Citylife in Lichfield January 2021

LOCAL NEWS
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Michael’s Menswear
Winners Announced!
Krissy draws the names with Michael Mullarkey
of Michael's Menswear
Christmas came early for several local residents
in December as prestigious gentlemen’s
boutique, Michaels’ Menswear on Lichfield’s
Market Street, announced the 25 lucky winners
of the annual sock competition!
Drawn by our very own editor, Krissy, the first
name out of the hat was a Mr Turley who
receives a pair of Viyella socks, plus a bottle of
Prosecco. A further 24 names drawn each
receive a pair of Viyella socks.
Well done to everyone!
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Rotary Supports ‘We
Love Lichfield’ Fund
President David Stainsby and Simon Price,
Chairman of the ‘We Love Lichfield’ fund
Lichfield St. Chad Rotary Club has made a
donation of £2,000 to the ‘We Love Lichfield’
fund.
President David Stainsby, of Lichfield St. Chad
Rotary, mentioned that 2020 had been a
particularly difficult year, with two flagship
fundraising events, namely Rotary Cars in the
Park, and the Cathedral to Tamworth Castle
charity run, being cancelled due to the Covid-19
pandemic.
‘We Love Lichfield’ is a local fund that provides
small grants to a wide range of projects based
in the Lichfield District.
Lichfield St. Chad Rotary is currently seeking
new members with flair and imagination to
contribute to its fundraising work and enjoy a
great social life when conditions allow. For
further information, visit
www.rotarylichfieldstchad.uk.
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Mercia Juniors are
Champs for St Giles
Harry Crooks (left) and Lucas Thompson with
St Giles Hospice Regional Fundraiser, Bethany
Richardson.
A Lichfield football club has kicked off its new
community partnership with St Giles Hospice
by adopting the charity’s colours for its new kit
and raising more than £1,000 at the annual St
Giles Rudolph Run.
Players and parents from Mercia Juniors
Football Club signed up to December’s festive
event in the first of a series of planned
fundraising activities to thank St Giles for its
care of team members’ families in the past.
Mercia Juniors is also championing the hospice
by appearing in its eye-catching orange branding
whenever they lace up their boots from now
on, with the St Giles logo emblazoned on their
shirts instead of a sponsor.
Mercia Juniors runs teams for under 10s up to
under 15s and is based at Lichfield’s Friary
School. The club plays in the Midland Juniors
Premier, Burton, Tamworth and Derby City
Leagues.
For more information about St Giles Hospice
visit www.stgileshospice.com.
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Cadets Celebrate
£5,000 Boost
(l-r) Emily Thompson, David Stainsby,
Jamie Gotheridge, Sue Arnold and
Sarah Cass.
The Rotary Club of Lichfield St Chad has
become the latest to step up to support
Staffordshire’s Police Cadet Service by
becoming a patron for the fourth year in a row.
President David Stainsby has committed £5,000
to the cadets each year, which will help to
expand the scheme so that every young person
across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has the
chance to become a cadet.
There are now 10 successful units across
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, with demand
for more in the future.
The Staffordshire Police Cadets – a uniformed
and disciplined service for Staffordshire
youngsters aged between 13 and 17 – aims to
strengthen links between the police and young
people, and promote good citizenship. They’re
not training to be police officers, but are
learning the skills they need for the future.
For more details on cadets and the patronage
scheme, visit www.staffordshire-pfcc.gov.uk/getinvolved/police-cadets.
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Lichfield Locals Fed
Hungry Half Termers
A local
c o n v e n i e n c e
store teamed up
with a Lichfield
resident in
order to help
feed children
over the
October half
term.
Kerry Holland,
manager of The
Shop @Chapel
Lane, and Phil Tye, a Lichfield local, joined forces
following the Government’s decision not to
extend free school meals over half term.
Appealing to the wider community, the pair saw
donations flooding in from people wanting to
help, as well as businesses offering their
services.
With cash donations and supplies from
companies in the area, Kerry and Phil were able
to put together more than 80 lunchboxes for
distribution, which contained food to feed
eligible children. They also set up a Just Giving
fundraising page and raised more than £100 for
Lichfield Foodbank.
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