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Message from Joanna at Cliffe Crafts
We do have a couple of places remaining next Monday for our Easter Chick Felting event. We start at 10am at the Orchard on the Cliffe. Please email cliffecrafts@gmail.com to reserve your place and support a great charity the Lingen Davies Cancer Support fund at the same time
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Message from Phil Dent Weston Lullingfields
She has worked in many Spiritualist Churches in the Midlands, Wales, Devon and other areas. She has also worked in Australia, Switzerland and France.
She has regular internet clients from all over the world, who have had readings many times over the years.
When you have a READING with Jacey, she will work on both a SPIRITUAL and a PSYCHIC level.
On the spiritual level, her guides will allow loved ones who have passed into a spiritual life, to come close, and be part of the "conversation".
This is only done with LOVE, so is nothing scary.
With her PSYCHIC gift, Jacey will read your energy field (aura).
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Message forwarded by Ingrid Knowles Oswestry net
Herman Arts - a great venue for the arts
Live at the Hermon Sweet Megg sings Jazz and Americana
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Message from Nigel, Village Hall
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Message from Margaret
Ruyton XI Towns WI Pub Night - Wednesday 4th March
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Message from Heather Hidden, OBHAG
Oswestry & Border History & Archaeology Group
Our next meeting is at the Methodist Church Hall, Castle Street SY11 1LF
Friday 13th March at 7.30 pm
'Bog Bodies and Head Cults'
With Tim Malim, OBHAG President
Tim is currently Principal Archaeologist with the Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust and the talk will draw on his wide knowledge of bronze and iron age culture.
The talk will be preceded by a brief AGM.
Entry:Visitors £5 Members £2
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Message from Margaret
CLIFFE GARDEN CLUB March meeting on Thursday 5th
Note: a change of speaker
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Message from Lucinda our Vicar
LENT LUNCHES INCORPORATING ALL THE BENEFICE - see attached poster for details
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Apologies as usual
Message from Colleen, West Felton
WEST FELTON SPRING ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR - Saturday 14th MARCH.
The sellers at the regular Arts & Crafts fair in the autumn asked the village hall committee to put one on in Spring as well, so this is the first venture. It will be a nice event, meet the friends, tea and cake, and an opportunity to buy gifts/treats.
See attached poster for details
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Message from Colleen, West Felton
WEST FELTON SPRING ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR - Saturday 14th February.
The sellers at the regular Arts & Crafts fair in the autumn asked the village hall committee to put one on in Spring as well, so this is the first venture. It will be a nice event, meet the friends, tea and cake, and an opportunity to buy gifts/treats.
See attached poster for details
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Would anyone like some SPANISH bluebell bulbs which are just coming up - in the wrong place!
These look like ordinary bluebells to you & me but in fact they must not be planted in the wild or they will compete with our own wild bluebells.
Just for the garden blue bells for a small contribution to the NGS.
Let me know when you want to collect.
Yoland
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Message from Oswestry Ramblers ramblers.org.uk/oswestry
A 5.5-mile walk around Nesscliffe Country Park taking in Kynaston's Cave, the view point and trig point with tables for lunch and the rare heath land with memorial plaque to the Ruyton XI Towns Home guard hut! Please bring refreshments for x2 stops - coffee and lunch. For full details see https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/down-and-around-nesscliffe-country-park-1
Thursday 26th February
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Message from Llanymynech Amateur Dramatic Society
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Message from Holly Maries at Maona cinema forwarded by Ingrid Knowles.
Dear Blogger
Message from Sabrina, Shrewsbury`s great River Boat.
Enhance your evening with a 2-course meal at one of our partner restaurants.
Themed Cruises:
Make it a night to remember with our themed cruises, including Mamma Mia, 80s, 90s, Motown, Queen, gin masterclasses, summer BBQs, and wine tastings. For more details, visit our themed cruise page.
Private Hire – Celebrate in Style
Host your private party or special event on the Sabrina Boat with customizable options, including food and entertainment packages for up to 60 guests. Explore our hire calculator at www.sabrinaboat.co.uk/private-hire or call us on 01743 369 741.
Picnic Boat Hire:
Perfect for a relaxed outing, our picnic boat accommodates up to 10 guests. Bring your own food and drinks for a memorable journey.
Scattering Ashes Ceremonies
We provide a respectful and tranquil environment for ceremonies of up to 45 guests.
Monday – Friday: £370 per hour
Saturday – Sunday: £430 per hour
Learn more at www.sabrinaboat.co.uk.
Join us in celebrating this milestone season and experience the timeless charm of Sabrina, the goddess of the river
For enquiries and bookings, visit www.sabrinaboat.co.uk or call 01743 369741.
Kind Regards,
Sophie Ritchings
Marketing and Reservations Manager
Sabrina Tours Ltd,
01743 369 741,
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Message from Booka Bookshop, Oswestry
EXCELLENT WOMEN FESTIVAL - 7th March at 6.30
Each table will be hosted by a leading local author including, No 1 Sunday Times best-selling crime author, Clare Mackintosh, Sunday Times best-selling writer Lucy Easthope, The Times and Sunday Times 'Top Pick' author, Anne Garthwaite, fiction writer Amy Beashel, crime authors Jenny Blackhurst and Carys Green, debut author Hazel Ward, fiction author Liz Hyder, YA novelist Tess James Mackey and historian Susannah Stapleton.
During the course of the evening each author will talk about their own writing and an 'Excellent Woman' who has inspired them.
The evening commences at 6.30pm with drinks and canapes, followed by dinner. There will be an author book signing session and Festival 'goody bags' to take home.
Tickets are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment
Tickets: £35 (Includes welcome drink, canapes and two-course dinner, plus Excellent Women Festival 'Goody Bag')
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO hello@bookabookshop.co.uk
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Message from Lucinda our Vicar
LENT LUNCHES INCORPORATING ALL THE BENEFICE - see attached poster for details
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Message from Booka Bookshop, Oswestry
An Evening with ELLY GRIFFITHS meet the author of The Killing Time on 19th February
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Message from Eluned Watson, Derwen College
Find out more or sign up today at www.derwen.ac.uk/derwen-charity-10km-challenge/
Get set for the Derwen College 10km Challenge 2026!
Saturday, 18 April
The countdown is on for the Derwen College 10km Challenge 2026. Walkers and runners are already signing up and training for the annual event, which brings the community together in Gobowen for an inclusive celebration of fitness and fundraising.
On Saturday, 18 April, the college will host the event which sees participants tackle 10km in their own way to raise money for Derwen Charity. Entrants can run, jog, walk, skip or wheel a scenic route which starts and finishes at the specialist college in north Shropshire, winding through local country roads along the way. This year's route also takes participants onto the college's new accessible sports track, which was developed thanks to the generosity of our charity supporters.
The charity is urging local runners, walkers and supporters to sign up now to part of this fun fundraiser. Participants will start from Derwen College's Gobowen campus site at 10am. Entry is £12.50 and will include a medal and goodie bag. Derwen Charity sports t-shirts will be available to buy separately at sign up and on the day. A 6km option is also available.
Sign-in is from 8.30am–9.45am. This will be followed by a group warm-up led by sports staff before the big countdown at 10am.
Dogs are welcome, and local running groups are encouraged to come along for a fun run. It's a friendly, no-pressure event, making it the perfect introduction to a 10km distance.
Money raised will go to Derwen Charity, which provides extra experiences and opportunities for our students and clients to progress and thrive.
There is plenty of free parking, and Derwen Marketplace will be open, offering refreshments, and shopping opportunities for participants and their families.
Derwen College Events Organiser Megan Charman is excited to launch the 2026 10km Challenge, which has become an annual favourite in the college's events calendar.
She says: "Nearly 200 walkers and runners took part in last year's 10km Challenge, raising almost £4,000 which went towards our new accessible sports track. It was a lovely sunny day where we were delighted to see so many people taking part, including run clubs and dog owners with their four-legged friends.
"While we can't guarantee sunshine, we can promise a fantastic day that everyone can enjoy –whatever your fitness level or expected finish time. The real highlight is coming together as a community, getting active in the fresh air, and supporting a brilliant cause."
Find out more or sign up today at www.derwen.ac.uk/derwen-charity-10km-challenge/
ENDS
Notes
Derwen College, in Gobowen, Shropshire, is a specialist college for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The college offers students the opportunity to learn new skills in real work environments and to learn life skills which will enable them to live as independently as possible.
Derwen College has a commercial 'Marketplace,' which is open to the public, where students work in the College's Garden Centre and Gift Shop, The Orangery Restaurant, Walled Garden Café, The Vintage Advantage charity shop, and Hotel 751 training hotel.
Derwen Charity supports Derwen College by providing extra experiences and opportunities for students and clients to progress and thrive. www.derwen.ac.uk/charity
Derwen College has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity.
The College has its main site in Gobowen, near Oswestry, and has satellite sites Derwen College Telford and Derwen College Ludlow.
For more information visit www.derwen.ac.uk, email Communications Officer Eluned Watson at eluned.watson@derwen.ac.uk, or telephone 01691 661234.
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Message from Booka, Oswestry bookshop
Meet the author
Jennie Godfrey `The Barbecue at Number 9` - 16th February
See attached poster for details
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Messace forwarded by Ingrid Oswestry net
Upcycle & skillshare and social -28th February
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For those of you who enjoy the walk from Dairi-Pak to the playing field, I amsure you will be disappointed when you find all the May trees along the path have been cut down. They will of course sprout again and become a hedge just like those which line our country roads. But the beautiful site of thos overgrown hedge trees has been lost to modern farming. See attached picture.
Guess what? It`s raining!!
Interestingly, although it has been raining almost every day for weeks, the river Perry at the bottom of Brownhill House garden has not reached the flood levels of some past years. True, the water is over the grass edge, the riverside beds, the paved paths and over the Bog garden, Stone Bags bed and fernery but the cricket umpire only has his feet wet and the water has not covered the the Chess Board nor has it flooded into the field as it did as it did in some past years.
See pictures of floods after storm Babett in October 2024
So, I wonder where the water has gone this year!
Yoland
