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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?"
Wrekin Recipes;newWindow.focus())
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 Monday, 10 March 2008
Mo, Mar 10, 2008Greetings "All Friends", today's Independent newspaper report has prompted this input.(Monday March 10th).
Mr Hutton, cabinet minister for energy, seems to be endorsing the new generation of coal fired power stations, and seems to have a Bee in his bonnet over environmental campaigners, who oppose the issue, and the deeper and more realistic issue of how the coal will get to these new generation stations - Open casting being our local concern.
He says "Clean coal", has a role to play in energy diversified Britain, with a further 7 coal fired stations, waiting in the wings, to be given the nod from central government. Our current situation is that we cannot produce enough coal to supply the stations we already have, we rely upon massive imports to keep the lights on, surely an escalation of these stations will increase the carbon footprint to an all time high, and cancel out tus, the efforts of common Joe with his small car and recycling box?
By increasing the carbon footprint, I mean in terms of production of the raw material to fire the beasts, not the governments pay lip service policy, that calls for "Clean coal", with locking away of carbon emissions, by capture and storage.
What right have we to deny China and developing countries the means to advance their societies, if we justify the devastation of their landscapes in the pursuit of winning coal for import to fuel these new stations for our own faltering, low carbon reduction (joke) needs.? We are facing a generation of devastation in the shrinking "Green areas" of Britain, we must go to more environmentally less damaging raw material supply, and yes, I do know that the Nuclear beast is being brought to the forefront as an alternative to this emerging problem. What a convenient way for the government in power, to split the Green vote. Prevent and oppose Nuclear power stations, and have a clean landscape, until something goes wrong, and the landscape will still be Green, but with a lot less humans to appreciate it, or accept a ruined landscape in order to survive and appreciate it,the governments version of choice for the common man is clear.
Thanks a lot, present and past governments, you have left us a legacy that will take some beating when history looks back.
Best wishes to All Friends, Pat J.
