Tamworth & District

Food lovers will be able to sample the region’s finest culinary delights at a brand new food and drink festival taking place in Tamworth this year. Tamworth’s Town Team, Destination Tamworth, has joined forces with Ashby-based ‘Food Gusto’ to bring dozens of unique and artisan traders to the area this September.

From handmade crisps and locally-brewed beer to organic meat, pickles and pates, the first ever Tamworth Food Gusto Festival will showcase the best the town and wider Midlands region has to offer in the way of quality produce.

Firework / Bonfire Safety Awareness Events are being held in Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Codsall and Tamworth. Please see the leaflet attached for further details.

There are a couple of upcoming training opportunities in the Tamworth area:-

The South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group will be holding their AGM on the 29 September, from 5.30pm to 8pm, at Wade Street Church, Lichfield.

Please see the attached flyer for further information.

The Citizens Advice Witness Service in Staffordshire is urgently looking for new people to join its team of specially trained volunteers supporting victims and witnesses in Staffordshire's courts.

There are currently about ten volunteering opportunities on offer at five courts - Stafford Crown and Hanley Crown as well as Cannock and Burton Magistrates, and the North Staffordshire Justice Centre.

Demand is often high for these roles and people interested in volunteering should contact the Witness Service as soon as possible.

The Staffordshire Dignity Awards are now open for nominations until January 6th 2016.

The awards provide the opportunity to recognise and reward those people who actions make a difference and serve as an examples to others.

To see their poster click here.

Tamworth Borough Council and Brighter Futures are pleased to announce the launch of a new service, Tamworth Crisis Support and Intervention Service.

The service will provide tiered support to people with complex needs living in Tamworth who are experiencing, or at significant risk of experiencing, 3 or more of the following: