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Work has started to infill an underpass as part of a
major investment in redeveloping another important key
centre in Telford.
The council will be moving onto site this week to commence
the infilling of the underpass and construction of a
new pedestrian crossing as part of a Borough Towns Initiative
scheme to redevelop Randlay Centre.
The work will be the preliminary stage of a wider project
which will include the demolition and reconstruction
of the existing local centre and the building of a new
community centre, retail units and a 72 bed care home.
In addition, planning permission has also been approved
for 15 two-bedroom apartments and three one bedroom
apartments.
The scheme also includes various highway works including
sealing off the underpass from Randlay Centre to Whitworth
Avenue, under Randlay Avenue.
The underpass, had been identified as an area of concern
for public safety, will be replaced with a new puffin
crossing and a wider footpath along Randlay Avenue.
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Shrewsbury’s
Theatre Severn celebrated it’s first birthday
this week, after a hugely successful first year which
has seen thousands of local people enjoying a huge variety
of performances.
The first season went on sale
two months before the Theatre opened, and by the beginning
of 2009 the first 20 shows were completely sold out
with extra dates being arranged where possible. Now
in it’s third season, the Theatre continues to
sell out or reach near capacity on many shows.
To date the theatre has staged
269 performances, using both performance spaces and
has welcomed many hundreds of performers, some of whom
are involved in local theatre companies, while others
are part of national or international tours.
New Box Office records are being
set as a result of the amazing demand for tickets with
Theatre Severn’s first pantomime ‘Peter
Pan’ selling out 31 of the 47 shows by the end
of its first performance week and a capacity figure
hovering around the 97% mark.
Theatre Severn’s dance studio
is also proving to be very popular as a venue for local
dance schools and the Restaurant and Chapel Bar are
both becoming popular with theatre goers and general
visitors alike.
Peter Nicholson, Theatre Manager
said, “The reaction and support for Theatre Severn
in its first year has been astonishing and beyond expectation."
" Our hope is to continue
the diverse programming policy whilst maintaining the
highest quality. It really has become a venue that both
Shrewsbury and Shropshire can be proud of.”
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Three Shrewsbury men are taking part in a rally this
summer to help raise funds for Hope House Children’s
Hospice. Adam Beresford-Browne,
Rod Cubbin and Dave Cowdroy from the Underdale area
of Shrewsbury will be taking part in the Home2Rome Rally
in July.
The Mighty Shrews - Team 309 as they are known will
start the rally in Calais on 26 July and finish in Rome
on July 30.
The three men have been planning this since last autumn,
and have just secured their vehicle for the trip. Over
the coming months you can follow their plans and progress
by visiting the team’s blog at: http://themightyshrews.wordpress.com.
To sponsor the team in aid of Hope House Children’s
Hospice visit: http://www.justgiving.com/themightyshrews
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Young people from the Longden, Ford and Rea Valley area
are being invited to have their say on issues affecting
them and their communities at the next meeting of the
Longden Ford and Rea Valley Local Joint Committee (LJC)
which will take place on Wednesday 10 March from 7.00pm
at Mary Webb School in Pontesbury.
The meeting will feature a series of workshops led
by young people in the area, who will quiz local councillors
on a range of issues including transport, leisure activities,
employment and facilities for young people.
Councillor Tudor Bebb, Chairman of the LJC said: "Since
the LJC was established last year we have helped fund
a number of youth projects within the area. Young people
will play a major role in shaping the future of their
communities, and we want them to be involved in our
meetings and help us to understand what issues are important
to them.
“This meeting will be a great way for them to
help make where they live a better place to be. It is
also an opportunity for them to meet local councillors
and members of the committee and find out what we are
doing for young people in the area and tell us what
we could do better.”
Staff from Shropshire Youth have been supporting young
people in the area to help them plan the workshops at
the LJC, and they are keen to encourage as many young
people from the area to attend the meeting and put forward
their ideas to the committee.
Further details on how to get involved in the meeting
are available from the Community Working Officer Mathew
Mead on 01743 252534 or from Helena Williams, the Area
Youth Worker on 01743 791777.
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Police officers in Telford are appealing for information
following a burglary in Wrockwardine Wood. The incident
occurred at a car cleaning business on Plough Road sometime
between 5.30pm on Monday 22nd February and 8.45am on
Tuesday 23rd February.
Sometime overnight it appears that thieves broke into
the premises by breaking off two padlocks and the forcing
open the door. It seems the thieves carried out a thorough
search of the premises but then left the scene without
actually stealing anything.
A police spokesman said: “The fact that nothing
was stolen in this incident suggests that perhaps the
thieves were disturbed by someone or something and were
forced to flee the scene. However, although nothing
was taken, more than £300 of damage was done to
the premises as a result of this break-in.
“Anyone who has information about this incident,
or who may have seen anything suspicious on Plough Road
on Monday night, is asked to contact the police on 0300
333 3000.
“Alternatively, please remember that Crimestoppers
can also be called anonymously on 0800 555 111 if you
have information you’d like to pass on without
identifying yourself.”
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A donation from the West Mercia Police Authority Community
Safety Fund – successfully applied for by Community
Support Officer (CSO) Linda Davis - is set to be put
to good use by the Show Band that is based at the Abraham
Darby Academy in Madeley.
The Abraham Darby Show Band – which comprises
of 62 young people who attend the school - has been
given a once in a lifetime opportunity and been invited
to play at the Carnegie Hall and in Central Park in
New York. The band provides its members, a large proportion
of who are from the Woodside district of Telford, with
a sense of purpose and direction outside of school hours
and is helping to steer the youngsters involved away
from the type of anti-social behaviour young people
can so easily become involved in.
To enable the young people to accept this invitation,
the Academy set out with the goal of raising £50,000
to fund the trip as this is the rough cost of transporting
everyone involved with the band, and all the musical
equipment, to New York for the 5-day trip at the end
of March.
On hearing of the fundraising efforts of the band’s
young people – which had seen them already raise
almost £40,000 - CSO Davis, who is a member of
the Woodside, Local Policing Team, decided to apply
to the Community Safety Fund to see whether local Police
Authority members would agree to donate some money to
help the band reach their goal of £50,000.
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