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Rose Hill's Independent Newspaper Rose Hill's FREE News independent ROSEISSUE 43 SUMMER 2017 HILL E: [email protected] newspaper OUR 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.
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