St Minver Link 186 - Sept/Oct

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Trebetherick Stores is an independent village store, Newsagent and Off License situated in the heart of the village. Fresh bread is available each day, along with freshly baked croissants and a variety of freshly made sandwich and baguettes. With our new and improved Gourmet Menu, we produce even more delicious home made Take home meals in our own kitchen.

Steph and her team, Gemma, Barb, Becci, Laura, Annalise and Ashley, are proud to welcome you into your local convenience store, and look forward to seeing you all soon.

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Issue 186 September / October 2012

NewsDIY Affordable Housing - Done! ---------14 WI Craft Group Presents Merlin Centre with £700 Cheque --------------15 Tony Watson Bowls Tournament Raises £680 for Macmillan Cancer Support -16 An Apology to Mike Rafferty -------------17 ReZolve Introduce Training Schemes for Young People -------------------------- 18 St Enodoc Fund Raising Concert goes with a Bang! --------------------------------- 19 WI Supports‘Paint Rock Pink Day’ --------- 20 Celebrating Age and Ambition ------------- 20 Treasure Trails New Routes in Cornwall - 21 Back Issues of ‘Link Available On-line ---- 21 Thank you from Sherri Smith --------------- 22 North Cornwall National Trust Assoc ----- 22 St Minver Football Club ---------------------- 23 St Minver Probus Club ----------------------- 24 St Minver Computer Club ------------------- 25 Bolton family cycle for Mermaid Appeal 25 St Minver Parish Plan Update ------------- 26 Rock Sailing Club ------------------------------ 27 Wadebridge Choral Society ----------------- 27 Eliza and her Wheelchair -------------------- 38

Regular ItemsWe Will Remember Them -----------------43 Brain Gym -------------------------------------46 Book Review - Home to Roost --------------------------44 Country Diary from Cobb Cottage-------48 From the Desk of Dan Rogerson ---------52 St Minver Lowlands Parish Council -----54 Church Services ------------------------------55 Helpful Telephone Numbers --------------58

TributesLeonard Cockett by Joan Cockett --------39 Martyn Basil Gard Male -------------------41

FeaturesBesides ABBA, the Carpenters and Frank Sinatra . . . --------------------------28 Guest Chef Recipe from Fee Turner ----29 Diary notes - Rock Station RNLI ----------30 ‘Schools Will Rock You’ --------------------32 Paint Rock Pink Day ------------------------34A Brief History of Polzeath Part 2 -------46 Charlie Nobel, Jack Tar and More -------49 Neighbourhood Plans ----------------------53 The Link Events Diary ----------------------56

Contents

St Minver

LinkLike links in a fence we will unite

To create a fine community With willing hearts, with hands held tight.

Neither keeping in nor shutting out But holding fast a fellowship

A refuge from adversity. Anna Alexander

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DIY Affordable Housing - Done!Saturday July 7th saw the official opening of Phase 2 of the Dingle’s Way, Rock, development of self-build affordable homes celebrated in fine style and fine weather, despite the predicted exceptional rainfall and flooding elsewhere.The project followed the success of the 2008 pilot scheme, and has again shown that local people taking a hands on approach can make it happen!St Minver Community Land Trust’s Chairman Ted Rowe

welcomed the gathering and introduced Anthony Wills and Jane Hodgson, who applauded the development and paid tribute to the late Bill Dingle, the instigator, and to their father, the late Dave Wills, whose chairmanship had powered delivery. Jane cut the ceremonial black and white ribbon and guests viewed the development before repairing to the Perceval Institute, where Ted thanked everyone who had contributed to the project’s success, especially Cornwall Rural Housing Association who

had been so enabling.Graham Facks-Martin, Chairman of Cornwall Rural Housing Association, praised the joint scheme between Cornwall Rural Housing Association and St Minver Community Land Trust, the Housing Association having built four unusually spacious 3 and 4-bedroomed properties at the top of the site. He congratulated everyone on the high standard of build and interiors, and added his thanks to Dave Wills, whom he regarded as an outstanding Chairman who wouldn’t let difficulties get in his way, whose leadership was legendary and admired by everyone.Self-builders’ representative Claire Welch spoke of their indebtedness to Bill Dingle, Dave Wills and a dedicated committee. She thanked the wider community for their support, and all the self-builders, their families and friends who had helped. She said “We built a community: we are friends.”Martin Broadfoot kindly provided a public address system, and a wide screen loaned by Rock Television and Electrical Services enabled viewing of the development from the outset to completion.Refreshments were served by the ever helpful Bridget Taylor and Pearl Bickham of Trebetherick and Polzeath WI, and an enjoyable afternoon was had by all. Helen Rawe

Jane Hodgson cut the tape. Photo: Brian Crank.


WI Craft Group Presents Merlin Centre with £700 Cheque

Rock Craft Group had a very successful Open Day and Lunch in July raising £700 for The Merlin MS Centre near St Austell. Eight members of the WI Craft Group visited the Centre to present the cheque.Sarah Snell (pictured far left) at the centre made us most welcome and greeted us with a cup of tea before a tour of the Merlin Centre and its treatment rooms. Cornwall has the highest incidence of MS sufferers on mainland Britain and this is the first and only treatment centre in Cornwall. The centre also offers treatment and support for

sufferers of other medical conditions.At the Open Day, the Craft Group displayed their year’s work of craft items some of which were specifically made to raise money for Merlin. They served morning coffee, lunches and puddings with a terrific response from locals and visitors alike. The Craft Group were so pleased to have the chance to visit the centre and know that our fund raising effort makes a difference to local people.

Janet Carter

Left to Right: Sarah Snell, Betty Oliver, Margaret Marshall, Pearl Bickham, Pat Crank, Dorothy Bennett, Valerie Stockton, Janet Carter and Jane Bennett.


Tony Watson Bowls Tournament Raises £680 for

Macmillan Cancer SupportOn August 5th the St Minver Short Mat Bowl Club held a tournament at Lingham Hall Rock in memory of previous club member Tony Watson who passed away in August 2010. The event raised £680 for Macmillan Cancer Support who helped Tony through the last few months of his life. There was a great turn out of teams, one travelling from as far as Sidbury in DevonThe group stages saw only

one team winning all three of their games and sailing through to the final with 6 points plus 8 shots which was Blisland. They were up against the team in the final from Sidbury who had 5 points plus 4 shots. It was a great game with the score being 7-7 with two ends to play. Sidbury dropped a count of 4 on the penultimate end which left them a lot of work to do. Sidbury decided to play

an attacking strategy whereas Blisland could afford to play a sensible game and continued to add bowls to the head. Sidbury picked up two on the

The four in the centre are the winning Blisland team flanked by members of Tony’s family. On the left granddaughter Karen, on the right son Richard and in the front great granddaughters Maddie and Imogen.

Tony Watson.


last end which left the score 9-11 to Blisland.

The whole day was a great success, everyone had a good time and ultimately

raised lots of money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The Watson family would like to thank everyone for their participation and making the day enjoyable for all involved.

Also thanks to Sharps Brewery, Julian Foye, Eden Project, Crealy, Sainsburys and Tesco for their kind donations.

Karen Watson

An Apology

The Tournament in Progress - the chap on mat three does not look very happy with his last wood!

On page 42 or our last issue we published the poem ‘My Little Satnav’ in good faith which had been sent in to us by a contributor.We are grateful to Mr John Harbinson for drawing our attention to the fact that the poem was taken from the book ‘The Complete Wit and Whimsey’ by Mike Rafferty and is, as such, is subject to copyright. We apologise to Mr Rafferty for inadvertently breaching his copyright.If you enjoyed the poem you may be interested to know that the book ‘The Complete Wit and Whimsey’ is available from Amazon at £7.99.

St Minver Short Mat Bowls Club meets every Tuesday and Friday (6.45 pm) at Lingham Hall in the CP School. Everyone is welcome and all equipment and training is provided. The first two sessions are free.


North Cornwall National Trust

Association

Flora and Fauna of

the Tamar ValleyWadebridge Town Hall

Wednesday Sept 14, 7.30pm

Members £5. Guests £6

Contact: Bob Reason 01840 230173

[email protected]

Friends of the Camel Trail

Litter Pick

Bishops Wood Car ParkTuesday

Sept 25 - 10.30amPolbrock Bridge to Treraven

Bridge and return. Bring a rubbish sack, a pair of

rubber/plastic gloves and a desire to look after your local patch. Have a chat, enjoy the camaraderie, and compete for the most ‘interesting’ piece of litter found!! Well

behaved dogs welcome Price: Free.

[email protected] or 01208 831208

Booking Essential

ReZolve Introduce Training Schemes for Young People

ReZolve, a Bodmin based award winning social enterprise have announced that their supported work placements will now be open to younger members of the local community as part of a new initiative to motivate 16 – 19 year olds who are currently unemployed and not undertaking any training.ReZolve has been offering work placements to members of the local community for over five years through the operational side of their Bodmin based reuse shop ReSource. Volunteers and trainees are given the chance to increase their confidence and gain skills in a workplace environment such as the shop, office, warehouse or delivery vans and have access to various courses and formal qualifications accessed by the social enterprise.The new programmes, which include practical work experience as well as informal classroom sessions and support, will help young people learn the skills to help them become more employable and face the future with greater confidence in themselves. Participants are able to choose between two, 8 week, personal development programmes which will give them an opportunity to gain work experience, qualifications and practical skills.The focus on a younger age group fits into the Government agenda to tackle youth unemployment and in particular the engagement of a group that have been termed ‘NEETs’, or young people who are Not in Education or Employment. The issue is particularly prevalent in Bodmin which has been identified as having one of the highest youth unemployment

rates in the UK.Kerrina Peshkes, Trainer and Curriculum Co-ordinator at ReZolve, said of the new scheme:“We know that a placement at ReZolve can help someone find a job as we have seen it happen time and time again; so we are delighted that we will now be able to offer that opportunity to a younger age group. “The atmosphere at ReZolve is very friendly and supportive and the range of work placements that we can offer could really give young people a good idea of what they would like to do next, as well as the skills to be able to pursue that interest.”Participants in the programme could benefit from Level 1 & 2 employability qualifications from the National Open College Network, a choice of in-house short courses based around career choices or interests, bite sized work tasters, the opportunity to develop a CV, career portfolio and gain a personal work reference; plus they could also get a £20 weekly support allowance as well as help with travel expenses or other costs.Catherine Young, who came to ReZolve looking primarily for work experience to include on her CV said: “Joining the programme has given me lots more confidence. I have also learnt new skills and gained work experience but, most of all, I really enjoy it!’If you are interested in the scheme or know someone that may be interested, please contact Kerrina on 01208 265934, email [email protected] or Text: WHAT NEXT to 07527141783.


St Enodoc Fund Raising Concert goes with a Bang!

A concert with a difference was held at St Minver Church on July 9th, when a packed audience was treated to a programme of orchestral works, and songs from The Port Isaac Chorale.But this was no ordinary concert. The Seriously AwEful Sinfonia, (sic) under their leader, Tony Tournoff, consists of local amateur musicians who assemble regularly to make music and, more especially, to enjoy themselves. This enjoyment conveyed itself to the audience, who were enthusiastic in their responses – particularly when invited to burst paper bags (on cue from Tony) to make canon fire for the 1812 Overture. Other gems included The Radetsky March – you know the one – it

was played at Princess Anne’s wedding – Hallelujah Chorus, Liberty Bell, and many more. Everyone sang ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, and ‘I Vow to thee my Country’ with patriotic fervour – and flag waving.The Port Isaac Chorale, led by their conductor, Janet Townsend MBE, sang a selection of popular songs and some lesser known ones, and these were hugely appreciated and roundly applauded. Their rendition of ‘You are the New Day’ sung A Cappella* showing just how exceptionally talented they are. The evening ended with everyone singing ‘Trelawny’ – the words thoughtfully printed in full for the benefit of incomers and foreigners. (Same thing really).The evening, which was

the result of inspiration and hard work by Brian and Jenny Oaten, was another fundraising event for The St Enodoc Church Appeal, which is rapidly heading for its target of £70,000 at a rate which shows how much loved it is. There was no charge for entrance to the concert but a small contribution was asked for drinks and canapés in the interval – and everyone was invited to donate on their way out. The event raised a magnificent £1,100.If you are interested in joining the Seriously Aweful Sinfonia (motto ‘Per Deficio ad Mediocris’) ring Jenny on 01208 86 27 95.And if the Port Isaac Chorale is more in your line call Janet on 01208 880505. As usual Tenors are especially welcome!

Jo Heydon* A Cappela: without instruments or musical accompaniment.

A small section of the Seriously AwEful Sinfonia in action at the event.


Trbetherick & Polzeath WI

WI MeetingsRock Institute‘Umbrellas’

Speaker Hillary KeamThursday

Sept 6, 7.30pm‘Vintage Clothing’

Speaker Annie Wrigley Thurs Oct 4, 7.30pm

Non-members welcome


Association

Stories of a Chimney

SweepMethodist Town Hall

Launceston Thursday Sept 27

Members £3. Guests £3.50Contact:

Graham Smith ‘01566 777024’ [email protected]

St Minver Churches

& Macmillan Nurses

Coffee MorningThe Old Vicarage,

(St Minver)Wednesday Sep 5

10am - 12noonBy kind invitation of Sarah and Graham Tyson

Bring & Buy, Raffle & Stalls

Admission £2

Celebrating Age and Ambition2012 is the year that Arts for Health Cornwall celebrates the lives and creativity of older people across the county with a project called ‘Celebrating Age and Ambition’. Throughout the year there are a variety of creative activities running for older people in different locations from Liskeard to Penzance and St Minver down to St Keverne. Objects, words and images created at these workshops will form part of a celebratory event at the Exchange Gallery in Penzance in January 2013.Building on the success of the creative workshops held in Penzance we would now like to offer the older residents of North Cornwall the chance to come along to one of these enjoyable and stimulating afternoons. We like to hear your stories from the past and we like to hear about your dreams and ambitions for the future. Using a variety of activities such as printing, word play, painting or even sound recording, the workshops are an opportunity to get creative in a friendly welcoming atmosphere. Whether you are creatively confident or have always wanted to but never had the chance, these workshops are specially designed to suit everyone.There will be six workshops running on Wednesday afternoons in Rock. Dates and location are yet to be confirmed so look out for posters appearing in the Autumn. Do come along and join the fun. All the workshops are free and you can come to just one or all of them – the more, the merrier!For further information please contact Caroline Schanche on 07773 669667 or [email protected].

WI Supports ‘Paint Rock Pink Day’

Trebetherick & Polzeath WI are joining in the ‘Pink Events’ in October. As a start all WI members will be dressing up in pink for their monthly meeting on October 4th and invite you to join them - you do not have to be female but wearing something pink would be appreciated.The speaker is Annie Wrigley who will talk about vintage clothing - a very girlie/pink sort of subject. There will be pink cakes for sale and it will only cost you 20p to enter if you are not a member and another 20p for the cup of tea - a bargain. The WI Rock Craft Group are making pink things for the sales table and any unsold will be given to the breast cancer charity Cancer Research UK who will be joining us for the evening.


Trbetherick & Polzeath WI

Soup & Pudding

LunchRock Institute

Saturday Oct 13, 12noon-2pm

Sales and RaffleProceeds to

‘Paint Rock Pink’

National Trust

Hay Rake & LunchLundy Bay

Sunday September 16

10am-4pmCut and rake the meadow areas so wild flowers can

thrive again. In return we will provide a ploughman’s lunch and ample apple juice – all

for just £1.50! Wear suitable clothes - we supply tools and

gloves. Meet at Lundy Bay car park.

Booking essential on 01208 863821.

National Trust

Polzeath Beach

Mega CleanSaturday

September 22 1 - 3pm

Come along and help us clean the beach at Polzeath

as part of Clean Cornwall Week. Gloves and bags will be provided. Wear appropriate

clothing for the weather of the day and bring any necessary refreshments.

No need to book - meet at the Marine Centre

Merlin MS Centre

Garden Party and

Cream TeasPencarey

Trevilly Lane, St Teath

Wednesday Sept 26, 2 - 5pmTrain rides in the

garden and various stalls

Contact:Lorraine Jasper 01208 850650

Cancer Research UK St Minver Branch

Grand Jumble

SaleRock Institute

Saturday October 6, 2pm

‘Treasure Trails’ New Routes in Cornwall

‘Treasure Trails’ is a national organisation that publish leaflets describing routes you can follow whilst walking, cycling or driving to explore a new area with the objective of providing an engaging and interesting family day out. Each route involves solving clues to solve a mystery for which a substantial cash prize is offered.Walking routes are usually a couple of miles long and all are designed to take in areas of beauty and interest.Nationally there are over 1,000 trails and in Cornwall there are 41 for walking, 12 for cars and 2 for cycling. A number of new Cornish Trails have just been introduced:‘Sand, Slate and Rock’ - 25 miles is a route in our area taking in Delabole Slate Quarry, St Enodoc Church and several beaches. ‘Marazion’ is described in Treasure Trails’ leaflet as “Often overlooked as the approach to St Michael’s Mount, Marazion is steeped in the history of times past. In fact, the town claims to be one of Britain’s oldest! The hunt for lost treasure on the Marazion Trail will reveal some of the best views of the Mount and Mount’s Bay.”The ‘Perranporth Trail’ follows a route along the north coast to conclude in Trevaunance Cove, north of St Agnes.You can purchase trails as a leaflet sent by post, as a pdf download or via an App if you have a Smartphone.Find out more by visiting www.treasuretrails.co.uk.


An Evening with Jane

AustenSt Minver Church

Saturday September 29, 7.45pm

(bar from 7 pm)Join the Austen family andtheir friends, at home in

Steventon Rectory,Hampshire, one evening in

September 1797Tickets: £10 from: St Minver Church, Newslines Rock, Spar Rock, Post Office St Minver.

Proceeds to: Cancer Research UK & Shelter BOX


Association

Visit to Tregothnan

EstateTregothnan Estate

Wednesday Sept 26, 10.30am

Members £14.50. Guests £15.50

Tea and coffee will be served on arrival.


[email protected]

North Cornwall National Trust Association

We enjoyed a visit to the Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum, where we had a guided tour and came away with a far greater appreciation of the various stages necessary to process china clay. The variety of uses for the finished product was most interesting and you realised what an important part china clay plays in our everyday lives.Our autumn talks programme will restart on Friday September 14th, at Wadebridge Town Hall, when Dr David Price will be giving an illustrated talk entitled ‘The Fauna and Flora of the Tamar Valley’, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (members), £6 guests. Including Buffet Supper.On Wednesday September 26th we will share a rare opportunity to enjoy the private gardens of the Tregothnan Estate. These gardens are not usually open to the public and we will be having a guided tour led by the gardeners. Price £14.50 (members), £15.50 (guests) to include tea or coffee on arrival. Prior Booking essential. Transport will not be provided, so please make your own way there.For our meeting on Saturday November 10th at Wadebridge Town Hall (7.30pm), we welcome two Cornish Male Voice Choirs for a concert: the Wadebridge choir and the Loveny choir. Please do support this new venture. Price £7 to include Buffet Supper.All our events are open to everyone, whether members or not, so do please join us.For further details, please contact Bob Reason, 01840 230173 or Hazel Burrows, 01208 850749

Thank You from Sherri! Sherri, Ken and Richard would like to thank

everyone who went out to look for Jessie (our dog) who went missing on Saturday July 14th.

So many of you went to look for her for which we were so grateful. Luckily a holiday maker found her

safe and well.So thank you all.

Sherri Smith.



Association

The Penlee Copper Story

Rock Institute Friday

Oct 12, 2.30pmMembers £4. Guests £4.50


[email protected]

Volunteer Wanted Neighbourhood

Development Plan

The Parish Councils of St Minver Highlands and

Lowlands are drawing up a Neighbourhood

Development Plan and are looking for someone with project management skills

who is willing to donate their time to this project.

They need someone to put together a project plan,

and carry it through to its conclusion

(more on page 53).If you are interested contact: Mrs Gillian Thompson, Parish

Clerk, 12 Bonython Drive, Grampound, Truro, TR2 4RL

Email: [email protected].

St Minver Football Club now has two teams in the

Duchy LeagueGreat News - At last St Minver football club will again have two senior teams playing in the Duchy League this coming season. For years it has been the main objective of the chairperson, Karen Meneer, and the secretary, Roy Birchwood, to get the club back to having two Saturday teams. The loss of almost all of our first team several years ago put unbearable pressure on our then reserves who had to manfully step up and play five divisions higher up the league in a standard of football which was beyond them. The players stayed loyal and tried their best despite relegation and many heavy defeats. However, all that is now behind us and there is a real buzz about the place as we prepare for the season with many exciting new players and squads that will put St Minver FC back on the map. Towards the end of last season Keith Simmons (new team manager), and Jamie Beesley (coach) managed to sign a nucleus of talented players to start the rebuilding of the first team and we finished the season off on a high with a super cup run. Now after several more remarkable signings we have a first team who, make no mistake, will take us up the divisions of the Duchy league where St Minver deserve to be! The reserves also have a good season to look forward to. We believe that they will be strong enough to challenge for promotion in their first season. Our new management team of ex players Steve May and Tom Meehan, are getting to know all the players and are very impressed with the talent available. The committee have worked hard to get local businesses involved with the club and Sharps have agreed a very generous sponsorship to support the club for another three years. Several other local businesses have agreed to contribute in exchange for an advertising board on the pavilion. This will enable the club to go forward into the new season with confidence that there will be no financial worries . The clubs training night is Tuesdays at present and new players are most welcome. (Phone 01208 880549 for further details)There is, however, one important way that local people can help our club, and that is by coming along to the ground on a Saturday afternoon and giving us their vocal support. It doesn’t cost you a penny and you will definitely see some good football --we promise! Roy Birchwood, Secretary,


St Minver Probus ClubJune MeetingSt Minver Probus were in for a treat on Wednesday June 20th, when they heard a talk by Aiden Cotter OBE, Her Majesty’s Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull. Entitled ‘The Role of Coroner’, this talk could have been, well, deadly, but in fact was very much alive. It was highly instructive and entertaining, and delivered with verve and humour. We were obviously in the presence of a very fine speaker.Aiden described his job as “very simple really – to hold inquests into unnatural deaths.” He then proceeded to show us how difficult it actually was. (For example, just to decide whether or not a death was ‘unnatural’ causes huge disagreements) . A few scenarios put to us for decision proved that there were no budding Coroners present – in fact we were hopeless!In spite of a very relaxed presentation, there were several glimpses of the pressure on him and his four assistants, for example, one was the fact that there are five thousand deaths annually in his area. If there is a death at 3 am, the Coroner is notified at 3.30. One of his audience innocently asked if the job was part-time. Reply was “Yes, 75 hours per week”.As usual, a lawyer can find a lighter side to even the most serious of subjects. We heard

tell of a question from one of his interviewers after he had been appointed for his job – “Tell me what a Coroner does?” We heard of his effort to rationalise the practices of Coroners around the country, while he was Chairman of their national association – everyone agreed they should do something, but no-one could agree what. (Does that sound familiar?) Mixed in with the humour and anecdotes was some serious instruction on legal and medical matters, including the fact that this is the oldest unchanged legal office – it has existed for about 800 years. That Inquest is uniquely Inquisitorial, meaning that the Coroner, or judge, ascertains the truth by questioning witnesses. (All other courts are Accusatorial , meaning that two (or more )parties battle it out by calling witnesses to their cause, while the judge (or jury) listens and “gives a verdict according to the evidence”. The speaker seemed rather proud of the fact that his job was to get at the truth, unlike that of other judges. A vote of thanks was given by Tony Priest. Tony said “I found it was a superbly interesting and enlightening talk, and I have decided that, should I die unnaturally, I would like it to be in Birmingham”. July MeetingWe were entertained with

a talk entitled ‘Pentire Perambulations’ by the well-known Cornish author Mike Kent.In 2010, to celebrate his 60th birthday, he made a New Year resolution to walk the entire Pentire coast path every day for 365 days. His talk on his experiences was illustrated with beautiful photographs of the coastal flora and fauna, and anecdotes about the characters he met, and interesting things he saw.A vote of thanks was given by Mike Benwell.St Minver Probus Club welcomes any enquiries from new and prospective members. Telephone the secretary, Roy Birchwood, on 01208 880549.

Robert Lawrence

Memory CafÉ

St Breok SchoolTremarren Road,

Wadebridge2nd & 4th Saturday

2 - 4pmIf you are having problems with your memory then a trip to your GP is advised. A visit to a ‘Memory café’ could also help. You will meet others and take

part in activities designed to help.

For more details contact Margaret on

07867 783728 or www.wmca.btck.co.uk.


The Bolton Family Cycle John O’Groats to Lands End

for the Mermaid Appeal

St Minver Computer ClubWe are now in the fourth year of the St Minver Computer Club run by Polzeath Area Residents Association.The reasons for dropping in (and it is a drop in club) are many and varied from: The grandchildren or children or the friend on holiday with them during the summer inspired them to want to try out new things on their computer. Or, they were fed up with being told off for getting something wrong on someone else’s computer. Age is no barrier- the computer unlike people has no idea how old you are and will treat you with respect!Using a computer can help you keep in touch, beat isolation and lonely moments as well as being fun. At the Club we are interested in helping each other use a computer, so you share your skills and learn from each others in a fun environment. You do not need to own a computer to ‘have a go’ and Terry and Martha at the Tubestation make a great cup of coffee.We meet at the Tubestation on alternate Thursdays from 10.30 to 12 noon. The next meetings are on September 6th, 20th October 4th, 18th. November 15th, 29th.For more information contact me on 01208 862568 or just turn up at the Tubestation on any of the above dates.

David Short

The Bolton family set themselves the challenge to cycle from John O’Groats to Lands End to raise money for the Mermaid Appeal. Link donated £250 to help them on the way. Mum, Claire, said: “Myself, Claire, my husband, David and our two boys James aged 13 and Jake aged 11 have been planning this challenge for the last 6 months. We all cycle a bit but the thought of cycling 60 miles a day sounded impossible.“We want to raise as much money as we can for the Mermaid Appeal and in particular the Mermaid Centre, which over the last few years has provided much needed support and care for a number of family and friends.”The family completed the challenge and, at the time of writing, have raised £830 of their £1,000 target. If you would like to make a contribution you can do so at:http://www.justgiving.com/theboltonjogle


St Minver Parish Plan UpdateThe St Minver Parish Plan is being updated, and it is important that the residents should be aware of its contents before it is printed. The Parish Plan Steering Group has arranged an open Parish ‘Drop In’ to view the draft Parish Plan Update; at the Perceval Institute, St Minver on Friday October 5th from 5 - 8.30pm and Saturday October 6th from 10am-3pm ; also, at the Rock Institute on Friday October 12th 5-8.30pm.A summary of the update is as follows;“This update comprises the collective views of the two parishes of St Minver; the first Parish Plan was produced in 2006, and this Update has been compiled from information gathered in 2011.The original Parish Plan was supplied to statutory bodies as well as being widely available to the general public; it is now the main statement of local views that should be

considered by Cornwall Council and other statutory bodies, and there is evidence that such organisations are referring to the Parish Plan. A group of Architecture students carrying out research on Polzeath as the site for their Community Generator Centre project used the St Minver Parish Plan, found on the shelves of the university library, a valuable resource. In the absence of a local forum, and with the rise of localism, the Parish Plan is the only voice of the local people. There are visible signs that changes have occurred since the original Parish Plan, indicating that the needs expressed in 2006 were real, and that the Parish Plan was addressing the concerns of people and groups within the parish; although the Parish Plan has not in most cases initiated these changes. Examples include the building of a pre-school playgroup; the addition of a conference centre to a local hotel; and the provision of an indoor skateboard facility. The views of the parishes, as contained in the St Minver Parish Plan, may be summarised as follows:The wider effect of any change in the nature and development – including private housing – within the St Minver peninsula should be considered so as to

avoid upsetting the balance of this community.A strategy of self-support for the communities of the parishes should be developed, and applied to all situations where change is taking place, particularly in respect of commercial and private building projects.Within the parishes` areas of scientific and natural beauty, as well as other educational topics with potential for adding to the richness and attractiveness of the area should be developed with the help of enthusiasts and experts from the wider UK community. Examples include marine exploration in the VMCA, and the Dark Sky Area over Pentire Point; the latter needs careful planning now, as reversal or change would be almost impossible once uncontrolled nighttime lighting becomes established as the norm.Further development of the local agricultural, commercial and industrial (including leisure) infrastructure is needed, in order to support a local community.A financial review is needed to ensure that a percentage of the monies now paid by developers to the County Council is returned to the Parish Councils in which development has taken place, for the benefit of the local community.

Parish Plan

UpdateDrop in to ViewPerceval Institute

Fri Oct 5, 5-8.30pm Sat Oct 6, 10am-3pm

Rock Institute Fri Oct 12, 5-8.30pm


Rock Sailing & Water Ski Club

By the time this issue of the Link is published, the sailing season will be coming to a close. The September Brea Buoy is still to be raced and the final major event of the year will be the Autumn Shrimper Fest, when the fleet has the opportunity not only to race but to enjoy the delights of cruising. A good turnout is expected. Meanwhile the dinghy series, races continue, coming to a close on October 14th.The end of season Dinner Dance will be held on October 27th and for tickets and information, contact Kim at the Club office.The Club website has information and pictures taken during the year so get on line at www.rswsc.co.uk to see what’s going on.

Wadebridge Choral Society

With the summer concerts in the town Hall and St Minver Church now a distant memory, the Choir will now focus on the Christmas concert, which will take place at St Minver Church on Saturday December 22nd. As always this will be a truly festive event with lots of carols for the Choir and for the audience to join in – and there will be mulled wine and mince pies in the interval.The two major works the Choir will perform are Gerald Finzi’s ‘In Terra Pax’ and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ ‘Fantasia on Christmas Carols’, always a popular number containing many traditional carols.Details of this concert will appear in the local press later in the year and there will also be information on the Choir’s website: www.wadebridgechoral.org.uk. Keep a lookout for details and book early for this always popular concert.

Other ways of generating a community fund should be explored, to support development.If the thoughts expressed in the Parish Plan are to influence future developments, copies of the Plan should be available not only to statutory bodies and commercial organisations, but also to every resident or would-be resident.The Parish Plan articulates local views in sections covering Councils and Contacts – History of the Parishes – Environment and Waste – Health and Social Services – Housing and Development - Leisure, Clubs and Facilities – Shopping – Transport, Roads, Traffic and Parking – Employment –Crime and Disorder – Primary School Children – Secondary School Children – Style/Character of Villages in St Minver parishes. The latter is an additional section to the 2006 Parish Plan, in response to the need to characterise the individual nature of the built environment of the villages within the parishes.The update of the Parish Plan presents the current views of residents, community groups and commercial enterprises; a forward look to 2016: and a vision beyond 2016. It represents information obtained from response forms, meetings, and individual conversations.

David Short.

Back Issues of ‘Link’ Available On-line

It is now possible to browse through or download back issues of ‘Link’ free of charge by visiting www.stminverlink.org/Back_Issues.html. You can view an issue and turn pages

just as you would with the real thing.At the moment you will only be able to see this year’s

magazines but we will add to this list as time allows to build an interesting local archive. Any volunteers?


Besides ABBA, the Carpenters and

Frank Sinatra . . . I’m a lover of brass band music and I’ve got several CDs of military bands – stirring stuff! Recently I bought a CD of Britain’s most successful and enduring Brass Band – the Grimethorope Colliery (UK Coal) Band because I love the 1996 film ‘Brassed Off’.This Yorkshire Band was formed in 1917 and continued even after the 1992 Grimethorpe Colliery closed through government policy of pit closures. (What happened to the Black Dyke Mill Band?) Peter Skellern performed with Grimethorpe and gold discs were won by the band even before ‘Brassed Off’. Featured in the film are ‘Pomp and Circumstance’, ‘The William Tell Overture’ (the winning piece in the Albert Hall scene) and two pieces to bring tears to the eyes – ‘Londonderry Air’ played at night on the hospital lawn and ‘En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor’ (“orange juice to you” says Danny their conductor at rehearsal. Enter the female interest who wows them all with her solo.)Also included on the CD are two pieces of particular interest to our area – ‘Padstow Lifeboat Op.94’ and ‘James Bond Medley’ arranged by Goff Richards.Readers over 70 may remember the Hovis TV advert music but not know the title. It’s Largo from the New World Symphony’ by Dvorak (‘The Force of Destiny – Overture’) The advert showed a baker’s boy pushing his delivery bicycle up the vertiginous Gold Hill of Shaftesbury, Dorset. This was later cleverly used by Ronnie Barker as the boy in one of ‘The Two Ronnies’ shows (identical scene, boy crests the hill puffing, camera 5 second close up shows it’s Ronnie Barker. Typical British visual humour.) I’ve watched many of these shows repeated on TV but have never seen the Hovis one since.Since the film ‘Brassed Off’ the Band have made many foreign tours – they are particularly popular in Australia and Japan – with concerts and appearing in festivals.My £6.99 is worth every penny! J A G

St Minver Brownies

Craft Fayre

Guide HQ Trewint Lane

Saturday October 27, 11am

St Minver Brownies & Rainbows are holding a Craft

Fayre on Saturday October 27th from 11am. We are hoping to catch lots of early Christmas Shoppers. We are looking for people who would be

interested in having a table at our event.

The cost per table is only £10. To book a table, or for more information, call Katrina on

01208 814793 or 07866 00 43 49 or email

[email protected].

Advertising in Link 2013

We are delighted to announce that, as a not-

for-profit organisation, we are reducing most of our

advertising rates next year - some by as much as 10%.

This is possible because of the excellent support we have received from

advertisers this year.

Advertisers will receive a letter towards the end of September with all of the

details


Mackerel Gravadlax With Pickled Cucumber and Samphire

Fee Turner of Fee Turner Catering

You need to start this two days before you want to eat it.Mix the salt, sugar (reserve one tablespoon full), 3/4 bunch of dill and juniper berries together and scatter some in bottom of a dish/tub. Add the mackerel then sprinkle the rest of salty mix on top. Cover in cling film, put a couple of tin cans or something heavy on top and leave in the fridge over-night. Uncover and turn mackerel around a bit, cover with cling film again, add the weights and leave in the fridge for another 24 hrs.Next, on the second day, make the pickled cucumber. Finely slice the cucumber (on mandoline if you have one), scatter with handful of caster sugar and salt and leave

for 45 minutes. Pick over the samphire to get rid of any very woody or grotty bits and blanch it in boiling water for 20 seconds. Plunge it into cold water (to stop it cooking further) and roughly chop.Once the cucumber has marinated squeeze it of juices and add 1/4 bunch chopped dill and samphire. Season with black pepper.Whip double cream, add the mustard, 1 tablespoon sugar, black pepper and salt. Slice mackerel thinly and serve with the mustard dill sauce and pickled cucumber and samphire. Hot buttered Cornish new potatoes or hot blinis good with it. we do them as tiny canapes - a good salty taste of the sea!

8 mackerel fillets skin on.8 oz caster sugar.5 oz cornish sea salt.1 bunch chopped dill.Black pepper.

1 cucumber.8 oz samphire.1/2 pt double cream .4 tblsps dijon mustard Juniper Berries (optional).

Ingredients

Recipe from our Guest Chef

If you are a local Chef and would like to have your recipe featured on these pages (there is no charge) please get in touch - contact details page 12. Your recipe should

feature local ingredients and be capable of being produced in a domestic kitchen.

Method


Diary notes - Rock Station RNLIA Quiet June

There were no ‘shouts’ in June, only practice launches, but as part of the community of craft in the estuary Rusper was present, fully decked with flags, in the Jubilee Sail Past organized by Rock Sailing and Water Ski Club in early June.On June 20th the station was given its annual inspection by the Deputy Divisional Inspector, Nigel Jones, from the RNLI at Saltash. It was deemed an excellent inspection as no problems were unearthed!

The ‘Big Swim’On a very blustery July 1st the Station helped out with, and hosted the finish of, the Big Swim from Padstow in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. The funds raised for Marie Curie were in excess of £36,000 on the day with more money to follow. Our lifeboat, Rusper, was on the water for the duration, but not to take an active part in running the event but as a precaution to be able to respond quickly if an emergency occurred. The congestion round the station and approach road were such that getting quickly from home to a launch if needed during that time would have been nigh on impossible. In the event there were no calls for our assistance on a thoroughly successful day.

Visit to CuldroseA group of ten of the crew went to the RAF Search and Rescue Station at Culdrose on July 11th. This was a familiarization visit which every one thought was well worthwhile despite, due to other operational commitments, there was no opportunity for a flight. Better luck next time!

Dog falls off CliffOn July 14th our crew of Jinx Hewitt (Helm), Tom Fletcher and Dan Bosley was called out to recover a dog which had fallen down a cliff. The Coastguards requested our assistance because they were concerned that the owners might endanger themselves in trying to get to the stricken animal. The dog, sadly, did not survive and the message to all dog owners is to keep your dog on a lead when they are on a cliff top walk. The temptation to chase a seagull or rabbit regardless of the cliff danger is too great for most dogs to resist!

A very lucky young lady!Our last shout of these two months was on July 23rd and was potentially the most serious but had a happy outcome. The boat was on the water looking for another dog which was reported missing near Trebetherick

Point when the Padstow speedboat ‘Jaws’” signalled to our crew. They had seen a person trapped and in distress waving from a cave at the foot of the cliffs. The surf was such that she was only visible part of the time and it also made the approach very difficult and hazardous. The lifeboat had to put down an anchor off-short and reverse in carefully towards the shore. Crew member Sam Bishop was dropped off at the mouth of the cave in chest deep swirling water and he waded in to the girl, reassured her and checked her for injuries. He then briefed her on how they were going to get back to the boat. Judging the timing of the waves they waded to the boat which had got as close to them as it could, and both were recovered onto the boat. As the young woman had bumped her head, the crew radioed back for medical assistance to be at the Station on their return. The para-medic confirmed that her injuries were not too serious and she was collected by her grateful parents. The crew on this rescue was Ciaran Bligh (Helm), Sam Bishop and Rob Chapman and the missing dog was found eventually by the Coastguards.


Above: On the Jubilee Sail Past, L to R, Tom Fletcher, Rob Chapman and Dan Bosley.Below: Sam Bishop being interviewed by ITV after the cave rescue

Photos: Gus Guest.


Imagine a world in the future where all musical instruments are banned and the only music available is computerised iden-tikit pop fed to the masses!At the end of the Summer Term, our Year 6 leavers per-formed their play, ‘Schools Will Rock You’. The audience was amazed by the acting, singing and dancing skills of the chil-dren, the costumes, sets and technical special effects.

In March the children visited London for a residential where they took in the show ‘We Will Rock You’. Their teacher, Dep-uty Head Paul Howard, had the vision to put on the show in St Minver School hall! Assisted by music teacher, Mrs Every; all round technical expert, Mr Stewart Every; Dave Hudson, for a superb light show; and the imaginative choreography of Teaching Assistant, Debbie

Hawse. The show was a huge success.We will sincerely miss our wonderful Year 6 children and wish them every success and happiness in their new schools in September. The show was something that they can feel extremely proud of and will provide them with many happy memories in the future I am sure.Dave Cantin, Headmaster.

‘Schools Will Rock You’

Year 6’s Amazing Leavers’ Play


Some of the amazing scenes from Year 6’s leaving play at St Minver CP chool.It was colourful, tuneful and thoroughly enjoyable.

It is just a shame that we have not the space to include more of the photographs.

Photos: Brian Crank.


Paint Rock

Pink!As part of Breast Cancer Awareness

Month, on Wednesday October 31st, the St Minver Branch of Cancer Research

UK will turn Rock ‘PINK’ !



Massive RaffleSome of the prizes:

A Nick Reader framed canvas print.

A bird sculpture from John Backland.

Meals at St Moritz, Mariners and The Point.

A round of golf at Trevose with Andy Caddick (past England bowler).

and many more..

Tickets will be on sale during October with the draw taking place in the Pityme Pub on the evening of October 31st.

Paint Rock ‘Pink’ DayWednesday October 31st

In October shops and businesses will decorate their shop fronts with bunting, pink balloons and posters. Many will be running fund raising events so please come and support them.

Exciting EventsRock Art will have a ‘Pink Art’ Exhibition.

Oct 1st St Minver Cricket Club are having a Quiz night.

Oct 4th ‘Pink’ Meeting at Trebetherick and Polzeath WI.

Oct 7th St Minver Short Mat Bowls Club are holding a Tournament.

Oct 13th Trebetherick and Polzeath WI are having a ‘Soup & Pudding lunch.

Oct 26th TrePol Pen Hand Bell ringers are having a coffee morning.

Oct 31st St Minver Silver Band will be playing in Rock on the morning of our ‘Pink’ day.

Nov 2nd Nathan Outlaw of the St Enodoc Hotel will hold a Charity Lunch (for details visit the website www.nathan-outlaw.com).

Please come and support us, never mind the weather, and wear

‘PINK’35Visit our website - www.stminverlink.org



But still the same fabulous view

The new Restaurant & Bar atTHE POINT AT POLZEATH

is now open, with a team of new chefs specialising in good, local food.

And that’s just the start. We will be relaunching the Health Club soon, upgrading the Golf Course, and introducing a host of new Leisure and

Family activities during the summer.

Do stop by and see us. We would be delighted to get your feedback

Or call us today on 01208 863000 to make a reservation

RESTAURANT . BAR . HEALTH CLUB . GOLFwww.thepointatpolzeath.co.uk

NEW NAME, NEW LOOK, NEW APPROACH


Eliza and her wheelchair

Link was pleased to make a donation of £250 towards the cost of a ‘all terrain’ wheelchair for Eliza Parkyn which was capable of being used on the beach. We have received the following communication from Eliza’s father, Robert.“We are a local family and this is a picture of our daughter Eliza Parkyn who attended St Minver school. She was born with a rare neuromuscular condition

called Spinal Muscular Atrophy which effects all the muscles in the body leaving them extremely weak. She cannot bear any weight at all and has never been able to walk.“Here is a photo of Eliza in her new all terrain pushchair with thanks to St Minver link very kindly donated funds towards this chair.“It is a wonderful piece of

kit and we are now able as a family to access so many local area’s that were previously out of our reach and indeed explore new one’s.We would like to thank everyone involved who has raised money past and present in any way towards St Minver Link.“This has given Eliza and us as a family so much more freedom. Thank you.”


A Tribute to Leonard Cockett by Joan Cockett

Leonard, Lenny, Len, Leonardo da Cocketta, Lenny Penny - , or simply, darling. We all had our pet names for Len Cockett. Len and I met at Goldsmiths College School of Art in 1947 - he having completed four years of service with the RAF in Burma; the last few months as a prisoner of war. I saw a very thin, sun-tanned man, sitting quietly in one of the studios and we got talking. That’s how it all began and those four years were a wonderful, enriching experience as together we became part of the surge of creativity directly after the war. What a time to be an art student! John Piper, Paul Nash, Graham Sutherland, Henry Moore - I could go on, were all inspirational and our fellow students included Mary Quant, Tom Keating (of forgery fame!) and Bridget Riley. We made a circle of very good and lasting friends, all of whom have enriched our lives, and continue to do so. (Art students are long-lived!)Len and I married on December 1st 1950 and we had two children, Hilary,born in 1952 and Christopher in 1955. Len’s teaching career in London’s East End spanned 26 years, where he made a name for enthusiasm and hardwork teaching Art to ‘A’ level, (11 passes the year he retired). He was also known for being a law unto himself, and would often pile the 6th form into the school mini-bus, and head for the Cutty Sark pub in Greenwich or take the younger children to the country at Shoreham, here, after a very quick glance at Samuel Palmer’s house, the children paddled in the stream, and caught crayfish.

His headmistress, Miss Wedekind, was a great admirer, - “l can rely on Mr Cockett to do anything I ask him!” she used to say. All this was long before Health and Safety.Family holidays always had an element of adventure as Len and Christopher taught one another to sail whilst Hilary and I watched safely from the shore. We had a Mayfly (6) from Devon Boat builders, our first boat. On one holiday, we met up with friends at Newton Ferrers and 10 of us went out in their ancient longboat only to find coming back that it was leaking. I’ve never seen Hilary work so frantically, as she and the boys bailed out! We all sang “Eternal Father strong to Save”, and waved to the harbour-master, as we pulled to the shore. That was the life Len loved, and many more adventurous holidays

Leonard Cockett.


followed. Len’s pioneering spirit obviously influenced Christopher’s decision to come to Cornwall when he was 17 to work at Westerly Boats, and so started our love affair with Cobb Cottage and the whole of this beautiful place. We eventually bought Cob Cottage in 1977. l could write much about the last 35 years, but sufficient to say it has been the most wonderful part of our lives. Len enjoyed years of sailing in the Estuary, (in a larger, and sea-worthy boat!), and his paintings of the Estuary will be familiar to all of you. A friend said recently, “We have a little bit of Len on our wall - we love his painting.” Together we took part in the Rock Summer Show with a group of friends, and got to know so many of you over the years.Len’s grandchildren all have special memories, - not least of his ability into his 80’s to pull himself up on the gallery edge in the cottage, a feat the children tried to emulate without much success! We remember him toboganning down Brea Hill in thick snow, on a fertiliser bag, when he was 66, and Hilary remembers being pulled down Box Hill in Surrey on a groundsheet at great speed, when she was

about 9 and remembers the exhilaration; and the scent of crushed thyme. such are our memories; Len packed a lot into his 92 years.Two local boys, now young men, remember with affection Len helping to teach them to sail, and were often heard to say, “Here comes Len’s little puff of wind!” A saying that has entered local legend.As those of you who read Link will know, Len and l celebrated 61 years of marriage on December 1st 2011 (we forgot to tell the queen...)

Our last family memory will always be Len’s 92nd birthday in March, a rare day when he was reasonably well, and we all got together for a fish and chip supper, and Briony played the flute. Len was tired but happy that day, and we planted an olive tree under the head of Aphrodite in Cobb’sgarden.Len was, above all, loving and he was also very funny, exasperating and controversial - particularly in discussions concerning politics, religion or abstract art, as many of you will know! Life with Len was an adventure and never dull! We won’t forget you Lenny. As Adam said, “How could I forget the man who taught me how to make paper aeroplanes?,’


Martyn Basil Gard Male1915 - 2012

October 19th 1915 saw the birth of Car-rie and Harry Male’s only child Martyn Basil Gard at ‘Manor Cottage’, Splatt. Later known to all as Basil. His father’s meticulous diaries up to 1930 refer to him throughout as “boy”. In 1918, they moved to what today is known as ‘Old Farm’ in Trebetherick, until the homestead that became ‘Higher Farm’ was completed in 1930.Basil’s formative years were actively spent as-sisting his parents with the farm work, most notably on the daily milk rounds with horses Gypsy or Whiteface pulling the churn-laden wagon to Old and New Polzeath and Splatt respectively. July 1921 recorded a month of severe drought requiring the additional but necessary burden of having to collect fresh water from the adit on Polzeath Beach and Trewint Lake to supply the homestead, numerous livestock, family at Splatt and even the coastguards through to October when “boy” contracted Typhoid Fever. He had another frightening episode of illness with Croup in 1923. His father frantically cycling to Port Isaac for medicine - such circumstances are unheard of today but not the concern, because Basil was their only child. His father noted on October 19th 1924: Boy’s birthday. In old times boys nine years old were consid-ered worth something on a farm and Basil’s contribution was considerable. As he ma-tured, his responsibilities extended to walking the livestock to Wadebridge Market, attend-ing to the many gates en route.The district was already popular with tourists in the early 1930’s and so it was that Edna, a Bristol maid employed in service at ‘Pentire View’, Trebetherick Hill, caught Basil’s eye and heart. Marriage and a daughter Judith, aka ‘Midge’, soon followed the move into Higher Farm.

Although a farmer, Basil was all too aware of the treacherous waters of the Camel Estu-ary; the majority of the farms oldest build-ings structural components are mast and hull remnants of wrecked ships. In addition to his farming duties he was a member of the local coastguards, later providing premises on the farmstead when the original Trebetherick coastguard’s building was closed down. Basil would vividly relate the night the Medea was wrecked on Trebetherick Point in 1939, the Nor’ westerly ‘Wrecker’s Wind’ so fierce that he and his colleagues had to crawl on their bellies “beneath the wind” in fear of being blown off the cliff tops. Breeches Buoys were employed and lives saved; it was one of the most terrifying and exhilarating nights of Basil’s life.WWII brought more peril with U-Boats sail-ing just off shore up the Bristol Channel and the Luftwaffe’s firestorms. Basil fought the war on the home front as a member of the Homeguard. His recollections of standing at

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the kitchen and bedroom’s windows, staring in horror at the lurid orange glow on the eastern horizon that was the Plymouth Blitz became one of shared understanding: I was on an Is-raeli sheep farm in the Golan Heights in 1997, witnessing day and nightly bombing of Syria and Lebanon; seeing that same glow, hearing and feeling the same not-so-distant impact of explosions knowing “there was absolutely nothing you could do to help the poor devils caught up in it”. With the war finally over, the latter 1940’s saw new arrivals for Basil and family: one being the birth of a son, Martyn; others being the transition of modern machinery replacing horses on the farm. He owned one of the first combine harvesters in the district earning nec-essary additional income as a contract worker.When he wasn’t farming, Basil would be rid-ing his Trial Bike and winning in excess of 90 trophies countrywide during the ‘50’s and ‘60’s; he only stopped when he “kept being beaten by the youngsters!” If it wasn’t bikes, it was cars. The purchase of a new second-hand car meant it being completely dismantled and rebuilt in better condition than its ‘previous careful owner’ sold it! If he wasn’t fixing a vehicle, Basil was building one, notably “The Special” or, as I knew it, “The Spudmobile” for transporting “tetties ‘n’ mangles.”The 1970’s brought grandchildren into Basil’s life and the past four decades of really getting to know Basil as a person as well as a won-derful Grampi began. My younger brother Andrew and I remember genuinely happy times at Higher Farm, our second home, with its chickens, pigs, cats and, of course, the cows. When staying overnight Grampi would always wake Andrew and I with coffee made entirely with fresh milk; it would be called ‘probably the best latte in the world’ now, but to me it was always “Special Grampi Coffee”! His study, above the stairs and south facing, was always warm; the scent of myriad car

and bike magazines mingling with the heady aroma of chocolate ever-present and com-forting. Harvest-time meant blackberrying in the hedgerows and playing in very safely constructed ‘bale houses’ to the rhythmic accompanied ‘whump, whump, whump’ of Grampi’s bailer.The cows were friendlier than the pigs and they smelt better. There was always a Daisy, Buttercup or Rose in a herd that was very modest by today’s standards. I don’t recall Grampi swearing whilst milking but I was informed that a misbehaving cow could be a “cussed so-and-so”! The fact that the cows devotedly followed Gramps wherever he went and come milking-time their crossing the road always stopped traffic and “held up the Em-mets”, was an endless joy and made his day! My enduring memory of those childhood days is of Nana in the dairy with the separator chiming and whirring making THE best clotted cream EVER, whilst Gramps arrived at the back door with two more clanking buckets full of warm foaming milk and the cats clamouring around his feet begging for a taste…Basil was not a magician but his ability to dis-appear made the shopkeeper in BBC TV’s ‘Mr Ben’ look a rank amateur. He liked and was comfortable in his own company, preferring peace and quiet with numerous ‘bolt holes’ all over the farm. In one specific instance, Basil was witnessed pulling-up the ladder onto the roof he was fixing in cussed determination to be left in peace. This talent of vanishing was almost Jedi-like, never diminishing with age or aching limbs; only the discarded toffee wrapper would mockingly indicate that he’d outwitted you again!Evenings invariably found Grampi enjoy-ing a piece of music or traversing the globe from his favourite armchair via the foreign news channels. Analogue, specifically short-wave, ironically gave him greater freedom to roam the world’s airwaves than the digitally


franchised revolution. He embraced technol-ogy but resented the so-called progress that somehow led to constantly replacing beloved radios, music-centres etc. The commercialisa-tion, waste and “money, money, money” poli-cies offended him but worse, it spoiled Basil’s genuine pleasure in being able to tinker with machines. A great believer in common sense, Basil’s problem-solving abilities evidenced a quiet ingenuity often with whimsical results: the kitchen’s TV boasted a vintage Bakelite light-switch for years.Basil’s natural affinity with animals is legend-ary: there was however, one creature he “wouldn’t keep for love nor money”; that “they tasted alright” but he couldn’t “ see the sense in ‘m”, he informed me upon my return from Egypt and Israel in 1997. So, my initial proposals to him in 2010 about reintroducing livestock back onto the premises involving this specific creature, went about as well as could be expected…“Oh my gawd! SHEEP?! What do you want bloody sheep for ya daft maid? I can see the

point of bloody chickens, but what’s the point of bloody sheep? All the buggers want to do is die! SHEEP! Bah!”Well, quite! Anyway, after several months of hard contemplation, Grampi amazingly said “yes”! Anyone thinking I somehow talked him into submission clearly didn’t know Basil. So, last September the UK’s rarest traditional sheep breed arrived; the 5x Boreray ewe lambs are the first in Cornwall, hence the flock’s name, ‘Kensa Kernow’. The intention is to breed them and utilise them in conser-vation projects, thereby preserving a native bloodline. With luck, 2013 will see the first Cornish-born Boreray lambs! Basil didn’t always agree with my ideas and methods, but he completely understood and endorsed my aims overall significance. I discovered him one afternoon talking softly with the “little ras-cals”. One rare breed to another; and, I hope, a fitting legacy. Oh, and Grampi’s last words to me? “Yap, yap, yap, shut yer yap!”.

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Published by Preface Publishing. Hardback £14.99. Wadebridge Books.This begins as a familiar story: successful businesswoman gives up high powered job in London and moves to rural Cornwall with husband and young family to fulfil childhood dream. Tessa Hainsworth was Marketing Manager at the Body Shop where she was employed for nearly 20 years, working directly with its inspirational founder, Anita Roddick, in the exciting early days. The vague plans to open a pottery business in Cornwall came to nothing and her actor husband struggled to find work. A chance opportunity enabled Tessa to take the position of ‘relief postie’ at the local post office and from this experience came her first book, ‘Up with the Larks’. It charts her turbulent first year with the Royal Mail and her transformation from outsider to much loved member of her new community. A second book ‘Seagulls in the Attic’ quickly followed, in which the lack of money and demands of family life are graphically and entertainingly related.‘Home to Roost’ is her third book and begins with the arrival of a new young couple in the author’s village fresh from London, sick of the rat race, seeking the ‘good life, the simple life’! Tessa and husband Ben smile when they hear this as it is redolent of their feelings only a few years before. Much of the early part of the book follows the postie, Tessa, on her rounds in an unusually icy and snowy winter. These are the pages in which the multi-faceted life of a postie

emerges, not just a deliverer of mail but social worker, therapist, errand woman, newspaper deliverer and ‘an array of other things’. But a familiar tension emerges when she finds her van blocked by a Peugeot belonging to a Mr Landers, one of the second homers in her village. An unpleasant confrontation , commonplace in Trebetherick and Rock, follows at the end of which the rude incomer retreats, defeated by the combined defiance of the Cornish villagers, proud to call Tessa ‘sort of Cornish’.A second familiar anguish is touched as Tessa and Ben find themselves in a financial position as precarious as many in Cornwall. ‘The only truly rich are the second homers’, permanent residents have several part time jobs and struggle to make enough money to keep going. It is at this point that the idea of letting the house for the summer is born. The inspection by the rental agency consultant sounds terrifyingly prohibitive with insistence on impossibly high standards, including matching egg cups, but surprisingly Tessa and Ben agree to all the expensive conditions, although perhaps for the following year. The reader must await a fourth book to discover whether the rental agency accepts the house, but Tessa and Ben gain useful experience by looking after another B & B in a popular seaside resort for a week. This is entertainingly recounted, safe in the knowledge that the responsibility is only temporary.

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Home to Roost by Tessa Hainsworth


Underlying the colourful account of the postie’s relationship with residents on her round are some important and significant themes. Homelessness for the young is prevalent in Cornwall and it is no surprise to read of Woody and Holly illegally living in a caravan which is supposed to be a holiday let only : most people know this ‘but no-one tells the authorities’. Noisy second-homers is another frequently touched on issue: people who speak so loudly that although they are standing close to the postie they ‘seem to be talking to someone at the end of the street’. But the main theme centres on the couple introduced at the beginning of the book. Tessa and Ben are neighbours of Kate and Leon Winterson, and are briefly regarded as supporters. But as the Wintersons complain about the screeching of Emmanuel, the peacock, the seaweed on the beach, the noise of the church bells and employ workers from ‘up country’ rather than locally, it is no surprise that Tessa asserts forcefully she is solidly on the side of the locals. Nor is it a surprise when

Kate and Leon cut their losses and return to London.The book is entertaining, if light, reading and much will be familiar to Link readers. But questions linger. How will Estate Agents market Kate and Leon’s house? Will its proximity to a popular author be highlighted or will potential buyers be alerted to the possibility of notoriety in a book? Will the buyers of Kate and Leon’s house become full time residents and settle comfortably into the Cornish way of life or will they be another disconnected, noisy pair of second-homers uninterested in the life of the community? And, intriguingly, how accurate is Tessa Hainsworth in her portrayal of the residents of Poldowe, Morranport and Treverny? The real locations are carefully concealed, but residents (on the South Coast?, Daphne du Maurier country?) will recognise themselves and must wonder whether their encounters with the postie will always find their way into the pages of a book.

Participating in a sport and doing rather well a team-mate was feeling confident, but I said “It’s not all over. I haven’t sung yet”.We wondered where this old saying came from.Well I may be fat but I discovered that it’s not an old saying at all. An American saying and a variation of “it ain’t over till it’s over” is first recorded in March 1976 as “ the opera ain’t over till the fat lady sings”.Then on record again in April 1978 but as the now often used phrase “it’s not over ‘till the fat lady sings” referring to a close game at the basketball.

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You are standing in a clear space by the stream in the valley near where Polzeath House is today. It’s a mild day, well after the sun was at its highest in the sky. The days already are longer than the nights, last night was one with a big moon. Some of your band are already talking about going up to the higher ground where the hunting is good. You walk towards that part of the sky where at night you see the bright star that doesn’t move around much. You are making for the 70 metre high rock you can see sticking up beyond the birch trees and rough scrub and grass. After you’ve walked nearly two miles you reach the rock. You spend a short while watching the birds circling around the top of it, thinking about how best you can reach their roosts. Then you set off again; only just under a mile to walk to the edge of the low tide to check if the sea has un-covered or beached anything of use. As you reach the line of white where the waves are breaking you look up the coast to the right and see the high cliffs stretch-ing away until they disappear into a light hazy mist. It is 10,000 years ago, the sea level is 40 metres lower than it is now and there is still a vast amount of water locked up in the ice to the north. In our time storms have occasionally stripped sand from Polzeath beach to reveal ancient stems and roots of trees that you and your successors would have walked through. You have been beachcombing because it was your turn and now you begin to

retrace your way back towards the other two who have been searching along the high-tide line. The sea had left nothing useful there to-day, neither for you nor for them but they bring back a number of flint pebbles from the stony part of the beach. The man who knows how to make tools for the rest of the group had asked them to do this. This man makes arrow and spear heads for the hunters, knives and thin boring tools for domestic use and scrapers for dressing the skins of animals brought back by the hunt-ers. In our time worked flints have been found at Trenance Close and Windy Hill and elsewhere in Hayle Bay. And at Pentire Head there was a discovery of over twenty flint flakes and evidence of flint working. This latter collection is now in the British Museum. The other thirty members of your band have been equally hard at work. Two of them are putting the last touches to the coracle to get ready for fishing in the river tomorrow. A number of the children have just returned from the rocky shore where they have been getting mussels and limpets. Several groups of two or three gatherers have come back with the plants they have been collecting. The last of the nuts and seeds ran out some time ago. The hunters have had quite a good day. They had just failed to kill a young wild horse, but they had come back with a red deer calf, four hares and a few snared grouse. And just by the shelters built by

A Brief History of PolzeathWalking out past Newland

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the group some eight moons ago, when the days were getting shorter and you’d all come back down from the higher ground, a number of men and women are gather-ing round the hearth beginning to get food ready for the evening meal. Soon you’ll be joining them.It’s been quite a long time, over fourteen moons, since you last had any contact with another band like yours, but perhaps it’s not surprising because you know that you were amongst the first people to come to these lands, following the wild horses and the deer.[The bright star that “doesn’t move around much” was probably Vega in the constella-tion Lyra, although it was at its least mobile in the night sky over three thousand years previously. The flint pebbles most prob-ably came from the Haig Frais Cretaceous deposits located about 45 kilometres north west of the Isles of Scilly. The hunter gath-erer band would not expect often to see people from other hunter bands because it was very early in the post ice age re-occu-

pation of our area. At this time there were likely to be only about twenty or so such bands in the whole of the area now called Cornwall. England itself was part of the European mainland and the Isles of Scilly, at that time one continuous landmass, had only just been cut off by the rising sea levels. ]

Main referencesHill K R etc.’Co-residence Patterns in Hunt-er-Gatherer Societies Show Unique Human Social Structure.’ Science 11, March 2011, Vol 331, pp 1286-1289.Berridge P and Roberts A ‘The Mesolithic Period in Cornwall.’ Cornish Archaeology, 25, 1986 Clarke B B. ‘The Problem of the Nature, Origin and Stratigraphical position of the Trebetherick Boulder Gravel’. Proceedings of the Usher Society, Vol 2, Part 2, Nov. 1969Cornwall and Scilly Historic Environment Record. Cornwall County Council.

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Charlie Nobel, Jack Tar and MoreIain Ross, Editor Wyke Register Magazine

In this article I will focus on Sailor Talk that are actually the names of individuals. Some of these have clear sources, and some sources are not so obvious.

Charlie NobelCharlie Nobel lent his name to the galley’s smokestack. But who was he? All my references agree that old Charlie was someone who took great pride in keeping the brass or copper galley-stack brightly shined. But there’s no agreement on who he actually was. Charlie’s been “positively identified” variously as a British or American captain, officer, mate, cook, or a particularly dull-witted deck hand of either a merchant, fishing or naval vessel.

Matthew WalkerMatthew Walker is as obscure as Charlie. He is believed to have been a rigger in one the British Navy shipyards in the middle of the last century and to have created the only knot to carry the name of its inventor. I’ve come across several variations in the story of the origin of the knot, each more

interesting than the last. Regardless of the variation, they all consistently say that Matthew got himself in trouble, got locked up until he could tie a knot that the keeper could neither tie nor untie, and invented the knot that released him.

PerlorusPerlorus is said to have been the pilot who guided Hannibal around hazardous Cape Faro, Sicily, in 204 BC, using a relatively new device to take his bearings. That device was an early Pelorus, so named in his honour. Cape Faro was once known as Cape Pelorus, also named in his honour.

GrogGrog is an interesting term. It’s a beverage mixture of one part rum and three parts water, named for British Admiral Edward Vernon Grog.Admiral Vernon habitually wore coats and trousers made from a heavy wool material known as grogram. These he gave such good service that there was practically nothing left when he finally had to discard them. Thus, Admiral Vernon was known throughout the navy as “Old Grog”. In 1740 he ordered the rum ration to be watered down, three to one, throughout his entire fleet. The concoction quickly became known as grog, because the rum was as thin as Old Grog’s coat.And have you ever awakened and found yourself a bit groggy in the morning? As you might guess, a groggy sailor was one who had just a bit too much grog.

Jack TarHere’s a term that, while a proper name, did not belong to a particular individual.

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Originally Jack Tar was a slang term and nickname for the ship’s topmastmen, those who worked the highest reaches of the rigging. Eventually Jack Tar was applied to any deep-water sailor.First we’ll look at the ‘Jack’ part of the name. Sailors in years gone by called each other Jack, just as we might call each other Mack. Jack was the name you gave to any guy you might meet in the street, until you knew differently. Aboard ship, that meant that Jack was a sailor. Thus a ‘jack line’ is a line to secure the sailor to the boat in heavy weather, and a ‘lazy jack’ is the system of lines that makes lowering and securing the sail easier for a lazy sailor. A ‘cracker jack’ was the sailor who would fire the gun and a ‘jack stay’ was started out as a line in Jack’s quarters that he would use for hanging his hammock, clothing or other gear.As for the ‘Tar’ part of the name, there are three sources. The first and most direct source was Jack’s clothing. Tarpaulin was originally canvas permeated with tar, a distillate of pine pitch. Being waterproof, Its primary use was covering and sealing deck hatches to protect the cargo. Being waterproof, tarpaulin was also windproof. Being windproof, it was ideal as protective clothing while working in the rigging. Jack’s clothes would sooner or later need replacement. As tarpaulin was easily available aboard ship, the topmastmen would ask Sails, the sailmaker, to make their clothing from that material. Consequently, all topmastmen would wear tarpaulin clothing when aloft, becoming known as Jack Tars from that habit.For the second source, we need to look closer at that messy tar stuff. All rigging had to be periodically coated to prolong its life. For centuries, the very best material for the job was a pine pitch distillate that

was imported through Stockholm, known as Stockholm tar. On deep water voyages, applying the coating of tar often had to be done at sea. This was a very dirty job. Imagine yourself as a deep-water sailor, under way, working your way down the forestay hand over hand, legs wrapped tight around the stay, and without any safety line. The bucket of tar would be tied to a line around your waist, with the brush in the bucket. The tar is hot, so it is soft enough to be applied with a brush. You work your way down a foot, tighten your legs, let go with one hand to reach the brush in the bucket, apply the tar to the forestay just above your other hand holding you to the forestay, and return the brush to the bucket. Then repeat until the entire forestay is coated. Once back on deck, you’d probably find that there’d be more tar on you than on the forestay. As all sailors had their turn tarring the rigging, all would have a turn at being covered with tar. It was quite natural to extend the term Jack Tar to apply to all deep-water sailors.And the third source for Jack Tar? While the sailors disliked tarring the rigging, they were not above using it for a more personal use. Sailors rarely cut their hair, as proper shears were just not available to anyone but the officers. It was much easier to let the hair grow. But long hair would get in the way, especially when working in the rigging. They would plait their hair into a pigtail and dress it with Stockholm tar to hold it together. Thus a Jack Tar was a Jack who dressed his pigtail with tar.

Toe the LineWhile we’re on the subject, dressing his pigtail caused a tar stain on the back of Jack’s shirt. This was a problem on navy ships when he had to ‘toe the line’ every Sunday morning. If his shirt was not


clean,Jack would be assigned extra duty on his afternoons off. Jack took to wearing a sort of removable reverse bib. Since it was easier to wash a bib than the entire shirt, he could put on a clean bib over his somewhat clean shirt when he had to ‘toe the line’. This bib eventually became the traditional large square collar on today’s sailor uniforms.Oh... “toe the line”? Every Sunday morning, conditions permitting, the captain of every British Navy ship was required to hold a formal inspection of the entire ship’s company. The Marines had training and knew how to stand in a straight line. The poor sailors, a shoeless and generally ragged lot, made it a point to never get the concept. Or so it seemed from the captain’s perspective. To get the sailors into some sort of order for the inspection, the mates would tell them to stand along a deck seam, with their toes on the seam. The command, often enforced with a rope end being snapped like a towel in a modern shower room, would be ‘toe the line’.

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Fuel TaxOn that last issue, there has been some very good news for local families and businesses, as the Treasury announced it has scrapped the planned 3p rise in tax on fuel from 1st August and that the Coalition Government will be freezing fuel duty for the rest of the year. I know many people had contacted me about increasing petrol and diesel costs. This freeze will help people as their cost of living rises, and will make it easier for local businesses who need all the support we can give them during these tough economic times.

Beer Duty EscalatorOne of the recent debates in Parliament has been on the importance of the beer

and pub industries to the economy. MPs were asking the government to think again about the ‘beer duty escalator’ which sees tax on beer increase by 2% above inflation every year. During the debate I gave the example of Sharp’s Brewery, who are keen to take on more young people, to give them training and to provide them with a career. That’s why I have been urging government ministers to be sympathetic on taxes on beer, which would allow companies to take on more young people and provide much needed jobs locally. It would also help to keep pub-going affordable and stem the closure of good local pubs, which are often at the heart of our local communities.

PolicingAnother debate was one that I called on Policing in Devon & Cornwall. Given the changes facing the police service, I thought it was important that the Government were aware of how officers in North Cornwall feel about the changes. I also urged the ministers to provide a fair amount of funding for Devon & Cornwall Police, who have been underfunded for a number of years. The week after my debate, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary issued a report which named Devon and Cornwall as one of three

police areas which may be at risk of not being able to provide an effective service, due to national changes to policing and a reduction in funding. It is worrying the police Inspectorate echoed my concerns in their report - I am continuing to discuss this with the Policing Minister, Nick Herbert, and am looking to the Government to be sympathetic to the challenges of policing a diverse rural area like Cornwall.

The Price of MilkI have also been meeting with local dairy farmers to support their campaign to get a fair price for their milk and dairy products from large retailers. The Coalition Government has introduced legislation in this session of Parliament to set up a new Supermarket Watchdog, the ‘Grocery Code Adjudicator’, to give more power to producers and processors to help them get a better price for their milk and dairy products from large retailers. However, we can always do more, and for hundreds of farmers in North Cornwall, the current economic situation means an already difficult job is getting harder. As I write this, I am glad that an initial voluntary agreement has been reached between farmers and processors, and I look forward to a sustainable long-term solution so that customers, dairy farmers,


and local producers can all be guaranteed a fair deal when it comes to the price of Cornish milk.

John PardoeThere was also a familiar face back in Westminster recently as John Pardoe, former Liberal MP for North Cornwall, came back to Parliament. John was MP for 13 years from 1966 – 1979 and I know from speaking to people across our area that he is still well loved and remembered. John and his wife Joy came to take their grandson Aaron to watch Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. After PMQs, we

were joined by another one of my fantastic predecessors as local Liberal MP, Paul Tyler, and it was great to get the three of us all together to discuss the current political situation, and to hear John Pardoe’s stories about North Cornwall and Westminster in the 1960s and 70s.Finally, I was glad to be able to welcome my Lib Dem colleague Ed Davey, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, to Cornwall on 23rd July. Ed was here to launch ‘Cornwall Together’, the scheme which brings people together to help cut their energy bills by buying

gas, electricity and heating oil in bulk and sharing the savings. Whilst the Secretary of State was in Cornwall, I invited him to come to Wadebridge to see how WREN, the Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network, is helping the local community to go green and save money on their bills. Ed Davey was extremely impressed with what the WREN team have achieved in a short space of time, and I look forward to supporting them as they deliver an ever-increasing array of projects for Wadebridge and the know-how which will help other towns and villages follow suit.

Neighbourhood PlansCarol Mould, Chairman St Minver Lowlands Parish Council

Neighbourhood plans are part of the Localism Bill which was given Royal Assent on November 15th 2011 therefore becoming an Act.It includes five key measures that underpin the government’s approach to decentralisation.Community Rights.Neighbourhood planning.Housing.General Power of competence.Empowering cities and other local areas.As of April 1st 2012 the Local Development boundary ceased to be so Highlands and Lowlands Parish Councils decided to develop one plan for both Parishes. Development Plans set out policies in relation to development and use of land

in a neigbourhood. It will describe what is to be built where. Sites will be allocated for housing and other developments. Green spaces will be identified, the plan should compliment investment in homes, jobs and other essential services.This is a very large and important piece of work which will involve full consultation with all parts of our communities At present there are three members from each Parish Council on the committee along with Brian Gisbourne our County Councillor. We will also be receiving help from our Network Team and Planning officers from Cornwall Council. Shortly we will be asking representatives from local

groups to attend our meetings. Our first task will be to arrange a series of open days so the wider public can come along to find out more about the plan and how to get involved. We are looking for someone with time and a knowledge of project management to help us with this organising and help us move forward from there. We hope to have the plan completed within a nine month time frame. It will then be independently verified before going to a local referendum. If accepted by the electorate the plan will then become a legally binding document which will serve as a blue print for development within our Parishes for the next 20 years. Carol Mould


St Minver Lowlands Parish CouncilGillian Thompson - 01726-882145 - [email protected]

Neighbourhood / Local Development Plan

A working group, formed of representatives from both St Minver Highlands and St Minver Lowlands Parish Councils, has been set up. Their task is to draw up a draft development plan for St Minver Parish. We are in the very early stages of this project, but public consultation meetings and questionnaires will be carried out, so that all residents have the opportunity to shape the future of development in the area.

Pinewood, Polzeath Members (and residents) have been concerned with the crash barrier that has been erected, as part of this development and have lobbied hard for something more aesthetically pleasing to replace it, whilst maintaining highway safety. At the time of writing it is believed that we have been successful and that the barrier is to be removed and replaced with a masonry wall.

Trewint Public Conveniences

Following a spate of petty vandalism, it has been decided to install a ‘Radar’ lock to the disabled toilet. This means that any disabled person can obtain a key (which we understand will open all disabled toilets in

the county) from Cornwall Council, but the toilets can be kept locked.

Jubilee Celebrations St Minver celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a ‘Royal Themed’ Flora Dance, which went from the School to the Trewint Field; followed by a Grand Fete with a BBQ and music. This was a joint enterprise with Highlands Parish Council and a good time was had by all!

Field GateWe are pleased to report that a kissing gate has been installed on footpath number 6, which runs through Roserrow towards Polzeath. Our thanks go to the landowner, Mr Tim Marshall, for making this possible. Code of Conduct The Parish Council has resolved to adopt a new Interim Code of Conduct for its Members, in compliance with the Localism Act, 2011. This came into effect on July 1st 2012.

Historical Records A number of interesting, historical documents have recently been deposited in the Cornwall Records Office (CRO). They are a fascinating collection, including Rate Books, Minute Books, Waywardens Records and Vestry accounts. Many local

families are mentioned and they should prove a wonderful resource to anyone undertaking family or local history. The CRO are currently cataloguing them and they will be available for research shortly. Please contact the Records Office direct for more information.

River Trip Thanks to the generosity of Cllr Paul Blewett, who took us on a wonderful evening boat trip, Members of the Parish Council were able to view their parish from the river. We were lucky with the weather as it was the first fine evening for some weeks, the scenery was superb, the company convivial and the champagne cold – what more could anyone ask!

Council MeetingsA full council meeting is held on the first Monday of each month (except August) and a second meeting is held on the third Monday of the month (except December) to deal (mainly) with planning applications. All Meetings commence at 7.30pm and are held in the Council Chamber, Rock Methodist Church. Members of the public are warmly invited to attend and may address the Council during the Public Forum, which is held at the start of each meeting. Forthcoming dates:


Anglican Church ServicesWeekday Services Wednesday St Minver Holy Communion 10am Wednesday St Michael Evening Prayer 5.30pm *British Summertime Only

Sunday September 2nd 8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael Evensong

Sunday September 9th 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Holy Communion 6pm St Michael Evensong

Sunday September 16th 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael Evensong

Sunday September 23rd 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver Harvest Service 3pm St Enodoc Holy Communion 6pm St Michael Evensong

Sunday September 30th 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver No Service 11am Rock Methodist Chapel Combined 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael Evensong

Sunday October 7th 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael Evensong

Sunday October 14th 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Holy Communion 6pm St Michael Evensong

Sunday October 21st 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael Evensong

Sunday October 28th 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver Freestyle 3pm St Enodoc Holy Communion 6pm St Michael Evensong

Please Check With The Parish Newsletter, Church Notice Boards or website For Latest Information. www.northcornwallcluster.org.uk/St Minver

Catholic Church ServicesWADEBRIDGE, St Michael’s Church. Mass: Sundays 8.30am. Confessions: Fridays 10.30 - 1am.BODMIN, St Mary’s Abbey. Mass: Sundays 4pm, weekdays 19am (usually) Confessions: Saturdays 11 - 11.30am. PADSTOW, St Saviour & St Petroc Church, Mass: Saturdays 6.30pm. Confessions: Saturdays 5.30 - 6pm.TINTAGEL, St Paul The Apostle Church, Mass: Monday - Thursday 10am, Friday 6pm, Sunday 10am, Vigil Saturday 6 pm. Confessions: Before and after Mass and any other time on request.

Methodist Church ServicesRock Methodist Church 11 am every SundayWadebridge Methodist Church (Worship takes place at Wadebridge Primary School) 10am Every Sunday Morning.Trelights Methodist Chapel Sundays 6pmTubestation (Polzeath) Multi-denominational10 am Every Sunday.

Quaker MeetingsSunday mornings at 10.30 in the John Betjeman Center, Wadebridge (next to library). All are welcome.

Polzeath Area Residents’ Association

Hospital/Surgery Car ServiceIf you need transport please ring one of our voluntary drivers: Mr Harry Hardcastle (01208 862343), Mr Harold Sillifant (01208 862989) or Mr Gary Cooper (01208 869165)Standard charges are based on 40p per mile and include reasonable waiting time: Wadebridge (£8). Bodmin (£14), Truro (£33), Port Isaac (£8), St Austell (£22), Falmouth (£35), Hayle (£37), Newquay (£20) and Plymouth (£37 - excluding bridge toll).Please Note: If you are receiving income support, you should take your book with you for reimbursement.


Rock InstituteAlan 01208 869420

077906 29867

Lingham Hall 01208 862496

Rock Methodist Chapel

Frank 01208 863481

Perceval InstituteMaureen

01208 863366

The Link DiaryWhilst we try hard to avoid mistakes they can, and sometimes do, happen. If we are made aware of any mistakes we will update the details on our website www.stminverlink.org/LinkEventsDiary.html

Recurring EventsAll Saints Drama GroupSaturday Oct 20 at Perceval Institute. 9.30 - 11.30 am. Contact: July 01208 881041.Art GroupFriday Sept 7, 14, 21, 28. Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 at Perceval Institute. 10am - 12noon. Duplicate BridgeTuesday September 4, 11, 18, 25. October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at Betjeman Centre, Wadebridge. 6.30-10.15pm. Thursday Sept 6, 13, 20, 27. Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 at St Mary’s Catholic Church Hall. 6.30-10.15pm. Contact: Barry 01208 812935.Garden SocietyWednesday Sept 19. Oct 24 at Rock Institute. 2-4.30pmMemory CaféSaturday Sept, 8, 22. Oct 13, 27 at St Breok School, Wadebridge. 2-4pm. Contact: Margaret 07867 783728.P C C MeetingWednesday Sept 19 at Perceval Institute. 7.30. PC MeetingTuesday Sept 11. Oct 9 at Perceval Institute. 7.30pm. PilatesThursday Sept 6, 13, 20, 27. Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 at Perceval Institute. 9.30-12.30. Friday Sept 7, 14, 21, 28. Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 at Perceval Institute. 6-7pm. St Minver Computer ClubThursday Sept 6, 20. Oct 4, 18 at Tubestation, Polzeath. 10.30-12noon. Contact: David 01208 869742.

St Minver Parish CouncilCouncil Meeting Sept 3. Oct 1. Planning meeting Sept 17. Oct 22.St Minver Senior CircleTuesday Sept 11, 25. Oct 9, 23 at Rock Methodist Chapel. 10.30-12noon. St Minver Senior Circle Short Mat BowlsMonday Oct 1, 8, 15, 29 at Rock Institute. 2-4pm. Contact: David 01208 869636.St Minver Short Mat Bowls ClubTuesday Sept 4, 11, 18, 25. Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at Lingham Hall. 6.45-9.15pm. Friday Sept 7, 14, 21, 28. Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 at Lingham Hall. Trebetherick and Polzeath WISept 6. Oct 4 at Rock Institute. 7.30pm. Contact: Audrey 01208 863467.Whist DriveTuesday Sept 25. Oct 30 at Perceval Institute. WI Craft GroupTuesday Sept 4, 18. Oct 2, 16, 30 at Rock Methodist Chapel. 10am-12noon. ZumbaMonday Sept 3, 10, 17, 24. Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at Perceval Institute. 6-7pm.

SeptemberSat 1 - Mon 3 Valerie Wright and Caroline B Gregory Exhibition. Rock Institute. 11am. Tue 4 - Tue 11 Jethro Jackson Exhibition. Rock Institute. Tue 4 Marine Boat Survey. Polzeath Area Residents Association. Rock Pontoon. 12.30-4.30pm. Wed 5 Coffee Morning In aid of St Minver Churches & Macmillian Cancer Support. The Old Vicarage. 10am-12noon. Admission £2.


Thu 6 Trebetherick & Polzeath WI Meeting ‘Umbrellas’ by Hilary Kearn. Rock Institute. 7.30pm. Cost: Non-members 20p. Contact: Janet 01208 869636. Wed 12 - Tue 18 Nick Reeder Exhibition. Rock Institute. Fri 14 Flora & Fauna of the Tamar Valley’. North Cornwall National Trust. Wadebridge Town Hall. 7.30-10pm. Cost: Members £5, Guests £6. Sun 16 Hay Rake & Lunch. National Trust. Lundy Bay Car Park. 10am-4pm. Cost: £1.50 - Ploughman’s Lunch included. Booking Essential 01208 863821. Thu 20 - Sun 30 Gwynngala Exhibition. Rock Institute. Sat 22 Marriage Preparation. Perceval Institute.Sat 22 Polzeath Beach Mega Clean. National Trust. Polzeath Beach. 1-3pm. Cost: Free. Sun 23 Harvest Festival Service and Lunch. St Minver Church/Perceval Institute. 11.am. Cost: Tickets £5 from St Minver PO. Tue 25 Litter Pick. Friends of the Camel Trail. Bishops Wood Car Park. 10.30am. Cost: Free (booking Essential). Contact: Dawn 01208 831208. Wed 26 Garden Party & Cream Tea in aid of Merlin MS Centre. Pencarey, Trevilly Lane, St Teath. 2-5pm. Contact: Lorraine Jasper 01208 850650. Wed 26 Visit to Tregothnan Estate. North Cornwall National Trust Association. 10.30am. Cost: Members £14.50. Guests £15.50. Contact: Bob 01840 230173. Thur 27 ‘Stories of a Chimney Sweep. North Cornwall National Trust Association. Methodist Church Hall Launceston. 7.30-10pm. Cost: members £3, guests £3.50. Contact: Graham 01566 777024.Sat 29 ‘An Evening with Jane Austen’ for Cancer Research Uk and ShelterBox. St Minver Church. 7pm. Cost: Tickets £10.

OctoberMon 1 Cricket Club Quiz Night for ‘Paint Rock Pink Week’.

Tue 2 - Fri 5 Diane Kendrick Exhibition. Rock Institute.

Thu 4 Trebetherick & Polzeath WI Meeting ‘Vintage Clothing’ by Annie Wrigley. Rock Institute. 7.30pm,. Cost: Non-members 20p. Contact: Janet 01208 869636.

Fri 5 - Sat 6 Parish Plan Drop In Day. Perceval Institute. Friday 5-8.30pm. Saturday 10am-3pm (see also Oct 12).

Sat 6 CRUK Jumble Sale. Rock Institute. 2pm.

Sun 7 St Minver Short Mat Bowls Club Tournament for ‘Paint Rock Pink Week’. Lingham Hall. 9am. Contact: David 01208 869 636.

Tue 9 - Thu 11 Maggie Wombwell Exhibition. Rock Institute.

Fri 12 Parish Plan Drop In Day. Rock Institute 5-8.30pm.

Fri 12 ‘The Penlee Copper Story’ North Cornwall National Trust. Rock Institute. 2.30pm. Cost: Members £4. Guests £4.50.

Sat 13 Trebetherick & Polzeath ‘WI Soup and Pudding Lunch’. Rock Institute. 12noon-2pm. Contact: Janet 01208 869636.

Tue 16 - Sun 28. Andrew Jago Exhibition. Rock Institute.

Sat 27 St Minver Brownies Craft Fayre. Brownie HQ Trewint Lane. 11am. Cost: Admission Free (Tables £10).

Wed 31 Paint Rock Pink Day. Contact: Jane 10208 862 113.


Churches St Minver Vicarage Rev Jonathon Mosedale) - 01208 862398 Warden Mrs E Elliott ----- 01208 863905 St Endellion Rectory (Rev Dr John May) ------- 01208 881041 Catholic (Bodmin) ----------01208 72833 (Tintagel) ---------------- 01840 770663 (Wadebridge) --------------01208 72833 Methodist (Rock) ---------- 01208 863481 (Tintagel) ---------------- 01840 770274 (Wadebridge) ------------ 01208 812887 Multi-denominational (Tubestation Polzeath) --- 01208 869200 Quaker (Wadebridge) ----- 01208 812336Doctor / Medical Bridge Medical Centre Wadebridge --01208 812342 Bodmin Hospital --------- 01208 251300 Drug Helpline ---------------0800 776600 Port Isaac Surgery --------- 01208 880222 Rock Surgery -------------- 01208 862545 Royal Cornwall Hospital --- 01872 250000 Wadebridge Health Centre 01208 812222Libraries Wadebridge --------------- 0300 1234111 Bodmin ---------------------01208 72286Police Non-urgent calls ---------- 08452 777444 Crimestoppers ---------------0800 555111EmergencyElectricity --------------------0800 365900 Gas --------------------------0800 111999 NHS Direct HelpLine ------------0845 4647 Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coastguard ---999 Samaritans ---------------- 08457 909090 Women’s rape/abuse centre -01208 77099Veterinary and RSPCAG & P J Nute (Wadebridge) 01208 813258 Fore Street Surgery (Bodmin) 01208 75252 RSPCA (St Columb) Animal Centre --------- 01637 881455

General Numbers Air Ambulance HQ (Roche) 01726 890444 Bridge Club (Robert Mabley) 01208 814564 British Legion-St Minver (Fred Prior) ---------------- 01208 862543 Cancer Research UK (Jane Bendall) ----------- 01208 862113 Carn Awn Singers (Barbara Richards) ------ 01208 880575 Citizens Advice Bureau ----08444 99 4188 Cornish Consumers Helpline 0845 650 3122 CRUSE Bereavement support 01726 76100DEFRA --------------------- 01872 265500 Electricity Customer Services -0800 365000Friends of the Earth - Camel (Tony Wainwright) ------- 01208 880846 John Betjeman Centre ----- 01208 812392Old Cornwall Society (Margaret Bartlett) ------ 01208 816307 Padstow Harbour Master -- 01841 532239 Parish Council: Highlands Clerk (Helen Hyland) ---------- 01208 812289 Parish Council Lowlands Clerk (Gillian Thompson) ------ 01726 882145 Perceval Institute (Maureen) 01208 863366 Polzeath Area Residents Association (David Short) ------------ 01208 862568 Polzeath Surf Life-Saving Club (Ursula Burgess) --------- 01208 863198 Relate Relationship counselling 01726 74128 Rock Institute (Allan Caswell) ------ 01208 869420 Rock Lifeboat Station ----- 01208 863033 Rock Sailing & Water Ski Club ------01208 862709 Rock Water Taxi ----------- 07778 105297 St Minver & District Garden Society (Jennifer Gordon) -------- 01208 816470 St Minver Beavers (Alison Cox) --------------- 01208 862839 St Minver Brownies (Kathy Hore) ----------- 01208 862340

St Minver Cemetery Committee (Mary Drummond-Dunn) 01208 863491 St Minver Cricket Club (Richard Shrewsbury) ---- 01208 812469 Clubhouse --------------- 01208 863402 St Minver Cubs (Nigel) --- 01208 815102 St Minver Football Club (Roy Birchwood) --------- 01208 880459 St Minver Flower Show (Joan Cock) -------------- 01208 862144 St Minver Post Office ------ 01208 863366 St Minver Pre-School ------ 01208 869511 St Minver School (Mrs Austin Secretary) --- 01208 862496 St Minver Scouts (Robert Watson) -----------01637 889 190 St Minver Senior Circle (Jo Holt) ------------------ 01208 863993 St Minver Short Mat Bowls (David Gill) -------------- 01208 862440 St Minver Silver Band (Jill Goodright) ----------- 01208 880509 St Minver Sunday School (Marjorie Mabyn) -------- 01028 862678 Trebetherick WI (Janet Carter) ----------- 01208 869636 Tre-Pol-Pen Hand Bell Ringers (Betty Scroupe) ---------- 01208 869003 Wadebridge & District Angling Assoc (Jon Evans) -------------- 01208 812447 Wadebridge & District Camera Club (Pam Hall) --------------- 01208 862957 Wadebridge Choral Society (Annabelle Woolcott)) --- 01841 815322 Wadebridge Male Voice Choir (Chris Bartlett) ----------- 01208 814468 Wadebridge Post Office --- 01208 812813 Water Helpline ------------ 0800 1691144


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