February 2021

February 2021

Village ViewsFebruary 2021 SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ACTON BURNELL, PITCHFORD, FRODESLEY, RUCKLEY AND LANGLEY WELCOME NEWS FROM THE As the country once again faces a national wind, sunshine and snow to make sure that lockdown, many people will be finding it every member of our community receives PARISH COUNCIL difficult to face the prospect of being at their copy. We are pleased to welcome our new home, possibly alone, and missing contact While the situation in the country is changing Parish Council Clerk, Anna Morris from with family and friends. Please take the time quickly, and restrictions and advice are being Frodesley. Anna replaces Elizabeth to check on any older or isolated neighbours. constantly updated, we have made every Wicks who is stepping down after 4 A smile, a friendly word or a phone call can effort to ensure that information contained years’ sterling service. make all the difference to someone’s day. in Village Views is correct on the date of We hope that Village Views will help to make printing. However, please do make your own At the meeting on January 19th it was people feel more connected and better checks before relying on any information. agreed to maintain the Parish Council informed at this difficult time, and we would Looking forward to happier times to come! precept (part of our council rates) at like to thank the volunteers who tramp the same level as last year. There have around our streets and lanes in rain and Chris Harrison, Karen Fisher and John Glover now been six years with no increases. Potholes Looking for Help and Support This winter has again heralded the As we face another period of restrictions, many people will be struggling with money worries, appearance of a number of severe difficulties around home schooling and problems with working from home. Everyone is potholes and sunken manhole covers having to deal with the heartache and loneliness of being unable to spend time with family, across the four villages. These are friends and colleagues. generally reported by Parish Councillors If you (or someone you know) are finding these problems increasingly difficult to cope with, then please reach out to one of the many services, charities and organisations providing help and/or the clerk as they are spotted during these uncertain and challenging times. and our local councillor, Dan Morris, is Here are a few contacts to help. Please pass these on to anyone you think may be in need. regularly pressed to pursue these issues Please note: this is not an exhaustive list; there are many other organisations offering help, with the local authority. However, there advice and support. is a facility on the council website for Need someone to talk to? • If you have been told to self-isolate by individuals to report these (after signing • Samaritans are available 24/7 by calling the Test and Trace service and this has in). More and repeated reports would 116 123. This number is free to call from impacted on your finances you may help to draw attention to our area so both landlines and mobiles, including be eligible for a support payment. Call please add your comments using the pay-as-you-go mobiles. You do not need to 0345 6789002, or go online at portal at: http://my.shropshire.gov.uk/ have any credit or call allowance on your www.shropshire.gov.uk/benefits/what- It is a bit of a fiddle to set up but once phone to call. help-can-i-claim-from-the-council/covid- done it is easy to send additional • Supportline on 01708 765200 provides test-and-trace-support-payments/. reports and a map is provided making it a listening ear to anyone in distress, and • The Farming Community Network offers can also help to signpost callers to other support and advice for members of the easy to show where problems are. organisations and services which may farming community in relation to finance, Paul Harrison be able to offer longer term support for health, emotional and family issues. Call specific problems. 03000 111999 or go to www.fcn.org.uk. • Age UK offers a telephone buddy service Struggling to put food on the table? which can offer regular friendly calls to • Cressage Food Share is open every older people feeling isolated or anxious. Wednesday at Cressage Village Hall from Call 01743 233788 for more information. 1pm to 2pm. A range of bread, fruit, • Shropshire MIND provides telephone vegetables and fridge and freezer goods is support on 01743 368647. provided for families in need at a cost of Worried about money? £2 per person (but no-one will be turned • The Government is offering a range of away if they cannot afford to pay). No support for people whose finances have referral needed. been affected by Covid. Find information Business facing problems? at https:www.gov.uk/coronavirus/worker- • Local Restrictions Support Grants of up to support. £9,000 are available to help businesses • Citizens Advice Shropshire offer an advice stay afloat until they are allowed to The closing date for contributions to the next line on 03444 991100, and can help with trade normally again. Take a look at edition will be 21st April 2021 information on claiming benefits and www.shropshire.gov.uk/coronavirus/ Would you like to advertise your business in managing debt. information-for-businesses-and-the-self- Village Views? Contact us on employed/local-restrictions-support- [email protected] for more grants/ for more information and links to information. application forms. TO ALL DOG OWNERS…. The issue of dog mess was under discussion once again at the January meeting of the Parish Council. Dog mess has been left on the pavements and footpaths in Acton Burnell, and in Frodesley there is a particular problem with dog pooh bags being hung and abandoned in trees and hedges. Dog owners are required by law to clean up after their dog, and failure to do so can result in a fine or prosecution. Dog waste should be either placed in a litter bin or taken home and disposed of in the household bin. The vast majority of dog owners are responsible and make sure to pick up anything their dog deposits, but it is unfortunate that a few people walking their dogs in our villages are not abiding by the rules. As the weather improves, more people will be out and about (with and without dogs). Let’s make sure that our pavements and footpaths are mess free, so that we can all enjoy them! #RUN1000 Ana Natalio, who is the co-author of our regular ‘What’s That Bug’ articles, has been taking part in the #RUN1000 challenge to raise funds and awareness for rural mental health charities. A series of challenges were set up throughout January, and NEWS FROM PITCHFORD HALL were supported by runners and walkers In theory we should have an interesting be delighted to hear from people. throughout the UK and the rest of the world, year at Pitchford as we’re trying to launch We are always looking for garden with each runner or walker choosing a team the Pitchford History Festival (August) volunteers if anyone in the local to support. Fundraising will continue through and we’ve joined up with the National community is interested. Any assistance February and f you would like to contribute, Garden Scheme to do a charity garden please take a look at the following ‘Just in the run up to the National Garden Giving’ pages: open day in the Summer. As both of these Scheme would be extremely welcome as • Team England, Farming Community events are largely outdoor, hopefully we’ll you can imagine. be fine. We will obviously continue to Network, www.justgiving.com/ There are also still a few units/lock ups fundraising/run1000-teamengland run Historic Houses ‘restoration’ guided in the stableyard if the community is • Team Ireland, Embrace Farm, tours throughout the year from Spring interested. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ onwards. Half the guided tour is outside run1000ireland Please take a look on Twitter and as we show our guests the Orangery, • Team Wales, DPJ Foundation, Instagram @pitchfordestate to keep Walled Garden, Pitch Well, Stableyard, www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ Smithy and Treehouse. updated on events throughout the year. run1000teamwales Other news is that the Orangery is now James Nason • Team Rest of the World, The Do More finally restored and we are now able to Agriculture Foundation, book events there for 2021 and 2022. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ run1000-restoftheworld These could be pop up dinners, cultural • Team Scotland, Royal Scottish events, business networking events or Agricultural Benevolent Institution, obviously weddings. If there is interest www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ in the local community in events from run1000-teamscotland Spring 2021 onwards we would obviously Ana signed up with Team Scotland and explains, “I have ties with both England and Scotland as I lived in England for ACTON BURNELL POST OFFICE 25 years and it is my kids’ country of birth, but my partner is a Scot. It came The shop and post office at Acton Burnell is open throughout the week from 9am to 1pm, down to numbers and Scotland had less and 2pm to 5pm, except for Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, when it is closed all day. participants and so I went with it. I will Thank you to Rose Jackson for keeping this essential service going during very difficult times. continue to share my enjoyment for Please note that this information was correct as of 29th January. Due to the evolving running/walking the gorgeous local trails situation, the opening hours and days may be subject to alteration.

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