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Athelstan 1100: Flower Arranging Workshop

Workshops & Classes

Around £20

Athelstan 1100: Flower Arranging Workshop

When: Wednesday 22nd July, What Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Athelstan...

Wed 22 JulAnkerside Shopping Centre(4.3mi)

via Ankerside Shopping CentreLocal gem

Community

Around £15.00

3 Migrant Women

Three women. Three journeys. One shared search for home.3 Migrant Women is a striking and intimate exploration of migration, memory, and the profound cost

Wed 22 JulLichfield Garrick(4.4mi)

via Lichfield GarrickLocal gem

Workshops & Classes

Athelstan 1100: Flower Arranging Workshop

When: Wednesday 22nd July, What Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Athelstan...

Wed 22 Jul11:00Ankerside Shopping Centre(4.3mi)

via Ankerside Shopping CentreLocal gem

Community

Lichfield Foodbank

Life Church Lichfield is being delightfully mysterious about Lichfield Foodbank. Consider our curiosity piqued. Yours too, hopefully.

Wed 22 Jul12:00Life Church Lichfield(4.1mi)

via Life Church Lichfield

Cinema

Around £3

Summer Cinema - Zootropolis 2

SUMMER CINEMA – ZOOTROPOLIS 2 Assembly Rooms Cinema Wednesday 22nd July 2026 13:00pm The Assembly Rooms invites you to join us for some fantastic family cinema this summer, only £3 per ticket. Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers. Location: Tamworth Assembly Rooms Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase at the venue and from our in auditorium hawker trays. Screening starts: 13:00 Please Note: Screenings start promptly - we do not show trailers Persons with impaired physical mobility. Please call box office to book tickets. Please note we reserve the right to postpone the show or limit capacity should Government Guidelines once more require us to. By purchasing a ticket you a agree to the theatre Terms and conditions on the link below Terms & Conditions Terms and conditions | Tamworth Arts and Events (tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk)

Wed 22 Jul14:00Tamworth Castle(4.4mi)

via Tamworth Castle

Community

Around £15.00

3 Migrant Women

Three women. Three journeys. One shared search for home.3 Migrant Women is a striking and intimate exploration of migration, memory, and the profound cost

Wed 22 Jul19:45Lichfield Garrick(4.4mi)

via Lichfield GarrickLocal gem

Festivals & Events

Athelstan 1100: Tamworth Flower Festival

Discover a stunning celebration of creativity, community, and nature as more than 50 spectacular fabric flower arrangements transform some of Tamworth’s town centre locations this July.

Thu 23 JulAnkerside Shopping Centre(4.3mi)

via Ankerside Shopping CentreLocal gem

Arts & CultureChildren & Family

Around £2

Summer Family Craft Activity

Join us between 11am and 1pm for a hands-on family craft activity. Each week we’ll have a new craft activity to have a go at: Thursday 23rd July: Lichfield’s first museum: Cabinets of Curiosity. How would you fill your cabinet? Thursday 30th July: Georgian Science: Halley’s Comet returns as predicted! Make a “comet” to hang in your bedroom. Thursday 6th August: A Voyage round the World: Captain Cook and his journeys to the islands of the Pacific during the 1700s. Make a sea horse and a parrot mask. Thursday 13th August: Lichfield Cathedral. Make a stained glass window to put on your bedroom window. Thursday 20th August: Dr Johnson and his teapot: Make a decorated teapot just like Samuel Johnson’s. Thursday 27th August: Animals. Make puppet animals to take home. £2 per child for the craft activity, accompanying adults free. Booking is not essential, drop-ins welcome. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Entrance to the Museum is free and we have lots of fun free activities including quill pen writing, colouring-in, and costume to try on.

Thu 23 Jul12:00The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum(4.5mi)

via The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum

Community

Summer Holiday Crafts

July 23, 2026 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Spark Centre Springhill Academy, Mossbank Avenue Burntwood

Thu 23 Jul14:00Spark Centre, WS7 4UN(3.8mi)

via Spark Centre, WS7 4UN

Cinema

Around £3

Summer Cinema - Encanto

SUMMER CINEMA – ENCANTO Assembly Rooms Cinema Thursday 23rd July 2026 13:00pm We ARE talking about Bruno! The Assembly Rooms invites you to join us for some fantastic family cinema this summer, only £3 per ticket. An extraordinary family, the Madrigals, live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift - every child except one, Mirabel. Location: Tamworth Assembly Rooms Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase at the venue and from our in auditorium hawker trays. Screening starts: 13:00 Please Note: Screenings start promptly - we do not show trailers Persons with impaired physical mobility. Please call box office to book tickets. Please note we reserve the right to postpone the show or limit capacity should Government Guidelines once more require us to. By purchasing a ticket you a agree to the theatre Terms and conditions on the link below Terms & Conditions Terms and conditions | Tamworth Arts and Events (tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk)

Thu 23 Jul14:00Tamworth Castle(4.4mi)

via Tamworth Castle

Community

Place of Welcome

Anyone is welcome to join us for free refreshments - hot and cold drinks, biscuits and cake - and a chat, we have a quiz each week and there is always a jigsaw on the go!

Thu 23 Jul14:00Amington Parish Church(4.7mi)

via Amington Parish ChurchLocal gem

Theatre

Around £34.50

Spice Girls - The Theatre Show

The girls have put together a very special theatre show with a fun party vibe. They’ll be performing all your favourite Spice Girls hits with their superb backing band, impressive vocals, dance routines, and stunning authentic costumes.

Thu 23 Jul19:30Lichfield Garrick(4.4mi)

via Lichfield GarrickLocal gem

Community

Life Group - Lichfield 4

Day Time Life Group in Lichfield, see the church website or My ChurchSuite for further details

Fri 24 Jul11:00Life Church Lichfield(4.1mi)

via Life Church Lichfield

Community

The Ant Hill Mob

The Ant Hill Mob step out of their bullet proof bomb and hit the stage with their wide range of music

Fri 24 Jul22:00Key Parking Solutions - The Feathers Inn(4.9mi)

via Key Parking Solutions - The Feathers Inn

Likely freeChildren & Family

Kids Create Tamworth (25/07/26)

When: Saturday 25th July, What Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm

Sat 25 JulAnkerside Shopping Centre(4.3mi)

via Ankerside Shopping CentreLocal gem

Likely freeChildren & Family

Kids Create Tamworth

When: Saturday 25th July, What Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm Kids...

Sat 25 JulAnkerside Shopping Centre(4.3mi)

via Ankerside Shopping CentreLocal gem

Community

Community Coffee Mornings

Community Coffee Morning are happening each Saturday on the car park of Life Church during the summer holidays. 10.00-12.00pm Join us for a free coffee, cake and a chat. Just turn up and enjoy, booking not required. If it's raining, we'll move to being inside the church. ................................................................................................... If you'd like to help set up then that will be between 9 and 10 am and you can sign up on the WEB SITE. If you can help that's much appreciated and you can stay and serve or just relax with a coffee and cake yourself! Thanks. https://lifechurchlichfield.churchsuite.com/events/utsfjeb4

Sat 25 Jul10:00Life Church Lichfield(4.1mi)

via Life Church Lichfield

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More about Elford

Staffordshire, England

Elford has nearby local names including The Arboretum, the National Memorial Arboretum and the Children and Families of Far East Prisoners of War Museum. We keep the dates around them together so local plans are easier to find across the surrounding area. Near Here brings event details around Elford in Staffordshire together so you can see what's happening nearby. Check the organiser's latest information before you head out.

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Athelstan 1100: Flower Arranging Workshop

3 Migrant Women

Athelstan 1100: Flower Arranging Workshop

Lichfield Foodbank

Summer Cinema - Zootropolis 2

3 Migrant Women

Athelstan 1100: Tamworth Flower Festival

Summer Family Craft Activity

Summer Holiday Crafts

Summer Cinema - Encanto

Place of Welcome

Spice Girls - The Theatre Show

Life Group - Lichfield 4

The Ant Hill Mob

Kids Create Tamworth (25/07/26)

Kids Create Tamworth

Community Coffee Mornings

More about Elford

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What's on near Elford, in your inbox

Athelstan 1100: Flower Arranging Workshop

3 Migrant Women

Athelstan 1100: Flower Arranging Workshop

Lichfield Foodbank

Summer Cinema - Zootropolis 2

3 Migrant Women

Athelstan 1100: Tamworth Flower Festival

Summer Family Craft Activity

Summer Holiday Crafts

Summer Cinema - Encanto

Place of Welcome

Spice Girls - The Theatre Show

Life Group - Lichfield 4

The Ant Hill Mob

Kids Create Tamworth (25/07/26)

Kids Create Tamworth

Community Coffee Mornings