News | Wem Rural Parish

New Planters in Northwood

Many thanks to Northwood Nurseries who have planted new flowers in Northwood. They also cut the verges so that the flowers are more visible which wasn’t a particularly nice job as several bags of dog poo have been left. Please do remember to pick up any dog poo...

Communities Supporting Each Other

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Recently one of the fathers of a member of Wem Rural Parish Councl passed away. Tony Matthews was a true Shropshire Lad. He was so proud of his county and in particular, the areas of Barkers Green and Aston, where he lived all of is 88 years. Tony was a farm and...

Happy 3rd Birthday to Sweets and Treats in Wem

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Many happy returns to Sweets and Treats who celebrate 3 years in business this week. The owner, Kate Williams opened the sweet shop on Wem High Street during lockdown and is going from strength to strength. We met up with Kate and her mum when we visited the shop this...

A little piece of Parish Council history

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We have several beautifully bound ledgers that hold the minutes of council meetings between 1933 and 1992. They are going to be archived so we thought it might be interesting to share a snippet from the earliest meeting. The minutes are hand written as you can see...

Green Information Day Drop-In

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Wem Climate Action are organising a Green Information Drop-In on Saturday 15th July so local people can find out more about biodiversity. Cllr Len Staines, who represents Wem Rural Parish Council at the Wem Climate Action Forum will be taking part in the morning. The...

Helping to combat speeding traffic in Northwood

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Speeding on Rural roads with 60mph limit are the most lethal roads in Britain with 514 deaths in 2021 according to figures from the Department of Transport. So traffic passing through villages like Northwood where 60mph changes to 30mph needs monitoring and drivers...