Contents of penkridge.org.uk |
| Events Diary (continually updated) |
Each of the following subjects has a link to another section or site where you will find full information. If you would like to suggest another subject heading, or add an organisation, business, club, sport, etc. FREE to any of the pages on this site, then please contact the Penkridge Webmaster. Corrections to content will also be welcome.
Events Diary - What's On in Penkridge - Check regularly & send details of your events to the Webmaster |
Penkridge Parish Council - formed in 1894; our elected Local Council that "looks after" Penkridge and it's people. Latest NEWS |
| Current Issues in Penkridge | important news, proposals, developments & issues currently affecting everyone in the Community of Penkridge. |
| Accommodation | Hotels, Guest Houses but only two Bed & Breakfasts. There is a demand! |
| Eat and Drink in Penkridge | All 22 Restaurants, Pubs, Cafe's & take-aways. Wonderful chish & fips! |
| Shopping in Penkridge | details of ALL our shops in the community, large & small. If you know of others please tell me! |
| Business, Industry, Commerce and Trades | large & small. Find a local electrician;
plumber; builder; decorator; appliance repairer; car servicing; tree surgery; swimming
instruction; music, dance & theatre teaching, etc. Are you listed? Contact the webmaster for a FREE entry. Business Association |
| Professional Services | Accountants, Architects, Banks, Building Societies, Consultants, Insurance, Library, Marketing, Music, Dance & Theatre; Opticians, Solicitors, Surveyors & Estate Agents, Undertakers, the Vet. Any missing? Contact the webmaster. Business Association. |
| Health in Penkridge | Health links to NHS Direct plus details of our Medical Practice, Clinics, Carergroups, Opticians, Pharmacy, support, etc. New Health Centre WEBSITE. You can order repeat prescriptions online here. |
| Where is Penkridge? | this will tell you exactly where Penkridge is in the UK & several maps will help you find us. This page being changed. |
| Camping & Caravanning in Penkridge |
The Monckton Recreation Centre can be hired
by Caravan Clubs for weekend meets and Wolgarston High School can also offer
similar facilities. Does any other local landowner offer camping and caravanning facilities in the parish? |
| Charities, Voluntary Groups, Societies and Clubs | We have over 100 organisations in our community. Who would have believed it! Who is missing? Send the webmaster details. Have a look at the page to see what information is required. |
| Morris Dancing | Stafford Morris Men still dance in Penkridge parish even though some of their ancestors were arrested 350 years ago in 1655 for misdemeaning. What about forming a Penkridge group as our history goes back so far! |
| Childcare | Play, pre-school and Nursery, Mother & Toddler, Out of School groups and clubs & CHILDMINDERS.. |
| Sport & Leisure | football, cricket, tennis, badminton, bowls, golf, swimming, rugby, darts and more. Tell me! |
| Transport from Penkridge | this link will take you to timetables for Trains, Buses, Taxi and Car Hire. |
| Voluntary Car Scheme | can you volunteer to help OR do you need help because you can't use public transport. Contact the Co-ordinator on 714386 for more information |
| Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a waterways highway through our community bringing hundreds of visitors a year to Penkridge. |
| Wildlife in the Parish | A Wildlife Diary - and you are asked to contribute your observations. |
| Sites of Nature Conservation Importance | A list of Grade 1 and Grade 2 Sites of Biological Importance in and close to Penkridge Parish |
| History of Penkridge | back to the Romans & earlier, a rich modern history too. Robert Maddocks whets your appetite. If you are interested in the wider history of Staffordshire click here. For TimesPast in Penkridge, click here |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | A list of Scheduled Ancient Monuments in and close to Penkridge Parish |
| Penkridge Civic Society | voluntary-run charity that looks after our community's built heritage & much more. Join today! |
| Monckton Recreation Centre | a voluntary run indoor & outdoor recreation centre owned by the community & available "for hire" |
| Peace Memorial Hall | Penkridge's main Village Hall, owned and run by the community and also for hire. |
| Haling Dene Centre | the Parish Council's community owned building, home of many community groups. You can get married and have your reception in this old building set in superb grounds. |
| Penkridge Town Crier | this traditional post goes back to the early 1600's in Penkridge and continues today. |
| Education in Penkridge | Wolgarston High, Penkridge Middle, & First Schools - Marshbrook, Princefield & St. Michaels. |
| Rodbaston College | formerly Staffordshire's College of Agriculture, now much more. |
| Penkridge Market | our famous ancient outdoor market which attracts thousands - Farmers and Antique Markets also held regularly. See Diary of Events for dates. |
| Religion in Penkridge | St. Michael's Church, Methodist Church, Roman Catholic Church and other denominations |
| Swamp Conservation Group | A voluntary group set up to monitor and conserve the wildlife of this important habitat and open space between the Grange Road Estate and St. Michael's Close. Group Newsletter - information on some management changes at the Grange Road Open Space - click here |
| Twinning Association | Penkridge is twinned with Ablon-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, France. Ah Oui! |
| Millennium Project | Everyday life in Penkridge at the end of the 20th century - a Civic Society Project - BUY THE CD. |
| Police, Fire & Ambulance | Community Police Post now at Haling Dene Centre. Railway Police details too. St.John Ambulance. Red Cross. Local Action Team |
| Penkridge Email Directory | if you would like to be included, then let the Webmaster know. |
| Penkridge TOWN? | Are we a Town? Some people think we always have been. The debate begins - read this. |
Links to other Community Websites, help lines and other useful information -
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If you are considering buying property in Penkridge, then check first with this site to see if there are any environmental problems |
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