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The audiences of Lichfield Garrick Theatre’s pantomime have demonstratedexceptional generosity, donating an amazing £7,473.38, during the month long festive run. The donations will be used to further the arts and support voluntary groups across Lichfield District. The substantial sum will be allocated between the Lichfield Garrick Charity and WeLove Lichfield. […]
We Love Lichfield, part of the Community Foundation, awarded £40,000 across 27 voluntary groups at it’s Christmas grant giveaway in the presence of Ian Dudson, the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire and President of the Community Foundation. The community fund, also celebrated a milestone of its own. Since We Love Lichfield […]
The festive season is a time for giving, and this Christmas, Lichfield Garrick Theatre and We Love Lichfield are joining forces to make a real difference in the local community. For the last few years, Garrick audiences have generously donated to chosen charities, raising much-needed funds to support local voluntary […]
In the current economic climate local businesses are struggling and it can be hard to find the budget for training and assistance that people might need. That is why Lichfield business owner, Anthony Sutton, founder of Cream HR is putting on a free workshop for local businesses. Recruiting can be […]
Over £4000 has been raised for We Love Lichfield by supporters of a classic car tour. Over 100 vehicles joined the Cannock Chase Classic Car Tour, travelling over 100 miles across Staffordshire, from Lichfield before finishing in Rugeley on Sunday 25th June. Organisers and sponsors First Class Technologies have handed […]
City Life magazine Editor, Kristen Lackajis, recently completed a gruelling open water swim to raise money for the We Love Lichfield fund. Krissy, a regular in the open water world, took part in the Aquasphere Chillswim Coniston End-to-End 5.25m event on Saturday 24th June which sees participants swimming from one […]
The We Love Lichfield Summer 2023 grant giveaway saw nearly £20,000 presented to 18 good causes from across the district. Representatives from voluntary groups gathered at the George Hotel yesterday (15 June 2023) for the event together with a host of civic and business guests representing the area. The presentation […]
It’s true, the music legend that is Tony Hadley, kindly signed our celebrity shirt last month. Our newest advisor Sarah is pictured with Tony at St Hub At Mary’s in Lichfield. The moment he signed the shirt was pure ‘gold’.
A huge thanks to Lichfield Rotary St. Chad for their kind donation of £1000. Pictured right is Paul Jones, President of Lichfield Rotary St. Chad presenting We Love Lichfield patron Simon Price at The George Hotel, Lichfield where the group meet every week.
Voluntary groups across the Lichfield District have until Sunday 30 April 2023 to apply for this season’s grant funding from We Love Lichfield and organisations who have never applied are encouraged to come forward. The application process is simple and telephone support is available To make a successful application, a […]
The Ruby Restaurant on St John Street, Lichfield has made a £1000 donation to community fund WeLove Lichfield after raising the fund throughout the Chinese New Year. Wai-Lee Ho, owner of the Ruby said, “I have seen the fantastic work We Love Lichfield has done overrecent years, not just in […]
After giving away more than £300,000 to groups in Lichfield and Burntwood in the past decade we want to tell more people and businesses about how they can help and be helped. Therefore we are holding an information event to connect with more supporters. The We Love Lichfield ‘Connect With […]
Tickets are now on sale for our Valentines Ball at The George Hotel, Lichfield on Friday 10th February 7pm until midnight. Guests at the black-tie event will enjoy a three-course meal, live band, and disco. Tickets cost £40 with all profits going to We Love Lichfield Event organiser and We […]
We have awarded grants to 25 local voluntary groups of over £27,000 at our annual Christmas Giveaway at The George Hotel. We also celebrated a milestone of our own. Since We Love Lichfield started ten years ago we have distributed just over £300,000 to over 200 groups across Lichfield district. […]
Community Fund Distributes Grants Throughout The District The We Love Lichfield 2022 Summer giveaway saw more than £12,000 presented to good causes from across the district. Representatives from local voluntary groups gathered at the George Hotel today Friday 17 June 17 for the event together with a host of invited civic guests […]
Lichfield Community Lottery’s cash boost for We Love Lichfield Fund We have received a bumper cheque from the Lichfield Community Lottery. The weekly lottery was established by Lichfield District Council in 2021 to generate funds for community groups and the cheque, for £12,000, was presented by Councillor Richard Cox, Cabinet […]
Celebrities Make Surprise Christmas Visit To Community Groups In Lichfield TV celebrities AJ and Curtis Pritchard paid a surprise visit to Lichfield this week (Thursday 12th December) to see the work of community fund We Love Lichfield that raises money and then distributes it as grants to small voluntary groups […]
A-Plan Insurance is celebrating a new partnership with ‘We Love Lichfield’, A-Plan’s Lichfield branch in Bore Street have agreed to donate £25 every time someone takes out a car, van or home policy and mentions ‘We Love Lichfield’. Laura Maritza (Branch Manager) said: “We are really proud to be […]
Can we say a massive thanks to Richard Winterton Auctioneers who raised £1000 for We Love Lichfield and £500 for the Guild of St Mary’s courtesy of some special lots at their Watch & Designer Sale on Monday, 15 July. The sale had three charity lots – a 2019 ICC […]
England cricket star Chris Woakes is the latest celebrity to sign the We Love Lichfield t-shirt. The Warwickshire right-hander has just been selected for the 2019 England Cup squad and is seen signing the t-shirt at Lichfield Cricket Club. Stars who have signed the t-shirt which, when covered in autographs […]
RICHARD Winterton Auctioneers has presented another £1,000 to We Love Lichfield bringing the total raised so far in just one year to £3,000. The money has come from the family firm auctioning off items donated to charity by customers, and We Love Lichfield patron Simon Price was presented with a […]
GOOD causes across the district are set to benefit after We Love Lichfield donated thousands of pounds in grants at its special Christmas presentation. The charity, which supports voluntary groups making a difference in our communities, invited recipients, civic leaders and guests to the event in Lichfield’s George Hotel on […]
How To Create The Perfect Christmas Dinner Table Free Christmas Event Created By Lichfield Businesses Lichfield cutlery firm Arthur Price, together with other local businesses, are holding a unique free Christmas themed event. ‘How To Create The Perfect Christmas Table’ on Wednesday 28th November is an evening of tips, advice […]
Heart of the Country Shopping Village has announced that the We Love Lichfield Fund is their charity of choice for 2019. The collection of shops, boutiques and restaurants at Swinfen are going to organise events throughout the year to not only raise the profile of the Fund, but also raise […]
A huge thanks to Lichfield Cathedral School who hosted two big breakfasts for pupils and parents raising £558 for We Love Lichfield. Staff prepared bacon and sausage sandwiches, plus croissants, tea, coffee and juice before school started on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st September. Cathedral School pupils chose We Love […]
A GLITTERING charity auction has raised £1,275 for the We Love Lichfield fund. The event at Swinfen Hall Hotel on Tuesday, August 7, celebrated the first anniversary of J’AIME magazine and saw local auctioneer Richard Winterton take the rostrum with a relish. Five superb lots were on offer. Star of the […]
A creative businessman from Lichfield is going to be donning his cycling helmet and gloves to raise money for a cause close to his heart. John Heeler will be cycling with the support of two friends, from the clock tower in Lichfield, to Big Ben in London – and all for […]
A fundraising cycle ride in support of ‘WeLoveLichfield’ from ‘Little Ben’, the Clock Tower by The Bowling Green Island, Lichfield, to ‘Big Ben’, The Palace of Westminster, London has been announced The ride will take place over 2 days on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June 2018. Day 1 Following quiet UK cycle routes day […]
Louie Clegg and the team at Best Of Lichfield has raised an amazing £1500 for We Love lichfield over the last 12 months and have presented a cheque to WLL Patron Simon Price. Through various events across the district Best Of Lichfield have yet again showed they are at the […]
The We Love Lichfield 2017 Christmas giveaway saw more than £12,000 presented to good causes from across the district. Representatives from voluntary groups gathered at the George Hotel on Friday (December 1) for the event together with a host of invited civic guests representing the area. The presentation was […]
Members of Lichfield Museum Bowling Club are organising the first event of its kind – a special competition between club members and representatives from the Armed Forces on Wednesday 20th September. The Annual President’s Charity Day will be extra special because it will include a team from the Defence Medical […]
Two friends are running in the Lichfield Half Marathon on Sunday 7th May on behalf of We Love Lichfield. James Price and Tom Alcock are running the 13.1 mile course around the district to raise money for the fund which distributes grants around the same area. The pair have recently […]
The newly refurbished Turnpike pub on Boley Park has made We Love Lichfield its 2017 charity of choice and to start raising money for the local fund, the Turnpike is holding a special Open Day St George’s Day, Sunday 23rd April. New franchisee Martin Swinden has recently taken over the […]
Good causes from across the district received the perfect Christmas present as they shared more than £7,000 from the We Love Lichfield fund. At a special presentation at The George Hotel in Lichfield on Friday 2nd December, representatives gathered to receive cheques from the fund which aims to help those […]
Pupils and staff of Lichfield Cathedral School have raised nearly £600 for We Love Lichfield. Pupils and staff organised an Afternoon Tea which saw 120 people enjoy the amazing grounds of the School’s Palace gardens whilst tucking into cakes, scones and refreshments. Joanna Churton, Head of the Junior Division at […]
The We Love Lichfield Fund has given away £6,000 to good causes from across the district at its spring presentation. Representatives of the organisations joined patrons of the charity at the city’s George Hotel for the event on Friday 13th May. The presentation was introduced by lead patron Simon Price who explained […]
City hotel The George has raised £750 for the We Love Lichfield. The Bird Street hotel held raffles at flower arranging sessions and made collections on Bower Day and during the Lichfield Food Festival. Mark Santy, general manager of The George said: “We are delighted to be able to support the […]
City car dealership Arbury has declared the We Love Lichfield Fund its charity of choice. Arbury, which has a its showroom on Birmingham Road in Lichfield, has pledged to help raise money for the fund and help raise its profile. To celebrate the announcement of supporting We Love Lichfield Arbury is […]
LIchfield and Burntwood estate agents Bill Tandy & Co have chosen the We Love Lichfield Fund as their charity of choice. The company will be helping to promote and raise money for the fund which gives small grants of up to £1,000 to good causes across the Lichfield district. Managing […]
We Love Lichfield Fund has made cash grants to a variety of good causes from across the district at a special presentation at the city’s George Hotel. Fund patron Simon Price welcomed recipients and guests to the Christmas giveaway earlier this month (December 4) and explained the purpose of the […]
A company of chartered surveyors that has relocated to Lichfield has celebrated the opening of its new offices with a donation to We Love Lichfield and the announcement that The Fund will be its 2016 ‘Charity Of Choice’. Hawksmoor is team of experienced surveyors who specialise in the identification, […]
A fantastic fishing event is set to take place this Sunday (27th September) to raise money for the We Love Lichfield Fund. The ‘Big Fish’ will give anglers the rare opportunity to fish on Minster Pool, “one of the best silver fish pools in the country” and help good causes across […]
We’ve done it! We have now raised £1/4 million. The fund has reached this milestone in just four years, during which thousands of people have been helped, and now the aim is to double it hitting the next target of £500,000. Money is raised through events and donations and is […]
The We Love Lichfield fund has presented more than £5,000 to good causes from across the district in it’s now annual Spring Giveaway. A presentation at The George Hotel last Friday (May 15) saw representatives from seven groups gather to receive cash donations. The We Love Lichfield Fund raises money […]
Comedian Tim Vine is the latest celebrity to sign the We Love Lichfield t-shirt. The World record holder for telling the most jokes (499 in one hour) and Edinburgh Fringe Best Joke Award Winner for both 2010 and 2014 (“I decided to sell my Hoover… well it was just collecting […]
The MD of Lichfield marketing agency John Heeler is running the 2015 London Marathon is aid of We Love Lichfeld. John said: “I was invited by charity patron Simon Price to run for this cause and felt that, having lived in the district all my life and run a creative […]
The We Love Lichfield Fund is delighted to announce that its fund-raising golf day in May is being sponsored by Burntwood car dealership Acorn Kia. The popular event, which is taking place at Darnford Moors Golf Club on Friday May 1, attracts as many as 20 teams of players all […]
The George Hotel on Bird Street in Lichfield has announced that its 2015 charity of choice is the We Love Lichfield Fund. Through a calendar of events during the next year the 18th century coaching inn and its staff hope to raise a significant amount which will help Lichfield district […]
City wine merchants Worth Brothers have this week pledged to support the We Love Lichfield Fund. Worth Brothers, the independent wine merchants and shop, which operates from historic cellars in Beacon Street, is keen to raise money for The Fund which makes small grants of up to £1,000 available to good […]
The team at We Love Lichfield celebrating the start of Spring courtesy of a lovely bunch of daffodils and their next round of grants where they hope to give away upto £10,000. The fund, which makes donations of up to £1,000, is planning its next presentation in May 2015 and […]
Lichfield cutlery firm Arthur Price hopes to drive an important message in 2015 with its new delivery van doubling up as a roaming advertisement for local charitable fund ‘We Love Lichfield’ courtesy of Burntwood Ford and Kia dealership, The Acorn Group. The two local firms have combined to change […]
After packed houses and amazing reviews, the staff and cast of Lichfield Garrick’s Cinderella pantomime have raised £3,218.71 for the We Love Lichfield fund in what will be the single biggest organisational donation in the fund’s history. We Love Lichfield is the ‘2015 charity of choice’ for the Garrick and it’s […]
The Lichfield Gazette has announced that its “2015 Charity of Choice” is We Love Lichfield. The free monthly magazine has brought local news and advertising to 18,000 homes and businesses throughout the Lichfield district for many years and from last year it used its successful formula to create the Chase […]
GOOD causes across the Lichfield district have received the perfect Christmas gift from We Love Lichfield. The fund, which gives grants of up to £1,000 to local district based voluntary groups, made its presentations recently at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre with recipients joined by the cast of the panto Cinderella. Patron […]
Burntwood Ford and Kia dealership, The Acorn Group and its leasing company Motor Contracts, have chosen We Love Lichfield as its 2015 local ‘charity of choice’ and announced a series of fund-raising and promotional projects to support the fund. Over the next twelve months the company, based on the […]
Two Lichfield theatre companies have raised £200 for We Love Lichfield after performing not one but two comedies at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre. The different Animal Theatre Group and Lichfield Players collaborated to perform Alan Ayckbourn’s paid of comedies ‘House’ and ‘Garden’ on 7th – 12th October to superb […]
It will be a happy Christmas for worthy causes across the district thanks to a £10,000 festive giveaway by the We Love Lichfield Fund. The fund, which makes donations of up to £1,000, is planning its next presentation in early December and is inviting applications from 1st October. Many community groups have […]
Two theatre companies will be adding an unscripted third act to the end of their evening performances at the Lichfield Garrick next month to raise money for the We Love Lichfield Fund. Different Animal Theatre Group and the Lichfield Players, who are collaborating to perform Alan Ayckbourn’s pair of comedies […]
Award winning tribute band Hats Off To Led Zeppelin are playing in the city next month in support of the We Love Lichfield Fund. The band are set to rock The Lichfield Garrick Theatre on Friday, 5th September playing the songs of one of the greatest rock bands in history. […]
Classic car owners and enthusiasts are invited to an inaugural event in aid of We Love Lichfield. The We Love Lichfield Cars and Coffee event is a chance for owners to show off their pride and joy and the rest of us see up, close and personal some gems of […]
Lichfield events company KP Events are staging a World record attempt; the Virgin Active World’s shortest Superhero ‘fun run’ on Monday 25th August 2014 from 10am, to raise money for the charity We Love Lichfield. The fun run is around the UK’s smallest park – Princes Park off Church Road and Farewell Lane in Burntwood, and follows […]
The Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Garrick Theatre in Lichfield, Adrian Jackson, is joining the We Love Lichfield board of Donor Advisors. Well-known throughout the district as the head of the successful theatre, he is also a very active member of the Southern Staffordshire Board of Young […]
The inaugural We Love Lichfield Fund Big Fish attracted a host of anglers to the District with 20 making it to the final on Minster Pool on Sunday 29th June. The sun shone brightly and many people turned up to watch 20 people fish under the watchful eyes of the […]
Simon Price, the CEO of cutlery and gift firm Arthur Price has been awarded the British Independent Retailers Association (bira) Charitable Champion Award for 2014. He was awarded the prestigious honour for his work in helping to create and chair the ‘We Love Lichfield’ fund which in just three years, […]
Good causes from across the Lichfield district are set to benefit from We Love Lichfield Fund grants totalling more than £6,500 after the charity fund, which aims to help community groups making a difference in Lichfield, Burntwood and the surrounding villages held its presentation at Darnford Moors Golf Club on Friday […]
The We Love Lichfield Fund Golf Day was held last Friday (2nd May) raising £5,500 for good causes across the district. Eighteen teams gathered at Darnford Moors Golf Club for the event and drove, pitched and putted around the club’s two courses. WLLF donor adviser Simon Price wished to thank […]
A few people have been asking us how they can donate to We Love Lichfield. You can send a cheque to the Staffordshire Community Foundation (marking on the reverse ‘We Love Lichfield’) or with the press of a few buttons to can now give by text. Just text LICH14 and […]
The Virgin Active “World’s Shortest Try-Athlon World Record Attempt in Aid of Local Charity “We Love Lichfield”, around Princes Park, Burntwood on Monday 5th May KP Events, organisers of the Lichfield Half Marathon and Cathedral Dash are staging a World record attempt; the ‘Virgin Active World’s shortest try-athlon’ on Bank […]
Good causes across the Lichfield district can now apply for grants of up to £1000 from the We Love Lichfield Fund. The fund which has been making a difference across the district since 2011 will be giving away upto £7500 in May and is inviting organisations to submit their applications […]
We Love Lichfield is appealing for local golfers to take part in a special event at Darnford Moors Golf Club in May. The We Love Lichfield Golf Day, sponsored by local golf ace Rob Rock, is aimed at raising as much money as possible for local good causes. The day will […]
A fantastic fishing festival is set to take place in June to raise money for the We Love Lichfield Fund. The ‘Big Fish’ will give 160 anglers the rare opportunity to fish on Minster Pool, “one of the best silver fish pools in the country” and help good causes across […]
Watch this space for the official announcement about the We Love Lichfield ‘Big Fish’. Hashtag: #TheBigFish The clue is in the photograph…
Thousands of pounds have been given to good causes from across the Lichfield district just in time for Christmas. The WLL team took great pleasure in presenting cheques of up to £500 each to ten organisations at Darnford Moors Golf Club on Friday 6th December and there were cheques for two […]
The team at We Love Lichfield are looking forward to its pre-Christmas give-away Friday December 6. Since the fund started in 2010 over £30,000 has been given away to good causes and the fund last year reached the value milestone of £150,000. As part of the awards ceremony at Darnfood […]
Fund Announces Grants Available Across The District The We Love Lichfield Fund has announced its next series of grants and is asking voluntary groups and organisations across the District to apply for funding. Grants are awarded twice a year by the Fund to voluntary organisations and up to £5000 […]
We Love Lichfield Fund grants nearly £5000 to local voluntary groups GOOD causes across the district are set to benefit from almost £5,000 donated by the We Love Lichfield Fund. At a special presentation last Friday (May 10) representatives gathered at Darnford Moors Golf Club to receive grants of up […]
We don’t get many sunny bank holidays. We don’t get many opportunities to break a world record. We don’t say often enough why the District of Lichfield is brilliant. Today, over 400 people achieved a first…they competed in the World’s Shortest Fun Run in the UK’s smallest park…Princes Park in […]
Princes Park in Burntwood is Europe’s biggest park, second in the world to the official Guiness Book Of Record’s smallest park – Mill Ends Park in Portland Oregan. KP Events Kevin Wilson who is organising the Virgin Active World’s Shortest Fun Run in aid of We Love Lichfield has sparked […]
Lifestyle magazine The Lichfield Gazette has raised £450 for the We Love Lichfield Fund after selling 2013 calendars for the District-wide charity and are the first recipients of the We Love Lichfield ‘Certificate of Thanks’. For the second year running Editor Paul Oakley and his team collated photographs from […]
We Love Lichfield, the fund which raises money and then makes donations to voluntary groups only across the Lichfield District, has reached an amazing milestone in only two years of existence. Through money raised through We Love Lichfield, the endowment fund which is managed by the Staffordshire Community Foundation, is […]
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