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Young’s Park People Issue 22 ~ Summer 2014 Y.P.P. Summer Gig 2014
On Sunday the 13th July Young’s Park People staged their third annual Big Gig event in the YPP Bandstand. There was a full day of musical entertainment with the Hayes Road reception starting the proceedings at 1 o’clock. This was followed by Dan Stokes performing with vocals, keyboard, guitar and harmonica. Play Torbay then held a children’s singing contest and had a workshop making loom bracelets, sack races and ‘hook a duck’ The final act was the excellent gypsy swing band ~ Hot Club of Stonehouse ~ who went down very well again.
YPP Summer Gig...... 1
Judges have been!...... 2
Cygnet update...... 2 More pictures Geo Park Triothlon...... 3 inside P.A.G. Update...... 4
Contact Details...... 4 Judges have been
The Green Flag judging took place earlier this summer ~ but as it was a “mystery shopper” we don’t know exactly when! The It’s Your Neighbour- hood judge Rob Harkness, toured both our parks on 2nd July. Things seamed to go well so fingers crossed for yet another Outstanding! The Paignton in Bloom judging was on Wednesday 9th July and as part of the Paignton entry Young’s Park was viewed at the end of the tour. Results are not announced until September, so we have a while to wait.
Paignton’s Gold Flag and YPP’s Green Judges with your Chair Chris and Flag Proudly flying in Young’s Park Tim Eley (Torbay in Bloom Chair)
Cygnets update
Our pair of swans successfully bred again producing Six beautiful cygnets in May. All 6 have matured into healthy adolescents and are doing well.
Photo from YPP member Rachel Blackwell
2 Issue 22 ~ 2014 Geo Park Triathlon This exciting new event will be hosted in the centre of the Global Geopark at Goodrington Beach. Competitors will swim 1500m in the crystal clear waters of Torbay, bike 40km around the bays rolling hills and run 10km along the stunning coastal path. Set in some of the most beautiful coast and countryside Britain has to offer this olympic / standard distance triathlon will be a challenge to first timers and experienced triathletes alike.
The exciting event starts with a 1500m sea swim. A mass start from the beach will see competitors race once around a series of marker buoy's in an anti-clockwise direction. Upon completion competitors will exit the water and make their way up a slipway at the south end of the beach before a short run into transition.
After exiting T1 competitors will mount their bikes and complete the bike course in an anti-clockwise direction. Starting at Goodrington with a direct contra flow onto the A 379. Competitors will travel through Marldon, Ipplepen, Stoke Gabriel and Kingswear/ Higher Brixham before returning to T2 at Goodrington Beach.
Upon exiting T2 competitors make their way out of Goodrington on the promenade part of the SW Coastal Path, through Broadsands, Elberry Cove, and Churston Cove before joining the John Musgrave Heritage Trail that skirts Churston Golf Course. Re-joining the SW Coastal Path to head North back to Goodrington and the finish line on the Green at the back of Goodrington Beach.
Membership renewals
Membership for both groups were due on the 1st May. The subscription has been frozen yet again this year, to just £5 per annum, per member. All this money goes towards the cost of maintaining the flowerbeds and in helping make the parks look great.
Should you chose not to continue to be a member we would like to thank you for your past support, as we would not have been able to achieve what we have, with- out you!
This will be your last newsletter if you do not renew.
The ongoing work will be, to try and maintain our high standards - which have been hugely recognized with the many awards we have all accomplished together.
Thank You
Issue 22 ~ 2014 3 P.A.G. News
The judging of Palace Avenue for the “It’s Your Neighbourhood” entry, in the South West in Bloom Competition took place on Wednesday 2nd July. Your Chair Christine Carter was on hand to show Mr Rob Harkness (R.H.S. Judge) our beautiful town centre oasis.
The flower beds looked particularly good this year. Many thanks go to TOR2 for the extra effort made in making this lovely park even more spectacular! Last year we achieved the highest award available - level 5 Outstanding!
So fingers crossed that we have managed to maintain this very high standard.
YPP Summer Gig
Dates for the Diary Paignton Arts Market Palace Avenue Saturday 19th July 11.00 to 4.00pm
Geo Triathlon Sunday 20th July
Civic Mayor’s Inauguration July/August T.B.C.
Torbay Concert Brass 6th August 7.30 - 9.00pm
Chairman: Christine Carter Contact Details Secretary: Ruth Gorman C/- Harwin Apartments, Alta Vista Road, Paignton, Devon TQ4 6DA Tel:~ 07952497364 www.ypp.me.uk e-mail [email protected]
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