The Village Magazine for Point & Penpoll INFORMATION From Penpoll Village Activities Hire of Rooms Methodist Church (All held in the chapel) Penpoll Methodist Church Meetings, functions, parties etc WI: 2nd Monday in the month contact Bridget 862662 Issue No 22 2.00pm: Cynthia Young 865433 Christmas 2006 Coffee Stop: 1st Friday in the month, 10.00—11.30 am Mobile Library Sale of coffee, cakes, preserves etc Saturdays—fortnightly Lunch Club: one Wednesday Penpoll Bridge: 14.20 to 14.35 each month, dates vary. Contact Point Green: 14.40 to 15.10 Betty 863902 / Bridget 862662 ROCKs—Right On Church for Home Library Service Kids: every Sunday 10.30—11.30 am Angela Spurgin, Truro Library in the school rooms Sept—June 0800 032 2345 (freephone) [email protected] B*olders —8-14 year olds. Times vary. Contact Penny 862624 Corlink Taxi service to nearest appropriate bus route Parish Office Tel: 0845 8505556 Opening Hours Monday 9.30 am—12.30 pm Bus Service Wednesday 1.30 pm—4.30 pm www.truronian.co.uk Friday 9.30 am—12.30 pm 01872 273453 At other times please leave a message — 863333. Point Quay Association Billy Trebilcock 864415 Village Kerbside Recycling www.pointquayassociation.org.uk Alternate Tuesdays • Cans, paper, cardboard, foil Restronguet Creek Society 12 th December Antony Lane 870123 • Light Garden Waste 19 th December Village View Editors View Ewan McClymont 862624 Website Tez Smith 865413 www.penpollchapel.ukonline.co.uk Gerald Nicholls 862875 Printed by Mid Cornwall Printing 12 commercial event . Message from... It’s the same with all that God asks us to do as we wait for the fulfil- I remember one Christmas ment of his promises. Peter writes, “You Eve, when I was very small, my granny ought to live holy and godly lives as you had come to stay, and I was getting look forward to the day of God and impatient. It was about five o’clock in the speed its coming.” How patient are we evening and I wanted ‘it’ to come ‘now.’ to trust in God’s timing? How anxious to Christmas Eve, in those days, was a do everything we can to hasten God’s ALMOND’S long day! I pleaded with granny to help kingdom in all its marvellous glory? How Maintenance MOBILE NEWSAGENTS me. I remember sitting on her lap, and might we resolve to make this Christ- Repairs TEL. 01872 870477 she put her arms round me, didn’t say mas a time of ‘looking forward to the Renovations Extensions anything, but we were just together, day of the Lord?’ NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES waiting for my bedtime. On Christmas Eve look up at DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR WE PROVIDE A FRIENDLY AND The following morning, proba- the sky. Ponder on the waiting shep- EFFICIENT SERVICE—WHATEVER THE bly not much after midnight, I would call herds, the wise men waiting to reach WEATHER, 364 DAYS OF THE YEAR out to the next bedroom “Mum, is it time their destination, Mary and Joseph wait- Tel: TRURO 862361 ing for their child. Picture the whole ST. DAY 820695 PLEASE CALL TO DISCUSS YOUR yet?” “No, go back to sleep,” came the REQUIREMENTS reply. “How much longer?” “Not long, world, waiting in eager expectation. just go back to sleep.” Then eventually, Then remember that it was on such a came the response I was waiting for. night, dark, unsuspecting, ordinary, that “Mum, is it time yet?” “Yes, OK, but God chose to send his Son into the don’t make too much noise.” And I world. God carefully chose those whom jumped out of bed, went to my brother’s He would tell first, He knew who would bedroom, “Wake up, he’s been!” and we receive the first birth announcements, who would welcome Him and bring Him spent the next minutes opening our ALL ASPECTS OF stockings, always with a small book in, gifts. Then thank God that He chose you BESPOKE JOINERY too, and ask yourself, “Now, who should that would keep us quiet until mum and ******** dad had got breakfast ready. I tell?” Finest Fish from local in-shore fishing May your Christmas be really boats, daily from Newlyn Fish Market. WINDOWS, DOORS & STAIRCASES “He’s been.” Who are we wait- ing for, and why won’t he come faster, special and exciting and a real blessing. We provide a friendly and reliable door ANY TYPE OF FLOORING FITTED ALL HOME IMPROVEMENTS Happy Christmas, with love, to door service to Point & Penpoll once and what do we do while we are wait- a week on Friday afternoons, carrying INCLUDING KITCHENS AND ing? We cannot speed up the arrival of a large selection of the finest sea- BATHROOMS the most precious gift that this world has foods: cod fillet, white crab meat, ALSO MAINTENANCE plaice, scallops, lemon sole, turbot, AND RENOVATION ever known, but we mustn’t try and monkfish, haddock, smoked haddock, 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE dampen the anticipation of celebrating PS There is still time to book and 'come the list goes on and on … the birthday of Jesus, and that’s where and see this thing which has come to Or if you’re passing, why not pop in to FREE ESTIMATES pass,' for real. There are a few places our new fish shop at - CONTACT LASSE we must learn from the example of the youngsters as each Christmas ap- on the pilgrimage going in 2007. Islington Wharf, Penryn HOME: 01872 520631 proaches. The excitement of Christmas Tel: David - 01326 378478 MOB: 07773313662 must overcome the tiredness of the Reverend Margaret Barnes 2 11 Parish A Final Word... Plan The Lord’s Prayer … Point Quay Association page 4 Point Green Bonfire 8 Resident Focus 5 Christmas Quiz Answers 9 in Cornish! The Parish Plan for the Party Time 6 Village Plan / Cornish Prayer 10 Devoran, Point and Penpoll area is de- Chyandour Trebartha Christmas Quiz 7 Adverts 11 veloping very well. Residents had the Looe art in St Keverne WI 8 Local Information 12 opportunity to make further recommen- Porthallow by thy Rame dations on the draft final proposals at a Thy Kingsand Come-to-Good WHAT’S ON AT PENPOLL METHODIST CHURCH Thy Withiel be Gunwalloe December Village Exhibition on 1st December in st an often packed Devoran village hall. In St Erth as it is in Porthleven Fri 1 Christmas Coffee Stop 10.00 – 11.30 am Wed 6 th Lunch Club 12 noon The Draft proposals, amended to in- Geevor us St Day our Gribben st clude residents’ views at that meet- Head Thurs 21 Christmas Concert with supper 7.30 pm Sun 24 th Carol Service 10.30 am ing, will now be considered overall by And Probus our Treparretts Nativity by ROCKS and BOULDERS 5:00 pm the Parish Council and then discussed As we St Ive Trevose Gugh Midnight Communion, Revd Margaret Barnes 11.30 pm Trespearne Relubbus th in detail with the District Council, the Mon 25 Sectional Service at Carnon Downs , Revd. Margaret County Council and other agencies. A But Trelever us from St Eval Barnes 10.00 am realistic and achievable set of objectives For Constantine is the Ding Dong January will then be put in place to form an Pendower and the Cury Wed 10 th Lunch Club 12 noon agreement with the community. St Clether, St Clether Sun 28 th Chapel Anniversary Service 10:30 am, Revd. Jane Will- The Parish Council is grateful Lands End cock of Truro. Followed by lunch at Crantock Bay Hotel to all those who have contributed and Simon Parker February continue to contribute to the Parish Giss ’On Books Fri 3 rd Coffee Stop 10.00 – 11.30 am Plan. It is expected that the final propos- Wed 14 th Lunch Club 12 noon als will be available for the whole parish March nd area in the Spring. A copy of the draft David Vowles Fri 2 Coffee Stop 10.00 – 11.30 am Women’s World Day of Prayer Service 2.00 pm proposals which include planning for Interior and Exterior traffic, public transport, housing, local Speaker Jill Maddock Painting and Decorating th facilities and retaining village character, Wed 14 Lunch Club 12 noon can be obtained from the Parish Office if you haven't yet had the opportunity to The Old Counthouse read them. Creegbrawse St Day Alan Truan. Cornwall TR16 5QF Contact the parish office: Tel 01209 822575 Telephone: 01872 863333 e-mail feockparishcouncil@ fourturnings.fsnet.co.uk 10 3 A10 The Lizzie R Wilce [length 102, Point Quay Village Quiz breadth 32 and depth 12 feet, about 162 tons], was built at the Carnon Shipyard Association Answers in 1876. She sailed from Falmouth to A1 Silver. 50,000 ounces of silver in its the Caribbean for pineapples and sugar, For anyone who’s seen mini- purest state were obtained during the 12 to Newfoundland for fish, to Argentina mal return on their pension portfolio months ending July 1838. Lumps of for phosphates and to South America to investment in the National Lottery, then silver weighing half a ton were occa- transport gold mining equipment for take heart. A successful bid for funding sionally turned out 25 years later. Harveys of Hayle. She ended her days, by the PQA has secured £5,000 for the A2 Opposite the Methodist Chapel in wrecked, at St Ives. Quay extension fund. The Awards For leaving the committee for their contribu- Bridge House, formerly Lowarth A11 Richard Chellew, the son of the All body shared tion to PQA activities.