Music Acts Sought to Help Shrewsbury’s Festive Event
Music acts and choirs are being sought to help Shrewsbury celebrate the annual Christmas lights switch-on. This year’s Christmas Cracker event, which marks the launch of the town’s new Christmas lights and the start of festive late night shopping, is being organised by Shrewsbury Town Council in partnership with Shrewsbury Shopping Centres and is sponsored…
Town Council’s Request for Consideration in Shropshire Rocks Craze
Shrewsbury Town Council is asking parents to show some consideration towards other users of the Quarry Park and the Dingle in Shrewsbury. Staff are aware of the Shropshire Rocks craze that is sweeping the county over the school summer holiday and have noticed numerous painted rocks being placed in and around the Quarry Park and…
Guests Have a Ball at Summer Luncheon
More than 140 people turned out to the Mayor of Shrewsbury’s annual charity luncheon last weekend. The event took place on the weekend of the 130th annual Shrewsbury Flower Show, in the Members’ Marquee, at the Quarry on August 13. A total of over £1,500 was raised on the day which included proceeds from ticket…
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…
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…
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…
Shrewsbury Walking Football Club Award
Three members of a Shrewsbury Walking Football team have received a national award for saving the life of a fellow player using their first aid training. Norman Pryce, David Walker and Mick Lewis have been awarded the Resuscitation Certificate from the Royal Humane Society in recognition of their actions. When fellow player Ray Moreland looked…
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…
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…
Record Breaking Number of Hanging Baskets in Town
A record breaking 299 hanging baskets, produced by Shrewsbury Town Council, have been purchased by businesses and shops in a bid to uphold the Shrewsbury’s heritage as ‘a town of flowers.’ The dedicated workforce at the Town Council’s nursery at Weeping Cross have spent months preparing thousands of flowers to make the town’s streets and…
Town Centre is Blooming Beautiful
Shrewsbury is awash with colour as the Town Council’s summer planting scheme is almost completed. The mammoth task to bring the floral features to the town centre began last month and will see more than 300,000 home-grown blooms planted out in various locations. More than 30,000 plants have been planted in Shrewsbury’s show garden in…
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…