No doubt it will have all the pomp and ceremony we'd expect from royalty, with the King’s own take on what a modern coronation should look like. 

Naturally, we’re doing our bit in Shropshire with 41 street parties lined up, plus people can watch the Coronation live-streamed on big screens at Shrewsbury Castle and Oswestry Cae Glas Park on Saturday 6 May and take part in the Coronation Big Lunch on Sunday 7 May. There’s also The Big Help Out starting on Monday 8 May which gives us all a chance to help our local communities. 

Many of our services are still running of course and my thanks go to all those staff who continue to work for the benefit of our residents during this extra Bank Holiday.

It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'm sure we'll all enjoy witnessing history in the making.  

Having a supportive family and a safe and warm home is something many of us take for granted. Every year thousands of children desperately need someone to care for them when they can’t live with their birth parents. Foster carers carry out this vital role, providing them with love, understanding, and a secure place to call home for as long they need it.  

In the vast majority of cases, children in foster care will have regular contact with their families. They will often continue to attend their old schools and maintain contact with their friends. The expectation is that most will hopefully return home to their families. 

This is where you come in. We need more foster carers in Shropshire, so that children can stay in a place which is familiar to them. 

Interested? You can find out more by visiting www.shropshirefostering.co.uk 

The first cohort will be taking place from the 6 to 8 June (Tuesday - Thursday) and applications for this cohort are now open. You can now register your interest. 

The course runs from Tuesday to Thursday and we ask that you are available to attend for all of those days. If this isn’t possible due to your working pattern and you’re still interested in this training, please get in touch with your ICT business Partner. 

If you have any queries, please contact the ICT business partner for your Directorate who will be happy to assist you: People Directorate (Children's Services) - Claire.Morgan@shropshire.gov.uk People Directorate (Adults Services & Housing) - Lucy.Cartwright@shropshire.gov.uk  Health & Wellbeing - Nick.Nuthall@shropshire.gov.uk Resources - Abbie.Sylvester@shropshire.gov.uk  Place - Ben.Estry@shropshire.gov.uk  

Applications close on May 16 at 6pm.  

For more details, please see www.wolvespride.co.uk or for local news and events visit the Shrewsbury LGBT+ website. 

Well done all – and especially to Richard who ran the Manchester Marathon just the week before! 

Nathan runs his own websites to educate the public on full fibre broadband to help people find out if/when they can get it and find a deal that works for them. 

He also writes regular blogs on the topic of broadband as a passion project. Outside of work, Nathan also does media work, mainly editing but also film and video. 

Says Nathan: “I’ve helped colleagues out with their broadband getting a full fibre connection which in turn has helped with working from home. I‘ve also liaised with the Connecting Shropshire team and promote their services on my shopshirefullfibre.co.uk website 

“On the media side of things, I’ve demoed my setup and given advice on equipment and setup to both my department and team and used it to do virtual quizzes live from my home for my colleagues in ICT during lockdown, which went down a treat. 

 “All of this benefits my day-to-day work though the extra skills and knowledge especially so with my home lab stuff which directly links to my day job in ICT.” 

Have you got a hidden talent you’d like to share? Contact chris.strange@shropshire.gov.uk and we’ll try to feature you in a future update. 

These exercises are now on the Be Active section of the Wellbeing Pages.  

Why not download the PDF and pop it as a short cut on your desktop for quick/easy access so you can do these quick exercises throughout the day?    

Health 2 Employment are an affiliated company of Able Futures who deliver the Access to Work Programme (support for mental health) to organisations in the West Midlands, including Shropshire Council.  

The plan proposes an ambitious network of new and upgraded walking and cycling routes across Shropshire. It focuses on seven key market towns – Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Market Drayton, Church Stretton, Ludlow and Whitchurch. These areas have the largest numbers of people and therefore offer the greatest opportunity to increase levels of cycling and walking. 

To find out more about the plan, and the consultation – including how to get involved – visit our Newsroom and please help us to spread the word.  

And as National Walking Month continues throughout May, why not take up another walk in our beautiful county this bank holiday weekend?   

How about one of my favourites to the viewpoint at Grinshill? It’s only one mile but well worth it.