Health & Wellbeing

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.

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

Autumn Public Walks- 2022

Although the response to our earlier season walks was a bit patchy, and rain forced cancellation of one, we’ve decided to persevere and try some more in the Autumn – all in the hope that local residents and friends will join us to explore some of the interesting (possibly ‘hidden’ to many) countryside that exists right on our doorsteps!

Past walks have attracted a diverse bunch of local folk, so why not come along for a pleasant stroll in good company?

To assist with planning, we aim to do these walks on a regular day each month, namely the first Tuesday of the month during September (Stoke on Tern to Peplow), October (Around High Hatton) and November (Hodnet to Fauls). All walks will start at 10.00 AM and last around 2 hours.

Full details will be put on the village website and our Facebook page later in the summer, please look out for them. In the meantime, if you’re interested, please note the dates in your diary.

Free parking is available at all start points. Accompanied children and dogs [on leads] welcome on all walks. Sensible footwear advised, plus a drink/snack. Most walks are between 2 – 3 hrs duration.

Keep up to date with our activities via the Hodnet website or better still our groups own Facebook page – search for Hodnet Footpath Group.

Explore ‘Wollerton Wetlands’… & beyond !

The next public walk in our programme for 2022 is on Thursday 2nd June.

Our walk is to the Wollerton Wetlands and then on to Helshaw Grange (see Hodnet Walks 5).

This is a varied walk with good views and departs at 10.00AM – Meet/roadside parking by Wollerton Village Room.

If you want to come along please email david.wilson65@icloud.com or call 07970 304169 on or before 5pm on Tuesday (31st May) – so we can assess numbers and the viability of the event. 

Many people have never seen the Wollerton Wetlands, but they are now quite established and worth visiting. So, if that is you or you’d simple like to join us for a pleasant stroll in good company please do come along.

Accompanied children and dogs [on leads] welcome on all walks. Sensible footwear advised, plus a drink/snack – although most walks are only 2 hrs duration.

Note. If weather is terrible, this event will be cancelled. If you have emailed David Wilson he will add you to our list of ‘friends’ and can then send a cancellation email on the day to warn you. So, please do let him know in advance if you’d like to attend, and how many will be accompanying you.

Walk routes can all be seen in the relevant walk leaflets, downloadable from https://hodnet.org.uk/main/index.php/tourism/local-walk-leaflets/


Wollerton’s Defibrillator Ready for Use

Wollerton Bowls and Social Club are pleased to announce that the community accessible defibrillator is now installed and available for use by local residents.

An event was held on Friday 13 May to thank our major donors for their support. Pictured left to right are: Randall Hardy, Club Chair; Jamie Richards, AEDdonate; Andrew Davies, Drayton Action for Health; Richard Smith, Downstream Energy Ltd; Cllr. Lin Sherwin, Hodnet PC; Michael Morgan, Hodnet Charities and Club Treasurer.

Randall says, “We appreciate all the support which has been shown for this project, which has meant that it has reached completion in a remarkably short amount of time. Besides thanking the charities and a local business for their support, I would also like to express appreciation to club members and local residents whose contributions have played a significant part in enabling this successful outcome.”

To find out more about the club and how to get involved visit their page on this site.

HFG – Walk this Thursday – Cancelled

Update. Unfortunately we have had to cancel tomorrow’s walk.

So far, no one has confirmed their attendance at the proposed public walk at Peplow this Thursday, details HERE.

If you would like to attend then please contact David Wilson ASAP, and certainly by 5pm tomorrow (Wed) evening. If we have no confirmed takers by that time the event will not run – but we do hope to see some of you at the next scheduled walk in June, for which you are again encouraged to register.

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who helped with the Litter Pick around the Parish on Saturday.

Once all packed together we had collected 9 full bin bags of litter, which was generously disposed of for free by A.R.Richards at Tern Hill.

Keep a look out for details of future litter picks!

Frauds and Scams

Take Five

Take Five is a national campaign that offers straight-forward and impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud. This includes email deception and phone-based scams as well as online fraud – particularly where criminals impersonate trusted organisations.

Many people may already know the dos and don’ts of financial fraud and scams – that no-one should ever contact them out of the blue to ask for their full PIN or full password, or ever make them feel pressured into moving money to another account. The trouble is, in the heat of the moment, it’s easy to forget this.

www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk contains a wide range of information and advice and is definitely worth looking at.

If you have fallen for a scam, report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or via action fraud.police.uk

Scam text messages can be forwarded to 7726 to help phone providers take early action and block numbers that generate spam on their networks.

Forward fake emails received to report@phishing .gov.uk