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St Giles Hospice promises fun for all the family at Whittington summer fair
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ST GILES HOSPICE will be welcoming visitors to an afternoon of fun at its annual Summer Fair in Whittington on Saturday 25th May. The popular fundraising event will be offering attractions for all the family at...
Youngsters create shields for Tamworth Castle shield wall
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YOUNGSTERS got creative making colourful shields as part of a project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to make a shield wall around Tamworth Castle. The free shield-making workshop was held at Tamworth Library...
Joe Lycett to appear on Radio Tamworth
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TOP Comedian Joe Lycett will be appearing on Radio Tamworth tomorrow (Thursday) evening. He will join presenters Mark Paul and Darren Mortiboy on the Mortified Comedy Radio Show from 8 pm. Birmingham's Joe Lycett is the...
New cash boost given to voluntary groups across Tamworth
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VOLUNTARY, arts and sports groups across Tamworth have received a collective cash boost of nearly £4,400 in the latest round of grants from Tamworth Borough Council. Six groups and six individuals have each been...
Free workshop to help create stunning shield wall around Tamworth Castle
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DO you want to help defend Tamworth Castle? Take part in a fantastic shield wall project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. An ambitious project to create a stunning shield wall around Tamworth Castle...
Warton goes big for their third annual music festival
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THIS year’s Warton Music Festival is due to take place this summer from the 19-21 July in the fields of Warton, just outside of Tamworth. The Hunna have been announced as their main headliner for...
Tamworth Company’s Data Centre becomes scene for short film
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THE Data Centre of a Tamworth-based company has become the setting for a new short film about a mental health patient. Written and directed by Yorkshire-based filmmaker, Dan Guest - 'Screw Loose' is the story...
New Community Mural revealed at Belgrave Lakes
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TAMWORTH'S Urban arts group - New Urban Era have been busy this weekend after inviting artists Wingy N4T4 Peachzz & Graffoflarge to paint a new Mural on the walls of Belgrave dance studio, off...
New Community Mural revealed at Belgrave Lakes
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TAMWORTH'S Urban arts group - New Urban Era have been busy this weekend after inviting artists Wingy N4T4 Peachzz & Graffoflarge to paint a new Mural on the walls of Belgrave dance studio, off...
Can Tamworth schools hit the right note at new music festival
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ORGANISERS of a new music festival in Tamworth are on the hunt for a talented local school band or group of school friends who play music together to star on stage this summer. The Statfold Barn...
Grab the last tickets for cinema under the stars this summer
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THERE is still time to grab your tickets for this year’s Outdoor Cinema on Saturday, August 10, for the two exciting public choice films of Bohemian Rhapsody and Beetlejuice, but be quick before they sell...
Toploader to play at Statfold Barn Festival
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HIT indie rockers Toploader are the latest big-name act confirmed for the Statfold Barn Festival, organisers have announced. The multi-platinum selling group, best known for their global smash Dancing in the Moonlight, will perform a...
Latest short film highlights the rewards and challenges of fostering
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A NEW short film focusing on the urgent need for foster carers in Staffordshire and the difference they make to children’s lives has been released. ‘truth be told’, will promote foster care across the region...
Bestselling author to visit Tamworth library
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BESTSELLING local author Carol Wyer, whose crime series is set in and around Staffordshire and Tamworth, is celebrating the launch of her much-anticipated thriller THE DARE. Launching at Tamworth Library on Thursday 25 April between 11...
Libraries gear up for Staffordshire Day celebrations
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WITH just less than a month to go until Staffordshire Day on 1 May, people are being reminded to drop into their local library for this year’s celebrations. Author visits, quiz nights, local heroes competition...
Students design new logo for a New era of the popular Tamworth urban arts and sports festival
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STUDENTS at Kettlebrook Short Stay School have been busy designing a new logo for Tamworth's Urban arts and sports festival. Event organiser New urban era worked with local artist Wingy to deliver a two-day workshop...
Local touring school band are the ‘Next Level’
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A UNIQUE band of pupils known as the ‘Next Level’, are touring local primary schools performing to demonstrate what inclusive music making is all about. Next Level is made up of pupils who attend Two...
Tamworth residents urged to suggest tracks for Made in Staffordshire playlist
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GREAT Staffordshire musicians past and present are to be lauded as part of the 2019 Staffordshire Day programme, through a new online playlist. Tying in with the theme of this year’s celebrations, the Made in...
Exciting festival of drama starts next week in Tamworth
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AN exciting five-night run of theatre gets underway next week with the 2019 Tamworth Hastilow Drama Festival, featuring a series of one-act plays by the region’s best amateur dramatic groups. Adult and youth theatre companies...
Exciting new season of events revealed for Tamworth
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LIVE musical shows, theatre performances, St George’s Day extravaganza, Tamworth in Bloom celebrations, outdoor cinema and We Love Tamworth festival – these are just some of the highlights lined up in Tamworth’s exciting new season...
Grab a bargain this World Book day for the Wind in the Willows outdoor theatre production
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CELEBRATE World Book Day today and grab a bargain ticket price of £5 per person to the Wind in the Willows performance, coming to Dosthill Park this June. This year World Book Day has the theme...
Get behind the scenes on a ‘hard hat’ tour of Tamworth Assembly Rooms
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TAMWORTH residents are being invited to take part in free hard hat tours of Tamworth Assembly Rooms to see first-hand what’s been happening behind the scenes at the historic theatre. The Corporation Street entertainment venue...
Exciting festival of drama starts later this month in Tamworth
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AN exciting five-night run of theatre gets underway next month with the 2019 Tamworth Hastilow Drama Festival, featuring a series of one-act plays by the region’s best amateur dramatic groups. Adult and youth theatre companies...
BBC Presenter Lined Up for Media Student Awards
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A TALENTED young radio presenter will be a guest speaker at the Midlands Media Student Awards, being held in Birmingham on Wednesday, 10 April. Alex Noble (pictured), a graduate from the University of Nottingham, showcases...
Hundred’s vote for this year’s Outdoor Cinema film choices – these are the chosen films…
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ALMOST 1,000 movie lovers have voted to decide the two films that are shown at this year’s popular Outdoor Cinema in Tamworth Castle Grounds. Votes were cast online and via social media after...
WIN TICKETS to see Charlie James Tennant in Concert
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ON Saturday 21 September, enter the mesmerising world of Charlie James Tennant, pianist and synth player, joined with a blissful string quartet and special guest Rory Cannon for a night of enchanting cinematic soundscapes. The...
Snowdrop week at Middleton Hall and Gardens
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WHAT’S more joyful than the first sight of clusters of tiny snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) popping up all over the gardens of Britain? Blooming in February and flowering through to March, these hardy little perennial bulbs...
Tamworth up for three awards in Midlands-wide competition
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TAMWORTH has been shortlisted for three top awards in a Midlands-wide competition recognising the best of the best in arts and entertainment – and your votes are now needed to bring the titles home. Tamworth...