PARISH NEWS 65p AND RUAN LANIHORNE DECEMBER 2012

A Very Happy Christmas Christmas in our Churches Sunday 16th RUANLANIHORNE 6 pm to all our Readers! Traditional Nine Lessons and Carols with Roseland Churches’ Choir Thank you once again to everyone who subscribes to our magazine which is produced on behalf of our churches at Tuesday 18th TREGONY ST CUBY 7 pm Veryan, Ruanlanihorne and Portloe. Carol Service Thank you too to all our regular and occasional Wednesday 19th PORTLOE 7 pm contributors - without you there would be no magazine! Celebration of Christmas And a huge thank you to everyone who helps with the Sunday 23rd VERYAN 6 pm distribution of magazines throughout the year, and the LESSONS, READINGS & CAROLS collection of subscriptions, now nearly due… with Roseland Churches’ Choir SUBSCRIPTION FORMS are included in this issue: Monday 24th PLEASE return them promptly [we need the income to VERYAN 4 pm Children’s service at the Crib pay the printers] and at the latest by 6 January , in order to TREGONY 9 pm ‘Midnight’ Mass guarantee delivery throughout the year. PORTLOE 11.30 pm Midnight service And you can subscribe to an on-line version - VERYAN 11.30 pm Midnight Mass see page 10.

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the spores to our shores and 100 species of insect live on trip up there in early October. very quickly we saw the ash trees and 27 of those are Not a pendulous ash in sight. IN YOUR spread from Norfolk into totally dependent on them; Now none of my commercial Leicestershire, Essex and further, 225 species of lichen publications were mentioning GARDEN Kent. Disease has been found grow on ash trees. The ash ash die back then but it is ei- in the West Midlands and we woodlands in the Wye valley ther extraordinary coincidence must be vigilant. are a specific home to the or ominous that ash trees were this greater and lesser horseshoe not for sale. Now I think we But be in no doubt that a form bat and white admiral butter- know why. That said, it is a of the pathogen has been in flies. lovely tree, it has grown very The most distressing fact about this country for hundreds of quickly and is obviously this article is that as you are years; this is just a strain that Of the more common birds happy in its new home. Let’s reading it may be out of date, so is more virulent and destruc- known to make their homes hope we can keep it that way. apologies for that! tive. in these forests are the bull- finch and redstart; the effect The ban on imported trees has All our media are putting out So what are we looking for? on these birds would be dev- been widely publicised now information about Chalara frax- Identification of Chalara is astating if the forests are lost. but that ban extends to the inus, a fungal pathogen com- tricky especially when the I don’t believe that now is movement of trees, seeds and monly known as ash die back. I leaves are falling anyway, but the time to ask why we did- saplings. thought it might be helpful to healthy ash leaves go yellow n’t do something sooner. The explain some of the facts about and fall to the ground in au- legislative system in Europe So sorry, not a great laugh for this disease without the sensa- tumn. Diseased leaves are makes this difficult when you in December in this col- tionalism that surrounds so dying to dark brown on the trying to make oneself an umn. I am afraid my monthly much of the news coverage. stem looking dead and island from diseases and it anecdotes of village comings Actually that in itself is difficult crinkly, almost burnt. The takes everybody’s will, un- and goings are thin on the because this is a hugely serious forestry commission web site derstanding and cooperation ground. matter even though as I write has pictures and videos that to stop the spread. the disease has not reached us are incredibly helpful and I It remains for me to say thank yet, though I suspect it will not think if you check the bark of It has been rampant through- you to everybody who com- be long. a tree for diamond shaped out Europe and it might have ments on the garden column, lesions this is the easiest way been helpful to do something please continue to ring or send The pathogen was identified as to detect a problem. I am sooner but that’s hindsight comments or questions, they a new strain in Poland in 1992 more than happy to visit a tree and not learning from previ- always help with content for but it wasn’t actually identified if you suspect a problem but ous lessons. If I had been the column. Thank you to all from its asexual activity until in any event the disease is quicker myself I might have my unsuspecting, volunteer 2006 and subsequently as we notifiable and the Forestry realised there was an issue contributors this year for their now know, 90% of Denmark’s Commission or FERA must about ash which at the time sense of humour. ash trees were lost. That be informed. was not in the news. At the prompted me to ask why the See www.forestry.gov.uk/ Autumn Show in Veryan, Finally I am sure you will join 10% remaining were unaf- chalara Phil Tregunna took Stuart to me in thanking our hard work- fected. the ash tree by the bench ing Editor, Christine, for yet So why are we worried about outside the Village Hall. another year’s hard work and Two answers emerge. It is al- it? There are estimated to be without whom this fantastic most certain that it is spread 2.25 million ash trees in the This was an ash we had sup- parish magazine would not most quickly on the wind and a UK, the wood on commercial plied for the village from a exist. prevailing wind from its source plantations used for tool han- local grower and was meant protected those trees behind the dles and furniture. Ash is a to be pendulous. Phil asked Get out the seed catalogues; wind and secondly some spe- huge component in mixed if we thought it might one we are off again next month! cies of ash (and there are tens forests and so the concern is day ’weep’ as it was meant Happy Christmas and New of species) seem less affected that we will lose millions of to do. We very quickly Year. or able to recover. Equally we trees and denude forests. Ac- agreed that its tall upright know that some species of ash tually there are also much stature rather gave us the NB are definitely less affected and greater concerns than just the answer – no! I spoke to the older trees take longer to be loss of trees and woodland supplier and told him he had affected than saplings. views. Many rare species of sold me a pup and indeed it insects, birds and bats depend is difficult to identify when Initially there were reports that on ash woodland. In the Peak young but it was labelled diseased trees were brought in District there are 900 hectares incorrectly. I assured Phil we from Europe, particularly to of managed ash woodland and would find a replacement. one Nursery in Buckingham- the light shade created by the shire; whilst that may be so, it emerging leaves makes a That is when I hit a wall. now appears more likely that it home for Enchanters night- is wind carried and a predomi- shade and the white letter I tried all my usual suppliers nance of easterly and north hairstreak butterfly, both en- and growers and even easterly winds in late October dangered. stopped at two wholesale and November have transported growers in North Wales on a December 2012 page 3

the world every bit as pease a vengeful god, the just a moment in time. The Letter from much as he was of God. penny at last dropped, that programme is about a vicar Lincoln God, by whichever name striving to follow the call- The date of Quirinius is called and by whichever ing he has heard. The ‘While Quirinius was gover- important for us as well; it way worshipped, only ever Rev’d Richard Coles (often nor of Syria...’ was, by virtue of the life wanted mankind to empty heard on Radio 4) was the of Jesus, a time in history of self-interest and to truly adviser to the programme Later this month, at a carol when the chasm between care for his companions in and said of it that the way service, the chances are that earth and heaven became creation, not just the family to engage with Christianity we will hear these words as gossamer thin. or tribe but the worldwide is not about grappling with St Luke tells of the birth of family of man. It was relig- its doctrine, but much more Jesus. I suspect that St Luke We can look back at other ion founded on ethics. to seek to understand those saw this little known man as times when for whatever who have dedicated their crucially important to the reason mankind became Armstrong’s argument is lives to its teaching. ordered account he was offer- close to God. One of these that the same grounding is ing to his friend Theophilus. was the time of Buddha, what is needed in the 21 st Such people are in the Socrates, Confucious and century as it has been since world at particular points The simple reference to Quir- Jeremiah. In her engaging the beginning of time. This in history. They are not inius set the life of Jesus in book, The Great Transfor- grounding was needed by imagined. They are in that the annals of history. It was mation, Karen Armstrong Quirinius’s subjects and place and in that time for St Luke an event in the argues that something they were offered it in the where the gap between world of people who con- happened to mankind over teaching of Jesus. They earth and heaven is so very ducted worldly things like a a very broad sweep in the rejected it, as mankind al- thin. I pray that this Christ- census. It is perhaps impor- time we know as the Axial ways has. mas, when Barack Obama tant also for us when the Age. Following centuries is once again President of church gets a bit churchy to of religion based on sacri- The television comedy the United States, may be remember that Jesus was of fice and the need to ap- ‘Rev’ was first made when such a time for this world David Cameron was Prime that so needs it. Minister of Britain, a pe- Phil riod, neither any worse nor TREVERBYN HOUSE any better than any other; & TREVERBYN LODGE BED & BREAKFAST & CHRISTMAS CONCERT SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION Veryan parish church . Sunday 9 December 7.30 pm

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There has been an estimated fall in the total population be- CHRISTMAS FAIR tween 2001, (Census), and 2010, (ONS estimate), of 101 people from 1401 to 1300, (-8%). In Cornwall as a whole At the Vean there has been an estimated increase of 7%, (35,363 peo- Saturday 1 December 10am—5 pm ple). In aid of Cornwall Hospice Care

As at June 2011 there were 420 people of pensionable age WHY NOT BECOME living in the area, (32.3% compared with 24.7% for the whole county). The estimates also show that there were 134 A ‘FRIEND OF CAERHAYS’ ? people aged 60 to 64, (10.25% compared with 8% for the For more information please contact the Estate whole county). Office.

The estimated number of children under the age of 16 liv- For more information contact Enquiries on 01872 500025 ing in the area amounted to 106 (8.2% compared with Email: [email protected] 13.9% for the whole county). Up to 4 year old infants were www.thevean.co.uk www.caerhays.co.uk estimated at about 2.5% (about 30) compared with about 5% for the county.

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CHRISTMAS time. Little caches and nurse’s uniform - there were human ears, half a locked cupboards held were several nurses in the grape represented an eye, GAMES secrets to be revealed as family, so that presented uncooked chipolata sau- Remembered by the festive season drew no problem. sages were fingers, long Anne Meering near. They displayed their im- strands of cooked spaghetti We had charades, with a plements behind the cur- were of course intestines, a theme, and a mass of suit- tain with suitable gestures lamb bone, sheep’s heart able clothes; sometimes - a hammer, a small saw, a and kidneys, acquired from we played ‘Murder’ with hook, a very large meat a very accommodating lo- clues hidden about the knife, and an old cut-throat cal butcher, completed the house, but there were two razor. collection. Assorted vege- favourite games which The patient was usually a tables and nuts were also made their annual appear- boy of about eight or nine used, the latter making ance, the ‘Train Game’ wearing a housecoat be- marvellous ‘teeth’. and ‘The Operation’. longing to Grandma, who After the performance the This latter needed a thin took up his position on the patient would appear from sheet or old net curtain table. A jam-making funnel behind the curtain to take hung across the corner of was placed over his face his bow.

a room, with a long table with a length of hose pipe The other game which Being an only child, in fact or stout ironing board attached, filled with air came high on the popular- the only child of the imme- placed behind it, close to from a blown-up balloon ity scale was the ‘Train diate family, I experienced the curtain. The action operated by the ‘assistant’. Game’. This could involve quiet and very boring took place by silhouette, Then the ‘doctor’ would up to a dozen participants. Christmases, with only a with low lighting to mag- start operating. Sheets of stiff paper or walk in the park and a few nify the actions, played to As each part was extracted card had already been pre- new books, so it was with an audience in a darkened from the patient it was pared and were pinned up absolute delight to marry room. handed round by ‘Nurse’. on doors, furniture and into a large family which The ‘actors’ were the In the darkness familiar mirrors all around the enjoyed Christmas games. ‘doctor’ and his assistant, objects assumed a very house. Each notice had two The adults would start their dressed in white coats, sinister character: a piece columns: on the left were secret preparations and quiz heads covered with large of liver became a very real- the names of departure questions in very good handkerchiefs and masks. istic tongue, two pigs’ ears towns, opposite, on the The nurse would wear a

December 2012 page 6 right , was the name of the Gordons’, so beloved of ‘KEY FOR TWO’ next station on a journey. our Victorian forebears, The next notice had the and of course someone Veryan Players’ latest production was a farce (intentionally!) right-hand list of towns present could play the which relied on fast action, slick timing and a demanding control moved to the left column, piano: most houses had of dialogue full of double entente. This was delivered with and the ‘next stops’ oppo- some form of musical great aplomb by a well-cast team of experienced actors. site. instrument. There were usually about At this stage in our lives The action centres around Harriet (Julia Pound in fine form and twelve stops. Each contest- we look back with fond some classy garments), a 1980s ‘modern’ girl with two lovers and a complicated diary. The unexpected arrival of her friend ant was issued with a dif- nostalgia to those pre- Anne, and, later, Anne’s estranged husband Richard, still in love ferent ‘journey’ which had television days when with Harriet, leads to ever-increasing confusion and conniving in to be completed in the cor- families at Christmas met order to avoid the inevitable confrontation, with husbands unwit- rect order. This entailed a and made their own fun. tingly having to masquerade as each other. The plot also in- mad rush round the house Bring back the ‘twelve volves a drunken vet (John Veness in a characteristic ‘cameo’ trying to find one’s next days’, I say! rôle), a fictional mother and a halibut. stop: each person started and ended at a different The brilliant set used every inch of the stage to great effect, and station . The last instruc- the play was superbly directed by Coral Pepper, with the usual tion said ‘go home now!’. excellent support from the skilful ’back of stage’ team.

This game was only rec- Congratulations to all the cast - Peter Lloyd and Graham Webb ommended for the hale and as Harriet’s two lovers, Jackie Hancock and Nicola Bush as Mil- hearty, and the elderly dred and Magda, their increasingly confused wives (and mention gathered round the fire to must be made of Magda’s extraordinarily complex hair-do) and gossip. especially to Julia and to Louise Taylor (Anne) for their bril- After this game the house liantly sustained ‘double act’ as ‘matron’ and ‘sister’ of a non- looked as though a high existent nursing home. wind had blown through. We would also push back The howls of laughter from the audience as the action became the chairs and enjoy some madder and faster were clear evidence that the choice of this play, and the casting, were well justified. Coral says that farce of the old traditional can be one of the most difficult of all the acting disciplines to dances like ‘Sir Roger de pull off - well done indeed - another triumph for the Players ! Coverley’ and ’the Gay

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Memories... waiters, two footmen and a hall boy. I was taught that history In charge at the Barton was ‘time beyond the farm was the farm bailiff, memory of man’: events Tom Mannell, and the which nobody alive could herdsman, John Morri- remember, and for infor- son, born in Aberdeen. mation about which we have to rely on written ‘Labourers’ included sources. I find it difficult Fred Uglow, originally therefore to accept that the from Merther. I knew him as an old man who years which I can remem- Uncle Will Beard with Mrs Mary Williams, Mrs Jobson and ber are now being studied had been the farm shep- the infant Mary, on the Castle drive as ‘history’ in our schools. herd for many years. I wonder how many of us service went to Wiltshire to realise that we may have When I knew him he lived become a forester. quite close connections in retirement in a flat over In the school house was with names recorded for the Castle stables, occa- Joseph Treneer, father of example in census returns sionally still driving Mrs the more famous Anne, of over a century ago? Mary Williams in the author of [among other Recently I was able to pony trap drawn by the books] ‘Schoolhouse in the work on the 1911 census black pony Jezebel. Wind’, describing her child- for , The dairy manager was hood years at Gorran and at where I grew up, primarily Walter Parsons, who had Caerhays. to investigate who was em- come from North Pether- There were Yellands at ployed at the Castle and on win close to Werrington, Tubbs Mill and Kerkins at the estate, but I soon real- another Williams house. Polgrain - still there when ised that some of the Listed next in the census I went to Caerhays school. names on the list, young Fred Uglow aged 83 in is the Blandford family. Portholland had eight occu- men and women then, were 1959 John, the head of the pied houses with a few people that I had known household, gamekeeper, empty properties. well when I was going to His wife Louie was a had been born in Wilt- Tommy Johns ands his wife school in the village. Londoner from Pimlico, shire. He and his wife An- Caroline lived there with The enumerator for the and never lost her nie had a family of five: their son Preston, aged 26, parish was Mr M W J ’London’ accent . I re- Fanny, ’mother’s help’, described as a self- Mingo, who would have member ’Granny Uglow’ Hugh, ’gamekeeper’s employed cabinet maker. delivered the forms to each as a gentle, white-haired help’, Maurice, aged 7, at Years later he ran a very house and collected them old lady with a lovely school, with his younger successful business I think on the prescribed day. sense of humour: in 1911 brother Bertram, and the in Redruth. The largest household was she was 33 with two youngest, Nesta, then aged Also in Portholland was of course Caerhays Castle, small children. four. Tommy Johns’s elder son where J C Williams lived Many years later Nesta John Thomas Blamey with his wife Mary and married Jim Trudgeon. Johns, always known as three of their children, When I first knew them ‘Johnny Johns’. He is de- Robert aged 32, May aged they lived at the Pound scribed in the census as 21 and Peter Michael, then where we used to call for ’carrier’. His household a seven-year-old. their son John on our way comprised his wife Jessie Among visitors listed are to school. ‘Aunt Fan’ and their baby son Howard George Engelhart and Ed- lived with them. I remember Johnny Johns mund Loder, both well- Maurice was a long-time running the post office and known horticulturalists, Castle ‘retainer’ - valet, shop at East Portholland as who would have been visit- butler, general factotum well as a tobacconist’s shop ing the gardens. who in his latter years had in , and a thriving ‘Living in’ staff comprised ‘Gran’ Uglow aged 82 in his own set of rooms in taxi service in Mevagissey. a secretary, a nursery gov- 1956 the Castle. His car had a number plate erness, a cook, four house- Also at Pound was the with the letters ‘JJ’. maids, three laundry William Charles Beard butler, Walter Wills, We knew the shop well as maids, two ladies’ maids, [my great-great-uncle] is whose son Ken worked for Dad’s half-sister was Mr three kitchenmaids, two listed as ‘horseman’. a time in the gardens at Johns’ housekeeper. Her Caerhays but after army life had been a series of December 2012 page 8

tragedies: her three children The shop as I remember it Wallace Michael, with no died in a house fire in 1926 could not have changed address given, is described and her husband, a Royal Ma- much since 1911! Wooden as ‘motor car driver’. rine, was lost when the drawers held loose currants, They would have driven ’Repulse’ was sunk by the sultanas and raisins, smaller the first ‘AF 25’, the num- Japanese. ones contained spices. ber plate retained by the Lard and cheese were cut by Williams family to this hand and weighed on anti- day. quated scales, and sugar was All these people, remem- delivered in large blue paper bered by me as ’old’, were bags. young once with their own Goods were weighed out for memories of the past. each customer, and shopping Not listed in the Caerhays could take ages. census, since he lived in The final page of the census the adjoining parish of William Jago Allen on his 95th return lists Edwin Mannell Gorran, but nevertheless birthday from Probus, aged 39, de- employed at the Castle, scribed as ‘electric light at- was William Jago Allen, He had been born in the tendant’ - the Castle had carpenter. Dad was ap- 1850s, the time of the Cri- been equipped with a gen- prenticed to him before mean war. His grandfather erator in 1910. Boarding the war, and worked with had been born in the eight- Mr Johns in retirement at eenth century and could Portholland with Edwin and Bessie, his him until Mr Allen retired wife, was 26-year-old Har- at the age of 90. remember the battle of old Nicolas, ‘chauffeur’. He lived next door to us at Waterloo in 1815. A link Tregavarras. with history, indeed. He died in the early 1950s just short of his hundredth CRE Mrs Beeton’s Roasted Pheasant birthday. From the 1913 edition

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Old Cornwall FORTHCOMING EVENTS CHRISTMAS Society FAIR Gerrans Memorial Hall Parish Hall Wednesday SCHOOL NEWS Saturday 1 December 12 December 15th December - XMAS FAIR 2 pm 10 am - 4 pm 7.30 pm 18th December - SCHOOL CAROL CONCERT 6 pm Lots of stalls including CORNISH 21st December jewellery, cushions, soft MILESTONES END OF TERM - Service in Church 1.00pm toys, decorations, wood- Ian Thompson work, cakes, sweets, 7th January 2013 START OF SPRING TERM liqueurs and much more! All welcome Details 580540 Veryan Parish Hall Get Christmas presents that aren’t available on SENIOR CITIZENS’ CHRISTMAS PARTY the high street. VERYAN SPORTS Wednesday 12 December AND SOCIAL CLUB Veryan parish hall All senior citizens living in Veryan parish and CHRISTINGLE Prize Bingo drawing a state pension are invited. Enquiries, booking and transport information: Helen Couch writes: ‘eyes down’ at 7.30 pm Christmas is just around the Thursday 13 December Telephone 501462 corner! Please come along and celebrate our Christingle CARN TO COVE THEATRE on 2 December at 6 pm. ‘CHRISTMAS TIME’ Sunday We hope that the children will 7 pm 29 December join in and make this an eve- 9 December ning to remember. There will Fantastical adventure through Dickens, panto, Music, be a workshop at 10 am on CHRISTMAS Christmas dinner and films… songs, snowmen… the morning of 2 December LIGHTS so that you can make your £8 adult, £6 child, £22 family own Christingle. SWITCH –ON More information: call Helen Booking: 501462 on 501665 or email on From 5.30 pm [email protected]

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John Bennett

‘Parish news’ doesn’t usually contain obituaries, but very When he and his wife Joyce moved from Calendra to occasionally we feel that a local ‘personality’ deserves Tirva at Carne beach, they hosted many fund-raising mention. John Bennett, who was buried at Veryan on 26 events for Veryan church. October, was a ‘Veryan boy’ through and through. He was a Justice of the Peace, became county chairman Born at Calendra in 1922 he was the youngest of nine of the NFU, a council member of the Royal Cornwall children. He went to school at Miss Ellory’s in Portloe Agricultural Association and a grandstand steward at until he moved to board at Truro school. He left school to the Royal Cornwall Show. work on the farm at home and after his father’s death took over its management. A move to Truro after Joyce’s death saw him neverthe- less returning to Veryan regularly, often in the com- He was active locally and in the county; in Veryan he was pany of Canon Geach, and always for the annual a member of the PCC for many years, churchwarden for church fête where they both ’held court’. over 40, trustee and sometime chairman of the Homeyard Homes Trust, vice-president of the Autumn Show, chair- He will be missed. man of the Cricket Club and an enthusiastic member of the bowling club.

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Daytime low tides at CARNE in December

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

30 31 1 12.46 13.17 13.02

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13.30 14.01 14.37 15.21 16.18 17.29 6.00

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7.15 8.26 9.29 10.28 11.24 12.16 13.05

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 13.51 14.34 15.17 16.02 16.51 17.47 6.13

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 7.20 8.28 9.26 10.15 10.58 11.37 12.13

Times are GMT New moon 13 December Full moon 28 December Very low tides on 14, 15 & 16 December

MELINSEY MILL is a local family business: it’s an interesting mix of working water mill, craft gallery, café and tea room. We serve morning coffee, traditional snacks and light lunches, afternoon teas and Cornish cream teas. We also sell cider, beer and wine. All our cakes, pies and pastries are home-made in the mill kitchen. Melinsey is wheel-chair friendly, and welcomes dogs on leads outside. We open in April until the end of October: 10 am - 5.30 pm. Closed on Mondays until mid-June and in October. Open on Bank Holidays Telephone 01872 501049 TR2 5PX

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VERYAN PARISH CHURCH \Round the Churches... Our PCC in November We were pleased to see NEWS discussed at some length so many in church on the urgent need for a new 11th November, Re- Ruan FROM form of heating in Ver- membrance Sunday, and thank you to all those Lanihorne PORTLOE yan church - the c.1897 pipes and radiators have who helped with the or- We got off to a flying at last expired. The sys- ganising, the ‘sound ef- start with the first of our tem had not been work- fects’ and of course those who took part in the ser- Our Festival of Nine Lessons winter soup lunches in ing with full efficiency November. Do come and for a couple of years, but vice at the war memorial. and Carols will be held on Sadly Don Dunlop has 16th December at 6 pm, join us for the next one - we aim to replace this MONDAY 3rd DECEM- antiquated arrangement said that that would be when we will be joined by his last time as reader of the Roseland Churches’ BER at 12.30 pm and with something up to catch up on all the news - date, efficient, and less the names of the fallen; Choir. Mince pies and coffee he has served us well for will be offered after the ser- it’s amazing what can hap- costly to maintain and pen in the space of a run. ‘Under-pew’ heaters ten years and we thank vice. him for his involvement. Please note that there will month even at this time of are being trialled over the year! next few months, which not be a service of Mattins on Next year’s events are that day. will provide direct Christmas in Portloe starts warmth for the congrega- already being planned! We will be decorating the Dates for your 2013 diary church for Christmas on Sat- with our usual CELE- tion, but will not help the BRATION on WEDNES- ambient temperature of include Saturday 13 July urday 15th from 10 am on- for the annual church wards. All help and /or dona- DAY 19th at 7 pm with the building, with a con- carols, readings, music sequent potentially ad- fête, and Sunday 13 Oc- tions of greenery and flowers tober for the celebration will be gratefully accepted. and of course mulled wine verse effect on the fabric, and mince pies! And as so additional temporary of our lovely organ’s cen- On Christmas Day there will tenary. It’s also a hundred be a Communion service at always the Revd Aubin de sources of heat will be Gruchy will lead MID- used until we can raise years since Mr Pendarves 9.30 am. Trist ‘restored’ the well The churchwardens and PCC NIGHT WORSHIP on the money for a com- Christmas Eve at 11.30 pletely new system. outside the school, and would like to wish everyone 200 years since his fore- a Happy Christmas and a pm. We would love to Please don’t stay away welcome you on these two because you think the bear Jeremiah built a par- Peaceful New Year. ish school on the site of PF very special evenings. church may be cold over JH the Christmas period - our present school build- temporary heating will be ing so we have plenty to Advent service at Truro Cathedral in place - and there’ll be celebrate in 2013. Sunday 9 December, 6 pm a very warm welcome!

‘While Shepherds watched’ from Ralph Dunstan’s Cornish Song Book published in 1929

The tune, called ‘New Tregoney’, was found in “a very old and tattered MS book in the possession of Mr W C Dunstone of Port- loe...dating from about 1800 to 1810. The alto part was missing - perhaps there never was one as three-part singing was so common in Cornwall - but the other parts are surprisingly correct. Not a single al- teration in the treble, Tenor and Bass was necessary”

Another ’Portloe’ tune in the same book is for the carol ‘Awake ye nations…’ Does anyone remember them?

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The parishes of CHURCH SERVICES FOR DECEMBER Come Dancing! VERYAN and Veryan Ruan Portloe

RUAN LANIHORNE Sunday 2 December ADVENT VERYAN PARISH Priest-in-Charge: 11 am Eucharist HALL The Revd Canon Douglas Robins & baptism 9.30 am 10.30 am The Vicarage, Veryan TR2 5QA Holy Communion Morning worship Sundays 7 pm 01872 501618 Canon Doug Roger Joll NONE IN DECEMBER! contact Ann [501035] VERYAN Sunday 9 December Advent 2 (St Symphorian) 8.30 am Holy Communion [BCP] 9.30 am or Pat [501479] Parish Church 11 am MATTINS Eucharist for details Churchwardens Canon Doug Mr David Elliott Sunday 16 December Advent 3 Boswague, Tregony 11 am Eucharist 6 pm Nine Lessons 10.30 am [501230] & Carols with choir Morning Worship MEDITATION GROUP & Linda Baines VERYAN Mr Robin Rundle Sunday 23 December Advent 4 11 am Eucharist 10.30 am Trevarthen Cottage Veryan Green Informal Anglican Worship Third Thursday in the [500950] 6 pm Readings and month 2.30 pm Carols with choir Hon. Secretary CHRISTMAS EVE Mr David Elliott 4 pm Crib service for children 11.30 pm 501650 or 501565 for [501230] Details Midnight Worship Treasurer 11.30 pm Midnight Mass Revd Aubin de Gruchy Mr Robert Pepper There is a warm welcome [501670] CHRISTMAS DAY Organist 11 am Eucharist 9.30 am for everyone and we can Mrs Joyce Goldie Holy Communion [BCP] arrange transport if [501565] Canon Doug needed. Envelope Treasurer Mrs Marilyn Veness 30 December The Holy Family [501704] 11 am Eucharist 10.30 am Morning Worship David Robshaw

PORTLOE Magazine Editor (All Saints) United Church Church Stewards Christine Edwards Miss Jeanette Blamey VERYANgalleries [501727] 1, Homeyard Homes, Veryan [501539] [email protected]

Advertisements vacancy Did you Know? Pat Raine [501479] Hon. Secretary Mrs Jeanne Hitchings We have PAINTINGS by artists such as [email protected] End Cottage, Portloe [501114] William Nash, Robin Leonard, Distribution coordinators Hon. Treasurer Jenny Wheatley and many more! Sarah Rundle and delivery team Mrs Joyce Gilbert Porthjulyan Plus beautiful Jewellery, It would be helpful if Pendower Road contributions for the Veryan ceramics, cards, and bags, magazine sent by e-mail could be [501365] sent as a Word 2003 document - perfect for gifts. attachment RUAN LANIHORNE We also paint favourite VIEWS, flowers , DEADLINES (St Rumon) Parish Church Churchwardens Portraits and MURALS

Mrs Joy Evans for a present. It takes several days’ work to Robin Hill special produce the final magazine Ruan Lanihorne Come and see us - between the two copy and disc, so we need copy [501229] usually by 16th of the previous Mrs Pat Farr Roundhouses Lambourne Barn month for inclusion in the Ruan Highlanes at VERYAN GREEN following month’s issue: occa- [501599] sionally our printing deadlines require earlier delivery of the Hon. Secretary disc. PLEASE CHECK Mrs Pat Farr DEADLINE DATE ON BACK Tues - Sat 10 - 5-30 PAGE - and early copy is Hon. Treasurer always much appreciated! Mr Clive Farr 01872 501469 [501599]

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REGULAR EVENTS The Parishes December Diary Church Rotas AllStars for ages 7-12 fort- of Veryan & Ruan nightly in Veryan School 5- Lanihorne 6.30 pm [contact school for Saturday 1st Veryan details] Christmas Fair Parish Hall READINGS AND READERS Church Services 10-4 [page 11] Services in December Brownies meet Mondays in Christmas Fair Caerhays VERYAN term time, Veryan Parish Hall Sunday 2 December [page 5] Parish Church of 6.15-7.30pm ADVENT SUNDAY Jeremiah 33, 14-16 St Symphorian Country Market every Friday Sunday 2nd Blair Jobson [530288] in Veryan Parish Hall Christingle workshop 10 am 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays: 1 Thessalonians 3, 9-13 10.30-11..30 am Christingle 6 pm both in Parish 11 am Parish Eucharist Barbara Carter [649] Hall [page 11] 2nd Sunday 8.30 am Parish Council meets on third Sunday 9 December Advent 2 Holy Communion [BCP] Monday, 7.30 pm, Monday 3rd Isaiah 64, 1-7 2nd Sunday: 11 am Veryan Parish Hall SOUP LUNCH, PORTLOE Margaret Cortis [256] Mattins [BCP] OR Eucharist committee room 12.30pm

Matthew 11, 2-11 for special feasts Pre-school: at Sports and

Liz Wright [628] Sunday 9th PORTLOE UNITED Social club, Veryan, Mondays NB USE OWN BIBLE OR ASK 11.15am-3 pm, Tuesday, Veryan lights switch-on FOR TYPED COPY CHURCH Wednesday, Thursday 9.15am- 5.30 pm All Saints Mevagissey choir in Veryan Sunday 16 December Advent 3 1.15 pm church 7.30 pm [page 4] Zephaniah 3, 14-20 Methodist services 1st, 3rd & 5th Ringing Practice at Veryan : Advent service, Reg Woodward [275716] Sundays at 10.30 am 4th Tuesday most months, but Philippians 4, 4-7 Truro Cathedral , 6 pm 2nd Sunday: Eucharist contact 501203 for up-to-date Joan Woodward at 9.30 am information Wednesday 12th Sunday 23 December Advent 4 4th Sunday: Service of the Word Roseland magazine delivery Seniors’ party Parish Hall [Anglican] at 10.30 am Micah 5, 2-5a arranged by local coordinator 2.30 pm [page 11]

Vacancy Old Cornwall Society at Hebrews 10, 5-10 RUAN LANIHORNE Roseland Youth Group meets in Social Club Tuesdays Gerrans 7.30 pm [page 11] Luke Dunstone [713] St Rumon 7-9.30 pm for ages 10-14 Thursday 13th CHRISTMAS EVE 1st Sunday: School open assembly : Bingo at Sports club 7.30 pm Midnight Mass 9.30 am Holy Communion [BCP] Isaiah 9, 2-7 Fridays at 9.15 am in church [page 11] 3rd Sunday: Titus 2, 11-14 9.30 am Mattins [BCP] Whist drive : every Friday, CHURCHWARDENS Saturday 15th School Fair Veryan Parish Hall 7.30 pm In school, 2pm CHRISTMAS DAY Yoga: every Tuesday Isaiah 52, 7-10 CHANGES TO THE USUAL Veryan Parish Hall Tuesday 18th Ann Craven [731] TIMES, 10.am-12 noon School carol concert 6 pm Hebrews 1, 1-4 FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL Margery Truscott [302] SERVICES WILL BE ZUMBA class: Wednesdays, Friday 21st ANNOUNCED IN THIS Veryan Parish Hall 7.30 pm School end of term service Sunday 30 December Holy Family MAGAZINE [07739 468142] Veryan church 1 pm 1 Samuel 2, 18-20&26 John Veness [704] Saturday 29th Colossians 3, 12-17 Carn to Cove Christmas Show Marilyn Veness A Parish Hall 7 pm [page 11] Please exchange with someone if you From the Registers CHRISTMAS can’t read on the day allocated. GREETING

Veryan Flowers and Brass From Bill Hunkin Every Friday BURIAL AT FLOWERS 10.30-11.30 am VERYAN “To all my friends VERYAN MARKET No flowers in Advent Best Wishes parish hall Friday 26 October For Christmas SEE CHRSITMAS LIST JANUARY & Monday 7th NEW SCHOOL Alfred John Bennett BRASS Mrs S Luxton The New Year” TERM STARTS Aged 90 Ruan Lanihorne CLEANING & FLOWERS Veryan parish website

2 Dec: Mrs Abrams/Mrs Wasley www.veryan.org All local news and information NB no flowers in Advent ‘Parish News’ is printed by ‘Quay Side Print’ of Truro and distributed by volunteers in 16 Dec: Mrs Evans/Mrs Farr our two parishes.. welcome: new contact is Toby 6 Jan: Mrs Mihalop/ Copyright in layout and design is owned by Veryan PCC. The copyright in articles submit- Robinson at the shop Mrs Hamblett ted for publication remains with the authors whose permission should be sought through the editors if reproduction in any medium is contemplated. If no author is attributed the editors may not be able to reproduce items as it may not be DEADLINE FOR possible to establish the copyright status. Portloe United Church JANUARY MAGAZINE FLOWERS AND CLEANING Articles which have appeared in print elsewhere must have authors’ names attached and copyright clearance. see notice board 12 DECEMBER December 2012 page 16