Shropshire's Annual Tug Of War Competition This weekend saw the return of the iconic Clash of the Titans Tug of War event, hosted by the British Ironwork Centre. Each year the Centre invites teams from across the county to take part in a contest of strength, endurance and skill. As each year passed and a new winner was celebrated, the competition became fiercer and the banter even more brutal! The latest competitors joined together with more teams than ever before. For the ...

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Visit us this October half term and you’ll get the chance to explore the ‘Zoosbury’ exotic zoo. Meet David Riley, who has over 25 years’ experience in animal management and knows everything there is to know about exotic animals. Come along and meet mini beasts, animals from the rainforest, nocturnal animals and if you can spot them, camouflage animals. Learn about these incredible creatures at The Ironworks this half term and we are certain you will ...

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Jurassic Hike get 200kg Dinosaur to the summit of Snowdon! The 22 strong team split the sculpture into 4 sections, the heaviest weighing over 85kg and each team was given the task to get that body part up the mountain. Specialist straps and poles were organised to carry the load up the mountain but even from the car park the teams realized that the sheer awkwardness of the sculpture would mean that this challenge could only be done using pure brute strength and dog eared d...

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Sunday 21st August saw the Ironworks second annual sheep dog trials. Over 80 contestants took part, guiding their dogs on a bizarre course at the centre. The handler and dog duo’s had quite a task, herding the flock of sheep through the most unusual gates and around quite out of the ordinary obstacles in the form of Gorillas, Giraffe’s and Elephant sculptures. The aim was to herd the flock of sheep around the course and into the ornate gazebo at the finish. ...

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Four heroic teams are taking part in an incredible undertaking in aid of a local charity. In an event organised by Oswestry Cambrian Rotary Club and The British Ironwork Centre, with brave supporters from Fusion Arts, Elite Fitness and Oswestry Cross Fit will be taking on a tough four hour hike to the summit of Mount Snowdon, but this is no regular mountain trek. Each team will be carrying far more than the ordinary supplies, a T-Rex sculpture weighing in at over 200kg will b...

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We are so grateful to the The Chester & Wrexham MG & Triumph Enthusiasts for joining us this year at the annual Transport Rally 2016. We hope that you all had a wonderful day and we look forward to welcoming you back again. About The The Chester & Wrexham MG & Triumph Enthusiasts Chester & Wrexham MG & Triumph Owners and Enthusiasts is a loose co-operation between the local MG Owners’ Club and the Triumph Sports Six Club, ...

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 The amount of vehicles at this year’s rally astounded us. The club field was overflowing with Vintage enthusiasts from near and far. We are always amazed at the time and effort which goes into the preparation for an event like ours. The owner’s work tirelessly polishing and preparing their pride and joy for the spotlight. We felt it only right to feature The Marlin Owners Club on our website to show our appreciation for the effort made by all in attending t...

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We were astounded by the amount of vehicles that attended this year's rally The Club field was overflowing with Vintage enthusiasts from near and far. A lot of time and effort had gone into preparation for the day with owners polishing and preparing the stars of our show, their pride and joy We felt it only right to feature the Mid Wales Classic vehicles club on our website to show our appreciation for the effort made by all in attending this year’s show. {{block type...

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We were astounded by the amount of car clubs which took part in this year's rally. Vintage and classic enthusiasts descended on the Ironworks in their hundreds and it was fantastic to see thier pride and joy on show. We felt it only right to feature the Shropshire Classics Club on our website to show our appreciation for the effort made by all in attending this year’s show. {{block type="gallery/category" category="11"}} Thank you so much to the Shropshire Classics f...

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Another Club which attended this year’s event were the Lotus Seven Club. In a rainbow of colour the group parked up and drew quite a lot of attention. We were astounded by the amount of car clubs which took part in this year's rally. Vintage and classic enthusiasts descended on the Ironworks in their hundreds and it was fantastic to see thier pride and joy on show. We felt it only right to feature the Lotus Seven Club on our website to show our appreciation for the ef...

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