PROGRAMME OF EVENTS APPLICATION FORM THE TAMAR VALLEY I would like to attend the October 2017 Study PAST – PRESENT – FUTURE Day at the fee of £12.50, to include lunch and 9.30 Registration and coffee other refreshments. 10.00 Welcome and Introduction Any dietary restrictions?................................. Carol Dowell and Michael Farr If yes, please outline here:................................. 10.10 Tamar Valley DVD 10.50 Mining in the Tamar Valley ............................................................................ Rick Stewart Name................................................................... 11.40 Comfort Break (in block capitals please) 11.50 River Transport, Trade and Tourists Sketch of Calstock, John Savery, 1812 Joe Lawrence Address................................................................ 12.30 Lunch ............................................................................ CALLINGTON U3A STUDY DAY 1. 30 Afternoon Introduction th Michael Farr Wednesday, October 25 , 2017 Post Code........................................................... 1.40 The Railways, Trade and Tourists 09.30 – 16.30 Tel. No................................................................. Bruce Hunt CALLINGTON TOWN HALL 2.40 Comfort Break Your U3A............................................................ New Road, Callington,PL17 7BD 2.50 AONB – Wildlife, Tamar Trails and the WAYS TO PAY: upkeep of the Valley Cash or Cheques made payable to Callington Corinna Woodall U3A can be handed in at monthly meetings, or cheques may be posted to Mr Ian MacDonald 3.50 Summing Up Michael Farr (Treasurer) at Clampitts Farmhouse, Metherell, Cornwall, PL17 8BJ. We can also receive funds by BACS, to Account No 16002407, Sort Code 52-10-42, with your The Calstock Parish Archive will have an surname and postcode as reference. exhibition of local history. Please do take the Sketch of Cotehele Quay, 1812 In all cases, of course, please detach this form opportunity during breaks in proceedings to and return to us for information. visit their display. SPEAKERS SPEAKERS THE TAMAR VALLEY RICK STEWART BRUCE HUNT PAST – PRESENT – FUTURE Rick Stewart is the Mine Manager Bruce Hunt spent 25 years in the at Morwellham Quay – the RN and has lived in Saltash for 30 ROMANS TIN COPPER SILVER historic port and copper mine in years. He is Vice Chairman of the Tamar Valley. Rick has a Saltash Heritage and the Bere ARSENIC DAFFODILS CHERRIES APPLES wealth of knowledge and expertise regarding Ferrers Heritage Group. He has written eleven STRAWBERRIES FARMING GRANITE mining in the whole area and frequently gives books on local history. He produces talks to interested groups. The Trevithick Newsletters for Saltash Heritage and Bere Society has published his comprehensive Ferrers and writes a monthly article for a local history of Devon Great Consols – A Mine of magazine. In his spare time he runs a number Mines. of web sites, three of his own and a couple for other organisations he belongs to. In nice weather he can be found at Bere Ferrers Station working in the heritage centre. JOE LAWRENCE CORINNA WOODALL Contemporary photograph of Calstock Viaduct Joe Lawrence is Lead Ranger for Tamar Valley AONB Manager Courtesy of Michael Farr. the Cotehele Estate and who has been part of the team for the last 5 years. By working Cadsonbury. Along with his team of two, plus 10 together, the Tamar Valley AONB will be managed in a way that conserves volunteers, they manage all of the access, MINING MARKET GARDENING landscape and amenity areas for the Cotehele and enhances its unique cultural identity and Estate, Cadsonbury (an Iron Age hillfort near outstanding natural beauty for the benefit of all RIVER TRANSPORT RAILWAYS TOURISM Callington) and Cotehele Quay. the people who live, work and visit the area, Joe himself is line manager of the Shamrock, a now and in the future. WILDLIFE FOOTPATHS TIN-TUNGSTEN 117 year old 32 tonne Tamar sailing barge. .