscenes of streets inNottingham, Chester,Birmingham and evenLichfield. He explained,“You have to beknowledgeable aboutthe laws of perspectiveto be able to distortthem effectively.” He

has even been able to take people’s dreams andfantasies and transpose them on to canvass. Peter is aprolific artist and a skilled art teacher and regularlypasses his vast knowledge on to keen enthusiasticartists of varying ages.

Much of Peter’s work comes from commissions andcan produce a portrait in a conventional style from asitting or from photographs. And it doesn’t stop at people;he will paint your favourite pet (“not literally” Peterquipped). Paintings are produced at a surprisinglycompetitive rate.

Born in Chester and going to Liverpool’s John MooresCollege of Art, he has that wicked Scouse sense of

humour and when mixed with his undoubtedcreative ability, he has the chemistry required toproduce artwork of superb variety and originality.

Peter Valentine is a full Member of the RoyalBirmingham Society of Artists. You can admire apermanent display of his work at his studios at theaddress below from Tuesday-Sunday (Tuesday ringfirst).

Studio Valentine, Curborough Craft Centre,Watery Lane, off Eastern Avenue, Lichfield WS138ES

Wibbly-wobblies are walking off the wall!

Peter Valentine in St Ives

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GazetteHeritage

Lichfield Heritage Collection holds over 10,000 photographs of Lichfield past and present. If you are researching your family tree, one of thesephotographs may relate to you. Copies can be purchased. The collection is free to view and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am –

12.30pm at The Lichfield Heritage Centre, St Mary's Church, Market Street, Lichfield Tel 01543 256611. If you or your family have old photos of places and events in Lichfield or old artefacts referring to the town, The Heritage Centre would be happy to

receive them to make them available to Lichfeldians for generations to come.

Talk about new shopping centres! Do you remember the oldBakers Lane Precinct constructed in 1964? Here are someimages, although very grainy, they may jog your memory. Let usknow your memories of the businesses who were there in theprecinct, and please send us any photographs you might havefor the next issue to share with our readers (see details andaddresses on page 47).

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Maple Hayes DyslexiaSchool smash another

fundraising target

Pupils from Maple Hayes DyslexiaSchool seriously exceeded their

fundraising target after raising over£1,000 in a charity swimathon for MarieCurie Cancer Care.

Thirty Year 7 pupils took part in thenational fundraising event, swimming forhalf an hour at Lichfield’s Friary GrangeLeisure Centre with each length beingsponsored. Some of the swimmershanded over a cheque to Marie Curie’scommunity fundraiser, Stacey Smalley, ina special assembly at the school.

The school has consistently raisedmoney through a series of extra-curricular

activities this year and has donated thefunds to several charities includingMacmillan Cancer Trust and Berkshire-based Down Syndrome Support Group,Stepping Stones. The £1,000 raised atthe swimathon takes its annualfundraising total to a staggering £6,000.

Miss Hume, teacher at Maple HayesDyslexia School, entered the pupils intothe swimathon after seeing them thrive inthe school’s swimming lessons. She said:“The pupils have done a fantastic job thisyear and the school is completely in aweof how much money they have managedto raise.”

Teacher Miss Hume, community fundraiser for Marie Curie Stacey Smalley and some ofthe participating pupils


The Lichfield Pageant -Summer 1972As anniversaries come and go

the city normally celebrates inits own unique way. This spring wehad the Titanic and Captain Smithcommemoration in the recreationgrounds, and just recently theQueen’s Jubilee and GreenhillBower on the same weekend.

In June 1972 it was the 1300thanniversary of the death of St Chad,the first Bishop of Lichfield, that wascelebrated with the organisation of apageant and the streets becamemedieval once again.

The principal of the School of ArtJohn Sanders was instrumental inarranging the details and the scale,scope and range of activities madethe day successful. BBC RadioBirmingham presented a 45 minuteprogramme about the pageant and tournament and highlighted the many months ofplanning that went in to the organisation as well as the activities. Helpers who hadmade some of the costumes were also interviewed, listeners were invited tocelebrate the weekend by dressing in medieval costumes while background musicwas provided by the Michaelmas singers formed by Lichfield and Hammerwich

inhabitants.The official programme, as

illustrated,was designed by thestudents of the School of Art andfeatured articles about the SealedKnot and British Jousting Societywho renacted the battle of thecathedral.

The pageantry began on theFriday evening with a Sealed Knotencampment and a procession ofthe teams of Knights, but the mainevents were on the following daywhen it began with a service at StChad’s Church followed by aprocession to the city centre wheremany of the shops and businesseswere festooned, and the workersdressed to complement the event.

In the afternoon the tournamentwas held on the grounds of the Theological College next to the Windings andStowe Pool. The scene had a number of sideshows with Knights in combat,falconry displays, whippet racing and the re-enactment of a civil war battle betweenCavaliers and Roundheads and Stowe Pool played host to a Royal Bargealongside Johnson's Willow where there was a ducking stool and water jousting.

A medieval banuquet was provided and washed down with cider alongsideperformances of old English folk songs and dances in the field. A fitting end to theday’s spectacle was a torchlight procession to the field to watch a firework display.

This was the first modern event when the loyal and ancient city appreciated andcelebrated in true style. Unfortunately the weather was a let down, but more than400 people attended and the success of the weekend led to a further one in 1975which celebrated the return to the city of the 1st Marquis of Anglesey after theBattle of Waterloo and the origins of the annual Lichfield Festival which now are anintegral part of the calendar each July.

August is traditionally the month when many of us enjoy a week or twoaway (preferably in the sun – at home or away!) But while you enjoy

yourself and top up the tan, don’t forget about all the plants in your borders,the lawn, and the colourful summer pots and baskets.

Let’s start with the most important first – your hanging baskets, wall planters,pots and window boxes. These normally need watering once a day when theweather is warm and sunny, but unless you have very friendly neighbours who lovewatering, they are going to dry out! To try and reduce this problem as much aspossible, there are a number of things you can do :

Include water retention gel in your compost – these special granules swell upand absorb up to 400 times their own weight in water, releasing it gradually as thebaskets and pots dry out. You normally mix this into the compost when you initiallyplant them up, but if you forgot to do this earlier in the summer fear not – bymaking a few holes in the soil of your baskets and pots with a pencil, you can pourthe granules in and they will have the same effect.

Remove all the flowers from your pots & baskets – this sounds a bit silly but byremoving the flowers, less energy is used by the plants for seed production – usingup less water. The other side benefit of this is that when you return from your well-earned break there will be a flush of new buds waiting to burst into colour.

Group pots and window boxes together – doing this means the pots will giveeach other shade and therefore slow down the rate at which they dry out. Anotheruseful tip is to try and use stone or clay pots instead of plastic – the heat generatedby the sun quickly dries out the root systems of plants in plastic pots, whereas clayand stone pots stay cooler for longer.

Lawns & Borders – Don’t forget to cut the lawn a day or two before you leave forthe airport, This ensures the lawn won’t be too long to cut when you get back – it’salso worth giving the lawn a liquid feed and a good water before you go. With yourborders, follow the same principle of removing flowers to make sure that you havebushy plants with plenty of buds by the time you return from your break.

By all means enjoy your holidays this summer, but don’t forget about yourplants!!

Next month, as we head into autumn, we’ll take a look at the world of springflowering bulbs and shrubs for the autumn months.

Byron Lewis is Retail Manager at G-Scapes Plant Centre at Curborough CraftCentre, Lichfield. 01543 256401. www.g-scapes.co.uk or find us on Facebook.

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Gardening Columnwith Byron Lewis from G Scapes Plant

Centre in Lichfield

By John Gallagher

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Tudor Row BarbersEstablished 15 years

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GlobeTheatrecomes

to Tutbury

Castle

The Lichfield Festival isbringing the world-

renowned Globe Theatre andtheir touring production of AsYou Like It to the stunningsetting of Tutbury Castle, nearBurton-on-Trent, on 26 and 27August 2012.

Over the August BankHoliday, this small troupe of trav-elling players will breathe newlife into one of Shakespeare'sbest loved comedies.

Founded by the pioneeringAmerican actor and directorSam Wanamaker,Shakespeare's Globe is aunique international resourcededicated to the exploration ofShakespeare's work.

Tutbury Castle sits on wood-ed slopes overlooking the wind-ing River Dove, with spectacularviews across to the beautifulDerbyshire hills. Dating back to1071, the castle is best knownas one of the prisons of MaryQueen of Scots.

There will be three perform-ances of As You Like It –Sunday 27 August at 2.30pmand 7pm, and Monday 27August at 2.30pm. Tickets are£17.50 for adults and £12.50 forunder-18s. You can also bookonline atwww.lichfieldfestival.org byphone on 01543 306270 or inperson at 7 The Close, LichfieldWS13 7LD (Mon-Fri 10am –4pm).

Information & ticket office:01543 306270 www.lichfieldfes-tival.org

Facebook: facebook.com/lich-fieldfestival Twitter: @lichfieldfest#LichFest12

A scene from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre production of As YouLike It. Picture by Fiona Moorhead


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On Wednesday 18thJuly, the 10th Lichfield

Brownies group held aTeddy Bears Picnic at theFlamingo, Lichfield.

The picnic was organ-ised in order to raise fundsfor the Make a Wish chari-ty, a cause specially cho-sen by the Brownies them-selves.

During the evening thegroup of 31 children (andtheir bears) ranging in agefrom 7 to 11 years enjoyeda slap up picnic, playedgames, made origami ted-dies and took part in activi-ties to raise funds includ-ing a teddy bear themedraffle.

The Brownies and theirparents also organised abake sale and the cupcakes and sponges soldlike the proverbial ‘hotcakes’.

The 10th LichfieldBrownie group is lookingfor new volunteers to helpwith the day to day runningof the group, and duringtheir many trips and activi-ties. Volunteering with theBrownies is very rewardingin itself and can lead to aprofessional qualification.*

If you are interested involunteering please call‘Brown Owl’ Mae Funnellon 07807 488542 or [email protected]

*Please note. All volun-teers will need to pass theappropriate checks andthese are done by thegroup before volunteeringbegins.

Teddy Bears Picnic for‘Make a Wish’

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“On Your Marks, GetSet, Go”... at Boyd’s

Boyd’s Hair Design & Beauty Salon offers a wide range of hair andbeauty treatments with their specialists and technicians providingeverything you need to look and feel great. This includes hair, eyelash and nail extensions, Dermalogica skin treatments and the allimportant St Tropez tan for those who haven’t been able to escapeto the sun.

With so many high profile sporting events taking place this summer,Boyd has decided, if you can’t beat them, join them! He would liketo invite readers of the Lichfield Gazette to take part in their race towin one of three fantastic prizes on offer in their sporting themedcompetition.

Gold Prize - The winner will receive a hair cut and blow dry as wellas a full colour, half colour or highlights depending on yourpreference.

Silver Prize – The winner will receive either a full set of nailextensions or a manicure and pedicure depending on yourpreference.

Bronze Prize – The winner will receive a £20 gift voucher.

To be in with a chance to win, all you need to do is answer thequestion in the advertisement panel and send your answer (alongwith a recent photograph) to: Boyd’s Hair & Beauty Competition,Lichfield Gazette, P O Box 5414, Lichfield WS14 4EZ.

Bridal HairTrends 2013

So, have you decided how to style yourtresses on the big day? Need a littleinspiration? Here are the top five bridal hairtrends for 2013.

The ‘messed up’ beehiveThere’s a real 1960’s feel here with hair

piled up high on the crown of the head. Thisis a much looser, softer look than the

traditional ‘up do’. It’s flattering and addsreal drama.

The side chignonIf you have your heart set on a

traditional ‘up do’, why not consider aside chignon? They are infinitely more

flattering and can be as softly orformally styled as you wish.

The headbandThe headband, embellished with crystals, flowers orwhatever you fancy has taken over from the more

traditional ‘tiara’ or headpiece. This has filteredthrough from the fashion for headbands that has

been with us on the high street for a while now. It’sactually a great look, fresh, modern but somehow

rather romantic. If you really don’t fancy a headband.Simple fresh flowers or embellished hair clips are

very big in 2013.

Vintage prettyThe 1930’s and 1940’s have inspired araft of vintage styles with sleek waves

and glossy shine. These suit prettymuch everyone and add real oldschool glamour and elegance.

Au naturalIf you have shoulder or long length hair, why notwear it loose and slightly waved for an informal,pretty and laid back look. Interest comes fromshine and movement so you will need hair inreasonable condition (or invest in a few goodsalon nourishing treatments) to make it work.


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During most years spotting the firstautumn ranges appearing on thehigh street can be a bit of a shock,

like seeing geese flying south for winterit’s one of the first signs that summer iscoming to a close. This year however Isuspect we’ll all be ready to move on tothe new season and put this soggysummer behind us.

So what trends can you expect to seereferenced in high street retailercollections over the next few weeks?

Autumn fashion is often quite opulent,and this season is no different. Gold is thecolour de jour, with shimmering fabrics inblock colour, or baroque printsembellished with metallics, sequins, evenchain mail (a nod to the success of the skyTV serial ‘A Game of Thrones’ perhaps?)used in pieces that are designed to beworn during the day. Of course, they alsotranslate brilliantly into evening wear butfor night time the trend hardens upsomewhat with padded, embellished anddistressed leather jackets, dresses andseparates that have a distinctly S&M vibe.For most of us these pieces needsoftening up and there are a raft ofaccessories that reference medievaldesign that do just that.

Black is also a main colour for autumnwith the colour being worn from head totoe with interest coming from texture andshape. Two piece dressing has gone all1950’s, with clever design accentuatingshape. For this to work you need to playwith proportion, a cape style shirt with slimcigarette trousers for instance.

High street retailers are also referencingthe equestrian vibe seen on the catwalk.Jodhpurs and jackets are very on trend thisautumn with a twist of brocade and clevertailoring. There’s also an Asian influencethat filtering through with kimono shapedjackets and shirts and fabrics thatreference Japanese and Chinese art.

Finally, we’ll be seeing many coats,trousers and shirts that have an oversized,masculine feel. Great for snuggling up inas the weather gets colder.

On a personal note, all of the abovesounds interesting but I don’t yet think thatmany of us are feeling bombastic enoughto wear ‘warrior chic’ leather or too many

Topshop Crystal Army jacket £90

Long sleeve peplum sequin dress -House of Fraser £65

Ombre Floral Kimono Jacket £55

Topshop Crystal Army jacket £90

Warrior Chic and a

Flavour of the EastAutumn Trends 2012

embellished prints. Heading off piste for amoment this is what I would like to see.....

Long elegant fitted coats in berry colours,charcoal grey, deep moss greens with a touch ofcopper or gold.

Fitted, well cut trousers with long knittedjackets, silk satin shirts in cafe au lait and longstrings of pearls or chains, understated and oh sosexy.

Beautifully worked leather bags, belts andgloves in classic shapes with a twist. Add a killerheel or knee length boot and you’ve got a grownup look that makes everyone look a milliondollars.

What do you think? Drop me a line [email protected] and let me knowwhat you’ll be wearing this autumn.

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GazetteFeature

WeddingsSummer

Date of Wedding: 4th July2012Name of Bride: UrsulaThomasName of Groom: IanMinshallWedding Venue: LichfieldRegister Office

Photography by RobertYardley

Date of Wedding: 2nd June2012Name of Bride: Hayleigh MasonName of Groom: MichaelBallardWedding Venue: St Augustine,RugeleyReception venue: The Belfry

Photography by vivienne baileyphotography

Emma Gilmour married Chris Harvey on Saturday26th May on a glorious sunny day at St ChadsChurch in Lichfield. A red double decker bus tooktheir guests to the reception at the Guild Hall whilstthe newly married couple arrived in a London Blackcab. Needless to say their arrival attracted someattention! The couples vintage theme only added towhat was a wonderful day. Congratulations to youboth and I was so happy to be your weddingphotographer!Photos by Pink'd Up


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GazetteFeature

Date of Wedding: 2nd June 2012Name of Bride: Lauren CornishName of Groom: Chris Ramsey.Wedding Venue: Holy Cross Church, Lichfield.Reception venue: The George Hotel, LichfieldHoneymoon destination: CroatiaPhotography by Robert Yardley

Date of Wedding: 5th May 2012Name of Bride: Claire YoungName of Groom: Dean TaylorWedding Venue: Lichfield Register OfficeReception venue: The George Hotel, Lichfield.Honeymoon: Rhodes, Greece.Photography by Robert Yardley

Date of Wedding: 29th June 2012Name of Bride: Deborah LoweName of Groom: Gareth Woodward.Wedding Venue: St. Michael's Church, Lichfield.Reception venue: The Belfry.Photography by Robert Yardley

Date of Wedding: 11th May 2012Name of Bride: Elizabeth McIverName of Groom: Luke ShorneyWedding Venue: Lichfield Register OfficeReception venue: Ramada Sutton ColdfieldPhotography by Robert Yardley

WeddingsSummer

Date of Wedding: 23rd June 2012Name of Bride: Kate JacksonName of Groom: John WebbsterWedding Venue: Elford ChurchReception venue: Elford Village Hall Photography by vivienne bailey photography


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GazetteDining Out

IN LICHFIELDInviting children to a summer of fun

As schools prepare for the long summer break,Lichfield District Council is reminding families that it

has a packed programme of activities to keep childrenand young people busy over the holidays.

As well as daily playschemes at venues across the districtfor children aged from 5 to 11, the council is running playactivities weeks for 7 to 13 year olds.

Places are available on all the playschemes - includingBurntwood, Longdon, Whittington, Shenstone, Fradley,Lichfield and more.

Some of the play activity weeks are fully booked, but thereare some places still up for grabs on the ‘Wet ‘n’ Wild’ weekrunning at Beacon Park from 13 to 17 August, and the artweek and skateboarding sessions at King Edward VI LeisureCentre.

Places need to be booked in advance. To download abooking form, please visit www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/summerfun

The council’s leisure centres are also hosting a wide range of activities, such as sport, art,swimming and much more.

On top of lots of coaching courses, Burntwood Leisure Centre is running its popularholiday club. Taking place on weekdays from 20 August to 31 August, the day-long sessionswill offer 5 to 11 year-olds the chance to take part in games, sports, swimming, art and more.

Friary Grange Leisure Centre has a varied programme of activities including getting fit andhaving fun on the dance mat and sports wall sessions, swimming lessons, pool parties,badminton coaching and more.

Over at King Edward VI Leisure Centre, there are coaching courses in activities includingbadminton, basketball and gymnastics. There is also a Sports Days course, which includeshockey, rounders, football and more, running from 13 to 17 August from 9am to 4pm.

There are plenty of outdoor activities running at Beacon Park. On top of fairy walks and asandcastle competition, they include the park’s Fun Day. Taking place on Thursday 9 Augustfrom 11am to 3pm, the day will feature sports, games and a Teddy Bear Games – so childrenare invited to bring along their teddies.

Summer activities at Chasewater Country Park feature natural art, races, bug hunting, andmore.

Leisure centre activities can be booked by calling the leisure centre direct. For Burntwoodcall 01543 308810, for Friary Grange call 01543 308842, and for King Edward VI call 01543308782.

The full Summer of Fun brochure is available online at www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/summerfun.

Hayden Smith (aged 11)from Fadley

What’s On at The FlamingoSunday Jazz Brunch 12.00 – 2.30pm - Listen tosome great musicians and enjoy a Sunday JazzBrunch platter that includes French toast, minimuffins, waffles with maple syrup, bacon bagel anda selection of fresh fruit. Tel: 01543 255588 forenquiries and table reservations.Sunday August 5th - Freddie Pirotta (piano) andAlan Garwood Duo. A varied programme includingworks by Monk, Ellington, Silver and Garner.Sunday August 12th - Carte Blanche Trio - play theGreat American Songbook.Sunday August 19th - To be confirmed.Sunday August 26th - Midnight Blue is an exemplarytrio led by tenor saxophonist John Watson making awelcome return to the Flamingo – hard bop, jazzballads and a lively mix of latin jazz numbers.Saturday AfternoonFree AcousticSessions 3.30 –5.00pm.Saturday August 4th.Paul Francis : folk-influenced singer andguitarist with a richrepertoire of classicmaterial.Saturday August 11th.The Mourning Suns.Fast rising acousticduo featuringRosemary Wilkes andAnthony Williams. Saturday August 18th

11am -2pm – Family Fun at The Flamingo withmagic show, music, face-painting, magical food andmysterious cakes! Saturday August 18th 3.30 – 5pm. An attractivedouble header featuring Keshia and Easy Company.Saturday August 25th. We present Katie Williamswho will be making one of her first publicappearances as a singer/guitarist. An emergingtalent with a well chosen library of songs. Alsofeatured are the duo Chris Buckle & Tom Aldersonwho have performed regularly since these sessionsbegan in February. Saturday September 1st. A fantastic double headerfeaturing the Roy Sainsbury Quartet and Alt Countryduo Grievous Angel. Plus lots more, go totheflamingolichfield.wordpress.com for moreinformation.

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IN LICHFIELDAUGUST 2012

Wed 1 AugWacky Wednesdays! 11.30am to 1.00pm or 200pm to3.30pm at Erasmus Darwin House.Themed fun summer crafts forchildren of all ages. EveryWednesday throughout August, withsomething different every week! £2 -Booking advisable.

Finest Kind

8.00pm at Flamingo Tea Room.Canada’s foremost vocal harmonyband in concert as part of their 4thUK Festival Tour. Tickets are £10, £9concessions, £8 members, £5students

Friendly Faces2.00pm to 3.30pm at LichfieldLibrary. A new group set up to helpyou meet new people & make newfriends in a friendly openatmosphere. Meeting every firstMonday of the month. So if youwould like to enjoy a FREE cup of tea& enjoy a chat why not 'pop' along tothis very friendly group. Tel: 01543510700

Thu 2 AugSummer fun at Sam's House 10.30am to 1.30pm at SamuelJohnson Birthplace Museum. Drop-inarts and crafts fun throughout theholiday, a different activity everyweek! £2 - No need to book, justdrop-in.

Moth Recording Mornings 8.00am at The Discovery Hub next tothe bowling greens in Beacon Park.The morning events will involve

identifying all the moths that havebeen caught in traps left overnight.Before setting off to the park, anyonewho wants to come to the recordingevents can check that enough mothshave been caught overnight bytelephoning 07931 891 086 from8am on the day. All the moths will bereleased after the events. To find outmore, please contact Ruth Witczak,Beacon Park’s Community andEducation Officer on 01543 308869.

Fri 3 AugMusic For Reflection 1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Nigel Argust (organ).Free entry.

The Lichfield Garrick Comedy Club 8.00pm at Lichfield Garrick (Studio).Featuring David Ward and SimonClayton. Enjoy a drink with friends atyour own table in the Garrick Studio;the perfect setting for a night of standup comedy.

Sat 4 Aug Great British Afternoon TeaFrom 2.45 until 6pm at The GeorgeHotel. Enjoy a traditional afternoontea in the Garrick Suite with musicfrom our pianist. There’s a glass ofwine on arrival followed by aselection of finger sandwiches anddelicious cakes, supplied by CocoMeli Bakery. £18 per person.

Tue 7 AugMusic For Reflection1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Rosie Mosley(soprano) and Gabrielle Toy (piano).Free entry.

Wed 8th AugWacky Wednesdays! See Wed 1 Aug for details.

Behind Close Doors 2.00pm at The Close. Find out aboutthe people who live and have lived inLichfield Cathedral Close. £2 –Booking essential.

Thu 9 AugSummer fun at Sam's House See Thu 2 Aug for details.

Beacon Park Fun Day and Teddy

Bear Olympics 11.00am to 3.00pm at Beacon Park.Join in the fun with many excitinggames, sports and outdoor activitiesfor all ages. Free event.

Fri 10 AugMusic For Reflection1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Keith Hearnshaw(organ). Free entry.

The Lichfield Garrick Comedy Club Featuring Tim Clark. See Fri 3 Augfor details.

Sat 11 AugCraft, Gift and Food Fair/Market 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Guildhall.Come visit this beautiful, iconic andhistoric building is that has been partof Lichfield since around 1387.Handmade delights with 30 stalls;crafts, gifts, and foods availableincluding jewellery, cakes, handbags,greetings cards, candles.jam/preserves, tarot card and crystalball reading. There is something tosuit all. Admission is free. Call Janeon 07878 565 699 for details

Sun 12 AugChasewater Railway AnnualCharity Day 10.00am to 5.00pm at ChasewaterRailway. Charity and localcommunity groups brings stallsincluding gifts, crafts, bric a brac,tombolas, steam trains and tea room.Go to www.chasewaterrailway.org formore details.

Tue 14 AugDare to Dream! 7pm-9:30pm. TheSpark Cafe,Tamworth Street.Spend an evening dreaming yourvision of the future into reality -learning the power of manifestingusing the law of attraction, focusingon the rest of 2012 and beyond andgetting fully aligned in mind, bodyand soul ...... all for only £10!Payment on the evening but pleasereserve your place by contactingDawn Petherick [email protected] or calling07525 461354.

Music For Reflection 1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Andrew Kirk (organ)

St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. Free entry.

Blood Thirsty Lichfield 2.00pm at Lichfield TouristInformation Centre. Children's tourback by popular demand. All childrenmust be accompanied by an adult.£1.65 – Booking essential.

Wed 15 AugLibrary Tour 2: Bible focus 10.30am at Lichfield Cathedral. Jointhe team for the Turning the Pages ofHistory library tours - new for 2012.Explore the hidden treasures of thehistorical building, built in 1249. £9

Wacky Wednesdays! See Wed 1 Aug for details.

Tavern Tales 7.00pm at Lichfield TouristInformation Centre. This tour willamaze you with tales of the pubs ofyesterday and the changes today. £3– Booking essential.

Heritage Trail 7.00pm at Lichfield TouristInformation Centre. Enjoy Lichfield'srich and varied history on thisheritage tour of the city. £3 – Bookingessential.


Inside Cathedral Tours: Blood onthe Stones - a Civil War tour 2.00pm at Lichfield Cathedral.Experience the devastation andrestoration of Lichfield Cathedralduring the sieges of 1643 and 1646.£5.40

Fri 17 AugMusic For Reflection1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Kristina Shakeshaft(soprano), Cathy Lamb (soprano),Benjamin Lamb (piano). Free entry.

The Lichfield Garrick ComedyClub Featuring Jamie Sutherland andGreg Cook. See Fri 3 Aug for details.

Sat 18 AugLibrary Tour 2: Bible focus See Wed 15 Aug for details.


GazetteWhat’s on

Heritage Trail 2.00pm. See Wed 15 Aug for details.

Outside Cathedral Tours: TheCathedral Close 2.00pm at Lichfield Cathedral. Visitthe Medieval Close surroundingLichfield Cathedral and discover itspast and present. £5.40.

Jools Holland and his Rhythm &Blues Orchestra

5.00pm to 10.30pm at ShugboroughEstate. The setting will be puremagic, the ambience spectacular ...and the crowd will be jumping! Thepiano maestro Mr Jools Holland isheading out on the road toShugborough this summer with hisRhythm & Blues Orchestra for asumptuous night of pure boogie-woogie. He will be on stage with his17-piece Orchestra and specialguests. Pack a picnic and join in thefun! For more information go towww.emsconcerts.co.uk

Sun 19 AugFairy Walk in Beacon Park 11.00am (under 5s) and 1.00pm(over 5s) at Beacon Park. Hear thestory of the park fairies then wanderthrough the woodland. Fancy dressencouraged. £1 per child.

Alrewas Village Tour 2.00pm at Alrewas Village. This touris a must for history lovers andguides you around this pretty andhistoric village. Take in the canal-sideviews and visit the church to 'look forthe mole'. £6, includes a cup of tea orcoffee and scone at the George andDragon public house. Bookingessential.

Spitfire Summer Proms PicnicConcert with the National SymphonyOrchestra 5.00pm to 10.00pm at Shugborough

Estate. The popular Proms night atShugborough Estate near Stafford isset to return this summer with theevening commencing with an aerialdisplay by a Spitfire that saw actionin WWII. For more information go towww.lichfieldgarrick.com

Tue 21 AugMusic For Reflection

1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Mark Swinton(organ) St. Mary’s, Warwick. Freeentry.

Wed 22 AugWacky Wednesdays! See Wed 1 Aug for details.


Suppertime Jazz 7.30pm to 10.00pm at The SparkCafe Bar. Music is by critically-acclaimed guitarist Roy Sainsburywho has graced venues like RonnieScott’s, Birmingham Symphony Halland Dorchester Hotel. TheSuppertime Jazz experience isenriched further by a delicious threecourse menu featuring a vegetarianoption from the best in contemporarycuisine. Pre-booking is essential.Bring a bottle. £18.50.

Fri 24 AugMusic For Reflection 1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Harriet Hunter(soprano), Martyn Rawles (piano).Free entry.

The Lichfield Garrick ComedyClubFeaturing Karen Bayley and AnthonyJ Brown. See Fri 3 Aug for details.

Sat 25 Aug to Thu 27 SepA Year in the Life of LichfieldCathedral At Lichfield Cathedral during normalopening hours. An exhibition ofdiverse Cathedral photography byLichfield Camera Club. Photographswill be available for sale. Free event.

Sat 25 Aug - Sat 1 SepAlrewas Arts Festival At Alrewas Village. An eight day freevillage arts festival featuringexhibitions, workshops, events andperformances including drama,dance, film, poetry, storytelling andmusic, plus community art activitiesand an Arts Cafe. The festival startswith a street craft market and finisheswith a twilight lantern parade andopen air concert on Walkfield. Formore information go to www.alrewas-artsfest.co.uk or call Tel: 01283790054.

Sun 26 Aug Lichfield City Centre Races 9.30am to 4.00pm Lichfield CityCentre. Hosted by Lichfield DistrictCouncil and Lichfield City CyclingClub. The organisers expect a goodprize list to be on offer in each race.Now in its third year, the event on theday will feature races for all Youthriders. There will also be Urbanmountain bike and 5k running racesfor the first time. Organisers haveagreed to include a women’s onlyrace into the programme subject tothere being 15 advance entries. Formore information about times, entryfees, routes etc go towww.lichfielddc.gov.uk/citycyclerace

Sun 26 & Mon 27 AugLichfield Festival in associationwith Tutbury Castle presents:Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - AsYou Like It The Lichfield Festival is spreading itswings - and bringing you threeperformances by this legendarytheatre company in a magicaloutdoor setting for the perfectsummer evening experience. As YouLike It runs the glorious gamut ofpastoral romance: cross-dressingand love-notes; poetry and brilliantconversation; gentle satire, slapstickand passion. For venue details, ticketprices and more information go towww.lichfieldfestival.org

Mon 27 - Thu 30 AugEdges

7.30pm at Lichfield Garrick (Studio).Produced, directed and performedby some of the young people fromLichfield, Edges is a perfectproduction to kick-start the 'back-to-school' season. With contemporary songs aboutFacebook as well as more traditionalpieces, you are bound to laugh atand be touched by Edges. A perfectsummer night out for all the family.£10.

Tue 28 AugMusic For Reflection 1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Lichfield CathedralSchool Music Department, Mozart’sClarinet Quintet. Free entry.

Wed 29 AugWacky Wednesdays! See Wed 1 Aug for more details. Thu 30 AugSummer fun at Sam's House See Thu 2 Aug for more details.

Fri 31 AugMusic For Reflection 2012 - GaryDesmond1.00pm to 1.35pm at LichfieldCathedral. With Gary Desmond(organ), Bath Abbey. Free entry.

The Lichfield Garrick ComedyClub Featuring Phil Ellis, SeanPercival and Sam Gore. See Fri 3Aug for details. Listed VenuesBeacon Park - Lichfield WS13 6JNChasewater Railway - Pool Rd,BrownhillsWS8 7NL. Tel: 01543452623/01543 682854Erasmus Darwin House - Beacon St,Lichfield WS13 7AD. Tel: 01543306260Flamingo Tea Room - 29 Tamworth St,Lichfield WS13 6JPGeorge Hotel – Bird St, Lichfield TheGeorge Hotel. Tel: 01543 414822 Guildhall - Bore St, Lichfield WS13 6NELichfield Cathedral – The Close,Lichfield WS13 7LD. Tel: 01543 306150Lichfield Garrick Theatre - Castle Dyke,Lichfield. Tel: 01543 412121Lichfield Library - The Friary LichfieldWS13 6QG Lichfield Tourist Information Centre –See Lichfield Garrick Theatre. Tel:01543 412112Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum -Breadmarket St, Lichfield WS13 6LG.Tel: 01543 264972Shugborough Estate – Milford, StaffordST17 0XB Tel: 01603 660444Spark Café Bar – 29 Tamworth St,Lichfield WS13 6JP

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GazetteWhat’s on

Top chef, Nick Nairn, is gearing up to join celebritychefs John Torode and Antony Worrall Thompson

at Lichfield Food Festival, Staffordshire's newestfood and drinks festival, which is taking place at theLichfield Garrick and across Lichfield City onSaturday 1 and Sunday 2 September 2012.

John Torode and Antony Worrall Thompson will bepresenting cookery demonstrations in the LichfieldGarrick’s Food Theatre, followed by book signings. NickNairn will host two free cookery demonstrations onSaturday 1 September at 10am and 12noon atTippers in Britannia Business Park, Lichfield.

On top of appearances on Ready SteadyCook, Nick took part in the BBC’s Great BritishMenu, and cooked the main course for TheQueen’s official 80th birthday celebration.

Nick Nairn said: “I am really excited to be partof such a prestigious festival. I will be cookingsome of my favourite dishes, including a delicioushot raspberry soufflé. One of my passions issharing the food that I cook and how I cook it andthis gives me the perfect opportunity.”

Tickets for John Torode and Antony WorrallThompson are £25 each or £45 for both. Ticketsto see Nick Nairn are free and will be issued on afirst come first served basis. To book any of thecelebrity chef cookery demonstrations, pleasecall the Lichfield Garrick Box Office on 01543412121.

Another exciting addition to the weekendfestival is a free cookery demonstration in theLichfield Garrick’s Food Theatre by AdamBennett, head chef at Simpsons in Birmingham,at 3pm on Sunday 2 September.

Adam will join a number of top local andregional chefs who will be cooking up a stormover the course of the weekend, including theHistorical Cookery duo, Simon Smith andProfessor Roland Rotherham.

Chef Paul Gilmore of Restaurant Gilmore,master bread maker Duncan Hindley fromHindleys bakery, chef Tommy Ho from the RubyChinese Restaurant, and chefs from RistoranteSorrento, will also take to the stage over theweekend to present cookery demonstrations. Thefree demonstrations are open to all – just makesure you arrive in good time to secure your freeseat.

Foodies are also invited to the Garrick’s FoodStudio, where producers will be showcasingregional produce and offering food tastings onSaturday and Sunday, from 10am to 5pm. ScottO’Hara will also be displaying a selection of hiscenterpiece sugar sculptures.

The theatre’s Vineyard in the Sky, featuringlocal wine merchants, Worth Brothers, will offerwine connoisseurs the chance to sample and buydrinks from across the world over the weekend.

The Guildroom in Lichfield’s Guildhall will geteveryone in the party spirit with Lichfield Arts’Best of British Brewing festival, between 11amand 6pm over the festival weekend.

A special Sunday Farmers’ Market will alsotake place from 10am to 4pm on Lichfield’sMarket Square.

Adrian Jackson, Lichfield Garrick's Artistic andExecutive Director, commented: “Lichfield’s firstever food festival is set to overtake the city withmouth-watering flavours and aromas. We’relooking forward to all the gorgeous fine diningand drink sampling in what will be a celebration

of our fantastic local food and produce.”The festival will involve venues across the city that will

offer a range of delicious fixed price menus for just £10 aperson, and tasting notes and offers on drinks as part ofan Ale and Wine Trail.

“The weekend is such a celebration of food that itseemed only right to invite Lichfield’s wealth ofrestaurants and bars to get involved,” added Adrian.

Lichfield Food Festival is organised by the LichfieldGarrick and Lichfield District Council - with the help of

local chef, Simon Smith,Lichfield City Council andLichfield Arts.

To find out more aboutLichfield Food Festival,please visitwww.lichfieldfood.co.uk

Celebrity Chef Nick Nairn joins the line-up at the Lichfield Food Festival

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