Citylife in Lichfield January 2021

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LOCAL NEWS Local Boy’s Acts of Kindness Commended A 17-year-old Whittington boy’s remarkable 100 acts of kindness fundraising achievements were commended by Her Majesty’s Lord- Lieutenant for Staffordshire. Sebbie Hall, who has learning and physical difficulties, has performed a random act of kindness every single day since March, raising nearly £10,000 for charity in the process. These series of extraordinary acts merited a special thank you presentation outside Lichfield Cathedral. Lord-Lieutenant, Ian Dudson, heard about Sebbie’s outstanding achievements and was happy to help organise a special presentation attended also by The Very Revd Dean of Lichfield, Adrian Dorber. Since the onset of lockdown in March, Sebbie has performed daily random acts of kindness to raise money for other disabled children who have communication difficulties. His acts of kindness throughout the year have included leaving change at his local laundrette; giving out biscuits to local police officers; helping neighbours with dog walks and gardening; collecting waste leftovers for foodbanks; and collecting and distributing warm coats for the homeless. ....................................................................................... Festive Bin Collections Households across the district have been sent new 2021 bin calendars, which also include information about festive bin collections. Local households that have their bins emptied on a Friday will have some changes to their waste collections over the festive period. As set out in the calendars, bins will not be emptied on New Year’s Day as this falls on a Friday. All replacement collections for blue and black 8 bins that would have been emptied on New Year’s Day will be on Saturday 2nd January. The garden waste service will be paused from mid-December to the end of January. Residents should check their calendars for their first brown bin collection date in 2021. Calendars can also be downloaded by visiting www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/bincalendar and entering your postcode. For a guide to what can go in which colour bins, visit www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/bins. ....................................................................................... Lichfield Firm is Expanding Four Oaks Legal Services (FOLS) has increased its workforce by taking on another solicitor and a legal assistant after enjoying a steady year-on-year business growth since it launched in 2016. As part of its expansion programme, it also plans to recruit yet more new Adam joins the team at FOLS employees in the coming months and is also poised to reveal a newly revamped website. Tracey Edridge, of Lichfield, has joined as legal assistant, and Adam Penn, of Cannock, is a new private client solicitor. While both are a welcome addition to the team, Adam also extends FOLS’ niche offer into contested wills and probate. FOLS also has a sister company Four Oaks Financial Services at Shenstone, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, for clients who need any financial advice alongside legal advice. For more visit www.fouroakslegalservices.com or find them on Facebook @fouroakslegalservices. ....................................................................................... New Community Space Created The Nurture Nest community space, which will showcase community art installations, is now open at Three Spires Lichfield in the former Marks and Spencer Food unit. The unit will be a space to connect, support and develop with the community and will be in place until March 2021. The Nurture Nest is open to everyone, from 10am to 4pm daily, and it is free to walk in and take a look around. The displays in the unit have been setup and installed by the Nurture Community team, a Lichfield community interest company. Community and voluntary organisations are able to book the space at no charge. ....................................................................................... Law Practice Director Achieves Distinction Frances Di Pierri, Practice Director at Adcocks Solicitors, has completed a career progression milestone - and with flying colours. Frances, who is the fourth generation of the Adcock family to work for the 110-year-old firm, took a two year sabbatical to complete her Graduate Diploma in Law, or GDL, and not only passed, but achieved an impressive distinction as well. The 36-year-old, who is the daughter of senior director Mark Adcock, decided to make the leap to become a semi-mature student following 10 years of working at the Lichfield practice. She is now enjoying being back as part of the Lichfield team again on a daily basis and is planning to pursue her fee earning work further and to train alongside the practice solicitors. Got a story or charity event you want to share with our readership? Think you’ve snapped an image that captures the spirit of the region? We want to hear from you! Contact Citylife at kristencitylife@gmail.com
Advertising Feature Looking forward to 2021? Are you looking forward to 2021? We don’t really know what the new year will bring but lets hope there are far more highs than lows. Many of us will be booking holidays, putting our homes up for sale and doing many of those things we’ve missed during most of 2020. I would suggest that looking at your life assurance, savings, investments and pensions should be on your list during 2021. I am still taking on new clients and if you feel that you need advice then please give me call so we can have a chat. The first meeting will be at my cost and there is no obligation to proceed any further. Financial Advisers get paid in a variety of ways and I will explain this to you when we speak. If you do decide to be a client then you will get a personalised service that matches your needs, whatever they may be, as we are all individuals with different circumstances. As a client I will find out enough about you to provide you with effective financial planning. I will carry out a full fact find of your circumstances and discuss with you your priorities, where you want to be financially in the future and how I may be able to help you get there. I will speak in clear terms and do my best to try and help you achieve your goals. Our team of Financial Advisers at Four Oaks Financial Services are supported by in-house research, client liaison and administration teams. I have spent most of 2020 working from home using online meetings to great effect, keeping in contact with my clients and advising them during a very strange year. As an experienced Financial Adviser I work with clients, at all stages of their life, to help them achieve their financial goals. My clients are mainly in the Burntwood, Lichfield, Cannock and greater Wolverhampton areas, although I do have clients much further afield. It is often said that people deal with people so please give me a call or drop me an email. We can have a chat and can take it from there if you wish. I hope to hear from you soon. Robin Place DipFA, CeLTCI, MLIBF Financial Adviser 0121 323 2070, 07968 504805 robin@fouroaksfs.com 9
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