Craft autumn & Christmas courses on the Cliffe

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Message from Jo, Craft Courses on The Cliffe

AUTUMN & CHRISTMAS CRAFT COURSES

We have limited availability on the Sunday sessions and the Wreath session  is now fully booked. Spaces though on the Monday sessions though.

Many thanks

Jo

Park Hall Countryside Experience - Coming Events

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Message from Farmer Richard at Park Hall

We're getting ready for Pumpkinfest! Pumpkinfest 2026 tickets are now on sale and we have held our 2025 prices. 3,500 pumpkins are on their way to Park Hall ready for you to choose, carve and take home (leaving the mess with us!)  Pumpkinfest is open Friday - Sunday during October, and then daily for half term. These are the dates: October 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th and 18th, then daily from October 23rd until November 1st 2026.

Every paying child will have a pumpkin to carve and take home as part of their ticket price. The pumpkins are just one part of the Halloween takeover. Pumpkin Alley, The Little Scare House and the Spooky Trail will return, alongside singing pumpkins and family games including ‘pass the pumpkin’ and the ‘mummy wrap’.

Wrap up and enjoy some fresh air while you meet the farm's animals, watch the popular pig races, take a Big Blue Tractor Ride and explore the outdoor play areas and Burrow Land. There is plenty undercover too, including Little Oswestry Role Play Village, sand and water play, brickworks, the Demon Drop Slide, sensory play for younger children, music and science areas, museums and sessions where you can meet the rabbits and guinea pigs.

Pumpkinfest

Santa Experience tickets are live! Our Santa Experience is a wonderful way to make festive memories. Tickets include an extra special visit to see Santa and his elves, a generous gift from Santa, some pantomime fun with the Christmas show 'Tree Trimming Training', and fun all around the farm. Tickets are limited and usually sell out, so secure yours today.

Santa Tickets

New Opening Hours We are currently open Friday - Sunday, from 10am - 5pm.  Advance online tickets are £2 cheaper than tickets purchased at the gate.

Buy Tickets

See you on the farm very soon, From Farmer Richard, the farm team and all the animals

Reminder Macmillan Coffee Morning at Weston Lullingfields

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REMINDER from Nicky Hey, Weston Lullingfields

COFFEE MORNING FOR MACMILLAN - Saturday 26th September

See attached poster for details

Pet Service at Leaton this Sunday

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I have teamed up with Rev Hannah at Holy Trinity church at Leaton and she has put me on her mailing list for coming events.

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If you have a classic or interesting car, REVs meet up at Leaton Church on the 3rd Saturday in the month where breakfast baps and drinks are served in the church.

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Dear Friends,

This coming Sunday 27th September, is our annual Pet Service. This year, it'll be part of Forest Church, 3pm, Leaton Forest. Do come along for an afternoon of wandering, crafts and a short service to give thanks to God for our non-human companions. You are warmly welcome to bring your pet along- we can accommodate any animal safely contained (!), dogs on leads, ponies, donkeys, horses... equally, you don't have to bring a pet- just bringing yourselves is enough! Our service will include a pet-blessing.

We will meet at 3pm, engage with the space until about 3.45pm, and then have a short service followed by refreshments. We really hope to see you there!

Directions

If you've ever bought a Christmas Tree from Leaton Forest, then you know what to do! We will meet on the hard standing outside the barn where the trees are paid for. If not... 

Heading out from Shrewsbury take the Baschurch/ Berwick Road out of town (B5067)- up past the West-Mid Showground. Keep going for 3.5 miles (ish). Just after the church appears on the right, turn left into Leaton Forest (it is signposted for Christmas Trees). Follow the winding track round until you reach the car park. We will meet there. The postcode is SY4 3AP.  

With blessings,

Hannah x 

Revd. Hannah Lins

Priest-in-Charge, Severn Loop Parishes, Shrewsbury

 

https://severnloopparishes.org.uk

Please note that my usual rest day is Saturday, with the occasional Friday. Unless on leave, I will reply to all emails within 72 hours. 

The Big River Watch has begun - especially our River Perry

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Message from Wendy Lowdon - River Perry Watch

View this email in your browser Big River Watch starts now! The wait is over. It's time to head to your favourite waterside spot and check in on the health of your local river with Big River Watch. Whether it's wildlife, pollution, barriers or algae, every observation helps us better understand what's happening in our rivers - something that's especially important after they've faced a tough summer of heat and drought. Simply record what you see using the free Big River Watch app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Why take part in Big River Watch? Help create a UK and Ireland-wide picture of river health Track changes in your local river Spend time in nature Support evidence-based action for healthier waterways Want to see Big River Watch taking shape in real time? Follow our live interactive map as surveys come in across the UK and Ireland, and if your area looks a little quiet, please help put it on the map! Don't forget to share your riverside citizen science on social media. We love seeing your photos, so be sure to tag us @theriverstrust on all platforms and use #BigRiverWatch. Submit your surveys by midnight on Thursday 24th September and be part of the UK and Ireland's largest visual survey of river health. Let’s Big River Watch They descended the side of a London skyscraper. Can you help them hit their target? Yesterday, Pierrick and Natalie from our Communications and Advocacy team, tested their nerves and completed a 34-metre abseil down Atlantic House in London alongside staff from the law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. They’ve already raised £330 of their £400 target but there’s still time to celebrate their efforts and get them over the finish line. Every donation, large or small, will go towards our work to protect and restore rivers across the UK and Ireland. Support Pierrick and Natalie Catch up with The Rivers Trust Win three signed books and a Rivers Trust T-shirt! To celebrate Big River Watch, we’re running a giveaway competition over on our Instagram, giving you the chance to win three beautiful, signed books from broadcaster, angler, and Rivers Trust ambassador Will Millard, plus a T-shirt from our new Wild, Healthy, Natural Rivers collection (available here), featuring a bold design inspired by the wildlife and rivers we all love. Competition closes on 24th September, head to our Instagram to enter. Enter here What can you grow on a wet peatland? It turns out, quite a lot! Including berries, moss, thatching reeds and biomass crops. Join us at PaludiFair, Ireland's first event dedicated to paludiculture, showcasing how wetland farming can support nature while creating new income opportunities. 8th October 2026 at Killasser Community Centre, Co. Mayo, open to the public from 11am to 4pm. This event is part of the Interreg NWE BUFFER+ project, which encourages landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation by restoring the natural abilities of peatlands. Learn about the BUFFER+ project Things you may have missed Aimee Felus, CEO of Western Sussex Rivers Trust, featured as a guest on the ‘Let’s Reboot the Future’ podcast to talk about the importance of nature and ecosystem services for tackling climate change and protecting everything from the economy to national and food security. Listen here. Get 20% off adventurer, author and Rivers Trust ambassador Alastair Humphreys’ new children’s book, Canoe Challenge. Join Tom and Lucy as they retrace an epic journey across America, paddling mighty rivers, tackling wild rapids, and camping beneath starry skies. Available here. Support our work The profit from T-shirt sales will go towards our vital work, but purchasing an organic cotton beauty isn’t the only way that you can support The Rivers Trust. Please consider donating, leaving a gift in your will, or fundraising to help us restore and protect rivers across the UK and Ireland. Every contribution makes a difference, and we are deeply grateful for your support in safeguarding our precious waterways.

Roger

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Many thanks to everyone who has sent get well and best wishes to Roger.  He is feeling a lot better and getting about the top of the garden with his walking pole and wearing his cycle helmet - just in case he falls again.

We await a date for an appointment for a procedure to find out why he was falling over.

Thank you again - you really are all good friends.

Yoland

Events at Ruyton Village Hall - Quiz Night & Halloween Party

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After their wonderful Village Show, Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall Committee have more events for us.

Message from Carol Aspinall, 

We have two events coming up at the Village Hall. Both these events tend to get fully booked as capacity is limited so people need to book early to avoid disappointment!

Quiz night with supper included

Halloween Party for our younger community 

All details are on the attached posters and both events can be booked online here: https://rvh.charityhive.co.uk/events?type=ticket