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Lord Lieutenant presents MBE to Claude Bullingham Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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(Far left) Newly re-elected Cheltenham MP, Martin Horwood, and (second left) Lady Elwes congratulate Claude before the presentation. (Third left) Sir Henry Elwes delivering his speech and (third right) presenting the MBE to Claude. (Second right) Claude, his wife Doreen, and Sir Henry after the presentation.  (Far right) Claude proudly wearing his MBE.

 

 

Football Finals Day - Year 10 Monday, August 31, 2009

(Far left) Players, friends and supporters wait anxiously as the raffle prize numbers are drawn.  (Second left) John Hunt addresses the crowd before the awards presentation.  (Centre and second right) Young footballers line up for photo-shoots after being presented with their trophies by Russell Milton.  (Far right)  Claude Bullingham receives his award from Revd. Robert Pestell.

 

 

Chilli Hut Curry Night Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Friends and supporters of the Neighbourhood Project turned out in force for a Curry Night at the the Chilli Hut restaurant in Albion Street.  They were joined by the new Mayor of Cheltenham (far left). 

The food was delicious and not only was the event greatly enjoyed by all who attended but the evening raised £500 towards the work of the Project.

 

Neighbourhood Project looks forward to Spring! Saturday, November 01, 2008

 

(Far left)  Dorothy and young helpers get to grips with the bulbs.  (Second left)  Kevin and Nicola manage one corner, as Tilly contemplates the scene.  (Third left)  Cllr Chris Ryder and CBC's Wayne Sedgwick are clearly enjoying the occasion.  (Third right)  Volunteers get down to serious business.  (Second right)  The police join in.  (Far right)  Young and not-quite-so-young dig together for the future.

Summer Football Tournament Finals 2008 Sunday, August 24, 2008

'Fringe' events at Finals Day - Top row: (far left) A colourful view along the stalls.  (Second left) Carol masterminds the raffle.  (Centre) Yvonne controls the barbecue.  (Second right) Lucy with two young dancers from Hotsteppers Dance Club.  (Far right)  A demonstration of their dance routine.

Centre row: (far left) Young dancers are keen to advertise their Club.  (Second left) John Hunt takes a well-earned break. (Centre) Lyn Robertson advertises the Cornerstone Centre.  (Second right) Claude looks a happy man at the end of another well organised and well supported Football Tournament.  (Far right)  Claude sets a good example to everyone by picking up litter.

Bottom row: (left) Coconut-shy expertise.  (Centre) Football trophies?  No, these are dance trophies - won by Hotsteppers Dance Club in competitions all over the country.  (Right)  Ros Jeenes takes the cash from a young customer on St Michael's Church stall.  Everyone loved his hat!

Well done, 'Team Whaddon'! Monday, June 23, 2008

Members of 'Team Whaddon - (L to R) Sue Pestell, Jonathan Pestell, Anna Reeves, Kevin Potts and Revd Robert Pestell - successfully completed the 26-mile Cheltenham Circular Walk and raised nearly £2,000 for IT software for the Neighbourhood Project. 

Official Opening of Oakley Community Resource Centre Saturday, May 31, 2008

Top row:  (far left)  Ros Jeenes - Churchwarden at St Michael's Church - helps with the decorations.  (Second left) A small boy takes prime position for Claude's speech.  (Centre) Claude and Eddie 'The Eagle'  before Eddie cuts the ribbon (second right) to open the building.  (Far right)  Cllr Steve Jordan, new Leader of the Cabinet at Cheltenham Borough Council, talks to the press immediately after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Centre row:  (far left) Cllr Martin Dunne with (right) Neighbourhood Project Manager, Kevin Potts.   (Second left) Eddie with members of Gloucestershire Fire Service and the police.  (Centre) Shirley from the Fire Service, with friend 'Colin the Collie' - a huge favourite with children and adults.  (Second right) Eddie with Diana Hale, who served the area for several years as a borough councillor.  (Far right)  Bouncy castle fun.

Bottom row:   Representatives of the architects, builders, legal advisers, Borough Council and other partners join in the day.  (Far right) Judith Sullivan (L), Facilities Co-ordinator at the Neighbourhood Project, stands alongside Marilyn Jennings from Gloucestershire First.

'Street Doctor' comes to Whaddon Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Claude Bullingham has his blood pressure taken by Tewkesbury GP Dr Jeremy Welch.

Is this the answer to Oakley's lack of GP facilities?  Dr Welch provided a 'drop in' surgery at the Oakley 'Big Day Out' event.  With no current prospect of GP services moving into the area, this could be the answer to the community's demands for GP care nearer to people's homes.

Oakley 'Big Day Out' Monday, May 05, 2008

A great day out in Oakley on Bank Holiday Monday was organised by Trinity Church as the culmination of lots of activity and project work in the area by teams of volunteers from Trinity.

Claude practises his tea-tray carrying skills (far left).  (Second left) Revd Robert Pestell, his son Andrew and Kevin Potts enjoy the day.  (Second right) Ladies from St Michael's Church provide the afternoon teas in the Resource Centre. 

Martin Dunne, newly-elected Councillor for Oakley Ward, poses for a photo with outgoing Mayor, Cllr John Rawson (far right).

New sign for Oakley Community Resource Centre Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Now you know who we are!  The painting of the railings has still to be completed.

At last - the keys to the door! Friday, January 04, 2008

Oakley Community Resource Centre, New Year 2008 - at last Kevin has the keys (top row, second, left) and is able to unlock the door on a whole new era.  Neighbourhood Project staff and volunteers moved everything across from Wymans Road into 113A Clyde Crescent in the first week of 2008.  There are still lots of boxes and files to sort through, but the computers are up and running - thanks to IT experts from Kohler Mira - and bookings are again being taken for health service appointments (bottom row, second right).

Exhaustion finally begins to set in (bottom row, far right).

Tours inside new Resource Centre Thursday, October 04, 2007

Tours inside the Centre for interested parties are being organised by Project Manager, Kevin Potts (far left with Nicola, 'testing' the new reception desk).  (Second left) The area which will become the main Neighbourhood Project office.  (Second right) The large conference room, with hatch into the kitchen (far right).

Neighbourhood Project scoops Learner Awards Saturday, September 29, 2007

Four Neighbourhood Project students recently won awards in Gloucester for their achievements (see News page). 

(Left to right) Susan Packer, Megan Hastelow, Rachel Stevens and Emma Ilott, pictured after the presentation ceremony.

Football Tournament - Finals Day Sunday, August 26, 2007

Warm sunshine and blue skies provided a welcome background to Finals Day of the five-a-side Junior Football Tournament on Bank Holiday Sunday.  Families and supporters turned out to cheer the teams on.  Winners were presented later in the day with their medals and trophies by Cheltenham MP, Martin Horwood (see centre row), after referee John Hunt and his son had performed the difficult task of sorting out all the prizes (Centre row, far L).

(Bottom row, centre) Claude Bullingham looks a very happy man after a job well done, and after Martin had congratulated and thanked him - on  behalf of everyone - for organising his eighth successful summer football tournament.

(Top row) The first three photos (L to R) show players - and Claude - holding some of the Fair Trade footballs which were donated to the tournament by the 'Care & Share' Shop at the Cornerstone Centre.

New Resource Centre looking good Friday, August 24, 2007

The new Resource Centre is really taking shape and looking good - in spite of all the set-backs due to bad weather.  Completion will probably be towards the end of November.

Junior Football Tournament - Week 2 Thursday, August 02, 2007

Well over 100 young players - boys and girls - turned up for the second week of the Junior Football Tournament.  Many had brought family supporters along too.

Claude Bullingham (far left), with clipboard, is again running the event - now in its eighth year - and  Pat, Maggie and Doreen (far right, L to R ) are in charge of vital refreshments.  Progress on the new Resource Centre in the background (photos 2 & 4) can be seen clearly from the playing field. 

Play Rangers are back! Monday, July 30, 2007

News soon got round that the Play Rangers were back in Clyde Crescent Park, and Richard and Mandy produced lots of interesting goodies from the back of the van (far left).

A Sunday morning in Whaddon Road Sunday, July 29, 2007

It's not what you would expect to see parked outside Whaddon Lodge on a Sunday morning.  The large RAF water tanker in Whaddon Road was bringing welcome additional supplies into the area.

On Thursday 19 July the sun shone in Clyde Crescent Wednesday, July 25, 2007

The sun shone brightly in Clyde Crescent on Thursday 19 July.  With blue skies and the beautiful Cotswold hills in the backgound, the new building was well and truly taking shape and looking good - thanks to all the hard work of the main contractors Beard as well as Quattro Design Architects.   Everyone was very pleased with progess.  There was even a new sign up outside the site giving details about the new Centre (bottom row, third left).

However, on Friday 20 July heavy rain and flooding completely changed the happy mood of the previous day (see News page).

'Widders in Whaddon' Sunday, July 15, 2007

Before a tour of  Whaddon Children's Centre, Ann Widdecombe and Mark Coote were shown the Clyde Crescent 'Carnival' mural by Maddie Clayton, Chair of Oakley Regeneration Partnership, clutching tartan umbrella (far left).  Centre Manager Tina McGrath (centre, second photo left) showed Ann and Mark around the building, including the 'soft' play room.  Within minutes, Ann had taken her shoes off and was in there having great fun.  

The tour party (far right, L to R): Claude Bullingham, Mark Coote, Tina McGrath, Ann Widdecombe, Kevin Potts, Maddie Clayton, and Cllr Duncan Smith.

New Oakley Community Resource Centre roof goes on Tuesday, July 03, 2007

The roof on the new Resource Centre is now in place - just as well, looking at the storm clouds gathering behind the building!

Painting in Clyde Crescent Monday, June 04, 2007

With only a minimal amount of sunshine over three days during half-term, young people braved rain, wind and hail to complete the painting of the hoardings round the Clyde Crescent site .  The theme of the painting was 'Carnival', and the results were spectacular.  Congratulations to everyone involved - especially the team in the final photo.

Lots of fun at Oakley Fun Day Friday, June 01, 2007

(Photos courtesy of Cheltenham Borough Homes)

Birds of prey, painted faces, stilts, super raffle, and lots of games were all in evidence at the Oakley Fun Day.  As Kevin and Claude masterminded the raffle (far right), was that Karen from the Neighbourhood Project negotiating the floor hoops with a hockey stick (third from left)?

Building starts . . . and gathers momentum Friday, May 04, 2007

Work on the Clyde Crescent site, in sunshine, rain - and fog!

New Resource Centre - site opens Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Councillors Anne Regan and Diana Hale join Claude Bullingham,
Kevin Potts and young resident, Sophie McCormick, during the first week of digging on site.