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Friday 1st March, 2024

March news from around Severn Loop

Dear Friends,

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus! I hope you have a lovely (if rainy) St David’s Day. 
Attached is the March Loop- which has information about Easter services, joining the handbells team, the next Forest Church, a Pre-Loved Sale and more…. 
This coming Sunday we will end our service at Bicton by hearing a Welsh psalm and hymn- in honour of St David’s Day and in recognition that we have a good number of Welsh speakers in the congregation- we’ll see how the rest of us do!
This Sunday is also the first service back at Leaton (after a couple of months over at the Mission Church). We still don’t have a functioning boiler, but the wardens have worked really hard to provide alternative heating- we’re deeply grateful to Pat and Peter for all their efforts- thank you. There is still a long road ahead, but we’re hoping the weather will at least get warmer as the weeks go on.
Finally, do please keep the family of friends of Roger Bright in your prayers- it is his funeral today, 1.30pm at Bicton Church (all are welcome). Roger was a faithful member of the Montford congregation for many years, and a well-respected local farmer. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
With blessings,
Hannah x
Tuesday 27th February, 2024

Parenting Support

Parenting Support Line Poster 2024

Parenting team

The Parenting Team will be delivering free Understanding Your Child and Understanding Your Child SEND groups from April 2024 (poster attached below).

These 10 week groups aim to:

•             Promote understanding of children’s behaviour within the context of developmental issues

•             Promote the development of parent/child relationship

•             Increase confidence and self-esteem in both parents and children

•             Give parents a strategy for repair when things go wrong

•             Promote reflective, sensitive and effective parenting

UYC & SEND Groups Summer Term 24 (2)

They will also be offering a free SLEEP TIGHT workshop from April and June 2024 (poster attached below).

These 5 week workshops cover:

•             Recognising the role of sleep hygiene to improve sleep

•             Identifying causes of sleep issues and appropriate practical strategies to try

•             Completing sleep diaries and identifying potential sleep issues

Sleep Tight Workshop Summer Term 24

Friday 23rd February, 2024

World Book Day – Thursday 7th March 2024

We will be celebrating World Book Day in school and nursery, with lots of book-related activities, including shared reading across classes. Children can come to school or nursery dressed as a book character OR they can just wear comfy reading clothes instead.

Details of competitions that children can enter will follow next week.

 

Friday 23rd February, 2024

Weekly News 23.02.24

Diary dates

Thursday 7th March – World Book Day (Nursery to Year 6)

Friday 15th March – Year 6 Forensic Science Day at The Corbet School

Wednesday 20th March – Spring term parent meetings (Reception to Year 6 – details to follow)

Friday 22nd March – Easter Service at 9:00 am at Bicton Church (Reception to Year 6 – one service for all children)

 

Friday 23rd February, 2024

Shrewsbury Town Safety Survey

West Mercia Police, Shropshire Council, Shrewsbury BID and Shrewsbury Town Council have collaborated on a campaign to make the streets of Shropshire safer for women and girls.

Autumn 2022 saw the introduction of Town Rangers, Taxi marshals and Quarry security, and the enhancement of the Street Pastor provision to include a new ‘Safe Place’ within the town centre. We have installed new and improved lighting along the river footpaths, and Shropshire Youth Service have been doing targeted outreach work. West Mercia Police, together with Shropshire council, have worked together to create a ‘Safe Night out’ social media campaign aimed at challenging the behaviour and attitudes of men. You can watch the video on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube. Funded as part of the Government’s Safer Streets 4 initiative, the campaign specifically targets younger people, including students, highlighting verbal abuse, drunken behaviour, and assault.

Work is ongoing, with a focus on sustainability and we are committed in our efforts to keep women and girls safe. We ran a survey in 2022 which helped us understand the feelings of women and girls who work, live, and socialise in Shrewsbury Town Centre and as we near the end of the Safer Streets delivery period we are keen to capture again your thoughts and feelings and thank you for your time to complete this short survey – survey link. Survey will close 9th March 2024.

Friday 23rd February, 2024

2-year-old funding from April 2024

Apply now to get 15 hours childcare for your 2-year-old to start in April.

Applications for 15 hours childcare are now open for eligible working parents in England with a child who turns two on or before
31st March. Parents can apply for their hours on gov.uk to get their code and then share it with their childcare provider. To
continue receiving the government support, they will need to reconfirm their details every three months on their gov.uk account.

From September 2024, 15 hours childcare will be expanded to eligible working parents in England with children between 9 and
23 months old. From September 2025, eligible working parents in England with children between 9 months up to school age will
have access to 30 hours childcare.
This comes alongside the existing government childcare support, including 30 hours for 3- and 4-year-olds, Tax-Free
Childcare and Universal Credit Childcare. Parents might be able to use more than one offer to help with their childcare costs.
Childcare is also expanding for primary-school children – from September 2024, parents in England are expected to see an
expansion in the availability of childcare in their local area before and after school, that runs from 8am until 6pm or later, also
known as ‘wraparound childcare’. If you are eligible for Tax-Free Childcare or Universal Credit Childcare, you can use the
support to help pay for wraparound childcare.

Visit Childcare Choices to see what support you might be eligible for, now and in the future, so you can juggle work and life:
Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV.UK

Thursday 22nd February, 2024

French Club Topic this term

Monday 19th February, 2024

Forest Church Sunday 25th February

Dear Friends,

We’ve had a bit of a break, but Spring is (almost) here! Our next Forest Church is this coming Sunday (25th February), 3pm until 4.30pm.
We’ll be meeting at Huffley Farm. There is plenty of parking. There’s lots to see on the farm, and it might well be muddy, so please dress accordingly! The main focus will be the newborn lambs- there are 25 so far, so we will be able to get a good look at them. Because of the lambs, we do ask that dogs are left at home this time round. We’ll also have plenty of sheepish crafts to do, and there is shelter if it’s wet. There are hot drink facilities, so we can also provide you with a warming cup of tea/ coffee/ hot chocolate. Do bring a picnic to eat at the end if you’d like to.
Directions
At the Ellesmere Road Roundabout, take the A528 towards Wem/ Ellesmere. After a mile or less, you’ll enter Broad Oak, and when you come to the Albright Hussey on the right, take the road directly opposite- on the left. Follow the lane down (watch out for difficult to see speed bumps) and you come to a point (not very far) where the lane divides – fork LEFT there. You go under a pylon, and carry on towards the farm. The postcode is SY4 3AE.
See you soon,
Blessings,
Hannah x