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Best Dressed Window Competition Winners Announced

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Best Dressed Window Competition Winners Announced

This Christmas saw Wombourne Parish Council holds it’s ‘Best Dressed Window’ competition for business in the village.

Competition was tough and the council have said that, “Entries were, without exception, of an extremely high standard”. This made the judges ‘ task, “A difficult one”.

And the winner is …

But, of course, there has to be a winner and Let’s Go Round Again was the winner.

Both Niche and Peggy lain were highly commended.

Wombourne School of Music and Des Fellow received a ‘special mention’ from the Parish Council too.

Wombourne Business Recognised with Prestigious National Award

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Wombourne Business Recognised with Prestigious National Award

A leading electrical and mechanical organisation is celebrating success after picking up a top accolade at a national awards ceremony. Wombourne based Orton Group was announced as the winner of the coveted Contractor of the Year (Over £5m) category on Thursday 26th October at the prestigious Electrical Industry Awards in London, which recognises the achievements… Continue Reading

New Opportunity for Teachers in Wombourne?

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New Opportunity for Teachers in Wombourne?

We always celebrate new business and ventures in Wombourne. The latest is Wolf Education. Wolf Education is a recruiter for permanent and temporary teachers. It is run by former teachers and school leaders who understand the importance of delivering quality to children in the classroom. Their extensive recruitment process means only high quality individuals are… Continue Reading

Small Business Saturday Treasure Hunt

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Small Business Saturday Treasure Hunt

Wombourne Parish Council is supporting the UK’s Small Business Saturday initiative by arranging a Treasure Hunt around the village centre on Saturday 5th Dec. The treasure hunt will be “live” between 10am and 3pm, teams/individuals will be able to register between 10am and 1pm at Wombourne Civic Centre where there should be ample parking. The… Continue Reading

Gavin leaves McCain with a smiley face

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Gavin leaves McCain with a smiley face

Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, has visited McCain Foods manufacturing site in Wombourne as part of a field to fork briefing from the company. The morning began at JB & Adams Farm in Enville where Gavin graded potatoes with owners Andrea and Nigel Adams, who explained how they grow much of the produce which… Continue Reading

Opportunities for local Craft Businesses

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Throughout this year, Betty’s Courtyard in Wombourne is hosting a variety of Craft Fairs, providing great opportunities for local craft people to have a stall and sell items during these events. These are proving to be very popular and continued interest in crafting and vintage items has meant these events have been planned through 2015.… Continue Reading

MP gets behind food counter colleagues

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Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, got behind the local food counter, in Sainsbury’s, Wombourne, to learn about food preparation and serving local customers, on Thursday 28th August. Gavin was welcomed by Martin Hayes and Vinni Fereday, who explained the importance of safety and hygiene while preparing food, as well as getting tips from train… Continue Reading