Summer Tile Decorating Workshops
2019-08-05 10:00 - 2019-08-09 15:15 UTC | Jackfield Tile Museum, Jackfield Tile Museum, Salthouse Rd, Salthouse Rd, Telford, TF8 7LJ, United Kingdom
Jackfield Tile Museum
5 Aug 2019 – 9 Aug 2019

This summer take inspiration from some of the classic designs at the museum and create your own ceramic masterpiece!
Which of the worlds best designers will you be inspired by? Maybe Salvador Dali, William Morris or de Morgan.
Our fun tile decorating workshops will take place on a weekday during the summer school holidays 29 July and 30 August.
The Victorian tube lining technique will be used to decorate the tiles, which is just like icing a cake! Once you’ve piped on the design you can add colourful glazes, then leave your tile at the museum where it will be fired in a kiln to reveal the dazzling colours and posted to your home; or you can collect it from Jackfield if you live nearby.
Tiles are priced from £5 each (p&p extra to have your tile sent home after firing) plus the museum admission fee. Drop-in workshops start from 10 am, the last admission is at 3.15pm.

Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Orange Service
2019-08-03 - 2019-08-04 | Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, Pool Rd, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, SY21 0SF
Saturday, August 17, 2019 to Sunday, August 18, 2019
Travel on replicas of our original 1903 Great Western liveried bogie carriages, with goods wagons and brake van attached, and watch the shunting at each end of the trip. Each weekend will feature additional historical activities, including demonstration freight movements, trans-shipment, heritage steam-powered road vehicles, agricultural displays.
The ‘Vintage Trains’ depart Llanfair Caereinion at 11:10 and 14:45, or from Welshpool at 13:05 and 16:20 (no return train available from Llanfair Caereinion).
Our other departures on the day will be hauled by one of our other steam locomotives, with passenger accommodation in our regular Austrian and Hungarian carriages.

Summer Tile Decorating Workshops
2019-07-29 10:00 - 2019-08-02 15:15 | Jackfield Tile Museum, Jackfield Tile Museum, Salthouse Rd, Salthouse Rd, Telford, TF8 7LJ, United Kingdom
Jackfield Tile Museum

29 Jul 2019 – 2 Aug 2019

This summer take inspiration from some of the classic designs at the museum and create your own ceramic masterpiece!
Which of the worlds best designers will you be inspired by? Maybe Salvador Dali, William Morris or de Morgan.
Our fun tile decorating workshops will take place on a weekday during the summer school holidays 29 July and 30 August.
The Victorian tube lining technique will be used to decorate the tiles, which is just like icing a cake! Once you’ve piped on the design you can add colourful glazes, then leave your tile at the museum where it will be fired in a kiln to reveal the dazzling colours and posted to your home; or you can collect it from Jackfield if you live nearby.
Tiles are priced from £5 each (p&p extra to have your tile sent home after firing) plus the museum admission fee. Drop-in workshops start from 10 am, the last admission is at 3.15pm.

Outdoor Cinema - The Greatest Showman
2019-07-05 07:30 - 22:30 | BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN, Legges Way, Madeley,, TF7 5UD
Come along for an outdoor cinema experience, showing The Greatest Showman on the Green at Blists Hill Victorian Town.
Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show-business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. The film is rated PG, all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Parking is in the main car park at Blists Hill Victorian Town and the doors will open at 7.30pm.
Bring your own blankets, pillows or low-backed chairs and make yourselves comfy for the show. We’re not providing any seating although some pillows and blankets will be available to hire on the night.
Before the show you are welcome to enjoy the Fairground (pay per ride) and grab something to eat and drink from the Forest Glen Refreshment Pavilion which will be selling alcohol, hot and cold drinks and snacks including popcorn, ice creams, loaded nachos and hotdogs. You can also bring their own food and drink.
The event will take place come rain or shine, so please be well prepared with warm and waterproof clothing. However, in the circumstance of unsafe weather, the event will be rescheduled. Refunds will only be given if you cannot attend the rescheduled date.
Tickets are £15 per person and will be available from this website soon.

Freeform Workshop
2019-07-05 | Jackfield Tile Museum, Jackfield Tile Museum, Salthouse Rd, Salthouse Rd, Telford, TF8 7LJ, United Kingdom
Jackfield Tile Museum

5 Jul 2019

Treat yourself to a day with one of our tile making professionals!
Join us at Jackfield Tile Museum for one of our special tile-making courses where, under the direction of Craven Dunnill Jackfield’s professional tile makers, you will create a unique freeform clay garland.
You can use this unique opportunity to make your own ceramic masterpiece and develop your tile decorating skills.
This session is £40 per person for a half-day (morning) course and must be pre-booked by email or at 01952 884 627.
An additional session is required to decorate the piece once fired and can be arranged when you book

Shrewsbury Food Festival
2019-06-29 - 2019-06-30 | The Quarry, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RN
Shrewsbury Food Festival showcases the best food demonstrations, a showcase of over 200 of the best street food, artisan exhibitors and much more. There’s something for everyone including hands on activities for kids including cookery, arts and crafts! Also sit back and enjoy local talent at the #shropshireunsigned music stage!
The food festival was founded in 2012 and proved an instant success. It is run with the help of a team of 100 volunteers, called #TeamOrange. The event has helped Shrewsbury to build a reputation as a centre of gastronomic excellence.

RAF Cosford Air Show
2019-06-09 | RAF Cosford, Albrighton WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3EX
One of the many exciting plans for the 2019 Air Show is a showcase of 100 aircraft in a chronological exhibition showcasing the development of aeronautical design and capability over the past century.

Open Air Theatre - Jane Eyre
2019-06-07 06:30 - 22:00 | BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN, Legges Way, Madeley,, TF7 5UD
Be prepared for a riveting open-air performance of Jane Eyre, one of the greatest and most popular works of English fiction brought to life by Hotbuckle Productions.
Possessing an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage, Jane is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester. An epic love story, set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, the grand passion of Jane and Rochester is called upon to survive cruel revelation, loss and reunion, only to be confronted with tragedy. With live music, multiple characterisations, humour and inventiveness, yet another English classic novel is brought wonderfully to life – Hotbuckle style.
Bring your own blankets, pillows or low-backed chairs (seating is not provided) and a picnic for a pre-performance feast. The Refreshment Hut next to the Forest Glen Pavilion will be open selling alcohol, hot and cold soft drinks, snacks and ice creams.
6.30pm – Doors open and people can enjoy their own picnics on the green
7.30pm – Performance starts
10.00pm – Depart
Tickets for Jane Eyre are £12 adults, £10 concessions and will be available from this website soon.
The event will take place come rain or shine, so please be well prepared with warm and waterproof clothing. However, in the circumstance of unsafe weather, the event will be rescheduled. Refunds will only be given if you cannot attend the rescheduled date.

Slip Casting Course
2019-06-07 | Jackfield Tile Museum, Jackfield Tile Museum, Salthouse Rd, Salthouse Rd, Telford, TF8 7LJ, United Kingdom
Jackfield Tile Museum
1 Mar 2019
7 Jun 2019

Spoil yourself at one of our specialist ceramic workshops.
Join us at Jackfield Tile Museum to learn the art of slip casting. In this one-day session, you will produce a classic replica of a Craven Dunnill piece and will leave with an understanding of the process and the materials we use.
This session is £40 per person for a one-day course and must be pre-booked by email or at 01952 884 627.

Shropshire County Agricultural Show
2019-05-25 | West Midlands Showground, Berwick Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 2PF
The Shropshire County Show, one of the oldest surviving agricultural shows in the country takes place again this year on Saturday 26th May. Whilst it will continue to represent agriculture at its very best in the county, it will be even more attractive to young people and families of all backgrounds.
The annual Shropshire County Agricultural Show attracts thousands of people from across the country to the West Mid Showground in Shrewsbury for a celebration of the rural community and to highlight the role it plays in our daily lives. The Shropshire County Show is a great opportunity to boast about the great things on offer in Shropshire and across the Midlands, from livestock to local businesses and the local produce.
Bring your dog and enter the Companion Dog show, entries taken on the day. Whilst you are in the Dogzone, enjoy the Whitchurch Dog display team Heelwork to Music and Firewalk.

Ironbridge WW2 Weekend
2019-05-25 - 2019-05-26 | Dale End Park, 8 The Courtyard, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7EG
Our event has grown rapidly over the past few years, from humble beginnings based in a local pub to an event which attracted around 10,000 visitors for the 2017 weekend.
Set in the stunning backdrop of the Ironbridge Gorge, we recreate the experience of life during WW2 on both the home front and in occupied Europe with civilian, Allied and Axis re-enactors.
This is a non-profit making, charity fundraising event in which we raise funds for the Pilgrim Bandits. So far last year’s event raised over £7000, with donations still to be collected.
The Pilgrim Bandits have the sole aim of using their unique training and experience to help and inspire wounded soldiers to live life to the full.
Please click on the link below to visit their website and learn more about the wonderful work they do.

British Wildlife Photography Awards Exhibition
2019-05-11 10:00 - 2019-09-10 16:00 | Jackfield Tile Museum, Jackfield Tile Museum, Salthouse Rd, Salthouse Rd, Telford, TF8 7LJ, United Kingdom
Don’t miss this stunning free-entry exhibition in the Footprint Gallery at Jackfield Tile Museum.
This exhibition features the winners and commended entries of the 2018 British Wildlife Photography Awards. The inspirational images are a celebration of British wildlife, in all its beauty and diversity from a range of hugely talented photographers practising across the UK.
The images highlight the great wealth and diversity of Britain’s natural history and the exhibition provides a showcase for the very best nature photography with evocative and powerful imagery and encourages discovery, exploration, conservation and enjoyment of our natural heritage.
The exhibition is open daily from 10am until 4pm.
Main images: Contrails at Dawn (Daubenton’s Bats), Coate Water Country Park, Wiltshire by Paul Colley and Goose Barnacles, Sanna Bay, Highlands by David Bennett

Shropshire Kids Fest - SHREWSBURY
2019-05-11 - 2019-05-12 | The Quarry, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RN
If there’s one thing we can guarantee at Shropshire Kids Festival – it’s fun!
We are creating fun, fun and more fun and maybe inspire you to try a new sport, see if you are a budding thespian, maybe a music artist of the future perhaps.. or perhaps you will be inspired to be the next Stephen Hawking or are you a budding Bear Grylls?
There is just too much FUN!

And it isn’t just any old fun. We’re gearing ourselves up for super-extra-massive bonkers fun. Our battalion of inflatables will be back this year giving children plenty of opportunities to bounce around. While participation is strictly children only (sorry adults), we’re sure these bouncy bundles of fun will have everyone in the family laughing their socks off. There will be a special under 5’s area with pint sized inflatable’s for little ones to enjoy, but for older children we’ve really ramped up the fun factor!
OK, so, how about spending your weekend sliding down a massive inflatable helter-skelter? Don’t get too dizzy though or you’ll miss out on the disco dome – it’s a partyyyyy! Giant games, mini golf, Go Karts, Bubble Football and the sports day style Harry Games will bring out kids competitive sides.
140ft of FREE zipwire fun, can be enjoyed thanks to Rybrook Shrewsbury BMW, where you will have the opportunity to fly the length of 10 cars at high speeds – hold on tight!
The monster obstacle course at the lower end of the site proved to be a huge success last year so we have added another one too to double the fun! Cheer your children on as they make their way through tunnels, over giant air filled ramps and much more.
More free activties include Wipe Out and Zorbing. If you’ve ever fancied a go a zorbing then now is the perfect opportunity. Zorb balls will be rolling around throughout the festival weekend. Can your kids stay on the giant circular Wipe-Out challenge? Can they leap and avoid the spinning beam? Come along and see!
If that wasn’t enough the foam parties are definitely the place to be, split into two areas for the big and small kids! Hours of good clean fun is ready and waiting, but don’t worry mum and dad there will be changing areas, so no one has to go home covered in foam, unless they want to of course – bring a towel to enjoy this FREE activity!
TWO water slides… yes two…. 50m and 25m slides run by Nick Jones Wealth Management to allow big and little kids to enjoy the slippery fun with a donation to the Harry Johnson Trust, raising money for this amazing charity.
AND SO MUCH MORE …

Ludlow Spring Festival
2019-05-10 - 2019-05-12 | Ludlow Castle, Castle Sq, Ludlow, SY8 1AY
Brewers from some of the biggest names in the region, including Hobsons, Corvedale, Brecon Brewery, Wye Valley, Ludlow Brewery and more will share the secrets behind your favourite tipple. Not only will you be able to sample the huge selection of beers – you’ll also have the opportunity to find out when they were brewed, what ingredients went into them and why they developed their characteristic flavours.
It’s worth noting at this point that when it’s gone, it’s gone!

Tubelining Course
2019-05-03 - 2019-11-08 | Jackfield Tile Museum, Jackfield Tile Museum, Salthouse Rd, Salthouse Rd, Telford, TF8 7LJ, United Kingdom
Tubelining Course at the Jackfield Tile Museum
1 Feb 2019
3 May 2019
6 Sep 2019
8 Nov 2019

Treat yourself to a day with one of our tile decorating pros!
Join us at Jackfield Tile Museum for one of our special tube lining courses where, under the direction of our of Craven Dunnill Jackfield’s professional tile decorators, you will create 8 tiles.
You can use this unique opportunity to make your own ceramic masterpiece and develop your tile decorating skills.
This session is £65 per person for a one-day course and must be pre-booked by email or at 01952 884 627.

Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Orange Service
2019-04-20 - 2019-04-22 | Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, Pool Rd, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, SY21 0SF
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.
About The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway was built in 1903 to link farming communities with the market town of Welshpool and provide them with an outlet for their produce. Operated at first by the Cambrian Railways, the line was taken over by the Great Western and then British Railways.
After 1931 the railway only carried freight traffic and was finally closed in 1956; but that was not the end. In 1963 a group of enthusiasts rallied round and began to progressively re-open the line until it became the railway you see today.

The Coalbrookdale Archives Lecture
2019-04-17 07:30 - 19:30 | Caolport China Museum, Coalport China Museum, High St, Telford, TF8 7HT
Building a powerbase; reflections on the excavations at Frogmore House, Atcham 2017
The exciting excavations of a Saxon wooden palace. A talk by Dr Roger White, Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage.
7.30pm in the Glass Classroom, Coalbrookdale.

Easter Ceramic Crafts
2019-04-13 - 2019-04-28 | Caolport China Museum, Coalport China Museum, High St, Telford, TF8 7HT
Get creative at Enginuity this Easter holiday and use your imagination to create your own spring-loaded creatures from brightly coloured craft materials. You can then challenge your friends and family to see whose creation can ‘jump’ the furthest and hit a target. You can also take your creature home with you.
The drop-in hands-on workshops will take place daily from 13 until 28 April, 10.30am – 3.30pm and are included in the museum entrance fee.
Afterwards, play with the huge interactive exhibits at Enginuity; generate electricity using dams, build your own earthquake-proof tower and see who can build the strongest bridge. You can also try and solve the free puzzles on the demonstration desk or see if you can make the paper helicopters fly

Easter At Enginuity
2019-04-13 - 2019-04-28 | Enginuity, Coach Road, Coalbrookedale, Ironbridge, Shropshire,, TF8 7DQ
Get creative at Enginuity this Easter holiday and use your imagination to create your own spring-loaded creatures from brightly coloured craft materials. You can then challenge your friends and family to see whose creation can ‘jump’ the furthest and hit a target. You can also take your creature home with you.
The drop-in hands-on workshops will take place daily from 13 until 28 April, 10.30am – 3.30pm and are included in the museum entrance fee.
Afterwards, play with the huge interactive exhibits at Enginuity; generate electricity using dams, build your own earthquake-proof tower and see who can build the strongest bridge. You can also try and solve the free puzzles on the demonstration desk or see if you can make the paper helicopters fly.

Easter at Blists Hill
2019-04-13 - 2019-04-28 | BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN, Legges Way, Madeley,, TF7 5UD
During the Easter school holidays, 13-28 April, there will be lots of fun activities to keep you entertained.
The Easter bunny has lost his dinner, help feed him by tracking down his fruit and vegetables hidden around the town. Older children and grown-up kids can search for symbols and try decoding secret messages. Complete the trails and collect chocolate eggs for an Easter treat.
Remember to go along to the Town’s woodlands every afternoon at 2.30pm and listen to readings from Beatrix Potter’s books bringing the tales of her favourite characters to life.

Floral Tile Decorating
2019-04-12
At Jackfield Tile Museum you can create your own floral-themed designs at family drop-in tile decorating workshops on weekdays over the Easter break.
Designs can be as colourful and original as your imagination allows, perhaps a bouquet of spring flowers, a garden scene or a big bold daffodil.
The Victorian tube lining technique will be used to decorate the tiles, which is just like icing a cake! Once you’ve piped on the design you can add colourful glazes, then leave your tile at the museum where it will be fired in a kiln and posted to your home; or you can collect it from Jackfield if you live nearby.
12 Apr 2019
15 Apr 2019 – 19 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 – 26 Apr 2019

Morris Gang Dancing
2019-04-07 08:15 - 2019-11-17 15:00 | BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN, Legges Way, Madeley,, TF7 5UD
Blists Hill Victorian Town
7 Apr 2019
19 May 2019
16 Jun 2019
14 Jul 2019
18 Aug 2019
22 Sep 2019
13 Oct 2019
17 Nov 2019

The wonderful Blists Hill Morris Gang will be entertaining the crowds with traditional dances in the lower part of the Town at 11.15am, 2pm & 3pm.
Performances will likely take place near to the Ironworks and, when the sun is shining, they’ll be roaming the Town. Check with costumed staff on the day for details.
You can watch, and even join-in, some traditional Morris dances and other activities and around lunch time the musicians may be found performing in the New Inn Public House.

Amulet Antique Fair
2019-04-06 - 2019-04-07, 2018-11-17 - 2018-11-18, 2018-09-08 - 2018-09-09 | Oswestry Showground, Whittington Oswestry Shropshire, SY11 4AB
Three large halls full of Antiques, Collectables, Jewllery, Silver, Vintage clothes, Retro, Dedicted furtniture hall PLUS unlimited outside stalls, makes for a great weekend.
Amulet Fairs attracts antique traders from across the UK, Ireland, and Europe to its weekend events at Oswestry. Our Oswestry shows are major events typically hosting over 200 dealers. Our events are regularly used as filming locales by BBC Television’s popular series, Bargain Hunt.
Amulet Fairs invests in a program of regional and local press and media to maximize event visibility for stallholders.
Amulet Fairs offer an enormous variety of collectables, from gold and silver to coins and stamps, postcards and books, antique jewellery, glass, ephemera, porcelain, orientals (e.g. Netsuki), antique furniture, vintage clothing and fabrics, architectural salvage, reclamation, and on occasion even collectors cars.

Ceramic Workshop for Adults
2018-11-28, 2018-10-24, 2018-09-26, 2018-06-27 | Caolport China Museum, Coalport China Museum, High St, Telford, TF8 7HT
Bring out your creative side at our brand-new ceramic workshop for adults.
You can make something useful, decorative, quirky, for someone’s birthday, anniversary or christening or just for yourself.
There will be plenty of help and tips available, all in a lovely friendly atmosphere. Come and join us for a nice relaxing afternoon.
Items will take up to 4 weeks to dry, fire and glaze.

Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - Orange Service
2018-06-09 - 2018-06-10 | Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, Pool Rd, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, SY21 0SF
Travel on replicas of our original 1903 Great Western liveried bogie carriages, with goods wagons and brake van attached, and watch the shunting at each end of the trip. Each weekend will feature additional historical activities, including demonstration freight movements, trans-shipment, heritage steam-powered road vehicles, agricultural displays.
The ‘Vintage Trains’ depart Llanfair Caereinion at 11:10 and 14:45, or from Welshpool at 13:05 and 16:20 (no return train available from Llanfair Caereinion).
Our other departues on the day will be hauled by one of our other steam locomotives, with passenger accommodation in our regular Austrian and Hungarian carriages.
