Friday 24th November, 2023

‘The Darwin Oak’ event

You may have seen in the press or on social media that there is an opportunity to paint or draw ‘The Darwin Oak’, a 550 year old oak growing on Shelton Rough, on Sunday 26th November from 10 am.

Rob McBride (TV’s Tree Hunter) and local artist, Dan Lewellyn Hall will be leading the event. All artwork will be exhibited at Bear Steps Gallery after the event.

If you do go along, feel free to email me any photos of children and families taking part.

Thursday 23rd November, 2023

Dear Friends around Severn Loop,

As a town, we have been heartbroken by the loss of four of our boys – Jevon, Harvey, Wilf and Hugo. As you will probably know by now, all of the boys lived in parishes neighbouring Bicton so were very local indeed, and known to many of us. We are of course praying for their families and friends, and many churches around the town are open for this purpose. Amongst them, Trinity Churches in Meole Brace is open from 9am- 4pm today (they all attended Meole Brace School), and Oxon Church is open from 6.30pm this evening (three of the boys lived in Oxon). I went there with my daughter last night, and people were so grateful for a place that provided a focus for their grief – it was clearly needed. Whatever your thoughts, feelings, connections or beliefs at this agonising time, please do come along if you would like to.

With love and blessings,

Hannah x

Wednesday 22nd November, 2023

Winter HAF (Holiday Activities & Food) programme

Bookings for the Winter HAF (Holiday Activities & Food) programme are now open!

From 21st December to 5th January 2024, eligible children and young people are invited to take part in a range of fun activities, happening at 40 holiday clubs from across the county.

Press Release HAF Winter 2023 Programme Open

HAF Winter 2023 Flyer_EMAIL

Tuesday 21st November, 2023

PCC John Campion launches mini police officer competition

As part of Road Safety Week, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) John Campion is proud to be launching his mini police officer poster competition.

Through his Safer West Mercia Plan, the PCC is committed to reducing harm on our roads and wants to ensure children get to school safely.

As such, the PCC is launching a poster designing competition to understand what road safety looks like to young people and is asking young people to demonstrate “how I get to school safely”.

Winning schools will get a “mini police officer” sign that can be placed outside to remind road users to “Slow down” or “Think before you park”.

We would LOVE to win a “mini police officer” sign for our school and we encourage children to take part. If your child wants to enter the competition, they can collect an entry form from the school office. We may also have time before the end of term to design some posters in school.

Please return all entries to the school office by Monday 18th December so that we can scan and email them to the organisers before the Friday 22^nd December deadline.

Monday 20th November, 2023

Christmas performances

As you are hopefully aware, children in Willow and Birch will be doing a joint nativity performance this year. This is taking place in Bicton Church on the morning of Wednesday 13th December – start time to be confirmed.

Children in Maple, Rowan and Oak are doing two performances of ‘The Magical Christmas Jigsaw.’ Both performances are in school on the evenings of Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th starting at 6:00 pm. Further details regarding timings and tickets for the KS2 performances will follow next week.

Thank you in advance for your support in helping your child learn song lyrics or their speaking parts!

Monday 20th November, 2023

Children In Need Grand Total

Thank you for the donations for wearing non-uniform on Friday and for the cake sale. We raised a grand total of £269.50, including £36 paid via our JustGiving page, which is an amazing effort. Well done everyone!

Monday 20th November, 2023

Parking – polite reminder

Please do not block in other vehicles at the end of the school day, including staff cars, as this prevents people getting out of their parking space and can make them late getting to their next destination. Thank you

Tuesday 14th November, 2023

Shropshire Council SEND Services Survey

Shropshire Council are currently reviewing several SEND services and are engaging with the SEND community to gauge their views.

They have launched a survey to seek the views of SEND families as well as practitioners and organisations that support their SEND community, on the Information Advice and Support Service (IASS) offered to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

The survey closes on Wednesday 6 December.

You can find out more, access the survey link, and get involved here:

Views sought on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) the Information Advice and Support Service (IASS) – Shropshire Council Newsroom

Feedback from local communities will help support their work in developing this service for the future

If you have any enquiries with regards to the service updates detailed below please email them to:

For the IASS and shortbreaks: SENDshortbreaks@shropshire.gov.uk

For school transport: special.transport.team@shropshire.gov.uk

For Youth Support: youthworks@shropshire.gov.uk

Monday 13th November, 2023

Forest Church Sunday 19th November

Hello all,

It’s Forest Church with a difference this coming Sunday… the difference being that we will be indoors! We’re meeting at the Mission Church in Bomere Heath, SY4 3PD (the white building, just down the road from the Co-Op and opposite the village hall), 3pm- 4.30pm. The theme will be advent and there will be festive woodland crafts, followed by a short worship service and refreshments (which we’ll provide). We hope to see you there!

With thanks and blessings,

Hannah x

Saturday 11th November, 2023

Christmas shop donations

Thank you for the amazing response to our Christmas gift shop. We still have a few gifts for sale so the shop will be open again next week until everything is sold!