News and events

There’s never a dull moment in Telford and across the region with something for everyone as the area is a hotspot for visitors from around the UK and further afield. Forthcoming events and attractions include:

July

Friday 1st July – Friday 30th September
25th Anniversary Exhibition
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Jackfield Tile Museum

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Iornbridge Gorge being designed as on of the UK’s first World Heritage Sites. To find out how to get involved call 01952 433 424. For more information visit our 25th anniversary page

Friday 1st July – Sunday 9th September 2012
Our Sporting Life: The Science of Sport

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Enginuity
Time: Open daily from 10am until 5pm
You will have a far greater understanding of the science behind today’s high performance sports following a visit to the Enginuity design and technology centre.

Friday 1st July – Wednesday 29th February 2012
Our Sporting Life: Sporting Heroes

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The Coalbrookdale Gallery
Time: Open Monday – Friday 10am to 5pm
Celebrate Shropshire’s rich, sporting heritage with the Our Sporting Life, Sporting Heroes exhibition featuring previously unseen historic images from Ironbridge’s Nationally Designated Archives of football, cricket and quoit teams, rowing clubs and coracle racing.

Saturday 2nd July –Sunday 3rd July
Robert Harrop Designs Birthday Bash!

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Jackfield Tile Museum
Come and join Robert Harrop Designs as they celebrate their 25th anniversary with fun figurine workshops at their Jackfield base. Highlights include Wallace & Gromit Modelling Workshops with Jim Parkyn, an Aardman Studio Animator and Cartoon Workshops with Beano Editor, Morris Heggie and Comic Artist, Steven Whyte.

Tuesday 5th July
Jackfield Factory Tour

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Jackfield Tile Museum
Time: The tour starts at 11.30am
Join us at Jackfield Tile Museum for a tour of the Craven Dunnill factory. For more information call 01952 884 124 or email sales@cravendunnill-jackfield.co.uk

Thursday 7th July
Telford Secret Garden Festival

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Dawley Park, Telford
Come along to an afternoon of storytelling, art, nature trails and special interactive performance. For further information please contact Tom Saunders on 0121 245 2052.

Thursday 7th July
Dawley in the Civil War

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Coalbrookdale
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: Free for members of the Friends, guests £1 per person.
A talk by local librarian Marilyn Higson in the Glass Classroom.

Sunday 10th July
Walk in the footsteps of Abraham Darby II in Coalbrookdale

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Coalbrookdale

Time: Meet at the Museum of Iron car park at 2.30pm.
A walk led by Paul Belford, former head of Archaeology, IGMT to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of Abraham Darby II’s birth in 1711.

Tuesday 12th July
Jackfield Factory Tour

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Jackfield Tile Museum
Time: Tour Start 11:30
Join us at Jackfield Tile Museum for a tour of the Craven Dunnill factory. The factory, located within the Museum site, produces hand-made tiles and you’ll get a glimpse behind the scenes. For more information call 01952 884 124 or email sales@cravendunnill-jackfield.co.uk

Saturday 16th July
Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival ‘Last Night of the Proms’ concert

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On the green at the Museum of Iron, Coalbrookdale

Time: 19:30 – 22:00
Cost: £10 a ticket
Bring you chairs and enjoy the sounds of the Jackfield Elcock Reisen Band, the Wellington (Telford) Town Band and Mezzo Soprano Helen May. Event Hosted by Jim Hawkins from BBc Radio Shropshire. For further details visit the event website or contact Susan Palmer on 07980 475335..

Saturday 16th July – Sunday 17th July
Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival

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Coalbrookdale

Time: Saturday 16 (11am until 5.30pm) and Sunday 17 July (12noon until 6pm).
Cost: Admission to the Brass Band Festival is free (not including admission to the Museums).
The Green at Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron will once again be the venue for the Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival.

Tuesday 19th July
Jackfield Factory Tour

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Jackfield Tile Museum

Time: Tour Start 11:30
Join us at Jackfield Tile Museum for a tour of the Craven Dunnill factory. The factory, located within the Museum site, produces hand-made tiles and you’ll get a glimpse behind the scenes. For more information call 01952 884 124 or email sales@cravendunnill-jackfield.co.uk

Saturday 23rd July
Telford and Wrekin Culture Fest 2011

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The Arena, Telford Town Park

Time: 11:00 – 17:00
Cost: Free
Telford and Wrekin CultureFest is a free festival of music, dance, sport and creative arts with something for all the family to enjoy. View more information on CultureFest 2011.

Saturday 23rd July
Science, Sport, Life Festival

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Enginuity

Find inspiration at this fun, family event on the Coalbrookdale Green, with opportunities to have a go at fencing, cricket, archery, yoga and pilates. Talks, fitness assessments and entertaining challenges will be available throughout the day in Enginuity.

Saturday 23rd July
Macbeth: The Comedy!

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Blists Hill Victorian Town

Time: Gates open at 6pm before the show begins at 7pm.
Cost: Tickets can be purchased in advance from Blists Hill Victorian Town entrance shop or Ironbridge Visitor Information Centre priced at £11 for adults and £8 for concessions (plus £2 p&p if posted from the Information Centre). They will also be available on the gate at the event, subject to availability; there are no reserved areas. An evening performance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by renowned travelling theatre group Oddsocks

Saturday 23rd July – Sunday 24th July
Kaleidoscope Theatre

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Blists Hill Victorian Town

Kaleidoscope Theatre Group will be enthralling visitors with classic melodramatic mime scenes and cameo performances at Blists Hill Victorian Town.

Sunday 24th July
Community Games

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Blists Hill Victorian Town

Watch competitors from our local communities compete in a series of quirky, historic challenges, from leek tossing and wheelbarrow races, to the hundred metre dash.

Saturday 25th July – Wednesday 29th July
Ceramic Drop-in Workshops

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Coalpot China Museum

Time: 11am until 1pm and 2pm until 4pm Monday to Friday only.
Cost: Activities vary from day to day and carry additional charges. Museum admission charges apply.
Create Greek Olympic Vases at our fun drop-in ceramic workshops this summer holiday.

Sunday 26th July – Wednesday 29th July
Tile Decorating Workshops

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Jackfield Tile Museum

Time: Workshops run from 10am. It takes up to 1 and a half hours to decorate your tile so last admission to the workshops is at 3.15pm.
Cost: Activities vary on a daily basis and additional charges may apply.
Let your creativity run wild at these fun drop-in workshops at Jackfield Tile Museum.

Sunday 26th July
Jackfield Factory Tour

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Jackfield Tile Museum

Thursday 30th July – Friday 31st July
Kaleidoscope Theatre

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Blists Hill Victorian Town

Kaleidoscope Theatre Group will be enthralling visitors with classic melodramatic mime scenes and cameo performances at Blists Hill Victorian Town.

Thursday 30th July – 31st July
Treasure Island Weekend

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Blists Hill Victorian Town

Blists Hill Victorian Town will be running a special literary themed event with actors recreating scenes from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, Treasure Island.

Thursday 30th July
Evening Theatre at Museum of The Gorge

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Museum of The Gorge

Time: Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm performance.
Cost: Tickets are available in advance from Museum of The Gorge, Ironbridge or by telephone at 01952 433 424 from Monday 09 May and cost £10 adults & £7.50 concessions (P&P is £2 if required).
Join us at Museum of The Gorge for an evening theatre performance of ‘A Bolt from the Blue’ by Sundial Theatre Company. This comedy, adapted from David Tristram’s novel of the same name, is certain to keep you entertained!