Green Man festival is held. On the bank holiday Monday the Green Man enters Clun to battle the spirit of winter at Clun Bridge and a May fair is held in the grounds of Clun Castle with a May Queen. The last weekend in June is Clun Open Gardens. Approximately 20 private gardens are open to the public. Cream teas, plants, books and refurbished garden tools are all on sale. St George's Church is the host to flower arrangements and also holds music recitals. The first Saturday in August every year sees the Clun Carnival and Show take place with a procession through the town's streets and a fete at the playing fields to the north of the town. Local people of all ages flock to exhibit their marrows, Victoria sponges and flower arrangements in the show tent. There are many stalls, a bouncy castle and a tea tent. The first weekend in October sees the Clun Valley Beer Festival which takes place in the six open pubs in the valley (from Anchor to Aston on Clun). Related uses of the name Clun is also a term used sometimes for the extreme southwest part of the county of Shropshire. Shropshire Council has an electoral division called Clun which covers Clun and the surrounding parishes. From the 2009 elections this electoral division continued to exist, though became slightly smaller. The electoral division returns one councillor to the council. The term "Clun Valley" is also used for the villages and communities along the River Clun – such as Anchor, Newcastle and Aston on Clun. Notable people Robert de Say a Norman knight, noted for the initial construction of Clun Castle Henry de Say (died after 1130) a Norman nobleman who lived in Clun, he inherited Clun Castle from his father, Robert Helias de Say (died 1165), also called Hellias, a Norman nobleman who lived in Clun Duke of Norfolk (third creation 1483) is also Baron of Clun. Sir Robert Howard KB (1585–1653) politician, inherited Clun Castle in 1626 from his brother. John Burrough (1873 in Clun – 1922) an English first-class cricketer who played in 24 matches for Cambridge University William Burrough (1875 in Clun – 1939) played first-class cricket for Somerset Bruce Bairnsfather (1887–1959) cartoonist, created Old Bill cartoons, resided at Cresswell House during World War II Martin Woosnam (1903–1962) Welsh amateur international footballer, played for Thames A.F.C. and Brentford F.C.