Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1790 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Folk at the Farm festival coming to Acton Scott Historic Working Farm

10/06/2019
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

A new one-day festival is coming to Acton Scott Historic Working Farm in July, when Folk at the Farm celebrates Shropshire’s fantastic…

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Drawn of the Dead – Experience the comic art work of The Walking Dead

07/06/2019
An image of the comic art by Charlie Adlard from the Walking Dead that features in the Drawn of the Dead exhibition at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery.

Drawn of the Dead is open at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) and celebrates the work of the comic artist behind…

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Blog: Volunteering at Severn Valley Country Park – What it means to me

03/06/2019
An image of a volunteer at Severn Valley Country Park.

Volunteering does not mean “doing something for nothing” because you get a lot back in return. I began to volunteer for just…

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Nine new cygnets come swanning in at Severn Valley Country Park

01/06/2019
An image of nine cygnets with a mature swan on the river at Severn Valley Country Park. A volunteer led project at Severn Valley Country Park to reclaim the wetlands saw the arrivals of the swans.

Celebrations are in the air at Severn Valley Country Park after a pair of swans produced a bevy of nine cygnets following…

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Volunteers from Wayfarers help out at community music festival in Market Drayton

31/05/2019
Wayfarers people at music festival

A team of people who attend Wayfarers, an adult day care centre in Market Drayton, helped out at The Rock and Bowl…

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Get involved with Shropshire’s Great Outdoors at Volunteer Taster event

22/05/2019
An image of volunteer groups tree planting with Shropshire Council's outdoor partnerships team.

As part of National Volunteer Week, Shropshire Councils Outdoor Partnerships service are holding a volunteer taster event to give you the chance…

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Visitor Centre extension at Severn Valley Country Park on schedule

22/05/2019
Children with a ranger at Severn Valley Country Park

The project to extend the visitor centre at Severn Valley Country Park is on schedule to be completed on time. After weeks…

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Three Shrewsbury charities will now ‘Pass Go’

21/05/2019
Shrewsbury Monopoly - Community Chest card

Three Shrewsbury charities will now get to ‘Pass Go’ on the brand new official Monopoly game for the town. The charities will…

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“One Night Of Elvis” starring Lee Memphis King coming to Theatre Severn on 20 June

21/05/2019

“One Night Of Elvis” starring Lee Memphis King is coming to Shropshire Council’s Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury on Thursday 20 June 2019 at 7.30pm.…

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Help us mine our history at Severn Valley Country Park

20/05/2019
An image of the River Severn sat in the lush Severn Valley running through Severn Valley Country Park. The Park is going to be receiving a children's play area as part of the Unlocking the Severn project.

Severn Valley Country Park are seeking enthusiastic new volunteers to form a new group of volunteer historians. The volunteer historians will work…

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