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# Beavers learn all about Lichfield t-shirt company
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/beavers-learn-all-about-lichfield-t-shirt-company/
- Published: 2009-11-18T09:30:31.000Z
- Updated: 2009-11-17T11:35:05.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:52, News

![David Hitchman of Soccerprint.co.uk with Jake Kirkwood and Isabella Acton](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/david-hitchman-of-soccerprint-co-uk-with-jake-kirkwood-and-isabella-acton.jpg "David-Hitchman-of-Soccerprint.co.uk-with-Jake-Kirkwood-and-Isabella-Acton")

David Hitchman of Soccerprint.co.uk with Jake Kirkwood and Isabella Acton

A group of local Beavers were given an art class with a difference as they visited a Lichfield company to see how its unique t-shirts are designed, printed, packed and shipped worldwide.

Members of the 1st Lichfield (St Chad’s) Beaver group even got to take home a personalised shirt each as they visited [Soccerprint.co.uk](http://www.soccerprint.co.uk/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk), a Lichfield company which designs and sells original t-shirts across the world from its offices on Britannia Way.

Leader Tracey Kelly said:

> “We wanted to do something that would enable the kids to follow a product from the beginning to the end and it was fantastic – they got to see how their own shirts were designed on the computer, how the design is transferred to the shirt and then see the shirts packed into a presentation box.  
>  
> “They’ve all taken a shirt home and most of them want to come and work for Soccerprint when they’re older!”

Soccerprint.co.uk was founded by Dave Hitchman, who was a Beaver himself with the 1st Lichfield group over 20 years ago.

Dave said:

> “We were delighted to be able to offer something back into the community. We have grown as a business over the last couple of years but we still produce shirts for many local organisations like the Beavers, local Cub groups and Lichfield Youth Service.  
>  
> “We are really busy with Christmas orders now but things like this make it all worth it. We even put each shirt in a Soccerprint.co.uk presentation box, just like it would be if they had bought one and opened it on Christmas Day – it was fantastic to see the smiles on the children’s faces!”