A Reminder of Summer Between Hill and Sweets

September 2020 No.480 50p to Non Residents

A reminder of Summer between Hill and Sweets

Around the Parish

Wonderful construction at the Haven Life guards are back Heather Smith-Photo not Builder! Pete Best

Chicken of the Wood Fungus snapped by Joyce Heard near Engine House below Wainhouse Corner. Apparently tastes like chicken when cooked, but be wary of eating fungus unless really sure of identification

CONTENTS PAGE Editorial Age Concern 18 Business Index 38 Coronavirus lockdown has meant an absence of village activities which Directory of Clubs and Socie- 37 ties creates a challenge for an editor. Evacuee’s Memory 26 However residents have been Garden Tips 12 generous with their time and put Hedgerows 10 together some very interesting Letters 35 articles to fill the gaps. Thank you! Lifeguard report 5 Read about some wonderful Last Friday in July 7 initiatives taking place here such as Minister’s View 12 the Pearl Exchange on P14 and Notices 24,28 Village Shop news on P9. Parish Council 32,34 As you can see life is slowly Pearl Exchange 14 returning to a different normality as Silver Band 22 some clubs begin to reopen and Snooker Club 20 holiday makers are welcomed back. Tennis Club 16 Life goes on.... Heather Tribute to Gordon Teague 30 Village shop news 9 The Deadline for submissions to the next Gazette is end of day 17th of this month email: [email protected] Your Editors are: Heather Smith 01840 230976, Margaret Kirkwood 01840 230911 and India Skinner 01840 230558 For Business advert enquires contact Jane Wardlaw 01840 230933

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Lifeguard’s Report This summer has been one of the busiest to date for North Cornwall Lifeguards. Record numbers of people have been visiting our beaches and many of them experiencing our Atlantic coastline for the first time. The North Cornwall Lifeguard area spans from Crackington to Sandymouth and would normally run on 35 lifeguards covering 7 beaches although this season due to Covid there are 23 lifeguards covering 5 beaches. The easing of national Lockdown restrictions meant that Crackington was able to open on time ready for the peak season, with lifeguards on duty for 8 weeks from 11th July to 6th September. This season Crackington has been mainly run by a three-guard rotation. Senior Lifeguard Pete Green has led the team working alongside Sean Cummins and Ella Henwood who has acted as relief senior. Covid has added another dynamic to the service this summer with strict PPE, Sanitisation and social distancing protocols in places to protect not only the guards but also people visiting the beach. So far, this year has been our busiest to date at Crackington. We have experienced rip currents at low tide on both sides of the beach and at high tide across the bed rock which has caught a few people out. This has necessitated our red and yellow flags being sited in unusual locations to keep bathers away from the rips. At the time of writing lifeguards have assisted 16 people in the water and carried out 7 rescues. Most of the rescues have been carried out by the Lifeguard using a rescue board but during high tide, tube rescues have often been the preferred method due to heavy waves dumping on the high tide shoreline. Lifeguards have worked alongside Boscastle Coastguard Rescue Team and Devon Air ambulance to deal with a major first aid as well as liaising with Falmouth coastguard to assist with other incidents happening along the immediate coastline. Senior Lifeguard Pete comments how this multi-agency approach resulted in the successful treatment and evacuation of a casualty who suffered a major medical episode whilst visiting Crackington beach. ‘The lady casualty had just returned from a swim in the sea when she began to experience breathing difficulties. The initial assessment identified indicators of a potential heart attack. Oxygen was administered immediately, and a monitoring regime of vital signs was commenced. Luckily an off-duty GP was on hand to give advice and the lady was able to remain conscious throughout. An ambulance was requested to attend and 55 minutes later the Devon Air Ambulance landed in the field next to the tennis courts and the paramedics from on board came to the beach and took over the casualty care. In the meantime, Sean had red flagged the beach as we were unable to watch any bathers in the sea. The Coastguard Rescue Team had been called to attend by Falmouth Coastguard and had arrived in enough numbers to safely clear the beach of people. Once this was done, the Air ambulance was able to transfer to the beach landing close by to the casualty who was then transferred inside and airlifted to hospital. The whole incident lasted just over 2 hours. We were informed by her family the following day that the lady had responded well to treatment and was recovering in hospital’. At the time of writing this article we still have 3 weeks of the season left at Crackington. The total number of rescues, assists and first aids completed by Crackington Lifeguards will be put out with the North Cornwall Lifeguards end of season press release. We have loved being back on the beach and hope you all have had a good summer. Stay safe and we will be back again next season. Pete Best

The Last Friday in July

It was such a shame that there was no Horticultural Show this year. After attending a couple of times and hearing ourselves saying "We have those" and "You could do that", I entered several years ago with the encourage- ment and guidance of two show stalwarts, namely Maggie Folley and Kevin Johnson and I happened to win the Novice Cup. Bless her, Maggie was so thrilled for me and The Keen Gardener was happy to have a new recruit. The Show has become part of our Summer Calendar, to the extent that our annual visitors, tennis matches and pub meal on that Friday have to fit around the show's schedule. This year was different and yet a fellow enthusiast and I still found ourselves discussing what might have been on a hot Summer's day .. Friday 31st July duly arrived, the most relaxing final Friday morning in July we've had for years! Just for fun, I wandered outside without secateurs, scissors or basket to check my potential entries. The dahlias had holes in the petals but the pansies and hydrangeas were good. For the planted outdoor container I had options this year as our daughter surprised us during lockdown with a huge box of plants plus compost to get me going. I've had my best year yet with sweetpeas and the calendulas have been good too: would have been amusing if I'd beaten the friendly neighbour who gave me the seedlings! The vase of garden flowers could have been done, my fuchsia in a pot was blooming beautifully but the geranium would have struggled, although I have gained a third prize before when there have only been three entries! And yes, I even had a possible contender for a window plant in a pot. Apart from the plants, I usually enter a jar of lemon curd and I confess to having been dubbed "Lemon Curd Queen of the Parish" in the past. This year I still made a batch and revelled in sealing and labelling it completely incorrectly! I even made a sweet cake using vegetables which wouldn't have made the day had there been a last-minute reprieve as we'd already eaten half .. I love everything about the Horticultural Show, the local friendly rivalry, the enthusiasm, to see the produce, cookery and handicraft and of course to natter over a cuppa and cake. Ironic, given the lockdown and lovely Spring weather, that the extra enthusiasm for gardening could have made this year's St. Gennys and District Horticultural Society Annual Exhibition the best yet. Here's to next year. Helen Seez

Village Shop News

Our Hedgerows are Special St Gennys has a widespread network of hedges. They are precious and must not be taken for granted. “The network of hedges that crosshatches rural England is Bronze Age, maybe even Neolithic, in origin. As the first farmers here began clearing small areas for cultivation, they left strips of trees as boundaries. When cut or browsed by livestock these trees adopted dense and vigorous new growth forms, which became not only stock-proof, but also windproof – greatly enhancing the growth of crops within. These original hedges cost nothing to create, required no importing of materials and, in time, yielded valuable materials and produce of their own: whips and poles; fruits, berries, nuts and flavourings. The function of the first hedges was as barriers. But in the intervening millennia, their role has changed, and those that remain should now be viewed as connectors, corridors and interfaces with priceless ecological, historical, cultural and societal value. With the loss of hedgerows we have lost the flowers, the cover and larval foodplantsV for pollinators and other insects, the weed seeds and nesting spots for farmland birds, and the highways and hidey-holes for small and medium-sized mammals. Alongside the vital ecological, cultural and historic role of hedges in the English landscape, let’s not forget their other value. The joy of an English hedgerow is potent. As a society, we are in a period of a mental health crisis, with too many lives hemmed in by stress, anxiety and depression. In all this, a view of green is not a cure, but it can help boost recovery and resilience. A hedge, be it along a roadside or around a garden, a school field or an office complex, is not only a boundary; not only a precious piece of natural real estate; not only a potentially ancient monument. A hedge is a living green embrace” writes Biologist and writer Dr Amy-Jane Beer. How to date a hedgerow - Age =(no of species in a 30 yard stretch) x 110 + 30 years To make it easier....you can count the number of trees and shrubs in a number of separate 30-metre stretches of hedge. Average this out; the number you end up with should indicate roughly the number of centuries since the hedge was planted! So if you count two species in the first stretch, four in the second, three in the third and two in the fourth, add them together (2+3+4+2) then divide by 4 – and that would indicate that the hedgerow was about 275 years old

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illage Shop News A Minister’s View

Recently in a conversation someone remarked to me that they did not foresee back in March of this year that we would still be coping with the impact of the Coronavirus as we are at this time. The impressions that they had formed was that in a few months’ things would be back to normal, instead of which we are talking about a ‘new normal’. It seems to me that we shall have to be cautious in our daily routines for quite a time into the future. As we move from the Summer months toward Autumn our Christian tradition is to enter into a season of Harvest Thanksgiving. However, it may well be that the traditional hymns of Harvest like ‘Come, you thankful people, come’ or ‘We plough the fields and scatter’ will not be sung in very many settings this year. We may not be able to gather in our Churches to lustily sing our harvest thanks, but that should not stop us from want- ing to give thanks to God for all the ways in which we have been, and are being, blessed in these days despite the difficulties. The book of Psalms in our Bibles have a number of songs or prayers of thanks and the writer of Psalm 92 includes the words ’How good it is to give thanks to you, O Lord… to proclaim your constant love’. The work of gathering in the Harvest has been going on around us over the past weeks and some of you will be reaping the rewards of your labours from your gardens in the vegetables and flowers. Further over the past months we have been able to benefit from over peoples harvests through our shop purchases despite the difficulties. We need to be thankful too for the way in which members of our community have supported each other, and still are at these difficult times. Despite everything take time to give thanks for our daily blessings. Every Blessing, Bryan Ede

September Gardening Tasks

Divide herbaceous perennials Pick autumn raspberries Collect and sow seed from perennials and hardy annuals Dig up remaining potatoes before slug damage spoils them Net ponds before leaf fall gets underway Keep up with watering of new plants, using rain or grey water if possible Start to reduce the frequency of houseplant watering Clean out cold frames and greenhouses so that they are ready for use in the autumn Cover leafy vegetable crops with bird-proof netting Plant spring flowering bulbs RHS recommendations

Tony

The Pearl Exchange

As many of you probably know, our Beautiful daughter Pearl died last year aged 19. The whole community has surrounded us with love and support which has helped us get through this last year and a half . She died in a crazy, defiant act that ended tragically. Pearl had struggled with her mental health for a few years prior to her death and as parents we experienced first-hand how little support and help there is in the North Cornwall area for young adults over the age of 18. Pearls death has acted as a catalyst to starting up The Pearl Exchange CIC where we aim to offer a nurturing and collaborative environment for young people to come and practice new creative skills and develop interests that will instill confidence and hope for a positive and fulfilling future. We want to offer practical workshops and drop in activities such as printing, cooking, cv writing, creative writing, music recording and practicing facilities etc. in a communal setting that will invite interaction, support and discussion between all ages. We have got an amazing team of people now working and volunteering with us and we are lucky to have Polly Hughes and Duncan Walker as Directors and William Molesworth St Aubyn as a trustee. With the help of friends and the community, in the two months before lockdown we managed to raise enough money to start thinking about funding a property in Bude and making the vision of a pilot project a reality. It was harder than we thought to find an appropriate site and we had started to contemplate the idea of converting a double decker bus when The Bude Town Council tentatively offered us the use of the Pitch and Putt building on Crooklets Downs. Our initial proposal to the Bude Town Council was voted through with the full support of the Mayor and after two further Town Council Meetings our list of requirements has now been voted through allowing us to change the décor and have shipping containers on site providing individual creative objectives that will include a sound proof Music box, an Art Box a Therapy space and a catering food prep space. Amazing !! During lock down we did our best to try and support young people by offering them an online platform to express themselves, with music nights and classes in Dance, cooking and Yoga. The initial stage of the project is to run a week long Pearl Exchange Pilot event from the 20th to the 27th October on the new site. This will help us to gather more support, establish press interest and further funding and information which can then be used for another 2 month Pilot the following Spring 2021. Recent generous donations include an amazing pre-converted site office by Jon Smeeth of Camelford Self Storage, a horse box by Kenny Webster that we want to convert into a Café/Bar to raise more money both on and off site at future events ; a private donation from a well known shipping patron to pay for the hire and installation of a shipping container to the site. We have also been supported by the Arts Council by FEAST funding. At the end of August/early September we want to hold a community horsebox conversion weekend in Crackington and would love to invite anyone who might be able to help with donations or practical support with plumbing, electrics and metal work. Closer to the time we will put details up on our Facebook page and the Crackington Facebook page. For any support or to get in touch please email us at [email protected] Facebook @PearlExchange Instagram @the_pearl_exchange Rosie Bamford

Tennis Club

COVID-19 v THE TENNIS CLUB! Probably about 30 all at present! Strange times. 23rd March, my birthday, and the country is locked down, so a quiet birthday was the order of the day. But, hold on, the weather is beautiful, sunny and warm, with virtually no one around, just perfect for tennis. We were allowed out for exercise but should we be playing tennis? It somehow didn't seem the right thing to be seen doing, outside enjoying ourselves in the sunshine whilst lots of people were locked up. Helen and I did eventually visit the courts towards the end of May to check them over and have a gentle hit. It was a very hot day and, having not played for many months, after about twenty minutes we were aching! Remember that prior to lockdown springtime weather had been wet and windy. Then, information started filtering through from the Lawn Tennis Association as to what we could and could not do. Sanitise hands on entering and leaving the courts. Social distancing at all times. Singles were allowed, but players had to have their own set of balls and not touch their opponent's balls. Doubles weren't allowed. Waste bins and anything likely to be touched had to be removed from the courts. Nets were therefore set to the correct height and winders removed. Bag of tennis balls removed. No handshakes. After a couple of weeks, further advice allowed doubles, but partners had to be from the same household with, ideally, each player using their own set of balls. That got complicated! But, at least we were playing and eventually got the official go ahead to re-commence Club Nights on the last Wednesday in July, although with a limit of twelve players. Unfortunately, we have lost the summer coaching sessions this year, which is a great shame as it always brings in new faces and in particular younger faces. We have not been able to offer temporary memberships to visitors this year and our usual get together to celebrate Wimbledon was not possible. The decision has also just been taken not to hold our annual Club Tournament at the end of August. On the bright side, to the best of my knowledge no members have contracted the virus and all of us living in the area have been a lot more fortunate than many living in other more densely populated areas of the country. We've lost a bit of tennis but it's not the end of the world! Strange times indeed, roll on 2021. Paul Seez

Age Concern

Good News for Crackington Snooker Club

Great news, Crackington Snooker Club opened on August 3rd after receiving guidelines published by WSO concerning the Covid 19 pandemic. The statement from WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) with regards to the re-opening of UK snooker clubs can now provide an update following Covid19 developments. Crackington Snooker club is able to strictly follow the COVID-19 Secure guidelines issued which must be adhered to otherwise local Health and Executive (HSE) may exercise their powers to close the club if they cannot demonstrate that these guidelines are being strictly followed.

New membership is now £30 for a full playing member. We have changed the date when membership becomes due. Membership will now commence on 1st of September following an AGM in August. All existing members will have access to the club via their current key from the 3rd August. Anyone wishing to join now can do so for £30, which will carry over until September 2021.

St Gennys Parish Diary

ALL Parish activities are cancelled until further notice

Sunday (Every) Crackington Crew Beach The Haven 10.00am Clean Monday (Every) Get Active Class Institute 10.00am

Monday (Every) Circuit Training Institute 6.30pm 2 classes and 7.30pm Monday (Every) Pilates Intermediate Institute 6.30pm Monday (Every) Pilates Beginners Institute 7.45pm Tuesday (Every) Adult Hatha Yoga Institute 9.30am to 10.45am Tuesdays (Every) Preschool Yoga Institute 11am to 11.45am Tuesdays (Every) Scottish Country Dancing Institute 7.15pm

Tuesdays (1st &3rd) Table Tennis For Fun Institute 3.00pm Tuesdays (2nd) Social Afternoon Institute 2.30pm Wednesday (Every) Tennis Club Tennis From 6.00pm Courts Wednesday (Every) Life Drawing Class Wooda 10.00am to 12.30pm Wednesday (Every) Silver Band Legion Hall 7.00pm to 9.00pm Wednesday (3rd) Crafty Day Institute From 10.00am Thursday (Every) Yoga Institute 4.30pm to 6pm

Thursday (Every) Qi Gong Institute 5.30pm to 6.30pm Thursday (Every) Crackington Playgroup Institute 10.00am to Noon Thursday (Every) Pilates Improvers/Beginners Institute 6.30pm Thursday (Every) Table Tennis Institute From 7.00pm Thursday (3rd) Book Club Coombe From 6.30pm Barton Friday (1st) Dance The Body Alive Institute 7.00pm to 10.00pm Friday (Monthly) Gardening Club Various 10.00am to Venues Noon

What News of the Silver Band? Dear Friends As musical director and conductor of St. Gennys Silver band I would like to share some lockdown thoughts with all our members, supporters and families. We have been blessed that we have not been too badly afflicted by the Corona Virus, in our area, and our thoughts are with anyone who has had or been affected by it in any way. My main concerns are with the health and wellbeing of our membership and trying to maintain their enthusiasm during these trying times. Our band consists of several members, including myself, who are classed as vulnerable although they probably do not consider themselves thus. We are trying to keep in touch with everyone and keep moral high and I thank Linda Lewis and Heather Smith for their work in this area. The rules state that we are not allowed to gather together to rehearse or play as a group yet and, when we are, we will need time to regain our abilities and re-adapt to new rules and layouts post Covid 19. We are all finding it very frustrating, when the weather is fine, not to be able to play our music on the beach or in the sand pit but even if we are all virus free we don't want to attract a crowd where the virus may be able to spread. We are aware that outdoor concerts may be allowed but we are unable to rehearse so they are out of the question for the time being. We are following the advice of the government and of Brass Band England to ensure the safety of everyone concerned. As a musician it is very hard to maintain the self discipline to rehearse especially when many of our group do not have melody lines to follow and have to result to flexibility and rhythm exercises to maintain their embouchure so the sooner we are able to resume safely the better. If anyone wants to learn or to resume a playing career at this time then please get in touch with the band secretary and she will guide you through what to do. At the moment I don't see us being able to perform before Christmas and even then it will have to be socially distanced unless things change for the better. I feel sorry for the elderly members who are having these valuable months or even years stolen from them by the virus and its effects and I am looking forward to being able to stand in front of the band and conduct them post lockdown when I can assess them to see what music we can reasonably perform for our friends in the Parish and beyond. Colin Gay MD St Gennys Silver Band 22

Notices

PRESCRIPTION SERVICE This service will continue to be available in the Snooker Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1pm - 3pm. As previously stated; if you are in a high risk group and cannot come out to collect your prescription, please mark this on your repeat form, along with your consent for delivery and we will try and get this to you as soon as it arrives. When collecting your prescriptions, please wait outside until it is clear. If you’re not sure whether or not anyone is inside already, then please give us a shout! The contact number during prescription hours is 07932003126. Please don’t use this number out of hours, nor leave a message. If you need to contact someone out of these hours please call Janey - 01840 230497 or Gill Webster - 01840230561 Janey Comber

MOBILE POST OFFICE The Van will be at the Institute Car Park every Friday from 12noon until 1pm. This service will still be running and has much the same facilities as a general Post Office, including - savings, insurance, cash withdrawals and postage of parcels and letters. Please do not park at the bottom corner of Institute car park on Fridays as it’s the only place PO Van gets WIFI signal.

NEWSPAPERS Place order and pay account at Wainhouse Post Office. Please call 01840 230311 and speak to either Ellen or Ida to find out the location of collection on the estate, or if you can help with pick-ups.

An Evacuee’s Memory

1941 Where are we? It’s called Crackington Haven – funny name! North Cornwall, North sounds bleak but Crackington Haven isn’t. Diane, my sister age 6 and me 4 years are lucky. We came with our Mum and Dad (headmaster and matron Mum). The other kids had left their mums in tears at Clapham Junction train station, London on a cold autumn morning. Crackington Haven is amazing and perfect for a 4 year old boy; cows in the valley, sheep on the hills, pigs in barns, chickens and ducks, seagulls squawking all day over a lovely beach. That lovely beach for us to play on and explore. How can there be such a place so different from grey London? I wonder why there is this network of long and heavy pipes across the top of the beach, I’m told that it will stop the German tanks getting into England! I decide with my mates to look out for them Germans but my Dad won’t give me a gun. With the other evacuee boys I collect good-sized stones to throw at them! About that time a supply ship had been bombed and sunk out at sea. We were lucky to receive proceeds from that ship, which included many items i.e. boxes of chocolate bars and barrels of brandy. All the locals arrived with jugs and pots. The Constable got wind of this and arrived on the beach and opened the taps of the barrels and allowed the liquor to run into the sea. He was a Methodist. Most had got a good supply already and were seen staggering home. The chocolate bars were salted, but Dad found a way to extract the salt. He heated them in flat pans and the salt came to the surface and he skimmed it off. We had chocolate for two months in the middle of the war. Settling into life in Crackington Haven was just fun. Even going to school was fun. Headmaster Dad had taught in the 30s in London and had followed the rules. Away from the education system he soon realised that teaching by rote to children who were somewhat traumatised, being separated from their mums (their dads were mostly fighting the Germans in Europe). Dad felt he had to find a kinder way to teach, i.e. by getting his pupils interested in their surroundings. He called it teaching by project and not rote. Projects such as Art, Craft, Gardening and observing nature including the seashore. In the valley ran a fast-flowing stream that had exposed a seam of clay. Headmaster Dad and the vicar, Rev Antram built a kiln. The clay was dug and made into pots, slab and coil pots fired in the kiln. Some exploded as the Can anyone identify these evacuees? air hadn’t been beaten out of the clay. I later learnt that this is called kneading the clay. I remember crazy shapes that I now believe were my introduction and love of modern art. Later I realised what a kind man Dad was, and I wish I had told him so! Alan Zoeftig (part of his memoire)

Notices

ANNUAL FLU INJECTION session at the SATURDAY 29 AUGUST Institute will be on Wednesday October General GARAGE SALE 21st, from 2pm until 5.30. with many interesting items Appointment times should be booked either from our home. online through patient access if you use that, 10am onwards or by a phone call to the surgery. If you are Venue - Tregennys, ringing the surgery to book, please do not Congdons Lane, call at the busy times of early morning at just after lunch. Crackington Haven, EX23 0JP The session will be a bit different this year, unfortunately, but still very important. There Grey and yellow house at will not be any refreshments, and there will top of Congdons Lane, near be a one way system through the main hall. junction of Church Park Please make sure you wear a mask whilst Road and Lundy Drive attending, and maintain social distancing. Contact number - 01840 It is therefore important that you turn up at 230994 your appointment time so that the session does not become overcrowded. We look WANTED forward to seeing you there, and hope for a Lizzie Weyman is making more social time next year! reusable cloth bags from If you have any queries please call either unwanted cotton material. If myself on 230497, or Ellen on 240311 and anyone has old duvets or we will try and help. Janey Comber sheets and would like them put to good use please FREE CATTLE CRUSH contact her on 01840239944 I have a cattle crush which is no longer or used. It’s far from new but is still serviceable. The taker will have to remove and collect from Rosecare Farm.

Please call John on 01840 230297 or 07980 284920

email Also: Remember - [email protected] If you don’t mask... You don’t get... (As of 24th July, face coverings will be compulsory in shops and super- markets, as they are already on public transport).

Gordon Teague 1931-2020

Gordon Teague was born on 3rd March 1931 at home - Polmelyn, St.Gennys the third of seven sons born to Thomas and Dorothy. He attended St Gennys and when old enough he boarded at Launceston College having won a maths scholarship. He did national service in the RAF first at St. Athan in Wales and then at St. Eval his carpentry skills already being put to good use as some of the planes were still made of wood. He enjoyed his days in the RAF. He worked in the family firm T.H.Teague and Sons his whole working life along with his brothers, father, grandfather, cousins, uncles and nephews! From their workshop at Polmelyn they had a virtual monopoly of the local work and – it seems – built half the parish. Gordon was most proud of his work for the National Trust having to replicate perfectly the things that they were replacing like the roof of the Old Post Office at Tintagel. He taught many apprentices some of whom are still in the trade today. Gordon and Jean married at Tremayna Chapel in 1956 and took up residence at Colldean which was built by guess who? Their daughter Joy was born in 1957 and Lynne came along in 1959. The crowning glory of Colldean was the garden and that was probably the main reason that they never moved house. The hours Gordon spent tending his vegetables and cutting the grass, even until recently are known to us all. It was his pride and joy. A hobby that he pursued for over 40 years was St Gennys Silver Band, playing the trombone and sometimes conducting, teaching new members and for a time being the Band Master. Gordon was a committed Christian and he and Jean served God here at Brockhill their whole life. Gordon was a Sunday school teacher, steward, treasurer and latterly the Child Protection Officer. He also served on Circuit committees notably the Property Committee. We remember Gordon as a placid man; Joy and Lynne can only ever remember him raising his voice on one occasion, that was when Joy, as ten year old, walked into the sitting room and trod on all the fairy lights that he was about to put on the Christmas tree! He taught Joy and Lynne to drive and, although his patience was tested, he kept calm. It was only when he got out of the car that he confessed his legs were like jelly. Gordon Teague has left his mark on many lives and indelibly on this parish. We have many concrete things to remember him by the houses he built, the things he made, but our fondest memories will be of the love that he gave us, the example that he set us and the advice that he gave us – right up to the end. David Flanders

Parish Council Report of the Virtual Parish Council Meeting by ZOOM on Tuesday 11th August 2020 at 19.30 Present: - Cllrs, T Stedham (Chair), A Birt, J May, Mrs. J Ward, M Northcott, M Bates, R Wade & Cllr Mrs C Cook In attendance B Jordan (Clerk) and 1 member of the public Public question time (15 minutes allowed for this) To discuss items on this agenda To receive County Councillor’s report Apologies Cllr Mrs J Anderson. (Holiday) Cllr A Birt proposed acceptance this was seconded by Cllr J May and agreed CC Nicky Chopak No declarations of Interest Cllr A Birt proposed that the minutes of the ZOOM meeting held on Tuesday 14th July 2020 at 7.30pm, having previously been circulated, be signed as a true and correct record, this was seconded by Cllr M Bates and agreed. Clerk reported on Facebook comments about his parking at the toilets to do afternoon cleaning because of the pandemic and he was not prepared to continue, the chairman said he would talk to the complainant. A report had been made about a defect on the slipway on the northside of the beach, the clerk will rectify after treating the weeds. No Planning Matters and Applications Portfolio Reports: Legion Hall – The clerk reported on the large usage of electric in the hall and he is going to monitor it Beach – No Report. Toilets – Possible grants are available to put in a sewage treatment plant at the toilets. The clerk and chairman to meet with CORMAC tomorrow morning Rights of Way – Cllr Bates has done some repairs on the footpath that runs from Brockhill to Condons Transport - Again various potholes have been reported, including several on Lambshill, most have been repaired.The dangerous kerb that is behind the gully on Nancemellion hill has now has an edge marker placed there to help motorists see this kerb. The problem at Nancemellion with water flowing out of the gully has been found. 32

Parish Council The underground drain pipe is damaged. This was caused several years ago when B,T contractors laid cables to Lambshill cottage . Highways will be repairing this damage. but possibly will need to have a road closure placed at the location when repairs commence. I hope that the contractors Oakway are billed for this damage not the tax payers. As most will have seen, the yellow lines in the Haven have now been repainted. Hopefully motorists will observe these and not park on them. This will improve the safety for pedestrians especially children when they walk to the beach. Enforcement officers are about ensuring this. Highways have been around the whole of the parish cleaning out and strimming the gullies and inlets to ditches in preparation for the Autumnal rain. Grass around signs has also been cut back Crackington Institute - Covid regulations will be in place ready for opening Sept/Oct (to be confirmed). Front door to be painted, general maintenance is good. Foliage across the path to be cut back for safer walking. Field and playground are being used, getting back to some normality! Snooker Club opened on Aug 3rd with strict rules concernng Covid covering new equipment, sanitiser for ball, cue, rest cleaning, etc limited to 8 players in the club at any one time etc. AGM is scheduled Aug 27th at 7.30 conforming to Covid rules for hand cleaning, distancing etc Adult Social Care – All good at the moment Green St Gennys and Bude Community Network – No Meetings Correspondence 1. Community Road Safety Forum Received 2. Carbon Neutral Cornwall Hive (Circulated) Received 3. Email from Pat Ward Received Agenda Items 1. Dogs on Beaches. Discussion took place and issues were raised it was agreed to return to this at the September meeting 2. To approve the quarterly Budget Monitoring Cllr A Birt proposed that the report be adopted, seconded by Cllr M Bates and agreed Balances 30/07/2020 Current Account £774.24 Reserve £28,713. Total £29,383.50 Payments of £2182.32 were approved To note Toilets £159.59 Cllr A Birt proposed the accounts be paid, this was seconded by Cllr R Wade and agreed. Date of next meeting 8th September 2020

Letters

Good morning Parish of St. Gennys, It's lovely to be back visiting the Haven, albeit in troubling times. We've been visiting yearly since the early 1980's and the parish has seen four generations staying over the years. Our children were already out early this morning enjoying the rock pools and the sand. One thing we had wondered this year is whether the rules for dogs on the beach had been relaxed since 2019? I was surprised to see so many dogs running around though understand there are now limited hours on the previous ban? I was disappointed to see some owners take no action, as their dog sprayed diarrhoea over the pebbles, two metres from where my daughter and I were playing, near the top of the beach. Maybe there is little they can do - it can't really be picked up in that state. When I challenged them leaving it they offered to bury it in situ as they had "just run out of bags and didn't have any in the car either". This attempt was very poor and considering the current neap tides won't wash over it for several days there will be dozens of people, young and old, passing over these pebbles and playing by them, probably with them. I know the argument regarding dogs on the beach goes back and forth and has done for years, but considering I'd been on the beach less than 20 minutes before witnessing this event, it doesn't bode well for the future. Yours sincerely, Ferg Heath

A big thank you to Julia and all the staff at Wainhouse Stores who have looked after us so well during lockdown – helpful service with a smile, many thanks. Jean Robb

New address Mrs. Margaret (Maggy) Folley has moved from Red Gables care home in Bude to live If I wear a mask with nearer her daughter, Sheila. my glasses will I be Her new address is— entitled to Savile Park Care Home, Mellor Street, condensation? Ed Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 3AE She has settled in well, and once the local visiting restrictions are lifted, Maggy is looking forward to seeing more of her family.

Directory of Clubs and Societies

Group/Society Contact Phone No. Venue/Info Beavers Josie Shepherd 07855 001284 Scout Hut Wainhouse

Book Club Rachel Cairns 07766 143521 Coombe Barton

Crackington Folk Club Kevin Johnson 01840 230792 Institute/Monthly Crackington Institute Mrs E Bird 01840 230448 Booking Enquires Crackington Playgroup India Skinner 01840 230558 Institute/Thursdays Crackington Village Shop Sally Gostick 01840 230576 Various Crafty Day Karen Skinner 01840 230666 Institute/3rd Weds Craven Players Mrs Lesley Cooke 01840 230490 Institute/Weds

Cubs & Scouts Mrs D Dowling 01288 352786 Scout Hut Wainhouse

Friends of St Gennys Church Jon Shipsides 01840 230727 St Gennys Church

Gardening Club Heather Smith 01840 230976 Various

Guides/Brownies/Rainbows Louise Cowling 07817 985661 Jacobstow Parish Hall

Horticultural Society Mrs J Cowling 01840 230756 Meetings as notified

Jubilee Club Mo Chambers 01840 230428 Monthly Weds

Or Eve Thain 01566 781452

Juliotter Garden Club Paul Greatorex 01840 269178 Otterham Hall

Legion Hall Barry Jordan 01840 230141 Booking Enquires

Life Drawing Max Burrows 01840 230140 Wooda

Parish Council Barry Jordan 01840 230141 Legion Hall

Parish Walks Gill Nicholls 01840 230393 Various Scottish Dancing Les & Dawn 01840 261708 Institute/Tues Burden Snooker Club Barry Bird 01840 230448 Lower Institute St Gennys Church Mr A Farquhar 01840 230384 Coxford Farm St Gennys Gazette Editorial Team See page 3 St Gennys Band Linda Lewis 07414 609043 Legion Hall Surf Club Nippers Mr A Birt 01840 230425 Surf Clubhouse Surf Life Saving Club Simeon Leete 01840 230769 Surf Clubhouse Table Tennis Club Paul Seez 01840 230664 Institute Tennis Club Paul Seez 01840 230664 Tennis Courts Transition St Gennys Ron Muckleston 01840 230127 Meetings as notified

Yoga (Tuesday morning) Heidi Smith 07376 366183 Institute

Yoga (Tuesday evening) Emma White Institute

Business Index

Arial Imaging Apex Aerial Imaging 27 Funeral Directors Denise Wellington 23

Animal Care Cozy Cats Cattery 33 RJ Sargent & Son 11

Building & Architect 13 Arthur W Bryant 27 Carpentry Bright Joinery 11 Health & Beauty ABS Chiropody 19

Camel Valley Flat Roofing 33 Acupuncture Bruce Matheson 15 Daniel Shute 23 Debbie Routly Hypnotherapy 4 D B Walling 27 Martin Brookes Pilates 8 G Climo & Sons 36 Mobile Nail Technician 6

Gully Wootton 27 Neate Feet 17 Mike Cowling 33 Emma Fawcett Home Care 31 Yoga 8 Tintagel Skip Hire 31 Holiday Aspects Holidays 25 Accommodation

Skylark 17

Business Boscastle IT 36 Home & Garden ACB Gardening Services 15 Maintenance

Busbys Solicitors 11 Any Colour You Like 6 Cedar Accountancy 36 CBL Stoves 8 EB Window Cleaning Services 33 Metherell Gard 15 Garden Maintenance 33 Accountants Parnalls Solicitors 19 Greenworks 4 Paul Finn Solicitors 4 Handyman Jeremy Draper 29

Hilary’s Blinds & Curtains 29 Sproull Solicitors 31 JT Home Improvements 23 Wild Cyclamen 19 K&A Painters & Decorators 6

P&B Interior Design 19 Chimney R Mears & Sons 17 T&C Window Cleaning Services 13 Sweep Electrical DDAS Repairs 17 Trees and Grass 15 Gilbert & Vanstone 25 Tess Draper 25 West Country carpets 13 M Biddick & Son 17 Windley General Maintenance/ 11 TW-LPM Motor Engineer D G Mason 15 Food and Drink Cornwall Microgreens 31 Plumbing A J Skinner 8 Crackington Cider Co. 29 Aquaflame 23 The Cabin Cafe 4 Seb Bailey 25 The Coombe Barton 13 Shops Wainhouse Country Stores 17 The Horseshoe Inn 36 Tuition Guitar 33 Fuel Logan’s Logs 6 Maths 29 R&N Fuels 15

Pete Best

A rainbow over Rosecare Franziska Hannemann

Helen Seez