LECTURE: More than 80 members and friends of the South West Shropshire Historical and Archaeological Society (SWSHAS) gathered in the Community College for the chairman's evening.

Chris Train's lecture was entitled Blue Remembered Hills - a Walk through Housman's Shropshire.

Chris was thanked by the society's president, David Preshous.

SWSHAS is due to meet in the college on January 12 at 7.30pm when the Shropshire Archives' community archaeologist Hugh Hannaford is due to speak on the Stiperstones archaeological survey.

CARNIVAL BINGO: A recent bingo session raised £242 for carnival funds.

CRAFTS: Bishop's Castle Agricultural Show committee has published its schedule for the homecraft, handicraft and floral art sections of the show. It is hoped this will give people plenty of time to get to work over the winter - making wine, taking photographs, painting pictures and being creative. In the handicrafts section there are 12 classes. Schedules are available from Sally Deakins at McCartney's .

COMMUNITY SHOP CASE STUDY: Lydbury North Village Shop and Post Office was cited as a successful example of community enterprise at a recent conference in west Wales. A representative of the Plunkett Foundation used the shop as a case study to show what could be achieved by co-operation between volunteers and grant providers. Profits are ploughed back into the enterprise.

LEAVING PARTY: Three Tuns managers Mick and Jude Leadbetter invited customers and friends to their leaving party on December 11, which raised more than £300 to be shared between the Shropshire Air Ambul-ance and the Stumper Fund, a trust which funds holidays for people that are seriously ill.

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