May 9th, 2012 | Events, Locals Taking Action
The World Record was broken twice as the Stretton Duck Races outshone the Olympics on 5th May. In the first race All Quacked Up (No 25) streaked home in 2 minutes 17.6 seconds, but his world record stood for less than half an hour; in the second …
May 4th, 2012 | Events, Locals Taking Action
The Devil's Drop in calmer years
After the wettest April on record the scene is set for world record performances at Carding Mill Valley on Saturday – but without the foreign competition. Water levels are high and …
April 17th, 2012 | Events, Locals Taking Action
Ducks from Rome and Cairo practising on the ice!
Church Stretton’s Annual Duck race is on Saturday May 5th in Carding Mill Valley from 11.00am to 4.00pm. We were going to call them the Duck Olympics …
March 1st, 2012 | Events, Locals Taking Action
WARM AND HAPPY NIGHT - 20th MARCH
Many people in Stretton and the surrounding area have homes with no cavity walls and can’t insulate them. The good news is that when the Green …
January 6th, 2012 | Energy Saving Tips, Events, Locals Taking Action
Title: CRAVEN ARMS COMMUNITY CENTRE -ENERGY ADVICE DROP IN DAY 10am – 3pm
Description: Help with energy saving tips, advice on how to switch suppliers and tariffs, information and help on benefits and grants. We’ll be there along with Age UK, the Community Council, the Credit Union, Shropshire Council, Mayfair, Energy …
October 10th, 2011 | Events, Uncategorized
Congratulations to our five Geoff Hamby Memorial Photo competition winners: Laura Hayes and Dominic Gallagher in the under 16s category, Danny Beath and Val Morris in the over 16s, and Howard Jones, who won the public vote. Those of us who know little about photography but know what we like …
September 3rd, 2011 | Events
It takes place on Friday October 7th from 3pm, and there’s categories for under and over 16s, and all y0u have to do is take a photo you like and send it in!
The Geoff Hamby Memorial Photographic competition is in memory of one of our founder members and invites entry …
July 5th, 2011 | Energy Saving Tips, Events, Locals Taking Action
The Carding Mill Valley Cafe - Low Carbon technology at the National Trust
This Saturday (July 9th) you can learn all about renewable technologies and visit up to 10 homes in the Stretton Area to …
June 2nd, 2011 | Climate Change, Events
Despite the lowest water levels since we started, this year’s Duck Race was again a splendid success, with thousands (well dozens) of excited children of all ages cheering on their ducks as they proceeded at a stately pace down …
IT’S A RUNAWAY BESTSELLER! AND NOW EVEN CHEAPER!!
Our very own Jon Cooke’s amazingly helpful book has been reprinted and is now once more available at the bargain price of £5.00. Order one here or drop in at Burway Books
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