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‘Everyone In’ and donation scheme to tackle rough sleeping

31/08/2021
Officer at the new card donation machine in Castle street, Shrewsbury for homeless donations

All verified rough sleepers in the county are being offered accommodation by Shropshire Council as it is continues the ‘Everyone In’ scheme…

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Plant a tree for the Jubilee

11/08/2021
An image of planted trees

Shropshire Council and the Shropshire Lieutenancy are delighted to support an exciting new national tree planting campaign known as The Queen’s Green…

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News from our partners: Racial equality placed front and centre for the county’s Integrated Care System

04/08/2021

News from our partners Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (ICS) A firm commitment to racial equality, diversity and inclusion has…

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Shropshire residents urged to look out for their voter registration messages

30/07/2021
Make sure your correct details are on the Electoral Register

Local residents are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details…

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Government’s floods minister Rebecca Pow visits Shropshire

27/07/2021

Councillors and officers from Shropshire Council will today show and explain to floods minister Rebecca Pow the devastating impact that recent flooding…

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News from our partners: Mermaid’s dream of a dip in The Mere takes a dive

23/07/2021
Mermaid Seren

News from our partners A mermaid’s dream of taking a cooling dip in the mere at Ellesmere has been dashed – because…

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Remembering Srebrenica: Shropshire children dress memorial cherry tree in ceremony

13/07/2021
(l to r) Lois Dale (Shropshire Council's rurality equality specialist), Wing Commander Turner, Mark Michaels, Reverend Ken Chippindale, Imam Sohayb Peerbhai; and children of Mereside School.

Local children have helped to dress a very special memorial cherry tree with flower and leaf promises, in a ceremony outside Shirehall…

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Children are invited to join the Wild World Heroes on a reading adventure in Shropshire libraries

06/07/2021
Wild World Heroes Reading Challenge 2021

Shropshire Libraries are calling for children to sign up to the Wild World Heroes Reading Adventure for the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge.…

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Memorial cherry tree ceremony to mark the humanitarian role of the Armed Forces in Srebrenica 

02/07/2021
Remembering Srebrenica flower

Shropshire Council is holding a special cherry tree dressing ceremony outside Shirehall in Shrewsbury at 11am on Tuesday 6 July 2021. This is…

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News from our partners: Ellesmere all set for arty ‘Meremaids’ to make a splash

02/07/2021
Meremaids in Ellesmere. Sally Poynton (centre), with Anna Gallen (left) from Ellesmere Guides and Heather Rodenhurst (right) from the Ellesmere Library Readers Group.

News from our partners Dozens of people will be making a colourful splash in Ellesmere this weekend (Saturday 3 July 2021) as…

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