Month: <span>September 2019</span>

Hodnet & District Garden Club October 2019

The next meeting of the Garden Club will take place on Tues 15th October at the Lyon Hall in Hodnet, 7.00 for 7:30pm.

A talk entitled “The Garden through the seasons” will be given by Zdenek Valkoun-Walker, the Head Gardener from the Dorothy Clive Gardens.

Visitors (£2) are most welcome to come along to this event and enjoy light refreshments afterwards.

Enquiries: Dave 01630-685966, or email

The club website features write-ups on previous talks, along with a schedule of forthcoming events.

Hodnet & District Garden Club

Hodnet Medical Centre – Half day closure 16.09.19

The Medical Centre has put a notice on its website stating that it will be closed on the afternoon of Monday 16 September for Dr. Richura’s funeral. The announcement reads:

Dr Raichura’s funeral will take place on Monday 16th September at St Swithun’s Church, Cheswardine at 1pm.  Donations to Cricket Without Boundaries, a charity working to empower communities through cricket.  The surgery will close at 12 noon, however there will be telephone and locum doctor cover for emergencies only.  Thank you for your understanding.

Hodnet Medical Centre

Parish Councillor Vacancy – 2019

NOTICE UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (Section 87(2))

VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that a casual vacancy has occurred in the office of Councillor for HODNET PARISH COUNCIL following the resignation on 8 August 2019 of Councillor Steve Alden.

Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies.

The rule allows TEN ELECTORS for Hodnet Parish to request the Returning Officer to hold an election to fill the vacancy.*  That request must be made within FOURTEEN DAYS, calculated in accordance with the rules,** of the date of this notice.  The fourteen-day period ends at midnight on 3rd October 2019.

What if a request to hold an election is not received during the permitted time?

Rule 5(5) of the above Rules will apply.  The Parish Council must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the fourteen-day period, co-opt a person to fill the vacancy.

The Returning Officer’s address is:
Electoral Services, Shropshire Council,
The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6ND
The telephone number for further guidance is 0345 678 9015.

This notice is  dated 13th September 2019

Ian Cruise-Taylor
Hodnet Parish Council
c/o Stable Barn
Kenstone, Nr Hodnet
TF9 3LJ
07866494411
email

* There is no form of words for this request, which might simply be a letter headed with such words as “We the undersigned being electors for Hodnet Parish, call for an election to fill the vacancy arising from the resignation of Cllr Steve Alden”.  A template entitled “Request for an Election” is available to download from Shropshire Council’s website – www.shropshire.gov.uk – under “Current Council Vacancies”.  It is helpful if the ten signatures are accompanied by printed names and addresses. 

** In calculating the notice period, day one is the day following the date of this notice; a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a Bank Holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning shall be disregarded, and the period closes at midnight on the fourteenth day after the date of this notice. Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies.

Hodnet Parish Council

Accident Closes A442 in Peplow – 9 Sep. 2019

Shortly before 10am on Monday 9 Sept. a fairground trailer became detached from the vehicle that was towing it and hit a small BT van which was travelling towards Hodnet.

The incident occurred near Highway Farm and the road was closed for over two hours by the police.

The two occupants of the van were taken to hospital by ambulance.

All Change for this Website

In the next few weeks the first major update of the Hodnet Parish website in its ten year history is to take place. A major reason for this is to make the site more accessible to those using smaller screens on smart phones and tablets.

It may take a few days for the update to be fully implemented, so we ask visitors to be patient whilst the update is being completed.

New team members still needed

As previously highlighted, Randall Hardy, who has managed the site for a decade has decided that the time has come for him to pass on responsibility for it. The new format for the site is being designed by a respondent to the above item, who will be managing the technical aspects in the future.

The Parish Council is however still looking for a new editor along with anyone else who is motivated to help to manage the content.

You can find out more about this opportunity on the recently updated home page.

Concert of Early English Music

St Luke’s Church, Sunday 15 September, 3.00pm

A short concert of early English music in St Luke’s Church performed by Jacobi Chorale. This will feature Mass of the Western Wind by John Taverner and instrumental interludes. The Mass is one of John Taverner’s best known works and is based on a tune that goes back to a secular poem from medieval times “Westron Wynde”. Entry to the concert is free, however donations will be gratefully received and will be shared with the Church. Please join us afterwards for refreshments and an opportunity to speak with the singers and instrumentalists.

Jacobi Chorale, an early music choir was founded in 2007 under the direction of Dr Paul Nevins. Performing across the Midlands their focus is mainly on music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 and Bach’s St John Passion are two of the large scale works they have performed. Shorter, afternoon concerts are increasingly popular and have featured works by some less well-known composers as well as the more familiar including Gabrieli, de Rore, Tallis, Byrd, Purcell and Vivaldi.

Further information available from Jill Walton-Nevins – Tel: 07538482818 / 01630638793 or email

A Ramble and Real Ale in Hodnet

On Saturday 21st September, Hodnet Footpath Group has arranged an afternoon walk from The Bear Inn, Hodnet, up to Marchamley and then back via Long Lane and a field path to Hodnet running past the Hearn.

We’ll meet outside The Bear at 2pm for this walk, which is about 3 miles in length along easy to moderate terrain – with a few stiles having dog gates en-route.

All are welcome, including dogs on leads.

By chance this date coincides with the recently announced last day of trading of The Bear, so we will call in at the end of the walk for a sociable ‘snifter’ – and to toast the future fortunes of Greg and Pia, who have run things well in their time at the helm.

 

 

Dr Naresh Raichura – Updated

Hodnet Medical CentreUpdate: 9 September – It has been announced that Dr Raichura’s funeral will take place at 1pm, Monday 16 September, at St. Swithun’s Church, Cheswardine.

Hodnet Medical Practice has posted the following announcement on its website earlier today (1 Sep. 2019):

“It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Dr Raichura on 31st August 2019. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time and we ask that you respect their privacy.”