Gobowen Roundabout-Magazine

For all enquiries (including burial enquiries) please contact us on: Telephone: 01691 886502 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.selattyn-gobowenpc.org.uk Parish Clerk: Jan Morgan-Birtles Cemetery and Facilities Officer: Charlotte Parry

If you would like to advertise in the next edition of the Parish Roundabout please send your information to the Parish Clerk (contact details above) with a cheque made payable to ‘Selattyn and Gobowen Parish Council’ by 13th November 2019. We accept written details, Word documents or jpeg format. It costs £50+VAT for an eighth of a page, £100+VAT for half a page and £200 +VAT for a full page per year. The Selattyn & Gobowen Parish Roundabout is published 4 times a year and distributed to over 1800 homes in the area.

We always welcome contributions from people living in the parish or if you would like to have a photograph or piece of artwork on the cover, please get in touch with the Parish Clerk (see contact details above). The deadline for the next issue (Winter) 13th November 2019.

All articles and advertisements are published in good faith. Selattyn & Gobowen Parish Council cannot check all details in the articles and any views expressed may not necessarily reflect those of the council. Neither can we be held responsible for the actions of any advertisers either now or in the future.

Parish Council meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month except August when there is no meeting. Details of agendas and minutes of previous meetings can be viewed on the Council’s website www.selattyn-gobowenpc.org.uk. Current agendas are also posted on the parish notice boards in Selattyn bus shelter, outside the Library on St Martins Road, outside the Co-op in Gobowen, in Pant Glas and, outside The Last Inn in Hengoed. Dog mess affects everyone Dog fouling is not only deeply unpleasant, it is dangerous. Whilst rare, contact with dog excrement can cause toxocariasis – a nasty infection that can lead to dizziness, nausea, asthma and even blindness or seizures. It is especially important to avoid dog fouling on playing fields where contact is more likely. While most dog owners are caring, responsible individuals, there are still some people who do not clean up after their pets. The good news is it’s very simple to keep the streets clean: Just bag it and bin it! And remember, any public bin will do.

Photographers—would you like to see your photo of the area on the front cover? Send them to: [email protected] and the best will be used. Please note: Portrait is better than landscape!

Supported by Cover image: ‘Harris Hawk’ by Claire Sommerville

Dear Resident, Shropshire Mind Welcome to the latest edition of the Shropshire Mind was established in 1974 Roundabout newsletter. and provides a diverse range of quality As we come towards the end of Summer services across the county of Shropshire, it has been fantastic once again to see a for the one in four people and their wide range of events taking place across families acknowledged to be affected by the Parish and our thanks go out to all mental or emotional distress. We are those putting in the hard work to organise passionate about offering truly person- and run these. centred support and enabling people to gain access to the right services specific The council continues to be involved in to their individual needs. planning for the future of the village, examples of this over the summer months We help to bridge the gap between has been: illness and full independence for the ● The council welcomed the news that a people who use our services. Some Housing Needs Survey would be people require support in many areas of conducted by Shropshire Council across their lives, others in just a few, some for the Parish to provide an up-to-date long periods of time and others for only a picture of our needs. short while. ● At the start of Summer, the council Respect for people who use our services agreed to form a working group to look is part of our vision - that everyone has at Neighbourhood Plans and bring the right to live equally with others and forward information for discussion. to enjoy a good quality of life. ● The council also made comment on the We try to enable people who use our latest draft of the Place Plan (A services to play the fullest part possible in document that looks at the the communities in which they live. We infrastructure needs for the Parish and work in partnership with people who use wider Oswestry Area). our services to ensure their right to make This is all in addition to considering live choices is preserved. We are also striving planning applications, and suggestions to reduce debilitation, alienation, stigma about environmental schemes to improve and social isolation experienced by the Parish. vulnerable people living in rural areas. As ever, please feel free to get in touch We offer a range of specific groups, with us with comments and ideas. including Hearing Voices group, Crafty Kind regards, Afty, Unity group (for people living with Robert Macey (Chairman) bipolar disorder), Reconnect (a twelve week course to provide peer support to

enable people to improve their mental The sonnets may be simple to read as well-being, mindfulness and a Women in Dave’s style is direct and uncomplicated Mind group. but they are also thought-provoking and well-observed, and occasionally funny and Shropshire Mind has an established and entertaining - like his sonnet to ‘A Pint of trained volunteer base and a small Cider’. The sonnets cover a range of issues number of paid staff who run specific from the proposed development near Old projects. The charity has a board of Oswestry and the threats posed by trustees, with elected members for the humans to the environment, to more positions of chair, treasurer and personal themes such as love, travel, secretary. music, nostalgia and reflections on life. If you are interested in visiting us, either Whatever the subject, Dave writes with to become involved with our services or warmth and sensitivity, and often with to volunteer, or are interested in humour too. becoming a trustee, we are always in In the foreword Dave offers a short and need of dedicated and willing people to useful introduction to the history of the support the invaluable work we do, you sonnet and explains why this form can contact us on 01743 368647 or particularly appeals to him. He tells us email: that he sees the sonnet as a challenge - to [email protected] see if he can explore a particular subject in We are on Twitter and have a Facebook the 14 lines available. page and our website is: “I’ve been writing poems for many years” shropshiremind.org explains Dave, who once did a two-week ‘Old Oswestry and other sonnets’ run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has a new book by Dave Andrews published poems in English and Welsh in many magazines. “I think it was while I “Twenty-five simple sonnets - some was writing my book on Wilfred Owen serious, some light-hearted - about that I thought it might be fun to write a Oswestry and about life” is how Dave collection of sonnets. Poetry seems to be Andrews (author of ‘Wilfred Owen: Poet popular and fashionable at the moment of Oswestry) describes his new book. too.” This is the third book Dave has written to ‘Old Oswestry and other sonnets’ is raise money for two charities he published with financial support from supports, Lingen Davies Cancer Fund and Three Parishes Big Local and the National Cancer Research UK, the other two books Lottery as well as Borderland Rotary Club, being ‘Gobowen to Everest’ and ‘The the Rotary Club of Oswestry and Meraki Oswestry Round’. Colour of Oswestry. It is available in local

shops or direct from Dave Shropshire and whether people feel that [email protected] or 01691 650293. they received the right support for them.” Price £5. All proceeds to the two cancer “We want to find out whether care for the charities mentioned above. dying is equitable across the county and if there is a joined up approach between A Good Death different services to End of Life Care Death and dying can be a very difficult including out of hours services. topic to talk about. Whether the person People can let Healthwatch Shropshire is in hospital or being supported to die at know about their experiences by phone home, there is only one chance for the 01743 237884, by email: providers of care to get it right. [email protected] Healthwatch Shropshire is asking if or online people would be willing to share their www.healthwatchshropshire.co.uk. experiences of End of Life Care in the The more comments received, the more county. For example, did they feel that influence Healthwatch Shropshire has to the care their loved one received was improve services for local people.” what they wanted and expected? Were they treated with dignity and did they Heritage Open Days feel listened to and their wishes respected? Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, bringing It is really important that those providing together over 2,000 organisations, 5,000 the care are open and honest with both events and 40,000 volunteers. the patient and relatives. Being better informed can reduce stress and anxiety Every year in September, places across the and help people understand what to country throw open their doors & put on expect. Healthwatch Shropshire would events to celebrate their heritage, like to know whether the language used community and history. HODs is by those giving the care was appropriate celebrating 25 years in 2019, of which and did it prepare people for what was to Oswestry has been involved for 9 years. happen? Were other ways of Each year the National Team in London communicating found if the person’s comes up with a theme which we use as preferences couldn’t be expressed the basis for our events. You may verbally, either because of dementia or remember the Gilbert & Gordon Events in brain injury, for example? 2017, when we burned love letters on Lynn Cawley, Chief Officer of Bailey Head or the celebration of Women Healthwatch Shropshire, said: “We are in Oswestry in 2018. keen to build up a picture of how well This year People Power is our theme, so End of Life Care is working across 5

for our 2019 events we are celebrating Delve into the archives groups, societies, charities and at Derwen College organisations in the local area by putting Shropshire’s Derwen College is opening on an exhibition to tell you what happens its doors to the past, inviting visitors to in Oswestry and the local area. uncover the 92-year history of the HODs starts on the 13th September and pioneering college as part of nationwide runs until 22nd September. All events are Heritage Open Days. FREE and include a Talk about HODs at On 14th and 19th September, the Gobowen Central; visits to the WW1 style Gobowen college for young people with trenches at Park Hall (which have re- special educational needs and disabilities opened following last year’s vandalism); (SEND), invites visitors to delve deep into Tanat Valley Monorail is running, as are the fascinating history and pioneering values of the college. mini bus trips to Llanfyllin Workhouse and Brynkinalt Estate Gardens. Find out about the people who made Derwen College, including the We also have a visit from Fieldings inspirational Dame Agnes Hunt who Auctioneers who will be doing valuations founded the college with the purpose of of your family heirlooms in aid of charity. supporting physically disabled young people into a trade. Derwen College are opening their doors on September 14th and 19th for the public The college continues to fulfil her dreams to hear about the 92 years history that equipping young people with learning stretches from when Dame Agnes Hunt difficulties in work, independence and well-being. Find out more about the truly founded it through to the current day. amazing Agnes, her legacy, and the The Oswestry & Beyond brochure people who have followed in her containing all events is available from footsteps striving to make her ambitions Oswestry Town Museum, Oswestry a continued reality. Library and the Heritage Centre plus Helen Edwards, Marketing and Projects other locations around town. Co-ordinator, said: For more information please visit our “From Dame Agnes Hunt’s founding days Facebook pages: to today’s Ofsted-graded Outstanding FE college, Derwen has seen a huge number OswestryTownMuseum of changes over its nine decade history. oswestryheritageopenday We are looking forward to welcoming Or the National HODS website visitors to hear our intriguing story and www.heritageopendays.org.uk take a look through the archives.” Sara Cox Visitors can chat, examine some of the college archives and enjoy refreshments made and served by students working in

the college’s commercial outlets. Talks We are a Shropshire Preferred Provider, will be held between 11am-12noon on which means we are one of the few both days, booking is essential. Please settings in Shropshire to welcome and call 01691 661234 or email provide for children with additional needs [email protected] through our team of skilled and Dame Agnes Hunt aged 12 experienced practitioners. We begin the 2019-2020 academic year with the largest number of children on roll that we have seen for many years, and look forward to extending our setting further with two new members of staff. We have continued to run our free, weekly (term-time) stay and play sessions on a Thursday afternoon where we have seen the number of attendees increasing, taking part in a variety of fun activities each week. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the community for their continued support and look forward to welcoming more families to our setting. Gobowen All Rounders Alison Jones We’ve had a busy 12 months with increasing numbers of children attending and an increase in staffing. Sight Loss Opportunities We held a Christmas and Easter Bingo as Group (SLOG) well as a Summer Fun Day, where we welcomed members of the local Do you have or know community to our setting. We have someone with a visual impairment? enjoyed outings into the community with small groups of children to the We are a social group that meet the first library, train station and dentist. Wednesday of every month 10am—12pm in Oswestry Library. Everyone is welcome We look forward to spending more time for tea/coffee and a biscuit. over the next year, visiting our local area in order to develop children's knowledge For more information, contact and understanding of the world. Shropshire RCC 01743 360641

SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW STREET NAMES, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? In general, new streets should be named characters after people, places or events associated  Use of punctuation such as commas, with the local area. Any proposed names apostrophes, full stops, hyphens, should meet one of the following criteria: slashes etc within street or property  To commemorate local history, places, names unless absolutely necessary (e.g. events or culture, and in particular any where the apostrophe or the hyphen is that pertain to the site part of a name such as O'Neill or  To honour and commemorate Erskine-Beveridge). The apostrophe is noteworthy persons associated with not needed as a possessive e.g. Queens the local area, or Shropshire as a whole Meadow, not Queens' Meadow and  To celebrate cultural diversity in Chiefs Close, not Chief's Close Shropshire As a guide new street names should end  To commemorate national and with one of the following suffixes, if international noteworthy persons appropriate:   To commemorate national and Street [For any road] international events  Road [For major roads]  Way  To strengthen neighbourhood identity  Avenue  To recognise native wildlife, flora, fauna  Drive or natural features related to the  Grove community or Shropshire as a whole  Lane As a general rule, the following shall be  Gardens (subject to there being no avoided: confusion with any local open space)  Street names duplicating an existing  Place street within the wider area  Crescent - For a crescent-shaped road  Close - For a cul-de-sac only  Similar sounding names such as Road  Square - For a square only Bridge Street or Broad Bridge Street  Hill - For a hill  The same name being repeated, but  Terrace - For a terrace of houses with different endings (provided it is not a subsidiary name).  Names of living persons, or very  Vale recently deceased  Dene [For residential roads only]  Use of a person’s first name, unless  Rise [For exceptional use] additional identification is necessary to  Mead prevent a duplication or confusion Suffixes needing careful consideration as  Use of abbreviations (except for St for it may give a false impression of Saint) location—End, Court, Cross, Side, View,  Use of names with more than sixteen Wharf, Walk, Park, Meadow, Mews.

All new pedestrian ways should end with somewhere to go for a little bit of support one of the following suffixes: and a chat with others in the same  Walk *Path *Way position as myself. I put a post on The use of the North, South, East or West Facebook, asking if there was any interest (as in Alfred Road North and Alfred Road for such a group in Gobowen and within South) is generally not acceptable when weeks, a small committee was formed. the road is in two separate parts with no We had secured a venue and had been vehicular access between the two. In such granted funds from a number of local a case one half should be completely organisations to get ourselves up and renamed. running. The group has been a huge success with over 20 children and their Avoid having two phonetically similar families attending, often seeing new faces names within a postal area and, if possible each week. We would like to thank the within the district, i.e. Alfred Road and Gobowen Youth Opportunity fund, The Alfred Close or Churchill Road and Birchill Par 5 foundation, The Rotary club, the Co- Road. op Gobowen and the Friends of Gobowen Well done if you’ve read this far! School for providing us with vital funds to Who knew there was so much to consider? get our group up and running and If you have suggestions for new street or allowing us to buy essential resources. pedestrian way names, please let the Our group is run every Monday Morning Parish Clerk know. Term time only 9 - 11 am at All Saints We are approached when these are Church Hall, Gobowen, £1.50 which needed and it would be useful to have a includes snack and a hot drink. If you are list we could put forward. interested in helping or would like more Email: information, please contact myself on [email protected] 07800808151 or email [email protected]. Sat 14th September -we will be holding a Baby and child clothes and toy sale. Tables are £5 and need to be booked in advance. This will be held at All Saints Church Hall 10am until 1pm. A local community group for children Refreshments will be available. under 5 to attend with their parent or carer. The group was founded in February Fri 18th October, we are holding a bingo 2019 after the birth of my second son. evening. 7 for 7.30pm £1 entrance which Being a local mother with a 6 year old son include light refreshments. and a newborn baby, I struggled to find Carrie Hope

Three Parishes Big Local Update Drop-ins - Come and see us if you have Public meeting any questions about Three Parishes Big We are holding our annual open meeting Local, would like to discuss funding for a rd project or activity or if you have an idea on Wednesday 23 October 2019 at St for something that we might be able to John’s Church in Weston Rhyn. Come help with you can drop in anytime along and chat with our volunteers and staff - find out about the difference that between 10am-1pm and 2pm - 5pm. Three Parishes Big Local has made in the Co-working space – This free service continues at Gobowen Central and Hub area over the last 5 years, and our plans and is open to anyone who lives or works for the next 3 years. Everyone is in the Three Parishes Big Local area. A Co welcome. Doors open at 7pm and there -working space is where people who will be a short film showing and presentation at 7:30pm. Refreshments usually work at home, or on their own, and a light buffet will be served. can occasionally come together and work in a shared space with others. If you Grants would like to find our more, please get in Thinking of applying for one of our grants touch. Co-working is from 9am until 5pm. for your community group or project? We also offer co-working in St Martins and The next Grant Panel meet in September, Weston Rhyn, please get in touch if you however you can contact us at anytime would like to know more. to discuss your ideas and submit an Finally we would like to welcome a new application. member to our team, Catherine Over the last 5 years, we've supported Greenfield. Cath joined us in June as Big more than 70 different projects with Local Administrator and will be supporting grants - if you'd like to have a chat about the Partnership with all aspects of Big potential funding for your group or Local. project, please get in touch. Want to keep up with Three Parishes Big Local news? Co-Working & Drop-ins Contact Bridget, Paula or Cath: Our Co-working & drop-ins will restart in T: 01691 656882 E: [email protected] September, the September and October Find us on Facebook and Twitter dates at Gobowen Central Library & Hub @3PBigLocal are: Tuesday 17th September Tuesday 1st October Tuesday 15th October

We Can Do Day—15th June Graham Edwards Football After what seemed to be months of Tournament 2019 planning, the “We Can Do Day” was considered a great success by everyone Once again, a very successful who took part. tournament raising over £3000 for We had 17 groups who brought Leukaemia research. information and activities. Alongside Congratulations to Chirk Town FC who this, Ace Drama presented a splendid lifted the 2019 trophy. entertainment, followed by the Special Thanks to all that supported us this Olympics team encouraging the public to year, as usual our annual dinner follows play Boccia. Thank you to Jessie Miller the tournament, it would be great to and Brian & Janneke Johnson see this packed out. respectively for organising these. Refreshments were provided by Lin For tickets, please contact Andrew on Stapley and family, and were also a great 07854 742729 success, raising money for Guide Dogs. We had excellent coverage from the advertiser, their new reporter finding out quite a lot about Oswestry during the afternoon! UK Penny Rice PARKINSON’S

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Tuesday 15 October 2019, Prize Bingo, 9am to 4pm Raffle and Auction Shrewsbury Town Football Club Saturday 21st September Try something new, learn about staying The Last Inn, Hengoed well and the science of ageing, met other 7.30pm people, make friends and have a good Tickets: £6 (Admission by ticket only) time (Includes light refreshments and one Bingo Call 0345 678 9077 card)

Talks . Yoga . Walking football . Available from Annie Kerr 01691 Exercise activities . Creative . Arts . 659794 Singing . Reading . Information stalls The Last Inn 01691 659747

wooden tree with wrapped parcels, Llay Band with musical notes and instruments, British Legion had a poppy tree, The Ironworks displayed a metal tree, another tree had dried orange segments, Gobowen School tree Christmas Tree Festival at All Saint’s displayed the values held by the pupils at Church the school. Other trees were displayed The Christmas Tree Festival was started by Preeshenlle church, WI, Old Friends, in 2010 by Carole Davidson and Linda for Help the Heroes, Children’s Society, Lindup, they wrote to local organisations Fairtrade, Cancer research and many asking if they would like to enter a tree more giving a colourful display around over the three day festival. The first year the church. In 2016 a large bottle was 30 people entered trees on behalf of placed at the back of church for organisations, charities, school, church donations for the charities and and groups who use the church hall. organisations, this was shared between Carole’s family and members of the the causes. church placed boards around the edge of As Carole was ill last year the Festival the church to display the trees on. The was postponed until 2019. The Christmas first year people put boxes by the trees Tree Festival will take place this year on for donations for their charity or group. Friday 6th December and Saturday 7th The church was open on Friday and December from 10am – 4pm and on Saturday from 10 am—4 pm to view the Sunday 8th December all people are trees and on Sunday from 1 pm. During welcome to the 11 am service and the Festival refreshments were served in afternoon Children’s Service with the the church hall. church open to view trees from 1 pm. Further Christmas Tree Festivals were There will be refreshments available in held in 2012 when 40 trees were the Church Hall during the festival. If you displayed, 2014, and 2016 more trees want to be involved or have a tree you being displayed each time. There was a are welcome to attend the planning children’s Service in the afternoon in meeting on 12th September at 10.30am 2016, when school choirs from in the Church Hall. If you would like to Gobowen, Ifton, and Weston Rhyn took display a tree please contact Carole part, each of them singing three songs. Davidson on 07548 824279 or Linda Some of the trees that were displayed in Lindup. Please note that if you want to 2016: put lights on the tree this year they will Mother’s Union Tree with a blue and have to be battery ones. white theme, Men in Shed’s displayed a Alison Hinton

Church Services Festival Church open to view Trees There is a change to the future order of from10am - 4pm Refreshments and Stalls services at All Saint’s Church Gobowen in Church Hall starting in September. There will be 7th December Llay Band playing Carols in Sunday School at 11am on two Sundays the Afternoon in Church in the month during each morning 8th December service. Everyone welcome to come to the Order of Services Church service at 11am. The Church is Week 1 All Age Holy Communion at open to view the trees from 1pm 11am Everyone Welcome to the Children’s Week 2 Holy Communion and Sunday Service in the afternoon School at 11am 18th December Carols for the Village Week 3 Family Service at 11am with the School Choir and the Llay Band Week 4 Holy Communion and Sunday at the Scout Hut 6.30pm. School at 11am 24th December Christingle Service on Week 5 Ecumenical service at 11am Christmas Eve at 5pm 29th September Service is at Preeshenlle Midnight Service beginning at 11.30 pm Church at 11am th 25 December 29th December Service is at Preeshenlle Church at 11am Christmas Morning Service at 9.30am The New vicar is Rev. Steve Nicholson and can be contacted by telephone 01691 590564 or email [email protected] Prize Bingo Events at All Saint’s Church Friday 27th September 2019 7th October Bring and Share Harvest At Gobowen Church Hall Supper at 7pm 7pm for 7.30pm start 12th October Michaelmas Coffee In aid of the Comfort Fund at Morning Coffee, Cake, and Apple the Old Vicarage Bobbing 10am-12pm th All are welcome 10 November Remembrance Service Admission £1—includes Tea and starting at10am with procession to Biscuits Cenotaph. th 15 November Christmas Bingo 7pm for 7.30pm 6th & 7th December Christmas Tree

Bookstart Rhyme Times and Story Times

Activities for children in Gobowen Central Library and Hub autumn/ winter 2019 Thursdays 11-11.30am for children under 4 Sept 19th Nov 21st Oct 17th Dec 19th

COFFEE AND CHAT Northwest Shropshire group meet at: The Wynnstay Hotel, 43 Church Street, Oswestry SY11 2SZ On the last MONDAY of the month 4-6pm Groups are open to anyone living with Epilepsy, their partners, parents or carers For more information contact: Maxwell T: 07812 771946 Or Will Butterworth, Central England Manager T: 07770 837970 E: [email protected]

OFFA EVENTS Autumn programme 2019 All concerts begin at 8pm.

Fri 4 October - Chris Green & Sophie Matthews, English traditional folk duo. Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry. £10.

Fri 18 October - Charity Ceilidh with The Devil’s Chair. Last Inn, Hengoed, Oswestry. £10. In aid of Lingen Davies Cancer Fund.

Fri 8 November - Andy Irvine. Legendary Irish musician. Last Inn, Hengoed, nr Oswestry. £20.

Fri 6 December - Christmas Extravaganza. The Time Bandits, Scottish fiddler Phoebe Rees, and much more. £8. In aid of Lingen Davies Cancer Fund.

Tickets from: [email protected] or 01691 650293.

Full Council Meetings - All meetings start at 7pm Finance & Executive Committee unless otherwise stated. meetings (6pm start): Wednesday 9th October at Selattyn School Wednesday 25 September 2019 Wednesday 13th November at Gobowen Pavilion Wednesday 27 November 2019 Wednesday 25 March 2020 Wednesday 11th December at Gobowen Pavilion

Wednesday 8th January 2020 at Gobowen Pavilion Amenities & Services Committee Budget Meeting– TBC at Gobowen Pavilion meetings (7.30pm start): Wednesday 12th February at Gobowen Pavilion Wednesday 25 September 2019 Wednesday 27 November 2019 Wednesday 11th March at Selattyn School Wednesday 25 March 2020 Wednesday 8th April at Gobowen Pavilion Wednesday 13th May at Gobowen Pavilion All committee meetings held at the Gobowen Pavilion

Love 2 Dance New Timetable

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

*classes held in Pant *Classes held in *Classes held in Wes- *Classes held in Ysgol Memorial Hall Preeshenlle United ton Rhyn Village Hall Y Gwernant/Ysgol Reform Church Hall, Bryn Collen, Llangol- Gobowen len Mini Ballet 4.30-5pm Beginners Ballet 4.45- Beginners Ballet 4.00- Intermediate Ballet Tiny Tots 10.30- (Age 3+) 5.15pm 4.30pm 4.30-5pm 11.15am (Reception age+) (Age 6+) (Age 5+) Cornerstone Baptist Church Hall, Oswestry (pre-school and under) Beginners Ballet 5- Beginners Tap 5.15- Beginners Tap 4.30- Dancesation (Mix of Beginners Ballet 3.30- 5.30pm 5.45pm 5.00pm street/cheer/pop/ 4pm (Age 6+) (Age 6+) (Age 6+) disco) 5-5.30pm (Reception age+) (Age 5+) Beginners Tap 5.30- Lower Intermediate Lower Intermediate Beginners Tap 4- 6pm Ballet 5.45-6.15pm Ballet 5.00-5.30pm 4.30pm (Age 6+) (Age 7+) (Age 7+) (Age 7+)

Dancesation (mix of Mini Ballet 5.30-6pm street/cheer/pop/ (Age 3+) disco) 6.15-6.45pm (Age 9+) Intermediate Ballet Pointe Class 6.00- 6.45-7.15pm 6.30pm (Age 10+) (6-6.15pm on 2nd Wednesday each month) Intermediate Tap 7.15 Adult Ballet 6.30- -7.45pm 7.15pm (Age 11+) (6.15-7pm on 2nd Wednesday each month) Adult Ballet 7.45- Adult Tap 7.15-8pm 8.30pm (No class 2nd Wednesday each month) Fitsteps 8.30-9.15pm Adult Dance (Mix of (Dance fitness class cabaret/jazz/disco/ put together by show-style) 8-8.45pm “Strictly Come Danc- (No class 2nd ing” Ian Waite & Wednesday each Natalie Lowe) month) For more information contact Michelle Delieu 07590 632050 [email protected]

Groups run on the following days: Chirk Methodist Church on Mondays at 5pm The Old Friends continue to meet on the 3rd and 7pm Thursday of each month in Gobowen Church Oswestry Memorial Hall on Wednesdays at Hall. Membership is £5 per year. Most 9am, 11am, 1pm, 5pm & 7pm months we enjoy tea at 4pm, with some New members welcome. Consultant Emma. entertainment. We also run 5 coach trips a Tel: 07581 458656 year open to non-members. Gobowen Old Friends is open to any For crime prevention advice, please Gobowen resident over 60 and enquiries can feel free to get in contact your local PC/PCSO be made to the secretary, Heather Ryan, on 01691 239709. Please report anything suspicious to the David Ryan (Chairman) police on 101. Hearing Aid Clinic Kate Le’Clere, PC 3718 Oswestry Rural North, Drop in for hearing aid tube changing, battery Safer Neighbourhoods Team collection and advice on hearing aid care. Mobile – 07870 219518 Oswestry Library, Arthur St, Oswestry PCSO Dave Hughes – 07870 219190 SY11 1JN 1st Wednesday of the month 10am - 12noon PCSO Pete Roberts – 07870 219019 Clinic is staffed by NHS Audiology trained Please contact us on the above numbers if volunteers. For more complex repairs or you have any issues you wish to discuss. problems with how your hearing aid sounds E: [email protected] please contact Shropshire NHS Audiology by phone (01743 261482) SMS (07913 798467) To report a crime please dial or email [email protected] 101 or, in an emergency dial 999 Selattyn & Gobowen Parish Council have a website where you can find details of all council meetings. Oswestry Carers Group

Are you caring for someone who couldn’t Visit www.selattyn- manage without you? gobowenpc.org.uk Last Wednesday of each month 11am-12pm

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Syrian Social سوريا االجتماعية Parish Library Services

Gobowen Library Come and chat over a St Martins Road, Gobowen, SY11 3NP cuppa—Free drop-in [email protected] Tuesdays 10.30-11am. 01691 653388 24 September

Opening times: 29 October Tuesday 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm 26 November Wednesday 10am – 3.30pm (term-time only, staffed by Derwen College) Thursday 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm Saturday 10am – 1pm

Gobowen Mobile Library stops at Selattyn; Cross Keys on alternate Tuesdays, 10:05am – 10:15am. For mobile library enquiries, please email: [email protected] or phone 01743 255024.

Mobile Library Dates for Selattyn

24 September 2019 8 October 2019 22 October 2019 5 November 2019 19 November 2019 3 December 2019 17 December 2019

Community News l

Village Volunteering is a local Qube project that wants to spread the word about local volunteering opportunities and support people to become involved in local community groups. It is funded by the Three Parishes Big Local Programme.

Volunteering is a great way to get to know people, help in your local community and gain new skills and experience; and there are lots of opportunities available right on your doorstep! These include helping at library events, delivering meals to older people in the community or taking part in local conservation projects.

For more information about the current roles available or if you think your organisation would benefit from recruiting volunteers, contact Caroline Wix, Volunteering Officer at Qube - 01691 656882 or email [email protected].

Gobowen Indoor Bowling club Welcomes new members (experience not necessary) We play each Wednesday afternoon 2-4pm At The Church Hall, All Saints Church, Old Chirk Road, Gobowen Each session £2.50 Tea/coffee and biscuits provided First visit is free

For more information Contact Olwen (01691) 650736 Or Keith (01691) 238071

Gobowen All Rounders, School Lane, Gobowen, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3LD Website: www.gobowenallrounders.com

Ofsted rate us as ‘Good’. ‘The standard of care is outstanding. Staff go above and beyond to support children and their families when they request further help. They work closely with parents to promote seamless continuity for children when they first start at pre-school.’ ‘Staff have provided expressive arts sessions for children. This has helped children to become extremely confident and self-assured and develop outstanding moving and handling skills.’ ‘Children are learning the skills they need for school. Some aspects of their development are better than good, including their levels of concentration that are much higher than expected for their age.’ Ofsted, April 2018

We offer quality childcare for children aged 2-5 years, from 8.30am until 3.00pm, term-time only. We accept 24U funded places and Nursery Education Funding from children the term after their third birthday. We offer 30 hours funded places for eligible 3-4 year olds. We also accept childcare vouchers from many providers. For more information or to book your child in to our setting, please call in and see us or contact us via telephone 01691 653147 or email: [email protected]

Mon 9.00-11.00am Gobowen Baby & Toddlers (Term time only) All Saints Church Hall 07800 808151

Mon 2.00-4.00pm ‘Sparklers’ Pre-school (2nd Mon of month) All Saint’s Church Hall 672983

Mon 5.00-7.00pm Gobowen Youth Sessions Gobowen Pavilion 677170

Mon 5.30-6.30pm Sword Fencing (for ages 8+) Gobowen Scout Hut 07773 454157

Mon 7.30pm Selattyn Woodturning Club (2nd Mon of Oaklands 661500 month)

Tue 9.30-11.00am O.A.S.H.G. T'ai Chi Gobowen Scout Hall 656321

Tue 10.00am-4.00pm Oswestry Men's Shed Oswestry Showground 07821 357356

Tue 10.00am-12.00pm Village Volunteering (2nd Tues of month) Gobowen Library 656882

Tue 10.30-11.30am Extend Exercise for Men & Women All Saint’s Church Hall 07854 258087

Tue 2.00-3.00pm Books Aloud (2nd Tues of Month) Gobowen Library 653388

Tue 2.30pm Women’s Fellowship Preeshenlle United 658016 Reform Church

Tue 6.00-9.00pm Dance Classes (Ballet, Tap) All ages Preeshenlle United Reform 07590 Church Hall 632050

Tue 6.00-7.15pm Beavers Gobowen Scout Hall 658016

Tue 6.00-7.30pm 1st Gobowen Girls Brigade Christ Church, Oswestry 680708

Tue 7.00pm Women’s Institute All Saint’s Church Hall 656914 (1st Tue of month)

Tue 7.30-9.00pm Kempo Karate Gobowen Scout Hall 777463

Wed 10.00am-4.00pm Oswestry Men's Shed Oswestry Showground 07821 357 356

Wed 12.00pm Dinner at Preeshenlle (fortnightly) Preeshenlle School Hall 658016

Wed 2.00-5.00pm Indoor Bowls All Saint’s Church Hall 650736

Wed 2.30-4.30pm Lunch Club (2nd Wed of Month) St Marys Church, Selattyn

Thu 10.00am-4.00pm Oswestry Men's Shed Oswestry Showground 07821 357 356

Thu 10.00am-12.00pm Gobowen I.T. Project (term time only) Gobowen Pavilion 655385

Thu 1.00-2.45pm Stay & Play (term time only) Gobowen All Rounders 653147

Thu 2.30pm Mothers’ Union (4th Thu of month) All Saint’s Church Hall 659674

Thu 4.00pm Gobowen Old Friends Association All Saint’s Church Hall 239709 (every 3rd Thu of month)

Thu 6.00-7.30pm Fun & Friendship Group Preeshenlle Schoolroom 658016 (from age 7)

Thu 7.30pm Salsa Dancing Classes (fortnightly) The Last Inn, Hengoed 659747

Thu 7.00pm Phoenix Group (formerly W.I.) Institute in Weston Rhyn 658110

Thu 7.30pm Ladies’ Guild (2nd Thu of month) All Saint’s Church Hall 650516

Thu 7.30pm Orthopaedic Male Voice Choir (every Orthopaedic Hospital 772882 Thursday except August)

Fri 9.00-10.30am Little Badgers Selattyn School Hall 659744

Fri 10.00am-1.00pm Selattyn & Gobowen Parish Paths Locations vary 07565 Partnership (2nd Friday of the month) 528821

Fri 10.30-11.30am Extend Exercise for Men and Women Meadowbrook 07854 258 087

Fri 5.45-7.30pm Cubs Gobowen Scout Hall 658016

Fri 7.30-9.00pm Selattyn Youth Club Selattyn School Hall 690511

Fri 7.45-9.30pm Scouts Gobowen Scout Hall 658016

Fri 8.00-9.30pm Explorer Scouts Gobowen Scout Hall 658016 Sat 9.00-11.00am Bryn Y Castell Coppice Conservation Coppice entrance off 07565 528821 Group (every 2nd Sat of month) Fernhill Lane

Sat 2.00-4.30pm Gobowen Celtic FC Home Matches Gobowen Playing Field 07896 (to May 2018) Gobowen 804435

Sun Contact the Elderly Various locations 0121 603 1331 If there are any changes to the arrangement of these Clubs & Organisations please contact the Clerk via email (details on page 2) to keep the information printed here as up to date as possible.

Paws Parlour— Professionally trained dog groomer

Paws Parlour 2 Limefield Cottages The Wern SY10 7LG 07951 241132—Helen

Interior & Exterior No jobs to big/small All homes kept clean Free Estimates T. 01691 662775 M. 07968607058 [email protected] Find us on Facebook— Donbradleypainteranddecorator

MARTIN HUMPHREYS Home and Garden Improvements/Maintenance and Repair Service Local, reliable and friendly service All aspects of household and garden maintenance undertaken: UPVC replacements/Faschias/Fencing/Patios/Joinery/Welding/Repairs Radiator swaps/General Plumbing/Door hanging/upgrades Mobile 07963932778 Home 01691 662770 OSWESTRY Please feel free to contact for a free quotation. No job too small.

OSWESTRY BRIDGE CLUB

If you enjoy playing Bridge, come and join us on Monday and/or Thursday evening at the Memorial Hall, Oswestry for a friendly game of duplicate bridge. 6.50pm for a 7.00pm start Session fee £3 (non-members £4) We welcome bridge players of all standards from novices to experts Interested? To find out more, please contact: Margaret Pritchard on 01691 654234 or visit www.bridgewebs.com/oswestry/

Anthony Roberts Tree and Garden Care Established 1997

◼ Tree Surgery ◼ Hedge Trimming ◼ Fencing ◼ Patios ◼ Logs for Sale ◼ Landscaping ◼ Wood Chipping available ◼ Stump Grinding

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Bar, Lounge and Function Room, 3 large screen TV’s, Pool & Jukebox Low cost Membership

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A N D R E W D A V I E S HEATING / PLUMBING Gas Safe Registered 38+ years experience Boiler Repairs /Servicing/Radiator upgrades/ Cooker installs /disconnects/taps changed Landlord Certificates Very competitive rates Call 07443040467 Community Meals Service The nutritious hot meals are sourced from the Orthopaedic Hospital and delivered to your home (Gobowen & Whittington) by volunteers on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays throughout the year. If you are experiencing difficulty in getting a lunchtime meal and would like more information, please contact: Kath Griffiths on 01691 662116

• This unique station is operated as a rail agency by a social enterprise. We trade on a not for profit basis to offer the community the benefits of having a staffed station. • The facilities provided here are almost wholly financed by the small commission we are paid when we sell tickets to you. • Unlike some internet sites we do not charge either a booking fee or a credit card fee. • We aim to give you the best independent rail travel advice and are able to sell all rail tickets. • We have a café in the waiting room run by the Derwen College. • We can also arrange group and business travel - for details email [email protected]

Wills, Probate, FUNERAL DIRECTORS Powers of Attorney ‘Oakwood’

Wills £150 Salop Road, Oswestry Lasting Powers of Attorney £150 A caring and professional Probate – call for details 24 hour service. For free info call Paul Humphreys on: Private Chapels of Rest Tel. 01691 652233 Www.Asset-Wealth-Preservation.co.uk

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Joinery, Plumbing, Tiling, Painting, Decorating, Small Electrics, Kitchen Fitting, New Door & Window Fits, Door & Window Repairs, Ward- robes, Cupboards, Shelving, New Taps, New Sink Fitted, Tap Washers, Tap Seating, New Toilets, Bathroom Refurbishments, New Showers, Wet Walling, Extra Rads, Interior & Exterior Painting, Wallpapering, Wall & Floor Tiling, Extra Sockets etc. etc.

Cambrian Medical Centre, Oswestry,SY11 1GA ..….652929 Age Concern ……………………………………...0800 678 1602 Cambrian Pharmacy, Oswald Rd, Oswestry ………...670292 Childline (FREE) ……………………………………………..0800 1111 Caxton Surgery, Oswestry,:SY11 1RD Citizens Advice, 34 Arthur St, Oswestry….….0344 499 1100 Emergency & General Enquiries…………………………...654646 Community Meals...... 886502 Appointments...... 653600 Gobowen Allotments…………………………….………….....886502 Prescriptions………………………………………..…...0333 3583509 Domestic Violence Helpline (FREE) ………….. 0808 2000 247 Repeat Prescriptions…………………………………………….658519 Gobowen Library …………….………………………………….. 653388 Chirk Surgery ………………………………………………….772434 Open: Day Lewis Pharmacy (Gobowen) ……………………...652377 Tues: 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm, Plas Ffynnon Medical Ctre, Middleton Rd, Oswestry: Weds: 10am-1pm, 2pm-3.30pm (term time only), Appointments & Enquiries ………………………………….655844 Thurs: 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm, Signature Smiles Dental Practice...... 662719 Sat: 10am-1pm SHROPDOC NHS Out of Hours………………………………..…..111 Gobowen Post Office...... 658814 Shropshire Council (General Enquires)….…..0345 678 9000 Chirk Community Hospital, John’s St, Chirk.0300 085 0003 Qube ………………………………………………………………. 656882 Princess Royal Hospital, Telford………………...01952 641222 R.S.P.C.A...... 0300 1234 999 Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hosp. …..404000 Shopmobility...... 656882 Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury…….01743 261000 Social Services Dept (North Area)...... 01743 253911 Oswestry Leisure Centre………..………...... 0345 000 7004 Shropshire Nuffield...... 01743 282500 Wrexham Maelor Hospital………………………...01978 291100

Gobowen All Rounders ………………….………………...653147 Gobowen Primary School …………………….……………...661343 Marches School, Oswestry …….………………...664400 North Shropshire College, Oswestry…...…..…………...688000 Selattyn School …………………………….…………………….659744 St. Martin’s School …………………………………….776500 Children’s Centre Services …………………………………….656513

All Saints Church ………………………………………….……...661226 Preeshenlle United Reformed Church ……….………...658016 St. Mary’s Church, Selattyn ………………….……661226 St Oswald’s Parish Church ………………………….………...652861 Our Lady & Saint Oswald’s Catholic Church ….……..652248

Local Police...... 101 PC Kate Le’Clere ………………………………………. 07870 219518 General Switchboard (non-emergency)……. 0300 333 3000 Crime Stoppers ……………………. 0800 555 111 (FREE CALL)

Border Veterinary Centre, Oswestry ………...670395 Park Issa Veterinary Hospital, Oswestry ………...670067

Arriva Midlands North, Oswestry Depot...... 0344 800 4411 Community Rail Officer …………………………………….772784 Gobowen Railway Station …………………………………….681010 National Rail Enquiries (local call charge)..... 03457 484950 Owens Coaches, Oswestry ……………………… 652126 Traveline (public transport information)….. 0871 200 2233 Dial-a-Ride …………………………………………………. 671571