The Village Hall One Year On
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The Port Isaac, Port Gaverne and Trelights newsletter No: 208 • April 2001 • Price 25p The Village Hall one year on t’s a busy time at the Village numbers are limited. The fun starts J Hall over the next few weeks. at 8.00pm so don’t be late. Easter Tuesday, April 17th sees something a bit different - a Later in that same week, Thursday writing, we’re in a ‘wait and see’ cabaret evening with King Villa. 19,h, you have the chance to pit situation but we can’t wait that long your wits against the best in our so if we don’t hear soon we’ll have King Villa are Jo King - sax, guitar, Grand Village Hall Quiz. Teams of to revert back to our original plan trumpet, vocals, exhibitionist and up to four can enter this general and do it ourselves so we have our road sweeper! and one-time knowledge competition and don’t new kitchen in time for Big resident of Port Isaac (his family worry if you don’t have a team, we Saturday on June 2nd. living in Courtney House) - and can sort that out on the night. Rachel Colles - vocals, fiddle Tickets, priced £3.50 to include a This is followed on Saturday July 7th percussion, highland dancer, savoury supper, can again be with our Barn Dance and Barbeque double take specialist and seafood purchased from Secrets. Supper is and our Cream Tea afternoon on enthusiast (so she’ll feel at home). served from 7.30pm with the quiz Tuesday August 14th. But the icing starting at 8.1 5pm on the cake is the news that the King Villa place the emphasis on American sea shanty singers, their own songs which vary in style During both events you will be able Forebitter, have agreed to do their from 40s/50s swing to grinding to purchase raffle tickets for a only performance in Port Isaac at early 60s soul and R’n’B often with brand new ‘Victor’ hoover (plus the Village Hall and for the Village a Latin flavour thrown in. ‘There other prizes), the winner being Hall. The date is Tuesday August are few people who can witness one announced at the end of the quiz. 21st so put the date in your diary. of their shows without a big grin on You’ll also have the opportunity to STOP PRESS: ‘DIY SOS’ are paying their face!’ we've been told. 'A live sit on the Village Hall’s new chairs us a second visit!! King Villa show is bold, brassy, that have been donated by Port occasionally raunchy and certainly Isaac 2000. not afraid to be excellent entertainment.’ 'This is serious You will no doubt have heard on the talent. This duo unfailingly charm grapevine that the Village Hall has their audience with their funny, been visited by the TV programme upbeat performance.’ ‘DIY SOS’ with a view to doing a transformation of the kitchen. They Tickets are available, priced £3 seemed pretty keen but the main each, from Secrets, telephone problem seems to be access for the 01208 880862/880905. Don’t mobile film units for what would be leave it till the last minute as ‘live’ filming. So, at the time of Trio Easter Competition We've got three special dolls - Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Homer Simpson - to give away in our competition. To enter you must be 1 1 years old or under and all you need to do is find the Easter Bunny, Easter Chick and two Easter Eggs that are hidden in the Trio ads. Write your four answers on a piece of paper or a postcard and drop into Secrets by no later than Wednesday April 1 8'". Happy hunting! and obviously wanting stones to be thrown, but frightening our children. Dear Trio It’sI’ve nothing against dogs at all. It’sI’ve Further to Mr Hambly’s letter in the owners who are at fault. It your last edition, I would like to would seem that the owners of reassure your readers that, notwith these dogs on your beach think that standing any holiday arrangements, 'taking their dog for a walk’ is to let he images we see on the news NCDC staff are on call 365 days a them out of their front door with no bulletins are having an effect year, 24 hours a day, to deal with supervision. onT us all. Such devastation and emergencies. sadness. As we all know, the I also saw other dogs being taken knock-on effect for the tourism Annie Moore by their owners onto the beach on a industry is equally devastating. NCDC Public Relations Officer lead. These dogs were also seen as Maybe by Easter things will have fair game by the roaming dogs. begun to look better though it does Dear Trio seem that it’ll be some months at We also found we had to tread very best before life can get back to I've hesitated in writing for fear of carefully both on the beach and in being anything like normal. my comments being interpreted as your streets. those of a ‘whingeing visitor’. Sam & Dee However, the problems Allowing dogs to freely roam and associated with dogs seems to be defecate wherever they choose is G a p , ongoing in Trio so I hope the irresponsible on the part of the “ Gome, fill fcfee and following points can be accepted in owner and must be considered in the fire of Spring a constructive way. wrong and unpleasant by visitors Tfee Winter Garment of and residents alike. Repentance fling: Our daily visits with the children to explore the harbour were I hope this letter prompts some Tfee Bird of Time feas bat repeatedly spoilt by the ever constructive debate and goes some a little was present dogs that would not let us way to persuading dog owners to To fig—and Bo! Tfee Bird be. Whenever the children picked act responsibly. something up these dogs is on tfee wing.“ immediately homed in on us, T James From The Rubaiyat of Omas constantly barking and yapping, Bristol Khayyam ST ENDELLION PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL Trio copy dates PARISH MEETING he copy dates for Trio, for the remainder of this year, are detailed at the Church Rooms, Port Isaac T below. Ideally, your copy should be emailed to us of given to us on a Thursday April 12th at 7.30pm floppy disk . Failing that, the next best thing is typewritten copy or The following speakers will be present Handwritten copy. Mr Michael Beckett NCDC (Refuse Collection) ISSUE COPY DATE PUBLICATION DATE Mr Robert Constance May April 23rd May 4th Acting Divisional Highways Surveyor June May 21st June 1st Local Police Inspector Mike Ward July June 25th July 6th and WPC 'Ren' Ward August July 23rd August 3rd Mrs Helen Richards September August 27th September 7th Cornwall County Council October September 24th October 5th Cllr WJ Dawe November October 22nd November 2nd December December 3rd December 14th North Cornwall District Council There will be ample opportunity for members Our email address is [email protected]. of the public to speak and ask any questions at this meeting Trio is issued eleven times a year and is available in local shops or by post - £7.50 per year in the UK. Overseas rates on application. The publisher does not necessarily hold the same views as those expressed by I would just like to thank eisriiric/Hit/rj hiih l u w u a irie iigni m .c/ujc ui nimtr i«i juppiicn. everybody for their kindness To advertise in the Trio telephone 01208 880862 or 880905 and consideration whilst I was Published by Sam * Dee, Ca.enia, Trewetha Lane, Port Isaac, Cornwal. PL29 3RN | in hospital—it means a lot 880905......... | when you’re not feeling well. m Email- ... __nyworld.co.uk With love ■ Nikki Edkins PRINTED BY WAKEFI VMELFORD. Tel/Fax: 01840 212562Tel/Fax: : s 2 Foot and Mouth: how if affects us oot and Mouth has overtaken cafes, amusements, museums. Full locally but by farmers from all over the whole country and nobody details of National Trust properties the country. On February 27th Mr Fis unaffected. 'Despite attempts to will be given by the Tourist Tyler made what the Daily Mail keep the disease out of Cornwall, Information Centres. described as ‘the most passionate animals with Foot and Mouth had contribution’ to a debate on the already arrived even before any Following a telephone call to Paul timing of House of Commons symptoms had been identified else Tyler CBE, Liberal Democrat MP for business. He described the decision where in the country’ said our local North Cornwall, he quickly to give the Hunting Bill precedence MP Paul Tyler. responded with the following letter over the Foot and Mouth Crisis as a to Trio; ‘tragic irony’. He said, ‘whatever The crisis seems to be spiralling out one's personal views, no-one can of hand and the headlines now tell ‘Obviously, the last month has been pretend that the House of Commons us that the country will lose half of a nightmare for everybody is doing its duty by the countryside, its livestock during the coming connected with the Cornish country the rural community and all the months. Our farmers are sitting on side. I have myself been very busy, people hit by this plague’. a time bomb and for some the trying to help, but I am only too bomb has exploded and their lives conscious that for many other On March 3rd he expressed his are devastated.