THE CAMELFORDIAN OCTOBER 2014 EDITORIAL Many of you (well two) have said how much you enjoy my little anecdotes and so here is another. Paul is not particularly good with ladders and so it took a lot of persuasion to get him up one to replace a loose slate. I promised to stand at the bottom, hold it, and offer words of encouragement whenever required. Gingerly, he reached the top and was not happy to have to stand on the very top rung to reach. The job was done and so began the very slow descent. Unfortunately, as he returned to terra firma, the end of the ladder went up his trouser leg. It wasn’t until he tried to step down with the other leg that he realised he was stuck. The only way to free himself would be to hop back up on one leg and lift the offending trouser. Why didn’t you rush up to help him? I hear you cry. And had I been able to stop laughing for long enough I would have done just that! Suffice it to say, he landed safely, the slate is in place, and we should be on speaking terms very soon. A Few Good Reasons to Visit Crowdy Reservoir....
1. Free car parking (map ref SX 138 834). Just be a little wary of the potholes! And there are no ‘facilities’. 2. Plenty of places to picnic beside this 115 acre expanse of water. 3. Excellent for dog-walking - though very occasionally there are sheep about. Notices are put up asking dogs to be on leads but only during the hatching season. 4. Birdwatchers should find plenty of wildfowl and goosanders. Hen harriers and short- eared owls have also been seen. On the north bank, about 20 minutes from the car park, one should find a hide. 5. Fishing for brown trout for holders of valid Environment Agency Rod Licences (non-mi- gratory). Use spinning, fly or bait. More details from South West Lakes Trust on 01566 771930. 6. And pretty much flat level walking (though a wheelchair user would find a good few problems). And, of course, superb views of the Moor.
Page No. 2 CAMELFORD’S GRANITE POPPY To commemorate the centenary of the Great War, Camelford is erecting a 10 ft high Granite Poppy (John Blight’s impression of the Granite Poppy is shown on the front cover), to be located near the Bodmin road junc- tion at Valley Truckle. This is a community wide, specifi- cally local project; with the stone coming from DeLank quarry and the carving carried out by a local craftsman. It will sit on a low earth mound within which will be placed a sealed waterproof Time Capsule and on which will be sown poppy seeds from Flanders. At the base of the mound will be several granite boulders. On one of these will be engraved a short poem chosen from the competition run within the town. All other poems will be sealed within the Time Capsule. The total cost for this project is £3,500 of which £3000 has now been raised. Obviously £500 is still needed and it is still possible to donate by making your donation to our or any other branch of Lloyds Bank. The name of the account is Camelford and Advent 1914-1918 (monument), sort code 30-98-98, Account number 29930060. If you wish to be named please ask for a Statement Reference. You can also post your donation to Vaughan Williams, Ivy Cottage, Water- gate, Advent, Camelford PL32 9QL, or stop him in the street. A record of the building of the monument, including photographs, is now being made. It will include names of helpers, materials and services donat- ed by companies, plans, drawings and anecodotes . The record book will be published and available for all to see and read, in the library, hopefully by 11 November 2014. Completion and unveiling of the stone is planned for 2 pm on Sunday 19 October 2014. Louella Hanbury Tenison, former High Sheriff of Cornwall, Dan Rogerson MP, local Mayors and Church representatives will be there, so please come and join us for this very important event. A small Church Service, led by Peter Dixon, will take place. A massive thank you to all who have contributed in any way to the success- ful completion of this project, a truly local effort. Vaughan Williams
Page No. 3 Ray and Pam Boundy Diamond Wedding Anniversary Mr Rayland John Boundy, second son of Mr and Mrs James (Jim) Boundy of Camelford and Pamela Elizabeth Rush, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Rush of Harley Road, Hampstead, London were married at Lanteglos Parish Church on Saturday 18th Septem- ber 1954. At the time of their marriage they were both employed at Dried Milk Products, Davidstow, where their romance blossomed through their love of sport, especially ten- nis and football. Ray remained at Davidstow for 39 years before 5 happy years with Camelford Post Office. After leaving Davidstow Pam was employed by Cornwall Councy Council Children’s Department for 11 years, and when the Camelford office was closed she went to work for Drs Hold- en and Bleakley, subsequently becoming Practice Manager, a post she held for 29 years. Ray played football for his beloved Camelford and was picked to play for Corn- wall 22 times, one of the highlights being when he marked Sir Stanley Matthews when he was a guest player for St Austell Football Club against the County side. He is a past Chairman and current President of Camelford AFC. For many years Pam has been involved as secretary and Chairman for the Camel- ford Committee of Cancer Research UK and, at present, is Chairman of Camel- ford Floral Society. Ray and Pam celebrated their Diamond Anniversary at home with family and friends. Among the many visitors was Camelford Town Mayor, Andy Shaw, and among the many cards received was one from Her Majesty the Queen.
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Page No. 7 The North Cornwall Book Festival At Trefelix (Daymer Bay) & St Endellion Half Term weekend 24 – 26 October 2014 an ever so slightly eccentric three-day feast of books, writing and word-related pleasures.
Following the great success of the first Festival in 2013, the second North Cornwall Book Festival, chaired by the internationally acclaimed Cornwall-based novelist Patrick Gale, is coming to our doorstep imminently! Offering a mouth-watering line-up of nationally acclaimed writers and a whole range of delightful events, workshops and talks to suit all ages and tastes, the Festival will be happening over the autumn half-term weekend from Friday 24 October to Sunday 26 October. A host of wonderful writers and artists will be offering something for everyone. Full details of the tremendously varied programme are available from the festival website www.northcornwallbookfestival.org, but highlights include Radio 4’s Reverend Richard Coles in conversation with Nina Stibbe, Horatio Clare on his incredible year of travelling the world on container vessels, nationally acclaimed poet and playwright, Lavinia Greenlaw, Matt Haig on his runaway bestseller, The Humans, comic columnist John Crace on Westminster’s human zoo, Costa-shortlisted novelist, Louisa Young on the human cost of World War One, and Jenny Balfour-Paul, writer, artist, traveller, lecturer and indigo specialist, on ‘If Cloth Could Talk’. The Festival also offers a series of hands-on workshops led by leading writers and practitioners in their fields: these include ‘The 3-hour Short Story’; ‘The 3-hour Poetry Cure’ exploring how to use creative writing for therapeutic purposes; a papermaking workshop and a songwriting one led by the Bookshop Band. If you’ve no idea what to read next, you can book a session with delightful bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud who will analyse your reading habits and tastes and write you a prescription! You can also book your lucky children in for drawing lessons with Caroline Cleave or an audience with North Cornwall’s very own national treasure, Jill Murphy.
Page No. 8 The opening day, Friday, is dedicated to young people, with a morning for 14-16 year olds, featuring popular writers including Matt Haig on his novel Echo Boy, and Louisa Young, author of the cult Lionboy series, and an afternoon for 7-9 year olds, including exploring all things Dr Who with Moray Laing and Cakes in Space with writer duo Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre. Places should be booked early for these and all sessions to avoid disappointment. Friday will also feature prizegiving readings and presentations for two young people’s writing awards: the first Andrew Jolley Young Journalism Award; and the Charles Causley Young People’s and Children’s Poetry Award. The Festival includes two delightful evening concerts: Trio Sospiroso (at St Endellion church) and, by popular demand, the welcome return of the Bookshop Band (at Trefelix). Stonecarving demonstrations featuring the design and hand cutting of lettering will also take place in the St Endellion hall. As last year, there will also be a guided John Betjeman walk. When you are not taking part in a session, you can relax and enjoy our licensed café, great food, bookstall, merchandise and book signings. How to book: Via our website: www.northcornwallbookfestival.org Pick up a programme (at local libraries, bookshops and TICs) and fill in the form By phone on the box office hotline 07787 944935
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Reverend Richard Coles
John Crace Louisa Young
Page No. 9 CAMELFORD AND DISTRICT WELFARE MINI-BUS Drivers Wanted
Our bus provides services for the elderly (60 plus) and persons who suffer a degree of social exclusion due to their geographical location within North Cornwall. In practical terms the bus operates in the Camelford area on Thursday mornings, collecting people from their homes to visit the post office and shops within the town. At the PopIn Centre they meet friends and have light refreshments. This socialising is essential for many of our passengers who live alone. A similar service is provided on Friday mornings for people living in Boscastle, Tintagel and outlying parishes. On request the bus will also drop passengers at the Medical Centres for appointments. This service for the community has been continuously running for over 40 years, organised by a local volunteer committee. In order to maintain this valuable service we need to increase our pool of available drivers. If you are free to drive for a couple of hours on a Thursday or Friday morning your time will be much appreciated. No special driving licence requirements are needed. Please contact David Pierce if you are able to help on 01840 213628 or email [email protected]
CAMELFORD & DISTRICT BOWLING CLUB Camelford played its remaining two home matches last week - ECBL rearranged fixtures. On Monday Kensey Vale came to Lanteglos Road and won two of the rinks with the home side winning the other two and the match overall. Neill's side captured a 'hotshot' on the tenth end - all eight bowls in the count - and smashed the visitors 37 - 9. P. Buck, J. Tarrant, G. Risdon, N. Wright won 37 - 9 G. Morris, M. Lawrence, R. Batt, C. Parsons won 23 - 15 G. Coe, A. Luckin, A. Simon, M. Prout lost 13 - 18 M. Burnard, E. Cato, R. Staple, S. Hambly lost 13 - 20 On Wednesday Looe travelled up to Camelford and was a similar outcome - two rinks won on each side but, again, overall the home side won the match on shots 76 to 58. M. Burnard, E. Lowe, M. Prout, K. Davey lost 20 - 21 P. Buck, F. Bennett, G. Risdon, N. Wright lost 12 - 13 B. Gardner, A. Luckin, R. Batt, C. Parsons won 25 - 7 G. Morris, E. Cato, R. Staple, S. Hambly won 19 - 17
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Page No. 12 CAMELFORD CARNIVAL ROYALTY
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Page No. 13 NEWS FROM MOOR HARMONY Moor Harmony Chorus were delighted to be invited to join Brunel Chorus at their rehearsal in Saltash . Delyth Knight is the MD of both Brunel and Moor Harmony, so it was lovely to sing together and share some favourite songs. We also had an opportunity to be led in Pilates movements by Ruth that would help strengthen our posture and consequently The Three Cornish Barbershop improve our voices. After coffee and a Musical directors together in chat, we continued working with new Saltash. choreography on one of the songs in both our repertoires. That was a laugh, as we challenged each other to take on personas as divas. We had a surprise at the end of the evening, finding ourselves with two extra Cornish Barbershop MDs in the hall - Sarah Netherton, MD of Celtic Chords based in Truro and Tracey Bailey, MD of Champagne based in St Austell. Sarah and Tracey could not resist the opportunity to conduct a combined chorus of Brunel and Moor Harmony. Everyone had a really good evening and we hope to meet up regularly to celebrate the spirit of barbershop-style singing.
Our chairman, Mr Phillip Lessels welcomed all the members to our September meeting and introduced Mr Waters. We were taken on a journey through Cornwall by slideshow. The slides were of old postcards – some of which were painted. The oldest slide was of a postcard from 1857 which showed the erection of the Albert Bridge at Saltash. We even went to Egypt! This is actually near St Dennis if you don’t already know. Mr Waters clearly has considerable knowledge of Cornwall and is, I believe, a Bard. We were all most impressed with the slides and enjoyed a very pleasant evening. Our next meeting will be at The Clease Hall on Monday 13�� October. Mr Ivor Bowditch will be giving an illustrated talk on China Clay in Cornwall. Everyone is welcome.
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Page No. 16 CAMELFORD TOWN COUNCIL Town Clerk: Lee Dunkley BA (Hons), MPhil 6 Market Place Camelford Cornwall PL32 9PB
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On Sunday 19 October the Mayor will unveil a Granite Poppy monument to mark the anniversary of the start of the First World War. The project, led by Vaughan Williams, has benefited from kind donations of time, skills and money from various organisations and community members, including the Town Council. A big thanks goes to everyone involved and, in particular, Vaughan for seeing it through from inception to completion. The Poppy will be installed at Valley Truckle, on the grassy area at the Bodmin Road/A39 junction. Attention is also being turned now to Christmas celebrations. A new events working group of the Council has now met several times and are planning to work with others in the community to expand events. One idea in the pipeline is a senior citizens Christmas Dinner, which it is hoped will take place on 29 November – more information will follow nearer the time. Other ideas include a continuation and expansion of the Spring Fair, and a summer event incorporating a cider festival. The Camelford Neighbourhood Plan is currently in its formative stage. The Plan allows local people to have a real say about how the parish is developed in the coming decades. It is essential, for a successful plan, to have community ownership and buy-in. The Neighbourhood Plan group need your input on a range of aspects such as housing, open space, industrial developments and infrastructure. What kind of development do you want to see in the area, and where should it go? Do you have any time and skills that could help develop the Plan? Please contact the Town Clerk for more information. On 16 September the Council reviewed the kissing gate issue. The gate on a footpath near Churchfield car park was removed in March for a trial period of six months, due to a request by a local parent who could not walk to the town centre safely with a pushchair. The Council received limited feedback but have decided to investigate the cost of welding and repainting the gate, and reinstalling at the same site but kept open in order to maintain pushchair and wheelchair access. As you may have heard, Cllr Bonnie Grills resigned from the Council in August and since then an election has been requested by people living in the parish. At the time of writing it is not known how many candidates will come forward, however in the event of there being more than one candidate a by-election will take place on THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER. As ever the polling station is Camelford Hall on Clease Road and it will be open from 7am-10pm. Poll cards will not be issued, so please note this date now. Finally a polite reminder to all who use car parking facilities in the town: if you plan to stay in Churchfield car park for more than two hours, please use the long stay (blue) parking bays. For any more information on the above content, please contact the Town Council on 01840 212880 or [email protected] Lee Dunkley – Town Clerk.
Page No. 17 CAMELFORD AND THE FAMOUS PITT FAMILY PART I ~ THOMAS ‘DIAMOND’ PITT 1653 - 1726 unlawful independent business. Eventu- ally the wealthy Thomas Pitt was fined £400, an amount he could easily afford. In 1689, during a stay back in England, Thomas became an MP in the Salisbury area. However, it was not long before he was off to India again and his absence was formally noted in Parliament. This time the East India Company employed him and in 1697 appointed him President of Fort St George, Madras. During the 11 years he held this role he continued trad- ing successfully for both the Company and for himself. Thomas was particularly keen on dia- monds and was offered a fantastic 401 carat diamond for which he paid £20,400 (almost £3,000,000 at current rates). This In the 17th and 18th century the Pitt diamond had a dodgy history having family was among the most famous, been smuggled out of a mine in Andhra wealthy and powerful in the country. Pradesh in the self inflicted leg wound of There were two famous prime ministers a slave and covered by bandages. The and several MPs amongst them and the smuggler was subsequently murdered for title of Baron Camelford was created in the stone by an English sea captain who 1784. The story of the Pitt Family is quickly sold it. Later the captain hanged quite amazing. It involves great wealth, a himself in a drunken fit of remorse. Tho- fabulous jewel and a deadly duel. It mas bought the diamond from a dia- starts in Dorset in 1653 (during the life- mond merchant but was under suspicion time of ‘our’ Sir James Smith) when Tho- for theft of the stone. There was an in- mas Pitt was born in Dorset the second vestigation and he was eventually son of the Rector of Blandford. When cleared by the Council of Madras. The Thomas was 21 years old he went to In- stone was then smuggled out of India by dia determined to make his fortune. Tho- Thomas’s eldest son Robert who hid it in mas quickly became a very successful the heel of his boot. entrepreneur, trading in a wide range of Back home in England the diamond was goods from sugar to horses. The East In- carefully cut and the smaller off cut dia Company had a monopoly on trading stones were sold. Some of them were and over 13 years repeatedly attempted bought by Peter the Great of Russia. to take Thomas to Court for conducting
Page No. 18 CAMELFORD AND THE FAMOUS PITT FAMILY PART I ~ THOMAS ‘DIAMOND’ PITT 1653 - 1726 from Scottish aristocracy. They had 5 children. Thomas was a demanding man with high expectations and a buccaneer spirit. He wrote letters to his wife com- plaining about her management of his properties and letters to his children tell- ing them what he expected of them. One of his properties was Boconnoc near Lostwithiel. This manor house had exten- sive lands that are believed to have stretched as far as Camelford. He also bought 3 other properties in Cornwall - Bradock, Treskillard and Brannell and when he died in 1726 Thomas owned a total of 10 properties. four in Cornwall, The diamond was offered for sale to Lou- three in Dorset and one each in Wilt- is XIV of France who turned it down but shire, Hampshire and Berkshire. it was eventually bought for £135,000 Thomas’s eldest son Robert, inherited (£18,000,000 at 2014 prices) by the Re- Boconnoc together with much of his fa- gent of France and became known as ther’s great wealth. Robert was the fa- The Regent Diamond as well as the Pitt ther of William Pitt The Elder, the 1st Diamond. The sale left Thomas Pitt with Earl of Chatham who became a very suc- a 2014 equivalent profit of £15,000,000. cessful Prime Minister and had Pitts- The diamond was set in the crown of burgh in Pennsylvania and many other France and also worn by many of the places around the world named after royal family including Marie Antoinette. him. Robert’s second son was Thomas During the French Revolution it went who became an MP like his father and missing but was later found hidden in grandfather before him and was the Re- the roof timbers of an attic in Paris. Na- corder for Camelford for 26 years. So at poleon Bonaparte had the diamond set last we have a direct link between the in his ceremonial sword and when he Pitt family and Camelford. However, this died his second wife, Marie Louise of is just the start of the story! More will be Austria took it back home with her. How- revealed in the next edition of the ever, her father insisted that it be re- Camelfordian. turned to France where it still is and can be seen in the French Royal Treasury at Many thanks to the Louvre. The current value is around John Pearce for £50,000,000. this and other In 1680, at the age of 28 yrs Thomas Pitt articles married Jane Innes who was descended
Page No. 19 A Methodist Minister’s View At the end of August I visited a Patchwork and Quilting Exhibition at one of our local Churches and spent a pleasant few hours admiring the work, and sharing conversation over a cup of coffee and some cake. One can only stand back in amazement at the inspiration, thought and planning which is given to the designing of the quilts and other items, as well as admiring the skill and patience of those who practice the art. At the particular exhibition there were some exhibits which had been completed by men. I had not heard of a male patchworker/quilter until that day, although I have met men who were skilled embroiderers and knitters. We now think of patchwork and quilting as an art form which has evolved through the skills of those who have encouraged others with their knowledge and ideas. The origins of patchwork are, as far as I can ascertain, in the use of spare pieces of material from dressmaking or in the re-use of materials, to make bed covers often with a very random pattern – an early form of recycling dating from the days when people had less resources and had to make good use of things which were available. Whilst many patchwork and quilted items are created by one person there are many examples of projects which have been conceived and worked on by groups of people – an exhibition of such work entitled Cornish Saints in Truro Cathedral exampled this in the early summer. In a way each of our lives are a ‘patchwork’ of the experiences of life which have come our way, and the influences of people who have lived alongside us, taught us or encouraged us. No two patchwork quilts will be exactly the same, and equally we are all ‘unique’ creations. The ‘Creation’ stories in The Bible book of Genesis, which were passed on through the early generations of Jewish people before bring written down, talk about us being created to be ‘Godlike’ and revealing ‘God’s nature’, using the words of ‘The Message’, a contemporary English translation of the Bible. Do we see ourselves in that way as we look at our daily living? The amazing thing is that God, in his wisdom, also affords us the opportunity of ‘re-creating’ or ‘re-cycling’ our lives when we recognise that we need to change. This he achieved by affording us the privilege of seeking his forgiveness, through causing the life of Jesus to be given up to draw us into living our lives in the way and power of His love. Accepting this adds much to the ‘patchwork’ of our lives. All of this is food for thought. Every blessing, Bryan Ede
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Page No. 22 CAMELFORD FLORAL SOCIETY SEPTEMBER MEETING “ AUTUMN IS COMING “
There was a real buzz as members arrived wound around three catering size tins which for the first meeting after the summer stood in a line on a wooden tray. Bunches of break. We were happy to be back. Our steel grass went into each tin and tied togeth- Chairman, Pamela Boundy, welcomed us er at the top, creating a frame. Mini gerberas back and introduced our demonstrator, in red, yellow and orange, and of differing Charlotte Le Macquand. heights were pushed in among the grass. This Her first display was in a very large zinc was finished with red sisal in each tin hiding flower pot with rubus trails threaded the floral foam. A really bright and unusual around the top. Aspidistra leaves, upright, design. horizontal and rolled, more trailing foliage, Another contrast; a large white plastic bowl frilly-edged ferns, viburnum opulus stems, and four purple midelino sticks folded into the leaves beginning to turn, and coppery triangular shapes and pushed into one side. dyed oak leaves filled the pot, giving height Charlotte used five fluffy foxtail lily leaves and width. A large bunch of sunflowers was with fuchsia stems and dracaena leaves, some added, the blooms at differing heights, with of which were rolled, adding width to the de- Chinese lanterns and orange dahlias, fatsia sign. The flowers were white oriental lilies, leaves to fill in any gaps and little bunches purply pink roses, fluffy purple thalictrum and of golden wheat to highlight the arrange- contrasting apricot gerberas. A few succu- ment. A glorious farewell to summer and lents filled in the gaps. welcome to autumn. For her finale Charlotte constructed a frame- Charlotte’s second arrangement was very work of bamboo sticks, some of which had a different. She used a low square container little binding of pink wool, held together with covered with silver birch bark, a large cable ties, and ‘planted’ in a window box square candle in the middle, surrounded by planter. Several pink plastic test tubes were little rosettes of succulents and curry plant, tied to the trellis. Line green phormium ivy leaves and soft, grey lambs’ ears (stach- leaves went vertically among the framework, ys). Three white ‘avalanche’ roses were followed by pink roses with bare stems, soft added, two at one side and one at the oth- pink carnations and pink alstroemeria, also er. Then three dianthus ‘green trip’ (a car- stripped of leaves. Pink hydrangeas went nation, Sweet William cross), white asters around the base. The finishing touch was a and sprigs of white snowberry (symphoricar- purple cymbidium orchid cut into small pieces pos) added to the display. and put in the test tubes. This To finish it Charlotte added was quite fiddly to construct, pieces of recycled, shred- but the effect was lovely. It ded cardboard, curled and was a fitting finale to Char- pushed in between the lotte’s beautiful and different flowers and foliage. She designs. displayed this on a rough Our next meeting is on wooden box with a twin Wednesday 1 October at 7.30 arrangement at its base. pm in the Camelford Hall, An awful lot of baked Clease Road. beans were consumed for You would be welcome. the next design. Orange, red and yellow wool was
Page No. 23 “Harbour Happenings”
ne of our farmers told me that this year there is a bumper harvest. We have so Omuch to be thankful for and we take a Sunday each year to thank God for His provision. At Soul's Harbour we usually sing country and western style songs on this occasion and have a real blast! If you want to join us for that it is on Sunday 17th October at 10.45am Our Friday night youth cafe has had a makeover for the autumn; we open at 6pm and have the usual mix of food, video games, pool etc until 9pm. Then between 9 and 10pm there is an hour of entertainment with a game, a quiz, a song or two and a talk on "something more". We are calling this EXPECT. For the past three weeks Pastor David has been speaking on "Identity". He has looked at the identity crisis which has been caused by an increasingly faceless society and the temptation to create our own identity, given to us by social media. The series aims to help people discover "which is the real me" by referring to God our maker. A reminder that best selling christian author Richard Pidgely from Swindon will be speaking at Soul's Harbour on Sunday 12th October at 10.45am. We would love to see you. We have a Sunday School and creche during our services tea and coffee is served after. Camelford Carnival will take place this month and all being well the children of Xbi Kids Club will be taking part. Look out for our float and say hi! We hope you enjoy reading about the ‘happenings’ at Souls Harbour each month, and that you’ll consider joining us sometime. Souls Harbour Church is located on Clease Car Park in Camelford (PL32 9QX). For more information, visit www.SoulsHarbour.com, email [email protected], call 01840 211258 or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/soulsharbour
Page No. 24 CAMELFORD FLORAL SOCIETY DATES FOR THE DIARY
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on 1 October 2014 at the Clease Hall Camelford. This will be followed by a talk given by Val Budgen Cawsey entitled “Growing old Disgracefully”. All welcome. You are cordially invited to join us at our Christmas Workshop held on 5 November at the Clease Hall, Camelford starting at 7.30. Alison Penno, a Chelsea Flower Show Silver Gilt Winner, will be leading us to produce a Christmas Table Flower Arrangement.
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FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF CAMELFORD AND SURROUNDING TOWNS AND VILLAGES. Between Saturday 2ⁿ� August and Saturday 9�� August 2014 damage was done to a door of a property in Fore street Camelford. Police are appealing to anyone with any information no matter how trivial to contact them on 101 (general enquiries), 999 in an emergency or email [email protected] quoting crime number CR/099429/14. This is also a reminder to all general public and local businesses to continue reporting any unusual activities. PCSO 30645 CHRIS KROLIK CAMELFORD POLICE OFFICE
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FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF HALLWORTHY AND SURROUNDING AREAS Between Saturday 13�� September and Monday 15�� September 2014 damage was done to the Wilsey Down in Hallworthy. Police are appealing to anyone with any information no matter how trivial to contact them on 101 (general enquiries), 999 in an emergency or email [email protected] quoting crime number CR/106746/14. This is also a reminder to all general public and local businesses to continue reporting any unusual activities. PCSO Chris Krolik 30645 Camelford Police Office 01840 213709
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Page No. 26 FAKE OR FORTUNE The Friends of Pencarrow are pleased to announce that the popular Fake or Fortune event will be held once again this year on Monday 20�� October 2014 from 10 am to 2 pm in the Peacock Café, Pencarrow. Local expert Richard Hamm will be on hand to astound or disappoint; turn despair into delight or delight into despair when you find out that the ‘priceless vase’ is not so priceless or the valueless painting is valuable. Valuation fee £1 per item. Light refreshments will be available and even in October there is always something to see and enjoy in the gardens and surrounding parkland. Normal garden admission applies to non members of the Friends. To find out how to become a Friend, please contact: Jenni Tarring on 01208 841329 or email [email protected]
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FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF TINTAGEL Between Tuesday 26th August 2014 and Monday 1st September 2014 offensive graffiti was written on THE BUTTS sign in Tintagel. Police are appealing to anyone with any information no matter how trivial to contact them on 101 (general enquiries), 999 in an emergency or email [email protected] quoting crime number CR/103646/14. This is also a reminder to all general public and local businesses to continue reporting any unusual activities. PCSO 30645 CHRIS KROLIK CAMELFORD POLICE OFFICE
HAVE YOUR SPUD AND FILL A baked potato with a selection of hot fillings with side dishes of prawns, ham, salad etc Desserts and Cheese and Biscuits At CAMELFORD AND DISTRICT BOWLING CLUB (in aid of Club funds) FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER AT 7 PM £12.00
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Page No. 28 Garden Stories from Cedarcroft Plants The fruit of the rosa Although we had some warm days over rugosa is wonderful September, the autumn is now definitely for preserving. Pick here for real, and it feels colder. It's a the pods fully ripe beautiful time of year, with the trees yet before the frost changing colour. At Cedarcroft we’re touches them. getting our winter show garden ready Wash, trim and seed the pods, cover with designed this time by Fern Carroll–Smith water, steam until tender, and strain. (yes that is her name!) a final year student Mash through a colander with a wooden at Duchy college who is now working with spoon, and add to 1 pint of the pulp ¾ us on a growing scheme for the nursery pounds of granulated sugar. Put onto boil as well. It will be a grand opening the first and constantly stir for 20 minutes or more, weekend of November put it in your diary, then fill in jars or jelly glasses. and don’t miss a great weekend with our Hints and tips: new farm shop also open and full of Staggering Bulbs: Plant bulbs in layers for seasonal treats. weeks of blooms (choose varieties that The Jobs flower a few weeks apart). Autumn is an ideal time to plant bare root Consider saving the ashes from this fruit trees. If you haven't done so already, winters fires, did you know they can be cut back the fruited canes of your summer spread throughout the garden to act as an fruiting raspberries, leaving the new green organic soil booster? They’ll also deter canes for next year’s crop. Tie in next pests too! Here’s how it works: year's raspberry canes to support wires or Wood ashes contain potassium, calcium, fencing. Divide congested clumps of phosphorus and magnesium which rhubarb by digging up and splitting into encourage strong root and stem growth. several pieces with a spade. Reuse old It’s main benefit as a garden pick-me-up grow bags by cutting away the top and though is that it increases the soil’s sowing late salad crops. Cropping can be alkalinity (which you’ll want if it’s acidic). extended into winter if grown under glass It’s considered a substitute for garden lime or a cloche. since they both sweeten soil, though keep When you harvest your cabbages, leave in mind that the ashes will produce results the root in the ground and make a cut faster since they’re more water soluble. across the stem to encourage a flush of How to use: Sprinkle them on top of smaller leaves. turned soil then take a rake and mix in This month is an ideal time to move trees evenly, make sure to break down any and shrubs, and plant hedges. Plant clumps since a heavy concentration will spring bedding such as wallflowers, bellis, result in a potentially harmful salt spot primulas and winter pansies for a fantastic once it gets wet. spring display. Plant daffodil bulbs, tulip Apply when the earth is dry, it’s not windy bulbs and allium bulbs for a glorious and at least 3 weeks before planting to spring display. give it a chance to work its magic (and not Creative activity: Rosa Rugosa be too strong for seedlings). Maramalade If you’ve already planted, you can still Although I put this recipe in before I think take advantage of it by simply side- it’s worthy of another mention as the rose dressing around growing plants. Use it in hips this year are fantastic and it such a vegetable gardens, flowerbeds, around great way to use them. Give it a try and shrubs and even on your lawn! let me know how it tastes. Best wishes Penny Cedarcroft Plants
Page No. 29 Tintagel Orpheus Male Voice Choir The choir has performed at two major events recently, firstly, on 4 September Tintagel Orpheus Male Voice Choir was pleased to present cheques to the value of £3800 to five Cornish charities - £2000 of this sum was raised from Summer Concerts, produce auctions and raffles. £500 was received by Jennie Oakley, on behalf of Riding for the Disabled, North Cornwall. Tintagel Methodist Church, where the choir rehearses and holds concerts, also received £500. Mr. Stuart Patterson received the cheque on behalf of the chapel, which is undergoing a considerable programme of repair at the moment. A further £500 was donated to The Children’s Clinic for Cornwall based in Lostwithiel. Kate Hands and Jess Birmingham were very happy to receive the cheque, and Dr. Kreagh, from Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, came to represent Cornwall Leukaemia Trust, who also received £500. In June the Choir organised a concert with Wadebridge Choral Society and The Minstrel Choirs. This memorial concert was entitled ‘Four Choirs Sing for Anna’, in memory of Anna Rowe. The choirs sang to a ‘full house’ at Bude Central Methodist Church. At the presentation evening, Andrew Barclay, Anna’s father, presented a cheque for £1800 to Tamsin Thomas and Gill Shipsides, from Cornwall Hospice Care. This money, raised at the Bude concert, was a fitting tribute to the outstanding care Anna had received whilst at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice. All the recipients were greatly amused and delighted with the large promotional ‘cheques’ which had a ‘musical’ theme, designed and printed by Atlantic Signs of Delabole.
On the evening of 20�� September we held our Cabaret Supper. The theme for the evening was ‘Old Time Music Hall’. All entertainment was provided by the choir as a whole, with individual performances by 7 of the members. This included 2 sing-a-long medleys with the boisterous participation of the audience. Our wonderful ladies committee provided a sumptuous meal of the era, the main course being ‘boiled beef and carrots’ with treacle tart featuring on the sweet menu. The evening was superbly compered by Mr. Andrew Barclay, with his wife, Penny, conducting the choir and as always, accompanied by our pianist, the ‘lovely’ Alan Dawe. The night was rounded off with hearty renditions of ‘After The Ball Is Over’ and ‘Goodnight Ladies’.
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Page No. 32 A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY In aid of Save the Children
BUOYS AND BELLES A cabaret-concert featuring the Boscastle Buoys and the Coastal Belles at Camelford Hall on Saturday 22 November at 7.15 pm £7.50 to include a glass of wine and light refreshments Tickets in advance from Catherine on 01840 214613 or email [email protected], or on the door
We would like to thank our local Churches and Schools for the food being donated from the Harvest Festivals. All your kind donations help to replenish our store cupboard. As the nights are drawing in, we’ve already started thinking about Christmas and how we can help local people in crisis. Our Tesco Food Collection will take place on the 4, 5 and 6 December at the Padstow and Wadebridge stores. All food donations are greatly appreciated and will be a welcome addition to the festive food boxes. We often receive feedback from our Foodbank beneficiaries and we thought we’d share John’s story with you. “Following my wife leaving her University course in June I have yet to have my disability benefits re-instated. We have had to use the Foodbank a number of times over the last few years and are always immensely grateful for your assistance.” Your donations really do make a difference to people’s lives. So far, since April this year we have distributed over 10 tonnes of food and fed 384 children and 718 adults in crisis in our local communities. This year’s Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal will take place from mid- November, for further details please contact Jacqui White at the Foodbank. We are currently updating our database and Gift Aid records, if you kindly donate to the Foodbank please could you contact us either by calling on 01208 815374 or emailing us at [email protected] so that we can check we have your correct details. Thank you for all your continued support of the work we do. Wadebridge Foodbank & Storehouse, Bridgend, Wadebridge PL27 6DA Tel. 01208 815374 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wadebridgefoodbank.org Registered Charity No. 1146404
Page No. 33 CAMELFORD TOWN BAND
Our busy summer schedule is coming to an end with just a few more engagements to do and we will be soon concentrating on Christmas and carol services, but it has been very rewarding indeed. In the spring we were able to purchase a trailer (with the help of donations, fundraising and funding) to store and transport all of our larger instruments, chairs, drum kit etc around to various engagements, which has been invaluable to us. We are at present in the process of having it "wrapped" with our name on it, so look out for it around and about town. As we had funding from the Cornwall Council Community Chest, we have been invited to their AGM at Sir James Smith School on Monday Oct 27th from 6.30pm to do a presentation on how we spent the funding. Hopefully we will have the trailer "wrapped" by then and will be bringing it to show everyone, so please come along to see what we have achieved. On Saturday August 16th we held a very successful safari supper and have had some lovely feedback. We raised an amazing £1,389.42 for which we thank everyone for their support, donations and help especially those who gave up their homes for the venues. We are delighted to report that on Saturday Sept 6th Camelford Town Band travelled to Exmouth by coach to take part in the Annual Brass Band Festival organised by the South West Brass Band Association where we came first in our section. We were thrilled with the result as a lot of hard work had gone into rehearsals, for this we thank our MD Mr Stephen Wagstaff for his guidance, commitment and lots of patience. We won a lovely shiny cup but unfortunately have to return it next year, so maybe another trip to defend our title? All in all Camelford Town Band has had a good year with lots of fun and laughter and long may it continue. Our "friends of the band" are a valuable asset to us and if you would like to become a member please contact Mary and John Pearce on 212665. We are not sponsored in any way so all your donations are gratefully received. Thank you. We welcome new players of any age and ability to our rehearsals every Friday, upstairs in the Methodist church Camelford from 6.45pm for learners and 7.30pm for main band practice (instruments provided).
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Page No. 35 Local Council & Services Mayor of Camelford Andy Shaw 01840 212880 Town Clerk Lee Dunkley 01840 212880 Camelford Hall Chairman John Pearce 01840 212665 Camelford Hall Bookings Jenny Metters 01840 213736 Cornwall Councillor Rob Rotchell 01840 214528 Member of Parliament Dan Rogerson MP 01566 777123 Cornwall Council One Stop Shops 0300 1234 100 Camelford Police Station Camelford Neighbourhood Team 01840 213709 Police Non emergency 24 hours 101 Camelford Post Office 212614/212356 Neighbourhood Watch Chair Julie Dowton 01840 212694 SITA Recycling Centre Bowithick Quarry, Trewarmett 01840 770778 Doctors : Camelford Surgery Drs Nash and Uglow 01840 213894 Camelford Surgery Dr Garrod 01840 213893 St John Ambulance Wendy Jones 01840 212190 Churches : Methodist Church Revd Stephen Caddick 01840 214624 Church of England Revd Peter Dixon 01208 852022 Roman Catholic Church Father Bryan Storey 01840 770663 Souls Harbour Revd David Flanders 01840 212620 Celebration Church Joan Keating 01840 212602 Christian Spiritualist Church Linda Taylor 01840 213058 —------—------—------Camelford Youth Club Jonathan Holt 01840 212434 Guides/Brownies/Rainbows Christine Alexander 01840 779101 Scouts/Cubs/Beavers Peter Jones 01208 850613 Schools : Sir James Smith’s School Head - Jon Lawrence 01840 213274 Camelford Primary School Head - Mr S Bishop 01840 212376 Adult Education Dionne Peers 0300 1231 117
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