Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1790 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Event to mark 50 Years since the closure of Alveley Colliery

26/07/2019
Railway and fields at Severn Valley Country Park

Severn Valley Country Park is holding a family friendly event on Sunday 6 October to mark 50 years since the closure of…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Diary – Day Three

25/07/2019

Day three of the excavation has seen us move through the lower part of layer two. We have begun to find more…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Diary – Day Two

24/07/2019
An image of the dig team at Shrewsbury Castle during the excavation

Day two has been spent skimming any remaining top soil with spades. Next the teams worked back across the trench in lines,…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Diary – Day One

24/07/2019
An image of two of the finds from day one of the first ever Shrewsbury Castle excavation

Day one saw us break ground inside the walls of the castle for the first time. Peeling back the turf and slowly…

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Wartime Farm: Step back to the 1940s home front this August

24/07/2019
An image of people dressed in 1940's period clothing at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm for the Wartime Farm event.

Step back to life on a 1940s farm this August with Acton Scott Historic Working Farm at ‘Wartime Farm’. Wartime Farm will…

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History set to be uncovered at Shrewsbury Castle excavation

22/07/2019
An image of Shrewsbury Castle with the union jack flying at the left. There a lawns and plants that are in pristine condition on a beautiful summer day.

The the first ever excavation of Shrewsbury Castle is underway and the castle is open for you to visit. The excavation will…

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New surface for AstroTurf pitch at Shrewsbury Sports Village 

17/07/2019
Shrewsbury Sports Village AstroTurf pitch

A new surface on the Astro Turf football pitch at Shrewsbury Sports Village will open next Monday (22 July 2019). Work started…

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Whatever the weather it’s FOLK at the Farm!

17/07/2019
An image of Acton Scott Historic Working Farm taken by a drone. Acton Scott Historic Working Farm will be hosting the Folk at the Farm festival

Acton Scott Historic Working Farm is one of the jewels in Shropshire’s crown; a real working farm that gives a unique insight…

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The Mere recognised as one of the UK’s very best green spaces

16/07/2019
An aerial image of The Mere in Ellesmere which has been awarded the Green Flag award.

The Mere in Ellesmere has been awarded the Green Flag Award for the sixth year in a row, recognising it as one…

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Star cast announced for Cabaret coming to Shrewsbury

15/07/2019
Kara Lily Hayworth

Anita Harris, John Partridge and Kara Lily Hayworth join the cast of the multi award-winning production of Kander and Ebb’s landmark musical…

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