Culmington Village Hall on Tuesday 12Th March 2019 at 7.00 Pm

RIPPLES

The Parish Magazine of CULMINGTON, ONIBURY BROMFIELD and STANTON LACY

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March 2019

PARISH INFORMATION CONTACTS The Parishes of Onibury, Bromfield and Stanton Lacy are part of the Bromfield Benefice of Parishes. Enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals may be made to :- Grace Johnson, Benefice Administrator, Bromfield Benefice, Westwinds, Gravel Hill, Ludlow, SY8 1QU Office hours Mon and Wed 9.30-12.30 Tel.07493 247184 [email protected] Reverend Fr Justin Parker

Culmington Parish is a member of the Corvedale Group of Parishes. For enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals please contact the Rector, Revd. John Beesley, St. Michael’s Rectory, Munslow, Craven Arms SY7 9EU. Tel. No. 01584 841488 or email: [email protected].

BELL RINGERS 1st & 4th Mondays at Bromfield Tower 7.30 pm Fridays at the Stanton Lacy Tower 7.30 pm WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 2nd Tuesday at Westhope Village Hall 7.00 pm 2nd Thurs. at Stanton Lacy Village Hall 7.30 pm HONEYSUCKLE CLUB 1st Tuesday at Onibury Village Hall 2.00 pm Contact : Rose Haran 01746 787 449 CLOVER CLUB 1st Thursday at Westhope Village Hall 7.30 pm March- Dec Mrs. M.Hall 01584 861282 PLAYGROUPS Little Lambs Onny School Friday am 856320 Corvedale Centre for Children 841707 CULMINGTON HALL Bookings taken by John Lakey 861254 DIDDLEBURY HALL Bookings taken by Sally Woodhouse 841265 ONIBURY HALL Bookings taken by Marion Jones 856350 STANTON LACY Bookings taken by Elaine Lloyd 823357 SCHOOLS: Onny C of E Primary School & Penny Knight 01584 856320 Little Pippins Nursery Class Corvedale C of E Primary Jonathon Brough 841630 Ludlow C of E Secondary Mrs Hearle 01584 872691

Articles, News Items, Comments etc. for inclusion in RIPPLES to: Mr Jeff Williams Seifton Court, Seifton Lane, Culmington, Ludlow SY8 2DG Tel : 01584 861849 E-mail: [email protected]

The Parishes of Culmington

Onibury, Bromfield and Stanton Lacy MARCH 2019

From the Dean of Hereford When you read this letter, I expect to be away from Hereford on a period of study leave. Part of my time will be spent in Rome. I’ll be looking at some of the churches there, noting how their own approach to prayers at the shrines of the saints compares with our own intercession ministry, back in Hereford. Do the saints in the Eternal City provide that focus of intercession that we so encourage in English cathedrals? For some of the time, I’ll be staying at the Anglican Centre, set up during the 1960s after the historic meeting of Archbishop Ramsey and Pope Paul VI. The Centre provides a focus in Rome for dialogue between our two Communions. I’ll also be staying just down the road at the Venerable English College. This is the historic Roman Catholic Seminary for priests in training from England and Wales. Set up in the second half of the 16th century, during penal times, priests trained there often returned to England to minister amidst great danger and many were martyred for what they believed. Since the mid 1970s, the College has invited two Anglican ordinands to stay at the college for four months of their training. I did this 1981-2 and Neil Patterson did the same ‘exchange’ a few years later. It was a hugely influential part of my formation– helping me to see how Roman Catholics were trained for priesthood and ingraining in me a real passion for Ecumenism, which has never left me. Indeed, quite of few of those I met almost 40 years ago, have remained friends. When I return this Spring to stay at the College, I’ll be speaking to current staff and students and generally trying to get an understanding of how the ecumenical scene has changed in those years. We know that aspirations for corporate unity between churches has taken something of a back seat, as Christians have focused more on united social action– with arguably less doctrinal division. Nevertheless, discussions at all levels of our churches continue

and I shall be particularly interested in the extent to which training for ministry contains ecumenical elements today. When I was at the College in 1981, I was present at the great ceremony when the relics of the College’s martyred saints were solemnly placed in a great bronze reliquary beneath the newly-consecrated altar. Such an event might have proved an occasion for disunity and blame – but on the contrary it proved to be a great ecumenical event – all united in the sense that the saints of all denominations lead us to God and give us a glimpse of his powerful working in human lives. Meanwhile, we all work in our own parishes and ministries to carry forward that great and loving command of Christ himself: Ut omnes unum sint – That they may all be one

From the Rector of Bromfield Benefice Dear Friends in Christ, The year continues to race away! No sooner have we packed away the crib, but the Sundays before Lent beckon again. The three Sundays before Lent have wonderful and ancient names: Septuagesima (17th February), Sexagesima and Quinquagesima. Three Latin words which indicate how far away we are from Easter- that is, 70, 60 & 50 days respectively. The Latin names arose by analogy with Quadragesima, the first Sunday in Lent, known as the "fortieth day" before Easter. Quinquagesima is exactly fifty days before Easter but Sexagesima (60) and Septuagesima (70) are only approximations. But wait! Doubtless you have just checked your calendar and found that Lent is longer than 40 days! It is – but it isn’t. We don’t include in Lent the several Sundays which lie between Ash Wednesday and Easter Day, because each and every Sunday is a celebration of God’s gift of life to us at Easter. If you take away the several Sundays in question, the answer is 40 days. So how will you prepare during the

days of Lent? Each year, people all over the world give something up. In medieval times, the faithful gave up meat, fish, fat, butter and almost everything that was enjoyable, as a sign of repentance and faithfulness with Christ in the wilderness.

It’s a good thing, in our wealthy and rather portly Western world to turn back to some old observances, to give up excess and to try and live modestly, even if only for 40 days, so perhaps giving up chocolate, or biscuits will do us all no harm. How about going one better? Whilst giving something up, take up something too. Why not try, every day, to do a good, kind and decent thing, uncalled for, unexpected and unrewarded on earth. You will feel better for it, I do not doubt, the angels of Heaven will surely rejoice with you! This year, Ash Wednesday falls on 6th March. We will mark that important day with a service of the Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes at Bromfield at 7.30pm. We remember that dust we are and to dust we shall return, so we should get on with the important job of living well whilst we still can do so. You would all be most welcome!

Your Priest and friend Justin

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From the Rectory – March 2019 As we all know, the date of Easter moves about. It is dependent on the phases of the moon and is normally not far from the date of the Jewish Passover, the festival which was happening at the time of the events we remember in Holy Week. The earliest possible date for Easter is March 22nd, the latest is April 25th. This year Easter falls on April 21st, so is almost as late as it can be – it won’t be this late again until April 21st 2030. It won’t be later than this until April 25th, 2038. Since the date of Ash Wednesday is dependent on the date of Easter, that too is late this year, falling on March 6th. We will mark the beginning of Lent with the usual service of Holy Communion, to be held this year at Holdgate at 7:30pm. Whilst we hope to get the heating and lighting at Holdgate sorted out during this year it hasn’t happened yet – if you’re coming please bring a torch and wrap up well if it’s chilly. In several of our churches you will find some lovely stained glass windows, a part of our surroundings we see often but perhaps rarely really look at. This Lent we will be thinking about them in more detail during the Lent Course which meets at the Rectory on Mondays from 2:30pm. You are welcome to join us. Wednesday evenings will see us moving round the churches to enjoy services of Compline – a peaceful and reflective service for the end of the day. Details of where we will be each week are in the service rota. The stained glass in our churches is of course just one aspect of the buildings, buildings which we perhaps see a lot but rarely look at. This is a shame as we can miss much which was created, sometimes hundreds of years ago, to help us to think about God and to help us to pray. We can, of course, pray at any time and in any place, but it is also important that we have places set apart for us to focus on God: places where we will not be distracted by the busyness of everyday life, places where the walls are soaked in prayer, places where our surroundings help us to lift our thoughts to heaven. These places are our churches and they are here for you, open for you, every day. You are welcome to join us when we worship or to use them at other times as places where you might find peace and stillness in our busy world. Lent is a time when we think about our lives and about our relationship with God – our worship and our church buildings are there to help you do that - you are welcome to use them. Rev’d John Beesley

From the Registers Baptisms 27th January Harry Robert Hughes Diddlebury Funerals 2nd February Judy Corfield Diddlebury

The Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Revd Richard Frith has announced he is to retire in the autumn. Bishop Richard has been in post for five years and has overseen a diocesan mission strategy focused on Proclaiming Christ and Growing Disciples by inspiring each generation. His time in post has seen a shift to intergenerational church and the successful Strategic Development Bid, which funded six intergenerational Missioners in five of our market towns, key opportunities for growth in our church communities. He sought to empower church members in their roles and responsibilities through the development of lay ministry, local ministry development groups and greater community partnerships through the creative use of church buildings. His public ministry will end with a service at Hereford Cathedral on Saturday 23rd November at 11am. All are welcome to join this service as we say thank you and pray God’s blessing upon Bishop Richard and his wife Kay as they begin the next chapter of their life together. Ahead of the announcement, Bishop Richard said: “I thank God daily for the privilege of being Bishop of Hereford. I love the people and the area, and I have wonderful colleagues. I shall be sad to leave the diocese, but that’s still nearly a year ahead!” About Bishop Richard Bishop Richard is the 105th Bishop of Hereford and moved to the Diocese from Hull, where he was the Suffragan Bishop, in 2014. He is chair of the Rural Affairs Group of General Synod and Vice-Chair of the Liturgical Commission. Bishop Richard has also been a trustee of the Mission to Seafarers for many years. Bishop Richard is married to Kay and he has four children and four stepchildren. His interests include the theatre and sport, with a particular passion for cricket. The process for appointing a new Bishop of Hereford will in due course follow the agreed national guidelines. The Bishop of Ludlow will shortly be writing to all clergy explaining the next steps in a little more detail, and that letter will be available to all on the Diocesan website. The process to choose a new Bishop is overseen by the Vacancy in See Committee, chaired by Philip Wilcocks. The full membership of the Vacancy in See Committee can be viewed on the diocesan website. Diocese of Hereford https://www.hereford.anglican.org/ noticeboard&upcomingevents/

Church Notices LENTEN LUNCHES 2019 Everyone is invited to a free lunch of soup, bread, butter, cheese and tea or coffee. Lunches take place in Village Halls from 12 till 2 o'clock. Donations to a chosen charity are appreciated. 13th March Clee St. Margaret 20th March Bitterley and Middleton 27th March Stoke St. Milborough 3rd April Onibury 10th April Stanton Lacy

Onibury Parochial Church Council The annual meeting of Onibury Parochial Church Council will be on Monday 29th April at 7.00pm in the church . This is an open meeting and guests would be very welcome. Vicky Mantle

EASTER LILIES If anyone would like to donate the cost of a lily (or 2 or 3) in memory of a loved one to decorate St Michaels, Onibury at Easter please contact Rosemary on 01584856351.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Onibury , Electoral Roll Would you be interested in registering on the Electoral Roll for Onibury Church ? Then 2019 is your year. Being on the roll makes you a voting member of the Church of England and helps us as the Church of England takes the electoral roll count to be a representation of our congregation size and therefore feasibility as an ongoing church. There is no financial implication for you . Forms will be available in church but please contact me for information. Vicky Mantle, 01588 674792 or [email protected]

NEW CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL - Stanton Lacy According to CofE regulations we have to compile a new Electoral Roll this year. Anyone on the previous roll and anyone with an interest in the life of the church is invited to join. Application forms are available in Church and should be returned no later than 17th March please. Elsie Clee

All Saints Church, Culmington Parish Church Electoral Roll Reminder to register on to the Electoral Roll for Culmington Church Val Hardwick, Sparchford Cottage, Culmington, SY8 2DE. Tel. No. 01584 861658

AROUND THE VILLAGES ONIBURY

Onibury Honeysuckle Club On Tuesday 5th February the Honeysuckle Club held their monthly meeting with 33 members present. The club welcomed Trevor Wood from Clee Hill, along with his electronic organ. This talented keyboard player transported everyone back to 'The Good Old Days' of the Old Time Music Hall. He played such popular tunes as That's Entertainment, After the Ball is Over, Baby Face and many more. For the final part of his show Trevor played a selection of melodies where the titles of the songs were famous places in the world. Club Members had to guess the titles, writing them down as they were played. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 5th March, weather permitting,- 2 4 pm after the Luncheon Club. Visitors and members are welcome for the afternoon. There will be an opportunity for members, should they wish, to make some purchases after the entertainment!

Please contact Rose on 01746 787449 or Jean on 01584 874673.

LENTEN SOUP LUNCH (organized by Onibury PCC) Please come and join us for lunch and enjoy a delicious bowl of soup with bread, biscuits and cheese, tea/coffee in Onibury Village Hall on Wednesday April 3rd 12.00 - 2.00 All donations this year will be given to Working Together (Ludlow) with Learning Disabilities.

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Lunch Club Looking forward to seeing you on the 5th March, 2019. Please phone Caroline 01584856335 if you can’t make the Lunch club. Many thanks. Caroline Bywater [email protected]

Onibury Original ~ Charity Quiz Nights at The Apple Tree, Onibury Thursday 28th March - 7.30pm There is also the chance to have a go at our 'Open The Box' competition, where cash is up for grabs! This month's £10 has been donated by Pat & Jan Giles. All money raised will be donated to South Shropshire Youth Forum. Come and join us for a fantastic monthly quiz night at The Apple Tree, Onibury. £5 per team, no more than 4 per team, which includes a bite to eat, kindly provided by The Apple Tree! All money raised is donated to both local and national charities. We are always looking for donations of wine and chocolates, which are used for prizes, and sponsors for our open the box game. This enables more money to be donated to the chosen charities. If you can help please contact Lisa, either using the number below or [email protected]. Everybody welcome, any queries contact Lisa on 07866 942982.

Onibury Parish Council The next meeting of Onibury Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 7.30pm in Village Hall.

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Onibury Village Hall The Annual General Meeting of Onibury Village Hall will be onTUESDAY 5th MARCH 2019 starting at 7.00 pm in the Hall. New members of the committee are sought. If you have a couple of hours a month to commit to help with the running of the village hall, attending committee meetings every other month and offering assistance in suggesting, planning and organising new events for the area, you will be most welcome.

ONIBURY PARISH COUNCIL Meeting held on Tuesday 20th November 2018 at 7.00pm n Village Hall. Cllrs. Present: R. Jeavons, Mrs. J. Owen, T. Mantle, A. Wyatt, Ms. C. Magnus, Mrs. R. Hughes. Apologies: R. Breakwell. Open Forum: Mr. R. Galliers from Balfours on behalf of Mr. & Mrs. Hickman. re: item 8 b) Matters Arising : a) Bus shelter ceiling now taken down. Financial Matters: a) Cheques raised :- PKF Littlejohn - for Audit - £240.00 b) Craven Security - for hedge trimming and removal of ceiling from Bus Shelter. - £240.00 c) Buffet at Village Hall after Church Service commemorating 100 year WW1 had ended. d) Npower energy for street lights - £151.20 e) S.V. Jeavons – Clerks salary September and October 2018 - £263.34 Correspondence: Thank you letter for Church Service and Buffet. Planning Applications: a) Complaint from member of the public regarding workshop adjacent to Wootton Farm and the position with Planning Applications. Pictures were shown to Cllrs. It was believed that Land Owner and agent were aware of the situation. It was reported that steps were being taken to rectify the matter. b) Mr. R. Galliers had come along to meeting to explain the position with regard to an up - graded barn that appeared to have received no planning permission at Upper Norton Holiday Cottages complex. The Parish Council agreed to report this to Shropshire Culmington Footpath & Walking Club Done:- Gate on Bridleway behind Seifton Villa and foot beds on stile beyond this. To Do:- Signs and stiles around Medley Park If you are interested in joining me, contact via email so I can confirm and add you to the list - Jeff Williams- Ripples Editor [email protected] 01584 861849

Council Planning for enforcement, any planning application would be retrospect. Parish Matters : Cllr. Jeavons expressed concern regarding Policing in the area - a lack of Police and poor response time - Clerk to contact Mr. Dunne M P. Cllr. Wyatt reported that a total of £193.00 had been raised from sale of WW1 booklet and passed to Church, Chair commented that the content of the booklet was exceptionally good. Meeting closed 8.15pm

CULMINGTON

Culmington Whist Drives NEXT MEETINGS:- 11th and 25th March, 8th April and 6th and 20th May. - Everyone very welcome.

Culmington Lunch Club Lunch Club dates are as follows:- Mar 21st, Apr 18th. May 16th, June 20th To book please ring Gwyn Edwards on 01584 861666.

Culmington Parish Council Meeting The ordinary meeting of the Parish Council at Culmington Village Hall on Tuesday 12th March 2019 at 7.00 pm. Prior to the start of the meeting the public are invited to raise matters of interest with their Parish Councillors.

CULMINGTON PARISH COUNCIL - www.culmington.org Ordinary Meeting of Culmington Parish Council held TUESDAY 8th January 2019 at Culmington Village Hall at 7 pm Present: Cllr Steele, Cllr Alderson, Cllr Norton, Cllr Turley, Cllr Holland, Cllr Mear, Cllr Pike, Mrs J Disley, (Clerk), Cllr Motley, Shropshire Council. Prior to the meeting members of the public had the opportunity to voice their concern regarding planning application 18/04815/OUT (Agenda Item 9) which included narrow access, shared septic tank with no additional capacity, being adjacent to a Grade 11 listed property and access onto the B4365. Minutes; The meetings minutes 6th November 2018 were approved. Matters Arising;Discussion around the lack of action on reported potholes, drains, Castle Barn ditch and repair of the road at Seifton Batch. Cllr Motley to forward concerns to Steve Brown.

A reply from Lucy McFarlane was read regarding the permissive footpath at Portin Hollow which would be difficult to- re instate. Reports from Members; Cllr Motley reported on her involvement in writing a Rural Strategy, instigated by Mark Barrow (Director of Place). The news that the remaining Community Enablement Team will facilitate updating Place Plans and a further planned meeting with Liz Truss from the Treasury regarding the needs of rural areas. Correspondence; 18 items considered and dealt with. Cheques requested; J Disley salary (Oct, Nov, Dec) £691.86, J Williams (Tools for footpath work) £100.41, and Gravel £68.45. Rent for the Village Hall £150.00. Finance; Current Account balance £11,353.15 Planning Applications; 18/04815/OUT – Outline application for the erection of a single dwelling to include means of access. Land to the North of Seifton House. Cllr’s resolved to object to the application. Seifton is not part of a Community Cluster but classed as open countryside. Further concern related to traffic on the B4365, drainage, narrow access and visibility. 18/05279/FUL – Demolition of existing double garage and erection of a new triple garage with office/playroom above, accessed by external staircase. The Thatches, 1 Vernolds Common, SY7 9LP. Cllr’s resolved to support the application. Highways Maintenance: Clerk to check progress of work with Gary Trim at Burley and Seifton Batch and include clearing leaves in Clay Lane by the bridge. Report leak to Severn Trent behind old Village Hall and open stop tap which is minus a cover in the verge by the bus stop. Report again the ancient milestone which has been damaged.

Culmington Village Hall Forthcoming Events Sunday 3rd March – St Davids Day Sunday Dinner 12.30 (Sold Out) Friday 29th March – Social Evening with Bar and Quiz. 7.30 Friday 26th April – Social Evening with Bar and Games. 7.30 Sunday 12th May – Village Walk to Folly Friday 17th May – Social Evening with Chinny’s Mobile Chips (6pm)

Environmental Maintenance Grant: The Grant was discussed and an application for £1,000.00 submitted Severn Trent: A water collection tank at Burley had been damaged by Severn Trent and was reported due for repair. A way of protecting it would useful, as vulnerable to damage. To be looked into. Flood Action Group: A Drain walk was carried out in early December. Blocked Drains reported to Highways. Items of Interest for the next meeting: Concern raised at a seeming lack of support for vulnerable people in need of care. A Helpline number to be published in Ripples which might be useful. Full Minutes available upon request from Jayne Disley, Clerk/RFO - (01584) 861 387 Email: [email protected], or online at www.culmington.org.

BROMFIELD

Just Sew & Knit Group We were quite a small, but very happy, group who met at Barbara's this month. There was much catching up, laughter and funny stories to be told and we managed a little bit of knitting too! We hope the members unable to join us this month will soon be feeling better and will be able to be at the next meeting which will be on 18th March from 2– 4pm at Kingshead, Bromfield call Barbara on 01584 856257 for more information.

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Stanton Lacy Parish Council Draft Minutes 24th January 2019 Present: Chairman: Cllr Finch Councillors: R. Gatehouse, E. Gatehouse, P Parker, P Williams, J Whittaker and C Radnor. In Attendance: H Coonick (Clerk), Cllr Motley (Shropshire Council) Apologies: Cllrs P Jones and P Cowles Approval of Minutes: for Meeting Held on 22nd November, 29th November and 19th December: Resolved (unanimous) JW/PP Items to Action: a. Minor Highways Grant and Lengthsman: Awaiting the outcome of the grant application. Gary Trim has signed the contract and started work. b. Flooding on the Hope: Householders have not heard from Shropshire Council regarding the Flood Assessment. c. Community Infrastructure Levy/Bus Shelter: EG will discuss site with Village Hall Committee. d. Repairs to Verge on Peaton Road: Completed e. Potholes: Clerk to survey whole parish and report to Highways. f. Parish Plan: JW will review the Parish Plan and present to Parish Meeting in May. Clerk to

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request a Housing Needs Survey. g. Mulberry Lane Sign: PW agreed to privately fund a sign and is supported by the Parish Council Finance: a. Report on Bank Account including forthcoming Expenditure: The report was presented to the council. b. Clerks Pay and Expenses: Clerks salary and expenses £1627.22, Clerk reimbursement for admin exp £6.20 Resolved (unanimous) MF/JW c. Clerks Pay Rate for 2019-2020: Increase of hourly rate to £9.02 Resolved (unanimous) MF/EG Reports From Representatives: a. Shropshire Council Cllr Motley reported that there had been discussions within the council over the CIL allocation and lack of investment and representation in the South of the County. Place plans are being revamped. There was a meeting with Liz Truss (Chief Secretary to the Treasury) discussing rural stakeholders. A further meeting including Philip Dunne is planned. The budget settlement for 2021-2 will be difficult as the government is not grasping the rising cost of Social Care. There is a review of the AONB and National Parks. Planning Applications and Associated Matters: a. 18/02529/FUL Upper House Farm, Hopton Cangeford Erection of three dwellings in a courtyard arrangement with access drive and parking – Awaiting Decision. b. 18/05279/FUL (validated: 20/11/2018) The Thatches, 1 Vernolds Common, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9LP: - Awaiting Decision c. 18/05467/FUL Conversion of existing Barn to two Holiday Lets. Proposed barn conversion Adjacent Pillar Box Farm, Haytons Bent – Awaiting Decision Agenda Items for Next Meeting to be held on the 21st March 2019 at 7.30pm a. Potholes Ripples Subscriptions / Advertisers Payments now due. Please contact your Distributor

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Letter from Westminster– Rural Vulnerability As Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Rural Services, I hosted last month a Rural Vulnerability Day in Parliament.

Much discussion was focussed around a research report on the State of Rural Services 2018 compiled by Rural England. This took an in-depth look at 8 key areas of rural service provision in contrast with more urban areas, which all resonate here in South Shropshire. These were: buses and community transport; broadband and mobile connectivity; public library services; hospitals; Public Health services; young people’s services; shops and online shopping; and public advice services.

Having been banging the drum consistently for rural issues for almost two decades, I was shocked to hear remarks from one MP in January who called fairer funding settlements for rural areas “perverse reverse redistribution”, when comparing rural Councils to places like Hackney – which incidentally has a core spending power per dwelling 27% higher than Shropshire.

But this reminded me of the importance of having good data with which we can ensure rural areas like Shropshire continue to be pushed up the government’s agenda.

Email: Nicky

I was pleased Defra Minister Lord Gardiner, who has ministerial responsibility for Rural Affairs, was able to address our meeting. He made clear the government is taking the issue of rurality more seriously. We have for example seen 14 government departments now having a dedicated senior civil servant responsible for considering rural implications of policies. We have also seen some more equitable distribution of funding for important areas such as schools and local government. But this report shows why there is still much more to do.

When it comes to connectivity, as we know all too well, rural areas are improving but still lag significantly behind urban areas. Given obvious transport difficulties compared to urban areas, it is all the more important for rural connectivity to improve, so business and employment opportunities can open up. The research indicated basic phone calls cannot be made inside 33 per cent of rural buildings on all four mobile networks (EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone), compared to 3% in urban areas. This needs to improve. The report also highlighted that while young people in rural areas fare better than their urban peers in education and mental health, they tend to score worse on a number of key public health indicators - alcohol consumption, smoking, being bullied, and risky behaviour.

So one of the outcomes from the Rural Vulnerability Day is that the APPG will now be taking an in-depth look into why rural children are more likely to have worse public health indicators, and what we can do to help tackle this growing health issue. The report did highlight growing evidence of services sharing premises and co-locating with each other at ‘hubs’, enabling rural communities to retain access to services while helping providers achieve some cost savings and generate more footfall– a win/win for all. So this is something we should continue to encourage. There is clearly more work to do. This powerful State of Rural Services report will help add weight to our campaign for greater funding for rural areas, particularly in the context of the next Spending Review from HM Treasury, expected to take place in coming months. I intend to take a leading role in championing the rural voice in the Spending Review.

Philip Dunne will be holding advice surgeries at the following locations: Friday 15th March – Broseley Victoria Hall 12.30-2.00pm Friday 29th March – Ludlow, 54 Broad Street 4.30-6.00pm To make an appointment please telephone 01584 872187 or email [email protected]. Details of all surgeries can be found on www.philipdunne.com

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Views sought on future provision of Ophthalmology services 25 January 2019 Patients and staff were asked for their views on how Ophthalmology services, provided by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), should be delivered in the future. Ophthalmology services are currently provided at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, and Euston House (ICAT) in Telford; as outlined below: Site Outpatients Surgery Adult & Paediatric Adult All sub-specialisms General Anaesthetic and Local RSH Anaesthetic sub-specialisms, and complex and “simple” Urgent Eye Clinic Emergency Operating Adult & Paediatric All sub-specialisms Paediatric Excluding the following: General Anaesthetic and Local Urgent Eye Clinic PRH Anaesthetic Injections for Medical Retina related Adult conditions Oculoplasty surgery. Cornea Cataract assessment Adult The following services only: Adult Cataract assessments, non- ICAT The following services only: Local specialised ophthalmology and the Anaesthetic “simple” Cataract and ability to deliver lasers Injections .

To improve patient care and waiting times; as well as help recruit and retain staff, SaTH is proposing to relocate the eye services currently provided by ICAT, back to the eye departments at RSH (Copthorne Building) and PRH. The Trust was seeking the views of service users, staff and other interested parties on two options: Option 1 - No change Option 2 - To relocate adult outpatient services from ICAT back into the respective main hospital sites; and relocate cataract surgery from ICAT to the Copthorne building at RSH Interested parties had until 18 February 2019 to respond to the questionnaire which can be accessed here: https://www.sath.nhs.uk/wards-services/az-services/ ophthalmology/ or via https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/1810EyeCare

Corvedale Book Group - February 2019 The Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund De Waal Our meeting on February 14th was well attended despite the date! Although several people had read this book when it first came out in 2010, they felt it merited re-reading. Edmund de Waal is a potter by trade, from a Jewish banking family which at one point rivalled the Rothschilds for money and influence. This book is an extensive family biography spanning 1871 to the present day. Edmund was left a case of 264 netsuke (pronounced net-ski or net-skay) by his great uncle Ignace (Iggy) who had been living in Japan since the end of the second world war. Netsuke are small, beautifully carved ornaments of wood or ivory, which were worn with traditional dress by men from the 17th century onwards. They are small, have a hole through them so they can be attached by a cord and must have no rough edges to damage one’s clothes. As male kimonos didn’t have sewn up sleeves, these couldn’t be used as pockets as in women’s clothing. An inro (ornamental box) was suspended from the sash of the kimono by a cord which was attached to the garment by a netsuke. When he received this gift, Edmund decided to trace their history and that of his family by visiting Paris, Vienna, Odessa and Japan and reading detailed family records. Great, great uncle Charles was born in Odessa in 1849 and died in Paris in

1905. He was a collector and gathered the netsuke as part of the then fashion for Japonisme. He also befriended painters and sculptors collected the works of many of the Impressionists. His collection of netsuke was given as a wedding present to his nephew Victor and wife Emmy who were living in Vienna. The collection was housed in a glass vitrine in Emmy’s dressing room and her children played with the tiny objects as they watched her dress several times a day. The extensive palace in which they lived was home to the family until the second world war when Austria was annexed by Hitler and some members of the family escaped to Tunbridge Wells in England, America and Mexico, others disappeared in concentration camps. The house and its contents were requisition but Anna, a faithful family retainer, quietly removed the netsuke and secreted them in her horsehair mattress whilst helping the Germans dismantle the house. She returned them to Elizabeth, Edmund’s grandmother after the war, who gave them to her brother Ignace. Edmund later places the collection on permanent loan in the Jewish museum in Vienna. (Some of Edmund’s work is on display at the Royal Worcester museum until March 20th). As a detailed description of the social and political history of the 19th and 20th century from one families encounters with it this was a fascinating and well written book. Edmund has great powers of description and his writing evokes an amazing sense of place as he tries to come to terms with his

Fraud Awareness Discussion to be held by TSB bank on the 4th April 2019 7.30 pm to 9pm at the village Hall, Culmington open to anyone.

The agenda will cover some of the following topics :- What is fraud? Background Examples of the different types of fraud How to protect yourself on line How you can spot fraud What you can do to protect yourself family and friends Against fraud Tips to protect your self etc.

Shropshire Group Hardy Plant Society Spring Plant Fair

Sunday 14th April 2019 - 12 noon to 3:00 pm. Bayston Hill Memorial Hall. Lyth Hill Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury SY3 0DR Non Members Welcome Light Refreshments, Disabled Access and Toilets, Free Admission & Parking www.hardy-plant.org.uk

A CULMINGTON WEEKEND 4-5 MAY

Saturday 4th May, 7.30 pm Flocks of Words; Award winning music & poetry featuring Whalebone & Kate Innes. All Saints Church, Culmington SY8 2DB Tickets £10 (child £6) on-line at www..ticketsource.co.uk/whalebone or (after 18th March) from 01584 861361/07826 737600 or on the door. Refreshments In aid of Culmington church tower repair fund

Sunday 5th May, 12.30 - 6 pm Tower House gardens open Lunches & teas. Tower House, Burley, Craven Arms SY7 9LW In aid of Corvedale churches Further information: 01584 861692.

family’s history. As some of the group had visited Japan and Odessa as well as Vienna and Paris the story came to life. Bob brought a family netsuke of a small crawling child for us to pass around. Many of us found the first section on Paris a little long and hard to get into but our fascination grew as the history developed. The threads of the acquisition of art and sculpture, waves of anti-Semitism and the Drefus affair, the impact of both world wars, the building of stately Vienna and its banking industry, the onset and destruction of wars all running through day to day family life made it a very thought provoking book. For our March discussion we are reading William Fiennes The Snow Geese. Best wishes Cath Burley

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Diddlbury and Westhope WI It was our first formal meeting of 2019, and it was great to see our President, Mary Holland, who had made a valiant effort to get to our meeting after her hip operation. Mary opened our meeting and welcomed our 2 new members. Apologies for absence were received from Gwyneth Lewis and Mary Hall. We had quite a bit of business to sort this month, as we hadn’t had a formal meeting since November. Once all that was cleared up Mary handed over to Joy Williams, one of our more “crafty” members, who gave us a really fun and interesting evening of craft. Joy had brought along examples of knit, crochet, felt, and also some paper craft! So many beautiful items, I don’t know how she gets the time to

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26 make all these lovely things!! We all loved seeing how she’d made the fantastic jumpers, scarves, shawls, handbags, and pictures. Some of us got hands-on too and had a go at making some crochet necklaces. We all had a good giggle and a great time chatting and seeing what we might try and attempt ourselves in the future, if we had a lot of help from Joy. We had a cup of tea and some lovely refreshments provided by Kath Woodhouse. The competition this month was as follows: 1st Mary Hall, 2nd Kath Woodhouse. Next month our meeting will held onTuesday 12th March at 7.00pm. Our speaker for the evening will be John Swift, Master Baker. This should prove a really interesting talk and I’m hoping he may bring some examples of his work as well, you never know!! Please just come along and join us. We are thinking of putting a taster session or craft workshop on in May and hoping that we may be able to organise it at Diddlebury Village Hall depending on availability. If there is something you’d be interested in us putting on for the session, please just email and let me know. More details will follow next month. Jane Cockburn

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Flood Control and Willow Harvest at Seifton Court

After monitoring the water flowing in winter through a stile into Seifton Lane we built a catchment dam which seems to be working!!

Overflows into existing land drainage. Extra land drainage installed to catch water flowing off the rest of the field.

As part of our efforts to provide woodchip for our heating and reduce requirement for Oil, we harvest willow each winter, dry and chip for the following winter’s fuel supply.

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Hayton & District WI - 14th February 2019 Eileen Pritchard welcomed all, including a new member, Yvonne, to the village hall for our February meeting. Minutes of the January meeting were read and signed. The post Christmas lunch at the Salway Arms had been enjoyed and Eileen thanked for arranging it; Phyllis offered to organise our next “Ladies wot Lunch”. The SFWI AGM is to be held on April 16th at Theatre Severn when the main speaker will be Eran Cutliffe from the BBC ‘Prosecutor’ series. Thanks to Concord College for their donation to SFWI of £1735 from their Concert for Peace which several of our members enjoyed in November; £110 was sent to the Smile Train charity from our institute before Christmas and a letter of thanks had been received, a staggering 500 thousand free cleft palate and lip repair operations have been performed in the developing countries over the last 10 years. Other dates from the newsletter were noted.

Eileen then welcomed our speaker, Cathy Preston, who had given up working for The Antler luggage Company to pursue her interest in willow weaving which started when she was researching picnic hamper making. She decided to concentrate full time on her workshops, More than Willow, a year ago and now enjoys both growing, harvesting and teaching others

how to create all manner of willow based products. She told us how the willow was prepared for use and showed us the different types and colours available; then we had to concentrate as she demonstrated how we were going to make a decorative wreath for a tea light holder. After about 40 minutes of caressing, cajoling and curling willow twigs, remembering not to mix our buts ends with the tip ends, everyone had achieved a passable willow wreath, admittedly some more rustic than others, but very satisfying nonetheless. Debbie Williams thanked Cathy for her demonstration and patience and Jo and Mags served a delicious valentine’s themed spread; I wish I hadn’t had such a big tea before the meeting!

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Flower of the Month Letter P 1st Hellebore, Jo McLachlan 1st Pram, Pam Macintrye 2nd Camellia, Jean Blackburn 2nd Postman Pat, Jo McLachlan 3rd Camellia, Margaret Edgar 3rd Pin cushion, Sue Parker The next meeting will be on 14th March, when there will be an illustrated talk entitled “The Life of Captain Flora Watkins”. More details from Eileen on 01584 876437.

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Corvedale Garden Group Report February 2019 Climbing and Wall Plants by Gordon Malt A sunny day promised the hope of spring as 30 of us met for the first meeting of the year and chatted about the bulbs that were showing through in our gardens (where they are not being eaten by squirrels!) Gordon Malt gave us a very thorough description of the many different types of climbing plants and their methods of self-support (tendrils, suckers, pads, adventitious roots, twining) and then took us through the best sort of supports for each plant and how to nurture and prune them for best effect. His knowledge, based on teaching horticulture for 10 years and gardening a half acre plot for 40 years was extensive. His colourful slides then showed us over 40 different climbers for different seasons and different aspects. It was interesting to hear which plant hunters had discovered which plants and how to match these to UK settings for vigorous growth. Gordon had brought a selection of plants to buy and there was also Sam’s honey available. I came away with some good ideas for new climbers and how best to display them. We all enjoyed a hot drink and a variety of tasty refreshments. Judging by the noise of the chat people were pleased to see each other after the winter break and to meet and welcome newer members. Our next meeting is at Edge Villa, near Yockleton, SY59PY, on Saturday 16th March at 10am. Mr and Mrs Neil have a 2 acre garden with stunning views of S Shropshire. The garden has dew pond, vegetable plot, productive orchard, chickens, herbaceous borders, roses, a shade border, unusual plants and a children’s area. Entry £5 plus £3 for refreshments. Let me know if you would like to join us. [email protected]

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Corvedale Primary School Each year on Parents Evening the Governors carry out a survey to see how our parents view the school. Of the 49 families in the school this year 46 families completed the survey which is a 94% parental return. Yet again the survey recorded overwhelming support for the school. In most areas including “providing a safe and happy place to learn / ensuring that your child is taught well and makes good progress / providing interesting and well planned homework / ensuring that you are fully informed about your child's learning and progress” the school received 100% excellent to good ratings. “Looking after your child and ensuring that children are well behaved” and “promoting positive behaviour and dealing effectively with discipline , including any incidents of bullying “ received 96% excellent to good ratings. “Ensuring that the school is well led and responsive to you concerns” received 98% excellent to good ratings. Best of all in the category “Overall I would describe the school as” received an 89% excellent score and 11% good. A 100% endorsement for the school. Positive suggestions for improvement were noted and will be acted on. These results are consistent with the parental returns made in last year’s Ofsted Inspection from a higher than average parental response which are available on Ofsted's' web site. This reflects huge credit on the leadership and hard work of all the school staff. The Governors would like to publicly express their thanks and support to them. D. Hedgley - Chair of Governors Corvedale.

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Corvedale Primary School There was national success for our small rural primary school on Sunday 3rd February.

Eight pupils from Corvedale Primary School took part at the English Indoor Rowing Championships at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. Competing against other schools and rowing clubs from across England and Wales, there was success in the boys J11 event for Owen Norgrove who won a silver medal. Amber Matts won a bronze in the girls J11 event.

The school’s relay team, competing in the higher J12 age category won gold with a strong performance over 3000 metres winning with a 50m margin over the next crew.

Pictured here with medals are the successful team: George Oldhams, Maddy Matts, Madge Davenport, Owen Norgrove, Finley Middleton, Evie Oakes Poppy Pritchard and Amber Matts

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Another fine mess I’ve got myself in here! About 18 months ago I was in thick of writing a piece of 15,000 words about the development of villages in the medieval period (in this case roughly 1100 to 1350 AD) in the ancient Forest of Clee, a royal hunting preserve of, give or take 25,000 acres centred on the Brown twin ‘tops’ of Abdon Burf and Clee Burf. I am hoping anyone reading this will be in an area in which you see these two hills every day, and this will raise some interest. Anyway, as you may imagine, when you start on such an undertaking, the circumstances you investigate become wider and wider before being ‘boiled down’ again to fit the number of words you have at your command. The now deserted village surrounding the chapel at Heath, started out as an example of the process I was striving to describe, but ended up, even after the reducing process, as a main theme.

Since then I have been trying to turn up as much as I can which is relevant to this fascinating place and time, and understand the context of the times a little better. All this is with the purpose of putting together a small publication, which is of interest to me but why I am bothering to tell you long suffering readers about it?

Well, now things are reaching an interesting stage and I would dearly love more people to become involved when the time comes. So, what do we know already what speculations are being brewed up at the moment? We know from architectural style Heath Chapel was built around 1100 or soon afterwards.

Extensive ‘earthworks’ tell us of an extensive closely ‘nucleated’ village in the middle ages and records suggest it could have been well populated. We are sure that in those times the whole landscape looked totally different from the present, with ‘open-fields’ and heathland, and later a deer park making up the landscape. It seems close to certain that the village started to ‘go downhill’, probably quite rapidly in the 1300s.

I am suggesting that the village existed well before the Norman Conquest of 1066. That the village may have been involved in the ultra ‘high-end’ wool trade that was almost uniquely concentrated in the Welsh borderlands in those far off times. That the village may have been larger than was previously thought. That when we look at the medieval lay-out of the village which was wholly different to the modern road system, we might want to consider the life and work of the place in a different sort of way. So, I, and others who know far more than I do, think it is now time to do some further investigation of the village to give support to or contradict these ideas. That is not totally straightforward, we need the permission of the land-owners, who have so far been not only helpful but enthusiastic. Also, most of the land on which the village stands is a ‘Scheduled Ancient Natalie Taylor Foot Health Care Practitioner Specialising in the treatment of Ingrowing Toenails, Fungal Infections, Verrucae, Corns and general foot health care. Treatment provided in the comfort of your own home. Tel: 07779113982 or 01584890112

Monument’, and so permission has to be sought and given to do above ground Geophysical examinations to try and get a notion of what is below ground, and also to dig a series of ‘test-pits’ where metre square areas are dug, investigated and finds recorded before being filled in again, all in a short time. Quite a number of people, I know are interested in helped or being involved in some other way, and if you would like to be part of the group please send me your contact details, including an email address if you have one.

Below is a special picture – it is a composite image taken from many overlapping photographs acquired by a drone, a ‘terrain model’ giving far more detail of the ground surface than you can possibly just see by walking over the land.

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The Joint Committee of Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) has approved Option 1 of the NHS Future Fit plans which means PRH will become a dedicated Planned Care site and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) will become a specialist Emergency Care site.

By having a separate Planned Care site, patients will wait less time for their appointments and beds would be protected for planned operations, meaning that is highly unlikely operations will be cancelled due to emergency admissions.

In addition, patients will be able to access -24 hour urgent care services at both hospitals. This means that the vast majority of patients will continue to go to the same hospital as they do now for emergency and urgent care. https://www.sath.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PRH-of-the- Future.pdf

Puccini's Messe di Gloria Saturday 6th April. St John's Church, Bishops Castle 7.30pm The Marches Choir and Sinfonia, together with three professional soloists, will perform Puccini's rich and powerful Mass, together with several sacred choral works by Mozart, as well as his Horn Concerto No 3. £12 (children and students free), 01588 650448, or on the door.

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2019 - A Record Breaking Year for “The National Garden Scheme In Shropshire”

This year in Shropshire, the National Garden Scheme (NGS) will have more private gardens opening for charity than ever before. Thanks to the generosity of the many garden owners and a legion of volunteers there will be a total 54, of which 19 are new, opening for the first time to the public. Ranging from perfectly planted urban gardens to rolling rural estates and parkland with everything else in-between. In support of caring charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Horatio’s Garden Oswestry and many more, which you can support while having a wonderful day out by visiting some of the most beautiful gardens of merit in the county. Enjoy a cup of tea, a slice of cake and find ideas and inspiration for you own gardening. Please support us this year Visit a beautiful Shropshire garden. Raising money for cancer and caring charities See all our gardens at: www.ngs.org.uk: (search “Shropshire” and “All Dates”) Follow us on Twitter: @shropshireNGS Follow us on Facebook: Shropshire NGS Join our Supporters News: email: [email protected] For a FREE Shropshire NGS booklet: email: [email protected]

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WORSHIP IN MARCH 2019 3rd Mar Sunday next before Lent 9.15 am STANTON LACY Holy Communion 9.45 am DIDDLEBURY Holy Communion 11.15 am ONIBURY Morning Prayer 11.15 am CULMINGTON Holy Communion 6.00 pm MUNSLOW Evening Prayer 10th Mar Lent 1 9.15 am ONIBURY Holy Communion 11.15 am MUNSLOW Holy Communion 11.15 am BROMFIELD Holy Communion 6.00 pm DIDDLEBURY Evening Prayer 6.30 pm STANTON LACY Evensong 17th Mar Lent 2 9.15 am STANTON LACY Family Communion 11.15 am DIDDLEBURY Holy Communion 11.15 am BROMFIELD Holy Communion

6.00 pm CULMINGTON Evening Prayer 24th Mar Lent 3 8.30 am CULMINGTON Holy Communion BCP 9.15 am ONIBURY Holy Communion 9.15 am STANTON LACY Holy Communion 9.45 am MUNSLOW Holy Communion 11.15 am BROMFIELD Holy Communion 11.15 am DIDDLEBURY Family Service 31st Mar Lent 4 (Mothering Sunday) 10.00 am TUGFORD Group Service HC 10.00 am BROMFIELD Group Service 7th Apr Lent 5 9.45 am DIDDLEBURY Holy Communion 11.15 am CULMINGTON Holy Communion 6.00 pm MUNSLOW Evening Prayer

45 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Sun 3rd Mar 12.30 pm St David's Day Lunch, Culmington Village Hall

Tues 5th Mar 12.00 - 2.00 pm Onibury Lunch Club, Village Hall

2.00 - 4.00 pm Honeysuckle Club, Onibury VH

7.00 pm Onibury Village Hall AGM

Wed 6th Mar 10.00 - 12.00 pm Stanton Lacy Coffee Morning, Village Hall

Mon 11th Mar 7.30 pm Whist Drive, Culmington Village Hall

Tues 12th Mar 7.00 pm Diddlebury + Westhope WI, Westhope VH

7.00 pm Culmington Parish Council, Village Hall

7.30 pm Prize Bingo, Onibury Village Hall

Wed 13th Mar 12.00 - 2.00 pm Lenten Lunch, Clee St Margaret

Thurs 14th Mar 7.30 pm Corvedale Book Group, Diddlebury Village Hall

7.30 pm Hayton & District WI, Village Hall

Sat 16th Mar 10.00 am Corvedale Garden Group, Beambridge Club Room

Mon 18th Mar 2.00 - 4.00 pm Just Sew & Knit, Kingshead, Bromfield

Tues 19th Mar 7.30 pm Onibury Parish Council, Village Hall

Wed 20th Mar 10.00 - 12.00 am Stanton Lacy Coffee Morning, Village Hall

12.00 - 2.00 pm Lenten Lunch, Bitterly & Middleton

Thurs 21st Mar 12.30 pm Lunch Club, Culmington Village Hall

7.30 pm Stanton Lacy Parish Council, Village Hall

Sun 24th Mar Ripples Copy Date

Mon 25th Mar 7.30 pm Whist Drive, Culmington Village Hall

Wed 27th Mar 12.00 - 2.00 pm Lenten Lunch, Stoke St Milborough

7.00 pm Garden Club, Stanton Lacy Village Hall

Thurs 28th Mar 7.30 pm Charity Quiz, Apple Tree, Onibury

Fri 29th Mar 7.30 pm Culmington Social Evening, Village Hall

Sat 30th Mar 10.00 - 12.00 am Community Market, Stanton Lacy Village Hall

7.00 pm Quiz Night, Stanton Lacy Village Hall

Sun 31st Mar 11.00 - 3.00 pm Flounders Folly

PARISH INFORMATION Pastoral Care: Rev. Fr Justin Parker, Bromfield Benefice The Vicarage Bromfield Near Ludlow Shropshire SY8 2JP Email: [email protected] Tel. No. 07932 606420

Revd John Beesley, Corvedale Group of Parishes, St. Michael’s Rectory, Munslow, Craven Arms SY7 9EU. Tel. No. 01584 841488 or Email: [email protected].

PARISH WARDENS CULMINGTON Mr. A. Pike Mr. R. K. Edwards, Greensleeves Cottage Mount Seifton, Culmington Craven Arms Nr. Ludlow SY8 2DB SY7 9DA 01584 861 361 01584 861 234

ONIBURY Mrs. R. Williams Mrs. J. Owen The Haybarn, Stepaside Farm, Onibury Onibury Craven Arms SY7 9AW Craven Arms SY7 9BN Tel: 01584 856 351 01584 856 321

BROMFIELD Mrs V de Haan Potters Farm Titterhill, Lower Hayton Stanton Lacy SY8 2AY Tel: 07891 176530

STANTON LACY Mr. P. Keene Miss E. Clee Thriftwicket House 1 Langley Drive Haytons Bent Stanton Lacy Nr. Ludlow SY8 2AU Nr. Ludlow SY8 2BZ Tel: 01584 823 585 01584 861 618

Culmington Village Hall and All Saints Church Culmington Summer Fete & Duck Race 2019 Featuring “Simon Airey” - Animal Man from Corner Exotics (Shrewsbury) also Ballunz (Balloon Twisting and fun balloons for children)

On Saturday 20th July 2019

Event opens from 1.30pm with Entertainment provided with “The Animal Man” featuring over 40 exotic animals with hands on practical experience for everyone ***************************************************

Other Attractions which include “Craven Arms Fire Engine display”, Table Top and Car Boot Cake stall Face Painting Tombola, Raffle Refreshments, Balloon and model making

Licensed Bar and many more All Proceeds from the Duck Race at 430pm will go towards (All Saints Church Culmington) and (Village Hall Funds) Want to do a Car Boot or Table Top £7.00 please Ring Jo 07872109936 or Adrian 07967395193