Ifton Heath School - Academy Status

Acadmeny Staus bid has been rejected by Lord Hill, Under Secretary of State for Education. The letter reads 'It is about maintaining long-term provision of both primary and secondary education in the area'.

Although the letter from Lord Hill says there is no right of appeal the Governors have written to LordHill  asking for more information under the Right  of Information Act.

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The Results are in..............did you fill in one of those questionnaires about what you would like to see in the village.

If you did and are interested in the results, click on this link to open a PDF of the analysis, some graphs and all the comment made. Do you agree/disagree, may be you would let us know your thoughts and they could be passed back to the Big Lottery.

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Contact the Elderly

The St Martins/Oswestry Contact the Elderly group is very popular. The group holds monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for elderly people who live alone. Volunteer drivers pick up the guests and take them along to the home of a volunteer host where they all enjoy afternoon tea and a chat.

 The group is going very well, but desperately needs some help with the driving. As a driver you will pick up one or two older people and take them along to the hosts home where you can then enjoy afternoon tea with them. The hosts live around the St Martins and Oswestry area. It takes just a few hours, once a month and makes such a difference to people who would otherwise be stuck at home, looking at the same four walls.

  If you would like to know more about it, please do give me a ring, Liz Morgan, on 01938 810635 or email elizabeth.morgan@contact-the-elderly.org.uk

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Allotments Vacant

If anyone is interested in having an allotment, a new waiting list is being prepared.
Open to residents of St Martins parish only
Please send name, address and phone number to Mark Hayball, Chair of Allotment Association, 57 New IFton, St MArtins
This will be the only waiting list - if people have already given details to the Parish Council or Trustees of St Martins Centre, they need to re-send the information to Mark
 
 
Thanks a lot
Alison

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At the July meeting of the St Martins Parish Council a local couple, Pam and Dave Morris were honoured by the Council for their long service to the community. A certificate was awarded for their ‘Outstanding service to the community of St Martins’, a crystal Rose bowl and a silver photo frame. The Vice-chair of the Council Mr Neil Graham opened the proceeding, Councillor Sue Schofield read the citation on the certificate and Councillor Helen Williams presented a bouquet of flowers.

Pam and Dave have owned Woodcocks Newspaper shop for many years which recently closed its doors for good. It was one of those local shops that enhanced and supported the community. There was always something for a local raffle or prize draw and always time for every customer, especially the elderly.  It will never be known just how much or how many kindnesses Pam and Dave and their staff brought about through their shop but one thing is certain they will be missed in St Martins. the end of an era.

St Martins Book Box - NOW OPEN      

How many of us buy books, read them and just add them to the pile? The St Martins Book Box gives residents of St Martins, young and old, the chance to donate and borrow books and puzzles. Over 200 books have already been donated.

From 11 am - 2 pm  every other Saturday @ The St Martins Centre ( next to Stans Shop) we will be open for both donations and borrowing along with the computer suite and refreshments. Membership is free. We will have a puzzle out on Saturday mornings if you don't want to borrow books come and help us with the puzzle or learn how to use a computer. Now that we can't get our TV or Car licenses in the village, how about coming and going it on line! We are here to help. It's more than just a Book swapping club

Some of the young people who attend The St Martins Youth Club ( Friday evenings 7.30 -9 pm) have labelled the books as Fiction , Non Fiction and Childrens and then had first choice of the stock!

Sue Heard 01691 774097

Sue Schofield 01691 777710

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