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When the Shops Shut

When the Shops Shut

Cscape’s new show uses the company’s unique style of physical story telling to tell the tales of villages and the people who live in them…

When the Shops Shut

When: 31st March 2010 at 7.30pm Where: The Talbot Theatre at Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 2BY £: 6/5/4 What is it? When the shops are shut for good, when the shutters come down for the last time, when the final homes are bought up, what happens to communities then?  C-scape’s new show uses […]

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Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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The World Egg Throwing Championships are no yolk
World Egg Throwing Championship 2016

Are you a tosser? If so, you may want to head to Lincolnshire this weekend as the 15th World Egg Throwing Championships takes place…

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