Great Dawley Town Council

💘✨ Happy Valentine’s Day! ✨💘

Whether you’re celebrating with your other half, your best mates, your family… or just treating yourself (as you should 👏), we’re sending all the love your way today.

🍽️ Our weekly Dawley Dinner is on this afternoon at Dawley House (Doors open at 12pm)
We've got some lovely Chicken Casserole or Veg Casserole on the menu! - Feel free to pop in, Tickets are only £5 and can be purchased on the door.

Shout out to everyone who joined us this afternoon! 👊 We tackled everything from Nintendo Switch tournaments to board game showdowns 🎲—and emptied the snack bowl in record time! 😋

Missed this session? Don't Worry! We’re back at it on Monday: 5:30-7pm

🥞 Great Dawley Pancake Race 🥞
📅 Fri 20 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 10am–12 noon
📍 Dawley High Street, TF4 2EX

🎶 Music, games & pancake making with Adam Purnell
🏁 Races from 11am | 🏅 Medals for all | 🏆 Prizes to win

FREE, family-friendly & flipping good fun 💚

📄 Procurement Notice:
We're currently in the process of procuring the Operation and Management of Dawley Park Cafe.

Interested? Please visit the link below for further information. 👇

https://loom.ly/tt7ERQc

Tea Dance - Great Dawley Town Council Held once a month at Dawley Town Hall, our Tea Dances are perfect for anyone who loves a classic tune, a gentle dancefloor glide, or simply a lovely afternoon out with friends. Expect traditional dance music, a welcoming atmosphere, and plenty of opportunities to socialise. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just fancy a cup of tea and a toe-tap, you’ll be right at home. 📍 Venue Dawley Town Hall

💕Celebrate Valentine’s with our February Tea Dance, featuring the wonderful Graham Darby.
Romantic melodies, a warm atmosphere, and plenty of opportunities to dance the afternoon away.💕

Tickets can be purchased online at 👉 https://loom.ly/6h_781M

🥞 Great Dawley Pancake Race 🥞
📅 Fri 20 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 10am–12 noon
📍 Dawley High Street, TF4 2EX

🎶 Music, games & pancake making with Adam Purnell
🏁 Races from 11am | 🏅 Medals for all | 🏆 Prizes to win

FREE, family-friendly & flipping good fun 💚

Tea Dance - Great Dawley Town Council Held once a month at Dawley Town Hall, our Tea Dances are perfect for anyone who loves a classic tune, a gentle dancefloor glide, or simply a lovely afternoon out with friends. Expect traditional dance music, a welcoming atmosphere, and plenty of opportunities to socialise. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just fancy a cup of tea and a toe-tap, you’ll be right at home. 📍 Venue Dawley Town Hall

💕Celebrate Valentine’s with our February Tea Dance, featuring the wonderful Graham Darby.
Romantic melodies, a warm atmosphere, and plenty of opportunities to dance the afternoon away.💕

Tickets can be purchased online at 👉 https://loom.ly/6h_781M

Monday nights done right 👏
Loads of laughs, creative chaos, friendly competition, and plenty of gaming went down at Youth Club last night 🎮🎨⚽

Free, fun, and open to 11–16 year olds — Youth Club is the place to be.

💬 Join us for Time to Talk Day! 💬

📅 Friday 6th February ⏰ 12PM - 2PM
📍 Dawley Town Hall

We’re hosting a relaxed and welcoming event where you can enjoy a friendly chat over free tea, coffee, and cake! ☕🍰

💙 Telford Mind staff will be on site for support and conversations.

🎙️ New Mayor’s Podcast episode ⚔️
Cllr Ben Carter is joined by Jamie Blakeman from The Larp Inn to talk LARPing (Live Action Role Playing) — from costumes and creativity to running a local business.

👉 Listen now:
🎵 Spotify: https://loom.ly/YRtaUww

🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://loom.ly/gFLhCKs

Tea Dance - Great Dawley Town Council Held once a month at Dawley Town Hall, our Tea Dances are perfect for anyone who loves a classic tune, a gentle dancefloor glide, or simply a lovely afternoon out with friends. Expect traditional dance music, a welcoming atmosphere, and plenty of opportunities to socialise. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just fancy a cup of tea and a toe-tap, you’ll be right at home. 📍 Venue Dawley Town Hall

💕Celebrate Valentine’s with our February Tea Dance, featuring the wonderful Graham Darby.
Romantic melodies, a warm atmosphere, and plenty of opportunities to dance the afternoon away.💕

Tickets can be purchased online at 👉 https://loom.ly/6h_781M

Youth Club Thursdays never miss
From creative projects to console games, sports, and dance, tonight was packed with fun from start to finish 🎮🎶

Our Youth Club is free and open to 11–16 year olds - If your child is interested, they're more than welcome to join!

🌻During today’s Dawley Dinner, we’ve been delighted to welcome Lingen Davies Cancer Fund, where we held a raffle to help raise money for the charity.

With thanks to everyone’s support at the Dawley Dinner, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve raised over £100 for Lingen Davies! 💚

🍽️ Our weekly Dawley Dinner is on this afternoon at Dawley House (Doors open at 12pm)
We've got some lovely Hunters Chicken or Quorn BBQ Bake on the menu! - Feel free to pop in, Tickets are only £5 and can be purchased on the door.

💬 Join us for Time to Talk Day! 💬

📅 Friday 6th February ⏰ 12PM - 2PM
📍 Dawley Town Hall

We’re hosting a relaxed and welcoming event where you can enjoy a friendly chat over free tea, coffee, and cake! ☕🍰

💙 Telford Mind staff will be on site for support and conversations.

Monday nights done right 👏
Loads of laughs, creative chaos, friendly competition, and plenty of gaming went down at Youth Club last night 🎮🎨⚽

Free, fun, and open to 11–16 year olds — Youth Club is the place to be.

We’ll be sharing full details of our Spring Half Term Activities next week 🎉

Places will be limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so we recommend keeping an eye on our social media channels and website 👀

💬 Join us for Time to Talk Day! 💬

📅 Friday 6th February ⏰ 12PM - 2PM
📍 Dawley Town Hall

We’re hosting a relaxed and welcoming event where you can enjoy a friendly chat over free tea, coffee, and cake! ☕🍰

💙 Telford Mind staff will be on site for support and conversations.

Tea Dance - Great Dawley Town Council Held once a month at Dawley Town Hall, our Tea Dances are perfect for anyone who loves a classic tune, a gentle dancefloor glide, or simply a lovely afternoon out with friends. Expect traditional dance music, a welcoming atmosphere, and plenty of opportunities to socialise. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just fancy a cup of tea and a toe-tap, you’ll be right at home. 📍 Venue Dawley Town Hall

💕Celebrate Valentine’s with our February Tea Dance, featuring the wonderful Graham Darby.
Romantic melodies, a warm atmosphere, and plenty of opportunities to dance the afternoon away.💕

Tickets can be purchased online at 👉 https://loom.ly/6h_781M

🍽️ Our weekly Dawley Dinner is on this afternoon at Dawley House (Doors open at 12pm)
We've got some lovely Pasty and Cheese & Potato Pie on the menu! - Feel free to pop in, Tickets are only £5 and can be purchased on the door.

Another brilliant Youth Club in the bag 🙌
Music, dance, arts & crafts, sports, and gaming — all under one roof and all completely FREE 🎉

Thanks to everyone who came along tonight.

⚠️ We’ve had a rucksack handed into lost property from this evening. This can be picked up tomorrow from our office.

As part of our Youth Club Make a Change project, young people have been learning to cook with Shropshire’s own Adam Purnell – The Shropshire Lad. 👨‍🍳

This week they planned, prepped and cooked everything themselves — and smashed it. Amazing teamwork, skills and confidence on show 👏🍽️

Last night’s Youth Club was absolutely great!

From music and dance to arts & crafts, sports, and gaming on Xbox & Nintendo Switch, there was something for everyone.

Our free Youth Club is open to all 11–16 year olds, and Mondays are always a whole mood 🙌

Our Friday 5pm Sleeping Beauty Panto was the perfect way to kick off the weekend — big laughs, loud cheers, and plenty of well-timed “behind you!” moments 👀🎭

Thank you to everyone who joined us and made opening night truly spell-binding 🌹👏

The stage is set, the props are in place, and our cast are getting ready to bring Sleeping Beauty to life today and tomorrow 💤👑

🎟️ IMPORTANT:
All performances are COMPLETELY SOLD OUT — and there will be no tickets available on the door.

We can't wait to see you all soon!

It's back!
🍽️ Our weekly Dawley Dinner returns this afternoon at Dawley House (Doors open at 12pm)
We've got some lovely Pork Sausage or Quorn Sausage on the menu! - Feel free to pop in, Tickets are only £5 and can be purchased on the door.

And just like that… another cracking Thursday Youth Club ✔️

The room was full, the atmosphere was spot on, and everyone brought the good vibes. It’s always great to see young people feeling comfortable, confident, and having fun in the space 💚

We kicked off the new year in style at our Happy New Year–themed Tea Dance 🎉

Thanks to everyone who took part in our raffle on the day. We’re pleased to share that a total of £77 was raised in support of the Mayor’s chosen charity, Telford Mind 💙

Today, we've celebrated the 4th anniversary of Telford Mind's Armed Forces Community Cafe, ran by Telford Mind, in partnership with Great Dawley Town Council and Telford & Wrekin Council.💙💚❤️

We enjoyed some lovely party games, food, and even some cake to celebrate!