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STOKE UPON TERN NEWSLETTER Issue: 10 IN THIS ISSUE Parish Council Update Local Business Advertisements – pages 7-11 Community Updates and much more..... Keeping in touch with communities within the local parish. March 2016 Welcome to this spring edition of our parish magazine. As a reminder the parish covers five rural villages, Stoke upon Tern, Stoke Heath, Wistanswick, Eaton-upon-Tern and Ollerton. Please feel free to send us any news or articles from around the parish. Please contact us on: [email protected] Sue: 01630 638 348 MOBILE LIBRARY Stoke on Tern School & Nursery Rosehill Road (by school) Stoke-On-Tern 11.50 – 12.20 Primary School Wistanswick (Red Lion) Rosehill Road, 12.30 – 12.45 Stoke Heath Eaton-Upon-Tern (phone box) Telephone: 01630 638 332 14.35 – 14.50 10th & 24th March Fri 25th March – Start of Easter holidays 7th & 21st April Mon 11th Apr - Return to School 5th & 19th May Mon 2nd May – nd th th May Day Bank Holiday 2 , 16 & 30 June Buntingsdale Park 11.25 – 11.45 Stoke upon Tern Parish Website 8th & 22nd March 5th & 19th April In addition to our newsletter, the website can rd th st be accessed to find out what’s going on in the 3 , 17 & 31 May parish. th th 14 & 28 June Once on the website (stokeupontern.info) the various links will take you to other pages For more information call: where you can find out more, and get notice 01743 255 024 of events taking place in your parish. This site is run by a team of volunteers who would like to hear about anything of interest in the area. If you have any stories or news from the parish please email: [email protected] 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS - The next parish meetings will take place at the Parish Hall on the Cllr Pete Waters (Chairman) - 01630 638911 9th March & AGM on 11th May Cllr Sandra Birchall – 01630 684237 @7.30pm Cllr Richard Wright – 01630 638520 Cllr Percy Farmer – 01952 541252 These meetings are open to everyone – Cllr Phil Butters – 07976 295299 come along and have your say... Agendas are Cllr David Moore – 01630 685226 Cllr Keith Newby – 01952 541601 posted on the Cllr Sue Bartram – 01630 638348 notice -boards Cllr Carole Meade - NA in local bus shelters. The Clerk Mr Graham Bould may be contacted at [email protected], or new parish website: www.hugofox.com/community/stoke-upon- tern-parish-council-10148 At the meeting held on the 27th NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN – January 2016, Stoke upon Tern Parish Council agreed a policy UPDATE change in terms of giving By taking part in the creation of the community and charitable grants under Section 137 of the Local Stoke upon Tern Neighbourhood Government Act 1972. Plan you will have a say in the future All grants will be targeted at direction and location of groups meeting and delivering development in the Parish. activities within the communities of Stoke Heath, Stoke upon Tern, There is the opportunity to Tern Hill, Ollerton, Wistanswick commission a Highway Traffic and Eaton upon Tern with a Movement Survey within the Parish grant ceiling of £50. and we would like your ideas on A grant application form is under areas where such a survey would be construction and any group beneficial, particularly with reference wishing to apply can receive a grant application form from the to heavy lorries. Clerk after the 1st April 2016. Please contact the clerk with your suggestions. 3 St. Peters Church, Stoke upon Tern For information regarding normal times of church services, please see the Church Notice Board. Rev Andy Ackroyd Telephone: 01630 661204 [email protected] St. Peters Stoke on Tern – Services We would love you to join us for any of our services but especially Mothering Sunday Family Service - March 6th at 11.00a.m. Palm Sunday Cafe Church – March 20th at 11.00a.m. Maundy Thursday Passover Supper – March 24th at 7.00p.m Good Friday Meditation - March 25th from 2.00p.m.-3.00p.m. Easter Sunday Celebration - March 27th at 11.00a.m. Community Lunch in church - Tuesday 19th April 12.30p.m. Everybody welcome. Forward Notice We are hoping to organise a celebration service and picnic lunch for the Queen’s 90th birthday on June 12th 2016 and would like to make this a real community event. If anybody would like to get involved please ring Sandra Birchall on 01630 684237 Wistanswick United Reform Church Regular chapel services on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of every month at 4.30pm. Reverend Chris Burgham, Tel. 07976 788543 Secretary; Ms E Dodd Tel. 01630 655404 4 . Women’s Institute The local WI meet at the Wistanswick Institute on the first Tuesday of every month at 7.30 pm. We offer the opportunity to learn, develop and pass on new skills, to belong to something special, make new friends, work as a team and have fun. Forthcoming Events: 1st March : Training puppies to be Guide Dogs (Ken Whitcomb & Percy) 5th April : Easy Entertaining (Sue Bradley) 3rd May : Pam Ayres Evening (Sylvia Boden) 7th June : Jewellery Workshop (Alison Fellows) This Month's Recipe - Easy Winter Soup Ingredients: 1 medium Butternut Squash 1 large red pepper 1 onion 1 litre vegetable stock Balsamic vinegar Method: Peel and dice the butternut squash, de-seed and dice the red pepper, Place all together in a large pan with the chopped onion and 1 litre of vegetable stock, Boil for 20 mins or until the veg is cooked, Add a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar to the soup and blend until smooth. Serve on it's own, or with a swirl of natural yogurt on the top of each bowl. Stoke on Tern Parish Hall The Parish Hall, Langley Dale, Stoke on Tern Chairman Peter Speight For enquiries contact Jane Lloyd 01630 638 238. Prize Bingo is played every Monday Eyes down at 8pm – All welcome! The Parish Hall is self-funded and all proceeds from the Bingo go back into the running and the up-keep of the hall. 5 Walking Group The Walking Group meets on the third Sunday of the month at 11am at the Red Lion pub (& often returns there for refreshment!); Our next walk will be on March 20th, weather permitting. Please check the website (stokeupontern.info) or call Sue on 01630 638 348 for more information. All are welcome, so why not come and join us for a stroll across our parish. Volunteers from the Stoke upon Tern Parish Path Partnership have replaced a stile which now incorporates a dog gate by Lythe Beck farm. This path runs from near the school off the Hodnet road and links up to other paths leading to Warrant Road and Chapel Lane. 6 3 6 7 3 7 8 3 9 3 KEV 'n' DI's YOUR LOCAL DOMESTIC/COMMERCIAL CLEARANCE SERVICE We can help you with our 35 years experience in this business. It’s simple, we clear it and clean it – House Clearance, Sheds, Garages, Buildings Cleared, Rubbish Removed - Skip Service arranged. Gardens, patios, yards, cleared and cleaned, with a makeover e.g. strimming, grass cutting and edging, cutting back and much more..... Scrap metal and old mot failure cars removed for site clearance, Van and driver emergency loads or Van and Driver delivery work undertaken, 1960s, 70s, 80s Cars, Motorcycles, Purchased any condition, We require for resale Trailers, Vehicles, Tools, Garden Machinery, Small Plant etc.... anything considered! Call: Kev or Di on 01630 638320 or 07976547174 /5 Email: [email protected] Maurice Chandler Sports Centre Warrant Road, Stoke Heath Tel: 01630 638508 or Email: infomauricechandler.org.uk Most sporting activities are catered for including badminton, 5-a-side football, roller skating and a cardiovascular gym. Opening Times are: Mon – Fri 2pm – 10pm & Sat 10am – 2pm Car Boot - takes place all year round on the 3rd Sunday of every month 10 3 11 The Tern-Stylers Craft Group Come and join the Tern-Stylers. We are all craft enthusiasts, be it knitting, crochet, cross stitch, quilting, etc. etc. Dig out that project hidden at the back of your cupboard and join us for the inspiration to complete it. Have some “me” time and meet like-minded people for friendship and to share ideas and information, possibly learn a new skill. We meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 10am - 12 noon. We now take it in turns to host in our homes and consequently it is FREE to attend. March 10th and 24th, April 14th & 28th, May 12th & 26th June 9th and 23rd. For further information please contact Eleanor Goodwin on 01630 638 701 or email [email protected] Pop along and try us out, we would love to see you. It is some time now since it was decided to create a quarterly parish newsletter, the main objective being to bring the whole parish together to pass on news and views, information about events and to share interests. To that end we appealed to all of you to come forward and offer any skills or interests you had. The Walking Group successfully formed and grew in this way. As did The Tern Stylers, when Eleanor Goodwin sought support from the community to join her in creating a group of 'crafters'. Over the months the group has grown and we are now eight in number. We meet at each other’s homes every other Thursday morning to work on our own pieces. The diversity of interests is wide and we are all learning new skills from each other. Crochet, knitting, embroidery/crewel work, patchwork and rug making are all on offer at the moment! But there is more important aspect to this.