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Whitstone Whistler April 2014
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Under 5’s
Can you find 10 more Easter Eggs ?
Count up to 10 as you find them all.
Easter eggs roll. What other things
roll?
23rd April; St George’s Day
“Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what
we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
Norman MacEwan (1881-1953) - Senior Commander, Royal Air Force.
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Whitstone Whistler April 2014
The Whitstone Whistler
The community magazine for Whitstone
The Whistler Commi ee
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Brian Martyn
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Inside This Issue
Community News. ............
Parish Council Report.............
Mrs Trewhitless.................
Diary..................................
Nature Notes.....................
Whippersnappers...............
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A knight without fear..................
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Community News
These are notes that have come in to the editor for the aƩenƟon
of all residents.
In Poundstock Gildhouse:
Wed 9 April 7.30pm ‘Spring Spectacular’
by Erica and Sophie from Bleujen Florists of Bude
£2.50 including light refreshments. All welcome.
EVER WONDERED ABOUT HOME Fri 25 April 7.30pm Quiz – in aid of St Winwaloe’s.
SWAPPING?
Contact 01566 781559 to register your team.
We are looking for people who ALSO
want to try out a home swap
Wednesdays from 23 April 10.00 – 4.00 pm
holiday in Britain for a new BBC
Gildhouse Open to Visitors
TV series.
Lots of information about the history of this fascinating building plus
Do you live in an interes ng tea and coffee.
property such as a converted Free entrance. Bring (or send) your visitors – they will enjoy it.
barn, a charming co age, a
super-modern apartment, a historic building,
a period house or a unique space?
A note from one of our readers. This sign is
IF SO THEN GET IN TOUCH NOW!
hung in Stra on Surgery. Is it not shocking
For an applica on form or an ini al chat
that more than a week of a doctor’s me is
please email [email protected]
lost in one month? Also surely we make an
appointment only when we need a doctor
with your contact details
WHITSTONE METHODIST CHAPEL
Invite you all to join them for
OUR GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT
on Friday April 18th at 7.30pm
given by
The Stowford Meadow Singers.
Chairperson: Mrs Anne Rowe.
This will be followed by Supper
...don’t we?
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Parish Council Report
Cllr Nick Furse
Cllr Andrew Adamson
Cllr Mervyn Collins
Cllr Richard Horn
Cllr Andrew Medland
Cllr Mike Sutton
Vacancy
Esther Greig
Trelay Farm
St Gennys
Bude
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Vice-Chair & Parish Plan
Parish Hall & Church
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Highlights from the March MeeƟng
War Memorial.
Dra plans have been received from H
G Stacey Ltd. Cllr Collins noted that it is
difficult to choose which regiment to include
on the inscrip on; as some changed during
their service. It was resolved to remove the
regiment abbrevia on, keep to the maximum
35 characters, and to commission the
memorial.
Paradise Park Land.
The PC required clarifica on on the access
to the land – the access looks prac cal
being about 10 across; but is it legal? It
was resolved that the PC writes to Kivells
reques ng a detailed, close up map containing
boundary informa on and landownership on
the access land.
Defibrillator & associated event.
Cllr Horn stated that the event was
reasonably well a ended and the a endees
were well engaged with the training – thank
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Parishioners now have the confidence to use
the defibrillator if the need ever arose. An
addi onal budget item for maintenance of
defibrillator is to be discussed in November
and that the WPC insurance will be amended
accordingly. Cllr Horn noted that if the Pads
are used – the NHS will replace them, and he
has cable es – maintenance for 2014 will not
be an issue. He will check the box monthly
when a ending the PC mee ng, he will add
a s cker with his contact details insider the
box so that if any equipment needs renewing
following an incident; he can replace.
Annual Parish Mee ng. Date set at 9th April
8.30pm, to include discussion on the wind
turbines at Week St.Mary, War Memorial,
Village Website, defibrillator, Paradise Park,
Chair’s report, Cllr Chopak’s report, Report
on Parish Plan update.
Planning
PA14/00868.
St.Anne’s Residen al Home, Whitstone. Mr J
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Parish Council Report
Medland. Erec on of a building to house two
biomass boilers and wood pellet fuel stores
to provide a renewable heat source for the
adjacent care home. No public comments
noted on website and work has started on
the project – portal framework is in place.
Cllr Collins stated in was pointless looking at
the plans. Cllr Medland le room. Cllr Furse
did not take part, Cllr Horn outlined project
under dispensa on. It was resolved to reply
with No Objec on.
WhitstoneParishCouncil
ANNUALPARISHMEETING
TimeandDate: Wednesday9thAprilat8.30pm
Venue:
StAnnesHall,Whitstone
AllWelcome
Agenda
ChairmansReport–AnoverviewofallactivitiesundertakenbyParishcouncil
Otherofficerreportsincluding:
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PA14/02107.
The Big Field Wind farm, land at and Ajoining
Creddaco Farm, Week St.Mary, Holsworthy.
Mr John Colombi, Good Energy Genera on
Ltd. Wind Farm development of up to 11
turbines (up to 125m to blade p). PC want
to give the Parish an opportunity to discuss
this applica on – put on the agenda for April
and bring forward the Annual Parish Mee ng
to same date.
For InformaƟon
Southmoor Farm Mr P Colwill. Prior
no fica on for the construc on of an
agricultural building for straw and feed store
PA13/09824
Seaview Farm, Whitstone. There are some
Environmental Health concerns regarding
poten al conflict between amenity of
occupiers and the opera onal farm. PC is
happy for the Planning Officer to make a
delegated decision.
Next Mee ng 9th April 7.30pm Parish Hall
followed by the Annual Parish Mee ng at
8.30pm –
All Welcome
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Methodist Chapel
Methodist Chapel Services
Services at 11.00am unless stated otherwise
April
Sunday April 6th Worship Leaders
Sunday April 13th palm Sunday
at North Tamerton . Rev Neal Street (Sacrament)
Sunday April 20th Dr D Wood
Sunday April 27th Mr T Sillifant
The monthly Coffee Mornings are con nuing
the next one being Tuesday April 1st from
10.30 - 12.00.
Please come along and bring your friends!
Watch out it is April Fools Day!!
Our Good Friday Concert will be held on
Friday April 18th.
Chairperson Mrs Anne Rowe, Musical items
provided by The Stowford Meadow Singers
Come along and join in the celebra on of
this remarkable Easter Event,
without Good Friday there would have been
no Easter Day!
A date for your diary. Our chapel has
been open for 150 years and we will be
celebra ng on May 18th!
Watch The Whistler for more details!
Church
HOLY WEEK
APRIL 2014
Tues 15th
Weds 2nd
08.30
Fri 4th
17.00
Widemouth Bay
Widemouth Bay
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WT
08.00
Widemouth Bay
QM
RD
09.30
Week St Mary
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WT
09.30
Poundstock
HC
RD
11.00
St Gennys
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RD
16.00
Jacobstow
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DP
18.30
Whitstone
ES
WT
Weds 9th
08.30
Widemouth Bay
QM
RD
Fri 11th
17.00
Widemouth Bay
ES
WT
Sunday 6th
Passion
Sunday
Tuesday of Holy Week
Weds 16th
Psalm 130
Romans 8:6-11
Warbstow
CM
08.30
Widemouth Bay
QM
John 11:1-45
RY
19.00
Treneglos
CM
WT
Thurs 17th
Maundy Thursday
19.00
Jacobstow
HC
12.00
Whitstone
SC
Fri 18th
Good Friday
Sat 19th
Easter Eve
14.00
Poundstock
GF
St Gennys
SC
RD
RT
20.00
Week St Mary
SL
RD
06.30
Warbstow Bury
HC
RD/
MM
08.00
Widemouth Bay
QM
RY
Poundstock
HC
GR
Warbstow
FC
DR
Jacobstow
HC
RY
Whitstone
HC
RY
Week St Mary
HC
RD
EASTER DAY
08.00
Widemouth Bay
QM
RT
09.30
Jacobstow
MP
CG
EASTER
DAY
09.30
Warbstow
HC
DR
(White/Gold) Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
11.00
Poundstock/
Bangors
AM
MM
11.00
St Gennys
MP
CG
11.00
Whitstone
HC
RY
18.30
Week St Mary
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WT
Sunday 13th
DR/
RD
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et al
18.30
Sunday 20th
Palm
Sunday
WT
Wednesday of Holy Week
Ezekiel 37:1-14
(Purple)
19.00
GR
Acts 10:34-43 or
Jeremiah 31:1-6
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
(Red)
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 26:14-27:66
or Matthew 27:11-54
09.00
Colossians 3:1-4 or
Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-18 or
Matthew 28:1-10
Weds 23rd
Fri 25th
St George's Day
11.00
St Gennys
HC
DR
15.00
Treneglos
Bpt
RT
08.30
Widemouth Bay
QM
RY
17.00
Widemouth Bay
ES
WT
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The Annual Parish Meeting
Whitstone will be holding its Annual Parish out about the work carried out by the Parish
Mee ng very shortly, on the 9th April in fact. Council and the parish clubs and organisa ons
So what’s that all about then? Well, there or just to listen to what others have to say.
seems to be a lot of confusion around what Mike Su on
this mee ng is and is not. Let me firstly say (Wri en as a parishioner and not intended to
what it is not. . . .it is not the Annual Mee ng represent Whitstone Parish Council)
of Whitstone Parish Council. . . no, that
mee ng is held in May each year and is the
mee ng where the Chairman of the Parish
Council is elected for a 12 month term of
office. The Annual Parish Mee ng is different
and quite separate.
Parish mee ngs are a form of direct
democracy where all the electors in a
civil parish are en tled to a end. It is the
mee ng where the parish council report to its
electorate on what it has accomplished in the
preceding year and to enable the registered
electors to discuss parish affairs and to pass
resolu ons thereon. Anyone may a end
but only registered electors in the parish
may speak and vote. This mee ng is also an
opportunity for community groups to report
on their ac vi es over the last year. Any
registered elector may ask ques ons of the
Council and these will usually be answered
by the Chairman or by the Parish Clerk or a
designated Councillor. An elector may also
make sugges ons and comment on parish
issues and propose resolu ons. If resolu ons
are proposed then a ballot of those a ending
the mee ng is held to decide if the resolu on
is passed, or not, and only people on the
Whitstone electoral register are allowed to
vote. Resolu ons passed at the mee ng will
be considered by the Parish Council at their
mee ngs.
So this is an opportunity for us all to have a
say on any issues, to make helpful comments
This is the design of the War Memorial which
and sugges ons for improvement, to find
is being proposed by the Parish Council. Ed
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Whippersnappers
The Whitstone
To celebrate World Book Day,
we came to school dressed as a
character from a favourite book.
In our RE lessons, we (Classes 2 & 3) have
been looking at the Sikh religion. As part of
our studies, we were delighted to welcome
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Mrs Trewhitless
Notes from the Whitsend Kitchen
Happy Easter, happy eaters!
How I missed being able to buy the usual range of fresh fish during those stormy months
earlier this year and how I was made to appreciate the return of haddock, plaice, bass, bream,
whi ng – the list is too long - to the fish counters recently! Come Good Friday, fish will most
definitely be the order of the day, when maybe you would like to try this fish stew, which
our daughter recently served up to us. Liz has adapted a recipe of Jamie Oliver, adding or
changing a few things here and there, with a truly delicious result. Not just delicious, but easy
and quick to prepare, I must add, so I definitely recommend it to you.
Liz’s Sicillian Fish Stew:
Ingredients for 4 servings:
3 medium onions, chopped
4 s cks celery, chopped
3 anchovies (from n or jar)
pinch of chilli flakes
4 cloves garlic, sliced
5 medium sized ripe tomatoes, chopped
½ litre vegetable stock
½ litre fish stock
300ml white wine
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1tbsp balsamic vinegar
a generous dash of tomato ketchup
1 tsp mixed herbs
200g (about ½ pack) couscous
4 white fish fillets, skinned (eg. haddock or
cod), le whole
2 packs fresh jumbo prawns
grated zest of 1 lemon
fresh parsley, chopped to serve
olive oil for frying
In a heavy pan, heat 2 to 3 tablespoons
of oil and fry together the onions, celery,
anchovies, chilli flakes and garlic, s rring
frequently, un l so .
S r in the tomatoes un l they so en.
Add the stock, wine, vinegars, ketchup and
herbs and bring to a simmer.
Add the couscous.
A er 2 minutes, put in the whole fish fillets
and simmer gently for a further 10 minutes.
Add the jumbo prawns and allow to simmer
for another 5 minutes.
Sprinkle the lemon zest and the parsley over
the mixture to serve.
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Mrs Trewhitless (cont’)
Now for an Easter treat which takes the biscuit (oh sorry)! This recipe for Easter Biscuits,
comes from Clare Horn’s “Year Round Dairy Cookbook”. I have never had much success with
making biscuits (unlike many of you, I know) and I don’t always feel much like ea ng them,
but these have actually turned out really well for me, and I confess I haven’t been able to
stop ea ng them! As for Mr T…
Clare’s Easter Biscuits:
Ingredients (to make 24 – 26 biscuits):
6oz plain flour
1 tsp mixed spice
4oz bu er
4oz caster sugar
zest of 1 lemon or orange (I used a mix of
both)
3oz dried wild blueberries or currants (I
used dried cranberries and raisins)
1 egg, beaten
slices, laying them on a parchment lined
baking sheet. (I found the cranberries made
slicing difficult, so I rolled out my dough and
used a shaped cu er)
Bake the biscuits for 15-18 minutes, un l
they are pale golden.
Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet,
then sprinkle with a li le more caster
sugar and transfer to a wire rack to cool
thoroughly.
Si the flour and mixed
spice into a large bowl.
Add the bu er in slivers
and rub in.
S r in the sugar, fruit zest
and fruit.
Add the egg and mix to a
firm dough.
Knead the dough briefly,
on a lightly floured
surface and shape into a
sausage, about 8 inches
long and 2 inches in
diameter.
Wrap in cling film and
let it chill in the fridge for an hour, or the
freezer for half an hour.
Try storing them if you can, in an air ght
n!
Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan oven 170°C)
/ gas mark 4.
Unwrap the dough and cut into ¼ inch
Many thanks to Liz and to Clare for their
yummy ideas, and a Happy Easter to all of
you from Mrs Trewhitless!
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Whippersnappers (cont’)
Daya Stafford to the school.
Daya brought tradi onal Sikh costumes,
which we were able to wear, and showed
us some Punjabi dancing. She explained the
rituals and prac ces of Sikhism and we role-
played a visit to a gurdwara, or temple.
In the a ernoon, we made and cooked
chapa s and sampled some of the typical
foods that would be prepared and served in
a gurdwara’s langar, or kitchen.
We would like to thank Daya for a most
interes ng and enriching experience.
Since before Christmas, the sports matches
that we have arranged with other schools in
the Trust – some of them under the auspices
of Budehaven, others bilaterally – have had to be
cancelled or postponed
owing to the unremi ng
wet weather. However,
the recent improvement
in the weather, which we
hope might be the sunny
prelude to Spring, meant
that we were able to take
part in a High 5 netball
tournament
organized
by Budehaven’s sports
leaders.
Mrs Retallick, in her role as a nurse at a
dental prac ce in Bude, paid a visit to pupils
in Class 2 and gave a talk about looking a er
their teeth and good oral hygiene.
As well as the good advice, Mrs Retallick also
gave them some samples of toothpaste and
s ckers to remind them to brush their teeth
twice a day.
We par cipated in Sport Relief Day by
coming to school dressed in sporty gear and
dona ng £1. We weren’t able to go on to the
sports field to run/walk/skip a mile so we
covered the distance around the playgrounds
instead.
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Palm Sunday Service in St Anne's Church 11 am - 12 pm ; Chapel (North Tamerton) 11am Palm Sunday
Annual Parish Meeting 8:30pm preceeded by Parish Council Meeting 7:30 PM
Service in St Anne's Church 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm; Chapel 11am Worship Leaders
Computer Club 10.30 - 1pm;
2 Wed
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Cancer Research Meeting at Higher Wadfast 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Service in St Anne's Church 11 am - 12 pm; Chapel 11am Mr T Sillifant
St George's Day
Easter Day Service in St Anne's Church
Good Friday Service in St Anne's Church 12 pm - 1 pm
Smile Club 6 pm - 7:30 pm
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Nature Notes
March - April
By Fran Slade
Well Spring has truly come, although there
is a difference of opinion as to whether it
commenced on the 1st of the month or on
the 20th of the month, but any way it is here,
my favourite me of the year with everything
coming back to life a er the long dark days
of Winter, What a wonderful display of
daffodils everywhere, I am drawn to the
poem Daffodils by William Wordsworth as he
states that he saw a crowd, a host of dancing
daffodils, along the lake beneath the trees,
ten thousand dancing in the breeze, yes it
was certainly just like that.
The large flocks of Starlings have now le the
farms on their long journey up North towards
Scandinavia, and even beyond to reach their
breeding grounds, and also the Black headed
gulls have le the lakes and rivers nearby to
search out their breeding grounds too, at
this me of the year the birds world-wide
all move up Northwards because it will be
Summer me with longer daylight hours in
which to feed their young, and then in the
Autumn they will all travel Southwards when
we have our very short days and long Winter
nights. We are just past the Spring Equinox
when we have days of equal dark and light,
and when we alter the clocks it will be lovely
and lighter during the evenings.
We o en see Barn Owls in the dusk as they
search out small rodents for food, these
u er a long wild shriek, these alone are in
the Genus Tytonidae, as all the other owls
are in the Genus Strigidae, and o en the well
recognised hooo-hooo-hooo followed by the
oo-oo-oo song eerily echoes out through the
woodlands during the evening as the Tawny
Owl hunts for small rodents and insects.
All birds spend a long me preening their
feathers, zipping and un zipping them up and
down, the wing edges have fastenings just
like Velcro, and feathers must be kept in p
top condi on as the birds life depends on
them being able to take to flight swi ly.
We were pleased to see several small par es
Wheatear
of Wheatears on passage, these were on
Maer Downs, they are very smart birds with
a very conspicuous white rump and sides of
tail, being in the Turdidae genus, the same as
Thrushes. Chats and Robins. As we ventured
further along the cliff tops towards Northco
mouth we also noted that the Fulmars are
back on the steep cliff sides where they will
nest, these are truly pelagic birds spending
Fulmar
Whitstone Whistler April 2014
Nature Notes
By Fran Slade
all of their lives at sea, only coming to land
to breed. These look very much like Gulls,
but they fly with s ff wings, not curved like
the gulls. The Li le Egret has been seen
once again on the Bude Marshes, and the
over Wintering Chiff Chaffs. have once more
began their monotonous song of Chiff Chaff
Chiff Chaff again to join in with the majority of
resident birds. During
April the first migrants
will be arriving, and
usually we get a very
cold spell once they
have arrived and they
must wonder why they
le such hot countries
to arrive on our cold
shores.
We are quite excited
because the blue ts
have been in and out
of our nest boxes, and
we hope that they will
decide to make one of
them their home for this season. The Tadpoles
have been seen swimming in the pond and
the gardens are looking very Spring like with
the Polyanthus, Camellias, Daffodils, and the
leaves are burs ng out on the Hawthorns,
the Pussy Willows are fluffy and invi ng to
the bees, and we have had lovely sunshine
during the month.
Things to look for in April
First arrivals of Spring Migrants
Bluebells
Wood Anemones
Cherry Blossom
Birds taking food to nests
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Wine and Wisdom
A wine and wisdom was held at St Annes Hall
Whitstone on March 21st in aid of Macmillan
Cancer Support. It was a lively and fun evening
that was very well supported with 17 teams
of six entering and tes ng their knowledge on
subjects from food and drink to sport and pot
luck! There was a raffle to which many local
businesses had generously donated prizes.
To date we have raised £1007.59 from this
event , including some kind dona ons from
people unable to a end. Nick and Wendy
Furse would like to express their thanks to
everyone who supported and helped in any
way on the evening. Rob Furse is cycling from
London to Paris in July this year in aid of this
very worthy charity.
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Acorns Pre School
Acorns Pre-School had great fun
dressing up as characters from
their favourite stories for World
Book Day, see if you can spot the
story from their costumes!
Oak Lane, Whitstone EX22 6TH
www.acorns-preschool.co.uk
Whitstone Waddlers
Whitstone Waddlers (boys and
girls) meet Tuesday mornings at
9:30 in
Whitstone Church Hall
Fun, friendly and safe
For more information please call Liz
on 07919 182195
Funding available
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Staff all qualified to NVQ Level 3
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Councillor’s Report
No –one warned me about the
different types of situa ons I
would become involved in –
from blocked drains, pot-holes
, overgrown hedges to poorly
sited BT telephone poles to
problems with council tax and
housing benefit and major
and some minor planning
issues.I am a member of two
commi ees,
Finance and
Resources and Health and
Adult Care, both come with a
‘health warning’!
I cover seven parishes, combined with full
me job and trying to con nue normal
family life (if you can with two teenage
children s ll at home)
I have learnt very quickly, who are the best
people to contact within Cornwall Council,
and some of those I don’t’ need to deal
with!
Cornwall Council, since the incep on of
new administra on, have come under
huge budgetary pressures, which are
currently leading to review of opening
hours for libraries,one stop shops and
mobile libraries and a major review of
school transport services, which I have
been working on to ensure it hopefully will
not affect Jacobstow. These will be debated
at full council in the coming months. We
already have had to make some difficult
decisions regarding public toilets, some day
care and elderly care homes, two of which
were St Hilarys and the Foyer in Bude –
both of whom looked a er our most elderly
& vulnerable residents. Along with cuts to
public transport budgets, life in the rural
communi es has certainly become more
By Nicky Chopak
challenging (as a poli cian
might say!)
On the more posi ve side – potholes are now being repaired,
despite
the
par cularly
inclement weather we have
sustained over the past few
months, however there is s ll
a long list ‘to do’! New traffic
speeding issues are being
looked at – with a priority list
being assembled – but these
do come with the warning
– the highways budget has
been cut!
I have been able to spend my community
chest this year, £750 for a new porch at
Jacobstow, £1,000 for new fencing for
the tennis court at WSM and £1,000 for a
new war memorial to commemorate the
parishioners who gave their lives in WW1
in Whitstone along with a new parish
no ceboard for North Tamerton. I’m hoping
for a similar amount for the new financial
year, so bear this in mind for any projects
you may have coming up. They don’t have
to be big!
Cornwall Council do not appear to be Truro
centric, and I can confirm this – the new
Chief Execu ve Andrew Kerr is visi ng Bude
tomorrow (this will be his second trip in as
many months) – he is keen to encourage
localism and get to grips with the challenges
we face living in North Cornwall. So if you
have any immediate concerns I am more
than happy to raise them with him when
I see him.
Do not hesitate to contact me with any
other issues you may have.
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Dancing on the Head of a Pin
By Ean Lawrence
‘Come in, Colonel!’
Agatha Stackpole was responding to
Colonel Bernard Bracegirdle’s s mula ng
knock on the back door of her co age.
First wiping his feet on the mat, Colonel
Bracegirdle crossed the threshold into
the warm embrace of Aggie’s kitchen.
‘Find a chair, Colonel. Ke le’s on.’
‘Good show, old girl.’
Aggie rounded up the tea things and
corralled them onto the kitchen table.
‘Well, my dear, recovered from last
night’s charity ball?’
‘Yes, Colonel, fully recovered, thank you.
And you?’
Bernard successfully landed the cup on its
companion saucer without any spillage.
‘Didn’t dance.’
‘Didn’t you? You were lucky. I had to lead
in far too many dances – awful bore.’
‘Yes, the old leg was playin’ up a bit.’
‘Did you leave early?’
‘No, no. Sat out with Rita.’
Aggie’s eyes narrowed at the men on of
Rita Rayburn.
‘Didn’t she dance, either?’
‘No. She said she didn’t care to dance.’
Bernard took another swig of tea.
‘Said she would prefer to sit and talk to
me…’
I bet she did, thought Aggie.
‘Where did you sit? I didn’t see you.’
‘With all the chairs impounded, we took
possession of the stairs.’
Aggie imagined the li le mouse right
there on the stair, squeaking mundani es
so ly into Bernard’s unrecep ve ear.
‘You know, it’s strange. Whenever I meet
Rita - in the shop, on the bus, in the
public lavatories – she always gives me
the impression that her day has been
irrevocably spoiled by the encounter.’
‘Really, Aggie?’
‘Yes. She is like pin.’
‘A pin? I don’t see the point you’re
making.’
Bernard giggled.
‘She pricks you, and s cks you – and
when you look to find what it is that has
hurt you, you can’t find the head.’
‘I must confess that whenever I meet
her, a chill runs up and down my spine,
though she seems, on the face of it, a
gentle, inoffensive creature.’
‘She fills you with discomfort and
exaspera ng pain. Yet, if anyone asks you
why, you don’t seem able to explain it.’
‘But she is wonderfully observant.’
‘Well, it’s true she’s never reluctant to let
you know if a curl is out of place, or to
say, with apparent sympathe c regret,
“Oh, my dear! You look so worn and red.
Is everything all right?”’
‘And she’s such a subtle assassin: just
the other day, I was giving my new boots
an airing, with a natural manly pride,
when, without warning, she says, “How
becoming, Bernie.” Only to add in the
next sentence a disparaging, “Have you
ever thought of trying a different style or
a different colour?”’
Calls him Bernie, indeed, thought Aggie.
How vulgar.
‘She contrives to leave you with the
feeling – a most unpleasant feeling, I have
to say – that without her considerate
Whitstone Whistler April 2014
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Dancing on the Head of a Pin (cont)
interven on, the whole world would manhood, does she? thought Bernard,
in a rare moment of self-percep on. He
despise you.’
‘It is most vexing. The pin, always bright braved a look in Aggie’s direc on. Much
and smiling, sharp and sinning – I mean to his relief, he observed Aggie, with her
shining – looking for an opportunity to characteris c lack self-consciousness,
thrust into so , pale flesh. Unfortunately, vigorously washing the cups and saucers
as if the humble domes c objects might
use does not seem to blunt its point.’
Aggie gathered up the cups and saucers have been poisoned chalices.
and placed them in the washing-up
bowl.
‘There is a way, a simple
expedient, by which our
March Event
misfortunes could be
with
transformed, Colonel.’
‘How, Aggie?’ Bernard
Rose Hitchings
looked anxious. ‘You don’t
mean she might suffer
some kind of accident? This talented artist shared her knowledge and
I don’t think that I could expertise with us. We had a very enjoyable evening
cope with a term of and even managed to produce some “interesting”
imprisonment at my drawings under her instruction.
me of life – despite the Here is a selection of our ‘masterpieces’.
advantages to be derived
from an educa on at a
minor public school.’
‘Of course I don’t,
Bernard. What kind of
human being do you
take me for? I simply
mean that perhaps some
hapless specimen of
manhood would come
along and pick up this
pin.’
Bernard
raised
an
eyebrow and studiously
avoided Aggie’s eye.
She doesn’t regard me
as a hapless specimen of
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Whitstone
Whitstone Cancer Research UK
CommiƩee
Whitstone Cancer Research UK Commi ee
were delighted with the response from
and energy they give into suppor ng this
worthwhile charity. However none of this
would ma er if we didn’t get the support of
the local community in suppor ng The Big
Breakfast held at St Annes Hall on Saturday
29th March. Between 9.00 am and 2.00
pm we served 160 meals, bacon or sausage
sandwiches as well as a small or large
breakfast. We are fortunate in that we are
able to source the bacon, sausages and eggs
from within the village. We would like to say
a BIG thank you to THe Uglow family at THe
Cornish Farmhouse Bacon Company and
The Fowler family from Seaview Eggs, we
are very grateful to these suppliers for their
generosity.
The commi ee work hard to set up and serve
the breakfasts and we are always indebted
to them for all their effort and the me
the community to come along and eat the
breakfasts, so that is really appreciated too!!
At the end of the day a Thank you card was
given to Pam Vaughn, our re ring Chairperson,
for all her hard work and commitment to
Whitstone Cancer Research UK commi ee
over the years. Fortunately she is going to
remain on the commi ee to help us. A card
has also been sent to Debbie Bishton who has
been a hard working member for a number
of years but has felt she needs to step down
as she now has other family and business
commitments. If there is anyone who would
like to join our commi ee then please
contact Maggie Stanbury 341332. Thank you
everyone!
Whitstone Whistler April 2014
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01288 361442
www.rebelcinema.co.uk
Planned opening of the kitchen at the Old Orchard. It is
planned for Easter but with many contractors involved
this date might well slip. S ll it will be wonderful to
have a local place to celebrate our family milestones.
What’s happening this month?
17th April Grand Draw. Prize £500. £2 per cket
23rd April Food Hygiene (level 2) £35 includes
refreshments and lunch. 10am - 4pm
25th April Pool CompeƟƟon. Free to enter. Prizes £50
cash or £100 behind the bar!
The first Tuesday of every month
is a music jamming session. Everyone is welcome to come along, watch and listen.
If anyone is interested in performing with an instrument/sing they can.
01288 341 646
07887 614 141.
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Useful Telephone Numbers
Cornwall Council
Enquiries
Citizens Advice Bureau, Bude
Dentists
Emergency
April Lodge, Bude
Endsleigh, Holsworthy
Morwenna, Bude
DK Lawrence, Stratton
Surgeries
NHS Direct
Holsworthy Doctors
Stratton Medical Centre
Hospitals
Barnstaple
Plymouth
Stratton
Truro
Libraries
Bude & Mobile
Holsworthy
Police
Emergency
Non-Emergency
Utilities
Electricity
Emergency
Gas
Water
St Anne’s Hall Booking
MP
Dan Rogerson
Cornwall Councillor
Nicky Chopak
Whitstone Parish Council Clerk (Esther Greig)
Whitstone CP School
Love & Care in the Community (Pam Colwill)
(John Barratt)
Samaritans (24hr Helpline)
Whitstone Village Stores
0300 1234 100
01288 354531
01872 354375
01288 355355
01409 259330
01288 352340
01288 356579
NHS 111
01409 253692
01288 352133
01271 322577
08451 558155
01288 320100
01872 250000
0300 1234 111
01409 253514
999
101
0800 365 900
0800 111 999
0800 169 1144
01288 341309
01566 777123
07810 302061
01840 230141
01288 341241
01288 341279
01288 341146
08457 909090
01288 341444
Details of all Whitstone Clubs and Organisations
can be found on the village website at
www.whitstonevillage.com
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