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Tamworth Pantomime in a brand new Theatre
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PANTOMIME comes to Tamworth this Christmas in a brand new venue – oh yes it does! Dick Whittington will sail into QEMS Theatre on the Ashby Road from 15 – 23 December, and the company...
A Dame a Dozen!
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DICK Whittington comes to Tamworth this December and one cast member is embarking on his twelfth pantomime – oh yes he is! Alex Farrell is well known for playing the Dame every year, and this...
Get your school kit ready for an evening of comedy!
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FAST-MOVING and highly entertaining comedy is coming to Birch Coppice Club this November with a live performance of ‘Teechers’, presented by award-winning theatre group TACT. New to this season’s programme of Tamworth Borough Council’s Arts &...
Tickets on sale for an evening of music inspired by books
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BE enchanted and enthralled with entertainment this Saturday when The Bookshop Band visits St Francis Church, Leyfields fora performance of a mesmerising musical delight. Tamworth Borough Council’s programme of Arts & Events continues this Saturday...
Staffordshire fostering film shortlisted for prestigious award
> Arts> Children & Young People> Staffordshire
A SHORT film to highlight the urgent need for foster carers in Staffordshire has been nominated for a prestigious television award. Staffordshire County Council’s Fostering Service worked with 15 other local authorities and film production...
Tamworth gets creative as Art Attack’s Big Draw hits the town
> Arts> Children & Young People> Community
TAMWORTH was packed with creative ideas and colourful activities on Saturday, October 6, when Art Attack hit the town centre offering free arts activities for people of all ages. The event attracted over 1000 people...
Dick Whittington comes to Tamworth this December
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TAMWORTH’s funniest pantomime adventure has a new home this Christmas. Dick Whittington comes to Landau Forte Academy QEMS from 13 – 23 December – oh yes it does!Tamworth Pantomime Company manager, Alex Farrell...
7-year-old holds photo exhibition at Tamworth Library
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A TAMWORTH schoolboy, aged just 7-years-old is holding his first photography exhibition thanks to Tamworth Library. Harvey Payne has a collection of photographs on display at Tamworth Library from now until the end of November...
New Arts Project headed for Glascote Library
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CHILDREN and families are invited to take part in a new arts project taking place at Glascote Library in Tamworth. Launching this month, Libraries Live is an artist in residence programme taking place in 3 libraries...
Gripping crime thriller set in Birmingham receives launch in city marking start of National Dyslexia Awareness Week
> Arts> Crime
ESTABLISHED crime writer AA Abbott, real name Helen Blenkinsop, launched her brand-new gripping crime thriller THE REVENGE TRAIL in Birmingham on Monday 1 October 2018, marking the start of National Dyslexia Awareness Week. THE REVENGE TRAIL...
Get creative this Saturday in Tamworth Town Centre
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THE countdown is on to FREE arts activities for people of all ages, when Art Attack arrives in Tamworth town centre this Saturday, October 6. Tamworth Arts & Events team and Ankerside Shopping Centre...
New young poet laureate appointed for Staffordshire
> Arts> Children & Young People> Staffordshire
A NEW young poet laureate for Staffordshire has been chosen and named as Lily Massey, aged 15 from Baddeley Green. Lily performed her poems ‘The Power of Words’ and ‘Another Way’ at a special poetry...
Latest colourful new bus shelter on the Catch Art trail revealed
> Arts> Travel & MotoringHeadline
ANOTHER Tamworth bus shelter has been given a colourful and artistic makeover, this time thanks to service users and staff of the George Bryan Centre. The shelter, outside Tamworth Railway Station, has been brightened up as...
‘Sustainable Summer’ continues at Ankerside
> Arts> Community> Environment & Nature
THE free ‘Sustainable Summer’ event at Ankerside Shopping Centre launched a couple of weeks ago and has been a huge success, with shoppers taking part in a workshop where they made floral arrangements out of...
Three artists, walking 250 miles along the canal network are about to hit Tamworth!
> Arts> Community
On Tuesday 7 August, a group of artists will be walking from The Sale to Tamworth and would love to hear from you. Join them and walk and talk for a while; they want to...
Warton Music Festival releases 2019 Early Bird tickets
> Arts> Events> North Warwickshire
WARTON Music Festival 2018 was a hugely successful event which saw over 2000 visitors flocking to the fields of Bentley Farm, close to Tamworth. Friday night headliners Oasish set the tone for the weekend, with...
Tamworth searches for a Dick Whittington!
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DICK Whittington comes to Tamworth this December, and the search is now on for the leading man. The Tamworth Pantomime Company’s show takes place from 13 – 23 December at Landau Forte Academy QEMS, with...
Award winning Summer School comes to Tamworth
> Arts> Children & Young People
AWARD-WINING drama school Enact Academy are hosting an August summer school here in Tamworth. Themed around this year’s hit film The Greatest Showman, it takes place Monday to Friday 13 – 17 August from 9am...
Thousands enjoy Aethel’s weekend to remember in Tamworth
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Image by dgtl Concepts (www.dgtlconcepts.co.uk) MORE than 18 months of hard work involving 10,000 participants, 250 litres of paint, 50 litres of PVA glue, 100 rolls of double-sided sticky tape, 5...
Huge Mercian Mosaic project to culminate in live unveiling
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MORE than 18 months of planning, painting, creating and crafting by thousands of Tamworth people will come to an exciting and breath-taking conclusion next weekend when the 1,400-tile Mercian Mosaic is revealed for...
Huge new mural brightens front of Tamworth Railway Station
> Arts> Community> Travel & Motoring
THE front of Tamworth Railway Station has been brightened up with a stunning new mural created by local art students as part of a multi-agency regeneration project. Visitors will now be greeted in style by a...
Summer is in ‘full swing’ at the Castle Grounds
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TWO favourite Tamworth bands will be performing some classic and contemporary music from the Castle Grounds Bandstand as Tamworth Borough Council’s hot programme of free Summer Bandstand Concerts continues this weekend. On Saturday July 7...