Last Monday
I was there last Monday, visiting some friends who were walking the Offa's Dyke Path.
The runway is in reasonable condition and looks to have been patched / repaired in places. I gather from some aero-modelers who were there when I arrived, that there are a couple of gyros operating from the field. I was the first visiting fixed wing aircraft they had ever seen land there.
I spoke to the Operator (info in the AEF VFR Guide) by mobile and texted the required information for PPR. I got a confirmation reply in a matter of minutes. It would have been easier to do it by e-mail, particularly if you text as slowly as I do...
The pub by the canal (Queen's Head) does good food.
Hope your trip goes well.
Safe Flying,
Richard W.