The Strettons Podcast

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. Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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 1:23Wildlife Group 7:17Ring Ride bus 11:50Expendable pensioners 19:00Secret adventure 20:28Ukulele band 24:00Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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.Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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  1:45PCSO  10:40Flicks in the Sticks  15:50 435 bus stop chats  24:10All Stretton library bus  20:05What’s On  27:18Turkey soundscape  31:00  Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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. Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

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. TimingsRushbury  1:00Cardington   6:23All Stretton  11:52Church Stretton Town Council  16:00Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson