The latest positive local news from Church Stretton & the Shropshire Hills: food and drink, nightlife, people, arts, sport and business stories from La Vida Shropshire.
Family-run Wenlock Spring, bottling water drawn from 200 feet beneath the Shropshire Hills near Church Stretton, has won a national sustainability award and is opening doors to young people.
Long Mynd Adventure Camp near Church Stretton has opened a fully accessible washroom building, funded by more than £40,000 in donations, so more young people can enjoy the hills.
Acton Scott Escapes, the woodland glamping site on the historic Acton Scott estate near Church Stretton, took Bronze in the Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park category at the West Midlands Tourism Awards.
Burway Books, the independent bookshop in Church Stretton since 1974, was named a regional finalist for Independent Bookshop of the Year in the British Book Awards 2026.
Church Stretton Tennis Club is enjoying refurbished courts opened by the Lord-Lieutenant, while its volunteer Graham Porter and Church Stretton School both won county tennis awards.