Shrewsbury Town Centre
Residents' Association

STCRA was delighted to welcome Cllr Heather Kidd, Leader of Shropshire Council, and Julia Buckley, MP for Shrewsbury, who spoke to and answered questions from a packed audience. The event, held on Saturday 7th March, was ably moderated by Cllr Alex Wagner, Deputy Leader of Shropshire Council and Mayor of Shrewsbury, SC member for Quarry and Coton Hill and of Shrewsbury Town Council.  A big 'thank you' to the large number of residents who attended the event, and also who submi

It is now even easier to contact our local Safer Neighbourhood Team, thanks to upgrades to the Neighbourhood Matters system.   You might want to consider subscribing to this online service, to get all sorts of useful help and advice from the Police on keeping safe and combatting crime.    Recent alerts from the service have featured guidance for flat-dwellers, of which we are many in Shrewsbury, and also Anti-Social Behaviour Guidance – who to contact about what, if you have

Shrewsbury Moves - STCRA is far from convinced .... The C1 urban cable car near Paris was inaugurated in December 2025 Credit: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters / Telegraph This article has been widely circulated and is intended to provoke thought, debate and feedback about an imaginative and exciting travel option. A cable car could promote easy and exciting access to Shrewsbury Town Centre whilst helping to reduce road traffic. This is not as yet established STRCA policy.  Please

Shropshire Council carried out a Public Consultation on the Draft Shrewsbury Town Centre Design Code, from October 2025 to January 2026. You can see STCRA's response, submitted to Shropshire Council in early January, here.

A date for your diary!

Removal of the planter at the top of Pride Hill to reduce the area as a focus for antisocial behaviour.

MP for Shrewsbury welcomed by a full house of STRCA members

Mayor of Shrewsbury – Alex Wagner, the former STCRA Deputy Chair, was made Mayor at a ceremony in Theatre Severn on 12th May.

Shrewsbury Police Safer Neighbourhood Team met with STCRA members on 29th January 2025.

The below article has been produced by the STCRA Traffic Group. We hope that it offers some important feedback and points to the Council...

Our third STCRA clean-up action morning was held on Sunday 6th October, and had a really strong turnout from residents across the Town...

The annual STCRA Garden Party was held at the home of Peter and Carolyn Stewart on June 20th.  A profit of £500 was made and donated to...

On August 8th, Caroline John and Peter Stewart (Members of our Anti-Social Behaviour Sub Committee) had a valuable and instructive...

On Sunday the 19th of May 2024, Town Centre residents met in the Square for a litter pick. It was organised by Alex Wagner. Equipment,...

In February a small group of residents carried out a survey of the town. A leaflet was produced that contained an introduction to the...