BOSCASTLE BLOWHOLE No 88 Winter 2014 £1

Boscastle School Children on non-uniform day. £80 was collected for Children in Need. The Centenary of the start of the 1914 -1918 War was also remembered. copyright photo courtesy David Flower

Also inside: Minster Community Fellowship page 6 Open Studio page 9 Boscastle War Memorial page 19 Crossword page 23 Coastwatch page 28

Editorial

The Blowhole TeamHeather Colne, who has suggestion for a topic that Errata you think we should cover, would like to thank all managed the advertising The Blowhole team are interested in joining the contributors, advertisers, for several years. would like to apologise to editorial team, or assisting subscribers and readers Regretfully, she will no Barbara Hopkins for the in some other way, please for all their support and longer be continuing in inaccuracies in the article don’t hesitate to contact encouragement over the this role next year, though we printed in the Autumn us - in person or by phone last year (and over the last she will remain on the edition. We inadvertently or email, details in panel 22 years!) An especially big editorial team. used her former surname below. thank you to the stalwart As always, the Blowhole and also incorrectly stated volunteers who deliver Team would welcome We wish you all a Very that the washing machine copies to local residents and anyone who would like to Merry Christmas and all caused the water damage to the various businesses become involved - if you Good Wishes for a Happy, in her house when in fact it who sell the Blowhole for fancy writing an article, Healthy and Prosperous was caused by an exploding us. taking photos, helping 2015. tap. Thank you also to with distribution, have an "" Boscastle Blowhole Team The editorial team reserves the right to accept, reject or edit any material submitted for publication. The views expressed in the magazine are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the team. The editorial team are: Philippa Arthan, Arthur Bannister, Heather Colne, Audley Jarvis, Gloria Quinlan, Ann and Chris Rodda. The next Blowhole will be published in March 2015, the deadline date for copy is Friday 28th Feb, changes to ads by Friday 21st Feb. Items for inclusion can be emailed to [email protected] Copies of the Blowhole are available by post at a cost of £3 per issue or £12 for the year. To subscribe please either email [email protected] or phone 01840 250891 Cheques should be made payable to ‘Boscastle Blowhole For advertising queries, please email [email protected] Communications to the Blowhole can be sent by post to: 44 Clover Lane Close, Boscastle, PL35 0AL or by email to: [email protected] The Blowhole is published 4 times a year and printed by: Easyprint of Red Post, Nr Bude, tel: 01288 381700 email: [email protected] D SCOTT ELECTRICAL Boscastle Gallery 1, JORDAN VALE OLD ROAD BOSCASTLE CORNWALL PL35 0AJ The Bridge, Boscastle INSTALLATIONS (01840) 250248 SALES & SERVICE Paintings by local artists For all your electrical requirements A wide selection of prints & cards plus TEL : 01840 250155 an unusual mix of gifts and gadgets.

Page 2 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 View of the Village Mandy Washer's who donated prizes such Coffee Morning as Cornish Stores, Spar The sum of £295 was Shop,Boscastle Pottery, raised for Minster Church Boscastle Gallery and at Mandy Washer's Coffee others. Thanks to Juliette Morning held at her home Pethick for her Saffron on behalf of Minster cakes and to Sharon for her Community Fellowship. unbeatable bid of £30 for the bottle of Champagne. There was a plentiful The stone “Welcome to Boscastle” signs were discussed supply of refreshments and She is also very grateful again at a recent meeting of the Parish Council and it an large array of splendid to all those who gave a was agreed that work should go ahead as soon as possible. raffle prizes. helping hand with the Three in all will be purchased; they will be installed where Mandy would like raffle and in the kitchen the roads from Camelford, Tintagel and Bude enter the to thank all those who including Vivien Hircock, village. supported the event with Joan Bess and Pearl a specialthanks to those Fearnley.

Harbour Light Car park After six busy seasons The Parish Clerk is corresponding with Cornwall Council keeping the Harbour enforcement to see whether this car park contravenes any Light burning Dave planning rules. AB and Jane Hodgson have decided not to renew their lease. Visitors and PENNING local residents will miss PAINTING them and their cheerful Private and commercial painters and decorators shipmates. They point out that this does not Poppies mean retirement as The Council is awaiting delivery Building & they plan to offer bread of the ceramic poppies which and breakfast from they ordered for the parish. As it Property Maintenance their home, Melorne has not yet been decided where Cornwall Devon Farm at Camelford they will be displayed your Station. suggestions would be welcome. 01840 250047 01626 337596

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 3 Book Swap access and a downstairs Tintagel and Treknow Rainbows and toilet. Also some volunteer Once a month Boscastle Brownies (formerly Treknow) Methodist Church opens drivers who could commit its doors for a Book Swap. to driving one or two For girls aged 5 – 7 years (Rainbows) and 7 – 10 years (Brownies) Everyone is welcome guests each month. We between 10.30 and 12 keep the tea parties small Meeting in Tintagel, once a week, to bring along a book and local, up to 6 guests, term time only. and swap it for another, so that friendships can For further enquiries on days and times or to register Refreshments are available. develop and everybody can your interest please contact: The December date is enjoy sharing a tea together www.girlguiding.org.uk/join Thurs 11th, which may and have the chance for a prove too late by the time nice chat. Tredorn junction, see solid you read this. Look out for Recently I visited the black line on map adjacent) posters advertising the date Boscastle WI to tell them will be closed from 26th Jan of the January swap. about the charity and to 5th Feb 2015. met with a very positive The road will be closed Contact the Elderly response, so we have the 24 hours a day, weekends Contact the Elderly is a start of a Boscastle Tea included, for surface national charity which has Party group. Just a few dressing patching works. been running for 50 years more volunteers and we For further info contact: next year. It exists solely to can start! Please do get in Simon Trevains, Cormac help relieve the isolation touch if you would like on 0300 1234 222 and loneliness of people to join us or would like Boscastle Oil-Ordering over the age of 75 who more information. I have Road Closure Group live alone and who find it seen the difference the tea difficult to get out without parties make to the guests: CORMAC Solutions Ltd The next date for ordering a bit of help. We do this by sometimes it is the only have requested to close is any time in March 2015, holding monthly Sunday time they get to share a Trevalga Hill road to for a delivery in the first afternoon tea parties in meal with other people, carryout repair works. week of April. volunteer’s homes. Theand I have to say the Please note that this is If you’d like to be part of older guests are collected by volunteers usually enjoy only an Intention Notice this group, who are always volunteer drivers and taken them just as much! and as of yet an Order guaranteed a 2 pence a litre to the host for the party I look forward to has not been issued. If discount on every order, and returned to their own hearing from you. the works go ahead, then please ring Myrna Lester on homes afterwards. There is Janey Comber Trevalga Hill, (between 01840 250520 to get your Cornwall Development Trevalga crossroads to the name put on the register. no cost to the guests. ML Officer To enable this to happen Tel: 01840 230 186 we are looking for a few janey.comber@contact- The Wellington people who would hold a the-elderly.org.uk Hotel Boscastle tea party once or twice a www.contact-the-elderly. year in their homes, which org.uk should have fairly easy Remember These Men: The War Dead of Tintagel, Boscastle & St. Gennys - 1914-1919. Pub Restaurant Hotel The Long Bar The Waterloo Restaurant 215 page A5 paperback book, first published in Open from 11.00 am for: Open from 6.30 pm for: 2012. 79 men from three parishes. Bar Meals Award Winning Dining £10 per copy, plus postage Local Ales, Wines & Spirits Locally Sourced Produce Coffee, Tea & Cold Drinks Fine Wines Details from the author, Nick Thornicroft Families Welcome Beer Garden Freshly Cooked Food

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Page 4 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Your Art: Cornwall’s amazing art collection is coming to Bude Bude Look Group is opportunity to participate planning an exciting in workshops to make their exhibition of art at own art in response to the the Willoughby and exhibition, which will then Blanchminster Galleries at be displayed in the gallery. The Castle, Bude from 21st The art work has been December to 29th January chosen from the Cornwall 2015. The exhibition offers Council School’s Art a unique opportunity for Collection. The collection children, parents, teachers of around 116 works and visitors to view and was started after the then interact with art work by County Council received internationally renowned an anonymous donation artists. in May 1961 of £100 Entry into the made up of twenty £5 Exhibition is free. notes with a simple note Fishing Boat by Alan Lowndes 1966 The Bude Look Group, saying ‘To help Primary paintings are on display, An Opening Preview supported by Tate St School funds’. After much and the ceramics collection will be held on Sunday 21st Ives, is collaborating with thought it was agreed that will shortly be collected December 1-30 to 3-30 pm Bude’s Heritage Centre at the money should be used by the Leach Pottery. The with refreshments supplied The Castle, and The Royal for something specific and works will be incorporated by local businesses. Tate Cornwall Museum to art was finally agreed upon. into each museum’s St Ives launched the Bude promote art in rural areas at The Council wrote to educational programme Look Group in 2009 a distance from Cornwall’s John Piper, Peter Lanyon, to increase access and and the Group welcomes cultural institutions and Lady Epstein and Barbara use of the collection anyone with an interest in national galleries. Hepworth explaining what by Cornish schools, as art. well as enjoyment of the With support from had happened and asking Contact Chris Edwards if they may be able to sell collection by the general 01288 359669 if you FEAST, BAAM and public. local sponsors, Bude something at a reasonable would like to join us Look Group will provide price or had any other http://www.bbc. or contact Tate St Ives information and activities suggestions. They allco.uk/arts/yourpaintings/ [email protected] or to stimulate interaction replied and the collection galleries/collections/ telephone 01736 796114. CE with the art works and was born. cornwall-county- encourage discussion. The fine art collection council-228 Local schools are invited has already been transferred to the exhibition and to the Royal Cornwall pupils will be offered the Museum where 28

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 5 Minster…one year on Work has now begun it. So we’ll be setting on a project to lay a 9 some money aside to do Well..what a year! We seem money?” inch diameter pipe to link this – whether it be new to have come a long way Firstly, we’ve agreed the outlet from the road and changing displays at from that small, disparate with the church that we drains above Minster to the Minster itself, our planned (or was it desperate?) will aim to fund half the enclosed drains within the lecture series in the spring, group that came together physical running costs site. At present, rainwater or creating opportunities at the back end of last year, of Minster – things like flows through an open gully for people, both locals and joined simply by a desire to insurance, electricity and which regularly becomes visitors, to explore and see Minster kept open for so on. This means that we blocked with debris, cherish this significant and the whole community to need to raise at least £1000 needing constant clearing unique place. use and enjoy. per year to cover our out to minimise flood Comments, questions, We’ve had some good contribution to these costs. risk. Cornwall Council concerns or suggestions? fund-raising success and Then there’s thehas kindly provided the They’re all welcome. Please we’ve have to cross many maintenance of the pipework and the MCF contact us via the website hurdles to get where we building and site – and this will pay for all other (see next page) or phone are now. But what has is where things can get very materials The work itself is Malcolm Baker on 01840 impressed us the most is expensive. Minster is listed being done by the “Minster 250482. And, if you’d like the huge groundswell of at Grade 1 which puts it Muckers” volunteers. Once to help us, in any way, we’d goodwill that we’ve seen in the small proportion of this is completed, we hope absolutely love to hear from so many people in listed buildings that have to look at other possibilities from you! Boscastle and well beyond. importance on a national for reducing both flood risk MB So a big – no, huge - thank scale. It’s not always and the general dampness Fantastic result at you to everyone who’s realised that Minster has around the building. Cobweb auction. supported us through our exactly the same level We won’t spend all The Cobweb Inn held their formative year. of legal protection as the money allocated to annual Harvest Auction Nearly £6000 has been somewhere on the scale maintenance projects this on Sunday 12th Oct, raised so far – much of and magnificence ofyear, but it will be carried raising the fantastic sum it by kind people who’ve Lanhydrock. Repairs to all forward as a reserve in the of £1162 in aid of Minster nominated Minster for listed building are bound sure and certain prospect Community Fellowship. their own fund-raising to be expensive and we are that it will be needed in the events . So we need to keen to support the church future. In the context of a Hosted by James address the question that in its obligations, both by major roof overhaul, this is Morrish from Kivells, there we’re beginning to be raising money and helping a drop in the ocean! was a wonderful array of items to bid on, given by asked: “What are you to secure other sources of The MCF isn’t only a local businesses & locals going to do with all this funding. fund raising group. We alike. Donations ranged believe strongly that if from home-made produce Minster is going to survive/ such as jams, chutneys, Wella Book thrive over coming years, cakes, potatoes, breads, then we need to promote Keeping Solutions meats, fish & coal to an it, explain it and uncover

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Page 6 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Huge thank you On behalf of the village hall committee may I say a huge thank you once again to Keeley Christie for her wonderful fund raising effort at the Food Festival? She took the magnificent sum of £243.50 on the Tombola stall, ably assisted by her Grandfather Roy. Her efforts are very much appreciated . Pam Clarke Treasurer

‘’Elsa” style dress from the Cobweb. Also to James Disney’s film “Frozen”, Morrish and all those who an electric juicer, pictures supported this event. donated by Cliffside Gallery, Picture Parlour, a Merchandise beautiful wooden Ponds Have you seen the lovely Fresh Crabs and Lobsters landed daily in Port Isaac from our own boat ‘Mary D’. Available cooked, dressed, in a sandwich, boxed to boat from Harbour Lights new Minster Spring or take home or even alive. Shop, a photo shoot from Winter cards yet? Available We also have a small seasonal selection of sustainably caught Dream Planners and to buy from Boscastle Cornish fish, mussels, oysters and smoked fish, locally roasted much, much more! Artists Co-operative, coffee, homemade cakes and lots more Call in for a crab sandwich or lobster salad and glass of wine The star of the show for Boscastle Farm Shop, The Situated at the top of the hill near the Pea Pod Gallery the evening was a Steak Picture Parlour, Cornish Calum and Tracey Greenhalgh & Ale pie, bids for which Stores, The Harbour Light Fresh from the Sea reached the lofty sum of shop or online (see web 18 New Road, Port Isaac, PL29 3RE £28. address below). Framed or 01208880215 www.freshfromthesea.co.uk A big thankyou go to mounted prints are also Tracy, Adrian and all at available. JB www.minstercommunityfellowship.co.uk Adrian & Staff welcome you to the CORNISH STORES VILLAGE SHOP CobwebBOSCASTLE, CORNWALL Inn and POST OFFICE FREE HOUSE  REAL ALES  BAR SNACKS  For all your Grocery and every day  FAMILY ROOM  RESTAURANT  SUNDAY CARVERY  Lunch 12.00pm-2.30pm ~ Evening 6.00pm-9.00pm essentials Fresh fruit and vegetables daily LIVE MUSIC SATURDAY NIGHTS, TILL MIDNIGHT Fresh local meat Sat 13th Dec: Shellin’ Snails Sat 20th Dec Forever 90’s New Year’s Eve: Fireworks at 7pm. Later there will be music Hot pasties and drinks to takeaway from Silverback, optional dresscode ‘Superheroes’ Open daily at 8.30am New Year’s Day music from Strangebrood THE BRIDGE, BOSCASTLE Tel: (01840) 250278 01840 250344 www.cobwebinn.com

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 7 finished several years ago. Boscastle Food Craft and Art Festival However this does leave Once again this year’s us with a problem. If the festival built upon festival is to continue (and successes of previous year I would hope it does as it and proved to be the most is of huge benefit to the successful yet. We had community in all sorts of record numbers of visitors ways) these people need to (especially on the Saturday), be replaced. exhibitors and chefs. CAN YOU HELP? Round the village we again What does it involve and had local organisations what time commitments putting on displays and have to be made? To exhibitions which were answer these questions much appreciated by all Revd Michael Parsons in introduces Victoria Dale-Smith, Commander of RNAS Culdrose, who opened the Festival. and any other you might those who visited them. Photo David Flower have we are holding Talking to the exhibitors an OPEN MEETING and visitors they all ON WEDNESDAY expressed how much they 21 JANUARY IN THE appreciated the festival VILLAGE HALL AT and what a welcoming 7.30pm. At this meeting and enjoyable time they we hope to be able to make had had. I would like to a final decision as to the thank all those involved for future of the festival. Do all their hard work which please come along to find made this year’s festival out any answers you may such a success. have about the festival and Financially this year as to what is involved. also proved to be a record. This was the audience for the Food Demonstration byTop Chef MP We believe that as a direct Nathan Outlaw. Photo David Flower result of the festival about And so to future – we are £11,000 has been raised already being asked ‘are you and distributed between going to hold another festival the various clubs, societies next year?’ The answer we have and charities in the had to give at present is that we community. This means simply do not know. A number that over the eight festivals of key people have indicated which we have held since that this year was the last time 2005 over £62,000 has they want to so closely involved been raised. No mean feat in the festival. I would like to The Wellington Hotel & Boscastle Crab Shop Stand. LtoR: for a community of around thank them for all they have Tamsyn Champion (Wellington Head Reception), Mitch 700 houses!!! done as without their support Grffiths (Wellington Sous Chef) and Richard Grieve and help the festival would have (Boscastle Crab Shop)Photo David Flower HIGHFIELD MOTORS Proprietor: F Luffarelli Servicing, Repairs & Tyres at Highly Competitive Prices for all cars, motorcycles and vans MOT’s Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7 Highfield Road Industrial Estate, Camelford, PL32 9RA Tel: (01840) 212666

Page 8 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Carole Vincent’s Open Studio

I find nothing so energising Each February as listening to people talk the sculpture enthusiastically about a students spend two subject dear to their hearts. days debating on Such was my experience, which theme to base at the start of the Food their work. Around Festival weekend, when Easter five days are I visited Carole Vincent’s spent beginning ‘Open Studio’ – an their opus, with exhibition of her students’ completion of it in creativity – and spoke to time for the Food Carole’s students. Festival and Carole’s The students come‘Open Studio’ in from far and wide to October. One lady paint and/or sculpt, with considered the many of them being over ‘debating time’ a 80 years old. Proudly, ‘unique experience’ and simultaneously. the polished concrete add Carole informed me that ‘a great adventure’. The Martin met Carole interest to the finished her students were ‘very theme this year: ‘Get through his work in the sculpture, as in the case of vigorous’, then introduced Ahead’, was open to a Concrete Industry. He Ann Evans’ lithe ‘Otters’ me to octogenarian Felicity variety of interpretations became one of her students and her husband Ken’s Hutton. Felicity joined - from the strong-featured when he saw Carole’s hexagonal ‘Dish’, both very Carole’s classes 24 years sculpture by Kate Nottage artistic use of concrete as tactile. ago, firstly sculpting in of Carole’s head (Kate has ‘the more attractive and The enthusiasm of concrete and then turning been coming to Carole’s artistic side of concrete’ Carole’s students and the to painting. Her painting studio since 1990) to the and explained that it is a many years most have been ‘Glassware’ – ‘oil on board’ concept of ‘Corporate medium which is ‘available attending her classes speaks - was in a boldly colourful Head Hunting’, suggested locally’. Moorcroft, volumes for her tutoring, and modern style, whilst, by Martin Clarke. Martin’s Plymouth limestone, can assisted by the tranquillity in contrast, her pastel ‘the sculpture was entitled produce cool, calm, creamy of her studio and the beauty coast in mist’ had calm, ‘Dip for the Tape’, a sand colours. The grains of her garden and the harmonious green hues series of heads arriving of quartz and feldspar in surrounding countryside. and serpentine shapes. at the finishing line GQ Valency Taxis Near Boscastle Anita & David

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 9 A New Year – time of good. “Just a couple of Running a Marathon for a to get fit & healthy! hours a week of exercise Defibrillator for Boscastle The New Year is always will increase your energy a good time to make levels, tone up all your Hi everyone. My name is Jane Stephens. I live in some positive changes to muscles and make you feel Camelford and I will be running the 2015 London enhance your well being so much better” she said. Marathon in aid of Fleet. Our aim is to install a Public and lifestyle. The classes are suitable Access Defibrillator in every town and village across No matter what your for women of all ages and Cornwall. I ran the last London Marathon to raise the fitness levels, you can abilities. “The advantage of funds for the one that is being installed in Camelford improve them with a the Fitness League’s system very soon. Well, 2015 is your turn! Yes, I am going Fitness League exercise of exercise means that you to put the next one in Boscastle! These are absolutely class. In fact the good can work at your own level, fantastic pieces of kit. They save lives and are vital, if news is that you’ll quickly regardless of age or ability, someone in your village has a cardiac arrest. see results, in terms of and, of course, enjoy doing They cost £3000 and with your help, I intend to improved stamina, easier something that is both fun raise the money, just for Boscastle! breathing and improved and healthy” says Katy. If every person on the village and surrounding areas mobility. Research has shown donated just £1.00, that target is achievable but I need The Fitness League’s that many of the exercises your help! approach to health and developed over the years There are many ways you can donate. exercise is to achieve the by Fitness League teachers I have a Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com/ ‘central control’ so essential have contributed to jane-stephens4 if you would like to donate online. Or for safe, effective exercise improving women’s health, you can contact me on 07779 237579 and I can come with good body posture with stretching exercises and see you. and greater body flexibility. designed to strengthen spinal muscles resulting Please, if you want more information or would like The happy and relaxed classes include exercises in reduced back pain. to see one of the defibs and learn more about them, do There is also evidence that not hesitate to contact me. I plan on putting collecting set to music which help to strengthen abdominals, osteoporosis, a disease tins around the village and will be organising some that affects many women fund raising events in the village. improve stamina, osture, coordination and strength. in their middle years, can This is for the people of Boscastle and I really hope be kept at bay by regular The popular local to be able to provide your defib ASAP! exercise. exercise class is held at the For more information on how brilliant this will be Camelford Hall, Clease Fitness League teachers for Boscastle, visit the Fleet website. Road, Camelford. Theare well trained and fully Thank you all so much. qualified. Come and Jane teacher is Katy Holmes and they meet every Wednesday give it a try. It’s a great morning at 9.30am. opportunity for women to exercise in an enjoyable, Katy believes that Christopher Key refreshing and fun way. attending a regular exercise Katy Holmes class does you the world Solicitor 01208 815725 Trebiffen, Boscastle, PL35 0BN THE Tel: 01840 250200 Fax: 01840 250900 HARBOUR LIGHT Established 1997 serving the local community We are approved stockists of famous brand names conveyancing & wills including JOULES, DEAL, LAZY JACKS, WEIRD FISH probate, general litigation, etc Our new Italian range of “Solo” just has to be seen! Member Law Society Personal Injury Panel Come and Browse, we’d be delighted to see you Agricultural Specialist ~ Harbourmaster tel: 01840 250374

Page 10 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 some funding to help all residents a Happy towards our road repairs Christmas and a Healthy and maintenance. New Year, not to mention Parish Council You may be interested if you need to contact Forrabury and Minster to note that during the me do telephone 01840 Parish Council meet in consultation period for 770302. the Village Hall on the the budget when senior councillors moved around second Thursday of each the County with evening month at 7pm. Members of the public are invited County Councillor, meetings there were 1,499 to attend and may address Glenton Brown writes: comments which were sent in and they have certainly the Council during the The recent budget debate been inclusive in the studies Used Stamps first ten minutes of the at County Hall was indeed made in presenting this A timely reminder, meeting. A copy of the very lengthy with some budget. The adult social with Christmas fast agenda is displayed on last minute amendments care budget have actually approaching, to tear off the Parish Council notice which did not progress been increased by 3.8 the stamps from all your boards and website prior very far. You will probably million bearing in mind it Christmas cards envelopes to all meetings. Minutes have already heard that has to cover the previous and either drop them off Council Tax will go up by of previous meetings are years over spend. There has in the box at the surgery 1.97% next year subject displayed once they are been some small savings or pop them through my to it being confirmed by approved by the Council. in the Council benefiting letter box at 8 Pentargon the next full council in by £210,000 regards the Road. Contact numbers: February, this works out as household waste contract. Your contributions this Nick Chater: 250677 an annual increase of £25 Brian Clarke: 250551 for a band D property or Through workingyear for Royal National Robin Haddy: 250195 48p per week. It is worth partnership for the RNLI Institute for the Blind have Nanette Irving Little: bearing in mind that since the council have agreed a been brilliant, thank you new contract which will very much. 250291 2010 the Council have Chris Jarvis: 250512 maintain the same level Please note that it is made cuts of £170million, Steve Martin: 250100 and now has defined cuts of life guard cover on the important to leave at least a Chris Rodda: 250012 of another £196million 57 beaches supported by half-inch ot one centimetre Mark Smith: 250001 over the next four years. the council with a reduced of paper round each stamp, Chair: David Ferrett 250414 Very considerable effort contribution of £950,000. so it may be easier and There will be an additional quicker just to tear off Vice Chair: Fred Hockin: has been made to assist 250529 the social services and to 1.7 million savings from the whole corner of the the pay bill as result in envelope. Clerk: Adrian Prescott: anyone who is vulnerable 230609 to society be they adults the collective agreement ML in relation to contribution or children, also public Ruth and Alan Watson welcome you to: transport is going to be related pay. supported as much as May I take this possible, plus hopefully opportunity to wish ST CHRISTOPHER’S HOTEL High Street, Boscastle, PL35 0BD Situated in the old, upper part of this beautiful harbour village, with its spectacular Tel: coast and countryside 01840 250412 ● 9 ensuite Rooms ● Bed and Breakfast ● Coffee & Tea making facilities in every room email: [email protected]

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 11 us and share our thoughts The bookworms about the places our reading recognised that this was The Reading Room has taken us? a good piece of work As I made my way to The of parliament and also for Heart Of Darkness and that the descriptions Reading Room, late on this the lights in lighthouses, By Joseph Conrad were engaging and some clear sunny afternoon, it thus saving the lives of Joseph Conrad was a excellent. He created struck me how dramatic many sailors who were Polish-born English novelist a sense of place very the cliffs looked bathed previously at the mercy of who left his native Poland effectively. One bookworm in light. It caused me our treacherous shores. I in his middle teens to enjoyed the rhythm and to understand how this then pondered how lights avoid conscription into the the words but not the special natural Cornish of all types are used at Russian Army. He became a stories as she felt they were light had attracted so many this time of year when we seaman and was eventually laboured even though artists to our harbours in celebrate with events such hired to take a steamship they reflected his life. bygone times. Here in this as ‘Truro Festival of Lights’, into Africa. He spent a good Another bookworm felt little fishing harbour we are The Mousehole Lights and deal of time in Colonial the continuous narrative very fortunate to have our traditional Christingle Africa. These influencesbecame monotonous, own colony of artists, now services. Christmas itself is and the experience of whilst another felt the style safely residing in The Mill! a celebration of the light of seeing firsthand the horrors of writing got in the way of Our county has attracted the world coming to earth of colonial rule left him a what was happening and many talented people to be amongst us. changed man. According the repetition of words was such as Sir Goldsworthy As I turn away to Conrad himself, the annoying. It was felt to be a Gurney who developed from the cliffs I see need to come to terms book worth reading. a powerful artificial light the welcoming glow of with his experience lead Storyline 6.7 known as ‘limelight’. He light from The Reading to Heart of Darkness, Quality of writing 7. 0 used his invention to light Room and my spirits are which was followed Books Enjoyed by his house in Bude and thus lifted at the thought of by other fictionalised Individual Bookworms: it became known as The sharing an evening with explorations of his life. Bude Light. [To celebrate the bookworms gathered ‘Heart of Darkness’ describes Eugenie Grandet The Millennium, our very around enjoying the light the narrator’s journey up By Honore De Balzac own Carole Vincent had and warmth of a log fire. I the Congo River and his This novel was written her amazing sculpture did not have to wait long meeting with Mr. Kurtz, on 1833 and it tells of a entitled ‘The Budebefore the bookworms a mysterious man who household that is oppressed Light’ unveiled in Bude]. had arrived and made dominates the inhabitants by the miserliness of the Gurney’s invention had themselves comfortable, of the region. In literary head of the household, numerous uses, not least, ready to discuss the books circles it is considered to Monsieur Grandet. The to illuminate theatres far they had all chosen to be an extraordinary story, stability of the family is and wide. It also went on to read since we last gathered containing some fantastic rocked when the daughter be used to light the houses together. Why not join language. His first handfalls for the newly arrived experience is seen to give cousin and begins to his style an authentic challenge her father. It is FAULKNERS colloquialism and also a set against the backdrop PLUMBING AND HEATING poetic style that is unusual of post revolution France for a prose work. and it poignantly portrays Full range of plumbing services Installation, servicing & repair of Oil, LPG & natural gas central heating systems Vacancies exist for adults and children (beginners or advanced) to have Landlord Safety Certification Piano or Keyboard Lessons OFTEC Registered: 14288 to be taught in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere by a junior school teacher with over 20 years of experience of piano teaching Gas Safe Registered: 222122 in Cornwall. Parents are welcome to attend the lessons. For further details please ring 01840 250853 Peter L Henry BA, LTCL 07773 132221 01840 770470 [email protected]

Page 12 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Marie Celeste. It explores come together to create an enjoyed some excursions The Reading Room their relationship. unforgettable story to see some live theatre and private life at this time in The Last Runaway By Exit Music would like to recommend French history. Tracy Chevalier By Ian Rankin that you treat yourself to do the same! Call It Dog This tells of the life This story is set By Marli Roode and trials of a young in Edinburgh where Watch out for Kneehigh productions. They are Marli Roode was born Quaker girl who eventually Detective Inspector Rebus always brilliant! Also there in South Africa but she becomes involved in a tries to tie up some loose is the ‘Carn to Cove’ moved to UK when she was network that helps slaves ends before his retirement programme that circulates 17 years old. This novel is escape to Canada. but a murder case intrudes. around village halls. It is the story of a journey across Initially, it looks like a One Day not only very local but post- apartheid South mugging gone wrong but By David Nichols usually very good as well. Africa which is steeped in as it unfolds it reveals This novel was tension. It is also a high- sinister implications for the Did you know that published in 2009. Each stakes story of a father- politicians and bankers. It some local cinemas now chapter covers the lives of daughter relationship. goes on to appear to set offer the chance to view two friends on 15 July, St. Rebus, himself, in the live theatre? Swithin’s Day for twenty Half Of A Yellow Sun frame. This book has good It is well worth a visit to years. It became a best- By Chimamanda Adiche strong characters which are the website of ‘The Regal seller and gained generally This Nigerian author well formed. Cinema’ in Wadebridge positive reviews. It was published this novel The Wrinklies Joke Book and see their programme named 2010 Galaxy Book in 2006. She tells the By Mike Haskins of National Theatre Live of the Year and was released story of the Biafran war productions. Through the as a film in August 2011. This has pages of great through the eyes of her use of satellites, productions Five Quarters Of The jokes, witty observations three main characters. She and hilarious quotations are broadcast without delay explores the emotional Orange to the cinema. These events By Joanne Harris concerning everything that and personal consequences old people hold dear! It was are full of atmosphere and of the Nigerian civil war Five Quarters of the genuinely and consistently provide a reasonably priced together with the historical Orange is a novel of mothers funny enough to be dipped option when we are so far atrocities. This is a gripping, and daughters of the past into by all. This bookworm away from any big theatres. very moving book. and the present. It is about would recommend this We all look forward to Galileo’s Daughter betrayal; within the family, little book wholeheartedly. your company next time in the wider community and By Dava Sobel More individual The Reading Room, until out into war-torn France. This is a nonfiction book recommendations from then happy reading, This was felt to be her most based on the surviving bookworms next time! Yours truly complex and sophisticated letters of Galileo Galilei’s Live Theatre The Keeper of the Key daughter, the nun, Suor work yet - a novel in which darkness and fierce joy The bookworms have Napoleon Inn Boscastle Sails Café & Terrace Tel; 01840 250204 www.napoleoninn.co.uk 6 Bridge Walk, Boscastle facebook search: nap natterings A delightful 16th century pub full of character Good Quality, Locally Sourced Lunch & evening meals served daily in our bar or restaurant or in our garden or beer terrace All food prepared on the premises by our team of talented chefs, using local produce wherever pos- Homecooked Food sible. Booking is advisable at Lunches served 12-2pm Evening meals served from 6.30pm All Dishes On Our Menu Are Available To Takeaway Affordable Prices LIVE MUSIC Every Friday Night BOSCASTLE BUOYS every Tuesday night DINE IN OR TAKE AWAY Regular OPEN MIC NIGHTS & QUIZ NIGHTS THE ONLY PUB IN BOSCASTLE WITH SKY SPORT & BT SPORT OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Now taking bookings for CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH Bookings Welcome Join us at our NEW YEARS EVE PARTY with music from 01840 250501 JOSH KERNOW!!!

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 15 Dear friends a single issue can be in their children so that the A Methodist Ministers I looked back at last few society today. Personally children can live, or at View years’ winter articles to see I rejoice, but I also hold least have the chance to When does Christmas begin what I had written there in my prayers those for live. Both children do for you? I have become and discovered that I had whom this decision is a live, but the love that more aware this year that talked about the issue of great disappointment. The their new families show to for some people Christmas Woman Bishops in the last Church is a place where them is what matters, it is is a pre-occupation for a two winter issues, so not to such divisions need to be what makes a difference, long period of time. I am break with tradition…… held together within the it is what changes lives. aware of 4 garden centres love of Christ. The Church At last the Church of When we look at the where the Christmas needs to be a place where England has finally agreed world at the moment displays were opened on the everybody is listened to, and passed most of the there are many families first weekend in October. but where the views of ALL that are giving up their legislations (amendments I wonder how the staff are heard, so that not one children so that their to Canon law) to allow for feel, when Christmas Day woman priests to become person’s thoughts are more children might have a actually arrives with the Bishops. This, to me at least, important that another’s. If chance of live. We look at Christmas season having has taken a tremendous we hold the Gospel as the the refugee’s right around amount of time, prayer, Truth that we should live the world and see families been their pre-occupation discomfort, distress, hope, together by, then we need split. Split because not for at least 3 months. For but finally we are on the to live together in love, all the family can leave many people in the retail verge of announcing the even with those that we their war torn homes, but industry Christmas is first woman in the Church find difficult. some can so that some important for the well- of England to become a God came to the world might survive. being of their business, for Bishop, who knows who in the form of a little child, How do we are some it is their business. that will be, and in fact a child that we defenceless, Christians show our love It seems to me that the when you read this article vulnerable, and alone. But to those around us? Is it a marketing of Christmas we might already have an God entrusted himself to sacrificial love, is it a love goods and opportunities announcement. the love of a family – Mary that reaches out into our begins earlier each year, To some people this and Joseph – a family who whole community and and sub-consciously we will mean that they can no brought him up within the defines who we are? become caught up in this Jewish faith, a family which longer feel able to be a part This Christmas let commercialism and lose loved him, a family that of the Church of England, us show love to those sight of that which is at the allowed Jesus to walk his to others it will mean that around the world by heart of Christmas. they will come back to the own path which ultimately praying for areas of need It could well be Church, still others will see lead to his death on the in our world, and also interesting to ask a number this as a divide between the cross. That is what love is be our own acts of love Catholic Church that will about, to lay down one’s life in our giving to support of different people over now seem unsurmountable, for ones friends, to sacrifice charities both locally and the coming weeks ‘What whilst others will see this as a what you hold dear so that globally. Christmas means for them?’ those who you love can live. You will, I expect, receive drawing together of the Free May the Peace of the Churches and a building Margaret and I watch Christ Child rest in your the predictable range of of bridges especially a film the other night hearts this Christmas and answers including – it’s for between Methodism and which shows this love in throughout 2015. the children, it’s a family action, ‘The Book Thief’, Anglicanism. Yours in Christ. time, it’s about sharing I only mention the is all about love, sacrifice, Fr Robert with family and friends, it’s above to show how complex family and war. It shows a mid-winter holiday time, how two mothers give up

Page 16 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 it’s about eating, drinking human affairs to offer us ‘IN SAFE HANDS’ and partying. There may the opportunity to change well be a few surprises the course of our lives RETIRED POLICE OFFICER though in the answers because of his generosity, AND WIFE TEAM OFFER THE which you receive. love and concern for us. FOLLOWING FOR YOUR HOLIDAY Of course if you ask The writer of the PROPERTIES IN BOSCASTLE: such a question of other gospel of John in the New people you have to be Testament of our Bible tells KEY HOLDING prepared to offer a reply us that Jesus was alongside MEETING AND GREETING GUESTS from your perspective. God at the beginning of all What would you say? things and is the source of CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, None of the predictable all life and to quote ’this life OR, JUST GOING AWAY AND NEED answers are incorrect but brought light to humanity. SOMEONE TO KEEP AN EYE are only partial. Many of us The light shines in the share with family, friends darkness, and the darkness CALL FOR QUOTE and children in the holiday has never put it out’ – see Tel: 07890309069 period in parties and other John 1 verses 4 & 5. All of social gatherings. us are welcome to live our However, what is at lives in the light of God’s the heart of Christmas is way – this fact is at the a fact of history, and an heart of Christmas and the act of self-giving and love cause of our celebrations. for humankind. To quote You would be welcome a slogan used at this time to share in the Christmas of year ‘Christmas begins Celebrations in your local with Christ’, and it is the Churches to celebrate that Birth of God’s Son Jesus which is at the heart of the Christ or Messiah or Christmas. Saviour which is the cause We wish you every of our celebration. The joy and blessing though ‘reason for the season’, Christmas into the New to use another slogan, is Year. God’s intervention into Bryan Ede

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Page 18 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 BOSCASTLE WAR MEMORIAL Honouring the Dead of the Great War

The War Memorial in Fore in Middlesex in 1896, his Street bears the inscription father Harry Bowering, ‘Our Victorious Dead, moving to Boscastle to Whose Names Live set up general stores in Forever As They Were the Cobweb buildings, Faithful Even Unto expanding to Camelford Death.’ Beneath is written and Otterham Station. ‘Erected By Grateful Young Richard emigrated to Fellow Parishioners. Of a Australia aged 17, worked Population of 336 Males on a farm and joined up 133 Served.’ It lists the at Geelong, Victoria in honourable dead of both November 1914. He was World Wars but on the a member of the British hundredth anniversary of expeditionary force at the ‘Great War’ of 1914- Gallipoli. Australian and 18, we remember in New Zealand troops particular the sixteen men sustained heavy casualties, who gave their lives during his horse brigade involved that conflict, not only in a fatal charge with their names but also their more than seventy per human story. cent casualties. To his Richard Rufus ALLEN: family’s grief, Richard’s active service 1st November Memorial. He was one of Private, 8th Battalion, body was never recovered, 1914, aged 47. Born in three Boscastle men, (with DCLI, died on active but is commemorated at Veryan, Charles entered Thomas Lamerton and service 10th October, 1918, the Lone Pine Memorial, the Royal Navy as a boy Leonard Pearn) who died aged 27. The son of James Gallipoli. seaman, but returned to that day. and Emily Allen, Rufus was John BROWN: Cornwall where he worked Charles Henry FERRETT: rd born in 1891 at Tintagel, Private, 3 Battalion, as a coastguard for twenty Private, 8th Battalion, his family moving to live DCLI, transferred to years, culminating in the Somerset Light Infantry, in High Street, Boscastle the Labour Corps, died position of ‘chief officer in th th died of wounds 20 a few years later, where on active service, 18 charge’ Boscastle, where he September, 1918, aged Rufus was employed as a September, 1918, age lived with wife Bessie and 19. Charles was baptised wagoner on a farm owned uncertain. His birthplace is six children from 1912. at Forrabury on 2nd April, by Sylvester Lobb. Rufus given as Boscastle, though Recalled to arms when war 1899. His parents William died near Salonika in his exact background is broke out, he was appointed and Lily, lived at 2, Treforda Greece, most likely a victim unclear, there was a family Chief Quartermaster on Cottage. Originally of the Spanish influenza of the same name living in HMS Monmouth. The enlisting with the DCLI epidemic that swept Paradise Row at the time. Battle of Coronel off the in Bodmin, he transferred through the area, and lies Transfer to the Labour coast of Chile was the to the Somersets where buried at the Kirechkoi Corps suggests he was first major encounterhis original duties were as ValencyValency Military Cemetery .He is wounded and afterwards between the Royal Navy a stretcher-bearer, but he Valency commemorated both on assigned a less demanding and the Imperial German “Nestled into the beautiful himself was struck down Valency Valley close the Tintagel and Boscastle role. It is probable he Navy, when both HMS and died at the hospital to the famous harbour, Memorials. succumbed either as a result Good Hope and HMS centre in Rouen. His grave scenic old village and Richard Stowell of that wound or from Monmouth were sunk is in the St Sever Cemetery dramatic coast path.” BOWERING: disease and is buried at in minutes with loss Extension near the town. Bed & Breakfast and Self-Catering Trooper, 8th Australian Wavens Military Cemetery of all hands. Holder of He left several brothers and Penally Hill, Boscastle, Cornwall. PL35 0HF Light Horse, killed in near Doullens in France. Long Service and Good sisters and many relatives www.valencybandb.com action 7th August, 1915, Charles DUNGEY: Conduct medals, Charles in the area who mourn him 01840 250397 aged 19. Richard was born Chief Petty Officer, HMS Dungey is remembered to this day. Monmouth, killed on on the Plymouth Naval

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 19 BOSCASTLE WAR to France by August (formerly Royal Flying Thomas Pinch MEMORIAL 1916. Minnie followed Corps.) His squadron was LAMERTON: continued her husband to England, formed in 1917 and based Able Seaman (Petty staying with relatives. near Dunkirk, its role to Officer, 2nd Class), HMS John Walter FUGE: th Serving at the front, Edwin attack enemy military and Monmouth, killed on Private, 7 Battalion, st th was hospitalized twice naval targets, particularly active service, 1 November DCLI, killed in action 27 by combat wounds but German-held ports at 1914, aged 45. Born in September 1917, aged 36. returned to his regiment in Zeebrugge and Ostend. East Looe on 8th February Born in 1881 at Tresparrett December. He was killed Major Harrison was shot 1869, he enlisted in the Posts, St Juliot Parish, John by shellfire two months down near Zeebrugge, Royal Navy as a youth spent his early years at St later. He is buried at Villers assumed killed in action. and then saw sixteen years’ Gennys, and married a Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, His grave is at the Larch service as a coastguard. He local girl, Gertrude Dawe in France. Three other Wood Cemetery near and his wife Sarah arrived in 1903. For five years members of his family Ypres. in Boscastle in 1911 where he was employed at the fought and survived. William James HONEY: in the census that year Wellington Hotel, enlisting he is described as HM Francis Ingleby Rifleman, 21st (County at the beginning of 1917, Coastguard. Recalled to posted to France several HARRISON: of London) Battalion rd duty at the outbreak of Captain, 3 Battalion, (1st Surrey Rifles), died months later. Notice of his war he was one of three Queen’s Own (Royal West on active service, 18th death described a ‘devoted Boscastle men, together husband and kind father’ Kent Regiment), died of December 1917, aged th with Charles Dungey and who left a wife and five wounds 8 May, 1918, 22. Born in Boscastle, th Leonard Pearn (op.cit) who young children. Listed aged 35. Born in Islington baptized in Forrabury 27 th were lost on active service on 27 May 1883, Francis October 1895, William’s among the casualties at when Monmouth was was the son of John, a father William John and Langemarck in Belgium, sunk. Thomas Lamerton chaplain and instructor mother Ann apparently his grave was lost, but his was also awarded Long in the Royal Navy, and lived locally but William death remembered at the Service and Good Conduct Louisa. He attended was looked after by his Tyne Cot Memorial in Medals and is remembered Westminster School before grandmother Thomazine Belgium. on the Plymouth War going up to Christchurch, at May Cottage, Fore Edwin GARD: Memorial. th Oxford. From his post as a Street. Several uncles Private, 46 Battalion rubber plantation manager were fishermen. William James Stone OLDE: (Saskatchewan Regiment) in the Malay Straits, he moved to London and Private, 4th Battalion Canadian Infantry, killed th returned home and was worked in a draper’s shop Canadian Infantry (Central in action 19 February, commissioned in the West in Paddington run by his Ontario Regiment), killed 1917, aged 34. Edwin Kents in 1915, serving uncle and aunt, George in action, 9th April 1917, was baptised at Forrabury in France from 1916. and Fanny Ranford. He aged 22. James was born Church in February Wounded in action, he died enlisted in September on 6th October 1894 in 1882. His father John, in the Stationary Hospital 1914. The regiment saw Boscastle, son of Mark and was a ‘horse trainer’ and at Aire, and was buried in action on the Western Mary (nee Moyse) who ran mother Millicent settled the Communal Cemetery. Front before redeploying a saddlery in New Road, in Old Road, but while a His elder brother, James, to Egypt in 1917. He was and lived at Pilteer House, young man Edwin moved was reported missing in recorded as having been Dunn Street. Mark Olde to London in 1901 and action a few days later. injured in October 1917 died suddenly, possibly afterwards emigrated to James Ingleby in the vicinity of Gaza, but of a stroke, in 1906 and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. recovered enough to rejoin his widow moved to Pillar Married to Minnie and HARRISON: Major 214 Squadron, Royal his comrades. In November House as a ‘testing stables with a young child, he a malaria outbreak proprietress’ with James enlisted into the Canadian Air Force, killed in action, 16th May, 1918, aged 36. devastated British troops as a ‘driver of posting Overseas Expeditionary th James entered the Royal and on 7 December he stables’. Following his Force in January 1915. was admitted to a military mother’s death in 1912 Perhaps fearing rejection Navy in 1895, reaching the rank of Lieutenant- hospital in El Arish, where James emigrated to Canada he claimed to be two years he died eleven days later. taking up a new career in younger than he was. Commander, before transferring to the newly- His grave is in the Kantara farming. He enlisted in the His battalion embarked War Memorial Cemetery. Canadian Infantry in June for England, thereafter created Royal Air Force

Page 20 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 BOSCASTLE WAR aged just nineteen when November 1918, aged and regiments. In the MEMORIAL Monmouth sank, part 23. The son of John and maelstrom of war the task of continued of a complement of 537 Elizabeth Sandercock, of recording wounds, injuries mainly West Country crew. Aldermoor, Advent. We and deaths, identifying 1915 at Ontario. James’ Leonard was described as can only assume he was corpses and burial sites brother, William, was still of a ‘genial, good-natured invalided and returned would have been infinitely resident in Boscastle in disposition and made home before his death, more difficult. Mercifully, Norwood House. James many friends among the marked by his gravestone it is often impossible to returned to England in young men of Boscastle, at Advent (St Adwen) discover how individuals 1916 and after a bout of by whom his loss is keenly Churchyard. met their end. influenza, was seconded felt.’ He is also remembered Reading about these to the 4th Battalion at on the Plymouth Naval men’s lives I am moved the beginning of the Memorial. by how willingly they Somme campaign. In sacrificed themselves for early November 1917 the Cecil John PROUT: nd a noble cause. Most came Cornish and Devon Post Private, 2 Battalion from relatively modest ‘heard with deep regret Middlesex Regiment, th backgrounds, on local the death in action of Pte. died of wounds, 4 May, farms, as fishermen, in James Olde. Five years ago 1915, aged 22. Cecil was quarries or as horse- he emigrated to Canada baptized at Forrabury on st drovers. Their families and in March 1915 he gave 21 August 1892. His were closely interlinked by up his post there to serve father Samuel John was marriage and friendship. his King and country.’ He listed as a clerk, resident in Long before the cosy left behind three brothers London, with his mother embrace of the welfare and three sisters, one of Jane. In September 1910 state, they depended for whom George served Cecil signed on with I am most grateful to security on each other. and survived the Great the Middlesex for seven Nick Thornicroft, who They were all volunteers. War. Descendents of the years, based at first in gave permission for large Some had left Britain Olde family represent a Hampshire, then serving extracts from his book and settled abroad or had continuing tradition in in Malta during 1913. to be used as a basis for responsibility for wives and Boscastle. James Stone Despite a minor reprimand this article. I am also children, legitimate reasons Olde’s final resting place for ‘gambling in the indebted to Marion Ferrett for avoiding the conflict, is the Bois-Carre British company barrack room’ of Paradise, Boscastle, yet felt it their duty to Cemetery, Thelius, France. his fitness report described who has compiled much him as ‘clean, honest, sober personal material behind answer the call. Leonard PEARN: and thoroughly reliable’. the names of those on the Death took no notice Cook’s Mate, HMS At the outbreak of war 2/ memorial. Any errors of of class, pedigree or Monmouth, Royal Navy, Middlesex returned to fact or in transcription are background. Amongst killed on active service, England and thereafter entirely my own. these Boscastle dead are the 1st November, 1914, aged to France. Cecil Prout’s In the confused months sons of the well-to-do and 19. Leonard was born in Medal Index Card entitled well-educated. We may find Forrabury on 14th April following declaration him to the 1914 Star. On of war, thousands of it difficult now, in a more 1895, his father Frederick th 10 March 2/Middlesex men of all ages besieged cynical age, to appreciate a carpenter and mother suffered 473 casualties that love of country was Bessie natives of the village, recruiting offices, and at Neuve Chapelle and mistakes as to names, ages the simple reason for their living in Harbour Cottage. in the ensuing conflict choice. It was certainly not They were descendents and places of residence during April and early May were bound to occur. naivety, because even after of five generation ofCecil Prout was wounded experiencing the horror woodworkers, local Problems of literacy were and afterwards died. shared by both applicants of the trenches, those on residents since the 1700s. He is buried at Merville precious leave or recovered After working as a ‘cow and Recruiting Sergeants Communal Cemetery in who may have misheard from wounds stoically boy’ Leonard became France. returned to the front. apprenticed at the bakery of names or pronunciations, Nick Thornicroft has H Bowering before joining Harry SANDERCOCK: compounded by later th identified further men the Navy in 1913. He was Lance-Corporal, 4 errors of transcription Battalion DCLI, died 13th between recruiting stations of the parish who are not

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 21 BOSCASTLE WAR burial is at the Orchard a monumental mason, in and Mary, of Halwell. MEMORIAL Dump Cemetery at Arleux- Launceston. On enlistment The 1901 Census records continued en-Gohelle. however he gave his the family at Polrunny residence as Boscastle. Farm, but they had moved mentioned on the Boscastle James Henry MARTYN: th His battalion first served to Broadwoodwidger War Memorial. TheirPrivate, 6 Battalion in France in 1915 and in when William joined the links to the village may DCLI, killed in action st November it was posted Territorials in 1914. His be obscure or tenuous but 21 October 1917, aged to Salonika. His name is regiment sailed for India readers will perhaps bear 26. He was born in St commemorated on the in October that year. his argument in the spirit Breock in 1891, son of Doiran Memorial and Subsequent hostilities over intended. Wherever they James, a general labourer, within the church at St the next two years saw him were born and lived, these and Fanny. In 1914 he Juliot. fighting in Mesopotamia men died for their country, married Mary Alice Kent where he was classified thus detail is irrelevant. in Bodmin but when he Edward SPRY: enlisted gave his residence Private, 8th Battalion missing, concluded killed in Edmund James FOX: th as Boscastle. His name is Somerset Light Infantry, action, on 8 March 1916. Chief Petty Officer, HMS on the war memorial at killed in action, 25th He is commemorated on Gunner, Royal Navy, died Wadebridge so the link September, 1915, aged the Basra Memorial in Iraq. 25th June, 1919, aged 50. with Boscastle is unclear. 17. He was born on 7th Born on 10th November He was killed by enemy May, 1898, at the Union 1868, Edmund joined the barrage sometime about Workhouse, Camelford, to Navy on his eighteenth the date cited, and is buried Magdalene Spry of Trevalga, birthday and is recorded as at Tyne Cot Cemetery. the name of his father not having married Elizabeth recorded. At the age of Ann Winnacott at Trevalga Charles MEDLAND: three Edwin is described in 1907, his occupation Sergeant, Devonshire as a ‘lodger’ with the Ellis given as ‘coastguard.’ From Regiment, died of illness th family at Treforda Water May 1916 until just before 25 May 1917, aged 35. but by age twelve lived his death he served on Charles was born in 1882 again with his mother after HMS Gunner, an Auxiliary his parents Edwin and POPPIES she married Sidney Philp, Patrol base at Granton in Grace living at that time At the beginning of the a farm worker at Tregylls, Scotland. His home address at Penally. He married year the Forrabury and Camelford. In 1914 Edwin was given as Coast View, Mary in 1910, at that time District Parish Council enlisted at Launceston, Trevalga He was holder of employed as a postman. voted to commemorate giving his place of birth the Long Service and Good He had joined the the war dead of Boscastle as Minster, Cornwall. He Conduct Medal and he Territorial Army around by purchasing 23 of the would have been underage was buried in Forrabury 1910 receiving a Territorial ceramic poppies exhibited when he joined up, hence churchyard. Force Efficiency Medal as a at the Tower of London. corporal with 5th Battalion his extreme youth at his Those who might wish to John MORRIS: DCLI in 1912. At Herne death. The Somersetseither buy or sponsor a Private, 10th Battalion Bay in Kent, while on were involved in the Loos red poppy in memory of DCLI, killed in action 7th coastal defence duties he campaign when Edwin a relative or as a gesture June 1917, age unknown. was suddenly taken ill. He was amongst 81 men of of recognition for their When he enlisted he gave was buried with full military his regiment who lost their sacrifice should contact his home as Boscastle, honors in Launceston, and lives on the first day of the Chair of the Council, Cornwall,’ but his name is commemorated on the battle. He is remembered David Ferrett. appears on no local on the Loos Memorial and town war memorial. Nick Thornicroft’s memorials. He may have at St Juliot War Memorial. been variously attached Edwin PHILP: book, ‘Remember These nd William James TUBBS: Men…’ The War Dead of to HM Customs and Private, 2 Battalion th th Private, 1/6 Battalion Excise service, billeted in DCLI, killed in action 8 Three Cornish Villages: Devonshire Regiment, Boscastle, or was staying December 1916, aged 24. Tintagel, Boscastle and killed in action, 8th March, with a possible relation, Edwin was baptized at St St. Gennys 1914-1919 is th 1916, aged 21. William the Reverend David Rees Juliot on 8 March, 1892. obtainable from the author, was baptized at Davidstow Morris at Lesnewth, when By 1911 he was apprenticed see advertisement on page Church on 10th July, 1895, he joined up. His place of to his uncle, John Tinney, 4 for contact details. the son of John, a farmer, Chris Rodda

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 23 She volunteered for the on leave from service in Iris Joan Olde WAAF with June Siford Africa, Iris thought she (Jose) when she was 18 needed to get in quick 1924 - 2014 to avoid getting recruited while Arthur had some for the Land Army, which money to buy a ring! They having grown up in a got married on 12th July farming area, she did not 1947 at the Chapel, which fancy! Her training was was a challenge with all the to become a Carpenter, war time restrictions and we have recently read the rationing for clothes and evidence in her gen books, food. The reception was at a good example of Iris’ the Bottreaux Hotel. Their neat bookkeeping abilities. honeymoon was spent on Towards the end of the war the Isle of Wight with the she had to leave the WAAF Jeffrey family whose son on compassionate grounds Dad had met at St Mawgan. to come home and look The marriage was blessed after her Mother. with two daughters. During the war Iris Iris was a founder and Arthur (Barfis)member of Boscastle corresponded to keep in WI, and continued until touch, they got engaged this year, enjoying all the when Arthur returned activities, drama, singing

Iris was born to William Being a lifelong member and May Hockin at Bank of the Chapel it started with Cottage Paradise on Feb 8th Sunday School: the Sunday 1924, soon to be known as School Anniversary, an Oxo by family and friends, annual event requiring a derived from Hockin- new outfit including hat Hocko-Oxo. being a highlight. She went to Boscastle Iris was also a member CP School. Her of the Guides run by Miss Headmaster was Mr Elford Lobb. The Carnival held (Boss). According to school in November was a huge reports that we have found event, Iris took part in this she was a very good scholar. from an early age starting Mrs Elford coached the in the Fancy Dress walking girls for their Music section, leading onto Festival entries, resulting in tableaux displays. Iris winning many medals Leaving school at 15 she and trophies for elocution, went to work at Bossiney piano playing and singing. for Mrs Lobb & then Mrs Eileen Beasley and Iris Rush at the General Stores, travelled with the local at the bottom of Trenale Quartet many miles around Lane. Cycling there and Cornwall in the evenings back with several others performing elocution and also working at Tintagel, solos. one of them being Arthur (Barfis)

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 25 infectious and as the aim of the Trust BOSCASTLE is to raise public awareness of marine conservation issues, as far as we were PANTOMIME concerned, she was successful. The VILLAGE HALL CWT team are to be thanked for their efforts in ensuring that Cornwall has Tues 13th - Sat 17th Wildlife on land and sea. Jan 2015 On the 17th October three members of Boscastle WI attended a talk on Tchaikovsky, given by Peter ALADDIN Clarke and hosted by the WI ladies of Withiel. We were rewarded for Boscastle WI our fearless journey down the narrow This year’s two day Boscastle Food lanes to Withiel with Tchaikovsky’s The eagerly awaited Festival went well for Boscastle outstanding music - ‘Nutcracker’, production by the WI. Our venue was the village hall, ‘Swan Lake’ and Piano Concerto Boscastle thespians should No. 1. I expect many of the pieces where there was an enticing display prove their best ever, so Peter Clarke selected would have of cakes on offer – chocolate, carrot don’t miss out on seeing it. and lemon drizzle - to go with teas or been familiar to you too, but having Rehearsals have been coffees and the choice, at lunchtime, Peter explain how, in Tchaikovsky’s of homemade soup or Ploughman’s. lifetime, the critics never gave his underway for some The craft stall was a great attraction, music the accolade it deserved, made considerable time with an so too was the homemade crumbles; listening to it an poignant experience. enormous amount of time preserves and boxed eggs (with the Our November speaker was Janey and effort being put in by names of the egg providers on the Comber, who spoke on ‘Contact the the cast. boxes - hens to you!). The cost of Elderly’. This little known charity Tickets, priced at £3 booking a monthly speaker has organises monthly Sunday afternoon for children and £5 for increased over the years, so we were tea parties for people over 75, who adults, can be obtained delighted when our treasurer told us have little social interaction in their from Bottreaux Garage, how much profit the weekend had lives. One Sunday a month, a team of Spar Shop or the Visitor made. All our hard work, over the volunteer hosts and drivers, provide Centre. two days, had paid off and we could tea in the hosts homes and transport Come and support, cheer, look forward to being able to book for groups of six to eight guests. Each hiss and boo in traditional interesting speakers for 2015. host entertains at least once or twice pantomime fashion. Our interesting speaker for a year. The friendships that develop October was Caz Waddell, Marine are enjoyed by the hosts and drivers It’s not to be missed. Conservation Office from theas much as they are by the guests. Cornwall Wildlife Trust. (This is an One 91 year old lady is reported to organisation that I am particularly have said ‘It is nice to meet other interested in since, as a donor, I people after being alone and indoors th have discovered that not only am I for so long’. 2015 will be its 50 helping Cornwall wildlife but I can anniversary. Not bad for an idea get free entry into other Wildlife that began when a Londoner visited Trust Visitor Centres - all over the an elderly neighbour and realised country.) Caz spoke about the Trust’s how isolated she was (although she project ‘Living Seas’ and took us was living in a urban block of flats). under the sea (reefs, sea grass meadows The organisation now has groups and their inhabitants), over the sea throughout the country. (guillemots, gannets and puffins) and So come and visit us at the village on the sea shore (plants and collectors hall or why not join our WI. We of ‘Shoresearch’ data!). She explained meet every second Tuesday in the that the sea is vitally important, as village hall at 2pm. come and get to ‘every other breath we take comes know us. from the sea’. Her enthusiasm was GQ

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 27 News from the time before seafarers are We were happy to do next Summer we are once familiar enough with it to our bit for the Festival by again looking to recruit Lookout make use of it and there manning the Car Parks as more volunteers during are continuing discussions usual and even happier that the winter so that training about the qualifications we were able to do it in will be well advanced by needed to use it. Hats off better weather than some the time the visitor season to Chris Evans for his years. starts again. technical expertise in re- So, our thanks to all Remember, you don’t wiring and upgrading our those local people who have have to walk up to the installations to meet our looked after our collection Lookout to help our cause, new obligations. boxes and supported our we are always happy to After recording over 4 table top sales. Now we welcome volunteers as years and 100 meetings as are looking forward to fund raisers to help keep The holiday season has well as many hours spent our annual Christmas get- our station running. finally wound down on watch Yvonne Monks together at Boscastle Farm So if you, or any one you without any major , our secretary has finally Shop seasons greetings to know would be interested incidents to report, a stood down and her place walkers and sea-goers alike. in spending a few hours satisfactory situation, even will be taken by Phil Brown each month looking out if it does make for a less Once again we are who hands over his role as for others, then call our dramatic article than our ending the year down on Training Manager to Anne Manager, John Davis on readers may wish for. numbers and as we would Langley. Sue Davis, our hope toman more evening 07791761502. But sometimes the Fundraising Officer is also shifts at weekends during ML struggles to get our flags handing over the reins to aloft in a Force 6 or to Garry Benson although she get them down after the will still act as a Collector previous watch was ill in the summer months. advised enough to hoist Our thanks go to all of them in the first place, them and to our Training can provide enough drama Team who have produced a for a watchkeeper during new edition of the Training the winter months. While Manual which will the pleasure of standing reinforce the knowledge outside in a squall to assess and expertise we need to be the wind speed on the an effective part of the UK anenometer is something Search and Rescue system. we can only talk about when we are snugly back at Seven members were home - with our next shift proud to be able to share the Boscastle 1st Team :Back Row: Harley Westlake, Nick some days away. Remembrance Day Service Lawson, George Hughes, Jamie Burnett, Rob Heal at the Methodist Church (Captain), Danny Capstick, Matt Pethick and Robin Access to our own with the community of dedicated VHF Channel Boscastle in this significant Haddy (Manager); Front Row: Sam Capstick, Dan 65 is most welcome year. Piper, Jonny Brewer, Sam Haddy and Jake Dickinson. although it will take some copyright photo courtesy David Flower BLOCKED DRAINS S.J.JOSE CLEARED FAST CARPENTER & JOINER 24 hr call out GENERAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Hedley Venning Tel 01840 250069 01840 250113 07974 581836 Mobile 07974 723382

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 29 that evacuation must have Florence Bright’s Evacuees caused many children can only be imagined, especially Imagine Ivor Bright’s where long journeys to surprise last year, when he unknown places could end answered his telephone and in meeting strangers, who had a ‘blast from the past’. may not have willing been On the other end of the ‘in loco parentis’. The boys, phone was the sister of two however, had a ‘home from evacuee boys that Florence home’ with Mr and Mrs Bright (Ivor’s Mother) had Bright at Trewannett Farm. taken into her home during World War II. Coming ‘out The countryside can of the blue’, 70 years later, be a dark and scary place the phone call was a shock to the town and city child, for Ivor, but what a culture with strange sounds (sheep shock Trewannett Farm, coughing, owls hooting and North Cornwall must have foxes barking in the night), been for the two evacuee strange animals (huge cows boys – Roy, aged 10 years, and horses, often seen and Brian, aged 9 years - only in picture books) after their journey from and strange smells (fresh urban South Norwood, air!!).To get normality into near Croydon, in 1940. the boys’ days, they were enrolled at St Juliot’s C of Ivor, however, was E school – the school Ivor familiar with life on the attended. farm; he was born at Trevilla Farm, near Tresparrett. Trewannett Farm. The The airfield near Ivor and the boys had When he was aged 5 Bright family settled and Croydon and the to walk across several fields years the family moved worked on Trewannett surrounding area was to get to school. If it had from there to Rose Park Farm and in 1940 Roy heavily bombed during been raining the children Farm at Otterham, where and Brian Cox arrived - the war and many children could expect to sit in class Ivor’s parents, Florence staying until 1945. They were evacuated to safer in wet clothes, since the and Alfred Bright, helped had a sister, June, but as districts. I expect you have coke-fired stove (the only out his Grandparents. the Cox family had split up seen old films of evacuee form of heating in the Sometime later Ivor’s and their father had joined children leaving cities by school) would have little family moved from there the Royal Air Force, she train, with their names impact on them. It was not to Beeny Cottage and then, had been placed in a Dr. on labels attached to unusual, in village schools, in due course, Florence Barnardo’s home. She later their coats, their anxious to have just one teacher. successfully applied to visited her brothers on the mothers in tears, waving He or she would teach all become housekeeper at farm, staying for 3 weeks. the children goodbye. age groups, sometimes in The confusion and upset one classroom. LOWER MEADOWS HOUSE Bed and Breakfast in the Heart of Boscastle

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Page 30 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Florence Bright’s Evacuees St Juliot’s diminutive fish, rabbits and pigeons teacher, originally from would be plentiful; add to Nottingham, was Miss this illicit Rectory apples Tootel. When the St and you can imagine that Juliot’s teaching post the boys and inhabitants was advertised, she was of Trewannett Farm never the only applicant. Miss went hungry (if late for Tootel and her mother class because the boys were lived in the school house. ‘scrumping’ apples, the Ivor said, if the end of result would be a caning!) her nose was glowing When Roy and Brian red when she entered the left for their grandparent’s classroom, woe betide home in 1945 the Brights the class – like a warning lost touch with Roy, but beacon this heralded Brian, who joined the Navy danger for someone. Miss when he was old enough, Tootel had a long career returned to the farm at St Juliot’s school, since some years later. He had Ivor remembers that she developed a fever whilst in G H M was teaching before he the navy and needed rest started school and was and recuperation in the Building Maintenance still employed there when Cornish air. After some Ivor’s eldest son started months spent on the farm, Insurance Fire & Flood Damage his education. Obviously he fully recovered and Kitchens, Bathrooms she was a woman of obviously left with happy stamina and not one to memories, for it was Brian Interior & Exterior Decorating be intimidated, since Ivor who persuaded June to related one tale where a contact Ivor. Refurbishments boy, much taller than Miss Since she lives in Free Estimates Tootel, grabbed her cane Dorset, June did not have and broke it in two. Not far to travel, when she Phone 01840230380 to be out done, she left visited Ivor last year. Brian the room - we can imagine also visited the area and Mobile 07970275330 him thinking he had won – discovered that the name however, she soon returned he had scratched into the with a walking stick, which Pump House slate (behind she used to great effect! the Rectory), all those years museum Food is another great ago, was still in evidence. I comforter when things are am sure the years fall away, out of kilter and, having for Ivor and June, when of left rationing behind, the she phones him every few boys must have relished weeks and they remember witchcraft the plentiful butter those far off days. that Florence churned GQ (rationing allowed two ounces a week); fresh eggs, warm from the hens (rationed to one egg a week) and massive pasties baked by Florence. There was pork, bacon and associated meats, when twice a year Open Daily April - Halloween 01840 250111 a pig was killed, whilst www.museumofwitchcraft.com

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 31 Boscastle Harpist: Barbara Coltman

Have you ever wondered, Later Barbara enrolled when watching an at a Secretarial College orchestra, how difficult it is and her secretarial training to move large instruments led to various temporary from one place to another jobs, ranging from – a harp for example? solicitors’ offices to one Barbara Coltman, long at the ‘Wolverhampton standing resident of the Corrugated Iron Co’. As village and harpist, could the war progressed and tell you. men were either called up Barbara was born or volunteered, women between two World Wars, were expected to assist with spending her childhood ‘the war effort’ by filling and school years in the the many job vacancies. Birmingham area. Not Barbara was assigned always in agreement with ‘factory work’ and soon the saying ‘school days discovered that the smell of are the happiest days of engine oil and the deafening your life’, she nevertheless noise of machinery was a continued her studies far cry from playing the privately with her aunt, a harp, which she was doing teacher at ‘The Birmingham at lunchtime orchestral School of Music’. It was the classes. start of a long relationship However, after working between Barbara and the in one factory she trained harp, one of which she still as an ‘Aeronautical has today. With World War Inspector’ and, due to her training complete, she Inspector. However, her II well underway, Barbara the sensitive nature of the became a member of the new employers discovered joined ‘The Olton’ amateur work, signed the ‘Official Inspection Department at she could type, so Barbara orchestra, to play in 1943, Secrets Act’ (although, as a factory in Longbridge, was soon amongst whose in her first concert ‘in aid Barbara remarked, ‘I don’t which built Lancaster working for the Managing of Men in the Merchant think I learnt anything Bombers. With hostilities Director. Navy’. worth disclosing’). With ending in 1945, the During and after the Ministry of Aircraft war, entertainment in CENTRAL GARAGE Production was reducing theatres and concert halls staff in the aircraft factories was an important means High Street, Delabole and so Barbara went to of escapism or morale Stuart Biddick work for the English booster for the public as, Electric Company at for the majority, television Tel: 01840 212388 Rugby - still as Factory Pianos For Sale At Reasonable Prices GOOD FURNITURE & ALADDIN’S CAVE We Buy & Sell Second-hand Furniture Especially Pine, Old & New Open Monday - Friday noon - 4pm Give us a visit - without obligation You’ll be surprised what you’ll find!

Page 32 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Boscastle Harpist: Barbara Coltman trudge along the cliff path Pendan Guest House in to collect milk from a farm Boscastle, where she viewed in the home was a thing Drome, Blackpool; The at the Lizard. Later an old her ‘days of excitement and of the future. Orchestras Oxford University Opera jeep was acquired for this exhaustion, merriment and played a large part in Club and Birmingham task, which also involved mishaps but never, never these performances and Repertory Theatre -collecting two staff who dull’. Many years later, many of the musicians were interspersed with sat alongside the milk when Pendan became too (Barbara amongst them) secretarial jobs up until churns, as they drove along expensive to maintain on were expected to arrange 1955, when she played the rugged path down to her own, Barbara left the transport for their her ‘last harp engagement’. the cove. The café had no guest house and moved into instruments to the various By the mid-1950s musical ‘mod cons’ – water had to her present bungalow. Like theatres and concert halls. engagements had become be pumped from a tank, many of her generation, As a member of the ‘South ‘non-existent’ due, no cooking was done with an she lived through difficult Birmingham Philharmonic doubt, to recorded music old calor gas stove and oil times; facing the challenges Orchestra’, Barbara played being easier to manage than lamps provided lighting life threw at her, yet still at many venues, her first a full orchestra. One of in the evening – ‘quite a retaining her charm and being the ‘very exciting’ Barbara’s friends ‘a violinist summer!’ geniality. pantomime Humpty with 20 years’ experience The 1960s were to find So what is the answer Dumpty at Coventry. In in the profession’ had to Barbara drawn more and to – ‘how difficult is it to 1946, deputising for her resort to selling washing more to the South West move a harp from one aunt, she was part of the machines. To get away from and, with so much catering venue to another?’ It is orchestra playing at the ‘Birmingham and office experience behind her, her very difficult to move an Shakespeare Memorial work’, Barbara decided to thoughts turned to owning instrument which is over Theatre for a production ‘venture into the catering her own business. On 30th five foot high and roughly of ‘Cymbeline’. She arrived world’, at owner-run April 1968 she purchased 3 feet wide. by the ‘skin of her teeth’ hotels, tearooms etc, and GQ

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played at ‘England’s Most many areas, including Across Modern Variety Theatre’ – Bristol, Eastbourne, Great Crossword: to Answers the Hippodrome, Dudley Missenden, Torquay and – for the production of Alton. One hilarious the pantomime, ‘Robinson summer she spent helping NEED YOUR HOME MAINTAINING? Crusoe’. to re-open a beach café at Barbara’s musical Kynance Cove. Her first commitments – The Ice job in the morning was to KINGSLEY UGLOW

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 33 At Boscastle Playschool fundraising events running we’ve been having a very at different times through busy Autumn term! We’ve the year - please check out really enjoyed tending our website for details on our vegetable garden and how you can help us... or learning how to grow our maybe even suggest some own food, and have been new ideas! proud to take our produce Our Committee has home to share with our also been working hard families. We’ve painted life- on all sorts of projects. Boscastle sized portraits of ourselves We meet on the third Gates, Railings, Fire Grates and made Halloween Tuesday of each month Weather Vanes, Security Bars themed junk models too. (except December), at Ornamental Ironwork, Welding Our Halloween Disco with 6.30 at Playschool, and we Boscastle Primary was lots Tel: 01840 261340 welcome all members of of fun, and we’ve also had our community to come a great time carving scary along. pumpkins. There are still some HEDLEY VENNING We were sad to lose places left at our sessions BUILDING CONTRACTOR Piglet the guinea pig this if your little one would term but we now have a Your local tradesman with 30 years experience like to come and join us ------new one called Smokey. for some educational fun, • New Builds • Renovations She’s very cute! and we run an exciting • • The Festive Season‘Stay and Play’ Session on Roofing Plastering will soon be here and we’re Wednesday mornings, as • Stonework • Drain Clearance busy getting ready for well as Breakfast, After ------our Christmas party and School and Holiday Clubs. Tel: 01840 250113 performance. We’ve all Please get in touch for Mobile: 0797 4581836 been really good this year more information. and are looking forward You can contact us on to seeing Father Christmas 01840 250760 or email when he visits us. We’ve info@boscastleplayschool. also designed and printed co.uk. You can also have our very own Christmas a look at our website cards and can’t wait to give www.boscastleplayschool. them out to our family and co.uk or search Boscastle friends. Play School to like us on Gala Night in October Facebook. was a great success and Last but not least, raised some much needed we would like to wish funds for Playschool and everyone a very Merry other local groups. A big Christmas and a Happy thank you to everyone who New Year! supported us. We have MB

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2014 Page 35 Opening Hours and Useful Phone Numbers Bottreaux Filling Station Emergency Services: Tel: 01840 250108 Coastguard, Fire, Police, Ambulance: Dial 999 Police Station: For non-urgent issues: 101 Monday - Friday 8am-6pm, Doctors’ Surgery and out-of-hours emergency Saturday 9am-5pm doctor: 01840 250209

Sunday 9am-1pm NHS Advice : If you are feeling unwell and need a telephone health assessment, please call the NHS 111 service free of charge Newsagents and Spar Shop from any phone by dialing 111 Tel: 01840 250419 Hospitals: Bodmin - East Cornwall 01208 251300 Cash machine during business hours Minor Injuries Unit open8 am – 10 pm, seven days a week Open daily at 6.00 am Launceston General 01566 761000 Minor Injuries Unit open8 am – 10 pm, seven days a week Post Office at Cornish Stores Stratton 01288 320101 Phone for opening hours Minor Injuries Unit open 24hrs, seven days a week Truro -Treliske 01872 250000 Tel: 01840 250344 Plymouth - Derriford 08451 558155 NatWest Bank Dental Helpline: 0845 5000 230 The Mobile NatWest bank calls at the harbour NHS Emergency Dental Appt: 01872 354 375 carpark on Fridays , from 1.45pm until 2.15pm. Boscastle Visitor Centre: 01840 250010 Local Churches: Mobile Library Church of England 01840 250359 Tel: 0300 1234111 Methodist 01840 214818 Calls on alternate Thursdays Catholic 01840 770663 St Juliot, Tremorle Farm: 11:05 - 11:15 Harbourmaster: 01840 250200 Wellington Hotel: 11:30 - 11:45 Parish Council: Barn Park, Tintagel Road:11.50 – 12.15 Chairman: 01840 250414 Trevalga, Village Hall: 13:20 - 13:30 Clerk: 01840 230609 email clerk to the council: [email protected] Camelford Library Community Centre Bookings: 01840 250442 and Council One Stop Shop Cornwall Council: 0300 1234 100 Town Hall, Market Place Camelford One Stop Shop: 0300 1234 111 Tel: 01840 212409 Environment Agency: 0800 807 060 Tuesday: 09.30 - 17.00 Thursday: 09.30 - 13.30 Floodline: 0345 988 1188 Saturday: 10.00 - 13.00 South West Water emergency: 0844 346 2020 (NB costs 3p per minute from BT landline) Waste Tip, Bowithick Quarry SWW leak reporting 0800 230 0561 Sanding Road, Tintagel Highways: 0300 1234222 Tel: 01840 770778 RSPCA: 0300 1234 999 Open Friday to Monday: 9am – 4pm Western Power emergencies: 0800 365 900 Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day Village website: www.boscastlecornwall.org.uk

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