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Parish Post Feb 11 V8 Number 12 Number 2011 Feb The The Parish Post Serving Beambridge, Clunbury, Clunton, Coston, Cwm, Kempton, Little Brampton, Obley, Purslow, The Llan and Twitchen Clunbury Village Hall Committee News he new committee in Clunbury has T served almost a year now. We are very happy that the hall is used almost every day of the week, by either Clunbury Under Fives or Clunbury Primary School. The committee have been meeting regularly, and have discussed plans to start an occasional Youth Club. The hall is very lucky to have been donated a projection screen, and the committee has formulated ideas of hosting the occasional film night. The current favourite idea is a viewing of The Italian Job, with pizza! We are applying for an ‘Awards for All‘ Grant that would pay for the projector that is needed for the film nights. There is no shortage of good ideas on using the hall, but what the committee Clunbury Carol Singers lacks is the time to organise them. All the large group of singers, old & young, members have young families and work A braved the icy weather on commitments. They would welcome any Wednesday evening before Christmas to additional volunteers who would like to sing carols around Clunbury. They organise events. enjoyed a warm welcome everywhere The hall is available for hire at the (thanks especially for the sweets & mince reasonable rate of £3.00 an hour, pies) & raised £55 for the Air Ambulance. bookable by calling 660446. Thanks to Barbara Freeman for Pippa Halliday organising this enjoyable annual event. Our First Anniversary! he Parish Post has now been in production for a year. The editorial and T distribution teams have worked hard to make this project a success. We hope you agree it is, but unless we get feedback from you the readers, we have no way of telling. We would welcome your views, positive or negative, and also any suggestions about topics for future issues. Contact Gisèle Wall 660561, Barbara Vesty 640596 or email [email protected] Please send your contributions by the 15th of each month Caring for Friends and the stage of wanting to know more, before thinking about any commitment. If Neighbours you cannot attend the meeting but would t the Clun Valley Good Neighbours welcome further discussion, please A AGM last October Paul Cronin, CEO contact either Jane Kent on 640642 or of the Severn Hospice, talked about Ann Ogram on 640830. Joan Kerry Compassionate Communities. In Clun Valley Good Neighbours Scheme response to interest in this a subsequent meeting was held when he explained Egrets, I have just one – so far. that a major role of the Severn Hospice How about you? is outreach work involving volunteers, Christmas focusing on friendship and activities, but A Day stroll not personal care. Dr Jill Gray endorsed round Kempton the benefit of engagement that helps was rewarded overcome loneliness and said the by the surprise practice has patients in these sighting of a circumstances for whom regular contact Little Egret would be very valuable. It was further taking off from a recognised that should a visiting scheme pool by the get under way, there may be requests footbridge over from other sources such as hospitals, the River churches and other caring organisations. Kemp. The tasks that might arise, such as Between 1826 chatting, walking, going shopping with, and 1950 there form filling, being alert for problems and had been only a possible link between patient and nine records in England of this medium- professionals, were discussed. sized white heron, but thereafter, All agreed that befriending is more following a rapid expansion of the French appropriately done by local groups, and population, the number of sightings that all these situations fall within the quickly increased and the first UK current terms of reference of The Clun breeding record came in 1996. Valley Good Neighbours Scheme, hence Amazingly, by 2008, the most recent year Paul’s approach. Any ‘new’ scheme for which information is available, the UK could be organised as part of Good breeding population had exceeded 750 Neighbours, although run in a separate pairs (though none in Shropshire) and way and there should be no expectation post-breeding numbers were in the order or pressure on existing Good Neighbours of 4,500. volunteers to participate if they felt it was Why this rapid expansion? Delicate not right for them. Paul gave the plumes trail from the napes of Egrets and assurance that the Hospice would these were used in hat making; the birds undertake appropriate training over the were hunted for this purpose and they equivalent of 2 days and would also offer were served in prodigious numbers at ongoing monthly support. banquets too. Given protection the Many present felt very positive about population has jumped back; climate the prospect of setting up such a scheme change may be a factor as well. and so a further meeting was proposed. These beautiful and elegant birds are This will be held on Wednesday 16 well worth looking out for. Although they February at 7.30pm at Haslehurst have a black bill and legs and yellow Community Centre and will be chaired by feet, they are otherwise entirely white. Ann Ogram. You are all welcome to Few birds are so easily spotted and attend this meeting, even if you are at readily recognised. Tom Wall Wet Walks to School this week, impassable roads having shut hris Train, in his book ‘A Country them in in the great part of the storm." C Education’, used Clunbury School 15th February. In December 1904 the log books to describe the life of past Heber-Percy family sent 51 pairs of generations of pupils. Even getting to shoes to the school to be used when school had its problem. children arrived with feet and shoes ‘… and then there were factors outside soaking and while their own shoes were the control of master, managers or dried. "The gift is a most seasonable attendance officers. The weather played one," wrote the Parochial Magazine in its part as it always had done. In May January 1905, "and has already been 1886 heavy rain and great floods closed much appreciated; so much so indeed, the school, as they did again in April that some young rascals have been 1889, following heavy snow. It was not found deliberately wetting their feet in just the risk of getting a thorough order to have the change! Needless to soaking. "The river flooded considerably say, they profited but little by the on Wednesday. George Brick in trying to attempt." ‘ reach home at dinner hour was in great Thanks to Sheila Train for this extract danger till rescued by a man on horseback." 16th November 1894. In the Clunbury School Corner first two weeks of January 1895 t seems a long time since our last persistent snow and cold weather I article for the Parish Post. We had a completely disrupted attendance and very busy time before we broke up for when the thaw came the river again our Christmas holiday. In November we caused problems. "This morning fifteen had an exciting visit to Birmingham to children reached school in a more or less take part in Young Voices, what a great wet condition. A bridge in Mr Anthony's evening that was. field recently broke down and as the Before Christmas we had a busy time. fields are just now being irrigated it is First we went to Shrewsbury, to Theatre impossible to cross this field without Severn to see Cinderella. We were very getting into water. Two girls were wet to lucky because we had a chance to their waists and had to be supplied with interview one of the actors who played clothes from the school house while their Cinderella’s dad. own were drying. Three more girls were We put on a performance of our own, wet to above their knees. All were Class 1 performed a Christmas story carefully dried and made comfortable. A about a reindeer called Ralph, and Class letter was sent to Mr Anthony (tenant) 2 performed the Night Before Christmas. giving the above particulars and by the On Thursday 16 December we held a post another, enclosing a copy of Mr carol service at St Swithin’s church. We Anthony's letter was dispatched to Mr had some traditional songs and some Ward, the agent." 23rd January 1895. new ones with Mr Bennett. The village Shortly after that the cold weather said “What a lovely service it was.” returned lasting until well into February. Lots of things are happening this term. "Weather intensely cold both last week Class 2 and 3 are having swimming and this. Several children arrived at the lessons at Lucton school. We are school crying with the cold and their working towards Safer Schools dinners frozen in their satchels. The accreditation and in March we are roads now are fairly well beaten, still holding a farmers market. parents hesitate to start their little ones. Georgina Morris The Cwm and Stepple children appeared Threat to Bus Services Bedstone Women's Institute ocal bus services are under threat as eetings are held every third L part of budget cuts within Shropshire M Tuesday in the month. New Council. From April 1 concessions will members are always needed and made be removed from Shrewsbury Park and very welcome. Visitors are also welcome Ride and from pre-9.30am travel, fares at a small charge of £3. The next will be increased on subsidised local bus meeting will be held on February 15, 7.30 services including Shropshire Link and pm at Bedstone Village Hall and the speaker will be Mr Bob Bates – Local there will be an increase in passenger Artist.
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