Park Hall Farm - loads of half term fun for the children

Join us for Winter Fun on the Farm! This February half term Park Hall re-opens just in time for the arrival of our new baby lambs! Come and meet the lambs, along with all the farm animals who have missed seeing you. To celebrate the Winter Olympics in Beijing during February, we will be having our own sporting fun. Imagine you're hurtling down a mountain on a luge on our drop slide, try some curling in the barn or pose for a photo on our podium. The Winter Olympics mascot is an adorable Panda, which has inspired our very own bear trail, with 8 different species of bear to find around the farm. Complete the trail and take home a medal! There will also be a special visit from a Chinese dragon! Access to all our indoor and outdoor play areas, role play village, sand and water play, music room and science area will all be included in the ticket cost. We hope you can join us for Winter Fun on the Farm this February half term from Saturday 19th to Sunday 27th February 2022.   Book Tickets! We can't wait to see you again this February! Best wishes, Farmer Richard, the team and all the animals

Removal boxes available in several sizes.

Message from Sue Boulding

We still have some removals boxes if anyone needs them.

Various sizes, very sturdy (would like them passed on afterwards unless used for storage, as they're good for a couple more removals).

They've been flattened and stored in the dry.

Collection from Stanwardine. Telephone 01939 769 822

Best wishes

Sue

Booka Bookshop talk by Jess Phillips MP

Message from Booka Bookshop, Oswestry.

Booka Bookshop Presents...

Join us for an evening with Jess Phillips as she talks about her life as an MP, lifting the lid on what a career in politics is really like.   There is nobody in Westminster quite like Jess Phillips. Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley since 2015 and Shadow Minister (Home Office) she is fearless, funny and full of straight talking wisdom, with the reputation of a people's champion. Her book, The Life of an MP: Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics is published in paperback on 14th April. From agonising decisions on foreign air strikes to making headlines about orgasms, from sitting in on history-making moments at the UN to eating McCain potato smiles at a black-tie banquet in China, the life of a politician is never dull. And it's also never been more important. But politics is far bigger than Westminster, and in this book Jess Phillips makes the compelling case for why now, more than ever, we all need to be a part of it. With trademark humour and honesty, Jess Phillips lifts the lid on what a career in politics is really like and why it matters – to all of us. This is the inside story of what's really going on.  'This book is here to take you inside the daily realities of Westminster. I don't mean that it's going to bore you to death with a blow by blow account of what it's like to sit on the Statutory Instrument Debate on Naval regulations 1968-2020 – but to demystify the places and practice of politics.' We're delighted to welcome Jess Phillips to Oswestry for what should be a hugely informative, revealing and entertaining event!

Further Information 01691 662244 hello@bookabookshop.co.uk

Oswestry Library Friends - so much more than lending books

Message from Wendy Lowdon.

Oswestry Library Friends is run by volunteers and our group concentrates on fundraising, on raising the profile of Oswestry Library, on Community Outreach and on financing projects and events (such as talks and children's activities) which are held in the library. I wonder if you would be able to publicise this group, please, as we are wishing to increase the number of the committee.

Oswestry Library provided, and still provides, essential support to local people. They were invaluable during the pandemic by providing local people with direct contact and resources to make their isolation more endurable. Its services are free to the public and it as a safe and warm place. Joining Oswestry Library Friends is an opportunity to make sure this wonderful provision and the lovely staff are able to continue and expand the work they do in the community.

Regards,

I can be contacted via the following websites: foolsecretary@gmail.com or wendylodwick@hotmail.co.uk

If people wish to volunteer at the library is other capacities, I suggest they ring Oswestry Library on 01743 250351. 

The Head Librarian in Oswestry Library is Siobhan Shaw

Finalists in the West Midlands Tourism Awards

Congratulations and very best wishes to

RIVERSIDE CABINS at Wykey Bridge

Who are finalists in the 2022 West Midlands Tourism.

and we wish them every success.

Snowdrop winter walk

Message from John & Corinne Russell

See drifts of Snowdrops at Eyton Manor, Eaton upon Weald Moors, near Wellington in aid of Shropshire Historic Churches Trust - see attached poster

Booka Bookshop January newsletter

Message from Booka Bookshop where loads of exciting things are going on in January.

January 2022

Happy New Year and welcome to our January newsletter! Read on to find out the hottest new releases, upcoming events and our shop floor antics.

STOP PRESS

Attend any instore event and get 10% off any other purchases instore on the night.

Sally Hinchcliffe - Hare House Join us for an evening with Sally Hinchcliffe as she talks about new novel Hare House, a modern day witch story perfect for dark winter nights.

Rosie Andrews and Joanne Burn, in Conversation Join us for an evening 'in conversation' with Rosie Andrews and Joanne Burn as they come together to talk about their new historical novels The Leviathan and The Hemlock Cure, both set in the 'extraordinary times' of the mid 17th Century.

Beth Morrey - Em & Me Join us for an evening with Beth Morrey, the Sunday Times Bestselling author of Saving Missy, as she talks about her uplifting and deeply moving new novel Em & Me.

Jo Browning Wroe - A Terrible Kindness Join us for an evening in the company of Jo Browning Wroe as she talks about her stunning debut novel A Terrible Kindness.

Andy West - The Life Inside Join us for an evening with Andy West as he talks about his unforgettable new memoir The Life Inside, an intimate and authentic story about the search for freedom.

Liz Hyder - The Gifts Join us for an evening with Liz Hyder as she talks about her debut adult novel The Gifts.

Hare House by Sally Hinchcliffe   Our January Book of the Month is an ominous little tale of isolation and unpleasantness.

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart   Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart, featuring special endpapers and extra author content. From Booker-prize winner Douglas Stuart an extraordinary, page-turning second novel, a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James.

Pre Order Your Signed Copy

Book Subscriptions  We have updated our monthly book subscriptions to make them more sustainable. Our wrapping paper is made from recyclable paper, we've swapped to plastic free tape and we are reusing paper packaging from the shop to wrap and send them!   To encourage our subscribers to reuse the packaging we have started doing a new monthly paper craft activity for inspiration – adding tips and advice of how to reuse.  If you are a subscriber, we would love to see your crafty creations! Tag us on social media or use the hashtag #BookaCrafts.

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