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September 2022 Plymouth Sound National Marine Park anniversary celebrated with special events For details See Page 3

# PLYMOUTHTOGETHER A pop-up shop offering free school uniforms is helping dozens of Plymouth families For details See Page 22

Plympton & Plymstock The popular West End Carnival takes place in August and promises fun for all the family Full details See Page 23

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Trevi, the leading Plymouth-based women’s charity is appealing for women to show their warrior spirit by taking part in a 10 kilometre walk to help support the victims of domestic violence and abuse • Story and picture on the back page

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We need to work together to keep COVID-19 rates down While COVID-19 cases have been reducing in Plymouth over the last few weeks, it is important that we all keep reducing the spread of the virus by staying at home if we are feeling unwell.

Latest figures from the ONS Infection Survey, which gives the most accurate data for cases following the end of widespread testing, has identified that one in 25 people has COVID-19.

Last month the figures were much higher and Derriford Hospital was seeing an increase in people being admitted with the virus to numbers close to those seen in the last wave. This shows that while we are learning to live with COVID-19, it hasn’t gone away.

The latest surge has been due to another variant similar to Omicron. While we are seeing rates like this, the Government guidance remains that we should take extra care to try to reduce the risk of catching it ourselves, as well as spreading it to others, especially as some people are more vulnerable to the virus.

People whose immune systems don’t work well are often out and about like the rest of us, buying food in shops, using public transport, visiting GPs, pharmacies and hospitals and working.

If you don’t know someone’s medical history there might be no obvious clues that they are in this group. It is estimated that as many as 70 per cent of us have already had COVID, but

Summer is a great time to get out and enjoy exercising outdoors – whether on foot, by bike or in the sea.

Plymouth City Council’s public health team explore some free and fun ways of getting exercise in Plymouth that are also great for your mental wellbeing.

unfortunately it is now understood that people can get it multiple times.

While some people experience fairly mild symptoms, I personally know many people who, just over the last few weeks, have had to spend a couple of days in bed as the symptoms hit them hard.

So, especially when rates are high, it is really important that we all do our bit. That means: • Staying home if you are unwell with symptoms of a respiratory infection and avoiding contact with others, even if you only have mild symptoms • Trying to meet outdoors and letting fresh air in if you have to meet others indoors • Wearing a face covering in crowded and enclosed spaces

Walking is one of the easiest and most effective forms of exercise you can do. It’s low impact and puts very little stress on the joints, it doesn’t need any special equipment and – best of all – it’s free!

to gather our thoughts. It’s almost impossible not to feel good when we’re walking outdoors – it’s a natural moodbooster.

You don’t even need to walk far or fast to feel its positive effects on your health and wellbeing.

Whether we explore quiet woodlands, gaze out over the sea or stroll around our favourite park, spending time in nature can help us relax, reflect and recharge.

There’s lots of help and information out there to give you inspiration for walking in Plymouth: • If you’d like to join others for walks One You Plymouth, in partnership with the Ramblers, organise a number of friendly group walks in different areas of the city. They are free to attend and

The benefits of getting in the sea You can now find people swimming off the Hoe or Firestone Bay every day – including through the winter months.

Swimming off the Hoe is even more fun following the installation of two pontoons for the summer months.

Wild swimming is so popular because it is exhilarating and as well as making you feel great, it doesn’t need to cost a penny.

Dan started wild swimming not long after moving to Plymouth. “I’m not really what you’d call a fitness fanatic or naturally an active person but I enjoy having a splash around in the water and a bit of a swim,” he says.

“It’s just the buzz it gives you afterwards – that great feeling stays with me for the rest of the day. Your shoulders just kind of drop and you’ll lose all that sort of tension that you’ve built up during the day.”

Karen started swimming once a week from January 2020 and went on to form a women’s wild swimming group after doing some research into the benefits of cold water swimming for people with depression.

She advertised on Facebook for women who were suffering with depression or anxiety who wanted to try cold water swimming through the winter as a way of managing their mental

Ruth Harrell Director of Public Health for Plymouth

Take a walk on Plymouth’s wild side It’s also a great way to explore the beautiful scenery that Plymouth has to offer. Our city boasts miles of superb countryside and some of the best coastline views around.

It’s not surprising that so many are now enjoying the benefits of walking – 24 million of us say we regularly go for a walk.

Walking keeps our bodies and minds healthy, giving us a breather from the stresses of daily life and the space

With Plymouth’s glorious waterfront it’s not surprising that more and more of us are discovering the exhilaration of wild swimming.

• Practising good hygiene – covering your coughs and sneezes, washing hands and cleaning your surroundings • Getting your vaccinations when they are offered.

The spring booster is still available and there are vaccination sessions over the summer before the autumn booster is launched.

Hopefully, we will see rates continue to drop, but I urge everyone to choose to do the right thing and keep doing their bit to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by taking responsibility for not spreading the virus.

health and they’ve been meeting weekly ever since.

“Everybody showed an improvement in their emotional and mental wellbeing as a result of the group,” she says.

“There’s something about just being in the water that is the most mindful thing you can do. You’re very, very aware of every breath you take, of what your body is doing, and it’s impossible to worry about the laundry, the war, or the kids when you’re in the water because you just have to concentrate on being alive!”

You do need to take care in the water though and should follow some basic rules, which include: • Be seen – wear a brightly coloured swim cap and use an inflatable tow float • Get in slowly – don’t dive in • Don’t swim past marked buoys • Don’t swim alone • Don’t stay in the water too long • If in doubt, don’t go out.

Visit www.rnli.org for more advice on wild swimming safely or join a local wild swimming group. Search online for Devon and Cornwall Wild Swimming.

You can also find out more about wild swimming at www. plymouthsoundnationalmarinepark.com.

If you don’t feel ready to go in the sea, there’s free swimming at Mount Wise Outdoor Pools during the summer months. Book online at www.plymouthactive.co.uk.

cater for all ages and abilities. Visit www. oneyouplymouth.co.uk/walking • There are some great walks around Plymouth, including some that explore the city’s amazing heritage and green spaces.

To find out more about walks such as the Waterfront Walkway and Cooperative Way visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/ plymotion • Plymouth has some glorious nature reserves to stroll around.

To find your nearest park or nature reserve visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/ parksnatureandgreenspaces • There are also apps that can help you explore Plymouth on foot. Search for Plymouth Trails or Active 10 in your app store.

Photo courtesy of Jen from Plymouth Swimming Collective

Cycling can make you feel 10 years younger!

Many people rediscovered the joys of cycling during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Biking is now more popular than ever and the average cyclist does double the amount of miles than 20 years ago.

Not only is cycling good for your wallet, it’s good for the planet and for your health. In fact, studies have shown that regular cyclists enjoy the general health of someone almost 10 years younger.

If you are thinking about getting back on your bike but are not sure where to start, why not try one of the ‘Let’s Ride’ social cycling groups that cater for all cycling abilities.

They offer easy-going rides suitable for complete beginners through to steady and challenging rides for people wanting to cycle further and faster.

Beginner bike rides start from Plymbridge Woods car park every Tuesday at 6.30pm and Brickfields Sports Centre car park every Wednesday at 6.15pm.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a bike – the rides have bike hire too.

You can meet people and discover new routes with support from trained Ride Leaders. Fun and informal, these rides are free and open for everyone in the whole family to enjoy. Book at www. letsride.co.uk.

You can find more information about cycling in Plymouth at www.plymouth.gov.uk/cycling.

Get inspiration for healthy picnic recipes

Why not take a picnic with you when going out walking, cycling or swimming this summer?

You can find lots of inspiration for quick, tasty and healthy picnics on the One You Easy Meals app and the ‘Better Health, Healthier Families’ website.

We can recommend trying the recipes for crunchy salad pittas, corn frizzlers and mac ‘n’ veg slices.

Visit www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/ recipes.

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Youngsters enjoying an archaeology dig as part of the Big Blue Splash event

National Marine Park celebrates first anniversary with a summer of events Plymouth Sound National Marine Park has marked the one year anniversary of its £9.5m funding from the National Lottery’s Heritage Horizon Award with a range of events.

The school holidays began with the fun-packed Big Blue Splash where 2,200 local people took part in free activities including boat tours, yoga, kayaking, paddleboarding and swimming in the National Marine Park.

To mark the occasion, Eilish McGuinness, chief executive of the Heritage Fund, visited Plymouth Hoe to celebrate the milestone and the ongoing partnership with the city of Plymouth.

Plymouth Sound is one of the world’s most important and visually stunning natural harbours and is home to protected marine life and seascapes. The city’s relationship with the water is integral to its identity and sense of place as Britain’ s Ocean City; it is home to the largest naval base in Western Europe, is a global hub for marine leisure industries and is a historic tourist destination where pioneering voyagers set sail.

It was only right that this was the setting for the UK’s first Marine Park.

One of the main aims of the project

is to encourage greater community engagement with the marine environment and help everyone reconnect with the water. After kicking off with the Big Blue Splash, the summer fun continued with the National Marine Park visiting green spaces across the city. ‘Sea in the Park’ will take place at Teats Hill (August 12), Keyham (August 24) and the West End (August 27).

Councillor Pat Patel, Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Culture, Leisure & Sport at Plymouth City Council, said: “We were thrilled to see so many of our community here in Plymouth engaging with the National Marine Park at the Big Blue Splash weekend.

“It was the perfect way to celebrate our first anniversary since our Heritage Horizon Award but also a great opportunity to allow everyone to have a chance to shape what our future will look like. We want our future to be guided by the people of Plymouth – to create the people’s Park in the Sea.’” With the first year under their belts, the impact of the project is already being felt across the city. To date, over 6,000 Plymouth residents have engaged at the National Marine Park events, including the open weekend

in April, Mini Splash events and Big Blue Splash event.

Eilish McGuinness said: “I’m thrilled to be here visiting the National Marine Park one year on. For us to fund a project, particularly at this scale, an essential outcome is that a wider range of people can be involved in heritage, and this has been seen through these fantastic community events.

“The ‘Park in the Sea’ will reestablish the bond between community and sea that has defined Plymouth for centuries and given its sense of place. Thanks to National Lottery players, the project has already begun to reimagine how this landscape and its people can work together, with many feeling the benefits already. What a fantastic legacy to its first year – I can’t wait to see what the future holds.”

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Out and About Your guide to events in the local community and beyond

Send details of your event to info@ cornerstonevision.com and we will do our best to include them in Out and About. Unfortunately because of space limitations we are unable to publish details of regular meetings of groups and societies or similar organisations.

The popular West End Carnival returns at the end of August

Exhibition and Sale of Work Aug 12 to Aug 14 Organised by Derriford Art Club at Clearbrook Village Hall from 10am to 4pm. Refreshments available.

Van Dike Reunion Event Aug 12 and 13 A grand get-together to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of the historic Van Dike Club in 1972.

Celebrating the hundreds of rock, folk, progressive, glam rock, punk and new wave bands the Van Dike family presented to Plymouth audiences. The event at Plymouth Guildhall will feature an exhibition area with Van Dike posters, photos, records and Van Dike books and brochures for sale. From 12 noon to 5pm on Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturday. Free admission. For more details e-mail vandike2018@yahoo.co.uk Calligraphy Summer Festival Aug 12 to 14 Master Penman Barbara Calzolari will be staying in Plymouth to teach at the Calligraphy Summer Festival.

The festival is hosted by Lyndsey Gribble of Wild Sea Calligraphy at the newly renovated Alma Yard. There are only 12 Master Penmen in the world and it is very rare they teach here in the UK. Barbara has presented work to the Pope and Presidents during the G8 summit. For more information or to book visit www. wildseacalligraphy.com

Ocean City Motorcycle Festival Aug 13 and 14

Featuring a motorcycle show on The Hoe on Saturday followed on Sunday by The MegaRide, one of the UK’s largest charity motorcycle ride outs with thousands taking part. Bikers will assemble at Lee Mill and make their way along the A38 to finish at The Hoe. The event attracts thousands of spectators and raise significant sums for charity.

Lipstick & Lashes Aug 13 The popular group Lipstick & Lashes present a concert of Motown, Abba and many others at the Visitor Centre at Ford Park Cemetery at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £8 and can be obtained from the office between 10am and 4pm. Telephone: 01752 665442.

Southway Table Top Sale Aug 13 At The Church of the Holy Spirit, Southway from 1pm to 3pm. Sell your unwanted stuff and also grab a bargain. Refreshments available. Tables available (pre-book only) £5 each. Contact Veronica on 07855 256383. Funds will go towards a defibrillator for the church and community.

Anniversary Festival Aug 13 Celebrating 10 years of Devonport Park Bandstand from 12 noon. Fun activities for all the family, live music throughout the afternoon including Devonport Park Community Choir, Hippy & I, Roxie Crew and much more.

Seth Lakeman Live at the Lido Aug 17

Seth Lakeman and Alex Hart, present’Live at the Lido’ for the National Fireworks Championships. Enjoy an evening of incredible live music from one of UK’s most sought after folk artists. An intimate gig set within the iconic Tinside Lido, which also offers a premium viewing gantry for the National Fireworks Championships that will follow on from the conclusion of Seth Lakeman’s set. Tickets from www.fatsome.com

British Fireworks Championships Aug 17 and 18 Look to the skies above Plymouth Sound as six top pyrotechnic companies showcase their very best work and battle to be crowned the champion, each putting on an extra special ten-minute display guarateed to leave you awestruck.

River Tamar Family Activities Aug 18 Join the team from Seadream Education for some fun family activities at the Bridging the Tamar Centre. Learn about the fabulous Tamar River and its spectacular habitats. From the creatures at the base of the food chain in the oozing mud of the Hamoaze to the wonderful carbon capture potential of the seagrass beds.Drop-in, no booking required. 10am to 12 noon and 2pm to 4pm.

Quiz Night Aug 20 Team quiz with with pizza supper at the Visitor Centre at Ford Park Cemetery at 7pm. Teams of four. Tickets £8 can be obtained from the office between 10am and 4pm. Telephone: 01752 665442.

Plymouth Good Food Sunday Aug 21 The Good Food Sunday returns to Home Park Stadium.

Go along for some top quality food and craft. Free parking and free entry. Open from 10 until 3pm.

Super Hero Summer Fayre Aug 21 Victoria Park from 11am to 4pm. Go along dressed as a super hero and join the other heroes at the event.

Magician, carnival games, inflatables, archery assault and much more.

Concert for Devon Freewheelers Aug 26 and 27 The Down Thomas Singers are holding a two night summer concerts of light music in aid of Devon Freewheelers. The concert ‘That Loving Feeling’ will be held at the Silver Jubilee Hall, Down Thomas starting at 7.30pm each night. Tickets £6 including refreshments, plus raffle. For tickets call 01752 299204 West End Carnival Aug 27 Free, fun packed day of live music, street entertainment and family friendly acitivities in the streets around Plymouth Market with the main stage at Frankfort Gate from 11am to 4pm. See story on page 23.

Charity Black Tie Masquerade Ball Aug 27 A special event at Plymouth Guildhall to raise money for three worthy causes - the Royal British Legion, Mind Devon and Jeremiah’s Journey. The evening will feature a live band, buffet and a raffle with amazing prizes. Tickets for the event cost just £25 and can now

be booked on Facebook by searching for Black Tie Masquerade Charity Ball.

Oreston Community Yard Sale Aug 27 Following the success of the fund raising event in 2020 and 2021 the Oreston Community Yard Sale is back from 10am to 2pm. Pick up a Yard Sale map from Quay News on Plymstock Road and seek out some bargains. All proceeds will help support local family the Grimwades through their son Woody’s bone marrow transplant. For details visit OrestonYardSale on Facebook.

Plymouth Art Trail Aug 27 to Sept 4 Seven local artists open their studios to the public as part of the Drawn to the Valley event. For details visit www.drawntothewvalley.com/art-trails Continental Circus Berlin Sept 2 to Sept 18 From the producers of Circus Extreme comes the incredible and jaw dropping Continental Circus Berlin in Plymouth’s Central Park. With an array of brilliant circus acts, music and real youthful energy, it is an international production packed full of comedy, daredevils, dancing and aerial acts, including motorbikes inside the Globe of Death and an amazing high wire act. Tickets from www.circusberlin.co.uk Saltram Rotary Classic Car Show Sept 4 The popular event organised by Saltram Rotary Club in aid of Devon Air Ambulance takes place in the beautiful setting of the Lyneham Estate near Yealmpton PL8 2L from 11am to 4pm. Many classic cars, motor cycles, tractors and others on display plus food and craft stalls, jazz band, drinks bar and bouncy castle.

Jumble Sale Sept 10 St Francis Church Honicknowle from 11am to 1pm.

Bargains and refreshments on sale. Admission 20p.

Plymouth Seafood and Harbour Festival Sept 17 and 18 Seafood lovers are in for a treat as Plymouth Seafood and Harbour Festival returns to The Barbican and Sutton Harbour. Organised by the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, this free festival is a vibrant celebration of the incredible sustainably caught fresh fish and seafood on offer in Britain’s Ocean City.

Visitors will be able to watch as some of the region’s top chefs create spectacular dishes in the cookery theatre.

Stamp Fair Sept 17 Plymstock Community Centre from 9am to 3pm. Many dealers attending. Refreshments available.

Autumn Concert Series Sept 18 Featuring Craig Ogden classical guitar, and Judith Hall, flute at Stoke Damerel Church, Paradise Road at 3pm.

Craig and Judith have performed as far afield as the Bahamas and throughout Britain to great acclaim.

Their programme is lively and intriguing mixing betterknown music with contemporary and exotic pieces.

Tickets £20 from www.wegottickets/event/550059 or on the door.

Tim Peake My Journey into Space Sept 19 British astronaut Tim Peake shares the secrets and science of how and why humans journey into space at the Plymouth Pavilions. My Journey into Space gives audiences a fascinating insight into life as an astronaut, complete with breath-taking photographs and never-before-seen footage. Tickets are on sale now from www.fane.co.uk/timpeake or direct from the venue.

The Weekender Festival Sept 24 and Sept 25 Huge line up of DJs at the popular event held at Newnham Park in Plympton. Also featuring boutique stalls, food village, speciality bars and cocktails and massive afterparties. Return shuttle buses from the city centre every 15 minutes. Tickets and further infrormation from www.weekenderfestival.com Autumn Concert Series Oct 9 Featuring The Oxley-Meier Guitar Project at Stoke Damerel Church, Paradise Road at 3pm. Featuring work from their new album ‘The Alluring Ascent.’ Expect a dazzling display of contemporary fare, ranging from Turkish panache to soundscape of Latin America to English pastoralism. Hear this played on nylon string, steel string, electric, 12 string, fretless, slide, guitarsynth, glissentar guitars and more! Tickets £15 from www.wegottickets/event/547774 or on the door.

Tour de Moor Oct 9 St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth popular fund-raising event offers cyclists an adrenalin-packed adventure: the hill-filled, 52km mixed terrain route of mud, sweat and gears with other routes for younger and familiy participants. Sign up for the challenge at www. stlukes-hospice.org.uk/tourdemoor or by calling 01752 492626. Registration costs £35 for the 52km or 30km route, and £15 for the 11km route.

Anniversary Ball Nov 12 Plymouth Samaritans will be holding their 50th Anniversary Ball at the New Continental Hotel in Plymouth. The evening will feature welcome drinks to a live band - the Smooth Jazz Combo, a quality three course meal, dancing to the Fabulous Swing Kings, a bumper raffle and an auction. The auction will include signed pieces from Adele, Ed Sheehan, Daniel Craig and Mo Salah among other dazzling items. Tickets for the Ball are £55 per head and can be obtained from Mrs Jan Sherriff at janetasherriff@btinternet.com

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Church creates new garden for the community A new garden and community space is being created at Ridgeway Methodist Church in Plympton.

One of their young members is managing the project as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Award with the church providing practical support.

The garden is based on the 23rd Psalm and a model suggested by the Bible Society and is designed to be a space where people can ‘take a little time out’.

It will be officially opened on Saturday September 3 at 11am during the church coffee morning by Pastor Arno Bessel in his official capacity as Plympton Stannator.

Members of the local Sir Joshua Reynolds Choir will also be in attendance with a rendering of the 23rd Psalm that is well known as the theme tune to The Vicar of Dibley.

The garden is just one of many initiatives by the church to reach out to the local community. As well as offering coffee mornings on Saturdays and a mid-week coffee and board games for older members of the community the church has recently been running a ‘Food Rave’ – courses enabling families to cook healthy food on a budget. In addition there is the provision of an emergency food box outside the lower entrance of the church.

Also returning in September will be the church run Preschool on Mondays to Fridays 8am to 3pm, Toddler Group Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am to 11.30am, Boys Brigade Monday evenings age five to 18 and Girls Brigade onThursday evenings age 5 to 18.

Along with various groups for men and women Ridgeway Methodist is a community church with something for everyone. For more information please contact the church office on 01752 348178 or email ridgewayoffice@gmail.com

Death of Honorary Plympton Stannator One of Plympton’s Honorary Stannators has passed away at the age of 95.

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Marie Sampson passed away suddenly at Derriford Hospital on July 14. Mrs Sampson was one of the founding members of the then Plympton Community Action Council when it was formed in 1977 and was later made an Honorary Stannator in recognition of her services to Plympton.

Honorary Stannatorship is occasionally bestowed on persons who cannot be elected to the one year post of Stannator due to them living outside Plympton, but who are felt deserving of the honour due to their service to the Plympton community.

To date only four people have been made an Honorary Stannator, the others being former librarian Phil Armson, past Plympton vicar Preb.

Margaret Cameron (now deceased) and Plym Chamber of Commerce President and local hairdresser Andrew Briggs.

Mrs Sampson’s funeral service took place at Efford Crematorium on August 1 and mourners were requested to wear something pink in her memory.

(Story courtesy of Plympton Podcast)

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Controversy as local bus firm loses key contracts Lee Moor based bus and coach firm Oakley’s is set to lose a number of its local bus routes after controversially losing out to Plymouth Citybus in a tender renewal process of contracts with Devon County Council.

The routes which will be transferring across to Plymouth Citybus include the service 59 to Cornwood. Other contracts being lost include the 55, 56 and 98 services around the Tavistock, Princetown and Yelverton areas.

In a statement company director Paul Oakley said: “Regrettably from 15 August Oakleys Coaches will no longer be operating the 59, 55, 56 or 98 bus services. With the rise in fuel cost and the increased costs across the board we needed to try and increase our prices to operate the bus services. All of the bus drivers needed a well deserved pay increase due to the cost of living crisis. The only way to do this was to put the services up for retender.

“Unfortunately we have been beaten on price by Plymouth CityBus. I have to say it has been a pleasure serving the local

COFFEE BAR REFURBISHMENT

The popular community coffee bar at Harewood House temporarily closed on August 8 for a monthlong refurbishment.

As well as the serving area of the coffee bar improvements will also be carried out to the adjoining Alf Wright Lounge and the ladies toilet. Other scheduled events will still take place in Harewood House itself and to accommodate the closure of the ladies toilet the disabled one will be available to those who would normally have used the ladies facilities. The refurbishments to the three areas are expected to be completed by September 5 when they are expected to re-open.

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Oakley’s 59 service travelling through Plympton

communities with our buses. We have put 100% effort in to trying to give a good reliable service.

“We are all very sad to be losing these services. As a small family run local company we are devastated to say the least. It has been an honour and a pleasure serving the local communities with our buses over the last three years. Thank you for your custom and support.”

The news that Citybus will be taking over the routes has been met with a degree of consternation by some members of the travelling public as it has come at a time when Citybus are cutting other services due to a shortage of drivers.

One local bus passenger said: “Sad news for a small local company to lose out like this. I have been left standing at the bus stop in Plympton so many times by Plymouth Citybus cancelling services. I can’t believe they have been awarded the contract.”

Another added: “Plymouth Citybus should have stuck with the routes they already have because at present nearly every day they cannot provide a full service due to lack of staff.”

Oakley’s also have a contract with Plymouth City Council to operate the Plympton service 52 to and from Derriford Hospital.

This is subject to a different tender, the results of which have yet to be announced.

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Community in Oreston join forces to raise funds for a worthy local cause First established during the pandemic in 2020, the Oreston Community Yard Sale is now becoming an annual event.

Organiser, Laura Pearce, noticed during the 2020 lockdowns that many Oreston residents were having clear outs at home and would post to the village Facebook page about items that were free or for sale and could be picked up from outside their home.

This sparked an idea of a villagewide sale that would be possible during easing lockdown restrictions and could also benefit local causes.

The Oreston Community Yard Sale was born.

The community voted on a charity to raise funds for, then those wanting to set up a stall outside their homes would do so for a £5 donation to the cause. A map was put together, printed and sold on the day for a 50p donation for buyers, showing the location of the stalls around the village.

Stall holders could then also give an additional optional donation from their takings from the day, most of whom did very generously. Local primary school, Oreston Community Academy were the beneficiaries in 2020 and an amazing £650 was raised by 33 stall holders and hundreds of buyers. In

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2021, there were 50 yard sale stalls throughout Oreston and the chosen charity was St Luke’s Hospice who took away £725 in donations. The residents of Oreston hope to beat that total again this year.

This year the chosen beneficiaries are the Grimwade Family, well loved residents of Oreston who are going through a trying time as their son Woody faces a bone marrow transplant due to a rare condition called DADA2.

All proceeds from the sellers fees, maps and any additional donations will all support the family or go to the DADA2 Foundation.

Buyers are invited to come for a walk around the village by the water from 10am until 2pm on August 27.

Maps featuring stall locations will be available from local shop Quay News on Plymstock Road on the day. Refreshments will be available from Quay News, The Kings Arms, The Olive Branch and hungry bargain hunters might even find some cake stalls set up around the village to keep them going.

Organisers would like to thank Malcolm at Quay News, Marie and Steve at The Kings Arms and all of the wonderful Oreston residents for their support, enthusiasm and generosity that make these community events such a success.

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History days lined up at Church and Priory Residents and visitors to Plympton will have the opportunity to find out fascinating details about the history of Plympton St Mary’s Church and Plympton Priory during a two-day event in September.

It’s part of a wider nationwide event staged each year by English Heritage to celebrate the wonderful history of England’s architecture and culture through its Heritage Open Days.

Thousands of buildings of every age, style and function open their doors to visitors free of charge. The aim is to bring to life the stories and traditions that define the glorious history of our country’s communities and neighbourhoods.

On Saturday September 10 (from 9 am until 1 pm) and Sunday September 11 (from 1pm until 6pm) St Mary’s Church will be taking part in the English Heritage Open Days and will be delighted to welcome visitors and share its fascinating 700-year heritage with them. For example, did you know there are individual chapels inside the church, one of which was the original church before it was extended. Also a former local MP is entombed within the church.

Come along and learn more about these matters and many others.

The remains of Plympton Priory, situated in grounds behind the church, will also be open to the public from 10am until 5pm on both days.

Local historian John Boulden MBE and his team from the Plympton Civic Society will be on hand to show visitors around this remarkable site which has a history dating back to 904 when it started as a Saxon Monastery in the time of King Edward the Elder.

In 1121 William Warelwast, Bishop of Exeter, disbanded this community of secular canons and established an Augustinian Priory which existed until it was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1539. Events have recently been held to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Priory and there is now a visitors’ centre on the site with many artefacts and relics.

Both the much-loved church and the priory site are well worth a visit by anyone wanting to be taken back in time to Plympton’s fascinating history. St Mary’s Church will also be supporting the Devon Historic Churches Trust that weekend and aiming to raise much-needed funds for the Trust. (story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)

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Mount Batten Centre leading the way with new Coast Path Passport scheme Plymouth’s Mount Batten Centre has signed up to be part of the newly-launched South West Coast Path Passport scheme.

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A stunning run of success for Elburton under 9’s girls football team saw them through to the finals of a national tournament in Derby.

Sadly, the cost of hiring a mini bus, funding a hotel stay, fuel and food meant it was too expensive for the talented youngsters to attend.

The girls were the only Devon team to the finals from a national lineup of hopefuls.

Local Plymouth City Councillors David Salmon and Vivien Pengelly were so proud of the fantastic achievement that they decided to sponsor their efforts by way of their community grant fund. They both visited the girls at King George V playing fields to wish them well. Both councillors told the girls they were truly inspirational, achieving this result through dedication and hard work.

Their success at reaching the final however will encourage more girls to play football and perhaps one day they will be playing for the Plymouth Argyle Ladies football team!

Millions of visitors who walk the 630-mile path will now be able to keep a unique record of their journey by collecting ‘stamps’ along the way reflecting the unique nature of each street of the trail.

The Mount Batten Centre is one of over 100 ‘Way Makers’ – business supporters of the South West Coast Path Association – which have already signed up as a passport stamping point. Others include museums information centres, cafes, shops and pubs.

The Passport will encourage walkers to stop on their journey for refreshments and supplies, helping local businesses get their share of the £520 million that visitors to the Path bring into the local economy each year.

Alex King, chief executive of the Mount Batten Centre Charity Trust said: “We’re excited that the Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre will be one of the first stamping points for the South West Coast Path Passport as the National Trail runs right past our door as well as across the whole of Plymouth’s National Marine

Emma and Lyla from the Mount Batten Centre and (inset) the South Devon stamp

Park, connecting people to the coast.

“This is a great initiative by the South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA) to support local businesses and charities along the Path like us, as well as raise awareness of this amazing environmental and tourism asset, which the SWCPA charity work so hard to protect, care for and share.”

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For more information about the South West Coast Path Passport and to buy a passport visit www.southwestcoastpath. org.uk/passport/

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Members of Sir Walter Raleigh Masonic Lodge who meet in Oreston have raised £1900 for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth.

When anyone becomes the master of his masonic lodge, he is allowed to choose a charity to support for his year in office. Andrew McConaghy and his wife Alison chose St Luke’s Hospice, his tenure extended to three years in office due to Covid suspending a lot of meetings.

The members of the Lodge kindly supported Andrew by agreeing to a £1500 donation from the charity fund with the addition of another £400 from the social fund raised at various social evenings.

Andrew, Alyson and members of the Lodge, Phil Collins Bryan Elms and Paul Stevenson presented cheques to Sarah Wallis St Luke’s charity partnerships leader at the hospice on behalf of Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge.

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The monthly table top sales at St Mary’s church hall have now been able to return to full capacity after previously having to operate on reduced numbers as part of measures to cope with the Coronavirus pandemic.

The first sale under ‘business as normal’ arrangements took place on August 6 and organisers hailed it a great success, with a mix of private and charity stalls offering a wide variety of goods for eager bargain hunters.

The sales take place in the church hall on the first Saturday of each month between 10am and 1pm and they help with the upkeep costs of Plympton St Mary’s Church. Refreshments are also available to purchase during the sales.

(Story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)

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Lisa praises NHS teams who nursed her back from the brink Lisa Matthews from Plymstock has a story that highlights how life can change dramatically in the space of a day.

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take me from the sick person I was on arrival, to prepare me for life at home again. Kate, one of the wonderful nurses, said to me: ‘Derriford saved your life, we are going to give you your life back,’ and with kindness and patience, this is Friday April 8 was a normal day for Lisa at her job as SEN team leader at what they did.”

Plymstock School. Later, she was relaxing at a friend’s house like many Friday “Sometimes, I needed staff to be strict with me, and sometimes to care evenings, but on arrival she felt ill almost immediately and knew there was gently. They coped with me when drugs made my behaviour difficult. They something seriously wrong. even went the extra mile to paint my nails and stop for a chat and a laugh.

Lisa, who is 51, said: “I lay on the sofa and started to feel really strange, The staff care about every patient’s dignity. almost cocooned within myself. My neck Rehabilitation is more than just getting began to hurt really badly and my head your body working again,” says Lisa, “it is was unbelievably painful. I asked my friend the rebuilding of every part of your life.” to call for an ambulance. As I waited, I felt The team worked tirelessly to help burning hot and my neck felt on fire. I was Lisa recover. She will never forget their told the ambulance couldn’t come straight kindness, good humour and professional away as they had priorities elsewhere, but care. as I deteriorated they rang back and an Lisa’s experience has had a profound ambulance was sent.” effect on her. “I was always quite stressed Later that night, a bleed on the brain, a at work and lived life ‘very full on’ and subarachnoid haemorrhage, was identified. now I’ve seen the value of taking life a bit Lisa had two emergency surgeries over the slower, making time for the people I love next 24 hours. The next three days were Lisa (fourth from right) pictured with and the things I enjoy.” spent in intensive care where Lisa’s life some of the staff from Plym ward of the Lisa said she has re-found her faith hung in the balance. Her family were warned neurological rehabilitation unit during this period of her life. She explained: that she was in a life-threatening condition.

“There were two moments in particular For quite some time she was unable to do when my life nearly ended. I was told by staff that I shouldn’t be here after anything for herself and could not even communicate. the severity of the trauma. Also, I made it out of hospital several weeks earlier However, being a fighter, Lisa survived. On the May 4 she moved to Mount than they thought I would and I am convinced that a higher power was there Gould Hospital to start a long period of rehabilitation, then returned to for me.”

Derriford to have a shunt fitted to keep fluid from the brain. Two weeks later Lisa now has a sense that God was watching over her and there is a purpose she was able to return to Mt Gould where she stayed until she could return in her life being saved. She still has questions, but also a profound belief that home, three months after initially being taken ill. She has amazed everyone something bigger is behind the opportunity she has to go on living. Although with her fantastic progress. there is still a way to go with her recovery, Lisa has a new sense of gratitude Lisa has now taken the opportunity to pass on huge thank yous to the NHS for each day and for all of the people around her who have helped her and staff who have saved her life and cared for her. loved her through this traumatic, but ultimately, enriching time.

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10 September 2022

Falklands bowler gets local help in final practice for the Commonwealth Games A contestant representing the Falkland Islands in this year’s Commonwealth Games was able to get some invaluable practice in Plympton before setting off for the games in Birmingham.

Plympton Bowling Club member Chris Locke, who now lives in the Falkland Islands, returned to the UK in July to undertake final training for the Commonwealth Games.

Bowling in the Falkland Islands is a relatively new sport but the opportunity to send a small bowls team to the 2022 Commonwealth Games became a possibility despite the lack of any dedicated facilities.

Chris said the club on the Falklands makes use of the main school corridor,

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Members of Plympton Bowls Club pictured with Chris Locke as he gets in some practice

which is the longest usable covered area in Stanley. Four separate mats are rolled out and then stuck together with tape to make a rink. He added: “We can only practice after school hours but are lucky to have somewhere to train.

However, playing on grass is very different to playing on our mats and this is why being able to practice on Plympton Bowling Club’s green has been fantastic.”

Chris continued: “Colin Way, the club secretary, has been amazing at helping me make full use of the facility. Being able to practice each day has made

a huge difference. Everybody at the club has been very friendly and supportive, however I particularly want to thank Peter Stapleton, club coach and a former county player, for the many hours he has spent coaching me. Taking part in the Commonwealth Games is a huge privilege and although the Falklands are unlikely to medal, just being part of the event and meeting world class athletes will be a lifetime experience.”

The Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games took place on July 28 and the first of the bowls matches started the following day. Chris took part in the men’s doubles and singles. Sadly he didn’t win, but as he said it’s the taking part that counts.

(Story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)

Boringdon youngsters bounce into the summer holidays The children of Boringdon Primary School have bounced their way into summer with a sponsored jump to raise money for new outdoor gym equipment.

The sponsored activity, held at the end of term, required the children to jump continuously for two minutes - surprisingly challenging!

John Secker, deputy head of Boringdon Primary School, said: “We have spent a lot of time drawing up plans to develop our outside space recently, and are really pleased to have the new gym equipment arriving in the first half term of the 2022/23 academic year.

“Funding for such things is often very limited, so the Friends of Boringdon stepped in to arrange a sponsored bounce for the children on their last day of term.

“The children have had a wonderful time taking part and have each been rewarded with a certificate, a sticker and an ice pole to cool down! It has really brought our community together and been a lovely way to end the academic year.”

The sponsored bounce has raised over £1,500 for the new equipment, which will encourage a new kind of active play for the students when it arrives in October.

Boringdon Primary School will be holding open days for prospective new students (September 2023 intake) in the autumn. Contact the school in September for further details.

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National Trust at Saltram is helping young people to connect with nature National Trust at Saltram has been helping young people to connect with nature and become junior urban rangers.

The Trust has been working in partnership with Plymouth City Council and the Real Ideas Organisation to create the award-winning Plymouth Natural Grid.

The Plymouth Natural Grid (PNG) collaboration began by recruiting Urban Ranger Kickstarters, creating opportunities for 10 local young people to develop skills for the workplace. Five more positions were created in April with discussions about extending the award-winning scheme.

Part of the project includes working with schools to help create the next generation of local Junior Urban Rangers, passing down their newly developed skills to inspire more nature loving advocates in the future.

As part of this 18-month long project, pupils of Cann Bridge School were the first set of young people to be the next generation of budding green workers. They set up a full day of outdoor lessons at Saltram which included pond dipping, den building, fun games and a connecting with nature in a way that will huge group nature identification quiz. More inspire and motivate them to care for their schools are due to take part as part of this surroundings, learn new skills and to see the outreach section of the programme. range of potential work in the environmental Dot Tye, who took part in the Kickstarter sector. scheme and is now an assistant ranger with “I personally never considered these the PNG project, said: “I’ve felt really grateful potential opportunities when I was younger to have been given this opportunity and feel so it’s really encouraging to see young people incredibly lucky. It has been a perfect step learning and engaging in this way.” in between education and full-time work.

Jez McDermott National Trust general Learning new skills and knowledge from the rangers and my colleagues has been beneficial and this A group of pupils making sculptures with clay Kickstarter placement has done and twigs. Photo: SG Haywood Photography that really well.’

“Working outdoors has had such a beneficial impact on my mental well-being - connecting with nature and like-minded others. As well as this it’s shone a different light on Plymouth as a city and its efforts in becoming a greener city, which helps me feel hopeful in this time of environmental crisis.’

Dot added: “Working with the school at Saltram was a great opportunity to be a part of an exciting new campaign. I feel very strongly about everyone, especially young people,

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Councillor Bill Wakeham, Cabinet member for the Environment and Street Scene, said: “Young people are so particularly important to future biodiversity, so I’m delighted that the council is part of this fabulous scheme. If we can instil a life-long love of nature in young people, then the future of our city will be in great hands.’

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Life-changing experience for young sailors thanks to SailGP organisers Twenty young sailors from Plymouth and the surrounding area enjoyed a lifechanging experience during the Great Britain SailGP event.

While thousands of people watched from the shore and millions more around the world watched the hydrofoiling catamarans racing at speeds of more than 60mph the youngsters had an even more exciting time.

Two young sailors aged under 16 from each of ten local RYA-affiliated clubs, paired with the SailGP teams, took part in RSFeva training the weekend before, and then participated in a sail-by, flying the national flags of their teams on their spinnakers between the SailGP races.

They also got a tour of the SailGP technical area and a VIP experience with goody bags and a chance to meet the winning SailGP team – thanks to SailGPs Inspire Learning pathway.

The RSFeva training weekend provided very challenging conditions for the youngsters, and there were many, many capsizes, but they all enjoyed it and just kept going despite everything the weather threw at them!

Harrison Hicks sails at Horizons Children’ s Charity. He has autism, and found the Feva training a great boost: “The best thing about it was being self-sufficient, repairing things that went wrong ourselves. Our spinnaker sheet came undone, and I had to go out to the front of the boat and fix it.

“It took a lot of courage, it was slippy, and I almost fell in, but I managed to tie it – I found I had more confidence after that. I also liked meeting new friends from the other clubs.”

Daniel Moulding is from Plymouth Youth Sailing, and he didn’ t mind the conditions at all: “We learnt about the kicker to slow down and speed up, and I enjoyed capsizing over 20 times, and I also learnt about the spinnaker, and getting it ready for the run downwind. I just had fun going out sailing and am looking forward to the tech tour and

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In fact, Errin did do well. She and her sailing partner William Boalch came second in the RSFeva race at the SailGP on Sunday – and they were paired with New Zealand, the champions of the event!

Saturday July 30 saw some great sailing from the Feva fleet. They spent an hour-and-a-half racing just south of Drake Island when the SailGP competitors were practising, and then they did their sail-by, in a long line with all the kites up, providing a spectacular sight from Plymouth Hoe. They repeated that on Sunday, and also got front-row seats for the friendly race between the GBR and NZL F50 teams featuring the Duchess of Cambridge. Their excitement increased even more when they had a tour of the technical village, meeting lots of the teams and getting signed caps.

Their official prizegiving took place on the Hoe in front of about 1000 very appreciative people in the stands.

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Duncan West, RYA regional performance manager South and South West said: “It was so good working with the youngsters over the two weekends to involve them in the SailGP Inspire programme. Thanks to all the clubs that provided boats, and to SeaRegs, Hooe Point Sailing Club and the RYA for the use of their RIBs.” Many of the Feva sailors’ mums commented on how much the youngsters have been inspired by the weekend to improve and build on their sailing skills – and how much they wanted to try WASZPs too!

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High tea for high achieving students at Hele’s School Plympton Tennis Club members pictured after testing out the new courts

Plympton tennis courts all back in action again All four tennis courts at Harewood Park are now able to be used again after the recently refurbished upper two courts were reopened at the beginning of August.

Twenty players from Plympton Tennis Club were quick to turn up and try out the newly refurbished courts. A club spokesperson said: “The courts look great and the players are really happy to be playing on them.”

Courts are available to book for non-members for only £6 an hour. Bookings can be made online at https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ plymptontennisclub (click on the booking tab).

People are also encouraged to join the club by Emailing mail@ tennis-plympton.co.uk (Story courtesy of Plympton Podcast)

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Hele’s School is celebrating the success of 11 students from their Year 9 cohort as they graduate from The Scholars Programme, a national university access programme.

Year 9 students at Hele’s School were encouraged to think and work independently across seven tutorials with a subject expert PhD researcher from Plymouth University, Bradley Halliday.

As part of the programme they learnt about how persistent pain makes people’s ability to function difficult, the correlation between real and perceived pain, possible causes for persistent pelvic pain and how this could be assisted by physiotherapy.

They then completed a challenging final essay which was given a university-level grade.

The Scholars Programme, run by UK-wide university access charity The Brilliant Club, supports students aged from eight to 18 to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to progress to the country’s most competitive universities and succeed once there.

By bringing together two communities – PhD researchers and students – who might otherwise never interact with each other, young people can study innovative and inspiring topics that very few people have ever covered.

The Scholars Programme has enabled students at Hele’s School to learn beyond the core curriculum and helped them to develop key skills for university and later in life, such as critical thinking.

Beyond their graduation, these students have lots more to look forward to because the programme has a proven impact on university progression rates.

For the sixth year running, independent UCAS evaluation has found that Scholars Programme graduates are significantly more likely to progress to a competitive university compared with students from similar backgrounds (56% vs. 37%).

Commenting on his experience Hele’s student Isaac Talbot said: “It was difficult at first and I didn’t think I could write a 2000-word essay with academic referencing - but I did and was very proud of my final work!”

Hele’s staff and some of the Year 9 students involved in The Scholars Programme

Mrs Brookshaw, Director of the Centre of Excellence from Hele’s School said: “This programme has developed the students in terms of scientific engagement and shown the students what they are truly capable of. It has enhanced their confidence and they understand how university assignments differ from school essays. There have been brilliant benefits of working with a PhD researcher and we would like to thank Bradley Halliday.”

“The programme sits within the Centre of Excellence’s remit at Hele’s School, which offers higher ability students the opportunity to learn Latin, study classical civilisation and extend their world view through extracurricular project work and research.”

Anne-Marie Canning MBE, CEO at The Brilliant Club, congratulated the pupils on their achievements: “Congratulations to these outstanding students as they graduate from The Scholars Programme.

They join a community of over 90,000 young people who have taken part in The Brilliant Club since 2011.

“Completing their final assignments was no doubt challenging, but it has shown that these students have a passion for learning and the knowledge

to produce university-style work already. I hope they use these new skills throughout their education and continue their fantastic work.”

Justine Mason, Principal of Hele’s School held a celebratory ‘high tea’ event for the graduates to celebrate the hard work and commitment of students. She said: “We are so proud of our Year 9s for the professional and dedicated manner in which they engaged in their research and it was fascinating hearing all about their findings over a cup of tea and a cake. Students put their skills in critical thinking, subject knowledge and written communication to the test by completing a final assignment which was marked against strict criteria and graded using the university grading system.”

“Huge congratulations to the 11 Year 9s for some incredible outcomes; I’ve no doubt the graduation event at Exeter University will have inspired our young people still further to aim high and keep working hard.”

The successful 11 were Julia Pop, Roxana Sitaula, Aaron Butt, Alan Goldyn, Katie Soanes, William Turner, Daisy Wellington, Jaidan Bassett, Isaac Talbot, Doreen Hamed and Abbey Miller.

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Big business investments in Plymouth Plymouth based companies are attracting millions of pounds of foreign investment creating and securing quality jobs, with more investments on the horizon.

Latest figures sent to the Department for International Trade show the city manufacturing sector, in particular, have been quietly turning the wheels of investment, both in people, skills and technology over the last three years – despite the pandemic and its aftershock on the global economy.

Statistics collated by the Council’s Economic Development team show that across the last three years £231,547,000 worth of foreign investment – mainly from American parent companies – came to city businesses.All together the investment helped secure 449 new jobs and safeguarded a further 379.

The pipeline for next year looks promising with 16 projects worth £27,300,000 and the creation of 1,022 jobs on the cards.

And that figure does not include project investments and job generation for the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport, which is expected to create 1,000 new jobs in the first two years and attract £100 million investment.

One major investment, for instance, was Facebook or Meta as it is now called. The social media giant invested £100m over a

few years into Plessey to further develop augmented and virtual reality technologies here in Plymouth.

Other major investments include: • Amazon £10m into new distribution centre creating 100 jobs • Barden £7.4m safeguarding 375 jobs • Becton Dickinson investing in a new multi million building.

There are many more but more information cannot be made public because of commercial sensitivities.

The Department for International Trade recently published its figures ending March 2022 and the statistics show the number of foreign direct investment was up three per cent with 1,589 projects, bringing with it an economic impact of around £7 billion.

Council Leader Richard Bingley said: “These figures show just how important our manufacturing sector is to the city. Plymouth has a sound foreign direct investment base and we have traditionally punched higher than our weight because of our global connections.

“We are in a great position post-Covid and post-Brexit to build and flourish. We have to grab the opportunities that come our way.”

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Life is hard at the moment. Maybe that’s an understatement?

The national news suggests that we’re heading for another recession, with the highest inflation rates since the 2008 ‘credit crunch’. We already knew that cost of living was skyrocketing, not least because of the knock-on effects of the war in Ukraine. Are you feeling the pinch?

Nevertheless I haven’t set out to write a ‘doom and gloom’ column. Instead I’d love to use the space here to highlight two organisations working in our city to provide help and hope to those most in need.

The first is Transforming Plymouth Together (TPT). They launched in 2016 as a way of responding to the challenges raised in the 2014 Plymouth Fairness Commission Report.

Since then they have been responding to need across the city and working to make Plymouth a fairer place for all. Their work has tackled food poverty (especially during the COVID pandemic), the ‘loneliness epidemic’, helping people towards financial resilience in the face of rising costs, and generally bringing communities together. Perhaps you have been to one of their ‘Feast of Fun’ events run in churches and community centres across the city? These are key events that are especially designed to tackle ‘holiday hunger’, the problem of families who rely on free school meals to feed their children well during the holidays.

But they also provide an opportunity for people to come together and have fun!

TPT have plenty more projects in motion too, and you can find out more at By Revd Tom Brassil their website, www.transformingplymouthtogether.org.uk The second organisation I want to highlight is Safe Families, a national organisation that set up a new Plymouth hub just over a year ago in response to the Keyham tragedy. Their goal is to support families in crisis, whether through poverty, illness or relationship circumstances.

They resource and train volunteers who can support and care for children, young people and families in need. Through their work, families up and down the country have got back on level footing and many children and young people have avoided the need to be taken into Local Authority care. Safe Families are working exclusively in Keyham at present, but they’re looking for volunteers from across the city. You can find out more at www.safefamilies.uk If you’ve visited either of those websites, you will have spotted the theme: both are distinctly Christian organisations, partnering with local churches, and motivated by their Christian faith. It’s important to remember that many of the values we hold most dear (freedom, kindness, equality, compassion) actually come from not from secular enlightenment but from the Christian faith. More to the point, they are built on what Jesus calls his followers to do in the Bible. Paul (who wrote lots of the New Testament of the Bible) describes the life of a Christian like this: “…as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” (Colossians 3:12, the Bible).

I’m thankful that these two organisations are living that out for the sake of our city!

Plymouth’s bid to raise £43m and create high quality jobs

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Plymouth’s waterfront and port look set to play leading roles in the city’s plans to level up, create more opportunity for local people and continue to grow high value sectors.

The aim is that 10 per cent of these new jobs will be taken by people who are currently unemployed or inactive.

programmes could also use the refurbished space for education and ocean conservation initiatives.

Council Leader Richard Bingley said: “These Modernisation of port infrastructure projects have been carefully selected as at Millbay schemes which have the potential to make Plymouth is pitching for £19,946,417 of Proposals to improve infrastructure the biggest difference to our economy and to investment under the Government’s Levelling at Millbay to increase capacity for ferry the people who live here.

Up fund to unlock a £43.551m package of passenger and freight. Improvements include “Improvements to the port, for instance, transformational infrastructure projects. more border control booths, better traffic have the potential to have a huge knockThree key projects are being put forward management to allow swifter boarding and on effect – encouraging more hauliers to to drive change by making the most of the disembarking. Quicker turnaround times consider Millbay as an option, which creates opportunities made available through the for freight is likely to reduce journey times, massive opportunity for our businesses and area’s new Freeport status as well as help improve productivity for hauliers and residents. create a city where everyone can reach their encourage more freight traffic to use Millbay. potential.

“We are also keen to ensure the next A new passenger boarding bridge and The projects intend to deliver innovation, generation of workers have the skills they modernising the terminal building to improve infrastructure and skills across the city need to be part of the city’s success story and the passenger experience and welcome to through: to have access to these better jobs and better Plymouth is also part of the bid which will • Marine innovation – through the delivery pay. improve Plymouth’s reputation as a key port of a Freeport innovation centre, housing high “We have said higher value jobs is a priority for travellers to and from the UK. value businesses, innovation and start-ups. for this administration and need to tackle the • Modernisation of port lag between Plymouth and the infrastructure – upgrading port “We have said higher value jobs is a priority for this rest of the UK – our workers have infrastructure to meet the export an average £50 less a week. demand created by our Freeport, administration and need to tackle the lag between “We need to change that and supporting business growth, we need to look in particular at Plymouth and the rest of the UK – our workers earn an high value jobs and international places such as Devonport and St average £50 less a week. We need to change that and we trade.

Peter and the Waterfront whose • Transformed waterfront – residents are still experiencing need to look in particular at places such as Devonport repurposing derelict buildings higher levels of unemployment, to engage, inspire and train and St Peter and the Waterfront whose residents are below average educational our future workforce. Raising attainment and shorter lives.” still experiencing higher levels of unemployment, below aspirations to enable access Luke Pollard, Plymouth Sutton for all to high value jobs and average educational attainment and shorter lives.” and Devonport MP, who has providing an attractive place to been involved in the bid since Councillor Richard Bingley Leader of Plymouth City invest, work and play. the start and provided formal Council priority support, said: Freeport Innovation “I wanted a bold and innovative Centre levelling up bid and that is what, Building on the city’s reputation as a Transformed waterfront after much teamwork, we have submitted. hotbed of innovation, the bid features Investment and upgrades to Tinside to “This bid builds on our strengths as a city plans for a 2,400m2 Innovation Centre at ensure the stunning 1930s lido can continue and will help create new jobs and grow the Oceansgate, a new mobility hub including to operate safely and improve the visitor skills we need to succeed. electric charging facilities for cars and bikes, experience. Improvements to Tinside Cove “Each MP, working with their council, gets alongside spaces reserved for car club users buildings to the east of the pool are part of the chance to bid for up to £20m and this is to ensure that the operation of the Innovation an ambitious pitch that will drive growth in the pitch with more facilities such as toilets, Centre is carbon net zero. our city if approved. showers, lockers and café within the unused The centre will be in the recently“Plymouth is Britain’s Ocean City and this buildings to attract more visitors, especially designated Freeport tax site at South Yard and bid is forged out of a shared conviction residents, to improve health and wellbeing. will leverage opportunities to grow the sector that we can lead the way in renovating our Unused parts of the pool complex could by providing a focal point for technological waterfront, boosting trade and creating jobs. be transformed into a learning area with advances in the marine and defence arena.

“It is a fine example of how working The modelling estimates this will create 211 a Maritime Digital Hub to inspire the next together delivers more than working alone. It direct jobs, paying an average £31,700 – higher generation of marine engineers. is a bid I’m proud to back.” than the average wage for the area of £25,200.

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Skills in the Community Roadshow launches across city The Skills Launchpad Plymouth team is hosting events across the city to promote engaging and fun learning opportunities with local residents.

There will be free activities for everyone who drops by and for all the family to enjoy, including face painting, hair and beauty demos, playdoh activities, pot decorating and seed planting, as well as the chance to speak with local training and community support organisations.

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“Working with all our partners in a collaborative manner is the only way we can respond to the many challenges faced by young people in our communities and to make our city an even better place to live where all young people have a bright future.”

The following week the community roadshow will then popup between 11am and 2pm at: • The East End Community Centre in Cattedown on August 17 • Market Hall in Devonport on August 24 • YMCA Plymouth in Honicknowle on August 31 Councillor Charlotte Carlyle, Cabinet member for Education, Skills and Children and Young People said: “Our Skills in the Community Roadshow offers a brilliant opportunity to engage with local people in their home locations. These events have purposefully been pitched as ‘fun, fun, fun’ events rather than ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’.

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18 September 2022

Tributes paid to Plymstock Matters with Councillor Rebecca Smith former Hele’s School teacher Tributes have been paid to former Hele’s teacher Roger Aldersley who has passed away at the age of 82.

Mr Aldersley joined the school’s teaching staff in 1982 when it was still Plympton Grammar having previously been a careers master and economics teacher at Sutton High School for Boys for 10 years.

He remained at Plympton Grammar including its transition into Hele’s before eventually retiring from teaching in 1996.

Mr Aldersley was also a baptist minister and for a number of years was a volunteer chaplain at Derriford Hospital.

In retirement he and his wife Jean set up SAHODAR UK, a charity to improve the lives of people in Nepal where they were instrumental in getting a hospital built.

People from Nepal were among those who tuned in to an online stream of a service to celebrate Mr Aldersley’s life which took place at Mutley Baptist Church in July and which was also attended in person by some of his past pupils.

One of his former Hele’s pupils commented: “Mr Aldersley was one of the teachers responsible for my love of History and also instilled in me a passion for careers guidance for young people which has been part of my job now for 20 years.”

Paula Stone added: “He was one of my favourite and most memorable teachers at Hele’s school. He was often unconventional but really cared about his students.”

James Garside said Mr Aldersley was ‘one of the only teachers who ever inspired me.

A real gentleman who gave his time and energy to many good causes outside of his teaching.’

Another past pupil remarked: “One of the best teachers I ever had - an instrumental part of me achieving what I have - and also a lot of fun!”

Nicola McConville said: “An amazing teacher and one of the biggest inspirations to me to go above and beyond, to push the boundaries and to embrace a work ethic that has genuinely turned me into the person I am today. I am forever grateful.”

Chris Johnson recalled: “I was at Plympton Grammar when Roger arrived and was in his first Economics set .

Although I was hardly a model pupil I always considered him one of the good guys and his lessons were always interesting. It’s funny how I ended up in the investment arena and how many times through the years I have found myself recalling pearls of his wisdom.”

Sean Carwithen remembers Mr Aldersley from his days at Sutton High School and said: “He was the first person who told me it was okay to be a male chef and to go to hotel school.”

An amazing man who has left such a positive lifelong impression on so many.

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Make the most of the summer events Happy Summer! It’s been one of those months where it began with Covid (I finally succumbed) and ended with 12 days of holiday!

As a result, it’s been a month with a lot of home and laptop based casework rather than site visits and I have less to report than usual!

However, we are in the midst of an exciting summer programme across the city which I hope you have been able to take part in or are planning to enjoy in the coming weeks.

Sail GP, the British Fireworks Championship, outdoor film showings, to name a few. Sadly I was away for Sail GP but did make it to see a film at Tinside Lido recently - the perfect Sunday evening (as it was warm and didn’t rain!!)

Politically, we’re also waiting to see who becomes the next Prime Minister. I arrived home from holiday to find my Leadership Election ballot paper waiting for me… although I’m not sure everyone will define this as exciting.

Locally, great progress has been made on the community garden behind Plymstock

Community Centre by the Friends of Down Horn Park group - do go and check out what is going on there. All three Radford Councillors have used Community Grant monies to support this initiative and help it get off the ground (literally).

The community in Oreston are organising a village summer celebration at the end of the month - what could your community put on to bring everyone together?

We have got the next Plymstock Radford ‘Have your Say’ coming up on Wednesday September 14 at 7.30pm at Hooe Baptist Church. A date for your diary!

Hope you are making the most of living in a community others come to visit on holiday and get out and enjoy all the beautiful spots we have on our doorstep. I have certainly returned from holiday determined to do more of this and make sure I proactively make the most of where I live! Maybe I’ll bump into you at the beach one evening…

As ever, do let me know if I can do anything to support you or your community. The best way to get hold of me is to e-mail me at

rebecca.smith@plymouth.gov.uk. I’m also on Facebook @PlymouthRebecca Don’t forget my Community Grant year has started again too if there’s anyway I can support.

Jill takes over as the first-ever female president of the Plymouth Lions Club Plymouth Lions Club has its first-ever female president since it was found nearly 60 years ago after Jill Owen received the ‘Chain of Office’ from outgoing president Jeff Horgan.

Jill is following in the footsteps of her late husband who was president of the club for 2007/8. He caused quite a stir of discontent at the time as he proposed that the club should admit lady members.

The official handover took place at the Elfordleigh Hotel Golf and Country Club and provided the opportunity to reflect on Jeff’s two years as president. He oversaw a number of successful events to raise funds for local and national communities.

In the latter part of his presidency, he has upheld the motto of the Lion International Foundation of ‘We Serve’ by committing himself and the club members to distributing £6000 to local charities which serve the community with essential needs.

Lions Club members pictured at the official handover at the Elfordleigh Hotel Golf and Country Club

Jeff Horgan hands over the chain of office to Jill Owen

This included essential personal needs for women and backpacks for children at the Women’s Refuge, funds for Derriford Hospital Children’s Charities, computers for local children and deserving adults, funds for the Brain Tumour Research Team at Plymouth University, equipment St John Ambulance trainees, funds for Local Blood Bikes, support for two local foodbanks and also for a number of individuals in need of financial help.

In addition, the club have provided assistance with the Plymouth soup run, collecting and delivering food from local bakeries to the homeless hostel, plus help with Plymouth and District Mayflower Special Games.

President Jill Owen has pledged to increase the membership of the club and to this end requested all present members to make an effort to talk to friends and family to encourage new younger members to enjoy not only the service in the community but also the social aspects of the club’s activities to prove it’s not all about work, but Lions can have fun as well!

On behalf of the members of the club she presented Jeff Horgan with an engraved walking stick complete with a Lions Head handle and an inscription to commemorate his safe tenure of the Lions Club of Plymouth over his two difficult, but successful, years in office.

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Murals with a message - the latest work by local artist Ellie Johnson

Mrs Murals completes her stunning subway makeovers The latest and last of the popular subway artwork in Chaddlewood has now been completed, ready for families to walk the mural trail in the summer holiday season.

The theme for the sixth and final subway was sea creatures and the environment.

Local artist Ellie Johnson had help designing the murals from pupils at Chaddlewood and Glen Park primary schools. There was a clear passion from the children for saving the planet, oceans , keeping the environment clean and protecting wildlife, inspired by talks given by local environmental groups Clean Our Patch and Art and Energy.

Many of the children produced some very impressive drawings, using the Clean Our Patch mascot ‘Peanut’ to create turtles and other underwater creatures.

For this final underpass, Mrs Murals created a colourful design that incorporated species found around our local shores such as Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, Leatherback and Loggerhead turtles, a White Beaked Dolphin, a Guillemot, a Basking Shark and a hedgehog – by popular demand from local passers-by!

All of these species are listed by WWF as being affected by

climate change and are classed as vulnerable or endangered species. Also included is a jellyfish, which aren’t endangered but featured heavily in the children’s drawings. Jellyfish are a source of food for turtles, but our hard-shell aquatic friends often mistake them for plastic bags.

To increase enjoyment of her designs and to further give back to the community she works in, Mrs Murals will be uploading a map of all the special artwork on her Facebook Mrs Murals |Facebook and Instagram pages giving an ideal, free, local activity for families to take part in. The map will give suggested challenges at each subway, allowing adults and children alike to uncover all the hidden treasures within the artwork.

The murals in the subways have triggered much excitement, local residents have given fantastic feedback. Many people are using them as a thought-provoking walking ‘trail’ for the discussion and consideration of nature conservation, littering and improving the environment.

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Fundraiser completes endurance challenge in memory of his mother A Saltash man has taken on a 12 hour overnight challenge of endurance to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth.

Del Phillips, logistics director at Appleby Westward, completed the challenge on July 30 from 6pm to 6am, in which he ran or walked a 1.3 mile loop, followed by 10 pull-ups and 20 press ups after each lap.

St Luke’s Hospice assisted Del’s mother in her final weeks, and provided exceptional care throughout her time in the hospice.

The charity relies on raising £7.8 million a year from fundraisers to continue running the service it offers.

Del said: “I came up with the idea because I really wanted to challenge myself, not just physically but mentally, and if people are kind enough to sponsor me, I had to make it difficult. Losing my mum was exceptionally hard, but St Luke’s cared for her with so much dedication and compassion.

“They were also a great support to our family, particularly when myself and my sister took it in turns to sleep there. I wanted to acknowledge what they have done for us, and this felt like the best way to show my gratitude.

“I train on a regular basis and started to increase the specific

training required for this challenge, as I was determined to do my very best. It wasn’t easy by any means, but I had plenty of support at various points throughout the challenge, and family members cheered me on, which was enough to keep me going.”

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When Reverend Les Isaac OBE got up to speak at the London Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast on July 5, he didn’t know his words would end up being the catalyst for change at the very top of British government.

But Sajid Javid, whose resignation as the UK Health Secretary started the wave of ministerial departures that brought the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to resign, told the BBC’s Sophie Raworth it was Rev Isaac’s sermon that made him decide to quit.

Sajid Javid said: “It might sound a bit strange, but I was listening to the sermon by this amazing man, Reverend Les Isaac – you know, he started Street Pastors. I was listening to him talking about the importance of integrity in public life, and just focusing on that, I made up my mind. I went straight back to my office and drafted the resignation letter and went to see the prime minister later in the day.”

And thanks to the BBC, Rev Isaac’s message of the need for humility and integrity in public life didn’t just influence a politician’s decision, but also reached millions of people on television and online.

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The Bible tells us that ‘God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart’ 1 Samuel 16:7 ‘Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech’ Proverbs 4: 23-24.

For more than 40 years I have been working out my existential questions of faith as a Christian. I shared my testimony in the May issue of the Chronicle and I ended that article by encouraging the readers that should they have a personal belief in Jesus Christ, then like Les Isaac take every opportunity to share their faith and testimony because it is the power of God to influence our society for good. Many of the values we share, even in a secular society have their foundations in the

Judeo/Christian world view and narrative.

As I write this article on July 15, I’m listening to President Biden’s speech (I think I can multi-task), as he addresses the Palestinian leadership in Bethlehem commenting deeply and powerfully on the redemptive power of Jesus Christ, born in a stable in Bethlehem 2000 years ago as God becoming human and Who is increasingly influencing the world for good.

The challenge for every person who puts their trust in Jesus Christ is to consider supporting your church leadership by sharing your own faith throughout life’s opportunities. We are encouraged through the Bible to share our faith with others.

This is the primary means Chris Cole and growth of the 360 million Christians who live in countries where the freedom of speech and religious

On Cross Rhythms Plymouth you can hear a number of people sharing their life stories and why they believe what they do. You can listen to these interviews whenever it suits you on the listen again pages on crossrhythms.co.uk/plymouth.

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Artists opening up their studios to the public

New anonymous online mental health support service launched

Seven artists are opening their studios across Plymouth to welcome visitors as part of the annual, free Drawn to the Valley event between August 27 and September 4.

A new free and confidential digital mental health and wellbeing service for adults is now available across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.

Qwell (www.qwell.io), delivered by mental health provider Kooth, will ensure that every adult living in the Devon has access to a choice of support to managing their own emotional health and wellbeing.

NHS Devon, working in partnership with Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Councils, has commissioned Qwell to provide all adults aged 18+ with free, anonymous, confidential digital mental health support.

Qwell offers a safe online space for adults to access therapeutic activities and content including a peer support community. This includes self-help articles, forums, and discussion boards that are moderated by qualified practitioners.

Qwell users can also keep an online journal and monitor their wellbeing via an interactive goal tracker. This will be accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Sitting alongside the self-help and community support, is a one-on-one live text chat and messaging counselling service with a team of qualified practitioners. Appointments can be booked in advance or accessed via a drop-in text-based chat which runs from midday to 10pm on weekdays, and from 6pm to 10pm at the weekend.

Anyone over the age of 18 living in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay can access support from Qwell without a referral from a health professional. There is no criteria to qualify for support.

Children and young adults aged 11 to 18 across Devon already have access to the professional support Kooth. com offers for emotional wellbeing and mental health. Both services are confidential and designed to work as part of wider mental health services across One Devon.

One Devon is the name of Devon’s health and care system working in partnership, which includes NHS organisations

conscience is persecuted.

While we do not live in a country which persecutes religious faith, we do live in such a time as this from the story in the book of Esther, when it has never been more important to give an account for the hope we have in Jesus Christ.

Overcome fear within and motivated by the love of God reach out to your neighbour with good thoughts, action and where the opportunity presents itself a positive, non-religious conversation.

and local councils, as well the many other local organisations, groups and communities who work together to improve the health, wellbeing, and care of people in Devon.

Dr Sarah Wollaston, Joint chair of the One Devon Partnership said: “This is a great example of how One Devon is working together to improve the health, wellbeing and care of our communities, removing traditional boundaries between services so people get the support that they need.

“This project has been launched as a direct response to the increased need for support for emotional health and wellbeing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This new online support service has been designed to complement our existing mental health services and focuses very much on providing support to help people build resilience and ways of managing their emotional health and wellbeing now and in future.”

Dr Lynne Green, chief clinical officer at Kooth Plc said: “NHS Devon and Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Councils have really raised the bar when it comes to the wide choice of mental health care, services and support it is offering residents.

“This means those living in One Devon will be able to benefit from a clinically robust service, with a team of experienced practitioners and professional counsellors that can provide support. No matter the issue or situation, both Qwell (and Kooth.com) are here to help.”

To access the service, visit the Qwell website, enter a postcode and complete a short registration process. Once registered, Qwell can be accessed 24/7 via any internetconnected device such as a laptop, smartphone or tablet.

All the artists taking part are inspired by Plymouth and its surroundings and visitors can enjoy varied and thought provoking work as well as the opportunity to talk to the artists themselves about how and why they make art. Many people have found both a need and opportunity to be more creative over the past months and artists too have been changed by the experience of lockdown.

Gay Kent and Marianne Sturtridge have found a new direction to their work due to lockdown – making collages by using images and text to create new work. Nature is a particular inspiration for Beth Munro and Sylvia Hofflund.

Living next to the sea, Beth is a printmaker working in linocut, etching and monotype and is motivated by a deep concern for the natural marine environment and finding ways through art to gently remind people of our connection to nature.

Sylvia Hofflund’s delicate watercolours reflect her close observation of the colours, textures, shapes and patterns in nature which inspire her to paint. She

responds to the changing seasons, celebrating that everything in nature is ephemeral and beautiful.

Textiles are the main focus for Jillian Morris and Hannah Wisdom.

Jill is a weaver and will be running various drop-in workshops in the mornings and giving weaving demonstrations in the afternoons.

She will also be holding a raffle, with the proceeds going towards Plymouth Soup Run (St Matthias Team) to buy supplies for the team to distribute.

The main prize will be a full day weaving workshop.

Hannah is a textile artist based at her studio in Mount Batten and makes work that celebrates the coast and the associated wildlife, heritage, customs and culture.

She creates her designs by sewing recycled fabrics onto discarded sea charts.

The final artist, Allie Cole enjoys working with various forms of printmaking, painting, textiles and mixed media getting her inspiration from both nature and architecture, especially Dartmoor and the coastline around Devon and Cornwall.

Transformation in colour and texture over time provides her with an everchanging landscape to work from.

Full details of the event can be found in the online brochure available at www.drawntothevalley. com/art-trails/

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Uniform Store providing vital help for Plymouth families Richard May

Interim CEO appointed for Plymouth and South Devon Freeport The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport has appointed an interim CEO to guide the high profile public-private partnership project over the next six months.

Richard May, currently Head of Oceansgate and Marine Investment for Plymouth City Council took up the interim CEO role at the beginning of August.

The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport is one of only eight Freeports planned for England by the government, it will provide an economic boost to the region, deliver thousands of jobs during its delivery and encourage millions of pounds of inward investment to Plymouth, South Hams and the wider region.

Plymouth and South Devon Freeport Limited, a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, was formed recently and is currently being led by Interim Chair, Adrian Bratt, Executive Director at Princess Yachts. It is a condition of Freeport designation, that an independent company is formed which has a chair and board of directors.

Adrian Bratt, interim Chair said: “An immense amount of work has been done to get the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport ambition to the point of realisation, it is great to have Richard onboard so that we can hit the ground running, get the whole Freeport operational so that the city and wider region can begin to grasp the opportunities that enterprise offers.

Councillor Mark Shayer, board member of the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport added: “I’m pleased to announce that Richard May has been selected for the position of CEO of the Freeport after a selection process involving a panel from all three Councils involved in the venture.

“To his credit he’s led the development of this project since 2020 and has intimate knowledge of all its aspects. This is a pivotal moment and opens the door to an ever accelerating programme of key milestones leading to the Freeport reaching its full potential.”

Richard May said: “It is a privilege to be supporting Adrian and the board as interim CEO for the next six months as we work together with our range of partners to launch the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport. Having led the project since the bid stage in late 2020 this role enables me to keep both hands on the wheel as we steer towards the final business case being signed off and Freeport becoming operational across all three sites at South Yard, Sherford and Langage.”

A national recruitment campaign will be launched shortly to find both a permanent Chair and CEO for the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport Limited company with both posts expected to be filled by early next year.

The Freeport will officially be operational in the autumn once the Full Business Case has been approved.

A ‘pop-up’ shop offering a free service to kit out the city’s children for school has opened its doors in the city centre for the summer – helping 175 families in its first week.

The Uniform Store opened at the end of July and will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in New George Street between Tesco and MenKind throughout the summer holidays.

More than 500 families used the service last summer and people were queuing right up New George Street on the opening day.

“There were queues past Tesco all morning with people waiting to get in,” said Arthur Goode from Vineyard Church who joined forces with the Redeemer Church Plymouth team to open the shop for a third summer running.

“One of our volunteers came into the team room on the first afternoon almost in tears – touched by how amazing he felt being able to help these families.

“Anyone can use the shop and anyone can donate - it is free of charge to all regardless of circumstances, although some wish to give money towards the running of the store, which we welcome,” explained Arthur.

“For example one mother of three said she could afford to pay something for what she had received, just not the £300 it takes on average to buy new for a single child, so she popped a tenner in the box as she left.

“When we began this in the lockdown we expected the need to tail off a bit in the postcovid world. Instead what we have seen is it increasing fourfold or more.

“Whilst we are chuffed that it is going so well and serving so many people, I think we would prefer there not to be that need in the first place.”

Plymouth’s Lord Mayor Sue Dann attended

Volunteers, councillors and church leaders celebrate the opening

the opening and paid tribute to the volunteers who run the shop and sort and clean the uniform.

“This is a much needed resource for families who are struggling to kit out their children ready for the new term in September,” said Cllr Dann.

“It really was a pleasure to catch up with the volunteers who made it happen.”

Local MP Luke Pollard also visited the shop on its first day, he said it was ‘heart-breaking’ to see more and more families struggling to afford uniforms for their children.

“The Uniform Store are not only helping the environment by recycling school uniform they’re providing a lifeline for hundreds of families in our city,” said Luke.

“They’re showing the very best of Plymouth

generosity and public service.”

Arthur has plans for what the future of the Uniform Store might look like and he believes the project needs ‘a permanent high street presence.’

“That way we can tackle the other needs families have around schooling, parenting and community support. We are connected to a number of other charitable projects seeking the same thing - wouldn’t it be good to have a one-stop solution we could all share?” said Arthur.

“A community department store perhaps?

Watch this space…”

The Uniform Store is open from 10am to 3pm every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in August at 35 New George Street, Plymouth PL1 1RW.

New Ambassador for National Marine Park Endurance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, has been appointed as the first Ambassador for Plymouth Sound National Marine Park.

Lewis was the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world. He was also the first to swim across the North Pole, and the first to swim the length of the English Channel from Land’s End to Dover.

“We all depend on the oceans for our survival, and now they need our protection.

We all need to get involved.” said Lewis.

As an Ambassador of the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park, Lewis will encourage the public to take an active interest in the oceans. “People protect what they love,” he said. “And right now our oceans are threatened by serious over-fishing, pollution and the fast moving impacts of the climate crisis.”

He believes that every person needs to get involved – ‘whether they are scientists or schoolchildren, swimmers or sailors, people involved in fishing or shipping, or members of the Armed Forces.’ As Ambassador, Lewis will connect with organisations and individuals from around the globe, further strengthening the work being done by the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park.

Elaine Hayes, Interim CEO of the National

Marine Park, said: “We’re delighted to announce Plymouth-born Lewis Pugh is the first Ambassador for Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. As well as being the UN’s Patron of Oceans, he has an incredible record of achievement in both the sporting and environmental world, and it’s great he will be sharing his experience and ideas with us.

“This appointment will mean the work being done by the UK’s first Marine Park will be stronger and better connected and its impact will be greater. He’ll also make sure we are doing the right thing in our aims to help protect the environment, create jobs and ensure the good health and well-being of those who use the park.”

Lewis was instrumental in the creation of the largest protected area in the world in the Ross Sea in Antarctica, and has protected over 2 million km2 of vulnerable ocean. He has been calling for at least 30 per cent of the world’s oceans to be protected by 2030.

Plymouth Sound National Marine Park is the first of its kind in the UK, protecting marine diversity to help the ecosystem better withstand the effects of climate change; improving access and engagement to the natural and maritime heritage; and ensuring that citizens can enjoy the significant benefits that the sea provides.

Lewis Pugh in front of the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park with Councillor Sue Dann, Lord Mayor of Plymouth, and Elaine Hayes, Interim CEO of the National Marine Park

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Plymouth’s West End is ready to set sail on the crest of a wave of fun with its annual Carnival on Saturday August 27.

‘The Sea’ is the theme of this year’s West End Carnival, which will be reflected in a riot of colour and free fun, celebrating the West End with a spectacular parade, music, children’s games and street entertainment. There will also be the chance to sample food and drink from a number of stalls selling local produce.

Drummers Samba Kernow will entertain the crowds as the parade gathers at Frankfort Gate, before it leaves for New George Street at 11am.

It will then travel up to Place de Brest via New George Street, before heading back to Frankfort Gate via Cornwall Street for 11.45am in time for a performance at midday.

The Barbican Theatre’s giant fisherman puppet, jellyfish and disco prawns will also be on hand to help make the day go with a splash and they will be joined by stilt walkers, Stonehouse-based Exim Dance group and Dance Party Fitness with Hannah.

Both stage and on street entertainment will be available from 11am to 4pm. Circus acts including a fire performer, a contortionist and a unicycle juggler will be showing off their skills. There will be the chance to create bright people-powered street art with Up Against the Wall and be amazed by Robin Fox’s astounding magic tricks.

Adding to the party atmosphere will be Crooked Tempo Samba band, B-Boys! with their beat blasting boom box funk and Manuka! an acoustic duo with their upbeat covers of pop, reggae and soul classics.

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Plymouth Market will also be joining in the fun with a variety of indoor entertainment. Details will be released nearer the time.

Preparations are well underway for the event and members of the public can join in Carnival workshops being held throughout July and August.

Those taking part can help make props and learn the dance/movements to be used in the parade.

Prop making sessions will be held in Plymouth Market, The Box and the Central Library. Dance/ movement workshops will be held at the Place de Brest, The Box and Plymouth Market.

Numbers are limited but there are still some workshop spaces available. To book visit: https:// forms.gle/ktJUZWgsaLz1X7Ly9.

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Jack Leslie statue unveiling date announced The Jack Leslie statue will be unveiled outside Home Park Stadium at midday on October 7.

The campaign commissioned Andy Edwards, a renowned artist who has created many of the top sporting works in the country, including the Stanley Matthews monument at Stoke City FC. He has just put the final touches to his work, which is now being cast in bronze at Castle Fine Arts Foundry.

Meanwhile, Plymouth construction firm Ryearch, which has been delivering the Home Park improvements this summer, has laid the foundations and will work with the foundry to install the final piece.

The statue will stand atop a granite plinth inscribed with information about Jack’s exploits, while the surrounding landscaping will commemorate key sponsors of the project.

Campaign co-founders, Greg Foxsmith and Matt Tiller, said: “We are delighted to announce the unveiling after a long, but hugely rewarding journey. Telling Jack’s story in Plymouth and across the UK has been inspiring to us and those who have heard it. To have the support of so many is incredible, and we can’t wait to reveal the final work. The statue and plinth will celebrate Jack’s life and achievements as well as tell the story of that injustice of 1925. It will be a proud moment for everyone involved when the monument is revealed outside Home Park where Jack plied his trade for so many years.

Plymouth Argyle has been supportive of this fan-led project from the outset and will welcome supporters and VIPs from the football community to Home Park for the

The statue will commemorate the pioneering footballer who scored 137 goals for Plymouth Argyle in the 1920s and 30s. He was called up for England in 1925 but later denied his place due to the colour of his skin.

Work on the 12ft tall monument continues apace with the statue being cast in bronze this month. Foundations have now been laid by Plymouth firm Ryearch and the statue will stand outside Home Park at the ‘popular corner’ outside the Lyndhurst and Devonport stands.

The brainchild of two Argyle fans, Matt Tiller and Greg Foxsmith, the Jack Leslie Campaign raised more than £100,000 in the summer of 2020 to create a fitting tribute to this local and national legend.

Since then, together with a committee of volunteers, Plymouth Argyle Football Club and Jack Leslie’s three granddaughters, they have worked to bring the statue project to fruition.

Born in East London, Jack Leslie signed for Plymouth Argyle in 1921 and scored 137 goals in 400 appearances before injury forced his retirement in 1934. Lauded as a true Argyle legend, he is now more widely known as the first Black footballer to have been selected for England in 1925.

Ceramic shells will be used to create the bronze statue Within days, his name disappeared from the team chosen to play Ireland in October that year. Back in the 1920s and 30s, Jack Leslie was a huge hit with Plymouth unveiling. fans as the team won promotion to Division Two in 1930 and then became club The ceremony itself will take place at midday on Friday October 7 and a captain. crowd of footballing dignitaries, campaign sponsors and supporters, as well as But his talent also won him fame across the nation. The Daily Mail wrote many members of Jack’s family, will gather for the big reveal. of Jack in 1933: ‘Had he been white, he would have been a certain English The following day, as the Pilgrims welcome Accrington Stanley to Home international.’

Park, will be a chance for thousands of fans to see the statue for the first time.

Jack Leslie’s three granddaughters, Lyn, Gill, and Lesley, who have supported The game will be a tribute to Jack Leslie and send out a message to celebrate the effort from the very start are looking forward to the unveiling, which is and welcome diversity in sport and the community. certain to be an emotional day.

More details of the event will be announced as the date approaches and “We are all so excited to see the completed statue of Grandad and join found on the campaign website: https://jackleslie.co.uk/unveiling/ family and supporters at the unveiling. It will be amazing to see him, at long Individual contributions are welcome via the Crowdfunder site: www. last, being acknowledged for the brilliant footballer he was, and we hope this crowdfunder.co.uk/jack-leslie-campaign monument inspires the youth of tomorrow to reach for their own goals.”

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Women in Plymouth are being encouraged to show their warrior spirit by taking part in a 10 kilometre walk to help support women affected by domestic abuse and violence.

Local women’s charity Trevi is calling on women to complete their first-ever 10K Warrior Women Walk on Sunday October 16.

The Warrior Women Walk is an opportunity to connect with friends and other amazing women. They hope the 10k challenge will bring together women who have been affected by trauma and abuse, whether personally or a loved one; women who want to see a future without violence against women and girls and women looking to have fun with their girlfriends and raise money for charity.

The Warrior Women route takes in some of Devon’s most stunning scenery including Burrator Reservoir and the rugged moorland of Sheepstor. The charity has planned fun activities to challenge participants around the route to bring out the female warrior in them.

Carrie Tecza, Trevi’s engagement officer said: “We are so excited about launching the Warrior Women Walk – it is a fantastic opportunity for women to come together to recognise, remember, celebrate and support the work we do with women

affected by domestic abuse and violence in the city and beyond.

“Sadly, domestic abuse, addiction and mental ill health are rising.

Every six seconds in Britain, another woman is assaulted in her own home and in the year ending March 2021, there were nearly 850,000 recorded incidents of domestic abuse related crime in the UK. “We’re transforming despair into hope by providing vital traumainformed services for women and children. This simply would not be possible without the support from our local caring and compassionate community.

“The vital support that we receive

from events like this means that every day, we can help support women and children who have experienced trauma and abuse and need our help to turn their lives around.”

Trevi reports that Plymouth is one of the largest cities on the south coast with a high prevalence of domestic violence. With a year on year increase of 21%, domestic violence accounts for 27% of all crime in Plymouth compared to the national figure of 16%.

Trevi supports more than 700 women annually who have been affected by domestic violence or abuse. 80% of the women they

support through their Jasmine Mother’s Recovery residential rehab centre and 56% of women accessing their Sunflower Women’s Centre have or are experiencing domestic abuse.

Lucy accessed Sunflower’s services and said: “I left my 22-year marriage three years ago after domestic abuse, and Trevi saved my life. I came to Sunflower, did the courses and became a peer mentor to other women. It gave me so much confidence and self-worth. I am now employed by Trevi and love being with the women!”

All of Trevi’s services are delivered by a dedicated and trauma informed team of women-only support workers, therapists, teachers, and specialist practitioners who work with every woman to address the trauma in her life and help her understand how it manifests so that she can begin to heal, grow and move forward.

Trevi hopes that the Women Warrior Walk will become a flagship event for the charity, reaching hundreds or even thousands of women each year. Women as individuals, in teams, business groups and organisations are encouraged to get involved and register for an official place in the Women Warrior Walk.

For more information and to register, visit trevi.org.uk/warriorwomen-walk/

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