Monday 29 February 2016

Meeting - MAKING SAFER ROADS

Message from Mary Drinan,

Good News for Parents
We can make our roads safer for children and the elderly alike, in fact for all road users. People can have equal priority with traffic. Come and find out more. If you are unable to contact SALC just come, but be there in plenty of time!    See attached poster for full details of meeting at Shire Hall this Thursday, 3rd March at 5.30   

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Sunday 28 February 2016

Easter Family Disco

Message from Alison Slater, Baschurch Village Hall.

EASTER FAMILY DISCO
Baschurch Village Hall 4.30 - 6.00pm
Saturday 2nd April

£2 per child, includes free drink - Hot Dogs & Cakes on sale

FANCY DRESS AND EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

See attached poster
--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Friday 26 February 2016

Little Ness Antiques Road Show

Message from Christina, Little Ness.

LITTLE NESS ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW
AND VINTAGE TEA ROOM - with sandwiches, tea and cakes


At Little Ness Village HalL

Friday 26th February at 7.30, admission £2

BRING YOUR ANTIQUE ALONG TO BE EVALUATED
by ex;pert Peter Sharman, dealer in small collectables
--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Thursday 25 February 2016

Fish & Chips at The Dog

Message from Jon & Jo at The Talbot.

Fancy an early supper?

FISH AND CHIPS AT THE TALBOT

This Friday, 3.30 - 5.30

To book calll 261 716


--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Cliffe Garden Club

Message from Margaret Lycett, Cliffe Garden Club.


--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Tuesday 23 February 2016

The Business Directory

Hi everyone,
In case you have forgotten or did not know about the Business Directory, this is what it is:-

A database of businesses and tradespeople who have either been recommended or advertise in local parish magazines - they can`t afford to be cowboys if they are there!

There are nearly 400 entries from accountants to Window Cleaners, not to mention some of the more unusual providers of information or a service you might need at any time such as
Bee Swarms, Dog sitters and walkers, Special breeds and rescued chickens
Funerals and Vets
Septic tank emptyers and roofers
Copywriter and baker of celebration cakes
Magicials and Bouncy castles
Gardeners & Guitar teachers

But if you have any queriey at all, like when
Brownhill House Garden is open
If you want snowdrop bulbs
Are there any car clubs in the area
What venues organise children`s parties

JUST ASK THE MAILING LIST - SOMEONE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP
--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Come to Cafe Eleven for a chat

Message from Lucinda, Ruyton XI Towns Priest in Charge.

Lucinda is inviting you to come along to Cafe Eleven for a coffee and to chat about anything.

See attachment for details of dates and times.


--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Ruyton Local History Group

Message from Alan Smith, Ruyton XI Towns Local History Society.

This is a great subject and anyone living in the village will find it interesting.


--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Clothes Sale at Baschurch

Message from Alison Slater, Baschurch.

CLOTHES SALE
Second hand and new clothes sale for children and adults

Saturday 27th February 2-4pm
at Baschurch Village Hall

See attached poster for full details.
--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Clearance sale at Upstairs Downstairs

Message from Upstairs Downstairs, Oswestry.

Special guest hosting a demonstration at Upstairs Downstairs!
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With huge discounts and limited stock, be sure to visit soon!

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Oswestry, SY11 2NN

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Saturday 20 February 2016

Intro to Family History - reminder

Message from Lesley Hall, Baschurch.

An Introduction to Family History
at All Saints Church, Baschurch
Tuesday 23rd February at 7.30.


See attached poster for full details.
--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

WWI history project, volunteers needed

Message from Qube, Oswestry.

Qube is looking for volunteers to help honour Men on the Gates!

Qube, Oswestry has been awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for an exciting project, 'Men on the Gates' commemorating the centenary of WW1. The project will research and document the lives and stories of the men commemorated on the Oswestry War Memorial Gates. Oswestry's role in WW1 and beyond will be fully researched through the lives of the 'Men on the Gates', to commemorate their sacrifice and ensure their memory is not lost to future generations. The result will be a comprehensive heritage resource documenting Oswestry's role during the conflict through an interactive website, talks and printed publications.


Would you like to get involved?

Qube is looking for volunteers to help with the huge task of researching over 300 names listed on the gates. If you would like to get involved please get in touch on 01691 656882 or art@qube-oca.org.uk. Alternatively, come and have a chat with our Project Researcher at one of our drop-in sessions, every Friday at Qube between 10am and 2pm.

Do you have an ancestor commemorated on the War Memorial Gates? 

Qube is inviting anyone with stories, photos, artefacts and personal testimony's to come along to our Friday drop-ins and share them with us.


Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry, SY11 1RB | 01691 656882 | www.qube-oca.org.uk


--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Friday 19 February 2016

RATS are at it again!

Ruyton Amateur Theatrical Society have plans to amaze us with their latest enthusiastic performance in April - see attached `taster`.

Message from Ann Johnson
--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Wednesday 17 February 2016

Events at Booka Bookshop

Message from Booka, Independent bookshop, Oswestry.

COMING UP! Latest Events at Booka Bookshop...
 
  • Tim Hopgood - World Book Day Story Time & Book Signing - Thurs 3rd March 4.00pm at Booka
  • Oswestry LitFest No.7 Long Lit Weekend Thurs 17th - Sunday 20th March - Various venues
  • Rob Cowen - Common Ground - Tues 12th April 7.00pm (7.30pm start) at Booka
  • Chris Cleave - Everyone Brave is Forgiven - Tues 19th April 7.00pm (7.30pm start) at The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry
  • Katherine Webb - The English Girl - Thurs 21st April 7.00pm (7.30pm start) at Booka
  • Chris Packham - Fingers in the Sparkle Jar - Thurs 12th May 12.30pm (doors open 12 Noon) at The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry
 
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TIM HOPGOOD WORLD BOOK DAY STORY TIME & BOOK SIGNING

THURSDAY 3RD MARCH           4.00pm at Booka

Come along on World Book Day and meet award winning children's author and illustrator Tim Hopgood as he reads some of his engaging and colourful stories for young ones, including, Wow Said the Owl and Hooray for Hoppy.

This is a FREE event suitable for ages 3-6. Please book in advance. World Book Day vouchers can be redeemed against copies of Tim's books.

ROB COWEN - COMMON GROUND

TUESDAY 12TH APRIL -           7.00pm (for 7.30pm start)               
at Booka

Join us for an evening with one of the UK's most exciting nature writers as journalist, author and broadcaster, Rob Cowen, talks about his highly acclaimed book, Common Ground.

After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, Rob Cowen finds himself on unfamiliar territory, disoriented, hemmed in by winter and yearning for the nearest open space. So one night, he sets out to find it - a pylon-slung edge-land, a tangle of wood, meadow, field and river on the outskirts of town. Despite being in the shadow of thousands of houses, it feels unclaimed, forgotten, caught between worlds, and all the more magical for it. Obsessively revisiting this contested ground, Cowen ventures deeper into its many layers and lives, documenting its changes through time and season and unearthing histories that profoundly resonate and intertwine with transformative events happening in his own life.

Common Ground blurs the boundaries of memoir, natural history and novel and offers an enthralling way of writing about nature and our experiences within it. Rob's book was one of the most talked about non-fiction literary titles of 2015. We are delighted to welcome him to Oswestry for the paperback publication of Common Ground.

Tickets: £5 (redeemable against book purchase) Includes glass of wine / soft drink on arrival

Please book in advance.

For tickets, call in at the shop, give us a call, or book online via our Eventbrite page.

KATHERINE WEBB - THE ENGLISH GIRL 

THURSDAY 21ST APRIL -           7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka

Join us for an evening with bestselling author, Katherine Webb, as she talks about her new novel, The English Girl - a story of feuds, secrets and turmoil in 1950's Arabia.

Joan Seabrook, a fledgling archaeologist, has fulfilled a lifelong dream to visit Arabia by travelling from England to the ancient city of Muscat with her fiancé, Rory. Desperate to escape the pain of a personal tragedy, she longs to explore the desert fort of Jabrin, and unearth the treasures it is said to conceal.

But Oman is a land lost in time - hard, secretive, and in the midst of a violent upheaval - and gaining permission to explore Jabrin could prove impossible. Joan's disappointment is only alleviated by the thrill of meeting her childhood heroine, pioneering explorer Maude Vickery, and hearing first-hand the stories that captured her imagination and fuelled her ambition as a child.

Joan's encounter with the extraordinary and reclusive Maude will change everything. Both women have things that they want, and secrets they must keep. As their friendship grows, Joan is seduced by Maude's stories, and the thrill of the adventure they hold, and only too late does she begin to question her actions - actions that will spark a wild, and potentially disastrous, chain of events.

Will the girl that left England for this beautiful but dangerous land ever find her way back?

Katherine Webb is the bestselling author of The Legacy, The Night Falling, The Misbegotten and The Unseen. We are delighted to welcome Katherine to Oswestry to talk about The English Girl.

Tickets: £5 (redeemable against a signed hardback copy of The English Girl). Includes a glass of wine / soft drink on arrival.

Please book in advance.

For tickets, call in at the shop, give us a call or purchase online via our Eventbrite page.

OSWESTRY LITFEST 2016 LONG LIT WEEKEND THURSDAY 17TH - SUNDAY 20TH MARCH - VARIOUS VENUES

This year the seventh Oswestry LitFest takes place over a Long Lit Weekend from 17-20 March 2016, when some fabulous authors, storytellers and entertainers will be descending on the town for an action packed and inspiring programme of events for adults and children.

Click here to download the FULL PROGRAMME

For tickets visit the ONLINE BOOKING PAGE or call in at the LITFEST BOX OFFICE at Booka Bookshop. Tickets for events being hosted by Oswestry Library are available from the Library.

This year we are delighted that author Cathy Rentzenbrink is taking on the role of Guest Director and that author, poet and playwright, Owen Sheers, will deliver the Wilfred Owen Lecture.

Hope to see you at some of the events!

CHRIS CLEAVE - EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN

TUESDAY 19TH APRIL -           7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry

Join us for an evening with award winning author Chris Cleave as he talks about his breathtaking new novel, Everyone Brave is Forgiven – one of the literary highlights of 2016.

In a powerful combination of both humour and heartbreak, this dazzling novel weaves little-known history, and a perfect love story, through the vast sweep of the Second World War – daring us to understand that, against the great theatre of world events, it is the intimate losses, the small battles, the daily human triumphs, that change us most.

Chris Cleave's debut novel, Incendiary, was an international bestseller and multiple prize-winner. His second novel, the Costa-shortlisted, New York Times #1 bestseller The Other Hand, has found phenomenal worldwide success. His third book, Gold, confirmed his status as "one of our most powerful, important and psychologically insightful novelists".

A new novel from Chris Cleave is always something to look forward to. We are delighted to welcome Chris to Oswestry two days before publication.

Tickets: £10 (£5 redeemable against a signed hardback copy of Everyone Brave is Forgiven.) Includes a glass of wine / soft drink on arrival.

Please book in advance.

For tickets, call in at the shop, give us a call or purchase online via our Eventbrite page.

If you can't make the event but would like a signed First Edition copy of Everyone Brave is Forgiven you can pre-order here

CHRIS PACKHAM - FINGERS IN THE SPARKLE JAR

THURSDAY 12TH MAY -                     12.30pm (doors open 12 Noon) at The Wynnstay Hotel Oswestry

TV presenter, photographer and conservationist Chris Packham is one of the nation's favourite naturalists, best known for the BAFTA-winning The Really Wild Show and fronting Springwatch and Autumnwatch.

As a boy, his intense fascination with wildlife marked him out as 'the weird kid' and his childhood in Hampshire was spent as a solitary, silent observer of miraculous, miniature worlds populated by ants, bats, otters and snakes. But it was a single act that would change his life forever: taking a young kestrel from its nest. He would form an all-consuming friendship with this tiny fledgling and their remarkable bond would teach him what it meant to love.

In his rich, lyrical and emotionally exposing memoir, Fingers in the Sparkle Jar, he  weaves back and forth through time, gloriously capturing a child's view of the 70s – the music, the clothes, the cars, the freedom – alongside recent, more exposing recollections from adulthood. Fingers in the Sparkle Jar is unexpected but it truly glitters. We are delighted to welcome Chris to Oswestry for what should be a great event.

Tickets: £10 (£5 redeemable against a signed hardback copy of Fingers in the Sparkle Jar) Includes refreshments.

Please book in advance.

For tickets, call in at the shop, give us a call, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page.

If you can't make the event but would like a signed First Edition copy of Fingers in the Sparkle Jar you can pre-order here

Booka News

World Book Day Bookmark Competition 
Calling all children! Design a bookmark celebrating World Book Day and why you love reading.
The winner will receive a £10 Booka voucher and have their design made into a book mark. They will also win £50 worth of books from Booka for their school library! To enter our competition, pick up bookmark entry form from the shop and return it by the closing of Monday 7th March. 

Book Clubs
Booka Book Club - Currently reading: My Salinger Year by Joanna Rackoff. Next meeting: Wednesday 24th February 2016 - 7.30pm at Booka 
Book & a Beer Book Club - Currently reading: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions & Disturbances by Neil Gaiman. Next meeting: Thursday 25th February 2016 - 7.30pm at Booka

Both groups meet at the Shop and are free to attend. New members are always welcome. So, step outside your comfort zone and come along to explore new authors and genres – we'd love to see you. 

Children's Book Club (7-9 yrs) - Currently reading: The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones by Will Mabbitt
Children's Book Club (10-12 yrs) - Currently reading: The Box of Demons by Daniel Whelan
Teen Book Club (13+ yrs) - Currently reading: River of Ink by Helen Dennis

Our Children's Book Clubs are fully subscribed. We have a reserve list in operation for those who would like to join. We currently have a few spaces in our Teen Book Club. Please contact us if you know someone who is interested.
OPENING TIMES: MON-SAT 9.30-5.30
SUN 11.00-4.00
CALL: 01691 662244
EMAIL:  mail@bookabookshop.co.uk

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk