Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1790 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Castle archaeologists: “We’ve found two castles at Shrewsbury Castle”

24/09/2020
Shrewsbury Castle dig - final day

The second season of excavations at Shrewsbury Castle funded by the Castle Studies Trust finished on Friday 18 September 2020, and the…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig – Day 15: Visitors interact at the sifting station

21/09/2020
Evidence of a richer diet with lower status pottery. Photo: Ryan Locklin

Day 15: Tuesday 15 September 2020 Tuesday began cooler than the heat that we had experienced only a day earlier, I had…

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Have your say on the future of leisure facilities in Shropshire

17/09/2020
Church Stretton Leisure Centre

Shropshire Council has launched a new consultation asking you for your feedback on its new Leisure Facilities Strategy. The consultation will run…

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News from our partners: Whitchurch Swimming Centre to remain closed due to social distancing guidelines

17/09/2020
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

News from our partners Shropshire Community Leisure Trust Ltd Shropshire Community Leisure Trust Ltd has announced that due to the layout of…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig – Day 13: Sunday, and some welcome visitors

17/09/2020
Dr Baker surveying the curtain wall at Shrewsbury Castle. Photo Lucy Salter.

It was another sweltering hot day at Shrewsbury Castle today (Sunday 13 September 2020), but that didn’t stop the dig team. Today’s…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig – day 12: Digging downwards apace

16/09/2020
People in a trench at Shrewsbury Castle

Day 12: Saturday 12 September 2020 Saturday came with beautiful weather, the sun shining gloriously throughout the day. Our objective for the…

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Coronavirus: Partners working hard to try to reopen Quarry Swimming Pool in Shrewsbury

15/09/2020
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

Shropshire Council is working hard with partners to find a way for the Quarry Swimming Pool in Shrewsbury town centre to be…

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#LibrariesFromHomeLIVE tour with Lesley Pearse

10/09/2020
Lesley Pearse

Lesley Pearse is to give a series of talks for libraries in September to complement the Libraries from Home initiative from Libraries…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Day 5

09/09/2020
A much bigger trench! (Picture credit: M Capper)

Dig day number 5 bought with it some lovely weather, just a little wind and plenty of sunshine. Our objective today was…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Day 4 – weekend roundup: excavating the Victorian glasshouse interior

09/09/2020
An image of the dig team working on the archaeological dig at Shrewsbury Castle.

As we arrived on site for Day 4 our curious lime filled feature of yesterday, with its loose rubble edge had proved…

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