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The Port Isaac, Port Gaverne and Trelights newsletter No: 193 • November 1999 • Price 25p as part of their support for Port Cajun Christmas Party Isaac 2000 please give her a ring on 880765. All profits will go to Port et in the Christmas mood by Their popularity is sure to make the Isaac 2000 and the committee are Gcoming along to Port Isaac's Big evening a great success. really excited about this special Cajun Christmas Party Night on evening which they see as the first Saturday December 4th in the Village Tickets are priced at £8 each and part of the build-up to the magic Hiall. ‘it looks set to be the hottest include a special cajun supper 2000. The fun starts at 7.50pm. night in the village since the May (veggies will be catered for). An See you there for a fantastic party. sail’ says Sandie Bulgin whose idea idea of numbers is needed for the the event is. catering so please, please, please buy your tickets in advance from Allowing their success at the May Secrets. In addition, a special Sail, Pete Turner and the Gumbo request from Sandie is for desserts. Singing for flyers are returning to the village. Would anyone willing to make a pud your curry P o r t IbCLCLC/ 2000 ome along to the Curry Evening Cand Singalong in the Pottery on Saturday November 1 3th at 7.50pm. M uAvofetfAA/cd/ Janet Chadband is head cook and your main course and sweet will cost just £5 with all profits going to ort Isaac 2000, chaired by Janet village’s combined musical talents Port Isaac 2000. PTownsend, is planning to will make it a weekend to remember arganise the Port Isaac 2000 Music for everyone. During the evening, between curry -estival. This will take place over and song, there will be an auction me May Bank Holiday weekend next Plans are still in the early stages but of the designs Barbara (Hawkins) •ear and will be part of the BBC we hope to open the festival with a produced for the Port Isaac Millennium Music Live project. concert by local children and the Millennium Mug. The Port Isaac music continuing right through the 2000 Grand Raffle will also be Every type of music will be included weekend both with formal indoor drawn. ifi this UK wide celebration of live and outdoor concerts, singing in music which takes place from the pub, busking on the Platt - the Numbers are limited so tickets are “ hursday May 25th to Monday May possibilities are endless. being issued on a first-come, first- 29~. The climax comes with a 24 served basis and can be obtained -our ‘Perfect Day’ of live music. All Every establishment will be asked to from Janet on 880262, from Secrets me BBC’s radio and TV channels will take part as will everyone in the or from the Pottery. ~e mounting a continuous live village. Don’t worry if you are not ~usic marathon from late on May musical, there are other ways to be 00000000000000000000000000000000 0 0 15' to late on May 29th. involved! 0 0 Some of the world’s biggest stars If you have any ideas or want to be | wear aj)oj)j)\j\ *' I be taking part but who needs involved please let either Janet 0 0 mem with the wealth of talent here Townsend (880505) or Dee Randell % ‘at the going down % ■ Port Isaac and thereabouts. The (880905/880862)know. 0 of the sun, and in % | the morning, we § | wiCCremember them § 0 0 0 0 00000000000000000000000000000000 —— _ shutting. Whilst no-one is at liberty to buy a property at the should disagree with this top of the village. I just cannot view, it must be accepted begin to understand the mentality * by those who, like Mr Tayar, of people who choose to buy a give their addresses as ‘Port property in the old and beautiful Dear Trio Isaac & London’, that the real part of the village only to apply for I have just read that rascal Lobber’s reason for the closing of shops in permission to construct a car port point with regards council tax on old Port Isaac is the prevalence of that will ruin the very charm and second homes As a second second homes. In an area where so views that made Port Isaac special. #homeowner toiling daily in the few actually live, it is surprising that grimy North (it really is you know, any shops do remain. What amazes me above all is the you can hardly see for smog), I have Nicholas Sproull sheer arrogance o f people who to say I agree entirely with his Bristol think that their personal interests views. However, in practice, it is should take precedence over the unlikely the politicians would go for Dear Trio views of an entire community. such a scheme, especially the Port Isaac is very lucky to have such present bunch in Whitehall who an active community with people Jenny Batfour-Pau! have reopened the larger debate of who are willing to sacrifice time and Port Isaac & Credhon, Devon second home ownership - well at effort to organise events for others least for anyone other than (a scarce commodity in these more Dear Trio themselves (and I’m not referring to selfish times). There is always so I was so happy to read in Trio 192 Constituency/Parliamentary much going on in Port Isaac - the many letters of dismay at the abodes!). Chorale Concerts, Raffles, Quiz proposal to establish a car parking Nights, Curry Evenings etc. It facility by Halywn House. My My second home is for generations struck me though that most of pleasure was then complete later in to come of my northern clan and for these events are raising funds for that very same Trio when I read that me to grow old and wrinkly like the illuminations, Port Isaac 2000 the Parish Council has unanimously Lobber here in Port Isaac. and other projects and charities. rejected the proposal. Personally, we pay full tax on our What proportion of funds raised house and think it is right to do so. comes from second homeowners? In all the 27 years we have had a I would prefer a system where I small family home in Port Isaac could elect to pay the discounted As a second homeowner I feel that (Riverside, opposite Mark), Halwyn rate and credit the local community we could and should do more than has always been my dream house. directly, as there is an argument to just bring in the tourist pound It represents all I love about my say the council doesn’t provide me (which is a poor excuse), if we can’t favourite place in the world. It’s with daily services. Then we’re into support events in person then beautiful, simple and stands in the debate that, for example, the financial support must help. After complete harmony with its binmen have to visit whether my bin all, the majority of second home surroundings. Thank you Port Isaac is used or not. In comparison with owners buy properties in Port Isaac for preventing this desecration from other u tility expenses, you can’t get because they fall in love with the taking place. a discounted standing charge on place and its community. So why your water or phone bill - I think. not appeal directly to a band of Janet Caldwell absentees. I am sure with the co Port Isaac & Oxford I suppose paying the full tax swells operation of the letting agents and Ed: Everyone should note that the coffers and it gets into NCDC housekeepers a mailing list could whilst the Parish Council has overall revenues to provide all the be compiled and I bet the response unanimously rejected this planning services all the year round. A more would be a good one. proposal at Halwyn, the final direct way of putting the discounted decision is with the NCDC Planning rate money into the village would Richard Slade Department. be preferable but likely to be No 1 The Folly, Port Isaac unworkable, mores the pity. Ed: There has been much support Dear Trio Perhaps whilst its personal choice, for Port Isaac 2000 and the In reply to Mr Hambly’s letter in las* the more people who use second Christmas Lights from second months Trio, I, WJ Dawe, District homes, be they paying guests or homeowners. However, we have Councillor, know all the reasons family and friends, then the more included this letter to appeal to about ‘Areas of Outstanding Nature. money goes into village shops, those o f you who haven’t yet made Beauty’ and all what it means. Ever* pubs, restaurants, petrol stations (I a contribution! planning application is considered suggest and hope people fill up in on it’s merits - it does not always Port Isaac before driving home, ‘cos Dear T rio mean that an application w i be you know what happens if you don’t I was amazed to read that the turned down because it is m iMmi an use local businesses). owners of Halwyn House have re ‘AONB’. Also, the reason i was not Dave Brown applied for planning permission to at the Parish Council meeting tihe Port Isaac & Chorley, Lancs build a carport on the premises. discussed the above appfcatiow was Those of us privileged enough to because I was at a District Goanrii Dear Trio own a property in the old part of Meeting in CamettonL I read with interest the letter of Mr Port Isaac village do so precisely Tayar (Trio No 192) in which he because of its charm and relative I am aware of a l planning referred to the demise of Provis’ lack of blight of ugly intrusions applications within the Parish.