TupsleyVoice Orchard Extravaganza – Lower House Farm As part of h.Energy weekend, Orchard Origins will celebrate Herefordshire’s traditional orchards with a family pick and press day, pruning demo and a BBQ with local sausages and cider on Sunday 4th October from 11am to 3pm at Lower House Farm, Ledbury Road, Tupsley, Hereford HR1 1UT. On the edge of Hereford overlooking the Lugg meadow lies one of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s traditional orchards, planted with heritage varieties of eating and cider apples. For one day the orchard will be open to members of the public to come and pick, press, taste, learn and enjoy. Tuck in to a local sausage provided by the Houghton Project and pint of Orchard Origins very own cider too, all for just £5 per adult, children under 14 years go free. Turnham Green Wood will also be there, demonstrating green woodworking techniques and staff from Herefordshire Wildlife Trust will be on hand to answer your broader wildlife enquires. This is a bookable event so anyone interested in joining in should contact Julia or Laurence on 01432 356872 / orchards@herefordshirewt.co.uk or book online at http://www. herefordshirewt.org/whats-on. All proceeds go to supporting the conservation and social aims of Orchard Origins.
Herefordshire Multiple Sclerosis Support Trust Herefordshire Multiple Sclerosis Support Trust is a nonprofit making trust based in Herefordshire, working for the people of Herefordshire. We provide support in the form of grants for people with MS who need help to make their lives a little easier. Do you know somebody or care for somebody with MS that we can help? The process is an easy to fill out downloadable form that can be found on our website: www.hmsst.org or you can have one posted to you by contacting Ellen on: 0854 257 6778 We also have a facebook page where you can follow us, get in touch with us and see our regular updates. You can find this by searching HMSST. Finally, if you are part of a group, club or community who would like to know more about us or even support our fundraising, one of our trustees will be happy to come along and talk with you. Contact us by one of the above methods. 8
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Jesse Norman elected Chair of Culture, Media and Sport Committee Since the last Issue of Tupsley Voice, I have been elected as Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee by my Parliamentary colleagues from across the House of Commons. The election was keenly contested but not close, I am pleased to say, and I won by over a hundred votes. Select committees play a key role in holding government departments and other public bodies to account. The issues in our remit are of vital importance both nationally and locally, and we have a clear mandate to improve public policy. We have hit the ground running, and when we meet again in September we will focus on the renewal of the BBC Charter and licence fee settlement. Tupsley Voice readers may be pleased to know that I can now use the Committee’s powers to push for faster and wider progress in delivering fast broadband to rural areas, as well as fighting for grass roots sport and fairer rural arts funding. All in all, our brief will keep us very busy. With luck it will help me to push still harder to put Herefordshire on the political map. If you would like to keep up-to-date with my local campaigns and Parliamentary work, please email support@jesse4hereford. com to receive regular updates. If you need my assistance with any issue, don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing jesse.norman. mp@parliament.uk or by writing to my constituency office at Suite 3, Penn House, Broad Street, Hereford, HR4 9AP. Jesse Norman MP
Young People’s Groups FC Pheonix Saturday Morning Football Club. FC Pheonix – meet on Saturday mornings from 10am to 11am at The Quarry, Tupsley. For boys and girls from the age of 4 upwards. £1.50 per session. No membership fee. For further details contact Mike Griffin Tel: 01432 358 466 Girl Guiding in Tupsley District Commissioner – Melanie Stacey melaniestacey@hotmail.com Tel: 01432 355 920 The Core (Herefordshire Roller Skating Club), Unit 31 Foley Trading Estate, Eign Road Tupsley’s latest community amenity “The Core” is going from strength and is proving so popular that it is expanding fast with extra regular events and lots of special events advertised on its web site and on Facebook, including roller skating courses and roller discos. www.skatehereford.co.uk. http://www.facebook.com/herefordshirerollerskatingclub