Tupsley Voice Issue 66 Summer 2017

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Issue 66 Summer 2017

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The cup winning FC Phoenix Under 11 team Rear L to R: Theo Griffiths, Jacob Martin, Joseph Clarke, Ben Astley, Bentley Harrison, Connor Smith, Harry York.

Front L to R: George Sandifort, Finley Rees, Peter Wood, Lewis Jacks, Oliver Jenkins, Charlie Jenkins, Rishi Dua, Finley Cole.

FC Phoenix Enjoy Success Local junior football club, FC Phoenix, are celebrating a highly successful season with all its teams in the Herefordshire Junior Football League culminating with the under 11 team winning the Tony Cole cup at Edgar Street.

Based on the back of a successful ground share with Tupsley Girls FC, which has taken over the running of the Gorsty Lane pitches, the club has continued to grow as well as achieving on field success.

The Club is looking for New Young Football Players FC Phoenix are looking to recruit new players to join its Under 9 team for the 2017-18 football season. Players must be in Year 4 at the start of the school academic year in September 2017. Training sessions currently take place at the Gorsty Lane pitches on Tuesday evenings at 7:15pm.

As well as running teams in the local league, the club run Saturday morning training sessions at Gorsty Lane for children from Reception age to Year 2 from 9:30am.

For further information or if interested, please contact via email at fcphoenix85@gmail.com or ring 07811 591 834.

Open Garden at Wellington Place Once again Mary, Gerald and Mark Oliver are opening their exotic garden to the public at 41 Wellington Place, Tupsley, HR1 1SW on Saturday 29th July from 2-6pm (opposite the Scout Hut). The garden has won Hereford in Bloom awards for several years and a visit should not be missed. They have opened their prize winning garden for over 20 years to raise funds for local charaties.

Unfortunately their opening in 2016 had to be cancelled at the last minute due to sudden serious illness to Mary Oliver.

There are many exotic plants, containers and baskets to see including pergola supporting

trailing plants and hanging baskets There is so much foliage and flora at a high level almost hiding adjacent properties that it is easy to imagine that the garden is in the middle of the countryside. Craft items, plants and refreshments will be available to buy. This year the money raised will go towards a defibrillator unit to be installed at the Salvation Army hall.

Summer Fair Whitehouse Hub Sat 17th June; 2pm Bar-B-Q; 5pm

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TupsleyVoice Community Groups at Hampton Park Church Tupsley is fortunate to have a lot of community activities that meet at Hampton Park Church, Hampton Dene Road. Consider enriching your life and making new friends by joining one of them.

Regular Sunday Church Services

Monday 10:00 – 12:00

Stay & Play

Ange: 07583 292 899

4:00 – 7:15

Ballet

Amy: 01684 574 919

7:00 – 9:00

Badminton

Jenny: 354 878

7:45 – 8:45

Metafit

Georgina: 07933 666 903

10:30 – 11:30

Music & Movement

Mona: 273 807

1:15 – 2:45 (Term time)

Tea & Tots

Emma: 07793 450 888

3:45 – 5:00 (Term time)

Pilots

Joyce: 266 289

6:15 – 7:45

Yoga

Fiona: 860 270

7:30 – 9:30 (3rd Wk)

Townswomen’s Guild Mary: 359 854

7:30 – 9:00 (4th Week)

Fuchsia Assoc.

Audrey: 358 334

8 – 10 (2nd)

Line dancing

Jean: 263 820

Tuesday

10:00 – 12:00

Coffee Shop

Jean: 870 708

2:00 – 4:00

Art

Valerie: 269 115

4:30 – 8:30

Drama (11+)

Ed: 07922 858 863

4:30 – 7:30

Ballroom (Children) Nicola: 07922 858 863

7:30 – 8:30

Ballroom (Adults)

Nicola: 07922 858 863

10:00 – 11:30

Tai Chi

Julien: 01568 614 468

12:00 – 1:30

Yoga

Fiona: 860 270

2:30 - 4:00 (1st Week)

Tupsley Friends

Joyce: 266 289

2:00 - 3:30 (2nd Week)

Tupsley Knitters

Terri: 340 521

5:30 – 7:30

Slimming World

Liz: 270 964

6:15 – 6:45

Metafit

Georgina: 07933 666 903

7:30 – 9:30

Scottish Dancing

Jenny: 266 011

Ballet

Amy: 01684 574 919

Thursday

Friday

Do you run or organise a regular event in Tupsley?

Let us know and we will help you get the word out!

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8:00am: Holy Communion (said) – Every Sunday 10:00am: Holy Communion – 1st,3rd and 5th Sunday in the month 10:00am: Morning Worship – 2nd Sunday in the month 10:00am: Family Worship – 4th Sunday in the month 10:00am: Junior Church – Every Sunday [For more details visit www.stpaulshereford.org.uk]

Wednesday

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Hampton Park United Reformed Church

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10:30am Morning Worship 10:30am Holy Communion 2nd Sunday in the month 6:30pm Holy Communion 1st Sunday in the month 6:30pm Evening Worship with Bible Study - 3rd Sunday in the month.

6:30pm Service of prayer for wholeness and healing - 5th Sunday in the month

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Hatha Yoga Day and Evening Classes The RVS Centre, St James’ Hampton Dene School Friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

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Holiday at Home Booking has started for this year’s 3 day Holiday at Home on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of August. Bookings, limited to 30, can be made at the Tupsley Coffee Shop every Wednesday morning from 10.00am to 12.00pm at Hampton Park Church. The traditional Wednesday outing this year will be to Kilpeck Church with lunch at Pengethley Garden Centre.

The holiday is sponsored by the Coffee Shop which is run jointly by St. Paul’s and Hampton Park churches.

If you would like to know more about either the Coffee Shop or the Holiday at Home and can’t get to the Coffee Shop, either Joyce Busby (01432 358 244) or Jean Loosemore (01432 870 708) will be pleased to help.

Picnic in the Park The 5th Picnic in the Park will be held on Saturday 22nd July at Tupsley Quarry, Quarry Road. It will include all the old favourites- face painting, bouncy castle, Wild play, live music and much more, plus some new attractions including a climbing wall!

This very popular event (hundreds turn up every year), requires a lot of hard work from members of Central Tupsley Community Group (CTCG), so help from extra volunteers on the day itself or setting up the afternoon before would be much appreciated.

Please contact CTCG via Facebook; email Abbi on abbimaddox@sky.com; or phone on 07711 049 509.

It is always a fun family day and this year promises to be great again, so see you there!

Revd. Nick Armstrong, vicar of St Paul’s, Tupsley, meets Rachel Robinson , his new curate from July, at her college in Bristol.

New curate for St Paul’s Church, Tupsley St Paul’s church members are delighted that from early July it is to have a curate, Rachel Robinson, to help the vicar, Revd. Nick Armstrong.

Rachel is currently training at Trinity College, Bristol, and will be ordained at Hereford Cathedral at 10:30am on Sunday 2nd July. She will then start immediately as Curate of St Paul’s, Tupsley, and will preach at the 10:00am service on Sunday 9 July.

Rachel is married to Dan. They have 3 children who will all start in local schools from September.

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Careline is a 24-hour personal emergency response service, based in Hereford, which is connected to your home through an alarm unit linked to your telephone line. In times of need, help is just the push of a button away! Our alarms are connected to our friendly operators who are on hand to answer your calls instantly and get you the help you need. The service helps people to continue to live independently in their own homes. We have lots of products to choose from including pendants, watches and sensors.

The Careline service can cost you as little as £2.23 per week.

In addition, we can also offer you our Mobile Responder Service, a personal onsite visit when you activate your Careline alarm - for an additional £2.50 per week.

For more information please speak to our Careline team on 01432 384100.

Herefordshire Careline is run by the Independence Trust, part of the Herefordshire Housing Group.

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TupsleyVoice St Paul’s Church Drive Vehicle and Pedestrian Survey

Richard Binnersley of Brightwell’s Auctioneers busy selling the items donated to St Paul’s church drive auction, watched and assisted by Jeannie Shave.

Grand Auction helps fund Church Drive project An auction of items and promises given to raise funds for the repair and resurfacing of the drive and car park at St.Paul’s Church was held on Saturday February 25th in the Church Community Centre.

Due to its use by a very large number of cars the driveway has in recent years become seriously potholed and the essential repairs will be expensive. The drive is used extensively by many hundreds of cars and people each weekday during term time to deliver and collect children from the Breakfast and After School Clubs and the Nursery School and, contrary to the church’s wishes due to the danger to pedestrians of too many cars, to St Paul’s and Bishop’s schools. Less frequently many cars also use the drive when their occupants attend one of the functions held in the Community Centre and of course the church for weddings, funerals, baptisms, Sunday services, and the graveyard.

The idea of an auction was the brainchild of two church members, Pat Rawson and Jeannie Shave, but the initiative was picked up by Paddy Shave and Martyn Rawson and many others who helped to set it up. Richard Binnersley from Brightwells gave his time and his professional services as the auctioneer. Vernon Davies, a Tupsley Electrician, very kindly offered to safety check the many items of electrical equipment that had been donated.

The multitude of items given for the sale ranged from a deluxe mobility scooter to simple glass vases. A Wedgwood dinner service, chairs, a pram and cot, children’s toys, a sparkling chandelier standard lamp, and a Panasonic large screen TV set were just some of the many donated lots.

There were vouchers from local businesses and offers of services, teas, and a stay at a country cottage.

After a busy Friday evening of preparation the Saturday afternoon proved a great success; there was fun, chat, and excellent refreshments prepared and served by the lovely ladies of the church.

Over £2000 was raised by the sale and this will be a welcome start for the drive repair fund but unfortunately a long way short of the many thousands of pounds that will be needed.

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St Paul’s Church drive has deteriorated very badly in the last couple of years and desperately needs to be repaired and resurfaced. The cost will be considerable and the church council is seeking grants to help pay the cost.

Because it is mainly used by the whole community rather than just those attending church services it is believed that community grants may be available. To support such applications a vehicle and pedestrian census was carried out from dawn till dusk by 32 members of the church congregation from 12 – 19 May. This was done to demonstrate how many vehicles and pedestrians use the drive to access the Church, Community Centre and the Schools.

The census required a lot of conscientious and dedicated work but hopefully the dedication of the surveyors will pay dividends and not result in the church members having to pay most of the costs. At the time of going to press the results of the survey are still being analysed.

The next step is the handing out of a very short questionnaire to those who use the church drive so that the grant application can include a feedback from the users of the drive. If you kindly take a questionnaire please make an effort to complete it and return it to the church. There will be a collection box in the old entrance porch to the church for you to use if no-one is on duty to collect it, as there will be in the days immediately following its distribution in early June.

New Nursery opens in Eign Road A new nursery called Wyeside opened at 26 Eign Road in April; owned and managed by Amanda Crosthwaite, mother of a young son. Amanda trained at Hereford Tech College and obtained her NNEB in childcare 30 years ago. Since then she has managed many local nurseries including the Hereford Safeway crèche for 5 years, and Eign Road is the second nursery that she has opened.

Eign Road nursery focuses on the outdoors with forest school trained staff and themed rooms indoors. For example one room is an African room. The nursery

Amanda Crosthwaite owner and manager of the new Wyeside nursery is registered to take 66 children.

More details can be obtained from the nursery website wyesidedaynursery. co.uk ; or Tel: 358 070

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Aylestone Park is a delightful place on the Northern outskirts of Hereford City on the North side of Aylestone Hill alongside the main road to Worcester, only a short distance from many Tupsley homes. It consists of 47 acres of mixed park land and is well worth a visit.

The lower section is adjacent to a small section of the restored Hereford to Gloucester canal and has two large car parks for those that wish to drive there. There is mainly open green space in this lower area with a well equipped play area for young children. Hard stoned paths create interesting walks both on the level, including a canal side path through dense trees to College road, and up a gentle incline to a Native Herefordshire Orchard. More paths continue to an upper wildlife habitat area with many varieties of trees and shrubs and a brilliant timber viewing point complete with a telescope to look over the Lugg meadows and beyond.

To maintain this wonderful resource there is an active group of volunteers coordinated by a small committee and kept informed by a Facebook page entitled ‘Aylestone Park’.

The volunteers have mown grass, planted trees, pruned hedges, put up nest boxes and kept litter under control. The current project is the construction of a 4metre square gazebo being erected on the upper slopes for use as a storm shelter.

It is a great venue for dog walking, exercising, kite f lying and nature watching. Do visit, you will be surprised how many do, especially with their dogs that enjoy meeting and playing with Tell us about your each other. It truly is a news or event friendly place to socialise.

You can contact the For inclusions please email your information to volunteer group chaired tupsleyvoice@hotmail.co.uk

by Alastair Gibbs via the The Summer Issue copy deadline is Friday 12th May. facebook page if you would Publication will be on 3rd June. Send us details of events to take like more information place before or very soon after the Autumn Issue publication about joining them. date of 2nd September as well as reports of past events.

It has been a busy few months at Bright Sparks.

They have enjoyed celebrating World Book Day, Red Nose day and have been “little builders” learning about famous landmarks and the buildings around them. Because of the good weather they have also been outside a lot, watching all the changes in Hereford’s beautiful Springtime scenery. Following on they will be f lying into the end of the Summer term as “Superhero’s”.

Bright Sparks are OPEN: Mondays to Friday 8.304pm with Funded Places for 2, 3 & 4 year olds.

If you are interested in your child starting their Early Years Journey with Bright Sparks, visit them or ring 01432 278 249.

Alternatively, take a look at their website www. brightsparkshereford.co.uk and email them to get more information

Don’t miss Bright Sparks OPEN DAYS Saturday 17th June & Saturday 8th July 10am till 4pm (With The Children’s Bookshelf joining us on the 17th June with loads of brand new children’s books ,all at an amazing £2 each.)

To find out if your eligible for the new 30 hours funding go to : https://www. childcarechoices.gov.uk

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TupsleyVoice College Principal booked to make Two Appearances at Hay Festival As Tupsley Voice went to press Jonathan Godfrey, Principal of Hereford Sixth Form College, was due to make two appearances at the Hay Festival this year.

Dr Godfrey said, “I was delighted to be asked by Hay Festival organiser, Peter Florence, to contribute to the series of events based on the theme of Reformation to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s theses and also to contribute to the discussion about how we can value teachers sponsored by the University of Worcester.”

A wonderful aerial photo of St Michaels Hospital following its recent extension taken from a drone by Trevor Horsley from Viewfrontiers.

Hospice Open Gardens Many people in Herefordshire are, and will continue, working tirelessly in their beautifully landscaped gardens for the next month or so to ensure that they are at their peak of attractiveness when they open them for a day, many with tea and cakes to raise funds for St Michaels Hospice. If you love flowers and gardens do make an effort to visit at least one of them this summer to support their efforts and reward them with a bumper fund to give for the wonderful work done at St Michaels Hospice. You will have a lovely day out and not be disappointed.

Some are large gardens that are rarely open to the public such as Pant Hall, Presteigne (24 June); Homme House, Much Marcle (29 June) a popular wedding venue; Belmont Abbey, Hereford (30 July); and Stokesay Court, Onibury (7/8 Oct). Most of the others are small private gardens mostly centred on a village that are all open on the same day with a single nominally priced ticket to visit them all (children u12 free). For example there are10 gardens in Bosbury (10 June); 12 gardens in Dorstone (10/11 June); 9 gardens in Llangrove (17 June) and 3 gardens in Burghill (9 July). For full details see the Web Site:- st-michaels-hospice.org.uk -> Events -> Open Gardens , ring the Hospice Fundraising Team on 01432 851 000 or best of all pick up a brochure from Hereford Library. All receipts will be given to the Hospice.

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Dr Jonathan Godfrey, Principal of Hereford Sixth Form College with Professor Marcus du Sautoy, Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.

Here are the listings from this year’s Hay Festival Programme: Dr Godrey together with Professor David Green, Vice Chancellor of University of Worcester, and Taylor Cornes, a recent graduate teacher of Worcester University, were programmed to discuss “Is Teaching Still a Valued Profession?” on Wednesday 31 May. Then on Friday 2nd June it was planned that Dr Godfrey would be interviewed by Peter Florence the Founder and Director of Hay Festivals about Reformation in Education.

Godfrey champions a radical vision, not only for the delivery through state and independent sector schooling, but for the very purpose of education in the UK. Jonathan Godfrey is one of the most highly regarded educationalists in Britain. He chaired England’s representative body for all sixth form colleges, the Council of the Sixth Form Colleges Association, and for 20 years has been Principal of Hereford Sixth Form College –inaugural winner of the TES Sixth Form College of the year award.

TupsleyVoice Hereford College of Arts – Something for everyone this Summer There’s something for everyone this summer at Hereford College of Arts!

Clare Wichbold (centre) with a group of City of Culture supporters from The Courtyard, image by Abby Jones

Hereford for UK City of Culture 2021 –We’ve got the welly for it!

After months of consultation and late night meetings refining Hereford’s submission to be UK City of Culture in 2021 the bid was sent off to the Department of Media, Culture & Sport (DCMS) in time for the all-important deadline of 28th April.

Clare Wichbold, from the Herefordshire Cultural Partnership, who leads the bid writing working group said:- “It’s been a long, but incredibly exciting process to bring the bid together. It shows that Herefordshire is a special place but with big ambitions. We want the opportunity to achieve these ambitions, and City of Culture is a great way to do it. So many people as well as me have contributed their time, energy and passion to produce a bid of which we are very proud”.

Every four years a British city wins the title of ‘UK City of Culture’. The title is designed to use culture as a catalyst for economic and social regeneration and raise the profile of arts and creativity locally and across the country. The first award was made in 2013, with Derry/Londonderry the inaugural UK City of Culture and this year Hull is UK City of Culture 2017.

Winning the title would mean we would create a year-long party of amazing events and festivals in our communities for everyone to access – the spotlight will be on Herefordshire on a national and international scale. It would stimulate jobs, boost businesses and increase the county’s tourist industry. It would create outstanding opportunities for young people and turbo-charge what makes Herefordshire great for everyone. It would leave a lasting legacy and create long-term benefits.

‘We’ve got the welly for it’ creates a playful vibe on what makes us great in this county: resourceful, resilient and proud. It is a reflection of our rural environment and the grass roots energy that we see throughout the county – from our food and drink entrepreneurs through to the team behind the new university, this county has so much to shout out about. Our welly revolution has only just started so there is plenty of time for more people to get involved by posting welly pictures on social media (Instagram, Twitter and Facebook),using the hashtags #thewellyforit #hereford2021. This is meant to be fun, playful, colourful or quirky so let the imagination take over!

Our Summer Show is set to take place over both our Folly Lane and College Road campuses from 10th – 17th June. The show is open from 11am – 3pm on weekends, until 5pm Mon & Tue, and 7pm, Wed-Fri with free entry for everyone. Come along to see all of the fantastic graduate work by our students that we’ll be showcasing.

Extended Diploma in Performing Arts students will be performing their final piece ‘The Women – a musical all about men!’ this June. They’ll be at the Folly Arts Theatre on 13th June at 1pm and 7pm, and the Left Bank Ballroom on 15th June at 8pm. Tickets are available at £5, with £3 for concessions – call 01432 273 359 to order yours now. Collections will be made during performances to raise funds for the Family Holiday Association and the Hereford Food Bank.

We’re running creative summer school experiences for adults and young people aged 11 – 16. Our Adult Summer Art School Experiences offer classes in ceramics, digital photography, print making and screen printing, and run from 10th – 14th July. The Art for Young People workshops run from 25th – 27th July, and have a huge variety of creative activities to choose from over the course of the three days including fantasy make-up classes, fashion, graphic design, sewing, film-making and music jamming!

On Wednesday 14th June as part of our Summer Show we will also be hosting an after- school arts trail at Folly Lane for children up to 11 years. The event will run from 3.30pm-5pm with free entry for all, and prizes being awarded to under 7’s and 7-11 age groups.

For more information call us on 01432 273359 or head over to our website at www.hca.ac.uk. For more information on our Summer Show go to www.hca.ac.uk/SummerShow.

Quiz ‘n Chips By popular request after successful quizzes in previous years, Hampton Park Church will be holding another Quiz ‘n Chips on SATURDAY 1ST JULY. Doors open at 5:30, and the Quiz will start at 6:00pm. The quizmaster and organiser will be Martyn Davies. He will do an excellent job, as on previous occasions, with rounds covering a wide spectrum of subjects. A choice of Traditional fish and chips or home-made vegetable curry with chips is available to eat during the interval. Please come as individuals or couples or more people, as teams of four can be made up on the evening. Tickets cost £5, which includes food, and all the profits raised will go towards the Hereford Street Pastors. Tickets need to be bought or ordered beforehand to help with catering arrangements. If you are interested in attending or would like further information, please contact 01432 -272558 or speak to us at the regular Wednesday Coffee Shop. We hope to see you.

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TupsleyVoice Men & Women Groups’ Programmes Tupsley Townswomen’s Guild Tupsley TG meet at 7:30pm on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month at Hampton Park Church.

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Hereford Probus 3 Hereford Probus 3 members meet every Wednesday at 10.30am for 11.00 at The Bunch of Carrots, Hampton Bishop.

For information phone Bob Hughes on 01432 273 622 Herefordshire & Marches NT Association have lectures at 2.30pm on Tuesdays at The Kindle Centre, Asada Complex, Belmont.

Visitors welcome. Admission £4 (including Tea or Coffee).

However the group now will not meet again until September.

Further details from Daphne Siggers – 01432 870267 Hereford & District Fuchsia Association HADFA meet at 7.30 p.m. every 4th Tuesday at Hampton Park United Reformed Church.

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TupsleyVoice St Paul’s String Orchestra at The Courtyard St Paul’s Primary School String Orchestra under the directorship of Sarah Heins and Ruth Hayden-Cox, were invited to play in the Hereford Performing Arts Gala Concert at the Courtyard in April, having been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ in the string class earlier in the week. It was an amazing experience for the children to play to a packed house, attended by the Mayor and Lady Darnley.

Bishop’s School Prom 2017 Class 4C release rescued hedgehogs back into the wild Dr Sasha Norris from Herefordshire Wildlife Rescue came to St Paul’s school in April to return two rescued hedgehogs to our school. They had been trapped by our perimeter fences in the autumn, and she had looked after them while they recovered and during their hibernation. However, before they could be released, we had to make sure our site was safe for them, so three firemen from the Herefordshire Fire & Rescue Service came to our school with strong cutting equipment to make some holes in the fence. Children from Class 4C watched as the noisy angle-grinder made sparks fly up! Some children tried using the enormous bolt-cutters too. Together, we made plenty of hedgehog-sized holes to help them move safely around our site.

Then Sasha showed us the two hedgehogs. The larger female hedgehog was very lively and confident. We were all allowed to gently touch her spikes. She was really beautiful! The smaller male had grown a lot since the autumn, but stayed curled up very tightly. After wishing them luck, we watched as they were released into the undergrowth at the side of the field. It was good to see them heading off into the wild once more.

Hedgehogs are currently in decline in the UK. To encourage these fascinating creatures into your garden, you need to make sure that there are gaps in fences and gates where they can get in, as they need to roam through many gardens each night into order to find enough to eat. We made our holes 15cm x 15cm.

Hedgehogs also need areas of undergrowth and plenty of dry leaves to make their hibernation nest in the autumn – so don’t be afraid to leave an untidy area of your garden for them!

Rescued Hedgehog ready to be returned to the wild

by St Paul’s pupils

We’d like to say a really big thank you to Sasha who looked after our hedgehogs over the winter while they recovered, and the firemen who helped make our school safer for them.

Miss Coates and Class 4C, St Paul’s Primary School

On the evening of Friday 7th July, Tupsley residents around Hampton Dene Road are likely to see some unusual vehicles on the roads.

Yes, Prom season is almost upon us, and the Year 11 students at Bishops School will be returning on the 7th after completing their GCSE exams for one last night of celebrations before moving on to pastures new in the Autumn.

They will be treated to a three-course meal in luxurious surroundings, followed by an awards ceremony with a difference and then will dance the rest of the evening away.

Organised by the school’s Parents, Staff & Friends Association (PSFA), the event is one of the highlights of the summer term, with a considerable turnout of onlookers expected to see the guests arrive.

PSFA Chair Ian Strangward says: “we have no idea what modes of transport may be planned, but I’ll guarantee there will be some surprises in there! As always we will work to minimise the disruption to local residents but would like to thank everyone in advance for their patience for those couple of hours in the early evening on 7th July.”

Anyone coming along to watch the arrivals is asked to consider both local residents and general safety if parking near the school.

Weekly Whitehouse Hub events Monday 10.30am. 45minutes of gentle exercise for all ages.

2pm (except 2nd Monday of month). ‘Walk With Us’. A gentle walk around Tupsley, usually ending up for refreshments at a local pub or back at the Whitehouse.

2 – 4pm (2nd Monday) Community Tea. A very popular event.

5 - 6pm Kung Fu Cadets: ages 10-18. Tel: Matt: 07915 450 663 Tuesday 2 – 4pm (1st Tuesday). Townswomen’s Guild. Tel: Susan: 263 931 Wednesdays 2 - 4pm. ‘Drop In’. A cup of tea plus carpet bowls fortnightly Monthly: Whist Drive & Stroke Club. See noticeboards and Facebook times of these or for other events, such as children’s activities.

Monday July 10th 3.30pm - Public Meeting of the Whitehouse Hub, after the Community Tea and talk by the Air Ambulance.

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1930’s photo from Southbank Road looking towards the spire of St Paul’s Church, Tupsley - note how few houses there were in Tupsley at the time.”

Tupsley Past

News from the Whitehouse Hub

Following Tupsley Voice’s request for information and photographs of Tupsley past this photograph was kindly loaned by Margaret Bentley Leek (nee Powell ) of Elgar Ave who moved to 11 Church Road, Tupsley at the age of 9 and attended St Paul’s Primary School when Mr Croome was headmaster, living in the existing school house, and the “dreaded” Miss Lane was a teacher. The photo was believed to have been taken in the mid 1930’s from Southbank Road looking directly towards St Paul’s church spire in Church Road. On the top right horizon can just be seen, poking above a tree, the tall chimney of the Brickworks at what is now The Quarry. The fields in the foreground now contain all the houses in Pilley Road.

In the centre of the photo beyond the fields are the newly built houses on the West & East side of Ledbury Road , in the 100 metre stretch south of Tupsley Cross. Just to the left of these houses can be seen Ivy House, home for orphan boys, in Ledbury Road which was just south of Tupsley Cross, where Ivy Close is now situated. On the right are the houses on the West side of Ledbury Road south (city side) of the current Pilley Road junction with Ledbury Road. Across Ledbury Road rising up the hill can be seen the houses under construction in Backbury Road, but none of the houses in Dormington Drive and Weston Close had yet been built.

Life at the Whitehouse is interesting and fun and continues to evolve with its activities. We were very excited to take 2nd place in the Hereford City Council Awards this year and were proud to have had a special mention with regard to the way that activities at the hub have been combating loneliness and isolation, especially among older people.

On the left of the photograph can be seen a large house(s), presumably in Folly Lane and presumably now demolished. Can anyone identify this house and perhaps anything else in the photo?

Quite a few people have contacted Tupsley Voice to say they have information and are waiting to be interviewed, so more of “Tupsley Past” can be expected in future issues.

If you have any information about Tupsley, especially photographs of scenery or events more than say 60 years ago, please contact the Tupsley Voice Editor at tupsleyvoice@ hotmail.co.uk or Tel: 01432 357 770.

The hub was presented with a cheque of £500 and the committee is yet to decide how it will be spent. We will keep you posted. We are grateful to our volunteers who have made this Award possible, with special thanks to the Hub’s chairman Keith Davenport and his wife Anita who have given an extraordinary amount of time and effort to the project, and to Councillor Marcelle Lloyd for her help in applying for the Award.

We have just been informed that we will be receiving a share of the Co-operative Society Communities fund in this round of giving. If you have a Co-op store card, we would appreciate it if you would dedicate your share to the Whitehouse Community Hub. You can do this by logging into your account. It is a very quick process and doing so will make such a difference to the amount we will receive. Thank you so much.

Sadly Ange Tyler has resigned from our Board. Ange, who is also a member of the Ely charity and founder member of the Whitehouse Board, has worked relentlessly over the years on our behalf. We would like to thank her for her dedication and for the many skills that she brought to the project. We wish Ange well and ask that you continue to support the wonderful work of Ely, a Tupsley charity.

Following the success of our community Fish and Chip Supper we were inspired to join in with the Big Breakfast on May 20th, to raise funds for Christian Aid Week.

Joanne Child and Carol Teasdale attended the recent ‘Creative Ageing’ event at the Courtyard to investigate the possibility of bringing exchangeable craft boxes into the Hub, so that people can have a taste of all kinds of crafts.

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