Way to go!

from Shire Magazine March-April 2023 Cheshire & Wirral

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Join hundreds of runners and walkers in the Shropshire Hills on 1st April as they undertake the Shropshire Way 80k Challenge. This popular charity fundraiser offers a range of routes and distances from 10k to 80k (50 miles) – with participants challenged to complete the course within a time limit. The entry fee includes free parking, great local food and drink throughout, first-aid services, trackers for the three longer events and a SW80k Festival memento. Fees vary, with the full 80k at £55. www. shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk

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Proceeds from the festival will go to teaching city kids how their food is grown

A rally great day out

•22nd March, Hollie McNish, Ludlow Assembly Rooms Ted Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish is a poet whose live readings are not to be missed. Expect strong language and adult content wrapped in carefully sculpted poetry from her new collection. 7pm. £8.

•25th March, Shrewsbury Choral Society, Shrewsbury Abbey The mixed choir group present Rossini’s Stabat Mater, along with Rachmanino ’s Piano Concerto No. 2. 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (under-16s free).

•26th March, Made In Shropshire Fair, Dudmaston Hall Bringing together some of the best artisan makers, baker and crafters in the beautiful setting of Dudmaston Hall. 10.30am-4.30pm. Standard admission to Dudmaston Hall applies (free for NT members).

String quartet Gra ti Classics promise to entertain with their hilarious all-singing all-dancing show at Sparc eatre, Bishops Castle on 5th March. It’s a classical concert, gypsy-folk romp, opera, stand-up comedy set and brilliant dance show all rolled into one, and it never fails to get audiences laughing, clapping and singing along, no matter where in the world they are. e show starts at 2pm, and tickets range from £8-£40. www.sparctheatre.co.uk www.weston-park.com

Rally 2023 is club rallying at its best. At Weston Park on 12th March, over 75 cars will be taking on its 10 stages, driven by the best club drivers in the country. Weston Park o ers two spacious spectator areas, one in front of the house and the second o ering views of the iconic water splash, centre hairpin and lower chicane. Standard admission booked online is £8, on the gate tickets £12 (under-16s free, over-65s £5).

American history comes alive

Steampunk Shindig

Shrewsbury Steampunk Spectacular returns to St Marys Church on 15th April. During the day, a market will offer steampunk delights from clothing and jewellery to homeware and art, along with family-friendly entertainment. The Steampunk Shindig begins at 6.30pm. This ticketed event is suitable for over-18s only and includes cabaret entertainment compered by the Dungeons and Drag Kings. Tickets £30. www.chantillygrey.com

Enjoy some living history on 1st-2nd April as the UK’s American Civil War Society brings a weekend of re-enactment to Whittington Castle. Focusing on infantry and artillery, it will be an exciting, colourful, noisy spectacle that is as entertaining as it is informative. Sign up for details at www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk

The Indoor Market is open every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and the outdoor market every Wednesday and Saturday. Plus we hold the Artisan Market on the last Friday of every month. The new weekly street market has gone from strength to strength attracting some fantastic bespoke stalls.