Lichfield jazz have lined up a great series of gigs to help you get over the Winter Blues at the George IV pub Bore street Lichfield First of these are on Wednesday 17th January when Tim Amann brings along is excellent X-tet .Composer / Pianist Tim features Ray Butcher trumpet, Sam Rogers saxes plus a […]

Welcome to the latest news on the very lively  Lichfield Blues and Jazz scene with gigs at the George Hotel, George 1V ,Guildhall, Pokey Hole Blues Club and beyond. January Sunday 14th 8.00pm Steve Nimmo Guildhall www.lichfieldarts.org.uk or 01543-262223 Awesome electric blues Wednesday 17th 8.00pm Tim Amann X-TET  George 1V  £6 Top jazz from local […]

Out of the tourism bodies in the West Midlands, Visit Lichfield came in second place in the English Tourism Social Media Index. Lichfield District Council is celebrating after receiving the West Midlands runner up award for its Visit Lichfield social media channels. Visit Lichfield runs www.facebook.com/visitlichfield and https://twitter.com/VisitLichfield, regularly posting and tweeting about all the […]

The LDTA annual Christmas networking meeting was enjoyed by LDTA members and their guests at Beerbohm

A total of 27 tourism businesses from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have been crowned as the best in in the area at the 2017 Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism Awards. Awards in 16 categories, including Large Visitor Attraction of the Year, Hotel of the Year and Best Tourism Experience of the Year, were handed out at the […]

  Staffordshire’s best tourism businesses are to be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony next week. The 2017 Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism Awards will see more than 40 attractions, activities, hotels, B&Bs, guesthouses and holiday parks compete in 16 categories. The winners will be crowned at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Wednesday 15th November (12pm-4pm), with awards including […]

An exhibition exploring the fascinating life and times of Elias Ashmole, one of Lichfield’s most celebrated sons, is set to take place at Lichfield Cathedral. From Thursday 19th October to Thursday 23rd November, the cathedral will host ‘Discovering Elias Ashmole’, an exciting event marking the 400th birthday of the remarkable 17th century figure, who rose […]

With autumn leaves beginning to fall Lichfield Jazz has lined up a series of fine gigs for the season. October will see three gigs first of these at the George Hotel Bird Street at 8pm  Wednesday 11th when one of Britain’s finest jazz guitarists Mike Walker teams up with the Nick Dewhurst Band for a […]

The National Brewery Centre will be transforming its courtyard Marquee into a traditional stomping Oktoberfest event with bier, live music, DJ with all the cheesy tunes and a of course, a great lively and vibrant atmosphere – be prepared to be entertained, Bavarian style! Managing Director Annie Horne comments: ‘Customers can top up their steins and […]

On 15th August, LDTA members met at the Boat Inn car park located off the busy A461 road. Waiting for everyone to arrive for the visit was not a pleasant experience, with noise and fumes from the constant flow of traffic. It was a wonderful surprise when we were led through trees and brambles and […]