NEWS AND EVENTS

​REGULAR EVENTS:

• 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

• Sunday 4th January 2026 - Wildlife Group, New Year Plant Hunt 10am-1pm Clee St Margaret. Come and walk off Christmas calories, and contribute to a botanical survey at the same time. For some years the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland has been enlisting volunteers to record flowers in bloom in mid-winter. The data collected is helping botanists understand the effects of climate change on native plant populations. We intend to check out the village hall grounds, the churchyard, part of Clee Liberty and some of the connecting lanes and paths. You don't have to be an expert in plant id - you could come just for the walk! There will be others who can identify plants, and share their knowledge. You can read more here: https://bsbi.org/take-part/activities/new-year-plant-hunt
• 12th January 2026 - Road Closure: Abdon Church Road. Openreach-MJ Quinn are to replace 1 x decayed wooden BT pole. Enforcement pattern: All the time. You can view the closure and diversion route by clicking here:  https://one.network/?tm=GB146083526. 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.
• 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. As usual, you can reserve your place by messaging browncleeppg@gmail.com.
  • A G E N D A:
  • Update from a Practice Partner
  • Matters Arising from the last meeting
  • Parish Paths Partnership - Bob Williams
  • The benefits of Tai Chi - Jenny Joyner
• Wednesday 14th January 2026 - ABDON AND HEATH PARISH COUNCIL Meeting. 7.30pm at Abdon Village Hall. Agenda 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
• 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
• 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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