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Stroke Club anniversary

Bridgnorth Stroke Club, who recently celebrated their 20th anniversary, enjoyed their Christmas lunch at the Punchbowl at the end of last year.  At the lunch,

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RECIPE: Flour power

A new recipe book is putting the spotlight on different types of flour. Flour by Christine McFadden (Absolute Press, £26) explores the options available to

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Good work WI!

President of Bridgnorth WI Judith Tranter presented a cheque for the impressive figure of £1,616 to Oak Farm in Ditton Priors earlier in the year. Manager

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An odd couple?

Findlay Napier and Rebecca Loebe are a singer/songwriting duo who met in an unconventional way – far from being old school friends or former band-mates,

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TIPS for Mar & Apr

Spring into the garden Now’s the time to get the best out of your plot, however, writing this piece at the beginning of January, it’s

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New wheels sought

Much Wenlock Community First Responders (CFRs) are raising funds to update their well-loved ambulance car. CFR regular Robin Bennett explains, “After more than 1,500 hours

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Quick on the draw

Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival returns to the town on Saturday 21 April, with professional and amateur artists creating drawings and presenting workshops around the theme

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Furnaces protected

Bedlam Furnaces, one of the most important industrial monuments in the Ironbridge Gorge, has been taken off Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, thanks to

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Castlefield remembers

Children from Years 5 and 6 at Bridgnorth’s Castlefields Primary School visited the town’s cemetery on Remembrance Day to pay their respects to soldiers who

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The end of an era

In November last year, Aga’s foundry at Coalbrookdale closed its doors for the last time, bringing to an end a monumental chapter in the area’s

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Brockton gets messy!

Brockton Primary School has added to its busy schedule with a new regular event – Messy Church. This monthly all-age event held in the school

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Dragon in Cressage!

Reception children in Red Class at Christ Church Primary, Cressage came to school to find evidence of a dragon disturbance! Scorched paper and material, magical

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Back in time for NSC

GCSE English students from North Shropshire College (NSC) recently experienced life as Victorians at Blists Hill Victorian Village as part of their study programme. The

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MRI simulators

A Design Technology teacher at Prestfelde School has tasked his pupils with building an imitation MRI scanner to help young patients overcome fears of undergoing

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Athletics club awards

Bridgnorth Athletic Club (BAC) held its annual awards evening at the town’s Castle Hall on Friday 24 November. The guest speaker was GB international 800m

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