60 acast.com The Strettons Podcast http://thestrettonspod.com/ en Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson Church Stretton and the Shropshire Hills Communities This podcast features the lives of the people who live in Church Stretton and villages in the Shropshire Hills.


It's a tourist area and we welcome visitors from all over the world to enjoy the Shropshire Hills National Landscape. You'll find our guests not only on top of the Long Mynd, but nursing a craft beer in a snug country pub or having coffee and cake in one of the tea rooms in town. Millions of fell-runners, walkers, hikers, campers, dog-walkers flock to the Church Stretton area every year.


Agriculture is an important part of the economy here too and we talk to farmers and others born and raised in the area, not just about farming but what it was like to grow up here. We collect stories of the people who made this area what it is today, the characters who inhabited the village pubs, stories of terrible winters and childhood activities in the fields and streams around the Long Mynd. This is an important archive project for this tiny corner of South Shropshire.



We are the first village podcast in the world and would like to hear from listeners across the world who enjoy hearing voices from The Strettons. We are village people and we want to give a voice to the villages of the Shropshire Hills.



We're independent of any organisation and publish episodes every Tuesday.



We have a website http://thestrettonspod.com/.


Producers

Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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]]> This podcast features the lives of the people who live in Church Stretton and villages in the Shropshire Hills.


It's a tourist area and we welcome visitors from all over the world to enjoy the Shropshire Hills National Landscape. You'll find our guests not only on top of the Long Mynd, but nursing a craft beer in a snug country pub or having coffee and cake in one of the tea rooms in town. Millions of fell-runners, walkers, hikers, campers, dog-walkers flock to the Church Stretton area every year.


Agriculture is an important part of the economy here too and we talk to farmers and others born and raised in the area, not just about farming but what it was like to grow up here. We collect stories of the people who made this area what it is today, the characters who inhabited the village pubs, stories of terrible winters and childhood activities in the fields and streams around the Long Mynd. This is an important archive project for this tiny corner of South Shropshire.



We are the first village podcast in the world and would like to hear from listeners across the world who enjoy hearing voices from The Strettons. We are village people and we want to give a voice to the villages of the Shropshire Hills.



We're independent of any organisation and publish episodes every Tuesday.



We have a website http://thestrettonspod.com/.


Producers

Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> false Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson sian.lovegrove@gmail.com 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 the-strettons-podcast https://anchor.fm/s/fd8080b0/podcast/rss episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67649ab9b49c6255e8162822/1747381215433-1a5fc4c8-8bd1-4971-8d64-4bddfdf19e12.jpeg http://thestrettonspod.com/ The Strettons Podcast https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Pulling lambs Pulling lambs Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 24:05 69c52eca26c1fb9c07637628 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/69c52eca26c1fb9c07637628 69c52eca26c1fb9c07637628 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Lambing time, Scout jamboree, Shropshire Hills tourism exchange, chats with strangers in the hills full 1 13 We catch up with lambing at Hazler Farm and watch as two lambs arrive in the world. The hills are alive with the sound of walking poles and we chat to a couple of visitors enjoying the area in different ways. A local scout is raising money for the jamboree in Poland and we’ve been to the tourism information exchange and networking event in Church Stretton.


Timings 

lambing  01:14

Vox pop  09:56

Tourism exchange 13:53

Scouts 19:02




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]]> We catch up with lambing at Hazler Farm and watch as two lambs arrive in the world. The hills are alive with the sound of walking poles and we chat to a couple of visitors enjoying the area in different ways. A local scout is raising money for the jamboree in Poland and we’ve been to the tourism information exchange and networking event in Church Stretton.


Timings 

lambing  01:14

Vox pop  09:56

Tourism exchange 13:53

Scouts 19:02




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]]> Mick Boulton of Cardington Mick Boulton of Cardington Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 22:14 697bd5035edeb3034f896109 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/697bd5035edeb3034f896109 697bd5035edeb3034f896109 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Long Mynd, coaches, school buses, Bridge hostel full 2 12 We’ve all sat on one of Mick Boulton’s coaches at some time, many of us in our school days. In this chat, he tells us how he loves driving the school bus, the joy he gets from meeting the guests staying at his hostel at Bridges and early life growing up in the fields and brooks around Cardington. Is it true he lived in a hut on the Long Mynd? Listen to find out.

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]]> We’ve all sat on one of Mick Boulton’s coaches at some time, many of us in our school days. In this chat, he tells us how he loves driving the school bus, the joy he gets from meeting the guests staying at his hostel at Bridges and early life growing up in the fields and brooks around Cardington. Is it true he lived in a hut on the Long Mynd? Listen to find out.

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]]> Dominoes Pizza Delivery Dominoes Pizza Delivery Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT 26:45 69b59bb71b5a7dfbdfbde8f2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/69b59bb71b5a7dfbdfbde8f2 69b59bb71b5a7dfbdfbde8f2 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Bishops Castle livestock market, cub scouts night hike, Ticklerton Village, Church Stretton Rotary Club full 2 11 We’ve been to our local livestock market at Bishops Castle to speak to some Church Stretton farmers and the auctioneer to see what trade’s like for store cattle. Then we catch up with some very excited cubs at the Scout Hut where they are preparing for their night hike on the Long Mynd. Ticklerton Village Hall has a full events calendar for the spring and summer. The Rotary Club has money to give away to good causes,


Apply for a Rotary grant here https://tinyurl.com/csrcommunityfund1


Moths - Sunday 22nd Edgton Village Hall

Booking essential, more info from kate@whapham.co.uk 


Tourism Leaflet Swap

email the library strettonnlibraryfriends.org.uk/


Timings 

Bishops Caste Market  Report 01:40

Rotary grants 07:10

Ticklerton village report 10:06

Cubs night walk 16:07

What’s On 23:23


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]]> We’ve been to our local livestock market at Bishops Castle to speak to some Church Stretton farmers and the auctioneer to see what trade’s like for store cattle. Then we catch up with some very excited cubs at the Scout Hut where they are preparing for their night hike on the Long Mynd. Ticklerton Village Hall has a full events calendar for the spring and summer. The Rotary Club has money to give away to good causes,


Apply for a Rotary grant here https://tinyurl.com/csrcommunityfund1


Moths - Sunday 22nd Edgton Village Hall

Booking essential, more info from kate@whapham.co.uk 


Tourism Leaflet Swap

email the library strettonnlibraryfriends.org.uk/


Timings 

Bishops Caste Market  Report 01:40

Rotary grants 07:10

Ticklerton village report 10:06

Cubs night walk 16:07

What’s On 23:23


If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


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Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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]]> Robin Lloyd of Church Stretton Robin Lloyd of Church Stretton Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT 21:08 6991b51e7301331f1f00a0e4 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6991b51e7301331f1f00a0e4 6991b51e7301331f1f00a0e4 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 A life in antiques and a childhood in Lower Wood full 2 10 Robin Lloyd is a familiar face to those who use the Ring and Ride service but how much does anyone know of his life? In this interview we learn what it was like to go away to boarding school at seven and a half, what he spent his money on when his horse won the Grand National and what brings him the most pleasure these days.

If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


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]]> Robin Lloyd is a familiar face to those who use the Ring and Ride service but how much does anyone know of his life? In this interview we learn what it was like to go away to boarding school at seven and a half, what he spent his money on when his horse won the Grand National and what brings him the most pleasure these days.

If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


Find us online

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Producers

Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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]]> Roots, repairs and new beginnings Roots, repairs and new beginnings Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT 28:21 69934f138b7fe5457de54cc3 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/69934f138b7fe5457de54cc3 69934f138b7fe5457de54cc3 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 full 2 9 We're back at the repair cafe with volunteers from Stretton Climate Care so save households appliances from going into the skip. Then it's Acton Scott with Alex from Caring for God's Acre during their Love Your Yew Week. We finish with an interview with a trustee of Friends of Conakry Refugee School in Guinea to learn what they're doing over in West Africa.


Timing

Repair Cafe 00:49

Love you Yew week 09:22

Conakry School 16:45

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]]> We're back at the repair cafe with volunteers from Stretton Climate Care so save households appliances from going into the skip. Then it's Acton Scott with Alex from Caring for God's Acre during their Love Your Yew Week. We finish with an interview with a trustee of Friends of Conakry Refugee School in Guinea to learn what they're doing over in West Africa.


Timing

Repair Cafe 00:49

Love you Yew week 09:22

Conakry School 16:45

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]]> David Cooke of Ratlinghope David Cooke of Ratlinghope Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT 26:18 695ff734d11f0c4fbb7356fa false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/695ff734d11f0c4fbb7356fa 695ff734d11f0c4fbb7356fa 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 An inspiring prisoner of war and other tales from Coppice Farm full 2 10 David Cooke talks to us about his life growing up in Ratlinghope and the fun that was had there in his youth. He shared his childhood with an inspiring German prisoner of war who worked on the farm and could turn his hand to anything, even making him a snooker table as a Christmas present. As a young boy, he walked to London with his rucksack to have a look at some football stadiums.


If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


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]]> David Cooke talks to us about his life growing up in Ratlinghope and the fun that was had there in his youth. He shared his childhood with an inspiring German prisoner of war who worked on the farm and could turn his hand to anything, even making him a snooker table as a Christmas present. As a young boy, he walked to London with his rucksack to have a look at some football stadiums.


If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


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Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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]]> Panto, lambs and loaves Panto, lambs and loaves Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT 27:53 699229944d911476d8bd8cf7 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/699229944d911476d8bd8cf7 699229944d911476d8bd8cf7 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Prolley Morr honesty shed, Love your Yew Week, The Princess and the Pea Pantomime full 2 7 We're off to Prolley Moor to see the best honesty shed in the county run by Lexi Morris. Then we've got the first in our lambing special - looking at scanning the ewes. And finally we're at All Stretton Village Hall where they cast of the annual panto - The Princess and Pea - are having a final dress rehearsal. And there are. a handful of events to finish up.


Timings 

Honesty Box 00:49

Lambing special 11.30

All Stretton Panto 18:47

What’s On 24:06


What three words for the honesty shed

///washroom.excuse.unravel



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]]> We're off to Prolley Moor to see the best honesty shed in the county run by Lexi Morris. Then we've got the first in our lambing special - looking at scanning the ewes. And finally we're at All Stretton Village Hall where they cast of the annual panto - The Princess and Pea - are having a final dress rehearsal. And there are. a handful of events to finish up.


Timings 

Honesty Box 00:49

Lambing special 11.30

All Stretton Panto 18:47

What’s On 24:06


What three words for the honesty shed

///washroom.excuse.unravel



If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


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]]> Francis Acton of Acton Scott Francis Acton of Acton Scott Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT 18:12 696aae484796fcbb571ddca7 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/696aae484796fcbb571ddca7 696aae484796fcbb571ddca7 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Acton Scott Hall, Victorian heritgae farm, cricket and croquet full 2 10 Francis Acton lives at Acton Scott Hall in Acton Scott and manages the 1000 acre estate which includes the Acton Scott Heritage Farm. He speaks to Sian about the responsibility of looking after the estate, and the expectations which come with being the eldest son and the importance of retaining the knowledge and skills of Victorian farmers.

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]]> Francis Acton lives at Acton Scott Hall in Acton Scott and manages the 1000 acre estate which includes the Acton Scott Heritage Farm. He speaks to Sian about the responsibility of looking after the estate, and the expectations which come with being the eldest son and the importance of retaining the knowledge and skills of Victorian farmers.

If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


Find us online

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Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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]]> Making rainbows Making rainbows Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT 21:50 697f8a749718228b6fdafa00 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/697f8a749718228b6fdafa00 697f8a749718228b6fdafa00 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Holme oak, guiding, rainbows, brownies, Church Stretton property market full 2 5 We’ve been chatting to some young girls starting on their guiding journey and seeing what happens at their meetings. We've also been to the Parish Centre to see the mess left behind by the holme oak which crashed through the roof during the most recent snow storm. And to satisfy our obsession in this country with home ownership and house prices, we talk to two estate agents who operate in the town and learn about the state of the market at the moment.


Timing

Rainbows and Brownies 02:17

Hot Property feature 11:10

Parish Centre holme oak 21:49

What’s On 23:21


To donate an old or new generator please contact Robin Lloyd

robjanlloyd@gmail.com

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]]> We’ve been chatting to some young girls starting on their guiding journey and seeing what happens at their meetings. We've also been to the Parish Centre to see the mess left behind by the holme oak which crashed through the roof during the most recent snow storm. And to satisfy our obsession in this country with home ownership and house prices, we talk to two estate agents who operate in the town and learn about the state of the market at the moment.


Timing

Rainbows and Brownies 02:17

Hot Property feature 11:10

Parish Centre holme oak 21:49

What’s On 23:21


To donate an old or new generator please contact Robin Lloyd

robjanlloyd@gmail.com

If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


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]]> Peter Phillips of Frogs Gutter Peter Phillips of Frogs Gutter Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT 15:40 695ff78cd11f0c4fbb73772d false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/695ff78cd11f0c4fbb73772d 695ff78cd11f0c4fbb73772d 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Off-grid living in the Shropshire Hills full 2 6 Sian wound her way around the lanes of Frog’s Gutter to go and see Peter Philips who lives off-grid in a cottage which was marked as unfit for human habitation when he moved in. Peter talks about the joys of living off-grid in peaceful surroundings near The Bog, and the changes he’s seen in the area since arriving over 50 years ago.

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]]> Sian wound her way around the lanes of Frog’s Gutter to go and see Peter Philips who lives off-grid in a cottage which was marked as unfit for human habitation when he moved in. Peter talks about the joys of living off-grid in peaceful surroundings near The Bog, and the changes he’s seen in the area since arriving over 50 years ago.

If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


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]]> Evelyn Vaughan of Edgton Evelyn Vaughan of Edgton Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT 30:42 695ff8e13b4587aaa348dae6 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/695ff8e13b4587aaa348dae6 695ff8e13b4587aaa348dae6 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Farming, circus camels and tales of winter in the Shropshire Hills full 2 4 Sian talks to Evelyn Vaughan from Edgton who still farms age 88. Evelyn talks about her childhood, the loss of her mother and husband and a lost opportunity to become a professional singer. Her animals have inflicted numerous injuries on her but she still love them unconditionally and if you want more stories about the winter of 1947, you won’t be disappointed!

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]]> Sian talks to Evelyn Vaughan from Edgton who still farms age 88. Evelyn talks about her childhood, the loss of her mother and husband and a lost opportunity to become a professional singer. Her animals have inflicted numerous injuries on her but she still love them unconditionally and if you want more stories about the winter of 1947, you won’t be disappointed!

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]]> Merle Wilson of Acton Scott Merle Wilson of Acton Scott Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT 25:19 6937e47ff05d0f36072e7621 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6937e47ff05d0f36072e7621 6937e47ff05d0f36072e7621 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 A life in and around a village with a working Victorian museum full 2 2 Acton Scott is more than a working Victorian museum, it's a living breathing tight-knit village. Merle Wilson describes growing up without basic amenities, the death of her mother and farming with her father. She paints a picture of a supportive vibrant community in which people look after for each other and work to continue the spirit of the community.



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]]> Acton Scott is more than a working Victorian museum, it's a living breathing tight-knit village. Merle Wilson describes growing up without basic amenities, the death of her mother and farming with her father. She paints a picture of a supportive vibrant community in which people look after for each other and work to continue the spirit of the community.



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]]> Sin eaters and hedgehogs Sin eaters and hedgehogs Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT 26:36 695a90c11002b08bc8fdba34 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/695a90c11002b08bc8fdba34 695a90c11002b08bc8fdba34 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Last known sin eater in The UK, Hedgehog rescue, upcoming events, Ratlinghope, Edgeton, Church Stretton full 2 1 Happy new year from Sian and Pete. This week we’ve been stroking hedgehogs at a rescue centre in Edgton and been to see the monument to the last sin eater in the churchyard at Ratlinghope. We look back and forward to 2026 and see what events are coming up in the next two weeks.


Hedgehog Rescue

Martin And Tanis Jordan, email tmjordan559@gmail.com


Midland Gliding Club cafe franchisee enquiries

Tim Murphy email secretary@midlandgliding.club


Timings

Last Sin Eater 02:17

Hedgehog Rescue 11:10

What’s On 23:21


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]]> Happy new year from Sian and Pete. This week we’ve been stroking hedgehogs at a rescue centre in Edgton and been to see the monument to the last sin eater in the churchyard at Ratlinghope. We look back and forward to 2026 and see what events are coming up in the next two weeks.


Hedgehog Rescue

Martin And Tanis Jordan, email tmjordan559@gmail.com


Midland Gliding Club cafe franchisee enquiries

Tim Murphy email secretary@midlandgliding.club


Timings

Last Sin Eater 02:17

Hedgehog Rescue 11:10

What’s On 23:21


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]]> Richard Hill of Batchcott Richard Hill of Batchcott Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:00:00 GMT 23:00 6921b2d153b254a53873b46d false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6921b2d153b254a53873b46d 6921b2d153b254a53873b46d 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 Richard Hill from Batchott talks about the family he worked for all his life, his love of tractors and lost opportunities. Poignant memories of family members he has lost coupled with stories of teenage trouble-making paint a vivid picture of what life was like growing up in Batchcott on the Long Mynd.



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]]> Richard Hill from Batchott talks about the family he worked for all his life, his love of tractors and lost opportunities. Poignant memories of family members he has lost coupled with stories of teenage trouble-making paint a vivid picture of what life was like growing up in Batchcott on the Long Mynd.



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]]> Review of 2025 (Part 2) Review of 2025 (Part 2) Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:00:00 GMT 37:40 69231efb53b254a538baeb71 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/69231efb53b254a538baeb71 69231efb53b254a538baeb71 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Review, pottery, vintage cars, traction enginew, farming, bug hotels and scouts full 1 31 Part 2 of Pete's selection of his favourite bits from 2025.


Timings

Tom Norris 2:28

Bug hotel. 8:07

Brian Pope 13:56

Lucinda the potter 21:15

John Sankey 27:35

Terry Davies. 35:58



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]]> Part 2 of Pete's selection of his favourite bits from 2025.


Timings

Tom Norris 2:28

Bug hotel. 8:07

Brian Pope 13:56

Lucinda the potter 21:15

John Sankey 27:35

Terry Davies. 35:58



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]]> Jim Beaver of Walkmills Jim Beaver of Walkmills Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:00:00 GMT 19:13 691a18852e9210d8a3efc386 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/691a18852e9210d8a3efc386 691a18852e9210d8a3efc386 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Mills, donkeys and the old Shire Hall bonus 1 Jim grew up in an old mill in Walkmills near Leebotwood, and worked hard helping his father on the farm. Today his success in business can be put down to his parents instilling in him a strong work ethic, and his general happiness is partly attributed to keeping donkeys. 

He talks about the mills which operated along the valley, and about his ‘water-powered’ childhood. And if anyone ever wondered what the courtroom in the old Shire Hall in Shrewsbury used to look like, they can see a lot of it in the drawing room of Jim’s house. 



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]]> Jim grew up in an old mill in Walkmills near Leebotwood, and worked hard helping his father on the farm. Today his success in business can be put down to his parents instilling in him a strong work ethic, and his general happiness is partly attributed to keeping donkeys. 

He talks about the mills which operated along the valley, and about his ‘water-powered’ childhood. And if anyone ever wondered what the courtroom in the old Shire Hall in Shrewsbury used to look like, they can see a lot of it in the drawing room of Jim’s house. 



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]]> Review of 2025 (Part 1) Review of 2025 (Part 1) Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:00:00 GMT 30:23 691cd7a467ed28baec479af0 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/691cd7a467ed28baec479af0 691cd7a467ed28baec479af0 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Fire service, Chiurhc of England, milk monitoring, mining, Shropshire figets, stories from Salop full 1 30 Pete's selection of his favourite bits from 2025.


Timings

Steve Paige 2:10

Losing my religion 6:53

Anne Morris 10:10

Snailbeach Mine. 15:08

Nick Churton. 21:34

Ragleth Fidget menu 26:24



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]]> Pete's selection of his favourite bits from 2025.


Timings

Steve Paige 2:10

Losing my religion 6:53

Anne Morris 10:10

Snailbeach Mine. 15:08

Nick Churton. 21:34

Ragleth Fidget menu 26:24



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]]> Ruth Lawrence of Womerton Ruth Lawrence of Womerton Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:32:09 GMT 20:18 6915978961157d146c1f4a5e false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6915978961157d146c1f4a5e 6915978961157d146c1f4a5e 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Farming and ponies on the Long Mynd bonus 1 Ruth Lawrence was brought up on Womerton Farm, educated in Cardington and then sent to a boarding school near Shrewsbury. Her love of farming brought her and her husband Tony back from New Zealand to take on the family farm on the Long Mynd, where she still lives today. 


She tells us about the characters who lived in the area when she was young, the fun she had with her friends, exploring the hills on their ponies and why BBC television wanted to follow her and Tony as they built their new house.



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]]> Ruth Lawrence was brought up on Womerton Farm, educated in Cardington and then sent to a boarding school near Shrewsbury. Her love of farming brought her and her husband Tony back from New Zealand to take on the family farm on the Long Mynd, where she still lives today. 


She tells us about the characters who lived in the area when she was young, the fun she had with her friends, exploring the hills on their ponies and why BBC television wanted to follow her and Tony as they built their new house.



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]]> Shop Local Shop Local Tue, 25 Nov 2025 01:00:00 GMT 29:51 6923213e00a96fa12bb4dc8a false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6923213e00a96fa12bb4dc8a 6923213e00a96fa12bb4dc8a 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Christmas shopping in Church Stretton, bus stop chats, computer cookies, geology, chutney, cheese and children crafting full 1 29 We’ve been around all the shops asking what shoppers can buy there for Christmas. We’ve taken the chutney we made from our foraged blackberries and paired it with different cheeses at Saxtons. We also found a couple of people waiting for the bus on Beaumont Road, both heading to Ludlow but for different reasons and we learn all about cookies - the computer type - what are they, are they harmful and do we really need them.


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Timings 

Chutney and cheese 0:45

Where to shop in town this Christmas (1) 1:06

The jug collector 13:20

The geologist 15:06

Tech corner, cookies 16:50

Where to shop in town this Christmas (2) 22:39

Soundscape, children crafting 29:14


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]]> We’ve been around all the shops asking what shoppers can buy there for Christmas. We’ve taken the chutney we made from our foraged blackberries and paired it with different cheeses at Saxtons. We also found a couple of people waiting for the bus on Beaumont Road, both heading to Ludlow but for different reasons and we learn all about cookies - the computer type - what are they, are they harmful and do we really need them.


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Timings 

Chutney and cheese 0:45

Where to shop in town this Christmas (1) 1:06

The jug collector 13:20

The geologist 15:06

Tech corner, cookies 16:50

Where to shop in town this Christmas (2) 22:39

Soundscape, children crafting 29:14


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]]> Robert Brain of Minton Robert Brain of Minton Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:00:00 GMT 20:59 68fe4b0071a7e8ab3474ecb2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68fe4b0071a7e8ab3474ecb2 68fe4b0071a7e8ab3474ecb2 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 Robert Brain grew up in and around Minton where he still lives today. He tells us about riding ponies on the Long Mynd as a young boy, about hurtling down the hill on a piece of tin sheeting,and what it was like living next door to Hollywood actor, Pete Posthlethwaite. He tells us how Pete gave him his first experience of air travel when he took him away on a film shoot to Ireland, and lets us into the secret of what he wore in bed! 



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]]> Robert Brain grew up in and around Minton where he still lives today. He tells us about riding ponies on the Long Mynd as a young boy, about hurtling down the hill on a piece of tin sheeting,and what it was like living next door to Hollywood actor, Pete Posthlethwaite. He tells us how Pete gave him his first experience of air travel when he took him away on a film shoot to Ireland, and lets us into the secret of what he wore in bed! 



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]]> Seige of Sarajevo Seige of Sarajevo Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:00:00 GMT 28:34 6910def27728b8766c5fe580 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6910def27728b8766c5fe580 6910def27728b8766c5fe580 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Royal British Legion, Remembrance Day, Halloween kids, The Bucks Head and Karuna sustainable living full 1 28 The kids are getting excited about Halloween and the veterans are contemplating past action and those who are no longer here. In Picklescott village there’s a special nature reserve which demonstrates a sustainable way of living and the Bucks Head in Church Stretton is under new management. We finish with fireworks night at Acton Scott village where they burn an effigy of a traitorous catholic on a bonfire.



Timings 

Karuna 00:51

Halloween kids 07:15

Remembrance Day 14:43

The Bucks Head 21:52

Acton Scott bonfire night 27:58



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]]> The kids are getting excited about Halloween and the veterans are contemplating past action and those who are no longer here. In Picklescott village there’s a special nature reserve which demonstrates a sustainable way of living and the Bucks Head in Church Stretton is under new management. We finish with fireworks night at Acton Scott village where they burn an effigy of a traitorous catholic on a bonfire.



Timings 

Karuna 00:51

Halloween kids 07:15

Remembrance Day 14:43

The Bucks Head 21:52

Acton Scott bonfire night 27:58



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]]> Dorothy Lloyd of Church Stretton Dorothy Lloyd of Church Stretton Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:00:00 GMT 11:42 68de44a77be17a7f01d08389 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68de44a77be17a7f01d08389 68de44a77be17a7f01d08389 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Memories of playing on the quiet A49 bonus 1 Dorothy used to play on the A49 as a child and keep an eye out for any cars. She talks about what life was like growing up in Church Stretton and the fields where she would play with her friends. Listen to the sort of small pleasures she enjoyed and the changes she has seen in the town since the 1930’s.



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]]> Dorothy used to play on the A49 as a child and keep an eye out for any cars. She talks about what life was like growing up in Church Stretton and the fields where she would play with her friends. Listen to the sort of small pleasures she enjoyed and the changes she has seen in the town since the 1930’s.



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]]> Expendable pensioners Expendable pensioners Tue, 28 Oct 2025 01:00:00 GMT 24:31 68fcc0acdeee754a7228b8da false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68fcc0acdeee754a7228b8da 68fcc0acdeee754a7228b8da 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Ukulele band, Adventure run, Christmas turkeys, Wildlife survey, Ring and Ride bus, COVID vaccine full 1 27 It’s time to order your Christmas turkey and my word they’re looking beautiful and plump on Harton Farm. We speak to some people organising a secret adventure run and we learn about the wildlife that’s been in our gardens this summer from the local wildlife group. The women on the Ring and Ride bus keep us amused on their weekly shopping trip and then the Church Stretton Ukulele band play us out. 



Timings 

Christmas turkeys 1:23

Wildlife Group 7:17

Ring Ride bus 11:50

Expendable pensioners 19:00

Secret adventure 20:28

Ukulele band 24:00



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]]> It’s time to order your Christmas turkey and my word they’re looking beautiful and plump on Harton Farm. We speak to some people organising a secret adventure run and we learn about the wildlife that’s been in our gardens this summer from the local wildlife group. The women on the Ring and Ride bus keep us amused on their weekly shopping trip and then the Church Stretton Ukulele band play us out. 



Timings 

Christmas turkeys 1:23

Wildlife Group 7:17

Ring Ride bus 11:50

Expendable pensioners 19:00

Secret adventure 20:28

Ukulele band 24:00



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]]> Brian Pope of Whittingslow Brian Pope of Whittingslow Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 28:43 68f26a989f00599e2da2d361 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68f26a989f00599e2da2d361 68f26a989f00599e2da2d361 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 The contentment of a quiet life farming near Marshbrook bonus 1 We had a chat with Brian Pope who lives with his brother David, at Whittingslow Farm. Apart from a Young Farmers trip to Smithfield in London and a day trip to the Welsh coast when he was at school, Brian has stayed on his farm his entire life. He talks about the characters of his youth, Wistanstow Village Hall and contentment with his relatively simple life in Marshbrook.



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]]> We had a chat with Brian Pope who lives with his brother David, at Whittingslow Farm. Apart from a Young Farmers trip to Smithfield in London and a day trip to the Welsh coast when he was at school, Brian has stayed on his farm his entire life. He talks about the characters of his youth, Wistanstow Village Hall and contentment with his relatively simple life in Marshbrook.



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]]> Banksy in the town square Banksy in the town square Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 31:57 68ebd19def7cfb1e14955076 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68ebd19def7cfb1e14955076 68ebd19def7cfb1e14955076 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Art gallery, Banksy, The Salt Path film, police report, All Stretton library bus, what’s on, Christmas turkeys full 1 26 There’s a new art gallery in The Square where you can buy and sell investment art, the mobile library comes to service the good people of All Stretton and we talk to the Police Community Support Officer about his role. We chat to some visitors from South Wales and Pete’s put a long list of things to do in the area in the next few months. We finish with turkeys singing to us.


Timings 

Roger Bebb 1:45

PCSO 10:40

Flicks in the Sticks 15:50

435 bus stop chats 24:10

All Stretton library bus 20:05

What’s On 27:18

Turkey soundscape 31:00  



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]]> There’s a new art gallery in The Square where you can buy and sell investment art, the mobile library comes to service the good people of All Stretton and we talk to the Police Community Support Officer about his role. We chat to some visitors from South Wales and Pete’s put a long list of things to do in the area in the next few months. We finish with turkeys singing to us.


Timings 

Roger Bebb 1:45

PCSO 10:40

Flicks in the Sticks 15:50

435 bus stop chats 24:10

All Stretton library bus 20:05

What’s On 27:18

Turkey soundscape 31:00  



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]]> Maureen Pountney of Gogbatch Maureen Pountney of Gogbatch Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT 10:34 68de341b7be17a7f01cba6c1 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68de341b7be17a7f01cba6c1 68de341b7be17a7f01cba6c1 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 Maureen Pountney grew up in Gogbatch near All Stretton and tells us about life on a small farm with her family. At the age of 6 Maureen would walk to school in Smethcott with her cousin and friends, a journey which took about an hour through fields and along lanes. Simple pleasures were playing hide and seek in the tall bracken and caring for caid lambs in the kitchen. She left Gogbatch and married a professional footballer and they later opened a sports shop on Wyle Cop in Shrewsbury.



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]]> Maureen Pountney grew up in Gogbatch near All Stretton and tells us about life on a small farm with her family. At the age of 6 Maureen would walk to school in Smethcott with her cousin and friends, a journey which took about an hour through fields and along lanes. Simple pleasures were playing hide and seek in the tall bracken and caring for caid lambs in the kitchen. She left Gogbatch and married a professional footballer and they later opened a sports shop on Wyle Cop in Shrewsbury.



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]]> Village Reports October 2025 Village Reports October 2025 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:02 GMT 21:20 68dd7d7a7be17a7f018fb846 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68dd7d7a7be17a7f018fb846 68dd7d7a7be17a7f018fb846 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Rushbury, Cardington, All Stretton, Church Stretton Town Council full 1 25 A packed events calendar in the run up to Christmas. There’s flicks in the sticks, pop-up pubs, carols in the square, the remembrance parade, coffee stops, fairs, pantos and fun for all. A lot of voluntary effort goes into putting on interesting events for our rural communities so why not go along to support them. If you’re new to the area, this is a great opportunity for you to meet your neighbours.


Timings

Rushbury 1:00

Cardington 6:23

All Stretton 11:52

Church Stretton Town Council 16:00


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]]> A packed events calendar in the run up to Christmas. There’s flicks in the sticks, pop-up pubs, carols in the square, the remembrance parade, coffee stops, fairs, pantos and fun for all. A lot of voluntary effort goes into putting on interesting events for our rural communities so why not go along to support them. If you’re new to the area, this is a great opportunity for you to meet your neighbours.


Timings

Rushbury 1:00

Cardington 6:23

All Stretton 11:52

Church Stretton Town Council 16:00


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]]> Will Priestley of Church Stretton Will Priestley of Church Stretton Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 18:44 689a1d975edc63baa3a67645 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/689a1d975edc63baa3a67645 689a1d975edc63baa3a67645 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Solicitor and motorbike racer bonus 1 Will Priestley is well-known in the town for being the son of the town’s solicitor and then the town’s solicitor. He tells us about the characters who helped on the family farm and their unusual courting practices. Post-war life for young boys in Cardington and Marshbrook was full of motorbike racing and fishing.



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]]> Will Priestley is well-known in the town for being the son of the town’s solicitor and then the town’s solicitor. He tells us about the characters who helped on the family farm and their unusual courting practices. Post-war life for young boys in Cardington and Marshbrook was full of motorbike racing and fishing.



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]]> Scarlet Pimpernel Scarlet Pimpernel Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 28:58 68cc27452cc152f4dd9a0d5b false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68cc27452cc152f4dd9a0d5b 68cc27452cc152f4dd9a0d5b 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Caring for God’s Acre, churchyards and cemeteries, Munslow, The Hollies farm, Stiperstones, Church Stretton town clerk, adventurous cooking with blackberries and All Stretton village show. full 1 24 We drive over to Gatten at the foot of Stiperstones Nature Reserve to get a tour of The Hollies farm from Rhian and then a cooking session where we discover and create edgy recipes using the hedgerow bounty we picked last week. Connr Furnival talks about his new role as Church Stretton town clerk and then we drive over to Munslow village where we join conservation volunteers from Caring for God’s Acre preserving wildlife in the churchyard.


Timings 

The Hollies farm visit 1:09

Pick it, cook it, eat it7:10

Caring for God’s Acre15:00

Connor the town clerk 21:10

Soundscape28:11


Caring for God’s Acre https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/



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]]> We drive over to Gatten at the foot of Stiperstones Nature Reserve to get a tour of The Hollies farm from Rhian and then a cooking session where we discover and create edgy recipes using the hedgerow bounty we picked last week. Connr Furnival talks about his new role as Church Stretton town clerk and then we drive over to Munslow village where we join conservation volunteers from Caring for God’s Acre preserving wildlife in the churchyard.


Timings 

The Hollies farm visit 1:09

Pick it, cook it, eat it7:10

Caring for God’s Acre15:00

Connor the town clerk 21:10

Soundscape28:11


Caring for God’s Acre https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/



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]]> John Sproson of Stiperstones John Sproson of Stiperstones Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 16:47 689a47abe6e5400d477be925 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/689a47abe6e5400d477be925 689a47abe6e5400d477be925 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Owner of the pub and the shop and community stalwart bonus 1 We’re off to the other side of the Long Mynd, to a mystical area of the Shropshire Hills - Stiperstones. Here we find John Sproson, who owns the Stiperstones Inn and the shop attached to it. John tells us about village life, how the pub trade has changed and the lack of rich single women in Shropshire.



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]]> We’re off to the other side of the Long Mynd, to a mystical area of the Shropshire Hills - Stiperstones. Here we find John Sproson, who owns the Stiperstones Inn and the shop attached to it. John tells us about village life, how the pub trade has changed and the lack of rich single women in Shropshire.



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]]> End of the summer, moths, bats and jam End of the summer, moths, bats and jam Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 27:56 68bda96ca4a9a4d9451994df false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68bda96ca4a9a4d9451994df 68bda96ca4a9a4d9451994df 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Moths and bat studies at The Bog, foraging in the Shropshire Hills, McMillan Holder of Leebotwood, judging All Stretton village show, Teas to Please at Little Stretton. full 1 23 Goodbye to the summer with Teas to Please at Little Stretton, All Stretton village show and we go foraging in the hedgerows and fields of the Shropshire Hills in search of free food. We visit a small specialist company doing well in Leebotwood and we head to The Bog to join a group of people studying moths and bats in one of the last warm evenings of 2025. 



Timings 

Bats and moths 1:00

Foraging 7:57

McMillan Holder 15:32

All Stretton village show 22:42

Soundscape - Teas to Please, Little Stretton 26:54


Moth Group and Bat Group https://www.facebook.com/goingwildinbc



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]]> Goodbye to the summer with Teas to Please at Little Stretton, All Stretton village show and we go foraging in the hedgerows and fields of the Shropshire Hills in search of free food. We visit a small specialist company doing well in Leebotwood and we head to The Bog to join a group of people studying moths and bats in one of the last warm evenings of 2025. 



Timings 

Bats and moths 1:00

Foraging 7:57

McMillan Holder 15:32

All Stretton village show 22:42

Soundscape - Teas to Please, Little Stretton 26:54


Moth Group and Bat Group https://www.facebook.com/goingwildinbc



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]]> Anne Morris of Cardington Anne Morris of Cardington Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 16:35 68601cdf92ba6694bcd55268 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68601cdf92ba6694bcd55268 68601cdf92ba6694bcd55268 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Welcoming those with nowhere else to turn while farming and bringing up a family. bonus 1 We chat to Anne Morris who brought up her young family in a derelict farm in Cardington and tells us about the struggles she and John had to grow the business. Working a job for the Milk Marketing Board, Anne also helped on the farm and brought up four children. We learn about all the people who sought shelter in her house when they had nobody to turn to.



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]]> We chat to Anne Morris who brought up her young family in a derelict farm in Cardington and tells us about the struggles she and John had to grow the business. Working a job for the Milk Marketing Board, Anne also helped on the farm and brought up four children. We learn about all the people who sought shelter in her house when they had nobody to turn to.



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]]> All Stretton Micro Museum All Stretton Micro Museum Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT 27:06 68a4c68c73bf5b6298a5d98f false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68a4c68c73bf5b6298a5d98f 68a4c68c73bf5b6298a5d98f 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Church Stretton FC, Blakemoregate Cottages, new curate at St Laurence’s Church, New House farm visit, All Stretton telephone kiosk micro museum. full 1 22 We visit Blakemoregate Cottages high up on the Stiperstones - an important part of the mining history of Snailbeach. Then we talk to Mary Carter, the new curate at St Laurence’s Church in Church Stretton, we visit New House Farm to see the cattle and then watch The Magpies beat Shrewsbury Junior 8-0.


Timings

Church Stretton Town FC 1:00

Blakemoregate Cottages 4:48

Mary Carter, curate 12:30

New House Farm 18:00

All Stretton TK Micro Museum 24:02



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]]> We visit Blakemoregate Cottages high up on the Stiperstones - an important part of the mining history of Snailbeach. Then we talk to Mary Carter, the new curate at St Laurence’s Church in Church Stretton, we visit New House Farm to see the cattle and then watch The Magpies beat Shrewsbury Junior 8-0.


Timings

Church Stretton Town FC 1:00

Blakemoregate Cottages 4:48

Mary Carter, curate 12:30

New House Farm 18:00

All Stretton TK Micro Museum 24:02



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]]> Steve Paige of Church Stretton Steve Paige of Church Stretton Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT 18:26 689a1cf22dbca7f6698f0ac5 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/689a1cf22dbca7f6698f0ac5 689a1cf22dbca7f6698f0ac5 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 This week we have Steve Paige, known to everyone in All Stretton as their former postie and known to many more as the head honcho of our fire station. He’s a Stretton boy through and through and in this interview he tells us about getting his first ‘after school' job as a greengrocer’s boy. What was it like to grow up in Church Stretton in the 70’s and 80’s and what did he and his friends do for fun? Let’s listen and find out.



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]]> This week we have Steve Paige, known to everyone in All Stretton as their former postie and known to many more as the head honcho of our fire station. He’s a Stretton boy through and through and in this interview he tells us about getting his first ‘after school' job as a greengrocer’s boy. What was it like to grow up in Church Stretton in the 70’s and 80’s and what did he and his friends do for fun? Let’s listen and find out.



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]]> Strettons are buzzing Strettons are buzzing Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT 25:29 689a4952880401ed57ad8090 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/689a4952880401ed57ad8090 689a4952880401ed57ad8090 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Bug hotels, Church Stretton Antiques Centre, Arts Festival, Knit and Natter, accordion band, Cardington and Gretton full 1 21 We're off to see the kids making bug hotels and also speaking to people at the antiques centre and in the arts festival. The ladies at the knit and natter do more nattering than knitting and Tom Norris from Cardington tells us a few stories of growing up in the area. Lastly, we catch up with the Church Stretton accordion band at Burwarton Show.


Timings 

Bug hotel 00:01:08

Tom Norris 00:06:12

Knit & Natter 00:12:12

Vox pop 00:16:00

Soundscape CS Accordion band 00:25:28



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]]> We're off to see the kids making bug hotels and also speaking to people at the antiques centre and in the arts festival. The ladies at the knit and natter do more nattering than knitting and Tom Norris from Cardington tells us a few stories of growing up in the area. Lastly, we catch up with the Church Stretton accordion band at Burwarton Show.


Timings 

Bug hotel 00:01:08

Tom Norris 00:06:12

Knit & Natter 00:12:12

Vox pop 00:16:00

Soundscape CS Accordion band 00:25:28



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]]> Chris Foulkes of Hamperley Chris Foulkes of Hamperley Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT 17:30 68601c139951fac41b37e026 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68601c139951fac41b37e026 68601c139951fac41b37e026 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 Chris Foulkes tells us what it’s like living in a farm which features heavily in the famous Malcolm Saville children’s books. He talks about the fans who come from across the world to stay in his cow sheds. He reminisces about growing up in a simpler time, when food was delivered by the local grocer, and the best fun was to be found with his friends playing in the fields and hills around his farm.



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]]> Chris Foulkes tells us what it’s like living in a farm which features heavily in the famous Malcolm Saville children’s books. He talks about the fans who come from across the world to stay in his cow sheds. He reminisces about growing up in a simpler time, when food was delivered by the local grocer, and the best fun was to be found with his friends playing in the fields and hills around his farm.



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]]> Stretton Hills Triceratops Stretton Hills Triceratops Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 28:13 68861732e0a86cc3ab83a32b false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68861732e0a86cc3ab83a32b 68861732e0a86cc3ab83a32b 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Down the lead mines at Snailbeach, digging for treasures in Carding Mill Valley archaeology event, The Bog Visitor Centre, race horse breeding at Ragdon Farm, Morris Dancing in The Square and an events listing for August full 1 20 Summer is bringing archaeology to The Strettons and this time, we’re digging for dinosaur bones with The National Trust in Carding Mill Valley and then chatting to race horse breeder, Richard Wilding about how to breed and break horses. Hand me that helmet and head torch and we’re down the mines at Snailbeach with some volunteer guides and then just up the road, we stop for a piece of quiche and a cup of tea at the famous Bog Visitor Centre. We finish with a very traditional English scene - men in rags and bells, dancing in the Square. 


Timings

Race horse breeding at Ragdon 00:56

Snalibeach mines 07:23

The Bog Visitor Centre 12:56

Carding Mill archaeology 18:31

What’s On 24:08

Morris Dancing 27:11


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]]> Summer is bringing archaeology to The Strettons and this time, we’re digging for dinosaur bones with The National Trust in Carding Mill Valley and then chatting to race horse breeder, Richard Wilding about how to breed and break horses. Hand me that helmet and head torch and we’re down the mines at Snailbeach with some volunteer guides and then just up the road, we stop for a piece of quiche and a cup of tea at the famous Bog Visitor Centre. We finish with a very traditional English scene - men in rags and bells, dancing in the Square. 


Timings

Race horse breeding at Ragdon 00:56

Snalibeach mines 07:23

The Bog Visitor Centre 12:56

Carding Mill archaeology 18:31

What’s On 24:08

Morris Dancing 27:11


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]]> Nick Churton of Wall Bank Nick Churton of Wall Bank Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 18:20 6820cd4cca72734652d46b65 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6820cd4cca72734652d46b65 6820cd4cca72734652d46b65 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Poaching and getting into mischief on Wenlock Edge and Wall Bank bonus 1 Nick Churton is known to many people as a haulage man but there's more to him than moving stuff around the country. He tells us about growing up on Wenlock Edge and moving to Wall Bank and the mischief he used to get up to with his mates.

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]]> Nick Churton is known to many people as a haulage man but there's more to him than moving stuff around the country. He tells us about growing up on Wenlock Edge and moving to Wall Bank and the mischief he used to get up to with his mates.

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]]> The Prettiest Sheep The Prettiest Sheep Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 30:24 68713024610560d3ef557745 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68713024610560d3ef557745 68713024610560d3ef557745 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 full 1 19 There’s a lot of fun to be had at the Brooksbury Fundraising in Church Stretton and then at Acton Scott, it’s a village cricket match. We speak to a couple of tourists who have fallen in love with the area, the ponies and the sheep and for those who want to dabble in decentralised finance, we’ve got a how-to guide to starting in cryptocurrency trading. 


If you’d like to donate 10-15kg of clay to Halima Cassell’s installation, check out the missing countried here https://www.virtuesofunity.com/virtues-of-unity-required-locations  


Timings 

Brookbury Fundraiser Dog Show 00:56

Village cricket at Acton Scott 04:09

Cryptocurrency trading for beginners 09:28

Vox pop 15:44

Glyn’s Garden 18:37

Scrappies 22:40

Brooksbury soundscape29:24



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]]> There’s a lot of fun to be had at the Brooksbury Fundraising in Church Stretton and then at Acton Scott, it’s a village cricket match. We speak to a couple of tourists who have fallen in love with the area, the ponies and the sheep and for those who want to dabble in decentralised finance, we’ve got a how-to guide to starting in cryptocurrency trading. 


If you’d like to donate 10-15kg of clay to Halima Cassell’s installation, check out the missing countried here https://www.virtuesofunity.com/virtues-of-unity-required-locations  


Timings 

Brookbury Fundraiser Dog Show 00:56

Village cricket at Acton Scott 04:09

Cryptocurrency trading for beginners 09:28

Vox pop 15:44

Glyn’s Garden 18:37

Scrappies 22:40

Brooksbury soundscape29:24



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]]> The Shropshire Hills Shipping Forecast The Shropshire Hills Shipping Forecast Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:36 GMT 3:00 686d2c7ce52066772f1dfb7e false https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5JUBRgZ550 686d2c7ce52066772f1dfb7e 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast trailer 1 The Shipping Forecast is not just for sailors.


Written and Produced by Sian Lovegrove

Voiced by Brad Young of The Horringer Podcast


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]]> The Shipping Forecast is not just for sailors.


Written and Produced by Sian Lovegrove

Voiced by Brad Young of The Horringer Podcast


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]]> Sheila Young of Church Stretton Sheila Young of Church Stretton Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 16:31 6820cc68365a6906d308f14b false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6820cc68365a6906d308f14b 6820cc68365a6906d308f14b 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Growing up next to the workshouse bonus 1 Sheila Young tells us about growing up in Church Stretton and Ticklerton during the war, what it was like living next to the workhouse and the difficulty she has turning a heel.

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]]> Sheila Young tells us about growing up in Church Stretton and Ticklerton during the war, what it was like living next to the workhouse and the difficulty she has turning a heel.

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]]> An inspector calls An inspector calls Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 29:36 6860140e47311de1b6be9fa9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6860140e47311de1b6be9fa9 6860140e47311de1b6be9fa9 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 The Scouts, Dog obedience training, West Mercia Police, Archery, Bowling Club full 1 18 We’re careering down rectory field at break-neck speed with the scouts and then off to Condover where we prove that no dog is a lost cause when local celebrity dog, Dylan the boxer, is taken for some obedience training. We speak to trainers and young archers at The Long Mynd Archers open day and then we detain a police inspector long enough to get some local intelligence out of him. Finally, there’s a crunch match between Church Stretton and Clun bowling club which ends, as always, in tea and cakes in the pavilion.  



Timings 

Archery01:08

Dog Training  06:47

Police Report13:26

Bowling club18:55

Scouts 21:30

Soundscape27:58



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]]> We’re careering down rectory field at break-neck speed with the scouts and then off to Condover where we prove that no dog is a lost cause when local celebrity dog, Dylan the boxer, is taken for some obedience training. We speak to trainers and young archers at The Long Mynd Archers open day and then we detain a police inspector long enough to get some local intelligence out of him. Finally, there’s a crunch match between Church Stretton and Clun bowling club which ends, as always, in tea and cakes in the pavilion.  



Timings 

Archery01:08

Dog Training  06:47

Police Report13:26

Bowling club18:55

Scouts 21:30

Soundscape27:58



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]]> Terry Davies RIP Terry Davies RIP Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:29:42 GMT 11:30 685c3206f42ce01224b31b4a false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/685c3206f42ce01224b31b4a 685c3206f42ce01224b31b4a 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Scout Leader in Church Stretton bonus 1 This is a special bonus episode to celebrate the life of Terry Davies, scout Leader and inspirational man. He has touched the lives of so many people over a period of 50 years of scouting in the town.

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]]> This is a special bonus episode to celebrate the life of Terry Davies, scout Leader and inspirational man. He has touched the lives of so many people over a period of 50 years of scouting in the town.

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]]> Peter Morgan of Hope Bowdler Peter Morgan of Hope Bowdler Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT 19:29 680b80f6e9c0b05abfb262c2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/680b80f6e9c0b05abfb262c2 680b80f6e9c0b05abfb262c2 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Grandson of the last blacksmith bonus 1 Don’t be fooled by Peter Morgan’s Bolton accent. He’s the grandson of the last blacksmith in Hope Bowdler and has lived in the village most of his life. Sian sat with him in his garden on a sunny morning and chatted to him about his memories of life in Hope Bowdler and his time in the Royal Navy.

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]]> Don’t be fooled by Peter Morgan’s Bolton accent. He’s the grandson of the last blacksmith in Hope Bowdler and has lived in the village most of his life. Sian sat with him in his garden on a sunny morning and chatted to him about his memories of life in Hope Bowdler and his time in the Royal Navy.

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]]> Village Reports June 2025 Village Reports June 2025 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT 18:39 684f21b7ee64da20d5847cbf false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/684f21b7ee64da20d5847cbf 684f21b7ee64da20d5847cbf 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 All Stretton, Little Stretton, Acton Scott, Town Council, Ticklerton full 1 17 Find out all the exciting activities and events going on in our beautiful villages. Support the events, get involved, be part of our rural communities.


Acton Scott 4:10  00:00:32

Little Stretton 4:00 00:04:51

Ticklerton 3:26 00:08:06

Town Council 2:23  00:11:43 

All Stretton 4:00 00:14:20


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]]> Find out all the exciting activities and events going on in our beautiful villages. Support the events, get involved, be part of our rural communities.


Acton Scott 4:10  00:00:32

Little Stretton 4:00 00:04:51

Ticklerton 3:26 00:08:06

Town Council 2:23  00:11:43 

All Stretton 4:00 00:14:20


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]]> Juggling Christians Juggling Christians Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT 30:20 6846f76322eb752c2fd457cc false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6846f76322eb752c2fd457cc 6846f76322eb752c2fd457cc 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Cat rescue, Beer festival, Stuart Anderson MP, Cardington Valley geographers, Accordion band full 1 16 Need a fury friend? Why not rescue a cat from Craven Arms? Sarah from Rose Cottage Cattery introduces us to two cats looking for a forever home. Then it’s the annual beer festival in Rectory Fields where we enjoy live music and a selection of craft ales. Cardingmill Valley is a very popular place for school groups studying rivers and we talk to two teachers with groups of students there. Finally we’re off to the Bridgnorth constituency office of Stuart Anderson, MP for South Shropshire. 


Timings 

Rose Cottage Cat Rescue 0:01:00 

Beer Festival 0:06:56 

Cardingmill Valley vox pop 0:15:11 

Stuart Anderson MP 0:19:48 

What’s On 0:26:31 

Soundscape 0:29:23


Rehome a cat from Rose Cottage Cattery, Bushmoor, Craven Arms. Contact Sarah Wells on 01694 781433 to make an appointment. https://www.facebook.com/Rosecottagecatrescuebushmoor/?locale=en_GB 


Acton Scott Village Fete

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]]> Need a fury friend? Why not rescue a cat from Craven Arms? Sarah from Rose Cottage Cattery introduces us to two cats looking for a forever home. Then it’s the annual beer festival in Rectory Fields where we enjoy live music and a selection of craft ales. Cardingmill Valley is a very popular place for school groups studying rivers and we talk to two teachers with groups of students there. Finally we’re off to the Bridgnorth constituency office of Stuart Anderson, MP for South Shropshire. 


Timings 

Rose Cottage Cat Rescue 0:01:00 

Beer Festival 0:06:56 

Cardingmill Valley vox pop 0:15:11 

Stuart Anderson MP 0:19:48 

What’s On 0:26:31 

Soundscape 0:29:23


Rehome a cat from Rose Cottage Cattery, Bushmoor, Craven Arms. Contact Sarah Wells on 01694 781433 to make an appointment. https://www.facebook.com/Rosecottagecatrescuebushmoor/?locale=en_GB 


Acton Scott Village Fete

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]]> Lucinda Lovesey of Picklescott Lucinda Lovesey of Picklescott Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:05 GMT 15:30 680b8089989b5524780a45d8 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/680b8089989b5524780a45d8 680b8089989b5524780a45d8 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 Now we’re going to hear from Lucinda Lovesey, a potter from Picklescott, whose family has lived in the village for generations. She tells us stories of her father and grandfather and the important part the Bottle and Glass pub continues to play in the life of the village, including some memorable parties there!

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]]> Now we’re going to hear from Lucinda Lovesey, a potter from Picklescott, whose family has lived in the village for generations. She tells us stories of her father and grandfather and the important part the Bottle and Glass pub continues to play in the life of the village, including some memorable parties there!

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]]> Little Switzerland Little Switzerland Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT 27:45 68343e229a83db74bf92adc4 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68343e229a83db74bf92adc4 68343e229a83db74bf92adc4 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 full 1 15 We speak to the first visitors of the season to Acton Scott Heritage Farm and make the journey to Hay on Wye to speak to a Strettonian on stage at the Hay Festival. Curious about the dark web? Learn how to access it and whether it’s really as dangerous as you think. And according to a group of Swiss we found on the Long Mynd, Church Stretton doesn’t bear much resemblance to the Swiss Alps.


Timings 


Acton Scott Heritage Farm 00:01:00

Swiss walkers 00:08:41

Hay Festival 00:11:44

Tech corner: The dark web 00:17:57

Pete’s what’s on listing 00:22:46

Soundscape 00:26:43



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]]> We speak to the first visitors of the season to Acton Scott Heritage Farm and make the journey to Hay on Wye to speak to a Strettonian on stage at the Hay Festival. Curious about the dark web? Learn how to access it and whether it’s really as dangerous as you think. And according to a group of Swiss we found on the Long Mynd, Church Stretton doesn’t bear much resemblance to the Swiss Alps.


Timings 


Acton Scott Heritage Farm 00:01:00

Swiss walkers 00:08:41

Hay Festival 00:11:44

Tech corner: The dark web 00:17:57

Pete’s what’s on listing 00:22:46

Soundscape 00:26:43



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]]> Oscar Prince of Little Stretton Oscar Prince of Little Stretton Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT 14:56 680b8048989b5524780a374d false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/680b8048989b5524780a374d 680b8048989b5524780a374d 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Little Batch Campsite bonus 1 Sian visits Oscar in his cottage at the Small Batch campsite, a business his grandmother set up and that he now runs. He talks of his life as a boy growing up in Little Stretton and the fun they used to have making bicycles from scraps and roaming the fields and lanes with his friends.

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]]> Sian visits Oscar in his cottage at the Small Batch campsite, a business his grandmother set up and that he now runs. He talks of his life as a boy growing up in Little Stretton and the fun they used to have making bicycles from scraps and roaming the fields and lanes with his friends.

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]]> Fire, fares and hares Fire, fares and hares Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT 26:03 68208227ca72734652c6196c false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68208227ca72734652c6196c 68208227ca72734652c6196c 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Long Mynd Shuttle Bus, Fire Service, Biodiversity and What’s On in The Strettons full 1 14 All aboard the shuttle bus! We’re off to Stiperstones over the Long Mynd on the seasonal magic bus from the team at Shropshire Hills National Landscape. Then we hop on the Fire Engine and race through the lanes to a smoke-filled house and finish with a trip to peaceful Nant Valley in Wall Bank to see how land can be successfully managed for biodiversity.


Long Mynd Shuttle Bus

https://www.shropshirehills-nl.org.uk/explore-and-enjoy/the-great-outdoors/shropshire-hills-shuttle-bus 


Timings 

Long Mynd Shuttle Bus 00:01:23

Fire Service 00:08:43

Nant Valley 00:16:03

What’s On 00:22:07

Soundscape 00:25:00



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]]> All aboard the shuttle bus! We’re off to Stiperstones over the Long Mynd on the seasonal magic bus from the team at Shropshire Hills National Landscape. Then we hop on the Fire Engine and race through the lanes to a smoke-filled house and finish with a trip to peaceful Nant Valley in Wall Bank to see how land can be successfully managed for biodiversity.


Long Mynd Shuttle Bus

https://www.shropshirehills-nl.org.uk/explore-and-enjoy/the-great-outdoors/shropshire-hills-shuttle-bus 


Timings 

Long Mynd Shuttle Bus 00:01:23

Fire Service 00:08:43

Nant Valley 00:16:03

What’s On 00:22:07

Soundscape 00:25:00



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]]> Sponge Cat Sponge Cat Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT 27:50 68173b22a1c12fc2994a04b3 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/68173b22a1c12fc2994a04b3 68173b22a1c12fc2994a04b3 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Gardening club annual show, Ring and Ring community bus, Glyn’s garden open day, new secondhand bookshop. Cardingmill Valley full 1 13 This week we’ve been travelling on the Ring & Ride bus as it drives along the narrow lanes of The Strettons picking up passengers with cakes and dinner dates. Then we meet a handful of cyclists who’ve made an epic cycle ride across Shropshire to visit Cardingmill Valley. In our new business slot, we’ve been to see Reuben in his new secondhand bookshop and then it’s gardening time. We’ve surrounded ourselves with flowers and plants at the annual gardening club show and then joined a very busy open day at Glyn’s Garden. We finish with a gentle walk through Rectory Wood and stop at the stream to contemplate life and listen to the sounds of spring in The Strettons. 


Timings 

Ring & Ride 0:01:06

Cycling from Gobowen 0:10:58

Glyn’s Garden open day 0:12:57

Gardening Club show 0:16:40

Reuben’s Bookshop 0:21:34

Soundscape - Rectory Wood 0:26:55




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]]> This week we’ve been travelling on the Ring & Ride bus as it drives along the narrow lanes of The Strettons picking up passengers with cakes and dinner dates. Then we meet a handful of cyclists who’ve made an epic cycle ride across Shropshire to visit Cardingmill Valley. In our new business slot, we’ve been to see Reuben in his new secondhand bookshop and then it’s gardening time. We’ve surrounded ourselves with flowers and plants at the annual gardening club show and then joined a very busy open day at Glyn’s Garden. We finish with a gentle walk through Rectory Wood and stop at the stream to contemplate life and listen to the sounds of spring in The Strettons. 


Timings 

Ring & Ride 0:01:06

Cycling from Gobowen 0:10:58

Glyn’s Garden open day 0:12:57

Gardening Club show 0:16:40

Reuben’s Bookshop 0:21:34

Soundscape - Rectory Wood 0:26:55




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]]> Come fly with me Come fly with me Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT 28:36 680b817fe9c0b05abfb29ae2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/680b817fe9c0b05abfb29ae2 680b817fe9c0b05abfb29ae2 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 The Great Pottery Throw Down, Paragliding, Gliding Club, Mobile Library, Mental Health full 1 12 Book on the move in the mobile library this week. Find out what’s hot on the shelves and speak to some of the customers. Then we climb up The Burway to the gliding club and speak to the cafe owner, a glider pilot and a paraglider waiting for the wind to change. Finally it’s our in-house mental health practitioner, Sara with some advice about cross-generational communication. We finish with an April shower.


Timings 

Lucinda Lovesey, Potter 1:27

Mobile Library 9:00

Gliding Club 15:59

Mental Health 22:59

Mental Health 23:14

Soundscape 27:37



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]]> Book on the move in the mobile library this week. Find out what’s hot on the shelves and speak to some of the customers. Then we climb up The Burway to the gliding club and speak to the cafe owner, a glider pilot and a paraglider waiting for the wind to change. Finally it’s our in-house mental health practitioner, Sara with some advice about cross-generational communication. We finish with an April shower.


Timings 

Lucinda Lovesey, Potter 1:27

Mobile Library 9:00

Gliding Club 15:59

Mental Health 22:59

Mental Health 23:14

Soundscape 27:37



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]]> John Sankey of Ratlinghope John Sankey of Ratlinghope Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT 14:39 67d6f1041f4d712a2415e7e1 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67d6f1041f4d712a2415e7e1 67d6f1041f4d712a2415e7e1 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Coal merchant, Campsite and Classic cars bonus 1 We went to Ratlinghope to see everyone's favourite coal merchant - John Sankey. He talks about his early days in The Strettons, epic walks across the Long Mynd with his father and the difference between attitudes of visitors to the area then and now. He shows us his campsite which hosts dozens of school and scouts groups each year and lets us sit in some of his classic cars and steam engines.

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]]> We went to Ratlinghope to see everyone's favourite coal merchant - John Sankey. He talks about his early days in The Strettons, epic walks across the Long Mynd with his father and the difference between attitudes of visitors to the area then and now. He shows us his campsite which hosts dozens of school and scouts groups each year and lets us sit in some of his classic cars and steam engines.

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]]> A49 truck spotting A49 truck spotting Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT 24:05 67e945261ffa4f6f0a48afe7 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67e945261ffa4f6f0a48afe7 67e945261ffa4f6f0a48afe7 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Eddie Stobart, Allotments, A49, Royal Navy Stories, Soul Bean Cafe full 1 11 We hear from a new cafe on Sandford Avenue and go for another walk with Colin, this time it’s Caer Caradoc. Sian’s been down at the cemetery and the allotments talking to people about life, death and everything in between and then she pulled up a garden chair and sat at the side of the A49 waving at passing trucks. It’s all going on in Church Stretton as the weather improves and people get out and about. 


Timings 

Walking with Colin: 0:58

Chats with strangers: 6:52

Feature: A49 trucking 11:23

New business feature: 17:55

Soundscape: Livestock Market 23:05



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]]> We hear from a new cafe on Sandford Avenue and go for another walk with Colin, this time it’s Caer Caradoc. Sian’s been down at the cemetery and the allotments talking to people about life, death and everything in between and then she pulled up a garden chair and sat at the side of the A49 waving at passing trucks. It’s all going on in Church Stretton as the weather improves and people get out and about. 


Timings 

Walking with Colin: 0:58

Chats with strangers: 6:52

Feature: A49 trucking 11:23

New business feature: 17:55

Soundscape: Livestock Market 23:05



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]]> Village Reports April 2025 Village Reports April 2025 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT 21:30 67eb0597506c6c628c1d7645 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67eb0597506c6c628c1d7645 67eb0597506c6c628c1d7645 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 All Stretton, Hope Bowdler, Rushbury, Cardington, Leebotwood full 1 10 What's going on in our villages? Samantha finds out.


All Stretton 0:44

Hope Bowdler 04:50

Rushbury 8:57

Cardington 13:00

Leebotwood 17:04




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]]> What's going on in our villages? Samantha finds out.


All Stretton 0:44

Hope Bowdler 04:50

Rushbury 8:57

Cardington 13:00

Leebotwood 17:04




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]]> Shropshire Fidget Special Report Shropshire Fidget Special Report Mon, 31 Mar 2025 23:01:05 GMT 24:19 67e9448dfb25a5be5919bba0 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67e9448dfb25a5be5919bba0 67e9448dfb25a5be5919bba0 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Highland Cattle, Fudgets, April Fool Joke Prank full 1 9 It’s International Shropshire Fidget Week and we celebrate this with a special feature on the elusive but very tasty creature. We hear from Hough’s butchers about the best cuts and from Tom Saxton about the difference in flavour between farmed and wild fidgets. Alex, the chef at the Ragleth Inn in Little Stretton has put on a special fidget menu for this week only and we also hear from Mark who was attacked by a fidget up on the Long Mynd one warm summer’s day. 


All you need to know about the Shropshire Fidget is here for your listening pleasure. 


Timings

Farming report Blackhurst Highland Cattle 1:17

Hough’s Butchers 7:48

Saxtons Delicatessen 11:00

Attack on the Long Mynd 19:55

Shropshire Fidget - Jim & Sarah Davies 17:54

Shropshire Fidget - The Ragleth Inn 13:58

Soundscape - Fidgets noises 23:26



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]]> It’s International Shropshire Fidget Week and we celebrate this with a special feature on the elusive but very tasty creature. We hear from Hough’s butchers about the best cuts and from Tom Saxton about the difference in flavour between farmed and wild fidgets. Alex, the chef at the Ragleth Inn in Little Stretton has put on a special fidget menu for this week only and we also hear from Mark who was attacked by a fidget up on the Long Mynd one warm summer’s day. 


All you need to know about the Shropshire Fidget is here for your listening pleasure. 


Timings

Farming report Blackhurst Highland Cattle 1:17

Hough’s Butchers 7:48

Saxtons Delicatessen 11:00

Attack on the Long Mynd 19:55

Shropshire Fidget - Jim & Sarah Davies 17:54

Shropshire Fidget - The Ragleth Inn 13:58

Soundscape - Fidgets noises 23:26



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]]> Edward and Mary Jones of Acton Scott Edward and Mary Jones of Acton Scott Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:00:00 GMT 20:05 67d6efeb1807f0dc08e0dc47 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67d6efeb1807f0dc08e0dc47 67d6efeb1807f0dc08e0dc47 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 This time Pete has been talking to the long-time tenants of Acton Scott Farm, Edward & Mary Jones.




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]]> This time Pete has been talking to the long-time tenants of Acton Scott Farm, Edward & Mary Jones.




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]]> Stories of life on route 435 Stories of life on route 435 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:00:00 GMT 25:55 67d6fe911f4d712a2418dd4c false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67d6fe911f4d712a2418dd4c 67d6fe911f4d712a2418dd4c 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 full 1 8 Sian’s back from India and has taken the bus for a trip through the villages to The Kings Arms to join a group of Friday friends for a laugh and a drink. Glyn’s Garden near the cemetery is getting ready for spring and has a whole programme of improvements to welcome volunteers and nature enthusiasts of all abilities. We also hear from the Town Council about a fundraising campaign to raise £40,000 for a playing field and go for another walk up Hope Bowdler hill with Colin.


Timings

Walking with Colin 1:23

Glyn’s Garden 6:27

Town Council 13:37

Life on the 435 bus 17:28

Soundscape 24:52





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]]> Sian’s back from India and has taken the bus for a trip through the villages to The Kings Arms to join a group of Friday friends for a laugh and a drink. Glyn’s Garden near the cemetery is getting ready for spring and has a whole programme of improvements to welcome volunteers and nature enthusiasts of all abilities. We also hear from the Town Council about a fundraising campaign to raise £40,000 for a playing field and go for another walk up Hope Bowdler hill with Colin.


Timings

Walking with Colin 1:23

Glyn’s Garden 6:27

Town Council 13:37

Life on the 435 bus 17:28

Soundscape 24:52





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]]> Bill Kerswell of Picklescott Bill Kerswell of Picklescott Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:00:00 GMT 16:18 67a1c68995d7c2516af466fd false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67a1c68995d7c2516af466fd 67a1c68995d7c2516af466fd 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 Bill Kerswell is a local legend both in Picklescott and in the greater Strettons area. Instead of going to school, Bill taught himself to read using the Times Newspaper and the complete works of Dickens. He has a wealth of historical knowledge and unbelievably detailed memory of the local characters who formed the backdrop of his childhood.

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]]> Bill Kerswell is a local legend both in Picklescott and in the greater Strettons area. Instead of going to school, Bill taught himself to read using the Times Newspaper and the complete works of Dickens. He has a wealth of historical knowledge and unbelievably detailed memory of the local characters who formed the backdrop of his childhood.

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]]> Surprised I’m still alive Surprised I’m still alive Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:00:00 GMT 30:22 67b5b635d7f65bb045efa2fc false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67b5b635d7f65bb045efa2fc 67b5b635d7f65bb045efa2fc 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Surviving Cancer, Ancient Yew, Tiktok, Fake news, Mental Health, National Trust Cafe full 1 7 We’re back on the farm this week, this time in Harton, looking at cattle and sheep and talking about the challenges of fluctuating prices. Then it’s TikTok and a brief introduction to those who have yet to fall under its spell. Learn how it works, why it’s controversial and then we’re straight into the fake news again. After a piece of advice from our psychotherapist about coping with caring for someone, we go on a walk up to the golf course where we find a remarkable ancient yew tree. This time, we close with the welcome sound of the National Trust’s Cardingmill valley cafe back in full swing after being closed for renovations


Timings

Farming 1:00

Tech corner 6:24

Fake News 11:08

Vox pop 13:32

Mental Health 21:27

Ecology: Featured tree 24:27

Soundscape 29:57



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]]> We’re back on the farm this week, this time in Harton, looking at cattle and sheep and talking about the challenges of fluctuating prices. Then it’s TikTok and a brief introduction to those who have yet to fall under its spell. Learn how it works, why it’s controversial and then we’re straight into the fake news again. After a piece of advice from our psychotherapist about coping with caring for someone, we go on a walk up to the golf course where we find a remarkable ancient yew tree. This time, we close with the welcome sound of the National Trust’s Cardingmill valley cafe back in full swing after being closed for renovations


Timings

Farming 1:00

Tech corner 6:24

Fake News 11:08

Vox pop 13:32

Mental Health 21:27

Ecology: Featured tree 24:27

Soundscape 29:57



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]]> Steven Pennington of Wilstone Steven Pennington of Wilstone Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:00:00 GMT 17:13 67a1c58bf0aed667c5402bb6 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67a1c58bf0aed667c5402bb6 67a1c58bf0aed667c5402bb6 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Caer Caradoc and Commoners bonus 1 This time Sian’s been chatting to Steven Pennington from Woolston Farm about the memorable characters who lived and worked in the area, the challenges of owning Caradoc, and what’s really in the cave there.

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]]> This time Sian’s been chatting to Steven Pennington from Woolston Farm about the memorable characters who lived and worked in the area, the challenges of owning Caradoc, and what’s really in the cave there.

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]]> Award-winning moustache Award-winning moustache Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:00:00 GMT 26:41 67b243316392e4a39f0fed4c false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67b243316392e4a39f0fed4c 67b243316392e4a39f0fed4c 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 full 1 6 This week, we’re featuring Stretton Climate Care’s Repair Cafe where we meet the customers and volunteers who help to reduce waste and encourage environmental responsibility. We also go down to the boxing club where we find a happy group of women keeping fit and making friends while learning their craft. The first of a new series of walks takes us up ashes Hollow with Colin, a local mountain guide and then, as usual, we have chats with random strangers. 


Timings

Repair Cafe 1:24

Vox pop 7:24

Women’s Boxing 14:32

Walking with Colin 19:46

Soundscape 25:41




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]]> This week, we’re featuring Stretton Climate Care’s Repair Cafe where we meet the customers and volunteers who help to reduce waste and encourage environmental responsibility. We also go down to the boxing club where we find a happy group of women keeping fit and making friends while learning their craft. The first of a new series of walks takes us up ashes Hollow with Colin, a local mountain guide and then, as usual, we have chats with random strangers. 


Timings

Repair Cafe 1:24

Vox pop 7:24

Women’s Boxing 14:32

Walking with Colin 19:46

Soundscape 25:41




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]]> Jean Davies of Cardington Jean Davies of Cardington Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:00:00 GMT 16:10 67a1c39137369c44b1e99413 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/67a1c39137369c44b1e99413 67a1c39137369c44b1e99413 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 bonus 1 Jean Davies grew up in Gretton near Cardington and talks about the simple pleasures of post war life, guiding, courting and what passed for fun before the digital era!

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]]> Jean Davies grew up in Gretton near Cardington and talks about the simple pleasures of post war life, guiding, courting and what passed for fun before the digital era!

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]]> In memory of Brew dog In memory of Brew dog Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:00:00 GMT 28:49 679e047ae7c33ddc003328d4 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/679e047ae7c33ddc003328d4 679e047ae7c33ddc003328d4 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Shire Horses, Grieving the Loss of a Pet, Mental Health Support, Village Reports full 1 5 This time, we’ve been to see some shire horses up at Picklescott as well as chatting to local people in town and tourists in Cardingmill Valley. This episode contains our first ever set of village reports from four villages in the Shropshire Hills. Have you ever wondered what goes on in rural Shropshire? Wonder no longer. The reports give a wonderful account of life in our beautiful countryside through the words and voices of the people who live there. Villages featured are Picklscott, All Stretton, Acton Scott and Ticklerton. More village reports in April.


Timings

Shire horses 1:00

Talks with random strangers 6:13

Village reports 11:32

Soundscape 26:58


Steve Ledsham and his shire horses https://www.shireandcarriagehorses.co.uk/ 

Church Stretton Town Council Awards

https://www.churchstretton-tc.gov.uk/community-pages/community-service-awards/ 

Sophie’s photography Instagram channel sfleighphotography 



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]]> This time, we’ve been to see some shire horses up at Picklescott as well as chatting to local people in town and tourists in Cardingmill Valley. This episode contains our first ever set of village reports from four villages in the Shropshire Hills. Have you ever wondered what goes on in rural Shropshire? Wonder no longer. The reports give a wonderful account of life in our beautiful countryside through the words and voices of the people who live there. Villages featured are Picklscott, All Stretton, Acton Scott and Ticklerton. More village reports in April.


Timings

Shire horses 1:00

Talks with random strangers 6:13

Village reports 11:32

Soundscape 26:58


Steve Ledsham and his shire horses https://www.shireandcarriagehorses.co.uk/ 

Church Stretton Town Council Awards

https://www.churchstretton-tc.gov.uk/community-pages/community-service-awards/ 

Sophie’s photography Instagram channel sfleighphotography 



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]]> Richard Wilding of Ragdon Richard Wilding of Ragdon Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:00:00 GMT 15:52 678bb7305dd9c67f1786af23 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/678bb7305dd9c67f1786af23 678bb7305dd9c67f1786af23 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Race horses and Rodeos bonus 1 Sian’s been to visit local farmer Richard Wilding of Ragdon, to talk to him about changes in farming as well as tales of the Church Stretton rodeo and racing horses up on the Long Mynd.



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]]> Sian’s been to visit local farmer Richard Wilding of Ragdon, to talk to him about changes in farming as well as tales of the Church Stretton rodeo and racing horses up on the Long Mynd.



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]]> My menopause keeps me warm My menopause keeps me warm Tue, 21 Jan 2025 01:00:00 GMT 26:11 678b9de8fc105e4d36bd7add false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/678b9de8fc105e4d36bd7add 678b9de8fc105e4d36bd7add 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Catholics are Compost Heaps, Zumba, Dairy Farming, Merlin Bird app, Canadian Shepherd full 1 4 This time, we’ve a dairy farm, some crazy women wild swimming in the middle of winter and a couple of useful apps for your phone. We’ve been to visit the foodbank and we’ve been chatting to random strangers and to Sara, about the importance of resilience for good mental health. 


Timings

Proper Good Dairy 1:08

Talks with random strangers 6:06

Wild Swimming 10:32

Tech Corner 14:06

Food Bank 17:45

Mental Health 21:12

Soundscape 25:14


Proper Good Diary https://www.propergooddairy.co.uk/

Church Stretton Food Bank https://www.facebook.com/p/Stretton-Foodbank-100082248481842/?locale=en_GB 

Global Tech Podcast: Somewhere on Earth https://evergreenpodcasts.com/somehwere-on-earth-the-global-tech-podcast



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]]> This time, we’ve a dairy farm, some crazy women wild swimming in the middle of winter and a couple of useful apps for your phone. We’ve been to visit the foodbank and we’ve been chatting to random strangers and to Sara, about the importance of resilience for good mental health. 


Timings

Proper Good Dairy 1:08

Talks with random strangers 6:06

Wild Swimming 10:32

Tech Corner 14:06

Food Bank 17:45

Mental Health 21:12

Soundscape 25:14


Proper Good Diary https://www.propergooddairy.co.uk/

Church Stretton Food Bank https://www.facebook.com/p/Stretton-Foodbank-100082248481842/?locale=en_GB 

Global Tech Podcast: Somewhere on Earth https://evergreenpodcasts.com/somehwere-on-earth-the-global-tech-podcast



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]]> Sheep-proof dog Sheep-proof dog Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:00:06 GMT 25:45 677bef52539aba773dea6897 false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/677bef52539aba773dea6897 677bef52539aba773dea6897 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Sign-cleaning superstar, Practical Support for Ukraine, Geology, Fell-running, how to Stop your Dog Chasing Sheep full 1 3 It’s 2025 and time to fix those already broken new year’s resolutions with the help of the repair cafe. We have the first village report from All Stretton and a walk on the Long Mynd with Peter Toghill, the foremost expert on the geology of Church Stretton. If you like cleaning, then you’ll love hearing John Edwards in action on the signs in Rushbury village. As well as a touching piece about one man’s efforts to support Ukraine and Ukrainians, we also have the usual chats with random people on the streets of The Strettons.


Timings

Geology of Church Stretton 00:01:01

Talks with random strangers 00:05:59

Fake News 00:09:24

Village report - All Stretton 00:11:20

Sign Cleaning 00:14:42

Supporting Ukraine 00:19:33

Soundscape 00:24:44


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]]> It’s 2025 and time to fix those already broken new year’s resolutions with the help of the repair cafe. We have the first village report from All Stretton and a walk on the Long Mynd with Peter Toghill, the foremost expert on the geology of Church Stretton. If you like cleaning, then you’ll love hearing John Edwards in action on the signs in Rushbury village. As well as a touching piece about one man’s efforts to support Ukraine and Ukrainians, we also have the usual chats with random people on the streets of The Strettons.


Timings

Geology of Church Stretton 00:01:01

Talks with random strangers 00:05:59

Fake News 00:09:24

Village report - All Stretton 00:11:20

Sign Cleaning 00:14:42

Supporting Ukraine 00:19:33

Soundscape 00:24:44


Details of the promise auction for Ukraine is here https://www.strettonfocus.co.uk/event/promise-auction/ and you can lend your financial support here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/StrettonsSupportingUkraine 


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]]> Local legend: Trevor Morris Local legend: Trevor Morris Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:56:08 GMT 21:57 6774288d97bec40ae99e2c6d false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/6774288d97bec40ae99e2c6d 6774288d97bec40ae99e2c6d 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 85 years living in a cottage on the Long Mynd bonus 1 Many of us living in The Strettons maybe don't realise that living around us are people who have made this locality what it is. We've decided that one of the things we'd like to do is to record some of those people's memories. Sian went to All Stretton to see local legend Trevor Morris (aged 92) to learn about his life growing up on the Long Mynd from 1939. From childhood memories of snow-covered walks to school, to life in a remote cottage on the Mynd, Trevor shares tales of resilience, community, and change. Listen now as he recalls the hardships of rural living, the joys of simple pleasures, and the enduring spirit of forgiveness and family.



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Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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]]> Many of us living in The Strettons maybe don't realise that living around us are people who have made this locality what it is. We've decided that one of the things we'd like to do is to record some of those people's memories. Sian went to All Stretton to see local legend Trevor Morris (aged 92) to learn about his life growing up on the Long Mynd from 1939. From childhood memories of snow-covered walks to school, to life in a remote cottage on the Mynd, Trevor shares tales of resilience, community, and change. Listen now as he recalls the hardships of rural living, the joys of simple pleasures, and the enduring spirit of forgiveness and family.



If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


Find us online

https://thestrettonspod.com/


email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com 


Support the podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod


Producers

Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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]]> Losing my religion Losing my religion Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:00:24 GMT 29:09 676579feb49c6255e8446cfe false https://shows.acast.com/the-strettons-podcast/episodes/676579feb49c6255e8446cfe 676579feb49c6255e8446cfe 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 Scouts, Tractors, a Lost Vicar and Big Buns full 1 2 It's time for the tractor run in The Strettons and we find out who's behind the wheels of the giant and the tiny machines, all decorated with Christmas lights. We also talk to visitors to the Mayfair Community Centre, the scout leader, the Marmaladies and check out a new bakery. Happy Christmas from Sian and Pete and see you all in the new year. Next episode January 7th 2025.


Timings

New business: Steeles Bakery 00:01:11

Talks with visitors to The Mayfair Centre 00:06:30

Marmaladies discussion on social media 00:13:57

Scouting with Terry Davies 00:22:00

The tractor run 00:27:55



If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


Find us online

https://thestrettonspod.com/


email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com 


Support the podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod


Producers

Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> It's time for the tractor run in The Strettons and we find out who's behind the wheels of the giant and the tiny machines, all decorated with Christmas lights. We also talk to visitors to the Mayfair Community Centre, the scout leader, the Marmaladies and check out a new bakery. Happy Christmas from Sian and Pete and see you all in the new year. Next episode January 7th 2025.


Timings

New business: Steeles Bakery 00:01:11

Talks with visitors to The Mayfair Centre 00:06:30

Marmaladies discussion on social media 00:13:57

Scouting with Terry Davies 00:22:00

The tractor run 00:27:55



If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


Find us online

https://thestrettonspod.com/


email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com 


Support the podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod


Producers

Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The First Village Podcast in the UK The First Village Podcast in the UK Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:22:02 GMT 48:09 b03c4374-06e8-4571-9ca3-aa7c8960ed77 false https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sian476/episodes/The-First-Village-Podcast-in-the-UK-e2rul28 67649acba977962b2e8c33ca 67649ab9b49c6255e8162822 full 1 1 Sian and Pete give birth to the first village podcast in the UK with a light-hearted look at the Strettons area and the voices of the people who live there.

This episode has comedy, local business feature, farming, recipe, housing discussion, route 435 bus conversations, mental health advice for Christmas and more.


If you want to skip to a particular section, use these timings.

Farming 00:01:15

Business 00:06:57

Recipe 00:12:02

Tech corner 00:16:40

Fake news 00:21:01

Vox pop - Route 435 00:23:27

Housing discussion 00:30:22

Mental Health at Christmas 00:41:13

Soundscape 00:48:08



If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


Find us online

https://thestrettonspod.com/


email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com 


Support the podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod


Producers

Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Sian and Pete give birth to the first village podcast in the UK with a light-hearted look at the Strettons area and the voices of the people who live there.

This episode has comedy, local business feature, farming, recipe, housing discussion, route 435 bus conversations, mental health advice for Christmas and more.


If you want to skip to a particular section, use these timings.

Farming 00:01:15

Business 00:06:57

Recipe 00:12:02

Tech corner 00:16:40

Fake news 00:21:01

Vox pop - Route 435 00:23:27

Housing discussion 00:30:22

Mental Health at Christmas 00:41:13

Soundscape 00:48:08



If you know someone we should speak to for the podcast, please get in touch with us.


Find us online

https://thestrettonspod.com/


email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com 


Support the podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod


Producers

Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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