Qube July newsletter

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Message from Qube, Oswestry - July newsletter.

Latest news and updates from Qube Hello from us all at Qube... Welcome to our July newsletter! As things cautiously start to return to normal it's been really nice to see more people back in our gallery and using our services. We have a few new faces starting at Qube this month. Gemma Aston has joined us as our Arts Development Officer and Sarah Nelsey has just started as our Arts Engagement Officer. Thirzah Deakin has joined the Big Local team as 3P Big Local Community Development Officer and will be based at Qube. We have lots of arts activities starting soon, including exhibitions, summer workshops and projects. Our course programme will be returning again in the autumn. If you're interested in delivering courses at Qube we would love to hear from you.  We have had a great response from members of our social groups who are really glad to be back in Qube. Those who are not quite ready to leave home yet are still receiving regular phone calls and activity packs. Free transport is still available for anyone struggling to get to vaccine appointments. This transport is available to anyone, regardless of age or accessibility needs. Call Dial-a-Ride on 01691 671571 or email info@qube-oca.org.uk for details and bookings. Don't forget, you need a second vaccine to get the full protection. Please feel free to call or email us if we can help you or someone you know. You can contact us on 01691 656882 or email info@qube-oca.org.uk. Here is some of our latest news and services... Exhibition: Qube Arts Open 2021 Our annual Arts Open Exhibition is now on display. You can see the shortlisted entries in the gallery until 25th August and vote for your People's Choice winner. Congratulations to Rhi Moxon who was the Best in Show winner this year! You can now also see all the entries online here... Summer Workshops for Ages 11-17 Looking for summer holiday activities? We have teamed up with Oswestry Town Council and Shropshire Youth Association to put on a range of creative activities for young people aged 11-17 during the school summer break. Just £2 each. Spaces limited so please book in advance. Click here to find out more...  Hot Meal Delivery Service Qube has been working with OsNosh to deliver weekly hot meals and grocery boxes to people who need them. We now have a few more spaces available. If you or someone you know would like a hot meal please get in touch. There is a small charge of £3 for this service. Online Exhibition: Work in Progress We loved having Gemma Manning in the gallery in June as part of our Work in Progress project. Funded by the Tampon Tax, this project created a social group where women can get together and be creative in a non-judgmental space. An exhibition of some of the groups work can now be found online here... Thinking of volunteering? Our Volunteer Centre can help you find a voluntary role to match your needs. There are many varied roles available now.  We also provide free advertising for organisations who need volunteers. Full details can be found here... Get Creative We'll be adding more free activities to our website to help everyone stay creative at home. These activities have been commissioned for us by artists from across the country. All are free to use and download. Get inspired and take a look at all the creative ideas here... Oswestry Youth Music Collective Qube's brand-new music project Oswestry Youth Music Collective, funded by 'Youth Music', provides creative music opportunities for young people in Oswestry and the surrounding area. The project will run as a FREE ten week block, one session per week for ages 13-17. Further details can be found here... Would you like to join our team? We're looking for volunteer drivers and passenger assistants to join our Dial-a-Ride team! Can you spare a day a week to help those who can't access transport to stay as independent as possible? We're also looking for volunteers to help at our social groups too! Full training is provided. Get in touch for a chat or more information. Lateral Flow Tests Did you know you can pick up Lateral Flow Tests from Qube? You don't need to have symptoms or a particular reason to pick up a testing kit. Testing just a couple of times a week can help to ensure people are not spreading the virus asymptomatically. Ask at reception for your kit. Full instructions are provided.

Plants for sale at Brownhill House

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Still time to add colour to the garden for late summer into autumn - see the list of Perennians for sale.

The shrub selection is somewhat depleted, thanks to the number of customers this year.

Here is a list of the perennials for sale at Brownhill House - please email your order and pay on collection.

All proceeds to the charities supported by the National Gardens Scheme

Snowdon Night Walk Challenge

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Message from Ros Slowley, School Road.

I've signed up for this challenge, before I turn 70 next year!!  I've started training and there's only 11 weeks to get my walking legs ready.  The event is in mid-October to celebrate World Mental Health Day and is raising funds for Samaritans, needed even more during the Covid pandemic.  I'm hoping that you feel able to support me by donating to Samaritans, via my Just Giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Ros-Slowley

In anticipation, many thanks!

Ros

Play reading for LADS production of The Tempest

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Message from LADS, Llanymynech Amateur Dramatic Society - Blow away the lockdown blues and get involved with this very active group.  You don`t have to get on the stage and perform, there are lots of other jobs which need to be done to put on a production.

THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET STORMY with our play reading this week, on Tuesday at 8pm at Llanymynech Village Hall - Come along to find out a bit about next year's big Spring / Summer production! Join us for a fun evening reading parts of The Tempest and get a chance to talk to the director, Anna Lingard, about our big production for 2022.  This community event will be rehearsing from March and will be performed in June. Even if you are not free to join us next year for this spectacle please come along for a fun, social evening and show your support for your local drama group. Plans are also afoot for the Autumn production of Mixed Doubles and we will be sharing news as soon as possible. Looking forward to seeing you there.

NGS Gardens open in Shopshire this week

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NGS Gardens open this week.

IMPORTANT NOTICE We are sorry, but due to a road closure by Shropshire Council, public access to 3 Oakeley Mynd, Bishops Castle is not possible.  Sadly, the opening on Wednesday 7th July has had to be cancelled.  If you know of any other NGS supporters who were planning to visit the garden, we would be grateful if you could let them know.  We have posted the cancellation of the opening on the NGS website.   OPEN TODAY (Mon 5th) & TOMORROW (Tue 6th) The garden with the real WOW factor at 48 Bramble Ridge, Bridgnorth, continues to be open today and tomorrow to National Garden Scheme visitors from 12-5pm on each day:  https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/31626 Tickets should be purchased in advance to this garden. Wonderful estate open for first time for National Garden Scheme The magnificent gardens at High Hatton Hall near Shawbury will be open to National Garden Scheme visitors for the first time on Sunday 11th July (12-6pm).  Beautifully located gardens surrounding a stunning grade II listed hall; expansive herbaceous borders surrounding formal lawns; large walled kitchen garden, rose borders and pergola, orchard and a spectacular courtyard with large display of hanging baskets and summer pots adding further colour.  A rare opportunity for visitors to enjoy this wonderful estate.  Tickets can be purchased in advance to this opening, but it is not essential: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42166 Open this weekend: Sat 10th July & Sun 11th July One of our most popular gardens - Ruthall Manor at Ditton Priors, nr Bridgnorth - will be open to NGS visitors on Saturday and Sunday.  There are two arrival time slots: 12.30 & 2pm; visitors are asked to book a ticket in advance: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/7763 NB: Ruthall Manor will also be open for 2 additional openings on Sat 18th & Sun 19th September; tickets now available Two mid-week treats coming up! Another of our popular gardens - Goldstone Hall, Goldstone, nr Market Drayton - will be open on Wednesday 14th July (12-5pm).  This magnificent garden has a superb double herbaceous borders, roses galore and a huge productive and herb garden, and a lovely tea to go with it!  Tickets can be purchased in advance but it is not essential as visitors can pay on the gate on the day: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/25351 Also open on Wednesday 14th July (1-5pm) will be the lovely garden at Merton, Bicton, (pictured below) on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.  Mature ½ acre botanical garden with a rich collection of trees and shrubs including unusual conifers from around the world. Hardy perennial borders with seasonal flowers and grasses plus an award winning collection of hosta varieties in a woodland setting. Outstanding gunneras in a waterside setting with moisture loving plants.  Tickets are available in advance for this opening but it is not essential as visitors can pay on the gate: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/36292 Coming up soon! Two new gardens joining the National Garden Scheme in Shropshire: the combined opening of two delightful urban gardens in Shrewsbury - 74 Conway Drive & 12 Colley Close (pictured below) - on Friday 16th July (5-9pm) make a date now for this evening opening!  Visitors should book a ticket in advance to these gardens:  https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/37400 Also coming up! Another new garden opening for the first time for the National Garden Scheme - 153 Willoughbridge - near Market Drayton, open over the weekend of Sat 17th & Sun 18th July (1-5pm).  Visitors should book a ticket in advance to this opening: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42158 Group Visits Many of our Shropshire gardens are open for group visits now, so just click on the left to see all the gardens offering group visits, then just contact the owner directly to make your arrangements - all proceeds to NGS charities. Cancelled Gardens We're sorry to say that the following gardens, which appear in our leaflet and in the Yellow Book, will be unable to open this year: 3 Oakeley Mynd: Wed 7th July (see above) Delbury Hall Walled Garden: Sun 12th Sept (nursery will be open) Goldstone Hall: Wed 15th Sept The National Garden Scheme raises money for caring and nursing charities including Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson's UK, The Queens Nursing Institute, Horatio's Garden, Maggie's Centres, The Carers' Trust and MIND, the mental health charity.  The National Garden Scheme also supports gardening apprenticeships and community garden schemes https://www.ngs.org.uk/who-we-are/beneficiaries

Excavations on Nesscliffe Hill from 16th July

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Message from Trevor Allison.

  Just to give you notice of something that should go out to locals when I have some indication of the actual timing, but it could be very soon.

There will be another archaeological excavation on Nesscliffe Hill for a planned 4 weeks, sometime during the summer/autumn. When it is taking place the footpath access from the east towards Oliver's Point will be closed with a legal Temporary Closure Order, to keep walkers out of the excavation area. An alternative route from the western side will be available, by going round the east and south sides of the 'Camp', to the 'Tea Tents' area and up the western approach, but it will be a dead-end, walkers will have to return the way they came. I have already consulted Shaun Burkey, the Site Manager, and he says that the 'diversion' will be properly indicated.

I hope that all this is clear enough, I am sure there will be something in the Shropshire Star, or on the Shropshire Council web-site, but the actual Closure Order should start on the 16^th July and will run until all works on the site have finished and any restoration work necessary carried out.

Dog show at British Ironworks centre

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The first Post Lockdown event at the British Ironworks Centre.

Crufts Chairman to Judge German Wired Haired Pointers at British Ironworks Centre

On Sunday 11^th July, the top winning German Wirehaired Pointers will be attending the British Ironwork Centre to compete in their breed only open show for the title of Best in Show. This Kennel Club licensed event will be the first time, the dogs and their owners, have come together since the pandemic in 2020 and will be the first dog show ever held at the Centre.  Judge Mr Tom Mather, Crufts Chairman, will be judging each of the dogs based on their closeness to the breed standard, a list of requirements written for each breed based on appearance, movement, and temperament.

As a dog friendly site, Chairman of the British Ironwork Centre, Clive Knowles stated 'We are very honoured and pleased to be hosting this prestigious event. The show will host the best of the very best in the breed and we welcome any other breed clubs and dog organisations to contact us if they want to host their events here'. 

The German Wirehaired Pointer (GWP) is a medium sized hunting, pointing, and retrieving dog, which was originally bred in Germany and has a thick wired coat, hence the name. The breed club will be celebrating their 45^th anniversary later in the year.

To find out more about how to host a dog event at the British Ironwork Centre email info@britishironworkcentre.co.uk