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Arts news March & April 2016

Music preserved Shrewsbury Folk Festival has revealed plans to create a unique archive of Shropshire music. Organisers have commissioned county musician John Kirkpatrick to put

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A towering presence

Guest writer Stephen Roberts finds out a little more about a Shrewsbury man who made a military mark. There are three Rowland Hills of note.

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Shrewsbury business award

Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID) has been awarded a prestigious industry-led accreditation. The recognition from British BIDs was presented to Shrewsbury BID manager Kirsten Henly

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Enginuity takes off

Budding engineers can design, build and launch a pneumatic rocket and discover the fun of flying during the February half-term week at Enginuity in Coalbrookdale.

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Tae Kwon-Do thriving

2015 was an incredibly busy year at Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do (TKD) according to instructors Gary Plant and Anna Bradford. The Innage Lane-based martial arts school

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Energy for agriculture

Established in 2010, Energy Now Expo is the only renewable energy event targeted at the agricultural and rural sectors. It’s been held at the Telford

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Zip, zip and away…

A group of thrill-seekers zip-wired 500 feet in the air over Penrhyn Quarry in Bangor for a local good charity, Jayne Sargent Foundation, which supports

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