Our diary of events for April 2023 to March 2024

Shrewsbury director, producer and dance historian Maggie Love will talk to us about 'The History of Dance'. As well as being a Shrewsbury Town Guide, Maggie is also Director of Shropshire Youth Theare. Her career has included West End musicals, films, top acting schools and a stint in America. She left Shrewsbury aged 17 to train as a dancer and within a few years was choreographing her first West End musical: Grease, with Su Pollard – who went on to star in TV comedy Hi De Hi – and Tracey Ullman. Her film credits include: working on the dance sound for Fame (1980), a dancer in Heaven’s Gate (1980), and various music videos.

We will get together for a fun evening celebrating the forthcoming coronation of their majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Afternoon tea with a royal quiz and games, and plenty of time for a relaxing chat!

Tropic's founder, Susie Ma, drew inspiration for Tropic from two sources: The first was her grandma, a medicinal chemist and toxicologist, who taught her that our skin needs feeding with nourishing, healthy ingredients just as much as our bodies. The second was her upbringing in Cairns, tropical North Queensland, Australia, where fresh aloe vera plants and exotic fruit trees pretty much grew on her doorstep!

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Full details, including transport arrangements, to be announced nearer the time. Open to partners and visitors.

Entry fee: £13, senior (60+) £11.50, disabled adult and companion £11.50. Further prices on their website:

Crossed fingers for warm, dry weather as we enjoy an outdoor meeting with lots of lovely food, drink and chat.

This year it will be in our President Sara's garden in Shepherd's Lane.

Image from left: Elaine Theaker, Sharon Mcgrath and Dianne Carrington

Sharon Magrath, Specialist Midwife at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, was joined by two other women when she set off from La Gomera in Tenerife to the English Harbour in Antigua on 12 December, 2017. Tonight she shares their story.

We will be reviewing the previous twelve months and discussing our plans for the future, including our centenary next year.

We've been very privileged to have had several new members join in the last year so after the official business is over we will be having a 'getting to know you session'. Don't forget to bring your baby picture along for the competition!

This is small family-run business based on the Shropshire-Cheshire border. They source high-quality unusually flavoured cheeses and also produce their own Cheshire-style artisan cheese range, which at present consists of a white Cheshire cheddar and a Cheshire mozzarella.

Cost for visitors/partners/friends: £4

Our annual Christmas meal out is always a great evening, with delicious food and an excellent quiz to keep us entertained.

Partners welcome

A light-hearted evening featuring some of the amazing stories uncovered over thirty years of amateur genealogy. Lin and her husband Mike share their experiences with an audio-visual presentation that also incorporates their acting skills. It is sure to make you want to explore your own family history.

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We haven't had a Beetle Drive for a while. Be warned... it can get very competitive!

An evening of bring-and-share food with murder mystery entertainment. 

This might be a talk about biscuits. On the other hand, it might not...

Come and enjoy a fun evening of crafts with demonstrations.

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