Festival fever
Shropshire Festivals’ schedule of events for 2019 kicks off with their Kids Fest at Shrewsbury’s Quarry on the weekend of 11 May, which features a
17 February 2019
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Shropshire Festivals’ schedule of events for 2019 kicks off with their Kids Fest at Shrewsbury’s Quarry on the weekend of 11 May, which features a
Players from a Shropshire school are celebrating after they took top spot at their first county hockey tournament of the year. The Old Hall School’s
A local swimming club celebrated a fundraising feat in December when members took part in a 25-hour sponsored swim relay. One of Northgate Swimming Club’s
Talented local cyclist Grace Lister gave a stellar performance in the British Cyclo-Cross Championships held in Gravesend in January. The Y10 Bridgnorth Endowed School student
The League of Friends of Bridgnorth Hospital are holding an Easter Coffee Morning in the Coffee Shop from 10am until noon on Saturday 13 April.
A Bridgnorth primary school has developed a partnership with a school around 4,000 miles away. Castlefields’ head, Jackie Hampson, travelled to the school in the
Bridgnorth is twinned with Thiers in France and Schrobenhausen in Germany, and a festival is held in one of the three towns each year. The
A new Higher Education (HE) Centre has been officially opened by Shrewsbury Colleges Group (SCG); showcasing the work and social areas that the HE students
The Swiss Hornet Display Team will be among the attractions at this year’s RAF Cosford Air Show, which is set to take place on Sunday
Ever wondered how the Long Mynd looks the way it does? The rugged and distinctive length of heathland is one of the county’s most recognisable
As well as the usual array of garden and floral displays, food stalls and crafts from all over the country, this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show
The second Telford Wildlife Forum of the year will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 23 April at Horsehay Village Hall TF4 2NF. Harriet Carty
he team at Cuan Wildlife Rescue near Much Wenlock are getting ready for the busy spring season. Cuan’s next events include a Family Prize Bingo
If you’d like to create your own display basket in perfect time for Mother’s Day, join in with a workshop taking place at in the
Acton Scott Farm’s programme of country crafts and outdoor skills has begun again for the spring. On Friday 12 April, a seasonal Snail Day aims
When the great Aretha Franklin died last year, the entire music world mourned her loss. Now jazz and soul diva Janine Johnson is touring a
How was the Wrekin actually formed? Academics at University Centre Shrewsbury have their own ideas, but Mythstories’ resident storyteller Dez Quarréll knows that two giants
For readers of a certain age, the name ‘Fame’ conjures up images of a classic 1980s TV show featuring beautiful young people toiling away at
A critically-acclaimed adaptation of Harper Lee’s masterpiece, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ returns to the stage following a sell-out run at Regent’s Park with a visit
The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms is hosting an exhibition from two artists until the end of January. Entry is free. Using a
In January, Quilters’ Quest celebrate one year of classes moving from their legendary shop in Bridgnorth to Morville Village Hall by starting a new block-a-month
Nish Kumar is the star of TV’s The Mash Report, and, judging by the name of his new show, he’s also something of an Arnold
Eight-time sell-out veterans of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and one of the country’s most sought-after comedy club headliners, The Noise Next Door leave audiences everywhere
Despite being one of the most popular politicians of recent times and a best-selling author thanks to his memoirs, former Labour party stalwart Alan Johnson
Having celebrated their 50th birthday last year, Much Wenlock Male Voice Choir (MWMVC) are well on their way to achieving their target of recruiting enough
Supported by Arts Alive, poet Matt Harvey returns to the county to embellish artist Claudia Schmid’s collection of funny, mad, sad, strange canine drawings with
The game will once again be afoot at Theatre Shrewsbury in January when master detective Sherlock Holmes appears in Conan Doyle’s second story, ‘The Sign
The Live Arts festival returns to Much Wenlock once again as part of the Wenlock Olympian Festival. Classes this year include Instrumental, Vocal, Dance and
Following the huge success of last year’s inaugural two-day Bridgnorth Open House Arts Trail event, the organisers have confirmed this year’s trail will be held
A play that’s visiting Shrewsbury in February explores an unseen and often unrecognised possible consequence of war. ‘A Brave Face’ is appearing at Shrewsbury’s Theatre