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In just five years, the Beckbury Show has grown beyond recognition to become a significant event in the county, with over 4,000 visitors streaming through
23 August 2015
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In just five years, the Beckbury Show has grown beyond recognition to become a significant event in the county, with over 4,000 visitors streaming through
Five Shropshire men are setting of this November to row the entire length of the Amazon, hoping to become only the second team in history
Now in its third year, the Bridgnorth group Together at Christmas is looking for help. “For many, Christmas is a time of year for enjoying
What’s What! editor Sally Themans recently met one of the volunteers who helps out at the Bridgnorth Monday Club, which is held in the bungalow
This year’s Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Festival is a particularly special occasion for the team at Merrythought as it coincides with this famous company’s 85th
Professor Hisashi Sanada, an advisor to the CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, led a delegation from Japan to this year’s Wenlock Olympian games
The eyes of the regional press have recently been on the village of Neenton – the story of ‘the community heroes who had fought hard
Clean up your plate Back in 2011, TV presenter and cookery writer Ching-He Huang began to suffer from allergic reactions, weight gain and tiredness. As
Our wildlife expert Ed Andrews goes in search of adders and reports on a project to relocate slow worms. This month I’m on the hunt
With open-water swimming one of the fastest growing sports in the UK, we cast our eyes to Shropshire’s own pioneer, Captain Matthew Webb. This August
Vet Sarah Probert gets up close and personal with a most rewarding pet – the inquisitive guinea pig. Guinea pigs, also called cavies, are fairly
The Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival, which runs from Friday 28 August until Sunday 6 September, celebrates a significant milestone this year as 2015 marks
Wenlock’s first food festival Much Wenlock held its first ever food festival in June. “It was a lovely sunny day and Much Wenlock had a
With the warm drying winds we experienced in May, it’s more important than ever to ensure newly planted trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants are kept
Waterfall delight for Castlefields Year 6 children from Bridgnorth’s Castlefields School enjoyed action-packed outdoor activities during their week long residential at Plas Caerdeon, Wales. “One
Snappers celebrate and exhibit Bridgnorth and District Camera Club held their dinner and prize-giving at Bridgnorth Golf Club, where they saw a presentation of images
This year’s Wenlock Olympian Games kicked off in March to the sound of music, speech, drama and dancing with over 500 youngsters taking part in
Perfect walking conditions were the order of the day for this year’s annual Bridgnorth Walk to the top of the Brown Clee and back. Over
Burwarton Show has been running since 1891 and continues to go from strength to strength, with over 20,000 visitors last year. This year’s event, which
Cllr David Cooper was inaugurated as Bridgnorth’s new Mayor in May, and we asked him about what he wants to achieve for Bridgnorth: “I love
Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, from 12-4pm on Bank Holiday Monday 25 August, invites coracle makers and paddlers from all over Britain to participate in an array
Classic car enthusiasts will be revving up in support of Severn Hospice for its Classic Vehicle Rally on Sunday 16 August at Attingham Park. Hundreds
Wenlock’s first food festival Much Wenlock held its first ever food festival in June. “It was a lovely sunny day and Much Wenlock had a
Aliens love all kinds of underpants – but there are no pants in space! Parents of small children will be familiar with Aliens in Underpants
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
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
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