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MYLOR MAGAZINEMYLOR MAGAZINEMYLOR MAGAZINE August 2015August 2015August 2015

Advertising in Mylor Magazine Rates (per issue):

Colour: Full A5 page £45, Half page £25. B/W: Full page £20, Half page £12,

Quarter page £8. See also page51.

Publication date is nominally the 1st of the month

Deadline date for copy is now 10th of previous month

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Cover: Golden Lilies, photo by Geoff Adams

Mylor Magazine mylormaga-

[email protected]

Published by:

Mylor and Flushing

Community Publications

Trustees:

Chris Perkins (Chairman)

John Symons (Parish

Council)

Revd Jeffrey James

(secretary)

Nicholas Trefusis

Joint Editors:

John & Celia Savage

01326 617847

Deputy Editor &

Advertising:

Pat Willmore

01326 372168

Photography:

Geoff Adams

01326 374197

Treasurer:

Andy Goodman

01326 373530

Editorial Team:

Judy Menage

Roger Deeming

Wendy Fowler

Terry Chapman

Margaret Whysall

September

3 Sch Autumn term begins

6 Llanderio Horse and Dog Show

7 OS Flower Club

8 TH Lunch Club

16 Start of new GP Surgery hours

16 14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library

17 TH 7.30 WI talk

19 TH 7.30 LHG lecture

27 MC special service (time tba)

28 FVC 7.15 Parish Council meeting

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Contents

August

1 MC Trip to St Ives

8 MC 10-12 Yard Sale

10 F Flushing Arts Concert

15 TH 10-12.30 Summer Market

19 14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library

19 3-5 WI Cream Tea, see p13

24 PH 7.15 Parish Council meeting

29 StM 10.30 Patronal Festival

Village Diary

Key: AS: All Saints Church, Con: concert, CL: Christmas Lights, CM: coffee morning,

FC: Flower Club, FSM: Friends of StM, FVC: Flushing Vlge Club, GC: Garden Club,

LC: Lunch Club, LHG: Local History Group, MC: Methodist Chapel, MM: Mylor Movies,

MYC: Mylor Yacht Club, OS: Ord–Statter pavilion, PC: Parish Council, PF: Playing Fields,

PH: Parish Hall, Sch: Mylor School, StM: St Mylor Church, TH: Tremayne Hall.

4 Vicar’s letter

5 Church notes

6 Church & Chapel news

8 Parish Council report

12 Lunch Club

12 Parish Plan Update

13 Cycling for Macmillan

13 Christmas Lights Market

13 WI

14 Garden Club

16 Mylor Surgery News

16 Landerio Horse and

DogShow

16 A joke

17 Flower Club

18 Trefusis Singers

18 Mylor Movies

21 Creative Writing

21 Flushing Arts concert

23 Health and Fitness - Sun Care

25 More About - Jane Moss

26 Centre Spread - Sea Sunday

28 Local History— School Fire

32 Wildwatch - The Perseids

38 On the water - Summer at Mylor

40 Farm Notes—Grain

49 Crossword

51 Crossword solution

The Magazine Committee would like to thank Michael and Val for

their hard work and devotion to the Magazine over the past three

years. Michael’s editorial skills and Val’s energy have sustained a

magazine that is topical, interesting, attractive and valued by the

community.

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Vicar’s letter ~ Revd Jeffrey James It’s been announced that the Government is going to

give Local Authorities, in our case Cornwall Council, the

power to decide which businesses may open on Sundays,

and their hours of business. This is described as an

initiative that will help businesses and ordinary people

and will give local communities the ability to decide

whether there are to be restrictions to trade on Sundays. That’s a

welcome recognition that practices vary in different parts of Britain and

also perhaps at different seasons of the year. It’s also pretty obviously a

neat way of the government passing a potentially hot potato from itself

to Local Authorities. So we’re all invited to start thinking about what, if

anything, we should do about Sunday trading.

This is often thought of as an issue that’s of particular concern to

Christians but not to anyone else. I’d like to suggest that view misses

the deeper questions about whether all days are and should be

essentially the same and whether the right way of thinking about this is

to start with shopping. The traditional understanding of creation that

comes from Genesis has a clear demarcation in the days of the week,

one of which is called the Sabbath. The idea of Sabbath is that our well-

being depends on there being one day in each week when we are not

engaged in work, when we have time simply to be, at one with our

neighbours, with creation, and with God. It’s a vision that lifts us out of

our daily work settings and reconnects us with the wider world and

creates space for us to delight in it and give thanks for it.

Whatever you think of the creation story, it tells truths about what it is

to be human. We are not born just to work either on our own account or

for others. We are also not born just to be economic actors, people who

make things or deliver services. Neither are we born just to be people

who consume, who shop. The vision of creation that sees us as parts of

a whole helps us to get these proper parts of our existence in their right

place. Being a worker or a consumer is an important aspect of our lives,

but that’s all it is. Being people also involves having the time to enjoy

nature, to look at the landscape in wonder, and time to

develop our relationships and to lose ourselves in play and

recreation.

So when it comes to the question of Sunday trading,

perhaps we should ask whether it makes it more or less

likely that we shall have the time to be fully human at work

and at play.

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Parish of St Mylor: Regular Services

St Mylor with All Saints, Mylor Bridge

www.stmylor.org.uk

Sundays

8am Holy Communion* St Mylor

10.30am Parish Eucharist St Mylor

5pm Evening Prayer* All Saints

*these services use the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

Wednesdays

10am Holy Communion All Saints

For feast day services and other occasions,

see church notice boards

Enquiries about baptisms, weddings or funerals should be made

to Revd Jeff James on 01326 374408 or at

[email protected]

The Churchwarden, Hazel Carruthers, can be contacted on

01326 374262 or at [email protected]

Friends of St Mylor Church

Registered charity number 1129030

On Sunday 21 June the Friends held their, now annual,

St Ewan Sinfonia in St Mylor Church. Once again this was a most

enjoyable event with a very varied programme under the

Leadership of Nigel Wicken. It was lovely to see Ruth Bray, who

has joined the Sinfonia, and we wish her a very happy time with

them. There followed after the event a buffet (supplied by the

Friends Committee) with wine. This was a fund-raising event for

the Friends and the Sinfonia, with proceeds being shared.

Thank you to all who supported us. The next event in the Friends

programme will be the Coffee Morning, but more about that in the

September Magazine.

Raising Funds for St Mylor and All Saints Churches

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Church News: August is a fairly quiet month, but we find many visitors

attending our services. However, the last weekend is different, when we hold

our Patronal Festival in celebration of St. Mylor. We have a special Parish

Eucharist on Sunday 30th at 10.30. We sing a hymn in honour of St. Mylor

and all the Celtic saints, and share cake and coffee after the service. That

Sunday is also our Gift Day, when we invite everyone to make a special gift to

help maintain our beautiful church and its churchyard. Despite the wonderful

work of our volunteer ‘Lay Weeders’, maintenance is a huge part of our

budget. If you have any reason to feel thankful for our church and those who

represent it, please come to our special service and make a gift.

Our cleaning volunteers will be extremely busy in the run-up to that weekend,

as this is the time when we do the big spring clean. No cobweb is safe from

our long brushes, and at the end of the week everything sparkles. Then our

flower arrangers perform their magic and transform the church into a mass of

colour and fragrance. If you are a visitor to Mylor, or have never looked inside

our door but are thinking of visiting our church, this is definitely the weekend

to do so. Everyone is very welcome.

Another “local” wedding will be celebrated at St Mylor on August 15, when

Ruth Bray marries Anthony Best. Ruth is the accompanist for Treverva Male

Voice Choir, and members will be there to add their voices. Judy Menage

Chapel News: June was a busy month for us. On 9 June we held our Family Service with

the children leading the worship. Laura welcomed everyone and Michael played the organ

brilliantly. The children sang Mr Cow and This little Light of Mine. The Parable of The Sower

was retold as a puppet play by Ellie, Laura, James, Sam, Nathan and Amy. All agreed that

the young people did a super job.

On 28th Christine Roberts led a Cafe/Family service with coffee and cake, while

the children worked with Jenga, Dominoes and Building Games. We learnt some

new hymns, and everyone made pigs out of clay, which were then linked to the

story of the Prodigal Son.

We held our annual walk and cream tea, hosted by Maggie and Robert Rogers at

Tregunwith Farm, on 20 June. About thirty adults, children and dogs walked

around beautiful Mylor Creek to Halwyn. All completed the 5.6 miles, some with

a Pandora stop, and all finishing with a super cream tea. We raised £241 for

Chapel funds: thanks to all who helped, walked, gave donations.

On 27 August, we will host a welcome for our new Superintendent, time tba.

For other diary dates, please see page 3. Contact 01326 376241. Vyv Curnow

Church and Chapel News

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Community News and Views Parish Council: Meeting held on 29 June in Mylor Parish Hall.

A lot of the items under discussion were to do with traffic in the parish. Jenny

Adams, the Speedwatch co-ordinator, spoke regarding the number of cars

exceeding the speed limit, and the problems with the new ‘pinch points’

installed at Bells Hill and Waterings Road. The Parish Council has asked

Cornwall Council on several occasions for some improvements to be done, as

there are no priority signs and the edges of the

kerb are not easy to see in the dark.

Unfortunately, Cornwall Council seems

unwilling or unable to address these issues at

the moment. However, the Parish Council will

continue to press for some action.

Concern was also expressed about illegal

parking in Waterings Road, with cars causing

a dangerous situation by parking on the bend.

The new PCSO, Ashley Fuller, was in attendance for part of the meeting and

will be investigating all these issues. PCSO Fuller has taken over the role from

PCSO Braddon, who now has Penryn as his beat area.

Complaints had been received about reduced visibility at junctions because of

plant overgrowth. Some of these problem areas have now been attended to.

Cornwall Council prioritises the ‘A’ roads first, then the minor roads. Highways

will cut the overgrowth more quickly if complaints are made. If you know of a

junction in the parish where visibility is badly restricted, please report it to

Highways. The parish paths have had their first cut and any remaining uncut

will be the responsibility of the landowner or Cornwall Council.

Report on parish surgeries: these were very much appreciated by all who

used the opportunity to have discussions with Parish Councillors. More

surgeries will be arranged in the future.

Councillor Bob Bridges has been doing a great job with a flood plan for

Flushing and this should be completed soon. Training sessions for volunteer

Flood Wardens are taking place and the flood plan booklet is in its final stages

before publication.

The Parish Council has a limited amount of money for community projects,

either as a contribution towards one specific item or as part of a larger

project. If your organisation would like to apply for money from this fund,

please contact a Councillor or the Parish Clerk. It is anticipated that the

community fund could be used for single item expenditure under £100.

This is a separate scheme from the grants which the Parish Council gives.

Correspondence can be sent to [email protected] or in writing to the

Clerk. Meeting details can be seen on village notice boards or at www.parish-

council.com/mylor. Heather Hall

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Mylor Bridge

01326 373713

We have a fine selection

of locally sourced

Quality Meats, Free

Range Poultry, Hand

made Sausages, Pasties

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Community News and Views ~ continued

Lunch Club: Tuesday 8 September, the Lunch Club will resume

after the summer break. Teas will continue as usual at 3 pm on

Tuesdays at All Saints Church.

Photo:

In a year of special

anniversaries, on

23 June the Lunch

Club held a

Midsummer Lunch

Party to celebrate

the birth of

Princess Charlotte.

.

Val Jeans-

Jakobsson

We have now received the Mylor and Flushing Parish Plan results.

It probably seems a long time since the questionnaires were

completed, but the raw data analysed from the answers ran to

100 pages of A4. The Parish Plan Committee is extremely grateful

to Professor Gaston and the University for their invaluable help in

producing and presenting the results.

Results from the supplementary questionnaires for clubs and

activities, local businesses and under-18s are also available.

Many positive conclusions about the Parish can be drawn from the

data, as well as a few surprises. The Committee is now working

towards producing the Plan, which we hope to have available in

the Autumn. Michael Willmore,

Chair, Parish Plan Committee

Parish Plan Update

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Cycling for Macmillan: Lifelong Mylor resident Dan Hadley will

be cycling to raise £5000 for the Cove (Macmillan) cancer care

centre at Treliske Hospital. Dan and his team of cyclists set off

from Bristol on their long-distance ride of 300 miles on 29 July.

Their route will take them via six hospitals across the West. Dan

may be contacted at: [email protected] and

www.justgiving.com/Daniel-Hadley7. Bryony Hadley

Christmas Lights Midsummer Market: A Midsummer Market in

support of our Christmas Lights will be held in the Tremayne Hall

10.00-12.30 Saturday 15 August, with STALLS, REFRESHMENTS

and RAFFLE. Please bring re-saleable books, toys, plants etc,

either pm Friday 14 or before doors open on 15. Heavy collection

is available: just ring 374073 or 373663. No clothes, jumble or

electrical, thanks. We’d also welcome cakes, raffle prizes and of

course any cash donation you might be generous enough to make.

PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS! Terry Chapman

W.I: Our new WI is taking shape under the guidance of Pam

Seabridge (President) and a strong committee. At the July meeting

members and visitors enjoyed a talk by Philip Rodda on the

fascinating history of his old Cornish family business and the much

-loved clotted cream. From humble beginnings in the 19th century,

this strong Methodist family

enterprise is now known world-

wide. We were able to take away

samples of the current range of

products.

On Wednesday 19 August there

will be a Cream Tea at 23 Cogos

Park, 3 to 5 pm. This is a social

get-together instead of the usual

evening meeting. Members and

prospective members welcome, £3

per person. In case of bad weather, the tea will be in the Tremayne

Hall. Enquiries: phone 01326 379982. Val Jeans-Jakobsson

mailto:[email protected]

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Garden Club: Although Mylor Garden Club does not meet during the four summer months, the members have had plenty of opportunity to meet and admire the gardens of others. At the end of April we visited Enys Gardens, with a guided tour by the head gardener, Danni. Much hard work is being done to restore the gardens after

many years of neglect and to remove rhododendrons which, unfortunately, were suffering from phytophthora, which can spread quickly and destroy oaks and other trees. The visit was arranged to catch the beginning of the bluebell season, and was followed by a cheese and wine buffet in front of a roaring fire at Enys House. This visit was held to tie in with the talk that Enys co-owner Wendy Fowler gave in January. It was so popular that, for the first time, we had to run a visit on two consecutive days.

In May, about fourteen garden club members went to Primrose Farm, Redruth: quite a small area but full of secret pathways and masses of shrubs and flowers. Like many of the gardens we go to, this was open only for a pre-arranged visit. As it was followed by home-made cakes and tea in the garden, we all really enjoyed ourselves. On a warm, sunny day in June, a group visited Bonython Manor, near

Helston: a garden of about 20 acres with lakes, sweeping lawns and flowers. Another enjoyable trip. The last visit this summer was in July to The Forest Garden, Budock Water, which is run by Simon Miles as an experiment to find ways to work with nature. He has also been one of our speakers, so it was interesting to see how he has put his ideas into practice. Reflection at Bonython With a joint trip with the History Society to Penzance and a short coach holiday to the Worcester area, it has been a busy and interesting summer for members. September 14th meeting: a talk by Ned Lomax. Please see the

village notice board for more details. Maggie Farley

MYLOR SURGERY

Part of Trescobeas Surgery

Doctors clinics on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Regular nurses clinics

Convenient dispensary, including prescription

drop off at Mylor Stores

Mylor is one of the fortunate villages to have its own

doctors surgery. However, it can only survive if it is used.

Most important: please make sure you are registered

with us. We cannot emphasise this too much, as it will

affect your treatment and our funding!

Call in, visit www.trescobeas-surgery.co.uk

or phone 01326 315615 to register.

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Conscious Parenting Course

Nicky Rangecroft - Life Coach

Being a parent is the most important job you will ever have.

Venue Near Flushing, Falmouth

For information and dates, call Nicky Rangecroft 07971520391

Email: [email protected]

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Mylor Surgery: Change to Wednesday opening hours. Two recurring themes have emerged from our patient surveys: opening hours and not being able to book appointments. Having to wait for up to 90 minutes is highly inconvenient, particularly for those with young children or with work or other commitments. We thank those who completed the survey or wrote letters.

From 16 September, Mylor surgery will be open on Wednesdays from 12—6 pm, when the doctors will run an afternoon clinic for which appointments can be booked— through Mylor surgery, Trescobeas surgery or online. The Monday and Friday clinics will not change, and patients can continue to walk in and wait.

The current dispensary opening hours do not suit many patients, although there is a convenient drop-off service at Mylor Stores. It

is hoped, however, that one afternoon-to-evening opening a week will help many of our patients in Mylor.

We have also reinstated Practice Nurse appointments: please ring Trescobeas Surgery to book an appointment.

Yorick O’Nyons

Practice Manager

Landerio Horse and Dog Show will be on Sunday

6th September: horses start at 9 am, dogs at 1 pm.

Enquiries to: Jackie Meyers, 01326 372594.

For the silly season, a joke sent in by a reader:

I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook, while applying the same

principles. Every day, I go out into the street and tell a passer-by what I have

eaten, how I feel, what I have done the night before and what I will be doing

tomorrow. I give them pictures of my wife, my daughter, my dog, and myself

gardening and spending time in my pool. I also listen to their conversations

and tell them I love them. And it really works: I already have three people

following me ... two police officers and a psychiatrist.

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Local Arts and Crafts

Mylor Flower Club

At the July meeting of Mylor Flower Club, members enjoyed a demonstration by Heather Werkmeister from Truro. Heather used her title ‘Something Seasonal’ to give us a very varied array of designs inspired by the summer.

A vivid design, ‘inspired by the sea’ and built on a framework of driftwood, started the evening with an evocation of sea, sand and surf. This was followed by a cream and light blue confection arranged in cream-coloured confetti boxes.

Winter is not the only time for wreaths, and we were shown a very effective method of creating a seasonal wreath around the lip of a tall metal container, using small sunflowers, lacecap hydrangeas,

roses and other summer flowers and finished with a hemisphere of pinned eleagnus leaves. A woodland walk provided the inspiration for a mainly green and white design set on a wonderful piece of old tree root.

The final piece was inspired by a trip to ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and was a dramatic interpretation using dark, dusky pinks and purples with counterpoints of deep green shamrock chrysanthemums.

When this was added to a second placement on a tall frame decorated with the trappings of the show, our Demonstrator had certainly created the ‘wow’ factor, as well as entertaining us throughout with anecdotes and useful advice - a lovely way to finish the season before the summer break.

The next meeting will be on Monday 7 September at 7.30 pm in the Ord Statter Pavilion, Mylor Bridge. The demonstrators will be Jenny Walters

and Julia Horscroft. Visitors will be most welcome.

If you require further information about the Mylor Flower Club, please contact either Jean Frith on 01326 372071 or Margaret Underwood on 01326

312499. Anna Cruise

The Archive Centre in the Tremayne Hall is open every Thursday

afternoon from 2.30 - 4.30. Do call in and have tea with us.

Maybe you have something old to show us? You can also find us

on www.tremaynehall.org. Jill Quilliam 01326 376403

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Local Arts and Crafts ~ continued The Trefusis Singers: “I came to heckle,” a gentleman said to me in the street, “but I loved it instead!” The latter seemed to be the opinion of the audience as the Trefusis Singers entertained them with their summer concert entitled “A Promenade Around the West End”, under their musical director, Bridget Westlake, on Saturday 20th June at the Tremayne Hall. The audience joined in enthusiastically with the singing, swaying, stamping their feet and clapping their hands in time to the music, especially to “The Merry Widow Waltz”, “The Lambeth Walk” and “Fascinating Rhythm”. Two added attractions were the violinist, Julia Trigg, and the young soprano, Zara. Zara delighted the audience with “And This is My Beloved” from

Kismet and “Waltz of my Heart” from Ivor Novello’s The Dancing Years. Julia played “Music of the Night” from the Phantom of the Opera on her violin, exquisitely, as well as accompanying the choir with some of their songs, including “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” from Oklahoma. Pat Hobden sang “Can’t Help Lovin’ that Man of Mine” from Show Boat directly to her husband, who was in the audience. Other soloists from the choir were Margaretha Wiekens, who sang “My Hero” from the Chocolate Soldier, Mary Coleman,

Julia and Ann Angove, Pauline Parkes, Hazel Angove and Irene Gardiner. The audience was treated to a splendid finger buffet before the entertainment. The charity to which some of the takings will go will be decided at a later date. Irene Gardner

Mylor Movies We have chosen our Autumn Season of films and hope that you will come and enjoy them. September: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. October: The Woman in Gold November: Mr Holmes December: Far from the Madding Crowd

Details will be in the Magazine and on posters. Jo Robertson

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Local gardener providing a professional service

Dedicated to serving the community with a wide

selection of fresh fruit and veg with freshly baked

bread, pasties and pastries. Also a good range of

wine, dairy and general groceries.

Open seven days a week, 8am - 8 pm

(Except Winter Sundays - 6.30 pm) 01326 373615

Mylor Stores

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Local Arts and Crafts ~ continued

Creative writing: We are taking a summer break

during August but everyone is encouraged to keep

their notebooks close by in order to capture the

sites, scenes and characters you encounter on your

travels or at home. We will be meeting again on 26

September, 31 October and 5 December, so please note those

dates if you would like to join us.

We are an informal and friendly group, with all sorts of writing

interests and styles from fiction and life writing to poetry. Sessions

start at 10.00am, finishing at 12 noon, for just £7.00 per person.

Our October and November meetings will be in the Pope Room in

Tremayne Hall as usual, but please check September’s magazine

for details of the venue for September, when we will be elsewhere

nearby. For more details email [email protected] or phone

01326 377419. Jane Moss

Flushing Arts Concert, St Peter’s Church

The distinguished string players, the Anern Trio, perform in St

Peter’s Church, Flushing, 7.30—9.30 pm on August 10th. The

internationally famous and award-winning Japanese violinist Lisa

Ueda (Japan’s Young Artist of the Year), cellist Nigel Bromiley and

viola player Professor Ian Byrne Brito will

provide a memorable evening of classical

music.

Tickets are £5, free for full-time music

students and for children under 16 (with a

paying adult). Space is limited, so for free

tickets please contact ASAP:

[email protected].

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Manicure, Pedicure, Hypnotherapy

Gift vouchers available

Experienced therapist - established 1996

21 Lemon Hill 01326 375476

www.cinnabarbeauty.co.uk

Waterings Boatyard

Mylor Creek

Builders of traditional craft in GRP

Rigging and General boat repairs

Sam Heard Boat Builder Tel: 07977 239341


Tosher 20

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Health and Fitness ~ Rhiannon Parsons

Sun Care

Looking after your skin outdoors is crucially important. It

doesn’t have to be hot or particularly sunny, but if the sun is high up in the sky, more rays hit us directly than when it’s at a low angle. It’s more likely to

be a problem during the summer, simply because you are more likely to be outdoors, more of the time and because the sun is at its highest during May –

July.

We all love a tan (well most people do) but it needs to be managed carefully

and developed slowly over a period of time. Using a proprietary brand of sun screen will ensure that you have protection against UVA and UVB rays – both

of which can cause skin damage and increase the risk of you developing skin

cancer. Check the back of the bottle to see the level of UVA protection – the SPF number on the front normally refers only to UVB protection – you need to

check the UVA Star Rating on the back of the pack.

The easy way to remember the difference between these two types of UV light

is that UVA Ages and UVB Burns. Both effects are damaging and increase the risk of skin cancer – which can actually be fatal by the way, if you weren’t

aware of that fact.

Men can be more likely to suffer from skin damage to the face because they

are far less likely to use a daily moisturiser. Women tend to use moisturisers as a matter of course and they (generally) all contain SPF 15 as standard. It’s

not high enough for strong sunlight protection, but for a lot of the year is at least a good start.

There was a documentary a while back which looked at a study of lorry drivers’ facial skin. UVB light cannot penetrate glass, but UVA can. The study

found a significant difference between the right and left side of the drivers’

faces in that the right hand side showed considerably more UVA (ageing) skin damage. This was obviously because that side of the face receives more light

than the left – on the Continent, as further proof, it was indeed the other way round.

And if you think that well-tanned skin cannot burn, you are mistaken. Even the most tanned skin can still burn. Use plenty of sunscreen on all exposed

areas.

Google some images of skin cancer to see what the danger signs may be and

to ensure you take the problem seriously. Not pretty. Protect yourself every time you’re outside for any length of time.

www.welcomingfitness.co.uk

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Roads, we offer a fine collection of individual waters-edge, rural and

village cottages sleeping from 2 – 10 persons.

Whatever the time of year, there is always something hap-

pening that makes Cornwall special; perfect for family and

friends Cottages available throughout the year: open fires, dogs welcome.

It’s time to relax!

Telephone: 01326 375972

www.creeksidecottages.co.uk

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More About ~ Jane Moss

Each month we ask a resident of Mylor to tell us about themselves. This

month Jane Moss, who runs the monthly creative writing group at Tremayne

Hall, spills the beans.

How long have you lived in Mylor? Almost two years

now. I grew up in Penpol and went to school in Truro, but I

lived up country for a long time, in Cambridge and London,

before making the move back home in 2013.

What brought you back? Quite simply, a profound desire

to come home. I waited for the right moment when I could

be sure of making my living here.

What do you do? I’m a writer. I teach creative writing, I do my own creative

work, which is mainly poetry and life writing, and I run a retreat for writers

down in Lamorna Cove (www.thewritingretreat.co.uk). I also train counsellors

to use writing as part of therapy. I specialise in bereavement support, and I

volunteer for Cruse Bereavement Care as well as running training sessions for

hospice and counselling teams.

Have you always done that? I worked in West End theatre for about 15

years, then worked for the Arts Council in East Anglia, followed by a spell as a

spin doctor in Whitehall, at the Home Office and the Department for

Communities. I can tell you that everything you see in Yes Minister, The West

Wing and The Thick of It is true. I gave that up in 2008 and did an MA in

creative writing, which led to what I do now.

What’s your favourite thing about living here? The fantastic community.

I knew I was moving back to a place with a strong community, but even so I

was bowled over by the welcome I received from everyone – my lovely

neighbours, Allan in the pub, and anyone I met out and about. I love the fact

there’s so much going on here; events in Tremayne Hall, the art group,

music, rowing and sailing, and the choice of many beautiful walks from my

front door. I never want to move again.

What’s your earliest memory of Mylor? My friend Helen’s grandfather

accidentally shutting my fingers in the car door in Springfield Park. I must

have been about 7 or 8 years old and it really hurt.

Do you know a secret about Mylor? My house is the best-kept secret in

Mylor. It’s right in the centre of the village but up a hidden lane, with a

beautiful view and a south-facing garden. No one can find me but I can see

the whole village around me. I love it. Jane Moss

Photographs: Geoff Adams

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Local History ~ A fascinating old book

The Last Days of Mr Lemon's School

Last month I shared with you the fascinating book given to Philip Ashton

when he retired from the headmastership of Mylor National School, now

refurbished and renamed the Tremayne Hall. He was succeeded by his son,

John Philip Stephens Ashton, who was well liked and respected in the school

and wider community. A talented musician, being church organist and

choirmaster from the age of 15, John trained and inspired the school choir to

win first prize in the first-ever music competition for school choirs in

Cornwall. He was a keen beekeeper too!

The school came unscathed through

the First World War and the upheaval

when the Tremaynes of Carclew were

forced to sell much of their property

in the village. But disaster struck one

Sunday evening in June 1921, when a

fire broke out in the school porch.

Village people rushed from places of

worship and formed a human chain

with buckets of water from the pump,

which eventually ran dry.

Meanwhile, the fire brigade had been

summoned from Penryn by

telephone.

A Mr Pellowe was a choirboy at St. Gluvias' Church and remembered

someone coming into the church and extracting the firemen. The horses

were out to graze, so the firemen pulled the engine themselves, until Mr T.

Brimacombe came to the rescue with two of his horses. It took half an hour

to reach the fire, which by then had consumed the coal house and much

more of the building, with the roof collapsing in a blaze of sparks. The

firemen were able to pump water from the river to bring the fire under

control.

Much of the furniture had been rescued, as well as the school registers, but

the building itself was too damaged to be used as a school. The children

were taught for a few years in the Mission Room near the Tremayne

Institute, and at the Methodist Sunday School, while the present-day school

was being built with granite from Mabe.

Picture: This fire engine, made in 1887 and named ‘Jubilee’, is probably the

one that came to the rescue. You can see it in Penryn Museum.

Margaret Whysall Local History Group

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Wildwatch ~ Dorrit Smith

Perhaps those of us living here do not realise that in towns and cities across

Britain some folks never experience a night sky; and with increasing light

pollution from street lamps that number will only rise; even here in Mylor you

can hear exhausted Robins singing in the streets which are lit all night by

street lamps. Perhaps you do not know that there is such a thing as

starlight…. We have experienced

it in North Sweden, the snow

and the frozen bushes twinkling

like fairy lights in its pale glory.

This August will see me out in

the darkness of the new moon

looking for the Perseid meteor

shower. We once saw a perfect

shower when anchored up in the

Helford River some 30 years ago

now. It was like a firework

display and we have seen

nothing like it since. So we live

in hopes!

The Perseids run annually from July 17th to August 24th , peaking this year

around August 11th . The new moon on the 14th will create perfect conditions

for viewing. The shower is produced from dust particles of comet Swift-Tuttle,

which was discovered in 1862. It orbits the Sun once every 130 years and last

returned to the inner solar system in 1992. It can produce 60 meteors

(shooting stars) per hour - that is one a minute at its peak - so let us hope for

clear skies.

Named the Perseid shower because the meteors, most of which are no bigger

than a grain of sand, appear to radiate from the constellation of stars called

Perseus, they can, in fact, be seen in any direction. Most burn out high in

Earth’s atmosphere, but a few bigger particles survive to within 12 miles of

the surface. These produce “fireballs” that glow brighter sometimes than

Venus.

The best time to view is when the sky is at its darkest, well after midnight in

the pre-dawn hours, but if you try earlier you WILL see some. You will need to

find a place where there is no light pollution and look up and to the North

East. A small beach somewhere, perhaps, or a field between Maenporth and

the Helford. Have a Perseid Party and cheer as the sky smears

with flying pin-pricks of light. Such moments are precious

anchors in our memories.

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On the Water ~ Peter Stephens Having lived in or around Mylor all my life, I still find quite amazing the diversity of craft that take to our local waters. Anyone can find something on the water to enjoy on almost every day of the week. The physicality of gig rowing clearly contrasts well with, say, the grandeur of sailing on a yacht, but each one has its attraction. With the parting memory of the J Class Regatta in June, the ‘super-yacht’ experience may be a little out of most people’s reach. However,

Westcountry Watersports offers a more humble but equally rewarding Paddle to the Pandora on Thursday evenings. By kayak or stand-up paddleboard, it still goes down as one of the best ways of enjoying a well-earned pint and I highly recommend it. Overlooking the harbour is one of the most sociable Yacht Clubs in existence. Mylor offers regular racing on Friday evenings and numerous cruising events, such as the mid-August rally to Plymouth to watch the National Fireworks

Competition. It is typical of their varied cruising schedule, which provides an ideal opportunity for members who might be a little apprehensive about cruising to have the support of sailing in company—or at least the reassurance of being in regular radio contact with fellow members on the same passage. If you want to find out more, drop in when the red ensign is flying and they will be more than welcoming. The arrival

of August means one thing to many local sailors, and that is Falmouth Week (7th-16th) – the highlight of their sailing calendar. On and off the water, there will undoubtedly be plenty to comment

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Photos by Peter Stephens: top, Ranger; lower, Paddleboarding at Mylor

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Farm Notes ~ Matt Dale

At the time of writing this I am on the eve of starting harvest; the calm

before the storm. The preparations involve lots of sweeping of dusty sheds

and checking of grain-handling gear. Part of the problem this year has been

that two of our grain customers have wanted us to hold the grain until they

need it. Not a problem in general terms, and we get paid extra for doing so,

but it does become a problem when you are trying to prepare for one harvest

with the grain from another still in the sheds.

Part of the need for emptying the store is grain hygiene; the need to rid the

sheds of old grain and dust and any weevils and grain beetles that might be

hiding in corners. The other is that we have oats left over from last year and

we are not growing them in 2015, so they need to be gone. In their place we

have linseed. I expect that you noticed the purple hues of the fields in early

July where it was grown. It has to be one of the prettiest crops on the farm.

The seed will need to be stored for a few months before it is trucked across

the Channel to Belgium, where it will be prepared for use in breakfast cereals

and wholegrain breads.

The price of grain has been

jumping all over the place.

It has been in a steady

decline for the last twelve

months as there is plenty of

stuff around in the world

markets. Also, the pound is

strong against the Euro,

which means that our grain

exports are expensive

compared to those of our

nearest neighbours. Then

suddenly in the last few

weeks it has been steadily

climbing again. Too much rain in the American Mid West and too little in

Europe and suddenly the markets are panicking and the prices go up. India is

one of the world’s biggest wheat producers and the sentiment is that they are

going to have a smaller harvest this year. It is very hard to plan with such

volatility. We try to sell into specialist markets that are partially isolated from

these effects, but there is still an influence on our prices.

It is funny to think that I have so much in common with a barley grower in

Spain, a wheat grower in India and a maize grower in Minnesota. Matt Dale

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Across

1 and 3 Two of the disciples who witnessed the

transfiguration of Jesus (Luke 9:28) (4,3,5)

3 See 1 Across

8 ‘Let us draw — to God with a sincere heart in

full assurance of faith’ (Hebrews 10:22) (4)

9 O Simon is (anag.) (8)

11 Form of government under the direct rule of

God or his agents (10)

14 How Jesus found his disciples when he re-

turned to them after praying in Gethsemane

(Luke 22:45) (6)

15 In T he Pilgrim’s Progress, the name of the

meadow into which Christian strayed, which led

to Doubting Castle (2-4)

17 Glad sin rat (anag.) (10)

Spinal column (Leviticus 3:9) (8)

21 Valley of the Balsam Tree with a reputation

of being a waterless place (Psalm 84:6) (4)

22 ‘The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle

of one — — sees clearly’ (Numbers 24:3) (5,3)

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2 ‘The Lord... will bring me safely to his — king-

dom’ (2 Timothy 4:18) (8)

4 ‘I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no

choice food; — — or wine touched my lips’ (Daniel 10:3) (2,4)

5 Seeking to vindicate (Job 32:2) (10)

6 Female servant (Isaiah 24:2) (4)

7 ‘For Christ died for — once for all’ (1 Peter

3:18) (4)

10 ‘Offering spiritual sacrifices — to God through

Jesus Christ’ (1 Peter 2:5) (10) 12 Jesus said that some people had renounced

this ‘because of the kingdom of heaven’ (Matthew

19) (8)

13 One of the three men thrown into the furnace

for refusing to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s golden

image (Daniel 3:20) (8) 16 ‘You have — of good things laid up for many

years Take life easy; eat, drink and be

merry’ (Luke 12:19) (6)

18 ‘There before me was a white horse! Its rider

held — — , and he was given a crown’ (Revelation

6:2) (1,3)

19 Equipment to Charity Hospitals Overseas (1,1,1,1)

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New Neighbours? If somebody has moved in near you recently,

how about dropping a copy of the magazine through their

letterbox by way of an introduction and welcome to the village?

New Ideas? If you have an idea that you think might be of

general interest, why not submit it. Don’t be shy. If you’re not sure

how to go about it, contact us and we can help you put your idea

into print and share it with the rest of the community.

Contributions can be made in text, Microsoft Word, rich text files

(rtf) or jpg attachments—or even on paper.

Contributions to: [email protected] (01326 617847)

Advertising: [email protected] Available from: Mylor Stores, Newsagent/Post Office,

St Mylor Church, All Saints Church, the Methodist Chapel,

Lemon Arms, Hair Design and Cafe Mylor at the harbour. Also available online in full colour at:

www.tremaynehall.org then click on ‘magazine’ in menu

Printing and Binding: Leaflet Express (see advert on p28)

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Working boats off Restronguet, July 2015

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