Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Festival

2023 - that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who came along and enjoyed something from this year's #IronbridgeFestival programme.

💖What’s on at #IronbridgeFest. Fri 15 Sep: Flight By Night Walk Sat 16 Sep: Rural Voices, Ironbridge Dog Show, Community Collage Workshop, Ironbridge Open Day Sun 17 Sep: Poetry Slam, Mair Thomas, Flora & Fauna Foraging Walk, Severn Arts Trail More info bit.ly/46pmUr5

This year’s poetry comp @pandemonialists closes on Sunday. Open to poets from across the globe. The top poem will win £300. Poems sent in by people living in a TF postcode will also be eligible for a local prize of £50. More info >>> bit.ly/3OMc7Am Entry is £4 per poem

📷Rotary Club of Ironbridge will be hosting their Family Fun Dog Show for the #ironbridgefestival this Saturday 16 Sep. 🐾 Event Registration at 12noon. Dog Show 1pm - 3.45pm, Dale End Park £3 per entry. Discount for multiple entries More info bit.ly/43UKZna

🚣‍♀️RIVER is tonight at 6pm, for a special film screening & discussion panel evening. A 45min extract from the film will be shown, before the discussion panel - human's impact on rivers. More info bit.ly/3EqMRKa Free admission, Ticket required for entry #ironbridgefestival

🎨 On now until Sun (17 Sep) @SecretSevern. A showcase ft 40+ artists & their amazing creations. Many artists will be opening their studio doors for the chance to meet them & see them at work - an opportunity to support local artists. More info bit.ly/3YfbSBb

We’ve still got some great poetry events to come & join in with for #ironbridgefestival Thu 14 Sep Black Country Voices, tickets FREE bit.ly/3OMc7Am Sat 16 Sep Rural Voices, tickets £5 bit.ly/45tGT6B Sun 17 Sep Poetry Slam, tickets £8 bit.ly/3R0yP9F

There’s just one week left to get your entries in to @IronbridgeFest poetry competition. See pandemonialists.co.uk for details. 😊

💗 We welcome melodic folk singer Mair Thomas to #Ironbridgefestival for a live performance on Sun 17 September. At Holy Trinity, Church Rd, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7NS, 4pm. Tickets are £5 on-the-door, kids are free. Price includes hot drink and a slice of cake.

🚶Choose a great walk at this year’s #Ironbridgefestival; @IronbridgeWalks Sat & Sun of 12.5m or 6.5m free > bit.ly/44Syeuu @IronbridgeSGCT Fri 15 Sep Flight By Night Walk £5 > bit.ly/44Vkwqz Sun 17 Sep Flora and Fauna walk free > bit.ly/3r4h7Ho

#IronbridgeFestival: Workshops. 🐭 Fantastic mammals on Sat 9 Sep @IronbridgeSGCT Get tickets >>> bit.ly/3OlXvaJ ✂️ Telling tales: The Stories of people of the gorge on Sun 10 and Sat 16 Sep at The Bolthole More info >>> bit.ly/3Es7ZzK @IronbridgeFest

Find out what’s on this weekend at the #ironbridgefestival? There’s poetry, heritage activities and events, art trails and walks! Something for all ages! For more information on what’s on in September for the #ironbridgefestival >>> bit.ly/46pmUr5

🙏Thanks to our host venue @theboltholestore and Yvonne Appleby and Simon Fletcher for leading our Russian Love poetry session yesterday.

There will be free entry to @IronbridgeGMT’s five Coalbrookdale sites this weekend for the Heritage Open Days, Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Enginuity, Darby Houses, The Old Furnace & Coalbrookdale Gallery

🩶 Head to Coalbrookdale Heritage Open days this weekend, part of #Ironbridgefestival There will be free entry to all @IronbridgeGMT venues over the weekend. Explore the buildings & exhibits, Take part in talks & walks, Heritage activities More info bit.ly/440fkAJ

September 17th is also the closing date in this year's @IronbridgeFest poetry competition. It's open to folk from all around the world, with a 1st prize of £300, and a local prize for the best poem from a TF postcode, too. Get writing! Details here: pandemonialists.co.uk/ironbridge-poe…

🐾The Rotary Club of Ironbridge will be hosting their Family Fun Dog Show for the #ironbridgefestival this Saturday 🐾 Event Registration at 12noon. Dog Show 1pm - 3.45pm £3 per entry. Discount for multiple entries More info bit.ly/43UKZna

We’ve got an eclectic film programme as part of @IronbridgeFest 🦕Film Adventurer 7 Sep £5 bit.ly/3L0zN1H 💌Jane Eyre 6 Sep FREE bit.ly/3PinPDb 🏊‍♂️River on 12 Sep FREE, ticket required. 45 mins of the film then a panel discussion. bit.ly/3EqMRKa

We're into the final two weeks of @IronbridgeFest poetry competition. If you've not entered yet, you'd best get busy! Pat Edwards is waiting to read through the poems to find our winners... 🙂 pandemonialists.co.uk/ironbridge-poe…

📅 Find out what’s on next week at @IronbridgeFest >>> bit.ly/46pmUr5 Pop along and enjoy an eclectic mix of events, many of which are free. ✨ Details for each event, poetry, walks, films and more can be found by using the above link. #ironbridgefestival