Keith Smith is Tennis Shropshire’s new president, succeeding Jilly Broadbent, who enjoyed three years in the role. That’s the only change to the county tennis association’s officers following this year’s AGM, which was hosted by Simon Jones, the Tennis Shropshire chair, and held via Zoom. Keith will bring a wealth of experience to the role […]
Shropshire County Cricket Club’s fixtures for the 2021 season have been issued by the National Counties Cricket Association. No NCCA competitive matches were played during the 2020 campaign owing to Covid-19, with Shropshire organising a number of friendly games during August and September. The NCCA are now planning ahead for next season in the hope […]
Four floors of office space at Shrewsbury’s Flaxmill Maltings will be unveiled next year, with Shropshire surveyors Towler Shaw Roberts appointed as the letting agents. More than 25,000 sq ft of office space will be available within the historic Main Mill building – the world’s first iron-framed building and forerunner of the modern day skyscraper. […]
Shropshire youngsters are looking forward to a half-term treat at Halloween-themed holiday clubs organised by an established county sports coaching company. Crossbar Coaching Education in Sport will be running action-packed holiday clubs at nine county primary schools, and also offering a dance camp and soccer school at Shrewsbury’s London Road Sports Centre, between Monday, October […]
Nominations are invited from across Shropshire to highlight the outstanding contribution of individuals, clubs and venues in the annual Lawn Tennis Association Awards. Launched in 2015, Shropshire’s former LTA president Cathie Sabin – who was always so passionate about recognising the efforts of the many thousands of inspirational individuals involved in tennis – was instrumental […]
Promising cricketers representing Shropshire County Cricket Club’s Academy have a smart new training kit thanks to the generous sponsorship of a county company. The club are delighted to have received the training kit from Wellington-based NBC Group, a family-run business. Head of Academy Ian Roe said: “The NBC Group have been long-time supporters of the […]
The Shrewsbury Club has opened a new #BASE outdoor boot camp area to be used all year round to further enhance the facilities it offers members. The latest addition to the award-winning health and fitness club was launched on National Fitness Day. It will allow The Shrewsbury Club – which already delivers over 100 fitness […]
Tennis Shropshire chair Simon Jones believes there is much for the county’s tennis community to be proud of after Keith Smith and Alex Cleland both made the top three in their categories at a prestigious national awards ceremony. The Shropshire County Championship also featured among the finalists at the virtual LTA Tennis Awards after Shropshire […]
It may be 37 years since Shropshire welcomed Somerset and their collection of stars to Wellington in the NatWest Trophy – but the fond memories remain for those involved in such a special occasion. Twelve months before Shropshire famously beat Yorkshire at St Georges in the same competition, Somerset managed to avoid hitting the headlines […]
A unique new festival celebrating wellbeing, fitness and nutrition will launch in Shropshire this summer – with TV personality Nell McAndrew and Olympic gymnast Kristian Thomas among the headliners. Children’s activities and celebrity guest speakers are all part of the line-up at the Wellbeing Festival, a free event which will debut in Shrewsbury’s showpiece Quarry […]