Library agreement in sight!

We are delighted to tell you that a verbal agreement has been reached between Church Stretton Town Council and Shropshire Council regarding the future of the library in Church Stretton.

Under this agreement, Shropshire Council will continue running the library for the next few years with a contribution from the Town Council of £20,000 per annum. Friends of Church Stretton Library have committed to contributing £5,000 a year towards this in order to reduce the load on the Town Council precept.

We are now waiting for a formal written contract to be signed.  Once signed, the library’s future will been secured for at least another three years.  One possible obstacle to this is if Shropshire Council declares itself insolvent by raising a section 114 before the contract is signed.  

Since the campaign to keep the library in Church Stretton began back in 2014, we have often been uncertain whether the library would be funded the following year.  Now, ten years, on we have secured an agreement for at least three years, after which another conversation can be expected on the library’s future.

We would like to thank the Mayor, Andy Munro, for his hard work in securing this agreement and the Town Council for supporting the proposal.

We would also like to thank all our supporters, especially our regular donors, who have helped us through the years.

If you would like to help us raise the money required, you can donate on our website at How To Donate – Friends of Church Stretton Library, or fill in a donation form at the library and leave a cheque payable to ‘Friends of Church Stretton Library’.

Thank you

Sheila Davies Chair, Friends of Church Stretton Library