Tuesday, 7th February 2012

Lifestyle and Community Features

Park stars in wildlife DVD

Jay collects berries at Severn Valley Country Park

This is one of the fantastic shots of the Severn Valley Country Park through the seasons have kindly been sent to the Journal by Richard Claxton.

Claverley man’s champion year

A former Claverley man has reached the pinnacle of his chosen career as part of the 2009 Formula One World Championship winning team. James Williams, who grew up in the Bridgnorth area and whose parents live at The Wold in Claverley, works as a design and development engineer for the Brawn GP F1 racing car […]

Study highlights town flooding danger

MUCH Wenlock’s geography has meant the historic rural town has suffered from flooding since records began – and recent development, coupled with inadequate drainage, has made its problems worse.

Area’s last pit remembered

A concert to commemorate 40 years since the closure of the last local colliery will continue a proud history of remembrance in the villages of Highley and Alveley. When the final pit closed in Alveley in 1969 it left dozens out of work, but it has become the task of the community to ensure their […]

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Band celebrates with new composition

ALVELEY Village Band is celebrating its 20th anniversary next year and to mark the occasion members will be debuting a special piece of music.

Wildlife man’s conservation message

BRYAN Paterson breeds and collects a host of animals including many fascinating creatures such as meerkats, Kune Kune pigs from New Zealand and pygmy goats.

A walk on the wild side

 By countryside ranger Ed Andrews, who is based at the Severn Valley Country Park
‘THO’ Nature, red in tooth and claw’. Today we will talk about the gritty side of nature. The pursuit of a quarry, ending in bones and flesh being torn apart.

Farmer first to conquer Himalayan peak

by Melvyn Morgan
A Kinlet farmer has made history by being part of the first expedition to have conquered a Himalayan mountain. Paul Guest, 29, and his party of seven scaled the 6.322m high Mount Chaguch along with seven other mountaineers during a record-breaking expedition in India.

Brother’s wartime secret revealed

A Bridgnorth man was amazed to find out his brother had been busy destroying the very same U-boats that attacked him during the Second World War.

Pub landlords working together

BRIDGNORTH area publicans have outlasted their Shropshire colleagues as members of the county’s only surviving Licensed Victuallers’ Association.
While other LVAs’ including Broseley & Much Wenlock, and Telford have folded as pub trade drops, the Bridgnorth group can boast healthy ‘liquid’ assets and increasing membership.