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		<title>Review of 2011 &#8211; Part 2, July to December</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In which we change our name and enjoy a party or two&#8221; July We kicked off the month with our annual Summer Social. Sausages were sizzled, beer drunk, cake consumed. Time to relax. July is also the time for our working holiday week to Cragside, Northumberland. Volunteers enjoyed a varied programme of work including rhodi [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1126&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review of 2011 &#8211; Part 1, January to June</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In which we abolish Bank Holidays in favour of Bank Workdays&#8221; The last 12 months have passed by in a flash. Time here at SSNTV web-towers for a bit of trip down memory lane. January The group were up and running early in 2011 with our first workday outing to Dudmaston on January 2nd. We [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1078&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteers Young and Old&#8230;er</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot to celebrate this year. On the work front, the group achieved impressive results for hours worked and sites visited. You can read more about  it here. One of the best things about the group is that it welcomes volunteers of all ages. We have families who bring toddling toddlers right [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1110&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shropshire and Staffordshire National Trust Volunteers have downed tools this weekend. After all, it is Christmas. I have a feeling that many of them will be swapping bowsaws for carving knives&#8230;. It has been a busy December for the group. There has been hedgelaying at Attingham, scrub clearance (and accompanying massive bonfire) at Wenlock [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1064&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not so subliminal message&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://ssntv.co.uk/2011/11/27/not-so-subliminal-message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VOTE PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIE Thank you. (ed&#8217;s note: 11th December 2011 &#8211; if you have been wondering what this means, we were asked to vote for our favourite cake to be baked by Mags for our Christmas weekend at Dudmaston. I am pleased to say that the Peanut Butter Brownie did win! yum)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1051&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bonfire Weekend &#8211; update</title>
		<link>http://ssntv.co.uk/2011/11/23/bonfire-weekend-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By roving reporter #2 &#8211; Ron Update 1 On the Monday following Bonfire weekend I just happened to be passing Dudmaston so I thought I would have a walk around the site where we had been working. I often find it difficult when with a group to get a full idea of what has been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1043&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remember, Remember the 5th of November &#8211; Bowsaws, Bonfires and Cake&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://ssntv.co.uk/2011/11/16/remember-remember-the-5th-of-november-bowsaws-bonfires-and-cake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dudmaston, Friday 4th to Sunday 6th November Written by Matt Hinton Friday Following a year of brilliant workdays, outstanding weekends and our amazing SSNTV Cragside week, I am happy to say that the bonfire weekend at Dudmaston lived up to expectations and delivered yet another dose of SSNTV&#8217;s favourite medicine. Mike, the area ranger, asked [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1013&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer Hours</title>
		<link>http://ssntv.co.uk/2011/11/13/volunteer-hours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>acornpig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t want to brag but&#8230;.we are really, really great! And there are numbers to prove it. Each year, one of our more organised members keeps a record of the hours volunteered by each group member and the group as a whole. Our group year finished at the end of August. I am sure there [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1008&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Programme &#8211; Winter 2011</title>
		<link>http://ssntv.co.uk/2011/11/12/new-programme-winter-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>acornpig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The winter programme is now online. Looks like it&#8217;s going to be a busy time with lots to look forward too. The hedgelaying season starts again at Attingham on November 19th. You don&#8217;t need any previous experience and all tools and equipment are provided. The only thing required is enthusiasm. Christmas weekend at Dudmaston is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=1002&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Workday at the Weir, near Hereford</title>
		<link>http://ssntv.co.uk/2011/10/25/workday-at-the-weir-near-hereford/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Weir, Hereford, Saturday 22nd October It has been a while since we visited The Weir, May 7th to be exact. It is a real pleasure to work at this location, particularly so this weekend as we had such lovely weather. Our task was to cut back overgrown buddleia and rosemary willow. The idea was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ssntv.co.uk&amp;blog=1458314&amp;post=983&amp;subd=wntcv&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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