APRIL
All month Heron Watch at Ellesmere Boathouse Visitor Centre Tel 01691 622981
3rd – 14th Wrexham Art Group exhibition, Whittington Castle Tel 01691 662500
7th A racket in the woods, explore sound sand make music from natural and recycled objects 10 – 12 noon. The Stables, Llanymynech Heritage Area Booking essential Tel 01691 828617 or email: thehardwicks@btinternet.com
10th – 13th Oswestry Musical Theatre 50th Anniversary Show, Marches School, Oswestry www.omtc.info
12th Craft Event, Bailey Head, Oswestry Tel 01691 680222 www.oswestrymarket.co.uk
13th Canolfan Ceiriog Centre presents ‘Crazy little thing called Love’ by the Kepow Company
14th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
17th The Birds and Wildlife of Venus Pool, talk by photographer Jim Almond, 7.30pm Oswestry Methodist Church hall, Castle Street. Wildlife Trust members £2, non members £3
19th-21st Bus Types VW Show Tel 07791 202200
20th Cantiones in Concert, Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry 7.30pm www.cantiones.org.uk
20th Heritage Transport Day Oswestry Cambrian Railway A collection of Morris Minors and Vintage Motor Cycles Tel: 01691 688763
21st Spring Walk in the Oswestry hills -6 mile guided walk, bring a packed lunch> Meet at Trefonen Village hall 11am, Return approx. 3pm Wildlife trust members £2, £3 non members
28th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
MAY
1st to mid may Heron Watch at Ellesmere Boathouse Visitor Centre Tel 01691 622981
1st – 9th Whittington International Chamber Music Festival, Venues Whittington, Oswestry and Shrewsbury Tickets £10 per concert from Mile End TIC or
Tel 01691 657986 www.whittingtonmusicfestival.org.uk
3rd Oswestry School Recital Series Tel 01691 655711 Leondari Piano Trio
3rd – 6th Shrewsbury Children's Bookfest, www.shrewsburybookfest.co.uk
4th – 6th Clun Green Man Festival, www.clungreenman.org.uk
4th – 6th Historia Normannis Living History Encampment at Whittington Castle www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk Tel 01691 662500
5th-6th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
11th Montgomery Canal Triathlon. Cycle Newtown to Welshpool, canoe Welshpool to Llanymynech, run Llanymynech to Welsh Frankton, for details contact peter_richards42@btinternet.com or Tel Peter on 01691 831455
11th – 12th Shropshire Truck Show, Shropshire Showground, Shrewsbury SY1 2PF www.shropshiretruckshow.co.uk (Note change of venue)
11th -12th Shrewsbury Regatta, Pengwern Boat Club, 07972 858313
12th Craft Fair at Hodnet Hall Gardens 10am – 3pm Tel 01630 685786
15th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
18th Shropshire County Horse Show, Shropshire Showground, Shrewsbury
18th Walking Day at Cambrian Heritage Railways Llynclys Tel: 01691 688763
19th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
20th – 25th ‘Two’ by Jim Cartwright, Attfield Theatre, Oswestry Tel 01691 680222 www.attfieldtheatre.co.uk
24th – 27th Os Fest, Oswestry Showground, www.osfest.co.uk
25th Shropshire County Show, Shropshire showground, Shrewsbury
26th Shropshire Triathlon, Ellesmere Tel 01743 255071
26th-27th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
27th Green Fair, Whittington Castle www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk Tel 01691 662500
30th Derwen College Summer Fete and Open day
31st Gardening Event, Oswestry market, Bailey Head Tel 01691 680222 www.oswestrymarket.co.uk
JUNE
1st A Midsummer Night’s Dream, outdoor Shakespeare production at Whittington Castle Tel 01691 662500 www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk
1st Ellesmere Music Festival Tel 01691 622981
1st – 2nd Fairy Myth and Monster Festival, Whittington Castle www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk Tel 01691 662500
1st – 2nd Plant Fair at Hodnet Hall Gardens 10am – 5pm Tel 01630 685786
1st - 2nd Mid Shropshire Vintage Vehicle Rally, Shropshire showground, Berwick Road, Shrewsbury www.midshropshirevintageclub.com
2nd Brass Band in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry 2pm – 4pm
2nd Hope House Zipwire Challenge over the River Severn in Shrewsbury (sponsorship necessary Tel 01691 671671 for details) www.hopehouse.org.uk
7th Oswestry School Recital Series, Benjamin Grosvenor (Piano) Tel 01691 655711
8th -9th Amulet fair on Oswestry Showground S Jackson or G Stephens Tel 01824 703110/07976 850532 www.amuletfairs.co.uk
9th Shrewsbury River Festival, www.shrewsburyriverfestival.co.uk
9th Football programme day at Oswestry Cambrian Heritage Railway Tel:01691 688763
15th Shrewsbury Carnival & Show, www.shrewsburycarnival.co.uk
15th – 16th Clwyd Veteran & Vintage Machine Event Oswestry Showground. Tel 01978 756354 Tel 01978 756354 www.cvvms.co.uk
15th – 16th Ellesmere Food Festival. 10am-4pm. Free. www.ellesmerefoodfestival.co.uk
15th – 16th Borderland Visual Arts open studio weekends10am – 5pm www.borderlandvisualarts.com
16th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
16th Fathers Day at Cambrian Heritage Railway Llynclys Tel: 01691 688763
19th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
22nd Orthopaedic Hospital Fete (To be confirmed)
22nd- 23rd Powys and Mid Wales Military Vehicle Show at Park Countyside Experience Tickets- Adults £2.00 Child £1.00 Tel:01691 718075
22nd – 23rd Borderland Visual Arts open studio weekends10am – 5pm www.borderlandvisualarts.com
23rd Brass Band in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry 2pm – 4pm
23rd Plant Hunter’s Fair, Whittington Castle www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk Tel 01691 662500
23rd Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
29th Cantiones Summer Soiree (venue to be confirmed) www.cantiones.org.uk
29th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
29th – 30th Shrewsbury Food Festival – Various town centre locations Adults £5.00 under 16’s s £1.00 family ticket (2 x 2) £10.00 www.shrewsburyfoodfestival.co.uk
JULY
7th Brass Band in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry 2pm – 4pm
7th Ellesmere Regatta Tel 01691 622981
9th – 14th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Tel: 01978 860 2001 www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk
13th – 14th OSWESTRY FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL. Tel 07972 113619 www.oswestryfoodfestival.co.uk
13th – 14th Mini Walking festival, Ellesmere and Welshampton contact Liz Evans Tel 01743 255059
13th Family Fun Day Oswestry Cambrian Heritage Railway Tel: 01691 688 763
14th West Felton Carnival
21st Craft Fair at Hodnet Hall Gardens 10am – 3pm Tel 01630 685786
20th – 21st Eckford Sweet Pea Festival, Wem Tel 01948 840779
28th Brass Band in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry 2pm – 4pm
28th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
AUGUST
3rd OSWESTRY SHOW Oswestry Showground, SY11 4AX www.oswestryshow.co.uk
3rd – 10th National Eisteddfod of Wales, Denbigh Tel 0845 4090 300 www.eisteddfod.org.uk
4th Brass Band in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry 2pm – 4pm
9th – 10th Shrewsbury Flower Show Tel 01743 234050 www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk
10th – 11th Steam Event at Cambrian Railway Oswestry, Tel 01691 688763 www.cambrainrailways.com
16th – 19th Llanymynech Folk Weekend for info contact 01691 830365
17th- 18th Whittington Castle Craft and Country Fair www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk Tel 01691 662500
17th Toy and Train Sale, Llangollen www.chrisdyerfairs.co.uk Tel 07966 694579
18th Teddy Bear’s Picnic at cambrain Railway Llynclys Tel 01691 688763 www.cambrainrailways.com
23rd – 26th Shrewsbury Folk Festival www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk
24th Ellesmere Carnival and Flower Show Tel 01691 622981
25th Ellesmere 10K fun Run Tel 01691 622981
25th Brass Band in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry 2pm – 4pm
25th – 26th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
25th – 26th County of Shropshire Steam Rally, Onslow Park, Shrewsbury www.shrewsburysteamrally.co.uk
SEPTEMBER
1st Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
7th-8th Amulet Fairs on Oswestry Showground S Jackson & G Stephens Tel 01824 703110/07976 850532 www.amuletfairs.co.uk
8th Hodnet Hall Gardens Open 12:00pm-5:00pm Adults £6.00 Child £3.00,Dogs on lead Tel:01630 685786
13th - 15th Ellesmere Festival 01691 622981
14th – 15th Heritage Open days
14th – 15th Heritage Open Days on the Cambrain Railways Tel 01691 688763 www.cambrainrailways.com
14th – 15th Oswestry Walking Festival www.oswestrywalkers.co.uk
15th Craft Fair at Hodnet Hall Gardens 10am – 3pm Tel 01630 685786
28th Cruckton Ploughing Match, Coton, Ruyton X1 Towns Tel 01938 590535 www.crucktonploughing.org.uk
OCTOBER
19th Toy and Train Fair, Oswestry Showground www.chrisdyerfairs.co.uk
26th Halloween Market, Bailey Head, Oswestry Tel 01691 680222
26th Ghost Train at Cambrain Railway Llynclys Tel 01691 688763 www.cambrainrailways.com
NOVEMBER
1st Christmas Craft Market, Bailey Head, Oswestry Tel 01691 680222
5th Ellesmere Bonfire Night Tel 01691622981
9th – 10th Amulet Fairs on Oswestry Showground S Jackson& G Stephens Tel 01824 703110/07976 850532 www.amuletfairs.co.uk
17th Victorian Christmas Event, Whittington castle Tel 01691 662500 www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk
23rd – 24th Craft Fair at Hodnet Hall Gardens 10am – 3pm Tel 01630 685786
29th Ellesmere Winter Festival Tel 01691622981
DECEMBER
7th, 14th, 21st Santa Specials on Cambrain Railways Oswestry Booking recommended Tel 01691 688763 www.cambrainrailways.com
8th,15th, 22nd Santa Specials on Cambrain Railways Llynclys Booking recommended Tel 01691 688763 www.cambrainrailways.com
6th Oswestry Christmas Live, Oswestry Town Centre Tel 01691 680222
6th – 8th Oswestry Musical Theatre Society Pantomime www.omtc.info
14th Carols by Candlelight with wine and mince pies (Venue to be confirmed) www.cantiones.org.uk
17th Carols by Candlelight with wine and mince pies (Venue to be confirmed) www.cantiones.org.uk
Cinema in Oswestry – KinoKulture run a programme of films in the Attfield Theatre, The Guilldhall, Bailey Head, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 1PZ Box Office Tel 0845 2500517 www.kinokulture.org.uk