Inside this month: All our regular features, plus: Sharkey 1926 - 2017 Keep it Clean by Catherine Lee New Look Store & Café Parish Council Grant Policy No Ifs, Just Butts, by Jonathan Cornwall Good Neighbours Service Fletcher One copy free to each household, 90p business and holiday let in the Parish 2 DATES FOR THE DIARY Alternate Weds 1st and 15th February Every 4 weeks Mobile Library: Glebe Place 10.25am - 10.45am, 8th February 1st Sunday Kennack Sands Beach Clean - 10 am. 5th February 2nd Monday Parish Council meeting, Methodist Chapel, 7.30pm 13th February 3rd Tuesday Soup, Pasty & Pudding, Methodist Chapel, 12.15pm. 21 February 4th Tuesday Quiz in the Village Hall, 7.30pm, 28 February Mon & Thurs Short Mat Bowling, Village Hall, 7.00pm Every Tue (except 3rd Tues) Coffee Morning, Methodist Chapel, 10am Every Weds Rainbows, Brownies & Guides. Joy Prince Tel: 290280 Every Thurs Market and Refreshments, Village Hall, 9.00am - 11.30am Every Thurs Yoga at the Village Hall, 5.30pm - 6.30pm FEBRUARY (SEE “WHAT’S ON” FOR MORE DETAILS) 4 February Will Trewin Testimonial Game 2.30 pm kick-off 10 February Friends of St Mary’s Cadgwith AGM 2pm at St Mary’s Church 11 February Ruan Minor FC Home game to Penzance - 2.30 pm kick-off 13 -17 February Grade Ruan School Half Term 22 February Book Club, Cadgwith Cove Inn, 8 pm. 16 - 18 February The Ruan Revellers Variety Show at the Village Hall - 7.30 pm 18 February Ruan Minor FC Away game to Troon - 2.30 pm kick-off 25 February Ruan Minor FC Home game to Newlyn - 2.30 pm kick-off ADVANCE DATES 15 March Book Club, Cadgwith Cove Inn, 8 pm. 16 March Floral Art Class with Lorraine Wickens, venue to be confirmed 18 March Spring Show 12 - 16 June Art & Craft Workshops for Cadgwith’s “Fishy Tails” Show 19 - 23 June Cadgwith’s “Fishy Tails” Show Week 22 July Buller Day 23 July Under 14 Gig Championships at Hayle 26 July Beach BBQ organised by the Rec Committee 30 July Under 16 Gig Championships at Newquay 2 August Beach BBQ organised by the Gig Club 6 August Grade Ruan Vintage Rally, Treveddan Farm 9 August Beach BBQ organised by the Lights Committee 16 August Beach BBQ organised by the Rec Committee 23 August Beach BBQ organised by the Gig Club 30 August Beach BBQ organised by the Lights Committee 2 - 3 September Ladies Gig Championships 16 - 17 Sept. Men's Gig Championships Front Cover: Sharkey photographed by Marea Downey 3 D I S T R I B U T O R S C O N T R I B U T I O N S Cadgwith Rose Bowcher Please send contributions to the Editor’s email address shown below. Paper contribu- Cadgwith South Andrea Betty tions can be put in the Mag Bag behind the Chapel Terrace Val Jane door at Ruan Minor Stores. The deadline is Glebe Place Johno Johnson the 18th of the month prior to publication. Grade Paul Penrose Articles may need to be split over more than Gwendreath Nick Whittle one issue, and might be edited. Higher Moor Janette Coates If you have a photograph, painting or drawing Kuggar Ron Wilson that could be used on the front cover, please Ledra Close Helen Kemp send it to the Editor. Long Moor Jill Thomas Views and opinions expressed in submitted articles and letters are not Mundy’s Field Babs Hughes necessarily those of the Editorial Team Penhale Jane Trethowan and Committee. 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TR12 7LD Printing: Parish Magazine Printing. 01288 341617 Advertising: Moira Hurst or Peter Martin, as above Distribution: Sue Cadman 01326 291129 [email protected] Subscriptions (£17.50 per annum for non-parishioners) Judith Green 01326 290118 [email protected] Over the Counter Sales: Peter Martin, as above The Gazette is a not-for-profit publication and is created and distributed by volunteers. 4 Welcome back after the Christmas for the quick phone calls from Dave break and best wishes for 2017. Since ‘Todden’ Rogers we would have lost a our last edition the Village has seen the few more. The boat was washed up on opening of the New Pavilion at the Rec the beach again and Danny secured her and the refurbished Store/Post Office on the winch. Fishermen arrived in a and Café. These are two brilliant facili- few minutes and the boats were pulled ties for the village and there are now up to the road. regular football matches being played at Thanks Dave the Rec. Although February is quiet the Variety Show from the Ruan Revellers From Rose Bolitho: should be entertaining for everyone. I would like to thank everyone who Details are in the “What’s On” section. came to my 80th birthday party and Mo Happy Birthday in February to: Ian for my lovely birthday cake and for all Henn, Richard Drummond, Carrera J, my lovely presents and the food. I would Esme A-C, Thomas Bosustow, Jordan also like to thank all the helpers and the Jane, Bob Watson, Abby J, Katey Jane, lovely cups of tea. I enjoyed every Tracey Bennetts, Robert Drysdale, minute of it and I think a good time was Greg Bird, Ellie R, Chas Deacon, Alice had by all. A big thank you to all of you. Harry, Paul Ferrari, Chris Hunt, Angela I would also like to thank Ruan Minor Jane, Noel Cliff, Jessica Sealey, Jowan Parish Council who paid for our trip to B, Aaron Goddard, Michael Hall, Jack Truro on the 15th November for Christ- T-B, Fiona Fletcher, Tim Birchmore mas shopping. A big thank you to all those who made Me too - it was a great day out - Ed. donations for their Christmas mes- sages. We have raised £208 which From Andrew Woods means that £104 will be given to the Local singers Angela Agutter Thomas, Parish Council earmarked specifically Wendy Elliott, Sally Ellis, Alison Gold- for the Recreation Ground’s children’s sack, Jane Edgerley, Liz and Mark play area. Outten, and Pat Palmer were part of the We were sorry to learn that Tim Hurst An Lysardh Christmas Choir’s candlelit was taken ill on a recent trip to Ireland Nine Lessons and Carols Service. The but pleased to know he is back in Corn- event which was held at St Winwaloe wall. Our best wishes go to Tim and Church at Gunwalloe attracted not far Moira off 300 people and it was standing room only. The congregation sang some well Sally Watts known carols whilst the choir, under my From the Cadgwith Fishermen direction, and accompanied by Ann Bradbury from Landewednack, per- At 5.30 on the morning of 15th Decem- formed several pieces. Solos were sung ber with a 19.½ foot tide and heavy by Charlotte Massey and John Barra- ground sea the fishing boat Silver clough. Two of the lessons were read by Queen was washed off the beach. If not cont. 5 MULLION ANTIQUES 07887 955326 01326 241302 In Lizard Village ALWAYS LOOKING TO BUY Costume jewellery (pre 1960’s), Open all year for gold and silver jewellery, scrap or Rods, Reels, Lures, Tackle & Bait broken gold, old watches, old Find us at Haelarcher Farm (past the clocks, old wooden boxes, vintage Smugglers Fish & Chips Shop) or pens, silver items, canteens of phone us at the shop on cutlery, Oriental, Asian or Russian 01326 290465 artefacts, small pieces of furniture. 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