July 2019 No.466 50P to Non Residents
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July 2019 No.466 50p to Non Residents 1 Events All Donations in aid of St Gennys Church tel: 01840 230727 email: [email protected] 2 Editorial CONTENTS PAGE I apologise for the number of times that you see the editor’s Business Index 38 name appear in the Gazette. This Church 14 is not because we are attention Community News 9, 12, 16, seeking prima donnas, but 18, 30, 39 because we have to fill spaces and Directory of Clubs 37 we would love you to fill some of Events 2, 7, 22, 40 them for us! Getting Outside 7, 26 Perhaps you will have some Horticultural Show Centrefold successes or failures at the Pull out section Horticultural Show, (see pull-out 10, 24 26 centre fold) or have seen a Notices 32 particularly nice picture at the Art Parish Council 28,34,35 Show. Jokes or photos...share them with us, and help brighten Parish Diary 20,21 up the Gazette. Roll on July! Tennis Club 5 Heather The Deadline for submissions to the next Gazette is end of day 17th of this month email:[email protected] Your Editors are: Jane Wardlaw 01840 230933 Heather Smith 01840 230976 Margaret Kirkwood 01840 230911 The St Gennys Gazette exists for the benefit of St Gennys Parish and its residents. It aims to provide an information service to publicise events and activities in St Gennys and its neighbouring parishes and publish Parish topics of interest. Publishing includes printed, digital and online for- mats. It takes no editorial positions. The Editors may edit articles, letters, adverts or any other content submitted to the Gazette. They reserve the right not to publish anything that they judge to be counter to the intentions of the Gazette or generally inappropriate for publication. Disclaimer: The ideas and opinions printed in the Gazette do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editor and the Gazette Team. The contents of the Gazette, including images, may not be cop- ied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, posted, transmitted or displayed in any form or by any means without prior permission of the St Gennys Gazette Team. If permission is sought and given, it is expected that all articles/images be accredited to either St Gennys Gazette or the author of said article/images. The Gazette is available on the Parish Council website - www.stgennys.co.uk 3 4 Crackington Haven Tennis Club TENNIS LESSONS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN Tennis lessons will be available, albeit for a week less than usual. We are fortunate to have James Brobin, LTA coach, yet again. He already has some other commitments in the Summer, the first of which is to be presented with the "Regional Coach of the Year Award" for the South West at a President's dinner after the Wimbledon Championship. Well done James! Lessons will be offered in the same format on a Monday afternoon/ evening and Wednesday morning if numbers allow. As always, they depend on who and how many come forward. Cost for the FOUR week course of lessons: Mini-Tennis £10 for Members or £25 for Non-Members Adults £25 for Members or £40 for Non-Members To commence on WEDNESDAY 17th JULY Adults Improver/Intermediate 10.00 - 11.00am Adults Advanced 11.00 - 12.00noon PLUS To commence on MONDAY 22nd JULY Mini-Tennis Aged 8 - 10 4.30 - 5.10pm Mini-Tennis Aged 11+ 5.15 - 5.55pm Adult Beginner/Improver 6.00 - 7.00pm Adult Intermediate+ 7.00 - 8.00pm Places will be limited to eight per session, but we need a minimum of six per session before going ahead, so please put your name down A.S.A.P. (10th July latest) First come, first serve .. ALL adult groups were full last year! Contact Helen Seez 01840 230664 5 6 Getting Outside Things to do in the Garden in July The garden may begin to straggle after all the rain and weeds pop up from nowhere. Flowers have browned or drooped and some rejuvenation is needed! Deadhead all spent flowers and weed and hoe beds Plant some colourful new plants in the gaps and so much the better if they are bee friendly. Mulch around your plants with bark or compost or grass cuttings Tidy and tie in climbing shrubs Sow more greens and salads Feed and water tomato plants, nip out side shoots Mow and edge the lawn. Leave some grass uncut for insects and wildlife Perfect. Bring out the garden chairs and the sun! Gill Shipsides PARISH WALK Saturday 20th July. Meet Burden Car park 11am. Route: Mineshop - Coxsford - Tresmorn - Cleave - St.Gennys church - Congdons - Lovers Lane. Stout walking boots essential; something to drink advisable. Phone Gill Nicholls 230393 7 8 Community Transport Times are looking up for people living in a rural area without a car. With the closing of villages shops and the increasing cost of keeping a car on the road it has become increasingly difficult to be independent. Elderly folk, or those who choose not to drive, or use online shopping, can currently benefit from the Jubilee Club and Camelford Age Concern Bus Outings, as well as the very successful support service offered by Richard Leach and his team of volunteers. There is a now a new Ring and Ride scheme from Holsworthy that is considering expanding their service to include Crackington. Currently they pick up from Week St Mary, and Whitstone and if there was a need, would include our parish. A service where you book your place beforehand, are picked up from and delivered back to your door and shopping carried for you by the driver. This enables otherwise housebound, dependant people, to enjoy a trip out, with other people, in transport that is convenient, accessible, affordable and door to door. It would help the organisers with their decision making if those interested in such a scheme in St Gennys contacted Holsworthy Rural Transport office and expressed their interest. Call 01409 259001 Or email: [email protected] See their website for more information pickme-up.co.uk This information is shared with you, taken from their promotional literature Heather (Ed) 9 Notices HELP IS AT HAND Some of you may be aware of myself and a small band of willing volunteers who are keen to help our senior parishioners in any way we can. Are you struggling sometimes with practical issues or perhaps loneliness? If so we would be glad to call and have a chat with you, in complete confidence, and see if we can be of assistance. Alternatively, if you would like to become a volunteer and you can spare an hour or so here and there, I will of course welcome you with open arms. Richard Leach, Please phone 01840 230994 (St Gennys Parish Councillor for Adult Social Care) MOBILE LIBRARY The library van will be at Crackington Institute on Wednesday 5th June 10.15 am to 10.45 am 10 11 Recycling A message from Rob Nolan, forwarded by Nicky Chopak our District Councillor…... Lots of people have watched the TV program on plastics, and are worried about where our recycling goes! None of our recycling ends up in Landfill, either here or abroad. Because you separate the plastics out at kerbside, and at the recycling centre we run it along conveyor belts and sort it further, we end up with a valuable product, that’s sold and turned into plastic pellets and sold on to plastic manufacturers. Mixed glass makes brown glass, so beer or wine bottles. Ours goes to Scunthorpe and comes back as Stella or Grolsh. There’s been a big drop in the amount of newspaper coming to the recycling centres, but a massive increase in the amount of cardboard. That seems to be Amazon, etc, and their packaging. We’re negotiating a new Waste Contract, and from 2020 will be recycling more, including food waste. Rob Nolan, Cornwall Councillor and Portfolio Holder for Environment Meanwhile you can find out where your recycling goes, who manages it, and what it becomes, by going to— www.cornwall.gov.uk/recycling Thank you to Annabel Yates and Janey Comber for asking the questions. and sharing the answers on FB Crackington Appreciation page. Anyone wanting to visit the recycling centre, email Annabel ; [email protected] Ed. 12 13 Church News July Services at St Gennys Church Sunday 7th 11.00 Morning Prayer Sunday 14th 18.00 Holy Communion Sunday 21st 18.30 Sung Evensong Sunday 28th 11.00 Holy Communion The organisers of the recent event referred to by Reverend Aston in last months issue would like to point out that they did receive permission for the event to be held in the church from both the chairman of the PCC and a churchwarden. Heather Smith Tresparrett Methodist Church Sunday 4th August 2019 Tea & Praise Members and friends of Tresparrett Methodist Church invite you all to an afternoon High Tea from 5 - 6.30pm with an extended invitation for all to enjoy an enjoyable evening in the Chapel sharing in Songs of Praise. Songs of Praise in the Sandpit Sunday, 11th August from 5.30pm Please come and enjoy a summer evening celebration. Bring your chairs, blankets and good selves and share praise and joyful celebration together accompanied by St Gennys Silver Band. Bring & Share supper and refreshments to follow the event. Contact: Carol Teague for further information 01566 248697 14 15 Friends and neighbours Last month members of our community worked together proving to one and all that we are united in what we want and need.