Issue 151 January 2011 SEWING MACHINE SERVICES SWIFT Industrial and Domestic Mechanic (Member of Smta)
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Issue 151 January 2011 SEWING MACHINE SERVICES SWIFT industrial and domestic mechanic (member of smta) 66 beatrice aVenue SALTASH CORNWALL PL12 4NG TELEPHONE: 01752 847842 2 Pillaton Village News No. 151 January 2011 Once again I have had little difficulty in filling this months edition of the Village News thanks to the many regular contributors. However in order to vary the content of the Village News further I can nearly always accept more contributions. These need not be in the form of carefully crafted articles. Just e-mail me a few brief notes, perhaps some natural phenomenon you observed while walking the dog -first cuckoo of spring, severe flooding at Clapper Bridge, swallows arriving - and I can quickly knock them into a small item. In fact newspaper surveys always reveal that readers tend to read ‘News in Brief’ items more avidly than major articles - stories such as ‘Road Accident near Callington,’ ‘Man Appears in Court’ etc, you know the sort of thing. I am not aware Pillaton has a significant criminal fraternity, so I do not expect to cover any of the latter types of story, but if the Neighbourhood Watch does uncover a Colombian drugs baron it would be hard to ignore the fact! Copy date for the next edition is Monday 7th March. See inside back cover for full details, where I have also included the current advertising rates for the Village News. Robin Dwane 3 PILLATON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of Parish Council Meeting 17th November 2011 ATTENDANCE Cllrs. Dolley, Hoskin, S. Floyd, Edwards, Martin, D. Floyd and Harris. APOLOGIES District Councillor Egglestone DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None. PUBLIC FORUM The PCO reported that there had been no crimes in the parish since his last visit. MINUTES The Minutes of 20th October 2010 meeting were accepted unanimously. MATTERS ARISING The Chairman reported that planning permission had been granted regarding the hedge at Kernock corner and that he had arranged for the work at to go ahead. The Clerk reported that Tesco had explained that there was no free bus run to outlying villages and that only those on the already established service were included. Cllr Hoskin informed the Council that the Duchy College had agreed to collect Miss Bridgman at the Polborder roundabout as opposed to Hatt. PARISH PLAN REVIEW Cllr Edwards kindly offered to summarize the Parish Plan review comments and have them incorporated in the Parish Plan. Cllr Harris volunteered to prepare a list of walks in the area. The Council would investigate the Parish Plan review comments and consider further implementation. COMMUNITY AREA NETWORK MEETINGS Cllrs Harris and Hoskin gave feedback on the meetings and undertook to raise the possibility of a community bus for the district. 4 FINANCE The Bank position of Current account £170 and deposit account £4,627 was noted. The Council approved payment of £450 for grass cutting for the year. The Council approved a precept of £3,120 for the year 2011 to 2012. ANY OTHER BUSINESS None. Chairman Mr. Dolley Jo and Graham Heap at Blackthorns would THANKS like to thank all those who provided support to their family during the rather early appearance into the world of baby Isla and also a big thank you for the lovely cards and gifts. Also a special big thank you to 'Karon and Gary' for being so wonderful and supportive in looking after Arran while Jo was in hospital and Graham was battling his way home from sea! Elegantly restored 17th century castle in private grounds with breathtaking views over the River Tamar. Weddings • Accommodation • Garden Tours • Private Hire • Corporate • Events Snowdrop Walk: 20th Feb 2011 – 10.30 to 3.30pm - £25 pp inc lunch & glass of wine Cleaner / kitchen assistant required: We are looking for someone who is able to work flexible hours, has their own transport and would be willing to turn their hand to most jobs – either washing up after dinners, or cleaning the castle on changeover days. Some experience preferable. For more information on events and to sign up to our newsletter, please visit our website or email [email protected] St. Mellion, Saltash, PL12 6QD • Tel: 01579 350044 • www.pentillie.co.uk 5 PILLATON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of Parish Council Meeting 14th December 2010 ATTENDANCE Cllrs. Dolley, Hoskin, S. Floyd, Edwards, Martin, D. Floyd Harris and District Councillor Egglestone. APOLOGIES None. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None. PUBLIC FORUM There were no members of the public present. MINUTES The Minutes of 17th November 2010 meeting were accepted unanimously. MATTERS ARISING The Chairman reported that the hedge at Kernock corner had been altered successfully and recorded grateful thanks to Graham Moore for kindly donating a piece of his land for the benefit of the Parish. NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Cllr Harris reported that there were no current problems and that the vandals who had damaged cars in the Village had been dealt with by the Courts. It was noted that Police station opening hours would include weekends, but that some stations would close. Cllr Harris would seek clarification of which stations would remain open. FINANCE The Bank position of Current account £1,000 and deposit account £3,273 was noted. The Council approved payments of £188 for digger hire for the altered corner and £12.32 for road warning signs. ANY OTHER BUSINESS The Clerk was asked to write to St Mellion Council urging them to seek an alteration to Amy Tree junction to improve visibility in the 6 same manner as Pillaton Parish Council had acted. Cllr Harris outlined the routes of walks around the Parish which he had prepared. Chairman: Mr. Dolley Pillaton Village Hall 8 April 2011 – Pillaton Village Hall The South West Film and Television Archive will be screening a film show, put together specially for us! The footage will include film on local places and events from their archives and the programme will last about an hour and a half. This promises to be a very special event and will be a once only chance to see unique film, so I am sure you won’t want to miss it! Tickets are £6.00 (to include nibbles); please bring your own drink. The evening will commence at 8.00 pm. There will also be a raffle at the event and proceeds will go to Village Hall Funds. Suggested ideas for future Fund Raising events are: Race Night – March Fun Day/Duck Race ‘Pamper Day’ Further details of the above will be in the next edition of the Pillaton News. Sue White GARDENING WASTE COLLECTION The eagle-eyed amongst you may have spotted in the latest Council leaflet that garden waste will in future be collected every other Tuesday, along with the normal recycling waste. 7 ST. MELLION V.A. C of E SCHOOL St. Mellion with Pillaton P.C.C. and St. Mellion School Governors Invite you to a FUN QUIZ NIGHT at PILLATON VILLAGE HALL FRIDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2011 7.30 for 8.00 pm FOUR PERSONS PER TEAM £5.00 per person Ticket entry to include buffet Please book tickets in advance from Mrs Julie Jamaa Ben M’Hand - 351186 St. Mellion School Office - 350567 Trophy presentation to winning team Proceeds from the Quiz Night will go towards St. Mellion School fund See you there! 8 9 Pillaton Wi November and December Meetings Talking to one another, sharing conversation with friends and colleagues; ad lib, spontaneous chat – what fun, isn’t it? The ability to make those links between brain and tongue is so taken for granted that listening to guest speaker Maurice Diaper’s illuminating and highly personal presentation about Aphasia brought each and every one of us up with a jolt. What is Aphasia? The dictionary definition defines it as “the inability to express thought in words or to understand thought as expressed in the spoken or written words of others, caused by brain damage or disease”. What the dictionary cannot convey is what that actually means to the sufferer. Maurice spoke to the November meeting about his struggle to regain both his mobility and the power of speech following a stroke at the age of only 52 years. Using notes to help him keep on track, he explained how Aphasia causes hesitation in speech, causes him to use the wrong words sometimes, and has left him unable to understand – even recognize – numbers. Worst of all, he tried to make us understand how Aphasia affects a sufferer’s relationship with other people. Speech may be slurred so the sufferer is perceived as being “drunk”. Inability to grasp the meaning behind spoken words leads to misunderstandings. Telephone conversations (because they allow for no non-verbal communication prompts such as facial expression or gesture) become unintelligible. Maurice has now lived with Aphasia for nearly ten years and is keen to educate the general public about the condition and the work he does with a charity called Connect, which helps sufferers by organizing weekly conversation groups. He ended with some sobering statistics – written down, of course, as he cannot relate to numbers unless he can read them out – that there are some 5,000 Cornish stroke victims annually and that a quarter of all stroke victims are aged under 65 years. Christmas spirit fuelled our imaginations during the festive month, starting early with a craft evening at the end of November to make Christmas tree decorations. Ably led by Rosemary Long, our Craft Secretary, about a dozen 10 Pillaton WI members created prettily decorated card boxes just large enough to take a scrummy chocolate treat to hang on the Christmas tree. While our hands and minds were kept busy, our after dinner hunger pangs were satisfied by the first mince pies and cream for the season, accompanied by steaming mugs of coffee to warm us in a rather chilly village hall.