Wenlock’s name is inspired by the village where the Wenlock Olympian Games, which were created by William Penny Brookes, are held and were one of the inspirations that led to Baron Pierre de Coubertin ...
The first Wenlock Games, staged in 1850, included quoits and penny-farthing races, but it would go on to inspire the Olympic revival Chris is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of ...
Tourism bosses, traders and a town crier have been celebrating their county to mark Shropshire Day 2024. The annual celebration coincides with the feast day of St Milburga, abbess of Wenlock Priory, ...
A beacon will be lit on the Wenlock Priory grounds in Much Wenlock on June 6. Other beacons are being lit across Shropshire in towns such as Bridgnorth and Wem. Beacons are also being lit across the ...
The iconic Society was founded in Much Wenlock back in 1850 by the legendary Dr William Penny Brookes to run the Wenlock Olympian Games. It was this event that inspired Brookes' friend Baron Pierre de ...
The Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft’s popular ‘Showing Off’ event is returning to Much Wenlock’s Priory Hall on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19. From furniture to jewellery, ...
Much Wenlock in Shropshire is to Britain what Olympia is to Greece, as in this beautiful unspoiled little market town, the local surgeon, Dr William Penny Brookes created the Wenlock Olympian Games ...
The Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft’s popular ‘Showing Off’ event is returning to Much Wenlock’s Priory Hall on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19. From furniture to jewellery, ...
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