NEWS AND EVENTS

​REGULAR EVENTS:

STORM GORETTI UPDATE - There will be no UFO meeting on Saturday 9th January due to the bad weather.

• Meditation Group - every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm Abdon Village Hall. Just turn up and give it a try. Free of charge, all welcome. Tea, biscuits and a chat to end the evening. If you are new to meditation please come at 6.45pm. For more info email Guy, Lesley or Ali lesleyvandyke@gmail.com, guyroberts72@gmail.com, ared13@aol.com
• UFO (Un Finished Objects) craft morning - every 2nd Saturday each month at Abdon Village Hall 10.30am to 12.30pm. Bring along your unfinished projects. Join us and learn a new craft skill or teach your craft skills to someone else. Please supply your own materials. Please make a donation for refreshments. 
• Coffee morning - last Saturday each month in Abdon Village Hall 10.30am to 12.30pm (except for December). Join us for coffee, cake and a chat, everyone welcome!
• Church Services - 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at St. Margaret's Church, Abdon. See the St. Margaret's Church page for details. Please see the latest Corvedale News or Corvedale Parishes Facebook page for updates. 
• Abdon District Community Wildlife Group - details of events for 2026 will be added below.
• Women's Institute - 2nd Monday of the month at 2pm, Clee St.Margaret Village Hall. 
• Parish Council meetings - usually the second Wednesday in January, May, July and October in Abdon Village Hall. See the Parish Council page for details.
• Brown Clee Patient Participation Group (PPG). Meetings dates for 2026 are as follows: January 20th 2026, April 21st 2026, July 21st 2026, October 20th 2026.  For full details see: Brown Clee Surgery - Abdon and Heath Parish - Abdon and Heath
• St Margaret’s Church, Abdon - DONATIONS for LUDLOW FOOD BANK in the church porch. Any non-perishable food, unopened and in date will be very welcome, for example: tinned foods, long-lasting drinks, food cupboard items. Your donations will a make a difference and help someone. Donations will be taken regularly to the Ludlow Food Bank. THANK YOU.

JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 2026

• Wednesday 14th January 2026 - ABDON AND HEATH PARISH COUNCIL Meeting. 7.30pm at Abdon Village Hall. Agenda attached below.  
• Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Brown Clee PPG meeting. 7.00 pm in Ditton Priors Village Hall, doors open for hot drinks at 6.30 pm. The notes of the meeting are attached below headlines of which are:
  • New GP to join the Partnership later this year
  • Dr Bassett to retire when new GP joins
  • 'Women's health' discussion group evening session in March
  • Opportunity to get involved with maintaining the local footpath network
  • Tai Chi is for everyone
  • Next meeting 21st April - expecting more news regarding the make up of the new Partnership. 
• Thursday 22nd January - Pages's Meadow Talks & Films Biological Clocks and the Rhythms of Life. 7pm at Clee St Margaret Village Hall. All welcome. Donation suggested £3. Includes tea, coffee, local apple juice and biscuits. See posted attached below.
• Sunday 25th January - Motor Rally Event: Midland Manor Motor Club Clee Hills Classic Trial. See route map and Shropshire Council authorisation attached below.
• Monday 26th January 2026 - Road Closure:  South Road Ditton Priors. National Grid -Tree trimming 10:00 - 15:00. You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB146082941
• 28th January to 10th February - Road Closure:  Beaconhill Lane Monkhopton. Openreach-Works are to excavate and lay approximately 130m of CW duct and install a new structure in the verge. 120m of cw in one place and 2 potential road crossings further up the road. Enforcement pattern: All the time. You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB146788157
• 18th and 19th February 2026 - Road Closure:  Unnamed Road between Cockshutford & Abdon. Severn Trent Water- Bbox Install 25mm and Meter. Enforcement pattery: All the time. You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB146880117. Should you have any queries regarding this closure, please call Customer Services on 0345 6789006, or contact the Street Works Team on streetworks@shropshire.gov.uk.
• 26th to 27th February 2026 - Road Closure:  Ashfield Road Ditton Priors. Severn Trent Water-CARRIAGEWAY TYPE 4 (UP TO 0.5 MSA) * Bbox Install 25mm and Meter. You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB147047940
• 2nd to 20th March - Road Closure:  Road between Tugford and Abdon. Monday to Sunday 00:00 - 23:59. Shropshire Council to repair areas of spalling and missing masonry then repoint areas of missing pointing to arch ring faces. Repoint spandrels. Take down and rebuild downstream right end of parapet. Clear vegetation to parapets. Rebuild collapsed section of upstream left training wall and fill washout behind. Cut down trees growing above upstream left training wall. Cut down tree growing above upstream left wing wall. You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB147244106
• Wednesday 11th March -Women's Health Discussion Group, with Lisa Davies ANP. 7-8pm at The Pivillion, Ditton Priors Playing Fields. Email browncleeppg@gmail.com to book your place (only 20 places available). We are asking for £1 per person, in order to cover the cost of room hire. Organised by Brown Clee Patient Participation Group in conjuction with Brown Clee Medical Practice. See poster attached below.
• 23rd March - Road Closure: Ashfields Road Ditton Priors. Openreach (BT) replace 1 x decayed wooden BT pole. Enforcement pattern: Monday 08:00 - 17:00. You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB147929247
• Sunday 20th September 2026 - Hills Ford Stages car rally. The Abdon top road will be closed from 6am to 8pm to allow up to 150 rally cars to pass through. Residents and emergency services will be allowed access but can only travel in one direction. If you have any concerns please contact communities@hillsfordstages.co.uk
• ​BT Connected Together: Support with the Digital Switchover. Landlines are changing and the UK’s telephone network is going digital. These changes will affect everyone who has a landline they’d like to keep using. We understand that change can feel overwhelming. With a little support and reassurance, we’re here to help you understand what is happening and ensure you and your loved ones stay connected without disruption. That’s why we’re proud to support BT’s Connected Together initiative, offering the tools, guidance and confidence to support you and your loved ones through the switch. See the guidance attached below. Find out more at: www.bt.com/connected-together or call BT’s Customer Care team on 0330 1234 150.

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