Tourism

Depicting a bull mid-charge, with head down and wounded with ‘banderillas’, harpoon tipped lances, in its body, the bull sculpture, which can be found at…
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The Willow Gallery in Oswestry is now open with measures in place to ensure everyone’s safety.  The popular café will be re-opening from Tuesday 18…
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Tanat Valley Light Railway in Nant Mawr near Oswestry has received a grant of £5,800 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help…
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Oswestry Town Museum in The Guildhall, Oswestry has received a grant of £11,600 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation…
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Hundreds of walkers have put their best foot forward to raise more than £30,000 for Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospices. The Take A…
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Derwen College Garden Centre has come up smelling of roses after being named as an official retailer for Britain’s most famous rose growers. Family-run Shropshire…
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Derwen College Garden Centre and Gift Shop has now reopened in time to officially welcome in the spring. The team at the Garden Centre and…
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Age UK North Shropshire Supporters raised £560 to support older people through a Photos from Lockdown competition. Judges were inundated with wonderful photographs from the…
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The annual Oswestry Balloon Carnival is to return this summer after it was postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions last year. And it will be the…
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The volunteers who work as part of the World War 1 Trench Experience at Park Hall Farm have been busy building an exciting new exhibit.…
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A group set up to work with the agricultural community to improve safety on Shropshire’s road is making good progress in its work to improve…
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On Monday 1st of March 2021 at 11am the Mayor will launch his fundraising challenge: the 3M challenge: Marching in March in the Marches –…
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Following a long and dark winter of uncertainty, everyone is looking forward to better times ahead, with a late spring bonanza expected for golf. National…
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A teenager who struggles to walk more than a few steps due to her lung and heart conditions is taking on a remarkable 10-mile sponsored…
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Age UK North Shropshire Supporters are running a photo competition to raise funds to help older people at this challenging time. The organisers are looking…
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People are being urged to sign up and represent a local charity at a major running event this summer. The Brynkinalt Running Festival is planned…
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More than a year since it held its last fundraising event where people could attend, Hope House Children’s Hospices is planning to hold its annual…
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Park Hall Countryside Experience have released tickets for their brand new Christmas event – ‘Elf and Safely.’ Admission to the farm will include their Elf…
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A metal detectorist who unearthed a Victorian locket with a woman’s photo inside was stunned to hear from her relative after posting images of it.…
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Opening hours The gallery and on-site café are open 10am-4pm Tues-Sat, and have undergone a thorough safety review to ensure all the necessary precautions are…
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Although it has taken longer than originally planned due to obtaining permissions and, of course Covid-19, Oswestry BID has now completed Phase I of its…
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An open water fundraising challenge has raised an incredible £8500 for League of Friends to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH). The…
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A beautiful calendar for 2021 is set to raise much needed funds for Hope House and Ty Gobaith this Christmas, thanks to the generosity of…
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After four years of preparation, work started this week on the programme to rebuild Schoolhouse Bridge on the Montgomery Canal south of Crickheath, near Oswestry.…
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Pumpkinfest is set to return to Park Hall Farm for October half term. The team are making some changes to ensure it can be enjoyed…
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Originally Jools Brennan​ from Oswestry was planning to raise funds for his trip to Nepal next year, donating a proportion of the funds raised to to…
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After being based at Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) in Gobowen since 1957, the Croesoswallt Archery Club, which were previously called the…
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Allowing for this very odd year we have all had to live though, the Oswestry in Bloom team has managed to do a little to…
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Last month, The British Ironwork Centre were approached by a representative of BBC Crimewatch to take part in an interview for their show. The Crimewatch…
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The county’s High Sheriff sampled the best of the Oswestry community during a packed visit which saw her meet 17 organisations from the town. As…
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Students and staff at Derwen College, in Shropshire, have been celebrating the success of their first ever virtual fundraising event, which has raised more than…
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The local events company has launched ‘Friends of Shropshire Festivals’ to raise much-needed funds to weather the devastating loss of income due to Covid-19. Shropshire…
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The sun shone brightly as more than half the members of Oswestry’s Cantiones met on Sunday afternoon to sing together once again.  It was a…
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Today has seen a new fundraising installation being erected by Hope House staff – a stunning Butterfly Garden which is now on display at the…
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The incredible ways Shropshire has adapted to life under lockdown are revealed in a new collection of photographs. Overnight, measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak…
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Intrepid teams of Derwen College students, staff and supporters have signed up to a virtual walk which covers the length of Britain in just one…
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Have you been missing a bit of culture in recent weeks? The Sweeney Hall Hotel is delighted to present a summer art exhibition to showcase…
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Borderland Rotary, like everyone else has seen its fundraising events cancelled so David Kendal, the outgoing President, his wife Lyn and daughter Laura have been…
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Shropshire Festivals want you to dust off your shell suits and bucket hats for their 90’s Revival Night on the 1st August at the West…
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This year would have been the 133rd Shrewsbury Flower Show, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it, like most other events, has been cancelled. But…
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The international festival summer school PIANO WEEK may have had to postpone its Beethoven chamber music festival at The Holroyd Community Theatre until 2021 as…
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Moreton Hall’s Year 9 chemistry student Jennabai Kassam has won the school’s Sculpture Prize in this year’s competition sponsored by The British Ironwork Centre. Second…
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NHS, care and emergency workers and their families are to be given free entry to the Ironbridge Gorge museums as a special thank you for…
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In a coup for the school, Moreton Hall has recruited Carina Walsh to lead lacrosse development. With a number of Moreton’s lacrosse teams already in…
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Derwen College Garden Centre and Gift Shop, near Oswestry, is delighted to welcome back customers from the 20th July. Safety measures have been put in…
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Title: Y Chwaer Hynaf – Hanes Eisteddfod Cymrodoriaeth Talaith a Chadair Powys 1820-2020 Author: Huw Ceiriog Publication date: June 2020 Eisteddfod Powys is older than…
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An Oswestry pensioner has stepped up to raise funds for Derwen College Charity after embarking on her own sponsored walk after the college’s official walk…
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An exciting new online event celebrating the best of Shropshire and raising money for local good causes is taking place this summer. The Shropshire Virtual…
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The reopening of Shropshire’s leading museum will give families the chance to enjoy a fantastic educational day out – and shake off lockdown lethargy with…
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Following the latest Government announcements, Park Hall Countryside Experience is set to re-open their farm attraction in Oswestry on the 10th July for their annual…
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