A new logo will provide a stronger link to communities across the Lichfield District Council area, the local authority’s chiefs have said.
The design features a crest and the name of the council, replacing the previous lettering only logo which has been used for a number of years.
Cllr Richard Cox, cabinet member for community engagement, said:
“Lichfield District Council is reverting to using the authority’s historic crest as its logo.
“The crest more accurately reflects our communities by acknowledging Lichfield’s Roman historical links, the importance of agriculture to the area, Burntwood’s proud mining history, our county of Staffordshire and prominent historical families from the area now covered by the Lichfield District.”
Cllr Richard Cox, Lichfield District Council
Come on LDC, with all the problems we have- seriously??
This new logo does more accurately reflect Lichfield District Council – it is another huge step backwards!
Surely it should have two fingers sticking up.
You have to laugh!
Have you not got more important things to spend your time on? Honestly none of you have a clue.
It would be interesting to find out how much this new logo cost to implement ?
Representation of the community by including… The Romans, farmers and mines that shut 40+ years ago.
What a great shame that the Stafford Knot/Staffordshire knot shown the LDC’s new logo is incorrect-easy enough to check online-or perhaps a quick glance at Staffordshire Regimental badges-unbelievable!!!
Beggars belief.
“ora et labora” (pray and work) – what are they trying to tell us?
How much didthat cost I wonder
Another waste of our money, how much is all this going to cost
How much did it cost
Just how much is this misadventure costing the taxpayer ? All signs, stickers on council vehicles and right down to stationary. What a waste. !!!!!
I really doubt many of the councillors were that deeply involved in this and even if they were, it may difficult for some people to believe, but multitasking is a thing.
Who is going to put the FOI request in to find out how much this cost. I’ll open the bidding at £25k
Could the Council check they have the correct knot.
Oh what a fantastic wonderful idea! NOT. Never in my name, is this announcement really really real? Council tax payers want value for money, how much are you raising our council tax? To pay for an insignificant change to logo. What about pot holes etc. if you have money to spare cut our council tax. Concerned resident
The similarities in the Scots squad rebranding episode and LDC rebrand is uncanny! Money well wasted
I wish I could get away with this tripe in my job.
We need real change in this city
@Kathleen Hassall I doubt council tax will go up by much, probably £5 a year for the district (which compared to some councils is extremely good), I seriously doubt any increase would be for a logo change…
Also, LDC doesn’t deal with pot holes. If you’re going to complain about something at least be aware of who to complain to.
I will be requesting Cllr Cox explain why we need a new logo, how much it cost and who decided on this. Also which parts on it are about mining, agriculture, the Romans and historical families (??). This is so backward looking; What about the present and future of Lichfield District?
@Lichfield Anon, two points
Through the LDC precept there is a direct link to the County Council and overall funding. If as you say LDC is doing so well, then the money spent on the new logo could have led to a reduction in the precept and indeed gone toward pot holes?
A number of the LDC councillors are also County Councillors, an awareness of the plight of the County Council should have ensured wasteful spending like this doesn’t happen.
@Lichfield Annon… In all probability the overall council tax rise will be just short of 5% so that it does not invoke other legislation. There is no tax band which would increase by just £5 a year. Even in band A it is about £70 a year increase. The highest band will be in hundreds.
An explanation of your calculation would be Interesting.
@chris Harris LDC only collects the money for the county council and cannot dictate what the money is spent on. LDC has its own council tax which it spends on its own things. Long story short LDC has no power over what the county council do and cannot fix the pots holes.
Even if there are county councillors in LDC, complaining directly to or about LDC and the pot holes won’t work. You need to report pot holes to the county council via their website.
LDC can only deal with LDC problems.
@Philip as I said, £5 a year for the district. I never said council tax overall.
Funny how this is done, with it being done and nobody seems to know it was being done, no debate done, is it a done deal?
Who has passed it