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Eastrea Village News
STORERS GRANTS FOR STUDENTS: THE FIRST DECADE
Stefan Marseglia
The ancient Eastrea charity, The Storers (also known as the Herds and Bulls Grass Fund) was first set up about 300 years ago to ensure that villagers and their farm animals could manage to survive when Eastrea was cut off during the cold winter months. In today’s world, confidential grants can be awarded to residents in need. Awards for travel and sport have also been made. And ten years ago a widelywidelypublicized grants scheme for students was begun. Here are the some of the personal stories from our awardees.
Anna Maddis In 2000 Anna became the first villager to be awarded a Storers’ Bursary to study Law at Leeds Metropolitan University. She graduated in 2003 and gained a Diploma in Legal Practice at Staffordshire University. In 2004 Anna moved back home to Eastrea to work for the Step One Advice Centre in Peterborough. In Feb 2005, after saving hard, she set off with partner Danny Green on a round-world trip through SE Asia, Australia and New Zealand, ending with the Rio
Anna Maddis being presented with the first Storers’ Bursary in September 2000. Her award was presented by Eastrea resident Dr John Slade.
Carnival. Anna continued her career in the advice sector and now works for Coventry City Council where she established a Money Advice Service. Says
Gareth Edwards In 2000, following his highly successful school career, Gareth was awarded a support grant to assist in the purchase of books for his degree in Computing for Business.
Emma Williamson (formerly Wade)
Michael Lovitt Michael gained his degree at De Montfort University, Leicester and joined Avon Cosmetics, Northampton. Within 10 months he was Assistant Brand Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa Marketing. He moved to Alpro Soya in Kettering as a Brand Manager and is studying for his Advanced Chartered Institute of Marketing qualification. He was married in February 2010.
Anna: “I wish to thank the trustees of The Storers for the help that I received in 2000 as it allowed me to set out on what has been a very eventful decade.” She and Danny became engaged in Thailand and plan to marry at Coates Church early next year.
Emma Wade won her degree at the University of Derby, and went on to obtain her PGCE at Leicester, qualifying as a secondary school teacher. Emma works as Humanities Teacher and Inclusion Coordinator at the Lees Brook Community Sports College in Derby. Says Emma: “I was so grateful for the Storers’ Bursary as I could put it towards Emma became married to Eddy Williamson and has a course materials, which helped son, Daniel, born in 2008. Michael Lovitt’s diving trip in Turkey. a lot. Thank you!”
Chris Turner
Rebecca Wenham
Chris Turner is The Storers’ first mature student. In 2006 she took a course in Art and Design, passing with Merit. Chris found it boosted her confidence, and gave her a new understanding of art history and trends in design. She is now a Moderator for the NCFE at level 4 (the highest grade) and is even thinking about a degree. Chris has exhibited her paintings and is contributing to an exhibition in Oundle School next year. Chris says: “My thanks to The Storers.”
Rebecca is reading maths and physics at Durham University as part of a four year MSci. She also competes in ballroom and Latin dance, and plays in the college flute ensemble. Rebecca says: “Coming to University has been brilliant. There is so much hard work to do and it can be stressful, particularly during the examinations.”
Chris Turner of Mayfield Road is a teacher of art who studied her Foundation Course with the aid of a Storers’ grant. She works at the City College in Peterborough.
Award-winner Rebecca Wenham has served as Treasurer to the college dance societies and regularly competes.
Stefan gained his BA (Hons) in Journalism with Sociology at the City University, London and then worked in teleshopping in Peterborough to learn about broadcasting. In 2009, he spent two weeks at GMTV as a research Assistant, compiling notes on the guests for the broadcasters to use. He then
Laura Readshaw
Laura has finished her second year of legal studies at Lincoln University and may go on to Law School — or do a PGCE in Special Needs education. She has been working at a summer camp in the USA, and may go to work full-time in America.
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joined Civil Society Media Ltd as a reporter for their magazines and the website. Stefan came first in the ‘Most Committed Ambassador’ category in the City University’s Student Impact Awards and was awarded the Alumni Award for ‘outstanding contributions to university life’. He is now starting his PGCE at Middlesex University.
Matthew Piccaver
David Goodliffe
Matt gained his BSc (Hons) in Forensic Science in 1999, and applied for a Storer's award for a Graduate Course in Medicine at Wolfson College in Cambridge. He gained his MB BChir (Cantab) and subsequently held posts at West Suffolk Hospital, at Addenbrooke’s
David studied at the Regional College in Peterborough and had already succeeded in raising funds to study to reach Level 2 in the City & Guilds award in Electrotechnical Technology. In 2006 he was given a grant to help him move on to Level 3.
Rachel Gardner
Robert Theodore
Rachel has been studying for a BA (Hons) in Primary Education at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford. The Storers’ grant award bought her study books and also membership of her professional body so she had their publications to assist with her studies. Rachel has had many school placements from single days to whole terms, from observing to teaching, ranging from inner city to rural schools, including a month in Germany, teaching German.
Robert gained a Storers’ award in 2006 when he had been studying Palaeobiology & Evolution at Portsmouth. Robert used the grant to fund a PostGraduate Diploma in M u s e u m Studies at Leicester University then, in 2007, he joined
Hospital and the Suffolk Primary Care Trust, practicing in Burwell and Newmarket. He served on the BMA’s GPC GP Trainees’ Committee, MHRA Trainee Doctors’ Advisory Board, the Eastern Deanery School of General Practice Board and chaired the Eastern Region BMA GP Trainees’ Committee. Matt does voluntary work for West Suffolk SOS Bus and gained his DRCOG and RCSEd Equestrian Event Medicine. He recently gained his MRCGP is now a partner at Grove Surgery, Thetford. He married Kerry Downing; they live near Newmarket.
the Sedgwick Museum at Cambridge. He began by cataloguing unlisted fossil collections and now also does exhibition work and research into the people behind historic collections in the museum. Robert now also supervises the volunteers at the museum.
NEW AWARD WINNERS FOR 2010
Sarah Allen
Three student grant winners have been approved for Storers’ Grants for 2010. Here they are: Tatiana Gabri of Mayfield Road is an experienced counsellor wishing to start a BSc (Hons) course in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at the Matrix College, Norwich in September. Tatiana has a fine track recording working with young people in difficult situations, and has already established an enviable professional reputation. Sarah Smith will read for an MChem (Hons) at Manchester. She has been working at Peterborough United and saving hard—her school record shows her to be a fine communicator with a vibrant personality and she has done remarkably well in biology and mathematics, as well as her own chosen subject of chemistry. Sophie Abbot will be awarded a grant towards her studies for a BA (Hons) in History at the University of East Anglia. She has worked for the RNIB, for McDonalds and as a hairdresser, and helps teach young swimmers at the Manor Leisure Centre. This year she has visited the Taj Mahal (and read Mein Kampf) ready for her studies in the autumn. Details of the awards will be announced at the end of August when the courses are confirmed.
Sarah Allen—pictured here with her family in 2003—had saved hard from her job at Burger King when she won a Storers’ grant to read Law at Sheffield Hallam University.