Clarion February 2020
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The Cleobury Clarion SERVING CLEOBURY COUNTRY FEBRUARY 2020 HIGH STREET the danger area and Cleobury KAS WINS THE Cafe’s staff did a sterling job and EMERGENCY moved the bread and cake sales CLARION CUP across the road to the shop left vacant when the Fruit and Veg business closed. That took them just two hours and all credit to them for such an effort. The Cafe had just had their big Christmas delivery in, which meant £2,000 worth lost. Ashley and Estelle Pugh have worked hard to make the place a success, opening seven days a week to serve good food at reasonable prices. It’s been a real asset, encouraging people to stop and take a walk around the No 18 High Street, with barriers town. to keep pedestrians clear. Rescue came with the chance Kas Elliott of Masquerade and Most of the town have known to move into the empty Councillor Paul French show off for a long time that the upper Bowketts premises, and by the the Clarion Cup. floor of No 18 High Street was time you read this the cafe and The Clarion Cup, awarded for in a bad state of repair. In all the bread and cake sales will the town’s Best Dressed December the matter came to a be in there. Estelle paid tribute Christmas Window, was won by head when, as we understand to Gwilym Butler, who made the Kas Elliott’s Masquerade, that the matter, a builder inserted an temporary site available, but the lovely shop that has adorned the Acrowprop to support the roof need for more space and the High Street for 15 years. Judging and the main beam collapsed. cooperation of landlady Birgit was on December 21st by the The roof sagged, the walls Jones took them up the road. Clarion editor and two bulged and an inspector from The cost of business and stock representatives of the Town the county declared the place lost is frightening, but the Pughs Council, who gave Masquerade dangerous. Barriers were put in are fighters and back in a unanimous victory vote. place to keep pedestrians out of business. Great news. More details on Page 17. HOPTON BANK SERVICE STATION DY14 Tel: 01584 890225 NOW OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY FOR PETROL AND DIESEL PAY CARD AT THE PUMP - PREMIUM GRADE FUELS AT LOW PRICES! Shop Open 8.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Saturday Workshop Open - 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, 8.00 to 1.00 Saturday MOTS/TYRES/SERVICING/BATTERIES/EXHAUSTS CAR SALES Cleobury Clarion - Page 1 - February 2020 ‘ ’ Our reputation has been built on trust and professionalism. All our attention is concentrated on satisfying the needs of our clients and their families. 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See Page 9 And On Other Pages…. 5 - Fine Work by the Running Club 35 - Neen Savage W.I. 7 - New Event: The Gin Walk 37 - Jim - British Legion Hero 11 - Too Many Cameras? 41 - February in the Wyre Forest 15 - The Clarion Jobs Page 43 - On the Buses - Steve Todd 17 - Walking the New Year In. 45 - Masquerade’s 15 Years Offer 19 - Mawley Hall Update 49 - Mrs Grumpy writes. 21 - Cleobury Festival 2020 53 - Clarion Travel - Hong Kong 23 - Cleobury Mortimer Benefice 55 - CSL Art Classes 25 - Special Music at St Laurence’s 57 - Edwyn Sayers, a fine man. 27 - Grrrr! Pavement Parking. 59 - The Town Council Report 31 -Letter from Westminster 63 - Dress Is More 32 - The Social Calendar, Part One 65 - Plastic Pledgers 33 - The Social Calendar, Part Two 67 - Local Information. ! ! "# Cleobury Clarion - Page 3 - February 2020 '( # ## $%&**&)$)$& ͞ZĞĚ,ĂƌĞŶŽǁŽĨĨĞƌƐĂƉƌŝǀĂƚĞŚĂŝƌĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵ͘! ! 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From left: June Turner of From the left: Lisa Bailey, Andie everyone in the club for all their the Federation, outreach workers Ford, Jon Bodenham, Ian Steele help.” Sharna Morris and Hayley Hirst and Jo Watson. and Paula Pierce of the Federation. In January Cleobury Mortimer SHROPSHIRE Running Club handed over a FEDERATION W.I. RAINBOW CANCER cheque for £250 to Jon Last September, as part of our CARE FOUNDATION Bodenham, the town councillor centenary celebrations, I John Gaskell of Rainbow responsible for the Dementia organised a camping event in handed over cheques totalling a Friends initiative. Much Wenlock for WI members whacking £22,450 to a range of The club raised the money around the country. We raised local charities at the Golf Club at through donations at their £455 for Shropshire Domestic the end of last year. That makes Halloween fancy dress run and Abuse Service from donations the total raised in just ten years red and white hats sold to given from campers. an amazing £106,450 all for local members, kindly knitted by a As Climate Ambassador I am charities. mum of one of the coaches. All organising an event for the John lost his lovely wife Ange topped up with a donation from 'Show The Love' campaign at last year, but the Rainbow income generated by the 10k Attingham Park on 15th Cancer Care Foundation they race held earlier this year. February. Part of this campaign founded is carrying on its fine Treasurer Andie Ford will also include a woodland work in her memory. Their big commented: “We are real walkway at Attingham to show event is already booked into this advocates of running and the off green hearts. Lots of other year’s Golf Club calendar on benefits it has to improving organisations are involved in Friday, July 3rd. It’s great to physical and mental health, and this event including the Wildlife have such support that benefits wellbeing. As the largest club in Trust, Friends of the Earth, local needs to this extent. Thank Cleobury Mortimer, we felt that Natural England and lots more. you, John. Cleobury Clarion - Page 5 - February 2020 Cleobury Clarion - Page 6 - February 2020 Clarion Clippings - The Local News WALKING FOR cheeses to our magnificent their needs Buying it was a cheese board. challenge: the property was HEALTH Cooking that much rice was a subject to a local ‘Agricultural The first outing this month, on bit more difficult but the Tie’, requiring the new owner to the 12th, will be an ‘Away Day’ kindness of the Lamp be employed in agriculture, with a visit to Wyre Forest Restaurant saved the day. They horticulture, or forestry. Sue Visitor Centre. Members meet at generously cooked, donated and applied to buy the property, as a the Sports and Social Club car even delivered the rice to the genuine smallholder, with years park on Love Lane, where Hall. It was a pleasure to see so of experience, and every transport will be available for many people enjoying the intention of farming the land. those who prefer not to drive. different home cooked Curries. She met the requirements, but On the 26th they will be back There was also a Chicken was told that if she bought Little to their regular habit of meeting casserole, especially provided Detton, no-one else could live at the Market Hall for a start at for the Non-Curry eaters and so with her unless they were a 10.00 and a return to the CoCo many fabulous puddings. And dependent. So James would not Coffee Morning for a warm t h e n t h e r e w a s t h e be allowed to live with his wife, drink and possibly a little cake. entertainment by our very own as he had his own business Alan Kimber can tell you more artists, from the ancient art of elsewhere! He decided to give on CM 271754 or Egyptian Belly dancing to up his business, and work most [email protected] singing and reciting amusing of the time on the smallholding, THE GIN WALK poems. Thank you everyone for as this was the only way the Not to be confused with making the evening such a terms of the ‘Tie’ could be met.