Joe Hart donates signed shirt to Shrewsbury Market Hall’s 50th Anniversary Cancer Appeal Raffle
Football fans have the chance to win a football shirt signed by Manchester City and England star Joe Hart after the Shrewsbury-born hero donated it to raise £3,000 for a cancer charity in a raffle being staged by the town’s Market Hall. The former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper has given the shirt as the first prize…
Shrewsbury Flower Show
Come and see us at the Shrewsbury Flower Show tomorrow and Saturday where we will be offering FREE wildflower seed planting for kids (while stocks last). There will also be a chance to win a £25 gift voucher for Love Plants at Salop Leisure, all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning…
Flower Show – Quarry Closure Notice
ADVANCE NOTICE – Quarry Closure, 14th & 15th August 2015 The gates to the quarry will be closed at 07:00 hours on the 14th August. The gates will re-open at 09:30 hours on the 14th & 15th for TICKET HOLDERS ONLY. Access to the Quarry on Saturday 15th August from 22:30pm will be as normal.…
Mayor’s Charity Summer Lunch
The Mayor & Mayoress Councillor Miles & Mrs Aurona Kenny invite you and your family/friends to join them at a post Flower Show Summer Lunch in the Members’ Marquee, The Quarry, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RW on Sunday 16th August 2015 at 12.30 for 1.00 pm in aid of the Mayor’s Charities Lingen Davies Cancer Fund &…
Proud to Support BID Bloom Entry
Shrewsbury Town Council will be supporting Shrewsbury BID with its first entry into the Heart of England in Bloom contest. After being crowned RHS Britain in Bloom Champion of Champions last year, the Town Council is taking a well-deserved break from the contest and instead has been guiding Shrewsbury BID with an entry in its…
Investment & Development Plan Will Shape Future of Council
Shrewsbury Town Council has established a working party to manage the creation of an Investment and Development Plan (IDP) which it says will provide a framework for its future progression. Members unanimously supported a motion at a meeting held in June to create the IDP which will look to consolidate, improve and extend the Council’s…
Tickets on Sale for Mayor’s Charity Lunch
Members of the public are invited to join the Mayor & Mayoress of Shrewsbury for the annual Flower Show lunch. The post-show luncheon will take place on August 16 in the Members’ Marquee in the Quarry, by kind permission of the Shropshire Horticultural Society and Attwoolls. Guests are requested to arrive at 12.30 for 1pm…
Record Number of Hanging Baskets Sees Town Centre Bloom
A record number of hanging baskets will bring a kaleidoscope of colour to Shrewsbury town centre throughout the summer. Shrewsbury Town Council has planted up and installed a blooming marvellous 372 baskets this year, a large proportion of which have been purchased by town centre shops and businesses as part of the Council’s commercial hanging…
Venue Change for Council Meetings
Shrewsbury Town Council will be holding its council and committee meetings at a different venue as work to prepare the Guildhall for its first raft of students in September is now underway. The Council is currently based at the Guildhall, where it will remain for the time being. However all of its various committee meetings,…
Summer Football Coaching at Monkmoor Rec
Budding Beckhams are invited to master their football skills at a summer holiday club in Shrewsbury. Pass Master coaching, in association with Shrewsbury Town Council, will be offering coaching sessions for boys and girls aged five to 11 at Monkmoor Recreation Centre, on the outdoor astroturf. Sessions will take place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday…
Poster Competition Winner Announced
The winner of Shrewsbury Town Council’s First World War poster competition has been announced. The Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Miles Kenny, selected a poster designed by 11-year-old Emily Johnson Tozer, from Greenfields Primary School, as the winning entry. The poster will now be displayed in the Dingle gardens as part of a commemorative display. Primary school children…
Guided Tour of Battlefield Heritage Site
Members of the public are invited to put their best foot forward and take part in a guided walk at Battlefield Heritage site. The walk, organized by Shrewsbury Town Council’s Countryside Unit, is being held on July 18 from 10.30am and will focus on the battle of 1403. The group will be led by local…