BOSCASTLE BLOWHOLE No 93 Spring 2016 £1 Sally Searle cooks lunch on a driftwood fire at Strangles Beach for a team of beach clean volunteers See inside on page 14 for the full story. Also inside: Local Author publishes new book page 8 News from the Lookout page 10 News from School page 24 Reading Room page 28 Minster News page 40 Foreword I have just received an such a scam, though the ‘guess’ passwords. It is said Worst Passwords of 2015: 1 123456 email from FMPC clerk proliferation of this and that if you are using any of 2 password Adrian Prescott forwarding similar scams bear witness the ones in the following 3 12345678 the following information: to the fact that people can list, it will take a hacker less 4 qwerty ‘I have been advised that be duped. time to find your password 5 12345 company is phoning local I was reminded of an than it did for you to type 6 123456789 7 football individuals claiming to item I read online listing it! be able to rerate your 8 1234 the worst passwords of Current advice is to use 9 1234567 property to achieve 2015. In antiquity (ie over passwords or passphrases 10 baseball reductions in council tax 20 years ago), passwords of 12 characters or more 11 welcome and tax banding. They were used by secret societies with mixed types of 12 1234567890 require your credit card or for entry to specific characters. To make it 13 abc123 and £65 payment up places. Nowadays most more memorable try a 14 111111 15 1qaz2wsx front. I can confirm that of us use the internet and combination of 3 words we have checked this with 16 dragon are asked for passwords for you will remember linked 17 master Cornwall Council and numerous different sites, by a number or symbol 18 monkey Trading Standards and that to keep our information egg#floor-Turn1p is an 19 letmein this is a scam. Could you secure and to limit to example, though perhaps 20 login please pass on the message access it. not especially easy to recall! 21 princess within your area.’ 22 qwertyuiop Alas, criminals and Avoid using the same 23 solo It is hoped that we are hackers are using ever more password over and over 24 passw0rd all wise enough to ignore sophisticated software to again on different websites. 25 starwars Boscastle Blowhole Team Apology Sue was dismayed to learn that some of her The editorial team reserves the right to accept, Unfortunately, the festive customers thought that she reject or edit any material submitted for publication. gremlins were at work in was shutting up shop. The views expressed in the magazine are those of the the December edition of individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the Blowhole and they Happily this, of those of the team. The editorial team are: ran away with Sue Scott’s course, is not the case, the Philippa Arthan, Arthur Bannister, Heather Colne, Christmas advert. Due to hairdressing salon remains Audley Jarvis, Gloria Quinlan, Ann and Chris Rodda. the tight time schedule this in business and Sue would error was not picked up like to wish all customers a The next Blowhole will be published in June during proof-reading the belated Happy New Year. 2016, items for inclusion can be emailed to Blowhole. [email protected], please also use this email address for advertising queries Copies of the Blowhole are available by post at a cost of £3 per issue or £12 for the year. To subscribe either email boscastleblowhole@ yahoo.co.uk or phone 01840 250891 Cheques should be made payable to ‘Boscastle Blowhole'. Swiss skin care for Communications to the Blowhole can Styling irons Men and Women be posted to: 44 Clover Lane Close, Boscastle, PL35 0AL The Blowhole is published quarterly and printed by: Easyprint of Red Post, Nr Bude tel: 01288 381700 email: [email protected] Page 2 Boscastle Blowhole Spring 2016 Running the sixteen years since their Cornish fairy making the and Minster Parish. London Marathon Uncle Arthur retired from pantomime complete. The Nanette felt that she duty after 37 years at the final scenes with the giant had to come to terms job! Colin is running to gave a funny twist on the with recent events in her raise money for Children story. personal life out and to with Cancer UK (charity Well done on another sort out all that it entails. number 298405) and great production and we She said that it was not a should anyone feel they look forward to the next decision she had taken would like to send him years must see event in the lightly but considered that support, you can call him Boscastle calendar. she would be unable to fulfil on 01840230111. We NC her role as a Councillor as wish him the very best of Parish Councillor she would wish and that luck. resigns the community deserves. Jack and the Readers will be sorry to Our thanks go to Beanstalk learn that Nannette Irving Nanette for all work she Jack and the Beanstalk Little has resigned as a has done for us in the years from the Boscastle Panto Councillor for Forrabury she has served the parish. Team was absolutely a brilliant night of Merv meets Merlin entertainment. The Village Hall provided the perfect atmosphere for a fun evening and luckily no power cuts on Thursday’s performance. The children were a real highlight, both their Colin Nicholls, the local singing and dancing was coal merchant, will be faultless. The plot gave running in this year’s humour in the form of London marathon on Ant and Dec, a dancing th Sunday 24 April. Colin is cow and the pantomime the youngest of Maria and dame. Perfect singing Nicky’s three sons, and he is and acting was provided best known for driving his by all the cast with West familiar blue lorry around End performances from the area keeping people Morwenna and Jo. Jack Merv Palmer stands alongside the new carving of Merlin stocked up with coal. played a believable hero at Castle Beach in Tintagel. In some news reports, the He has been running and a little romance with carving has appeared to be very large. In fact it is only of R&N Fuels with his his princess. Magic was head size as shown in this photo taken by David Flower brother Roger for the last also seen in the form of a in February 2016 Grass Cutting, Hedge Trimming & General Grounds Maintenance. Tel/ Txt: 07733 937486 Teri Roberts Email: [email protected] Boscastle Blowhole Spring 2016 Page 3 Boscastle Gateway Toilets A Bus Shelter for Boscastle Finally the County Council have approved a much needed bus shelter for Boscastle so that students and other passengers are given some relief during inclement weather. The Food Art and Craft The Parish CouncilFestival is floundering! is seeking to employ a Despite an appeal for local craftsman to build volunteers, printed in an appropriate structure, the winter edition of the measuring approximately Boscastle Blowhole, there three metres by 1.4 were few attendees at the metres set on a concrete Food and Craft Festival plinth, probably but not meeting, held in January necessarily of timber this year. No one appears construction, providing it willing to take on the As reported in previous bank accounts, supplies, does the job. Chairman, Treasurer or editions of the Blowhole, cleaners, and insurances If interested in helping Publicity posts and so Cornwall Council will be etc, although the final lease the community, please the Festival is extremely removing all funding for agreement from Cornwall contact Cllr Caroline unlikely to take place. public toilets throughout Council probably will not Edwards by telephone If the meeting was too the county from 1st April be ready in time, due to the 01840 250051 or mobile close to the Christmas 2016, meaning that unless amount of toilet facilities 07966249815 and New Year festivities they are taken over by the currently going through for people to consider the local community public a similar process. To that Used Stamps October Food and Craft toilets will close. end a temporary tenancy Please continue to save Festival but there are now agreement with Cornwall any postage stamps which After some very tardy volunteers willing to Council will be signed are sent to raise funds lengthy negotiations fill these posts, the retiring whilst the official lease is for the Royal National with Cornwall Council a committee will be more drawn up to make sure the Institute of the Blind. group of volunteers made than welcome to hear from toilets are open April 1st. Cut used stamps off the up of Parish Councillors, them. Chamber of Trade and Although it is safe to say envelope, leaving around The saying ‘one local business people have that most people feel that a one centimeter of envelope volunteer is worth ten got together to set up Public toilet is a necessary or packaging around each pressed men’ holds true, a Community Interest facility that should be stamp. Stamps can be put although in this instance Company in order toto provided by the benefactor into the collection box in we do not even have one take over the running of of the car park it serves ie the surgery or through the pressed man (or woman). the toilets. Cornwall Council, we are letter box at 8 Pentargon GQ Boscastle Community where we are and really Road. Interest Company (CIC) have no option but to forge For all your foot on ahead and take them currently has 11 members NEATE health needs with remit of keeping the on ourselves to help keep Professional foot care in the toilets open, ideally at no Boscastle as the popular FEET comfort of your own home cost to the people who destination it already is Painful Callus Reduced Paddings & Dressings going into the future.