Welcome to the Shawbury Homepage

Welcome to this web site which is all about the small
village of Shawbury in Shropshire and what goes on there.

It contains information on upcoming events, local news,
history, local attractions and places to visit.

It also contains the web version of the Shawbury news
which has monthly details in it.

The Parishplan questionaire ticket winner is:

930

Please can the owner call Richard Bailey on 250576

Fireworks Display & Bonfire

November 1st will see the return of the bonfire and firework display to Shawbury Playing fields. The bonfire will be built on the day from wood. No tipping is allowed on the field.

There will be hot refreshments and fairground rides. The support of the community will be required to put on this event and if not supported could be lost altogether.

More details will come in the October newsletter.

Walking for Health

The walking group meets every Monday at 10 am starting and finishing at the Shawbury Village Hall.

The walks usually take 45 minutes. There are also refreshments at the hall or on the walk.

Everybody is welcome, new and old walkers.

New Library Service

There is a new service open in Shawbury Library, it was opened on 6th February.

It allows members of the public to link with a wide range of services using the computers in the Library.

You can also speak with an advisor from Shropshire County Council as well as:

* Contact councillors and MPs
* Report a pothole in the road, get travel/transport advice
* Apply for a blue badge and waste permits
* Renew a library book and much more

More information can be got from the library or contact Customer Services on 01743210364

Renewable Energy in the home

A new website has been created for shropshire residents which gives information
about renewable energy in the home.

For example there are many different types of renewable energy technology available:Solar water heating, Photovoltaics (solar electric) , Passive solar, Ground source and air source heat pumps, Wood - logs, pellets and chips, Small and micro-wind turbines, Small scale hydro-electric and Green electricity.

There is alot of other information on the website like a toolkit for finding the right technology for your home, grants info, renewable gadgets and alot more.

To visit the site click this link:

www.checkrenewables.org.uk

History of Shawbury Book

Over 20 years ago Mrs Evelyn Lea researched local history to produce a booklet called 'Shawbury - the Village and its People'.

1,000 copies were printed with a further 200 copies
ordered following its initial success.

This website has received some enquiries from people researching their family history, so the time seemed right to reproduce the original.

This has now been completed with the kind permission of
Mr Lea who still lives in the village.

Please also see the History of Shawbury link on the left hand side menu.

Whats New on the Web Site
On the web site this month we have Octobers newsletter which
includes the articles on the RAF base and young people and the post office and much more.

The whats on and latest news pages have also been updated.

Accessing the menu

To access the relevant information please use the menu system on the left, just left click on the item you are interested in and you will be taken there.

If the menu is not visible you may not have the Java platform installed on your PC. To download it please click on the link below: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp or see java.sun.com

You will need to install this and then restart your pc and access this web site again.

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Last Updated: 07/10/2008