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       Youth club in Shaw welcomes                            New landlords take flight at
       Year 6 pupils to weekly sessions                       The Tawny Owl

       The emerge youth group has spaces  crafts, music, fundraising projects,
       for young people currently in school  dance, team games, DVD’s and
       Year 6, pupils who will be starting   group discussions. £1 per session.
       secondary school in September.  emerge is organised by Claire
        Based in Holy Trinity Church at   Camm who said: “We offer the
       Shaw Village Centre, the group   opportunity for young people to
       meets on:                  develop skills and self confidence,
       Mondays, 4.30pm to 6.30pm.   make new friends, develop life skills   Pictured left to right: Julie Moss of Arkells, Dan Brackenbury, Tracey Heath,
       After school group with games and   and explore faith and spirituality   managing director George Arkell at The Tawny Owl
       craft activities, includes a snack, £1  together.”
       per session.                For details, contact Claire on   For only the third time in its 13-  get opportunities like the Tawny
       Tuesdays, 7.15pm to 9pm. Remix   07981 951381 or clairecamm1@  year existence, The Tawny Owl pub   Owl, so I had to seize the moment,
       youth club - sports, drama, cooking,  gmail.com       at Taw Hill, which first opened on   but I didn’t want to do it alone,”
                                                             23 November 2003, has welcomed   he said. “I am thrilled that Tracey
                                                             new landlords.              has agreed to work alongside me.
                                                               Dan Brackenbury and his fiancée
                Are you looking for an                       Tracey Heath have taken over   I just hope she doesn’t miss the
                                                                                         school children too much, but this
        Eye Test at Home?                                    behind the bar of the Arkell’s-  is a lovely community pub so I hope
                                                                                         they’ll come and see us with their
                                                             owned pub.
                                                                                         families.”
                                                               Dan’s face will be familiar to
                                                             Arkell’s customers at The Sun, Coate   Between them Dan and Tracey
        Do you have difficulties getting to your             Water, which he ran for almost a   have five children, aged from 11 to
        local optician? Then why not let us visit            year before moving to the larger   18 years. In fact, Tracey’s 18-year
        you at home for your eye test?                       Tawny Owl. Tracey, however, is   old son, Ben, works at the pub and
        • Free NHS test   FREE   *                           much more familiar to the hundreds  helped persuade them to take the
        • NHS vouchers accepted  Eye Test                    of children at Orchid Vale Primary   pub on. Brewery managing director,
                                                             School where she spent eight years
                                                                                         George Arkell, said: “Having Dan
        • Flexible appointments                              as the administrator.       and Tracey running the pub is
        *Call us or visit website for further details          Dan joined Arkell’s last year to run  fantastic. When they’ve settled in
                                                             The Sun, but when The Tawny Owl   they’re planning a range of family-
        www.visionvisit.co.uk  01793 232 588                 became vacant, it was too good a   friendly events – which we’re
                                                             chance to miss. “You don’t often
                                                                                         looking forward to.”




























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