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As we get to New Year we wanted to say a special thank you to all of the people who have made life in Adderley so special in this year of pandemic and lockdown. Some of them you all know and some work quietly away in the background. 

Despite the restrictions of lockdown we have had an amazing year with things to enjoy that have brought us together as a community. People have had flowers to enjoy round the village and the surrounding countryside has provided us with a lovely environment. The Book Shelter has become a place to swap and share – someone has kept it tidy and safe. The WhatsApp group has helped people with shopping and prescriptions and there are all those people who have shouted over the fence: “Are you alright?” just to make sure.

Hopefully, by this time next year things will be closer to normal though we suspect that many of the things that have happened this year will become regular features of the village calendar.

The people who have quietly organised in the background are too many to mention but they know who they are and we thank them all. In the meantime we hope you will enjoy the video which picks up some of the highlights of 2020, the year in lockdown.

The Adderley Quizmas raised an amazing £450 for Hope House Childrens Hospice – thank you to everyone who took part.  However, we have thought of a way to make this an even bigger donation if you are interested.

We wondered if you would like a copy of the quiz to share with family and friends and raise even more?  We’ve posted a link to the full quiz here on this page – just click to open the quiz and you can share it with loved ones as a bit of a challenge and some fun. 

Our only request is that you make a small donation to Hope House via this link   If you can reference Quizmas in your donation that would be great too but if not, just the fact that you are doing this would be an amazing thing for this wonderful charity.   To find out more about the wonderful work they do click on the video on Slide 3 in the quiz to hear Kat from Hope House talking about some of the amazing things they do for families in Shropshire.  

PLEASE PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK WITH EVERYONE YOU CAN.  The more people who know about this, the more chance there is that we can raise even more for Hope House.  Thank you very much. When you see the file click on the download button on the toolbar.

Click Here To Download Quiz

It’s going to be an odd sort of Christmas in Lockdown but we hope that everybody has the best time possible especially if Santa is visiting your house this year.

Let us not forget people who live close to us. We are grateful to Hannah Platts who sent us lots of ideas for making sure that neighbours were okay over the festive season though the new lockdown rules mean that we need to take care. Please take time to give neighbours a call to make sure they’re okay; give them a wave or shout Merry Christmas over the fence.

We have posted some useful emergency information here:  

We will update this if any new information becomes available. In the meantime, keep safe, have fun and enjoy this special time of year.

It’s December 21st tomorrow is the first day of winter and there’s only 4 sleeps to Christmas Day! It’s been a grey damp shortest day of the year as we settle into Christmas lockdown. So as a reminder of just how amazing Adderley can be we thought you would like to sample one or two of the images from the last couple of months and hope that it might cheer up somebody on this, the longest night.

Many of the images were taken on smart phones so if you ever have a favourite image that you want to share why not send it into the website either through the Adderley Village FB page or through email to webmaster@adderleyparish.co.uk.

We’re still counting and donations are still coming in BUT it’s looking like £400 for Hope House. Yes, you read that correctly, estimated £400 and counting.

Adderley is amazing – but you knew that!

A huge thank you to the team behind the scenes in particular the Vocal Couple in Cyprus . There were a lot of tired people by 22:30 last night and in Cyprus it was after midnight. Even Bronte the dog was ready for a sleep.

We had support from all over the country and even from Cyprus and Spain in the end so a big thank you to everybody.

So final figure when we have it and well done Adderley you are amazing. We will be accepting donations in the next couple of days just contact webmaster@adderleyparish.co.uk for bank details or cash donations to Iain Wilson, Willow Lodge or the Elves at Adderley Barns.

In the meantime we’re counting sleeps until Christmas Day.

This year we are doing an online family quiz. There will be something for everybody with surprise guest presenters, something for the children and Prizes!

Tickets cost £5 per family but if you want to donate a little extra to Hope House just add it to the £5 when you pay for your ticket.

This will be a ticket only event and you can get your ticket by going to this link:

https://adderleyparish.co.uk/event/the-adderley-christmas-online-quiz/

Once you have requested your ticket simply do a Direct Bank Transfer in the normal way using the details you will receive by e-mail. Once we see your payment arrive in the bank we will dispatch your ticket within 24 hours. Your ticket will be followed by the details of the Zoom event so that you can take part.

If you don’t receive any notifications please check your spam/junk mail folder.

If you have any problems email: webmaster@adderleyparish.co.uk 

More details will appear on the adderleyparish.co.uk and the Adderley Village Facebook page in the coming days including a guide to getting the Zoom client if you don’t already have it.

In the midst of anticipating Christmas fun and managing the excitement of children (and some adults) serious matters are still in the background. The information below is from Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire NHS Trusts regarding access to the Emergency Department and use of the 111 service. Please read because this is a change from usual procedures.