Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1903 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Appeal to save original manuscript of the Life of Sir Philip Sidney

03/10/2019
Fulke Greville manuscript

The Friends of Shropshire Archives, a charity who support the work of Shropshire Council’s archive service, have launched an appeal to save…

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Arts Café event at University Centre Shrewsbury

03/10/2019
An image from the giants exhibition at Mythstories, who will be featured at the next arts cafe event at University Centre Shrewsbury.

Artists, community and voluntary art organisations and anyone interested in the arts are invited to attend an Arts Network Event on Wednesday…

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Consultation on update to Shropshire Libraries strategy

02/10/2019
An image of Shrewsbury Library.

A public consultation about refreshing the library strategy has been launched so the new version can reflect local priorities and needs. The…

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Shropshire Libraries invite you to celebrate Libraries Week

02/10/2019
An image of a graphic promoting national libraries week.

Libraries Week is a week-long celebration of the nation’s much-loved libraries taking place 7 – 12 October. During this week Shropshire Council’s…

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Digging into the Past: Community Archaeology Volunteers wanted

27/09/2019
An image of two volunteers working on a previous archaeology project.

Severn Valley Country Park is looking for budding archaeologists to take part on a community archaeology project this October as volunteers. As…

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Darwin Rooms Sessions kick start with a musical masterpiece

27/09/2019
An image of Jules Morgan with his acoustic guitar. He will be performing in the first Darwin Room Sessions event at Shrewsbury Library.

Join Shrewsbury Library on Saturday 28 September 2019 for a morning of classical music with a rock ‘n’ roll twist with local…

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Shropshire people celebrate the value of landscape and nature

25/09/2019
An image of people from Shropshire creating a heart formation in Carding Mill Valley in the heart of the Shropshire Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

On Saturday 21 September 2019, around 100 people gathered in Cardingmill Valley to sing songs written about the Shropshire Hills and to…

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Magical October half-term awaits at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

24/09/2019
An image of two children dressed as a skeleton and a witch making a potion over a cauldron. Join Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery for Museums are Magic and create your own potion.

A magical, mystical adventure awaits this October half-term term at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) with the return of Museums Are…

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Sir Henry Sidney and the Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll exhibition set to open

18/09/2019
An image of the Corbet Shield on the Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll which will feature in the new exhibition at Shropshire Museums Collections Centre in Ludlow.

Shropshire Museums Collections Centre in Ludlow is delighted to announce a new exhibition, ‘Sir Henry Sidney and the Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll’.…

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Exciting new Darwin Room Sessions set to begin at Shrewsbury Library

17/09/2019
An image of Shrewsbury Library.

Shrewsbury Library is excited to launch the new Darwin Room Sessions this September in the wake of successful recent events. The Darwin…

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