Sleap Aero Club & Heritage Museum Remembrance Day Event

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Shropshire Aero Club & Heritage Museum

REMEMBRANCE DAY - Sunday 8th November

Sleap Airfield, Harmer Hill SY4 3HE - 11.00 - 19.00

About this event

The Shropshire Aero Club Remembrance Day is a solemn annual gathering at historic Sleap Airfield, dedicated to honoring the memory of service personnel who gave their lives in military conflict. As a former RAF training station that operated extensively during World War II, Sleap provides a deeply historic and fitting setting for the aviation community to pause and reflect. Flying club members, visiting aviators, and local residents gather airside to observe the traditional two-minute silence, surrounded by active aircraft and the airfield's wartime architecture, creating a powerful connection between modern aviation and Britain's military heritage.

The commemorative service includes a formal wreath-laying ceremony at the airfield memorial, accompanied by readings and prayers that pay tribute to aircrews and ground personnel past and present. Weather permitting, the event is anchored by a ceremonial memorial flypast, where club aircraft or visiting historic warbirds take to the Shropshire skies in a respectful aerial tribute. Balancing quiet reflection with general aviation camaraderie, the Remembrance Day service stands as a cornerstone event for the Shropshire Aero Club, reinforcing its commitment to preserving the memory and legacy of those who served.

Avon beauty products - get your Christmas orders in by 26th November

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Message from Katina

GET YOUR AVON CHRISTMAS ORDERS IN BY 26th November

See attached flyer for lots more informaton about Avon beauty products

WI November meeting Winter Care for your Skin

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Message from Katina

WI November Meeting WINTER CARE FOR YOUR SKIN - Tuesday 10th November

Bonfire night at Packwood School

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Message from William Goldsmith, Head of Packwood School

BONFIRE NIGHT AT PACKWOOD SCHOOL - Friday, 6 November 2026 

Please be advised that we have our annual Bonfire Night on Friday, from 6pm - on the lower fields (near Chapel Lane). There will be a short fireworks display - lasting approx 5-10 minutes. 

Warmest wishes, 

Will Goldsmith, Head 

and there was me thinking we were all going to be invited to Packwood Bonfire night!  Just park yourself on the Brownhill, longest village seat in Shropshire (or the world) and enjoy the display across the valley.

 

Poppies for remembrance for whose who lost their lives in WWI, WWII and many other wars

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WHY POPPIES FOR REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

The poppy is the enduring symbol of remembrance of the First World War. It is strongly linked with Armistice Day (11 November), but the poppy's origin as a popular symbol of remembrance lies in the landscapes of the First World War.

Poppies were a common sight, especially on the Weston Front. They flourished in the soil churned up by the fighting and shelling. 

Artificial poppies were first sold in Britain in 1921 to raise money for the Earl Haig Fund in support of ex-servicemen and the families of those who had died in the conflict. They were supplied by Anna Guérin, who had been manufacturing the flowers in France to raise money for war orphans. Selling poppies proved so popular that in 1922 the British Legion founded a factory - staffed by disabled ex-servicemen - to produce its own. It continues to do so today.

This year there was the most wonderful display of poppies on the field on the hill opposite Brownhill House.  I am told that this is because farmers these days do not spray to kill every `weed` in creation - Poppies love to grow on turned over ground, not in lawns.

BUY YOUR POPPY AT RUYTON STORES OR CAFE ELEVEN and wear it with pride for those who were lost

Remembrance Day at St. John the Baptist, Ruyton XI Towns

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REMEMBRANCE DAY @ St. John the Baptist, Ruyton XI Towns

We warmly invite everyone in our village to St. John the Baptist church for our Remembrance Service, followed by laying of wreaths at the war memorial, on Sunday 8^th November at 10.45 am.

It is a special opportunity to come together as a community, to remember and honour those who gave their lives in service and to reflect on the importance of peace and gratitude. Whether you attend church regularly or not, everyone is very welcome to join us.

Murder at Trefoil Manor - performed in Oswestry Library

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Message from Wendy Lowdon,

A MURDER MYSTERY PERFORMED IN OSWESTRY LIBRARY - SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING REALLY DIFFERENT