East Taphouse Community Hall in the Issue 6 snow December 2018

QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE OF ST. PINNOCK

REMEMBRANCE SERVICE IN THIS ISSUE

Remembrance Service Page 1 The newly-painted railings of the War This quarter’s calendar of events Page 3 Memorial at – Christingle Service at Chapel Page 4 Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch Page 5 courtesy of Alan Jevons, greeted us Remembrance Supper Page 6 Pumpkin Wall competition Page 6 for our Remembrance service to mark Christmas Hamper Raffle Page 7 the 100th anniversary of the ending Connon Bridge Landfill Site Page 8 Trevelmond Chapel Carol Service Page 8 of the First World War. It was very Christmas Carol Concert – St. Pinnock Band Page 9 well attended - a fitting tribute to the Lions Pantomime Page 10 – final instalment Page 11 43 men from this Parish who went off Progress on that Boundary Commission Page 12 How to contact the PostHorn Page 12 to fight in the ‘war to end all wars’ but which ironically went on to be called

‘World War I’.

Three of them never came back and a fourth died of his wounds soon after his repatriation:

Private Leo Bennett Of Polven, East Taphouse 22nd Battalion London Regiment, Thiepval Memorial Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 28th July 1916 at the 1st battle of Private Percy Daniel Harris the Somme, aged 29, Of Hurlands, St. Pinnock. Enlisted nd th He has no known grave, but is in the 2 /5 Battalion Duke of remembered on the Thiepval ’s Light Infantry. He was memorial to the missing which wounded serving on the Western overlooks the Somme River in France Front with 10th (Service) Battalion (Cornwall Pioneers) and was PostHorn - December 2018 - Issue 6 1 repatriated to Addington Park War with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Hospital in Croydon where he died on Regiment on 21st March 1918 - the 29th May 1917 aged 21. first day of the second battle of the He is buried at Connon Chapel Somme. He was aged just 19 years. He has no known grave, but is

remembered on the memorial at

Pozieres, in the Somme region of Private Thomas Johns Northern France and also here, on the 1st/ 5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s family memorial at Connon Chapel. Light Infantry Killed in action on 22nd August 1917 Carol Spear officiated once again and at what is officially known as the Third Clifford Rawle laid a Poppy Wreath on Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele behalf of all residents of the Parish. became infamous not only for the Doug Mills read the poignant verse scale of casualties, but also for the from the Laurence Binyon poem ‘For endless mud. He was aged 26 and is the fallen’: buried at the Reservoir Cemetery They shall grow not old, near the town of Ypres in Belgium as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. The Last Post was played by Alan Pendray and as the notes faded away, the bells of St. Pinnock church rang

out – just as they did one hundred Private Edric George Russell years ago to celebrate the armistice. Of Pennellick Farm This was made possible by the Enlisted with the Duke of Cornwall’s ingenuity of Richard Knapman and Light Infantry. Killed in action serving John Harrison! 2 PostHorn - December 2018 - Issue 6

REGULAR CLUBS/EVENTS THIS COMING QUARTER

Appologies for the date/day errors in the General Sunday Auction Every other week last issue! at East Taphouse Community Hall. This Slimming World meets in the East quarter they will be on: Taphouse Community Hall every Thursday December 2nd 16th and 30th morning from 9:30 to 12:30. Contact January: 13th and 27th Rebecca on 07980 171679 February: 10th and 24th. Lots taken from 1:00 p.m. Viewing starts at Connon Chapel holds a service every 4:30 and selling from 6:00 p.m. Sunday morning commencing at 9:30 with Womens Institute – St. Pinnock and District tea/coffee afterwards. Womens’ Institute invites new members to

join our really friendly group. We meet on Knit and Natter meets at Connon Chapel the second Tuesday of each month at the on the first and third Monday of the month East Taphouse Community Hall at 2:15 p.m. for two hours from 3:30. You don’t have to Also, our craft group meets on the 1st and knit – just come and natter and enjoy some 3rd Mondays of the month from 2 p.m. and tea and lovely homemade cakes. Just £1 caters for all skill levels from complete covers everything. novices to the more experienced crafter.

Ring Pauline Salt on 01579 320197 for more St.Pinnock Band - Band practice at East information. Taphouse Community Hall from 7:45 to 10:00 on Mondays and Thursdays. Parkinson’s Drop-In Group Every third Wednesday of the month - East Taphouse West Country Embroiderers – Community Hall from 10:00a.m. to Group. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of 3:00p.m. As well as the Parkinson’s nurse each month at East Taphouse Community talks, speakers on many different subjects Hall. For more information, contact: and a chance to try out new activities Secretary Mrs G. Johnson 01503 220730 ranging from art to Zumba. For more Treasurer Mrs P Stratton 01822 614677 information ring Sue Whipp on 01503 Group Rep Mrs G Sanders 01579 320721 262166

Trevelmond Chapel holds a service on Sunday roast dinner at The Sunday mornings commencing at 11:00. Community Hall, East Taphouse. Two courses £8.00 (Bar open). Every Vintage Motorcycle Club meets on the other Sunday at 6:00p.m. second Thursday of the month at7:00 p.m. This quarter they will be on: East Taphouse Community Hall at 7:00 p.m. December: 9th and 23rd

th th East Taphouse Short Mat Bowls Club now January: 6 and 20 plays every Friday afternoon in the February: 3rd and 17th. Community Hall from 2:00 to 4:30. Come Booking essential – ‘phone Laura on along and give it a try, or ‘phone Doug Mills 07792 900987 on 01579 320015 for more information.

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St.Pinnock Parish Council Meetings are Tea and chat meet - Trevelmond held on the third Monday of each month in Methodist Chapel First Friday of the month the Chapel Room at the rear of Connon from 3:00 to 4:00 Chapel at 7:30p.m. Mobile Library – East Taphouse If you have any item of concern, you can Community Hall Car Park from 3:45 p.m. to either raise it with your local Councillor 4:05 p.m. on 21st Dec. (2019 dates not beforehand or you can speak to the Parish available yet). Council at the meeting - there is fifteen The mobile library provides a library service minutes allocated at the start of the to rural areas in Cornwall where there is no meeting for this. static library or micro library. The agenda is posted on the Parish Council It holds a selection of books on many notice board which is on the forecourt of subjects, novels, large print books, books Valley View Garage on the Wednesday for children and talking books. Other before the meeting. materials, such as DVDs, music CDs and Chiropodist at East Taphouse Community music scores can be borrowed on request. Hall from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Customers can request books for free from 2018 visits: 3rd December the online library catalogue or for a small 2019 visits: 14th January, 25th February, charge if placed by a Library Assistant. 8th April, 20th May, 1st July, 12th August, The stock is updated regularly. 23rd September, 18th November and 30th December. Appointments now 1939 Register There are copies of the needed - ‘phone Christine on 01579 1939 Register (which was almost a census) 321311. for St. Pinnock and Trevelmond on display in the East Taphouse Community Hall. If Bingo 1st Saturday of the month at East your connections with the Parish go back to Taphouse Community Hall. Doors open at then, or you would like to know who was 7:00, ‘eyes down’ at 7:30 living in your home in 1939, take a look at it!

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TREVELMOND BANGERS & MASH REMEMBRANCE SUPPER Trevelmond village held an armistice This was followed by enthusiastic centenary remembrance evening ‘community singing’ of wartime songs supper on Saturday 10th November at the Trevelmond Chapel/Community hall, with donations of £187 going to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. The menu was bangers and mash, beans with onion gravy followed by a wartime cake pudding.

PUMPKIN WALL

Despite it being a very rainy evening, Under 10: Arthur Keast Alan Yeo braved the weather and judged the very well-presented entries this year.

Prizes were: Under 15: Denzil Keast Under 5’s Luke McGall

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CONNON BRIDGE LANDFILL SITE

The next liaison meeting at the landfill The bulky refuse amounts to 390 site is scheduled for 27th November tonnes per week – which amazingly which is after this magazine has gone includes 1000 mattresses! to print. is due to Processing it at St. Dennis would present to the meeting the findings of reduce the number of vehicle its review into the permanent movements through East Taphouse location for the bulky waste shredder by 34 articulated lorry-loads and 48 – currently sited at Connon Bridge rigid container-loads per week! landfill site.

It is hoped that the extra 50-plus It wouldn’t stop lorry movements miles round trip between Connon and to/from the landfill site altogether, as St. Dennis for each load of bulky the Household Waste Recycling waste would be considered not Centre plus the transfer shed sustainable and sway the decision operation (which ‘bulks-up’ locally towards moving the shredding collected black bag waste) would still operation to the incinerator site at St. continue. Dennis.

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ST. PINNOCK BAND FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Saturday 1st December Thursday 20th December Christmas Lights, East Taphouse Community Hall 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. 7:30p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Friday 7th December Torchlight Saturday 22nd December procession Christmas Band and BBQ 6:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. evening - Forest Holidays, Deerpark, 8:00p.m. – 10:00p.m.

Sunday 16th December Carol Sunday 23rd December Concert Trevelmond chapel Gallants, Fowey Gallants 6:30p.m. – 7:30 Sailing Club 12:00a.m – 2:00p.m.

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“DOUBLEBOISy WAS A GREAT PLACE TO GROW UP IN” – last instalment!

By Brian Jewell which contributed to our discoveries. Similarly, we had free run when we went to the mill to play. Blamey & The big house itself didn’t inspire. I Morcom’s that is. remember little of it beyond some damage. and an access to the external It wasn’t a place of high activity - I can part of the roof. recall only 3 men working inside - but It was the Music Hall behind it that potential hazards were many. There was of interest. It had a lovely sprung were 3 levels: the top one close to the – we were told – dance floor which roof contained, from floor level down, one could go beneath. A large stage a huge grain hopper for feeding the with curtains and dressing rooms. Off mill. Imagine falling in there! to the side, an extension housed a bar room and on the walls were paintings On the middle level was the mill that of Disney characters! All told, an my grandfather operated. I never did exciting find! see the bits of it that did the work. Also set in the floor was a large 2 flap Fairly recently I learned that these trap door where at any time a sack of paintings had been created by the crushed corn could come crashing original Walt Disney artists and when through on a hoist, the two flaps this Music Hall was adapted for use as flying back & hitting the floor with a the Golf Complex Club House, the bar bang! Which could catch you was demolished. A sad loss. unaware, the constant hum of the In my time I saw the Hall used for mill drowned out any warning showing some films and at least once sounds. Needless to add, the corn for a Dobwalls School concert. crusher was on the ground floor. Also, a legacy from the Americans These levels were joined by steep were a few buildings with no real wooden open tread staircases. evidence of their original purpose. I Caution was the by-word in this place! think we found locked doors on these as some were used for storage by Our other play area was the grounds local farmers. By peering through the of the estate, which contained the Big windows of an empty building, we House, as it was known. This whole saw a few rats, so we had the bright area was devoid of supervision & any idea of gaining access and having a go unlocked door was an invitation to at them with catapults! There was an explore. It had been used for a while unlatched window & we climbed by American troops prior to ‘D Day’ through ……. and came out again (continued overleaf) PostHorn - December 2018 - Issue 6 11 quicker than we went in!! Our abrupt hazardous situations. The fact that I arrival disturbed a whole hoard of am writing this must say something! other rats – we were outnumbered! Not long after that I left Doublebois The estate was sold off at some point with great reluctance after so many in time, it became evident when work good years. started on cutting down trees. it saddened me immensely. It This is the last instalment of Brian’s destroyed the character of the place. memoirs of his younger days in Doublebois! If you have any In conclusion, I feel that the freedom reminiscences that you would like to we had, meant we had to make our share, send it to the PostHorn – own decisions on behaviour in details at the bottom of this page.

PROMISING PROGRESS ON THAT BOUNDARY COMMISSION REVIEW!

So far, so good!

Cornwall Council held a full Council The Commission’s final meeting on 11th September and at recommendations are due to be item 12 on the agenda they voted to published on 4th December. We will accept the recommendation of the of course be reporting this in the council's Electoral Review Panel: March issue of the PostHorn, but if "that the Parish joins the you want to see it before then, either Lostwithiel division and that the St go to our website, or the Pinnock Parish joins the Liskeard Commission’s at: division". http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all- reviews/south-west/cornwall This recommendation has now been sent to the Boundary Commission and hopefully with the added weight of TO CONTACT THE POSTHORN: our representations, they will take these all into consideration and amend their proposals to include us in the Liskeard West and Dobwalls Editor: Doug Mills division rather than Lostwithiel.  01579 320015 [email protected]

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