🌼 Summer in Lichfield 🌼
Enjoy the sun, Lichfield Festival and the restoration of the Old Picture House!
Good News 🎉
🍝 Mangia Mangia Opening. Open for a week of tests and trials, Italian Deli and Spritz Bar is hosting an official opening party on 6 August at 6pm. Situated in the Old Picture House, come along to taste the delicious cuisine of Italy!
🤸 The Pilates Studio Now Open. Another new edition to the Old Picture House, book your place on mat or reformer Pilates classes, whichever suits you the best! Bookings are available on a pay-as-you-go basis or in packages.
💆 THE KNOT’S LICHFIELD PERSON OF THE WEEK – VERONIKA SHCHETININA 💆
Veronika worked as the regional sales and marketing manager, while managing a team of 11 doctors, covering three regions of Ukraine for Pharmasciences Ukraine Inc, before she was forced to leave her homeland. She has now lived in Lichfield for two years and is working hard to rebuild her life and career.
Despite being away from her family and friends, she has such a positive attitude and a resilience I haven’t seen in anybody before. I had the pleasure of meeting Veronika at The Hub, at St Mary’s where she volunteers every Saturday. She brings such joy to the team, and we spend the time talking about the beauty of Ukraine, traditional clothing, food, her grandson and how she yearns for a career and independence here in Lichfield. She truly is an inspiration to us all.
Striving for a new career, Veronika has recently graduated as an experienced and dedicated massage therapist with a background in various massage techniques and therapies. She has developed proficiency in deep tissue, therapeutic massage, sports massage, lymphatic drainage massage and reflexology. She has now set up her business as a massage therapist, working in Lichfield and surrounding areas. Contact Veronika to book an appointment via email or phone number.
Email: morgun91verona@gmail.com; mobile: 079466 82771
🎨 Children's Summer Craft Session. Erasmus Darwin House is hosting a children’s craft session on the 12 August between 11am-2pm. Free for children and £5 for adults. Come along and join in, take a look around the house and gardens, and even sign up for a cellar tour!
✒️ Writing Group. Come along to a writing group held at the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum on 9 August between 2pm-3.30pm. Everyone is welcome, and the aim of the group is to provide a space for anyone interested in writing to practice their skills, receive feedback and meet like-minded people. The group gathers on the second Saturday of each month. Best of all, it’s completely free to join!
🐎 Norse Legends – Embossed Metal Workshop. The Hub, at St Mary’s is hosting an embossed metal workshop for children 10 years and over. Running for one session on 11 August between 2pm-4pm and costing £12, you will learn how to cut, trace, emboss and engrave your very own plaque. During the workshop you’ll also learn all about Norse Mythology… cool or what?
🥨 A word from Sophia, writer at The Knot 🥨
Welcome back for the third episode of The Knot, Lichfield! It’s been a packed summer here, most recently the Lichfield Festival brought us an inspiring collection of artists from all over the UK. From short plays to Lesley Smith as Anne Boleyn to Congolese music, there was something for everyone. Kasai Masai closed the festival with their incredible Soukous and traditional Congolese folkloric music. Originally from Congo, the band members moved to London for their music career. The crowd went wild, dancing in the aisles and cheering for the band to carry on playing after they’d finished their set. There’s already rumours they’ll be returning for next year’s festival... fingers crossed!
Keep an eye out for Lichfield’s Chamber Music Festival, this autumn. Hosted by The Hub, at St Mary’s and Wade Street Church, enjoy a long weekend of sensational music by the likes of, Ahmed Dickenson, Danny Driver, Mabelle Park, Julian Chan and more. It’s a packed weekend of entertainment for everyone, and a lovely way to welcome in the autumn.
Lichfield really is such a creative hub, with something always going on. Artists and creatives of all types are appreciated and supported by the local community, and everyone is rooting for each other to succeed. If you want to start a small business, Lichfield is the place to do it, you will have the whole of the city behind you, cheering you on. This has been proven with the opening of Mangia Mangia, The Pilates Studio and the expansion of Nero Biano’s new studio and workshop space. Lichfield may not be the most well-known spot on the map, but it truly is a hidden gem to many of us.
Weekly Weather (Lichfield):
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