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Peter Pan flies in

As the summer draws to a close, Attingham Park will play host to Chapterhouse Theatre Company as they perform JM Barrie’s much loved tale of

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Banner for Thiers

Children from St Leonard’s Primary School in Bridgnorth have designed and created a banner as part of the Bridgnorth and District Twinning Association banner project

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A New Flame

With more than 30 Top 40 singles and several of the best-selling albums of the last four decades to choose from, ‘A New Flame’ brings

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Angels in America

The National Theatre Live programme will present a two-part drama ‘Angels in America’ which will be screened at The Edge, Much Wenlock. The play takes

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Special visitor

Pupils at Church Preen Primary enjoyed a visit from one of the school’s former pupils. Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, TV presenter

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A creative community

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017 and is marking this golden milestone with an exhibition of works of art

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Singing finalist

Annabel Rocket, a music scholar at Wolverhampton Grammar School, was a recent finalist in the Rotary Young Musician of the Year vocal category. Annabel won

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Flirting with blush

Pink is this year’s biggest fashion trend – and where designers lead, interior decorators soon follow. The secret is to blend, blend, blend… A ballet-slipper

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Pretty in pink

The pink fashion trend is here to stay… So versatile, pink tones are a soft and elegant alternative to neutrals and they pair perfectly with

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Wig box returned

A rather strange Bridgnorth artefact has been restored to the family whose name it bears. John Kenneth Banks was Bridgnorth town clerk from 1957 before

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Wonderful WI!

Bridgnorth WI has been raising funds and supporting a huge variety of community events throughout the year. In May, branch president Judith Tranter presented Chris

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Ladies try cricket

Women’s cricket softball is taking Shropshire by storm. Two well-attended festivals have taken place in Shrewsbury and Alveley, and with numbers are growing more are

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Bikers fundraiser

Over 3,500 motorcyclists rode the 23 miles from Shrewsbury to RAF Cosford in the Bike4Life Ride Out, raising £73,800 for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity

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Rotary wishing well

The Rotary Club of Bridgnorth’s wishing well was recently unveiled in the Bridgnorth Castle Grounds. President of Bridgnorth Rotary Club Robert Davies said “ The

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Plea to help pool

Local residents are hoping the community will rally round to raise funds to make up the shortfall needed to get the Bridgnorth pool open again.

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Railway hits jackpot

The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust has succeeded in meeting a £1 million fundraising challenge well ahead of schedule and The Heritage Lottery Fund has

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Re-use for phone boxes

In a brilliant reusage scheme, public defibrillators have been installed inside a number of iconic red phone boxes in the WW! area. Heartstart Midlands has

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