Home » News » 2024 » News
18th December 2024

THE PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE IS CLOSED UNTIL 6TH JANUARY 2025.

PLEASE CONTACT SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL CUSTOMER SERVICE IF THERE ARE ANY HIGHWAY OR FLOODING ISSUES DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD 0345 6789006

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

17th December 2024

Pontesbury Potter – Severn Hospice

22 March 2025

7.45am to 4.30pm

Have some muddy good fun and take part in the Severn Hospice Pontesbury Potter, a 13-mile sponsored trek, and raise fund for Severn Hospice care.

We call it potter but it’s no walk in the park. With rugged terrain, slippery slopes, high hilltops – and let’s not forget the potential for winter mud – it's an adventure! We even keep the exact route secret until the big day.

Sign-up or find out more at severnhospice.org.uk/events or call 01952 221 351. Registration £25 per adult, £15 per child (12-16yrs).

12th December 2024

Help shape Shropshire Council’s budget proposals Councils all over the country are facing financial pressure, and the council wants to hear from you as it plans its budget for 2025/26. Let Shropshire Council know what you think of a range of proposals, including changes to the park and ride bus service in Shrewsbury. Have your say in the budget survey www.shropshire.gov.uk/budget25 In Shropshire, nearly 80% of the council’s budget is spent on social care for adults and children, supporting some of the most vulnerable people in the county.

As the need and cost for essential services has increased, the council must make savings that help it prioritise services for the people who need them most. Have your say on budget proposals for 2025/26 www.shropshire.gov.uk/budget25 As part of its 2025/26 budget consultation, Shropshire Council wants to hear your thoughts on streetlights. The council could change some or all of the bulbs to energy-savings LEDs and it could reduce the length of time it keeps lights on for. Take part in the budget survey to tell the council your thoughts about streetlights and a range of other savings ideas www.shropshire.gov.uk/budget25.

Shropshire Council wants to hear your thoughts on waste collections and other proposals, as it plans its budget for 2025/26. Just like councils all over the country, Shropshire needs to make savings to keep up with demand for social care. Have your say on proposals for changing bin collections in Shropshire, along with other savings ideas www.shropshire.gov.uk/budget25

Shropshire Council is facing a challenging budget position, like lots of other councils, and needs to make changes to some of its services. Have your say on its savings proposals for 2025/26, including a change to the opening hours of Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery and Shrewsbury Castle www.shropshire.gov.uk/budget25

26th November 2024

A reminder from Chirbury with Brompton Parish Council

OVERANGING HEDGES TO PUBLIC HIGHWAYS

The public highway consists of any verge, pavement, road, bridleway or public footpath whether or not maintained at public expense and over which the public has a right of way. One of the areas of concern is the pavement between Brockton and Worthen.
Where an overhanging hedge interferes with safe use of a public highway, it is the owner's responsibility to cut it back.

Under the Highways Act, roadside hedges are the responsibility of the landowner who has to:
• prevent the hedge from overhanging the highway
• prevent hedges from obscuring street lights and road signs
• clear the road of debris after hedges have been cut
• meet the obligations of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ensuring that nesting birds, bats and dormice are protected.

It is recommend trimming hedges in January and February to ensure that nuts and berries are available for birds and other wildlife. Trimming should not take place during the main bird breeding season of March to July unless it is unavoidable for the safe use of a public highway.

31st October 2024

New household recycling centres booking system

 

A new booking system for people wishing to visit Shropshire Council’s five household recycling centres comes into effect on Monday, 4 November – with people able to make a booking from Tuesday, 29 October.

 

Please see below information about the booking system:

 

  1. Bookings can be made by residents in the Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council areas
  2. Bookings can be made online or by phone, with online bookings encouraged.
  3. To book online – and for more information – people will be encouraged to visit the council website – see Household recycling centre bookings | Shropshire Council

 

The address for this page is www.shropshire.gov.uk/recyclingcentrebooking . This is the address that will be used on/in all communications, and the address that you can share with your residents.

 

From Tuesday (29 October) the site will include links to the booking system websites - there will be two booking sites: one for cars and one for vans/trailers.

 

4. On the webpage you will find lots of questions answers about the booking system, which we hope will help to answer any questions you or your residents may have. Questions are broken down into three categories. See links below:

Why are we doing this? | Shropshire Council

How to book | Shropshire Council

At the recycling centre | Shropshire Council

 

A video showing what to expect when you arrive at the recycling centre can also be seen on the website at- At the recycling centre | Shropshire Council

 

News

All the current local news from within the parish is located on the left.