Published by St Paul’s & Hampton Park Churches for the Tupsley Community Tupsley Community Newspaper
TupsleyVoice
Issue 62 Summer 2016
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Tupsley Councillor is new Hereford Mayor Tupsley Councillor, Jim Kenyon was installed in May as the 635th Mayor of Hereford. He is a Hereford boy through and through, was born in Breinton on the edge of the City and enjoyed growing up in the countryside. He attended St.Owen’s and St. James’s primary schools followed by The Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School. In 1985 he joined the army and learnt a trade with the Royal Corps of Transport, later moving to Germany and serving with The British Army on the Rhine. Always up for a challenge, in 1989 he joined 5 Airborne Brigade and served in various theatres until he left in 2000 after a parachute accident. Councillor Kenyon with his four children and two grandchildren
Picnic in the Park 2016 Central Tupsley Community Group will be working hard towards soon bringing you another great Picnic in the Park on Saturday 23rd July. This will be our third one and we would like to see lots of you there to make it memorable and successful. Please come along and join in the fun in the Quarry (or even help out on the day!). For more details please go to our new website -
Acton Scott Visit St Pauls School reception class had a fabulous day at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm. They enjoyed making scarecrows, seeing lots of different animals and loved meeting Charlie and Joe, the farm’s two shire horses!
ctcghereford.weebly.com, or look us up on face book. Before then we will be holding our very first car boot sale, to take place at Brightsparks Nursery (previously Broadlands school), on Sunday 5th June 10-12 am. Unfortunately this will take place before you can read this but, if successful, we will have more. Look out for information on our web site or face book page.
On leaving the army he bought the Victory Pub on St. Owen Street and started the Spinning Dog Brewery, latterly known as the Hereford Brewery. That was 16 years ago and the business is still going strong. Over the years he has been involved in fund raising activities for a wide range of local charities. He is well known for working tirelessly for groups city wide, and nothing is too much trouble. In 2011 he became a City and County Councillor and around the same time he helped set up the Central Tupsley Community Group. The group led by Jim have put on a variety of events at the Quarry such as “Picnic in the Park” and a Bonfire night fire and firework display, and constantly seeks opportunities to improve local amenities. Jim is also a regular visitor to the weekly
coffee shop at Hampton Park Church and can always be relied upon by the many attendees and elsewhere for advice or support. Jim likes to keep fit. Between all his many councillor duties and community activities he plays rugby for Hereford Rugby Club, roller skates at The Core, Foley Trading Estate, and goes rafting and cycling. He will do anything at least twice! Councillor Kenyon has four children and two grandchildren who play a huge part in his life and keep him real every day. He is passionate about the City of Hereford, and therefore is looking forward to serving everyone as Hereford’s 635th mayor and having a little fun along the way. The Charities he has chosen to support during his Mayoral year are ‘Wheeled Sports 4 Hereford’, Hereford Veterans Support and ELY Memorial Fund – a Tupsley based charitable organisation that provides assistance with funeral costs if a family loses a young person in a road traffic accident.
Rose Garden Summer Fete The Rose Garden, Ledbury Road, is holding a Summer Fete on Saturday 6th August between 2pm & 4pm. Hopefully the weather will be wonderful so that the fete can be held outside but if not, it will still take place inside. Do come!
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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
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Fuchsia Assoc.
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Line dancing
Jean: 263 820
Wednesday 10:00 – 12:00
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Jean: 870 708 Patsy: 01568 797 149
St Paul’s Church of England
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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
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Scottish Dancing
Jenny: 266 011
Ballet
Amy: 01684 574 919
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Children’s Holiday Club August 30th - September 2nd 10:00am - 12:30pm Daily Hampton Park Church Hampton Dean Road
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Oaker Wood adventure The Pilots children with their crown jewels!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUR MAJESTY The ‘Pilots’ children at Hampton Park Church have spent several weeks making their own crown jewels in honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday. They finished with a birthday party; having Coronation chicken, jelly and ice cream and cakes which they decorated with fancy icing. Great fun was had by all. ‘Pilots’ meet after school on Tuesday’s in term time at Hampton Park Church; and is open to children aged 5 to 11.
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From 4th-6th May, Hampton Dene Primary School’s Year 5 went on an adventure to Oaker Wood Activity Centre in Kingsland. They participated in many exciting activities including going on a zip wire, crate stacking, monkey climbing, an inflatables course and ‘Capture the flag’. They slept in pods in the woods which were very comfortable and they even got to roast marshmallows around a camp fire!
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Primary School Chess Tournament On Sunday 24th April, twelve children represented St Paul’s Primary School at the Mercia Chess Megafinal, at Hereford Cathedral School, where they played the best chess players from schools in Herefordshire and Shropshire. For many of the children, this was their first time at a tournament, and playing 6 chess games in one day requires a lot of brain power. Everyone enjoyed this event, and achieved points. Congratulations to all of the children for playing so well, and with good sportsmanship. Four of the children achieved enough points to qualify for the National final. It was great to see the support the children gave to each other before and after each round - really good team spirit.
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TupsleyVoice St Paul’s Church Childcare Services Summer Activities You are warmly invited to St Paul’s Church Childcare Services’ annual “Summer Fayre” on Wednesday June 22nd at the Community Centre. There will be the usual mixture of stalls and activities. These include a bouncy castle, face painting, barbeque, cake stall, nearly new clothes etc. The doors open at noon and we finish at 3pm. Entrance is free. All profits go towards new resources for the organisation. The “Summer Club” will operate at the Community Centre from 8am to 5pm throughout the school summer holiday on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (excluding Bank Holiday Monday, August 29th). Children will be able to come for as few or as many hours as they would like within the period. These hours can vary week by week and be for as few or as many weeks as required for a set fee of £4.20 per hour. As with previous years the majority of staff will be current staff employed within the Nursery or After School Club, along with a few students who are at college or university studying for a career in child care. The “Picnic, Play and Stay” event each Wednesday from noon until 3pm will also return this year. The idea is that families come along, bring their own picnic, and supervise their own children. They have access to all the outdoor play area and indoor activities provided by the Community Centre. A range of toys are available for the children to play with and a craft activity provided linked to the theme. Ladies are on hand to serve drinks and the afternoon is supported by church members and clergy. The charge this year will be £1 per person subject to a maximum cap of £5 per family. For further details please contact Karen Bishop via the parish office on 274490 or email karenb@stpaulshereford.org.uk
Tupsley war veteran honoured by France At the last meeting of the Hereford and The Marches Aircrew Association, Mr. Bill Morris of Brookside, Tupsley, was presented with the French Legion d’Honneur medal by Lady Darnley, the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Now aged 91, Bill was an air gunner with No 460 squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force, f lying on Lancaster bombers out of Lincolnshire. He was involved in active support of the D-Day landings in June 1944 and subsequent bombing missions over Germany. Bill completed over thirty wartime bombing operations before his 20th birthday. Lady Darnley said “it was fitting to make the presentation among friends and other veterans of the Hereford and The Marches Aircrew Association”. The Legion d’Honneur was established by Napoleon in 1802 as France’s highest award for excellence in military conduct and the award was granted by President Francois Hollande to veterans who took an active part in the liberation of France in World War II and to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. 4
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A Wildlife Trust staff pointing out a snake’s head fritillary
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s Fritillary Day on Lugg Meadows was a great success In May, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust hosted their annual Fritillary Day, welcoming visitors to their Lower House Farm headquarters in Tupsley and leading guided walks across Lugg Meadow to spot the rare snake’s head fritillary flower. While visitors were simply enjoying the beauty of the flowers, a team of volunteers, coordinated by the Floodplain Meadows Partnership, were hard at work undertaking a detailed survey of the flowers. With the support of local volunteers, the Floodplain Meadows Partnership and Natural England have been monitoring this species on Lugg Meadow for five years to develop an understanding of how the population of this wildflower species responds to changes in weather and climate over time. A programme of consistent, long-term monitoring will enable the Trust to observe the impacts of climatic events on this beautiful species. As an iconic flower in a traditional floodplain farming system, the snake’s-head fritillary is now a rare species, found on fewer than 30 wild floodplain meadow sites in the UK. On Lugg Meadow, snake’s-head fritillaries provide a spectacular display and are visited by many nature-lovers each year. Alongside the guided walks, the Trust’s WildPlay team ran a Buzzing Blooms Explorer Walk for younger visitors, which was fully booked. Plant Wild, Henryka Jewellery and Bea Bromhead-Wragg showcased fritillary-themed gifts and plants and Rocket Café served up pizza to hungry walkers. Event organiser, Stas Calder, commented: “In the past we have had to postpone the event due to flooding but the fritillaries have flowered right on time this year and looked wonderful.” Over 100 people attended the event which raised over £1000 to support the work of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust.
Mr. Bill Morris with Lady Darnley
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Everyone who signs up to the challenge - 30 Days Wild will receive an inspirational pack full of encouragement, ideas and ‘Random Acts of Wildness’. They will also receive a funky wallchart to track progress, a wild badge, and regular blasts of inspiration throughout June straight to their inbox to help everyone make nature part of their lives. The national 30 Days Wild sign-up page can be found at www.mywildlife.org. uk/30dayswild plus we have ideas and events tailored especially for Herefordians on our 30 Days Wild pages on the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust website at www. herefordshirewt.org/30-dayswild . It’s all about making time for nature in your life and it’s FREE.
Rose Garden Whist Drives A Whist Drive is now being held at the Rose Garden, Ledbury Road, every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm. Good prizes plus a raffle. Any queries, call John on 01432 363216 TUPSLEY VOICE SUMMER 2016 | 5
TupsleyVoice Lugwardine Gardens Open for Hospice Two Lugwardine gardens are being opened to the public on Sunday 26 June 2 – 5:30pm to raise funds for St Michaels Hospice. They are The Steppes, Hem Hill, Lumber Lane, Lugwardine, HR1 4AL and 23 Traherne Close, Lugwardine, HR1 4AL (across the A438 from St Mary’s School). Most of both gardens are accessible to wheelchair users. The owners of the Steppes have spent 15 years transforming their garden and created many spaces and functions. If you care to walk to the top of the garden past grazing sheep, you can sit and view the distant Black Mountains. The garden at Treherne Close was designed and made by the owner in Spring 2014. Here there are mixed herbaceous borders with topiary, silver birch and fruit trees. A pond is home to Koi carp and goldfish. Aylestone pupil Rosie Sayer interviewing Mindu Hornich, Holocaust survivor.
Anne Frank touring exhibition comes to Hereford Early in March Aylestone College was the base of a touring Anne Frank exhibition for two weeks. Several pupils trained to be Peer Guides to explain the exhibition to visitors from several primary and secondary schools. One of them, Rosie Sayer who is also a young BBC reporter, interviewed Mindu Hornich, a Holocaust survivor, who gave presentations to visitors to the exhibition. Another young BBC reporter studied the exhibition and wrote the following report about Anne Frank:Anne Frank was a Jewish girl born in Germany in 1929 who went into hiding in the Second World War to escape the Nazis. In 1933 Hitler became head of the German government this meant the Frank family fled to Netherlands. They lived in Merwedeplein and the father Otto got a business and Anne and her older sister Margot went to school. Then World War 2 started and Germany invades the Netherlands on May 10th 1940. They find a safe place in an annex with four other Jews living there as well. When Anne was younger the Nazis banned all Jews from going to the same schools, with this in mind we think that the quality of her diary was very good considering she didn’t have a proper education. The Nazis made every Jew wear a gold star badge (Star of David) which then identified them to everyone around them as a Jew. The types of people who the Nazis also targeted were disabled people, homosexuals, gypsies and black people, these people were killed straight away. These types of people nowadays are treated with the same amount of respect. This could be because the diary could have influenced people today to treat others around us equally. Written by an Aylestone pupil who was an Anne Frank Peer Guide and also a young BBC reporter 6
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Refreshments are available at both gardens where access is £3 for adults and children u12 free.
Tupsley Garden Open Day Mary, Gerald and Mark Oliver at 41 Wellington Place, Tupsley, HR1 1SW (opposite the scout hut) have opened their prize winning garden every year for over 20 years to raise funds for local charities. The garden is an absolute oasis of foliage and colour including much of it on trellises above your head, which is perfect partial shade from sun and wind. Over the years the Oliver’s have collected countless unusual plants to help fill the garden – including new ones since last year. They have regularly won Hereford in Bloom awards and in 2015 they won 3 awards (best front and back gardens and planted containers). Their 2015 awards were featured in the 2015 Winter Issue of Tupsley Voice. The garden will be open once again this year on Saturday 30th July from 2 – 6pm. All profits will go to support the Tupsley based Martha Trust. Over 80 people attended last year and £420 was raised for Blackmarston School. Refreshments including cakes and cream teas, craft items and plants will be on sale. For the children there will be a toy animal hunt with sweets as prizes. Entry is free but donations for the charity will be appreciated. An open garden not to be missed.
Tupsley WI raise money for Quarry plaque Tupsley WI celebrated The Queen’s 90th Birthday with a lively Coffee morning which raised funds for a plaque to be placed by the recently replaced tree on Tupsley Quarry marking two important occasions; the WI Centenary and the long reign of our Queen. At the coffee morning a dedicated group of ladies demonstrated making Morsbags and how they can be used to save the environment from the overuse of plastic bags. We are all went home with a bag to complete, keen to do our bit for the environment.
TupsleyVoice Mercia Police Notices: Dogs can die in hot cars
Hereford College of Arts
With the weather forecast set to be warmer, please remember not to leave dogs in parked cars.
Hereford College of Arts is throwing open its doors for a public viewing of the achievements of all final year students.
Even if a car is parked in the shade, a car can still retain more heat than an open area which can pose a huge risk to a dog left inside.
Last year its Summer Show attracted over 5000 visitors and even greater numbers are expected this year. A great opportunity for prospective students to find out more about the courses on offer.
On longer journeys, make sure you have water available for the dog and have the windows open or air conditioning running to ensure your pet doesn’t overheat. Never leave your dog alone in a car on a warm day. If you see a dog in distress in a hot car, dial 999 in an emergency or 101. Please see here for further advice and information: http:// www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwel.../.../health/dogsinhotcars
Volunteering Opportunities with West Mercia Police West Mercia Police are currently seeking Police Support Volunteers. We have a number of exciting new positions available. If you are interested in becoming a Police Support Volunteer please visit our website www westmerciapolice.co.uk - go to the Jobs and Opportunities section-Police Support VolunteersCurrent Vacancies. You will find further information about the volunteering programme and how to apply.
The Whitehouse Tea Club The Whitehouse Tea Club is planning to have a ‘Dainty Tea’ to celebrate the Queen’s birthday in June. Details will be posted on the Whitehouse Notice Boards (sited inside and outside the Whitehouse) so we are asking people to keep their eye on them. The Tea Club meet in the ‘Coffee Corner’ at the back of St Paul’s Church every second Monday of the month at 2.30pm. All Tupsley residents are most welcome. The Whitehouse noticeboards are for anyone in the Tupsley community to use. Private adverts and posters are 50p a week and charity posters are free. They can be posted through the Whitehouse letterbox or handed in to the Community Hub Office at the Whitehouse on Wednesday afternoons.
St Pauls are Swimming Champs St Pauls Primary School competed in the Herefordshire Schools swimming gala at Hereford Leisure Pool. We took 25 pupils althogether. After everyone had has their individual race it went into the relays, the first relay was the girls 25m freestyle. The second relay was the boys 25m freestyle which we came 2nd in. Next was the 25m girls medley relay. We were one of the top fastest teams so we made it into the final cannon relay, which had the fastest six school and the fast six people from each school. We came 2nd in the cannon relay so we came 2nd overall even though we scored 74 points, which was the most amount of points out of every school. Overall we had 2 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals. Thank you to Mr Teale, Miss Tully and Mrs O’Connor. Olivia Hagan & Oliver Burgoyne
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Bishops School Jiu Jitsu National champions Congratulations to Robynn Quinn who recently became Brazilian Jiu Jitsu National Champion in Birmingham. She won her weight category final 21-0 and finished with an armbar submission! Mitchell Young also competed in Birmingham resulting in a double gold for Bishop’s at the Nationals. He entered the Robynn Quinn with ‘absolutes’ which means any her Jiu Jitsu National weight category - winning gold Champion medal here also. A fantastic achievement. Domanikas Gagalas is also national champion for his age and weight as he fought up a category fighting off competition from boys bigger and older than him. Well done to all three of Bishop’s talented performers.
The Great St Paul’s Bake-off Friday 17 June 6pm - 8pm, St Paul’s Primary School This year St Paul’s Primary annual Summer Fun Event will revolve around a fabulous baking competition. With categories including, best Victoria sandwich, best cupcakes, and best savoury bake. We will be delighted to accept entries from any members of the local community. Entry forms and further details will be available from the school office from Monday 6th June. We are delighted to announce that our judging panel includes Paralympic Gold medallist Josie Pearson, MBE and local personal trainer Ben Harwood - who has agreed to take an evening off from his healthy regime to eat a lot of cake! The Friends of St Pauls TUPSLEY VOICE SUMMER 2016 | 7
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Tupsley Townswomen’s Guild Tupsley TWG - meet at 7:30pm on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month at Hampton Park Church. Phone Susan Layton on 01432 263 931 for further information. Tupsley WI Tupsley WI meet at 2:00pm on the 2nd Monday of each month at St John’s Methodist Hall. Phone Audrey on 01432 27924 for further information. Visitors are welcome. June 13th Annual Strawberry Tea at 10 Lugg View Close (3pm) - Celebrate with the Queen and wear Red/ White and Blue July 11th History of Hereford in 60s,70s & 80s – Derek Foxton Sep 12th Meat in my Life - Tupsley Butcher Wye Women WI Wye Women WI meet at 7:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Shirehall Committee Room 1. Tues 14th June Talk on Cambodia ‘ Helping Others to help themselves’ Tues 12th July Talk about Morsbags an alternative to plastic carriers. Tues 9th August Walk/Social Evening. (Please note this is may be held at a different venue. ) For further information Email: wyewomenwi@gmail.com , call Deralyn Smith on 01432 267857or just turn up on the night Hereford Probus 3 Hereford Probus 3 meet every Wednesday at 10.30am for 11.00 at The Bunch of Carrots, Hampton Bishop. New members are always welcome. Planned talks for this Summer are:June 1st Berlin, Dresden and Colditz! th June 15 Evolution of Model Aircraft June 22nd Group outing to Cadbury’s World. July 13th Herefordshire History. July 27th Water, the most precious substance on Earth. th Aug 10 St. Michael’s Hospice Aug 31st More images of Old Hereford. Phone Bob Hughes on 01432 273 622 if you are interested in joining them, or just come along. National Trust Association The Hereford & Marches NT Group does not have any lectures now until September BUT the Group now has its own web site http://herefordshiremarchesassn.btck.co.uk where you can look up details of the Group’s lectures and outings etc. Further details from Sheila Taylor – 01432 268 243 Hereford & District Fuchsia Association HADFA meets at 7.30 p.m. every 4th Tuesday at Hampton Park United Reformed Church. Novices or experts very welcome! Speakers cover other aspects of gardening. Phone Audrey on 01432 358334 for further information.
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TupsleyVoice Bishops School Golden Jubilee of Rugby This season saw The Bishop’s School celebrate fifty years since rugby started at the school. To celebrate the occasion, John Escott, who introduced the game to the school, has written a book outlining the history of the game at the school during that period. The book also incorporates the book John wrote to celebrate 25 years called “25 Years of Win and Spin” which is now out of print. The new book “Fifty Years in Maroon and Gold” which contains no fewer than 60 photographs is available from John at johnescott@talktalk.net
Bishops Science Club News Science Club has just heard that they have been awarded a grant of over £500 to run a project on Programmable Robotics from the Institute of Physics! Science club wrote their own bid and made the application for this grant so they are very excited to hear they have been given the funding! Another exciting term in Science club. With the help of ex-student Hugo Jobst and a great team of Year 10 experts we have been looking at crystals; the club has been growing the biggest Copper Sulfate crystals they can and using pipe cleaners to grow crystals in unusual shapes with Mr Parry. We have also moved on to some physics investigations this term. We used the power of static electricity to alter the path of water and to move drinks cans. The full power of static electricity was definitely felt when Mr Dingsdale demonstrated the Van de Graaf generator. That generated a lot of interest, shockingly! In preparation for Easter we have been eggs-perimenting with eggs. How much stronger is an egg on its end rather than on its side? How can you tell the difference between a fresh and a hard boiled egg, without breaking it? Can you transport an egg safely from the table to the floor without touching it? For the answer to all these questions and many more, come to Science club!
Bishop of Herefords Bluecoat School Win at Herefordshire Festival The Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School made a clean sweep in many categories of the Herefordshire Festival this year. It was awarded the ‘Elgar in Hereford Young Musicians Award, which represents a high musical accomplishment by a group from the County of Herefordshire who are all under the age of 19. It was also awarded the ‘Young Musician of the Year’ Award to Stephanie Millington. Bishops won in the following categories with a selection of the schools’ many musical ensembles... CLASS 93 – WIND CHAMBER GROUP – ADVANCED – BISHOP OF HEREFORD’S BLUECOAT SCHOOL TROPHY – Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School Flute Quartet CLASS 95 – WIND ENSEMBLE – INTERMEDIATE – HEREFORD TIMES CUP – Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School Clarinet Ensemble CLASS 96 – WIND ENSEMBLE – ADVANCED – JACK BARRON – Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School Sax Ensemble CLASS 135 – STRING ENSEMBLE – 12 – 16 years of age – OLIVIA’S CUP – Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School CLASS 138 – CHAMBER MUSIC – 12 – 16 years of age – MURIEL FILDES AWARD – Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School String Quartet
Bright Sparks May 2016 Well it’s been a busy time at Bright Sparks!! We have been out and about around our community, looking at the World all Around us and are now travelling to different parts of the world to learn about others. We have been to Spain, Poland, France, Russia so far with Australia on the horizon. Pedro the music man has visited us, along with Anna the Yoga lady warming us up on the colder days and relaxing us on the hot days too. We are now taking applications for children aged from 2 years old wishing to start this September 2016. If you would like your child to start their Early Years Journey with us at Bright Sparks please do give us a call on 01432 278249 and arrange a visit or alternatively take a look at our website www.brightsparkshereford.co.uk and email us for further information. TUPSLEY VOICE SUMMER 2016 | 9
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A Winter’s Tale at St Paul’s Primary - L – R : Shappi Khorsandi, Jonathan Godfrey (Principal), Peter Cooper (Deputy Principal), Eddie Playfair (Chair of the Sixth Form Colleges Association) at the Awards Ceremony.
Winner - Hereford College is 6th Form College of the year Hereford Sixth Form College has won the Sixth Form College of the Year award at the Times Educational Supplement (TES) Further Education Awards. Its victory was witnessed by over 600 people gathered to celebrate the sector’s achievements at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London, on Friday 22 April, hosted by comedian Shappi Khorsandi. Stephen Exley, Assistant Editor of the TES said, “Hereford Sixth Form College was chosen as the inaugural winner of this new award, in recognition of its innovative provision and impressive student outcomes.” “The College’s Alps score (a national value added measure) puts it in the top five per cent of all schools and colleges in the system. The proportion of A*-B grades per A-level entry is 60 per cent – the best for non-selective sixth form colleges nationally. Taken together with the College’s focus on supporting and stretching all students, the judges agreed that this made Hereford an all-round outstanding place to study.” The judges said Hereford was “a worthy winner in what was a very strong field”, highlighting the College’s diverse enrichment programme and wide range of innovative teaching strategies. In his submission, Principal Dr Jonathan Godfrey said: “I am incredibly proud of the commitment shown by staff and students and it was for them I applied for the award.” Now in their fifth year, the TES Further Education (FE) Awards recognise and reward the achievements of the wide range of colleges working in learning and skills. Hundreds of FE providers submitted entries for the 14 categories, which recognise achievement in employer engagement, innovation in teaching, leadership and entrepreneurship.
At St Paul’s Primary School we have a new addition to the team. Winter is a spaniel puppy who has begun her training as an attending school dog. We are working with an amazing charity called Dogs Helping Kids, based in north Devon (dogshelpingkids.co.uk). ‘Dogs Helping Kids is the UK’s unique charity dedicated to using highly trained dogs to help teach children non-violence, empathy, respect, kindness, love, responsibility, friendship and trust. ‘ The first stage of Winter’s training is to become relaxed and comfortable within the busy primary school environment. Since December she has been attending our school regularly and spends time around school in assembly, in classrooms and especially the school library. We hope that eventually, Winter will become a listening dog and will help children learn to read. The purpose of reading dogs is to lessen stress in the classroom and increase children’s ability to learn key skills. The premise is simple: as well as reading aloud to a teacher or classmates, a child reads to a dog. Though the children believe they are teaching dogs to read, in fact, with the dog as a comfortable, attentive audience (and an occasional gentle assist from the dog’s adult volunteer partner), they are actually teaching themselves. As far as the child is concerned, however, reading is about the dog, not about the child. As a result they do not feel pressured or embarrassed. Winter has been enjoying positive training sessions locally with Allyson Giel from Old Orchard dog training and we have also been working directly with Tracey Berridge at the DHK headquarters near Barnstaple. At St Paul’s, Winter is working with a brilliant team of children in school who are helping with the training and who also benefitting from the experience themselves too. We have already seen so many positive effects when children work with Winter. Confidence, self esteem and motivation to succeed are very quickly enhanced. Winter is also helping children with a fear of dogs to overcome their anxieties and build a positive relationship with their own school puppy. There is already a long queue to become one of Winter’s helpers. The next phase of the training will be later this term when Winter has to pass her first assessment. Fingers and paws crossed for that! Andrew Teale, Headteacher St Paul’s CE Primary School TUPSLEY VOICE SUMMER 2016 | 11
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