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Children go FREE at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery are delighted to be offering FREE entry for children from Saturday 26 August 2017 until Friday 1 September 2017.
Date Posted: 21st August 2017
Grab your wingman….Top Gun is heading to Cosford!
One of the most iconic aviation movies of all time ‘Top Gun’ will be showcased on a giant inflatable screen at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford on Saturday 23 September 2017. This 80’s cult classic military movie is the first to be shown in the Museum’s new outdoor event which will take place in the spacious grounds, against a backdrop of aircraft.
Date Posted: 15th August 2017
Shropshire Movie Mansion Celebrates Ten Years of ‘Atonement’ with a Charity Open Day
Shropshire’s most famous movie location is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the release of the film ‘Atonement’ which put it on the global map. On Sunday 3rd September visitors will be able to explore the grounds and parts of the house at Stokesay Court, near Ludlow, where so much of the action in the film version of Ian McEwan’s best-selling novel took place.
Date Posted: 15th August 2017
English Heritage unveils new Stokesay Castle Tea Room
One of Shropshire’s most popular tourist attractions will be offering visitors a warmer welcome than ever from today (Friday 11th August), as English Heritage’s new tea room at Stokesay Castle, near Craven Arms, opens to the public.
Date Posted: 11th August 2017
Furnace, fire and steam inspired events mark Ironbridge Gorge Museums’ 50th anniversary
Go along to the Ironbridge Gorge Museums during the summer school holidays up until the 3rd September and join in a variety of furnace, fire and steam inspired events marking the museum’s 50th anniversary and celebrating the power and innovation behind the Industrial Revolution.
Date Posted: 10th August 2017
“Free From” Cookery Course at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Back by popular demand, Milly Rees returns to the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre with her Free From Gluten and Dairy Cookery Course.
Date Posted: 8th August 2017
A show-stopping pie impresses the panel at the Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards
Following more than 60 days of judging, the results of the world’s most coveted food awards, Guild of Fine Food Great Taste, have just been released, with many producers in the Midlands now celebrating. Out of a record breaking 12,300 products to be judged, 4,347 were awarded a highly prized Great Taste accolade and a remarkable 305 are based in the Midlands.
Date Posted: 4th August 2017
Wolverhampton built Defiant is highlight of Open Cockpits Evening
The Wolverhampton built, Second World War British Battle of Britain fighter aircraft, Boulton Paul Defiant Mk1 will be one of the highlights at the forthcoming ‘Open Cockpits Evening’ taking place at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford on 15-16 September 2017.
Date Posted: 4th August 2017
Blists Hill Victorian Town features on BBC Two’s ‘The Sweet Makers: A Victorian Treat’
Blists Hill Victorian Town, one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums in Shropshire, is the star location for the final episode of a TV food history programme set to air on BBC Two on 2 August.
Date Posted: 31st July 2017
Shrewsbury Market Hall to become regular Saturday night food and drink venue
Shrewsbury Market Hall is to become a regular Saturday night food and drink venue following the big success of two recent late evening openings that attracted large crowds.
Date Posted: 25th July 2017
