This week on Love Shrewsbury

Get Your Wigle On

Peter Pan

Wednesday 24th-Saturday 27th October

(Matinee Friday & Saturday 2.30 pm)

Billed as a musical adventure the Wigles tucked into this feast with their usual gusto.  Bringing the Michael Jacksonesque lad who won’t grow up, to the stage. A traditional narrative, sticking closely to J.M.Barrie’s original story the show has become the proud owner of a whole load of new songs and a stage just full of exuberance.

An original piece of work by renowned surrealist artist Salvador Dali is the centrepiece of a new art exhibition planned for Shrewsbury.

The signed pen and ink drawing, priced at £28,000 and dated 1951, is part of the new winter show at The Soden Collection in Wyle Cop.

Galliery owner Jonathan Soden said that Dali was the world’s leading artist in surrealism and that he was delighted to be able to offer his drawing for sale.

National property consultants, Bruton Knowles, has launched a new charity partnership with Cancer Research UK, with a target of £30,000 to raise over the next two years.

To raise as much money as possible, Bruton Knowles has internally recruited a Charity Champion. Based in the Shrewsbury office on Knights Way, David Lancaster, Senior Surveyor, be responsible for spearheading the fundraising initiatives within his team, organising events ranging from creative bake offs to sponsored sleep outs and charity auctions.

Shropshire car dealership Budgen Motors will once more play a key role in the return of top professional tennis to the county next month. 

Up and coming stars of women’s tennis will compete in the $25,000 Budgen Motors GB Pro-Series event at The Shrewsbury Club between November 4-10.

It will be the second high-profile tournament they have backed this year after sponsoring a successful men’s event, which was won by Frenchman Fabien Reboul, in February. 

Looking for an alternative to Trick-or-Treating this Halloween? Join us for coffee, cake, and an informal and open discussion about death. Feel free to join in or just listen. The aim of a Death Cafe is to help us make the most of our (finite) lives.

Shrewsbury Death Cafe. Shrewsbury Coffeehouse. Tuesday 30th October. 7pm-9pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/721832908171944/

Robin Morris, chairman of the fifth-generation family business Morris & Company announced the launch of The Morris Scholarship at University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS) Open Day on Saturday (20th October).

The Morris Scholarship will cover the cost of all tuition fees for a full three year degree as well as providing a bursary of £3,000 per year towards the successful applicant’s living costs.

Blueprint Travel Media is continuing to work alongside the local community to support students in their career search. 

Last year, Blueprint welcomed several Travel and Tourism students from the Shrewsbury Colleges Group. They gained an understanding of what working within a local business and office environment was like.

A Shropshire firm specialising in a home meat delivery service and supplying hotels, restaurants, cafes and pubs has its sights set on a national expansion after picking up a prestigious award.

UK Fresh Meats, based at Trench Lock in Telford, was launched in January last year and walked away with a Special Recognition Award in the Exceptional Meat Supplier category at the Food England Awards ceremony held in Manchester.

Chaired by Dr Jane Potter of Oxford Brookes University and Trustee of the Wilfred Owen Estate

At University Centre Shrewsbury, The Guildhall, Frankwell, Shrewsbury SY3 8HQ

Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 10am - 4pm

In collaboration with University Centre Shrewsbury and the Wilfred Owen Association, Bookfest brings together three eminent academics who will talk about the women poets and artists of the First World War and the lasting influence Wilfred Owen has had on the poets who came after him:

A Telford firm has given its backing to Nova United Junior Football Club by kitting them out in new match day and training kits.

National Windscreens on Halesfield has sponsored the Nova United Under 11 team based in Newport as they celebrate moving up to the top division in the Telford Junior and Youth Football League.

The team have now been presented with both their new football kits and also their training kits too - both sponsored by National Windscreens.