All About Magazine - Issue 12

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News in Brief
A selection of local news snippets.
More news stories can be found
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Newport Music Coach
The extensive October – March programme for
Newport Music Coach has now been published.
It includes five symphony concerts given by the
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra including
music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Haydn
and Brahms with Benjamin Grosvenor as soloist in
Grieg’s Piano Concerto.
Alan Titchmarch is the presenter at the CBSO’s
Christmas Festive Favourites and Stephen Bell the
conductor of a wonderfully light-hearted Viennese
concert. Also included is the popular New Year’s
Eve Gala with the London Symphony Orchestra
and a matinee performance of spectacular
ballroom dancing with Anton and Erin. Rogers and
Hammerstein’s music from the musicals is bustin’ out
all over in February.
Early in October is a visit to Stratford to see
Shakespeare’s Henry V and next February and March
outings to the ballet Romeo and Juliet and opera
The Marriage of Figaro at Birmingham Hippodrome.
All details of dates, prices and pick-ups from Anita
Davies on 01952 813340.
Letter to the Editor
A surprise email landed on the All About desk
recently from Canada. “I am planing to visit
Newport in early September with my daughter
and granddaughter. Can you help?“
This lady found us on the first page of Google,
and contacted us from there. We answered all her
questions. Her response “This will help me on my
visit to Newport. Thank you ever so much”.
Glad we could help.
NewOwner
Syd (previous owner), now fully retired has taken
himself off travelling. BooksiSell now has a new
owner, Brian Stringer from Northamptonshire. Find
more details in the 6 page High Street feature.
Looking Good
It seems it’s time for everyone to start improving
and painting the outside of the shop premises.
Currently we have Sally’s Flowers, Toggs and
Cloggs and Clarkes Pharmacy in the process of
decorating.
Many others have been completed and are
looking good. With all this redecoration and the
fabulous hanging baskets, planters and mini
gardens around the town, Newport looks fantastic.
A Sad Loss for the Town
The Newport Advertiser has recently relocated
it’s office and staff to the Ketley office (Shropshire
Head office). The building is due to go up for sale.
Interesting fact: It’s suggested that the earliest
recorded copy of the Newport Advertiser was
September 5, 1837.
Building for Sale
The former Britannia/Co-op Bank premises is up
for sale in Newport High Street.
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