PRESS RELEASE A sea of Santas will be sure to cause a storm in two Cornish towns this December as Cornwall Hospice Care launch their first ever Santa Fun Runs in Padstow on Saturday 4 th December and Falmouth on Saturday 11 th December. The charity is calling out to those Cornish folk up for some festive fun to get involved – men and women, boys and girls, young and old – everyone is welcome to join the Christmas fundraiser. Entrants can choose to run, jog or walk around the route with a choice of two distances at both locations. “Everyone is really excited about the Santa Runs, it is going to be a fabulously festive event with lots of fun and merriment – I’m sure the sight of hundreds of Santas running through the streets is going to cause quite a stir!" said Karen Holman, Events Team Leader for Cornwall Hospice Care. There will be festive music at the start, mince pies and a warm drink to greet the runners when they finish. Every entrant will receive a free Santa suit, with Santa hats for children, so there really will be a sea of Santas by the seaside - a sure way to get into the Christmas spirit and to help raise some vital funds for the charity which provides adult hospice care across Cornwall. Radio Cornwall is supporting the charity runs not only by entering teams of runners but also with two of their well loved presenters setting the jolly Santas on their way – James Churchfield at the Padstow event and Laurence Reed in Falmouth. Anyone interested in joining one of the Cornwall Hospice Care Santa Fun Runs as a runner or as a volunteer is asked to get in touch with Karen on 01726 66869 or email [email protected] 1 2 Editorial KINGSWOOD RESTAURANT LONDON APPRENTICE Another magazine and another editorial to be written. 01726 63780 A new landlord and landlady in our pub and Hawkes Shop missing its EAT, DRINK & ENJOY mistress. Changes, which like life itself need to be accepted by all of MEAL DEAL us, are not easy to come to terms with as it is human nature not to 2 COURSES @ £9.95 manage change easily, and without some anxieties, but change is 3 Courses @ £12.95 relative and in 12 months time we will all have moved on. Memories never leave us but acceptance becomes easier as time passes. Very Excluding Sundays philosophical for an editorial but I hope you agree. Catering for all your needs from Traditional food to A La Carte style. An obituary to Margaret Thomas and an interview with the new tenants Functions for up to 80 people. of The Polgooth Inn are in this magazine so readers please read on. Buffets available. Mike Corneby’s dog, Sally, also succumbed to old age, last month, in Opening Hours a recent issue he wrote realistically about the lovely old dog so we also Tuesday to Friday 12.00 - 2.00, 6.00 - 9.00 wish him well. Saturday 6.30 - 9.00 Time marches on and we are well into Autumn. The village looks Sunday 12.00- 2.00 7.00 -9.00 wonderful with the variety of colours and the crisp or soggy leaves under foot! The next thing on everyone’s mind will be Christmas. 2 Meals for £10 - Tuesday to Friday 12.00 noon to 2pm May I take this opportunity, on behalf, of myself, Lynda, Brian, Roger and Diane (committee members) to wish you all an enjoyable Christmas and look forward to seeing even more of you on our New Year’s Day Village Walk – further details are in the magazine. The next date for articles to in included in the 114 th edition of the magazine is the 7 th January, 2011 The Editor Mobile For Free Estimate J.V. CLARK & SONS Electrical Contractor NICEIC ApprovedContractors VAT Reg no. 131 611 907 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS & REPAIRS Suppliers of Electrical Appliances Telephone 01872 530 361 Estimates Free Mobile 07779 103928 29a Tregony Hill, Truro, Cornwall. TR2 5RU Contact Kevin Clark Sunningdale, Recketts Rd, Polgooth. Tel 01726 65300 3 4 PENTEWAN VALLEY NURSERIES G a rd e n e rs W e can supply your every need W allflowers, pansies, polys and prims Perennials, bulbs, shrubs and trees Compost, fertiliser, garden ornaments etc. Do call in at PENTEWAN VALLEY NURSERIES Or ring Sharon On St Austell (01726) 842360 Open 7 days a week Bring this advert with you, spend £5 per head and POLGOOTH LADIES GROUP get a ½ price cake 26 ladies gathered in the village hall under the watchful eye of Wendy Hitchens to make celebration cards. An enjoyable evening was had by all, even the least artistic were talked through the complexities of card making and at the end of the evening we were all in possession of a high standard, handmade card. A cookery demonstration will be held in October and our November meeting will be The Evergreens performing a ‘musical evening’. Our Christmas dinner is on the 14 th December at The Pier House Hotel. Polgooth Ladies meets on the last Tuesday in the month at 7.30 p.m. in the village hall . Newcomers are made very welcome even if you just want to come and see! It is £1 per evening with refreshments and a raffle. Pam Hitchens 5 6 26 Wood grove Park VILLAGE WALK ON NEW YEARS DAY Polgooth 11 A.M. START 04 September 2010 There is a DIFFERENT ROUTE AND START POINT this year. The Editor Polgooth times Meet at the junction of Woodgrove Park and Trelowth Road for a refreshing walk after the previous evening’s excesses! Dear Editor Afterwards at the Village Hall for bacon rolls, coffee, hot chocolate I should like to congratulate you and your committee on Veggie option all for £2.00p each the “new look” Polgooth Times. Your choice of printing firm Dogs, buggies and children welcome. has certainly resulted in a much improved publication. The quality of the paper and print used makes the magazine far For further details please contact Janice Scott. Tel: 68759 more attractive. (or just turn up on 01/01/2011) I was a little involved in the birth of The Polgooth Times which was the brain child of the late Jean Paul. I can ************************************ picture the smile of approval that Jean would have given on viewing the latest edition. She was a lovely lady who devoted POLGOOTH DAY JULY 24 TH : a great deal of time and effort to producing the magazine Cornwall Association of Local Historians (CALH) and maintaining its continued publication over the years, and would have been delighted with this latest edition. On behalf of CALH, I should like to thank the following local residents I hope you will now be able to persuade more people to for their contributions to our event: Tony Backhouse, Peter and contribute to our quarterly newsletter. I am sure that there Heather Bishop, Michael Corneby, Michelle Mynard, Pauline Sweet, is much of interest and much hidden talent in our Di Thompson. community, which we should all like to share. My best wishes for the future of the P.T. Pam Dodds Colin Edwards, CALH Chairman, Yours sincerely Hilary and John Ballard, CALH Events Michael Corneby St. Mewan Parish Council Are you aware that St. Mewan PC has a website? A new Arrival This covers the villages of Polgooth, Sticker, Hewaswater, Trewoon & Philip and June Lober (nee Richards), are pleased to announce Trelowth. the safe arrival of Lily Rose. The website contains information about the villages, including Planning, Born 25 August 2010 Footpaths and also our articles from Polgooth Times. Granddaughter for Ken and Shirley Richards. The site is in the process of being re-built and can be found at www.stmewanparishcouncil.co.uk 7 8 Margaret Thomas - R A Hawke & Co Free dedicated car parking and entry Open every day It is with great sadness that our mother, Margaret Thomas, died suddenly on Saturday Monday to Saturday from 9:30am 4th September 2010. Margaret was born ‘at top of village’ in Polgooth on August 1st Sunday from 10:30 (Closed Sundays Jan & Feb) 1925. 01726 844411 www.lobbsfarmshop.com In 1939 Margaret, her parents, Richard and Gladys Hawke and sister Kathleen moved into the cottage attached to Hawke’s Shop to support her grandparents. Her grandfather Richard Hawke had become very ill, and at the age of 14 years Margaret • Award winning farm shop joined the family firm working in the shop. • Home produced beef & lamb prepared by our butchers to your requirements During the war a Mrs Thomas, headmistress from a school in Maidstone, Kent and • Locally sourced bacon, pork, poultry & game her school children were evacuated to the village, her son Bill came to visit her whilst • Home made burgers, kebabs and award winning sausages he was on leave from the Navy and that is how Mum and Dad met. They married in • Our own fresh and locally grown seasonal vegetables 1948 and lived in Canterbury, Kent, where, after the war, Dad was completing a • Delicatessen specialising in Cornish cheese, cold meats and dairy products course in church organ building. Nigel was born in October 1950 whilst Mum and Dad • Extensive range of wines, ales, fruit juices, chocolates, preserves and biscuits were living in Canterbury. They moved back to Polgooth on the eve of Nigel’s 4th • Mail order including hampers available with nationwide delivery birthday in 1954 when our grandfather, Richard Arthur Hawke, needed help to run the business. Dad joined the family coal business.