THANK YOU TO Wem Rural Parish Council

If you’ve been to Edstaston Village Hall you will have seen our lovely extension (completed in June 2022) with its accessible automatic entrance door leading to a lobby and through into the bright extension to the main hall. Bifold doors open out onto the new patio...

Update from the Chair Walking in the Parish

As promised in the Autumn Rural Review I donned my walking boots and warm clothes and have completed 4 of the walks around Wem that the Parish Paths Partnership have both repaired and documented. All of the walks I did start and finish at the Co-op car park and apart...

Community Grants are now open

Wem Rural Parish Council is committed to supporting local community groups and each year it runs a Community Grants Scheme and is inviting voluntary organisations and community groups to apply. Application forms can be downloaded from the Wem Rural Parish Council...

The Great British Spring Clean

Every year Parish Councillors and Volunteers meet up to pick up litter from areas within the parish. This year they will be meeting at The Lowe Noticeboard on Saturday 16th March at 10am. Bin bags and litter pickers will be provided. Please wear high-viz clothing if...

Rural Review now available

The Winter edition of the Parish Newsletter, Rural Review is ready and being delivered to households in the parish. The latest issue contains stories of the Chair’s walks in the parish, the litter-picking event (The Great British Spring Clean), information about...

BBC Radio Shropshire Make A Difference Awards

Would you like to nominate someone for the 2025 BBC Radio Shropshire Make A Difference Awards? The deadline for nominations is Sunday 10 March 2024. It’s very simple and quick to fill in the form and say why you are nominating this person or group of people. All the...