Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1875 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Arts Café Event at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

21/03/2019
An image of the front of Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery in The Square.

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

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Dementia support group test out new Shared Memory Bags at launch

12/03/2019
Memory bags launch

Members of Oswestry’s Trailblazers group had the opportunity last week (Friday 8 March 2019) to try out the newly-launched Shared Memory Bags…

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Shane Richie to star in “The Entertainer” at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury

05/03/2019
The Entertainer - Shane Richie as Archie Rice (c) Helen Maybanks

Film, theatre and TV star Shane Richie will play ‘Archie Rice’ in a brand-new production of John Osborne’s “The Entertainer”. Chosen as…

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Music and poetry come to Shropshire Libraries

28/02/2019
Whalebone - at Shropshire Libraries

A collaboration between poet Jean Atkin and acoustic musicians Whalebone is set to bring live music and poetry to libraries across Shropshire,…

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Work begins on Severn Valley Country Park improvements

27/02/2019
An image of representatives of the key partners involved in the extension project of the Visitor Centre at Severn Valley Country Park.

Work has been started on the extension of the Visitor Centre at Severn Valley Country Park by Pave Aways, the chosen contractor…

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‘Beary’ special Merrythought guests arrive at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

19/02/2019
An image of two Merrythought bears that are on display at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery as part of the Bears exhibition.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery are delighted to be hosting some ‘beary’ special guests from celebrated local teddy bear manufacturers, Merrythought. A…

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Half term at Severn Valley Country Park

15/02/2019
An image of children learning about mini woodland beasts such as slugs and snails at Severn Valley Country Park.

During half term Severn Valley Country Park will still be open for business as the building work to the exciting new extension…

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Councillors to consider rebuilding Shrewsbury’s Quarry swimming pool at its current site

05/02/2019
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

Councillors will next week (13 February 2019) be asked to progress proposals that could see the demolition and rebuilding of the Quarry…

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A harvest of finds: More Treasures from Shropshire

31/01/2019
An image of a gold signet ring found in Shropshire has been declared as treasure.

In addition to the inquest into the Shropshire Marches Bulla, Mr John Ellery, HM Senior Coroner for Shropshire,Telford and Wrekin, held two…

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Rare Bronze Age Gold Bulla declared as treasure

31/01/2019
An image of the Bronze Age gold bulla that was found in Shropshire in 2018. The bula could potentially hold international importance due to it's rarity.

Mr John Ellery, HM Senior Coroner for Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, held a Treasure inquest this morning (31/1/2019) into the discovery…

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