Distributed free to all households in Mabe Burnthouse & the surrounding area Issue 54 - Dec/Jan 2019

A community newsletter funded by Mabe Youth and Community Project and Mabe Parish Council to provide news, share views and publicise events. Printed by Booths Print, Penryn. New Memorial Garden opens Inside: News, p.1-6 Heartfelt thanks go to Tim Marsh for the stunning new war memorial which he has given to the village. Not only did Tim donate the stone, but he also carved the names of the eleven men from Mabe who died in the first and second world wars, together with an epitaph chosen by the council and then delivered it to the new Diary & What’s Memorial Garden next to the WI Hall. On, p.7-10 Many of us had talked about placing a memorial in the garden for many years, and were delighted with the result. However, after a number of setbacks and disappointments trying to find a builder and secure funding, it looked as if the only view any of us would get of the Articles, p.10-16 new stone would be from Antron Hill. Finally, following a ster - ling effort by builder P Chapman, there is now a flight of steps up to the garden, enabling many people to set foot in this local amenity for the first time. The con - struction team worked through driving rain in the week preceding Re - membrance Sunday, and The new War Memorial provided by Tim Marsh were Cont. overleaf Cont. from front page determined The entertainment included a to finish the job in time for our mixture of song, poetry and his - commemorative events. We re - tory. The audience were wel - ally can’t thank them enough for comed with a glass of hot punch stepping in so late in the day. and enjoyed a range of refresh - ments and their own wine. There No sooner had they finished than was a warm atmosphere of en - a group of volunteer gardeners joyment and commemoration as set to work to clear the branches the village took time to learn and leaves and uncover the path more about the 6 men of Mabe which had been installed many who died in the first world war, years ago. We are indebted to made even more poignant by the local tree surgeon Oliver Bennett, presence in the hall of several who gave up his time to advise members of their families. us and to clear the many saplings which had sprung up over the Reverends Steve Smith and Rob - years. bie Owen helped to create a mo - ment of reflection punctuated by The garden is certainly a work in a minute’s silence and a haunting progress, and we are looking for - last post played by Bill, Mabe’s ward to planting bulbs over the own bugler. The evening ended next few weeks and planning for in high spirits with a sing song a display of colour next year. If and a raffle. A retiring collection you would like to get involved in for the British Legion Poppy ap - this project please contact the peal raised over £40. parish clerk at Jackie Frost [email protected] Cllr. Tessa Kingsley Remembrance Evening Remembrance weekend began on Saturday evening, when Keith and Margaret Bryant (below) hosted a well-attended evening of remembrance in the Hall.

2 Remembrance Sunday Foundation (which had also brought a donkey to the parade - Remembrance Sunday itself see photo on opposite page). began with a well attended church service at St Laudus, with Everyone was then invited into music provided by students from the hall for refreshments pro - Penryn Campus and The Last Post vided by the WI and Asda. The onand Reveille played by local re - hall, which was built in 1926, had tired teacher, Howard Barnes. been decorated beautifully by WI members with hundreds of knit - People then made their way into ted poppies and flags, together the centre of the village and for with artwork from the Brownies the first time in many years pa - and Mabe School. raded through the village centre to the WI Hall. The Parish Council has also pro - duced a new booklet, Six Men of Following the official opening of Mabe, written and researched by the Memorial Garden by Council Ruth Olver and Jackie Frost about Chair, Peter Tisdale, and the the six men from Mabe Parish blessing of the new memorial by who lost their lives in the First the Reverend Steve Smith, World War, which was on sale. crosses were placed for each of See p.10 for more details. the men from Mabe whose Tessa Kingsley names are on the memorial, as well as wreaths and other trib - (Editor’s note: There are more utes from local people and or - photos on Facebook, search for ganisations such as the Flicka Mabe Burnthouse Village)

Part of the parade through Mabe centre 3 Planning matters spite over 160 objections being received by Council It’s good and bad news this from members of the public. The month. Firstly we were pleased to Parish Council is asking for this hear that there will be no new decision to be put to the Area housing built on the land behind Planning Committee and we Coronation Cottages would urge parishioners to con - (PA17/05495), as the appeal tinue to write to their local Corn - against was not wall Councillor and any other upheld. However, almost the very councillors on the planning com - next day we were told that the mittee. You will find more details planning officer in charge of the at www.cornwall.gov.uk/environ - other large application in the vil - ment-and-planning/plan - lage, at the top of Antron Way ning/planning-committees/ (PA18/04092), disagrees with our opposition and is minded to Cllr. Tessa Kingsley allow this to go ahead. This is de - Barn fire may have been A police spokesperson said, “The arson fire is currently being treated as According to a report in the Fal - arson. Police were called by fire mouth Packet, police have inter - who attended where a large fire viewed 3 teenagers in Mabe over had taken hold of the barn. It’s the suspected arson attack on a believed that a large quantity of barn on Antron Farm on October hay, along with equipment and 21st between 3pm and 3.50pm. tools were damaged during the fire. Three boys aged 15, 15 and

The barn fire at Antron Farm destroyed most of the barn 4 16 voluntarily attended a police carrier from and support interview and investigations are resources from St Just and St ongoing." Austell. As well as fire teams from Fal - A further appliance from Truro mouth, appliances from Truro arrived at the scene around 5pm, and Tolvaddon attended the fire, after the roof of the building is also in attendance were the water believed to have collapsed. New playpark opens The eagerly awaited new Play - park has opened at the Commu - nity Hall. After years of fundraising and months of plan- ning by the MYCP, the new equipment was opened to the public last month.

simple static equipment ideal for chin-ups, sit-ups and step-ups (see photo on left). Toddlers imaginations can run Comprising of 3 different sec - wild with the new pirate ship, and tions, there is apparatus for dif - older children will love the climb - ferent age groups, including ing frame and ‘nest’ swing.

The new Playpark in Mabe 5 MYCP carpark this has led to some friction in the past, when regular users have There seems to be a common turned up for their sessions to held misunderstanding that the find all of the spaces occupied by MYCP carpark between the people not using the MYCP hall, school and play area is publicly field or play areas. Discussions owned and free to use. have taken place endeavoring to The carpark is wholly owned by find a solution, but a key diffi - the Mabe Youth and Community culty is that many people do not Project. It is provided for the sole appreciate that the carpark is pri - use of people who are using the vate, and therefore assume that MYCP facilities. It was provided as MYCP do not have any special a condition of the original plan - rights over the area. ning permission for the MYCP MYCP are keen to provide facili - hall, to ensure users had ade - ties for all, and will continue to quate off road parking. Mainte - work to find a solution that nance of the carpark is funded meets everyone's needs. If you entirely by the MYCP charity have any suggestions for how through the money it raises. The shared use of the carpark can be most recent resurfacing of the maintained for the center strip in the carpark cost benefit of all and in a the charity approx £8,000. sustainable manner, Many of the groups who use the please let the MYCP hall regularly are either elderly or committee know. have physical impairments that Contact: Chris Cole, result in them requiring parking MYCP Chair, my - close to the hall. Unfortunately [email protected] George says thank you nity Centre and children’s playing Mabe Matters has received a let - field. I am delighted to see the ter from George Kingston, a new playing field equipment founder member of the MYCP, which brings joy and happiness to which was set up in 1971. He also the many famililes in Mabe. served 44 years on the Parish For 58 years I organised the Council, which he regards as a Christmas Raffle, going to every great honour. house in the community, raising “I was instigator of the Commu - thousands of pounds for the play - ing field. A big thank you to everyone who worked on the proj - ect.” Mabe Burnthouse Village 6 Please send details of events happening within Mabe civic parish in Feb/Mar to [email protected] by 15 January 2018. Venue details: • Mabe Community Hall, Cunningham Park (375938 or [email protected] ) • Mabe Community Primary School, Cunningham Park (secretary, 372662) • Mabe Parish Church (St Laudus), Church Road, towards Higher Spargo (administrator, Pauline Cheshire, 340425) • Mabe WI Hall, Antron Hill (bookings, 372477) Weekly Events Mon Short Mat Bowls Club ,Community Hall, 2-4pm. Contact Keith Bryant, 373102. Cardio Box/Fitcamp Class , WI Hall, 6.15- 7.15pm. Contact Ali or Carmela, 07988 140745. Mabe Keep Fit Club ,WI Hall, 7.30pm. Open Water Swimming, Kernow Adventure Park, 6-8pm. Con - tact, 07817 662 962 Tues Age Concern Luncheon Club ,Community Hall, 12.30-2pm. Contact Community Hall (11.30-12.30pm), 377475. Slimming World , Community Hall, 3.30, 5.30 & 7.30pm. Con - tact Pam Mundy, 01209 204743 or 07503 945600. Nature Playgroup, Chyan Community Field, 10am-12pm term time. Contact Alice, 07576 748450. Wed Short Mat Bowls League (winter only) , Community Hall, 2- 4pm. Contact Keith Bryant, 373102 Daisy’s Yoga , Chyan Cultural Centre, 6-7pm. Contact Daisy, 07837 879876 Thurs Kernow Huffa Puffas , a support, exercise and social group for people with COPD and their carers, 10am-12pm, Community Hall. Contact Trish, 375238 or Frances, 712047. Carpet Bowls Club ,Community Hall, 2-4pm. Contact Arthur Searle, 377088. Brownies ,Community Hall, 6.15-8pm. Contact Jackie Williams, 372863. Aikido , Japanese martial art, beginners welcome, 7-9pm, Mabe School. Contact Jamie Matthews, 375336. Fri Short Mat Bowls Club ,Community Hall, 2-4pm. Contact Keith, 373102. Sun Trenoweth Methodist Church , Community Hall, 10.45am- 12pm. Contact Margaret Bryant, 373102. Mabe Parish Church (St Laudus) ,with St Michael’s Church, Ponsanooth – please see the Diary for the times of services. Aerial Yoga Jam, Chyan Cultural Centre, 10am-1pm. Contact Nay, [email protected]. 7 (All six-digit phone numbers are 01326 unless specified) St Laudus Church, Mabe Mabe Diary December 2018 Sat 1 - The Big Switch On , 5.30pm, December The New Inn. See p.10 . 2nd - Advent Sunday, 9.30am, Sat 1 - The Bowie Lounge 3: Time , Morning Worship 7.30pm, The Performance Centre. Plus: ADVENT CAROLS (a quiet, www.amata.org.uk/bowie-lounge meditative service) 7pm Tues 4 - WI Meeting, 7.30pm, WI Thurs 6th - CHRISTINGLE – Christ - Hall. See What’s On. mas carols etc for young and old 6.30pm. We’ll be making our own Wed 5 - Comedy Club: David christingles as part of the service! Tsonos , 8.30pm, The Performance Sun 9th - 9.30am – Sung Holy Centre. www.amata.org.uk/david- Communion tsonos Sun 16th - 9.30am – Holy Com - Wed 12-14 - Blue Moon , 8.30pm, munion - Traditional ‘Book of The Performance Centre. Common Prayer’ www.amata.org.uk/blue-moon- Thurs 20th - 7pm, CAROL CON - 12-december CERT by The Suitcase Singers in Thurs 13 – Parish Council meeting , aid of St Petroc’s and Shelterbox. WI Hall, 7.30pm. Agenda available Refreshments, Bar, Free admission on the Parish Notice Board and – donations. website (www.mabeparish.co.uk). Sun 23rd - 9.30am, Said Holy Open to the public. Contact Communion with prayer for heal - Lisa Clements, 07964 735219, ing [email protected] Mon 24th - 11pm, MIDNIGHT MASS Sun 16 - MYCP Community Carol Service , Community Tues 25th - 9.30am CHRISTMAS DAY. A gentle service! Hall, 6pm. See What’s On. Sun 30th - 9.30am, Morning Wor - Mon 17 - Mabe Garden Club - Talk ship. Plus 7.30pm, Sacred Space by Carol Bailey - Christmas Sur - (an oasis of peace: candles, music, prises , 7pm, Community Hall. Con - quietness…) tact Carol, 319323. January Sat 22 - The Little Prince , 11am & Sun 6th - 9.30am, Morning Wor - 3pm, The Performance Centre. See ship What’s On . Sun 13th - 9.30am, Sung Holy Communion January 2018 Sun 20th - Holy Communion -Tra - Tues 8 - WI Meeting, 7.30pm, WI ditional ‘Book of Common Prayer’ Hall. See What’s On. Sun 27th - 9.30am, Said Holy Thurs 10 – Parish Council meeting , Communion with prayer for heal - WI Hall, 7.30pm. Details as for De - ing. Plus 7.30pm Sacred Space cember. 8 (All six-digit phone numbers are 01326 unless specified) Mon 21 - Mabe Garden Club AGM, be Lily Cummin who will talk 7pm, Community Hall. Contact about " Inspiring Health " - hope - Carol, 319323. fully with some tips on making it Fri 21 - Winter Solstice Party , Chyan through the winter months. The Community Field. See What’s On . January speaker will be Barrie Thurs 24 - Cornwall Astronomy So - Galley talking about " Water Aid ". ciety - Talk by Fred Deakin: “Tele - If you feel the W.I. would suit scope Hacks” , 8pm, WI Hall. you, or have any queries at all, Contact: Simon Dunkley, 564046. please ring Liz Young on 01326 372978 - you can be sure of a What’s On warm welcome.

Mabe Youth and Chyan Community Field are hold - Community Proj - ing a Winter Solstice Party on ect are holding Friday 21st December. Bands, their Annual Community Carol vagabond circus, disco, flamenco, Service on Sunday December fire show, open mic, vegan food, 16th in the Community Hall at bar. Free entry. 6pm. All members of the com - https://chyan.org/ munity are invited to this cele - bration. There will be familiar The Performance Centre at Christmas carols and various Tremough has a number of readings reflecting the season. It shows on in December, culminat - will be followed by tea, coffee ing with The Little Prince on Sat - and mince pies, and the Annual urday 22nd. This well-loved story Grand Christmas Draw, with many excellent prizes donated by local businesses and individuals.

Members of Mabe W.I. recently enjoyed a visit to Shelterbox, where they were given a tour of the charity's HQ and their guide explained the logistics of ensur - ing necessary life-saving equip - is retold using a mix of humour, ment reaches those in need, as dance and music, encouraging us quickly as possible. to look at the world through our They are now looking forward to hearts and reconnect with the their monthly meeting at the W.I. child that’s in us all. Hall on Tuesday 4th December at www.amata.org.uk/little- 7.30 p.m. when the speaker will prince-15.00 9 Mabe Christmas Lights Big with name tags for you to iden - Switch On 2018 & Reindeer tify using the map. Complete and Competition return to The New Inn between 18th and 25th December for your You'll have been spotting some chance to win a fabulous Christ - of the MCL team sporting festive mas Hamper. Winner will be an - red tabbards bearing the names nounced and contacted on Friday of Santa's reindeer over the past 28th December. month as the Mabe Christmas Emma-Louise Phillips Lights team have been busy prepping for the BIG SWITCH ON Six Men of Mabe 2018. To commemorate 100 years since We've had another fantastic year the end of WWI, a few of the vil - of fundraising thanks to the sup - lagers have got together and re - port of our lovely villagers and searched the stories of Mabe's key businesses within Mabe, war dead. They have put together which means that we can feature a book entitled, "Six Men of 80+ lights for Christmas 2018. Mabe" which is now on sale at Amazing when you the Post Office for only £2 a think that we started copy. Proceeds to go to the new out with 12 just four memorial garden in Mabe and Switch On's ago! the British legion. To celebrate this re - markable number, we will be hosting a BIG SWITCH ON Satur - day 1st December from 5.30pm. Complimentary mulled wine and mince pies will be offered whilst we are serenaded by the musical talents of Cornwall Service Music Trust and Friends In Harmony. Santa has sent us a message to say that he will be passing through briefly that evening with some treats for well behaved children! At 6:30pm we will light up the village. Don't forget to collect your 'Reindeer Hunt' form before you go!! There are 9 reindeer in the village 10 Brotherly love! Flicka is a great place to spend a quiet hour, watching Bertie, Bertie and Humphrey are pure - Humphrey and almost 100 other bred donkeys of the rare and an - donkeys and horses – many res - cient Poitou breed. Bertie (right) cued from lives of cruelty and has been at Flicka Donkey Sanc - neglect – and learning about the tuary at Trenoweth for some work of the charity. The setting is years; most visitors find him easy calm and peaceful (aside from to spot, with his long shaggy occasional braying and neighing) coat and enormous ears. with views over the countryside to the sea. As an added bonus, it’s also the location of probably the “best Tea Room in Mabe” serving tea, barista coffee and hot chocolate and tasty snacks including hot soup, sandwiches, toasties and gorgeous cakes. And as if that wasn’t enough, the Gift Shop is currently packed with Christmas cards, calendars, pres - This is the moment that two brothers ents and stocking fillers for your - met for the first time! self and your animal-loving friends and relations! Humphrey, who is Bertie’s younger brother, arrived at Flicka Flicka is on Trenoweth Lane (near in May aged 9 months. Since the junction with Antron Hill) and then, they have been in different is open to the public every day parts of the sanctuary and so except Monday and Friday, from have not met each other - until a 11am to 4pm. Free entry – dona - few weeks ago, that is, when they tions welcome. Plenty of parking. were introduced for the first time. Seeming to recognise that they Village Fete had something in common, they tentatively approached and Due to bad weather and the touched noses. Flicka staff and playpark not being completed in volunteers hope that now they time, the Village Fete was con - are in the same herd, they will fined to the Community Hall. gradually develop a brotherly Thanks to everyone who came bond and that some of along and showed their support, Humphrey’s friendliness and approximately £350 was raised playfulness will rub off on Bertie, towards the upkeep of the Com - who can be rather teasy! munity Hall, park and skatepark. 11 Halvasso Harvest Fayre eaten as part of the feast and barbecue. The rain held off and Halvasso farm hosted the vil - the evening continued with lage’s third Harvest Fayre at the songs around the campfire while end of September. the children played on a range of stranded boats!

Our next event should be carol There were the usual friendly singing and the inauguration of competitions including a new our restored finger post. If you scarecrow category which ended live in Halvasso and want to get up representing several of the involved, find us on Facebook. men of Halvasso! www.facebook.com/ Rosettes were won in every fam - groups/241311976371414/ ily and the entries were then all Jackie Frost

The scarecrow competition entries in Halvasso looked suspiciously like some of the local men! 12 Joyce Price, 1924-2018 Mabe has recently lost one of its oldest residents, with the death of Mrs. Joyce Price at the age of 94 years. Although not born in Cornwall, she had a love of the county, and lived in the area for many years. Joyce and her hus - band were in the hospitality trade in the Banbury area, and also raised 11 children, but spent many happy summer holidays in this part of Cornwall. After retire - ment, Joyce and her husband, with the younger members of the Joyce Price family came to Helston to live, where after some years her hus - She was a good neighbour to all band died. at Spargo Court, and all the or - ganisations she was involved with Joyce came to live in Spargo will miss her enthusiasm and Court in 1991, when the estate cheerfulness. She had a fall and was built, and soon involved her - broke her hip 2 years ago, and self in many of the village activi - never really recovered her mobil - ties. She joined the Luncheon ity. She leaves several children, Club, and became its first secre - two of whom live in the Helston tary, soon becoming chairman, a area, many grandchildren and post she held for many years, great-grandchildren, of whom only retiring due to ill health. she was very proud. Joyce was also a member of the Margaret Bryant former One and All Club, where she was a chairman, a post she also held for some years at the MCL Race Night Mabe W.I. Mabe Christmas Lights would like She was an active participant of to say a huge thank you to every - the Short Mat Bowls Club, and one who came to our Race Night played until she was over 90. As a on Saturday 29 September! You representative of the Luncheon helped raise Club, Joyce became a member of another £181 the Mabe Youth and Community towards Project Committee, and was Mabe Christ - chairman for 2 years. mas Lights. 13 Cornwall Astronomy Soci - should co-operate as it sets at ety about the same time as the sun. Dark skies are now appearing a Looking south in mid January little earlier as the year moves on leads one to the spectacular con - which makes astronomy easier if stellation of Orion which contains a little colder! a tenth of the brightest stars in the night sky. The seven main There are two of meteor showers stars all lie in the "top 70" of bril - of note in this period. liant stars. It is also a good con - The first are the Geminids which stellation to pick to remember occur on the nights of the star names; start with red Betel - 13th/14th of December. The radiant lies close to Castor and Pollux, the heavenly twins. The Geminids can be quite bright as they are of as - teroid origin rather than being cometary dust. The moon is at first quarter and will set just before midnight so should not interfere. The second are the Quad - rantids which usher in the first meteor shower of the new year between 1st and 6th of January with a peak on the 3rd. This shower has a high maximum of 100 per hour geuse, across to Bellatrix and but with a very narrow peak, look then down to the belt stars Alni - out for blue/yellow meteors ap - tak, Alnilam and Mintaka which pearing from the northern sky. lie above the Orion nebula which This is the only meteor shower is a huge star factory. At the foot not named after the constellation of Orion are Saiph and Rigel, a from which it appears to radiate; young star that is twice as hot as the constellation Quadrans was the Sun and 50,000 times as to the east and above the Plough bright. but being so faint, fell out of use The planets are a bit elusive in a considerable number of years this period but from mid Decem - ago. The radiant lies just below ber Venus and Jupiter will make a the handle of the Plough on the fine sight in the early morning north eastern horizon. The moon sky. Robert Beeman 14 An untimely death could encourage a timely solution by Liz Dunstan In my endeavours to find infor - mation about the pub in Mabe, I came across a report of an acci - dent in the centre of Mabe in 1806 with a brief mention of the Inn. At this time there was a toll gate at the top of Nanturian Hill, by the corner house (the proposed A gig is a two wheeled, one horse car - riage. According to Wikipedia, ‘The Chinese takeaway) and the New meaning of the term 'gig' is transferred Inn, known as Antron Gate. On from the deprecatory term for a 'flighty approaching the gate the driver girl' and subsequently indicates any - would come to a stop and pay a thing which whirls, or is dangerous or unpredictable. Contemporary literature toll before continuing the journey frequently recounted romantic tales of up Antron Hill to Longdowns. spills and hairbreadth scrapes from these vehicles, but is equally fulsome on In March 1806, a fatal accident the fearful thrill experienced in driving occured at this very spot. This is them.’ an abridged recording of the re - dog licking his face, and took him port was was recorded in the Fal - to the nearby public house. The mouth Packet: gig was broken into pieces but ‘An unfortunate accident hap - Mr Hancock did not have any pened at about 8 o’clock last bruises or scarring on his body.’ Sunday night at Antron Turnpike The paper then reported that, ‘a about 2 miles from Penryn on the malicious report has gone abroad Western road. Mr John Hancock, that Mr Hancock was in a state of a traveller, was driving his gig intoxication at the time he left from Helston to Falmouth. It was Helston on Sunday evening, and a very dark evening and as he about 5 o’clock. However several was coming through the gateway respectable persons who were in the right wheel came into contact the company with him, and oth - with the gate post. Apprarently, ers who saw and conversewd the sudden jerk threw him out of with him on the road have con - the gig and he was killed in - tradicted this assertion. Mr Han - stantly. cock was living in Salcombe The Western Mail Coach driver where he has left a disconsulate found him lying dead with his Cont. overleaf 15 mother and numerous friends to tering people lament his untimely end.’. from using the An interesting point to note is road as a quick that according to the report it way into Falmouth took Mr Hancock approximately or Penryn from three hours to travel from Hel - Longdowns! ston to Antron Gate. Obviously What Were Turnpikes? the roads were in a state of disre - pair at this time, but three hours A turnpike in this context refers seems an incredible amount of to a gate set across the road to time. stop carts until a toll was paid. It didn’t state how much it cost During the first seven decades to pass through the gate but it of the 18th century a compre - would have been assumed that hensive network of turnpike the person in the toll house roads was created across Britain. would have heard the accident. It These linked the major centres is not recorded where the toll of population by highways house was actually situated. which were, in principle, reliably According to the Helston Turn - financed and operated for the pike Trust minutes of 1763-1812, benefit of long distance com - William Spargo in 1806 paid £61 mercial traffic, rather than to as a rent to be in charge of satisfy the limited needs within Antron Gate. He paid in monthly individual parishes. installments and hoped to re - Only one sixth of English roads coup this money by charging the were turnpiked. The majority of appropriate tolls for vechicles the roads and lanes remained (horse-drawn) passing through the responsibility of the parish the gate. The following year he and were toll-free. lost the bid to Matthew Jenkin, who bid £61 and a shilling to re - At the peak in the 1830s, over coup the tolls. 1000 trusts administered around 30,000 miles of turnpike Perhaps this is the solution to the road in England & Wales, taking traffic problems in Mabe? A new tolls at almost 8000 toll-gates toll gate could be installed, de - and side-bars.

Mabe Matters is published by Mabe Youth and Community Project, Cunningham Park, Mabe Burnthouse, Cornwall, TR10 9HB. Editorial Team: Liz Dunstan, Jackie Frost, Liz Westhead, Candia Cox (illustrations), Amanda Wills (editor). Distribution co-ordination: Liz Dunstan. Deadline for next issue: 15 January 2019. Please send your events, news, notices, letters etc to the address above or to [email protected] . 16