Longdon Life Summer 2018 Welcome to the Summer edition of Longdon Life, your parish magazine covering Longdon, Upper Longdon, Longdon Green and Gentleshaw Inside this issue…… PLASTIC PROBLEM – Teen Editor Scarlett Angel talks to company founder of ‘Anything But Plastic’ Jenny Derry, formerly of Hawcroft, Longdon Part 4 of the fascinating serial THE GRANGE by Gareth Evans ‘The Last Resting Place of Longdon Grange’ OPEN GARDENS and Duck Race A Collection of photographs from the open gardens weekend New feature article begins this issue ‘The Tudor Pagets of Beaudesert, ancestors of the Angelseys.’ • CLUB REPORTS AND DETAILS OF FUND RAISING EVENTS • CHARITY FUND RAISING EVENTS NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN – An up-date on this important plan for the Parish The articles and comments published in Longdon Life do not necessarily represent the views of the Parish Council. The decision to print or not to print articles is entirely at the discretion of the Parish Council. Published by Longdon Parish Council email
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[email protected] 1 Longdon Life Summer 2018 CURRENT & FUTURE PROJECTS FOR THE PARISH COUNCIL As a Parish Council we have been working hard on your behalf to represent the community we serve, to deliver services to meet local needs, and to improve the quality of life of people within the parish. The proportion of the Council Tax we all pay towards the local