Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1902 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Coronavirus: Shropshire Archives customer survey ahead of reopening 

06/07/2020
An image of the outside of Shropshire Archives in Shrewsbury. The Archives will be closed for essential behind the scenes work from 8 December 2018 until 18 December 2018.

Shropshire Council’s Shropshire Archives has launched an online survey to find out what customers want ahead of plans to reopen the service…

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Play areas in Shropshire to remain closed while we make them safe

03/07/2020

As we slowly move out of lockdown, the Government recently announced the easing of further restrictions from Saturday 4 July 2020, which…

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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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