Visit Shropshire Hills Autumn Newsletter - Shropshire Hills & Ludlow

Welcome

How quickly the seasons change. It only seems a short while since the fields and gardens were looking parched, but now the autumn hues are brightening up the Shropshire Hills.

In this newsletter:

Blogging Workshop – Wednesday 10th December – Aston-on-Clun
Optimise your VSH listing
It’s been a good season for the Shropshire Hills Shuttle Bus
Making your membership fee go further
Visit Shropshire Hills AGM – Thursday 13th November
Training Resources & Events

But firstly, a warm welcome to our new members:
Carolyn & Marcus Quartly at Pooh Hall Cottages, near Clun
Graham Jenkins at Rorrington Hall, near Montgomery

‘BlogFest’
~ Save the Date ~

Do you struggle for inspiration when it comes to writing blogs?
Are you keen to learn more about how to write an effective blog?
How about getting wider business exposure by having a blog featured on the VSH website?

Then join us for ‘BlogFest‘
Wednesday 10th December, 2-4pm
in Aston-on-Clun Village Hall

Blogging Tips – Networking – Mulled Apple Juice & more…

More Details to Follow!

Optimise Your VSH Website Listing

We’ve been busy working ‘behind the scenes’ on the VSH website for some time now, to improve the readability and discoverability of the site. We’re pleased to say that the improvements are making a difference and we now have around 60,000 visitors to our website each year – and that’s growing about 15% each year!

If you want to improve your own listing even more, our membership secretary Dave Wright has produced some notes to guide you:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zBnG2sUFzwVnkCcvk4xuTSmUYWDRGsQE/view?usp=drive_link

If you have any questions, email Dave at dave.wright@talktalk.net

A Good Season for the Shropshire Hills Shuttle Bus

Visit Shropshire Hills is proud to sponsor the Shropshire Hills Shuttle Busservice, provided by the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

The reviews from this season’s service have been excellent. Here’s an extract from the Shropshire Hills National Landscape newsletter, summarising this year’s successes:

“We’ve had a great season with passenger numbers and income exceeding last year’s excellent service. A new digitised ticket machine has given us data about how passengers are using the service, which will help to identify where any efficiencies or changes can be made for next year.”

Visit Shropshire Hills will be sponsoring the Shuttle Bus again in 2026.

Get Involved!

Do you want to:

Be one of the first to know what’s going on in the Shropshire Hills?
Have your say in local tourism matters?
Help us to represent our members’ best interests?
Give your own business a higher profile?

The Visit Shropshire Hills committee is always looking for volunteers to join us. If you’re interested in getting involved please let us know – email info@visitshropshirehills.co.uk.

Membership Renewal Reminder

Membership fee reminders will be hitting your Inboxes shortly. We hope very much that you’ll continue your membership of Visit Shropshire Hills.

Making your Membership Fee Go Further

We have invested some of our financial reserves – your membership fee – in a high-interest account. The interest alone on this investment will cover our 2026 sponsorship of the Shropshire Hills Shuttle Bus.

~Visit Shropshire Hills AGM~

Everyone Welcome!

This year’s AGM will be on THURSDAY 13TH NOVEMBER at 14:30.
It will be an online meeting using Teams.
Agenda, links and other materials will be circulated shortly.

Training Resources & Events

There are several ‘Powering Tourism in Shropshire’ free training courses on offer for anyone working in the Shropshire Visitor Economy. Details below.

Emergency First Aid at Work
This accredited course equips participants with the skills to respond to workplace emergencies confidently and effectively.
Time: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Venues & Dates:

Ludlow Library – 7th November 2025 – Click here to book

Eaton Manor Fundraising Sunday Lunch
Lingen Davies is hosting a Sunday Lunch autumn fundraiser at Eaton Manor on 16^th November.
Arrival from 12.30pm, lunch served at 1.30pm
£29.50 per person to include a welcome drink, two course lunch followed by tea and coffee. Catered by Oak Apple Catering.
Click here for more details.

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