summer

18 Aug 2022
Live music, artisan food and crafts will all be on offer at a summer bank holiday fiesta at a stately home on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border. Weston Park will welcome guests of all ages to the event on August 28 and 29. The whole estate, in Weston-under-Lizard, will be open to explore, including the house, the woodland adventure playground, the miniature railway, Temple Wood and Capability...
05 Jul 2022
A historic home on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border is celebrating summer in style by serving up a mouth-watering Sunday lunch offer. Weston Park, at Weston-under-Lizard, is throwing open its stunning Victorian Orangery for families and friends to dine out with an extra dash of opulence this August. Head chef Anna Moore has created a delicious three-course menu featuring the best locally-...
 (L-R) Eva Ward, Carol Grant, Eleni Ward
23 Aug 2018
Eva Ward, aged 5, and Eleni Ward, aged 10, from Shrewsbury came face to face with a larger-than-life-sized Knight today as a taster of Shrewsbury’s Games in the Square event taking place from Monday Bank Holiday (27.8.18) for three days. The Square is due to be transformed by Shrewsbury BID with grass, picket fencing, deck chairs and a host of giant games for families to enjoy the last of the...
Martin Lunt warns people in Shropshire to be prepared for hayfever
19 Apr 2018
A Shropshire pharmacist has warned hayfever sufferers to prepare for the warmer weather and shared his top tips to help beat the condition. Martin Lunt owns branches of Lunts Pharmacy in Shrewsbury, Craven Arms and Pontesbury and sees hundreds of people each year who struggle through the summer. Hayfever can cause havoc for the estimated one in five suffering with symptoms but Mr Lunt says there...
28 Apr 2017
As part of Allergy Awareness Week a group of pharmacies in Shropshire is urging people not to suffer in silence. Don't suffer with hay fever this summer Lunts pharmacies, which has bases in Shrewsbury, Craven Arms and Pontesbury, is hoping to answer three common questions about the complaint: What is hay fever? How do I know if I’ve got it? And what do I do about it? Allergy Awareness Week runs...
01 Aug 2016
The popular Snapper Jaxx Kids’ Club will be at Shrewsbury Shopping’s Pride Hill and Darwin centres every week throughout the holidays, offering fun and games for the family all summer long. This week there will be some robotic magic happening when Snapper Jaxx brings Robot Boppin’ to Pride Hill Shopping Centre. On Thursday, 4 August, parents and their children are being invited to the centre to...
08 Jul 2016
As schools prepare to break up for the long summer break, one Shrewsbury shop is reporting strong sales of outdoor games. Write Here, which is based in the town’s High Street and specialises in pens, gifts, toys and cards, says that traditional garden sports and amusements are more popular than ever. “We think that parents want their children to move away from staring at phones and screens and...
03 Jun 2016
One of the region’s leading health and wellbeing companies is celebrating ongoing business growth by launching a first-of-its-kind weekly event in Shrewsbury’s Quarry.  My Soul Space, Shrewsbury’s only dedicated yoga studio, has launched its Yoga in the Quarry classes which will offer individuals of all ages, genders and abilities, the chance to join together for an hour’s yoga session every...
31 May 2016
Shropshire boutique Toggs and Cloggs - which specialises in gorgeous garments and accessories for ladies and children, have achieved their first decade of retail success! The burgeoning business has grown from small beginnings as a smart children's shoe shop with a top rate shoe fitting service, to become the must-visit women's fashion boutique in the bustling towns of Shrewsbury and Newport. Co-...
04 Apr 2016
A film promoting Shrewsbury’s popular and original festivals and events which raise the town’s profile and attract thousands of people makes its debut today, April 4th. Shrewsbury BID commissioned Shropshire based SMN Film to make the 60 second video montage to give a flavour of what’s in store, making it ‘a summer like no other’. The release celebrates the start of the events calendar with The...
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