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An independent group of individuals who share a love of The Wrekin and a determination to see it preserved for the good of its communities, landscape, wildlife and heritage.

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Some promotions about The Wrekin:

The Wrekin Hill
Allan's Twh cover
This book is available for £12.99 from all good booksellers and the Halfway House after the launch on 8th April 2007, or direct from Allan himself, in which case send a Sterling cheque for £12.99 made payable to ALLAN FROST  at 1 Buttermere Drive, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9RE, United Kingdom. Overseas buyers should send an International Money Order for that amount (there is no additional charge for postage for this book).

Wrekin Wraiths, Rebels and Romans
Wrekin Wraiths
The book is available from all good booksellers and the Halfway House on The Wrekin after the official launch at the end of October 2006 or direct from Allan himself, in which case please send a Sterling cheque for £5.99 made payable to ALLAN FROST at 1 Buttermere Drive, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9RE, United Kingdom. If you live outside the United Kingdom, send an International Money Order for £6.99 made payable to Allan Frost at the above address.

Fern Ticket
fernticket.jpg George Evans, the venerable chairman of All Friends Around The Wrekin has a booklet out. Already on its second reprint and the only book about The Wrekin, like ever!

Join George for a walk up and around The Wrekin, learn all the important landmarks and all the historical aspects of The Wrekin.

BTW: A fern ticket is the mythical permit to adventure on The Wrekin or in its magical forest. Couples spotted leaving a dance at the Forest Glen were asked. "Have you got your fern ticket?"

Wrekin Recipes
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Recipes taught to the pupils of Wrekin Road School in 1904 with Emmie Teece's memories of the Wellington area in the years before World War One.
£2.99 All proceeds to the Wrekin Appeal

Available from : Langlands Records, Wellington; Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Abbey Foregate,  Shrewsbury

Archive page for Thursday, 19 January 2006

 Th, Jan 19, 2006
Students! Why? Why? Why?
More emailed stuff... But as usual I don't know the answers so if we could get them together here, then Google in all its wisdom can help others... (One thing to remember, The Wrekin has a capital 'T' !!!)

Hi I am a student at Harper Adams University Collage and I am doing an a assignment on The Wrekin. I was wondering if you could spare the time and allow me to ask you some questions about it?
  1. Who owns The Wrekin and how does the ownership have implications for the site?
  2. What are the environmental constraints and issues for the site and what are the consequences?
  3. What is the status of the site in terms of environmental/ conservation/ heritage and the implications of this for its use?
  4. What are the management objectives of the owners?
# Posted by Steve Hooker at 19/1/06; 1:25:11 PM
To the Historical Wrekin dept.
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Students! Why? Why? Why?



Sad old, soggy old Wrekin
I wish people would join up and post their own news items. But if you still insist I'll post 'em for you.... Here's one from Carol Williams...

So sad,

I am local as were my parents, grand parents & great grand parents all from Goblins Pocket, Ladygrove, Lawley Bank (son in-law & daughter live there now)

The reason for feeling so sad; I do walk the Wrekin trail twice a year, on boxing day this year it was impossible to park, vehicles everywhere, so in the time honoured tradition of my forefathers I returned home and walked to Wrekin from Lawley Bank with one grandson suitably equipped with back pack.

Climbing the great mound was hazardous & a lot less fun than it was because hundreds of people, dogs, cyclists, and four vehicles raced pushed and bustled for space.

The mound was tired & trodden, vegetation no longer thrives, the track is deteriorating it never has time to recover.

We are members of The Shropshire Wild Life Trust and would fully support any moves to limit visitors to this land mark. By charges or closing The Wrekin for three months of the year.
# Posted by Steve Hooker at 19/1/06; 1:06:02 PM
To the Personal memories dept.
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Sad old, soggy old Wrekin



Dark side
Over the other end, the end near Neves Castle, I call the dark side of The Wrekin, it's far less popular. I hardly ever see another soul here. Particularly on week days. I wonder if it is because it's scary? Or, because it's just further away?

Piles of bleeding rubbish though. Were my boot not already filled with re-cycling as it is, I'd have cleared it. Next time.

The track now, is really muddy, difficult to walk up. Not that I'm complaining. The tractors have their jobs to do, chopping down trees, and I'm always happy to see them, when I do see them. Busy lumberjacks that they are.

And I wonder what trees spill pube-like growths at their base? Anybody? (Post something in the comments link below this item — in the greyed out text below,)
What a great place to dump pub waste
What a great place to dump pub waste
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Mu-mu-mee!!!
Thumb: Why do these trees have pubic-like patches
Why do these trees have pubic-like patches???? George Evans writes later: "they're lime trees, and that's the way they are."
Muddy tracks by the tractors felling trees
Muddy tracks by the tractors felling trees. Gwen and I don't complain though. What? Have it tarmaced over? Heh! We like mud ;-)
# Posted by Steve Hooker at 19/1/06; 12:59:06 PM
To the Personal memories dept.
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Dark side



Last run for Orleton
Orleton School is doing their last ever run up (around?) The Wrekin. Thursday May 18th 2006. Last year George Evans posted about the run, and topically, Guy Gibson reckoned he came third, after Basher Bayliss

More details about the Orleton last run are on The Wellington News' site. Read about the web bringing past students back to school and the barbecue at the end. There's a telephone number there too.
# Posted by Steve Hooker at 19/1/06; 12:51:13 PM
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Last run for Orleton



 
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