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# Virtual coffee morning planned after Lichfield charity sees Easter event cancelled for first time in decades
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/virtual-coffee-morning-planned-after-lichfield-charity-sees-easter-event-cancelled-for-first-time-in-decades/
- Published: 2020-04-14T06:51:57.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-14T06:52:10.000Z
- Description: A virtual coffee morning is being held to raise funds for a local charity after it saw Easter fundraising plans curtailed by coronavirus.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Charity, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:18, News

A virtual coffee morning is being held to raise funds for a local charity after it saw Easter fundraising plans curtailed by coronavirus.

Eric and Doreen Wood have raised money for the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust by holding a gathering at their home next to the Coventry Canal in Whittington every Easter Sunday for more than 30 years.

![Eric Wood](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lhcrt-eric-wod.jpg)

Eric Wood

But the COVID-19 outbreak forced it to be cancelled this year, meaning the group missed out on a key fundraising activity.

But the couple’s daughter Lisa Barker has now set up a Facebook page asking people to make a donation, have a cuppa at home and post a picture online.

A spokesperson for the trust said:

> “Eric was involved in forming the trust more than 30 years ago, and both he and Doreen are devastated to not share their garden and time this year.”  
>  
> Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust spokesperson

To make a donation and post your picture, visit [the Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story%5Ffbid=10158583901316388&id=766801387).