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Tree Planting at Monkmoor River Ground

Shrewsbury Town Council’s Countryside Team will be undertaking a number of tree planting sessions at Monkmoor River Ground over the next couple of months and are looking for volunteers to come along and help out.

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Last Call for Iconic Images for our Shrewsbury in Bloom Photo Competition

There’s still time for the residents of Shrewsbury to submit their iconic photographs of the town in a bid to be featured on the front or the back cover of the Shrewsbury in Bloom Portfolio of Evidence this summer.

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Shrewsbury to be Featured on BBC2’s Blooming Marvellous Programme

Shrewsbury in Bloom was one of 15 Royal Horticultural Society [RHS] Britain in Bloom and It’s Your Neighbourhood groups filmed as part of a new BBC Two Series about the quintessentially British gardening competition. Last summer, a film crew followed the progress of Shrewsbury to see what it takes to enter the RHS’s annual Bloom…

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Shrewsbury in Bloom through to the RHS Britain in Bloom Finals

Shrewsbury has been nominated by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to take part in the 54th RHS Britain in Bloom finals. Following the success of last year’s entry in the Heart of England in Bloom competition, winning Gold in the Small City Category, Shrewsbury in Bloom is one of 76 groups from across the UK…

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Remembrance Services in Shrewsbury to Honour Fallen Heroes

The Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Jane Mackenzie, would like to encourage members of the public to join her in attending two Remembrance events taking place in the town. The Mayor will join members of The Royal British Legion in the Square for a two minutes’ silence at 11.00am on November 11. A Remembrance Sunday service…

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Battle of Britain Sunday

Shrewsbury’s civic leaders will mark the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain this Sunday. A special service will be held at St Chad’s Church at 10.00am followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial in the Quarry park, to commemorate the hundreds of lives lost during the battle. The annual commemorative service marks…

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Revamp of Parking Charges in Shrewsbury

Members of Shrewsbury Town Council are calling for a dramatic re-think of plans by Shropshire Council to implement new car parking proposals, fearing that if they are introduced, the economic viability of the town will suffer. Shropshire Council is undertaking a county-wide consultation on developing a car parking strategy and pricing schedule affecting all of…

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Awards for Shrewsbury Pupil’s Blooming Great Designs

Pupils from Priory School were presented with awards to mark their winning designs for two floral features within the town. Chairman of Shrewsbury in Bloom, Councillor Keith Roberts, presented prizes to youngsters from the school who had worked on a five week community participation project, in conjunction with Young Shrewsbury (Shrewsbury Town Council’s Youth Services…

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Tickets on Sale for Mayor’s Summer Lunch

The Mayor of Shrewsbury is hosting the annual Summer Lunch in the Quarry Park and is inviting members of the public to join her and her guests for the event. The post-Flower Show luncheon will take place on August 13 in the Members’ Marquee in the Quarry, by kind permission of the Shropshire Horticultural Society…

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Nominations Sought for Blooming Marvellous Front Gardens

The Shrewsbury in Bloom Committee is inviting members of the public to nominate their green-fingered neighbours for the Town of Flowers competition. They are looking for entries in the best residential front garden category. The annual competition is open to residents’ front gardens only and must be located within Shrewsbury Town Council’s 17 wards. For…

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Shrewsbury’s Bid to be Crowned Blooming Best

Shrewsbury welcomes the Heart of England in Bloom judges today [WEDS] when they will be judging the town’s floral excellence against exacting criteria. Shrewsbury Town Council is leading Shrewsbury’s floral charge, with the support of members of the Shrewsbury in Bloom committee which includes a number of community volunteers and council officers from both the…

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Shrewsbury in Bloom Filmed for New BBC Two Series

Shrewsbury in Bloom is one of 15 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom and It’s Your Neighbourhood groups being filmed as part of a new BBC Two Series about the quintessentially British gardening competition. The series will be broadcast in 2018. Now in its 53rd year, this is the first time cameras have followed…

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