News Release Date 29th January 2010
Free Valuation Day
The Mayor and Sheriff of Lichfield invite you to bring along antiques and valuables to the Guildroom, Lichfield on Saturday, 20 February for a free valuation with local Auctioneer Charles Hanson and his team of experts. Charles Hanson MRICS of Hanson’s Auctioneers, and as seen on BBC1 Bargain Hunt, together with his colleagues; experts in the fields of books, stamps, coins, militaria and jewellery will be ready and waiting to give advice on your family heirlooms.
The event is free of charge and open to the general public from 10am-1.30pm. Mayor and Sheriff would welcome donations to their chosen charities; The British Heart Foundation, The Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust and Help for Heroes. Who knows what rare and exciting items will turn up on the day, come along on 20 February to find out.
For further details about the event please call Kate Durrant at Lichfield City Council on 01543 309854 or Hansons Auctioneers on 01283 733 988 for further details.
News Release Date: 28th January 2010
Shrovetide and Pancake Races
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Preparations are underway for the traditional opening of the Shrovetide Fair at 12 noon on Tuesday, 16 February by the Mayor of Lichfield Councillor Terry Thomas. The races are a feature of the Shrovetide Fair and take place in Bore Street, Lichfield. This year entrants are invited to register for the following races; men’s, women’s, mascots representing local traders, and children’s races for age groups 6-8 years, 9-11 years and 12-15 years. (16+ enter either the men’s or women’s race).
Prizes will be awarded to the winners. Entry forms and race rules can be obtained from Kate Durrant:
email kate.durrant@lichfield.gov.uk
or telephone 01543 309854
News Release Date: 28th January 2010
Darwin Walk
The Sheriff of Lichfield, Mr Simon Price invites all walkers to join him on the Sheriff’s Darwin Walk on Valentine’s Day, Sunday 14th February, starting at 10.00 am from the Beacon Park Car Park (Bunkers Hill). The walk follows a well-established route around the City boundary and takes about 4 hours, with a refreshment stop at Curborough Craft Centre. The walk is mostly rural and provides some particularly beautiful views of Lichfield. Everyone is welcome, join us for the start and to walk as far as you feel able to, but don’t forget to wear stout walking boots. For further information please contact:
Kate Durrant, City Council Offices, 53 Wade Street, Lichfield, on 01543 309854
News Release Date: 27th January 2010
Clock Tower Red Alert
On Monday 1st February at 6.00pm, the Mayor of Lichfield, Councillor
Terry Thomas, will help launch the British Heart Foundation's National
Heart Month, when the Lichfield Clock Tower is illuminated red. The Clock Tower, like a number of landmarks across the UK, including the
London Eye, Nottingham Castle and the Eden Project, is going red to
launch National Heart Month. The Mayor and the British Heart Foundation
are asking people in Lichfield to be a part of Red for Heart and go red
to help raise funds to help fight the UK's biggest killer - heart and
circulatory disease - by holding red fundraising events throughout
February. People can also wear red on National Wear Red Day on Friday 26
February 2010.
To find out more and to order your free Red for Heart Fundraising Kit
visit www.bhf.org.uk/red or call 0845 2410976.
News Release Date: 18th January 2010
Johnson Birthplace helps to tell the story of the World
The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum in Lichfield is one of ten Staffordshire Museums to have been chosen to join an exciting new national project which launches this week. ‘A History of the World’ is a unique partnership between the BBC, British Museum and 340 museums nationwide. Each regional museum has selected an object which has local, national and international significance. The Birthplace Museum has chosen a first edition of Johnson’s famous ‘Dictionary of the English Language’ as its star object. Lichfield’s most famous son left his birth place in his twenties to find work as a writer in London. In 1746 he was approached by a group of printers and publishers with the project of writing the Dictionary. Johnson worked for nine years with a group of assistants at a house in Gough Square, London. Although it was written in London, Johnson’s early life in Lichfield played an important part in shaping the encyclopaedic memory that helped him to complete the task, as he spent his childhood reading the books in his Father’s shop on the Market Square. Johnson's was not the very first Dictionary, but it was the most concise and complete one produced up to the time, and the first to include examples of usages. It gives us a fascinating insight into the language and literature used in the Georgian period. Johnson's Dictionary became the standard authority on the English Language with a worldwide influence: it was shipped to America, Australia and New Zealand, and was translated into French and German. Joanne Wilson from the Birthplace Museum said: “A History of the World is an incredibly exciting project and we are delighted to be involved. It is great to see Lichfield recognised nationally as both a centre of historical importance and a vibrant cultural attraction today, and we hope that many local people will join in our activities related to the project over the coming year”. The Dictionary is on permanent display at the Birthplace Museum, alongside interactive activities for children and adults alike. Entrance is free of charge and the Museum is open daily from 11am – 3.30pm (10.30am – 4.30pm April – September). Events will take place throughout the year, beginning with half term activities in February. For more information call 01543 264 972, visit www.samueljohnsonbirthplace.org.uk or pop into the Museum on Breadmarket Street.
Lichfield City Council
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