Society's Newsletter January 2013

Two years ago the Civic Society had awarded Honorary Life Membership to one of the distinguished councillors at Donington-with-Boscobel parish council for his local work over many years and the Society is now delighted to send our

CONGRATULATIONS TO DON HICKMAN FOR HIS AWARD OF MBE FOR
SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY
This award is justly deserved and we hope everyone will join with us in sending him warm congratulations.

VILLAGE ENTRANCE SCHEME

We have continued our work on the Village Entrances Scheme to enhance and improve the verges where visitors and residents enter our villages. We have carried out more work to clean up the areas at the junctions of Kingswood Road/A41 and A464/Patshull Lane.

Two large bags of bulbs have been planted to the rear of the flower beds at the end of Patshull Lane – and we are very grateful and send thanks to Albrighton Garden Centre who have provided these bulbs at no cost.

Some 2000 dwarf daffodil bulbs were purchased by the Society and planted along the Newport Road, continuing towards the village from where planting ended last year.

More bulbs were also planted along Elm Road. Further bulb planting is planned for next autumn.

Thanks to John Foster, Bob Lansley, Sarah Baker, Mike Pitchford, David Hughes, Peter Woodman and John Bulmer (and his son) for their hard work clearing and planting. PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR DATES OF THE NEXT WORKING PARTIES AND TRY TO JOIN US.

ARE YOU SEEKING LOCAL INFORMATION?

Do you need local information and contact details for local organisations and councils?
Do you need the phone number of a local club or society?
Do you need the contact details of the Medical Practice or the Albrighton Schools or RAF Cosford Museum?
Do you need to find out how to book The Red House village hall?
Do you need to know the opening hours of the Library?
Do you want to know what the Civic Society is doing – or not doing – or thinking?
Do you want to find out contact details for the Parish Councils ...and for the Councillors
Do you want to read the history of the four local parishes?
Do you want to join our volunteer working parties enhancing the village entrances and find
out when and where these are happening?
Do you want to take your child to the toddlers Tuesday club?
Do you want to join the trips to see films at the Lighthouse Cinema, Wolverhampton?
Do you want to learn how to use computers? See the Broadplace page.
Do you want to find out what Albrighton shops and traders sell ...and find their phone nos?
......and answers to many more questions than we can possibly list
IF SO WE HAVE A SIMPLE ANSWER – PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT

www.AlbrightonAndDistrictCivicSociety.co.uk

(If your club or society wishes to be included in the List of Voluntary Organisations on our website please send contact details to the Secretary. We can also provide, at no charge, for your club to have a page on our website showing your forthcoming events or notices – useful for clubs without their own website or those without web skills)

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. We sent a proposal to the Village Plan Committee and Shrop Council for this to be dealt with in an Overall Planned Approach and not piecemeal, which seems to be the case to date. See our Proposal on our website & let us have your views now.

For more information please see www AlbrightonAndDistrictCivicSociety.co.uk or contact:

Peter Woodman –Chairman (T: 372225) 31/32 High St or Rod Smith -Secretary (T: 372765)