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The newly-painted railings of the War Memorial at East Taphouse – courtesy of Alan Jevons, greeted us for our Remembrance service to mark the 100th anniversary of the ending of the First World War. It was very well attended - a fitting tribute to the 43 men from this Parish who went off to fight in the ‘war to end all wars’ but which ironically went on to be called ‘World War I’.

Three of them never came back and a fourth died of his wounds soon after his repatriation:

Private Leo Bennett Of Polven, East Taphouse 22nd Battalion London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 28th July 1916 at the 1st battle of the Somme, aged 29, He has no known grave, but is remembered on the Thiepval memorial to the missing which overlooks the Somme River in France

Thiepval Memorial

Private Percy Daniel Harris Of Hurlands, St. Pinnock. Enlisted in the 2nd/5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. He was wounded serving on the Western Front with 10th (Service) Battalion (Cornwall Pioneers) and was

QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CIVIL PARISH OF ST. PINNOCK

Issue 6 December 2018

Remembrance Service This quarter’s calendar of events Page 3 Christingle Service at Connon Chapel Page 4 Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch Page 5 Trevelmond Remembrance Supper Page 6 Pumpkin Wall competition Page 6 Christmas Hamper Raffle Page 7 Connon Bridge Landfill Site Page 8 Trevelmond Chapel Carol Service Page 8 Christmas Carol Concert – St. Pinnock Band Page 9 Liskeard Lions Pantomime Page 10 Doublebois – final instalment Page 11 Progress on that Boundary Commission Page 12 How to contact the PostHorn Page 12

IN THIS ISSUE

East Taphouse Community Hall in the snow

REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

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repatriated to Addington Park War Hospital in Croydon where he died on 29th May 1917 aged 21. He is buried at Connon Chapel

Private Thomas Johns 1st/ 5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Killed in action on 22nd August 1917 at what is officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the endless mud. He was aged 26 and is buried at the Reservoir Cemetery near the town of Ypres in Belgium

Private Edric George Russell Of Pennellick Farm Enlisted with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Killed in action serving

with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment on 21st March 1918 - the first day of the second battle of the Somme. He was aged just 19 years. He has no known grave, but is remembered on the memorial at

Pozieres, in the Somme region of Northern France and also here, on the family memorial at Connon Chapel.

Carol Spear officiated once again and Clifford Rawle laid a Poppy Wreath on behalf of all residents of the Parish. Doug Mills read the poignant verse from the Laurence Binyon poem ‘For the fallen’:

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. The Last Post was played by Alan Pendray and as the notes faded away, the bells of St. Pinnock church rang out – just as they did one hundred years ago to celebrate the armistice. This was made possible by the ingenuity of Richard Knapman and John Harrison!


Appologies for the date/day errors in the last issue! Slimming World meets in the East Taphouse Community Hall every Thursday morning from 9:30 to 12:30. Contact Rebecca on 07980 171679 Connon Chapel holds a service every Sunday morning commencing at 9:30 with tea/coffee afterwards. Knit and Natter meets at Connon Chapel on the first and third Monday of the month for two hours from 3:30. You don’t have to knit – just come and natter and enjoy some tea and lovely homemade cakes. Just £1 covers everything. St.Pinnock Band - Band practice at East Taphouse Community Hall from 7:45 to 10:00 on Mondays and Thursdays. West Country Embroiderers – Lostwithiel Group. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at East Taphouse Community Hall. For more information, contact: Secretary Mrs G. Johnson 01503 220730 Treasurer Mrs P Stratton 01822 614677 Group Rep Mrs G Sanders 01579 320721 Trevelmond Chapel holds a service on Sunday mornings commencing at 11:00. Vintage Motorcycle Club meets on the second Thursday of the month at7:00 p.m. East Taphouse Community Hall at 7:00 p.m. East Taphouse Short Mat Bowls Club now plays every Friday afternoon in the Community Hall from 2:00 to 4:30. Come along and give it a try, or ‘phone Doug Mills on 01579 320015 for more information.

General Sunday Auction Every other week at East Taphouse Community Hall. This quarter they will be on: December 2nd 16th and 30th January: 13th and 27th February: 10th and 24th.

Lots taken from 1:00 p.m. Viewing starts at 4:30 and selling from 6:00 p.m.

Womens Institute – St. Pinnock and District Womens’ Institute invites new members to join our really friendly group. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at the East Taphouse Community Hall at 2:15 p.m. Also, our craft group meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month from 2 p.m. and caters for all skill levels from complete novices to the more experienced crafter. Ring Pauline Salt on 01579 320197 for more information.

Parkinson’s Drop-In Group Every third Wednesday of the month - East Taphouse Community Hall from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. As well as the Parkinson’s nurse talks, speakers on many different subjects and a chance to try out new activities ranging from art to Zumba. For more information ring Sue Whipp on 01503 262166

Sunday roast dinner at The Community Hall, East Taphouse. Two courses £8.00 (Bar open). Every other Sunday at 6:00p.m. This quarter they will be on: December: 9th and 23rd January: 6th and 20th February: 3rd and 17th.

Booking essential – ‘phone Laura on 07792 900987

REGULAR CLUBS/EVENTS THIS COMING QUARTER


St.Pinnock Parish Council Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month in the Chapel Room at the rear of Connon Chapel at 7:30p.m. If you have any item of concern, you can either raise it with your local Councillor beforehand or you can speak to the Parish Council at the meeting - there is fifteen minutes allocated at the start of the meeting for this. The agenda is posted on the Parish Council notice board which is on the forecourt of Valley View Garage on the Wednesday before the meeting.

Chiropodist at East Taphouse Community Hall from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – 2018 visits: 3rd December 2019 visits: 14th January, 25th February, 8th April, 20th May, 1st July, 12th August, 23rd September, 18th November and 30th December. Appointments now needed - ‘phone Christine on 01579 321311.

Bingo 1st Saturday of the month at East Taphouse Community Hall. Doors open at 7:00, ‘eyes down’ at 7:30

Tea and chat meet - Trevelmond Methodist Chapel First Friday of the month from 3:00 to 4:00

Mobile Library – East Taphouse Community Hall Car Park from 3:45 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on 21st Dec. (2019 dates not available yet). The mobile library provides a library service to rural areas in Cornwall where there is no static library or micro library. It holds a selection of books on many subjects, novels, large print books, books for children and talking books. Other materials, such as DVDs, music CDs and music scores can be borrowed on request. Customers can request books for free from the online library catalogue or for a small charge if placed by a Library Assistant. The stock is updated regularly.

1939 Register There are copies of the 1939 Register (which was almost a census) for St. Pinnock and Trevelmond on display in the East Taphouse Community Hall. If your connections with the Parish go back to then, or you would like to know who was living in your home in 1939, take a look at it!


Trevelmond village held an armistice centenary remembrance evening supper on Saturday 10th November at the Trevelmond Chapel/Community hall, with donations of £187 going to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. The menu was bangers and mash, beans with onion gravy followed by a wartime cake pudding.

Despite it being a very rainy evening, Alan Yeo braved the weather and judged the very well-presented entries this year.

Prizes were:

Under 5’s Luke McGall

This was followed by enthusiastic

‘community singing’ of wartime songs

Under 10: Arthur Keast

Under 15: Denzil Keast

PUMPKIN WALL

TREVELMOND BANGERS & MASH REMEMBRANCE SUPPER


The next liaison meeting at the landfill site is scheduled for 27th November which is after this magazine has gone to print. Cornwall Council is due to present to the meeting the findings of its review into the permanent location for the bulky waste shredder – currently sited at Connon Bridge landfill site.

It is hoped that the extra 50-plus miles round trip between Connon and St. Dennis for each load of bulky waste would be considered not sustainable and sway the decision towards moving the shredding operation to the incinerator site at St. Dennis.

The bulky refuse amounts to 390 tonnes per week – which amazingly includes 1000 mattresses!

Processing it at St. Dennis would reduce the number of vehicle movements through East Taphouse by 34 articulated lorry-loads and 48 rigid container-loads per week! It wouldn’t stop lorry movements to/from the landfill site altogether, as the Household Waste Recycling Centre plus the transfer shed operation (which ‘bulks-up’ locally collected black bag waste) would still continue.

CONNON BRIDGE LANDFILL SITE


Saturday 1st December Polperro

Christmas Lights, 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m.

Friday 7th December Looe Torchlight

procession 6:00p.m. – 7:00p.m.

Sunday 16th December Carol

Concert Trevelmond chapel 6:30p.m. – 7:30

Thursday 20th December East Taphouse Community Hall

7:30p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Saturday 22nd December

Christmas Band and BBQ evening - Forest Holidays, Deerpark, Herodsfoot 8:00p.m. – 10:00p.m.

Sunday 23rd December Fowey Gallants, Fowey Gallants Sailing Club 12:00a.m – 2:00p.m.

ST. PINNOCK BAND FORTHCOMING EVENTS


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By Brian Jewell Similarly, we had free run when we went to the mill to play. Blamey & Morcom’s that is. It wasn’t a place of high activity - I can recall only 3 men working inside - but potential hazards were many. There were 3 levels: the top one close to the roof contained, from floor level down, a huge grain hopper for feeding the mill. Imagine falling in there! On the middle level was the mill that my grandfather operated. I never did see the bits of it that did the work. Also set in the floor was a large 2 flap trap door where at any time a sack of crushed corn could come crashing through on a hoist, the two flaps flying back & hitting the floor with a bang! Which could catch you unaware, the constant hum of the mill drowned out any warning sounds. Needless to add, the corn crusher was on the ground floor. These levels were joined by steep wooden open tread staircases. Caution was the by-word in this place! Our other play area was the grounds of the estate, which contained the Big House, as it was known. This whole area was devoid of supervision & any unlocked door was an invitation to explore. It had been used for a while by American troops prior to ‘D Day’

which contributed to our discoveries. The big house itself didn’t inspire. I remember little of it beyond some damage. and an access to the external part of the roof. It was the Music Hall behind it that was of interest. It had a lovely sprung – we were told – dance floor which one could go beneath. A large stage with curtains and dressing rooms. Off to the side, an extension housed a bar room and on the walls were paintings of Disney characters! All told, an exciting find!

Fairly recently I learned that these paintings had been created by the original Walt Disney artists and when this Music Hall was adapted for use as the Golf Complex Club House, the bar was demolished. A sad loss. In my time I saw the Hall used for showing some films and at least once for a Dobwalls School concert. Also, a legacy from the Americans were a few buildings with no real evidence of their original purpose. I think we found locked doors on these as some were used for storage by local farmers. By peering through the windows of an empty building, we saw a few rats, so we had the bright idea of gaining access and having a go at them with catapults! There was an unlatched window & we climbed through ……. and came out again

“DOUBLEBOIS WAS A GREAT PLACE TO GROW UP IN” – last instalment!

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quicker than we went in!! Our abrupt arrival disturbed a whole hoard of other rats – we were outnumbered! The estate was sold off at some point in time, it became evident when work started on cutting down trees. it saddened me immensely. It destroyed the character of the place. In conclusion, I feel that the freedom we had, meant we had to make our own decisions on behaviour in

So far, so good! Cornwall Council held a full Council meeting on 11th September and at item 12 on the agenda they voted to accept the recommendation of the council's Electoral Review Panel: "that the Lanreath Parish joins the Lostwithiel division and that the St Pinnock Parish joins the Liskeard division". This recommendation has now been sent to the Boundary Commission and hopefully with the added weight of our representations, they will take these all into consideration and amend their proposals to include us in the Liskeard West and Dobwalls division rather than Lostwithiel.

hazardous situations. The fact that I am writing this must say something! Not long after that I left Doublebois with great reluctance after so many good years. This is the last instalment of Brian’s memoirs of his younger days in Doublebois! If you have any reminiscences that you would like to share, send it to the PostHorn – details at the bottom of this page.

The Commission’s final recommendations are due to be published on 4th December. We will of course be reporting this in the March issue of the PostHorn, but if you want to see it before then, either go to our website, or the Commission’s at: http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-west/cornwall Editor: Doug Mills 01579 320015 [email protected] http://posthorn.btck.co.uk/

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