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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
Personal memories
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Ancient George.
future: Nothing. Leave it alone.
I saw your campaign on the 'net and I think its indicative of the way the countryside is going, where its either a theme park or gets built on.
notfuture: Bringing in chavs with lager cans and crisp packets.
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I like to listen to the snippets of chatter as a bunch of people walk past. Mostly, it's work related. Or, University related. They're always deep in their conversation.
So, I wonder what those that aren't nattering as they walk past are thinking, or had just been discussing. I think these quiet ones are the ones that really enjoy the weather and the hill and the scene and the outdoors and the whole thing.
While the rest, are just out for a walk, and could be anywhere.
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Have fun,
George the Ancient.
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Alan, hope you can come tonight! And if you could learn to use the discussion group! Any nice memories of The Wrekin? No matter if they're just personal, of no news worthy nature. Just tell us more about that journey up in an old Austin, OK, it was a new Austin then :-) And what happened at those Forest Glen Parties??? Spill the beans dude ;-) Kiss and tell!
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So sad,
I am local as were my parents, grand parents & great grand parents all from Goblins Pocket, Ladygrove, Lawley Bank (son in-law & daughter live there now)
The reason for feeling so sad; I do walk the Wrekin trail twice a year, on boxing day this year it was impossible to park, vehicles everywhere, so in the time honoured tradition of my forefathers I returned home and walked to Wrekin from Lawley Bank with one grandson suitably equipped with back pack.
Climbing the great mound was hazardous & a lot less fun than it was because hundreds of people, dogs, cyclists, and four vehicles raced pushed and bustled for space.
The mound was tired & trodden, vegetation no longer thrives, the track is deteriorating it never has time to recover.
We are members of The Shropshire Wild Life Trust and would fully support any moves to limit visitors to this land mark. By charges or closing The Wrekin for three months of the year.
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On top of the Wrekin, 2
Weblog: Storyteller's World
Link: http://www.godspell.org.uk/wordpress/archives/351/
Originally uploaded by Tonus Peregrinus.
According to the books, a true Shropshire born woman or man is never lost, so long as s/he can see the Wrekin. As incomers, we’ve only just learned to recognise the thing; and even then only from the places we’ve seen it from before, viz. chiefly the Long Mynd, and the Stretton Hills. But this Bank Holiday we thought we’d go for a drive and see it for ourselves.
It turns out to be a kind of pilgrimage for the folk of Shropshire, particularly the urban dwellers of Telford. The top of the Wrekin, and the paths leading up to it, are like Piccadilly Circus, compared with the top of the Long Mynd. And all human life is there: whining infants, wingeing pre-teens, stressed parents, complicated families, and those of us with the children of our hands, thinking to ourselves “Thank goodness it’s not us having to deal with these brats” alternating with, “Here, this is a bit steep; hope the old ticker can stand it.”
The following morning the radio weather forecaster says, “The Bank Holiday weather didn’t disappoint for all of us.” The meaning of this gnomic utterance still eludes me. I thought the weather was really rather nice. "
Peace-an-happy-time in a bosky-green under-tree,
Goldenshafted shinybeams – flitter-wicks play,
Ripple-tumble prill – washing itsy footprints,
Feather-furry-beasties happy-hopping, hey-hey!
Nasty-noisy clatterthing shattering stillness,
Rushing-shoving-pushing – scraping woods-away
Quarrelling, quarrying, kill-kill-killing,
Puffing-dust in bosky-wood – killing everyday.
Doggy-walky-woolly-hatters – great-big boots-on,
Spitting-feather-furious - in democratic-way;
Ring-a-council – write-a-paper – make-a-fuss – get-on-telly,
Shout-an-yell – demonstrate – have-their-say.
Still-an-hush returns to devastated moony-land,
Stony-rock-an-rubble – bosky-wood dead.
Woolly-hatters weeping for feather-furry forest-folk,
Should-have-done-it-sooner – ‘Our fault’, they said.
Tiny-bitty greenie-spots, mossy-lichen life appears,
Popping-up in warm-an-wet, hey-hey-hey!
Years-go – plants-grow – birdie-beasties coming-back;
Doggy-walkers happy – Nature rules OK.
Peace-an-happy-time in a bosky-green under-tree’
Golden-shafted shiny-beams – flitter-wicks play,
Ripple-tumble prill – washing itsy footprints,
Feather-furry beasties happy-hopping – hey-hey!
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"No, we're going up and having a picnic. We really are."
OK.
"Aww. cummon, it's a lovely day, let's go up."
"We said OK Daddy!"
I've made a gallery of our trip.
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Big trees, small boy.
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How
come the Huntsman has two signs? Why does this, the very start of The
Wrekin look so much like a refuse dump?Tatty toilets.
And this place is supposed to bring in the tourist dollar? I'm not saying that there should be banks of flowing flowers and Hawiian garlands thrown around every visitor, but surely this small spot could look neater. Surely?
Ah! But SWT didn't buy this part. This part belongs still to Peter Holt. So?
It's funny, I was thinking of adding a sign for this website and AFRTW, but at lerast my sign would have looked, good. Damned good, compared to the rubbish already there.
The appeal came in an address to the all-party Parliamentary Group on Conservation and Wildlife at a meeting hosted by chairman David Kidney MP.
But "A Shropshire Lad" is as good as I remembered after 31 years, so here it is, for a week or two, anyway. Purely for appraisal, and all that.
A Shropshire Lad - John Betjeman (music by Jim Parker)."
Nice.
I found this above news item in the aggregator. It's from another
blogger, who obviously likes it. Download it and play in your favourite
MP3 player.
# Posted by Steve Hooker at 24/1/05; 10:32:22 AM
To the Personal memories dept.
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A Shropshire Lad Betjeman's Banana Blush arrived ...
Are you a New Years walker or a Boxing Day walker? Maybe a post turkey dinner walker?
Unfortunately, I'll be down in god's own country, Wales, land of my fathers... But, if you could tell me in the comments below, who, when and why you'll be doing the annual "better make sure it's still there" walk, I'd be most appreciative.
Perhaps you could co-ordinate within our discussion group with your chums when you'll be going up. You're very welcome.
Merry Xmas
My late father was a Shropshire lad, born at Prees, and brought up in Wem until he met Mum and came to Guernsey, and we used to go to see my Grandfather in Wem when we were kids, and he took us to the Wrekin many times. I was hoping to get to Wem this year but unfortunately didin't make it, and am getting withdrawal symptoms especially having read your letter and going into the websites about the Wrekin! I do hope the Shropshire Wildlife Trust manage to purchase it, and it can stay as it is for people to enjoy.
I didn't realise it was as important as it is, and being a JRR Tolkein fan, I will read and learn more!
Good luck with the campaign.
Regards
Dianne Plumley
(Our plight is reaching further and further!)
