Preparations for this year's Oswestry Show are well underway. You may well have seen the posters popping up around town advertising the event. It's a big deal too, 15,000 visitors are expected at the showground on 2nd August and they'll enjoy more tha 120 trade stands, hundreds of exhibitors and a large variety of displays. Charlotte went to the sh…

Mud pies, puddles, foraging, and climbing trees are on the curriculum this week as Charlotte heads to Shropshire's first outdoor nursery to find out about Forest School. Park Hall Forest School is based at Park Hall farm and welcomes children whatever the weather. Charlotte chose a sunny day to explore the site and chat to manager Lara Lloyd. Oswes…

Technology is changing all the time and it can feel hard to keep up with everything. And with so much of our lives needing digital skills it can be daunting knowing where to start. So rather than get confused about apps and QR codes or social media, you can pop in to Qube in Oswestry and get help from their digital skills sessions. Charlotte went t…

One of the key things we wanted to do when setting up Oswestry Life Podcast was showcase some of the people around town who you may not know, but who have a great story to tell. The people who love earwigging in the coffee shop because they are so passionate about what they do. And that's what we're doing this week. Charlotte popped over to Artille…

Charlotte is joined by Ruth for this week's episode as the pair head to Cae Glas Park in Oswestry for the town's Pride celebrations. June is Pride month across the world and you'll hear from the organisers of the event, performers, stallholders and people who took part in the parade about what Pride means in Oswestry in 2025. You can find out more …

This week Charlotte pops to Cae Glas Park to find out how the Oswestry Community Games went. Spoiler alert - a few showers didn't put a dampener on anything! Charlotte also spends time speaking to Nicola Lathey from The Owl Centre. They are a national company who are working with the NHS in Shropshire to help cut waiting times for adult ADHD assess…

Oswestry Life Podcast is back and we're going weekly! And what better way to kick off than hearing about the upcoming Oswestry Community Games. It's all happening this weekend across Oswestry Memorial Hall and in Cae Glas Park so Charlotte popped over to see one of the organisers, James Manford to find out what you can expect. Good news - it's not …

We've been celebrating the new beginnings traditionally associated with Spring over the last two episodes, so we're now turning our attention to the new businesses springing up around Oswestry. We hear from the owners of Shrooma - Oswestry's first mushroom cafe and we also catch up with the person behind the plans to re-open the town's cinema focus…

Nature is waking up across Oswestry and never ones to shy away from a beautiful day outside we're outside soaking it all in. We're chatting flowers with Oswestry in Bloom, kitchen and community gardens with charity OsNosh plus a trip to Babbinswood Farm, where it's hoped the community can come together to save the future of the farm. Oswestry Life …

Spring is here, so is the first series of the Oswestry Life Podcast and we're all about those good Spring vibes that come with it! We're finding out what puts a spring in our step, hearing uplifting stories from our town and finding out how how to shake off those winter blues and get moving again. Oswestry Life Podcast is sponsored by KC Accountanc…

The Oswestry Life Podcast is here. We're celebrating all that is good with our corner of North Shropshire - the people, the nature, the wildlife. And we'll also be discussing topics that affect us all, of course with an Oswestry perspective. Join us as we explore what Oswestry life has to offer.By Oswestry Life