Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1828 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Shrewsbury Market Hall named the nation’s favourite

26/01/2023
Men and a women standing in a line holding a glass award

Shrewsbury Market Hall has scooped the title of Britain’s Favourite Market in a national public vote. Supporters of the market voted in…

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Writers Lab club has perfect method for book publication

26/01/2023
People holding up books at Writers Lab

A group of creative writers is celebrating the launch of its debut book. The Writers Lab, which meets fortnightly in Shrewsbury Library,…

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Let’s do the Time Warp again!

25/01/2023
The Rocky Horror Show. Photo by David Freeman.

It’s astounding, time is fleeting – The Rocky Horror Show is celebrating 50 entertaining years with shows at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury,…

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Shropshire archaeological find sparks interest from the US and closer to home

25/01/2023
Nesscliffe find

Archaeologists puzzling over the carved stone found at Nesscliffe Hillfort in summer 2022 are delighted by the response to their call for…

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Shadow minister learns about county’s support for Armed Forces community

25/01/2023
Shropshire Council veterans hub co-ordinator Sarah Kerr, and some of the veterans who talked to Luke Pollard, Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces, about the support they receive from Shropshire Council.

With Census 2021 results revealing that one in 10 Shropshire households have one or more resident who has served in the Armed…

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Three more Shropshire detectorist finds declared treasure

19/01/2023
gold penannular ring

Three finds made by detectorists in Shropshire field have today been declared treasure by Shropshire Senior Coroner David Ellery at an inquest…

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Shropshire libraries hosting friendly banking advice sessions

19/01/2023
HSBC logo

Libraries across Shropshire are hosting expert advice sessions to help people protect themselves from fraud, manage their money and learn about digital…

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Appeal to solve riddle of find at Nesscliffe archaeological dig

16/01/2023
Nesscliffe find

An appeal is being made to help archaeologists solve the riddle of a find made at their dig at Nesscliffe Hill in…

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Books offer to support literacy and language learners

12/01/2023
Iran Morris of Ludlow Library checking out the titles on offer

Shropshire Council’s libraries service is promoting new books to support adult literacy and help people who are learning to speak English. Books…

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News from our partners: Town sets the scene for 20th DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival

11/01/2023
Jon King book launch poster

News from our partners Organisers are gearing up to mark the 20th anniversary of the DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival – an annual event…

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