Issue 2 ‘Tornado’ approaching East Largin Viaduct 29th May 2017 December 2017

QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE OF ST. PINNOCK

Presentation to long serving Parish Councillor

At the September meeting of the Parish Council, IN THIS ISSUE Councillors presented Geoffrey Pearce with a wooden bowl to mark his retirement from the Presentation to long serving Parish Councillor Page 1 Public Access Defibrillator Page 2 Parish Council on which he has served as Senior Citizens Christmas lunch Page 3 Councillor, Chairman and Vice Chairman for 46 Remembrance Service Page 4 years. Christmas Carol sing-along Page 5 Christingle Service Page 6

Regular Clubs/Events Page 6 Local Government Boundary Commission Page 8

of ash harvested in the Parish and was turned by John Allen of St.Neot. Additionally, Mr.Pearce did of course own the timber yard in where his home now stands and he was able to tell councillors which local areas were renowned for particular wood species and what they were used for. Mr Pearce’s father was a Parish Councillor before him and Geoffrey remembers that when he first joined the council, Bridge landfill site was Carol Spear (current Chair) presenting the bowl just a small dump for urban district to Geoffrey Pearce council! The current Councillors subscribed to its purchased as their tribute to Geoffrey for all his After nearly a lifetime of service to the Parish, Mr. hard work in support of the Parish and his help in Pearce thought that it was time to stand down guiding councillors in their work. from Parish Council duties, although he is still keeping up-to-date with Council matters and is The bowl was chosen particularly because of its also an active member of Connon Chapel. local connections – it is made from a single piece

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IT’S ALL SYSTEMS GO!!! • SUEZ (SITA as was) have funded the There have been three significant moves in purchase of the defibrillator and the the Parish Council’s project to install a first five years’ maintenance costs. Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) at the This is in the region of £3300! Community Hall in East Taphouse: • The defibrillator will soon be installed on the outside of the Community Hall so that it is always accessible 24/7. Once it is installed, if an ambulance is called and the symptoms indicate that defibrillation is required, as well as sending an ambulance, the control centre will also tell the caller of the availability of the defibrillator and give the keypad code to unlock it. The defibrillator talks users through how to use it, but FLEET (Front Line Emergency Equipment Trust) who are the charity providing and maintaining the equipment for us will be staging a FREE TRAINING EVENT at the Community Hall (date early in the new year to be arranged) to show us exactly how to use the defibrillator and give CPR. This training will provide very worthwhile practice in case you ever have the need to use it ‘for real’. As a future project - when funds are available, the Parish Council will explore the possibility of providing a defibrillator in . The red telephone box there was declared redundant by BT and has been purchased by the Parish Council for • The Community Hall Committee have the nominal sum of £1.00! Thanks to Brian had broadband installed at the hall. Jewell, it is now resplendent in a new coat The defibrillator cabinet needs a of ‘currant red’ paint. This could be an ideal broadband connection so that it can be location for an additional defibrillator to monitored remotely to ensure that it is serve the west of the Parish. fully charged and serviceable. 2

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REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

About thirty people attended this year’s remembrance service at the War Memorial in East Taphouse on Sunday 12th November. Fortunately the few drops of rain that fell did not mar the occasion

and Geoffrey Pearce Alan Pendray laid the wreath on gave a stirling behalf of the Parish rendition of

‘The Last Post’.

At Trevelmond Chapel the children created this amazing poppy at Roles were Messy Church last week. It made a reversed this poignant focal year in that point in the Carol Spear display at the conducted the Chapel's service for the Remembrance first time Service this morning. 4

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REGULAR CLUBS/EVENTS THIS COMING QUARTER

Knit and Natter meets at Connon Chapel Bingo 1st Saturday of the month at East on the first and third Monday of the month Taphouse Community Hall Eyes down at from 1:30 until 3:30. You don’t have to knit 7:30 – just come and natter and enjoy some tea and lovely homemade cakes. Just £1 covers West Country Embroiderers – everything. Group. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at East Taphouse Trevelmond Chapel holds a service on Community Hall. For more information, Sunday mornings commencing at 11:00. contact: Coffee and biscuits are shared before the Secretary Mrs D Smith 01579 321293 service on the second Sunday of each Treasurer Mrs P Stratton 01822 614677 month. Group Rep Mrs A Taylor 01579 326005

Slimming World meets in the East Connon Chapel holds a service every Taphouse Community Hall every Thursday Sunday morning commencing at 9:30 with morning from 9:30 to 11:30. Contact tea/coffee afterwards. Rebecca on 07980 171679 St.Pinnock Band - Band practice at East Taphouse Community Hall from 7:45 to 10:00 on Mondays and Thursdays.

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Vintage Motorcycle Club meets on the St.Pinnock Parish Council Meetings are second Thursday of the month at the East held on the second Monday of each month Taphouse Community Hall at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel Room at the rear of Connon Chapel at 7:30p.m. If you have any item of Tea and Chat meets on the last Friday of concern, you can either raise it with your the month from 3:00 until 4:00 at local Councillor beforehand or you can Trevelmond Methodist Church speak to the Parish Council at the meeting - there is fifteen minutes allocated at the Womens Institute – St.Pinnock and start of the meeting for this. The agenda is District Womens Institute invites new posted on the Parish Council notice board members to join our really friendly group. which is on the forecourt of Valley View We meet on the second Tuesday of each Garage on the Wednesday before the month at the East Taphouse Community meeting. Hall at 2:15 p.m. Ring Pauline Salt on 01579 320197 for more information Mobile Library – 22nd December East Taphouse Community Hall Car Park from Parkinson’s Drop-In Group Every third 3:45 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. Dates for 2018 have Wednesday of the month - East Taphouse not been published yet. The mobile library Community Hall from 10:00a.m. to provides a library service to rural areas in 3:00p.m. As well as the Parkinsons nurse where there is no static library or talks, speakers on many different subjects micro library. The mobile library holds a and a chance to try out new activities selection of books on many subjects, ranging from art to Zumba. For more novels, large print books, books for information ring Sue Whipp on 01503 children and talking books. Other 262166 materials, such as DVDs, music CDs and music scores can be borrowed on request. Customers can request books for free from Chiropodist at East Taphouse Community the online library catalogue or for a small Hall – next visit 18th December from 2:00 charge if placed by a Library Assistant. The p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Appointments now stock is updated regularly. needed - ‘phone Christine on 01579 321311 or Neil on 07828 737814. General Sunday Auction Every other East Taphouse Short Mat Bowls Club week at East Taphouse Community Hall. plays every Wednesday in the Community This quarter they will be on: Hall from 7:30 to 9:30. Come along and give December: 10th and 24th it a try, or ‘phone Doug Mills on 01579 January: 7th and 21th 320015 for more information. February: 4th and 18th Lots taken from 1:00 p.m. Viewing starts at Sew, Knit and Craft Group meets on 4:30 and selling from 6:00 p.m. the second Thursday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Trevelmond Methodist Church

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY COMMISSION

The Local Government Boundary Commission is The proposal is to instead link us north-south (see carrying out an electoral review of Cornwall map below) with: Council. • St.Pinnock (in yellow) The aim of the electoral review is to recommend • St.Neot (in pink) division boundaries that mean each councillor • Dobwalls (but not Trewidland or represents approximately the same number of Doublebois) (in blue) voters. The average electorate that is aimed for in • St.Cleer (in green) each division is 5163 10%. They also aim to • Warlegan (in red) ensure that the pattern of divisions reflects the interests and identities of local communities as well as promoting effective local government. In order to achieve these aims, they need to re-draw division boundaries across Cornwall.

Currently, comprises of 123 elected Councillors but as part of this exercise, the Boundary Commission proposes reducing this number to just 87. Cornwall Council says that it needs 99 This will not affect our Parish Boundary but, to increase the size of the electorate and even out the number of electors that the reduced number of County Councillors represent, it is proposing to change the mix of adjacent Parishes who we are aligned with to form the electoral division – this is the area of representation by each County Councillor. If you wish to comment on these proposals, you At the moment, to form the Division, can go to: https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/ we are aligned east-west (see map below) with: or let your Parish Councillor know your views.

• St.Pinnock (in yellow) ACKNOWLEDGMENT • Doublebois & Trewidland (but not Dobwalls) (in green) The PostHorn acknowledges the continued support • St.Keyne (in blue) of SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd in printing • Menheniot (in pink) this magazine for us. Its publication would not be • (in brown) possible without their help!

TO CONTACT THE POSTHORN:

Editor: Doug Mills

 01579 320015 [email protected] http://posthorn.btck.co.uk/

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