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. 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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 by phone on 07769556206 The Harbour, Boscastle, Cornwall, PL35 0AQ Tel 01840250202 email: [email protected] www.wellingtonhotelboscastle.com 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.