BOSCASTLE BLOWHOLE No 78 Summer 2012 £1 copyright photo courtesy David Flower The Old Rectory turns Green to Gold, full story on page 18 Also inside: Supper Cabaret page 6 Green Witchcraft page 12 First Responders page 20 What About page 25 Gig Club at the River Pageant page 36 Crossword page 40 WANTED Writers, contributors, publishers, chasers, helpers! Please contact the Blowhole for more information. Boscastle Blowhole Team The editorial team reserves the right to accept, reject or edit any material submitted for publication. The views expressed in the magazine are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the team. The editorial team are: Philippa Arthan, Arthur Bannister, Heather Colne, Joan Cork, Gloria Quinlan, Ann and Chris Rodda. Your name could be added to the list if you wish to join us! The next Blowhole will be published in September. The deadline for copy will be advertised closer to the date. 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She wrote to the Parish Council, “On behalf of the parents and Cornwall Scouts, we would like the Parish council to engage with the organisers of the village hall or the community centre to provide Thursday evenings from 5pm - 9pm every term to enable a youth provision in the community. “Tintagel school have been very supportive in allowing us to use their facilities on a Tuesday to run Cubs, however we would All didn’t go exactly to plan when the New Road was blocked by a rather large dustcart like to provide Beavers and attempting to make a right turn out of Forrabury Hill, resulting in the vehicle being Scouts in Boscastle. Some jammed on the slope! of the parents who came Juliotter Garden Club Cornwall Scouts forward will not be able to All meetings take place at Otterham Village Hall at Cornwall Scouts are assist if it is taken out of 7.30pm except outings to nurseries and the Summer interested in opening up the village and in turn their Barbecue. a new Scout group for youngsters will not be able to attend.” June 26th: Summer Barbecue, members and families the Boscastle area. They only held an open night at the Cornwall Scouts looked July 24th: Trevor Wiltshire ~ Wisley Rock Garden. Community Centre where into using the Methodist over 60 young people Chapel, however there was August 28th : 7:00 pm. Visit to Illand Nursery showed an interest in a problem with insurance, September 25th: Nicola Morris ~ Gardening for Scouting. The Scouts have meaning the Scouts could Butterflies. received a grant from the not use the buildings on October 23rd: Mike Stephens ~ Flowering Plants for Freemasons and wish to health and safety grounds. October/November use the money in this area. At the time of printing the Salli Bartlett, Deputy group have hired Trevalga County Commissioner, says Hall as a temporary “We also have some willing measure, but would prefer a community members who larger premises in Boscastle. The Parish Council hope Fresh locally produced meats will volunteer and run the sections, however we have suitable premises can be Barnecutt’s bread and hot pasties located. Wide range of groceries, fresh fruit & veg Gluten free products stocked Off Licence and Pay Point Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 8am-6pm Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 9am-1pm Tel: 01840 250108 www.bottreauxfillingstation.co.uk Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2012 Page 3 Boscastle Festival 2012 TINTAGEL ORPHEUS Over the years the over the years are the two MALE VOICE CHOIR Boscastle Food, Arts large village Christmas trees and Crafts Festival has and the lights and small SUMMER CONCERTS been raising money for Christmas tree holders in local organisations and I the bottom of the village. Sunday 15th July: thought this would be a This year sees a lot of Tregadillett United Church, 7pm. good opportunity to tell the village organisations Clifford Jenkin Memorial Concert, you the amount of money and clubs mentioned with Launceston Male Voice Choir that has gone back into the above doing most of the In aid of Tregadillett United Church local organisations over the organising, and to try and & South Petherwin Methodist Church. last 4 years. get more people from the 2008 £ 7,700 village to come along we (tickets available from choir members, or from 2009 £ 3,200 are allowing village people Terry Jones on 01566 86251) to buy a two day pass for 2010 £ 8,000 Thursday 19th July: 2011 £ 5.800 the price of one!. This must be purchased in advance. Tintagel Social Hall, 8pm. The organisations in the Details to follow and we One of the Choir’s regular series of village that have benefited hope that you will support five Summer Prom Concerts from this money over the the festival which in turn (there will be two more of these events on August years are:- supports all the above. 2nd and August 16th) Boscastle Primary The Thursday evening School, Boscastle Play preparations are going Sunday 12th August: School, Boscastle First well. This year sees two or Boscastle Harbour, 2pm. Responders, Boscastle three Cornish choirs on the An outdoor event in aid of the RNLI Coast Watch, Boscastle Sunday evening, Look out and Crackington Gig for details of both evenings Thursday 30th August: club, Tintagel Cricket in the future when all the Camelford Methodist Church, 7.30pm. club, Boscastle Art Club, details have been finalised. Boscastle WI., Boscastle Tintagel Orpheus Male Voice Choir is always If anyone would like WRVS. Boscastle open to new members, at any level of ability. any more details please feel Methodist Church and free to contact me: Rehearsals are on Tuesdays at the Methodist Forrabury and Minster Churches. Plus the Village Chris Searle 01840 250225 Church Schoolroom in Tintagel, 7.15 – 9.30pm. and Community hall have or the Festival Chairman: Please call Bob Metters on 01840 213736 for Mike Parsons 01840 been hired out for both further information, days over the years. 250625 CS or visit www.tintagelmalevoicechoir.org.uk Other things that have been paid for by the festival (Registered Charity No. 1125934) PENNING PAINTING PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL PAINTERS AND DECORATORS Building & Grass Cutting, Hedge Trimming & General Property Maintenance Grounds Maintenance. Cornwall Devon Tel/ Txt: 07733 937486 Teri Roberts 01840 250047 01626 337596 Email: [email protected] Page 4 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2012 Cultural Olypiad Event Live Pacific Islands Music at Livewire, The 17 island nations of Oceania are rich with Saltash untapped music resources. Oceania has a tradition 7pm Friday, of meeting in a battle of dance, colour and song. 27th July ‘Sing Sing’ (a tok pidgin Tickets £9 in advance Pictured above are Sophie Edwards, Sylvia Erdmann word from Papua New or £10 on the door from Castle Goff and Lauren Maisie Miller Guinea meaning a large musical gathering, a to give the money they “Music is what we all Last year the Blowhole celebration in song and raised to this local charity. share. It’s our history, our reported that enterprising dance) honours the peoples The girls are now venturing lore, it’s our future, our girls, Sophie Edwards and and songlines of Oceania, into another business, education. This is how it Lauren Maisie Miller had and takes audiences on running errands, shopping is for all cultures, and it’s been baking and selling an exhilarating journey locally for anyone who through music that we cakes and biscuits to raise through the landscape needs help, washing cars hear, share and learn these money. The girls would and texture of both urban anything useful really and things. Music can and like to let everyone know and grassroots village will donate the money they has crossed every cultural what they did with their life. Traditional and hard earned money. earn to another charity. barrier imaginable and will contemporary musical continued to do so. There For her 7th birthday in I wish them lots of forms are blended, from luck! may be different sounds, March this year, Sophie CE downbeat acoustic soul to different beats, different was delighted to have a tear-jerking ballads, with instruments, but we are kitten from the Castle slit-log drumming, choral singing the same things, we Goff, Cat Rescue Centre in vocals and sublime world are talking with a common Lanteglos. Castle Goff have fusion grooves. language – with one talk.” over 50 cats and kittens, At this event, Wantok For more information or to some can be re-homed but Musik will present some others cannot. The Centre book tickets, contact: of the finest musicians Simon Swale. relies on donations to help from the Pacific who are Email: simon@ them keep going.