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Trail Newsletter Autumn 2013 Volume 2 Number 4 Trail Newsletter Autumn 2013 Contents Padstow News ........ 2 AGM News ............ 3 Membership .…….4/5 Welcome to the autumn newsletter Corporate ................... 5 Walks .......................... 6 Himalayan Balsam .... 7 hope that you’ve all had a great I time this summer, getting out and Trail News .................. 8 about? We certainly can’t complain Sloes are the fruit of the blackthorn tree and about the weather this year. It’s been are a great fruit to pick in the autumn. Book Corner .............. 9 lovely! Especially in July when the Making sloe gin is slow but not laborious. temperatures reached highs of over There’s no cooking required, just patience as Renewal/SO ..... 10/11 26 o c and we had long and hot blue the sloes steep in the gin. See recipe below. Diary dates .............. 12 sky summer days and evenings, which after last years summer was a Finally, it’s nearly AGM time again. Please real treat! I hope you’ve all enjoyed join us if you can, last year we had a really your holidays and feel suitably good turn out, and the evening was very refreshed. enjoyable with a talk by Martin Ross from South West Water. This year we have invited With Autumn just around the corner, Paula Martin, Chief Executive, Cornwall Air Ambulance along to give a talk. You can see The Group was set up there seem to be plenty of sloes about, why not keep an eye out for more information on Cornwall Air 2011 by a group of en- this ripening fruit along the trail! Ambulance on page 3. thusiastic people who Ingredients loved the Camel Trail. The Sloe berry is one of the last fruits to remain on the trees before 450g/1lb sloes The aims of the Group winter, which allows the forager 225g/8oz caster sugar plenty of opportunity to harvest. are; 1 litre/1¾ pint gin To promote the sympa- Preparation method thetic use of the Camel Prick the tough skin of the sloes all over with a clean Trail and it’s environs needle and put in a large sterilized jar. To preserve and assist in Pour in the sugar and the gin, seal tightly and shake well. the conservation of the Store in a cool, dark cupboard and shake every other day for a week. Then shake once a week for at least two Trail months. To educate, promote and Strain the sloe gin through muslin into a sterilized bottle. encourage an interest in preparation time the wildlife, history and Over 2 hours heritage of the trail No cooking required To raise funds to be able Makes 1 litre/1¾ pint to achieve our objectives Enjoy!!! Volume 2 Number 4 Page 2 The Padstow Kernow players If you like to plan ahead, we Padstow News put on a wonderful Wizard of have the 6th Padstow Christ- OZ in August, I thoroughly mas Festival from Thursday enjoyed it, look out for their 5th – Sunday 8th December by Graham Boaden theatre appearances if you can. with an array of seasonal treats including Christmas lights and decorations, Santa’s grotto, adstow Lions have hosted There is still time to catch three fireworks, seasonal food, fes- P a Carnival week of various Padstow Bandstand events. tive demonstrations and late events, starting with a fete in They are on:- night shopping, visitors will be the local school grounds, with a spoilt for choice. Sunday 1 September coconut shy, and various other 2.30pm and 7.30pm, For more information about all stalls, and a BBQ. Helston Town Band happenings in Padstow, visit the Tourist Information Centre. Wednesday 4 Septem- The final day started overcast, ber 7.30pm, Wadebridge Happy Camel Trailing but cleared up in time for the Town Band carnival parade, some exam- Graham Boaden ples of the entries:- Sunday 8 September 2.30pm Moor Harmony Barbershop Chorus There are no seating arrange- ments, no tickets are needed, the audience just stands or sits around, and comes and goes as the mood takes. The local cafes and pubs provide take- out drinks, it is a very relaxed atmosphere. For many people the opening of a new unisex hairdressers is a great benefit, called Phaze 2, they are in the alleyway behind Rick Steins pasty shop, in the centre of town, tel: 534897. For those who remember, it used to be a wine bar. There will be lifeboat day in the harbour on Sunday 15th Sep- tember, all welcome. All Photographs courtesy of Graham Boaden www.cameltrailfriends.co.uk Volume 2 Number 4 Page 3 It can reach any part of Cornwall AGM NEWS within 20 minutes, and the Isles of Scilly inside 28 minutes, with aver- he Cornwall Air Ambulance age response time to scene being T Trust, originally known as the around 12 minutes. First Air Ambulance Service Trust, st Each day, the helicopter is crewed was literally the 1 air ambulance in by two South Western Ambulance the UK. Service paramedics, one pilot and typical mission? increasingly a critical care doctor. 26 years later, there are 18 chari- ties, and over 30 air ambulance Around half of the emergencies we helicopters, covering the majority of attend are to patients with a poten- the population of England Scotland tially life threatening medical condi- What is our strategy for fund- and Wales. tion, the remainder are patients who raising? have suffered a serious trauma All of these air ambulances are injury. funded in the same way, through public donations and fundraising. We also carry out a number of inter hospital transfers each year, includ- What are the plans for the ing flying children to the specialist future with two air ambulance Only the London Air Ambulance, hospital in Frenchay near Bristol, helicopters? which receives about ¼ of its costs, and burns patients to Moriston's at and some of the aircraft operating in Swansea. Scotland, which are 100% funded, receive any money from the Gov- This year at the Friends AGM, we And perhaps most important- ernment towards the helicopter will be talking about the work of the ly of all, How can you get operating costs. air ambulance and answering lots of involved and help support the your questions work of this charity which is Without the support of the people of so vital to our communities in Cornwall, who consistently help us For example, who decides Cornwall? to raise over £35,000 every month, which incidents the helicopter not a single emergency mission attends? would be flown. It would be great to hear your sto- Today the air ambulance in Corn- What help do we get from the ries too, so bring them along togeth- wall attends between 750 and 1000 Department of Health? er with your questions, and we will emergencies a year. do our best to send everyone home feeling like experts in the Cornwall Air Ambulance! How much does it cost for a I shall be available at the AGM to ing and promoting the sympathetic speak to any prospective members use of the trail. and give further details of member- Hope to meet you and your friends ship. on the evening Special Membership Offer!! And an early reminder to existing Anne members: your subscriptions Please bring a friend – or better st still friends – to the AGM in Sep- fall due on January 1 . [email protected] tember. The easiest way to do this is by Standing Order. So why not fill in Any new members who join on the evening will get the 3 months’ the Standing Order Form available membership to the end of Decem- on the night, or download from our ber free along with membership for website. 2014 Then you can be sure of continuing Membership is still only £6 for indi- to receive your newsletters, with vidual and £10 for Family Member- free entry to events while continu- ship. ing to support TFOTCT in preserv- www.cameltrailfriends.co.uk Volume 2 Number 4 Page 4 Membership News Corporate Membership Our Corporate Membership was launched back in the summer, and we are very pleased to say that already 3 business’s have joined us. So we’d like to say a “big thank you” and “welcome” to Nigel and his team at Bridge Bike Hire, Wadebridge and Steve Rogers at South West Optics, Truro and of course Denis & Christine Lusby at St Breward Stores who joined us back in January. We’re so pleased that you’ve done your bit to support us! If you would like more information about Corporate Membership please contact: Graham Brinsden or Charles Travis. Full details on website www.cameltrailfriends.co.uk We are looking for a new secretary! If you feel you would like to join the committee please contact us? We can give you more details of the skills required (Mainly IT). Our Secretary, Dawn Roberts has moved on to the events sub-committee. Also, we are always looking for ‘volunteers’ who may have just a few hours to spare to help us out. Help is always appreciated at events. For example: tea/coffee making, doing the raffle, putting chairs/tables out & away, delivering newsletters. If you feel that you would like to lend a hand please let us know so that we can put you on a list of helpers. Many thanks Finally, last Christmas a member get much snow in Cornwall! This asked us if we did ‘Friends of the little Robin was photographed Camel Trail Gift Vouchers?’ near Target Pool. What a good idea, we thought! If you are interested in purchasing So this year we’ve decided to a Christmas Gift Voucher just let produce some.
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