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Callington News May 2015 www.callington-tc.gov.uk It’s Time for Music and Dance! The centre of Callington will be closed A special feature this year will be to traffic from noon on Saturday 9th Cornish giants made by Callington, St May to allow a flood of musicians and Dominick, Gunnislake, and Delaware dancers to celebrate the third primary schools, Callington Rotary Callington MayFest. Club, Gorfenna Craft Centre and the New Outlook Club. Be amazed at the Dancers will muster at 12.30pm on creations which have been made the Saltash Road Recreation Park and under the direction of artist Sue Field. will process down Saltash Road and into the town at 1.00pm. Do get out there in strong numbers to watch the A new feature for this year is a craft event. You may even fancy having a and artisan market in Biscombe’s go yourself. One, two, three, hop is as Lane - which might find its way into far as it goes! Fore Street. During the afternoon there will be a “fun cry” by seven Throughout the afternoon there will Town Criers led by our own Town be performances by Wreckers Border Crier, Tony Stentiford. Come and Morris, Hevva Cornish Dancers, cheer on your favourite! Plymouth Maids and Tywardreath Morris. There will be young dancers There will be a special barn dance from Delaware and St Dominick This year we will see the Lizard with the dynamic duo from Cornwall, School and adult dancers from the Stallions making a special The Brim. Tickets are available from Callington Cornish dance sessions led appearance. This Victorian coach and The Town Hall, Kivells and by Carmen Hunt. Music will be pair, courtesy of Biscombe’s Lane Community Creations (Biscombes provided by our very own Callington traders, will be providing free rides Lane) at only £4. Town Band and The MayFesters led around town. by Rosie Fierek. The procession will set off at 1.00pm At the time of writing there will be and come down into Fore Street. We other groups joining us: watch our will see Maypole dancing, Morris CAVE face book page dancing and Cornish dancing in the ( www.facebook.com/Callington.Arts) street, in the Bull’s Head, The Clink, and our web site ( http:// St Mary’s Church and the Town Hall. callingtonmayfest.weebly.com) to get the latest news. This year the Canticorum choir will be performing during the afternoon in St If you would like to help as a Mary’s Church where you can also steward please contact us at rest your feet and have a cuppa. Bill [email protected] Chubb will be returning with Cornish tales and will be in local tea shops Look out for our special brochure including the Hideaway, Annie's and which will give timings for all the Benedict's and the WI will be serving events. teas in the Town Hall. The copy deadline for the June issue is 12 noon on Saturday 9th May 2015 (We will be working on a strict ‘first come first served’ basis, so get your articles in as soon as possible!) Editorial copy can be sent to the Editor by emailing [email protected] Copy can also be sent to the Town Hall at the address below Advertising space needs booking in advance. Please post or hand in copy to the Jo Taylor, Callington Town Hall, New Road, Callington PL17 7BD. Telephone 384039 or email: [email protected] The Town Clerk's Office is open from 9am - 2pm Monday - Friday The One Stop Shop is now open from 9.30am-1.30pm Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri. General Enquiries 0300 1234 100 Post can be put in the letter box in front of the office or through the entrance door. © Callington News is published and distributed by Callington Town Council Produced by Bluemoon Print & Promotions www.bmpp.co.uk Page 2 Church Matters Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church Callington Spiritual Church 'Our Lady of Victories' Callington now joined with 'St Wednesday May 13th Spiritual Centre above Social Thomas More' Launceston. Club ( main door straight up the stairs) admission £3, start 7.30; medium Dennis Colley 5th and 6th Sunday of Eastertide Callington Sunday Mass 5pm Wednesday May 27th Spiritual Centre above Social Launceston Sunday Mass 10am Club ( main door straight up stairs) admission £3, start 7.30; medium Sonia Clatworthy 17th May Feast of the Ascension Callington Mass 5.00pm Mustard Seed Launceston Mass 10.00am Sunday Morning Service 10.45am 24th May PENTECOST SUNDAY Thursdays (term time only) Underground Youth 7.00pm Callington Mass 5.00pm Contact: 01579 383572 Launceston Mass 10.00am. 31st May Trinity Sunday, Callington Mass 5.00pm Launceston, Mass 10.00am Methodist Church Sunday 3rd May 9.00am - Junior Breakfast Club Sunday 10th May - Messy Church 3.30 pm-5.45 pm Games, crafts, food and fun for all the family. Children to be accompanied by an adult please. Sunday 17th May - Junior Church Anniversary Services at 10.30am led by Mrs Helen Burke and 6.30pm led by Mr Mark Haydon. Saturday 30th May - 7.30pm Concert by The Porthpyra Singers and guests. Tickets available on the door £6 to include refreshments. Proceeds to charity and Church funds. Please visit our website www.callingtonmethodist.org for details of our regular Services and events. UNDECIDED HOW TO VOTE ON Callington 7th MAY ? Town Forum THEN COME AND MEET YOUR CANDIDATES FOR SOUTH EAST CORNWALL. Annual General Meeting 2015 CALLINGTON TOWN HALL SUNDAY 3rd MAY at 2.00 PM The Town Forum AGM will be held on Monday May 11th 2015 Callington Town Forum has invited the candidates in Callington Town Hall at 7.00 pm. standing on 7th May to answer questions from the floor in a “Question Time” style debate. If you would like to ask a question then arrive early and submit it to the All residents of Callington having an interest in the chair for consideration. Town are welcome to attend Entry is free but the forum would be pleased to receive donations. Page 3 News from the Town Council THE GOOD NEWS! How would you spend £25,000 within the Parish? We are sure that you can make plenty of suggestions…. so put your thinking caps on and let us know. A few years ago it was agreed as part of a Solar Park planning application that there should be a ‘Community Benefit’ sum of money given to the Parish. Cornwall Council is currently holding this money but discussions are in place for it to be passed over to the Town Council for identifying suitable projects. The Town Council hasagreed to set up a group that will assess applications and make recommendations on how best to see the money spent. There is a stipulation that project(s) must be for the benefit of the Parish, so we can consider one large project or a combination of smaller schemes. To that end, if you or organisations that you are involved with have any projects or suggestions we would be delighted to hear from you. For further information on this or an application form please come into the Town Council offices or email [email protected]. Closing date for receipt of applications will be noon on Monday 1st June 2015. THE BAD NEWS! As reported in last month’s edition, we are experiencing a spate of vandalism throughout the town again. We are in contact with the Police every week at the moment reporting graffiti at the bus shelters, on play park equipment and damage in the Public Conveniences. This is so sad to see and very disheartening. Should you witness anything please report it straightaway to the Police on 101 (non urgent) or 999 (urgent) or the Town Council offices on 384039. If this continues to happen the Town Council will be forced to consider closure or withdrawal of such facilities, as the costs of maintenance and repairs will become too great. In the meantime your money (Council Tax) is increasingly being spent on addressing such anti-social behaviour! Like many things in life… the minority are spoiling it for the majority. Helen Dowdall - Town Clerk Clean Up Callington – could you help? Would you, or a community group that you are involved with, be prepared to help pick up litter, in an effort to make the Town a cleaner place? Many nearby towns have held ‘beach cleans’ and ‘clean up’ events and we would like to hear from anyone that might be interested in getting involved. If there is sufficient interest Cormac will provide a Volunteer Toolkit Trailer, which comes complete with everything from secateurs to shovels, bin bags to wheelbarrows. The trailer is provided completely free of charge and will be delivered to the location of choice for works to be carried out whether that be tidying up a flower bed, doing a litter pick, or giving the main street a wash and brush. Once finished with Cormac will come back to pick up the trailer and move it on the next community group. For further information on the Toolkit Trailer please see the Cormac website, http://www.cormacltd.co.uk/ who-we-are/supporting-our-local-communities/. If you would like to assist in cleaning up the Town with such an initiative, please contact the Town Hall or email [email protected] for further information. Page 4 Back to Basics Have you heard about Jane and Ian’s crafty “Back to Basics” workshops at Nine Acres, a smallholding on the edge of Callington? Nine Acres, and our delightful granite barn, are tucked away down Pencrebar Lane (the old Liskeard Road) now a public footpath between Callington and Newbridge, where incidentally we have just found an Iron Age spindle whorl.