Richard Johnson a great actor gone!

Sad to hear the death of the brilliant actor Richard Johnson. Last seen here at the Lichfield Garrick with Stefanie Powers in a great production of on Golden Pond. Happily through the good offices of Tom Roberts we were able to accommodate two of the cast in Lichfield The Coach House. Such an extra-ordinary career

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Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Smiths

I was delighted to be elected on Tuesday as a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Smiths – an organisation that was first formed to represent the crafts and trades of Lichfield in 1177.

Following in some illustrious footsteps including Michael Johnson – father of one Samuel and many other luminaries of the great Lunar

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