Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1790 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Cast of Theatre Severn pantomime unveiled as 25,000 tickets already sold

20/09/2021
Peter Pan cast 2021

The cast of Theatre Severn’s forthcoming pantomime “The Pantomime Adventures Of Peter Pan” were unveiled last week, as the venue prepares to…

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LEGO® makes a welcome return to SM&AG – but this time with an arty theme

17/09/2021

The Brick by Brick exhibition which opens at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday 18th September gathers the work of 18…

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Meremaids ‘in the swim’ for national award

15/09/2021
Sally Poynton with her own Meremaid creation made from a feather duster, plastic knives and cotton buds

News from our partners A community art initiative in Ellesmere featuring a ‘flotilla’ of mermaid figures has been shortlisted for a national…

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Little ones invited to join in Wild Toddler events this autumn

14/09/2021
An image of children learning about mini woodland beasts such as slugs and snails at Severn Valley Country Park.

Families with young children are invited to join a host of outdoor adventures over the autumn at Severn Valley Country Park in…

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The detectorist and the sun pendant: how Bob made “most significant Bronze Age metalwork find” in last 100 years

10/09/2021
Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd. Pictured are Bob Greenaway (Detectorist) and Emma-Kate Lanyon (Shropshire Council's Curator of the Exhibition).

Bob Greenaway, a retired former engineer from Oswestry, found a sun pendant in an undisclosed Shropshire field in 2018. The stunning 3,000-year-old…

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News from our partners: British Museum and Shropshire Museums to develop new Partnership Gallery

09/09/2021
An image of the Bronze Age gold bulla that was found in Shropshire in 2018. The bula could potentially hold international importance due to it's rarity.

News from our partners British Museum The British Museum today announces plans to develop an exciting new Partnership Gallery at Shrewsbury Museum…

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Stunning 3,000-year-old gold pendant to go on public display for first time

07/09/2021
An image of the Bronze Age gold bulla that was found in Shropshire in 2018. The bula could potentially hold international importance due to it's rarity.

Rare 3,000-year-old sun pendant to be displayed to the public for the first time at Shropshire Council’s Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery…

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Strictly winner to star in thriller coming to Theatre Severn

27/08/2021
Dial M for Murder comes to Theatre Severn excerpt

A brand-new production of the classic thriller, Dial M for Murder, comes to Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn (owned and run by Shropshire Council)…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – Pop-up vaccination centre at Shrewsbury Town FC this Saturday

05/08/2021

News from our partners COVID-19 Vaccination Service Football fans and the public can get vaccinated at Shrewsbury Town Football Club on Saturday…

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The Baschurch Bronze Age Hoard: Treasure Inquest 21 July 2021

29/07/2021
The Baschurch Bronze Age Hoard

Mr. Ellery, HM Senior Coroner for Shropshire, Telford and the Wrekin, held a treasure inquest on the morning of 21 July 2021 investigating…

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