Published by St Paul’s & Hampton Park Churches for the Tupsley Community Tupsley Community Newspaper
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Issue 71 Autumn 2018
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70 Years of Tupsley School This photograph taken at Tupsley School (now St Paul’s Primary School) was taken over 70 years ago, almost certainly in May/June 1947. It is a class of approximately 7 year old children. It is hoped that some of our readers will recognise themselves, a relative or a friend and perhaps let us know what they did when they left school and where they are now. Can anyone confirm the name of any of the children with a “?” next to their name, or any of those with unknown names. The school log records that their teacher, Mrs F James, was a supply teacher who appears to have only worked at the school in May/June 1947 except for a very few days in the winter of that year, which enables us to almost certainly accurately date the photo.
The headmaster at the time was Mr Croome (1927 – 1959) who brought great energy and a very high standard of education to the school for over 30 years. Croome Close, Hampton Dene Road, is named in his honour. The drab clothes worn by Mrs James and the children are indicative of the period just after the Second World War when clothes were poor quality and only available to be purchased with a very limited number of clothing coupons. The boys from Ivy House Orphan Home (Marked 1) were sadly even more drab due to them not having ties, so they all wore polo necked jumpers. Ivy House was alongside Ledbury Road just a few yards towards Hereford from Tupsley Cross, where Ivy Close was built when the Home was demolished in the late 1980’s.
Note: (1) Lived at the Orphan Home at Ivy House, Ledbury Road. (2) Peter Rowberry (Back Row) - A well known Hereford butcher (3) Philip Morris (2nd Row) - Brother of Sheila Morris; one time Deputy Head at Bishop’s School
Back row: Billy Challoner (1), Graham Burrow, Peter Rowberry (2), Bruce Morgan, Brian Davies, Day Barlow, Geoffrey Brown, Les Evans, David Layton, Geoffrey Davies, Peter Pogson 2nd row: John Reynolds (1), Philip Morris (3), Robert Whitcombe? (1), Ian Gannicot, Colin Brace, Wilfred Prowse, 3rd row: Freddy Finch (1), Wendy Hill, Eileen Jones, Ann Postans, Dianna Pitt, Mrs F. James, Desiree Statham, Paula Smith, Maureen Gregory? , Kathleen Richards, Peter Davies (4) Front: John Stephens (5), ? (1), Eric Palmer?, ? Cheshire (1), Henry Hurcomb (1), John Baker? , Brian Baker, Michael Wanklyn.
(4) Peter Davies. Son of Wallace Davies, Head teacher at St Paul’s school (1959 – 1973). (5) John Stephens – One time caretaker at Bishop’s school
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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 9:30 – 11:00
Stay & Play
Ange: 07583 292 899
10:00 – 1:00
Pilates
07976 041 829
1:00 – 3:30
H’fd. Leisure Painters 07918 877 909
4:00 – 8:15
Ballet
Amy: 01684 574 919
8:15 – 9:15
Badminton
Jenny: 354 878
Tuesday 10:00 – 11:30
Tai Chi
Julien: 01568 614 468
10:30 – 11:30
Music & Movement Mary: 357 078
1:15 – 2:45 (Term time)
Tea & Tots
3:45 – 5:00 (Term time)
Pilots (Not 3rd Wk.) Joyce: 266 289
3:30 – 6:00 (Term time)
Messy Church
(3rd Wk.)
6:15 – 7:45
Yoga
Fiona: 860 270
8:00 – 10:00 (2nd Wk.)
Line Dancing
Jean: 263 820
7:30 – 9:30 (3rd Wk)
Townswomen’s Guild Susan: 263 931
Emma: 07793 450 888
7:30 – 9:00 (4th Week)
Fuchsia Assoc.
Audrey: 358 334
8:00 – 9:00
Ballroom (Adults)
Nicola 07922 858 863
10:00 – 12:00
Coffee Shop
Jean: 870 708
2:00 – 4:00
Art Group
01989 564 554
4:30 – 7:30
Ballroom (Children) Nicola: 07922 858 863
5:30 – 7:30
Drama (5+)
Wednesday
Ed: 07900 167 740
Thursday
St Paul’s Church of England 8:00am: Holy Communion (said) – Every Sunday 10:00am: Holy Communion – 1st,3rd and 5th Sunday in the month 10:00am: eXplore (All-age Worship – 2nd Sunday in the month 10:00am: Morning Worship – 4th Sunday in the month 10:00am: Discoverers ( Junior Church) - Every Sunday 6:30pm: Worship Nights (Informal contemporary worship) – 1st Sunday in the month 10:00am: Holy Communion – Every Tuesday
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Hampton Park United Reformed Church 10:30am Morning Worship
10:00 – 11:30
Tai Chi
Julien: 01568 614 468
10:00 – 12:00
Hallelujah Choir
Roger: 07974 834 072
12:00 – 1:30
Yoga
Fiona: 860 270
2:30 - 4:00 (1st Week)
Tupsley Friends
Joyce: 266 289
2:00 - 4:00 (2nd Week)
Tupsley Knitters
Terri: 340 521
5:00 – 8:00
Slimming World
Liz: 270 964
7:30 – 9:30
Scottish Dancing
Jenny: 266 011
10:00 – 12:00
Happy Singing
Roger: 07974 834 072
4:00 – 9:00
Ballet
Amy: 01684 574 919
Friday
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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Holiday at Home: Fellowship, Fun and Food The beginning of August saw the 14th Holiday at Home, held at Hampton Park Church with input by many from St. Paul’s Church and the community, when 30 ‘older citizens’ from our community enjoyed each other’s company, lots of fun and laughter, good food and entertainment. On offer during the three days were craft activities which included making lavender bags; modelling with clay and balloons; chairobics to ‘Abba’ music; a bingo session (courtesy of Councillor Jim Kenyon); quizzes; puzzles and jigsaws; and for a grand finale – a concert by the Kindle Singers. All this interspersed by lots of tea, coffee, cakes and two roast dinners – thank you Pam and helpers, again. Wednesday saw a visit to St. Mary’s Priory and tapestry exhibition in Abergavenny, and a beautiful lunch at the Llanwenarth Hotel, in a delightful setting overlooking the River Usk. This holiday was sponsored by the Tupsley Coffee Shop. Why not pop in to the very popular Coffee Shop for tea, coffee, biscuits and a natter, and see what goes on if you haven’t been before. Open every Wednesday 10 – 12 at Hampton Park URC Church. Choose your flooring in the Transport is available if comfort of your own home needed. You will be sure of a Carpet | Vinyl good welcome. Ring 01432 Wood Flooring 870 708 for any information.
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Hatha Yoga Day and Evening Classes The RVS Centre, St James’ Hampton Dene School Friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Qualified teacher
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Bishop’s School News The Bishops school articles in Tupsley Voice are taken from the school’s termly publication “Term – Times” which includes a lot more interesting information and photographs of what has happened at the school. A copy of Term- Times can be found on http://www. bhbs.hereford.sch.uk/TermTimes termly under the Tab “Parent/Carer Information”.
We meet on Monday afternoons at 1.45pm for 2 hours at Whitestone Baptist Church, Whitestone. No need to read music as we play from numbers. Interested? Please phone Janet on 01432 269697 for more details
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TupsleyVoice Hereford College of Arts Spring Short Courses Explore your creativity and register for one our Spring short courses starting w/c 14th January 2019.
St Paul’s Summer Club Was Great Fun We have started an exciting new term at St Paul’s Childcare. We are happy to see everyone back at Breakfast Club, After School Club and Nursery and we welcome many new children and their families who have decided to join us this year. With the most recent Pineapple leavers having just started their first few days at ‘big school’ we hope that everything is going well.
Summer Club 2018 What an amazing time we had this summer. Thank you to all the staff who dedicated their summer to entertaining the children. The children have made spaceships, rockets, boats, picture frames, painted rocks (look out for them around Herefordshire), space slime, puppets, masks and painted shopping bags. In the kitchen they produced an assortment of culinary delights including toadstool pizzas, gingerbread mice, iced biscuits, rocky road and milkshakes. We were delighted to have an illustration workshop with local children’s author Iain Welch, who created bespoke artwork for the children and finished off with a book signing so that the children could go home with his latest picture book about ‘Steve the Mouse’. Children have been leaving Summer Club happy and exhausted, which is always a great sign. We will hopefully see you all again next year! Events to look out for this term include our sponsored ‘Walk and Talk’ this half term, Christmas Nativity service and return of the Quiz Night - dates of which will be released very soon.
Much loved Tabby Cat – Missing since April Please help. My sole companion, Georgie, a 5 year old golden Tabby cat, was driven out of the house in Pilley Road by a local Tom cat on 19th April (over 4 months ago). I have tried everything to find him, even calling Hereford & Worcester radio. He might have been hiding and surviving by catching mice and birds, but it is also possible that someone thought he was a stray cat and kindly took him in, not realising that I have been trying to find him all this time. If you know where he is, please phone “Vets for Pets”, Tel: 01432 366 930 or contact Tupsley Voice. 4
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We have courses and workshops in Art and Design, Computer Graphics, Video and Photography, Design Crafts and many more. Deadline for enrolment is 11 January 2019 BUT enrolment started on 28 August- so don’t risk being disappointed by delaying enrolment! For further information contact our Short Courses team at shortcourses@hca.ac.uk or call us on 01432 845 302.
Tell us about your news or event For inclusions please email your information to tupsleyvoice@hotmail.co.uk The Winter Issue copy deadline is Friday 16th November. Publication will be on 8th December (2nd Saturday). Send us details of events to take place before or very soon after the Spring Issue publication date of 9th Mar (2nd Saturday), as well as reports of past events.
St Michael’s Hospice Venus Midnight Walk This Autumn, you won’t wanna stop ‘till you’ve got enough of Venus – I Feel Love. Join up to 1,000 sparkling women who will be awash with Friday Night Fever on 21st September. As it enters its second decade, Venus takes us back to the 1970s – that glittering, boogie-filled period which brought us the tunes we still treasure today. With those beloved times in mind, step out under Hereford’s night sky while decorated with colour, sparkle and a smile ready to walk together to remember our loved ones. You’ll join the sisterhood and experience the unforgettable razzmatazz that is the St Michael’s Hospice Venus midnight walk. Sign up at www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk
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Tupsley is one of the 53 Herefordshire Council wards. The ward was re-defined in 2015 following a review of ward boundaries by the Local Government Boundary Commission. As a result of the changes, the Tupsley area is now divided into 3 wards: TUPSLEY, EIGN HILL, & AYLESTONE HILL. Each of these wards has a Herefordshire County Councillor and a Hereford City Councillor representing them.
Hereford has a thriving Amateur Radio Club. Known as HARS (Hereford Amateur Radio Society), we have an accomplished training team able to teach anyone how to prepare and obtain, a radio license. Communication by radio is a wonderful hobby and takes many forms, newcomers will quickly understand what they are doing when they put a powerful transmitter onto the airwaves.
A map of the ward has been included to show where the ward boundaries are. TUPSLEY Ward has the following two Councillors: Old Eign Hill Ward
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Herefordshire Council: Hereford City Council:
Jim Kenyon Kath Hey
Herefordshire Council is the local authority and responsible for delivering countywide services such as refuge collection, housing and transport. Jim was elected as a County Councillor for Tupsley in 2011. (He is also a City Councillor for Eign Ward) Jim is always ready to listen to any ideas or issues you might want to discuss regarding Tupsley ward or wider city matters. Call Jim on: 07711 316013 or E-mail him at: jkenyon@herefordshire.gov.uk
City councillors have an important role acting as the voice of the residents who live and work in Hereford. The city council also installs the Mayor of Hereford each year, and oversees a small number of local services such as the allotments and toilets in the city. Kath Hey was elected as your Tupsley City Councillor in 2015. She enjoys her role on the Community Development committee, awarding grants to local groups and charitable organisations. As a former teacher, Kath also finds it very rewarding working with young people. Anyone between the ages of 12-17yrs interested in the Hereford City Youth Council should contact Kath on 07885 672030.
Do you run or organise a regular event in Tupsley? Let us know and we will help you get the word out! Email: tupsleyvoice@hotmail.co.uk
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St Michael’s Hospice How you can help The incredible support St Michael’s receives from the community means your local hospice is now providing more care to more people for longer periods of time.
105th Birthday Girl Possibly Tupsley’s most senior resident, Dorothy Studerus celebrated her 105th Birthday on August 28th at Hampton House, Hampton Bishop, to which she has recently moved Dorothy was part of St Paul’s Church congregation for some years when she was first living at Elizabeth Court, Bodenham Road. She and four or five other residents frequently went as a group to church services. When it became difficult, church members Pat Rawson and Betty Grist would take Holy Communion to them in Elizabeth Court lounge, but sadly the group became smaller and smaller as members grew older and died. Dorothy then encouraged the group to join her to attend the monthly lunches at Hampton Bishop Village Hall. Only in recent months has it been necessary for Dorothy to leave her apartment at Elizabeth Court, following a fall, to become a resident at Hampton House, Hampton Bishop. From there it is only a short wheelchair journey to join the monthly lunch group in the village hall and she now regularly receives Communion in the lounge at Hampton House.
St Michael’s mission is to ensure that end-of-life care is available to everyone who needs it, including patients, family and friends. We want to enable people to do the things they want to do and make their life easier and more comfortable. All care at St Michael’s is provided free of charge, and people can be referred by any health or social care professional involved in their care. We care for cancer and non-cancer patients, and because everyone’s illness is unique, we offer a range of different treatments. Our regular outpatient clinics and support groups can give people the confidence and advice to help them live well with their illness. For example, people with fatigue and breathlessness can benefit from courses offering practical advice. Our occupational and physiotherapists can help alleviate or control a range of symptoms, and with personalised exercise programmes and home adaptations, they can make a real improvement to independent living. Our person-centred approach means we also provide psychological and emotional support through our counselling service and social care team. Visiting the Hospice offers people a chance to socialise, make new friends and take part in activities that range from arts and craft sessions to informative talks. If you would like to find out more about how we can help you, or if you want to join a nursing team which cares, visit st-michaels-hospice.org.uk or call 01432 851 000.
For Sale - Hinari Refresh – air Platinum Anniversary for Tupsley couple Pat and Roy Cobb celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary in July. They have lived in Hereford for 17 years now, after coming up from Essex to be near their daughter and youngest son. They now enjoy the pace of life in Hereford - much slower! They also greatly appreciate the many good friends they have made in Hereford and meet many of them every week, when they attend St Paul’s Church on a Sunday and the Coffee Shop at Hampton Park URC Church on a Wednesday. 6
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TupsleyVoice A New Academic Year! Students, pupils, heads, teachers, staff members, parents and governors - If you are connected to one of our many schools or colleges in Tupsley, September brings new starts and opportunities and maybe one or two things that make you nervous. It’s worth thinking about the fact that whatever your age; your feelings and questions may be the same. Will ‘they’ be friendly? (in the playground at drop off, in the staff room, in a new class) Will I look right and be comfortable in what I’m wearing? What happens at lunchtime?
“Perfect” entries at Fuchsia Annual Show The intense heat of the last couple of months, that most of us have enjoyed, has played havoc with our precious fuchsias. They will not grow if it’s too cold and stop growing if it’s too hot! However, members of the Hereford & District Fuchsia Association pulled all the stops out at their Annual Show held recently at Hampton Park Reformed Church, to give a glorious display of colour. Surprisingly there were more entries than anticipated! One of the newer members Mrs Christine Morris - who joined the association just a year ago - not only won the Novice and Intermediate Cups, but also won the Best in Show Trophy with a beautiful fuchsia called “Annabel” Overall highest number of points in show for the ladies was awarded to Mrs Georgina Morris and for the gentlemen, Mr. Peter Spitzmaul. The British Fuchsia Society judge Mr. Arthur Phillips was very impressed with all the entries and found that one class “A Fuchsia Head Floating in a Wine Glass” very difficult to award the 1st, 2nd and third prize cards, as the entries were all so perfect!
Will things be as I expected? At St Paul’s church we are passionate about supporting all those in our parish who are involved in education - at whatever stage and age. We pray regularly for this aspect of our community life. If you want to share a specific prayer need with us you can contact Nick or myself or leave a note on our prayer board (at the back of the church by the candles). You may want to pray this: Lord God - help me to see you in those I meet today. Thanks that you are with me. Amen. St Paul’s is open daily for quiet reflection, services and to gather in worship. We also serve free tea and coffee after school drop off on Tuesdays and Fridays until 10am, for those parents and carers who may be able to stop for a quick catch up. Revd. Rachel Robertson, Assistant Curate, and Revd. Nick Armstrong, Vicar - St Paul’s Church, Tupsley, with St Andrew’s Church, Hampton Bishop. rachel.robertson@stpaulshereford.org.uk vicar@stpaulshereford.org.uk
If anyone is interested in joining this thriving association, please contact the secretary Peter Spitzmaul Tel: 01432 265744 or the Chairman, Audrey Mayers Tel: 01432 358334
Successes for St Paul’s cricket teams This year has been very successful for cricket at St Paul’s with all three teams reaching the County Kwik Cricket Finals. The year 4 Kwik Cricket team won all of their matches and became Herefordshire County Champions. The Girls and Mixed Year 5 & 6 teams also battled admirably on two very hot days against the best teams in the county for their age groups; both teams finishing in a respectable 3rd place. Congratulations to all the teams, for not only their game play success but being excellent ambassadors for St Paul’s School at all the events.
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“Family Fun Day” a great success Many thanks to everyone who came along to support RNC’s (Hereford Blind College) Family Fun day in June. We were delighted to see so many visitors having a go at Visually Impaired sports, finding out about Braille, relaxing with a massage or enjoying the delicious food and drink on offer – particularly the ice cream! We had such a great time we are keen to organise another Family Fun day next summer, so please look out for the date in Tupsley Voice. TUPSLEY VOICE AUTUMN 2018 | 7
TupsleyVoice Men & Women Groups’ Programmes Tupsley Townswomen’s Guild Tupsley TG meet each month on the 1st Tuesday at 2pm Whitehouse Hub, and on the 3rd Tuesday at 7:30pm, Hampton Park Church. For information, phone Susan Layton on 01432 263 931 Tupsley WI
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TupsleyVoice High performing sprinters at Bishop’s At the Hereford & Worcester Schools Athletics Games Mandras Kyeremeh of Bishops school qualified for the junior boys 100m final, equalling his personal best of 11.8sec. In running the final in 11.4sec, a new personal best, he won
Hereford Sixth Form College Sets the Benchmark Again With new linear qualifications and revised subject specifications, this year’s A Level results were always going to look different, but Hereford Sixth Form College has exceeded the national benchmarks laying down a marker for the future. A* to B grades and overall pass rates are above the national averages with an increasing number of students gaining A* grades. The overall pass rate was 99.2% compared with the national average of 97.6%, which is a huge success story. Bishop’s Girl Relay team represented Hereford at the Hereford & Worcester Schools Championships and won gold! gold and secured a qualifying time for the English Schools Championships. The following week Mandras represented Herefordshire & Worcestershire at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham in the Mason Trophy. He again won gold, gaining valuable experience of the track where he would run in the English Schools. His second gold medal of the day came when the H & W junior boys won the 4x100m relay; At the English Schools Championships, Mandras was unfortunately nursing a toe injury and couldn’t match his new personal best of 11.4 sec, but still came 3rd in his heat qualifying for the final in a time of 11.70sec. In the final he was placed 8th in a time of 11.69, the race winner clocking 11.22. At the Hereford & District Schools Games Tom Evans won both the junior boys 800m & 300m, with impressive times of 2:11.0 and 39.2sec respectively. This qualified him for the Hereford & Worcester Schools event at both distances. On that day he qualified for both finals, but wisely focussed on the 800m, gaining a bronze medal at that distance.
Mandras Kyeremeh of Bishops School was an English Schools Athletics Championships 100 metres finalist.
At the H & W Schools event the Hereford girls relay was an all Bishops team, consisting of Olivia Hagan (year 8), Sydney Green (year 9), Anna Powell (year 9) and Darcie Jones (year 9). They secured gold!
A remarkable 84 students achieved all A* or A grades with a further 103 achieving 3 grade A’s or more. These top performers compare with the leading independent and state schools and colleges in the country. Peter Cooper, College Principal, was delighted with the excellent performance saying, “These results reflect incredibly well upon our hard working students and dedicated staff. They are all to be congratulated. The new qualifications offer a higher challenge and it is one to which all involved have risen. I am extremely proud of all our students and delighted that they have strong foundations on which to build. Many will be going to university, with a high proportion to Russell Group Universities where they achieve well above national averages due to their firm foundations with us. Our new vocational programmes have also been a real success with many leaving us to take up apprenticeships and employment. 124 students gained straight distinctions in their vocational courses. Well done to you all!” Five A levels with grades A or A* were gained by former St. Mary’s RC High School pupils Przemyslaw Bujak and William Roberts. Four A levels with grades A or A* were gained by former Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School pupils Hannah Drury, Henry Genner, Jacob Stinton, Thomas Morris; and by former St. Mary’s RC High School pupils Anna Williams, Jasmine Stanley, Joshua Lee, Lana Moroney. Tom Morris, previously at Bishop’s School, achieved an A* in each of Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Naturally he was delighted with his results and said, “I chose the Hereford 6th Form College because of its excellent reputation for providing high quality education. Lessons were very well structured with good teaching and good resources”. Tom is now off to the University of Oxford to read Mathematics. TUPSLEY VOICE AUTUMN 2018 | 9
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central heating needs. Alastair McColl -Tupsley - Mob: 07717 418801 Tel: 611263
MJC BUILDING SERVICES. Renovations, extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, plumbing, plastering, etc. Tupsley Tel: 07780 455 007.
WATER & DRAINAGE. Wye Water Services. All aspects of water and drainage covered. Tel: 01432 277114
CARPETS & VINYLS SUPPLIED & FITTED. Samples to your home Clive Chambers. 07713 136238 H:880898 clivechambersflooring@ymail.com
MOBILE FOOT CARE. Victoria Manning DipCFHP(adv), Foot Health Practitioner. For your foot care needs! Tel: 851615 Mob: 07738 824 886
POINT4: OFF-PEAK MEMBERSHIP. Gym, Classes, Spa. Mon-Fri until 5pm. £27.50 per month. www.thePoint4.co.uk 01432 376 376
The Great Autumn Garden Clear Up
PLUMBING & HEATING. Les Saunders.
The great autumn clear up in our gardens will soon be upon us. Have you thought about what you are going to do with all the garden refuse it will produce?
OAP CAT SITTER-NO CHARGE. Going on holiday? I would like to care for your cat/s. More Info from Marion Tel:263 892 -Pilley Road,
We should, of course, be composting as much as possible in the rather splendid Dalek-like bins provided by the council. Home composting costs nothing and provides excellent soil conditioner for the garden.
BRIGHTWELLS LETTINGS. Full Property Management or
But what about the stuff we can’t compost; what do we do with that?
Your local plumber. Small jobs welcome. Mob: 07986 271 315 Tel: Hereford 273 350.
Let-Only services Competitive rates. 01432 360006 or lettings@brightwells.com
TEACHER TRAINING?, Hereteach Alliance is a highly successful
School Direct provider. 01568 770323 / teachingschool@wigmore.hereford.sch.uk
BIZZY BEE CLEANING. Fully insured domestic house cleaner
From £10 per hour. Contact 07568 567510 or bizzybeecleaning@btinternet.com
COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED. All aspects of computer troubleshooting & set up. William Dereham Tel: 01432 860367 www.dereham.org
HOME & GARDEN SERVICES. General maintenance & repair, painting, decorating, tiling, fencing. Call Zapp 07565 672776. References available.
There are three options, all of which will cost something in time and/or money. • We can load it into the car and take it to the tip • We can load it into those rather flimsy, green, plastic sacks which the council is happy to sell us. But did you know that the contents of these green sacks are not recycled, but put in landfill, along with the general waste? • For not much more than the cost of five green garden sacks each month, we can have a brown garden waste bin, which holds a huge amount of garden waste and is emptied from outside the house twice monthly. This will then be composted and turned into soiled conditioner. Contact: www.greenwasteclub.co.uk for full details.
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TupsleyVoice Wildlife Trust Plans for Lugg Meadows In July Herefordshire Wildlife Trust said a fond farewell to Lower House Farm and moved to Queenswood Country Park. Lower House Farm is to be restored to a private residence. Herefordshire Wildlife Trust will continue to own and manage areas of Lugg Meadow. Improvements to signage and the diversity of the meadows are planned to take place over the next few years. We are planning to carry out weed control, to help remove the dock and also have plans to create a project to find out more about the curlew which breed on the meadow; monitoring nests and chick survival. The Trust is now looking to find a regular warden for the site and would like to increase the number of volunteers involved with supporting staff to look after the meadow. This historic Lammas meadow is a fascinating site to be involved with. If you would like to help us manage it for wildlife and for people, please contact Pete Johnson at: p.johnson@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Bishop’s Leavers Sparkle & suave! St Paul’s - Proud winners of the Herefordshire Primary School’s Jamboree Chess Tournament
St Paul’s win Chess Jamboree On Thursday July 5th, St Paul’s hosted the Herefordshire Primary Schools Jamboree Chess Tournament. Teams of 7 children from St Paul’s, Whitchurch, St Laurence, Cathedral, Holmer and Garway Schools took part in a 3 round competition. Over the course of the afternoon 21 chess games were played by each school. For some of the children from St Paul’s this was their first experience of playing in a team tournament. Every participant represented their school well and with excellent manners, and enjoyed the experience of playing different players. Each round was very close. 4 schools, including St Paul’s, were only separated by 1 or 2 points in round 1 and round 2. Who would win? The last game to finish in the 3rd round was our board 7. When our player won her game it meant St Paul’s had narrowly won and retained the trophy by just 1 point, scoring 15 points in the day. Congratulations to the Team. Also a big thankyou to the parents who helped serve refreshments on a hot afternoon – it was much appreciated by everybody.
Year 11 students from the Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School sparkled in the evening sun on a night to celebrate the end of their school years, on Friday 6th July. Red carpet arrivals did not disappoint the huge gathered crowd of proud parents, carers, teachers, staff, friends and family. Bow ties, suave suits and glittering sequins arrived in a mix of lorries, Bentleys and….a wheelbarrow!? The Class of 2018 enjoyed a delicious three-course meal in the main hall - transformed over two days by parents and friends of Bishop’s school into a luxurious party venue. An awards ceremony with a difference was then followed by music and dancing to eventually bring the evening to a close. “What a fantastic evening of celebration for our Year 11 students,” said Lisa Strevens, Chair, Bishops PSFA. “We would like to thank all the parent volunteers, staff and friends for making the Prom such a success. Also I would like to pass on a huge ‘thank you’ to local residents once again for their patience during arrivals. We wish every student all the very best for the future!” Photographs by Joanna Freeman and Rebecca Preece TUPSLEY VOICE AUTUMN 2018 | 11
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Are you looking for extra support at home? May be you would benefit from a companionship call for a chat over a cup of tea or help with your weekly shop H.M care are a local well established friendly home care agency with over 3O years experience offering a wide range of services to meet your needs, whether its assistance with personal care, we are here to help provide you with that extra pair of hands that can help keep you safe, well and happy, in the comfort of your own home.
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Getting in touch If you want 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. Telephone, 01432 274 490 or email us at: beneficeoffice@stpaulshereford.org.uk or get more information online at: www.stpaulshereford.org.uk 12
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