3 days ago
Ellesmere Rotary marks 40 years of service to the town and the meres
Ellesmere Rotary has celebrated its 40th birthday, looking back on decades of fundraising in Ellesmere and launching a new weekly walking group for local men.
Ellesmere & the Meres
The latest positive local news from Ellesmere & the Meres: food and drink, nightlife, people, arts, sport and business stories from La Vida Shropshire.
17 days ago
Fizzgigs fills Ellesmere's Mere with flying creatures for the town's first arts festival
Ellesmere community arts group Fizzgigs built a trail of handmade flying creatures around the Mere for the town's inaugural Arts Festival, rounded off with a stories and poems night.
18 days ago
Lyneal Trust near Ellesmere opens up the Llangollen Canal for everyone
The Lyneal Trust, a volunteer-run charity at Lyneal Wharf near Ellesmere, offers fully accessible canal boat holidays and cottages, and its long-serving chairman has been honoured with the British Empire Medal.
4 October 2026
Oteley Estate at Ellesmere opens its farm gates with café, farm shop and Tasty Trail
Clare and Ian Mainwaring's Oteley Estate beside the Mere at Ellesmere, named Community Farming Heroes, runs a farm shop and café and hosted the 2026 Shropshire Tasty Trail.