Category: General Chat

We have received some information about a Pathfinder Project to document some riding routes in Shropshire. This may be of interest and worth a look.

The Pathfinder Project has collated a collection of horse riding routes spanning across the Shropshire Hills National Landscape including the Long Mynd, Stiperstones, Clee Hill, Brown Clee, Wenlock Edge, Clun and their surrounding areas.

The Pathfinder Project is funded by the Shropshire Hills Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.

Link to online information leaflet –

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGQxUr5D2k/KCwpnh2wclGXcF6t_qlz3A/view?utm_content=DAGQxUr5D2k&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

Following from the last post regarding our Lloyds Bank Account it looks like we may be able to move to Nat West which currently does not have a monthly charge for community groups.

We will start the process but before making the change we need to make sure that everyone is happy with a change of Bank.

Please let me know ASAP if you have any concerns or questions.

Chris

From 14th Jan we are going to be charged £4.25/mth by Lloyds Bank to use our community Bank Account!

We only do a handful of transactions in a year and our account does not have much in it so an annual cost of £51 will soon eat into our funds. 

I have had a quick look around and there are not many free alternatives for non-registered community groups. Nat West seem to offer one but only for people with an existing Nat West account (I don’t have one). Metro appears to be an option but it looks like you have to go into a Branch and the nearest is Brieley Hill.

Please contact me if you have any thoughts?

Chris (Treasurer)

We have been given advanced notice of a vintage motorcycle event on Sunday 29th Sept from about 11 am to 12am. They will be coming through Farlow and up Farlow Bank then right at the cross roads across the common and up to Hopton Bank Garage.

It took a while and a lot of chasing but work has now been completed on Walters Lane. This was funded by the Council and done by Roddy who has done a great job and it should stay usable throughout the year.  Well done to all involved.

Don’t forget the Quiz night fund raiser on 16th June !

Mortimer Forest is a wonderful local place to ride and walk away from traffic and people. You are probably already aware but there is a threat to the forest with the proposed development of a holiday park with 68 log cabins. If you want to save the forest please sign the petition now.

More info can be found on – https://www.save-mortimer-forest.co.uk/

Thanks,

Chris

We have been told by Shropshire Council  that the work on Walters Lane is now booked for May this year. A quote was supplied to the council by a local contractor which they have approved. Start on the project has been put back to May to allow the ground conditions to dry out.

Thanks to Jo for her persistence.