💙 Shrewsbury needs you!

We're getting ready to welcome back our Original Shrewsbury Ambassadors for a busy summer season and we need local residents to join our Ambassador team.

Learn more about our Ambassador Project 👉 originalshrewsbury.co.uk/ambassadors

👏 And we're live! ️Kicked off by the Futureheads, Adult Play and Passive Fix live at #Shrewsbury Castle, Loopfest 2024 is well underway 🎸

The town will be filled with music from 250 acts over the weekend. Most gigs are free, so you've no excuse not to check it out!

👩‍🎨 Calling all aspiring artists, makers, and creators! Have you had a chance to go to a workshop at @snoopshrewsbury yet?

Join other like-minded creatives in a super small group setting, learn cool stuff & make memories!

More info 👇

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🎉 Say hello to 🪻The Flower Stand, the newest addition to #Shrewsbury 's spectacular Market Hall.

🌷 You'll find this quirky, beautiful new stall on the Market Hall's main floor. Pop in to browse florist Will's fresh and dried flowers, & flowering indoor and outdoor plants.

Congratulations Hopefully Made, celebrating 3 years this week since opening on Milk St.

Since open day, Hope and Becky have rapidly turned this spot into one of #Shrewsbury 's best-loved providers of quality coffee and ethical products.

Sure will. We made a pilgrimage to that shop 22 years ago! Mark Radcliffe

🎉 Say hello to La Coupe, #Shrewsbury ’s newest purveyor of premium menswear!

Tucked away in the historic setting of #ButcherRow , La Coupe offers two floors of the highest quality menswear from the best in Scandinavian, Italian, German and Dutch fashion.

👔 Pop in 10-17.30

This weekend, we're handing the reins over to the good folks at Loopfest for a special #ShrewsTakeover over on Instagram.

Bop over there to learn what's hot at Loopfest 2024 --

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#Loopfest #MusicFestival

📍 Well done Carole! Shrewsbury's new Signal Box mural is on Dogpole, by the traffic lights!

The talented Naomi Sampson completed this work on behalf of @shrewsburybid. Their illustration honours the local folktale of the Devil at St Alkmund's 👹

👉 originalshrewsbury.co.uk/about/hells-be…

🎨 There's a new BT Box mural in #Shrewsbury . But where is it? 👀

🗣 First commenter with the correct answer gets a coffee* on us (and even better – the satisfaction of knowing they were right!)

(*Any (1) coffee, any town centre coffee shop ☕️)

🤴 On this day in 1490, King Henry VII celebrated the festival of 🐲 🗡️ St George in #Shrewsbury at Old St Chad's

🖼 Pictured – Portrait of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York feat. St George & the dragon. Painted around 1503

✏️ Head to #Shrewsbury Flaxmill this week for 2024’s first DRAWN Weekend (🗓️ 27-28 April)

🎥 Highlights past events by Highly Flammable Studio

🌸 Shrewsbury Library + Castle Blossoms

What else can we say?

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📷 Great pic Robert Gwilliam

Want to see your photos here? Remember to tag #OriginalShrewsbury for the chance to be featured.

#Shrewsbury #Shropshire #VisitShrewsbury #VisitShropshire

🎬🎥 Over the decades, Shrewsbury’s made quite the impression on screen — whether doubling for Dickensian London, or providing a grim dose of authentic prison life.

Learn more about #Shrewsbury on film in today’s feature from the archives 👇🏻

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Last Wednesday, we welcomed 4 businesses in #Shrewsbury to Safe Places Shrops Thank you for signing up ShropshireCycleHub , White Orchard, The Enchanted Labyrinth and Labyrinth-Harry Potter comes to Shrewsbury. Thank you for helping to make our communities safer. Shrewsbury BID

Overlooking the beautiful River Severn sits The Coach House, a Grade I-listed holiday cottage.

Perfect for a #Shrewsbury getaway, the house is a stone's throw from the main shopping streets and boasts two bedrooms and an open-plan living area.

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🎶 Sy.gigs' next event is on 18th April when Audrey Carmes joins Roberto Biffarini for an evening of beautiful ambient electronica in #Shrewsbury , featuring her own distinct blend of sound design and composition.

Tickets 👉 skiddle.com/whats-on/Shrew…

🎻🎤 It's here! The final Shrewsbury Folk Festival line-up announcement dropped today.

Elkie Brooks, @Gangstagrass, @peatbogfaeries, Pentangle and many more are set to bring the finest of folk and Americana to Shrewsbury.

Get your tickets 👇

shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk

🎉🍛 Exciting News! The Curry House is back!

Following a short closure due to a fire four weeks ago, we are thrilled to report that the team will be back to providing fine Indian dining to the foodies of Shrewsbury on Monday, 15th of April.

📍Find The Curry House at 29 Mardol

🎸📷 Less than a month until Loopfest 2024 fills #Shrewsbury with live music from Futureheads, Nubian Twist, Beardyman, and more. Read our exclusive taster from festival volunteer David Molby 📷
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Jamie Smith