http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/news.cfm The RSS news feed for the Shropshire Hills area Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:48:20 GMT en-gb http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=31 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=31 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:43:06 GMT Like to sing? Like to play? Like to listen? Then come to one of these monthly venues for a great night of music & song The Crown Inn at Clunton 9pm on the 3rd Weds The Kangaroo Inn at Aston on Clun 8.30pm on the 4th Weds The Sun Inn at Clun 9pm on the 4th Thurs Any instrument, any type of music Come and have a go or just listen. More info: 01588 660544 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=30 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=30 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:55:22 GMT Join Jenni Clegg, from Natural England, and Cath Landles, from the Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership, on Sunday 12th September, for a stroll on The Stiperstones to learn about the variety of berries that grow on this beautiful heather clad heathland. Jenni explains “We will be following in the footsteps of the women and children who used to pick and sell Whinberries to supplement the income the men brought home from the mines.  We will identify the berries and plants, pick some Whinberries to eat along the way and mark the end of the stroll with a Whinberry muffin to sample.” The walk starts at 2pm from the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve car park and will finish by 5pm.  The event is free, but booking is essential, so please call Jenni on 01743 792294 or email jenni.clegg@naturalengland.org.uk . You can travel to the event using the Shropshire Hills Shuttle bus, which stops at the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve car park.  For details including timetable see www.shropshirehillsshuttles.co.uk The Stiperstones forms part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and together with the Long Mynd, they make up the largest area of heathland in the Shropshire Hills.  At this time of year these hilltops are a sea of purple heather and not to be missed. http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=29 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=29 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:53:17 GMT Discover Local in the Shropshire Hills. A new three year landscape project ‘Discover Local’ has been launched in the Shropshire Hills, funded by LEADER.  http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=28 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=28 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:22:23 GMT The Shropshire Hills Shuttles are much more than a simple bus ride into the hills, or so our research suggests.  http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=27 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=27 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:07:31 GMT Learning, Growing and Living Sustainably in Craven Arms 7 to 9pm Tuesday 24 August At the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre We want to bring together people who would like to be involved in local ways to address global issues. We would love you to come along if you’re interested in allotments, energy saving, farmers’ markets, eco self builds, community gardening, renewable energy sources, environmental and urban management and planning, or anything else to do with sustainability. http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=26 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=26 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:59:01 GMT Are you a farm business or a member of a farming household wishing to diversify into Environmental Technologies, Food & Drink or Tourism? Other farm diversification activities that can be considered include craft activities, on-farm retailing, manufacturing and fabrication linked to agriculture, offices & workshop developments, care facilities and educational projects and non-food processing. Or, Are you a new or existing micro business (less than 10 FTE employees and a turnover of less than €2m) - located in an eligible rural area whose core activities are based on Food & Drink, Environmental Technologies or Tourism? Other activities can be considered if they are based on farm and directly support the land based/farming industry  If so, the Rural Enterprise Grant (REG) could be for you. http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=25 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=25 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:46:34 GMT Hobsons Brewery and Cleobury Mortimer Concert Brass are organising a Beer and Brass Festival as the first event of a month of activities taking place in the market town of Cleobury Mortimer, South Shropshire. http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=24 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=24 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:30:55 GMT A local action group from Ludlow Slow Food has applied for inclusion of the local ‘Shropshire Prune’ Damson in the Slow Food ‘Ark of Taste’. The group’s application has been successful, and was announced nationally at last week’s Slow Food UK AGM. http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=23 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=23 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:47:26 GMT 15 local projects have been awarded a total of £40,000 from the Shropshire Hills AONB’s Sustainable Development Fund, which supports projects that bring social, environmental and economic benefits to the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=22 http://www.shropshirehills-buylocal.co.uk/newsdetail.cfm?newsid=22 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:07:10 GMT Are you a farmer?  Is your business farm related? Are you thinking of setting up a farm related business?   Business Link and the Shropshire Rural Hub have teamed up to offer free one to one advice on a range of topics.