LEZANT PARISH MAGAZINE ISSUE 99 ARE YOU THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME? MORE AND MORE SELLERS ARE SWITCHING TO WEBBERS!! MARCH 2018 CONTACT US TO FIND OUT WHY! FOR YOUR INSTANT ONLINE VALUATION VISIT www.webbers.co.uk OR CALL (01566) 776211 FOR A VALUATION APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF OUR EXPERTS Please note that our sole agency fee is chargeable in the event of a sale and please check the terms and conditions you may have with any existing estate agent “Sue waved happily as she set off to read her rain gauge. It had been a very wet January!” EDITOR: ROB PETCH TEL 01579 370151 EMAIL: [email protected] ADVERTISING: JILL PRICE TEL 01579 370835 EMAIL: [email protected] Lezant Parish Magazine is an independent publication, organised and published by a volunteer committee (E and J Sumbler, J Price, R Petch and L Shelley) for the residents of the Parish of Lezant. It is funded by advertising reve- nue and distributed free of charge to all households in the Parish. Printers: Parish Printing, Whitstone, Bude EX22 6TD. 36 Front cover photo: Winter Hedge: a potent symbol of a change that has hap- LIST OF ADVERTISERS pened in our countryside since the 1970s. ADVERTISER Page My very first issue as editor of the magazine! I’m looking forward to working on it and A J DESIGN (Andy Paton) Chartered Architectural Technician 22 I’m sure Jill will be relieved to step back from this task. She’s not going to be totally off the hook, however, as she is going to be your contact for advertising, she keeps track of A N JEWELL Painter and Decorator 23 the finances and I expect I’ll be running to her for advice on how to put this thing together BEN’S BOILER SERVICES 10 successfully… she has more than 9 years experience in preparing our magazine and latterly the newsletter, and I know it has proved to be such a useful ‘go-to’ for many of us CBL STOVE & CHIMNEY SPECIALISTS 25 in Lezant Parish and the surrounding area. We all owe Jill a big debt of thanks! CHRIS LYLE PLASTERING 13 At the same time, let’s remember the ‘backroom team’ who also help with the magazine: ROOT AND BRANCH Tree Service 14 for example the proof-readers who will no doubt have their work cut out whilst I get the ESG BOILERCARE 12 hang of this. GLEBE VETERINARY SURGERY 26 In coming issues, I will include a section on the natural environment in the Parish. I’m prompted to do this after hearing about the terrible decline in British farmland birds, GROUP TRAVEL Coach Hire and Excursions 29 hedgehogs and other fauna and flora. Hence my picture of the severely trimmed hedge JAMES WILLIAMS Carpentry 25 on the front cover. At the same time it will be nice to report on the good things that many farmers and land-owners in Lezant Parish are doing for the environment, so please do JOHN CLARK Carpentry/Painting/Decorating 22 tell us what you are up to in this regard. Just the other day, I was walking near Beals LAUNCESTON COMPUTERS (Sales, Repairs & Training) 13 Mill, overlooking the river valley, and it was great to see that someone had been practis- ing traditional hedge-laying, something that will pay off later this year with improved LOWEN BRIDAL All things for your wedding 29 cover for nesting birds. MOBILE FOOT CARE Foot Care in your own home 24 Despite the limitations on space with our magazine, your contributions are needed, MOORLAND FUELS (Local Fuel Supplier) 3 whatever they are: photos, recipes, articles, etc. If they aren’t used immediately I prom- MORWELLHAM QUAY Attraction 11 ise they will be at some future time. I might need to trim your article a little but only in or- der to get it to fit, so please don’t be disappointed if this happens to your contribution. N & P SERVICES (N Barnes) General Building 23 If you are new to the parish, please feel free to join any of the organisations listed on NAOMI FINCH, Mobile Hairdressing 28 page 20—either phone the contact number or just go along. You will be very welcome. PENDRAGON COUNTRY HOUSE Restaurant and Function Room 26 The Committee would be glad to receive any comments or suggestions you wish to PHIL AND MARK KNIGHT Garden & Building Services 10 make about the magazine, whether complimentary or otherwise. It is your magazine and R MEARS & SONS Chimney Sweeps 3 we want to please as many of you as possible with the content. Contact me on [email protected] or 01579 370151. Any potential advertisers R J HOSKING Tree Surgeon 12 are also welcome and should contact Jill at the telephone number on the cover. The SOMETHING NICE CATERING (Judith Scott) Catering Service 28 views of the contributors are not necessarily those of the Editor or Magazine Commit- tee and we reserve the right to reject contributions which are libellous, encourage ille- SWITCHED ON (Danny Hawley) Electrician 14 gal behaviour or contravene the Equalities Act. THE SPRINGER SPANIEL Pub and Restaurant 27 TREBURLEY GARAGE (R Rowe/R Thomas) Vehicle Repairs 27 RAINFALL FIGURES FOR JANUARY 2018 TREBURLEY PHYSIO Physiotherapy/Acupuncture 24 WEBBERS PROPERTY SERVICES 36 January 2018 144 mm 5 ¾ inches January 2017 84 mm 3 ½ inches W HALE Plumber 15 2 35 LEZANT LUNCH CLUB On Wednesday 31st January 2018, members met for their first lunch of the New Year. We were entertained at the beginning of the meeting by Brenda, who amused us all with a very humorous anecdote. We then enjoyed a delicious meal of beef casserole (prepared by Steve Jones – thank you Steve) with potato, carrots and cabbage followed by a gorgeous bread and butter pudding from Jo Rider – thank you Jo. After the lunch several games of Bingo were played and the several prizes won. A good afternoon was enjoyed by all. If you would like to join us, please tele- phone Ruth on 01566 782286 or Audrey on 01566 773062 for more details and to reserve a place. Jill Price for Joy Holter [email protected] U3A LAUNCESTON AND DISTRICT U3A: SPEAKERS DAY The annual Speakers Day of Launceston and District U3A is this year being opened to interested non-members of the U3A. Taking place on Tuesday April 17th, 10.15-3.15, at the Town Hall it will feature three guest speakers: Professor Richard Handy on “It’s a Small World: the won- ders of nanotechnology”, Ian Gasper on “The Galapagos: wildlife, birds and Dar- win” and Lynn Goold, a registered Blue Badge guide, on “ Daphne du Maurier’s Cornwall.” Further information and booking forms can be obtained from Alan Maizels, U3A Secretary, at [email protected] or on 07766 707245. Further information: Pauline Smith on [email protected] or 07977 731378 or 01566 772599 34 3 TREBULLETT METHODIST CHURCH It seems an age since we last reported in the magazine on our many events and we are very thankful to Rob Petch for taking on the editorship of this important publication as it is so valuable to our community. Christmas was celebrated at various events as we looked forward in Advent to the day that commemorates our Saviour’s birth. Our annual Christmas meal and entertainment was very well attended and the programme went without hitch (well, nearly!). Of course, as usual, the various acts had been well rehearsed (??)! The supper was enjoyed by all and the enter- tainment drew much laughter from the audience. A very good evening for all. On the 17th December we had our Carol Service – the children enacted a Nativ- ity and the service included many traditional carols. The church looked beautiful with the decorated and lit tree and the flowers on all the windows. A special Christmas Eve Café Style Service was held in the Hall on 24th Decem- ber with carols sung along to the Kings College Choir’s Christmas Eve carols. A beautiful service to mark the Eve of Christ’s birth. On Christmas Day we held our usual Christmas Morning Service when the chil- dren brought along some of the presents they had received and entertained the congregation with demonstrations of their particular gifts. January was a quiet month except for the Family Party which was held on the 5th January – even though it was held after Christmas it was the usual seasonal get together with lots of games and a traditional tea. February was also a quiet month but we look forward to our quarterly Charity Coffee Morning on Saturday 4th March when we will be supporting Launceston Hospital League of Friends, a local charity which does much, not just for the hospital, but for the community around it. Please see the advertisement for this event on page 5 in this issue. Our Mothering Sunday Service on 11th March will be led by David Pett and will include Kids Aloud instead of that being held on its usual first Sunday. Then for Easter, we are organising an Easter Discovery Trail which will take place from Monday 26th March for the whole of Easter Week leading up to and including Easter Sunday on 1st April. There will be depictions of the stations of the cross all around Trebullett and its surrounds and children in the parish will be invited to travel around the various presentations and have a book that they can fill with stickers provided at each presentation. Easter Sunday will be Easter Praise to which the children can bring their sticker books and be presented with a small Easter gift.