Share your love of the Shropshire Hills!
Friends of the Shropshire Hills aims to foster a sense of belonging and encourage more people to care about the landscape, and contribute to conserving and sustaining it.
Friends is a new network which we hope will appeal to a wide range of people with a common interest in this beautiful landscape, its wildlife, heritage, culture and well-being.
Joining is easy and only costs £5 for individual annual membership. All money goes towards supporting local projects. For further information, click on the links below.
Supporting local projects
Getting involved
Join and Membership Form
News and events
Newsletters
Contact us
Supporting Local Projects
Membership contributions from Friends go entirely towards community projects in the Shropshire Hills through the AONB Partnership's Sustainable Development Fund. This is a grant scheme for projects that bring social, environmental and economic benefits to the AONB, including:
• energy conservation;
• sustainable transport and tourism;
• farming, food and health;
• conserving wildlife;
• community involvement in the environment.
Getting Involved
• Learn more about the landscape and heritage through walks, talks, activities and events;
• Find out more about the work of the AONB Partnership;
• Comment on plans and proposals affecting the AONB;
• Find out about voluntary activities which support the AONB;
• Become a champion for the Shropshire Hills - raise awareness in your own community or get support to generate your own local projects.
Supporting the AONB's work:
Although there is no AONB volunteer group as such, there will periodically be opportunities to get involved in the AONB's work in a voluntary capacity.
Individual AONB team members may need help for activities such as:
• promoting the AONB at events, summer shows etc;
• research and surveys;
• helping host groups or leading walks;
• helping organise Friends events or newsletters;
• specialist input from Friends with expert knowledge on subjects.
If you would like to help in any of these ways, please contact us with brief details of how you can help.
There are many other opportunities for getting involved in the Shropshire Hills including conservation work parties, becoming a tree warden or volunteering with local groups.
Join and Membership Form
How to become a Friend of the Shropshire Hills...
Just fill in the Membership Application Form.
Membership now runs from the beginning of the month that you join.
On joining Friends of the Shropshire Hills you will receive:
• Newsletters and updates;
• A window / car sticker;
• the Shropshire Hills events and news booklet;
• Special offers, including FREE entry to the Discovery Centre;
• an invitation to the annual Friends events.
• entry to AONB events;
• opportunities to get involved in voluntary work.
News and Events
27th June 2010
Annual Friends Event - we are heading to Titterstone Clee in the morning to explore the rich industrial heritage with local expert Alf Jenkins, who was born on Titterstone, and local archaeologist Glynn Barratt, who has studied this area in great detail. We will picnic in the quarry, then head to Catherton Common for a walk around the Shropshire Wildlife Trust's newest Nature Reserve with Reserves Manager Carl Pickup. The bus will depart from the AONB offices at 10.30am and return by 4pm.
This trip is open to members only - to book your place please contact Cath on 01588 674084.
28th May 2010
Join Friends today and join us on our Annual event to Titterstone Clee and Catherton Common on 27th June 2010.
21st June 2009
Wilderhope Walk and BBQ - Annual Friends Event at Wilderhope Manor. See press release for details of the event.
1st November 2008
The new Friends of the Shropshire Hills network was launched at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.
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