LEZANT PARISH MAGAZINE ISSUE 102 ARE YOU THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME? MORE AND MORE SELLERS ARE SWITCHING TO WEBBERS!! JUNE 2018 CONTACT US TO FIND OUT WHY! FOR YOUR INSTANT ONLINE VALUATION VISIT www.webbers.co.uk OR CALL (01566) 776211 FOR A VALUATION APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF OUR EXPERTS Please note that our sole agency fee is chargeable in the event of a sale and please check the terms and conditions you may have with any existing estate agent CARADON MONTHLY WALKERS GROUP Kelsey Coastline - Holywell to West Pentire Circular Date : Wednesday 6th June This 6 mile walk has been described as 'Magical', 'Stunning' and many other complimentary adjectives. If the weather is fine, you will looking over an unbelievably blue sea with views right down to St Ives and, later, up the coast to Trevose Head. Distance: Around 5.5 miles. Easy/moderate (stiles, couple of hills, rough ground). Start: 10.00am for 10.30am start at Holywell NT car park. Members free otherwise EDITOR: ROB PETCH £4.50. Meeting point/parking: Grid Ref : (Explorer 104) SW766587 Post Code: TR8 5PF, TEL 01579 370151 Walk Leaders: Sue Netherton and Rosy Hanns EMAIL: [email protected] Telephone 01579 344631 for more details; alternatively:- [email protected] https://twitter.com/caradonwalks ADVERTISING: JILL PRICE www.facebook.com/groups/caradonmonthlywalkers/ http://www.cmwg.uk TEL 01579 370835 Lezant Parish Magazine is an independent publication, organised and published by a volunteer commit- tee (E and J Sumbler, J Price, R Petch and L Shelley) for the residents of the Parish of Lezant. It is EMAIL: [email protected] funded by advertising revenue and distributed free of charge to all households in the Parish. Printers: Parish Printing, Whitstone, Bude EX22 6TD. 36 Front cover: A photo I took of one of our most common hedgerow LIST OF ADVERTISERS plants. I thought it was a reminder that there is beauty in even the A J DESIGN (Andy Paton) Chartered Architectural Technician 22 humblest of things at this special time of the year. A N JEWELL Painter and Decorator 23 I took the photo as was taking a walk along Pengloss Lane, the ancient BEN’S BOILER SERVICES 10 way that links Trekenner Head to Trekenner Mill and goes on past the old slate quarries across the river and then to Bray Shop via Trehingsta. CBL STOVE & CHIMNEY SPECIALISTS 25 Trekenner Mill gets a mention in the Domesday Book and this would CHRIS LYLE PLASTERING 13 suggest that the lane which brought grain to it has been here for a ROOT AND BRANCH Tree Service 14 thousand years or more. Perhaps even the Romans based at Carvoda ground their corn there. The wild plants that grow along Pengloss Lane ESG BOILERCARE 12 are relics of the ancient woodland that once covered these parts before GLEBE VETERINARY SURGERY 26 the land was taken from the forest and enclosed. I felt immersed in a GROUP TRAVEL Coach Hire and Excursions 29 beautiful place: we don’t have a single bridleway in the parish and places like Pengloss Lane help to make up for this. JOHN CLARK Carpentry/Painting/Decorating 22 LAUNCESTON COMPUTERS (Sales, Repairs & Training) 13 Thus I felt really disheartened to find that someone, perhaps someone who lives nearby, sees fit to use Pengloss Lane as a convenient place for H.A.G.S. The Clutter Busters (House clearances and help with household tasks) 29 fly-tipping: where once the delicate wood-anemone and crocus could be MOBILE FOOT CARE Foot Care in your own home 24 found, now we have their tipping-zone for all those messy beech-nuts from under the tall tree at the foot of their garden. These have MOORLAND FUELS (Local Fuel Supplier) 3 smothered the ground and now the wild flowers are being supplanted by MORWELLHAM QUAY Attraction 11 brackens. Elsewhere a bundle of discarded plants and rubbish lies on top N & P SERVICES (N Barnes) General Building 23 of the bluebells. Further down the lane, wild flowers are being out- NAOMI FINCH Mobile Hairdressing 28 competed by nettles which always follow the dumping of nitrogen - rich grass cuttings. PENDRAGON COUNTRY HOUSE Restaurant and Function Room 26 The head of the lane is littered with plastic waste from the abattoir PHIL AND MARK KNIGHT Garden & Building Services 10 spreadings on the adjacent field: these became tangled around the R MEARS & SONS Chimney Sweeps 3 rotary cultivator, so the contractor just cut them off and threw them in R J HOSKING Tree Surgeon 12 the lane ...where he left them. SOMETHING NICE CATERING (Judith Scott) Catering Service 28 SO… to you who would destroy this beauty spot with your filthy plastic S PATON (Stuart Paton) Odd Jobs: Gardening, fencing, decorating. 25 and rope, your sweepings and cuttings, your garden waste with its escaped Spanish bluebells which will hybridise our native ones and SWITCHED ON (Danny Hawley) Electrician 14 eventually end their existence, why don’t you learn to live responsibly TAW VALLEY UPHOLSTERY (Louisa Mogford) 15 and perhaps even clean up your own detritus? THE SPRINGER SPANIEL Pub and Restaurant 9 Rob. TREBURLEY GARAGE (R Rowe/R Thomas) Vehicle Repairs 27 RAINFALL FIGURES FOR April 2018 TREBURLEY PHYSIO Physiotherapy/Acupuncture 24 2018 : 81 mm (3¼ inches) VICTORIA WILLIAMS UPHOLSTERY 27 2017: 29 mm (1⅛ inches) WEBBERS PROPERTY SERVICES 36 Rainfall measured at Trekenner by Sue Barnes. W HALE Plumber 15 2 35 Lezant WI Wednesday 9 May 2018 The History of Ladies Underwear Presented by Mary Cole 200 years ago ladies wore no underwear, as fresh air was to be encouraged. In fact men wore underpants long before the ladies. The ladies had 5 layers of underwear to put on. This comprised a linen shift, corset, chemise, combination and top. They had pleats in so they could be taken up and let down depending on the height of the lady. Early 'eco'! In the summer, lace petticoats were worn. Lace was used throughout the ages. Underwear had to be mangle-proof, so they used sturdy buttons. Laundry marks were used as ladies would each have 12 pieces of the 5 items of underwear. If economy was required this could be brought down to 8 of each. Corsets were worn up to the 1800's – done to a attract a man! This was commonly known as 'lacing their daughters'. This practice usually started from the age of 10. An 18” waist was definitely in vogue! The ladies had a ratchet device which was used to strap them into the corset, often the young ladies had to sleep in the corset to arrive at the desired figure. It led to health problems and loss of infant life. Their construction composed of whale bone and ribboned laces. The liberty bodice followed; it was called 'liberty' because you no longer wore a corset! Drawers comprised two leg pieces which were pulled on and tied at the back. All underwear had to withstand being boiled, blued and starched. Imagine having to wear starched knickers. Young girls wore bloomers. Drawers went on to become joined at the waist. The next era of drawers had a buttoned trap door to the rear. The drawers became shorter but still a buttoned rear. One size fitted all. Broderie anglaise was also used as a finish on underwear. 1900's you had knee-length bloomers with a larger waist. Some were hand-made. The French knicker style was incorporated into the bloomer. “Air had to circulate”. The Victorian age brought in the short- type pants. They featured a gusset in them. Lawn material was commonly used instead of cotton in making the pants. Elastic waistline pants were more reliable after the war as it was 'boilable' elastic. 1920's Charleston era - in came the chemise still with a buttoned trap door at the rear. Also ladies were able to wear satin pyjamas for the first time. In came waist petticoats and eventually they went to elastic waists. Knicker shape came in with a large gusset and French knickers were embroidered on the sides and the all -in one chemises were worn. 1941 saw knitted knickers, these were worn by the land army girls to keep warm. In came the nylon coloured bloomers commonly known as the “harvest home” – all safe and gathered in. Girdles, suspender belts and panty girdles were now worn. Slimline girdle belts came into use. Frilly petticoats were worn by young girls. Whalebones were used in the bottom of petticoats. The 1960s saw the negligee set comprising a dressing gown and nightie. The 1970s saw nylon negligee sets together with nylon nighties! They also had the baby-doll nighties and petticoats became brighter, more fitted and colourful. We all concurred today's underwear is far more convenient and comfortable to wear. The next WI meeting is on Wednesday 13th June, 2018 at 7.30p.m. The topic is 'Gardening for wildlife', to be presented by by Alison Jewell. Visitors and new members always welcome. Contact Alice Brown. Tel: 01566-777485. Naomi Finch, Press Reporter. 34 3 TREBULLETT METHODIST CHURCH (contribution by Jill Price) PARISH NOTICES Sunday 15th April saw our Chapel Anniversary when we celebrated 208 years of Methodist Planning: Status of Previous Applications Worship at Trebullett. Our special service was led by Revd Cathy Arscott after which members and friends gathered at Trethorne Leisure Farm for an excellent carvery meal. It was a joyful Mr & Mrs H Chapman. Outline planning permission for a time of companionship to demonstrate how God has worked for the people in this parish for dwelling on land north of West Larrick Farmhouse, Trebullett.