Talk:Bridgnorth
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Notes for discussion: Cromwell never visited Bridnorth - a widely - held belief stemming from the fact that he was at the siege of Bridgwater at about thet same time The town was burnt by Royalists retreating up the High st toward the castle in order to deny the attacking parliamentarians the shelter of the buildings. 400 were made homeless.
[edit] Folk Festival
There are reports that in 2006 the Folk Festival will move down the road to the county capital of Shrewsbury in order to accomodate its popularity. As the 2005 festival is yet to occur, I have not edited the line about the folk festival, but it will need to be edited in future.
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- I've heard that the festival is to move to Shrewsbury from 2006 too. David 09:56, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
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- In 2006, the folk festival formerly known as the Bridgnorth Folk Festival is to move to the county town of Shrewsbury, and be suitably renamed. This is due to increasing numbers of visitors making the small venues in Bridgnorth impractical.
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- Full details at http://www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
- -- Maelor 14:55, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Sources
Sources would be good for the item below: — Matt Crypto 14:48, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
- It was a major story in various national newspapers, including the Times and Telegraph, and featured on BBC Midlands Today. The Shropshire Star also made a big deal of it. David 10:22, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Nazi HQ of Britain?
In 2005, German papers from 1941 were discovered outlining a possible Nazi invasion of the United Kingdom. There is a lot of detail about two Shropshire towns in the documentation—Ludlow and Bridgnorth. Some experts now believe that it was Hitler's intention to make Bridgnorth his HQ in Britain, due to its central, but rural, location and its now disused airfield.
