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Newsletter 71 Newsletter N0. 71 ­ February 2009 This newsletter is compiled and produced by volunteers of Wythall Community Association who distribute 4,750 copies free of charge to nearly all of the houses in the Wythall parish. For friends who do not receive a copy at home, they are also made available in various places in Wythall, including the library, and in Wythall Park itself (Park Hall, Wythall House and the Wythall Community Club). It is funded by the Community Association , with help from the Wythall Parish Council who have a dedicated section in the centre pages for their various reports. invite their input in the very near EDITORIAL future. Copy for next issue Congratulations! Trees Will all correspondents and The last e-mail I received in 2008 Further thanks are due to the contributors please supply copy was from an excited committee Wythall Countryside Carers and for the next issue by member with the news that Norman those who sponsored a tree at the Monday 22nd June 2009 Howarth, our Association President Carnival last year. These trees have at the latest and Secretary, had been awarded now been planted and other Please send all copy, preferably the MBE in the New Year Honours remedial work has been carried out. electronically as an e-mail with List. The award has been made for Play Areas photos/logos as attachments or "Voluntary Services to the on disk or CD to the Wythall community in Wythall, The Risky Play Area has now been Community Association at Wythall Worcestershire". By the following been built on the Mound and House. day, further news emerged that Max together with the MUGA Field had also been awarded the MBE significantly increases the play The e-mail address is [email protected] for "Services to the community in facilities on offer in the Park. the West Midlands". There are Dave Hodson articles in the Newsletter with more details on these two well deserved Editor awards. There is also an article (Wythall Edited and produced by: Tennis Club) giving details of the Dave Hodson award made to Kevin Turner by the Lawn Tennis Association as Published by: "Volunteer of the Year" for Wythall Community Association Hereford and Worcester. (Registered Charity No 243332) Web-Site Printed by: 2009 sees the re-vamp of the C. L. Litho Ltd Association web-site. It is being Distributed by: brought "in-house" to allow for Wythall Community Association Volunteers easier day-to-day control of the content and to allow a number of new ideas to be tried. The Association would like to take this opportunity to thank Paul Chambers of Marpul Web Sites for voluntarily building and maintaining our site for the last five years. Thanks Paul. The new site can be found at www.wythall-park.org.uk/ I will be contacting the various constituent member organisations to Norman Howarth, MBE We were delighted when it was announced in the New Year Honours that Norman was to receive an MBE for voluntary service to the community in Worcestershire. Norman has worked as a volunteer for over 40 years to provide Wythall & Hollywood with the best possible facilities for use by the local and neighbouring residents. Halloween etc); he was involved in he lit the first display of fireworks – He served as a Parish Councillor for the early years in altering the but ran out of fireworks after half a while then became deeply involved property from a farm to the Park and hour. A report was sent to as a volunteer in Wythall Community and buildings we have today, both members “apologising to people who Association. physically and on planning paid on the gate but saw only the committees. As a “doer” he was remains of the bonfire”. To this day Norman has been a member and Chairman of the House & Park Bonfire Night has become the voluntary worker of the Wythall (maintenance) Committee for many Association‛s biggest fund-raiser. Community Association since 1970 to years turning his hand to any job the current time. Wythall Following his interest in the House & that needed to be done. He remains Community Association is a Park Committee he joined the an original member of the Health & Registered Charity, an association of General Committee of the Safety Committee, which tries to members governed by a Constitution Association, chaired the Management look after our employees and to establish a community centre for Committee for 12 years and became volunteers. He has embraced the inhabitants of the Parish of Secretary in 1982, a position he still technology learning to use the Wythall and neighbourhood. holds. computer then computerising and To this end Wythall Park was maintaining the membership records As well as regular meetings Norman purchased in 1966 and over the of some 2000 members. has been involved with meetings of years has grown to provide a 37 acre various groups surveying many He has Presided over the park, sports pitches, function and projects which have been undertaken organisation for the last 11 years and meeting rooms and Community Club; over the years. These include work is passionate about our continuing to offering the best possible facilities by the Manpower Service be a voluntary organisation providing to the local residents. Commission, Tennis Court and facilities to the local community. Pavilion, Britannia Room extension, As Chairman and Secretary he has He started his volunteering with the new Club lounge and accommodation. served his community to the best of Association in establishing a his ability. His enthusiasm and He took on the role of editor of the children‛s playground. He spent many leadership skills have directed and Community Newsletter when the years mowing the Park, maintaining encouraged others and his previous editor was taken ill in 1986. the tractor and mowing equipment, methodical working has ensured that He has collated the entries and doing whatever needed to be the records of the Association are submitted by local organisations and done. His work on grounds accurate and well kept. He has been Parish Council into the publication maintenance increased in 1986 when an active member of most sub- and provided introductory editorial the bowling green was opened. committees over the period as well material. The Newsletter is as helping to organise events – He was a stalwart member of the published twice a year and delivered Bonfire Night, Carnival, group which promoted and put on the to nearly all the households in the Entertainments (St Patrick‛s, annual Bonfire Night event. In 1966 Parish. He has recently resigned this position. When he became a member of the The Association has 57 Constituent Wythall Community Hall Trust he Groups who use the rooms and After the Charity Commission took on the responsibility of being facilities at various times. We have criticised the original Constitution one of the 5 signatories to the deed 3 football pitches, cricket pitch, 4 he worked with the Chairman, Bill of ownership of the property. This tennis courts, crown bowling green, Glaze, for a couple of years to is slightly complicated by having 4 archery range, Gaelic football pitch produce an amended Constitution for plots used by neighbours under and dog training field which as the Association. This was adopted in licence as their gardens and Norman controlled by user groups. We have April 1998. has been very involved in ensuring a members club, two function rooms, Norman embraced the technology of the trust property is properly three meeting rooms and changing computerisation – he undertook maintained. facilities. training, which enabled him to do Norman‛s support of the Wythall 1970 to the present time.- 38 years secretarial work, computerise the Community Association has enabled and still volunteering. membership register of the the organisation to establish for the Association – including producing local community a 37 acre park and various reports. facilities. Voluntary Positions held by Norman within Wythall Community Association House & Park Committee: Management Committee: Member 1970 joined the committee Member joined 25.05.1971 Chairman about 1972 became chairman Chairman elected 21.11.1974 Secretary probably 1982 he moved to secretary Secretary co­opted Sept 1982, re­elected every The Committee has now ceased to meet formally but year since Norman keeps up with weekly discussions of park maintenance matters. President, WCA elected April 1997, re­elected every year since Editor (WCA Newsletter) February 1986 to February 2008 Membership Secretary, Community Club 1995 to date Trustee of Wythall Community Hall Trust. 3.10.1978 to date We have also discovered that Norman joined the Committee of Wythall Ratepayers and Residents Association in 1954 and became their representative on Wythall Community Association until 1970. In the 70’s he was elected a Councillor on Wythall Parish Council and served for four years. In 1977 he joined Management Committee of Woodrush Youth Club for nine years, being their Chairman for two years. And as well as all that he and his late wife, Doreen, had a great family life, with 3 children and many friends. night or day inspection visits. Max Field MBE As a magistrate he had to do Max Field has been awarded many training sessions, both an MBE in the New Years during the day and in the evening and still these continue as new Honours for services to the laws and amendments are made. community in the West Midlands He is a very keen squash player, sometimes playing four times a Max is married to Janette and they week, either in Club or have been blessed with two sons and competition events. He is four grandchildren. fortunate to still be able to take He has worked as a magistrate in part in this very strenuous sport.
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