Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1924 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Exhibition unlocks new perspectives on the River Severn – past and present

05/07/2021

A collaboration between a conservation project and Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery is unlocking the secrets of the River Severn past and…

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News from our partners: Ellesmere all set for arty ‘Meremaids’ to make a splash

02/07/2021
Meremaids in Ellesmere. Sally Poynton (centre), with Anna Gallen (left) from Ellesmere Guides and Heather Rodenhurst (right) from the Ellesmere Library Readers Group.

News from our partners Dozens of people will be making a colourful splash in Ellesmere this weekend (Saturday 3 July 2021) as…

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News from our partners: Cases of E.coli linked to Acton Scott historic working farm

01/07/2021
Acton Scott Farm sheep and lambs

News from our partners Public Health England Members of the Public Health England (PHE) West Midlands Health Protection Team have been working…

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Shropshire Council issues provisional view on BT Payphones proposed for removal

01/07/2021
iconic red BT phone box

Shropshire Council has issued a provisional view with regard to the 61 payphones that BT has proposed to remove from operational service…

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New swimming centre plans for Whitchurch backed by Cabinet

30/06/2021
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

A brand-new swimming centre will be built in Whitchurch after Shropshire Council’s Cabinet backed plans to replace the current facility. Six options…

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Local heritage workshops to support pub project

24/06/2021

Are you interested in local heritage? If so, places are now available for a series of free one-day workshops in September 2021…

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A new swimming centre for Whitchurch to be discussed by Cabinet 

22/06/2021
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

A new swimming centre could be built in Whitchurch under plans going before Shropshire Council’s Cabinet.  Six options will be put before the…

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Whitchurch Swimming Centre future plans to go before Cabinet

15/06/2021
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

A report highlighting the options for swimming provision in Whitchurch will be presented to Shropshire Council’s Cabinet later this month. Whitchurch Swimming…

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Smash hit Dirty Dancing UK tour will kick off at Theatre Severn this summer

11/06/2021
Dirty Dancing

Theatre Severn (run by Shropshire Council) has announced a series of special preview performances of the smash hit musical Dirty Dancing –…

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Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery seeks help to keep Bronze Age treasure in Shropshire

10/06/2021
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.

Shropshire Council’s Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery is seeking to raise £40,000 to buy a rare collection of archeologically significant Bronze Age…

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