> Arts

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!
> Arts> Events> Tourism & Leisure
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
> Arts> Events> Tourism & Leisure
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
> Arts> EventsHeadline
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
> Arts> Events> Tourism & Leisure
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...
Aethelflaed continues to inspire art and creativity
> Arts> CommunityHeadline
THIS year’s focus on raising awareness of Tamworth’s Lady of the Mercians, Aethelflaed, has been inspiring artists to represent the legendary Anglo-Saxon warrior and her story in a variety of creative new art forms...
Packed summer programme for Tamworth Voices
> Arts> Community> Events
A TAMWORTH community choir is going from strength to strength, with a packed summer of shows; including a performance at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall. Tamworth Voices choir will be entertaining audiences throughout July, and an additional date...
Girlguiding Tamworth jumps on board bus shelter project
> Arts> Children & Young People> Community
A CENTURY of Girlguiding in Tamworth is being celebrated with the transformation of a bus shelter which will be given a colourful new makeover thanks to youngsters from across the town. Members of all 30 Girlguiding...
Tamworth draws a successful win in The Big Draw Festival 2017!  
> Arts> Community
TAMWORTH Borough Council’s Arts & Events team has won a top award for an ‘outstanding event’ that brought the town centre to life with art and creativity last October.  People of all ages and...
IN PICTURES AND VIDEO – NUE Urban Arts Festival
> Arts> Community> Events
HERE you can see a selection of images from the NUE Urban Arts Festival which took place in Tamworth Castle Grounds on Saturday 2 June 2018. We will be adding to these as we...
Art Exhibition celebrates local artists
> Arts
LAST Saturday saw the celebration of a number of local artists at the first Start-Mart Art: Affinity Art Exhibition. It was a collaborative exhibition depicting a variety of artists and demonstrated a number of different...
Official unveiling of Aethelflaed sculpture
> Arts> Community> Staffordshire
THE official unveiling of the 6-metre high Aethelflaed sculpture has taken place today (Monday) with special guests of the Mayor, those involved in the production process and even Æthelflæd herself (sort of!) After...
‘Our Aethel’ due to come home this week as statue is installed
> Arts> EventsHeadline
MORE than a year of consultations, designing, planning and back-breaking labour will come to an end this week when Tamworth’s brand new warrior queen sculpture finally returns home to be revealed to the public...
Touring theatre continues for the summer season
> Arts> Community> Events
THEATRE is continuing on tour in Tamworth, bringing a variety of professional productions to venues across the borough. The project - Touring Theatre - has produced a range of high-quality shows that started from April...
Amazing pictures reveal ‘Our Aethel’ taking a huge bath
> Arts> Community> Property, Planning & Development
STUNNING pictures reveal the moment when Tamworth’s new warrior queen sculpture was dipped into a huge bath of molten zinc, to slowly emerge shiny and victorious, ready for the final stage of the design process...
Fairy-tale stories this bank holiday at Tamworth Castle
> Arts> Children & Young People> Tourism & Leisure
FAMILIES are being invited to hear tales of enchantment this bank holiday weekend at Tamworth Castle. The storyteller will be in residence during May 5 to 7, to tell tales of knights, dragons and princesses...
Touring theatre continues for the summer season
> Arts> Events> Tourism & Leisure
THE theatre is continuing on its tour in Tamworth, bringing a variety of professional productions to venues across the borough. The project - Touring Theatre - has produced a range of high-quality shows that...