Lichfield community fund receives cash donation and fundraising commitment from local cutlery firm

Place-based community fund We Love Lichfield has had a cash donation from and a commitment to continue fund-raising by local cutlery firm Arthur Price.

During 2025 The Arthur Price Factory Shop held two raffles raising just shy of £1800. 

The company has rounded the figure up to £2000 and announced that it will continue throughout 2026 in supporting the fund to achieve its aim of distributing £50,000 every year to local good causes.

Simon Price, Arthur Price Chair and patron of We Love Lichfield said: “It is an honour and privilege to support We Love Lichfield.

“Together with other businesses and individuals we are trying to make a difference across the district, helping local voluntary groups make Lichfield, Burntwood and the surrounding villages a better place.”

James Price, CEO said, “We will hold further raffles in 2026 and other fund-raising events and encourage other local businesses to join us. 

“We have some amazing businesses supporting We Love Lichfield including Richard Winterton Auctioneers, Hutchings Civils, David Lloyd Lichfield and Access Bookings and I really do think the momentum is building.”

We Love Lichfield is one of the Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire’s place based funds. 

It awards funding to a wide range of projects operating across the district of Lichfield.

The fund considers applications from local groups in need twice a year. It raises money and then the returns are given away. Companies and individuals make up the bulk of the donors to the fund, either through direct donations, or by fundraising. 

All the money raised is invested through an endowment fund in line with charity commission guidelines. The financial return from the fund is then distributed as small grants across the area.

Click here for more information about We Love Lichfield.

Pictured from left to right: James Price and Simon Price