HOLY TRINITY PENPONDS Lockdown Special !

HOLY TRINITY PENPONDS

Lockdown Special !

The virus stopped us attending church but Spring didn't get the message!

PARISH MAGAZINE MAY 2020 PARISH CONTACTS

Priest in Charge Rosheen Browning Church Warden: The Vicarage Mr Frank Burbery 37 Trethannas Gardens Church Farm , Church Road Praze -an-Beeble Penponds Camborne Camborne. TR14 0QE TR14 0LL Tel. 01209 719022 01209 831175 [email protected] Safeguarding Officer Sharon Etheridge PCC Treasurer: 01209 719852 Mr Richard Olds AssociateParish Priest Merry Meeting Farm Fr. Neil Potter Roseworthy TR14 ODS Email: [email protected] Home Tel: 01209 612680

Church Warden: Fundraising Co-ordinator Mr Philip Gilbert Ruth Beretta Jasmine Cottage Hiddenaway ” 45, Church Road Higher Penponds Road Camborne. TR14 0QE Camborne Tel. 01209 718367 07477165697 [email protected]

Electoral Roll: PCC Secretary: Ruth Beretta Mrs Margaret Hosking Hiddenaway Treecot Higher Penponds Road 28, Trevarnon Lane Camborne Connor Downs 07477165697 Hayle. TR27 5DL 01736756870 / 07800767157 Office Contact: [email protected] 01209 610498 / [email protected]

2 Our Churchyard This Spring

By the end of March the narcissi donated by Bronwen Evans were still providing a good show in the churchyard

3 Services Suspended until further notice

Arrangements for Banns, Marriages, Baptisms, Services, Funerals, etc. please contact Francesca Thomas (Benefice) on 07378 415166

OPEN TUESDAYS Every Tuesday throughout the year

Currently Suspended

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH PENPONDS Coffee Mornings in church Saturday -will resume when we are able

Meetings held at Barripper Chapel 7.30 - 9.00pm—3rd Monday of each month Any lady from Barripper, Penponds & Kehelland will be very welcome. £1.50 per meeting includes raffle ticket, and tea or coffee Further details from: Margaret Hosking or Sylvia Rowe (01209 716918)

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Dear Readers,

Well, we are about to begin the fifth week of lockdown and there is no immediate sign of things getting back to normal just yet. I do hope that you are all well. We know that some of our number have con- tracted the virus and we hope and pray that they have a speedy recovery.

Church closed the weekend of Mothering Sunday after a time of re- stricted activity had been imposed. This period gave Rosheen, ably assisted by Nic time to prepare and present some video services, not only at Penponds but also in her other four churches. In addition she produced video presentations and services over the Easter period. These endeavours went a long way towards compensating for our inability to attend church. If you no longer live in the area and have been unaware of the resources of which I speak please check out our “A Church Near You” page at achurchnearyou.com. The Mothering Sunday Morning prayer Vimeo recording gives you a lovely sense of our church’s peace and tranquility. This is coupled with prayers and readings that are so appropriate in these difficult times.

Over the past months we have done our best to keep in touch with one another via an email group. Various folks have offered puzzles and quizzes to keep everybody amused and more importantly it has kept open communication channels and to a degree helped to support those who have been ill.

We have also tried to ensure that the most vulnerable have been supported with phone calls and direct help in the form of shopping and letter posting etc. The fine weather has at least enabled those who enjoy the benefit of a garden to get out into the fresh air. Additionally, those who live here in Penponds and its surroundings and have not been forced to self-isolate have had the joy of getting out for exercise in the form of daily walks.

I shall include here just a few of the pictures that I have taken when Jayne and I have been out enjoying the good weather. Some of them have figured in the daily: “In our parish but where?” puzzles.

I am indebted to a new contributor,Wendy from Crowan for writing of her experiences as she and her husband Geoff battled to get back to the UK from Madiera as the pandemic spread! See pages 12 and 13.

6 OUR PARISH

7 FROM ROSHEEN Last month one of my friends wrote on her facebook page: “When I said I was giving up church for Lent I was only joking.” It’s been a strange Lent and even stranger Easter. April, the month when the world wakes up —lambs bounce in the fields, bluebells flower and butterflies appear has been a month when human beings have had to hibernate and churches closed.

I expect May will be a month when we will still have to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus. By the time this goes to press I dread to think what the death toll will be. It is a huge human tragedy and out of our control. One of the hardest parts of each individual story is that relatives can’t be beside their loved ones in their final hours. Where is God in this? Easter Sunday was difficult to celebrate when the world felt like Good Friday but it reminded me that life and love will always win. This coronavirus won't get the last word. Christ weeps with us, he bears our sorrow and he is present with us wherev- er we are looking on us with compassion.

For those living in lockdown many are finding that life slows down. The streets are quieter, the skies have fewer aeroplanes and our absence has allowed nature to regain a footing. Those who live in cities have reported hearing the birds again, in Wuhan the sky is blue again as pollution has dropped by 50%. I have been thankful to God for beautiful weather so that lengthy queuing has been in sunshine. People have had time to reflect, to have a clear-out or put life into perspective. I, for one, can see through the persistence and beauty of nature that God is ultimately in control. Through the resurrection Christ offers us hope, transformation and renewal.

The last day of May is the Feast of Pentecost, when the gift of the Holy Spirit is given to all believers. So whether we meet in a church building or by our- selves at home God is with us and we can rest in his presence. And remember Jesus’ words on prayer: “But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6).

We have much to learn from Mother Julian or Terry Waite during our days of lockdown. The power of God to raise Jesus from the dead is on offer to us through the same Holy Spirit as it was to them and first disciples. Only God can truly transform our outlook. My prayer is that you will truly know his deep peace in your life and in your home, now and always.

Life On Hold

Back in the year 2020, When I was about to retire England was hit by the worst of floods And Australia was on fire And just when we thought how bad it was What with so many countries at war Nothing could prepare us for what came next Like we'd never seen before

It was called a coronavirus And it reached around the world Into everybody's neighbourhood With its tentacles unfurled And it killed without distinction The healthy and the lame Survivors kept just a memory Of the days before it came

And we all had to isolate At home with her indoors And stand in queues ten feet apart When shopping at the stores But only for essentials Otherwise it had to wait It feels as though our life's on hold Just waiting for our fate

And most of us will survive this Though thousands have already died As we talk of sacrifices made By the heroes from far and wide Of how it has made us stronger In our neighbours and communities Looking out for one another. Isn't that how it's meant to be?

Paul Beretta

9 Why Do Mike and Tina Keep Donkeys ? PART 1

Well it all began in 1989, when we moved into the old farm house at Tregajorran . We had been living in Winchester . Tina was working as a midwife at the Royal Hants, and I was working in the town proper setting up MH services for LSSA cli- ents. Tina in particular wanted a more rural lifestyle and after some minor research, we considered Cornwall , and as it happens , both the NHS and LSSA were developing their services. We both got work almost instantly and the house she chose was available from the two older farmers who were planning their retirement. We moved on 29 th September 1989 , St Michaels day and for a short period stayed at Crowan and then moved into our current house. The house came with a field ! We spent many hours trying to decide on how best to use the field to our advantage , especially so as at the time, interests rates on Mortgages were high and increasing . We thought of arable use, chickens , horses , a house - cow , goats, peacocks and alpacas . We could never really come to a decision. The main problem we both faced is that we worked full time . So, no milking then, no time to chase goats around the village / hamlet to return them home and of course, one hears of such awful stories about the problems arising , which in turn causes large vet bills. Just about a year after our move, Tina rang me from work. “ have you seen the West Briton, They are advertising a Donkey for sale “ !! After a quick word with our neighbours, we went to Troon that evening to meet ‘ Foo ‘ a 7 year old jenny . Her then owner described as her as “ too skittish “ for beach rides and children’s companion, so she was for sale. That night Foo came to live in our field . She soon got used to us and she seemed content . She appeared to be docile enough and always ready for feed time . Of course, we amateurs have to do things the wrong way around, so we started re- searching donkey care, after we had bought her ! We learned that donkeys need very little daily care, but what care they needed was important . We would have to have her feet trimmed about every three or four months , by a blacksmith / farrier . Apparently, we then discovered that donkeys , although similar to a horse, were quite unlike horses ! The hair / coat on donkeys is not waterproof. Whereas horses have oiled coats, donkeys do not, and as a result, they need shelters built to avoid getting chilled in wet conditions. Magpies seem to like to pick out the coat hair for their nests. Sounds nice for nature to look their own until you realise the birds tugging the donkeys hair leaves open sores which take weeks to heal with special ointments. Now they wear coats until after spring . Donkeys love carrots! We all knew this didn’t we ? However, I have been scolded by the farrier as carrots are too sweet for donkeys and can cause diabetes !!

Donkeys can live a very long time. I understand the maximum is about 50 years , but from what I read it is more likely between 25 to 35 on average. Donkeys don’t seem to mind horses, But some horses are absolutely terrified of donkeys !! despite being half their height, with no visible weapons, Horses panic and turn and run, even with riders on them ! It must be the ears ? Donkeys have a cross on their backs which make them very suitable for Easter events, and rumour has it they lay down in adoration at midnight on Christmas Eve. We look each year but ours are always eating at that time, blissfully unaware of their duties and significance surrounding Christmas. Another lesson we learned eventually, is that donkeys like company, and if at all possible, their companions should be donkeys. When Foo first came to live with us, she had daily sight of ponies in the neighbour’s adjacent field. Some months later, the neighbour moved his ponies else- where. We became aware of this because Foo started to ‘ bray ‘ very loudly both night and day . She was clearly upset and so we went to source a companion for her. The Donkey Derby at Rosudgeon was the place to look, there we found a huge black donkey for sale. Naturally enough, we believed everything we were told on trust, and I brought him home in a land Rover and Horse Box and he came to live with Foo . What do you mean he’s a stallion? so?. Oh dear, we were still learning. We had to separate Foo in the garden and had the huge stallion out in the back field—difficult trying to keep them apart. He had to go back, so back in the land Rover to St Columb Major where he was from. We made urgent enquiries to our source in Troon, and as luck would have it , he had a 7 year old gelded Jack donkey for sale ! Within a day or two, Zeus came to live with us and Foo. Zeus was a gentle , heavy set donkey and after a few preliminaries between themselves, they became insepara- ble . It soon came around to foot trimming time and we discovered that Foo had a strong fear of having her feet touched, never mind being trimmed etc. For most of time , Foo was a gentle companion and showed no real resistance, until feet trimming time. Then she showed a fearsome refusal to cooperate with the farrier. He tried all manner of different strategies for trimming her feet . He kindly kept coming every year, for about 23 years, and Foo never forgot him , or her fear of having her feet trimmed. It was so bad for all that Tina deliberately went out shopping to avoid being at home on those days . Thanks Tina !! Fortunately , Zeus was much more cooperative and in the main, he manged to cope well. In the year 2000, Tina and I took a fortnights holiday from work and together built a new stable for them . it was quite an expense and at the far edge of any carpentry skills I may have had at school, but with Tina’s mathematics, we managed to meas- ure, cut and build the stable. It’ s still up now

Mike

Mike and Tina’s current donkeys

Find out about them next month Retreat from...Madeira!

Our three-week vacation to the Portuguese island of Madeira was booked in 2019, long before any whisper of Covid 19. On March 2nd. this year we flew from Bristol to the then virus free island and began our holiday. The first two weeks were warm and wonderful. However, knowing that things might be different back home I continued to keep up with UK news and a daily newspaper online. It sounded increasingly worrying. But Madeira was clear until two Dutch tourists arrived with symptoms of the virus. Everyone knew where they were as there was a police guard outside their hotel. Then came Friday 13th March, when we went on an exciting land rover “safari,” mainly off road or on roads that might be better named as “off”! The driver was an interesting, knowledgeable local character who told us that Portugal was starting a lock down from the following Monday and all cruise ships had already been stopped. It was a surprise as there were still only a few confirmed cases on Madeira unlike the news we were hearing about in other places. Our hotel had already sent round notices about hand washing and there were sanitisers available in all the public places. For some days things seemed the same within the hotel, aside from the gym and spa closing, but as more people left an air of anxiety hung in the atmosphere. The overheard conversation everywhere was “When are you leaving?” And almost everyone seemed to be going before us. The tour manager assured us that we were the responsibility of the company with whom we had booked and that there were about forty others scattered around in different hotels etc. Next came the news that our flight back to Bristol on Monday 23rd March had been cancelled by the airline! A few days of worrying later we were told that a Portuguese airline would take us to Lisbon on Friday 20th and we would have another flight to Heathrow from there plus transport back to Bristol. What a relief! Friday arrived and we were taken to the airport this time in a socially spaced coach well away from the driver. Airports are never fun but we were shown through the one manned entrance by police and queued to check in. Unfortunately, “check in” looked at our passports and we, along with everyone else in our group, were told that we were booked for Saturday 21st not Friday 20th. We later discovered that the follow-on flight from Lisbon on the Friday had been cancelled, hence the change of date, but… the message had not been passed on to our courier! There are times when it’s not difficult to feel extremely sorry for the person in charge of a group, under those circumstances I think I might have made a run for it! The poor lady had to get us all booked back into a hotel for another night plus telling us that we would be staying Saturday night in Lisbon! Fortunately, no one complained although many went off and managed to get on direct flights to Heathrow through other airlines right away. I admit to being tempted but it would have meant paying for the flight plus losing all support and help from our very trustworthy tour company. Nineteen of us were left. The following evening, we arrived in Lisbon and were taken to a beautiful hotel right in the centre. Our temperatures were taken before we were allowed inside with police present to check that this was done. Complimentary dinner and breakfast were available and social dis- tancing observed without fuss. Later we stood on our balcony with a glass of port (well when in Portugal!) overlooking an almost entirely empty square. Late afternoon on Sunday we landed at Heathrow in a plane that was about a third full. No one moved for the entire duration of the flight. A pleasant surprise awaited…instead of a coach each person or couple had their own driver and a people carrier to take them to their orig- inal airport. So back to Bristol for us and to a kind member of the car parking staff who used his phone to get us a night’s sleep in a nearby hotel. The following day, Monday, we drove back home with no stops and arrived safely back in Camborne – possibly the most relieved I have ever been to see it. Geoff’s comment was that the experience felt like being the last ones off the beach at Dunkirk!

Wendy Smith - Wendy and husband Geoff are from Crowan Parish

I thought I’d include this aerial shot of our cottage taken back in the 1990s. Coinci- dentally it was taken as we were all leaving church. Can you recognise anybody? Follow at Home

WEEKLY BIBLE READINGS

DATE READERS READINGS

3rd May 1: Acts 2. 42–end 4th Sunday of 2: 1 Peter 2. 19-end Easter Celebrant: John 10. 1-10

10th May 1: Acts 7. 55-end 5th Sunday of 2: 1 Peter 2. 2-10 Easter Celebrant: John 14. 1-14

17th May 1: Acts 17. 22-31 6th Sunday of 2: 1 Peter 3. 13-end Easter Celebrant: John 14. 15-21

24th May 1: Acts 1. 6-14 Acts 1. 6-14 7th Sunday of 2: 1 Peter 4. 12-14; 5. 6-11 Easter Celebrant: John 17. 1-11

31st May 1: Acts 2. 1-21 Pentecost 2: 1 Corinthians 12. 3b-13 Whit Sunday Celebrant: John 20. 19-23

th 7 June 1: Isaiah 40. 12-17, 27-end Trinity Sunday 2: 2 Corinthians 13. 11-end Celebrant: Matthew 28. 16-20 CHURCH IS NOW CLOSED WE MUST PRAY IN OUR OWN HOMES STAY SAFE

10 My Experience in Japan cut short due to COVID-19

First and foremost, I hope everyone is keeping safe and healthy during these difficult times.

Following the Christmas holidays, I returned to Japan to continue studying Japanese history at Kwansei Gakuin University. The university programme commencing after Christmas ran 6 days a week with fieldtrips to historic sites. I was also able to find time to explore further parts of Kobe, Kyoto and Osaka during free time with a group of Australians I had met which was a fantastic experience. I made some great friends and memories through our adventures to sites such as the Kobe Harbourland, Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park. Kyoto in particular stands out to me as a truly fascinating part of Japan – it encapsulates the true essence of traditional Japa- nese culture – kimonos, numerous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, gardens, Yuzen Dyeing (dyeing technique from the seventeenth century to create the prints and patterns for the Kimono), and tea ceremonies. One of my favourite experiences in Kyoto was a visit to Kiyomizu-dera Temple (photos below). It was so interesting to see how Buddhist monks worshipped and dressed in their beautiful Kimonos. I was able to have a blessing by a monk and received good luck charms for my family – a great spiritual experience. This temple is constructed upon timber stilts situated in the hills of Kyoto with views across Kyoto City.

Moreover, I discovered parts of Kobe with a girl from Japan who I had befriended at the University during the Autumn Term. My Japanese friend showed me round parts of Kobe near to where she lived and places she enjoys visiting including, the Minatogawa Shrine, a local restaurant where we ate Okonomiyaki. This traditional Japanese dish is made of cabbage, egg, soy sauce and a choice of seafood or meat – it is then cooked on a hot plate in the style of a pancake until it is crispy on the outside.

Whilst I was back in Japan, I continued volunteering at a university club called ‘ALIVE’ which focuses on volunteering at an orphanage in Kobe. My time back here was more rewarding than the Autumn term as I was seeing the same children each week to play board games, singing English songs all together, and teaching them English. This experience and time at the orphanage has taught me the real im- portance of community and community spirit which I feel is an apt topic for our current situation of lockdown in the UK. In the orphanage the children, ranging from ages 2-16, work on creating art as enjoyable hobby to do all together. One art piece which is displayed in their common area (which is a large room with a few old wooden chairs and tables) includes a long large piece of paper with numerous hand- prints on it by every individual who lives in the orphanage. This sense of ‘togetherness’ is a crucial lesson the orphanage managers hold closely – “we are all in this together through the hard times and the good” was a message delivered to the children every time I was there. I think this sense of unity helps inspire the children, especially the little boy who I had been helping teach English – he is currently on track to achieve a

11 scholarship to enter a private junior school which is fantastic. I think this sense of togetherness as a community is important universally, whether living in an orphanage or in a small village such as Penponds. I think we can all agree that the community spirit we all enjoy from Penponds Church is uplifting and enjoyable. Whilst I do not live in Penponds myself (I am a third-year university student at the University of Birmingham who has taken a year abroad study in Japan and will complete my final year back in Birmingham), I have always enjoyed the community feeling of Pen- ponds Church at the services and fundraising events I have attended with my Gran- nie (Ann Davies) ever since I was christened there at age 4 (I am now age 21). Whilst we are all in lockdown and being extra cautious about our health, we must all remember we are all in this together and brighter times will be ahead.

My studies abroad in Japan have sadly been cut short due to the corona virus and have returned to the UK.

Emma

Rosie Lewis sends us some pictures of her garden in Mel- ton Mowbury to help raise our spirits in theses difficult times.

This raised our spirits as we took our daily exercise along Mill Road. We saw the Stone family taking their parrot for a walk. The parrot is 50 years old!!!

13 In our Parish but Where?

Last month’s puzzle illustrated a walk that I enjoy that takes me from home to Reskadinnick and the footpath that takes a sharp right as you head towards Duchy College, Rosewarne. The last pic- ture is of Marriot’s Avenue. At the time I included it to illustrate that our parish does contain a few modern developments, but its significance has increased as I have recently learned that Paul and Ruth used to live there!

Here is this month’s puzzle

Our email group plays this game on a daily basis. If you’d like to join in the fun just email me on

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14 Keeping myself amused during ‘lockdown’!

I work for The Open University (part time now!) and have worked at home for quite some time. The lockdown has meant that our Head Office at Milton Keynes has temporarily closed and everyone is a home worker. One of the jobs that came my way recently, was to mark scripts for end of module assignments. These were for 1st and 2nd year nursing students. We access the scripts online, mark online and post comments back online – it is a tortuous procedure and when you come across a script where you would just love to put a red line right through it, online marking does not give the marker that pleasure! Anyway, I came across my fair share of howlers on the way. I am a stickler for spelling and despite always advising students to read their work through before they submit it, or get a critical friend to read it and advise them, they rarely do. I thought you might like to see a few examples of what was tickling me. One student offered a patient a bowel for a wash after his operation, whilst another was offered a placement in the Intestine Care Unit. When patients are unable to take food by mouth and absorb it, they may have an intravenous feeding line set up and this is known as enteral feeding. One student identified this as eternal feeding! And one student working in a recovery area identified that her patient had been admitted for ‘rest bite’ care (should be respite, of course!). Please don’t think that OU nursing students who qualify to be nurses are dim! But mistakes are easy to make, especially if you rely on a spell checker:

Eye Halve a Spelling Chequer

Eye halve a spelling chequer It came with my pea sea It plainly marques four my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word And weight four it two say Weather eye am wrong oar write It shows me strait a weigh. Ruth Our email group has been sharing our memories of Church House. I thought I would include a couple of contributions, one from Morwenna, Grace’s daugh- ter, another from Frank and a couple of photographs of the Penponds Players from the 1950s supplied a little while ago by Margaret Borrott

Church House History Morwenna

In 1971, Jo Aimable, who lived in Penponds, published a booklet called The History of Penponds full of interesting facts about the village in days gone by. She writes that in1760 the first school in the district was opened, en- dowed by Mrs Grace Percival. The school was for 20 poor children, 12 boys and 8 girls and on leaving were presented with a bible and a prayer book.(if anyone is interested I have the names of the 4 schoolmasters who taught there)Whoever applied had to be Cof E and lead a sober life!

The school eventually became the Poor House after the former was trans- ferred to Ramsgate around 1840 and then to Treslothan and finally closed in1876. The old school house took on a new name and as we all know it became the property of Holy Trinity Church and became the centre of village life.

And, many years ago, Holy Trinity Church produced a booklet called Pen- ponds Ponderings to sell in order to raise funds for the complete redecora- tion of the Church House. Many villagers contributed various articles including my mum who ended her poem about it as follows.. "Now with our Church House so splendid and new Our thoughts are for letting for many a 'do', So please tell your friends and make it quite plain, The Church House is open for business again."

I can remember many a 'do', including the very well supported annual children's Horticultural Show, the crowded Christmas Fetes, birthday parties and after our monthly Pram and Pushchair service in church us Mums with our offspring would go on to Church House for a cuppa and the children played together. (One Mum would walk all the way from her farm in Kehelland push- ing her two in the pram

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15 Frank’s Memories of Church House

My first memory of Church House is in the late 1980's attending the PCC AGM there. Everything was set out neatly by Stanford Uren: top table for the PCC and Father John Harris and rows of chairs for the rest of us. Those chairs were well occupied in those days.

At that time many functions were also held in Church House. I remember one Friday evening in probably 1988 when Ben Davis had his band on the stage in the left hand room. It was a very good evening, much enjoyed by all.

Phillip mentioned about the stage, after Margaret Borrott sent the pictures of the production that was put on in 1955. I was involved in dismantling it. Church House had been sold to the couple who lived next door, but the pur- chase had not been completed. The PCC gave them permission to carry out work in anticipation of an early completion when tragically the husband died. It was put back on the market and upon inspection it was found that demoli- tion work had been started in virtually every area, the worst being the left hand room with the stage and the small room upstairs. I was asked to clear it out and found that the stage, that Stanford was always reluctant to let people, use as he said it was unsafe, was in fact constructed in a very sturdy and simple way.

When the village school moved from there to the 'new' school up the road the pupils all carried whatever they could but the desks each seating several pupils being 8 or 9 feet long were left behind. These then formed the basis of the stage. The floor boards were taken up and the desks were stood on the earth which had taken its toll, but due to the number of them they had made a very solid base for the stage as seen in Margaret Borrott’s pictures. I saved some of the tops which have grooves for pen's and inkwell holes in them and now they are back in Church House as shelves in Gilla and Mar- tin's very nice holiday apartments.

Back to the 1990's, and apart from the annual flower and produce shows and craft shows that Stanford organised, we transformed Church House into an Italian Restaurant for one Saturday evening. Norman Jopling made the Minestrone Soup, Evelyn the Spaghetti Bolognese and Philip and Jayne the dessert. Claire and her friend Emma waited on the guests while we were in the small kitchen heating up and serving the food that had been pre-cooked at home. It was a very small kitchen and would probably not pass H&S today, but it all went well, and no one died! - we served about 24 people, something that I don't think any of us had done before.

Every Christmas after the lighting of the Christmas tree in the square we would all go to Church House to await the arrival of Father Christmas, sing carols and enjoy refreshments. It was at one of these get togethers that Phillip and Jayne walked in and saw us sitting at a table in a corner and called us 'Darby and Joan'.

Lastly I would like to mention that the Church wanted to restore Church House for the use of the community, in fact I even arranged for construction students from Cornwall College to conduct a survey of the structure as a project. The result of this was good, but the sticking point was the lack of parking space. David Evans offered to sell part of the adjacent field as a car park but the council refused to even consider this proposal, so Church House was sold.

Frank Burbery

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