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Parish Post 85 Number 2017 Sept Healthwatch will share them disease, chronic renal disease, diabetes or have a weak immune system, then with the people who have the power to for Beambridge Clunbury Coston Cwm Kempton The Llan & Twitchen make change happen. you may be more at risk from flu. We will make sure your voice is heard Flu Immunisation Days in the area by representing families on local health Craven Arms: care issues so that services meet the Saturday 30 September From 9am needs of the community. Our reports are Call 672309 to book your appointment available on our website and at all local libraries. : Healthwatch Shropshire also provides Wed 20 Sept & Wed 18 Oct the Independent Health Complaints From 9am to 5.30pm Advocacy Service (IHCAS) for Call 640573 to book your appointment Shropshire residents and people using NHS services in Shropshire. If you want to raise a concern, or make a formal complaint about NHS treatment, we can give you the information you need and Purslow support you to have your voice heard. Show NHS and social care providers, the commissioners and the Care Quality Commission are now actively seeking out Kempton Village Hall information from us about how you are Sunday 1 October experiencing care in Shropshire. Contact details: 3pm onwards

Tel: 01743 237884 Sandwiches, cakes, tea, coffee, squash Raffle Entrance: adults: £5 children: £1

In aid of Village Hall funds

Collection Boxes Raise £168 for SpArC hyme café, in Bishop’s Castle, is displaying the work of T local artist, Sue Percy, throughout the summer. Josie, the café’s owner, donates the commission to the Save the SpArC fund. “We are very grateful to the Thyme café, the 3 Tuns, the Happy Bap, The Sun at Clun , the Chai Shop and Harvest Wholefoods for having SpArC collection boxes on their From top left: Dawn Parsonage with Nettle an African premises” says Kate Evans, SpArC fundraiser. “We would spotted eagle owl; admiring the poultry; folk singer love to hear from any shop and business who might be Mediterranean Knees; Eirlys Ellams gets a surprise on The interested in hosting a SpArC collection box.” Parish Post stand; Rev. Simon in full clerical regalia; archery training by the Bowmen of Caradoc; part of the Contact: [email protected] massive children’s entry in the Show Tent; Treasure Trove For more information about the Save the SpArC campaign or to make a donation Puppets; leaping home in the dog scurry. visit www.savethesparc.com Please send your contributions by the 20th of each month Sunshine and Sunny Smiles at was extremely colourful, the Cakes and Ride and Stride 2017 Store cupboard produce looked mouth - SUMMER BBQ Purslow Show he annual fundraising event for the wateringly tempting and in the he setting for Purslow Show with Shropshire Historic Churches Trust Photography class, ‘A digitally T Clunbury Hill as its backdrop is and our churches takes place on T manipulated photo presented with the second to none, especially when the sun Saturday 9 September. The idea is to original’, showed what amazing effects is shining, as it did this Bank Holiday cycle, walk or ride (on a can be achieved with the aid of a Monday. There was plenty to see and do, horse, in a car, or on a computer. with music all afternoon from the Bishop’s motorbike) and visit as CLUNTON VILLAGE HALL Out on the field, as well as competing in Castle band, Anything Goes and folk many churches as you Sunday 3 September the usual dog show, owners had the artist Mediterranean Knees, adding to the can during the day. From 2 pm , Food served at 3 pm opportunity to introduce their dogs to a holiday atmosphere. Most churches will be Cooked on the BBQ by the Chairman ‘Scurry’ in which the dogs went against The Twenty -Fifth Anniversary Hill Run open and many provide Salads and vegetarian option, plus puddings the clock over four jumps to pick up, attracted a good entry as always. Adrian a drink and biscuit even Raffle retrieve and return. Some dogs seemed a Pickles, who won the very first race (and if no -one is there to Licensed bar bit puzzled by it all but most appeared to the next two) returned to compete again, welcome you. Tickets £10 (includes glass of Pimms) enjoy the event! If you would like to take part and think Under 16: £5, Under 5: free To mark this being the 70 th Show, there you can raise a bit of sponsorship, Tickets available from was a display of old photos and shared between the Trust and your Committee Members or phone newspaper cuttings of past shows in the church, please pick up a form in church 01588 660652 or 660169 tea tent, which brought back memories - or contact Pat for more information. for a lot of people. Thanks must go to the Pat: 01588 660169 very many people involved in organising or [email protected] Y O G A the show (most unrecognised behind the Come and join in and enjoy the day Wednesday evenings 6.30 - 8pm scenes) without whom the show could Pat Harding not go on. starting 13 September Sue Hill Operation Christmas at Clunbury Village Hall

Show Tent Cup Winners Child —Shoe Box In the Viniyoga tradition Dr Hamar Cookery Cup - Wendy Appeal Heighway; WI Store Cupboard Cup - Beginners welcome - oin the world's largest Richard Bott; Dr Hamar Vegetable Cup J children's Christmas project. Can you Working with breath and mindful this time in the veteran class, finishing in Richard Webb; Mrs JFC Woosnam fill a shoebox with toys, stationery, hat movement, Viniyoga means 'special 27 mins 55 secs minutes. He is pictured Flower Cup - Dorothy Morris; Dr Hamar yoga for the individual' - and gloves, toothbrush, etc? Leaflets (on the left) with this year’s winner Jack Handicraft Cup Carol Bowen; Margery available in churches. Your box will need To book or find out more contact (Pip) Blackburn and Jim Whitehead. The Price Rose Bowl for Flower Arranging - Alice Perceval 01547 560100 - to be ready by first week in November. prizes were presented by Mrs Barbara Sally Tudor; Ted Lewis Cup for Roses More details next month or from Pat: www.theyogapractice.org.uk Hutchinson, whose late husband Peter Dorothy Morris; Monica Reynolds Cup for 01588 660169. Pat Harding [email protected] originally suggested the idea of a hill run Cake Making - Ellen Beanstall; Sheila £56 for 7 classes or £10 per class being part of the show. Train Perpetual Children’s Cup - Lucinda In the Show Tent there was a Palmer; Ken Davies Perpetual Challenge Bishop`s Castle Railway Society - magnificent display of entries in the Trophy Gordon Bailey. at the Methodist Hall, Station Street,

Children’s section, much of it originating Hill Run Winners Bishop`s Castle, 7.30pm – at St Swithin’s from Clunbury School. There were fewer First Senior Man Jack (Pip) Blackburn 1 September entries in the Garden Produce section (Bristol), 22 mins 32 secs; First Senior Friday 6 October, 7pm Britain on Film: Railways - Archive film – than in previous years, (perhaps growing Lady Emma Morris (Croft Ambrey), followed by supper in from The Independent Cinema Office – conditions have been a bit tricky this 29.32; First Junior Male Aidan Yapp 6 October – the Village Hall year?), also the local ‘big hitters of (Ludlow) 27.43; First Junior Female Steam on the Cambrian - Richard Icke vegetable showing’ were notable by their Shana Stewardson (Bridgnorth), 31.32; Tickets on the door £6 – Members free, visitors £2.00 absence. All other classes were well First Male Veteran Will Levett, 22.59; supported, with some particularly First Female Veteran – Jill Evans Refreshments available imaginative pieces of work on show in the (Shrewsbury), 33.06. Further details: contact John Rimmer Handicraft section. The Flower section 01588 638998 SWSGC Village Hall Events Diary for September 2017 - Live theatre 20 October, 7.30pm Fri 1 7.30pm BC Railway Society:Britain on Film:Railways 638998 BC Methodist Hall “Growing and Storing Vegetables” Sat 2 2-4.30 SWSGC Show Lydbury North Village Hall "Forget me not" Sun 3 11.15am Morning Prayer St Swithin’s, Clunbury a talk by Keith Ferguson The Alzheimer's whodunnit - written and Sun 3 From 2pm Summer BBQ Clunton Village Hall Wednesday 27 September Performed by Rob Gee. Sun 3 12 -2pm Annual Sunday Buffet Lunch - 01547 530282 Bedstone VH A touching, funny and sensitive one -man Lydbury North Village Hall Sun 3 6pm Songs of Praise in four -part harmony. Tel 661171 for info. Kempton Village Hall eith, a professional botanist, worked at the show - a murder mystery set in a dementia Tue 5 Start of Autumn Term - Clunbury School Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and ward K Tue 5 2pm Flicks - Swallows & Amazons (2016) - 630321/630038 SpArC retired as the Deputy Keeper of the Herbarium Please visit Rob at : Tue 5 7.30pm Flicks - LaLa Land - 680302 Lydbury North Village Hall and Head of the Pollen Unit. He and his wife https://www.robgee.co.uk/ - created a new garden at Longhope, Admission:£10 Tue 5 7.30pm Charity Prize Quiz 01547 540286 The Sun, Leintwardine - Gloucester. Call 01588 660152 to book Wed 6 Quiz proceeds to Midlands Air Ambulance Kangaroo Inn, - If you are wondering where you went Sat 9 All day Ride & Stride 660169 - - wrong this Summer, or what to do with Blue Hills Schools Federation Sat 9 7pm Live Last Night of the Proms 660493 Aston on Clun Village Hall your successful glut, then come and t Mary’s, Bucknell CE Primary, Sat 9 7.30pm Flicks - LaLa Land - 640254 Clun Memorial Hall learn from the expert! SNewcastle CE Primary and Clunbury Sun10 11.15am BCP Holy Communion St Swithin’s, Clunbury CE Primary Schools are very pleased to Mon 11 9-11.30am Parent&Toddler Group -every Mon in term time. Just turn up Clunbury Village Hall The talk is free to members; visitors are also welcome at £5 per person including announce that from 1 September 2017 Mon 11 7pm Prize Bingo -01547 540286 Leintwardine Community Centre refreshments. Any further queries to Sandy they will officially form The Blue Hills Tue 12 Mobile Library: Clunbury Bridge 10.10 -10.30am, Clunton 10.40 -11.00am, Obley 12.45 -12.55pm Burton 01588 680454 or Carol Clarke 01588 Federation. The three schools have Wed 13 8pm Bishop’s Castle Film Society - Paterson Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle 660753 or on our website: already been working very closely Thu 14 10 -11.30am Clunbury Café Clunbury Village Hall www.gardeningshropshire.co.uk together and have already seen the Sat 16 10am -1pm Craft & Collectables Market Aston on Clun Village Hall benefits of close collaboration. As we - — Sat 16 BC Colour Run 638352 No News Good News formally enter the federation, this strong Sat 16 The Sultana Brothers -680454 Lydbury North Village Hall working partnership will be further onnecting Shropshire have recently Sun 17 6.30pm United Evening Prayer St Mary’s, Clunton strengthened to ensure the best Cannounced the next phase of Wed 20 7.15pm Royal Opera House - The Magic Flute - 630321/630038 SpArC broadband provision, and those of us education for the children in our care and each school’s place in the heart of the Thu 21 8pm Clunbury Parish Council Meeting Clunbury Village Hall with sharp eyes (and the internet!) may Fri 22 7.30pm Flicks - The Graduate - 680302 Lydbury North Village Hall have noticed that Clunbury and Twitchen community. Miss Anna Cook, Head St Mary’s CE Fri 22 8pm Flicks - LaLa Land - 660159 Parish Hall, Clungunford remain on the maps as carrying "blue Primary School, Bucknell and Executive Head Clunbury Sat 23 7.30pm Flicks - Lion - 660545 Aston on Clun Village Hall dot" status. CE Primary School; Mrs Ruth Gittins, Acting Head Newcastle CE Primary School. Sat 23 7.30pm Flicks - A - 640254 Clun Memorial Hall Please be assured that this does not mean what it might appear to mean! Sun 24 11.15am Morning Worship & Baptism St Swithin’s, Clunbury - - - We have seen further correspondence Tue 26 Mobile Library: Clunbury Bridge 10.10 10.30am, Clunton 10.40 11.00am, Obley 12.45 12.55pm Notes from Clunbury Village Hall - between Shropshire Connect and Philip Wed 27 7.30pm SWS Gardening Club Growing & Storing Vegetables Lydbury North Village Hall e now have four chairs with arms - Dunne confirming the plans we've which we hope will be of Wed 27 8pm Bishop’s Castle Film Society The Sense of an Ending Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle W - outlined in the last edition (ie Fibre To help to visitors with mobility Thu 28 10 11.30am Clunbury Café Clunbury Village Hall

The Premises), sometime in the first half problems. Fri 29 7pm Harvest Festival St Mary’s, Clunton of next year. This is in addition to Sat 30 From 9am Flu Immunisation Day - 672309 for appointment Craven Arms Surgery correspondence with Open Reach and A letter has been received from Hope October BT and, of course, with Connecting House Hospice thanking the village for Sun 1 From 3pm Vintage Afternoon Tea Kempton Village Hall Shropshire themselves. sending a donation of £560 raised at CONTACTS Last Night of the Proms No fake news folks! Any questions do the open gardens event held in June. please get in touch with me or Nigel Eirlys Ellams Email: [email protected] Live, on the big screen

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