June 2021 No.489 50P to Non Residents

June 2021 No.489 50p to Non Residents

Julie Satchell

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Your Photos

National Trust Volunteers repairing a collapsed bridge at Chipman Point, and they have also been replacing broken steps with zigzag paths that are easier to negotiate.

The new Bus Shelter at Wainhouse Corner, jointly funded by Jacobstow and St Gennys Parish Councils at request of a parent concerned about the safety of children waiting for the school bus

The new Notice Board at The Haven See Page 5 Traffic Jam at Hallagather Photo taken by Lisa Jasper

Editorial CONTENTS PAGE A Methodist Minister’s View 18 Editing the Gazette is an exciting Age Concern 7 task, never knowing what will need to be included or even worse, if Book Page 34 there is no news to include. Then Business Index 38 there is a need to be proactive and Dawn Chorus 26 seek out items of interest. The Book Directory of Clubs 37 Page has arisen out of just that. Too From the Gazette Archives 16 many recommendations to include Gardening Tips 20 this month, so more next month if In Memoriam 10 space allows. Thank you for all those Lockdown Story 33 contributions. Notices 12, 24 No minutes of the Parish Council Parish Council Minutes 5, 28, meeting are included here, because Parish Diary 22 the meeting was put back a week Rainbow Ukulele Group 35 because of The Election, so there will be 2 reports next month. St Gennys Church 14 Something to look forward to, and Village Club & Orgs Notices 8, 30 next month’s editor’s nightmare, Village Shop News 21, 40 juggling space. Your Photos 2, Enjoy June....Heather

The Deadline for submissions to the next Gazette is end of day 17th of this month email: [email protected] Your Editors are: Helen Chamberlain 01840 230125 India Skinner 01840 230558 Heather Smith 01840 230976 For business enquiries please contact Jane Wardlaw 01840 230933

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The Parish Council has been busy

You may or not have noticed that the Notice Board down at The Haven has been replaced. It had been mended several times and needed replacing. The original one finally gave up the fight with the elements and blew over last summer. Tony and Allan from the Parish Council, in lockdown, attached the signs to the railings as a temporary measure. Jane Anderson, Michael Bates and Gully Wootton worked hard on the new design and the Parish Council commissioned Gully to build the new board. It is a fine structure, made of locally sourced oak from Bush, and with kind permission of the J and M Charitable Trust, it is permanently fixed to the railings on the right hand side of the access on the left hand side of the beach. Grateful thanks also go to Andy Bird for the steel work, Dai Hughes of TLC Holdings for the art work, and Wilbur for an extra pair of hands, when needed.... A truly local initiative

Crackington Haven has been awarded a Seaside Award for the 2021 season This has been a collaborative success and only possible thanks to the efforts of community champions, especially Jane Anderson parish councillor with responsibility for the beach, the beach cleaners and the RNLI on the ground, Cornwall Council completed the applications and there is generous sponsorship from both Sharps Brewery and Visit Cornwall to Cornwall’s Beach Award Programme. The Council will receive the flags, posters and plaques over the coming days

Also see news and photo of the new Bus Shelter at Wainhouse corner on P2. Making using our local bus service a better experience!

Age Concern

Attached are the proposed trips for June. I would suggest that until the final release from lockdown in the middle of June we should continue to work with a max of 9 passengers and follow covid restrictions. After this date I think numbers could go back to normal especially if everyone has had the two jabs but just continue to use common sense. Michael Parsons

Village clubs and Organisations

Well as I write this we are coming up to an anniversary that we never thought we’d have, one whole year of meeting on Zoom. All three units have been meeting weekly on zoom since the middle of May 2020, which has kept the units active, and although zoom is not for everyone we have been flexible having members complete the activities on their own and hoping they will join us along with those new members not wanting to zoom when we get back to face to face. All units have been busy completing activities to help them get some badges. The brownies and rainbows even went on a day trip to London, something that would never happen in normal times, due to the distance and the fact that Louise (the brownie leader) is a country girl at heart and has a dislike for large cities. We met at Kings Cross station arriving by a variety of means some by train, some by colourful aeroplanes, a couple of flying unicorns and 1 riding an elephant! Completed a quiz, and made a sky scraper. They then went off and visited various locations including Buckingham Palace, London zoo, and the Tower of London, before meeting at Covent Garden to catch up complete some more group activities before exploring again. We ended at The London Eye for a final catch up and make an origami boat to sail on the Thames. Louise Cowling

A Tribute to Pat Rogers

How sad it is, in this year of isolation, to hear of so many friends who have died; people who were for so long a part of our community. Before the pandemic you might not see them for weeks at a time but then you’d meet for a catch up while doing prescriptions, at an exercise class or sitting on the wall on a summer evening. She always had a smile and enjoyed life. A couple of years ago Pat brought such a wealth of local knowledge to How it Was and entertained a crowded village hall with her vibrant stories. As the daughter of the stationmaster at Otterham Station she had lived in the area as a girl and after meeting Jan at an Institute dance and a date at a fairground they married. As a bride Pat remembered Jan’s mother, Mary Rogers who ran the post office and shop across the road at Higher Crackington and had visitors in the summer holidays. Pat remembered the extensive menu she provided. After tea and biscuits, a full English breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and then supper. Pat joked that some visitors never made it down to the beach. I’ll never forget her story of locally sourced meat. When someone in the community wanted to slaughter a pig for the winter they’d bring it the shop and it was killed on a slate slab outside the shop. Pat remembered blood going down the drain and the meat being distributed as fridge freezers were rare. Pat was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, a friend to many, had a great sense of humour and a fund of local memories. She is greatly missed. Annie May

A picture of Pat at the Legion Hall entertaining everyone with her stories as part of the How it Was project

Notices

CLEANER WANTED Public Toilets, Question from Alan Zoeftig Crackington Haven Beach Does anyone have a photo of the One hour Monday & Thursday scaffolding that was erected across mornings the Haven Beach during the Second Possible cover for holidays & World War as part of the plan to prevent an Invasion? sickness Please contact him on 01840230 £9.26 per hour Contact Barry Jourdan HELP needed for local Bed and Breakfast business. 11am to 2pm 6 days a week. Free to a good home: Mid May to Mid October used timber decking Rate £12 per hour Large amount of timber decking We are a 4 bedroom luxury family available for immediate collection B & B in Otterham. from EX23 0PF. Approximately 5 Attention to cleanliness and detail is years old. Possible use as firewood a must. or garden timber projects. Call me to discuss further Email: [email protected] for Cynthia Paterson 07407 302052 further information and photos.

Long let required Older, active lady losing West Devon home of 18 years (owner selling) seeks rural cottage. Garden, solitude and peace more important then perfect interior. Loves birds, Beethoven and walking! Broadband not necessary. Please contact Rose - 07897 107344.

ST.GENNYS PARISH WALK May’s walk found 11 of us and an enthusiastic Jack Russell heading out with threatening rain clouds all around, but the sun came out whilst we were walking the Ludon valley and off came the gear. Everyone agreed it was nice to get back to some group walking/ chatting! The next Parish walk is on Saturday 19th June. Meeting 11am. Crackington Institute. Route: Rosecare via footpath (dependent on its condition). Stout footwear essential. Bringing something to drink is optional. Gill 230393

Tony

St Genny’s Church

In accordance with the Government guidelines, a section of the church will be open for visits and private prayer every Sunday from 9am—5pm beginning on 2 May 2021.

Sunday Morning Eucharist and Evensong services continue to be held online via Zoom. To receive information about the services and to join in from home, please request a link from Revd Heather Aston. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01840 250359

JACOBSTOW GARDEN SAFARI A Garden Safari around Jacobstow village is being held on Sunday 20th June 2021 at 2-6pm. Tickets from the Parish Hall £5 per adult (including a Cream Tea), Children Free. Proceeds for the Parish Hall. There are 7 gardens to visit – Map descriptions and information provided. Cream Teas, Plant Sale, Stalls and a Prize Draw at the Parish Hall. Also Children’s Scarecrow competitions – contact Rachel on 230908 to enter.

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From the Gazette Archives

“READERS MAY like for a change to consider a place name in St Gennys other than those based on the Cornish language. Coxford is an interesting example. Basically it is simply Cocks-ford, no doubt so called because there was a ford there over a little stream before abridge was constructed. The name COKKYSFORD was recorded in 1414 and there was a man named COK living in St Gennys as long ago as 1327. The family of Cock were very prominent people in St Gennys in days gone by. John Cock was one of the overseers for St Gennys in 1750 for the collection of the Church rate. In 1770 he was paying rates for no less than seven properties namely, “Crackinton, the other Crackinton, Woods, Smorn, Roundhayes, Lenven and Baypark” As recently as 1862 Miss Joanna Cock and John Cock Jewell sold for £15 the land on which Tremayna Chapel was built. John Cock was life tenant of the Manor in respect of Baypark as well as several other holdings. He was 88 and son Richard became Reeve of the Manor. By 1841 he was employing 13 people, of which only 4 could write. The rest signed for their wages with an X. Richard looked after himself in some style! His accounts show that in 2 months he purchased from W.R.Bray of Launceston, 4 gallons of gin costing 44/-, 1 gallon of rum costing 15/-, 1 gallon of port at 16/-, and a gallon of cognac at the price of 24/-, and a gallon of sherry for 16/-. I wonder whether he suffered from gout?” R.P. BROCKHILL YOUTH CLUB is proving very successful. Attendance has grown and the enthusiasm is high. We would like to say “thanks” to Peter Barber for providing the table tennis table and to a gentleman who wishes to remain anonymous for his donation of £5. We urgently need a snooker table (a 6’ would be fine) - the one we have is brought here each week from someone’s home and we would very much like one of our own. Do you know of a snooker table that is not being used that we could acquire as a gift or for a payment that we could afford? Please ring Maureen Taylor, St Gennys 477 if you can help in this matter. ALEXANDRA ROSE DAY A Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy Stall will be held on Thursday 26th June at 10.30am at ‘Canberra’, Dizzard, by the kind invitation of Mrs A S Gliddon. Extract from JUNE ISSUE 1980

A Methodist Minister’s View

Because of the Covid epidemic many celebrations have not happened or have been very muted over the past year. Amongst these is the celebration of the fact that Christian Aid is 75 years old this year. Christian Aid came into existence at the end of World War II to make provision for refugees in Europe and has grown from those roots to become an organisation which has made an impact in many of our under-developed countries in the world. This impact has happened through campaigning work on worldwide issues such as ‘Fairtrade’ and currently ‘Climate Change’. Christian Aid also partners with organisations in many parts of the world to create projects which have direct impact on the improving of life situations of people. There are many who live by walking large distances for water and work with elementary tools to provide food – we are in the privileged minority. Christian Aid is also one of the organisations that forms the membership of our British ‘Disasters Emergency Committee’ whose current campaign is focussed on the Covid crisis in India. How fortunate we are, despite the hardships, in our experience of Covid in comparison to their situation. Christian Aid and other such organisations have evolved from Christians working together to care for their brothers and sisters across the world and thus demonstrate love and care for the less fortunate. These roots of love and care can be found in the Old Testament of our Bible and in Jesus’ command to ‘love your neighbour as you love yourself’. In recent years our British Government has contributed seven tenths of one per cent of our national income to meet some of the world-wide needs in its Overseas Aid programme. The decision has been made to reduce this expenditure to a half of one per cent - by some 4 billion pounds - in view of the country’s economic situation. Our Prime Minister hopes that the general public will understand the reason for the cuts. My concern is that the Overseas Aid budget, small as it is, has been reduced, which will have consequences for many projects in such areas as sanitation, water, hygiene and children in the poorest areas of our world. It is a matter which should be of concern to all of us in the ‘fortunate and privileged’ minority of the world’s population. We can all take to heart Jesus’ command to ‘love our neighbour as much as we love ourselves’ and work out how to demonstrate that in our actions.

Every blessing, Bryan Ede

June Gardening Tips

After a dry April and cold, wet and windy May there is still time for planting. Salad leaves, oriental leaves, rocket and endive, can be grown in succession in situ and thinned out. Sowing seed at the end of the day when the ground is cooling helps better germination. Wild flower seeds can be raked in to bare soil or plug plants dug in. Just time to plant a variety of herbs before it becomes too hot for them to germinate. Runner beans can be planted in a cold frame or pots and then put into a prepared manured bed in a sheltered and sunny spot. Beetroot, broccoli, carrots, chard, courgettes, French beans, kale, peas, swedes, turnips can be sown. Companion planting is said to help growth and control pests. The principle of different varieties next to each other makes for a good ecosystem and attracts insects and wildlife, which in turn helps pollination. Shallow rooting onions next to deep rooting carrots do not compete in the soil. Umbellifera such as fennel and cow parsley attract hover flies which eat aphids. A nasturtium can attract black flies away from bean plants and act as a sacrificial crop. Marigolds attract white fly and distract them away from tomatoes. As growth races ahead, weeding or hoeing and mulching around beds is essential. Mowing grass may be needed but areas left wild help flowers grow big enough for bee and butterfly forage. Neat edges and a path mown through or around the long grass will define it. Plant out your bedding plants and top up containers with fresh compost. Deadheading and cutting back plants once they have flowered encourages the plants to grow back and extends the flowering season. If you snip off roses at the base of the bloom, this will encourage the plant to send new shoots from the leaves near the top of the bush, producing smaller flowers. Pruning fruit trees in June encourages a bountiful harvest. Prune flowering shrubs such as Deutzia, Weigela and Philadelphus after they have finished flowering. Soft cuttings of lavender and rosemary can be taken. Gill Shipsides

If you look closely at a forget-me-not you can see which flowers have been visited by a bee, it will have lost its yellow centre and turned white! Ed

Crackington Village Shop News

The Crackington Village Shop Share Offer Is Now Open! Target £50,000 Running from 17th May to 17th June, inclusive

Share Offer Now is the time that many of you have been waiting for: time to invest in the community shop. If you made a pledge, you will have already been contacted with details about how to do it. If you didn’t and would like to invest, then please read on! A Community Share Offer allows everyone investing to be part of the organisation, with an equal say on how it is run. As a Community Benefit Society, the share offer may attract income and capital gains tax relief. You are more than welcome to donate to the shop instead of buying shares; however, your donation will not be eligible for tax relief as we not a charity. At least £50,000 is needed to establish the community shop. Exceeding this target will give the shop an even better starting point. All costs to date have been paid for by Produce Stall donations and local grants. Well done and thank you! We hope to build soon in mid to late summer. The schedule is still uncertain as Brexit and COVID have taken their toll, especially by delaying steel supplies. The shop will open as soon as possible. For a full explanation and all the technical detail, please go to: www.crackingtonvillageshop.co.uk/share and download the Community Share Offer document. Spread the word and let’s build the community shop!

Community Jamboree The Shop Committee invites you to a Community Jamboree on 4th July, from 10.30-15.00 The aim is to get the village together and to give community groups and organisations the chance to let everyone know what they’re doing and how to get involved.

As life opens up again, we hope that it will provide opportunity to say hello and have lunch, along with some entertainment and fun!

Any clubs, societies or groups that would like to be involved, please contact Heather on 230976 if you haven't already been in touch.

St Gennys Parish Diary

Please check with organisers if clubs and activities are currently taking place. 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

Notices

PRESCRIPTION SERVICE This service will continue to be available in the Snooker Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1pm - 3pm. 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

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 is the only place the Post Office Van receives a WIFI signal.

NEWSPAPERS (St Gennys Newsgroup) 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. Urgent need for more drivers/volunteers!

The Dawn Chorus

From March to July, those feathered alarm clocks are at it again, as they defend their territories and sing to attract a mate. Our songbirds time their breeding season to the warmest part of the year, when there is plenty of food and lots of daylight in which to find it.

The first songsters begin singing about an hour before sunrise, with the peak being half an hour before, and half an hour after sunrise. Our songbirds time their breeding season to the warmest part of the year, when there is plenty of food and lots of daylight in which to find it. As winter turns to spring, the lengthening daylight switches male songbirds into breeding mode.

The first songsters of the season are residents such as robins and great tits, joined later on by migrants like chiffchaffs and blackcaps to make May and June the peak time to enjoy the dawn chorus.

The dim light of dawn is not a good time to go foraging. Food, like insects and seeds, may be difficult to find, so perhaps it's a better time to try and attract a mate. Singing also brings the risk of attracting a predator, so it is better done before the bright morning light betrays the singer's position.

The air is often still at this time and, with less background noise, song can carry up to 20 times as far. As the light strengthens food becomes easier to find, so hungry birds begin to move off and the chorus gradually diminishes.

There is another chorus at dusk, which is considered quieter, though some birds - like tree sparrows and blue tits – seem to prefer to sing at this time of day. It may simply be that we take less notice of it than the dawn chorus, when we are so keen to enjoy a few more moments in bed!

Singing is hard work, and uses hard won food reserves, so it is the fittest, best-fed males who produce the strongest, most impressive song. Females therefore choose a mate who sings best, because such a male is more likely to be good at raising chicks, to have a good territory, or to pass successful genes to their young.

Here is a link to an Audio file to help you identify the songsters. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-songs/what-bird-is-that/

And if you really don’t or cant get out of bed half an hour before dawn, here is a link to bird radio so you can listen indoors, in bed, in comfort. https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/campaigning/let-nature-sing/birdsong- radio/

Parish Council

Due to the election the parish council was postponed by one week. All updates will be included in next gazette

RAINBOW UKULELE GROUP Learn to play the Ukulele. For All ages & Ability, Complete beginners welcome. No previous musical knowledge required. Come along to a - complete beginners have a go session to see if you like it (Instrument provided) ONE TO ONE LESSONS & GROUP SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS Based in St Gennys, please contact Linda: [email protected] 07414609043

CRACKINGTON HAVEN TENNIS CLUB A big sigh of relief, we are almost back to normal! No restrictions on number of people allowed on the courts and Club Nights are no longer limited to twelve people (Wednesday evenings, 6 pm onwards). We would however ask everyone to remain vigilant; as Covid-19 hasn’t gone away. Hand sanitiser before and after playing is still recommended and no shak- ing of hands (or hugging). The lock on the gate was changed on 1st May so anyone who hasn’t yet renewed will find that they can’t access the courts. See me or give me a ring about renewing. Having had to suspend them last year, temporary memberships will again be available from 1st June through Nick and Petina at The Haven Café. Also making a welcome return, coaching will be offered by James Brobin, LTA Coach. To be held Monday afternoon/evening starting Monday 26th July for a five week course. Slightly different from the previous year, so details not yet finalised, contact Helen on 01840 230664 to give your name and details. New members always welcome. See you on the court. Paul Seez

and something for children

Spot The Bird There are 12 birds within the pages of this gazette Can you find them and identify them?

If you are a local business and would like to advertise in the Gazette, please email: [email protected]

What did you do in Lockdown!

Places I have seen and places I hope to see. In common with many others, the last year has found me with extra hours to fill. Having revisited old hobbies with varying degrees of success, I cast around for something new and interesting to do. I decided I would take a tour. Unfortunately, I don’t have a magic ticket out of lockdown so it would have to be virtual. First stop, the Internet. Avoiding any companies asking for money (mainly scams) I hit upon one which offered free tours almost anywhere in the world with the option to leave a tip at the end. And so I “set off” for Prague with its amazing astronomical clock and then Montmartre with its artist quarters, surprising windmills and the beauty of Sacre Coeur. So how is it different from watching a TV documentary? Well, for a start it takes place in real time, no replay button, if you are late, you miss it! Just like real life! The guides are local with all the quirky knowledge of their area that that entails...no celebrity expert jetted in to stuff your head full of facts. I had expected a rather jerky “home movie” feel to the filming but not at all. Although I do wonder what it will be like cycling through Amsterdam next week! “Tourists” can interact, ask questions, make comments through the Chat button, a mixed blessing if there is a very “chatty” one. I have found it very entertaining. The guides are knowledgeable and if you have previously visited the place it is fun to try and spot familiar landmarks. And some experiences- being yelled at by a drunk outside the Sagrada Familia- are definitely better enjoyed from the comfort of your own sofa hundreds of miles away. PW

The medieval astronomical clock attached to the Old Town Hall in Prague

The Book Page

For some people Books and Reading have been a great escape and comfort in this pandemic.. Not only has the Book Repository behind the Institute been a fantastic resource, our Mobile and Bude Libraries have reserved books and not charged outdated loans. Ordering online is quick and easy. Sharing books and recommendations often leads a reader in unexpected and enjoyable directions. Here are a few examples of book recommendations shared by Gazette readers. .. “I loved reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer: she brings a beautiful fresh attitude to the world of nature and growing. From her Native American roots through her scientific training and back again: an absolute delight.” Margot Oakenby “I read and enjoyed during Lockdown ‘The Yorkshire Shepherdess’ It’s a bestseller and follows Amanda Owen’s inspiring story of her life as a shepherdess. She, her husband Clive and her family are currently on Channel 5's ‘Our Yorkshire Farm’. This is the first of her books and her story begins as a child growing up in Huddersfield and tells of her dreams and her journey through the years to Ravenseat, where she now lives with Clive and all her wonderful family. It’s a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and all their animals. Ravenseat is a 2000 acre bleak sheep hill farm at the head of Swaledale in North Yorkshire and the book vividly describes their farm and their daily routines. I’m now into her second book ‘A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess’ which is just as delightfully written!” Jane Anderson “English Pastoral, by James Rebanks. Covering the way that farming has been made into an industry and is an encouragement to small farmers, such as in North Cornwall. Posh Boys, by Robert Verkaik. It's about how Public Schools have and are running the UK.” It is particularly poignant today considering our current situation” Alan Zoeftig And from Rachel Cairns “Although Lockdown meant that our book group took an unwanted hiatus, it hasn’t stopped our members enjoying some great reads. I really enjoyed The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arakawa. I defy anyone who has ever loved a pet to not fall in love with this book and become overcome with emotions during it. Translated from Japanese it follows Nana (the cat), a former stray, on a road trip with his current owner to find a new home. Set in both the cats point of view and the humans makes it all the more endearing. Whenever I tell anyone about this book I burst into tears. Whether you love a cat, a dog or a ferret you must read this book and go on the journey with them. Don’t forget the tissues” 34

The Book Page cont.

Jazz by Toni Morrison Mainly set in Harlem, New York during the "Jazz Age", this book is based on the ensuing events triggered by a 50 year old man's affair with an 18 year old girl. It explores the effect the affair has on the man's wife and her extraordinary reaction to a tragic shooting. It goes much further than this however, reaching back into the past lives of the three main players as well as those of the wider community. This is the first book I have read by the Nobel prize-winner, Toni Morrison, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It offers a thought-provoking story line with interesting and diverse characters, written sympathetically with humour and pathos. It was not a "heavy" read and I found it hard to put down. It could end up as being one of the few books I read twice! Carol Cook

Rainbow Ukulele Group

Have you ever thought about learning to play a musical instrument but been put off by the cost, having to learn to read music, not understanding musical notation or rhythm? Well, the humble Ukulele may be the answer. This tiny, simple instrument has been enjoying a huge boost in popularity worldwide over the last ten years and in particular during the Covid 19 pandemic period. Due to having 4 soft strings (rather than 6 on guitar), simple chords, and a price that is within most people's budget, it has become a favourite with children and adults of all ages. The instrument was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands around the 1880's by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira and Cape Verdi, having many names - machete, cavaquinho to name just two. The instrument was embraced by the people of Hawaii and the Ukulele was born. Here in the UK, of course, the names George Formby and Tiny Tim are what many people will remember and associate with the Ukulele. In more modern times, Ukulele groups and Societies have sprung up all over the UK and the World, with songs specifically modified to suit this little instrument. There is now a Ukulele Society of Great Britain, who list all registered groups around the country. In "normal" times these groups get together once a week and play and sing together with new members having lessons and joining in when they can. To be able to join in a session and play-along with someone from New Zealand or even Hawaii has been great fun. With simple printed song sheets, simple chords, it is soon feasible for anyone to enjoy being part of a musical experience and join in. As we (hopefully) see some light of a long dark tunnel of lockdown, Rainbow Ukulele Group will be starting up in St Gennys Parish. If you would like to know more about the group please contact me Linda Lewis @ [email protected] mobile 07414609043

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 Heather Smith 01840230976 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

Animal Care Cozy Cats Cattery 31 Funeral Directors Denise Wellington 23

Building & Architect - John Forward 13 RJ Sargent & Son 11 Carpentry

Bright Joinery 11 Arthur W Bryant 27

Camel Valley Flat Roofing 31 Health & Beauty ABS Chiropody 19

D B Walling 27 Acupuncture Bruce Matheson 15

G Climo & Sons 36 Debbie Routly Hypnotherapy 4

Gully Wootton 27 Martin Brookes Pilates 9

Mike Cowling 31 Neate Feet 17

Tintagel Skip Hire 32 Holiday Aspects Holidays 25 Accommodation

Business Boscastle IT 36 Skylark 17

Busbys Solicitors 11 Home & Garden ACB Gardening Services 15 Maintenance

Cedar Accountancy 36 Any Colour You Like 6

Metherell Gard Ac- 15 CBL Stoves 9 countants

Parnalls Solicitors 19 Garden Maintenance 31

Paul Finn Solicitors 4 Handyman Jeremy Draper 29

Sproull Solicitors 32 Hillary’s Blinds & Curtains 29

Chimney R Mears & Sons 17 K&A Painters & Decorators 6 Sweep

Electrical Gilbert & Vanstone 25 P&B Interior Design 19

M Biddick & Son 17 T&C Window Cleaning Services 13

MG Bulman 11 Trees and Grass 15

Food and Drink Crackington Cider Co. 29 Tess Draper 25

The Cabin Cafe 4 TW-LPM 11

The Coombe Barton 13 West Country carpets 13

The Horseshoe Inn 36 Wild Cyclamen 23

Fuel Logan’s Logs 6 Motor Engineer D G Mason 15

R&N Fuels 15 Plumbing A J Skinner 9

Aquaflame 23

Seb Bailey 25

Shops Wainhouse Country Stores 17