Distributed free to all households in Mabe Burnthouse & the surrounding area Issue 56 - Apr/May 2019

A community newsletter funded by Mabe Youth and Community Project and Mabe Parish Council to provide news, share views and publicise events. Printed by Booths Print, Penryn. Teenager grabbed in Mabe Inside: News, p.1-6 Police have issued a description of a man who inap - propriately grabbed a teenage girl just after 8pm on Wednesday, February 13 in the Treliever Road area of the village. "She was unhurt although very upset, making her way home without further incident," said a police Diary & What’s spokesman. On, p.7-10 The male is a white male, 40+ years old, slim build, dressed in black tracksuit trousers, black zip-up top with small white logo on left chest. He wore a a snood and a black, woolly hat and had dark brown work boots, with white/light coloured soles. He had a silver Articles, p.10-16 bicycle with a black seat with a hole in the middle and a white stripe on. If you recognise the description, please get in contact with the police by calling 101 and quoting CR/014177/19. Jackie Frost’s original panto script, The Frog Prince of Mabe, was brought to life in the Com - munity Hall on March 14-16. As usual, it proved to be a highly entertaining night out, whilst raising over £2000 for the MYCP. Ramble for Ruth We were met by more intrepid walkers at Durgan, where we Beneath beautiful sunshine and headed uphill to Trebah. Our final gorgeous blue skies, children, destination was The Ferry Boat staff and parents met at Maen - Inn, who kindly allowed us to sell porth Beach in readiness to walk cakes in order to raise yet further the 4.3 miles to the Helford Pas - funds. sage. I would like to say a huge thank Our aim was to raise funds for you to everyone who took part in The Mermaid Centre who have the walk, baked cakes and been an amazing support to our showed their support in any way wonderful teacher Mrs Ruth at all. Special mentions must be Fisher. given to Caroline Dunstan who Setting off at a great pace, a gag - not only baked a profuse amount gle of keen children forged of scrummy cakes, but also set ahead leaving the adults the task up and manned the stall; Kate of breaking into a run to keep Williams who was chief cake up! Hurdling puddles, squelching seller and Nikki Triggs who acted in mud, scooting after dogs and as a 'car taxi' between destina - navigating styles were all part of tions. the fun! I could not be prouder to be part The scenery was simply stunning of such a fantastic school com - and the lack of rain made the munity and crucially, Mrs Fisher, ramble even more of a pleasure. we love you! Mrs Pearce

Headteacher Mr Hayes with some of Mabe’s school children, who were among over 200 children who took part in the St Piran Day parade in Falmouth this year 2 Housing application re - commissioned granite statue of fused St Piran from Mabe Quarry in Penryn to the Vallée des Saints in There were cheers and applause . after a Council planning committee unanimously refused It was filmed by Cornish bard to grant permission to a contro - Stephen Gainey, Mab Hirnans, versial housing development. senior partner of account - ancy firm Robinson Reed Layton Plans for 27 homes to be built on and a fervent Cornish speaker land off Antron Way went before who died recently, and in whose the council's west sub-area plan - honour the film is being ning committee on Monday Feb - launched. ruary 11th, with standing room only due to a large number of It is now available to view online local residents packing the meet - on the Gorsedh Kernow website: ing room. gorsedhkernow.org.uk/ videos.html Cllr Kaczmarek thanked all those who attended the meeting and also thanked the planning offi - Quiz Night fun cers for their work on the appli - The MYCP’s Quiz Night with a cation. Cornish theme at the Community He proposed that the application Hall on Saturday 2nd March was should be refused due to the a lot of fun for all who attended. scale of development in open countryside and due to the "un - acceptable harm" it would cause to the countryside. The proposal was supported unanimously by the committee and welcomed with cheers and applause from the public gallery and people calling out: "We did ‘Come Back in a Minute’: the winning it!" team St Piran film made Eleven teams took part, including the winners, ‘Come Back in a To mark St Piran 2019, the Grand Minute’ and the losers, ‘High 5’. Bard of Cornwall, Elizabeth Carne, has announced the launch of Roughly £180 was raised to to - “Viaj an Delow”, a short film wards the upkeep of the new about the journey of a specially playpark and the community hall. 3 Mabe Church Roof by direct debit. Regular dona - tions mean that we can insure Contrary to what many people and heat and light the church for think, each parish church is services including Christenings, funded by the people who live in wedding and funerals as well as the local parish. Some people concerts and other events. It donate regularly and some give means we can maintain and re - to special appeals occasionally pair the building for future gen - and we are grateful to all who erations to use and enjoy, as give in any way. people have done down the ages The people who “go to church” for over 500 years so far. And the form most of the regular givers present building is only the latest but now these are getting rather to occupy the site! few and now that the church You can make a donation either needs a new roof, we need to ask in the collecting box at church or for donations from the people the one in the New Inn, or drop a who, although they might not be cheque through the vicarage let - churchgoers, still hold their terbox, and to become a regular parish church dear. So, please giver please either phone me consider two things if you would: (617628) or speak to me anytime. 1) giving to the Mabe Church And thanks to those who give Roof Appeal - any amount, large currently. Without your generos - or small will be very gratefully re - ity Mabe church would be facing ceived. And.. a bleak future. 2) becoming a regular giver, e.g. Rev Steve Smith Volunteers needed! tasks. Mabe Youth and Community This will be a great Project is a charity run by volun - chance to contribute teers with the sole objective of to the activities of the charity and providing facilities for the people to meet up with like minded peo - of Mabe. ple. We have a range of jobs to suit all abilities/skills and will be The upkeep of the hall, play-park, open all day from 9am to 4pm on playing field, skate-park and car- Saturday 13th April. Volunteers park is a significant undertaking are invited to pop along at any and this year we are holding a time during the day and refresh - "Volunteer Day" to give people ments will be provided. the opportunity to come along to the hall and help with some Contact: Rachelle, 375938 or maintenance and improvement [email protected] 4 Mabe Parish Council – [email protected] Community Grant Scheme More info: 2019/20 http://www.mabeparish.co. As in the past Mabe Parish Coun - uk/Mabe-Parish-Council/ cil has an amount of funds in its UserFiles/Files/commu - budget which it can release to nity/grant%20request%20infor - aid community based projects. mation.pdf We are now looking for applica - Vacancies at Luncheon Club tions to be considered against our 2019/20 finances. Meals for any retirees in the parish are available every Tues - If your group, club or activity day at 12.30pm, and anyone in - need a little extra funding for terested in coming along can equipment, or would like some ring Margaret Bryant on 373102. help with running costs we might be able to help. 300 Club winners If we could get all completed ap - plications in by the end of May The results for the 2019, together with a copy of 300 club draw are: your current Groups Accounts*, it 1st Prize £50: R & V McAndrew would be really helpful. 2nd Prize £30: Jo Clarkson 3rd Prize £10: Nigel & Sharon *Please talk to the clerk if you are Best unsure about these. It’s also renewal time, so please Contact: Lisa Clements, Clerk to send £10 to Geoff at the address the parish, 07964735219; below. 300 Club Mabe’s Own Lottery Hundreds of pounds to be won! Use this form to join now. Tickets cost £10 per year. Money goes to the up - keep of the Community Hall, Playpark, Field & Skatepark. There are 4 draws per year, each producing prizes of £50, £20 and £10. Cheques payable to Mabe Youth and Community Project or cash to: Geoff Wheeler, Monteag, Treliever Road, TR10 9EX. Tel: 01326372405 Name:

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Email: 5 Just a thought... The thing is, ALL the roles are equally important; EVERYONE is a As I write this we star because without the person are nearing the end playing even the smallest role, of the run of this the whole thing would be de - year’s pantomime pleted. performances. It’s been a great success – sometimes getting In fact I sometimes think the more laughs when we go wrong whole of life is like a pantomime than when we get it right! – sometimes success comes from getting it wrong! Plus: you might The good thing about being part feel unimportant (“OH NO of the pantomime is not just the YOU’RE NOT!) You might not fun of performing, but also in think your place in the universe is being part of something that in - as valid as anyone else’s (“OH volves people just doing some - YES IT IS!”) . Because you, too, thing good together – in this have a part to play, however case raising money for and large or small, in making this awareness of the Youth and world a more friendly, caring, joy - Community Project - and making ful place. (“OH YES YOU DO!”) new friends at the same time. With much love to everyone. Of course, getting together like Rev Steve Smith this often means making yourself vulnerable (“What if I forget my Congratulations Julia! lines? What if I make a fool of myself?”). The answer is, being Julia Pearce, vulnerable is part of what makes the Class 2 any community strong. Revealing teacher at our own weaknesses not only Mabe permits others to encourage and School, com - support us (there’s a lot of caring pleted the in the Panto group); it also gives Duchy 20 others the opportunity to con - mile race in front their own fears and vulnera - bilities – and in recognising and amidst Storm supporting each other in these Freya in things, we become a body that is March, rais - stronger than the sum of its ing £115 for parts. The Mermaid Centre in the In the panto, some have major process. roles and some have minor ones. Mabe Burnthouse Village 6 Please send details of events happening within Mabe civic parish in June/July to [email protected] by 15 May 2019. Venue details: • Mabe Community Hall, Cunningham Park (375938 or [email protected] ) • Mabe Community Primary School, Cunningham Park (secretary, 372662) • Mabe Parish Church (St Laudus), Church Road, towards Higher Spargo (administrator, Pauline Cheshire, 340425) • Mabe WI Hall, Antron Hill (bookings, 372477) Weekly Events Mon Short Mat Bowls Club ,Community Hall, 2-4pm. Contact Keith Bryant, 373102. Cardio Box/Fitcamp Class , WI Hall, 6.15- 7.15pm. Contact Ali or Carmela, 07988 140745. Mabe Keep Fit Club ,WI Hall, 7.30pm. Open Water Swimming, Kernow Adventure Park, 6-8pm. Con - tact, 07817 662 962 Tues Age Concern Luncheon Club ,Community Hall, 12.30-2pm. Contact Community Hall (11.30-12.30pm), 377475. Slimming World , Community Hall, 3.30, 5.30 & 7.30pm. Con - tact Pam Mundy, 01209 204743 or 07503 945600. Nature Playgroup, Chyan Community Field, 10am-12pm term time. Contact Alice, 07576 748450. Wed Short Mat Bowls League (winter only) , Community Hall, 2- 4pm. Contact Keith Bryant, 373102 Daisy’s Yoga , Chyan Cultural Centre, 6-7pm. Contact Daisy, 07837 879876 Thurs Kernow Huffa Puffas , a support, exercise and social group for people with COPD and their carers, 10am-12pm, Community Hall. Contact Trish, 375238 or Frances, 712047. Carpet Bowls Club ,Community Hall, 2-4pm. Contact Arthur Searle, 377088. Brownies ,Community Hall, 6.15-8pm. Contact Jackie Williams, 372863. Aikido , Japanese martial art, beginners welcome, 7-9pm, Mabe School. Contact Jamie Matthews, 375336. Fri Short Mat Bowls Club ,Community Hall, 2- 4pm. Contact Keith, 373102. Sun Trenoweth Methodist Church , Community Hall, 10.45am-12pm. Contact Margaret Bryant, 373102. Mabe Parish Church (St Laudus) ,with St Michael’s Church, Ponsanooth – please see the Diary for the times of services. Aerial Yoga Jam, Chyan Cultural Centre, 10am-1pm. Contact Nay, [email protected]. 7 (All six-digit phone numbers are 01326 unless specified) Mabe Diary April 2019 Fri 19 - MCL Easter Fun Day , 2-5pm, Community Hall. See p.15. Tues 2 - WI Meeting, 7.30pm, WI Hall. Sat 20 - Craft Fayre , 2-4pm, Wed 3 - Comedy Club: Brett Goldstein , Community Hall. Contact: craft - 8.30pm, The Performance Centre. fayre17@gmail com www.amata.org.uk/brett-goldstein Sun 21 - Chyan Wellbeing Fayre , 12- Sat 6 - Willow Bird Feeder Workshop , 6pm, Chyan Community Field. See 1-3.30pm, Chyan Community Field. What’s On. https://chyan.org Mon 22 - Chyan Plen Launch , 2- Fri 5 - Community Big Breakfast , 7pm, Chyan Community Field. 7.30am, Mabe School. See What’s On. https://chyan.org Sun 7 - MCL Quiz Night , 8pm, The New Sat 27 - Macrame Workshop , 11am- Inn. See p.15. 1pm, Chyan Community Field. Mon 8-Tues 9 - Chinese Pole & Acro - https://chyan.org batic Dance Workshops , 10am-12.30pm Thurs 25 - Cornwall Astronomy Soci - & 2-4.30pm, Chyan Community Field. ety , 8pm, WI Hall. Contact See What’s On. Simon Dunkley, 564046. Wed 10 - D Click Circus - ISLA , 7pm, Chyan Community Field. See What’s On. May 2019 Thurs 11 - Parish Council meeting , WI Sat 4 - BioBlitz, 10am-4pm, Tremough Hall, 7.30pm. Agenda available on the Campus. See What’s On . Parish Notice Board and website Tues 7 - WI Meeting, 7.30pm, WI Hall. (www.mabeparish.co.uk). Open to the public. Contact Lisa Thurs 9 - Parish Council meeting , WI Clements, 07964 735219, Hall, 7.30pm. Details as for Feb. [email protected] Sat 11 - Garden Club Spring Fayre , 2- Sat 13 - MYCP Volunteer day , 4pm, Community Hall. See What’s On. 9am-4pm, Community Hall. See p.5. Fri 17 & Sat 18 - Tremough Follies pres - Sat 13 - Children’s Hospice SouthWest ent Urinetown , 2pm & 7.30pm, The Per - Coffee Morning , 10am-12pm, Commu - formance Centre. www.ama nity Hall. Contact Rosemary, 373298. ta.org.uk/urinetown-17-may Sat 13 - Kundalini Shakti Dance - Os - Sat 18 - Craft Fayre , 2-4pm, Community tara's Temple , 6.30-9pm, Chyan Com - Hall. Contact: craftfayre17@gmail com munity Field. https://chyan.org Sun 19 - Ben Salfield in Concert Mon 15 - Mabe Garden Club: Lawn 7.30pm, Mabe Church. See What’s On. Maintenance & Pruning , 7pm, Commu - Mon 20 - Mabe Garden Club: Pinsla nity Hall. Contact David, 376568. Garden , 7pm, Community Hall. Contact Thurs 18 - Swamp Circus presents David, 376568. HURLEY BURLEY , 7pm, Chyan Commu - Thurs 23 - Cornwall Astronomy Soci - nity Field. See What’s On. ety , 8pm, WI Hall. Contact Simon Dunk - Fri 19/Sat 20 - Swamp Easter ley, 564046. Circus School , 10am-12.30pm Fri 24- Tues 28 - Surya Yoga & 2-4.30pm, Chyan Community Camp , Chyan Community Field. Field. https://chyan.org www.surya.org.uk 8 (All six-digit phone numbers are 01326 unless specified) What’s On takes place on Sunday 21st April from 12-6pm. This event includes Mabe School will be raising workshops (yoga, tai chi, medita - money for the Mermaid Centre tion, dance), healers (thai mas - on Friday 5th April from 7.30am sage, shiatsu, sound healing, with the return of their Commu - reiki) stalls, bands, music, poetry nity Big Breakfast event. and crafts, as well as a kid’s area with crafts, story-telling, games and art. Food is available from the vegan cafe on site and home- cooked food stalls. Cont.overleaf

St Laudus Church, Mabe They will be serving cereal, toast, bacon or sausage sandwiches/ baps, as well as a Full English. Tea, coffee, fruit juices and water will be available. April Chyan have a packed programme Sun 7th - 9.30am, Morning Wor - this spring and more information ship on all of their events can be Sun 14th - 9.30am – Sung Euchrist found at https://chyan.org. Fri 19th - 2pm, Good Friday On Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th Liturgy April Spanish Circus Company D Sun 21th - 9.30am, Easter Day Said Click Circus lead Chinese Pole Eucharist and Acrobatic dance workshops Sun 28th - Book of Common from 10am -12.30 & 2-4.30pm in Prayer Communion. Plus, Sacred the Big Top at Chyan, before pre - Space, 7.30pm. senting their amazing show ISLA on Wednesday 10th April at 7pm. May ISLA is based on the dreams and Sun 5th - 10am, Morning Worship hallucinations of three ship - with Trenoweth Methodists at wrecked characters who find Mabe Community Centre, Rev themselves alone and who will Steve Smith preaching need each other to remake their Sun 12th - 9.30am, Sung Eucharist story. Then on Thursday 18th CHRISTIAN AID WEEK BEGINS April, Swamp Circus presents Sun 19th - 9.30am, Book of Com - Hurley Burley, their brilliant new mon Prayer Communion circus show, at 7pm in the Big Sun 26st - 9.30am, Said Eucharist Top. & Healing Prayers. Plus Sacred Chyan’s annual Wellbeing Fayre Space, 7.30pm. 9 What’s On course lutar. Featuring music Mabe Garden Club will be hold - from 1536, 1610, ing their Spring Fayre in the 1719 and 1740, Community Hall on Saturday the performance 11th April from 2-4pm. With free examines some entry, there will be a cake stall, of the most raffle, guess the monkey’s name, beautiful lute bran tub for the children and repertoire of all other stalls, and cream teas. All in the historical are welcome! Contact: Hilary, context of the 07947323746. theme Ages of Intolerance. Tick - On the 4th of May ets are £10 (U18s £5) from: 2019 FXU will be www.kernowconcerts.co.uk holding their an - nual day of wildlife based fun Trenoweth Methodist Church at the Tremough meet in the Community Hall every Campus from Sunday morning at 10.45 am. A 10am to 4pm. The aim of a warm welcome is offered to all BioBlitz is to survey all the flora members of the village. and fauna in the local area in 24 April hours whilst raising awareness 7th - led by Mrs. Morwenna Ben - about the UK's fantastic biodiver - nett sity. Activities will include pond dipping, mammal trapping, bird 14th - Palm Sunday, led by Mrs. ringing, wildlife stalls, owl pellet Jenny Lockwood dissecting, fete games, face 21st - Easter Sunday, led by Rev. painting, bouncy castle, food Robbie Bowen stands, live performances, and much more! Free entry and park - Please note: 28th we will be at St ing. More info at: Day for a joint service. www.facebook.com May /pg/PenrynBioBlitz Please note: 5th - Joint service at Mabe Church will once again be St Laudus at 10am, led by Rev. hosting leading international Steve Smith and Mrs. Mary Mavers Cornwall-based lutenist Ben Sal - 12th - led by members of the con - field on Sunday 19th May at gregation 7.30pm, as he begins his seven 19th - led by Dr. Euan McPhee country 30 years tour on home ground with a concert of renais - 26th - led by Mrs. Pat Congdon sance and baroque music on 10- 10 Meteor Showers on their star of the constellation, Aplhard, way! an orange red giant 177lya. This is an Arabic name meaning “the Robert Beeman of the Cornwall solitary one”, as it is an isolated Astronomy Society tells us what to bright star in a rather empty area look out for in the skies above us of night sky. during April and May. April Spica, the brightest star in Virgo brings the and Arcturus at the foot of Lyrid me - Bootes, are now prominent in the teor south. Leo the Lion dominates shower, the early evening sky with the the radi - Plough above. Moving up from ant is Leo and Virgo through the faint close to Vega. The prediction is stars of Coma Berenices we come for 10 to 20 per hour and they to a star with an unusual name, peak on the morning of the 23rd Cor Caroli, the Heart of Charles. of April, but are around in re - Through a small telescope Cor duced numbers from 16th to Coroli is a colourful double star. 25th April. Unfortunately it looks Almost overhead look for the as if the Moon will washout all Northern Crown, Corona Borealis but the brightest. with the aptly named star On the 8th of May there is the Alphekka, in Arabic ”the bright peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor one of the broken ring”, a blue shower which is one of two white main sequence star about showers resulting from the debris 75 light years away (lya). This is of Halley’s comet. The radiant an eclipsing binary system but will be low in the South East and the variation in brightness is too the Moon should not interfere. small to be detected by the naked eye. For both of these meteor show - ers the best time to view will be The Lion’s tail star Denebola in in the hours between midnight Leo is 40lya. The Persian as - and dawn. tronomers called it “the weather changer”; when this star rises just Jupiter and Saturn will be for the before dawn in the autumn, the night owls, being low in the weather will cool, when it finally south from about 0200hrs. Mars leaves the night sky in late spring will be low in the west just after warmer weather is on the way. sunset, but be careful as the sep - aration between Mars and the About halfway along the body of setting Sun is only a few degrees Hydra, the Water Snake is main of azimuth. 11 The Kessell family history mouth only returning home on Sunday in time for Sunday lunch. The Kessell family is one of the Often he would still be under the largest families of Mabe. The influence, but always had choco - ‘Kistle’ family originated in Ger - late for the kids. The kids would many and at least two brothers have their chocolate then be sent came to Cornwall a few hundred to another room away from Billy years ago with one settling in St be Dammed, as after lunch he Austell and the other in the Mabe would need to sleep. area. On Monday morning, he would At the start of the 20th Century, be back at work again blasting William Henry Kessell (known as granite boulders out in the Billy be Damned) was living in quarry. Mabe. He was a master blaster in the quarries, earned good money William and his wife had 13 chil - and lived well in a nice house in dren, many of whose descen - Treverva. dants still live in Mabe and went on to be publicans, parish coun - He liked to use the phrase “Billy cillors ,founders of MYCP and be Damned” if a charge failed or local businessmen or farmers. there was a need to move some - You may recognise the names thing special. He would come Chinn, Bryant, O’Connor, Roberts, home on a Friday after work, give Hocking and Rollings who all his wife the following week’s came from the family of Billy Be house-keeping, then go to Fal - Damned.

12 The photo opposite shows the Beatrice Mary (1880), family in Kessell Family of Treverva in Stithians, Falmouth & about 1905. Below is a list of Front row, left to right: those in the photo, with their known descendants following in Richard Howard (1894), DCLI in italics. WW1, family in Penryn & Fal - mouth Standing, left to right: Ellen Armenia (Nellie 1889), Thomas John (1876), Peter, Mark Antony Hocking family in Mabe, (in Mabe today) & David Kessell plus others in the area (just moved from Mabe) plus fam - ilies Ernest James (1891), Royal Engi - neers in WW1, family in Penryn & Laura Jane (1876), married Arthur Falmouth Wills no family remaining Daisy (1897), many members of William Henry (1874), grandaugh - the Rolling Family in the Mabe ter, Jean Chinn in Mabe, plus fam - area ily of W B Kessell & Sons farmers in Mabe area Lydia Anne (1886), died young Minnie Annie (1887), Keith Bryant & family in Mabe Cornwall Family History Middle Row, left to right: Society Catherine (1883), no children but was in the Red Cross in WW1 Discover your Father – William Henry Kessell Cornish ancestors (1853), lived in Treverva, married 1874 Johanna Eveline (Twin 1892), Visit our Research Library at 18 large family in area, Elinor O’Con - Lemon Street, Truro, TR1 2LS nor former Parish Clerk, now in Falmouth, also Roberts in Mabe 01872 264044 area [email protected] www.cornwallfhs.com Samuel Ross (Twin 1892), in DCLI & Devonshire Regiment in WW1, Our team of volunteers can Joyce Lock (nee Kessell) in Fal - assist you in tracing your family mouth history Mother – Ellen V nee Pellow (1855), previously lived at Higher New volunteers are always Spargo, Mabe, married 1874 welcome 13 Mabe fights back against cation because they could not af - period poverty ford sanitary products. A new community-driven initia - Research by Plan International, a tive to provide young females ac - UK based charity, found 1 in 10 cess to free sanitary products is girls in the UK are unable to af - available for donations at Mabe’s ford sufficient sanitary care. Community Hall. The research also revealed that ‘The Red Box Project’, a campaign 42% of girls have resorted to launched to stop the stigma using makeshift products, such as against ‘period poverty’, will pro - socks and clothing, because tam - vide young-females with free pons and towels are too expen - sanitary care. Period poverty is sive. when a young female is unable Recognising this need has re - to access and afford feminine hy - sulted in a nationwide campaign, giene products. from communities stretching ‘The Red from Scotland to Cornwall all do - Box’ col - nating to eradicate the stigma. lection bin Most schools will have a limited can be supply of sanitary products but found in generally, they are only to be Mabe’s given out in emergencies. How - Commu - ever, this new project will allow nity Hall, pupils to ask for ‘The Red Box’ where it is through a member of staff and waiting for take what they need. donations of sanitary Having a constant supply will The Red Box can be found towels and also help to avoid any stress, anx - at the top of the steps in iety or embarrassment pupils the Community Hall tampons. lobby Once filled, face when having to ask for the box is then donated to local emergency help. Secondary schools within the For more information on how to area so that young women can donate or get involved visit the have constant access to the sup - website: ply. http://redboxproject.org/ The scheme was founded in 2017 or pop down to the Hall to do after it emerged that girls had your bit and help protect the been skipping school and conse - pants! quently missing out on their edu - Danielle Sheed 14 Mabe Christmas Lights off 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. to a good start! Last year, our Easter Fun Day was We had a record breaking Race a huge success at the Community Night at The New Inn in Febru - Hall and so we are going to do ary, raising an amazing total of the same this year on Good Fri - £258. Add this to the kind dona - day between 3pm and 5pm. This tion from Pendennis Ship Yard event is our biggest and busiest and the green token scheme with all the games, stalls, outdoor cheque from Asda and we have sports and entertainment and so already raised a superb £958 and this year we are asking for volun - it is only March. teers who would be happy to come along between 2:30pm and 5:30pm to help the MCL team. If you can give up a few hours to manage a stall or game, please email [email protected] If you are not available on this occasion but would like to join our brand new mailing list for fu - ture event notices, please contact Emma and Linsey receiving a cheque for [email protected] £500 from ASDA m Of course we will not be resting Village Easter Egg Hunt. This year on our laurels with a large wait - we are going to launch a Village- ing list for new garden lights and wide Easter Egg Hunt to run lots of exciting plans to make our throughout the Easter holidays. It displays bigger and better each will work in the same way as our year. With each new light comes Reindeer hunt with a map and bespoke cabling and outdoor eggs to identify throughout the sockets so every penny will be route. Entrance forms can be put to good use. We will rival An - emailed or collected from The garrack yet!! New Inn week from Thursday Onto forthcoming plans. You may 11th April. Completed entries have already spotted our Quiz should be returned to The New posters for Sunday 7th April at Inn by Thursday 18th April ready The New Inn from 8pm, so start for the prize draw for a family oiling those brilliant minds and Easter Hamper on Good Friday putting your teams together. 19th April at our Fun Day. Teams of six: £2 per adult and £1 Thank you all for your continued per child (under 16). Prizes for support. The MCL team 15 Bowls Club heads to Devon and Sunday morning against teams from Yeovil, Chard, We - A group of fourteen members, ston-super-Mare and Newton family and friends from Mabe Abbott. In total three teams Short Mat Bowling Club recently played eight matches, winning spent a long weekend in Torquay, six, drawing one and only loosing taking part in a friendly tourna - two. ment against clubs in the west country. The local West Cornwall Winter

Members of Mabe Short Mat Bowling Club enjoying dinner in their Torquay hotel

They stayed at the Carlton Hotel, League is almost over for this part of the Torquay Hotel and year, with Mabe’s two teams Leisure Group, and all enjoyed have performed well , both being the experience, although the in the top half of their respective weather was not the best. The leagues. complex has various other leisure facilities on site for all to enjoy. The Carpet Bowls section came third in division two, and Sue Nine bowlers took part in the Mitchell and David Taylor came competition, and played matches runners up in a pairs competition on Friday afternoon, Saturday at Redruth recently. M.Bryant

Mabe Matters is published by Mabe Youth and Community Project, Cunningham Park, Mabe Burnthouse, Cornwall, TR10 9HB. Editorial Team: Liz Dunstan, Jackie Frost, Liz Westhead, Candia Cox (illustrations), Amanda Wills (editor). Distribution co-ordination: Liz Dunstan. Deadline for next issue: 15 May 2019. Please send your events, news, notices, letters etc to the address above or to [email protected] . 16