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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2025 · 22 MIN

Hello You 133: Blooms, bins, benches and Helen Ball

from Hello You - the Shropshire podcast with Jim Hawkins · host Jim Hawkins

‘It’s for us to put the jam and cream on the scone of Shrewsbury’What is ‘… in Bloom’, and why is it such a big thing in Shrewsbury? Does it lead to Shrewsbury’s street people being removed from the town temporarily? And why do the benches in the Square keep moving around?! ‘This Square belongs to the public, three-hundred and sixty-five days of the year’Shrewsbury’s Town Clerk Helen Ball tackles these questions and more in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast.If you like this, you probably know someone else who’ll like it too. So, be a good friend and share it with them? Get in touch?Join in the conversation in the comments … and contact me directly by sending a message … or if you have a news tip or an idea for an episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast that needs to be shared discreetly and confidentially, download the Signal messaging app and get in touch with me at the username jimallthetime.69Thank you for being thereThank you for being a member of the Hello You family. Why not pull up a chair to the virtual Hello You kitchen table by subscribing? Take care of yourself.Take care of the people around you, and I hope they’re taking good care of you, too. Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimallthetime.substack.com/subscribe

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