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Babies in the frame for stardom

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28th May 2019

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The most beautiful babies and cutest toddlers in Telford came out to take part in a competition.
 
The Baby and Toddler of the Year competition, run by the Shropshire Star, launched earlier this month, and parents from around the county have been putting forward their youngsters for the coveted title.
 
The free photography sessions have been taking place at Telford Shopping Centre since Monday, and our professional photographers will be in Dean Square, near Primark, until next Wednesday.
 
Entry is free and open to parents and guardians within the Shropshire Star circulation area with a child aged five or under. 
 
Sessions will run from 9.30am until 4.30pm every day, except Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, when they will run from 10.30pm until 4 pm. 
 
The children will be split into four age categories – 0-9 months, 10-18 months, 19-35 months and 3-5 years.
 
There will be a £500 prize for the winner in each category and a further £250 for the overall winner with the most votes. 
 
The photographs will be featured in the Shropshire Star on Thursday, June 27 and on our website. 
 
Visit baby.shropshirestar.com for more information
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Safe standing supporters win Shropshire Star fan award

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7th May 2019

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Two Shrewsbury Town supporters who have spearheaded the campaign for safe standing at football grounds have been named fans of the season by the Shropshire Star.
 
Supporters’ Parliament duo Mike Davis and Roger Groves won the annual Shrewsbury Town prize for being the supporters of the year during the end of season awards on Sunday night.
 
The duo, who are heavily involved in the Supporters’ Parliament, scooped the award, sponsored by the Star, for their work promoting safe standing.
 
Davis and Groves were instrumental in the pioneering crowd-funding project to bring the first-ever safe standing to an all-seater stadia in England and Wales. 
 
Safe standing has been a huge success at Montgomery Waters Meadow this season and other clubs are looking to follow suit.
 
The club prize comes after joint-SP chairs were named EFL fans of the season at the EFL Awards in London last month.
 
The Salop fans, who both stand in the Salop Leisure rail seats on a matchday, were also recently named League One fans of the season.
 
Davis and Groves work tirelessly alongside the club on all sorts of projects, including day-to-day items such as ticket offers. The SP meets every few months alongside club chiefs.
 
For the footballer awards, Greg Docherty was a popular winner after being crowned Shrewsbury’s player of the season.
 
Rangers loanee Docherty, 22 won the main award for scoring 10 goals and creating 11 more in 50 games.
 
Striker Fejiri Okenabirhie took home the top goalscorer award with 16 goals and was also voted young player of the season by Shrewsbury’s management. Players’ player of the season went to Shaun Whalley, while the goal of the season went to defender James Bolton for his stunning strike against Stoke City.
 
Omar Beckles won Town’s player in the community award for the second season running, recognising his work promoting mental health awareness.
 
A new award, the Roland Wycherley scholar of the year award, was handed to 18-year-old midfielder Kian Taylor.
 
The Shropshire Star was represented at the event by business editor James Pugh, sports editor Russell Youll, marketing services manager Lee Young and director of marketing and communications Chris Leggett.
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Great Big Thank You Awards offer recognition that is so well deserved

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25th April 2019

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Martin Wright, MNA Editor-in-Chief, writes: In the six years that I have been an editor of the Shropshire Star, one thing has been clearly apparent.

We are all very lucky to live and work in such a wonderful area.

Lucky because of the beautiful countryside, the fantastic market towns, but most of all because of all the wonderful people who make it such a friendly and welcoming place to be.

But there are some people who go further than that. Much further.

And we think they deserve a bit of extra recognition. Which is why I am delighted, for the second year running, to announce the Shropshire Star’s Great Big Thank You Awards.

Last year I had the pleasure of attending the wonderful awards ceremony at Hadley Park Hotel. It was a special occasion, with a superb afternoon tea in a delightful setting.

But what really made it so memorable was meeting the wonderful people who had been presented with the awards, and hearing the remarkable stories that had led to them being chosen.

It was all the sweeter for the fact that while a panel of judges was used to choose the finalists, the eventual winners were chosen by you – our loyal band of Shropshire Star readers. The Great Big Thank You Awards are not just to honour the people of Shropshire and Mid Wales, but they are also chosen by the people of Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Working in the news industry shows you just how quickly time passes, and now it is time to look for some more unsung heroes. And once more we are looking for your help.

Do you know somebody who deserves a bit of recognition for the work they do in the community?

If so please let us know. Go to the website here to make a nomination: https://www.starthankyou.shropshirestar.co.uk/

By definition, the type of people who selflessly serve their community are not the type to seek credit for their work, but we think they deserve to be honoured.

This year we are seeking nominations for 11 different awards, and we are sure you will know somebody who fits the bill.

Don’t worry if you are not sure which category to nominate them for – just get the nomination in, and we’ll do the rest.

It doesn’t matter if you nominated them last year, as long as they have continued their good works for the past year. For more details see the instructions opposite.

But even if you don’t know anybody who fits the bill, you still have a role to play.

Once the shortlist of finalists have been selected, we will be asking Shropshire Star readers to vote for the winners.

Let’s make this year’s awards even bigger and better than last year’s.

For the people who give so much this wonderful region, it is the least we can do.

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Students receive an insight into vital STEM skills in action at Busch

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15th March 2019

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Aspiring engineers from a school in Telford have been given a first-hand look into the design industry as part of the Shropshire Star’s 2019 STEM Challenge.
 
A team of pupils from Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby school have taken part in experiments, learnt how to build 50-tonne pumps and even had a physics lesson while touring Busch manufacturing sites in Crewe and Telford.
 
The event was organised for pupils to take a trip around Busch, the school’s partnered business, and learn what a future career in engineering might look like. 
 
The challenge, which has been launched by the MNA, publisher of the Shropshire Star, was established to promote the importance of the key Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths subjects among young people, while creating key links between schools and the design industry.
 
They have been issued the challenge to design and manufacture a product that has a positive benefit to an individual/group and the environment, or just the environment.
 
Teams of six pupils from a range of Shropshire schools will then need to demonstrate their product as a working model at a presentation on July 4, 2019 at the Marches Centre of Manufacturing & Technology, the associate sponsor hosting the event.
 
Christine Hewitt, Busch design engineer and STEM ambassador, said: “As a company we’re obviously incredibly passionate about STEM and showing students the different elements of it. 
 
“We took the team to our site in Crewe to start the day off, where they saw more of what we call heavy engineering – where all the machines are made. 
 
“They then came to our system design site in Telford where we were able to show them how the machines are implemented and what they are used for.”
 
Charlotte Statham, science teacher at the school, said: “These kind of opportunities are priceless for the children and it really does give them an insight into the real industry that is hard to find within school.”
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Star search is on for Shrewsbury Town’s fan of the season

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15th March 2019

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Heads up, Shrewsbury fans – it’s time to nominate your Town Fan of the Season!
 
It’s been an up and down campaign for Town but they have been followed far and wide in League One again this season by their loyal supporters.
 
And there is no forgetting the storming FA Cup run to a fourth-round replay at Premier League Wolves – where 3,000-plus Salopians packed into Molineux.
 
Sam Ricketts’ men are aiming to pull up and away from relegation trouble between now and the end of the season and hope to continue their recent run of improved form.
 
Here at the Shropshire Star, we’re looking to find a supporter who has gone to extreme levels to support Town as we give out our second Shrewsbury Town Fan of the Season award.
 
We’re looking to honour a Shrews fanatic at this season’s End of Season Awards, which will take place at Montgomery Waters Meadow around the end of the season
 
Last year’s winner Rosemarie Cliffe who, at the age of 80, had been watching Town since 1953, was recognised on stage with the management and first-team staff in attendance.
 
Our winner will receive a special prize and have their story told in front of fellow supporters and Town’s first-team squad at the glittering annual ceremony.
 
Entries are now open and all you need to do is contact us in writing via the Sports Editor, Shropshire Star, Ketley, Telford, TF1 5HU with your nomination and reasons.
 
You can also nominate online at www.shropshirestar.com, via email at sportsdesk@shropshirestar.co.uk or contact us via Twitter and our Facebook page.
 
Supporters can nominate themselves or someone else, whether it be a friend, colleague or family member.
 
Please include your name, address and telephone number with your suggestion and their contact details, explaining why you think they deserve the award.
 
Young or old, there is no age limit for entries.
 
Nominations must reach us by Monday, April 1 and nominees must be free to attend Shrewsbury Town’s End of Season Awards.
 
The prize is two VIP places on the Shropshire Star table that night, as well as a memento to be presented on stage.
 
So get those entries in to reward that one fan whose passion and dedication for the club deserves to be recognised.
 
The Sports Editor’s decision is final.
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