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Christmas comes early for local arts group and helps secure 2019 event
/ Arts/ Events/ Tourism & Leisure
CHRISTMAS has come early for local arts group New urban era after being awarded a substantial grant from Arts Council England to develop the organisation and host the annual Tamworth urban arts and sports festival...
Thigh slapping puns and innuendos galore at Tamworth Panto
/ Arts/ Events/ Staffordshire
TAMWORTH Pantomime Company bring a performance to the town every year, and this year it is the tale of Dick Whittington.  We went along to see how good it was - oh yes we...
Popular Kids Characters Join Local Pantomime Cast
/ Arts/ Community
DICK Whittington starts in Tamworth this week, and some popular Children's TV characters are joining the cast. Marshall from PAW Patrol and two of the Minions will both appear in the pantomime – oh yes they...
Free Creative Network launched for local artists and venues
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LOCAL artists and venues are invited to join a new and exciting hub to bring creative people and event organisers together in Tamworth. Free to sign up, Tamworth Creative Network is an online platform developed...
Tamworth Singer-Songwriting duo, release new Video
/ Arts/ Tourism & Leisure
TAMWORTH based singer-songwriting duo 'One Week Later', has an exciting new video out on YouTube to coincide with the general digital release of a new EP entitled, 'Things That Make No Sense'. The duo of...
Tamworth Voices presents special guests at this year’s festive concert
/ Arts/ Children & Young People/ Staffordshire
TAMWORTH Voices popular Christmas concert at St Editha’s Church will be made extra special this year, as winning Christmas poems will be featured as part of a festive Girlguiding Tamworth competition. Rainbows, Brownies and...
Back to where it all began for Dick Whittington
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TAMWORTH’S hilarious pantomime adventure is nearly here – oh yes it is! Dick Whittington comes to QEMS Theatre from 15 – 23 December and features a selection of local stars, but the man playing the...
Tamworth Voices and Mercian singers bringing Christmas cheer
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POPULAR Christmas concerts return in December when Tamworth Voices and Mercian Singers perform at popular Tamworth venues for a night of festive cheer. The Tamworth Voices concert will be extra special this year as special guests...
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!
/ Arts/ Events/ Tourism & Leisure
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
/ Arts/ Children & Young People/ Community
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
/ Arts/ Children & Young People/ Events
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...