January 2021 No.484 50P to Non Residents

January 2021 No.484 50p to Non Residents

Julie Satchell

2021 A New Dawn

Shopping 100 years ago

Editor

Gill Shipsides

Paul Anderson 2

Editorial CONTENTS PAGE A New Year...Hooray.. everyone is Age Concern 7 surely pleased to see the back of Business Index 38 2020. The Vaccination programme Church Warden’s Note 28 is rolling out...soon be yours and Covid Poem 22 my turn? Crackington News 14 There’s 12th Night and Wassailing, Crackington Village Shop 40 as well as Burn’s Night to come, Directory of Clubs 37 whether by Zoom or over the Dorothy Rogers 35 garden fence remains to be seen. Gardening Tips 20 Not to mention Spring, which will Gazette; its History 5, 8 put joy back on the calendar. The Community Shop moves on a Methodist Minister Message 18 pace and village activities are Notices and Events 16, 24 beginning to resume, albeit safely. Parish Council minutes 32, 34 Included in this month’s issue is a Parish Diary 20,21 picture quiz. ‘Spot The Letter Box’ Post Box Quiz 39 After all that posting of cards some Shopping 100 years ago 2 will be familiar? Wishing you all - Shop News 30 A Happy New Year from 2020 A Farming Year 26, 35 Heather and The Team Village Works 12

The Deadline for submissions to the next Gazette is end of day 17th of this month email: [email protected] Your Editors are: Heather Smith 01840 230976 and India Skinner 01840 230558 For Business advert enquiries contact Jane Wardlaw 01840 230933

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 formats. 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 copied, 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

The First St Gennys Gazette

These are the first words that were printed in the first issue of St Gennys Gazette over 41 years ago. Much has changed in those years, and most of the changes in 2020. See page 8 for some of its history

Age Concern

For your information since Cornwall at present is in tier 1 and the eating places are open the bus is running again according to the programme. As a rule of thumb all the time eating places are open I think it is safe to run the trips. If the tiers change or eating places close then obviously we will need to think again. However no matter what happens at present if the bus runs then we must continue to observe the safety precautions of max. of 9 with one per seat; the wearing of face masks; hand sanitising and only one person standing at a time. Also could I remind people that I believe the law requires us to use seat belts at all times or else I think the driver maybe liable!!!!! Michael Parsons

Some Gazette Information

Angela Bunney started the Gazette in 1979. It began as a couple of pages of typed foolscap that was available from either Harvenna (was it called that 40 years ago?) or Wainhouse Stores. It was freely available, and copied as it was needed. It seems that 5 years later Joyce Masterman took over in February 1982. She had been helping with stapling and distribution during Angela’s tenure and then continued as editor for nearly three years until ill health intervened. Shirley and Henry Boettinger we think took over from Joyce and was helped by Chris Berry the local primary school headmaster, and they continued with the task for the next 25 years. A mammoth task as the gazette became bigger and more copies were needed. A Gestetner was used and housed in their garage(?) They had a very well deserved retire- ment party in 2010. Since then there have been various editors. The number of pages has increased and compilation undertaken using desktop publishing with a designated laptop. Printing is now outsourced to Phil Tucker of Poundstock and delivery is undertaken by a loyal team of volunteers. We currently have 440 copies printed but this number increases in the summer when more visitors are around. A few copies are posted and it is also available on-line via the parish website address— stgennys.co.uk Thanks to our advertisers who enable us to provide the gazette free of charge, and also to the volunteer management team who working to deadlines often long into the night (sic) to produce an issue every month. Not many parishes are this fortunate...... Currently the management team consists of - Jane Wardlaw Coordinator Lesley Cooke Treasurer India Skinner & Heather Smith Editors with Helen Chamberlain Proof Readers Flavia Dunlop Martin, Chris Adamson, Maggie Parker and Martin Cholwill And the amazing volunteers who deliver across the parish every month. A full archive of all 483 editions of St Gennys Gazette is kept with Jane Wardlaw should you wish to see them, or look at a back issue. If you have an item of news or an opinion you would like to share please contact an editor or email [email protected] We welcome contributions, especially in these quiet strange times!

Spot The Difference

Paul Anderson

Village Shop News Village Works

Tony

Crackington News

We now have a Crackington Causeway! The footpath southwards from the beach to Tremoutha Haven has been a soggy mess during the past few Winters, but recently it’s condition has deteriorated with it becoming more of a muddy lake than a footpath! Cornwall Council were contacted only 2 weeks ago as the condition of the path was rapidly becoming a health and safety issue. Almost immediately a team was sent out to lay special matting, but it rained profusely after it was completed and it became very evident that rather more needed to be done. Enter the ‘A’ team from Cormac of Wayne, Jamie and Dan who have worked tirelessly over the last 4 days laying us a raised Causeway across the bog. The plastic remains below to stabilise the ground, so no money was wasted. Many thanks to CC and Cormac’s Footpath Team for organising this so quickly - and just in time for the Christmas hols! This is always such a hugely popular path so why not try it out before sampling the refreshments offered by the pub Jane Anderson and cafes, and a sit down to admire the view! Jane Anderson

You may not know about the St. Gennys Newsgroup if you are not a print news follower, but we have been active for the last two years, collecting newspapers at Wainhouse and delivering them to the Estate where their subscribers can easily collect them. Our volunteers have been faithfully delivering the news day after day in all kinds of weather and through pandemics. During that time we have lost one driver, Roy Harms, in the summer of 2019. Bev Teague was with us for a year and Lizzie Wayman helped. Three others - Pauline Nunn, Richard Leach and David Newton, have retired for medical reasons. At present our drivers are Greg Garcia, Peter Moor, Leslie Kingshott, Ellen Hawley and, of course, me Ida. We urgently need more volunteers so, if you are able, please contact Ida at 01840 230311. It is our hope that we may continue to serve the village until such time as a shop opens. For print devotees a newspaper is a daily necessity and it is our privilege to meet that need. We are grateful to all our volunteers, past and present. Ida Swearingham

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Letters/Notices

Dog poo in the churchyard – Really??! Are there no depths of ignorance and selfishness to which some dog owners won’t descend? As one of the two people who cut the grass in St.Gennys churchyard, I have noticed for the first time in the 12 years I have been doing this, that on five occasions dog poo has been left in the churchyard. On two occasions, in poo bags, left in the same spot. Perhaps those that leave this think the fairies pick it up? And please don’t think it must be visitors. The poo bags were recent. There are any number of really nice bags you can buy made in Cornwall from re-cycled surfing suits for depositing your filled poo bags – IF YOU TAKE YOUR DOG FOR A WALK THEN CARRY A BAG WITH YOU SO YOU CAN TAKE HOME YOUR DOG’S POO. If that seems too much bother THEN DON’T HAVE A DOG – simple. Gill Nicholls St Gennys Calendar 2021 Because of Covid 19 we only had 150 calendars printed. With the rush of summer visitors we did consider another print run, briefly. Thank goodness we didn't, after the subsequent lockdowns. We are very grateful to outlets of Haven Café, Wainhouse and Marshgate Stores, Crackington Cider and the Sunday Produce Stall for selling them and also those people that bought as a result of Facebook posts. All Calendars have now been sold, so thank you to everyone for contributing and buying! Amount for The Burden Trust to be finalised... Please keep taking those photos for the FOR SALE Double bed 2022 Calendar. We need to reflect the 6ft 4ins x 4ft 6ins with bedhead whole parish throughout the year. plus 6yr old Ortho Shire Cheshire Landscape orientation please, camera mattress. A bargain at £100, but or phone, high resolution and email- will need to be collected. Also a sofa bed for free. Contact [email protected] Anthony at Coxford Farm 01840 230384. 16

A Methodist Ministers View

One of the traditions of Methodism was that of holding a Service over the Midnight hour of New Years Eve, known as a Watchnight Service. The 1933 edition of the Methodist Hymn Book had eight hymns for use on such occasions in a section headed the Opening and Closing of the Year. Only one of those hymns is now used regularly and is printed in our collection of hymns printed in 1983 and our most recent collection ‘Singing the Faith’ published in 2011. As I was thinking about such services, I began wondering what would be included in our conversation on our forthcoming New Years Eve if such a gathering was held. The year has been unique because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the discussions about our country altering its relationship with Europe. We have used the acronym ‘Brexit’ for some time now, but the time has arrived, and we find ourselves on a journey into a ‘new way of being’ as a country – a journey into the unknown. At the time of writing this article that way forward is far from clear to me, and many of you I expect. Thankfully, as far as I am concerned negotiations with our European neighbours are still underway. As I think about ‘journeying into the unknown’ I am reminded that this is not a new human experience. In the early books of our Bible, we have accounts of people taking such a step. In Genesis we read of Abraham leaving his homeland for an unknown destination, and in Exodus we read of Moses leading the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt to become a people moving to a promised land. The common factor to these stories is that the move was God-initiated, despite that there were pitfalls and difficulties in the experiences of both groups of people, and complaints as well as good things. As we journey in 2021 it seems to me that we too will encounter difficulties and complain as we take this new direction into a different way of being the United Kingdom. The words of a hymn written in the 1990’s by a lady called Joy Dine came to mind, and you may find them helpful. The hymn concludes with these words; - ‘Keep us travelling in the knowledge You are always at our side; Give us courage for the journey, Christ our goal and Christ our guide.’ These words are a good prayer for us all to use. Every blessing in 2021, to you all. Bryan Ede

St Gennys Parish Diary

Currently most events are on hold, on Zoom or at a distance in The Main Hall at The Institute. Play Group, Table Tennis and Qi Gong have resumed and The Produce Stall will recommence at 10.30am on 10th January

January Gardening Tips

Move tender plants into a frost/snow free place Plan for Spring and order seeds and shrubs Feed the birds and provide water Plan for planting to attract insects, which is good for wildlife Trees, shrubs and ivy attract a huge range of insects and young eaves are food for insects; their berries provide more food for birds and bark can be a hibernation home for insect eggs, larvae and for bats Daisies, cosmos or similar with short florets attract pollinating insects Umbellifers such as sea holly and wild angelica make good “landing” platforms for hoverflies and longhorn beetles Honeysuckle, scotch thistle and verbena bonariensis have long pollen tubes perfect for butterflies, moths and some bumblebees Herbs and aromatics such as lavender, marjoram and borage attract a massive variety of insects Aquatic plants in a pond or marshy spot, such as Lady’s smock or cuckoo flower, loosestrife will host insect larvae e.g. mayflies A patch of long grass is good for insect larvae Ground beetles, centipedes, ladybirds, lacewings will move into compost heaps, log piles and rockeries and are the gardener’s friends munching garden pests. Hedges encourage flying insects which are food for birds and bats Climbing plants and hollow stems attract bugs and insects Gill Shipsides

St Gennys Parish Diary

Sunday (Every) Crackington Crew Beach The Haven 10.00am Clean

Monday (Every) Get Active Class Institute 10.00am

Monday (Every) Circuit Training Institute 6.30pm 2 classes and 7.30pm Monday (Every) Pilates Intermediate Institute 6.30pm Monday (Every) Pilates Beginners Institute 7.45pm Tuesday (Every) Adult Hatha Yoga Institute 9.30am to 10.45am Tuesdays (Every) Preschool Yoga Institute 11am to 11.45am Tuesdays (Every) Scottish Country Dancing Institute 7.15pm

Tuesdays (1st &3rd) Table Tennis For Fun Institute 3.00pm Tuesdays (2nd) Social Afternoon Institute 2.30pm Wednesday (Every) Tennis Club Tennis From 6.00pm Courts Wednesday (Every) Life Drawing Class Wooda 10.00am to 12.30pm Wednesday (Every) Silver Band Legion Hall 7.00pm to 9.00pm Wednesday (3rd) Crafty Day Institute From 10.00am Thursday (Every) Yoga Institute 4.30pm to 6pm

Thursday (Every) Qi Gong Institute 5.30pm to 6.30pm Thursday (Every) Crackington Playgroup Institute 10.00am to Noon Thursday (Every) Pilates Improvers/Beginners Institute 6.30pm Thursday (Every) Table Tennis Institute From 7.00pm Thursday (3rd) Book Club Coombe From 6.30pm Barton Friday (1st) Dance The Body Alive Institute 7.00pm to 10.00pm Friday (Monthly) Gardening Club Various 10.00am to Venues Noon

A Covid Lockdown Poem

I wont arise and go now, and go to Innisfree Ill sanitise the door knob and have a cup of tea. I wont go down to the sea again; I wont go out at all, Ill wander lonely as cloud from the kitchen to the hall. There’s a green eyed yellow eyed monster to the north of Kathmandu But I shan’t be seeing him just yet and nor, I think will you. While the dawn comes up like thunder on the road to Mandalay I’ll make my bit of supper and eat it off a tray. I shall not speed my bonnie boat across the sea to Skye, Or take the rolling English road from Birmingham to Rye. About the woodland, just right now, I am not free to go To see the Keep Out poster or the cherry hung with snow, And no, I won’t be travelling much, within the realms of gold, Or get me to Milford Haven. All that’s been put on hold. Give me your hands, I shan’t request, albeit we are friends Nor come within a mile of you, until this virus ends.

Author Unknown thanks to Gill Nicholls for sharing this

Notices PRESCRIPTION SERVICE This service will continue to be available in the Snooker Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1pm - 3pm. As previously stated; if you are in a high risk group and cannot come out to collect your prescription, please mark this on your repeat form, along with your consent for delivery and we will try and get this to you as soon as it arrives. When collecting your prescriptions, please wait outside until it is clear. If you’re not sure whether or not anyone is inside already, then please give us a shout! The contact number during prescription hours is 07932003126. Please don’t use this number out of hours, nor leave a message. If you need to contact someone out of these hours please call Janey - 01840 230497 or Gill Webster - 01840230561 Janey Comber

MOBILE POST OFFICE The Van will be at the Institute Car Park every Friday from 12noon until 1pm. This service will still be running and has much the same facilities as a general Post Office, including - savings, insurance, cash withdrawals and postage of parcels and letters. Please do not park at the bottom corner of Institute car park on Fridays as it is the only place the Post Office Van receives a WIFI signal.

NEWSPAPERS Place order and pay account at Wainhouse Post Office. Please call 01840 230311 and speak to either Ellen or Ida to find out the location of collection on the estate, or if you can help with pick-ups. Urgent need for more drivers.

2020 - A Farming Year.

This year has certainly been a year to remember. As much of the country shut up shop in March, farmers, particularly those with livestock, had to carry on. We were offered documentation to carry, describing us as ‘Key workers’ in case we were challenged on our way to merchants, the vet or machinery dealers. Otherwise it was ‘keep your heads down and keep going’. This part of the livestock chain certainly carried on working. And if Government didn’t know how many people had crossed the Channel in an attempt to enter Britain, they knew how many cattle we had, and where they were. To prevent a melt down in farm gate prices, the livestock markets were allowed to function, but under very strict conditions. No one could enter the market unless intending to buy. So stock had to be unloaded by the owner, and it was ‘drop and go’. No one selling could come in. We relied on the auctioneer and the system to ensure a fair price was achieved. But having bred the animals and reared them, there isn’t a lot of pride in that way of selling. Vets continued to TB test as instructed by government, keeping well away from farmers and staff – if not the cattle. And while the MOT on your car could be delayed – a TB test could not. And Farm Assurance visits carried on, encouraged sometimes to be ‘virtual’. Sometimes it’s a bonus if your phone isn’t ‘smart’, the wifi signal rubbish and like her farming clients, the inspector has to go outside her office to do her job. We parked her in the garage with the record ledgers, and she was able to see from the medicine book that we’d wormed the cat. Boxes ticked. Contractors to the agricultural industry continued to work as well, with silage cut and hauled, corn harvested and stored and vegetable crops picked, bagged and delivered to the retailers. We now have a few sheep, and they started lambing at the end of March and through April. So some long days and nights were spent unravelling legs and heads to try and achieve live lambs with the right number for mum to feed. A few older ewes had triplets, then there was the fun of persuading a ewe with loads of milk - and only a single lamb, that this other one we were offering, was really hers too. Patience is everything. The last calf born this year has certainly tried all our patience. He insisted on trying to suckle mum at the wrong end. And if he went to her udder, she nudged him off. So it was a long job each end of the day, hand milking mum out into a bottle, and making sure ‘Tyson’ had some of it. He’s christened Tyson, because if anyone touches him, he’ll fight like fury! And he’s strong. Anyway, after 5 days and twelve milkings he’s got the message and his mum is now feeding him. It’s a good thing she’s a gentle soul to handle. Notorious for moaning about the weather, this year has given farmers in our area a fair year. Grass growth has been good and most of the crops foraged have proved to be of excellent quality. Not so our colleagues in the North West, who have had torrential rain when they least needed it. Grazed grass was ‘water on a stick’ so cattle and sheep have needed supplementary feeding, and conserved fodder is either too wet or cut too late to be of much value. For them this winter will be hard. And expensive. Continued on Page 35

A Church Warden’s Note

Finance is very worrying, like most organisation we have had several months with no income, ours being service collections, fees, sales of St Gennys Church items, visitor donations in the wall box, legacies and usually numerous fund raising events, which the parish have always supported magnanimously . Having a canny treasurer also seems to help. At this moment having paid during the year £8000 to the Diocese to support clergy and ministry costs, of a total requirement of £10,442, we hope to pay another £1000 before Christmas and will go into 2021 with a very small balance in the bank and a necessity to find just over a £1000 a month to meet our own running costs and that of Clergy, Ministry and Mission in the Parish, Benefice and Diocese of Truro.

Without a lot of luck, hard work, and generosity from congregation, parishioners and visitors alike, I fear for the viability of the Church as it is and has been. In the coming months I suspect we as the PCC may have to make decisions which many members of the community will find difficult to understand or accept. If you would like to help, or just have a say in The PARISH CHURCH'S way forward please speak to Gill Shipsides on 01840 230727 about adding your name to the church electoral role or joining the friends of St Gennys Church. Heather Aston has very successfully Zoomed both Sunday Communion and Evensong, throughout the lockdown. Each week we seem to meet someone new who has joined us both for the religious aspect and also the friendships that have blossomed, as we each struggle with technology and often the simple task - Mute ! If anyone would care to join us, just ring Heather at the Rectory 01840 250359, who will then send the appropriate links to your email address.

Robert ‘Moses’ Andrew

Apologies to Gill Nicholls for

wronglyGill Shipsides ascribing her photo of St Gennys Remembrance ceremony

Answers to letter box trail

Rosecare 9

Dizzard 8

Road Haven 7

Flanders 6

Churchtown 5

Haven The 4

Institute 3

Chapel

2 Tremayna Tremayna 2

Treworgie 1 Top of lane to to lane of Top 1

Shop News

This time last year we were announcing the results of the community survey where over 200 people said they wished to see a shop in Crackington. By registering as a Community Benefit Society we became a not-for-profit organisation, to be run by and for the community. Even then, the changes COVID brought to us all meant re-evaluating what that meant. The progress and support generated throughout the year is testament to the community we have and all the feedback we have been given, so… Thank you for the support at the Produce Stall over the last 6 months… The gazebo team; bakers and makers, cooks and growers for all the produce; the local businesses having stalls; and all of you who came and shared, exchanged and donated – in all weathers!! An incredible £3478.55 has been raised to date, covering all shop set up costs so far. There has also been regular donations to the Food Bank, both food and money, with a superb response to the call for Food Bank Christmas Donations on 20th December. Thank you for all the fundraising pledges… When the Pledge Offer closed on 15th December just under £40,000 had been raised in shares and donations with the rest of the target amount offered in loans, all from more than 130 people – phenomenal! The pledge page will remain open to anyone who wishes to be involved, so don’t feel you’ve missed out. We will be in touch with everyone in January with details of what happens next as the Share Offer is put together. You may have seen a digger at the Institute on 17th December as trial pits were dug (and filled!) on the shop site for calculations associated with the Building Regulations application. We are hoping that we will have approval and be able to dig foundations in early March. **Remember - No Produce Stall on 27th December and 3rd January** Despite the turmoil of 2020, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We have everything crossed for a better 2021! With Best Wishes from the Shop Committee, Helen Chamberlain, Sally Gostick, Ellen Hawley, Dai Hughes, Sue Marshall Heather Smith, Gill Webster, Annabel Yates

Parish Council

Minutes of the Virtual Parish Council Meeting by ZOOM on Tuesday 8th December 2020 at 19.30 Present: Cllrs, T Stedham (Chair), A Birt, J May, M Northcott, M Bates, Mrs. J Anderson, R Wade, Cllr Mrs C Cook & D. Simkin In attendance B Jordan (Clerk) Nicky Chopak CC and 3 member of public Public question time; Mr. C Adamson raised issue of dangerous structure, The Engine house next to Trelay bungalow. Chairman to speak to owner. Sally Gostick gave some information on shop proposals County Councillor’s report Cllr Chopak mentioned recent Community network meeting and gave an update on Covid-19 Vaccine To receive and approve the Minutes of the 10th November 2020 Cllr A Birt proposed and seconded by Cllr T Stedham and all agreed. Matters Arising: Chairman declared a non registerable interest in this item and left meeting. Shop Grant or donation after some discussion it was proposed by Cllr M Bates that this be deferred until the next meeting so that more information could be sought from Cornwall ALC, seconded by Cllr R Wade and agreed. Chairman returned to meeting Mr Alan Dickerson, proposed by Cllr A Birt seconded by Cllr Mrs. J Anderson and was appointed. Planning Matters and Applications Cllr A Birt declared a non registerable interest in this application Application: PA20/09474 Proposal: Replace part of existing roof with construction of dormers to create additional living space and new porch Location: 2, Sea View Estate, Crackington Haven, Bude Applicant: Mr. P York Cllr Mrs. J Anderson proposed that application be deferred until a new retrospective application is received, seconded by Cllr J May and agreed Planning Enforcement—Construction of building 42, Lundy Drive. Permitted Development Portfolio Reports: Legion Hall – The band will be using hall following risk assessments and Covid-19 rules

Parish Council Cont. Beach – Meeting for new signage is on Thursday at 11am at Legion Hall Toilets – Only disabled toilet open now, a letter has been sent to Mr Turner and new seats will be fitted before start of next season Rights of Way – Footpath at tennis courts is being repaired 9th December Transport – Discussion took place on issues at Nancemellan Crackington Institute—Both Crackington Institute and Snooker Club reopened on 3rd December 2020 and are complying with coronavirus rules and regulations under Tier 1. Maintenance of both inside and outside areas are being kept up to date. Some user groups are already returning including Exercise Class, Play School, Table Tennis etc, Prescriptions will be available. Sunday produce stall is going well and will continue to operate under Tier 1 regulations. The Shop development and building plans in Institute car park progressing fundraising - Pledge offer www.crackingtonvillageshop.co.uk/pledge Green St Gennys – Tree warden, Mrs G Nicholls and her group have planted over 300 trees in parish Bude Community Network – Cllr T Stedham reported that Oliver Jones (Cormac) had given update on existing TRO’s, and is trying to get a mobile speed monitor in place in St Gennys and other places in Network Area. Stratton Hospital was also discussed Correspondence 1. Email of thanks from Royal British Legion. 2. Speed signs from ElanCity Agenda Items 1. Unanimously agreed Precept should remain at £20,000.00 for 2021/22 2. 2021 Elections. Forthcoming elections on May 6th 2021, not yet decided if there will be a total postal vote. Cllr T Stedham suggested that Council advertise in Gazette need for candidates to stand for Council. 3.Dogs on Beach notices. Cllr Mrs. J Anderson proposed that Council purchase of 5 signs at cost of £50 this was seconded by Cllr M Bates and agreed. It was also agreed that the ‘dogs on beach’ issue should be put on next agenda for a discussion at the February meeting, to promote it in the Gazette and on Fb. 4. Cllr A Birt proposed that council ratify decision to upgrade yellow Lines at Haven until Easter 2021. Seconded by Cllr M Bates and agreed Finance/Accounts Balances 31/11/2020 Current Account £2,495.48 Reserve £3,605.35 Cllr A Birt proposed payments, seconded by Cllr Mrs. C Cook all agreed Total payments for this month were £6,817.49 To note Income Toilets: £20.44 CC Community Chest £350.00 Date of next meeting 12th January 2021

Dorothy Rogers Remembers Dorothy was born at Trevigue in 1918 where her father was manager to The Squire. This is one of her memories that were collected by Len Ward. “ Before the real cold of winter set in, after all the crops had been stored in clamps or sheds, the men would start to think of the winter firing (fuel); we had an old black kitchen range for which some coal was bought, but the bulk of the fuel we used was sticks. The trees were cut down on our own farm as we had a copse and were bought to the farmyard by horses. There the small wood would be cut off the trunks and tied into faggots or bundles and made into a little stick rick; these were used for lighting the fires. The long trunks and larger branches were stacked either by a dry wall or hedge or if you were lucky enough to have any spare room, in a shed, and left there to dry. My father said he always got three warmths out of every log, once when he cut it down, once when he sawed it up and once when he sat by the fire on a cold winters night. Dad never liked a chain saw, he was always afraid my brothers would be a little careless one day and perhaps take a finger off, as 2 of his brothers had done, so he sold it before they had a chance to use it. Out would come the cross cut. How I used to hate to hear my father shout from the barn where the logs were stored, on a cold Saturday afternoon – “Dorothy!” – somehow my sister’s name didn’t get called; I knew what was coming. – “Will you take one end of the saw for a minute or two?” It seemed like hours. If you’ve never been on one end of a cross cut saw, don’t start now! First you have to pull the saw across the log, then run over while your partner pulls it back on the return stroke. My poor little arms used to be pulled nearly out of their sockets, not my favourite job by any means. I’m sure that’s why I hate ironing to this day, all that push and pull lark. Thank you to Sally Johnson for sharing this

Continued from Page 26 Farming can be a lonely life at the best of times, so social outings are welcomed and well supported. But 2020 saw all shows, meetings and fairs cancelled – after Cheltenham and Crufts of course. Muzzles have made communication difficult, and it was not unusual to request, through a plastic screen, to another muzzled person an item for a specific purpose, and be offered something completely different. I went to a local retailer for a small bottle of injectable sheep medication, and was offered 5l of cattle drench. But we got there in the end. Charades are sometimes useful. But as this year draws to a close, the spring bulbs are shooting – some where we’d forgotten they were planted, and some crocus corms from inside their packaging. Ooops! In a few weeks, the daylight will begin to increase a bit, and after Christmas, the whole faming cycle of growth and harvest will begin again. A very happy Christmas to all. MC

Directory of Clubs and Societies

Group/Society Contact Phone No. Venue/Info Beavers Josie Shepherd 07855 001284 Scout Hut Wainhouse

Book Club Rachel Cairns 07766 143521 Coombe Barton

Crackington Folk Club Kevin Johnson 01840 230792 Institute/Monthly Crackington Institute Mrs E Bird 01840 230448 Booking Enquires Crackington Playgroup India Skinner 01840 230558 Institute/Thursdays Crackington Village Shop Sally Gostick 01840 230576 Various Crafty Day Karen Skinner 01840 230666 Institute/3rd Weds Craven Players Mrs Lesley Cooke 01840 230490 Institute/Weds

Cubs & Scouts Mrs D Dowling 01288 352786 Scout Hut Wainhouse

Friends of St Gennys Church Jon Shipsides 01840 230727 St Gennys Church

Gardening Club Heather Smith 01840 230976 Various

Guides/Brownies/Rainbows Louise Cowling 07817 985661 Jacobstow Parish Hall

Horticultural Society Mrs J Cowling 01840 230756 Meetings as notified

Jubilee Club Mo Chambers 01840 230428 Monthly Weds

Or Eve Thain 01566 781452

Juliotter Garden Club Paul Greatorex 01840 269178 Otterham Hall

Legion Hall Barry Jordan 01840 230141 Booking Enquires

Life Drawing Max Burrows 01840 230140 Wooda

Parish Council Barry Jordan 01840 230141 Legion Hall

Parish Walks Gill Nicholls 01840 230393 Various Scottish Dancing Les & Dawn 01840 261708 Institute/Tues Burden Snooker Club Barry Bird 01840 230448 Lower Institute St Gennys Church Mr A Farquhar 01840 230384 Coxford Farm St Gennys Gazette Editorial Team See page 3 St Gennys Band Heather Smith 01840230976 Legion Hall Surf Club Nippers Mr A Birt 01840 230425 Surf Clubhouse Surf Life Saving Club Simeon Leete 01840 230769 Surf Clubhouse Table Tennis Club Paul Seez 01840 230664 Institute Tennis Club Paul Seez 01840 230664 Tennis Courts Transition St Gennys Ron Muckleston 01840 230127 Meetings as notified

Yoga (Tuesday morning) Heidi Smith 07376 366183 Institute

Yoga (Tuesday evening) Emma White Institute

Business Index

Arial Imaging Apex Aerial Imaging 27 Funeral Directors Denise Wellington 23

Animal Care Cozy Cats Cattery 33 RJ Sargent & Son 11 Building & Architect 13 Arthur W Bryant 27 Carpentry Bright Joinery 11 Health & Beauty ABS Chiropody 19

Camel Valley Flat Roofing 33 Acupuncture Bruce Matheson 15 Daniel Shute 23 Debbie Routly Hypnotherapy 4 D B Walling 27 Martin Brookes Pilates 9

G Climo & Sons 36 Mobile Nail Technician 6

Gully Wootton 27 Neate Feet 17 Mike Cowling 33 Emma Fawcett Home Care 31 Yoga 9 Tintagel Skip Hire 31 Holiday Aspects Holidays 25 Accommodation

Skylark 17 Business Boscastle IT 36 Home & Garden ACB Gardening Services 15 Maintenance

Busbys Solicitors 11 Any Colour You Like 6 Cedar Accountancy 36 CBL Stoves 9 EB Window Cleaning Services 33 Metherell Gard 15 Garden Maintenance 33 Accountants Parnalls Solicitors 19 Greenworks 4 Paul Finn Solicitors 4 Handyman Jeremy Draper 29

Hilary’s Blinds & Curtains 29 Sproull Solicitors 31 JT Home Improvements 23 K&A Painters & Decorators 6

P&B Interior Design 19 Chimney R Mears & Sons 17 T&C Window Cleaning Services 13 Sweep Electrical DDAS Repairs 17 Trees and Grass 15 Gilbert & Vanstone 25 Tess Draper 25 West Country carpets 13 M Biddick & Son 17 Windley General Maintenance/ 11 TW-LPM Motor Engineer D G Mason 15 Food and Drink Cornwall Microgreens 31 Plumbing A J Skinner 9 Crackington Cider Co. 29 Aquaflame 23 The Cabin Cafe 4 Seb Bailey 25 The Coombe Barton 13 Shops Wainhouse Country Stores 17 The Horseshoe Inn 36 Tuition Guitar 33 Fuel Logan’s Logs 6 R&N Fuels 15

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