Local Events 2008
MARCH
5th New Rope String Band in concert - Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 mel@artsalive.co.uk
13th Snow Drop Open Day - Chirk Castle, Chirk 01691 777701 chirkcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk
APRIL
5th 1960s Transport Day - Severn Valley Railway, Bridgnorth 01299 403816 www.svr.co.uk
10th Cartoon De Salvo - Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 mel@artsalive.co.uk
18th - 20th Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival - 01743 281200
www.shrewsburycartoonfestival.com
19th Spring Fair - Shropshire Wildlife Trust Centre, Abbey Forgate,
Shrewsbury 01743 284280
30th Pip Utton - ‘Adolf’ SpArC Bishops Castle 01588 630321
MAY
3rd - 5th Clun Greenman Festival - Clun www.clungreenman.org.uk
4th - 5th British Falconry and Raptor Fair - Chetwynd Park, Newport www.countryfairs.info
11th Marches Festival Of Transport - Ludlow Castle 01584 873355
www.ludlowcastle.com
16th - 18th Ultimate Cruise Fest 2008 - West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury SY1 2PF
Nicola_Kroozinnorthwest.co.uk
17th - 18th Shropshire Truck Show - Oswestry Showground, Oswestry 01775 723723 www.shropshiretruckshow.co.uk
24th The Bootleg Beatles Concert - West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury SY1 2PF www.freshboxevents.co.uk
31 - 22/6 Much Wenlock Festival - Much Wenlock www.muchwenlockfestival.co.uk
JUNE
1st RAF Cosford Air Show - Cosford, Albrighton, Near Shifnal www.cosfordairshow.co.uk
14th - 15th 30th Annual Vintage Vehicle Rally - Oswestry Showground, Oswestry 01775 723723
21st Ludlow Festival - Ludlow 01584 872150 www.ludlowfestival.co.uk
21st - 22nd West Mid Show - West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury SY1 2PF 0870 9576444
www.westmidshow.co.uk
JULY
3rd Midsummer Nights Dream - Shrewsbury Castle, Castle Street, Shrewsbury SY1 2AT
www.shrewsburysummer.co.uk
11th - 14th Wenlock Olympian Games - Much Wenlock sports centre, Much Wenlock www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk
12th - 13th Oswestry Food & Drink Festival - Oswestry 01691 655615
www.oswestryfoodfestival.co.uk
18th - 20th Festival at the Edge - Stokes Barn, Much Wenlock 01939 236626
www.festivalattheedge.org
19th - 20th Annual Sweet Pea Show - Thomas Adams School, Wem 01939 840799
johnandvalgood@tiscali.co.uk
AUGUST
2nd Oswestry Agricultural Show - Park Hall Showground, Oswestry 01691 654875
www.oswestryshow.co.uk
7th Burwarton Agricultural Show - Cleobury North, Between Bridgnorth and Ludlow
01746 787535 www.burwartonshow.co.uk
15th - 16th Shrewsbury Flower Show - The Quarry, Shrewsbury 01743 234058
www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk
22nd - 25th Shrewsbury Folk Festival - West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury SY1 2PF 01746 768813
www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk
24th - 25th Church Stretton Food Fayre - Church Stretton 01694 751245 www.foodfayre.org
29th - 31st Shrewsbury International Street Theatre Festival - Shrewsbury 07963 857596 www.shrewsburystreetfest.co.uk
30th - 31st The Montgomery Waterway Festival 2008 - Welshpool town Wharf, Welshpool
01352 720649 www.monty08.com
SEPTEMBER
6th Wem Carnival - Wem 01939 236150 www.wemcarnival.com
12th - 14th Ludlow Food and Drink Festival 01584 873957 www.foodfestival.co.uk
