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The Villager SPRING 2020

“INSIDE - THE LATEST AND HOW

YOU CAN STILL HAVE YOUR SAY”

Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council

up to 2030

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Annual Parish Meeting 2020! + Introduction to the First full draft of the

Neighbourhood Development Plan! Your chance to see how we are moving towards completing

the parish’s Neighbourhood Development Plan - we are getting there but we want your input and comments

- so please come along .

WEDNESDAY APRIL 22nd DOBWALLS CHURCH HALL 6.30PM

The annual parish meeting is also your chance to meet your parish councillors and suggest things the council should be

looking at. And there’s an open invitation to local organisations and community groups to tell the meeting what they’ve been up to in the last 12 months and their

hopes and plans for the next year.

Refreshments will be provided

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D&T Neighbourhood Plan update

It has been a hectic few months for the Neighbourhood Plan Steering

group. After the very positive feedback on Policy objectives and the

Landscape Character local events in October we were able to finalise

the individual Policies across the six major policy areas, and to have de-

tailed discussions and feedback from Melissa Burrows, the Cornwall

Council Development Officer for Neighbourhood Planning who has been

assisting us with the Dobwalls and Trewidland NDP.

Over the same period the Landscape Character team were working hard

at the development of the Landscape Character Statement with input

from Kath Statham, one of CC’s Landscape Architects, and we have now

completed the final draft of this document ready to send off with the

Neighbourhood Plan final draft for the next step in the process—the

crucial Strategic Environmental Assessment. This check is carried out

by local planning teams and by specialist Planners responsible for spe-

cific Policy areas. It ensures that our policies are in line with the Na-tional Planning Policy Framework and with Cornwall’s Local Plan for the

County, and gives us advice on improving the content.

Both these final draft documents and the detailed Plan Policies and

Maps (including any edits suggested by Cornwall Council) will be on

display at the Parish Meeting to be held on April 22nd and there will

be opportunities to raise questions and give feedback at the meetings.

This event will act as an introduction to the ‘Regulation 14’ Public Con-

sultation which is intended to make sure that all local people have a

chance to see and comment on the draft Plan and proposals, over the

period of six weeks after the publication of the documents in April.

What happens Next?

We are still working towards a final Parish Referendum in December

2020 in which everyone in the parish of D&T who is on the electoral

register can vote! Before this however we are developing a Greenspace

Strategy document for Dobwalls and Trewidland. Which will be part of

the next submission after the Consultation period in May 2020.

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GRAB A SHARE OF THE CORNISH “TREASURE”

CHEST

ORGANISATIONS and groups in the Dobwalls area are being invited to apply for small grants from a special fund created by Cornwall Council.

Under the Cornwall Councillor Community Chest Grant scheme each Councillor has a small grant fund to help projects run by voluntary community groups in their area. Jane Pascoe is the Councillor for Liskeard West and Dobwalls: “I am always overwhelmed by the tireless enthusiasm and hard work of so many voluntary groups in Dobwalls to improve the quality of life of the residents of the village.

“I am also aware that it has become increasingly difficult to raise funds for the varied activities the groups provide. “So I just wanted to remind groups in the area about the community chest grants. The grants can be used for a wide range of activities and the appli-cation process is relatively easy.” For further information about the grant scheme or to register an interest in applying for a grant just contact Jane Pascoe jane.pascoe@cornwallcouncillors.org.uk or ring 07484 315 327

After we have incorporated any additional feedback after the April/May pub-lic consultation, the revised documents are sent to Statutory bodies (such as English Nature, Environment Agency, etc ) so that we can incorporate any of their requirements into the final document. The Plan and the Landscape Char-acter Statement will be accompanied by a:

Consultation Statement—which sets out the activities and feedback from all the public consultation events over the past three years

Basic Conditions Statement The Sustainability Check of the Plan Policies Equality impact statement. The Evidence Base documents for the Plan

If all goes well with that assessment, we will incorporate suggestions and feed-back from the external bodies, (and if there are any major changes come back to the D&T Community for approval). The Plan documents will then be submit-ted to the Independent Examiner whose report we hope will support our NDP.

After the referendum on the Plan documents (if it is supported by the commu-nity) the plan will come into effect in early 2021! Mhairi Mackie

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Key: TVH Trewidland Village Hall DMH Dobwalls Memorial Hall

DCH Dobwalls Church Hall DFC Dobwalls Football Club SK St Keyne Village Hall

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Hospital Bus Service and Police News! Commencing in April 2020, there will be a new bus service from Liskeard to

Derriford Hospital. For more details see https://www.plymouthbus.co.uk/news-

service-updates/new-contract-award-go-cornwall-bus/

I am grateful to the one Public Transport team at Cornwall Council for facilitating

this essential service to enable residents in SE Cornwall to access their Primary

Health Care.

This will be an advantage to many patients, employees and visiting relatives and we

also hope that it will reduce the number of vehicles on the A38 and Tamar Bridge,

reduce carbon emissions and alleviate the parking problems at Derriford along with

the cost, to our SE Cornwall residents whilst using the hospital.

I was pleased to accept an invitation to attend the opening of the New Liskeard Po-

lice Station. I am so pleased that there remained an appetite to invest in Liskeard,

the commercial centre of SE Cornwall servicing our towns and vast rural hinter-

land. Councillor Jane Pascoe

PLEASE -

DO YOUR OWN THING! We’ve got some good news and some bad news for you, but let’s get rid of the bad news first.

Because of personal and parish council commit-ments and pressure on the already limited spare time Councillors have, the Scarecrow competition will not be repeated this year and the Parish in Bloom competition is not returning, at least for 2020.

However, the GOOD news is that there’s nothing to stop anyone in the par-ish “doing their own thing”. So, please feel free to organise your own scarecrow competition, perhaps getting the schools and businesses involved, or even your own version of Parish in Bloom, or any kind of parish or community event you’d like to put on.

Who knows what you might come up with - perhaps the revival of a parish or village carnival procession.

The Villager magazine can help by giving publicity to your event so that lots of people know what’s happening. Just get in touch. So, come on, do your own thing, have a go! Michael Taylor

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Taking over an existing busi-ness can be a daunting pros-pect, especially when that business is a successful and much-loved local pub, so it was with some trepidation on 23rd October last year, that we signed the paperwork and took the keys to the High-wayman in Dobwalls! This is not our first pub in the area – we currently also

run The Smugglers in Seaton, so although the Highwayman is a new and exciting challenge, we do bring our own experience and knowledge to the business - In-deed Chris grew up in the hospitality trade in West Cornwall, and Debbie has been involved in catering since her first Saturday job in a village bakery, a few years ago now!

Much of the village talk about our takeover focussed on how we might change the business, but ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. The Highwayman is trading well and doesn’t need massive change. We will be making some tweaks and adjust-ments over time, but we know how important the pub is to Dobwalls, we have no desire to upset that apple cart!

We have retained many of the original staff, including all of the original kitchen team. Our chefs now have a free reign to develop exciting specials to tantalise your taste buds with, and if you follow us on Facebook, you will have already seen some of their delicious creations! Besides the famous Highway-man Carvery, which we continue to offer 4 days a week, we are excited to in-troduce a variety of specials throughout the week, with Grill Night on Tuesday, Curry and a Drink specials on Wednesday, and Fish Fry-day! Plus of course, the Pub Quiz every Thursday night!

The weekend is when the pub really comes to life, and we now offer a Saturday Breakfast from 9am, with traditional fry-ups cooked to order, as well as deli-cious home-made fluffy pancakes and lighter options and vegetarian dishes too! And on the first Saturday night of every month we will have live music with amazing groups and bands booked throughout the year!

What else does the future hold in store for The Highwayman? Well, we are 100% committed to continuing support for the annual Dobwalls Beer and Cider festival and have started work with the planning committee for this already! We will also be hosting other special theme nights throughout the year. Whether its Tapas or Mexican, we love to tour the culinary world and bring it’s highlights to your door-step! Please do come and see what’s going on. It is only your custom and support that keeps local businesses going! Chris & Debbie

Debbie & Chris

Hartley take over at

the Highwayman

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SPRING 2020

PARISH

LITTER PICK

SATURDAY 25thAPRIL FROM

9.45am - 12.00 Noon DOBWALLS VILLAGE –

VOLUNTEERS TO MEET AT THE HIGHWAYMAN CAR PARK AT 9.45AM TREWIDLAND VILLAGE –

VOLUNTEERS TO MEET AT THE VILLAGE HALL CAR PARK AT 9.45AM

All necessary equipment will be provided by the parish council but

it is suggested that you bring a pair of gloves.

PLEASE JOIN US TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT

If you are unable to attend – let us know if you have any areas of concern

Gardening Morning in Trewidland? It was in November 2015 that the first Gardening morning took place in

Trewidland to tidy up the area next to the shop! Since then the tele-

phone box has gone ; a new base to the salt bin was built and a parish

Council notice board joined the Village notices.

The spring bulbs are coming

through fast, but it is time

for us to prune back and re-

fresh the planting in time of

the Summer. How about a

Gardening Morning at 10.30

on Saturday April 18th ?

Bring along any spare plants

and tools! Mhairi

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SHE TOUCHED - AND CHANGED - THE LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE

THE VILLAGE of Dobwalls and the wider Cornish community is deeply saddened by the passing of Linda Feek. Linda, a Cornish girl (she was a member of the Coombe family of Dupath Farm, Callington) touched - and changed - the lives of so many, many people. She taught the reception class at Dobwalls School and became something of an institution. As the years went by she found herself teaching the children of the children she originally taught. So, Linda influenced the future of an immeasur-able number of people through her positive, imaginative and energetic approach to teaching and life. Of course Linda’s unwavering Christian faith was reflected in every single aspect of her own life, as well as her role as a teacher. She was a dedicated member and lay preacher of the Methodist Church at Callington and also Dob-walls where she was leader of the Girls’ Brigade. There was no stopping Linda, once she got an idea in her head. She was the insti-gator in Dobwalls of Messy Church, a regular informal family service, Monday Mon-keys, a mother and toddler group, and other initiatives including Open The Book, visiting local schools, including Dobwalls, with biblical stories and performances. Her husband Terry was always in the background, supporting her in every way pos-sible, including employing his carpentry skills to make props etc. Linda was also an enthusiastic supporter of a number of charities both local, national and international. Linda, who was 69, died peacefully surrounded by her close family after a long ill-ness, which she faced head-on with her strong faith and her resolute stoicism. She was laid to rest at Pentiddy Natural Burial Ground just outside Pensilva after which there was a service of thanksgiving for her life. Dobwalls United Church, the former Methodist Chapel, was filled to overflowing with family and friends - an indication of the high esteem in which Linda was held by all who knew and loved her. The retiring offering was for Action Aid UK, one of Linda’s chosen charities, working with the poorest women and girls all round the world. In the congregation was the vice-chairman of Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council, Tracey Kitto, who was also representing the chairman John Dunn, who was unable to attend. The parish council wishes to express its sincere thanks to Linda for her immense contribution to village and parish life and her commitment and dedication as a member of The Villager magazine editorial team and the Dob-walls and Trewidland Neighbourhood Development Plan. How often do we hear it said when someone leaves us how much they will be sadly or greatly missed? These words fall far short of the ones we struggle to find to ade-quately describe the life and legacy of Linda Margaret Feek, May 24, 1950-January 10, 2020. Michael Taylor

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Report Fly Tipping Please report fly tipping on

private land by email to:

publicprotection @cornwall.gov.uk

More information can be found at;

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/street-care-and-cleaning/fly-tipping/

Or

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/environmental-protection/environmental-

crime/

Or telephone Cornwall Council on 0300 1234 141

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FANCY A KNIT AND A KNATTER? DON’T TURN UP ON A FRIDAY! The growing group of Knitters and Knat-

terers has changed the day for its get

togethers. The ladies now meet every two

weeks on a THURSDAY instead of Friday.

The time and location remain the same,

2.00pm to 4.00pm in the church hall at

Dobwalls United Church.

Knit and Knatter now has 18 members who enjoy their company and a

cup of tea or coffee and a nice slice of cake.

The needlers have already started creating their individual and colour-

ful little angels which miraculously appear in their hundreds all over

Dobwalls in time for Christmas.

You don’t have to be good at knitting - you just have to be good at

knattering! So, come along and just enjoy yourself.

Or phone 01579 320007 for more details !

News from Local Community Groups

If your organisation or group would like to report on

their recent activities or make parish residents

aware of opportunities to become involved, please

contact Michael Taylor michaelgtaylor@yahoo.com

or Mhairi Mackie mhairimackie@waitrose.com

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New Trewidland and St Keyne Community group Our AGM was held on January and was well attended. We were delighted to welcome members of St Keyne Village Hall committee. Many of you will know that we are likely to be joining St Keyne parish if and when the new parish boundaries come into effect in 2021. We therefore thought it would be a good idea to try and work together to promote community events as the two villages are so close.

Two members of St Keyne have now joined our committee, Chris and Shona and we are looking forward to working with them, and Julia, who has been a long-standing supporter of our Trewidland/Morval skittles evenings has also joined the team. Ideas for events put forward at the meeting included a summer fair/dog show, monthly skittles evenings alternating between villages, a film club and a breakfast event. As well as gaining two new members we lost three current members and our chairman! Nick, Jan and Mick and our long serving chairman Stephen. We are very sorry to be losing them but all will continue to support our events when possible. We would like to thank all of them for their hard work and support over the years. A special vote of thanks goes to Stephen who has been chair-man since the group was set up. He has carried us along when things got diffi-cult with his positive outlook and belief in this group. He will be a hard act to follow! We wish both him and Anne a very happy life when they move to Dor-set. Our new committee is made up of the following members. Lisa, Diane, Lindsey, Chris, Shona and Julia. As always we would welcome any ideas about events you would like to see in the village, and of course any help would be much

appreciated. Lindsey Ellis Trewidland and St Keyne Community Group

Why don't you advertise here?

Your organisation or company could be

reaching into more than 1,000 homes

Just to remind everyone that we won’t have the final decision on whether the Boundaries Commission for England has approved the proposed parish boundary changes until later in the summer of 2020 ! Mhairi Mackie

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Sand and Sea Sand Coloured Chippings

Top Soil Round Cobbles Rock Salt available now

Richard E. Doran Dumpy Bags and Haulage Contractor,

Doublebois, Cornwall Tel: 01579 320040

http://www.dumpy-bags-cornwall.co.uk/

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VILLAGE SNOOKER CLUB COULD CLOSE - WARNS TREASURER

BUT YOU (MEN, WOMEN AND PERHAPS FAMILIES) CAN SAVE

IT! THE GRADUALLY falling membership of

Dobwalls Snooker Club will ultimately force it to

close its doors, after a history going back

around 90 years.

That’s the view of club treasurer Tony Brend, who has been a member for over 60 years. “When I joined in 1957 I think there were about 140 to 150 members,” said Tony. “Last year we had 34 members. If people don’t support the club it will close, it will go and I’d hate that to happen. “Lots of snooker clubs seem to be suffering. I think it’s changing times, in our case older members retiring and youngsters just don’t want to know. “But if people want the club to stay, it has got to be paid for. Perhaps we should think about a modest increase the annual membership fee and the slot meter charge for lighting the two snooker tables. That’s something for the committee to consider.” So, money is the issue. When Tony became treasurer a few years ago the annual loss was running between £1000 and £2000. He’s got that down to between £400 and £500, thanks to a number of initiatives and personal contributions by several club members. The losses were running so high because players were leaving the central heating on and the annual rates were between £600 and £700. Tony had a slot meter installed for the heating and was successful in getting the premises rate-free because of the club’s value as a com-munity facility. That was mainly based on the club attracting more than 50 other clubs to the venue as part of the W H Bond Timber League covering South East Cornwall, although the number of clubs has declined to around 35. The club has also benefited from a grant from local Cornwall Councillor Jane Pascoe’s Com-munity Chest fund which paid for the painting of the front of the building. Members see to most of the maintenance themselves, but the cost of recovering a table can be £400. Annual membership is a very modest £15, extremely good value for money compared to other clubs. The members include women and there are a couple of junior members, 16 or younger, who pay half fee. Tony said: “Women members have always been welcome since the name of the club was changed from the Working Men’s Institute to the Dobwalls and District Institute and Snooker Room. “And perhaps we could consider some kind of family membership where a couple could bring along their children who are old enough to grasp the basics and reach across the table with their cue. And, of course, younger members of the family could come along to spectate and, who knows, become club members in the future. “I think if we could double the membership to between 60 and 70 that would be great and it should secure the club’s future. With all the new homes in the village, there must be some people who would like to play the odd game of snooker.”

Tony can be contacted on 01579 326609 and 07795 524 847

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History of Trewidland School

The School Log Book, kept by the head teachers until the 1930s and now in the Cornwall Record Office, tells us that Trewidland Board School, as it was then known, opened on 9th July 1880. The master was John Blair and one of the Board was Cornelius Olver who lived at Lowertown Farm. There were 33 chil-dren enrolled in the first week but by September there were 60 ranging in age from 5 to 14 and over. It was reported that standards were low and that few of the children knew their letters or could read - hardly surprising as previously, it has been suggested, there had only been a “Dame” School at Little Trehere and many of the children had never been to school before. Throughout the Log the master records his efforts to improve standards in a wide range of subjects which included the “Three Rs” i.e. Arithmetic, Reading, Writing, Dictation, Composition, Scripture, Singing, Geography, Sewing for the girls, and draw-ing for the boys. The older children were taught by the master and the infants were under the care of a monitor - an older pupil who had reached a satisfactory standard - or a pupil teacher and in several cases by the wife or sister of the master. Every year the school was visited by one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors who examined the children and the results of this examination dictated the grant received by the school. Prizes of books “of moral stories or tales of travel in foreign lands” were awarded to children who had done well in the examinations with special prizes for needlework and handwriting.

As well as worrying about the examination results, the masters were very concerned about the atten-dance figures. Good attendance was important to the school because its grant depended on good results in this as well as in the annual inspection examinations. Children were kept away for farm work including hay and corn harvest and potato planting and on occasions, the Harvest holiday of three weeks in August was extended to take account of bad weather. Primrose picking also occupied them in March for which it was noted they could earn several shillings. Bad weather caused a drop in attendance too because in some cases the children were poorly clad and shod or lived at a distance from the school. Illness such as whooping cough, measles, chicken pox and chilblains also caused absences. One head commented that the children were keen to attend but their parents were only too pleased to find an excuse to keep them at home. Low attendance was not always caused by hard work and bad weather though because the visit of the circus to Liskeard also caused a drop in numbers!

There were important annual events for the village for which the school was closed. These included the St Keyne Church, Wesleyan and Bible Christian Anniversary Teas, Harvest Thanksgiving at St. Keyne, St. Matthew’s Fair in Liskeard in October, Liskeard Cattle Fair in June. There were also Sunday School Trips to Looe and Downderry.

School closures are recorded for special events such as the Queen’s Jubilee in 1887 and a Royal Wed-ding in 1893. The laying of the foundation stone for the Cottage Hospital in 1895 also justified a holiday and the school was closed for a Bible Christian Sale of work to take place there in 1891.

The children’s behaviour is generally favourably reviewed by the Inspectors but the log records some

incidences when firm action had to be taken by the master. Mary Clinnick of Reedy Mill was sent home

for telling the girls near her “not to sing” while Thomas Crago was caned for refusing to bring in coal for

the school fire. In 1895, the master reported that he had had to administer “more than ordinary punish-

ment to Thomas Sambles for a glaring exhibition of idleness and inattention. The boy’s parents com-

plained but on explanation admitted the punishment to be fair. One can only wonder what the offence

and punishment were! Patti Francis

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Report Dog Fouling Please report dog fouling

by email to: publicprotection @cornwall.gov.uk

More information can be found at;

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/

environment-and-planning/street-care-and-cleaning/fly-tipping/

Or

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/environmental-protection/

environmental-crime/

Or telephone Cornwall Council on 0300 1234 141

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Do you recognise your-self or anyone else in this photograph?

Thanks to Jonathan Ellis’s family pho-tograph collection we have this ‘Trewidland School 1960’ image of staff and pupils. We would be very pleased to hear from anyone else who was part of the School photograph, or who has memo-ries of their time in Trewidland School in the last century!

The School is still going strong down the hill from Trewidland village village (see photograph pp23)

Just a five-minute drive from St Keyne and an eight-minute drive from Liskeard. Trewidland Primary School is easily accessible but also enjoys the benefits of being a rural school., while being part of the South East Cornwall Multi Academy Trust.

Commenting on Planning Applications! Many local people regularly comment on current Planning applications making their views known directly to Cornwall Council Planning Committee before they take their decisions on whether an application should be approved or rejected.

The Parish Council has encouraged parishioners to make use of the Planning Portal on the Cornwall Council site at https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/online-planning-register/

and you can do this by entering the details and location of the Application that you wish to comment on, however you will need to Log in and give your details before doing so.

If you find this difficult you can also make a comment directly

by email to 'planning@cornwall.gov.uk'

by telephone 0300 1234151

Or by letter delivered to Planning at Luxtowe House, Liskeard.

Every contribution - for or against - is really helpful in making good Planning decisions. And the more comments that are made the better !

Unless you do make a formal written comment to Cornwall Council you voice will not be heard...!.

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Telephone numbers General Enquiries /Complaints 03001234100

Adult Care and Support 0300 123413 Benefits 0300 1234121

Children Schools and families 0300 1234101 Concerned over a child’s safety? 0300 1231116 Council Tax and Business Rates 0300 1234171 Elections 0300 1234115 Environmental health and Licensing 0300 1234212 Environmental management 0300 1234202 Fire and Community safety 0300 1234232 Housing 0300 1234161 Libraries and Archives 0300 1234111 Planning 0300 1234151 Refuse and recycling 0300 1234141 Registration Service 0300 1234181 Roads Transport and parking 0300 1234222 Trading Standards 0300 1234191

Cornwall Council website can also give access to a wide range of in-formation on planning, housing and other current matters. See their website at: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/contacts-team-info-and-contact-details

Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Magazine is published four times a year; is delivered FREE to over 1,000 households in Dobwalls and

Trewidland and is also available on the Parish Council Website at www.dobwallsandtrewidland.org.uk

Articles, photographs, news items and adverts are welcome!

The last dates for submitting articles/ adverts/events information etc are: 1

st May for the June 2020 publication date

1st August for the September 2020 publication date

1st November for the December 2020 publication date

1st February for the March 2021 publication date

Contributors are asked to check the accuracy of all information sent in. Articles can be emailed to mhairimackie@waitrose.com or posted/ delivered to Forge Cottage, Trewidland PL14 4ST .

Advertisers should request the ‘Notes for Villager Advertisers” from: Doreen Clark bad.clark@btinternet.com before submitting copy.

Michael Taylor will be taking over as editor of the Magazine in June 2020 and the new editorial group will include Brian Clark (deliveries co-ordinator) Doreen Clark (advertising), Hugh Francis and Mhairi Mackie.

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NDP Greenspace Strategy group

The many comments on the need for good play areas for a range of chil-

dren's age groups—for places for older people in the community to rest

and chat, and for dog walkers to take exercise with their dogs has

raised the issue of how we can best improve and manage our green

spaces in each of the parish communities.

We have now initiated discussions with Stuart Wallace—the Cornwall

Council Open Space officer who we hope will be assisting us with the

preparation of this study. However we will also need to have a full dis-

cussion with local people about their needs and priorities.

If you would like to be a part of this discussion (which is only just

beginning) please contact:

Mhairi Mackie at mhairimackie@waitrose,com

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HEADS OR TALES NO MORE

IT’S THE END OF AN ERA -

BUT A NEW ONE IS DAWNING! THE VILLAGE of Dobwalls is losing a valuable community service with the closure

at the end of February of Heads or Tales, the newsagents and convenience store

on the main road through the village.

Peter and Denise Scott have run the business for 16 years, but changing shopping

patterns and other considerations have led them to the conclusion it’s time to “shut

up shop”.

But a new business, a hairdressers, is to open in the premises! Peter and Denise said their decision to close was one they didn’t wish to take, but

they added: “Revenue reduction and the increasing ages of both of us are contrib-

uting factors which no longer make the long hours and other stresses of the busi-

ness viable.

“We have had a continuing reduction in revenue over the last couple of years,

which has made the business increasingly unprofitable.

“We are very grateful for the support of all our customers over the last 16 years that

we have been here and will greatly miss

the day to day interaction with all of you.”

Peter and Denise will continue to live in

the house above and beside the shop.

People will miss seeing, and chatting to,

Denise on her newspaper delivery rounds

when she has always looked out for the

elderly and vulnerable.

Peter won’t miss getting up very, very

early to have the shop open by 5.30am!

The couple say they are looking forward

to spending more time with their growing

number of grandchildren.

FOOTNOTE: The shop has a lot of history

attached to it. This photograph was taken

in the early 1900s and shows the frontage

of the shop when it was the Liskeard, St

Cleer & District Co-Operative Society.

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Parish Council

Marquee

available As some of you are aware, the

Parish Council owns a mar-

quee, two to be precise, both

6mx6m, that can be assem-

bled separately or together to

form a 12x6m marquee for the

larger events.

Over the years they have

been hired for various events from weddings to birthdays, sports days to beer

festival. The photos show it in use at the annual Dobwalls Beer festival.

If you have an event happening this year, they are available for use by any or-

ganisations within the parish, (Subject to A deposit of £50 to cover any dam-

age.) For private individuals a donation towards upkeep is required, along with

the deposit.

Please note, we do not generally allow the marquee to be used outside the con-

fines of the parish. If your interested in borrowing the marquee please contact. Brian Clark.

On 07771612919 or e mail Bad.clark@btinternet.com Brian Clark

Help someone who's sleeping on the streets

If you’re worried about a person you’ve seen sleeping rough, StreetLink can

help. Tell StreetLink about the person and where they are sleeping through

StreetLink's website or app.

StreetLink will pass the details to the local council or outreach team.

The council or outreach team may:

find the person

offer support to help them off the streets

Contact StreetLink to get help for a person who's sleeping on the streets.

Call 999 if you think the person sleeping rough needs

urgent medical assistance.

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New T

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01579 3

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Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Directory

Police: Ring 999 in case of an Emergency only Ring 101 for all other non emergency enquiries or reports

Refuse Collections: Dobwalls-Friday Trewidland-Wednesday

Cornwall Council Refuse and Recycling tel 03001 234141

Biffa Environmental (Recycling) tel 01579 348141

Post Offices

Dobwalls (Spar) Opening Hours: 6.30am – 10pm Mon – Sat

7.30am – 10pm Sun

Trewidland (Village Hall) 12.30-2.30pm (Mondays only)

Schools

Dobwalls Primary School tel 01579 320527

Trewidland Primary School tel 01503 240275

Liskeard Community School tel 01579 342344

Village Halls/ Facilities

Dobwalls Memorial Hall butterworth.alison61@gmail.com ‘

Dobwalls Church Hall alanmayne@gmail.com 01579 343593

Trewidland Village Hall patricia.earl2@btinternet.com 01503 240148

Football Club muttonpeter@supanet.com 01579 320084

Health:

Ambulance ring 999 for emergency only

Out of hours emergency advice tel 111

Liskeard Community Hospital tel 01579 373500

Doctors

Rosedean Surgery, Liskeard, tel 01579 343133

Oak Tree Surgery, Liskeard tel 01579 324242

Dentists

The Smile Centre, Liskeard tel 01579 342348

Liskeard Dental Centre tel 01579 348001

Windsor Place Dentists, Liskeard tel 01579 343361

South West Water helpline tel 0800 169144

Western Power Emergency line tel 0800 6783105

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Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council

Attending and participating in Parish Council Meetings Members of the public are welcome to attend any council meeting and

can raise an issue or speak to the council about an agenda item under

public participation which is usually towards the beginning of the meet-

ing. The Agenda for each PC meeting are posted on the Parish Council

website and on notice boards in both Dobwalls and Trewidland, in ad-

vance of each meeting.

Parish Council Meetings start at 6.30pm and will be held on:

March 18th Trewidland Village Hall

April 15th Dobwalls Church Hall

May 20th Dobwalls Church Hall Annual PC Meeting

Reporting problems and raising issues If you have an issue that you feel the Parish Council should know about, please contact one of your local Parish Councillors. (see details opposite) General problems should be reported to the Parish Clerk, Linda Coles

by email to: dobwallstrewpc@btinternet.com

by post to: Mrs. Linda Coles,

The Firs, Lower Metherell, Callington,

Cornwall PL17 8BJ

or by telephone: 01579 350962

You can also contact our Cornwall Councillors about problems and to make applications for their Community Chest funding:

Liskeard West and Dobwalls division: Jane Pascoe - 07484 315327

jane.pascoe@cornwallcouncillors.org.uk

Trewidland - Menheniot division: Phil Seeva - 07746 815302

phil.seeva@cornwallcouncillors.org.uk

Small Grants -The Parish Council welcomes applications for Small

Grants from community organisations in the Dobwalls and Trewidland

parish. For full information on the Grants policy, and copies of the appli-

cation form, please contact the Parish Clerk or see the parish Council

Website http//www.dobwallsandtrewidland.org.uk/council.php

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Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council Dec 2019

COUNCILLOR CONTACT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES

For the Dobwalls Ward

John Dunn jdunnpc57@gmail.com

01579 320733

Chair of Parish Council Chair Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Tracey Kitto

traceykittodobpc@btinternet.com 07854 278789

Vice Chair; Liskeard and Looe Community Network Liaison

NP Community Group

Helen Blee

helen.blee@btinternet.com

Marie Morford

jeffmorford@live.co.uk

01579 320349

NP Traffic and Parking Group

Ailsa Tween

atdtpc@outlook.com

01579 321170

NP Community Group

Brian Clark

bad.clark@btinternet.com

NP Housing group Villager Editorial group

Michael Taylor

michaelgtaylor@yahoo.com

NP Housing Group Villager Editorial Group

For the Trewidland ward including Doublebois

Hugh Francis 01503 240204

Villager editorial group

NP Housing group

Mhairi Mackie

mhairimackie@waitrose.com 01503 240565

Co-ordinator NDP Steering group. Villager editorial group

Jo-Anne Warburton

jawarburton@googlemail.com

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Regular weekly activities Monthly activities

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St Keyne Church service SKC 9.30 am Dobwalls Service DCH 9.30am Office 01579 347411 Short Mat bowls DMH 7.30-10pm 01579 320786 Graham Sleep

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Tai Chi St Keyne VH 10.00-11.00am Kath Revell Post Office TVH 11.30-1.30pm (not bank holidays) Tai Chi DMH 12.30-1.30 Kath Revell 01579 340591 Toddler Group DCH 1-3pm Karate DMH 6.30-8.30pm with Daniel email : walton.djw@gmail.com Keltic Dog Training :TVH 6.00-9.00pm 01579 362512 or 07794 010566 kymwain@hotmail.co.uk Bingo DFC Open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.30pm. Lesley Mutton 07881 466021

DIG ( Gardening Club) DCH 1st Monday 7.30 01579 320417 Ladies Group DCH 2nd Monday 7.30 01579 320980

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Funfit Exercise Class DMH 10-11.00 Denise Bond DMH Facebook page Girls Brigade [Term Time] DCH 6-30pm [5 and over } 7.30pm 01579 320233 Keltic Dog Training TVH 6-9pm 07908 543722

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Sheila’s School of Dancing 4.30-6.30 DMH 3 yrs to teens with Sheila Brock 07866771429 I Jive Dance Club 7.00-10.30 DMH 07984 470281

Parish Council DCH/TVH 6.30pm 3rd Wednesday 01579 350962 D&T Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee 6.30pm 4th Wednesday DCH

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Power Hoop DMH 6-7pm Jayne Martin 01503 262424 Short Mat Bowls DMH 7.30-10.00pm Graham Sleep 01579 320786 Slimming World DFC 5.30 &7.30pm 07807 289801 Ju Jitsu TVH 7.00-8.00pm trevorwickett@hotmail.com Quiz Night Highwayman Pub 8.30pm

The Luncheon Club DMH 12 for 12.30 3rd Thursday 01579 321311 Christine Seaman Knit and Knatter DCH 2pm Alternate Thursdays 2.30-4.30 01579 320007 Duloe WI Jubilee Hall, Duloe 7.30pm 1st Thursday. 01579 301324

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50+ Keep Fit DMH 10.00-11.00am 07813281407 Sam Holman Christine’s Café DMH 11.00-12.30 01579 321311 Clubbercise DMH 6.30-7.30pm Lisa Maunder 07525 432144

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Coffee Morning 10.30-12 noon in DCH every second Saturday of the month

Bingo DMH 7.30pm 3rd Saturday Lunches start in April – October DCH 12.00-13.30