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From Monday May 8, Plymouth will move to alternate weekly collections with recyclables – in green bins – collected one week and the following week nonrecyclable waste – in brown bins – will be collected. The roadshows will give people the chance to find out about the changes as well as more general hints and tips about recycling, food waste and composting. Councillor Michael Leaves, Cabinet Member for Street Scene and the Environment for Plymouth City Council, said: “The roadshows will be on a drop-in basis at different locations around the city and are open to everyone. “We are making changes to increase recycling rates but also to run a smoother
and more efficient, cost effective service for local residents. The alternate weekly collections system has already been running successfully in a number of other cities across the UK for many years.” Wednesday April 26: St Budeaux Community Centre, 9.30am to 12pm. Wednesday April 26: Tamar View Community Centre, Barn Barton, 1pm to 4pm. Friday April 28: Morrisons, Outland Road, Plymouth, 9.30am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm. Tuesday May 2: Southway Shopping Centre (outside Co-op), 9.30am to 12pm. Tuesday May 2: Ernesettle Shops (outside Co-op), 1pm to 4pm.
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The team behind Plymouth’s £34 million History Centre has appointed polar explorer Antony Jinman as the project’s first-ever ‘Explorer in Residence’. The Plymouth-born adventurer is one of only a handful of people to have skied to the North Pole and solo to the South Pole. He also runs an organisation called ‘Education Through Expeditions‘ which gives school children the chance to learn more about climate change and sustainability in some of the world‘s most remote regions - and sometimes experience them first hand.
Over the next four years Antony will act as an ambassador for the History Centre which will feature a number of explorers, mountaineers, navigators and other famous characters who are connected to the city in its permanent galleries when it opens in 2020. Councillor Glenn Jordan, cabinet member for culture said: “We’re really pleased to have Antony on board and to start the process of unveiling a range of History Centre patrons and ambassadors over the next three years as we build towards our opening.” “Antony’s achieved a great deal and has well and truly secured his place in the history of exploration. We’ll be featuring him in our ‘100 Journeys’ gallery which will highlight a number of the voyages and expeditions which have emanated from Plymouth and helped put it on the map.” The History Centre team hopes to announce other high profile representatives at various intervals over the next three years including a series of Artists in Residence. “My love of exploration began as a boy when I dreamed of following in the footsteps of Scott of the Antarctic and Ernest Shackleton,” said Antony Jinman. “It’s exciting to know that visitors to the city will get the chance to learn
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more about these men and their heroic feats when the History Centre is complete. The plans for the galleries and the venue as a whole are really ambitious and I’m looking forward to helping the public understand the adventure that’s ahead.”
To stay up to date with the progress of the History Centre project visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/loveourpast or find us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. You can also read regular posts about different aspects of the project at www.plymouthartsandheritage.wordpress.com
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Antony Jinman pictured with (from left): Councillor Glenn Jordan, Paul Brookes, executive director, Plymouth History Centre and Councillor Ian Bowyer, Leader, Plymouth City Council photographed by the plaque dedicated to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, Millbay
Plymouth-based frigate shadows Russian warships Plymouth-based Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland has escorted two Russian warships through the English Channel. The Type 23 frigate located the two Russian ships in the early hours of Good Friday morning as they sailed through the North Sea towards the Dover Straits. The Steregushchiy-class corvettes, Soobrazitelny and Boiky, were joined later in the afternoon by a Russian support tanker and an ocean-going tug. Royal Navy sailors on the Plymouth-based frigate kept watch on every movement of the ships, using stateof-the-art radars to track the course and speed of the ships as they pass close to the UK. As a high-readiness unit, HMS Sutherland may be called upon at any time to help prevent arms trafficking, people smuggling, conduct counterterrorism operations, maritime search and rescue, or escort duties, such as those performed on Good Friday.
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The impact of the Plymouth History Centre on the city’s culture, heritage and visitor offer has been recognised by the Coastal Communities Fund with confirmation of £2million worth of funding towards the project.
for people who live here as well as the increasing numbers of visitors who are coming here. This project celebrates our incredible past as we look to the future and we are delighted that the Coastal Communities Fund is continuing to show its support for all that we are trying to achieve here, in one of the UK’s most significant maritime cities.”
And the project has received a further boost with a £250,000 grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation.
The History Centre, which is a partnership between Plymouth City Council, the University of Plymouth, the South West Film and Television Archive and the South West Image Bank, is scheduled to open in spring 2020 as part of the Mayflower 400 commemorations.
The Coastal Communities Fund aims to encourage and promote sustainable economic growth and jobs in coastal towns and cities throughout the UK. It began in 2012 and has already committed more than £125 million to over 200 different organisations. The funding will feed in to the ongoing development of the History Centre – a flagship new cultural and heritage centre for the city and the South West which is currently being created on the site of the former City Museum and Art Gallery, Central Library and St Luke’s Church buildings. The project will bring the city’s most significant heritage assets on to one site and showcase permanent collections on a bigger and better platform than ever before. It will also create new visual arts spaces, academic and research facilities – all of which will be boosted by ambitious exhibition, event and education programmes. Plymouth City Council leader Ian Bowyer said: “The good news about the History Centre just keeps on coming! We’ve had an incredible run of successful funding bids for this project and lots of key national organisations are really excited about what we are hoping to achieve here in Plymouth.” “Plymouth is a city that is on the up, with exciting plans
Congratulations to Miss Lucy Campbell of Plympton who was the winner of the competition in our March issue. Her prize was a year’s free membership worth £499 at Everyone Active in Plympton.
The History Centre is one of 33 applications to benefit from support in this new round of Coastal Communities funding which brought plenty of good news for the South West. 12 other projects in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset were also successful bringing the total level of support for the region to £15 million. Coastal Communities Minister Andrew Percy said: “We’re putting the wind in the sails of over a dozen major projects along the South West coast line. From a new watersports centre in Ilfracombe to a new enterprise hub in St Ives, this funding will help make sure seaside towns in the South West flourish.” The UK-based Garfield Weston Foundation has been supporting arts, education, youth, community, health, welfare and environmental projects for more than 50 years and has donated over £58 million to a wide range of projects across the country in just the last 12 months. In addition to the Garfield Weston Foundation, funding support from Plymouth City Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England, the Coastal Communities Fund, the University of Plymouth and the Wolfson Foundation has already been secured for the History Centre.
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Plymouth Area Police Choir Apr 28 St John’s Church, Horrabridge in aid of Church Funds 7.30pm Table Top Sale Apr 29 Saltash Wesley Table Top Sale with refreshments served in the foyer. Tables selling craft items, gifts, produce and brica-brac. Saltash Wesley Methodist Church, Callington Road, Saltash. Free entry. Tables £4, to book, please ring Mark Chanter 01752 215546. SPLASH! May 2 to 26 Presented by Stiltskin Theatre Company at the Soapbox Children’s Theatre in Devonport Park. A theatre show for tiny people from 6 months to 5 years. Immerse yourself in a watery world with fish friends and other curious characters from under the sea. Designed to delight tiny audiences and their big people with colour, movement, sound, touch and visual enchantment engaging imaginations and telling a watery story of above and below the sea. For tickets please go to the box office www.stiltskin.org.uk Devon & Cornwall Storytellers with music from The Klezbians May 5 Upstairs Room, The Roundabout, 2-4 Drake Circus, PL4 8AQ. Magical storytelling and the unique sound of Jewish Gypsy music. Tickets £8 available from Peninsula Arts Box Office. 7.30pm- 11pm Storytelling Workshop May 5 Plymouth University 10am to 3pm. Discover how storytelling can be used in your setting, practice skills and learn new ones. Cost £20. Places limited. Pre-booking essential at Peninsula Arts Box Office: 01752 585050 Table Top and Car Boot Sale May 6 King’s Tamerton Community Centre 10am - 2pm. Cost £5 per table, tea and coffee available. To book a table ring 01752 298178 Storytelling Gathering May 6 and 7 Storytellers from all over the country present performances, workshops and discussions, with market place and free fringe events in the Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University. Full details available from the Society for Storytelling at www. sfs.org.uk. Tickets also available from Peninsula Arts Box Office. Words in the Park May 7 Bring a picnic and join us in Drake’s Place Gardens for an afternoon of children’s activities, poetry slam for young people and storytelling. Activities from 2-4pm. Free Entry. Coffee Morning May 13 Plymouth Proprietary Library, North Hill from 10am to 12 noon. All welcome. Church Open Day Celebration May 13 Crownhill Methodist Church celebrates its 146th Anniversary with a showcase of the amazing range of activities and groups which take place there: with entertainment, children’s activities and refreshments. Free entry. 11am to 3pm. Food and Craft Market May 13 Stoke Damerel Church, Paradise Road, Stoke from 11am to 3.30pm. Lunchtime Talk May 18 Plymouth Proprietary Library, North Hill 12 noon to 1pm. Talk entitled ‘Poetry in the Parlour’ with Laura Reinbach and local poets Kenny Knight and Heather Grange. Admission £4 with light refreshments. All welcome. Spellbound - Fairy & Goblin Festival May 20 and 21 Popular arts, crafts, story-telling and theatre festival is back at The Soapbox Children’s Theatre in Devonport Park. A perfect way to spend the weekend dressing up as a fairy or goblin, listening to stories, joining in workshops, being entertained by beautiful daft or extraordinary characters, listening to music and generally have a spellbinding time!
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Freedom Festival will celebrate all that is good about living in Plymouth Freedom Community Festival 2017 will celebrate all that is good about living in Plymouth.
The annual festival launches with a community services information event on Thursday June 1 between 12 noon and 4pm at Freedom Fields Park. The day will feature a cross section of service providers and inform the public of what is available to them both locally and city wide. The event will also include community based music projects to provide live entertainment. In the evening of the same date there will be a spoken word event to be held in
the community cafe in Freedom Fields Park from 7pm. The main festival weekend is on Saturday June 3 and Sunday June 4 and will include some of the best in local live music, plus a very special guest to play out the festival on Sunday.
North Hill. Doors open 6.30pm. Meeting 7pm- 9pm. If you think you have a problem with alcohol, 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 Friday Night Bingo Fridays 7:30pm at Hooe and Tunchapel Community Centre. Tea, coffee and biscuits. Weekly raffles and late raffle once a month. Why not give us a try! Contact 01752 408441 for mor details. Plymouth Dance Academy Dance classes for children and adults in Ballet, Modern, Tap, Ballroom and Latin. Branches including Southway, Stoke, Mannamead, Plympton, Ivybridge and Totnes. Wedding dance lesson and Parties also available. For further info please email info@plymouthdanceacademy.co.uk. Call 01752 221049. Web: www.plymouthdanceacademy.co.uk St Budeaux Writers’ Group Fortnightly on Thursdays Meetings are held every fortnight at St Budeaux Library on Thursday evenings 5.30 to 6.30pm. For more details, email sallytenbury@yahoo.com. There are writing themes each meeting, but if there is anything that writers would like to bring to the meeting, then they can do so. Hooe & Turnchapel Ladies Group Meets at the Hooe & Turnchapel Community Centre on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Speakers on various subjects, all ladies welcome. For more information please ring Plymouth 311931. Scottish Country Dancing Mondays at Trinity United Reform Church at Hartley. We dance between 7.30 and 10pm with a break for a cup of tea
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there will be a youth band takeover in the same area. For information on all festival events please go to www. freedomcommunity festival.org.uk Facebook: freedom community festival or call 07722308462.
and a biscuit. We are a very friendly group and beginners will be made really welcome. Partners are not needed just soft shoes and a sense of humour. For further details contact Valerie on 01752 220241 Plymouth Musical Activities Club Thursdays Youth music group for nine to 18 year olds. Meet at Courtlands School Eggbuckland (term time). Staffed by volunteers and 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. 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. The September meeting will be the Club’s 25th Anniversary. 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 Wolseley Trust Community Building, Wolseley Close, 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. Messy Church Last Saturday of the month Stoke Community Church (Methodist) from 10am to midday. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free cooked lunch for everyone including adults. Lots of fun making lots of craft items. For information contact Derek Perry on 07760 127867
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• continued from page 4 Old Time Music Hall May 20 Affinity Community Theatre are a small community theatre group who aim to bring the theatre to as many people as possible. Tickets are low, costing at £1 and £2 to allow everyone access to local theatre. Every year they produce two shows, a summer show and a pantomime. This year they will be performing the lively favourite Old Time Music Hall, William Sutton Memorial, Shelley Way, St Budeaux from 2pm. Go along and enjoy an afternoon of light hearted entertainment, bright costumes and a good old sing-a-long to all of the favourites that we know and love.Tickets 01752 363463. Spring Sale May 20 St John’s Church Hall, Hooe from 10.30am to 12 noon. Proceeds to Christian Aid. Table Top Sale May 27 Saltash Wesley Table Top Sale with refreshments served in the foyer. Tables selling craft items, gifts, produce and brica-brac. Saltash Wesley Methodist Church, Callington Road, Saltash. Free entry. Tables £4. To book, please ring Mark Chanter 01752 215546. Summer Fayre June 10 Hooe & Turnchapel Community Centre at 2pm. Various stalls, refreshments and a draw. All welcome.
Discover Stoke’s history on a walk through village Local residents are being invited to join Walks with History and Stoke Traders and Residents Association (STARS) on a walk through Stoke Village. The walk, which is part of Plymouth History Festival, takes place on June 2 between 2.45pm and 5pm. Meet at the Stables at Stoke Inn, 43 Devonport Road, Stoke at 2.45pm for a 3pm start. The walk, which will take around two hours will look at the history of the village and the surrounding area. Look out for grand houses and villas, walk along the remains of Brunel’s railway towards Torpoint, find out about Devonport’s Cathedral and see one of the best panoramic views of Plymouth. Plymouth Citybus services 34 and 70/70A/70B/71 serve the stops in Devonport Road close to our start point and free parking can be found on neighbouring streets. Cost is £4 per person. Booking essential via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plymouth-history-festival-a-walkaround-stoke-village-tickets-33412965078). Tickets can also be purchased (without a booking fee) via walkswithhistory@gmail.com Formed in 2010, Plymouth Walks with History is one of over 400 schemes to offer short, free local health walks in communities across England as part of the Walking for Health scheme. Our aim is to get everyone healthy whilst exploring the history of the City. During the Plymouth History Festival in May/June each year the group also offers guided tours and walks across the city, again with a history theme.
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Memory Lane Cafe Second and last Monday of month Stoke Community Church (Methodist) from 2pm to 4pm. If you have a relative or friend, with memory loss or dementia, then we would love you to come & join us. The café is very informal and includes music, art and other activities. Contact: Rev Alison Richardson on 01752 562982 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. Badminton Club Fridays Non League club meets on Friday evenings at Whiteford Road, Plymouth. Opportunities available for new members of any age over 18. We also welcome over fifties. For further details contact rcbeasley@btinternet.com Table Top Sales Second Saturday in the Month (not January) Plymstock Community Centre: Vintage, Collectables and Craft 9am to 2pm. These table top sales are held in Plymstock Community Centre (top of Plymstock Broadway Car Park). A friendly and welcoming atmosphere prevails and there is something for everyone from antiques to knitted gloves and hats to books and records and jewellery. We hope to bring something new each month. Entry is 20p per person but children are free. There is a selection of hot and cold refreshments. Enquiries to Paula 01752 342321 Pensioners & fifty plus action group Can we take you for a ride? If you want to meet new friends why not take advantage of our subsidised taxi service (for anyone 50+ living locally) and wishing to come to any of our meetings, but have difficulty in getting to the meeting places - like physical problems or awkward bus connections. You can now enjoy the luxury of door to door travel, hear interesting speakers and watch a variety of cabaret acts. We meet on the second Friday of every month in the Wolseley Trust Community Building (next to Sylvia’s Café) behind the Co-op superstore in Wolseley Road, PL2 3BY, just down from Milehouse traffic lights going towards St Budeaux. We have interesting speakers chosen by members, from MPs to representatives of national and local businesses, and these free meetings are from 10.30am to 1pm. Parking is usually available and many buses stop outside the Co-op. Our social meetings are held in Kings Tamerton Community Centre, PL5 2BH (the No 16 bus stops outside) and we have a variety of acts to entertain us, from cabaret to country & western, and these meetings are from 2pm to 4pm on some Fridays. Non-group members pay £2 but this includes a very good buffet and we always have a raffle. Anyone over the age of 50 looking for good company and interesting meetings can get more information from Mrs Margaret Williams (Secretary) Tel; 01752 350498 or email; tomag42@ hotmail.co.uk Circle Dance Thursdays Yealmpton Circle Dance Group. Yealmpton Community Centre, Stray Park, PL8 2HF. 7.30pm-9.30pm. A variety of dance styles from gentle and expressive to lively and joyful. Traditional and contemporary world music. Good for mind, body and spirit. Clearly taught and easy to learn. No partner needed. Friendly and fun. 01752 880196 for details. Dancing Duo Fortnightly Saturdays With Henry and Jeannie at Plymouth Life Centre (Central Park near Plymouth Argyle ground) for ballroom, Latin and sequence, old time and more. Time 7.45pm to 10.45pm free parking. Entry £7. Bring your own soft drinks and and snacks. Early tea and coffee available at cafe. 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. 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. Fun Fitness Sessions Various dates In the gym and in the park for children, teenagers, families
WALK IT event will raise funds for Crohn’s & Colitis charity Leading charity, Crohn’s & Colitis UK, have announced their nationwide fundraising WALK IT events are back for summer 2017 including one in Plymouth. Taking place throughout May, June and July; WALK IT invites anyone to join and walk either 5km or 10km to show their support for the fight against Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Plymouth is one of just eight cities across the country this year staging the walks. The others are in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Swansea as well as newly added locations in Bristol and Newcastle. The WALK IT Plymouth event will take place on May 6 at The Hoe. The charity aims to reunite the country together to raise awareness of IBD, and fight for the 300,000 people in the UK with the condition to achieve a
better quality of life. Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two main forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease causing inflammation and ulcers in the bowel which can lead to urgent and frequent diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, pain, profound fatigue and anaemia. It is largely a hidden disease that can cause stigma, fear and isolation. Sam Afhim, director of income generation, Crohn’s and Colitis UK, said: “We want to
and pram fitness. Call Fizz for more details 07976568477 Fizz Fitness Gym 180 Albert Rd, Plymouth PL2 1AL 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. St Budeaux Square Club Meets last Wednesday each month. All events are 11am to 3pm with full three course meal entertainment & discussions. Entrance fee £5 all in open to senior citizens of St Budeaux to join phone 01752 365246 Community Cafe Every Thursday in term time Stoke Damerel Church, Paradise Road between 10.30am and 2pm Community cafe run by learning support students of City College Plymouth, serving tea, coffee and cakes baked and prepared by the students. Sandy’s Plymtones Mondays Fun choir for men and women. Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre (near the Co-op), Glen Road, Plympton. 2-4pm No auditions, no need to read music - just good humour and enthusiasm needed. Contact Sandy on 336953 or 07737 461431. Messy Church at Elburton Methodist Community Church Messy Church is held on the first Saturday morning of every month (excluding August), from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Springfield Road, Elburton. All welcome to join fun morning of arts, crafts, drama, music and refreshments. All for a small donation. Activities for the whole family. For more details contact Debbie on 215632 Baby and Toddler Group Friday mornings in term time St Pancras Church, Honicknowle Lane, Pennycross. The group runs from 10.00 until 11.30am every Friday during term-time in the church lounge. There is a large selection of toys, a craft table and the session concludes with nursery rhymes and action songs. A charge of £1.50 for one adult and accompanying child/children and £1.00 for extra adults covers all refreshments and craft materials. We hold occasional Tabletop Sales in the church hall to support the Children’s Hospice Southwest. Thursday Afternoon Cafe St Pancras Church, Honicknowle Lane, Pennycross. Our church cafe is open from 1.30 until 3.30 on Thursday afternoons during term-time, selling coffee/tea and cake/
raise vital funds and awareness for the people struggling with IBD and the devastating effects it can have on people and their families. At Crohn’s & Colitis UK, we want to spread the word that there is support and there are other people in the same situation - which is why our WALK IT fundraising events are so important in bringing everyone together.” Funds raised through WALK IT directly enable the charity to carry out vital new research, answer
more calls from people needing help and provide patient packs to hospitals across the UK, amongst others. With music, entertainment and refreshments at each walk, the events will have a fun, feel-good atmosphere. Join us as we Walk IT together; challenging stigma, standing strong and raising vital funds for the fight against Inflammatory Bowel Disease. To sign up to the event visit www.crohnsandcolitis. org.uk/walkit
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Plymouth to host Storytelling Gathering The Society for Storytelling’s Annual Gathering is coming to Plymouth in May as part of Plymouth University’s ‘Festival of Words’. The Gathering will bring together story-makers from across the UK and includes workshops, seminars, performances, music and family activities, based around the theme of ‘Change and Exploration’ - all taking place in the iconic Roland Levinsky Building at Plymouth University. There will be fringe events for the festival held in the public space, Drake’s Place Gardens – a story telling workshop on Friday May 5 at a cost of £2 per person and on Sunday May 7, an opportunity to picnic together and listen to story telling and other children’s activities from 2pm to 4.30pm. Enjoy storytelling performances in The Storytelling Tent from 10.30am on Saturday May 6 and from 9.45am on Sunday May 7. A selection of storytelling treats with a variety of stalls in The Market Place is also available on Saturday May 6 between 11am and 1.30pm and 2.30pm to 6pm and Sunday May 7, from 10.30am to 1pm – simply go to the Crosspoint area of Plymouth University’s Roland Levinsky Building. A special event revealing how storytelling can be used as a non-medicinal approach to help with the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia takes place on May 6 from 10.30am to 11.15am at the university. Plymouth based Abimbola Alao will share her experience of using storytelling to support those with dementia in memory cafes, and the audience will be able to participate in spontaneous storytelling that has the potential to bring hope to the world of dementia. Cost is £8. Tickets for the Gathering, which include food on campus are available at www.sfs.org.uk and can be purchased for the whole weekend or just for the day.
National Memory Day writing competition shortlist announced Thursday May 18 will mark National Memory Day, part of Dementia Awareness Week and a celebration of the power of the written and spoken word for those with and affected by dementia. National Memory Day was launched last June by a partnership of Literature Works, the University of Plymouth, Alzheimer’s Society and The Poetry Archive, with a writing competition at its heart. The competition has four categories: Best Poem (sponsored by the National Memory Day Partnership); Best Short Story (sponsored by Literature Works); Best Young Writer (sponsored by the University of Plymouth), and; Best Primary Carer (sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Society). In all, 1341 entries were received with an international reach from across the continents. Within the shortlists there are entries from the UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland and Trinidad and Tobago. Former Poet Laureate, Sir Andrew Motion, will choose the winner from the Best Poem shortlist. He said: “Congratulations to all the shortlisted poets; overall, the standard is very good.” Tracey Guiry, Director of the Poetry Archive, added: “The poems people sent to us demonstrated an incredibly inventive range of responses to our theme of ‘Memory’. From the very personal to the ubiquitous the poems reflected experiences which we can all relate to at some point and I hope everyone who submitted an entry will continue to write and enjoy poetry.” The winners of the National Memory Day writing competition categories will be announced on May 18. 8
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Sponsored by Nash & Co Solicitors, the Neon Midnight Walk takes place on Saturday July 1 and organisers at St Luke’s Hospice are preparing for thousands of women to take part in the amazing neon themed charity walk across the city.
Special Olympics Plymouth and District The Special Olympics Plymouth and District at YMCA Kitto centre on Wednesday evenings from 6pm to 8pm £15 membership £2 each week.
This year there are three choices of routes - three miles, six miles and 13.1 miles – with party tunes and entertainment to kick start the event at the Piazza on Royal Parade.
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. Highbury Trust Highbury Disco Tuesdays and Fridays subs £2 each week. St Budeaux disco £2 each week on Thursday evenings 6.30pm to 9.30pm at St Budeaux Community Centre. ZUMBA for the More Mature Zumba for over 50’s (low impact). Every Monday afternoon 2pm to 3pm, at Pennycross Methodists Church, Pridham Lane,Peverell. Call in any Monday for a free taster, or call 01752 251614. Tots Time - St. Jude’s Mondays during term-time From 9.30 to 11.30 in the Upper Hall at St Jude’s Church on Beaumont Road, babies and toddlers are welcome with their carers at £1.50 per session. Tots Time provides toys, craft, snacks, drinks, singing, etc. For more details phone 078604573727. Plymouth Children’s Theatre Workshop Saturdays A theatre company for children and young people aged 6 to18. 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 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! 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
little reminder, the registration fee covers the logistics of running the event. It is your sponsorship that really makes a difference to helping St Luke’s care for the people in your community.
St Luke’s Midnight Walk is back this year with a new city centre location, new routes and a neon bang!
A spokesperson for St Luke’s said: “Once you’ve decided on your challenge, get ready to party with us! Hit the pavements at 9pm for the
13.1 milers, 11pm for the six milers and midnight for the three milers. “Whichever route you choose, you can expect plenty of fluorescent colours, glow sticks and face paint to guide you through the night.” Registration is just £18 and includes an exclusive neon t shirt to wear on the night as well as a unique medal and goody bag for all finishers. The spokesperson added: “Just a
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 National Trust Plymouth Centre Make the most of your Trust membership by joining the Plymouth Centre for even more activities. Membership is only £4 per person, or £6 for two people at the same address. During the winter there are talks every month. This summer there are coach visits to: May to Trerice; June to Nursery at Otter, then to Cerne Abbas to look at village gardens; July to Gloucester (cathedral or docks); August to Hestercombe gardens and art gallery; September to Athelhampton House and Gardens. For more information and an application for membership call Russell on 01752 266608 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Every Monday Compton Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Group for young people aged 14 to 23 years. Meet 7.30pm at Compton Methodist Church. Details 01752 706056. 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 Arrows Kids Club Thursdays Held at Plymouth Methodist Central Hall every Thursday in term time. 6.30pm-8pm for all children aged 7-11 years. (Please note the Drake Circus Mall opposite the church is open till 8pm on Thursdays.) Games, Craft, tuck shop, Bible stories .. lots of fun. Only 50p per week. 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. For details ring Carroll on Plymouth 960746. Aden Veterans Calling all Aden Veterans. Did you know that the Aden
“This sponsorship contributes to the more than £4 million needed to care for the 3,400 people and their families using our services every year at home, in hospital or at our specialist unit in Turnchapel. “Whether you’re in it for the challenge, just for fun or to walk in memory of someone close to you, round up your girls, grab your glow sticks and sign up today! Go on, get your glow on for charity and register today! www. stlukesmidnightwalk.co.uk or call 01752 492626.
Veterans Plymouth Branch meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at the RAOB Club in North Hill at 7.30pm. Why not go along and meet like-minded people. Lipson Lions Junior Hockey Club Training every Wednesday 6pm until 7pm at Lipson Community College. Currently need players of all age groups and ability particularly girls. Age groups 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. First two visits are free. Go along and try it. Details from Samantha on 0790 555 2318. Pennycross Sequence Dance Club Meets at the Holy Family Church Hall, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth. Mondays 6.30pm beginners class with step by step instruction. 7.45pm sequence dance. Fridays at 7.30pm for sequence dance. Baby & Toddler Group Every Friday Lipson Vale Primary School between 9.15am and 10.30am. New families welcome. Please call Kate Timothy or Elaine Bromhead on 01752 224801. 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. Twins, Triplets or more Support group held on a Tuesday morning 10am-12pm at Surestart Children’s Centre, 25 Manor Street, Stonehouse, (Tel 208650) or a Friday morning 10am -12pm at Sir John Hunt School, Whitleigh. An informal group open to all mums and expectant mums. A great chance to meet other mums and dads in the same situation. 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 CRB checked, and teach Shotokan karate. With many advantages to learning karate, instructors teach traditional skills and Self-Defence with genuine applications to modern day situations. Students often say that they feel self-confident; have increased discipline, improved fitness levels and co-ordination. But above all, they all agree its great value for money, fun and a fantastic way to meet new friends no matter what age you are. Tuesday /Thursday Kids
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Love your local market – try a stall for free! Plymouth Market, the city’s oldest and largest market, is celebrating national Love Your Local Market fortnight with the offer of a free twoday trial of a stall on May 26 and 27. Potential traders, who have an idea for a retail business but perhaps think they can’t afford to turn it into reality, can try market life free for two days (including free insurance) before deciding whether taking the plunge and renting a stall is for them. With a customer base of over 750,000 people a year, the Market offers entrepreneurs great value and the opportunity to test an idea and product offering without all the cost and commitments of renting a high street shop. If the free two day trial proves successful,
then the Market has a selection of great value stalls available for rent, starting from as little as £68.85 a week and the first week is thrown in for free! There’s a really great community of stallholders in the Market, with some traders having set up their stalls over 20 years ago. New stall holders Tracey Medley of chilli-based food stall, Some Like It Hot, and Emmeline Kwaan of craft stall Totally Potty, have only just joined the Market’s diverse mix of traders but are already loving market life. Tracey said: “I wanted to turn my hobby in to a business but didn’t want the hassle of selling at craft fairs so a stall in the Market was the obvious choice. “Here I can test the water without the expensive outlay of opening a shop in the high street and really find out what customers want. The stall has taken off much quicker than
I expected. I’d recommend other would-be entrepreneurs to try it here.” Emmeline agrees: she thought the Market was the ideal place to put her dream into practice, starting small and seeing where her idea goes. She says she would recommend to anyone to start their business in the Market, stating that one of the benefits is you don’t have to tie yourself in to years of a lease on a shop. She said: “Once people know about your stall, it’s a really good place to be. Come the autumn when the refurbishments are complete, people will be really keen to visit and see the changes here – so getting a stall now is a wise move.” The Market is currently undergoing a £3.5 million refurbishment which will deliver several new improvements. Anyone interested in taking a stall in the Market should contact the team on 01752 306551.
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Members of the team involved in the work on the Foreshore
The first phase of a project to extend the life of the buildings on the Hoe Foreshore has been completed. Plymouth City Council authorised £1 million capital investment for the programme of urgent repairs to the foreshore in January, after surveys identified damage to the Bathing Houses and Sun Terraces as well as several areas on the winding paths that needed stabilising and strengthening works. The Tinside Bathing Houses and Arcaded Sun Terraces are the oldest buildings on the foreshore area and form an integral part of the paths and walkways. The buildings were finished in 1913 and are a unique focal point of the foreshore area until the Lido was constructed in 1935, both of which are within the Plymouth Hoe Conservation Area. The works included strengthening, conservation and repair of the existing structures and sea walls which were damaged by the winter storms. The restoration works were led by the Council’s Facilities Management Team, directed and supervised by the Historic Building Consultants, High– Tech Services and the works undertaken by JNE Construction,. Councillor Mike Leaves, Cabinet Member for Streetscene said: “This is such a popular and unique part of Plymouth’s waterfront, so I’m really pleased we were able to get these works completed in time for the Easter break. I’d like
to personally thank both High-Tech services and JNE for pulling out all the stops to get these works completed on time.” The council, together with the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership Business Improvement District (BID), is working to make the waterfront a cleaner, better maintained and more vibrant destination with increased opportunities for local jobs and recreation. Chris Arscott, Chairman of Plymouth Waterfront Partnership said: “We’re delighted to have worked with our partners at Plymouth City Council and see this hugely important work successfully completed, as this area has been a primary concern for Plymouth
Waterfront Partnership and our Waterfront BID businesses. “Plymouth City Council finishing this phase of the Hoe Foreshore improvements in advance of the Easter weekend is fantastic, particularly with the excellent weather forecast; we look forward to seeing many visitors and residents enjoying Plymouth’s stunning Waterfront” Although the majority of the works are complete some additional repairs will continue on the upper levels over the coming summer months so members of the public can still enjoy the area, before work continues at the end of the season to complete the upper levels over the winter period.
Mayflower 400 plans taking shape Plans to commemorate Mayflower 400 in 2020 are gathering pace. Capital investment and support from Central Government for a ‘Mayflower Muster’ have been confirmed. The Mayflower Muster, expected to be held across a number of days, will be an event on a global scale, combining activities on land and water alongside a programme with ambitions to bring together UK, US and Dutch naval forces to celebrate the special relationship between the Mayflower linked nations. Charles Hackett, chief executive of Mayflower 400 said: “We are pleased to report that Destination Plymouth and Plymouth City Council are seeing progress across planning in a wide range of areas: cultural projects, heritage, education, tourism and economy, volunteering and trade, all of which have funding committed by
Plymouth City Council and Central Government.”
The Mayflower programme of activity has already attracted £500,000 of funding from central Government for cultural projects within Plymouth and a further £500,000 for marketing across the international Mayflower partnership. Talking of further commitment by the council for the Mayflower commemorations Ian Bowyer, Leader of the Council said: “Plymouth City Council has committed £2.25million over five years to deliver a dedicated Mayflower 400 programme team and a series of major events that will inspire the city’s residents to get involved, create a renewed sense of pride in the city and its role in the Mayflower story. “The programme will bring in more visitors to the city – which is good news for the businesses here, particularly the hotels, shops, cafes and restaurants.
“We believe this programme is so important to the city’s reputation and future that we have earmarked £5 million investment into developing a series of heritage trail projects to make sure the city is able to make the most of the opportunity that Mayflower 400 represents.” Capital projects include the implementation of heritage trails, upgrades to key assets such as the Elizabethan House, and to provide match funding for an Arts Council bid to deliver a Mayflower public art installation. The report, submitted to the council also highlights the work being done to attract American tourists through engagement with tour operators and Mayflower 400 involvement at international marketing events with the tourism market already returning interest in Mayflower 400, with operators booking accommodation across the partnership.
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Tourism Minister Tracey Crouch (centre), pictured at the Mayflower Steps witrh (from left) Adrian Vinken, Oliver Colvile MP, Council Leader Ian Bowyer, Charles Hackett, chief executive of Mayflower 400, Johnny Mercer MP and Amanda Lumley, chief executive of Destination Plymouth
Minister updated on 2020 plans Tourism Minister Tracey Crouch has visited Plymouth to see Britain’s Ocean City for herself, and to hear more about preparations for the Mayflower 400 commemorations in 2020.
visitors during the commemoration year.
The Minister visited Plymouth during the recent English Tourism Week as the city makes vital preparations working with national and international partners to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
“It is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen our relationship with international partners such as the US and showcase a global, outwardlooking Britain.”
Other ideas include major music events on the Hoe, a ‘Mayflower Muster’ display involving the US, UK and Dutch Navy forces, major theatrical events and public art commissions.
Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Plymouth MP Oliver Colvile as her Special Representative for Mayflower, and Ms Couch, the Minister for Sport, Heritage and Tourism, will be overseeing the work at national level.
MP for Plymouth Moor View Johnny Mercer, who joined the minister and Mr Colvile at the Mayflower Steps on the Barbican, said: “Mayflower 400 is set to be a seminal point in Plymouth’s history as Britain’s Ocean City. It will give us the opportunity to capitalise on our beautiful natural surroundings, highlight our top tourism credentials and provides new openings for local businesses to form new commercial relationships.”
From Holland to Boston, the world will be commemorating the Mayflower Pilgrim’s historic and perilous journey across the Atlantic to the New World on board the Mayflower in 1620. Plymouth is leading a national partnership of eleven locations across England who are all united in their ambitions for an internationally significant commemoration which will be celebrated through major international events, development of new tourism itineraries and products, culture and the arts, education programmes, community participation and volunteering schemes and joint scientific and business projects. Tourism supports over 7,000 jobs in Plymouth and brings over £316 million into the local economy annually. It is estimated that across the national Mayflower partnership there will be an increase in tourism visitors of over 1.4 million
Tourism and Heritage Minister Tracey Crouch said: “The Mayflower 400 commemorations will be a wonderful event that will attract visitors from around the world and encourage them to travel beyond London and see this wonderful part of the country.
Mr Colvile, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, said: “I’m delighted the Tourism Minister has chosen to celebrate English Tourism Week here in Plymouth as we prepare for one of the most important commemoration anniversaries in the country’s history.” “A huge number of people are busy working behind the scenes to make sure all the national partners and Plymouth are able to take full advantage of the opportunities Mayflower 400 could bring, including an uplift in US tourists, new investment and business opportunities, education and community programmes.” Top of the agenda is an ambitious new national heritage trail between the national
partnership towns and cities with historic links to the Mayflower story. Plymouth projects already unveiled include renovations to historic city buildings; a “world class” Mayflower monument; a history trail taking visitors on a journey back to the 16th Century and a new History Centre.
Promoted by Visit Britain and Visit England, English Tourism Week raises the profile and understanding of the nation’s tourism sector – the country’s third largest employer - with decision makers, the media, employees and those considering a career in the industry. Council leader Ian Bowyer said: “We are extremely honoured that the Tourism Minister has chosen to visit Plymouth during English Tourism Week and we are thrilled to be able to keep her up to date with all our plans.” The Plymouth Shopper
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HMS Enterprise home after three years away The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise has made a triumphal return to her baseport of Plymouth after three years on deployment.
A crowd of family and friends lined the jetty cheering and waving banners in HM Naval Base Devonport as the ship berthed. Emotional reunions followed when their loved ones were welcomed on board by the crew who served on a rotational shift basis during the three years, meaning two thirds of the 78 ship’s company have been on board at any one time. HMS Enterprise was at the heart of operations to prevent people smuggling in the Mediterranean. She evacuated more than 200 British citizens from Libya, rescued 9,180 people attempting to undertake deadly crossings of the Mediterranean and destroyed 117 unseaworthy vessels used by people traffickers. In almost three years, she has steamed across the world, covered 150,000 nautical miles, visited 20 countries, and navigated four seas while conducting maritime security operations, protecting Britain’s economy and rescuing people in danger. The ship’s work has been recognised with the presentation of various Royal Navy awards, both fleetwide and for the survey squadron for efficiency and engineering and for her humanitarian achievements. The ship entered Plymouth proudly flying an efficiency pennant - an award given to the ship last year and granted special permission to fly the pennant on her return home. Chief Petty Officer John Williams joined the ship part way through the deployment. He was ovewhelmed by a warm welcome from his wife Claire, and children Gabby, 15, and son Kane, 19, and Kane’s girlfriend,
Jess Lowe. John said: “It’s really good to see my family again and spend more time with them. This is the third time I’ve served on the ship and she’s a great vessel to serve in. It’s been a long time away from her baseport for Enterprise and it’s also good to see her back home. The trophies and accolades we have been awarded are testimony to that.’’ Kane, who is also in the Royal Navy, said: “I don’t see dad much when he is home, let alone when he’s away, or I’m busy at work with the Navy. So it’s extra special to see him come back home after a busy deployment.’’
Petty Officer Stefanie Merlo, 32, the ship’s manpower co-ordinator and ‘policeman’ was greeted by her brother Daniel and his union flag-waving sons Thomas, ten, and James, four, Daniel’s partner Amie Whorton, and Stefanie’s mother Brenda - all the way from Preston. Stefanie said: “It’s lovely to have such a warm welcome, especially from James and Thomas. I joined the ship in the South Atlantic, so it’s been a long trip back and pretty rough in the Atlantic. It’s been quite an epic achievement by ship and crew.’’ The youngest person on the jetty was five-week-old Isaac, son of the ship’s navigating officer Lieutenant Nicholas Radue who scooped him out of the arms of his wife Alex as soon as they stepped onto the ship. Nicholas said: “It’s wonderful to see little Isaac again. Even though the Navy kindly allowed me home to see him when he was born before I had to rejoin the ship for the journey back – I have missed half of his short life and he is a different boy already!’’ Alex said: “I’m used to seeing Nicholas off and welcoming him home again. But from now on it will all be different with our first child. It makes homecomings extra
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special for a start.’’ Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mike Penning said: “During her three years deployed away from the UK, HMS Enterprise and her ship’s company have helped make the world a safer place. “From disrupting people smuggling in the Mediterranean to assisting in the free flow of trade in the Gulf, and from providing reassurance to our overseas territories to surveying the world’s oceans, she has epitomised how the Royal Navy is protecting the UK’s global interests.” “The crew of HMS Enterprise are justly proud of the work they have done since deploying, and the wide variety of operations will be hard to match in the rest of our careers,” said Commander Philip Harper, the ship’s Commanding Officer. “The results of our deployment speak for themselves and we are all eager to spend some time with our families before the ship deploys again later this year.” HMS Enterprise’s deployment began in June 2014, when she headed to the Mediterranean on maritime security
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operations. At the time, growing unrest in Libya led to the UK government encouraging British citizens to evacuate, and Enterprise was tasked with rescuing more than 200 people from Tripoli. She was then tasked with conducting survey operations in the Gulf and southern Red Sea, joining the continuous Royal Navy presence in the region which works to secure some of the most vital shipping lanes in the world and protect Britain’s economy. Those on board had opportunities to visit 33 ports, including Goa in India and Port Victoria in the Seychelles. But there was still work to be done - teams from the ship volunteered to visit an orphanage in Goa, helping to refurbish several classrooms, build some swings and even fix a trampoline. In 2015, Enterprise joined the naval force in the Mediterranean which was set up to deal with people smuggling in the region. Over the course of the following year, the sailors on board destroyed 117 unseaworthy craft and rescued 9,180 people attempting to make deadly crossings - the highest number of people ever to be rescued by a Royal Navy ship. She also surveyed some 2,600nm2 of the ocean floor, was awarded the Firmin Sword of Peace, the Naval Capability Prize and the HM Efficiency Award, as well as receiving a personal commendation from the Chief of the Defence Staff. The survey ship’s work in the Mediterranean also led to 20 suspected smuggling ringleaders being identified and subsequently arrested by Italian authorities. Following the heat of the Mediterranean it was time for Enterprise to experience the South Atlantic, as she headed south to stand in for Falkland Islands patrol vessel HMS Clyde during her refit in South Africa. “Having successfully mastered integrating with the Italians and other EU partners, the ship now had to integrate with the RAF and the Army,” said Navigating Officer Lieutenant Kyle O’Regan. “A very busy time followed, conducting training with Typhoon aircraft, winching with Chinook helicopters and still managing to fit in some survey operations.’’ The visit also allowed Enterprise to strike out for South Georgia, and after a choppy three-day journey across 800 miles of open sea, the ship’s company reached Gold Harbour. There is little time for the ship to rest up, as she deploys again in July this year.
£6.4 million resurfacing programme gets under way in Plymouth Ninety Plymouth roads will get a new lease of life over the next 12 months as part of a £6.39 million investment in carriageway and footway repairs. The council’s resurfacing programme for 2017/18 got under way in April, targeting stretches on main routes where the overall road surface is nearing the end of its life or where multiple potholes have developed. Thirty-four roads will be fully resurfaced and a further 56 sites will be micro-asphalted. Micro-asphalt is used as a preventative treatment on roads showing the first signs of wear and tear, tackling damage in its early stages to reduce costs in the future. As well as extending the life of the road it increases skid resistance, which improves road safety. The works are being carried out by the council’s new road maintenance contractor South West Highways (SWH), alongside its day-to-day repairs to individual potholes. Photo shows (left to right): Council Leader Ian Bowyer, Adrian Trim (the council’s Head of Highways, Parking and Marine Services), Councillor Steve Ricketts and Neal Gibson (Operations Manager for SWH)
Councillor Steve Ricketts, Cabinet Member for Transport and Housing Delivery, said: “We’ve made
it a priority to keep Plymouth moving and a resilient road network is absolutely key to this, especially on the city’s busier routes. We will be investing almost £6,390,000 in carriageway and footpath maintenance this year, including protective treatments to slow down deterioration, as well as full resurfacing.” Roads being resurfaced during April and May include: Valley Road, Haye Road, Elburton Road, Billacombe Road, Madeira Road, Hoe Road, Millbay Road, Church Hill Road and Wolseley Road. Advance warning signs will be put out on the roadside to let motorists know when works are due to be carried out and most will take place at night to minimise disruption to traffic. Local residents and businesses will receive letters in advance and a customer liaison officer from SWH will consult with any businesses that may be affected. Access to properties will be maintained as far as possible and any diversion routes will be signposted. Upcoming roadworks can be viewed and sign up for tailored e-alerts on the council’s website at www.plymouth.gov.uk/ roadsandpavements/roadworks.
Film focuses on changes in city centre down the years...
There was an extra poignancy to the launch of the latest DVD about Plymouth as the venue for the well-attended event was St Andrew’s Church. The film ‘The Story of Plymouth City Centre: Then & Now’ included a sequence on the Blitz and immediate post war period in which St Andrew’s was featured as a burnt out shell, an open air garden church and a successfully rebuilt structure, and attendees were quick to comment on the almost surreal feeling of watching images of inside the devastated property from that same vantage point today. Despite the oddness of that experience it was
nonetheless easier to relate the images of the past there to those of the present day, as so much of the rest of Plymouth City Centre is entirely unrecognisable today.
However film-maker Alan Tibbitts and historian Chris Robinson have made a first class job of relating the pre and post-war City Centres to each other. Alan’s clever film work dissolves from the past to the present and Chris’s intimate knowledge of all things Plymouth make for a compelling watch and one that will almost certainly entertain and inform even the most savvy of local shopkeepers and residents. Sponsored by the Plymouth City Centre Company the event was introduced by the BID
Chairman Douglas Fletcher. Chris Robinson also addressed the audience - a large crowd which included the outgoing City Centre manager, Jon Walton, and the Lord Mayor, Pauline Murphy - before settling down to a showing of the 73-minute film.
With a detailed review of all three incarnations of Drake Circus and featuring some of the earliest footage of Plymouth ever seen (from before the First World War) together with some fascinating police material showing street scenes from the 1920s and 1930s, as well as a huge amount of other stills, clips and contemporary comparisons, the film is a fascinating review of the City Centre over the last 200 years or so and is an extremely valuable addition to the City’s archives.
Pictured at the event (from left) Douglas Fletcher, Alan Tibbitts, Chris Robinson and Jon Walton at the City Centre Company sponsored event in St Andrew’s Church
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Boxing Classes Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Carl’s boxing stable has opened a new gym in Colebrook training for all ages to compete or just get fit. 7pm to 8pm. Details from Carl on 07837 920150. Country Music Venue First Friday every other month At the Aggie ‘Opry’. Agaton Club, St Budeaux. Top country acts being booked. Details 01752 362240. Plymouth Play Association For hire of resources for play, recycling scrapstore and arts and crafts. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday 10am-2pm, Thursday 10am-7pm. Details 01752 256633. Karate Club Mondays For those aged 11 years and over at Trinity United Reform Church, Tor Lane, Hartley between 6pm and 7.15pm. Details 07967 313285. Trinity Art Group Thursdays We are a small group of experienced artists who enjoy meeting and sharing our talents. We meet every week (ring for dates) at Trinity URC, Tor Lane, Hartley from 7pm to 9pm. If you are a beginner and would like to explore the enjoyable pastime of painting in watercolour or acrylics we could offer some assistance. We also welcome all levels of proficiency as our aim is to enjoy our time painting with time to socialise over a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit, all for £2.50 each night. Details Dave Crawford 01752 215179 Monthly Soup lunch for all the community Last Wednesday of the month Lovely homemade soup, cake, tea & coffee all for £3 at the St Budeaux Church Community Hall, The Green, off Crownhill Road, Higher St Budeaux. from 12.15 - 2 p.m. A warm welcome awaits all those who come. Have a go at the quiz if you want, browse the jigsaw library or just enjoy the company. Plymouth Dog Training Club meets at St Edward’s Church Hall, Eggbuckland on Wednesday evenings. For details call 01752 350788. Coffee mornings Last Wednesday of the month Run by the Highbury Trust Community Support Service, Outland Road between 10.30am and 12.30pm. All members of the public welcome to attend. For details 01752 753711 Plymouth Skywatch Meet at St Budeaux Parish Church Hall every third Friday of the month at 7.30pm. The meeting usually 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 Croquet Club Hartley Park Reservoir, Mannamead Road. New members welcome. Equipment and tuition available. For further information contact Plymouth 666801. Keep Fit Classes 14
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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. Plym Ramblers First and third Sunday in the month A well established 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 405132. Plym Ramblers have now published their walking book “On the beaten track 3” The 3rd book in a popular series of local walks.
Tothill Sequence Dance Club Saturdays Up to date dances at Tothill Community Centre every Saturday from 7.30pm to 10pm. Leaders Peter and Dorothy Wheatley. Admission £3. Contact Bill 01752 667484, Sue 01752 651004 or Dorothy 01752 260193. Lunch Club Tuesdays and Fridays An invitation to lunch at Welcome Hall Centre, Fore Street, Devonport. 12.30pm Tuesdays, 1pm Fridays. Friendly company. For details or to make a lunch appointment call 606317.
Laira Youth Brass Band Thursdays The City’s premier youth brass band meets at Woodford Methodist Church (next to the school) on Thursdays from 7.15 to 8.45 pm. Open to all youngsters from age eight upwards. Contact Tony Hollick on 01752 216784 for details.
This spring will see more stunning wildflower road verges being created through the centre of Plymouth as environmental charity Buglife and Plymouth City Council once again work together on the Urban Buzz project.
creating wonderful new homes for these essential insects.”
After the fantastic feedback received last summer about places including Western Approach, Derry’s Cross and North Cross roundabouts, the decision has been made to increase the number of vibrant and colourful wildflower road verges throughout the city.
“We are working to turn publicly accessible spaces including unused corners of parks, community gardens and patches of unused urban space into new nesting sites and beautiful flower-rich areas,” said Laura.
This spring work will start on new areas along Exeter Street, Plymouth Road and Ernesettle Lane, as well as improving and extending existing areas at both Marsh Mills and in the city centre. All of these places will be full of beautiful flowers and buzzing with life come the summer. Laura Larkin, Plymouth’s Urban Buzz officer said: “Urban Buzz, with the help of some fantastic local volunteers has now added over 60 new places for pollinators right across Plymouth, including new wildflower meadows in many parks and road verges. This summer these places will provide beautiful, bright, and inspiring flower-filled places that local people can use and enjoy, as well as Wednesdays Jackie Hamlin’s ladies keep fit class Wednesdays 10.15am - 11.15am or 6pm - 7pm at Hyde Park Social Club KFA registered, insured, low fees. Contact Jackie on 01752 672685. All proceeds to Alzheimer’s Society. 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. Waterfront Writers Fridays Meet every Friday during term time at The Swarthmore Education Centre, Mutley Plain 1pm to 3pm. Anyone who wishes to share or listen to poetry and prose is welcome. Visit www.waterfrontwriters.org.uk for details. Whist Drive Tuesdays and Wendesdays 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 206204 for more details. Tennis Club Mannamead Tennis Club, Eggbuckland Rd welcomes new members. 4 hard courts and 2 grass courts. Coaching available. Contact info@mannamead.org.uk or phone
Plymouth Urban Buzz, supported by Biffa Award, Garfield Weston Foundation, The People’s Postcode Lottery and in partnership with Plymouth City Council is working very closely with the local community to find and create over 100 new places for precious pollinators throughout the city.
Plymouth City Council Councillor, Patrick Nicholson said: “We are delighted to be working with Plymouth Urban Buzz to bring more wildflower sites to Plymouth, bringing colour and vibrancy to our urban areas as well as encouraging insects and pollinators. “It’s great to be creating 100 new places for wild flowers while engaging with the community so they can enjoy nature and the diversity it delivers.” Urban Buzz is running in Plymouth until June 2017. To keep up to date with progress and to learn about any Urban Buzz events in Plymouth visit the website at www. buglife.org.uk/urban-buzz/plymouth or contact Laura Larkin on laura.larkin@buglife.org.uk or 07464828624. 773652. Time Out Second and fourth Wednesday A group for individuals who are lonely and isolated. Come for a chat and make new friends. Plymstock United Church, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month, from 1.30pm 3.30pm. Refreshments £1. Contact Lin: 07818 254527. 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. Community Activities Various dates Evening events at Keyham Community Sports Hall, Drake Primary School, Saltash Road. Monday: Karate classes suitable for children/families and adults. 5pm to 8pm; Tuesday: Keep fit classes. Making exercise fun and easy to do. 6.15pm to 7.15pm; Wednesday: Yoga classes. Beginners/intermediate - first tester session free. 7pm to 8.30pm. The Community Sports Hall has spaces available for hire, for further information contact Roy Burt Sports Development Coordinator at the school on 01752 567649. 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
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 us direct on 07542 125575. Celtic Music with a Twist Every First Thursday Kitty O’Hanlon’s, 9pm. Three Strand Minstrels play lively Celtic acoustic music at Kitty O’Hanlon’s. Woodside Animal Welfare Trust Elfordleigh Your local sanctuary for most types of unwanted domestic pets. Good homes always needed - have a look at lovely animals, and what we do on www.woodsidesanctuary. org.uk. We don’t destroy any animal unless it’s beyond veterinary help or dangerous and we have special units for elderly residents. Please don’t allow your pet to breed, ask us for friendly advice, or about our spay and neuter scheme for owners on benefit instead. Tel 01752 347503. The Boys Brigade Various dates For more information visit www.plymouth.boys-brigade. org.uk. 1st Plymouth - Salisbury Road Baptist Church (Fridays); 2nd Plymouth - Ridgeway Methodist Church (Mondays); 4th Plymouth - St Jude’s Church Halls (Wednesdays); 5th Plymouth - Mount Gould Methodist Church (Fridays); 7th Plymouth - Pennycross Methodist Church (Fridays); 8th Plymouth - Ford Baptist Church (Wednesdays). New members welcome. Age groups: Anchor Boys (5 to 7); Juniors (8-11) and Company Section (12-18). The Boys Brigade can help your church in its mission to children and young people. Contact the development team at plymouth.battalion@tiscali.co.uk or call 01579 346218. 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 (6pm-7pm), 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 for further information 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 programme enables youngsters to learn many
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What are the most common terms? Research by Citizens Advice showed that more than a quarter of people with defined contribution pensions felt that they didn’t understand their pension plan, while fewer than one in five felt very confident. The top ten pensions jargon which people find most perplexing include: Annuity: An annuity is an insurance product that gives you a guaranteed regular income, either for your lifetime or for the term of the annuity, which can be a shorter fixed period. There are lots of different types of annuities. You don’t need to stay with your current provider to buy an annuity and can shop around to find the best product for you. You’ll usually get a higher retirement income by shopping around. Open market option: This is the right you have to shop around to find an annuity that suits your needs. You don’t have to stay with your current pension provider. The rates you are offered by different annuity providers can vary dramatically and once you have made your choice, it can be extremely difficult and often impossible to go back on your decision. Guaranteed Annuity Rates (GARs): This is a rate that was guaranteed by your pension provider when you took out your policy. As annuity rates have worsened over the years, these are likely to be very valuable and guarantee you a fixed rate of income much higher than annuity rates on offer today would buy. Selected retirement date (SRD): When you take out a personal pension you select the date when you think you would like to access your pension pot. You do not have to take your pension at the SRD, you may be able to take it earlier or later, but you should check the terms and conditions of your policy with your provider, as some policies may have restrictions. If your pension pot is invested in with profits funds, the provider will often have the ability to apply a reduction to your fund if you take it at a date other than your SRD. Safeguarded benefits: These are special features attached to your pension pot that guarantee certain payments. Safeguarded benefits are usually defined benefit pensions (for example, a final salary pension, guaranteed minimum pension, or guaranteed deferred annuity). Some defined contribution pensions have features attached which make them safeguarded, which includes a guarantee from your pension provider about the rate of pension to be provided when you retire (for example, a guaranteed annuity rate). Transfer value: If you want to move your
pension from one provider to another, this is the amount you’d get if you moved your pension elsewhere. It may be less than the ‘fund value’ of your pension because it will include any charges for transferring. Adjustable Income (sometimes referred to as Flexi-Access Drawdown): This option means that your money remains invested in a pension fund. You can draw money out directly from the pension pot flexibly, to either provide an income or to take lump sums. You can only take one tax-free lump sum of 25% of the total pot when you put the whole pot into drawdown. All other money drawn will be taxed as income. The money left in your pension can be invested, so the level of funds could go up or down. Lifetime allowance: The Lifetime Allowance is a limit on the amount of pension benefit that can be drawn from all of your pension schemes – whether lump sums or retirement income – without triggering an extra tax charge. It applies to the total of all the pensions you have, including both your defined contribution and defined benefit schemes, but excluding your State Pension. From April 2016 this is set at £1million. In some circumstances you can apply to protect your pension savings. If you are above this threshold, a tax charge will be applied to any excess payments. Benefit Crystallisation Event (BCE): A BCE is an event that triggers the need to test your pension savings against the Lifetime Allowance, to check they are within the savings limits allowed. If they go above this limit excess funds will be subject to an additional tax charge. A BCE happens in a number of circumstances, such as when you access your pension funds by purchasing an annuity or drawdown product. Also if you die before taking any of your pension pot or you have not taken all of your pension funds by 75, this is also a BCE and the savings versus lifetime allowance test is applied. Uncrystallised funds pension lump sum (UFPLS): This option became available through the new pension freedoms. It allows you to take multiple withdrawals (cash lump sums) from your pension. For each withdrawal, 25 per cent is tax-free and the other 75 per cent is taxed at your marginal tax rate for that tax year. The remainder of your pension pot remains invested. To book a free face to face or telephone Pension Wise appointment, call 0800 138 3944 or visit www.pensionwise.gov.uk. You can also book an appointment by visiting the Citizens Advice Plymouth. The information contained in this article does not constitute advice. Citizens Advice Plymouth accept no liability for the information published. Citizens Advice Plymouth is unable to respond to individual requests for advice through these columns. Copyright Citizens Advice. For the most up-to-date information, please visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk
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• REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • • continued from page 14 various skills and prepares them for adult life. Simply go along on Fridays to find out more or visit http//:7plymouth. boys-brigade.org.uk Mini Matts Parents & Toddler Group Mondays St Matthias Church Hall on the corner of Clifton Street & Bedford Park. 1.30pm to 3pm £1 per family per session. (during term time). Plymouth Cycling Touring Club Meet Sundays for a leisure cycle ride. For our latest rides list and meet time/place see www.plymouthctc.co.uk or contact Graham Black 01752 606650 or Andy Prideaux 01752 345170 for more information. 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 of rhythm. Come along and give it a try. For details contact Shirley on 01752 407676. 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. Pennycross Friendship Group Thursdays The group meet every Thursday at 2pm in the Pennycross Methodist Church, Pridham Lane off Beauchamp Road, Peverell. Interesting speakers and outings. New members always welcome. For details 01752 362099. Plymouth Philatelic Society First Wednesday of every month St. Edwards Hall, Home Park Avenue, Peverell from 7pm to 9pm. For details contact Martin on 01752 781252 or David on 01752 402981. Sequenced Dance Saturdays St Gabriels Church Hall, Hyde Park 7.30pm to 10pm Modern Sequence Dancing Tuesdays and Wednesdays Sequence dancing for all. Further details 01752 493311. 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 more information visit www.pmhc.co.uk The 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 Mums and Babies Tuesdays Mums and Babies is a support group for mums with babies from birth to eight months old. Come and meet other new mums and enjoy being spoilt by our sympathetic leaders with tea, coffee, biscuits and a listening ear. £2 a session. We meet at Hope Baptist Church Hall, Peverell Corner, Plymouth from 1pm to 2.30pm. For more information ring the church office on 01752 708090. Drake Probus Club Third Tuesday each month Are you a retired professional or businessman? If so we have a number of vacancies for membership. We invite you to come along to a meeting of the club at the Royal British Legion Club Tailyour Road, Crownhill. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 9.30am for 10am.Our programme includes guest speakers at each of our monthly meetings. Other club activities, where wives and partners are very welcome, happen regularly, include monthly pub lunches and outings to places of interest during the summer months. Just come along. For further details please contact Jim Gettings on 661450 or Richard Hill on 318704. 16
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Cinema ship set to sail into Plymouth A stunning tall ship, transformed into an outdoor cinema will sail into Plymouth this month for a special two-day film event.
The Kaskelot and (below) a scene from The Life Aquatic
On Saturday evening, the vessel will then be transformed into an expanded cinema for an outdoor screening of cult-classic, The Life Aquatic. Before the film starts, audiences will be treated to an archive film infused live circus performance on the ship’s rigging. The tour is curated by Compass Presents, a BFI Film Audience Network (BFI FAN) event, in partnership with the BFI’s ‘Britain on Film’ project which launches Britain on Film’s Coast & Sea programme – a collection of newly digitised archive films drawn from the BFI National Archive and the UK’s Regional and National Film Archives – available mostly for free on BFI Player via an interactive map.
Plymouth Clarion Choir (Male Voice) Tuesdays Rehearsals between 7.30pm and 9.30pm at Crownhill Methodist Church Hall. Seeking to fill vacancies in all sections. For details call Darell Jago on 01752 266434. This year is the choir’s centenary. Community Herb Clinic Tuesdays 1-3pm Onward House, Greenbank Road. Walk-in for free general health advice or phone for appointments. Herbal medicine can be used in the treatment of any medical condition in an effective, integrated (and affordable) way to suit you. Details Sara Hills 01752 872960 www.herbs-work. co.uk
The Celluloid Sail tour will moor in Sutton Harbour on May 5 and 6 offering the public three unique film experiences onboard a threemasted barque, the Kaskelot. By day, audiences who visit the ship can climb aboard and explore secret spaces in the bowels of the boat and discover footage about life at sea. On Friday May 5 this experience extends into the evening as light and projection will animate the ship’s sails.
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.
Bristol and London over the summer and into autumn. The activity during the day will be free to attend but people are strongly advised to attend early to avoid disappointment as space onboard is limited. The experience will be open from 10am to 10pm on Friday May 5 and 10am to 5pm Saturday May 6 and will allow visitors to visit the hold, engine room, captain’s room, the forecastle and locate footage through specially constructed telescopes. Access to these areas requires audiences to climb into the bowels of the boat, which in places are hard to reach, dark and not for
The tour will start in Plymouth before visiting Belfast, Liverpool, Al-Anon Family Groups Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? A fellowship to help families and friends of alcoholics. Local meetings. Confidential Helpline 020 7403 088 www.al-anonuk.org.uk Rainbows Fridays 1st Devonport Rainbows, Salvation Army, Haddington Road, Stoke Every Friday 6- 7pm Call 01752 405027 for details. Keep Fit Classes Wednesdays 10.15am - 11.15am and 6pm - 7pm Hyde Park Social Club. KFA registered, insured, low fees.Details 01752 672685. Parent & 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. Toddler Group Thursdays Plymouth Christian Centre 9.30am to 11 am, term time only £1.50 per family. Contact Liz Crudgington on 661019 for details or see the www.plymouthchristiancentre.org Ballroom & Social Sequence Dancing Various dates Plymstock Community Centre every Tuesday afternoon 2pm until 4pm and every third Monday of the month from 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Details 01752 251313 or 01752 668017.
the faint-hearted. Those encountering the ship at night on Friday May 5 will discover a magical vessel, it’s ship sails lit with projection and light. Footage will immerse viewers in scenes of sea and coast and present incredible archive film relating to Plymouth, including footage of the Artiglio arriving in Plymouth to have its gold arrested from the salvage operation of the P&O ocean liner SS Egypt in 1932. The screening of The Life Aquatic will be a ticketed event, with tickets now on sale for £14.50 per person (£12.50 for concessions) and available from Eventbrite. Audiences will arrive from 8pm and find a seat on the Harbour as they await the feature performance. Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic is a comedy-drama starring Bill Murray as the eponymous Zissou, an eccentric oceanographer who sets out to exact revenge on the ‘jaguar shark’ that ate his partner Esteban.
Membership Secretary 01752 231139 Website www.clubfocusplymouth.co.uk Plymouth Woodturners Third Friday of the month Meet at Pilgrim Church, St Levan Road at 7.30pm. Also demonstrate and sell at Otter Nurseries, Brixton, the first weekend of every month. New members always welcome, just turn up on the night. 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 Watercolour Group Every Friday 10am to 12 noon at Onward House, 55 Greenbank Road, Plymouth. To join this friendly group just come along or ring the group leader Ray on 01 752 300633 for more information. Plymouth Magic Circle Every second Thursday We are a small friendly Magic Club who meets every second Thursday at The Walrus, Athenaeum Street, Plymouth from 7pm to 9pm. All budding magicians are welcome to join us. For details call Ian Marley on 07979 655018. Prince Rock Dog Training Club Puppies to adult classes, obedience training, socialisation. St Matthias Church Hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings, from 7.15pm. More details phone 01752 772411.
Weekly Bingo Thursdays Tothill Community Centre, Knighton Road, St Jude’s 7pm. Entrance £1. Tea and biscuits 20p. Draw tickets on sale.
Line Dancing Tuesday Evenings. All levels, from beginner to advanced. 99 per cent country music. Very friendly club. Pennycross Methodist Church Hall, Beauchamp Rd Peverell Tel: Mike 07854 699683.
Club Focus Camera Club Mondays Meets at the Future Inn, William Prance Road, Plymouth. Meets every Monday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Contact
Plymouth Hockey Club Sundays Plymouth Hockey Club is the oldest junior club in the city and has recently achieved the highest award for
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. 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 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 7pm to 9pm at the Plymstock Community Centre (except in the summer holidays). 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 Fitness and fun touch rugby Wednesdays Central Park Rugby Pitches 6.45pm-7.45pm OPM Rugby is the official Touch Rugby club for Plymouth. Come along and enjoy a great welcome. No rugby experience required. Have fun, get fit and make new friends. More details phone Ernie on 07809 209571 or www.opmrugby.com. Coffee Afternoon Thursdays Mainstone Community Centre hold a weekly coffee afternoon every Thursday at 2pm Regular events at Oasis, Stonehouse Monday and Tuesday Basic Computer course 9.30am to 11.30am free; Tuesday Art for all: try out a new skill 10am to 12 noon Tuesday Coffee morning; Thursday morning Spreadsheets and other computer skills; Thursday 10am to 12 noon art group; Thursday 2.30pm to 4.30pm Brush up on English; Friday afternoon 1.30pm to 4pm Job Club; First Friday of the month 4.30pm to 6pm Messy Church. Devonport Park Community Choir Mondays A friendly mixed group of singers meet in the Pavilion Cafe in Devonport Park every Monday evening from 6-7.30pm. Cost is £3 per session. No previous experience necessary. For more details telephone 318087. Harbour Centre Recovery Café Fridays Female-focused social group for those in recovery from drugs and alcohol. Tea, coffee, regular activities promoting independence, empowerment and positive social/support networks in recovery. Child-friendly.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 Guitar Classes Guitar lessons for children aged from 6 - 12 years. Taught in small groups of 2 or 3. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3.45 or 4.30pm Fridays at 4pm Saturdays between 9.30 - 4pm For more details Tel: 01752 216456. Classes held in the Woodford area. Carers Support Group Last Tuesday of the month
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• REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • continued from page 16 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 Library 10am- 1pm on the last Tuesday of the month. 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: Mobile: 07742 983311
Plymouth all set for Armed Forces Day
The 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
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 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. 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. The Filling Station, Yelverton Every fourth Friday 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 Yelverton Golf Club Golf Links Rd, Yelverton at 7.30pm. For details visit www.thefillingstation. org.uk or contact Les and Di Wood 01822 854877. 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. Penlee Local Art and Craft Group Wednesdays Meet at the Diggin It Meeting Room at Penlle from 12 noon until 2pm. All welcome. This is a group for all levels of artistic or craftworkers to make friends and socialise, exchange ideas and perhaps even organise local exhibitions. Small contribution to room hire needed depending on numbers. Please telephone Teresa if you are interested on 07955 476727. 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 Hospital Health and Leisure Centre from 3pm to 4.30 pm. For more information, please call Pam on 01752 785094 or Scott on 01752 661035 Plymouth Youth Cycling Various days Free coaching for 10-16 yr olds. Thursdays (mountain bikes) 5pm-6.30pm Life Centre and various locations across
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 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
Lt Col Nik Cavill and and former Royal Marine Mark Ormrod - who lost three limbs in an explosion in Afghanistan pictured with the Armed Forces Day Flag
The city is marching ahead with its plans for Plymouth Armed Forces Day, which have been unveiled at an exciting launch event.
The Armed Forces Day launch began with hero and former Royal Marine Mark Ormrod, who lost three limbs in an explosion in Afghanistan, joining Commanding Officer of 30 Cdo, Lt Col Nik Cavill on board a marine landing craft.
Forces Day looks set to attract more than 40,000 people as it promises to deliver a whole host of exciting and exhilarating displays, interactive activities, military bands, parades and a not to be missed air show featuring death defying acrobatics.
Plymouth Armed Forces Day is organised by Plymouth City Council with Babcock as title sponsor, and is fully supported by the Military Services and businesses across the city. Each year Plymouth aims to raise awareness and support for the Armed Forces and celebrate the outstanding contribution they make to the city and the UK.
They sailed across Plymouth Sound from the Barbican to Stonehouse Barracks carrying the Armed Forces
Military hardware including weapons displays, static helicopters, military vehicles and equipment will also be on show as well as the popular and exciting arena programme. One of the highlights this year is the Senior Field Gun competitions featuring HMNB Devonport, HMS Raleigh and HMS Ocean.
Babcock managing director Craig Lockhart said: “Babcock is delighted and proud to support Plymouth Armed Forces Day again this year.
A Marine delivers the Armed Forces Day flag via the specially made zip wire
“This fantastic event is a great celebration for civilians, the military and their families alike and we look forward to working with Plymouth City Council and our Armed Forces colleagues to make this year’s event even better than ever.” The countdown to this year’s Plymouth Armed Forces Day has begun, after the Armed Forces Day flag was presented to the city following a thrilling journey across Plymouth Sound to Stonehouse Barracks, involving a marine landing craft, zip wire and a weapons platform vehicle, in a wild ride to herald the date for the thrilling annual event – Saturday June 24.
flag, which was then taken to the top of the Eastern King Fort, along with the title sponsors Babcock’s flag, before being brought down a specifically made zip wire by commandos. The Armed Forces Day flag was then presented to the Lord Mayor in a dramatic climax which set the tone for the popular annual event. Joining the Lord Mayor was a delegation from title sponsors Babcock, the Tri-Services, Royal British Legion, Councillor Glenn Jordan, and representatives from the Cadets and Military Kids Club Heroes. This year’s family-friendly Armed
Plymouth; Wednesdays HMS Raleigh (road racing bikes). We can teach you manuals and jumps and how to ride like the Tour de France winners. No fancy gear needed. Bike, helmet and a sense of adventure! For locations and times find us on Facebook. Singing 4 Fun Thursdays 2pm - 3.30pm We welcome new members. St Pauls Church, Torridge Way, Efford from 2pm to 3.30pm. For more details contact Janette 07854 850830
The Royal Navy, Army, RAF, Royal Marines and Veterans’ organisations, charities and the Emergency Services will all be showcasing their services in a variety of ‘Villages’ set out across the Hoe.
It is expected more than 120 exhibitors will be on display and organisers hope more people than ever before will come along and enjoy the day. The line-up for an exciting evening concert is already being planned too. Acts confirmed so far include the popular Military Wives Choir, Joey and the Lips and eighties favourite Toyah Willcox. The full programme and evening line-up is still being finalised, with more events and activities being added to the Armed Forces Day website over the coming weeks. For updated information please visit plymoutharmedforcesday.co.uk
Rainbow Singers Saturdays Come and join our happy band of rainbow singers sharing singing, fellowship and prayer. We meet at St Gabriel’s Church at 10.15 am most Saturdays. For more information please call 01752 262600 Broadway Organ Society Third Wednesday of the month Organ concerts held at Plymstock Community Centre, top of Broadway car park. Concerts start at 7.45pm. Everyone welcome.
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 7.309.45p.m) Come along any evening, visit our website www. soundhousebrass.co.uk or ring Alan 01752844108 (Senior Band) or Garry 0744618977 (Youth Band) for further details. Stay & Play Toddler Group Wednesday mornings during term time St Mary’s Church Pre-School, St Mary’s Church Parish Centre, Market Road, Plympton. 9.15am to 11.15am. Group is run by friendly and experienced early years practitioners from St Mary’s Church pre-school that was given an overall Outstanding outcome by Ofsted (July 2011). New and expectant parents welcome. A one-off donation per week to cover costs of £1.50 per adults (children under 12 months) £2 per adult (children over 12 months). Includes refreshments. Telephone 01752 348525 Mobile No: 07527 734990. Exercise Classes Various days For over 60’s and less abled people. Plymstock United Church, Plymstock Road Tuesdays 9.30am to 10.45am and 11am to 12 noon. Thursdays Life Centre 1.45pm-2.45pm. Run by Birgitta Whight. Contact 01752 408951. Rainbow Group Tuesdays The group meets at Mount Gould Church from 4.45pm to 5.45pm for girls aged from five to six and a half. For more information contact 07913697767 Sequence Dancing for All Saturdays St Gabriel’s Church Hall, Hyde Park Peverell, 7.30pm to 10pm. With tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome. 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 Sounds Musical Theatre Company Wednesdays Founded in 1911, we are a friendly, diverse group of people who love Musical Theatre and produce two shows a year. In March/April we perform our annual full musical production, with a musical revue in October. Rehearsals are every Wednesday 7.30pm to 9.30pm in Oreston Methodist Church Hall, Plymstock Road, Oreston. Visit www. soundsmusicaltheatrecompany.co.uk for more information. Contact and Conversation Tuesdays Every Tuesday at 2pm at St Barnabas Church, next to the doctor’s surgery off Stuart Road. Contact, conversation, tea and cakes. Everyone welcome, free to all. 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
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• REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • continued from page 17 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. Central Park Dog Walkers Association Daily Meet at 10am and 2pm every day at the Golf Cafe near Plymouth Life Centre. Very friendly and informal. For help and advice for all ages. Ford Park Cemetery Gardening Club Third Sunday of the month The Club meets outside the Visitor Centre at 11.30am and is always looking for new members. If you have a few hours spare, why not go along and join them. Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Thursdays Tavy Lodge Scout Centre, off LissonGrove, Mutley. Contact 01752 666706 or 9th21stplymouthscoutgroup@gmail.com 5-6pm Beavers; 6.15-7.30pm Cubs; 7.45 - 9.15pm Scouts. Open to young people from the ages of 6 to 14. Come along and join the winter adventures. Bumps & Babes Group Fridays Make new friends with other parents and parents-to-be. A weekly group welcoming all parents, parents-to-be and carers held in Crownhill. Organised by NCT Plymouth and West Devon branch. Refreshments, chat and toys. £1 donation to the NCT Charity. More information Sally Hall 07702 738757 Self defence classes Small but well-respected martial arts club. Classes most nights of the week at St Mary the Virgin Church, Federation Road, Laira. Classes for children and adults. For details visit www.budosocietymusashi.co.uk or call 07742 834366. Plymstock & District Art Society (PANDAS) Pandas is a small friendly group of amateur painters meeting for two hours (7.30-9.30pm) every Wednesday fortnight at the Radford Family Centre, Plymstock. Members paint and draw in all media and enjoy occasional demonstrations and models. We are not a teaching class but help each other and have programme of themed evenings. Each year our annual exhibition takes place in Plymstock Library. New members are always given a warm welcome so please contact Mike on 794281. 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 RAF Association (Plymouth Branch) The association are hoping this year to increase the membership of RAFA, that means approaching ex-members of the RAF and serving members. If any of you know of friends or relations who may wish to join please get in touch. Branch committee meetings will be held as usual on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Dates for 2017: May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25 and November 22, to which old and new members are invited, should they have any problems or wish to join up. Meetings are held at Raffles Club, Ermington Terrace, Mutley Plain, Plymouth at 6.30 pm. For details contact the branch secretary on 07939 897076 especially prospective new members. South Devon Decorative & Fine Arts Society (SDDFAS) We are part of NADFAS, the National Association, and have over 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 some new members and introductory guest visits are available. Visit www. southdevondfas.org.uk for programme information and other details. Plym Valley Branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild Third Monday of the month Meets on the third Monday of the month at 7.30pm at Norley Hall, 70-74 Plymstock Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 7PB. We are a friendly group of likeminded people of varying ages and skills, from beginners to the very experienced. We hold various demonstrations and/or workshops each week from flower making to how to stack a cake. For details contact Ursula Brown 07801 824517 or 661780 or Ros Hawkins 01752 408759. Website https:// bsgregion6.com Dartmoor Rambling Club Enjoy the countryside by walking and talking with our club. 18
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Plymouth’s local radio station Radio Plymouth has been announced as the media partner for Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) upcoming Bubble Rush fun run.
The Bubble Rush is coming to Newnham Park in Plympton on June 3 and Radio Plymouth are supporting the promotion of the event to help CHSW get as many people there as possible to raise vital funds for the charity. Bubble Rush is a 5km sponsored fun run which people can run, jog or walk and it is suitable for all ages to take part in. The unique part of this event is that as people make their way around the route they will go through four bubble stations where they will get covered in different coloured bubbles and foam. This event is a great opportunity to get together with colleagues outside of work or friends and family, and spend your weekend doing something fun for a good cause. This is the first time the event has come to Plymouth and the team from CHSW are delighted to be bringing Bubble Rush to the City and to work with Radio Plymouth. Kiley Tellam, events fundraiser for CHSW said “We are really happy to have Radio Plymouth on board for the Bubble Rush and the team at the station seem just as excited as us about this event coming to Plymouth. “Working with Radio Plymouth means that we can spread the word far and wide about the event and give as many people as possible the opportunity to come and join us & help raise vital funds for our hospices.” Tricia Duff, managing director of Radio Plymouth said “Our team are proud to be working with CHSW on this exciting event that’s coming to Plymouth. The event will enable the hospice to support Plymouth families further, allowing them the chance to spend precious time together.” CHSW have three hospices in the south west, Little Bridge House in Barnstaple, Charlton Farm in Bristol and
Lorna Damella, corporate partnerships fundraiser for CHSW in Plymouth along with Kiley Tellam (right) events fundraiser for CHSW celebrating their partnership with Radio Plymouth at their studios.
Little Harbour in Cornwall. Money raised at Bubble Rush, through the sponsorship that participants collect, will go straight towards the care and support offered to children with life limiting illnesses at the charity’s hospices. Little Harbour in St Austell and Little Bridge House in Barnstaple both offer support for families from Plymouth, giving them the chance to enjoy short breaks together
Membership is only £5 per year. You are welcome to try one or two walks before you join. As well as Dartmoor we walk the countryside and coast. Wednesday walks are usually 8 to 10 miles and by public transport. Walks include to : Cawsand, Dewestone, Tavistock , Bere Ferrers, Whitchurch area. Some weekend walks are care share from George Park and Ride. Walks include; Wembury, Sittaford Tor, Princetown area, Belstone and Taw Marsh. For more information , including a programme call Russell, 01752 266608
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.
Plympton Moving On Stroke Club Alternate Wednesdays Meet at The Rise, George Lane, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1JL 10.30am to 12.30pm. There is a small charge to cover the rent of the room, and for refreshments £2 per person. We tend to have a speaker one week, and an activity the next. Contacts Tony Stoneman 07834276371; Steve Sargent 07944691482; President Gloria Ward 01752 776978 and Chair Janine Capstack. Website www.pmosc.btck.co.uk
Beckly Centre Regular events at the Beckly Centre at Mayers Way, Hooe Road, Plymstock include: Mondays 7pm to 9.30pm adult social group with a variety of activities including crafts, life skills, cooking quizzes bingo and outings; Thursdays 7pm to 9pm youth group providing social activities in a small friendship mixed ages and ability groups for young people with additional needs; Saturdays and Sundays 10.30am to 3.30pm weekend activity groups for mixed age and ability groups of children and young people with special needs offering good range of social and group opportunities; school holidays weekdays 10.30am to 3.30pm holiday playscheme activity sessions for small friendship groups of children and young people with special needs. For details call 01752 484433 or 07780 662391.
Plymouth U3A Second Monday of the month If you are retired, 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 Holiday Inn from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Coffee available on arrival and an option to stay for a reasonably priced two course lunch in the restaurant. U3A (University of the 3rd Age) is organised and run by volunteers, there are over 60 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. 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. Plymouth Fishkeepers Society First and Second Wednesday of the Month. 8pm at the Hyde Park Social Club
Plymouth Regional Head & Neck Cancer Support Group Our support group aims to offer support and understanding to Head & Neck cancer patients, their families and carers, in the Derriford Hospital Catchment area. The aim of this new support group will be to provide information and support to all Head & Neck Cancer patients, their carers, and their families. It will primarily be a social group to encourage individuals to meet up to chat in an informal and friendly venue and atmosphere. If you are a cancer patient of any type without a support group at all, you can be assured of a warm welcome with us. So why not get in touch, and come and join us? We usually meet at 10.30 a.m. on the first Monday of each month and we will try to help with transportation if needs be. Please contact Geoff Read for further details or advice. Telephone: (01752) 563 800 or email geoffnread@gmail.com 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,
as a whole family as well as providing respite, palliative care, end of life care and bereavement support. Places are filling fast for the Bubble Rush with over 700 people signed up already. To sign up simply visit www. chsw.org.uk/bubble. Registration costs £22.50 for adults and £12.50 for children, anyone under the age of two goes for free.
RAF Association looks to recruit new members The Plymouth Branch of the RAF Association is hoping again this year to try and increase the membership of RAFA. That means by approaching ex members of the RAF and serving members. If any of you know of relatives or friends, who may wish to join please get in touch, we would be happy to see you. Branch committee meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, to which old and new members are invited. Meetings are held at Raffles Club, Ermington Terrace Mutley Plain Plymouth at 6.30pm (once a person joins RAFA, the facilities of the club are open to them, on production of the membership card). Dates for 2017 April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25 and November 22, to which old and new members are invited, should they have any problems or wish to join up.
For further information and should any member of the RAF family wish to see a befriender for a chat etc, in their home please contact the branch secretary on 07939897076 covering a wide range of esoteric subjects. Please see our website for details www.pythagoreansociety.wordpress.net or email mail@pythagoreansociety.net ZUMBA for the More Mature Zumba for over 50’s (low impact). Every Monday afternoon 2pm to 3pm, at Pennycross Methodists Church, Pridham Lane,Peverell. Call in any Monday for a free taster, or call 01752 251614.
• REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR EVENTS • REGULAR Emmanuel Tea Break Fridays New members welcome to join our club for mainly over 60’s, meeting at Emmanuel Church Hall, Mannamead, on Fridays at 2pm. A varied programme of indoor activities and occasional trips out. For more details call Richard on 707894. Reading Group Third Tuesday of the month Like reading? Like to share your views on books? We are a small friendly group who meet at Tothill Community Centre on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 10.30am for approximately 1 hour to discuss chosen books and swap other reading experiences. All new members will receive a very warm welcome. Please ring 01752 513197 for details. Dartmoor Gliding Flying on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting. Call 07873 483001 for details or Google Dartmoor Flying. Goulden Girls Stitchers A patch work and quilting group who meet at Mount Gould Methodist Church on alternate Thursdays and Fridays. We are a friendly group of ladies who share our knowledge and skills. Anyone interested in joining us please contact Pat King on 240560 Fun Club Fridays in term time Fun filled club for primary school aged children from 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Plymstock Chapel, Church Road, Plymstock. Games, crafts, stories, songs, tuck shop etc. 50p entrance. Friday Night Bingo Fridays 7.30pm At Hooe and Turnchapel Community Centre. Tea, coffee & biscuits.Weekly raffles and meat raffle once a month. Why not give us a try! Contact 01752 408441 for more details. 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 £2 (1st session free) Contact Lee 07414677003, Facebook
Plymouth Handball Club, email plymouthhandballclub@ hotmail.com Friendship Club Alternate Wednesdays For the over 55s at King’s Tamerton Community Centre. Meet new friends, bingo, raffle, tea and biscuits, and every month from May until September a trip to the coast. For further information ring Ida 01752 368841. Bingo Night Wednesdays Mainstone Community Centre with eyes down at 7.30pm. Eight page book plus one flyer costs only £6. Raffle every week and tea or coffee, or if you prefer something stronger there is a bar. SING Every Thursday in school term times Plymouth Community Choir at Pomphlett. Great songs, lovely people and loads of fun! Do you want to sing with us? We meet on Thursdays 7.15pm-9pm at Pomphlett Methodist Church Centre (just behind Morrisons in Plymstock). We sing songs at the soul funky/world music end of the spectrum. Visit www.singdevon.com. Or ring Pete Scott on 07896 276577. First session free! Book online or by phone. Regular events at Plymouth Unitarian Church, Notte Street. First Wednesday of every month 1pm to 2 pm Quiet time in conjunction with Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity. Speaker monthly and tranquil music. Oasis of calm on the second, third and fourth Wednesdays 1pm--1 45 pm Tranquil music and time for quiet reflection. Mindfulness at lunchtime first Tuesday of every month. Arrive at 12.30 pm bring food to share for lunch at 1 pm. 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 395131 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 395131
Sixties event will kick start major History Centre community project their experiences of nights out in Plymouth during that decade.
Did you once scoot up and down Royal Parade on your Vespa or shimmy on down at The Quay Club? If so, an evening dedicated to the 1960s this May could be just your thing.
People are welcome to bring in any memorabilia they’ve kept for the team to look at and can also enter into the spirit of the evening by dressing up in 60s-inspired outfits.
It will culminate in an exhibition in the History Centre after it is opened in 2020. ‘Sounds of the Sixties’ will take place at the New Continental Hotel from 6.30pm to 11.30pm on Friday May 12. Local historian Chris Robinson will deliver a bespoke ‘Going Out in 60s Plymouth’ talk. This will then be followed by a two-hour music
Devonport High School girls win culinary team challenge A team from Devonport High School for Girls (DHSG) has been crowned the overall winner of City College’s annual Young Chef Team Challenge. The college has been running this competition for over a decade giving visiting students a chance to test their culinary skills and use industry-standard facilities. The competition is open to local schools that enter teams of three students which have two hours to prepare, cook and serve a three-course meal for two people. This year they were supplied with three ingredients Dover sole, lamb fillet and bananas and had to plan their dishes around these items. The menus had to reflect the healthy, high energy requirements of Plymouth Raiders’ judges; Rhys Carter and Nathan Schall. The competition had more schools taking part than ever before with fierce competition from Devonport High School for Boys; Devonport High School for Girls; Kingsbridge Community College; Launceston College; Lipson Co-operative Academy; Marine Academy Plymouth; Sir John Hunt Community Sports College and Torpoint Community College. Kingsbridge Community College won best starter with Dover sole rolls with mint chutney. Best main course went to DHSG for their lamb tagine with apricots, and butternut squash served with couscous. Best dessert was won by Launceston College who prepared a mini croquembouche.
Five-time champions DHSG’s overall winning dishes were Dover sole goujons with a Thai dipping sauce, lamb tagine with apricots and butternut squash served with couscous and banana custard profiteroles with creamy coconut caramel sauce. Chaz Talbot, academy manager of Hospitality and Catering at the College, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for any budding chefs to get some hands-on experience in a real life restaurant environment. “Each year the standards rise and the young chefs produce high quality food, showing plenty of culinary skills. Congratulations to DHSG for a well-deserved win.” “We can’t believe we won and not just one prize, but two!” said Connie McLaughlin, Josie Steel and Monique Russell from DHSG. “Being crowned overall winner is so exciting, we received tickets to a Raiders’ game and the chance to help with food preparation for this year’s FlavourFest. We’ve really enjoyed the event and can’t wait to go back to school and show off our trophies.” Jane Tribe, food technology teacher at DHSG, said “We love coming to this competition every year as it is always so much fun. I was amazed at how the girls performed well I say that, but they always do us proud! “These girls are only in year nine but have been so professional and organised, working well as a team. They produced three fantastic dishes which everyone agreed with and we are delighted to be taking home the trophy.”
If you shouted and screamed at The Beatles at the ABC or bopped around the juke box at ‘La Cappuccino’, this could be the event for you.
‘Sounds of the Sixties’ will officially mark the start of a major Plymouth History Centre community engagement project called ‘Plymouth After Dark’. This four year outreach project will explore the range of activity that takes place across the city at night. Led by members of staff from the City Museum and Art Gallery it will capture stories from people of all ages and backgrounds, collect objects to add to the permanent collections, provide a series of events and commission new work.
The winning team from Devonport High School for Girls
Historian Chris Robinson will talk about the Sixties at the event
set from top tribute band ‘The Revolvers‘. Mark Tosdevin, Programmes Manager at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery said: “The 1960s was a decade of rapid change which saw major developments in society, fashion, technology and of course, music. With so many themes to focus on it’s the ideal launch pad for our major community engagement project - and it promises to be a fun and entertaining evening.” Members of the Museum team will also be on hand at the event to chat to people who want to share
Councillor Glenn Jordan, Cabinet Member for Culture said: “Staff from the City Museum and Art Gallery are working on a number of initiatives to engage communities while the History Centre is under construction. “The theme of ‘After Dark’ is brilliantly wide ranging and will enable us to capture the experiences of different people, ages, professions and cultures helping to reveal a part of the city’s cultural heritage that many of us take for granted.“ Tickets for ‘Plymouth After Dark: Sounds of the Sixties’ are on sale now and are priced at £16.50. Tickets can be booked via www. motsixties.eventbrite.co.uk For information about the History Centre project and the Museum and Art Gallery’s events and activities visit www.plymhearts.org
Teams battling it out in the City College Young Chef Team Challenge
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New Primrose nurse joins Derriford team thanks to local breast care charity A new specialist breast care nurse has joined the breast care nursing team at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, thanks to the local breast care charity, The Primrose Foundation. Rachel Wood, officially took up her new role as ‘Primrose Nurse’ at the beginning of April, having just spent a year with the team as maternity cover. Rachel, who has previously worked in specialist roles within Derriford Hospital, will be supporting patients who have had breast cancer surgery and now need to have follow on treatment, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The new position is a partnership between Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and The Primrose Foundation, who have agreed to fund the specialist role initially for the next two years. “I am really excited to be taking on this new role of Primrose Nurse and would like to thank the charity for this opportunity to expand the support offered to patients by the breast care nursing team,” said Rachel. “One of our key roles as breast care specialist nurses is to support women and men from their diagnosis right through to their final treatment. However, as can be found in other areas of the country, there can be gaps in this support, particularly when patients move on from their surgical procedure to needing oncology treatment. Last year, Joanna Terrell, 28 from Plymouth, started her treatment for cancer, after finding a lump in her breast. Whilst Jo has successfully had the lump removed, she is still receiving regular injections and has also had radiotherapy and chemotherapy as part of her treatment. “I think the support from the breast care nurses is
so important,” Jo explained. “They build a one-toone relationship with you; they get to know you and they know your story. When chemotherapy was first discussed as an option, I refused it initially. I then came in and met with my breast care nurse and we talked it all through. I put all my trust in her. “I did go ahead with chemotherapy treatment and whilst I was well cared for by the nurses and doctors within the chemotherapy unit, when I wasn’t sure of something or if I had a problem after the treatment, I felt alone and I didn’t know who to turn to or speak to.” The Primrose Foundation raises funds in order to enhance the facilities and services provided in the Primrose Breast Care Centre at Derriford Hospital. This year the centre will mark its 16th year of being open and the Foundation will be celebrating its 20th anniversary. “This is a new departure for the charity and one which we are very proud to be making,” added Sue Hobbs, chair of the Primrose Foundation. “The development of this particular role was largely born out of the vision of the late Dr Steve Kelly, a dedicated oncologist and esteemed colleague. “It was Dr Kelly’s vision, as well as the feedback we’d received from patients and staff, which helped inform our decision to fund this position, so as to further enhance our skilled and dedicated breast care nursing team.” More than 6,000 women and men will come through the Primrose Unit each year, with over 1,000 people needing support from the breast care nursing team. Of these, 500 people will be diagnosed with and will have surgery for breast cancer and two thirds of these will need further oncology treatments. To find out more about the Primrose Foundation, visit www.primrosefoundation.org
MONEY MA££ERS with Tony Jopson
New coin - but same old value! So as I write people are brandishing their first shiny new 12 sided £1 coins!
It is impressive and supposedly much harder for criminals to forge than its predecessor. It is estimated that as many as 3% of the old £1 coins may be counterfeit, so ingenious are the fraudsters these days. The new coin has a hologram in the £1 symbol apparently, which is very hard to simulate; a complex “patented high security feature” to prevent copycats. Mind you, some will likely see this as a challenge. Other distinctive features include grooves on the coin and tiny lettering, which are meant to make it easier for shopkeepers and bank tellers to recognise a genuine coin. It is as you’d expect a ‘politically correct’ creation, sporting on its tails side a design of the four plants (leek, thistle, shamrock and rose) that represent the UK’s four nations (at present count, potential further independence referendums notwithstanding). Shoppers have been able to use both old and new coins since 28 March. They have until 15 October to spend old £1 coins or return them to the bank. This means we should raid our piggy banks and search sofas and glove compartments before our spare change loses its legal tender status. Vending machines, slot machines, parking meters and toilet turnstiles
will all have to be adapted to accept the new coins and reject old ones. The new coin looks like it should be worth more than the old coin – but it’s not. The value of £1 continues to erode; as I write inflation is stated at 2.3%, which is 0.3% higher than the Bank of England’s target Alongside this wage growth has slowed, which means finances are likely to remain tight for many. This is reflected in lower than hoped for retail sales in the early months of 2017. And the uncertainties of how Brexit (which still means Brexit) will work out remain. Suffice to say that there is no better time to maintain (or get) control of personal finances and reduce debts where possible. When the base rate of interest is at 0.25%, then interest rates of even 4% are relatively high (16 times the base rate!).
I continue to encourage readers to move towards becoming masters rather than servants - remember the borrower is servant to the lender’. Dealing with debts may require a long-term plan and may not yield instant results but it is definitely worth the effort for the freedom that can ultimately result. If you do have personal or business debt problems you might appreciate seeing someone locally rather than phoning one of the internet based remote organisations that will only deal with you by phone. In my firm we deal mainly with business related debt but apart from ourselves,
here are the contact details of some organisations offering local sources of help: Christians Against Poverty (Plymouth) 0800 328 0006 (freephone) CAP Money website: www.capmoney.org.uk Plymouth Focus 01752 669785 www.plymouthfocus.co.uk plymouthfocus.co.uk Citizens Advice (Plymouth) 0844 8269717 Tony Jopson, FCA Insolvency Consultant, 246 Peverell Park Road, Plymouth, PL3 4QG Telephone: 01752 775068 tony@tonyjopson.co.uk
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Anxious? You are not alone... By Dave Simpson, Station Manager, Cross Rhythms Plymouth If you are feeling anxious, you are not alone. In modern life anxiety is a common issue. According to statistics from the Mental Health Foundation, in the year 2013, there were 8.2 million cases of anxiety in the UK. Since then this number may well have increased. Anxiety is defined as ‘a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.’ Feeling like this before an exam, job interview or on the morning of your wedding day is common and to be expected. When you hear athletes or actors interviewed they often talk about how they value their pre-show or pre-match nerves. It is a bit of a cliché to hear, ‘If I wasn’t nervous before going on stage I’d be concerned, nerves just show that I care about what I’m about to do’. From what I remember from my days at University doing some modules on Sport
Psychology, nerves before a big event are simply the body’s way of preparing. A sudden spike in adrenaline and other hormones causes that nervous sense of anticipation that we have all felt. However, according to the NHS online, when this sense of nervous worry continues day after day and in all kinds of situations it is considered general anxiety disorder. Thankfully nowadays there is plenty of help available if you are struggling with an anxiety disorder.
anxious, you are not alone.
but actually from the heart of God.
There is also help available from a source you may never have previously considered. Some 2000 years ago Jesus is recorded to have uttered these words; ‘Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?’ A truth that has always been the case.
Years before Jesus was born, the writer of the Psalms found this loving heart of God for himself. He wrote ‘The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.’ You may think that this only applies to certain people in certain situations.
He didn’t just stop there however, in the book of Matthew he is quoted as saying ‘come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.’ A promise of comfort and help in times of trouble.
People often think of God, if they consider there is a God, as being distant, The NHS estimate such disorders affect judgemental and certainly not concerned around 5% of the population, so levels with our everyday life. The bible tells us of awareness are better now than ever that Jesus is before. GP’s in fact God can offer help Chris Cole, is the founder of Cross Rhythms charity. He is also a Fellow and that and support of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). Listen to his Cross Rhythms those words to assist you Experience programmes on 96.3FM or online at www.crossrhythms.co.uk/ of comfort if you are are not just feeling unduly plymouth. Also, download Cross Rhythms Plymouth app from Google from a wellanxious. If you Play and the Apple app store. meaning man are feeling
After all the writer of this quote was King David who faced wars, insurrection, and even banishment from his own land. The beautiful truth is that God wants to help all of us in every aspect of our lives. The apostle Peter wrote, ‘Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.’ Notice he says ALL your anxiety. Not just some, not just the big concerns about important occasions but ALL of them. Even the ones you feel are silly or insignificant. God wants to know and wants to help. Why? Not because he wants to make fun or just thinks you should man up but because he cares for you. It’s that simple. If you are feeling anxious, you are not alone.
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Chloe wins awards at the double... and so does Hayley! A Barne Barton woman has also scooped two awards at the City College Student of the Term event.
A Plymouth woman has been awarded both the Apprenticeship Student of the Term and Students’ Union Award at City College’s Student of the Term event. Chloe Causer, 23, received the awards for her many accomplishments and enthusiast approach to her work since starting her apprenticeship at Plymouth City Council. She has taken on the role of team leader for the Brathay Apprentice challenge. The initiative is a series of exciting and interactive work-related challenges for teams to develop new skills and showcase their employers with the aim of promoting the benefits of Apprenticeships. As part of this role, Chloe is leading nine apprentices in a community project to help The Zone revamp and redecorate their premises. Her team is currently approaching local businesses to help with resources, donations and volunteers. As well as this project, Chloe is a Prince’s Trust Young Ambassador representing the charity as a guest speaker at many events and attending local and national conferences. Julie McLean, director of Workbased Learning and Schools Partnerships at the college, said: “Chloe has shown us all the
The Student of the Term Awards recognised, Hayley Levy, 37, with two accolades - Access Student of the Term and the Principal’s Award. Hayley was rewarded for her approach to her studies inside and outside the classroom, in particular her innovative work within the community as an activities coordinator. Taking what she had learnt from her studies about engaging the elderly or unresponsive, Hayley took the initiative to set up a knitting group to help stimulate older patients at the care home where she works.
Above: Chloe Causer (right) pictured with members of her family and also at the ceremony
amazing amount of potential she has and is really shining. She has accomplished many great things since joining her programme and we couldn’t be prouder. Chloe is a positive role model and a fantastic ambassador for City College’s Apprenticeship programme and the Prince’s Trust. We hope she keeps up the good work.” “Taking on an apprenticeship and working alongside the Prince’s Trust is the best thing I’ve ever done,” said Chloe. “Since coming to the college I have discovered what I really want to do and having this passion recognised by not only
Her project has been a great success with the management team of the care home hoping to start similar initiatives in other facilities.
Hayley Levy (left) receives one of her awards from City College deputy principal Nicola Cove
Mark Trewin, director for Creative, Cultural and Digital Industries at the college, said: “Hayley is a force for good within the community. She sets such a positive example to others and shows us all that the value and impact of one person with passion, drive and the right skills can make a real difference. We are sure Hayley will go on to spearhead many more successful projects and continue to help improve the lives of many.”
the Work-based Learning team, but the Students’ Union as well, is overwhelming.”
“I’m really overwhelmed to have won
not one but two awards, said Hayley. “I love what I do and to be rewarded for this is just the icing on the cake. I am so passionate about improving the care of the elderly in our local community and it is great to have this recognised.” The Student of the Term event was held in PL1, the college’s well-established restaurant, with a special menu prepared and served by hospitality and catering students. The awards evening was attended
by each of the Student of the Term winners and their families, their nominating lecturers, college staff and Governors. For more information on Access courses, higher education options or any of the other study programmes available, the college is holding an Open Day and Spring Fete on Saturday April 29 from 10am to 1pm, at Kings Road. For more information visit cityplym.ac.uk/ events or call 01752 305300.
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