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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
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

Official launch for Wrekin Friends



All Friends Round The Wrekin will be officially launched as an independent people's group at a special open meeting at the Charlton Arms Hotel in Wellington from 7.30 pm on Tuesday September 28, 2004.

Following a highly successful inaugural meeting last month at which more than 50 members of the local community volunteered their assistance, the organising team has developed a flexible structure for the group to maximise individual involvement.

This and an extensive activity plan will be presented at the meeting which will also be asked to agree a draft constitution to put the group on a sound legal footing.

All Friends Round The Wrekin chairman, George Chancellor explained that the group planned to focus its initial activities on four main areas - membership; fund-raising; representation; and information.

"We want to give as many people as possible from far and wide the opportunity to become involved in preserving The Wrekin and its surrounding area for the good of its communities, landscape, wildlife and heritage," he stressed. "Membership will be free, but we will be more than happy to receive any support in kind and donations towards running costs.

"Much of our initial activity will involve raising funds for the Shropshire Wildlife Trust-led bid to bring a substantial part of The Wrekin into public ownership. In parallel to this, we intend to put considerable effort into establishing the views of the people about The Wrekin and its future management, and representing these actively to its owners and managers. And we will be gathering together as much information as we can on The Wrekin and making this widely available through a special website, newsletter and leaflets.


"Our launch meeting is open to everyone, and we very much look forward to sharing our plans with as many people as we can, as well as introducing them to our working group co-ordinators and organisational team," George Chancellor added. "We intend this to be the first of many meetings around the county and beyond to reach everyone who shares a love of The Wrekin."



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