QUETHIOCK NEWS - August 2017 please contact Rachel on 01579 340612 or [email protected]

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QUETHIOCK PARISH COUNCIL UPDATE Planning:

We have recently been consulted to comment upon the following planning application:

PA17/06126 - Land north of Birch Hill, Quethiock, PL14 3SQ - Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of a bungalow Applicant -Mr and Mrs R and C Day

Please let us know your thoughts or comment direct to on any application.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 QUETHIOCK PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 that BERNARD CHUDLEY has ceased to be a member of Quethiock Parish Council and that a casual vacancy exists on the Council.

2. If, within 14 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Bank Holidays) after the date of this Notice, a request for an election to fill the said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer of Cornwall Council at the Council Offices, One-Stop Shop, 39 Penwinnick Road, St Austell PL25 5DR (phone 01209 614195) by TEN (or more) electors for the said Parish an election will be held to fill the vacancy.

3. If the Returning Officer receives fewer than ten written requests for an election by 21st July 2017 the Parish Council will fill the vacancy by co-option. DATED this 3rd day of July 2017

Please note a change of venue: We will be holding our next Parish Council meeting in Blunts Chapel meeting room on Monday 4th September at 7pm, everyone welcome.

Parish Clerk: Vanessa Pinhey is contactable on 01579 340203 e/mail @ [email protected] The next parish walk will be held on Sunday, the 27th of August. We will meet at the bus shelter at 11am and the walk will be approximately 2 hours. Everyone is welcome including well-behaved dogs on leads. For updates on this walk, please check the Announcements section of the Quethiock website at Quethiock Parish Council or check Quethiock's facebook page.

The Quethiock Village Hall barbecue was a great success - thanks to everyone who supported this important fundraiser! Net profits were £577, all of which will be spent on improvements and maintenance of the village hall. Recent and soon to be implemented improvements include electric hand dryers for the men's and ladies' rooms, upgraded lighting and a new hot water heater. Further improvements will be made in the coming months.

If anyone has a surplus garden bench that they would like to donate for use at the village hall, please contact Susan at 01579 348 674.

QUETHIOCK SHOW had over 600 entries this year. The Committee would like to thank all those who entered - without them there would be no Show - and to thank everyone who came and supported the Show. Thank you to all the helpers, judges, and to Quethiock School for all their entries and help, to Mr John Wills for the PA system, and to Quethiock Friends of the Pavilion for the use of the Pavilion. I have a black fleece and a number of photos left at the Show. Gill Kent

QUETHIOCK SHOW Committee are having a Bar-B-Q in the Kent’s field on Saturday 26th August 12pm - 2pm. If wet at Yew Tree Villa.

This is a message sent via Devon and Cornwall Alert. This information has been sent on behalf of Devon and Cornwall Police

Officers are investigating reports of burglaries to sheds on Allotments in the area committed between 8:30pm on Monday 10 July and 11:30am on Tuesday 11 July 2017.

Entry was gained to approximately eight allotment sheds by force in Wearde Road, Saltash. We are awaiting a list of stolen items.

Entry was gained by force to allotment sheds in Vogus Lane, St Dominick. A pedal cycle was stolen - described as a white and black Specialized Allez Sport road bike and a Colman Tilly lamp.

Shed owners and allotment holders are reminded to ensure that you keep the serial numbers for tools/bike etc. so stolen property has the best chance of being identified. Please consider marking your property with your postcode and house name or number. Property marking kits are available from your local policing team.

If you have any information, or CCTV in the area please email [email protected], or phone 101 quoting crime CR/052742/17

Home Fire Safety Checks Did you know that you may be eligible for a free home fire safety check, contact your local Community Fire Station on 01579 342392 or Freephone 0800 3581 999 to obtain further information.

Knife Amnesty 17-23 July Devon and Cornwall Police is supporting Operation Sceptre, a Home Office instigated week of action aimed at detecting knife related crime, increasing intelligence, community engagement and public reassurance, the main part of which is a knife amnesty

The policing teams taking part are Cornwall; South Devon; Exeter, East and Mid Devon; North and West Devon and .

Members of the public can dispose of unwanted bladed items, without fear of prosecution, such as knives, zombie knives, swords, kitchen knives and unwanted collectibles.

There will be collection bins at the following police enquiry offices: Heavitree Road in Exeter; Torquay; Charles Cross and Crownhill in Plymouth; , St Austell and in Cornwall and at Barnstaple in the North and West Devon policing area.

You can find the address of your nearest police enquiry office on the Devon and Cornwall Police website, here: dc.police.uk/PEO

Chief Superintendent David Thorne, based in Plymouth, said: “This amnesty is for any kind of knife or bladed item that could be used as a weapon. If you possess a knife that has no legitimate use in your home, hobby or profession, please use this opportunity to get rid of it, otherwise it is potentially dangerous to you and others.

...... Request for Volunteers for St Hugh's St Hugh's is kept clean and beautiful by a small team of volunteer cleaners but, unfortunately, three of our regulars are no longer able to clean for us. Can you give 2 hours of your time about four times a year to boost our cleaning team number? If you are interested please contact Jan on 382888. PS. If, by chance, you have a friend or spouse who would like to join you and support Quethiock Church in this way it would be the perfect response to our appeal for additional help! ...... St Hugh’s News As you may have seen on the Cream Tea and Local Produce Sale poster, St Hugh’s is, yet again, fundraising for further repairs - the mullions of 2 of the north facing stained glass windows are moving outwards, creating cracks between the windows and the wall. The repair cost will be about £4000. We will be trying to secure a grant to cover some of this, and it would be lovely to have the support of the village in our fundraising efforts.

St Hugh’s Church services for August: 6 Aug Evening Worship at 4.30pm 13 Aug Holy Communion at 11.15am 20 Aug Morning Worship at 11.15am 27 Aug Holy Communion at 9.30am

Please contact Rev Margot Davies on 01579 208698 or e-mail [email protected] for baptisms, weddings/wedding blessings, funerals, visiting the sick etc, or Churchwarden: Rachel 01579 340612

VILLAGE DIARY

26 Aug Quethiock Show Committee BBQ, 12noon-2pm 27 Aug Parish Walk, 11am meet at the bus shelter 4 Sept Quethiock Parish Council Meeting, 7pm in Blunts Chapel meeting room

Post Office – Wednesdays 9.30am-10.30am in the Pavilion, with tea/coffee Mobile Library – Friday 4th August , 11am-11.20am by the Bus Shelter Parent & Toddler Group – Thursdays 9.30–11.30am in Quethiock School Bus Service – The Citybus service runs Mon,Wed,Fri only, leaves Quethiock 0935, leaves Liskeard 1220