Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1903 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Nesscliffe Hillfort set for archaeological dig

15/08/2019
An image of an aerial photo of Nesscliffe Hillfort which dates to 500BC.

An archaeological dig is set to take place at Nesscliffe Hillfort as we look to learn more about the history of the…

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A fabulous night at Comedy, Magic and Song event

14/08/2019

Join Paul Rushworth for another charity event of comedy, magic and song at The Lord Hill Hotel on Thursday 12 September, 2019.…

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First World War Shropshire walks book on sale now

13/08/2019
An image of the front cover of the First World War Shropshire war walks book that was produced by Shropshire Council.

Shropshire Archives has published a book bringing together descriptions of 16 walks across the county, all relating to World War One stories,…

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Treasure declared by Shropshire Coroner

12/08/2019
An image of the silver medieval brooch found in Shropshire. It has been declared as treasure.

Mr. Ellery, HM Senior Coroner for Shropshire, Telford and the Wrekin, held two Treasure inquests today investigating the circumstances of two recently…

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Severn Valley Country Park recognised as one of the UK’s best green spaces

12/08/2019
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 in Shropshire has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in…

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Shrewsbury Flower Show 2019 – parking and transport arrangements on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 August 2019

07/08/2019
Rose

Shropshire Council is reminding people about parking arrangements in Shrewsbury town centre on the days of the Shrewsbury Flower Show, held on…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Diary: Day Nine – Military Arrowhead found!

01/08/2019

Day nine of the dig at Shrewsbury Castle proved one of the wettest yet, but the weather didn’t stop the team from…

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Shrewsbury Castle Dig Diary: Day Eight

01/08/2019
An image of an aerial view of the excavation trench at Shrewsbury Castle.

Day eight of the dig at Shrewsbury Castle and the rain left us. We had an incredibly sunny day with more volunteers…

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Volunteers wanted to help treasure local memories

01/08/2019
An image in black and white of two men working in the old millstone quarry in the Severn Valley. The Severn Valley Lives in the Landscape project is looking for volunteers to help preserve memories like these.

Severn Valley Country Park are looking for  volunteers to help capture the memories of local people that can be treasured and accessible…

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A classic thriller calls on Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury

01/08/2019
An Inspector Calls

The full cast has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Stephen Daldry’s seminal production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller…

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