Events
Christmas Fair 2011
This year's Christmas fair will be held on Saturday 3rd December 2011 at 2.30 pm.
There is always a good attendance for our popular village event. Once again there will be offerings on a variety of stalls from bric-a-brac, fancy goods and books to cards, toys, Christmas food and cakes, with tombolas and as well as the Grand Christmas Draw.
Father Christmas will there to hand out presents to the children of the village.
Last year the Christmas Fair raised a total of £1251.06 with proceeds shared between St Lawrence Church and Village Hall / Playing Field.
For further information contact Sue Parsons on 01952 505888 or Chris Wells on 01952 505080.
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Open Gardens Weekend
Please click here for more details.Little Wenlock Wheeze 2011
(Just click the photos below to enlarge them)
The 10th running of the Little Wenlock Wheeze took place on Sunday, 18th September 2011 when 48 people entered.
1st was Dave Mansbridge of Telford A C in a time of 17:38 with 1st lady Helena Bramwell of Shropshire Shufflers in 21:28.
The first lady villager was Andria Ross with Michelle Evans second, and Howard Betts was the only local male participant.
All put in a creditable performance.
Many athletes from across the country came to run this year with entries from a number of athletics clubs including Telford A C, Telford Harriers, Shrewsbury Tri, Stourbridge Running Club, Wrekin Road Runners, Mercia Fellrunners, Newport and District and Shropshire Shufflers.
It is good to see so many athletes travelling to run this challenging course around our lovely countryside.
A big thank you to all who helped make this event so successful – a total of £555 was raised towards the village hall and playing field.
Sue and Don Bates
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The 9th Little Wenlock Wheeze was held this year on Sunday, 12th September 2010. The race covered approximately 6 km over a multi terrain course suitable for all abilities. Everyone over the age of 14 years was welcome to join in. All proceeds go to the Little Wenlock Village Hall and Playing Field.
The weather was overcast but warm, making the wheeze quite a challenge over an undulating course of approximately 6 kilometres.
1st was Nick Andrews of Telford A C in a time of 26:35 with 1st lady Helena Bramwell of Shropshire Shufflers in 33:29
Congratulations to both David Mack and Debbie Hugh the first villagers to finish.
It is good to see so many athletes travelling to run this challenging course around our beautiful countryside.
Many athletes from across the country came to run this year with entries from a number of athletics clubs including Newport and District R C, Telford A C, Telford Harriers, Shrewsbury A C, Bridgnorth A C, Wrekin Road Runners, Mercia Fellrunners and Eyri Harriers
It is good to see so many athletes travelling to run this challenging course around our beautiful countryside.
Next year we hope to run the event again on a Sunday in September 2011, date to be confirmed, and the organisers would like to see more local people take up the challenge.
A big thank you to all who helped make this event so successful – a total of £550 was raised towards the village funds
For further details contact either Don & Sue Bates 505320 or Ceri & Eddie Christie 501892.
You can download a pdf of the complete results here.
Tour of Britain Cycle Race
On 10th September 2008 the Tour of Britain Cycle Race sprinted through our village.
Stage 4 of the race started in Worcester, and travelled through Wolverhampton, Ironbridge, Little Wenlock, Wrekin, Newport before finishing in Stoke on Trent.
Sixteen teams of riders with 6 cyclists in each team were entered from several countries.
A popular spot for seeing the competitors was along the edges of Malthouse Bank and onto “The Huntsman”, where they had slowed due to the steep climb.
Many enthusiasts and local interested villagers turned out to cheer them on.
As they came through Little Wenlock, the leading breakaway group of 10 cyclists had a 1.38 minute lead on the chasing pack.
The eventual winner of Stage 4 was Edvald Boasson Hagen from Norway who completed 156 km in 3 hours 36 minutes.
