The Poppleton Centre Quarterly Magazine Issue 69 l Summer I June 2021 We’ve been open since 12 April and are Three Year Plan delighted to see so many groups returning after their enforced ‘hibernation’. The Popple- Trustees regularly update their three year ton Social is fully open again—full details on plan to ensure that essential maintenance is in Poppleton the back page. carried out and that development and growth projects are in place to satisfy the needs and Tuesday–Saturday Dusting off our plans demands of the ever growing villages. POPPLETON SOCIAL If you would to find out more about Back again, fully open Two major projects were put on ice during our plans for the future come along to the the various lockdowns—the construction of a Thursday 8 July 2021 Poppleton Community Trust AGM on Thurs- POPPLETON COMMUNITY TRUST footpath alongside the access road to the day 8 July—you’ll be more than welcome. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Centre and our vision to become Carbon 7.30pm at The Centre Neutral. More on the latter on page two and Dugouts Destroyed Saturday 21 August 2021 we are now back working on the footpath project. With the Centre activity plan coming Mindless vandals have again destroyed Pop- VILLAGE SHOW pleton United’s dugouts on the football field. Re-imagined, see inside back on stream and our need to re-invigorate fundraising it looks like we’re going to have a (See photos on page 13) We welcome the BH 28, 29, 30 August 2021 busy year ahead—and with that in mind Centre site being used by young people from POPPLETON we’re delighted to announce that the Bonfire the village but we will not tolerate vandalism ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION and Firework Spectacular is back to hopefully and the constant littering. We urge anyone At the Tithe Barn create a loud and colourful celebration of the using the area to report irresponsible activity Weekend 11/12 September 2021 end of the pandemic (fingers crossed). to Beth Kirkham and to, please, take your SCARECROW TRAIL rubbish away with you. Back with a vengeance Weekend 30/31 October 2021 HALLOWE’EN & It’s back—putting the fun into fundraising! PUMPKIN TRAIL Poppleton becomes spook central Friday 5 November 2021 BONFIRE AND FIREWORK SPECTACULAR With a whizz and a bang Friday 12 November 2021 COMMUNITY FILM NIGHT Big screen entertainment Saturday 11 December 2021 SUPERMODELS ARE BACK At The Centre Saturday 19 December 2021 CHRISTMAS MARKET Your substitute for John Lewis Put the date in your diary NOW! All events subject to Covid-19 Full details nearer the date. All subject to Covid-19 regulations at the time regulations appropriate at the time Carbon Neutral Litter Pickin’ Good Project Litter is a never ending problem everywhere and the Centre is no exception. Centre Man- Our objective of working towards making the ager Beth Kirkham recently invested in a Centre carbon neutral has taken a back seat couple of litter picker sticks to make the job of during the various lockdowns but the wheels clearing up the area easier—which has in turn are back on the project again. encouraged some willing volunteers to pick Groundwork Yorkshire, funded by up the picking sticks and pick up litter on her National Power Grid, are undertaking an envi- behalf. This, of course, leaves Beth with the ronmental survey of the building with a view problem that when more than two volunteer to providing recommendations on how best to pickers turn up how does she pick the pickers improve our insulation and energy source. that she’s going to give the picker sticks to? Both Parish Councils have agreed to provide Anyway, we picked this pic of one of grant funding for this project. our wonderful volunteer pickers and we are Tree Planting hugely grateful to all those who volunteer to help out at the Centre and ask that anyone We are also considering applying for grants who fancies a bit of litter picking drop in to from the Tree Council to enable us to add see Beth at the Centre, get in touch with her more trees to the boundary of the site. on the ‘phone on 01904 797478 or by email Reducing our carbon footprint is clear- at [email protected]. ly a fairly long-term project but one that Trus- tees are firmly committed to. BUT THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR—PLEASE Matilda Wood demonstrates her TAKE YOUR LITTER HOME OR BIN IT prowess with the picker stick POPPLETON COMMUNITY TRUST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday 8 July 2021 7.30pm Please put the date in your diary and come along to discover more about your community centre, how we’ve coped during the pandemic, and hear our plans for the future. DON’T PITCH IT ~ I’LL STITCH IT LEATHERMAN REPAIR SERVICE Upper Poppleton Robert Prendergast 01904 799021 Keep in touch at www.poppletoncentre.org.uk Contact Centre Manager 01904 797478 [email protected] 2 Fantastic Poppleton support for York Foodbank In April 2020, writes Linden York living in poverty, so alt- Richardson, shortly after lock- A Poppleton collection reaches the York Foodbank warehouse at Clifton Moor hough Lockdown is easing and down a group of us decided to a return to some version of a stick our socially distanced toes “normal” life is approaching, I in the water to see if there fear this will not be the case would be any support for organ- still for many people not only in izing collections for the York York but throughout the UK Foodbank. This was set up in In 2020/21, The Trussell 2012 through several Churches Trust’s Foodbank Network in York and became a part of provided 2,537,198 three-day the Trussell Trust, which has a emergency food supplies and network of foodbanks through- support to UK people in crisis. out the UK. Of these, 980,082 went to We were amazed, but children. on reflection, not surprised by I would, therefore, on the support we have received behalf of all the collectors like from the residents of the Pop- to thank you all for your gener- pletons. As of 12th April 2021, osity during these difficult and just a year after we started, the unprecedented times. villages have donated over We will still continue to do our week- seven tonnes of food and other essential tionally, this year Sam and Louise Gallagher ly collections, and you can be certain that items. Collections have been made every at the Poppleton Social has also been contrib- every donation is gratefully received by the Tuesday from the boxes in various locations uting generously to the scheme. foodbank. around the village. We have also had over A recent article in the York Press The website address for the York £100 of cash donations to hand over. Addi- stated that there were now 4000 children in Foodbank is york.foodbank.org.uk A Message from Chris As lockdown eases we want to maintain value and availability to the highest standard possible.... so we are pleased to say that we will be introducing a core range of CO OP own label products to our store. Our supply chain partner Today’s group has made this possible. It allows us to improve our offering of ‘great value grocery’. We believe this compliments our already extensive range including the popular ‘Yorkshire’ goods we have available. Open 7 days, 8am-8pm We deliver to the vulnerable. Just call us on the number below or email [email protected] Poppleton Village Store and Post Office 10-12 Allerton Drive, Nether Poppleton, YO26 6HN. 01904 793642 We can’t wait to welcome you back Contact Centre Manager 01904 797478 [email protected] 3 Home Care in In December 2020 Derek and Emma Jayne added, “In January and February we employed a Registered Manager, Jayne carried out a recruitment drive and have al- Poppleton Riley, who has over 15 years care experience ready created 10 new care jobs, along with a both as an in-home caregiver and as a Regis- full training program for our staff, ensuring Minster Home Care brother and sister team tered Manager with Extra Care company. we start with an experienced team who have Derek Ward and Emma Lea announced in the correct skills to deliver April that they have launched a new domicili- the best possible care ser- ary care service covering York and surround- vice. We passed our CQC ing areas. registration assessment in As well as operating another business March so we are really providing over 35 jobs within the local com- excited to have started to munity, the duo’s new venture, Minster Home deliver care. Customers Care, will provide bespoke home care pack- have a good choice of care ages that can include personal care, such as slots but we are becoming assisting with showering/bathing, administer- busier which is great news ing medication to clients, companionship for everyone in our team!” services, or respite care for families in the To book a free York and surrounding area. initial care assessment Emma said “We have wanted to start please call Jayne today on a trustworthy and reliable home care service 01904 929080 or to request for many years, after our grandparents re- a free brochure visit ceived care with varying success. During the minsterhomecare.co.uk last year we have had time to set up our new office at Clifton Moor, develop our staff and become regulated by the Care Quality Com- mission”. L to R: Emma Lea (Director), Jayne Riley (Registered Manager), Derek Ward (Director) Keep in touch at www.poppletoncentre.org.uk Contact Centre Manager 01904 797478 [email protected] 4 Upper Poppleton Village Greens Every one will be aware that the grass cutting programme on the Parish Council News Greens has commenced and at the time of writing we are waiting the From Stuart Robson excellent show of daffodils to die back and to get the grass to a more Ban on Zoom meetings The last four months have been comparatively quiet due to the pan- demic limiting activity.