Blooming Great Designs Become a Reality
Pictured from left to right are Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Ioan Jones, pupils from the Priory School and Adam Purnell from Shrewsbury Town Council. The Mayor of Shrewsbury visited pupils at the Priory School yesterday [THURS] to mark their blooming great efforts in designing two floral features within the town. Councillor Ioan Jones presented prizes…
Shrewsbury’s Bid for Blooming Excellence
Shrewsbury Town Council will once again be leading the town’s Heart of England in Bloom bid this summer after a brief break from the competition. Last year the Town Council took a step back from the contest for a well-deserved rest after Shrewsbury was crowned Britain in Bloom’s Champion of Champions in 2014. Instead, the…
Shrewsbury Fields Forever Festival Postponed
It is with regret that after considerable hard work and negotiations with all interested parties that the Shrewsbury Fields Forever event has had to be postponed until September, on request of the organisers. Event organisers, Forever Invasion Ltd, will continue to run Shrewsbury International comic festival as a free entry event on the previously scheduled…
Hornbeam Tree Removal
The Hornbeam tree in the Quarry has had to be removed for safety reasons after it was found to be in serious, and irreversible, decline. Some of the tree’s branches overhung the new splash park and several branches have recently fallen giving cause for concern. The Town Council has carried out a programme of works…
Hornbeam Notice
The Hornbeam tree in The Quarry was inspected last week and found to be in serious decline and unstable. This was confirmed on Monday by a Tree Officer from Shropshire Council. The Town Council recognises that this is a tree of particular significance and we have spent a lot of money over the last year…
Revamped Town of Flowers Competition
Shrewsbury’s green-fingered residents are invited to enter the newly revamped Town of Flowers competition. This year, the Shrewsbury in Bloom committee is calling on members of the public to nominate entries for the best residential front garden category. Previously entrants had been able to nominate their own garden displays. The competition is open to residents’…
Join the Mayor for Party in the Park
Members of the public are invited to attend a Party in the (Quarry) Park which is being organised by the town’s Mayor. Councillor Ioan Jones, who took office in May, will be hosting the event on July 3 between 1-4pm. There will be no admittance charge but there will be a collection in aid of…
Shrewsbury Market Trader Gives Paws for Thought for Charity
A Shrewsbury market trader has collected more than £125 for a local animal charity. Brian Nock, who runs The Pet Stall at Shrewsbury Market Hall, raised the funds over the last 12 months by accumulating spare change donated by his customers. The money has been donated to Grinshill Animal Rescue, a Shrewsbury based rehoming centre…
Residents invited to attend Annual Town Meeting
Shrewsbury residents are invited to attend this year’s Annual Town Meeting which is being held next week. The event takes place in the Lecture Theatre at the town’s Guildhall on Monday [MAY 16] from 7pm and is open to residents who live within the council’s 17 wards. The session provides an opportunity to raise questions…
Greenhouse Open Evening
Shrewsbury’s green-fingered residents are invited to attend a behind the scenes tour of the Town Council’s greenhouse. The site, at Weeping Cross, is where more than 300,000 blooms are cultivated each year for the town’s award-winning floral displays. The greenhouse is currently packed to the rafters with blooms ready for summer planting with hundreds of…
New Mayor Takes Office
Shrewsbury has elected its new Mayor for the coming year, Councillor Ioan Jones. Councillor Jones officially took office at the annual meeting of Shrewsbury Town Council last night. [MON] The mayor-making ceremony, which was held at Theatre Severn, saw Councillor Jones take over the role as civic leader from outgoing Mayor, Councillor Miles Kenny. Councillor…
Net Your Chance to See Iconic Davis Cup
Shrewsbury sports fans will have the opportunity to net a glimpse of the iconic tennis trophy, the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, when it returns to Shrewsbury as part of an official tour this weekend. The towering award, one of the most famous in the sporting world, will be on display during an open day…