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Inside this month: All our regular features, plus:
Christmas photos Lizard Lifeboat Visitor Centre Ruan Minor Surgery Letter News Grade Ruan Singers on the Carnival Photo Lizard
One copy free to each household, 90p business and holiday let in the Parish 2 DATES FOR THE DIARY
Alternate Wed Recycling: 13th, 27th February Every 4 weeks Mobile Library: Glebe Place 10.25am - 10.45am. 6th February 1st Sunday Kennack Sands Beach Clean, 10am - 11am. 3rd February 2nd Monday Parish Council Meeting, Methodist Chapel, 7.30pm. 11th Feb 3rd Tuesday Soup, Pasty & Pud, Methodist Chapel, 12.15pm. 19th Feb 4th Tuesday Quiz in the Village Hall, 7.30pm, 26th February Mon & Thurs Short Mat Bowling, Village Hall, 7.00pm Tues & Thurs Yoga at the Pavilion, 6.00pm. Led by Tanya Strike. Every Weds Clinical Pilates. 4.45pm - 5.45pm, Village Hall, Clare Girling. Every Thurs Market and Refreshments, Village Hall, 9.00am - 11.30am
DECEMBER (SEE “WHAT’S ON” FOR DETAILS) 3 February Kennack Sands Beach Clean. 10am 15 February The Winding World, Village Hall. 7.30pm 18 - 22 February Spring Half Term 21-23 February Toad of Toad Hall
ADVANCE DATES 15 March Grade Ruan PTFA AGM at Grade Ruan School. 9am 16 March Grade Ruan Spring Flower Show 8 - 22 April Easter School Holidays 24 - 27 May May Festival, Ruan Minor Recreation Ground 27 - 31 May Summer Half Term 13 July Folk Day, Cadgwith Cove Inn, noon till late 26 July End of Summer Term
Front Cover: These wolves have appeared in the piece of land next to Poltesco House. They were created by Denius Parson, an Architectural Chainsaw Sculptor from Gloucestershire.
3 D I S T R I B U T O R S C O N T R I B U T I O N S Cadgwith Shirley Lee Please send contributions to the Editor’s Cadgwith South John Fallows email address shown below. Paper contri- Chapel Terrace Val Jane butions can be put in the Gazette Box at Glebe Place Arthur Coupland Ruan Minor Stores. The deadline is the Grade Paul Penrose 18th of the month prior to publication. Gwendreath Nick Whittle Articles may need to be split over more Higher Moor Judith Heather than one issue, and might be edited. Kuggar Ron Wilson If you have a photograph, painting or Ledra Close Vicky and Max McClarity drawing that could be used on the front Long Moor Jill Thomas cover, please send it to the Editor. Mundy’s Field Babs Hughes Views and opinions expressed in Out Farms/Predannack Jacqui Noonan submitted articles and letters are not Penhale Jane Trethowan necessarily those of the Editorial Team Poltesco Jeff Lee and Committee. The Editor reserves the Prazegooth Glynis Jordan right to alter submissions for length Ruan Major Chris Hunt and / or diplomacy. St Ruan Margaret Coates See us online at www.cadgwith.com Treal Tim Basher and on Facebook “Grade Ruan Gazette” Treleague Cross The Green family A D V E R T I S I N G Trelugga/Tresaddern Tanya Strike Village Centre Janet Gascoigne Advertising in the Gazette is a great way of Subscribers and Retail Judith Green reaching everyone in the parish, and further afield. Approx. 590 copies are distributed All houses (holiday lets and those that are every month and the rates are reasonable! permanently occupied) and businesses in the A ¼ page is £5, a ½ page £8 and a full page parish, should receive a free copy of the £15 per issue, with 10 issues per year. A Gazette. If you are not receiving yours, 10% discount is available if you pay for 10 please either speak to the person who deliv- issues in advance. ers to your area, or contact David Gascoigne For more information, please contact on 01326 290536. Moira Hurst or Peter Martin.
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4 Here we are starting a new year again From Sheila Stephens: and the Gazette has returned with its Thank you to all who have taken part in usual reports on local activities and the St. Ruan 200 Club this year. Sub- organisations, as well as details of scriptions for the coming year are due what’s on in February. by 1st March. The tickets are £15 for 12 We would like to see more one-off fea- monthly draws, with a monthly prize of tures in the Gazette so, if you have £100. anything that may be of interest to our This raises a little valuable money to readers, do please send it in. keep our beautiful churches up and running. Please help if you can. I can be The message below was posted on contacted on 290583. Facebook by Zoe Holmes, Treasurer of Grade Ruan School PTFA. I’m repro- From David Endean: ducing it here, as not everyone is on Thanks to everyone who attended Facebook. It relates to the donations events at the Village Hall over the made for your Christmas greeting mes- festive period: £700 was raised for the sages in the December Gazette. Cornwall Air Ambulance Heliappeal. On behalf of Grade Ruan School PTFA we would like to extend a very large From Di Fitzsimmons: Thank you to the Grade Ruan Gazette James Fitzsimmons and Dayna and the people of Ruan village for their Rochelle Nye were married in New York very generous donation of £240. It will on 7th January 2019 Their families are enable us to redecorate the inside of the 'over the moon'. Sunshine shed for the children. Thank you again from all of us. Wishing you all a happy 2019. Moira Hurst
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6 == WANTED == Is there anyone interested in flower arranging, who would like to join the rota of flower arrangers at St Ruan Information: Sheila Stephens Church? 290583 It is not an onerous task, as the rota The winning tickets in the works out about once in every 6/8 Christmas December 2018 weeks and it is something that is draws were Ticket No. 183 Juliet Edwards usually done in pairs. Also, some of Ticket No. 122 Anne Quirk the ladies do their arrangements at home and then bring them to the The winning ticket in the church finished. It can be done to suite January 2019 draw was everyone. If interested, please ring Angela on See message from Sheila on 290128 to join the rota. p5 re renewing subscriptions. Thank you.
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE VILLAGE HALL? THE THURSDAY MARKET The market is held every Thursday morning from 9 to 11.30am. Come along, browse our stalls for some superb purchases, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, some toast, teacakes, or why not try our speciality ‘The Village Hall Bacon Sarnie’ and now we are serving fried eggs as well! If you prefer, just stay for a chat and catch up with local news. Regular stalls include: Art & Craft work Jewellery & Accessories Household Goods Jams & Preserves Cakes, Pastries, Foodstuffs Cards & Stationery Knitware & Quilting Leggy’s Pasties Flowers & Plants Bric-a-Brac Needlecraft Books You can also try your luck on the weekly raffle to win one of the excellent prizes on offer and it’s all to help raise money to keep the Village Hall thriving. To book a stall or get further information, please telephone Liz Outten on 01326 290910 or pop in on a Thursday morning to see what’s going on. SHORT MAT BOWLS Sessions are held on Monday and Thursday evenings at 7.00pm. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a beginner or seasoned campaigner, come along and have a go. It’s only £1 per session and you get tea, coffee and biscuits thrown in. Spare bowls are available. For more information call Steve Griffiths on 290154 QUIZ NIGHT Quizzes are held on the 4th Tuesday of every month and its fun for all the family. It’s £1 per person including tea, coffee and biscuits or you can BYO if you prefer. The contest begins at 7.30pm. Any changes to dates will be notified on the Village notice boards. SPECIAL EVENTS Check on the Hall and Village notice boards for details of the many special events held in the Hall throughout the year. ARRANGING AN EVENT? Are you looking for somewhere to hold a party, a meeting, fairs, sales or bazaars, community events? We have ideal facilities to help you out and can also provide tables and chairs if required. Give us a ring and let’s discuss how we might be able to help.
8 What’s On Grade Ruan Friends of Kennack Sands Kennack Sands on The Lizard School PTFA is one of the best Cornish beaches, cherished by locals and visitors alike. Our regular AGM beach cleans happen on the first Sunday of the month. Seven bags of rubbish were col- Friday 15th March lected in December and eight bags in January! 9.00am You can help to safeguard this precious beach and the marine environment by remembering to at Grade Ruan School pick up after your dog (this is still a huge problem on the beach), take all your rubbish home with Everyone welcome to you and even spend a few minutes collecting rubbish from St Mary's Church, the beach. Removing harmful Cadgwith plastics, bits of lost fishing gear and domestic rubbish will help to ensure that marine animals do not get entangled, fish do not swallow pieces of plastic and the clean beach can be enjoyed safely by all. If you can help on the first Sunday of the month with our Everyone is welcome regular beach cleans, that to our service on would be great! Next one Sunday February 3rd. From Sunday 17th February 10am. Just turn up! at 3 pm AnneTryhorn
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The Winding World An evening of story telling with Annamaria Murphy, interwoven with music from Bagas Degol. Village Hall Friday 15th February, 7.30pm Tickets available via crbo www.crbo.co.uk or telephone 01726 879500 or send Liane a message at [email protected]. A licensed bar will be available. [We had their previous show here, Salt Road, a few years ago and it was a very enjoyable evening.]
11 12 What’s On - continued RUAN REVELLERS present TOAD OF TOAD HALL by A.A. Milne Ruan Minor Village Hall
Thursday 21st February at 7:30 Friday 22nd February at 7:30 Saturday 23rd February Matinee at 2:30 Saturday 23rd February at 7:30
Tickets available at Ruan Minor Stores (no phone calls please).
Adults £5 - Under 18yrs £3.50 This amateur production of “Toad of Toad Hall” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
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16 Grade Ruan Spring Flower Show Saturday 16th March 2019 The Grade Ruan Spring flower show is fast approaching and soon the schedules will be available from the shop or in the village hall on a Thursday. This year we have some new cups to be won and a new class termed as a group entry where two or three of you will get together and produce a floral arrangement, some biscuits and a craft item all with accompanying accessories on a Royal Baby theme. This is all on top of the usual Daffodils, spring flowers, pot plants, cookery and art. We would love to see you all there and be even more delighted if you entered and helped to make the show. March will soon be with us. David Endean:
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18 19 20 Ruan Minor Surgery ‘Times are changing, look at everything that’s come and gone!’ A famous line from Bryan Adams’ Summer of 69 song that sums up so many of the County’s towns and villages. It’s Human nature to want to ‘progress’ and ‘evolve’ but at what cost to the local community? Ruan Minor is a friendly village where the local residents not only support their neighbours and friends but equally support their local school, shops, businesses, public transport, churches, village hall and their Doctors Surgery. As you are probably aware Ruan Minor surgery is part of a larger Group Practice comprising of Mullion Health Centre, Constantine Surgery and Lizard Surgery. Three of the four sites have their own in-house dispensary where prescriptions are provided from our Doctors for our patients. I’m sure you will agree this is a real asset to those villages. Providing prescribed medications to our patients ensures that the medication is up to date (i.e. current and accurate as per the Doctor’s latest instructions). Prescriptions can be intercepted and changed if the Doctor makes amendments to the drugs or dosing. We are well stocked and have most com- monly prescribed medications on the shelf; however, if we don’t have a particular item we will endeavour to obtain it within a few days. You may have received a leaflet in the post inviting you to get your repeat prescriptions from an online provider called Pharmacy2U. Pharmacy2U is not your local Pharmacy and has nothing to do with local pharmacies and dispensing surgeries. We feel you should be aware of some facts regarding Pharmacy2U. ● There is no face-to-face contact - they are only allowed to deal with patients by post, or telephone. ● In 2015 Pharmacy2U was fined for selling its patients’ details. The Informa- tion Commissioners Office found that data was used to deliberately target elderly and vulnerable patients. ● Over Christmas 2015, Pharmacy2U failed to send out prescriptions, leaving thousands of patients without their essential medicines. ● In 2017 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected Pharmacy2U and deemed it ‘not safe, effective or well led’. In comparison Mullion & Constan- tine Group Practice were recently awarded ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC and rated the top Surgery Group in Cornwall. We urge you to continue to support us and allow us to care for you and your family by ignoring requests from internet providers like Pharmacy2U and continuing to obtain your prescriptions from your local NHS Doctors Surgery Dispensary. Don’t let us become another statistic of what there used to be in the village Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. Gael Cawley and and Katherine Treseder Mullion and Constantine Group Practice Dispensary.
21 Grade Ruan singers at The Lizard Local singers Angela Agutter-Thomas, Jane Edgerley, Alison Goldsack, Mark Outten and Pat Palmer can lay claim to participating in mainland UK’s most southerly candlelit Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in 2018 which took place at St Wynwallow Church at Landewednack. (Sadly Sally Ellis was unable to attend the service due to illness.) This is the fourth consecutive year that An Lysardh Christmas Choir, com- prising singers from across the Lizard Peninsula plus a few vocalists from Helston, has come together with previous carol services being held at Trelowarren, Gunwalloe and Mawgan. An Lysardh, conducted and directed by Andrew Woods, has built up a reputation for its rendition of both traditional and modern Christmas music, and St Wynwallow was full with the congrega- tion coming from as far as Penzance and Penryn. A particular highlight was I sing of a maiden by Robin Wells which was both moving and magical to listen to. The congregation joined in the traditional carols such as Once in royal David’s city with Jacquie Griffiths singing the first verse solo. Charlotte Massey was the soloist in Of the Father’s heart begotten and the first verse cont…
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22 Singers at the Lizard, cont. of I sing of a maiden. Ann Bradbury, organist at St Wynwallow, accompa- nied the choir both on the organ and keyboard as well as playing the flute. The church bells were rung before and after the service which was led by the Reverend Peter Sharpe who also read one of the lessons, along with members of the choir including Alison Goldsack, and the congregation including Mike Lord representing The Bolenowe Animal Sanctuary. A collection of over £300 was taken which is being shared equally between The Bolenowe Animal Sanctuary and St Wynwallow Church. Following the service, mulled wine and mince pies were served to the congregation. Andrew would like to thank all those people who kindly responded to his plea for glass dishes to put tea lights in. Over 300 candles were used at St Wynwallow. As the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service is proving so popular on the Lizard, Andrew is already making plans for the 2019 service at a yet to be revealed location! Andrew Woods
23 24 QUIZ NIGHT NEWS
November’s Quiz saw seven teams battle it out for the monthly trophies. The battle was hard fought in the middle ground. Lorraine took control of the nine rounds of questions. A selection on Phobias, Nature, Game shows, Cockney Rhyming slang and Blockbusters all came up with the inevitable P please Bob. Why Henry V ate roast porpoise at the siege of Rouen we do not know and many of the team are still thinking of the answers to the Dingbats round. Just us 4 and Universally Challenged chased the Fox and Hounds hard but came up short and the Scilly Old fools were missing some members alas and ended up propping up the leaderboard. 1st The Fox and Hounds 75pts 5th Jumblies 59pts 2nd Universally Challenged 67pts 6th Bob’s Band 57.5pts 3rd Just Us 4 66pts 7th The Scilly Old Fools 53pts 4th The Cliffhangers 60pts
Battle recommenced a week early in December as Christmas Day was going to get in the way of our serious quizzing band. Six large teams took up arms and fought over nine rounds of Christmas based questions. Sally was delighted with her knowledge of 70’s heart throb David Soul and his singing of the hit Silver Lady! Mark was at the helm once again this month and his off the cuff question on Jacob Marley’s birth date according to the Jim Carey version of a Christmas Carol showed a depth of knowledge, if a little Geeky. The battle for the best adorned table reached new heights with purpose made picnic baskets (which has sections for 4 bottles of wine and 4 glasses - a hard night planned!) and fully decorated Christmas trees making an appearance. See the photos in the Hall. The results were as follows and the trophy was on display in the shop for another month.
1st Universally Challenged 76pts 4th Just Us 5 62.5pts 2nd The Scilly Old Fools 65.5pts 5th The Cliffhangers 58.5pts 3rd The Fox and Hounds 63pts 6th Jumblies 56pts
See you all on the fourth Tuesday of the month. There is always room for more if you are up to the challenge. If you have not got a team we will find you one. Most of the quizzers do not bite. David Endean
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26 Recreation Ground News See us on Facebook: “Grade Ruan Recreation Ground”
That's Christmas and March. We will open about half-hour New Year out of the way - lots to look before kick-off of the first match and forward to and plan this year! close about an hour after the last Our "Anniversary" Party in December was match ends each day. moderately successful - numbers were ● If we get a repeat of last year's lower than I would have liked, but high- weather - we will open on any "snow lighted the need for us to be more active day", probably from 1pm to 7pm! with our publicity - two committee members ● And, of course, we are planning this have taken that job on, so hopefully we will year's May Festival, Friday 25th - do better from here on! We had a busy Monday 28th May. weekend before Christmas and another Whilst all that is going on, we are - at last! - between Christmas and New Year, proceeding with the next phase of the although we didn't open on Boxing Day - we kitchen fitting out. Next week (as I write) we did open for a few hours early New Year will have some electrical alterations done, Eve - so that was quite a busy time for us in stainless steel cladding fitted around the the end! cooking area, the extraction hood properly We've quite a busy programme of opening installed with ducting through the wall and for the next few months: safety system, and finally the gas for the ● Yoga classes Monday, Tuesday and cooker connected up and signed-off. We're Thursday from 6pm (contact Tanya on still a way off being able to serve hot food on 290931). a commercial basis, but at least groups ● Regular bar open every Friday from using the building can use the kitchen to 5pm until at least 7pm, with darts, heat food and snacks for their own con- cards and table tennis available. sumption. ● RMFC home matches on Saturdays We do seem to be accumulating rather a lot (16th February is the only date I have of "lost property"! There are a number of at the moment - look out for the black- coats, etc. that have been hanging in the board to let you know when there's a corridor for many months now, also two game!). pairs of shoes. There's also a box in one of the sheds containing stuff from the first ● Ladies darts matches on Wednesdays couple of years of opening. I'll post (proba- 30th January, 6th and 27th February, bly already done by the time you read this!) 6th and 27th March - bar open from some photos on facebook. We have 7.30pm. decided that anything that remains st ● Euchre match on Thursdays 31 unclaimed after a couple more months will January (I think that's the last home be donated to one of the local charity shops match) - bar open from 7.30pm. (probably the Fisherman's Mission) - so if ● 6-Nations Rugby we will be open for you are missing something, please get in every game: Friday 1st , Saturday 2nd, touch soon! Saturday 9th , Sunday 10th , Saturday Many thanks for your continuing support, 23rd , Sunday 24th February, Saturday 9th , Sunday 10th and Saturday 16th Mike Fleetwood, Chairman
27 guess it means different things to all of us; a building, a group of people we feel part of, an institution. It may mean something special because of a personal association: Iwhere you were married; where your family are buried; a place to go when you need some space alone. For some, it may have negative associations, through a time when you were hurt, or through negative press. For our communities, one of the things Church speaks of is ‘community’, and especially a connection with our roots. Church seems to be one thing that never changes. The stones are often ancient and speak of the generations who have gathered there. Most of our churches are open, and people go there for a sense of something grounded, something unchanging and ‘other’. Except, of course, our churches do change; at one time pews and the organ were new-fangled inventions; there was no heating. And, of course, every church had its own Vicar. And, at one time, everyone went there every Sunday; some singing in the choir. Maybe they changed, but they always changed slowly. For most of their history, churches have simply been there. Church was something assumed, provided, some- thing you could go to. Of course, for some, Church has always been something greater than the building: a special community of faith; the body of Christ expressed in a human family and community. But even this has had a sense of something that has always been there; something available for you to join; something provided for you to help you grow in faith and worship. When something is just there (as it always has been), something provided, something always available, people don’t often think about what it is, or what it should be. The only question is whether you want to engage with it, what it might do for you. But, now, we do need to think about what Church is, what it means to us. As congregations age and get smaller, the upkeep of our buildings becomes much harder. Vicars, also, need to be paid, and there are less of them to go around. We are moving from a time when Church was provided to us (for us to use as and when we needed). Increasingly, Church is going to become whatever we all are willing to make it be. Already some communities have set up Friends groups to support the mainte- nance of their church buildings. But the buildings lose their meaning if they are not places of regular worship, gathering places for the true Church – the people God has called to him by faith in Jesus Christ. I believe that Church (the people and the buildings) are important, something that God wants to build with those who are willing to join with him. But, there’s the rub. It is time for a serious conversation. What does Church mean to you? What do you want it to be? What are you willing to make it? Yours in Christ
Peter Sharpe, Rector The Vicarage, Lemon Street, St Keverne; e-mail: [email protected]
28 Church of England Services
February Sun 3rd Morning Praise, St Ruan Church 11.15am Sun 10th Holy Communion, St Ruan Church 9.30am Sun 17th Family Service, St Ruan Church 11.15am Evening Praise, St Mary’s Church, Cadgwith 3pm Sun 24th Holy Communion, St Ruan Church 9.30am
Contact details for St Ruan Church, St Grade Church and St Mary’s Church: The Revd Sharpe, Priest-in-Charge 280999 The Revd Mackrill, Associate Priest 281178 Churchwarden, Sheila Stephens 290583 Church Treasurer, Revd Sharpe 280999
Methodist Services Rev’d Fran Johnson 01326 240200 Service at 11.00 a.m. Each Sunday
Roman Catholic Mass Times Sunday 9.00 a.m. at St Mary's, Helston NB (Change of mass time at Mullion as from 2nd December) Sunday 11.30 a.m. at St Michaels Church Mullion Resident priest - Fr James Courtney O.S.B. email:[email protected] phone 01326 572378 Emergency Contact: 07771507875 Other information can be obtained at www.falmouthcatholicchurch.org.uk
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30 February Quiz 1. At one time February was the last month of the year. True or false? 2. What is the meaning of the word ‘februa’? 3. What language does the word ‘februa’ come from? 4. What happened in Egypt on 16 February 1923 ? 5. What is the birthstone for February? 6. Which Shakespeare play mentions February? 7. In February 1953 what famous scientific medical breakthrough occurred? Answers to the Christmas Quiz 1. In what century was the first written use of Xmas? The 16th century 2. In what country did ‘Silent Night’ originate? Austria 3. In which ocean is Christmas Island? The Indian Ocean 4. In which English county is Christmas Common? Oxfordshire 5. What is the common name for Helleborus niger? Christmas Rose 6. What is made from marsh-whorts or fen-whorts? Cranberry Sauce Questions set by Lydia Graham
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31 INDEPENDENT ESTATE AGENTS SUCCESSFULLY SELLING HOMES ON THE LIZARD PENINSULA AND SURROUNDING AREAS “we will get you moving” If 2019 is the year for a move please do not hesitate to contact us for a free, no obligation Market Appraisal. Or if looking to purchase a property and would like to be added to our mailing list. MULLION (01326) 241501 HELSTON (01326) 565566 PORTHLEVEN (01326) 573737 WEBSITE www.christophers.uk.com www.rightmove.co.uk Email [email protected]
32 LIZARD LIFEBOAT - VISITOR CENTRE NEWS By David Gascoigne, Visitor Centre Manager
HAPPY NEW YEAR The Visitor Centre Team had to cope with a few unavoidable difficulties in 2018. Atrocious weather at the start of the year, two heavy (for the Lizard) snowfalls and essential maintenance work to the station and the cliff face caused a significant reduction in available opening hours. More bad weather at other times during the year meant that key events were affected but we were not, of course, alone with those problems. Fortunes were mixed. The Lizard Vintage Rally had yet another awful day and Lizard Carnival Fun Day had its share of the ‘wet stuff’ whereas the Grade Ruan Vintage Rally enjoyed their best day for some time!
ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE WORK TO THE STATION STRUCTURE AND THE CLIFF FACE CARRIED OUT BY ‘VECTOR ROPE ACCESS’.
That said, amazingly, visitor numbers were 500 or so up on 2017 with over 7,000 visits formally recorded through the Station doors. Only visitor numbers we can be certain of are formally recorded. Events such as Lifeboat Day, October AGM Open Day and the annual Carolaire have many more visitors than we can accurately count so those visits are not included in our figures. Visitors attending a number of ‘formal’ and school visits also cannot be quantified precisely and are not included but, all in all, the Centre Team provided a welcoming smile and assistance to approximately 8,500 people making their visits as pleasant and interesting as possible. A mammoth achievement indeed.
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Visitors arrive at Kilcobben Cove from all parts of the UK and from all over the world. In 2017 we welcomed visitors from 22 different countries. In 2018 we added to this with visitors from 7 countries not previously represented. These were:
BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA GEORGIA PORTUGAL ROMANIA SOUTH AFRICA As a New Year teaser, can you match the correct country to the national flags shown below?
The 22nd January this year saw the 160th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the SS CZAR on the Vrogue Rock, Bass Point, Lizard. The CZAR Captain (Captain Robert Jackson) was en route to Malta with his ship laden with a valuable cargo of arms, munitions and other military stores when either her engines or her boilers (it is not clear which) began to give trouble. The Captain decided to turn about and make for Falmouth but during the procedure came too close to land and fell foul of the infamous Vrogue Rock resulting in Captain Jackson, his wife and child and 10 crew losing their lives. Although founded in 1824, there was no RNLI presence on this part of the coast at that time but the heroic efforts of local coastguard John Ridge and local boatmen saved the lives of the remaining 18 crew members.
The tragedy had a profound effect on the local community. In particular, the Agar Robartes family of Lanhydrock were so moved that members donated the monies required to provide the first Lizard Lifeboat, Anna Maria (named after Mrs Agar Robartes) and a boathouse for her atop Lizard Point. This first Lizard Lifeboat and Cont…
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Boathouse became operational in November 1859 and other sta- tions were founded along the coast over the following few years giving RNLI support to local shipping for the first time.
SS CZAR 1859
CADGWITH LIFEBOAT JOSEPH ARMSTRONG 1893
JANUARY SALES A trip to the Boathouse could very well prove beneficial to you at the moment! Our ‘JANUARY SALES’ are in full swing and there are some excellent bargains to be had in the Visitor Centre Shop. Why don’t you come along and take a look!
Pendle Funeral Services For a caring and dignified personal service Prepayment Funeral Plans accepted Tony and Dee Richards
FUNERAL HOME The Firs, St Johns Helston TR13 8HN Tel: 01326 573080 Farthings, St Keverne Helston TR12 6NS
35 Ruan Minor Football Club News See us on Facebook: “Ruan Minor Football Club”
We are pleased to report that RMFC are still unbeaten since we last reported, and of our last 7 games played we won 6 and drew 1!. Our latest results are as follows:- 17/11: RMFC v Four Lanes; Result 4 -4. Man of the Match Jack Green & Chris Ensink 1/12: RMFC v Redruth; (Cup Match) Result; 12 – 0. Man of the Match – Sean Haskell-Mills 8/12: RMFC v Redruth; Result 2 – 1. Man of the Match – Jonnie Honey 22/12: RMFC v Mullion; Result 4 – 0. Man of the Match – Ben Wormington 29/12: RMFC v West Cornwall; Result 10 – 0. Man of the Match – Chris Ensink 5/1/19: Falmouth v RMFC; Result 1 – 2. Man of the Match – Jack Green 12/19: RMFC v St Day; Result 4 – 1. Man of the Match Joe Bray Our fixtures for the next few months are as follows;- 26/1 – Away to West Cornwall 2.30pm k/o 2/2 – Away to Redruth United 2pm k/o 9/2 – Away to Four Lanes 2.30pm k/o 16/2 – Home to New Inn Titans 2.30pm k/o 23/2 – Away to St Buryan – Percy Stephens Cup 2.30pm k/o 2/3 – Away to Falmouth – Lockhart Cup 2pm k/o Special thanks to everyone on match days that make it happen, including Wayne Briggs & Keith Yerrill for preparing the pitch, Sarah Legge for the scrummy food, our President Michael Halliday with the kit & balls, Victoria & Gemma behind the bar, Chris Jumunjy Hunt for all the photos, our match sponsors and finally to our supporters that cheer us on in the Sunshine and Rain ...... hope to see you all again soon and UP THE RUAN !! Cheers Gary, Wayne & Danny Cont… 36 Ruan Minor Football Club News, cont.
RMFC v Mullion. MOM: Ben Wormington. Match Day Sponsor: Christophers Estate RMFC v Four Lanes. MOM: Jack Green and Agents. Chris Ensink. Match Day Sponsor: MH Groundworks
RMFC v St.Day. MOM: Joe Bray. Match Day Sponsor: Firewood Supplies Ltd. RMFC v Redruth. MOM: Sean Haskell-Mills. Match Day Sponsor: Firewood Supplies Ltd.
RMFC v Redruth. MOM: Jonnie Honey. Match Day Sponsor: Cadgwith Cove Cottages.
RMFC v West Cornwall. MOM: Chris Ensink. Match Day Sponsor: Cadgwith Cove Cab. Photos by Chris Hunt
37 38 Grade-Ruan Under 5s Happy New Year from us all at GRU5’s, we hope you all had a fantastic Christmas, as ever it was over in a flash! January has begun very busy! We have welcomed 3 new chil- dren, Flynn, Matilda and Wylfryd. We also have Becky helping out in the under 2’s room on a Monday and Wednesday. Spaces are still available for all ages, but are very limited on a Monday and Wednesday in particular. Our Christmas film night was another success, thank you to all that supported the evening. We have raised a further £52 through the Bags2School scheme in January, thank you for your contributions. Monday 28th January we dressed as Super Heroes and Princesses to raise money for Crackerjacks, a charity supporting children with disabilities and their families. Moving into February we will be celebrating Chinese New Year - year of the pig, with a Chinese hot lunch and other Chinese food to sample. Half-term will be Monday 18th-to Friday 22nd February. We are OPEN on Monday 25th even though school have an Inset day. We have a limited number of spaces for school children on this inset day. Please contact Clare for further details.
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and general building maintenance JON SPALDING 30 years’ experience – references supplied 01326 290450 07733 440436 [email protected]
39 Holiday cottage to let? Cadgwith Cove Cottages is your local friendly professional holiday property letting agency. We offer: ● The most competitive commission rates around ● Excellent knowledge of the area ● An office team always on hand ● A desire to offer a good service to owners and visitors alike Most of our visitors return year after year and so, if you have a holiday cottage, why don’t you give us a call and we can give you information and advice with no obligation. Debbie Collins Tel: 01326 290162 e-mail: [email protected] Website : www.cadgwithcovecottages.com
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