Residents: Be a local tourist this week
Local residents are invited to become a tourist in their own town this week when the Be a Local Tourist Week gets underway today (Friday) in Welshpool.
Events will be held every day until July 7 and they will teach residents about what’s literally in their own back yards.
The initiative, now in its fifth year, is backed by organisations across the town including the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway which is offering a £3.50 per person return fare to anyone who lives in Powys for the week.
Christ Church Welshpool, which is undergoing a 10-year restoration journey to breathe new life into the redundant Victorian church, will hold an open day on July 6 with a special one-off access to the ground floor. A number of other historical buildings, including the Cock Pit, will also throw open their doors.
Pick a leaflet from the Tourist Information Office or the Library for more information.
Event timetable:
Friday
9am-noon: Mayors Coffee morning in the Corn Exchange, Town Hall
11am-2pm: Cock Pit in New Street open
Saturday
2pm-5pm: Open Garden No1 Church Bank
11am: Old Welshpool Town walk featuring murder, execution, foul deeds and more. Meet at Powysland Museum
Noon-4pm: St Mary's Church open day - organ, bells, choir, history talk. Grave Yard tour at 2.15pm.
Sunday
Noon: Guided walk around the town. Meet at town hall
2pm-5pm: Open Garden No1 Church Bank
2pm-5pm: Discover the Victoria Bowling Club on an old Motte & Bailey castle near Boys & Boden
Monday
2pm: Town Hall tour
2pm-3.30pm: Photographic Exhibition, Oldford School
7pm: Walk the old railway line through the town centre. Meet Tourist Information Centre
Tuesday
11am-1pm: Cockpit open
From 10am: Open Church at Baptist Church Chelsea Lane
TBC: Tour of the Armoury Recreation Centre when it was an army headquarters
7pm: Ask the Panel Evening, Corn Exchange Town Hall. Ask the panel of Welshpool experts any questions that you have on its past
Wednesday
11am: Town Hall tour
5.30pm-7pm: Open Evening & Victorian Classroom experience, Powysland Museum
Thursday
11am: Walk along old railway line
2pm: Canal towpath walk from Powysland Museum
2pm: Tour of the Armoury Recreation Centre when it was an army headquarters
Friday
11am-1pm: Cock pit open
11am: Town Hall tour
Saturday
9.30am: Exhibition of photos and memorabilia in Corn Exchange
10am-5pm: Christ Church open day
2.30pm: Slide Show of Old Welshpool Corn Exchange
10am-4pm: Ty Mawr Medieval Hall Castle Caereinion open day
Sunday
2pm-5pm: Open Garden No1 Church Bank
2pm: Stroll through Powis Park from Methodist Church
10am-4pm: Ty Mawr Medieval Hall open day, Castle Caereinion
8pm: Quiz in Talbot Inn
All week events
St Mary's Church open
Pool Quay Church open
Special offer on Llanfair Railway: only £3.50 with proof of Powys residency
WLLR 50th anniversary exhibition in Town Hall Market Hall
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