Sunday, 11th December 2011, 6.30pm

On SUNDAY, 11TH DECEMBER the Mayor’s Christmas Carol Service takes place at All Saints Church in Church Street.

A number of schools will be entertaining us, with the Wellington Brass Band.

The Mayor invites everyone to join her on the evening.

Saturday, 10th December 2011

On SATURDAY, 10TH DECEMBER we welcome the Shropshire Male Choral Society into Market Square. They will be performing a number of songs and carols for your entertainment from 2:00pm onwards and the Mayor will be there too.

Saturday, 3rd December 2011

On SATURDAY, 3RD DECEMBER the official Switching on event for the the Christmas Lights and Lantern Parade takes place. With our beautiful new streets and the Community Clock back in Market Square, it should be more glorious than ever. We have a whole day of events lined up, starting at 10:00am. A full programme will be published nearer the time and we will post this on the Notice Board (opposite the library) and on our website. Needless to say, Santa will be there, escorted in by the children’s Lantern Parade.

Friday, 11th November 2011

Remembrance Day is a simple affair on 11th November each year, held in Market Square with a speech by the Mayor.

This year the Reverend Kirby from All Saints Church will attend and there will be the normal two-minute silence at 11:00am.

Sunday, 13th November 2011

Remembrance Sunday is organised with the local church (All Saints Church) and involves a Parade and a Church Service on the Sunday after 11th November. Wellington has always has an open-invitation to anyone who would like to take part in the Parade to do so. The Service itself takes place at the All Saints Church Lych Gate at 11:00 and the Parade will assemble in Nailor’s Row (Old Bakery Row) car park at the top of New Street leaving at 10:25am.

The Wellington Town Council, through its Festival Committee, is delighted to present another celebration of all things literary.  Each year we try to stage something new and exciting and this year is no different.  The programme for the event is now available and copies can be picked up at the Civic Centre, Library and various shops in the Town.

The sun shone, the music played and we all had a dance!

Not your usual games day but on Saturday 2nd July Wellington Town Council staged a Wrekin Games Day in the town.  Keeping the links with William Penny Brooke’s original Olympian concept, the town enjoyed a series of sports skills demonstrations.  Members of the public also had the opportunity to try those skills – and yes they included salsa, courtesy of ‘SalsaParami!’.  Perhaps not quite what Penny Brookes had in mind but dance is acknowledged as good exercise in itself.