Bayton

JUMBLE SALE - A jumble sale is being held on April 11, at 2.30pm. Homemade cakes will again be on offer. The usual quality items for sale include clothes, bedding, curtains and the usual bric-a-brac. The money raised will be given to Bayton Church Restoration Funds. The church needs extensive work to the roof and interior so please come and support this good cause.

CLOWS TOP SHOP - Do not forget to complete your survey. If we have missed collecting from you or you would like to take part in the survey please contact the clerk to Bayton Parish Council Sue Burrows 01299 832722 or email bayton_ pc08@btinternet.com and a copy can be sent by email. We need your feedback. If anyone is interested in helping with this project please contact Sue Burrows details above.

 

Bitterley

BITTERLEY WI - The March meeting of Bitterley WI was presided over by Alvis Cummings. After welcoming members and following the usual items, future events for the WI and the group were read out. These included an entry for Burwarton Show with ‘book title’ being the theme and an educational outing to the Wedgwood Museum. The group outings included a visit to Trentham Gardens and a day out to Chester in November. Members were given the final details of the table top sale and the AGM which will be followed by a bring and share supper. Alvis then introduced Margaret Turner an activities co-ordinator at a local residential home, saying it was Fit 4 Fun without having to do floor exercises. So sat on chairs in a circle we were put through our paces by doing exercises using all our joints to some well know tunes. Something different but very enjoyable. She was thanked by Shirley Clarke.

Hostesses for the evening were Shirley Clarke, Sheila Griffiths and Jean Hamer. The competition was something beginning with T, 1st Sheila Hall (tile), 2nd Sue March (thimble) and 3rd Pat Roberts (troll). Flower of the month 1st Sue Marsh, 2nd Kath Watkins, and 3rd Sheila Hall. The next meeting will be the AGM to be held on April 16. The table top sale is on April 25 from 10am-4pm.

 

Clun

LOOKING FOR CLUN’S CARNIVAL QUEEN - Nominations are invited for this year’s carnival queen and attendant to appear at Clun Carnival and show on August 1. Nominations can be given to Richard Bright at Bright’s Flowers up to May 31, when there will be a draw to choose the queen and her attendant. You can also contact Richard to book a stall at the Show. Call him at Bright Flowers 01588 640541.

WENDY LANTOS EXHIBITS AT OLD SURGERY - The Old Surgery Gallery at Clun will be open all over the Easter weekend from 10am to 5pm. The Easter art show is drawing a lot of praise and the work of an additional artist has been added to the exhi bition. Local Clun artist, Wendy Lantos, who executes delightful and exquisite embroidery pictures is showing six pieces which have already been much admired.

EASTER EGGS-TRAVAGANZA - Come and join in the fun on Easter Monday at the annual Easter egg hunt, egg rolling eggs-travaganza and Easter bonnet parade from 2.30-4.30pm at Albany Villa, Castle Street, Clun. There will be prizes for the best decorated eggs and Easter bonnets so don’t forget to bring yours along. Tea and cake will be served after egg rolling on the castle mound. Donations of cakes always welcome. Free admission and all are welcome, especially families and young people.

RADNOR COTTAGE GARDEN OPEN - Radnor Cottage garden will be open to visitors on Tuesday from 2pm to 6pm as part of the National Gardens Scheme. The garden is the result of a plant expert and an engineer working together over many years to create an outstanding garden on a challenging slope.

Overlooking the Clun valley, Radnor Cottage has wonderful views and a multitude of spring flowers including a vast spread of fritillaries in the orchard meadow - a lovely place to spend a spring afternoon. Radnor Cottage is on the B4368 one mile from Clun. Admission is £3 for adults, free to children. Comprehensive plant sale – mostly raised by the owners – plus afternoon teas.

Visitors to NGS gardens will have the satisfaction of knowing that their entrance fee is supporting valuable causes, as monies collected at the garden gates go straight to the NGS beneficiary charities, which include Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospices UK and the Carers Trust.

Details of all NGS garden openings can be found at www.ngs.org.uk. Alternatively, for a free leaflet on all Shropshire NGS openings in 2015, please email: allison.walter2@btinternet.com.

CLUN RAMBLERS - Clun Ramblers next walk is on Wednesday. Meet at Clun Memorial Hall car park at 9.30am. Sorry no dogs.

NEWCASTLE GARDEN SOCIETY - Newcastle and District Garden Society’s next meeting is next Thursday, April 9, at 7.30pm at Newcastle Community Centre.

FLICKS IN THE STICKS - Mr Turner (12A) is showing on April 11 at Clun Memorial Hall. Tickets, adult: £4.50 child: £2.50, 7.30pm. Enquiries 01588 640254.

CORRESPONDENT - Elisabeth Taylor, email: et@myphone.coop 01981 540893. The deadline is the Wednesday the week before publication.

 

Mamble Cum Bayton

MAMBLE CUM BAYTON WI - At the March meeting, members were taken back in time, as Nick Tristram Eve spoke about the origin of chocolate and its uses. It was used in South America for medicinal purposes and as a stimulant, giving energy. He explained the process of making the cocoa and extracting the cocoa butter used nowadays in cosmetics. Members had the opportunity of tasting a 1685 recipe for medicinal chocolate, mixed with ingredients such as chilli, cinnamon and orange peel, which was rather bitter.

Members agreed the 18th century recipe, where cardamom replaced the orange, had a more agreeable sweeter taste. Nick’s company, The Copper Pot, recreates the taste of the past by carefully reconstructing historic recipes. Final numbers were taken for seats at The Regal, Tenbury Wells, for the screening of the AGM on June 4. The next meeting will be held on April 13, at Mamble Village Hall, starting at 7.30pm. The talk is entitled steam to Darjeeling, there is a trading stall and the competition is an “n” item.

 

Tenbury

SOUP AND ROLL LUNCHES - With pudding, will be held at Tenbury Methodist Church today from 12.30pm. There will be a small charge of £2.50, so please come along and share in good company. All are welcome.

CHURCH - There will be an Easter day morning service on Easter Sunday, at Tenbury Methodist Church, from 11am with Rev Helen Roberts. Please come along and join in the celebration. All are welcome.

EASTER BINGO - Brimfield and Little Hereford Sports Club. Tonight, 7.30pm start. Everyone welcome.

MUSIC AND READINGS FOR GOOD FRIDAY - Sung by the Holgate Consort, Director David Barclay. St Michaels and All Angels Church, Tenbury Wells. Good Friday, at 7pm. Admission £5, in aid of St Michaels Church Funds.

TENBURY WELLS CRICKET CLUB COACHING DAYS - Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am-3pm (including a traditional cricket tea). Fun coaching sessions for both girls and boys aged10+. All are welcome, from complete beginners to established players. The cost is £3 per day. Book your place via our facebook page, just search for Tenbury Cricket Club or visit: tenburywells.play-cricket.com to contact the club.

COFFEE AND CHAT - A warm welcome awaits you Good Friday, and on the first Friday of each month, from 10am until noon at The Pump Rooms. Organised by the Tenbury Branch of the U3A this is a great way to find out what we have to offer that might interest you - our activities range from Archaeology to Ukelele (via Badminton, Garden Visits and Photography - and lots of other groups). If it isn’t fun it isn’t U3A. So do drop in for a coffee and friendly chat, make some new friends and maybe discover a new talent or interest.

TENBURY GARDENERS GROUP - Please join us on Wednesday, 7pm at The Kings Head Tenbury Wells (car park at rear). Hillview Hardy Plants is giving a talk (they are really good) on perennials. There will be a variety of plants for sale after the talk – so time to get inspired and get out into that garden for spring The Strettons BRIDGE CLUB - The Bridge Club meets every Thursday afternoon at All Stretton Village Hall starting 1.15pm. Lifts from Church Stretton can be arranged if required. Tuition and Development Courses are also available. To find out more ring Dom on 01694 723128.

RESEARCH - Family and local history research can be done at Church Stretton Library on Thursday afternoons from 1pm-4pm. Volunteers are on hand if help is needed and there is free access to Ancestry.

FRIDAY MARKET - The Friday market opens at 8.30am-noon at Mayfair Community Centre and sells home- made cakes, produce and craft items.

PSYCHIC EVENT - A psychic night is planned for Good Friday when John Cook, psychic medium visits the District Social Club at 8pm. Tickets cost £10 from the club and include a buffet.

CAMERA CLUB - The Longmynd Camera Club played host to Welshpool Club for an interclub competition with the subject ‘on the farm’ at the last meeting. At the previous meeting on March 18, Jon Baker gave a presentation of the Wrekin Salon International Photography competition. The competition attracts thousands of entries world-wide from which a final selection is made and Jon entertained everyone with his audio visual presentation. The next meeting is on April 15, and will be the annual general meeting, and will be held at the URC hall starting at 7.30pm. All welcome.

WIVES AND FRIENDS - At the Wives and Friends meeting held on March 10, Jean Huff was invited to give a talk about keeping alpaca as a hobby. She illustrated her talk with pictures of the alpaca of various colours which she had bought over time giving each of them a name. Jean had brought along some of the wool which she had spun and made into garments and other items. The wool was soft and warm to the touch, and unlike newly-sheared sheep’s wool is not greasy. The next meeting for Wives and Friends will be on April 14. It will feature a talk about the work of the Air Ambulance. Meetings are held at the Methodist Hall starting at 7.30pm and visitors are welcome. Admission is £3 which includes refreshment.

SSIF - Next Thursday, April 9, the South Shropshire Interfaith Forum will meet at the Pilgrim Centre in Craven Arms, for a Round Table discussion led by Noel Beattie on the subject of UN Development Goals. The meetings start at noon -1.15pm and visitors may take a packed lunch if they wish. Tea and coffee is available.

SMALLHOLDERS - The Shropshire Smallholders meet next Thursday, April 9, at Leebotwood Village Hall, at 7.30pm. Members will hear a talk about chickens from Andy Cawthray. There will be the usual sales table and members’ exchange. Visitors are welcome. To find out more ring Mel on 01588 640538.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION - There was a public exhibition at the Silvester Horne Institute on March 30. Displayed at the exhibition it showed planning application proposals for land adjoining Church Stretton Academy and Springbank Farm, Shrewsbury Road. Potential developers and planning consultants were on hand to discuss the application for 47 houses together with an artisan quarter consisting of business and employment workshops and offices. This development opens up the need for a sports academy including sports pitches, hard games areas and spectator amphitheatre at the rear of the school, together with the relocation of coach lay-by and reformed school access road.

SCHOOL NEWS - Both schools have held fundraising events for Red Nose day and Lawley House at Church Stretton School also raised £80.24 for SHEPEthiopia with a cake sale, and the school council at St Lawrence’s held a bake sale for the West Midland Search and Rescue.

On the sporting front Church Stretton School’s year 10 boys rugby team are county champions with the year nine and year 10 girls rugby team as runners-up, year seven rugby team is also into the county cup. The year nine and year 10 girls indoor cricket team enters the county finals and the year 10 netballers finished fourth in the county cup match. The under-11 girls football team at St Lawrence’s will play at Shrewsbury Town Stadium on May 4, against Belvedere School.

At Church Stretton School two entrepreneurial workshop groups have been set up with one group thinking of ways to increase the non-music events at the Genting Arena from 100-150 before April 2017 and the other group trying to increase the numbers of young people who volunteer to help the charity Little Acorns.

A number of year eight students have been presented with their library assistants’ certificates by Mrs Atkin, branch manager at Church Stretton library and there is now a waiting list for the next set of students to start training.

Students were able to safely watch the eclipse – thanks to all who helped provide the safety viewers.

A history trip to Coalbrookdale has taken place and the English- controlled assessments are now to begin.

CRICKET CLUB - The Church Stretton Cricket Club is now recruiting players of all ages and if interested ring 01743 872499 or on mobile 07827 444694. The club is celebrating its promotion to division two.

RAILWAY EXHIBITION - Strettons Railway Society will be presenting a model railway exhibition at Church Stretton School on April 11, from 10am-4pm. Admission is £3, £2.50 concessions and under-16s £1.

COMMUNITY CINEMA - Mr Turner (12A) is the film to be screened at Church Stretton School on April 13, at 7.30pm. On April 14, The Imitation Game (12A) will be shown at Acton Scott Village Hall.

TREE GROUP - The next meeting for the Tree Group will be on April 15, starting at 7.30pm in the Methodist Hall. It will feature a talk about the Knighton Community Woodland Project.

 

Westhope

VILLAGE HALL LOTTERY - First prize of £30.90 Derek Davies, Aston Munslow. Other prize winners Dick Simpson, Joy Malandri, John Morris and Mary Holland.

CHARITY WHIST - The whist drive on Easter Monday is in aid of the Air Ambulance, starting 8pm. Admission is £2.

DIDDLEBURY AND WESTHOPE WI - The March meeting went with a ‘wow’ from the start. The speaker was John Parkin, an artist, who paints the Bob Ross Technique. Bob Ross, an American, invented art with the wet oil painting method. While painting a lovely mountain scene he cracked jokes and made everyone laugh. The picture completed, he presented it to the WI. He was warmly thanked by the president Kath Woodhouse. Mary Holland served refreshments. Mary and Liz Hall will be the reps at the spring council meeting, at the Theatre Severn on May 6. The competition was for something beginning with A. First Mary Hall (axe), 2nd Liz Hall (atlas) and Kath Woodhouse (apricots). Next month, rag rug making.