Going Green in Town
Shrewsbury Town Council has taken delivery of a new electric vehicle to add to its existing fleet, taking it a step closer to becoming carbon neutral. The Town Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and made a commitment to ensure its activities and operations were carbon neutral by 2030....
Town Council Support for Cycle Hub
Shrewsbury Town Council has supported a local initiative to get more people using bicycles as a sustainable form of transport with the award of a grant for £3,000. At a recent meeting of the Council’s Finance and General Purposes Committee, Councillors agreed to provide a grant to help Shropshire Cycle...
Work to Improve Town Council Footpaths
Shrewsbury Town Council’s Countryside and Greenspace team has been busy repairing footpaths on its land. Over the course of the winter, the team has continued to improve the Town Council’s footpath network on its sites across Shrewsbury. Working with contractors R F Gardiners, footpaths have been improved at Mousecroft Community...
Town Council Helps to Fund New IT for Academy
Two Shrewsbury Town Councillors have provided funds to enable a local school ensure that their students have access to online learning. Councillors Kevin Pardy and Mrs Becky Wall have utilised their Councillor Grants to provide support to Shrewsbury Academy in Sundorne, enabling the school to provide assistance for the local...
New Interpretation Boards for Rea Brook Valley
NEW INTERPRETATION BOARDS AT LOCAL NATURE RESERVE Shrewsbury Town Council has installed new interpretation boards at five locations across its Rea Brook Valley Local Nature Reserve to help guide visitors around the site. The Town Council looks after over twenty sites around the town, ranging from large Local Nature Reserves...
Warning About Social Distancing at Town Council’s Play Areas
Shrewsbury Town Council has issued warnings to users of its parks, play areas and open spaces about the need to follow national guidelines in light of increasing levels of Coronavirus in the county. The Town Council has faced increasing calls to close its play areas during lockdown measures, after numerous...
Redesign for Town Council’s Website
Shrewsbury Town Council will soon be quicker and easier to get in touch with after councillors approved plans for a new website. Members of the Town Council’s Finance & General Purposes committee recently appointed Shrewsbury based company, The Web Orchard, to re-design the existing site following a robust selection process....
Shrewsbury’s New Mayor Takes Office
The new Mayor of Shrewsbury has been elected for the remainder of the Civic year until May 2021. In a change from the usual Civic format, Councillor Gwen Burgess was officially sworn in as Mayor at the Full Council meeting of Shrewsbury Town Council last night. [MON] With Coronavirus...
Works at Monkmoor Meadows
Work on a major project is nearing completion at Monkmoor Meadows to improve access and habitat to this popular riverside area alongside the River Severn to the east of Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Town Council has teamed up with Shropshire Wildlife Trust, and with funding from the European Regional Development Fund, this...
Christmas Events Cancelled in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury’s annual Christmas lights switch-on and Carols in the Square are the latest events to fall victim to the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown restrictions. Shrewsbury Town Council holds a lights switch-on event packed with family entertainment every November and the annual Carols in the Square concert in December, but the Council...
Shrewsbury Remembers
Following the issuing of revised Government Guidelines in light of the November 5 Lockdown, Shrewsbury Town Council will proceed in hosting a revised socially-distanced Act of Remembrance from 10.45am on Sunday November 8 2020 in the Quarry. The Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Phil Gillam, will lay a wreath on behalf...
Driving for a Blooming Great Business Sponsorship
A new business sponsor has been unveiled at two prime sites in the town in support of Shrewsbury in Bloom. Star Cars Travel Limited is sponsoring the long bed at Shrewsbury Castle as well as the junction of The Mount and Shelton Road. Perry Jones, Managing Director of the Company,...