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  • King Charles III Commemoration Tree Planting
    May 19th, 2023 in Blog, News

    On Monday 8th May, the Coronation Bank Holiday, members of various Newport organisations met in Victoria Park to plant fruit trees as part of a commemorative orchard celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III.  These trees are to represent the ecological values of the King and provide free fruit to the residents of Newport.  Members of NDHS met to plant our tree, which is an Apple tree still emblazoned with blossom, on a wet day, but missing the rain during the Ceremony.  The event was…

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  • Newport High Street in 1838 by Henry Ziegler
    September 27th, 2022 in Blog, Local History Links, Newport Shropshire history, Newport Then and Now, News

    We have Caroline Davies of Davies, White & Perry to thank for preserving a wonderful watercolour of Newport High Street painted in 1838. It is fortunate that, not long after the painting was completed, a local person identified several of the characters and trades shown. The view is looking northwards towards the church.   The painting is by Henry Bryan Ziegler (1798–1874). He was a British artist, known as a landscape and portrait painter. He studied under John Varley, honed his…

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  • Future NHS Schedule.
    March 17th, 2020 in News

    the April and May meetings are cancelled as they are within the next 12 weeks. Hopefully we can resume with  summer walks and visits in June. We  will then meet as usual in September with the members Planning meeting on Tuesday 8th and the AGM with updates on Monday 21st. Thank you!

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