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The Citadel

Residents Association Public Meeting in the Village Hall Monday 19 December at 6.30pm

All are welcome. Have your say. If you live on the Dock it’s for you.

'Children In Need Rocks Champions' On Friday 18th November, 35 members of the School Choir performed at the Hull Truck Theatre as part of the national 'Children in Need Rocks' celebrations. The regional event saw choirs from across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire complete for the regional title of 'Children In Need Rocks Champions', with parts of the show being shown on a live feed on the national Chil-dren In Need television show. Each choir was allocated a radio-presenting mentor; Victoria Dock Primary School was paired with James Piekos from BBC Radio Humberside. more on page 2>>>

We would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas Time and a prosperous New Year, from all Village Hall Committee members.

The Residents AssociationThe Citadel

Newsletter Policy

1. All Dock residents are considered to be members of the Association and may contribute to the newslet-ter.2. We aim to supply accu-

rate information.3. The news letter does

not support any political party and does not align itself with any religion.

4. We aim to be non rac-ist, sexist or homopho-bic and allow freedom of speech within these rules, but not be libel-ous.

5. We will not publish any anonymously supplied information but will withhold names.

6. The views published here are not in any way those of the advertisers or sponsors without who’s help this news letter would not be published.

To comment call Gordon Rason on 211440 or 0776 800 8382 or write to me at 90 South Bridge Rd Victo-

Another Step Towards Having a Windmill Factory As a Neighbour

As you will probably know by now ABP and Siemens have both submitted an outline planning permission to the Hull City Council for ABP to make changes to Alexander Dock and for Sie-mens to build a factory on the site. The two companies have progressed and come to a fur-ther memorandum of understanding regarding the site.

This is probably the best news Hull and the surrounding area has had for years. It will give a tremendous boost to the whole of the East Riding. It is important that people of Victoria Dock fully understand what it will mean to have this construction site initially and then subsequently a factory close by. The potential boost to Hull’s economy and job prospects are tremendous.Matt Jukes the port director for Hull and Goole will be attending the residents meeting next Monday. Matt will answer your questions and will outline what happens next.

Residents will be able to see the full detail of the planning application in the Planning Office on Bond Street and it should be able to be seen online but at this stage I am not sure when this will be. This stage of the process is expected to take several months to complete.

ABP have been very open with us and are still very keen to keep us informed at each stage.

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Whilst the audience, children, Miss Stow, Mr Stothard went wild with excitement, it is fair to say that the loudest cheer ever heard came out of Mrs Juggins mouth. Chil-dren – you think our Key Stage 2 Co-ordinator is loud when she (rarely, and only when very cross) shouts? You should have heard this! The choir were asked back onto the stage where they were greeted with more rapturous applause and presented with the trophy. Victoria Dock Primary School choir  were asked to close the show by giving a final per-formance of their set; their last chance to just 'let loose' and really enjoy the buzz of performing – which they all did (Miss. Stow  in-cluded!)

All in all it was a great night supported by so many of the parents, friends and choir-supporters. A great deal of money was raised, all of which will go to help children less fortunate than ours. What a fabu-lous, feel-good night was had by all! With interviews on BBC Radio Humberside and Look North since the night, who knows what the future has in store for our most fabulous Victoria Dock Primary School Choir? Miss Stow is a very, very proud Choir Mistress! As is all of the staff at the school. Denham Kite Head Teacher.

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(cont) Following weeks of rehearsals, the choir arrived at the theatre looking smart, confident and ready to enjoy their perform-ance. The numerous performances the choir have given in the last few months (particularly back in June with The Drifters) have enabled the children to attend such shows with very little apprehension at all – they just seem to ooze confidence! With the sound check going well and the show about to start, the children, along with Choir Leader, Miss. Stow and helpers Mrs. Jug-gins and Mr. Stothard, were shown to a room backstage where all were able to watch the live TV show alongside another school, Kirkella St. Andrews. As Victoria Dock Choir's performance time ap-proached, the two schools warmed-up their voices together; Victoria Dock children taught St. Andrews their warm-ups and vice-versa. All the children enjoyed this and the sound that was created by more than 60 was fabulous!

Shortly after 8 o’clock, a member of the back-stage crew came up to collect the Victoria Dock children for their big moment. As they were led downstairs to the main stage, nerves crept in and the children became (unusually) subdued. However, once out on the stage, it was “Lights! Cam-era! Action!” and all signs of niggling ap-prehension were long gone. The children sang a medley of three songs: a Medieval folk song with a haunting drum beat and sullen melodic undertones; a jazzy Be-Bop song with Pudsey Bear lyrics; and con-cluded their programme with Jesse J’s 'Stand Up', complete with some simple but effective choreographed moves. Surpass-ing themselves in their performance, when the children ended they received the most incredible round of applause that left both the children and Miss Stow alike beaming from ear to ear. The three judges, including an actress from Emmerdale, had nothing but praise for the children’s singing, mo-ments and enthusiasm. On leaving the stage, one comment heard by the leader of one of our opponents was “They’re the ones to beat…” And that they certainly were!

Once all the choirs had performed and returned to the stage for a final round of applause, all choirs were collectively ush-ered into the side hall where all the choirs eagerly awaited the announcement of the winning choir. After moments of intense anticipation, the evening’s compere said “And the winner is Victoria Dock Primary School.

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HCC RECYCLINGPlease do not contaminate any type of bin as it will not be collected. Con-tamination is putting the wrong item in the wrong bin. Any waste must be inside the bin, do not overfill, the lid must be closed. Blue binsAny kind of paper product. Also cardboard. Empty and rinsed Tins, cans or aerosols and foil. Empty and rinsed Glass bottle. Empty and rinsed plastic bottles or containers. Clothing should be placed in a bags next to your Blue bin. NOT - Electrical goods, food waste, mirror glass, plastic articles that are mixed with metal parts, Nappies or drink cartons.

Brown binsYES - Food of any kind but not in wrappings. The Council green bags pro-vided for food waste are allowed. Garden waste, grass cuttings, flowers, weeds, and small twigs.NO - Soil, stones or bricks, wood or plastic plant pots.

Black binsYES - Anything that cannot be recycled in other bins. Including polystyrene and electrical goods.

Bulky items will be taken away for FREE only if reported to Council using 300300 number option 3. Large items must only be left out ready for collec-tion once an appointment has been made. This number can be used to get information about any kind of recycling.

Particularly around blocks of flats.

TOYS TOYSNow that Christmas has come again and we are all busy buy-ing new toys for our kids, please can you sort out any that are safe and serviceable and donate them to the Village Hall groups to be used by the children who at-tend. These can be collected so please call 0776 800 8382 or 221854 or email info@vdvh.co.uk or gordon@rason.co.uk.

Councillor Adam Williams has done a quick online survey, which you can fill in by following this link: http://libdemsinhull.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d5e70a5b1a20b55205bad8087&id=e198c09de1&e=14319ea0f0Please make the time to fill it in.

Plimsoll Way Junction

ZumbaLets face it, working out can be healthy, reward-ing and beneficial, working out can be lots of things but it’s never been much FUN until now.Zumba fuses hypnotic musical rhythms and tantalizing moves to create a dynamic workout system designed to be FUN and EASY TO DO.It’s different, you probably never thought you would be exercising to this type of music.It’s effective, it’s an aerobatic workout, which we all know works, but it’s more FUN which en-courages you to stick to the programme until you get results. Join Tonia your qualified in-structor at the Village Hall.Times are on the back sheet of this newsletter. Contact Tonia on 07557 303 095 for informa-tion.

The Timber DockThe brewery have decided to rename the TD is now to be called Goldcrest. Several resi-dents are opposed to this and an alternative name of The Citadel has been proposed.About 1.2 million is being spent on the whole property. They are to extend the inside area by adding a piece onto the Plimsoll Way cor-ner. The kitchen is being extensively ex-tended and a complete new kitchen is to be made. A tremendous amount of concrete and piles have been put in the car park. The Area Manager tells me they expect to open again on the 20 February. The new managers are Tony and Donna Hill who many people will already know, they used to be at Three John Scotts. We look forward to welcoming them early next year.People who worked there will be considered for new posts when they are advertised. Re-cruitment of Chefs is underway.

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MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING

Monday 9.30 am - 10.30 amZumba Dance Class

Available to hire for parties etc.

5.30pm – 6.15pm Street Dance Class (3-8 yrs) 6.15pm – 7.00pm Street Dance Class (9-16 yrs) 7.30pm – 9.00pm LFA Tai Chi class 7pm Committee meeting - First Monday only

Tuesday 9.30 am - 10.30 amZumba Dance Class

Available to hire for parties etc.

5.20pm - 6.20pm Zumba Dance Class6.30pm – 7.30pm Yoga Class 7.00pm - 10.00pm Chess Club8.00pm - 10.00pm Sequence Dance Class

Wednesday 10.00 am – 11.30 am Tots on the Dock

2.00pm - 4.00pm Wednesday Ladies Group

6.30pm - 8.00pm Weightwatchers

Thursday 10.30 am - 11.30 amZumba Dance Class

3.30pm – 5.45pm Adele Murray Dance Class (age 3+)

7.15pm – 8.30pm Latin American Line Dancing8.30pm – 10.00pm Ballroom Dancing

Friday 9.45 am – 11.15 am Twins Club

Available to hire for parties etc.

6.30pm - 7.30pm Self defence Class7.30 pm - 8.30 pm Zumba Dance Class

Saturday 9.00 am - 10.00 amZumba Dance Class

10.00 am - 12.00 noonChildrens’ theatre/drama classes

Available to hire for parties etc.

Available to hire for parties etc.

Sunday 10.45am - 12 noon Church Service

1st Sunday – Café Church

Available to hire for parties etc.

Available to hire for parties etc.

To make a booking: call 01482 221854 and leave a message or text 07986 451116visit our website www.vdvh.co.uk or email: info@vdvh.co.uk

HIRE CHARGES (per hour) Member Non Member CapacityCaptains room £4 £6 12Commodores Room £8 £10 25Main Hall £11 £13 170Kitchen use £5 if using any room in the hall or £10 / hour for kitchen only.(All Residents of Victoria Dock are classed as members)

Registered Charity No. 1051351 Victoria Dock Village Hall, South Bridge Road, Victoria Dock, HULL, HU9 1TS

Victoria Dock Village Hall Community Association is a member of Community Matters and Hull CVS.

New members are always welcome on the Committee.

We have three good function rooms and a kitchen facility for hire.

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