+ Bells & Clock+ Church auction success + Contact the elderly + Help an Aussie + Church Clock + WI report

News

Have you seen what the kids are up to this summer over at the Centre:-----

Kite Workshop


     

CROCKY TRAIL

  

Art WorkShop  Aug 2nd


               

and Hand Ball

           


VILLAGE GET A £1M BOOST

Three villages near Oswestry are to net at least £1 million in Lottery funding over the nest 15 years.
The area covering Gobowen, St Martins and Weston Rhyn, is one of just 50 places across Brittian - and the only one in Shropshire - to be chosen for the massive cash injection.
Only 150 places in the country will eventually be named as the ones chosen to receive the Bid Lottery Fund's £200 million Big Local Trust programme.
The funding will be used in the Oswestry villages to set up community projects which organisers said should bring positive changes to the area.
The neighbourhoods have all been chosen as people face social obstacles ans have a history of difficulty in obtaining resources .
Big Lottery fund officials say they want to bring lasting positive changes to Gobowen, St Martins and Weton Rhyn - former mining villages - and their residents. An extract from a local newspaper, written by Sue Austin

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CONTACT THE ELDERLY

Please could I say a huge to thank you to those of you who have offered to host a tea party for the Contact the Elderly group. You have been wonderful, and have saved this group. Thank you so much.

 I would like to add another plea if that’s okay. The group is very short of drivers, and we would be very grateful if anyone can help out.

 As a driver, you would be using your own car to pick up two or three older people. You would then go along with them to the tea party, and enjoy the afternoon with them, before taking them home. It helps a lot if you enjoy tea and home-made cakes, as there are usually plenty on offer.

 Tea parties take place once a month on a Sunday afternoon in the homes of volunteer hosts who live around the St Martin ’s and Oswestry area.

 If you would like to know more, I’d be very happy to talk to you. Alternatively, you can ask anyone who is involved with the group.

 My contact details are       Liz Morgan

Tel: 01938 810635        Email: elizabeth.morgan@contact-the-elderly.org.uk

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What's happening at the Allotments

Everyone is now in full swing with only a few odd patches "left fallow" where people haven't had time to cultivate all of their plots this year.
 
A wide variety of produce and flowers is being grown and the following veg and fruit have been harvested so far:
 
peas, potatoes, cauliflower, courgettes, onions, lettuces, beetroot, strawberries, blackcurrants, gooseberries, and probably some others as well - these are just the ones I have seen being taken.
 
We have had a couple of issues with livestock - we have a friendly mole who seems to love coming up in one of the plot, uprooting cauliflowers as he arrives - the plotholder is planning to let the mole know he is unwelcome and hopefully persuade him to travel elsewhere!  One or two rabbits have also ventured on to the site but haven't been seen recently so hopefully they have decided to go elsewhere for their lunch.  Blackbirds have been helping themselves to some of the strawberries on plot where no netting had been put over them - guess who will be netting their strawberry patch next year!
 
Otherwise, everything is going and growing well (including the weeds unfortunately but we can't have everything!)
 
Cheers
Alison        



Re-dedication of the Bells and History of The Clock and Bells  

On Sunday 20th June 4pm, Bishop Mark re-dedicated the Bells after refurbishment.The Church Clock was also reinstated following its overhaul and conversion to automatic electrical winding. Read more on the Parish Church webpage.

Church auction raises £400

The blind auction at the Chapter House raised close to £ 400. It was declared an an outstanding success


Help needed in Aussie

Can Anyone help Mr Duncan?  If you reply to his email can you copy the website in as well please.

From: Arthur Duncan <bracketsduncan@yahoo.com.au>

To: stmartinswebsite@yahoo.com.au

Sent: Mon, 29 March, 2010 8:56:01 PM

Subject: Whereabouts of members of the Morris Family from Ifton Heath.

I have lived in Australia for 40 years, but in the 1960s I was close friends with the Morris family at Ifton Heath. The then children of the family were John, Ann, and Gwen. There mother was from Australia and their father was the manager of the Ifton Colliery. Would anyone who has any knowledge of the whereabouts of any of the children please let me know. I lost touch after I came to Australia in 1970 but have often thought of them, particularly Ann who I went to college with and kept in touch with after she went to work in Manchester for the then newly formed Ministry of Technology.

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Here is the latest from the WI
- If you want to know what happen at the previous meeting Click here

At our last meeting Chris Moore was welcomed as a visitor. President Jean Lunt thanked everyone who had helped with the Vintage Rally at Park Hall and also with the stall at the Village Fayre. Both days had been very successful and enjoyable.
Members were reminded that the Group Meeting will be held at West Felton on 15th September and St Martins will be on the door.
It was decided that we will host a tea party for Contact the Elderly on 24th October in the Chapter House, more details later.
Final arrangements were made for the August outing to Port Sunlight.
Alice Wilding had attended the AGM in  Cardiff and she gave details of the enjoyable time she had spend there.
The speaker for the evening was Sue Miller from Beadazzled who taught us how to read our palms by studying the lines. She was thanked by Pam Doyle.
The competition of a favourite brooch was won by Morfydd James with Sue Stevens second and Shirley Willis third.
The exhibition of an unusual ornament was won by Alice Wilding, Sue Stevens was second and Pam Doyle third
The mystery parcel was won by Shirley Willis and the evening ended with a quiz by Sue Stevens.
On 7th September we will be holding our Autumn Show and Pam and Helen will be giving a talk on their Australian Trip.
Meeting at 7.15pm in the Lounge Bar of the Miners Institute, everyone welcome.
 
Isobel Banham
Secretary

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Can You give us a report about anything you've attended in the village. This is your page, tell us about what happened at the Coffee Morning for Disabled Holidays, what was your view of the Remembrance Day Parade, was the Christmas Fayre at the Moors Chapel a good one, did Father Christmas come?

 

If it happened in St Martins or involved a Villager/Parishioner we will publish it, just email me at Stmartinswebsite@yahoo.co.uk or pop a written copy through my door at 6 Greenfields. Any photos are welcome and will be returned (if email - JPEG please)


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