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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 Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Tu, Mar 25, 2008Well done UK coal, you have given us so much ammo its unbelievable.First point, 90 jobs, what a load of old shoemakers, the 40 jobs they admitted to on Radio Shropshires Jim Hawkins show 3 weeks ago, are in their words"Service jobs maintaining supplies to the site"
Point two,on tape, above radio show, 42 months duration -fact.
Point three, crying crocodile tears over peoples safety on the site- They have owned this proposed site since dawley 11 application, so how come it has taken so long for them to realise it is dangerous due to old mine shafts?
Point four, by admitting the site has dangerous shafts on it, and bear in mind, public access via rights of way over this, why have they, the landowners, not made provision in over ten years, to 1, fence off the danger areas, and 2, fail to provide ANY warning signs as to danger, for the publics protection?
We challenge UK coal, here and now, to provide authenticated documents, showing the deaths from falling into mine shafts, and the injuries caused by same, WHILE the land has been in THEIR ownership, and affectingNewWorks, Short Woods, Huntington.
Come on UK coal-bring it on, show us the proof- if its so damn dangerous, in your opinion it needs opencasting to make it safe, wheres the proof?
By proof, I dont mean cows that may or may not have fallen down holes, I mean HUMANS, for a good farmer insures his stock, after all lets face it, what moron doesnt insure house and contents from an act of God?
So wheres your moral high ground now UK coal,?
The land cannot be that dangerous, or public footpaths would not be allowed to cross it, so put your money where your mouth is, and fence off and protect the public by putting up danger notices now, or go crawl back up your own hole.
Best wishes to all friends, dont forget the meeting Friday 4yh April at lawley Church hall, and keep sending in the letters of opposition while you can. Dont forget the Public Health Director too, call for a thorough and comprehensiHealth Impact Asssesment, BEFORE this goes before the Council planning board.
Regards, Pat J.
"Plans to create a huge opencast mine on the western edge of Telford will have clear benefits for Shropshire and the rest of Britain, according to UK Coal.
It says mining will create more than 90 well-paid jobs, provide a multi-million boost for the economy, make safe an area riddled with dangerous mine workings and help meet the growing national demand for coal.
But objectors say the scheme will wreck the quality of life for residents, threaten the health of future generations and destroy wildlife in some of the county's most precious countryside.
Telford & Wrekin Council is currently collating views before coming to a decision later this year on UK Coal's planning application for Huntington Lane, near Little Wenlock."
There's anti-comments over on the SS page. No pro-comments. Go figure :-)
What I can't figure is the quite useless good points they make: 90 jobs, filling in the old mine workings, some cash for the council. If they had said they would turn it back into a wondrous wild life park, with no housing development, I may have sat up—a little.
