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• SUMMER NIGHTS THIS AUGUST FOR WEST MIDLAND SAFARI PARK
  Sun 01 Aug - Tue 31 AugWest Midland Safari Park will once again be open late every evening throughout August 2010 for their "SUMMER NIGHTS" event.
• Lichfield library baby bounce and rhyme
  Tuesdays 10. 00 - 11. 00am Music, songs and rhyme for babies and toddlersFree.
• Phone texting 'helps pupils to spell'
  Children who regularly use the abbreviated language of text messages are actually improving their ability to spell correctly, research suggests.
• Twilight leads boost in children's book sales
  The Twilight series of vampire books by Stephenie Meyer has boosted the sale of children's books and sales of picture books are also up.
• Your local guide to fun, food and family life.
  Christmas is coming, what a magical time of year, the children are sooo excited, my daughter can't wait to go and choose a Christmas tree and my little boy's Santa list seems to contain most of the Argos catalogue.
• The Birmingham Mail Wheel
  November 09 – end February 2010 Mon – Thurs 10am-10pm, Fri & Sat 10am-midnight, Sun 10am-7pm Centenary Square This 60m observation wheel will offer stunning bird's eye views of the city from its fully enclosed and heated carriages.

Latest events at Shugborough

SHUGBOROUGH OUTDOOR PICNIC MOVIES 21 & 22 AUGUST 2009
A fabulous new event, with an outfoor BIG SCREEN MOVIE playing, plus a Signal Radio 1 Roadshow. Aug 21 is MAMMA MIA and AUG 22 Grease. Read more.

SHUGBOROUGH MURDER MYSTERY EVENING JUNE 20 2009
Enjoy a three course dinner as a mystery unfold in front of you. Then work out 'whodunit'. Read more.