Indoor Table Top and Flea Market 30th March – come along and grab a bargain.
If you have collections to sell, secondhand or surplus goods to sell or you are having a clear out then this is the event for you.
As part of our monthly Junk to Jewel events (last Saturday of the month) we will where possible hold an indoor Table Top Flea Market.
This will help compliment our Junk to Jewel recycling projects/workshops and Telford Repair Cafe all being held at The Wakes on the same day. So a great excuse to come over and visit. We also do wonderful breakfast rolls for £1.50 ..
If you want a table / stand it is £5.00 (we can provide the table). With all surplus rent going to recycling projects run by Forge and Telford Repair Cafe. So dont throw things away come along and sell it.
For more information on attending or visiting email communications@forgeurbanrevival.co.uk or phone 7715667975
Future ones will be held on the last Saturday of every month. As a visitor you can come along to Forge at The Wakes from 9am on a Saturday and perhaps even enjoy a breakfast bap and coffee at our great community cafe before, after or alongside looking around the stands.
Like event to be kept up to-date with activity at our Junk to Jewel events (held last Saturday of the month).
Table Top is at The Wakes, Theatre Square, Oakengates. TF2 6EP
Join us for a weekend of living history
Meet the re-enactors in the WW1 Trenches, take a short lesson in the Victorian School, have a go at weaving in the Iron Age Roundhouse and take a tour of the magnificent Welsh Guards Museum in this salute to British History.
With Brexit very much in the news our Great British History Weekend aims to celebrate British History. Take a lesson in our Victorian School Room , have a go at traditional weaving and learn about the lives of British soldiers in the trenches of World War One and as an added bonus children six and over can have a go at driving our replica off road Landrovers for free. All our usual fun activities will be running too!
We are happy to announce that here at the Centre on Mothering Sunday we have Elizabeth Edward Photography Ltd joining us with a pop-up photography studio, to capture those special Mother’s Day memories with pictures printed for you to take home! The photo sessions will be based within the artisan workshops between 10-4pm on Sunday 31st March Elizabeth Edward will be discounting pictures whilst here, take home a printed and mounted 6X8 photo for £5 or 3 pictures for £10. Availability is limited, booking is not required. Each session is limited to groups of no more than 4. If you would like further information, contact Elizabeth Edwards Photography direct on their Facebook page.
Be our guest this Mother’s Day! We are inviting mums to enjoy a day out on Mothering Sunday when accompanied by another full-paying visitor. This free entry offer includes Blists Hill Victorian Town, Coalport China Museum, Jackfield Tile Museum, Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Museum of The Gorge and Enginuity.
At Blists Hill, where life over 100 years ago is recreated by costumed characters, you can treat mum to a delicious Victorian High Tea in the Club Room. Tuck into assorted finger sandwiches and enjoy a selection of delicious cakes, including lemon drizzle, fruit loaf and ginger parkin, along with your choice from the selection of Twining’s teas or Fairtrade coffee. Pre-booking is essential at 01952 435948 and an additional charge applies.
Why not treat the special women in your life on Mothers Day
Take a return trip through the beautiful Dee Valley
Enjoy an afternoon tea with a selection of finger sandwiches, assorted sweet treats, (with tea or coffee)
and a glass of bubbly.
Adults £32.00 each Children £17.00 each
Cuan Wildlife Rescue are hosting a Family Fun Prize Bingo Night on 5th April, there will surely be some chocolate prizes as Easter is nearly upon us! Bring the whole family along for a fun evening. Refreshments will be available. Free entry, just buy your tickets on the night.
A popular Food, Drink, Craft, and Plant Market organised by Wem Combine Harvesters. More than 60 stalls in the Town Hall (SY4 5ER), Baptist Church (SY4 5DG) and Senior Club (SY4 5DG) with a wide range of high quality, locally-produced goods (within an approximately 30-mile range of Wem) including apple juice, baked goods, beer, cheeses, chocolates, cider, gin, honey, meat, flowers, pot plants, preserves, vegetables, wine plus textile and wood crafts, homeware, jewellery, painting and photography.
Raffle on the day of the market.
Attempt the Wem Trail Quiz.
Come and meet Wem’s Dragon and Owain Glyndŵr
Free admission to the market.
Wem Combine Harvesters is an umbrella group made up of Incredible Edible in Wem, Wem Civic Society, and Wem & District Garden Club. All profits from organising the markets go to running activities and projects in Wem.
Visit our Shropshire Artisan Village Easter Special a wonderful monthly fair showcasing local, talented and unique artists, crafters and food producers 30+ under one roof. The event is free to attend and we have a lovely cafe and coffee shop on site. Free parking and great public transport links.
This is a monthly fair (first Saturday of every month) supporting very talented local artists, crafters and food producers giving them a regular place and time to sell their products.
At our April one which will fall ahead of Easter we will have wonderful easter and spring themed items, brightening up your easter get together or that perfect gift for spring.
We will thrill you with a range of lovely food, live music and stands to tempt you
Disabled access lift and accessible toilets, family friendly site.
If you would like a stand it is just £5 – all profits from rent at this fair go to providing free art and craft workshops in the community.
They’re back! Our late nights for 2019 kick off on Saturday April 6. Our cool restaurants and street food venues will be open until 10pm, along with artisan gin bar Gindifferent, a selection of pop-up bars and a line-up of fab retail stalls.
A brand new luxury Shropshire Wedding Fayre is launching, exclusively at The Great Barn, Shrewsbury. Exclusively Shropshire’s BIGGEST free entry Wedding Show!
The Great Barn is located near Manor Farm, a working beef farm in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Their enormous industrial chic style converted on-site wedding & events barn will host a selection of 60+ unique wedding specialists, live music & entertainment, catwalk shows and wedding dressing inspo. Perfect for the Pinterest obsessed bride!
Tipis & Marquees will host an extension of handpicked suppliers, as well as the latest wedding decor trends & styles.
Every Bride who visits the show will receive free entry, a copy of the top latest Bridal magazine and an exclusive goody bag.
Discover everything you need for your wedding day. We’re proud to offer the most unique and diverse selection of exhibitors.
Bring your entire bridal party and make a day of it!
Day one of our 44th season!
Ludlow Castle is holding an extra special event during the Easter break. A pesky dragon has visited the castle and laid some eggs in all sorts of nooks and crannies. The castle needs some talented egg hunters to follow the trail and find all the eggs, which have ended up in some novel and interesting places. The dragon egg hunt will be a fun way to explore the medieval ruins and stunning grounds, keeping youngsters enthralled and engaged. Budding egg hunters will be supplied with a trail map and pencil to keep track of their findings, and there will be small prizes up for grabs.
The trail will cost £1.50 in addition to the cost of admission to the castle.
Shrewsbury Buddhist Spring fair, afternoon event; cakes, sweet treats, tea and coffee (vegan and non vegan) jumble sale, plant sale, tombola.
Free meditation classes at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm. Children’s art activities and face- painting. All are welcome to browse, join in, relax in garden, eat cake, drink tea and chat. The Buddhist Centre is a registered charity. (No.1157987)
Chantilly Grey will be hosting three Model Railway Shows this year.
Our first show in October last year was very eagerly anticipated by local enthusiasts and those who were new to the hobby, wanting to pop along and hopefully catch the model railway bug! It was very much a family orientated show with lots of families attending.
It was a busy, and very enjoyable day for all who came, and we very much hope to repeat the experience for returning and new visitors.
Admissions will be £5 for adults, £2 for children and under 5’s free! We will be offering guests the chance to win tickets leading up to the events, so please check our Facebook Page for details. Early bird tickets are also available via Eventbrite.
We have secured a variety of layouts in various gauges and we have been overwhelmed with enquires from Exhibitors who want to take part!
Complimenting the layouts, we have a number of excellent traders offering a wide choice of stock.
There will also be on refreshments available and a great selection of breakfast and lunchtime faire.
It will be a fabulous day out for all, a number of activities will be available for the young model train fans to entertain and our show guide programme will full of interesting articles and will make for a great read following the event.
Guests will also get chance to enter our prize raffle and take part in voting for the ‘best in show’ layout.
The Shropshire Group of the Hardy Plant Society, are holding their annual Plant Fair on Sunday the 14th. April 2019. The Plant Fair includes 6 local nurseries and stalls devoted to members’ plants and provides an excellent opportunity for obtaining expert advice and plants that are ’something special’. Non members welcome. Light refreshments. Free Parking. 12-3pm
Become a Romano-Britain living in the vicinity of the fourth largest city. Make a groma and see if you can set out a straight Roman road. Try a snack and try eating it lying on a ‘couch’. Plan a banquet and do your maths homework with roman numeral on a tablet. Test your knowledge of what foods were introduced here by the Romans. See if you are worthy of being a citizen – can you properly fold a toga?
Monday 15th – Friday 19th and Monday 22nd – Friday 26th 1pm-2.30pm
£4 per accompanied 4-11 year old, booking advised.
Bake a Libum – the sweet cheesecake sometimes offered to household spirits. Cook an egg dish – the most popular of all Roman appetizer ingredients and pottage their main food. Finish with a date and nut sweet.
£7.50 per accompanied 4-11 year old, booking essential.
Who’s ready to experience the glorious magic of Easter, with a visit to the Easter Bunny!
Walk through the enchanted wood, hunting for golden eggs to exchange for chocolatey treats in the Easter bunnies burrow. Not only that, but the Easter bunny will have a special golden ticket for you to claim a fabulous stack of Easter pancakes to enjoy in the Café.
£6.50 per child.
The first date released is Wednesday 17th April. Once this date is booked up then the next date will become available for booking, and so on.
Dates:
Wednesday 17th: 10am – 2pm
Thursday 18th: 10am – 2pm
Friday 19th: 10am – 2pm
Wednesday 24th: 10am – 2pm
Thursday 25th: 10am – 2pm
Friday 26th: 10am – 2pm
Book tickets here: https://www.britishironworkcentre.co.uk/easter-bunny-grotto-17th-april
(The first date available to book is Wednesday 17th April, once this is full, the next date will become available for booking)
Spring is in the air and its time to get out in the garden and get planning and planting for the year ahead and where better to get inspiration than at a Plant Hunters Fair. With FREE ENTRY to this plant fair the event offers the opportunity to pop along and visit many specialist nurseries to get your gardening season off to a great start. All the nurseries attending are happy to offer expert advice to help less experienced gardeners select the right plants for their gardens. “For true ‘plantaholics’ there are always those little treasures to discover that can’t be obtained elsewhere.
Access to the grounds of Whittington Castle is free. Access to the Castle Gatehouse and Cottage is free Refreshments available. The plant fair runs from 10am-4pm on Good Friday 19th April. FREE ENTRY to the plant fair (£1.00 per car to park). Full details at www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk
Meet us in the meadow in Comer Woods for our egg hunts supported by Cadbury over the Easter weekend. Follow the trail around the woodland and solve the clues to claim your Cadbury chocolate treat.
Car parking is free for National Trust members, just scan your membership card in the machine to receive your free ticket. Parking charges are £3 all day or £1.50 for 90 minutes. Each hunt map costs £2.50. For more information https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dudmaston/whats-on
Plant Hunters’ Fairs: plant fairs that are different and special Come rain or shine our fairs are the place to find great value, top quality, traditionally grown plants for every type of garden. Nurseries coming on Good Friday 2019: Bridge Farm Plants from Derbyshire: interesting and unusual perennials ChickenStreet from Shropshire: grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings Hall Farm Nursery from Shropshire: Wide range of perennials and herbs. RHS Gold medallists including Chelsea Gold Jurassicplants Nurseries from Denbighshire
Spend Good Friday with the team at the Discovery Centre trying your hand at fun, seasonal crafts; from 3-D eggs to sheep with fluffy paint, yellow fork painted chicks to paper rabbits disappearing down their hole, and various flowers galore as we enjoy the Spring. Just £4 per child aged 3 and above.
Egg hunts are supported by Cadbury over the Easter weekend. Follow the trail around the woodland and solve the clues to claim your Cadbury chocolate treat. Dogs on leads are welcome. Booking not required.
On Good Friday and Saturday Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts will take place in Comer Woods. On Sunday and Monday, the same trail will be run from our main visitor site at Dudmaston Hall. Our visitor reception and facilities at Dudmaston Hall will be closed on Good Friday and Saturday.
With FREE ENTRY to this Plant Hunters’ Fair the event offers the opportunity to pop along and visit many specialist nurseries from across the country to get your gardening season off to a great start. All the nurseries attending are happy to offer expert advice to help less experienced gardeners select the right plants for their gardens. “For true ‘plantaholics’ there are always those little treasures to discover that can’t be obtained elsewhere.
The visitor centre and lakeside restaurant are housed in an award winning environmentally sensitive building and serve a wide variety of home cooked meals and light refreshments including meats from the farm. Why not enjoy the spring weather and take your tea on the terrace overlooking the main pool. The plant fair runs from 10am-4pm on Easter Saturday 20th April with free entry to the plant fair and excellent Lakeside Restaurant. Entry to Beautiful 156 acre arboretum with over 3000 types of trees and shrubs is optional at normal prices. Details at www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk
The Easter Bunny will be visiting the railway on the 20th to 22nd April. Watch for Easter eggs along the line and check them off the list. All travelling children receive a handsome chocolate egg on arrival at Llanfair Caereinion.
Our yellow timetable operates during this event.
Normal fares apply for this event.
Popular Plant Fair with better than HALF PRICE ENTRY to the wonderful Dorothy Clive Gardens and Plant Hunter’s Fair returns on Easter Sunday 21st April and Easter Monday 22nd April. The event is now firmly established as a “must” in gardeners’ diaries. This special fund-raising event for the Willoughbridge Garden Charitable Trust who maintain these wonderful gardens is now in its 11th year and the garden offers a great special event price on these days of just £4.00 for garden and plant fair entry (normally, standard garden entry is £8.50). So why not make it an Easter treat that won’t break the bank!
Nurseries will of course come loaded with spring flowering plants plus plenty of later flowering plants to get planted now and this Easter there are more stalls than ever booked as this event goes from strength to strength.
All your favourites will be there.
Coming all the way from Cornwall are Roseland House with their National Collections of Clematis and Lapageria as well as a great array of stunning climbers at great value prices.
The ever popular Edrom Nurseries will be travelling down from Berwickshire and we know there will be lots of really unusual and hard-to-obtain woodland plants on their stall.
New comers to the event include: Alluring Plants from with nectar rich plants for bees and butterflies. Mynd Hardy Plants with a large range of perennials specialising in Hemerocallis and Penstemon. Artisan Plant Supports from Staffordshire with beautiful hand crafted iron garden plant supports.
If this isn’t enough there are 6 RHS medal winners at the fair: Chris Cooke (woodland and species plants); Edrom Nurseries (woodland and alpine plants); Hall Farm Nursery (a wide range of plants); Packhorse Farm (Acers and other trees and shrubs); Potterton’s Nursery (award-winning alpines) and Tissington Nursery (perennials)
The smaller, family run nurseries are always popular as a source of the new, the old or the different! Conquest Plant Nurseries have a wonderfully wide range of variegated plants. Green’s Leaves specialise in Australian plants plus a sprinkling of the newest flowering plants on the market. Jurassicplants Nurseries always cause a stir with fantastic, exotic and hardy edibles. Mayfields Plants specialise in cottage garden favourites. Shadyplants.com need no explanation! SpecialPerennials are helenium and phlox specialists. Bridge Farm Plants with lots of unusual perennials The Gobbett will be bringing shrubs especially Lilacs and perennials, with a great range of iris.
Regular visitors will be pleased to learn that Studio 8 Pottery are back with their hand-thrown and home-fired terracotta garden wares made using Staffordshire clay.
The garden is intimate, informal and inspiring. Located on the borders of Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire, this lovely garden has delights and surprises whatever the season.
There are many areas of spring interest within this 12-acre, hillside garden. These include a new winter garden, an edible woodland, a woodland quarry with waterfall, an alpine scree and pool, rose walk and amazing drifts of spring bulbs.
The spring plant fair is the time to see hellebores, camellias, crocus and spring flowering bulbs making a mark on the garden along with magnolias and early flowering rhododendrons.
Dogs on leads are very welcome. Tearooms open. The plant fair runs fron 10am-5pm on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd April. Full details of nurseries attending at www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk
Built in 1728 Burford House and its beauiful gardens have been open to the public since 1958. At one point in the garden is the spot where the three counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire meet. The countryside around theses three counties is both beautiful and rich in wild edible plants and fungi. On the outskirts of Tenbury Wells, it is within easy reach of Ludlow, Leominster, Bromyard, Kidderminster, Hereford, Worcester, Bridgnorth and Shrewbury.
We will meet outside the cafe at Burford House. The course starts there with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers. Tea or coffee is available from the cafe.
Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the grounds of Burford House park and along the River Teme, teaching you how to identify the different Spring shoots, plants, flowers and hopefully mushrooms that we find.
There will be a break along the way for some homemade refreshments such as our lovely hogweed and wild garlic soup.
After the walk we will end the day with a tasty wild food lunch based on what we have found. This will include some treats made from our recent finds, a wild salad that we will pick on the day and possibly even some wild garlic pesto.
After the course we will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day; to help you remember what you have learnt.
There are limited spaces available so please book your tickets online.
Egg hunts are supported by Cadbury over the Easter weekend. Follow the trail around the orchard courtyards and solve the clues to claim your Cadbury chocolate treat. Dogs on leads are welcome. Booking not required.
Please note that on Good Friday and Saturday Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts will take place in Comer Woods and our visitor reception, shop and tea-room at Dudmaston Hall will be closed. On Sunday and Monday, the same trail will be run from our main visitor site at Dudmaston Hall.
Peep! Peep! Thomas the Tank Engine is back at Llangollen Railway Station for a Day Out With Thomas.
A Day Out With Thomas event now travel to CORWEN.
This fun-filled event offers children and their families the opportunity to take a ride with Thomas, meet The Fat Controller and enjoy trips on Thomas up and down Llangollen Station, you can ride in Rickety and Clarabelle as many times as you like. Take the Big steam Engine to Corwen and then go to Carrog to the puppet show
See Rusty and Dusty… and have some fun
The event, which has been held at Llangollen Railway for many years, is an excellent day out for all Thomas fans and there’s plenty for the whole family to enjoy.
A Fantastically FUN Family Event!
Day Out With Thomas™ is an all day event and gates open at 10am.
To ensure all activities on offer can be enjoyed we recommend visitors arrive before 2pm.
Ticket Prices
Adults £19
Seniors £17
Children £11.50
Family (1 Adult + 1 Child) £27.50
Family (1 Adult + 2 Children) £38.00
Family (2 adults + 1 Child) £41.00
Family (2 Adults + 2 Children) £55.00
Children aged under 2 FREE
Your all day ticket includes:
Brake Van Rides with Thomas & Clarabel at Llangollen Station
Unlimited travel on the Steam trains and Thomas
Access to our Activity room which includes;
Face Painting
Stickers
Thomas DVD screening
Colouring & Craft Workshop
Day Out With Thomas Certificate
Balloon Modeller
Story Telling
Live Story Re-enactments
Puppet Show
A Day Out With Thomas is an all day event, no matter what time you show up, there will always be something to entertain the children. However, we do recommend that you arrive at the station before 2pm to make use of the whole day.
Our Day Out With Thomas event is NOT an event that sells out so we will have tickets no matter what time you arrive at the station. To get the most out of your day please arrive early as the ticket price is the same all day
Designer Makers from Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft will be showing and selling their work; jewellery;ceramics;furniture;glasswork;textiles and more… FREE ADMISSION. cafe in church.
FREE ENTRY to this great plant fair. It’s a great time to get out in the garden and get planning and planting for the year ahead and where better to get inspiration than at a Plant Hunters Fair. The plants are lovingly grown by small specialist nurseries and these enthusiastic plants people are on hand to give honest, straightforward advice on choosing and growing the right plants for your garden. The plant fair offers the opportunity to pop along and visit some wonderful specialist nurseries at no charge to get the gardening season off to a great start.
At the same time visit Battlefields 1403 excellent farm shop, deli and Sparrow’s Café. Which is a celebration of low food miles, only buying British and that means no lemons or grapes in sight, fresh seasonal products with full traceability. The cafe cooks fresh daily with local ingredients, serving loyal visitors that return time and time again. The plant fair runs from 9.30am-4pm on Saturday 27th April. For full details please see www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk
Indoor carboot/ table top sale.
Wanting to clear your house of unwanted items or just make your self some extra money then book a stall at my indoor table top sale on Saturday 27th April 2019 10-12 @eastern Oswestry community centre. Tables are £8 each. I only have a limited amount of tables available so You MUST PREBOOK. tables are provided so no need to bring your own.
If your only wanting to browse or purchase please remember:
💰it’s FREE entry for everyone
🧁refreshments will be available.
🚘 car parking available
Feel free to message me for any information
📆 date: Saturday 27th April 2019
🕰 time: 10-12
🌎 venue: Eastern Oswestry community centre,cabin lane,Oswestry,sy11 2lq
Come and celebrate the Spring Season at Fordhall Organic Farm!
Come and visit the lambs, enjoy the falconry display and perhaps enter your own four-legged friend into the Fordhall Dog Show! Meet exotic animals and enjoy a tractor and trailer ride, take in the scenery and enjoy a fun day at the farm!
Price: £3.00 Entry, Under 4’s free!
Book your ticket now
Proceeds from this event go to Fordhall’s Education Programme.
Film starts at 7.30pm with refreshments and a licensed bar available from 6.30pm.
Laurel and Hardy — the world’s greatest comedy team — face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them. Diminished by age, the duo set out to reconnect with their adoring fans by touring variety halls in Britain in 1953. The shows become an instant hit, but Stan and Ollie can’t quite shake the past as long-buried tension and Hardy’s failing health start to threaten their precious partnership. £5 per adult, £3 per child, £15 per family, booking advised.
Join Shropshire Wildlife Trust for a chance to meet some of the underwater life in the Black Birches pond – fascinating beasties and fearsome hunters lurk beneath the ripples. Lots of information about garden ponds and how to make yours more wildlife-friendly.
Visit our Shropshire Artisan Village is a wonderful monthly fair showcasing local, talented and unique artists, crafters and food producers 30+ under one roof. The event is free to attend and we have a lovely cafe and coffee shop on site. Free parking and great public transport links.
This is a monthly fair (first Saturday of every month) supporting very talented local artists, crafters and food producers giving them a regular place and time to sell their products.
At our May one which will fall at the start of May will celebrate the love of Art – its uniqiness and appeal. The Fayre will include a walkway of artists as well as our fantastic range of local artists, crafters and food producers. We will have wonderful bright and lively themed items, brightening up your house or that perfect gift for someone.
We will thrill you with a range of lovely food, live music and stands to tempt you
Disabled access lift and accessible toilets, family friendly site.
If you would like a stand it is just £5 – all profits from rent at this fair go to providing free art and craft workshops in the community.
3 Day Event at Whittington Castle. The cost will be £5 per adult and £1 per child entrance donation.
The Woodvilles are a living history and battle re-enactment group covering the “Wars of the Roses” period.
Founded in the early nineties the group draws members from all over the United Kingdom. The group has gone from strength to strength in recent years, becoming increasingly more ‘authentic’ and gaining many more members.
They try to not only present “living history” and combat displays but also to have an abundance of background information, so they may explain to the public what it was really like living in the fifteenth century.
They are supported at this event by members of several other Households of the Wars of the Roses Federation
More information on us may be found on:-
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They hope you enjoy theirs and the other displays
Shrewsbury Bookfest’s annual May Festival will run on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May 2019 at venues across Shrewsbury. Join JACQUELINE WILSON and more for this popular, family event which celebrates children’s literature. Tickets now on sale…
Clun’s Green Man will again be attempting to win the age-old battle against winter and darkness, and bring in the summer! Sunday is the Ice Queen’s last stand, with her Fair in the Square. Monday is the main event, with lots of family-friendly fun. Dancing, street theatre, circus skills, lots of festival food, battles, bowmen and, of course, beer!
Tickets on sale on the day.
Find us on Facebook at Clun Green Man or via http://www.clungreenman.org.uk/
