Your free magazine — please take one MYLOR MAGAZINE July 2014

Serving the whole community

Mylor Magazine [email protected] Published by: Mylor Community Publications Group Trustees: Chris Perkins (Chairman) David Eastburn (Membership) John Symons (Parish Council) Revd Jeffrey James (secretary)

Editor: Michael Jeans-Jakobsson 01326 374767 Community contact: Val Jeans-Jakobsson 01326 374767 Photography: Geoff Adams 01326 374197 Treasurer: Andy Goodman 01326 373530 Editorial Team: Judy Menage (PCC) Roger Deeming Wendy Fowler Terry Chapman Penelope Bryan

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Cover: The new residents of Mylor Creek the day after their hatching. Photograph Michael Jeans-Jakobsson

2 Contents

4 Vicar’s letter 18 Trefusis Singers 5 Church notes 21 Health and Fitness 6 Chapel and Church news 22 New residents welcome 8 Parish Council 23 Who was Robert Rundell? 9 PCSO report 25 Local History - Darlwyne tragedy 9 Parish Plan 26 Centre Spread - D-Day 70 12 Playing Field 30 Wildwatch 13 New Bus Service 34 On the water 13 Quilt Exhibition 41 Farming Notes 16 Book Group 46 More about - Pamela Royall 16 Creative Writing 49 Crossword 18 Flower Club 51 Cartoon 18 RNLI Open Garden 51 Crossword solution

Village Diary

July July (continued)

3 4.30 Mobile Library 31 4.30 Mobile Library 7 PH 7.15pm Parish Council 7 OS 7.30 MFC meeting - p18 August 12 TH CL Midsummer market - p13 4 PH 7.15pm Parish Council 12 2-5pm RNLI Open Garden - p18 6 PF 7.30 Open air theatre - p12 12 TH 7 Con Trefusis Singers - p18 14 4.30 Mobile Library 14 Quilter’s exhibition ends - p13 28 4.30 Mobile Library 17 4.30 Mobile Library

19 2.30 Dowstall Farm tea - p5 19 Last day for questionnaire - p9 Have a lovely 22 TH 12 Last Lunch Club till Sept. 25 Tregunwith Farm 10-12 CM Summer holiday!

26 TH 10-12 Hist Gp CM –p25 September 26 TH 10 Writing workshop - p16 27 StM 10.30 Family service p6 9 TH 12 Lunch Club restarts

Key: AS: All Saints Church, Con: concert, CL: Christmas Lights, CM: coffee morning, FVC: Flushing Vlge Club, FSM: Friends of StM, MC: Methodist Chapel, MFC: Mylor Flower Club, MGC: Mylor Garden Club, MM: Mylor Movies, MS: Mylor Sessions, MYH: Mylor Yacht Harbour, OS: Ord Statter pavilion, PF: Playing Fields, PH: Parish Hall, Sch: Mylor School, StM: St Mylor Church, TH: Tremayne Hall, TL: TDFAS lecture, Mylor Theatre, College. 3 Vicar’s letter ~ Revd Jeffrey James As you read this column, men and women from all parts of England will be preparing to travel to York to meet as the Church of England’s parliament, the General Synod. On the agenda, along with other issues, is the ordination of women as bishops. I know from conversations with all sorts of people that this issue puzzles very many. The commonest question is something like “How can it be that this is still an unresolved question, why don’t you just get on with it?” The answer has as much to do with the way that the Church deals with questions where there are sincerely and strongly held differences of view as it has to whether women can or should be bishops. On the latter question, my personal perspective, based on reflection on scripture and church tradition in the light of contemporary understandings, is that the full participation of women as pastors, teachers and leaders in the Church is not just necessary or desirable, it is essential. The General Synod decides these kinds of questions by discussion, prayer and voting. Deciding important policy questions by voting is a common parliamentary process. Usually, those who win the parliamentary vote aren’t much concerned with the views or feelings of the losers - indeed they may take pleasure in seeing their opponents’ discomfort at losing and disparage their motives. Unlike other sorts of parliament, the Church is concerned with the unity of all its people, especially when views are polarised between differing positions. That’s one significant reason for the protracted time it has taken for the issue of women bishops to be definitively resolved. By many measures of opinion, there has been a majority in support of women bishops for some time, but concern for safeguarding the position of those with a sincere conviction that women cannot be bishops has led to delay while arrangements acceptable to all parties have been worked out. This pattern of taking time to try to keep people together when they disagree has much to commend it in our broader civic life. It begins by recognising the sincerity of the convictions of the person with whom you disagree strongly. In place of the sterile power game of winners and losers, there’s a real desire for maintaining relationships and developing understanding. This way of dealing with difficult decisions usually takes longer and is more costly in many ways but it offers the prospect that communities can learn to live creatively with differences rather than be divided by them. 4

Parish of St Mylor: Regular Services St Mylor with All Saints, www.stmylor.org.uk Sundays 8am Holy Communion* St Mylor 9am Holy Communion All Saints 10.30am Parish Eucharist St Mylor 4pm Evening Prayer* All Saints *these services use the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

Wednesdays 10am Holy Communion All Saints

For feast day services and other occasions, see church notice boards Enquiries about baptisms, weddings or funerals should be made to Revd Jeff James on 01326 374408 or at [email protected] The Churchwarden, Judy Menage, can be contacted on 01326 259909 or at [email protected]

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5 Church and Chapel News

Church News: Traditionally, red is the colour of Pentecost (formerly Whitsun) representing the spiritual tongues of fire which descended on the disciples of Jesus. Red was certainly in great evidence on the Playing Field on Pentecost Sunday – scarves, hats, flowers and lots of balloons – when a combined Service of the Word was held incorporating members of St Peters Flushing, Flushing Methodist Chapel, St Mylor, All Saints and Mylor Methodist Chapel. The weather had threatened to dampen the celebrations, but brightened so much that we needed to find extra seating and even had to ask people to share service sheets. Nearly 90 people attended this wonderful service led by Jeff James, Parish Priest of Mylor, who also gave a thought provoking sermon. Lessons were read by Megan Gaston and John Ollerenshaw. Laura Kitts and Ellie Jewell (left), among the youngest present, sang two worship songs very confidently and the intercessions were led by the Tetley family- Patrick, Lizzie, Tommy and Mimi (right). Andrew Stevenson, Parish priest of Flushing, gave the final blessing. The consensus was that this was the best Pentecost celebration for years, and long may it continue. Judy Menage

Chapel news: On 18 May we held another of our Family Services led by Maggie Rogers and the children. Laura and Ellie (see pic. above left) performed a humorous play based on our annual Tea-Treat to St Ives. They also sang and read prayers, Michael played the piano beautifully, Vera did a reading and members of the congregation chose their favourite hymns to sing. Well done everyone! At time of going to press we are already planning our big Fundraising Weekend. This will include a sponsored walk followed by a traditional cream tea in the Chapel on Saturday. Then on Sunday the children will lead the service for their Sunday School Anniversary, more details next month. Hopefully after all that hard work we will hold our Tea Treat to St Ives on 5 July, weather permitting. We hope to spend a day on the beach/in town, ending with digging a traditional mound of sand on which to eat our Tea Treat buns, followed by fish and chips on the way home. The children then take a summer break and re-start in September. Contact Martin for more details on 01326 377491 or me on 01326 376241 Vyv Curnow

6 7 Community News and Views Parish Council: Monthly meeting was at Mylor Parish Hall on 2 June. Concern was expressed by a member of the public regarding the possibility of some of the new affordable housing on Bells Hill being allocated to families outside the parish. The Chairman will investigate this further. It was pointed out that, only recently, in response to a Council consultation on proposed changes to the Homechoice Register, the Parish Council were unanimous in wishing for affordable houses to go to local people. The poor condition of the roads throughout the parish is slowly being rectified by . If you have any concerns, contact their Highways Department on cornwall.gov.uk. The Leats Car Park is Parish Council property; the pot holes have now been filled in. The Council has had complaints about cars being abandoned in this car park. These vehicles are not taxed and have been reported to the relevant bodies. Parking is limited within the village, so this is very inconsiderate. If you notice abandoned vehicles please notify the Parish Clerk. A proposal to support a 20mph speed limit and No Waiting restrictions in certain areas of Mylor was approved. Cutting of the parish footpaths is in progress. The Work Party has helped to paint some of the Ord Statter Pavilion and I am grateful to those who helped. Some work is still needed so if you have an hour to spend on improving this community facility, please do contact me. We are still hoping for news on the Ukrainian Memorial which is in need of some attention. Do you know if anyone owns or cares for this special memorial? At present, planning meetings follow on from the parish council meeting. This can result in a long session. It was voted to have the planning meetings on a separate night, unless there was only one application, in which case it would be considered at the start of the usual council meeting. The finger post at the top of Rose Hill should be returned in the next two months. The recently returned and mended finger post at Six Turnings looked very smart, but unfortunately it was broken again within a few weeks. Cormac have generously agreed to mend it for the second time, and intend to set it back from the road in an attempt to stop traffic hitting it. The next meeting will be at 7.15pm on 7 July in Mylor Parish Hall. Public participation is from 7.15 to 7.30pm, or concerns/queries/comments can be sent to [email protected] or in writing to the Clerk. Meeting details can be seen on Village Notice boards or on our website at parish-council.com/mylor. We hope you will come along. Jan Robson 8 Community News and Views ~ continued Extracts from PCSO report: Devon & Cornwall Police are now accepting applications for the recruitment of Special Constables to fill courses running later this year. Recent crimes reported in Mylor include: criminal damage to boat at Mylor Yacht Harbour; theft of granite mushroom from property at Restronguet Barton; criminal damage to fence - offender identified and dealt with by way of restorative justice - offender paid for damage. Incidents logged include: report of party on beach; missing persons; reports of anti-social behaviour from neighbours; sudden death; suspicious persons; neighbour disputes; highway disruption; concern for persons welfare; highway obstructions and loose horses on road. Please report incidents or crimes on the non-emergency telephone number 101. In emergency, or if offenders are still nearby, 999. For help and advice we can be contacted on 01326 213455 or by email on [email protected] PCSO 30569 Chris Braddon PC 13480 Bob Jones

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Playing Field: The Fundraising Group and Committee wish to thank all who helped to make Mylor May Fair such a success despite the dull and windy weather. £3,500 was raised thanks to all the stallholders, volunteer helpers and all who attended. The money will go a long way to covering the cost of insurance and the day to day maintenance of the field over the next year. The Miracle Theatre will be performing The Tempest on the playing field on Saturday 6 August at 7.30pm. This is open air theatre at its best. We hope that you will all support this venture. Tickets are: Adult £14; under 26 and over 65 £11; Children under 16 £8 (it is recommended children be aged 8+); Families £37. As you all know a small group of volunteers maintain the playing field. We do our best to keep the field looking good at all times but it is a large area and many hands make light work, so if you can join us you would be very welcome. If you are able to help or wish to obtain tickets for The Tempest, please call 01326 373123. Mary Richardson

The Weller family enjoy a pasty picnic in the sun

12 Community News and Views ~ continued

New Bus Service: After the Quilt Exhibition: Another quilt disappointment of the cancelled for the exhibition in Truro 330 service to Truro, it is good Cathedral news that a daily shopper bus has been has been started. It leaves made by Mylor every weekday at 1012 Mary Dale and goes via Perranwell and and depicts Carnon Down to Truro Bus Sta- St Mylor in tion, arriving at 1042. The re- brilliant turn bus leaves at 1405 which colour. The gives plenty of shopping time. exhibition If that seems too long, why not runs from treat yourself to coffee or lunch? 30 June to Another hot tip from a reader is 14 July and that on Fridays there is a free is well organ recital in the Cathedral at worth a 1 pm. Editor visit.

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15 Local Arts and Crafts Book Group: Flight Behaviour, the latest novel by Barbara Kingsolver, gave the group a lot to talk about when they met on 27 May. It is a deeply human story touching on class, poverty and climate change. It explores the truths we live by and the complexities that lie behind them. The novel is set in present day Appalachia. Dellarobia Turnbow, having become accidentally pregnant at the age of seventeen, is now in her early twenties and married with two young children. The family, like many of their neighbours, are poor farmers and life is monotonous and hard. On her way to meet a man she has become infatuated with, she makes an amazing discovery and this is when her journey of enlightenment begins. A great deal of the novel’s scientific information is delivered in conversations that take place between Dellarobia and a scientist called Ovid. Some people found this to be a little like a lecture but others were inspired to go online to find out more. On the whole, the novel was well received and even the people who found the beginning slow were glad that they had persevered. Another member of the group said she was impressed by the way the author intertwined the larger story of the environment into the life of Dellarobia and her small, poorly educated community. Every one agreed that it was a powerful, well-written book. Linda Coburn

Creative writing: A small, enthusiastic evening class is meeting in Tremayne Hall until the end of July. At our first meeting we talked about reasons for coming: wanting to be creative; making time to write; learning the tools and techniques of writing - in order to actually finish something. As someone said, the problem is not ideas but knowing what to do with them! Everyone has their own writing style and as the weeks go by, we hear the different voices and stories being shared. Reading a piece of writing out to the group can be nerve wracking to begin with, but simple guidelines help. For example: listen carefully to what is being read out; say what you like about it and what is working well; ask questions for the writer to think about, such as ‘what is driving a character to behave as he or she does?’ Make suggestions in a constructive way: ‘this part of the story works really well. Could you make more of it?’ rather than ‘you ought to ...’ Everyone is encouraged to hear their own work read out by someone else in the group, rather than by themselves. That way, we listen with fresh ears. The idea of having our writing criticised can be off-putting, but helpful and sensitive comments help everyone to learn from each other. Our evening class is on Thursday evenings from 7.00pm-9.00pm at Tremayne Hall. Our next monthly Saturday morning session is 26 July from 10am to 12 noon; ideal for anyone wanting a quick dose of inspiration, or a taste of creative writing. Everyone is welcome – just bring your pen and paper. Jane Moss

16 17 Local Arts and Crafts (continued) Flower Club: The end result of the evening’s demonstration at the Flower Club in June was a breath-taking array of six magnificent arrangements, with various kinds and colours of greenery in each, beautifully arranged by Vera Vigus from . Two of the arrangements were in two sections, the first, with magenta gerberas and scarlet roses, was separated by a Grecian statue and the second, depicting the sun, had a wrought iron container around which she put yellow gerberas and chrysanthemums. Another arrangement was in a terra cotta pot. Along layered pussy willow and greenery, Vera placed scarlet carnations and orange gerberas and, because she could not find any more orange flowers, she inserted small whole carrots on sticks amongst the gerberas! Vera gave a running commentary as she worked. Another composition represented a barbecue in which she used very dark greenery for coal, twisted twigs for smoke and red and orange flowers for flames. Her last two arrangements were ‘In the pink’. Our next meeting is on 7 July in the Ord Statter when the demonstrator will be Janet Chew from . Her subject is ‘Flowers for Friends’. If you would like to join our thriving club, you will be most welcome. Contact Jean Frith on 372071 or Margaret Underwood on 312499. Irene Gardiner

RNLI Open Garden: Our garden at Lawithick on Penarrow Road opposite the churchyard will be open to all on Saturday 12 July from 2 - 5 pm. There will be cream teas and tickets are £5 from the Lifeboat Station in Falmouth or on the gate. Dogs and children are most welcome. Proceeds will go to the RNLI. Christopher Spink

Trefusis Singers: 0ur Summer concert will be at 7 pm on Saturday 12 July, in The Tremayne Hall, starting with a buffet supper. The title of our show is ‘The Trefusis Singers Sing Broadway’ and we are enjoying our rehearsals very much indeed. As is usual at our concerts, there will be audience participation which you always seem to enjoy. 0ur songs include ‘Feed the Birds’ from Mary Poppins, ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Miserables, ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ from Evita, ‘Can you Feel the Love tonight’ from the Lion King and many more, ending with ‘Lullaby of Broadway’. We are a very happy choir with more members joining. We meet every Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm in the Methodist School Room, so if you would like to join us and have an evening of fun, much laughter and a singing lesson, please telephone me on 01326 619019. You would be very warmly welcomed. Irene Gardiner

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20 Health and Fitness ~ Rhiannon Parsons Why the Scales Can Lie: Many people want to check their weight daily, but there are pitfalls - some of the things that can influence the readings include fluctuations in the body’s water content, glycogen storage, changes in lean body mass and the monthly cycle for women, particularly just before menstruation when literally pounds of water may be retained. It’s better to weigh once a week or even just once a month. About 60% of body mass is water and retention is affected by water consumption and salt intake. The less water you drink, the more your body may retain. If dehydrated, the body will hang onto its water supplies, causing an increase in weight. Drink plenty of water to avoid this problem. One teaspoon of salt contains over 2g of sodium and we should only eat 1 - 3g of sodium per day. Foods don’t have to taste salty to be loaded with sodium. The more highly processed a food, the more likely it is to have high sodium content. Best to stick mainly to basics: fruits, vegetables, lean meat, beans and whole grains. Read the labels on ready prepared foods. Glycogen can also influence the scales. Think of glycogen as a reserve of carbohydrate, stored in the liver and muscles. It weighs over a pound and is packaged with 3-4 pounds of water. Your glycogen supply will shrink during the day if you eat too few carbohydrates. This will cause a tiny increase in appetite and your body will restore its reserve along with the associated water. These things cause shifts of up to 2 pounds per day even with no change in calorie intake or activity levels. They have nothing to do with fat loss, but can make for fairly drastic differences to your weight. Of course scales don’t differentiate between fat, muscle, bone, water, internal organs and all. Losing ‘weight’ doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ve lost fat. Losing muscle is not great. It is metabolically active tissue. The more muscle you have, the more calories your body burns, even when just sitting still. That’s one reason why a fit person is able to eat considerably more food than somebody who carries a lot of fat. The best test of all is to answer the following questions honestly: How do I look? How do I feel? How do my clothes fit? Are my rings looser? Do my muscles feel firmer? These are the true measurements of success. If you are exercising and eating right, don’t be discouraged by a small gain on the scales. Fluctuations are perfectly normal. Expect them to happen and stick to your healthy eating and exercise routines. www.welcomingfitness.co.uk 21 Welcome to our new neighbours The long building process is finally drawing to an end and the new housing development on Bells Hill, Robert Rundle Way, is in the course of being occupied. We would like to offer a sincere Mylor welcome to the new residents and hope that they will be very happy living in our wonderful community. Here are a few immediate impressions taken during construction.

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22 Who was Robert Rundle? Robert Rundle was born on 18 June 1811 at Dowstall Farm on Bells Hill. As the grandson of the noted Methodist Minister William Carvosso, Methodism was an obvious influence on his life. He enrolled in a business school in Boscastle in 1837. While there, he took an interest in the Wesleyan Church and eventually joined the Church and undertook missionary training. He was ordained on 8 March 1840 and a week later was invited with three other missionaries to an assignment in Ruperts Land, Canada. He landed in New York, travelled North to Montreal and then began the long journey across the expanse of Ruperts Land. He encountered First Nation Peoples during his travels and quickly found that the apprehension he had about meeting them contrasted with the delight he found in their company. His relationship with and love for them would grow and deepen beyond imagining. He arrived at Fort Edmonton, the centre of the Hudson Bay Company Saskatchewan District in 1840 and worked out of there for seven years. In 1847, he received permission to establish a mission at Pigeon Lake - the first Protestant Mission in Western Canada and perhaps his most noted achievement as a historic Canadian figure. His missionary work at Pigeon Lake was highly effective and it became a gathering place for First Nation Peoples and the missionaries who worked among them. Rundle first focussed on the Assinboine and then turned his attention to the Cree people. He learned their language, translated hymns and Bible passages and grew in his devotion to them. A year later, after a fall from his horse which seriously damaged his arm, he was forced to return to England to obtain proper medical attention and never returned to Canada. In 1849, he married Mary Wolverson and they had nine children. He continued to serve as a Methodist Minister until his retirement and he died on 4 February 1896. Things named after Robert Rundle in Canada include: Mount Rundle (right), large mountain near Banff, Alberta; Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff; Rundle Heights neighbourhood, Edmonton; Rundle Park, beside North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton; several schools; Rundle Hall, a dormitory at University of Calgary; Banff Springs Hotel is built of Rundle stone and contains the Rundle Lounge; several clothing companies named after him. The list is almost endless. Maggie Rogers

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24 Local History ~ The Loss of the Darlwyne If you were living locally when England won the World Cup in 1966, you will almost certainly also remember the loss that same weekend of the motor cruiser Darlwyne with all 31 people on board. Most were guests staying at what was then the nearby Greatwood Hotel, but there were also two children from Mylor who died and who had joined the trip as a treat. Following extensive research, Cornish based author Martin Banks tells the seemingly largely unknown story of the disaster in his recently published book ‘The Mysterious Loss of the Darlwyne: A Cornish Holiday Tragedy’.

The book is already available in some local shops and, in conjunction with its publication, Mylor Local History Group will be marking the anniversary of the disaster with a Coffee Morning in support of the RNLI and the NCI in the Tremayne Hall on Saturday 26 July. Doors open at 1000, and at 1030 the author will give a short illustrated talk on the tragedy that includes a cinema news clip. Copies of the book will also be available. Come along to learn more about one of the darkest chapters in Mylor’s history and support two of the vital voluntary organisations that today help prevent a recurrence. All welcome. Terry Chapman Mylor Local History Group The Archive Centre in the Tremayne Hall is open during Thursday afternoons. Do call in and have tea with us. Maybe you have something old to show us? You can also find us on www.tremaynehall.org Jill Quilliam 01326 376403

25 D-Day 70 Commemoration in Mylor

Including a cream tea for veterans D-Day 70 Commemoration in Mylor Including a cream tea for veterans

Photographs by Val Jeans-Jakobsson 01326 373530

28 29 Wildwatch ~ Dorrit Smith It seems to have been a year for white froth! We have had Ramsons carpeting our woods, masses of Cow Parsley at the roadsides and Hawthorn, heavy with blossom in the hedges. Now it’s July and Cuckoo Spit time! Summer has arrived when bubbles of ‘spit’ appear on the grass stems and other tender plants. This mass of white froth is the protection gambit of the Froghopper, Philaenus spumarius. Froghoppers are small brown insects holding their wings tent-wise over their body and, if you get close enough, you will see a face and eyes resembling a frog. Adult froghoppers jump great distances if disturbed, in some species up to 70 cm vertically - a more impressive performance relative to body weight than a flea. They can accelerate at 4,000 m/s2 over 2mm - racing drivers among you eat your hearts out! These Insects have piercing mouthparts and are therefore true bugs, feeding on plant sap. Eggs are laid in late summer and overwinter in plant debris. They hatch in spring and go through five growing phases (instars) before becoming a winged adult. When the nymphs hatch they attach themselves to a plant and begin feeding by eating tender leaves and sucking sap with their syringe-like beaks. They turn a secretion into bubbles and, once the bubbles have formed, the nymph uses its hind legs to cover itself with the froth. The ‘spittle’ is multipurpose. It insulates from temperature extremes, it prevents fragile bodies from drying up and it shields the nymph from predators. It is a very clever protection - just you try to find one! Use a leaf or a blade of grass to poke with and be gentle, for the nymph is very tender. The froth has a nasty taste - try some! Worldwide there are about 23,000 species of Froghoppers and so many names and so much froth. What do you call it? Cuckoo Spit is the favourite name because it seems to appear when the Cuckoo is first heard in the land. At this time you get out your money and spit on it if you desire to keep it. Maybe some spit goes astray? One last thought. It’s not really spittle. The harmless but bitter liquid is secreted from the other end! It is a mix of sap with air introduced from a special abdominal valve acting as a bellows. Happy hunting!

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31 32 33 On the Water ~ Peter Stephens Are you reminiscing on the beauty and majesty of the sailing craft that entered the Pendennis Cup and the Little Pendennis Cup at the end of May? A week of sunshine and lighter airs did not deliver the same images of these boats powering around the bay off Falmouth as it did in 2012 but the racing was as fiercely fought as you might expect. The stunning culmination of the event with the Red Arrows display on the Saturday entertained a flotilla of all manner of floating craft off the seafront as well as the crowd making use of every viewpoint. With perfect conditions and barely a cloud in the sky, it surely exceeded many people’s expectations. The month of June continued with further activity on and off the water. Tom Phipps, from Windsport, pursuing his Olympic Dream of being selected to compete for Team GB in Rio, had a promising regatta in the UK Sail for Gold event at Weymouth. Despite tearing his mainsail, he finished a creditable fourth. Proving it is not just about the time on the water for these Olympic sailors, Tom was back in Mylor Yacht Harbour assisting one of his valuable sponsors, Savills’ Estate Agents with the promotion of their very popular annual Regatta hosted at Mylor Yacht Club. In the car park Tom put on display his space age catamaran for anyone to view and was on hand answering a whole range of questions from interested sailors as they came ashore to enjoy Savills’ hospitality at the Yacht Club as well as the Crew Party at Café Mylor into the evening. You can follow Tom’s progress on his Website: www.teamphippspascoe.com.

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40 Farming Notes ~ Matthew Dale I mentioned last month about us getting cattle back on the farm. The plan is in progress but we are now inclining towards the North Devons rather than their southern cousins. The Red Rubies are smaller and easier to handle and will grow more easily on grass. Apart from the obvious pleasure in having our own beasts grazing on the hilly ground, the other big plus is that it gives me an excuse to get another cattle dog. When we had the dairy herd, I bought a New Zealand Huntaway pup from a farmer near Lake Bala in North Wales. I didn’t have the time to fetch the dog, so the four month old puppy was sent down in a crate via Red Star Parcels – he arrived by train in Truro. Max, a big black and tan dog who weighed in at 40kg, loved to work, he lived for it. He was never happier than when he was bossing the cows, meeting the boss cow of the herd head-on and turning her. He was also a one man dog. He was a loving family dog that adored the girls but I was very much his focus. During the months when dogs were allowed on the beaches, I used to take him surfing with me. He hated the water but loved going to the beach; I could be confident that he would not go off with anyone and he would faithfully wait for me on the shoreline. The problem is finding a reputable breeder - every farm in New Zealand has Huntaways but they are thin on the ground here. I might have to get an Australian breed instead, or even a big bold and noisy collie. Whatever the breed, there is nothing quite like working with a dog. The relationship is different when a dog works for you, especially when it is doing what it loves and it is eager to please. I will have to spend more time searching.

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44 45 More about ~ Pamela Royall Pamela Smith was born in Gloucester and did teacher training at St Mary’s Cheltenham from 1949-51, where her special subject was French. When she qualified, she was offered a primary teaching post in . They had to look it up on a map, but when they found it was by the water, the whole family decided to move there. Her parents had just sold their business so, with them and her younger brother and sister, Pam- ela turned up at the house of the headmaster Jay Collins. Of course, he only had lodgings arranged for Pamela so the family found temporary accommodation until they were able to buy a house at Gerrans and Pamela joined them there. Pamela had moved into her lodgings, sharing a bedroom with another newly appointed teacher Elizabeth Ferris. When she read the ‘More About’ piece about Liz Ferris in our January 2013 issue, she immediately recognised her friend from 1951 and we were happy to put them back in touch with each other. She married Walter Royall in 1954 at St Anthony in Roseland church. Walter was a dentist from Australia and they moved there to work in Sydney for four years. On their return to Cornwall, Walter obtained a dental locum in Truro and subsequently opened a practice above Lloyds Bank in Falmouth. In 1961 they bought the house she still lives in on Restronguet Quay and their daughter Katrina was born there. They both enjoyed racing their Shearwater yacht and they won the Shearwater National Championship in 1963. Pamela and Walter parted company in 1964 and Pamela became a single mother living at home and doing occasional supply teaching until Katrina was in the sixth form. In 1981 she gained a part time job teaching children in hospital at the City Hospital, Truro and one could say that she discovered her vocation. She went on to be full time and set up the Children’s Hospital Education Service which covered Falmouth and as well. She has many wonderful stories to tell of her time in hospital teaching and she finally retired in 1996. Now her time is divided between the Society, the Cornish Buildings Group and the NADFAS society in Truro. By any stan- dards, she has had an extraordinarily varied and interesting life. Michael Jeans-Jakobsson 46

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8 Academic who studies history of one of Israel’s 4 ‘What God has — together, let man not sepa- perennial enemies (13) rate’ (Matthew 19:6) (6) 9 Take to court (Matthew 5:40) (3) 5 BEA and ____ formed British Airways (1,1,1,1) 10 Absence of guilt (1 Kings 8:32) (9) 6 ‘This will be a — — you. You will find a baby 11 Of Tim (anag.) (5) wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger’ (Luke 2:12) 13 Deprive priest of ecclesiastical status (7) (4,2) 16 Where Paul and Barnabas called en route from 7 Takers (anag.) (6) Perga to Antioch (Acts 14:25–26) (7) 12 ‘But the things that come — of the mouth come from 19 ‘The earth is the — , and everything in the heart, and these make a man “unclean”’ it’ (Psalm 24:1) (5) (Matthew 15:18) (3) 22 ‘Do not neglect your gift, which was given you 14 ‘Then I set bowls — of wine and some — before the through a — message when the body of elders laid men of the Recabite family’ (Jeremiah 35:5) (4,4) their hands on you’ (1 Timothy 4:14) (9) 15 Levitical eating laws were much concerned about 24 Raincoat (abbrev.) (3) animals ‘that chew the — ’ (Leviticus 11:3) (3) 25 Sexual issue dealt with in the controversial Pa- 16 Llama-like animal noted for its wool (6) pal Encyclical Humanae Vitae in 1968(13) 17 The seed which fell among these was choked by them as it grew (Luke 8:7) (6) Down 18 Launch an assault against (Genesis 14:15) (6) 1 ‘The Son of Man did not come to be served, but 20 ‘Neither can you bear fruit unless you — in to serve, and to give his life as a — for many’ me’ (John 15:4) (6) (Matthew 20:28) (6) 21 John says of the healing of the royal official’s son, 2 Upward slope (Nehemiah 3:19) (6) ‘This was the — miraculous sign that Jesus per- 3 ‘God blessed them and said to them, “Be — and formed’ (John 4:54) (6) increase in number”’ (Genesis 1:28) (8) 23 Inflict pain on (Acts 7:26) (4) 49 50 Crossword Solution 21 Second, 23 Hurt. 23 Hurt. 21 Second, Remain, 20 Attack, Thorns, 18 17 Alpaca, 15 Cud, 16 cups, 14 Full 12 Out, to, 7 Streak, 6 Sign 5 BOAC, Down 25 Contraception. Mac, 24 22 Prophetic, Lord’s, Attalia, 19 16 Defrock, 11 Motif,13 Innocence, 9 Sue, 10 Assyriologist, Across 8 1 Ransom, 2 Ascent, 3 Fruitful, 4 Joined, 4 Joined, 3 Fruitful, 1 Ransom, 2 Ascent,

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