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BillOval, which became a church, By Terry Kirkby and Aimee Winkfield pub, youth centre, old people’s club, library, football club and This issue of Rose Hill News is held many other functions. dedicated to Bill Buckingham, Bill was front and centre at who recently passed away the new community centre aged 96. opening in Carole’s Way The many tributes Bill last year, cutting the ribbon received throughout his life and alongside former Lord Mayor after his passing truly shows Rae Humberstone and it is a what an important member of tribute to him that in the centre, this community he was. the very heart of the building is Born in St Clements, Bill named: “The Bill Buckingham joined the Oxford & Bucks Light Ballroom.” Infantry as a soldier to fight Fran Gardener, Rose Hill’s for democracy and freedom Community worker also paid during WW2 and was injured tribute to Bill: “One of my first in Egypt towards the end of the assignments as the new Rose conflict. Hill Community worker in 2009 In later years’ he presented was to meet Bill Buckingham the Royal Green Jackets with and interview him for Rose Hill a silver bugle having played News. it during a parade of the "As a newbie on Rose regiment. Hill, knowing nothing about His interest in the wellbeing the estate or its history, it of all those around him possibly was fascinating (and very started when serving as a useful) to hear Bill’s stories shop steward in the Cowley and remarkable recall of local car factory, which saw him characters and events over the representing fellow workers for years. more than 36 years. "He explained the history of He was a local Councillor, the community centre from the Lord Mayor of Oxford and early 1950’s when it was just a Justice of the Peace and his wooden building on Ashhurst personal and professional Way and all about his life as a achievements went on. Councillor and his commitment Perhaps he will be to serving the people of remembered most of all for Oxfordshire. his total involvement in the "It was lovely to see him Community Association of opening the new community Rose Hill, firstly in the old centre in January 2016 – always wooden army hut sited in smiling and so kind about the Ashurst Way, and then at the Lottery project’s work on Rose old community centre on the Hill. He will be sadly missed.” Bill opening the community centre in 2016. Photo by Ric Mellis.
Summer Allotment Diary 2 Tenants and Residents Association 2 Project ERIC 3 Rose Hill Revisited 4 Poetry 5 Craft Corner 6 Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon 7 Oxford Miniature Grid Games Society 7 Big Rivermead Nature Watch Rose Hill Trip Rose Hill Runners Parents and Kids Online 7 Page 3 CENTRE Page BACK Page 2 Rose Hill News ISSUE 43 SUMMER 2017 Saturdads sessions Summer By Anna Missa Rose Hill Community Centre is hosting FREE Saturdads Allotment play sessions, inviting children under 7 and their fathers or male guardians to the centre to enjoy a mixture of Diary storytelling, arts and crafts, games and dance. The sessions are led by Aladdin Seaforth, a Rose Hill Community Centre employee and qualified play and Beans dance practitioner. During one of Aladdin’s new Saturdads sessions, children and their fathers or male carers will By Simon Read find themselves playing games such as Giant Connect 4, football and bowling, as well as getting involved in I want to talk about beans and growing creative activities like drawing, yoga and storytelling. them. Runner beans, French beans, Broad Aladdin explained: “Nothing is set in stone with these beans, Borlotto beans and many other types sessions. We have plans to develop them, assuming of bean can be seen on any allotments that there is enough interest from the community. If the around the country this time of year. interest is there, there will be more funding for more Easy to grow and highly productive, their facilities, and more frequent Saturdads events. It’s a very only drawback is that they need watering exciting prospect.” every day, which can be a bit of a pain if you Aron, a father of two who attended one of the new work full time. So I invested earlier this year New watering system. Photo by Simon Read. sessions, spoke of the importance of these events to him in an automatic watering system, now up and his family: “I work a lot in the week so often don’t see and running on my half-plot. connectors, are 4 mm dripper pipes which which I already had, the cost for my starter my children much, so Saturdads is a really important way It’s not cheap, but it has freed up my time are then laid around the bean plants at system was £63 online, including £5 delivery. of getting some quality one-to-one time with my son, and it’s an investment which will last for ground level. These have carefully designed My beans are thriving on regular while my older daughter spends time with my wife. I really years. drip holes at fixed intervals which you can watering and the system uses less water feel like my son appreciates me being there with him. I get My system consists of a water butt with a choose. than traditional watering cans. With minor to see first-hand how he plays and what he likes.” tap and its stand, from which a 13 mm pipe I have installed a timer, just below the adaptations, this system also works when Dejan, another father who attended said that Saturdads is laid down my plot passing close to my tap, which enables me to set a wide range of attached to a mains tap, so you could water is important because: “It fosters community and people bean wigwams. combinations of frequency and duration for your prized garden plants while you enjoy a get to know each other. It helps dads to get involved in their Attached to this pipe, using a specially- the watering times. holiday in the summer. children’s play and learning. What more important job is designed tool to make the holes for the Apart from the water butt, stand and tap there as a parent than encouraging your child to grow and develop? And what more important job is there for councils and societies than to bring up good citizens by investing Your local ROSE HILL TENANTS AND RESIDENTS in play and learning sessions like Saturdads? If anyone is REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATION (TRA) feeling nervous about coming, don’t – Aladdin is a lot of fun! City Councillors The kids think he’s fantastic, and so do the dads!” BY Terry Kirkby, instalment of this newspaper money each year to distribute Ed Turner – Labour Chair RHTRA the Rose Hill News. It was among and for Rose Hill widely acknowledged that the people to further community Next session is 19 August, 10.30am–12pm, and Rose Hill and Iffley Ward The Association held its enthusiasm and expertise of projects. further sessions are to be confirmed. ( 01865 778358 E: [email protected] annual general meeting O.C.C.s Val Churchill, the skill Whatever idea you may To find out more contactR ose Hill recently and re-elected and tenacity of our recently have all you need do is apply Community Centre on 01865 749597, Michele Paule – Labour the nine sitting committee appointed Editor, Aimee for an application form by or visit: www.facebook.com/rosehcc Rose Hill and Iffley Ward members. The members also Winkfield and the numerous emailing rosehilltra@gmail. ( 07766 775716 returned the three officers journalists from Rose Hill com and if selected you will E: [email protected] to serve another full year. contributed to the success. be asked to come to the next Rose Hill NEWS County Councillor Thanks to Oxford City Council The RHTRA contributed meeting and give a small ISSUE 43 Summer 2017 for allowing Kieron Keeble to to financing this wonderful introduction. Gill Sanders – Labour oversee the elections. community paper and The committee and Rose Hill News is a not-for-profit newspaper Rose Hill and Littlemore The previous year’s in July’s meeting, voted members will vote and you dedicated to providing news and information to the ( 01865 761856 successes include the another £500 towards the will be informed of the result. whole Rose Hill community. We are not affiliated E: [email protected] continued bus service to long- term sustainability. Meetings are held every to any political party, and we operate an equal Member of Parliament Cowley Centre and return, New contributors are very month on the first Tuesday opportunities policy. We encourage any resident to thanks were given to Cllr Ed welcome to submit articles starting at 7.30pm in the get involved in our work. Anneliese Dodds – Labour Turner for his involvement. for consideration and should Community Centre Carole’s Rose Hill News is produced with help from the Oxford East Perhaps the most contact the editor. Way. We look forward to Leys News Editorial and Design team. E: [email protected] significant achievement The Tenants and Residents hearing from you and wish however, was the re- Association are awarded you a great summer. Rose Hill News management and production team: Aimee Winkfield Editor( ), Anna Missa, Terry ADVERTISEMENT Kirkby, Alexander Hammonds, Kasia Bus, Lina Vosa, Peter Wilkinson, Hasena Ali, Chris Jacaques, Eleanor Social club Watts, Neil Mukherjee, Anna Kurasova, Graham DRAMA and SINGING update West. CLASSES FOR ADULTS The centre is holding a charity Email: [email protected] Fun, Friendly and Pressure Free day for the memory of Jim Facebook: Rose Hill News Wednesdays 10.30am • ursdays 7.15pm Cooper on 2 September. All Website: rosehillnewsonline.wordpress.com Rose Hill Community Centre money raised will be going to www.openstagearts.co.uk • 07768 518967 Sobell House. Twitter: @RoseHillNews There will be a raffle, Aunt Youtube: Find us on Youtube by searching Rose Hill Sally, darts, disco, a BBQ and News. much more, so come along and join the fun. You can pick up your copy of Rose Hill News at all local shops, newsagents and the community centre. For more info contact the centre on 01865 749597 Supported by Oxford City Rose Hill Social club address: Council and by Rose Hill Tenants Carole’s Way, Rose Hill, and Resident Association. Residents Oxford OX4 4HF Discount for Rose Hill E: [email protected] Rose Hill News 3 Big Rivermead Nature Watch
Nature walk group. Photo by Aimee Winkfield.
By Peter Wilkinson has in the past been involved with In its early days, a group of local Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon the site. volunteers called the Friends of The Big Rivermead Nature Watch During the walk, it was Rivermead, used to maintain the was recently held in Rose Hill at explained that Rivermead is part park in association with the Oxford Rivermead Nature Park. Rivermead of a mosaic of nature sites and City Rangers. The Wild Oxford team Celebrate Project ERIC is special, not only because it other green areas that stretch always encourages local residents provides a welcoming green space along the Thames forming a green to come and volunteer at the park, on the estate, but also because of corridor right into central Oxford, and as an ex- Friend of Rivermead I the importance of its alkaline fen, a bringing wildlife to our doorstep. can assure you it can be rewarding on 22 September ! habitat that is rare. Rivermead’s speciality lies in the and fun. Ongoing maintenance By Eleanor Watts for a celebration and reflection of what The event was organised by the rare tufa forming alkaline springs is essential to keep the site has been learned and achieved across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and which feed the fen area, with welcoming both to wildlife and Rose Hill’s Project ERIC will come to the project. It will be held from 4–7pm Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) associated wild flowers, and the residents. Future work will include an end in September 2017. Over the past on Friday 22 September at Rose Hill and Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon pond. coppicing and the creation of two years, it has installed: Community Centre. group. BBOWT manage the site A mixture of mature trees, scrub glades to encourage wild flowers. Solar PV panels and storage batteries We hope you will join us for in association with Oxford City and open spaces also provides the Do visit the site, there are good in 76 City Council and Green Square presentations, refreshments, exhibitions Council. ideal habitat for woodland birds paths, information boards, and a homes and to hear how the project has A guided walk was held for the and small mammals, both of which pond-dipping platform. Children Six subsidized batteries in homes with benefitted the Rose Hill community visitors, mainly local, which was led may be found in good numbers. should be accompanied by an existing PV panels since January 2015. Register your by Andy Gunn, Wild Oxford Project The river provides an extra habitat, adult because of deep water in the A zero-carbon classroom in Rose Hill interest at https://www.eventbrite. Support Officer and myself, a local otter prints have been found on the pond and river. You may even be School co.uk/e/project-eric-celebration-event- resident and keen birdwatcher who river bank. persuaded to help. The Co-Wheels electric car, which tickets-34792431098 is powered by the solar panels on the For more info contact Andy Gunn on [email protected] or 01865 775476 ext. 237 Community Centre Project ERIC invites all residents, local Rose Hill and IffleyL ow Carbon To watch the video visit Rose Hill News on YouTube. and interested stakeholders to join them [email protected] 4 Rose Hill News ISSUE 43 SUMMER 2017 Rose Hill News 5 Poetry Last Rose Want to advertise Rose Rhymes By Komarovo, 1962 Trans by D.M. Thomas By Anna Kurasova in ROSE HILL News? Bowing to the ground with Morozova, Having survived the October Revolution of Dancing with the head of a lover, For next issue: 1917, the Bolshevik Terror, Stalinist persecution, Flying from Dido’s pyre in smoke Send adverts to us by 28 November and having spent ten years waiting for her To burn with Joan at the stake - son to return from prisons and camps, Anna Issue 44 will be delivered between 5–8 December Akhmatova is at her dacha, a small countryside Lord! Can’t you see I’m weary house outside Leningrad. Of this rising and dying and living. To discuss your advert email John at [email protected] or call 01865 711756 A few days ago she received five roses from Take it all, but once more bring me close one of her poetic disciples, of which all have To sense the freshness of this crimson rose. Advertisement faded but one. The “rose cycle” is shaping in the poet’s mind, the cycle which Akhmatova will dedicate to her disciples. What sense can you make of life if almost all of those who you’ve ever loved are either wiped out or morally mutilated? The grey-haired poet is sitting straight by the window, no terror or tyrant Your guide to has managed to hunch up her shoulders. She believes it is a privilege to have witnessed historic times, despite the horror they bring with them. recycling in Oxford But meditating on destinies of other strong women that endured so much and kept fighting, Akhmatova can’t help but think about how www.oxford.gov.uk/recycling transcendently delightful it can be to simply enjoy the smell of a rose.
[email protected] Photo by Alexander Hammonds. 01865 249811 recycle4oxford The kids having fun at Glympton. Advertisement recycle4oxford Fun at the Fayre: Rose Hill residents over 50 children and 30 parents to the estate staff and stall holders. It was a was shooting and we all liked that. There recently took a trip to Glympton Country fayre. It was such a wonderful event, great day.” was a place where you could eat and Fayre. There were various dog shows, which was blessed with lovely sunny Demi, who is eight said she enjoyed buy stuff. It was my first time on a pony!” pony rides, archery, a bouncy castle, weather, and everyone who came doing all the activities: “There were hay local stalls, fete games and so much along really enjoyed themselves. The bales that you could climb on and it was more! behaviour of the Rose Hill children at the really high. They had ponies and there To watch the video of the trip visit: Fran Gardner, Rose Hill Community fayre was exemplary – they were polite, were some tractors – I went in all of https://goo.gl/9dyvc3 or visit our worker said: “The youth club staff took kind and very chatty to the Glympton them and we beeped the horns. There Facebook page: Rose Hill News. Benefits and tax credits
work and pottery and one such area was a This road ran past Otmoor, Shotover, are changing Right thing... hill, what we know today as Rose Hill. It was and onwards past todays Blackbird Leys, previously occupied by Iron Age dwellers basically a north south direction. A junction and these people became, eventually, was situated probably near Risinghurst with Right bin... Romano Britons learning to work and live spurs running down Holloway, the back together. Pottery became a nice little earner of Templars Sq and along the lane above Get ready for and clearly the potter’s kilns found in Rose Rose Hill cemetery. The road would have Hill is clear evidence of this being in use for continued down Tree Lane, then down between three and four hundred years. to the Thames. This spur road was of vital Universal Credit These kilns were documented in the mid- importance to the potters, using a ford Victorian era but it wasn’t until 1937, just 80 across the river to travel up Hinksey Hill to
years ago, during the construction of the extract quartz sand found on Boars Hill. mobtel new estate, were they found and quite by This sand was used to line the pots called chance. mortaria, used as mortar and pestles the Well, by chance if you believe a bulldozer quartz seen as black dots. making a channel 3 feet (1 metre) deep for Clearly, people lived, worked and died garden in the same road and head off sewer pipes in the middle of Annesley Road near the workplace with the discovery in 1. Get a bank 2. Get online 3. Get budgeting towards the church in Iffley. This only was chance! It wasn’t until the operator the mid 1930s. during road widening, of account You’ll need Rose Hill ever happened on Sunday mornings and realised that he was demolishing brickwork two skeletons buried in a trench and in a You’ll need an internet access You’ll need to Right time... eventually dad asked him why he did this, that really shouldn’t have been there that typical pre-Christian pose, the site being account for to make and budget so you Revisited the reply being that it was an old Roman the work stopped and archaeologists very close to todays’ Tree Lane. The mystery your monthly manage your can pay your Road and he was allowed to follow its from the University decided that this was a of the whereabouts these skilled people payment. Universal rent, your bills Right place... A Potted History course. Roman potters kiln measuring some 11 feet lived was not resolved for many years as the Credit claim. and your other living costs. By Terry Kirkby Many years later and after digging on by 8 feet and possibly 3 feet high, not large kiln site and area showed little or no signs of various plots of the Rose Hill allotments in by the standards of the day. Broken shards buildings of habitation. However, during at It was told to me in later years by an search of pots of Roman gold, and honing were discovered, pieced together from least four hundred years of Romano British old schoolboy chum that I had found on my skills as a weed destroyer, snippets which matches could be found around occupation on Rose Hill, clearly homes my father’s allotment in Lenthall Road, a of information came to me about who, Britain and even into Europe making the existed somewhere and it is now affirmed ? For up to date Roman coin, which I proudly displayed to what, why and when these ancient people kiln a great source of income for Rome and that the village we call Iffley was that place! Help all my classmates! Strange that I don’t recall were traipsing all over my patch, and, on the potters who worked there. information and this episode and can only think that if true I researching, some amazing facts were But, I wondered, why Rose Hill for this advice, visit had swopped the coin for a few marbles or discovered. industry? On checking the British History foreign postage stamps! Towards the end of the 1st century after Online it was shown that a major Roman Do you have any Rose Hill history www.oxford.gov.uk/uc At about the same time in 1948/49, the Roman occupation, the men of Rome road ran from Dorchester to Alchester stories? Let us know by emailing: an elderly chap would walk through our discovered an ideal region to make metal which is very close to todays’ Bicester. [email protected] Building a world-class city for everyone
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the team has organised a Summer at Rose Hill Community free, fun-packed, family event on Wednesday 16 August, Centre is a piece of cake! 11am–3pm.
By Oxford City Council Both totally free programmes are The Lego Batman Movie run by Oxford City Council’s Youth Also, there’s a FREE outdoor Determined to make the Ambition team. cinema screening of The Lego community’s summer awesome, Batman Movie on the recreation Rose Hill Community Centre is Play ranger sessions ground on Sunday 20 August hosting quite a few activities, In addition, Oxfordshire Play starting at 9pm. especially for children and young Association will be running play people. ranger sessions for children and Free Gym! young people aged up to 19 years Last, but not least, anybody who Young people old on selected dates. has not tried the gym at the centre Until 18 August, young people yet, will be given the opportunity aged 11–19 can take part in a Decorate cupcakes! of trying it out for five days for free. varied and exciting programme of On a weekly basis in August, the sports, arts, music and BBQ, from Rose Hill Community Centre team Monday to Friday, 9am–3pm. invites children and adults to team up and learn how to decorate For more info on any of Multi-sport sessions cupcakes for only £1 per person the above, please ring the For those slightly younger (aged (booking required). Rose Hill Community Centre 8–13), there will be fun multi- team on 01865 749597, sport sessions run every Monday Family event visit www.oxford.gov.uk/rhcc 10am–12.45pm until 1 September. For the whole community, or find them onF acebook. Oxford Miniature Learning to make a promotional video
By Chris Jacques learnt about planning, scheduling day to shoot the same scenes in Grid Games Society and budgeting. Hiring a drone for sunshine. That’s dedication! Earlier this year, Rose Hill and Iffley filming would have been useful, but Do get around to watching our By Graham West To re-enact the battle, we split into two Low Carbon teamed up with a group expensive. We only had four minutes film! We were very grateful for teams and each team will be comprised of of four students from Oxford Brookes to sell ourselves, so we provided our contributions from Terry Kirkby and Oxford Miniature Grid Games Society is four people. We use a card driven system to University. This resulted in our new Brookes team with a video-script Aimee Winkfield. The upbeat music an adult war games club formed earlier this play the game and the overall commander four-minute promotional video! and suggestions for visuals. This was chosen by our team and sets a year based at Rose Hill Community centre. chooses a card from his hand and passes A collaborative programme has way, we could talk about the many positive tone from the outset. They Our main purpose is to provide a fun it to one of his generals to carry out the been running at Oxford Brookes for organizations we work with. also did the animation, the editing, environment for players to attend and play orders. Battles between troops are resolved several years. Students on the BSc and the graphics. They paced the war games and to interact and socialise by dice. course in Digital Media Production What did the Brookes team video well – not too rushed. One with our growing community. The society is run by myself and Matt get the opportunity to develop their bring to the project? last tip I learnt: when you haven’t At the sessions we aim to discuss Fletcher who are fellow enthusiasts who technical expertise in the creative They brought professionalism got moving images for a particular one historical battle per meet up using volunteer our time to provide the table media industries. Many groups and commitment. Kei was an activity, you can string together a paper handouts and having a 3D board and build the miniatures for the games to around Oxford have benefited from enthusiastic lens-polisher. Samuel series of still photos instead. If you built using modelling scenery, including be played. We charge £1 entry fee for an getting a tailor-made promotional ensured that the horizon was level have a voice-over at this point, it’s miniatures to re-enact famous battles. afternoons session. video for themselves free-of-charge. for the rooftop shots. To ensure easy to explain what’s happening. consistent audio, they calibrated Our Sessions run between 2pm and 4pm on selected Saturdays What kind of things did we, as volume levels from one day’s filming Visit www.facebook.com/ as advertised online, visit our link to find out more: www.meetup.com/ clients learn? to the next. And after a gloomy day rosehillandiffleylowcarbon/ to Oxford-Miniature-Grid-Games-Society/ In the pre-production phase, we of filming, they returned another watch.
tips that parents and carers might find useful worried about anything that they’re seeing all Remember that what kids do online is pretty helps keep them safe. They can learn from you Parents and much what they’ve always done offline – they what is and isn’t healthy, friendly or acceptable. chat to friends, share silly jokes, sometimes do Think about how your kids access the internet kids online homework, find out more about their favourite and where. For younger children, make sure stars. What we did by passing notes, going to each you’re with them when they go online. Think of other’s houses or reading comics they do from internet safety like road safety – they need to Do you speak internet? their phones, tablets and computer screens. Lots practice often with you to learn how to go it alone. of the risks are the same – for example, bullying Moderate screen time isn’t harmful in itself. Dr Michele Paule and stranger-danger are not new, but they are in It doesn’t all have to be about rules – get your new places and children can be more isolated. kids to teach you about how to use your phone, Those of us around before 2000 can feel as if One of the newer risks we don’t often talk what are good apps, how to change your privacy we were born in another world, not just another about is commercial risk. Some social media settings, what are the funniest videos doing the century. It’s easy to feel like an alien on Planet sites such as Facebook can target when a teen is rounds. Digital, where kids all know the language and the expressing insecurity and lack of confidence, and Just talking in general with them about their places, while we can struggle to get by. For some pirated? The internet can be a scary space where use this to try and pitch adverts at them. Children online lives in the same way you do about their of us, digital media has changed family life too. we want to protect kids from people and materials now are exposed to a lot more advertising than school lives can be a way of reassuring yourself Where we used to sit in the living room watching that might harm them, but we can feel we haven’t we ever were, and it can be easy for them to feel and letting them know you are looking after them. TV together and taking about it for our main got the skills. The other side of the coin is that we their self-worth is tied up with having the right Like all kids ever, they won’t tell you everything entertainment , younger people now consume don’t want to stop kids going online and building stuff and looking the right way. about their social lives but you ‘ll have some idea more of their media online, and much of that the skills, confidence and knowledge they need to It’s almost impossible to stop young people about where they’re hanging out and who with, alone. flourish in our new, networked world. exploring, but regular chats with you about what online as well as off. And if something causes you This can create a lot of anxiety for parents and The good news is that while it’s important to they’re up to, who they’re talking too, and if they’re concern, report it. carers, as they worry what their kids are getting use child content filters where you can – your up to. Who are they talking too? What are they child’s school should be able to help with this – the seeing? Are they being bullied? Are they ganging main skill you need to help keep your kids safe For more info you can find theEU Kids Online summary report ‘How can parents support up on others? Is what they’re downloading isn’t digital – it’s talking to them. Here are some children’s internet safety’ here: http://cdn.basw.co.uk/upload/basw_105624-4.pdf 8 Rose Hill News ISSUE 43 SUMMER 2017
Rose Hill Runners Happy Birthday! By Aimee Winkfield
This year our local running group Rose Hill Runners are celebrating their third birthday! The group has grown from strength to strength with 22 members attending their latest run. The group meet outside Rose Hill Community centre, have a small warm up and then split up into various groups for a run depending on your personal speed choice. Peter Leeman from Rose Hill joined the group in January as part of his New Year’s resolution and said he would encourage others to join: “It gets you off the sofa. I’ve encouraged my wife to come along and we encouraged people when we ran around at Cowley Road Carnival to come too.” Despite moving from Rose Hill to Headington, Graham Norris still travels to run with the group, he said: “They’re a nice friendly lot that’s why I come every week. It’s grown from 5-6 people. I would encourage everybody to join, I think if people run on their own they will pack up eventually, but if you run with a group there’s always someone to run with.”
To find out more join their Facebook page: Rose Hill Runners or visit www.rosehillrunners.co.uk Photo by Aimee Winkfield.
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