The award-winning events business, Shropshire Festivals, has been enlisted to bring their festival fun to the Shrewsbury Moves Festival later this month.

The festival is being coordinated by the Big Town Plan Partnership and funded by the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), to celebrate the future of movement around the town.

Shropshire Festivals will transform the town’s Square from 21-23 March as a place of movement with activities to try out and exhibits from local organisations connected to getting active.

On Friday 21 March, there will be exhibitors in the Square complementing the Shrewsbury Moves Conference. Visitors can see exhibits from Hurrecane eBikes, Falco UK, Severn Shuttle, Sabrina, Walking Tours, Living Streets, Cycling4All and Shrewsbury BID.

Saturday 22nd will be packed with activities from 10am - 4pm during the usual road closure on Wyle Cop (uphill), High Street, and Shoplatch.

Amanda Arnold from Shrewsbury Town Foundation will be warming up the crowds before each session and visitors will be encouraged to join in throughout the day with activities such as hula hooping, tai chi, skipping rope tricks, dancing, cheerleading, guided tours, and Morris Dancing. There will be sessions from Shropshire Disabilities Community Group, Shrewsbury Men Walking and Talking, Faye Tai Chi Friends, I Can Dance Shrewsbury, Shropshire Shufflers, Bikeability, Cycling4All, Bike Doctor, Shropshire Cycle Hub, Shyre Bikes, Shropshire 1000 Milers, Jane Owen Dance Fitness, Dykes Who Hike, Nordix Blast Shrewsbury, and Shropshire Ramblers. Trek will offer guided gravel bike rides for beginners on a circular route around town from their stand, plus bike workshops and bike maintenance.

On Sunday 23rd the town’s Square will be reimagined as a place of movement and fun for families with circus skills, inflatable games, activities, hula hooping, picnic tables, and a big family attraction which will be revealed on the day. You can also join the Kidical Mass family bike ride, sausage dog social, junior park run, a walk with Shropshire 1000 milers, Shrewsbury Men Walking and Talking, and guided tours.

The festival complements a two-day conference on 20-21 March inspiring discussion on the future of movement in Shrewsbury’s town centre with free-to-attend panel sessions and talks from industry leaders at Shropshire Business Suite.

There is an evening event hosted by Peter Walker, deputy political editor of The Guardian, on Thursday 20 March, along with drop-in talks and panels during the day on Friday 21 March. Speakers include Rhiannon Evans of Active Travel England, Rachel Lee of Living Streets and Kay Inckle of Wheels for Wellbeing.

For more information visit shrewsburymoves.com