Friday, 24 October 2025 / Published in ASPIRE! Previous Projects, News
Festival staff sit in discussion with school pupils at the Creative Careers event.
Our Creative Careers Day and Webinar, presented in collaboration with Lichfield Arts, was an exciting event designed to give young people and emerging creatives the chance to explore diverse career
Wednesday, 09 October 2024 / Published in ASPIRE! Previous Projects
Primary School students stand on stage and speak into a microphone
In Summer 2024, nearly 300 students took part in The Four Seasons Learning and Participation Project, inspired by Vivaldi’s Masterpiece with which Rachel Podger opened the Festival’s Cathedral Programme. Multi
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 / Published in ASPIRE! Previous Projects
Grimethorpe Colliery Band plays with local school chiildren at Lichfield Festival
“Having local children perform with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band was a delight. The children sat next to us, when not playing, and they glowed with joy throughout” Children from Willows
Saturday, 30 July 2022 / Published in ASPIRE! Previous Projects
Day of Dance Logo superimposed on a photo of Fuse Festival
Lichfield Dances was the flagship of our Learning and Participation activity for 2022 and developed the idea that everyone should be able to experience and be inspired by free to
Wednesday, 03 February 2021 / Published in ASPIRE! Previous Projects
Two actors stand dressed in soldier uniforms, surrounded by school children
Trench Brothers was a heritage, puppetry and music project for primary school children, which explores the histories of ethnic minority soldiers who fought for the UK in the First World
Wednesday, 03 February 2021 / Published in ASPIRE! Previous Projects
A teacher stands next to a flipchart covered in words about vampires
Supported by the Ashley Family Trust, the Festival worked with isolated elderly groups, in particular those suffering with dementia and mental health problems, helping them to share memories of  their
Wednesday, 03 February 2021 / Published in ASPIRE! Previous Projects
Two astronauts stand on a red planet
The Festival celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the moon landings with a space-themed parade, which navigated the streets of Lichfield and exhibited a wide array of stunning, giant puppet structures
Saturday, 03 February 2018 / Published in ASPIRE! Previous Projects
A giant model bird, ridden by two adults, leads a parade down the street
As a major part of our focus on arts, climate change and the environment, our 2018 Aspire! centrepiece was a production of Benjamin Britten’s children’s opera, telling the story of