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May’s HFG Walk

Our next “First Tuesday” walk will take place on Tuesday 2nd May.
It is different to our usual format, as by popular demand this will be a pub walk, so will start and finish at The Tiddly pub (The Royal Oak Hazles Road Ellerdine Heath TF6 6RL)

It’s  a mystery walk of approximately 5 miles,  taking about 2 hours. We’ll meet and park at The Tiddly and head out towards High Hatton.

As usual everyone including dogs are welcome and good footwear is essential. 

On return, drinks, coffee and bar snacks will be available to purchase.

It’s a friendly little country pub with half a dozen well kept ales, real cider, good value straightforward  food and open fires.

Children and dogs welcome.

Any queries contact Derek Orton

on 07360631654

Thousands of bikers to take to the roads in Bike4Life charity ride

Road users are being warned to expect some disruption in and around Shrewsbury on Sunday morning (23 April 2023), as the annual Bike4Life Midlands Air Ambulance charity motorbike ride heads out from the Meole Brace Park & Ride site to RAF Cosford, via the A5 and M54.

The Ride Out will leave the Park & Ride site at 11am, with the anticipated 3,500 riders due to arrive from 8am for registration.

Due to this event the Park & Ride site will be closed to all other vehicles. Some disruption is also expected on the A5 and M54.

Government’s Emergency Alerts test to mobiles on Sunday 23 April 3pm

This Sunday (23 April 2023) at 3pm the Government will be testing their new Emergency Alert system.

The alert will say:-

“This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK Government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby.

In an actual emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe.

Visit gov.uk/alerts for more information.

This is a test. You do not need to take any action.”

The Emergency Alert sounds like a loud siren and will come directly from your phone. As this is a national test, it will affect everyone with a compatible phone regardless of location. The alert will also still sound if your phone is on silent.

We are all free to make a choice about whether or not we want to receive these emergency alerts, but there is concern over potential safety risks to people who may be keeping their phones hidden from an abuser, as the alert is a loud, siren-like sound with a screen message and vibration.

The charity Refuge have created a video guiding you through the ways you can disable alerts. That can be watched on their YouTube channel.

People can opt out from receiving emergency alerts to avoid their device from being detected.

How to opt out of Emergency Alerts

You can opt out of Emergency Alerts, but you should keep them switched on for your own safety. To opt out:-

  1. Search your settings for ‘emergency alerts’.
  2. Turn off ‘severe alerts’ and ‘extreme alerts’.

If you still get alerts, contact your device manufacturer for help.

Emergency Alerts will be sent to compatible mobile phones within an area of risk.

Emergency alerts work on:-

  • iPhones running iOS 14.5 or later
  • Android phones and tablets running Android 11 or later.

The alerts may still be received on earlier versions of Android. If you have an earlier version of Android, you may still be able to receive alerts. To check, search your device settings for ‘emergency alerts’.

Reasons you will not get an alert

You will not receive alerts if your device is:-

  • turned off, or in airplane mode
  • connected to a 2G or 3G network
  • wifi only
  • not compatible.

To find out more about Emergency Alerts, visit the Government website.

Changes to Waste Collection days over Easter

Don’t forget about changes to the day of the week that waste and recycling is collected over Easter.

Changes start on Monday 10 April and end on Saturday 15 April.

Collections will be one day later than normal – and will return to normal from Monday 17 April 2023.

The usual and revised collection days are:

Usual collection day / revised collection day

Friday 7 April (Good Friday) / No change
Monday 10 April (Easter Monday) / Tuesday 11 April
Tuesday 11 April /Wednesday 12 April
Wednesday 12 April / Thursday 13 April
Thursday 13 April / Friday 14 April
Friday 14 April / Saturday 15 April

Householders are asked to put their waste containers out by 7am on their revised collection day.

Annual Parish Meeting

Hodnet Parish Council’s Annual Parish Meeting is on Thursday 30th March at 7pm in the Lyon Hall, Hodnet. Everyone is very welcome.

Hodnet Footpath Group. March 7th Walk

Whilst spring may be upon us? March certainly is, so here are details of our next public/group walk.

This month’s walk is a varied one, and is centred around the nearby village of Fauls – largely following the route of our Walk 7 leaflet.

We will meet at Fauls Church for a 10AM start. There is car parking alongside.

This is a moderately long and undulating route of about 5 miles in length, with a fair few stiles, and is dog friendly. It could be muddy at this time of year, so good footwear is essential.

Duration of the walk is expected to be around 2 – 2.5 hours, so as desired bring a drink/snack.

Everyone is welcome.

Hodnet Footpath Group. Feb 7th Walk

We kick off our 2023 ‘First Tuesday’ walks with an easy circular walk combining parts of our Walk 1 and Walk 10 routes.

Starting at the railway bridge on Station Road, Hodnet we’ll walk the old railway line to Wollerton and head back to Heathbrook and Hodnet Heath. We’ll then walk between Webster Lane Farm and Tunstall Farm along our Tunstall Woods route. We return to Hodnet via Webster Lane.

This is an easy, level route of about 5 miles with few stiles and is dog friendly. It will be muddy at this time of year so good footwear is essential.

Meet at 10.00 am and the walk will take about 2.5 hours.

Everyone is welcome.

Parish Magazine

The Hodnet Parish Magazine is now available on the website!

Eventually 4 months’ worth of magazines will be on the Home Page of the website at any time. They’ll be in a white box on the right hand side, imaginatively titled ‘The Parish Magazine’.

Thank you, Ed, for setting this up.