INFORMATION.This is an independent newsletter, compiled, published and distributed voluntarily by the Delabole Slate Committee and their helpers.

THE DELABOLE SLATEISSUE 402

APRIL 2020

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Your village newsletter. Produced and delivered by volunteersNOTE THE NEW ADDRESS - You can read or print out on line from www.delabole2020.uk

You can e-mail us at delabole.slatenewsletter@gmail.com(Please do not use any other email)Or phone direct to Helen Hicks on 01840 212558 or RoChapman 01840 211150. Messages can be left with TriciaMolloy 01840 212529 or Tricia Hicks 01840 212520.PLEASE NOTE - ITEMS FOR PUBLICATION RECEIVEDAFTER 10th OF THE MONTH MAY NOT BE INCLUDED.Any items intended for publication must be with us by the 10th

of the preceding month. The views expressed in the newsletterare not necessarily those of the committee. The committeereserves the right to alter or refuse any material submitted forpublication.

ADVERTISING: For information about placing trade advertsand payment contact Bob Chapman on 01840 211150 or at25 West Downs Road. Please note that we print in black andwhite. Text in ‘word’ , any artwork in ‘jpeg’ format emailed to usby 10th of the month. Payment also due by 10th of the month.Monthly prices for trade adverts:£5 for 1/8th page. £10 for ¼ page.£20 for½ page£40 for a whole page.Cheques payable to ‘The Delabole Slate Newssheet’There is no charge for small private adverts, announcements,birthdays etc. Please include your name and contact details.

Delabole Hospital Car ServiceClient Addn. to Driver

Delabole £5.00 £1.00Camelford £7.50 £2.00Tintagel £7.50 £2.00Port Isaac £8.50 £2.00Bodmin £11.00 £3.00Wadebridge £11.00 £3.00St. Breward £11.00 £3.00Launceston £16.00 £6.00Bude £16.00 £6.00Penrice £17.00 £6.00Newquay £17.00 £6.00Liskeard £20.00 £6.00Treliske £23.50 £10.00Probus £23.50 £10.00Callington £23.50 £10,00Plymouth £25.00 £10.00Falmouth £25.00 £10.00Redruth £28.00 £10.00Hayle £28.00 £10.00Barnstaple £28.00 £10.00

For more information phone Tricia Hicks on 01840212520.It might be a good idea to cut this out - you never knowwhen you could need it!

CORONOVIRUS - At the time of going to press all events are due to take place as scheduled but, due to currentcircumstances, these may be subject to cancellation.If you need clarification please use the contact information list inside this issue.ALSO, many local shops and businesses are happy to provide a delivery service for groceries or cooked meals. Theseinclude the Delabole Spar, the Bettle & Chisel and Hilltop Farm Shop for orders over £25.Please stay safe and follow the recommended guidelines during this uncertain time and please be a good neighbour tothose who choose to self isolate, the elderly and housebound. Thank you.

Delabole Hospital Car ServiceUrgent Appeal for Volunteer Drivers

We started this vital service, for Delabole residents only,in March 1986 - 34 years ago.In all those years I have successfully managed to get adriver for everyone who needed to get to a medicalappointment (even at Christmas) until one day last month.All the drivers were out on the same day, in differentdirections (Bodmin, Hayle, Derriford, Treliske etc) and avillage resident needed to get to Barnstaple Hospital.I then tried everyone on the list who said they would drivein an emergency but, as it was a long trip, to no avail. Ithen even tried my relatives and friends.Then I turned to the Cornwall Hospital Car Service butthey only had one driver who could come to Delabole andhe could only stay for a one hour appointment at thehospital, if it was longer he would have to leave. He saidhe could not guarantee to get back but, if he did, thepatient would have to pay for a double trip which wouldend up costing around £70.This was the only time in 34 years that I could not help. Ifelt so sorry for the patient so this is why I am urgentlyappealing for more volunteers who can help, especiallyin an emergency.To offer help or just find out more about how much youwill receive for different hospitals, doctors etc phone meon 01840 212520 Tricia Hicks

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CORONAVIRUS FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK Delabole Coronavirus Support Group.

IF YOU NEED HELP DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES & DO NOT FEEL YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OUT, MAYBEYOUR SELF ISOLATING FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH OR ON ADVICE OF YOUR GP, WHATEVER THE REASON

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WE WANT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO FEEL THEY HAVE SOMEONE TO TURN TO.

THERE IS A LIST OF USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE THAT YOU CAN CALL TO PLACEAN ORDER, WHO WILL DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR. WE WILL ALSO POST THESE UP ON NOTICEBOARDSAROUND THE VILLAGE. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU FEEL COULD USE IT. WE ARE UPDATINGTHEM AS SOON AS THEY LET US KNOW. INCLUDED IS THE NUMBER FOR ST TEATH PARISH COUNCIL,SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS. WE ALSO WILL HAVE SMILEY & SAD FACES PRINTED OUT WHEREPEOPLE CAN PUT UP IN THERE WINDOWS TO LET OTHERS KNOW IF THEY REQUIRE HELP OF ANY KIND.SMILEY FACE MEANS IM OK SAD FACE MEANS I NEED HELP. BE IT GROCERIES, PRESCRIPTIONS COLLECTED,ELECTRIC PUTTING ON YOUR KEY METER, OR MEDICAL HELP. PLEASE ADD YOUR PHONE NUMBER TOTHOSE SHEETS. WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE KEEPING THEIR EYE OUT FOR THIS SIGNS ON ALL AREAS OF OURVILLAGE. JUST REMEMBER TO TREAT IT AS THOUGH WE ALL HAVE THE VIRUS. KEEP WASHING YOURHANDS REGULARLY. IF YOU DO NEED TO KNOCK ON SOMEONES DOOR THEN STEP BACK AFTER ETC ANDWASH YOUR HANDS AGAIN ONCE YOU ARE HOME.

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To order please phone 07503114093 to book yourlunchtime slot.

Monday - Home made Cottage Pie, mixed seasonalvegetables and gravy. OR Jacket Potato with cheese,beans and salad (V). Syrup sponge and custard.

Tuesday - Beef stew and dumpling, parsley potatoes ORVegetable stew with veg. dumpling, parsley potatoes (V)Apple Crumble with custard or cream.

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A Methodist Minister’s ViewWe are living in unprecedented times with the World in turmoil because of the Coronavirus pandemic. As I write this inmid-March it is difficult to see how things are going to work out for us over the coming weeks which include MotheringSunday and Easter.I imagine that all of us feel trepidatious about the coming days and increasingly it seems we will be restricted in differingways. I cannot ever remember a time for instance when all professional sport was stopped and air links between somecountries brought to a halt. We live in a ‘Worldwide Village’ in the normal everyday life of travel, trade and communication.Solutions will need to be found for the way forward for some of our supplies such as food and medicines, let alone thereliance of industry on parts coming from differing parts of the World. It all looks a bit worrying.However, some things in our local communities are heartening – I have heard of three of our local businesses who areoffering to deliver goods. Already new possibilities are opening up so be encouraged amidst the chaos.As I was thinking these things through, I was drawn to Psalm 46 in our Bibles. These words have been around for manyyears and have inspired some of our hymn writers. Martin Luther’s hymn, “A safe stronghold our God is still”, written in1529 has been translated into 183 languages, and a contemporary hymn written anonymously is based on the closingverses of the Psalm. The three verses are of three repeated lines which are: -

1. Be still and know that I am God2. I am the Lord that healeth thee3. In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust.

Richard Bewes’ hymn ‘God is our strength and refuge, our present help in trouble’ sung to the Dambusters March isalso based on the Psalm.The closing verses of the Psalm from the ‘Message’ translation of the Psalm are helpful where it is written –

Attention, all! See the marvels of God!He plants flower and trees all over the earth…..

Step out of the traffic! Take a long lovingLook at me, Your High God, above politics,

Above everything.Jacob-wrestling God fights for us,God of Angel armies protects us.

Let these words encourage us all at this difficult time. In the midst of it all I hope that Easter is the best that it can befor you. Bryan Ede

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Termyn Gwari Fleghes(children’s playtime, in Cornish)

April feels like Spring is really here – we hope to see flowers, new leaves,summer birds like swallows, bees and butterflies, nests, eggs and chicks.All kinds of new life is everywhere we look, and if the weather actually warmsup then it is such fun to be outside, admiring the countryside waking upproperly from the winter dullness and grey.

One of the very special things you might find are bird’s eggs, usually thebird’s nests are very well hidden, but if you do find one, please don’t pickup or touch the eggs or baby birds. The parent birds are very likely to leavethem, and then of course they will die. You can watch the nest from adistance, so that you can see what happens without disturbing the birds.

Easter is this month as well, one of the important festivals of the year. Wethink of eggs especially at Easter and the activity this month is an Eastercolouring competition. Make sure you use bright cheerful colours to matchthe lovely colours of Spring! I hope you enjoy doing it.

Colouring Competition for under Eights

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Dog Fouling is Foul part 2It seems that the feature on dog fouling in the March issue of The Delabole Slate has raised some issues.Please let us have your views, comments or experiences.

I received my copy of the Slate last Saturday morning, breakfast time. The front page article was very welcome. Foulinghappens quite often outside my bungalow in Trebarwith Road and I have made two signs with dog fouling posters stuckon them. It was not a big surprise, when ten minutes later I started to walk down to Lugg’s Garage to get my Saturdaypaper and there, outside my bungalow right next to one of the signs, I find dog fouling.Seeing is believing, summing-up the whole of your front page article, a picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks forthe Slate. Ron D Batt. Photos: Ron D Batt.

Thank you for highlighting the problem. Can you add this to next months Slate please.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. QUARRY WALK.We are really fortunate to have such a wonderful place to walk our dogs and a dog bin is provided.However, there is an owner/walker of a very large dog (I am assuming this due to the size of the poo their dog leavesbehind) who never picks up after their dog. It is very visible on the paths so I struggle to think you don’t see it happening.My guess is you either walk early morning (before 7am) or at dusk, when there are less people around.I suggest you re read last months Slate and remind yourself,

WATCH YOUR DOG - SOMEONE MAY BE WATCHING YOU..........Thank you.Name supplied

DOGGY MINDFULNESSDear dog owners of Delabole,This is a polite request that whilst you are in residential areas, could you please keep your dog(s) on a lead at all times.Dogs that are left to walk down residential streets off leads have a tendency to wander about all over the place andurinate (and more) wherever they see fit. It’s not acceptable to allow your dog to wander into peoples driveways andgardens to urinate. It then gets walked straight into the house of the person who owns that property.Please bear this in mind if your dog is cocking its leg against someone else’s gateway too - even if it is still street side!Adults don’t walk in and out of gardens for the sake of it and we teach our children not to do the same, as it’s seen astrespassing and respectful not to do so. However, people seem to think that the rules are different for dogs and I don’tknow why. Perhaps people should be applying the same boundaries to their dogs as they do to themselves and theirchildren.It’s great to see some dog owners keeping their pets on a short lead but many others seem rather nonchalant and blaséabout what their dog does and where and who its effecting. Those of us who don’t have dogs, cherish the cleanlinessof not having dog urine and excrement all over our outdoor spaces.There is also the issue of dogs urinating on recycling bags that usually go back into peoples’ houses. One of mine livesin my kitchen and the thought of it drenched in dog urine is disgusting. If you have your dogs on a lead, then you havea chance of stopping it cocking its leg in an inappropriate place. This also eliminates the chances of a dog doinga “No. 2” and it being missed by a distracted owner or out of sight in someone’s garden!Finally, dogs are also not road wise and it’s rather worrying for drivers to see dogs free to just suddenly run into the road.This happened to me once and I was incredibly lucky not to collide into a parked car as although my speed was verylow, I was turning a corner and skidded on wet roads and sharp breaking. If I had damaged someone’s vehicle I am surethat my insurance would have had to take the hit!If you see dogs off leads in residential areas, please could you gently and politely remind the owners of this request in“The Delabole Slate” newsletter.There is plenty of open rural space around Delabole to allow your dogs to run free.Many thanksA Delabole resident (Name provided)

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CAMELFORD BYPASS – CORNWALL COUNCILCornwall Council are inviting comments on proposals to implement a road improvement for the A39 Atlantic Highwayto provide a bypass to Camelford.The proposed improvement to Camelford aims to remove the through traffic from the A39, where it passes throughCamelford, by providing a new road passing to the west of the town.

The new road will join the A39 to the south of the town to the A39 to the north of the town and have a number ofbenefits including;

· Reduce congestion within Camelford especially during the summer tourist season· Remove HGVs from Camelford.· Improve air quality within Camelford.· Improve the centre of Camelford to make it a more vibrant community hub that will encourage residents and

tourists to visit, shop, carry out business, and socialise within the town.· Improve the north south journey time along the A39 corridor.· Improve connectivity for non-car users by enhancing the provision for pedestrian, cyclists and equestrians

around Camelford.· Environmental enhancement including new woodlands. Build on legacy of Environmental Growth projects.· Encourage investment in Camelford and along the A39 corridor· Reduce accidents on existing road network

If you did not have a chance to make any of the consultation events you can still have your say online.A link to all of the proposals can be found here:https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/roads-highways-and-pavements/major-highway-schemes/a39-atlantic-highway-camelford-improvement/

Or by simply putting “A39” in the search box on the Councils home page. And a link to the consultationquestions can be found here: https://www.netigate.se/a/s.aspx?s=818179X211331457X23683

You have until the 16th April to register your viewsDominic FairmanCornwall Councillor – St Teath, St Breward and Delabole07939 122303 – dominic.fairman@cornwallcouncillors.org.uk

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Events at St Endellion April 2020Saturday 25 April, 7.30pmThe Magnificent AKs and Port Isaac Gulls.The Magnificent AKs make a return trip toCornwall to peddle their own brand oftomfoolery and to sing with their favouriteCornish songstresses.Raising money for Cornwall Air Ambulance.£10Wednesday 29 April, 7.30pm in the St Endellion HallMax PorterThe author of the highly original, award-winning Grief isthe Thing with Feathers talks about his most recent novel,the spellbinding Lanny, a deeply touching portrayal ofboyhood, loneliness and the consolation (and pitfalls) ofan active imagination. Max Porter will be in conversationwith Colin Midson. £7.Tickets from www.endelienta.org.uk or 07787 944935.Accompanied under 16s free to many events – checkwebsite for details.St Endellion Easter Festival – 4th to 12th April 20209 days providing a rich mix of choral, orchestral andchamber music, including James MacMillan conductinghis own masterpiece Stabat Mater, Adam Hickoxconducting Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, the EndellionString Quartet performing Haydn’s Seven Last Words, andDavid Watkin conducting Haydn’s Nelson Mass andBeethoven’s 7th Symphony.See further details on www.endellionfestivals.org.ukEaster Festival exhibition:Rita Smith – Still Life and AbstractSaturday 4 April to Sunday 12 AprilRita Smith is a Plymouth-based artist who works inwatercolour, oils, pastels and printmaking across a rangeof both abstract and representational painting and originalprints. Entry free. Check the website for opening times.

This month’s Bible verse

April

And being found in fashion as a man, [theLord Jesus Christ] humbled himself, andbecame obedient unto death, even thedeath of the cross.

Wherefore God also hath highly exaltedhim, and given him a name which is aboveevery name:

That at the name of Jesus every kneeshould bow, of things in heaven, and thingsin earth, and things under the earth;Philippians 2:8-10

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be atpeace: thereby good shall come unto thee.Job 22:21

King James Bible

Camelford and District Old Cornwall Society.On March 9th we had a lovely evening with Jacky Nowakowski telling us all about Tintagel, the castle, the history andits people from an archaeologist's eye view. The aerial photographs were beautiful and showed us the site from a differentperspective. We wondered why so many people, over millennia, had built houses, traded and made a life for themselves,and their families, on an outcrop of rock jutting out from mainland Dumnonia (the name given to Cornwall, Devon, Dorsetand a part of Somerset back in the 5th century.)With the weather as it has been, wet and windy for months, we wonder if the fields will ever dry out and allow the farmers,and their animals, to get back on the land. Farming has never been an easy life but with bad weather, economic worriesand seasonal uncertainties it becomes ever more difficult.Our speaker on April 13th will be Terry Faull who will tell us about a time when farming got so bad that riots broke out.'The Agricultural Workers Riots of 1830' will give us an insight into how bad things got, and what changes were broughtabout by this uprising.It promises to be another illuminating evening.We had several visitors to our meeting in March and look forward to seeing more in April.Visitors are charged £3, listen to an interesting talk, have a cup of tea, as many biscuits as they can eat, and receive awarm welcome from our members.Join us and learn things about Cornwall you never knew. Sue Theobald

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Hello from the Carnival Committee!DELABOLE 20th CARNIVAL WEEKSATURDAY 11th JULY to SATURDAY 18th JULYWe also are now looking for our 2020 Carnival Royalty - the application form is below. We willbe delighted to receive applications for Fairy Queen and/or King from girls and boys who will

be aged between 4 and 11 years on Carnival Day, 18th July 2020, and for Senior Queen from young ladies who will beaged 12 years or more on Carnival Day.All applicants must have permission from a parent and must live in the PL33 postcode area, or attend Delabole CPSchool. We will provide you with a trailer for you to decorate for a float, and a sum of money to help towards your dressesetc. All our past queens have had great fun during their royal year, and it is an honour to represent the village of Delaboleat any other local carnivals you are able to attend, as well as being in the limelight in our own carnival procession.If you have any queries or concerns about what may be involved, pop in to see Elaine at Flowers from Bruallen shop,and she will be able to help you.Health and Safety Notice – Please be aware that the roof to the carnival containers is to be painted withanti-vandalism paint. This will deter people from climbing on the container as it is unsafe, however please beaware that this paint will ruin any clothing that comes into contact with it. Please make all your family membersaware, there will be signage to inform of the above and we do not accept responsibility for any damage causedfrom climbing on the containers.

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St Teath Parish Council – Report for March 2020.Councillors are: -Delabole Ward – Cllrs. Gerald Heard, Pete Homans, Chris Keat, John Richards, Lance Rose,Andrew Stacey, Nev Turner, Mandy Upsall.St Teath Ward – Roger Lyle (Chairman), Tracey Kingdon (Vice Chairman), Darren French, Will Kitto.Information and contact details for the Parish Council can be found on the website www.stteathparishcouncil.gov.uk orcontact me, Jenny Hoskin (Parish Clerk) on 01208 72789 or email clerk@stteathparishcouncil.co.ukParish Council Vacancy – The Parish Council were pleased with the response and interest shown in the recent vacancyfor the Delabole ward, and welcome Mandy Upsall who was co-opted at the March meeting. Mandy will join us for herfirst meeting in April.Housing Need Survey – The closing date for the consultation for the housing needs survey finished on the 10th March2020. Thank you to everyone who responded online or returned their response by post. By the time the magazine isprinted the result should have been sent to the Parish Council, Ward Member and published on the Cornwall Councilwebsite.Governance Review – The Cornwall Council Governance Review panel are now concluding their recommendationsas the process has now gone through Stage 3 of the consultation and the final public meeting in Wadebridge that washeld on the 27th February 2020 . It appears that the parish of St Teath will split from the elections in May 2021 andDelabole will become a parish of its own. There is much work to be done to finalise the new parish boundaries, numberof councillors and the legal and admin process. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to get intouch.Parish Seats – We have over 30 seats throughout the parish that are maintained by the Parish Council. Three are tobe replaced owing to their deterioration over the years and these will hopefully be in place over the next few weeks.Delabole Millennium Clock – The clock has been repaired and is now telling the correct time. A new electric mechanismhas been installed that should prevent any further problems. However, if there is a power cut, the clock will restart exactlytwelve hours after the time it stopped.Traffic calming – Over the past three years, Cllr Dominic Fairman (Cornwall Councillor) has worked with CornwallCouncil to design traffic calming schemes for both villages. Funding is one of the main issues why these schemes havenot been implemented, but we remain hopeful that proposals for Delabole will move forward as soon as possible.Future Meetings.The date of next Full Council meetings are:-Tuesday, 7th April 2020 at St Teath.Tuesday, 5th May 2020 at DelaboleMeetings start at 7.00pm and members of the public are welcome to attend.Jenny HoskinClerk to St Teath Parish Council

Scott Mann MPAt the time of writing I am looking forward to the annual Treasury budget. The budget will not only be the first for thenew majority Conservative government, it will also be the first one delivered by our new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. Overthe previous few weeks, I have considered what asks I will be making as a priority for North Cornwall and spoken toconstituents, colleagues and council representatives. It’s clear to me that the Camelford bypass project is at the top ofthe list for this year’s budget, and I have been on the front foot taking this forward with the Chancellor and the TransportSecretary. North Cornwall’s transport infrastructure needs upgrading. Under successive historic governments and whilerepresented by previous MPs, our local rail and road systems were not given the attention they demanded and deserved.Prior to my first election, I pledged to fight for a Camelford bypass, a road project that has been discussed for almosta century. After the election, I immediately set to work, and many of you joined me in signing my bypass petition. Sincethen, and during the two subsequent election campaigns I have continued to give it my full support. Now that the constraints imposed upon the previous government due to Brexit delay are a thing of the past we are ableto move forward, and I am pushing on behalf of North Cornwall to get this project signed off in Westminster. MyConservative colleagues and I stand on our record of delivery for Cornwall; ensuring that the A30, our most vital road,is duelled all the way from Exeter to Hayle. I know we can achieve similar success with Camelford and the bypass.North Cornwall needs this project. It is not only vital for supporting economic growth and its potential as a transportroute, but we also need it for air quality and safety reasons. The people in Camelford overwhelmingly support the bypass,and I was very pleased to see how many residents came out for the public consultation earlier in the month. The budget also gives Members of Parliament the opportunity to state other long-term priorities such as the NHS, andthe levelling of education funding for our children. Prior to the general election, the Prime Minister pledged that the nextmajority Conservative government would pledge £450m to Cornwall for new NHS primary care services. I am thereforevery pleased that the seed funding (which is the first stage of the programme) is in place and we are now awaiting theNHS to put forward different plans for how they propose to use the pledged £450m. I am looking forward to workingwith the NHS as we deliver on this pledge, but I have also made it clear to them that I want the people of Cornwall tohave the chance to have their say via a consultation process. I look forward to updating readers again in the spring.

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Delabole Fire Station(New for 2020 - a regular update from our local fire station)March has been a busy month for us at the station. We have just completed our yearly exercise at one of our stationground risks and this year we have attended a persons reported fire at Saputo (formerly Dairy Crest). This type ofproperty has many risks for crews and running exercises at such premises ensures, if we do have an incident at thislocation, that both the crews and staff have some knowledge and experience of how we can minimise risk ensuringwe carry out our roles as safely as possible.We have a varied balance of risks in our station ground and we will be visiting these premises this month to updateour risk information and build relationships with these businesses. We would like to thank those involved for what canbe a time consuming but very worthwhile experience.This month has also included our yearly station operational audit, in which a team visit the station and audit ourappliance, paperwork, knowledge and operational awareness to make sure we are continuing to uphold the highstandards expected of us. This audit holds the management and crews to high expectations and demands us to achievethe best we can be with the equipment we have available to us. The theme for the drill this year was a bed and breakfastwhich had two missing casualties and required crews to wear breathing apparatus in a smoke filled property to searchfor and rescue them. We were lucky enough to use the Delabole Methodist church this year which enables us tochallenge the crews in unfamiliar surroundings. We would like to thank the members of the church for the use of theproperty as off station training is difficult to acquire. Lastly we have a station visit to accommodate this month with StPiran’s Playschool attending to give some fire safety input and hopefully, if the weather holds off, a chance to get holdof the hose reel and spray some water around,I would like to take this opportunity to thank the crews of Delabole for their continued commitment in serving theircommunity and this recent busy period.

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AprilWe have been advised to close the premisesdue to the virus and so there will not be anyworship, church activities, including ourlunches, Women’s Fellowship and NimbleFingers for the time being. As the premises areclosed, all other organisations that use thebuilding will not be there either.If you would like further information about this,or if we can help in a practical way or feel youwould just like to have a chat with someone,then our members will be pleased to hear fromyou…

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PresentationCast your mind back to the end of last year and if youwere at the December Community Lunch you mayremember one of our regulars, Vera, making apresentation to Tricia of something for the chapel.The gift was a bell which held special memories for Vera.It had been used by her father when he taught SundaySchool in a village chapel in Wales and she thought it wastime to pass it along for use in this village chapel. So,when we’re up and running again, we’ll have to let RevBryan ring it when he wants to call order!Thank you, Vera - and we do send you our love as yourecover from your fall.

Village ContactsThis is a list of helpful contacts for organisations and clubs in our village. If any details need changing, please contact The Slate.

Allotment Alan 213999 Nimble Fingers Sue 214818Art & Craft Club Christine 212546 Parish Council Clerk 01208 72789C of E Vicar Rev Angela 212520 Port Isaac Surgery 01208 880222Cricket Club Glen 212722 Quilters Sue 214818Dancecise Marie 01208 880561 Royal British Legion Patricia 212529Delabole ChristmasLights

Abi 212722 Royal NavalAssociation

Chris 212542

Delabole School Secretary 212540 Sound Meditation Sue 07950 342149Delabole Village show Christine 212546 St.John’s Church Tricia 212520Dr Garrod - DelaboleSurgery

213229 St.Piran’s Playschool Kasey 214871

Dr Uglow CamelfordMedical

213894 Starmakers Morwenna 07812 367638

Family Breakfast Alison 01208 841469 Swing RhythmTappers

Jenny 07454 450992

Football Club Paul 07919 128231 The Carnival Melanie 211338Good EnergyCommunity Fund

Chris 212542 The Delabole SlateNewsletter

Ro 211150

Hatha Yoga Trish 07837 918566 The Delabole SlateAdvertising

Bob 211150

Hospital Car Service Tricia 212520 Those Were the Days–

Brenda 211708

Kernow Credit Union Tricia 212520 Old Delabole memorabilia & PhotosLine Dancing Helen 213814 Triple S Club Sue 212713Methodist Church Patricia 212529 Village Website Chris 212542Methodist Minister Rev Bryan 214818 VIP Club Tricia 212520Mobile Post Office 07999 936473 Women’s Fellowship Sue 214818

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FromThe Delabole

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Memories of a Farming Childhood in 40s and 50sAt the start of the war my Father and other local farmers helped to cart off the bulldozed hedges as the Treliggaaerodrome was made. This was eventually staffed by WRENS and every weekend a couple of them would stumbleacross the dark fields to join my parents for supper, chat and music on the wind up gramophone. This also helped toliven the lonely blackout evenings for my Mother with two small children and my Father often out on Home Guard duty;After the war was over my Father did a deal with the Ministry of Defence. With lambing and calving finished, severalhundred head of livestock needed extra grazing. This also kept the grass short on the aerodrome which was thenstaffed by sailors and used as a firing range by the Fleet Air Arm from I think it was St Merryn and St Eval naval bases.There would be a shrill ring on the one and only telephone in the hall and my Father had an hour or so notice to shiftall the stock back onto the farm. He would set off with Moss the sheepdog and shout 'Away to me' and off Moss wouldshoot right round the airfield bringing back all the animals through the gate to the safety of the Beach Field.My sister and I spent many hours sitting on the garden wall entertained by the planes screaming in down over Treliggaletting fly with their load of bombs or machine gunning at the old army tanks used as targets before they soared upagain and away out to sea. I well remember the day the tanks arrived from Delabole station. My Mother and I had setoff for our daily walk up the road, she pushing my sister in the big old pram and me with my dolly's pram and Susy theCairn terrier on a string. As we went along the narrow top road towards Tregragon there was a terrifying rumbling andclanking approaching us and my Mother frantically shouted 'quick get up the bank' as she hauled the pram with mysister up the steep bank and I managed to haul my dolly and more importantly Susy the dog up. Just as well, as thevolunteer drivers struggled to control the unfamiliar monsters with lack of brakes.Those same tanks now painted white caused another emergency amongst the young calves. Several started tomysteriously sicken and die and it was a while before the vets diagnosed lead or arsenic poisoning. Calves and alsocows love to lick anything metal and in fact will often swallow foreign bodies such as old nails or staples which puncturetheir guts and they die. They also have a habit of licking and swallowing stray polythene bags which cause a similarblockage. This is why farmers are so against those Chinese lanterns which float up in the air and come down in themiddle of a field somewhere. My Father used to tell me how when he was young it was common for cows to die of 'awire' because the cow whilst being milked would turn round and give the dairymaid an affectionate lick and removeand swallow their hairpins.One of my most vivid memories is of St Teath church at Easter in the days when every roadside was covered in wildprimroses. Every pew and windowsill in the church was completely covered in moss and masses of primroses andjars of daffodils. The choirboys processing down the aisle behind the cross dressed in their white surplices singing'Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluiah'. As we left to go home the bells peeled out across the village and maybe thepossibiliity of a large chocolate egg waiting for us at home. However as sweets were still strictly rationed more likelywe had breakfasted on eggs with silly faces drawn on them or maybe coloured pink having been wrapped and boiledin onion skins,April with masses of daffodils brought in from the orchard; catkins, pussy willows, hawthorn in flower, jars of tadpoles,birds nesting, weeds sprouting, last of the vegetable garden to be planted and maybe the first swallows arriving. Springsoon to turn into summer and an end of winter storms.

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Delabole Village ShowAnnual General Meeting

Tuesday 7th April 2020, 6:30pmMethodist Schoolrooms

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DIARY DATESYOUR GUIDE TO TO LOCAL EVENTS ANDMEETINGS IN AND AROUND DELABOLE

REGULAR MEETINGS / EVENTSEvery Monday (Excluding school holidays):Delabole Art & Craft Group meet in the Methodist School Room.From 2.30pm £2.00Every Tuesday: Kernow Credit Union 1.00- 2.15pmContact Tricia on 212520 for up to date detailsEvery Wednesday Fitness League ladies exercise group for allages, 9.30am at Camelford Hall.For more information call Katie Holmes 01208 815725Every ThursdayMore Harmony Ladies Barber Shop ChorusThursday night at Wadebridge Ambulance Hall from 7.15pmAll Welcome Contact 07856 218930 orcontact@moreharmony.co.ukDelabole Quilters will be meeting at Delabole Methodist Churchon alternate Fridays at 2pm. £2 per session.February 7th and 21st, March 6th and 20th, April 3rd and 24thNo experience necessary! Contact Sue 01840 212713Saturdays at 2.30pm WALKING NETBALLCamelford Leisure Centre.Phone 01840 211719 / 07902 316372 to check before comingMonthly V.I.P. Club 3rd Wednesday from 2.00-4.00pmContact Tricia on 01840 212520 for details and to arrangetransport.

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Tuesday 12.00 - 15.00Wednesday 13.30 - 15.00

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Flagman's Notes.There are two dates in April when theUnion Flag should be flown:21st April, Birthday of H.M The Queen.23rd April, Birthday of Prince Louis.April 23rd is also St George's Day, and as he is ourPatron Saint, the flag of St George will be flown.

Sat 4th to Sat 11th AprilEASTER EGG HUNT. Details on What’s On pageRaising Funds for Delabole Christmas LightsWednesday 8th AprilDelabole Working Mens Club A.G.M. At 8pmTuesday 14th AprilTintagel Primary School Bingo. Clease Hall, Camelford6.30 for Eyes Down at 7.30pmSaturday 18th AprilSkittles Night at The Poldark Inn.Details on What’s On page.Register from 7.30pm to start at 8.00pmRaising Funds for Delabole Christmas LightsAdvance date - 11th & 12th July 2020St Teath Arts Festival

Tintagel Orpheus Male Voice Choir.In March the choir competed at Wadebridge Music Festivalfor the Male Voice Choir Cup, along with Loveny MVC andWadebridge MVC. All three choirs put on a spiritedperformance, the eventual winners being Loveny, withTintagel joint second place with Wadebridge. I am surewe will try again next year.We have no scheduled engagements at present for Aprilor May as our MD, Penny, will be working abroad (coronavirus permitting!)We shall still be rehearsing for our busy Summer seasonwhich will start with a joint concert with Bristol UniversityMadrigal Ensemble on Sunday, June 18th, 7.30pm atTintagel Methodist Church.All enquiries to our Hon. Sec. John Sadler on 01840 212583

NOTICE - There is every possibility that if theCoronovirus situation worsens during April, therewill not be an issue of the Slate in May. We areall volunteers and equally affected by thissituation. All advertisers will be contacted.