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Shrewsbury Town's brave battle at Wembley

Well what an opportunity Shrewsbury Town FC gave us by getting to the play off final. A trip to the new Wembley stadium. Both Dan and I were on a trip down memory lane as it brought back all our happy memories of standing on the riverside at the Gay meadow back in the 70's and 80's. Seeing Shropshire folk take over a quarter of one of the world's greatest stadiums was something, although Bristol Rovers out numbered us 3 to 1. Unfortunately Shrewsbury lost a well fought battle and had a chance of equalising at the death but for an over zealous keeper who came up for a corner when he didn't need to and Bristol broke away to score their third goal. It started so well with an early lead for Shrewsbury so at least we got the chance to cheer and go mad. In the end we lost 3-1 and Bristol got promoted. As for the new ground it is fantastic. The great thing is , it is a massive stadium but the pitch doesn't feel far away, and the interior is more like an airport than a stadium. The food prices were horrendous, but like good Shropshire lads we took a packed lunch. A disappointing result but a great day out. Check out all our photos on my flikr site.

Free For All in Liverpool and Shropshire

Last week Free For All went to Liverpool and we had a great week. In all we worked with 600 children throughout the week, putting on a performance every day. I took this picture of the Liver building as it was a built on  the profits of the slave trade. Check out the Free For All blog for a write up and pictures of the week. Having finished on Friday we stopped off in Shropshire on the way back to see my Mum. We visited Hawkstone park in Shropshire. It is basically an area of rock outcrops and limestone caves, which has been landscaped since 1700 for the public. Check out our pics on my flikr and we finished off visiting one of the few friends I am still in contact  with in Shropshire. We had our first BBQ of the summer and the weather with it to boot. Thanks John and Kam for your hospitatlity.