Meet Lucinda

Message from Lucinda, Priest in Charge in Ruyton.

Cake & Sunday Afternoon Worship in the Victoria Room at 4.30

11th September - 9th October - 13 November

See attached poster

Chat over Coffee, meet your Priest in Charge @ Cafe Eleven

to chat about anything

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

Fun Day in Baschurch Saturday 17th September

Message from Alison Slater, Baschurch Village Hall.

See attached poster for 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

Ruyton Parish Newsletter

Message from Sue Hackett, Ruyton XI Towns Parish Clerk.

There is some very useful information in this newsletter, keep it where you can refer to it again.

The next

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Council meeting is to be held on

Monday 5th September 2016 at 7.30 p.m.

Venue:  The Victoria Room, Ruyton XI Towns

The detailed meeting agenda can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:

http://rxit.org.uk/pc/

RUYTON XI TOWNS SEPTEMBER 2016
PARISH NEWSLETTER

Pictured above the new basket ball play area at Doctors Meadow; which has been well used by our young people during the summer holidays. The installation has been financed by your Parish Council; following a request from our young people. Total cost of the project to date; £5,371 part  funded by grants from: £1,000  Severn Trent £   500  STAR Housing £   500  Shropshire Council. Since its installation local people have commented on the need to improve/change equipment at other local play areas located in the village, why not let your local parish councillor know your views. Your views are  important and will help to shape the future of our local play areas.   OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT - OUR VILLAGE - OUR SPACE

(Pictured above  is one over grown hedge on School Road before it was cut.) Ruyton XI Towns Parish Council is active in keeping the communal areas of the village environment tidy.  We'd like to remind residents that they have a responsibility too, to keep any boundary they share with the pavements and road clear from vegetation, like nettles, over hanging branches, and hedges.  Please keep these cut back to enable pedestrians to walk freely without venturing into the road.  It's particularly important for those with restricted mobility, for pushchairs, and wheelchair users.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter and many thanks to those of you who do keep your hedges and verges tidy.   THE RIVER PERRY - AT DOCTORS MEADOW, LOOK WHAT WAS RECENTLY DRAGGED OUT....

These branches are clearly the result of tree pruning and the large planks are anybody's guess. These were dragged out of the river Perry approximately a week ago. The dumping of garden waste and the like in the river will lead to reduced flow and possibly result in flooding for properties upstream - apart from being illegal and contaminating wildlife! Given that the Environment Agency seldom visits, the Parish Council would ask that all residents be reminded of their obligations regarding the disposal of garden and other waste.  Shropshire Council provides an excellent green bin and recycling service please use it! Please help us to maintain our local open spaces; which we can all enjoy!

COUNCIL TAX - THE PARISH COUNCIL PART - THE PRECEPT As you may know from the various media reports Shropshire Council's budget has been reduced over recent years due to reduced funding from Central Government. In addition in recent years Shropshire Council decided not to increase Council Tax – despite the fact they were allowed a 2% increase by the Government. This means that their income is some 15% less than it could have been.These decisions, combined with the reduced contribution from the Government to local Councils means that they have a shortfall  in their budget. Shropshire Council's solution to this problem is to invite Town and Parish Councils to take on responsibilities for some services they currently provide. This includes maintenance of our recreation areas such as Doctors Meadow, (grass cutting, safety inspections etc) but could also include leisure centres such as those based in Oswestry and Shrewsbury even contributions to subsidised bus routes. It is not clear how this would work in practical terms – the 576 bus route passes through several Town and Parish Council areas and the leisure centres are used by people from a large geographical area including Ruyton XI Towns. This means that the Parish Council will in all probability need to take on some of these duties.Clearly taking on financial responsibility for these services can be very expensive. Just taking on the cost of maintaining our recreation grounds could result in us doubling our Precept which is currently £18,000; obviously this is a substantial increase which we felt you should be made aware of. We, the  Parish Council are considering the way forward with our neighbouring Councils. We will keep you informed as discussions progress. Our 2015/16 accounts have been verified as accurate by the external auditors Mazars and can be viewed via the link below: http://rxit.org.uk/ The next Parish Council meeting is to be held on Monday 5th September 2016 at 7.30 p.m. Venue:  The Victoria Room, Ruyton XI Towns The detailed meeting agenda can be downloaded by clicking on the link below: http://rxit.org.uk/pc/ A public session is held at each meeting to encourage local participation, your input and feedback is valued.

The Home Grown Show Programme can be downloaded from:  rxit.org.uk/hgs.pdf

EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE A483 OSWESTRY Start of works: 30 August 2016.                  End of works: 1 September 2016. Hours of work: Night works 2000hrs to 0600hrs. Location of works: Both resurfacing schemes are located on the A483 single carriageway with two way traffic between A483/B4398 junction and A483/B5069. Detail of works: Resurfacing works. Traffic restrictions: Traffic management to be used for the scheme shall be in the form of total overnight closure of the A483 single carriageway with an appropriate diversion route between the A483/A458 Roundabout (Buttington junction) A5/A483 Mile End Roundabout. There will be no access to the through traffic between A458/A483 Roundabout (Buttington Junction) and A5/A483 Mile End Roundabout. However, access to the frontages up to the points of closure will be available at all times. Overnight closure of the A483 single carriageway shall be between the hours of 20:00 to 06:00 to carry out the resurfacing and lining works. Existing footway within the works area will be available and maintained during the closure of the A483 carriageway. The full information on road works in Shropshire please take a look at the Shropshire Council  website at shropshire.gov.uk/roadworks

Experiencing a Power Cut ! Starting from the 6th September 2016 you will be able to call the new 105 service for help and assistance. More information to follow later. Alternatively find out more at www.energynetworks.org/info/powercut105.html

John Campion has unveiled his Safer West Mercia Plan for consultation with communities and partners across West Mercia.The plan sets out the Commissioner's specific aims for the next four years and how he will create a safer West Mercia, working in partnership with the police, communities and other agencies. A copy of the draft plan can be found on the Ruyton XI Towns PC website.Other formats of the draft plan are available on request, please telephone 01905 331656.Once you have read the plan, there are a number of ways to take part in the consultation.You can email your comments to opcc@westmercia.pnn.police.uk Write to: John Campion, Police and Crime Commissioner, West Mercia Police, Hindlip Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8SP Or, click on this link to send your comments via the internet. This should only take a couple of minutes. The consultation is open until 23:59 on Friday 16th September 2016 Thank you very much for taking part. Your input has been vital in shaping the Commissioner's draft plan and will be important in ensuring the final version represents the most important priorities local communities face

YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU! Reductions in Local Government funding are placing at risk services you take for granted. Your Town or Parish Council could step in and fill the void in your community and could benefit from your skills & enthusiasm. Why not become a Local Parish Councillor and help to make a difference Elections for Shropshire Town & Parish Councils will be held in May 2017 If you would like to be involved in shaping the future of your local community, why not stand for election? Find out more talk to a Parish Councillor or the Clerk, their contact details can be found on the Ruyton XI Towns PC website just a click away http://rxit.org.uk/ Alternatively the Clerk Sue Hackett can be contacted by email on: ruytonxitownspc@btinternet.com or by tel 01743 719012

Ruyton XI Towns are trialing the start of an e-newsletter campaign,  which will contain the latest local news and information relating to our Parish. We expect to send out emails when local news arises to keep you informed.

--   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 Society

Message from Alan Smith, Ruyton Local History Society.

--   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 Home Grown Show

Message from Colin Case.

Is anyone willing to help sell Draw Tickets for the Home Grown Show? We have areas to cover in Birch Grove/Close and bits of Dr's Meadow. Contact me if you can help - tickets are only 50p so won't break the bank. They must all be sold by 10th September ready for the Show on 11th. Many thanks.

Colin Case Tel:    +44 1939 260 628 Mob:  +44 7860 904 006 VOIP: +44 1939 328 243 www.ruytonxitowns.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

Can you help?

Message from Chrissy, RATS.

RATS PANTO COSTUMES

Yoland very kindly advertised free material a few days ago, but I was not quick enough to get it! So if anyone has any pieces of fabric - anything- at least a metre in length, please could I have it for RATS' costume- making? I could collect any time to suit you.

If anyone would like to assist by making 1 or 2 costumes (or more) that would be great too. Thank you.

Contact Chrissy on

01939 260 998      or

cnd998@hotmail.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

Runner beans

I have put a couple of buckets of

RUNNER BEANS outside Brownhill House.

PLEASE HELP YOURSELF!

Some might be a bit tough but take enough to sort the `wood from the trees`.

Runner beans make a great salad with chopped tomatoes, onion and dressing - a nice change.

Cheers, Yoland

--   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

Life drawing classes

Message from Qube, Oswestry.

New Life Drawing sessions at Qube

We have added new dates to our series of untutored Life Drawing sessions.

These sessions are perfect for artists wanting to work from a model at their own pace and in their own medium.

Running on Saturday's from 10am - 12pm, the next dates are:

27th August with John B
10th September with Mike
24th September with Lisa
8th October with John A
29th October with Sarah

£5 per session. Please bring your own materials. Refreshments are provided.

To book a place call Qube on 01691 656882 or email art@qube-oca.org.uk

Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry, SY11 1RB 

Follow us on Twitter @qubeoca and Facebook at Qube Arts

--   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

Arts & Festivals in Oswestry

Message from Qube, Oswestry.

Arts and Festivals Free Network Event 14th September at Qube, Oswestry

 

Artists, community and voluntary art organisations and anyone interested in the arts, are invited to attend an Arts and Festivals Network Event on Wednesday 14^th September at Qube (Oswestry Community Action), Oswestry from 6.00pm.

 

The event will feature a presentation, artist talk, workshop and opportunity for a pre preview of the Qube Open Art Competition Exhibition;

• Update on Qube's Programme, including; exhibitions, the launch of Qube Arts Open 2016 and new workshops for and delivered by artists.
  
  
• Artist talk by Keith Maiden, a portrait and figurative painter, who uses an unusual mix of acrylic, ink and graphite in his work.

The talk will explore Keith's journey from winning the 'people's choice' at Qubes Open Art Competition in 2012, to becoming a successful professional artist. Since 2012 Keith's career has taken off with solo exhibitions, commissions and a contract with Washington Green Fine Art Publishers Ltd, who are part of the Halcyon group, along with Castle Fine Art who have 40 high street galleries all over the UK, 6 being in London.

• Creative Workshop led by Dorothy Harrison. 'The Creative Journey' - Migrating to the 'right brain'. A workshop on the idea of a creative journey, it's risky and totally unpredictable, but so much more fun.

 

Throughout the evening artists will have the opportunity to network and exchange ideas and information.

Refreshments will be available free of charge.

 

To book a place at this free event and for a copy of the evening's full agenda, please contact Megan Claydon (Museum & Arts Apprentice), email: megan.claydon@shropshire.gov.uk or Tel: 01743 258885

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

Follow us on Twitter @qubeoca and Facebook at Qube Arts

--   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

Oswestry Castle excavations

Message from Irena, Ruyton History Society.

Dear Members,

 

Oswestry Castle Excavations by Roger Cooper.

 

The Society members may be interested in viewing the excavations of Oswestry Castle undertaken by Roger Cooper and his team .

The best time to visit would be between 10 a.m and 3 p.m. and between the 7th to the 14th of September 2016.

The weekend of the 10th/11th of September is likely to be busy .  

Just turn up and make yourself known to the Information officer on site and Roger Cooper is also hoping that he will also be available on site for most of the time .

For further information on the dig and its aims, please go to

http://oswestry.histarch.uk/ocrp

and follow >Activities>Projects.

 

Regards

 

Irena

--   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

Fwd: Cliffe Garden Club - September Meeting

Message from Margaret Lycett, Cliffe Garden Club.

 

September Evening meal at Moor Farm

We have hardly got over the wonderful evening at the August Evening at Moor Farm which celebrated the Olympics by each of the five courses being connected to a recent Olympics:

After a welcoming Brazilian cocktail we were treated to a national dish from

Course 1 - Greece (Athens 2004)

Course 2 - China (Beijing 2008)

Course 3 - Brazil (Rio 2016)

Course 4 - Australia (Sydney) 2000

Course 5 - UK (London 2012)

Then to finish it was coffee or tea and Gold Medals all round

So much imagination and planning these scrumptious meals - if you haven`t already, make 16th September a night to remember

	September Evening Meal 16/09/2016 Our September Evening Meal will be a Roald Dahl theme to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl himself. The evening promises to be entertaining with fantastic food to match. Book now to reserve your seat. £5 non refundable deposit per person to be paid with your booking. Please e-mail shop@moorfarmshop.co.uk, call 01939 262632 or call into the shop.

--   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