Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1878 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Shropshire residents urged to take part in library services consultation

26/07/2017
Books in a Shropshire library

Residents and organisations across Shropshire are being asked their views to help shape what library services will look like in the future.…

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Results of the Big Conversation 2016/17 now published

24/07/2017
Big Conversation logo

 Shropshire Council has published the results of its Big Conversation 2016/17. Residents and organisations across Shropshire were invited to give their views…

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Shropshire Libraries and Shropshire Archives receive copies of Shropshire Roll of Honour from St Chad’s Church project

12/07/2017
Roll of Honour books

Shrewsbury’s civic church, St Chad’s, is leading an Appeal Project to commemorate the precious lives lost in The Great War.  A new…

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Animal Agents – the Summer Reading Challenge 2017

11/07/2017
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Reading Agency and Shropshire Libraries are delighted to present the 2017 Summer Reading Challenge, Animal Agents – a whole host of clever…

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Spanish-themed author event at Library at The Lantern, Shrewsbury on 15 July

06/07/2017

The Library at the Lantern in Harlescott, Shrewsbury will be holding a Spanish-themed author event on Saturday 15 July 2017 to launch…

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Cabinet to consider a review of swimming provision in Shrewsbury

04/07/2017
A picture of a swimmer to depict an example of leisure facilities

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet is to consider a review of the different location options for the future provision of swimming in Shrewsbury town…

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New draft library services strategy to be considered by Cabinet

04/07/2017
An image of someone using a library.

A new draft library services strategy which sets out proposed plans to ensure all Shropshire residents continue to have access to a…

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Prestigious royal award for Severn Valley Country Park Volunteer Group

03/07/2017
14 volunteers at Severn valley Country park posing with Queen's Award certificate

Volunteers at a Severn Valley Country Park near Alveley have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The award, which was…

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Shrewsbury’s Pitch & Putt course to be put up for sale

27/06/2017
Two men on a golf course

Shrewsbury’s Pitch & Putt course is to go up for sale next month (July 2017). Owned by Shropshire Council, the 3.95 acres…

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New conservation volunteer group launched for south Shropshire countryside sites

22/06/2017
volunteers in action at Severn Valley Country Park

Shropshire Council’s outdoor partnerships team in Bridgnorth have launched a second day of volunteering at it sites in south Shropshire and are…

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