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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 Wednesday, 09 April 2008
We, Apr 9, 2008*The castles & old mansions of Shropshire* (1868).
*Shropshire houses : past & present ; illustrated from drawings* (1901)
In the first I found this odd, very steep hill. Maybe it was wood-less,
then?
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Future: While providing facilities for visitors to the Wrekin would be a good idea, any attempt to establish it as a major tourist attraction would be doomed from the start. I would like to see some more interpretive signage on the Wrekin and in the surrounding forest. Personally, I am mostly interested in the surrounding forest rather than the Wrekin itself. Features such as the Limekilns in Limekiln woods should be subject to remedial works in order to preserve these important and rapidly deteriorating industrial remains (there is also a safety aspect with the Limekiln site... the feature could be made safe while remaining accessible if work is carried out soon... if it is left for much longer, access to the feature could be jeopardised). The area should also be subjected to archaeological investigation, especially in the area around Willowmoor in order to determine whether anything remains of the Bronze-age burial sites that were plundered in the 19th Century. The Dairy-pit feature should be investigated to determine whether it is of ancient origin or whether it is a mining remnant.
Not future: No attempt should be made to establish the Wrekin as a major tourist attraction as this would undoubtedly fail. I have heard whisperings of possible plans to "make safe" the accessible underground workings in the forest (the Shropshire Caving and Mining Club have forwarded my contact details to the Wrekin Forestry Officer who has apparently been negotiating with the landowner regarding the open workings, as the club are aware of my interest in the Wrekin forest and knowledge of the mining features). Any such work should be carried out with involvement with the SCMC in order to preserve access to the workings while making sure any potentially dangerous features are made "child-proof"... filling in workings or otherwise completely barring access would not be acceptable, on the grounds that the workings are among only a handful of accessible underground workings in the area... given the importance of mining to the history of the area, destroying these features would be unforgivable.
