Welcome to the website of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench Parish Council
The Parish Council held its first meeting on 29th April 1988 so it is just over twenty years old. The Parish Council Centre was officially opened by Bruce Grocott MP on 24th October 1998, making it 10 years old.
The Council has eleven councillors covering three wards, two on Wrockwardine Wood Ward, eight for Trench Ward and one councillor for the East Ward. There are two members of staff, the Clerk and the cleaner/caretaker.
The Council maintains the Parish Council Centre which is a community building, and manages allotments at Stanmore Drive, we fund the maintenance of street lighting in the parish and are responsible for the maintenance of the churchyard at Holy Trinity Church, Wrockwardine Wood.
The Council provides grants to groups within the community and to outside groups that benefit the community. You can download a grant application form here. The Council makes representation to other local authorities on planning and other matters and lobbies for improvements in footpaths, repair of pot holes, maintenance of bus shelters, street cleansing and grass verges and hedge cutting.
You can also download our latest newsletter here, download some forms here and read the minutes of our latest meetings here. We hope you will also enjoy our history section. If you would like to make any suggestions or comments, you can contact us here.
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench PACT Panel Presents:
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench Community Safety and Awareness Day
At Wrockwardine Wood & Trench Parish Council Centre
On Thursday 16th April 2009 - 11am till 3pm
Something for Everyone
Friendly help, advice and free information on a range of topics including:
- FREE Mini Health Checks
- Advice for the Elderly
- Health through Warmth
- Road Safety (Advice on applying for grants)
- PACT Surgery
- Age Concern
- Internet Safety
- Fire Safety Awareness
- Citizens Advice
- Climate Change
- Trench Allotment & Leisure Gardeners Society (Advice on growing your own vegetables)
Refreshments will be provided
All details are correct at time of publication and are subject to change without prior notice.
This event is supported by West Mercia Police
Fun Day
At Pinewood Avenue Playing Field Tuesday 7th April 2009 10am – 2pm
- Street Sports – Lads & Dads Five a Side Competition
- Beat the Goalie
- Hook a Duck
Telephone 616363 for more details
Precept 2009/10
At our meeting in January we set the precept for 2009/10. We are pleased to report that our precept remains at £106,000 for the third year running. In the new financial year we intend to provide more litter bins and would welcome your comments on their location. We also intend to build an extension to the Parish Council Centre to provide a storage area. We are very short of space for our old files, tables and chairs and equipment for the weekly toddler group and youth clubs. We hope to finance the extension with a low cost loan over the next five years. The fencing for the Holy Trinity Churchyard should be completed before the next financial year.
Coffee Morning Invitation
Please join us at our free Coffee Morning on Friday 13th March at The Parish Council Centre, Church Road, Wrockwardine Wood at 10am.
The coffee morning is aimed at our more senior residents with a view to setting up a weekly group to look at topics of interest to members or just to meet and socialise.
Telephone Yvonne on 01952 616363 for further details.
Trench Allotment & Leisure Gardeners Society
You are invited to our St Georges Day Bar-b-Que on Saturday 25th April 2009.
Full details from The Secretary, Anne Watkins, 14 Oaklands Drive, Trench, Telford 01952 271764
Senior Citizens Christmas Party
Our Christmas Party this year was very successful. We are pleased to have received a lot of positive comments from our residents about how much they enjoyed the event. We would like to thank all residents who donated a gift for the raffle. We would also like to thank A.T. Brown (Coaches) for providing free transport, The White Horse Tavern, New Road, Wrockwardine Wood whose donation paid for the mince pies, Christmas crackers and raffle prizes and also for providing free of charge the plastic glasses for our bar. Further grateful thanks to Top Shop, New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, and Bradleys Butchers, Gibbons Road, Trench for donating raffle prizes.
Dog Fouling
The Community Support Officers and the Parish Council are receiving a lot of complaints about dog fouling in the area. The main areas of concern are the footpath around the Wrockwardine Wood Infant School, on the football field at the back of Oakengates Leisure Centre and all along Church Road, Wrockwardine Wood. This is a real problem for children who are arriving at school with their shoes covered in dog excrement. We know that there are a lot of responsible dog owners who do clean up after their pets, but obviously not everyone is as vigilant. The CSOs and the Parish Council would like to appeal to all dog owners to clean up after their pets. There are free dog bags available from the Parish Council Centre – please call in to collect a pack. Other venues that have bags available include local vets, libraries, Oakengates Leisure Centre, Top Shop at New Road, Wrockwardine Wood and Stars News Shop, Trench Road. The CSOs and the dog warden are going to give particular attention to this problem over the next few weeks.
PACT date for your calendar: Tuesday 28th April 7.15pm
POLICE SURGERY
The Mill Police Office, Church Road, Wrockwardine Wood
Wednesday 11th March 1.30 to 2.30pm and 7.30 to 8.30pm
Wednesday 8th April 1.30 to 2.30pm and 7.30 to 8.30pm
Help us to help you
How to contact your Local Police Team:
Based at: Donnington Police Station, Wellington Road, Telford TF2 8AE
Email: wrockwardinewoodandtrench.lpt@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
Message Line: 01952 216 558 (non emergency)
West Mercia Non emergency: 0300 333 3000 (note new number)
Or visit us at: www.westmercia.police.uk
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