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Issue 63 Autumn 2016
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The Whitehouse Community Hub Chairman Keith Davenport and his wife Anita at the ‘Dainty Tea and Royal Hatscot’ in June.
Whitehouse Community Hub is starting to bloom Since the last issue of Tupsley Voice a lot has been happening at the Whitehouse Community Hub. Firstly, the building’s got a name, the ‘Community Hub’. Renaming the building was made following a study of the of the original community survey when North Tupsley residents were asked to put forward ideas. Also it’s hard not to notice that volunteers, especially Fred Greenow (82), have cleared the weeds out of the little f lower bed and planted wild f lower seeds. Now that the f lowers are in full bloom, the bed looks beautiful and we have had lots of compliments. On Monday June 20th, we held a ‘Dainty Tea’ and ‘Royal Hascot’ to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday, this was organised by the Board of the Whitehouse and volunteers. The event was well supported and attended by over 80 people, including the Vicar, Nick Armstrong. The Royal Hatscot part of the event, organised by Councillor Lloyd Hayes, was popular and included an array of Hats from ‘Hatrick’ of Hereford, which were modelled by
youth from Close House and the Junior Mayor, Angharad Knight (an Aylestone College student). We are in the process of installing units into the kitchenette, which was once a store room. We would like to thank Heineken for their generous donation of £500 towards this small part of the project. The Whitehouse now has connected hot water at both ends of the building, fed by Eco-friendly tanks. This is thanks to the hard work of a local plumber and our Chairman, Keith Davenport. Electricians, Melcon, have made safe and renewed some of the old electrics, and also installed security lighting around the building. Keith’s wife Anita, George and other volunteers have been busy painting the entrance and toilet block. It was during one such stint of painting that the Manager from the Hereford ‘Crown Decorating Centre’ in Grandstand Business Centre, came and kindly offered us any paint we need. If you want to volunteer your skills and time we would be very grateful, especially if you are a painter and decorator.
The Tupsley Whitehouse Tea Club afternoons continue to be popular and are now taking place in the Whitehouse. These are held the 2nd Monday of the month 2pm until 4pm and everyone is welcome. If you come along to the Tea Club it’s a good time to meet with neighbours and have a chat over a drink and a piece of cake. The Whitehouse is also open most Wednesday afternoons for a ‘Drop In’ session between 2pm and 4pm, and subject to availability, you will be able to buy the council’s green bags. It’s a good time to bring your questions, ideas, offers of voluntary time, or to just come and say hello. During these summer months you might have noticed the banners all the way down Whittern Way, promoting cycling for women. This is because Shirley’s Wheel’s Bicycle Ambassadors have been meeting at the Whitehouse for an organised weekly Saturday morning ride, beginning at 10am. Continued Page 3
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