Number 302 May 2011 Lewannick, Polyphant & Trevadlock Newsletter From the Editor: Finance: Our Public Liability Aon £696.70, Many thanks to David Eno for compiling the Cumbria Clock £3,124.80, invoices from David Community Cinema parish newsletter during the past three months Eno and Helena Novak (with respect to the while I was in New Zealand enjoying the production of our newsletter) totally £460.00. summer sunshine and the company of my son Our next meeting will take the form of our VILLAGE HALL LEWANNICK who lives there. Annual General Parish Meeting. We would Now that I’m back in the UK I would love to welcome input from the community. If THE KING’S SPEECH receive any contributions you may have for the organizations would like to submit an up-date of Friday 13 May newsletter. My postal address, email address the events that have taken place during the last Cert 15 - 118 min and phone number will always be displayed at 12 months this would be incorporated within our The story of King George VI of Britain, his the foot of page two on every issue of the meeting and updated on our website. Also, of impromptu ascension to the throne and the newsletter. course, we like to hear from organizations within speech therapist who helped the unsure Helena our community as we need to plan our grant monarch become worthy of it. funding process. Our AGM will be held at BEST PICTURE Academy Awards 2011 plus LEWANNICK VILLAGE HALL (the AGM was held many other awards. Lewannick at Polyphant last year) and will commence at Starring Colin Firth, Eve Best, Geoffrey Rush, 19.30 hours on Wednesday 18 May 2011 and Guy Pearce, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Parish Council News will be followed by our Ordinary Meeting. Gambon, Timothy Spall Members of the public are welcome. Doors open 7.30pm. Film starts 8.00pm Lewannick Parish Council met at Lewannick Admission Adults - £4.50, Under 16 - Village Hall on Wednesday 20 April. Before our DEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE £3.00 ordinary meeting Councillors were invited to AUTHORITY NEWS ALL WELCOME meet Alison Gibson who is an area co-ordinator We are still looking to recruit more ICVs Tea, coffee, soft drinks available. Bring your for grant funding within South-East Cornwall. We (Independent Custody Visitors) specifically in the own food invited Alison to discuss our plans for the areas of Cornwall and North Devon. Contact us Booking and info: 01566 782621/782352 regeneration of Lewannick Playing Area. Her to find out more by visiting our website: Email: [email protected] advice was immensely helpful to us. She [email protected] Trailers and reviews of all films are available highlighted the need for a committee that would All current ICVs are invited to attend an operate separately from the parish council. The If you have transport difficulties The Little “Introduction to Police Dog Welfare” training group would need its own constitution and she Red Bus is available and will bring you to session on 9 May. Contact the DCPA office for explained how the South Hill Parish Council have Lewannick and take you home again after more information. an organization called the South Hill Parish the film. For enquiries and bookings Tel: Council Recreation Field Committee (the 01566 777960 between 12.30pm to 2.30pm Organisation). The proposed group would have Archer Arms Mon - Fri. power to raise funds and to invite and receive contributions, to recruit and support volunteers Monday Meal Deals in May- £3.95 Recycling Collections in May and to have the ability to raise funds that would 9th Fish, Chips and Peas Blue Zone starting at 7.00am not be available to a parish council. The parish 16th Pie and Chips May 3rd, 17th and 31st council would still be the accountable body and 23rd Chicken and Chips 30th Sausage, Chips and Beans all invoices would be in the name of the parish Lewannick Outdoor Community Served 12.00 - 2.30pm / 6.00 - 9.00pm council. This would ensure that the 20% VAT Classroom Official May Day can be reclaimed. We are now hoping that Subject to availability. Eat in or take away. parents, grandparents and members of our Please book to avoid disappointment. Opening community will come forward and set-up this * * * * Lewannick Preschool, Lewannick CP School organization. We are sure that a number of Wed 11th & 25th May - Pool Knockout. & Lewannick Parish Council are delighted to residents would be interested in assisting with Free pool on the other Wednesdays. Winner announce the completion of the Outdoor this. It is noted that the Organization can also stays on. Classroom and would like to invite you to raise monies for adult sports equipment. We attend an opening of the new space situated Friday 27 May - Live Music with “Gerri” hope that interested parties will come forward to on the School/Community field on Monday 2nd regenerate this valuable asset for our Quiz Night every Sunday at 8.30pm. A bottle May at 1pm. community. of wine for the winning team. £1 per person. Lewannick Preschool will be hosting a Teddy Bears' Picnic for all the children We also met up with a representative of For more information contact Alister or Zoe and an official opening will take place prior to Coastline who proved very helpful in assisting us on 01566 782450. www.archerarms.co.uk with queries that we have received from some of the May Day celebrations. So bring a rug and the new residents. Questions put to Coastline a small picnic (buns and biscuits will be included their future plans, plumbing and provided) and help us celebrate our general snagging issues together with the street Lewannick community. There will also be a Best Dressed lighting. This meeting also proved immensely Post Office & Store May Bear competition for the children, so dress informative. up your favourite teddy bear. Following on from our invited guests our Groceries, Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pasties, Off- As a community led project we are grateful ordinary meeting began at 20.00 hours. We have license, Fresh Fruit and Veg, Fresh Flowers, for all the support we have received, an offer of a grant from Cornwall Council with Newspapers and Magazines, Gardening particularly to those who bought tickets for the respect to the Local Maintenance Partnership Supplies, Dry Cleaning Service, Coal/Logs, Christmas Draw and hope it will have many 2011/12 which we are pleased to accept. This Bottled Gas - all sizes available at very cheap benefits for all those living within the Parish will assist us financially with respect to the prices now and in the future. maintenance of our 17 footpaths. Shop open: The Outdoor Classroom is available to Planning PA11/02286 Construction of a new Mon - Sat:- 7.00am - 8.00pm book. Please contact Lewannick CP School on single family dwelling with associated car parking Sun:- 9.00am - 4.00pm Tel. 01566 782262 if you would like to book bays to road frontage Pen-Inney Cottage, Post Office open: the space during evenings, weekends or school Lewannick, Mr David Eno. This has been Mon - Fri:- 9.00am to 5.30pm holidays or require further information. A supported although we have queried the Sat:- 9.00am to 12.30pm Tel: 01566 782269 timetable of use can be found on the school inadequate parking to the front of the proposed www.lewannick.info/postoffice website www.lewannick.cornwall.sch.uk. dwelling. POLYPHANT METHODIST CHURCH Comparison Rainfall SERVICES AND EVENTS Polyphant Ladies’ Club On Wednesday 18 May we are holding a for Lewannick FOR MAY coffee morning by kind invitation of Ann Rainfall for March 2011 1.16" 29mls Minister Rev. Margaret Oxenham Sheldrake at Trekenner Farmhouse, Pipers 2010 4.6" 115mls Tel: 01566 782240 Pool with Bring and Buy and a Raffle. Compiled by John Panter Polyphant Morning Service 10.30am (unless Our next meeting is on Wednesday 25 otherwise stated) May at 7.00pm in Polyphant Methodist Sun 1 Janet Bariball. Polyphant Church Church Hall when George Kestell will be The End of an Era….. giving a practical demonstration on Anniversary It is with regret that Mr Stephens of St “Propagation”. Bring a pair of secateurs! Sun 8 Rev. Howard Curnow Giles on the Heath has announced that he Any queries please telephone Ann on Sun 15 Anthony Howe will no longer be taking donations of plastic 01566 880019 Sun 22 Anne Foster milk bottle tops for Charity. After so many Sun 29 Henry Stanbury years of collecting and sorting, Mr Stephens Events: has decided to hang up this particular hat Wed 11 Coffee Morning, 10.30am - 11.30am. THE GOOD COMPANIONS and finish in this role. He would like to make Polyphant Church Hall. Bus Trip it known that he cannot accept any further Sun 15 Circuit Easter Offering Dedication Wednesday 18 May bags of milk bottle tops but would like to Service, Launceston Central, 6.30pm. The bus will leave North Hill at 9.00am, thank all those who have supported him Speaker Rev. Margaret Barnes collecting at Trevadlock and Lewannick. over the years. Sun 22 Wesley Day Celebrations, 4.00pm at Destination either Paignton Zoo or Torquay, Please note; SITA have recently Trewint Cottage. Bishop Tim to speak (to be decided on the day). There are a few confirmed that plastic tops can now be from the porch. places still left. recycled with milk bottles. Simply add to the Tea in the Parish Hall, 5.00pm Call Ruth Bloomfield on 01566 782928 or bag. Service in Altarnun Parish Church, Michael Cook on 01566 782154.