• Good work at Catholic school praised for strong leadership

  By Tamworth Herald at 05:00 on 14/06/13

  

  ST FRANCIS of Assisi Catholic Technology College has been rated as 'good' by Ofsted. Inspectors said that the behaviour of pupils at the school in Erdington Road, Aldridge, was 'outstanding' and praised the youngsters for their courtesy. Pupils' achievements were said to be good, as were teaching and management. The report said that while some lessons were outstanding, the school was not yet an outstanding school because the...

• On to the next show for award-winning ensemble

  By Walsall Advertiser at 05:00 on 14/06/13

  

  FRESH from becoming the first ensemble in 15 years to win the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society's Young Artists Award, the Heath Quartet are now fine-tuning their rehearsals for the Lichfield Festival. The quartet, which comprises violinists Oliver Heath and Cerys Jones, violist Gary Pomeroy and cellist Christopher Murray, will be playing at Swinfen Hall Hotel on Tuesday, July 9, as part of the annual arts and culture...

• Countdown starts for festival that is aiming for new heights this year

  By Walsall Advertiser at 05:00 on 14/06/13

  

  THERE is now less than one month to go until the Lichfield Festival 2013, which promises to have something for everyone. As the countdown begins to the city's annual arts extravaganza, festival manager Peter Bacon says this year's event promises to be bigger and better than ever. "There are just such a wide range of events on offer, from marvellous big orchestral concerts in Lichfield Cathedral to things that people just...

• Band are back in bloom after thirty years

  By Walsall Advertiser at 05:00 on 14/06/13

  

  IT'S going to be bumpy, there will be grit...but thirty years on from their formation original members of The Wild Flowers Neal Cook and Dave Atherton, aided by Neal's current band Saltflat, are confident they will still sound fresh as a daisy when they return to play a home town show at The Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton this summer. After forming in 1983, The Wild Flowers had an illustrious career, releasing four albums and six...

• Literary classic goes 'en pointe' this weekend

  By Walsall Advertiser at 05:00 on 14/06/13

  

  BALLET fans will be transported down the rabbit hole to a magical world, complete with the renowned Mad Hatter, when Alice In Wonderland comes to Tamworth this weekend. One of the UK's top five touring dance companies, Ballet Theatre UK, is bringing its production of the children's story time favourite to Tamworth Assembly Rooms on Saturday (June 15). The production, based on classic Lewis Carroll books Alice in Wonderland and Through...

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