Do you enjoy board games like:
Settlers of Catan; Carcassonne; Strozzi; Scrabble; Rummicub.
Come along and enjoy a relaxed evening of fun.
Wednesday 25th March, 7.30pm
Small charge to cover refreshments and heating.
Contact: Randall Hardy – 01952-540970 or email
Do you enjoy reading? Like talking about what you have read?
Come along to a new Book Club and share your ideas.
Wednesday 18th March, 7.30 – 9.00pm.
Small charge to cover refreshments and heating.
Contact: Sally Wilson – Tel. 07722-589440 / 01952-840825 or email
You are invited to the launch of a new afternoon sewing club in Peplow Chapel.
Wednesday 18th March, 2.00 – 4.00pm.
Tea/coffee/refreshments after – or just drop in for cake and chat.
Small charge to cover refreshments and heating.
Contact: Elizabeth Downes – Tel. 01952-840215 or email
The Parish Council is very pleased to announce that a Public Access AED (Automated External Defibrillator) has been installed on the exterior of Hodnet Fire Station and that an initial team of twelve volunteer responders from the community completed their training at the Lyon Hall on Sunday 1st March. The training was carried out by Cliff Medlicott & Dawn Bush, instructors from West Midlands Ambulance Service.
The defibrillator was generously donated to the Parish by Mr John Hagans. The AED cabinet, which was purchased by the Parish Council, was installed by Clive France, who as well as being one of the Hodnet volunteer fireman, works as an electrician for Barlows Ltd in Stoke, who also permitted him to install it free of charge.
For information on how to access the AED in case of an emergency see this page.
Information on how to volunteer for the team of volunteers can also be found on the above page.
According to a Neighbourhood Watch Update from West Mercia Police issued today (10 March 2015), a break-in occurred at Penwood, Wellington Road, Peplow between 11.45pm Sunday 8 March and 6.30am the following morning. A quad-bike, two chainsaws and various hand tools were among items taken from a farm workshop.
Anyone who has information about the theft or the current location of the stolen property should contact the West Mercia Force Control Room via the non-emergency telephone number “101”. Please quote, OIS ref: 0042s 090315.
From 10.00am – 3.00 pm, Thursday 9th April, at The Bear, Hodnet.
Free valuations of collectables, jewellery, ceramics and other antiques.
Hansons and The Bear both support the Midlands Air Ambulance Service and donations can be made on the day.
Items can be accepted into forthcoming Hansons Auctions.
For more information please telephone 01630-685214 or email
Hodnet Medical Centre has announced here on its website that it will be closed from 12 noon, on on Thursday 23rd April, 2015 for mandatory training.
Anyone requiring urgent medical assistance during that period should telephone Shropdoc on 08444-068-888.
The Vineyard, Weston-under-Redcastle,
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5JY
by kind invitation of Peter and Susan Norbury
Sunday 31st May 2015 11am-5pm
Tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door
includes light refreshments.
Don’t miss this opportunity to visit a beautiful country house in ancient parkland,
with spectacular views, wonderful gardens and woodland.
Sensible footwear and walking poles advisable for woodland walks.
No dogs permitted.
Tickets available from Kate Jones, R.A.B.I. Regional Manager
Tel: 07876 492839 or email
On behalf of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution – Supporting Farming Families
(Registered charity no. 208858)
Click image for a jpg flyer
or here for a pdf one.
There is a continued problem around the Grove and particularly on the Hodnet Recreation Ground with dog fouling.
Players who get cut or grazed on the football pitch are at risk!
Derek Hodge, Chairman of the Parish Council writes:
Health Concerns
Toxocara canis is a roundworm found in dogs. Roundworm eggs are found in dog mess, which can easily be picked up by children most commonly between the ages of 18 months and five years. This can cause stomach upsets, sore throats, asthma and in rare cases blindness. The eggs can remain active in the soil for many years, long after the dog mess has weathered away.
Dog Waste and the Law
Dog owners it is an offence to allow your dog to foul on public land. People who do not clean up after their dog can be given a £50 fixed penalty notice. If they refuse to pay the fine, they can be prosecuted and may face a court appearance with a maximum penalty of £1,000. Not only is it against the law it is simply anti-social.
Where the Law Applies
Footpaths, grass verges, parking areas or hard surfaced areas alongside or on the carriage way of a road. You must even pick up on the actual road if the speed limit is 40mph or less. All public footpaths, all private roads and footpaths all recreation grounds and open spaces. all roads and footpaths on housing estates.
Be Prepared
Reasons not to pick up such as “I’ve forgotten my poo bags” or “It’s natural fertiliser for the soil” are not valid excuses!
Despite waste bins being provided around the community, one lady dog walker when challenged recently responded “It’s not a problem as it’s on the grass it will clear up”. Madam, there’s no such thing as “The Dog Poo Fairy”.
All dog owners and walkers need to be prepared at all times and take poo bags to remove your dog’s waste. If there is no waste bin nearby then carry your dog’s waste home and dispose of it in your own black bin.
As a dog owner it is your responsibility to clear up after your dog.
