Caring for a Blooming Great Business Sponsorship
A new business sponsor has been unveiled at one of the main routes into the town in support of Shrewsbury in Bloom. Radfield Home Care Limited is the new sponsor of the roundabout at Heathgates Island. Dr Hannah MacKechnie, co-founder and director of Radfield Home Care, commented:...
Damage Sustained to Dingle’s Planters
Shrewsbury Town Council’s spring flowers are a welcome sight as we emerge from the latest Lockdown and help provide a warm welcome to visitors to the town centre. Whilst most people appreciate the added floral colour, the Town Council has reported damage to flowers in planters in the Dingle....
Community Tree Nursery Project for Shropshire
Shrewsbury Town Council has teamed up with Shropshire Council to create a Community Tree Nursery project to ensure that a ready supply of trees is available for the county. With £500,000 of funding secured by Shropshire Council from the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra), the two...
New Green Trial Initiative for Town Council’s Bus Shelters
Shrewsbury Town Council staff have installed a sedum roof on one of its bus shelters on Radbrook Road as part of a trial to assess their effectiveness at reducing carbon in an urban setting in the town. The Town Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and is actively looking...
Mayor of Shrewsbury Support for National Day of Reflection
The Mayor of Shrewsbury is supporting a national day to remember those who have died during the Coronavirus pandemic and to show support for everyone who has been bereaved. The National Day of Reflection will take place tomorrow [TUES, MAR 23] which also coincides with the anniversary of the country...
Town Council Invites Sealed Bids for Removal of Glasshouse and Timber Stockpile
The glasshouse, which had until recently been in constant use, is structurally sound and sits on a brick base. Stuart Farmer, projects manager at the Town Council, said: “Now that the Council has decided to relocate all its propagation operations to our Weeping Cross Centre, it has become obvious that...
A Stitch in Time for a Blooming Business Sponsorship
A new business sponsor has been unveiled at a prime site in the town in support of Shrewsbury in Bloom to help maintain its reputation as the “Town of Flowers”. Decostitch is sponsoring the traffic island at the junction of Belle Vue Road and Longden Coleham. Leanne Lewis, director...
Launch of Town Council’s New Website
Shrewsbury Town Council will be quicker and easier to get in touch with following the launch of their new website from this week. Shrewsbury-based The Web Orchard was appointed to re-design the existing site following a robust selection process last year. The brief was to make the existing website more...
Tree Planting at Monkmoor River Ground
Shrewsbury Town Council’s Countryside and Greenspace Team have planted 2,780 trees on the Monkmoor River Ground this winter. Matt Wilcoxon, countryside and greenspace manager for the Town Council, said: “Our team has done an amazing job by planting so many trees this winter, and we’ll be planting another 300 this...
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...