Businesses in Shrewsbury are being encouraged to help make the town a sea of colour for a celebratory summer. Shrewsbury BID and Shrewsbury Town Council are once again teaming up to offer hanging baskets, which are now available to order – with a closing date of May 27 for people ...
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This summer is set to be an exciting time in Shrewsbury as we celebrate Her Majesty The Queens Platinum Jubilee. To celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, we hope Shrewsbury can bring out the “Red White and Blue” as we launch our Summer Shop Window Competition. This year’s theme is: A Great ...
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Town centre rangers will soon be in and around Shrewsbury, helping to maintain a safe and tidy environment for residents, businesses and visitors. A tendering process has begun with security companies and other interested parties invited to put themselves forward to win the contract. The deadline for applications is the ...
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Shrewsbury traders are being encouraged to join the town’s “alfresco summer” with roads being free of traffic at weekends. Shrewsbury’s cafe culture flourished last year as people enjoyed a more pedestrian-friendly town centre, and businesses have the opportunity to repeat the experience with the scheme continuing on weekends throughout the ...
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An innovative way for people to support the homeless in Shrewsbury has raised more than £2,200 in less than a year. Alternative giving windows were set up in Castle Street and Pride Hill containing a card machine for people to use contactless payment to donate a set amount to The ...
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Shrewsbury BID promotes the town through the Original Shrewsbury website and social media accounts; Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. To help make the platforms more transparent to members, we have put pen to paper and gathered together the rules and guidelines we use to ensure the Original Shrewsbury platforms are ...
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Shop windows in Shrewsbury are giving a glimpse into the past thanks to a new project aimed at making the most of empty shop units. Two windows – the former Greggs shop in Pride Hill and TUI in Mardol – are now full of information and historical photographs showing how the streets ...
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A new grants scheme has been launched in Shrewsbury aimed at supporting projects and events which promote and improve the experience of the town centre. Original Shrewsbury grants will range between £500 and £5,000 and applications for the first round must be received by March 31 2022. There is a ...
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Each summer Shrewsbury BID has installed flags along High Street to animate the area. There are seven rows of five flags with the opportunity to design on the front and back, totalling 70 flag design spots. With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June and the Commonwealth Games in July and ...
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A new collaboration between two of the town’s most exciting artists has seen a church lit up with live images of artwork as it was being created in real time. Joe Whale, aka the Doodle Boy, teamed up with projectionist Andy McKeown to cover the walls of St Mary’s Church ...
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