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Citylife in Lichfield January 2020

Our first edition of the new decade is all about New Year...New You...! All the usual news, views, articles, competitions, recipes and history features are here in our January edition of Citylife in Lichfield - everything you want to know, explore and learn about Lichfield in one magazine!

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What’s On <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>January</strong><br />

Tuesday 7th <strong>January</strong><br />

The City of <strong>Lichfield</strong> Probus<br />

Club<br />

A talk by Terry Graham on the<br />

work of the Monmore Green<br />

Greyhound Trust f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g homes<br />

for retired greyhounds.<br />

Each month, there are <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g<br />

local trips to places of <strong>in</strong>terest<br />

and two quizzes take place.<br />

Venue: St Matthew’s Sports &<br />

Social Club <strong>in</strong> Burntwood.<br />

Time: First Tuesday of every<br />

month at<br />

More <strong>in</strong>formation from 07971<br />

113505 or<br />

peter.hitchman44@gmail.com.<br />

Wednesday 8th <strong>January</strong><br />

<strong>Lichfield</strong> U3A<br />

The Role of Cadbury Workers <strong>in</strong><br />

the 1st World War by speaker<br />

Fiona Joseph.<br />

Venue: <strong>Lichfield</strong> Guildhall<br />

Time: 2pm<br />

Thursday 9th <strong>January</strong><br />

<strong>Lichfield</strong> Branch of Park<strong>in</strong>sons’s<br />

UK<br />

A talk on ‘Food Glorious food.’<br />

The branch holds its meet<strong>in</strong>g s on<br />

2nd Thursday of every month. It<br />

also organises Yoga, Tai Chi, and<br />

Speech Therapy sessions. In<br />

addition there are also Carers’<br />

coffee morn<strong>in</strong>gs at Mabel’s <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Curborough Countryside Centre.<br />

For further <strong>in</strong>formation r<strong>in</strong>g<br />

01543 264465.<br />

Venue: Mart<strong>in</strong> Heath Hall,<br />

Christchurch Lane, <strong>Lichfield</strong> WS13<br />

8AY.<br />

Thursday 9th <strong>January</strong><br />

Three Spires Community Choir<br />

A free open session for new<br />

members.<br />

A fun and friendly choir led by<br />

Ruairi Edwards. All voices, male<br />

and female most welcome. No<br />

auditions or requirement to read<br />

music.<br />

Venue: Wade St Church, <strong>Lichfield</strong><br />

(Frog Lane Entrance).<br />

Time: 6.15pm–7.45pm (every<br />

Thursday dur<strong>in</strong>g term time).<br />

Email threespirescommunitychoir<br />

@gmail.com or f<strong>in</strong>d us on<br />

Facebook.<br />

Thursday 16th <strong>January</strong><br />

<strong>Lichfield</strong> Civic Society<br />

A History of the Walsall Leather<br />

Trade & Museum So Far by<br />

speaker David Mills, Assistant<br />

Curator.<br />

Venue: The <strong>Lichfield</strong> Room, Wade<br />

Street Church Community Hall,<br />

Frog Lane, <strong>Lichfield</strong>.<br />

Time: 7.45pm<br />

Price: Members and students are<br />

free. Visitors are always welcome<br />

(£3 on door).<br />

Monday 20th <strong>January</strong><br />

<strong>Lichfield</strong> Textile & Stitch Group<br />

The speaker this month will be<br />

Barbara Marshall talk<strong>in</strong>g about the<br />

Chadsmoor Tapestry.<br />

We host a variety of speakers and<br />

are a fun and friendly group.<br />

Plenty of free park<strong>in</strong>g opposite.<br />

Third Monday of every month.<br />

Venue: The Fire Station,<br />

Birm<strong>in</strong>gham Road, <strong>Lichfield</strong>,WS13<br />

6HU.<br />

Time: 7pm for 7.30pm<br />

Price: £2 to cover entry and<br />

refreshments -Visitors very<br />

welcome .<br />

For further <strong>in</strong>formation, contact<br />

Anna Stanley at<br />

anna.stanley@hotmail.co.uk<br />

Wednesday 22nd <strong>January</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />

Stonnall Conservation Society<br />

We look forward to see<strong>in</strong>g you<br />

all aga<strong>in</strong> and we welcome Phil<br />

Griffiths who will be giv<strong>in</strong>g a talk<br />

on “Stories of the English<br />

Co<strong>in</strong>age” which date from the<br />

earliest co<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> Greece almost<br />

3,000 years ago up to<br />

Decimalisation and the present<br />

day.<br />

Venue: Stonnall Youth and<br />

Community Centre, Ma<strong>in</strong> Street,<br />

Stonnall WS9 9EE.<br />

Time: 7.30pm<br />

Saturday 25th <strong>January</strong><br />

Burns Night Celebration<br />

D<strong>in</strong>ner<br />

Celebrate the birthday of<br />

Scotland’s most loved bard with a<br />

delicious four course d<strong>in</strong>ner with<br />

a Scottish flavour and a tot of<br />

whisky <strong>in</strong> Darw<strong>in</strong>’s Restaurant at<br />

The George Hotel.<br />

Venue: The George Hotel<br />

Time: 7pm<br />

Price: £35 per person<br />

Sunday 26th <strong>January</strong><br />

Wedd<strong>in</strong>g Open Day<br />

If you are look<strong>in</strong>g for a city<br />

centre wedd<strong>in</strong>g venue, come and<br />

see The George Hotel dressed<br />

for a wedd<strong>in</strong>g reception.<br />

Venue: The George Hotel<br />

Time: 11am-2pm<br />

Entry is free.<br />

Wednesday 12th February<br />

<strong>Lichfield</strong> U3A<br />

The Gothic Revival <strong>in</strong><br />

Staffordshire by speaker Danny<br />

Wells.<br />

Venue: <strong>Lichfield</strong> Guildhall<br />

Time: 2pm<br />

Words Alive!<br />

The Samuel Johnson Birthplace<br />

Museum<br />

Beg<strong>in</strong>s Saturday 11th <strong>January</strong>,<br />

10:30am – 11:45pm<br />

A weekly club for 8-12 year olds<br />

who love words! Read, write,<br />

create, act and illustrate <strong>in</strong> the<br />

<strong>in</strong>spir<strong>in</strong>g sett<strong>in</strong>g of the Samuel<br />

Johnson Birthplace Museum. Try<br />

your first session free!<br />

£3.00 per session, £2.00 for<br />

sibl<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

To book call 01543 264 972, email<br />

sjmuseum@lichfield.gov.uk or<br />

visit<br />

www.samueljohnsonbirthplace.<br />

org.uk<br />

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stated.<br />

3.The clos<strong>in</strong>g date is stated on each <strong>in</strong>dividual prize draw or competition.<br />

4.Entrants’ details will be securely held by <strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> Ltd <strong>in</strong> accordance<br />

with our Privacy Policy. Details will be held only until the clos<strong>in</strong>g date of the<br />

competition. After this date entrants’ details will be securely destroyed/deleted.<br />

W<strong>in</strong>ners’ contact details will be securely stored only until the w<strong>in</strong>ner has been<br />

<strong>in</strong>formed of their w<strong>in</strong>/prize. After this details will be securely deleted/destroyed.<br />

5.Entrants’ details will never be shared with any third party. The only exception to<br />

this is the name (and if the prize is to be posted) address of Competition/Prize<br />

Draw w<strong>in</strong>ners that will be communicated to the competition partner to allow<br />

w<strong>in</strong>ners to securely claim their prize, after which all details will be securely<br />

destroyed. The <strong>in</strong>itial and surname of w<strong>in</strong>ners will be pr<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> our magaz<strong>in</strong>es –<br />

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details apart from <strong>in</strong>itial and surname) <strong>in</strong> any of their publications and onl<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

7.<strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> Ltd accepts no responsibility for any breach of copyright or<br />

breach of any other legislation entailed by entrants <strong>in</strong> their creation or submission<br />

of materials.<br />

8.Only one entry per prize draw/competition, per reader.<br />

9.Except <strong>in</strong> the case of cash prizes, no cash equivalent will be offered and the<br />

prize is non-transferable.<br />

10.All prizes are subject to availability and the prize suppliers' terms and<br />

conditions.<br />

11.No purchase necessary.<br />

12.Prize draws and competitions are only open to UK residents aged 18 years or<br />

over (unless otherwise stated).<br />

13.Competitions and prize draws may not be entered by any employee of<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividual associated with any employee, agent or third party of <strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong><br />

Ltd.<br />

14.W<strong>in</strong>ners will be selected at random <strong>in</strong> the case of applicable prize draws and<br />

competitions, or by an <strong>in</strong>dependent judge <strong>in</strong> the case of photographic/art<br />

competitions from all entries received.<br />

15.W<strong>in</strong>ners will be notified by <strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> up to 28 days after the clos<strong>in</strong>g<br />

date of the competition/prize draw by the contact details provided by the entrant.<br />

16.A list of the surnames and county of residence of the w<strong>in</strong>ners will be available<br />

by writ<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> Ltd no earlier than six weeks after the competition<br />

clos<strong>in</strong>g date.<br />

17.When the prize draw/competition w<strong>in</strong>ner has been selected, this decision is<br />

f<strong>in</strong>al and no correspondence will be entered <strong>in</strong>to.<br />

18.<strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> Ltd accepts no responsibility for the prize be<strong>in</strong>g lost,<br />

damaged or delayed <strong>in</strong> transit. When the prize is provided by a third party, <strong>Citylife</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> Ltd accepts no responsibility for any change to the prize, or for the<br />

quality of the prize provided.<br />

19.Competitions may be amended or withdrawn at any time.<br />

20.By enter<strong>in</strong>g the competition or prize draw, you agree to hav<strong>in</strong>g your name,<br />

(photograph, where stated) and city or county of residence published <strong>in</strong> any of<br />

<strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong>’s publications and onl<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

21.Unless otherwise stated, the promoter is <strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> Ltd, PO Box 7126,<br />

<strong>Lichfield</strong>, WS14 4JS.<br />

22. <strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> Ltd do not express any warranty or endorsement of any<br />

competition prize, <strong>in</strong>formation, service or product provided <strong>in</strong> connection with a<br />

competition by pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g or otherwise publicis<strong>in</strong>g any competition.<br />

23.To the full extent of the law, <strong>Citylife</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Lichfield</strong> Ltd shall not be liable for any<br />

loss, claim, punitive, <strong>in</strong>direct, <strong>in</strong>cidental or consequential damages of any k<strong>in</strong>d<br />

<strong>in</strong>curred as a result of enter<strong>in</strong>g this prize draw or competition.<br />

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you agree that you own these photos text or artworks, that it is your orig<strong>in</strong>al work<br />

to which you own all rights to distribute, and that your entry is accurate, moral and<br />

legal.<br />

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