Festive Fun With Carols in the Square
Festive Fun With Carols in the Square The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on, and to help get everyone in the festive mood, Shrewsbury’s annual Carols in the Square concert returns next month. The ever-popular festive event will take place on December 14 from 5.30pm in the Square...
Town Council’s Warm Rooms Grants
Town Council's Warm Rooms Grants Shrewsbury Town Council has allocated funds towards helping local organisations provide facilities for residents to help combat the cost-of-living crisis. The Council is keen to support the Warm Rooms Initiative and has set aside ring-fenced funding to assist organisations providing community spaces to give those...
Town Council Restates Opposition to North-West Relief Road
Town Council Restates Opposition to North-West Relief Road Shrewsbury Town Council has appealed to the new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Richard Holden, to cancel proposals for the North-West Relief Road [NWRR]. With a change in leadership and Cabinet in Westminster, Councillors felt it imperative to restate their...
Final Preparations for a Cracking Christmas Lights Switch-on
Final Preparations for a Cracking Christmas Lights Switch-on Shrewsbury Town Council’s staff are putting the final touches to their preparations for the town’s Christmas Cracker event, which returns this Wednesday [Nov 23]. The fun starts from 4.45pm in the Square with entertainment for all the family ahead of the all-important...
A Cracking Christmas Lights Switch-on Event
A Cracking Christmas Lights Switch-on Event Shrewsbury’s festive season is set to start with a bang as the town’s popular Christmas Cracker event returns later this month. Organised by Shrewsbury Town Council, the big lights switch-on starts from 5.30pm on Wednesday, November 23 in the Square. The evening of fun...
Remembrance in Shrewsbury
Remembrance in Shrewsbury 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. Buglers will sound Last Post at...
HMS Talent Returns Freedom Rights to Shrewsbury
HMS Talent Returns Freedom Rights to Shrewsbury 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. The parade saw the end of a long-standing...
Blooming Lovely Gift from Rotary Club of Shrewsbury
Blooming Lovely Gift from Rotary Club of Shrewsbury 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. Rotary has been working...
Zero Tolerance for Unauthorised Bonfires
Zero Tolerance for Unauthorised Bonfires 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 lighting of unauthorised bonfires on public land in the town could result in fines, or even court action, if...
Celebrating Blooming Great Gardens in Shrewsbury
Celebrating Blooming Great Gardens in Shrewsbury The Mayor of Shrewsbury was delighted to honour the town’s top gardeners in the Town Council’s annual Town of Flowers Awards. Residents and businesses were invited to the Mayor’s Parlour at Riggs Hall yesterday [WED] for an awards presentation to honour the winners of...
Collaborative Work to Improve Local Area
Collaborative Work to Improve Local Area 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. The raised beds outside the row of shops on Mytton Oak Road have...
Collecting Seeds for Future Trees
Collecting Seeds for Future Trees Autumn is traditionally the time of year to gather seeds, and once again this year, The Tree Council is encouraging everyone to join them in collecting seeds, fruits and nuts. Shrewsbury Town Council’s Countryside and Greenspace Team has been busy collecting seeds to enable the...