August 2021 No.491 50p to Non Residents ♪♪ The Sound of Summer ♪♪ 1 Your Photos Album Cover from ‘Memories’. See p. 7 for article. Photograph taken by Shirley Boettinger Reproduced by kind permission of Heather Smith Beach Art Photograph by Dayana Rees 2 Editorial CONTENTS PAGE The summer sunshine has finally A Rare Visitor 21 arrived and the haven is bustling Age Concern 5 once again. If the heat gets too Bude Food Bank 23 much, put your feet up, make a cup Business Index 38 of tea and do the word search or Children’s Festival 8, 26 identify the seashells which are Directory of Clubs 37 dotted throughout this edition. From the Archives 10 Thank you, as always, for your Gardening Tips 8 photos and articles and please keep Into the Wild 20 sending them in! Methodist Minister’s View 18 Also, a special reminder about the North Coast Arts Theatre 32 outdoor theatre events which are Notices 11, 14, 24 being held at Crackington Institute Parish Council 30,33,34,35 over the next few weeks. A Parish Diary 22 wonderful opportunity to enjoy live Parish Walk 19 theatre right on our doorstep! Please Produce Stall 40 see pp. 32 & 40 for more details. St Genny’s Church 8 St Genny’s Silver Band 7 Helen Village Shop 19, 28 Word Search 16 Your Photos 2, 39 The Deadline for submissions to the next Gazette is end of day 17th of this month email: [email protected] Your Editors are: Helen Chamberlain 01840 230125 India Skinner 01840 230558 Heather Smith 01840 230976 For business enquiries please contact Martin Cholwill 07889 075294 The St Gennys Gazette exists for the benefit of St Gennys Parish and its residents. It aims to provide an information service to publicise events and activities in St Gennys and its neighbouring parishes and publish Parish topics of interest. Publishing includes printed, digital and online formats. It takes no editorial positions. The Editors may edit articles, letters, adverts or any other content submitted to the Gazette. They reserve the right not to publish anything that they judge to be counter to the intentions of the Gazette or generally inappropriate for publication. Disclaimer: The ideas and opinions printed in the Gazette do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editor and the Gazette Team. The contents of the Gazette, including images, may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, posted, transmitted or displayed in any form or by any means without prior permission of the St Gennys Gazette Team. If permission is sought and given, it is expected that all articles/images be accredited to either St Gennys Gazette or the author of said article/images. The Gazette is available on the Parish Council website www.stgennys.co.uk 3 DEBBIE ROUTLY HYPNOTHERAPY (PDCH, MBSCH, Reg CNHC) Hypnotherapy can help you change the way you think, feel, and behave so you could live a happier, more fulfilling life. Hypnotherapy can help with: Stress and anxiety Lack of confidence and low self- esteem Insomnia Stopping smoking Phobias Pain management And much more... For more information, contact Debbie: 07774061411 [email protected] debbieroutlyhypnotherapy.com 4 Age Concern Unfortunately we have people who are unable to drive at present as there are health problems and with waiting lists as they are at present, this may continue for some time. If anyone should know of anyone under 70 with a clean driver’s licence who would be prepared to drive once a month, then please let me know. Also, assuming that we can find the drivers if anyone would like to organise a trip either on a regular basis or as a one off, then also please let me know. In the meantime, thank you to all who give of their time so generously who make this bus the success that it is. Michael 5 Please let an advertiser know if you saw their advert here 6 St Gennys Silver Band In 1979, the St Gennys Silver Band recorded the LP ‘Memories’ at Jacobstow School, produced by Sentinel Records in Penzance. Side 1: March—Penine Way (Johnstone); Mull of Kintyre (McCartney-Laine arr. Bryce); The Lazy Trumpeter (Siebert); Blow the Wind Southerly (arr. Siebert); The Lord is My Shepherd (Crimond); March—Colonel Bogey (Alford) Side 2: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik—Serenade (Mozart); Cwm Rhondda ; The Wedding (Prieto arr. Siebert; March—Our Director (Bigelow); Amazing Grace (arr. Siebert); Onward Christian Soldiers (Sullivan); Amen (arr. Payne) The musical director and conductor was Cyril E. Payne, composer, arranger and music teacher at Kelly College, Tavistock. Reproduced by kind permission of Heather Smith “St Gennys nestles on the romantic North Coast of Cornwall. Rugged cliffs, ocean surf, sparkling streams, lush coombes and peaceful woods combine to produce a haven of unspoiled natural beauty. Settled long before the Norman Conquest, monks of the Celtic twilight named it for a martyr of Rome. The Silver Band was organised in 1907, and has played ever since at the lively social functions in the parish and nearby villages and towns. The unique sound of silver bands was born in Britain. Though their vigorous traditions developed in the mining regions of the North and Southwest, they have now expanded nationwide, enjoy a vast musical literature, and works played in competitions demand virtuoso performance skills. But generations of villagers and visitors to St Gennys have heard the favourites on this record at carnival, chapel or church, at concerts on beaches, in village halls or pubs, at floral dances, celebrations and memorial services. The sounds and sight of the band quicken the senses and lift the spirits of all who savour the rich qualities of rural community life, enthusiastic, always sprightly, sometimes solemn, yet conscious of a community with those countless generations who made these places what they are. When heard in the crystal air of the sea-swept coast, one experiences a new appreciation of the power and appeal of these old tunes, hence the title of this record: “MEMORIES”. Today’s band, like its forbears, is recruited from local farmers, fishermen, builders, students, managers, former servicemen, tradesmen, technicians and retired folk; all united in their passion for the kind of music in this collection. Some have played with the band for fifty years, others are youngsters of fourteen, but the emotions expressed in these pieces are both ageless and as young as tomorrow.” How about Jumping on the Bandwagon? We are delighted to be able to practise outside in the Sandpit and lots of people have comment- ed on how good it is to hear the band. One young family told us we had "made their holiday"! The pandemic has had quite an impact on banding ... only now are we able to think about playing together indoors. 18 months is a long time to be apart and some players will not return. New players are needed and would be made very welcome. We have instruments to loan and time to teach. This is a really good opportunity to consider learning a new skill, keep active and make new friends. Contact Heather on 01840 230976 if you are interested! 7 St Genny’s Church A Morning Eucharist service will be held in the church on Sunday 15th August at 10.30am. Morning Eucharist and Evensong services for the remaining Sundays in August will be held online via Zoom. To receive information about the online services and to join in from home, please request a link from Revd Heather Aston: Email: [email protected] Tel: 01840 250359 Children’s Noah’s Ark Festival This will be held on the weekend of 20th to 22nd August. There will be a Thanksgiving and Celebration service at 15:30 on the Sunday to include Noah's Ark animals, balloons, cake and unveiling the new altar frontal. Please see page 26 for more information. Gardening Tips for August Keep on top of weeds before they go to seed in the garden to avoid “7 years weeds from seeds”. Then mulch with a couple of inches of clippings or compost onto damp soil. Deadhead annuals, roses and perennials. They may produce a subsequent flush of flowers until autumn and perhaps until the first frost. Prune and remove dead branches on shrubs and small trees. Water newish plantings. Order spring flowering bulbs like daffodils and tulips. Late crops are worth trying. My runner beans are young and in a raised bed with a Colditz type frame to try to prevent munch from deer, rabbits and birds. I have put a long strip of sandpaper right around the raised bed to stop snails and slugs crawling up! I’ll let you know if it works. If not - beer traps for snails and slugs are apparently good. Plant autumn seeds now for crops including spinach, lettuce and greens. Many of these will grow well into winter and tolerate light frost. Keep feeding the birds. Many are having second broods. Here is a robin feeding its baby (which is brown and speckled). Gill Shipsides 8 Do you know your seashells? Spot the shells and find the names under the last one ... 9 From the Archives An extract from the Gazette edition no.13 from August 1980, celebrating the first anniversary of its publication. St. Gennys Place Names Do you pause to think how the name Crackington and Crackington Haven came into being? We have to start with the fact that they originally indicated two quite separate places. Crackington is the name of the settlement a mile or so away from the beach, and also the name of the manor. Crackington consisted of Lower Crackington and Higher Crackington, each having agricultural buildings associated with them.