Arts News May & June 2015
Printmaking masterclass Printmaker Angela Harding from Rutland will be running a block printing masterclass at Twenty Twenty in Much Wenlock on Saturday 9 May. This
Printmaking masterclass Printmaker Angela Harding from Rutland will be running a block printing masterclass at Twenty Twenty in Much Wenlock on Saturday 9 May. This
Pied Piper at Moffats The children of Moffats school performed ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’, one of the cycle of five plays written for Moffats
A project to transform an area of wasteland into a communal area in Bridgnorth has been completed thanks to a partnership between local residents, stakeholders
In the last edition of What’s What! we talked about public access defibrillators, or PADs, the lifesaving equipment which is often installed thanks to initiatives
Dean Lewis and Luke Richardson celebrating their GB selection Two members of Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do have been selected to represent Great Britain at the World
HRH the Princess Royal paid a visit to the Severn Valley Railway in April. During her visit she met staff, volunteers, founding members and apprentices
Food festivals galore Ludlow Spring Festival ‘Like a beer festival – but better!’ is how Ludlow’s Spring Festival has been described. The event, which takes
Food festivals galore Ludlow Spring Festival ‘Like a beer festival – but better!’ is how Ludlow’s Spring Festival has been described. The event, which takes
The window seat at Bamboo in Bridgnorth’s Bridge Street is one of the best dining vantage points in town. Overlooking the Severn, it offered the
Spring into summer That long-awaited season is nearly here – and our infamous British summer is set to bring a whole new lease of life
Edward Andrews gets up close and personal with the stars of the local show – the Bridgnorth otters. It’s 6am on a Monday in March
With the onset of May comes the feeling that summer is on its way…. There’s plenty to do in the vegetable plot at the moment,
Specialist equine vet Kate Maxwell shares some tips to keep our equine friends’ pegs in tip top condition. The lower limbs of a horse consist
Organiser of equestrian events, street parties, and pioneering fundraiser Danny Budd meets editor Sally Themans. In the course of my work with What’s What! the
Food festivals galore Ludlow Spring Festival ‘Like a beer festival – but better!’ is how Ludlow’s Spring Festival has been described. The event, which takes
Bridgnorth rugby club are making history, having won a place in the final of the National Intermediate cup to face Maidstone at Twickenham Stadium, the
With the 70th anniversary of VE Day in May, it seems the What’s What! area is awash with fabulous forties celebrations…..here’s a run-down of some
Both Bridgnorth and Shifnal will be holding their annual carnivals on Saturday 27 June. Bridgnorth Carnival gets underway in May with the appointment of the
Two years on from London hosting the Olympics and the What’s What! area seems to be awash with events and clubs springing up all promoting
Wenlock Poetry Festival will be welcoming friends old and new to its 2015 line up as the very best of contemporary poetry comes to Shropshire
Great brownie bake off Fans of the Bake Off can try their hand at competitive baking in the Great Bridgnorth Brownie Bake Off organised by
Set back from the Stourbridge road in its own little dell, with a Narnia-style lamp post and a pretty courtyard bordered by a picket fence,
Great brownie bake off Fans of the Bake Off can try their hand at competitive baking in the Great Bridgnorth Brownie Bake Off organised by
Edward Andrews welcomes the year’s first butterfly – the Brimstone or Queen of Spring – which finds shelter in the evergreen foliage of winter ivy.
Sally Themans finds a rising literary star living right around the corner. The Observer’s literary editor Lisa O’Kelly has identified James Hannah’s debut novel The