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LEZANT PARISH MAGAZINE ISSUE 116 NOVEMBER 2019 EDITOR: ROB PETCH TEL 01579 370151 EMAIL: [email protected] ADVERTISING and ACCOUNTS: Pam West TEL 01579 371167 EMAIL: [email protected] DISTRIBUTION: Jill Price Lezant Parish Magazine is an independent publication, organised and published by a volunteer commit- TEL 01579 370835 tee (E and J Sumbler, J Price, R Petch and P.West) for the residents of the Parish of Lezant. It is funded by advertising revenue and distributed free of charge to all households in the Parish. EMAIL:[email protected] Printers: Parish Printing, Whitstone, Bude EX22 6TD. 36 A hectic few weeks which meant that Jill ‘bailed me out’ at the last minute for the October LIST OF ADVERTISERS edition, and for that: many, many thanks! Page I’ll keep my bit short: this edition seems to be jam-packed as it’s the last one before the Christmas events and fund-raisers etc start to kick off. I’ve tried to fit in everything but sadly one ACORN EQUINE RUG WASH 34 or two groups may have missed out this once: my sincere apologies for any omissions! As it is, A J DESIGN (Andy Paton) Chartered Architectural Technician 22 I’ve had to shrink the font size a bit more than I’d like and I hope you have your magnifying glass ready. I wanted to put in the recycling charity that you see immediately below as it sounds a A N JEWELL Painter and Decorator 23 very worthwhile cause. I also wanted to tell you that we now have a Deputy Editor: Jo Burt from CBL STOVE & CHIMNEY SPECIALISTS 25 Trekenner has volunteered to do this for us. I hope we don't have to ask too often, not because we think Jo’s not up to it, but she and Graeme are already very busy people raising their family C L BUILDING SERVICES 13 of three boys. ESG BOILERCARE 12 GLEBE VETERINARY SURGERY 26 Recycling for Charity with ‘Terracycle for Kicks Count’ GROUP TRAVEL Coach Hire and Excursions 29 This is a charity which educates mums-to-be about their babies movements during pregnancy HAGS The Clutter Busters (house clearances and general help) 29 and help reduce the UK's stillbirth rate. They are supported by manufacturers who take in and re -use the various materials. Within the parish, the recycled items can be handed in at Tre, Pol and JOHN CLARK Carpentry/Painting/Decorating 22 Pen. KDS Cornwall Painting and Decorating 36 Items they can recycle have changed and so for an updated list please visit www.south-hill.co.uk/ LAUNCESTON COMPUTERS (Sales, Repairs & Training) 13 charity-recycling and join the group on Facebook. The list below should give you an idea of things they can take, which means that a lot of the things that you can’t put in your Council MOBILE FOOT CARE Foot Care in your own home 24 recycling bags can now get re-used in some way! I’ll only use the list once but following it would MOORLAND FUELS (Local Fuel Supplier) 3 also reduce the current amount of unrecyclable waste! MORWELLHAM QUAY Attraction 11 Some things they CANNOT take in, as follow: Contact Lenses, take these back to your optician, NO Blister packs are accepted. NO cheese packets, NO pasta, rice packs. NO fruit or veg bags, NO PENDRAGON COUNTRY HOUSE Restaurant and Function Room 26 tea or coffee packaging. This is because the charity can only accept what the manufacturers PHIL AND MARK KNIGHT Garden & Building Services 10 sponsoring the specific programs dictate. R MEARS & SONS Chimney Sweeps 3 Items can be dropped at a Collection Point in the parish at Tre, Pol & Pen. Newly added items that can be handed in for recycling include: R J HOSKING Tree Surgeon 12 All Used Mascara wands and tubes, Lipsticks, balm, gloss, Lip & cheek highlighter & bronzer sticks ROOT AND BRANCH Tree Service 14 & Eye Shadow compacts. All packaging (no cardboard) from Kinder products. Soft plastic tubes, SOMETHING NICE CATERING (Judith Scott) Catering Service 28 pots and sachets from hand lotions, gels, creams, ointments and plastic from hair dye kits. Disposable gloves like Latex but not rubber Marigold type gloves. Personal care and home care SOUTH WEST HEATING Electric heater installation 34 wipes’ flexible packets, Dishwasher tablets and salts packets, Laundry pods/capsules plastic SWITCHED ON (Danny Hawley) Electrician 14 packaging. Plastic air freshener packaging, cartridges and used air fresheners like plug-ins. (no TAW VALLEY UPHOLSTERY (Victoria Mogford) 15 glass or cardboard). Triggers and pumps off bottles. Used Toothbrushes, electric heads and THE SPRINGER SPANIEL Pub and Restaurant 36 plastic packaging and all toothpaste tubes. Baby food pouches & lids and snacks. Biscuits, crackers and cake wrappers, and all sweets & chocolate wrappers. All brands of crisps and TOM JEFFERIES Electrical installation and testing 25 snacks, peanuts, popcorn, pretzels. Pringles flattened with the foil and lids. Bread loaf bags only TRANSFORM TAI CHI Tai Chi classes 23 (no other bread products). Clean, Dry Pet food pouches must be bagged together with any pet TREBURLEY GARAGE (R Rowe/R Thomas) Vehicle Repairs 27 biscuits and treats packs for all pets. If you can sort and bag like items together that saves the charity volunteers A LOT OF TIME. TREBURLEY PHYSIO Physiotherapy/Acupuncture 24 AND here’s another, for the Hill Pony Resource charity at Kelly Bray: they are collecting all used TRE POL & PEN Farm Shop and Kitchen 28 stamps, old mobile phones, any jewellery, obsolete bank notes, gadgets, sat navs. cameras and VICTORIA WILLIAMS UPHOLSTERY 27 laptops. V’s Domestic Clean Cleaning service for homes and caravans 10 RAINFALL FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER from Chris and Fiona Barnes W HALE Plumber 15 September 2019 134mm (5 ¼”) Last September 60mm (2⅜”) 2 35 34 3 TREBULLETT CHAPEL FURTHER PARISH NOTICES INFORMATION ON PARISH COUNCIL AGENDAS AND MEETINGS If you are interested in finding out what will be discussed at the monthly Par- October has seen our usual activities and the monthly Wednesday coffee morning. If you are free ish Council meetings, agendas are put on the parish notice boards and on the in the morning on the first Wednesday of the month (except on or charity Saturday coffee community website on the Wednesday prior to the meeting. Minutes of all the mornings), then why not come along for coffee, biscuits and chat. You will receive a very warm meetings can also be found on the website. http:// welcome. www.lezantparish.btck.co.uk/ Our Harvest Festival Service was held on 6th October when the church was beautifully decorated DIGITAL CHAMPION with fruit, vegetables and flowers – such a wonderful time of year when we reap God’s bounty. Cllr Carolyn Ayres has volunteered to be a Digital Champion for the parish. Hannah Venning from Coad’s Green, but now living in Exeter, came to the service to tell us about Digital Champions are not IT experts, they are people in communities who her trip to Malawi to a home for children without parents and also to a local school. The have a little spare time to help others use the internet. Carolyn is happy to powerpoint photos were very moving and an example of happiness of children who don’t have provide practical support to help residents use online services with confidence. much in material possessions but are loved by those who look after them. The school was one If you would like some help, such as accessing the internet, setting up an room and children of all ages learned together, sitting on the floor. A new school is being built email address or completing a form online Carolyn is happy to provide some with desks for some of the children but others will still have to sit on the floor. Education is a guidance. You can contact Carolyn by email [email protected] or call priority for the young people of Malawi as this is their only hope her on 01579 370886. of getting out of poverty and making a career for themselves. HEDGE TRIMMING Thank you, Hannah, for coming to tell us about your experiences. The Parish Council would remind residents of their hedge trimming responsi- On the Sunday evening there was a very enjoyable social evening bilities regarding roadside hedgebanks adjacent to the highway to ensure safe with a Bring and Share Supper and a fun quiz set by Jane. All passage of pedestrians, horse riders and vehicles. It is recommended that enjoyed themselves. A stall displayed and sold the perishable November to February is the best time to complete this task so as to cause goods for donations which went to the local Christian Aid Ghana the least disturbance to wildlife. For further information and advice, please Project and the non-perishable goods were donated to contact Cornwall Council Highways Department on 0300 1234 100. Launceston Food Bank. YOUR COUNCILLORS We now look forward to our Christmas Events, details in the I G Nash (Chairman) 01579 370644 December/January issue. JP N H Burden (County Councillor) 01566 782286 G H Scott 01579 370237 G Holter 01579 371223 Mrs J Dinnis 01566 782104 P J Cairns 01566 782351 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TRIP TO TRURO Mrs V Hill 01566 772786 Mrs C Ayres 01579 370886 T Malcolm 07730 603689 FRIDAY 29 TH NOVEMBER 2019 THE COACH WAS FULL SO I BOOKED A LARGER COACH ! November may already be halfway through when you’re reading this but it’s never It’s good that so many of you want to come on our annual Shopping Trip to too late to support the “Movember” campaign for 2019.