STOKE UPON TERN NEWSLETTER Issue: 11 IN THIS ISSUE Parish Council Update Local Business Advertisements, Community Updates, Wistanswick Fete, Queen’s 90th Party and much more..... Keeping in touch with communities within the local parish. June 2016 Welcome to this summer edition of our parish magazine. As a reminder the parish covers five rural villages, Stoke upon Tern, Stoke Heath, Wistanswick, Eaton-upon-Tern and Ollerton. Please feel free to send us any news or articles from around the parish. Please contact us on: [email protected] Sue: 01630 638 348 MOBILE LIBRARY Stoke on Tern School & Nursery Rosehill Road (by school) Stoke-On-Tern 11.50 – 12.20 Primary School Wistanswick (Red Lion) Rosehill Road, 12.30 – 12.45 Stoke Heath Eaton-Upon-Tern (phone box) Telephone: 01630 638 332 14.35 – 14.50 2nd, 16th & 30th June Summer Holidays 14th, 28th July Monday 25th July to 11th, 25th August Tuesday 6th September 16 8th, 22nd September Buntingsdale Park 11.25 – 11.45 Stoke upon Tern Parish Website 14th & 28th June 12th, 26th July In addition to our newsletter, the website can be accessed to find out what’s going on in the 9th, 23rd August parish. th 6 , 20th September Once on the website (stokeupontern.info) the various links will take you to other pages where you can find out more, and get notice For more information call: of events taking place in your parish. This 01743 255 024 site is run by a team of volunteers who would like to hear about anything of interest in the area. If you have any stories or news from the parish please email: [email protected] 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS - The next parish meetings will take Cllr Pete Waters (Chairman) - 01630 638911 place at the Parish Hall on the nd Cllr Sandra Birchall – 01630 684237 22 June, rd Cllr Richard Wright – 01630 638520 3 August & 5th September Cllr Percy Farmer – 01952 541252 @7.30pm Cllr Phil Butters – 07976 295299 Cllr David Moore – 01630 685226 These meetings are open Cllr Keith Newby – 01952 541601 to everyone – Cllr Sue Bartram – 01630 638348 come along and have your say... Agendas are The Clerk Mr Graham Bould may be contacted posted on the at: [email protected], notice -boards or: new parish website: in local bus www.hugofox.com/community/stoke-upon-tern-parish-council-10148 shelters. Neighbourhood Plan – Update By taking part in the creation of the Stoke upon Tern Neighbourhood Plan you will have a say in the future direction and location of development in the Parish. Inside this Newsletter is a Housing Needs Survey, the result of which will help us to determine future housing need in the Parish. Please help us by taking time to complete the survey. 3 St. Peters Church, Stoke upon Tern For information regarding normal times of church services, please see the Church Notice Board. Rev Andy Ackroyd Telephone: 01630 661204 [email protected] th Celebrating the Queens 90 Birthday at St. Peters Church There will be a service of celebration on June 12th at 11.00a.m for the Queen's birthday. This will be followed by a bring and share lunch outside if the weather is fine; otherwise this will be held in the church. All are welcome, come along and share this special event with us. For more information please contact Sandra Birchall on 01630 684237 Wistanswick United Reform Church Regular chapel services on the st rd 1 & 3 Sundays of every month at 4.30pm. Reverend Chris Burgham, Tel. 07976 788543 Secretary; Ms E Dodd Tel. 01630 655404 4 . Women’s Institute The local WI meet at the Wistanswick Institute on the first Tuesday of every month at 7.30 pm. We offer the opportunity to learn, develop and pass on new skills, to belong to something special, make new friends, work as a team and have fun. Forthcoming Events: 7th June: Jewellery Workshop (Alison Fellows) 5th July: Your Wonderful Brain, Part 2, Memory (Dr Peter Chevins) 2nd August: Summer Outing 6th September: Buttercross Foods (Martyn Rowney) This Month's Recipe - Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding Ingredients: 125g plain flour 125mls skimmed milk 2 teaspoons baking powder zest of 1 orange 50g caster sugar boiling water 3 tablespoons cocoa 40g butter 75g light muscovado sugar 1 egg Put flour, orange zest, baking powder, sugar and 2 teaspoons cocoa into a bowl. Mix together the milk, butter and egg, and gradually add to the flour mixture. Mix until smooth and then pour into and ovenproof dish. Cover with clingfilm and chill for 2 hours. In a separate bowl, mix together the muscovado sugar and the remaining cocoa. Sprinkle over the top of the pudding. Pour 200mls boiling water over the pudding and bake in the oven at 180C for 20mins, or until the sponge is springy and the sauce is bubbling. Serve immediately with cream or custard. Wistanswick Open Gardens: On Sunday June 12th, 5 members of Wistanswick WI are opening their gardens to the public from 2 til 5pm. An entry ticket to all five gardens can be bought at the Institute, Chapel Bank for £5 and refreshments will also be available. The event will support the Alzheimer’s Society, and everybody is welcome. 5 Walking Group The Walking Group meets on the third Sunday of the month at 11am at the Red Lion pub (& often returns there for refreshment!); Our next walk will be on June 19th, weather permitting. Please check the website (stokeupontern.info) or call Sue on 01630 638 348 for more information. All are welcome, so why not come and join us for a stroll across our parish. The Tern-Stylers Craft Group Come and join the Tern-Stylers. We are all craft enthusiasts, be it knitting, crochet, cross stitch, quilting, etc. etc. Dig out that project hidden at the back of your cupboard and join us for the inspiration to complete it. Have some “me” time and meet like-minded people for friendship and to share ideas and information, possibly learn a new skill. We meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 10am - 12 noon at the Wistanswick Institute Entry £2 each & taking turns to provide cakes! Dates: 9th & 23rd June, 7th, 21st July, 4th, 18th August, 1st, 15th September For further information please contact Eleanor Goodwin on 01630 638 701 or email: [email protected] Pop along and try us out, we would love to see you. Stoke on Tern Parish Hall The Parish Hall, Langley Dale, Stoke on Tern Chairman Peter Speight For enquiries contact Jane Lloyd 01630 638 238. Prize Bingo is played every Monday Eyes down at 8pm – All welcome! The Parish Hall is self-funded and all proceeds from the Bingo go back into the running and the up-keep of the hall. 6 3 7 OJM Forge Ltd Oliver J Mitchell FdSc DWCF PROFESSIONAL FARRIERY Relocated to Hinstock Friendly service [email protected] 07779 433310 8 Stoke upon Tern Neighbourhood Plan – Housing Needs Survey The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group is conducting a survey to establish local housing needs as part of the Neighbourhood Planning process. The survey is for people who live in the parish of Stoke upon Tern. It is also available to download at: www.hugofox.com/community/stoke-upon-tern-parish-council- 10148 or www.stokeupontern.info The purpose of the survey is to ascertain what type of housing local people need now and for the period of our Neighbourhood Plan, 2017 - 2030. This is an opportunity for you to have your say and participate. We need to collect the relevant facts and evidence within the community and value your time and input. We’re asking you to please put a tick √ in each box that matches your requirements. Please return all completed forms to one of the following addresses: *Marsh Farm, Wistanswick *Cramer Cottage, Eaton on Tern *Hope House, Sandy Lane, Stoke Heath *Holly House, Chapel Lane *Tern Meadows, Stoke upon Tern *Heath View, Tern Hill or by post to The Clerk, 18 Mendip Close, Little Dawley, Telford TF4 3JG Thank you in advance for participating. The closing date for the return of questionnaires is 30th June 2016. Your personal details will not be discussed or shared with anyone else. If you have any questions about the survey, please email: [email protected] HNS - page 1 HNS - page 2 HNS - page 3 HNS - page 4 3 9 3 Maurice Chandler Sports Centre Warrant Road, Stoke Heath Tel: 01630 638508 or Email: infomauricechandler.org.uk Most sporting activities are catered for including badminton, 5-a-side football, roller skating and a cardiovascular gym. Opening Times are: Mon – Fri 2pm – 10pm & Sat 10am – 2pm Car Boot - takes place all year round on the 3rd Sunday of every month 10 3 11 WISTANSWICK FETE th Saturday 16 July 2016 To remind you all, Wistanswick Fete is being held at Chapel Bank, Wistanswick on Saturday July 16th. We are sure that you will all want to come along and have a great day out! You can now follow us on Facebook and Twitter, plus the website at: www.wistanswick.info. If you want to take part in the Horse Show, please contact Jackie Jefferies on 07554 948168. At the moment we need someone to organise the Dog Show, so this is an SOS. If you can help or know of anybody, please contact us. For all other enquiries please contact Richard Wright or Liz Wright on [email protected] or call on 01630 638520 or Jackie Jeffries on 07554 948168 or Liv Wilcox on 07880 738456. We look forward to seeing you all there.