Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1753 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

News from our partners: Princess Royal to visit birthplace of Save the Children founders

22/04/2024
John Merrill’s wooden sculpture, "Refuge", is a popular artwork in the Jebb Garden next to The Mere in Ellesmere.

News from our partners Ellesmere Sculpture Initiative The Princess Royal will travel to Ellesmere on Wednesday (24 April 2024) to visit the…

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Work to restore Cambrian Railway Building in Oswestry goes out to tender

16/04/2024

Work to restore the exterior of the Cambrian Railway Building in Oswestry – a Grade II listed building owned by Shropshire Council…

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Oswestry Library to get new shelving thanks to grant funding

12/04/2024
Oswestry Library

Library users in Oswestry will benefit from new shelving which is to be installed over the coming weeks, and which will mean…

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Whitchurch Library ‘pop up’ service expanded

12/04/2024
Whitchurch Library staff with a reader returning books today on the market stall

People who use Whitchurch Library will have extra opportunities to pick up and drop off books at the town’s market hall, from…

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News from our partners: Hi tech rehab classes offer ‘good boost’ to people with joint and muscle pain

11/04/2024
Local physiotherapists make use of the waterproof tablets to take part in a trial Good Boost session at the Quarry Pool in Shrewsbury. It will be available from Monday 15 April.

News from our partners NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin / Integrated Care System A fitter life with less joint pain and more…

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Cabinet asked to approve CIL funding for Whitchurch Swimming and Fitness Centre 

10/04/2024
Whitchurch Swimming Pool and Fitness centre artists impression

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet is being asked to approve a bid for £980,000 from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds to fit out…

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Victorian crimes and punishment in the spotlight for Shropshire Council’s archives

04/04/2024

From fireraisers to con artists and the tale of a young girl’s cake theft, Shropshire Council’s archives is delving into the stories…

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Safety tips for families visiting farms and animal attractions this Easter

27/03/2024

With the Easter holidays now in full swing, families visiting farms or other animal attractions in Shropshire are being advised to follow…

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Country parks to benefit from £90,000 investment

19/03/2024
An image of The Mere which has seen an increase in the amount of litter visitors are leaving behind.

Four of Shropshire’s country parks are to benefit from a share of an almost £90,000 investment fund. The Mere in Ellesmere, Battlefield…

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Opportunities to have a say on proposed £28m swimming pools and enhanced leisure facilities in Shrewsbury

15/03/2024
Shrewsbury Sports Village

A public consultation about building two new swimming pools, and enhancing fitness and leisure opportunities at Shrewsbury Sports Village, is being launched…

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