MYLOR MAGAZINE June 2014

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Mylor Magazine [email protected] Published by: Mylor Community Publications Group Trustees: Chris Perkins (Chairman) David Eastburn (Membership) John Symons (Parish Council) Revd Jeffrey James (secretary)

Editor: Michael Jeans-Jakobsson 01326 374767 Community contact: Val Jeans-Jakobsson 01326 374767 Photography: Geoff Adams 01326 374197 Treasurer: Andy Goodman 01326 373530 Editorial Team: Judy Menage (PCC) Roger Deeming Wendy Fowler Matthew Dale Terry Chapman

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Publication date is nominally the 1st of the month Deadline date for copy is now 10th of previous month Advertising in Mylor Magazine Rates - per issue : Colour: Full A5 page £45, Half page £25. B/W: Full page £20, Half page £12, Quarter page £8. E-mail: [email protected] for further details

Cover: The Cornish Chough photograph by Dorrit Smith See more about our county bird on p18 and p30

2 Contents

4 Vicar’s letter 19 Garden Club 5 Church notes 21 Health and Fitness 6 Chapel and Church news 22 Creative Writing 8 Parish Council 25 Local History - Village pump 8 Parish Plan 28 Centre Spread - May Fair 9 Playing Field 30 Wildwatch 12 Christmas Lights 34 On the water 12 Landerio horse show 43 Farming Notes 13 Churchyard Group 48 More about - Eddie Shelton 18 Quilter’s exhibition 51 Crossword 18 Afternoon concert 55 Cartoon 19 Book Group 55 Crossword solution

Village Diary

June July

2 PH 7.15pm Parish Council - p8 3 4.30 Mobile Library 5 4.30 Mobile Library 7 PH 7.15pm Parish Council 8 OS 10.30 Open-air service - p6 12 TH CL Midsummer market - p12 19 4.30 Mobile Library 14 Quilter’s exhibition ends - p18 28 MC Sponsored walk - p5 17 4.30 Mobile Library 29 MC 10.30 Sunday Sch. - p6 27 StM 10.30 Family service p6 29 StM 10.30 Family service p6 31 4.30 Mobile Library 29 TH 2.30 Con Blind Assoc. - p18 29 Quilters’ exhibition starts - p18

Key: AS: All Saints Church, Con: concert, CL: Christmas Lights, CM: coffee morning, FVC: Flushing Vlge Club, FSM: Friends of StM, MC: Methodist Chapel, MFC: Mylor Flower Club, MGC: Mylor Garden Club, MM: Mylor Movies, MS: Mylor Sessions, MYH: Mylor Yacht Harbour, OS: Ord Statter pavilion, PF: Playing Fields, PH: Parish Hall, Sch: Mylor School, StM: St Mylor Church, TH: Tremayne Hall, TL: TDFAS lecture, Mylor Theatre, Truro College. 3 Vicar’s letter ~ Revd Jeffrey James

If you are among the many people who pick up the magazine as soon as it’s issued, you’ll be reading this after Spring Bank Holiday Monday but before Whit Monday, 9 June which will be an ordinary working and studying Monday. If you wanted to celebrate Whit Monday, you could pop over the channel to Belgium, Holland, France or Germany where the calendar of national holidays follows the church calendar and so 9 June is a national holiday in those countries. Here in Britain, the late Spring Bank Holiday was detached from its religious origins in 1971, the same year as the introduction of decimal currency in place of pounds, shillings and pence. There was a sense in the late 1960s and early 1970s that the country needed to modernise and tidying up the holiday calendar was a part of that general feeling. Two generations later, there’s not much of a connection with the long tradition of public celebrations that marked Whitsun. In many parts of England there were outdoor religious services, marches, walks and festivities of various kinds. For many people in towns, this was the first opportunity to share time away from work when evenings were lighter and the weather was warmer, if not always drier. That sense of greater freedom to share with others that went along with Whitsun was also at the heart of the religious celebration. Whit Sunday or Pentecost (the name that’s more commonly used these days) marks the story in the Acts of the Apostles of the coming of the Holy Spirit on the followers of Jesus. It had remarkable signs with people able to engage with one another across boundaries of language, nationality or culture. At the heart of their engagement was a joyful sense that God was present in unseen ways in the lives of ordinary people encouraging and enabling them to live fruitfully and in the service of one another. The Church has been inspired by this witness and down the ages since has kept Whit Sunday or Pentecost as a special day of celebration. In Flushing and Mylor, we have been marking this by a joining together of Methodists and Anglicans and other Christian denominations in an open air service. This year is Mylor’s turn so the service will be held at the Playing Field at 10.30am on Sunday 8 June. Everyone is welcome to join in - we’ll be in the Ord Statter if it’s raining.

Parish of St Mylor: Regular Services St Mylor with All Saints, Mylor Bridge www.stmylor.org.uk Sundays 8am Holy Communion* St Mylor 9am Holy Communion All Saints 10.30am Parish Eucharist St Mylor 4pm Evening Prayer* All Saints *these services use the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

Wednesdays 10am Holy Communion All Saints

For feast day services and other occasions, see church notice boards Enquiries about baptisms, weddings or funerals should be made to Revd Jeff James on 01326 374408 or at [email protected] The Churchwarden, Judy Menage, can be contacted on 01326 259909 or at [email protected]

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Raising Funds for St Mylor & All Saints

5 Church and Chapel News

Church News: Our combined service for Pentecost will take place on Sunday 8 June at 10.30am on the playing field, or in the Ord Statter Pavilion if wet, when we join with St Peters, Flushing and Mylor and Flushing Methodist chapels to celebrate this great Christian festival. Our all age Service of the Word continues on the last Sunday of each month, except August and December. This month it takes place at 10.30am on 29 June at St Mylor and all are welcome to attend. We meet at 9am for breakfast in Café Mylor prior to this service. Jeff, our Parish Priest, led a service of evensong in April, for Falmouth and Penryn Churches together, when we were joined by congregations from a variety of local churches and we were led in our singing by a combined choir which included members from St Gluvias, King Charles the Martyr, Mabe and All Saints, Falmouth churches. At the end of June we host a service of evening prayer for Carnmarth South Deanery. We were delighted to raise £117 for the Playing Fields from our Tombola Stall at the Mylor May Fair. Judy Menage

Chapel news: On Friday 2 May Vera held a very successful Coffee Morning at her home, Lord's Piece. Many friends arrived for a chat, coffee and browsed among her fantastic geraniums, cake stall, bric -a-brac, and had a go on the raffle. Everyone gave generously and raised £414 for Chapel funds. What a fantastic effort. Vera would like to thank all who helped or attended on that Friday. After a very successful start in April, our spring cleaning project continues with walls being refurbished and painting underway. Much is still to be done but a band of willing helpers are carrying on the good work. Dates for your Diary: Sunday 8 June - Pentecost Service combined with our Anglican friends at the Playing Field Saturday 28 June Sponsored Walk and Cream Tea. 29 June 10.30am Sunday School Anniversary led by the children. Vyv Curnow

6 7 Community News and Views Parish Council meeting and the Annual Parish Assembly: was held on Monday 12 May at Mylor Parish Hall. The Chairman's report was given; this indicated a busy year and an increase in responsibilities being passed from Cornwall Council to the Parish Council. It was voted for John Symons to remain as Chairman and Martin Jewell as Vice Chairman. During public participation questions were asked about the possibility of turning off or dimming street lights in the parish at certain times of the night. Cornwall Council is carrying out a trial in other areas and we will wait for a report. Councillor Polglase is looking into the parish lighting scenario and similarly Councillor Whiteley is updating the Council on bus developments. The Parish Work Party continues to be organized by Councillor Robson; the pot holes in the Leats Car Park are next on the action list. They will be temporarily filled and resurfacing will be done at a later date. The Parish Council has agreed to join the Cornwall Council Local Maintenance Partnership, and cut the parish footpaths. This should start in the near future. The parish council will be responsible for cutting the ‘upgrowth’ and local land owners will care for the ‘side growth’. Between us we hope to keep our footpaths in good condition, so everyone can enjoy walking around our beautiful parish. A new, full-colour Mylor and Flushing Footpaths Map has been produced and is now on sale at several outlets in the parish. Concerns were raised again regarding the use of land (‘Leisure Plots’) adjacent to Halwyn, on the Mylor side of Restronguet Creek. Tony Martin, our Cornwall Council Ward Member, reported that an Environmental Screening Assessment has been placed on the land thus removing normal ‘permitted development rights’. Our Parish Clerk has played a strong hand in bringing this about. Essentially this means that no cars, caravans, sheds etc. are allowed to remain on this agricultural land without planning approval. 8 Community News and Views ~ continued Anything not actually growing there would be illegal. Any untoward activity should be reported to the Parish Clerk, who will inform the relevant Enforcement Officer at Cornwall Council. We continue to be concerned about the condition of our roads. Cornwall Council has resurfaced Restronguet Hill. Please do contact the Highways Department via www.cornwall.gov.uk if you have concerns about the roads. We would be interested if any parishioner knows who owns/cares for the Ukrainian Memorial, on the Greatwood road. Comment has been made that it requires some tender loving care ---- is it a job for the Work Party? The next council meeting will be at Mylor Village Hall on Monday 2 June. Public participation will be from 7.15 to 7.30pm or concerns/ queries/comments can be sent to the Clerk or to [email protected]. Details of venues and agenda can be seen on the village notice boards or www.parish-council.com/mylor Jan Robson

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Christmas Lights: The Lights Committee tried both old and new ways of fund raising over Easter. With Allan and Leane’s kind agreement and assistance, we held our customary Easter Egg Raffle in the Lemon Arms on Easter Monday evening. Lots of generously donated prizes, plus the Egg, plus the unfailing effort of Barbara Taylor, raised just short of £250. Many thanks to all who contributed towards a happy result. In addition, and new this year, Elaine Munro-Lott and family cooked almost 100 breakfasts on Easter Saturday morning, raising a further very welcome

A good crowd for the Big Breakfast £300. The Big Breakfast proved hugely popular on our side of the counter, and since they haven’t ruled out doing it again, can’t have been too bad on theirs

Vera prepares to tuck in ! either. Well done and many thanks to Elaine and team. Next event: look out for our Midsummer Market on 12 July in the Tremayne Hall, more details nearer the date. Terry Chapman

Landerio Horse and Dog Show: We normally hold this delightful annual event in June but this year we are postponing it until September, due to weather constraints on crop planting. We hope this will not inconvenience any of our supporters and look forward to seeing you all then. Full details and dates will appear in the August issue of this magazine. Jackie Meyer

12 Community News and Views ~ continued Churchyard Group: Since 2009 a small group has worked along- side the St Mylor’s gardener to help with the management of the beautiful churchyard. The area had become overgrown with bram- bles, ivy and other invasive plants and many graves and memorials had become difficult to access. The churchyard is a member of Cornwall’s Living Churchyard scheme and this lays down specific objectives to which we have to adhere. Over the past five years all areas have been made accessible and we now have a maintenance plan. There are specific areas that are left to grow for the year and will only be cut in the Autumn. This allows small animals to find cover, whilst our wood piles and twig houses will provide excellent habitat for hedgehogs (hopefully) and other woodland animals. In two areas we have placed pieces of corrugated iron sheets to give a warm environment for such creatures as slow worms. Other areas are cut once or twice a year allowing wild flowers to flourish and re-seed during most of the year. These areas can look unloved but are necessary to allow for wildflower regeneration. We have flourishing areas of nettles which attract butterflies and other insects. We have also cultivated shrubs to provide colour during most of the year. Other grass areas are closely mown for a more manicured appearance. We have been managing trees by removing dead or dangerous branches as well as taking off ivy growth. Any wood is then cut and bagged for sale as logs at £1.00 a bag. Recently we have joined forces with Falmouth University and now have a number of bird boxes fixed to trees. These boxes will be monitored by the University and we hope to have interesting news soon. Our latest project is to reconcile our churchyard Excel spreadsheet of graves and memorials with the survey plan and to provide iden- tifying marks within the churchyard to help location. This task will take many months. The group of volunteers meet on Wednesdays at 10.30am and spend a couple of hours working together. It’s very informal and we keep in touch by email. If you would like to join us please call 07711 040303 and someone will come back to you. Helen Fletcher

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15 16 17 Local Arts and Crafts Quilter’s Success: Jane Hawkins of ‘More than Quilters’ (who meet every Monday in the Tremayne Hall) has produced an amazing and spectacular piece of appliqué work entitled St Piran. It shows the emblem of the patron saint of Kernow, together with St Piran’s Cross, the Cornish Chough and a tin mine representation. The work is in the black and white of the Cornish flag, the only colour being the red beak of the Chough. It hangs over five feet high and is to be included in a Cornish Quilters exhibition in Truro Cathedral during the first two weeks of July, Thirty- five groups and individuals are producing designs for the exhibition on the theme of ‘Saints in Cornish Churches’. This will be well worth seeing and we will give more details in next month’s magazine. Michael Jeans-Jakobsson

Afternoon Concert: There will be a concert in aid of The Cornwall Blind Association at 2.30pm on Sunday 29 June in the Tremayne Hall. The charity is a small one formed in the 19th century and since then has supported the people of Cornwall who have any kind of eye problem. There is a big demand on their services, so they need all the support we can give them. The performers are Kay Deeming (soprano), Adele Berntzen (mezzo soprano), Stephen Watts (Piano) and special guests Alison Jane (piano) and Doug McClure (guitar). Alison has been severely visually impaired since a child, but is the most wonderful pianist. The programme is varied, leaning to more lighter music. Tickets £7.50 obtained by phoning 01326 377189. If you are unable to come, a donation will be much appreciated. Kay Deeming 18 Local Arts and Crafts (continued)

Book Group: ‘The Luminous Life of Lily Aphrodite’ by Beatrice Colin tells the story of Lily, an illegitimate orphan who becomes a silent film star during the Weimar Republic. Lily’s early years are marked by deprivations and setbacks that would floor a less resilient character, but within her first two decades she withstands ill treatment by nuns, seduction by her employer’s lover, near- starvation, and widowhood in the Great War. The group enjoyed the book and agreed that it revealed a side of German history of which we had little knowledge. It sounds grim reading, but this vividly written novel has the reader rooting for its heroine from the first page. Through Lily, her close friend Hanne and their associates, we gain insight into a world of ordinary people living in extraordinary times, against a backdrop of tumultuous history in Germany and Europe. The writing moves at tremendous place and the denouement, in which Lily attempts to escape with her lover, following a glittering film premiere attended by Nazi bigwigs, is gripping. Some of us questioned the writer’s habit of providing glimpses into the future for some minor characters, but others found that this added to the book’s richness. Either way, The Luminous Life of Lily Aphrodite lives up to its intriguing title; a riveting and rewarding read. Jane Moss

Garden Club: The last of this seasons talks was 'Fun with Fuchsias ' with Carol Richards. Carol is secretary of Camborne and Redruth fuchsia society and her whacky sense of humour did make for a fun evening, as she showed slides and did demonstrations. Besides fuchsias she is very knowledgeable about bonsai and carnivorous plants. She showed how to propagate yet more fuchsias using a pickle jar propagator (you have to eat the pickles first!) and how to feed a carnivorous plant (always use live insects or else your plant will starve!). The new season of talks starts in September with ' China: in the Footsteps of the Plant Hunters' by Gary Long. Maggie Farley 19 20 Health and Fitness ~ Rhiannon Parsons

Summer Time – Make with the Wellies! So June is here and I wonder, as I write this listening to the wind and rain, if the weather will have improved at all? Given our experience of summer here in the UK, especially in Cornwall, our hopes should not be raised too high! Whatever the weather though, we need to get outdoors as much as we can. Our bone health relies on vitamin D which we can get from sunlight – even on a dull day. The vitamin helps us absorb calcium and phosphate which are essential for strong, healthy bones. Daylight is also known to lift our mood, so it can be a real help in combating depression, especially if you get moving outdoors, as exercise can also help you feel happier. The main problem can be actually getting out there – staying indoors can just make you so lethargic that you can’t motivate yourself to go outside at all. Try thinking about how much better you’ll feel once you’ve got out there and done a walk or swept the patio or done a bit of weeding or simply had a chat with neighbours.

Chair-Based Pilates A chair-based Pilates group has been running for a while in the Tremayne Hall on Monday afternoons. It offers an easy workout, just right for anyone who can't cope with more vigorous exercise. It raises the heart rate gently, gets joints and muscles moving and ends with some great stretches. It also provides a relaxed environment to socialise in one of the village's wonderful halls. Every part of this workout can be useful in everyday situations, but as it has been very quiet, it has been dropped for the summer term and will re-start in September assuming that there is enough interest. It is free to try the class - just give Rhiannon Parsons a ring on 01872 865017 for more details, or email: [email protected]

21 Local Arts and Crafts (continued) Creative Writing: Writing is becoming a regular activity at the Tremayne Hall, with monthly sessions on Saturday mornings and an eight week Thursday evening class now underway. We all have stories to tell and most of us can write creatively, although we may not realise it. The question of what to write about and where to start can be a stumbling block, but a simple trigger can get the pen flowing. For instance, look around the room in which you are sitting now and choose an object. It might be something on the wall, a shelf or the mantelpiece, or something you are wearing, such as a ring. Give yourself a starting place such as ‘When I look at this I think about...’ and write the story of that object; where it came from, anyone you associate with it, and any memories or stories that you can tell about it. You will be amazed at how much you can write from this simple prompt. When you are writing an early draft, neat handwriting and perfect grammar do not matter. Just write freely and go wherever the pen leads you. You can always go back later and polish it into a story or poem. The important task is to get something down on the page, then see how you can use it to create a longer or more finished piece. Our writing sessions in Mylor are hosted by Jane Moss, a published author of non-fiction, poetry and a ‘Family Tree Magazine’ guide to writing about family history and genealogy. Our next meetings are on Saturday 21 June and 26 July in the Tremayne Hall, from 10am to 12 noon. Everyone is welcome, so if you would like to come along and have a taste of creative writing in a friendly and enjoyable group, do join us. Jane Moss

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24 Local History ~ The Lemon Hill Pump We pass it every day. It’s as much a feature of Mylor Bridge as the clock tower or the Lemon Arms. But have you ever looked at the pump and wondered how it works and why it’s there? The first thing you notice is that it’s much bigger than other remaining village pumps. Moving a piston through that bore full of water would need considerable force, hence the long handle. Hence, too, the clever double fulcrum arrangement to give extra purchase. The bending moment applied is restrained by a roller on the piston-rod running between slightly separated rails. A one-way valve into the lower chamber, and others in the piston working in the opposite direction, allowed water to fill and empty alternately as the handle was lifted and lowered. Water came through the central spout on both strokes. A website dedicated to pumps (www.villagepumps.org.uk) can only speculate on the function of the cylinder’s domed cap. The website also speculates on the name plate: does it name the sponsor or the manufacturer? Distinguished village historian Joan West writing in a forerunner to this magazine (St Mylor Church and Village News, November 1973), and quoted in the Book of Mylor makes us pretty certain it’s the sponsor. Both attribute the pump’s colours to those of earlier cart wheels: blue rims with red spokes. The earlier article records that the pump was largely superseded by mains water laid to military camps above the village in 1944. Both also suggest that the pump was originally the gift of the philosopher Squire Davies Gilbert of Trelissick, perhaps as repayment for the pleasure given to his wife when Mylor Choir and Band played in the house at Christmas. Since that Squire died in 1839, and the pump is dated 1852, there might be another reason. His daughter Catherine married John Samuel Enys in 1834, and her obituary (quoted on www.enysfamilyarchive.co.uk) reports that, ‘her benevolence was lavish and exercised without regard to sect or creed’. My earlier research posited Enys family philanthropy as likely to have influenced the village, but I couldn’t provide an example. Could the pump bear the maiden name of the benevolent wife of the Enys, who had the house built? That doesn’t help us with the manufacturer though. Terry Chapman Mylor Local History Group

The Archive Centre in the Tremayne Hall is open during Thursday afternoons. Do call in and have tea with us. Maybe you have something old to show us? You can also find us on www.tremaynehall.org Jill Quilliam 01326 376403

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26 27 Mylor May Fair 2014

Photographs by Geoff Adams Mylor May Fair 2014

Very well supported in spite of the rather dull weather.

Photographs by Geoff Adams Wildwatch: The Cornish Chough ~ Dorrit Smith Last week I had a treat! I went to Porthgwarra near Land’s End and saw several of these magnificent birds. The red-billed, red-legged Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family. It can easily be confused with a Jackdaw as it zooms around our cliffs, but look for the deep slots in the slightly upturned wings and the tumbling, playful flight. It earned itself the name 'Cornish Chough' because of its close association with the Duchy for several hundred years. It features on the Cornish coat of arms, proudly sitting on top of the crest flanked by a tin miner and fisherman. Its Cornish name, Palores, means digger, a reference no doubt to its habit of digging away at loose soil to find its food. Legend has it that the soul of King Arthur departed in the form of a Chough, the colour of its red feet and bill being derived from the blood of his last battle. In heraldry, choughs are known as ‘beckits’. Three Red-billed Choughs are depicted on the coat of arms of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the city of Canterbury also has choughs on its coat of arms, because of its connection to the saint. Killing this bird was thought to be unlucky, but luck was out for the bird itself for 1947 saw the last successful nesting in Cornwall and after 1973 the Cornish Chough was seen here no more. At the end of the 18th century several naturalists were already noting the decline of the Chough in Cornwall. The steady degradation of the chough's preferred habitat - grazed cliffs and heath land - played a major part in its demise. In past centuries, sheep, cattle and ponies grazed the Cornish cliffs all year round, keeping vegetation short and providing perfect conditions for the birds to find a supply of insects and grubs. The removal of stock animals to inland pastures, where they could be managed more easily, meant the cliff slopes soon scrubbed over and Choughs were no longer able to find suitable feeding areas.

30 Wildwatch ~ continued For 28 years these iconic birds remained absent from Cornwall then they returned naturally. Legend holds that their return would mark the return of King Arthur and recognition of the greatness of Cornwall and it seems that this part of the legend may be true as we have just been granted National Minority Status! Early in the spring of 2001, there was a small influx of wild choughs along the south coast of England, from Portland in Dorset to the Isles of Scilly; a group of three took up residence on the Lizard. The origin of these wild birds has been the subject of much debate, but we now know they came from Ireland. In 2002, two birds raised young, the first in Cornwall in more than 50 years. Since then, this pair have nested successfully each year - raising 44 youngsters, many of which are now to be found on the Lizard or Land's End peninsulas. 2013 will be their 12th breeding season. A milestone was reached in 2006 when a second pair (a male offspring of the Lizard pair, and an incoming wild female) successfully bred, raising three young. In 2008, another pair successfully raised young in West Penwith, the first time choughs have bred here in 150 years. Since 2002, 88 chicks have fledged from Cornish nests. Not all young choughs can be expected to survive, as the mortality rate can be quite high. Despite this, these Cornish pioneers are faring as well as their cousins in Wales or Brittany. Various suitable breeds of animal graze the coastal cliffs including Shetland ponies, traditional breeds of cattle such as Dexter, north Devon and Highland. Thanks must go to all those farmers and landowners who support the project by managing their land for the choughs. Behind the scenes, work continues to encourage farmers to manage a suitably grazed habitat around the coast to maintain the short open grass in which Choughs probe to find their invertebrate food. Grazing also enables a host of small flowering plants to thrive, keeps scrub from invading the open coastal grassland and heath land areas and is good for many other species too. The RSPB is on watch right now at Lizard Point. Do go out and try to see them.

31 32 33 On the Water ~ Nautilus For anyone going afloat, this year will certainly stand out, with so many exciting events happening or planned: Falmouth Week, a new Falmouth Dinghy Week, the Tall Ships, to name but a few. You could be forgiven for thinking that nothing else could be scheduled.

Over Whitsun week the prestigious Pendennis Cup draws arguably the most beautiful yachts in the world to Falmouth to race. It clearly illustrates the world class venue we have, backed up by an amazing strength in depth of marine businesses right on our doorstep.

Cockwells Boatyard, based in Mylor, is one such business that has been making a real impact in producing hand crafted bespoke launches to tender for the discerning superyacht owner. Part of its Pendennis Cup sponsorship is providing two such tenders to ferry VIP’s around in the style to which they are accustomed. You may see them in the Bay if you watch the Red Arrows do their show on Saturday 31 May.

34 On the Water ~ continued The, ever popular dinghy season at RSC has seen a welcome resurgence in the Dart 18 fleet. They are clearly looking forward to celebrating their SW Championship over the weekend of 5 July. Throw in the Beach Party with a bar, live music and the amazing backdrop of Mylor Yacht Harbour and this is one social ticket worth getting hold of!

A final mention must go to those dedicated Gig rowers who endured many hours of training for their World Championships. Both the outstanding Falmouth men and ladies took the overall titles again but congratulations must go to all the Flushing and Mylor crews for equaling or bettering their PBs too!

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38 39 40 41 42 Farming Notes ~ Matthew Dale I think that Paul and I have had a rush of blood to the head - we are thinking of getting some cattle again. Beef cattle not milkers; there is no way that we would ever go back to the tie of milking cows 730 times a year. We rent most of our grass to Stephen Nicholls but we have some other odd patches that need to be grazed and it might as well be done by our own cattle. Whilst I love growing good crops, especially the premium barley for the maltsters, there is something very fundamental about keeping stock. We buy weaner pigs from time to time and grow them on for our freezers, but this is not the same as having suckler cows and raising your own calves and cattle. The other plus is the muck. We feed our crops with the correct amount of fertilizer but the soil is our single biggest asset and it too needs feeding. Humus levels, earthworms, trace elements, soil micro-flora, water absorption; they all need to be looked after and muck and organic matter are key to this. Animals always bring with them hassles and unexpected costs – usually massive vet bills – but as long as we do not lose money the benefits will outweigh the disadvantages. We have looked at various breeds in trying to decide which would be best for us. The Continental breeds – Simmental, Charolais and Limousin – offer big meaty animals that grow quickly if you feed lots of grain, but we fancy something British. The Hereford is a lovely looking animal with an easy temperament but the meat can be fatty. The North Devon cow, the Red Ruby, is a very cute, curly coated, deep red animal but again prone to fatty meat. We reckon that the answer might be the South Devon breed. They are a big beef animal that produces plenty of milk for its calf and they do well on grass. Oliver Bromley’s South Devons in Enys were looking a picture recently so we may well follow his lead. 43

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45 46 47 More about ~ Eddie Shelton Eddie was brought up in Christchurch, where he learnt sailing at an early age. He started work as an aircraft engineer but when the company moved from Hurn, he changed to building work. When his parents moved to Mylor in 1954, he came to help them with the house and he’s been here ever since. He got married and lived on a boat in Mylor for four years. He got some work deliv- ering boats then moved ashore to start a family. They had two children and now he has several grandchildren. He started dinghy sailing instruction for children at Restronguet Sailing Club with Phil Slater in 1989. Phil started a Cornish Squad and Eddie instructed the beginners group, often called the Ice Cream Brigade as when they did well they all got an ice cream. He has taught many young sailors at an early age, but the most remarkable was Ben Ainslie. He started sailing Optimists at seven and Eddie coached him for four years before he progressed to the Cornish and then the UK squad and the rest, as they say, is history. More recently, Eddie has coached Benno Marstaller who is now ranked individually at number one in a UK Optimist team that is clearly destined for further achievement. Eddie has strong views about funding of the sport at a local level. All the coaching and organisation is done by volunteers at the club and all the equipment, including boats, are provided by parents. Although the RYA is busy with organising and funding at a national level and providing the infrastructure of regulation and training, very little of the money put into the sport filters down to the local level. What cannot be doubted, however, is the fantastic contribution that a dedicated band of volunteers makes and it can be no acci- dent that such a well-spring of talent has emerged from this tiny club over recent years. Michael Jeans-Jakobsson 48 49

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1 See 23 Across 2 James defined this as ‘looking after orphans and 3 Where the thief on the cross was told he widows in their distress and keeping oneself would be, with Jesus (Luke 23:43) (8) from being polluted’ (James 1:27) (8) 8 Invalid (4) 4 ‘The one I kiss is the man; — him’ 9 Blasphemed (Ezekiel 36:20) (8) (Matthew 26:48) (6) 11 Adhering to the letter of the law rather than 5 ‘Be joyful in hope, patient in — , faithful in its spirit (Philippians 3:6) (10) prayer’ (Romans 12:12) (10) 14 Shut (Ecclesiastes 12:4) (6) 6 St Columba’s burial place (4) 15 ‘This is how it will be with anyone who — 7 Swirling current of water (4) up things for himself but is not rich towards 10 Loyalty (Isaiah 19:18) (10) God’ (Luke 12:21) (6) 12 ‘God was pleased through the foolishness of 17 Mary on Isis (anag.) (10) what was — , to save those who believe’ 20 Agreement (Hebrews 9:15) (8) (1 Corinthians 1:21) (8) 21 Native of, say, Bangkok (4) 13 Camp where the angel of the Lord slew 22 Deaf fort (anag.) (5-3) 185,000 men one night (2 Kings 19:35) (8) 23 and 1 Across ‘The Lord God took the man 16 ‘There is still — — — Jonathan; he is crippled and put him in the Garden of — to work it in both feet’(2 Samuel 9:3) (1,3,2) and take — of it’ (Genesis 2:15) (4,4) 18 David Livingstone was one (4)

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