Author: Sarah

People 50 and over can book their COVID-19 Booster and flu vaccinations

From yesterday, Friday 14 October 2022, people aged 50 and over can now book their COVID-19 Autumn Booster and flu vaccination in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, with appointments starting from today (Saturday 15 October).

People aged 50 and over can now book their COVID-19 autumn booster online via the National Booking Service or by calling NHS 119.

Flu vaccinations for those 50 and over or those eligible can be booked through their GP practice or by visiting a participating community pharmacy.

For a full list of Pharmacies offering a free NHS flu vaccination, including those not part of the online booking pilot please visit: www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions-and-pharmacies/pharmacy-nhs-flu-vaccine-service/. Please call 119 if you need help.

Unwanted Trees?

Gardeners with unwanted trees growing on their plots are being invited to ‘recycle’ them by donating them to a Shrewsbury tree nursery.

Shropshire Council, working in partnership with Shrewsbury Town Council, is asking for unwanted seedlings  that would otherwise be destroyed to be donated to Shrewsbury’s Weeping Cross nursery, where they will be repurposed and planted in appropriate sites around the county.

The donated trees will be tagged and then monitored for pests and diseases by nursery staff, and logged to a database, to enable people to discover where their donated trees have been planted in the county.

The project, which runs for three years, is aimed at developing innovative and sustainable ways to increase tree cover to address both the climate and ecological emergencies.

To contact Shrewsbury Town Council: enquiries@shrewsburytowncouncil.gov.uk

Anyone planting a tree this year, and until the end of the planting season in March 2023, is encouraged to register its location as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy project, designed to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

Editor’s Note: I have emailed the council at the address above requesting more detail about how to get trees to the nursery but have not yet had a reply. I will make a further post when I do.

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022

On Thursday 8th September 2022, Buckingham Palace announced with great sadness the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of our Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of our community, Hodnet Parish Council offers its deepest sympathies to the Royal family and our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time.

Shropshire Survey

Shropshire Council is conducting research into what residents – and visitors – think of and enjoy about living in and visiting the county.

Complete the survey about what you love about Shropshire, and be entered into the free prize draw!

You can say what you think by following this link to a very simple survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/liveshropshire

It will take only a few minutes to complete, asking your opinion on what you like about living here and what you think makes our county so special.

The names of two respondents will be drawn at random. Each will win a £50 shopping voucher to spend at a Shropshire business of their choice.

The closing date to complete the survey is Monday 1 August.

Yoga in Wollerton!

Mandy Parkin, from Market Drayton, will be running an ‘Absolute Beginners’ yoga course in the Wollerton Village Room, commencing the evening of Monday, July 25th. The course will take place over 6 weeks and consist of weekly sessions of 75 minutes each. Participants will be asked to provide their own mats and blankets, with Mandy providing blocks and straps.

To confirm your interest, Mandy is contactable via

email: mandyparkinyoga@gmail.com

text: 07942 490716 or via Facebook