Our diary of events for April 2025 to March 2026

4th April 2025: Upcycling with Scrappies

Scrappies logo which says Crafts & recycling, Scrappies, Church Stretton

Speaker: Lesley McKnight

A talk about Scrappies and upcycling/recycling different types of material and discarded scraps to help avoid waste and landfill.

https://scrappies.org/

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7th May 2025: Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago

Speaker: Steve Worrall

Event Comments

What an achievement! - Janis
I thoroughly enjoyed it - Pauline

4th June 2025: Underground Shrewsbury

Speaker: Nigel Baker

An archaeologist’s experience of searching for lost town walls and tunnels under the shops of Shrewsbury town centre.

Event Comments

What a fascinating talk - I never knew there was so much hidden history in our town - Cathy

2nd July 2025: Outing to The National Memorial Arboretum

The NMA logo

A coach will be arranged

https://www.thenma.org.uk/

Event Comments

What a lovely day out to such a poignant and beautiful place - Penny

6th August 2025: Garden Meeting

Bring-and-share garden meeting at the village hall field

Our annual bring-and-share garden meeting - this year on the field behind the village hall (inside if wet!)

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3rd September 2025: Street Pastors

Speaker: Steve Jones

Their work is adapts to reflect the changing needs of the people they deal with, so every talk should be different.

https://streetpastors.org/locations/shrewsbury/

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1st October 2025: Annual Meeting

A round-up of this year's activities and achievements

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5th November 2025: "Strange meetings" - the words of Wilfred Owen, First World War poet

Speaker: Sean Higgins

Event Comments

A brilliant evening and very moving - Sue

27th November 2025: Annual Dinner

Time for a slap-up meal and some serious dressing up

Our venue this year is the Corbet Arms, Uffington

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3rd December 2025: Serious Name-dropping from Ken Dodd to the Queen - 50 years of broadcasting

Speaker: Chris Eldon-Lee

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