The latest monthly update from West Mercia Police – focussing on the increase in Advance Fee Fraud.

Message from Freedom Fibre

As you may be aware, Freedom Fibre is rolling out its lightning-fast, full-fibre broadband network to homes and businesses in North Shropshire.

Whilst we are largely able to make use of the existing network of telegraph poles and underground ducting, it is sometimes necessary to install new essential infrastructure to ensure no community is left behind.

Under existing planning rules, masts and poles less than 15 metres high can be installed without being subject to planning consent except those listed under Article 1 (5) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995. The obligation for telecoms companies like ours is to display a ‘Regulation 5’ notice detailing the proposed telegraph poles on nearby street furniture (such as lighting columns) 28 days before their planned installation.

That said, we are keen to proactively engage with residents and community leaders as much as possible. To that end, please find attached a list of proposed new telegraph poles which will be installed in the coming months. Please note that this list is subject to change (the locations will likely be vague – please see the latitude and longitude for specific locations).

In line with our statutory obligations, we will display official notices detailing the proposed telegraph poles on nearby street furniture (such as lighting columns) 28 days before their planned installation. Residents with questions or queries are encouraged to visit www.freedomfibre.com/faq-poles

All Parishioners are invited to attend the Annual Parish Meeting which will be held on Wednesday 22nd May at 7pm at Gobowen Pavilion, St Martins Road, Gobowen. Light refreshments will be served from 6:30pm.

This meeting (also known as the Annual Meeting of the Parish) is organised and chaired by the Parish Council. It is not a Parish Council meeting although Parish and County Councillors often attend, and any notes are usually taken by the Parish Clerk.

It is a meeting for the community, about the community and is an opportunity to ask questions of your Councillors, and discuss developments, highlights and problems in the Parish.

There will also be an opportunity to find out about local groups and projects.

Am I a Parishioner?

A Parishioner is anyone who is a resident of the civil parish of Selattyn and Gobowen. This includes the communities of Pant Glas, Rhosygadfa, Daywell, Hengoed, parts of the Racecourse and other rural areas. If you aren’t sure if your home is within the parish, and would like to know, please contact the Parish Clerk by emailing clerk@selattyngobowen -pc.gov.uk.

If you have any questions about this meeting, please contact the Parish Clerk. Tel: 01691 886502 or email clerk@selattyngobwen-pc.gov.uk.

The Spring edition of the Village Green newsletter, with thanks to the team of volunteers responsible for compilation, editing, printing and distribution.

Every year, amazing gardens throughout Shropshire open for the National Gardens Scheme which raises money for cancer and caring charities including Macmillan, Carer’s Trust, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s , Horatio’s, The Queens Nursing Institute and Marie Curie.

The National Garden Scheme has been operating for nearly 100 years and Shropshire’s involvement started right at the beginning. 

Some gardens open for specific days, some only by appointment and some open as a group.

The Shropshire branch of the scheme raised over £82,000 for our beneficiaries in the 2023 season.

Nationally, in 2023 the scheme was able to make donations to the beneficiaries which exceeded £3.4 million pounds. 

 The “Yellow Book” includes many of Shropshire’s best gardens, some magnificent country estates and some hidden jewels owned by ordinary garden-lovers, offering a cost-effective day out, with beautiful gardens and home-made refreshments, all raising money for our good causes.

 A leaflet showing all the gardens open for charity in Shropshire is widely-available at libraries, tourist centres, garden centres and many other sources.  

Shropshire NGS volunteers are always on the look out for NEW gardens, NEW volunteers and anyone who would like to offer help with publicity, refreshments, delivering booklets and welcoming our lovely visitors.

Looking forward to the 2025 season, they are keen to look to the future and recruit:

•  More gardens.

• Gardens especially owned/run by young people or people with diverse needs.

• Community gardens.

• Gardens in villages or towns that would be suitable for designing a garden trail around.

The National Garden Scheme is very aware of the benefits to health and well-being that making and visiting a garden can have.

We are keen to engage with all communities and would be especially interested in any groups who could benefit from our Community Garden Scheme which provides funds for local projects across the whole scheme. Two Community Projects in Shropshire were selected to receive funding from us in 2024.

We are always on the look out for volunteers to help with a multitude of tasks which range from publicity, distributing stationery, collecting entrance money and even parking.

Town and village garden trails and group garden openings are always very popular with our visitors . Whilst they are a chance for the scheme to raise the profile of the charity, raise additional income for our beneficiaries and get people engaged with the health and well-being benefits of being outside and planting they are also a great way to bring communities together however large or small they may be.

For more information about the work that The National Garden Scheme does please visit their website.

For any additional information about how the Shropshire Team works and to make any enquiries about opening a single garden, a village or a town trail or anything else please contact the Shropshire team. Contact details are published on the NGS website.

Shropshire Council are consulting on a proposal to introduce a fee for collecting garden waste and the future of Household Recycling Centres.

Have your say by completing their short feedback form by 20th May 2024.

Selattyn and Gobowen Parish Council regularly inspects headstone memorials at Hengoed Cemetery in accordance with the Council’s adopted Memorial Management and Safety Policy.

Following the latest inspections which took place in August 2023, the Council wishes to make contact with family members for some of the graves at the Cemetery.  If you are a family member for any of the graves listed below, or can put us in touch with a family member, please contact the Parish Clerk on 01691 886502 or clerk@selattyngobowen-pc.gov.uk.

The latest monthly update from West Mercia Police – focussing on telephone fraud.

We have been asked to share details of this network launched by Local Trust, the organisation behind the Big Local programme. Three Parishes Big Local was part of this programme.

The Amazing Communities Together Network has been set up on the back of the work done by all the big local areas with the aim of helping each other and supporting other groups who may not be part of the big local family. We already have a couple of small community cafes as members (who were not in big local) but need support and feel that being a part of a bigger community may help them.

The network is open to individuals and community groups who might want to share their experience and learn from others.
https://localtrust.org.uk/news-and-stories/news/just-launched-the-amazing-communities-together-network/
It’s free to join. Just sign up by following the link below:

Link here
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The latest monthly update from West Mercia Police – focussing on Romance Fraud.