Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1823 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

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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Coronavirus: News from our partners – The Music Room – an exciting new digital project by Shropshire Music Trust

15/06/2020
Zoe Beyers

News from our partners Shropshire Music Trust Shropshire Music Trust is delighted to announce a six-month project for music lovers of all…

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News from our partners: Woman who escaped Nazis tells her story for Refugee Week

14/06/2020

News from our partners Ellesmere Sculpture Initiative A moving story by a woman who was educated in Oswestry after escaping the Nazi…

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Shropshire Council appoints new assistant director for homes and communities

11/06/2020
Jane Trethewey

Shropshire Council has appointed Jane Trethewey as its assistant director for homes and communities, within the council’s Place directorate. She will take…

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Shropshire Libraries launch ‘Shropshire Summer Reads’

10/06/2020
cloudLibrary - for e-books

Shropshire Libraries is challenging adults to join a countywide community of readers this summer and support local businesses in the process. From…

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Great Outdoors Wildlife Blog: Cuckoo Spit

09/06/2020
An image of a froghopper which can be found in the Shropshire countryside.

Everyone will be familiar with the curious appearance of cuckoo spit around the countryside at this time of year. Drops of white…

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Coronavirus: Planning underway for a phased reopening of libraries

04/06/2020
An image of Shrewsbury Library.

Although library branches in Shropshire currently remain closed in line with Government guidance, planning is well underway for a phased reopening of…

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Help us Keep Shropshire Tidy and don’t litter

04/06/2020

Shropshire Council is asking visitors to beauty spots across the county to do their bit to keep our parks and sites clean…

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