for Bishop’s Castle (July 2013). Clunbury Public Meeting About Parish falls within the Bishop’s Castle Development Plans for SAMDev area. These documents, and others relating to strategic planning, are Clunbury Parish The available to view via Parish Post 41 Number 2013 Sept www..gov.uk/ for Beambridge Clunbury Coston Cwm Kempton The Llan & Twitchen 17 October planningpolicy.nsf 7.30pm If you cannot view the documents Sun Shines on Purslow Show online, contact The Parish Post and we fter last year’s washout the weather was glorious on in will help you access printed versions. A this Bank Holiday Monday. A bumper crowd of over Clunbury David Hill 900 paying adults plus children (free entry) enjoyed the Village Hall The Parish Post at Purslow Show entertainment put on by Savage Skills, Punch and Judy and he Parish Post challenged show- the Birds of Prey. Show tent entries were excellent as usual with Paul Grimes sweeping the board with his vegetables. See the article below for more information T goers to Splat the Rat and Name the Bear (‘Crispin’, winner Andy from the Forty-four runners competed in the Hill Run with Jamie Decision Time for Parish Crown at Clunton), raising money to help William Shingler (Ludlow Runners) coming in first. Development Plans fund our free newsletter. Draw tickets were replaced this year by Lucky Numbers hropshire Council is undertaking a on the programme and the following prizes were not S second round of consultation on claimed at the showground: 921 (First prize,) £50; 278 what type and scale of housing Sunday Lunch for 2 at The Hundred House; 780 Whiskey; Victoria & Rhiannon Seabury ready for the Hill Run development residents want to see in 871 Whiskey; 154 Gin; 491 Wine; 639 Sweets; 325 the county’s towns and rural parishes. Chocolates. Contact Annie Sutton, 660140 if you have a prize winning programme. Clunbury Parish Council has been More Show news on page 4. asked to respond on behalf of our * * * * * * * * * * * parish and that response should take Ian reaches 75 (pints!) alongside research into blood borne account of the views of our residents. would like to bang the drum for the diseases and the risk of passing on There will be an opportunity to find out I Blood Transfusion Service. At a recent illness through infected blood. more about the options open to us and Awards Ceremony in Shifnal, I and a It was disappointing to hear that of the for you to express your views at a public number of other pool of potential donors left (when those meeting at 7.30pm on 17 October in blood donors, who for one reason or another are Clunbury Village Hall. The Parish were given a very excluded), only 4% actually bother to Council has until the end of November nice lunch and a make the effort to give blood and only to submit a response. If you care about crystal glass gift 3% of those reach the 75 donations level, how our parish develops, please come as a “Thank You” so I reckon it’s a pretty exclusive club I to the meeting. for our efforts as have managed to join! I started giving blood aged 18, because The Parish Council already has the A young contestant gets ready to splat the rat that r e g u l a r views gathered during the production of Gisèle is about to set loose while Crispin the bear donors. For my Dad was a donor. We went just once the 2009 Parish Plan. Since then, looks on myself and most a year at first, now I am told that men are Shropshire Council have been of those present, it marked 75 donations, invited to donate four times a year if they developing strategies for new housing Hay - would anyone like the hay from but a few there had made 100. wish. Talk about flogging a willing horse, build throughout the county, and an my one acre field? It is gradually being The Transfusion Service always needs or should I say, bleeding willing update of residents’ views in the light of shorn and stored in heaps - yours for donors. Blood taken only keeps 3 weeks, volunteers! So – how about you 96% this would be helpful. The key the collecting. Phone Jean Seckington but is never wasted, as demand is coming along to Bishop’s Castle or documents are the Shropshire Local 660702. constantly rising with the advances made Craven Arms in the next few weeks, Development Framework Core Strategy Piano - free to good local home – in medicine and as ever more complex rolling up your sleeves and doing (March 2011) and the Site Allocations must be collected from Clunbury Village operations become “the norm”. Also, the “something amazing” as the advert and Management of Development Hall. Phone Duncan 660578 or David pool of available donors seems to get says. The Service will love to see you. (SAMDev) Revised Preferred Options 660355. smaller as restrictions increase, Honest. Ian Davies Mennonites in our Midst Why did they come to Shropshire? Sizzling Summer – Soggy BBQs! n recent years, several families with Arland explained that Mennonites are espite taking place on the very I distinctive dress and American accents traditionally rural people, trying to live as D Saturday the weather broke, an have moved into our area, arousing simply as possible and Shropshire undaunted crowd turned up for the considerable local curiosity! Members of seemed ideal. They take care of God’s Clunbury Village Hall barbeque. Thanks the Parish Post team met with Arland and world; to this effect, they like to farm to Richard Bott and Eirlys Ellams, who Brenda Eberly of the Shropshire Hills organically. valiantly manned the barbeques in Mennonite Church at their home in This Christian denomination dates from defiance of the rain, we enjoyed Kempton to find out more about what 1525, in Zurich, when the Swiss excellently cooked meat plus an they believe and what brought them to Brethren, as they were then known, abundance of salads and a delicious our neck of the woods. separated from the Calvinist Church. Like pudding. Thank you to everyone who other Anabaptists of the time, they contributed food or help and to the believed certain church practices, such Croxton family for use of the field. as infant baptism, were not Biblical. The evening ended with an impromptu Severely persecuted, they migrated into bop – getting in the mood in readiness Germany and then moved further west – for the September dance! their most famous leader, Menno Sue Hill Simons, was a Dutchman and it was in he weather for the Clunton Holland that his followers were first called T barbeque was decidedly uncertain - Mennonites. Eventually many fled to so a marquee was put up in the car park North America. They have a policy of to give a choice of sitting inside the hall ‘non-resistance’, believing in non- or outside - under cover. The Chairman violence, and seek to be good citizens braved the weather and cooked some without involving themselves in politics – Homemade Teas at St Swithin’s splendid food under a small to quote, they ‘pray and pay’. Some of n Saturday 14 September we look gazebo. There were salads and then their descendants, like the Amish, still O forward to seeing a good number of wonderful puddings and plenty of wine live as their ancestors did, without any Riders and Striders taking part in ‘Bike for and beer. The whole evening was very Your Church’ and the usual refreshments, trappings of modern life. much enjoyed and raised funds for the Arland and Brenda, with their children The Shropshire Mennonites do drive cars drinks and biscuits, will be available all upkeep of the Village Hall. Thanks to Dirk (22) and Amanda (18), are one of 3 and use electricity, telephones and email, day. the Committee and those who donated Mennonite families in the area. Some but avoid TV and the internet. As Arland In addition, Homemade Teas will be food and raffle prizes. Pat Harding members of the American Mennonite explained, “We are slow to accept new served at the church from 2 till 4pm; community had been visiting the UK, on things until we have seen the effects they everyone is welcome. Christina Whitehead Another Clunton Queen i c o l a a temporary basis, for the last 10 years, have on us”. (To be continued in the next issue) Arts and Crafts St Mary’s but, in 2012, it was finally decided to N o e l , Penny Valentine & Gisèle Wall n the weekend of 14 and 15 N send 3 families on a more permanent age 17, was O September, alongside the usual Ride crowned basis to try and establish a Mennonite and Stride event, Clunton Church will be community in . Arland and Carnival hosting an Arts and Crafts Exhibition as Queen on 3 Brenda (who lived in Wisconsin in a part of the Festival of Churches. We need August. She Mennonite community of 25 families) people to exhibit, so if the "Talented Folk is a qualified came to England, leaving behind their 2 of Clunton" could look out any craft item nurser y married children. they may have, of any size or medium, as assistant and They had been abroad before, when long as it fits in the church, could they will be they spent 11 years in the Dominican please let any of the church committee returning to Republic, but they found the British know. climate and culture quite a change from We are also decorating the church college to do the Caribbean! and hope to provide refreshments for a two year diploma in child care. visitors. Ruth Webb Events Diary for September and early October 2013 Clunton Scrumpers Apple Clunbury Summer Lunch Sun 1 11.15am Morning Prayer (BCP) St Swithin’s, Clunbury Sun 1 7.00pm Songs of praise in four-part harmony Kempton Village Hall Juicing Day he popularity of the Village Hall Tue 3 Back to school at Clunbury aturday 5 October at Clunton T catering goes from strength to Mobile library:-Clunbury Bridge 10.10 - 10.30am, Clunton strength, with over 60 people sitting Tue 3 S Village Hall from 10am onwards. The 10.40 - 11.00am, Obley 12.45 - 12.55pm juice can be pasteurised or put in down to enjoy the Summer Lunch. The Wed 4 10-11.30am Regular coffee morning Village Hall containers for freezing. Soup and apple food on offer was amazing, much of Fri 6 10-12.30pm Jewellery & card making workshop Clunbury Village Hall which was generously donated by local Sun 8 11.15am Holy Communion St Mary’s, Clunton cake will be on offer. A bumper crop of Cream teas & crafts in aid of Community First Responder residents. Regular supporters were Sun 8 2.30-5.00pm Pool House Farm apples is expected this year, so booking scheme a time is recommended. More details joined by Aston cyclists and even some Sun 8 6.30pm Evening Prayer St Swithin’s, Clunbury from Pauline 660120 or Anne 660309. builders working down the road, who Mon 9 7.00-9.00pm Free help with using computers at AoC Broadplace Kangaroo Inn, Aston on Clun didn’t mind at all being seated at a child Thur 12 10-11.30am Clunbury Café Clunbury Village Hall Fri 13 8.00pm Flicks - Quartet Parish Hall Clunton News size table, when that was all that was left! Sat 14 Festival of Churches - Arts & Crafts Exhib’n until Sun 15 St Mary’s, Clunton wonderful cheese and wine evening Sat 14 2-4 pm Homemade Teas, everyone welcome. St Swithin’s, Clunbury A was held at the home of Pat and Sat 14 7.30pm Flicks - Lincoln Clun Memorial Hall Alex Harding where over 50 guests Sun 15 6.30pm Evening Prayer St Swithin’s, Clunbury enjoyed an array of delicious cheeses Mobile library:-Clunbury Bridge 10.10 - 10.30am, Clunton Tue 17 10.40 - 11.00am, Obley 12.45 - 12.55pm and sumptuous puds. The balmy July Wed 18 10-11.30am Regular coffee morning Aston on Clun Village Hall evening was so warm that many people Wed 18 8.00pm Bishop’s Castle Film Society - Argo Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle spent much of the time outdoors, a Wed 18 9.15pm Live acoustic folk music Crown Inn, Clunton welcome but unusual occurrence for our Thur 19 8.00pm Clunbury Parish Council meeting Clunton Village Hall country. £652 was raised for Clunton Fri 20 9.00pm Live Music: Wallis The White Horse Inn, Clun Sat 21 7.30pm Flicks - Quartet Aston on Clun Village Hall Church, thank you to everyone who Sun 22 11.15am Holy Communion (CW) St Swithin’s, Clunbury attended and to everyone who helped in Sun 22 6.30pm Evening Prayer St Mary’s, Clunton any way. Ruth Webb Wed 25 7.30pm SWS Gardening Club - AGM and members’ evening Clun Memorial Hall Huge congratulations to the Village Hall Thur 26 10-11.30am Clunbury Café Clunbury Village Hall Committee for such a successful event, Thur 26 7.00pm NT Live - Othello Aston on Clun Village Hall part of the proceeds of which will go Sat 28 8.00pm Bring and Share Supper with dancing to Tony Hughes Clunbury Village Hall Sun 29 10.00am Benefice United Service Clun Methodists Chapel towards purchasing more of the Mobile library:-Clunbury Bridge 10.10 - 10.30am, Clunton comfortable chairs for the hall. Lin Brown Tue 1 10.40 - 11.00am, Obley 12.45 - 12.55pm Wed 2 8.00pm Bishop’s Castle Film Society - I Wish Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle Fri 4 Clun Valley Beer Festival until Sunday 6th TheParishPost.org Website Put Fri 4 9.00pm Live Music: Slowburner The White Horse Inn, Clun on Hold Sat 5 10am start Clunton Scrumpers apple juicing day Clunton Village Hall Sat 5 7.00pm Jazz Evening and Supper Kempton Village Hall started the website back in 2009. At I that time I hoped that other people Reminder CONTACTS might be interested in contributing to and Jewellery and Card-Making Workshop , Email: [email protected] maintaining the site. In spite of repeated Friday 6 September, 10-12.30, Clunbury Phone: Sue Hill 660355 requests no one has come forward. 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