'Rex' the monitor lizard made some friends while he was here on Tuesday. Bobbie Phillips our packing room manager was very Impressed with Rex, the 5 year old monitor Lizard. Exotic Zoo Telford were here this week and told us Rex, is only half the size of a full adult male, so he still has a lot of growing to do.

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There were some seriously good pirates in the making that visited over half term.We even had some expert pirates who picked up the winners prize for finiding the gold bar!We had such good fun having you all here. Well done everyone who found the Ironworks treasure, thank you!!

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We were delighted to host the Royal British Legion - Oswestry branch here recently. William Simpson was announced as the new standard bearer for the Oswestry branch and branch chairman, David Cooper, couldn't be more thrilled with this new addition. William is a member of the combined cadet force at Oswestry school and has been involved with the scouts in Baschurch. He is really pleased to now be involved with the Royal British legion and wants more young people t...

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  This year we are planning to play host to some of the best local singers and performers by holding FREE live music events every weekend!Sunday March 6th MOTHER'S DAY we have Julie Richards singer/songwriter performing live in our showroom!We loved Julie so much last time, she is back for a second session at the Ironworks and we couldn't be more excited. Julie performs a variety of songs both old and new.

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This year we are planning to play host to some of the best local singers and performers by holding FREE live music events every weekend!   Saturday 12th March we have Damon Jacs, singer/songwriter performing live in our showroom! Self-taught singer-songwriter is a solo acoustic artist based in Wrexham, Damon has a catalogue of melodic pop rock songs with gripping choruses.   Come and support local young musicians at The British Ironwork Centre.

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  We are delighted for neighbouring Park Hall Countryside Experience have won 'Best in Education 2016′ at The National Farm Attractions Network conference held last week.The team at park hall were delighted to pick up the award, which is so well deserved due to the centre's unique diversity and excellence in the range of educational activities.Well done to everyone involved! what an achievement!

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March will soon be here and Oswestry will be hit by Oswestry Lit Fest 17th - 20th March.With events spanning across the town there will be something for everyone The creative organisers Carrie and Tim Morris from Booka Bookshop have really pulled the stops out this year. It's a fantastic event for the town and we can't wait for the buzz around littlest to begin.

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We were delighted to have Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod here to discuss this year's event. After today's talks we are working on sending the giant dragon to to be displayed at the Eisteddfod. We plan to have the Dragon escorted to the festival via Police escort and a transfer from English Police to Welsh Police Will take place on the border. It would be great to have both forces involved to get the dragon to the festival safely and this isn't just any Dragon....

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SINCERE APOLOGIES to all visitors on Tuesday!Police were called to attend the site early morning, as we had received over 3,000 visitors in just 2 hours.A bitter decision had to be made and in order to keep everybody safe, the centre has been closed to all visitors now arriving.We have ensured that everyone is compensated thoroughly for the inconvenience, we did not anticipate such a surge of attendance over such a small period of time.We only ever want to provide lovely expe...

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Exotic Zoo came to this Ironworks this half term to show off some of the exotic creatures they have. There were meerkats, creepy crawlies and a slithering snake. Thank you so much to everyone who came and thank you kindly for your patience.

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