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WELLINGTON TOWN COUNCIL<br />

NEWS AND VIEWS — AUGUST 2014<br />

INDEPENDENT TRADER OF THE YEAR 2014<br />

July saw the launch<br />

of Wellington’s<br />

Independent Trader of<br />

the Year 2014. Voting<br />

ended at midnight<br />

on Tuesday 15th July.<br />

The nominees were as<br />

follows:<br />

Meats Direct, Chelsea<br />

Flowers and Gifts, Hair<br />

Art, Coffee Den, JC<br />

Design, Vintage Geek, The Camera Shop, Karen Boulton Opticians,<br />

David Lloyd Jewellers, Baker’s Schoolwear, Allums Jewellers, Tin<br />

House Restaurant and Shelly’s Florists<br />

1st place, with the most votes received, was Ken Francis’s<br />

Butchers. 2nd Place was Spiceland restaurant and 3rd place was<br />

Hills Butchers<br />

The local winner will now go forward to the National<br />

Competition.<br />

Wellington Town Council would like to take this opportunity to<br />

thank everyone who entered the competition and for the voters<br />

without them, this competition would of been impossible to run.<br />

WELLINGTON’S 18TH ANNUAL LITERARY<br />

FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE<br />

3RD –25TH OCTOBER 2014.<br />

Wellington Town Council, through its Literary<br />

Festival Committee, is delighted to bring to you<br />

another 3 week programme of events for October.<br />

This year sees the poet laureate Carol Ann<br />

Duffy appearing on Saturday 11th October. The<br />

celebration of Shakespeare’s 450th birthday sees a<br />

trio bring his work to life with his best sonnets and<br />

speeches on Friday 17th .<br />

Welsh poet Dylan Thomas is the subject of the ‘big<br />

read’ and his work is also celebrated by a dramatic<br />

performance by Colin Pinney on Thursday 23rd.<br />

Whether you’re a keen reader, budding poet or<br />

novelist, come along and pick up a brochure from<br />

Wellington Town Council for a full breakdown of the<br />

three week festival.<br />

NEW MAJOR AND<br />

DEPUTY<br />

In May, the Town Council appointed<br />

a new Mayor and a new<br />

Deputy Mayor. Cllr Karen Tomlinson<br />

is the new Town Mayor with Cllr Phil<br />

Morris-Jones serving as her Deputy<br />

As ever, the Council are grateful<br />

for the commitment shown by each<br />

Councillor.<br />

COMMEMORATION OF<br />

THE COMMENCEMENT<br />

OF WORLD WAR 1<br />

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS<br />

10.00am Welcome<br />

by the Mayor of<br />

Wellington – Peace<br />

Garden<br />

10.00am –<br />

10.45am Multicultural<br />

prayers /<br />

poems of peace<br />

– Peace Garden,<br />

outside Wellington Leisure Centre<br />

10.30am Workshop for children to<br />

make Wooden Crosses – All Saints<br />

Church<br />

11.00am Service held at the Lych<br />

Gate at All Saints Church.<br />

11.50am Walk around Wellington’s<br />

War memorials<br />

Please pick up a programme for<br />

full details, available from Wellington<br />

Town Council.<br />

WELLINGTON TOWN COUNCIL<br />

Arleston Ward:- Cllr Angela McClements Cllr Joan Gorse Cllr Ralph Perkins<br />

College Ward:- Cllr Pat McCarthy Cllr Graham Riley Cllr Lee Carter<br />

Dothill Ward:- Cllr Chris Lewis Cllr Karen Tomlinson Cllr Denis Allen<br />

Ercall Ward:- Cllr Roger Aveley Cllr Miles Hosken Cllr Dorothy Roberts<br />

Haygate Ward:- Cllr Frank Burns Cllr Graham Cook Cllr Robert Sloan<br />

Park Ward:- Cllr Chris Brittain Cllr Adrian Forster Cllr Phil Morris- Jones<br />

Shawbirch Ward:- Cllr Stephen DeLauney Cllr Pat Fairclough Cllr Barry Tillotson<br />

Mayor of Wellington :- Cllr Karen Tomlinson Deputy Town Clerk: Andrew Roberts<br />

Officers:- Town Clerk Howard Perkins Assistant to the Town Clerk Caroline Mulvihill<br />

Street Wardens:- Mick Talbot Bernard Greatbatch Leslie Morris<br />

Wellington Town Council. Civic Offices, Larkin Way, Wellington TF1 1LX<br />

Tel: 01952 567696 · Email: wellingtontowncouncil@telford.gov.uk<br />

Website: www.wellington-shropshire.gov.uk · Wellington portal link: www.wellington-shropshire.co.uk

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