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A life-sized replica of a hairy mammoth has been unveiled at The Box See page 3

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These poorly pups were among 41 dogs rescued from a puppy farm and now being cared for by Gables Dogs & Cats Home. They launched a £3,000 appeal for funds to pay for their care - and were overwhelmed with the response • Story on page 15

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The Box will put Plymouth on the cultural map and provide a major boost to the local economy The official opening of The Box - Plymouth’s £44 million cultural and heritage complex - is now less than three months away and it is set to put the city on the map in a big way.

When open, The Box will be the biggest cultural centre in the South West. It is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors a year and provide a major boost to the local economy.

The project brings back to life three Grade II listed buildings - the former City Museum and Art Gallery, Central Library and St Luke’s Church.

The Plymouth City Council-led project, backed by funding from Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund will cover nearly 8,000 square metres – more than three times the size of the original Museum and Art Gallery.

The Box will open on May 16 with 13 new galleries and exhibition spaces, a new glass atrium, learning and research facilities and a brand new public square in Tavistock Place.

The weekend prior to the opening 6,000 local residents will be given the chance to preview The Box with tickets provided via a special ballot.

The Box’s stunning ‘archive in the sky’ is believed to be Europe’s largest bi-directional cantilever and will house over two million artworks, objects and documents that tell the story of Plymouth and its place in the world.

Project manager Caroline Cozens said: “We wanted to put our incredible archives front and centre of The Box and where these precious documents should be stored formed a key part of the design.

“Rather than being in a warehouse or in a basement we wanted them to reflect how important they are by creating something bold and striking. The Box is on a dense inner-city site and the only way to build was up.”

The ‘floating box’ was constructed with over 6,200 tonnes of concrete - the equivalent of more than 500 double decker buses.

Beneath the ‘archive in the sky’ is the Active Archive gallery - part exhibition, part social space, part workspace. Visitors will be able to browse the Local Studies collection in comfortable seating and engage with maps from the last 500 years via an interactive digital ‘map table’.

There will also be a dedicated research room which features highlights from the city’s historically-significant Cottonian Collection.

Amassed during the 18th century, the collection is protected by an Act of Parliament and consists of 2,000 volumes, 100 Old Master drawings and 3,000 of the finest prints from England and Western Europe. This is the space where visitors to The Box will be able to request access to any of the collections stored in the ‘archive in the sky’.

The Box brings together six outstanding collections, including objects from Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, archives from the Members of the media are given details of the new gallery at St Luke’s Church

The Box - key

Journalists and media representatives were given a special tour of The Box

facts and figures • The glazed façade of The Box is made up of 149 panes of glass • Visitors will be able to see a dramatic suspended ‘flotilla’ of 14 newly restored monumental ships’ figureheads, appearing to sail through the atrium • Light will flood in through the glass façade during the day and dramatically lit at night, visible from a new 800 square metres space outside on Tavistock Place • The lower levels of the façade feature 340sqm – and 82 tonnes – of locally quarried Plymouth limestone to give a marble effect • Internal fixings include steel hanging points for the ship figureheads. Each is capable of holding up to two tonnes • 3,500 square metres of interactive exhibition space and large permanent galleries are being created by exhibition designers Event Communications • There will be learning spaces for schools add a teaching room for the University of Plymouth as well as meeting rooms, a shop and café • The fit-out is led by specialist contractors The Hub who have worked with globallyimportant museums such as the V&A • Other prominent architectural features include the historic atrium of the original Edwardian museum with its terrazzo marble floor and from which all galleries and exhibition spaces can be accessed.

The Box chief executive Paul Brooks in the learning centre, which features a mural by Wyn George

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, film and photographs from the South West Film and Television Archive and South West Image Bank, furniture, texts, Old Master drawings and art from the Cottonian Collection, and incredible animal specimens from the Plymouth Natural History Collection.

This rich blend of collections will enable stories of international and local significance to be told through immersive experiences and amazing objects.

There will be learning spaces for schools and a teaching room for the University of Plymouth as well as meeting rooms, a shop and café.

Meanwhile St Luke’s Church has been transformed to create a gallery space which will attract national contemporary and traditional art exhibitions.

Councillor Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council said: “We have an epic history and some incredible archives - from an Elizabethan document dating from 1587 that gave Sir Francis Drake permission to be a privateer, to the city’s Bomb Book and of course, the original pasty recipe.

“For too long, we haven’t been able to show them off. Part of The Box’s vision was to create a dramatic and suitable new home for Plymouth’s treasured collections and now we have one. This is cultural regeneration at its best.”

The three major exhibitions in the opening programme are:

• Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy will be the largest commemorative Mayflower exhibition in history with over 300 objects. Co-curated with the Wampanoag Native American Advisory Committee, it will turn history on its head.

• Making It: International contemporary art exhibition featuring newly commissioned works

by Antony Gormley, Portuguese artist Leonor Antunes and Brazilian artist Alexandre da Cunha.

• Kehinde Wiley: A three-channel film work

by Kehinde Wiley - the first digital work by this internationally renowned painter.

For more information visit www. theboxplymouth.com

Rare work of art saved for The Box The Box has secured significant funding to keep rare work of art in the UK.

placed an export bar on the sculpture in a bid to keep it in the UK. Now, thanks to five awards of £137,200 from The Box has raised nearly a quarter of a million the National Heritage Memorial Fund, £30,050 pounds from five key funders to save a rare piece from Art Fund, £20,000 from the Arts Council of 19th century studio pottery for the nation.

England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, £15,000 from The work of art is a large sculpture of an the Henry Moore Foundation and £10,000 from the anthropomorphic crab. It’s a humorous object Decorative Arts Society, the work will remain in the measuring almost half a metre long with grinning UK and become part of The eyes, a curling moustache, Box’s permanent collections. cropped beard and smile of As well as being a uneven teeth. significant addition to The It was made in June Box’s existing and popular 1880 by Robert Wallace collection of Martinware, the Martin (1843-1923) and crab also connects with its is the earliest, largest natural history collections surviving sculpture by him and will provide inspiration in the UK. Robert and his for family events and STEM brothers Walter, Edwin and activities for schools.

Charles are considered the The Box is also first art potters of Britain and developing an exhibition excelled as designers and The Martinware crab. Image courtesy of highlighting the work of makers.

Phillips. the Martin Brothers, their Until now, the crab has influence and South West connections and art and been held in private collections. The only other science in the Victorian age for 2021/2022. known work of this scale is believed to be in To find out more about The Box a private collection in the USA. Last year, the visit theboxplymouth.com Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Sherford Life Let the uncertainty of life teach you how to live well. That’s one of the key messages of the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible, and it’s a very timely message for us in the turmoil of 2020.

The final assembly of the mammoth takes place, watched by City Council leader Tudor Evans and shadow leader Ian Bowyer

Mammoth moment at The Box The Box, Plymouth’s £44 million cultural and heritage complex, celebrated a ‘huge’ moment in February as its stunning fully assembled woolly mammoth was revealed for the first time.

The life-sized, as yet un-named female was inspired by a mammoth tooth in The Box’s collections, discovered at Yealm Bridge Cavern on the nearby Kitley Estate. Fossils show that woolly mammoths were roaming Plymouth 35,000 years ago, alongside bears, cave lions, hyenas and woolly rhinos.

The mammoth and tooth will be displayed together in The Box’s new natural history gallery, along with 3,000 other specimens including insects, taxidermy, minerals and skeletons.

Jan Freedman, curator of Natural History at The Box said: “Our mammoth is the ideal ‘wow’ object for The Box’s new natural history gallery. For thousands of years, mammoths were a very successful species, but they became extinct around 4,000 years ago as temperatures rose and humans hunted for meat, bones and fur. As a symbol of something our planet has lost, she highlights both the brilliance and fragility of nature.”

The mammoth has been built by Blue Rhino Studio, based in Minnesota, USA. The company specialises in interpretive design and artistic fabrication for visitor centres and

museums around the world.

Like the majority of all large-scale sculptures created at Blue Rhino, the fabrication of the mammoth began with the production of a detailed clay model that captured her mass, pose, gesture and scale. This painstaking process enabled the team to scrutinise and make adjustments to the design before she was sculpted at full-scale. She’s been created from fire retardant architectural foam and sealed with a fibreglass resin.

One of the most challenging aspects was replicating her fur. Blue Rhino had to carefully consider its colour, texture and direction and then applied it by hand from the feet up to create an amazingly realistic finish.

The mammoth was then disassembled into three sections and prepped for shipping. She arrived in Southampton docks in February and was then carefully transported to her new home in Plymouth.

Tim Quady, Owner of Blue Rhino Studio said: “Creating a large-scale beast like this is always a challenge but we thrive on pushing ourselves in new directions and love working on these sort of projects. We’re really pleased that she arrived safely after her long journey from Minnesota and hope The Box’s visitors enjoy seeing her as much as we’ve enjoyed creating her.

“This was our first project in the UK and we have been delighted with the way the project has been successfully completed. It took around five months to create and involved a team of up to 17 people. We have sought advice and input from the most experienced paleontologists and as far as we know this should be the most scientifically accurate and believable mammoth.”

He said that the mammoth’s fur had been created by the same company responsible for the fur on Chewbacca of Star Wars fame.

Visitors will be able to see the mammoth in situ when The Box opens to the public from Saturday May 16.

Plymouth City Council Leader, Tudor Evans said: “This really is a mammoth moment and I think she looks brilliant! Woolly mammoths are one of the most iconic creatures from the Ice Age and this is going to be a great way for visitors to The Box to come face to face with the type of animal that lived here many thousands of years ago.”

Plymouth City Council Shadow Leader, Ian Bowyer said: “It’s fascinating to think these sort of beasts once roamed around the area where we all live today. It’s been great to see the mammoth in its fully assembled state for the first time and I’m sure visitors to The Box are going to be just as impressed.”

To find out more about The Box visit theboxplymouth.com

proud of what’s been achieved. The preview weekend is an opportunity for us to say thank you to some of our local residents and show those who are successful in the ballot the amazing museum, gallery and archive they’ve helped to create.”

If you live in the PL1-7 and PL9 postcode areas you can register your interest in attending the preview weekend via the ‘Visit’ section of theboxplymouth.com People will be asked to select their preferred time slot of 10am-12pm, 12.30pm-2.30pm or 3pm5pm on Saturday May 2 or Sunday May 3 and can apply for a maximum of four tickets each.

The ballot will close at 9am on March 30.

Tickets will then be allocated via a random selection and everyone who is successful will be notified by April 24.

Plymouth City Council Shadow Leader, Ian Bowyer said: “The preview weekend will be a brilliant celebration for the city and everyone who has believed in The Box. “Seeing peoples’ reactions when they walk through the doors is going to be such a proud moment for everyone involved. I hope as many people as possible apply for tickets for this unique opportunity and wish everyone the best of luck!”

The Box will open to the public from 10am on Saturday May 16.

Ballot for ‘Plymouth Preview’ is now open The ballot for The Box’s ‘Plymouth Preview’ weekend has now opened.

The preview weekend will take place on May 2 and 3 and will give households which pay tax to Plymouth City Council the chance to explore the city’s newly developed museum, gallery and archive a fortnight before it opens to the public.

Plymouth City Council Leader, Tudor Evans said: “We’ve backed The Box right from the start and have invested a great deal in this worldclass project at a time when many other local authorities have had to make the difficult decision to cut their arts and heritage budgets.

“It’s been totally worth it and I am beyond

Fourteen fabulous naval figureheads unveiled at The Box - see page 14

As I write this, the NHS has just declared the Coronavirus outbreak a level 4 (the highest level) emergency, with nearly 400 cases confirmed in the UK. As of now, 12 of those are in Devon. By the time you read this, who knows how many more?

We need to respond to this in a number of ways, as I’m sure you have heard from multiple sources already: wash hands with soap; don’t go to a doctor’s surgery if

By Revd Tom Brassil you think you have it (call 111 instead); wash your hands; be prepared to self-isolate for two weeks if you suspect you have it; wash your hands again!

Incidentally, as a recent internet meme has pointed out, it’s good practice to wash our hands regularly even when there isn’t an epidemic!

It may also be necessary for schools and other public places to close if cases are reported there, and for things like sporting events to be postponed or cancelled. In short, we all work together to stop the spread of the virus.

But we also need to prepare ourselves mentally for what may lie ahead. For example, we parents need to brace ourselves for the possibility of having our children at home for an extra month or two if our local schools close.

But, more than that, this gives us an opportunity (yes, you read that right – opportunity!) to learn to live with the uncertainty of life.

We don’t stop planning and preparing, but we hold all these plans loosely because we can’t know the future with certainty.

That’s the point the writer of Ecclesiastes in the Bible wants to make too.

He reminds us that, ‘time and chance happen to us all,’ and, ‘people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.’ (Ecclesiastes 9:11-12.)

But he doesn’t wallow in negativity (although that’s highly tempting!) Instead he points us to what we do have, rather than what we don’t.

And the message is simple: the uncertainty of life teaches us to enjoy what we have, while we have it. In the words of Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, ‘All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.’

Treating our life, our possessions, our relationships, as a gift and not a right – that’s probably a change of perspective for many of us. But it’s a vital one. And, of course, as we treat what we have as a gift, we acknowledge the Giver – our infinitely kind and generous God. If you have any questions about Sherford life, or if you would like to know more about Sherford Community Church or about the gift of life and the generous God who gives it to us, please contact me at tom@sherfordchurch.net

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Out and About Your guide to events in the local community and beyond

Plymouth Railway Circle Various dates All meetings take place at St Edward’s Church Hall, Home Park Avenue, Peverell starting at 7.30pm.

Admission charge £1 (members), £2 (visitors). Visitors are very welcome.

Mar 16: John Truscott and Bernard Mills present ‘Images and sounds of West Country Steam in the early Sixties.’

Bernard and John join up again to provide a combination of authentic sound and images of steam, including local trains in the West Country and also in the Isle of Wight, climbing Shap and int Edinburgh.

Mar 30: Paul Chancellor: A Seventh Colour-Rail Journey.

This will feature mainly steam but also a modern mix.

A long overdue return from Paul’s important archive preservation of railway photographs.

Plymouth Collectors Toy & Train Fair Mar 15 Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre, Scott Business Park, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth from 10am to 2pm.

Admission £1. Children free. Free Parkingand café open.

Oxfam Fashion Show Mar 17 Plymouth Gin Distillery First ever Oxfam Fashion Show promoting vintage and up-cycled clothes modelled by lovely Oxfam volunteers. Hosted and supported by Plymouth Gin and the ticket price includes a free Plymouth Gin & Tonic (or soft drink) on arrival. Oxfam Fairtrade stock will be on sale along with fundraising raffle 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £10, available from Oxfam Mutley Plain, 01752 228160.

Plymouth Broadway Organ & Keyboard Club Mar 18 Chris Stanbury, will play a wide variety of music from Big Band, songs from the Shows, 60s & 70s and much more at Broadway Community Centre, Plymstock 7.15pm.

Admission £5 including tea/coffee. Free parking. All welcome. For details call 01752 706712.

Mother’s Day Gift Workshop Mar 18 From 6pm to 7.30pm at Ocean Studios Makers Table, Royal William Yard, Plymouth. What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than to tailor make your mum her very own freshwater pearl bracelet. Or treat mum to a workshop and make one each, together!

All materials provided. Suitable for all levels. £20 per person. For details and tickets call 07465206809.

RSPB Plymouth Mar 18 Indoor meeting at Trinity United Reform Church, Tor Lane, Hartley, Plymouth, starting at 7.30pm. Talk by Ian Gasper on ‘Birds of Patagonia.’ Entrance for non members £4, refreshments and raffle.

Plymouth Bike Night Mar 19 The first Plymouth Bike Night is on The Hoe Promenade starting at 5.45pm. All proceeds go to local charities.

Samaritans Annual Literary Event Mar 19 Kitley House Hotel from 9am to 6pm. .Motivational literary event at which five different speakers and authors talk about their books and their journey through their challenges. Raising funds for the local Samaritans branch. Tickets from www.helmtickets.com/ events/5214 Family Fun Fair Mar 20 to Apr 19 Anderton & Rowlands return to Central Park with their popular family fair. All rides £1 per person.

Plymouth Area Police Choir Mar 20 Stoke Damerel Church, Paradise Road, Stoke at 7.30pm.

In aid of the Organ Restoration Fund. For details contact Marilyn Goldsborough on 01752 564847.

Musicality Mar 21 Plymouth Pavilions hosts the annual event where 500 young musicians from across Plymouth unit to celebrate their love of music at the city’s two, annual youth ensembles concerts from 1.30pm to 8.30pm. Tickets www.Plymouth Pavilions.com or 0333 772 7727.

Not to be missed

Jon Culshaw Mar 14 Comedian, impressionist and star of BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringer’s, Jon Culshaw, accompanied by legendary comedy producer and author Bill Dare, bring their acclaimed show, The Great British Take Off to the Red House, Theatre, Millbay. An evening of unscripted, spontaneous comedy and conversation as politicians, sports personalities and celebrities are all up for a roasting. Details and tickets from www.comicalentertainment.com

Plymouth Ocean Festival is on from May 4 to 10

Plymouth Bike Night Mar 19 The first bike night of 2020 on Plymouth Hoe, starting at 5.45pm. All proceeds to local charities.

Men’s Day Out Mar 28 Plymouth’s biggest and best Men’s Day Out is back for 2020! Join hundreds of men on the move, supporting St Luke’s and helping us to be there for more families who need us at the toughest of times. Starting and finishing at Plymouth Albion RFC, the walk kicks off at 10am and follows a planned route taking in some of Plymouth’s most famous sights, including the Barbican and Plymouth Hoe waterfront. Walkers then return to Albion’s ground in time to see their not-to-be-missed clash with their Richmond rivals. Registration is still £32, which covers the logistical costs including t-shirt, pasty, pint and entry to the rugby match - it’s the additional money raised through sponsorship that makes the real difference to patient care in the community. Places at this popular event are always in big demand, so beat the scrum and register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. For details or to register visit www.stlukes-hospice.org. uk/mensdayout/

Mayflower Ocean Festival May 4 to 10 Celebrating Plymouth’s status as Britain’s Ocean City, bringing together OSTAR and TWOSTAR races with the city’s existing Pirates Weekend Plymouth on May 9 and 10 and a host of new activities that will get people on the water.

Plymouth History Festival May 8 to 31 City-wide programme of activity, including talks, tours, reenactments and exhibitions run by local people and organisations in Plymouth. Co-ordinated

by The Box and supported by Plymouth City Council (PCC) and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the programme for 2020 will also connect with the city’s Mayflower 400 commemorations.

The Pirates of Penzance Mar 24 to 28 Presented by PGS Theatre Productions at the Devonport Playhouse. Nightly at 7.30pm. Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets from Box Office 01752 842197 or online at www.pgstheatre.com

New Guinea where there are hundreds of languages.

All are welcome to the coffee morning where they will find a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and admission is free. Entrance to church hall is from Crownhill Road or the car park behind Crownhill shops.

Spring Fayre Mar 28 St Budeaux Parish Church Community Hall, The Green, Crownhill Road from 12 noon to 3pm. Stalls selling toys, gifts, jewellery and beads, bric-a-brac, etc.

Refreshments will be available. There are still a limited number of tables to hire at £5. To book call 01752 362161.

La Grande Messe Apr 4 Buckfast Abbey at 7.30pm. Brent Singers presents rare concert version of a 19th century Parisian high mass. Accompanied by David Davies and William Mason playing both organs. Director Matthew Searles.

Tickets from Buckfast Abbey www.buckfast.org.uk/ onlineshop/tickets and www.brentsingers.org.uk

Easter Fayre Mar 28 St Budeaux Community Centre 2pm to 4pm. Stalls and refreshments available. To hire a stall charge £5 contact the secretary 01752 365246.

Carlton Big Band Mar 29 Duke of Cornwall Hotel, 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Tickets available from The Duke of Cornwall or on the door.

Designers Makers Spring Market Apr 4 and 5 With Easter just around the corner, Ocean Spring Market at Royal William Yard heralds the beginning of a new creative season. Offering hand-made craft, intriguing art and sublime design along with seasonal delights and creative workshops, what better way to enjoy the spring holidays than a trip to Ocean Artists Designers Makers Market. Free entry from 9am to 4pm.

Details www.www.ocean-markets.co.uk Coffee Morning Apr 4 Crownhill Methodist Church from 10.30am to 12 noon.

Various stalls including delicious cakes and savouries, books, CDs and DVDs, bric-a brac and a raffle. All monies raised will be used to support the work of Wycliffe Bible Translators, an important task in Papua

Table Top Sale Apr 4 Compton Methodist Church, Higher Compton from 10am to 12 noon. Tables can be booked at £5 each by contacting Nigel Tel. 706056 or email¬†norris477@ btinternet.com Plympton Flower Arrangement Club Apr 7 Harewood House, Plympton at 7.20pm. Demonstrator Lisa Davies, whose theme will be ‘Early Spring’ and and on April with demonstrator Sue Neale, whose theme will be Around the World in two hours. The April meeting will also include an Easter hamper raffle, a chance to win a hamper. Items for inclusion in the Easter hamper and are very much appreciated. Visitors always welcome, charge £4. Any enquiries, please call Cynthia on 01752 338595.

Plympton Fuchsia and Geranium Group Apr 14 Main Hall, Harewood House, Plympton at 7.30pm.

Author Michael Gee will be giving a talk. Guest speaker Michael Gee who was the founder of North Devon’s ‘Save our Orchards’ campaign, later to become ‘Orchards Live’, of which he became chairman. The title of his talk is ‘Devon’s Orchards - Past, Present and

VE Day 75 May 8 Join in the VE Day 75 celebrations, on Plymouth Hoe, from 11am to 5pm to celebrate and remember the enormous sacrifices that were made at home and abroad. In association with the Royal British Legion, Plymouth will be providing an opportunity for the local community and visitors to pay tribute to those millions who gave so much, with a day of celebrations and commemoration to enjoy and take part in. Featuring Veterans Village, military bands, a range of preserved military vehicles and exciting displays and re-enactments by Hidden Heritage, and interactive displays. Follow in Plymouth’s historic tradition, with the iconic Tea Dance from 3.05pm, on the Promenade where dances took place, during World War II. Future’. Another special aspect of the April meeting is that it is a charity evening, when proceeds from everything other than admission charges will be divided equally between dialysis and breast cancer charities. Do come along and help generate funds for these two very worthy causes Plymouth Broadway Organ & Keyboard Club Apr 15 Guest artiste Elizabeth Harrison with a delightful concert of music for all tastes at Broadway Community Centre, Plymstock starting at 7.15pm. Admission £5 including tea/coffee. Free parking. 01752 706712.

Plymouth Area Police Choir Apr 17 St Stephen’s Church, Saltash at 7.30pm. In aid of church funds. Contact helen@saltashteamministry.org Tea Dance with a Twist Apr 25 Lower Guildhall, Plymouth from 1pm to 4pm. Tea Dance with a Twist! delivers a regular fun, social dance event enabling attenders to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, whilst decreasing loneliness, social isolation and social exclusion.

Primarily for over 50s.

Weekender Festival May 8 and 9 Newnham Park, Plymouth. Brand new two day outdoor multi-genre music festival, with four stages, more than 20 of the biggest names in dance music. Selection of fully licensed bars and independent food vendors and two huge afterparties.

Tickets on sale now via Skiddle (including payment plan options)www.skiddle.com/e/13672542 Spring Fair Jun 20 St Edward’s Church, Eggbuckland from 2pm to 4pm.

Stalls, brass band, Morris Dancers, food and drink and much more.

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Major Native American artists announced for Settlement arts project in Central Park Settlement comes to Plymouth’s Central Park this summer, with a large-scale contemporary art and events programme featuring work by 29 acclaimed Native American artists who are recognised by the Smithsonian Institution and leading biennales.

The major contemporary art highlight of the Mayflower 400 commemorations, Settlement is a collaboration between USbased lead artist Cannupa Hanska Luger and Plymouth-based arts collective The Conscious Sisters CIC that allows artists complete control to explore the effects of the colonisation of North America from a Native American perspective.

From July 6 to August 2, the multidisciplinary arts programme will see artists investigate and interpret their lives as the survivors of colonialism and encourage a greater understanding of the contemporary Native American experience.

A creative response to the impacts of colonisation on a diverse number of tribal nations, Settlement will present a free daily programme of workshops, performances, installations and talks throughout the month.

To open the Settlement project onsite at Pounds House in Plymouth, members of the Wampanoag nation will produce a day of programming. The Sunday prologue will focus on the sharing the story of the Wampanoag, also known as the People of the First Light.

Leading the programme, artist Cannupa Hanska Luger will travel to Plymouth to work alongside the artists taking up residence in

Elisa Lorraine Harkins performing Wampum

Cannupa Hanska Luger. Picture by Brendan George Ko

Central Park to support the creation of their art.

He will enable the local community to gain a deeper understanding of the complex living Indigenous cultures that have survived settler colonisation and facilitate weekly public dialogues about Settlement’s ethos and durational performances as witness; holding space for the participating artists work as it is produced onsite.

Cannupa Hanska Luger said: “Settlement is designed as a creative response and

reclaiming of public space to consider the impacts of colonisation on a diverse number of tribal nations who continue to thrive despite its long-term effects.

“The project creates space and time to address questions and traumas through contemporary artworks and engagement, while also presenting a radical and complex living example of indigenous resilience and intersection.

“The Settlement project goes beyond conversations of decolonisation and historical trauma by presenting vibrant and evolving contemporary art and culture, whilst actively practicing indigenisation.”

Settlement is supported by Arts Council England through National Lottery Project Grants and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport through the Cultural Development Fund.

The Conscious Sisters CIC is a sociallyengaged arts company based in Plymouth, which produces unique art projects working with and for the community. Fiona and Karen Evans, of The Conscious Sisters CIC, added: “Telling the story of the decimation of North American indigenous culture is central to this commemoration - Mayflower 400.

“Settlement has provided a unique opportunity to attempt to decolonise our practice and use our privilege to develop work that is authentic and timely.

“We wholeheartedly encourage others to work with indigenous artists to produce fresh work that takes risks. Never has the indigenous voice been more relevant.”

Settlement will include art and sculpture, film and digital art, music and performance and artisan crafts.

For more information about this and other events visit www.mayflower400uk.org

More Mayflower 400 news and pictures are on page 6

Mayflower 400: find out about the events in 2020 commemorating the journey of the Mayflower

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More volunteers urgently needed for Mayflower 400 Special Olympics

Organisers of the Special Olympics Mayflower 400 Games in Plymouth have made an urgent appeal for more people to come forward as volunteers.

The games, which take place from April 3 to 5 at Plymouth Life Centre are expected to attract over 400 athletes, plus around 100 coaches, along with friends, families and spectators.

The games are being organised by Special Olympics Plymouth & District (SOPD) who will be joined by Special Olympic groups from America and the Netherlands, countries with links to the Pilgrims and their voyage on the Mayflower.

Representatives from other UK locations who were connected with the Pilgrim Fathers are also expected to attend.

The athletes will be taking part in a wide range of sports including swimming, football, table tennis, basketball, bocci and badminton.

Around 300 volunteers will be needed to help with the Games and ensure that the whole event runs smoothly.

They will be required in a wide variety of roles including accreditation, communications, logistics, media, medical, security and transport.

Teams of volunteers will also be needed to set up and remove sports equipment, gather results, host and assist VIP visitors and guests as well as assisting with the opening ceremony.

No prior experience is needed for many of the roles and volunteers can give as much or as little time as they like.

To find out more visit the Special Olympics website at sold.org.uk and follow the link to ‘volunteer portal.’

COMMUNITY

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Local businesses, voluntary groups, organisations, groups and individuals are invited to post their job vacancies in our Community Job Shop feature. This must be for part-time and voluntary jobs only and should contain no more than 50 words, including contact details. All you have to do is send the details via e-mail to info@cornerstonevision.com Deadline for each issue is first Monday of the month prior.

GARDENING AT YMCA PLYMOUTH Volunteers wanted to help at our community garden at Honicknowle. All produce from the garden is destined for an emergency food provision charity. Can you help us please. A few hours here and there would be great.

Contact, Vic Hibbert, YMCA Plymouth on; 01752 761004 or vic.h@ymcaplymouth.org.uk DRIVER WANTED Saturday early morning delivery driver/deliver required. Must have own vehicle. Also newspaper deliverers required in Elburton, Plymstock and surrounding areas. Contact Elburton News on 01752 403871.

HEAD SPACE VOLUNTEER Head Space offers an out-of-hours service for people who consider that they are approaching a mental health crisis. The service aims to provide a non-clinical setting with a safe, calm and structured environment, where individuals can go to access peer support. Volunteers will work alongside staff to provide support in both group and 1:1 settings. We provide comprehensive training and support, and the opportunity to join a successful and likeminded team. All travel costs are covered and you will be able to develop new skills and experiences and have fun whilst helping make a difference To get involved contact us for an initial discussion T: 0800 9230 039 or visit www.colebrooksw.org/head-space/ HELP AT HOME COMMUNITY SUPPORT ASSISTANTS Age UK Plymouth are recruiting Help at Home Community Support Assistants for domestic tasks/ shopping for clients. This is a zero hour contract at national minimum wage, mileage is paid. Please visit www.ageukplymouth.org.uk for full details and to complete an application form. Alternatively call on 01752 256020 for further details.

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An extraordinary, larger-than-life visitor will roam through Plymouth city centre as part of a spectacular live performance that combines ancient myth with innovative puppetry.

One of the highlight events of Mayflower 400, The Hatchling will explore its new surroundings and the people it encounters, over the weekend of August 22 and 23, before the performance culminates in a memorable grand finale on Sunday August 23 on Plymouth Hoe. The Hatchling has been conceived by Angie Bual, artistic director of Trigger, the Bristolbased producers of extraordinary events.

It will be brought to life in collaboration with a team of leading creatives including Mervyn Millar, who led the puppetry direction for the internationally-acclaimed stage production War Horse, and Carl Robertshaw, a designer who has created sets for Bjork and the London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies.

Local people will also play a key role in The Hatchling, from its creation to accompanying its journey through the streets of Plymouth.

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support from Arts Council England, Plymouth City Council and Mayflower 400 and will be delivered in partnership with a range of other supporters and event partners.

Further details of The Hatchling are expected to be announced at the end of April. To sign up for further project announcements, visit www.thehatchling.co.uk

Seventeen projects secure funds from Mayflower 400 Community Sparks Seventeen Plymouth-based projects have been successful in the final funding round of Mayflower 400 Community Sparks.

More than £40,000 has been awarded to parades, processions, festivals, fancy dress events and more. They bring the total number of projects that have benefitted from this scheme that supports grass-roots community, arts and cultural activity to 60.

VOLUNTEERS £4,000 has been awarded to Whitleigh Big Local charity Hearts Together is looking for willing Local for a spectacular night-time lantern and light volunteers with a little time to spare to help out at Derriford Hospital. If you can assist with general parade in Aylesbury Field in October. The funding gardening, bed making and transport then we’d love will also support a series of workshops where to hear from you. The time you give to us can be residents of all ages can create lanterns using sea totally flexible and we will cover your out of pocket journeys as their inspiration. expenses. Contact 01752 315900 or e-mail rachel@ ‘You are welcome here’ is an innovative project heartstogether.org.uk. For more information go to

by Imperfect Orchestra that celebrates the social www.heartstogether.org.uk and cultural value of immigration to Plymouth.

A grant of £3,800 will help fund internationally ROYAL VOLUNTARY LIBRARY SERVICE focused jam sessions round the city and produce an Derriford Hospital needs help for the book trolley audio-visual installation with refugee and migrant ward rounds weekdays between 10 am - 12 noon. If communities. you are interested in the service and can spare the Timebank South West helps people to be time, please contact Pat Hamilton on Thursdays 9.30 am - 3.30 pm on 01752 430880 for further information. active in their communities and supports eight neighbourhood timebanks in Barne Barton, VOLUNTEER DOG CUDDLERS WANTED Devonport, Efford, Ernesettle, Honicknowle, North Offer a short break to some of our pawsome dogs.

Prospect, Stonehouse and Whitleigh. £3,200 will Due to high demand we are looking for dog lovers enable its staff and volunteers to create, cook and to have a doggy home board with them while their host a celebratory ‘Mayflower Feast’ in November to owners are away. You will be fully insured, licensed coincide with the end of the commemorative year. and supported 24/7 by us. One dog at a time, guest Plymouth Hebrew Congregation has secured dogs come with everything they need and only at £3,004 to produce a new audio trail with Ripple times to suit you. It’s the perfect way for retired Theatre Co for its cemetery in Gifford Place. The trail people , work at home and stay at home parents with will include snippets of family memories as well as school age children to have a ‘part time pooch.’ You must have a secure garden. Please contact Jennifer or cultural references to Jewish Burial practices. The special relationship between the residents of Carolyn to discuss. 01752 769453.

Devonport and the USA will be celebrated in a large-scale event in Devonport Park this summer.

DISTRIBUTORS Cornerstone Vision, publishers of the Plymouth The Friends of Devonport Park will receive £3,000 to Chronicle, are looking for distributors, to help support the event, which will feature a community deliver leaflets across the city and surrounding area. procession, vintage wartime vehicles, live music, Transport an advantage, own phone number essential. dancing and food.

We are particularly looking for people to help cover Friends and Families of Special Children will Efford, Ernesettle, Saltash, Ivybridge and Torpoint, take a boat trip with a difference this summer. although other areas may be available. Please email £2,922 will enable 102 disabled children and their chris.etherington @cornerstonevision.com or call family members, representing the 102 Mayflower 01752 225623. passengers, to sail out to the breakwater. A theatre

performer dressed as Captain Christopher Jones will provide waterside entertainment. £2,800 has been awarded to Community Horizons CIO to support a multi-cultural women’s group which will use carefully curated images to explore topics such as FGM, domestic abuse and women’s identity. The project will culminate in a photography exhibition by women and for women in Plymouth. £2,650 will enable the residents of Eggbuckland to hold the ‘Mayflower 400 Farm Fest’ this August. This special event and an associated series of workshops will celebrate the area’s farming heritage and bring isolated elderly people together.

The Mayflower Trail 2020 Visually Impaired Guided Adventure project has successfully secured £2,575. This money will support the Improving Lives Plymouth’s Sensory Solutions Service, enabling group members and other interested individuals with a visual impairment to access the Mayflower Heritage Trails around the Barbican and enjoy a cream tea afterwards.

The Friends of Wyndham Square have secured £2,300 for a special flag procession that will take place during the Plymouth Art Weekender in September. The flags will be installed around North Stonehouse afterwards.

The Befriending Consortium provides support, group activities and one-to-one befriending for some of Plymouth’s most vulnerable, isolated older people. £2,245 will help their clients access exciting events in the Mayflower programme including the Mayflower Muster and Settlement.

The Social Events Team of the Plym Yacht Club will be running a festival on the village green in Oreston this September. £2,000 will support this fun day out for all the family and a chance to mingle with invited guests from Plymouth Yacht Club (PYC) Massachusetts New England.

Glenholt Community Hub will be hosting a 17th century fancy dress party later this year. A grant of £1,900 will help fund ‘Our Street Party in the Park’ which will have a nautical and seafaring adventures theme. £1,800 also goes to Southway Playcare CIO to provide exciting Mayflower-themed activities and trips this summer for the many children that use the service.

Provide Devon and Shakespeare Primary School will be producing bespoke reusable bags for crisis food packs. A grant of £1,000 will support a design competition in the school and produce printed bags that can be reused by those most in need.

The Friends of the old Hill Park project will receive £810 to run some unique oral history sessions and a guided tour. The project, created by Nuria Bonet, will collect, conserve and disseminate the shared memories of the pub goers of Greenbank.

The Plymouth Clarion Male Voice Choir is 105 years old this year and has been given £460 to commission a special piece of music to commemorate Mayflower 400. The choir will also produce a concert at St Bartholomew’s Church, Milehouse plus some special appearances around the city.

Mayflower 400 Community Sparks is a partnership between Mayflower 400, Plymouth Culture, Plymouth City Council, The Box and Vital Sparks.

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Plympton Academy students raise £700 for charity - in just one day Year 9 students from Plympton Academy raised nearly £700 for a Plymouth charity in just one day.

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Jeremiah’s Journey supports children, young people and their parents/carers when the future feels uncertain or when hope feels lost.

Tutor captains worked together to promote, advertise and collect donations across the Academy fundraiser day. The majority of money came from the school mufti day where students donated £1 to wear their own clothes to school.

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Solid foundation for Elburton Primary pupils Over 60 pupils from Elburton Primary School visited Linden Homes’ Sherford development to gain an insight into the exciting project.

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Teacher Ros Light commented: “The Year 5 children have gained a clear understanding on changes within our locality through this field trip to Sherford. All pupils had first-hand experience of meeting planners, builders and marketing personnel to learn about the different roles behind such a vast scheme.”

The nine and ten year olds spent time with Linden Homes’ production director, project manager and planning manager to discover what’s involved in creating a masterplan and how it will be delivered. As well as a tour of the site and the show home, the children learnt about the housebuilding process, health and safety, the diverse range of jobs available and sustainability.

Ros added: “Seeing the Linden homes at different stages was of great interest to the children and they loved trying their hand at bricklaying. The leisure centre and country park plans certainly caused great excitement too! It was an invaluable experience, so thank you to all at Linden Homes.”

Mike Crawford, production director, said: “We were delighted to welcome the children to site, they were incredibly enthusiastic to see the progress so far and asked some very insightful questions. Sherford is an amazing project and it was wonderful to share our experience with them; we hope we’ve inspired a few future planners and budding builders in the process!”

Receiving recognition for its success, Sherford has just won the best large residential development of the year category at the South West Business Insider’s Residential Property Awards.

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Fabulous figureheads unveiled as excitement mounts for opening of The Box in May Fourteen fabulous naval figureheads have been officially unveiled at The Box, Plymouth’s new £44 million museum and art gallery space.

In what is the most ambitious sculpture conservation project currently taking place in the UK, the monumental 19th century naval figureheads weighing over 20 tonnes have been saved from decay for the nation.

Two specialist conservation teams in London and Cornwall, led by Orbis Conservation, have spent over two years painstakingly restoring the 14 wooden figureheads to their former glory, after years of water damage led to rot and decay. On loan from the National Museums of the Royal Navy, the carved figureheads, built to adorn the bows of 19th century naval warships, have been in the final stages of conservation ready for their grand unveiling.

The largest of the wooden figureheads to be rescued is HMS Royal William or ‘King Billy’ a 13ft tall, two tonne standing figure of William IV carved in 1833.

One of the most badly damaged of the figureheads was HMS Topaz a three-quarterlength female bust carved in 1858, whose ship was responsible for removing two of the Easter Island statues that are now in the British Museum’s collection. Topaz had wood rot throughout 90 per cent of her structure but conservators used extraordinary techniques including Sonic Tomography to save her carved outer shell, before carefully replacing the rotting wood and repainting her.

Other figureheads in the collection also have extraordinary histories including HMS Sybille, inspired by the ancient Greek oracle, who played an active role in the capture of Canton during the Second China War, HMS Centaur who fought pirates on the coast of West Africa and served during the Crimea War in 1855 and HMS Calliope who was stationed in Australia during the early 1850s and deployed to New Zealand in 1848 during wars with the Maori including the attack on Ruapekapeka.

Led by Plymouth City Council, the figurehead conservation project is the most significant of its kind in a generation. It not only secures the future of the Devonport figureheads, but identifies The Box as a centre of excellence and innovation for the preservation and display of maritime heritage, with one of the largest collections of figureheads in the UK. The ambitious aerial display concept has compelled teams of conservators and structural engineers to develop innovative solutions to overcome the challenges of decay on a grand scale. The Box is a pioneer for conservation of Plymouth city’s heritage and a new ‘safe home’ for Plymouth’s important national collections and archives.

Thirteen of the figureheads, the majority of which are on loan from The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN), are suspended from the ceiling in a striking aerial display. The largest, Royal William, stands on the floor ready to welcome visitors into the building when it opens on May 16.

Professor Dominic Tweddle, director general of the National Museum of the Royal Navy said: “This is a stunning interpretation of the figureheads loaned by The National Museum of the Royal Navy. Usually figureheads are remote and difficult to see up close, so how exciting is it to be able to get so close to them and really see why they are so intriguing?”

Tudor Evans, leader of Plymouth City Council said: “The figureheads are more than just wooden sculptures; they’re iconic symbols of the history of the city of Plymouth and the Royal Navy. They’re also

Admiring the figureheads (from left) Richard Stevens, managing director of Plymouth Citybus, sponsors of the figureheads collection, Ian Bowyer, Shadow leader or the City Council and Council leader Tudor Evans Photos: Wayne Perry

fantastic representations of the craftsmanship and skill of the sculptors who made them over 200 years ago.

“Right from the start when we were developing our original concepts for The Box we wanted to have a ‘flotilla’ of figureheads suspended from the ceiling of the new entrance in a nod to Plymouth’s important maritime history and as the place where great journeys start from.”

Hans Thompson and Maxwell Malden cofounders and directors of Orbis Conservation said: “In terms of scale and complexity, this project has been one of the most challenging that the team at

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“Our analysis of both the surface paint layers and the structural integrity of the figureheads allowed us to develop a treatment methodology that saved the original carved surface and the figurehead itself. Throughout this project we have uncovered the previously obscured craftsmanship and virtuoso carving of these formidable figures, which otherwise might have been lost to future generations.

“The fact that we have been able to save so much of the original 19th Century carving to be appreciated anew by visitors to the Box, has made this project especially rewarding.”

Mayflower 400: an amazing year of events in 2020 commemorating the journey of the Mayflower.

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Plymouth Symphony Orchestra 17 June Plymouth Guildhall

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An appeal to raise funds to care for 29 dogs and puppies rescued from a dirty and cramped puppy farm has raised five times the target figure.

Gables Dogs and Cats Home in Plympton took in the dogs - a mixture of labradors, poodles and labradoodles - after they had been removed from a Devon property being used as a puppy farm.

Gables launched an online appeal to raise £3,000 to care for the dogs - and were overwhelmed by the response. As the Chronicle went to press a staggering £15,373 had been raised.

Claire Sparkes, general manager at Gables said: “When the new Animal Welfare Regulations came into force in October 2018 it was supposed to put an end to backstreet breeders, puppy farming and the hideous conditions dogs have to endure, to produce cute designer puppies on mass.

“Sadly this is far from the case for 41 adult dogs and puppies who have recently been removed from a local Devon property, with Gables Dogs and

Cats Home taking in 29 of them.”

The dogs had been living in cramped conditions in their own waste, with limited access to food, water and any basic health care. They arrived at Gables in a terrible condition. Their fur was matted and they were suffering from numerous health issues such as ear mites, infections, malnutrition and worms. Gables has begun treatment but sadly the worm burden proved too much for some of the very small puppies, leading to severe malnutrition and jeopardising their survival. One little puppy spent a week in veterinary intensive care but sadly passed away in one of the vet nurse’s arms.

The mothers of all these puppies were extremely underweight as they struggled to keep up with the demand of having to nurse large litters, one after the other. Thankfully the puppies have been properly weaned now so they can start to enjoy a life for themselves instead of being

used as product producing machines.

Claire added: “For anyone considering purchasing a puppy from a breeder, I urge you to insist on seeing one or both parents of any puppy as well as observe their living conditions. We hear so many horror stories of people meeting in places like car parks and service stations to purchase a puppy as well as receiving puppies by mail order!

“These puppies are normally taken away from their mothers far too early and end up with severe medical problems that can cost hundreds and even thousands of pounds. We would appreciate any help towards the cost of the ongoing treatment these dogs so desperately need.”

The £15,000 came from contributions to the ‘Labradoodle disaster’ campaign at www. virginmoneygiving.com/fund/labradoodledisaster.

The extra funds will be used by Gables to helpi the other animals in their care.

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Since 2016, Plymouth Dance - a community interest company - has run 30 of the dances and will present nine more between April this year and March next year.

At the end of last year Plymouth Dance had between 85 and 140 people attending each event with the age range from three weeks to 104!

One participant commented: “I am 80 years old and have never danced. I came to the Tea Dance several months ago as I wanted to be able to join the dancing at my granddaughter’s wedding. It has been a wonderful experience, so friendly, informal and welcoming as well as learning some set dances.”

For more information visit www.plymouthdance. org.uk or contact admin@plymouthdance.org.uk

Popular tea dances return for another year Plymouth Dance is celebrating after securing funding to continue its Tea Dance with a Twist! events at Plymouth Guildhall.

Tea Dance with a Twist! delivers a regular fun, social dance event enabling attenders to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, whilst decreasing loneliness, social isolation and social exclusion. It is primarily for participants over 50 and accessible for people who are in

A number of football special services had been run by Target Travel for a number of years and these had proved very popular with supporters of the Pilgrims living in Plympton and Plymstock as it provided an easy and direct service to Home Park on match days.

However Target Travel have now stopped providing these due to the firm ceasing trading after being stripped of its operators licence

by West of England Traffic Commissioner Kevin Rooney following a public inquiry into operational shortcomings at the firm.

Tally Ho! Coaches provided some services for the next home game after Target Travel’s demise but have been unable to take over the football special services on a permanent basis and no other operator has come forward to do so.

(Story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)

Concern over anti-social incidents in Plympton There is growing concern in Plympton over the proliferation of anti-social behaviour in the area which is costing money to local businesses and inconveniencing law-abiding residents.

In Colebrook The Colebrook Inn recently had its window smashed and the Royal Mail has had to put a restriction device on the main pillar post box in the village limiting the size of letter which can be posted.

This move has come after rubbish and broken bottles were persistently found in the box along with the letters and now only the slenderest of letters can be posted.

Other incidents in the area have included a resident having their cable TV box and wiring ripped off their wall and a newsagents in Ridgeway has also had its window smashed.

Residents are now calling for increased police patrols to discourage the behaviour and people are being asked to report any incident no matter how minor so police can build up an accurate picture of the problem and deploy their resources accordingly.

(Story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)

Leading organist at Broadway meeting Members of the Plymouth Broadway Organ and Keyboard Society were treated to a visit from Steve Hubble at their annual meeting in February.

Steve first took up playing the organ at the age of four, learning on a Bontempi chord organ from Woolworths, and he was soon entertaining pupils and teachers at school assemblies. By the age of seven Steve had progressed on to piano and by the time he was 16 he had his first electronic organ, an Eminent.

In 1983 aged 18 he entered and won the Midlands Organist of the Year Contest which launched him onto his professional career as a concert organist and keyboard player.

Steve delighted those attending the meeting by playing a few tunes during his visit. The Broadway Organ and Keyboard Society meets monthly on the third Wednesday of every month where there is usually a visiting organist. Newcomers are welcome to come along and enjoy an evening of musical entertainment in Broadway Community Centre, Plymstock at 7.15pm on these Wednesdays.

Admission is £5 including tea/ coffee and there is free parking. Any enquiries to 01752 706712.

(Story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)

16 April 2020

Hele’s student Oliver wins essay prize

A student at Hele’s School in Plympton has won an award for his outstanding essay.

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Two representatives from the Plymouth and District Egyptology Society, Janis Naylor and Bev Chapple, recently visited Hele’s School in Plympton to give a talk to students who are part of the School’s Centre of Excellence programme.

The group of students were then challenged to write an essay, which was researched using books that had been donated to the School by the Society.

Oliver Chard, a Year 8 student at Hele’s, took up the challenge and wrote an essay entitled ‘The Life of NonPharaohs’.

Oliver’s essay was chosen as the winner, and Janis and Bev returned to the school to present Oliver with a £25 book token and two books on Ancient Egypt to hopefully develop his interest further.

The Society has also, very generously, donated a further 40 books to Hele’s School and a framed picture of Rameses II, the pharaoh upon which the poem Ozymandias is based.

Justine Mason, principal of Hele’s School, said: “We are all very proud of Oliver’s achievements and hugely appreciative of the support shown to our school from Plymouth and District Egyptology Society.

The Centre of Excellence programme provides a rich and varied tapestry of opportunities whereby experts share their passion and knowledge in their fields of learning, helping to fuel a passion for learning beyond the traditional school curriculum and inspire students, parents and staff alike to deepen their knowledge.”

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Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is encouraging buyers to start a positive cycle, by teaming up with Plymouth business The Bike Cellar to offer a 15 per cent discount on new bikes to those who make a reservation at the Sherford development.

Customers who reserve a property before the end of 2020 will receive a discount voucher off a new bicycle at The Bike Cellar in their reservation pack. This will allow them to include more physical activity in their day-to-day lives, as well as the option to make their commute more sustainable.

With stunning natural areas close by, such as Warleigh Point, Saltram House and Radford Woods Local Nature Reserve, this also gives the opportunity to explore the local area on evenings and weekends.

The Bike Cellar is a Plymouth-based cycling retailer, offering a range of bicycles, clothing and accessories for a variety of needs and skillsets. The partnership comes as part of Taylor Wimpey’s commitment to promoting sustainable living, as well as supporting local businesses and communities. Sherford is a development designed around the principles of sustainability in order to encourage residents to leave their cars at home.

Angela Moore, director at The Bike Cellar, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be able to team up with Taylor Wimpey to offer this discount to Sherford customers. Being able to offer this is a great way to encourage healthy, sustainable living which is something that we feel very passionate about. It’s also great to see a large housebuilder such as Taylor Wimpey champion local businesses such as ours.”

Melissa Langton, sales and marketing director for Taylor Wimpey Exeter, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for future Sherford residents to get a great discount on a high quality bike from a local business. One of the key priorities behind the design of Sherford is sustainability, so we are thrilled to be able to offer this to residents and encourage environmentally friendly travel.”

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Academy staff get all dressed up for World Book Day

Staff from Plympton Academy dress up as their favourite character from literature for World Book Day

Staff at Plympton Academy celebrated World Book Day by going to school as their favourite character from literature.

Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland was clearly a firm favourite as the White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts and Mad Hatter all appeared.

Students were encouraged to speak with staff about their favourite books and to ‘share a story’ with Nancy from Oliver Twist, Willy Wonka (complete with an Oompa Loompa), Mary Poppins, 1984’s Julia, The Very Angry Ladybird and even the fearsome Miss Trunchbull from Mathilda.

“World Book Day is a great opportunity for students and staff to share their love of reading, as well as recommend books to each other,” said Plympton Academy Principal, Lisa Boorman.

“It has been proven that young people who love to read will continue throughout their lives and this is promoted at the academy everyday through our daily guided reading programme for all students.”

World Book Day was started 24 years ago and celebrates books and reading.

Easter arts and crafts at Spring Flower Festival There’s fun, food and flowers for all the family to enjoy at The Clay Factory, on the outskirts of Ivybridge, on Saturday April 11.

The Spring Flower Festival will run from 12 noon until 3pm, with an arts and crafts market, an Easter egg hunt with the Ivybridge Crafters, crafting activities and a food hall.

Plant-based caterers RedPod Food and Grilling In The Name will be cooking up a storm, alongside various creative traders including photography, woodworking and aromatherapy.

Damon Foster from The Clay Factory said: “We were bowled over at the successful of our Christmas arts and crafts event, so we have programmed

three similar events this year to tie in with our other planned activities.”

The free event is also being organised by artists resident at RedPod Arts in The Clay Factory, including Nicky Sheppard of NS Art Photography.

She said: “The success of the Christmas fair inspired us to organise a Spring Flower Festival – there will be some beautiful flower displays sponsored by local businesses, as well as craft activities which the whole family can have a go at.”

For more information about the Spring Flower Festival and other arts and crafts events at The Clay Factory, visit www.theclayfactory.co.uk or go to the Facebook page.

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While an “off the shelf” Will can seem attractive, it can be a risky approach if errors are made or if the strict witnessing rules are not followed correctly, in which case the document could be found to be invalid.

The implication of this can be serious. You not only risk leaving your family in a financial and emotional mess, but your legacy could be taken up by legal bills or unnecessary tax.

Figures from the Co-operative Legal Services have suggested that poorly drafted or ineffective DIY Wills have contributed to a prolonged probate procedure for roughly 38,000 families per year.

Some of the most common mistakes with DIY Wills can relate purely to the execution of the

document. These include failing to get the Will witnessed correctly or signed properly or the misspelling of names.

In relation to witnessing the document itself, the rules are very strict. The witnesses must be present at the same time as each other and the Testator (the person making the Will). The witnesses cannot be a beneficiary named in the Will or they will forfeit the legacy to them.

Mistakes such as these can be serious and cannot be rectified by simply making a few amendments. If a Will is not witnessed properly an affidavit would have to be prepared and sworn to verify execution and the Will could still be found to be invalid.

Problems also raise if a persons circumstances change and many DIY Wills do not cater for this. For example, if you get married, any previous Will you may have made will be automatically revoked, unless the document expressly stipulates that it has been made in contemplation of marriage.

Errors with a DIY Will can be just as costly as not having a Will at all.

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Brave Izzy receives Little Trooper Award

A brave 11-year-old military child from Plymstock has been awarded by national children’s charity, Little Troopers, for showing bravery and determination.

Isobel Murphy, who’s dad serves in the Royal Navy on HMS Vanguard, has received the ‘Little Trooper of the Month’ award after being diagnosed with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, a rare auto inflammatory disease.

Izzy was extremely poorly before her diagnosis and spent two weeks at Bristol’s Children’s Hospital. After returning home, she was determined to go back to school to take her SATs tests and achieved fantastic results.

She has been regularly in and out of hospital since but started secondary school in September with a spring in her step and a smile on her face.

Mum, Antonia, nominated Izzy for the award. She said: “Izzy’s journey with this critical illness is far from over, but she has made us so proud with her continued determination.

She really has been incredible throughout. She is such a wonderful, sparky girl with a big heart and a big personality and she inspires us every day with her positive outlook on life.”

Izzy received a Little Troopers medal, certificate and cinema vouchers as part of her award.

Speaking about her win, she said: “I feel really lucky to have been recognised by Little Troopers and I can’t wait to treat my friends to a trip to the cinema.”

Louise Fetigan, Founder of Little Troopers, said: “The Little Trooper of the Month scheme is about recognising military children who have been exceptionally brave, inspirational or just extra special against all odds. When we saw Isobel’s nomination it was clear that she is a real Little Trooper and has shown amazing strength and resilience. We are all very proud of her.”

Little Troopers is a registered charity supporting children who have parents serving in the British Armed Forces. The charity runs a number of initiatives including the Little Troopers Treasures App, which enables military parents to record themselves reading stories to their children to watch while they are away; the Little Troopers separation pack and Little Troopers primary school resources, including a dedicated school wellbeing course.

For details visit www.littletroopers.net

Party girl...Izzy puts a brave face on her situation

Exciting programme of summer events announced Plympton St Maurice Civic Association has announced an exciting programme of summer events.

Still smiling...Izzy during her hospital stay

The traditional Lamb Feast at Castle Green will be staged on June 20, with a mid-summer concert in St Maurice Church the night before and a Hidden Gardens open afternoon the following day. This year there is an extra event to mark the Mayflower 400 Festival. This will see events at Castle Green going on late into the night on July 4. The full line up of activities will be announced nearer the time.

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Keep Plymouth tidy join the big clean up!

The Great British Spring Clean is back for another year and Plymouth City Council is encouraging residents to get involved.

Leading church figure to speak at events in Plymouth and Tavistock Dr Hugh Osgood is coming to Plymouth in April.

He will be speaking at the Father’s House in Plymouth and Tavistock on April 4 and 5.

Hugh is a senior UK church leader who holds a number of national and international positions, including as the Free Churches Group Moderator in the UK, a role he has held since 2014. This role means he represents denominations including the Baptists, Methodists, Assemblies of God and Salvation Army amongst many others to government and in other official capacities.

He is also the President of Churches Together in England, and serves as the founding President of Churches in Communities International. As these roles suggest, Hugh is passionate about seeing churches work together and engage with their communities.

In his family life Hugh is married to Marion and they have three children and eleven grandchildren.

Hugh is no stranger to Plymouth having spoken at the Churches Together in Plymouth conferences in both 2009 and 2015.

On this visit he will be speaking at the Father’s House, which is a collaboration of four local Christian ministries who bring speakers down to Plymouth and Tavistock several times a year.

These events are free and open to all.

The meetings with Dr Hugh Osgood will be at The King’s, Tavistock, PL19 9AZ at 7.30pm on Saturday 4th April and at the Worship Centre, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 7LF at 10.30am and 7.30pm on Sunday 5th April.

For more information about this event and other initiatives of the Father’s House visit their website at fathershouse. org.uk

The council is backing the national Keep Britain Tidy led campaign, which runs from March 20 to April 13, which will see up to 600,000 people nationwide taking action to clean up streets, parks and beaches across the country.

The Great British Spring Clean brings together individuals, community organisations, schools, businesses and councils to make a difference to the environment on our doorstep. Last year in Plymouth, 576 people took part in either a litter pick or a beach clean and collected 1056 bags of litter, The Great British Spring Clean is about demonstrating that you love where you live – whether that’s by pledging to pick while you’re walking the dog or taking the kids to school, hosting a clean-up or joining someone else’s event.

Councillor Sue Dann, Cabinet member for Street Scene and the Environment, said: “I’m really pleased that we are involved with the Great British Spring Clean again this year.

“Last year it was amazing to see communities get their gloves on, come together and help to clean up their little part of the city. All people need to do is have a look on the Keep Britain Tidy website to see what is happening near you. You can also log your pick with Keep Britain Tidy and that will also direct you to information on arranging a collection of what you’ve cleaned up.

“We should all have pride in the environment and each do our bit to ensure that we live in the cleanest city we possibly can!”

How you can get involved:

Host a clean-up: Grab a bunch of mates or neighbours and set up a community pick in your area. It can be a neighbourhood, a park, or even just your street. It’s up to you!

Join a clean-up: If you fancy getting involved in an already-arranged community clean-up, you can search the KBT website for events in your area.

Pledge to pick: You don’t have to organise a clean-up or join others if you don’t want to. You can simply register your support on the Keep Britain Tidy website at www. keepbritaintidy.org. You could pick up litter while walking the dog or on the walk to school.

This year’s campaign will not only see tonnes of litter being removed from the

environment on our doorstep, it also aims to rescue thousands of the plastic bottles and aluminium drinks cans that are simply thrown on the ground but could, very easily, be recycled.

Where possible, volunteers will recycle as much as they can by separating what is picked up into two bags: one for plastic bottles and aluminium cans and another for non-recyclables. The Council will then arrange collections.

Keep Britain Tidy chief executive Allison Ogden-Newton said: “The overwhelming response to last year’s Great British Spring Clean showed that there are many hundreds of thousands of people out there who love where they live and are prepared to take action to make it better for themselves, their families and their communities.

“We are delighted that Plymouth is supporting this year’s campaign and would like to thank them for their support.

“Without councils across the country giving the campaign their backing, our volunteers would not be able to do the incredible job they do.”

To find out more about the Great British Spring Clean visit www.keepbritaintidy.org If you would like to borrow litter picking equipment, then further register your event with the council at www.plymouth.gov.uk/ litterpick.

Volunteers from the Clean Our Patch group in Plymouth are organising nearly 60 litter picks in locations across the city between March 13 and April 20.

They will be out in force every day and locals who want to get involved in cleaning up their neighbourhood can find the dates, times and locations on the Clean our Patch page on Facebook.

Spotlight on Rotary’s work in Nepal

Members of Plympton Rotary Club and Rotarians from other parts of the city have been given an account of a trip to Nepal made last year by four past and present members of the Plympton club.

The group visited three of the Rotary Foundation projects which the club have funded there. Past member Jenny Walrond and current member Win Scutt give an account of the trip they made along with Peter Reid and Kevin Brown.

In Spring 2009, the district sent a Group Study Exchange team to Nepal. The team visited a village at Shyampti, where women face a 50 minute round trip to carry their family’s water on their backs or heads. Over time, this causes horrific injuries and so on their return to the UK, the team which included Jenny decided to do something about this.

This led to the second project Plympton Rotary funded in Nepal, having previously funded a Science lab at a school, this project funding the building of a water pump up to the village and thus improving the lives of these villagers.

Following the earthquake in the Spring of 2015, Plympton Rotarians also came to help the Plymouth Nepal Partnership with the rebuilding and re-fitting of a school about 20 miles from epicentre.

Plympton Rotary in association with the Plymouth Nepal Partnership successfully bid for $60,000 of funding from the World Fund of The Rotary Foundation.

This money was used to support a remote mountain community two days walk from the nearest motorable road. A government school

Jenny Walrond and Win Scutt sharing their experiences of the visit to Nepal

there has 400 students and 140 live in hostels because their homes are so distant - up to two days walk away.

The funds where split between four projects: - Refitting equipping and furnishing school buildings damaged in the 2015 earthquake - Providing the school with two sets of computers, and training the staff in their use - Funding a British primary school teacher trainer to work with up to eight local schools‚ - Training six young people in Nepal in teaching English as a Foreign Language (CELTA) and paying for their allowance, bed and board to teach three

months in Sirdibas‚ And thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club of Roborough a further £1,000 was provided to support students who have left the school to take up vocational courses and get further training. The costs of these are not huge in Nepal, and should be able to fund five 16 or 17-year-olds.

The talk certainly gave the members, visiting Rotarians from Plymouth Mayflower and Saltash Rotary clubs, friends and guests a flavour of what it’s like to trek in Nepal along with the wonderful work clubs like ours can achieve through grants provided by the Rotary Foundation.

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Plympton Academy rocking!

A cast of Plympton students have put on their own performance of a hit musical after seeing it staged in London last year.

Students at Plympton Academy and some local primary schools have recently finished staging their own fantastic performance of the West End hit musical ‘School of Rock!’ to packed out audiences.

The cast featured pupils from feeder primary schools as well as Plympton Academy students from Years 7 through to 13. All students performed with energy, passion and a real sense of professionalism over the five days and many audience members came back for a second time!

Plympton Academy director of Performing Arts, Jo Crook said: “Our process for the show began with a visit to London in early October last year. At 6am one autumn morning we set off with the cast to see the West End production of School of Rock!

The students were inspired and excited by the prospect of putting on their own production and it was a fantastic opportunity to see how the show looked in performance.”

(Story courtesy of Plympton Podcast).

NEW PARENT AND BABY BALLET CLASSES COME TO PLYMPTON

A dance school set up over 100 years ago by a woman who was born on Drake’ Island has recently brought parent and baby ballet classes to Plympton.

The classes are being run by The Geraldine Lamb Dance School which was founded by Geraldine Lamb who was born on Drake’s Island in 1897.

Geraldine passed away in 1967 but her dancing school has continued in the family ever since with it currently being run by her

grand-daughter Sue Cook.

The teacher of the ballet classes now happening in Plympton is Lara Cook, Geraldine’s great grand-daughter. Lara is a fully qualified RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) Ballet teacher as well as being registered with the ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing) and LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts). Lara is enhanced DBS checked, fully insured and paediatric first aid trained.

Lara went to musical theatre school at the age of 18 where she then went on to perform as a world renowned red coat at Butlins in Minehead before going on to perform for 5 years with Disney cruise line. Lara then returned home to gain all her teaching qualifications which included successfully completing the Royal Academy of Dance’s Professional Dancers Teaching Diploma.

The Plympton classes are staged at Plympton Hall in Station Road and take

place on Mondays from 9:30am to 10:05am for parent and baby ballet (walking to 30 months) with a further session running from 10:15 to 10:55am aimed at pre-school children aged 30 months and over.

Anyone interested in booking sessions should e-mail laracook@hotmail.co.uk or phone Lara on 07575733703, or find the dance school through Facebook at www.facebook. com/GeraldineLambDanceSchool (Story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)

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He laid down his life for others...

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By Chris Cole, founder of Cross Rhythms Charity

Experience Dr Li Wenliang was the person who first discovered the deadly coronavirus.

As reported online by GOD TV, the Chinese doctor was also a believer in Jesus Christ.

On the morning of February 7, he sadly died sacrificing his life to help those infected with the virus and he left behind an emotional poem.

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According to a Facebook post from Dencio Acop, the doctor was arrested back in December. He was imprisoned for “being a whistle blower and ‘spreading rumours’ about a mysterious pneumonia like virus.”

When the deadly virus did break out like he warned, Dr Li Wenliang took care of patients even at the risk of being infected by the coronavirus himself.

“Our hearts are deeply moved by his sacrificial choice to spread awareness about the virus despite the risks he faced, especially to his reputation and to his own health,” wrote Dencio Acop. He was first wrongly accused and then gave his life for others.

Dr Li Wenliang left a legacy that will always leave a mark in the hearts of the Chinese people. He cared for patients and tried to stop the spread of the virus knowing he might be infected.

Doctor Li Wenliang chose to lay down his life for others.

In his post honouring Dr Li Wenliang, Dencio Acop also asked for prayers for the survived Liang family, especially his wife who is eight months pregnant and infected with the coronavirus.

Here is a section of the poem written by Dr Li Wen Liang before he died: I don’t want to be a hero.

I still have my parents, And my children,

My pregnant wife who’s about to give birth, And many of my patients in the ward.

Though my integrity cannot be exchanged for the goodness of others, Despite my loss and confusion, I should proceed anyway.

Who let me choose this country and this family?

How many grievances do I have?

When this battle is over, I will look up to the sky, With tears like rain.

‘I have fought the good fight.

And I have finished the race.

I have kept the faith.

Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness.’

2 Timothy 4:7, Holy Bible.”

Much like Dr Li Wen, laying down his life for what he believed in, it is estimated that almost 160,000 Christians around the world every year are persecuted for their faith unto physical death.

Remarkably though the Christian faith is the fasted growing faith on the planet.

Based on the foundation of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, millions upon millions of people endeavour to align their lives to the divinity and humanity of Christ.

There are current indications of massive growth in the Christian faith in surprising countries like Iran and China and a revival in faith in countries like Brazil.

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Ford Park Trust celebrations Celebrations will be taking place in April to mark the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Ford Park Cemetery Trust.

On April 27 a Re-dedication Service will be held in the Victorian Chapel at 2pm, followed by a China Tea Party in the Visitor Centre at 3pm and a ceremony of lighting and placing candles to commemorate the landmark.

The current exhibition ‘History of Ford Park Cemetery,’ celebrating the anniversary, continues until May 24. It is open on Tuesday and Thursdays 10.30am to 3.30pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. Entry is free, donations welcome.

In conjunction with the exhibition, the heritage team will lead a guided walk on April 5, starting at 2pm at the Visitor Centre. The walk is free, donations welcome.

RAFA appeal

Members of the Plymouth Branch of the RAF Association met for their annual meeting at Raffles Club in Mutley Plain.

The meeting was chaired by Group Captain Ricky Colver and was attended by members of the committee, along with ordinary and associate members of the Association.

Details of the accounts and events in 2019 were presented, along with details of the support given to the Association by the Federation of Ex Services Association, RAF Recruiting Office, Air Cadet Squadrons and Plymouth City Council.

An urgent appeal for new members has been made by the branch in order to keep it alive.

A spokesperson said: “We need more support, especially younger blood and are currently in need of a treasurer and possibly a secretary.”

Anyone who could assist is asked to call 01503 230541.

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Your guide to community events in your area Plympton Library Family History Help Desk Tuesdays, 9.30am - 11.30am Get help and advice in tracing your family history.

Booking required.

Rhymetime Tuesdays, 10.30am - 11.30am Thursdays, 2pm - 2.30pm Saturdays, 10.30am - 11am Songs and nursery rhymes for babies and toddlers.

IT for Beginners Wednesdays, 10.30am - 11.30am Aimed at beginners, find out what you can do online by signing up to ‘Learn My Way’. Staff will be on hand to help.

Feel Better with a Book Wednesdays, 11am - 12pm Enjoy the power of great novels, stories and poems read aloud in a small friendly group.

Book Group Thursdays, 6pm - 7pm Meet up to talk about what you’ve been reading. Each month there will be a different book to read and discuss.

Memory Conservatory Mondays, 2pm - 4pm Drop in for a reminiscence, arts and crafts, singing or to see a friendly face and have a cuppa.

Friendship group First Thursday of the month 10am-12. A regular programme of activities and events including local/family history talks, IT sessions, film shows, reminiscence, local walks, crafts, quizzes and more.

Lego Club Thursdays 3.30pm-5pm. We supply the Lego, you supply the imagination and building skills.

Code Club Saturdays (term time only) 9.30am-10.30am. Code Club is a national network of volunteer-led after school coding clubs for children.Children follow modules of projects to learn about and develop coding skills using Scratch, HTML & CSS and Python.

Code Club runs during term time only.Suitable for children aged 8 and over. There are limited spaces so please contact the library in advance on 01752 305630 to check availability.

Scrabble and Chess Club Saturdays 12.30pm-4.30pm. Drop in for a game of Scrabble or Chess. All ages welcome.

Writers Group Second Monday of each month 10am-12. Plympton Libraries writers group - for anyone with an interest in writing stories, poems or plays.

Plymstock Library Feel Better with a Book Tuesdays, 10am - 11.30am Enjoy the power of great novels, stories and poems read aloud in a small friendly group.

Film Show Monthly, second Tuesday of the month, 2pm - 4pm Join in the fun for a free showing of a classic film.

Check with the library for this month’s title.

Hello World - Coding and Making Tuesdays, 4pm - 5pm After school club for anyone interested in coding and digital making. For 8 to 13 year olds.

Rhymetime Thursdays, 2.15pm - 2.45pm Saturdays, 10am - 10.30am Songs and nursery rhymes for babies and toddlers.

Libraries also run regular story times for the under 5s.

Share a Story Saturdays, 10.30am - 11am A weekly drop in session where you can read stories and do activities together. Each week follows a different theme.

Lego Club Saturdays, 2.30pm - 4pm Do you have a big imagination and like making

Break a Leg! tour coming to Plymouth

varied programme including speakers, workshop evenings, games, meals out and visits, and of course, chat!! We welcome all ladies (married or not) to the Hall at the United Reform Church Plymstock Rd, on Wednesday evenings (not first one in the month/and not school holidays generally) from 7.30pm - 9.30pm.

We have tea/coffee and a light supper which we take it in turns to provide. For details/dates please contact Jacky Partridge 01752 231139 ansaphone on.

Monthly Market Third Saturday of month St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Larkham Lane, Plympton hold a monthly market with crafts, jewellery, cakes, bric a brac and books etc. 10.am - 1.pm. Good refreshments available. Free entry.

Why not pay us a visit?

Broadcaster, writer, actor and former Tory MP Gyles Brandreth will be bringing his ‘Break a Leg!’ Tour to The Red House in Millbay on April 25.

Sparkwell WI First Wednesday of month Sparkwell Parish Hall. Guest speaker this month Mark Rendell on the topic Eat, Drink and Be Merry. Come and see what we are about. No obligation but you are most welcome. Contact Heather Harvey 01752 893 249

They say all political careers end in tears. In Brandreth’s case it’s tears of laughter as the One Show reporter and QI, Have I Got News For You and Countdown star is back on tour with his new show celebrating all things theatrical. Tickets from www. comicalentertainment.com

things? Why not join the Lego group? For children aged 6+.

Film Show Monthly, third Monday of the month, 2pm - 4pm Join in the fun with a free film show. Check with the library for this month’s title.

Lego Club for Families Thursdays 3.30-4.30pm. Why not join our Lego group for families? We provide the Lego you provide the building skills!

Game On 2nd Saturday of the month 10am to 4pm. Join in with our monthly community tabletop board games sessions hosted by “Game On Plymouth” Writers Group First Thursday of each month 5pm-7pm. For anyone with an interest in writing stories or plays.

Plympton Litter Picking Group First Saturday of month From 10.30am to 12.30pm - come for as little or as long as you like and join in with our merry-band of litter-pickers! All ages welcomed. Bring your own gloves, everything else that you need is provided.

We often have tea and cakes afterwards. It’s good exercise, enjoyable and a pleasant way to meet new people. We tackle different areas of Plympton, so the meet-up venue varies, for information email peacham2@hotmail.co.uk, 07877353465 or visit Plympton Library where it will be added to the What’s On book.

Plympton Painting Group A fun thing to do! If you are interested in any sort of drawing/painting, why not join? Meeting in the multipurpose room at The Rise, George Lane, Plympton on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month between 7pm and 9pm. There are great speakers, most of the time demonstrating watercolours, acrylics, oils, pastels and drawing - a wide variety to suit everyone!

Don’t worry if you haven’t got the right equipment members are happy to share and advise. It is a group of enthusiastic amateurs who love to paint. Come and see for yourself at one of the meetings, and enjoy the fun. Ring Gill on 01752 340544 for more information.

Plymstock Gardening Society Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month at Plymstock United Church Hall, Plymstock Road, Oreston from 7.30pm to 9pm. The hall is open from 7pm and there is parking available at the rear of the building. Visiting speakers on a range of topics with tips for jobs to do in the garden in the coming month.

There is tea and coffee and a raffle. New members and visitors are made very welcome and disabled access is available.

Plympton Gardeners Association First Thursday of every month at 7:30pm at Harewood House, Plympton.

We have talks from visiting speakers on gardening topics, monthly and annual competitions for members and we hold two flower and produce shows every year. We also run a Trading Hut during the growing season where gardening supplies can be bought at competitive prices. Visit www.plymptongardeners.com for more details.

Plympton and District U3A Fourth Tuesday of the month General meetings are at Harewood House, Plympton at 2pm and include a speaker and tea. There are displays of group activities. Visitors will be made very welcome. This years outings have been many and varied, and much enjoyed by members. Groups with outings include garden visits, theatre visits, long and short walks, stroll with a camera, dining club. Visit the website at https://u3asites.org.uk/ plympton/welcome for more details, or come along and meet us, and share a year of opportunities and possibilities.

Coffee Morning First Wednesday of month St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Larkham Lane, Plympton hold a friendly coffee morning 10am to 12 noon.

Cost is £2 that includes a second cup of coffee and homemade cake. Everyone welcome. Come and make new friends.

Sequenced Dancing Tuesdays Plymstock Community Centre Tuesdays 2.30pm4.30pm. All welcome. For information call 01752 251313 or 668017.

Plym Valley Sugarcraft Guild Meet on the third Monday of the month at 7.30pm at Norley Hall, 70-74 Plymstock Road, Plymstock.

We are a friendly group of likeminded people of varying ages and skills, from beginners to the very experienced. We hold various demonstrations and workshops each meeting from flower making to how to stack a cake. Contact chairman Ros Hawkins at roshawkins@talktalk.net or secretary Carol Tweedie caroltweedie@hotmail.com More details at www. bsgregion6.com and Facebook page Plym Valley British Sugarcraft Guild.

Hooe and Turnchapel Ladies Group Meet on the first and second Tuesday of the month, 8pm at the Hooe & Turnchapel Community Centre.

Call 01752 311931 for more details.

Plymstock Wednesday Circle An independent group of women who meet for a

Woodford Methodist Community Church Church and Worship Morning Worship and Children’s Sunday Club 10.30am 2nd-5th Sunday of every month. A guaranteed relaxed service, with friendly ministers and congregation. A team of wonderful Ministers keep each week fresh and rewarding. Experienced children’s workers in Junior Church teach and care for children from toddlers to teenagers with age-related activities.

Those with babies and very dependent children are welcome to join in with this group. Prayer Team available to talk over your worries at the close of the service. Drinks, biscuits and opportunity for friendly conversation in the hall after every service. We have grown to expect the unexpected in this modern, happy, friendly church.

Monthly Early Traditional Service (followed by Messy Church) 1st Sunday of every month. 9.30am Traditional Service with hymn books, prayer and a sermon. This is a wonderful time of worship with the traditional contents of a Methodist Service with a modern joyful twist. Members of the Prayer Team are available for you to speak with at the close of the service. You are then invited to go into the Hall for hot drinks and biscuits. This is a great opportunity to meet some of the members of this church and stay for the Messy Activities or just relax and have a chat over a hot drink.

Messy Church - begins at 10.30am with a session of arts, crafts, fun and mess in the Hall for everyone, regardless of age or ability. Hot drinks and biscuits are available and the opportunity to stay for lunch at the Church for a minimal cost. The items made are then taken into the Chapel for a very informal short Service. The children are asked about the things they have made, before heading back into the Hall for lunch, or more coffee etc. This is a great opportunity to get to know the church and the people involved in it.

‘Overflow Praise & Worship’ service 6.30pm - 8.30pm on 2nd Sunday of every month. Time in God’s presence:- worshipping, giving thanks, praying and sharing what God has laid on your heart in an awesome and amazing way. Refreshments will be served during the evening.

Prayer Group Tuesdays 9.30am-10.30am (In the Lounge).In all the hustle and bustle of life these days, people struggle to cope, but look to fill that gap in their lives where something is missing. That gap can be filled with the loving family of God in a local church. Giving up a bit of time for regular prayer, together with others, can help you cope with the stresses and worry that life throws at you. We provide a non-judgemental circle of friendship and welcome everyone, regardless of background, luggage and history, to come and seek our friendship. We open our doors every week, for anybody and everybody to walk in freely and pray with us. Every word spoken is treated with the upmost confidence and privacy, along with unconditional friendship. Come along and pray with us - life is easier to cope with among friends. You do not need to attend any church to come and pray with us. For further information on

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Woodford’s church and worship events contact Sheila on 338517.

Discovery Bible Study Group Tuesdays 10.30am every fortnight. For details contact 07906 888689 Christian Youth Bible Study Group (age 10 - 13 years) Tuesdays 6pm -7.30pm. Contact 07562 376224 for details FABS Bible Study House Group Wednesdays 7.30pm (fortnightly). Contact 07906 888689 for details.

Community Groups: Woodford Community Pre-School Monday to Friday 8am to 3pm during term time.

Short Mat Bowls Tuesdays 6.45pm in the Hall.

The Linda Mortimore and Charlotte Smith School of Dance Mondays 4.15pm-7pm and Wednesdays 4.15pm6pm. Linda trained at the Royal Academy of Dance in London and teaches RAD ballet and the ISTD tap, modern and jazz. The school holds a very popular adult tap class and produces stage performances, with regular productions. Call 01752 343791 for details.

Women’s Fellowship (Tuesdays 2.30pm-3.30pm - In The Main Hall) Come and join this lovely group, with a vast programme of speakers, covering many subjects.

They enjoy watching various films and slide shows, have annual outings and visits by choirs. The group also hold a regular Bring and Buy table to support designated charities. It is a really friendly, welcoming group with lots of stories to tell about living through different situations and stages, as Christians. Some of the members may well be in their latter years, but have fabulous personalities and lots to share. For details contact 07906 888689.

Woodford Men’s Meeting 10.30am (2nd and 4th Wednesday month) The Men’s Meeting, welcome any men who wish to join this convivial group. Session start with a cuppa before a speaker gives an interesting and entertaining talk, sometimes accompanied by a slide show or film, for about one hour. The meeting ends at 11.30am. A small charge of £2 is levied to cover refreshments and fees. Members and friends are always welcome to give a talk on a subject of their own choice!

The group share a huge range of experience, knowledge and stories - why not come and share with them? We always welcome new friends and our group currently range from middle-age upwards. To find out more, ring Harold on 01752 337085.

Pins & Needles Knitting Club 2.30pm (1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month). This traditional hobby has bounced right back up in the popularity charts. People of varying ages are now picking up knitting needles and are all most welcome to come and join this group, which hand-produce and send knitted goods such as jumpers, blankets and hats for poor children in two areas of Romania and are sometimes asked to produce adult hats for Shekinah Mission, asylum seekers and refugees. One of the members makes cardigans, hats and small blankets for the Neo-natal Unit at Derriford Hospital. It doesn’t matter if you have been knitting for years, or have never seen a ball of wool before - the group will openly welcome you and share their knowledge and skills! To join them, please contact Jean Milroy on Tel. 337578.

Games 4 U 2.30pm (2nd and 4th Thursday of every month) A group of friendly men and women who meet during the autumn and spring school terms. The group play various board games from the easy to the quite demanding. No matter how much you need to concentrate, the club never lose sight that you are playing games and so there is always opportunity for light conversation during the tea and biscuit break! To find out more contact Joyce on 216343.

‘Woodys’ Junior Skate Group (Ramps) 6pm-7.30pm. A good mix of children from 8-16 where they can test their scooter and skateboard skills on the ramps and jumps. Air-hockey also available. Youth workers work alongside members of the church and other volunteers to support this project.

Primary-age children session 6-7pm and Secondary-age children session 7-8pm. Contact 07562 376224 for details.

Youth Club for 11 – 16 year olds Fridays 7.30pm – 9pm at the Rees Centre.Contact 07562 376224 for details.

Laira Youth Band (Thursdays 7.15pm). The Laira Youth Brass Band started in 1972 from the members of the Sunday school at Laira Congregational Church, it has performed hundreds of concerts over the years, in every corner of the City and beyond. Scores of children have passed through its ranks. Most were taught to read music and to play their instrument whilst in the Band, and many have continued their musical hobby into adult life, some choosing a professional career in music. As well as part of the band performing (amongst others) in the weekly church service here at Woodford, the Band also put on regular concerts to raise money for local charities and take part in

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Members of Plymouth Motor Club are looking forward to the May Bank Holiday weekend May 2 and 3, when they will be holding their 42nd annual speed hillclimb at the country estate at Werrington Park, near Launceston.

Werrington Park hill climb is Plymouth Motor Club’s biggest event of the season. Traditionally held on the Saturday and Sunday of the May Day Bank Holiday weekend, the event will usually see a 100 competitors on each day driving up the 1250 yard hill as fast as they can.

To give an idea of just how fast, the hill record (set in 2015 by Terry Graves) is 33.29 seconds, which is an average speed of 77 mph. This is from a standing start with a ninety degree, 10 mph bend in the middle!

Practice starts around 9am and racing usually finishes between 4.30pm and 5pm with an awards presentation shortly afterwards, at which all are welcome.

With ample pectator viewing available at all of the best vantage points it is an event not to be missed for motor racing enthusiasts! Full catering facilities will be available. Spectator entry fee is £6 for adults and free for children under 14. parades and perform at special church events. To find out more call Tony Hollick on 01752 216784.

St Peter’s Lutheran Church Larkham Lane/The Dell, Plympton, Plymouth. Church and Worship: 11am Service every Sunday. Weekly Wednesday evening Bible Study. Coffee morning 10am-noon every first Wednesday of the month.

Contact 01752 336240 for details.

Colebrook Community Centre Colebrook Community Centre is a totally self-funding charity.

Regular Events Monday: Diabetic group, 4 - 5 Children’s Language class Tuesday: 2 - 4 over 60’s group 4 - 7 Dog Training Wednesday: 9.30 - 10.30 Pilates 4 - 5 Children’s Language class Thursday 2nd week of month: 9.30 - 1 Fostering Thursday 3rd week of month: 10 - 1 Multiple Sclerosis 1.45 Pilates Friday: 9.30 - 10.30 Pilates; 11 - 12 Children’s Language class Friday: 1st and 3rd week of the month Country Dancing Car Boot Sales at Peacock Meadow & George Park & Ride March - October Available for hire suitable Children’s Birthday Parties Contact Kay for further details tel 01752 200046 Sir Joshua Reynolds Women’s Institute Third Tuesday of month Harewood House, Plympton at 7.15pm. Speakers, refreshments, bring and buy table and bookstall.

Occasional competitions to enter including poetry, photography or sewing. There is also a walking group, two book clubs and quizzes and swimming sessions.

Some members meet together for card-making, patchwork, knitting and sugar craft. There are also coach trips and visits to local places of interest.

Everyone is most welcome and, for a small fee three monthly meetings may be attended whilst deciding if you want to join.

Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre Sundays: Church service 10am to 12 noon 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Square dancing 5.30pm -9pm Mondays: Salsa classes 10am to 11am. Chatterbox 1pm to 3pm. Table Tennis 6pm to 9pm 1st Monday of the month Federation of Pensioners 1pm to 4pm (Phoenix Club) Tuesdays: Baby sensory classes 10am to 12 noon.

Valannes’s Dance School Children’s Ballet & Tap 4pm to 7pm. Line dancing 7.30pm to 10pm.

Wednesdays: Over 60’s Club 1pm to 4pm. Dance Aerobics 6pm to 7pm. Latin Line dancing 7.30pm to 9.30pm Thursdays: Watercolour Art Sessions for Adults.

Beginner and experienced artists welcome. Thursdays 10am to 12 noon. For more information call Janet: Mobile: 07742 983311 Line dancing 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Fridays: Evergreen Club 2pm to 4pm. Dance Aerobics 6pm to 7pm. Hall and lounge meeting room for hire telephone Lesley on 07952 465836. Licenced Bar - Open from 7.30pm week days and from 4pm weekends. Soft drinks and hot drinks also sold. All welcome.

Energie Fitness for Women Classes at Lister Close, Plympton Tuesday 9.30am Ladies only Legs, Bums, Tums Tuesday 10.15am Ladies Only Pilates

Wednesday 9.15am Ladies only BodyPump Wednesday 11am Ladies Only Pilates Friday 6pm Ladies only FatBlast Saturday 11am Gentle motorised exercise Sunday 9.15am Mixed Class BodyPump For more information call 01752 340044 Plympton Moving On Stroke Club Alternate Wednesdays Meet at Pocklington Rise, George Lane, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1JL 10.30am to 12.30pm. There is a small charge to cover the rent of the room, and for refreshments £2 per person. We tend to have a speaker one week, and an activity the next.

Contacts Tony Stoneman 07834276371; Steve Fairbairn 07718749008.

Plympton Fuschia and Pelargonium Group Second Tuesday of the month The group meets at Harewood House, Plympton at 7.30pm please free to come along. New members always welcome. Full speaker programme to be found on pfgg.co.uk. Contact Sonia on 514119 for more info.

Sandy’s Songbirds Wednesdays A thriving, happy mixed choir. No auditions. No need to be able to read music either. This is a fun-filled community choir meeting weekly with refreshments and raffle too. Wednesdays 10 am to 12 noon at Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre in Glen road behind the Coop. For details contact Sandy on 07737 461431.

Hooe’s Place Cafe St John’s Church Hall, Hooe. Open to all. 10.30am 11.30am for coffee. Freshly cooked lunches from 11.45am - 1.30pm. St John’s Church open through the hall 10.30am - 2pm. The only bus now travelling to Hooe is No. 2B every 20 minutes stopping outside the church.

Past Times Past Times group was started over 20 years ago to encourage people, especially those on their own or new to the area, to share their hobbies, knitting for charity, cross stitch, board games, quizzes or just pop in & enjoy some friendly company & a cup of tea. We also have a list of other groups, clubs & activities available in Plympton. We meet on the 4th Monday of each month, at St Mary’s Parish Centre, Market Road, Plympton 1.30pm until 3.30 pm. More details are available from the parish office Monday to Friday 9am until 1pm 01752 348525 Plymouth Broadway Organ and Keyboard Club Third Wednesday of month Come and listen to a concert by a top professional organ/keyboard musician playing a wide variety of music. Everyone is welcome at the Broadway Community Centre (top of Broadway car park) Plymstock. Free parking. Tickets £5 including tea/coffee.

Contact 01752 706712.

Friday Night Bingo Fridays 7:30pm at Hooe and Tunchapel Community Centre. Tea, coffee and biscuits. Weekly raffles and late raffle once a month. Why not give us a try! Contact 01752 408441 for more details.

Table Top Sale Second Saturday in the month (not January) Plymstock Community Centre: Vintage, Collectables and Craft 9am to 1pm. These table top sales are held in Plymstock Community Centre (top of Plymstock Broadway Car Park). A friendly and welcoming atmosphere prevails and there is something for everyone from antiques to knitted gloves and hats to books and records and jewellery. We hope to bring something new each month. Entry is 20p per person but children are free. There is a selection of hot and cold refreshments. Enquiries to Paula 01752 342321.

Circle Dance Thursdays Yealmpton Circle Dance Group. Yealmpton Community Centre, Stray Park, PL8 2HF. 7.30pm-9.30pm. A variety of dance styles from gentle and expressive to lively and joyful. Traditional and contemporary world music.

Good for mind, body and spirit. Clearly taught and easy to learn. No partner needed. Friendly and fun.

Call 01752 880196 for details.

Mini Dance Machine Thursdays Rees Youth Centre, Mudge Way, Plympton. Modern fun dance group for children. Free trial. Age 4-7 4.30pm-5.1pm0. Age 8-10 5.15-6pm. Age 11-13 6-7pm.

Age 14+ 7-8pm. £4 per session. Call Lisa for details 07896105479.

Boxing Classes Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Carl’s boxing stable has opened a new gym in Colebrook training for all ages to compete or just get fit. 7pm to 8pm. Details from Carl on 07837 920150.

Ballroom & Social Sequence Dancing Various dates Plymstock Community Centre every Tuesday afternoon 2pm until 4pm and every other Saturday from 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Details 01752 251313 or 01752 668017.

Off Key Singing Group Mondays For people who love to sing in the shower! Mondays 5.50pm to 6.50pm at Derriford Health & Leisure Centre, function room. Girl Guide Hut in Plympton 10.30am to 11.30am. Call 07770 683 314 for more info.

Guitar Classes Guitar lessons for children aged from 6 - 12 years.

Taught in small groups of 2 or 3. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3.45 or 4.30pm Fridays at 4pm Saturdays between 9.30 - 4pm For more details Tel: 01752 216456. Classes held in the Woodford area.

Sounds Musical Theatre Company Wednesdays Founded in 1911, we are a friendly, diverse group of people who love Musical Theatre and produce two shows a year. In March/April we perform our annual full musical production, with a musical revue in October. Rehearsals are every Wednesday 7.30pm to 9.30pm in Oreston Methodist Church Hall, Plymstock Road, Oreston. Visit www. soundsmusicaltheatrecompany.co.uk for more info.

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26 April 2020 • continued from previous page Plymstock & District Art Society (PANDAS) Pandas is a small friendly group of amateur painters meeting for two hours (7.30-9.30pm) every Wednesday fortnight at the Radford Family Centre, Plymstock.

Members paint and draw in all media and enjoy occasional demonstrations and models. We are not a teaching class but help each other and have programme of themed evenings. Each year our annual exhibition takes place in Plymstock Library. New members are always given a warm welcome so please contact Mike on 794281.

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Fun Club Fridays in term time Fun filled club for primary school aged children from 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Plymstock Chapel, Church Road, Plymstock. Games, crafts, stories, songs, tuck shop etc. 50p entrance.

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Friday Night Bingo Fridays 7.30pm At Hooe and Turnchapel Community Centre.

Tea, coffee & biscuits. Weekly raffles and meat raffle once a month. Why not give us a try! Contact 01752 408441 for more details.

SING Every Thursday in school term times Plymouth Community Choir at Pomphlett. Great songs, lovely people and loads of fun! Do you want to sing with us? We meet on Thursdays 7.15pm-9pm at Pomphlett Methodist Church Centre (just behind Morrisons in Plymstock). We sing songs at the soul funky/world music end of the spectrum. Visit www. singdevon.com. Or ring Pete Scott on 07896 276577.

First session free! Book online or by phone.

Yoga Classes Run for all levels in Staddiscombe and Oreston, mornings and evenings. For details contact 07779 679305 or email annamarie193@sky.com Beckly Centre Regular events at the Beckly Centre at Mayers Way, Hooe Road, Plymstock include: Mondays 7pm to 9.30pm adult social group with a variety of activities including crafts, life skills, cooking, quizzes, bingo and outings; Thursdays 7pm to 9pm youth group providing social activities in a small friendship mixed ages and ability groups for young people with additional needs; Saturdays and Sundays 10.30am to 3.30pm weekend activity groups for mixed age and ability groups of children and young people with special needs offering a good range of social and group opportunities; school holidays weekdays 10.30am to 3.30pm holiday playscheme activity sessions for small friendship groups of children and young people with special needs. For details call 01752 484433 or 07780 662391.

Plympton Wednesday Wives Friendly group of ladies who meet at Harewood House at 6.45pm - 8.45pm each Wednesday evening. There is a varied programme of speakers, games, meals out and a few trips each year. All ladies welcome married or not. Do come along and join us Woodside Animal Welfare Trust Your local sanctuary for most types of unwanted domestic pets. Good homes always needed - have a look at lovely animals, and what we do on www. woodsidesanctuary.org.uk. We don’t destroy any animal unless it’s beyond veterinary help or dangerous and we have special units for elderly residents. Please don’t allow your pet to breed, ask us for friendly advice, or about our spay and neuter scheme for owners on benefit instead. Based in Elfordleigh. Tel 01752 347503.

Plympton Flower Arrangement Club First Tuesday of the month Meet at Harewood House, Plympton at 7.20pm. There is plenty of free parking. Visitors and new members are always welcome. You do not have to be a Plympton resident or require any flower arranging skills to join the evenings. Why not come along, relax, get some inspiration, enjoy. Perhaps you will be one of the lucky persons to win a raffle prize and go home with one of the demonstrator’s superb floral displays. Charge for visitors/guests is £4. For an additional 50 pence you can enjoy a coffee or tea after the demonstration.(No meetings in January or August).

Ivybridge Artisan Market First Saturday of month Held at the Watermark, St Leonard’s Place Ivybridge on the first Saturday each month, with exceptions in November/December this year. 9.30am - 1pm with a variety of handmade goods sold by the Artisans who make them. Good quality items as reasonable prices. e mail ivyrbidgeartisanmarket@gmail.com

Plymouth’s third edition of the Book of Wonder has been published with more fabulous facts that celebrate the city’s amazing history.

Th new edition includes: • Drake’s licence to be a pirate - The Box has the actual parchment complete with a royal seal from Queen Elizabeth I given to Sir Francis Drake giving him permission to be a privateer.

• Hot topic of passports: Did you know that way back in 1390 Plymouth and Dover became the two licenced English ports for pilgrims to travel to Spain. This allowed pilgrims to leave without obtaining special permission from the King.

• Pill-popping: Herchel Smith, the groundDevon Family History Society Fourth Tuesday of month Come along to our meetings and hear interesting and varied talks. Occasionally, we hold members evening where people can give a resume on their family history.

If anyone is hitting a brick wall, members will offer advice on how to resolve it. Meetings take place at Sturgeon Hall, Mutley Plain, (parking is free),starting at 7.30pm. Light refreshments are available. Any queries on membership or meetings please contact markparkman@icloud.com My Health, My Way Various dates Free four week courses running throughout 2019/20.

Helps participants develop knowledge, skills and confidence to self-manage the challenges of living with a health condition. Workshops are delivered by volunteers who are also living with a long-term health condition themselves. For more details contact Lorraine Grave at Improving Lives Plymouth on 01752 201892 or visit www.improvinglivesplymouth.org.uk.

Plymouth Morris Meet on Wednesdays at 7.30pm at Plymouth School of Creative Arts, Millbay, Plymouth (the big red building near the entrance to Brittany Ferries). We are now inviting male and female dancers to join us in time for the Mayflower 400 commemoration in 2020. See website for more details www.plymouthmorrismen. org.uk. All welcome.

Rambling The Plymouth branch of the National Ramblers welcomes new members on any of its extensive programme of walks. Details from the website plymouthramblers.org.uk. A less extensive programme is offered by the local Dartmoor Rambling Club, including Wednesday walks using only public transport. Phone John Skinner on 01752674230 to be sent a printed programme. Both groups love meeting new people and enjoying a chat as we walk through interesting places on seacoast, moor and river valley etc.

RASC/RCT Association (Plymouth Branch) Bi-monthly branch meetings take place at the Army Reserve Centre, Brest Road, Derriford on March 11, May 13, July 8, September 9 and November 11 starting at 7.30pm. The annual general meeting will be on

breaking chemist whose research led to the development of the contraceptive pill, was born in Plymouth in 1925.

• We’ve got the power! In 1849 Devonport Column was used for one of the world’s first experimental demonstrations of electric lights.

Organised by Plymouth scientist John Nash Hearder the light burnt for three hours • In the swim: Endurance swimmer and UN patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh was born in Plymouth. He’s recently been swimming in the Antarctic Council leader Tudor Evans said: “How many cities have so many fascinating facts that they can fill not one, not two, but three books of January 13 2021 at the same venue. The Corps Annual Dinner will be held in late January 2021. The Branch needs your support, please make the effort to take part and help keep the Branch alive.

RAF Association (Plymouth Branch) Dates of branch meetings for 2020 are as follows: Feb 26, Mar 25, Apr 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug 26, Sept 23, Oct 28, Nov 25. Meetings are held at held at Raffles Club, Ermington Terrace, Mutley, Plymouth and start at 10.30am. We look forward to meeting members old and new. Please try to come along to these meetings and show support to your Branch and the committee and help to keep the branch alive!

The Branch would particularly welcome more support from younger members to assist on the committee!

RSPB Plymouth Local Group We hold regular walks and coach trips throughout the year and talks on birds/wildlife from September to March, so if interested in birds please have a look at our website for programme details. Google RSPB Plymouth. New members always welcome.

Flamenco Dance Lessons Thursdays Lessons for beginners but more experienced dancers are welcome Plymouth School of Creative Arts (dance studio) 6-7pm Beginners - for adults and children. Learn the basics. 7-8pm Open Level - all abilities welcome and wishing to progress their Flamenco technique. For details contact Mercedes on 07848836630.

MS Society Third Thursday of the month at Colebrook Community Centre, Peacock Meadow, Plympton, Plymouth between 11am - 1pm. Refreshments and usually a guest speaker. MS sufferers and their carers are all welcome.

Pensioners & Fifty Plus Action Group Fridays If you are at least 50 years old living in the Plymouth area and looking for somewhere to go, we invite you to come to our regular monthly meetings, currently held at the Oak Villa Sports Club, Ferndale Road, Plymouth, PL2 2EL from 2pm to 4pm. At least once a month there is a social meeting with live music and a buffet, costing just £2. Also free monthly darts and target bowls meetings, there is no charge to come to

wonder and we keep uncovering more!

“2020 is a big year for Plymouth, we have Mayflower 400 with tonnes of events and we have the opening of The Box. We need to keep telling our story and this is a cracking way of doing it.”

Copies will go to VIP visitors throughout the year as well as to partners, Plymouth University, University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth College of Art, Devon Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses to help sell the city.

Copies are for sale at the Tourist Information Centre on The Barbican. There’s also a digital version at www.issuu.com/visitplymouth these meetings. All these meetings are from 2pm to 4pm, and is always on a Friday. Also monthly lunches at local restaurants and hotels. So anyone looking for good company and somewhere to go , can just come to one of the meetings or contact Margaret Williams on 01752 350498.

Plymouth Striders Running Club Mondays and Thursdays Meet at the Woolwell Centre, Darklane, Woolwell, Plymouth, PL6 7TR from 6.30pm to 8pm. Friendly club offering all running abilities, over 16s welcome.

Details visit www.plymouthstriders.co.uk Army Cadet Force Is your child between 12-18? Are they looking for something to do ? Adventure, life skills, new friends, team building, confidence building and all round good fun. You do not have to have an interest in the Military to join. Plymouth and the surrounding area has eight detachments in various locations. For more information call 01752 261525 (number not manned 24 hours. Leave a message and someone will call you back.)

Plymouth & District Advanced Motorists Third Monday of each month Derriforrd Church Hall, Powisland Drive, Plymouth, PL6 6AB. Doors open at 7pm. Attendance is free For details contact Roger Jewell 01752 405926

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for its construction industry programmes Plympton-Based Skills Group has been chosen as Construction Apprenticeship Provider of the Year in the national Annual Apprenticeship Awards 2020 beating competition from across the country.

The prestigious AAC Awards, which are run by FE Week and the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) are a celebration of excellence in apprenticeship delivery in the UK. Sharon Chaffe, managing director at Skills Group, said: “We are delighted to win Construction Apprenticeship Provider of the Year. The award recognises the outstanding construction training and industry-standard facilities we offer our learners, as well as our long-standing relationships with top local employers resulting in impressive apprenticeship opportunities.

“As a result, Skills Group’s construction programmes have an overall success rate that is well above the national average.

Thank you to our dedicated team, employers and learners for their commitment to Skills Group.”

The awards received over 350 entries across 22 categories, with the winners crowned at the AAC Gala Dinner and Awards Evening in Birmingham.

AELP chief executive Mark Dawe said: “We’ve had another fabulous awards evening celebrating all that is best about apprenticeships and the hard working people

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Awards celenration. Pictured (left to right): Shane Mann, managing director of FE Week; Sharon Chaffe, managing director at Skills Group; Christian Snaith, industrial programme manager at Skills Group; and Mark Dawe, chief executive of AELP

who offer bright futures to learners who embark on our flagship skills programme.”

Skills Group offers a wide variety of construction apprenticeships and fulltime courses across bricklaying, carpentry, flooring, interior systems, painting and decorating, plastering, tiling, property maintenance, groundworks and plant

operations, occupational work supervision and fenestration.

Training is held in Skills Group’s purpose built, state-of-the-art construction centre in Plympton and led by experts in their field, with apprentices enjoying employment with some of the region’s most respected employers.

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Plympton students enjoy night at the theatre More than forty students from the Performing Arts faculty of Plympton Academy visited the Theatre Royal recently to see the latest production by Frantic Assembly.

The group, an internationally recognised theatre company, were pioneers in bringing physical theatre to the mainstream. Their newest production, ‘I think we are alone’

debuted at the Theatre Royal before going on its national tour. It’s a collaboration between the founder of the theatre company, Scott Graham, and the actress Kathy Burke, who was directing the piece.

‘I think we are alone’ is a moving account of the human condition and our relationships with family and loved ones. “The themes were sensitive and adult and all year

groups came away full of discussion and praise for the production,” said Plympton Academy Director of Performing Arts, Jo Crook. Plympton Academy student, Devon Moran said she really enjoyed the production.

“I loved how different it was to their usual work. It took us on a rollercoaster of emotions and really inspired us for our work we’re doing in school.”

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Plymouth’s Primrose Foundation celebrating its 25th anniversary The Primrose Foundation - Plymouth’s local breast care charity - is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a charity ball in April.

The event is being held at The Duke of Cornwall on April 18 with tickets costing £50.

From humble roots, the charity has raised over £1.2 million over the last 25 years and established the Primrose Breast Care Centre as a vital resource for the people of Plymouth and further afield.

One Devon woman who was treated at the Centre was so grateful for the care and treatment she received that she has become a trustee of the charity.

Lorna Yabsley, 55 from Kingsbridge was diagnosed with cancer three times and has amazingly lived to tell the tale. And rather than just sit back and feel lucky – she has vowed to give something back and become a trustee for The Primrose Foundation, the local breast care charity, based at the Primrose Breast Care Centre, University Hospitals Plymouth.

After being diagnosed at age 33 with a lump in her breast Lorna immediately underwent a mastectomy and immediate reconstruction at the Primrose Breast Care Centre who she credits with saving her life.

She recovered well and continued her photography business, until breast cancer was discovered in her ‘healthy’ breast, over 10 years later.

Thankfully it was caught early and she was

A new policy to toughen up enforcement of housing in the private rented sector to drive up standards for Plymouth renters has been approved. treated at The Primrose Breast Care Centre with successful radiotherapy.

Lorna was again given the all clear but shortly afterwards, she was dealt another blow when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Lorna said: “So many women, some within my friendship circle go through exactly what I went through and come out the other side too so I don’t think I am anything special really!

“My philosophy was built on the fact that I survived and I just kept going. Yes the cancer disrupted my life immeasurably, I had to close my beloved business for one. But I was inspired by the other breast cancer survivors and knew I had to do something positive.

Becoming a trustee has helped me do just that. I absolutely wouldn’t have been able to get through this without the incredible team at the Primrose – they were my lifeline.”

Lorna is now running her business again www.lornayabsley.co.uk/photographer#/ breast-cancer/ and fulfilling a lifelong dream of hers by studying for a degree at Plymouth College of Art.

Lorna Yabsley

Lorna added: “As Primrose celebrates 25 years this year, we’re hosting a ball on the April 18 to celebrate. I can’t wait to see faces, old and new who I met while I was being looked after by the centre and of course, I hope we can raise funds to continue the excellent work the Primrose Centre do.”

For tickets or further information contact Madeleine Matthews on 01752 975 217 or 07894 700 866 or e-mail madeleine@ primrosefoundation.org. For more details visit www.primrosefoundation.org

Top award for Plymouth’s Trevi House charity Plymouth-based charity Trevi House has won a major national award for its work helping mothers to recover from addiction without separating them from their children.

Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, Trevi House was chosen from more than 400 charities across the UK as one of the 10 winners of the 2020 GSK IMPACT Awards. The awards are designed to recognise the outstanding work of small and medium sized charities working to improve health and wellbeing in communities across the UK. Winners receive £30,000 in unrestricted funding as well as expert support and leadership development provided by The King’s Fund.

Trevi House is one of only a handful of residential rehabilitation units for women in the UK and the only one which allows them to remain with their child whilst in treatment.

Alcohol or drug problems are significantly more common in women who have suffered trauma in their lives, including domestic abuse, sexual violence and childhood trauma. Trevi House takes a non-judgemental approach to helping women

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with drug or alcohol problems, with a focus on tackling the underlying issues.

At Trevi House, women are offered an intensive programme that includes daily counselling, relationship analysis, group therapy and medical treatment while their children are looked after in the onsite crèche. To date, Trevi House has helped 83 women to successfully break their habits and leave the Centre substance-free.

As well as the residential rehabilitation centre, Trevi House also runs the Sunflower Women’s Centre and recently opened Daffodil House. The Sunflower Women’s Centre provides ongoing assistance to women who have been through the residential unit and also helps women in the wider community. It offers a range of therapeutic activities and practical support for women to help them move on from their pasts and develop their self-worth and skills.

Daffodil House is a new national parenting assessment centre, where women stay with their children under 24-hour support and supervision.

A multidisciplinary team supports parents to identify any changes they need to make to keep their children safe.

Katie Pinnock, director of UK and Ireland Charitable Partnerships at GSK, said: “Trevi House is truly unique, working with highly stigmatised and traumatised women in a way that supports their dignity. Its approach is incredibly innovative, human and compassionate while delivering highly effective results - improving lives while saving public money in the longer term. By allowing women with difficult backgrounds of substance abuse to live with their children throughout the recovery process, Trevi House improves outcomes for both mothers and children.’’

Hannah Shead, chief executive of Trevi House, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have had our work recognised in this way. The team work so hard across all of our services to improve the life chances for women and children. Despite consistently achieving good outcomes with some incredibly complex women and families, funding remains an eternal struggle.”

Trevi House will receive their award at a ceremony held at the Science Museum in London in May, along with the nine other 2020 GSK IMPACT Award winners.

For details visit www.trevihouse.org

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The Civil Penalties Policy, first adopted in March 2019, sets out clear enforcement consequences that the council is be able to bring against landlords who do not meet their legal responsibilities to their tenants.

Since its launch 17 Civil Penalty Notices, totalling nearly £90,000 have been served on landlords for poor housing standards and eight landlords have received CPNs for failing to comply with a notice requiring improvements to rented property or failing to licence a house in multiple occupancy.

Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet for Housing and Co-operative Development said: “We know that the vast majority of landlords in Plymouth are good and take care of their properties, but there are far too many poorquality homes.

“We promised that we would toughen up enforcement of housing in the private rented sector to drive up standards for renters and I’m confident that this policy does that. It is yet further success, too, for our Plan for Homes which while primarily is about building new houses, is also about improving and securing housing that is already available.”

In order to enforce both this and other relevant policies, the council undertakes inspections. Since April 2018 the council have inspected over 1,700 dwellings, removed 350 category one hazards and undertaken multiple other actions to improve living conditions and tenant’s safety.

The money collected from the CPN goes back into increasing resources in the private rental sector to enable the council to further engage with landlords to improve the city’s rented housing stock.

The new policy isn’t just about enforcement: the council is keen to work with landlords to ensure they are aware of their responsibilities and provide safe and good quality housing to their tenants. This policy acts as a driver to improve tenant’s safety and drive away poor landlords.

The council will continue to develop the Private Rented Partnership Group to drive a consistent and equitable approach in the private rented sector. As well as working with partners to increase Private Rented Sector intelligence ensuring resources are directed correctly and residents are supported.

Residents who live in private rented accommodation and have concerns regarding the property that they live in can contact Community Connections, Housing Enforcement Team via www.plymouth. gov.uk/communitiesandneighbourhoods/ communityconnections where housing improvement service requests can be made.

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These poorly pups were among 41 dogs rescued from a puppy farm and now being cared for by Gables Dogs & Cats Home. They launched a £3,000 appeal for funds to pay for their care - and were overwhelmed with the response • Story on page 15