We’re Moving!

Adderleyparish is moving! For the last 10 years the parish website has been hosted by a wonderful organisation called 34SP.com. They’re based in Manchester and they have an excellent support desk which has looked after us. However, for historical reasons the actual domain, adderleyparish.co.uk has been hosted by 123-Reg. While 123-Reg have been very good it has meant that billing has been a little more complicated. 

Sooooo we’re moving our domain from 123-Reg to 34SP.com. As there are going to be a few organisational changes over the next few months which means different people doing different things behind the scenes then this simplification will make life easier by bringing everything under one hosting company.

Why are we telling you this? Well if all goes to plan then you shouldn’t notice any difference and you will be able to access our news and information plus receive notifications for those of you who subscribe to updates just as before. The transfer process takes 5 – 7 days so if you notice things aren’t working as they should by all means let us know but hopefully in a week’s time we will have successfully completed the changes.

Fingers crossed.

Adderley Aurora

Picture of aurora over Adderley

If you didn’t manage to get out on Thursday night (it was quite cold) then here are a selection of images of the sky over Adderley. It’s not often we benefit from being in the dark but this was one of those occasions. What a sight!

Garden Waste charges from 1 October

Householders wanting to have their garden waste bins emptied after 1
October 2024 need to subscribe to Shropshire Council’s garden waste
service.

A 12-month subscription costs £56 per bin and will cover the period 1
October to 30 September. Garden waste collections will stop from 1
October 2024 for anyone that hasn’t subscribed by this date.

A payment window will be open until 31 March 2025. To subscribe and for more information about the service people should visit the Shropshire Council website at www.shropshire.gov.uk/gardenwaste.

Anyone unable to subscribe and pay online can call 0345 520 7007.

Those who subscribe to the service will be sent a special sticker to
attach to their garden bin, to show collection crews which bins to
empty.

Food Waste

From 1 October food waste collections will be suspended as councils
cannot charge for this service. Subscribers to the garden waste service
will no longer be able to put food waste in their garden bin.

However, all councils in England must introduce a weekly food waste
collections to all properties from 2026 and Shropshire Council will
introduce a new food waste collection service to all households from
that date.

Take note

Those who don’t subscribe are also asked not to put garden waste in your general waste bin as this is taken to our energy recovery facility, which can’t accept garden waste. General waste bins won’t be emptied if they contain garden waste.

Shropshire Council is facing unprecedented financial pressure. We must make significant savings in 2024/25 to keep a balanced budget and our plans include difficult decisions. We must look at other ways of creating income so that we can protect essential frontline services for those residents most in need.

Though the collection of garden waste is not a service that the council
must by law provide, it is one that we want to continue to provide. And
as not all residents need or want the service we’ll now be providing
this as an opt-in chargeable service to those who need or want it.

Some 80% of English councils already charge for garden waste
collections, and many have been doing so for several years. An annual
green waste subscription charge of £56 is in line with our neighbouring
councils.

More information is available on the Shropshire Council website at
www.shropshire.gov.uk/gardenwaste.  

If you have any questions on this, please email wastemanagement@shropshire.gov.uk.

Wow Adderley!

Adderley shines yet again. The results of the referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan are in and wow what a result!

The official notification is below but the results are outstanding. While a 22% turnout might not seem a great deal for a Neighbourhood Plan referendum it’s amazing. Well done to Adderley, Moreton Say and Norton In Hales. The 94% in favour means that Shropshire Council should declare the plan “Made” and it becomes law.

A huge thank you to everybody who took time out of their day to vote. A further thank you to all of the people who volunteered their time and braved the pandemic over the years to get to this point.

Tomorrow is Referendum Day

This is an appeal to everybody to take 10 minutes out of their day on Thursday to go to the village hall and vote in the referendum . We are hoping for as many people as possible to vote in what is a significant decision for planning laws in the next 10 years.

You are being asked to answer a simple Yes / No question:

The referendum will ask a single question:

‘Do you want Shropshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Adderley, Moreton Say and Norton in Hales to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’

You can read all of the details here:

REFERENDUM

Residents should have received their poll cards in the post this week for the referendum on the neighbourhood plan. July 25th at the Village Hall. The referendum will also take place in Norton In Hales and Moreton Say.

It’s important that you turn out and vote because the neighbourhood plan is an important document for all three communities as it sets out in law the local planning rules for the next 10 years. These rules have been arrived at after consultations with residents over the last 5 years (2 years were taken up with the pandemic). The neighbourhood plan steering group was made up of residents from the three parishes, not just parish councillors, so it’s a plan which comes out of local views. 

The referendum will ask a single question:

‘Do you want Shropshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Adderley,

Moreton Say and Norton in Hales to help it decide planning applications in the

neighbourhood area?’

You will be asked to answer YES or NO it’s as simple as that. 

We hope that as many people as possible will turn out on the 25th and vote on this important issue.

 

You can see the Regulation 14 submission (the final version of the plan pre inspection) by clicking the link below:

You can view the inspectors report on the Regulation 14 submission by clicking on the link below:

Other Documents relating to the Neighbourhood Plan can be found here:

3PNP Documents Link

Adderley School ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted results 2024

The recent Ofsted inspection on 11th and 12th June has given the school ‘outstanding’.

The summary of the report is below, for more information see the link to the school’s web site.

Pupils flourish at this inclusive and nurturing school. Staff have created a caring and supportive environment where everyone is respected. Relationships between staff and pupils are highly positive.

Staff are united in their ambition for every pupil to achieve their full potential. Pupils make strong progress as a result of the well-planned curriculum and high-quality, personalised teaching. Pupils remember what they have been taught in past years and talk about current learning with enthusiasm and interest.

Pupils’ behaviour and attitudes are excellent. They are respectful, well mannered and polite. Pupils enjoy their learning and are proud of their school. They know that adults listen to their concerns and help them. There is a strong sense of belonging and togetherness. This is demonstrated in the genuine care pupils show towards each other.

Pupils take part in a range of inclusive extra-curricular activities, including fencing, archery and ultimate frisbee. They are enthusiastic to take on jobs that require them to help others, such as play leaders. Parents are very positive about the school and value the school’s proactive approach in supporting every pupil to be the best that they can be.

Link to the full report on Adderley School web site.

Adderley School
Adderley School

Burglary – be aware

West Mercia Police
West Mercia Police

The police are aware that there has been an increase in residential burglaries in Shropshire and are working hard to try and prevent them.

We are asking for resident’s help by making yourself aware of the following vehicles and to report them immediately if they are seen acting suspiciously in your area.

(NOTE: the images are stock images so are not the exact vehicles)

A blue Volkswagen Golf R estate with distinctive silver wing mirrors and silver roof bars

 

A green Toyota Landcruiser Amazon GX estate 

 

If you see either vehicle acting suspiciously in your area call 999 immediately and email DL-FShrewsburyProactiveUnit@westmercia.police.uk with any footage of the vehicles.