st minver link 185 - july/august 2012

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Issue 185 July / August 2012

NewsFirst Edition Theatre production

raises over £1,000 --------------------------14 Celebration at St Michael’s ---------------15 Thank you Rock Sailing Club from CRUK --17 St Minver Fete -------------------------------18 RE-Source joins the Charity Addaction--- 19 Betjeman Centre News ---------------------- 19 Well Done Rock Social! ---------------------- 21 ‘Rossi’ with the Olympic Torch ------------- 23 Rock Lifeboat AGMs -------------------------- 24 Chicken Caption Competition Result ----- 25 Diamond Jubilee Fete at Trewint ---------- 31

Regular ItemsDoc Spot ---------------------------------------26 We Will Remember Them -----------------29 Brain Gym -------------------------------------32 Book Review - Port Isaac’s Fishermen’s Friends ----45 Country Diary from Cobb Cottage-------48 From the Desk of Dan Rogerson ---------57 Trebetherick & Polzeath WI --------------57 Church Services ------------------------------59 Helpful Telephone Numbers --------------62

TributesGeoff Burton by Barry Goodright -------28 ‘Cleave’ Reynolds by Jill Cole ------------30

FeaturesLetter - ‘The fields by the Ford’ ----------31 An Update from St Minver School ------32 Year 6 Trip to London -------------------32 Jubilee Street Party & ‘Royal Visit’ --33 Best Crown Competition Winners ---34 2012 St Minver Fun Run ---------------35 ‘My Little Satnav’ ----------------------------42 New project launched to map North Cornish coast -------------------46 The Cornish hedgerow comes to Chelsea ------------------------52 A Brief History of Polzeath ----------------52 Dead Soldiers, Devils, and More---------54 Impatience at ‘Patient Confidentiality’ --56

The Link Events Diary ----------------------60

Highlights

St Minver

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

Neither keeping in nor shutting out But holding fast a fellowship

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First Edition Theatre production raises over £1,000

The production of ‘84 Charing Cross Road’ by Helene Hanff was staged in a ‘theatre’ created within St Minver Church. The production was supported by the St Minver Link, St Minver CRUK and Wadebridge Rotary Club, with the latter two active in selling tickets. The arrangement with CRUK and Rotary worked well and they received £590 and £580 respectively. Once all the expenses have been finally accounted for, a donation will be made to Parkinsons-UK Mid Cornwall. Thanks are due, in particular, to St Minver Parish Church which allowed and, indeed, encouraged the production to succeed. Thank you all for your very considerable support. Graham Renwick.

Photographs taken at the final dress rehearsal. Above: Graham Renwick. Below: Left to right: Sue Ferguson as Megan, John Harbinson as Bill, Cherry Marshall as Cecily.


Celebration at St Michael’sA special Service of Dedication at St Michael’s, Porthilly was held on Whit Sunday, May 27th when the Archdeacon of Bodmin, the Venerable Audrey Elkington dedicated the new slate floor, the new altar frontal and pulpit and lectern falls, and the restoration of the East window. The floor, in Delabole slate, was given by the Slade family in memory of their mother, Elizabeth Slade, whose family moved to ‘Foys’ in Porthilly Lane in 1932. The previous floor of Victorian tessellated tiles had deteriorated over the years, with many cracked

and uneven tiles. Sadly these proved to be irreplaceable, so the generous offer of the Slade Family was a most welcome gift. Michael Slade and his wife, Heather were at the service to hear the Archdeacon who gave thanks for the life of Elizabeth Slade and for the generosity of her family. The new frontal and falls are the work of the Wadebridge branch of West Country Embroiderers. The idea of a new frontal was first mooted after the exhibition at St Kew during the Art and Literature Festival in 2009. There then followed months of

painstaking work deciding on the right designs and making certain that the very particular Diocesan Committee were entirely satisfied with the final design. Project leader, Sandra Woods, and her team liaised with the Chapel Warden, Marjorie Jones, and the final design incorporated elements of nature that surround the church, individually embroidered into medallions which were then applied to a stunning background of several lightweight fabrics and sheers made up of colours found in the sea and on the shore. This intricate fabric was

Archdeacon of Bodmin, the Venerable Audrey Elkington, on the left with the ladies who embroidered the vestment. Photo: Martin Broadfoot.


made by Dee-Anne Mc Coull. Because of the constraints of the faculty the embroiderers had only a year to complete the work - not long when all the colours had to be sourced and the tiny details of each medallion worked - then the whole made up according to the design. The result, which was delivered on the dot of time, is absolutely stunning - and the huge Easter congregation were impressed by how lovely it looked. Sandra and many of her team were there to hear the Archdeacon dedicate the frontal and falls which will be used for weddings, baptisms, certain feast days and celebrations. While the floor was being laid by T & D Carter Ltd, Arthur Bradbury, who attended the service with his fiancee, was restoring the East window which had been damaged and was letting

in water. This expert work required the removal of the window and it was discovered that when it had been installed originally the workmen had overlapped the top and middle panels so that the when the wind was in the North-East water was being forced upwards between the panels. All is now waterproofed and the repair so skilful that it is invisible. The Service, which was designed by John May, included many favourite hymns, readings by members of the congregation, and was followed by a party in the churchyard - when glasses were raised and smoked salmon consumed to celebrate the enhancement of this small chapel which has been a place of worship for so many hundreds of years and is so greatly loved and beautifully maintained.

L to R: Rev Dr John May; Rev David Stevens; Ven Audrey Elkington, Archdeacon of Bodmin; Rev Andrew Lewis; Mr Peter Coster. Photo: Gus Guest.

St Enodoc Appeal

Grand Jubilympics

ConcertFeaturing the

Seriously AwEful Sinfonia and Port

Isaac ChoralSt Minver Church July 9 - 7.30pm

Refreshments available Raffle

Admission Free Donations Accepted

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Litter Pick

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Aug 23 - 6.30pm Dunmere towards Grogley and return.

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Thank you Rock Sailing & Water Ski Club

The St Minver Local Committee of Cancer Research UK would like to thank the Rock Sailing Club for hosting the ‘Big Breakfast’ on May 26th and also thank the many supporters who came along to this event, as well as the kind donation of eggs and bacon by members of the committee. The chefs cooked over 100 full English breakfasts! A fantastic £1,055 was made including money from the Jubilee themed raffle. A very enjoyable morning was had by all. .

Jenny Truelove and Mary Baillie selling Rafle Tickets.

Jane Bendall (Chairman St Minver Branch of CRUK) at the Big Breakfast. The sailing club was packed full and more than 100 hearty breakfasts were served.

Friends of St Minver Churches

St Minver FeteSt Minver

Cricket Field Wednesday

August 22 - 7pmLots of fun for the whole

family

Free Admission Free Parking

CANCER RESEARCH UK

ST MINVER BRANCH

Paint Rock Pink DAY October 31st

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and St Minver CRUK are planning to ‘Turn Rock Pink’ on October 31st. Our aim is to spread

awareness and raise funds for this very worthy

cause.Many businesses and

enterprises in Rock have already pledged their

support for our PINK day, and will be raising money

in many fun ways. Every little helps!

If you have not already been approached and would like to support

the day, please contact Jane Bendall on 01208 862113.


Wadebridge Choral Society

Summer Concerts

Wadebridge Town Hall

July 20St Minver Church

July 21Tickets £6

on the door

Trebetherick &

Polzeath WI

MeetingRock Institute 7.30pm -July 5

Speaker- Tracey Wilson ‘Chelsea Flower Show’.

Visitors 20p (including a cup of tea.)

All Welcome.

CANCER RESEARCH UK

ST MINVER BRANCH

AFTERNOON CREAM TEA

Tredowan (off Daymer Lane)

by kind permission of

Mr & Mrs Cole

Sunday July 8 2 pm - 5 pm

Stalls and Raffle

Everyone Welcome

Admission £5

2012 St Minver FeteSt Minver Church Fete will be held on Wednesday August 22nd on the Cricket Field, by kind permission of the Cricket Club. It will be opened by Jon Cleave, of ‘Fisherman’s Friends’, at 2pm. The Fete will feature all the traditional games and stalls with refreshments and barbeque, and musical entertainment provided by the St Minver Silver Band. Parking and entrance are free so come and enjoy a family fun day, rain or shine. This fete is arranged by the’ Friends of St Minver’s Churches’, therefore all proceeds are directed towards maintaining our three lovely churches for future generations.

The Summer Season at Rock Sailing & Water Ski Club

With any luck, summer will be with us when this issue of the ‘Link’ is published – and, of course, with plenty of sailing and water skiing. This is the Club’s busiest period of the year with three open big events.July will see the continuation of Peter Keeling Shrimper Week that started in late June. Always an event combining keen racing with serious social activities this is one not to be missed if you are a Shrimper sailor. Then there is Junior Camel Week when the competitive spirit of junior sailors from across the country arriving to compete for a host of trophies and prizes is evident. Among those leading the fleet will be those from our own CEYS group, many of whom are now Junior members of the Club. Finally, the major event of the year – Camel Week. Attracting over 100 sailors from clubs from far and wide, this is a great family week yet also has sailors who compete at national and world championship level, offering keen racing combined with a busy social programme.Before and after Camel Week there many Club events some with a specific focus such as the Estuary Trophy, the Ancient Mariners and Grandparents, the Adrian Hooper single handed races and the Ladies’ race. In all The Club is the place to be if you want to sail competitively.Details of all these events and how to join can be found in the Club’s Members’ Handbook, which can be obtained from Kim in the Club office on the Quay, telephone 01208 862709. Details can also be found on the Club website www.rswsc.co.uk. Make it an exciting summer and come to Rock.


Trebetherick & Polzeath WI

Open DayRock Institute

July 9The Trebetherick & Polzeath WI invite

everyone to join then for an informal Open Day. Morning coffee & cake

from 10-12 noon for just £1.50

Summer buffet lunch with pudding 12-2pm only £5.

Sales Tables, Raffle, Cakes to take home

See what the the Craft Group have been making.

We look forward to meeting you.

ConcertMoor Harmony and

St Minver Silver Band

St Minver Church 7.30pm - July 27

Contact Pauline Gobbitt 01208 851872 for more

information.

St Minver Garden

ShowPerceval InstituteSaturday Aug 11

2.30 pmProceeds to Cornwall

Hospice Care

Betjeman Centre NewsOn March 30th we held our AGM which was attended by approximately 30 people. A total of 13 volunteers were elected to the new committee, some stalwarts who have been with us for some time and four new faces, all with ideas for making the centre more popular with the local people.Our President for 2012/13 period will be Phyllis Phillips, a lady who has given sterling service to the Centre since its inception in 1976 and is well deserving of this honour.All our usual activities are still taking place; Exercise groups, Tai Chi, Yoga, various activities run by U3A, coach trips and our Friday tea dance. The new committee is now working on other activities of interest to the over 50s in the local area. If there are people out there with any bright ideas for the future, please let the committee know. As always, a welcoming cup of tea or coffee is available at minimum cost.As Chairman of the Charity, I would like to thank all those, past and present, who have given their time freely to help run the Centre. Without them and their dedication it would not exist.

Alan Weeks, Chairman

RE-Source joins the Adiction Charity Addaction

Bodmin based furniture reuse shop RE:SOURCE have joined forces with Addaction - a leading addiction charity who were already active in the county. Addaction is one of the UK’s largest addiction treatment charities, Founded in 1967, it now works throughout England and Scotland helping individuals, families and communities recover from drug and alcohol problems. Any purchases made in the Bodmin shop will directly support Addaction’s work, and help give some people the skills they need to live a life free from drugs or alcohol.RE:SOURCE’s ethos is simple. A team of volunteers and trainees take donated items, refurbish and sell them back to the local public - customers can find something affordable and environmentally friendly for their home For more information visit: www.myresource.org.uk or www.addaction.org.uk.


Garden SocietyApril Meeting

Tim Ellis of Ellis Nurseries and Gardens, Polyphant near Launceston, was our April speaker. His slides illustrated his boyhood interest in growing plants fostered by his parents and his training at a Horticultural College which stood him in good stead for his goal to own his plant nursery. Eventually he found an uncultivated field for sale which had never been treated with chemicals.By this time there was a family to support as well as a house roof to repair and Tim’s slides showed the re-shaping of the field, digging out the fish pond and raising flower beds and winding paths from the flatness of the field. We were full of admiration at what he achieved with earth moving machinery, one occasional workman and long hours of sheer hard work.Tim’s nursery at Polyphant in high up and exposed to frost and cold so that all plants he grows for sale are hardy perennials and visitors can see his plants growing in the perfect situations he creates for them. He has a particular passion for Euphorbias and aims to collect every hardy variety. Ellis Nurseries and Gardens are open on Fridays only.

AGM - The Society is to CloseOur AGM followed and at this meeting we knew we had to decide the future of the club. Falling membership resulted in cancelling scheduled events and the decision was made to cancel the May Plant Sale which left no time to give advance warning via St Minver Link. Last year we were left with many unsold plants and David, our Chairman, sold most of them outside his house to passers-by. We apologise to anyone who was disappointed.Members agreed we would meet Wednesday September 19th, Wednesday October 24th, Wednesday November 21st and Wednesday December 12th will be our final meeting.We are grateful to committed members, Carol and Frank Beck, who had been supplying refreshments free of charge to help reduce our costs. They always bring top quality entries for competitions. Thanks also to Jean Boucher.We thank David Topliffe, our Chairman, for all he has done to try to keep the Garden Society alive. No-one could have done more.

J A G.

St Minver

Churches &

Macmillan Nurses

Coffee MorningS

Trebeth (by kind invitation of

David & Elizabeth Elliott) Wednesday

July 4 10am - 12noon

The Old Vicarage, St Minver Wed Sep 5

10am - 12noonBring & Buy, Raffle

Various Stalls

Admission £2

St Minver

Churches & St

Enodoc Church

Restoration

Appeal

Coffee MorningPerceval Institute

Wednesday Aug 1

10am - 12noonBring & Buy, Raffle

Various Stalls

Admission £2


Well Done Rock Social! Already Thinking Pink

for Breast CancerRock Sports and Social Club ran a non-stop 24 hour marathon with nine junior and senior members taking part playing Pool, and Snooker and Darts , from noon on June 2nd ‘till noon on June 3rd. What a way to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee!They raised over £1,000 half of which will go to St Minver CRUK as their contribution to ‘Paint Rock Pink’ and the other half will go towards another worthy cause Diabetes. Many thanks to all those who took part and their sponsors. Jean Thorman

Wadebridge Choral SocietyWadebridge Choral Society’s 2012/3 programme moves on from a very successful performance of Josef Haydn’s ‘Creation’ at St Endellion Church to thoughts of summer. Rehearsals for these concerts are progressing well. Entitled ‘Singing in the Reign’, they will have a mixed programme including Cornish folk songs, a selection from ‘Singing in the Rain’ (composed 60 years ago this year), national anthems (saluting the Olympic Games), and those great favourites ‘Zadok the Priest’ and Parry’s ‘I Was Glad’ as a tribute to the Queen’s Jubilee Year.The summer concerts will take place at Wadebridge Town Hall on July 20th and at St Minver Church on July 21st, both concerts starting at 7.30pm. Tickets price £6 will be available on the door.There is plenty of news and information about these concerts and the Choir on our website: www.wadebridgechoral.org.uk.

St Minver Brownies

Donkey Derby &

Car Boot SaleTrewint Lane 6pm - Aug 15

BBQ, Refreshments, Bouncy Castle, Games, St

Minver Junior Band Fun for all the family.

Car Boot pitches can be booked in advance by calling Katrina on

01208 814793, or just turn up on the night from 5.30 pm.

RNLILIFEBOAT

DAY & BEACH PARTYRock Beach

Sunday Aug 19 fron 12 noonAdmission Free

(small charge for some games)

Refreshments AvailableCome and Join the Fun

All Welcome!

Friends of the Camel Trail

Wildlife & History WalkCamel Trail Car Park near Borough Arms

July 18 - 7pm2-3 mile walk along the Camel Trail, passing the former

County Jail, up to Copshorn, and down through East Wood to re-join the trail. One steep hill. Well behaved dogs

welcome.Price: Free to members. Suggested donation of £2 for non-

members.Contact: [email protected] or 01208 831208

Booking Essential


St Minver Probus ClubApril Meeting

The after lunch speaker was Nick Lane, former head teacher of St Minver school, who retired after 14 successful years at the school. He took over shortly after the new school building opened on Rock Road in September 1996. His warm and amusing character was evident as he kept our full attention during an entertaining talk.He admitted that he found school boring when he was a student but that this experience made him determined to practice a different learning style when he decided to become a teacher.He believed that it was important to prepare students for life, tailoring their education to meet life’s challenges. As part of that approach, Nick Lane felt that lessons should be enjoyable and therefore teachers should show enthusiasm and humour as well as knowledge. His talk concentrated on two ways of approaching life. One based on the lyrics of “Galaxy Song” written by Eric Idle where, when you’re feeling very small and insecure, it is a good enough reason to resign from life. The other approach favoured by him was, doing small things properly can lead to overcoming challenges in life. His message to children was that they all had a choice to follow the right examples and not take the attitude that their efforts did not matter. Small actions, such as turning off lights when not needed, was important even though, on its own, would not solve the planet’s waste of energy. This philosophy resulted in the children taking more responsibility for their actions.It was obvious that Nick enjoyed his time at St Minver and was very proud of what was achieved by the staff, children and parents working together.A vote of thanks was given by John Warn. He thanked Nick for an entertaining talk but found difficulty in visualising him with long hair when he was younger.

May MeetingThe Chairman welcomed Melvyn Roskilly as a new member and Barrie Smith as a guest. The after lunch speaker was Alan Waterworth, who gave us a talk accompanied by slides on his experiences in the Balkans as a Lieutenant Colonel with the Territorial Army attached to the Royal Army Medical Corps. This was very topical with Ratko Mladic going on trial in The Hague charged with masterminding atrocities in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war.Lt Col Alan Waterworth worked as a general surgeon to the multinational force, working mainly with Dutch and Canadians. Following a brief history of the region, he talked about his experiences at a field hospital in Lipljan, near Pristina, Kosovo. Although his role was to help look after troops, the field hospital also treated locals with serious injuries. Casualties included injuries from landmines, shootings and cluster bombs.They saw what mines did to people so were very aware of the extent of mines in fields or on grass verges by the roadside. The PMA-2 antipersonnel mine was responsible for multiple casualties.Pictures were shown of mass graves and that the smell still haunts him today. Alan described how the perpetrators of these crimes made the

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Aug 18 - 9pm ‘till late

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Preservation Appeal

Shipwrecks Sing Cornish

Shanty Songs

St Enodoc Church Aug 3, 7pm

Tickets £5 at the door or in advance from

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‘Rossi’ with the Olympic TorchAbove Town resident and St Breock School Sports Coach James Ross (or Rossi as he is known to most people locally) in St Stephen on the first day (May 19th) of the Olympic flame’s journey around the country.

job of identifying the corpses so difficult by shuffling the identity papers and swopping clothes of the victims.He obviously found his spells in the Balkans an extremely stimulating and rewarding experience that he will never forget. His particular memory was man’s inhumanity to man and people did some dreadful things. But there were also positive experiences. He saw Albanian interpreters giving comfort, cigarettes and coffee to distressed relatives of Serbs who were

injured.Alan kindly answered many questions from members who had found the talk and slides very thought provoking. A vote of thanks was given by Jim Watson who wished that politicians would listen to such presentations.St Minver Probus Club welcomes any enquiries from new and prospective members. Telephone the secretary, Roy Birchwood, on 01208 880549.

Robert Laurence.

St Enodoc

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Flower Festival

St Enodoc Church Aug 2 - 5, 10am - 6pm

Admission £2

Cakes, drinks and ice cream available


Rock Lifeboat Annual Meeting and Fund Raising Group AGM

The Annual Meeting of the Management Group of the Rock Lifeboat Station and the AGM of the Fundraising Committee were held on May 10th. The first speaker, Adam Duncan, has been acting Lifeboat Operations Manager during the past year, and started his report by saying how pleased he was that Mike Hewitt has recovered from his operation. He also wished Jane Diplock a speedy recovery. Adam went on to record the activity by the Station in 2011 and he noted that our Lifeboat has been called out 381 times since the station was founded. During the reports by Brian Bartlett, Training Coordinator, and Jinks Hewitt, Senior Helmsman, all members of the crew, the support staff, fund raisers and shop personnel were thanked for their hard work.A presentation was made to Adam Duncan from the Lifeboat Crew showing their appreciation of his hard work during the absence of Mike Hewitt. In return Adam said he was very grateful that Mike was returning as Lifeboat Operations Manager with immediate effect!The Fundraising Chairman, Alan Waterworth, thanked Annabell Woolcott and her team of shop workers for the continued success of the shop. Annabell has been awarded a Bronze Award from the RNLI in recognition of her outstanding contribution. As no new Chairman has been forthcoming, the position would be undertaken by a coalition of Anne Wenger and Carole Waterworth for a twelve month period. Julien Wenger has resigned as Hon Treasurer and Alan Waterworth welcomed his replacement, David Conner. Brian Budden and Les Duff were thanked for their roles as Box Secretaries which would now be undertaken by Alan Waterworth and Julien Wenger.Bob Keats, who was a founder member of the

fundraisers, has stood down from the Fund Raising Committee and was thanked for many years of work on its behalf.Dave Nichols, Area Manager, RNLI Community Fundraising, thanked everybody on both committees and presented Alan Waterworth with a certificate from the Chief Executive of the RNLI in recognition of many years of service, both in Rock and Rugby. Gus Guest, Chairman of the Management Group also made a presentation from the Rock Station to Alan Waterworth. Mr Nigel Jones, DDI for the South, welcomed Mike Hewitt back and thanked Adam Duncan for standing in during the year. He explained the restructuring being undertaken within the RNLI and thanked all concerned in the running and support of the Station.The meeting was followed by an illustrated talk on “The Wildlife of the Camel Estuary” by Adrian Langdon who was born in Wadebridge and is a proud Cornishman. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and is Chairman of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photographic Group. He is a volunteer warden of the Walmsley Bird Sanctuary on the Amble marshes near Wadebridge and also travels the world observing and photographing natural beauty.The audience were treated to a selection of the most stunning photographs of the varied and abundant wild life in this area ranging from kingfishers to puffins, foxes to badgers, seals to basking sharks, common gulls to some of the rarer visitors to this part of the world. There were also beautiful shots of the estuary, further inland and the sea in many moods. His wonderful photographs, accompanied by a most informative commentary, made for a very enjoyable evening.


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Chicken Caption Competition Result

In the last issue we offered £50 to the person who wrote the most amusing caption to our cockerel and hen photo-graph.Once all the entries were in members of the Link Com-mittee each selected their first and second choice. First choices were awarded 2 points and second choices 1 point.The winner was Danielle of Wadebridge who has been sent a cheque for £50 - well done Danielle!Many thanks to all those who submitted entries.

Caption competition - The Winning Entry“Posing for this photo shoot is fabulous darling, but I was a bit concerned when I heard that the guest chef recipe for next month’s Link was roast chicken!”

Other High-scoring Entries“You won’t jump - you’re too chicken!”

“I know I have the odd grey feather - stop drawing attention to it!”“Get off my pedestal!”

“Stop fussing woman! It’s not a paunch, it’s a rather fine chest!”

The Pat Bishop Memorial Cup Winner David Topliffe Runner-up Bill Bruty

The Theo Strout Challenge Shield Winner David Topliffe Runner-up Brian Crank

Mens Singles - The H L White Cup Winner Allan Rathbone Runner-up David Topliffe

Ladies Singles Winner Ann Olver Runner-up Margaret CroudacePairs - The Lingham Shield Winners David Topliffe & Janet Carter Runners-up Allan Rathbone & Audrey CanningsEnd of Season Cup Winner Pearl Bickham

Triples - John Bray and Partners Cup Winners Brian Crank Margaret Croudace & David Gill Runners-up Ann Olver Harold Bishop & Pat Bently

Victor Ludoram - The V White

Cup Winner David Topliffe

St Minver Short Mat Bowls Club Annual Competition Results


Doc SpotWadebridge and Camel Estuary Practice

NEW Nail Cutting Service - Available to over 50’s from Age UKThis subsidised service is offered to all local people aged 50 and over who have difficulties cutting their own toe nails. There is currently one clinic being held at Bridge Surgery in Wadebridge on Fridays. There will soon be another clinic held regularly at the John Betjeman Centre, Southern Way.Appointments are by self-referral to Age Concern. Forms are available at both Bridge Surgery and Wadebridge & Camel Estuary practice, also from the John Betjeman Centre. Please be aware this service is for nail cutting only.

National Childhood Obesity Week 5th – 11th JulyWith an estimated three million overweight and obese children in the UK, child-hood obesity is one of the most serious health epidemics facing our society today. To raise awareness about this epidemic, MEND and the National Obesity Forum have joined forces to launch National Childhood Obesity Week. Through-out National Childhood Obesity Week, MEND will launch its first-ever MEND Move It Week in a bid to encourage more children and their families to get active together. To celebrate MEND Move It Week, families across the UK will be ‘moving it’ at fun-filled physical activity events organised by MEND’s network of 350 healthy lifestyle programmes. To find out more about MEND Move It Week, go to www.mendcentral.org/moveitweek

National Transplant Week - July 9th - 15th

With three people dying every day whilst waiting for organs, National Transplant Week is the annual UK-wide awareness week to increase understanding of organ donation and encourage more people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register. For the third year it is being led by NHS Blood and Transplant in collaboration with a number of leading voluntary and health organisations. This year’s Transplant Week runs from Monday 9th to Sunday July 15th. The campaign theme is ‘Pass it On’ - focusing not just on signing up to the Register but also the importance of passing on your donation wishes to family and friends so they know what you would like to happen after your death. If you join the Register without telling the people closest to you, it may come as a surprise at a time when they are trying to deal with their loss. Visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk

Rosemary Chapman.


Diary notes - Rock Station RNLIApril was quiet as far as shouts go - there were none!

Lifeguard’s VisitOn May 2nd we hosted a visit by eighteen Lifeguards from North Cornwall as part of their induction process for 2012. It is important that there is a seamless join - operationally - between the Lifeguards on Polzeath beach and the inshore lifeboat stationed at Rock. Each unit usually operates alone but there may be circumstances which dictate a combined effort. With this in mind the Lifeguards saw demonstrations and did casualty recovery exercises under the guidance of Bryan Bartlett from the station and Leon Bennet, the Lifeguard Supervisor for North Cornwall. Our crew was Jinx Hewitt (helm) and Sam Bishop.

RNLI AssessmentOn the following day we had an RNLI assessor from Saltash visit us to check on the training standards in the station. The five crew members who were put through the mill were Charlie Hibbert, Leon Burt, Lauren Williams, Phil Bartlett and Rob Chapman. I am glad to say that all of them were assessed to be of an excellent standard!

Lauren’s First ShoutLauren Williams had her first

shout as a crew member when, on May 21st, a person was reported in difficulties in the estuary ‘below Padstow’. This caused confusion as he was actually upstream! A ski boat engine had failed leaving the skier hanging on to a buoy in the water. When the Lifeboat arrived the skier was back on the ski boat but the engine failed again. The boat and ski party were towed back to shore. On this shout Neil Davis was the helm and Dan Bosley was Lauren’s co-crew.

Husband MissingOn May 23rd the Lifeboat was about to be launched on exercise when a lady reported that she was worried about her husband who had started windsurfing two hours previously and should have returned to Rock. The crew on the way out to the exercise found him safe on Daymer beach but wondering where his wife was! A message back to the station informed her where he was and that he would appreciate being picked up. Not a life saved but all part of the service.

Joint Helicopter ExcerciseThe wind got up on Saturday May 26th - ideal for a testing joint exercise with a helicopter from 771 Squadron at Culdrose. Seven crew members experienced being lifted from, and on to, a moving lifeboat in the estuary off

Polzeath. While returning to base the crew noticed a windsurfer in difficulties being blown ashore by St Saviour’s Point. He was struggling to launch into the wind to get back to Rock. The crew de-rigged the windsurfer and brought it and the sailor back safely to Ferry Point. Neil Davis was the helm with Rob Young and Charlie Hibbert in the crew.

Trimaran AgroundOn the same day, as soon as the lifeboat was ashore with the windsurfer, a trimaran was spotted having run on to the sand bar outside Padstow harbour. The conditions were too severe for a single-handed sailor in this craft. The lifeboat was launched again and the crew helped a tired sailor to de-rig the yacht and brought him and the boat back to Rock.

Gus Guest Lifeguards visit the lifeboat station at Rock. Photo: Gus Guest.

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St Minver Silver Band’s Farewell to

Geoff BurtonOn Thursday May 31st the St Minver Band gave its last farewell to Geoff Burton its talented musical director for the last nine years. The funeral at St Minver Church was not at all sombre, it was lit up by the very large congre-gation and the superb playing by Geoff’s band, and the singing of the Wadebridge Male voice

Choir.During the period before the service the band brilliantly played a selection of some of Geoff’s favourite pieces including ‘Cornish Hymns,’ ‘Barnard Castle’ and ‘A Special Place’ - the last two both arranged by Goff Richards. After the reading by Geoff’s wife Anne, a wife of almost 60 years, and a Eulogy by Paul Burton Geoff’s son. The band played a lively ragtime number that Geoff loved called ‘Hello Mary Lou’ with the solo played by Tom Howard one of Geoff’s protégés.

Geoff conducting during St Minver Silver Band’s tribute to another local musical icon - Goff Richards. The late Joyce Buse is in the background. Photo: Martin Broadfoot.


We Will Remember ThemJohn RichaRd aLFoRd oF WindmiLL couRt

RichaRd antony (tony) aRchER oF Rock

GEoFFREy BuRton oF PoLzEath

SandRa kim BuSE oF St minvER

EdGaR thEoPhiLuS haWkEy oF chaPEL amBLE

maRtyn BaSiL GaRd maLE (96) oF tREBEthERick

maRJoRiE PatERSon (Pat) mccancE oF nEW PoLzEath

monica PEthyBRidGE oF Rock

EdWin cLEavE REynoLdS (92) oF St minvER

It was during the eulogies that the band learned for the first time, of Geoff’s prodigious achievements in his earlier life as a scientist. In the fifties and sixties he had worked on de-veloping scanners and other radiation devices for the diagnosis and curing of various dis-eases, for the Health Service. Heading his own department. He was later seconded to CERN in Switzerland helping to develop the forerun-ner of the Large Hadron Collider. All this very high powered science was never mentioned by Geoff, showing what a humble man he was.He once told me, whilst playing golf, that he never wanted to be a scientist, he had wanted to be a musician. However, his parents had insisted that he went in for a ‘proper’ job.However, after his early retirement, going back to university to get degrees in music, and later his removal to Polzeath he threw all his formidable energies into a musical life. Play-ing the organ in Church, singing in church, and other choirs, and also conducting and arrang-ing music for them. At Wadebridge, St Minver and at St Teath.He regularly came to watch the St Minver Band play on Tuesday evenings at Polzeath when

Micky Hunt was our Bandmaster, and he some-times stood in for Micky when he was ill. After Micky retired Geoff took the band on a full time basis. This was in 2003 . He built up the junior section and did a lot of musical theory with the juniors enabling many to go on into the Cornwall Youth bands.And even into prestigious London music schools. Geoff’s firm belief was that music was to be enjoyed by all, not just the talented, and to that end he encouraged all those around him. His particular interest was in percussion and because of that St Minver band has prob-ably one of the best sets of percussion instru-ments in Cornwall. His personal instruction enabled Matt Allen and Sam Every to get to a very high level in percussion.After the service the band formed up outside the church and led the funeral cortege up the hill with the march ‘Home Again’. Outside the Perceval institute they reformed, with Geoff leading the band playing the Flora dance to the cemetery, as he had led it so many times at Polzeath during his long and very successful life.


Memories of Great Uncle CleaveJill Cole (Great niece)

Remembering the bumpy lane, the gentle swerve to farmyard gateFlor and Cleave, welcoming with ruddy cheeks and rolled up sleeves

Always busy, working hard,Livestock running round the yard, and in the farmhouse,

Reared by hand, baby chicks and timmy lambCleaves boots, muddying the floor

So straight and tall he fills the door, but always with a gentle smileA kindly word a nod of head

A Cornish farmer, born and bredAnd when the farm became too much, a bungalow,But keep in touch, with the soil, his farming roots

The old flat cap and muddy boots, still digging, sowingPlanting seeds, apples to pick, chicks to feed.

Then off to church, to join the fewWho pull the ropes and peal on cue,

So while the congregation sing, across the fields the church bells ring.And still just days before he passed away, Cleave belied his age..

A man in his 90’s, who would guess?No spectacles or stick,

no hesitation as he counts the tricks,shuffles the deck and deals with ease.

In theses days of bigger and better,travel the world be a go-getter

We could learn from men like Cleave,A simple life a firm belief is surely all we really need

And so a fond farewell and thanks for memories like these.

Edwin ‘Cleave’ Reynolds (1919-2012) was born and lived at Little Tregolls, St Wenn until his retirement in 1979 when he moved to St Minver. His funeral took place at St Wenn Church on May 10th. The church was full with many people standing. This poem was written and read by his great niece, Jill Cole, as a tribute to a true Cornish Gentleman.


Diamond Jubilee Fete

DELIVERY

As with all open air events the only thing left to chance is the weather, we were very lucky to be able to complete all our celebrations on June 2nd in the dry. The parade from St Minver School to Trewint Field had a Royal theme and was a great success. We would like to say thank you to the lifeboat for heading up the procession and a very special thank you to the St Minver youth band who played beautifully , a huge achievement for them considering the age of the players, some only 6. Thank you also to all those who took part in the parade. The Fete proved a huge success, a special thank you to the Perceval Entertainers who put on a great show we are lucky to have such talent in our Village. Over a £1000 was taken on the day and after expenses and donations made to local groups there will be £400 for the community build project. The fete committee would like to thank all those who generously gave their time and efforts to make the day such a success.

Carol Mould, Chairman St Minver Lowland Parish Council(Lack of space has prevented us from including photographs of this event. We hope to include

them in our next issue).

It seems no time at all ago that I was last asked to write for ‘The Link’, and here I am once again telling you about the many exciting events that have been occurring in recently here at school.At the end of March we held our annual ‘Music in the Community’. This is an opportunity for the children to showcase the music that they have been doing in class and in their lessons with specialist music teachers. A whole ensemble of instruments including keyboards, guitars, violins, flutes, brass and drums kept us entertained throughout the afternoon. We were also treated to some wonderful singing with an Olympic theme performed by each class and culminating in a whole school rendition of ‘Chariots of Fire’. Superb!

Year 6 Trip to LondonBefore Easter, our Year 6 children visited London for a few days. We stayed on a boat owned by the Sea Scouts below the imposing towers of Canary Wharf. It was a fun packed, educational (and tiring) few days with highlights including The London Eye, The Houses of Parliament, The Tower of

St Minver School UpdateDave Cantin - Headmaster

Upper Picture: Year 6 enjoying the sights of London.Lower Picture: Thalia admiring the view across the Thames. Photos: Dave Cantin.

London, The Imperial War Museum, The National Gallery, and a guided tour on the River Thames. We even managed to squeeze in a West End show! Getting around the capital on the underground was a

real experience, especially during ‘rush hour’, but we had a number of complimentary comments regarding the children’s behaviour from members of the public and underground staff. One train

driver even got out of her cab to let us know just how impressed she was with the way in which the children conducted themselves on the platform!

Right: The ‘Queen’ and ‘Prince Philip’ (AKA Headmaster & Deputy Head) are guests of honour aat the party.

Right: Year 1 arrive in style.Photos: Brian Crank.

One of the highlights of this term has got to be our Diamond Jubilee celebrations. We were honoured by the presence of two very special guests. The school grounds looked superb Jubilee Street Party and a ‘Royal’ Visit festooned with red, white and blue bunting. After an outdoor lunch we all stood and sang the National Anthem together, followed by a ‘who has made the

Jubilee Street Party and a ‘Royal Visit’


Reception Year

Year 4

Abigail

Seth

Stepper

Freya

Best Crown Competition

Winners

Year 1

Dylan Sophie

Year 2

Luke Amy

Year 5

Toddy Jack

Year 6

Fin Ebren

Year 3

Louis Holly


best crown’ competition.With Professor Goodvibes providing the entertain-ment with a Punch & Judy show, we celebrated the Queen’s special day in styleLeft: Thomas, Bethan and Afke arrive at school for Jubilee fun.Below: The serious business of the street party gets under way.Photos: Brian Crank. (Parents: If would like a digital copy of any of the Street Party, or Fun Run photos from the following pages, please email me: [email protected])


The 2012 St Minver Fun Run, organised by the PTA with the co-operation of other community groups, was a huge success. As well as the run itself, there was plenty more going on at school including, a

bouncy castle, a coconut shy, a car boot sale and lots of other stalls that kept both runners and observers amused.As usual Trebetherick and Polzeath WI put on an enormous spread of cakes, pasties,

The 2012 St Minver Fun Run


sausage rolls and various drinks and did an extremely brisk trade throughout the eventRaces for the younger children took place before the actual Fun Run, when approximately 75 athletes lined up on the start line for the three and a half mile run through the lanes to Porthilly and back up

Top Left: The start of the Class 2 Race.Top Centre: Pre-school children on the starting blocks.Top Right: Class 1 are away.Lower: The main event. All of the competitors get off to a very good start.

Photos: Brian Crank.


to the school along the Rock Road. The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended and around £2,000 was raised for local community groups.

Prize Winners1st Male over 16 years .......Lee Bateman1st Female over 16 years .......................................... Sarah Myford1st Male (Secondary School age) ......................................... Jake Edwards1st Female (Secondary School age) ............................................. Ellie Nuttall1st Boy (Primary School age) ................................. James Greenwood1st Girl (Primary School age) ....................................Jodie GreenwoodBest Individual Fancy Dress ............................................ James Davis60th finisher ................... Anna Townsend1st Brownie ........................Coralie Roads1st Scout / Cub .......................... Kip SimsTeam Trophy .................................... JJBZTeam Fancy Dress ........... Mary McWilliam and Amy Grant

Other School NewsCasino Night at the Waterfront

The St Minver Parent Teacher Association (PTA) have been busy raising funds to be spent for the benefit of the children. In May they organised a Casino Night at The Waterfront in Polzeath. Staff and parents turned up in all their finery to place ‘funny money’ bets on roulette, black jack and poker tables.

Top: Plenty of fun activities for the children...Centre: ... including picking up Jelly Beans with chopsticks.Lower: Kaja and mum Sarah enjoying the day. Photos: Brian Crank.


Westcountry Housing has two 2-bed aff ordable apartments for sale to locals in Polzeath,

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Properties come with fitted kitchen including washer/tumble drier, economical air flow heating system, two bedrooms and a secure allocated parking space. Valued at £155,000, and now fully carpeted, you could own between 25% and 75% depending on your income and outgoings. A full affordability assessment will be undertaken to indicatethe percentage to be purchased.

No Emmets!Shared ownership is a scheme designed primarily for first-time buyers, and to qualify to purchase an apartment on this development you must have lived or worked in North Cornwall for a minimum of three years.

Home ownership needn’t be expensiveExample: if you buy a 45% share, you will require a mortgage of £85,250 with an estimated repayment of £320pcm*. Rent on the portion you don’t own will be £195pcm plus a service charge of £62pcm, totalling £577pcm.

For more information call the sales team on:

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Roll out of bed and join the dawn patrol


But still the same fabulous view

The new Restaurant & Bar atTHE POINT AT POLZEATH

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

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

Family activities during the summer.

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

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My Little Satnav I have a little Satnav It sits there in my car

A Satnav is a driver’s friend It tells you where you are

I have a little Satnav I’ve had it all my life

It does more than the normal one My Satnav is my wife

It gives me full instructions On exactly how to drive

“It’s thirty miles an hour” it says “And you’re doing thirty five”

It tells me when to stop and start And when to use the brake

And tells me that it’s never ever Safe to overtake

It tells me when a light is red And when it goes to green

It seems to know instinctively Just when to intervene

It lists the vehicles just in front It lists those to the rear

And taking this into account It specifies my gear

I’m sure no other driver Has so helpful a device

For when we leave and lock the car It still gives its advice

It fills me up with counselling Each journey’s pretty fraught

So why don’t I exchange it And get a quieter sort?

Ah well, you see, it cleans the house Makes sure I’m properly fed

It washes all my shirts and things And - keeps me warm in bed!


Brain GymDavid Topliffe

Answers to Last Month’s Quiz

New Quiz Work out the meaning, word or phrase each box represents

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To The link Magazine: Roserrow - The Fields by the Ford

I would like through your columns to clarify a remark in an article by Kerensa Beer-Robson (Issue 184, May/June 2012, page 14) following her meeting with the new owner of the newly named ‘The Point at Polzeath’ He explained that the name of Roserrow had become slightly toxic and whilst this may well be his opinion as applied to the golf and country club I would not like anyone to think it applied to the residential and holiday homes built around the original Roserrow Farmhouse whose earliest reference was in the Doomsday Book.

The farmhouse has of course much changed over the centuries but records show the families who have lived there including the Carews Penkivels and many others have come from all corners of the County. The present 60 owners feel privileged to have been part of a development which helped to preserve and give new life to an estate and farmhouse with such an historic past.

A large percentage of present day owners have long term and family connections with the area and appreciate the quiet seclusion of the location whilst still being close to the beauty of the North Cornwall Coast. Many owners let their homes during holiday periods and over the past 16 years many hundreds of visitors have enjoyed the peace and tranquillity the area provides with many of them coming every year and now with their younger families.

We all wish the third owners of the newly named golf club every success and will support their efforts to make it an attractive facility for our members and guests but will not be changing our name.

Derek Curtis MBETreasurer Roserrow HomeownersAssociation

We thank Mr Curtis for his letter. I was present at the meeting between Mr Clive and Kerensa Beer-Robson and can confirm that all of Mr Clive’s comments related solely to ‘Roserrow Sports and Country Club’ and not to the Residential homes on the Roserrow Estate. I think is clear from the article.However, we are sorry if Mr Clive was offended by the article as no offense was intended.

Brian CrankChairman, St Minver Link


Published by Simon & Schuster Wadebridge Bookshop Hardback £18.99 Paperback £7.99 (soon to be published)

Mention of the two words ‘Fishermen’s Friend’ before the 1990s was likely to conjure up the taste of a strong lozenge and the picture of a rather attractive tin. The same words uttered thereafter in Port Isaac and more widely in recent years, produces the possibil-ity of the taste of beer, but the certainty of harmonious sound and a bucolic picture of seafarers. The pharmacist James Lofthouse developed the strong menthol lozenges in 1865 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, to relieve various respiratory problems suffered by fisher-men working in the extreme conditions of the Icelandic deep sea fishing grounds. This superb book does not shed much light on any one founder, or any precise date of foundation, but it does paint an astonishingly colourful picture of the social history of a commercial fishing village in North Cornwall, brought to the attention of a wider audience through the voices of ten local men.The dust jacket describes the book as an autobiography and indeed the book is written in the first person plural as if it were ten autobiographies in

one. The key name , however, is Robert Uhlig. Barely men-tioned at all this distinguished freelance ghost writer, author, journalist and speech writer has produced a fluent narra-tive in a style clearly reflective of the good humoured banter characteristic of this engaging group of men. Uhlig spent up to 6 hours with each of the group and also accompanied them to a number of gigs. What emerges is a slightly racy account of the day to day lives of the group set in the hugely interesting historical context of an ancient fishing village.Intriguingly the book opens, after a warm Foreword by Mark Radcliffe, with an invita-tion to perform at Glastonbury, ‘The mother of music and arts festivals’. The purpose is to illustrate another strange twist in the ‘fishing net to riches’ tale bringing fame and fortune to a group of mates who never sought it. By the end of the book the reader will feel a strong familiarity, almost neighbourliness, with ten strong characters, united by a love of singing (and beer), nine of them friends since early childhood, but each of them displaying colourful personali-

ties entertainingly illustrated by plenty of photographs. The ages of the ten range from 48 to 78. Peter is a retired lobster fisherman, and Jeremy, Julian and John continue to fish as did their fathers and grandfa-thers before them. Trevor and John are builders, Nigel runs a café and a B and B, Jon owns a shop in the village having been a policeman, John a smallhold-ing 3 miles from Port Isaac so he’s regarded as an outsider, and Billy the potter whose studio is in the village’s former Methodist Chapel which pro-vides the venue for rehearsalsThe book follows no clear chronological pattern, rather a network of 12 cleverly con-nected chapters, separated by various eclectic lists, recipes, place names and so on relating to Cornwall. Readers might ask if these were added to provide ‘padding’ for the story, but there is no doubt that the information provides even more colour to the social and historical background of the ‘Friends’.While the precise moment of birth is not clear, the gestation is the weekly ritual of singing

A Book Review by John Baxter

Port Isaac’s Fishermen’s Friends (Sailing at Eight Bells)

by The Fishermen’s Friends

Continued at foot of page 47


A squat lobster and cushion star.Photo: Sarah McCartney

The Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (ERCCIS), hosted by Cornwall Wildlife Trust and based in Allet, Truro, is launching a new ground breaking project to map the habitat along north Cornwall’s coastline from Marsland mouth, near Bude to Land’s End. This is the first time this has ever been done in Cornwall. The ‘Intertidal Discovery Project’, which is funded by the SITA Trust Enriching Nature Programme, will record the different types of habitats found along the shoreline, specifically between the highest and

lowest tides - known as the ‘intertidal’ area. The information gathered will be used to create an interactive map, highlighting which species and habitats are present. Martin Goodall, Intertidal Discovery Project Manager for ERCCIS says, “We are very excited to be starting this unique project. We are looking forward to working with many local volunteers to discover as much as we can about north Cornwall’s fascinating coastline. A project of this scale is a first for both ERCCIS and Cornwall Wildlife Trust!” Over 350km (around 220

miles) of coast will be surveyed and mapped by the project team over the next two years. Martin continues, “The ‘intertidal’ area is very important for hundreds of species, from the small squat lobster to the more recognisable seal. On Cornwall’s north coast there is a huge variety of habitat, including the very rare honeycomb worm reefs and intertidal mudflats.”The information gathered by the Intertidal Discovery project will help to assess the ecological condition of north Cornwall’s coastline. This will help conservationists build an evidence base and comprehensive picture of what’s there and ultimately ensure this valuable resource is protected for future generations.Martin adds, “We are extremely fortunate to have such a diversity of habitat for wildlife along the Cornish coast, together with the animals and plants that thrive there. It is essential that we make every effort to understand and protect this valuable area”. A new interactive map and website will be launched after all the surveying has been completed in two years’ time,

New project launched to map North Cornish coast


showing the location of all the different habitats along the north coast. This will ensure that the information gathered will be made available to all, inspiring others to learn about the mysteries of Cornwall’s intertidal areas. Gary Lewis, ERCCIS Manager concludes, “I am delighted that SITA Trust is supporting us in this project and that they have recognised the value of the work we are about to do. At ERCCIS we feel privileged to be part of such an influential project for Cornwall”. Volunteers NeededYou can be part of this ground breaking project! The Intertidal Discovery project

is looking for volunteers in Cornwall. Volunteers will be trained by ERCCIS in intertidal survey techniques, so that research can be continued year on year, looking at long term changes in habitat.

Please contact ERCCIS on (01872) 273939 ext 241 or visit www.erccis.org.uk/intertidaldiscovery for more information on the project and volunteering.

on a Friday evening on the Platt in Port Isaac during the summer tourist season. Huge crowds gather and significant sums are collected for an impressive variety of chari-ties. There is no nominated ‘Leader ‘ of the group, but Jon Cleave is the natural compere. Described as ‘the eternal ex-trovert’ his commanding pres-ence, walrus moustache and powerful bass voice demand attention both from the audi-ence and the singers. While acknowledging that Port Isaac is the 11th man in the group, it is probably true to say that a lady is the unsung heroine. Janet Townsend, former Head of Music at Wadebridge School

and long-time resident of Port Isaac, provided the essential guidance on how to sing har-monies and how and when to breathe. ‘We owe Janet a lot’ says the ‘autobiography’.People often wonder whether tensions exist in a group such as this, particularly as fame, if not fortune, has now arrived. The book captures with much skill and sensitivity the spats that often flare up quickly but are soon forgotten. Camara-derie and banter can lead to hilarious incidents as that in the Bodmin Magistrates Court illustrates but the reader is left with a sense of deep friend-ship and feet still firmly on the ground.

Where will the group go from here? This hardback book, rather expensive at £18.99, but soon to be complemented by a paperback at £7.99, recounts the increasingly prestigious ‘gigs’ and the production of albums, and ends where it started, with Glastonbury and its aftermath. Hearteningly the maintenance of friend-ship, of sharing in Port Isaac is re-confirmed, even with the prospect of a film in sight. ‘The Calendar Girls’ and ‘The Full Monty’ proved to be box office successes; surely this wonderful story cannot fail on the screen as long as burly fishermen are not required to strip!

Volunteers surveying. Photo: Sarah McCartney

Book Review, Fishermen’s Friends, Continued from page 45.


Country Diary from Cobb Cottage

Written and Illustrated by Joan Cockett

In a Spring issue of Link I wrote briefly of recently discovering my Cornish cousins, and subsequently we have all met here at Cobb Cottage and had an enjoyable afternoon. Out came all my treasured photographs of my mother and her sister recorded by their father from birth to teen age years. Going back further, early photographs show my great-grandparents, who emigrated to Australia in the late 19th Century, with their daughter Saranne, who had been appointed headmistress of a Christian Science School in Sydney. My great-grand parents are my new cousin’s great-aunt and uncle. And they were interested to see the excellent photos showing a severe looking Saranne, with her pleasant looking parents. One cousin remarked, “You wouldn’t want to cross Saranne!” – and that brought back memories of my relationship to her. During the 1940’s it was my duty to write an air letter to my Aunt Saranne once a month, continuing until 1946,- less frequently after that, when I went to Goldsmiths; and up to

her death in her 90’s. She was passionate about supporting the mother-country at war, and sent us food parcels from time to time. These contained some strange packages -, (Fruit Flummery and Fish Balls being frequent items). In my monthly air-letters, I attempted to describe to her how an ordinary family lived through the war, and she in turn put me in the picture from the Australian viewpoint. One letter told how Mr Curtin (the Prime Minister at the time) had exhorted all Australians to make-do and mend to support Britain, but, wrote Saranne, “I don’t know if I can darn my combinations* anymore.” To my brother and myself the whole idea of combinations was hilarious, and in no time we were writing a poem together (we often did...)

Mr Curtin, are you certain

That I can mend my combs?

Like a top, I’d not stop,

If I thought they’d drop no bombs.

BUT they’re tight across the seat,

And they don’t reach to my feet.

Mr Curtin, Mr Curtin, are you certain?

Well, some misguided idea persuaded us that I should enclose it in the next air let-ter, which I did, (unknown to our mother.) Sarannes’ reply was longer coming than usual, and my brother and I became increasingly apprehensive. When the let-ter came it was quite pleasant, but made


no mention of the poem. We gathered, like Queen Victoria, she was not amused. However she must have forgiven me, because I continued to be her favourite correspondent, and when she died she left me a beautiful little gold brooch, with a tiny twist of hair in it, dating from 1780, the back engraved in memory of a three-year old, the daughter of an ancestor. This came to me with a few items of family interest (a few teaspoons, with initials) around about 1949, when a dark-skinned man called Mr Keeley came to visit us, having come to Great Britain to study. It was strange to talk to him about the leg-endary Aunt Saranne, who had been, he said, an inspirational teacher. So she was formidable (but a great character, too.) The interesting thing about making con-tact with one’s relatives is that it awakens memories, and the pieces in the puzzle fall into place. As I get older, I try to record as much as I can – modern technology makes this easier-, but there is nothing to beat holding in your hand letters written over 100 years ago. My grandfather Arthur

Brown, wrote to his father Johnstone Brown in Australia, asking his permission to become engaged to Martha Harnden (Marnie) 34, Arthur 37 . . .How long did it take before the boat from Australia brought the answer in the affirmative? Arthur and Martha were married in 1900 in the Abbey Church, Isle of Sheppy, Kent, and had two daughters, the younger being my mother Nora. Sadly both parents had died before my mother was 13, Martha of TB, and Arthur a year later “of a bro-ken heart”. “How can you die of a broken heart?” we children asked my mother. Now, when I read the letters that Arthur and Marnie wrote to one another, and look at the photographs of them both, I understand when my mother simply said, “You can”.*Footnote – combinations – an all-in-one body undergarment, usually wool – ‘combs’ rhymes with bombs!


The Cornish hedgerow comes to Chelsea

Natalie Ashbee, www.natalieashbeegardens.co.ukIn my opinion Cornwall is at its most beau-tiful at this time of year. The hedgerows are lush with green growth and teeming with dainty wildflowers and there is a wonderful sense of well-being that seems to ooze from the countryside. Take a stroll down any of the lanes in the North Cornwall area and you will find pretty vistas, peaceful footpaths and wildlife aplenty.Garden Designers must also have drawn their inspiration from the British countryside at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, where there was a strong presence of British na-tives in the planting schemes, many of which can be suc-cessfully used in our gardens.Sarah Price’s garden for The Telegraph ‘evokes the beauty and romance of wild areas of the British countryside.’(RHS) She used wild flowers which we take for granted in our pretty hedges, such as Silene (pink campion), Ranunculus (buttercups) and Anthriscus Sylvestris, commonly known as cow parsley although I prefer the more delicate version - ‘Queen Anne’s Lace’ which suits it far bet-ter. I hear cries of outrage that I would even suggest

using cow parsley in our gardens but to me a plant is only a weed if it doesn’t suit the scheme. So where I wouldn’t suggest planting buttercups in your prized borders (they’ll get there by themselves!), I have

Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’. Photo: Mark Ashbee.


planted Anthriscus Sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’ several times in local gardens and the way it seeds itself about just adds to its glory. If you don’t like where it lands then pull it out! Nature, like children, should be al-lowed a certain amount of freedom.Sarah and many other garden designers used multi-stemmed birches with their dainty leaves, which dance in the slightest breeze and are quite wonderful for creat-ing dappled shade in even the smallest of gardens. Birches seem to do well in our coastal environment mainly due to the small size of the leaf, which resists being shredded by our coastal winds. I have a silver birch in my own garden, a mile from the sea and it doesn’t seem to mind the salt air at all.Jo Thompson’s ‘Celebration of Caravan-ning’ garden for The Caravan Club also used Anthriscus Sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’ and pink campions alongside her cute little aluminium caravan ‘Doris’, as well as white foxgloves and alchemilla mollis (lady’s mantle). In fact I’m pretty sure I even spot-ted a Buddleia in there! Eeeek! Being one

of the toughest plants on the planet (I’m sure they’d survive world destruction) and being known for quickly colonizing unused ground, even through concrete, even I am a little scared of using them but some of the cultivated forms have the most stunning vivid colours and the butterflies simply adore them, hence their common name ‘butterfly bush’.

Red, white and pink valerian (Centranthus) always feature heavily at Chelsea although as a gardener I am constantly battling its tough roots – once you have it, it’s hard to get rid of, be warned! But what would the Cornish hedgerows be without any of these plants – a lot less pretty that’s for sure. Travellers come to Britain purely to see for themselves the wonder that are our native hedgerows – thorns, nettles, weeds and all - so who are we to question their beauty?

Just tread carefully, use wisely, weed judi-ciously and you’ll be fine!

www.natalieashbeegardens.co.uk

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One of these continents has been called Gondwana. We begin our story when a part of it called Avalonia near the Antarctic circle had broken off and moved up towards the equa-tor where it began to merge with two other continents christened Laurentia and Baltica. The rest of Gondwana was also moving north. By 375 million years ago the part of Avalonia containing Polzeath in the British Isles, was lo-cated in a shallow sea, part of the Rheic ocean. Gondwana was approaching from the south. The history of what happened next can be read in the geology of Cornwall. Some twenty years ago geologists re-

moved a 4 kilogramme lump of limestone from a grassy ledge at Pentire Head. At Com Head they took a 2 kilogram sample of limestone which had been encased in a large piece of mudrock, transformed by volcanic heat. Both of these pieces of rock had been laid down when Pentire was in the shallows of the Rheic ocean. The mud in places reached a thickness of over 5 kilometers and was later to become the slate that is common throughout the par-ish of St Minver. The limestone on the other hand was formed mainly from the remains of sea lilies and other small marine animal shells combined with silt and sand.When these rock samples were examined they were found to contain evidence of a number of species of conodonts, small creatures that were among the first vertebrates to develop on Earth. The ones in the sample from the grassy ledge dated from about 387 million years ago. The ones from Com Head were more recent, dating from about 383 million years ago.And Gondwana was still moving north.About 20-30 million years later this movement of Gondwana led to volcanic activity affecting Cornubia. A rock type which is obvious in the outer cliffs of Pentire was one of the outcomes. This ‘pillow lava’ was formed when lava came up from a vent in the magma chamber and met cold sea water, forming a kind of bubble

A Brief History of Polzeathfrom the very, very early days

Part 1 by Mike ArnottSome 14 billion years ago the ‘Big Bang’ happened and our universe sprang into being. Then quantum fluctuations in the sea of fundamental particles eventually resulted in the birth of galaxies, including our own. After 9 billion years our sun was formed in one of these galaxies and soon after planet Earth came into being. Half a billion years later solid plates began to form on the surface of Earth These were the first continents, long before life began. They floated on Earth’s mantle as the continents we know today still do. Sometimes they collided, forming a supercontinent. Sometimes they broke apart. This process has been called plate tectonics.

375 Million years ago.


with a hard skin on the outside. Eventually that bubble gets pushed away by more lava which forms another bubble, and so on. The pillow lava bed at Pentire is estimated to be half a kilometer thick. In geological time the surface of the Earth is never still and the movement of the conti-nents continued inexorably. A huge mountain range stretching from what is now Poland all the way to what is now the south of Ireland was thrust upwards, later to be eroded. About 290 million years ago there would have been volcanoes not far to the south of Polzeath. Faults and fractures were formed which acted as a ‘plumbing system’ for mineralizing fluids to carry metals up into the ore bearing veins which gave Cornwall its riches.Some of these veins run through Polzeath. Mining activity has been taking place there for centuries, possibly even in Roman times and most definitely about four hundred years ago. The main activity took place in the nineteenth century at two places, at ‘Polzeath Consols’ and at ‘The Pentire Glaze and Pentire United Silver-Lead Mines’. There is still a Polzeath Consols shaft on the west side of Shilla Brook the water from which is now used, after puri-fication, as the water source for the caravan park. In 1847 a 17 inch double acting steam engine was installed to drain the Polzeath mine where, by 1852, the Victoria shaft was to reach a depth of 60 metres. However this mine had by then reached its peak production and it was put up for sale in 1855. In 1856 it produced less than 1 ton of lead and was closed down. Production was much higher on Pentire. In 1852 the company produced 205 tons of lead and 8,000 ozs (nearly a quarter of a ton) of silver. But soon the lodes began to run out, mining activity began to be less profitable and 1856 saw the last recorded production. Furthermore there were legal disputes about mining rights leading to the closure of the mine in 1857. The mine today is best known for its colony of

horseshoe bats, which live in the drainage adit to the sea, and for two crystals. These are the vivid blue copper arsenate which can be seen in the adit and cerussite, for which the mine was famous. In the nineteenth century the cerussite crystals were described as ‘the finest carbonates of lead ever found in England’. They are still collectors’ pieces and are occasion-ally found in the old mine working dumps, some winding up being offered for sale on the internet.There were other smaller mines in and around Polzeath in the nineteenth century includ-ing an antimony mine on Pentire, antimony being used mainly at the time to harden the lead used in drinking mugs and other pewter objects. It is likely that some of the Polzeath miners would have drunk from such mugs at the Bay Inn there; shown in the 1841 Census as being run by 43 year old Sarah Ann McMiddin, a seaman’s wife, although neither she nor the Inn show up in the 1851 Census.

To be continued

Main referencesAustin R L, Dresse R, Selwood E B, Thomas J M. ,New Conodont information relating to the De-vonian stratigraphy of the Trevone Basin, North Cornwall, South-West England, Proceedings of the Usher Society 8, 23-28.*Cornish Mines, Exeter University 1987Hamilton Jenkin A K, Mines and Miners of Cornwall, Part 16Dines H G, The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England, Vol 2Palaeozoic evolution of pre-Variscan terranes from Gondwana to the Variscan collision, Cam-borne School of Mines Virtual Museum – the Cornubian Orefield*The Variscan Orogeny in South-West Cornwall*Census information for St Minver** denotes availablity on the web.


Why is a storm sail called a trysail? Why is a deck ventilator called a dorade? Why is an empty bottle of wine called a dead soldier? Where does ‘caught between the devil and the deep blue sea’ come from? Here are the answers to those questions, and a bit more.

Why is an empty bottle of wine called a dead soldier?

This is one of the few Sailor Talk that we can actually trace to a specific person on a specific date. William IV was known as the ‘Sailor King’. As the third son of George III, he was born Prince William Henry. In 1789 he became Duke of Clarence. As a youth he joined the navy as a midshipman and rose through the ranks. Someone in his social position might expect to become rear admiral through patronage. The Duke of Clarence made rear admiral through true merit.Shortly after receiving his promotion to rear admiral in 1790, His Highness was at dinner on board one of his fleet’s ships. He ordered the steward to remove the ‘dead marines’ to make room for new bottles. A marine officer at the table complained. His Highness responded that no offense was intended. The expression was used in the sense “...that, like marines, the bottle had given its life nobly and, given the chance, would do it again.”The story caught the imagination of the army officers. They wanted their soldiers to be held in the same favourable view. They adapted the term for their use, changing it to ‘dead soldiers’. Since it’s more nautical, I think it’s fun to use the original term ‘dead marines’ when I refer to a freshly emptied wine bottle.By the way, those of you who have ever been a steward and been ordered to remove the dead marines will get a big chuckle out of this. The original form of steward was Old Saxon

stywaard the keeper of pigs.

Davy Jones and Fiddler’s GreenWhile we’re on the general subject of dead ma-rines, let’s stretch this a little bit and talk about dead sailors. When a shipmate died, the crew spoke of his going to Davy Jones’ Locker (lost or buried at sea) or to Fiddler’s Green (buried ashore). In either case he has ‘unreeved his lifeline’.The origin of ‘unreeved his lifeline’ seems so clear that I’ll let it stand without comment.Let’s look at Davy Jones and his locker. Ac-cording to sailors’ mythology, Davy was a sea devil. He was the fiend that presided over all the evil spirits of the deep. His locker was the final resting-place for sunken ships, articles lost or thrown overboard and of men drowned or buried at sea.Davy Jones started appearing in the 17th cen-tury. He most likely came into being from West Indian sailors as a corruption of Devil Jonah, or possibly Duffy Jonah. Duffy was a British West Indies African slave word for devil.About the same time as Davy Jones appeared with his locker, Fiddler’s Green also appeared. This was a sensual celestial paradise where the sailors could partake of their favourite earthly delights for as long or as often as they liked. It was a place where ‘mates were not allowed and pockets never emptied’.The closest origin to the celestial Fiddler’s Green seems to be real life 17th century vil-lage greens. These could be found in Wapping in East London, Portsmouth Point, the naval harbour of Portsmouth and other port towns where sailors with money in their pockets could take their pleasure. Like modern street musicians, 17th century fiddlers would situate themselves about the village greens near the entrances to the surrounding establishments.

Dead Soldiers, Devils, and More Iain Ross, Editor Wyke Register Magazine


Their tunes would provide a pleasant ambi-ance for the sailors as they enjoyed themselves inside.

Devil and the Deep Blue SeaIt’s obvious that ‘caught between the devil and the deep blue sea’ is of nautical origin. But where does it originate? There are sev-eral thoughts as to the origin of this term, all related to seams on ships that were particularly difficult to caulk. These were all known as devil seams. To caulk any seam required driving (horsing) oakum between the planks with a caulking iron and mallet, then covering (paying) the seam with hot tar (pitch).One of the devil seams was the outermost seam on the deck. There was hardly any room to hold the caulking iron against the gunnels, and even less room to hit the iron with the mallet hard enough to drive the oakum home. One source suggests this devil seam as the origin, since there was only the thickness of the hull planking between the deck’s devil seam and the deep blue sea. I think not. While it might have been the most difficult to horse, it was not the most difficult to pay.The most difficult devil seams to caulk and pay were those just at or below the waterline that could be worked only while heeled underway. Sailors would be lashed about the waist and ankles, then suspended upside down over the

side of the ship to horse and pay these seams. They would often get caught by waves and, not infrequently, get completely dunked as the ship rolled. If being caught caused them to loose any gear, they would have an appointment with the bosun and his cat-o-nine-tails. No one liked being caught between the devil seam and the deep blue sea.‘The devil to pay’ is a related term. It started out as ‘the devil to pay and no pitch hot’. We can well imagine the frustration of a sailor be-ing suspended upside down to pay a devil seam then finding that there’s not enough hot pitch to finish the job. Later he’d have to pick out the old (wet) oakum from the seam, horse in new dry oakum and then pay the seam when the pitch was finally heated up.

Why is a storm sail is called a trysail? Some people believe that trysail is a corruption of ‘tri-sail’ in reference to the sail’s three-sided shape. Its name actually refers to the condi-tions in which it is used.An old term for lying hove to is lying a-try. ‘Try-ing times’ are very tumultuous times. When the weather got particularly tumultuous, the old ships would lie a-try (lie hove to). The spe-cial sail required for this situation was naturally called the trysail.The root ‘try’ had a use beyond heavy weather. Whalers used large iron pots to boil the blub-ber. When the blubber was hot enough it would boil furiously. At that temperature the whale oil would finally separate out. These cauldrons were called try pots, and the process was called trying out the blubber.

Why is a deck ventilator called a dorade? This is a relatively modern invention. Like ‘dead marines’, we can trace this term to a specific person on a specific date. It was named for the famous racing yacht, the yawl Dorade. She was designed by Olin Stephens in 1929. Her ventila-tor system was designed by Rod Stephens in 1933.}


Impatience at ‘Patient Confidentiality’The day started normally – it was raining. The daily rhythm continued until the afternoon when the peace was interrupted by the telephone ringing. My wife who happened to be closer to it than I, answered it.“Hello ?”, she said. The caller – a woman - asked to speak to me. “Who might I say is calling ?” asked my wife. The woman’s response was startling, “I am afraid I cannot say,” but my wife, ever resourceful, suggested that she let her know the subject (or what company was calling) so that I could phone back. This was, apparently, not acceptable, and the caller said she would write instead, and rang off.Call centres from Mumbai are inclined not always to know the nuances of British telephone etiquette, but the caller had a local accent normally heard around the Camel Estuary. We discussed this rather bizarre turn of events and I suggested that my wife ring 1471 to establish the number from which the call had come. Not unexpectedly, the number had been withheld.What does one conclude on receiving a call from an unidentified woman, unwilling to identify herself or her company/profession who is keen to speak to the man of the house, and who guards her phone number thus ? Was this a variation of those rather seedy business cards which used to grace public telephone boxes, extolling the virtues of massage – and more – but are no longer seen since the advent of the InterNet and mobile phones ? One wonders if the tables would have been turned if I had answered and the caller had been a man ?As with callers from the Indian sub-continent, we let it drop knowing that if it happened again, we would simply put the phone down.A few minutes later, the phone rang again and, supposing that it might be the same caller, I suggested that my wife answer it again but I

would be right beside her so I could hear what was being said. Indeed it was the same caller but this time she identified the organisation and noted that it was about an appointment I had to have an X-Ray the following day in Bodmin. Apparently she had been able to work out that posts do not work fast enough for her to communicate with me by post before the appointment.I took the phone and asked why on earth all the secrecy over an X-Ray appointment ? She said that it was about “patient confidentiality” and that it was the practice policy to handle matters in this way. I did not concur with this view but as the caller did not set policy, I thought to write to the practice manager.I handed the letter to the local surgery with a request that it be passed on later. Surprisingly, the practice manager phoned me immediately on receipt of my letter at 2pm that afternoon, and tried to explain why it had been decided to operate in this manner. She suggested that many couples do not wish their medical details to be known to their partners so that everyone has to be treated in this rather strange manner. To me, logic would suggest that asking the partner to phone the surgery would in no way breach patient confidentiality, but my logic set may be different from that possessed by others. This sounds rather like the sort of systems that might have been used by Swiss Banks to ensure that nobody but the account holder could know what was going on.The moral of the story ? If you receive a call from someone refusing to identify themselves, it’s most likely to be about your forthcoming flu jab, so don’t waste any money trying to discover who the caller is by dialling 1471. Besides, if the caller writes, you can always see that it is about medical matters from the style of envelope dropping through the letter flap the next day.

Anon.


From the Desk of Dan Rogerson4 Tower Street, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 8BQ. [email protected] . 01566 777123

‘Pasty Tax’We Won! Thankfully, sensible voices in the Coalition listened and have accepted our position on the ‘Pasty Tax’. The Government’s change of heart came shortly after the Cornish Lib Dems called another debate in Parliament on the issue, where we continued to put the pressure on government ministers to think again. This was the latest step in the campaign and I would like to thank everyone for their support. All the hard work locally and nationally to persuade the government that there was another way forward has paid off, and the fresh pasty from the bakers we have all grown up with will stay affordable and local jobs can be saved.

Child Care in CornwallThere has been some more good news for Cornwall recently as the Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg announced a shake-up for free pre-school education that will see extra help with child care in rural parts of North Cornwall.The exact details are yet to be worked out, but Cornwall has been picked as one of 10 areas in the UK where changes to extend the amount of free child care available, and to make it more flexible for parents, will come in one year earlier than planned. So from this September, an extra 1,300 two-year-old children across Cornwall will receive free early years education. This is on top of all three and four-year-old

children who are already eligible to receive 15 hours of free early years education each week. This is great news for hundreds of two year olds and their families in our area who will benefit from free pre-school education a year earlier than originally planned. The Coalition is also looking at ways to create additional nursery places specifically in rural parts of North Cornwall. Plans include developing a rural federation of child care providers, improving child minder provision and working with JobCentre Plus to provide training for people wanting to work in child care. I am extremely pleased that Liberal Democrat ministers have listened to my concerns about child care issues in rural areas like ours, and are looking specifically at ways to

Trebetherick & Polzeath WIMay MeetingCan you believe that another month has gone by - how the time is flying. Our speaker, Trisha Brock-Morgan, gave a very passionate talk on Aloe Vera. Trisha was led towards this product because her Westie dog was suffering very badly with skin problems, and lost his entire coat even after trying all the conventional drugs which have side effects. Trisha found that Aloe Vera cream alleviated most of his problems, his coat grew back and his general health was

enhanced. This plant is part of the Onion and Asparagus family and thrives in dry soil and sunshine but hates frost. There are 15 poisonous kinds and five main varieties which are used in drinks lotions and creams. It was first mentioned in write ups as far back as 1655 so is a very old remedy which helps a variety of ailments.Gwen Nuttall gave the vote of thanks. Phillipa Bartlett one of our members had a coffee morning which raised £250

for Marie Curie - well done Phillipa! Janet Carter and Dorothy Bennett have made a pennant for the WI tent at the Royal Cornwall Show. What a brilliant job they have done. Our spring lunch was discussed, and we will be doing the teas and cake stall for the St Minver School Fun Run on 27th May. Competion 1st Bridget Taylor, 2nd Betty Bishop and 3rd Pam Curtiss. Flower of the month, 1st Pam Curtiss, 2nd Jo Holt and 3rd Betty Bishop.


extend and improve child care in our communities.By the end of this process 40% of families will get extra help in the form of free pre-school education for their children from the age of two. Not only will this help working parents who may be struggling to juggle commitments with having young children, but early years education also gives a huge boost to young children and prepares them for school.

Pupil PremiumA few weeks before this announcement, the Deputy Prime Minister came to North Cornwall to see how another education policy is working in practice. The ‘Pupil Premium’ provides extra cash for schools to help make sure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds are given the best possible educational opportunities. In 2011/12 Cornwall’s schools received £4,741,000 and the amount increased to over £9 million this year. We went to Robartes Junior School in Bodmin to see at first hand the kind of extra activities the school is putting on using their Pupil Premium money. The Head Teacher of Robartes, Ewan Murray, explained to the Deputy Prime Minister how the extra money is making a real difference to their budget.

Youth ContractAt lunchtime I organised for a group of business people to meet with Nick to speak to him about the challenges they are facing, and it was off to Padstow in the afternoon where we met apprentice and trainee chefs

working with Rick Stein. Nick launched the £1 billion ‘Youth Contract’ earlier in the year to make sure that every young person had an opportunity of employment, education or training, and it was great for him to meet apprentices working in our area who now have the training and skills they need for the workplace. Those responsible for training and recruitment across their range of restaurant and hotel businesses set out how they welcomed this Government initiative. The young chefs themselves were very impressive in their cooking flair and their obvious love of their chosen career.

Queen’s SpeechIn national political news, the Queen came to Parliament recently to read The Queen’s Speech, which outlines which pieces of legislation Parliament will be debating and voting on in the coming year. As with all things Coalition, there was a mix of Liberal Democrat and Conservative priorities – and I was pleased to see a host of proposed legislation reflecting what the Lib Dems have been fighting for and campaigning on for many years. The introduction of a Grocery Markets Adjudicator is one such priority. Cornish Liberal Democrats have long campaigned for a fair deal for farmers and the introduction of a supermarket watchdog or ‘adjudicator’. This Adjudicator will strengthen the hand of farmers against large supermarkets who can abuse their power by passing on unexpected costs and excessive

risk to the farmers, producers and suppliers.Other important reforms include legislation to properly regulate the banks, so that they will no longer be in a position to hold the country to ransom when their financial gambles don’t pay off, measures to improve support for children with special educational needs and to give parents more flexible maternity and paternity leave. A Green Investment Bank has been set up to invest in green manufacturing and technology industries and in addition there will be measures to look at improving pensions and social care for the elderly.

RecyclingFinally, a few words about one issue that has dominated my postbag and inbox since the last edition of the Link – the saga of Cornwall Council’s new recycling collections and residents across our area having to wait weeks for rubbish and recycling to be collected. When this problem first started, I was assured that the problems were merely teething troubles - but councillors should have anticipated and planned for any teething problems. Whenever a private contractor bids for a contract they will look to cut costs, but just as with the debacle when the out-of-hours doctor service changed, they need to budget for extra costs in the first couple of months until things bed down. It might also have been a good idea to check on what residents liked about the systems they were replacing to get the best of all worlds.


Anglican Church ServicesWeekday Services Tuesday St Minver Evening Prayer 5.30pm Wednesday St Minver Holy Communion 10am Wednesday St Michael Evening Prayer 5.30pm Wednesday* St Enodoc Evening Prayer 5.30pm *British Summertime OnlySunday July 1st 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael EvensongSunday July 8th 8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael EvensongSunday July 15th 8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael EvensongSunday July 22nd 8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver Freestyle 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael Evensong Sunday July 29th 8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 11am St Minver No Service 11am St Michael Songs of Praise (Combined Churches) 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael EvensongSunday August 5th 8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael EvensongSunday August 12th

8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael EvensongSunday August 19th 8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 11am St Minver Holy Communion 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael EvensongSunday August 26th 8am St Enodoc Holy Communion 9.15am St Michael Holy Communion 11am St Minver Freestyle 3pm St Enodoc Evensong 6pm St Michael Evensong

Check With The Parish Newsletter or Church Notice Boards For Latest Information.

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

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

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

Polzeath Area Residents’ Association

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


Rock InstituteAlan 01208 869420

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Lingham Hall 01208 862496

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Perceval InstituteMaureen

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

Recurring EventsAll Saints Drama GroupSaturday July 7, 21. at Perceval Institute. 10 - 11.30 am. Contact: July 01208 881041.Art GroupFriday July 6, 13, 20, 27 at Perceval Institute. 10am - 12noon. Duplicate Bridge. Tuesday July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. August 7, 14, 21, 28 at Betjeman Centre, Wadebridge. 6.30-10.15pm. Thursday July 5, 12, 19, 26. August, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. at St Mary’s Catholic Church Hall. 6.30-10.15pm. Contact: Barry 01208 812935.P C C Meeting.Wednesday July 18. at Perceval Institute. 7.30pm. PC Meeting.Tuesday July 10, August 14. at Perceval Institute. 7.30pm. Pilates. Thursday July 5, 12, 19. at Perceval Institute. 9.30-12.30. Pilates. Friday July 6, 13, 20. at Perceval Institute. 6-7pm. St Minver Computer Club. Thursday July 5, 12, 19, 28. August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. at Blue Ridge, PL27 6SX. 10.30-12noon. Contact: David 01208 869742.St Minver Senior Circle.Tuesday July 10, 24. August 7, 21 at Rock Methodist Chapel. 10.30-12noon. St Minver Short Mat Bowls Club.Tuesday and Friday July 20, 27 August 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31. at Lingham Hall. 6.45-9.15pm.. at Lingham Hall. Trebetherick and Polzeath WI.Thursday July 5. at Rock Institute. 7.30pm. Contact: Audrey 01208 863467.Whist Drive.Tuesday July 31. at Perceval Institute.

WI Craft Group.Tuesday July 3, 17, 31. August 14, 28. at Rock Methodist Chapel. 10am-12noon. Zumba.Monday July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. at Perceval Institute. 6-7pm..

JulySun 1Exhibition Simon McNair Scott. Rock Institute.

Mon 2 - Sun 8 Exhibition Andrew Syms Rock Institute. Wed 4 Coffee MorningSt Minver Churches & St Petroc Society, Bodmin. ‘Trebeth’, St Minver Churchtown. Cost: £2. Sun 8 Afternoon Cream Tea in aid of Cancer Research UK.Tredowan, off Daymer Lane. Cost: £5. Mon 9 Summer Open Day and Craft Exhibition. Trebetherick & Polzeath WI. Rock Institute. Admission Free. Coffee and lunch available.. Contact: Audrey 863467. Mon 9 Grand Jubilympics ConcertIn aid of St Enodoc Church Appeal. St Minver Church. Admission free. Donations accepted. Tue 10 - Thu 19 Exhibition Cornwall Watercolour Society. Rock Institute. Wed 18 Wildlife and History Walkby Friends of the Camel Trail. Camel Trail Car Park near Borough Arms. Cost: £2 non-members. Booking Essential. Contact: Dawn 01208 831208. Fri 20 - Fri 27 Exhibition Danka Napiorkowska. Rock Institute. Fri 20 Summer Concert With Wadebridge Choral Society. Wadebridge Town Hall. Cost: £6 on the door.


Fri 20 Marine Boat Survey boat trip surveying marine megafauna. Rock Pontoon. Booking Essential [email protected]. Sat 21 Summer ConcertWith Wadebridge Choral Society. St Minver Church. Cost: £6 on the door. Sat 21 Moth Evening organised by Friends of the Camel Trail. Scarletts Well Car Park, Bodmin . Cost: £2 non-members. Booking Recommended. Fri 27 ConcertWith Moor Harmony and St Minver Silver Band. St Minver Church. Contact: Pauline Gobbitt 01208 851872 . Sat 28 - Sun 5 Exhibition Penny McBreen.Rock Institute.

AugustWed 1 Coffee Morning In aid of St Minver Churches and St Enodoc Church Resoration Appeal. Perceval Institute. Cost: £2. Thu 2 - Sun 5 Flower FestivalIn aid of St Enodoc Preservation Appeal. St Enodoc Church. Cost: 2. Fri 3 Shipwrecks Sing Cornish Shanty Songs in aid of St Enodoc Preservation Appeal. St Enodoc Church. Cost: £5. Sun 5 The Big BreakfastProceeds to RNLI. Rock Sailing Club. 8.30-11am.Mon 6 - Sat 11 Exhibition NCCA.Rock Institute.

Sat 11 St Minver Garden Show.Proceeds to Cornwall Hospice Care. Perceval Institute. 2.30pm.Sun 12 - Thu 23 Exhibition Nicholas St John Rosse.Rock Institute. Wed 15 Donkey Derby and Car Boot Sale.In aid of St Minver Brownies. Trewint Lane Playing Field. Cost: Free. BBQ, Bouncy Castle etc. Contact: Katrina 01208 814793. Sat 18 Moth EveningOrganised by Friends of the Camel Trail. Guineaport, Wadebridge . Cost: £2 non-members. Booking Recommended. Sun 19 Lifeboat Day and Beach Party.Rock Beach. Cost: Admission free. Refreshments available.. Wed 22 St Minver Fete.St Minver Cricket Field.Cost: Free admission and parking. Thu 23 Litter PickBy Friends of the Camel Trail. Camel Trail Car Park near Borough Arms . 6.30pm. Cost: Free. Booking Essential. Contact: Dawn 01208 831208. Fri 24 - Fri 31 Exhibition Valerie Wright and Caroline B Gregory. Rock Institute. Sun 26 Bird WalkBy Friends of the Camel Trail. Old Town Cove, between Wadebridge and Padstow. 8.am. Cost: Non-member £2. Booking Recommended. Contact: Julian 01208 816779.

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

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

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


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To make your stay even more enjoyable and stress-free have your groceries and holiday shopping delivered for your arrival. Trebetherick Stores supplies and delivers high quality fresh food, delicatessen and grocery shopping, ready-made gourmet meals and a great selection of wines for St Moritz Hotel & Perfect Example properties in the Trebetherick, Polzeath and Rock areas. Orders can be placed over the phone, by email or through our secure website. Note: For orders over £50, deliveries are free. Orders less than £50 attract a £5 delivery charge.

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