Shrewsbury Town Council

The Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Elisabeth Roberts, will join British Royal Legion representatives in the Square at 10.45am this Friday, ahead of the two minutes silence on the stroke of the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.

Members of the public were able to show their support for the crew of HMS Talent as they paraded through the town today [THURS] as they returned the Freedom of the Rights of the Town.

Shrewsbury Town Council has taken delivery of 400 crocus corms from The Rotary Club of Shrewsbury which will be planted by staff in the town to highlight the part played by Rotary in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Residents in Shrewsbury are being urged to ensure that they do not light unauthorised bonfires on public land in the town without first seeking permission.

The Mayor of Shrewsbury was delighted to honour the town’s top gardeners in the Town Council’s annual Town of Flowers Awards.

Shrewsbury Town Council, working in partnership with Shrewsbury in Bloom and the Midcounties Co-operative, has helped to improve a local area for the benefit of residents and business owners in Copthorne.

Shrewsbury Town Council’s Countryside and Greenspace Team has been busy collecting seeds to enable the council to provide tree stock in the county for the future.

Shrewsbury Town Council’s award-winning Splash Park in the Quarry has been a massive hit with children of all ages once again this summer.

Shrewsbury has once again shown that it is blooming marvellous by scooping Gold in the annual Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Heart of England in Bloom competition.

Staff from Shrewsbury Town Council’s Countryside and Greenspace team are asking members of the public for help in identifying those responsible for damage to one of their trees in a Nature Reserve.

Enhancements to security of the town centre and the Quarry Park has been made possible following a recent successful bid to the Home Office. Working with the West Mercia Police & the Police & Crime Commissioner, the Town Council has managed to secure funding to enhance park security into the early evening and night-time. 

Last week, members of Shrewsbury Town Council’s operational staff received training from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service on how to use throw lines in case of an emergency in the River Severn.