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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

All over bar the shouting?

Posted by Pat judson, 4/6/09 at 8:50:38 PM.

Greetings "all Friends", well, at long last, the point where local people, or groups, or Council, can influence the Public Inquirys Inspector has come, and gone.

We are now in the lap of the Gods.

Todays summing up of the cases presented, by UKCoal, and all of us opposing their plan went well - and my personal thanks to all who came along to support Friends of the Ercalls last voice, and also the many, many, phone calls and eEmails in support of the cause.

Its been a long, hard fight, but I would not have missed it for the world - it has brought me into contact with so many nice people locally, and many from further afield as well, who have different beliefs, cultures, and views.

New avenues have opened by engaging with these people, and some friendships have formed that I hope last for many years.

To ALL who have been part of "Friends of the Ercall" - (including a couple who we had to boot out due to their views, ) I say "Thank you" for your commitment - in some cases this ended last November, as they could not take the pressure or commitment - no matter - you did your bit at the time to get things where we are to now.

Lets hope that the decision of the secretary of state, based upon the Inspectors report, is favourable to those in opposition, and not to the appellant, and that the area remains as it has been for a number of years.

We look forward to a slower pace of life now, and will return to wandering the woods of the Ercall, litter picking, and enjoying the amenity.

I hope that many others will join us and our pathways cross at some point.

Friends of the Ercall will concentrate on the small group that now exists, and look forward to many outings  / visits to some of the sacred places of Britain, having just returned from a very private access to Stonehenge to see Sunrise last Monday.

 Solstice at Mitchells Fold comes next - anyone who wants to join us is welcome, we aim to meet up around 8pm ish to see Sundown, and overnight to await Solstice Sunrise in the Stone Circle - last year was very good, I had gone to Cornwall to see it there, and saw nothing due to rain - those who stayed here, saw an awesome sundown / Sunrise, at the Fold.

I know that some folks will be accompanying "George the Elder" to the Wrekin for Solstice Sunrise , our best wishes to you from our hill to your hill !

I give you all our thanks for the support, letters, phone calls and e mails to the Council, planning Inspectorate, Government, in respect of opposition to Uk Coals planned mine, and I am proud to have been part of "Team Telford" that met the mining Giant head on.

Best wishes, Pat & Friends of the Ercall.



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