The Strettons Podcast

Now we’re going to hear from Lucinda Lovesey, a potter from Picklescott, whose family has lived in the village for generations. She tells us stories of her father and grandfather and the important part the Bottle and Glass pub continues to play in the life of the village, including some memorable parties there!

We speak to the first visitors of the season to Acton Scott Heritage Farm and make the journey to Hay on Wye to speak to a Strettonian on stage at the Hay Festival. Curious about the dark web? Learn how to access it and whether it’s really as dangerous as you think. And according to a group of Swiss we found on the Long Mynd, Church Stretton doesn’t bear much resemblance to the Swiss Alps.Timings Acton Scott Heritage Farm  00:01:00Swiss walkers  00:08:41Hay Festival 00:11:44Tech corner: The dark web 00:17:57Pete’s what’s on listing 00:22:46Soundscape 00:26:43Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

Sian visits Oscar in his cottage at the Small Batch campsite, a business his grandmother set up and that he now runs. He talks of his life as a boy growing up in Little Stretton and the fun they used to have making bicycles from scraps and roaming the fields and lanes with his friends.

All aboard the shuttle bus! We’re off to Stiperstones over the Long Mynd on the seasonal magic bus from the team at Shropshire Hills National Landscape. Then we hop on the Fire Engine and race through the lanes to a smoke-filled house and finish with a trip to peaceful Nant Valley in Wall Bank to see how land can be successfully managed for biodiversity. Long Mynd Shuttle Bushttps://www.shropshirehills-nl.org.uk/explore-and-enjoy/the-great-outdoors/shropshire-hills-shuttle-bus Timings Long Mynd Shuttle Bus 00:01:23 Fire Service 00:08:43 Nant Valley 00:16:03 What’s On 00:22:07 Soundscape 00:25:00 Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

This week we’ve been travelling on the Ring & Ride bus as it drives along the narrow lanes of The Strettons picking up passengers with cakes and dinner dates. Then we meet a handful of cyclists who’ve made an epic cycle ride across Shropshire to visit Cardingmill Valley. In our new business slot, we’ve been to see Reuben in his new secondhand bookshop and then it’s gardening time. We’ve surrounded ourselves with flowers and plants at the annual gardening club show and then joined a very busy open day at Glyn’s Garden. We finish with a gentle walk through Rectory Wood and stop at the stream to contemplate life and listen to the sounds of spring in The Strettons. Timings Ring & Ride 0:01:06Cycling  from Gobowen 0:10:58Glyn’s Garden open day 0:12:57Gardening Club show 0:16:40Reuben’s Bookshop 0:21:34Soundscape - Rectory Wood 0:26:55Thanks for following the podcast and leaving us five stars. Find us onlinehttps://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson

Book on the move in the mobile library this week. Find out what’s hot on the shelves and speak to some of the customers. Then we climb up The Burway to the gliding club and speak to the cafe owner, a glider pilot and a paraglider waiting for the wind to change. Finally it’s our in-house mental health practitioner, Sara with some advice about cross-generational communication. We finish with an April shower.Timings Lucinda Lovesey, Potter  1:27Mobile Library 9:00Gliding Club 15:59Mental Health 22:59Mental Health 23:14Soundscape 27:37Find us online  https://thestrettonspod.com/email us: thestrettonspod@gmail.com Support the podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspodThe Memoir Service can be found at https://thememoirservice.com/ProducersSian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson