Citylife in Lichfield November 2022

LOCAL NEWS
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Wildlife Trust to
Protect Badgers
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust continues its badger
vaccination programme this year as an
alternative to culling these native mammals.
The vaccination programme, which originally
started in 2013, costs the wildlife charity about
£5,600 to run per year. The charity is asking for
help from supporters to raise awareness and
funds to continue their efforts to vaccinate
badgers.
With 25 per cent of the European badger
population being found in the UK, there is an
international responsibility to conserve them.
The badger vaccinations reduce the risk of
badger to cattle transmission of bovine
tuberculosis (bTB), protecting farmer’s livestock
and reducing the need for culling wildlife.
The Independent Scientific Group research
from the Randomised Badger Culling Trial
(RBCT) showed that badger culling can cause
the disease to spread more widely, as the
animals’ territorial boundaries are disturbed;
leading to the increased movement of badgers.
To support the Trust’s vaccination programme,
visit www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/badger-appeal.
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New Premises for
Local Auctioneer
Richard Winterton Auctioneers has opened a
new unit in Burton Market Hall, Burton upon
Trent, offering free weekly valuations of
jewellery and watches.
The premises in the iconic Market Place
building will also offer space for members of the
public to learn more about auctions.
People are invited to drop in between 10am
and 1pm on Mondays with jewellery and
watches for free valuations. General
consignments of items for auction may also be
dropped off from 10am-4pm on Mondays.
A special valuation event for Corgi, Dinky and
other die-cast vehicles, tinplate models, retro,
vintage and modern toys, teddies, trains and
railwayana with Burton toy specialist Jon Price
is planned for Monday 14th November.
For more information on upcoming sales and
valuations, call 01543 251081, or visit
www.richardwinterton.co.uk.
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City Council Funds
Warm Spaces
Lichfield City Council is
making more than
£14,000 available to
local organisations who
are seeking to offer
‘warm spaces’ this
winter. The money is
being released from the City Council’s grants
reserve following a motion brought forward by
Councillor Dave Robertson. The motion was
seconded by the City Council’s Leader,
Councillor Mark Warfield, and received
unanimous cross-party support.
There is a maximum award of £2,500 per grant,
but this can be increased where a community
organisation is seeking a grant to provide
additional staffing resources to support a
coordinated effort to offer warm spaces
alongside one or more partner organisations.
Further details can be found at
https://tinyurl.com/bddfmtbs or via email
enquiries@lichfield.gov.uk.
Completed forms should be returned to
Lichfield City Council Offices, Donegal House,
Bore Street, Lichfield, WS13 6LU.
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Council Approves
Cinema Investment
Lichfield District Council’s Cabinet has
approved an investment of £5.349 million in a
multi-screen cinema for the district.
The scheme will see the former Debenhams
store in Three Spires Shopping Centre adapted
into a four-screen cinema attraction together
with five food and beverage units.
Cabinet has recommended that the Council
agrees the allocation of £5,349,000 from the
capital programme and a partnership with
Evolve Estates, the owners of Three Spires
Shopping Centre.
Evolve Estates, which has a £300million
property portfolio and is part of the M Core
group, would invest in the cinema on a 50/50
basis with Lichfield District Council.
An operator is in late-stage discussions with
Evolve Estates and Lichfield District Council
and would fit out the cinema element of the
building to create a multi-screen facility
featuring a mixture of small (up to 48 seats) and
large (up to 120 seats) screens.
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Mobility Scooters at
Chasewater
Chasewater Country Park is now even more
accessible to people of all ages and abilities with
the introduction of new mobility scooters.
The two scooters, from Trampers, are free for
visitors to use on the nature reserve site for up
to two hours.
Whilst free to use, donations will be accepted
which will be invested back into the ongoing
accessibility project which is working towards
making Chasewater usable for everyone.
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