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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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Back in 2019 when local businessman, Alan Lewis of Adrenaline Events, started to plan the first ever Welshpool 10k, no one could have anticipated what…
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The team at the British Ironwork Centre, Oswestry, has created its Anti-Bullfighting Monument after being inspired by the work of People for the Ethical Treatment…
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An Oswestry tennis coach who set himself the goal of running 1,000 miles for Hope House Children’s Hospices has smashed his target despite injuries and…
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Park Hall Countryside Experience in Oswestry closed their gates to the Covid-19 pandemic on the 18th March. Since then the family-run farm has continued caring…
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Over the years since the Knife Angel’s conception, the British Ironwork Centre have been approached many times regarding the Knife Angel monument being homed in…
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Members of a county club that has raised more than £450,000 for Hope House Children’s Hospices are taking to two wheels this weekend in a…
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Now allowed to re-open, the gallery has a one-way system in place, and visitors are asked to maintain a 2-metre distance from each other. Opening hours…
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The National Monument Against Violence & Aggression to Return to the Ironworks in Oswestry After spending an extended two months in Telford’s Southwater Square, the…
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A brand new drive-in concert is launching in Shrewsbury next month, following the Government’s latest easing of the lockdown rules. Shropshire Festivals, who are the…
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The country may have been on lockdown since March, but landscape maintenance at Old Oswestry hillfort has been boosted by the arrival of a new…
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Xplore!, along with over 40 members of the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC), has today joined the Science Centres For Our Future…
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As Visit England encourage destination management organisations to celebrate English Tourism Week (25-31 May 2020), tourism staff at Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council…
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A group of lawyers and planning experts from Shropshire and North Wales have raised more than £2,000 for charity by completing a ‘Round Wales Walk’…
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The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) is running a spring photo competition to raise vital funds. The…
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More than 30 staff from Derwen College, near Oswestry, are signed up to face a challenging charity climb up Snowdon. The group of intrepid walkers,…
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A  beautiful Victorian fire appliance which was stored in one of the outbuildings at Oswestry Fire Station is now on public display at the British…
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Campaigners say they are ready to fight on as Galliers Homes withdraws plans for a 100-house estate in the near landscape of Old Oswestry hillfort…
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Throughout the Knife Angel’s journey across the UK, it has become apparent to those involved that many of its spectators were keen to tie things…
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Sculptures and art pieces created during a series of workshops by people living with movement disorders in Shropshire are now display at a special exhibition…
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To celebrate two decades at the helm, West Felton’s Carnival committee have upped the ante for their annual event on Sunday 5th July. West Felton…
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Completing a marathon will be on the bucket list for many people, however very few will aim to finish the Everest Marathon twice in their…
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Despite the wettest February, the purple crocuses planted by the Oswestry Cambrian Rotary on the roundabout outside of the main entrance to the Robert Jones…
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Re-enactment groups across the country are gearing up for a living weekend at Park Hall Farm’s WW1 trenches in Oswestry. Troops will be taking park…
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A  beautiful Victorian fire appliance which was stored in one of the outbuildings at Oswestry Fire Station will soon be on public display at the…
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Pupils from Shropshire primary schools – which have been forced to close due to flooding – can enjoy two Ironbridge museums for free for the…
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Local charity, The Movement Centre, has an exciting trail running festival taking place at Brynkinalt Estate, on the outskirts of Chirk, on Sunday June 14th.…
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Throughout every year, The British Ironwork Centre near Oswestry aim to support as many local and regional charities as they possibly can through various fundraising…
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“All you need is a mountain bike, a helmet and the heart of a lion!” said organiser, Jonathan Jones from Borderland Rotary. Snap out of…
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Following a 10-month campaign by the Shrewsbury District & North Wales Branch of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA), Canal & River Trust has agreed to extend the…
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Every year 16 million ewes give birth in the UK. Lambing takes place anytime between November and May, but at Park Hall Farm in Oswestry,…
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We all know that juggling family life with work life can be a daily battle for both Mums and Dads, top that with the pressure…
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Helping to Create Wedding Albums with a Difference With over 20-acres of parkland filled with hundreds of beautiful sculptures and artwork, the British Ironwork Centre…
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Phil Vickery, one of the nation’s favourite TV chefs, has been unveiled as the headline attraction for Shrewsbury Flower Show’s culinary stage this year. It’s…
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A new programme of landscape maintenance and volunteering at Old Oswestry hillfort will be the focus of an open meeting next month. Members of the…
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