Tourism

Entries are coming in for the Montgomery Canal Triathlon to be held on Saturday 18 May 2019. This popular event is organised by the Friends…
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A national military charity is giving members of the public in Shropshire the chance to run a 5 km course through an RAF station while…
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Oswestry Borderland Tourism organises guided town tours every Saturday morning from Easter to the end of September and booked tours for groups. If you or…
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Organisers of Shrewsbury Flower Show are excited to announce they have signed up pop giants Scouting For Girls to appear at this year’s event. The…
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The RSPB is celebrating a very special anniversary of its world famous Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend (26-28 January). Just one hour every year, for…
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There are lots of opportunities to see Jon Young’s stunning artwork around Oswestry at the moment. His beautiful use of light and colour in landscapes,…
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Journalist, car enthusiast and new dad Richard Jones test drives the Honda NSX There’s nothing better than a bracing family walk along the coastline to…
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Oswestry Borderland Tourism are celebrating the launch of their 31st printed brochure with a members social evening at Stonehouse Brewery and The Henstone Distillery on…
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A group of students who were given a behind the scenes tour of Antiques Roadshow as it was filmed at Erddig last year will be…
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Plans for the 2019 Shrewsbury Flower Show have stepped up a gear with the news that The Imps motorcycle display team will be appearing on…
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Teenage mountain bike racer Ellie Jones from Ebnal near Gobowen has a dream: to be the fastest girl in the world on her bike and…
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Ground investigation is next step in Montgomery Canal restoration Donations quadrupled in fund-raising appeal – for a limited time Plans for the next stages of…
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If you happen to see a big yellow rickshaw travelling through our area tomorrow, make sure you give it a wave as it embarks on…
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The Marches School has welcomed and hosted teachers and staff from five European schools this week as they joined an Erasmus+ project to allow students…
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They are well drilled in outdoor challenges, but cadets from 1165 (Oswestry) Squadron, Air Training Corps are currently preparing for field manoeuvres of a very…
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This year’s Oswestry Christmas light switch on has been planned for 22 November. James Bond from Radio Shropshire will present the show, starting at 4pm…
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A beacon is to be lit at Old Oswestry hillfort as part of national Armistice Day commemorations marking 100 years since the end of World…
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Oswestry in Bloom winners were announced at Cabin Lane Church, where Miss Margaret Thrower and chairman of the committee Miss Betty Gull handed out the…
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“The Holroyd Community Theatre will provide a state of the art performance space with a 240 seat auditorium designed to accommodate the very best that…
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Tyn Dwr Hall, one of the UK’s top wedding venues is to host an exclusive, Christmas charity Fundraising Ball for the first time, in aid…
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Booka Bookshop have announced an evening with historian and BAFTA winning broadcaster and TV presenter Dan Snow as he talks about his new book, On…
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A pair of inspirational young friends got on their bikes to raise funds for a children’s hospice charity. Zech Newton, 10, and his 14 year…
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The sixth annual Oswestry Community Games is set to take place on 23 September in Cae Glas Park from 11am to 3.45pm. It promises to…
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 13th-17th August Afternoon Tea Week The Orangery Restaurant, Derwen College, Gobowen Nothing tastes as much like summer as a traditional afternoon tea, so The Orangery…
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ROLL UP ROLL UP Get your raffle tickets from our fundraiser Chloe (pictured). Draw tickets are £1 each or £5 a book and will be…
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Young Carers, the charity that supports youngsters who care for family members were treated to a canal trip and barbeque at Canal Central, that little…
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The Oswestry Life magazine have produced a 2019 calendar with all proceeds from the sale of the calendar going direct to the local charity, Hope…
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Oswestry Town Mayor Sandy Best cut the ribbon to open the newly refurbished garden, followed by a blessing by The Rev. Jeff Hancocks in the…
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Whittington Music Festival marked the end of its successful week-long programme of British classical and folk music with a Reception last Thursday (5th July) at…
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Little Explorers from Trefonen along with Explorers in Shrewsbury recently attended the Shropshire Kids Festival and Shrewsbury Food Festival where they baked with 724 children…
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Qube Gallery is calling for artist submissions to its most popular annual event, the Qube Open Art Competition. This increasingly popular event attracts artists from…
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Businesses and residents from across Shropshire have the chance to be involved in the world’s longest-running flower show. The organisers of the Shrewsbury Flower Show…
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The Canal & River Trust charity is inviting the public to take a rare behind-the-scenes look at a £4 million project to restore a section…
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The County of Salop Steam Engine Society’s 2018 Rally, takes place at Onslow Park, Shrewsbury on the August Bank Holiday, – Sunday 26th August and…
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This year’s Montgomery Canal Triathlon on 19th May was the best ever, say organisers. A total of 247 took part in one, two or three…
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Food is always at the top of every visitor’s mind here at the Ironworks. As they arrive, the first building they visit, our showroom and…
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At the launch of National Garden Scheme’s 2018 Garden Visitor’s Handbook in London on March 15th, Horatio’s Garden was selected as one of the 2018…
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A sculpture made from obsolete hospital equipment to celebrate 70 years of the National Health Service will take the shape of a heart to reflect…
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Have you ever wanted to drive a steam engine? Maybe ride in a vintage lorry, an army tank or a tractor? The County of Salop…
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Looking for something fun do to over the Easter holidays? Fieldbounce have organised a truly amazing easter hunt which will be great fun for all…
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MEMBERS of Oswestry Rotary Club received a preview of a new website documenting the lives of over 300 men from the First World War remembered…
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Following the Balloon Festival in August, Clive Knowles, chairman of The British Ironwork Centre visited Nightingale House Hospice for a tour of their headquarters and…
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Superintendent Joanne Bull of Gwent Police visited the British Ironwork Centre today to add her support to the “Save a life surrender your knife” Campaign.…
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Today we’ve had the pleasure of meeting Jill Livingstone of the Carers Trust based in Shrewsbury. Jill was here to meet our chairman and our…
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In connection with the London Marathon and the Robert Jones and Agnus Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital The British Ironwork Centre played host to a 3k Festive…
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The British Ironwork Centre has offered its help to bereaved parents affected by the Shrewsbury baby ashes scandal. Work is underway on a permanent memorial…
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Oswestry Town Council created Christmas Music Live on the first Friday in December to help boost the night time economy of the town at the…
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The British Ironwork Centre’s latest creation has been unveiled at the British ironwork Centre. The sculpture, made from two thousand £1 and £2 coins resembles…
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Macmillan Cancer support in Shropshire have approached The British Ironwork Centre to become the new venue for their annual ‘Colour Run’. The charity each year…
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This week’s traditional Remembrance observances will still be echoing next May when Whittington Music Festival marks the centenary of the end of World War 1…
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