St Martin By Looe Winter in St Martins. Photo by Dave Keeble Winter 2013 Published and funded by St Martin By Looe Parish Council. [email protected] www.stmartinbylooepc.btck.co.uk 1 St Martin By Looe Parish Councillors Contact Numbers. Chairman Robert Henly 01503 240738 Vice Chairman Roberta Powley 01503 240650 Councillors Barbara Reynolds 01503 240520 Lynne Burt 01503 240383 Mike Elford 01503 265922 David Keeble 01503 263525 John Broad 01503 264459 Parish Clerk & Magazine Editor Charles Hyde 01579 340905 [email protected] County Councillor Armand Toms 01503 264823 [email protected] Advertisements If you would like to include an advertisement in the next edition of St Martin By Looe News please contact The Clerk, Charles Hyde on 01579 340905 or by email [email protected]. Costs: £20 for a full page, £10 for a ½ page, £5 for 1/3 page. Contract discounts are available. The magazine is printed quarterly and has a circulation of 300 copies which are hand delivered to every home in the Parish. Contributions We always welcome contributions from people living in the Parish. If you would like to air your views on a particular subject or have a photograph or piece of artwork for the front cover please get in touch with The Clerk. Statutory Disclaimer All articles and advertisements are published in good faith, St Martin By Looe Parish Council cannot check all details in the articles and any views ex- pressed may not necessarily reflect those of the Parish Council. Neither can we be held responsible for the actions of any advertisers now or in the future. 2 Welcome to the Winter 2013 Edition A bumper 32 page magazine, packed full of great articles; hopefully it will keep you occupied during the cold days ahead. Christmas is fast approaching and you will find a list of activities planned for the No Man’s Land Hall, a festive recipe, suggestions for a great Sunday lunch and gift ideas from our advertisers. Also is a seasonal story by Dave Keeble a great history snippet by Jenny Wallis and a chance to look forward to 2014 by entering the Millendreath 2015 Photographic Calendar compe- tition. Happy reading! Planning applications Numerous applications were received for the redevelopment of Millen- dreath Holiday Village, including the demolition and refurbishment of some of the chalets and the construction of four semi detached three storey units. Others received included: Installation of a galvanised steel ramp at Treveria Farm; Appication for a Certificate of Lawfullness for the continued occupation without compilance of the Agricultural Occupancy condition at Pethick Park, Bucklawren Road; The construction of 3 additional timber holiday chalets at Lakeside Log Cabins, Millendreath. Downderry Childcare 15 hours FREE Childcare We are now government funded for 3 & 4 year olds We will pickup & drop home saving you time and money All childcare requests catered for within S/east Cornwall Before & After School pickups Downderry/Looe/ St Germans/Trenode Childcare Vouchers accepted/Student grants For all your childcare needs contact :- KERRY LAKE 01503 250264 Or visit www.downderrychildcare.co.uk 3 B3253 Road Improvements Hopefully you would all have seen the designs for the major road improvements planned for the B3253 at No Man’s Land, these improve- ments include the provision of a much needed footpath from the Holland Road and Springfield Park estates to a safe crossing point. Rumble strips, better signage and the closure of one of the junctions at Bindown should all help to make pedestrians safer. Sadly to date we still do not have a speed reduction, however the improvements planned should in themselves slow traffic down. Our thanks go the County Councillor Armand Toms and Sheryl Murray MP for their persistence, without their help we would probably still be waiting. Parish Fingerposts The Parish Council have agreed to keep these much loved and well used signage in good order, they are an important part of the character of the Parish and Cornwall Council were just going to let them rot and fall down. Work to restore the Fingerposts should start soon, once funding has been secured. Precept 2014/15 The Precept for next year has been set at £9182, a reduction of 8%. Troubleshooting & Repairs We come to your business or home COMPUTER REPAIRS, SOFTWARE & HARDWARE INSTALLS BROADBAND INTERNET - EMAIL WIRELESS NETWORK SET UPS VIRUS REMOVAL/PROTECTION ALL WORK GUARANTEED THE HAVEN, BARBICAN HILL, LOOE, CORNWALL PL13 1BQ 01503 264160 4 5 Miilendreath redevelopment The Parish Council have received a request to support the application for a Local Council Tax Discount to compensate for the disruption caused by the redevelopment of the Holiday Village. After much discus- sion, it was decided to await the outcome of a meeting to be held by the developers with the residents, as much of what has been raised could be sorted out with consultation with the developers. During any major construction project a certain amount of disruption is inevitable and it is not always possible to prevent disturbance. Friendly link Planning officer for St Martin’s Matthew Sleeman attended the October meeting of the Parish Council to introduce himself as the Friendly Link Planning Officer for the Parish, Matthew can help answer planning related queries from residents in the Parish, he can be contacted on 01726 223490, or email: [email protected]. Parish Council Meetings You are always welcome to attend the Parish Council meetings, howev- er requests to speak must now be made in writing or by email to The Clerk at least 48 hours in advance (contact details on page 2), failure to do so could result in your request being refused. The next three meetings are on 5th December 2013, 8th January, 5th February 2014. Getting in touch General enquiries (and all services) 0300 1234 100 Children, schools and families 0300 1234 101 Libraries 0300 1234 111 Benefits 0300 1234 121 Adult care and support 0300 1234 131 Refuse and recycling 0300 1234 141 Planning 0300 1234 151 Housing 0300 1234 161 Council tax and business rates 0300 1234 171 Registration services 0300 1234 181 Trading standards 0300 1234 191 Environmental management 0300 1234 202 Environmental health & licensing 0300 1234 212 Roads, transport and parking 0300 1234 222 6 THE BIG ALL DAY BREAKFAST SATURDAY 25th JANUARY 2014 9:00 am - 4:00 pm £7.50 PER PERSON AT BUCKLAWREN FARM (Near the Monkey Sanctuary) 01503 240738 All proceeds are going to St Martins Church, Shelterbox & Bring & Buy Stall for Children’s Hospice South West. 7 The Jumble Sale held on October 26th this year was a HUGE success. The Hall Committee are please to be sending a cheque for £750 to the Children's Hospice South West, Little Harbour. The Committee would like to thank the Black Rock Cafe at Millendreath, Looe Golf Club and Looe Nurseries for all the Raffle Prizes, also thank you to all who gave items for sale and a special thank you to all who gave up their time to help. The Remembrance Service was attended by the Lord Mayor and his wife who laid Wreaths together with Looe Royal British Legion, St.Martin-By-Looe Parish Council and No Man’s Land Memorial Hall Committee, there was also one Standard Bearer. Also attending was County Councillor Armand Toms and members of the public. After the service, everyone enjoyed a splendid supper provided by the Hall Committee and friends. 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