The latest video celebrating summer in Shrewsbury has been launched by Shrewsbury BID to help attract new visitors over the summer season. The fast paced, two-minute video, which now features on the Original Shrewsbury website, is designed to appeal to those living outside of Shropshire looking for something different during ...
Read MoreGame, set and match for Shrewsbury Wimbledon fans
Hot on the heels of its Royal Wedding screening success, Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID) are bringing a taste of Wimbledon to Shrewsbury with a giant screening of men’s and women’s tennis on the 13th and 14th of July. The splendid background for the quintessential British summer event will be ...
Read MoreShrewsbury BID hosts Royal Wedding celebrations
An open invitation to the Royal Wedding has been extended to the people of Shrewsbury and beyond to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It’s not at Windsor Castle but closer to home in the grounds of historic St Alkmund’s Church, St Alkmund’s Square, where a giant ...
Read MoreWild Cop comes to Shrewsbury!
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 MoreDarwin Celebrations Set to Get the Town Thinking
Shrewsbury 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 ...
Read MoreShrewsbury’s seasonal magic captured in new Christmas video
A new Christmas film celebrating Shrewsbury’s seasonal magic will be launched today (1st December) on YouTube. The production from Shrewsbury Business Improvement District (BID) has been filmed in partnership with Shropshire media company 7video, and features local people and what they love most about Shrewsbury at this time of year. ...
Read MoreWyle Cop’s spirited pumpkin displays for Halloween
Independent traders on Shrewsbury’s Wyle Cop are to embrace the spirit of Halloween with a pumpkin window display competition. From jack-o-lanterns to modern twists on the tradition, businesses can use their creativity and imagination to carve out pumpkins to be showcased in their shop windows. BBC Radio Shropshire presenter Jim ...
Read MoreSeptember PR Roundup
Each month we’ll be rounding up some of the PR that Shrewsbury BID has achieved on behalf of our members. Please send any comments to members@shrewsburybid.co.uk. Big Town Plan Launch Shrewsbury BID, Shropshire Council and Shrewsbury Town Council jointly lead the Big Town Plan and asked the public to share ...
Read MoreAugust PR Roundup
Each month we’ll be rounding up some of the PR that Shrewsbury BID has achieved on behalf of our members. Please send any comments to members@shrewsburybid.co.uk. Window Vinyl Launch Our window vinyl in the old McDonalds building on Pride Hill was unveiled to celebrate Shrewsbury’s connection to Charles Darwin ...
Read MoreExplore Shrewsbury’s past in free Heritage Open Days
Between Thursday 7th and Sunday 11th September, the public can step back into Shrewsbury’s past and explore amazing places free of charge during national Heritage Open Days. It is a chance to go behind the scenes, scale heights and experience history in the annual initiative which celebrates the country’s architecture ...
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