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We have been contacted by somebody from Hankelow who was running along the canal and through Adderley when he was bitten by a dog who was with its owners but not on a lead. At the time the person brushed off the incident and continued the run but when they got back home it was found that the bites to the back of their legs were bad enough to warrant a visit to the GP surgery where they were dressed and a tetanus injection was administered. The person in question has told us they will be contacting the police.

We would like to remind people that you are responsible for the behaviour of your dog and when meeting people, especially strangers, it is a wise precautionary step to put your dog on a lead until the stranger has passed by. 

Some of you will already know that the village has been offered the most amazing collection of archive documents by ex-resident Geoff Butter who has been collecting Adderley history for over 40 years!  He has offered the village the whole collection and to secure its future we are putting in a Heritage Lottery Fund bid.

With that in mind, you will be receiving through your letter box, over the next few days, a Treasure Trail and accompanying Quiz which we hope you might spend a little time completing. If you walk the Treasure Trail you will follow the proposed Heritage Trail but you can complete the quiz without walking the trail if you like. There are no prizes just glory and cake. We sincerely hope that you will pop along to the village hall on Sunday 20^th March between 10.00 am and 12 noon to find out the correct answers and to see some of this collection and hear about our ideas for the bid for funding. Did we mention that THERE WILL BE CAKE!

There are numerous sites around the village that shape our local history, going back as far as the 11^th Century and we want to preserve their memory in our history for future generations and to give everyone who lives here now a sense of the amazing heritage they have around every corner.  

If you can’t wait to receive the quiz through your door, or you have friends or relatives who might also like to have a go, or who might have memories, stories, artefacts, photographs, newsclippings or anything at all  please send them a link to the quiz and this article.   We would love to see you, your children, your parents or grandparents or distant friends and relations on the 20^th and explore together how we can make this bid work to preserve this special collection.

If you are unable to come along on the 20^th but have information or offers of help to share just use the contact information in the Quiz document to let us know.  

If you hope to come on the 20th why not let us know? Just click the link below and RSVP

February 5, 2022.

Tomorrow, 6th February, marks the 70th anniversary of my Accession in 1952. It is a day that, even after 70 years, I still remember as much for the death of my father, King George VI, as for the start of my reign.

As we mark this anniversary, it gives me pleasure to renew to you the pledge I gave in 1947 that my life will always be devoted to your service.

As I look ahead with a sense of hope and optimism to the year of my Platinum Jubilee, I am reminded of how much we can be thankful for. These last seven decades have seen extraordinary progress socially, technologically and culturally that have benefitted us all; and I am confident that the future will offer similar opportunities to us and especially to the younger generations in the United Kingdom and I am fortunate to have had the steadfast and loving support of my family. I was blessed that in Prince Philip I had a partner willing to carry out the role of consort and unselfishly make the sacrifices that go with it. It is a role I saw my own mother perform during my father’s reign.

This anniversary also affords me a time to reflect on the goodwill shown to me by people of all nationalities, faiths and ages in this country and around the world over these years. I would like to express my thanks to you all for your support. I remain eternally grateful for, and humbled by, the loyalty and affection that you continue to give me. And when, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.

And so as I look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart, I hope this Jubilee will bring together families and friends, neighbours and communities – after some difficult times for so many of us – in order to enjoy the celebrations and to reflect on the positive developments in our day-to-day lives that have so happily coincided with my reign.

Your Servant

Elizabeth R.

It’s an unseasonably warm and a very subdued New Year’s Eve but as always it’s time to reflect on the year past and to make plans for the year to come.

Adderley has shone brightly over the last twelve months despite the restrictions imposed because of the pandemic. We had our Stone Hunt, our Scarecrow Trail and a great Halloween at the Village Hall. Not to mention another amazing visit from Santa and Mrs Claus, and Adderley Lights Up 21, just amazing.

It’s time to thank all those who quietly worked hard behind the scenes as well as those who proposed, organised, participated or just came to support. You know who you are and we send you a big thank you for making Adderley the place that it is.

The year to come promises lots of opportunities for  Adderley to show its bright side. Not least we have a Jubilee Year which will be celebrated in June. There will be tree plantings and Big Breakfasts and celebrations and we would love to hear what you think.

The Adderley Heritage Trail will see its launch and we hope lots of you will want to be involved in something that’s important for Adderley Parish so watch out for that.

And Finally a last thank you for 2021 from the Adderley Parish Website and the Adderley Village Facebook Page to all of you who support us and a heartfelt wish for a Happy 2022.

Adderley, A Nice Place To Be!

We are grateful to Barbara Slack for highlighting a Government Consultation which is due to close on the 12th January 2022. This consultation concerning the  phasing out of fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid (that’s Adderley) will affect all of us in the parish in some way.

You should, if you can, read the consultation document available from the URL below and respond. It is the intention of the Parish Council to put in a response because we feel that these proposals will have a disproportionate impact on rural homes.

Click here to view the consultation