Tupsley Community Newspaper
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Issue 50 Summer 2013
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FREE CONCERT In ST. Paul's Church ! On Sunday September 22nd at 2.30pm the Hereford Rail Male Voice Choir will be joined by the Imery's Ladies Choir from St Austell, Cornwall in presenting a special concert.
Tupsley residents enjoying themselves at the 2012 Picnic in the Park
PICNIC IN THE PARK (Tuspley Quarry)
Saturday 20th July – 12:30 to 6:00pm – FREE ADMISSION Last year’s Picnic In The Park at Tupsley Quarry was such a resounding success that the Central Tupsley Community Group are determined that this year’s event will be even bigger and better. There will be a bar and barbecue, ice creams, pony rides, bouncy castles,
face painting, kids crafts, dance demonstrations, bands, parachutes and so many more activities to keep the whole family happy.
At 3pm there will be the official opening of the newly refurbished footpath around the Quarry by Hereford’s mayor (Cllr Phil Edwards). One of the Community Group members managed to secure a grant of £34,519 from the Veolia Environmental Trust, which has largely
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paid for this work to be carried out – well done Cath!
Another pair of hands is always invaluable at these events, so if you would like to help this friendly bunch in any way at all – either on the day itself, or with set up and clear up – please ring Jim Kenyon on 07711 316 013.
Get involved and have fun! Summer Childcare Most staff working for St Pauls Church Childcare Services are, as usual, looking forward to the long school Summer holidays this year as it's a chance for them to recharge their batteries and take a well earned break from the day to day running of the nursery, breakfast and after school clubs which operate term time only through out the year. However some staff have agreed to continue to work on through the holiday period for a few weeks longer in order that childcare may be provided for an additional 4 weeks. For the first 4 weeks of the school Summer holidays (Monday 22 July to Friday 16 August) 16 children from the ages of 3 - 8 will be able to attend any number of hours from 8.30am until 4.30pm on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays at a cost of £4 per hour. There will be a range of age appropriate activities on offer each day which will led by fully qualified staff. Every Wednesday another new venture also starts out this summer. Picnic, Play and Stay will take place at the Community Centre from Noon until 3pm and will be an opportunity for pre-school children and their families to come along and use the facilities at a cost of £2 per family. For further details please contact karenb@stpaulshereford.org.uk.
During the Hereford Rail Male Voice Choir's recent successful concert tour in Cornwall members were asked if the two choirs could join forces on Sept 22nd as the Imerys Choir will be visiting Hereford following its performance in Birmingham the previous evening. The Rail Choir was delighted to agree and St Paul's Church seemed to be the obvious venue as the Choir has many followers in Tupsley. Although entry to the Concert will be free there will be a retiring collection for St. Paul's Church.
It promises to be a special occasion!
Choristers WANTED at St Paul’s Church St Paul’s Church has appointed a new Director of Music, Jon Weller, starting in July 2013. Jon was delighted to inform Tupsley Voice that, starting in September he will coach and develop a new child and adult choir at St Paul’s church, which he plans eventually to be a robed choir. He hopes to build on the links already in place with St Paul's CE Primary and Bishops Schools, and also build on links with other schools. Rehearsals will take place on a Thursday evening in the church between 6.30 and 7.30 pm. for children - boys and girls aged between 7 and 16. Those over the age of 16 who are interested in joining the church choir will rehearse between 7.00 and 8.00 (with a half-hour overlap). The first rehearsal of the term is September 5th and he would encourage anyone who thinks they might be interested to come along for that rehearsal. Parents are warmly invited to stay in the church to listen and see what goes on. The new church choir will have 3 rehearsals before its first performance on Sunday 22 September. It will then lead the singing in church every Sunday, singing the communion setting, hymns and occasionally an anthem.
If anyone has any questions about the choir, do not hesitate to get in touch with Jon via email jonweller@stpaulshereford.org.uk
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St Paul’s School pupils fundraise Flowers Fish & Fizz for Uganda School On Sunday 16th June Martha Trust Hereford held St. Paul’s Primary School has friendship with New Rock Foundation School in Kampala, Uganda. Pupils have raised over £835 for the school’s latest project, which is building boarding accommodation for children who are refugees or orphans. Fundraising activities included cake sales, cleaning cars, a whole-school non-uniform day and selling homemade crafts. St Paul’s School pupils Lilly Simpson (kneeling) and Anya and Edward Nicholas (standing with their mum Verity) all worked particularly hard to raise funds for the New Rock School, Kampala. Verity volunteered to clean the staff cars. Teacher Alison Howard organised the fundraising
Spain comes to Tupsley
a Salmon Lunch, Glass of Fizz & Garden Tours with a raffle and plant stall at Croose Farm, Woolhope. Despite it raining all day attendance was good and their generosity resulted in £4500 being raised for the Trust.
Junior Footballers WANTED Hereford Redstars FC are looking for 7, 8 and 9 year olds to join their brand new Tupsley based club. Hereford Redstars FC are due to enter the league in September with an Under 8 and Under 9’s age group. Redstars FC are coached by Julie Nicholas. Julie is an FA Level 2 and FA Youth Module 2 qualified coach. She has been coaching for 15 years and in October 2012 started this brand new football club for boys and girls aged 7 – 9. They train every Monday at Quarry Road from 5.30pm until 6.45pm. The first week is FREE. All standards and abilities welcome.
Get in touch with Julie 07771 857027 for more details www.herefordredstars.co.uk
If you heard the odd ‘adiós’ around Hereford in early June, than you may have bumped into one of our guests from Griñón, Spain, hosted by students at Bishop’s school as part of our annual exchange.
If you would like any information or help from St Paul’s Church contact the Parish Office, St Paul’s Church Community Centre, Church Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1RT. Tel: 01432 274 490 or Email: beneficeoffice@ stpaulshereford.org.uk or get information from its Web site: www.stpaulshereford.org.uk
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SUMMER TIME FUN! St Paul’s Church Nursery will be open 4 weeks through
the summer holidays, from Monday 22 July to Friday 16 August, 4 days a week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays, from 8.30am to 4.30pm to provide childcare for families with children aged 3-8 years in line with their Ofsted registration. Limited to 16 places each day and run by existing members of St Paul’s nursery staff. *
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For further information and an application form, please contact Karen Bishop, Family Ministry Manager, c/o St Paul’s Church Community Centre, Church Road, Tupsley, Hereford HR1 1RT, tel 01432 379363 or email: karenb@stpaulshereford.org.uk
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Twenty nine Spanish students aged between 12 and 14 years old enjoyed trips to the Millennium Stadium and Cardiff, Cadbury World and The Bull Ring and Big Pit amongst other places, whilst learning more about British culture and practising their English. Students commented about how well they were looked after by their host families and we are very grateful to all of them for making these youngsters feel so welcome. Our Bishop’s students are already looking forward to taking part in the return leg of the exchange in October. This trip has been running for over 15 years and it’s a great opportunity for our students to learn more about Spanish language and culture in the beautiful setting of the school ‘Colegio villa de Griñón’, close to the Spanish capital Madrid.
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Tupsley Townswomens Guild Tupsley TWG meet at 7:30pm on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at Hampton Park Church
The Hereford Food Bank On Saturday 15th June the new premises of the Hereford Food Bank in Aubrey Street for the distribution of Food parcels were opened by the Bishop of Hereford. Also present were the Mayor of Hereford, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, reporters, volunteers, church members and many other interested people. The Centre has been operating since February after moving from the Bishops Palace under the leadership of Jackie Boyse, the officer for Social Responsibility in our diocese. The Bishop said that sadly there was a great need in our city and throughout the whole country for help to families and individuals without money available to buy food. The problem was going to become worse. He thanked everyone from churches and as individuals who were contributing to this worthy cause.
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2013 started with a talk on the Martha Trust, and in particular the new Sophie House, Holly Well Gutter Lane, which will provide even better facilities for more people. Some members even visited the new unit on a later date. The many interesting meetings since have included a talk by Glyn Johnson when he told them of many hilarious circumstances during his time working at the BBC when things had gone very wrong at the studios when on air. Other meetings had subjects which included a talk on the River Wye from its source to Hereford, correspondence from a submariner who was killed during the siege of Malta during World War 2, setting up a smallholding to raise sheep after retirement, and growing and propagating Fushias. Our local Tupsley Butcher, Jonathon Heggie also spoke at one meeting about the various cuts of meat and how best to cook them.
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The new Hereford Probus Three year, 2013 -2014, got off to an excellent start when Brian Hudd addressed the group on the topic of his life and times as a retail jeweller. The members were fascinated by the amazing stories he had to tell, illustrated by samples of watches and jewellery which helped the Tupsley Community understanding of the different types of Coffee Shop Flourish's pearls available on the market and the Tupsley Coffee Shop at Hampton Park way in which jewellery, especially rings, St Paul’s Church Nursery will be open 4 weeks through Church continues to flourish and serve could be adapted for different customers. the summer holidays, from Monday 22 July to around 80 customers every Wednesday Friday 16 August, 4 days a week, Monday, In May, Linda Wilcox addressed the group morning betweenTuesday, 10am and 12 noon. It Thursday and Fridays, from 8.30am on the topic of the Role of Councillors, and to 4.30pm to provide childcare for is run by several teams of volunteers and the importance that should be given to families with children aged aims to serve anyone in our community 3-8 years in line with their the roles of parish councillors in particular who would like an opportunity to make at a time when vast new powers were Ofsted registration. new friends and meet old friends with being given to such bodies regarding Limited to 16 and placesaeach day and a chat over coffee, tea biscuit. run by existing members of St Paul’s nursery staff. * local policies on housing and village Free transport is available for those who development in particular. Formanage further information an application form, cannot to get and there. please contact Karen Bishop, Family Ministry Manager, c/o St Paul’s Hereford Probus 3 meets at 10.30am Church Community Centre, Church Road, Tupsley, Hereford HR1 1RT, Everytelweek, there are popular 01432 379363 or email: karenb@stpaulshereford.org.uk every Wednesday morning at The opportunities at the Coffee Shop Bunch of Carrots, Hampton Bishop. New Traidcraft, St. Owen's Centre cakes, members are welcome. For further details, St Paul's Church Childcare Services fresh vegetables, cards and green please contact Bob Hughes on Hereford garden sacks. Age UK provide a foot *Strict staff to child ratios, staff with full paediatric first aid 273622 or Roger Rowell on 880294 (previously CRB) checks. clinicqualifications, and theenhanced Red DBS Cross offer therapeutic Ofsted registration No. 223595 Charity Registered No. 1134258 massage. Even the community police officers and local councillors occasionally Picnic Bench Vandalised visit for a chat and to hear of any If you have any useful information about concerns. So, there's lots going on. either of these incidents please pass it on Don't be put off in case you 'don't know to the local Police team (details below). anyone' - you soon will. The Fire Brigade were called on the The Coffee Shop sponsors and helps evening of Friday 7th June to extinguish organise an annual "Holiday at Home" a fire in the centre of a new picnic bench which this year will take place from 30th near the toddler play area, at Grandison July to 1st August. Numbers are limited Rise. Herefordshire Council Workers to 30 and the three days are usually fully subsequently removed the damaged bench. subscribed. For £20, holiday makers get three days of companionship, Local residents helped cleaning up a large quantity of glass that had been also entertainment, excellent meals and refreshments plus a coach trip to a place been smashed in the area and in the passage way between Salisbury Ave & of interest with a lunch. If you would like Lincoln Close. to know more and to find out if there are spaces, either pop into the Coffee Shop Contact our local policing team or telephone Jean on 01432 870 708 or PC 3423 Keith Ramone 07967 973175 Joyce on 01432 358 244 PCSO 6325 Leeanne Marwick 07974 387073 We hope to see you soon. PCSO 6205 Anna Synnock 07974 387073 More info from Geoff Loosemore Web: www.westmercia.police.uk 01432 870 708 or gpl@loosemore.com Email: tupsleyandaylestone.lpt@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
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Bishops: Stunning Sporting Success The 2012-2013 season has been another stunning success for Bishop's sport. In one 2 week period this year the school won 13 trophies! These included Tom Hutchinson's spectacular gold medal in the National Junior Indoor Rowing Competition, the Under 14 rugby 7s team winning 3 trophies. In the same period the school's U12 and U16 girl footballers were Herefordshire County Champions. The Hereford Times (in May) stated that, "Bishops has cemented its position as the leading sporting school in the county." The girls have had a fabulous season. The U16 Girls' Football team progressed to be runners up in the National Schools final. This was one of many successes for girls sport at Bishops. The girls U13 team are the County Indoor Cricket Champions, the Cheer Leading Squad participated in the National Championship, Echo Callaghan was national champion for octopull and quad rowing in her age group. Emily Leach was 4th nationally in rowing. The school is especially pleased about boys and girls rowing successes because this is a new targeted sport for the school as an alternative to team games. Lucy Pincus is the National Junior dressage champion and has had frequent write-ups in Horse and Hound magazine. Remember her name - she is likely to make the national squad one day! Harriet Aldous-Fountayne, Year 7, has achieved 10 national qualifying times and has been ranked number one Great Britain swimmer in her age group - a first for Hereford. Charlie Gower has been selected for the England U14 rounders team. Honor Lewis is the Welsh National Indoor Rowing Champion - she is, of course, English. This is the tip of the iceberg of girls' sport. Increasingly large numbers of girls see the benefits of being physically active and turn out for school teams and clubs in their own time. The boys have also had another fantastic season. As Mike Stubbs, Head of PE, is renowned for saying, "It's all about practise, practise and practise!" The U16 Rugby team is the County 7s Champions - they scored 251 points and conceded none! The U14s (who are County 7s, 15s champions) reached the State School Cup losing to Northampton School for Boys 17-15 in the final. The U15 won the prestigious Llandovery 7s tournament which featured the best rugby schools in Wales. The boys Kielder team won the West Midlands MLD tag rugby tournament. In addition to the rowing successes mentioned above; Toby Woods won gold in the Welsh Indoor Championships, silver in the English Championships and bronze in the National schools. Ed Bennion won gold in the English and bronze in the Welsh Championships. Jonathan Whiting won a bronze in the English Indoor Rowing. Bishops students are also the U14 boys basketball champions and losing U16 finalists. The school is very proud of the students' sporting achievements and value the hardwork and dediction of its PE Staff and coaches, who along with parent supporters willing give up a great deal of their spare time. Educational research demonstrates that high sporting prowess is a key component of academic achievement
Central Tupsley Community Group Receive £500 In May several members of Central Tupsley Community Group, which includes Tupsley Councillor Jim Kenyon, were awarded £500 by the city mayor towards the cost of further improvements to Tupsley Quarry.
Security Advice For NTAG Members Members of North Tupsley Action Group (NTAG) were advised on matters of security by a local Police Community Support Officer during May’s Afternoon Tea. The group have been meeting regularly at the Rose and Crown but are looking forward to using the Whitehouse in the near future.
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Funding Secured for Tupsley Quarry improvements Hampton Park Church Open Day Central Tuspley Community Group of volunteers are celebrating securing funding of £41,519, towards improvements being made to Tupsley Quarry, including resurfacing the footpaths, installing a handrail and two self-closing gates.
They obtained grants of £7,000 from Hereford City Council’s Community Grants Scheme and £34,519 from The Veolia Environmental Trust. Crucially, the award from Hereford City Council provided the match funding necessary to apply to The Veolia Environmental Trust. The grant of £34,519 was awarded by their Board at its recent quarterly meeting, where it awarded a total of £1.2m to 47 projects across the UK - to community and environmental projects through the Landfill Communities Fund. The Executive Director of The Veolia Environmental Trust, McNabb Laurie, adds, “Projects like this one make a real difference to our communities and our Board awarded this grant on its merits. We have been working with Central Tuspley Community Group to develop this project, which we hope will really benefit the local community.”
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A Royal Day Out Tupsley residents Dennis and Cynthia Isaac were privileged to receive an invitation to the Service at Westminster Abbey on 4th June to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of her Majesty the Queen. Each of the Lords-Lieutenant in the Country was invited to nominate representatives from their respective counties to attend the Service. The Countess of Darnley J.P. (Lady Darnley) Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire nominated Dennis and Cynthia as one of three couples from Herefordshire. The invitation was in recognition of the 27 years that Dennis gave service as a Magistrate in Herefordshire, including 3 years as Chairman of the Bench and of much work that he has done associated with disability issues.
Dennis said: “Clearly this was a tremendous privilege and we felt deeply honoured to be among the 2000 people who attended the Service. We are thrilled to have experienced this memorable occasion.”
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Following a personal invite from the Mayor of Hereford thirty five children and five members of staff from St. Paul’s CE Primary School Choir performed in a special Evensong Service of Thanksgiving at Hereford Cathedral on Sunday 14th April. The Choral Evensong, which was attended by many distinguished and honoured guests from across the county, was held in thanksgiving for the Mayor of Hereford’s year in office. The children enjoyed a special afternoon tea in the Town Hall after the service.
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