Baschurch Village Newsletter Stanwardine, Walford and Yeaton It’S Autumn and Time to Plant a Tree

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 Issue 227 For: Baschurch, Weston Lullingfields, Baschurch Village Newsletter Stanwardine, Walford and Yeaton It’s Autumn and Time to Plant a Tree Above: photo N. Spurling, Woodland Trust. Right: The Ecuador Expedition with students from the Corbet School, photos Ciara Austin A new housing development many trees need to be planted Take a Look Inside: brings with it a lot of bricks worldwide for carbon capture and mortar, but add some to prevent global warming, Advertisers planting, and in a few years, and in a very small way, we Footpath Petition 3 see our special the appearance is completely can all play a part in this. offer for transformed. Take King’s There’s a great offer from the December Road North, which is lush and Woodland Trust: if you Remembrance Day 5 page 30 mature now, as an example. represent a school or a The first thing we did when community, you can request a we moved into our new build, pack of free saplings. This Ecuador Expedition 7 even before the furniture November’s allocation is arrived, much to the amuse- already spoken for, but apply Memorial Plaques 11 ment of the neighbours, was quickly for the March 2020 to plant a couple of trees at trees – it is just a start to get the front of the house. Trees everyone interested in caring A Good Read 23 help to soften the rigid house for trees and plants which are lines and with time, the roads not only things of beauty but a blend into the surrounding necessity to life itself too. See Advertise with Us 30 countryside. woodlandtrust.org.uk and And Autumn is the perfect follow the link to plant trees. 31 time for planting. Wine Trail On a much wider scale, a lot is Pam Elson baschurchnewslet- in the news about how [email protected] See us online: www.baschurchvillagenewsletter.com Page 2 Community Matters Our Clubs The clubs have taken a break over the summer. Email us if you would like any contact details at Graham WITHERS & Co SOLICITORS Murivance House, Town Walls, Shrewsbury SY1 1JW Telephone: +44 (0)1743 236 345 www.grahamwithers.co.uk Specialising in CONVEYANCING, WILLS & PROBATE Appointments at Oakleigh, Eyton Lane, Baschurch Telephone: +44(0)1939 260 081 Home visits can be arranged also by solicitors experienced in other areas of the law See us online: www.baschurchvillagenewsletter.com Page 3 Community Matters Petitioning for an Urgently Needed Footpath There used to be a Walford campus of North permissive right of way Shropshire College to see if along the field at the side of they will support the move. the B5067 from Walford to "The route is heavily used Baschurch the Shropshire because of the college Star reported. This was students walking along it. The pond on the Walford to removed when Shropshire Also there are many Baschurch road Council sold the field last residents in Walford who year. Anyone walking along now struggle to get to Fraser Lamont has been the 60mph road, with its Baschurch other than by car, told that a footpath is on sharp bend, will know how which is a real shame as it Shropshire Council's roads dangerous this can be. would be great to be able to programme but is Fraser Lamont, who lives walk or cycle the short unfortunately very low on in Walford, has set up a distance” he said. the list of priorities. petition asking Shropshire Read the complete article on You can contact Fraser Council to provide a safe https:// www.shropshirestar.com/ through baschurchnewslet- route between Walford and [email protected] Baschurch and is contacting news/local-hubs/ Archaeological Dig 2019 During the last two weeks of There is a possibility that August the first official this was a highly strategic archaeological dig of point. It would have been Guard Nesscliffe Hillfort was seen from miles around and Chambers have undertaken by Southampton would have given a great been unearthed and Oxford University. This viewpoint for those inside, it is the result of several years would have been very and if the of previous work by Shrop- spectacular.’ current path shire Council including The hillfort at Nesscliffe, Point the archaeologists could be habitat management, site built against the sheer cliffs could excavate the current excavated, the protection measures, at Oliver’s Point would have path and we will be work- research would photographic analysis and been easily defendable. ing with our access officers benefit greatly geophysical surveys. The north eastern entrance to facilitate and provide an Archaeological test pits to the hillfort, where part of alternative route onto the were also dug and revealed this year’s dig took place, site. Further excavations in an occupation layer with unearthed what are known years to come are guaran- some layer of 2nd Century as guard chambers. These teed to reveal more secrets Roman pottery. The hillfort would stand either side of and we will hopefully was probably constructed in the entrance and would discover roundhouses and the Iron Age, 500 BC. each contain a fierce looking other structures and finds Gary Lock, Emeritus warrior, no doubt. This is an enabling us to picture Professor of Archaeology at exciting discovery for the Shropshire life 2000 years Oxford University and Co- archaeologists as few of ago. We have to wait until Director of the excavation, these structures have been next August to find out said ‘Hillforts are one of the discovered nationally. more. most impressive types of Research into the Iron Age archaeological sites and yet hillforts would benefit Shaun Burkey, Country are poorly understood. greatly if leading to Oliver’s Parks & Sites Officer Page 4 Baschurch Village Newsletter See us online: www.baschurchvillagenewsletter.com Page 5 Community Matters All Saints’ Church Wednesday All Saints’ 100 October Club Winners 30 2pm-4pm Aug 2019 No 38 Mrs B Jones No 82 Mr D Open to children of Primary Williamson School age or under (under 5s require an adult to stay) Sept 2019 £1 per child No 37 Mr L Gough No 68 Mr D Burgess Community Lunches provide food, a warm Lighthouse welcome, good conversation and an A youth group for 6-9 opportunity to meet new friends. We meet year olds meeting in every Thursday at 12.30 pm at All Saints’ term time from 18.30- Church, Baschurch. Enjoy a lunch (soup, 20.00 on Thursday evenings. Fun, games, cheese and biscuits, fruit, tea. etc.) There is music and a bit of no charge for lunch but a small donation thought. Contact (max £3) would be welcome. This will help to Martyn Lake or Rev. reimburse the volunteers who provide and Linda by email. serve the food. See us online: www.baschurchvillagenewsletter.com Page 6 Community Matters Prescott Surgery Patient News Appointments: Do you look after someone who could not manage without you? Do you care for a friend or a family member? 01939 260210 Repeat Prescriptions: Did you know that it is children, or having to travel increasing more rapidly 01939 261403 estimated that there are 8.8 long distances to provide than the general carer million carers in the UK care, or even providing a population. Recent polling suggests that there could today ? (Source Carers UK) few hours of care a week now be over 2 million www. prescottsur- Family and friends, who can have a serious impact people aged 65 or older who gery.co.uk make up the UK’s carer on their life. population, provide the vast are carers. Older adult majority of care in the UK. Carers can be of all ages. carers, those aged 85 and The majority of carers are older, are most likely to be a The impact of caring is not below the state pension age carer for someone with just dictated by the number and the peak age for caring dementia or other multiple of hours of care provided. If is 50-64 – over 2million complex conditions. There a carer is working full-time, people in this age bracket are also a vast amount of combining caring with are carers. The number of young carers, those under looking after young carers over the age of 65 is the age of 18, who have caring responsibilities. What kind of care do Carers provide? The amount and type of care varies considerably. A carer might provide a few hours of care a week or they may care for someone around the clock. According to the NHS Information Centre Survey of Carers Households, 82% provide practical help such as preparing meals, doing laundry or shopping 76% keep an eye on the person they care for 68% keep them company and 62% take the person they care for out 49% help the person they care for deal with care services and benefits 38% help with aspects of personal care and 38% provide physical help Data provided from Carersuk.org2019 Prescott Surgery Care about Carers Carers providing round the clock care are more than twice as likely to be in bad health Newsletter than non-carers. prepared by Jackie Jones, **Carers are entitled to free Flu Vaccinations; appointments are now available to book at Chair of the surgery** Prescott Surgery Patient Group If you look after someone and help care for him or her then please inform the and Mr Nicolas reception staff at the surgery. The staff will update your confidential patient record Storey, Practice that you care and support someone and updating your record will ensure your Manager doctor is also made aware. See us online: www.baschurchvillagenewsletter.com Page 7 Community Matters All budding The Ecuador Expedition — an experience of a lifetime designers aged between 7 and 12 years are invited to enter this year’s theme: Darwin’s 2020 Vision.

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