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 th st Mon 11th Apr - Return to School 7 & 21 April 5th & 19th May Mon 2nd May – 2nd, 16th & 30th June May Day Bank Holiday
Buntingsdale Park 11.25 – 11.45 Stoke upon Tern Parish Website 8th & 22nd March th th In addition to our newsletter, the website can 5 & 19 April 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]
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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 These meetings are open to everyone – Cllr Percy Farmer – 01952 541252 Cllr Phil Butters – 07976 295299 come along and have your say... Cllr David Moore – 01630 685226 Agendas are 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. We making new friends. Prior to the formation of the group, few of these people knew each other and now I think I can say that the experience of meeting new people and forging friendships, through a common interest, is life enhancing. Helen Tyler.
A warm welcome from all at the The Tractor Club meets Red Lion Pub – Wistanswick! on the first Tuesday of You can now find us on: Twitter @WistanswickRedL every month at 7.30pm Facebook TheRedLionWistanswick at the Parish Hall
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Story from the Parish With special thanks to Helen Tyler for this issues’ story Stoke upon Tern Millennium Tapestry
1999 was coming to a close and a group of parish representatives from all walks of life, came together to form an action group to discuss and plan a fitting way for the community to mark the coming of the new millennium. They named themselves Tern 2000.
It was finally agreed that a tapestry could be made that would celebrate our community in all its diversity. Mrs Jacqui Wright was Headteacher at the school at that time and a member of Tern 2000, so Stoke on Tern Primary became the hub in which this artwork would be brought to life. Vicki Hamblin, a past teacher at the school and a talented artist, was asked to do the initial blueprint. For many months she toured the parish, photographing and sketching familiar landmarks.
This research was then transferred by Vicki, onto the huge canvas. The words at the bottom of the canvas "Peace and Good Neighbourhood", are inscribed on the church bell in the tower. A place many children visited. I know because I accompanied one such group up to those lofty heights!
The baton was then handed to Mrs Myra Barnett, an employee at school but most importantly, a skilled embroiderer. She ensured the progress of the work as groups of children spent part of each day working on a section at a time. Every single child who was at school during this period, added a small part to the tapestry. They soon learnt how to stitch and how to work collaboratively. It became a truly community project because every visitor, be they parents, delivery men, inspectors or staff members, were invited to 'add a stitch or two'. No-one refused! In fact no-one could escape because the tapestry frame was set up in the school foyer.
Myra enlisted the help of her sister, Mrs Mim Waters and between them and others the tapestry was eventually completed.
The final act was to have it professionally framed and hung in the church for present and future generations of families to enjoy.
Hopefully the children, now young adults, who added their stitches, will take pride in their efforts. It is an everlasting tribute to the community spirit that is alive and well in the Parish of Stoke upon Tern. "Peace and Good Neighbourhood".
Please visit the Parish Church of St Peter to see this wonderful piece of work for yourselves.
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The DCRA have just held their first meeting of the year. Following which we are hoping to have a big tidy up on the park in March so the park is at its best ready for the children to make the most of once the weather improves. We will be adding new bark under the climbing structure, mowing and strimming the ground as well as repainting the benches. If anyone would like to help us with this we would be very appreciative of any time you have to spare, all equipment and resources would be provided by DCRA.
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associated with its upkeep and insurance costs. There will be a quiz night at 3
8pm on Wednesday April 20th held at The Sandbrook Vaults, which we hope
will help to raise money to pay towards the new bark. Please come along to
support the park while having some fun at the same time.
If anyone would like to make a contribution towards the park upkeep or volunteer their time to help with the general maintenance please email us directly at: [email protected]
Thank you to all those who've helped with maintaining the park and giving generous donations
Telford & Wrekin Council is withdrawing
its funding for the 341/342 cross-border route to Market Drayton, which will affect many residents in our Parish. We do not know, at the time of going to press, what Shropshire Council’s view is. We’ll keep you updated via the website.
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15 WISTANSWICK FETE 2016 - SAVE THE DATE
Yet again, the best day out in the Parish, Wistanswick Fete, is being held this year, as always, at Chapel Bank, Wistanswick on Saturday July 16th, together with the Horse Show, Dog Show, Garden & Produce, stalls, games, refreshments and all the other things that go on to make it a great day out!.
Over the last year some new people have said that they want to get involved, this is great news as the fete is organised by a handful of volunteers; it has been the same people for the last few years, so with new blood bringing new ideas this will ensure that the Fete, although it has been going for about 80 years, will continue to evolve to be bigger and better.
If you have ideas and are willing to get involved, please come forward; the organisation is not particularly onerous, just regular contacts and discussions plus following a checklist of the jobs that need doing.
Also should you want to help on the day, at whatever level would be great.
The planning process for this year is just starting so the organising group will welcome offers of help, no matter how small; we will be holding a meeting shortly, probably in the Red Lion, if you like to get involved please contact:
Richard Wright on [email protected] or call on 01630 638520 or Jackie Jeffries on 07554 948168 or Liv Wilcox on 07880 738456.
The current newsletter committee are; Sue Bartram, Helen Tyler & Marie Speight.
The next newsletter will be out in June 2016
'Any views expressed within this publication are not necessarily the views of Stoke upon Tern Parish Council.'
Thanks for reading the newsletter, we hope that you have found it useful and of interest. If you would like to get involved in the next issues and its production, or have a story or activity to tell us about then please get in touch by: the 10th May 2016
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