BOSCASTLE BLOWHOLE No 50 Summer 2005 £1

A Traditional Cornish Sport Returns To The Harbour see page 36 for full story Photo: Graham King Contents: Boscastle School p8 Church & Chapel p12 Posties Corner p14 Crossword p25 Pete's Peeps p26 Letters p32 Editorial The summer edition In many ways it seems a Last summer’s piece making their decision already - although with case of ‘plus ça change .. .’ seemed almost prescient; known, there will be a far such a chilly May it is hard it followed a well attended better likelihood of things In 2001 we were asking being done their way. to believe the calendar. meeting in the Village Hall for more help with the At present we do not have CONGRATULATIONS Blowhole - happily several concerning SWW plans a Village Plan. Whilst new writers are contributing for a sewage works in the the spirit prevails, let us to all the businesses who Valency Valley. prepare one, or better still have reopened since articles, some will become regular columns. Any offers Quote: ‘it was also good a Parish Plan. Let it be the Spring Blowhole - known what we want. We of help are still welcomed. because it brought together everywhere is ‘looking a cross section of our must publish our feelings good’ and let’s hope for 2002 spoke about the lack village. … People forgot about housing, roads and of Village celebrations their differences and joined traffic, the environment, a busy season so it can tourism and leisure, be ‘feeling fine’ as well for the Queen’s Jubilee forces with a common aim. Understandably these education, services and Despite the weather, half - this year saw the 60th utilities, transport and Anniversary of D-Day joining of forces invariably term was very busy with happen at a time of crisis education. And we must do visitors making full use of and no major local event and usually at the eleventh it now.’ tall the village has to offer. marked the occasion. hour leaving little time for People have been unstinting 2003 was the one about action. Such situations can in their care and concern At a loss as to what the be avoided by planning write in this editorial, signs. Hmmm, ‘nuff said’. ahead. If people get in the past year, working I thought I would look Lately it has been together when there is more together and supporting back at previous summer contractors’ signs that have time to spare, deciding each other … but we still editorials for inspiration. been the dominant factor. what they want to do and need that Parish Plan. PA Boscastle Blowhole Editorial Team The editorial team reserves the right to edit, accept, or reject any material submitted for publication in the Blowhole. The views expressed within the magazine are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editorial team. The team are: Arthur Bannister, Daphne Rogers, Philippa Arthan, Joan Cork , Chris Rodda and Noel Ward The next Blowhole will be published in mid September. The deadline for copy is 23rd August. Please ensure that your copy reaches us by then or we may be unable to include it. Thanks. To advertise in the Boscastle Blowhole, please contact Daphne Rogers on 01840 250244 Copies of the Blowhole are available by post at a cost of £1.75 per issue, phone 01840 250483 Contributions to the Blowhole can be sent c/o Boscastle Post Office or by email to [email protected] The Blowhole is published 4 times a year and printed by Swiftprint, Unit104, Carclaze Industrial Estate, Treverbyn Road, Tel: 01726 70700 THE OLD MILL BOSCASTLE ANTIQUES, PRINTS, OLD BOOKS, BEARS, LINEN, SOFT TOYS, ANTIQUE FRENCH BEDS, GIFTS, CARDS, CHILDREN’S CLOTHES, SOFT FURNISHINGS, TEA ROOMS ...... AND MUCH MORE! COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF tel: 01840 250230 www.boscastle-oldmill.co.uk

Page 2 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Ambulance. Subscribers Mendelssohn’s Elijah View of the Village pay £1 per week (or more if to sing the “Angel you want more chances to “choruses. This was a a Car Park: Two-hour Parking Charge win) and receive a weekly new experience, especially information sheet where singing with a large choir Under pressure from winners of the last week’s and orchestra, the concert local traders and the Parish draws are published. was a great success and Council, North they felt very priviliged District Council have For some years, Barbara to have been asked to take agreed to bring in a two- Hopkins has been the agent part. Carn Awn Singers’ hour parking charge as for Boscastle. She currently Annual concert will take Arthur Bannister soon as the new tarmac is has about 96 subcribers. To place at St. Peter’s Church, laid down. The charge for help her get this number up Port Isaac on Sunday July St George’s Day Quiz two hours will be will be to 100 and to help support 31st at 7.45 p.m, details On St. George’s day, 23rd £1.20. At present there is a the charity, phone Barbara of which have still to be April, the Boscastle Group charge of 60p for one hour on 250347 and she can confirmed but there will of Churches held a Quiz and £2.40 for four hours. give you full details. be posters displayed nearer Night at Otterham & St. World’s Biggest Coffee Best Kept Village the time. Juliot hall. There were Morning Competition different rounds with For further information The village has once subjects ranging from the Lynn Biddick will once regarding the Singers, again entered the best Shipping Forecast areas to again be hosting a World’s please contact Jane Sadleir kept village competition. questions about the seven Biggest Coffee Morning to on 01840 213796 Judging takes place in churches in the group. raise money for Macmillan June/July. The judges will Flower Festival Despite a flurry of St. Nurses. make allowances for the Lanteglos Flower George’s flags there were The event will take place disruption in the village, Festival will be held at no questions about the on Friday 30th Septmeber but not for untidy hedges, St Julitta’s Church, patron saint of England! and donations of cakes, verges etc, so be sure to do Lanteglos on 22nd, 23rd and etc and items for the Bring There was a little light your bit to keep the village 24th July, open from 10 am and Buy would be most relief in the interval with looking neat.. – 7 pm. Refreshments will welcomed. Phone Lynn on a ‘Donkey Derby’ and be available and the church 250448 for details. CARN AWN SINGERS a few glasses of wine has disabled access. were consumed during The Carn Awn Singers Air Ambulance Lottery The theme for the festival the evening. It was a very were delighted to be The Cornwall Air Care is ‘Arts & Crafts’. For enjoyable evening even invited to join 1st Air Ambulance Lottery further information phone if only £167 was raised Choral Society for their and draw is a major Kathy Rowley on 01840 towards Group Funds. Spring Concert on April fundraiser for the Air 23rd, a performance of 213663 IVAN JONES Chi for Life Movement in Nature ELECTRICAL Ancient Healing Sound Limited Edition Prints SERVICES Ltd. 01840 - 770622 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Homes □ Shops □ Offices □ Restaurants Farms CHI MOVEMENT ART SOUND & HEALING From A New Socket To Complete Design And Installation www.jeannehampshire.co.uk Portable Appliance Testing Fault Finding □ Testing & Inspecting □ Re – Wires [email protected] Tel: 01840 213683 □ Fax: 01840 213033 E-mail: [email protected] www.IJESLtd.com

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 3 at Jill Clark’s we raised St Juliotter Garden and raised almost £100 for £145 for our funds, many Club Playgroup funds. WI Report thanks to all who came! The club generally Watch this space for more meets at Otterham Village In May we voted on the events!! In March we welcomed Hall. On July 26th at resolutions and will have new members and at a &.30pm, John Carter of Boscastle Pre-School an outing to Falmouth, craft day at Trevalga Hall Rowden Gardens, Brentor Playgroup Info Trelissick Gardens and to learned to make boxes, will talk about plants that see the famous Copeland The Playgroup meets quite nice ones actually! love the damp. China. in the Village Hall on We listened to three Tuesday, Thursday and There is our monthly Trevalga Coffee very good speakers, Mrs Friday mornings, between Garden Club to enjoy as Morning McCabe in March about 9.30am-12pm during well as table tennis. Thanks to everyone the remote island of St termtime. The sessions who helped, in any way, to Helena – there were lovely Edith Gomoll are supervised by Lyn make the coffee morning Lockyear, assisted by slides. Mr David Mudd Thank You such a success. Kizzy Lockyear, Lucy about cruise ships at our Maria Nicholls The amount raised was Huckle, Emma Miller and Spring Group Meeting in wishes to say thank you an amazing £473! Lorna Commins. There are April and Mrs Jill Anstey to family and friends for currently spaces available about the life of three get well cars, flowers and Otterham Spring Fair for children aged 2-5, extraordinary Cornish gifts. They were very The Boscastle Group with Early Years funding women at our regular April much appreciated. Maria of Churches joined forces available for the 3 and 4 meeting. says she is making good with Otterham Child Care year olds. progress and will soon be As hosts at the Spring Centre to hold a Spring running. Many Thanks Please pop in to the Group Meeting on April Fair which raised the sum again. Village Hall or telephone 20th, we welcomed of £700 members of Trevenna, during sessions times on Thank You too 01840 250171 for further Tintagel, Marshagate and Playgroup Quiz Night Doreen Hancock details. WI’s and recited Boscastle Preschool wishes to say a great big poems by Charles Causley, Playgroup held a Quiz For the younger ones thank you to everyone for all about the sea. A lovely Night in the Village Hall (and their older siblings!), so much care given and so evening all of us enjoyed. recently. The children, Boscastle Baby & Toddler many kindnesses shown parents & staff would like group meets on Wednesday As last year we went her during the past two to express their thanks to mornings from 10am- to see Ballet in the Hall months. It is impossible everyone who supported 12pm, and the sessions are for Cornwall which is to name everyone, so the event. The evening run by Emma Miller. Only always a good evening please accept her sincere proved to be a lot of fun, £2 per child per session. out. On a coffee morning thanks ‘Ona And All’. w r perry & Son Building contractors stone masons roofIng specialists renovations/extensions family business - established for 40 years tel: Boscastle 01840 250081

Page 4 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Ten Years ago in the Blowhole

The weekend finished with beacon at Willapark. An air -raid siren and the coastguards’ maroons marked the beginning and the of two minutes silence.

Sponsored Swim The sponsored swim held on March 12 in aid of Village Hall funds was a wonderful The Old Coach House success involving over Football Club wins Relax in this 80 swimmers. Eight Launceston Cup after beautiful 300 teams with five or more 22 years year old coach members swam 50 house and stables Boscastle Football Club lengths between them. All rooms has won the Launceston ● En suite and District Knockout Cup Flood Alleviation ● TV & radio ● Tea & coffee for the first time in their Scheme dries up twenty-two years existence Ruth & Michael Parsons Judging by a letter when they beat Lewdown. Tel: 01840 250398 www.old-coach.co.uk they recently sent to the Not the least delighted Forrabury and Minster is Doreen Hancock, Club Parish Council, the President, mentor and National Rivers Authority DAVID WASHER mother confessor to the are having second thoughts team. “I’m very proud to be about their elaborate Flood Building Contractor President of the Club” she Alleviation Plans for the said, clutching the seventy lower end of the Old Road. ‘Penlea’, Tintagel Road, Boscastle year old cup lovingly. Their representative at the Council AGM was struck Tel: 01840 250635 Victory Celebrations by the lack of interest on Mobile: 07967 507457 The Fiftieth Anniversary the part of those most likely of the end of the war was to affected: residents in the celebrated in many ways. harbour area. Replies to An exhibition was mounted the questionnaires sent to THE in the Methodist School them showed little support Rooms. There was a service for “this or any other major HARBOUR at Forrabury Church, when flood alleviation scheme” LIGHT about a hundred and eighty Most people seemed to feel Opened at a new location but still selling were squeezed into the that the most cost effective Nautical clothing, leisurewear building, followed by a means of avoiding flooding Cards, Christian books procession led by the band. in the harbour area is for Helsett Ice Cream A party was held for the the Jordan and Valency and much, much more children and each received watercourses to be kept Come and browse, we’d be delighted to see you a commemorative mug clear and unobstructed. tel: 01840 250413

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 5 Page 6 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Objective One funding will Bottreaux Garage site. be applied for by the end The Council were told that of June. This will include Highways Agency and the many improvements in Environment Agency had the village and hopefully raised no objections to the Forrabury and Minster Dog Bins: A member of a children’s play area. If proposal. Cllr Parsons said Parish Council usually the public requested that a meet in the Village Hall on successful, the work would that he understood Belsham dog bin be provided in the the last Thursday of each have to be completed by Court Properties had set month. Meetings begin at Harbour area. 2008. aside a considerable sum 7pm. Members of the public are invited to attend. Public Annual General Meeting The red telephone box of money for affordable th participation is at 7 pm 26 May 2005 will be re-instated in the housing. He asked were Parking: Councillor Janey Michael Hircock was harbour area. this would be built, and he elected Chairman and also asked for clarification Comber reported that the County Councillor Glenton Arthur Bannister Vice on what constituted Easter Park & Ride scheme Brown reported that the Chairman “affordable housing” proved very successful newly elected County though the total cost had Regeneration Report Council had two major Donations have been made been £5,300. It was agreed given by Cllr Findlay. projects that require urgent by the Parish Coucil to that any donations made In response to complaints attention. Land fill sites North Cornwall Museum, by the park & ride visitors about dust from the car will only last another five First Response and to should be forwarded to the park NCDC have agreed years and re-cycling must Boscastle & Crackington District Council. It was to lay a temporary base be accelerated. This is a Haven Gig Club to help hoped that it would be coat of tarmac in the car serious problem and he them with their efforts to possible to get agreement to park work to start on the 6th urges all householders to re- form a local Gig team. extend parking in Valency June. cycle everything possible. Contact the Parish Council field as a temporary Funding for the continuing Flood alleviation work via the Clerk, Bob Smith, measure this year. operation of continues with various tel: 01840 250440 SWW: The Council projects throughout the Airport is another matter or by email: resolved that the sewage village. for urgent consideration. [email protected] works be located outside It has been agreed that red Belsham Court Properties theValency Valley. The telephone box should be propose the building Parish council website: action group will continue re-instated in its original of 14 houses on the www.boscastlecornwall.org.uk to monitor the situation. position. Nev and Sue Chamberlain Welcome you to SPROULL oscastle SOLICITORS B www.sproullllp.co.uk akery We offer all our clients a complete legal service B CONVEYANCING PROBATE WILLS Daily Fresh Bread by Malcolm Barnecutt CHILDCARE Home-baked Cakes, and Patisserie DIVORCE CRIMINAL WORK Delicious Filled Baps, ACCIDENTS Baguettes & Sandwiches LANDLORD/TENANT Tea, Coffee, Chocolate and Cold Soft Drinks BUSINESSES Market Place 42 Fore Street The Rock Telephone: 01840 250 205 Camelford Port Isaac 01840 212315 01208 72328 01208 880355

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 7 Class 3 have been working towards a competition for Cornish schools run by the Royal Institute of British Architects. The topic this year has been roofs. They have drawn, painted, designed and made roofs old and new. We have visited Welltown Manor to look at a Tudor roof and met a local architect and a planning officer. For our English work we ‘projected’ ourselves into parts of the roof and imagined what conversations they might have. We hope you enjoy the results.

The Two Tiles Roofing Felt: I stop you from Roof Conversation Tile 1: Hey pal! Stop falling through, morning, Delabole Slate: Urgh, moving! noon and night and this look at that disgusting is how you repay me, by green tinge! Tile 2: I can’t help it I was moaning at me. I am a Slate only hammered in with Brazilian Slate: Well Slate: But I keep all the I am a slate two nails, you got three! you’ve got moss on you. weather out if it wasn’t for Up high on the roof Del: So what’s your Tile 1: I’ve been here for me you’d be soggy wet and I see the sea history Braz? 450 years you’ve only torn. I see the sky been on the roof for 350 Braz: I was mined out Roofing Felt: I’ve been on For many years years so I deserve three. by slaves, carted to this roof for eight long I have done my job the sea and shipped off Tile 2: Well…. I’m better years ... eight… years… Of keeping this house dry than you. I’ve been to England. So what’s I see the sun of blazing shipped from Brazil. Slate: Uh…. I’ve been on yours? fire this roof for three hundred It took 152 days to Del: I was dug out by I see the moon of silky transport me to Boscastle. and eight long years, three white hundred more than you my workers, put in comfy Tile 1: Well I’m local I was I see the other houses dear! boxes. Then unloaded made in Delabole. with care and laid on Scattered throughout the Roofing Felt: No need to the roof by professional town Tile 2: I remember the boast!! good old days when I was builders. I feel so lucky Slate: I’m not. I’m for sale in Brazil, 35p they Braz: You think you’re Up here so high just speaking the truth. sold me for. What about so good but everybody is I see the sea Although when you were your history? turning to Braz slate ‘cos I see the sky being refitted me and the it’s cheaper. By Harriet Dawson Tile 1: I was sold for £3.00 batons were removed and at a store in . Del: I cost more ‘cos I’m The Plastic Roof Poem chucked onto the grass Tile 2: Impressive! we were done for. Three better quality. I’ve seen a roof, Padstow is a good place to hundred years and it was Braz: Well, anyway I’m Made of plastic, be sold at. the end. It would have younger than you, I’ll It was absolutely Tile 1: Be quiet, people been such a waste of me! probably serve this roof fantastic. are coming. Fortunately the builders longer than a Delabole The birds that flew by, realised that, so I was put slate ever has. Would always cry, By Robert Rigby-Jones back on again! Why are you made of Del: No way, you’ll Roofs plastic. A Frame: That’s it! I’ve had crumble away before I When the sun shines, Slate: Yawn…… enough! If I hear another ever do. It turns elastic. Roofing Felt: Good morning peep out of you two there’ll Braz: I’m much more Have you ever seen a Slate: Oi stop fidgeting be trouble and I’ll collapse ……. plastic roof? you’re itchy, even then you’ll both be useless! A-Frame: Stop moaning I have! between these solid Roofing Felt: He started it!! the pair of you! batons I can feel you! By Bryony McCord By Alexandra Bird By Jack Fanshawe

Page 8 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 The Dragon and the got a back ache to prove Roof it. NCDC’s ‘Success on Wheels’ Slate: Oh do I hear a rat The roof is like a big fat North Cornwall District dragon, squeaking in a corner or Council’s Out & About Service The slates are the scales is the wind howling. Any is a ‘Success on Wheels’, says shinning bright, how…….. Jackie Barton, who helped set The roofing felt is it’s A-Frame: Oh be quiet blood pumping round the you unimportant piece up the service. body, of material. My great The council’s bright red The rafters are the ribs grandfather told me people carrier with its cheerful the Out & About team out stretched through the that I was out of a oak band of advisers is becoming and many of them have body, tree from the northern a familiar sight in towns and found about getting big The purlins are the district. Did you know villages across the district. reductions in their rent and that I was made in 1905? muscle that move the council tax. heavy body, Also did you know I was The Out & About team come The A Frame is the a rare piece of material to the Community Centre Its not just benefit structure that the body is because I was painted in Boscastle on the first advice the friendly team built on. brown but I wasn’t Thursday of each month, and provide. Jackie Barton, , carved into a straight By Freddy Ruscombe-King are there from 10am til 1 pm. explains : ‘We can advise plank of wood. I cost The dates for the next three on recycling, housing £50 but that did include months are: problems, planning The Argumentative another two pieces of information, environment Slate and The Perfect wood. 7th July, 4th August and A-Frame issues, in fact any service Slate: I’m not made out 1st September Slate: Oh this sunset is that the local council of wood. I came from Since it was set up two years gorgeous tonight and so a quarry and then was provides. Just come along ago the team have identified romantic! bought by the owner of and ask!’ A-Frame: Well I think the house then nailed half a million pounds worth For more information the inside of the house is onto the roof. How old of housing and council tax please ring the Out & more beautiful than that are your really A-Frame? benefit for residents. About hotline : 01208 ugly sun of yours that you A-Frame: Older than you More than 2,000 people have 893391. see. Anyhow what is your think. I am 100 today. come along to the advice days purpose to the house? Anyhow how old are you? Slate: I keep out the Slate: I’m younger than bad weather and keep you I’m only 60 years everything dry so that old. Happy Birthday makes me more important by the way! Oh I wish I out of everyone. could see the indoors of A-Frame: So what? the house. ou’re lying. I am more A-Frame: Yeh I wish I important because if it could see the sunset. wasn’t for me you all Slate and A-Frame: Oh would collapse. Anyhow It’s not fair! you don’t do any work all you do is lean against me By Catherine Cowling and I hold you up and I’ve L READ GENERAL BUILDER FOR ALL BUILDING WORK You are welcome New work to phone or email Renovation and for quotations Refurbishment information or advice Plumbing, Carpentry Electrical, Plastering PHONE Roofing, Block Work 01840 250688 Stone Work MOBILE Landscaping, Decorating 07966 753979 IN FACT JUST ABOUT email: EVERYTHING! [email protected]

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 9 Builders Chris Rodda shares his recent experience of ‘having the builders in’ Then it happened that Having in builders is a Prince Charles, on a bit like childbirth: painful, second goodwill visit to long drawn out, more Boscastle, inquired of expensive than anticipated, Paul Tyler, our Lib Dem and you have to live with MP, if anyone was still the results for a long time. experiencing difficulties in obtaining redress from Like much of Boscastle their insurers. Cue contact we suffered a watery with Paul Tyler, forwarding work on the garden commences inundation during the of correspondence room. No, we would not Great Flood of August otherwise we might between our neighbours, be deprived of bathing and 2004. Even though we are have got a lot of “free” ourselves and respective toilet facilities. Luckily situated halfway up the work done, but caught insurers to the Palace, a we have understanding village, the river of water up in Boscastle’s general letter from Paul Tyler, neighbours who lent us which ran down Fore frenzy of reconstruction and hey presto! Within 48 use of bathroom during the Street exited through our we decided anyway to hours we were given the six weeks we enjoyed the driveway, taking half our refurbish our tatty cottage: go-ahead, our neighbour’s company of our building and neighbour’s gardens a new kitchen, bathroom insurers revised their offer friends, each of whom upon with it. After a visit from a and third bedroom. and, at long last, work was trade school graduation had loss adjuster, our insurers to begin as long planned. Cue a tasteless joke: been issued with their own promised compensation, The cause of the delay, Fred West the notorious personal cloud of dust. but our neighbour’s according to the insurers, mass-murderer, was being insurers offered only an ex It is ironic that a time of course, was us. The interviewed by the police. gratia payment of about a when booming house day before his wedding “Come on Fred,” they said. third of estimated costs. prices and a plethora of (when you might think he “How many exactly did you DIY programmes on TV There followed six would have other things on kill?” “Oh, six or seven,” has led to a corresponding months of prevarication. his mind) Charles’ office replied Fred. “But we’ve demand for plumbers, Despite supplying an bothered to telephone to dug up a dozen bodies masons and electricians, engineer’s report and check all was proceeding already.” “Well, I’m a under­investment in specifications, plus a full well. builder,” said Fred, “I only technical education means set of estimates from our gave you an estimate.” I suppose we were lucky/ there is a chronic shortage builder, backed up by unlucky, depending how Our builder said the work of skilled craftspeople. dozens of letters and phone you look at it, that the house would proceed in stages, The scent of high wages calls, we were denied was untouched, because roughly a week to each has attracted a number of permission to proceed. Relieve stress & tension with a back/body Swedish massage. Relaxing aromatherapy/holistic massage with soothing essential oils. Facial massage Specific medical conditions i.e. trapped nerves andd whiplash. Skin disorders - psoriasis, eczema. Arthritis/rheumatism, sciatic pain, minor aches and pains. Slimming Treatment. G5. By appointment only - Home visits by arrangement

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Page 10 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Builders continued WAKEFIELDS OF CAMELFORD dodgy characters to the I also remember the day scene. In Birmingham the lavatory experienced there is reportedly an Asian hot flushes, because of construction firm that use wrongly connected pipes, PRINTERS the catch-line, “You’ve the day water came through tried the cowboys, now try the ceiling, the day an A comprehensive printing service electrician had the heebie- the Indians.” Fortunately for the general public, businesses in a small community jeebies because there was like Boscastle reputations a (dead) wasps’ nest in local authorities, clubs and organisations are made or lost through the loft - but why am I word-of-mouth, so one can telling you this? Everyone 17A Market Place, Camelford, PL32 9PD usually depend on locals to has their favourite builder be good at their job. stories. Phone/Fax 01840 212562 As an “oldie” it is always As Zorba the Greek put fascinating to observe it - all life is trouble, only the habits of the young. death is no trouble. We POOPDECK & LAURIE HOOCH I am used to dealing with became part of our builders’ ● my generation, who tend lives and they intertwined Our New Shop is now Open to be solid, dependable with ours. In the end it all and tenacious. The young came right and we were, are by contrast colourful, oddly, rather sorry to see The Summerhouse inventive, loquacious and them go. clamped to their mobiles. Today, ten months after They dash in and out of the flood, six sturdy blokes Fore Street. Tintagel. each others’ jobs seeking (and a Charlie David Quality & Contemporary home accessories, advice, reassurance and lookalike) arrived on the Soft furnishings & Designer gifts. technical knowhow. They dot of 8 a.m., armed with are much in love with shovels, heavy digger and 01840 – 770333 mechanical tools of all lifting equipment. They will kinds. I never actually start by excavating the river www.thesummerhouse.co.uk witnessed the use of saw, Jordan below our garden, As featured in ‘Cornwall Today’ hammer or screwdriver, construct a 17-metre wall just lots of noise, vibration and then begin to replace and the inevitable dust. some 400 tons of earth, CORNISH STORES Compared with my days at patio and walls destroyed THE VILLAGE SHOP the chalkface they appeared by the torrent. I have filled to work gentlemen’s hours, the vicarage teapot and rarely arriving before 9.30 provided a mountain of Open daily all year round and gone by four, and, on jammy dodgers to start the occasions, did not appear day. Meanwhile the odd For all your Grocery at all “I won’t be in on uncompleted bits of kitchen and every day essentials and bathroom mean the Monday/I have to see Wholesale / Retail Fruit and Vegetables someone about another original lot will continue to job/I’m helping a mate in drop in on us from time to available to the catering trade Lesnewth/I’m on holiday time. Remember, a builder Why not give us a ring to discuss is not just for Christmas next week/I’m picking up your catering needs? the kids from school or ..... (depending on age) I’m on CR a hot date tonight.” THE BRIDGE, BOSCASTLE - 01840 250344

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 11 Church and Chapel

Message from Rev Andrew Sowden, Church Service Times the Methodist Minister: were hiding away, afraid that those who had put Jesus to death, might Boscastle Methodist Chapel: I am writing this as we come to decided to arrest his followers - they Sunday services at 11 am and the Spring Bank Holiday, often were keeping a low profile. 6pm: still referred to as Whitsun. In the past, before the introduction However 50 days after the first Forrabury Church, Boscastle: 1st & 3rd Sunday each month: of the May Day Holiday, the first Easter Sunday the disciples and 10am, Morning Worship. Bank Holiday after Easter was others were gathered together to always seven weeks after Easter celebrate one of the Jewish Harvest 2nd&4th Sunday each month: Monday, immediately following Festivals - the one called Pentecost. 10am Family Communion. Whit Sunday. Then it was renamed They tell us that it was then that they 1st Sunday each month: Spring Bank Holiday and fixed on became aware of God’s Holy Spirit, ‘Together@3’, Family Service the last Monday in May. Whitsun Suddenly these frightened men St. Juliot Church, Boscastle: continues to move with Easter, were out in the street, preaching 2nd & 4th Sunday each month: always seven weeks later, Some the message of Jesus. 3,000 more 3pm Holy Communion times it is before the Bank Holiday people became believers on that one 3rd Sunday each month: as this year, sometimes afterwards, day, and many more as time went 10am Mattins occasionally they still coincide. on. Lesnewth Church: To avoid the confusion of If the coming of the Spirit, had 1st & 3rd Sunday each month: Whitsun being used to describe not happened, we would have never 10am Family Holy Communion both the religious festival and the heard about Jesus, and therefore 2nd Sundays: secular holiday we often now in our would not be celebrating Christmas 9am Said Prayer Book Communion churches use the name Pentecost. or Easter - hence my suggestion that But what is the significance of this Pentecost is equally important. Otterham Church: religious festival. Most people in 1st Sunday each month: this country still have some idea You may ask why am I writing 11.30am Holy Communion of the significance of Christmas this, when Whitsun / Pentecost was 3rd Sunday each month: and Easter, but probably not so a fortnight ago as I write, and the 3pm Holy Communion many could explain Pentecost. Blowhole publication date probably 4th Sunday Each Month: Yet I would suggest that this is an a few weeks away. I do so because 11.30am Morning Worship equally important Sunday. God still gives his Spirit to people Trevalga Church: today - to all who trust in him, not We celebrate the birth of 3rd Sunday each month: Jesus at Christmas, and his death only at Pentecost, but whenever we 11.30am Holy Communion make our prayer to him. Receiving and resurrection at Easter. The 1st & 2nd Sunday each month: Bible tells us that resurrection God’s Spirit - the Spirit of Jesus 11.30am Mattins appearances continued for 40 days - can change your life, Why not after the first Easter Sunday, Up to accept God’s gift today. Davidstow Church: 2nd & 4th Sunday each month: that point, the disciples of Jesus Rev Andrew Sowden 11.30am Holy Communion

Page 12 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Revd Chris Musser writes: to live with mystery, accept it and be inster hurch thankful for it. M C Recently I was lucky enough to be invited into a school to talk with a Good Luck with your exams Re-opening group of young people preparing for kids! Rev Chris Flower Festival from 12th-16th their GCSE in R.E. **************** August, 10-6pm each day. Concert 7.30pm Friday 12th. They were great, but some of the Forthcoming events: questions they asked were tricky Thanksgiving Service 3pm Sun. 12th June St.Juliot Church 3pm: 14th with Bishop Bill and Canon Cliff ones! Moral issues such as divorce, ‘Celebration of Baptism’ service Piper of Kinloss. abortion, euthanasia and pre-marital followed by a picnic. All welcome. Closing service 4pm Tues. 16th. sex all came up, and questions about th 18 June Davidstow Church 7.30: Admission to Festival free, the existence of God and the efficacy Hartland Chamber Orchestra in Refreshments available. of prayer, all topics they will face in concert. Everyone welcome. Parking on nearby field. their exam and will have to wrestle rd 23 June Davidstow Church, 7.30: Would you like to be involved? with in their lives. Raymond Burley, renowned classical Flower arrangers - those wishing guitarist in concert. st th One young man apologized to do an arrangement, 1 meeting 7 25th June Tregrylls Longhouse for returning to the questions June 7.30pm at Boscastle Rectory, or Lesnewth 2-5pm, Open Garden: tel: Odette on 250550. regarding the existence of God: £2.50 admission, stalls, pony rides, Stewards - to put your name “I’m not being difficult, I really want auction, raffle. Come and enjoy this down for an hour as steward during to know”, he said. lovely garden with us. the Festival - ring Jennie Coles on st 1 July Strawberry Fayre at 212336. I’m not sure that I helped much, Boscastle Rectory from 6pm: Organists/pianists - We hope to I suspect what he and others wanted Barbecue, plants, strawberries & have a rolling programme of musicians were facts, proofs, evidence; like a cream, entertainment from Halfway playing Minster’s new organ during scientific formula or mathematical Harmony. Everyone welcome! the Festival. th equation. 15 July Trevalga Village Fete If you would like to play, ring Jennie from 7pm: Not to be missed! All on 212336. We are a curious species; we like the usual fun of the village fete. to know, to have all the answers, 24th July Penwarnick, Marshgate: Contact Details: to process the facts and tie them 2-5pm Cream teas in the garden. Boscastle Methodist Church: up neatly in a category, but there is 31st July Otterham Church Fete: much that we still know little about. From 12.30 in Otterham Church Rev Andrew Sowden, Watching a programme about grey grounds. Barbecue lunch, stalls, The Manse, Tintagel whales recently, I was struck by the raffle etc. Everyone welcome! Tel: 01840 770274 incredible beauty and grace of these 12th-16th August Minster Church: Sunday Services at 11am and 6pm magnificent creatures as they swam, Flower Festival and re-opening Church of England: celebrations - see separate column. rolled and dived in their domain. The Rev Christine Musser 13th & 14th August Lesnewth presenter remarked that their lives are The Rectory, Forrabury, Boscastle Church: very private; much of their existence Tel: 01840 250359 Exhibition of wedding dresses and is still a mystery to us. For Church times see following christening robes. page There is tons of evidence for 24th-26th August:Holiday club at the existence of a prime mover in Boscastle Village Hall, 9.30-12noon Roman Catholic Church: creation, that power we call God, but each day. Fun activities for 5yrs and Fr Storey there is a lot we don’t know as well; upwards. For more details contact St Paul’s Church, Tintagel Revd Chris or Jennie at Boscastle much that is still a mystery. Often, Tel: 01840 770663 Rectory, 01840 250359. when we think we’ve found the 28th Aug. 6pm Boscastle Harbour: Religious Society of Friends: answer, it raises another question. Songs of Praise with St.Gennys Silver Quakers meet each Sunday at We need to learn to analyse and Band. Everyone welcome, (including 10.30am in the John Betjeman dolphins!) measure, but we also have to learn Centre, Wadebridge

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 13 Windsor might be a big girl but she could only rub my shoulder! But I Postie’s Corner think we all enjoyed the awards and experience of London. post persons at the ceremony, all from different areas up and down the Even when I was away Laurence length of England, , Northern threatened me on the radio, if I did Ireland and it was a bit of not do a live broadcast on the phone! a due. We all sat there knowing we Thanks to radio Cornwall, on our had won something, then at the end return we found ourselves in the of it all discovered it was the big one. limelight again. Many thanks to all Little Babs Windsor was there to do of you who nominated us for what we the honours; she is a scream. did. We have also been nominated for another award to do with our service As we sat there holding our crystal Well by now you will have heard that to the customer and the community; glass awards and prize money Royal both Karen and myself have won post we await the outcome. person of the year. We won it for our Mail personnel rolled out footage of I hope I have not gone on too much! efforts and outstanding contribution the Boscastle floods and it was then in Boscastle at the times of the floods we knew we had both won the big Our village is beginning to shape in August. prize, a holiday voucher for £2000 up for what could be a bumper and spending money of £1000. We season. Stardom comes at a price It started of with knowing we had were gob smacked, everyone else and bookings for future fêtes, garden won at South West level and so we seemed to know that it had to be parties and openings will have to would have to attend a function Boscastle post persons because they be checked with my agent! I have in London to receive our award had seen photos in the papers and booked my holiday and will be taking and at the presentation it would be seen our regular appearances on the a villa in Portugal with the family. announced the National winner. networks. Also we were asked to go to the Paul Karen I believe will be going with O’Grady show and be his guests on From then on we were treated like her family to Greece, if they allow the show. So off we went up to Exeter royalty: for 3 days all expenses paid her a passport, heaven forbid. we were treated to a flight on the and caught the train to London along All the best for the summer with my wife, Karen’s husband London Eye V.I.P treatment - we and George and Jill Findley as our even had our own pod; dinner on Postie Tracey the Thames in a posh restaurant and guests and nominee. We arrived in Congratulations to both Tracey London on Sunday, booked into a then an appearance at Thames TV and Karen for their awards - of course, hotel, wined and dined ready for on the Paul O’Grady show. What an the presentation at Mount Pleasant experience. We have got a nice load everyone in the village already knew on Monday. We gathered with other of photos for scrapbooks, Barbara that they are First Class Posties. VENNINGS The Old Manor House Fore Street, Tintagel Licensed Restaurant (Next to Lloyds Bank) The Bridge, Boscastle PL35 0HE 12 Proprietors: Ron & Sharon Muffett Fishing Tackle & Bait Whether in our Tea Garden or our Restaurant, enjoy our homemade 12 scones with our Cream Teas, or homemade biscuits with tea or coffee Hiking Poles & Sticks BREAKFAST, LUNCHES, SNACKS SERVED ALL DAY 12 Probably the largest menu in Cornwall Binoculars Open 7 days a week 12 11 am to close Swiss Army Knives Food served all day 12 Telephone: 01840 250251 Tel 01840 770 212

Page 14 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Harbourmasters THANKS A £MILLION…. ….. and a million more thanks to all News so cancer and leukaemia is still the At the moment the harbour is in a the people of Cornwall for helping biggest killer of young children, state of uproar with workers down C.L.I.C raise £1,000,000 here in accidents apart. there. Contractors are in, spraying Cornwall. Cornwall is the ONLY the pipe with concrete, but they hope branch of C.L.I.C to have raised one The decision to amalgamate the two charities was made and a launch was to be finished in the next two weeks. million pounds in a single County held early this year. I do hope they leave the harbour nice This has helped to fund the CLIC Unit on the Children’s Ward at Neither Charity wished to lose its and tidy. All being well, once they Treliske Hospital;helped to pay for name so the new Charity has been have finished, the National Trust will our two CLIC Nurses, on whom our named CLIC SARGENT. get cracking as soon as they have children and their families depend Although we have the new name and left, replacing the handrail at the for so much care; for play workers a new, very bright, pink logo, our boat slipway and doing a few other and an art therapist; it’s helped pay aims have definitely NOT changed. improvements they have promised. for a dedicated Doctor and it’s helped We are still “…caring for children pay for research into the causes of with cancer and leukaemia”. Two boats are moored in the these dreadful and life destroying We have made our first million. harbour, and all being well another diseases. Please continue to support CLIC two will be there by the end of the In January of this year CLIC SARGENT, our children and their month. amalgamated with the “Sargent families and let’s try and be the first Cancer Care for Children” to form a Two divers have been going out County to make it £2,000,000 new Charity. checking car wrecks just beyond the Thank you again for all you have The Sargent Cancer Care for Children point. They have taken photographs done for CLIC. charity was begun over 30 years ago Heather Champion of the seabed showing the wrecks in memory of Sir Malcolm Sargent they have located. Thankfully none the famous composer and conductor are a danger to shipping. who died of Cancer. This charity has Camelford & District Age been of huge assistance to thousands Concern run outings in their There are not many ducks resident minibus to a variety of places. of children and their families and in the harbour this year. Hopefully has worked alongside CLIC for the The monthly programme of trips is available in the Post Ofiice or they will return and help to keep past 25 years. Over the same period surgery. the place looking like the Boscastle of 25 to 30 years the survival rates For information call Pat Davis: Harbour we all love. for childhood cancer has risen from 01208 8507898 Fred Siford 4 out of 10 to 7 out of 10. But even Bottreaux Filling Station TOLCARNE HOUSE Tel: 01840 250 108 HOTEL & RESTAURANT Fresh locally produced meats Boscastle, Cornwall Fresh bread daily Wide range of groceries Fresh fruit and vegetables MILLER’S PANTRY Off Licence At The Old Mill Opening hours A Victorian house of charcter 01840 250223 Mon-Fri 8am - 8pm Decorative Home Large gardens. Ample Parking Sat 9am-5pm Licensed Restaurant, Lounge Bar Accessories & Unusual Gifts Sun 10am-2pm Tel: 01840 250654 Coffee + Light + Teas Support your local shop ETC & AA ♦♦♦♦ Lunches You will find us in the Upper Bottreaux Filling Station village on the Tintagel Road

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 15 I sometimes get the feeling that morning after’. This only contains Doctor’s when people say contraception, all progesterone, and should be taken they think about is the pill. And yes, within 72-hours of the event. Having the pill is an option, but there are so said that, it is obviously better to be Corner many other methods available too. organised with a contraception plan, Contraception works in one of two and we are here to help you with Being the ways: it either releases hormones that. newcomer to (hormonal contraception) that may So what if you can’t remember to Boscastle Practice, alter your monthly cycle, or it doesn’t take the pill at all? I have the privilege (non-hormonal contraception). There is an injection which contains of writing a piece Let’s deal with the hormonal group progesterone and is only needed every this quarter for first: three months. This is an extremely Doctor’s Corner. The one everyone will know is the good contraceptive method, but is I joined the practice Pill. This contains two hormones: only recommended for a maximum at the end of March, oestrogen and progesterone, and of two years to ensure that our bones and am due to is known as the ‘Combined Pill’. don’t weaken when we are older. continue working here until the end It is very effective if you are good There is also an implant, which is of December. You will find me in the at remembering to take tablets. a small rod that is inserted under surgery all day on Wednesdays and However, not everyone can take this the skin of the arm. It lasts for 3 during the afternoon on Thursdays pill due to the oestrogen. years, and releases small amounts (my husband and I both work part- There is another pill called the Mini- of progesterone each day. When time so that we can share the care of Pill, or Progesterone Only Pill. This removed, the ability to get pregnant our two sons). I am what is known is good for people who can’t take the is restored almost immediately, as a Senior GP Registrar – yes I am Combined Pill. However, you have which is brilliant if you are planning a proper doctor, and a fully qualified to be extremely good at remembering additions to your family. GP, but I have been fortunate enough to take these pills, since you only If you don’t like injections, there is a to obtain funding to gain specialised have a 3-hour period to take the special coil – the Mirena Coil - that is experience in a particular field. Thus, Mini-Pill in each day. Fortunately placed within the womb and releases I also spend one and a-half days a there is a new pill called Cerazette small amounts of progesterone. It week working in the areas of Family that gives a 12-hour period in which lasts for 5 years and is very effective, Planning and Sexual Health. to remember to take it, which is the and extremely good if you have This leads me nicely into providing same as the Combined Pill. heavy periods as it lightens, or even a quick overview of what is on offer There is also an emergency stops them completely. in the world of contraception… contraception pill available for ‘the continued on next page Ron and Sharon welcome you to Raymond, Taylor, Hayes DEREK M. WOOD The Napoleon Inn ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR Accounts Preparation Boscastle’s Oldest Pub Auditing Personal & Company taxation ♦ Excellent Bar Food, Lunch & Evening ♦ Book-Keeping, V.A.T. ♦ Fresh Cornish Produce Always ♦ Cash Flows & Projections ♦ Real Ales from the Barrel ♦ INITIAL DISCUSSION FREE OF CHARGE LIVE MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT ‘Cedars’ WITH SPECIAL DRINKS PROMOTIONS Trefleur Close How About Dinner at Boney’s Bistro Boscastle Open evenings, waitress service, best to book 01840 250015

Page 16 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 continued from previous page Now for the non-hormonal options: Surgery Car Park The most common method is the Please could we remind condom, which is also extremely you that the surgery car park good at preventing the spread of is for patients attending the sexually transmitted infections. This surgery only. We have received is very important as 1 in 10 people a number of complaints under the age of twenty five have recently regarding the lack Chlamydia and often don’t know of car parking spaces in the about it. I often recommend using surgery car park. Patients condoms in addition to other forms attending the surgery find it of contraception. impossible to park in the car The normal copper coil, like the park and it is particularly Mirena Coil is placed within the difficult for those less mobile womb, and lasts for 5 to 10 years patients. depending on the type used. Unlike It is not uncommon for 3 or the Mirena Coil, it doesn’t release 4 cars to be parked in our car hormones and will therefore not park around school drop off affect your monthly cycle, although and pick up times and likewise some people feel that their periods if there is anything going on CLAIRVOYANT become a little heavier. in the village hall. Also, we Last of all – and yes, probably least often find vehicles parked in ANNE OLORENSHAW – is the Cap or Diaphragm. This the car park before we have Help, Guidance, Advice method of contraception is not even opened up for the day commonly used now. It is a small – these having obviously been PRIVATE cap that is placed over the cervix. It parked overnight. Sometimes can be fiddly to use, and some people these vehicles remain parked READINGS feel that it prevents spontaneity. in the car park until mid to And so you see why the pill isn’t late morning, or even later. the only option available. So please It has been suggested that do come and talk to myself or the we operate a wheel clamping practice nurses if you want to know system for those abusing the more about any of these methods. car park – a thought we may well have to consider in the Rebekah Gibbons GP future. 01840 230505 MYRTLE COTTAGE BED & BREAKFAST & TEA GARDEN PARKWAY ESTATE AGENTS, BUSINESS TRANSFES, SURVEYORS & VALUERS Contact Parkway Estate Agents for a Free Market Appraisal

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Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 17 Boscastle-Banjul - the story concludes Cheryl Maughan describes the final part of the 2005 - Dakar challenge:

Teams Boscastle Breakdown (the intrepid Richard Rigby Jones and Colin Bond) and Boscastle Busker (“no that’s the clutch Cheryl!” and John Maughan) would like to thank all who helped us achieve such a great success in our trip of a lifetime! Also a great big thank you to Marcus for maintaining our website so well, letting everyone know our news and whereabouts. Thanks to Odette Rigby-Jones for printing and displaying our dispatches, to Liz and Nick Leeds for picking us from Bristol Airport at 2AM, and to Emily The Convoy Celebrate with a few bottles of Skinners at the Zebrabar just south and Sam for keeping the home fires of St Louis in Senegal Photo by Peter Buiter www.kar-na-dakaar.nl burning. were demanding, “Give me money, a eight hour wait for ferry It seems so long ago now but we stereo, a mobile...anything and I will The officials succeeded in breaking have some great memories and make sure that all six cars of your up our group by getting three of some not so great. Crossing on the convoy get through together.” And so our convoy on board the drive- Barra ferry into the Gambia was it went on and on and on! More and on-drive-off rust bucket of a ferry. horrendous. Exhausted, dirty and more officials made more and more Then several other vehicles were thirsty, we thought we would be demands. There was nowhere to go waved on past us. Our fourth car welcomed at our journey’s end. for a drink or food, filth everywhere, was next and then the officials were Just imagine arriving for the ferry baking sunshine, constant mobbing waving a lorry on. It was obvious crossing at midday in temperatures of from beggars and not a toilet in sight! that Boscastlebusker and one of the about 30 degrees c, and being hassled It was okay for the men but not for Dutch cars would be left for the next beyond belief. The so called officials Kirsten and myself! ferry! We had already been there over eight hours. At which point Mike, of THE WELLINGTON HOTEL Chessclub Chasers, leapt out in front ETC ** AA** RAC** of the lorry with arms up, shouting * The Waterloo Restaurant stridently “NO! NO! NO! Not the English Cuisine with a Twist lorry- these cars next. I refuse to let that lorry on!” The officials yelled, * Free House with Real Ales the lorry driver yelled and everybody around joined in the general * Good Home-made Pub Food cacaphony but determined Mike * Beer Garden won --- what a hero! Didn’t use the toilet on the boat as it is supposedly * Folk Music: Monday nights the worst toilet in Africa ..... finally * Singers: Wednesday nights reached Safari Gardens Hotel(home of the Gambian co-ordinators of the Paul, Rosie, Scott & Suzanne Roberts Plymouth Dakar/Banjul Challenge.) Phone: 01840 250202 Fax: 01840 250621 at about 9 o’ clock. Needless to say, the toilet was the first stop. The end www.boscastle-wellington.com email [email protected] of the journey was a relief in more

Page 18 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Boscastle-Banjul together in the more remote areas. we were delighted she was bought continued Staying at Tendaba Camp, we left by the boss at Tendaba camp.....so the so-called road to go down tracks we know where she lives! She raised ways than one, and we toasted our until we came to settlements and 150500 dalasi- about £3000- so got mission accomplished! found schools. The children all sang the top price of our group. Richard Next day Geri (organiser) wanted a and dance for us and we did same- and Colin were the next best with small group to meet the British High not the dancing you understand! We their Merc raising 19000 dalasis. Commissioner and the Boscastle handed over the equipment kindly “Boscastle’s best!” as the organisers foursome volunteered so we were donated by so many- thanks to all! said! Thanks again. taken to see how the other half live! The hospitals were so appreciative Christine and Brett’s present of a Very nice man! of all the equipment we took (over keyring kept us going - on it is the £7000 worth) and of all the toys that That afternoon we had the grand following verse, based on the old Richard donated. parade of the challenge cars through Irish blessing. the streets of Banjul. The Presidential We went on a boat trip across May the engine keep running arch there is only opened for the River Gambia by mangrove forests- sweetly, President’s use but it was opened for and spotted Goliath herons, pied May the clutch never get stuck. us! It was really amazing - police kingfisher, malachite kingfisher, escort, lights flashing and horns sunbirds, reef heron and great white May the wheels keep turning smoothly, blowing and everybody cheering heron- monkeys, monitor lizard- we And everything work in your truck! and waving. We had never really came over all Richard Attenborough! And until we meet again, perfected our royal waves before. Saw a troop of about two dozen I think it was then that we were baboons at a watering hole, antelopes May your good humour and really aware of our achievement. As (roan) and nightjars on an evening generous spirit keep you going. Richard beamed, “Wow, I’ve never safari when we took our vehicle into What is more, we also raised over Kiang Wildlife Park. It was so good seen anything like that before and it £3000 for Mount Edgumbe Hospice - was all for us!” My crossest time to be independent AND have a four putting the Boscastle Busker’s grand of the whole trip was actually in the wheel drive even though the heat total to well over £9000. Thanks parade. John discovered he could was exhausting- over 40!! again. make our Kia do the most amazing Then back for the auction at the Cheryl Maughan kangaroo jumps, greatly amusing Gambian National Stadium. We both the passers-by but not so much the felt really sad to have to give up our Footnote: It seems likely that passenger, who had bruises to show Dodo of the Desert after all we’d been Boscastle may have an entry in the for it- wimp woman! through together. John would happily 2006 Plymouth - Dakar challenge, parting of the ways have driven back to Boscastle, but as Tony Treweek has applied to take We had the group dinner on part. Thursday night- about seventy people and it was good to catch up on stories of derring do and derring don’t! Still think we had the best group as we got on so well...most of the time! But sadly all good things must come to an end and Richard flew back to Boscastle- and Dom and Mike to Crediton - and it was the parting of the ways for the rest of us, Colin, the Double Dutch and the Kiwis. John and I wanted to go into the heart of the country to visit the schools. Our vehicle was in the second auction so we could hang on to it for a week. John and I had a magical time

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 19 Throughout this time Boscastle, but happiness Cyril Reynolds Cyril’s passion for antiques was to be short lived when and collecting continued Win died suddenly in June 1916 - 2005 and he was developing 1975. Despite living alone, a vast knowledge of all Cyril was always content things old and began with his own company to establish a name for and enjoyed the quiet himself as a local dealer. In gentleness of village life in April 1962 a move to the Boscastle. He had frequent Tolcarne Hotel in Boscastle visits from his dear friend was deemed as the next Betty, also a dealer in business venture. During antiques, and from his sons, these years many guests grandchildren and great- became good friends, grandchildren. His greatest returning year after year. passion, collecting coins and antiques, remained. In September 1966 Tolcarne was sold, but Cyril’s illness was short. this time the move was He passed away quietly Cyril Reynolds, who Royal Army Service Corps to a smaller premises at Bodmin Hospital, with has died aged 88, was as a driver and sometimes ‘Llydyadyway’ (now his two sons, daughter- born in 1916 at Bloxwich cook, seeing active service ‘Crooked Meadow’) so in-law, and dear friend in the West Midlands, in France and Germany. that Cyril could channel Betty with him. He will be and educated at the local He was involved in the all his energies into his remembered fondly as a convent school. D-Day landings with the antique business. In 1975 quiet, gentle and generous 43rd Wessex Division, His early years were Cyril and Win moved man. 30th Corps. Always a spent helping his father into their new self-built quiet and private man, he Rest in Peace Cyril in the family second hand bungalow in Potters Lane, furniture shop and this is seldom mentioned his war where his lifelong interest service. in antiques and collecting During the war years Boscastle Post Office developed, as did his love Cyril’’s first son, Cyril of fish and chips, for his junior, was born in August BANKING ON YOUR DOORSTEP mother ran the family chip 1943. In December 1951 If you bank with: shop next door. He later their second son, Mac, started and expanded his was born. After the war, Barclays own haulage business, the haulage business Lloyds TSB transporting coal from prospered but by late 1957 Alliance & Leicester the local pits mostly to a change was sought — the CO-OP the Electricity Generating haulage business was sold Board, with all lorries to exchange for a different We provide FREE OF CHARGE being loaded by hand in way of life. This was to be ● Cash withdrawals those days! in Somerset with a garage, ● Cash and cheque deposit filling station, hardware Cyril met his wife to Plus be Winifred (Win) Kelly shop, B & B and caravan and they were married site in Combe St Nicholas, ● Motor vehicle licensing on Boxing Day, 1939. At near Chard. This proved ● Bunches of flowers by post the onset of war, being to be a very busy, but ● Photocopying and laminating in a reserved occupation, profitable time. A further ● Mobile phone top-ups move south was made Cyril was not called up. ● Greetings cards and stationery However, being the man he in 1960, this time to the was, he volunteered, and so Eirenikon Guest House in David and Susan from March 1940 to March Tintagel. Tel: 01840 250 259 1946 he was enlisted in the

Page 20 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Adeline Beard Eunice Sandercock 1914 - 2005 1935 – 2005

Adeline Beard celebrating her 90th birthday last year Eunice pictured on her 70th birthday this January Adeline Beard (nee Vale, with many guests Bateman) was born in returning year after year. Eunice was born Douglas and Eunice May 1914 in Mickley, in 1935 at Corentin farmed at Polrunny, Northumberland, the Adeline had a strong Nursing Home, the Boscsastle for many fourth daughter of James faith and spent many third daughter of Philip years. Their two and Margaret Bateman. hours with friends, & May Gard. daughters, Shirley and A further six daughters sewing and knitting Linda, were born and Eunice was educated and two sons were to to raise funds for the brought up at Polrunny. at Boscastle School follow. She was part of church. She helped and then Lansdowne In 1983 Douglas a mining family from several young mothers School in Wadebridge. and Eunice retired from the North of England, in following the birth of On leaving school she farming and moved to the years that lead up to their new babies, and also worked at the Co-op in a bungalow in Paradise the depression and the became a visiting friend Dunn Street, then later Road. Eunice enjoyed Jarrow March. of St Lawrence Hospital in Bodmin. Adeline saw she worked in Mr Stan playing bowls and Adeline came to many changes during her Burnard’s shop on the was also keen on line Boscastle as cook to long life, but was always Bridge. dancing. Another of her Dr and Mrs Hillier at interests was her garden, ready to move with the Eunice was a very Tolcarne. Here she met which she carefully times. accomplished pianist Les Beard, who was tended. Subsequently & organist, having had their gardener. Les and Latterly, despite she became a full-time music lessons with the Adeline were married in being severely carer for Douglas. late Mr Royland Jordan Mickley in August 1937 handicapped by of Launceston. Eunice’s great sense and returned to live in arthritis, she enjoyed of humour was loved by Boscastle where she was her trips out on the Age In October 1958 all and will be greatly to become cook to Mrs Concern minibus, the Eunice was married to missed by all her family. Watson at Tremorvah. Over 60’s Club and the Douglas Sandercock Camelford Disabled at Boscastle Methodist She died at Treliske After a while she Club. She will be greatly Church. For a long Hospitalafter a short started her own bed, missed by family and time, Eunice was the illness. breakfast and evening friends. organist at that church. meal business at Jordan Rest in Peace, Eunice Rest in Peace, Adeline

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 21 felt for her when next in into a smile, her face lit Pickwick town - she used it for the up, but only momentarily dolls’ faces - and as such and then composure once things were lost on me I more regained she merely made a note to go into our asked “And in what colour Papers local department store on did sir want?” the following Saturday More recently an late mother, an industrious morning and make the amusing situation arose lady, each year would necessary enquiries as to whilst having a pre-show knit, sew and crochet the whereabouts of felt in dinner at the Theatre to fill her stall at the the store. church Christmas bazaar. Royal in Plymouth. We I recently read a letter Usually there would be an In those days shop were ten in the party and to the editor of a national assortment of things but assistants were required it was a jolly company newspaper from a woman she was particularly fond to know their place and who sat down to dine that who on enquiring of her of making dolls! I still have had to be dressed soberly, evening and over the first local supermarket if they a couple, and one, a knitted usually in black, in fact glass of wine a very well sold cloves was told by the fairy doll, still adorns our always in black, and many travelled member of the young assistant that they tree each Christmas -and had the look to go with Boscastle glitterati turned usually did but that they as you might well imagine it! “Sir” or “modom”, to her husband, who was only had T shirts in stock it evokes many memories “please” and “thank you” sitting some way from her, at that time. of a happy childhood. came easily to their lips and asked in very audible even when attending to a tones what the name of That letter reminded me I remember that on one polite young man, as I was the bird was that he had of an incident involving occasion she asked me, then. So I asked - “Can I brought home a few nights an errand that I was sent quite a young man at the get felt in here please?” previously. Knowing the on as a young man. My time, to buy some pink I had led a sheltered life lady concerned I would and so it did not dawn not for one moment have on me that I might have dreamt that she could inferred something quite possibly have meant what improper until the rather we were thinking — indeed over rouged cheeks of she went on to say that a the elderly lady assistant dead bird of indeterminate began to turn an even species had been brought deeper shade of crimson home for identification by and the loose powder comparison with pictures under her eyes began to in their copy of The Bird crack as her face dissolved Spotter. The young, and

Page 22 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Pickwick Papers continued one assumes innocent, come home to roost and Christopher Key waitress who had been which in the early hours taking the orders for dinner loom twice as large as Solicitor had only heard the first part during our waking hours. Trebiffen, Boscastle, PL35 0BN of the conversation, and The returned young thing slightly pinker that when - the waitress - on hearing Tel: 01840 250200 Fax: 01840 250900 she arrived she turned to the latest revelation could Established 1997 go and said something contain herself no longer serving the local community like - “I wish my parents and redder than ever she were like that!!” The turned on her heels and conveyancing & wills situation become even went back behind the probate, general litigation, etc more involved when, in bar from whence she had Member Law Society Personal Injury Panel for a penny, in for a pound appeared quite bewildered Agricultural Specialist as they say, another guest that a group of people Harbour Secretary announced that she had who she so obviously been “very good in bed” considered to be “passed it” the previous night - now could be quite so liberated The Rock Shop the assembled company in their conversation and were all of a certain age and clearly to her at least, in 5, Bridge Walk since the lady in question their lifestyles too! We of Tel: 01840 250527 lives alone, and was living course were quite tickled through troubled times, to have had our street We would like to thank all the people of we knew that she meant cred raised beyond our Boscastle and surrounding areas for the exactly what we would wildest imaginings and help, love and support you have given to us. have meant too if we had this band of old reprobates Your show of concern greatly lifted our, been in her place - simply are already planning their at times, flagging spirits. that we had gone to bed next outing and perhaps We hope to be open for the Easter period and slept the night through the opportunity to fire up and look forward to seeing everyone without waking in those some other youngsters once again. wee small hours when over active imagination. ones worst nightmares Russell & Yvonne Gaskell

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Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 23 S i x g o S c i l ly ! Myrna Lester tells the patchwork quilt sliding Blowhole about a recent gently beneath us soon trip she made to the Scilly gave way to the white- Isles with a group of capped, deep blue interpid adventurers: undulations of sea 200 feet In an effort to afford Jane below, all this splendour Castling’s workmen some missed by the one of us respite from her frequent who sat white-knuckled interruptions, reminders, with tightly closed eyes back row L-R Judith, Daphne, Myrna chatter and general for the flight’s duration! front row L-R White Knuckles, Nanette, Jill. scattiness, it was decided A five-minute walk from with the present-day owner, made our way back to the to whisk her off to Tresco the landing field found Robert Dorrien Smith. Heliport. As we waited for a much-deserved break us entering Tresco Abbey Arriving at the New Inn in for our homeward flight it - for the workmen, that is! Gardens looking wonderful time for our lunch booking, was agreed we’d enjoyed An early start was called in their full springtime we were soon enjoying a fantastic day with lots of for on the brilliantly sunny glory and which had us a glass of wine, voicing fun and laughter. However, 7th April for the gang, wandering for a few hours our appreciation of the it had to be admitted that our (comprising JC, Judith enthralled at the variety and wonderful views, gorgeous plan to lose Jane along the Young, Nanette Little, Jill colour of the exotic plants weather and giving serious way at some point during Findlay, Daphne Rogers before taking a leisurely consideration to the the day had somehow and me) to assemble and northward stroll through excellent menu on offer. failed and we were obliged check-in at in Abbey Wood alongside the Three of the party opted for to have a hasty whip-round time for the Sikorsky’s Great Pool during which fish and chips which was for her return ticket. Hey 9.20am flight. Airborne, time Jill and Nanette served up in newspaper - ho, we did try. on a plate; actually it was the stunning country actually met and chatted Sadly, I have to report that a page of “The Times” the tone of conversation folded into the shape of a about the many pleasures boat which held a cargo of of the day took a sharp fish and was surrounded by downward turn as it was a flotilla of perfect chips considered how one could and pronounced absolutely manage to purchase a delicious! Inevitably, some property on one of the desserts proved irresistible islands and earn some and one member of the NEED YOUR HOME MAINTAINING? sort of living there. There gang went so far as to select was mention of a variety a variety of ice-creams KINGSLEY UGLOW of parlours (definitely which just happened to co- Will undertake any interior or exterior not of the ice-cream or ordinate perfectly with her work on your house including: hairdressing variety), but I outfit. Now I ask you, was Decorating - Plastering - Tiling spare you, dear reader, from that a tad precious, or what? Renovation Work, Carpentry, Masonry the tawdry details unless, Just a Little, perhaps! Stonewall Building and Cornish Hedging of course my lips should Fence and Shed Building The lovely New Grimsby be prised apart by the Wooden Flooring beach beckoned for an receipt of an astronomical All work guaranteed to a high standard after-lunch stroll before monetary inducement!The we turned south along tight-eyed, white-knuckled Concrete bases and dwarf walls built for Appletree Road, dropping posture was again adopted conservatories down to the deserted and by the nameless one for the Telephone: 01840 211054 lovely Appletree Bay return journey. Mobile: 07976 412374 beach before we reluctantly M L.

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Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 25 the harbour, of Messrs. Rosevear & Pete’s Peeps Sloggatt, for that purpose, thereby avoiding the steep hill (Penally Hill). But some people say it will at the Past never do for this hill and dale As it is almost a year since the country whose roads have so many disastrous flood of last August I short angles. thought I would use past entries of 7 March 1862 Cornwall’s first Pete’s Peeps that concern Boscastle Traction engine to celebrate the renewal that is on An engine with 2 carriages (capable going and as we look to the new, it’s 11 May 1849 Boscastle of carrying 7 tons each) arrived at interesting also to look back at our This neighbourhood, frequented the Trebursye Mine from Lincoln beautiful vllage by many visitors to improve their (Messrs. Taplin & Co). It came by The Hobble Boat (Pilot Gig) health and for the taste for the mail to Tavistock, then by road for The hobble boat was a 30ft vessel beautiful and romantic scenery of 3 and a half days to Trebursye, it used to pilot ships into the harbour. It the area, has been much improved weighs 10 tons. Hundred of people consisted of 9 men with oars who were during the past winter. This was turned up to see the first locomotive known as “hobblers” an old word for due to Mr Fuggard who has made near Launceston. There is tons of pilots. In times of bad weather ropes different walks, cliff cuttings, ore waiting to be taken to the port. were used along the cliffs each side to excavations etc and erected seats 28 April 1826 Slate out of Boscastle steady the ships whose tonnage varied and chairs placed to command the A vessel from Clovelly “The between 70 and 30 tons. They brought most picturesque views. The paths Narrow Escape” was completely in coal and many other goods and took lead to many beauty spots which wrecked in a creek near Tintagel, but away slate from the nearby quarries. were inaccessible and has made the the crew escaped to the shore. Just The last two hobblers to be paid off for area still more attractive, all at his before it happened it had just been their services were Mr James Pickard own expense. loaded with slate at Boscastle from and Mr Dan Kinsman. 11 Nov 1861 Shipping ore at Messrs. Sloggatt & Co. Messrs. 14 June 1844 Loading slate at Boscastle Roseveare & Sloggatt owned the Trebarwith The shipping trade at this port has Nth Delabole slate quarry as well A vessel belonging to Messrs. considerably improved, owing to as a large part of Boscastle from Roseveare & Sloggatt of Boscastle vast quantities of iron ore being where their produce was shipped called the “Jane” was waiting off brought from Trebursye, near .29 Aug 1862 A Helpless Giant Launceston. Mr Martin talks of Trebarwith Haven to load up with beside the road having steam engines to convey slate. Through the negligence of the After undergoing repairs for trucks of ore on the common roads, mate at helm, she struck a rock and several months, the steam engine and has engaged a private road and soon became a complete wreck, the at Trebursye commenced working other premises on the north side of crew saving themselves in the boat. and arrived at Boscastle the same day with 14 tons of ore. The next The Bottreaux Restaurant Boscastle day a number of persons assembled One of Cornwall’s finest restaurants to witness the departure from 1 AA rosette Boscastle with 9 tons of coal, up 2003 & 2004 Cornwall Tourism Awards the Launceston road. After about Restaurant of the Year - Highly Commended a half mile, one of the wheels 2004 Taste of the West Finalist slid into the water table and the extra strain to bring it out caused Sample Menu Pan seared scallops on a bed of carrot puree with Sauternes butter breakage in the machinery and is Warm salad of Boscastle red ruby with Trevalga potato crisps and Dijonnaise dressing now a helpless giant on the side of Fillet of wild Cornish sea bass with champagne and roast scallop sauce the road. The locomotive completed Rack of Cornish lamb with garden mint jelly, sautéed root vegetables and red wine jus Caramelised vanilla panna cotta with a compote of garden fruits its first journey from Trebursye Tarte aux pommes with butterscotch sauce and ice cream to Boscastle on April 17th with 7 2 courses £21 3 courses £25 tons of ore for export, after about Relax before dinner in our comfortable fully licensed slate 14 days delay due to inadequate floored 16th century bar. Rooms available in our highly rated road and breakages. It caused wide hotel from £32.50 per person per night B&B spread interest throughout North Tel. 01840 250 231 Cornwall.

Page 26 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Opening Hours and Useful Phone Numbers Boscastle Post Office Emergency Services: Coastguard, Fire, Police, Ambulance: Tel: 01840 250259 Dial 999 Police Station: Monday 8.30 - 1.00 2.00 - 5.00 For non-urgent issues: eg to report a crime Tuesday 9.00 - 1.00 2.00 - 5.00 or criminal damage, to request police Wednesday 9.00 - 1.00 2.00 - 5.00 advice or attendence, to enquire about lost Thursday 9.00 - 1.00 2.00 - 5.00 property, to be connected to a police sta- Friday 9.00 - 12.30 Closed tion, service or department: 08452 777 444 Saturday 9.00 - 12.00 Closed Harbourmaster: 01840 250453 Cash machine during business hours for Alliance & Leicester and Barclays Doctors’ Surgery and out-of-hours Cheques cashable for Alliance & Leicester emergency doctor: 01840 250209 Lloyds TSB, Co-op and Barclays NHS Direct (24 hour helpline): 0845 4647 Boscastle Newsagent Hospitals: (with *Minor Injuries Units) Tel: 01840 250419 *Bodmin - East Cornwall 01208 251555 Cash machine during business hours *Launceston General 01566 765650 Open daily at 7.00 am *Stratton 01288 287700 -Treliske 01872 250000 Mobile Library Plymouth - Derriford 01752 777111 Tel: 01208 812202 Dental Helpline: 0800 371192 Calls on alternate Thursdays RSPCA: 08705 555999 Wellington Hotel: 11.35 – 12.00 Boscastle Visitor Centre: 01840 250010 Barn Park, Tintagel Road: 12.05 – 12.30 Local Churches: C of E 01840 250359 Methodist 01840 770274 Waste Tip, Bowithick Quarry Catholic 01840 770663 Sanding Road, Tintagel Parish Council: Tel: 01840 770778 website: www.boscastlecornwall.org.uk Monday to Friday 8.30 - 4.15 clerk: 01840 250440 Saturday 8.30 - 12.00 email clerk: [email protected] Sunday Closed all day Boscastle Village Hall: Bookings: 01840 250558 Camelford Library Pay phone: 01840 250171 Town Hall, Market Place Boscastle Community & Recreation Centre: Tel: 01840 212409 Bookings: 01840 250627 Cornwall County Council: Monday Closed all day Switchboard: 01872 322000 Tuesday 10.00 - 5.00 Bottle Banks: 01872 323913 Wednesday Closed all day website: www.cornwall.gov.uk Thursday 10.00 - 5.00 Friday 10.00 - 4.00 North Cornwall District Council: Saturday 09.30 - 12.30 Main Switchboard 01208 893333 Sunday Closed all day website www.ncdc.gov.uk

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 27 of the giant willow figure THE NATIONAL TRUST further along the valley and work in June, including footbridge at Newmills and were due to be installed in Every month sees more the rebuilding of damaged the bridge across the Valency August last year until the and more repairs and walls and replacing the roof on the path to Minster flood happened. The figures restoration work within slates. church. The latter will have are sitting in the branches Boscastle being completed. • Youth Hostel - planning a temporary ‘boardwalk’ of trees between the car Within the harbour itself, consent has been applied installed until the bridge is park and the giant figure but new moorings have been for and after appointing replaced. Both bridges will will need keen eyes to find provided and ‘Peganina’ is contractors work will start be higher and wider than them. back at her berth. Along with in the autumn in time for before and should be in Much has been done to the Fisherman’s Association opening at Easter 2006. position before the school date with great co-operation we will continue to monitor summer holidays. The car park for this from lots of individuals and conditions in the harbour season is almost back to its Other good news is that organisations and this help and decide what further former capacity which will Duck Race will still go is much appreciated as we action, if any, is needed in reduce the need to extend ahead following a meeting continue our repair and the short term to keep the into the playing field. We with school representatives reconstruction works within harbour open for the season. are including an information which agreed the basic Boscastle. Plans for the Trust’s panel in the field for visitors programme for the day. Jeff Cherrington buildings are progressing to the valley as part of a And finally we have tel: 01288 331372 well: suite of panels being drawn installed six willow figures [email protected] • Harbour View, a holiday up in partnership with North created by children at National Trust shop: cottage, has now been fully Cornwall District Council. Boscastle CP School along tel: 01840 250353 restored and refurbished and For the longer term we are the Valency Valley. These is available to let again working to improve the figures are smaller versions • Lime kiln – the newly design and layout of the car exposed kiln will be cleaned park. and re-pointed in June Cornwall County Council • Warden’s workshop and the Trust have been (boat house) We plan working together over

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1 behemoth 8 meld 10 ayahuasca 12 rile 14 rye 14 rile 12 ayahuasca 10 meld 8 behemoth 1 Across Answers to Moira Hart’s Fiendish Crossword: Fiendish Hart’s Moira to Answers H. VENNING - MASON - For Professional and Quality Work Fine Original Art by Local Artists Open daily from 10pm until 6pm Tel: 01840 779245 • RENOVATIONS •EXTENSIONS www.rocky-valley-gallery.co.uk •PLASTERING • STONEWORK • ROOFING Rocky Valley Galery would like to extend our best wishes for the forthcoming season to everyone Lundy House, Boscastle who was affected by last year’s flooding TEL: 01840 250113

Page 28 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 The Cornwall Water Colour Society Boscastle Gallery Each member, as well as participating in its exhibitions (at least two The Bridge, Boscastle per year, to be held at different venues throughout (01840) 250248 the county and hopefully further afied) would Paintings by local artists endeavour to promote water colour as a seriuos A wide selection of prints and cards plus John Blight of the medium. an unusual mix of gifts and gadgets. Camelford Gallery on Market Place in Camelford, The inaugural exhibiton in association with 10 other was hosted at the Camelford TONY DOMINY & SONS artists, has recently formed Gallery in late May and TRADITIONAL SIGNWRITERS a water colour society. early June. AND Called, appropriately, ‘The A second promotional VINYL SPECIALISTS Cornwall Water Colour exhibition will be shown PUB SIGNS–SHOP SIGNS–LORRIES – VANS Society’, they plan to have at the Penzance Gallery, MAGNETIC SIGNS-GILDING about 25 members in due running from 9th July until THE HIGHEST WORKMANSHIP-THE MOST COMPETITIVE PRICE course. The Society will 6th August. invite or take applications Tel: 01840 250972 or 07866 901365 The founder members from other artists, who must email: [email protected] live and work in Cornwall, are: any new member will be Jenny Brazier voted into the Society by John Blight its members. Sandy Blight One of the principal Joan Cockett 2 Bridge Walk, Boscastle, PL35 0HE aims of the Societyis to Vonny Carter incorporate artists showing 01840 250433 Melanie Camp the diversity of water LADIES’ & GENTS’ Peg Jarvis colour, from botanical CLOTHING illustration to abstraction. Leighton Moses GIFTS & FILMS There is no defined style as Mike Moss a group. Bas Roscoe Vaughan Warren style counts hair & beauty salon PENNING camelford 01840 213974 PAINTING Private and commercial painters and decorators SPECIAL OFFER FOR JUNE Relax and feel everyday stresses disappear Building & with a 30 minute Indian head massage in the beauty room with Sam, Have coffee, then roperty aintenance enjoy a shampoo and blow-dry in our hair P M salon. normal price £32 Cornwall special offer price £25 01840 250047 01626 337596

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 29 It was run by a board of trustees who used it for village functions of Piper’s Cafe all descriptions. There were musical (also known as the Harbour Restaurant) by Anne Knight entertainments, old fashioned socials and dances, the Apollo Cinema, band concerts, whist drives, carnival The manor estate particulars of entertainments and the British Legion the 1880’s describe the building as Boxing Day treat for the village a manure store for the adjacent lime children complete with a free tea, kiln. Early photographs of the 1890’s Christmas tree and a present from show these buildings displaying a Father Christmas. Douglas and Lillian Piper board bearing the legend VIVIAN & After the manor was sold in the When I sat down to write I didn’t SONS MANURE STORE . 1950’s, the building was taken over know what to call this article. The During the late 19th and very by Douglas and Lillian Piper. Lillian building I am writing about has had early 20th century the manor carried was born in St Gennys and attended many and varied uses during its out a major phase of rebuilding in Week St Mary School. On leaving lifetime. The property concerned is the Quaytown and Bridge areas and school she went to work at Tintagel at the eastern end of the block of the building became a carpenters vicarage. In 1948 she moved to buildings which houses the Witches shop. One project was to construct Boscastle and married Douglas Piper. Museum and Cornish Goodies. a new shop front for Bridge House They ran the Mill House Tea Rooms Prior to the August 2004 floods it stores and this was built in the new before moving to the Harbour Café. was known as Harbour Restaurant carpenters shop. but I will always associate it with the Piper family. By 1946 the manor was again up for sale. The building was now This former salt store was described as a Public Hall. The hall converted on the demise of the was built in 1909 and was leased fishing industry. During the 18th and from the manor for an annual rent of 19th centuries the next door lime- £8 to include the fire insurance. It was kiln was in operation producing one of a number of improvements lime for the fields, for lime-wash made by the then Lord of the Manor and as a disinfectant and lime - Henry Pigé-Leschallas. mortar and plaster. Ruth and Alan Watson welcome you to:

Three of Mrs Piper’s workers ST CHRISTOPHER’S Monica Bond, Lynn Pridham and Barbara Sandercock

HOTEL I worked in the cafe during my High Street, Boscastle, PL35 0BD school holidays in the 1950’s along Situated in the old, upper with Lillian and Douglas’s daughters, part of this beautiful harbour Marion and Norma, and Elizabeth village, with its spectacular Hiscock, Monica Bond and Barbara coast and countryside Sandercock. The kitchen was in a ● 9 ensuite Rooms small room on the western side of ETB 3 Crown Commended ● Bed and Breakfast the main café. Its windows looked Tel: 01840 250412 ● Coffee & Tea making out over the river towards the New facilities in every room Road. As soon as Mrs Piper saw a email: [email protected] coach laden with tourists coming

Page 30 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 put our hard earned money to listen Piper’s Cafe to Chubby Checker, Little Richard, Continued Rick Nelson, Eddie Cochrane and around the hairpin bend she sent her the like. We were joined by other son Kenny off to find his father and youngsters from Crackington Haven then it was all hands to the pump. and Tintagel who arrived to compare Plates were laid out with lettuce, motor bikes with the local boys and tomato and cucumber ready to impress us girls. receive a generous portion of crab, In previous floods the building lobster or ham. The strawberries that suffered a little damage with some Norma had collected from the farm in water getting through the door but Valency Valley were piled into bowls most passed on by. Last August it was ready for their clotted cream. sad to see that it suffered considerably. Those of us who waited tables The building itself together with took out the ordered teas and coffees, painting by Charlie Kinsman on North others in the complex are part of the often carrying six or even eight full wall of Harbour Cafe harbour’s historic environment, an cups and saucers in one hand. We important survival relating to one of vanilla only, which was sold from the never used a tray. Salad orders were Boscastle’s historic industries. Let’s door which, unlike the door of today, fulfilled, followed by the home made hope that when restored it reflects was on the front (southern) side. baking Mrs Piper had done the night once again its historic working past before. It was quite usual to see the A major feature of the café was and plays its part as an asset to the lights on in the kitchen at one or the large painting which completely village. AK two in the morning and on arrival covered the north wall. It was painted the next day to find the backyard in the 1950’s by local artist Charlie crawling with lobsters, crayfish and Kinsman. A similar painting, also crabs which had come in on the last by Charlie, adorned the south wall tide and were now awaiting their fate of the Bottreaux House opposite the in the boiler. entrance to the Napoleon Inn.

Everything was home cooked and On a Saturday evening Mrs Piper fresh that day. The only convenience entertained us local teenagers. She Harbour Restaurant during floods food I can remember was ice cream, had installed a jukebox into which we of August 2004 Quality Beef & Lamb direct from your local farm Our small farm shop opened last summer Call in and choose your meat Pedigree North Devon cattle and Dorset lamb Free-range eggs Small orders as welcome as large Free delivery to Boscastle Phone orders welcome Robin & Jackie Haddie Home Farm, Boscastle 01840 250195 Also available - farmhouse B & B and self-catering cottage with splendid sea views

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 31 Letters to the Blowhole Dear Editor, to be a second home, the John Bolitho’s piece summer evenings and I am but one of the owner might like to think about finding Boscastle everyone enjoyed it there. many residents who was about offering it for sale pasties in Australia rang Terry & Kiina used to appalled and incensed at at a nominal sum to a local a bell with at least two rent part of Penally House the recent scrawling of needy couple or family Blowhole readers. at the time and I (vaguely) graffiti on the end wall who are otherwise quite Tim Ferrett sent the remember evenings of a property in Marine unable to afford such a following informative unwinding with them after Terrace. Astonishingly, purchase. Alternatively, email: a busy day at The Mill, this desecration was not, the owner might find I read with interest John along with Rob & Teresa as one would expect, the it more gratifying to Bolitho’s encounter with Lloyd and Steve Thor mindless work of vandals donate it as a prize either a Boscastle pastie while Johanneson. I certainly but appears to have been a directly to a Make Poverty holidaying in Melbourne, remember walking back deliberate ( and mindless?) History appeal or to one of Australia and think that I into the village from act by the owner of the Boscastle’s many charity can shed some light on the Penally House in the early property! Perhaps this sort fund-raising events. Either ‘two Australian chaps’ that hours of the morning of thing is the norm where action would be more he refers to in his article. and trying to get past the the owner comes from, but creditable than that of the Boscastle Bakery without Around 1983/84 the let them be assured that crass and inconsiderate disturbing Tony Zacky’s Old Mill Restaurant here, it is considered ugly, act of aerosol spraying dog - who would be outside (upstairs back then) was unnecessary, objectionable walls here in this beautiful while Tony was baking his run by (Australian) Terry and is most certainly totally village. bits - and would bark like Cremean and his girlfriend unacceptable. Myrna Lester. crazy if disturbed ! Kiina Ljunggren. I was Residents of Boscastle are Since writing this letter it fortunate enought to work Anyway, Terry must have renowned for their prompt, is noted that the offending for them for two summers, picked up some Cornish generous and continuous graffiti has been partially along with Mark Perfilli, cooking skills during support and response to over-painted. Whilst Sarah Stanton-Aden and those summers because a wide variety of charity hoping that this work will Adam Roots, amongst when in 1994 that I finally appeals and doubtless they be carried out to produce a others. It was packed got around to visiting will, jointly or severally, more satisfactory result, I with holidaymakers most Australia, I caught up with be “doing their bit” to see no reason to amend my Make Poverty History letter. M.L. continued on next page without any prompting by Footnote: Happily, since the tasteless daubings of a this letter was sent the non-resident. Furthermore, remainder of the graffiti as this property appears has been painted over.

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Page 32 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 continued from last page him in Melbourne and he was successfully running the Boscastle Pastries wholesale and pastry shop while a colleague of his, John Lethlean was running the Boscastle Pastie Shop selling pasties, cakes & coffees in the hip & bohemian suburb of Fitzroy. Cheers, Tim Our hawk-eyed previous editor, Yvonne Ayling, also read John Bolitho’s plea for information, and, blessed with a better memory than some (not all, AB best man, in the 50th anniversary year since recalled the piece) of her their marriage. former team, prompted us I wonder if anyone to look at the Blowhole knows of Fred Swans from Winter 1997. We whereabouts? He moved did and found the article to the Boscastle area late reproduced alongside. 50’s early 60’s and took over running a guest The following email was house. He also ran a boat sent to the Parish Council service to Lundy Isle. website. Can any Blowhole Please give our e-mail readers help ? address to anyone who Dear Parish Council, may be able to help. My Aunt and Uncle are [email protected] trying to locate their Thank you, Pickwick Antiques The Old Mill Boscastle Telephone: 01840 250770

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Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 33 Letters to the Blowhole Dear Editor be used, to replace the Boscastle is supposed (sympathetic to traditional existing black tiles on the What are the NCDC to be a consevation area. appearance); 13 premises apex of the roof. Planners doing to Presumably such status is had modern red tiles on the Boscastle? putting red The use of black ridge designed to maintain the hip. character of the village. candy stripes on traditional tiles on the roof apex Of the 64 roofs with roofs in Boscastle!!! of The Old Mill would WHY THEN IS traditional butt joints on have been in keeping How many of you have THE PLANNING the hip, 13, had this butt with the Wellington looked at the roofs of OFFICE STEALTHILY joint discretely capped with Hotel and Wellington The Old Mill and The CHANGING THE concrete, which blended in Stables (now converted to Riverside premises, since WHOLE CHARACTER well with the surrounding three cottages). All three the scaffolding was taken OF BOSCASTLE’S roof lines. Of these latter buildings were part of the down a week or so ago? ROOFSCAPE? roofs at least 3 were on former Wellington Hotel Have the Conservation I am told that the recently built houses, complex. Officer and the Planning Conservation Officer clearly demonstrating Office gone mad? The roofs The subsequent planning made consultations on that this is an acceptable mentioned are covered in consent clearly specifies the appropriate finish to modern practice. red ridge tiles. red ridge that clay tiles should be The Old Mill roof, before Most alarming are the 13 tiles are bad enough, but used on the roof hips, which insisting that the newly premises listed above with these hideous looking tiles is totally out of sympathy laid black ridge tiles be red tiles on the hip. The now extend along all the with the local vernacular changed to red. Where did Village Hall, with its small downward roof hips, in total style and tradition. It is bad these consultations take hip roof on the Fore Street contradiction of Boscastle enough that the planners place? For certain no one end, is the only building tradition and NCDC’s seek to change our village looked at Boscastle, which that can be identified within policy as published in the roof style by the addition is renowned for its slate the Conservation Area, Boscastle Conservation of clay tiles to roof hips. roofscape. which without question, Area Policy document. To then insist that the Any person looking had red tiles on the hip newly laid black tiles be Traditionally, Boscastle at Boscastle with open before Conservation Area changed to red, following a roofs have never had eyes cannot fail to notice Status was adopted. complaint, is sheer heresy. red hip tiles, or for that the 80 or more premises The Conservation matter any clay tiles over It is reported that when within the conservation Authority is quietly altering their roof hips. most of the roof of The Old Mill area that have hip roofs. A the character of our village. the red hip tiles you see was near completion, significant feature of most There are a lot of ancient in Boscastle today, have the Conservation Officer of these roofs is that there roofs in Boscastle, many of been added by the planners insisted that the BLACK are no tiles on the hips. which are probably overdue since conservation status ridge tiles which were Analysis of a recent for replacement. Since the was adopted. clearly specified in original survey of 80 premises inception of conservation, quotation had to be removed To be clear, the subject of with hip roofs, reveals the the proportion of hip roofs and exchanged for RED this letter is the roof hips following:- with red hip tiles, within ridge tiles. It was also made of Boscastle, defined as the conservation area, has clear to the building owners RIDGE TILES: ‘the external angle formed risen from around 1% to that non compliance would by the meeting of two 49 red on the apex of the over 16%!! require a further planning adjacent, sloping sides of roof; 31 black on the apex application, which would ARE WE GOING TO a roof’. of the roof, (including 5 WAKE UP ONE DAY probably delay completion premises with a mix of The roofing contractor’s TO FIND THAT RED of the roof for a further 3 to Black and Red) quotation, which I 6 months with consequent CANDY STRIPES HAVE understand was submitted additional scaffolding hire ROOF HIPS: BEEN ADDED TO ALL OUR HIP ROOFS? with the planning costs etc. 64 roof hips were of application to re-roof ‘The OUR VILLAGE IS the traditional butt type; Yours sincerely Old Mill’ clearly stated BEING CHANGED BY 3 were modern clay tile that black ridge tiles would Nick Holmes STEALTH roofs with black/grey tiles

Page 34 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Lesnewth Official Monthly rainfall recorded at Lesnewth 2004 2005 January 188.3mm 116.4mm Rain Station. February 97.6mm 70.5mm March 89.2mm 74.9mm Many readers will no readings go directly to the April 87.5mm 96.3mm doubt recall the rain fall Environment Agency at May 47.1mm 76.8mm reports that I used to send Bodmin. I do still have the in to the Blowhole. For the manual cylinder to read more recent readers I will daily, which I am very tell you a little of how I pleased about as I do still Valency became involved in this have my morning walk quite interesting job. round my garden come rain or shine. As we all are Taxis There was first a aware, mechanisation is recording station at wonderful, for most of the Lesnewth in 1963, it was time. However during the Distance No Problem sited at the old Rectory, flood on August 16 2004, Lesnewth. The Peat family Airports & Stations the rain fell so fast that the were the first recorders. At computer equipment could that time all readings were not keep up with the little recorded in inches until Tel: Boscastle 250749 bucket inside filling and 1970 when measurements emptying, and therefore Licensed Private Hire changed to metric, and were not accurate; that is recorded as milli-metres when they had to rely on my Mobile: 07974 066 658 If you wish to convert manual readings. Measuring very roughly then 25mm that amount of water was = 1 inch. The old Rectory not an easy task and, as one changed ownership in the knows it is the reading from late 1980’s and the new the bottom water line that owner took on the daily counts. I read the rain fall task until 1994, when for as accurate as possible on convenience the equipment that day. 184.9mm was the was moved to my garden A real treat for anyone daily total. It was no wonder at Trevalec, and I resumed who loves to buy, cook & eat good food! that the surrounding areas the daily readings for suffered so badly. It is now the Met. Office and the Over 30 artisan cheeses good to see Boscastle slowly Wines from around the world Environment Agency. The getting back to normal Cured meats, pates & antipasti readings are for a 24 hour village life. High quality ready prepared meals period, From 9am to 9am A huge range of local & international the following day. This The figures in the next foods data is then noted and column give a comparison to Relaxed eating in our in-store café collated at the end of each the previous year. In future Picnics to Take Away month, hence a monthly there will be readings for the Hampers and Gifts total on my report. Since I previous three months but, I Bespoke Catering have been reading the rain thought that some readers fall, some of the equipment may like to know the totals Open Tuesday – Saturday 9.00am – 5.30pm (and Sundays & Mondays in School Holidays) has been replaced and now from January. is computerised, these Valerie Gill Bossiney Road, Tintagel Tel: 01840 770880

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 35 The Gig Club is an important project for our community, because it will provide a much needed recreational facility, as well as helping to protect an important part of Cornish Heritage. The club is on its is a traditional way to raising £25,000 this Cornish sport enjoyed by year and £19,000 next year hundreds of people around which will enable us to the county, and further purchase two gigs and all afield in Devon, Dorset, photo from around 1890’s showing gig in Boscastle harbour the associated equipment. Wales, USA, Australia, Fundraising is already Holland, The Faeroes, coastline and harbours Gig clubs are a great underway, and we would France and Germany. of Cornwall. Gigs are focal point for a community, urge you to support the Most harbours and havens capable of handling bringing people together many planned events. around our County have heavy seas, and were in this exciting sea-based their own Gig club, and also ideal as lifeboats team sport. Onshore, the Rowing has also racing takes place around and for smuggling from celebrations and traditional commenced thanks to the the county from early April France. They were the singing after races (and support and generosity of until late September each equivalent of the modern the fundraising events!) Port Isaac Rowing Club year, culminating in the day speedboat with the provide a way for non- who have loaned us the County Championships 6 rowers capable of rowers to be fully involved use of their gig Unity. in Newquay, with Men’s, reaching speeds of 8-9 – it is a true community Rowing takes place from Ladies, Vets (over 40) and knots. Gig racing evolved project. Port Isaac on Monday and Junior crews taking part. from the need of the pilots Wednesday nights from Boscastle is known to be the first to get to 7pm, and on Sundays from Pilot Gigs are 32-foot to have had a gig from a the ships (first gig to the midday. If you want to take long traditional clinker photograph from the late ship got the job), and it is part please just turn up built boats, constructed 19th century (see above, now the fastest growing – we meet on the slipway from narrow leaf Cornish ringed), although much sport in Cornwall with and all are welcome. Elm. They have a rich confusion surrounds what over 100 gigs (each with history going back to the it was called and it’s If you would like to Men’s, Ladies, Veterans 1700’s, when they were history. If anyone has any know more, please don’t and Junior crews) due used to take pilots to ships information or other photos hesitate to get in touch. to race in the World coming in from the Atlantic then we would love to hear Chris Ingram, Chairman, Championships in the who wished to negotiate from you. tel: 01840 230097 the Channel or the rocky Scillies this May. D. SCOTT ELECTRICAL WESTERINGS National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting SALES & SERVICE Spacious Self-Catering N CEIC Electrical Installation APPROVED CONTRACTOR Domestic Appliances Accommodation B Grade Appliances Available - Open All Year - 1 Jordan Vale, Boscastle Shirley Wakelin Cornwall PL35 0AJ Forrabury, Boscastle Tel: 01840 250314 Tel or Fax: (01840) 250155 Website: www.westeringsholidays.co.uk

Page 36 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Ten Tors Sponsored Walk 20 Questions For A Local Sportsperson This edition featuring Stephen Wickett, who is a budding snooker and darts player 1) Name Stephen Wickett 2) Age? 31 3) School Life? The team at the start of the walk photo Nick Holmes Boscastle CP & Sir A team of four local a perfect evening with a James Smith’s people, all members of warm setting sun and calm 4) Favourite Sport? Boscastle and Crackington waters. About 13 people Snooker, Darts & Tug ofwar Gig Club raised over £700 turned up and we had our for the on the 8th May, when first chance to experience 5)Favourite Venue played at? they walked the 10 tors of rowing a gig under the Crackington Snooker Club Bodmin. Caz Boatfield, expert guidance of Chris 6) Most difficult opponent? They all are! who lives in Boscastle, was Ingram (chairman). 7)Most embarrassing moment? the only female in the team. “Our second meet, 18th Only scoring 2 points in a recent league Trevor Putt, team leader, May was grey, wet and snooker match is from Crackington, Mike cool with sea mist and Stickney and Andy Jones choppy waters. I thought I 8)Greatest achievements? None Yet! both live in Tresparret. would be the only person 9) Favourite place in Cornwall? Trevalga Caz says “It was a tough to turn up. However about Losing walk at a very fast pace. The 15 people were waiting 10)Dislikes in Sport? weather alternated between eagerly to tow out the two 11) Favourite sports person(s)? very cold to very warm. The Port Isaac gigs that we are Jimmy White & Phil Taylor team completed the walk of borrowing until we can buy 12)Favourite film? Backdraft 14 miles in just over 4 hours” our own. We had a great She would like to thank all trip (or two in my case) and 13) Favourite food? those who sponsored her so soon got ourselves warm. I Good old fashioned Cornish grub generously. admit I ached the next day 14) Country most like to visit? Caz also has given us her but it was well worth it. first hand report of rowing “It is fantastic exercise 15) Hobbies? Country sports & socialising the gig: “We met for our and all are welcome. Come first row on 11th May 2005 and have a row!” 16) Which person would you most like to at Port Isaac slipway. It was meet? Sylvester Stallon 17) Worst dressed opponent you’ve ever known? Nobby Mason 18)Boyhood Hero? Geoff Capes (worlds strongest man) 19) Best tournament you’ve been involved in or watched? South West area Tug of war competition at Paignton 20) Who would you most like to be stranded on a desert island with? Sharron Davies( swimmer turned T.V presenter)

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 37 MartinPethick’s Sports Column defeated Bude (5-1), but Football Club Annual Supporters Player the game was abandoned Dinner & Dance Richard Pethick just before the end when Around ninety people Top Goalscorer Richard Pethick suffered attended this year’s dinner Martin Seldon a broken leg following a and dance, which was again Most Improved Player clumsy challenge. held at the Eagle House Martin Seldon There are exciting Hotel in Launceston. There were slight times ahead for Boscastle After a wonderful meal reservations about the winner Football Club with a good came the speeches and then of the 2nd team supporters’ crop of youngsters coming the presentation of the cups player, Richard Pethick. sports writer Martin Pethick through but, as usual, the and trophies. The winner of this trophy Football Club News club relies heavily on the This year the guest is voted for by the loyal Off the field it has been a continued support of the speaker was Steve Welford supporters who turn out each difficult year for the club village to raise the money who, before becoming a week to cheer on the two with the loss of the late Nick needed to keep the club referee, used to play for the teams. Someone thought the Fillery and the cancer scare afloat. Boscastle club. He has just odds were stacked in favour of young Ian Nicholls who, of this year’s winner as on With another season completed 25 years of being happily, is now making a the day the vote took place, over, the committee would a referee and now plans to good recovery Richard’s mother, father, like to thank: retire. On the pitch things have 1st Team Players’ Player mother-in-law, father-in- been much more promising Sam Hancock for the law, wife and two children use of the field Nic Hunter Fillery with both teams finishing were all present!!!!! Manager’s Player the season in the top half of Tea-Ladies Daniel Ovens & Paul Other Sport: their respective leagues and, Cobweb Inn for the Dray With another season of if the youngsters continue to post-match hospitality Supporters’ Player local sport over here is a progress at the present rate, the 200 club Andy Boxall brief round-up of the teams’ there are still better things to subscribers Top Goalscorer fortunes. come. the loyal supporters Daniel Ovens (30) The club reached the final Darts: and the ground staff 2nd Team Players’ of the Launceston & District -(Antony & Johnny The ladies team had Player Cup but sadly were defeated Brewer), who do another average season Richard Pethick by Kilkhampton (3-1) in an such an excellent job finishing just below mid- exciting match. To reach the maintaining such a Manager’s Player - table but hopes of high for a good playing surface. final Boscastle deservedly Julian Findlay vast improvement next year.

Boscastle Chamber of Trade M. BIDDICK & SON LTD and Commerce ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS National Inspection Council for Meetings held in Boscastle Village Hall starting at 7pm Electrical Installation Contracting Dates of next meetings: N CEIC APPROVED CONTRACTOR July 5th August 2nd September 6th October 4th The Willows ▪ Boscastle ▪ Cornwall For more information on joining contact: PL35 0BL Ron Muffett (chairman) 250240 Telephone: 01840 250448 Adrian Prescott (secretary)250570 Suzanne Harari (membership secretary) 250202 Mobile: 07966 498733 Membership open to all businesses in the PL35 postcode area 07974 676583

Page 38 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2005 Double One Club BOWLS CHAMPIONS Response to Martins report printed in the last edition of the Blowhole, regarding the Cobweb Ladies Darts Team, better known as the Double One Club. A change in fortunes!!! Does Martin read the same league table as the from left Carole Flower, Mary Hudson, Mary Dummett, David Hudson, Muriel Symons (Club rest of us? Captain), Margaret Perry and John Tillinghast (Club Chairman). Team members missing from the picture are Edna Edwards and Jim Mayers. I was pleased to read In the Thursday night the Northern Section of the promise and finished next to that Belinda Adams league the Cobweb ‘A’ County Bowls Association. bottom with Robin Haddy accepts all responsibility finished in runners- Some members of the teams again gaining most wins. for the Cobweb Ladies Darts Teams performance up position in the 1st attended the Annual Dinner Pool: division, which was a good at Newquay where they during the season The Sunday team, now performance in a strong were presented with the 2004/2005. I am sure better known as the Cobweb league. They will be joined trophy, (see picture above). that the team will agree Cow & Caravan Club (CCCC) in the 1st division next season The Bowls Club would with me when I say, We had quite a successful season by the Napoleon Inn team, still love to see some more are all looking forward coming 3rd in the league, who won the 2nd division new members and would to Belinda’s leadership runners-up in the team title at a canter. Sadly the welcome anyone along on and encouragement in the knockout competition, with Cobweb ‘B’ team won’t be a Monday evening at 7.00 season 2005/6. Belinda I one of their players, Johnny joining them as they had to p.m. at the Community and trust you accept your new Brewer, coming runner-up settle for 3rd spot in the 2nd Recreation Centre. appointment with eager in the individual knockout division, after at one stage enthusiasm. If only we Snooker: competition. looking as though they had known that it was our Boscastle ‘A’ avoided the might just get the runner-up The two Tuesday teams Belinda that we needed to drop to the 2nd division by failed to win any league position. empower, perhaps we all the skin of their teeth, with honours, but scooped some would have given better Bowls: silverware in the Ladies’ Dave Ferrett being their best performances. The Boscastle Short player. knockout final when Jo Safhill defeated Louise Regards Mat Bowls Club won the Boscastle ‘B’ didn’t live Brakes to become the Bullseye. Division II Winter League of up to their early season champion. A M HIRCOCK PLUMBING AND HEATING RAYBURN, AGA AND OIL-FIRED BOILER SERVICING Boscastle OFTEC REGISTERED Gates, Railings, Fire Grates Weather Vanes, Security Bars CRACKINGTON HAVEN Ornamental Ironwork, Welding 01840 230228 Tel: 01840 261340

Summer 2005 Boscastle Blowhole Page 39 BOSCASTLE FIRST RESPONDERS

Boscastle community First Responders went live on the 1st May 2005 and have attended several emergency 999 calls in and around the Boscastle area.

Our aim is to respond within 9 minutes of an initial 999 call being deployed and we are fully trained to give life saving treatment and reassurance until the ambulance crew The Boscastle Community First Responders team, arrives on scene. from left: Frances Hegarty, Malcolm Green, Rose Martin and Liz Green At present we are operating 7 days a week, single manning each 2 million, which can double in the Important: shift. It is hoped in the near future summer holiday season, the demand Would you please ensure that house to give a full 24 hour coverage, but on ambulance services continues to names and numbers are clearly visible more volunteers are urgently needed. increase. outside the front of your property as Funding is also of paramount A patient who suffers cardiac arrest this could save precious time in our importance. stands an 85% chance of survival if response and that of the ambulance they are defibrillated immediately. crews. A coffee morning was held These odds decrease by 10% with If anyone has any spare time, on 2nd June at “Sunset”, Under every minute that passes without however small, questions, ideas or Road, Boscastle to raise funds life treatment. feedback, please do not hesitate to saving equipment for the Boscastle contact the following responders: Responders. Donations were greatly Boscastle First Response Team appreciated as were homemade is made up of volunteers who have Rose Martin 01840 250100 cakes and raffle prizes. Thanks to been trained to attend designated Liz Green 07800 728232 everyone who supported this event, emergency calls in areas that are Malcolm Green 01840 250525 which raised £203. difficult to reach by ambulance within 8 minutes. Frances Hegarty 07790 651061 Westcountry Ambulance Services NHS Trust covers an area of more First Responders provide vital life Keep on the look out for future than 15,000 square kilometres of support and defibrillation until an fund raising events. coastline. With a population of over ambulance arrives. We are here to help save lives.

NORTH CORNWALL MUSEUM AND GALLERY The Clease • Camelford • PL32 9PL •Tel. 01840 212954 • [email protected] 27 June - 22 July 25 July - 26 August 29 August - 30 Sept The Four Seasons The Sew and Sews present Lino Prints of Church and Moor is Moor Carvings & Cornish a Corner of Venice A conceptual, touchy-feely experience Landscapes Paintings by Brian Littlejohns of Bodmin Moor by Robert Bradford, by Bridget Holden Pottery by John Webb Miff Crockford, Susie Dickens, Penny Still Life MacBeth & Sarah-Jane Marsden Watercolours from France by Susanna Hawkins The Gallery and Museum are open Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm 25 March - 30 September (Wheelchair access to Museum only) Pottery by Svend Bayer

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