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Madeley Active Retirement Group

Now a pensioner, I have joined the active retirement group which meets in Madeley on Thursday mornings at Jubilee House from 10am – 12pm. The aim of the group is to encourage us to try out new pursuits, discover hidden talents or revive talents from the past. Through past weeks we have tried our hands at computing, painting, creative writing, play reading and learning German to name but a few.

We’ve visited the library, the locality, the postal sorting office and we’ve remembered days gone by. Much useful information has come our way from visiting speakers and from each other. We’ve walked, talked and laughed together as each week brings something different; so new friendships are made and body, mind and spirits are kept alert and active.

I would recommend this group to anyone who is looking for something to do and friendly folk to do it with. This is one of several courses run by the WEA in this area, for further information please telephone Sue on Telford 583886.

Home Maintenance Advice Service

The service is currently working with the local community to set up a community tool loan scheme. The scheme would appreciate any donations of hand tools, old or new.

Hammers, screw drivers, wood chisels, planes, vices, in fact any tools that might be lying in the shed or garage gathering rust or dust, would be gratefully received

We need your tools – so please have a look.
We can arrange collection. Please call on 07813 102549

Healthy Madeley Week

We would like to apologise to the ‘Healthy Madeley’ partnership. Unfortunately, we were unable to print their article on activities planned for September. However, we are pleased to include this follow-up report...

At the beginning of September, Madeley residents were offered the opportunity to try a range of health and fitness sessions within CHEC and the Health Shop, based on Madeley High Street. These ranged from Help to Quit advice, making non-alcoholic cocktails, testing body fat!, aromatherapy and beauty tips to energy efficiency advice and making reflective radiator panels. Over 200 people sampled these sessions and several more enrolled on a variety of courses now running at CHEC.

Many people had not used CHEC before and were pleasantly surprised at the wealth of information and advice available there. The event was a joint project organised by both CHEC and Telford & Wrekin Council. It enabled local people to look at health in its widest sense and to look at ways in which they can improve their own health, fitness and well being.

Healthy Madeley will hopefully become an annual event, but in the meantime the Health Shop at CHEC is open every day between 9am and 3pm offering a wide range of help, advice, information and sign-posting to other agencies or self help groups.

Why not pop in sometime to see what we offer or you can telephone on 582659. Ask for Brenda, Sue or Helen.

Monitor Appeal . . . Thank You

To the generous people who very kindly donated baby monitors in response to our appeal in the last issue, which was also followed up by the Shropshire Star.

These have been passed on to the Hospice Outreach Sister who will loan them out to families in need. The help afforded to carers in the home by these little gizmos is immense.

Anyone who missed our appeal and would like to donate a working, but redundant, baby monitor can do so by contacting Julie at Jubilee House on 278001.
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Calling All Photographers!

The Madeley Living History Project would like to invite local photographers to take part in a project to begin in January 2002. You’ll be asked to take regular fixed point photographs of a part of the parish that interests you, helping to create an important photographic record. The Living History Project will pay for films and developing costs. If you are interested in taking part, contact Fay Bailey on 680278 or email her at LHP@mparish.fsnet.co.uk

SSAFA

(The Soldiers’ Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association) Would like to announce their new telephone number:- 672604 at their new premises in Donnington. Lines are open from 10am until 1pm or there is a 24hr answering service, where you can leave a message.

Army Apprentices School – Chepstow (BOBA)

Were you there as a boy or member of staff? If so, please get in contact. If you were a member of 53A or 53B you can learn about our 50th reunion to be held in September 2003.
Chris Irish 415774 or email c.irish@blueyonder.co.uk (PLEASE NO ATTACHMENTS – I ALWAYS DELETE MAIL WITH THESE)

Services Saga ...

I am tired of reading in the newspaper, about Telford & Wrekin Council blowing their own trumpet. Telling us how marvellous they are. Try getting the most basic of jobs done, and it is at least 3 months, many phone calls and a letter of complaint before even one of the tasks have been completed. It has taken over a year before Sheridan Way was swept and when a sweeper did arrive, it moved the rubbish rather than collected it. How they get their awards I don’t know. But I can see why our council tax is so high, and our money is wasted.
Mrs V Betts

Madeley Court School ‘Rise and Shine’

Madeley Court School has set up a Breakfast Club at which pupils can join staff for breakfast before the teaching day begins.
Hot buttered toast and a host of cereals are available as pupils chat with teachers at the breakfast table.
Funded through the New Opportunity Fund, a government grant, it was set up to promote the education inclusion policy and improve attendance.

A Grand Victorian Music Hall Extravaganza is to be held at St Michael’s Church, Madeley at 7pm on Saturday 1st December 2001

All Welcome

There will be a collection in aid of the Church Roof.
Mulled wine and mince pies will be served during the interval. St Michael’s Church was designed and built by Thomas Telford in 1797 and is therefore an important part of our local history. Due to its age, it is now in urgent need of repairs – particularly the roof, which leaks very badly.

The Church is fortunate enough to have been given a proportion of the cost by English Heritage, but we are left with a shortfall of £34,000, which we must raise ourselves. In an effort to do this we are arranging a programme of events, of which this evening is one.

No entrance fee will be charged, but there will be a voluntary collection, and we ask you please to support our efforts to restore this beautiful old building.

Bus Service 76/77

It was resolved that the introduction and continuation of the revised 76/77 bus route be supported. Madeley Parish Council thanks all those who responded to the survey.

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