Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1936 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Time running out to see Bronze Age bulla at museum

08/12/2021
Bulla sun pendant

Time is running out for people to visit an extraordinary 3,000-year-old sun pendant, or bulla, in a Shropshire museum. Shropshire Council’s Shrewsbury…

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Shaping the future for Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

06/12/2021

Plans are being made for people to share their views over the future of Acton Scott Historic Working Farm in the new…

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Teenagers set up book group at Ellesmere Library

01/12/2021
Founder members of the Ellesmere teen’s book club, (from left ) Victoria Moughton, Josh Martin, Evie Edwards and Charlotte Hynes  (Picture: David Atkinson)

A group of young people have formed their own reading group at Ellesmere Library – proving that not all teenagers are totally…

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Curtain going up on this year’s pantomime at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury

30/11/2021
The Panto Adventures Of Peter Pan cast poster

It’s panto time! Oh yes it is! The curtain is going up on this year’s pantomime at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury.  Audiences will be taking…

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Cheers to the rural pub project research volunteers as 10 sites picked

29/11/2021
Pub

A team exploring historic Ordnance Survey maps from the 1880s onwards have been working out the evolution of 200 pub buildings across…

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Shropshire’s prehistoric treasures saved for all to enjoy

25/11/2021
Axe heads. Copyright: British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme

Seven separate prehistoric hoards discovered in north Shropshire will be secured for the public by Shropshire Museums. The Shropshire Council service has…

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Late night Christmas shopping and Winter Warmers at The Market Hall Shrewsbury

23/11/2021
People in Market Hall Shrewsbury at Christmas

The Market Hall Shrewsbury will sprinkle some festive sparkle in a series of late night shopping and Winter Warmer events in the…

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Robert Clive statue in The Square, Shrewsbury – an update

19/11/2021

In July 2020 Shropshire Council’s Cabinet decided to keep the Robert Clive statue in situ in The Square, Shrewsbury, with interpretation. Shropshire…

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Workshop inspired by Shropshire sun pendant

16/11/2021

A gilding workshop inspired by the beauty and lustre of the Shropshire Sun Pendant is bringing a glow up to Shrewsbury Museum…

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Shrewsbury Market Hall calls for votes in bid to win national title

15/11/2021
People nejoying the Market Hall in Shrewsbury

Fans of Shrewsbury Market Hall are being urged to cast their vote in a national competition to find the country’s best market.…

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