Your free magazine—please take one Anticipation and Hope—New Year Edition THE MYLOR MAGAZINE JANUARY, 2011

Ring out the Old Ring in the New!

A magazine for Church and Community The Mylor Magazine [email protected] Published by: The PCC of St Mylor and All Saints

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2 Parish of St Mylor with the Mission Church of All Saints Church Mylor Bridge

Services for January, 2011

Regular services

Sundays

8am Holy Communion, 1662, St Mylor. 9am Holy Communion, CW, All Saints 10.30am Parish Eucharist, St Mylor 4pm BCP Evening Prayer , All Saints

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9am Morning Prayer, All Saints, Mylor Bridge Wednesdays Holy Communion, 10 am, St Mylor—11 am, All Saints

Diary for January

Mon 10 Gardening Club (OS 7.30pm) Roses for Cornwall Stuart Pocock Fri 14 Drawing Classes start (TH 3 weeks) Jan Robson 01326 375252 Sat 15 History Group talk (TH 7:00pm) Cornish Tin Mines Mark Kaczmarek Tue 18 Women’s Fellowship (MMC 2:00). Speaker; Revd. P Facer Sat 22 Friends of St Mylor (PH 10-12) Coffee Morning Sun 23 Blessing of Angels Corner (MC 11:30 approx—after Parish Communion) Special Evensong of Thanksgiving (MC 4) Join those caring for our churches Mon 24 Watercolour classes begin (TH 8 weeks) Beginners/Improvers 01326 375252 Fri 28 Mylor Movies (TH 7.30pm) Another Year (PG13) directed by Mike Leigh

February

Sat 12 Table-top Sale (TH 10-4) Tables £8 to reserve tel 01326 374767 Fri 23 Mylor Movies (TH 7.30) The King's Speech (12A) directed by Tom Hooper

Key

TC=Truro Cath.; EH=Epiphany House; OS-Ord-Statter Pav; TH=Tremayne Hall; AS=All Saints Church; MC=Mylor Church; MMC=Mylor Methodist Chapel; PH=Parish Hall

Cover Photo : Ring out the Old, Ring in the New!—Howden Minster 3 I am just back from our midnight service at All Vicar’s letter Saints. No, I’m not confusing it with our First Communion of Christmas service, the one which starts at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve and is always held in the parish church. This year, that service was well-attended de- spite the extreme weather, as was the now traditional Christingle service earlier in the day. It is lovely to see our ancient church so beautifully decorated and continuing to welcome families to worship and give thanks, to sing again the familiar carols and perhaps enter into the wonder and mystery of the meaning behind the nativity sto- ries. Strange to reflect how the number of worshipers on the morning of the day it- self has dwindled over the years, though this Christmas, as always, we held a Family Service at All Saints at what some might consider a more ‘sensible‘ time, between the opening of the presents and the carving of ‘the bird‘. No, I’m referring to the New Year’s Watchnight service which is also held at our Mis- sion Church. It’s rather a puzzle to me that the popular attraction of the midnight Christmas Eucharist does not stretch to this other late-night service for it could be argued it is even more ‘time-specific‘. Perhaps there are those who account it a non- conformist tradition and hold that against it. It certainly does not mark a religious festival, though in the past the Church has not be backward in taking over pagan festivals and making them her own. (I’m told Christmas itself is a winter festival be- cause it falls on the old Roman festival of Saturnalia!) But an increasing number of people welcome the opportunity to gather in the last moments of the dying year to review the twelve months that have passed, finding the turning of the year an appro- priate time to reflect, to make their confession and to dedicate to God the months to come, to ask his blessing on their lives that they may grow ever more trustful of his loving care: God of the ages help us walk your way. Help us greet your future, seize tomorrow's day. Each year there is the challenge of getting the timing right so that we arrive at ‘the exchange of the Peace’ just as the chimes of Big Ben welcome in the New Year and we hear the rattle of fireworks from outside. So we wish one another Shalom, the peace, the prosperity, the well-being which comes from God. There is for many a deep sense of blessing that they have begun a new year with other members of the Christian family in God's house. We sing: Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be. And we pray the Collect: God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose years never fail and whose mercies are new each returning day: let the radiance of your Spirit renew our lives, warming our hearts and giving light to our minds; that we may pass the coming year in joyful obedience and firm faith; through him who is the beginning and the end, your Son Christ our Lord. Amen. So I wish you, gentle reader, Shalom , the Peace of Christ, in the months to come. Chapel ChitChit----ChatChat A New Year rhyme for our younger readers. Rodent Resolves Benjamin Mouse thought he had the solution Every New Year he made this resolution; Not to be rude, nor act very bold; Also to do, just as he was told. But every year, though it was not meant, He did break every good intent.

Bartholomew Mouse has a better idea, To make one resolution this very year. “I’ll start each day with Jesus, my friend, Keeping so close to him ‘till the end. And then at bedtime I will say thanks To him who kept me from naughty pranks.

At our Christmassy Fellowship, Vera Moore made us laugh with:- “Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Snore, and you snore alone.”

And here is a resolution for the men. Do not worry if you have to wait for the women in your life. Have a good book nearby. Read it while you wait. You will be amazed at the amount of information you acquire! A Happy New Year to you all !

Wishing all our readers A Very Happy New Year

5 in the Parish Church of Saint Mylor The Third Sunday of Epiphany 23 rd January 2011 at 4pm

A Special Service to Celebrate the Contribution to our Parish Worship of All who Provide the Flowers and Clean and Polish and Weed so that our Church and its environs are a Worthy Place in which to Glorify God.

Friends of St. Mylor Church

Reg. Charity No. 1129030

C0FFEE MORNING SATURDAY 22 nd JANUARY 2011 PARISH HALL 10.00 am – 12 Noon

CAKES, RAFFLE, BOOKS, BRIC-a-BRAC Raising Funds for St. Mylor and All Saints Community News and Views During the past 18 months the St Mylor Churchyard Renovation group has successfully uncovered many headstones and graves that had become totally over- grown by brambles and ivy. Many of these graves are now visited by relatives and flowers are being placed on these memorials. The Group’s wish is to bring this lovely Churchyard into a more manageable state and, working alongside our paid gardener, we are begin- ning to achieve this. St Mylor Church will be celebrating its 1600 th anniversary in 2011, and many activities are being organised for this wonderful celebration. As its contribu- tion, the group has begun clearing rubbish from the well and stream and has planted over 100 daffodil bulbs, including Cornish varieties, as well as plant- ing native violets. Ultimately our wish is to introduce some native wildflowers, some of which are nearing extinction, into suitable areas of the Churchyard. We are now working in areas of the Churchyard that are rarely visited, and have begun uncovering graves and headstones that have not been visible for many, many years. Our wish is to be able to encourage more visitors to these areas. The oldest grave in the Churchyard, that of Revd. Thomas Peter who died in 1654, has been re-discovered in amongst the brambles and we have been working on the tomb of the Revd. Hoblyn and his family. He was respon- sible for the building of the current vicarage. Many of the graves, headstones and tombs in these areas are Listed and Starred and need to be available for all to visit. There is so much history in these areas of the Churchyard as well as some amazing headstones and tributes and hopefully more of this will be uncovered in time for the celebrations next year. The Group meets on Thursday mornings at 10.30am, unless it’s raining heav- ily or is too cold, and we welcome any help we can muster. You don’t need to be a gardener, just come with some enthusiasm, a fork and perhaps a pair of secateurs and we’ll provide the rest! Please come and join us. Helen Fletcher Mylor School visit the Archive Centre. November was a busy month for Mylor Local History Group. We had several visitors early in the month; re- search included the Ganges, family history and the Enys Estate. On November 18th Mr Lea, the headteacher of our local school, along with some of the staff, brought Years 4 and 5, who are studying the Victorians, to look at the documents on the history of their school. The children had been given a questionnaire to complete whilst reading the relevant information. There was great interest in the fire that destroyed the old school, the wartime shelters and the building of the swimming pool and new hall. The following Thursday, Years 6 and 3 also came over and were particularly interested in the Poor House, family names in the records and photographs of people they knew. All the children were very enthusiastic and it was a very worthwhile time for us all. As a result of these visits, Mr Lea kindly invited us to School to look at the large collection of their photographs and we were delighted to see so many. We are certain that there will be other times in the future when we will be ex- changing historical information. There are plans for next year already! Jill Quilliam (hon. acting secretary) Community News and Views ~ contd. May I, on behalf of Mylor Parish Council wish all our Parishioners a very happy and prosperous New Year. During the past year we have endeavoured to do our best for the Parish, sup- porting the building of affordable homes in Mylor and Flushing. We have man- aged to keep the precept to a very small increase and are hoping to refurbish the Clock Tower and Flushing Barometer, clean Flushing War Memorial, con- tinue to try to get a Car Park in Flushing and a Bus Shelter in Mylor, also to complete the Parish Plan and get a price for a replacement pump in Comfort Road. A.L. Andrew (Chairman of the Parish Council) Mylor Creek Boatyard opened their doors to Mylor residents in December for an evening of mulled wine and mince pies. Guests were able to see for themselves the developments at the yard and to get a preview of the new Duchy 27 fast motor cruiser to be launched in April, 2011

Cornwall Chat Tapes for the visually impaired/handicapped/housebound would like to find more people who live alone or cannot get out easily who would like to receive a Chat Tape from our team of experienced chatters. There is no cost to the recipient. Tapes come in the post each month, and when listened to are returned in a pre-paid envelope which is also supplied. This is a service solely for the people in Cornwall. The tapes are not compli- cated, just stories of everyday things like holiday trips, gardening, bygone days, walks in the countryside etc. We have a wonderful feed-back from the recipients, who tell us that on some- days our tape has the only friendly voice they will hear. We are continually surprised at how such a small thing means so much. I have been a chatter and committee member for over 25 years, so if you do know of anyone who would like these tapes I will visit them to see if they have a suitable recording/playback machine and are able to use it. If they do not have a machine we can usually supply one free of charge. Please contact me on 378543. Thank you. Christine Robinson

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Oliver Eastburn (whose previous experience was described in the pro- gramme as “singing in the shower”) had a great time playing Enjolras, the leader of the student revolutionaries, in Truro School’s production of Les Mis- erables at the Burrell Theatre. The battle on the Paris barricades, complete with stunning pyrotechnics, was one of the high points of an astonishing pro- duction, professionally produced and played to a capacity audience through- out the week. Musically, as well as dramatically, effective, the powerful male voices of the chorus were matched by some tender and lyrical trios exquisitely sung. A cast of ninety totally committed players created a performance that was compelling and, at times, deeply moving. DBTS Mylor Movies at Tremayne Hall (see www.tremaynehall.org) have two inter- esting forthcoming attractions. On Friday, 26th January they are screening Another Year (PG13) directed by Mike Leigh and starring Jim Broadbent, Les- ley Manville, Ruth Sheen. This is a story about a married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years They are sur- rounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness. On 23rd February, The King's Speech (12A) (directed by Tom Hooper and star- ring Helena Bonham Carter, Colin Firth, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall and many others) tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') re- luctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friend- ship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war. On Saturday, 4 th December, the Friends held their Annual Christmas Market. This was very successful; every stall was laden with plenty of ‘goodies’, thanks to all who helped with this event; without your selfless help and sup- port the Christmas Market would not happen. I would also like to thank every- body who attended on the day as without such support we would not be able to raise funds to help with maintaining our churches. We have some projects in hand which I look forward to reporting on in the New Year. On the 22 nd January the Friends are holding a Coffee Morning in the Parish Hall from 10.00 a.m. until 12 noon. There will be the usual cake stall, raffle, bric-a-brac and books and I look forward to seeing you then. Once again, thank you for your support; it is much appreciated by all the Committee. Pamela Cartwright, Chairman Crossword Answers :ACROSS: 1, Godlessness. 9, Egotism. 10, After. 11, Eat. 13, Sort. 16, Plan. 17, Escape. 18, Odds. 20, Idem. 21, No fear. 22, Idle. 23, Abet. 25,

Ail. 28, Eaves. 29, Achieve. 30, Grasshopper. DOWN: 2, Odour. 3, Lair. 4, Same. 5, Neat. 6, Settled. 7, Gershonites. 8, Grandmother. 12, Apples. 14, TES. 15, Octopi.

19, Deliver. 20, Ira. 24, Breve. 25, As is. 26, Lash. 27, Whip.

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On Saturday 12 February, Tremayne Hall will be hosting a Table Top Sale from 10 – 4 pm, with tables for hire at £8 each. This is a good opportunity for organisations to hire a table (or two) in order to promote or raise money for their group. Individuals may also wish to hire a table – like a car boot sale! This should be an enjoyable occasion with refreshments available throughout the day. If you would like to book a table, please ring 01326 374767 The Lunch Club Christmas party took place on Tuesday 21 December. An increased number of helpers (under the direction of Sarita Per- kins) prepared and served a Christ- mas meal consisting of chicken cas- serole with jacket potatoes and peas. This was followed by homemade Christmas puddings and mince pies with brandy butter, cream or cus- tard. Forty-nine of our regular members enjoyed the meal while David James played the piano, creating a great atmosphere. There were crackers and chocolates with the usual tea and coffee to finish the meal but a surprise ar- rived in the form of bran tubs for every table so that everyone went home with a small present! The Lunch Club teams took a week off for Christmas but the regular lunches began again on 4 January. The Tuesday Lunch Club is a happy occasion for friends to meet each week. If you know someone who is alone and in need of some company, do encourage them to come along. Val J-J Mylor Book Group . Wickedly lovely free-range chicken breasts stuffed with mushrooms, shallots & herbs, served with a totally brilliant jus. Watermelon sorbet with no black seeds or rubbish in it. This quotation from The Road Home is an indication that although this is a book with a serious message, Rose Tremain also uses humour to communicate her ideas. But food does, in fact, play a central role in the story as a celebrity restaurant is one of the set- tings for the novel. We enjoyed Greek and Indian cuisine without even leaving the fireside! The Road Home tells the story of Lev, an immigrant who travels to the UK to work and send money home to his family. The Evening Group had a lively dis- cussion about the characters he met and the friendships he formed that helped him survive the gruelling lifestyle he endured. But as Lev struggles to overcome his challenges he realises that there is a threat at home that he needs to address. Why not read the book and find out what happened next? Although bleak at times, this is an uplifting story that is inspirational and the Book Group wanted to read more of Rose Tremain’s novels. Jean Webster

The Pandora Inn

In earlier times, The Pandora was known as The Ship and before that The Passage House because it stood by a ferry. It is said to be one of the oldest inns in the county. In his book Old Cornish Inns , an early curator of Truro Mu- seum wrote ‘unquestionably the inns most strategically placed are those on ferries, jealously guarded by the publicans, men of great power’. When Henry VIII appointed a Master of Posts to ensure that the Royal Mail got through, the postal route was by this Inn. At first the Parish Rate kept up the road; later the Turnpike Trust took over. In 1660 there were two weekly posts from London. The Ship Inn was renamed The Pandora by Captain Edward Edwards after the ship in which he was bringing home the 14 mutineers of Captain Bligh’s Bounty to face trial. His ship was wrecked off Australia, her master then being dismissed the service. He retired to the life of a Cornish Inn-keeper in Mylor. Joan West (reprint)

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23 More About ~ Major Bruce Collier ERD In 1952, Bruce Collier was asked to take on the chair- manship of the Village branch of the Royal British Legion. As branch chairman, he would also have to read the names of the fallen on Remembrance Day and give the tribute. This was a duty he was very proud to accept, having very personal memories of the War. However, those who attended this year’s Remembrance service at St Mylor will have noticed that, for the first time in almost 62 years, Bruce was not in church reading the names of parishioners who fell in conflict since 1914. On Doctor’s orders he was at home, watching the Cenotaph service on television with his family. Bruce was born in Goole, in what was, the East Riding of Yorkshire. After his schooling he was apprenticed to the Department of Transport as a Surveyor. It was in South Shields, where he was working, that he met Trevenna, always re- ferred to as Trev. In 1935 when Mussolini attacked Abyssinia, Bruce thought there was trouble ahead and applied to join the Supplementary Reserve of the Army and was duly accepted and commissioned into the Royal Engineers. This involved two weeks training every year. When war broke out Bruce was in the first tranche of volunteers to be called up. He was now in a Field Engineer Regiment and soon left for France. For the next few months he was deployed making defensive works such as pill boxes and tank traps along the Belgian border. Eventually, the German Divisions proved too much for our smaller force and a ma- jor withdrawal was soon under way, the main part of the force being withdrawn over the beaches of Dunquerque. It should be remembered that military engineers are very much front line troops and are frequently to be found with the Armour and infantry units. This withdrawal required a number of units to hold up the advancing Germans for as long as possi- ble so that the British and French units could be evacuated. Bruce had the unenvi- able task of blowing up bridges and roads which meant that he and his men were amongst the last to get to the beaches for evacuation. He led his team out to one of the last minesweepers, wading until they had to swim. No easy matter when wearing battle dress. It says much of his leadership that he brought all his men home. After reforming with a new engineer regiment Bruce went with them to the Middle East on the troop ship Andes. They were chased all the way to Cape Town by U Boats. Over the next few years Bruce served in Egypt, The Lebanon and Iraq. After 3 years he returned to England, interestingly on the same ship as Monty. Back in the UK Bruce joined another engineer Regiment, which joined Monty’s 38 Army Group 10 days or so after D Day. He stayed with that unit until late in 1945 when he was demobbed. Bruce returned to surveying, but soon applied for a job with Cornwall Highways for which he was successful and he moved to Mylor in 1948 and from then on he and Trev played a very full part in village life but I think that is probably another story. Bruce is a holder of the Emergency Reserve Decoration for his service to the coun- try. Alastair Adams GET THE BEST RESULTS from LEVICK AND JENKIN WINDOWS

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St Mylor Parish Church and All Saints Mission Church, Mylor Bridge www.stmylor.org.uk Priest-in-Charge : The Revd Roger Nicholls (01326 374408 ) The Vicarage, 17 Olivey Place, Mylor Bridge, Cornwall, TR11 5RX Lay Reader: Dorrit Smith (01326 374361) Churchwarden Judy Menage: (01326 259909; email:[email protected]) Parish Church Clerk: Pauline Bryant PCC Secretary: John Clark (01872 865974) Organist: Sid Bryant (01326 316864)

Some High Days and Holy Days in January: 1st—the Naming of Jesus 5th—Simon Stylites 6th—Epiphany 25th—the Conversion of St Paul

What will the New Year bring? For some the joy of beginning Birth … Spring ….. Love ….. the return of colour ….. life. For some an ending as age draws on Hardship …. Suffering …… Pain Children gone from home ….. alone For us a prayer For all to live (as we should live) In Peace ….. in Joy ….. in Love! Such may the New Year bring. DBTS Jan, 2011

This Parish Magazine is published by St Mylor Church on the last Sunday of the month. Editor: The Priest-in-Charge. Contributions to: [email protected] as in line text or Microsoft Office Word , rich text files (rtf) or jpg attachments please. Advertising: [email protected] or 01326 374767 The Parish Magazine is available from St Mylor Church, All Saints Church, Mylor Bridge Post Office, Mylor Newsagents and The Methodist Chapel. And now online and in full colour at: http://www.any-village.com/UK/England/Cornwall/Mylo27 r-Bridge/parishmagazines.aspx Printing and Binding: Good Impressions, Redruth (01209 314451) News from the Boatyard

The team at Cockwells would like to say a big thanks to all those neighbours in Mylor who joined us for a mulled wine and mince pies on 10 December. It was great to catch up with our regular customers and a pleasure to welcome some new visitors to the boatyard. We hope you all enjoyed coming and seeing the changes we have made. We aim to contribute regularly to the Mylor Magazine in 2011 to keep you in touch with our news and plans for the future. If anyone has a particular topic they would like us to cover, let us know and we will try to oblige! Our exciting news for 2011 is that we will be launching our new Semi-production motor yacht, The Duchy 27. Designed by Andrew Wolstenholme,

This handsome motor yacht has versatile weekend accommodation, classic looks and a comfortable cruising speed of 15 knots and a predicted maximum speed of 22 knots. With a moulded grp hull, hand built interior and elegant styling, she is built with all the care and expertise that we at Cockwells devote to our bespoke classic yachts. Cockwells’ engineering innovation, boat building expertise and su- perb craftsmanship combine to produce a quiet, safe and well equipped classi- cally styled motor yacht ideal for the local waters. The first Duchy 27 is currently under construction at the yard with a planned launch date of April 2011. If you would like to make a viewing appointment or for any other enquiries call Cockwells on 01326 377366