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HeLLO!

Welcome to the fourth issue of Severn magazine.

We now hope you're getting used to seeing us around the town, if you dont yethave an issue delivered to your home you will nd an increasing number of placesin the town centre to pick up a copy.

The magazine continues to develop but we still have our usual mix of Whats on, professional advice and places of interest in the area. Our regular expert Martinthe Town Crier talks about Fish Street, we have a great regeneration story featuring the iconic Flax Mill and plans for this wonderful old building.We alsospeak to the team behind the exciting Shrewsbury Hydro project who discusstheir methods of generating electricity from the River Severn.

Thank you for the continued support of local readers, advertisers and editorialcontributors, once again we couldn't have completed this latest issue without you.

We have great stories in the coming months which I hope you will enjoy so pleaselook out for your copy.

As ever, please get in touch if you have a local story you think will be of interestor any general feedback on the magazine, always happy to hear from you.

See you soon

Michael Tinkler

Severn magazine is published by Darwin Publishing Limited, 12 Little Meadow Close, Admaston, TF50DN. All rights reserved. No partof this publication may be reproduced in any material form without the written permission of the copyright owner. The editorial opinionsexpressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Darwin Publishing Limited, its employees, agents or advertisers. Although everyeffort has been made to ensure accuracy, Severn magazine cannot accept responsibility for any errors in articles or advertisements.

The Team

Contents

Michael TinklerEditor/Account [email protected]

Oliver [email protected]

Cover image: Steve Morris www.stevemorrisphotography.comPlease mention Severn magazine when responding to advertisements.Tel: 07522 258776 | Fax: 01952 403 054 | Web: www.severnmagazine.co.uk

Michas Morss 5Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Fish Stre 6Shrewsbury Stls Framing 10Shrewsburys Stre Paors 14Our Fantaic Flaxml 16Property News 19Shrewsbury Hydro 20Attinghams Vunteers 22Buzzing Hive Fk Fe 26Suggs at the Severn 28Cinderla On Ice 29Diverse Cinema at OMH 32A Creative Prole 36Kerris Fashion Tips 39Hair and Beauty 40Moor Farm Shop 44

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the reaurant wl be comed inMarch ahead of an opening for Eaer.

There are ans for three contem-porary ats above the un.

Shropshire Counc whohave recently approved the scheme, bieve theproposals and arrival ofZizzi on the High Stre,

wl contribute to the valyof the town.

For a sneak preview of Zizzismenu and other reaurants, vis:www.zizzi.co.uk

Plans have been approved for anew Italian reaurant in the town,promising the arrival of an excinginternational food brand. Zizziwl be opening in a Grade 2lied buding on the HighStre in the near future. The extensive budingwas formerly a Beso Besoreaurant but has beenempty for some time. As partof the ans, Zizzi wl provide 17 full-time and 6 part-time jobs forlocal peoe. It is hoped that work on

micHaeLS mOrSeLS

Shrewsbury born Sam Handbury-Madin has always had a fascinationwh nding and cleing thingsand has now turned the fascinationinto a business and has recentlylaunched his venture as the quirkynamed Its a Nomad Life. Globallyinired goods, from the ancientNehic period right up to the 1980s.www.sanomadlife.com

Antiquities emporium goes online

Ten members of a fromSevern Trent Water have recentlygiven two rooms at the Hive Musicand Media Centre a makeover.

The team took a day out ofthe oce to vunteer their timein January, as part of SevernTrents commment to supportinglocal charies and providingunique team-buding aiviesfor their emoyees. Workers re-decorated the centres videoudio and meing room, transforming both aces. Themeing room now features aunning piece of wall-art thanksto the hard work of Severn Trent emoyee and arti, SallyFaye Cotterl.

The Hive is grateful to SevernTrent for enabling some of theira to take a day out of the ocewhich has made a big dierence,revalising both aces for the use of young peoe and thewider communy.www.hiveonline.org.uk

Severn TrenT emPLOYeeS graB a PainTBrUSH

ZizziPREPARING TO OPEN

ADORNS ANNA ATTENDS FREEZEYoung Shropshire businesswomanAnna Garvey, owner of independenttattoo studio Adorn Design Ltd ofGrope Lane, recently attended one of the UKs top conventions for thegrowing tattoo industry.The UK Tattoo Freeze in Telford, actsas the first convention of the year for the industry and Adorns presenceat the event proved the perfect alternative way to celebrate a year of successful trading.

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Is it interesting and local? Will it benefit the good folk of Shrewsbury?

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OYez! OYez! OYez!

I was walking downFfyschestrete the

other day never beendown Ffyschestrete?

Bet you have, its nowcalled Fish Streetand was the site in

medieval days of theold fish market.

have any money and if you had nomoney then you had to scavenge foryour food, hence the women wouldcome down and pi the re cleanof all the sh heads and innards so that saved the shmongers fee,clever or what?

On the corner of Grope Lane andFish Stre is Le Plat du Jour, whichis French for French Food andCoee Shop, I think, anyway s awonderful ltle shop where you canbuy all things French but in 1780 was the se of The Bear publichouse and was around here thatone of the bear ps was suated, theother main p was in the Quarry. Ifyou look in the doorway of Le Platyou wl see a ring s in the one,this was used to hp lower the casksinto the clar but was also wherethe bear were tied to before going into

Fish was sd in the old marketfrom the early 1500s right upto the mid 1800s although thesh mark did move around a b,probably due to the sml! Around1647 the sh slers moved to St JohnsHl then came down to the GreenMark in the Square before movingba to Fish Stre in 1763.

Because Shrewsbury was such animportant mark town shmongerswould trav from afar to sl theirgoods and they would have to pay arental, a b like you pay at a car bootthese days for your pch, and at theend of the day they would have to payanother fee to have the road cleanedup so, the shmongers l be known,via the Town Crier, that anything inthe middle of the re was free!!!This was a good an because in thosedays if you didnt work you didnt

By Shrewsbury Town CrierMartin Wood

Photo: Courtesy of Steve Morris

Ffyschestrete{ f i s h s t }

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became known as The Three Fishes was the r pub in Shrewsbury toban smoking many years ago and staken all the re of the Country along time to catch up! A few doorsdown from the pub is a house thathas a aque on recording the fathat The Rev. John Weey, the founderof the mhodi movement, preachedin the house on his vis to the townon March 16th 1761. He was reportedas saying that Preaching to thepeoe of Shrewsbury is like trying toconvert quisand!!! I dont think

he vised us too manytimes after that.

Dominating thetop of Fish Stre is StAulkmunds, r but

in the year 912, was rebut in thelate 1700s and has the gho ofone Robin Archerson who appearseher on the ire or sting in TheThree Fishes. The ory gs thatRobin was a eeeja who hpedto bud the ire when the churchwas rebut in the 1700s and as hewas sting in the pub one day some

local lads came in and b him a gallonof beer that he couldnt climb theire and remove the weatherco,which he promptly did and fairenough the lads paid him his dues,after everyone had a jly good laughthey realised that the weathervanehad got to be reaced, and wasgoing to co money so, the lads waedunt Robin had almo nished his gallon of beer and then b him another gallon that he couldnt do thereverse journey! Robin pied up the weathervane, tued under hisarm, aggered out of the pub up the ire and reaced the em, thenepped ba to admire his handiwork.174 ft later he came to a sudden halt!The local paper of the day reportedthat he was kled by the fall, but thatsnot que true, wasnt the fall thatkled him, was the landing!!!

See you next month.

the p. Now for the I didnt knowthat b all main towns and vlageshad their own bear p, ( was theentertainment of the day, a b like amedieval version of Coronation Stre)and if you were a ranger in a townwanting direions they would direyou via the bear p hence nowadayswhen you look at a map c, you takeyour bearings.

Oppose Le Plat is the Bear Stepsa marvlous timber framed budingthat, thanks to the Shrewsbury CivicSociy, was rescued from demionand is now the homeof the Civic Sociybut also houses manyexhibions through-out the year and iscertainly wl worth a vis, there isalso a coee shop overlooking St Aulkmunds churchyard but mindyour head has low beams!

Also in Fish Stre we have thewonderful Three Fishes pub, rrecorded as simy The Fishes in1780 and then in 1826 as The OldThree Fishes and then from 1829

OYez! OYez! OYez!

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This kind of framing is a mhodof using ements in the oto todraw attention to the area of theimage on which we want the viewerto focus. It should lead the eye to therequired focal point and keep therefor longer. A good exame is whenwedding otograers capture the bride and groom as they ex the

Mo peoe like to frametheir favoure otos andput them around the houseas decoration and to remind us ofloved ones or aces of intere. Buttheres another type of framing, oneyou can use when taking the aualoto in the r ace, and can beju as eeive.

FRAMINGfor bter otograic composions

By Shrewsbury Photographer Steve Morris

A framed view of St. NicholasChapel, Shrewsbury

SHreWSBUrY STiLLS

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church doorway. Framed by a onearchway we are left in no doubt thatthe beaming coue are the centre of attention!

Framing can also give the oto acontext.You dont need to see the whechurch to knowwhere the weddingcoue are theone arch is a giveaway! Theframe is part of the ory tling andall good otos tl a ory!

Another reason to frame yourotos is that can add a sense ofdepth to an image, particularly if the otograer is looking throughfiage or perhaps shooting through

a window or door frame. The viewerseye can be taken into the oto throughlayers rather like a 3D image. Thenight oto (oppose) of St NichasChap near the cale entrance is agood exame of framing. I decidedto shoot through a doorway opposeso that the oto would have dierentaes to . The dark interior leadsto the brightly l archeure beyondand the d oak door and one absadd to the sense of hiory. Its notpossible to see all of the chap fromthis angle eher, which provides afeing of intrigue. The d show biz

s saying, Leave themwwanting more,aapies nicy to theiart of careful framing.There are many

dierent things you can use to framea subje including, overhangingbranches, windows, doorways, tunns,re corners, and bridges, to namebut a few. You can even use otherpeoe in a gathering to highlight juone person, particularly if the other

Steve Morris ~Photographer w: http://www.stevemorrisphotography.comw: http://www.shrewsburyinsoftlight.com

bodies are out of focus. If you do useframing s important to decide if theframe is to be in focus or not.

In the second exame I used atree in shoute to frame the hardworking farmer on a bal traorand to a as a contra to thebrightly l du. Theres no right orwrong way to use a frame and in fain this oto, as in many exames,s only necessary for the frame togo part of the way around a subje.

Framing isnt always possible or indeed necessary; s ju anotherto the otograer can use to enhance an image. Used wrongly can clutter a oto and make seemovercrowded but when used correly can turn an ordinary image into anexceptional one!

A silhouette of a tree is used effectivelyhere to add contrast and frame this agricultural scene

The frame is part of the story telling and all good

photos tell a story![ ]

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Thanks to the companys new purpose-built facilities, opened in Telford in 2010, WrekinRemovals and Self Storage also offers the mostcomprehensive storage solutions, whatever your needs and for however long.From furniture to vintage cars, motorhomes tospeed boats or even archive documents andfiles or product stock, the premises offer20,000 square feet of temperature controlledstorage space, with a robust security system,including CCTV and 24/7 monitoring.

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Over a four day period artingDecember 21st, Paors oke to 378peoe on the res around the town.One notable success was when theylooked after a randed Greek udentovernight, after he missed his train to Aberywyth and was genuiny

u in a range town wh nowhereto go. 24 peoe were hped fromthe ees of alcoh, some of whomneeded medical treatment. One wasgiven a taxi home to ensure she got ba safe. Two viims of assault,six peoe who were lo and twohomess peoe were also hped.

Since the launch of the scheme which has been regarded as a great

LOcaL cOmmUniTY

Thousands of peoe enjoyending time in Shrewsburybut peoe can occasionallybecome vulnerable for all sorts of reasons, including alcoh abuse,homessness or being separated from friends for exame. Suchpeoe are not l and so do not require an ambulance us theyhave not commted a crime, so arenot the reonsiby of the pice. Stre Paors operate to rease the pressures of these peoe on theemergency services.

Paors work in co-operation wh door-a and the towns CCTV team to reond to suations andthey give out ems such as bottledwater and ip ops. The re is nonconfrontational and the term paorshould not be confused wh repreachers, because the verb topaorsimy means to serve.

H R E W S B U R Y S

Hping local peoe to be safewh out in the town at night is

the primary aim of the ShrewsburyStre Paors, who launched in

November. Throughout the feiveperiod, 18 Stre paors from 11

local churches were on the re,giving a total of 247 patr hours.

StreePA S T O R S

Dave Matthias Shrewsbury Street Pastorse: [email protected]

Street Pastors in uniform

Back row from left: Street Pastors glen Perkins, ian Horne and Keith Hackett

with Tony mantle of Shrewsbury Police and Pete Lawton representing

the town's doorstaff

pastor simply means to serve

success several hundred bottles andglasses have been removed from thetowns res.

New re paors are required inorder to hp maintain a presence onboth Fridays and Saturdays. A repaor is someone from a local Churchwho is commted to hping peoeand the communy.The Stre Paorsalso require nancial support to hpkeep the scheme running in the future.

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Fresh images reased of the late redevopment signal the art of theproposed 12 mlion regeneration. A buding not simy of town-importance, the Flaxml and former Maltings heralds regional, nationaland international signicance for the hiorical re has ayed in givingbirth to the modern sky-scrapers which we see in cies today.

But in 1797, the nowgrade one lied Main Mlwas the r of s kind, ther buding in the worldto have been conruedwh an iron frame. Typicalmls of the era were butof bri wh eher oneor wooden oors. The du caused by producing ax, the vate lubricantsused on machinery and the use of candlight, continually combined to resultin extreme res wh many mls burning to the ground. Another ml inCaleds was larger than the Dherington Flaxml but was not re-proof m a ery end whin a few years.

The Shrewsbury entrepreneurs who masterminded the conruion of the Flaxml were Shrewsbury wool merchants and brothers Thomas andBenjamin Benyon, who joined forces wh industrialist John Marshall of Leeds.It was the revolutionary Charles Bage who designed the new ml however,utising the rength and qualies of iron as a material. He went on to alsobud the third and eighth de iron-framed budings in the world and latereven became Mayor of Shrewsbury!

This is a very miniscule ice of the extensive and intereing hiory whichthe Flaxml has to tl. For exame, after the decline of the ax indury 100years on was becoming a successful Maltings eablishment which savedthe buding from total ruin. Several years ago, flowing on from numerouschanges of hands, English Herage purchased the property safe-guarding s ownership and immediate future.

English Herage, Shropshire Counc and other partners including thevaluable Friends of the Flaxml Maltings group have now submted anapication to the Herage Lottery Fund for 11.7 mlion.

Arti impressions demonrate what the se has the potential to look likeshould money be granted and these have been prepared by arches FedenClegg Bradley Studios.

Most people in Shrewsbury are aware of the towering FlaxmillMaltings which standsproudly at the northern

route into the town. Shadowed in its former

glory, lots of people speak of the plans

for the buildings that have never come tofruition but newly

revised plans may finallybe achievable

Kiln reception Foyer

mill facade after restoration

regeneraTiOn

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Geo Rich, partner and udio leader at the arches said A successfulbid wl reore this group of internationally important budings and wlrevalise the local and regional economies. It wl allow a range of groups, frominternational engineers to local scho-chdren, to increase their underandingof the unique and varied herage of the Flaxml.

Phase one of the proje wl see the reoration, conservation and reuse ofthe key hioric budings the Main Ml, Kn from the Maltings ase in 1898,oce, ables and the Dye and Stove House. If the apication is successful atage 1, a small grant wl be awarded to enable further devopment of the bidfor progression to age 2 wh an eimated timescale of 12 to 18 months.

Local Counclor for the area Alan Moey, who has been inrumental to

the Flaxmls campaign, said In 2005, Shrewsbury residents ft the Flaxmldeserved to be knoed-down. Now is great to see the local pride and enthusiasm for the se and the Friends group has deny hped encouragepeoe to vis wh their aivies and popular open days. He added that It isall about making the budings suainable and viable in themsves, engagingwh the communy and creating an attraion for Shropshire.

The Flaxml certainly has a very long road ahead. Wh the ownership ofEnglish Herage, the dedication of the Friends group, commment of variousproje partners and the baing of Shrewsbury peoe however the se iscertainly becoming ever closer to s grand re-emergence as Shrewsburysne buding.

Friends of the Flaxmill Maltings e: [email protected]: http://www.flaxmill-maltings.co.ukw: http://www.ditheringtonhlf.info

For more information on the latest plans, visit:http://www.ditheringtonhlf.info

Dye House caf and gallery

artists impression

aerial view of the scheme

restored Factory Yard

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conruion work and servicing. Alan Hay, Alaska Property

Groups Managing Direor said Ther ase of Shrewsbury BusinessPark has been very successful, fullling the demand from companiesthat want high qualy business aceclose to Shrewsbury town centre.He added This new devopmentwould create further opportuniesfor local businesses, us regionaland national rms who are seeking a presence in the area, discouraging expanding companies from rocating out of Shrewsbury to largertowns in the surrounding area.

Indigo Planning is advising on the

anning apication and the chosenarches are local praice DGA.Sling agents are local rms, Pooksand Samu Wood reeivy.

For more information on Shrewsbury Business Park vis:www.shrewsburybusinesark.co.uk

PrOPerTY neWS

The eablished business parkis already home to more than 15 companies, includingHandsbanken, NFU, Hton Hotsand Alaska sf, as wl as ShropshireCounc and major local rms suchas Whtingham Riddl.

The ambious new apicationoutlines a further 15,000 sq m(161,460 sq ft) of oce ace, whindicative ans showing 17 newbudings arranged around a centralAnchorage Avenue.

When fully devoped, the park isexpeed to support approximaty1500 jobs, bringing addionalemoyment to the town through

SHREWSBURY BUSINESS PARKset to

EXPAND

Alaska Property Group w: http://www.shrewsburybusinesspark.co.uk

Flowing the launch of Shrewsbury Business Park in2001, devoper Alaska PropertyGroup has now submted ansfor an extension to the park which if approved, wl createmore ace for local and regional businesses.

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environmental work and almo all thework is being done by local companies.

646 groups originally regieredwh the energyshare compion forrenewable energy projes la year.This number was r whtled down to 100 and then to 19 nalisin Oober and the 4 winners werethose wh the mo supporters intheir categories.

Shrewsbury Hydro commentedthat they were really eased wh thenumber of supporters who had votedfor them. The surveys wl hp toshow what is possible in Shrewsbury.The main thing about using waterpower to generate ericy is thatthere are no CO2 emissions fromwater. At the moment, mo of our

ericy is generated from gas-redand coal-red power ations. If ahydro scheme in Shrewsbury canproduce 1 or 2 mlion kowatthours of ericy each year, wlsave up to a 1,000 tonnes of CO2going into the atmohere eachyear compared to generating the sameamount of power from a conventionalpower ation. That wl be a realachievement for Shrewsbury.

The other thing is that almohalf our ericy is now being generated by burning gas in gas-redpower ations and increasingly thisgas has to be imported. Our ownNorth Sea gas produion peaked tenyears ago in the year 2000 and hasalmo halved since then. Over 40%of our gas la year had to be imported.Not only that, s increasingly comingin as LNG, liqueed natural gas inlarge tankers from the Middle Ea.Much bter to use the rain that fallsin Shropshire and Wales and owsdown the Severn.

envirOnmenT

Shrewsbury Hydro are part ofTransion Town Shrewsburyand they expe that a hydroscheme in Shrewsbury would generate bween 1 and 2 mlionkowatt hours of ericy each year.This would be achieved by ltingsome of the water in the river owthrough a turbine alongside the weirin Shrewsbury.

The 15,000 is now being used toundertake the environmental surveyswhich are needed to ensure that allthe environmental aes of a hydroscheme have been fully looked into.The surveys include a full Flood Risk Assessment, a sh pass surveyand a Proteed Species survey. Theorders for the surveys have now all been aced and they should all becomed before the end of March.

Shrewsbury is a wl-known centre for companies undertaking

Transition Town Shrewsburyw: www.transitiontownshrewsbury.org.uk

HYDROShrewsbury

Proposed site for the turbine

Shrewsbury Hydro, the localgroup who are hoping to use thewater power of the River Severnin Shrewsbury to generate greenelectricity, have won 15,000 inthe energyshare competitionwhich closed before Christmas.They gained the support of almost 2,000 people to be one ofthe 4 winners in the competition.

Tim Kirby, chairman of Transition TownShrewsbury receiving a bottle of champagneforShrewsbury Hydro from the energyshareteam at the ceremony in London where thewinners were announced.

No CO2 emissions from water

Renewable energy source from local rainfall

Financially viable due to subsidised Feed-In Tariffs

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of vunteers at Attingham, a total of600 personalies and s rewardingfor me to see their continued motivation and passion. Peoe maythink they need a hioricalbaground to vunteer but all youneed is the aby to engage whvisors in a posive manner. Sheadded Some vunteers are membersof the National Tru who want to give

somhing ba to the organisation,wh we have also seen an increasein younger vunteers and those whoare changing direion for exame,flowing redundancy.

Further benets to vunteering atAttingham include regular socialevents for vunteers, on-going training and of course, the opportunyto aivy hp conserve one ofShrewsburys be rural landmarksfor future residents.

Geo, a Visor Wcome vunteersays Flowing rirement, I missed

the buzz of meing new peoe.Every day is dierent and you are always able to broaden and enhancewhat is on oer to exore and enjoy.Attingham is the ace for me!

Wh certain res at the propertycontinue to prove popular whwould-be vunteers including thewalled garden, which currently has a waing li Klie is currentlylooking for new vunteers to hpwh wcoming visors and coveringres during weekends particularly.An excing new iniative for 2012 isa new themed shop in the mansionand there is demand for peoe whohave a ra baground to oertheir expertise and benet from the experience.

Anyone who is intereed invunteering at Attingham or wouldlike to nd out more information, isencouraged to conta Klie direon 01743 708124.

aTTingHam aT HearT

Whher you are someonewho is looking to makenew friends or perhaps trysomhing totally new in a change of direion, the message which Attingham Park is keen to convey in 2012, is that there is deny an opportuny for you to make yourmark and join the team.

There are 25 dierent and variedres at Attingham, all of which aredivered by the 600-rong team ofdedicated vunteers who la year,gave over 50,000 hours of serviceassiing more than 290,000 visorsto the park alone. The vunteerswork in harmony wh the NationalTrus own a team, includingVunteer and Communy Engagement Manager Klie Scott.

Ba in 2005 the property hoed150 vunteers, a number which seems rather low in comparison totodays gure. The team has grownsignicantly as a result of the continued expansion and invementwhich the National Tru has madeat Attingham, wh successful iniatives such as Lady BerwisTearoom in the main house.

Some peoe may think vunteer-ing at a Tru property is an aivyreserved only for the rired or dergeneration but this is certainly notthe case. The younge vunteer atAttingham is only 14 years of age wh a 94 year d hding up theother end of the scale. There are also6 vunteers who are proud to haveserved a total of 40 years individuallyat the house.

Speaking of the benets of vunteering as an aivy, KlieScott said We have a fantaic team

Attingham Park fondly captures the heart of many Shrewsbury residents,anding at the forefront of the National Trus portfio of hioricalproperties in Shropshire. However, the doors of the egant 18th centuryeate would remain rmly closed, were not for the team of 600 vunteers who make their home.

Kellie Scott ~Volunteering & CommunityEngagement Manager Attingham Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4TPt: 0044 (0)1743 708124w: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/attinghampark

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Heres a few of the excingevents taking ace at AttinghamPark, vis the webse for even more!

Snowdrop Season:Up unt mid-February, che webse for dates!

Watch the woodland oor of Attingham transform into a beautiful carp of unning snowdrops as you walk around the park.

Rediscovered Tours > Beauty in the East:Up unt March, che webse for dates!

A eciali guided tour around thehouse to give an insight into the Attingham Rediscovered interiorsreoration programme.

House of Beasts:Up unt March, che webse for dates!

A guided tour of seed exhibs inthe House of Beas contemporaryart exhibion on dilay in themansion at Attingham Park.

Holiday Trails for Families:February to November, che webse for dates!

Theres a dierent famy traevery scho hiday to lead youaround the grounds and keep yourltle ones entertained.

For further information on theseevents please call The PropertyOce: 01743 708123 or email: [email protected]

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Things to doat Attingham Park

Emma Powell, Costumed Interpreter

Jason Hornby, Gardener

Bill Hurst, Tour Guide

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BUzzing Hive

Welcome to the fourth insight intothe Hive Music and

Media Centre, whereour aim is to highlight

all of the exciting opportunities which

are taking place righton your doorstep, atour well-established

arts venue.

paadis{ f o l k l ov e r s }the year and ensure that there is noshortage of fk music in Shrewsbury.

Numerous world-class fk ashave taken to the Hives age during

the pa 18 months, wh particularhighlights being artis such asBshazzars Fea, Chris Wood,Crooked Stl, Kris Drever, Jon Boden

and Martyn Jose among others.The concerts have gained regionalrecognion and now continue to regularly draw in an audiencefrom areas outside Shropshire, including North Wales, Liverpo and Mancheer.

In 2012, the fk concerts are sto carry on bringing internationalfk musicians to the town and thereare some truly unning names s

The Shrewsbury Fk Feivalwhich takes ace at the WeMidlands Showground in thetown has rapidly become a jew inthe crown of many fk enthusiasannual calendars proving ever moresuccessful, year after year. The Hiveworks in partnership wh the teambehind the Fk Feival, to diver aseries of regular fk concerts at thevenue, which take ace throughout

Some truly stunning names setto perform this season

Jim moray

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WHaTS On

Habib Malik-Mansell~Marketing Assistant Hive Music And Media Centre5 Belmont, SY1 1TE T: 0044 (0)1743 234970E: [email protected]: http://www.hiveonline.org.uk

Sunday 19th February

Folk

Shrewsbury Fk Feival, MartinSimpson:Doors 7:15pm, arts 7:45pm, tis 14.00

Friday 24th February

Film

Shrewsbury Fm Sociy, My Afternoons wh Marguerte:Doors 7:30pm, arts 8:00pm, 5.00 on the door

Wednesday 29th February

Gig

Live At The Hive:Doors 7:15pm, entry 3.00 on door,as to be conrmed

to perform this season. In January,Ruth Moody of the Wain Jennysdighted audiences wh her beautifultones and this month, she is flowedby the one and only highly acclaimed,Martin Simpson.He wl be performingon Sunday February 19th.

Other concerts this ring wl seeperformances from renowned artisincluding Andy Cutting on March 18th,Jim Moray on March 31st and ChrisNewman on Apr 15th. They wl be accompanied by Kieran Goss on May 20th, Fay Hid on June 2nd and nally the concert series wl endfor the season wh Nancy Kerr andJames Fagan on June 17th.

Habib Malik-Mansl, MarkingAssiant at the Hive said Our regular fk concerts havedemonrated the growing popularyand intere in fk music acrossShropshire and beyond. Its promisingas wl to see that the concerts aredevoping audiences outside of thecounty and bringing touris intoShrewsbury somhing we hope toexpand upon in the future.

Tis for the fk concerts canbe booked by calling the Hive on01743 234970 and more informationcan be found by vising:http://hiveonline.org.uk/fk-concerts

Friday 10th February

Film

Shrewsbury Fm Sociy, Rerepo:Doors 7:30pm, arts 8:00pm, 5.00 on the door

Wednesday 15th February

Film

Bele Queen Conquers Tokyo, Darwin Feival:2:30pm5pm including Q&A wh Direor, tis 5.00, 3.00 under 16s

Thursday 16th February

Gig

Open Mic:Doors 7:30pm, 3 songs per a, entry 2.00 on door

Saturday 18th February

Jazz

Shrewsbury Jazz Nwork, JimMullen Reunion Quart:Doors 7:30pm, arts 8:00pm,tis 12.00, under 16s free

Whats Onat theHive

February

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Suggs My Life Storyoers an access-all-areas baagepass to the Madness frontmansmind, as he attempts the dare-devunt of single-handedly unravingthe myeries of his own life throughwords and music.

The show comes to ShrewsburysTheatre Severn on Sunday 19th

February and audiences are inved to join Suggs on an emotional rler-coaer through the ups and downsof an aonishing thirty-year career.

Wness him cannon ball to theheights of pop success, umble andumm down through the trap doorof faure and then trampine baup to catch the passing trapeze ofshow business success. Wh musicalaccompaniment and pointless interjeions from his loyal piani-come-manservant, promises to bea fantaic show.Extra from an interview by Richard Barber:

Suggs was lying in the bath onhis birthday, nursing an epic hang-over from the cebrations the nightbefore when there was the moalmighty crash. I jumped out of thewater he says, There, lying amidshards of broken glass, was our four-year-d cat, a Brish blue calledMamba. Id put up the glass shfmysf and mu have given way. I knew he was dead from the rangeangle of his body. I couldnt bieve I loved that cat.

I was 50. My kids had recentlyleft home and now the cat was dead.I was really ups. It triggered aduge of emotion, an event thatsomehow tipped me over the edge. Ibegan to consider my own mortalityand out of that, the idea for exoringmy own pa somehow cryallised.

Speaking of the age show Its amemoirsays Suggs.Its not and-up.Its not An Evening With I toyedwith calling it Mad-Life Crisis. In theend though, having gone all roundthe houses, Ive called it My LifeStory which wont win any prizes fororiginality but ds at lea tl youwhat you can expe, the good bitsand the darker moments.

SUGGS MYLIFESTORY

Madness have always been aboutaccentuating the positive. Its no accident our songs are l ayed,l enjoyed 30 years down the line.Theyre upbeat, timess, a clear-eyedcebration of life as its lived andwere l togher, l makingmusic. For me, the band has alwaysbeen a bit like a surrogate famy.Were all a bit dysfunional, all a bitronger for being togher.

The only problem now for Suggsis shhorning his less-than-conventional r half-century intohis new age show. When we wererehearsing he says My keyboardayer would op every so often andsay: Was that bit really true? And itwas all of it was. Amazing really.

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My Week With Maryn is s inthe early summer of 1956 and isbased on the memoirs of 23-year-dCin Clark who worked as a lowlyassiant on the s of The Princeand the Showgirl arring MarynMonr. When her new husband,aywright Arthur Mler leaves England, Clark introduces Marynto some of the easures of Britishlife: an idyllic week in which he escorted a Monr deerate to gaway from hangers-on and the pressures of work.

Meanwhe younger audiences canlook forward to the rurn of Alvinand the Chipmunks as the boys faceanother adventure after becomingChipwreed on a remote iand.

The Dire from Broadway seriescontinues with a one-o screening of the hit musical Jekyll and Hyde adding further variy to the diverseFebruary programme.

The month concludes withyliically daring and dialogue-freecomedy-drama, The Arti, as matineeid George Valentin becomes smittenwith ambitious chorus girl PeppyMler before the dawn of the talkies.When sound comes to the movies,

LOcaL cinema

S again a baground of apitical turmo which continues today, The Lady isthe ory of the peaceful que of awoman at the core of Burmasdemocracy movement. Sacricingtheir happiness at great human cofor a higher cause, Aung San Suu Kyiand her husband share a love thatendures unt the very end, deitelong separations, diance and a dangerouy hoe regime.

George sinks all his money into onela epic sent lm, whe Peppybecomes a ar of the new era.

Brochures wh full das of theseasons lms can be pied up fromThe Old Mark Hall, Theatre Severnand a number of other locationsacross Shrewsbury. The full programme is also avaable to viewonline at www.dmarkhall.co.ukwhere you can also choose and booktis.

The lives of two truly inspirationalwomen are brought to the screen at the Old Market Hall this month withbiopics on Burmese politician Aung SanSuu Kyi and film star Marilyn Monroeamong the forthcoming highlights forfilm enthusiasts.

michelle Yeoh in The Lady

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Old Market Hall The Square, Shrewsbury, Shropshiret: Box Office: 0044 (0)01743 281281e: [email protected] w: http://www.oldmarkethall.co.uk

Diverse cinematic

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WAR HORSE27th January 9th February

Film (12a)

Direor: Steven Spielberg (2011)

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS10th February 17th February

Film (u)

Direor: Mike Mitchell (2011)

THE LADY10th February 16th February

Film (12a)

Direor: Luc Besson (2011)

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN 17th February 23rd February

Film (15)

Direor: Simon Curtis (2011)

THE ARTIST24th February 1st March

Film (pg)

Direor: Michel Hazanavicius (2011)

JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL 26th February

Film / musical (pg)

Direor: Don Roy King (2001)

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michelle Williams in my Week With marilynalvin and his gang

Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo in The artist

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Matt Sewl, his partner Jessand eighteen-month-ddaughter Romy live at theend of my re in Caleds.Qui wted wh a very dry edge,you wouldnt know he is quily becoming a world famous luratorwh both commercial and artiicgravas. Originally from CountyDurham,he lived in Brighton on/offfor nine years beforestling in Shrewsburyfor a quier life. He udied animation in Ipswich but didnthave the patience for the process andconcentrated on his talent for drawing,using various mediums throughouthis career, he now uses a combinationof watercours, magic markers and computer generated images. InBrighton he really took off; Work forLandrover, Honda, the BBC and K Swiss, hand-painted murals, on thewalls of large companies such as

Puma, Sfridges, Magma and TopMan Oxford Stre. Hes produceddesigns for Gravis footwear, animatedadverts for 3 and is l a regular forthe Observer & Guardian newapers.He was also big in the grati/reart movement in Brighton.

His passion for bird watching andanimals features heavy in his workand his wonderfully quirkySpottingand Jotting webse pays tribute to allthings nature where you can buy his enchanting couring books,prints and hand made bird boxes(also sling in the V&A shop yes he is that good).

Since moving to our town he has wrten andlurated a wonderfulnew book published by Avery; Our GardenBirds wl be hting the

shops in Apr. His work featured inthe Ghos of Birds Pa exhibionalong sideSir Per Blake and BlyChdish in Shoredch, London. Hehas adorned the walls of Wagamamain Mancheer and has designed arange of T-shirts for Hly Hansonin Japan. Whenever Padlo my dogand I walk pa the window he is hardat work, he is conantly riving for

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FA S H I O N T I P S

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Tangerine Tango:The ocial cour of the year as announced by the cour ecialiPantone although there is ltle of on the high re now, this cour iss to be huge. Upon r thought, can often be a triy one to wear butteam wh the muard ylows,pinks (thats right, the ultimate clash,but fas dont lie!) and the paleblues that have also been predied.A fun cour for experimentation!

Independent stores, CharyShops and Local Marks:

Theres an abundance of chary shopson Mard including the agship RedCross Vintage ore, which openedla Oober and has already seenrecord sales. Leaving the comfort ofthe high re may at r seem like

a chore, but theres no bter way ofshowing off your individual yle anddoing good all at the same time!Even if youre more Topshop thanOxfam theres no easier way to makea look your own than mixing dems wh new. Shrewsbury has anever increasing amount of independ-ent ores offering one-off nds from Grope Lane to Cale StreShrewsbury is a treasure trove of funaccessories and quirky clothes.

Clothes Swaps:Chrimas is out of the way, weve gotour monies worth in the January salesand are now looking to re-do ourwardrobe. Call your friends and gothrough each others clothes andswap and wear as much as you want!Its good to remember that many ofthe main trends from la year havebeen carried into this year so youmay g somhing bang on trend.What bter way to g new clothesat no co wh no problem!

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Denim: Ju like la year, denim has onceagain made onto the catwalks in amajor way and we are already seeing triling down onto the high re.La year was oral patterns andruure, this year anything gs.Whatever your mood (or should bebravery?) there is somhing to suall. For me, my key shape would bethe 7/8th skinny jean. Its the jean thatsus any size and wh the lengthnishing on the ankle, keeps legslooking long and lean hping thetransion from the usual blue to pat-terned and courful that much easier.

Pleated Midi-Skirt:Sorry fks, but this one looks likes iing around. When Whilesbrought out their eated Carrieskirt la year, the fashion e wentinto overdrive and s no differentthis year. Im aually the proudowner of two of them, having beenluy wh end-of-season sales, I triedone out in a navy blue and quilygraduated up to the re of wardrobefavoure! Many peoe think that s one of the harder-to-wear ems,however team wh your favoureain t-shirt and the of the momentheed Chsea boot or a at, knee-length boot for a more 70s feyoullhave the easie winter to ringtransional outt.

Kerri Jones, a fashion student at Shrewsbury College,gives Severn readers her top five fashion tips for thespring season and best of all, where to find them

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The Flirty Fringe Tousled, casual waves, brushed outand messy with a blunt, heavyfringe is sure to get you noticed inany scenario. Lift volume from theroot of your hair and loosely backcomb the ends to show your wildside, then leave a streamlinedfringe to emphasise your perfection.

The Blonde Bombshellgorgeous side swept curls whichcan be brushed out for a slightlymore casual look will create asofter, more romantic feel with a fresh youthful twist.

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1 2 3TINES LOOK

1. Having regular manicures wl improve the skin, na and cuticlecondion. Nourishing produs are used to moiurise hand and cuticles, and treatment basecoats can be prescribed by your therapito corre na condions such as aking, peing, soft nas c.2. Moiurise hands on a regularbasis throughout the day, wl op moiure loss and op handsfrom drying out.

3. Exfiate once a week wh yourgeneral facial exfiator; wl keephands looking fresh and soft.4. When doing the housework or the gardening always wear proteivegloves to prote hands and nas.5. If you really want your pish tola more than a few days try JessicaGeration s a mix bween g andpish so gives a fantaic courbut is dry whin seconds and is chip resiant for up to 3 weeks.

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Hereford cattle have been acentral part of the farming,Moor Farm Shop and theironline business moorfarmshop.co.uk.In 1919 Hazs great grandparentsarted to breed Hereford cattle andnow the famy is breeding meat forsale and also winning compionsincluding; ReserveSupreme Championand Male Championat the recent Hereford CattleSociys AnnualChrimas Calf Show. The shop isalso renowned for s great taingGlouceer Old Spot pig produs suchas sausages, pies, bacon and hams.

Flowing the art of a successfulmeat-box scheme to friends, famyand neighbours, Moor Farm Shopbegan in 2006. The garage locationadjacent to the farmhouse wasreaced wh a purpose-but farmshop on the outskirts of Baschurchin 2011. The r year in the newpremises has almo been comedand they have had a record-breakingChrimas, wh increased ordersbeing aced. This was added to by thelaunch of the online shop ju beforeChrimas this wl be devoped

further this year to increase the produoering and lev of divery serviceto exiing and new cuomers.

Elaine Timmis commented; We not only have more ace but an on-se kchen, preparation area and chled ace. This has enabledus to devop a range of Moor Farm

Shop home cookedprodus wh inputfrom our cuomers.Our sausagecompion in theAutumn resulted

in the addion of a new sausage to our range, Hoisin Sauce and Spring Onion. We an to run morecompions such as this as we thenknow that we really are producing whatour cuomers would like to eat!

The Timmis family have farmed in Baschurch,Shropshire since World War I. Now in 2012,Elaine and her sister Melissa are supportedby their parents, Mike and Hazel.

Moor Farm Shop

renowned for its great tastingGloucester Old Spot Pig products{ }

The Timmis family provide the warmest of welcomes!

From left: Melissa, Hollie, Hazel, Mike and Elaine Timmis

LOcaL PrODUce

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The first Moor FarmShop Competitionfor 2012

Add the bay leaf, thyme, wine,nutmeg and salt and pepper.Bringto a gentle simmer and covertightly. Cook for 30 minutes onthe hob, then turn the joint andcook for a further 30 minutes.Remove the joint and ace on awarm ate cover and keep warm.

To make the sauce, ace a sieveover a bowl and rain the liquidthrough , pressing the vegables

to extra their juices (then discard them).Pour the

liquid ba into thecassere dish, bringto the bo and reduceightly.Add the redcurrant jly andWorceershire sauce

and whisk thoroughlyunt incorporated.

Make a pae of the butter,our and muard powder.

Gradually add this to the saucewh whisking to thien. Addthe lemon juice to tae, artingwh 1 tb and season if required. Simmer gently for 34 minutes,then carve the beef.

Serving Suggestions:Serve wh sauce ooned overwh mashed potato and eamedvegables.

Ingredients:~ 1kg rled Moor Farm

brisk joint*~ 1 tb o*~ 10g butter*~ 1 carrot chopped*~ 1 onion chopped*~ A few thyme rigs~ 1 bay leaf~ bottle red wine~ Grating of nutmeg

Shrewsbury Sauce ~ 4 lev tb

redcurrant jly*~ 2 tb

Worceershiresauce

~ 1-2 tb lemonjuice*

~ 10g softened butter*

~ 10g ain our*~ 1 t muard powder

(*Avaable from Moor Farm Shop)

Mhod:Heat the o and butter togher in a ameproof cassere dishand season the joint wh salt and bla pepper. When the o is foaming, add the joint andbrown on all sides along wh the carrot and onion.

Moor Farm Shop Moor Farm, Ruyton Road, Baschurch, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 2BAt: 0044 (0)1939 262632e: [email protected]: http://www.moorfarmshop.co.uk

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Pot-Roaed Moor Farm Briskwh Shrewsbury Sauce

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wl be based around Brish PieWeek which takes ace in March. If you have any creative ideas forpies savoury, swe and for adultsor chdren ease ema these [email protected] whyour conta das by 20th February2012. The winning pie idea wl be devoped by Chef, Mark Russl-Jones at Moor Farm Shop to be enjoyed by cuomers. The prize wlbe a hamper seion of the fabulousproduce from the shop. You canflow updates on the compion at twter.com/MoorFarmShop andfacebook.com/MoorFarmShop

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