BOSCASTLE BLOWHOLE No 82 Summer 2013 £1

Minster Church in the Springtime The future of this beautiful building is uncertain. See inside on page 8.

Also inside: Open Gardens pages 7 & 41 Harbourmaster page 24 Crossword page 19 Walking Group News page 22 Reading Room page 28 Letters page 39 Foreword Someone mentioned to a regular contributors. We everyone all the time, but the production has member of the Blowhole then hope that a wealth if you too think that the materialised very close team that they thought of interesting, informative Blowhole lacks something, to home. A late start for that there was nothing and entertaining pieces please be proactive and do this edition has made it much in the Spring edition will hasten our way. something about it! impractical to take up the of the Blowhole. When Fortunately, they generally The team are alloffer this time, but I have I heard this, I wondered do, and we would once volunteers, though I high hopes for a lightened why the complainer didn’t again like to express do get an honorarium load next time. write something and send our thanks to everyone to cover production Warning! This edition it in for publication. who contributes to the expenses. None of us has a has not been properly When planning each Blowhole. background in journalism proofread due to lack of edition of the Blowhole, Leafing just nowor print processes, though time, so if there are any the team get together through the pages of each of us bring something errors...sorry! and discuss content. We the Spring edition, I felt unique to the mix. Enjoy the Summer put up notices asking for it has the usual mix of I am delighted to PA articles and news and send articles and comment. I report that help with email reminders to all suppose you can’t please Boscastle Blowhole Team The editorial team reserves the right to accept, reject or edit any material submitted for publication. The views expressed in the magazine are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the team. The editorial team are: Philippa Arthan, Arthur Bannister, Heather Colne, Gloria Quinlan, Ann and Chris Rodda. The next Blowhole will be published in Autumn Look out for posters advertising the deadline date. Items for inclusion can be emailed to [email protected] Copies of the Blowhole are available by post at a cost of £2.50 per issue.To subscribe please either email [email protected] or phone 01840 250891. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Boscastle Blowhole For advertising queries, please email [email protected] Communications to the Blowhole can be sent by post to 44 Clover Lane Close, Boscastle, PL35 0AL or by email to: [email protected] The Blowhole is published 4 times a year and printed by: Easyprint of Red Post, Nr Bude, tel: 01288 381700 email: [email protected] D SCOTT ELECTRICAL

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Page 2 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Boscastle Table Tennis Club Scoop the poop… or face a Fixed Penalty Notice People who do not clean up after their dog can be given an £80 fixed penalty notice or a court appearance with a maximum penalty of £1000. People who allow their dog to foul and then fail to remove and dispose of the faeces responsibly are in breach of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Copyright photo courtesy David Flower Environment Act 2005. Pictured above are some of the members of the Boscastle Table Tennis Club. Fixed Penalty Notices can L to R: Sue Gordon, Alastair Priest, Sue Viner, Jill Clark, Mike Viner. Claudia Priest be issued by Dog Welfare and Robin Evans. They meet each week on a Wednesday afternoon from 2 till 4pm at and Enforcement Officers the Community Centre in Boscastle. If you are interested in joining, please get in touch and the Police. If you see with Jill Clark on 01840 250156. fouling in public areas A Belated Thank You We look forward to hazardous to wildlife, please report it to one of On behalf of the the next performance with particularly here by the the council’s Dog Welfare Village Hall Committee eager anticipation. seaside where litter can get and Enforcement Officers. may I please take this Pam Clarke. Treasurer tangled in or ingested by If possible give contact fish, mammals and other details of the owner or a opportunity to thank Litter? No Thanks everyone who supported wildlife. It’s also been description of the owner the Boscastle Amateur Seagulls, foxes and other shown that people think it and the dog. Dramatics Society’s creatures rip open black is more acceptable to drop Remember, you are wonderful performances plastic bin bags and scatter litter if an area is already required to clean up after of the “Little Red Riding the contents in their hunt dirty or littered. your dog has fouled (and Hood” last Christmas? for food. The resulting Please ensure that when properly dispose of it) The magnificent sum of litter looks horrible and you put out your rubbish when your dog fouls in any £1144.00 was raised and spoils our environment for collection, you either area which the public are thanks must also go to all and quality of life. keep the bin bag inside a entitled to have access to. the performers, back stage Litter can affect people’s dustbin or cover it with Dog owners who are helpers, front of house health by attracting a large cloth to deter registered blind are exempt helpers and everyone who animals and insects that unwanted visitors. Also, do from penalties. gave so much time & effort carry diseases. try not to put it out until Phone: 0300 1234 212 in raising these funds. Litter can also be the day before collection. www.cornwall.gov.uk The Old Coach House Relax in the beautiful Vacancies exist for adults and children surroundings of this 300 (beginners or advanced) to have year old coach house, Piano or Keyboard Lessons with large, secluded to be taught in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere by a junior mature garden and school teacher with over 20 years of experience of piano teaching private parking in Cornwall. Parents are welcome to attend the lessons. Open all Year For further details please ring Peter L Henry BA, LTCL Tastefully refurbished en suite rooms 01840 770470 Geoff & Jackie Horwell Tel: 01840 250398 www.old-coach.co.uk

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 3 Fresh look for the Visitor Annual Harvest Centre Supper It is two years since the National Trust took on the responsibility of running at the Visitor Centre from Cornwall Council, protecting the important services provided to both visitors and Otterham Hall the local community. on With a couple of important anniversaries approaching – 10 years 21st September since the flood in August 2014 and 50 years since the inception of the 7 for 7:30 pm Trust’s Neptune Coastline Campaign in 2015 – the National Trust is with hoping to mark these by giving the Visitor Centre a revamp. entertainment drop-in session from Plans are at an early stage but we The Boscastle are keen to hear from people their Goodbye to Josh thoughts and ideas as well as to give Bouys All us at the Napoleon Inn wish Josh people a chance to hear about what Lowen good luck in his future. Josh we are planning. With this in mind, Tickets: had worked for us for many years at we are holding a drop-in session at the Manor house and the Napoleon the Visitor Centre on the afternoon £10 for adults Inn, he has always been a favourite of Wednesday 17th July, from 3pm- of the customers and we are sure they 7pm. Feel free to pop along. £5 for children will miss him as much as we do. Alternatively, Mike Brookes- Josh has left to live in Bath with Sullivan, Enterprise Manager for Contact: his girlfriend, good luck Josh & don’t the National Trust locally, can be be a stranger. love from Ron Sharon contacted on: Pam Julie & all the staff at the Napoleon Mike.Brookes-Sull@nationaltrust. Inn & the Old Manor House. org.uk on 01840 261225 BD 01840 250353.

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Page 4 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 MOLLY WEBBER: COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN ACTION take her first job for WT Tucker coal merchants, Molly Webber was thrilled and then at the office of the with the welcome home Harbour Quay at Padstow. provided by the people Her association with of Boscastle when she Boscastle began when she returned from hospital in was 18: starting off by March. working for local butcher Rushed to Derriford on Bob Cowling, where her Christmas Eve last year in duties included running a an emergency operation milk round and learning Molly had had part of her butchery skills. Then in left leg amputated. She 1971, she took over the spent the next six weeks business in partnership convalescing at Bodmin with her then husband, Hospital where she was Mike Webber, whom she regularly visited by friends had married in 1960. and neighbours, carrying Daughters Shirley and gifts and flowers from Gillian were born in 1961 Boscastle well-wishers. and 1963. The village rallied The former butcher’s round to attend a mock premises, which featured Horse Racing Event at as a fish and chip shop in the Cobweb Inn, where fitted wet room downstairs a carer, it must be said the Doc Martin TV series punters could bet on the has been Molly’s home ever outcome of videoed real so that Molly could be that the unstinted support comfortable when she of her daughters and since. It is fair to say it has horse races, a great fun been quite a social centre evening for locals which returned home. family, plus practical help from Molly’s neighbours for the village with Molly raised over £1100. The gift Molly now has a its life and soul, famous for was presented to Molly mobility scooter, generously and friends have more than compensated for her parties, delicious meals, at the Cobweb’s welcome donated by Sue & Gareth, as a bed and breakfast home Sunday lunch party on which she buzzes the somewhat slow and reluctant efforts of Social business, and legendary by the organizers Adrian around the village. Still in Christmas Day festivities. Bright, Cobweb landlord, her wheelchair, Molly is Services. Molly’s kitchen still needs to be adapted Everyone in the village is and Norman West, Bar determined to overcome delighted she has returned Manager. walking difficulties. Her and it is hoped this work will begin soon. in such good spirits and Meanwhile her son-in- first prosthetic leg will look forward to many law Mark Worden, working be replaced by a second Molly Webber (née more years of her delightful without payment, gave custom fitted leg when Luke) was born at Rock company. up all his spare time up at she returns to the hospital in 1934. She attended the CR weekends and evenings to unit in September. While local school at Tredrizzick, All the best from the create a new bedroom and Molly has a daily visit from leaving at the age of 15 to Blowhole, Molly :)

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 5 Mobile Library Merlin Ms Centre The whole Library service Needs Your Help and One Stop Shops are You may have heard in coming under review by the local media in the past Cornwall Council. few weeks that our centre Cllr Glenton Brown says – the only one of its kind that there may be cutbacks in Cornwall- is struggling to these services. with a cash crisis due to the If you use the library increased demand on our services, and in particular services. the mobile library, please As a charity, we heavily contact him. He is trying subsidise or provide to retainb these services in therapies free of charge North Cornwall and the for our MS clients, so more he can demonstrate every year we need to that they are valuable to raise more money to meet people here, the better his the needs of our growing chances of success. client base. With more Phone Glenton on: than 1000 people in the 01840 770302 county diagnosed with MS or email: – the highest in mainland [email protected] Britain - we know there is a desperate need for our Camelford Country services. Dance The appeal is really Dancing every Thursday simple but will make a evening, 7.30-9.30pm at Copyright photos courtesy David Flower huge difference to the St John’s Ambulance Hall, future of the centre and The Dancing Pan Comes to Boscastle's Witchcraft Clease Road, Camelford. Museum those who rely on it. Please The cost is just £1, text BADF37 £1.00 to which includes tea and 70070. PARISH PLAN biscuits. All are welcome. Merlin Ms Centre, For further information, Bradbury House, Hewas MEETING contact Barbara Perry Water, St Austell, PL26 7JF Tuesday 16th July 01840 212655 www.merlinmscentre.org.uk

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Page 6 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 NGS Open Gardens

‘IN SAFE HANDS’ RETIRED POLICE OFFICER AND WIFE TEAM OFFER THE th Saturday 15 June dawned every turn. The vast variety FOLLOWING FOR YOUR HOLIDAY bright and breezy, ideal of foliage and plantings in for wandering round Alex bold and pastel shades are PROPERTIES IN BOSCASTLE: Stewart’s lovely garden a constant attraction as you KEY HOLDING “Wildwood”. With its wander from Blue Circle, magnificent toweringto sunken garden, through MEETING AND GREETING ash trees, wide range of a shaded section to the GUESTS mature shrubs, tree-ferns lawned area surrounded by CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, and silent pool, a stroll abundantly-planted borders through the woodland part with the bonus of its stunning OR, JUST GOING AWAY AND NEED of this garden is a delight. seaward views. A short walk SOMEONE TO KEEP AN EYE The lower level with its beneath an attractive pergola lawn and borders of wild leads you to a pond featuring CALL FOR QUOTE flowers and herbaceous a mermaid sitting beneath a Tel: 07890309069 perennials gives no end of waterfall of yellow phormium pleasure to visitors. This leaves! Yet another treat was in CENTRAL GARAGE garden has it all, with a store for visitors who had the wonderful prevailing sense chance to view an exhibition High Street, Delabole of peace and tranquility of lovely paintings by Pat van Stuart & Jean Biddick throughout. If you haven’t Eyken and Mary Lowden; yet visited this garden, give some really beautiful work Tel: 01840 212388 yourself a treat and come was on show and it provided Pianos For Sale next year! an appropriate prelude or At Reasonable Prices When visiting Carole finale to the garden tour. Vincent’s “Halfacre”, The weekend raised £377 GOOD FURNITURE & ALADDIN’S CAVE awareness of design, for the National Garden shape and colour are Scheme, which supports We Buy & Sell Second-hand Furniture the first impressionsseveral charities including Especially Pine, Old & New one gets on entering Macmillans, Marie Curie, Open Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm this garden: sculptured Hospice Care and, for this figures, abstracts, cones year, Parkinsons. In addition, Give us a visit - without obligation and planters of coloured the Church raised £180 by You’ll be surprised what we have! concrete delight the eye at selling teas. ML

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 7 Minster Church – What should we be doing with it?

Last year at a Deanery and clear of bat droppings and what an important resources to maintain assembly there was a is an increasing problem. part it played in their lives. things as they are at present? debate where the motion The people who kindly The upshot of all this Should the church keep debated was ‘That church volunteer for this duty are is that the PCC (the open a building if it is no buildings which were not getting any younger group of people who have longer used? surplus to requirements and the number willing to the responsibility for the What are your views should be closed’. At do the work are declining Church in Forrabury and as to what if anything this debate Archdeacon as individuals move away Minster which includes should happen to Minster Audrey proposed the or have to give up due to the care of the building) church? How can it be motion and Bishop Tim failing health. Despite are starting to consider maintained spiritually, opposed the motion. At asking on a number of what should happen to the physically and financially the end of the evening the occasions for new people to Minster Church building. so that it can be passed motion was defeated by a help so far no-one has come After last year’s Christingle onto future generations? small majority. What has forward. Then there are the service when nearly all What if anything is each this to do with Minster problems of parking; the commented on the cold of us individually prepared Church you may well ask? steepness of the path going the decision was made to do in order to ensure Well in 2012 the direct down to the church; the to move the service to that Minster church can costs of running Minster condition of the path with Forrabury in 2013. With go forward into the future? (Insurance, Electricity moss and fallen leaves and the weather as it was in Any solution needs to be and grass cutting) was so the list goes on. March this year the Easter viable in the long term as £2021.55 while over the All of the above service was also moved to well as in the immediate year a total of 8 services were sounds very depressive Forrabury and it has also future otherwise we will be held so each service had and negative and Minster been decided to reduce the back in the same position a direct cost of £252.69. church is neither of these. number of evening services as we are now in a few Apart from the Easter and To many, including myself, in 2013 and to move them years’ time. the Christingle services it is a very special and to Forrabury. As a result Please let one of the the number of people spiritual place. It is a place apart from weddings and church wardens (Jennie attending the services of beauty and quiet where funerals there will be no Cole 212336; Ruth was less than 10. Almost one can sit and think and is services at Minster this Parsons 250625), Revd without exception people valued, used and visited by year although the direct Robert Thewsey (250359) attending the services many people both from the running costs will still need or myself Revd Michael expressed the view that immediate community and to be found. Parsons (250625) know the damp and the cold did from round the world. In It needs to be stressed your thoughts and views not help make the service a 2004 when it was flooded that at present no so that they can be taken pleasant experience. the response we had from permanent decisions have into account by the church There are of course other near and far showed clearly been taken. It is felt that council when it meets to difficulties. Keeping the how dearly it was held in a building such as this is a consider Minster’s future inside of the church clean so many people’s affection community building and later this year can only be open or closed MP with the consultation and PENNING majority support of the PAINTING community. However is PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL PAINTERS AND DECORATORS it right and fair that the interior of the building should be physically Building & maintained by a group of 4 or 5 ladies (all of whom Property Maintenance are of pensionable age) and financially maintained CORNWALL DEVON by only a slightly larger 01840 250047 01626 337596 group? Is it sustainable or the correct use of limited

Page 8 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Camelford Stingers Small Club Big Success Faymus Productions present a concert on 3rd August 2013 in aid of: Mount Edgcumbe Hospice at Boscastle Village Hall Doors open 7.30 for 8.00 featuring: Mike and Julie Silver, The Boscastle Busker & Cheryl, Roger (the Coalman) Nichols, Poet Rob Barratt, and also a special guest appearance by Ben Nichols Left to right; Lewis Bradley, Georgia Outten, Tommy Richardson, Logan Chatterjea, Rosie Morey, Coach John Refreshments & Raffle Rhodes, Bethany Chapman, Emily Rush, Emma Honey, Tickets £7.50 each, available from: Martha Bradley, (Drew Burnard not pictured) 07886 813343 or [email protected] A few months ago BAGATS (British Age Camelford Stingers didn’t Group Categories). Well NAP BIG WEEKENDER think they would have a done to all the swimmers rd th th pool to train in, morale was who took part. If you August 23 , 24 & 25 low and swimmers were would like to know more A free 3 day festival & celebration of music, food & beer, worried. Much to their about Camelford Stingers in aid of HELP FOR HEROES delight the pool was saved call in and see us at the On Friday 23rd there will be live music, rodeo bull, bungee and the determination of Leisure Centre to talk to run & firewalking…a spectacle not to be missed!! On the swimmers to succeed our coaches John Rhodes has grown. This year saw the (Tuesday) and Lorna Saturday from 12noon family fun including a mini big wheel, largest group of swimmers Tinkler (Thursday) for candy floss, sweet stand, hot donuts, bouncy castle & more going to the County development or squad along with more live music & plenty of drink offers. Sunday ASA Championships training, or talk to the will be a more chilled occasion again with live music and and Intermediate Leisure Centre about Swim delicious food & drink offers Championships, held in School which teaches Bodmin and Penzance. children from Birth to Pre For more details on bands or if you want to bring your Successes were achieved Club Level in readiness to crafts/food/expertise along, please telephone Julie Muffett with Gold, Silver, and join Camelford Stingers. on 01840 250204 or email rebecca@dallow8239. Bronze medals all round. We look forward to seeing All swimmers achieved you! Watch this space for new personal bests more news about our club, G H M and a top seven in the coaches and swimmers. Building Maintenance Insurance Fire & Flood Damage Kitchens, Bathrooms Interior & Exterior Decorating Refurbishments City & Guilds Qualified 01840 212258 Free Estimates Internal & External 07967582011 Property Maintenance Phone 01840230380 [email protected] Free, Written, No Obligation Quotations Mobile 07970275330

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 9 Boscastle Bakery There was consternation in was more formal. After the village when word went leaving college, 15 years around that ‘Barnecutt’s ago, Tina met Andrew Bakery’ was pulling out of when she started work at Boscastle. Fortunately, Tina Elaine’s Patisserie in Bude, Jenkins, travelling daily which Andrew’s father from Bude, immediately took over. Five years later, stepped into the breach and together they opened began trading under the ‘Polmorla Pasties’ named name of ‘Boscastle Bakery’. after the Polmorla Road, Thus the changeover was where the original bakery seamless. where Andrew worked was With four generations situated. This gave Tina of bakers, baking has been and Andrew their start in a tradition of long standing business. in the Jenkins family. Tina favours the Great-grandfather Jenkins goodness of traditionally was a Master Baker, who baked cakes and breads. started his bakery in Wales As an alternative to her in the 1890’s. He set the award winning pasties she pattern, which subsequent is offering her customers family members have freshly barbecued pork followed, working for rolls and bacon baps – a Keith Barnecutt bakeries new venture for the bakery. in Wadebridge starting in It will be some years before the early 1960’s. When we discover whether Keith Barnecutt died, his the Jenkins family have business was put on the produced a fifth generation market and Tina’s father- of bakers as Tina and S.J.JOSE in-law, seeing this as an Andrew’s sons are just 3 opportunity to be his own and 6 years old. CARPENTER & JOINER boss, decided to buy it. The opening hours of GENERAL PROPERTY From an early age, the ‘Boscastle Bakery’ are fourth generation baker 9.00am to 4.00pm at ‘quiet MAINTENANCE Andrew Jenkins developed times’. However, Tina is his baking skills working flexible and plans to stay Tel 01840 250069 in the bakery alongside his open later when the village father. Tina’s training at St becomes busier. Mobile 07974 723382 Austell Catering College SUE WALLIS DESIGNER DRESSMAKER (01840) 250434 ALTERATIONS DRESSMAKING - LADIES GENTS & CHILDRENS WEDDINGS & EVENING WEAR SOFT FURNISHINGS etc ...

Page 10 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 1st Buzzard Scouts

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Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 11 Faymus Productions Present....a Charity Concert or radio programme and that’s the truth! We will be During the time I have Rob Barratt: has a very clearly heard is a wonder to sharing a few of the songs lived in Cornwall, it has different way of looking at hear. His versions of some we have learned together at been my pleasure to listen life to most other people of Robbie Burns songs are this concert. to the music and poetry and puts that to very good right up there with the best. I owe all of these of many local artists and use when he writes poems Over the years it has been musicians and artists a to come to know some of that are extremely amusing my pleasure to compose great deal inasmuch as them and their families as and entertaining but on guitar arrangements for after playing my concerts friends as well. It was this occasion not without a few of the songs John exclusively using a sound aspect that gave me the idea strong social comment as performs. system for many years, of putting this concert on, well. I was very flattered Cheryl Maughan: they have helped me to see page 9. The thought of when he asked me to play Accompanies John, in rediscover the joy of playing hearing some great music, guitar for him on a couple harmony, on many of my music acoustically performed in a concert of songs, when he recorded the tunes he sings and and hearing the natural setting, hearing people his live DVD last year. He occasionally, if we can take sound of voices uplifted singing along, having some is also a fine singer and if her by surprise, will sing a in song and laughter. The fun and raising some funds Rob thinks he’s getting song or two on her own as wonderful thing about for a brilliant cause in the away with just poetry on well. Her specialities are: music is that the voyage process was and is, very the night, he has another her warmth, an off the of its discovery is never appealing. think coming! wall sense of humour but ending. Music, of all kinds, Roger Nichols: I was so John Maughan: The most of all her friendliness is an amazing medium; impressed with the range, Boscastle Busker: John’s which has the wonderful it brings people from purity and tone of Roger’s extensive repertoire ranges effect of gathering people all walks of life together voice that I asked him far and wide. He was ‘in’ and making them all and unites them in a very to sing on a number of strongly influenced by feel at home. special way. recordings I made and was Boscastle singer Charlie Julie Silver: Julie and Last but not at all least, delighted when he agreed. Jose from whom he learned I started singing together we’ll have a special guest Aside from getting many songs and also the for our own entertainment appearance from Ben him to sing harmony, the singing of Mervin Vincent and discovered that it was Nichols. I first heard Ben other way to put a smile and Charlie Bate. John’s going to be something that play a couple of months on Roger’s face is to order voice has a wonderful meant a great deal to both ago when he performed some coal from him. (I’ve warmth and clarity and of us. When we are at home at Roger’s 40th birthday done that too!) his ability to sing a note together, wherever I am in bash. He’s self taught so soft yet that can still be the house, except when which makes his approach I am rehearsing my own unusual, different and Adrian & Staff music, I will often hear refreshing. it will be a welcome you to the the ‘sparkle’ of her voice, pleasure to present him at better than any recording this concert. Cobweb Inn Mike Silver BOSCASTLE, CORNWALL ▪ FREE HOUSE ▪ REAL ALES ▪ BAR SNACKS ▪ ▪ FAMILY ROOM ▪ RESTAURANT ▪ ▪ SUNDAY CARVERY ▪ LIVE MUSIC SATURDAY NIGHTS, TILL MIDNIGHT 13 July: The Bubble 24 Aug: Mood Indigo 20 July: Ska Face 31 Aug: Alison’s Kitchen 27 July: Whiskey Thieves 7 Sept: Atomic 80’s 3 August: Ten Feet Tall 14 Sept: Blue Slate 10 Aug: Lucky Guy & the Chancers 21 Sept: Lost in Space 17 Aug: Shellin’ Snails 28 Sept: Whiskey Thieves Tel: (01840) 250278 www.cobwebinn.co.uk

Page 12 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Australian Flatworm Invasion

As part of Cornwall College Newquays SINNG (Student Non-native Invasive Species Group) I have taken on the search for the invasive Australian flatworm Australoplana saguinea in Cornwall. My aim is to map the distribution of the species in the county and raise awareness of the problems they may cause. I am writing in the Blowhole as I had an email earlier this year from a lady in Boscastle reporting a sighting. I followed up soil quality and also on touch. As we know they are Since Elaine’s visit, I the report with a visit to other native species such already present in the area have been hunting regular- a very helpful lady who as blackbirds and moles it would be really useful to ly for the evil ones (as I now allowed me to search her which rely on earthworms determine their abundance call them). My preferred garden and identify the in their diet. The species and map their spread disposal method is to put flatworm which she had are generally nocturnal throughout the village. them in a bucket contain- found. During the search with a preference for damp Many thanks for all your ing salty water. It does the we found twenty of the shaded areas of the garden, help, and I look forward to trick. invasive flatworms in just and can often be found hearing from you all. I am still finding some half an hour. crawling around after dark Elaine Roll under traps I have placed The picture above shows on cool evenings or hiding SINNG. Cornwall College around my garden, though Newquay some identification feature under pots, compost bags with the summer’s verdant of the Australian flatworm, or other items resting on Editor’s note: growth, I fear that there with a web link to a bare soil. The ‘very helpful lady’ who are more hiding places for useful information sheet: As part of our research reported seeing flatworms them. https://secure.fera.defra. we are trying to establish in her garden is me! Philippa Arthan gov.uk/nonnativespecies/ the extent of the spread of index.cfm?sectionid=47 this invasive species across The Wellington The Australian flatworm Cornwall, and are asking is thought to have been members of the public Hotel Boscastle introduced into the U.K in to report sightings to us, the early eighties through either via out SINNG the import of plants from website (www.sinng. New Zealand. It was first org.uk) via the ‘submit a identified on the Isles of sighting’ link or email me Scilly and over the years has directly on elaine.roll@ Pub Restaurant Hotel spread across the southwest cornwall.ac.uk The Long Bar The Waterloo Restaurant and throughout Ireland. And so my request to Open from 11.00 am for: Open from 6.30 pm for: The introduction of the residents of Boscastle Bar Meals Award Winning Dining the species is a concern as and surrounding areas is Local Ales, Wines & Spirits Locally Sourced Produce Coffee, Tea & Cold Drinks Fine Wines it feeds solely on native to have a search in your earthworms. This could gardens and if you come Families Welcome Beer Garden Freshly Cooked Food have a detrimental effect across these strange orange The Harbour, Boscastle, Cornwall, PL35 0AQ Tel 01840250202 creatures please get in on earthworm populations, www.wellingtonhotelboscastle.com

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 13 interviews. They have also produced a preliminary questionnaire circulated via the Blowhole to canvass opinions within the village. Parish Council News However it is felt that in order to produce a fully comprehensive Forrabury and Minster Parish short presentation about themselves plan it is now necessary to recruit a Council meet in the Village Hall on and their connection with the parish. larger team formed from members the second Thursday of each month The present councillors then selected of the whole community. Anyone at 7pm. Members of the public are members for co-option by secret in the village who is interested in invited to attend and may address the ballot. the council’s work or could actively Council during the first ten minutes The co-opted councillors are: contribute their time in producing of the meeting. Nick Chater, owner of the Picture a plan are cordially invited to attend A copy of the agenda is displayed on Parlour for the past three years; Brian the public meeting. Clarke, a retired industrial engineer; the Parish Council notice boards and County Councillor, website prior to all meetings. Minutes Robin Haddy, a local farmer and of previous meetings are displayed once farm shop co-owner;,Steve Martin, a Glenton Brown writes: they are approved by the Council. local builder. The council is working with The The Local Elections have now come Chamber of Trade and Commerce and gone, four members of the Parish to lobby Cornwall Council to keep Council decided not to re stand. The the toilets open all year, to date these Parish Council thanks Mr Brewer, efforts have fallen on deaf ears. Mr Dawson, Mr Findlay and Miss The Council is keen to encourage Day for their diligent work, time and youngsters to get out and about commitment they gave to the Parish however it has been noticed that some as Councillors. are skateboarding on the highways. With only six candidate It’s a natural thing that a sloping road I must begin by expressing my nominations, for the ten Parish is ideal for this type of activity, but sincere thanks to all who voted for Council seats, there was no election the risk of collision, with a vehicle, my re-election to Cornwall Council for the Parish council and the six is high and the Parish Council urges on May 2nd. I will endeavour to nominations were automatically parents to check where their children serve everyone to the best of my elected. Since then the Council are skateboarding and ensure they ability in this new Administration advertised the vacant seats, receiving are doing it in a safe environment; at County Hall. The new Council five applications. As there were more the last thing anyone wants is an has taken a little while to get itself applicants than places, at a specially accident. th convened meeting held on 30 May, AP established as not being one Party , each candidate was asked to give a but a coalition of parties, and it has PARISH PLAN RELAUNCH taken time to reach the decisions Parish Council Contact Info: There will be public meeting on 16th regards breakdown of responsibilities July to relaunch the Parish Plan with and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Chair: David Ferrett 250414 the aim of forming a Steering Group various committees. The aims of the Vice Chair: Fred Hockin: 250529 to go forward with the project. new Administration for the next four Nick Chater: 250677 Members of the Cornwall years is to be positive and responsive Brian Clarke: 250551 Community Regeneration Team to the approaches of people, it will be offering advice and practical intends to be a ‘can do’ Council. Robin Haddy: 250195 help to involve the community in It will have no option but to be a Nanette Irving Little: 250291 constructing the plan, devising and lean Council because of the various Chris Jarvis: 250512 distributing questionnaires and cutbacks, and further cutbacks still to Steve Martin: 250100 seeking financial support. be made which will be harder than the larger amounts already achieved Two members of the parish Chris Rodda: 250012 as it is getting close to the bone. On council have so far been working Mark Smith: 250001 the Environment, it is important that steadily on the plan and have we respond to the public demand for Clerk, Adrian Prescott: 250570 carried out a number of in-depth

Page 14 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 clean beaches, accessible countryside CAR PARK TOILETS for their apparent intransigence. and community services to continue As reported in the last edition of The Large numbers of complaints had such as libraries. Blowhole, on 15 March the Parish been received about the standard We must work for a sustainable Council received notification from of cleanliness, dirt and smell, even economy , this will mean investment Cornwall Council Cabinet member though contractors were employed to for Cornwall and Cornish jobs Bert Biscoe that the Gateway car park maintain the toilets on a daily basis. and making the most of European public toilets could remain open only Responding to a Freedom of Funding for our County’s if users were charged and they were Information request from Malcolm development and regeneration. closed on weekdays from November Green of the Rock Shop, the Council The EU plays a crucial role in to March. revealed income from the car park in funding for Cornwall ’s economic The Parish had previously refused the last financial year was £218, 000, development . to take over management of the against (from previous information) Homes are an area of great toilets on grounds of cost. running costs of under £20,000, which emphasized the importance concern to us all, and we need to The Parish Clerk, Adrian Prescott, of Boscastle as a source of County build more Council houses for local replied to Councillor Biscoe revenue. needs and using available funds pointing out that as Boscastle had to support affordable housing as already suffered the loss of two of Faced with a volume of a sustainable development. Work its three toilets, a further reduction correspondence and threat of adverse must be continued to make our was unsupportable, particularly as media coverage, the County’s response Planning policies clearer and the County derived a considerable to Boscastle’s concerns appears to consistent and for fair procedures income from the car park. He have shifted. Edwina Hannaford, for real consultation, and hopefully suggested there might be alternative portfolio holder for Environment, less contentious planning processes. means of raising revenue, such as Planning and Heritage, has agreed to Despite cutbacks the repair work increasing parking charges. meet with representatives of BCTC, the Parish Council and local County of our roads must be a priority. Jon James, Environment Manager, Councillor Glenton Brown, to try and I think it is likely that the parking who had temporarily assumed resolve the issue. She has suggested review panel will operate again this responsibility while a new cabinet that funding may be available by year and hold consultation meetings member was appointed, rejected the “tweaking the charges” and avoiding throughout the County , and I will proposal, as it would have affected interdepartmental policy differences. endeavour to let you know of any charging policy across the County. meetings where your comments are She concludes “I think we need to Payment machines were installed move away from silo thinking and required for our local area. rd on June 3 , at a cost of £6,000. look at the problems in the round.” Please do not hesitate to contact Local canvassing of opinion had Note to readers; “silo” apparently me if I can be of any help at any suggested that while paying for use of means department or section, not a time on 01840 770302 or by email toilets could be tolerated, closure on grain store or nuclear missile launch [email protected] winter weekdays was unacceptable in site. It is nice to know that, in all a popular tourist resort. In addition the confusion, some bright spark coach companies might boycott at County can think up fancy new Boscastle if toilets were shut. names for old ideas. There has been considerable anger CR aroused by the Council’s attitude. A copy of the Parish Council’s Parish Plan reply was sent to Dan Rogerson, Relaunch local LibDem MP, and Boscastle Chamber of Trade and Commerce Meeting approached various media sources 16th July such as Radio Cornwall, Pirate at the FM and the local newspapers to highlight their grievances. Lawrence Community Reed’s lunchtime show and Pirate Centre FM publicized the furore, and a number of letters from local traders See also have attacked Cornwall Council pages 6 and 14

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 15 JEREMY JOHN HICKS 7 OCTOBER 1945 - 29 MARCH 2013 as there was an element of opportunity to fully enjoy He was a regular at the excitement and risk that he life in Cornwall again. “Cobweb” and was captain enjoyed. He qualified as an In 1996 came the joy of their pool team. He was advanced police car driver of his life, the arrival of also secretary of the Boscastle and motor cyclist. He was his daughter, Charlotte. branch of the British Legion. awarded his long-service He was devoted to Last November, although medal and continued in Charlotte and she gave seriously ill, he insisted on the police until he retired him a renewed purpose. raising the flag on the war at the age of 50. He was keen to make her memorial. While in London, he aware of the environment When Jeremy was first continued his interest in around her which was so diagnosed with prostate sport. In 1973 he was important to him. He cancer, he was determined awarded a police trophy was fortunate in having to fight it, and he remained for the best all-round the time to devote to her, positive throughout. Jeremy Hicks 1987 sportsman in ‘W’ division. and was often to be seen After his initial bout of Jeremy loved Boscastle. He was also a member of meeting Charlotte from treatment, he raised over It’s where his roots and his Mitcham Rugby Club, and school. £1,000 in a sponsored walk heart were. But he wasn’t became their groundsman Being used to shift for The Prostate Cancer born here. He was actually after he “hung up his work, it was no hardship Charity. born in Somerset where his boots”. for him to get up early, He was a kind and parents were living during Apart from sport, his even after he retired. He generous man, who was the war years. In 1953, other main interest was delivered the post for a extremely popular in the when Jeremy was 7 years wildlife, particularly bird- while and then became the village. He will be greatly old, he came to Boscastle watching. He regularly newspaper delivery man missed. with his parents and sister used to volunteer to help for the village, a job that and settled at Paradise. the RSPB at the ospreys’ he did for about fifteen He went to Sir nests in the Wye Valley. He years. He became much James Smith’s Grammar did a lot of bird-watching respected for his concern School in Camelford and in Cornwall and sent for his customers. After when, in 1962, the new reports to the Cornwall the Boscastle floods, when comprehensive school Bird Watching and many outlying roads were opened, he was in the first Preservation Society. impassable, he made sure sixth-form. He particularly Throughout his career the customers got their enjoyed sport at school, in London, Jeremy came paper everyday and had being goalkeeper for the down to Boscastle whenever their essentials. school football team. He he could. Although he Jeremy would spend also liked cross-country, enjoyed his job, it was good many afternoons at and would practise by to escape from the city and Dangar’s Meadow, behind running along the cliff return to the environment his childhood home at path between Boscastle that he loved. Having Paradise, where he grew and Rocky Valley. lived in a police hostel for vegetables and fruit. He On leaving school many years, he eventually was also often at Half Acre, in 1964, he joined the bought his own house here helping Carole Vincent. Metropolitan Police in in Boscastle, ready for his Carole had known him London. After training at retirement in 1995. This for many years, and was Hendon Police College, coincided with setting up glad of his assistance he was stationed for most home with his partner, in her studio, where he of his working life in ‘W’ Gill, and her daughter, was a perfectionist in division in South London. Danielle. Retirement from helping with her concrete The job suited him well, the police gave him the sculptures. After a sponsored walk in 2010

Page 16 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 OLIVER HENRY SMEETH 5 AUGUST 1946 - 20 MARCH 2013

year on year. It wasn’t an easy decision, but in 2010 Oliver and Gill retired from the Newsagents with the intention of taking it easy. He quickly got back to his roots by taking a keen interest in gardening. But, in the usual agricultural way, his vegetable patch was the size of a small field and would have fed half of Boscastle! Sadly, after his retirement he was diagnosed with cancer. However he continued to enjoy life, making the most of the time he had left. He enjoyed walking, both along the cliffs locally and near the house in Spain and spending time Born in Redruth, Oliver harvest time, one of his employees, ones who could with his family. However was a true Cornishman. favourite floats was named be relied on. he never forgot the happy Growing up in Crackington ‘No time for carnival we’re He especially enjoyed times at the newsagents, Haven and then Camelford still digging’. the quiet periods out of always making sure he had with his brothers George In 1995 Oliver and season with just the locals, the daily paper, although and Arthur, he was a local his wife Gill had a career and looked forward to the having to buy it was an boy. change, and bought Christmas mince pie event initial shock! After moving away Boscastle Newsagents: which appeared to grow for a period of time it operating the till with his was inevitable that Oliver spade like farmers fingers, would return. 30 years ago he took to it like a duck to Wella Book he and the family moved water. Keeping Solutions to Tregath at Camelford He felt honoured to Station where he farmed be welcomed so quickly dairy, beef and potatoes; he into the village and ‘‘For all bookkeeping requirements did dabble in poultry but enjoyed being a part of its ‘‘Sole trader; Partnership & Ltd Co accounts the foxes soon put paid to community, helping out ‘‘Year end accounts that. where he could. Oliver ‘‘VAT returns & filing If you ever ventured out enjoyed having a joke with ‘‘Self assessment tax returns & filing of the valley to Camelford the staff and customers ‘‘PAYE and payroll carnival you may have seen and loved the rapport that ‘‘New business start up assistance one of the many floats he developed with the Tel: 01840 705004 for more information Oliver designed. Theyregulars, getting to know Or email: [email protected] were often promoting them really well. He often Qualified, experienced bookkeeper (Manual and computerised systems) Insured and industry regulated. ‘Smeeths Super Spuds’, but commented how lucky Fully compliant with legal requirements to be registered under the Money Laundering as carnival coincided with he was to find such great Regulations 2007

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 17 Successful funding bid for Otterham & St JuliotHall Otterham and St Juliot short mat bowling so if Village Hall has been you have an interest in awarded a Big Lottery taking up these extra new Reaching Communities activities please visit the Buildings Grant of hall web site for further £418,379 to replace the information at www. old dilapidated second otterhamandstjuliothall. hand temporary social hall org in due course. originally erected on the Fund raising will, of site in the late 1950s. The course, continue as there Hall has served the parishes are plenty of other things well over the decades but that need it but having the life of the building Otterham and St Juliot Village Hall, June 2013 achieved the main grant has come to an end. To photo by Peter Richards is going to make life a lot keep the community well Cornwall Flood Appeal served with a building (NCDC) £2,250. North that has modern facilities Cornwall District Council and is environmentally pledged £15,000 and the sustainable a fund raising new authority of Cornwall process commenced in Council continued to ring 2007 to replace the hall. fence this for us. Cornwall Our wider community Cllr Glenton Brown’s has supported all the fund Community Chest Fund raising events to replace has donated towards new the old building; we could crockery. Otterham and St not have achieved the level Juliot Parish Councils and of income without its Otterham Hall fund raising support. events, plus individual ‘Mad Dog Mcrea’ evening; as you can see the Hall was Funders and supporters donations, have all greatly full with young people, so the level of noise from the band have contributed a further aided our final total. Many, was quite loud! many thanks to everyone. £56,500 for the project, received from both easier in the future. they include: Otterham and St Juliot employee Alison Gibson History: Garfield WestonVillage Hall Committee and the Regeneration Team Charitable Foundation, expresses its many thanks at East Cornwall. Originally used as to Cornwall Council for a military building at £10,000. His Royal When the new hall its assistance and expertise Dawlish, the Hall was Highness Prince Charles is finished it will be in supplying information moved to its present site Duke of Cornwall, £1,000. able to accommodate, to aid our application and in the late 1950s and had The Norman Family amongst other new in particular the guidance a small extension added Trust, £500. The North activities, badminton and Boscastle Gallery The Bridge, Boscastle (01840) 250248 Paintings by local artists A wide selection of prints & cards plus an unusual mix of gifts and gadgets.

Page 18 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Successful funding bid ... continued Moira Hart’s during the 1980s. Basically be left with a building of a wooden structure sitting sub-standard construction Fiendish Crossword on a concrete float, the walls and, in the surveyor’s view, 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 8 9 were subsequently covered not appropriate as a public 10 11 with corrugated sheeting, facility in the 21st century. 12 13 14 15 16 sheeting that is now in The Hall has been 17 18 19 a very poor condition. the focal point of many The building has a felt Community activities 20 21 24 22 covered roof and last time during the past five 23 24 25 27 26 27 28 the felting was replaced in decades, including the 29 31 30 31 2002 the contractors stated regular meetings of local categorically that it was clubs and interest groups as 30 32 33 34 35 the final time this could well as one-off events, such 33 36 37 38 be done – the fabric of the as the 1977 Silver Jubilee 41 39 40 41 39 42 43 roof was deteriorating to Party attended by virtually such an extent that it would all of the local population, 40 44 45 46 47 be too dangerous to work local and national elections 48 49 50 on it again without the and meetings of the 51 52 boarding being replaced. Cornwall Federation of 53 54 55 A structural survey carried Women’s Institutes. The out in 2008 concluded many groups who meet Across Down that the building was in the Hall would literally 1 spring plant 1 Australian rapidly approaching its have been left with 6 month 2 deceiver ‘sell by date’ and that even nowhere to go had the 10 become sick 3 final if substantial sums were Hall been forced to close. 11 single pip playing card 4 drew blood spent on renovations the without a replacement 12 toad 5 association Committee would still being constructed. 16 atom 6 vessel 17 free from moisture 7 waterproof Gardenscapes 18 self 8 image Quality garden care for 19 hostelry 9 man’s name your garden 20 mother 13 prickly plant 21 fruit 14 Asian rodent Grass & hedge cutting 23 stop 15 assemble Shrub pruning & garden tidy ups 26 plead 22 neat Call Martin 27 Japanese sash 24 align on 29 animal 25 volcano in Antarctica 30 crude 28 obvious 01840 770243 32 raised 31 lazy 07854 740206 35 Scottish river 33 parchment 36 exist 34 summit 37 leer 38 legendary beings AN PART 39 terrible 40 dance IST RICK TR 42 Spanish dish 41 yarn 44 passageway 43 river in Hades CONSTRUCTION 46 small opening 45 detect 48 corm 47 hard wood EXTENSIONS • RENOVATIONS 49 cinema attendant 48 piece of furniture 51 hobo 50 managed NEW BUILD • BATHROOMS 52 tree Phone: 07989 327 873 53 short sleep 54 twisted strand of fibre FREE QUOTATIONS 55 large deer answers on page 38

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Page 20 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 News from the Nap with music from the very talented Josh Curnow who played a range of covers as well as some of Easter Sunday was the his own music. nap’s annual funday, there was plenty of fun and There was also an amazing cake depicting games for all ages to enjoy. Lee, who is a trainee chef, on the cake chopping This year it was all in aid of and cooking up a storm. The cake was make by Cornwall Air Ambulance Jess Dugard at jessecakes (07960 853087) from and a fabulous total of Camelford and it was a real highlight of the £360 was raised. Thank evening. Plenty of Lee’s friends turned up to help you to all who came along. him celebrate. Let’s hope the hangovers weren’t too bad!! There was music from the very talented Jim Keir, Easter biscuit decorating competitions, egg n spoon races for adults & kids & more. Andy Howell with his prize! The popular open darts tournament came down to a final between Aaron Washer & Andy Howell, with Andy being victorious Thank you to all who worked so hard to make Lee Muffett enjoying his 1st pint as an 18 year this another successful old! His t-shirt says ‘causing havoc since 1995’. fundraiser…..more of the Delicious Easter cupcakes made by same next Easter!!! Mandy Washer BD Lee Muffett celebrates his 18th birthday at the nap Lee Muffett, son of the Napoleon Inn landlord & landlady Ron & Sharon celebrated his 18th birthday in May with a party for friends & An easter biscuit decorated family at the pub. It was a great night by Tom Pickard Napoleon Inn Boscastle Tel; 01840 250204 www.napoleaninn.co.uk facebook search: nap natterings A delightful 16th century pub full of character Lunch & evening meals served daily in our bar or restaurant or in our gardeb or beer terrace All food prepared on the premises by pur Heaf Chef & her team using local produce wherever possible. Booking is advisable Breakfast served 11am–2pm Lunches served 12-2pm Evening meals served from 6.30pm Live Music Every Friday Night Boscastle Buoys every Tuesday night LARGE SAFE BEER GARDEN For more details on events please see our website Jim Keir A warm & friendly welcome awaits you

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 21 Calling all Walkers, Near or Far: Come and Join Us Having thrown off the times; however the many lethargy of winter and ruined settlements are thanks to a suggestion by proof of this. (St.Petroc, two WI ladies, in April one of Cornwall patron a few of us donned our saints, is reported to have walking boots and joined lived a hermit’s solitary their newly formed walking life on Bodmin Moor). In group. Now that the damp and misty conditions weather had improved (did these settlements add to I just say ‘improved’?) the the air of desolation and idea was to take advantage give a sinister atmosphere of certain walks, once to the Moor, for, as the a month, in the North mist swirls around them, Cornwall region. Having the fallen boulders could Roughtor and the Charlotte Dymond memorial stone agreed a suitable area for be mistaken for crouching weather may have been appeared as untouched as it April’s outing - come Hell figures from past ages. instrumental in this, as had been for centuries. or high winds - a rambling Fortunately the only the day was wet and cold By now we had passed we did go. To interject here creatures that day were - reminding us that winter Charlotte Dymond’s - the walks are not intended ponies and sheep, well, the was still close by. A chilling lichen-covered memorial solely for women, WI or only creatures we could mist curled around the stone and recalled a visit otherwise, since our first see. The day soon turned weathered granite crags to Bodmin Town Hall, walk had accompanying to rain and although many at the top of Rough Tor’s where the trial of Matthew husbands and other males of our group reached the lonely, distant summit and Weekes is re-enacted. The in the group. summit, I was content stealthily crept towards us. jury is still out on whether The first walk tackled to return to the car – and We crossed the stream, and he was guilty or not - but Rough Tor (pronounced my picnic. Once back in searched the landscape for the memorial stone is in Router), the second highest the car, a coach pulled the ancient stone pathway no doubt. On such a day point in Cornwall. As we into the car park, full of that ‘Time Team’ had the imagination was taxed, drove into the car park, what appeared to be fully excavated. Finding it was trying to picture Charlotte surprise, surprise, we were paid-up members of the guess-work, as the ground choosing to wander about the only ones there. The Ramblers Assoc. Just as on this desolate moor, let well we were on the way alone arranging a romantic home – they may have put tryst there. It was also us to shame, kitted out as difficult to imagine this they were with all necessary Valency area being thickly forested wet-weather equipment - and well populated in and enthusiasm. Taxis Neolithic and Bronze Age Near Boscastle Anita & David

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Page 22 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Calling all Walkers, Diamond Wedding Near or Far: Come and Join Us

In contrast, the willow warblers, blackcaps landscape on our May and chiffchaff are amongst walk, along the Bude those that can be heard Canal, was flat and open. and seen along the route. The Bude canal has a However, as we reached the history spanning more lock, the canal was far from than 190 years. It was silent. Three canoes filled started in 1819, after an with chattering, excited Act of Parliament approved C. of E. primary school its construction, and children appeared around a was completed by 1825. bend in the canal. As they Amongst the many goods carried out the commands transported along it, was of their instructors - to Joan and Eric Nicholls celebrated their Diamond Wed- lime-rich sand from Bude take turns in standing ding this year. They were married on 22nd January 1953. to inland farms, enabling or changing sides on the This photograph shows them steaming off from Camelford them to ‘sweeten’ the canoe - they looked in Station to London on their honeymoon. farms’ acidic soil. With the danger of upsetting the Marshgate WI News arrival of the Bude railway vessels. Hurriedly, we left in 1901, trade on the canal them at the lock, hoping Dinner and music must be Peter Richards and based was lost and thus the end we would not find them ‘in one of the best ways to spend on popular music from the was inevitable. The charity, the drink’ with the ducks a summer’s evening with 1950s onwards. Name that Bude Canal Trust, manages on our return. However, your friends, and Marshgate theme tune, guess the next WI arranged the very thing five words when the music this important wildlife the distance into Bude and for their June meeting. stops, name the artist…the area and, despite another the return journey does not take long (especially Around 30 members, diners tackled them all, and unseasonal day for our trip the winners took home a box out– cold and very, very with the wind to help you), husbands, partners and guests sat down to a buffet of chocolates and a glowing windy - many people were so it was not long before supper in Otterham and St sense of achievement. benefiting from the canal we were reassured that all Juliot Hall, working their Marshgate WI meets walk. was well with the intrepid canoeists. way through cold meats, in the hall on the second We began from ‘The salads and a range of delicious Thursday of every month, Weir’ café (also a warm So far the weather has puddings. and new faces are always not been very encouraging place to end) and followed Then they girded their welcome. For more details on our walking days, but the path, which is bounded loins and prepared to face phone Wendy on 01840 are we down-hearted – not by willow and blackthorn. a fiendish musical quiz 269174 or email wendy. The landscape is largely likely! The planned June laid on by local quizmaster [email protected]. unchanged since the canal’s walk will follow the Camel WT construction, with small Trail from Helland to woods and copses, from Bodmin, this route being R. MEARS & Sons which shy bluebells peeped less frequented by cyclists. out from the undergrowth, As I write, I can hear the CHIMNEY SWEEP rain battering against the and hedged fields, where Vac & Brush curious lambs stared at us, window and I am deciding Cowl fitting service their shorn mothers giving whether to light the fire th our warm coats envious today - 16 June 2013!! CCTV investigation work carried out glances. Although the Well you could say this 01840 261 221 • 077375 33392 blustery day precluded our is good practice for the www.sweepcornwall.com hearing many birds, the winter walks – or will we Covering Cornwall & West Devon then have to endure snow? Est. over 30 years Canal Trust reports that N0711/30134 GQ

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 23 as commercial boats and Harbourmaster’s News it is good that we have at least one young person keen to try and keep the traditional skills going in what is harsh environment both economically and in the climate sense. We have seen more kayaks this year and I have had to turn down occasional requests for Jet Ski use which is not permitted at Boscastle because of the narrow entrance and objection from other users including by the National Trust who in fact own the harbour and like to ensure the continuance of The season got of to a tangle and well hitched Scott Washer has his traditional use. Otherwise I slow start this year and ever since. I will have to new boat “Beeny” in the look forward to the rest of the sea temperatures have ask a friendly diver at harbour which at about 33 the summer and am hoping remained low well into some point to have look at feet long plus a cat catcher we have a better one this June. I had my boat Rene getting them back. is the biggest boat we have year. I know the Gig Club lifted by crane and down The fishing generally had moored here for some are hoping to row from th into the harbour on the 5 in April, May and early time. He had an early fright Clovelly to Lundy this April, not just to coincide June has been well down in May when swell in the month and are looking for with the beginning of the on last year with reduced harbour caused drag and a volunteer safety boat to tax year, but also in the landings of shell fish and damaged her bow fittings. shadow them and so I wish hope of some early fishing. apart from one or two runs Since then he has been them luck with that and I had eight pots out pretty of mackerel , there is little keen to moor closer to the not too many sore hands. Chris Key quickly only to lose two in about. I have put this down old harbour wall to gain a th a big swell on the 16 April. to cold water easterly winds little additional protection I say lose but in fact they and surprising algae which and which he will have to were picked up and heaved have persisted. We had do in the winter months if by the seas from the back of good weather in early June he is to keep her fishing all the Meachard and rammed with some lovely flat sunny year around and which I 500 metres away up a cave days but more unsettled understand he wants to do. under Penally Point where weather since the middle of There are only three boats they have remained in a the month. now in Boscastle registered

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Page 24 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 News from the Lookout Relieve stress & tension with a back/ body Swedish massage. Relaxing the stand at The Royal aromatherapy/holistic massage with Cornwall Show we share soothing essential oils. with our colleagues from Facial massage StepperPoint, Padstow Specific medical conditions i.e. trapped nerves and whiplash. Skin disorders - psoriasis, where we try to recruit eczema. Arthritis/rheumatism, sciatic pain, new members and answer minor aches and pains. Slimming Treatment. G5. the many questions we get By appointment only - Home visits by arrangement from people who aren’t as familiar with life on the I.T.E.C. Qualified Physical Therapist LYNNE KELLY Tel: 01840 230933 coast as you are. St Gennys & Local areas Mobile: 07751 508800 At our May meeting we had a talk from an Officer with the UK Border Force HEDLEY VENNING By the time you read this who gave us a fascinating we will have celebrated a insight into the devious BUILDING CONTRACTOR very special anniversary methods smugglers use to Your local tradesman with 30 years experience ------because your own Boscastle bring, drugs, tobacco or • New Builds • Renovations station of the National even people into the UK, Coastwatch Institution is • Roofing• Plastering th and gave us examples of 10 years old. on the 14 successful interventions June. • Stonework • Drain Clearance around the coast. Now ------After a great deal of we know what suspicious Tel: 01840 250113 hard work and negotiations behaviour really looks like! with, and encouragement This year our aim is to Mobile: 0797 4581836 from, our landlords The try and provide extended National Trust the Lookout watches into the early Lower Meadows was opened for business evening on Bank Holidays by Paul Tyler MP on 14th Quality En-suite B&B Accommodation and weekends when  June 2003. Since then we visitors are at their peak. Offering a warm welcome, our own parking, have managed to maintain Naturally this depends a Watch on a daily basis on the number of trained all facilities and above all a relaxing stay. with very few exceptions - volunteers available, so Anne & Adrian Prescott usually when the strength if you are interested in Lower Meadows of the wind would send spending a few hours Boscastle our slightest members over each month looking out into Western Blackapit! for others, then call our 01840 250570 To celebrate this Manager, John Davis on momentous event we 07791761502. www.lowermeadows.co.uk hope to invite some of Don’t forget we are the our founder members, always happy to say now retired, to come up “Hello” to you or your The to the lookout before our visitors, and can always annual Summer Barbecue give people an idea of the Arthur W. Bryant at Mayrose Farm on July Funeral Service th current conditions out on 7 and see how things the Coastal Path. · PROFESSIONAL, CARING AND 19 MARKET PLACE PERSONAL ATTENTION have changed - or not. CAMELFORD In fact we still have 12 Congratulations to the 24 HOURS A DAY CORNWALL active members who have Coastwatch team on · PRE-PAID FUNERAL PLANS earned their 10 Year service their anniversary and AVAILABLE PL32 9PD badges. wishing them great Some of you might success for the future. Tel: 01840 214891 have caught up with Blowhole Team Mobile: 07787 576345

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 25 forgiveness, before the Another lamented, “My event! poor Poll, my poor Poll, my Pickwick So here I was talking to poor polluted heart”. The a large group of assembled soaring soprano strains of musicians in a county “Oh! for a man, Oh! for a that has a strong musical man, Oh! for a mansion in Papers tradition. Whilst I have the sky” was only surpassed never learnt to play a by “and in the pie, and in asking the questions!! musical instrument I do the pie, and in the pious he An eminent speaker have a great love of music, delights”. when asked how long it a passion that was fuelled The actual length of took him to prepare a when as a schoolboy I certain hymns can also have speech or indeed whenever attended regularly the a surprising relevance in I have often been asked to he was asked to speak in Robert Mayer children’s itself. Archbishop William deliver an after dinner or public answered that if he concerts at the Royal Temple (Archbishop of after luncheon speech - a was to speak for a quarter Festival Hall on the Canterbury in the early task I undertake without of an hour he needed a Thames Embankment. nineteen forties) is said too much arm twisting and week to prepare, half an The conductor in charge at to have greatly admired I thought that I might just hour would only require the concerts was the late, those who would burst share a few moments from three days but if he could great Sir Malcolm Sargeant into impromptu singing a recent oration to a local speak for as long as he liked - he would sit at the just for the fun of it. He musical society. then his answer was “I am grand piano and play the once commended the It has been said that a ready now” I suppose I melodies to look out for in cook of the household good after dinner speech fall somewhere into that the musical works that the where he was a guest for should have a good pattern often being asked orchestra of the day would her joyous rendering of beginning and a good to speak for sometimes ten eventually play - wonderful “Nearer my God to Thee”, ending, and that the two minutes but often forty times! Singing, however, which he heard as he was should be as close together five. Of course we have was something I very much going down to breakfast. as possible! Too often, to contend, as speakers, enjoyed so my voice became Flattered, though a little as the speaker, I rise to with yet another obstacle my instrument and after a flustered, she thanked him my feet following a good these days, one of political certain amount of training but was obliged to admit meal and have then to correctness - one never and coaching I developed “That’s the hymn I always address an audience who knows who is listening and a passable voice. On boil the eggs to, my Lord, would perhaps prefer a who might just be waiting arrival in Cornwall I was three verses for soft, five for short snooze at that precise to drop you it. So it is invited to join a male voice hard”! moment and so I develop a as well to pre-warn your choir - the Launceston It is always a good idea very loud cough if I sense sitting targets that should Brotherhood Choir - and to leave your listeners anyone dropping off - I you say anything that we sang a good repertoire with something to ponder also warn that there will offends, hoping of course of what I came to know as over so let me leave you, be questions and answers that you will not, that you the familiar songs of similar tongue in cheek, with some afterwards - only I will be crave their indulgence and choirs. I understand that homework by considering there used to be choirs that the following rather WESTERINGS moved about the county, contentious matter allied joining church and chapel to the religious fraternity. Spacious Self-Catering congregations and blending Somebody told me that the their words to their hosts’ clergy are those who wish to Accommodation music and vice versa. This serve the church but were - Open All Year - could lead to some very not clever enough to play peculiar compressions Shirley Wakelin the organ! What is your and expansions in hymns, take on that I wonder? And Forrabury, Boscastle resulting in phrases like now it is time sit down and Tel: 01840 250314 “Come down Sal, come finish off the cheese and down Sal, come down Website: www.westeringsholidays.co.uk port! salvation from on high” Welcome back, Mr Pickwick

Page 26 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 play area and friendly scenic location helps BOSCASTLE FARM SHOP farm animals. A short walk to make it a significant connects to the coast path; addition to Boscastle’s the Footpath Association other attractions. Robin and National Trust are takes the view that collaborating to construct enhancing overall visitor further links. experience will encourage The farm shoptheir return to the area, to concentrates on local the benefit of all. products: red ruby beef Establishing and from Home Farm as well maintaining high quality as other meats, a range service is also vitally of vegetables, bakery important. Everyone products, preserves, wines is cheerful and helpful, and cordials. obviously enjoying the buzz Robin was brought of the new venture. Robin, Jackie, Mark and Nicky are Like many good ideas up in farming and never from visitors and locals, there all day and every day plans for a new farm shop envisaged a different life- hopefully ensuring a year- mucking in with their staff. were hatched over a glass of style. He began by working round trade. Presently there are about wine as Robin Haddy and for other contractors until Vanstone Builders twenty part-timers and if friends watched the sun go eventually he was able have created a structure business stays brisk they down over Pentargon. to take over the tenancy sympathetic to its rural of Home Farm. Its 400 should benefit from year- Three years on, after environment, in the guise acres is devoted to raising round employment. multiple negotiations of a traditional timber-clad beef cattle. The addition As yet there are no plans and form-filling, with barn, incorporating shop, of Hillsborough land has to extend opening hours. help from Objective One café, kitchen and a light increased capacity to meet Preparing the next day’s small business grants and and airy dining area. Oak demand for his famous menu means working late, the National Trust, on framed windows open to ruby red beef. sometimes past midnight. 16th March this year the a panorama of Boscastle Although at first there In the future catering Boscastle Farm Shop and from Forrabury Common was a degree of opposition for special occasions like Café opened its doors. The and then northward over from some local businesses, parties or theme nights enterprise is family-run Pentargon towards Lundy. it is evident that there is a may lead to regular evening jointly by Robin and wife The farmhouse feel is strong market for Cornish events. It is early days. Jackie, in partnership with continued indoors, with products. No doubt the CR friends Mark and Nicky reclaimed timber tables Collins. Never having tried and furnishings handmade anything like this befor,e by Markstone Granite. they were staggered by Outside there is a the enthusiastic response terrace with a children’s

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Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 27 crafted, beautiful, dazzling. His stated ambition is to The Reading Room give his prose “the kind of denseness and thickness vivisection in Irish research. It seems like only yesterday It demonstrates that when that poetry has”. since the last time I stepped the concept and quality His father worked in ‘The Sea’ waswinner along this path towards The of product is correct the a garage and died when of the 2005 Man Booker Reading Room, but what a signage needs only be Banville was in his early Prize. different day it is today! I minimal! thirties; his mother was am overwhelmed by the We are very lucky to a housewife. He is the It is a novel about love, beauty of our lovely little have so many facilities of youngest of three siblings. loss, and the unpredictable fishing village. The sky is quality and integrity in our Both his brother and his power of memory a gorgeous shade of blue unique community. sister have become writers The narrator is Max and the sea looks like glass. I turn the key to The as well. Morden, a middle-aged The gorse bushes vibrate Reading Room once Banville is the Irishman who, soon after with colour- a deep, rich, more and bless the fact author of over a dozen his wife’s death, has gone golden yellow and its sweet that we have this facility. novels, including The back to the seaside town perfume wafts all around Here is a reminder of our Newton Letter, The Book where he spent his summer me. Spring is everywhere, ancient and vital, skill of of Evidence and The holidays as a child. It was birdsong fills the air and storytelling and also, here is Untouchable. He has been a retreat from the grief, there is a spring in my step a reassurance for the future likened to Nabokov [of anger, and numbness of as I recall the words of that because stories will always ‘Lolita’ fame 1955] for his life without her. He lovely folksong: be shared with others his lyrical inventiveness writes about the strange ‘Oh, the spring has whether orally, in print and black comedy. Others workings of grief and sprung and the flowers or by modern technology. describe his work as cold, memory, especially the have grown, the birds Storytelling is the way self-absorbed, and lacking disillusionment of memory. sing out their lay’ we instil our moral values substance for the sake Some bookworms felt of style. It is felt that he that for a shortish book, Spring has certainly and preserve our culture. expects the reader ‘to butt it took a long time to read sprung here at last. The air Cultures all over the world heads with the text’ so because of the need to has a ‘nip’ but we have, for have their attitudes, fears, engaging in a process of really enjoy the well chosen a while at least, blue skies hopes, and values strongly struggle before arriving at words. The descriptive and sunshine! As I climb influenced by stories. insight. He is considered passages were intense and down to the harbour I Research has shown that to be a master stylist of so poetical in the pictures notice other new things fiction seems to be more the English language, his they painted that these have ‘sprung’ in the village effective at changing writing being perfectly bookworms needed time to too. Outside our world beliefs than writing that famous Witches Museum is specifically designed we can view an amazing to persuade through willow sculpture. It is the argument and evidence. work of Devon Artist, As bookworms we are very Woody Fox and it is called aware of how books shape Fresh locally produced meats ‘Dancing Pan’. It will be our thoughts and we hope Barnecutt’s bread and hot pasties viewed with much interest that you will enter The I am sure, giving a timely Reading Room with us Wide range of groceries, fresh fruit & veg reminder of our ancient now and discover how our Gluten free products stocked past. latest books have affected Off Licence and Pay Point us. Further up the hill, Opening hours: The Sea by John Banville going out of the village, we Mon - Fri: 8am-6pm John Banville is an Irish get a glimpse, maybe, of Saturday: 9am-5pm our future. An impressive novelist and journalist. Local Farm Shop. It has He was born in Wexford, Sunday: 9am-1pm been built with sensitivity Ireland. He has an interest and style and it will bring in animal rights, and Tel: 01840 250108 pleasure to many people. often speaks out against www.bottreauxfillingstation.co.uk

Page 28 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 The Reading Room Sebastian was educated However, it was in 1989 at Elstree School, Reading that the first of his historical reflect on them and drink unexciting. They were and went on to Wellington novels set in France, The them in. These bookworms unable to find the urge to College, Berkshire. He Girl at the Lion D’or, was found Banville to be good complete the book. They read English at Emmanuel published. The second, on several accounts: found they did not care College, Cambridge, where Birdsong, was his first real success and he then gave • good at people: for the characters enough he was made an Honorary

Here is a bogus colonel: and the flashbacks were Fellow in 2007. up full time journalism. “He does a good job frustrating as they seemed He worked in His third French historical of hiding his Belfast to have no purpose. It journalism, before leaving novel was Charlotte Gray accent but hints of seemed haphazard because in 1991 to concentrate written in 1998. it keep escaping, like of the lack of chapters. It on writing. He still This French trilogy trapped wind.” was a promising book that contributes articles and - The Girl at the Lion • good at animals: came to nothing. reviews to a number of d’Or, Birdsong and Elephants: “In manner One bookworm liked newspapers and magazines Charlotte Gray (1989- they are melancholy the way Banville left you and he broadcasts regularly. 1997) - established him in and yet seem covertly to work things out for He wrote and presented the front rank of British amused, at us, yourself but even though the Channel 4 series novelists. UK sales of apparently”. the writing style was Churchill’s Secret Army Birdsong exceed 2,500,000 or attractively understated, and he is also a team captain copies, and for this novel Birds: “a white seabird, the book lacked a sense of on BBC Radio 4’s literary he was named “Author of dazzling against the cohesion. quiz The Write Stuff. the Year” by the British wall of cloud, flew up Book Awards in 1995. It is Another bookworm He lives in London with on sickle wings and his wife, Veronica and regularly voted one of the turned with a soundless questioned the value of their three children. In nation’s favourite books. snap and plunged itself, the melodramatic ending the Birthday Honours List Charlotte Gray has also a shutting chevron, into met by the twins. Did sold over a million copies the sea’s unruly back”. it add anything to the 2002 he was appointed a CBE for “services and was filmed starring • good at things: storyline or plot? to Literature” and he Cate Blanchett. He has “The mud shone blue Most of the was elected as a Fellow since published seven as a new bruise”; bookworms agreed that of the Royal Society novels, the most recent “The skirts of my Banville had a talent of Literature in 1994. being A Possible Life, which overcoat flapped about for sensuous phrasing, He supports West Ham was published in 2012. my legs like Little Ones description and a gift for United and also enjoys Birdsong is about of my own, begging observation of human tennis and wine. Stephen Wraysford at their Da not to go to frailty but for most this different stages of his life the pub. But go I did.” was not enough. They felt Faulks’ first novel, A both before and during One bookworm recalled the book seriously failed Trick of the Light, was World War I. a quote made once: ‘It with plot and pace. published in 1984. has been said of the Irish Storyline 2.5 continues on page 30 by some English person Quality of Writing 5.5 (probably one invented by Birdsong by Sebastian an Irishman) that we gave Faulks them a language and they taught us how to use it. Faulks was born ValencyValency This was true of Sheridan, on 20 April 1953 “Nestled into the beautiful Wilde, Shaw, Joyce and in Donnington, Berkshire. Valency Valley close Beckett, and it is true, He was the son of Peter to the famous harbour, now, of Banville.’ Some Faulks and Pamela (née scenic old village and dramatic coast path.” bookworms agreed with Lawless). His father, this. who was a soldier (& Bed & Breakfast and Self-Catering Other bookworms won the Military Cross), Penally Hill, Boscastle, Cornwall. PL35 0HF however, felt differently later became a solicitor www.valencybandb.com about this book. Some and judge. His brother 01840 250397 found it dreary and Edward Faulks is a QC.

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 29 characters, rather than her husband as he once was The Reading Room being drawn into their and everything he once continued It is an intensely all the bookworms felt experiences. This stylemeant to her. romantic yet stunningly that the war sections were worked well in the war ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee realistic novel which the strongest aspect of scenes, where the events are spans three generations so the novel. It gave a strong moving in their own right, A coming-of-age portraying the gulf between sense of the combination but not in the love scenes! tale, To Kill a Mockingbird, the First World War and of terror and boredom in One bookworm wondered is set in the Deep South, the present. Birdsong trench warfare. It was well whether this was partly due and is a moving portrayal captures the drama on both worth reading for the war to the author starting life as of race and prejudice told a national and a personal sections alone. a journalist. through the eyes of a little level. In the novel he Some bookworms Two of the bookworms girl. It evokes the life of suffers a series of traumatic found the other two strands found Birdsong a great the 1930s and is both a experiences, from the love of the narrative - Stephen’s book. They could not put brilliant rendering of a affair that tears apart the affair with Isabelle and his it down and they felt the specific time and place as family with whom he lives, grand-daughter Elizabeth characters were totally well as a universal tale of to the experiences of the searching for information believable. It seems that it how understanding can war itself. about the war and is a book we all felt it was triumph over old and evil Many bookworms conducting her own love worth reading. Why not mindsets. felt that the writing in affair with a married man - give it a try to find out Most of all, To Kill a Birdsong, was impressive. less compelling whether it is for you or not? Mockingbird is a modern- Storyline 7.25 The dialogue sounded Stephen’s relationship day morality tale of how Quality of Writing 7.50 authentic and the with Isabelle seemed, prejudice must be met, experience of the trenches they felt, to be based on fought and overcome--no is made so vivid that it THE BOOKWORMS’ matter where it is present lust rather than love, and SUGGESTIONS FOR became hard to go on or how difficult that task Isabelle’s side of the affair SOME SUMMER reading. The bookworms was not really explored. READING might seem. felt they everything was They felt Stephen’s ‘Cider with Rosie’ by seen through the eyes of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Laurie Lee later relationship with Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce characters. A link was made Isabelle’s sister Jeanne, Cider with Rosie is a with the present, through This novel begins with was potentially much wonderfully vivid memoir the eyes of Stephen’s grand- the arrival of an unexpected more interesting, but of childhood in a remote daughter. She was trying letter and an impulsive act. hardly touched on at all. Cotswold village, a village to find out more about When Harold Fry, a timid The writing style used lots before electricity or cars, her grandfather because elderly man, discovers of incidental detail and a timeless place on the she never knew him. This that a former friend and some nice turns of phrase verge of change. Growing helped to give a sense of colleague is seriously ill, he but the sheer amount of up amongst the fields continuity with the past. sets out to post her a letter detail made the book very and woods and characters but instead begins a 600- Other bookworms were long. One bookworm of the place, Laurie Lee mile walk from Devon to not so impressed. However, felt she was watching the depicts a world that is both Berwick-upon-Tweed. He immediate and real and believes that, somehow, belongs to a now-distant his journey will help his past. friend to live. Without ‘The Last Grain Race’ maps or waterproofs and by Eric Newby only yachting shoes on his feet, he walks and walks, In 1938 an eighteen- while his wife Maureen year-old boy signed on Grass Cutting, Hedge Trimming & General waits at home; at first she for the round trip from Grounds Maintenance. is angered by what she Europe to Australia in the feels is abandonment but last commercial sailing fleet Tel/ Txt: 07733 937486 Teri Roberts eventually his distance to make that formidable journey. The four-masted Email: [email protected] allows her true emotions to be revealed. She remembers barque “Moshulu” ended

Page 30 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 understanding of the mind. her despite ‘all the terrible The Reading Room This book is burstingthings’ that passed between continued up as a dockside restaurant coastguards and mistaken with tender detail. It is them. As Lizzie reveals in Philadelphia; the young for a suicide on Camber a sensuous tribute to those events, little by apprentice went on to sands. It is a travel book place, memory, and the little, the women rekindle become one of the greatest with a difference and well permanence of love their friendship. This has travel writers of this worth a read. ‘A Dark-Adapted Eye’ by terrifying results. This is century. ‘The Music Room’ by Barbara Vine. [Also known the third psychological as Ruth Rendell] ‘Waterlog’ by Roger Deakin William Fiennes. thriller by Ruth Rendell Narrator, Faith has writing as Barbara Vine. It Roger Deakin set out in This is a bittersweet spent her life avoiding is acknowledged to surpass 1996 to swim through the description of an ancient thinking, talking or the first two, which is British Isles. ‘Waterlog’ is family house in an reading about at the events saying something! She has a personal journey, a bold enchanted setting, and that led up to her aunt’s not only produced a quietly assertion of the native of growing up with hanging for murder. She smouldering suspense swimmer’s right to roam, a damaged brother. only develops a “dark- novel but also presents an and an unforgettable William Fiennes spent adapted eye” very slowly accurately atmospheric celebration of the magic of his childhood in a when asked by a crime portrayal of London in the water. moated castle, the writer for her memories. heady 60’s. A very good This is a uniquelyperfect environment for read a child with a brimming This is psychological crime personal view of an island Have a wonderful imagination. It is a house fiction, you know right race and a people with a summer my friends and alive with history, beauty, from the beginning who deep affinity for water. enjoy your reading until we and mystery, but the the murderer is, but not Deakin gains a fascinating meet again in the Reading young boy growing up in why or how the murder perspective on modern was committed. It’s not Room Britain from the sea, from it is equally in awe of his even clear immediately Anyone interested in rock pools, from rivers and brother Richard. Eleven who the victim is. becoming a member of a streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, years older with a magnetic The House of Stairs book group in the autumn, ponds, lidos, swimming presence, Richard suffers by Barbara Vine [also can ring 01840250661 for pools and spas, from fens, from severe epilepsy. His known as Ruth Rendell] more information. dykes, moats, aqueducts, illness influences the Lizzie hasn’t seen her waterfalls, floodedrhythms of the family and Yours truly old friend, Bell, for some quarries, even canals. He the house’s internal life, and The Keeper of the Key fourteen years, but when is detained by water bailiffs his story inspires a journey, she spots her from a taxi in Winchester, intercepted interwoven with a loving in a London street she in the Fowey estuary by recollection, toward an jumps out and pursues Boscastle’s famous museum of witchcraft

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Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 31 Camelford Dementia Action Alliance 2012 saw the birth of that a healthy diet and Camelford Dementia lifestyle may help to protect Action Alliance with the against. In particular, main objective of raising exercising regularly, awareness of dementia as avoiding fatty foods, not well as and working towards smoking, drinking alcohol creating dementia friendly in moderation and keeping communities to support mentally and socially active people with dementia and into old age may help their carers and family. reduce the risks. This is part of a National The term dementia Movement which has the describes a set of support of the Alzheimers symptoms which include Jane (centre) with Andy & Helen of The Old Forge Gallery Society. loss of memory, mood year, traders in Boscastle, magnetic door angels and a I have a mother with changes and problems Tintagel and Launceston dedicated nurse to sit with dementia whom I care with communication & have joined Camelford. a patient all night when for, and I work closely reasoning. These symptoms they are most vulnerable to with many of the care occur when the brain is The response to my confusion. This was put into homes we have in North damaged by certain diseases, visits has been amazing, operation just last week. Cornwall. I am passionate including Alzheimer’s and, even more amazingly, about supporting people disease and damage caused we are now becoming We are advising areas of with dementia and I know by a series of small strokes. recognized by other areas of the United States, Nepal, the UK and many countries Australia, Canada and this work can make a real Loss of memory: this are now following the many more countries are difference. Many members particularly affects short awareness methods being using the angel logo. We are of my family have been term memory, for example used here. proud that this little angel cheated out of their last forgetting what happened can do so much good in the years on this earth by this earlier in the day, not being Torbay in Devon first world and offers hope to so cruel disease , both sufferers able to recall conversations, began raising awareness many. and carers. being repetitive or forgetting and asked for a logo to be There are over 800,000 the way home. Long term created and the resulting Our most recent people living with Dementia memory is usually still quite doodle of a purple angel development has been the, in the UK and this figure is good. was drawn in Camelford. Boscastle Angel, handmade Many people have taken in Boscastle from fused set to rise. Some of those Mood Changes: people this to their hearts and are recycled glass by glass people already live in, or with dementia may be now using this logo to show artist and village resident make visits to, our village . withdrawn, sad, frightened their support. Lesley Brough Walker. This Dementia mainly affects or angry about what is purple angel, reminiscent people over the age of 65 happening to them Florida have devised a wristband for people with of the sea and sky here in and the likelihood increases Communication dementia in hospitals - North Cornwall, has been with age, however in the Problems: this includes with the purple angel on it; designed to hang in the UK there are 17,00 people problems finding the under the age of 65 who right word for things, eg have dementia. describing the function of It can affect both men an item instead of naming and women. It cannot be it. cured, although drugs have By simply reading the been developed that can information which I have temporarily alleviate some circulated to shops and of the symptoms. businesses, the hope was At present, it is not that small changes would clear what can be done make a big difference to to prevent dementia but the lives of all who deal the evidence does indicate with these diseases. This

Page 32 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Camelford Dementia Action Alliance window as a Guardian for put, it will look like the person with dementia they are daydreaming. If and as a comfort to their this happens, please just care giver. observe and offer help Handmade to order, the if needed. Also, looking shades of colour within the or becoming confused is angel will vary, but they will also very common. This always be purple! Its sale also happens when the person raises much needed funds with Dementia is having a for Dementia Research. problem focusing on what We have included to do or where to go next. here, an article written by A little gentle reassurance Norman McNamara of and an offer of help will Torbay who was diagnosed always be welcomed. MK Computers with dementia four years Spatial Awareness ago, at the age of 50. It was This is a difficult one. ♦♦ PC Upgrades and Repair written to support Traders It’s when you see people ♦♦ Virus Removal and Protection but once you have read it, it stumbling or having might help you to recognize trouble walking with ease. ♦♦ Custom PC Builds and help, someone who A person may reach out for ♦♦ Networking needs it. something and not quite Web: http://www.mk-computers.co.uk E-Mail: [email protected] Norman writes: As a understand why they have ♦ Websites ♦ Phone: 01872 581958 not been able to get what person with Dementia (four Mobile: 07780 910578 years now) I was asked to they want. Also, bumping explain what people in the into things and looking trade might come across unsure as to where to M. BIDDICK & SON LTD when they meet someone place their next step – you with Dementia. Here are can often see a look of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS some examples: confusion in their eyes

Money Handling Speech The Willows National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting Sometimes people with Boscastle Someone with Dementia N CEIC Dementia have trouble tends to repeat themselves PL35 0AS APPROVED CONTRACTOR understanding their money and will ask you the same and the currency. You will thing, sometimes over and see them appearing to over again. This is where Telephone: 01840 250448 struggle to understand a little patience comes Mobile: 07966 498733 or 07974 676583 the amount they have to in, and a helping hand to pay and also the amount take them to what they are they have to give you. This looking for. If they can see applies in retail as well what they want, that usually ANDREW LEEDS CHIMNEY SWEEP as at Banks, Post Offices does the trick. Sometimes AND STOVE INSTALLATIONS etc. A little patience and people with this illness Tel: 01840 250114 understanding will help will try and say something enormously but will come out with • Va c u u m & B r u s h • Stove Installations Confusion and Staring complete nonsense. Those - no mess • Flue lining One of the common with Dementia will appear • Servicing & Repairs • HETAS certification things that links people frustrated or even angry. • Cowls & Bird guards with dementia is that Repetitiveness • 20 mile radius sometimes they can stand The most common form there in what’s called a after speech repetitiveness, ‘Catatonic Trance’. Simply continues on page 34

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 33 Camelford Dementia is, without a doubt the “Loneliest If I have not yet managed to visit Action Alliance Disease in the World”. your business, and you would me to, continued from page 33 In short, the more people please email me, Jane Moore: is doing the same action time and understand the disease and talk [email protected] time again. This may include buying about it, the more the Stigma that or telephone 01840 261148. the same product over and over again is attached to it, will be reduced and when quite clearly they cannot need The fundraising ‘Boscastle Angel’ eventually be consigned to a distant so much, without ever being asked is available from the website memory. www.purpleangel.org.uk, or, for the question “WHY?” Thank you so much for your local people, arrange to collect Checkouts understanding and please remember one directly from Lesley email This mainly happens in larger that the person today who is having [email protected] or retail outlets. The speed with which these troubles in front of you, could phone 01840 250 311 (no postage items are checked and sent down the one day be you yourself. = bigger donation to the charity!), or lane can confuse an abled bodied Norman McNamara enquire at The Old Forge Gallery. person, let along one with Dementia. f you would like to purchase a Please be aware of the confusion that fundraising “Boscastle Angel”, could be being caused contact: www.purpleangel.org. Talking about Dementia uk or email Lesley at glass@ This is a subject of much donoghuewalker.co.uk or call discussion. Some people don’t care 01840 250 311 who knows (i.e. ME!) and others Further information can be found are quite ashamed or are in denial. at www.alzheimers.org.uk Always try to keep in mind that this Camelford Dementia Action is a disease of the brain, just as cancer Alliance – email: jigs.moore@ is on the lungs etc. or heart disease hotmail.co.uk is on the heart muscles and so forth. The Alzheimer’s Society - 020 7423 It is certainly not an ‘AGE related’ 3500 disease as the first person ever to be National Dementia Helpline - 0300 diagnosed was only 52 years old. The Boscastle Angel ~ all profits go to 222 1122 Somewhere in the mists of time, Alzheimer’s Research Doctors Surgery 01840 250 209 we have forgotten that. Our thanks to all those traders - Contact Name Penny Durman- If someone offers up thein Boscastle who have read our Smith information that they have dementia, information and display the logo Primary Care Dementia Practitioner to show that there is no stigma showing an informed interest will Article by Jane Moore & Lesley let them know that they are not on in Boscastle, just a great deal of Brough Walker their own. I have always said that it friendship, help and support.

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Page 34 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Dan Rogerson, MP One of the biggest have access to a useful and particularly the Friends of issues I hear from people on reliable bus service. I know the Centre that they’ve been doorsteps or in my e-mail that people and businesses able to do such a fantastic inbox is the cost of fuel. in Boscastle have been job in not only keeping Whilst the Government affected by changes to bus the leisure centre open but have frozen tax on petrol services and so I am doing making improvements. and diesel for 3 years, I everything I can to help I have also discussed would like the Government retain and improve our local policing issues and to go further. The Treasury local bus services. police presence around has confirmed to me that I know that a lot of the North coast and they are looking at cutting people are still concerned Camelford areas with the prices further for rural parts about access to dental Chief Constable of Devon of mainland Cornwall and facilities after the closure of and Cornwall police in the highlands of Scotland the dentists in Camelford, response to local people’s by extending the 5 pence- In May local people went and so I am continuing concerns. per-litre discount on to the polls to elect new to work to try and find a In Parliament I have fuel that is currently in Cornwall Councillors. solution as soon as possible been continuing my ‘fair operation on the Isles of I would like to start by to save people having to share’ campaign to make Scilly. Making petrol and congratulating my Lib travel so far to see a dentist. sure Cornwall gets its diesel cheaper will make it Dem colleague Glenton I am assured that this was fair share of funding for easier for people to be able Brown on his re-election as not a decision taken by a range of Government to access job or educational Councillor for the Tintagel the local NHS and that services like the NHS, opportunities further afield division. It is a privilege they are looking at other schools, the police and and so I am continuing to to represent my home options to make sure that local government. I called fight for to get this rural area of North Cornwall we can have NHS services a debate in Parliament on cut in prices extended to in Parliament, and it is in Camelford once again. ‘Government funding for our part of Cornwall. always my top priority to I have been continuing Cornwall’. For years under fight for a fair deal for local I am also working with to work with Friends of previous governments people in Parliament. I the Campaign for Better Camelford Leisure Centre, Cornwall has not received know that Glenton Brown Transport to make sure we as the running of the centre the money that it is entitled is determined to get a fair get the best deal possible is transferred into the to under government deal for local people at from the government for hands of the community. funding formulas. I am County Hall too - we hope subsidies for rural bus In April I invited the glad that the gap is now that the work we do repays services, so that as many Deputy Prime Minister closing, but there is still the trust that you have villages and parishes in Nick Clegg to speak to a way to go, so I used the placed in us. North Cornwall as possible the local community to debate as an opportunity hear how they reacted to to urge the Treasury to NEED YOUR HOME MAINTAINING? save the Leisure Centre make sure that when it when Cornwall Council signs off Government withdrew funding. The budgets it makes sure they KINGSLEY UGLOW fantastic local action group give our area the amount of not only campaigned for its money it deserves. I will be future, but have established keeping up the fight for a Will undertake any interior or exterior work a trust which is taking over fair deal for Cornwall. on your house including: the centre and has raised Dan Rogerson MP Decorating - Plastering Tiling money from other sources 4 Tower Street, Renovation Work - Carpentry - Masonry to keep it open. The Deputy Launceston, Cornwall Stonewalling - Cornish Hedging Prime Minister heard how PL15 8BQ Fence and Shed Building - Wooden Flooring similar groups elsewhere E-mail: contact@ All work guaranteed to a high standard in the country are now danrogerson.org Concrete bases and dwarf walls built for contacting the Camelford Telephone: 01566 team to see just how they conservatories 777123 did it. It’s a testament to Phone: 01840 211054 Mobile: 07976 412374 the local community and

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 35 (5) avoid foreign phrases, digital analyst, tactical planner: The Uses & Abuses of Language technical expressions or jargon routine office admin stuff. As For I returned and saw under primitive conditions without (6) ignore all the above if the one employer commented, the sun that the race is not to complaint or much reward. result is barbarous. it’s cheaper to give someone a the swift, nor yet the battle to Nevertheless most found it Ignore all the above, but fancy job title than pay extra. the strong, neither yet bread to an uplifting experience. One, only if you are very very good On paper they attribute the wise, nor yet riches to men who moved from London to at it. I have just come across themselves admirable but of understanding, nor yet favour a remote farm in Wales wrote an article about the egregious vague qualities, such as, ‘an to men of skill; but time and “Before I joined the Land Boris Johnson, he whose air ability to think outside the box’ chance happeneneth to them all. Army …For five long years of buffoonery belies a sharp or, as Lord Alan Sugar tersely (Ecclesiastes 9:11) 1611 King I worked in a dreary office in intellect. Well-versed in public remarked, ‘the usual BS’. James’ Bible Brixton and always I dreamed speaking, Boris exhibits a I confess being an avid “It is vitally important that of hills and stars and green free Churchillian facility with ‘The Apprentice’ veiwer. we get this structure right, spaces and sometimes, bent language, employing a number 16 competing borderline which is why I have taken some over a ledger, I could actually of classic rhetorical devices psychotics whose self-belief considerable time to review our smell the primroses of my to intrigue the listener: take wildly exceeds ability: so far my needs, skills base and undergo imagination.” The primroses the anacoluthon - comically favourite the one who ordered extensive consultation.” (Tony of my imagination. losing one‘s place, or deliberate an expensive national flag Hogg, Devon & Cornwall Crime As George Orwell digression - move away from convinced that 12 centimetres Commissioner, defending his observed, politicians often your central point, keep your equals a foot. decision to increase his office use language to conceal rather audience wanting, then back Never underestimate the staff costs by £263,000 while than communicate. MPs never to it at the end. His charm power of BS. Brent NHS the police faced stringent budget admit mistakes and are not is based on self-deprecation: appointed a project director cuts) supposed to lie to parliament apparently a politician who on £250k a year who boasted Although not first translation (though many have) nor call takes not himself or politics too he was ‘an experienced the Authorised Version is one another a liar. Winston seriously. Apparently: to cloak turnaround and operations easily the most enduring. Churchill got away with it by ambition with bonhomie you director working at both Generations search it for moral accusing an opponent of “a have to be very very good at it. strategic and operational level’ guidance, spiritual comfort terminological inexactitude”. Good enough to become PM? and, incidentally, an armed and inspiration, its popularity Hansard, the official record Possibly, possibly, demurred robber. The late-lamented Gaia depending as much on how of parliamentary speeches, Boris’ old Latin tutor, “Capax Trust at Delabole employed as what it said. Surprisingly, allows MPs to “redact” (ie imperii nisi imperasset”, all the a director who was also a it was written by a committee censor) their language, cutting qualities required for the job jailbird. He sued for wrongful of 77 scholars. Could out any downright stupidities. except able to do it. We shall dismissal. “If you don’t lie on any modern government Of course the high art of see. your CV,” he protested, “you organization produce anything redaction has been elevated In medieval times a won’t get a job.” of like lucidity? By contrast, to sanitise most government journeyman, or time-served As an educational dinosaur, Tony Hogg’s reply is drearily documents, from the Iraq war apprentice, would prove their I constantly bemoan basic meaningless. onwards. competence to an employer errors of grammar, spelling The translators of the In his essay Politics and with an example of their and the general sloppiness Authorised Version understood the English Language Orwell work.. Miniature “Apprentice of official documents. I put the value of strong, simple stated six often-quoted rules Pieces” were the equivalent this down to state-schools’ language. During the second for clear language: of a CV. Time was you could laissez-faire teaching methods world war when everyone was (1) avoid cliches tell a person’s job from their and a fashionable aversion title: miller, baker, scrivener, expected to do their bit, many (2) never use a long word if a to hard grind so that even nightsoilman, pox doctor’s young women became Land short one will do undergraduates struggle to Girls, replacing male farm clerk. Now it’s compliance distinguish a gerund from (3) if it is possible to cut out a director, regeneration manager, workers called up to fight. They word, cut it out continues on next page worked throughout the war in (4) never use a passive tense if extraordinarily hard, usually you can use active Ruth Puddick ARMCM GRNCM

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Page 36 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 The Uses & Abuses him through. Later, he as a senior manager for a major THE GREAT ATLANTIC of Language aircraft company accidentally CHARITY WALK 2013 a gerundive. When a hotel discovered a luxurious (and guest demands that Basil illegal) workers’ canteen in For the eigth year running, chosen charities - such as Fawlty tunes in the lounge a remote part of the factory Bude Rotary Club will Shelterbox, Young Carers, TV to catch a documentary complex where no executive be organising the Great Air Ambulance, Children’s on bird life, ‘precisely at 8pm had boldly gone before. Atlantic Charity Walk Hospice South West and if you please, so as not to miss (Grammarians, note here the the commencement of this split infinitive). Wisely he said from Crooklets Beach to many more. televisual feast’, comes the acid nothing. “What grieved me,” Sandymouth and back. It Seems a bit of a con to reply ‘Why don’t you speak he confided, “is the blighters will take place on Sunday, me! Why can’t each Club nd properly?’. didn’t even offer me breakfast.” 22 September at 12-30. raise and keep ALL their A recent business survey Our language reflects a What is it? Well it is an own money? found that the most hated society based on advertising idea for fundraising. management-speak was ‘let’s superlatives. Life is triumph The answer is that they touch base’ (meet), followed by or tragedy, laughter or tears, How does it work? can and need not take part. ‘blue sky thinking’. Insecure a roller-coaster experience, Groups ask a Bude However, the point of this and defensive, executives rely a bit like the X-Factor. Any Rotary Club member scheme is that it acts as a upon the thaumaturgy of performer, sporting or artistic for a sponsorship form catalyst and thereby gives hi-falutin’ diction, recklessly event enjoys (for a while) rave and get sponsors for fundraisers the incentive promising to achieve much reviews. The result, cynicism: more while costing far less, a their Association/Club/ and opportunity to raise a courtier at Versailles during nd bit like a Unitary Authority. the reign of Louis XIV once Group. On Sunday, 22 cash which they probably Conscious of the shortness of remarked “Sometimes I go out September, sponsorship would not do otherwise. their power-span, they want into the street just to watch a money is taken to Anyway, of the 20% to be remembered for the Big dog gnaw a bone.” Crooklets Beach, Surf Life retained by Bude Rotary Idea, with their name on a There is a story that Saving Club and handed plaque. No-one plants avenues Club, 100% will go to a Shakespearian touring to the Rotary Club of Bude of oaks for the enjoyment of Charity. In addition, at company took King Lear to when the sponsorship form their grand-children anymore. some wild west outpost where the Presentation Evening, The TV documentarythe entire performance in is officially stamped, and there will be a Buffet ‘Skint’ examined the lives of front of a crowd of hardened thyen the walk takes place. Supper (Free) and each the inhabitants of a ghastly cowboys was met with In November, at Club/Organisation, will be housing estate in the north complete silence until the end the Falcon Hotel, Bude allowed to bring two people. where envy has replaced hope. when the audience demanded Rotary Club will hold a An unemployed father of seven Author! Author! Fearing But I’m not saying more. maintains he cannot afford violence the manager figured Presentation Evening and Why not ring and get a to feed his brood yet buys a the hicks wouldn’t know any will give back 80% of the form? top-of-the-range 47-inch 3D different so walked onstage. money which you have Contact: television for £1,800 on HP They shot him. AR collected. The remaining Peter Steege: 01840 250 085 and then objects to paying 20% will be retained Robin Blake: 01288 361996 £700 interest because, “I don’t Juliotter Garden Club by Bude Rotary Club eter Yelland 01237 441804 have the cash to buy it lke rich All meetings take place at for distribution to their Rob Woodruffe 01237 441491 people.” Otterham Village Hall at You can kind of 7.30pm, except visits and understand his logic: life is trips, the Christmas Dinner unfair, governments are in & the Barbeque. cahoots with big business to 23rd July: Talk by Richard rip off the public, you cannot Fulcher on ‘Agapanthus’ beat the system so why not join it; a moral justification 27th August: Visit to for fecklessness and minor but Lanhydrock Nursery & Plant widespread fraud. Sales 7pm A friend of mine began 20th September :Quiz Night, his career at HM Plymouth 7pm Dockyard. One worker spent 22nd October: Talk by Nicola five years building a motor Morris on ‘Invasive flora cruiser with his employer’s and fauna’. materials, equipment and time. In the end he proudly For further information drove it out of the main gate. contact: On the lookout for petty Jackie Barton-Jenkins, thievery rather than grand Tel:01840 261359 theft the security staff waved or Val Gill, Tel:01840 261582

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 37 another brother in America weak to understand the and toiled for 2 yrs, they instructions of the lifeboat Pete’s each returned with £1,500 crew or make use of the each, Nicholas left a wife apparatus. Only one of Peeps & 3 children pennyless their number had a lifebelt. & destitute and when 18 JAN 1875 at the Past he arrived unexpectedly, “ONE OF THE OLD SORT” were just finishing a frugal It can be observed at Hayle 17 AUGUST 1810 in warehouses at Mawgan dinner of herrings and every Friday morning BOUND TO THE SEA- Porth, near Padstow, and potatoes. during the winter an old SERVICE there to be delivered; salved 10 MAR 1873 woman of 82 wheeling To Captains, masters from the sloop “Janet”, A GRUESOME WRECK a hundred-weight of of vessels etc, to be Capt Yule, wrecked near Five of the drowned coal from the wharves to immediately bound to the that place on her voyage sailors who belong to the Foundry Hill, a distance sea-service, two lads, one from the Canaries to “Boyne”, of Scarborough, of half a mile. The coal 13 yrs, the other 9 yrs. London. wrecked at Mullion, were is given to her by Mr. Apply to the Overseers, of 21 FEB 1845 washed ashore more or less William Harvey who gives St. Thomas at Launceston. A HARBOUR OF REFUGE mutilated. A thigh and a several old widows one The boys are both strong AT PADSTOW hand have also been picked cwt. of coal a week during and healthy and well worth At a public meeting it was up. A sailor who survived the winter. This woman the notice of the persons of agreed to make Padstow said the ship broke up known as Old Ann Kellow the above description. harbour more accessible and he noticed a shipmate goes out to wash 3 days a [Pauper children, those “on and an efficient refuge. It nearly cut in two. week and is a hardworking, the parish” were normally appears 200 vessels have [The wreck of the “Boyne”, industrious, respectable, apprenticed to some been wrecked between bound for Falmouth from and strictly honest old trade at the age of nine. Trevose Head and Lundy Batavia with sugar, was one woman – in fact, “One of The masters, to whom a with a loss of 426 lives and of the worst experienced the old sort”. It is a pity premium was paid, often property worth £296,000. beneath the terrible cliffs that such an aged person is overworked and ill-treated It is calculated that 40,000 which fringe Mount’s Bay obliged to work so hard for these young people, who vessels pass this dangerous on the east. The past 6 a bare living. She receives in consequence frequently coast every year. years, 7 ships have been 1s. per week from the ran away.] 2 JAN 1852 wrecked there with the parish, which pays the rent 8 MARCH 1811 TWO FORTY-NINERS loss of 69 lives. 4 men of of a room she occupies, but A WRECK CARGO FOR RETURN the “Boyne” survived but then she has to work to get SALE Two miners Nicholas 15 were washed overboard, the common necessaries of For sale by auction, at the & William Thomasthey seemed too numb and life. Golden Lion at Padstow, of Northhill have just th on the 28 March at 11 returned from gold Sails Café & Terrace a.m. about 90 tons of stone prospecting in California 6 Bridge Walk, Boscastle barilla (lead ore) now lying after 3 years, they met Breakfast Freshly Battered Cod and Chips “New” Freshly Prepared PIZZA Traditional Cornish Pasties Baked Daily Real Fruit Smoothies - Kelly’s Ice Cream Cornish Cream Teas 2 Main Meals for £12 2 Main Meals with bottle of wine for £20 OPEN FOR DINE IN OR TAKE AWAY 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 8 ‘ish’ Bookings Welcome 01840 250501

Page 38 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Dear Blowhole Correspondence conducive to the character I am not sure if this is of an otherwise lovely could be handy in terms of Dear Blowhole setting. going to be of any interest We would like to say a big emotional support and also There also seems to to you, but I thought it “Thank You” to everyone for help if things go wrong be many more display worth a shot after a chat who supported our open with equipment etc. Even boards and signs around, with Anne in the garage. garden on Sunday 26th just down to questions of restricting areas of I will say this first, I safety and research. These May. It was a lovely sunny pavement and we have have no financial interest are things I am happy to day which encouraged our encountered problems at in what I want to ask help with. visitors to linger for a chat busy times for people trying you, I am in fact on the whilst enjoying tea and I am totally unable to pass each other without committee of the consumer cakes. to recommend specific having to step onto the association. products as that would be The sum of £225 road. We appreciate that In November last a conflict of interest with was raised and has been the local businesses wish year, I managed to find a my position on the board donated to the Cornwall to advertise, but surely it could be done with better substitute for my 23 year of ECCAUK (Electronic Air Ambulance Trust. taste and more subtlety? long smoking habit in Cigarette Consumer A special thanks also to Whoever is allowing this electronic cigarettes and Association) but I would our friends Jenny Brown, to happen must surely have been using them Pam Jordan and Vivienne love to be able to help realise that this detracts successfully with not a Hircock who helped on and advise anyone who from the picturesque place single bit of tobacco burnt is looking for something the day. since. My husband too. that Boscastle is renowned to replace their smoking Mary and Rod Shepherd for being in Cornwall and My smoking habits habit, with something else Dear Boscastle, it is sad to see such a huge have long been a discussion that a million other UK We have been regular number of unnecessary point with the garage, people have found to be holiday visitors to Boscastle signs marring what is, after as have my many quit really very helpful. for many years, returning all, a relatively small area. attempts, and we often This is NOT a quit to enjoy the natural beauty We cannot be alone chat about how it is all smoking thing in the and uniqueness of this in our views on this latest going. The other day it was traditional sense at all. I, outstanding area of the detraction; not everything mentioned there are other like many others, have country. changes for the better in people in the village who tried quite unsuccessfully On our recent visit our modern world, so are using a similar set up with patches and pills and we were utterly dismayed please, Boscastle, do not to my husband and I. This all the other things offered at the sight of a wooden- destroy this great and not being the ones that to us. If there are people fenced section with precious heritage of yours. look like a cigarette, but out there that want to try oversized, gaudy signs by Yours sincerely, have refillable cartridges something else, it seems a the main shops which, in Peter and Margaret Lambourne and look more like a shame that they may not our opinion is not at all fountain pen (or sonic even know this option screwdriver as my sons exists. Old Manor House call mine!) Knowing there Yours, Restaurant are others in the village Lorien (Green Lane) The Bridge, Boscastle, doing the same thing PL35 0HE

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Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 39 Spar Shop Discover King Arthur at Slaughterbridge, site of A change at the newsagent’s Arthur and Mordred’s last was a shock to many battle of Camlann. villagers, especially when it was replaced by the Medieval Fairs on 27/28 July & 3/4 August. Spar Shop. However, with Falconry, Archery, Iain Lewis and Rebecca Battles, Storytelling, Harrison didn’t make the Food, drink and much decision lightly. Checking more... last year’s takings, they The Arthurian Centre is saw that August, normally open 7 days a week until the busiest month for the end of the October ½ Boscastle’s traders, had term,10am – 5pm. been quieter than usual. Also newspaper sales had Archaeologists are on feasible, as it would be they also provide a grocery site all of July and from decreased from the time a huge financial gamble delivery service (even August 18th for a month. they had taken over the for them. However, with collecting prescriptions Centre features shop. No doubt due to little alternative they went for those to whom they instant reporting of news Exhibition/ DVD/ Brass ahead and the contract are delivering). When Rubbing/ Children’s Quiz by television, internet and was signed with Spar in they bought the shop, and Grail Trail. mobile phones. Postcards February. With Spar’s it was written into their There is a beautiful walk and souvenirs are a seasonal support they commenced contract that the ‘elephant’ commodity that bring in past archaeological a costly refurbishment. should remain an outside th little revenue. Iain and site to Battlefield, a 6 Conscious of the need permanent feature and century. Memorial Stone Rebecca needed to have to have signage and so he also has been given and Lady Falmouth’s a long hard look at the lighting in keeping with a make-over. They have Garden. business for the financial the village’s character, sunk much finance and future of their family. Play Castle/ Picnic Area/ Iain and Rebecca energy into this enterprise, Refreshments and Gift Last September they were guided by Spar’s putting in 14 to 15 hours Shop. began tentative enquiries recommendation to a day. Dogs welcome on leads. into four firms with a view select those suitable for The opening hours are: The Arthurian Centre to changing the business. rural areas, so no garish Mon to Sat 6am to 8pm, Camelford, PL32 9TT. UK. Having considered several signs or flashing neon Sun 6.30am to 8pm. In options ie café, take away lights. the summer month these Tel : 01840 213947 etc, in January, they The shop still has the times will be extended. www.arthur-online.co.uk decided to go with Spar, ‘free to use cash machine’ not as a franchise, the and still sells and delivers business is still owned by newspapers. Iain and Rebecca. At this Their delivery route point they were still unsure covers a 36 mile area, and whether their decision was

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Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 41 Meadows in the valley Events: have a population of the Once again we have a very rare Pearl bordered summer diary packed with fritillary, and the not- activities. See below for a as-rare Small pearl snapshot of those around bordered fritillary. These Boscastle, or pop into the two butterflies look visitors centre to pick up almost identical, making our events diary. it difficult identifying Duck Race day them. They lay their eggs Sunday 7 July on violets, and like to live in woodland glades, near This year we will have a good nectar sources. We stand there, with activities manage part of the valley and information. Look to help these rare creatures forward to seeing you there Boscastle School Visit the Valency catchment survive. This year we are Family wild camp By the end of March, you’d trying to get rid of it. If pleased to say that so weekend have thought it would have you would like to join in far we have seen 3 small Sat/Sun 10-11 August warmed up a bit. Well not meet us at 10am in the pearl bordered fritillaries. Stowe Barton, Nr the day Boscastle School meadow at the end of the Other butterflies noted Kilkhampton. came out for a visit. The main car park in Boscastle are small whites, speckled Join the National Trust aim of the day was to learn every Tuesday in July and wood, orange tip, Red Rangers for a wild camp about life cycles, plants and on Sun 21 July. Bring admiral, peacocks and out in the woods. Packed pollination. After a brisk wellies! small tortoiseshell. If full of activities to get walk through Home Farm, Butterfly report you have any interesting you outdoors and closer we stopped in the woods This year the weather has sighting of butterflies, or to nature. Meals provided to measure and age trees. been good enough to carry any other wildlife, please and cooked outdoors. All Who would have thought out our butterfly survey. get in contact. children under 16 must be that you can measure the accompanied by an adult. height of trees by using Note - it is wild camping your thumb? And work with no flush toilet out how old trees are by facilities. £10 per person. hugging them? Booking is essential, so for We carried on through more information and to the woods, across the book please phone 01208 stepping stones, and in 863046. the meadow, the children learnt about life cycles and things that live in the river. To warm up, children took on roles as bees and pollen by playing the pollination game. Well if that doesn’t tire them out, nothing will!! Balsam Pulling Have you seen our group of Conservation volunteers rummaging around in brambles near the river? Well, the balsam pulling 1 bluebell 6 april 10 ail 11 ace 12 natterjack season is in full swing, and 1 bandicoot 2 liar 3 ultimate 4 bled 5 league 6 ark our team of avid pickers have been working far up Answers to crossword: Across: 16 ion 17 dried 18 ego 19 inn 20 ma 21 prune 23 cease 35 tay 26 beg 27 obi 29 otter 30 ribald 32 elevated 48 bulb 42 paella 44 aisle 46 vent 36 be 37 ogle 39 awful 55 elk 54 yarn 52 ash 53 doze 49 usherette 51 tramp Down: 8 icon 9 len 13 teasel 14 jerboa 15 congregate 7 raincoat 22 tidy 24 et 25 erebus 28 blatant 31 idle 33 vellum 41 fibre 43 lethe 45 espy 40 waltz 34 top 38 elves 47 teak 48 bed 50 ran

Page 42 Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Bat night and BBQ grow in the Valency Valley. Thurs 15 August and Minimum age 14. £20 per Thurs 29 August at person. Booking essential, Pentireglaze, Nr Polzeath please call 01208 863046 Join the National Trust’s Water sports in local rangers for a BBQ Boscastle harbour and a talk about bats. The Sun 15 Sept, 1pm-5pm evening will end with a Try a snorkel, paddle a short walk to the cliffs canoe, or row a gig boat. to see and hear Greater Get a different perspective horseshoe bats emerge from of Boscastle harbour with old mine workings. BBQ’s guidance from local water provided for cooking. Bat Pest Control Services sports clubs including: capes optional! Booking Budehaven Sub Aqua Club, Crawling Insects, Flying Insects, Biting Insects essential, please call 01208 Bude Canoe Club and 863046 Ants, Bedbugs, Bees, Cockroaches, flies, fleas, Boscastle and Crackington woodlice,hornets, wasps , wood worm, etc. Meadow management Haven Gig Club. Valency Valley Vermin & Rodent All day activities start at Sunday 18 August Deer Management , Foxes, Mice, Moles, 10am and finish 4pm (or Join us to improve diversity Pigeons, Rats, Rabbits, Squirrels, Crows etc. earlier to suit) of plants in Valency Valley. We will be raking up hay All tools and tuition Call today NO CALL OUT CHARGE !! from the meadows to make provided. 01840 211740 / 07790344364 way for more plants next Please bring clothes that year. Meet in overflow can get muddy, stout car park Boscastle. footwear and food and THE (GR:SX100913) drink Green wood working HARBOUR If events change or are day cancelled due to weather, LIGHT Wed 28 August, Valency we will endeavour to let Come and see our exciting new season’s Valley everyone know. However men’s, women’s and children’s clothing Join woodsman, Tom feel free to get in touch to Kemp, and learn about check beforehand! We are approved stockists of famous brand names including JOULES, DEAL, LAZY JACKS, WEIRD FISH how to use wood from Any questions: native trees in your home. 01288 331372 or Our new Italian range of “Solo” just has to be seen! You will learn how to jennifer.herbert@ Come and Browse, we’d be delighted to see you whittle a spoon, spatula or nationaltrust.org.uk butter knife from trees that tel: 01840 250374 HIGHFIELD MOTORS Proprietor: F Luffarelli Servicing, Repairs & Tyres at Highly Competitive Prices for all cars, motorcycles and vans MOT’s Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7 Highfield Road Industrial Estate, Camelford, PL32 9RA Tel: (01840) 212666

Boscastle Blowhole Summer 2013 Page 43 Opening Hours and Useful Phone Numbers Bottreaux Filling Station Emergency Services: Tel: 01840 250108 Coastguard, Fire, Police, Ambulance: Dial 999 Police Station: For non-urgent issues: eg to Monday - Friday 8am-6pm, report a crime or criminal damage, to request Saturday 9am-5pm police advice or attendence, to enquire about Sunday 9am-1pm lost property, to be connected to a police station, service or department: 101 Doctors’ Surgery and out-of-hours emergency Boscastle Newsagent doctor: 01840 250209 Tel: 01840 250419 NHS Direct (24 hour helpline): 0845 4647 Cash machine during business hours Hospitals: Open daily at 6.00 am Bodmin - East Cornwall 01208 251300 Minor Injuries Unit open8 am – 10 pm, seven days a week Post Office at Cornish Stores Launceston General 01566 761000 Phone for opening hours Minor Injuries Unit open8 am – 10 pm, seven days a week Stratton 01288 320101 Tel: 01840 250344 Minor Injuries Unit open 24hrs, seven days a week Truro -Treliske 01872 250000 NatWest Bank Plymouth - Derriford 08451 558155 The Mobile NatWest bank calls at the harbour carpark on Fridays , from 1pm until 1.30pm. Dental Helpline: 0845 5000 230 NHS Emergency Dental Appt: 01872 354 375 Mobile Library Boscastle Visitor Centre: 01840 250010 Tel: 0300 1234111 Local Churches: Calls on alternate Thursdays Church of England 01840 250359 Methodist 01840 214818 St Juliot, Tremorle Farm: 11:05 - 11:15 Catholic 01840 770663 Wellington Hotel: 11:30 - 11:45 Harbourmaster: 01840 250200 Barn Park, Tintagel Road:11.50 – 12.15 Trevalga, Village Hall: 13:20 - 13:30 Parish Council: website: www.boscastlecornwall.org.uk Camelford Library Chairman: 01840 250414 Clerk: 01840 250570 Town Hall, Market Place email clerk to the council: [email protected] Tel: 01840 212409 Village Hall Bookings: 01840 211343 Tuesday: 09.30 - 18.30 Community Centre Bookings: 01840 250442 Thursday: 09.30 - 17.00 Friday: 09.30 - 13.30 Cornwall Council: 0300 1234 100 Saturday: 10.00 - 13.00 Camelford One Stop Shop: 01840 214200 Environment Agency: 0800 807 060 Waste Tip, Bowithick Quarry South West Water: 0800 169 1144 Sanding Road, Tintagel Highways: 0300 1234222 Tel: 01840 770778 RSPCA: 0300 1234 999 Open Friday to Monday: 9am – 4pm Western Power emergencies: 0800 365 900

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