Berrington Village Pump Edition 151 Dec 20 - Jan 21

A message from your Shropshire Councillor
Claire Wild
If there has been one good thing to come out of the Covid-19 Pandemic it is
confirmation of just how important communities are. We stood on doorsteps
and clapped for carers and people got involved in Covid Response teams
helping those who were in need and the community Facebook page came into
it’s own and proved that social media can be such a positive tool.
On this note let’s say a big community thank you
to Stephy and Sharl and their band of helpers for putting on the
scarecrow event at Halloween which, despite the torrential rain, was
enjoyed by so many families all socially distanced of course. There were
some seriously impressive scarecrows and it must have been a difficult
job for the judge, our very own High Sherriff Dean Harris from
Berrington. The raffle was also very impressive and a big thank you to all
those who donated prizes. The event raised a fabulous £720 for Breast
Cancer Research.
Despite the Community Centre not being in use the displays put up in the window for both Halloween
and Remembrance Sunday were lovely and appreciated by many. Thank you Sue, Ray and Brenda for
your work on this.
The scarecrow event did not put Stephy and Sharl off as they are now busy liaising with Santa’s Elves
to ensure that Santa makes a stopover on Christmas Eve (Page 4 for more details). Thank you so much
both. Santa’s Elves are raising money for the Neonatal unit in Stoke and they will have a donations
bucket with them as they travel around the village.
I am hoping that by the next time I write for the February and March 2021 edition of The Pump we will
be getting back to the new normal.
As always if anyone needs any help please do not hesitate to get in contact with me.
Please take care over the festive season, and stay safe.
Claire
t:: 01743 255 884
m: 07582 002 100
E-mail: claire.wild@shropshire.gov.uk
POLICE CONTACT INFORMATION
Our Local Police Team: Tel: 0300 333 3000 ext. 69008. There is also a team e-mail address:
shrewsburyre.snt@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
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You can always contact Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 if you wish to remain anonymous.
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