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Derriford & North

July 2019

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ALSO INSIDE: • Out and About • Community Job • Community Shop Directory • Cross Rhythms • Dial the Experts Experience

Caring champions

Derriford Hospital’s Intensive Care Rehabilitation team have been named as the regional champions of the NHS Parliamentary Care and Compassion Award • Story on page 13

Power up for Cross Rhythms Plymouth

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Cross Rhythms Plymouth community radio station is now reaching further than ever before.

The station, which has been broadcasting in the city since 2007 on 96.3FM, can now be heard clearer across the city and its signal travels much further.

It can now be picked up in areas north of Yelverton on the moors and into much of South East Cornwall.

The decision from Ofcom to grant increased transmission power was not guaranteed as several stations across the country were unsuccessful in their applications.

Cross Rhythms Plymouth station manager David Simpson said of the ruling: “We are delighted to have been awarded this increase. It is great to have our FM signal much clearer across the city and we are so pleased that as a result more people will be able to tune in to the station.

“From feedback we receive from listeners we know the station encourages many people in Plymouth. We are committed to airing positive and life-affirming content and we hope that listeners who tune in on FM will notice the improvement to the signal.”

The development comes at a key time for the station in which they are looking to upgrade much of their now ageing equipment. As a community radio station Cross Rhythms Plymouth is charity run and so is looking to raise much of the funds required for these upgrades. You can lend your support through their Crowdfunder project at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/crossrhythms-plymouth-equip1.

As a part of its programming the station is committed to promoting local charities, community groups and organisations who are working for the good of Plymouth and the local area.

Over the years the likes of Shekinah, Friends and Families of Special Children, CHICKS, Street Factory, St Luke’s Hospice and many more have all been featured.

The Community Matters programme, airing weekdays at 11am, provides those organisations with a fantastic opportunity to explain their work.

Robert Maltby from St Luke’s Hospice said of the show: “Cross Rhythms’ Community Matters programme has really enabled us to get our message out there and properly explain what we do.”

To listen to Cross Rhythms Plymouth tune in to 96.3FM on your radio in and around Plymouth or listen online at bit.ly/ crplymradio.

You can also download their free app by searching ‘Cross Rhythms Plymouth’ wherever you download your apps on a smartphone or tablet.

Major improvements planned for Morlaix Drive at Derriford Plans to transform a key route in and out of Derriford Hospital are being presented to the public at information events in July.

Morlaix Drive is currently a narrow, 300m stretch of road that links Brest Road with the hospital and provides access for the ambulance station, Brest Way and the hospital’s large multi-storey car park. It is, in parts, too narrow for vehicles to travel along in both directions.

Improvements include widening the road to allow for the flow of two-way traffic, including buses, and an upgrade of the existing narrow footway to a shared pedestrian and cycle path.

At the moment, traffic often queues along Brest Road at busy times of the day and the opening of the Forder Valley Link Road means that traffic movements and the routing of buses are set to change in the area in the next few years.

To help with this, plans show that the junction of Morlaix Drive with Brest Road will operate under new traffic lights and the northbound Brest Road entry on to Derriford

Roundabout will be for buses, cyclists and emergency vehicles only.

Traffic travelling to Derriford Roundabout from Morlaix Drive will be able to do so via William Prance Road, which was recently upgraded as part of the Derriford Transport Scheme. Pedestrian crossing facilities and bus stops will also be upgraded as part of the project.

Staff and visitors to the hospital will still be able to use Morlaix Drive and the southbound exit from Derriford roundabout onto Brest Road will remain open to all vehicles.

The main purpose of the scheme is to provide better bus access to Derriford Hospital and improve reliability for bus services in the north of the city, complimenting the nearby Derriford Hospital Interchange as well as the Marjon Link Road.

Two public information events will take place at Derriford Hospital main entrance foyer on Thursday July 11 from 3pm to 7pm and at Windsor House on Saturday July 13 from 10am to 2pm. Members of the project team will be available to discuss the plans and answer any questions on the scheme.

Comments from the events will be collated and fed into the final design ahead of works starting later this year.

Councillor Mark Coker, Cabinet member for Strategic Transport and Infrastructure, said: “Although this seems like a small piece of the network to focus on, actually it is of massive importance to this part of the city.

“Morlaix Drive is just one part of the infrastructure improvements we need to allow sustainable growth in the north of the city to happen. It will become a key strategic route for buses, allowing direct access to the hospital via the new Forder Valley Link Road for future bus services from the east of the city. It will also facilitate faster journey times for buses to enable them to serve new communities, employment and retail sites.”

The project is being funded using £3.3m of funding already awarded by the Department for Transport through the National Productivity Investment Fund with the Council contributing around £1.4m from developer contributions.

More details on how to feedback on the scheme can be found at www.plymouth.gov. uk/morlaixdrive

group. Now, thanks to National Lottery the staff, children and their families, we will be able to broaden the range of opportunities available to local children with disabilities, more easily. This is important because it helps us all, to build relationships with others facing similar challenges and to create their own supportive circles of friends and peers.”

Southway Playcare also offers after school and holiday club activities for youngsters, as well as a regular Wednesday night youth club.

The after school club is open during term time between 3pm and 6pm Monday to Friday and staff can collect children from Beechwood, Oakwood, Mary Dean and

Widewell primary schools.

A wide range of activities are provided including games, art, crafts and sports. Light snacks are provided for children who stay for longer than an hour.

The holiday club is open Mondays to Fridays from 8am to 6pm and features extensive activities and special trips to local attractions.

Southway Playcare has a fully qualified staff team and are registered with OFSTED, receiving a Good rating in its most recent inspection. It is based at the Southway Centre, Hendwell Close, Southway. For details of costs and further information call 01752 703581.

Minibus boost for Southway Playcare Southway Playcare has received a big boost from the National Lottery with funding for a wheelchair accessible minibus.

The eight passenger minibus was handed over at the end of June and will be a valuable addition to the group, which organises various trips as well as residential breaks for its young people.

Judy Thompson, play co-ordinator of Southway Playcare, said: “We’re delighted that the National Lottery Community Fund has recognised our work in this way. I have been working on such a project for over 10 years, since having to hire buses with drivers, which worked out far too expensive for our

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Sailor volunteers help out at Widey Court school

New starting point for charity walk

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A team of volunteers from Devonport’s HMS Drake donned gardening gloves and grabbed spades, forks and wheelbarrows, to assist the site manager at a Crownhill school in his grounds management duties.

The sailors from the Hydrography and Meteorology (HM) branch along with engineers and writers who work in the Fleet HM Unit in Devonport, shifted logs, dug-up overgrown plants and refreshed the pots and borders, in the grounds of Widey Court Primary School.

They also helped clear the ground where the school’s site manager Shaun Duffey, was creating a duck house and pond for the school’s ducklings.

“I’d noticed Mr Duffey had his work cut out for him with the unexpected new ‘over-chirpy’ arrivals,” said Lieutenant Commander Linda Lawrence, a parent at the school.

“So I offered some extra ‘ooomphh’, and set about organising some willing volunteers.

Many hands make light work and we soon made an improvement to the small section at the reception area, clearing out overgrown bushes and replacing and refreshing the small planters as well as helping shift logs to make way for the new duck enclosure.”

Well over a fifth of the children in the school come from service families, and headteacher Shaun Nicholls is always keen for parents to come along and add their shoulder to the wheel.

“Parents already pop in on Outreach sessions, and bring some real life scenarios to relevant topics and of course the children

Organisers of a charity walk event in Plymouth in July have announced that the venue has been changed.

The volunteers from HMS Drake

love to be inspired by uniformed personnel and see their mum or dad come in to class,” said Shaun.

Two of the volunteers Linda Lawrence and Petty Officer Matthew Stockley have children at Widey in Year 1 and Foundation respectively, and to complete the afternoon, the Naval volunteers were invited to join the Good Manners Tea Party with the Headteacher, a treat for the nominated

children of each year group to encourage good behaviour.

“It was lovely for the children to have the opportunity to learn a little bit more about their parents jobs and what inspired them to work in the Navy‚“ said Mr Nicholls.

“We hope to make this a more regular feature in the school calendar and get others involved and engaged in STEM subjects too.”

National award for Derriford’s Acute Parkinson’s team Derriford Hospital’s Acute Parkinson’s team have won an award at the national UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network awards, held in Manchester.

Parkinson’s, a neurological condition for which there is currently no cure, affects 145,000 people across the UK. At least two people are diagnosed with the disease every hour.

For people with Parkinson’s, being an inpatient in hospital can be particularly challenging and unnerving, especially when it comes to the administration of medication. If medication isn’t provided on time, their ability to manage their symptoms may be reduced, affecting important functions such as movement and swallowing.

In 2016, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust established a specialist Parkinson’s service, which is led by Dr Camille Carroll, honorary consultant neurologist at the Trust and associate professor at the University of Plymouth. The

service now incorporates complex and advanced therapy clinics, as well as planned ‘one-off’ clinics, to help patients with Parkinson’s to self-manage their condition better, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and the length of potential stays.

Emma Pearson, Parkinson’s nurse specialist in the team explained: “We now combine the use of the RAPA (repeat admission patient alerts) system with our patient management system. The system immediately alerts the Parkinson’s nurse service that a Parkinson’s patient has been admitted to the hospital, and enables us to speedily visit the person on the ward soon after admission, assess needs and provide medication advice, as well as ensuring that medication is received on time.

“As a service we continue to attend community Parkinson’s groups, to ensure that all Parkinson’s patients are aware of our service prior to coming to hospital, and liaise closely with other

professional community services to ensure continuity of care.”

In particular, the most recent patient satisfaction survey reflects the team’s efforts to improve discharge planning for Parkinson’s patients, with the proportion of patients being seen by the specialist teams soon after discharge from hospital increasing from 37% to 87%.

The team were nominated for the award by Val Evans, whose husband had been a recent patient.

She said: “When my husband was admitted, he was in a very distressed, frightened state. The Parkinson’s nursing team quickly came to see us and we were very reassured by their calm approach.

“Together we agreed an excellent care plan and it continued to work well throughout his seven-week stay in hospital, thanks to the regular follow-ups by the nursing team and their calm and patient manner.”

Plymouth is one of nine cities up and down the country staging the WALK IT event to raise funds and awareness for Crohn’s & Colitis UK. The event, on Saturday July 13, was originally due to start and finish on The Hoe, but will now take place at Central Park.

This follows Plymouth City Council’s decision to relocate all walking-based fund raising events to Central Park, to make the most of the £9 million investment there.

The event village will be located near the bottom end of Central Park and the 5k route takes walkers from the start point down to Armada Way and then on to The Hoe, which means there will be some beautiful views to take in - as well as being less strenuous for those who have mobility issues. The 10k route starts from the same point and takes in Royal Parade, Exeter Street, the Barbican and Waterfront.

Last year a total of 230 walkers took part, covering either the 5km or 10km route around some of the city’s favourite locations. Their efforts raised a total of £11,000.

People can register as an individual or as a team and will receive a free t-shirt with the £14 registration fee. Children are £7 to register and they also get a free WALK IT t-shirt.

Walkers are being challenged to raise £100 or more - a sum which could help pay for 2,000 people to get the information they need about Crohn’s and Colitis.

Organisers are also keen to hear from volunteers who can help on the day.

For information or to register visit www. crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/get-involved/ fundraising/walk-it-plymouth

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

Summer Fayre Jul 6 St Boniface Church Hall 10am to 12 noon. Variety of stalls including cakes, plants, crafts, bric-a-brac, jewellery and toiletries. Grand draw with many prizes as well as tombolas. Snacks and refreshments available. Entry 20p.

Coffee Morning Jul 6 At St Marys and all Saints Parish Church Hall Plympton to raise funds for the Primrose Breast Care Centre 10am-12pm, including bric a brac, raffle, tea and coffee, admission 50p Coffee Morning Jul 6 Crownhill Methodist Church from 10.30am to 12 noon in the church hall with various stalls including delicious cakes and savouries, books, CD’s and DVD’s, bric-a brac and a raffle. All monies raised will be used to support Mercy Ships, a charity which uses hospital ships to deliver free vital medical care to some of the world’s poorest countries.

One Achord Jul 12 Ladies close harmony group performing at St Edward’s Church, Eggbuckland starting at 7pm. Tickets £5. Light refreshments available.

Eggbuckland Community Festival Weekend Jul 13-14 Charity fundraiser Lorna Empson has organised another action packed weekend. It’s going to be another awesome year and will be even bigger with some great entertainment, including live music from Horse With No Name, Gary Cee and The Cruisers and many more. Please come along to a packed out event with fun for all ages with over 40 stalls, as well as dance schools, magic show, dog show in the arena, bouncy castles, ice cream van, traditional tug ‘o’ war for adults and children and so much more. Proceeds will be donated to a local nursery in Eggbuckland to purchase a defibrillator case. The festival is at Frogmore Avenue, Eggbuckland. Saturday 12pm-7pm, Sunday 11am-5pm.

Singamusical Jul 13 Presented by the award-winning The Music of the Night Choral Foundation at Devonport Playhouse at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Musical director Scott Angell, accompanist Claire Anderson and guest artist soprano Jasmine Smith. Concert in aid of the Oliver Brown charity. Tickets £8 in advance £10 on the door.

Available from 01752 365580. Tickets for the matinee are selling out fast.

Summer Fayre Jul 13 Organised by Plymouth Unitarians in aid of church projects and charities including Plymouth & District MIND. Something for all ages including lucky dip and a ‘Duck’ game for children, bookstall, tombola, craft stalls, cards and plants and raffle. Fair Trade goods and home-made cakes and jams. 2pm to 4pm.

Summer Fair Jul 13 Stoke Damerel Church and Parish Centre, Paradise Road, Stoke from 11am to 3pm. Free entry. Snacks and lunches, plants, books, cakes, preserves and raffle. To hire a table please contact Marilyn on 07890 165524 or 01752 564847.

Anniversary Concert Jul 13 Concert to celebrate the 150th anniversary of children’s charity Action for Children at Methodist Central Hall at 7.30pm. Compered by Rev Darren Middleton and featuring a variety of entertainers, tickets priced £8 for adults and £5 for children are obtainable through www.ticketsource.co.uk/ actionforchildren, 01752 560206, or at the door.

The Strange Adventure of Gilbert & Sullivan Jul 20 Presented by the Plymouth Gilbert and Sullivan Society at Stoke Damerel Church at 7.30pm. A new musical production explaining the story of Gilbert and Sullivan, telling their journey and productions

Not to be missed

Summer of Fun Jul 6 - Sep 7 The Plymouth Summer of Fun in the city centre, brought to you by Plymouth City Centre Company, promises to be a summer full of entertainment for all the family.

Held at various locations throughout Plymouth City Centre. There will be entertainment for all ages when Plymouth Summer of Fun kicks off on July 6 with Plymouth Summer Circus, a free day of circus entertainment and workshops on the Piazza. Events and activities will take place every weekend during the school holidays with the aim of bringing more visitors to the high street. Plymouth Summer of Fun promises a variety of entertainment across the holiday period, from circus workshops to dance, story time, arts and crafts and sport, all rounded off with the grand finale of the West End Carnival and 60th Anniversary of Plymouth Market on August 31.

the beautifully designed Elmers will be auctioned to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth. For more information visit www.elmerplymouth. co.uk St Luke’s Midnight Walk Jul 20-21 Get ready to shine bright, ladies – St Luke’s Midnight Walk is back for 2019 with a retro 80s theme! At The Piazza, Plymouth. Details www.stlukeshospice.org.uk/midnight-walk

Rolex Fastnet Race August 6 to 8 The historic Rolex Fastnet Race will once again finish in Plymouth this summer.

Yachts come from all over the world to compete in the race, which will start on August 3 in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The Plymouth race village will be located at Yacht Haven at Mount Batten and will be open to the public from August 6 to 8, with live music, family friendly activities and opportunities for local people to try their hand at on-water activities.

Plymouth Vegan Festival Jul 6 Visitors will have 80 stalls to look round, free samples to taste, live music, live cookery demonstrations, inspirational talks/workshops and children’s activities. The festival, run in partnership with animal welfare, will be held at the Plymouth Guildhall.

Elmer’s Big Parade Jul 8 to Sept 15 For 10 weeks in the summer of 2019, a parade of 40 fabulously colourful and unique elephants will take you on a trail around the beautiful city of Plymouth and surrounding areas.

From the hustle and bustle of the city streets to the peace and grandeur of the Hoe, and from the green spaces of Plymouth to the spectacular coastline; Elmer’s Big Parade will navigate you around Britain’s Ocean City and across the river to Mount Edgcumbe. St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth has worked in partnership with Wild in Art and Andersen Press to bring this mass participation, family friendly, art trail to life; featuring the much beloved children’s character of Elmer, by Devon born artist and author David McKee. At the end of the summer each of and how they came about. Music from Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, Princess Ida, The Mikado, Iolanthe, Trial by Jury and Yeomen of the Guard.

Originally scheduled for June 29 but had to be postponed until July 20. Tickets £10 and £8 for children and over 60s. On the door or best in advance from 01752 564847.

Ice Cream & Bubbles Festival Jul 21 Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park 10.30am to 4pm. Huge variety of ice-cream vendors, live music, children’s entertainment, street food, gift stalls. Tickets available at www.missivyeventsco.uk/buy-tickets Stoke Village Fun Day 2019 Jul 21 A full day of entertainment is planned, bringing the village alive. We can look forward to stalls, inflatables, live music and entertainment, as well as a dog show.

Held at Blockhouse Park, Stoke Village.

Ocean Giants Jul 24 to Sep 2 National Marine Aquarium at 10am. With a colossal celebration of everything enormous, Ocean Giants are coming to the National Marine Aquarium throughout the summer holidays. Games, shows, feeds, talks, activities, crafts and more! For more information visit www.national-aquarium.co.uk Port Eliot Festival Jul 25 to 28 Celebrate words, music, imagination, ideas, nature, food,

and party the night away.

Ocean City Blues n Jazz Festival Aug 9 to 11 Listen to the sweet sounds of summer at the free Ocean City Blues n Jazz Festival on the Barbican, which will round off a week of celebration in Plymouth following the Rolex Fastnet Race. Enjoy blues, jazz and acoustic musicians from across the region, performing on stage on the Parade. Relax with a drink from one of the many bars and pubs, or put on your dancing shoes

British Fireworks Championships Aug 14 and 15 Tens of thousands of people will flock to The Hoe and other vantage points for two nights of spectacular firework displays. Six of the top pyrotechnic companies in the country will battle it out over the two nights to become Champion of Champions. The fun starts in the early evening with a fun fair, music and entertainment with Heart FM, plus plenty of food stalls. First of the 10 minute displays is at 9.30pm.

fashion, flowers, laughter, exploration, fun and all that is good in the world. Tickets www.porteliotfestival.com

entertaining things for all to see and enjoy throughout the day. Show starts at 9am.

Bikers Day on the Piazza Jul 27 As part of 2019 Plymouth Summer of Events, the Plymouth Motorcycle Club are proud to announce that by kind permission from Plymouth City Centre Company they will be holding a static display on the Piazza.

Summer Fair and Dog Show Jul 27 Gables Dog and Cats Home from 11am. The charity’s biggest event of the year. Take the whole family and the dogs for a fun day out for all. There will hot and cold refreshments, a variety of stalls, fun and games for the kids, a tombola and raffle with some amazing prizes to be won, as well as our fun family dog show. There is a £1.50 fee for adults, children are free. Plus a Fun Family Dog Show for anyone to enter at £1.50 per class.

Family Activity Drop In Day Aug 1 Burrator Reservoir, Sheepstor at 10am. Go along and be a woodland plant detective at Burrator Discovery Centre. Learn about some of the lichens and ferns that grow in the woods then go out and help us to find them. We need Plant Detectives to help us discover what is growing in the woods around the reservoir.

What will you find? There will be lots of other things to do. £3 per child £2 per adult. For more information visit www.swlakestrust.org.uk/events/family-activitydrop-in-day-3/

Rave-Kidz UK Jul 27 Rave-Kidz is a fun Family Rave Event for the whole family. Playing the finest in uplifting Dance music for all ages to hit the dance floor and throw shapes together. Held at the Woolwell Centre.

Yealmpton Show Jul 31 From a Countryside Marquee to Food Hall, Cakes and Handicraft to Diggers and Tractors, there is plenty at Yealmpton Show for everyone regardless of age to enjoy. There are two main rings, Ring 1 and the Countryside Arena. The two rings will be packed full of

The Car-Park Day Party Aug 3 and 4 Plymouth Ski Slope. Casa Music will be throwing a 12 hour day party in one of the best outdoor locations Plymouth has to offer, featuring house and techno. For information visit www.casamusicgroup.eventbrite.com Love Summer Festival Aug 7 to 12 Newnham Park Estate, Plympton. A family friendly festival in a beautiful location with music, camping, workshops, great food, easy access, dog and caravan friendly. Full details of the festival line up and tickets at www.lovesummerfestival.com

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New exhibition at Ford Park to focus on youth Ford Park Cemetery’s new exhibition will focus on youth organisations in Plymouth, including Scouts, Guides and similar groups.

The exhibition will run from July 27 to September 15 and will be open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10.30am to 3.30pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 12.30pm to 3.30pm.

Instead of the usual walk in conjunction with the exhibition, the Heritage Team will be holding a ‘Young Persons Day’ on August 4 when they will invite young people into Ford Park to enjoy various activities, including circus skills, orienteering, puzzle trail, headstone rubbing and pebble painting. All the activities are free, although donations are always welcome.

The fun begins at 12.30pm and refreshments will be available from the Visitor Centre.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

The current exhibition, ‘Plymouth’s Lost Churches’ continues on the same days until July 7.

The Friends of Ford Park Cemetery will be holding a Summer Fair from 11am to 2.30pm on July 13 with stalls including homemade cakes, bric a brac, tombola, books and jewellery. Refreshments will be available and entrance is 50p.

A quiz night will take place in the Visitor Centre on July 20 at 7.30pm. Tickets for the event cost £6 and can be bought in advance from the Cemetery Office on Plymouth 665442 (weekdays only) from 10am to 3pm.

A concert to raise funds for Ford Park Cemetery featuring Mad Dog McRae is taking place at the Railway Social Club in Pennycomequick on August 2 at 8pm. Tickets cost £10 and can be purchased in advance from the cemetery office on Plymouth 665442 (weekdays only) from 10am-3pm.

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HEAD SPACE VOLUNTEER Head Space offers an out-of-hours service for people who consider that they are approaching a mental health crisis. Volunteers will work alongside staff to provide support in both group and 1:1 settings. People who have experienced a mental health issue, or care for those in mental health distress, can offer a privileged insight and understanding and draw on their own experience volunteering to help others. 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 David Kinross for an initial discussion. T: 0800 9230 039 e-mail volunteering@ healthwatchplymouth.co.uk HOSPITAL RADIO PLYMOUTH VOLUNTEERS Hospital Radio Plymouth, the award winning station, celebrates 50 years of broadcasting this year to hospitals around the Plymouth area. We are looking to expand our live coverage of programmes both during the day and evenings. We are looking for additional volunteers to help our charity. If you have what it takes to get involved, then give Robert Goodall a call on 07733 055519.

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local adults to learn to read Most of us take our ability to read for granted and are unaware that there are around 2.4 million adults in the UK who either can’t read at all or who struggle with this most basic requirement of everyday life.

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Read Easy Plymouth has recently formed to offer one-to-one reading coaching to local adults. It is affiliated to national charity Read Easy UK, which was set up in 2010 by Ginny Williams-Ellis, who ran the Shannon Trust’s prisoner-to-prisoner reading programme in Dorchester.

Ginny saw how a confidential, one-to-one approach could encourage people to come forward for support and successfully learn to read. The first Read Easy group was started for the wider community, and there are now 29 Read Easy groups across the country – and counting!

Read Easy Plymouth is now seeking people willing to join as volunteer coaches.

No previous experience is necessary: all that is required is a genuine passion and commitment to help local adults to learn to read. Training will be provided with the first training day for new coaches taking place on Tuesday July 16 and there are still spaces for a few more volunteer coaches.

There are many reasons why people may not have learnt to read as children. Read Easy reading coaches minimise the possible stress and embarrassment involved in learning to read as an adult by providing confidential, one-to-one tuition at flexible times and in discreet and convenient places.

Read Easy’s gentle, free, volunteer-led one-to-one approach allows people to learn in privacy, at their own pace, and with the understanding support of their own dedicated reading coach.

Why get involved? The difference Read Easy makes is genuinely ‘life-changing’; it’s a phrase that new readers use over and over

again. It helps them in so many ways: • getting jobs or promotion, or attending training courses • becoming independent shoppers of medicines, food and clothing and life’s essentials • voting in general and local elections for the first time in their lives • reading books, newspapers and accessing the Internet/social media;completing online forms too.

• campaigning with confidence for change in their local communities • having the confidence to go to the doctors or opticians for a check up • increased confidence and self-esteem, and improved mental health • supporting their children and grandchildren with reading and homework Read Easy is cost effective, its working model is very lean, with all the local organisation and one-to-one reading coaching being done entirely by committed and hard-working volunteers.

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Or maybe you could help spread the word about Read Easy Plymouth to the local community? Whatever your interest, they would love to hear from you!

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STEM. This will be followed on September 14 with a cardboard boat race.

The extravaganza is not just for the young people – some of the events are about providing

information to parents so they can get a flavour of the opportunities available to them, the expected pay and the qualifications.

Research shows that it only takes three memorable experiences for young people to become passionate about these subjects and to pursue them through qualifications and careers.

Plymouth STEM is a collaboration between industry, Plymouth City Council and Higher Education and Further Education working to grow, keep and attract STEM talent and inward investment. The aspiration is to become known as Britain’s STEM City.

Stem Spectacular now under way A ‘STEM Spectacular’ is now underway with a programme of events designed to inspire Plymouth’s children and young people to get into science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The STEM Spectacular officially started with the launch of a new annual Plymouth STEM schools’ competition at the official opening of the Tamar Bridge visitor centre.

The competition developed by Plymouth STEM, the University of Plymouth and the Institution of Civil Engineers, asks student to re-design a different iconic Plymouth structure each year, starting this year with the Tamar Bridge.

Over the coming months events designed to inspire young people in these key subjects are getting underway.

A total of 15,680 pupils – all in Key Stages 2 to 5 – are all getting specially tailored workshops aimed at challenging perceptions and to show that the key subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths are fun. The South West Marine Careers Conference at the National Marine Aquarium on July 12 will offer young people from 14 to 24 and their families a great opportunity to learn more about the marine sector against the incredible backdrop of the UK’s largest marine aquarium. And it’s free.

On July 16 and 17 the STEM M400 Big Splash Tinside Lido and conference will provide a funfilled, interactive day, with students learning about

£7,000 Lottery boost for park The Friends of Devonport Park have been awarded a grant of more than £7000 from the Big Lottery Awards for All.

The Friends will use the £7150 grant for our its ‘Pop up Allotments’ project in Devonport Park.

This will see the creation of eight purpose-built raised planters which will be available for community use to encourage fruit and vegetable growing. Help and advice will be provided by the Friends of Devonport Park’s own voluntary gardening team and their retained horticultural consultant, Dennis Trewin.

To celebrate this award, a Healthy Living Community Fun Day will be held at the end of June, where members of the public will be able to celebrate by entering their own home grown produce into a fun fruit and vegetable show.

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City Council in moves to protect Plymouth’s historic post-war buildings

Plymouth’s unique post-war architecture could enjoy more planning protection under moves to create a new conservation area in the city centre.

Plymouth City Council is considering the designation, with Royal Parade and Civic Square at its heart of a new conservation area.

It would take in New George Street to the north; Raleigh Street, Derry’s Cross, Athenaeum Lane to the west; Notte Street to the South; and Old Town Street, St Andrews Cross and abutting the western boundary of the Barbican Conservation Area to the east.

If the conservation area is agreed, as well as protecting the buildings, the new status would mean the area is eligible for funding from external organisations such as Historic England.

Councillor Mark Coker, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning said: “Quite simply there are very few places quite like it. Plymouth has a wealth of post-modern architecture and it all tells the extraordinary story of Plymouth.”

The area being considered forms an important part of Plymouth’s City Centre, which was rebuilt, following its destruction during World War Two, based on A Plan for Plymouth 1943 by Professor Patrick Abercrombie and James Paton Watson.

Within the proposed conservation area are a number of Grade II listed buildings including Royal Bank of Scotland at St Andrew’s Cross, the Theatre Royal, Derry’s Clock Tower, the Bank Pub, the Council House and Civic Centre, Catharine Street Baptist Church, the former Barclay’s Bank and Unitarian Church.

There are also buildings, which although not listed, are regarded as ‘local heritage interest which make a significant contribution to the overall character and appearance of the area’.

This includes House of Fraser and buildings next to it, the group of buildings between the former Derry’s Department Store and Pearl Assurance Building and the former Reel Cinema.

It’s not just buildings being considered – outdoor spaces in this location are also helping to make the case, including the Grade II listed Civic Square and the tree-lined Royal Parade.

Councillor Coker added: “We recognised the heritage significance of our city centre and want to ensure that changes we need to keep people flocking here happen, but in a way that preserves and enhances the character of our most significant heritage assets. We believe this designation will play an important part in helping us to achieve what we set out to achieve in the Joint Local Plan, improving the city centre and protecting our heritage assets.”

Simon Hickman, principal inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas for Historic England (South West), said: “Plymouth is a unique example of a British city centre that was completely replanned following the devastation of World War II. The vision for a new city saw the creation of these heroic wide boulevards flanked by striking – and often beautiful - modern buildings.

Major changes are already in the pipeline with planning applications submitted to refurbish Norwich Union House and public areas around Old Town Street and New George Street, as well as the refurbishment of the Civic Centre.

People can comment on the proposals until June 30.

The proposed Conservation Area designation will go to Cabinet in July. If approved, the area will be formally designated as a Conservation Area.

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College staff receive awards for outstanding achievement

City College Plymouth staff have been recognised for their outstanding achievements throughout the year at the college’s annual staff awards ceremony.

Jackie Grubb, the college’s principal and chief executive, hosted the celebration event and the Lord Mayor Councillor Richard Ball presented the awards.

Jackie said: “The staff awards is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the excellent work that goes on across the college.

It’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ to those members of staff who have demonstrated their commitment to delivering outstanding services to our students and other stakeholders.”

Winners announced were: • Best Individual Achievement - Brian Banks (lecturer - Science, Access to Higher Education and Science) • Outstanding Customer Focus - Glenda Jones (general support administrator, Centralised Admin Function) • Best Team - Finance • Innovation in Teaching and Learning - Martin Boulter (lecturer - Marine Construction Systems and Maintenance, Marine Industry Technologies) • Leadership - Karen O’Riley (sector administration team leader, Centralised Admin Function) • Support My Colleague - Darren Kimmince (associate lecturer, Functional Skills, English and Maths).

Also recognised were those who have given 20 years’ service to the college: Joanne Cocksey (lecturer in Computing and Games Development); David Carlton (training/case officer for Pre-Employment Programmes); Kevin Huggins (frontline IT support manager); Sharon Hopkins (Academy manager for Business); Robert Scott (technician in Media, Digital and Performing Arts); Gareth Watkins (Moodle and Media team manager); Michelle Hopkins (exams registry assistant) and Alison Chapman (lecturer in Business).

Police take action over nuisance motorcyclists in North Prospect and Ham Police are taking action to tackle antisocial behaviour by young motorcyclists in the North Prospect and Ham areas.

The incidents have been taking place at various times throughout North Prospect and Ham and involve motorcycles being ridden around in an anti-social manner including riders without helmets, riding on pavements and riding unroadworthy vehicles.

Police have taken a number of steps to prevent this behaviour in the future including Increased patrols in the area, and attempts to locate and deal with nuisance motorcycles and their riders.

Anyone with information is asked to contact their local policing team via 101@ dc.police.uk or by calling 101 quoting Log 760 of 26/06/19.

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Interns celebrate graduation with smiles - and paid work Nine interns from the supported internship programme, Project SEARCH, became proud graduates after receiving their diplomas at a ceremony in front of parents, relatives, colleagues and friends.

Project SEARCH is a partnership between University Hospitals Plymouth, Pluss, Serco and City College Plymouth, who work together to create employment opportunities for young adults living in Plymouth who have learning disabilities.

The programme involves nine months of an intensive work based internship aimed at developing and learning new work skills with the aim of gaining paid employment.

The ceremony was held at the Derriford Centre for Health and Wellbeing, where the students and their guests heard about the various internships the group had undertaken, their experiences and the skills and confidence they acquired from their time working within the hospital.

Richard Crompton, chairman of University Hospitals Plymouth, presented graduates with their diplomas at the ceremony.

“This is an absolutely fabulous achievement for our interns,” said Richard.

“I want to say thank you to Pip and the team, the partners, the Trust staff who offered work placements and the families who have made project SEARCH possible. Most importantly, I would like to thank the nine interns who have brought so much joy and enthusiasm to the Trust. For everything we’ve given to this year’s interns, they’ve given back far more.”

Project SEARCH intern, Taryn Cliff, was delighted to gain paid employment with Serco as a general porter following his internship with them.

“I’m pleased that I’ve been able to get paid work, it’s been what I’ve been working towards whilst on Project SEARCH,” said Taryn.

“It gives me the chance to earn my own money, and further develop my skills that I learnt by doing my internships.”

Dylan Walsh also gained paid employment with the Trust as an administration apprentice through Project SEARCH. “Knowing I had got a paid job was the best feeling ever,” said Dylan. “Knowing how far I have come since starting Project SEARCH, gives me the feeling that I am a proper adult now having my own money to spend.”

Pluss employment advisor, Pip Critten said: “The staff and mentors in Serco and Theatres have, as always, been fantastic in supporting

and developing the interns.

“We are also so grateful for the support we get from staff at Jobcentre Plus and Access to Work which enables the interns to fulfil their dreams of paid employment.“ “Each of the interns have been on an incredible journey putting in an immense amount of effort to prove that they will make ideal employees with all the ethics that employers are looking for.”

Since Project SEARCH started, more than 80 interns have gained paid employment working within Derriford Hospital and with its subcontractors, including three of this year’s interns.

Vital help for people with long term health conditions Improving Lives Plymouth delivers a free, four week course called ‘My Health, My Way’ which helps people develop knowledge, skills and confidence to selfmanage the challenges of living with a long term condition (LTC).

The course is delivered as part of the Longterm Conditions Self Management service at Improving Lives.

Nichola Royal lives with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia (also known as central sensitisation disorder) and she was a delegate on one of the courses held earlier

this year at Improving Lives Plymouth’s Mannamead Wellbeing Hub. Nichola’s job as a biomedical scientist with the NHS became too much for her shortly after the birth of her baby. Chronic fatigue, pain and sensory overload were eventually diagnosed as fibromyalgia after she used her scientific skills to narrow down the options and ask her GP to confirm.

She found it hard to explain to her family, and was getting defeated by her inability to do the things she used to do until she was referred to the Long Term Conditions Self Management team. She joined nine others with a wide range of LTCs and received support from trained volunteers, most of whom live with long term conditions themselves and so have empathy for course delegates.

“It was a relief to be able to talk about my condition with others who had similar experiences,” she said. “It’s a safe place to find tools to manage life.”

People attending the courses (soon to be held in a wider selection of community

venues) can include carers as well as those with an LTC. During weekly, 3½ hour workshops, people gain skills to manage their condition; they set achievable goals, meet others and talk about their experiences.

For someone who is isolated and whose family can often become frustrated with them, the adaptable course can be life changing; it helps them to explain their difficulties to others in a way they can understand.

“The course helps you find ways to explain how you’re feeling to those who love you but often don’t get it,” said Nichola. “It gives you some hope that you are normal, just a different normal.

“I learned to set achievable goals for myself,” she said, “and to accept ‘that’s OK for me’; it helps you become more positive and kind to yourself.”

Long term conditions self management coordinator, Lorraine Grave said that they are looking to expand into more venues, so they need more volunteers. “Ideally volunteers will have their own experience of living with a long term condition; full training is given and we expect them to facilitate two, four week courses a year. The courses are very informal and rewarding - they really take the pressure off the delegates and help them find a better quality of life.”

To find out more or to apply as a volunteer, go to www.improvinglivesplymouth.org. uk or call the Long Term Conditions SelfManagement team on 01752 201892, or email self-management@improvinglivesplymouth.

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Patients have confidence in treatment and care by Derriford staff

A national survey has revealed that patients continue to highly rate the doctors, nurses and allied health professionals treating them, and have confidence in the treatment they receive, during their time spent in Derriford Hospital.

The independent survey, undertaken by Quality Health and standardised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), asked adult patients who were discharged from hospital during July 2018, after having spent at least one night in hospital, to rate various aspects of their stay and care.

The results are intended for use by the CQC to monitor and regulate quality of care, as well as by NHS trusts to help improve patient experience.“We already know that confidence in staff providing treatment remains high, thanks to our regular Friends and Family feedback,” said Lenny Byrne, chief nurse.

“It is important to view this in the context of ever-increasing operational pressures, as it is a testament to our highly skilled and passionate colleagues.”

University Hospitals Plymouth’s results showed a particular reduction in the amount of noise at night created by hospital staff, which is something we had vowed to work on last year.

“We know how important it is for our patients to get a good night’s sleep. We’ve been working hard to measure the levels of disturbances on our wards at night, and our Acute Care Team have been raising awareness of the need to provide a quiet and peaceful environment for our patients at night,” said Lenny.

“We have also taken on-board feedback through our Making Every Experience Excellent (MEEE) programme and are currently implementing these measures across the wards, such as making a real effort to control patient pain levels, which is another area highly rated in the report.

“We have also seen a continuous improvement in the overall rating of food served to inpatients as well as the support provided by staff to help with mealtimes. In fact, support is once again

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a common theme, with patients highly rating the care received from support staff, such as housekeepers, cleaners, porters and administrators. Patients also reported feeling well looked after emotionally by hospital staff during their stay.

“We are really proud of our staff for their ongoing high level provision of emotional support to our patients,” added Lenny.

“It is no surprise that our staff receive thousands of thank you cards and gestures of gratitude every day, for their tireless efforts to put patients first, even at really difficult times.”

Overall, the Trust scores remained mainly the same in comparison to 2017 or had a small variance in points. There were, however, a small number of areas where the Trust’s score had gone down from the previous year’s survey.

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The incident happened at Cattedown roundabout around 7.25am on Friday 7 June.

A 56-year-old man from Plymouth was arrested on suspicion of assault ABH and has been released on bail until 5 July.

A police spokesman said: “This assault happened on a busy roundabout on a main route into the city centre so someone must have witnessed what happened.

“We would ask anyone who saw the incident or anyone who has any information to assist with the investigation to come forward.”

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They included: • Experiencing some delays in discharges due to a wait for medicines or an ambulance • Having enough information and privacy during examinations and treatment in the Emergency Department • Feeling included by doctors in discussions • Knowing how to make a complaint “It’s really helpful to capture feedback like this from our patients and their relatives, as it helps us to understand what we are doing well, but also to help us identify areas to work on,” said Beverley Allingham, deputy chief nurse.

“We have already seen a number of improvements this year in relation to being discharged from hospital, as a result of prioritising improvements to the discharge pathway. We are undertaking further work around discharge medications and making a real effort to improve communication to patients and carers, especially around transport.

“The pressure faced by our Emergency Department is constantly increasing, but we hope this will be eased by the expected expansion in 2022, and having more space will of course support privacy and dignity. Information about how to get in contact with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service and complaints team are now on noticeboards on all wards, and the welcome centre is now open every week day.

“Finally, we are really pleased to acknowledge the consistently improving scores for providing family, friends and carers with all the information that they need to help care for patients, especially since we introduced the Carers Policy in 2017, recognising the importance of promoting the patient carer relationship to support patient experience, wellbeing and discharge from hospital.”

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Opera singer William entertains members of Moor’s Edge U3A Opera singer William Shimell was the guest speaker at the June meeting of Moor’s Edge U3A

Baritone William played a variety of recordings from stages in his career, having started as a chorister at Westminster Abbey and then training at the Guildhall School of Music.

In 1979 he joined Kent Opera touring, first in the chorus, then as an understudy for main roles, eventually taking a leading role in ‘Cosi fan Tutti’. He has performed in opera worldwide and also oratorios in various cathedrals.

After a successful audition with conductor Riccardo Muti he sang at La Scala, Milan. More recently he has appeared in films in non-singing roles - with Juliette Binoche in Certified Copy, Amour and Aloft.

He has now retired from opera but sings with the Rame Peninsula Male Voice Choir who have raised £4,000 with their CD ‘I’ll Walk Beside You’ for St Luke’s Hospice.

Moor’s Edge U3A interest groups have had a busy month.

The Garden Visits group visited Fardel Manor, a 14th century manor house which was open for St Luke’s and afterwards went to see the Cornwood Flower Festival.

A pleasant day was divided between Pentillie near Saltash and Tamar Nurseries. At Pentillie some had a stroll along a woodland walk to the kitchen gardens and on to the Mausoleum and others took the path down to the river.

Eight members braved a rather wet Sunday to attend Horrabridge Open Gardens and were able to see ‘hidden’ gardens full of unusual plants and water features. The visit included a pleasant snack at the Leaping Salmon and St Luke’s Hospice benefitted from this event to the tune of £2,000.

The Music Events group have enjoyed several events including Tubular Bells for Two at The Wharf, Tavistock which was performed by two very talented musicians. Several members of the group went to the Guildhall to hear the South West Philharmonia play Dan Forrest’s Lux and sing songs from Les Miserables which were both very well received.

At the History Group’s meeting there was a continuation of the theme of cinemas in Plymouth with slides showing the present condition of these buildings which members remembered visiting in their youth, by name - Belgrave, Cinedrome, Plaza, Royal, Gaumont, Drake, Odeon, State Cinema, Ford Palladium, Forum and, in addition, the Palace Theatre.

The Photography Group viewed their pictures of the Delamore Sculpture Exhibition and accidental numbers and letters occurring in nature and Arty Crafty members continued their projects involving knitting, crocheting, embroidery, painting and beading whilst the Family History Group once again visited Southway Library to use Find My Family and Ancestry software.

The Science and Technology Group met at the Lopes Arms and had a talk about the Curta Calculator, a mechanical device invented in the Seconds World War which continued in production until the 1970s when electronic calculators became common. Members also visited the Devonport Energy from Waste Facility.

Moor’s Edge U3A group meet at the Woolwell Centre on the second Thursday of each month at 2.30pm. If you are retired or semi-retired why not come and join us? We welcome visitors to our members’ monthly meetings twice before deciding if they would like to join. Once joined you can then participate in a variety of interest groups.

Diary Dates: July 11 at the Woolwell Centre: talk from Andy Hall on Hospital Radio at 2.30pm. No meeting in August; September 12 Monthly Meeting/Birthday Party.

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Teenager’s sky dive raises funds for hospital charity A teenager from Plympton has raised over £1,000 for Plymouth Hospitals Charity by taking part in a tandem skydive.

Despite his fear of heights, 16-year-old Daniel - who is a pupil at Hele’s School - took the 15,000ft leap from a moving plane to raise money for the Mustard Tree Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital .

The skydive was a birthday present for Daniel and he decided to use the opportunity to raise money for the Mustard Tree on behalf of his friend, Kayleigh Eve. Kayleigh found a lump in her breast in July 2017 and at just 29-years-old, she was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer.

After a successful operation to remove the cancerous lump, Kayleigh embarked on her treatment journey of 15 rounds of radiotherapy.

“Although this time was incredibly tough, I remained positive and started every day with a smile,” said Kayleigh.

“I could not have gone through this tough and challenging time without the help of the Mustard Tree. Whether it was the offer of a cup of tea after I finished my treatment or just a little chat and a few words of

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encouragement; they were amazing.”

During her 12 month check-up in August 2018, pre-cancerous cells were found in Kayleigh’s other breast. This meant further surgery, and 15 more sessions of radiotherapy

Daniel overcame his fear to do the tandem sky dive for charity

which she completed in January.

“I have now become an advocate for young people who are affected by cancer and I’m working very closely with the Mustard Tree to ensure that this is supported.

“When you are diagnosed with cancer, the physical aspects of having this disease are much easier to deal with than the emotional implications.“ All of this was made so much easier thanks to the support of the staff and resources at the Mustard Tree. They offer a safe, nonclinical place to sit and think, make friends or just sit and talk. They have helped me enormously in my journey and I want to thank them in any way I can.

“I want to say a huge thank you to Daniel for offering to do this skydive while raising money for the Mustard Tree. It will make such a difference to cancer patients and their families. On behalf of all the wonderful friends that I have made on this journey I want to say thank you to Daniel for being such a selfless, brave man.”

‘Get a jab, give a jab’ initiative donates thousands to worldwide tetanus projects Staff at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have donated over £2,000 towards immunising expectant mothers and young children against tetanus.

As part of this year’s flu campaign, the Trust took part in the UNICEF initiative to ‘Get a jab, give a jab’, which encourages staff to take up the option of the free flu vaccine and, in turn, help donate towards inoculating people in developing countries.

The amount of staff who received their jab this year has provided a donation of 24,300 tetanus inoculations, against a disease that kills around 34,000 newborns each year and damages the health of many more worldwide.

A spokesperson for UNICEF said: “Our sincerest thanks to everyone at the Trust who took part in the Get a Jab, Give a Jab campaign which helped to raise an incredible £2,067. This donation is a truly

remarkable achievement.

“From Yemen to Papua New Guinea, we’re helping to prevent this disease being contracted, with 46 countries eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus since 2000.

We rely entirely on supporters like you to carry out our important work so thank you so much for choosing

to support the life-saving work of UNICEF. Together we can build a safer world for children.”

Dr Phil Hughes, medical director, at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, was also pleased with the additional impact the scheme, funded by income the Trust receives for the flu campaign, has had. “We

are delighted with the increased numbers of staff who took up the option of their flu vaccine this year”, he said.

“Over a thousand more members of staff received the vaccination which, in turn, resulted in the fantastic contribution to help combat tetanus in developing countries.

We are very pleased that our flu campaign has gone beyond making a difference at a local level here in the Trust. I’d like to thank the near 5,000 of our staff who responded and received their vaccination this year proving they are prepared to protect themselves, their families and, most importantly our patients during the winter months.

“We have a big team of vaccinators and trainers who do such a fantastic job in making themselves available to offer the jab to our staff. They are from a variety of professions across the Trust, and I would like to thank them all for their efforts.”

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St Luke’s fundraisers will never walk alone Plymouth’s brightest mass participation event takes to the streets this summer, with teams from Plymouth Argyle and Wolferstans Solicitors proving fundraising is more fun with friends at this year’s St Luke’s Midnight Walk on Saturday July 20.

Just some of the team from Wolferstans who will be taking part in St Luke’s Midnight Walk

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This year’s walk hopes to see thousands of women turn back time to an 80s-themed extravaganza, moving through the city to raise vital funds for end of life care for communities across Plymouth, West Devon and South East Cornwall.

This is the 13th walk for women organised by the charity, often raising a six-figure sum that keeps their life-changing specialist nurses on the road through the rest of the year.

Nickie Drewery from the Plymouth Argyle support team said: “I thought to myself I was going to do the Midnight Walk as the incredible St Luke’s nurses looked after my dad when he fell ill a few years ago. I mentioned it to some of the people I work with at the football club, which has a massive community spirit, and we decided to get a team together.

“We’ve got a mix of everyone, from those that work in the ticket office, ladies from our schools work and those that work in the grounds on match days. We consider ourselves as much a part of the team as the players here and we want to show we’re here to support Plymouth, not just have Plymouth support us.”

This year’s walk offers three routes, either three,

eight or 13 miles, meaning there’s something for everyone looking to get involved. Registration comes in at £22.84, just enough for the muchloved local charity to cover the costs of organising and managing the famous Plymouth event. It’s the generous sponsorship and donations for the walkers’ hard work on top of the fee that go towards the cost of keeping St Luke’s services running.

Also walking on the night will be Fran from Higher Compton and up to 30 friends from Wolferstans Solicitors. It’s her third time taking on the course and she explained: “At the end of the day it’s the taking part that matters but working as a team means we can do more in advertising and getting the word out to raise sponsorship money.

“You never know when you’re going to need St Luke’s so the more fundraising we can all do the more other families can get the really important support they need when someone close to them becomes ill. The care and help that my mum, and all our family, got from the team at St Luke’s made a difficult time much easier.”

The team behind the Midnight Walk is also looking for volunteer marshals and supporters (male or female) to help along the route on the night. Please contact St Luke’s events team on 01752 492626 if you’re interested in helping. All support is hugely welcomed and makes a real difference.

More details on the walk are available at www. stlukesmidnightwalk.co.uk

Film fans will be able to watch blockbuster movies under the stars again this summer after the open air cinema programme was announced.

Plymouth Arts Cinema has announced the films that will be shown this summer, at the spectacular venues of Tinside Lido and Royal William Yard. It has been taking its cinema on tour each summer for a sell-out series of events since 2012. One national newspaper recently featured the programme as a Plymouth top Summer attraction for 2019.

The summer programme opens at Tinside Lido between August 1 and 3 with screenings of the classic Bogart and Bergman movie Casablanca, South West favourite Fisherman’s Friends and rounded off with Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

August bank holiday weekend at Tinside features a selection of films which really will have something for everyone. Friday night will see the screening of the classic shocker, Alien followed on Saturday night with audience favourite, Bohemian Rhapsody and Hitchcock’s The Birds on Sunday evening.

The big weekend at Royal William Yard from September 12 to 14, opens with one of the years’ biggest blockbusters, Captain Marvel.

This is followed by the Rocky Horror Picture Show on Friday the 13th and concludes with the second screening of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Tickets at Royal William Yard cost £9 (bring your own chair). Tickets for Tinside are £10, (chairs will be provided for everyone). VIP tickets at all venues are £18.50 and include a chair and blanket in the VIP area, a packet of Portlebay popcorn and a drink to choose from a glass of Prosecco, a Summerskills Ale or a Luscombe’s soft drink.

For details and booking links visit Plymouth Arts Cinema’s website: www. plymouthartscentre.org/whats-on/open-aircinema-2019/

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Smart Sound Plymouth to support next generation of marine technologies The Marine Business Technology Centre (MBTC) in Devonport has officially launched Smart Sound Plymouth, a proving area for designing, testing and developing cutting edge products and services for the advanced marine sector.

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Using the facilities and expertise available within the MBTC - which is located at Endeavour House in Oceansgate - Smart Sound Plymouth is the first of its kind in the country with a wealth of assets to offer businesses.

The MBTC is a partnership between Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the University of Plymouth, the University of Exeter and the Marine Biological Association. Together, these organisations boast considerable knowledge and expertise in the areas of advanced marine autonomy, alternative propulsion, environmental monitoring, advanced materials and cyber security.

Councillor Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council, said: “The unveiling of Smart Sound Plymouth represents a hugely significant step in making Plymouth and the surrounding area the UK’s centre for the development, testing and proving of cutting edge marine technologies.

“With the MBTC based in our new Oceansgate development, the UK’s first marine enterprise zone, Smart Sound Plymouth will be a unique selling point for the city and is going to be crucial for growing our marine sector.”

Covering over 1,000km2 of ocean off Plymouth Sound, the proving area’s impressive variety of water depth, sea states and weather conditions is ideally suited for conducting sea trials, including sub-sea tests with access to offshore water depths of 75m.

Through the MBTC, access to Smart Sound Plymouth is free for eligible businesses and comprises a number of physical assets to aid technological development. These will include: • An unmanned surface vessel operated by the University of Plymouth • Fully instrumented data buoys that form part of the Western Channel Observatory operated by Plymouth Marine Laboratory • The Continuous Plankton Recorder run by the Marine Biological Association • A fleet of support vessels to facilitate trials.

Smart Sound Plymouth is ideally suited for building and supporting the next generation of marine technologies, and will provide access to a professional team.

Professor Stephen de Mora, chief executive of Plymouth Marine Laboratory, said: “Benefiting from a local partnership of world class organisations, Smart Sound Plymouth, as the best understood and instrumented coastal marine environment in the United Kingdom, provides an excellent opportunity to develop and trial marine innovation.”

The MBTC is designed for Devonbased marine businesses to help develop the next generation of technology.

The centre has received £2.6 million from the European Regional Development Fund alongside contributions from all the partners, bringing the total investment to £4.5 million.

For more information about Smart Sound Plymouth, visit www.smartsoundplymouth.co.uk or to learn more about the MBTC, visit www.oceansgateplymouth.com/ marine-business-technology-centre

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Derriford’s intensive care rehab team wins regional award for Care and Compassion Derriford Hospital’s Intensive Care Rehabilitation Team are the regional champions of the NHS Parliamentary Care and Compassion Award.

The Parliamentary Awards recognise the massive contribution made by individuals who work in and alongside the NHS. The ICU rehab team, lead by Kate Tantam, has been recognised for their dedication to improving rehabilitation and recovery for survivors of critical illness. They have been named regional champions for the South West of England in the ‘Care and Compassion’ category.

Inspired by a patient’s story, Kate undertook an 18-month audit which showed that a third of patients developed symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder after being a patient in ICU. Kate advocated for service development to meet the need identified by her research and her energy ultimately led to the recruitment of a multi-disciplinary critical care rehabilitation team.

The team is currently made up of specialist physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, a clinical psychologist and the animal assisted intervention team. They are also evaluating their impact and service using research, quality improvement and audit.

The research team, which is within in the ICU Rehab team, has a data analyst and expert information visualisation input from Plymouth University and students from the clinical psychology department and the school of computing.

This inter-professional team has helped to shape, share and facilitate a cultural change which extends throughout and beyond the organisation. Since the introduction of the team, the ICU has been able to introduce a Pets as Therapy (PAT) initiative, which sees Hovis the Labradoodle acting as a member of the team, promoting and assisting in physical and psychological rehabilitation.

The Intensive Care Unit now has a garden space of its own thanks to the determination of the team, some kind volunteers, and a lot of elbow grease to clear the unused space.

The garden aids rehabilitation and promotes positive mental health for staff, patients and loved ones. Having an outdoor space also allows terminally ill patients to have their pets visit them in a non-sterile environment.

All of this and more is celebrated through the #rehablegend campaign which promotes the ‘little things that the inter-professional teams can do to promote and enhance recovery’. #rehablegend is a title awarded to anyone who assists with or promotes rehabilitation. The campaign, founded by Kate,

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Kate Tantam (left) , who leads the ICU rehab team pictured with members and Harvey, the younger brother of Hovis the ICU therapy dog and his owner Moira

has had international reach, with requests from France, Switzerland and Australia for #rehablegend light boxes and badges.

“The NHS’s greatest asset is its workforce,” said Kate. “A team that irrespective of designation, role or location pull together to make a difference and to provide care.

“All of the work that we have done in Plymouth is to point out the everyday excellence already embedded in these teams and say well done. Anyone can make a difference to recovery, and anyone can be a #rehablegend. The little things are the big things when it comes to care.”

One patient said: “Being a patient in critical care is like chucking a hand grenade into your

life – it blows everything apart.” Kate and her team’s work aims to defuse that grenade by promoting and facilitating recovery by humanising the critical care environment and building services.

Nominations for the awards were put forward by Plymouth MPs Johnny Mercer and Luke Pollard. As regional champions of the South West of England, the team have been invited to a special awards ceremony in Parliament on July 10 where the national winners will be announced.

Proceedings will be hosted by Dr Sarah Wollaston, chair of the Health and Social Care Select Ceremony, with a special performance planned from the NHS Choir.

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Plymouth in Jessica’s Armed Forces Day design is a winner the top 10 for Engaged Cities Award Eleven-year-old Jessica Horton from Widewell Primary Academy created the winning design for this year’s Plymouth Armed Forces Day badge.

Plymouth has been recognised for its work alongside residents to create and implement solutions that improve lives and communities.

Its groundbreaking crowdfunding ‘City Change Fund’ has helped Plymouth become one of 10 cities to reach the finals for the Cities of Service Engaged Cities Award.

Over 100 cities submitted bids for the award which has a minimum $50,000 prize.

Plymouth and London were the only two European cities to make the shortlist.

The award, underwritten by Bloomberg Philanthropies, highlights the ways that cities are shaping the future with residents and allows cities around the world to learn best practices and implement similar solutions in their own cities.

The shortlisting follows on from the project’s recent triumph when it was awarded the highest accolade given by the Royal Town Planning Institute – the Silver Jubilee Cup. The City Change Fund uses Crowdfund Plymouth to distribute funds raised by developments through the Community Infrastructure Levy. Since 2015, the council has pledged over £250,000 on 60 projects with the Crowdfund Plymouth platform, raising over £1.5 million in the city.

Projects include many from social enterprises delivering projects that are close to local peoples’ hearts. Campaigns have included improving local green space, such as Collings Park Trust to a sonic art silent disco at Devil’s Point.

The council uses the Crowdfunder website to distribute the ‘neighbourhood proportion’ and pledges up to 50 per cent of a project’s costs (up to a maximum of £20,000), if they meet the legislative and Council’s criteria and priorities.

Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Housing and Cooperative Development said: “This means a lot.

“What we set up in Plymouth to make a huge difference to our residents is making people sit up and take notice around the world.

“The City Change Fund has helped us reconnect to communities and city groups in a way we never thought possible. It’s people power and helping our residents make some incredible events and ideas happen – through contributions made by developers.

Myung J. Lee, Cities of Service executive director said: “The 10 finalist cities show the power said:f working alongside their residents to improve lives and provide a model for others to follow.”

Cities of Service received more than 100 applications from cities in the Americas and Europe. With help from an esteemed group of experts, Cities of Service chose 10 finalists, whose solutions achieved impact by engaging citizens in a variety of ways including: impact volunteering, participatory design, crowdsourcing, and citizen-sourced data.

The Engaged Cities Award was open to cities with populations of 30,000+ in the Americas and Europe. Cities of Service will choose up to three winning cities and award a total of at least $50,000. Winners will be announced at CityLab in October.

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Pupils from schools across Plymouth have been competing to create a badge which represents the spirit of Armed Forces Day. Jessica’s winning design shows the iconic Smeaton’s Tower with the Mayflower ship in the centre, against a background of the Devon flag. Her creativity and colourful design really impressed the judges.

Jessica’s pin badge was sold at the Tourist information Centre on the Barbican and the Royal British Legion Pop In Centre on Armada Way for a suggested £3 donation.

The badge was also available to buy at Plymouth Armed Forces Day from the Military Kid’s Club (MKC) Heroes tent in the Royal Navy Village.

All money raised from badge sales goes to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Last year’s badge raised £1,625.

The badge competition is sponsored by Plymouth Military Kid’s Club (MKC Heroes), a tri-service support network for the children of service men and women. The group was formed in Plymouth in 2010 with now the biggest cluster in the country with over 60 member schools. In total, there are more than 10,000 members across the country.

Pete Ogburn, one of the founders of MKC Heroes, visited the school to break the exciting news to Jessica who was very proud to be awarded first place and her father, an army veteran himself, was delighted her design won.

Susanne Archard, area manager for The Royal British Legion, said: “Very well done to Jessica for her winning colourful and imaginative design. It’s great that all the children across Plymouth involved in the competition had this opportunity to think about what their Armed Forces and City

Armed Forces Badge competition winner Jessica Horton pictured with Claire Prynne, headteacher of Widewell Primary School and Andrea Pegg, MKC Heroes co-ordinator at Widewell

means to them.

“All the money raised from donations for the badges helps to fund the vital services and the support the Legion offers to those who are serving and those who have served, their families and dependants. I’m certainly looking forward to wearing Jessica’s badge at

Armed Forces Day.” Jessica won £75 for her badge design with the runners up winning £50 and £25. Jessica received her prize at the Armed Forces Day Flag Raising Ceremony on June 24, which marked the official start of Armed Forces Week.

Apprentice Rose-Marie celebrates An apprentice at a Plymstock surgery is celebrating after achieving a top rating in a key assessment.

Rose-Marie Marsh, 27, achieved a distinction in her business administration apprenticeship End Point Assessment, while training at Skills Group and working at Church View Surgery in Plymstock.

The End Point Assessment (EPA) is a brand new rigorous testing process forming part of the apprenticeship reforms that are being rolled out nationally. The EPA and Apprenticeship Standard replace Frameworks, and are designed to develop and test the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to succeed in the profession.

Rose-Marie, who lives in Beacon Park, said: “I wanted to pursue a career in the health care industry as it is very rewarding being able to help people. In my previous employment I always preferred the business and administrative roles.

“The opportunity to complete my business administration apprenticeship at the surgery was a perfect fit for me. I am very proud that I achieved a distinction and the result has boosted my selfconfidence in my abilities to perform well.”

For the Level 3 business administrator apprenticeship, Rose-Marie had to complete workbased assignments and run her own project. For this, she chose to create a monthly staff newsletter with the aim of improving internal communication and boosting morale with good news stories.

Rose-Marie also had to plan and hold her own meetings, including video conferencing, and take part in recorded verbal discussions and observations.

Chloe Fenner-Smith, operations manager at Church View Surgery, said: “Rose-Marie has done extremely well gaining her distinction whilst successfully learning many of the aspects of surgery administrative roles.

Rose-Marie Marsh and Chloe Fenner-Smith, operations manager at Church View Surgery

“This has enabled Rose-Marie to be multi skilled within the surgery and also now have a nationally recognised qualification behind her. We are all very proud of the achievement Rose-Marie has accomplished, well done!”

Rose-Marie started her apprenticeship in January 2018 and has now been offered a permanent position at Church View Surgery as a medical administrator.

She said: “I am delighted to have been offered a position at the surgery and look forward to my future career here. I would like to build on my experience and hopefully move up into more senior positions. Thank you to Skills Group for such a wonderful opportunity and I hope to progress onto my Level 4 business administration

qualification.”

Sharon Chaffe, Skills Group managing director said: “We are proud of Rose-Marie’s success.

The distinction highlights her hard work and commitment to her training, as well as recognising our dedicated team and their efforts in preparing our learners for the EPA at our state-of-the-art training facilities.

“Congratulations also to the team at Church View Surgery who have supported Rose-Marie throughout her employment. Rose-Marie is proof that apprenticeships work, combining on-the-job training with study to ensure the learner receives a thorough and practical start to their career. We look forward to following Rose-Marie’s progress in the future.”

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Guest of honour Peter Shilton pictured with Argyle’s new manager Ryan Lowe and other dignatories at the official opening of the Manadon Sports Hub

A new multi-million-pound sports hub in Manadon which is expected to support 30,000 people taking part in physical activity a year has been officially opened.

The facility which includes a floodlit third generation (3G) artificial grass pitch, one adult and one junior grass football pitches, a new artificial cricket wicket, eight grass wickets and a four-team changing pavilion was made possible thanks to investment from Argyle Community Trust, Plymouth City Council, the Premier League, The FA, Football Foundation, Sport England and the England and Wales Cricket Board.

After Plymouth City Council and the Argyle Community Trust netted an £880,000 grant from the Football Foundation towards the project, work started on the site in February 2018. The sports hub is based on the site of the former Ministry of Defence pitches on St Peter’s Road and is set to become an integral venue for community sport in the local area.

Mark Lovell, head of community, Argyle Community Trust said: “This space is more than just a place where people play sport, but it will be a place that the community can use at its centre for education and social events.

“The project has involved a great deal of planning and I would like to place on record my sincere thanks to Plymouth City Council and all the partners involved.

“It has been a genuine partnership throughout and a source of huge pride that the facility is now open to the public. There is no doubt the Manadon Sports Hub is the largest project ever undertaken by the Trust and a reflection of the progress we have made over the past decade.

“Working in unison with Plymouth City Council and Argyle Community Trust, it is a very special moment seeing the community enjoying this fantastic facility.”

The venue will be open to everybody from schools, small sided football leagues and football development to private parties, fitness classes, health and wellbeing activities as well as disability sports, Frisbee clubs and community sessions.

Guests at the official opening were given an exclusive tour of the new facility and were able to see school children competing in a football tournament on the 3G pitch as well as players from Plymouth Civil Service and Roborough cricket club using the cricket nets.

There was also a surprise appearance from former England footballer and Argyle legend Peter Shilton who was delighted to be back in the city where Peter secured his first management job with a three-and-a-half-year stay, getting Plymouth Argyle into the playoffs in only his second season.

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invited to the event. He added: “I really enjoyed my time in Plymouth...the people here are fantastic.”

Peter was accompanied at the event by Paul Hart, secretary of Argyle Legends and Argyle’s newly-appointed manager Ryan Lowe.

The Manadon Sports and Community Hub will Former Argyle manager Peter Shilton with the club’s newly appointed boss Ryan Lowe

be one of the best sports facilities in the city and will see the return of many cricket teams being based and able to play within the city boundary after many dedicated spaces disappeared for the sport in Plymouth.

Deputy Council Leader Peter Smith said: “This fantastic new facility has been years in the planning but absolutely worth the wait.

“It’s not just somewhere to play sport – it’s been designed with the whole community in mind, with spaces for all sorts of physical, health,

education and social activities that really bring people together.

“The all-weather pitch has been massively popular and now the main pavilion is open people of all ages and abilities can really start to get the best out of the facilities and sessions on offer.

Once the grass pitches and wickets are complete, we will be well on our way to establishing Plymouth’s first cricket and football development hub and bringing cricket home again.

“We’re proud to have worked alongside the Argyle Community Trust to transform what used to be a run-down and underused site into what is, without doubt, one of the best sports facilities in the city.”

Partner clubs Kitto All Saints, YMCA All Saints, SB Frankfort and Plymouth Parkway FC all play at the Manadon hub and the new facilities will provide them with improved all-year round access for training and match play. YMCA All Saints are also a FA Charter Standard Community Club and will be able to deliver football sessions at the site for people with learning difficulties such as autism and ADHD. Devon FA identified the site as a strategic priority to focus on growing football development opportunities within the local area. By working alongside the partner clubs the aim is to create an additional 13 teams playing at St Peter’s Road over the next five years. Team growth will primarily focus on youth football and it is projected that female teams will double from five to ten teams.

The sports hub will also be used to deliver coach education by Plymouth YMCA and Devon FA. With an emphasis on coaching opportunities directly supporting the partner clubs and local community it will enable the football coaching workforce to organically grow.

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Royal William Yard serves up tennis on the big screen Tennis fans are invited to take to the green at the Royal William Yard to catch the Wimbledon action live on the city’s only big screen.

Running from July 1 to 14, the Yard’s lawn will play host to a tennis extravaganza, complete with all the key matches screened live, deckchairs, plenty of Pimm’s and lashings of strawberries and cream throughout the tournament.

For those keen to get into the swing of things, a variety of tennis themed activities will be on offer throughout the Wimbledon weekends. Nuffield’s racquet coaches will be providing free tennis lessons on the lawn for the whole family to enjoy, taking place on July 6, 7, 13 and 14 from 9am to 5pm. Alongside a range of pop up activities and free face painting, visitors can expect plenty of summer fun!

To truly bring the Wimbledon experience to Plymouth, themed refreshments will be available from some of the Yard’s restaurants. Visitors can sip Summer Spritzers, Cocktails and classic Pimm’s at Bistrot Pierre. Sweet and savoury options from the Small Plates menu will also be available and can be enjoyed on the terrace or benches on the lawn. The Yard’s independent wine lounge Le Vignoble, will be tempting tennis fans with plentiful portions of strawberries and cream, perfectly paired alongside a generous glass of Pimm’s and Lemonade or fine sparkling wine.

To celebrate the sporting action, Royal William Yard is also offering one lucky winner the opportunity to watch the Wimbledon Men’s Final match with a luxury Devon cream tea and prosecco hamper. Commencing on July 1, those interested in entering simply need to visit the Yard’s Facebook page – RWY Royal William Yard @RoyalWilliamYd and like and share the competition post to be in with a chance of winning. The winner will be announced on July 8 and will need to be available to collect the prize from Royal William Yard.

Hailey Cattle, regional marketing manager, Royal William Yard said: “With Wimbledon the official start to the summer, Royal William Yard is the perfect place to soak up the fun and excitement that surrounds Britain’s biggest sporting event.

Bringing the experience to life, tennis enthusiasts, families and visitors can take to the lawn, sit in our giant deckchair, play summer games and relax enjoying the tennis in the open air and sampling summer refreshments – perfect!” In addition to the tennis…

Whether a tennis enthusiast or a day visitor, Royal William Yard has something for everyone to enjoy throughout the Wimbledon season. Sunday July 7 will see the return of the popular Good Food and Craft Market, spread across the green from 10am – 3pm. Attracting some of the South West’s top crafted wares and the region’s finest food and drink, the July market is set to be better than ever with a host of additional pop up traders just for Wimbledon.

With the weekend set to be abuzz with artisan activity, Ocean Artists and Makers Market will be held on July 6 and 7 from 10am to 4pm. An opportunity to meet artists and makers and peruse stunning handmade wares, visitors can expect a fresh and contemporary take on traditional crafts.

For those seeking a Sunday with a little more adventure, South West SUP will be hosting The Drake’s Island Paddle on July 7 from 8am to 11.30am. In aid of The Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health, the event provides the opportunity to discover Drake’s Island by paddleboard whilst helping to raise money for Men’s Health across Devon and Cornwall. To embark on this adventure, entry costs £20 if you have your own board or £30 to hire one from South West SUP. With plenty of Summer entertainment on offer throughout July, the Yard welcomes a range of eclectic live music as part of the popular Yard Sessions. Taking place every Friday evening

Tops Day Nurseries are officially opened by Claire Bradford from Surfers Against Sewage Tops Day Nurseries in Plymouth recently celebrated an official open day with Claire Bradford, regional representative for Plymouth from the nationally recognised Surfers Against Sewage.

Due to Tops Day Nurseries being one of the UK’s most eco sustainable family of day nurseries, Claire from Surfers Against Sewage was supportive of the open day and unveiled an opening plaque which is proudly displayed outside of Tops Efford and Tops Bretonside.

Tops Efford, based at Dell Children’s Centre

boasts a large, secure garden which the children took great pride in showing off to their special visitor, whilst showing Claire all of their new natural resources.

Inside the children demonstrated their knowledge of how to protect the environment by taking part in a litter picking activity as well as saving marine animals in a water tray by using nets to fish out plastic pollution.

At Tops Bretonside Claire was impressed with a ‘Don’t throw it, show it’ eco display board and the opportunity for children to explore nature through their well utilised garden and mud kitchen. Claire was also shown the bamboo toothbrushes used across the Tops family and learnt more about the real nappy campaign, which is backed by the charity GECCO. Dom Ferris, education manager with Surfers Against Sewage said: “With almost 1000 schools and nurseries across the UK joining our Plastic Free Schools movement we get to see and hear many wonderful stories of positive, pupil-led campaigning. However every now and then a story like this stands out!

“Surfers Against Sewage would like to thank and celebrate the students and staff of Tops Day Nurseries for their ‘above and beyond’ work to remove single-use plastics and inspiring others to do the same.

“We can’t wait to see the Plastic Free plaques too!”

Left: Claire Bradford from Surfers Against Sewage chatting with youngsters at Efford Right: Claire with Tops Day Nurseries managing director Cheryl Hadland and the Tops plastic free pledge banner

One of the children at the Efford nursery learning how to collect plastic

throughout the summer between 5pm and 8.30pm, Firestone Bay holds host to a range of musical genres, courtesy of handpicked International and South West artists.

Members of the audience can enjoy the music with hot street food from SUP Grub, a craft beer from Steel Brew Co. or a glass of wine in hand, courtesy of Le Vignoble.

Located at the home of South West SUP, stand up paddleboard sessions will also be offer from 3pm to 4.30pm as well as regular club paddle sessions from 6pm to 7pm.

Hailey added: “With plenty to discover and explore, Wimbledon on the Green is just one of the many activities on offer as part of the Yard’s bursting events calendar. From the monthly Good Food and Craft Market that showcases the finest artisan creations, to making the most of the surrounding coast with a wealth of marina activity or soaking up some live music, the Yard has experiences aplenty to enjoy this summer.”

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OUTGOING DEPUTY LORD MAYOR HELPS HOSPITAL RADIO MARK 50 YEARS OF BROADCASTING As one of his final duties before leaving office, Plymouth’s outgoing Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Chris Mavin unveiled a plaque at Hospital Radio Plymouth’s Bircham House studios to mark the station’s 50th year of broadcasting.

Representatives from a number of organisations, including the Lions Club of Plymouth, local Freemasons, the Royal Eye Infirmary League of Friends, Tor Bridge High School and the University College of St Mark and St John, turned out for the event and a tour of the studios and to meet some of the station’s presenters.

Later Cllr Mavin took part in a programme with Dawn Cawley, who is now into her 22nd year broadcasting on the station, and Dawn asked him

about some of the things he had done during his year in office as Deputy Lord Mayor and he also read out some requests chosen by listeners in wards at Derriford Hospital.

During his visit Cllr Mavin also spoke with pupils and staff from Tor Bridge High which is situated in his own electoral ward of Moor View. Year 7 and 8 pupils from the school have been making recordings in their drama lessons for the Tor Bridge High Radio Show which is broadcast on Hospital Radio Plymouth on Sunday afternoons at 4pm.

The station is now planning a formal 50th anniversary dinner for current and past members of the station. Enquiries about this can be sent to 50@hospitalradioplymouth.org,uk Cllr Mavin with Hospital Radio volunteers and staff and pupils from Tor Bridge High

The winners are pictured with health service staff who attended the presentation. Left to right are: Kevin McSherry, county commander South and West Devon, South Western Ambulance Service; Naz Ahmed; Alberto Bromeo; Khalid Tijani; Don Yeldo; Virginia Stiff, recruitment manager, Livewell Southwest

Boniface students scoop first prize in NHS careers contest Four boys from St Boniface’s Catholic College have been crowned regional winners of Health Education England’s Step into the NHS secondary school competition.

Don Yeldo, Khalid Tijani, Naz Ahmed and Alberto Bromeo, all aged 14, created a jigsaw about the role of a paramedic to scoop the South West regional award. They beat 117 other entries from the region.

The Step into the NHS contest, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, aims to showcase the breadth of career options in the NHS and combat gender stereotypes while giving students valuable job-seeking skills for the future.

All entrants were asked to research their dream NHS career and design a creative advert and job description.

A delighted Don said on behalf of the winners: “Taking part in the competition was great as we got the chance to explore all the different jobs you can do as part of the NHS which we didn’t know about before. We worked really hard on our entry, which was about paramedics, and had to put a lot of thought into it.

“Creating the jigsaw was really interesting and a great way to learn about what paramedics do. We think that the jigsaw we’ve created is really fun!”

Rachael Hudson, vocational and careers coordinator at St Boniface’s Catholic College, added: “The pupils thoroughly enjoy taking part in this competition.

“It’s a great opportunity to see groups of students working together as a team and thinking outside the box. We’re extremely proud of our students and the innovative puzzle they made for the competition.”

Professor Ian Cumming, chief executive, Health Education England, commented: “I have been delighted by the wide variety of roles that have featured in this year’s entries, ranging from drama therapists to paramedics and nurses. It’s a true celebration of the NHS and the numerous careers on offer.

“It’s more important than ever that we act now to inspire the next generation of NHS staff. Step into the NHS supports this by showcasing its fantastic careers.

“I would like to congratulate all the pupils who entered this year, and particularly our regional and national winners.”

More information about Step into the NHS can be found at: https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/ schools

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Plymouth leads the way in dealing with effects of childhood trauma The community of Ernesettle is leading the NSPCC’s flagship Together for Childhood programme with organisations across Plymouth working with local residents to develop and test ways to best protect children. The Together for Childhood team provide the latest monthly update on its work to keep children safe from sexual abuse.

Plymouth will become one of the first cities in the country to try an innovative new approach to tackling the effects of childhood trauma.

The City Council’s Cabinet is going to be making a commitment to support the work of a Trauma-Informed Network to understand the impact of childhood trauma on people’s behaviour in adulthood.

There is a strong link between the experience of multiple childhood traumas and adverse outcomes in adulthood ranging from criminal offending to drug and alcohol misuse, poor mental health and obesity.

Plymouth’s Trauma-Informed Network is made up of more than 70 professionals, from a number of different agencies including; Devon and Cornwall Police, city schools, Barnardos, NSPCC, Harbour, Devon CCG and Plymouth City Council, all with insight of how trauma can affect people. The network will start to look at a system wide approach to tackling the effects of trauma by:

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• preventing traumas occurring in the first place • promoting protective factors for all children • recognising the behaviours that may be the result of trauma and intervening appropriately • helping adults who are already suffering adverse consequences Councillor Sally Haydon, Cabinet Member for Customer Focus and Community Safety said: “We know that for some people the effects of a childhood trauma such as sexual

abuse, domestic violence or the death of a parent can have a lasting impact on them which often leads to drug and alcohol abuse, offending and risk taking behaviour.

“We also know that we need a city wide approach to be able to support people and help them understand their past traumas to be able to support them to move forward with their lives.”

The development of Plymouth into a trauma informed city will ensure more effective treatment is offered through joined up services that think about the person as a

whole and what experiences they have had, rather than a one size fits all response.

To move the project forward, two workers from the Plymouth NSPCC office and a representative from Barnardo’s will be spending some regular time with Plymouth City Council’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) to share knowledge, and understand more about the council’s perspective on Trauma Informed Intervention.

They have found there are many crossovers between this the ‘Trauma Informed’ building block and the ‘Preventing Offending and Harmful Sexual Behaviour’ building block, and that research and knowledge spans both areas.

Better understanding the effects traumatic events can have on someone, or how adverse childhood experiences impact later life can help us understand or prevent offending or harmful sexual behaviour.

The overall aim is to help people get the help and support that they need so that situations don’t escalate and harm is prevented.

If you want to find out more about Together for Childhood contact the NSPCC in Plymouth at Plymouth.Servicecentre@nspcc.org.uk or 01752 422577 or visit the NSPCC website.

Adults with a concern about the welfare of a child can contact the NSPCC’s helpline for advice and support on 0808 800 5000 or help@nspcc.org.uk.

Children can contact Childline on 0800 1111 or childline.org.uk 24/7, 365 days a year.

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Pals Harry and David to take part in charity ‘Incubator Push’ for Keep Me Close appeal Two young boys who owe their lives to the skill of staff at Derriford Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will be taking part in a charity Incubator Push later this month.

Six year olds Harry Hepburn and David Wade-Gibson were both born prematurely and spent time in the care of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Today the pair are good friends and both attend Whitleigh Primary School. They will be joined by around 20 other children and adults on July 27 on the 10 mile Incubator Push.

The walk aims to raise awareness and funds for the Keep Me Close appeal, which helps with accommodation for parents of premature children in the NICU. Harry’s mum Ellie, who will be taking part in the walk said: “The aim of the charity is to raise enough money to build accommodation for parents who have babies on the unit.

“At the moment, there is very limited space for parents, and priority is given to the parents whose babies are very sick. Many parents face the daily agony of walking away and leaving their sick babies, and possibly travelling miles to get home.

“My youngest son, Harry, was born very prematurely six years ago, and spent over two months in the NICU at Derriford. I was very fortunate, in that I live in Plymouth, and only had to get the bus home. I can only imagine how awful it must be to get that dreaded phone call in the middle of the night, saying that you need to come to the hospital as soon as possible, but to be miles away.”

She said that she and many other parents who have been through the NICU ‘rollercoaster of a journey’ feel so passionately about supporting the Keep Me Close charity.

Ellie said: “We will be leaving Derriford Hospital at around 8am on July 27, with an incubator, and pushing it all the way to the city centre and back again.

“We will have collection buckets for people to donate any loose change they may have, but this is also largely about raising awareness and not just funds.

“My boy Harry will be doing as much of the walk as he can manage but he has a chronic kidney condition, so it is unlikely he will do the whole walk. My four year old daughter Ivy will also be with us on the walk.”

David, who was on NICU at the same time as Harry will be doing the walk for the second year running.

Ellie added: “Harry and David fought for their lives at the same time on the neonatal unit, they shared an ambulance to Bristol when they needed operations while on NICU, and they also started at the same school together. It is quite a remarkable friendship NICU warriors then friends.

“The staff on NICU are amazing, they not only work miracles saving tiny lives, but they support the families of these special babies too. The NICU journey is life changing, and myself and many other parents try to show our gratitude by taking part in these events, to give a little back to the unit to which we owe so much,” she said.

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Pals Harry (left) and David will take part in the charity walk

care when needed. It is the only ward of its type this side of Bristol. NICU cares for over 1,000 babies and their families every year from in and around the South West.

Because of the nature of the babies NICU cares for, parents are encouraged to remain close by to promote bonding, maternal and paternal mental health as well as getting involved in their baby’s care which is in itself vital to the development of their child.

The unit houses as many parents as possible at its on-site accommodation. This is generally reserved for those parents who are displaced away from their home hospital and currently the unit is only able to house four sets of parents.

With extreme preterm infants who can expect a stay in hospital for over 100 days, it is an extremely expensive and long time to be away from your home and immediate family.

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Living to the audience of one...

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By Chris Cole, Founder of Cross Rhythms

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I recently heard a great phrase from somebody very close to me. The phrase was: ‘that Jesus had a lot of fans, but not necessarily followers.’

It was in the context of the two of us discussing what authentic Christian spirituality looked like. This person had gone through a seriously traumatic and tough time but had not let go of their faith in Christ Jesus, despite the very real pain of their circumstances. At the same time because of that deep spiritual faith and connection with God they were also able to be real with their emotions going through the process, thus revealing their emotional and relational intelligence.

When it comes to an answer for people’s growing challenges with mental health, loneliness and issues of wellbeing, a connection with ‘our Creator’ provides an anchor in the incredible storms of life that we are all prone to experience at some time or other. Jesus Himself said: “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because

I have overcome the world.” John 16 v 33.

The phrase I mentioned at the start of this article can be likened to a football analogy: I know some really committed football fans who are absolutely dedicated to their clubs, but with respect to everybody who follows a club they don’t play at a professional level for the team.

Playing seriously on the pitch where the rules of the game are quite exacting, and every member of the team must train to experience the games being won or lost is a demanding process. Win on the pitch and you have more fans, lose and you’re in big trouble. It’s the stuff of life that besets us all.

That is why I recommend to our church members: “live to the audience of one” because Jesus is the only one who truly judges you fairly whether you win or lose with some of the choices that are Chris Cole

made on the journey of life. I’ve been around the church community for almost forty years and much of it is wonderful with many people trying their best to be a support to their teammates, but the church is still made up of people on a journey requiring increased healing, maturity and in need of constant training or what the church calls discipleship.

Christianity is a lifestyle that requires training and only truly works if the individual applies his or herself to the process. I believe that if you come to church with a hungry heart to know about God, you’ll receive a revelation of communication from His heart to yours, not just some religious information solely to your head. The essential issues of life come out of the spiritual heart of a human being.

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meaning of life are more than a process of the cerebral intellect gathering information. They are part of a wonderful process of training which reveals a person’s identity, intrinsic value and purpose for living in both this life and the next.

It is anything, but boring.

There is a great Christian apologist called Ravi Zacharias who you can watch on YouTube at any time and who debates at Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton and Yale, to name a few places of learning originally established as Christian Universities. He has a phrase for his organisation which says RZIM (Ravi Zacharias International Ministries) has been set up “to help those who think to believe and those who believe to think.” We need to employ both head and heart in balance to handle the challenges that come our way. When we know, experientially by God’s interaction with us our incredible worth to Him, then we are equipped to play a great game on the pitch of life and not just be spectators in the stands. God doesn’t want you religious, he wants you free and a life changer, winning in life despite how tough the game can sometimes get.

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Council U-turn on plans to remove cobbles from West Pier

A petition signed by thousands of people has led to a U-turn by Plymouth City Council over plans to remove cobbles from part of West Pier.

The planned programme of work on the historic pier - which is home to the Mayflower Steps - originally allowed for the cobbles to be replaced by flat-cut natural stone.

However, after a public outcry Council Leader Tudor Evans issued a statement confirming that the cobbles will stay. He said: “The council has to repair West Pier so it does not collapse into the sea and to do that vital work we need to lift the cobbles.

“The plan was to re-lay the cobbles nearby on the Barbican, but over the last few days it has been made abundantly clear to me that people want to see the cobbles put straight back on West Pier once repairs have been made. I have listened to what has been said and I have made it clear to the project team that the cobbles must remain on West Pier - and they will.”

Apart from repairing the surface of the peir, the plans include: • New coordinated street furniture and lighting – natural stone seating and lighting columns will run along the pier’s north side and will include street furniture needed for events, such as power supply points, waste bins, bollards and a drinking fountain • A new cantilevered balcony at the east end of the pier for people to get a cracking view of the Sound and Mountbatten • A new scheme of interpretation highlighting the story of Plymouth as a key point of departure for the Mayflower and over the centuries.

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Your guide to community events in your area Crownhill Library Rhymetime Tuesdays, 2.15pm - 2.45pm Songs and nursery rhymes for babies and toddlers.

Libraries also run regular story times for under 5s.

Chatterbooks Tuesdays, 4pm - 4.45pm Chatterbooks are reading groups for children aged between 8 and 12.

Pebble Art Thursdays, 3.30pm - 5pm Join in the fun during this pebble art activity session.

Book Group Second Thursday of the month, 2.15pm - 3.15pm Meet up to talk about what you’ve been reading. Each month there will be a different book to read and discuss.

Estover Library Grandparents Session Fridays, 2pm - 3pm Join in on the weekly drop in session for grandparents and carers of the under 5s with stories for the little ones.

Craft Group Second and last Monday of the month, 10.30am 11.30am For anyone who enjoys sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet or any other crafts. Bring along what you’re working on or drop in for a chat.

Southway Library Work Club Mondays, 9.30am - 11.30am Get help with searching for jobs, CVs, basic IT skills, interviews and more.

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.

Book Group First Tuesday of the month, 2pm - 3pm First Wednesday of the month, 4.45pm - 5.45pm Meet up to talk about what you’ve been reading. Each month there will be a different book to read and discuss.

Rhymetime Wednesdays, 10am - 10.30am Songs and nursery rhymes for babies and toddlers.

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

Memory Café Thursdays, 10am - 12pm Drop in for a reminiscence, arts and crafts, singing or to see a friendly face and have a cuppa.

Lego Club Thursdays, 4pm - 5pm The Lego is supplied, you supply the imagination and building skills.

Writers Group On the second and last Thursday of the month, 6pm - 7.30pm For anyone with an interest in writing stories or plays.

Drop in.

Family History Group Fridays, 2pm - 4pm Get help and advice on tracing your family history.

West Park Library IT for Beginners Tuesdays, 3pm - 4pm Aimed at beginners, find out what you can do online by signing up to ‘Learn My Way’. Or bring along your own device, staff will be on hand to help.

Lego Club Wednesdays, 3.30pm - 4.30pm The Lego is supplied, you supply the imagination and building skills.

Book Group Second Thursday of the month, 2pm - 3pm Meet up to talk about what you’ve been reading. Each

month there will be a different book to read and discuss.

Events at Mainstone Community Centre Beginners line dance class 6.15 pm -7.15 pm Thursday evening. Cost £4; Bingo every Wednesday night,cost £6; healthy activities hour, Monday 11 am to 12 noon.

Free to all ages, all abilities.

Plymouth Musical Activities Club Thursdays Youth music group for nine to 18 year olds. Meet at Courtlands School Eggbuckland (term time).

Staffed by volunteers who teach guitars, keyboards, drums, singing and flutes and clarinets. We support local events and twice a year hold concerts in the Devonport Playhouse. The children are only charged £1 per week. www.plymouthmac.co.uk Dancing Duo Fortnightly Saturdays With Henry and Jeannie at Elm Community Centre in Estover (near Asda) for ballroom, Latin and sequence, old time and more. Time 7.45pm to 10.45pm free parking. Entry £6. Bring your own drinks and and snacks.

Coffee Morning and Book Stall Thursdays Crownhill Methodist Church hall from 10am to 11.30am. Join us for a cup of tea or coffee, biscuit and a chat. All welcome.

Plymouth Dog Training Club Meets at St Edward’s Church Hall, Eggbuckland on Wednesday evenings. For details call 01752 350788.

Plymouth Marjon Hockey Club Hockey for all ages and abilities from age 5 through to 60+ with weekly coaching and regular matches based at the University of St Mark & St John. Tuesdays & Thursdays 5-6pm age 7-11 boys and girls. Girls age 10+ and senior ladies Tuesday evening. Men’s Club training Wednesday 7.15-9pm. Boys age 10+ and senior men Thursday evening. Sunday mornings boys and girls aged 5 to 14 years. For details visit www.pmhc.co.uk Parents, Babies and Toddler Group Tuesdays and Fridays Come and join us, meet new friends during term time at Crownhill Methodist Church Hall, 10am-11.30am.

Booking recommended as places are limited. Call Anne 07791332503.

Plymouth Striders Running Club Twice weekly Meet at Widewell School, Lulworth Drive, Widewell (behind The George at Roborough). Mondays and Thursdays 6.30pm. Over 16 years and all abilities welcome. For info contact widewellstriders@yahoo. com or check out our website www.widewellstriders. co.uk 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.

Coffee Afternoon Thursdays Mainstone Community Centre hold a weekly coffee afternoon every Thursday at 2pm Lets Work It Out! Mondays Weekly drop-in at the Efford Youth and Community Centre (Blandford Road PL3 6HU). Friendly help and support for all ages and abilities in a relaxed environment Mondays 2-5pm. Basic computer skills, job searching and CV/application writing, voluntary/ work placements and training courses, benefits advice and free tea and coffee! Starting March 14.

To find out more call Becky on 07933916513 or email letsworkitout@mail.com Bumps & Babes Group Fridays Make new friends with other parents and parents-tobe. A weekly group welcoming all parents, parentsto-be and carers held in Crownhill. Organised by NCT Plymouth and West Devon branch. Refreshments,

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Queen’s Honour for Ian

Plymouth’s Ian Sherriff, a leading figure in dementia care and research, has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Ian, who is Academic Partnership lead for dementia at the University of Plymouth and Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Society, received the award for services to people affected by dementia.

His commitment to campaigning for people who might not otherwise have a voice has been recognised around the world, most recently in Japan where he was invited as a keynote speaker to the Osaka National Dementia Conference. The Japanese delegation said he ‘lit the heart of Japan for dementia’ – and his impact has resonated in local, regional and national communities.

Locally, Ian’s work has helped Plymouth to become the first dementia friendly community in the UK. He was integral in setting up the Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance (PDAA), of which he is currently Chair, enabling a citywide approach to dementia awareness.

He delivers dementia awareness sessions to healthcare professionals and students, and at organisations including the BBC, Plymouth City chat and toys. £1 donation to the NCT Charity. More information Sally Hall 07702 738757 The Filling Station, Yelverton Every fourth Thursday Top up spiritually: we are not a church but an informal way of expressing the Christian faith at monthly meetings. Everybody is welcome. Meet at Clearbook Village Hall at 7.30pm. For details visit www.thefillingstation.org.uk or contact Les and Di Wood 01822 854877.

Singing 4 Fun Thursdays We welcome new members. St Pauls Church, Torridge Way, Efford from 2pm to 3.30pm. For details call Janette 07854 850830.

Moors Edge U3A Second Thursday of the month New members welcome. Meets at the Woolwell Centre PL6 7TR. Guest speakers and a variety of social events. Growing number of interest groups including bridge for beginners, wine tasting, weekenders, jazz, Spanish, art appreciation and still more to start.

Socially, we will be enjoying ‘High Tea’ at Yelverton Golf Club and our date for Xmas Lunch has been set for December 15. Details of our Groups etc can be found on the Moors Edge website, Facebook and reminders are now put on Streetlife.

Whitleigh: Tea, Toast and Timebanking Wednesdays 10-12.

Four Greens Community Trust Hub, 15 The Green, Whitleigh. Share a cuppa and a chat with local people. Everyone welcome. 01752 875916 Whitleigh: Mini Allotment Group.

Alternate Wednesdays 12-1pm. Four Greens Community Trust Hub, 15 The Green, Whitleigh. Come and potter in our little garden. No experience necessary. 01752 875916 Bingo at Leigham Community Hall Wednesday night bingo eyes down 7pm; Barnardo’s Children’s Centre, Whitleigh Monday: Parenting Groups. Call 875933 for more information; Garden Time - come and play outside 11.30am to 12.30pm Tuesday: Sensational Babies - sensory experience for pre-walkers 9.30am to 10.45am; Bump Buddies - for pregnant ladies and partners 1pm to 2.30pm. Booking essential.

Wednesday: Garden Time - come and play outside 11am to 12 noon; Thursday: Midwife clinic appointments only 9.30am 4pm; Latch-On group 10am to 11.30am; Step by Step for children with additional needs 1pm to 2.15pm; Friday: Community cafe 9.30am to 11am. For more information call 01752 875933.

Council, Plymouth Argyle Devonport Naval Base.

Ian is the driving force behind seven Plymouth Dementia Conferences, attracting national and international speakers.

Ian, whose role within the Alzheimer’s Society sees him travel the country to work with people to become Dementia Friends, said:”I’m completely blown away by the honour, and it’s a testament to the hard work of everyone involved in putting Plymouth – as a University and city – at the forefront of dementia care.”

Ian Sherriff

Regular Events at William Sutton Village Hall, Crownhill Mondays: New Age Kurling for over 50s 12.30pm to 2pm; ACT Community Theatre group 7pm to 9pm; Tuesdays: Knit & Natter 1.30pm to 3.30pm; Wednesdays: Lace making 7pm to 9pm (except summer holidays); Fridays: Yoga 10am to 12pm (except school holidays); Saturdays: Bingo 2pm to 4pm; Katie Su School of Dance Mondays 10am to 11am and 4pm to 6.30pm; Wednesdays 4pm to 6.30pm and Saturdays 9am to 1pm. Every second Sunday 11am to 1pm Plymouth O Gauge model railway group.

Derriford Townswomen’s Guild Second Tuesday of the month at 2pm (except August) We meet at Derriford Church Hall, Powisland Drive Drive, Derriford, Plymouth. Visitors are very welcome to come to our meeting to see if they are interested in joining our Guild. We usually have a speaker and if you decide to join our guild we also have a gardening club, craft group and social studies group.

A coffee morning is held each month and there is also a scrabble group and bridge club. For further information you can contact our Secretary Jenny Homeyard on 01752 781291.

Sensational Babies Tuesdays and Wednesdays A baby group with some sensory experiences for prewalkers. Tuesdays at Whitleigh Children’s Centre 9am to 10.45am; Wednesdays at Southernway Children’s Centre 9.30am to 10.45am.

Prince Rock Dog Training & Agility Club Dog training from puppies and beginners, to more advance level. Thursday and Friday evenings at St Edward The Confessor Church Hall, Home Park Avenue, Peverell. Dog Agility on Tuesday evenings, summer months. Flyball on Tuesday evenings, winter months.

For more information ring Jenny on 01752 772411 Car Boot Sale Every Sunday George Park & Ride PL67HB Sellers 7am Buyers 7.30am. Cars £7 Vans £10-£15 Refreshments and toilets on site. All funds raised go to Colebrook Community Centre which is a totally self funding charity. For further details please contact Kay 01752 200046.

Plymouth Miniature Steam Plymouth Miniature Steam is a group of like minded enthusiasts who have an interest in steam engines, model engineering , or any interesting engineering artefact or machine, the club runs a miniature railway in Pendeen Crescent, Southway. for the benefit of members and the local community, Pictures of our activities can be seen on our website (www. plymouthminiaturesteam.co.uk). Some members are able to build their own miniature railway engines

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and traction engines as well as a wide range of other large scale models, these are often seen in use at the railway, the club caters for both junior and senior members of all abilities and can train new members in engine management and construction. We run an apprenticeship scheme for junior members under 18, and welcome new members of all ages that want to get involved and learn new skills. Contact Rob Hitchcock on 01822 852479 for further details.

Flamenco Beginners Lessons Thursdays Friendly and social group with a passion for Flamenco and Spanish culture. Lessons are for beginners but more experienced dancers are welcome as we use a range of levels where students can develop their technique through hand and arm movements and foot tapping. Flamenco is a fun way to exercise whilst learning this fiery and emotional dance. Meet at Plymouth School of Creative Arts (dance studio) 6-7pm Sevillanas Rumbas & Castanets 7-8pm Compas of 12 & Rumbas. For details call Mercedes on 07848836630 or FB Mercedes Romero Flamenco Salsa and more.

RAF Association (Plymouth Branch) Dates of branch meetings for 2019 are as follows: March 27, April 24, May 22, June 26, July 24, Aug 28, Sept 25, Oct 23 and Nov 27. Meetings will start at 10.30am, followed by a coffee break around 11am, all held at Raffles Club, Ermington Terrace, Mutley, Plymouth. 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 also help to keep the association alive.

RASC/RCT/RLC Association (Plymouth Branch) Branch meetings are now held on a Tuesday evening at 8pm in order that we may be able to meet up with the Army Reservists after their drill session. The branch meetings will be held as usual at the Army Reserve Centre Brest Road Derriford and the dates for 2019 are as follows: May 14, July 9, Sept 10, Nov 12. The AGM will be on Tuesday Jan 14, 2020 at 8pm. Please attend as many meetings as you can to give support to your committee, in order to keep the branch alive. If any member need support please contact the branch secretary or welfare officer. The Corps Annual Dinner will be held mid January 2020.

Adult Children of Alcoholics Meetings Tuesdays 6pm – 7.15pm. St Barnabas Church, The Lounge (enter by separate entrance to left of surgery), St Barnabas Terrace, Pennycomequick, Plymouth PL1 5NN. Visit the website at www.adultchildrenofalcoholics.co.uk.

National Phone 01590 610 936.

Badminton Club Fridays Non league club meets on Friday evenings at Whiteford Road, Plymouth to play casual badminton.

All adults welcome including over fifties. For further details contact rcbeasley@btinternet.com Book Stall, Social Call Second Saturday of month Join in the games and fun at Plymouth Unitarian Church, Notte Street. Books, tea, coffee and cake for sale. 2pm to 4pm. Proceeds to support the local Samaritans and the Smile train, an overseasd medical charity, repairing hair lips and cleft palates.

Breathe Easy Plymouth First Tuesday of the month Breathe Easy Plymouth, a local support group for anyone with a lung condition, their carers or anyone interested in supporting the group, meets regularly at Tothill Community Centre at 1.30 pm on the first Tuesday of each month. Entry is free and there is tea and coffee with biscuits, then usually a speaker. All are welcome. For more details phone Anne on 01752 402310 or Christine on 01752 220919 Clog dancing Thursdays A fun way to exercise! The Plymouth Maids clog dancers are a small, friendly group of women who welcome new members. From the beginning of October to the end of April we practice at St Bartholomew’s Church Hall, opposite the Life Centre, on Thursdays 8 - 9.45pm. During the summer we dance out on Thursday evenings at various pubs and other venues in and around Plymouth. We also dance at occasional folk festivals and days of dance. No previous dance experience is needed, just a sense

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11am-2pm at Unit 2, 1st Floor, Hyde Park House, Mutley Plain. For more information and support to attend please contact Lynn McKenzie (Harbour Drug and Alcohol Services) on 01752 434299 or email lynn. mckenzie1@nhs.net Kreative Kidz Tuesdays Crafts, Science and cookery- age 6 months - preschool 12.30pm to 2pm. £5 or £4 if booked in four week blocks. To book email: info:wkuk.org Unit 34 Scott Business Park, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth.

Krafty Kidz Tuesdays Childrens activity workshops from ages 5 to 16. Cooker, crafts and STEM activities. £5 per session includes materials. 5.30pm to 7pm.To book email: info@wkuk. org. Unit 34 Scott Business Park, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth.

Two hundred young people from Plymouth, England and Plymouth USA will come together for a concert at Plymouth Guildhall in July.

Plymouth International Chorus 2019 takes place on Wednesday July 10 at 6.30pm and is the latest collaboration between Plymouth Music Education Hub and the Plymouth Public Schools Visual and Performing Arts Department, Mass, USA to bring young people together in song in the lead up to Mayflower 400.

The project is now in its fifth year and sees young people aged between 10 and 14 singing together - odd years in the UK and even years in of rhythm. Come along and give it a try. For details contact Jacqui on 07814 355844.

Club Focus Camera Club Mondays Meets at the Future Inn, William Prance Road, Plymouth. Meets first and third Monday of the month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. For details see www. clubfocusplymouth.co.uk CSPA Second Tuesday of the month The Civil Service Pensioners Alliance meet at the Raffles Club, 5 Ermington Terrace, Mutley from 10.30am to 12 noon. All members of the Plymouth and District branch are welcome to attend. For more information call 01752 946896.

Dancing Duo Fortnightly on Saturdays The Elm Community Centre, Estover PL6 8EU 7.45pm to 10.45pm with Henry and Jeannie. Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Old Time and more. Free parking. Entry £6. Bring your own soft drinks and snacks. For more information call Jeannie on 01803 325905 or visit www. dancingduo.co.uk Dartmoor Gliding Friendly Flying on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting. Call 07873 483001 for details or Google Dartmoor Flying.

Devon Army Cadet Force Voluntary uniformed youth organisation which allows young people aged from 12 to 18 to gain a wide variety of skills and experiences. There is no commitment to join the military, you don’t even need an interest in the military. Parade two nights a week at eight different locations in the Plymouth and surrounding areas. For details of local detachment and further information please call 01752261525. The telephone line is not manned 24 hours so please feel free to leave a message.

Eddystone Model Flying Club Provide help and free instruction for flying radio control fixed wing. Members fly 24/7 weather permitting. New members are welcome as well as experienced fliers. For details visit www.eddystonemfc.net or phone Dave on 07941 040633 or Mike on 01752 403124.

the USA. The project aims to build communities and enhance the standard of singing and performance opportunities for Young People across the city.

As a result of the first concert in 2015, The Legacy Choir was formed to enable young people to sing together once they moved to secondary school regardless of what school they attend.

The choir has been a huge success and now has over 40 members from 12 schools in the city. The last UK concert in 2017 resulted in a standing ovation by a full house of 700.

Tickets for the event cost £5 for adults, with accompanied under 16s free. They are available at www.helmtickets.com Families Need Fathers (FNF) Second Wednesday of every month Monthly support meeting 7.30pm to 10pm at the RAOB Club, 41 North Hill, Plymouth, PL4 8EZ. If you are separating or divorcing and are worried about not seeing your children, please come to our monthly meeting for support, information and advice. Talk to people in a similar situation or who have been through similar experiences and understand the family court process. FNF is a registered charity founded in 1974 that helps thousands of parents every year. We believe that each parent has a unique contribution to make to their children’s development and that children have a right to enjoy a loving relationship with both parents after separation.

Meetings are open to mothers and fathers and to family members and friends who would like to attend with or on behalf of a parent. For more information, please call Andrew Bull (general secretary) on 01752 793 325, e-mail us at info@plymouth.fnf.org.uk, or visit the website at plymouth.fnf.org.uk Buddhist meditation classes Weekday lunchtime meditations 12.15pm - 12.45pm, Wednesday evenings - Introduction to meditation class - 7.30pm - 8.30pm, Thursday evenings - 7.30pm - 9.30pm Meditation - The Art Of Positive Thinking, Sunday mornings 11.30am - 12.30pm Find Inner Peace, Sunday mornings - Children’s classes - 10.30am 11.15am. Held at Ashoka Kadampa Buddhist Centre, 33 Sutherland Road, Plymouth. Tel 01752 224137 www. meditationinplymouth.org GraceNotes Acapella Group Mondays, Burraton Community Centre, Saltash.

7.30pm to 10pm. GraceNotes Acapella is a ladies close harmony acapella chorus who sing a wide and varied repertoire from traditional barbershop songs, through to modern Disney classics! Competing both locally and nationally, as well as performing at many singouts throughout the year, new members are always welcome! Rock up to a rehearsal and see what we do!

Email gracenotessaltash@gmail.com or find them on social media for more information.

Harbour Centre Recovery Café Fridays Female-focused social group for those in recovery from drugs and alcohol. Tea, coffee, regular activities

Wk’d Wednesdays Adults activity workshops - activities range from crafts, cooking, woodworking, furniture up cycling, sewing. £10 per session includes materials. Accompanied children welcome. To book email: info@wkuk.org. Every Wednesday 6pm to 8pm Unit 34 Scott Business Park, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth.

Community Dance Classes Exim have weekly Toddle Together dance classes on Mondays at Plymouth School of Creative Arts on Mondays from 9am to 9.45am. Parent/carer toddler sessions open to all ages crawling to four years. £3.50. Children’s contemporary dance (6-10 years) Thursdays in term time at Plymouth School of Creative Arts 4.30pm to 5.30pm. £4.50 per class. Adult just for fun contemporary dance at the same venue 6pm to 7pm Thursdays. £4.50 per class. Also Spaceshot dance classes every Wednesday at St Aidan’s Church, Ernesettle every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm. A mixture of street dance, fitness and contemporary.

Free. Details e-mail Kerrie at kerrie@eximdance.org.uk Mayflower Offshore Rowing Club Various dates We meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 5.30pm and Sunday mornings at 9.30am at Richmond Walk Devonport. We row out to sea, in The Sound and up the Tamar & Plym rivers. Ages from 14 and all abilities welcome. We run learn to row sessions. Contact secretarymorc@hotmail.co.uk or Jeff Keast 07865 228800.

Moors Edge U3A Second Thursday of the month New members welcome. Meets at the Woolwell Centre PL6 7TR. Guest speakers and a variety of social events.

Growing number of interest groups including bridge for beginners, wine tasting, weekenders, jazz, Spanish, art appreciation and still more to start. Details of groups etc can be found on the Moors Edge website, Facebook and reminders are now put on Streetlife.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Phobias Support Group Meets on Mondays at the Estover Elm Centre at 6.30pm. For details contact Daniel on 07500 837703 Pensioners & Fifty Plus Action Group If you are more than 50 years old and live in the Plymouth area we invite you to come to our regular meetings and meet some new friends. On the second Friday of each month we have free meetings and invite MPs, local councillors, local businesses, anyone able to speak on issues that affect older people, to come and talk to us. These meetings are held in the Wolseley Trust Community Building (next to Sheila’s Café) in Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL2 3BY behind the Co-operative Superstore, just down from Milehouse traffic lights going towards St Budeaux. These meetings start at 10.30am and end at 1pm, on the second Friday of the month many buses stop outside the Co-op and if you come by car, parking is usually available. We also have regular social events held on alternative Fridays which are held at the Oak Villa Sports & Social Club in Ferndale Road, Plymouth just down the road from Weston Mill Cemetery. There is a bus which stops quite near it, and there is a large car park virtually next door to the hall. These meetings are from 2pm to 4pm and we supply a very good buffet and as with all of our meetings we do have a raffle.

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Members of our group have free access but nonmembers will be asked to pay £2. Anyone intending to come regularly to these meetings would find it more economical to pay the £12 single/£20 double annual membership fee, and would also be eligible to take advantage of our subsidised taxi scheme (£2 each way). Members are also able to enjoy our regular meetings when we have short mat bowls, darts and other activities, and come to the two meals out every year. So anyone looking for good company and interesting meetings and would like more information please contact the secretary Mrs Margaret Williams 01752 350498/ mail tomag42@hotmail.co.uk Performance Training (5-25s) Barbican Theatre’s dance and theatre workshops enable young people to build their confidence and learn new skills and techniques alongside professionals. Visit www.barbicantheatre.co.uk or call 01752 267131.

Play-writing, Performing, & Creative Writing The Playwriters Organisation meets on Monday nights (6-8pm) for Creative Writing & Acting, Wednesday nights(6-8pm) for Acting & Theatre Production, Friday (10.15am-12.30pm) for Play-writing & Creative Writing.

All sessions are at the Playwriters mini-theatre above The Noah’s Ark, Courtney St (behind WHSmith).

Contact on 01752786777 for more details or go to www.playwriters.org.

Plymouth Play Association Plymouth Play CIC and scrapstore is open to everyone. We collect ‘stuff’ destined for landfill from businesses, factories, shops and individuals.

It may be fabric, paper, paint, wood or even plastic, but one thing is for sure it will be interesting! The scrap is then sold on at £3 (for members) or £6 (non members) for a carrier bag full. We also hire out play resources such as soft play and giant games, and often run creative workshops. Why not pop along and have a look .. we are based on Union St between Aldi and the grass wall of the HQ Building, open Tues and Weds 10-2 ,Thursdays 10-7 and the first and last Saturday each month 10-2. Check out facebook.com/ plymouthplay for more details.

Plymouth Archers Tuesday and Friday Archers who are registered with Archery GB are very welcome to come along. We run taster and beginner’s sessions throughout the year and have very good indoor and outdoor facilities at Stoke Damerel Community College. For more information visit www. plymoutharchers.co.uk or contact the chairman on 01752 784051 mobile 07443432375. The club is open to anyone over the age of 10 and the school has very good disability access. We also arrange social activities throughout the year. Sessions take place between 7pm and 9pm.

Plymouth Petanque Club A friendly club and a great way to be active for people of any age and ability. We meet for social games every Sunday and Wednesday afternoons throughout the year. Average attendance is about 25 -30 players.

These sessions are suitable for new players as we play to basic rules with the emphasis on fun, and we always stop halfway through for tea and biscuits (or cake for celebrations!) and a chat. We play at Brickfields Sports Centre and further information can be found on our newly updated website. www. plymouthpetanque.org.uk Plymouth Karate Academy Various dates Based in Faraday Mill Cattedown the club is managed by Sensei Stuart Hick (4thDan), Sensei Jon Eaton (3rdDan) and Senpai Luke Irving (2ndDan). With more than 45 years combined experience all of the instructors are DBS checked, and teach Shotokan karate. Tuesday / Thursday Kids only Karate class 6.15- 7pm; Tuesday/ Thursday Adult Beginners - Intermediate - Advanced from 7pm onwards ; Saturday Morning class Kids Karate class 10am onwards. For more info: Stuart Hick 07970379268 or stuart.hick@plymouthkarateacademy. co.uk Plymouth Handball Club Thursdays Between 6pm and 7pm at Plymouth Life Centre.

Come and play an Olympic sport. A fun/recreational session for adults 18+. All levels and abilities welcome. Session is £3 (1st session free) Contact Dave 07983605639, Facebook Plymouth Handball Club, email plymouthhandballclub@hotmail.com Plymouth Musical Activities Club Thursdays A music group for young people aged 9-18 supported by volunteer staff members. At Pmac we teach flute, clarinet, drums, keyboards, singing and guitar. Meet every Thursday at Courtlands School in Eggbuckland

Former coxswain Suzanne Sparrow’s proud moment

Marking the 75th Anniversary of D Day in Devonport Naval Base, Commodore Peter Coulson the Naval Base Commander invited a very special guest to lay a wreath at the Boscawen Memorial in HMS Drake, along with the youngest Naval Rating on the Base.

Suzanne Sparrow who served in the WRNS during WW2 was one of the first females to become a small boats coxswain. She joined in 1942 at 17 and at her interview was asked what category she would like to serve with. Suzanne said ‘boat’s crew’ and passed her examination as a coxswain.

“We were trained as seamen, learning all about knots and drill in HMS Drake,” said Suzanne. “It was really exciting. I was working out of Flag Staff steps in the Dockyard before moving around to Saltash Passage near the Tamar Bridge, where the Landing Craft base was.”

The Landing Craft base at Saltash was essential for

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Plymouth Radio Club Second Tuesday of every month.

The Plymouth Radio Club meets second Tuesday of every month at the Weston Mill Oak Villa social Club, Situated in Ferndale Road, Weston Mill, Plymouth.

Commencing 7.30 pm. For all licenced Radio Amateurs and anyone interested in amateur radio. For those wishing to obtain a licence, email pippa117@hotmail. co.uk or telephone 07815542477.

Plymouth West Country Embroiderers Various dates Started in 1972. A friendly group of enthusiastic needleworkers who enjoy sharing their knowledge and expertise with others. Trainees (age 8-15) meet first Saturday each month from 11am to 3pm. Adults meet on second Thursday and fourth Saturday each month from 10.30am. We welcome experts and beginners of all ages. Contact Mary 01752 200047 for details.

Plymouth Woodturners Third Friday of the month Meet at Pilgrim Church, St Levan Road at 7pm. Also demonstrate and sell at Otter Nurseries, Brixton, the first weekend of every month. New members always welcome, just turn up on the night. More information at plymouthwoodturners.org.uk

the construction, care and maintenance of many of the small boats used on D Day, as well as training and embarkation point for the troops that sailed to Normandy.

“My job working as a coxswain was purely wartime and in 1945 I was de-mobbed from the Royal Navy before getting married, eventually I set up the first English Language School in

from 7.15pm to 9.15pm. The charge is just £1 a week and people of all abilities are welcome. The group plays at lots of different venues and events throughout the year such as Devonport Playhouse, Lord Mayor’s day, Eden Project and many more. If you are interested in joining please call our treasurer Angela fuller on 01752 773482 or check out the Pmac website www.plymouthmac.co.uk Plymouth Numismatic Society Third Tuesday each month 7:30pm Coin collection and study can be an absorbing and rewarding pastime. New members are welcomed to informal meetings to share interest and knowledge of coins, providing the opportunity to give talks and presentations on any aspect of numismatics. This can range from studies of coins in historical, cultural or artistic context, to acquisitions, valuations and investment. Or members can just listen, learn and enjoy the company. Contact Bryan on 01752 480394 for more details and current location of meetings.

Plymouth Lymphoma Support Group Second Thursday of the month The Plymouth Lymphoma Support Group aims to offer friendship and support to anyone who is affected

by Lymphoma (Hodgkins or Non Hodgkins Disease), whether patient (past or present), carer, family member or friend, and meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Derriford Health and Wellbeing Centre from 3pm to 4.30 pm. For information, please call Pam on 01752 785094 or Scott on 01752 661035 Plymouth Proprietary Library Weekdays except Friday The Library has moved into new premises in the former doctor’s surgery in St Barnabas Terrace in Stoke. The library is now open and continuing to run its usual activities which range from reading and poetry groups to monthly lunchtime talks and coffee mornings. Suggestions as to new groups and ways which the library can reach out to the wider community are always welcome. Open every week day except Friday from 11am-3pm. So why not take advantage of the free parking and call in for a coffee and a look round?

Plymouth Shakespeare Society Meets twice a month from September to May at the Burgess Hall (behind the Unitarian Church) Notte Street, Plymouth from 2.30 - 4.30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Further details call 257764.

Plymouth Skywatch Meet at St Budeaux Parish Church Hall every third Friday of the month at 7.30pm. The meeting usually

Plymouth, which has now been going for over 40 years. “ I think it’s important to remember the part that HMS Drake and Devonport played in D Day and the young men who left here in 1944 for Normandy, and the D Day beaches in France. It is a great honour to be asked to lay this wreath and I am very proud of my wartime service as a Royal Navy coxswain.”

consists of highlights of the night sky for the following month followed by a talk on an astronomy-related subject. There is a break in between with tea and coffee available.

Plymouth Visually Impaired Bowls Club We play in the Plymouth Life Centre at the bowls hall on Tuesday morning from 10.30am to 1.30 pm and Friday morning from 12 noon to 2 30pm. In the summer we play on Tuesdays and Fridays on The Hoe from 10 30am to 1.30pm .If you require any more information please contact Colin Harris on 01752 222184.

Plymouth and District Advanced Motorists Group Monthly meetings on the third Monday of each month at the United Reformed Church Hall, Powisland Drive, Derriford. The meeting begins at 7.30p.m. with doors opening at seven. Guest speaker each month. Details 01752 405926 Plymouth Bridge Club We meet for sessions on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7pm, or Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 1pm. It is thought that learning a foreign language or playing bridge is conducive to maintaining a healthy brain. The former is difficult whilst the latter is much easier. We also offer teaching for beginners and intermediates either Monday mornings at 10.15am or Thursday evenings at 7pm. Why don’t you call Steven Lacey on 07990 521570 or email admin@plymouthbridge.co.uk and come along and join our friendly and conveniently situated members owned club, just off Mutley Plain.

Plymouth Magic Circle Every second Thursday We meet the second Thursday of every month at The Walrus, Athenaeum Street, from 7pm to 9pm. If you would like to join us, come along to a meeting. A list of current events is at www.plymouthmagiccircle.co.uk Plymouth Children’s Theatre Workshop Saturdays A theatre company for children and young people aged 6 to 18. Try your hand at performing, set design and construction, costumes and props, stage make up and much more. St Bartholomew’s Church Saturdays 1 till 4. Tots 3 - 5 years 12 till 1. www.plymouthchildrenstheatreworkshop.co.uk or 07760467857 or see our Facebook page Plymouth Philatelic Society First Wednesday of every month St. Edwards Hall, Home Park Avenue, Peverell from 7pm to 9pm. For details contact David on 01752 402981.

Plymouth Meet Up Group First Tuesday of the month A social group for people with disabilities. Meets at Igrow Workspace 25 Phoenix Street from 4pm to 7pm for a chat and games and a short walk to the nearby Mount Pleasant pub for a meal. £2 for members and £3 for non-members. For more information call David on 017523 268777.

Plymouth U3A Second Monday of the month If you are retired, no longer in full time employment looking for new interests and to make new friends, then come along to the next monthly meeting of the Plymouth U3A and listen to our speaker. We meet at The Crowne Plaza from 10am to 12pm. Coffee available on arrival. U3A (University of the 3rd Age) is organised and run by volunteers, there are over 70 groups to find out about and maybe join, creating opportunities for continuation of learning. A non member can attend as a visitor, further information can be obtained via the welcome and promotions desk on the day, or in advance by telephoning 01752 563551, joining on the day is also an option. We look forward to meeting you.

Plymouth Fishkeepers Society First and Second Wednesday of the Month. 8pm at the Hyde Park Social Club. If you are interested in the hobby of keeping tropical fish and want to learn more, then why not come along to one of our meetings. Interests among members are diverse, and there is without doubt someone in the society who can answer questions covering most aspects of the hobby. The society caters for newcomers to people who have been in the hobby for a long time. Just bought your first fish tank? Then Plymouth Fishkeepers Society is the place for you.

Plymouth & District Egyptology Society First Saturday of the month We are a society of some 50 members whose passion is all things related to Ancient Egypt. Between the months of September of one year to May of the next, we meet on the first Saturday of each of those months, including Day Schools, and long weekend visits to UK and European cities to view Museum Egyptology Exhibitions, enjoying the local sights etc.

The Society meets at the The Quaker House on Mutley Plain. Timings 2 pm until 4.30 pm for a normal lecture.

Contact Details: janis.naylor@aol.co.uk Pray Plymouth Every Wednesday morning Organised by Churches Together in Plymouth from 7am to 8am at Open Doors Language School, 14-15, Woodland Terrace Lane, Greenbank, Plymouth.

Breakfast from 8am to 9am. Details 01752 249187.

Plymouth Community Choir Monday Evenings Meet at Salvation Army Congress Hall, Armada Way, Plymouth from 7pm to 9pm. New members are welcome, just come along for a free taster session at the beginning of the term, or contact the choir leader.

Terms are 12 weeks long and we sing a variety of music such as gospel, contemporary, sacred, world folk, pop, funky bass lines etc. No previous experience is necessary and you don’t need to be able to read music as we learn ‘by ear’ and repetition. Come and give us a try and see what you think! Our choir leader is Sarah Pennington and she can be contacted on 01392 437792 or by email plymouthcommunitychoir@ gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you!

Plymouth Cycling Touring Club Meet Sundays for a leisure cycle ride. For our latest rides list and meet time/place see www.plymouthctc.

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co.uk or contact Graham Black 01752 606650 or Andy Prideaux 01752 345170 for more information.

Plymouth Die-Cast Model Collectors Club First Wednesday of the month A club for anyone interested in or a collector of old toys, Dinky, Corgi, Tinplate etc. Meetings are quite informal, any club business is discussed along with a good gossip over a cup of tea or coffee. The meetings are held at the Jan Cutting Centre, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth from 7pm - 9pm. New members are always made very welcome with no charge for a first visit.

For further details or information please contact Paul Simmons, telephone 01752 846250, or check out the Club web site www.plymouthdiecastclub.com.

Plymouth & District Koi Keepers Society First Wednesday of the month If you are interested in koi keeping, or thinking of building a pond and want to learn more, then why not come along to one of our meetings. We have guest speakers, presentations, visits to club member’s ponds before finishing the evening back at the clubhouse. At the weekends trips are arranged to visit other koi club’s ponds and koi shows and these are excellent days out. Meet at 7.30 pm in the lounge of the Tamar View Community Centre, Miers Close, Barne Barton, Plymouth. New members always welcome.

For more details of club activities please visit www. plymouthanddistrictkoikeeperssociety.org or ring Sandra Crocker on 01752 210118.

Plymouth Pisces Swimming Club for all Disabilities Sundays 11.15am to 1.15pm at Plymouth Life Centre.

Adults £2.50 per session, children £2 per session.

Under 5s free. Annual membership £5.

Plym Ramblers First and third Sunday in the month A well estab lished walking organisation offering regular walks by experienced leaders all within 20 miles of Plymouth. The group meets every first and third Sunday in the month and also hold interesting social events. For details contact the secretary on 344048 or the chairman on 519452. Plym Ramblers have now published their walking book “On the beaten track 4” the fourth book in a popular series of local walks.

Plymouth Inter Varsity Club We are looking for lively, interesting people who want variety in their social lives and would like to mix with others in a friendly, local social group run by its members, for its members. We enjoy a wide range of activities eg meals out, cycling, themed party nights, walking, canoeing, theatre, reading group and weekends away. Want to know more? You can go to our website www.plymouthivc.org , look at what we do and complete an enquiry or contact 01752 550492 or 07810065982.

Boys’ Brigade Various dates and Venues For more information visit www.boys-brigade.org.uk or Facebook, Boy’s Brigade Plymouth. 1st Plymouth Salisbury Road Baptist Church (Fridays); 2nd Plymouth - Ridgeway Methodist Church (Mondays); 4th Plymouth - St Judes Church (Wednesdays); 5th Plymouth - Mount Gould Methodist Church (Fridays); 7th Plymouth Pennycross Methodist Church (Fridays); 8th Plymouth - Ford Baptist Church (Wednesdays). New members very welcome. Age groups: Anchors (5-8); Juniors (8-11) and Company/Seniors (11-18). The Boys’ Brigade can help your church in its mission to children and young people.

5th Plymouth Company Boys’ Brigade and Girls Association We meet at Mount Gould Methodist Church, term time, and are looking to recruit both boys and girls aged 5-8yrs (6.30pm-7.45pm), 8-11yrs (6.30-8pm) and 11-18yrs (6.30-9pm). Our programme is very varied and includes craftwork, cookery, games, computer work, interactive challenges, sports competitions, sponsored fundraising and much more plus the year ending event - summer camp (8yrs+). Many of the skills learnt here can help prepare them for adult life. Interested - then come along to the church on Friday or contact Hugh Porter, 01752 667513, or email porterbb@ blueyonder.co.uk 7th Plymouth Company Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association Fridays We meet at Pennycross Methodist Church in term time, Anchors (5-8 years) between 6.15pm and 7.15pm; Juniors (8-11 years) from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and Seniors (12-18 years) between 7pm and 9.45pm. There is a full programme of activities including crafts, games, drama, music, cookery, interactive challenges, national sport competitions and much more. The year culminates in a week-long summer camp. Our

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Fort and Jump. Please call Shilpa on 0771 1899 530 for times of classes.

Soundhouse Brass and Soundhouse Youth Brass Academy Thursdays Want to play with one of the finest Brass Bands in Devon then why not come along and give us a try.

We also have a thriving Youth Band for younger players which is supported by Plymouth Youth Music Service. Both groups practice at The Soundhouse, Torbridge High School, Estover on Thursday evenings (Juniors 6p.m. to 7.30p.m. and Seniors 7.30-9.45p.m) Come along any evening, visit our website www. soundhousebrass.co.uk or ring Alan 01752844108 (Senior Band) or Garry 0744618977 (Youth Band).

South West Chamber Choir Wednesdays Marjon Chapel 7.30 to 9.30 pm. We are a friendly auditioned choir of 25 to 30 singers specialising in unaccompanied singing, with a programme of madrigals, partsongs and sacred works. We give four concerts annually as well as a weekend of sung services at a cathedral each July. A reasonable standard of sight-reading is needed to join. We welcome enquiries. www.swcchoir.org.uk

Amie Bull, fundraising manager BASICS Devon (left) with Paula Patton and Abi Pooley of Tamar Telecommunications

A Plymouth telecoms business has been praised for its support of the life-saving charity BASICS Devon.

The charity is experiencing an exciting stage of growth, launching their own telephone line so that supporters and their communities can reach them directly and with ease.

The new telephone service has been made possible by Tamar Telecommunications and enables all enquiries to be handled efficiently and professionally. It enables local people to connect and contact the charity for all information including fundraising, volunteering or education and training opportunities.

Jamie Christoforou, director of Tamar Telecommunications said: “From the moment we were first approached by BASICS Devon, it was clear that this was such a worthwhile cause to support.

“Tamar Telecommunications already supports several charities nationally, but what better charity than one that’s based locally, and one that we could one day need ourselves in our local community.

“We hope the services provided will help further programme enables youngsters to learn many various skills and prepares them for adult life. Simply go along on Fridays to find out more or visit 7plymouth. boys-brigade.org.uk Plymouth Writers Circle Tuesdays Do you have a problem with plotting or characterisation. The Plymouth Writers Circle meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 10am to 12 noon at the Plymstock Community Centre (except in the summer holidays).

Plymouth School of Aikido Non-profit well-respected community based Martial Arts club founded over 35 years ago. Classes at Woodview Learning Campus (off Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh) on Mondays and Coombe Dean School, Elburton, Plymstock on Fridays. Times: 7- 8pm Juniors, 7-9pm Adults. Aikido is a Japanese Martial Art suitable for both Men and Women learning and working together. Enjoyable, interesting, useful, physical, family-friendly activity with Child Safeguarded/DBS Nationally qualified Instructors leading to recognised gradings appropriate for students of all ages 7yrs to 70yrs. Fees with concessions; excellent value. Quality equipment including clothing available for purchase at non-profit prices. Checkout www.plymouthaikido. co.uk or Facebook Page. Contact Tre or David Worsley 403325, or Phil Smith 219355 for more information.

Port of Plymouth Canoe Association Mondays , Thursdays and Saturdays May until September. Offering various introductory, taster and child ( 8-11 ) sessions throughout the spring and summer. For more information please contact Tracy Jones 01752 510653 email intro@ppca-club.org.uk or visit www.ppca-canoe-club.org.uk Road to Recovery Group of Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting every Friday at St Matthias Church Hall, North Hill. Doors open 6.30pm. Meeting 7pm9pm. If you think you have a problem with alcohol,

support the vital work that BASICS Devon provides.”

Volunteer responders from BASICS Devon are keen to help reduce emergency response times and are dedicated to being there anytime, anywhere in Devon to help ease pain and suffering in an emergency situation and to save lives across Devon, especially in their rural communities.

Last year BASICS Devon volunteer doctors responded to 422 emergency call outs across Devon and its surrounding areas, some of which are hard to reach rural incidents.

Of these, more than 70 were for cardiac arrests, which need immediate medical help.

All funds raised by the charity go towards keeping the volunteer doctors on the road and providing them with vital medical equipment enabling them to continue to provide immediate enhanced specialist emergency medical care at the scene of illness or accident.

Anyone interested in supporting the doctors can now call 01752 936299 or email fundraising@basicsdevon.org.uk. Details are also available at www. basics-devon.org.uk you are welcome to attend. Family, friends, health professionals etc also welcome. Contact: Matt 07766 006 153 or Jo 07918 141715. AA Helpline: 0800 9177 650.

Snack ‘N’ Chat Tuesdays Friendship group for the bereaved and those who live alone. From 10.30am to 12.30pm in the Coffee Corner in the Minster Church of St Andrew in the city centre.

A community project run by two trained Counsellors and two trained listeners. Come and enjoy coffee, tea and home made cake and talk through how things are for you. Only 50p per session.

Plymouth Hockey Club Sundays Plymouth Hockey Club is the oldest junior club in the city and has recently achieved the highest award for organisation and safeguarding. The club is operated by parents for all children and young people. The club trains every Sunday between 10am - 1pm at Bull Point ATP. The club cater for young people from 4-16 years and no previous experience is required. The first 6 weeks are free to new members and everyone who trains gets to play. For more information, please see the website at www.plymouthhockeyclub.org.uk or contact Rob on 07861 250682.

Plymouth Clarion Choir (Male Voice) Tuesdays Rehearsals between 7.30pm and 9.30pm at Crownhill Methodist Church Hall with break in between for refreshments. Nice friendly atmosphere and a variety of music sung. Why not come along and see what it is all about. Musical director Catherine Davies, accompanist Olga Drougaleva. For details call Darell Jago on 01752 266434.

Solaris Yoga Enjoy vital relaxation, strengthening and toning muscles. Pregnancy yoga, mum and baby yoga and adult yoga held at Plymouth Swallows, St Andrew’s Cross, Church of the Holy Spirit Southway, Crownhill

Shotokan Karate Club Shotokan Karate club in Devonport High School for Girls on Monday and Friday evenings for all ages and grades starting at 6pm. This is an authentic Japanese art, taught in the same disciplined manner instilling personal responsibility for actions, promoting confidence and self esteem.

Karate taught in this environment is deemed to be beneficial for all ages and genders. All Instructors DBS checked, safeguarding and first aid trained.

Contact club secretary Steve on 07518471142 or Colin on 07968061887. Shotokan Karate Club in Eggbuckland Community college Drama studio on Wednesday evenings from 7.00 to 8.30 for all ages and grades. An authentic Japanese art, all Instructors DBS checked, safeguarding and first aid trained. Contact Georgina on 07807184279. Children’s Shotokan Karate Class in St Budeaux parish church hall, specifically for ages 7 to 12 years old, parents can train alongside their children in a relaxed and friendly environment. All Instructors DBS checked, safeguarding and first aid trained.

Saturday mornings 10am to 11am Contact Georgina on 07807184279 Tea Morning Wednesdays Plymouth Unitarian Cafe 10am - 12 noon. Why not drop in for a bit of relaxation, a cuppa, knitting, a game, some reading or colouring? Or just have a sit down and rest. Dementia friendly. Tea/coffee and a biscuit 60p. All money taken goes to our charities for the year, Plymouth Samaritans and the Smile Train The Specials Wednesday Club For adults with learning disabilities. YMCA Plymouth, Honicknowle Lane from 6pm to 8pm £3 per week.

Further information www.sopd.org.uk The Arts Society South Devon We are part of The Arts Society, the National Association, and have about 250 members. We hold monthly evening lectures on a wide range of Arts topics, occasional morning lectures, Study Days, Tours, Visits and Concert visits. We would be pleased to welcome new members and introductory guest visits are available. See website for programme information and other details (www.theartssocietysouthdevon. org.uk) or contact Jim Stevens, Membership Secretary (jst74@hotmail.co.uk).

Tai Chi Beginners Classes Various dates Established in Plymouth since 1995. A friendly group covering all aspects of Tai Chi training for health and well being. Tai Chi is a gentle way to exercise and build strength. For those more keen, it is a complete form of body and mind martial arts system from ancient China suitable for all ages 5 to 95! To get more information, please drop into the class held every Tuesday 6.45pm at Mount Street Primary School, Greenbank, or any other class advertised on www.wutan-plymouth.co.uk.

Tel. 07949 839088 The Pythagorean Society First Friday of the month held at Plymouth Natural Health & Healing Centre, Outland Road, PL2 3PY. 7 pm – 9 pm. We have a different topic each month with a guest speaker, covering a wide range of esoteric subjects. Please see our website for details www.pythagoreansociety.wordpress.net or email mail@pythagoreansociety.net The Plymouth Regional Head & Neck Cancer Support Group Our group is specifically aimed at head and neck

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patients, their partners and/or carers. Our support group will also welcome anyone who wishes to join us for whatever reason. You don’t have to be a cancer patient to join us but those cancer patients without a support group of theirPlay Association own will be made especially welcome. Due to the nature of this particular disease, most of our members are from the older age group. We meet up once a month and take a trip out somewhere away from the clinical environment. We might also be able to help with transport if necessary. Please contact: Geoff READ by texting 07734 517682. Geoff is unable to answer verbally! Alternatively, you can email Geoff at: Secretary.PlymouthHNC@gmail.com Plymouth and District Parkinson’s Group Gentle exercise led by a fully trained physiotherapist every week at four locations. Tuesdays 10.30-12 noon at St Bartholomew’s Church Hall Milehouse contact 556651; Tuesdays 10.15-11.45 at Plymstock United Church Plymstock Road: contact 402340; Wednesdays 10.30-12 noon at Mount Gould Methodist Church Hall: contact 560289; Wednesdays 1.15pm-2.45pm at Emmanuel Church Hall Mannamead: contact 768890.

A monthly meeting is held on the second Tuesday of every month at Emmanuel Church Hall; Monthly Drop In with Dance Session: Contact 55665; Carers coffee meet first Monday of the month: contact 704075. Other activities include lunches, outings, and an annual holiday.

Dartmoor Rambling Club The Dartmoor Rambling Club is a long established Rambling Club based in Plymouth. We have a regular programme of walks on alternate Wednesdays and at some weekends. The Wednesday walks generally use public transport from Plymouth City Centre to the start of the walk. Wednesday walks are usually about 8 to 10 miles on Dartmoor or on the coast and are taken at a pace to suit the participants. The weekend walks may use cars for transport and may go a little further afield. We are a small group looking to welcome new members. Our annual subscription is just £5. We can email you our programme if you email johnskinner@ tinyworld.co.uk or more details can be obtained by phoning John (chairman) on 01752 782454, John (treasurer) on 01752 218476 or Ron (member) on 01752 674230.

Plymouth City Roller Derby Roller Derby is in your city and recruiting now! The only Roller Derby club in the West Devon - East Cornwall region, Plymouth City Roller Derby has been an active bouting club since 2010, achieving a clean sweep of wins for our female travel team at all our 2018 British Championship bouts. We are a skater owned and operated CIC and accepting new starters. Roller Derby is a full contact sport, participants must be 18+. sessions Wednesdays 8-10pm at YMCA John Kitto for all new recruits, 1st taster session free, £5 per session thereafter. 2nd session 2 participants for the price of one if bringing a friend. No skating experience required to begin. See www.plymouthcityrollerderby.co.uk/joinus for more details.

Watercolour Art Sessions for Adults Thursdays Beginner and experienced artists welcome.

Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre Thursdays 10am to 12 noon. The Burrator Inn, Dousland, nr Yelverton Tuesdays 10am to 12 noon. Easy car parking at both venues. For more information call Janet on 07742 983311.

Devon 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 Discovery Writing Group First Friday of the month A small community of writers who meet to write and discuss writing, and to encourage one another to

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Students in running for top photographic award Four students from Plymouth are in the running to win the nation’s most prestigious student photography awards, as the shortlist has just been announced.

The awards organised by leading manufacturer of monitor solutions, EIZO, are designed to celebrate young photography and creative talent across the UK and provide a vital career kick-start to students with the right flair and imagination.

Abi Baldwin, who is studying at Plymouth College of Art and Plymouth University students Jacob Morris, Tracie Russell and Alicja Stepnowska are in with a chance of winning an EIZO ColorEdge computer monitor and an exclusive, once in a lifetime placement with a world-renowned photographer.

The Plymouth students across a range of photography courses were asked to enter the awards, which are now in their third year and continue to go from strength to strength.

The shortlisted entries are now presented to the judges for this year’s awards, who are all professional photographers and experts in the field.

Hayley Osborne, marketing manager for EIZO maintain our creative momentum. Prose, poems, scripts, whatever. All welcome. Writing games and exercises, opportunities to share work and publishing possibilities. Latest info on Plymouth cultural activities over free beverages. Donations welcome. Meet at The Clipper on Union Street 10am to 12 noon. Details James Bridgwater 07506716546 bridgwaterjg@gmail.com National Trust Plymouth Centre St Peter’s Lutheran Church, 19 Larkham Lane, Plympton.

Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month at 2pm. Entrance is £3 for members and £4 for nonmembers, which includes light refreshments. For more information regarding membership please contact Judy Unitt on 01752 290437 or email judy.ntt@gmail.com Devon and Cornwall Carving Club Tuesday (term time) 7 pm – 9 pm At Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth. Cost of membership is £22 per person, per term. All new members welcome.

Please call Neil Smith for more details on 01752 82121.

Plymouth Area Osteoporosis Support Group Meets four times a year The Abbey, St Andrew’s Church, Plymouth 2pm to 4pm; Jul 16: Speaker oral surgeon Kamran Ali; Nov 19: Podiatrist Emma Cowley from Plymouth University.

Carers Support Group Last Monday of the month Are you a carer? Would you like somewhere to go for advice & info, to relax & unwind with other Carers?

Come to our drop in session at St Budeaux Community Centre 10am- 12 noon on the last Monday of the month.

Beit Ezra Saturdays A Messianic Fellowship, meets on a Saturday (Shabbat) at Engage, St Levan Road, Milehouse, Plymouth PL2 3BG from 4pm to 6pm. Contact: 01752 922014 Make A Difference, Plymouth Fridays in term time Support group for parents or carers in Plymouth of children with disabilities or special additional needs either diagnosed or still going through the process.

From 10am at Tamar View Community Resource Centre Barne Barton. Open to any parent or carer who can get to us. For further information please visit Make a Difference Plymouth on Facebook or call Kerry on 07599996389.

Phoenix Chorale Mondays Small, friendly choir who enjoy singing a wide range of music under the direction of Marcus Alleyne. We perform two concerts a year which usually feature a whole work plus a programme of songs around a theme, combining contemporary and traditional music. We often work with professional soloists and musicians and also try to provide opportunities for young people to perform with us. New members are always welcome, so why not come along and join us for a rehearsal? 7.30pm – 9.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Wyndham Square, PL1 5EG. For more information visit www.plymouthphoenixchorale.org

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commented: “We are excited to announce the shortlist this year as the standard of entries has been incredible. Students across Plymouth have University of Plymouth Choral Society Every Tuesday between September and May Based in the University, but open to all, we are a non-audition and well-established choir. We give three concerts a year in St Andrew’s Minster Church, in December, March and May. Rehearsals, under the direction of Alice Dennis BEM, are from 7.30-9.30 in the Sherwell Centre on North Hill. You will find an inspirational and friendly atmosphere and experience some wonderful music. More details from our Membership Secretary Pennie Burne at pennieB54@ aol.com.

Plymouth Juggling and Circus Skills Club Tuesdays (term time) A club for people who juggle or do circus skills to meet up and practice. Juggling and club passing, unicycling, hula hoops, diabolo, etc etc. All skill levels welcome.

Newbies and absolute beginners too, all jugglers are happy to teach new people! Primarily for adults, (although enthusiastic under 18s are welcome if accompanied by an adult). Stoke Damerel Parish Centre 7.30pm-9.30pm £5 (£3 unwaged) to cover the cost of the hall.

Ocean City Sound, Men’s Close Harmony Singers Tuesdays All Saints Church of England Academy, Honicknowle Lane, PL5 2DN. Friendly group singing popular songs from 50s through to the present, including songs from the shows and have around 25 performances a year. We sing for private parties, at corporate and civic events, for the Services and for charities. With no audition on joining and ongoing learning using CDs, new members find it easy to fit in and are helped at every step. Check out the website at oceancitysound.org or ring Roger on 01752 500500.

Playwriters Organisation Meets every Friday morning 10am-1pm at The Noah’s Ark, Courtney St,Plymouth. The group provides free help with creative writing, poetry, play-writing, screen-writing, and all forms of theatre production and dramatic performance. Membership and help is free.

For more details visit www.playwriters.org or phone 01752 786777.

Regular Events at Oasis Café Coffee and Chat: Tuesdays and Fridays 10am to 12 noon. Learn basic computer and internet skills: Mondays 1.30pm - 3.30pm, Tuesdays 10am - 12 noon, Wednesdays 1pm - 3pm. Go at your own pace, friendly and relaxed - come to the Oasis Project - You can come to one session a week or all three. Oasis Café, 28 Manor Street, Stonehouse.

Yoga and Pilates with Tracy Wilmot Monday 10am-11am Hatha yoga at Manadon Hub Monday 6pm-7pm Pilates at Widey School Thursday 9.30am-10.30am Pilates at Clearbrook Hall Friday 6pm-7 pm Hatha yoga at Widey School Bookings phone 07401 090025.

City of Plymouth Model Boat Club First Wednesday of month Meets at Harewood House every month (excluding January) at 7.30pm. We operate sail, steam and battery operated models on the Mirror pond in the City Centre on most Sunday mornings. We also travel further afield to our other sailing water at Millbrook Lake. The Club

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really got stuck into the brief and we’ve seen a wealth of innovative and inspiring submissions.”

All of the shortlisted entries can be found at https://eizocolour.com/awards/gallery/ attends many shows throughout the region in addition to the Open days held by other clubs. Full details can be found at www.plymouthmodelboatclub.webeden. co.uk. Please check the calendar for where we are!

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Wednesdays Plymouth Unitarian Café from 10am to 12 noon. Why not drop in for some convivial company, relaxation, a cuppa, knitting, some reading, colouring, a game or just have a sit down and a rest. Dementia friendly. Fair Trade tea, coffee with a biscuit only 60p. All proceeds go to this year’s charities including Plymouth & District MIND. Yankee Yoga Various days All abilities yoga classes set to sweet tunes.

Tuesdays 5pm @ The Art of Dance (Mutley Plain) 8pm @ Coombe Dean School; Plymstock/Elburton; Wednesdays 6pm @ Merlin Fitness (Crownhill); Fridays 7.30pm Special Class - Yoga for Athletes @ Taurus Gym (Mutley Plain); Saturdays 10am Special Class: Yoga Sculpt @ Merlin Fitness (Crownhill). Contact Emily on 07478 257080.

Nifty Needles Quilting Group We are a small friendly quilting group who meet every Monday morning 9.45am - 12.30pm ( Bank holidays and August excluded ) at St Budeaux Church community hall, The Green, Higher St Budeaux. Beginners and more experienced quilters welcomed. For details please contact Mary 01752 702247.

Red Velvet Cinema Every other Wednesday.

Come along and watch a Classic film, such as Casablanca or Some Like it Hot, then share your memories of the film and where you saw it over tea and cake. We aim to take you on a trip down memory lane through conversation & companionship. If this sounds just the ticket then join us every other Wednesday at 10.30am at the Mayor’s Parlour in Devonport Guildhall. For more information 941342.

Whist Drive Tuesdays and Wednesdays Kings Tamerton Community Centre want adults of all ages to come and join us in a game of whist. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at 1.30pm start, also The first Sunday in every month at 2pm start. Entrance is £1.50,which includes tea, coffee and biscuits. We are a friendly crowd and would like to see some new faces.

City Bus No 16 stops right out side the community centre. Call Brenda on 350145 for more details.

Playtots Baby & Toddler Group Tuesdays and Fridays in term time St Budeaux Church Community Hall, The Green, off Crownhill Road. Plenty of space for children to pay and parents, grandparents and carers to meet and make friends. Good variety of toys, crafts, snack, story and rhyme time all included in these fun sessions. From 9.30am to 11.30am. Just come along or contact Lyn on 01752 706728 for more details.

Jelly Tots Baby & Toddler Group Fridays 9.30am to 11 am at St Budeaux Baptist Church (during Term Time). £1.50 per Family www.stbudeauxbaptist. org.uk

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Artist Fiona Lumbers (left) pictured with Karen Hodder, Stagecoach South West commercial director and Mike Dukes, commercial director of St Luke’s Hospice

Fiona’s colourful collaboration

Stagecoach South West, the Presenting Partner for Elmer’s Big Parade Plymouth, has announced a unique collaboration with author and illustrator Fiona Lumbers to create one of the special Elmer trail sculptures.

Set to be the biggest family friendly public art event in the region this summer, the sculpture trail, which takes place across Plymouth and surrounding areas, is inspired by the much-loved children’s character of Elmer the Elephant, created

by Devon born artist and author David McKee. The colourful parade of 40 unique elephants is tipped to attract 250,000 visitors, raising vital funds for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth who provide care and support for people with a life-limiting illness and their families across Plymouth, South West Devon and South East Cornwall.

The Stagecoach Elmer is being designed by Fiona Lumbers, a popular children’s illustrator

Restoration work under way at historic city building

and the author of children’s book ‘Clem and Crab’, published by Anderson Press.

Fiona said: “I’m so excited to be involved with Elmer’s Big Parade Plymouth and to be supporting the work of St. Luke’s. It’s a real honour to be collaborating with Stagecoach South West on this project. My Elmer will feature the characters from my book ‘Clem and Crab’.

“The story explores themes of conservation and keeping our beaches clean – how lots of small actions added together can make a big difference.”

Fiona is in the process of creating her design at Elmer’s Big Parade ‘Herd HQ’ in Plymouth, the former Toys R’ Us store, and met with Stagecoach South West commercial director Karen Hodder to catch a glimpse of the design in its preliminary stages.

Stagecoach South West managing director, Bob Dennison said: “We are delighted to be

Presenting Partner for Elmer’s Big Parade Plymouth and Fiona’s design really appealed to us with the sustainability messages and struck a chord given the nature of our business, it’s great to now see Fiona’s design coming to life.

“We cannot wait to see the completed design and are looking forward to working with St Luke’s over the coming months to help raise awareness of Elmer’s Big Parade Plymouth, as well as the incredible work undertaken by the charity” The project will conclude with a Grand Charity Auction on October 9, where the colourful and unique elephant sculptures will be sold, enabling St Luke’s to continue providing its outstanding compassionate care for the 3500 plus patients and families that the charity cares for annually either at home, in hospital or at its specialist unit at Turnchapel.

For more information on Elmer’s Big Parade Plymouth, visit www.elmerplymouth.co.uk.

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The restoration and reinterpretation of Plymouth’s historic Elizabethan House has moved into an exciting phase with building work beginning in earnest.

Led by Plymouth City Council, with additional funding support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic England, the Coastal Revival Fund and The Pilgrim’s Trust, it’s one of the key legacy projects for the city’s Mayflower 400 commemorations.

The first physical sign of the work will be the creation of a temporary site compound in the seating area at the end of New Street.

The compound will feature a small hoardings scheme which will display information about the history of the house.

Once building work is complete and the hoardings are down the seating will be reinstated and refreshed.

Scaffolding will be installed to the front of the building in July. Repair work to the external structure and oak timbers will then be carried out from August.

Inside the house, a programme of works to

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An upper room at Elizabethan House Photo: Roy Perring

clean, strengthen the floors and undertake an assessment for the foundations of a new extension will be carried out over the summer.

Once these are complete further structural and repair work will continue throughout the autumn/winter and into next spring.

Construction work for the extension will also take place. A small, two-storey addition to the original building, it will house storage space, a staff kitchen and toilets.

Councillor Peter Smith, Deputy Leader said: “Following all the investigative works that have taken place at the house it’s great to be moving forward with the next phase of our

ambitious plans for the Elizabethan House.

“The property has stood largely unaltered for more than four centuries and is a real gem that we’re working hard to preserve for future generations.

“As well as being a witness to some significant periods in Plymouth’s history it has a fascinating history of its own.

We’ll be bringing this to life through new interpretation once the building work has finished.”

Stay up-to-date with news and updates about the Elizabethan House at www. theboxplymouth.com/elizabethan-houserestoration

Plymouth Life Centre 01752 606900 Brickfields Recreation Ground 01752 563320 Manadon Football Dev’ment Centre 01752 201918 Plympton Swimming Pool 0870 300 0020 Plymouth Pavilions 0845 146 1460 Megabowl, Coxside 0871 5501010 Tourist Information 01752 306330 The Beckly Centre, Plymstock 01752 484433

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Derriford leading the way with treatment of rare type of cancer

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Survival rates for patients being treated for a rare type of cancer at Derriford Hospital are greater than anywhere else in the country, thanks to a specialist team providing early access to drugs and emerging treatments through clinical trials.

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Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a cancer of white blood cells, which help the body to fight infection. It is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which develops in the lymph glands. Each year around 500 people are diagnosed with MCL in the UK, and University Hospitals Plymouth runs the only specialist clinic in Europe.

“Because we have developed this dedicated service, adopting innovative treatments and running clinical trials, we receive referrals from all over the country, with patients even travelling from overseas in order to see us,” said Professor Simon Rule, consultant haematologist at University Hospitals Plymouth and Professor of Haematology at the University of Plymouth.

“We have been the first in the world to treat patients with new drugs on a number of occasions, years before they become available elsewhere, so our patients greatly benefit from this.”

In a paper recently published by the British Journal of Haematology, the outcomes for patients treated for MCL at University Hospitals Plymouth are compared with an equivalent UK population in a comparative area. Plymouth patients are shown to be living, on average, twice as long as the general population.

This is likely to be a result of their involvement in clinical trials, for roughly 60% of patients receiving treatment at Derriford

Consultant haemotologist Professor Simon Rule (left) with Dr Rory McCulloch

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Hospital are enrolled on to at least one clinical trial, compared to only 9% elsewhere in the country.

Dr Rory McCulloch, lead author of the study, said: “Advances in cancer therapies over the past ten years have been remarkable, and by running so many clinical trials in Plymouth, our patients have access to emerging drugs and treatments before they become available on the NHS. We’re delighted to see the benefit our patients are receiving.”

Margaret Sandey, from Plymouth, was diagnosed with MCL in 2008 and puts her current ‘lovely quality of life’ down to taking part in a clinical trial at Derriford Hospital.

“When I was first diagnosed, I was told that the life expectancy was only possibly two to three years. I started taking ibrutinib and now everything is fine.

Eleven years later and I’ve been clear for seven years. There were no side effects from taking the drug and no chemotherapy was needed. I’m so very fortunate - it just means everything.

“My experience of the care at Derriford has simply been amazing. I can’t fault it, nor thank everybody enough. The team are fantastic, just like members of the family, and thanks to them I’m still able to go on

holiday and live life to the full.”

Another MCL patient, Jonathan White, from Salcombe, added: “I’ve always felt in incredibly safe hands, knowing that I’m getting the very best care I can get.

“Having any type of cancer is scary, but it’s such a comfort to know I’m seeing a team who are probably the best in the world at what they do. If you have MCL, this is definitely the place to be. We are so lucky that Simon and his team decided to set up the clinic here in Devon! I now lead a completely normal life, and I’m feeling pretty positive about the future.”

Dr Gary Minto, director of research, development and innovation at University Hospitals Plymouth, said: “The outcomes of the MCL clinic are a credit to the whole haematology service and testify to excellent clinical care.

“We know that patient survival rates here are right up with the best in the world for this disease, and that’s because research provides access to new drugs and treatments, often years before they are available on the NHS.” For more information about the MCL specialist clinic, please visit www. mantlecelllymphoma.co.uk

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