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Enthusiastic schoolchildren demonstrating their support for the Knighton playpark campaign by crafting a colourful banner

New community group aims to revitalise Knighton play park

Oswestry Dark Morris mid dance

Oswestry group brings fresh energy to traditional Morris dancing

Saint Chads church from Quarry park Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Hard of Hearing Group to hold monthly meeting

Maureen Proffitt, Sue Wilton-Morgan, Dawn Wickham, Judith Lester and Michele Cook getting to grips with Clay Pigeon shooting

Shakespeare’s women explored at Lee Brockhurst WI meeting

Oswestry Dark Morris relaxing between dances at Apple Pressing

Oswestry Morris dancing group makes public debut

1st Pontesbury Guides & Rangers outside OVO Arena Wembley

Pontesbury Guides enjoy live music at Wembley concert

Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club president Johnathan Callwood (left) and vice president Joycelin Hoyland (front right) with guests

Shrewsbury Rotary club welcomes new member after open evening

Blues and yellows create a complementary colour haramony

Shrewsbury Flower Club members enjoy colourful demonstration

Bring along soft toys or clothes!

Bridgnorth Repair Café to return with free fixes

Exchanging banners from left to right Rotarian Gareth Watkins and Rotarians Lynne and John Lathbury from Thailand.

Shrewsbury Rotary welcomes husband and wife visitors from Thailand

Ikebana - the art of Japanese Flower Arrangements

Lee Brockhurst WI looks ahead to busy autumn

Oswestry Oddfellows

Oswestry group encourages residents to make time for friendship

Oswestry Cancer Buddies Founder Linda Lade at the Library Meeting Room

Oswestry Cancer Buddies offers support to people affected by cancer

Julie Alanthwaite, Carer Support Practitioner for Shropshire Council, introduces September's guest speaker Lauren Tomley, North Shropshire's Admiral nurse, to speak about her service and answer questions

Carers' group offers support for those caring for loved ones

Oswalds Well and Raven statue

Oswestry Dark Morris brings new energy to ancient Border tradition

Sonya Smith, Richard Spanswick and Dave Lister will be performing at Montage

New Montgomery event aims to give original performers a stage

Nikki Winmill and Leanne Macpherson outside the Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire's Shrewsbury office

£500K community fund opens to groups in four rural Shropshire parishes
Community organisations in four Shropshire parishes can apply for funding to support projects, equipment and local events
Hannah Hiles

Members of St Georges Crafting Group get creative with their latest project.

Crafting group finds a new home as creativity and friendships flourish

Beginners 5K earlier this year

Shropshire Shufflers invite new runners to take their first steps

Norah and Honor with sensei Henrik Larsen (Denmark) sensei Ernie Molyneux (England) sensei Jorge Montiero (Portugal) sensei Tetsuji Nakamura IOGKF World chief instructor and sensei Roy Flatt (England) who received his 9th Dan at the event

Shropshire karate instructor achieves seventh Dan at European event

Exhibition 2025

Model railway exhibition returns to Telford with new venue

The Ironbridge & Severn Gorge Lions Club have donated 25 Music Stands to the older people’s singing group, Acorn Singers

Local Lions donation gives Acorn Singers a boost

Powys County Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for a Fairer Powys, Councillor Matthew Dorrance at the Brecon Play Pod with council staff who delivered the National Play Day session.

Play pods bring creativity and fun to more Powys communities

Rhayader Town Council set to take on historic community asset Y Weirglodd

Rhayader Town Council to take on historic community asset Y Weirglodd

Adrian Osborne is Powys Teaching Health Board's assistant director communications and engagement.

Powys health consultation must listen to residents' comments

Wrexham’s Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a Unesco World Heritage Site and the region, which is a base for firms including JCB and Kellogg’s as well as aerospace giants such as Magellen and Cytec, is to become home to the new National Football Museum of Wales.

Historic city near Shropshire named one of the best places to retire

Dafydd Llewellyn

Funds available for Powys road safety schemes

National Grid is offering grants of up to £5,000 for improving green spaces across the West Midlands

Grants of up to £5,000 for improving green spaces in the Midlands
Green spaces are good for mental health, say organisers
Rebekah Bingham

Everyone can help shape a long term plan for culture across the Mid Wales region.

Building Better Culture : Have your say!

Vey Straker, Lady Wye, with the River Wye Charter

Herefordshire Council endorses new River Wye Charter

New Kington Mayor Councillor Martin Woolford with Deputy Mayor Councillor Buzz Bishop and retiring mayor Councillor Philip Sell

Kington mayor to work to make Kington better

Councillor Curtis Ross was elected as the mayor of the town at the recent annual meeting.

New Presteigne mayor praises town council for going above and beyond

Clair Swales, PAVO Chief Executive officer

New volunteer hubs to launch in Powys

The award winners

Community groups and charities receive boost from Ludlow Rotary grants

Four groups will run Kington's community charity shop during May

Four groups to run Kington charity shop during May

Find a wide range of exhibitors and support services at the event

Living Well with Dementia, Sight and Hearing Loss event

Community groups share £1.25m funding for Glasgow 2026 festival

Shropshire town councillor wants controversial car park changes scrapped

Shropshire’s Best Kept Village & Community Awards 2026 – entries now open

2025 County Winners Worthen & Brockton being presented with their certificate by three of our Shropshire-based trustees at the Awards Ceremony which took place in October at Park House Hotel, Shifnal. Pictured Left - Right Mridula Chakrabarty, trustee at the Community Foundation Sherrel Fikeis, trustee at the Community Foundation Victoria Jones from Worthen & Brockton Jon Newson from Worthen & Brockton Anders Rowlands from Worthen & Brockton Mahuya Kanjilal, trustee at the Community Foundation

Shropshire’s Best Kept Village & Community Awards 2026 – entries now open

'Fix it Feb' is coming to Presteigne

Deadline approaching for community groups to apply for £1,000

Telford community groups invited to apply for share of £15,000 for projects that...

Telford community groups invited to apply for up to £2k in new grant scheme

Telford MP 'blown away' by generosity of residents and businesses after hundreds...

'Helping hand' for community groups with free venue use

Veolia hands community groups £15k grants boost

Shropshire community groups celebrate vital funding support from Co-op local com...

Death toll rises to 87 as stand-off between South African police and miners ends

Groups which do good for Shrewsbury could win cash grants worth thousands - find...

Community groups invited to apply for share of Co-op’s Local Community Fund 

Grants of up to £20,000 available for Shropshire groups that work with mental il...

Telford groups urged to apply for environment project grants of up to £1,000

Dogs Trust offers to give talks to community groups

Time almost up for green grant applications

Community groups in Ludlow area invited to apply for £500 grants

Community groups urged to apply for gardening expert help

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