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Girlguiding Tamworth is ready to welcome you!
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Girlguiding in Tamworth gives all girls and young women lots of opportunities to learn and experience new and exciting activities in a safe and unique girl-only space. We give girls a voice and change...
Festive fun for all the family at St Giles Hospice Christmas Fair
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Santa is coming and families can enjoy a day of festive fun on Saturday 16th November when St Giles Hospice holds its annual Christmas Fair. The Whittington hospice has a packed afternoon of events and...
Move for Movember with The Gym Group
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Staying fit and healthy is just as important for the mind as it is for the body. This month The Gym group have partnered up with Movember to offer your first month's membership free, with...
New Football “Boot Buddies Swap Shop” scheme begins in Tamworth
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Do you or your family have some old football boots that still have plenty of life to give? A new scheme in Tamworth has opened up to help football families keep up with the demands...
Which Christmas tree is right for you? Find your match with the Tree Team at Cannock Chase
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FORESTRY England is making new traditions at Cannock Chase Forest - turning choosing a tree into an unforgettable day out. Christmas begins the moment you pick up your tree. And at Cannock Chase Forest, choosing...
Tamworth Gate Gallop raises £7,600 for St Giles Hospice
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FUNDRAISERS certainly hit the ground running at this year’s Tamworth Gate Gallop – with the event raising an amazing £7,600 for St Giles Hospice. The popular annual family event, the 'Gate Gallop', organised by...
Spooky Staffordshire cycling routes to explore this Halloween
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STAFFORDSHIRE’S cyclists can mix spooks with spokes this Halloween by exploring some of the county’s eeriest cycle routes Criss-crossing Staffordshire are miles of cycle lanes and national cycleways, all of which are used every day...
Awards celebrate county’s best tourism and hospitality businesses
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SOME of Staffordshire’s best tourism and food & drink businesses have been crowned at a glittering black-tie awards dinner. Businesses from across the county were celebrating at the 2019 Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism &...
Tamworth football team scores with cash donation
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A LOCAL junior football team kicked off the season with a brand-new sponsor after being backed with a £1,500 donation from M6toll. Amington Emeralds Junior Football Team has been selected as one of M6toll’s...
Tamworth-based housebuilder helps Hannah aim high
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A £500 sponsorship from builders Bellway West Midlands has helped a young archery Olympics hopeful from Nuneaton hit her annual targets. Hannah Rowley, a pupil at Nuneaton’s Higham Lane School and still only a 16-year-old...
Prepare to be spooked at Tamworth Castle this Halloween from this weekend
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TAMWORTH Castle will provide the perfect backdrop for creepy and bone-chilling entertainment this Halloween with family-friendly spooky activities on offer for people of all ages. The week of spooky ghostly goings-on will take place from...
Enjoy the great outdoor events this November in Tamworth
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POPULAR annual events Fireworks Spectacular and Tamworth Christmas Lights Festival are coming to town this November. Breath-taking fireworks will see November start with a bang on Saturday, November 2, in the Castle Grounds. Entertainment including...
More dates announced for tea with the Mayor in Tamworth Town Hall this autumn
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THE Mayor of Tamworth is inviting people to join him for tea and cake in the historic Tamworth Town Hall as his series of open days continues this autumn. Hundreds of people have enjoyed discovering...
Grants Worth Upto £5000 Available for Mens Groups to Help Tackle Physical and Mental Health Issues
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LOCAL community clubs and societies across Tamworth are being urged to apply for funding to help tackle male mental and physical health problems through sport and exercise. GVC Holdings has given the Community Foundation for...
Local Karate club leads the way with new Safeguarding Code
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LOCAL martial arts club, Atherstone Karate Club, is leading the charge in sports safeguarding, having attained the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts “mark”. Achieving the Safeguarding Code demonstrates Atherstone Karate Club’s commitment to upholding its...
Company takes on Great Birmingham Run challenge for St Giles Hospice
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NINETEEN intrepid runners from a Staffordshire company are calling on other firms to hit the streets for St Giles Hospice at this month’s Great Birmingham Run. The team from Wincanton for Screwfix, in Fradley Park...
Your feedback is needed on this year’s summer Playscheme in Tamworth
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THOUSANDS of children aged two and over have been busy enjoying another exciting programme of free sports and activities during the summer, and now your feedback is needed! Tamworth Borough Council’s Sports Development Team unveiled...
Trigger Happy TV star Dom Joly to appear at new-look Assems!
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TV star, writer and broadcaster Dom Joly will be appearing at Tamworth Assembly Rooms as part of the new-look theatre’s opening season following a multi-million-pound refurbishment project, it has been confirmed. Dom Joly, best known...
We love you yeah, yeah yeah! Relive Beatlemania at Tamworth Assembly Rooms
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GET ready to twist, shout and relive the songs of yesterday when Beatlemania returns to Tamworth Assembly Rooms - 57 years to the day that the famous band performed at the venue in 1963. February...
Prepare to be spooked at Tamworth Castle this Halloween
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TAMWORTH Castle will provide the perfect backdrop for creepy and bone-chilling entertainment this Halloween with family-friendly spooky activities on offer for people of all ages. The week of spooky ghostly goings-on will take place between...
Twycross Zoo named fastest growing Zoo and Wildlife attraction in England
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AFTER an incredible 12 months, Twycross Zoo has been named in Visit Britain’s official statistics as the fastest-growing zoo and wildlife attraction in England, achieving a phenomenal 15% growth in visitor numbers year on year...
Santa’s Winter Wonderland returns to the SnowDome for the 15th year!
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IT may still be September but before you know it, Santa will be back at Tamworth's SnowDome for the 15th fantastic year! This year, the SnowDome will continue to welcome families from all over the...
Tamworth MP launches competition to find Pub of the Year
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THE 2019 Parliamentary Pub of the Year has opened nominations and Christopher Pincher MP is looking to nominate a local pub to take showcase down in London. The competition, organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group...
Wall-to-wall fun on offer at this weekends ‘We Love Tamworth’
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THE scene is set for the return of the popular We Love Tamworth extravaganza, bringing wall-to-wall fun for the whole family to the Castle Grounds on Saturday, September 14. Presented by Tamworth Borough Council’s Arts...
Experience life in Victorian Tamworth at special Tamworth Castle event
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TAMWORTH’S Victorian history will be brought to life this September with a special event at Tamworth Castle. Visitors to the castle on September 14 and September 15 will be able to take a step back...
Hundreds of cyclists hit road to support St Giles Hospice
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MORE than 500 people saddled up and used their pedal power to help raise funds for St Giles Hospice at the weekend as part of the charity’s annual Cycle St Giles Autumn event. Organisers expect...
Castle Grounds’ toilets re-open after major refurbishment
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A MAJOR project to refurbish public toilets in Tamworth Castle Grounds is now fully completed and the facility re-opened on Friday, August 23, just in time for the busy summer bank holiday weekend in the...
Countdown to Lichfield’s 2019 proms extravaganza
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WITH the big event taking place in just over a week, excitement is mounting for Lichfield Proms in Beacon Park on Saturday 7 September. Lichfield District Council is working hard to make sure its twenty-first...