About Wrinehill

  WRINEHILL Coronation WALK   Monday   8 May 2023 at 11.00 am  for 11.30 am start.   Park in the layby before the Madeley turnoff.   Meet at Bowsey Wood direction sign off the A531 main road to Betley   Start at Bowsey Wood (parking available in lay by along main road Footpath Betley 1.   Either enter at the Bowsey Wood Farm entrance along the main road or at the Bowsey Wood sign further along towards Madeley.     Proceed along Footpath Betley 1 to join Footpath Betley 16.   Follow joint Footpath Betley 15.   Follow until 15 crosses Footpath Betley 4.   Follow Footpath Betley 4 for a short while.   Take a right hand fork onto Footpath Betley 7. Footpath Betley 7 will cross Footpath Betley 5.   Proceed ahead on Footpath Betley 7 to Church Lane.   Proceed to the Swan Pub for a BBQ lunch at 2.00pm. Wear suitable foot wear since parts of 15 and 16 can be very muddy.   Please make sure your dogs are under...

 Last Sunday my son (up on a week-end visit) and I had lunch at The Crown in Den Lane. Whilst enjoying roast beef (delicious, by the way)  a visitor came in with an elderly relative, the latter insisting on having one of the specialities of the house - Piri-Piri chicken.  We were very amused when the Maître D stepped in and said, emphatically, 'You don't want that!'  Fortunately he went on to explain that this dish was 'renowned for being very hot and spicy and that it would take some people a week to recover if they were to decide  against his advice.  So thank you Mike for the warning.  May the adventurous take heed and be warned.  If not be assured that ice cubes, yoghurt and cold beer are at hand.  Enjoy!   

 Last week the Checkley Lane at the Wrinehill end was closed for part of Thursday.  It was eventually discovered that parts of the eroded sides of the Lane were repaired.  The material did not look like tarmac but some kind of composite, and the work looked a little more comprehensive than we have been used to.  Hopefully it will last longer.  It was noted that the edges of the repair had not been sealed so it will be interesting to see if that makes a difference.  anyway, the areas adjacent to the puddle have been improved for now, so many thanks. However, it was noted that both grids under the bridge at the Wrinehill end are now solidly blocked and need  a de-sludge if flooding in this  area is to be prevented during the next episode of heavy rain. It was also noted that water is still coming from the area of the telecom mast and feeding into the grid at the side of the road.  This could be as a result of a burst pipe or an interrupted natu...

  Location A51, A525, Woore Worksite Name A51, A525 Woore Contractor Kier Type of works Ground investigations Estimated Start Date 02/05/2023 Estimated End Date 09/06/2023 What we are doing We are continuing to develop designs for junction improvement to support traffic flow. For reasons beyond our control, we need to return and carry out a small section of ground investigation we were unable to complete in January 2023. This will provide us with samples and allow us to view the structure and record the layout of land. To carry out this work safely we will need to close the A525 and install traffic lights on the A51, Woore. This work will take place from  Tuesday 2 May to Tuesday 16 May 2023, then returning  Tuesday 30 May to Friday 9 June . The location of the road closure and traffic lights will differ on each day as we move along the road. •     Road closure  on the A525 from Tuesday 2 May and Tuesday 16 May between 9pm and 5am •     ...

  V O L U N T E E R S    W A N T E D A l i v e   a n d    K i c k i n g   COME    ONE   COME    ALL ************* Help maintain your rights of way We would love you to join us on a challenge to help cut back vegetation repair posts, bridges and boardwalks and install metal gates to replace the old stiles on the Rights of Way Footpaths around the Parish of Balterley, Betley and Wrinehill Keep fit, learn new skills help your parish ****************** If you think you can help   please make contact ********************  

Residents will be pleased to know that the fly-tipped rubbish left on Checkley Lane was removed today.  I am sure that residents would like to thank the Environmental Health Department  clearance team for their prompt action.  Hopefully they will follow the lead given so that the perpetrators will be apprehended, so that they will think twice before repeating the offence. 

Re the issues raised about speeding in Den and Checkley Lanes, Neil Bullock who is involved with the speed watch group has reported the following:   'Two points to make here, one the Community Speed watch site on Den Lane has not been used recently in common with all other sites in the Village owing to the fact that it has not been possible to put together the requisite number of volunteers to mount a session. If any Den Lane residents would care to join our Speed watch Group, they would be more than welcome. Second, the speed limit past Fog Cottages is 60 mph i.e. the national speed limit. Any requests to reduce this would need to be directed to Staffordshire County Council - it is well outside the purview of the Parish Council'. **********   Any takers??  It would be helpful if residents could report this themselves to the Highways department of Staffordshire County Council in the first instance, and if the Speedwatch group could do the same.  

 Today I went to see if the rubbish had been removed from Checkley Lane.  It had not.  I did manage to collect  a letter with a name and address on it.  From the rubbish dumped it was noted that it belonged to a family with a cat and a young child (male).  Their TV licence had not been paid and they lived in Stoke-on-Trent.   I have reported the incident directly to the Head of Environmental Health at the NBC and the Head of Highways at SCC.  It was impossible to report this issues either by phone or on line to either council.   So we will have to wait to see what Monday brings!