Shrewsbury

Residents of Shrewsbury attended the Shrewsbury in Bloom Open Evening last night [Wed] to view the flowers that will make up the floral features around the town this summer The event, held at the Town Council’s greenhouse at Weeping Cross, welcomed over 100 gardening enthusiasts who were keen to see the expanse of plants, hanging…

Shops and businesses in Shrewsbury are being asked to help maintain the town’s reputation as “the Town of Flowers” by displaying hanging baskets prepared by Shrewsbury Town Council. Every year the workforce at the Town Council’s Weeping Cross greenhouse spend months preparing tens of thousands of flowers to make the town’s streets and open spaces…

Shrewsbury has elected its new Mayor for the coming year, Councillor Jane Mackenzie. Councillor Mackenzie officially took office at the annual meeting of Shrewsbury Town Council last night. [MON] The mayor-making ceremony, which was held at The Museum & Art Gallery for the first time, saw Councillor Mackenzie take over the role as civic leader…

Those unsung community heroes of Shrewsbury have been officially recognised by the Mayor for playing their part in helping to make the town a special place to live, work and visit. The Mayor’s Awards scheme is Shrewsbury’s equivalent of “The Oscars” with local individuals, organisations, groups and businesses being recognised for their achievements which have…

Shrewsbury’s gardening enthusiasts are once again invited to join the town’s Bloom Committee for the annual behind the scenes tour of the Town Council’s greenhouse. The site, at Weeping Cross, nurtures more than 300,000 blooms which are cultivated each year for the town’s award-winning floral displays. The greenhouse is currently packed to the rafters with…

Shrewsbury Town Council has been working towards re-opening the Quarry Splash Park in time for the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. The official opening is scheduled to take place on Saturday 29 April at 11.00am. The design of the play area was chosen by Shrewsbury residents and was opened by the Mayor of Shrewsbury last…

There’s still a couple of weeks remaining to get your nominations in for the annual Mayor’s Awards. Nominations are being sought to acknowledge those unsung heroes who have made an outstanding contribution to the town of Shrewsbury. The Mayor is asking businesses, organisations and residents to provide suggestions for Shrewsbury’s annual civic awards, designed to…

Tickets are still available for the Mayor of Shrewsbury’s Charity Dinner. The Mayor of Shrewsbury will host a dinner at the beginning of April in aid of his Mayoral Charity Fund which will help raise money towards funding a defibrillator for each of the secondary schools, two colleges and the Special Schools here in the…