Bomere Heath Village

Shropshire, England

TIME LINE 2015 to date


Date

Event

2015 Jan 5

With the start of the new school term Joanne Hillier became the new Head Teacher at Bomere Heath School.

2015 Feb

Shropshire Council received an outline planning application for the construction of three houses on the outskirts of the village on the south side of Baschurch Road adjacent to the Grove Estate.

2015 Mar

In mid March 2015 each house in the village received 'Bomere Heath Neighbourhood Standards Agreement (NiSA) Questionnaire' so that local people could make their thoughts about the village known.
(See entry in Nov 2015 for follow up)

2015 May 10

The sixth Dash & Dawdle event which was organised by the Friends of Bomere Heath School took place on footpaths near the village to raise funds for the school.

2015 Sep 9

A letter from the Chair of Governors was distributed to the parents of all children at the school concerning a Proposal for Bomere Heath C. of E. Primary School and St John the Baptist C. of E. School, Ruyton XI Towns to form a Federation. A 'Response Form' was included with the letter so that perents could register their comments.

2015 Nov

A booklet 'Neighbourhood Standards Agreement - Bomere Heath' was distributed to all houses in the village.
(See entry in March 2015 above)

2015 Nov 2

The Automated External Defibrillator that was installed on the wall of the Co-Op shop some months ago was taken into use following the training of some local volunteers.

2015 Nov 3

A letter from the Chair of Governors was distributed to all parents of children at the school confirming that Bomere Heath C. of E. Primary School and Ruyton XI Towns C. of E. Primary School will form a Federation with effect from 9th November 2015.

2016 Apr

The Bomere Heath Parish Council now has its own web site with information about council matters, planning tracker, bus times and a map of the parish area.

2016 May

The 1st Bomere Heath Scout Group now has its own web site for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts giving the days and times of meetings and their location.

2016 May 22

The seventh Dash & Dawdle event which was organised by the Friends of Bomere Heath School took place on footpaths near the village to raise funds for the school.

2016 Nov 17

A tornado, which started on the Welsh coast at Aberystwyth, moved east across Wales and into Shropshire with Bomere Heath in the centre of its line of destruction. Numerous trees or branches of trees were blown down blocking most of the roads into the village. Residents trying to return home had to make considerable detours to avoid the problems and at one stage the only road that was still open into the village was that over the level crossing at Leaton. Fortunately a number of people were able to use their own chain saws to cut up fallen branches. The road was also blocked in Preston Gubbals where a branch had also brought down the electricity cables.

2016 Nov 22

At nearby Preston Montford they recorded 37mm (almost 1 1/2 inches) of rain in the 24 hour period 21st - 22nd November 2016. This is the highest daily rainfall they have ever recorded at Preston Montford beating the previous high of 35.8mm recorded on 5 Nov 2000.

2017 Mar 8

Following a domestic incident at a bungalow in Bomere Heath two air ambulances were called to the village to take two people with stab wounds to specialist hospitals. A third person with head injuries was taken by land ambulance to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. None of the injuries were life threatening. One male has been remanded in custody in connection with this incident.

2017 March

The West Midland Ambulance Service Automated External Defibrillator (WMAS AED) is now installed on the front wall of the Village Hall from where it will be used by a number of trained local volunteers.

In addition, another AED provided by the Co-op is available for any member of the public to use without authorisation, and is stored behind the counter in the shop.

2017 May 21st

The eighth annual Dash & Dawdle event, which was organised by the Friends of Bomere Heath School to raise money which will be used to provide extra facilities for the children at the school, took place on footpaths near the village.

The 2017 route made a clockwise loop starting from the village and going to the west and north west, crossing the Baschurch Road then continuing north west to Old Woods then north east to Merrington before turning south and returning to the village.

2017 Jun 7

Residents of the village received a letter from Severn Trent Water because they are currently investigating flooding in and around Bomere Heath.

Included with the letter was a questionnaire asking for details of any flooding in the past to help establish the extent of the problem.

2017 Jul

The old wooden fence at the front of the Village Hall was replaced by a metal fence which had been specially made for the location.

2017 Aug

Preparatory work started at the site where the new mobile phone mast is to be erected.

2017 Aug 25

The Red Lion Inn reopens following a £35k refurbishment carried out over the past few weeks by craftsmen from the owners, Joule's Brewery based in Market Drayton.

2017 Nov 17

The Co-Operative shop in Bomere Heath re-opened after a three week internal and external re-fit.

2017 Nov late

Work commenced on the new housing estate located on the old cricket field on the west side of Shrewsbury Road.

2017 Dec

Snow before Christmas. On Friday 8th and Sunday 10th December 2017 we had unusually heavy snowfalls of at least 10cm (4 inches) on each day with the second fall arriving on top of the first. Fortunately there was no drifting but the depth of snow still brought most things to a standstill.

2017 Dec 11

Most of the schools in Shropshire were closed due to the snow. They remained closed on Tuesday 12th.

2017 Dec 12

During last night nearby Shawbury, which is just five miles away as the crow flies, was the coldest place in England with a temperature of minus 13 degrees C, so the temperature in Bomere Heath would have been very similar.

2018 Feb

The Bomere Heath Village Hall now has its own web site and Facebook page with photographs and information about the hall.

2018 June 12

Planning permission was granted for the construction of 13 new houses to the west of the village on the south side of Baschurch Road on a piece of unused land.

2018 Sept

The first residents moved into the new houses on the former cricket field to the west of Shrewsbury Road.

2018 Oct 11

A planning application was submitted for the Installation of 20m steel lattice structure including radio antenna equipment at Grange Farm.
If this is approved the mast will be used to provide wireless internet to properties and businesses where a traditional fibre solution cannot be used.

2018 Oct

The builders constructing the new housing estate on the old cricket field created a new footpath from Whitehouse Lane to the football field and then on to the present cricket ground so that residents of the village can walk from the village to both of the sports grounds and be away from road traffic because the new path is behind the roadside hedge.

2018 Nov 11

The residents of Bomere Heath joined the rest of the country to remember the end of World War I on the 11th November 1918. A cascade of hand knitted poppies was draped from the Altar at Leaton Church for the morning service of remembrance.
At 7pm a beacon bonfire was lit in the field to the west of Merrington Road to coincide with other beacons being lit throughout the United Kingdom.

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This file was updated 11 Nov 2018