From 10.00am – 4.00 pm, Thursday 13 October, 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
Do you enjoy walking some of our local paths/routes?
Would you like to encourage others to do so?
Have you ever wondered if you could help improve them in some way?
Would you like to walk some of the paths/routes but would prefer to do so in company?
YOU ONLY NEED TO ANSWER YES TO ONE OF THE ABOVE TO BE AN IDEAL CANDIDATE TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH THE HODNET FOOTPATH GROUP! – A small friendly group of local people who get together to do all of this. Our next meeting is on 22nd Sept, starting at 7.30pm at The Bear Inn, Hodnet – new members are very welcome. See our webpage for more information and either get in touch for chat beforehand or simply come along.
Also see: Shropshire Star – Anger at ‘carnage’ as Shropshire A41 crash diversion sends lorries through village, 9/9/165
Update: The A41 has now been reopened. This afternoon West Midland Police have appealed here for information about the incident. They ask:
Police would like to here from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed the collision or seen either vehicle in the events leading up to it.
If you have any information please call police on 101, quoting incident number 809s of 6 September.
Residents may have noticed additional traffic through Hodnet today. The reason is that the A41 between Tern Hill and Prees Heath remains closed after a crash at Sandford yesterday evening. According to Radio Shropshire and ITV News the reason for the extended closure is to enable the cleaning up of an oil spillage.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service report being called to a road traffic collision involving one van and one estate car. One person was trapped and extricated by fire fighters using Holmatro rescue equipment. They were taken to hospital by ambulance along with another two casualties. Four fire appliances, including the Rescue Tender, were mobilised from Prees, Wellington and Whitchurch along with an Operations Officer. The initial call was received at 21:21 and they were at the scene until approximately 23:02.
According to Shropshirelive.com a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said:
“The driver of the car was the most serious. The man, estimated to be in his 20s, had suffered multiple injuries. Working with firefighters, it took about an hour and a half to extricate him due to the damage to the vehicle and his injuries. “He was immobilised, had a pelvic binder put in place and had his leg splinted before being taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at Royal Stoke University Hospital.
“The front seat passenger, a woman who was estimated to be in her late teens had also suffered multiple injuries and after treatment at the scene was taken to the same hospital by an ambulance travelling on blue lights.
“The man driving the van had managed to get out of the vehicle himself. He had some facial lacerations and ankle pain. After assessment, he was taken to Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.”
At present there is no information available indicating when the A41 is expected to reopen. The signed diversion seems to be directing traffic along the A53 to Espley Roundabout, then through Hodnet northwards up the old A442 to the B5065, before rejoining the A41 (or vice-versa).
Extra traffic is also using this route as the A41 continues to be the official diversion for the ongoing day-time closure of the A529 between Adderley and Audlem.
Update: 8 September
SFRS have today published advice to farmers on fire prevention, especially in regard to the storage of hay. They state that in the last ten days they have attended ten incidents involving bales of straw on fire!
Some of the incidents involve large quantities of hay, with 450 bales of straw on fire at Crudginton (pictured), 300 tonnes of straw near Hodnet (below) and 250 bales of hay smouldering in Nescliffe.
The advice then goes on to quote the NFU Risk Management Programme which gives advice on the risk of spontaneous combustion in stored hay. For any non-farmers reading this hay which is too wet will go through a curing process (sometimes referred to as a sweat) in storage where heat is produced. It is a build up of this heat which causes baled hay to spontaneously catch fire. Depending on the type and size of bales, a safe moister content level should as low as 16% in certain circumstances and never above 20%. Commonly, over moist hay will set it self alight within two weeks of being stacked, but the danger has been observed to extend for two months.
The advice can be read in full here.
Original report:
In the early hours of yesterday (3 Sept. 2016) morning, Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service were called to a fire engulfing approximately 300 tonnes of baled hay in Hopton, Hodnet.
The incident report on their website states that fire was”believed to be deliberate”. It also asks anyone who might have information about the cause of the fire to please call the non-emergency number, 101.
At about 4:30am yesterday morning SFRS received a call alerting them to the fire. Five fire appliances, including a Heavy Pumping Unit, were mobilised. Hodnet fire crew were assisted by teams from Market Drayton, Prees, Wellington and Wem. Operations and Safety officers also attended the incident.
An improvised dam and farm borehole were used to supply water to two main jets. Besides bring the fire under control the crews also surrounded the bales with a fire break.
The original crews were stood down at approximately 8:30am after a relief team arrived to supervise the remains of the fire.
Update: Market Drayton Fire Station has added some pictures of the fire to its Facebook Page. Here a two of them.
Update 2 Sep. 16
This morning West Mercia Police have issued the following appeal.
Police appeal for witnesses after serious road traffic collision on A53 bypass, Shropshire
West Mercia Police is appealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision yesterday evening (Thursday, 1 September), at around 5:25pm on A53 bypass in Hodnet.
A silver Ford Fiesta was travelling southbound along the A53 when it was in collision with a grey Jaguar, coming from the opposite direction.
The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 25-year-old man, sustained serious injuries and was air lifted to North Staffordshire hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
The driver of the Jaguar, a 56-year-old man, was taken by ambulance to the Royal Shrewsbury hospital where he was discharged.
Police are eager to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it. Witnesses are asked to call West Mercia Police on 101, quoting incident 590S of Thursday 1 September.
Issued: 11:13am, Friday 2 September 2016, Kieren Bodill, Corporate Communications
Shropshire Star have published a report stating the the A53 has been closed near Hodnet following an accident. It says the road is closed in both directions near the A442. Since it was published this story has been updated with pictures from the Market Drayton Fire Station Facebook page. This is one of them.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, according to this incident report, say they received a call about 5:33pm this evening. It states:
Road traffic collision involving 2 saloon cars. A total of two people, one from each vehicle, released by Fire Service Personnel using holmatro cutting equipment. One was transferred to hospital via land ambulance and the other by air ambulance.
Three fire appliances from Hodnet, Market Drayton and Wellington attended the scene, one of which was a Rescue Tender. An Operations officer was in attendance and crews used Cutters/Spreaders to release people from the wreckage.
The Air Ambulance, Land Ambulance Service and Police also attended the incident.
The road will remain closed while Police carry out collision investigation.
The Fire Service was stood down at 6:35pm.