Community

Shropshire Quiz Night

Wollerton Bowls and Social Club
Half the questions will test your knowledge of the county in which we live.
Wednesday 6th December, 7:30pm
At our clubhouse on Mill Road, Wollerton.
Maximum number in teams – 4.
Come as a team or join in with others when you arrive.
Entry fee – £1 per team member.
Winning team will be awarded half the total entry fees as their prize.
Trophies from our in-house competitions will be presented during the interval between rounds.
Light refreshments will be provided afterwards.
Bar Drinks / Teas & Coffees / Bar Snacks available for purchase throughout.
Join us for a relaxed evening of fun and entertainment.
For more information please contact Randall on 01952-540970 or by email

Healthy Hodnet – a worthwhile event

On Tues 24th Oct Hodnet Medical Centre Patient Participation Group, in conjunction with Shropshire Council Community Enablement Officers, hosted a successful health & well-being drop-in event at the Lyon Hall in Hodnet. Billed as “an event to showcase what is available to help you keep healthy”, the organisers sought to provide a range of useful information and encourage people to continue living active and interesting lives, fully engaged with their own communities, even as they get older.

Visitors could look around the Help 2 Change bus which was parked outside and receive free health checks/advice. (H2C aims to motivate people everywhere to achieve the changes they want in order to live a healthier life.)

Refreshments were provided by Hodnet Women’s Institute. Sir Algernon and Lady Jane Heber-Percy of nearby Hodnet Hall were amongst the thirty or so people who visited the event. Both local and national organisations were represented.

Exhibitors included: Shropshire Choices, with their very useful directory of adult care and support services; Healthwatch Shropshire – “the patient voice for people of this area”. Call them on 01743 237884 – they really want to hear what you think about all health and social care services! People2People were represented too – they advise on community resources in the area of adult social care, and Age UK – the UK’s largest charity for older people, with their extensive range of useful booklets on so many topics.

It was fascinating to see some of the aids devised for individuals with disabilities by volunteers from Remap, a very inspiring charity producing customised equipment for disabled people. (They would love to hear from people with skills and time to contribute in designing/constructing ingenious solutions to everyday problems. Contact their local Chairman John Graham on 01743 341626.) Visitors could also view a wide range of health-related resources available through the local library, including 4 different collections of Books on Prescription, using self-help reading to help people better understand and manage their health & well-being issues.

Hodnet & District Garden Club’s lovely display carried a leaflet on the health benefits of gardening along with their programme for the coming year. Walking for Health were teamed up with the Hodnet Footpath Group, trying to gauge interest in establishing a local Walking for Health Group, the nearest ones at present being in Market Drayton, Whitchurch or Higher Heath. (These groups do not cover miles and miles, but provide a gentle introduction to more regular walking alongside the social benefits of meeting up with others. Anyone interested in knowing more, please contact the Footpath Group.)

Practical and emotional support plus a regular programme of events for those with caring responsibilities were highlighted on the Carers Trust 4 All stand – call 01743 341995 for more info. Trustees from Drayton Action for Health were there to raise awareness of assistance available to local residents re health care needs not available through the NHS, this through funds accumulated by Market Drayton Cottage Hospital League of Friends prior to its closure. The local Compassionate Communities scheme, running in conjunction with the Medical Centre, were there to spread the word about their volunteer befrienders who visit socially-isolated elderly people, helping them to keep in touch with their community.

The slideshow below includes photographs of all exhibitors present.

For comments or enquiries following the event, please see the PPG Facebook page or email them.

Feedback is always appreciated – it’s good to hear what local residents would like to see happening in future in regard to community health events.

St Luke's film night, Nov 2017

St. Luke’s, Hodnet have recently started holding film nights on the first Wednesday of the month. At 7pm on Weds 1st Nov there will be a free showing of “Goodnight, Mr Tom” in the church, and everyone is welcome to attend.
The film is based on a children’s novel of 1981 by English author Michelle Magorian. Set during World War II, it features a boy abused at home in London who is evacuated to the country at the outbreak of the war. In the care of Mister Tom, an elderly recluse, he experiences a new life of loving and care.

Peplow Community Walk – November 2017

Boy & Girl WalkingSunday 12th November
Ercall Woods near The Wrekin
Approximately 3.5 miles (2 hours)
Meet at 1:15pm for 1:30pm
Park opposite the Buckatree Hotel – Map
All ages welcome.
In case of forecasted wet weather please check here (or phone Randall on 01952-540970) after 11:30am on the day.
See our page for more information about the Peplow Community Group.

Public Walk – Cancelled

Please note: this walk has been cancelled due to wet weather.

Hodnet Footpath Group have been drafting a new walk leaflet for a nice route connecting Peplow Chapel and Stoke on Tern Church, and we plan to ‘road test’ this with a public walk on Sunday 5th November.
We shall meet by Peplow Chapel [roadside parking] at 10am and do the walk – there and back, but if folk wish to do just the outward part they could arrange to leave a ‘spare’ car at Stoke on Tern Church. We should be back by 12.30 – 1300.
Children and dogs welcome, dogs on leads please.
Suitable footwear advised – this is a walk largely passing over hardcore tracks and fields.
We hope that it won’t be necessary to call off the walk due to bad weather, but should it be pouring with rain the event will not take place.
We hope that you can join us.

Don't miss the Healthy Hodnet event

It’s not long now until the Health & Wellbeing drop-in event at the Lyon Hall on Tuesday 24th October, from 10am-2pm.
The Patient Participation Group have been busy distributing publicity around the area served by Hodnet Medical Centre, and are hoping that plenty of people will come along to find out more about a variety of different groups and organisations.
The Diabetes UK stand should fulfil the doctors’ desire to raise awareness of the value of exercise and a healthy diet, particularly in connection with pre-diabetes .
The Help 2 Change bus aims to encourage motivation and provide resources to help people everywhere to achieve the changes they want, to live a healthier life.
Remap, who produce customised equipment for disabled people, will be represented. If it’s information or advice you need, then Shropshire Choices and Age UK will be on hand.
Alzheimers Society will be there, and so will Healthwatch Shropshire – their aim is to make sure that everyone gets the best from their health and social care services and that those services work in a joined-up way.
Local groups will feature too. Hodnet Footpath Group and Walking for Health will have a stand. Hodnet Garden Club will be there, along with Hodnet Compassionate Communities and representatives from the Market Drayton-based FoodBank and CAP schemes. Look out for Beyond Fitness who are running Boot Camps on the rec on a Thursday morning, and the local Zumba Dance Party leader who wants to increase numbers attending her Monday evening sessions at the Lyon Hall.
The Patient Participation Group looks forward to seeing you there.

Marchamley BBQ – Report & Pictures

We had an extremely successful gathering on 10th September, 2017 in Marchamley despite the short lived but heavy thunderstorms. Nearly 90 local people gathered in the marquee in the field adjoining Marchamley Club. We enjoyed tea and cake in the afternoon courtesy of the excellent cake makers in the area.
Children took part in a range of games including splat the rat, sack racing, an obstacle course and parachute games. They were rewarded with sweets and medals. The award ceremony was Olympics style with a podium where the children received their medals while the national anthem played and they received a round of applause.
We then relocated to Marchamley club later in the afternoon. Here, we enjoyed barbecued burgers and a delicious buffet supplied by local people who had all brought a plate to share. There was some great musical entertainment provided throughout the event. This was possible thanks to a generator supplying electricity outdoors.
Local people are really pulling together in organising regular events in Marchamley giving lots of their time and invaluable resources.
We are doing extremely well in fund-raising for renovations for Marchamley Club. At the BBQ we raised £156.07 which makes a total for fundraising during year of £981.17.
All welcome to the club AGM on Tuesday, 26th September at 7:30pm.

Pictures of the day – click on an image to scroll through larger versions:

The next social event at the club will be a fish and chip supper at 730pm on 13th October.

Can you help with a "History of Hodnet" week at Hodnet School?

Hodnet School is holding a “History of Hodnet” week beginning on Monday 16th October.
It will involve all the pupils in the school and the teachers are asking local people to contribute to it in a number of ways.
They are looking for local people’s memories, photos, artifacts and memorabilia that they might be able to borrow to add interest to the week. They would also be interested in inviting volunteers into school to talk to the pupils about their memories of the area in years gone by.
Reception Class teacher, Emma Noden, says “As the school celebrates its 31st birthday at its current site, we are all keen to help the pupils find out more about the history of the school and the village. We feel it’s important for the pupils to know about local history.”
If you can help by loaning items of interest to the school, or by sharing your memories with the children, please contact Emma by email or by phoning her on 01630-685300 (Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays).
Visit the school’s website.

Country Walk: Sun 3rd Sept

With the weather improving (at least slightly!), Hodnet Footpath Group invite anyone who would like to join them to come along on Sunday Sept 3rd for a circular walk (Hodnet Walk Leaflet 6) from Hodnet to Fauls and back.
Note. If you only wish to do half of it, you could leave a car at Fauls in advance (By the Church) to enable you to drive home from there.
Meet in the Lyon Hall (Hodnet) car park for a 10.00 AM departure. This walk should take about 2.5 – 3 hrs return and requires a reasonable level of fitness – as it has a fair number of stiles, but in return is a pretty/varied walk through a bit of countryside you’d never really see from a car.
Suitable/sensible clothing advised, children and dogs welcome – the latter on leads. Feel free to bring a drink/snack with you.
In the event of appalling weather the walk will be cancelled, call Steve on 01630 685697 around 09:30 if unsure on the day – or otherwise for more information.