Village ViewsNOVEMBER 2017

SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF PITCHFORD, , FRODESLEY AND

Welcome to the Christmas edition of Village Views! Following many years of hard work The next edition will be a ‘bumper’ and dedication, Beth Davies has version, and will also act as a village reluctantly decided to step down directory, featuring information from her role running Village Views. on a wide range of local services, We would all like to thank her for organisations and clubs, and her tireless efforts at keeping the providing essential contact details. newsletter going, and providing such Please send any information you and a valuable service to the community. would like to see included to Cressage Medical Practice A new committee has now [email protected], or call taken over production of the Chris Harrison on 01694 731120. The Surgery opening times for the newsletter, but you can still send all The closing date for contributions Christmas period are: contributions, news and advertising to the next edition will be Mon 25 December: Closed to [email protected], or 13th February 2018. Tues 26 December: Closed speak to one of the team Wed 27 December: Open as normal Thur 28 December: Open as normal (Chris Harrison, Karen Fisher, Fri 29 December: Open as normal Gilly Turner and John Glover). Mon 1 January: Closed wHI Tues 2 January: Open as usual COMPETITION: Calling all photographers! The Surgeries can be contacted by Would you like to see your telephoning 01952 726011 (Much Wenlock) or 01952 511166 (Cressage). photograph included in the next edition of Village Views? Dust off your camera and get out AGE UK - PARISH LINK NEEDED! and about to grab the best shot Age UK & Wrekin is portraying ‘VILLAGE VIEWS AND looking for a local Parish Link to raise VILLAGE LIFE’. There will be two awareness of their work and services in classes – one for adults, and one the local community. Age UK is a charity which relies on a team of over 800 local for youngsters aged 16 years and volunteers to help combat loneliness, under, and the overall winner will provide advice and support health and have pride of place on the cover well being in older age. of the next Village Views which is The Parish Link will be fully supported going to be a ‘bumper’ edition in by the Parish Link Coordinator, and will full colour! receive regular updates and meetings with other local link volunteers. Parish Please email your entries to Links act as a contact point for older [email protected] by people in their community. 31st January 2018, include your If you are interested, please contact name, age (if 16 or under), and Bridget Mollekin on 01743 233123, or email [email protected]. contact details. All photos should Here is one Karen made earlier as uk. More information on the work of be sent as a jpeg file in the highest an example.... not eligible for the Age UK can be found at resolution you can manage. competition but it is her ‘Village View’ www.ageuk.org.uk/shropshireandtelford/

Are your neighbours missing out? Do you know of someone who would like to receive Village Views, but does not get a copy? We are working hard to make sure that everyone gets the chance to enjoy Village Views, but if you know of someone who does not get a copy through their door, then please contact [email protected], and we will see what we can do! What’s on this Christmas

Much Wenlock Christmas Fayre Acton Burnell WI invite you Much Wenlock Christmas Fayre will be taking place on 2nd December, with to their over 100 stalls lining the streets of Much Wenlock. In addition to stalls selling Christmas gifts and locally produced food, there will be the usual brass bands, ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FAYRE local choirs, street theatre and children’s entertainment. Father Christmas will ON also be in attendance! SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2017 There will be limited parking in the town, but park and ride services will be available from William Brookes School and the Stretton Road Overflow Car Park at AT a cost of £3 per car. Buses will be running continuously from 9.30am to 6.00pm, PITCHFORD VILLAGE HALL and wheelchair access will be available from the Stretton Road Overflow Car Park. 10.00AM TO 1.30PM Please note that the Back Lane and Wenlock Priory car parks will be closed on the day of the Fayre. Proceeds to be split between WI funds and local charities WHERE’S MY IGLOO GONE? Grand draw, cakes, preserves, Longnor School, Saturday 18th November at 2.30pm books, Christmas wreaths, The Bone Ensemble tell the story of Oolik, who is worried that her igloo home flower arrangements, gifts, Concord Collegeis melting, and sets out on a journey to find help. A fun and interactive family cards, Christmas novelties, show suitable for children aged 5 and over, featuring live music and Traidcraft, cards and stationery, striking costumes and design. personalised clothing, Tickets are £5, and numbers are limited, so please book early at www.artsalive.co.uk. jewellery, scarves, hand-made tree decorations, and for refreshments…… our famous BACON❆ BUTTIES Food & Festive Delicacies Looking for Christmas cards or a stocking filler,

❆ Christmas Gifts and want to help a good cause at the same time? HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! ❆ Guided Tours of the Campus ❆ Neal’s yard ❆ Brooklyn Craft ❆ Thyme forChristmas Tea ❆ cards and calendars in aid of Severn ❆ Darwin’s Crepes ❆ Toot Sweets ❆ Hospice are on sale at Acton Burnell Post Office. ❆ Authentic Hogroasts ❆ Wenlock Deli ❆ ❆ Shropshire Salumi ❆ Pica Pica beadsThe ❆ Hospice gives specialist care and support free and many many more! ❆ of charge to families across Shropshire and North Sunday 26th NovemberPowys who are living with an incurable illness. 1.30pm - 4.30pm Concord College Acton Burnell Hall Acton Burnell Shropshire SY5 7PF Winter Concert Christmas Gift and Food Fayre Concord College will be hosting its annual Winter Concert Sunday 26th November 2017 at Theatre Severn on Saturday 1.30pm - 4.30pm 18th November at 7.30pm. Food & Festive Delicacies The evening will feature students Christmas Gifts from the college performing Guided Tours of the Campus music and dance from their home countries, and will raise money i Neal’s yard i Brooklyn Craft i Thyme for Tea i for the Shropshire Federation of i Darwin’s Crepes i Toot Sweets i Women's Institutes and Rotary i Authentic Hogroasts i Wenlock Deli i Charities. Tickets are £15 and can Shropshire Salumi Pica Pica beads be obtained from Theatre Severn, or i i i and many many more! online at www.theatresevern.co.uk. Christmas Church Services Acton Burnell 17 December 3.00pm Carol Service Christmas Day: 10.30am Family Communion Frodesley 17 December 11.30am Crib Service Frost Fayre Christmas Day: 9.00am Family Communion

Sunday 26th November | 2-4pm, at Longnor School Pitchford Start your Christmas shopping early with stalls from local artists, 17 December 3.00pm Carol Service th Christmas Day: Sucraftspeoplenday 26 and N smallov ebusinesses.mber 10.30am Family Communion Festive fun - sprout roulette, tinsel tug, penguin tumble and more! 2-4pm, at Longnor School MIDNIGHT COMMUNION Refreshments by Jenny’s Catering 11.15pm Christmas Eve at Start yourWe Christmas hope you shopping can join early us! with stalls from Condover local artists, craftspeople and small businesses. School Theatre, Road, Church Stretton Tickets for allFestive performances fun - can sprout be booked roulette, by calling tinsel 01694 tug 722209,, penguin or just turn up on the day; adults £12 and children £6. FOLLIES tumble and more! THE NUTCRACKER RIGOLETTO Thursday 16th November at 7.00pm Tuesday 5th December at 7.15pm Tuesday 16th January at 7.15pm Stephen Sondheim's legendary musical, Broadcast live from the Royal ballet, Verdi's tragic opera, beamed live from will be broadcastRefreshments live from the byNational Jenny’s this Catering magical Christmas ballet tells the the Royal Opera House, conducted Theatre. Featuring Tracie Bennett, Janie story of young Clara, who is swept by Alexander Joel and with a cast led Dee and Imelda Staunton, as the Follies off on a magical adventure through by Dimitri Platanias, Lucy Crowe and girls who gather 30 years after their last the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Michael Fabiano. performance to Whavee a fewho drinks,pe y singou cSweetsan j byo ithen mysteriousus! magician a few songs and lie about themselves. Drosselmeyer.

For 'Follies' and 'The Nutcracker' a pre-theatre meal is available at 'The Place' - a fantastic two-course meal provided by the school's award winning chef at a cost of £13.50. Please call 01694 722209 to book a table.

Frodesley PCC Annual Supper Church Stretton School Frodesley PCC's Annual Supper Dance will take place on Friday 2nd February Craft Fayre 2018 at Ryton Village Hall, starting at 7.00pm and finishing around 11.30 pm Saturday 18th November Supper will be provided by Ed Potter and Oak Apple Catering. 10am to 4pm This is great chance to meet up with old friends for a good old natter, Christmas present ideas, Fairtrade enjoy some good food, and have a dance, or just listen to the music. and ethnic gifts Tickets are £15.00 Freshly cooked food available all day For more information contact Kath Davies, 01694 731237

GODOLPHIN EDWARDS CHARITY The Godolphin Edwards Charity welcomes applications for financial help with a wide range of needs from people who live in the parishes of Frodesley, Pitchford and Acton Burnell - the parishes which are covered by the charity’s terms of reference. The charity would like to thank Kath Davies for many years of service as the Secretary/Treasurer for the charity and for her willingness to continue as a trustee. We are pleased to welcome as the new Secretary/Treasurer Michael McElhinney and applications should now be addressed in writing him at: Mr. Michael McElhinney, Arbre House, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, S Y5 7HR The next Trustees meeting is on Thursday 25th January 2018, but urgent requests can be dealt with if received before. Yoga or First Aid Interested in getting fit in the New Year? Daphne Lewis is looking into the NEWS FROM PITCHFORD VILLAGE HALL possibility of arranging yoga classes The Village Hall in Pitchford serves drinks stock (you were particularly at Pitchford Village Hall, and is all of the four parishes in our area successful in that at the October currently approaching instructors for and is home to numerous and a event where the barrel ran out by availability and costings. wide variety of events. We hope 9pm meaning we will have to supply If this appeals to you, please let this means there will therefore a larger one in November!!). All are Daphne know on 01694 731357, or something of interest to everyone in welcome including kids, dogs and email [email protected]. our locality. even adults! Daphne would also be keen to hear if anyone would be interested in a This amenity is, however, not cheap The Hall can be hired for private series of first aid courses - please to run and one way we try to raise parties or if you wish to hold an contact her to register your interest. funds is through the 200 CLUB. This open event (such as plant sales, has been in operation since around meal events such as October’s 1979 and the £2400 raised each Harvest Supper) or other meetings. LITTLE POPPETS PLAYGROUP year is split 50:50 between prizes Rates are extremely competitive Little Poppets Playgroup started in for the lucky ones whose names are and are designed to encourage use Pitchford Village Hall in the summer drawn from ‘the hat’ every month of the hall rather than be inhibitive. holidays as a tester to see if a playgroup and for the electricity and the Details again can be obtained would be an asset to our parishes. The insurance bills for the Hall. Annual from Mike Price (Chairman) or playgroup is alternating dates to find membership costs £12 and this is Christine Jones (Secretary). the most popular days and the next collected early in January. If you are The Hall is in the process of some meetings are Friday 10th November interested in joining for 2018, then maintenance work at present and Friday 24th November, Monday you can contact the Chairman of (which should not affect events) 4th December (to be confirmed) and the Hall’s Management Committee, including the repair of the gable Friday 29th December from 12-2pm. Mike Price whose details are listed ends which is being dealt with by The cost is £1 per child, and all little below. If you register your interest the insurers. We also have plans to with Mike then you will get a knock ones from 0 to 5 years welcome (and update the kitchen facilities from older siblings welcome in the holidays). on your door in early January by its current perfectly functional state one of our collectors who are: No need to book, but please check the to even better and there are other group’s Facebook page (LIttle Poppets • Gilly Turner for Acton Burnell plans for ensuring our facility meets Playgroup Pitchford) to make sure the • Judith Smith for Frodesley our future requirements. session is going ahead. All enquiries to • Mike Price for Pitchford, Ruckley & If anyone wishes to find out more Juliet on 07931 969396. Langley and other outlying areas about our plans, have any ideas of Monthly prizes consist of a £50 first their own about either events or prize, with a £25 second prize, £15 other ideas, or indeed wish to hire third prize and a fourth prize of £10. the Hall for your own event, then One of the regular events is the please do contact Mike or Chris or PUB NIGHT which occurs on check out our Facebook page. the 3rd Friday of each month Mike Price The Nippy Chippy mobile fish and the final two for 2017 are (Chairman, Pitchford Village Hall and chips van will be at Pitchford on Friday 17th November and Management Committee): Village Hall between 8.30 and Friday 15th December. email: [email protected] 9.30 for our next Pub Night on mobile: 07740 067955 17th November. A varied menu These events are usually very well will be available – no pre-ordering attended and provide a vital service Christine Jones necessary. for our community in that it is the (Secretary, Pitchford Village Hall Open to all local residents only regular meeting point for Management Committee): whether attending Pub Night everyone in the area in addition email: [email protected] or not but why not join us for a to the local churches, so do come mobile: 07538 744807 drink and make a night of it. along and help to reduce our Facebook: Pitchford Village Hall The closing date for contributions to the next edition will be 13th February 2018. Would you like to advertise your business in Village Views? Contact us on [email protected] for more information.