The Penkridge Advertiser - December 2018

Penkridge Advertiser

The

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Including Brewood, Wheaton Aston, Bishops Wood, Lapley, Acton Trussell, Pillaton, Shoal Hill and Huntington

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CONTENTS Stafford Lions Answering a Call for Help

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Wolgarston School Raises Awareness

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Balti Palace - New Ownership

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Christmas Crime Prevention

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Russell's Butchers

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McCarthy & Stone Retirement Living Plus

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The Rotary Club of Cannock 10k Race

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The Rodbaston 10k

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TJ Hughes Gifts for the Whole Family

The WI of Cannock

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Penkridge Market What's On

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The WI of Penkridge

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Christmas at Pipers

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Penridge Poppies Marks Armistice Day

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Learn, Laugh and Live with U3A

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Penkridge Round Table Sleigh Tour

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Golfers' Memorial Day

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The Chase NYE Dinner & Disco

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Recipe of the Month - Roast Turkey & Stuffing

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Georgie's Canal Cruises

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The Hair Lounge

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Get into the Festive Spirit at Mere Park

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Penkridge St John's Ambulance Recruiting Now

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Take This Job & You Might End Up in Jail

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What's On

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What's On at your Local Library

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Farm's First Countryside Ramble

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Cannock Soroptimists Christmas Events

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Chinese Fire Cupping

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Kenway Christmas Trees

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Useful Numbers

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Answering a Call for Help When Stafford Lions received a request from Spinal Muscular Atrophy Support UK requesting financial help for a local young man, the club was only too happy to help.

Seventeen year old Andy Speke a sixth form pupil at Wolgarston High School Penkridge is totally dependent upon his powered wheelchair for all mobility but desperately needs a powered centre leg rest. This will allow him to independently adjust his leg position throughout the day for both comfort and pressure relief.

The cost of a leg rest is £3104.56.

Chris and Dave Lewis, both members of Stafford Lions Club visited Andy, who is hoping to go to University to study Sports Sciences and Media with a view to becoming either a football coach or work in sport media. They were welcomed into his ‘man cave’ where they presented him with a cheque from Stafford Lions which will help towards the cost of his leg rest.

If YOU feel that you could further help Andy with his fund-raising please contact Stafford Lions Club or claire.holdcroft@smasupport.org.uk Would you like to join us? You would be made very welcome!

If you are interested visit our website www.staffordlions.co.uk or phone 08458335834 Stafford Lions will ebe out and about this Christmas - Look out for us!

Saturday 1st & 8th December - Queens Retail Park Sunday 9th & 16th December - Asda Stafford The Baswich Food Collection will take place after Christmas this year on Sunday January 13th.

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Christmas is just around the corner at Russell’s Butchers!

CHRISTMAS ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN Traditional Fresh Free Range Turkeys & Turkey Crowns Also available: • Game • Pheasant • Partridge • Venison • Cockerels • Ducks • Geese • Traditional 28 Day Matured Beef • Fresh Fish • Dry Cured Bacon • Homemade Sausage, Pork Pies and Pickles!

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Russell’s Butchers located in Penkridge, offer a wide variety of locally sourced meats and produce using traditional butchering methods with a modern twist.

The family run butchers will soon be celebrating their 44th year in Market Street, Penkridge.

Lee and Ray pride themselves on offering high quality produce at affordable prices. At Russell’s Butchers, you can be assured that quality is never compromised.

As well as their large range of fresh meat available, they also offer fresh fish, game and freshly made ready meals including favourites such as lasagne, chicken curry and italian meatballs.

As the festive season fast approaches the team at Russell’s are preparing their stock ready for Christmas orders.

There is also a free delivery service available to the local area. Call for more details.

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The Rotary Club of Cannock 10k Road Race RAISES FUNDS FOR TWO WORTHWHILE CHARITIES

This was the ninth annual event which started and finished at Marquis Drive. The race was started by Cannock Chase MP Amanda Milling who also presented the prizes to the winners.

Runners from some 15 running clubs from a far afield as Holmfirth in West Yorkshire took part in this year’s race, along with a number of unattached runners representing many local companies, and this year the race even attracted runners from overseas.

The Rotary Club of Cannock annual 10k road race was held on Sunday 18th November with some 200 runners pounded the roads around Cannock chase on a crisp autumn morning to help raise funds for two very worthwhile charities This year the Cannock club has pledged to help The Midlands Air Ambulance and British Heart Foundation by donating all funds raised from the event equally between these two worthwhile charities. A representative from Midlands Air Ambulance advised that the service is funded by private donations and that it costs around £2000 every time the service is used.

This year’s winners were two unattached runners Mathew Woodman in a time of 35 minutes 46 seconds and the winner of the ladies race was Rachel Burchell in a time of 45minutes and 47 seconds.

Trophies were presented to the first three male and female runners also prizes were also awarded to age category winners.

The club President David Gardiner thanked everyone who helped organise the day’s events, all the competitors and marshals and Amanda Milling MP for taking time out from her busy schedule to support the event again this year. David also advised that this year’s race has received sponsorship from a number of local organisations totalling in access of £3.500 and thanks to their generosity he believes that the event has raised around £5000.

The Rotary Club of Cannock plan to organise the event again next year and details of the date will be announced early next year.

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OF PENKRIDGE We were reminded of how long it took to set up a photograph-perhaps that is why so many showed bored or stern expressions! How did they manage to keep the children still for so long?

We saw photographs of Blackpool; the bathing huts, the donkey rides, Punch and Judy and how strange it was that everyone, including the children, wore a hat!

Brian explained how the “Magic Lantern Men” travelled round the country with selection of coloured slides depicting religious themes, or encouraging people to “sign the pledge” by showing the perils and pitfalls that befall people who don’t live a good life!

This months meeting was the Annual Members’ Night, where the committee take a well- deserved back-seat and the whole evening is arranged by the members, ably overseen by Winifred Mayne.

The speaker was “The Magic Lantern Man”, Brian Morris. Brian, from Leek, has been collecting slides for over 35 years and invited us to take a trip back in time to the mid to late 1800’s.

To set the mood Brian dressed in the style of the period, complete with top hat, high collar and long coat. We were shown photographs and slides covering all aspects of life at that time, contrasting the differing lives of the rich and poor, general photographs of the time and some family portraits.

Brian ended the evening by showing us some delightful cartoons made by having two pictures hand painted onto glass slides, shown alternately, to depict movement. One depicted a man in bed asleep, mouth open, when a spider ran into his mouth! Yuk! This caused consternation amongst the audience as did another set of slides showing where babies come fromthe stork of course!

A lovely evening. Interesting, informative and good fun.

The competition, a pretty scarf, was won jointly by Winifred Mayne and Vicky Atkins. The raffle prize was won by Christine Bryden.

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Penkridge Poppies

M A R K S 1 0 0 Y E A R S S I N C E A R M I S T I C E D AY To mark the 100 year anniversary

plastic bottles, cans and other

of Armistice Day, a community

materials to make theirs.

arts project was launched called Two

‘Penkridge Poppies’.

‘crafternoon’

events

were

held in the Methodist Church Hall in

September

and

October

in

preparation, bringing the community together inviting everyone to go along to make poppies.

Leaflets

were

provided

outside

Penkridge Methodist Church with a map of the poppy trail for residents to pick up and follow.

Photograph by Mark Hadley of MH Images

Church, there was also a Poppy

got involved by making poppies,

Trail to follow through the village.

which were then used to create

Local shops and businesses joined

Penkridge’s own version of the

in and hosted individual displays

Tower of London display, ‘Fields of

of

Blood’ a few years ago. The finished

poetry, photographs, stories and

poppies, all 8,555 of them were

information related to the Armistice

arranged similarly down the front

all leading to another cascade of

of the Penkridge Methodist Church

poppies put in place by the British

building onto the pavement below

Legion at St Michael’s and All

for Armistice Day, each poppy to

Angels Church.

represent a resident of Penkridge.

It made a wonderful eye catching and moving display for everyone to see, particularly anyone travelling up and down the A449.

The

poppies

were

poppies

accompanied

by Lots of local residents took to social media to share their images of the wonderful display. There was also a Facebook page created to act as an information point for those interested in Penkridge Poppies, you can still find more details

at

www.facebook.com/

penkridgepoppies.

Thank you to all those involved at

all

unique,

handmade using various materials and all different sizes. Some people decided to knit them, or make them from fabric. Some used recycled

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From the cascade at the Methodist

Local residents came together and

Penkridge Poppies. A wonderful way

to

mark

the

100

year

anniversary of Armistice Day whilst bringing

the

local

community

together.

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big day, Mere Park Garden Centre (just off the

events running throughout the month.

A41) have opened their Christmas Barn. A winter wonderland offering everything you could possibly

There are a large selection of Christmas trees

want and more for the festive period!

available as well as Christmas lunch to get you in the festive spirit, due in store at the start of December.

The Christmas Barn showcases a number of enchanting displays, giving you the perfect idea of

For more information call 01952 813500 or see

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Christmas 2018

ideas and inspiration about how their own homes could look.”

Programme of Events

For Mrs Shaw and her team at Mere Park, Christmas

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Saturday 1st December 1pm-4pm Peter Bishop - Organist

for the following Christmas.”

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WHAT’S ON IN DECEMBER AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY Blind and Partially Sighted People We have a wide range of books in large print, talking books and eAudio in our libraries. These all appear in our library catalogue. Visually impaired customers are not charged for borrowing or requesting any of these items.

Christmas is Coming and Your Library is here to help!

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Remember if you a getting an eReader or tablet for Christmas you can borrow from a catalogue of FREE titles – Check out what we have to offer at www.staffordshire.gov.uk/libraries or pop in and make an appointment to see one of our friendly IT buddies.

Staffordshire Libraries offer lots of help for housebound, blind and partially sighted people

For people who are registered blind or partially sighted, the Royal National Institute for the Blind have a very large library of audio books on CD, USB or available as a digital download. Customers can borrow up to six talking books at any time, completely free of charge.

We can also direct you to their books in Braille and Moon.

Our library computers have software that can magnify text, read documents/webpages aloud and allow you to choose colour schemes that will meet your sight requirements.

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Penkridge Library – Wednesday 15th November10:30am-13:00pm (and then 2nd Wednesday of every month) Contact Your Library through the Staffordshire County Council Contact Centre, on 0300 111 8000 For more information on December’s events and activities available in the South Staffordshire area please visit www.staffordshire.gov.uk/libraries or find us on Facebook and Twitter

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There are many things the Club members do throughout the year to help women and children locally and globally, but Christmas is a time of year when it is especially good to remember and help those in need.

At the end of November members will decorate a tree at St Luke's church as part of the Tree Festival when many local groups are involved in this lovely community event.

Members will all donate gifts which will be wrapped and given to the women and children who will spend Christmas living in the refuge for women victims

It has become tradition for Club members to provide and cook a 3 course Christmas meal during December for those people who use Mill Street soup kitchen in Cannock - some of them are homeless, for all of them this will be their only hot meal that day, possibly that week.

Instead of sending cards to each other at Christmas Cannock Soroptimists give a donation to the Soroptimist International President's Appeal which this year is Water, Women and Leadership.

Soroptimists celebrate themselves, too and this year their Christmas Celebration will be held at The Barns on December 13th. They will enjoy Christmas Fare and will be entertained by singers 'Voices of Tantallon'.

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Raising Awareness & Making a Difference W O LG A R S TO N S C H O O L C A N C E R R E S E A RC H F U N D R A I S E R

On Thursday 26th October Wolgarston High School held a fundraising day organised by Mr Skinner (House Leader of Pyrenees and teacher of PE) and Mrs Richards (Front Office Manager) and Mrs Marson (Senior Finance Support Officer).

“The aims of the day are to heighten staff and student awareness about cancer and how we can make a positive difference by taking part in Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” said Mr Skinner, “All of the money raised today will be donated to Cancer Research UK.”

events for Cancer Research. “I think it has been a brilliant day and to have everyone involved has made it amazing,” said Mrs Richards.

“We would like to thank all of the staff and students who have baked cakes for us to sell,” said Mrs Marson, “I heard that there was a secret bake off competition going on amongst the staff in which Mr Skinner and Mrs Brocton kept asking Miss Roberts and her student helpers who had made the best cake, with Mrs Dodd pointing out that her cupcakes had sold out first, then Mrs Garland Ridding’s.”

Students and staff all donated one pound each to come into school in non-uniform on the condition that they were wearing something pink.

“We also held a bake sale in our library at break times in which staff and students had brought in cakes for our pop up store to sell,” said Miss Roberts (Learning Resources Centre Administrator) “A huge thank you to Tim Asson, Jasmine Clarke, Holly Morphew (all Year 11 students), Rachel Rollinson (Year 10) and Joshua Witherstone (Year 12) for giving up their break time helping to sell all of the delicious cakes and raising £224.74. They did an amazing job!”

“I think it’s such a good cause for us to support and that we are given the chance to fundraise for Cancer Research,” said Holly Morphew (Year 11 student), “Because of how it affects families and the local community. It shows we care as a whole and we are trying to make a difference.”

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The chance of becoming a victim of crime in South Staffordshire is very low but Staffordshire Police is urging residents to take precautions to reduce that risk even further in the run up to Christmas Out Shopping...

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NEVER write down your PIN or keep it with your debit/ credit cards If you take the car, park it in well-lit busy places and don’t leave property on view or unattended in your vehicle Keep car doors locked at all times even when driving Ensure valuables are removed from vehicles when unattended Scams…

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OF CANNOCK dealer, Paul Martin, the host of 16 years of Flog It. She then proceeded to inform Clubs about exciting events planned in 2019 for the Staffordshire Federation WI Centenary: the theme being “Inspirational Women”.

The entertainment for the evening was provided by singer Michael James, who sang songs from the 60’s 70’s 80’s and West End shows, which had us all foot tapping and singing along. Our own Barbara Matthews then joined him in a rendition of a Chas and Dave mix which resulted in a few of us to be ‘moved’ enough to have a bit of a jig at the back of the room!

Funny lyrics had been submitted for a competition amongst the members and the winners, Moira Johns and Sandy Hobbs from Hayes Green W.I. were delighted with their win of £15 and £10 respectively, after reading out their funny poems to much laughter and applause.

Cannock W.I. played host to the bi-annual Heathside W.I. Group Meeting which included Presidents’ and members of Hayes Green W.I., and Shareshill W.I. Club at St. Luke’s Church Hall.

We were pleased to welcome Christine Hill, Treasurer of Staffordshire Federation of Women’s Institute who explained that the accounts are very healthy. Christine then shared her experience of the SFWI Spring Council Meeting from the previous day: where the speaker had been a very spirited, and knowledgeable antique

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The raffle winners were Eileen Smith and Barbara Matthews from Cannock W.I.; and Pauline Sawbridge from Shareshill W.I. Sue Davidson gave the vote of thanks; and President Helen Hallchurch presented a gift to SFWI Treasurer Christine Hill.

The evening culminated in a buffet and time for socialising.

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Stafford U3A’s Pauline Blackmore said “This is just a taster of the groups on offer and if you fancy learning something not currently covered, there is lots of support to help you get together with some like-minded U3A members and start your own group!”

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John’s widow Jayne, who organised the event, said “Throughout the entire day there was an amazing atmosphere Someone said to me at the end of the event ‘Great day guys – John would have had a ball‘ which sums it up for mesomewhat emotional, but a fitting tribute to my husband, who loved his golf and his time at 3 Hammers”.

3 Hammers Golf Complex in Coven, hosted a Cancer Research fundraising day earlier this year in remembrance of John Forrester, a local golfer who sadly passed away after a short illness.

Wolverhampton born John was a great friend and supporter of the national award winning Academy at 3 Hammers and “simply loved his golf!”. The golf day was hosted in his memory to bring his family and friends together whilst enjoying the game he loved so much.

65 golfers supported the event which included golf tuition, lunch and an afternoon of playing golf

John had lessons at the Complex and Senior Instructor Rory Haigh commented “John was one of my first clients when I joined 3 Hammers Golf Academy. He went on to become one of my best clients and a good friend. During our time working together, he managed to achieve his golfing goals, which was credit to his passion for the game. His passing was a great loss to all at the Academy but his memory will live on”.

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Heat half the butter and the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the leek and shallots for 6-7 minutes until softened. Remove from the heat and stir in the apricots, breadcrumbs, chestnuts and half the thyme leaves.

Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and leave to cool.

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Serve the turkey on a large warmed platter with the bacon-wrapped sausages and garnish with fresh herbs.

Serve the extra stuffing separately along with all the usual festive vegetables.

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PENKRIDGE FLOWER CLUB

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GARDENING CLUB

EVERY 3RD MONDAY OF THE MONTH

EVERY 1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH

EVERY 2ND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH

7:30pm start at the Peace Memorial Hall,

7:30pm start at the Methodist Church Hall,

Evening meetings 8.00pm to 10.00pm at

Penkridge. Professional NAFAS

Penkridge. New members and visitors

Acton Trussell, Bednall and Teddesley Hay

Demonstrators doing 5 floral

welcome. For more information contact

Community Centre 01785 715640. Learn

arrangements. Sales Table & Raffle. Light

Sandra on 01785 712468.

more about growing your favourite plants.

and Visitors very welcome. Call Margaret,

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01785 712113 or Marie, 01785 715445.

EVERY MONDAY (NO BANK HOLIDAYS)

DANCE CLUB

1:30pm-4pm at Codsall Village Hall.For

4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH

PENKRIDGE CARERS CAFÉ

more info ring Barbara on 01785 840498

American Contra & traditional square

LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH

or 07971 310463.

dancing. From 8pm - 10pm at Wheaton

Refreshments. Entrance £5. New Members

10:30am–12:30pm at the Haling Dene

Aston Village Hall (ST19 9NP). For further

Centre, Penkridge. Carers who are

PENKRIDGE ST JOHN AMBULANCE

information contact Mike Whiting on

supporting someone living with any long

ALL GROUPS MEET ON MONDAYS

01952 812601.

term illness or condition are most welcome

Badgers - 7 to 10 year olds

to join CASS at our support group to gain

Cadets - 10 to 18 year olds

STAY AND PLAY

information and advice on an array of caring

Adults 18+

EVERY TUESDAY

topics. Carers and their cared for can also

For more information about joining phone

9:30am-11:30am at Dunston Pre-School

enjoy entertainment, craft and fun

Pet Hughes on 01785714843 or email

Playgroup, Dunston. £2 per week. Including

activities during the café. Please call 01785

sja.org.uk with subject volunteering.

a drink and snack for both parent and

222365 for more details.

child. Plenty of toys for children. Everyone PENKRIDGE WIDOWS CLUB

welcome, mums, dads, grand parents or

CASS CARERS CAFÉ

EVERY OTHER MONDAY

childminders. For info call 07870 467360.

LAST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH

at The Haling Dene Centre, Penkridge.

(EXCEPT BANK HOLIDAYS)

Speakers, holidays, day trips, lunches,

10:30am–1pm at The Haling Dene Centre.

summer teas and various other events

EVERY TUESDAY

Carers are encouraged to come and

throughout the year. Come and join us!

10am at Penkridge Methodist Church.

socialise with others in a similar situation,

For more details contact Mrs V Jackson on

Come and join us to sing, dance, play, learn

enjoy entertainment and engage in

01785 840256.

and moove! Book online at

information and advice sessions. Please

MOO MUSIC

www.moo-music.co.uk/stafford. For more

CASS The Carers Association on call 01785

AIR CADETS 2415 PENKRIDGE

222365 for more information.

SQUADRON

details call Hannah on 07527 723948.

EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY

PENKRIDGE RAINBOW CLUB

PENKRIDGE SCOUT GROUP

7:30pm-9:30pm at Grange Road HQ.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

AT SCOUT HUT, GOOD STATION LANE

12-17 years, boys and girls welcome. For

Carer, Baby & Toddler Group.

BEAVERS

more info contact 07397 013407 or email,

10am-11:30am at Penkridge Scout Hut.

Mondays 6pm–7:15pm. (For boys and girls

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A variety of activities, occasionally joining with different toddler groups. £2 per family.

- ages 5 3/4 yrs–8 yrs). Tel: 07816 758258 / Sally Turner or email

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EVERY 3RD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH

Group.

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From 4.30pm at Penkridge Fire Station.

Thursdays 7:15pm–8:45pm. (For boys and

Breast Cancer Support. For further details

PENKRIDGE PARKINSONS

girls - ages 8 yrs-10 1/2 yrs). Tel: 07506

contact Jan on 01785 711124.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

10:30am-12:30pm. at The Haling Dene

SCOUTS

1ST & 3RD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH

Centre, Penkridge. Meetings on the 4th

Tuesdays 7:15pm–9pm. (For boys and

Penkridge & Acton Trussell Photographic

wednesday of the month with the

girls - ages 10 1/2 yrs-14 yrs). Tel: 07704

Society. Evening meetings 8pm to 10pm at

exception of August and December. Re-

896060 / Lorna Smith or email

Acton Trussell, Bednall & Teddesley Hay

freshments provided. Come along

scouts@penkridgescouts.org.uk

Community Centre 01785 713839. Learn

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EVERY WEDNESDAY

EVERY THURSDAY

EVERY FRIDAY

1:30pm to 3:30pm at Acton Trussell,

8pm onward at Brewood Jubilee Hall.

Anyone interested should turn up between

Bednall and Teddesley Hay Community

Popular, forward looking, mixed choral

1pm and 1:15pm at the Haling Dene

Centre 01785 714469 or 01889 586289.

group. For details on joining or bookings call

Centre Room 16 (opposite main door). Pace

Learn how to draw and paint – just come

Pat Mumford on 01902 850377.

2000 continues to provide a good

along. Some materials can be supplied.

Friday afternoon for the over 50’s.

CHAIR BASED KEEP FIT

Including 45 mins of exercise and a 45 min

CHAIR BASED KEEP FIT

EVERY THURSDAY

talk/demonstration followed by 30 mins

EVERY WEDNESDAY

For over 50’s. 10am - 11am at the

refreshments and chat. We are a very

11am-12noon at Acton Trussell

Methodist Church, Penkridge. £2.00 per

friendly group and welcome men and

Community Centre. Come along and join in

session. Help loosen your joints, to keep you

women to our organisation from all the

the fun with South Staffordshire AGE UK.

active, healthy and feeling good. First lesson

local areas.

£2 per session. First session free of charge.

FREE. For more information contact Susan on 01785 788472.

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SOCIETY OF RECORDER PLAYERS SOUTH STAFFS BRANCH

EVERY WEDNESDAY

CANNOCK WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

EVERY 2ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

1:30pm-3:30pm. at Church Hall, Penkridge.

EVERY 2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH

2:30pm-5pm at Penkridge Methodist

Run by volunteers from local churches.

10.30am at St. Luke’s Church Hall,

Church Hall. New members and visitors

Open to any age group. We offer tea/

Cannock. Meetings will usually include a

welcome. For information contact Alyson

coffee/cakes (no charge), cards, dominoes,

speaker or demonstrator. W.I. provides

Lewin on 01785 716957 or

jigsaws, rummikub and the occasional

educational opportunities, and the chance

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musical or bingo afternoon. All welcome.

to try and develop new skills and crafts.

For more details, call Liz on 07779 405321.

A link with Staffordshire Federation

SAFE & SOUND OVER 60S EVENT

provides further activities like craft fairs

PENKRIDGE MARKET

and quizzes. Guests and prospective new

EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY

members are always welcome. For further

at Penkridge Market Site, Pinfold Lane.

information contact The President on

Open 9am-3pm. Auction of plants, eggs &

01543 271617 or

live poultry every Wednesday at 11:30am.

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EVERY 3RD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH The Society meets on the third Thursday of

Useful workshops such as: Fire Safety in the Home, Fraud & Cyber Crime Awareness, Basic Life Support, CPR, Use of a Defibrillator.

Book your free place by emailing safeandsound@staffordshirefire.gov.uk

CANNOCK AND DISTRICT LADIES

each month except August and December at

PROBUS CLUB

the Old Gaol in Bellbrook, Penkridge

EVERY 1ST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH

(Penkridge Heritage Centre). Always an

12pm at The Chase Golf and Country Club,

interesting mix of speakers and events.

(ST19 5RN). The Cannock and District

Meetings begin at 7:30pm and the fee for

Ladies Probus Club are retired professional

visitors is £2.

PENKRIDGE VOICES CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT

for lunch, and fellowship, with speakers on

YOUTH CLUB

Saturday 15th December

interesting topics. In addition there are

EVERY THURSDAY

7.30pm St Michael's Church

opportunities to take part in other

6:30pm at Church Hall, Penkridge.

activities, crafts, games, trips and holidays.

9-13 year olds welcome. Activities include

New members welcome. For more info call

computer nights, quizzes, film evenings, arts

membership secretary 01543 505107 and

and crafts.

or business ladies who meet each month

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Friday 7th December 9am-1.30pm

or call 01785 898791 Refreshments provided

All Welcome

BAND & CAROL EVENING WITH ST JOHN BAND

YOGA CLASSES

EVERY FRIDAY

Saturday 15th December

EVERY THURSDAY

8.30pm in the upstairs room at The

7pm - Tickets £7 include light refreshments

7:30pm-8:45pm at Monckton Recreation

Bradford Arms, Ivetsey Bank, near

Centre, Penkridge. Hatha Yoga taught in the

Wheaton Aston. A mix of Performer’s

IYENGAR tradition. The development of

Nights and Guest Nights. See the website:

strength, flexibility and stability is gained.

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Contact Karen for more details on 07939

details contact Linda Del-Manso 07870

551670 or bring along your mat on the day!

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Farm’s First ‘Countryfile Ramble’ PROVES HUGE SUCCESS!

Friends, family, staff and customers, all came out in force on Saturday (10th November) to join Canalside Farm, on their first ever Countryfile Ramble in aid of Children in Need.

Everyone arrived at the farm at 10am, with their walking boots on, ready to raise money for this worthwhile cause.

Chris and Wendy Barton, owners of the Farm, led the 4 mile walk, taking in the stunning Staffordshire countryside, including the Shugborough estate and the glorious canal network.

Chris continued: “We would really like to turn this into an annual event and are hoping that even more people will come and join us next year.”

If you would like to donate towards the team’s efforts there is still time – simply log onto the website https://countryfile-ramble-for-bbc-childrenin-need-2018.everydayhero.com/uk/ canalside-ramblers or pop into the Farm Shop, where there are collection buckets.

Owner, Chris Barton said: “As Farmers ourselves, we religiously watch the BBC1 Countryfile programme every Sunday evening. So when we saw that they were asking people to put on their walking boots and do a sponsored walk to raise money for charity, we thought it was a great idea.

The Farm is located on the side of the Trent and Mersey Canal, so we are lucky enough to have some beautiful walks, right here on our doorstep.

We are always encouraging our customers to go for walks along the canal, when they visit us, so we thought this was the perfect opportunity to get people out walking and raise money for charity at the same time.”

Since the BBC started fundraising for Children in Need they have raised a staggering £972 million, helping disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Their aim is to ensure that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential.

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River View Christmas Open Morning

Join us on Thursday 6th December at 10am for a Christmas themed open morning at this modern Severn Homes retirement complex. Enjoy mince pies whilst taking a tour of the last apartments available. River View is conviently situated close to local amenities and benefits from lovely communal areas and private balconies.

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