Cuddly, friendly bears have featured in numerous books for children since the ‘invention’ of the Teddy Bear in the early 1900s and…
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Category: Leisure, culture and heritage
1878 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.
Bearilliant start to 2019 at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
Tudor Coin Hoard now on display at Ludlow Museum
A Tudor coin hoard discovered in south Ludlow featuring Henry VIII and all his children is now on display at Ludlow Museum…
Bronze Age gold bulla found in Shropshire
The British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme launched its Annual Report for 2017 in London yesterday at an event attended by Rt Hon…
Shropshire Hills AONB wins International Sustainable Tourism Award
The Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership has won an international award for sustainable tourism from the Europarc Federation. This is the second time…
Outdoor Partnerships team help raise £1200 for mental health charity
Shropshire Council’s outdoor partnerships team have helped a Shrewsbury based recruitment company raise over £1200 for mental health charity, Shropshire Mind. On…
Starring role for Severn Valley Country Park in “River Walks” BBC1 programme
Shropshire Council’s outdoor partnerships team were delighted when they were recently approached by Paul Barnett of GOSH! TV productions. He had been…
Shropshire Archives to close for maintenance work
Shropshire Council’s Shropshire Archives is to close from Saturday 8 December 2018 until Tuesday 18 December 2018 inclusive, for essential behind the…
News from our partners: Brave swimmer Zoe showing cerebral palsy who’s the boss
News from our partners Shropshire Community Leisure Trust Zoe Goode (7) was born four months prematurely, weighing only 1lb 8oz. She suffered…
Key tourism attraction Pontcysyllte World Heritage Site on the agenda for Gobowen, St Martins, Weston Rhyn and Selattyn area residents meeting
Gobowen, Selattyn, St Martins and Weston Rhyn Local Joint Committee (LJC) area (including Hengoed, Brogynton and Pant Glas) are encouraging residents to…
Exciting new Visitor Centre to be built at Severn Valley Country Park
Shropshire Council’s Outdoor Partnerships Team are celebrating the results of a successful grant application to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development…
