THE PARISH MAGAZINE OF ST PETER S, EDGMOND WITH ST CHAD S, KYNNERSLEY VILLAGE NEWS

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1 THE PARISH MAGAZINE OF ST PETER S, EDGMOND WITH ST CHAD S, KYNNERSLEY AND ST LAWRENCE S, PRESTON WEALD MOORS including VILLAGE NEWS Six churches in search of a Rector! OCTOBER 2017 Visit us at and

2 RECTOR Position vacant RESIDENT MINISTER (part time; usual day off: Saturday) The Revd David Stokes-Harrison, Tibberton Rectory LICENSED READER Paul Benton CHURCHWARDENS John Ingram, Lovatt Cottage, 5 Turners Lane, Edgmond Chris Taylor, Provost s House, High Street, Edgmond PCC SECRETARY Jane Gill TREASURER AND STEWARDSHIP RECORDER Rodney Bunyan ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER Dr Colin Brown TOWER CAPTAIN and RINGING MASTER Edric Broom TOWER SECRETARY Paul Lewis PUBLICITY c/o Penny Westgate MOTHERS UNION Margaret Matthews MAGAZINE EDITOR Sara Taylor, Provost s House, Edgmond, TF10 8JY sarajanetaylor@yahoo.co.uk MAGAZINE ADVERTISING Chris Taylor, Provost s House, Edgmond, TF10 8JY c_staylor@btinternet.com MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION Penny Hughes

3 Dear Friends, Richard, our son (the ruthless one in the family - no sentiment governs his decisions) was clearing out the attic for us in view of our impending move. He handed me a cardboard box containing all my notes and essays from university days, with the instruction to go through it and decide what to throw away. As I went through them I suddenly thought: what was I doing keeping all this paper? No one in the family was even slightly interested in theology and anyway these papers were now 40 years out of date. So I tore most of them up. When I was speaking to my Spiritual Director about all this he asked me how it made me feel. And I replied that it made me feel quite good. And he explained that was good because I was learning to let go of the past, and with retirement approaching it was something I had to learn to do to let go of the past. But the problem is: what to get rid of? It is easy to let go of the past if it is paper, but what about that first toy you remember buying for your child? Or the ornament they made for you, or bought for you? Or do you keep the object that came from your parents house? All these things are full of special memories. It s not so easy letting go of the past. And then he said the next question to ask myself was: what blessings will God send in the future? Who can tell what the future will hold; we will just have to deal with it as it comes along and see if we can discern God s will. I look forward to enjoying things I haven t been able to do for the past 26 years, such as having a breakfast on a Sunday morning; not having every mealtime interrupted by a telephone call; for the first time in over 40 years being home at Christmas and not being totally exhausted. Mind you, I m not sure if my wife will want me under her feet all the time! One thing we don t want to let go of is our friends which we have made over the past 25 years, which is one reason why we wanted to stay in the area. The Church Authorities do not actually encourage this but we (being awkward as ever) decided to ignore that. We couldn t see why we should leave all those we have known over the past 26 years and are privileged to call our friends. So by the time you read this I will have probably retired and will no longer be your Rector. May I therefore seize this opportunity to thank you all for the friendship, fellowship and support you have all given to Jane and me over the years. I apologise most sincerely to you for any mistakes I may have made, and ask your forgiveness. It has been a very great privilege and joy to be your Rector, and I thank you for allowing me to share in your lives. On behalf myself, Jane, and Charlotte, Alex and Richard, I offer you all our thanks and love. So possibly for the last time I sign myself, Your Priest and Friend, Edward Ward 1

4 SERVICES IN THE OCTOBER SUNDAY 1 st Trinity 16 (Proper 21) DATE EDGMOND KYNNERSLEY PRESTON Wednesday 4 th St Francis of Assisi Thursday 5 th SUNDAY 8 th Trinity 17 (Proper 22) Thursday 12 th SUNDAY 15 th Trinity 18 (Proper 23) Wednesday 18 th St Luke Thursday 19 th SUNDAY 22 nd Trinity 19 (Proper 24) Thursday 26 th SUNDAY 29 th Last after Trinity 7.45 am am Family Communion 9.30 am 9.30 am HARVEST FESTIVAL 7.45 am am Harvest Communion 6.30 pm Healing Service 9.30 am 7.45 am am Sung Eucharist 9.30 am 9.30 am 7.45 am am Sung Eucharist am am Family Service 9.00 am HARVEST FESTIVAL am Harvest Family Communion 6.30 pm Harvest Songs of Praise 9.00 am 9.00 am 9.30 am am Dementia Awareness Service for the six parishes at St Peter s, Edgmond 2

5 SIX PARISHES 2017 SUNDAY 1 st Trinity 16 (Proper 21) DATE TIBBERTON GREAT BOLAS WATERS UPTON Wednesday 4 th St Francis of Assisi Thursday 5 th HARVEST FESTIVAL am Family Harvest Festival Service am Morning Prayer 9.15 am SUNDAY 8 th Trinity 17 (Proper 22) 9.00 am am 9.15 am Said Communion Thursday 12 th SUNDAY 15 th Trinity 18 (Proper 23) am Songs of Praise am 9.15 am Wednesday 18 th St Luke Thursday 19 th SUNDAY 22 nd Trinity 19 (Proper 24) 9.00 am am 9.15 am Thursday 26 th SUNDAY 29 th Last after Trinity am Dementia Awareness Service for the six parishes at St Peter s, Edgmond 3

6 FROM THE REGISTERS HOLY BAPTISM 8 th July at St Peter s, Edgmond Arthur John, son of Will and Fiona Parry-Smith. 19 th August at St Michael s, Waters Upton Anna Margaret Catherine, daughter of William and Charlotte Hill. 19 th August at St Peter s, Edgmond Scarlett Betty Frances, daughter of Adam and Claire Reece. 20 th August at St Peter s, Edgmond Heather Anne Katryn Anderson. HOLY MATRIMONY 2 nd September at St Lawrence s, Preston Simon Davies and Victoria Vickers. 2 nd September at St Chad s, Kynnersley Jonathan Munro and Zoe Adlington. FUNERALS 11 th July at St Peter s, Edgmond John Wickstead, late of Newport. The service was followed by interment in the churchyard. 9 th August at St Nicholas, Newport Raymond Powell. The service was followed by interment in Church Aston Churchyard. 18 th August at St Nicholas, Newport William (Bill) Boulton. The service was followed by interment in Newport Cemetery. CREMATIONS 20 th July at Telford Crematorium Lorna Mary Baker, late of Newport. 30 th August at Emstrey Crematorium Robert White-Swatman. 6 th September at Telford Crematorium Jean Jones. MEMORIAL SERVICE 14 th August at All Saints, Clive Dorothy Lowe. BURIAL OF ASHES 25 th July at St Peter s, Edgmond Jack and Joyce Cooper. 29 th July at St Peter s, Edgmond Esme Stewart. 4

7 FROM THE EDITOR As October begins so we in Edgmond, Kynnersley and Preston Wealdmoors find ourselves in interregnum without a Rector! Our colleagues in Tibberton, Great Bolas and Waters Upton are in the same boat as our front cover for this issue reminds us. Like Pirandello s play Six Characters in Search of an Author, we are six churches in search of a Rector! Meanwhile, with the help of our Resident Minister David, our part-time Reader Paul, our splendid lay workers and our longsuffering churchwardens, we soldier on. Please bear with me if details of services and other events printed in this magazine aren t quite correct I will do my best, but suggest you keep a close eye on your local noticeboards for all the latest information. The next edition of the Parish Magazine and Village News will cover the month of November and the deadline for contributions is Sunday, 1 st October. Please do let me have them in good time they can be delivered to me at the address on the inside front cover, or preferably ed to me at sarajanetaylor@yahoo.co.uk. Photos of all the activities going on in our villages are also very welcome. Don t forget that you can also read this magazine online on both the village and church websites (addresses on the front cover). DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CHURCHES The Rector and I recently met with Sarah Thorpe, from St Andrew s Shifnal, to discuss the possibility of the churches in our benefice becoming Dementia Friendly. Sarah is St Andrew s Dementia Co-ordinator and is also a licensed Dementia Support Officer for the Shrewsbury Episcopal Area. Part of her role is helping churches to take part in the Diocesan-wide initiative to become Dementia Friendly. You may have noticed a Certificate to this effect and also some questionnaires already in our churches. It was agreed that the 5 th Sunday in October should be designated as a Dementia Awareness Service to reach out to congregations. Sarah will take part sharing with us how we can all support this initiative. We do hope that you will give full support to help our churches to become Dementia Friendly Communities. Pat Jones 5

8 OUR LICENSED LAY READER PAUL BENTON WRITES Dear Friends, Thank you for welcoming us into your churches and into your hearts; it has been a privilege to assist Edward and David in their duties in the six parishes. Reflecting back over a ministry that has spanned sixty years from a very young boy chorister through to overseas voluntary service in the Falkland Islands with the Military Missions to Garrisons making sandwiches, cups of tea and offering friendship and a listing ear, to hospital chaplaincy coming alongside patients and families both in the joy of recovery or the sadness of bereavement, to coming alongside and praying with a class of students after one of their friends and fellow students had been shot dead, this has been a gift from God, a gift central to our shared faith, which is to come alongside others at the time of their need whether it be joyful or sorrowful. I was once asked in quick succession by three current Diocesan Directors the question why I had not put myself forward for Ordination. I had not; but the Chaplain in Chief of the Royal Air Force did so some 30 years ago. Re-entry into civilian life put paid to this, but not to what was to come and to where God was leading me. I simply followed him and my most cherished achievement was to become the full time Chaplain in the City of Wolverhampton College. It was as if I had been given a completely free hand to bring students from all backgrounds, all faiths and no faith together to learn, share and live alongside each other. Today more than at any other time God is crying out to each one of us to reach out to our neighbour with the hand of love. It has been a rich privilege to be a member of the laity called out by the people for the people and, let's face it, ministry has been and always will be coming alongside others where they are with an open mind, a loving heart and serving God. At the age of five I heard the story of the Good Samaritan and if there were to be any story that would accurately sum up a life of service to others and faith that has both sustained and is sustaining, then it is this one event where one person chose not to walk by on the other side of the road. From both Wendy and me a big thank-you for the wonderful gift card. We have purchased a spotting scope so that we can see the ospreys more clearly on our eight month sojourn to North Wales next year. We have decided to keep our home in Muxton and to remain within the six parishes so we will be coming to church as often as possible. May God be with each one of you, Your servant, Friend and Reader, Paul 6

9 REQUIEM MASS - ALL SOULS DAY On Thursday November 2 nd (All Souls Day) there will be a 9.30 am Requiem Mass in St Peter s, Edgmond when we remember all the faithful departed by name during the Communion Service. If you wish to have the name or names of a loved one or loved ones remembered during this service, would you please write their name or names on the list at the back of the church. This does not commit you to attending the service. SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE AND THANKSGIVING FOR THE DEPARTED The annual Service of Remembrance of those who have died during the past year is held on the nearest Sunday to All Souls Day, and will take place this year on Sunday October 29 th in St Peter s Church at 6.30 pm. During this service those who have died in the parish will be remembered by name and everyone lights a candle in memory of the departed. Everyone is warmly invited to this service. ARMISTICE DAY SERVICE On Saturday November 11 th a short service will be held in Edgmond at the Village War Memorial, High Street at am. REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 12 th The Remembrance Sunday Service in Edgmond will take place at am in St Peter s Church, when those from our village who died in the two World Wars will be remembered by name, and wreaths laid in their memory. This service is for the whole of the village community and everyone is warmly invited to it. Please remember that the service will start at 10:50 am and that that there will be NO am Eucharist that Sunday. MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT COFFEE MORNING We are holding the Macmillan Coffee Morning once more in St Peter s Church, Edgmond on Friday September 29 th between am and pm. We will very grateful for offers of cakes etc and they can be brought either beforehand to the Rectory, Edgmond or to St Peter s Church on the day. There will be a board up in church to sign up for cakes and/or offers of help. 7

10 ANY LEFT-OVER BALLS OF DOUBLE KNITTING WOOL? Inner Wheel are assembling 6 knitted squares (approximately 34 stitches) to make into shawls for the Ethiopian Fistula Project. The squares need 4mm or English no. 8 needles, done in plain (garter) stitch. We would be most grateful if you could join us in this project. We have two friends and the Cottage Care Centre busy already, but would be so grateful for more squares, any colour! Also needed for the International Aid Lorry, which comes in October, are: stamps, old spectacles, pasta, rice, blankets and shoes. These last items are to prevent children in Africa from becoming infested with the jigger beetle. Please contact Pat Muir on HEALING SERVICE Just to remind you all that the next monthly Healing Service at St Peter s, Edgmond will be held on October 8 th at 6.30 pm. Everyone is welcome at this service. It is not a curing service, but a healing service, and is a short, quiet, contemplative service. From November this service will revert to being held at 4.30 pm during the winter months. COFFEE AND CHAT The next Thursday Coffee Morning at St Peter s Church will be on October 19 th following the 9.30 am Holy Communion Service. You don t have to attend the service to be able to have a cup of coffee. Just turn up at the church at about am or thereabouts, and join us for coffee (or tea) and a chat. We shall look forward to seeing you. 8

11 St Peter s Church, Edgmond Bellringing PEAL ATTEMPT Sunday 1 October 2017 From approx. 2 pm to approx. 5 pm On Sunday 1 October the St Peter s band of bellringers plan to attempt a full peal of over 5000 changes to mark the retirement of the Rector after 26 years as our incumbent, and to wish him and Jane a long and happy retirement. The ringing will start at about 2 pm and if successful finish about 5 pm. In order to avoid disturbance of the ringers concentration the Church door will be locked during this attempt. We apologise for any inconvenience. Thank you. Edric Broom Tower Captain, Tel , Mob HARVEST FESTIVAL St Peter s Harvest Festival will take place on Sunday October 8 th. This is slightly later than usual because of all the work and preparations for the Rector s Farewell Services on Sunday Sept 24 th. The Harvest Services will be at 7.45 am - and at am - Harvest Communion. Gifts of produce to decorate the church may be brought to St Peter s any time on Friday 6 th or Saturday 7 th. The am Harvest Communion will be followed by the traditional Bring & Share Lunch which will follow the service as soon as is practical. Do please come and join us for the service and lunch or just the lunch. We will be delighted to see you. 9

12 ST PETER S CHURCH, EDGMOND SUNDAY SERVICES 7.45 am am Morning Service (as announced) 6.30 pm Healing Service (2nd Sundays) October 1 st Trinity 16 (Proper 21) October 8 th Harvest Festival Trinity 17 (Proper 22) October 15 th Trinity 18 (Proper 23) October 22 nd Trinity 19 (Proper 24) October 29 th Last after Trinity (Bible Sunday) am SUNDAY SERVICES AND BIBLE READINGS OCTOBER 2017 Family Communion Gospel: Matthew 21: Harvest Communion O T Lesson: Epistle: Gospel: Deuteronomy 8: Corinthians 9: 6-end Luke 12: Family Communion Gospel: Matthew 22: 1-14 Sung Eucharist O T Lesson: Epistle: Gospel: Exodus 33: Thessalonians 1: 1-10 Matthew 22: for the six Parishes Dementia Awareness Service: Speaker Sarah Thorpe, Dementia Enabler, working on Dementia-Friendly Churches in northern Shropshire, Diocese of Lichfield. On Thursday 19 th October we will be holding our Autumn Lunch in St Peter s Church, Edgmond at 1.00 pm. For further information and/or help with transport please contact Margaret Matthews on EDGMOND W.I. At our meeting on Wednesday 18 th October at 7.15 pm in Edgmond Village Hall, Katie Foster will talk on My Life in Heritage and Tourism. All welcome. 10

13 PARISH WARDEN S REPORT Sadly, I have to advise that we have lost Andy Protheroe as one of our Police Community Support Officers. His title certainly covered the role he has been fulfilling particularly in Edgmond over the last nine years. Our loss is a gain for the youth engagement team at Mallinsgate Police Station a role which will be ideal for him as he has always been keen in engaging with youngsters and keeping them out of mischief. I am sure you will all wish to join me in thanking him for his help over the years he has been with us, and wishing him all the very best for the future and with his new job. Very few things have been reported in or near the village during August. Someone in the Caynton area returned home, after a long period away, to discover that a shed had been entered and some tools stolen. This was discovered on the 14 th. Other reports have covered suspicious activities. These follow. In Marsh Road someone pulled up on a private drive then drove off. This was at about 2000 hours. The driver was a white male and unknown to the occupants of the property. (No crime was committed). On the 30 th, I received a report of a young man taking notice of the properties in the High Street, and possibly smoking cannabis. (This was passed on to the SNT). As I write I have not received any feedback. John Keeping (813125) 11

14 EDGMOND PARISH COUNCIL Hi. I m Keith Humphreys and I live on Hillside. I have been a member of the Parish Council for the last twelve years. As well as holding full Council meetings in the Village Hall on the second Monday of every other month, we also have a number of sub-committees which meet on the alternate months, or earlier if need dictates. We also have representatives on outside bodies and take an active interest in other external groups such as Newport Regeneration Project, the Bus Users Group, the Helicopters Liaison Group and the Shropshire Association of Local Councils. We work with the local Neighbourhood Policing Team and our ward members and meet with representatives of Harper Adams University, the Village Hall and our local primary school throughout the year. We welcome every opportunity to discuss local matters with all residents and organisations. We are keen to keep everyone informed of local issues and to canvas your views on current topics this is sometimes not an easy task. We have therefore recently revamped our website. Have you had a look around the site recently? Please do log on to edgmondparishcouncil.co.uk; you will find a lot of local information about the Parish Council, its work, and our parish. We value your opinions and any suggestions you may have for other information or links to be included. We would also like to remind you that you can register on the site and you will receive an direct to your inbox whenever we add new information. We received funding for this new website from the National Association of Local Councils and we would appreciate more local residents signing up to this site. As a thank-you for doing this, your address will be entered into a prize draw which will take place at our Council meeting in October, so you have another chance to register in the next couple of weeks. The Parish Council is a statutory consultee for all local planning applications and we meet to discuss new applications as and when they are received by the Planning Authority. We value the views of the community and neighbours to sites of new applications as these assist us in representing your thoughts when we respond. We are currently responding to the appeals for the two applications on land adjacent to Egremont House and to the site off Shrewsbury Road. We have listened to the views of the local community and are supporting Telford & Wrekin Council as they refused both applications based on their current planning policies, stating that the proposals are contrary to both the local and national planning policies. We need our Neighbourhood Plan in place as soon as possible, as this will add even more strength to the fight against large-scale and inappropriate developments which, if permitted, would change the character and rural distinctiveness of our parish. Other work that we are involved in includes environmental maintenance and planting schemes, rights of way, play areas, street lighting and footpaths, notice boards and signs, roads and drains, etc. the list is endless! 12

15 Our meetings start at 7 o clock, with the first 10 minutes or so allocated for your personal visit to discuss any problems that you might wish to bring to our attention face to face. If you are able to attend our meetings you will be very welcome. If not, but you have points that you wish to raise, please contact our Clerk there is a contact us box on the website, or you can edgmondpc@btinternet.com direct, or alternatively call Katrina Baker on or leave a message on Councillor Keith Humphreys EDGMOND PARISH COUNCIL YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Quite a lot has happened since our last report. Your Parish Council has submitted the Edgmond Neighbourhood Plan to Telford & Wrekin Council. This is Regulation 15 of the process and has been as a result of much consultation with residents and stakeholders. We are confident that the Plan represents the views that you have given us and we have made some amendments as a result of the latest comments that were received at the Regulation 14 stage. In order to ensure that our Plan sends a very strong and positive message regarding the protection of Edgmond, its heritage and unique rural landscape with a distinctive conservation area and listed buildings, we engaged the services of a consultant to produce an Urban Design/Landscape Appraisal and Assessment. This document is appended to our Plan and provides evidence, with photographs, of the unique character of Edgmond which everyone wants to protect and enhance. I am hopeful that by the time you read this article in the magazine, our documents will have been accepted by Telford & Wrekin Council and the Regulation 16 consultation will have commenced. This is a further 6 week period for people to comment further. The Steering Group cannot amend the Plan further. All our documents (which will be available on the Edgmond Parish Council website, TWC website, in Newport Library and within the village) will be sent to an independent Examiner along with all the comments that are received and it is the role of the Examiner to determine whether or not the Plan needs further amendments, in order to address any points that may have been raised. The recommendation from the Examiner returns one last time to both Telford & Wrekin Council and to the Parish Council before a Referendum Version is produced which will be final document. We are still hopeful that our Plan will come to you, as a recommendation to adopt it at a referendum towards the end of The referendum is administered by Telford & Wrekin Council, as if it were an election. Voting will take place at the Village Hall and everyone, resident in the Parish, will have one vote. At the end of the voting period, the count will take place (by external administrators) and we will require 51% of the community to vote in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan in order for it to be adopted. When adopted, the Edgmond Neighbourhood Plan will become one of the Planning Policies of TWC and will shape the Parish up to

16 If you would like me to a copy of the Plan to you direct to your inbox, please the Parish Council at edgmondpc@btinternet.com. Alternatively, the Plan, with all the supporting documentation and the Character Assessment will be available on our website as soon as TWC announce the start of the Regulation 16 consultation. May we take this opportunity to thank everyone for working with us on this important document. Particular thanks go to the Steering Group, PHE (Protect Heritage Edgmond), HAU (Harper Adams University) and TWC (Telford & Wrekin Council). It has also been useful to have the help and guidance of Heritage England, Natural England and the Environment Agency. Katrina Baker Edgmond Parish Clerk EDGMOND VILLAGE HALL NEWS During August the Village Hall has been used for a wedding reception, Christening, Ruby wedding anniversary & numerous birthday parties. If you are interested in hiring the hall for your special occasion contact Janis on ; the events team can provide a licensed bar for your event. Next Table Top Sale: 7 th October 9.30 am pm. Have breakfast with us! 2.00 bacon or sausage sandwiches. Tea/Coffee To book a table contact Janis on On September 2nd the Table Top Sale profit was thank you for your contribution. October 7 th : A local band called 3/6d will be playing songs you love from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s. Doors open 7.30 pm. All welcome; FREE ENTRY and licensed bar available. November 4 th Table Top Sale contact Janis on Nov 26 th Christmas Fair - 30 stalls offering Christmas gifts; refreshments will be available. Check website for more details or like/share us on Facebook. If you have any ideas of events that you would like the events team to organise please let us know. We are always looking for fresh ideas - or if you would like to join us we would be delighted. 14

17 Edgmond Village Hall 200 Club (Charity No ) Winners for August Draw 2017 held at our Table Top Sale No162 won 10 No192 won 10 No126 won 5 No24 won 5 No 53 won 5 No 46 won 5 September 200 Club Draw Results No11 won 10 No29 won 5 No105 won 5 No173 won 10 No99 won 5 No17 won 5 We introduced 6 new members; thank you very much. There are numbers still left, contact Denise Bishop on or Amanda Hill on for more details. Last but not least: the Committee and events team would like to wish all the very best to the Revd Preb Edward Ward and Jane for a very happy retirement. TABLE TOP SALE The next Sale will be on Saturday, October 7 th at Edgmond Village Hall from 9.30 am to pm Breakfasts: egg/bacon/sausage baps/sandwiches, toast, tea, coffee, cakes and lots of stalls. Our July Sale raised thank you to everyone who helps or just comes along to support our Village Hall. Tables 5 - phone NEWPORT SHROPSHIRE U3A THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE On Tuesday 17 th October Simon Martin will be Story Telling. It is said that there is a door between the seen and the unseen worlds, the rational world and the magical world of the imagination. The door has a lock and the storyteller has the key. The storyteller can turn the key halfway click - but it requires a willing and receptive audience to be able to turn the key the rest of the way clack. Come and join Storyteller Simon to experience what happens when the key turns click-clack. All welcome. We meet in The Royal British Legion Club, Audley Road, Newport, TF10 7DP commencing at 2.00 pm. Admission is 1.00 and refreshments are available. There is ample car parking available. 15

18 ST CHAD S CHURCH, KYNNERSLEY PCC Secretary: Mrs Georgina Edge Sunday October 8 th Trinity 17 (Proper 22 - Green) am Sunday October 22 nd (Trinity 19) am Family Service SERVICES in OCTOBER 2017 Epistle Gospel Philippians 3: 4b-14 Matthew 21: Isabel Moseley Judith McPherson Maria Simpson Catherine Gregory Sunday October 29 th at am Dementia Awareness Service for the six parishes at Edgmond. FORTHCOMING EVENTS Christingle Service Sunday 10 th December at 3.00 pm in St Chad s Carols by Candlelight Sunday 17 th December at 6.00 pm in St Chad s Scappie with Ellie and Aiden and guinea pigs - Rosie, Pops and Nicky with Charlie, Jacob and Beth at Kynnersley s Pet Service. KYNNERSLEY WI Our next meeting will be Serendipity on 10 th October at 7.30 pm in Kynnersley Village Hall. New members welcome. For further information ring Pat on NEWS FROM KYNNERSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Our last meeting of the Parish Council took place on 25 th July in the Village Hall. We had quite a full agenda and Members were able to discuss a number of local issues. The Minutes of all Parish Council meetings are available on the website ( There is also other information available for your perusal. 16

19 Our Chairman, Councillor Mrs Ruth Evans, is keen to hear from any local residents regarding any matters relating to the Parish and we extend a warm welcome to all Full Council Meetings. In July, Members considered the closure of Horton Lane and a special meeting was arranged for 7 th September in the Village Hall at 8 pm. Your views are very important. Another topic that was discussed is the state and condition of some hedges which, due to them being overgrown, do cause visibility issues and in some cases obstruction and road-narrowing. If you do have roadside hedges, please can you have them cut back so that they do not cause a safety or visibility problem for other road-users. May I take this opportunity, on behalf of the Parish Council, to thank those who already do keep the hedges cut back and trimmed. We have invited the Headteacher and Chairman of Governors of St Lawrence Primary School to a future meeting in order that the Members can learn more about the school, its ethos and success and to have an opportunity to discuss any future projects or issues that they may be aware of. If you have any matters that you would like to bring to the attention of the Parish Council, please mail clerk@kynnersleyparishcouncil.co.uk or ring and the Clerk will be pleased to speak to you. Katrina Baker Acting Clerk KYNNERSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Acting Clerk: Katrina Baker MBE, Oaklands, Waters Upton, Telford TF6 6NP clerk@kynnersleyparishcouncil.co.uk or Councillor Address Telephone NEIL DOBSON The Wall, Kynnersley, Telford TF6 6EQ dobsonsthewall@gmail.com RUTH EVANS MBE (Chairman) CHARLES (HARRY) GREGORY MICHAEL (TAM) JOHN PARK (Vice Chairman) COLETTE WASSELL Kynnersley Farm, 11 Kynnersley, Telford TF6 6DY Normanton Farm, Kynnersley, Telford TF6 6DX The Buttery Lodge, Kynnersley, Telford TF6 6EG Ash Barn, Kynnersley House Farm, Kynnersley Telford TF6 6DX 17 ruthevans@sky.com normantonfarm@gmail.com tamandcarol@gmail.com colette.wassell1@sky.com

20 KYNNERSLEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE 25 th May 2017 APM, AGM & Monthly Kynnersley VH From 7.00 pm 25 th July 2017 Monthly Meeting Kynnersley VH 8.00 pm 26 th September 2017 Monthly Meeting Kynnersley VH 8.00 pm 28 th November 2017 Monthly Meeting Kynnersley VH 7.30 pm 23 rd January 2018 Monthly Meeting Kynnersley VH 7.30 pm 27 th March 2018 Monthly Meeting Kynnersley VH 8.00 pm 22 rd May 2018 APM, AGM & Monthly Meeting Kynnersley VH From 7.00 pm ST LAWRENCE S CHURCH, PRESTON Churchwardens: Mr D Brown, The Conifers Dr T Goode, 32a Moorhead PCC Secretary: Mrs P Jones, The Rockery, Wheat Leasowes Sunday October 1 st Trinity 16 (Proper 21) 9.00 am SERVICES IN OCTOBER 2017 Epistle Gospel Sidesman Sunday October 8 th Trinity 17 (Proper 22) am Harvest Family Communion 6.30 pm Harvest Songs of Praise Sunday October 15 th Trinity 18 (Proper 23) 9.00 am Sunday October 22 nd Trinity 19 (Proper 24) 9.00 am Epistle Gospel Sidesman Epistle Gospel Sidesman Philippians 2: 1-13 Matthew 21: Philippians 4: 1-9 Matthew 22: Thessalonians 1: 1-10 Matthew 22: Mr D Brown Dr T Goode Mrs B Vickers Mrs A Smith Mrs B Vickers Mr D Brown Mrs P Jones Mr D Brown Dr T Goode Sunday October 29 th at am Dementia Awareness Service for the six parishes at Edgmond. The Rector and congregation on Sunday 3 rd September 2017, marking his last official service at St Lawrence s. 18

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28 Peaceful Chapel of Rest in Central Newport Symon Tranter Dip.FD. Dip FSM. MBIE A, HIGH STREET NEWPORT SHROPSHIRE TF10 7BH TELEPHONE: GOLDEN CHARTER Pre-Paid Funeral Plans LILYHURST PLANTS HARDY PLANTS TREES SHRUBS AND FRUIT PROPAGATED AND GROWN LOCALLY WHOLESALE PRICES ADVICE GIVEN BY PROFESSIONAL GROWER LILYHURST ROAD BETWEEN LILLESHALL AND SHERIFFHALES TF 11 8RL TEL D MATTHEWS & SONS BUILDING SERVICES General Builder Property Maintenance 24/7 - Prompt Reply Roofing, Plumbing, Heating, Blocked Drains No call out charge Contact or Professional, reliable, family-run business. Dry carpet cleaning and wet extraction carpet cleaning Upholstery Cleaning Tel: / cleaningcarpets@btinternet.com 26

29 CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING TTH CLEANING SERVICES in business for 29 years Window Cleaning Guttering Cleaning/Repairs Complete UPVC Cleaning Conservatory Roofs Cleaned Drives/Patios Decking Washed Contact Steve KATES ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES Chartered Accountants Self-employed/Company accounts Tax and VAT returns Payroll Bookkeeping For friendly and personal service at reasonable rates Call Kate on or Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants DOMESTIC OVEN CLEANING Local, Friendly, Reliable and Professional Service For a Free No-Obligation Quote, Please Contact Steve Bate Newport Mobile APEX BUILDING PLANS Architectural Drawings New Build or Extension DAVE WOODMAN davidgwoodman@btinternet.com 27

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31 Sarah Irvine M.S.S.Ch., M.B.Ch.A. CHIROPODIST HPC Registered Home visits Evenings & weekends possible Tel: Mobile: Edgmond Village Stores and Post Office for your everyday needs Shop opening hours Mon to Sat 7am to 8pm Sunday 8am to 1pm Post Office opening hours Mon to Fri 9am to 5.30pm Saturday 9am to 12.30pm Telephone Fax See us on uk villages.co.uk Julie Highfield Interior Painting and Decorating Emulsion Woodwork Playrooms Murals Children s bedrooms Special Finishes Feature walls Curtains * Blinds * Alterations Contact julie.highfield@btinternet.com 29

32 The Shropshire Sweep Chimney Sweep and Vacuum Service Jon Prosser Mobile: J.R. Williams Funeral Director Ltd Incorporating GRAHAM TALBOT & SON of Newport Complete 24 hour service Gleaming Services One off cleans or regular domestic cleans. Call Anna today to discuss your needs and a package that suits you. Call Anna on Kynnersley or Putting the gleam back into your home Private Chapel of Rest The personalised funeral our loved one deserves All types of funeral arranged Prepaid funeral plans available Please contact John Williams (24 hours) Member of the National Association of Funeral Directors 30