Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1790 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Coronavirus: Shropshire Council’s culture and leisure facilities prepare to re-open

03/07/2020
An image of Severn Valley Country Park.

Selected culture and leisure sites, facilities and services managed by Shropshire Council are preparing for a phased re-opening from Saturday 4 July…

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Shropshire Libraries to launch Ready Reads service

01/07/2020
An image of Shrewsbury Library.

As part of phased reopening plans, Shropshire Libraries are launching a ‘Ready Reads’ service from Monday 6 July 2020. ‘Ready Reads’ is…

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Armed Forces Day: Shropshire Council support county’s military community

25/06/2020
An image of Shropshire Council's interim acting chief executives standing 2m apart holding the Armed Forces Day flag.

Shropshire Council is celebrating Armed Forces Day with a series of online content and Covenant signings to show its’ continued support to…

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Coronavirus: Shropshire Libraries to accept returns at six branches for one week

24/06/2020
An image of Shrewsbury Library.

Shropshire Libraries currently remain closed in line with national guidance, but for one week beginning Monday 29 June 2020, the six largest…

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Energy-saving measures at The Market Hall in Shrewsbury: what have we learned a year on?

24/06/2020
pretty pattern of light on a market hall in Shrewsbury

One year on from having energy efficiency systems installed to reduce its carbon footprint and running costs, The Market Hall in Shrewsbury…

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Shropshire’s Great Outdoors: Popular boardwalk at Colemere restored  

23/06/2020
Colemere

The popular boardwalk at Colemere Countryside Heritage Site has been restored to enable people to cross the wetter areas of Yell Field,…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – The Little Artists Challenge

17/06/2020
Insect art

News from our partners Caldecott Festival Group Can you help? Caldecott Festival Group needs 1,000 ‘little artists’ to help create a natural…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – Community lockdown art exhibition goes live at Qube in Oswestry

17/06/2020
Painting by Tara Lewis of ITU nurse Amy Dawson – based at Shrewsbury Hospital. It was painted for the #PortraitsForNHSHeroes campaign.

News from our partners Qube in Oswestry Oswestry charity Qube have been overwhelmed with the number of entries for their Creativity in…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – Grant support for Arts for Health projects in Shropshire

16/06/2020
Arts for Health

News from our partners Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to have been awarded an…

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News from our partners: Save the Children artworks installed at The Mere in Ellesmere

16/06/2020
John Merrill with his sculpture Refuge. The refugee child was modelled by his son, Josef, aged 12

News from our partners Ellesmere Sculpture Initiative Two outstanding artworks by leading sculptors have been installed alongside The Mere in Ellesmere in…

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