This is the site for all the Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans stuff happening in the Shrewsbury area. Several groups meet regularly, and extra stuff happens too. The site's eleven pages contain links to everything. If you have something to add please tell us.
If you’d like to join the tiny organising teams don’t be shy - please step forward and tell us!
Updated 1 December 2019
Welcome!
Contact the Webmaster at lgbtshrewsbury@hotmail.com
Events Listings:
- 2 December Chill Out Mondays social. Old Market Hall cafe bar. From 8.15pm.
- 2 December Free cabaret Fabulous night with Miss Marty. Around 11pm in Havana.
- 2 December Swimming TAGS for anyone identifying as trans. Shortwood School, Limekiln Lane, Wellington TF1 2JA at 7pm. Email to confirm.
- 4 December The film 'The Shiny Shrimps' at Oswestry's Kinokulture, 7.30pm. Tickets here
- 7 December Border Women meet at 11am in a town centre location. Details
- 9 December Fabulous special with Lady Diamond. Havana from 11pm.
- 12 December Telford LGBT+ Big Night Out at bowling alley, Southwater, Telford. Meet at reception between 6.30 and 6.45pm.
- 14 December XYZ youth group in a central Shrewsbury location 2pm. Details here
- 16 December Fabulous special with Vicky Jackson at Havana from 11pm.
- 19 December Ex Libris LGBT book group. Meet at 1030 in The Hive, Belmont to discuss the month's book Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez
- 23 December Miss Penny's Christmas Show at Havana, from 11pm.
- 30 December Amy La Queefa at Havana, from 11pm.
Latest News:
- Oswestry Pride Season from Oswestry Film Society still has one more film for you to see - the feel good film The Shiny Shrimps! 4 December at 7.30pm. Details here; booking here. £7.
- Organisers of Shropshire's award-winning LGBT+ History Festival have launched a fresh new website for 2020, and details of nine weeks (yes, nine weeks) of events is up and ready for you! Shrewsbury, Wellington and Oswestry share the action, which includes singing workshop, young people's clowning and comedy workshop, film, youth and schools event, live comedy, illuminating talks and more. Comedian Clare Summerskill will lead an evening of song and comedy, and the producer and director of Are You Proud? will take part in discussions after screening of their film. The campaigner and co-founder of Gay's The Word bookshop - bibliophile and photographer Jonathan Cutbill (who lived in Shrewsbury until his death earlier this year) - is remembered in two special events that explore him and his legacy. The Festival programme is here.
- Telford LGBT+ are having a Big Night Out at the bowling alley on 12 December - details in the event listings below.
- Havana Republic is really pushing the boat out this month with a weekly line up of star turns at their Fabulous Monday LGBT+ nights! Included, with her first ever visit to Shrewsbury, is the Queen of Sitges and mother of gays everywhere Lady Diamond! Free entry before midnight.
- National / international LGBT News here.
- Midlands LGBT News here. And the monthly Midlands Zone magazine can be viewed here (scroll to bottom).