This week’s episode comes to you from the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum inside Shrewsbury Castle, and it’s a big one. The Traitors is coming to Shrewsbury… well, a very close cousin anyway. Traitors at the Castle is a brand new immersive event set in 1940s Great Britain.

Alex Whiteley is joined by event organiser Nick Trevor and Richard Gough from the museum for a spoiler-free chat all about the event, how it works, what people can expect, and why hosting something of this scale is such a big deal for the museum and the castle.

It’s also a bit of a call to arms for anyone who wants to collaborate, get involved, or help put Shrewsbury Castle and the brilliant Soldiers of Shropshire Museum firmly on the map.

Tickets are selling fast:

https://www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/traitors-at-the-castle/

P.S. I’ll be there on the night… so be on your guard.

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This week’s episode of The Shrewsbury Podcast comes to you from Oswestry Library. Oswestry?! Yes, Oswestry. I’m there because of an idea that’s so simply brilliant, I had to get a mic on it.

I’m speaking to Lizzie Dibble about the shared wardrobe based inside Oswestry Library. Called With Love From, it’s a beautifully simple concept: borrow occasion-wear using your Shropshire Library card, wear it, then return it once it’s been laundered.

Cool, right? But this idea goes far beyond a fun community project. Lizzie talks about the environmental impact of mass-produced, fast-fashion clothing and how With Love From gives items sitting at the back of wardrobes a brand-new lease of life.

Towards the end of the episode, you’ll also hear from Oswestry Library’s Operations and Development Manager, Siobhan Shaw, who discusses the constant changes and challenges facing a modern, evolving library.

Find out more about With Love From here:

https://www.withlovefrom.org.uk/

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Alex Whiteley is joined on The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast today by Alice Nester who is on the show to talk about her journey through the discovery, treatment and recovery of a brain tumour.

This is a story of a girl who went through hell and back, yet here she is sharing it all in it's candid and real form. Alice doesn't hold anything back in her telling of her story in order to let the listener know exactly what she went through.

Alice is a star and this podcast episode was designed only with awareness in mind. If you need help while going through your own journey with similar health problems here are some handy links for you:

The Brain Tumour Charity: https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/

Lingen Davies: https://www.lingendavies.co.uk/

Shropshire Mental Health Support: https://www.shropshiremhs.com/

Thank you Alice for sharing your story. Hopefully this episode helps raise awareness the way you want it to. We will be back for part II.

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