Shrewsbury is gearing up to celebrate the life and works of its most famous son Charles Darwin over eight days in February. The DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival will once again focus on all things Darwin-related at venues across the town and online with organisers delighted to return to attended events in ...
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Shrewsbury’s Christmas Window Competition has been hailed a great success with organisers praising the creative talents of traders for their colourful displays in the run-up to Christmas. The competition organised by Shrewsbury Business Chamber and Shrewsbury BID saw businesses throughout the town centre decorate their windows in a bid to ...
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Shrewsbury is streets ahead when it comes to keeping the town centre looking its best – with a successful cleaning programme continuing in the run-up to Christmas. The work is being funded by Shrewsbury BID and was launched in August with Castle Street and Pride Hill getting the street-cleaning treatment. ...
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Free parking, special events and a pedestrian-friendly atmosphere are all helping to make Sundays in Shrewsbury more popular than ever, according to businesses. Traders in Shrewsbury town centre say Sundays are becoming increasingly popular, with an ever-growing number of shops, cafes and restaurants now opening on a regular basis. Shrewsbury ...
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A special post box has appeared in the centre of Shrewsbury for children to post their letter to Father Christmas. The bright red post box has been placed in The Square at Father Christmas’ request by Shrewsbury BID and letter templates are now available from businesses around the town and Shrewsbury ...
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A special film celebrating Shrewsbury at Christmas has been launched – and has already been shared hundreds of times on social media. The short film, commissioned by Shrewsbury BID, and co-funded by the Invest in Shropshire Economic Recovery Programme, to promote the town centre at Christmas, has received rave reviews since being premiered at the town’s Christmas ...
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People are being asked to have their say on the new weekend traffic arrangements in Shrewsbury. The centre of Shrewsbury – Wyle Cop (uphill), High Street and Shoplatch – are currently closed to through-traffic from 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays to help reduce traffic in the town at weekends. An official consultation has been launched which will help ...
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Parking will be free in some car parks in Shrewsbury on Wednesday nights as the town centre gears up for Christmas. Late night shopping will take place every Wednesday from November 24 to December 21- with free parking in Frankwell Main and Abbey Foregate car parks from 3pm on these Wednesdays. Shrewsbury BID ...
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Business owners in Shrewsbury have welcomed the planned return of pedestrian-friendly weekends – saying reducing traffic improves the town atmosphere. The centre of Shrewsbury will be free of through-traffic on weekends from November 20, with Wyle Cop (uphill), Milk Street, High Street and Shoplatch being closed to traffic from 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Calls had been made for the scheme to be ...
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Businesses in Shrewsbury are being given the opportunity to sleigh the opposition in a special Christmas Window Competition – with organisers saying “Yule be sorry to miss out!”. Shrewsbury BID is once again teaming up with Shrewsbury Business Chamber to run the competition which follows a successful event last year ...
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