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This time, we’ve been to see some shire horses up at Picklescott as well as chatting to local people in town and tourists in Cardingmill Valley. This episode contains our first ever set of village reports from four villages in the Shropshire Hills. Have you ever wondered what goes on in rural Shropshire? Wonder no longer. The reports give a wonderful account of life in our beautiful countryside through the words and voices of the people who live there. Villages featured are Picklscott, All Stretton, Acton Scott and Ticklerton. More village reports in April.
Timings
Shire horses 1:00
Talks with random strangers 6:13
Village reports 11:32
Soundscape 26:58
Steve Ledsham and his shire horses https://www.shireandcarriagehorses.co.uk/
Church Stretton Town Council Awards
https://www.churchstretton-tc.gov.uk/community-pages/community-service-awards/
Sophie’s photography Instagram channel sfleighphotography
Find us online
https://thestrettonspod.com/
email us: [email protected]
Support the podcast
https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod
Producers
Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson
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Sian’s been to visit local farmer Richard Wilding of Ragdon, to talk to him about changes in farming as well as tales of the Church Stretton rodeo and racing horses up on the Long Mynd.
Find us online
https://thestrettonspod.com/
email us: [email protected]
Support the podcast
https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod
Producers
Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This time, we’ve a dairy farm, some crazy women wild swimming in the middle of winter and a couple of useful apps for your phone. We’ve been to visit the foodbank and we’ve been chatting to random strangers and to Sara, about the importance of resilience for good mental health.
Timings
Proper Good Dairy 1:08
Talks with random strangers 6:06
Wild Swimming 10:32
Tech Corner 14:06
Food Bank 17:45
Mental Health 21:12
Soundscape 25:14
Proper Good Diary https://www.propergooddairy.co.uk/
Church Stretton Food Bank https://www.facebook.com/p/Stretton-Foodbank-100082248481842/?locale=en_GB
Global Tech Podcast: Somewhere on Earth https://evergreenpodcasts.com/somehwere-on-earth-the-global-tech-podcast
Find us online
https://thestrettonspod.com/
email us: [email protected]
Support the podcast
https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod
Producers
Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It’s 2025 and time to fix those already broken new year’s resolutions with the help of the repair cafe. We have the first village report from All Stretton and a walk on the Long Mynd with Peter Toghill, the foremost expert on the geology of Church Stretton. If you like cleaning, then you’ll love hearing John Edwards in action on the signs in Rushbury village. As well as a touching piece about one man’s efforts to support Ukraine and Ukrainians, we also have the usual chats with random people on the streets of The Strettons.
Timings
Geology of Church Stretton 1:01
Talks with random strangers 5:59
Fake News 9:24
Village report - All Stretton 11:20
Sign Cleaning 14:42
Supporting Ukraine 19:33
Soundscape 24:44
Details of the promise auction for Ukraine is here https://www.strettonfocus.co.uk/event/promise-auction/ and you can lend your financial support here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/StrettonsSupportingUkraine
Find us online
https://thestrettonspod.com/
email us: [email protected]
Support the podcast
https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod
Producers
Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This is a bonus episode of The Strettons Podcast.
Many of us living in The Strettons maybe don't realise that living around us are people who have made this locality what it is. We've decided that one of the things we'd like to do is to record some of those people's memories.
Sian went to All Stretton to see local legend Trevor Morris (aged 92) to learn about his life growing up on the Long Mynd from 1939. From childhood memories of snow-covered walks to school, to life in a remote cottage on the Mynd, Trevor shares tales of resilience, community, and change. Listen now as he recalls the hardships of rural living, the joys of simple pleasures, and the enduring spirit of forgiveness and family.
Find us online
https://thestrettonspod.com/
email us: [email protected]
Support the podcast
https://buymeacoffee.com/thestrettonspod
Producers
Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It's time for the tractor run in The Strettons and we find out who's behind the wheels of the giant and the tiny machines, all decorated with Christmas lights. We also talk to visitors to the Mayfair Community Centre, the scout leader, the Marmaladies and check out a new bakery. Happy Christmas from Sian and Pete and see you all in the new year. Next episode January 7th 2025.
Timings
New business: Steeles Bakery 1:11
Talks with visitors to The Mayfair Centre 6:30
Marmaladies discussion on social media 13:57
Scouting with Terry Davies 22:0
The tractor run 27:55
Find us online
https://thestrettonspod.com/
Producers
Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sian and Pete give birth to the first village podcast in the UK with a light-hearted look at the Strettons area and the voices of the people who live there.
This episode has comedy, local business feature, farming, recipe, housing discussion, route 435 bus conversations, mental health advice for Christmas and more.
If you want to skip to a particular section, use these timings.
Farming. 1:15
Business 6:57
Recipe 12:02
Tech corner 16:40
Fake news 21:01
Vox pop - Route 435 23:27
Housing discussion 30:22
Mental Health at Christmas 41:13
Soundscape 48:08
Our website is http://thestrettonspod.com/ and we are looking for local engagement.
We have only a small footprint on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky @thestrettonspod because it's just Sian and Pete and they've been concentrating more on production of the audio than on social media exposure.
If you'd like to get involved in the podcast and live in the Church Stretton area, get in touch through the email on the website.
If you enjoy what you hear, please share with others. It helps so much with getting more visibility. Thanks.
Producers: Sian Lovegrove, Pete Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
