ECCLESHALL NEWS
Lucy Spencer, Lucy Dover and Hannah Reeve with
Andrea Boyer and Steve Hill watching over as they prepare their specialist pies
Violinist Charles Scott who came second in the busking competition
➤ the miniature applied class with a tiny jewellery box featuring Constable’ s Hay Wain. Staffordshire Group Treasurer Phil Green, also from Tittensor, won the Beginners Applied class with his‘ Celtic Spirit’ jewellery box. Other Staffordshire members receiving awards were Shirley Watts, Graham Birt, John Jeggo and Quentin Smith.
For information about learning marquetry with the Staffordshire Group please contact Quentin on Tel. 01785 850614 or go along to the group’ s weekly meetings on Wednesday evenings, from 8pm to 10pm, at the Methodist Church Hall in Stone Road, Eccleshall.
QUEEN’ S AWARD
The Ecclian Society has been selected as a recipient of The Queen’ s Award for Voluntary Service 2013, the MBE for voluntary groups.
The Queen’ s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK.
The Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Mr. Ian Dudson,
20 August / September 2013 will present the Society with a certificate and a piece of crystal glass at a venue and date to be arranged.
The Ecclian Society is delighted and honoured to have been presented The Queen’ s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of its work in the local community. June marked the 20th anniversary of the formation of the society which is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Eccleshall, a unique country town of historical interest.
Members strive to make
Open Gardens success helps Ecclian Society bag coveted Queen’ s Award
Eccleshall attractive for visitors, residents and traders. The most obvious evidence of this is seen in the 110 hanging baskets and post mangers that are erected around the town each year.
The baskets are generously sponsored by a broad crosssection of the local community including local businesses, societies, institutions and residents all playing a significant role with Stafford Borough Council and Eccleshall Parish Council supporting the watering of the baskets.
Appropriately the flowers went up at the beginning of June on the 60th Anniversary of Her Majesty’ s Coronation in 1953, the day on which the honour of The Queen’ s Award was announced, and within days of the 20th Anniversary of the Society’ s establishment.
The Society also erects over 60 Christmas trees and lights around the town during the festive period, again with support of Eccleshall Parish and the Borough Councils.
The Society promotes Eccleshall in the region in several ways by producing a