Shrewsbury

Local Organiser
Local Organiser
Chris Raine
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When does the group meet?

Members live in Shrewsbury and in the villages around the edge of the town. And a few members currently live further afield , for example in Wellington near Telford, Church Stretton and near Welshpool. . We currently meet fortnightly on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday on a rotating basis as this gives all members an opportunity to come to meetings if they have regular commitments on a particular day of the week. See the programme below.

When and where do meetings take place? 

The meetings in the winter months, during October to March, are held mostly during the day in a members home. There maybe also be an occasional evening Zoom meeting during the winter depending on the topic and winter weather forecast! The programme during the summer, April to September,  is a mix of sessions hosted in members’ homes and some walks/outside  events. The timing of the summer programme meetings are flexible re day/evening depending on the topic or activity/event. 

How are programmes developed?

We have two planning meetings a year , in March and in September. Members are asked to put forward suggestions for topics for discussion, activities, visits, exhibitions, films , theatre etc. Then before the planning meeting everyone is circulated with a calendar of suggested dates for meetings, prepared by the Local Organiser(LO), which can be flexed if required, and a list of the suggested topics , activities et al. At the planning meeting we discuss which ones we want to include in the next winter or summer programme. Sometimes we vote for our favourites. Members then volunteer to either host a meeting or lead the topic. It doesn`t have to be same person doing both, but it can be if that is practically the best decision. The LO types up the programme ,as agreed at the planning meeting and circulates it to all group members.  

The monthly Coffee and Chat meet up

We have introduced a monthly Coffee and Chat morning in a Cafe in Shrewsbury town centre, (the day of week varies) which is liked by some members, as they combine it with a trip to the excellent Shrewsbury market , the shops or bank etc.  We have also found this is also a good forum for new members to come and meet some of the group before they come to one of the programme meetings. 

Book Group

There also used to be a few of the group who met on a monthly basis as a book group. It`s not currently meeting as recently a couple of members have moved from the area to be nearer to their families. But, it could start again if there was interest from new members. 

How many members does the group have?

The Shrewsbury group has been meeting for some 20 years  with a mix of long-time members of NWR and newer members and some returning members who have moved to the area and after bringing up a family they now find they have more time available. It is not a large group currently, as at January 2025, having 13 members. 

We welcome enquiries from new members, or existing members of NWR who maybe moving to the area. 

Shrewsbury and environs are popular for people who are taking retirement and want to move away from more urban and congested areas as we have a very pretty town in the loop of the River Severn with wonderful countryside and walking in the Shropshire Hills to the south and the Meres to the north along with the World Heritage site at Ironbridge. Shrewsbury is also a very musical town and has a very good theatre, local cinemas and a train station with access to Birmingham, Manchester, London and all of Wales and the Welsh coast and lots more to recommend it along with a welcoming NWR group. 

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