MYLOR MAGAZINE May 2015
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Your free magazine — please take one MYLOR MAGAZINE May 2015 Serving the whole community Mylor Magazine [email protected] Published by: Mylor and Flushing Community Publications Trustees: Chris Perkins (Chairman) John Symons (Parish Council) Revd Jeffrey James (secretary) Nicholas Trefusis 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 Roger Deeming Wendy Fowler Terry Chapman Margaret Whysall Printing: Leaflet Express 01872 865744 Publication date is nominally the 1st of the month Deadline date for copy is now 10th of previous month Advertising in Mylor Magazine Rates (per issue): Colour: Full A5 page £45, Half page £25. B/W: Full page £20, Half page £12, Quarter page £8. E-mail: [email protected] for further details Cover: Roger and June retire from the Post Office. More about them on p21. Photograph by Michael Jeans-Jakobsson 2 Contents 4 Vicar’s letter 16 Creative Writing 5 Church notes 16 Competition - Third winner 6 Church & Chapel news 18 Book Group 8 Parish Council meeting 18 Mylor Art Group 9 Garden Club at May Fair 18 Trefusis Singers 12 The Irish Woman’s Ghost 21 More About - Roger & June 12 Garden Club meeting 23 Health and Fitness - Running 12 Women’s Institute 26 Enys Gardens poster 13 RSPB Volunteers 27 D-Day 71 poster 13 Macmillan Coffee Morning 30 Wildwatch - the Hawthorn 14 Christmas Lights 33 Local History - History of WI 14 Yew Tree Carving 38 On the water 14 Howard Spring exhibition 41 Farm Notes 15 History Group Talk 49 Crossword 16 Mylor Movies 51 Crossword solution & cartoon Editorial We are very sad to report the death of Penny Bryan, one of our editorial team, after a mercifully short few weeks suffering from cancer. Her keen eye and warm support will be greatly missed. Village Diary May May continued 2-10 Enys flowers/exhibitions - p26 27 14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library 9 Enys House craft fair - p26 27 TH 7.30 MM ‘Theory of evrtg’ - p16 11 FVC 7.15 Parish Council APM June 13 LHG Visit to Penzance 20 MC Sponsored walk - p6 16 MC 10-12 CM - p6 24 14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library 16 PF 2.30 May Fair 24 TH 7.30 MM ‘Paddington’ 22-26 PF Mylor D-Day 71 - p27 29 PH 7.15 Parish Council 23/24 Bowls Club open day - p31 July 25 FVC 7.15 Parish Council 22 14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library 25-29 Sch Half Term 23 Sch End of term Key: AS: All Saints Church, Con: concert, CL: Christmas Lights, CM: coffee morning, FC: Flower Club, FSM: Friends of StM, FVC: Flushing Vlge Club, GC: Garden Club, LC: Lunch Club, LHG: Local History Group, MC: Methodist Chapel, MM: Mylor Movies, MS: Mylor Sessions, MYC: Mylor Yacht Club, OS: Ord Statter pavilion, PF: Playing Fields, PH: Parish Hall, Sch: Mylor School, StM: St Mylor Church, TH: Tremayne Hall. 3 Vicar’s letter ~ Revd Jeffrey James Who is my neighbour? It’s a vital question in the life of communities and is at the core of Christian belief and practice. We are encouraged to love God and to love our neighbours as ourselves. The existence of neighbours, and our being concerned about them, lifts us out of a narrow view of life that is focused on the self. Having neighbours reminds us that we are part of one another, that there is an ‘us’ to being human as well as a ‘me’. ‘Who is my neighbour’ is also the title of a letter from the Church of England House of Bishops to the people and parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015. Its summary is set out in the following paragraphs and I commend it to each of you as you consider whether to vote and who you should vote for. The election campaign is likely to entrench the apathy and cynicism with which many people approach politics today. To accept such attitudes is a counsel of despair. Unless we exercise the democratic rights that our ancestors struggled for, we will share responsibility for the failures of the political classes. It is the duty of every Christian adult to vote, even though it may have to be a vote for something less than a vision that inspires us. If the country is ever to enjoy a new politics which reflects our beliefs about human flourishing, we must work with others to make that vision attractive, imagine how it might be made real and help those with a vocation to political life to argue for better ways of doing things. At this election, we can sow the seeds of a new politics. We encourage voters to support candidates and policies which demonstrate the following key values: * Halting and reversing the accumulation of power and wealth in fewer and fewer hands, whether those of the state, corporations or individuals. * Involving people at a deeper level in the decisions that affect them most. * Recognising the distinctive communities, whether defined by geography, religion or culture, which make up the nation, and enabling all to thrive and participate together. * Treating the electorate as people with roots, commitments and traditions and addressing us all in terms of the common good and not just as self-interested consumers. * Demonstrating that the weak, the dependent, the sick, the aged and the vulnerable are persons of equal value to everybody else. * Offering the electorate a grown-up debate about Britain’s place in the world order and the possibilities and obligations that entails. 4 Parish of St Mylor: Regular Services St Mylor with All Saints, Mylor Bridge www.stmylor.org.uk Sundays 8am Holy Communion* St Mylor 10.30am Parish Eucharist St Mylor 5pm 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] Friends of St Mylor Church Registered charity number 1129030 Coffee Morning Saturday 2 May Tremayne Hall 10.00 am – 12 Noon Raising Funds for St Mylor and All Saints Churches 5 Church and Chapel News Church News: It has been my privilege to be churchwarden for five years. By the time this article appears, my term will be nearly finished, as a new churchwarden will have been appointed at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 22 April. This does not completely end my term as I remain in post until the Archdeacon’s Visitation in May, when all new churchwardens in the Deanery are sworn in. At the time of writing I do not know my successor, but do pledge my absolute support and help for as long as he/she feels it necessary. It has been a good five years, for the first three serving under Revd Roger Nicholls, and for the last 22 months under Revd Jeff James. My life has been enriched by all my dealings with them and our wonderful church family, whom I now count as my friends. Too many lovely people to pick out as special, but I must mention Eileen Humphrey, who has a wealth of experience and sense of history and often I have turned to her with a question or query. Derek Payne and Tony Deacon, from whom I took over, are hugely supportive. Hazel Carruthers, a good friend and supporter, supervises our wonderful floral displays. Finally, it has been good to serve under two wonderful priests – and to be very much part of the process by which Jeff James was appointed and installed. I thank them both for the breadth of faith and spirituality they have brought to my life. What a wonderful way for my term of service to end with the Easter Day services we enjoyed at St Mylor, when joy and celebration abounded. Judy Menage Chapel News: Our combined walk with Alfie the donkey and our Anglican friends on Palm Sunday was well supported and all agreed what a lovely service with Revd Jeff James and Revd Peter Facer jointly conducting the service. The children sang, ‘We Have A King Who Rides A Donkey’ and coffee was served afterwards. Our Easter Service with visitors and friends was led by Sylvia Wainright. Laura and Ellie sang ‘The Chocolate Song’ and were given Easter eggs to share later. On Saturday 16 May (same day as the May Fair) we are hosting an Open/ Coffee Morning at the Chapel, from 10-12 am. Please come and see how the kitchen is progressing and enjoy a coffee and chat. We hope to arrange a Sponsored Walk and Cream Tea on Saturday 20 June. We will aim to leave the Chapel Yard at 2 pm, walk around the creek and surrounding areas and end at Tregunwith Farm, where Maggie and Robert Rogers will host the tea with fabulous views of Devoran and Point. Look out for the posters! For more information call me on 01326 376241 Vyv Curnow 6 7 Community News and Views Parish Council: Meeting held at Flushing Village Club on 30 March. Questions from the public included concern over the condition of the turning space on Trefusis Road, Flushing. Tree cuttings have been left on the pavement with public rubbish and overgrowth added to it. The PC will report this to CC again.