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Westbury and Yockleton Newsletter Issue 213 - April 2020 News items for the Newsletter should go to the Editor, Rita Waters, Dingley Dell, Westbury, Shrewsbury SY5 9QX Tel: 01743 884434, email: [email protected] Business adverts and any new businesses wishing to place adverts should also contact the Editor preferably by email. Items for inclusion in the Newsletter must reach me by : for the May 2020 edition : 9am Monday, 20 April 2020 and for the June 2020 edition : 9am Monday, 25 May 2020. Westbury Village Hall Westbury Parish Council : Due to the ongoing Long Mountain CoE Primary School : Due to the situation with the Covid-19 virus, the Clerk is Covid-19 virus situation, the School and Pre-School waiting for relevant legislation to be put in place. are only open for the children of NHS staff and other If and when the Annual Parish Meeting and Annual key workers until further notice. For more Meeting are called, notification will appear on the information, please contact Long Mountain CoE website: http://www.westburyparishcouncil.co.uk/ Primary School on 01743 891320. and in the Newsletter and posters. West Shropshire Flower Club : Due to the ongoing Westbury WI : Due to the Covid-19 virus, all future situation with the Covid-19 virus, all future meetings meetings and events have been postponed until have been cancelled until further notice. For more further notice. For more information call Jill Jones information call Liz Dawson (01938 570235) or visit: (01743 884414) or Cilla Perry (01743 884950) or [email protected]. Beryl Johnson (01743 884950). Westbury Bowls Club : As usual, will be closed Yockleton Victory Hall for the summer months but - depending upon Yockleton W I : Due to the Covid-19 virus situation, restrictions caused by the Covid-19 virus - will future meetings have had to be cancelled until further hopefully start again in September. For more notice. For more information, please contact Daphne information, call Dave Williams (01743 884553). Goodwin (01743 884524). Westbury Photography Club: Due to restrictions Rea Valley Young Farmers Club : Quite apart from caused by the Covid-19 virus, the Club will not be the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 virus, it has meeting again until advised by the Government been decided that no meetings of this Club will take that it will be safe to do so. For more information place in the future. For more information, Please email: Robert Williams ([email protected]. contact Rebecca Beckett on 07528 944632. Hall Hire : Due to the Covid-19 virus, the village Hall Hire : Due to the Covid-19 virus, the village hall will not be available for bookings until further hall will not be available for bookings until further notice. For more information, please contact Bella notice. For more information, please telephone 07707639124 (Mobile) (Voice/Text) or email : Samantha on 01743 821360. [email protected] Westbury Youth Club : The “physical” Youth Club has closed; however - conscious that the Covid-19 Refuse and Recycling Services in April 2020 virus situation is putting a huge strain on everyone, Wednesdays 8th and 22nd - Refuse Lee and Hayley are keeping in touch with the young Thursday 16th and Wednesday 29th - Green and people and will run a “virtual” Youth Club, which is Recycling being advertised through their Facebook page. For further information, call Richard Parkes, Chief Coronavirus (COVID-19) Executive Officer, Shropshire Youth Association. Currently services are operating as normal with no Tel: 01743 730005 or 07710095802 (Mobile). significant disruption - but please see Page 13 for Westbury Exercise Group : Due to the Covid-19 important information from Shropshire Council and virus, all future meetings have been postponed until Veolia. Customer Services further notice. For more information contact: Shropshire Council [email protected] Page 1 UNDERHILL CARPENTRY West Mercia Police High Quality Carpentry and Joinery Now that Westbury Post Office has closed and Police Surgeries are no longer held there, much of the information contained in Fitted Kitchens and Bathrooms the Newsletters produced by the Shrewsbury Rural West and Gates and Fencing District’s Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) based at Pontes- bury Police Station, will be of interest to residents of Westbury, Brickwork Repairs and Pointing Yockleton and surrounding hamlets and can be viewed on the Traditional and Double Glazing Westbury and Yockleton Newsletter website: wylocalnews.co.uk John Loines 01743 821302 Family Business Est 1947 or, to view issues of these SNT Newsletters and to view the Police Events Calendar, please follow the link below : https://www.westmercia.police.uk/article/2993/Team- Halfway House Garage Calendar-and-Events?amonth=2&ayear=2018&submit=Go (on the crossroads) Halfway House NB : If the Police are attending any events in Westbury, these will be added to their Calendar. MOT’s : Servicing : Repairs : Valeting Service to Cars, Minibuses and Classic Cars MOT’s by appointment : Monday to Friday Anti-Social Behaviour Please phone Russell Hughes : 01743 885270 0345 678 9020 is the Dedicated Reporting Line for Anti-Social Subscribe to our new website with a chance to Behaviour operated by Shropshire Council in partnership with a win prizes every month !! number of agencies including the Police. Please use this number https://halfwayhousegarage.com/wekeepyouonthemove.com to report any anti-social behaviour. All calls are recorded and followed up by the agencies involved. Ben Morris JIB Approved Electrician Call: 07966 788791 Safer Neighbourhood Team Quotations: 01743 792013 www.benmorriselectrical.co.uk Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team members are Inspector Saf Ali and Sgt Rebecca Thomas. Joe Bradley continues as my ‘Efficient friendly service from an experienced right hand man and Police Volunteer Arthur Jones is still local Electrician’ VAT free opening Pontesbury Police Station on Wednesday evenings Competitive Hourly Rates Specialist in House Rewiring between 4.00pm and 7.00pm, should you need to attend for Inspection & Testing of Properties for any issue. We have a sign that we put outside the Station if Fit your own newly purchased lights etc. Free Quotations Fully Insured there is an officer on the premises, so - if anyone is passing and Extra Sockets & Lights installed (no job too small) All work certified and notified to building control (Part P) wants advice - please call in. If anyone requires a “home” visit or wants to discuss anything, please just ring me : PC Cookson on 101 Ext 66645 or use my Work Mobile : 07814 042410 (Duty Hours) or email us via:[email protected] If you need to report any crime, please call West Mercia on the 101 number or report anything anonymously through : Crimestoppers on 0800555111. Please do not email to report a crime. Only call 999 in an emergency, when a crime is in progress, or when life is in danger. For none emergencies please call 101. J.C.B and Plant Hire (continued on Page 3) J.C.B 3CX 14 ton 360º 3.5 ton 360º Disclaimer 1.5 ton Mini Digger The Editor reserves the right to cut, edit or refuse to publish any 7 ton Dumper contribution and does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed by Les Hurdley the contributors. Whilst care has been taken in compiling the Westbury and Telephone 01743 884479 Yockleton Newsletter, no liability can be accepted whatsoever for any Mobile 07711 205 555 errors, inaccuracies or omissions, or for any matter in any other way connected with or arising out of the publication of the Newsletter. Page 2 Police Matters The Covid-19 virus : It is unusual times and the length of time that the restrictions are likely to be in place remains unclear. Following the announcement on 22 March 2020, it would appear that almost everything will need to be ‘on hold’ and that we need to keep our distance from others and the idea of contacting the most vulnerable 1.5 million people. There is no separate advice from the Police regarding the Covid-19 virus, other than that which is available via the news. We would ask that you only contact the Police in an emergency - but we are available for all general advice via our mobile phones and email POLLY PAINT addresses. The Police continue to work as normal, but these are Do you need a Quotation for House Clearance ? challenging times and we are trying to stay healthy for as long as possible, so that we can continue to offer support to the general or maybe you just have some furniture and items public. which are no longer required ? So, why not give us a call on : 07540647795 (Mobile) or email : As always, keep garages, sheds and outbuildings locked and - if [email protected] possible - alarmed. Simple battery powered alarms have improved and we shall get right back to you. and noise is always a good deterrent if a thief has managed to get Please rest assured that, as holders of an Environ- into your ‘Lock Up’. Quad bikes and push bikes continue to be ment Agency Regulations 2011 Licence, your en- popular amongst thieves, so both need chaining up/bolting down. quiry will be dealt with professionally and in confidence. Security marking can help recover stolen items and there are a number of options available. Please remain vigilant and ensure Paul Jones everything gets locked all the time - not just last thing at night. Plumbing & Heating Keep in touch with your neighbours by telephone and - for those Engineer who use social media - post strange vehicles and unusual events. Neighbourhood Watch is nothing complicated or formal. It's just Plumbing, heating, gas work, keeping an eye out, but also letting others know - including me - if bathrooms, tiling, taps etc you have the registration numbers of vehicles that don’t look or feel Over 30 years experience right.