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DEcember 2014– January 2015
From the Vicarage
We all think that we know the Christmas
story but how well do we really know it?
When the Angel meets the shepherds abiding their fields he says, “Peace good will
toward men.” But there is a second part of
the verse that never gets quoted, curiously
our culture ignores its presence. Here is
the whole verse: “Peace, good will toward
with men, with whom he is pleased.”
Then, in Matthew 1:21 another strange
thing occurs. The angel tells Joseph, “Do
not be afraid to take Mary as you wife because the child conceived in her is from the
Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you
are to name give him Jesus…” Now that
sounds like the Christmas we all know and
love. But here is a case of another unfinished verse because it continues, “for he
will save his people from their sins.”
That baby is the greatest gift ever given.
But it’s as if someone handed you a beautifully wrapped gift and said, I am giving
you this because I love you. And when you
open it it’s a copy of Alcoholics Anonymous,
or When Bad Things Happen To Good People. You can’t fail to understand that
someone is trying to tell you something.
Christmas tells me that God has launched
a great rescue mission. That is the message that is presented in the Advent story
over and over again. It says to us that in
the midst of our depressions, our fears, the
mundane of living, a rescuer is coming
because we need rescuing.
At this Advent Season we need to recognize
that God is presenting us with this great
gift. It is the gift of salvation. And it
seems to me that the question you and I
have to struggle with is, do we really want
it? Are we really willing to make ourselves
vulnerable, even as God made himself vulnerable at Bethlehem. I remember an old
song that we used to sing in church that
bothered me even as a teenager. It went:
“Lord we are able, our spirits are thine.”
However, the message of the Gospel is that
we are not able. We stand in need of a
rescuer, a Saviour. But you can’t help a
person who does not want to be helped.
A great rescue mission has been launched
on our behalf. Blood has been shed. And
the power of God is available to us if we
will admit our weakness and need. The
question now is: do we really want to be
saved?
I wish you all a very happy Christmas.
May God bless you, and may 2015 bring
peace and contentment to you and all those
you love.
From the Editor
We are so thrilled that Gill Palmer has won a national award for her essay on 'The future
of Family Farms' You will find it re-printed in this issue on page 22. Our 'News from
Frogmore Farm' piece which Gill writes for each issue has always been a favourite for our
readers so we feel this is a well deserved recognition of her story telling talents.
As usual there are many Christmas goings on in the Parish and in the area. Something for
everyone young and old. People work very hard to provide Christmas cheer and as usual
it's the same people who do most of the organising. So another plea from us this Christmas
- if you have some free time and could spare a helping hand, please make it a New Year
resolution.
Thank you.
In this issue
Women’s Hour is 75 p4
Memories of the Polruan Ferry p6
Mixtow - a history p18
Becoming an Evangelist p19
Wishing you all a happy Christmas
and a peaceful New Year
CHURCH DIARY
DECEMBER
Thursday 4th
10.00 St. SaviourHoly Communion
Sunday 7th Advent 2
09.00 St. Ildierna Holy Communion
11.00 St. SaviourParish Eucharist
11.00 St. Tallanus Morning Prayer
15.30 St. SaviourChristingle
18.00 St. John Carol Service
Thursday 11th
10.00 St. Saviour Holy Communion
13.00&17.30 St. SaviourPolruan School
Carol Concert
Sunday 14th Advent 3
09.00 St. Tallanus Holy Communion
18.30 St. Ildierna Evening Prayer
18.30 St. Saviour Carol Service
with Lanteglos Churches Choir
Thursday 18th
10.00 St. Saviour Holy Communion
14.00 & 14.45 Polperro School Christingle
Saturday 20th
16.00 St. Tallanus Carol Service
with Looe Valley Singers
Sunday 21st Advent 4
11.00 St. Wyllow Morning Prayer
11.00 St. Tallanus Parish Eucharist
18.30 St. Ildierna Carol Service
with Cantate Domino
Wednesday 24th Christmas Eve
15.30 St. Saviour Nativity
23.00 St. Wyllow Midnight Mass
23.30 St. Tallanus Midnight Mass
Thursday 25th Christmas Day
09.30 St. Saviour Parish Eucharist
Sunday 28th 1st of Christmas
11.00 St. Wyllow Parish Eucharist
18.30 St. Ildierna Evening Prayer
JANUARY
Sunday 4th The Epiphany
09.00 St. Ildierna Holy Communion
11.00 St. Saviour Parish Eucharist
11.00 St. Tallanus Morning Prayer
Thursday 8th
10.00 St. Saviour Holy Communion
Sunday 11th Baptism of Christ
09.00 St. Tallanus Holy Communion
11.00 St. Wyllow Parish Eucharist
18.30 St. Ildierna Evening Prayer
Thursday 15th
10.00 St. SaviourHoly Communion
Sunday18th Epiphany 2
09.00 St. Ildierna Holy Communion
11.00 St. WillowMorning Prayer
11.00 St. Tallanus Parish Eucharist
ADVENT JOURNEY
Monday 17th November was the fourth
‘Experience Day’ for the children of Pelynt
and Polruan Schools. This time we focused on Advent and the Church part of
the ‘Experience day’ used the ‘Advent
Journey’ produced by the West Wivelshire
Deanery Link Team. After a welcome and
an imaginative introduction to the Bible
the children were divided into 5 groups to
explore the five ‘stations’ on the ‘Advent
Journey’.
These were:
Revealing – Circle of Light;
Proclaiming – John the Baptist;
Journeying – The Maji;
Waiting – The Shepherds;
Illuminating – The Angels.
After this the children gathered together
for the final session: Expectation – Mary
& Joseph, and the stable where ‘All is
ready …’.
The ‘Church Team’ consisted of Reverends
Louise & Marilyn plus people from
Lanteglos, Lanreath & Pelynt Parishes.
While one group of children were in St
Saviour the other 2 groups were at
Polruan School, one group making Advent
wreathes and the other making Advent
calendars.
The groups swapped around mid-morning
and again at lunchtime so that all the
children took part in all three activities.
At the end of the day all the children
gathered in St Saviour for a very short
assembly before returning to their own
schools for ‘home time’.
The ‘stations’ will remain in St Saviour
Church until Friday 5th December so do
pop in and have a look.
Kathryn Hill for the ‘Experience’ Team
Thursday 22nd
10.00 St. Saviour Holy Communion
Sunday 25th Conversion of St. Paul
11.00 St. Wyllow Parish Eucharist
18.30 St. Ildierna Evening Prayer
Thursday 29th
10.00 St. Saviour Holy Communion
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CR EAT E A CHR ISTINGL E
T hi s y ear’ s ‘ Messy Chur c h’ Chri sti ngl e ev ent
will b e i n St Sa vi our Chur c h on Sunda y 7 t h
D ec em b er a t 3.3 0 p.m . D o c om e a l ong a nd
m a ke y our ow n Chr isti ngl e, hav e a g o a t
other sea sonal c ra f ts a nd a c tivi ti es, j oi n i n
the shor t Chri sti ngl e ser vic e a nd enj oy a
sea sonal bri ng- a nd- shar e tea . ‘ Cr ea te a
Chri sti ngl e’ i s f or all the f a mil y so do c om e
al ong wi th y our fa m ily a nd fr i ends a nd j oi n
in!
K a th r yn Hill for PC C
CHRISTMAS EVE NAT IVIT Y
As usua l our Na tiv i ty Servi c e i s a t 3 .3 0 on
Chri stma s Ev e i n St Sav i our Chur c h. T w o of
our y oung peopl e, Sha nnon Wil lia m s a nd
Rosi e Tr out, ar e w ri ti ng the scri pt thi s
y ea r. I hav e seen pa r ti al dr af ts a nd i t l ooks
g ood so w e a r e i n f or a tr ea t. T her e will b e
poster s nea r er the ti m e giv i ng the r ehear sa l
sc hedul e.
K a th r yn Hill
Para ble of the poun ds
Rev. L ouise's wonderfu l effort
You m ay r ec all Rev L ouise em b ar ked on a
fa st fr om l ent to ha rv est a nd m a na g ed to
lose 2 7l b! She say s she f eel s b etter f or i t a nd
ha s m a nag ed to fi nd a w a y of mai ntai ni ng
thi s new w eig ht wi thout undue ha r dshi p. A
terri fic suc c ess f or her . Better still she has
rai sed a substa nti al sum f or c hurc h f unds
thr oug h sponsor shi p. Tal la nd hav e rai sed
ab out £ 40 0 a nd St Wy ll ow a b out £ 7 00 wi th
La nsall os pr omi si ng £ 5 0. T hi s bri ng s the
appr ox total to £ 12 0 0 . T her e a r e still a f ew
indi vi dual s w ho ha v e pr omi sed m oney b ut
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Lansallos Parish News
by John Feesey,
Honorary Treasurer
The £21,000 project to carry out urgent
repairs to the external nave and Lady
Chapel walls and to the top of the tower is
now complete, the work being partly
funded by a £10,000 grant from the
Landfill Communities Fund. We are most
grateful to Viridor Credits Environmental
Company for this support, without which it
would have been impossible to have
proceeded. We will also be able to benefit
from a refund by HMRC of the VAT paid,
which amounts to some £3,500, leaving a
net cost to the PCC of about £7,500 which
has been met from reserves.
I've described in a previous article some of
the interesting discoveries that have been
made as a result of the removal of old
cement rendering, including the huge crack
from top to bottom of the Lady Chapel west
wall caused by the extra weight of roofing
and stonework being added when the
chapel was enlarged in medieval times.
It's also been possible to add extra evidence
to the theory, long suspected, that the Lady
Chapel is the oldest part of the existing
church, originally being a small freestanding building with windows on both
the north and south sides. When the rest of
the church was added, the redundant
windows in the south wall of the original
building were removed and re-installed in
the east side of the new tower, close
examination of these tower windows
revealing that they are almost identical to
the north Lady Chapel windows.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to know what the
previous Norman and Celtic churches built
on the same site would have looked like?
Anyone for time travel? The only
substantial remains we have of them is a
Norman font made of Caen limestone, still
in use today, half of a granite Celtic font
found in a field nearby which can be seen
now on display in the south aisle and a
Celtic granite cross situated now in the
churchyard about 30 yards west of the
tower.
Other work carried out recently includes
laying a new copper earth plate, costing
some £600, for the north tower lightning
conductor, the original having failed its
resistance test. Now we've been told that
the south side earth plate has failed its
test, too, meaning another £600. It's an
expensive business maintaining ancient
buildings, and we couldn't afford to do it
without the generous giving of our small
congregation and numerous visitors and
well-wishers – thank you all.
Churches Together Cornerstone
HELP URGENTLY REQUIRED
PARISH DIARY
DECEMBER
Cornerstone the Churches together
Charity Shop in West Looe, is desperate
for some additional help. If anyone feels
able to help (3 hours at a time) please call
Jenny Hall on 01503 265059 she would be
delighted to add your name to the list of
monthly volunteers or on the floating list
which means
help when you are able. Also if you have
any unwanted gifts or nice quality items,
you no longer require, we would also be
delighted to receive them. As it is a very
small shop we are unable to take large
items and clothing.
It still has a full range of Christian cards.
Fairtrade goods as well as books and bric
a brac, and we are now able to take
working electrical appliances, which we
will have electrically checked. Additionally we are able to serve Fairtrade Tea
and Coffee. Also a nice slice of cake!
The shop, which is on the corner of Quay
Road in West Looe, is run by a group of
Trustees under the chair of Revd. Marilyn
Elliott and volunteers
Christmas Trees at Talland
Talland Church will be open daily from
December 19th until January 4th from
10am until 4pm. Please join us in our
lovely church and see our beautifully lit
sponsored trees. If you would like to sponsor a tree please contact Barbara Sharples
on 01503 273466
Bingo Soup and Sweet
31 January 6:30pm for 7pm. Talland
Church are holding a Bingo night with a
light supper half way through of soup and
dessert. It will take place in Polperro
Village Hall Tickets £5 for the supper.
Licensed Bar Tickets or further information from Jenny Hall on 01503 265059
Dates for your Diary
19th December to 4th January
Christmas Trees at Talland Church
10am – 4pm daily
20th December
Carols by Candlelight Service 4pm with
the Looe Valley Singers
24th Dec11:30pm.
Midnight Services followed by mulled
wine and mince pies after the service.
31st January
6:30 for 7 pm Bingo Soup and Dessert in
Polperro Village Hall
The Benefice of Lanteglos by Fowey
with Lansallos & Talland
Priest in Charge
Lanteglos
Churchwardens
Treasurer
Secretary
The Carol Service will be held on
Sunday, 21st December at 6.30pm. As
last year, we're fortunate to be joined by
the Cantate Domino Choir, and the
traditional, candlelit service will be
followed by free mince pies and mulled
wine or soft drinks. Do come and join us!
Lansallos
Churchwardens
Nadelik Lowen ha Bledhen Nowyth
Da! ( Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year!)
Treasurer
Secretary
Treasurer
Secretary
Talland
Churchwardens
Revd. Louise Courtney 01726 870988
Anthony Ware 01726 870696
Colin Payne 01726 870715
Graham Tyson 01726 870221
Sue Shakerley 01726 870211
Brian Langdon 01503 272269
Margaret Phillips 01503 272430
John Feesey 01503 220884
Glen Feesey 01503 220884
David Bailey 01503 262890
Sheridan Hughes 01503 264948
Joe Sharples 01503 273466
Jenny Hall 01503 265059
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Monday 1st
Christmas Whist Drive
Whitecross Village Hall
Tuesday 2nd
Children's Hospice Book Sale
Wednesday 3rd
Octaves 12.30 WI Hall
Thursday 4th
Poetry Group 2.30. 870653
Friday 5th
Kidz Klub
Saturday 6th
WI Coffee Morning 10.30
PSA Quiz Night
Lugger 9pm
Monday 8th
Age Concern Christmas Lunch & Party
Whitecross Village Hall
Thursday 11th
Polruan School
Christmas Plays and Fayre 2-5 pm
Saturday 13th
Polruan Regatta & Children's
Sports 7 & under Xmas Party
Polruan Village Hall. 11.30
Pelynt Male Voice Choir
Concert at Whitecross Village Hall 7pm
Adm: £5 inc supper
Friday 19th - Jan 4th
Christmas Trees at
Talland Church 10-4
Saturday 20th
Carols by Candlelight
Talland 4pm with Looe Valley Singers
Wednesday 24th
Talland Church
Midnight Services 11.30pm
followed by Mulled Wine and Mince Pies.
St. Wyllow Midnight Mass
11.00 with Choir
Wednesday 31st
Bingo, Soup & Dessert
6.30 Polperro Village Hall
JANUARY
Sunday 4th
Polruan Regatta & Children's
Sports Pantomime trip to Hall for Cornwall
Vevery car park 11am
Wednesday 7th
Octaves. 12.30 WI Hall
Thursday 8th
Poetry Group 2.30. 879653
Saturday 10th
'Nigeria' Coffee Morning
10.30 Polruan Village Hall
Friday 16th
KKFK 6 - 7.30
Saturday 24th
'Winter Warmer'
Polruan Village Hall 12 - 2
Soup, rolls, tea, coffee & Cake
Friday 30th
KKFK 6 - 7.30
Sunday Feb 1st
Cream Teas in aid of KKFK
3pm Polruan village hall
D. Burton Oil Heating
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caravan & camping park
Bodinnick’s local shop
Tel: 01726 870088
WINTER CLOSING
NOVEMBER-MARCH
REOPEN
1st APRIL 2015
Thank you for your
support
See you next year!
Polruan Taxi
Run by Tony Cottrell, using a Citroen
Berlingo (space for four passengers
and loads of luggage), the service is
on an advance bookings only basis
and can be contacted by ringing
07870-280114
or by email :
[email protected]
www.polruan.co.uk
Escorted tours a speciality. So, if you
need a lift to Looe, a pick-up from
Polperro, a
shuttle to the station or a trip to
Truro- or e ven to potter round
Polruan, get in touch.
Personal Trainer
Jonathan Fildes B.Sc.
Complimentary consultation and assessment
1 to 1 training at home or outdoors
Discount f or block of 10 sessions
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info@jfildes pers onaltr ainer.c om
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WOMAN’S HOUR IS 75!
from Kathryn Hill
Woman’s Hour started soon after war
broke out in 1939 for fellowship and mutual support for the wives left at home
while their husbands were away fighting. The members so much enjoyed their
meetings that it has continued ever
since. We meet in St Saviour Church at
2.30 on a Tuesday afternoon from October
to the end of April.
The meeting starts with a hymn followed
by a prayer, another hymn then a reading
which is often, but not always, from the
Bible. After a third hymn we listen to a
talk which can be on a sacred or secular
topic and may be from one of our own
members or a visiting speaker. Over the
years we have enjoyed a very wide variety
of interesting talks. This is followed by
notices, a final hymn and a very welcome
‘cuppa’ and biscuit, varying this with a hot
cross bun at the meeting before Easter
and a mince pie at the meeting before
Christmas! About once a month we vary
the programme by having what we call
‘Members Meeting’ where, instead of a
speaker, each member present reads a
poem or similar, requests a hymn for us
all to sing, or even sings to us.
We also have our annual outing in May
and have visited some interesting
places. By the time you read this we will
have celebrated our special birthday with
Afternoon Tea at Crumpets on November
25th. Each time we attend Woman’s Hour
we place donations in two jars, one to
cover the cost of our refreshments and the
other so that we can make an annual donation to the charity we have chosen for
that year. We are a friendly bunch and
welcome new members so do come along
one Tuesday afternoon - you will be made
very welcome.
REMEMBERING REMEMBRANCE
SUNDAY
The first time I was aware of
Remembrance Sunday and found out what
it was about was in 1951. I was a new
member of Fowey Brownies - there were
Guides in Polruan but no Brownies so
several of us crossed the water to join
Brownies. I remember how proud I was
dressed in my new only-just-came-in-timefor-the-parade Brownie uniform, marching
to the War Memorial. I paraded with
Fowey Brownies on two more remembrance Sundays, but when I ‘flew up’ to
Guides it was, of course, to the Polruan
Company so Remembrance Sunday Parade
was at St Wyllow Church.
As I got older I was first an escort to the
Guide flags and later actually carried either our Union Jack or our Guide Flag in
the parade. We used to bring pennies to
the Guide meeting for weeks before Remembrance Sunday to pay for our wreath
– how proud I was the year I was chosen to
lay it! There were Sea Scouts as well as
Guides in Polruan at the time and we took
turns to lay the posy on the Unknown
Sailor’s Grave; again I can remember what
an honour it was considered to be to be
chosen to do this and how privileged I felt
to do it. Happy and poignant memories of
days gone by!
Kathryn Hill
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The Connection between St Saviours,
Polruan and 'Whisky Galore'
'Whisky Galore' was written by the author
'Compton Mackenzie' or to give him his
full birth name Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie (1883-1972). Rather confusingly several of his relatives were actors
and they used 'Compton' as their surname.
He was a prolific writer of books including
fiction, histories, memoirs, biography, and
much more. He was also one of the cofounders of the Scottish National Party in
1928 although as his biographer Andro
Linklater commented 'Mackenzie wasn't
born a Scot, and he didn't sound like a
Scot'. 'Whisky Galore' was written in 1947
and was almost immediately turned into
an Ealing Comedy film. Set on the fictional island of Todday in the Outer Hebrides, and based loosely on an earlier real
event, it tells the hilarious story of the
consequences of the SS Cabinet Minister
carrying 50,000 cases of whisky running
aground on the island during World War
II just after it had run out of whisky .
On 1st October 1907 Compton Mackenzie
came to Cornwall to stay with Father
Sandys Wason, the Anglo-Catholic Perpetual Curate of Curry with Gunwalloe in
West Cornwall from 1905 to 1919. Later in
December 1907 Compton Mackenzie met
Bernard Walke there when the latter returned with Sandys Wason from an Advent Retreat in Truro. Immediately there
was a strong rapport between them:
Compton Mackenzie recorded:'I was delighted to find somebody with
every one of whose ideas I was myself in
sympathy and who himself was in equal
sympathy with all of mine'.
Compton was pleased to find that Bernard
Walke was similarly opposed to capital
punishment and Bernard Walke invited
Compton back to Polruan the following
day to give a talk in the 'Mission Hall'.
Rather amusingly Compton was impressed by the ferry crossing from Fowey
but not by Bernard Walke's accommodation in Polruan which he described as 'a
most uncomfortable lodging'! Maybe this
was partly a reflection of their different
lifestyles at that time, Bernard Walke's
being rather austere compared to Compton Mackenzie's flamboyant style.
During that visit Bernard Walke encouraged Compton to become a lay reader and
when Compton returned to Cury he submitted a formal application: He was ordained a lay reader in Truro Cathedral
during the first week of January 1908.
During Lent 1908 Compton returned
again to Polruan where he preached once
a week to a crowded congregation in the
'Mission Church' for Bernard Walke.
I wonder whether any events or ideas from
his visits to Polruan were, nearly 40 years
later, incorporated into 'Whisky Galore'. I
think Bernard Walke would have enjoyed
it and its depiction of village/island life but
sadly he had died a few years earlier during 1941.
Christopher 'Gus' Garrett
POLRUAN
VILLAGE HALL
In addition to the regular users, since
I last wrote Polruan Village Hall has been
used for a wedding reception, the second
‘Vintage & Home Made Fair’, the PSA
Disco and as overnight sleeping accommodation for people on a two-day hike as part
of their Queens Guide Award challenges. Polruan Village Hall also makes
an ideal venue for Children’s parties with
plenty of space for them to run around!
There have been several changes on our
committee. Firstly Joan Simpson, who was
one of the two remaining members of the
original Committee set up in 1979, has
resigned. Joan had actually been a member of the Church Hall Committee representing the Brownies when the Hall was
the Church Hall and ‘transferred over’ to
the Polruan Village Hall Committee when
the hall became Polruan Village Hall, at
first continuing to represent the Brownies
and later becoming an elected PVH Committee Member. We are very grateful to
Joan for all her hard work for the Hall
over many years and will miss her on the
Committee.
We are however very pleased that she has
said she will continue to help at our fundraising events. Dave Wheatcroft has
stood down from being Chairman due to
health issues, we are grateful for his hard
work as Chairman and are very glad that
he will continue to be a Committee member. Jenny Cleverly, who was our ViceChairman, has agreed to be Chairman in
the short term – thank-you Jenny. Linda
Parker, our very efficient Secretary has
sadly left the village and thus resigned
from PVH Committee, thank you Linda
for all you have done. We are delighted
that Sonya Smith has agreed to take over
as our secretary – welcome to PVH Committee Sonya.
During the summer Jean Hill again
hosted an ‘O pen Garden’ event at Headlands with the proceeds going to Polruan
Village Hall of which she is a longstanding
Committee member and past Chairman. PVH Committee is grateful for this,
the latest of many contributions to our
funds from Jean’s garden.
Our next fund-raising event is a Quiz in
the Lugger Inn on the evening of Saturday
13th December, many thanks to Pete and
Elaine for hosting this. The long-delayed
‘Winter Warmer’ Soup & Cake Lunch will
be on Saturday 24th January from 12 to 2
p.m. in the Hall, we hope to see you
there! Also why not ‘Try your Feet @
Strickly’ on February 7th? Details in the
next issue. You will also be pleased to
hear that I have bookings for no fewer
than three ‘Vintage & Hand Made’ Fairs
next year.
Kathryn Hill for PVH Committee
“New Dining room” with fantastic
river views
Breakfast
Morning Coffee
Afternoon Tea
Bar Meals and Specials Board
Don’t forget we are open ev ery day
Lunch 12pm – 3pm
Ev ening 6pm – 9pm
Sunday Roasts also serv ed
Children’s Hospice South West: Little
Harbour
from Lynn Bartlett and ‘bella Tyson
We are very grateful to the Reading Room
committee for allowing us to have book
shelves to display books for sale at all
times. At present, alongside adult books,
there’s a good selection of children’s
Christmas themed books, all at 50p each.
Our book sales have provided us with a
steady income and, with the proceeds of
our table top sale, we were able to donate
£150 specifically to provide a craft day
with a special lunch for the Mum’s who
stay at Little Harbour.
Recently we have received several
donations of lovely books. To make room
we have had a grand stock sort out and
will be taking books that haven’t sold in
the last six months to the CHSW shop.
After the December 2nd sale, our next sale
will be on Tuesday March 3rd.
Our sales of Christmas cards have been
excellent with over £300 being sold to
date.
We were delighted to pass on a generous
cheque to Little Harbour for £500 from
Polruan Theatre Club. Thank you to the
committee for choosing Little Harbour to
benefit and to the backstage crew and
talented actors who entertained everyone
with their sell out run of the very funny
‘Chase Me Up Farndale Avenue, S’il vous
plait’.
On December 13th, Pelynt Male Choir are
presenting an evening at Whitecross
Village Hall at 7.p.m. The proceeds from
this evening of Christmas music will be
shared between Little Harbour and the
prostrate cancer Chestnut Appeal.
Thank you for your continued support; it
is much appreciated by not only us but
those who stay at Little Harbour.
The Pelynt Male Voice Choir
Christmas Carol Concert will be on
Saturday December 13th at
Whitecross Village Hall at 7pm
Admission £5 incl supper
In aid of Little Harbour Children's Hospice
and Prostate Cancer
Research
The proceeds will be split half and half .
Please come and support this popular
event .
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Lanteglos Community Bus
Timetable
St Austell
Trago
Truro
December
2nd & 16th
10th
CANCELLED
January
6th &20th
14th
28th
Please note there will be no scheduled Liskeard
trip on 26th December
With effect from January, if there is passenger
demand the Trago trip will also drop off and
pick up in Liskeard
The bus leaves the main car park at 9.25 then as
requested at Furze Park, Corner, Well,
Greenbank and Ferris Way
To book, please call in at The Lugger or phone
870007 ( please do not phone before 9am)
MEMORIES OF THE POLRUAN
FERRY
from Stephen Lamb
“Keep up, keep up, the tide’ll catch ye!”
The words of Bernard Bate, co-owner of
the Polruan Ferry, in the early 1970s as
he instructed his latest learner driver.
They were loud, delivered within very few
inches of my ear, and still, more than 40
years on, imperishable.
Unlike the present-day boats, the three in
service in the early 1960s were all built of
wood, two with hoods, prosaically named
"Number Four" and "Number Five", and
one without, rather more alluringly christened the "Buoy Bob". The noise of the
two hooded boats was distinctively substantial, each powered by air-cooled Petter
diesel engines which required a slim, vertical exhaust funnel, topped by a bulbous
silencer.
As a child I was an early riser in search of
extramural activity, initially satisfied at
the bakery, but my primary fascination
was the harbour. Arriving for the school
holidays I went straight down to the quay,
not least, naively, to check that the ferry
was still operational after my long absence. The urge to be a boatman grew,
and by my early teens I was bold enough
to offer assistance. Unsurprisingly it was
repeatedly rejected, until eventually Bernard, demonstrably losing patience,
barked at me to board.
No more than two boatmen were required
- one was enough for up to 12 passengers one to drive and the other to "hook up" to
the quays on either side, and collect the
fares. My early apprenticeship was to the
latter role, arriving on the quay at 6.30am,
boarding the small, clinker-built tender
for the senior boatman to scull out,
"washing out and greasing up", before
casting off in readiness for the first trip at
7.00. It was populated exclusively by
those paying the four pence workers' rate
(the standard adult rate was five pence,
children three).
After I'd helped in this way for a while,
Bernard eventually showed me the driving
seat (or rather wooden block) and bellowed: "Get on in there, we'll see what you
can do!" Initially this amounted to pathetically little. An overawed novice, I
recall putting the boat on the Fowey slip,
rather than alongside it. Magnificently,
he saw the humour: "All right, do it your
way, you'll learn soon enough!" Conditions became familiar, not least the spring
tidal rip mid-harbour, which turned the
boat appreciably.
When things went right - and gradually
more often they did - the thrill was in
learning how to anticipate and respond to
the wind and tide. It is most testing in a
south-westerly on the Polruan side, where
the wind blows strongly around the end of
the quay. Bernard drummed in the need
to go in at 45 degrees: "Not like a car!"
When his daughter was married and my
favourite boat was dressed overall for the
occasion, I was overjoyed when he invited
me to join the trip to Fowey for the ceremony, and mind the boat for the duration.
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Joy turned to shocked sadness in 1974,
when I found Bernard ill and hardly able
to work. By Christmas that year he was
dead, of lung cancer, at 49. Fortunately
his co-owner Fred Charman saw in me a
work in progress, arranging a Boatman's
Licence test. How much harder that is
now, I cannot imagine. Then, I took the
boat over to Fowey with Fred to pick up
the deputy harbour master, who came
aboard: "Take the boat around the harbour, alongside the quay and a tug, and
I'll give you a licence." Barely sooner said
than done!
Fred gave me my first-ever pay packet,
although anticipation turned to dismay
when the opened brown envelope revealed
no content of any kind. If I was embarrassed to tell him, the fact that the omission was a mere oversight was evident
from his own reaction. Memories of a
handful of ensuing summers abound. I
bore the oft-posed question: "Who pays the
Ferryman?" asked as though it was funny
and original, with what equanimity I
could muster. Occasionally when I was
below par going alongside, a passenger
told me the bleedin' obvious, which I had
to take on the chin.
Not in the face, as on one Fowey carnival
night, the annual occasion that required
all three boats to run simultaneously. As I
prepared to hook up at Polruan, the looming ferry steps - and quay beyond - filled
with scores of queueing passengers, I felt a
warm, liquid slap on my forehead, coursing on to and off the end of my nose.
Guano aplenty! Cue raucous, uproarious
hilarity among the watching crowd. I
wasn't inclined to reflect it, but what else
could I realistically do?
Given the memories, whenever I step on to
the ferry four decades later it still feels
special. Those early August mornings,
perched on the engine cover looking astern
as we made another trip, seeing the sun
reflected in the harbour and off so many
moored boats as it rose above Pont Creek.
What beauty!
AGE CONCERN
VOLUNTEER HOSPITAL DRIVERS
Should anyone need a driver to take them for a
hospital appointment could they please make
contact with someone from the following list.
DRIVERS
Jinny Garrett
Carol Gripton
Eric & Cynthia Lockeyear
Charles & Lesley Steele
Graham & ‘bella Tyson
Kathryn Hill
Kevin & Andrea Francis
CHARGES
Bodmin
Plymouth
Fowey
Penrice
Hayle
Truro
Liskeard
870792
870407
870144
870452
870221
870953
870405
£10.00
£16.00
£ 4.00
£ 8.00
£ 25.00
£16.00
£10.00
Plus – Ferry fares, bridge tolls and parking costs
The Lugger Inn
The Quay, Po lruan, PL23 1PA
Pete & Elaine welcome yo u
O pe n no o n ti l l 1 1 pm
Food served from 1 2 - 2 . 3 0 & 6-9
Sunday carvery serving lo cal meat
Fresh fish from Looe dayboats
Fo wey estuary m ussels
Common seal in the Fowey Estuary
In the last 12 months Cornwall Seal Group have received exciting records of seals in the
River Fowey at a variety of locations. Thank you to everyone who has sent one in. Some of
these records have included photos and it has become clear that at least one of the seals
seen is really rather special!
Local Cask Ales & Cider
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Most of the seals seen around the Cornish coast are grey seals - a globally rare seal species
and with 38% of the world population, the UK is one of the best places on the planet to see
them!! Less numerous in the UK are common seals. Common seals are occasionally sighted
in Cornwall and appear to co-exist harmoniously with greys often hauling out in close proximity.
Family & do g friendly
The two species can be distinguished from each other from their overall appearance, proportions, size and behaviour. For example common seal fur patterns tend to have spots or
rings as opposed to the blotches found on grey seals. Relatively the head of a common seal
is much smaller in proportion to its body than a grey seal and a common seal head is
shorter, more snub nosed and has a forehead dip, whilst the grey seal head is larger, wider,
longer with a flat or even roman nose profile. Overall common seals are smaller and considerably more athletic and agile than grey seals – for example commons are capable of
leaping from the water and still managing to balance on a large mooring buoy and when
turning round, they can elastically launch their bodies vertically in a banana shape right
off the ground to do a ‘bouncing turn’! Be aware though that seals are very easily disturbed
– they should be left as they are found and flushing them from the land into the sea will
have energy and stress impacts on them as well as potential injury implications.
The Ticket Shop
Generally, common seals do prefer the more sheltered habitats that sandbanks and estuaries such as the Fowey can provide. So it seems the Fowey river has its own common seal
and we need to find out if there is just one common in the Fowey! So, if you see a seal on the
Fowey – please email [email protected] with a date and location and photos are
always a bonus!
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THE CARDBOARD CATHEDRAL
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
Beacon of light in a wasteland
The damage to the old Cathedral
Sent by my brother Colin while touring
New Zealand in April with his wife
Ana in a break from their sailing
adventures in Ithaka. - Janet Downes
Ana and I visited Christchurch a week or
so ago. The city is still suffering badly from
the effects of the earthquake which hit the
Central Business District (CBD)
3 years ago .
Virtually all the buildings were damaged
and have now been completely removed
leaving only those which are repairable
and which have some historical interest.
Thankfully Christchurch Cathedral is one
such building. The eastern gable crumbled
and is now a gaping hole through which
birds fly to and fro. The steeple completely
collapsed as well so the building is a very
sorry sight. Amazingly there was no one
inside when the quake hit although it was
during the day time and peak holiday
time.
Not so lucky were about 130 people who
were killed in the Canterbury TV building
which collapsed completely. The total
death toll was 181 and these are all remembered in a poignant memorial consisting of a congregation of 181 empty, white
painted, chairs all facing the flattened
wasteland which was the CBD.
Now the good news. The chairs also look
towards a shining white prism which rises
from the flat wasteland like a giant beacon. This is the Transitional Cathedral. It
was designed, built, and opened only 2
years after the quake. It is founded on 8 x
40’ steel shipping containers. It’s high
pitched roof seems to reach up to the heavens rising even higher at the eastern end.
The roof is constructed from many cardboard tubes each some 70’ tall and 12”
diameter with a wall thickness of about 1”.
Translucent polycarbonate sheeting covers
the roof allowing light to pour into the
building. Inside the pulpit, font, choir
stalls and the cross above the altar are
also made from cardboard tubes.
The building seats an amazing 700 people
on simple plywood chairs (no pews) which
do have cushions on. The lecturn has been
recovered from the old cathedral and looks
slightly out of place but provides a very
important link with the past.
We arrived at this Cardboard Cathedral,
as it is now commonly known, just before
6pm on a Sunday and were beckoned in to
join in the last prayers and hymn of choral
evensong. What a wonderful feeling; a
building full of light, resonating with the
deep sound of a very beautiful and I think,
electronic, organ, a full choir, and some
600 people praising God. It seems absolutely wonderful and appropriate that this
first building to rise from the ashes is
God’s cathedral.
Roof supports, cardboard tubes
CLOSING DATE
FEB-MAR ISSUE
COPY & L ETTERS
to Sue Shakerley,
Coombeland,
Lanteglos-by-Fowey
PL23 1NL.
[email protected]
PHONE 870211
Or use the letterbox in the porch of
St Saviours Polruan
not later than
14th JANUARY
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Pulpit and cross, cardboard tubes
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Sue Shakerley,
Coombeland,
Lanteglos-by-Fowey PL23 1NL.
[email protected]
PHONE 870211
Or use the letterbox in the porch of
St Saviours Polruan
The Editor welcomes your letters and
contributions however in fairness to others
reserves the right to abbreviate owing to
limited space available.
We regret that anony mous contributions
are not acceptable. Please give your name &
postal address: this will not be published in
full unless you specifically request it.
Christmas Greetings
Sam and Jan Guy send Christmas
Greetings and good wishes for 2015 to all
our friends in the Lanteglos Parish. See
you when we are in Polruan at
Christmas.
Anne Allan is not sending Christmas
Cards this year, but wishes everyone all
the joys of Christmas and in the New
Year good health and happiness
Robin Rollings will not be sending
Christmas Cards this year but would like
to wish all family and friends a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
From Evelyn Montague
21 Greenbank, Polruan
I have now resigned from The Fowey Hospital Committee as I am leaving Polruan
to live in St. Germans to be near my two
sons and my Grandchildren. The Committee is now looking for someone to replace
me and to represent Polruan. It is not a
huge job with about three meetings a year
and the Fete.
I should like to thank Fowey Hospital and
the Fowey Lions for all the help they have
given me. Also Hilary Saunder, Yvonne
Menear, Viv Roper, Kath Welsh for all
their help collecting donations during the
last 14 years. And all the organisations
who have given including Sue & Rob
Sainsbury; Tom's & Sons; Polruan Stores;
Crumpets. The Post Office, The Luggar
Inn. Thank you all.
I will let you have my address in St. Germans when I have it but meanwhile I
would like to say how much I have loved
being back in Polruan , which is the place
of my birth - right opposite St. Saviour's
Church, and I will be back from time to
time.
Lanteglos Pa rish Pos t
Ha ve your Chris tmas Ca rds deli vered
any where in the Pa rish for Cha ri ty.
20p per Ca rd. In aid of the Motor
Neuron disease Associa tion.
And don't forget - last da te Sunda y
December 14th
Thank you
Colin Dolphin of the Winklepicker,
sends big hearty thank you to all friends
and family for the wonderful cards and
messages of good wishes.
Joan Simpson and all the family
would like to thank The Fowey River Lions for choosing the Motor Neurone Disease Association for their triathlon charity, raising a wonderful £2000. and to
everyone who supported the family and
donated on that day. We collected £710 amazing.
To everyone who took part in the (BRR !)
Ice Bucket Challenge, the Paul Scholes
football shirt, another £716. The Just
Giving account stands at £4600. With the
previous donations this year the amount
altogether is approx £11000.
What a wonderful amount to research this
very cruel disease. So on behalf of Gayle.
Milo and out families THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
Stop Press - Another donation from
Woman's Hour of £145 and a wonderful
donation from a local family of £120.
POLRUAN STORE
14 Fore Street Polruan PL23 1PQ Tel: 01726 870477
Email: kiki @ polruanstore.com
Fresh bakery products daily
Croissants, pains au chocolat & Danish pastries cooked in-store to order
Cornish quality meat from Richard Kittow & Sons
Fresh fruit & vegetables daily (Local when available)
~ groceries ~ off licence ~ cold meats
Roddas’s Cornish creams & milk
Cornish & Continental Cheeses ~ Deli selection ~ traditional cakes
Newspapers & magazines ~ photo developing service
Paypoint agent: electric key top up/TV licence/
mobile phone top up/bill payments, etc.
All debit & credit cards accepted ~ ATM cash withdrawals
Home deliveries by arrangement on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
PHONE OR EMAIL YOUR ORDER FOR DELIVERY OR COLLECTION
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& VEGETABLES, RESERVED FOR YOU DAILY
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Fowey Library & One Stop Shop
Polruan WI
from Chris Cox
At the October meeting, our Harvest Festival, we had a Produce Auction and a
bring and share buffet with mulled wine
and a talk about the War Memorial by
Helen Doe. The turn out for the meeting
was small but those that were there enjoyed it. Helen talked about the people
mentioned on the memorial and the lives
lost in WW1 and WW2 and the devastating losses suffered by the families left
behind. She said how important it was to
preserve the Memorial for future generations as a reminder of what our ancestors
did for our country and for us.
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For a free quote call or text Alan
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Happy to call you back
The November meeting on the 13th was
one of the best turn-outs of WI members
and visitors. This was due to the fact that
the talk was by the Rev John Halkes
about' The Newlyn School and Followers'
and the fact that for 12 years he was Polruan's Vicar.. He gave us a wonderful
insight into the era of art in Newlyn and
how both the progress of the railways and
the source of light helped to bring more
would be artists to the area. Some of the
slides he showed us were beautifully presented and together with the talk made
the whole experience hugely enjoyable.
The Polruan WI would like to urge all
ladies in the area to come and "try us out".
You will be made very welcome and you do
not need to be a member. You can get
involved or not as you like, and are most
welcome to come and listen to the occasional guest speaker who appeals to you.
Our meetings for the New Year are as
follows:January 8th 2.30pm Sian Hill 'Working
with willow'. A talk on how to make a
willow item and take it home. Competition 'A willow basket'.
February 12th. 2.30pm Jenny Edrich
'Travels of a Botanist'. Competition 'A
Winter Flower'.
March 12th The WI AGM. No guest
speaker. No competition.
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Memory Café – Thursdays 4th & 18th
December, 15th & 29th January 2-4pm
Fowey Readers’ Group – Fridays 19th
December & 30th January 10.30-11.30
Fowey History Group – Fridays 19th December & 16th January 2pm
Craft Group – Tuesday 27th January 24pm
Cornwall Carers – Ruth will be here on
Friday 30th January 1-3pm
Sing & Sign (0-2 years old) – Fridays 2nd,
9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th January 10-10.45
We’re asking different readers to write a
few lines about their love of reading:
Judith Taylor writes - I don’t know about
you but whenever a list for a book prize
appears, I think, “I’ll read those and make
my own choice”. Consequently, when the
long and shortlists for the Booker were
published, I searched the Library
Catalogue and there they all were,
Including orders for the yet-to-be
published titles. Very impressive. So, don’t
just read the winner, have a look at the
runners-up and see if you agree with the
judges. My favourite: ‘The narrow Road to
the Deep North’ by Richard Flanagan.
Looking for space for a meeting? We have
2 Meeting Rooms upstairs at Fowey Library which are both available for hire
whilst we are open and when we are
closed. Sessions are charged per morning,
afternoon or evening session – please
contact us for details. We have a car park
with ample parking, a lift, and disabled
toilets on both floors and a small kitchen
upstairs with water heater, fridge and
microwave.
Par Library now has a Computer Buddy
but we still need one to help out at Fowey
Library to help customers log on to the
Public Network PCs, access the internet
and email accounts, provide guidance on
other software and applications, print
from the Public Network PCs, use IT
hardware including the photocopier and
scanner and access Library and Council
websites and online services. If you think
you can help do please get in touch.
We are also hoping to run a third Ipad
course in the New Year at Fowey Library.
Please get in touch if you would be
interested in attending.
Don’t forget you can reserve 6 books free
of charge if you reserve via the library
website - why not stock up on your
favourite authors (or try somebody new!)
for those winter evenings (and for any
spare time you might have over the
Christmas period!)
Vicky, Helen, Pauline, Ali and Tim would
like to wish you a very Happy Christmas
and New Year.
Our opening hours are: Monday CLOSED,
Tuesday 9.30-5.00, Wednesday CLOSED,
Thursday 9.30–5, Friday 9.30–5, Saturday
CLOSED
Please note we shall be closed at Fowey
Library on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th
December and Thursday 1st January and
Friday 2nd January.
Fowey Library & One Stop Shop, Caffa
Mill House, 2 Passage Lane, Fowey, PL23
1JS. Tel: 0300 1234 111. Email:
fowey.library@cornwall .gov.uk
Miyo’s time in Polruan
POLRUAN PANTO
Would you like to help backstage
with;
COS TUMES,
PROPS
MAKE-UP
SET CONS TRUCTION
SET PAINTING
LIGHTING
SOUND
or FRONT OF HOUSE/BAR?
Many young people and adults will
remember, with affection, Fumiyo Inaba, a
young Japanese lady who came to
England to experience and learn about our
education system at the end of the 1980’s.
Miyo, as she asked to be called, lived in
Fore Street with Polruan School’s then
cook, Anne, and came to school every day.
Her gentle, kind nature soon made her
popular with the children. They learnt
much about her culture and traditions and
she taught them some of her national
language; origami was particularly
popular! Supported by parcels from her
Japanese employers she treated children,
staff and parents to a traditional tea
ceremony dressed in a beautiful kimono.
Miyo soon found herself invited to
Birthday parties, family meals and even a
visit to the theatre. A particular favourite
was to join in with the Brownies at their
weekly meetings. Miyo loved Christmas
and enjoyed late night shopping in
Plymouth where she was particularly
thrilled to see Father Christmas riding
through the streets on a stage coach.
After six months Miyo set off to Gloucester
to stay with former Polruan teacher
Sharon Cann and attend college to master
English shorthand and typing. Following
that she embarked on a solo tour of
Britain. We were all so pleased when she
returned to Polruan in time for our
regatta and to meet with the children
again before returning to Japan.
Miyo returned to Polruan briefly in 1993
to tell us of her impending marriage and
to give good wishes to our retiring
headteacher Mrs. Rawle.
Every ensuing year, at Christmas, Miyo
has sent a generous and well received
parcel of goodies to the children of Polruan
School.
This year Miyo would like to send
Christmas and New Year greetings to
those who made her stay in Polruan so
special.
Lanteglos Age Concern
Christmas Lunch
Our Christmas Lunch will be held on
Monday 8th December at Whitecross Village Hall. this is always a popular event,
and all residents aged 60 and over are
cordially invited to attend. Please contact
Linda Harrison on 870600 to book.
Christmas Vouchers
We shall again be sending our Christmas
Vouchers this year to all residents aged 70
and over. If you have now reached the age
of 70, or know anyone who has, please
contact Linda on 870600 to make sure you
are included on the list ! Vouchers are
redeemable up to January 31st with the
following retailers:Bartletts (TV and radio) Fowey
D. Libby (milkman)
R. Palmer(Coal Merchant)
The Russell Inn
The Lugger, Polruan
The Old Ferry Inn, Bodinnick
Crumpets
Crumpets Too
Polruan Store(Supermarket)
The Winklepicker
Community Bus
If so, contact either Wendy Tomlin (870666)
or Tony Cottrell (870794)
Polruan Regatta and Children’s
Sports from the committee
N. NUTLAND ELECTRICAL
We’re looking forward to our Christmas
activities for the children, firstly the
traditional party for the children aged
from birth to seven on December 13th.
Father Christmas has agreed to fit a visit
in his busy schedule and Timbo is coming
with his magic show to entertain us.
The older children of the Parish are off to
the Hall For Cornwall to see the
pantomime Robin Hood on January 4th.
The Coal Wharf Christmas tree will be put
in place and illuminated on Sunday
December 7th.
The committee wish everyone a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
REWIRES, EXTRA SOCKETS, LIGHTING,
PERIODIC INSPECTION & TESTING
REPAIRS
Fowey River Lions Club
from Tony Bartlett
Fowey River Lions Club will once again be
accompanying Father Christmas as he
tours the village on Monday 8th December
starting at 6.00.p.m. at Bodinnick.
We are delighted to announce that the
proceeds from the 29th Fowey River
Triathlon allowed us to present the Motor
Neurone Disease Association with a cheque
for £2,000. Collections and sponsorship of
Team Gayle Force were in addition to this
total.
The 30th Fowey River Triathlon will take
place on Sunday 20th September 2015.
Entry forms and details can be found at
www.foweyrivertri.com
The members of Fowey River Lions Club
send good wishes for Christmas and the
New Year and thank you for your
continued support.
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Lanteglos-by-Fow ey Parish Council
Chairman’s Report November 2014
The Council:
Council Meetings: The Council meets each month both in Polruan and at Whitecross
and we are always pleased to see members of the public at these meetings.
We value your comments and questions so please keep attending, and make any point
that concerns you during the time allowed for public participation prior to the
commencement of the Council meeting. This is the time when you can raise points about
items on the agenda. Most meetings take place on the last Monday of every month but
when we meet at Whitecross this changes to a Tuesday.
The next meeting of the Council will be on
Monday, 24th November, at the WI Hall, Polruan.
The December meeting takes place on Monday, 15th at the WI Hall, Polruan.
Parish Clerk: At the October meeting the Council bade Goodbye to
Mr Iain Mylchreest, who has acted as temporary Clerk for six months. During that
time he proved himself to be well worthy of the trust we put in him and we value his wise
counsel, advice and hard work. Now that he has departed for Devon and crossed the
Tamar we wish him and Linda well for their future. We shall miss you.
Cllr Helen Doe: has resigned as Councillor with effect from the October meeting.
We wish her well in the future and thank her for her dedication to the work of the Council
and support for our efforts since being elected in May 2013.
Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP): A letter of invitation was sent to 37
businesses and other organisations in the parish and it was pleasing to see so many of you
at a well-attended meeting held on 4th November. I should like to thank you all for your
interest in this project which should incorporate as many of your views on the future of
the parish as is possible. John Adams led the meeting and provided us with a brief
insight into the Neighbourhood Plan. Cornwall Council has presented the Parish Council
with a comprehensive pack of documents explaining the 5 key stages of the NP as follows:
Stage 1……..Defining the plan
Stage 2……..Preparing the plan
Stage 3……..Independent check
Stage 4……..Community Referendum
Stage 5……..Legal Force
The public were informed this was a preliminary meeting/open forum and were then
invited to discuss ideas/concerns for the future development of the Parish for the next two
decades.
Points/Topics raised were second homes, retail outlets, future employment and building
development. However it was explained to the public the main criterion is that of
designing a Planning Envelope for future construction, with the possibility to re-define
the Conservation Areas of the Parish.
The meeting was considered to be a success by Parishioners present and the next meeting
to take place should use a computerised presentation, i.e., PowerPoint, to display a large
mapping system and incorporating the CC Neighbourhood Planning documents on a large
viewable screen. The date of the next meeting is to be decided. Thank you to John Adams
for organising.
Website: The Parish website continues to attract visitors to the site where you can find
local information, parish council minutes and other documents. All businesses who
operate in the parish are invited to advertise there for £25 pa which goes towards the
upkeep of the website. All not for profit organisations can promote themselves free.
The new and important upgrade to the site of the addition of an Events diary continues to
be popular. Go to the website to add your event.
It is a free facility for use by the Parish: www.lanteglosbyfowey.org.uk
Lanteglos-in-Bloom: Brendon Green has been planted with two boats with everything
donated. Thank you to Toms’ Yard for the paint, Julian Shakerley for the topsoil, Vic
Trueman for the second boat, Mr & Mrs Wilson for the two plant pots, Duchy Nursery for
the plants and Cheryl Woodcock for the bulbs. We will be organising a village tidy and
more planting soon. Please get in touch if you would like to get involved. Thank you to all
the volunteers who made this happen and to Adrian Fisher for organising.
PCSO Dave Evans advised us at the October meeting that there had been 3 crimes
reported this month in the Parish, a slight increase on the previous year, but, year on
year the crime level has fallen and continues to fall across Cornwall.
The 3 crimes were theft of fuel from a boat, theft of scaffolding from a farm and one of
criminal damage to property. PCSO Evans also reminded everyone about ensuring the
fuel oil tanks are secured to prevent theft which tends to happen over the winter period.
Questions were invited and prior to departure PCSO Evans indicated if anyone had any
questions or issues they were always contactable by website and 101.
Polruan Quay Toilets: The Town Trust has made a generous grant to the Council to
assist in keeping this facility open for residents and visitors during the winter months.
With Cllr Edwina Hannaford’s support representatives of the Parish Council, together
with representatives of the Town Trust and Cornwall Council will meet together to set in
place a realistic longer term proposal and legally binding agreement on how the facility
will be run and maintained. It is our aim and intent to keep these facilities open.
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War Memorial: A separate report prepared by the War Memorial Committee on the
results of the survey are included below.
A request has been made to the Parish Council that a few ambiguities in the preamble to
the survey should be clarified. These are: The comment about burial rights may have
given the impression that the right of parishioners to burial in the churchyard is a recent
one whilst this right has existed in Common Law for at least 800 years.
The War Memorial in the churchyard, under Faculty Jurisdiction (the Church’s planning
regulations) has the same permissions and obligations as any other memorial, headstone,
gravestone, tablet or any other approved memorial.
To maintain eligibility for a Heritage Lottery Fund grant, it has been necessary to invite
tenders to repair the memorial and surround only from approved conservation masons.
Costings for the refurbishment are now available for the PC to consider and will provide a
target for the community to raise the money to ensure a successful refurbishment.
War Memorial Survey Results:
the results derived from the questionnaire are as follows:
83
Parishioners responded
Do you know the current location of the War Memorial?
81
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Yes.
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Do you think the Memorial should be improved in its current location
64
Yes.
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No.
5
No answer.
Do you think the Memorial should be moved to a more publicly visible location?
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Yes.
67
No.
3
Gave a different answer.
For the record returns received via:
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37
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Cleaning, Cooking, Shopping
Sewing Gifts … and more!
Hard copy.
On-line survey.
Email to Parish Clerk.
The Parish Council would like to thank all those who responded and have provided a clear
mandate for the Parish Council to take this community project forward. A special thanks is
due to those members of the community who provided many interesting and imaginative
ways of how we might remember those men better and these will be published on the Parish Council web site.
Meanwhile thank you for your support and please continue to come to our meetings as we
value your input.
Dr Pat Moore, Chairman
Tel: 01726 870340
Email addresses for the Parish Council
[email protected],uk
[email protected]
Polruan Holidays
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maintained exclusive FIVE STAR
and GOLD AW ARD winning
camping and caravanning park,
with no overcrowding and wellspaced pitches, no club or evening
entertainment on site just peace
and qui et, all within a splendid
unique location of outstanding
natural beauty surrounded by
National Trust and farmland, with
the most fantastic panoramic
breath-taking sea views.
Also Holiday Caravans for
sale & for hire
Free Wi-Fi now available
Web:
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Planning Applications received by Lanteglos-by-Fowey Parish Council
PA14/06894 – Application for erection of an agricultural livestock shed. 2 Bodinnick
Heights Fowey. RESOLVED to support the application.
PA14/07682 – Application for work to trees within a Conservation Area namely to remove
one Pine tree. 52A Fore Street Polruan Fowey. For information only.
PA14/08312 – Part demolition and rebuilding of existing dwelling to include raise in ridge
height and dormer windows to accommodate loft rooms (amended proposal following
approval PA13/01576). 77 Fore Street Polruan Fowey. Application supported.
PA14/07468 – Demolish/Remove existing external cladding to Bathroom area and replace
with timber shiplap to match that (in design but not colour) of adjoining building.
The Winkle Picker The Quay Polruan Fowey. RESOLVED to support the application.
PA14/09088 Proposed extension and remodelling of existing dwelling, 1 Barrs Close Old
Road Bodinnick Fowey. RESOLVED not to object and to support as long as all the design
considerations in the application are carried out.
Planning Results received from Cornwall Council
PA14/05808 Approved - Two storey side extension and loft conversion at Trefurze Park Polruan.
PA14/06894 Approved - Erection of an agricultural livestock shed at 2 Bodinnick Heights
PA14/07682 Approved - Work to trees at 52A Fore St Polruan
PA14/08312 Approved - Part demolition and rebuild to include raising ridge height and dormer
windows and new vehicular access and parking at 77 Fore St Polruan.
PA14/05346 Granted - Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use as a dwelling house at
The Retreat, Lanteglos Highway.
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KOOL KIDZ FUN KLUB
More problems at Dawlish
Apologies to anyone who turned up to
Polruan Village Hall for the planned
Cream Tea on Saturday 25th October and
found no-one there. Early in the week
leading up to the date, and before I had
done the posters, I saw that there was a
Coffee Morning that same morning! Now
those who come to a Cream Tea and those
who come to a Coffee Morning are mainly
the same people and no-one is likely to
attend two such events on the same day,
so cancelling seemed the only sensible
option. However the Cream Tea will now
take place on SUNDAY February 1st from
3 p.m. in Polruan Village Hall – we hope
to see you there.
With the main rail line closed again last month due to storm damage, Neill
Mitchell, reminds us that this is a problem for which a credible solution was developed in the 1930s
The number of youngsters attending the
younger section of the Kool Kidz Fun Klub
is quite low, and is down to 2 or 3 some
weeks which is not viable, nor is it much
fun! So we have decided to amalgamate
back into one group which is how we
started off. Kool Kidz Fun Klub will now
run from 6 – 7.30 p.m. and is for school
children up to and including Year 7. This
new arrangement will start with our
Christmas Party on December 5th. During
this term there have been various art
challenges which will be judged and prizes
presented at the party. Parents and other
family members are invited to attend –
there will be mulled wine and mince pies
for you as well as the party food for the
children.
Dave, our PCSO came to the meeting on
September 26th but was unfortunately
called away on an emergency before the
older group started. Eight KKFK members/Young Leaders came to the ‘K KFK
Extra’ to decorate St Saviour for Harvest
and did a great job – pictures are still up
in St Saviour in one of the windows, do go
and have a look. The weather was ideal
for our ‘Night Hike’ which the National
Trust kindly organised as usual, and we
all had a wonderful time; the junior section also enjoyed their ‘Scavenge Hunt’ on
the same night. On November 7th we had
a ‘Bonfire Night’ theme. After enjoying
hot dogs and hot chocolate with mini
marshmallows, we then toasted marshmallows over a fire in a metal ‘fire pit’ on
the verandah – great fun! By the time you
read this we will also have enjoyed our
annual ‘Christmas Crafts & Cooking’
night.
Next year Holiday Club will be from Monday 24th August to Thursday 27th August,
this is the week between Fowey Regatta
and Polruan Regatta – please note this
date in your diary if you or your children
are usually involved.
KKFK meetings in December/January are:
December 5 th Christmas Party and
Awards Night
·
January 16 th and 30th
Remember that these are at the new
time of 6 – 7.30 p.m. for all!
Kathryn Hill for KKFK Leaders
Today, we might perhaps be wondering if the hapless spirit of King Canute has returned to
taunt us once more! For, despite Network Rail’s repeated assurances concerning protection
of the Great Western main line from the ravages of the sea at Dawlish, some 109 miles of
the solitary arterial railway serving the Devon and Cornwall peninsula west of Exeter are
– yet again – completely isolated from the UK’s InterCity rail network.
This is totally unacceptable. In the 21st century, the economic and social resilience of an
EU region’s strategic rail connectivity should not remain exposed, year upon year, to the
vagaries of a “Fair Weather Railway”? An economic artery whose services may be
terminated or interrupted at short notice, merely by the effects of wind and wave, landslips
or engineering works?
Something must surely be done! Well, unfortunately, since its closure on May 6, 1968, we
no longer have the storm contingency option of diversion of services along the former
LSWR/Southern main line to Waterloo via Okehampton. So, maybe that “Something” has
to begin simply with the drawing of a line upon the map? A line to delineate the route
which an inevitable future deviation of the Great Western Main line will have to follow
and, hence, to germinate into DfT/Network Rail’s regional and rail infrastructure
investment priorities over the coming years.
This is not a new idea. Indeed, just such a deviation has been mapped previously, backed
by the force of statute and known as the “Dawlish Avoiding Line”. It was the product of
pre-war surveying, civil engineering, rail operational and marketing expertise of the most
accomplished of all regional rail companies – the Great Western Railway (GWR).Planning
of the Dawlish Avoiding Line (DAL) dates from the year 1935, at a time when the national
rail network was ailing amid the global economic recession. Discussions between HM
Treasury and the then “Big Four” Railway Companies duly led to an agreed programme of
rail enhancement works to be instigated nationwide, all for completion by January 1, 1941.
The funding mechanism was set out in a document dated November 13, 1935, signed by the
then Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain. The Treasury would establish an
independent special purpose vehicle finance company, backed by a government loan guarantee limited to £26.5million. The GWR was empowered to draw upon “eleven fifty-third
parts” of that facility, to support the numerous projects it had submitted for inclusion in
the agreement. Principal amongst these, featuring as just a single line in the Treasury
agreement (First Schedule, Part 1, Clause 2) read: “Construction of a new deviation line
from Dawlish Warren to Newton Abbot” .
This led rapidly to the GWR planning the 16-mile DAL in minute detail, down to the level
of drainage culverts and pedestrian accesses, culminating after consultations in the sponsorship of two enabling Bills through Parliament.
First to reach the Statute Book was the Great Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act
1936 in which the DAL is cited as “Railway No 1” (amongst several listed). The legislative
authority was summarised as being for a railway extending to 8 miles 6 furlongs and
1 chain in length, from Newton Abbot (deviating near the rail bridge over the Hackney
Canal Channel) and re-joining the main line at a point 62 chains north of Dawlish Warren
station (alongside the River Exe Estuary).
This legislation was followed and amended by the supplementary Great Western Railway
Act 1937 in which the deviation featured as “Railway No 2” and extending the route further north (past Kenton and Powderham) to Exminster. It added another 7 miles 3 furlongs
and 7 chains of new railway, commencing with a junction outside Dawlish on the initial
deviation route (authorised earlier by the 1936 Act) and terminating close to Exminster by
a junction with the main line at a point 5 chains south of a bridge carrying Milbury Lane
over the line.
The surveyors’ markers were then set in place early in 1939 with a view to work
commencing during the summer. But, in September, Hitler invaded Poland prompting the
onset of the Second World War, followed later – in 1947 – by the nationalisation of the
railways. Work was never restarted and BR subsequently sold the purchased land in the
1950s, and the construction powers of the associated Act of Parliament lapsed in 1999.
There are now proposals to reopen the line from Tavistock to Bere Alston for a through
service to Plymouth. Network Rail are also considering reopening the Tavistock to
Okehampton and Exeter section of the line as an alternative to the coastal route.
The object of re-routing of the line would be to ensure resilient, all-weather high speed
InterCity rail passenger and through freight services, west of Exeter onward to and from
Penzance – consigning regional dependency upon the “Fair Weather Railway” to history.
Neill Mitchell is an independent regional transport analyst based in the Westcountry
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Christmas Fare
Christmas Spiced
Chocolate Cake
A Nigella recipe with a delicious topping
For the cake
150g chopped dark chocolate
150g soft butter
6 large eggs
250g granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
100g ground almonds
1 tsp cinnamon
1 pinch ground cloves
zest of 1 clementine or Satsuma
4 tsps instant espresso powder
minute or so and begin to caramelize before adding the almonds. Stir everything
together and occasionally tip the pan to
keep it all moving. You want the liquid to
disappear and the nuts to look shiny and
be coated thinly in a fragrant orange
scented toffee. Remove to a plate and cool.
Transfer the cake to a plate and scatter
with the almonds. Remember this cake is
intense and elegant within but has a
rather ramshackle rustic appearance on
the outside.
Serve with whipped cream, possibly with a
little Cointreau or Grand Marnier added.
The cake without the topping can be made
ahead and stored in an airtight container
for up to 3 days, or frozen for up to a
month.
For the topping
Juice of 1 clementine or Satsuma
15g butter
1 tbs caster sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
50g flaked almonds
Parmesan Shortbreads
Take everything you need out of the
fridge to bring it to room temperature,
most importantly the eggs. Preheat the
Perfect with drinks and the dough can be
made ahead and kept in the fridge for up
to 3 days.
oven to 180°C/Gas 4/350° F. Butter and
line the sides and bottom of a 9” springform tin.
Melt the chocolate and butter together in
a bowl over simmering water and set
aside to cool slightly.
Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla together
until thick, pale and moussy. They
should have at least doubled in volume,
even tripled. Gently fold in the ground
almonds, cinnamon, cloves, clementine
zest and espresso powder, taking care not
to lose the air you have whisked in. Finally pour and scrape in the melted
chocolate and butter, folding gently
again.
Pour into the prepared tin ad bake for 3540 mins, by which time the top should be
firm and the underneath still a bit gooey.
Remove from the oven and place on a
wire rack to cool completely.
Topping: Put the clementine juice, butter, sugar and cinnamon into a small,,
preferably non-stick frying pan and melt
everything together. Let it sizzle for a
150g plain flour
75g grated parmesan
100g soft unsalted butter
1 large egg yolk
Mix all the ingredients together – using
bowl and spoon, electric mixer or food
processor as wished – until a golden dough
begins to form a clump. Turn it onto a
work surface and knead for about 30 seconds until smooth, then divide into two.
Take the first half and roll into a cylinder,
as uniform as possible, about 3cm in diameter. Make sure the ends are flat too.
Roll in clingfilm and put in fridge. Repeat
with the other half and allow to rest in
fridge for 45 mins. Meanwhile heat oven
to 180°C/gas 4/350° F.
Cut dough into slices about 1cm thick,
arrange on baking sheet lined with baking
parchment and bake for 15-20 mins until
pale gold.
Leave to cool before eating.
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Red S easonal Salad
A new take on using up the cold turkey.
Another from Nigella.
500g cold cooked turkey, shredded
2 red chillies
1 clove garlic
2 tbs caster sugar
3 tsps rice wine vinegar
Juice of 1 lime
4 tbs thai fish sauce
3 tbs vegetable oil
1 red onion
black pepper
700g red cabbage
250g radishes
5 tbs chopped fresh coriander
Finely chop the chillies with or without
seeds depending on how hot you like it,
and drop them in the largest bowl you
have, then mince in the garlic. Add the
sugar, vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce and
vegetable oil.
Peel and finely slice the red onion into
half moons and add to the mixture in the
bowl, grind over some black pepper and
leave to steep for 15 mins, making sure
everything’s immersed in the astringent
liquid.
Add the shredded turkey and leave to
marinate for a further 15 mins.
Shred the red cabbage as finely as you
can and add to the bowl. Cut the radishes into 8 segments rather as you
would open an orange. (This way you get
more crunch and more red in each slice
than if you cut them in fine rounds.
Mix the cabbage and radishes into the
bowl with the steeped turkey in its oniony dressing (which is why you needed
the big bowl) and toss together very well.
Work through about half the fresh coriander and sprinkle the remaining half on
top of the salad when you turn it out
onto a plate or serving dish.
Christmas when I was young
by Mavis R. Cocks
I’m 80 years old now but I can most vividly
remember the lovely Christmas times
when I was young. Not many things were
shop-bought then like they are today. Our
mothers made all of it themselves,
mincemeat, Christmas puddings and
cakes, ginger wine etc. Even the apples
used to be picked and laid out on
newspapers and stored for winter use.
For weeks before the actual Christmas our
homes were filled with the most delicious
smells, especially when it was saffron cake
that was being baked. We children helped
by cutting up the peel - no sharp knives
though - and stoning the raisins (all
bought ready to use now). We grated the
nutmeg and what a lovely smell that was.
We helped stir the mixture and always
made a wish. My mother always made a
“taster” when she made the Christmas
puddings and I remember my brother Eric
and myself used to race home after school
for the first slice of this “taster”.
Our saffron cake was delicious and I can
remember staying down quite late with my
mother and watching her turn the big stug
of cake around in front of the coal fire so
that with the evenly distributed heat the
yeast in the cake would work and made
the cake mixture rise. She wouldn’t go to
bed till that happened. The mixture was
so rich you could have eaten it as it was,
but of course it was to be cooked. A most
delicious smell and taste.
We never bought a tree. My father would
pull up Pont way in his boat and get a
holly one and this was always tied to the
ceiling. We children made most of the
decorations to go on it and of course there
were the apples and little sugar mice to tie
on as well. I believe oranges were rather
more awkward. Our stockings were really
clean worn ones and in the toe was always
an orange and apple and nuts and some
sweets and then one or two much
appreciated games and toys.
We all went to Church or Chapel over the
Christmas period and we all learnt the
Christmas story at Sunday School and day
school. Like today’s children we all loved
the carols. However, the memory I have of
carols when I was a child is that of my
father with lots of Polruan men going all
around the district Christmas Eve singing
carols and finishing at the Corner in
Polruan and it is from those times that
Polruan people adopted Rolling
Downwards as their own carol.
We didn’t have expensive presents.
I remember my maternal grandmother
gave her many grand-children a silver
three-penny bit. My other grandmother
bought her grand-children a little Christmas hankie from Mrs Congdon’s shop.
I can remember going in to this shop,
which was next to my Gran’s, and choosing
these little hankies. And we loved it all
however little it may seem today.
It is wonderful I’m sure that today
Christmas poultry can be bought months
before Christmas and put in a freezer
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along with the puddings and mince pies
and cakes and gateaux - but oh my!
Where are all the lovely smells gone and
the excitement and how can you slip
eagerly looked for little coins and charms
into that tightly wrapped Christmas
pudding? Such magic seems to be gone.
Lanteglos Parish News December 1996
Memories of Polruan
by Mavis R. Cocks
Over the years the late
Mavis Cocks provided
us all with a wonderful
insight into life in this
Parish before, during
and after the second
world war through her
regular articles in the
Lanteglos Parish News.
She contributed to practically every issue
of the Lanteglos Parish News for 14 years
and this book collects together her articles
forming a unique record of life in this
parish.
The perfect gift for anyone who loves
Polruan
The last 30 copies of her 104 pages of
Memories of Polruan are now
available - £6.50 incl p&p UK
(Cheques to be made payable to
Lanteglos PCC )
From Lanteglos Parish News
1 St Saviours Hill, Polruan, Cornwall
PL23 1PR
OCEAN ONE
COME AND VISIT OUR
GORGEOUS SHOP
SELLING A
SELECTION OF BEAUTIFUL
AND
UNUSUAL LADIES
CLOTHES, SHOES AND
ACCESSORIES
INCLUDING
PENNY BLACK, HARTFORD,
DES PETITS HAUTS ETC
& BOOTS AND SHOES BY
MANAS AND RIVA
Open Mon-Sat 10.30-5.30
JUDY KERR
from Roberta, Joanna, Mark & Paul and families
at BLUE MILL,STATION ROAD,
FOWEY, CORNWALL PL23 1DF
Following Judy’s funeral we wanted to record our thanks to all of those who attended and
sent their condolences. We were truly touched by the many messages we received.
Polruan had been our parent’s home for nearly 30 years but with rapidly failing health
Judy recently moved closer to us in Guildford, where she and Alex lived and brought us up
before retiring to Polruan.
Unfortunately it was not possible for Judy to say her own goodbyes but we wanted to do so
on her behalf and to say a heartfelt and deeply meant thank you to the Polruan Community
for the help and support you gave to Judy in recent times but also when our father Alex
died in 2000.
Over the years that support has meant a very great deal to us; “the family”. With 250 miles
or more between us and our parents, it gave us great comfort to know that they were being
looked out for by Polruan’s finest.
We think you should all feel very proud of the fact that you have a community in the true
sense of the word with caring and sharing at its heart.
We know that when Judy and Alex first moved to Polruan they were made very welcome
and quickly got involved in community activities, with amateur dramatics being a particular favourite. They also took their turn in running errands and providing lifts to others who
needed a little help and were also active and regular Church goers. In fact they thoroughly
enjoyed contributing to and being a part of the Polruan community.
When Alex died Judy found life very difficult. But with your collective help and support and
some very special friendships, and despite her regularly heard mantra “I want to join Alex”,
she wanted to stay living in Polruan. This made it so much easier for “the family” to feel
comfortable about her decision and to visit with the grandchildren as often as possible and
enjoy Polruan ourselves.
We did our best to provide Judy with all the help she needed balanced against her strong
desire to live independently in Polruan. However, with deteriorating health this became
ever more difficult even with the herculean efforts of her friends and neighbours.
We know that in recent times our Mother was not always the easiest or most diplomatic of
people, but we loved her dearly none the less.
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supporting Judy in recent times.
Thank you very much Polruan for all your love and support it meant a very great deal to
Judy (and Alex) and it meant a very great deal to us.
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The Artist Annie Walke (nee Fearon) –
To Polruan
Part 2(Part 1 was published in the last
issue)
Annie was educated at Cheltenham Ladies
College. During the 1800s young ladies
were expected to be accomplished musicians
and artists, with drawing and painting being regarded as important social skills. Annie and her next younger sister Hilda were
close in age and both became artists but
their artistic training and development
differed markedly. Of the two sisters, Hilda
appears to have been the more outgoing and
to be definitely the leader with respect to
their painting, she having developed the
interest and studied it whilst at school.
When the sisters subsequently went to
Dresden, Hilda studied Art there (from1897
to 1899) whereas Annie studied Music and
the pianoforte. Hilda then attended the
Slade School of Art (1899-1904) but it is
thought that Annie's development as an
artist was slower following several years
behind her sister. Annie attended London
School of Art and Chelsea School of Art
during which time she studied under Sir
Frank Brangwyn (1867 – 1956), Sir William
Nicholson (1872-1940), Augustus John
(1878- 1961) and Sir William Orpen 18781931).
As will be seen Annie was actually about
the same age as some of her teachers and
maybe this was part of the reason she
adopted her baptism date, 1888, as her
birth date: it was also more in keeping with
the birth of some of her fellow students at
the London School of Art such as Gladys
Hynes and Nina Hamnett. This appears to
have been an influential period of her life as
Annie is typically described as wearing a
long brown cloak as might be seen in an
Augustus John painting. Whereas Bernard
Walke's appearance is well known from
photographs and paintings there is no similar record of Annie's appearance: In the only
photograph of her seen so far, probably
when she was about 40 years old, she is
wearing a similar style of dress/coat, has
dark black hair drawn to a bun at the nape
of her neck. Her appearance there is similar
to images of her sister Hilda and consistent
with the description by their friend, the
artist, Laura Knight that Bernard and Annie were both 'long and thin'.
came to Polruan where Bernard Walke
records in ‘Twenty Years at St Hilary’ that
she had a studio in a ‘sail loft overlooking
the harbour’. Unfortunately so far its location and the dates she utilised it are not
known, but it would certainly have been
used between late1911 after she and Bernard Walke married and early 1913 when
they left Polruan for St Hilary.
Maybe that studio or another in Polruan
was used by Annie at an earlier date, particularly because sometime between 1907
and 1909 her sister Hilda left St Ives and
moved to Chelsea in London as mistress of
her tutor Algernon Talmage leaving Annie
without that link and base in Cornwall.
Such a studio and Annie's presence then
in Polruan may only have been 'seasonal'
because it appears that, until the time of
her marriage, Annie still maintained a
studio in London: Annie's address is recorded as ' lA Carlyle Studios, Kings-road,
Chelsea, S.W.' when her painting 'A Little
Girl' was exhibited at the Royal Academy
Exhibition of 1910.
Annie and Bernard Walke were married
on 6th September 1911 at the Church of
England St John the Baptist Church in
Great Marlborough Street, Soho, London
by Reverend Thomas Henry Passmore (a
member of the Anglo-Catholic 'Society of
the Holy Cross' formed in 1855). At that
date she was approximately 34 (not 23)
years old and he 37: She gave her address
there as '25 Broad Street' (probably Soho,
London now re-named Broadwick Street).
After their marriage Bernard and Annie
Walke initially lived at No. 1 Fore Street,
Polruan then above The Corner Shop,
then Varco’s Grocer Shop (now Crumpets).
Some, including Hilda, thought it an unusual marriage and when Hilda said as
much to the keeper of an art-shop, she
apparently replied “If a curate can put up
with an artist, surely an artist can put up
with a curate!”
Christopher ‘Gus’ Garrett
Mixtow: A History
from Martin Sheppard
Three years ago I started investigating the
history of the parish of Lanteglos. I was
intrigued to see what could be found out
about the past of a small area. I tried to
discover everything I could about its farms
and houses, and about the people who had
lived there. This led me not only to the
Cornwall Record Office and to the National
Archives, but also to a great variety of
other sources, including naval charts,
census returns, title deeds and many
personal interviews.
My focus, inside Lanteglos, has been the
small community of Mixtow, the area
around the tidal inlet below Highway.
I have, however, set Mixtow’s history in
the wider context of the history of the
River Fowey and of Lanteglos, Fowey,
Bodinnick, Polruan and Lostwithiel.
The result, just published, is a handsome
140-page new book, Mixtow: A History,
with 44 illustrations.
I have of course gone in detail into the
activities of the Fowey’s most notorious
medieval inhabitants, the Mixstowe or de
Michelstow pirates of the middle ages,
They were not marginal men but leading
local figures. I have also found details of a
visit of to Mixtow and Lanteglos by the
Tudor traveller John Leland.
The earliest lease I have discovered dates
back to 1409. Three sets of official returns,
in 1840, 1910 and 1941, give detailed pictures of the houses and landholdings at
those dates. Mixtow also played a part in
the creation of The Wind in the Willows.
For modern times, I have traced the building of new houses and the development of
Penmarlam Caravan and Boat Parks.
Although separated from them by the
river, since the 1860s Mixtow has faced
Fowey Docks. I have uncovered full details
about the expansion of the docks, including
their major rebuilding in the late 1960s. In
the Second World War, when the docks
shipped large quantities of explosives,
Mixtow was used by the US Navy to repair
landing craft.
Over the last 150 years Mixtow’s principal
activities have changed from farming and
fishing to holiday letting and yachting. As
such, its history provides a revealing
commentary on the wider history of Fowey
and Cornwall.
Annie is thought to have followed her sister
Hilda to St Ives where Hilda is first recorded during August 1900, initially living
at ‘The Cabin’ studying under Algernon and
Gertrude Talmage. Here they probably belonged to or attended the Arts Club, the
precursor of the St Ives Society of Artists,
the latter being purely a society of artists/
painters whereas the former had a wider
remit including writers. It appears likely
that it was at St Ives that Annie Fearon
first met Bernard Walke and his brother
William. It is thought that, after meeting
him, religion became an increasingly important factor in her life and her paintings.
Martin Sheppard founded a celebrated
history publishing business, Hambledon,
which published over three hundred books
by leading historians. Since selling it, he
has taken up writing history books
instead. Mixtow: A History is his third
book. His aim in writing history is to make
it clear and interesting to all readers. His
personal connection with Mixtow and
Lanteglos dates back to 1975.
In 1904 Bernard Walke moved from St Ives
to Polruan as Curate of Lanteglos-by-Fowey
Parish but more importantly he was essentially responsible for the Mission Church, St
Saviour’s in Polruan. It would appear possible that sometime between then and 1911
when they married, Annie Fearon first
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'Becoming an Evangelist'
by Peter Skellern
The very word 'Evangelist' frightens the horses…it frightens me! The picture which springs instantly to mind of 'God-botherers' saying "Hi,
have you heard the good news?" is terrifying. I don't want to be one of those people. But I do want to help those who don't understand what it
is we're selling, to see what it is, and that it's worth listening to. Trouble is…we have to be worth listening to.
Not all of us feel we could, or know how, to spread the 'good news'….gossip?, yes, we can all do that, but ‘the good news’? For a start
I’d love to get rid of that awful phrase. It comes from the bible, of course. It occurs only once…It’s in Proverbs.
“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.” (Proverbs 25: 25).
The whole phrase is rather lovely - it soothes, it’s comforting: single out ‘A Far Country’ and it sounds good, and has been used as a
title for many books and collections of poems and films, but, single out ‘good news’ and it’s suddenly wearing socks and sandals and is
a right pain in the neck down the Lugger.
How do we tackle this? How do we become evangelists, how do we get the T shirt but not the socks & sandals? I think it begins with prayer.
We each of us meet God, daily, in our own way, but for many millions, me included, it's through prayer. But our prayer, it seems to me,
has become parochial...it's as though in our desire to pray for things on earth, our eyes are so cast down that we have lost sight of the
bigger picture. "God bless Mummy and Daddy" is a great way to start but somehow we got stuck there. It’s probably a Victorian
hang-over, an era when we became more child-centred. We should have been moving on but we didn’t. Two thousand years ago when our
understanding of Creation was that the earth was at the centre, the sun and moon circled the earth and all those little twinkly
things went round us too, then our prayer was bound to be about earthly matters, we were at the centre and we, humans, were the
centre of the centre… unfortunately, as science discovered more and more about how the universe works, we got left behind still
praying that Johnny's chicken pox would get better soon…and quite rightly we should pray that too but we have lost sight of the bigger
picture…despite the fact that The Lord’s Prayer begins with the big picture…
It doesn’t begin…
"Our Father, I do hope your cold is getting better” It begins
Our Father, which art in Heaven.
Now, regardless of what you think heaven to be, it certainly isn’t confined to earth….heaven, 'the heavens’, refers to ‘Creation’, the
universe. All of it. The psalmist talks about God living in the heavens. Two thousand years ago we didn’t know there was anything
beyond the solar system…and yet we talked about the big picture, ’the heavens’…our knowledge of the heavens has now expanded to the
point where we now know there are billions upon billions of stars in our galaxy and billions of galaxies in the universe and no-one
knows where the edges of the universe are, if the edge exists at all (NB: If space began with time at the Big Bang then space and time must
be finite, anything that has a beginning must have an end…therefore there must be an outside edge to space {and time}) and what do we do?..we look
at the ground! People get excited about these discoveries, I do…our prayers asking that "the school bus doesn't break down" are all
well-and-good but you’re not going to excite the city kids hanging around street corners and burning cars with that, or the suburban
folks who see golf and bridge as a faith, or the ordinary working people who shop on a Sunday because that’s when all the family is
together, after the church of football on Saturday…or those scientists who dismiss God from their equations and theories because of what it
is we say God to be. I’m not arguing about anything Brian Cox tells me about the universe (though he now thinks there is no sapient
life in the universe other than ourselves. Really Brian?…how many stars in the universe?) but I and you know there is something bigger
involved, as do many millions of people, even those who dismiss the idea of a deity, a First Cause. We are very, very clever, our
species, but even so, I do believe that there is something bigger and cleverer in the universe than Brian Cox or Richard Dawkins!
If we were to ‘lift our game and our eyes’ and see that not only is prayer about the domestic matters of our existence -and so it
should be -but is also …an expression of our longing to communicate with the unimaginable cause of all things….then we might get Brian Cox’s
attention. The church is arguing about homosexual marriage whilst science is discovering the Higgs Boson..the God Particle, for crying
out loud! We shouldn't have to be arguing our case but science is perceived as having all the answers, the church is perceived as being in
disarray....they tell us of the magnificence of God's creation while we argue about the deck chairs on the Titanic of our faith. The
examination of the physical universe shouldn't exclude or supersede the contemplation of the spiritual nature of it.
If we were to get people interested in the spirituality thing…people of no faith at all will, after all, talk to us about ‘the spiritual
feelings’ they have…”I don’t believe in God but I’m quite spiritual” is what they say....and we should then listen, not start straight off the bat
telling them about all the difficult stuff about Christ as our Saviour and Virgin births etc...the spirit is what people naturally understand…
and want to talk about.
The most powerful sentence in the entire New Testament - to my mind -the thing that grabs my attention beyond any other is the
mysticism of what Jesus said to the disciples (in effect to us) on his last night with them…he said I'm not going to be here much longer,
people won't see me much longer but you…“you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me and I in you.”
We are all part of each other, bound together in God. Not just us in church but those people out there too. There is nothing more exciting
and spiritual or better news than that. If, when asked about what it is we believe, we did nothing more than tell people about that staggering
statement of Jesus’....and said nothing more...unless they ask.... if we did nothing more than add the bigger picture to our prayer- to lift our
eyes from the pedestrian to include the glory of the heavens; if we did nothing more than listen to people’s stories of their spiritual feelings
and experiences... if we did no more than.. if God comes into our conversations let him, as you would if he were talking about a footballer or
a TV personality or someone in the village...then we would be evangelists.
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NEWS FROM NIGER IA
from Kathryn Hill
I am writing this the day after we heard
about the suicide bomber at the boys school
in Potiscum and the resultant loss of life
and serious injuries. I have also received
news of other horrific incidents which have
not been reported in our media. In a recent
letter Daniel & Kathleen Gula wrote;
The fighting and terrorism still carries on
in the N.E as well as parts of Plateau
State*, and other areas too. It is so sad to
hear of hundreds of lives being lost, and so
much property being destroyed. All the
villages and towns between Maiduguri*
and Limankara (over 100 miles) have been
attacked, including Gwoza*, and the Christians and moderate Muslims have now fled
to other areas. Many went to Adamawa
State, which neighbours Borno, but Boko
Haram followed them there, and they had
to move again. Some of Yusuf’s* relatives
live in Adamawa State and have had to flee
too.
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In the past, Boko Haram, operated hit and
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the people would flee, but then they would
leave. This has all changed now. Following
the establishment of the Islamic State (IS)
in Iraq and Syria, Boko Haram have done
the same in large parts of Borno State. In
Gwoza they have raised their flag, set up a
government, and taken control. They are
extending from here, and have taken control of Bama (50 miles away) and are surrounding Maiduguri, a further 50 miles
away.
In the past few months in the Ngoshe
Glavda* area over 400 were killed, many
buildings burnt, and there are over 50,000
refugees. We will never know the exact
numbers, but this gives us some idea of
what is happening.
We now realise why God brought us to Jos,
so that we can encourage many refugees
both by phone and by financial help.
Thank you to all who have helped us, may
God bless you for your generosity. We are
grateful to God that we are here in Jos.
Sadly our house in Ngoshe Glavda was
burnt - and the store and house we had
built for a relative on our compound. Some
things were saved, but we did lose most of
our goods. We are blessed to be here, and
our hearts go out to those who have lost
everything, and are struggling to live.
We hear of miraculous escapes. Here is one
story. The young family who lived on our
compound went to the hills with thousands
of others, and after 3 weeks they decided to
go further up – which was a steep climb
with children aged 7, 5 and 3 and a 3 week
old baby. They came down the other side of
the hills and walked to Gwoza (this was
before Boko Haram set up their Caliphate
there). They then got a car to Mubi and
then the following day to Jos. Praise the
Lord, they are now settled with a family
who offered to give them a house. A Church
in the UK was praying specifically for them,
and when James heard that, he was
amazed that amongst all the refugees folks
were praying for them by name.
[*Plateau State includes Gindiri where I
lived, Maiduguri is the capital of Borno
Stata, Gwoza is where Kathleen & Daniel
lived and worked for many years, Yusuf is
their daughter Grace’s husband, Ngoshe
Glavda is where Daniel was born and
where they retired to.]
On November 1st Stefanos, the Nigerian
NGO [Non-Governmental Organisation]
that Kathleen & Daniel’s other son-in-law,
Mark, works with, and whose purpose is to
aid those who have been persecuted because of their faith, have set up an IDP
[Internally Displaced Person] Camp in a
converted school hostel near Jos. This can
house 60 families. I have a brochure about
the camp - if you are interested I can send
it to you on-line or print a copy for you. It
is obviously doing an excellent and much
needed job. But renting the hostels, converting and furnishing them for use by
families and providing food and other necessities all needs money so I plan a
‘Nigeria’ coffee morning for the Stefanos
IDP Camp on Saturday 10th January in
Polruan Village Hall from 10.30 a.m. Contributions and offers of help will be gratefully received.
The day after I had written the above I
received the following e-mail from Colin
who keeps me up-to-date with news:
A phone call from Kathleen alerts us to
pray for Jos and the situation for the displaced people. There are 700 people now in
the camp Stefanos have set up, with 60
families inside and the rest outside. Mark
is negotiating for another camp but will
need a lot more financial help to get it and
support the people there. The Church people in the area are giving clothes and basic
food stuffs but more is desperately needed.
Boko Haram have threatened to follow the
people they have displaced from Borno
and Adamawa to get them wherever they
are, and so the rumour that BH have now
come to Jos is taken as a serious
threat. The security is pretty good in Jos
and some BH have already been
caught. Kathleen asks for prayer for the
security people that they catch many more.
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Times Past
from Isabel Pickering
1 90 4 D ec 2 2 – T he F ow ey Sub di stri c t Educ ati on Co m m i ttee r epor ted tha t the sc hool s a t
Boc onnoc , Br a ddoc k, P ol r ua n ( Gir ls a nd
I nf a nts) , P ol per r o, D ul oe a nd T y w ar dr ea th
(G ir ls) ha d b een c l osed due to a n outb r ea k of
m ea sl es a nd sc a rl et f ev er .
Mr F A All c hi n m ov ed a r esol uti on “tha t i n
the opi ni on of the m eeti ng stri ng ent m ea sur es shoul d b e a dopted f or the suppr essi on
of the ha b i t of sm oki ng a m ong st j uv enil es,…
Mr All c hi n sug g ested tha t the c a use of the
tr oubl e l a y m or e wi th the pa r ents tha n w i th
the tob a cc oni sts. T her e w a s no doub t tha t i n
m oder n ti m es ther e w as a total l oss of gr i p
by the pa r ent ov er the mi nd of the c hil d, a nd
tha t, he c onsi der ed, w a s i n a g r ea t m ea sur e
w hy the c hi l d ha d b een a ll ow ed so m uc h
la ti tude a nd g ot i nto these b a d ha b i ts.
( Hea r, hea r ). T he f ac ili ti es f or ob tai ni ng
tob ac c o a nd c ig a r ettes wa s no doub t a nother
gr ea t r ea son. T he ef f ec t of tob ac c o on the
y oung w as m ost seri ous; so m uc h so tha t i n
the c a se of the a r m y one thi r d of the r ej ec ted
w a s c a used by sm oker’ s hea r t. I t a lso c a used
i ndol enc e a nd phy sic al i nab ili ty to do w or k.
T her ef or e i t wa s a m a tter w hi c h c a m e especi all y b ef or e tha t c om m i ttee, w ho ha d c hildr en under their c ar e, a nd w ho w a nted the
w hol e of thei r phy si c al a nd m enta l c a pa bi liti es; a nd i t w a s the duty of the educ a ti onal
b odi es of thi s c ountr y to ta ke up a nd pr ess
the m a tter to the g r ea test possi bl e ex tent.
T he evi l w a s b ei ng deal t wi th i n Am eri c a ,
Ca na da , a nd other pa r ts of the w or l d, b ut i n
Eng la nd they seem ed a li ttl e b ac kw a r d to
a dopt m ea sur es of r ef or m . T he r esol uti on
w a s una ni m ousl y c a rri ed a nd w a s or der ed
to b e sent to the other D i str ic t Com m i ttees.
1 90 8 Ja n 3 0 – F ow ey – As a r esul t of c om pl ai nts m a de to the D i str ic t Counc il a t
Li skea r d a ga i nst the w a ter supply of P ol r ua n by Ca pt. Edw a r ds a nd Mr Al l en L ee, a
c om mi ttee v isi ted P olr ua n on Sa tur da y, a nd
exa m i ned the w a ter w or ks f r om the sour c e
to the pla c e of c om pla i nt. Dr Nettl e
( m edi ca l of fic er ) a nd Mr E. Ma ll ett
(sa ni ta ry i nspec tor ) c er ti fi ed tha t the w a ter
w a s suff ic i ent a nd g ood f or dri nki ng purposes.
1 90 8 D ec 1 0 – P ol r ua n Wa ter Suppl y –
Li skea r d D i stri c t Counc il on Sa tur da y r ec ei v ed a l etter fr om the L oc a l G ov er nm ent
Boa r d wi th a c om m uni ca ti on f r om Mr E
Elv y Rob b , on b ehal f of Ca pt HB Edw a r ds
a nd Mr All a n L ee, c om pl ai ni ng of the m a nag em ent of the w a ter supply a t P ol r ua n.
T he l etter sta tes tha t these g entl em en w er e
ow ner s of pr oper ty a nd r a tepa y er s r esi di ng
i n P olr ua n, a nd tha t a l oc al Tr i ni ty pil ot
a nd f isher m a n na m ed Moses D unn, w ho
cl ai m ed to r epr esent a b ody of per sons,
w hom he a l ter na ti v el y desig na ted the l a ndow ner s of P olr ua n a nd the T ow n F e off ees,
ha d wi th sta tutor y or other a uthor i ty esta blished a w a ter suppl y. T he l etter w ent on to
all eg e tha t Mr D unn i m posed w ha t he
ca ll ed “a wa ter ra te”, the a m ount of w hi c h
w a s one shi lli ng i n the pou nd on the r a tea bl e v al ue of the pr em i ses to w hi c h a supply
w a s m a de. T hi s “w a ter ra te” w a s pay a bl e i n
a dv a nc e, a nd Mr D unn i ssued dem a nd
notes a nd oc ca si ona ll y g av e r ec ei pts, b ut
the la ter only under c onsi der a bl e pr essur e.
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Wi th r eg ar d to sa ni ta ry pr ov isi ons, the l etter
pr oc eeded: “the l ac k of pr oper sa ni ta ry pr ov isi on is a gr av e m ena c e to the h ea l th of the
tow n, a nd sl ig ht outb r ea ks of ty phoi d a nd
di phther i a ha v e al r ea dy occ ur r ed, w hi c h i t is
b eli ev ed a r e m ai nl y a ttri b uta bl e to the di sg usti ng sta te of aff ai r s ab ov e i ndic a ted… ”the
pr esent sy stem is enti r el y i n the ha nds of Mr
Moses D un n w ho som eti m es b eha v es i n a n
ar bi tr ar y a nd c a pric i ous m a nner , a nd deci des enti r el y ac c or di ng to hi s ow n w ill a nd
pl ea sur e w hether or not he w il l g ra nt a suppl y to a ny par tic ul ar i nha b i ta nt,”… the l etter
c oncl uded: “I a m i nstr uc ted on b eha lf of m y
cli ents to m a ke f or m al c om pl ai nt to the l oca l
G ov er nm ent Boa r d a nd the D i str ic t Counc il
of L iskea r d b e m a de def a ul t i n pr ovi di ng
P ol r ua n, wi thi n thei r distri c t, wi th a suppl y
of w a ter , a nd I a m to r eq uest tha t the Boa r d
wi ll hol d a l oc al i nq uir y i nto the m a tter .”
T he c om m i ttee tha t vi si ted P ol r ua n i n c onnec ti on w i th the m a tter w er e a ppoi nted to
c onsi der the w hol e m a tter a nd r epor t to the
Di stri c t Cou nc il .
1 90 8 Ja n 2 3 – Wi nter F ood shoul d b e suc h
a s w ill suppl y the b ody w i th enoug h a ni m al
hea t to r esi st the eff ec ts of w ea ther , tem pera tur e etc . Cur r a nts a r e 2 /3 thei r w ei g ht
na tur al suga r , the el em ent w hic h c ontr ib utes hea t to the hu m a n or g a ni sm . Cur r a nts
ar e fr esh g ra pes of a seedl ess v ar i ety , gr ow n
only i n G r eec e a nd dri ed i n the open a i r by
ex posur e to the sun. T he pr ac tic e of dr yi ng
fr ui ts is al m ost a s ol d a s the hi ll s. I t ma kes
f ood ec onom i c , a nd i ncr ea ses their nutr i ti v e
pr oper ti es. A pou nd of sun- dri ed c ur ra nts
c ontai ns all the nutr i m ent of fi v e pounds of
fr esh gr a pes.
Ben, Simon & Gill Palmer with Rosie
Farmer's Weekly and the Family
Farmer's Association asked readers
for an essay about the Future of
Family Farming.
Gill Palmer's essay won.
Congratulations to Gill - readers of
our Parish News have always known
what a good writer Gill was. Richly
deserved.
Read on…………………
"I’m sorry, Edith, your baby is too small to
survive.”These words were spoken in a
cold farmhouse bedroom in the year 1921.
Edith held her tiny premature baby and
said: “Hello son, you will survive.” By the
age of six, with his mother’s devotion,
Thomas Talling had fought off pneumonia
and was well enough to go to school.
Thomas was my father.
When the war began, Thomas was
working for his father on the family farm.
He wasn’t allowed to go and fight because
the production of food for the UK was
vital. Instead, he joined the Home Guard.
He would put in long days on the farm and
long nights guarding the Cornish coast or
railways. Then the Land Girls arrived
from Lancashire to help with the daily
chores. Girls who had no experience had to
learn how to milk the cows and work on
the threshing machines. Very hard work
for city girls. Alice was among them.
Two years later, she married Thomas.
They began married life on a small, hilly
Cornish farm, working together to make it
a success. Soon they moved to a bigger
farm. In the following few years, three
daughters were born – I was the middle
child. What a wonderful life we had, such
freedom to play and roam. I developed a
great love for the farm and the beautiful
countryside around us.
I was determined that, whatever the
future held, if I was lucky enough to have
children they and their future generations
should have the same freedom I was
fortunate to have. When Dad reached
retirement age, he asked me if I would
take on the tenancy of the farm. I had two
sons, one said he wanted to become a
farmer when he was older. After many
sleepless nights, I decided I would give it a
go. Dad promised he would advise me, but
that he wouldn’t interfere with any
decision I made. I don’t know if Dad had a
short memory, but every day at crib time
(mid-morning coffee break) he would drive
down to the farm and issue orders on what
would be done that day. I would say: “OK,
Dad,” then carry on with the plans I had
made.
I found trying to buy cattle at auction very
difficult. At that time, female farmers were
thin on the ground. The cattle dealers
would look at me bidding, smirk, and
outbid me. I asked Dad what I could do
about it. He advised me to play them at
their own game. Keep bidding for one animal until it’s knocked down to you, even if
you pay over the odds for it. Then when a
big bunch came into the ring, bid again.
Make it look as if you were going to keep
bidding. When the price is high, stop
suddenly. When their pockets are hurt,
they will leave you alone. Trembling with
fear, I took his advice. It worked. The
dealer I caught was shocked and very
annoyed, but I was then treated with
respect.
My next fight was with a farmer who
wanted us to load some grain from a small
barn with a sucker and blower we had at
the time. He drove into the yard and said:
“Is the boss about?” I said: “Yes, speaking.”
“No,” he replied, “I want the organ grinder
not the monkey.” His grain remained in
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the barn for a few years – chewed by rats
– and was still there when he died. I was
getting tougher.
Although I was getting tougher, farming
was even more so. Not only had the slump
arrived, so had BSE, foot-and-mouth,
bluetongue and the dreaded TB. All sent
to try us. In Cornwall, we were very
fortunate to escape foot-and-mouth, but it
was heartbreaking to see the dreadful
pictures on television. It was also very
emotional to hear my young grandchildren
saying prayers for our cattle as they
stroked their noses. The only good thing at
that time was that the public footpaths
were closed. For a change, there were no
strange dogs chasing the animals.
Now my son, Simon, is taking over from
me. His son, Ben, has just finished agricultural college. I feel I can now take a
back seat. Just as well, with all European
rules and regulations, red tape and
paperwork. What changes, I wonder, will
Ben see in his lifetime?
That tiny premature baby grew up to
plough with horses, one furrow at a time,
one acre a day. Simon uses a big tractor
and a turn-over plough, covering 16 acres
or more a day. Dad threshed grain with a
labour-intensive threshing machine. Now
one man and a combine harvester do it all.
Mobile phones, computers, satellite
navigation and global positioning for
tractors, what else is there to invent?
A few years ago I had the honour to be
invited to the House of Lords as Frogmore
Farm had been nominated for the most
beautiful farm award. I know with absolute certainty that Simon and Ben will
keep Frogmore as beautiful in the future
as it is today.
The future of the family farm is in good
hands.
Fowey Harbour News – another boating season draws to a close
Well the settled warm weather of September has left us and October has brought the
usual autumnal succession of Atlantic depressions with their attendant wet and
windy conditions. We certainly enjoyed the
‘Indian Summer’ which extended the season for us all.
On the water our new and ground-breaking
afloat payment system has been incredibly
successful and efficient for our staff. Visiting yachtsmen have really appreciated
being able to pay by card out on the moorings, often staying for more than one night
if they don’t have to stump up the cash!
The next phase of our upgrade plans will
involve all our local mooring holders. Individual customers should not notice any
difference but, once complete, we will be
able to offer many more flexible ways for
individuals to access and manage their own
individual harbour accounts. The Harbour
Office team remain on hand to answer any
questions or concerns you may have.
Both Polruan and Albert Quay pontoons
are now safely secured for the winter, the
latter a little earlier than hoped but with
forecast bad weather we took action to
prevent damage to these valuable and vulnerable assets. By the time this goes to
press the annual boat lift out programme
will be nearly complete and the harbour
will be empty of its resident boats. We will
take this opportunity to start a dredging
effort concentrating in Mixtow and Pont.
This will be done by our dredger Lantic
Bay which has undergone extensive maintenance since her return in March.
Our tugs Cannis and Morgawr have been
busy both here and further afield, last
week Cannis featured on the national news
coverage as she assisted the RFA Argus to
sail from Falmouth for operations off Sierra Leone.
Finally don’t forget the 2015 Fowey Harbour tide calendars are available and selling fast from the Harbour office, they have
some wonderful photographs of life around
the Port, get your copy soon – a perfect
stocking filler!
Capt. Paul Thomas
Fowey Harbour Commissioners
[email protected] or 01726 832471
www.foweyharbour.co.uk
RNLI Polruan News
Raffle Organiser
Your local RNLI group — and, indeed, the
whole of our community — is renowned for
its success in raising money for worthwhile causes. Here is your chance to help.
One of our main activities is our annual
raffle, with tickets sold throughout the
summer, and culminating in a Grand
Draw at the Pig Roast on the Coal Wharf.
In 2015 this will be held on 22nd August.
We are looking for a new organiser of the
raffle, to take over from Robert Davis, who
has performed sterling service in recent
years. The duties consist of organising and
distributing tickets, inviting others to do
the ticket selling, arranging the prizes and
collecting the money.
Full handover notes and mentoring will be
provided by Robert. There is no need to
attend any committee meetings, though
attendance would be welcome.
This would suit any local resident with a
capacity for organising and a desire to
help a very worthwhile cause. If you are
interested, please contact:
Robert Davis at [email protected]
or 01726 870768, or
Eric Lockeyear, Hon Secretary, at
[email protected] or 01726
870144/07971 651333.
Friends of the Fowey Estuary
Are you interested in your local environment? Want to get involved in surveys, conservation work or just find out what amazing
wildlife can be found around us.
The Friends of the Fowey Estuary have a
varied annual events programme from
guided w alks and talks, to practical conservation, there really is something for everyone.
Take a look at our w ebsite
www.friendsofthefowey.org.uk Or join us on
Facebook
Forthcoming Events
Tuesday 13th January
Talk – Boatbuilding in Fowey
By Marcus Lewis
Time: 7.30pm
Meet: Mission to Seafarers, Fowey
Please enter via pedestrian gate
by Ferry slipw ay
Further info: Claire 01726 833061
Boatyard Chandlery
Our chandlery shop
has everything for
your boat from paints
to outboards,
lifejackets to VHF
radios, all at
competitive prices.
We are now stockists
of Gul clothing.
Our chandlery gift
vouchers make perfect
presents for the
boating enthusiast in
the family.
Services also include:
Boat repair &
maintenance
Launderette with
washing machines &
tumble dryers
Showers
Pop in for a visit!
Tel: 01726 870232
www.ctomsandson.co.
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IN THE GARDEN
WEATHER
“December takes away everything and
returns nothing”. Perhaps it is the short
days and the cloudy skies of December
which make it seem a dismal month, and
the relative absence of colour in the garden
cannot help. Fine, mild weather is,
however, seldom welcomed at this time of
the year. “A fair day in winter is the
mother of a storm” is often true, and outof-season conditions always seem to
prompt a feeling that retribution is to
follow. Such unusually fine days in winter
are often known as a 'borrowed day' which
has to be paid back later.
How true - Don’t forget the frost damage to
many Cornish gardens in earlier years.
It will pay to take a few simple precautions
now to protect tender plants. Use horticultural fleece or straw retained by chicken
wire.
“If the sun shines through the apple trees
on Christmas Day, it is said that there will
be an abundant crop the next year.”
Anemone coronari a - French Anemones
Brightly coloured anemones, from Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, are favourite cut
flowers in January. Anemone coronaria, the poppy anemone of Palestine, is the main
parent of these and apparently arrived in Western Europe at the time of the Second
Crusade. Bishop Umberto of Pisa, after blessing a contingent of soldiers leaving for the
Holy Land, suggested to the sailors conveying the troops that for ballast they brought
back soil from Palestine instead of sand. Th is sacred earth was intended to provide a
last resting place, at the Campo Santo at Pisa, for the illustrious dead.
The mission was fulf illed and the following year, to everyone's amazement, the ground
was spangled with unknown red flowers. This was looked upon as a miracle, and the flowers, which of course were poppy anemones, became known as ‘blood drops of Christ’. In due
course plants were donated to other religious houses, and eventually some reached private gardens, including that of a seventeenth-century French florist called Maitre Bachelieu who had the good fortune to obtain several ‘sports’or mutations, with flowers of different shades, and even with double rows of ‘petals’. These he grew on and constantly hybridized but would never part with any seeds or plants.
For ten long years he retained his unique collection until the Burgomaster of Antwerp, who
had long coveted the fine, long-stemmed, richly hued flowers, paid him a visit. While walking round the garden he had the misfortune to drop his fur-trimmed civic robe on one of the
beds and, after apologizing to his host, called his servant who took the offending garment
back to his carriage. As he had anticipated, the fur had collected plenty of fluffy seeds,
which the Burgomaster then sowed. Proud of his successful ruse, the Burgomaster made no
attempt to hide the manner in which he had originally obtained the seed, but he was a
generous donor and the plants - which later became known as French Anemones - soon
reached a wide and appreciative public.
The Month i n the G arden
If warmth at the end of the year is followed by a cold late spring, with late apple blossoms escaping the frosts, a good
harvest may be expected.
With the rebirth of the sun at Christmas,
the New Year opens up the promise of a
new gardening year.
WHITECROSS GARDENING
CLUB
15 January
"A Bucket Full of Colour"
by Jon Hoare
19 February
"Hellebores"
by John Mann
Start at 7.30 p.m.
New members are always
welcome.
Cutting win ds and icy rains are the main enemies of winter flowers. Snow does far less
damage unless it freezes on buds or open blooms, though heavy falls of snow can weigh
down evergreens so much that their branches break.
Masses of flowers cannot be expected outside in January, but there will always be some
stray blossoms in well planted gardens, and colourful effects can be achieved by growing a
few coloured-leaved conifers, or trees with ornamental bark and tw igs.
Enquiries: Please telephone
Annie Patrick 01208 831041
Some shrubs and trees produce flowers in sheltered places - or even in exposed situations in mild winters - notably certain v iburnums like Viburnum farreri whose sweetly
scented blossoms stud the naked branches from the end of October until mid-March.
The hybrid V. x bodnantense is another, as well as the evergreen, shade-tolerant V. tinus.
The winter jasmine, Jasminum nudiflorum, shou ld also be display in g itse lf as we ll
as v ar iou s heathers, and the sky-blue Iris unguicularis. As the month advances I. histrioides. the witch hazels (Hamamelis species and varieties), several hellebores and the
green-catkined Garrya elliptica put in an appearance, and there are berries to enjoy on
skimmias, pyracanthas, hollies and cotoneasters.
MARK A.SWIGGS
Plants such as these are worth fostering for they shine like jewels against sombre backgrounds. Anyone can have a charming garden in June, but it takes skilful planning and
good planting to induce anyone to visit gardens on a cold January day.
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GARDEN
MAINTENANCE
10 FERRIS WAY
TEL: 01726 870586
mob : 07989 770546
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Lanteglos Parish Post
NEWS FROM THE TOWN TRUST
Unfortunately the signage and the "yellow boxing" of the Vevery Car Park has not yet
taken place but this will hopefully be done soon. Instructions have now been given for an
initial trim of the Picnic Area adjoining same. Once this has been done and we can see the
situation clearer we will consider further works. The area around St Saviours Hill Car
park has recently received a trim.
The refreshing of the white lining for the Quay and St Saviours Hill Car Parks is still
awaited. Orders to replace the gate posts either end of the Hill area have been given to a
local business due to the present ones having rotted at the base.
We have now received the advice from our Solicitor on the response from South West Water
over the Quay area. Their proposals we do not consider are appropriate and therefore we
are going back to them on this. There is therefore going to be further delays in this long
standing matter. We are also raising with South West Water the problems with the Clock.
As you will have noticed this has been stopped for a very long time but only South West
Water can access the works of the clock from within the Control Room and we have been
frustrated by them not taking action on our original request and many reminders since. We
are again "chasing" on this.
Have your Christmas Cards
delivered any where in
the Parish for Charity.
20p per Card.
In aid of the Motor Neuron
disease Association.
And don't forget - last date
Sunday December 14th
In an October storm the lights around the Wharf became disconnected. The Trustees are in
the process of arranging a working party to hopefully re-erect these prior to Christmas.
Planning Permission for the proposed external works at the Winklepicker was finally obtained and Building Regulation approval for such works was also obtained. The chosen
contractor has now been given the go-ahead to undertake this work as soon as possible.
The Trustees are pleased to see that the Parish Council have managed to negotiate with
Cornwall Council over opening one of the Quay toilets for this winter [until March 2015].
The Trustees were able to assist this venture with a financial grant.
Adverts for the available tender documents in connection with the Concession for St Saviours Hill Car Park for the 2015 season are now out with a closing date of 1st January
2015.
As usual, if anyone has any questions, comments or requests regarding Town Trust matters
please approach the Clerk or any of the Trustees.
LANTEGLOS PARISH COUNCIL
IMPORTANT NOTICE
As local residents know,
there is a ongoing problem
caused by seagulls ripping
open plastic rubbish bags,
strewing around the
unsanitary contents and
making a general mess of
our village.
The Parish Council
requests that home owners
and holiday visitors
ensure that any rubbish for
collection be put out
Early Monday morning
and NOT BEFORE!
It is strongly recommended
that householders put bin
bags in a dustbin or seagull proof sack obtainable
from the Winklepicker
Owners of holiday lets are
asked to provide their
tenants with dustbins
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LANTEGLOS -BY-FOW EY PARIS H COUNCIL
RE-ADV ERTISEMENT
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you organised and methodical?
LANTEGLOS-BY FOWEY PARISH COUNCIL is looking for a new Parish Clerk to
work approximately 12.5 hours per week.
Hours of work can be arranged to suit the right person.
Professional qualification or
experience as a Clerk not essential.
Training and pay commensurate with experience.
General duties include:
To attend meetings as required
11 Council meetings a year
As a rule, 4 Finance and General Purposes Committee meetings
and 2 additional Planning meetings
to liaise with the Chairman, to prepare Agendas, prepare and produce Minutes,
and support the Council in its work.
Ensure the Council makes legal decisions
Receive and send all Parish correspondence
General Administration
Liaise with and manage local contractors
Assist in maintaining Council records and accounts in accordance
with recommendation of the Internal Auditors
(Experience of budgeting and accounts important and desirable).
Are you a competent IT user, familiar with Microsoft Word,Excel,
Email and Internet?
Are you happy to meet and work with the general public on a daily basis?
Previous applicants will automatically be re-considered
ADVERTISERS AND
CONTRIBUTORS
PLEASE NOTE
Deadline for copy
The Lanteglos Parish News is
published bi-monthly;
Please ensure that we receive
your copy no lat er than the 14t h of
the month prior to publication.
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Editor - Susan Shakerley 870211
[email protected]
Asst Editor - Janet Downes 870627
dow [email protected]
Advertising - John Nuttall-Smith
870273
[email protected]
If you are interested please contact the Chairman for further information and a full
job description or submit your CV and a covering letter to: The Chairman, Lanteglos
Parish Council, Colquite Farm, Lanteglos Highway, Lanteglos by Fowey, PL23 1 ND,
or call 01726 870467
Closing date for applications is 14th December 2014
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES & EVENTS
St. Saviour, Polruan; St. Wyllow, Lanteglos; St. John, Bodinnick; St. Ildierna, Lansallos;
St. Tallanus, Talland
SUNDAY 30th NOVEMBER 6:30 p.m.
St. Wyllow ~ Advent Service
SUNDAY 7th DECEMBER
St. Saviour ~ Christingle ~ 3:30 p.m.
St. John, Bodinnick ~ Family Carol Service 6:00 p.m.
THURSDAY 11th DECEMBER 1:00 & 5:30 p.m.
St. Saviour ~ Polruan C.P. School Carol Concert
SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER 6:30 p.m.
St. Saviour ~ Carol Service
THURSDAY 18th DECEMBER 2:00 & 2:45 p.m.
Polperro School ~ Christingle
SATURDAY 20th DECEMBER 4:00 p.m.
St. Tallanus ~ Carol Service
SUNDAY 21st DECEMBER 6:30 p.m.
St. Ildierna ~ Parish Carol Service
CHR ISTMAS EVE
St. Saviour 3:30 p.m. ~ Nativity
St. Wyllow 11:00 p.m. ~ Midnight Mass
St. Tallanus 11:30 pm ~ Midnight Mass
CHR ISTMAS DAY
St. Saviour 09: 30 a.m. Christm as Eucharist
Please note that there will be no bus running for Midnight Mass this year, but there will be transport for
those who need it in private cars from Polruan.
PHONE COLIN 870715 or GRAHAM 870221
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