Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1903 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Let’s talk history – Local history day returns to Shirehall

18/10/2018
A black and white image of the unveiling of a War Memorial at Castle Gates, Shrewsbury in 1919. In 2018, the Wilfred Owen 100 commemoration reflects on Shropshire's role in the Great War and Wilfred Owen's relationship with the county. This will be discussed at the Local History Day on Saturday 20 October at Shirehall.

Saturday 20 October 2018 will see the return of the popular Local History Day, organised by Shropshire Archives of Shropshire Council. The…

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Outdoor Partnerships team and volunteers recognised with special award

18/10/2018
An image of the recipients of a special award from the Oswestry Civic Society which includes Shropshire Council's Outdoor Partnerships Team and volunteer groups.

Shropshire Council’s Outdoor Partnerships team and two local volunteer groups have been presented a special award by Oswestry Civic Society. The award…

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Shrewsbury High School art celebration at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

10/10/2018

Shrewsbury High School artists will be exhibiting work at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery from Wednesday 10 – Monday 15 October with artists from…

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Have your say on a proposal to move Pontesbury Library into a new community hub building

09/10/2018
Pontesbury Library

Planning permission was recently granted for a development of land at Hall Bank in Pontesbury. The scheme includes a Community Hub building…

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Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery host exhibition with Shropshire Mind

09/10/2018

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) are delighted to be hosting a special exhibition in partnership with local charity, Shropshire Mind. ‘Art…

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Tesco staff help to save skylark habitat at Ifton Meadows nature reserve

03/10/2018

Shropshire Council’s outdoor recreation team recently welcomed Tesco staff to Ifton Meadows local nature reserve in St Martins to help save an important…

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Shrewsbury Market Hall enters national awards for ‘Best Food Hall’

28/09/2018
pretty pattern of light on a market hall in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Market Hall has entered the national Farm Shop & Deli Awards, and is urging its customers to get behind it and…

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Exciting future for Shropshire Museums as new strategy approved

28/09/2018
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

The new Shropshire Museums Service Strategy was approved by Cabinet on Wednesday 26 September 2018. The strategy sets out the strategic objectives over…

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Shrewsbury Baby Shower at Library at the Lantern on Saturday 22 September

07/09/2018

Shropshire Council’s Library at the Lantern is delighted to announce the imminent arrival of… the Shrewsbury Baby Shower. Taking place on Saturday…

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Restoration work to be carried out at Shrewsbury Library following stone fall

07/09/2018
Shrewsbury Library

Restoration work to the front of Shrewsbury Library is to be carried out over the coming months after some decorative stone fell…

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