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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.
Read more about Purpose, principles, activities and structure.
Some promotions about The Wrekin:
The Wrekin Hill
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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).
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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.
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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?"
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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, 06 March 2008
Th, Mar 6, 2008Many thanks for the link to the register of derelict land sites, Brian. Have been trying to get hold of this myself but couldn't locate it on the tangled web of electronic Government sites.
Very interesting to see the extent to which UK Coal has been economical with the truth in its Huntington Lane opencast application in referring to the site as derelict land. In fact, the official database clearly shows this designation only applies to an area of the Shortwoods (46 ha) and part of New Works Wood (8.5 ha) on the other side of New Works Lane, neither of which are actually included in the application area.
Naughty, naughty, methinks. But not, unfortunately, untypical of this particular applicant's regard for the facts.
It is surely something T&W planners will be interested to discover - as will the inspector at any public inquiry.
Let's see what further truth digging on any other aspect of the opencast application reveals ? After all, people who live in dark holes (and employ fancy consultants to help them make loads of money by digging them) have plenty of experience in hiding things away from those of us who live in the sunlight and want to continue doing so, unaffected by the dust and noise of their profiteering !
George (the Younger)
Brian Tarr
Nice one, cheers Brian. Here's the link...
It'll come in first as Birmingham, but you need to look over on the right hand box, scroll down to 'The Wrekin and Telford. Pick any one, then scroll about the map with the hand icon, zoom in, out etc.
It's a brown fields map, of areas that could be developed.
Lightmoor, Donnington, Jackfield...
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