Citylife in Lichfield January 2022

LOCAL NEWS
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The Hub Receives
Merit Award
The Hub at St Mary's is proud to have been
given a Merit Award by Lichfield Civic Society.
The plaque commemorating the Merit Award
has been put up in the Foyer of St Mary’s and
was unveiled on Tuesday 14th December.
The repurposed building in the Market Square
reopened its doors on the 18th December
2018 after major building work lasting 18
months. The Hub, and its colleagues in the
relocated Lichfield Library, have seen many new
visitors enjoying the facilities on offer within
this magnificent space.
Find out about The Hub and all Hub events
thehubstmarys.co.uk.
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Plans for Swinfen Hall
Alexander Petkov is the new General Manager
at the hotel.
Swinfen Hall Hotel was acquired by Bushell
Investment Group in February 2021. The group
plans to continue investing in the preservation
of the estate including the short-term
redevelopment of properties in the walled
garden into luxury self-catering
accommodation and redevelopment of the
basement into a 1,700 sq. foot entertainment
and games space. The hotel aims to become the
first luxury five-star property in the
Birmingham and surrounding areas following an
ambitions re-brand and development set to
complete in late 2023 including a spa, outdoor
pool, gym and additional bedrooms.
The group is in the final stages of completing on
the acquisition of 30 acres of land adjacent to
Swinfen Hall Hotel including Swinfen Lake and
plans to develop 24 luxury eco cabins on the
estate.
Visit www.swinfenhallhotel.co.uk to find out
more about Swinfen Hall Hotel.The Hub will
also be welcoming new shows from its
partners; Lichfield Arts and Lichfield Festival,
which continues to widen its offer to The Hub
audiences.
Information about all Hub events can be found
at www.thehubstmarys.co.uk or those
interested can pop into The Hub and pick up a
copy of the new season brochure.
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Estate Agent is Multiple
Award Winner
Andrew Downing-
Booth Estate
Agents have won
Best in Region in
the British Property
Awards for the
West Midlands
area.
Earlier in the year
the estate agent,
which is situated in the City Arcade, received
the Gold award, which meant they were
forward to the regional awards for further
judging.
The team performed outstandingly throughout
the extensive judging period, which focused on
customer service levels, and they beat off
competition from the other 16 gold winners in
the region.
The British Property Awards provide agents
throughout the UK with an invaluable
opportunity to compare the service that they
provide against the service provided by the
local, regional and national competition.
Agents who do go that extra mile and provide
outstanding levels of service are rewarded with
the accolade, which acts as a beacon to
highlight these attributes to the local
marketplace.
In addition, they are also the only Lichfield
based agent to have been rated exceptional in
the ‘Best Estate Agent Guide’ for 2022! This
means that they have been deemed to be ‘in the
top 5% of estate agency branches in the
country. Exceptional branches show an
outstanding level of service and care towards
prospective clients.’
Andrew said: “The best estate agent guide looks
at every aspect of the estate agent model, from
service, to Rightmove listings and property
performance, and it is the only award where
every single estate agent office in the UK is
assessed, and I want to personally thank all of
our amazing staff, for being so fantastic that we
have won these prestigious awards!”
To celebrate, Andrew Downing-Booth Estate
Agents will be offering a discounted sales fee
for the months of February and March for
anyone who presents them with this month’s
CityLife Magazine!
Litter Legends
Join Santa!
In December, the Lichfield Litter Legends
teamed up with the Lichfield Round Table Santa
Sleigh Run and collected monetary donations
as well as litter!
A first for both, the two organisations decided
to spread some festive cheer and help good
causes along the way.
Thank you to all those who donated!
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Local Cubs
Support Canal
The Cubs search excavated soil for bricks
Lichfield Cubs have been helping to spread the
word about the city's canal restoration project.
The 7th Lichfield Scout Group's Somers Pack
took part in a word search challenge at
Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration
Trust's Tamworth Road site, finding missing
words in posters explaining the project.
The Pack, led by Group Scout Leader Richard
Taylor, also helped to collect 220-year-old
bricks for recycling in the canal's restoration.
The posters, paintings by Trust artist Stuart
Sampson imagining the canal with restoration
completed, contain brief descriptions of the
work being carried out at various places along
this section of the canal.
While half the group of Cubs were taking their
turn in the words challenge, the other half
sorted through spoil heaps created from
excavation of the canal channel, to find bricks
which had been part of the original Lock 24, for
re-use.
The bricks were then cleaned up by Duke of
Edinburgh Award students ready for Trust
volunteers building the new canal walls.