Visitors to Shrewsbury looked a little bemused at the sight of dozens of “Charles Darwins” running around the town’s Quarry Park. The spectacle on Saturday (February 9) was part of the month-long DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival, with participants of the weekly Parkrun being encouraged to dress up in a costume inspired ...
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The countdown is on as organisers put the final touches to the DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival being held next month to celebrate the town’s most famous son. The festival will see more than 30 free events taking place around Shrewsbury to encourage people follow Darwin’s lead to be curious and think ...
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Shrewsbury will be playing host to all things Darwin next month with a range of events designed to encourage “curiosity and independent thinking”. More than 30 free events aimed at all ages are being organised by a variety of groups and individuals and will be taking place at venues around ...
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For the first time in a century, Charles Darwin’s birthplace, which takes pride of place on The Mount, could become a landmark for global heritage. With the current tenant’s lease coming to an end, a group of stakeholders aim to re-confirm Shrewsbury’s intrinsic links with Darwin. A ‘steering group’, led ...
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One thing is for sure, Charles Darwin would have loved the Darwin Rocks workshop, and in fact he did. Charles Darwin was at Shrewsbury Museum this Saturday with 15 youngsters each having a fantastic time making their own fossil! Hopefully this will have inspired the next generation of Shropshire’s young ...
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After two weeks of “wild” entertainment, Shrewsbury’s very own wildlife reserve will be packed up this Friday 23rd February. Wild Cop, brought to you by Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID), has been a roaring success with the public, and has attracted many people to the area during the half term ...
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The first Park Run during the town’s three week DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival set off on (date) with dozens of runners donning special DarwIN masks to join in and celebrate the start of the Festival which has already seen the animal transformation of ‘Wild Cop’ and the crowning of winners Katie ...
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The DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival kicked off with an explosion of independent thinking last night with the Finals of the first ever Shropshire Young Thinkers’ Competition – a spectacular challenge dreamt up and staged by Morris & Company and University Centre Shrewsbury. Last night saw 20 finalists competing in front of a ...
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As part of the DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival this month, Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID) have created Shrewsbury’s very own Wildlife Reserve, transforming Wyle Cop into ‘Wild Cop’! Six life-sized fiberglass animals including a bear, a gorilla, a lion, a zebra, a hippo and a baby elephant, have been placed onto ...
Read MoreShrewsbury will be celebrating its famous son’s birthday next month, with an exciting schedule of fun and interactive events taking place across the town, guaranteed to entertain the whole family. From brain teasing lectures to dance workshops, the 2018 DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival will take place from 8th to 24th February ...
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