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BOSCASTLE BLOWHOLE No 60 Winter 2007 £1 BOSCASTLE BLOWHOLE No 60 Winter 2007 £1 photo Val Gill Basil and Jean Jose celebrate their Golden Wedding CONTENTS INCLUDE: Church & Chapel page 12 Pickwick Papers page 18 Post Office page 25 Useful Numbers page 35 Pete’s Peeps page 38 Martin’s Sporting Briefs page 42 Editorial Living in Boscastle over the noise of machinery and fed on the rebuilding of the south uncovered additional last few months has not up with the associated dust river bank [and] the final problems which have taken been without its difficulties &/or mud. tidying up across the whole time to overcome but the and inconvenience and The current forecast is that: area will be completed. streetscape work has proceeded in parallel...’ the next few months look ‘...all work should be ‘The Gateway Building like being equally chaotic. completed in the car park by is still forecast to be complete Hopefully by the next The seemingly never- 26 February [then] Carillion by mid January and…it Blowhole things will look ending regeneration works [will] relocate to a much is anticipated that work much better and life will continue apace (or not, as smaller establishment...close will continue through the start to return to normal it occasionally appears) and to the Gateway Building... Christmas period and may after three and a half difficult I am sure that most of us are Most reconstruction will be include some weekend years. working. heartily sick of the sight of completed before Easter and Wishing everyone a Merry heavy plant, hard hats and the last work scheduled will ‘The road closure continues Christmas and all good reflective jackets,������������tired of the be in the harbour and focussed ...Excavation of the trenchline wishes for a 2008 PA Boscastle Blowhole Team The editorial team reserves the right to edit, accept, or reject any material submitted for publication in the Blowhole. The views expressed within the magazine are thoseof the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editorial team. The team are: Philippa Arthan, Arthur Bannister, Joan Cork, Daphne Rogers, Chris Rodda, Mary Shepherd & Noel Ward. The next Blowhole will be published in March. The deadline for copy is 22nd February Please ensure that your copy reaches us by then or we may be unable to include it, and it may mean that the publication date is delayed. Thanks For advertising queries, contact Daphne Rogers 01840 250244 Copies of the Blowhole are available by post at a cost of £1.95 per issue email the Blowhole or phone 01840 250483 for subscription enquiries. Communications to the Blowhole can be sent c/o Boscastle Post Office, Dunn Street, Boscastle, PL35 0AA or by email to [email protected] The Blowhole is published 4 times a year and printed by Easyprint of Red Post, Nr Bude. THE OLD MILL Valency BOSCASTLE Antiques Taxis Prints Old Books Near Boscastle Bears Linen Anita & David Soft Toys Antique French Beds, Gifts, Cards, Children’s Clothes, Soft Furnishings, Tel: 01840 211702 Tea Rooms ... and Much More! Licensed Private Hire Come And See For Yourself Mobile: 07974 835 084 tel: 01840 250230 Reliable & Friendly Service www.boscastle-oldmill.co.uk Page 2 Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2007 Congratulations Carol Vincent wins Major New Award Carole receives her award at the Precast Concrete Society Awards Dinner in November. left to right: Brian Blessed, Carole Vincent and Martin Clarke (Chief Executive of British Precast) Photo © The Concrete Society - reproduced with permission from CONCRETE. Carole Vincent has won image of concrete through acclaim for her work with excellence in pre-cast concrete in which medium concrete technology, product she has developed the use of design, communications, natural colour and textures architecture or engineering. Pictured above are John and Peggy Molesworth who have to produce sculptures which just celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary. They Carole likes to work to can be seen throughout the met in 1943 and were married in November 1947. commissions for specific British Isles. Notable among .1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 environments and few these are the Armada Dial artists have so successfully in Plymouth City Centre, Basil and Jean Jose would like to thank family and exploited concrete’s ability The Bude Light 2000, the friends for all the cards, gifts and flowers received to be free form shapes Blue Circle Garden at the on our Golden Wedding. or infused it with such RHS Chelsea Flower Show a dazzling spectrum of Also all those who came to our Open and of course The Family colours. House and gave donations to Parkinson’s which stands at the entrance Best Kept Village Disease amounting to £600. to the local surgery. Carole Thank you ‘ONE AND ALL’ for is well known not only as a Although judging for this making it such a special occasion. sculptor but as an artist and annual competition is not a teacher. until June/July, from now until about Easter is a In 2000 Carole was the M. BIDDICK & SON LTD relatively quiet time and so first woman to be made hedges and walls bordering ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS a Fellow of the Concrete pavements and roads of Society and now, in properties can be given a The Willows National Inspection Council for recognition of her work over Electrical Installation Contracting good tidying, with little risk the years, she has been made Boscastle N CEIC of disturbing wildlife. the first recipient of the PL35 0AS APPROVED CONTRACTOR Last year Boscastle was British Precast Creativity in ‘Highly Commended’. If Concrete award for 2007. everyone makes an effort, Telephone: 01840 250448 This new Annual Award is perhaps we can get a place presented to an individual Mobile: 07966 498733 or 07974 676583 this year. who has enhanced the Boscastle Blowhole Winter 2007 Page 3 Here and There The Cornwall News from the Watercolour Society Lookout The Society was founded We were delighted that in 2005 when a number Lesley McLennan chose of artists from locations Boscastle Lookout (see p30) throughout Cornwall came as the starting point for her together with the express charity cycle trip around aim of promoting the Cornwall. Lesley, originally medium of water colour at a from Redruth,later Polruan level of excellence. and Port Isaac had travelled Over the last two from Australia to undertake years the group has grown the ride in memory of her steadily in size and now has late brother who had a keen seventeen members with interest in Coastwatch and a possibility of adding a had a great deal of assistance further eight in the future. from MacmillianCancer Applicants for membership Support, the two charities are always welcome, however, to benefit from her 233 mile The digger crew from left to right are Czaran Rutherford this at the invitation trip. In all she managed to visit 11 of the 13 stations Paul Broadhurst (No relation to our Paul Broadhurst!)and Scott of an existing member Gray-Williams. They work for P.A.Broadhurst (S.W.) Ltd who has and raised over £5000 for and subject to a selection been contracted to assist with the construction work in the Harbour. her two good causes. Thanks procedure of submitted Whilst digging a Trench on the South Side of the Harbour the for your efforts Lesley. work. digger crew found this collection box which still contained Exhibitions are currently On a more local note we cash. As the box label was missing the crew gave the box held twice yearly in the have been forging closer to Graham King to add to the Museum of Witchcraft’s Air ties with our colleagues at Summer and Winter and have Ambulance collection. Thanks Lads! photo Graham King encompassed all parts of Stepper Point by Padstow CARN AWN SINGERS concert was held in October Cornwall. In July this year with a system of “Buddy The last 12 months have with the St. Minver Band a highly successful show Calls” and an entertaining been a very eventful year & Port Isaac Chorale at St. was held in the Rock skittles night.This year for the Singers. New venues Minver Church, again well Institute and the next event we were pleased to have a visited include the Eden attended and enjoyable. is scheduled to be at the number of Watchkeeepers Project in November & Camelford Gallery from the at Forrabury Church for the By the time you read Blisland Church in August 8th of December. Remebrance Day service. this, the Annual Christmas at a concert in aid of the Concert, with Christmas The Society would be Our new volunteers Betjeman Appeal. The Carols, readings and some delighted to see you at their are coming through their Annual Concert in Port favourite musical items will next exhibition, more details training well; this is the ideal Isaac, was a great success. A have taken place. on page 10. time of the year for people to Jacqueline M A Jarvis learn the ropes before next Pest Control year’s visitor season starts and things get busy again. Boscastle Gallery Some residents are having So,if you, or anyone you problems with rodents. The Bridge, Boscastle know, would be interested in The Council’s Pest Control joining the team, John Davis service can be contacted on (01840) 250248 can arrange for you to visit 01208 262800. The officer the lookout and spend some will make an appointment time with an experienced Paintings by local artists to visit the premises and watchkeeper to get feel for deal with the unwelcome what is involved. You’ll find A wide selection of prints and cards plus intruders. Residents are not him on 01840250741.
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