Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1771 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

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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Workshops put Shropshire tourism and visitor economy in the spotlight

13/03/2024
Robert Macey, left, and Mark Hooper, right, at Love 2 Stay in Shrewsbury, where one of the workshops was held.

Ahead of English Tourism Week (Friday 15 March – Sunday 24 March 2024) a series of specialist workshops for businesses working within…

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News with our partners: Shrewsbury shortlisted in national competition to celebrate thriving town centres

11/03/2024
Shrewsbury Railway Station

News with our partners Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership Shrewsbury has been shortlisted in a national competition which could see thousands of…

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