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St Bartholomew's Day Celebrations At Blists Hill
St Bartholomew’s Day celebrations are being revived at Blists Hill Victorian Town in the Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire on Tuesday, 24th August with drama, wizardry and fun family entertainment.
Date Posted: 11th August 2010
Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum!
Come along to Blists Hill Victorian Town over the late summer Bank Holiday weekend, dressed as a pirate or your favourite character from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, Treasure Island. From Saturday 28th to Monday 30th August, the open-air museum in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge will be running a special literary themed event with actors recreating scenes from the famous maritime book of mutiny and buried treasure.
Date Posted: 9th August 2010
Detective Weekend at Blists Hill Victorian Town is ‘Elementary my Dear Watson’
Budding amateur sleuths and would-be private detectives will have the chance to help Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve a mysterious crime, which has taken place at Blists Hill Victorian Town in the Ironbridge Gorge during the weekend of Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August. Youngsters will also be able to try their hands at forensic science during the two-day event by taking each other’s finger prints, printing reward posters and matching plaster cast footprints to different shoes.
Date Posted: 5th August 2010
Local Loaves for Lammas made in Ludlow
A local Food Centre is getting involved in the Real Bread Campaign’s ‘Local Loaves for Lammas’ event that takes place on July 31st and August 1st.
Date Posted: 4th August 2010
Jam & Pickle Makers in Fine Form at Ludlow Food Centre
A team of three jam and pickle makers at a local food producer are celebrating their win at this year’s Guild of Fine Foods ‘Great Taste Awards’.
Date Posted: 4th August 2010
CBBC Comes to Ludlow Food Centre
On Friday July 30th a CBBC film crew visited a South Shropshire Food Centre to film a new TV series.
Date Posted: 4th August 2010
Sunday Telegraph gives praise to Shropshire Tourism website
The Featured article published in the Sunday Telegraph on 25th July was a result of a press trip organised and hosted by Shropshire Tourism earlier in the year.
Date Posted: 30th July 2010
Parliamentarians Take Stokesay Castle!
Cromwell’s men are in town, and they are looking for new recruits to join the Parliamentarian forces this summer at Stokesay Castle!
Date Posted: 29th July 2010
Time Travelling Roman to Re-Visit Wroxeter!
This summer, you don’t need a TARDIS to go travelling through time - just head down to Wroxeter Roman City on any Tuesday in August and you will meet a soldier who has stepped out of his own time to visit the 21st century at English Heritage’s ‘Time Travellers Go… Roman’!
Date Posted: 29th July 2010
Dearnford Lake Car Boot and Collectors Fair on Sunday 15th August will support Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes raises money for members of the Armed Forces who have been wounded in the service of their country. The charity strives for 100% effectiveness in that for every £1 donated, £1 goes directly to help wounded servicemen and women. The running costs of the charity are funded by the sale of merchandise.
Date Posted: 29th July 2010
