BOSCASTLE BLOWHOLE No 104 Winter 2018 £1

photo Jane Castling Community Chefs pictured above, left to right, are: David Lamond, Mike Stickney, Stephanie Key, Sue Viner, Rev Michael Parsons, Ruth Parsons, Mike Viner and Sue Stickney. To find out what they have been cooking up, see page 15 inside.

Also inside: Boscastle Community Minibus page 3 The Reading Room page 16 News from School page 18 Boscastle Coastguard page 27 Crossword page 35 Foreword Festive Greetings to all our readers. We would like to thank all our readers, contributors, vendors and especially those unsung heroes who distribute the Blowhole each time; without your unstinting assistance, we would not have made it to issue 104.

Thank You All We hope you will continue to support your village magazine. If There has been so much content to fit into this quarter’s edition anyone wants to get more that we have run out of space to include it all, have had to edit some articles and save others for the next edition. The team send condolences to involved, or has an idea the family and friends of Dave Not wanting to risk incurring the wrath of the witchy crew for a new feature or article, above, I’ve found room for their photo on this page...now I can from Easyprint. He was a star; please get in touch. eat garlic rather than dangle it from my computer monitor. always so helpful and cheery. All the best for 2019. We will all miss him. 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 include: Philippa Arthan, Arthur Bannister, Heather Colne, Audley Jarvis, Gloria Quinlan, Ann and Chris Rodda, Steve Simmonds, Sue Viner The next Blowhole will be published in March, deadline for copy tbc Items for inclusion can be emailed to [email protected] Copies of the Blowhole are available by post at a cost of £3 per issue or £12 for the year. To subscribe go to www.visitboscastle.com/blowhole or phone 01840 250685 Communications to the Blowhole can be posted to: Jonhurst Cottage, Boscastle, PL35 0AW The Blowhole is published quarterly and printed by: Easyprint of Red Post, Nr Bude tel: 01288 381700 email: [email protected]

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Page 2 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 ‘Matilda the Musical’ Next stop for Boscastle Community Minibus Wednesday 6th Feb - £4 bus. Book own show tickets £39-£65. Plymouth City day visit Thursday 7th Feb – £4 bus. Matilda the Musical matinee show option. Bodmin Jail – Tuesday 12th February – £3 bus. £10/8.50 entry/conc. Affinity Village (Atlantic Village) – Monday 25th February – £3 bus. Newquay Garden Centre – Tuesday 5th March – £3 bus. At the risk of repeating on 01752 267222 for of at least two years. If Par Market & myself - what a gift the evening performance on you fill the bill, have some Charlestown – new Boscastle Community Wednesday 6th February spare time and would like Wednesday 13th March Minibus is to the village. at 7:30pm or matinee to offer your services for – £4 bus. So far, it was reported performance on Thursday a free place on the trip, St Ives day visit – Fri 22nd that to the end of August 7th February at 2:30pm. please contact Claire on March – £4.50 bus. Short the bus has carried 197 The variety of07506 944622. She will be walk option. passengers however the delighted to hear from you. experiences offered by the Cornwall Garden Society bulk of this number is minibus crew are also on ‘Use it or Lose it’ is Spring Show – Sat 6th through private hire. With show this season. Friday not an empty threat. The April – £3 bus. nd just 16 seats available, why 22 March St Ives day Minibus needs the support Launceston town visit – are you not jumping at the visit includes the option of of our Community and Thurs 18th April – £3 bus. chance to be driven, in the a 4.5 mile walk along the that means us. You will Cornish Bird of Prey genial company of your Southwest Coast Path to find the ‘bus timetable’ on Centre – Sat 11th May – £3 neighbours, to so many Lelent. Travelling alongside notice boards and at various bus. £8 adult, £6.50 child interesting places? the railway line high above places around the village. entry. The Spring excursion St Ives Bay, through an So, come on, sign up for Japanese Gardens at St list has been published and area rich in ancient history, future trips. If nothing else, Mawgan – Wed 15th May offers a range of fantastic from Stone Age times to it will get you out of the – £3 bus. £5 entry. opportunities to select the nineteenth century, house and socialising with More will be announced from. From the West End when lookouts watched your neighbours. in due course. to Plymouth’s Theatre out for the pilchard shoals Upcoming Excursions www.visitboscastle.com/ Royal, the minibus stops arriving in the bay. Return Planned for Spring 2019: minibus at ‘Matilda The Musical,’ minibus stops Lelent IKEA Exeter - Wednesday www.facebook.com/ the multi-award-winning station to pick up those 16th Jan - £3.50 bus. boscastleminibus/ musical from the Royal wishing to take part. Whist Shakespeare Company you might be thinking, ‘I inspired by the beloved can drive myself to some book by the incomparable of the trips’ – consider the Roald Dahl. Winner of trip price is £4.50 and see over 85 international how much £4.50 gets you awards, including 16 for in the parking meter at St Best Musical, ‘Matilda Ives! The Musical’ is a must- There is a need for see performance. Check volunteer drivers - drivers minibus availability first should be aged between before booking tickets 25 to 69 years old and with the box officehave a B1/D1 car licence

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 3 Boscastle Pantomime 2019 Did you know King Arthur has returned to Boscastle and Minster Woods? Will King Arthur be able to defend his Kingdom against Mordred and his henchmen Num and Skull with the aid of his knights and magician Merlin? Can he save Guinevere from the firebreathing dragon? Where has Excalibur been hidden? Find out at one of the performances between January 23 and January 26. “Mr and Mrs Harvey - aka Bob and Emma - would like to thank all those who came Each performance starts at th to celebrate our wedding on October 6 . Through the bar at the reception at Tresuck 7.30pm with a matinee on Farm, we raised an amazing £680 which we have donated to the Camelford branch of Saturday afternoon at 3pm. Cancer Research.” Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Happy Couple. Tickets can be Paradise Road development. It cannot be Barry Jordan, County purchased from the Spar Planning Application fairly described as infill; Councillor, has suggested shop or from the Visitor There was a large public should the development the Parish Council to seek Centre. Tickets cost £6, turnout at the Parish be allowed it would create a site meeting with the and for under 12s, £3. Council meeting on 22 precedent to develop yet planning officer regarding Free Parking November largely to more fields. the Paradise Road Cornwall Council offer free oppose an outline planning This application, like application. Supporters/ parking on one day over application for four many in the past, resulted objectors can contact the the festive season to support dwellings on land south of from the government’s planning department via local trading. This season, Eveley Cottage on Paradise National Planning Policy their website quoting Forrabury & Minster Parish Road. Framework 2012 which planning application Council have selected New They based theirwas intended to meet references PA18/10034 and Year’s Day for free parking objections on the type of housing demand by PA18/10080. in the main carpark. allocating growth targets houses proposed which Rainfall totals measured in Boscastle across the UK. Cornwall’s would not benefit the SX 09697 90138 target was 48500 new community, given the Sept 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 demand for affordablehomes to be achieved by Number of days rather than open market 2030, concentrating on the 11 13 9 housing; that there would larger towns. Camelford’s with no rainfall initial target was 625 Max rainfall on be increased pressure on 22 32.2 25.2 infrastructure; that access houses, but as the number one day in mm to the site is restricted; it of startups and completed Date on which 20th 11h 9th would exacerbate parking dwellings fell below max fell forecast, this created an difficulties along a narrow Monthly total opportunity for developers 80.2 113.8 181.6 lane, and there would be rainfall in mm additional rainwater runoff to seek permission outside Total rainfall for from hard surfacing; The the Camelford Community 129 86.2 101.4 site is on currently used Network Area boundary in 2017 agricultural land bounded to build on ‘brownfield,’ Total rainfall for on three sides by residential ‘rounding off’,’ infill’ or in 2008 114.8 202 132.2 ‘windfall’ sites.

Page 4 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 The Old Bank Boscastle AFC 1st Duchy Premier League 2018/19 Camelford, The former NatWest building, opposite the Chapel, has a 5 year lease as a community hub. Regular events include: Mondays: Zumba; Camelford Photography; Games, Spanish classes Tuesdays: Stop Smoking clinic; Life Drawing group Wednesdays: Look Group art discussion; River Moor

Coven, witchy dancing. copyright photo courtesy David Flower Thursdays: Camelford This team photo was taken at Boscastle, Saturday, September 8th 2018. Left to right: Back Walkers; Youth Cafe Row: Rob Haddy (Manager), Dan Capstick, Jake Williams, Aaron Willams, Jamie Burnett, Fridays: Book Group Olly Edwards, Cameron Barratt, Sam Haddy and Sharon Pethick (Secretary); Front row: Saturday: Children's film Martin Heal, Jonny Brewer, Rob Neal, Luke Dingle, James Bosley, Jordan Sleep and Dan club; Film Night or Open Piper; Missing from photo: Nick Lawson, Matthew Pethick and Ashley Richards. Mic comedy Special events for Dog Obedience Classes Bench Missing Oil-ordering Group International Women's Bob and Jan’s Dog Readers may have noticed Next order date is March Day, Fri 8th March 2019 Obedience Class has been that the wooden bench 2019 for delivery in early include an exhibition, so successful that they which stood on Barn April. To find out more, Women Writers and now run two sessions Park Road is missing. The please ring Myrna Lester Cornwall. In the evening on Thursday afternoons. Parish clerk assures us that on 01840 250520. there'll be a bar, dancing, The first session trains they have not removed it Postage Stamps North Coast Harmony Puppies and Untrained so presumably it has been Don’t forget to save will perform as will dogs - from 1.45pm to stolen. your postage stamps to the Poet Laureate of 2.30pm. After a break for Although badly raise funds for the Royal Bristol, writer, performer, tea and biscuits, the second damaged, it has historical National Institute for burlesque artist and session, for Intermediate value and it would be if it, the Blind. Put them in empress of blag, Vanessa and Advanced dogs runs or at least the brass plaque, the collection box at Kisuule. Film Night on from 2.45pm to 3.0pm. were returned to the Parish the surgery or leave at 8 th Saturday 9 March, will The cost is £4 a session Clerk Pentargon Road. Many show Suffragette at 7 pm. and Bob or Jan can be thanks for your help. Visit the website for times, contacted on 01840 deatils and full information 250015 for details or The Best Christmas Party Ever theoldbankcamelford.org.uk bookings. is back this year on Thursday 20Th December If you are a pensioner and live in the parish you have the opportunity of going to a great free Christmas lunch at the Cobweb Inn. Think there is no such thing as a free lunch? Well that’s true because you will have to sing for it!! Christmas carols from midday followed by a fantastic traditional Christmas lunch served by volunteers! Tickets will be available from the 1st December from Joan Kinsman and Paul Tamplin. Space is limited so don’t delay. Should anyone wish to donate a prize for a free raffle on the day please see Uncle Paul at Boscastle Rocks, The Bridge, Boscastle. 1st Jan incl. Many thanks to Adrian and Tracy Bright for their support once again.

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 5 Closure of New Road Essential repairs are planned on the retaining wall on the B3262 (New Road), Boscastle which are anticipated to begin on 7th January 2019, lasting a minimum of twelve weeks. They will include specialist piling techniques, some excavation and drilling and it will therefore be necessary to a section of the road close to the works, for the duration. All vehicles wishing to access Boscastle village itself, will need to take the alternative diversion route, however pedestrian access will be maintained throughout. If you have any queries Upcoming volunteer days around Boscastle: or concerns, or would Sun 20 Jan 10am – noon, We’ll be using saws and car park in Boscastle PL35 like to speak to someone New Year’s Beach Clean, loppers to remove prickly 0HG about this, please call Strangles gorse, brambles and scrub Everyone is welcome, you 0300 1234 222, email us A New Year stomp all the from the Morwenstow don’t need any experience. at contracting@cormacltd. way down to the beach, valleys. This opens up the We’ll show you how to use co.uk or visit www. and all the way back area for wildflowers. Meet the tools, so you can help roadworks.org up with bags of winter at Morwenstow car park us with the jobs. Cormac rubbish. Please be aware next to church EX23 9SR Everything you need A second map provided by that it’s a long way down (Grid Ref SS206 153) is provided, just wear Cormac (too large to print and parts of the path are Sun 17 Feb 10am – 4pm, clothes that can get dirty, here) shows that vehicular steep, people taking part Valency Valley-riverbed stout footwear and bring traffic from the harbour must be physically fit and coppicing lunch and a flask. able to scramble up rocks. will be diverted via Penally We’ll be out with saws Please contact me, Meet at the Strangles lay- Hill to Wainhouse Corner, and loppers again, cutting Jenny Herbert, for more by EX23 0LQ along the A39 to Tich back regrowth on the information: Barrow then to join the Tues 5 Feb 10am – 4pm, river banks as part of our 01288 331372 B3266 at Waterpit Down Morwenstow – scrub ongoing flood defence jennifer.herbert@ and back to Boscastle. clearance work. Meet at the overflow nationaltrust.org.uk WESTERINGS D SCOTT ELECTRICAL

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Page 6 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 London Marathon 2019 Volunteer Dog Warden gives a lead We are grateful for the public. Another dog bit a continuing work of Bob neighbour and was given Banks, our volunteer dog special training to control warden. Since he put its behaviour. Recently, himself forward for this too a couple walking to the sometimes thankless and Stitches allowed their dog challenging task last year, to run free and it chased Since I last wrote in The dog fouling has reduced in and bit cattle in the field. Blowhole, I have been the Parish and responsible Bob caught them up and amazed at the support by with other gifts that were dog owners have had a when he told them what the people of the village, kindly given. high visibility ambassador. their dog had done they The Pig Racing Event really My training is Bob, who is retired were horrified and very proved how charitable progressing well. After loves the area and loves apologetic. They promised Boscastle is. It was held starting in the heatwave, dogs. Rather than just to take much better care in in The Cobweb by kind I am now running in settling for a comfortable the future. permission of Adrian glorious Autumnal colours. and easy life with his wife But it is with sadness & Tracy and was very I am currently covering 10 Jan and their two beautiful that we note that Bob successful. A total of £720 miles at a time. By the time German Shepherd dogs, has sometimes received was raised. I cannot thank you read his I will hopefully Kendra and Mila, he runs verbal abuse for being everyone enough, what a have increased to 15 miles. dog obedience classes in our dog warden and had generous community we Think of me in the howling the Village Hall and is pictures of him on the live in. A big thank you to wind and driving rain! Boscastle’s first dog warden. Bowling Club notice everyone at The Cobweb, After The Cobweb’sHe has had full training by board in the Community to the businesses who Annual Christmas Auction Cornwall Council and can Centre defaced. The sponsored the races, the th on 7 December, my next issue verbal warnings and Parish Council gave Bob people who donated raffle fundraising event will be a penalty notices on behalf their 100% support at prizes, to the people who quiz night at The Napoleon of the Parish. their recent meeting and selected the pigs and to th Inn on 20 February. thanked him for his time everyone who attended. In addition to In the meantime if you challenging owners who and effort, given for free Mr Peter Old and his would like to donate to don’t clean up after their to make the Parish a better team of helpers did a great my fundraising effort, the dogs, Bob also follows up place to live and visit. job, making the evening page is shown below or see where dogs have shown Please let Bob have your a very enjoyable one. The me in person, every pound aggressive behaviour support too, he is doing it Heads and Tails raffle was donated goes towards in public places. Quite for you. very successful with the St John Ambulance and recently, a dog bit a SS winner Joe, generously certainly makes every mile woman near the Primary Details of Bob and Jan’s donating his prize to be worthwhile! School and through Bob’s dog obedience classes auctioned at The Cobweb Thank you so very much involvement the dog must can be found on page 5. on 7th December, along Alice Perry www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Alice-Perry4 now wear a muzzle in

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 7 carrying a plate, of what his culture and not afraid The Final ‘Room with a View’ I guessed was a cooked to show it - by wearing breakfast, and placed it on his colourful robes in a What do you see when you as were the rest of the the chair. The man silently foreign country (despite look out of your window? surrounding houses. They waited and watched, for the Scottish climate). The From my window I see faced each other across there appeared to be little ‘Gentleman of the Road’ a Haar rolling in from a wide tree-lined street, conversation between the showed no fears of the the sea. It blots out the which had obviously been two. Once the woman had dangers life on the ‘road’ sun, leaving a film of impressive in its day. Most put the plate on the chair, could throw at him, for dampness over everything of the houses now had she left, returned inside he was still travelling the and carrying with it a been converted into flats or and closed the door. The following year. Both men salty tang. It swirls and B&Bs. The house opposite, man sat eating his solitary showed an independence shifts, sometimes hiding however, appeared to be as breakfast, sitting on the and courage that has my the countryside from it was originally intended, cold steps and using the admiration. The man view, sometimes showing a sole residence. kitchen chair as his table. in Bath, however, is a tantalising glimpses of the With the smell of frying puzzle, for it is beyond my fiery russets and muted I was disturbed and bacon beckoning me to the comprehension that he greens of fields, trees and somewhat embarrassed that dining room, I was about should be provided with hedges. Forrabury church I was watching this strange to go down to breakfast food by the woman and yet becomes ghost-like as the drama being enacted in full when, looking out of the she would not go ‘the extra sea mist blurs its outline view of my gaze. Why was window, I saw a lone, mile’ and invite him in and the whole scene is the man being provided youngish man walking from the cold. Whatever his covered with a cold, ever- with breakfast and yet, on down the street. He was ‘crime’ or misdemeanour, changing, grey curtain that such a cold day, he was not muffled in a long, dark, obviously, there was a muffles the mournful cry of allowed into the house? military-style coat with the connection between them. the gulls. My imagination What awful deed had he collar turned up against the So why did he give up his sees the village as a mystical committed to be treated cold weather. As I watched, independence, by suffering Brigadoon - the village that this way? Surely there was he turned into the yard such public humiliation, disappeared into time. I no need to humiliate him of the house opposite. for ‘a mess of pottage’? shiver as the chill air creeps by making it so public? There were two doors on To me his life appears the into the house. From the little I the front of the house most disconcerting of the This particular morning and, without hesitation, observed of the three men that I wrote about this year, three men and I am left reminds me of another he walked to the one that with more questions than cold, bone chilling day. could be considered the I have formulated some conclusions. The African answers. Although winter still had ‘tradesman’s entrance’. As GQ a strong grip on the city if on cue, a woman came was obviously proud of of Bath, I was taking an out of the door carrying a early spring-break there. kitchen chair, which she THE NAPOLEON INN The B&B I had booked placed at the foot of steps High Street, Boscastle was built of warm, honey leading into the house. Tel: 01840 250204 coloured Bath stone, Going back in, she returned www.napoleoninn.co.uk A delightful 16th century pub full of character Delicious food freshly cooked by our team of talented chefs Real ales served straight from the barrel LIVE MUSIC Every Friday Night Traditional Cornish singing from the BOSCASTLE BUOYS every Tuesday night JAM NIGHT every other Monday. Regular QUIZ NIGHTS Large, safe beer garden and sheltered terrace Dogs on leads welcome Try our SUNDAY ROAST one of THE best around Celebrate with us on NEW YEAR’S EVE always the best party around!! Book now for our ANNUAL HANGOVER CURE BREAKFAST on New Year’s Day

Page 8 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Christmas Dinner Vegetables adding the parsnips which I carefully turn so that Roast potatoes? Th ey have each is coated with melted to be Maris Piper in our butter. Th en I sprinkle house because I’ve tried with a mixture of fi ne many diff erent varieties breadcrumbs, seasoning and these are the best for and grated parmesan mixed roasties. I always parboil with a generous pinch of them the day before almost cayenne and fi nally a shake until they are cooked. of smoked paprika – don’t Th en I carefully put them overdo it, you only need a in a large colander and suggestion of spice. Roast cover with a tea towel to in the oven with the other absorb the steam whilst Christmas vegetables until they cool. Store in the deep golden brown. We straight away that I don’t deep heavy frying pan sauté fridge until needed. When love them like this; at any like Brussels sprouts and fi nely chopped pancetta or I come to cook them for rate, I never have any left prefer sprout tops which bacon on medium-low heat our Christmas meal I melt over. a generous dollop of goose unlike the hard little until fat melts and pancetta It’s Christmas dinner so fat in a large toasting tin bullets are tender, sweet becomes golden, about 5 every vegetable has to be a and make sure each potato and absolutely delicious. minutes. Add a couple of bit special, even the ones is rolled in the melted However I have found a tablespoons olive oil and a I usually just boil or bake. fat so that it is covered all way to prepare them that couple of sliced garlic cloves So we don’t have ordinary over. Th en I sprinkle with everyone seems to like. and fry but don’t let the boiled carrots; we have seasoning (usually salt, Sautéed brussels sprouts can garlic burn. Add shredded orange glazed baby carrots. pepper and a pinch of be delicious when shredded brussels sprouts, salt and Trim the carrots and cook in chicken stock powder) and and sautéed with pancetta pepper to taste and sauté on chicken stock or water for shred a couple of stalks of (or bacon), garlic and oil. high heat for about 6 to 10 4-6 mins until just tender, rosemary over them before If you don’t think you like minutes, until tender. then drain. Melt a generous roasting in a hot oven. Brussels sprouts, try this We have to have roasted knob of butter in a large After about 45 minutes method. Trim off the stems, parsnips with our Christmas frying pan, add the drained I carefully turn each one discard any outer leaves dinner. I try to buy small carrots, then fry over a high before popping back into that fall off and cut them in ones I can serve whole, but heat for 1 min. Pour over the hot oven for a further half lengthwise. Once they sometimes you just have to two or three tablespoons of 20 minutes or so. are halved, put the cut side cut them in half lengthways. orange juice and cook for a down on the cutting board Blanch them in simmering I’m going to own up further 2-3 mins, bubbling and slice them thin. In a water for no more than a the sauce and stirring to couple of minutes before thoroughly coat the carrots. draining and drying under Finally, stir in a handful of a tea towel. Th en I take a chopped parsley and serve. • Microsoft certified & Apple authorised roasting tin and melt a little computer & network technician. butter in the bottom before Happy Christmas Everyone! Pat Thorne • Windows PC & Mac, Android & iOS. Sales & service - home or business. • Hardware repair, software troubleshooting. • Anti-virus/system maintenance. • WiFi/network consultancy & installation. • Website design & construction. • On-site repairs from £40. • Chromebooks from £199, Windows PCs from £299, iMacs from £499, Macbooks from £599

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 9 The Last Supper … or more accurately The Last Lunch at the same time. Chris Jarvis has downsized but remains in Trevalga, Paul Abbott has relocated to Kent to be closer to his daughter and grandchild and Graham Garrod, while contemplating moving away, still carries out some locum duties at the surgeries.

Thank You Docs! The Blowhole would like to give a resounding Thank You to the three outgoing doctors, who steadfastly underpinned our local health services. When we hear tales of endless waits for appointments, lack of attention and general Pictured above at the Arundell Arms are, l to r, Doctors Abbott, Garrod & Jarvis. deterioration in services Three former partners of the partnership for over 20 mobile phones, pagers or offered by surgeries in Bottreaux Medical Practice years and their combined answering service and their other parts of the country, met up for a farewell meal time working in it wives were obliged to look we can be very grateful to at the Arundell Arms in amounts to an impressive after the phone when they have an accessible, friendly Lifton in late August. Chris 92 years! During that time were on call. This meant and caring community Jarvis joined Dr Young the practice expanded that not just their wives but service where we knew the and Dr Weir in Tintagel in patient numbers and also their children had to staff well and they knew and Boscastle in early surgery facilities while stay at home on ’weekends their patients well. 1979 and Graham Garrod becoming approved as a on call’. Additionally the We were lucky to have became a partner when training practice for future doctors shared the night, had them as our doctors Dr Young retired in 1983. General Practitioners – weekend and Bank Holiday and pleased that the new Subsequently Paul Abbott happily this continues to duties before the days of a practitioners have inherited replaced Dr Weir when he the present day. doctors’ deputising system that tradition of personal left the practice in 1988. General practice was By chance all three interest and involvement The three have set somewhat different when doctors have recently with all aspects of health something of a record they initially worked in had their houses for sale care in Boscastle. by practicing together in the area - there were no ANDREW LEEDS CHIMNEY SWEEP AND STOVE INSTALLATIONS SUE WALLIS Tel: 01840 250114 DESIGNER DRESSMAKER • Va c u u m & B r u s h • Stove Installations (01840) 250434 - no mess • Flue lining • Servicing & Repairs • HETAS certification ALTERATIONS • Cowls & Bird guards DRESSMAKING - LADIES GENTS & CHILDRENS • 20 mile radius WEDDINGS & EVENING WEAR SOFT FURNISHINGS etc ...

Page 10 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 powder to make it dark and taken down till Twelfth I’m Dreaming of a….. just may have contained a Night. It was October when I spied Those who werethreepenny bit or sixpence. The collecting of the the first Christmas cards, children during those years Christmas decorations turkey on Christmas Eve decorations in the shops remember things like one were handmade. I was one of the highlights and now in late November small gift on Christmas remember spending many and all shops closed at all is in full swing leading Day, maybe a tangerine or an afternoon creating lunchtime on that day. up to Christmas. Wherever nuts in a stocking (often a paperchains and cutting Another highlight was you look there is Christmas pillowcase was used), if they out crepe paper to be being old enough to go the (Xmas?): lights, music, woven into strands across Midnight Service. trees, tinsel, numerous the ceiling. Finally, to SNOW. Santas, and adverts galore Carol singers used to Did I imagine that in the encouraging people to buy be out in force the weeks Christmas of my childhood anything and everything. before Christmas, a way we had more snow than Food and drink also play for children to earn a bit of we do now? I certainly an enormous part and all money to pay for Christmas remember the hill on which the magazines are eager presents. Alas not allowed we lived being closed over to give advice on how now (Health & Safety!) a white Christmas because your Christmas should be it was too hazardous for organised, even to what Christmas trees were were available, and even a cars to negotiate, and you should wear. Sadly, it often decorated with Epsom few sweets if there were any coming out of Midnight is now very much a secular Salts to give a snowy effect to be found. Sugar of course Mass to throw snowballs. festival with very little to or cotton wool but lit with was very scarce at that time Apparently, the last snow do with the true meaning real candles. My husband and rationed carefully. to fall here in Cornwall on of Christmas. remembers setting the tree Homemade gifts were alight in a burst of excessive Christmas Day was 2004. It got me thinking normal. One father made a zeal!. Can you imagine Back to the present about what people used doll’s crib and dressing table what health and safety and despite all the glitz to do in the past; had my and many a soldier carved would have to say about and razzmatazz I still love memories of Christmas gifts for his family back that now?!! In Cornwall the Christmas and have always been coloured by a home. traditional Christmas tree tried to maintain and keep sentimental nostalgia for Another remembered was a holly bush decorated some of the old traditions. the past, and was I now being taken to a department and put in the porch. Looking to the future I being a romantic dreamer store where she was bought hope I may see many more wishing things had stayed My parents would never a pig which she still has to and that my children and the same? Has the magic allow the decorations or this day (see photo above). grandchildren keep them gone? So off I went with tree to be put up till almost No turkey for dinner: Christmas Eve and never going too. my reporter’s hat on to SV either a small chicken or ask various people about rabbit and the Christmas their childhood memories The Wellington pudding; if you were lucky especially those who were enough to have one it Hotel Boscastle children during the war was seasoned with a gravy years and just after.

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 11 Branch President of the Royal British Legion, Bob Ginger, tells us his story: I was born in Streatham later transpired they were London on 20 Jan 1946. following Boscastle Band After 5 months my parents Leader Charlie Berryman moved to Maidstone, Kent who had fallen into the where father became the river whilst helping to move Manager of the Kent County furniture in the Riverside. Club. I started school at The Sadly, he was found the Elms Preparatory School following day under a boat and then onto The Cedars in the harbour. School, both in Maidstone. At the age of 11, I took In 1954 mother had a my 11+ (twice) and failed nervous breakdown so father both times! At that point retired to Bognor Regis in father decided to take me Sussex where we lived for out of the school and send just over 2 years, before we me to Lansdown School in moved to Cornwall to take Wadebridge, where I stayed her away from the pressures. for 4 years rising to Head In 1956/7 the family Prefect. The journey on the 122 bus in those days took moved into The Chestnuts 1 1 /4 hours each way. It was Bob in Nassau in New Road. I was sent to on my first leave I became accommodation at Penally Boscastle CP School. Fellow strange how many of us snowbound in Boscastle, House under the watchful pupils at the time included on the bus had the worst being unable to get to eye of Miss Baxter. the late Pete Kinsman, homework handwriting in Camelford Station to catch Belinda Kinsman, Pam the class, and we all seemed In August ‘66 I was the train for 3 days. On and Roy Mugford, Rodney to have the similar answers, posted back to the UK to my return to Rhyl my OC Knight, Babara Sandercock, frequently wrong! 50 Movement Control Sqn called me in to ‘advise’ me Ferretts too many to list, When I was 12/13 I had RCT based at Marchwood, that I should concentrate on Noddy (George) Findlay, my first paid job, bottling up near Southampton, which becoming a Clerk/Driver. I Michael Elford, Madeleine for John Doubleday at the later relocated to Devizes in was too scared to argue. and Alan Fry, Roger Pethick, Napoleon for 6d an hour! Wiltshire. I became Acting Gale Rush, Iris Hancock, From Lansdown I went After my Passing Out Sergeant in Dec ‘67, making Derek and Richard Stedman onto Cornwall Technical parade I was posted as a me one of the youngest and not forgetting Gill and College in Camborne to Staff Clerk to HQ BAOR sergeants in the RCT. Whilst Tony Seldon. Mr Fradgley study for my GCEs with Rheindahlen at the age of in Devizes my son Collan was the Headmaster. the ambition of joining 17 and a half. was born. During the big flood of the Merchant Navy as a It took me 9 months to Whilst with this unit 1958 mother and father navigation officer. However, become a Lcpl, and a further I travelled by all modes of nd undertook to help wash my eyesight wasn’t up to year to achieve my 2 tape. transport worldwide with bedding and clothing from the required level and so, I met my first wife Patricia Canada, USA, West Indies, Mr Pearn’s cottage that had after some persuasion by my whilst there and we became Norway (3 months every been damaged in the flood father, and having already married at Camelford year) and Greece being the (my parents had one of the joined the College REME Registry Office onmost frequently visited. few washing machines in the Cadet Force to avoid RI 4/4/1966. My honeymoon In 1968 I was involved on village). My main memory lessons (we were actually involved several evenings in Operation Sheepskin in was wading through the given a choice!), I was the Cobweb! My daughter Anguilla. My involvement water on the pathway marched off by my father Jeannette was born in was to spend 3 months in between the two bridges to the recruiting office in Freedom Fields Hospital in Antigua sending supplies with a friend, picking up Redruth. After a medical Plymouth shortly after I had and reinforcements to the trout and putting them in in Bodmin, I enlisted in returned to Germany. She island. In 1970 I was posted a bucket as they floundered Devonport as a driver in was christened at Forrabury to 8 Regt RCT stationed in past. Whilst we were doing the RASC, and entered Church with Chuckles and Munster, Germany, where as that, a large group of the Junior Tradesmen’s Doreen Perry becoming her the Operation Sgt I had to people came running in Regiment at Rhyl in Godparents. At this stage plan, monitor and control the opposite direction. It September ‘62. Whilst home my wife was living in rented the movement of ‘Special

Page 12 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Weapons’ around the West Ceasefire Monitoring Force became the Landlord of process. Total time served as Germany. back to UK. We were on the Wheatsheaf Inn in a ‘blue-job’ was 12 years. In 1972 my posting to the last RAF aircraft out Crudwell, near Malmesbury, Having reached the ripe West Berlin was received. of Salisbury on the day it Wilts. Unfortunately old age of 60, the RAF no Appointed as the SNCO Air became Harare and the (or maybe fortunately) longer needed me, so in Trooping, my involvement country became Zimbabwe. Whitbreads sold my pub as between bar work and being was to document and I then had to fly to the one of a tranche they had to stand-in manager at the Red manifest passengers on the New Hebrides/Vanuatu ditch to meet Monopolies Lion Inn, Cricklade, I got one trooping aircraft a week. for two separate three week and Merger regulations. a warehouse job with The That was rough! detachments to assist in Returning to my house in Original Candy Company at moving 42 Cdo RM out On completing my tour Cricklade, I joined National Fairford in Glos, becoming and back. Quite a journey in Berlin I was posted back Power HQ in Swindon as Warehouse Manager, with a which involved stops in to Moenchen-Gladbach in a Manpower temp. After staff of, wait for it, one. Gander (Newfoundland) West Germany, to a tiny 6 months NP took me on On leaving the Candy Sacramento, Hawaii and unit called 500 Mobile full-time and I stayed with Company when it moved to Fiji en route. On one return Movements Troop RCT. them for 10 years, supplying London, I retired. At around journey, our Hercules lost Here we had to cover every all their coal-fired power this time my second wife one of its outer engines just border crossing into and stations with fuel, by rail ‘asked’ me to leave. Where over halfway between Fiji out of Germany used by the and road. do you go to at 64 years and Hawaii, so we turned British Forces on exercises It was whilst at the of age (it was her house)? back to Fiji for another in Denmark, France and Wheatsheaf that I had Well obviously you come night stop. The following Italy, usually accompanying seen an advert to join the home, and here I am, and day, engine fixed, we set off them all the way to their RAuxAF at RAF Lyenham. I loving it. I was a long time again, only for it to happen destination and back. At the signed up as a lowly AC and away, although of course again. This time the decision end of my time with this soon worked my way to the I came back frequently to was made to plod on with unit, I was promoted to Staff dizzy height of SAC before see parents and friends. My 3 engines to Hawaii. Total Sergeant and posted back that unit was disbandedafter parents moved from the time in the air for the whole to HQ BAOR for 3 years. 3 years. I decided to move to Chestnuts in the mid 70s to journey back was 48 hours. Here I was responsible for RAF Brize Norton and join Scarne Farm, Launceston. Good job we didn’t have any controlling and monitoring 4624 (County of Oxford) Father passed away in 1984 passengers on board! the resupply of BAOR by Movements Squadron. This and Mother a few years later. After all this swanning ISO containers. meant going back to being Since returning to around I was posted to the I was then posted back an AC again (the lowest Boscastle I have joined Services Booking Centre to UK joining 29 Regiment rank in the RAF) and having the National Costwatch on Albert Embankment in RCT at South Cerney to undergo basic training for Institution where I am now London. Strangely enough I (Cirencester). After 2 years the third time in my life. Not one of their trainers. I have was there at the same time my promotion to WO2 came many people can say that also recently been elected as as Steve Cobb, who lives in through and I was sent to they have sworn the Oath of President of Boscastle Royal the New Road, was working RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire Allegiance 3 times! Anyway I British Legion. In between there. After 4 years it was as the Air Transport Liaison flew all over the world again, all of this I continue working time to hang up my boots Officer. During this period although this time as part as a cleaner at the Cobweb. finishing up as the Senior my family had moved into of the aircrew. During my They say things go round in WO1 in the RCT. Total our own house in Cricklade, time with 4624 Sqn I was circles, I did. time served 26 years 258 Wiltshire. mobilised twice, one year BG days. in support of operations in After about 18 months Not bad considering Iraq being based at Lyneham I was promoted to WO1 I never did pass a GCE, and Brize Norton. After 14 and became the Senior although to be fair I did take days leave I was remobilised Movement Controller of the Army equivalent! for one year supporting 50 MC Sqn RCT which operations in Afghanistan had moved to South Cerney After my time in a brown this time being based at in 1970. I again travelled suit I took the plunge, Brize Norton and Akrotiri extensively to all the usual and undertook a 16 day in Cyprus. Somewhere places but also to Rhodesia residential course with The along the line I attained (Operation Agila) to help Brewer’s Society as part Sgt rank and picked up an recover the British element of my Army resettlement AOC’s Commendation for of the Commonwealth and course, and eventually Meritorious Service in the

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 13 A Methodist Minister’s On this second occasion the Christmas events: Christmas Services View celebration of the Christmas Sunday 16th December Sunday 23 December Over the past few months story was shared through @ 7.30pm, Delabole 10am Forrabury in many of our local the medium of music in the Methodist Church, 10am Tintagel midst of the surroundings of communities’ arrangements Carol Concert with 11.30am Trevalga the hostilities. have been made for Tintagel Orpheus Christmas Eve 24th Dec celebrating the signing of the Th e amazing thingMale Voice Choir. In 11am Minster Armistice to end the First from both of the above aid of the Children’s 3pm Tintagel World War 100 years ago. instances is that the Hospice South West. 4.30pm Forrabury It took some time to bring Celebrating of Christmas th 11.30pm Forrabury all the service personnel caused a temporary halt Th ursday, 20 11.30pm Tintagel back to this country, so my to the trench warfare and December @ 7.30pm guess is that some of those brought opponents together – Hallworthy Market, Christmas Day who served in that War were as they shared in their way Carol Service with 9am Lesnewth still waiting to come home Christmas. Th e Celebration Camelford Town Band. 10am Tintagel at the time of Christmas of the Birth of Jesus on that Th ursday 20th December 10.30am Trevalga 1918, some six weeks after day took the priority over @ 7pm, Boscastle the cessation of the War. all the politics of division. We were saddened to Methodist Church, hear that Liv Georgiou In recent years two Th e Message of Christmas Christmas Carols has passed away. stories have come to my is one that brings with it with St Gennys Band. attention on how Christmas experiences of love, hope, Condolences to Tony Refreshments to and family. Day was celebrated in the joy and peace as we take to follow. All welcome. War Trenches during the heart all that the Birth of War years, when apparently Jesus was meant to mean to the opposing sides did not humankind. exchange fi re. In one place It is worth refl ecting there was a football match on the words of the third between the opposing verse of carol against sides in the No Man’s land the background of the between the trenches, a Christmas story, the stories demonstration of the way above and our present life that sport can unite people. situation and see what In another place the British thoughts come to mind: Troops started singing the Silent night, holy night; Christmas Carol, Silent FRIENDSHIPFELLOWSHIPWORSHIP Son of God, O how bright, Night, and found that from through Words & Music the opposing trenches their Love is smiling from your face! words were being echoed 2nd & 4th SUNDAY, 7pm in the German language – Strikes for us now the hour of grace, Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht. Boscastle Th e Carol had been written Jesus, Lord at your birth. Methodist All  just 100 years earlier in We wish you every Church Welcome 1818 by an Austrian priest, joy, peace, blessing and PL35 0AU and was fi rst sung to guitar happiness this Christmas (UPSTAIRS ROOM) accompaniment, because the and all good wishes for a Church Organ at the writer’s Happy New Year. ‘YOUR LIGHT WILL BREAK FORTH LIKE THE DAWN’ Isaiah 58:8 Church had broken down. Bryan & Sue Ede

Page 14 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Boscastle and Tintagel Group of Churches Christmas Lunch choice of two main courses followed by a selection of desserts and tea or coffee. The ‘team’, who are pictured on the cover, also include Di Cray and Janice Meekings and, of course, all the other backroom boys and girls who prepare the hall, take the money and sell the raffle tickets. The team are proud to have been awarded the highest rating for food hygiene. To ensure a place at the monthly lunch, always held on the fourth Wednesday - the January date will be The Community Lunch, and St Juliot Hall. Over was served to the general Wednesday 23rd - you do organised by the Boscastle time the numbers catered satisfaction of all who need to make a reservation and Tintagel Group of for have risen to upwards attended. by calling David Lamond on 01566 880085 or email churches has been running of seventy people and on A small team of very th [email protected] for a good many years and is 28 November a three able cooks agree the menu DL, photos Jane Castling held monthly at Otterham course Christmas lunch for each lunch, offering a

Gloria Quinlan would like to wish all her Friends in Boscastle a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. She will not be sending cards this year. Instead, she will be giving the money usually spent on cards and postage to charity.

Jackie and Roger Coker and Roger’s Mum Annette would like to wish all our customers and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and healthy New Year for 2019

Remember These Men: The War Dead of Tintagel, Boscastle & St. Gennys - 1914-1919 215 page A5 paperback book, first published in 2012. 79 men from three parishes. £10 per copy, plus postage Details from the author, Nick Thornicroft: 07769556206 [email protected]

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 15 experiences when, in1997, he decided to walk along England’s The Reading Room Meridian. Th is is the line running from Berwick, on the Scottish As I make my way to the Reading “Whether you believe in God or borders, through south Dorset to Room today, I refl ect on the glorious not does not matter so much, whether meet the sea on the dramatic cliff s of colours we saw on the trees in the you believe in Buddha or not does the Isle of Purbeck. valley this autumn. Th ey are now not matter so much, as a Buddhist, all gone but there is tremendous whether you believe in reincarnation Early One Morning sculptural beauty in the bare trees, or not does not matter so much. by Robert Ryan Nature has a wonderful way of You must lead a good life. And Th is story is set before and into making change acceptable. a good life does not mean just World War Two. It begins when a Our world, at the moment, good food, good clothes, good World War Two British staff car is is undergoing so much change. shelter. Th ese are not suffi cient. A hauled from an Austrian lake, where Climate change is, justifi ably, causing good motivation is what is needed; it had remained for sixty years. An huge fear, anger and distress. Th ere is compassion, without dogmatism, incredible story of bravery, friendship also confl ict, divisions, mistrust and without complicated philosophy; just and undying love. unrest in all corners of the world. understanding that others are human Other popular reading matter It would be easy to be full of brothers and sisters and respecting was discussed and enthused over so I despair, but if you look back in our their rights and human dignity. am listing them below. We had such history, you can see examples of Dalai Lama a wonderful evening and we would strength, courage and determination I was soon joined by the other make any of you very welcome should to overcome seemingly diffi cult Bookworms heading towards Th e you decide to join us. Why not make situations. Reading Room, all eager to enjoy our it your New Year’s Resolution? Th e Bookworms were recently fi rst gathering of the winter. Why not very moved by the powerful words join us and hear what has inspired us Th e Val Mcdermott Th rillers: of the World War One poet, Wilfred in reading over the summer months. A Scottish crime writer, best known Owen. Books are magnifi cent vehicles for her series of suspense novels Our Summer Reads for sharing the words of inspirational featuring Dr. Tony Hill. people. All our Bookworms had Jojo Moyes Books: In our world today, the words of recommendations to make. Th eir She is a journalist, novelist and Th e Dalai Lama have motivated and reading choices had been very varied. screenplay writer. Th e titles uplifted many people, including our Hopefully, something from the list recommended by the Bookworms national treasure, Joanna Lumley! below will catch your eye. were: ‘Th e Horse Dancer’ ‘Me Before Th is quote from Th e Dalai Lama Dearest Maud You’ and ‘Me After You’ really struck a chord with me recently: by Lorna Howarth An absorbing and moving book t Boscastle National Trust about life in the military hospital National Visitor Centre Trust “Nettley” and the work of the VADs , Shop & Café the Voluntary Aid Detachment, who were often relatives or sweethearts of the men fi ghting at the front. The Salt Path by Raynor Winn – a memoir The Harbour, Boscastle,PL35 0HD An amazing book about a couple OPEN ALL YEAR in their latter years who had the March - October 10.00am - 5.00pm November - February 10.30am - 4.00pm misfortune to lose their smallholding. Information on local accommodation & attractions plus a wide range of books, maps, walking guides, To cope with their situation and to gifts and refreshments. Free Wi-Fi throughout turn it into a positive, they decided Second hand bookshop now open. If you are interested in volunteering or to walk the South West Path. donating some books drop in or give us a call. Tel: 01840 250010/250353 Two Degrees West www.visitboscastleandtintagel.com by Nicholas Crane [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk A fascinating story of the author’s

Page 16 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Ann Tyler Books: Spring Events at St Endellion Ann is an American novelist, short Saturday 5 January 7.30pm: Sheku story writer and literary critic. Th e Hanneh-Mason and Friends Bookworms have previously reviewed Celebrated cellist, BBC young her book ‘A Spool of Blue Th read’, musician of the year 2016 Sheku which they thoroughly enjoyed. Kanneh-Mason, and his friends and Th e books they also recommend siblings, take in St Endellion on their are: ‘Ladder of Years’ and ‘Th e way to performances at London’s Accidentally Tourist’ King’s Place and Wigmore Hall later Expresso Tales by Alexander in the year. Th e programme will Mccall include Mozart, Fauré and Dvorak. Th is author wrote the hugely popular £10 series ‘Th e No.1 Ladies Detective Saturday 12 January 7.30pm: Agency’. Expresso Tales is the second Grassroots Opera: Orfeo ed Euridice series about the residents of 44, – Gluck Scotland Street, Edinburgh. Each Grassroots Opera are a new company of the residents face a new set of of young professional singers who Mike Marshall and Caterina challenges. specialize in presenting accessible opera, in the original language, in Lichtenberg planet”, she from the classical It felt good to be together again as intimate spaces and rural locations. A world, he from folk, fuse both a group. We selected our set of books powerful rendering of Gluck’s opera traditions as they take you on a for the following season and we all exploring the lines between love and journey through the history of the left the ancient Reading Room feeling obsession, reality and imagination. mandolin from 16th century Europe keen to be each reading the same £10 to the new world of the Americas. A book ready for a robust discussion at Sunday 20 January 3pm: Young spellbinding performance from two our next gathering. Musicians from Wells Cathedral School world class artists. £15 (nave), £10 Please join us again because we A delightful Sunday afternoon (aisle). always enjoy your company in Th e concert of individual performances Saturday 2 March 7.30pm: Helen Reading Room! by three outstanding young players – Porter – Constant as the World Yours truly double-bass, piano and violin. £8 Haunting songs and compelling The Keeper of the Key Friday 8 February 7.30pm: Mike piano-playing from jazz singer Helen Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg Porter presents in a performance – Mandolin of her own songs and piano solos, “Th e best mandolinists on the interspersed with timeless classics by the greats. If you have not heard her before, you are in for a real treat. BLOCKED Saturday 23 March 7.30pm: Endelienta Baroque – The Genius of DRAINS Handel Period instrument ensemble CLEARED FAST Endelienta Baroque are delighted to be returning to the place of their foundation. Th is talented group of 24hr call out young professionals will present a programme that explores and revels Hedley Venning in the remarkable variety of George Frideric Handel’s chamber music. Book tickets online at www. 01840 250113 endelienta.org.uk; by e mail tickets@ endelienta.org.uk; by phone 07787 944935. Accompanied under 16s 07974 581836 free to most concerts – please check the website.

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 17 additional resources for building. We finally got and we are hoping that we playtime with some new the call on Bonfire Night! will be able to arrange some equipment including den I am pleased to say that mote games in the near building and construction the school was judged to future. materials, sand boxes, a be Good and the inspector We are now just two days blackboard and chalks and was impressed with all away from December and additional art material as aspects of the school. My are starting our preparations well as more traditional colleagues and I were for Christmas. I have been bats, balls and skipping pleased that the children watching Class 1 hone ropes. We are planning on received high praise: their handwriting skills in I seem to remember that some seating overlooking ‘Pupils move carefully and there was an unresolved readiness for writing letters the valley area and our birds considerately around the to Santa and we are starting matter in our last update. feeding stations as there are school. At times, their So, to put matters straight it to learn some new songs a number of children and behaviour was impeccable, for our end of learn carol was Jordan that won Sport teachers who are becoming as, for example, when Day 2018! service. keen on bird watching at reading in groups, during Next week we have our Back to more current the moment. With the fort phonics lessons and traditional craft afternoon news and we started the new area included we still have especially when enthused with parents and children. school year with a great deal plenty of room for running by stimulating work. The There will be a slight twist of furniture moving and a around as well! vast majority of pupils this year as Class 3 have bit of a declutter as Class As part of our Religious concentrate well and show been learning all about how 1 move into their newly Education studies we a real love of learning. They the brain works and how to refurbished rooms. We invited Daya in to work appreciate the guidance keep their brains healthy. now have non-slip laminate with us once again. Daya they receive and willingly The children are going to flooring and freshly painted worked with all of the help each other with their share their knowledge with walls all of which are light, classes exploring the Sikh learning.’ the parents at the start of bright and easy to clean. So customs and practices. The full report is on the afternoon and then lead impressed were the children The children’s favouriteour website for those who them in four brain friendly with their new classroom parts were dressing up and would like to read it. The activities finishing with a that they have decided to dancing. children and my colleagues ‘wake and shake’ exercise wear their slippers when We have always work incredibly hard to routine. they are indoors. commemorated Armistice achieve high standards in I wish you all a merry Our first really exciting Day at school. I changed our everything we do and I am Christmas and look forward activity was our Scootability commemoration a number truly appreciative of them to sharing our news in workshop when the of years ago in order to take all. 2019. Sarah Duffy children learned to ride or the whole school to the war Mr Rix has been running develop their skills & tricks Due to lack of space, we were unable to memorial. In this centenary both a girls’ football club publish the children’s work that Sarah on scooters. This was a year we were pleased to and a general football club provided, just managing to squeeze in one–off workshop however contribute some art work to for a number of Evie’s brain health advice. the children enjoyed it so the commemorative service years. Last week much that we now have in Forrabury Church. he took two teams Skate and Scoot Thursdays. The children were very to a local football Nearly 70 children roller thoughtful in their approach festival which was, skating, scootering and to their art work and we for some, their skateboarding around our know from the feedback first experience of playground is a sight to that we have received that a proper match. behold. The inspector in our this was apparent to all who Both teams played recent Ofsted visit witnessed viewed the pictures. very well, showing this and was so impressed My colleagues and no nerves and with the excellence of the I have been waiting on scoring plenty children’s behaviour during tenterhooks since Easter for of goals even the session that he was still out next Ofsted Inspection. against more marvelling about it when he We knew that it had to take experience teams. left two days later. place before February and They thoroughly We have also purchased the tension was gradually enjoyed themselves

Page 18 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Boscastle branch of National Westminster set to close! As reported by the first edition of the Boscastle 1986 Chronicle

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Schoolchildren’s artwork with the poignant silhouettes at the ‘There but Not There’ WW1 tribute in Forrabury Church

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 19 1993: Forrabury Church 1995: Mrs Annie Beard has Mr Henry Trewin, president flag is flying again. It had very kindly donated the of Truro Guild of Ringers. been missing for two money she received for her 2000: One of the workmen th or three years since the 80 birthday to the Village at the site of the new flagpole succumbed to the Hall fund. Having been Community and Recreation ravages of the weather, but born in the village, she has Centre found a corroded now a new 30ft fibre glass seen many changes over the iron ball which they thought pole has been errected. years. might be a cannonball. 1994: Madame Butterfly 1998: Basil Jose and Ronald 2002: Pickwick Antiques are reported a win of £10 on Hancock have been ringing leaving their Dunn Street the first national lottery the bells at Lesnewth for fifty antiques shop to take over and assured readers that it years. They were presented accommodation in the Old would not change her life. with framed certificates by Mill. NCDC plan to close

Page 20 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 was presented with the award by Brian Blessed. The replacement Lower Bridge is due to arrive in December. This will involve using one of the largest road cranes available to lift into position the two halves of the bridge. 2009: Planning approval has been received for the conversion of Top School into premises for the the public toilets adjacent drummer and double bass Preschool Playgroup. to the Harbour Restaurant player to serenade the 2011: Lookout - the date and those by the Doctors’ Brights. Vera presumes 11/11/11, time of Low Surgery on the grounds of that they ‘disappeared on Water: 11.11hrs; Height of cost. their way back from a gig’. tide 1.1. 2005: Mysteriously, four 2006: Albert Mordue 2013: Roger Irving Little gnomes have gone missing wins Channel 5’s ‘Make was delighted to receive from the steps of Ivor & Vera me Supermodel’ tv show, recognition for his 50 years Bright’s home in Trefleurwinning a year’s modelling of potting in Boscastle. Close. The gnomes are part contract with Select. 2015: The Parish Council of a set of 6 musicians - 2007: Carole Vincent was is taking over ownership the guitarist, accordionist, the first recipient of the and management of the violinist and flautist have British Precast Creativity Bottreaux Castle site and gone, leaving only the in Concrete Award. She Lower Jordan Valley.

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 21 Supplements, good or bad? Supplements have been Sometimes trying to forms which are recognised copper. Some can positively getting some bad press reach these levels are not by the body and therefore or negatively interact with lately. Should we take achievable through food better absorbed, some do medications. them? Is there any point? alone. Especially if you not. Also there’s the subject Absorption Why are some dirt cheap, don’t fancy eating a huge of fillers and binders that Does it require to be others expensive? What is bag of spinach every day are added to supplements taken with food to increase actually in them? This is a for a month!? This is when which can have their own absorption, or away from huge subject to touch on, supplementing can have issues, which could be a hot food or drink which but I will attempt to give its place. However, in the whole article in itself. can kill active components? you a summary. case of Iron deficiency, it is Quantities Or in between meals? Do we actually need to always prudent to get your You need to ensure that Make sure you read the take supplements? levels tested through your the quantities on the label label. Knowing when In an ideal world we GP. If necessary a GP can are going to meet your and if to take them is key. would get the nutrients administer iron injections requirements, especially Some supplements affect from the foods we eat, which contain far higher if aiming to improve the speed in which your that is; vitamins, minerals, and suitable levels, in a your levels. For example, liver deals with alcohol, amino acids and a bit of targeted manner. Please I recently observed toxins and medications. sunshine (avoiding the note men, unlike women a reasonably priced Medications shouldn’t strongest UV rays). For (who suffer monthly blood capsulated fish oil product be excreted rapidly or many reasons including; and iron loss) can suffer which was so low in the they lose their effectivity stress, illness, busy lives, iron toxicity and should ‘good fats’ ratio it would by exiting the body too alcohol, poor diet or seek professional advice. require 18 capsules to be quickly. Which brings me reduced nutrient levels in Quality taken daily if the same on to……. food & soils, means we This is complex. Not levels were to be achieved Timing can become depleted. This only are there many brands from just one teaspoon of As with medications, can be fine for a while, and prices but also different a much higher quality fish timing is important. What but if in a prolonged state forms. Take magnesium oil. So be careful you aren’t time of day do you need without being addressed, for example, it can be wasting your money or to take them? Taking some this can affect our health. in the form of; citrate, failing to achieve suitable supplements late in the day Throughout our life-time malate, taurate, sulphate or amounts. can keep the mind awake our nutrient needs change carbonate. Certain forms Together or alone? and negatively affect sleep also, for example ageing are better for cramps or Some nutrients work far quality, whilst others work can reduce stomach acid, constipation or those with better together, providing well to calm the mind and making it harder to absorb delicate stomachs. Some a more effective outcome ready the body for sleep. nutrients. forms can irritate, so you than taken alone. Some Vitamin C is often time- Food comes first need to know which is prefer very much to be on released as the body excretes Hippocrates said “Let best suited for your needs. their own because they the excess swiftly. You may food be thy medicine and When it comes to buying get bullied, for example need to take supplements medicine be thy food!” them, some companies use zinc which competes with away from medications HARBOUR LIGHT CLOTHING NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST Ladies, Men’s and Children’s Stylish Clothing Juliette Bridge Dip CNM mANP Huge selection of waterproof Coats, Jumpers & Tops NEW IN The Body Workshop Cornish Tartan DOG Bandanas Collars, Leads and towelling coats [email protected] www.thebodyworkshop.life  HALF PRICE RAIL 10% locals discount 07913 113 767 The Harbour Boscastle Tel 01840 250374

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 23 Correspondence A Fabulous Total raised at the Nap’s The Question of Parking: even incite bad feeling. Macmillan Coffee Morning get one of these on New Another item called Dear Blowhole Year’s Day at our annual I have read items in the for restriction on Motor hangover cure breakfast!) Blowhole over the last Homes parking overnight year relating to parking in in the public car park, Along with that we hold a quiz night and this Boscastle. Two discussed opposite the Cobweb All at the Napoleon Inn year Mark Dolan kindly restricting parking in the Inn. There are not large would like to say a massive donated one of his amazing ‘Doctors Corner’ area by numbers and the majority thank you to everyone who photos to a silent auction. yellow lining and chaining do not cause a problem but continually supports our off the Surgery car park, apparently a minority leave Macmillan fund raising So with kind donations, when the Surgery is shut. mess. Many stay to have every year. and support this year a meal and a few drinks, we raised an amazing Whilst I agree both We hold our annual therefore supporting £1145.00!!! would be desirable, I do feel coffee morning and local business. I think it a the Council must provide alongside all the great Thank you all and we shame to punish a majority an alternative parking cakes n bakes, we do a look forward to doing it all because of a minority. facility for those people in very popular full English again for Macmillan next In a world beset by rules Fore St and High St, as the breakfast (you can also September. first part of any Parking and regulation why do we BD Order. Not forgetting that invite more? the Council recently, gave Vernon Bright permission for fourteen The editorial team agree that new dwellings in what there are too many cars in too was an, albeit, temporary little space. Parish council car park, another beside minutes show that: the surgery and five flats The original Bottreaux in High St, which add Rise development (app to the congestion. To no PA/E1/2006/01578) restrict parking at the was opposed by the Parish moment would be terribly Council on grounds of over inconvenient for residents, development but approved visitors and working by the County Council vehicles. They have to park in 2006. The current somewhere and it would application has 21 allocated just move the problem parking spaces plus 5 casual. along to perhaps, Potters The number of flats at Lane, Mount Pleasant St Christopher’s was or Paradise. This would reduced from five to three cause those residents approved in April this year inconvenience and may (PA18/03983) Oakwood Building DANIEL ROOTS CONSTRUCTION Serving fantastic fresh fish n chips, 01840 250644 / 07968 808135 homemade stone-baked pizzas, [email protected] burgers and more Roofing • Carpentry • New Build For opening hours and to Extensions • Renovations pre-order your food, please ring Kitchens • Bathrooms FREE QUOTATIONS 01840 250251

Page 24 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 News from the the only way to maintain Until now. their long service awards the watch is by constant Our old opening, at our AGM in October, Lookout use of the squeegee and the wooden frames and two had earned Five Year famous lightning strike of battered shutters have Badges and one a Ten Year December 2015. gone. In their place we have Badge. However, our most brilliantly clear, sealed, Happy as we are to common affliction hasfixed single pane windows record long service like been rain. Not that it with new electric shutters this we can always do with actually rained inside, to seal us off from the worst more members, so if you but it did try very hard of the weather when we fancy spending your free indeed to get through the are closed. As we have to time learning new skills windows. It wasn’t unusual pay for upgrades like this and looking out for people to arrive for a watch and from our own funds, we on land or sea then come find a row of absorbent very grateful to Camelford up and see what we do for kitchen pads lined up Rotary Club for their very yourself. along the window ledges generous donation as well Remember, you in an attempt to stop water as visitors and locals alike, don’t have to walk up to getting to those places it who have contributed to the Lookout from the shouldn’t. Added to that our collections over the Harbour, we only have to Usually we spend our time our shutters were distorted years. talking about the weather walk from Forrabury so by years of Atlantic winds This Autumn we were it’s not as hard as it looks. outside the Lookout, and required a major effort happy to help with the car telling most people living And we are always happy to open and close. parking for the All Hallows to welcome volunteers as locally what they have Festival and one of our already experienced for Over the years a variety fund raisers to keep the of tapes, sealants and other Watchkeepers spent a day station going. It costs us themselves. But not this on the NCI stand at the time. solutions have been tried around £8,000 to run the with varying degrees of Southampton Boat Show station and we have to find Over the years we have success. alongside colleagues from all of that ourselves. experienced a variety of Short of moving the Penzance,Newhaven and So if you, or any one you climatic conditions inside Gosport. Five members our building. Lookout down into the know, would be interested village or blocking the were present at the 100th in spending a few hours These have rangedwindows, neither of which Anniversary Remembrance each month looking out from blinding sunlight would help us do our job, it Day Service at the for others, then call our when the low autumn sun looked as though we were Methodist Chapel. Manager, Chris Evans on streams from the south, stuck with the problem. We were delighted to 01566 781449. condensation so dense that see three members receive www.nci.org.uk/boscastle

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 25 you are facing its direction. Natural Navigation Bear their direction in Imagine you are out that South facing gardens mind for your own bearing walking, enjoying the get a lot of sun. Th e sun to maintain your direction. sunshine, the breeze in is always due South at Th ere are ‘handrails’ the trees and fl uff y clouds midday. If we have our too: a stream, a fence line, a making shapes high above. back to the sun at midday, ridge, and other landmarks Compass, mobile phone or we must be pointing due can help our orientation sat nav in hand ensuring North. We know the sun and be reference points. If a safe and straightforward rises in the East and sets there is a stream, follow it return when you are ready. in the West, so if it’s before downstream and you will Th e freedom. Just you or midday the sun will be to come to habitation. Nettles maybe a couple of friends the East of South, so with only grow where there has or family too. Imagine then it at our back we will be diff erent sized oak leaves been human activity as that you drop the compass, West of South. Th e energy from the sun they rely on increased levels leaves behind navigational phone or sat nav and it But what if there’s of phosphates that activity clues. Th e fruit on the smashes. No-one else in no sun visible? Th e brings. Peacock butterfl ies Southern side of a bush is sight, no signs of habitation windblown coastal are found near human sweeter. Th e leaves on the to see, a choice of paths, hawthorn bushes lean away habitation as they need the Southern side are smaller but which one to take? Th e from the prevailing wind, nettles. A clump of trees and thicker than those in landscape, so warm and away from the Southwest. out of keeping with the the shady Northern side friendly moments ago now Th e windier the spot, the general landscape suggests which have to do more perhaps seems less so. shorter the trees, so a copse human activity. Evidence work to make use of what For thousands of years, will have its shortest trees of dog fouling also suggests light they get. people have been able to facing the prevailing wind. civilisation of a sort nearby. fi nd their way without Fallen trees will tend to lie Grasses can reveal much Th is article is based compasses, phones or sat South West to North East. too, with the thicker, less on a Dartmoor tour by navs, which are all relatively Trees which fell maybe fl exible stalks showingDartmoor’s Daughter recent innovations. How hundreds of years ago will the direction of prevailing (www.dartmoorsdaughter. did they manage without have rotted away but leave wind and the fl imsier, more com), led by Tristan them? Th e answer lies in clues: a hollow where the fl exible blades showing the Gooley, author of the the many clues held in the root bowl lifted out of the current direction. Clouds Natural Navigator, natural landscape. ground and a hump where slide back like a pack of adventurer and guide cards away from the wind What do we know that the soil from the root bowl (www.naturalnavigator. higher up. Feel the wind might help us? We know was deposited. com). evenly on both cheeks and SS

Page 26 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Boscastle Coastguard Cliff Rescue Team was tasked to assist the acting quickly and calling The past few months have the application process South West Ambulance the correct emergency brought big changes to the has finished, BoscastleService with a male who services to get the help that Boscastle Coastguard team, Coastguard Team would had a suspected broken was needed. the first being our move to like to wish everyone who ankle on the coast path The teams in Cornwall new premises at Camelford has applied the best of luck below the Camelot Hotel are still being called to a Station. through the next stages of at Tintagel. The team lot of dogs falling over the located the casualty and it Although we were their application and we cliffs, we need to stress how was assessed that a stretcher all sad to leave the look forward to welcoming important it is to keep dogs carry of the male would be harbour, our growing you all. on leads whilst on the cliffs, required. Once the male team had unfortunately Since the summer although you can see the had been stabilised by the outgrown our facilities months have passed we big drops, your dog can’t. paramedics we transported within Boscastle. Thehave seen a slow decline in Why do we rescue dogs? the casualty by stretcher new location means we the callouts, although we to the ambulance. All of Firstly: to prevent can get to the scene of an are still busy and getting the Boscastle team wish the owners from putting incident quicker, and with close to last year’s call-out the male a speedy recovery themselves at risk by trying a double garage, specialized number of 33. and hope he is out walking to climb down the cliffs to equipment and training Here are some examples again soon. attempt a rescue. We have rooms it is a bigger and of the call outs in Autumn. had to then rescue the 29th October: Boscastle better station for us to 3rd September: The team owners. And secondly: we grow and train. team were alerted to a like dogs. was alerted to a dog that surfer in difficulty, north Rest assured, we insisted had fallen over a cliff at of Crackington Haven. We have recently been that we are still called Strangles Beach. Bude When the team arrived able to do a short talk to BOSCASTLE Coastguard Coastguard team were on scene, Bude Lifeboat The Boscastle Womens as we feel that we are part also paged to assist with had located and rescued Institute and are happy of Boscastle’s history and the recovery. After a long the casualty and were to talk to any other local have not really left. walk with all our kit, the looking at landing him on organisations about our Due to the new dog was located and a cliff Crackington beach. This role and service to the local move we have had a technician was lowered to was deemed unsafe due the community. recruitment drive for new rescue the dog. Thankfully big waves and incoming Remember we may team members. This will the dog was not harmed tide. It was then decided have moved but we are still hopefully double the size and was returned to its to proceed to Widemouth BOSCASTLE Coastguard. of our team to 16, making happy owners without Bay due to the sandy beach For more information us a ‘super team’ for North biting the technician! and lower sea state. The and updates please Cornwall. Although 19th October: The team team then assisted the follow us on Facebook @ landing and the casualty boscastlecoastguardteam was met by his friends. In a coastal, beach or Heel 2 Toe Mobile Foot Clinic We would like to thank cliff emergency dial 999 the casualty’s friends for and ask for the Coastguard. SANDY PECH identifying the emergency, Boscastle CRT SAC Dip FHPT and FHPP Home and Care Home foot care visits provided within 20 miles of Boscastle 01840 250410 07969 357634 email [email protected]

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 27 with boxes of perfumed Christmas cheer into any and colourful goodies to home or workplace. show the ladies…and she Bloom by bloom and didn’t even have to ring the evergreen twig by twig doorbell. they grew more and more Marshgate WI After giving us a stunning until Elaine From sheep to shawl… lowdown on the history of finished them off with glass wool has been used by this US-born institution, baubles, glittery fronds mankind for thousands of Celia then demonstrated or bows before moving years, but it hasn’t always some of her skincare and on to the next stunning been as easy as walking into beauty wares on a willing piece of floral art. Then your local shopping centre volunteer – but not as she generously gave the and browsing in your many as she could have five large arrangements friendly wool shop. wished, as some of her to be raffled to the large Once the busy ordered goods had been audience of members from housewife would have stolen in transit! several North Cornish WIs carried her spindle Crimson blooms, gold and guests. everywhere she went, the balls, glitter, cinnamon Behind-the-scenes star only way to ensure she sticks and ribbons…. of Doc Martin and winner made the miles of yarn she Scrooge himself would of countless awards, Elaine needed to create family have been gaily humming runs Bruallen Florists in garments before Patons a Christmas carol if he had Delabole and also shares and Sirdar were even try their foot at spinning been at Marshgate WI’s her expertise by appearing thought of. yarn on the wheel – which November meeting to see as a guest demonstrator at Sue Hambly, a member is a lot harder than Sue TV’s queen of the florists many events in the county. of Liskeard Spinners, made it look! Elaine Reynolds doing her Profits from the evening brought it all home to magical stuff last week. will go to WI funds. Women have been Marshgate WI members titivating themselves with From plain containers Remember to check when she visited Otterham our website at www. lamp soot, with ground and unadorned stick & St Juliot Hall, bringing marshgatewi.org. ochre and with plant structures, she produced her spindle and fleece to uk/, especially the extracts for thousands jaw dropping creations their September meeting. to adorn the Christmas messageboard page, and of years…but have only meet us on Facebook. She showed members had Avon cosmetics for table, the windowsill or how to create yarns by the fireplace to bring Wendy Trevennor the last 130, Marshgate Secretary going back to basics, using WI members and guests a spindle and a wheel, and learned at their October said she has even used meeting. dog hair to create some Local Avon representative of her beautiful woollen Celia Clarke arrived at garments! Members were Otterham & St Juliot Hall then offered the chance to

Page 28 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Harbourmaster’s News I took Rene to Rock on the 4th October and all the rest of the boats in the harbour were taken out by crane on the 6th Going past Tintagel head a helicopter was at work ferrying materials over from the mainland to the headland and in connection with the new bridge. Time and time we saw the aircraft with a strop below flying loads and loads and more loads of what I can only assume were building materials and parts for the new structure. From the sea the Scott Washer’s boat vista looked like something out of James Bond. About four miles off Port Isaac we ran into a pod of dolphin dancing initially in the distance and then they came to swim in the bow wave for an hour or so and until we were off Port Quinn. I took the boat through the sound of Mouls where I do not think I have ever seen so many lobster pot buoys. Something of a navigational hazard. It made me think of the wreck of the Maria Assumpter years ago. We passed the reef off the Rumps and then copyright photo courtesy David Flower on a clear and sunny day Tintagel Castle Bridge Project: the photo above was taken on Thursday, November 29th we were at the River. Two 2018 at 10.30am. Earlier that morning the engineers had put up the cables from the bass in a basket. I left Rene Lower Island to Tintagel Castle. The bridge is due to be opened in 2019 on a mooring close to the pontoon. I had organised Chuckle Corner - Wotsit Mean? to stay on the river for the Adamant = the very first insect Suffragette = ryanair traveller rest of the month. However Abscond = stolen cream tea Arsenal = the whole body the weather changed and she was trailered out a few Pas de deux = father of twins Physiology = study of soft drinks days later and taken to the Culotte = long wait at the Post Office Fossilise = too late for glasses yard. Another season over. Penniless = slightly cheaper Electric = novel way of getting people to vote Chris Key Xylophone = greek goddess of scrabble Metronome = dwarf driver of tube trains Harbourmaster

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 29 ambulance service, the patient has a better chance of recovery. All Coastguards are volunteers. They are summoned to coastal Boscastle WI searches and rescues by a pager system and/or It is not often that the text message. The various Boscastle WI members emergencies with which have a strapping young they deal include fallen man as their speaker. walkers, water rescues, cliff So, when Paul Stedman, rescues and the rescue of volunteer Coastguard, animals. Paul explained came to our September that they are prepared to meeting to talk about the LOWER MEADOWS HOUSE rescue animals because this Bed and Breakfast in the Heart of Boscastle Coastguard Rescue Team, is often easier than having we were all attention. to rescue the animals A Family run B&B offering Paul and Station together with their owners, quality, comfort and a relaxed Commander Mark Smith who may have got into informal atmosphere explained about the difficulties attempting a Paul and Jackie Stedman Coastguard Rescue Team, rescue themselves. So far Lower Meadows House with demonstrations of this year they have rescued Boscastle their rescue equipment. eight dogs. 01840 250570 This is funded by the The team found that Department of Transport, www.lowermeadows.co.uk the Boscastle Harbour Facebook Lower Meadows House who recently provided the premises had become Boscastle branch with a too small to contain brand new and impressive all the necessary rescue HEDLEY VENNING vehicle. equipment. As a result, There are 18 coastal they have been relocated BUILDING CONTRACTOR centres around Britain to premises at Camelford Your local tradesman with 30 years experience with Falmouth and Station. They assured us ------Wales centres controlling that this has not increased • New Builds • Renovations lifeboats, helicopters and the time taken to arrive at • Roofing • Plastering the Coastguards around an emergency and as they the Cornish coast. For • Stonework • Drain Clearance are increasingly involved in ------safety reasons, there must inland rescues it has been a be no fewer than eight sensible move. Tel: 01840 250113 volunteers at every callout, Our October meeting Mobile: 0797 4581836 and if eight members took us to Davidstow cannot be contacted in one Creamery for a particular area, volunteers demonstration of the will be summoned from making of their famous other areas near the callout. cheese and a chance to view Whenever 999 is dialled the actual process from the the Coastguard service is gallery. amongst the four services Owing to the strict offered to the caller. The regulations regarding Coastguards are able to Health and Safety, we carry out basic first aid, all had our photos taken and so, if a team can arrive at the gate and signed a on the scene of an accident document stating that we to give first aid before the had experienced no health

Page 30 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 special commission for the the afternoon. As well as involves the preservation of Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, things to buy and food to trees for future generations. and has won many awards. eat, one of our members, The Trust works with the The process of making Mary Shepherd, presented schools and encourages issues in the previous few a block of cheese takes a small workshop in a people to get involved days, such as colds, or six hours but Geoff corner, showing how with nature and their diarrhoea and vomiting. demonstrated the art in to make Christmas tree surroundings. decorations. Those who Our host and hostess, less than half an hour! It Obviously, none of tried their hand at doing Geoff House and Debbie is obviously a very precise this can be done without it found it very rewarding Mills, made us most process and, despite the a huge army of volunteers and had a lovely decoration welcome. Debbie gave use of very sophisticated and those who support the to hang at the end. us a short precis of the equipment, still needs National Trust financially factory’s history before constant observation Our speaker in by becoming members. handing over to Geoff who because if part of the the afternoon was Jeff Jeff left us with an demonstrated the actual process or timing goes Cherrington from the intractable problem for making of the cheese. wrong it could mean National Trust who which no-one has yet gave us a very interesting Davidstow Cheddar the loss of tonnes of found a practical solution - talk on his role with the has been produced for over cheese, thereby incurring what to do with the outer organisation. sixty years, the plant being astronomical financial loss. harbour wall in Boscastle set up there in 1951 by Before inspecting the When you hear the which is forever needing Cow and Gate. It is one plant from various vantage National Trust mentioned costly repairs. Anyone who of Britain’s most popular points around the gallery you tend to think of large can solve this conundrum and successful mature we were able to taste houses and beautiful will earn the National cheddar cheeses, alongside samples of two cheeses, gardens but so much work Trust’s undying gratitude. Cathedral City Cheddar. both absolutely delicious. is done away from that area. If you would be Jeff described how they Milk is supplied by 300 Altogether, this proved interested in joining look after the coastline and farms in Cornwall and to be a fascinating trip and us please come to our beaches, organising ‘clear now Devon, all within a a real insight into what meetings on the second up of rubbish’ days, and 50-mile radius, and the is one of the most staple Tuesday of the month. We de-weeding the numerous Davidstow plant is the foods in our homes. meet in Boscastle Village paths, not forgetting an on- largest in Britain, having For our November Hall at 2pm. You will be going battle with Japanese been upgraded in 2004. It meeting we held a coffee/ made most welcome. Knotweed. One project has the capacity to produce lunch fundraiser in the SV 1,000 tonnes of cheese Village Hall followed by per week, including a our normal meeting in HIGHFIELD MOTORS Proprietor: F Luffarelli

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 31 the cost of the foot bridge. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER He emailed Parish Clerk Readers of Blowhole will Adrian Prescott, Chairman be aware of ongoing work Fred Hockin and Cllr to regenerate the Bottreaux David Ferrett with the Castle Site and Lower good news. Fred Hockin Jordan Valley. Since the replied, “Great donation. last edition there have We could start a Castle Site been objections to a bridge account.” All councillors crossing both halves of the were subsequently Lower Jordan Valley. informed. Over the past two Lower Jordan valley years the Castle Mound is adjacent to the Castle has been completely Site. It lies behind Dunn cleared, benches and tables Street and Old Road and repaired/replaced and measures about an acre. woodland paths re-opened, Eleven properties, some of aided by Historic England which are holiday homes, and Cornwall community back onto the site. Four funding. of these (Pillar, Tao, Ivy, The County agency has Jordan Vale) had previously carried out a comprehensive held licences from tree inspection and Cornwall Council which maintenance work begun. were terminated when the The inspector noted there parish council acquired was potential for a bat the land. The terms of colony but none identified. Also considered was make do with stepping the licences conferred no special privileges and the When the Parish either a bridge or stepping stones instead. area remained open to the Council took over in 2016 stones across the Butts Final plans and public. it was planned to re-unite River/Treforda Water to estimates were submitted both halves of the Lower connect the Castle Site to the Parish Council in There was a site meeting th Jordan Valley by reinstating with St Peter’s Wood. But July and it agreed £600 for councillors on 18 the original foot bridge as this would be a much for stepping stones across September. At this point across Jordan Stream that bigger and expensive the Butts River and to seek several owners approached had been washed away in project it was decided to funding of £1800 for the the councillors to object to the flood of 2004. foot bridge across Jordan public access via a bridge. Concerns were expressed Adrian & Staff welcome you to the Stream. On 18th July Cllr Steve about security, and that the Simmonds was offered a public might intrude on Cobweb Inn cheque from an anonymous private property, or disturb BOSCASTLE, CORNWALL donor specifically to cover wild life. FREE HOUSE  REAL ALES  BAR SNACKS  FAMILY ROOM  RESTAURANT   SUNDAY CARVERY  Lunch 12.00pm-2.30pm Evening Meals 6.00pm-9.00pm

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Page 32 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER At the Parish Council of in favour of October 11th fi ve objectors Butts River was were recorded: one said carried 6-2 (one “paths created easy access abstention) and to places over the river Cllr Rodda’s compromising security”; a proposal second those with former defeated (2- licences maintained the 6) with one area “with due diligence”; abstention. a third spoke of easy access During across the river; a fourth the discussion that “councillors seemed neither Clerk unsure of detail of licence nor Chairman cancellation letter” and referred to the last asked the parish those letters of council “to carry out a support received in favour the Council. Th ese were Standards Committee nature impact survey of the Jordan Stream only referred to under advised the Council to before further works”. bridge. item Correspondence after ensure governance and Cllr Anthony Brewer Before the next council a vote on the bridge had transparency. said he understood the meeting on November been taken. Th ese letters Cllr Simmonds outlined concerns of local residents 8th Cllrs Dr Chris Jarvis, were relevant to the debate the reason for providing and (seconded by Cllr Steve Simmonds and and may have infl uenced the bridge. Tracy Bright) proposed Chris Rodda approached the outcome.” Cllr Bright said she felt that instead of the Jordan the Clerk to include two “We suggest that the there may have been some Stream they erect a bridge further items in the agenda: Council records its support misunderstanding which or stepping stones across “To request a review for the principles laid river was which (Butts and the Butts River. Cllr Chris of the Parish Council’s down by the Countryside Jordan). Rodda (seconded by Cllr decision to reject a proposal and Rights of Way Act It was agreed that CALC Steve Simmonds) counter to erect a bridge across the 2000 regarding their (Cornwall Association of proposed that the council Jordan Stream to enable responsibility to support Local Councils) should be deferred any decision until safe public access and access to and use of public approached to see if there proper public consultation assist our responsibility land within the Parish.” were grounds for another had taken place and costs for maintenance of the Councillor Jarvis who vote on the rejection of the evaluated. Th e anonymous land for the following is a member of the County Jordan Stream bridge. donor had made it clear exceptional reason. the money could only be During the course of the used for the Jordan Stream debate the Councillors’ crossing. attention was not drawn Cllr Brewer’s motion to the letters of support to reject Jordan Stream for the bridge received by boscastle gallery The Bridge, Boscastle 01840 250248 Painti ngs by local arti sts A wide selecti on of prints & cards plus an unusual mix of gift s and gadgets

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 33 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER either a bridge or stepping consultation regarding stones but not agreed on management of the Castle Cllr Simmonds proposed unsupportable to restrict how to progress the matter. Site and Lower Jordan a named vote that the some part of that area to the There can only be a decision Valley. general public on the basis Council showed its support in principle as there is no If you feel you wish to of a few objections that for the Countryside Act. evidence of a business case, comment on any aspect of appear based on personal Cllrs Rodda, Bright, costings and feasibility.” the above please make your objectives.” Edwards, Simmonds, 4. “If the cost of the work opinions clear, preferably in Chater, Munden, Jarvin Jane Castling of Valency is to be met by increase in writing, to Adrian Prescott, and Hockin were in favour. House, “It would be special precept or by using Council Clerk Forrabury & Minster Cllrs Ferrett and Brewer if a new bridge was built reserves I would recommend Parish Council, 1 Sea abstained. to complete the route… it does undertake public View, Crackington Haven, The Clerk was askedanother addition to consultation.” Cornwall, EX23 0LE. beautiful Boscastle.” to check whether the 5. Only if the council Tel 01840 230609 email Council was in breach of Neil Higgs, “I am the decides to rescind the [email protected] the Countryside Act by not owner of Ingledene whose motion can further Following comments having a bridge. garden backs onto the discussion take place received by Sarah Mason site. I understand it is the The letters of support 5. “The cleanest wayCllrs ask the PC to apply intention to provide access were supplied to councillors forward would be to at rescission/abatement to the to this site … and would at the meeting along least rescind the motion on decision to reject footbridge be completely supportive with copies of Minutes, public participation and across Jordan Stream in of this scheme and strongly correspondence and then hold a public meeting favour of a crossing over believe that there should be accounts. All councillors to test the public support Butts River on the basis the ability for others to have said they had read them for all of the options before of irregularities in the access and not allow it to be before the vote. taking the matter forward.” voting procedure and some These included: in effect a private garden for confusion expressed by the lucky few.” (*For reasons of space please Julie Potter, of Elm note that the above is a slightly councillors. The decision The Clerk of the Council Cottage, Chair of the local edited version of Sarah Mason’s should be deferred until branch of the Women’s has now received a reply reply. The full text can bepublic consultation has Institute who wrote, “I from Sarah Mason, County accessed from Adrian Prescott.) taken place and the Executive Officer, Cornwall alternative proposition fully would like to pledge my The anonymous Association of Local evaluated. support in using the area donation of £2000 has now Councils, who made the CR/SS with the school and the been returned to the donor. bridge and would offerfollowing observations: * 1 “The purpose of the The Parish Council has my support for a sub- not yet carried out a public committee or community Agenda is to give public interest company to manage notice of items ‘of the the area. I also shared nature of business to be this information with transacted’….I would advise Christopher Key Boscastle WI and they are the Agenda item Castle Site/ unanimous in their vote of Fallen Tree is too general. Solicitor 18 as I am that we insist The public would not that any decisions regarding expect the Council to make Trebiffen, Boscastle, PL35 0BN management of the whole a decision on capital items Tel: 01840 250200 Fax: 01840 250900 area should be deferred and groundworks under until proper consultation this heading and the council Established 1997 could be criticised at audit.” has taken place.” serving the local community Joan Besse of Moss Rose, 2. “The two proposals “It is clear that a bridge were not mutually exclusive conveyancing & wills for access to the full area is and the second proposal probate, general litigation, etc an absolute necessity. Thecould have been taken as an whole area is owned by amendment.” Member Law Society Personal Injury Panel the Parish for the benefit 3. “The council has Agricultural Specialist ~ Harbourmaster of the Parish. It would be agreed to move forward with

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 35 HILLTOP FARM SHOP The secret of a harmonious throughout the partnership, says Jenny summer months. Down, is to have clear areas Gary’s forte of responsibility. She and has transformed her husband Gary, together the exterior of the with daughter Megan, restaurant, new became the new family decking and a proprietors of the Hilltop marquee doubling Farm Shop and Café in the outside seating March last year. Jenny is area. The car park “front of house” running has been extended, the restaurant, Megan is in and a cosy wood charge of the kitchen, Gary burner installed in “jack of all trades”, behind the main café. the scenes. They have Their backgroundsconcentrated on a echo responsibilities. After providing a wide qualifying in accountancy, variety of locally Jenny ran a 200-seater produced vegetables restaurant. Gary is a and Cornish carpenter-builder. Megan, goods, meat and Jenny, Gary, Megan, and staff member Yasmin just 19, did a basic dairy products, bakery, apprenticeship in catering puddings and cakes, jams restaurant business. At the menu with options to before joining a firm of and sauces, tea and coffee, busiest Easter weekend, please all – ingredients locksmiths – everything beers wines and spirits - swamped with tourists, are fresh and the food is from letting in old ladies there is even a jewellery training up two new staff, cooked superbly.” who’ve forgotten their keys cabinet and display of local the unannounced arrival of Situated just on the to highly sophisticated artists’ work, quite a lot for two inspectors resulted in a outskirts of the parish with security systems for major a seemingly modest venue. coveted Gold Award Taste views to rolling countryside financial companies. The Oh, and a new kitchen, all of the West award. The and Arthurian centre at same eagerness translates within the space of eighteen citation reads: “The café Slaughterbridge, Hilltop into offering not only months. offers great value for money is a welcoming traditional a base daily menu of and serves good, honest Cornish café and farm English breakfasts and Jenny is pleased to record that while visitor numbers food. There’s an interesting shop. burgers, but a changing CR variety of specialist cuisine. have reached a record high, In the winter there are so local appreciation has themed evening menus, been steadily climbing, CENTRAL GARAGE Indian, Italian, Greek, very conscious that regulars High Street, Delabole provide the backbone to a American and BBQ nights Stuart Biddick The Old Coach House Tel: 01840 212388 Relax in the beautiful surroundings of this 300 Piano Tuner ~ Pianos for Sale year old coach house, GOOD FURNITURE & ALADDIN’S CAVE with large, secluded mature garden and We Buy & Sell Second-hand Furniture private parking Especially Pine, Old & New Tastefully refurbished en suite rooms Open Monday - Friday noon - 4pm Geoff & Jackie Horwell Give us a visit - without obligation Tel: 01840 250398 www.old-coach.co.uk You’ll be surprised what you’ll find!

Page 36 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 gardening Column For the first time ever, I’ve in the county? And over managed to get the beds three-quarters of these are and borders just about anciently established. ready for the winter. And The earliest Cornish in between the weeding, hedges enclosed land for dividing, cutting down, cereal crops perhaps more digging up plants and than 4,000 years ago, and moving to new positions, some of the older walls on and spreading on the leaf Bodmin Moor pre-date mould and compost, I’ve Stonehenge. Later hedges managed to get out and date from the Bronze and herringbone pattern walk around the lanes. One Iron Ages when Cornwall’s Without them the land amazing variety of wildlife. of the delightful aspects of traditional pattern of would be bare and bleak, The typical Cornish hedge living in this part of North landscape became widely for in addition to providing is a stone-faced earth bank, Cornwall is that we are established. Other stock proof barriers, they either encrusted with so close to a good walk, hedges were built during provide essential shelter lichens and mosses, or right on the doorstep. And from the Atlantic overgrown with a rich cover solitary walking does give weather, and of grasses, flowers, bushes you the space to sort out where they have and trees. Amongst our your thoughts and be at been removed most prominent landscape one with your surroundings the soil quickly and historic features hedges and feel part of the natural becomes eroded. are also one of our most landscape. And there is precious natural wildlife About ten years ago tremendous resources. one of the speakers at variety in their The Cornish hedge is Juliotter garden club came fields near Zennor showing hedges construction, unique, with everything and talked to us about the mediaeval times and even from the granite boulder needed for the full cycle lanes in Cornwall and how more originated in the hedges of West Penwith of the life it supports – they were amongst the tin-and-copper industrial or the quartz-filled hedges earth, stone, damp and oldest man-made things boom of the 18th and around St Agnes to our dry crevices, shelter, in Europe still in daily use. 19th centuries, when own familiar herringbone- decaying matter and a Remembering that talk many of the heaths and pattern hedges here in huge variety of plant life led me to thinking about uplands were enclosed. North Cornwall—each from microscopic fungi Cornish hedges and what Hedges from all these type reflecting localto full grown trees in its a unique and beautiful part times are still very visible building materials and free-draining environment. of the landscape they are. in the landscape. They do traditional ways of building In older hedges there can Do you know it has been say that the straighter the (“scratch a Cornishman, be between 150 and 250 estimated that there are hedge and more square find a stone mason”). different flowering species more than thirty thousand the field corners, the more Unlike the dry stone in each mile. It has been miles of Cornish hedges recent they are likely to be. walls further up country on suggested that perhaps Mendip, in the Cotswolds in addition to the Grade or Cumbria, the Cornish 1-listing for the best of hedge has an inner core of our historic buildings, we soil, and it’s this method extend that to our Cornish of construction that lanes, so full of colour and BosCars makes it such an attractive birdsong, such a precious reserve of flowers which are Private Hire habitat. An essential part rare elsewhere in Britain. So Airport Transfers of the charm of Cornwall’s perhaps we ought to think Coach & Train Connections landscape, the patchwork Luggage Transfers for Walkers of hedges around the small about listing our Cornish Friendly & Reliable, 24hr Service fields and along the narrow hedges as well. I say Grade winding lanes support an 1 star, don’t you agree? Telephone 07790983911 Pat Thorne

Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 37 Scott Mann, MP Arcade has a number of businesses which cater to It is hard to believe that the consumer coming in It’s been a busy time for I am already sitting down off the street who may not North Coast Harmony! to write my final column have planned to make a Earlier in the year, we were We sang, we danced, we of the 2018. This year has purchase, but see something approached by lyricist laughed, and we got 3rd flown by and, of course, they like while out for Rebecca Hanbury and place! politically it has been lunch or coffee. These are composer Alex Groves, December is shaping up dominated by one major the type of small businesses to work on a project to be a busy month. We have issue, Brexit. Having read which not only make up commissioned by Sky Arts 3 Christmas Lights switch- the withdrawal document the foundation of our local - a songbook that focusses ons to sing at, along with it is with a heavy heart economy, but also the heart on the identity of people other Christmas events. that I find myself unable living in the UK today, and of our community. 2018 has been a year to vote for it in its present written using the words As the Member of of growth for us at NCH, form. A vast majority of of 20 choirs from around Parliament I am always and we want to take this the correspondence I have the UK. Rebecca visited keen to hear feedback opportunity to thank us in June, and we spent received has been supportive from businesses and each and every one of you an evening thinking about of my position and I will take concerns back to who’ve supported us on what our identity means continue to do what is best Westminster. Recently I our amazing journey so far. to us. It was a fun evening, for North Cornwall when met with staff at Barnecutt’s Next year we’ll continue this and we got to learn loads the House returns in the bakery in Wadebridge who journey, with two events about each other! Earlier New Year. I have posted told me they had issues booked in already; the this month, the first draft of a statement on my public with regulations on the South West Chorus Party the songbook was produced. facebook page which goes packaging of baked goods. in January, and an event for We’ve seen the draft of a into more detail and I invite International Women’s Day Some of their items, which song which includes our you to take a look if you’d in March. And of course, are baked off site, must be words; We Are an Island. It like to know more. we’ll still be out and about repackaged with ingredients speaks of the beauty of our Businesses in North singing in our communities listed on them and this is a landscape, and we’re proud Cornwall have been busy throughout the year, and time consuming process. to see our name in print on getting ready for Christmas hope we’ll see you at one of While I completely the music. The project is still and I’m pleased to see the these events. Or better still, understand and support the ongoing, and, if funds allow, high streets in our towns why not make us your New need for proper packaging we’re hope to sing this piece Year’s resolution and come gearing up for their busiest and information, I am at the Barbican, London, in and join us? More info and time of year. We know also aware that regulations February. Exciting stuff! that shopping habits are contact details below. designed for large scale September saw us take changing and the online All that’s left now is to businesses with a production part in the One Day One sector is becoming more wish you all a very Merry hub and national Choir project, an global significant but I believe the Christmas, a magical New distribution network can peace initiative which uses high street still has a role Year, and a healthy and have a very detrimental the harmonious power of to play at the centre of our happy 2019! effect on the smaller local singing together to unite communities. Shopping businesses which make up people around the world on North Coast Harmony is becoming part of the the backbone of North The International Day of meets on Tuesday evenings experience rather than the Cornwall’s economy. I have Peace. We sang on the cliffs in Boscastle, and we’re core and it’s good to see that looked into these concerns above Boscastle, and again always looking for women town centres are becoming and I am keen to lobby up on The Stitches, at the to join the group, so a social hub, where friends government on ways to same time as other groups why not give it a go? and family can meet up and inject more flexibility into were singing elsewhere, and All the skills you need enjoy a coffee or a meal, the system, so that Cornish were humbled to add our you’ll gain each week in relax and perhaps visit some businesses can trade and voices to the thousands of a welcoming, supportive of the more niche areas of operate on a more level others from across the world and friendly environment, the market which are less playing field. who also took part. with likeminded women. accessible online. I would like to wish all At the end of October, 07814 992820, www. Bodmin, where my readers and their families a we got VERY glittery, northcoastharmony. constituency office isvery Merry Christmas and a boarded a float, and took co.uk, Facebook - @ located, is a great example Happy New Year. part in Camelford Carnival. NorthCoastHarmony of this. The Market House MB

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Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2018 Page 39 Opening Hours and Useful Numbers Camelford Library and Council One Emergency Services: Coastguard, Fire, Police, Ambulance: Dial 999 Stop Shop, Town Hall, Market Place Police Station: For non-urgent issues: 101 Tel: Library 01208 893317, email [email protected] Doctors’ Surgery and out-of-hours emergency Mon & Tues: 10am - 4.30pm doctor: 01840 250209 Wed, Thurs & Sat: 10am - 1pm NHS Advice : If you are feeling unwell and need a telephone health assessment, please call free of charge: 111 Bottreaux Filling Station Local Hospitals: Bodmin - East Cornwall 01208 251300 For fuel and grocery shopping Minor Injuries Unit 8 am – 10 pm, seven days a week Tel: 01840 250108 X-Ray department Monday to Friday 9am until 4.45pm. Launceston Community 01566 761000 Monday - Friday 8am-6pm, Minor Injuries Unit open 8 am - 8pm, seven days a week Saturday 9am-5pm X-Ray department Mon to Fri 8.30am - 5pm, Sun 9am-5pm Stratton Community 01288 320101 Minor Injuries Unit open 24hrs, seven days a week NatWest Bank X-Ray department Monday to Friday 9am until 4pm The Mobile NatWest bank calls at the main NHS Emergency Dental Appt: 01872 354 375 carpark on Fridays, from 1.45pm until 2.45pm Boscastle National Trust & Visitor Centre: 01840 250010 or 01840 250353 Boscastle Spar Local Churches: Tel: 01840 250419 Church of England 01840 250359 Methodist 01840 214818 Cash machine during business hours Catholic 01840 770663 Post Office facilities Harbourmaster: 01840 250200 Shop open daily at 6am Parish Council: Cornish Stores Chairman: 01840 250529 Phone for opening hours Clerk: 01840 230609 email: [email protected] Tel: 01840 250344 Community Centre Bookings: 01840 250442 British Divers Marine Life Rescue to report concerns Mobile Library about any marine animals: 01825 765546 0800 032 2345 or 01872 272702 RSPCA: 0300 1234 999 Visits every fourth Friday: Cornwall Council One Stop Shop: 0300 1234 111 Due at Boscastle, Paradise Road 10.20 -10.40 Environment Agency: 0800 807 060 Tintagel- King Arthur’s carpark 10.55 -11.15 Floodline: 0345 988 1188 5th Oct, 2nd Nov, 30th Nov South West Water emergency: 0344 346 2020 Waste Tip, Bowithick Quarry SWW leak reporting 0800 230 0561 Highways: 0300 1234 222 Sanding Road, Tintagel Tel: 01840 770778 Western Power emergencies: 0800 365 900 Open Friday to Monday: 9am – 4pm Village Hall Bookings: Jo Kent: 01840 250879 Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day Village website: www.boscastlecornwall.org.uk

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