News & Workshops

Below are details of our forthcoming Saturday workshops. Unless otherwise stated, all workshops are held at Mereside Community Centre, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LH, running from 1pm to 4pm, with a £5 cost.  No need to book/register in advance.  All welcome.   Month Date...

Mereside Community Centre will be closed for refurbishment 6th-10th April, resulting in the cancellation of the following classes that week: Tues 7th: - Tai Chi 1000-1200 with Amy - Sabre 1930-2130 with Gareth & Ed Weds 8th: - Tai Chi 1330-1530 with Jean - Tai Chi...

As the festive period approaches, we can confirm the following changes to our regular schedule of classes over the Christmas and New Year period. All classes are suspended on weeks commencing 22nd and 29th December.  Classes will resume on the week commencing 5th...

We're pleased to announce updates for our next few workshops, include a double serving for September!   Saturday 13th September - Sabre with Jeff Jeff will be returning to continue where he left off with the Sabre set in May.  Open to both those who are...

The Tuesday night Sabre class doesn't run on the third week of every month due to another group having the hall (the Quilters).  The dates for 25/26 with no Sabre class are confirmed as follows: 2025 September 16th October 21st November 18th 2026 January 20th February...

Sadly, we can share that Jenny Alldridge passed earlier in the month following an illness. Jenny was a long-standing instructor within the Academy, teaching the class in Pontesbury for many years, a member of the Academy Committee, and a familiar face helping out at...

We are pleased to share further details of our first workshop of the year.  Our February workshop will now be a two day event, with visiting instructor Darren Pryke. Saturday 22nd February Mereside Community Hall, Springfield, Shrewsbury.  SY2 6LH. 10am - 4pm. Sunday...

Unfortunately we enter 2025 with very sad news. We learned last weekend that our dear friend, Jo Lendon, had passed away. Jo was a founder of the Academy, a driving force within Tai Chi – not only in Shropshire, but across the UK and beyond – and an instructor,...

Amended dates. Are you thinking about a New Year's resolution?  Why not try Tai Chi! Along with Claire's new Monday evening class, Gareth and Ed will be returning to the beginning of the set in their Wednesday evening class in January.  While you can start Tai Chi at...

After this year’s success, we will be continuing with our series of Saturday afternoon mini workshops. Unless otherwise noted below, the workshops will be held 1pm – 4pm, the fee is £5 and there is no need to book in advance. Please see below for the provisional dates...

2024 May 21st June 18th July 16th August All dates available September 17th October 15th November 19th December Cancelled for Christmas 2025 January 21st February 18th March 18th April 15th May 20th June 17th July 15th...

Apologies to any users of the website, we let it get very out of date, but we now are hoping to be more on the ball and make regular updates to keep you all informed. Thank you for your patience.