What's on in Dobwalls and Trewidland?
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What’s on in Dobwalls and Trewidland? Winter 2016 Regular weekly activities: Monthly activities St. Keyne Service SKC 9.30am Messy Church at DUC 4 - Dobwalls Service DUC 9.30am 6pm 1st Sunday of the Month office 01579 347411 01579 326185 Short Mat bowls DMH Sun: 7.30–10pm 01579 320786 Karate DMH 6.30 – 8.30pm DIG [gardening club] DUC 01208 873673 1st Mon. 01579 320983 Dog TrainingTVH 01503 240 621 Ladies group DUC 2nd Mon. Mon. 01579 320980 Funfit Exercise class DMH 10- 11am. 07850 473428 Girls Brigade [Term Time] DUC 6.30pm [5-8yrs] 8pm [8+yrs] Tues. 01579 320233 Fun & Social Ceroc Dance Club Parish Council DUC/TVH DMH 07984 470281 7.30pm 3rd Wednesday 01503 240534 Wed. Zumba DMH 6-7pm Duloe WI Jubilee Hall Duloe, 07850 473428 7.30, 1st Thursday Short Mat Bowls DMH 7.30–10 01579 320786 Senior Lunch Club DMH rd Ju Jitsu TVH 7pm 01503 240421 12 for 12.30 3 Thursday Slimming World DUC 5.30 & 7.30 01579 320567/ 320482 07807 289801 Thurs Quiz Night Highwayman Pub 8.30pm 50+ Keep Fit DMH 10–11am Knit & Natter DUC 2pm 07850 473428 2ndand 4th Friday 01579 320007 Get together Cornwall. Fri. DMH 6-7.30pm 01579 326683 Coffee Morning TVH 10.30 3rd Saturday Lunches DUC 12-1.30pm June – Nov. last Saturday Bingo DMH 7.30 3rd Sat. Sat. Key: DMH = Dobwalls Memorial Hall DUC = Dobwalls United Church TVH = Trewidland Village Hall SKC = St. Keyne Church The Villager December - February 2016 with Christmas Quiz! Photograph thanks to the Welsh family Seasons Greetings from Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council 2 Welcome to the Villager Winter 2016 Greetings! This issue focuses on many of the events that will be occurring over the festive season and beyond. Derek Newton reflects on the role of the parish councillors over the past 35 years; more from parish history, football and snooker clubs, church groups, our new Police officer and our seasonal Quiz! If you would like to see particular issues covered, or have a contribution you would like to make to the magazine, please let us know! (contact details on page 34) Disclaimer: 'The Villager is published by Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council to provide information for parishioners. Any views or opinions presented in the magazine are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the Parish Council.’ Members of Dobwalls & Trewidland Parish Council December 2015 Councillor telephone /email contacts Major roles Peter Scott [email protected] Chair of the Parish (Dobwalls) 01579 320128 Council John Dunn [email protected] Vice chair / (Dobwalls) 01579 320733 Footpaths and grass cutting Davina Finch [email protected] Police liaison (Dobwalls) 01579 326661 Hugh Francis [email protected] Parish magazine (Trewidland ) 01503 240204 Tracey Kitto [email protected] ( Dobwalls) 07854 278789 Mhairi Mackie [email protected] Parish Magazine (Trewidland) 01503 240565 Del Mills [email protected] (Dobwalls) 01579 320346 Lee Vyse [email protected] Parish Magazine (Dobwalls) Marie Morford [email protected] (Dobwalls) 3 Parish Council Meetings Members of the public are welcome to attend any council meeting and can speak to the council about an agenda item by giving the Clerk notice of their intention to do so prior to the meeting starting. Time for those wishing to speak will be allotted either at the start of the meeting or during the meeting at the Chair’s discretion. Other items can be brought up under public participation which is usually towards the beginning of the meeting. If you have an issue that you feel the Parish Council should know about, please let us know. Parish Council meetings, all starting at 7.00pm will be held on: December 16th at Dobwalls Church Hall January 20th at Trewidland Village Hall February 17th at Dobwalls Church Hall Reporting problems and raising issues General problems may be reported to Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Clerk, Linda Coles by email to: [email protected] or by post to: Mrs. Linda Coles, The Firs, Lower Metherell, Callington, Cornwall PL17 8BJ by Telephone: 01579 350962 Parish Council members who appear opposite will be pleased to give you advice on any matters relating to their area of the parish or responsibilities. Parish Council Vacancies We are currently three Parish Councillors below strength and wish to co-opt additional members. Despite the title 'Parish Council', this merely refers to the area of responsibility of the council (like a Town Council) and has no church links whatsoever. Being a Parish Councillor can be a very rewarding experience, immersing yourself in the local community and its functioning and helping shape its future. If you are interested, please watch out for notices in the local papers or contact the Parish Clerk direct at [email protected] or at the address above. 4 Our new Parish Council Website is now live! The image above is what you will see when you log in to the new Parish Council website at :www.dobwallsandtrewidland.org.uk allowing access to: Minutes, Agendas and meeting papers of Parish Council meetings Standing orders governing the management of the Parish Council Details of Parish Councillors Copy of the latest Villager magazine Links to community events and useful organisations We are interested to have your responses to this new resource and would welcome comments. Please send these to Parish Clerk, Linda Coles by email to: [email protected] Minutes of the most recent meeting, and the agenda for the next meeting are also posted on the Parish Council notice boards in Dobwalls (opposite the Heads and Tails shop), and in Trewidland Village. 5 Dobwalls and Trewidland Community Grants Policy A new Grants Policy was adopted by the PC at its July 2015 meeting in Trewidland. This should help all local groups considering applying for funding. The full text, and copies of the application form, may be downloaded from the new Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council website, or from the Parish Clerk (contact details opposite) Cornwall Councillors Cornwall Councillors responsible for the Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish are: Liskeard West and Dobwalls ward Clr. Michael George 07972 359480 Trewidland - Menheniot ward Clr. Bernie Ellis 01503 240463 Councillor Ellis has been seriously ill over the past few months. However he is currently managing to deal with most email and telephone enquiries. Other elements of his workload are being dealt with by Councillor Benedicte Bay who can be contacted at [email protected] by telephone at 01503 265981 or through Cornwall Council offices.https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-and-democracy/ Thanks to Parish Councillors who retired in 2015 Several long serving members of Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council retired in 2015 and it seemed fitting, before the start of a new year, to pay tribute to their hard work and dedication. Roy Lethbridge acted as one of the Councillors for Trewidland and as Chair of the council over a period of 35 years, contributing his detailed knowledge of the parish area to many debates. John Tilley acted as the key Police and Neighbourhood Watch liaison member for the Parish Council for many years, and Dingley Coumbe, again in the Trewidland area of the parish was able to represent the local farming community. The Parish Council is happy to thank these, and the many other parish councillors who have contributed their time and energy in recent years. As part of what we hope will be an occasional item focusing on individual parish Councillors, we asked Derek Newton, a past Chairman of the Parish Council, to recall some of the high spots of his time in Dobwalls. My time as a Parish Councillor and Chairman Having signed to play football for Liskeard A.F.C. in the 1960’s I moved from Plymouth to Trevelmond and then to Dobwalls in 1968 where I soon became involved in village life. With two children I was soon involved with The Friends of Dobwalls School, where I later became a governor, the cubs, the football club which I managed for several years, and the youth club. One of my favourite memories of the youth club was going to Devonport Dockyard dismantling the hut and transporting it back to Dobwalls on the back of 3 lorries and with much help from parents and others erecting it where it is now behind the Memorial Hall. 6 7 I was approached by John Wherry the Chairman of the Parish Council and joined as a councillor in the 1970’s. The aim of the P.C. was to improve and help the village and its residents, for example we managed to get the War Memorial moved from the junction of the A390 at the top end of the village to the front of the Memorial Hall where it now stands in a more central position in the village. The PC passed opinions on many issues including planning. Planning was often a sore point as often our views were overturned by the then Caradon D.C. I was by now the Chairman of the P.C and as Dobwalls had been trying to get a bypass for over 50 years the P.C started in earnest to make this happen. Saturday mornings saw a group of villagers armed with placards continuously cross the Pedestrian crossing until we were asked very nicely by the police to move on. We would hand out pre- printed picture postcards to the frustrated holiday makers and other traffic requesting them to sign and post to the Parliament in London, many of them were only too happy to do this. This enabled the media and TV to cover our need for a bypass.