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Basket case

If you’d like to create your own display basket in perfect time for Mother’s Day, join in with a workshop taking place at in the

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Grin and bear it

Shrewsbury’s Museum and Art Galley is playing host to some furry friends this coming spring. ‘Bears’, which runs from Sunday 16 Feb until Sunday 28

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Giant steps

How was the Wrekin actually formed? Academics at University Centre Shrewsbury have their own ideas, but Mythstories’ resident storyteller Dez Quarréll knows that two giants

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Fame – at last!

For readers of a certain age, the name ‘Fame’ conjures up images of a classic 1980s TV show featuring beautiful young people toiling away at

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Scout prepared for Rep

A critically-acclaimed adaptation of Harper Lee’s masterpiece, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ returns to the stage following a sell-out run at Regent’s Park with a visit

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Garden arty

The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms is hosting an exhibition from two artists until the end of January. Entry is free. Using a

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Quest continues

In January, Quilters’ Quest celebrate one year of classes moving from their legendary shop in Bridgnorth to Morville Village Hall by starting a new block-a-month

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Nish of the day

Nish Kumar is the star of TV’s The Mash Report, and, judging by the name of his new show, he’s also something of an Arnold

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Noisy neighbours

Eight-time sell-out veterans of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and one of the country’s most sought-after comedy club headliners, The Noise Next Door leave audiences everywhere

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Playing politics?

Despite being one of the most popular politicians of recent times and a best-selling author thanks to his memoirs, former Labour party stalwart Alan Johnson

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Sing up!

Having celebrated their 50th birthday last year, Much Wenlock Male Voice Choir (MWMVC) are well on their way to achieving their target of recruiting enough

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A dog’s life

Supported by Arts Alive, poet Matt Harvey returns to the county to embellish artist Claudia Schmid’s collection of funny, mad, sad, strange canine drawings with

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Four play

The game will once again be afoot at Theatre Shrewsbury in January when master detective Sherlock Holmes appears in Conan Doyle’s second story, ‘The Sign

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Stressing the issue

A play that’s visiting Shrewsbury in February explores an unseen and often unrecognised possible consequence of war. ‘A Brave Face’ is appearing at Shrewsbury’s Theatre

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A spirited musical

Based on the phenomenal Oscar-winning movie that captured the hearts and imaginations of a generation back in the 1990s, ‘Ghost the Musical’ is a timeless

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Midwinter magic

Shakespeare’s far-reaching tale of how emotions can tear through age, country and class is being broadcast from the renowned reconstruction of his very own Globe

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Commanding your attention

Amazon Prime’s Commander of Magic is an international magician who combines great knowledge with showmanship and skill. Following on from his successful first chapter, ‘Mysteries

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Flicking the switch

Mental health issues are becoming more and more of a talking point – and a play visiting Birmingham in January explores the experience of one

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Wildlife events

Two talks by the Bridgnorth branch of the Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) are taking place at the town’s library. Vicky Nall of the British Dragonfly

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Bring on the beetles

Edward Andrews finds that ‘beetle mania’ is alive and well… In November 2018, it was revealed that archaeologists working in Egypt had discovered a collection

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County cricket success

Bridgnorth Endowed School is celebrating the news that three of its Y11 students have been selected to join Shropshire County Cricket’s prestigious Emerging Player Programme.

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