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News, views and issuesfrom: Chapel Amble,Pendoggett, St Kew, StKew Highway, Trelill,Tregellist, Trequite,Trewethern
Email:[email protected]
Your free guide to news and events within and around St Kew Parish
Dec 2016 Issue 226Pieces ofEight
Photograph by David Balmford
THE BUMPER CHRISTMAS EDITION
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Advertising in Pieces of Eight
We used to have the magazine printed for a very reasonable cost at a local school, howeverthis facility is no longer available to us. Commercial printing is too expensive to support fromadvertising revenue alone and we have taken the decision to print 'in-house' using asecondhand laser printer, and to print in black and white from December's issue onwards.
Toner is a major part of the print cost and to keep this cost under control we are also askingour advertisers to reduce the amount of block background in their advertisements. Picturesand logos are fine, but we would much prefer a white or low saturation grey background.
We believe this is the best and fairest way to retain a community magazine that is free for allresidents with a simple and easily administered advertising price structure.
We would therefore be grateful if future advertisers & contributors could let us have black andwhite advertisement copy and pictures/illustrations for articles.
Many thanks, and thanks again for your continued support for Pieces of Eight.
The Editors
Advertising Rates
We have held advertising rates unchanged for several years now but due to rising print costs (evenwith our own laser printer) we have reluctantly decided to increase our rates from 1st January 2017.The new rates are shown below.
We aim to cover the print costs of each edition with advertising revenue. We print 10 issues a year(no January or August editions). New advertisers are welcome, however please check with ourAdvertising Manager, Judy Gray, before sending copy or payment to ensure space is available, andto confirm the cost of your advertising. Local charitable and church adverts from within the Parishare carried free, sized as space permits.
Advertising copy may be e-mailed to [email protected] or placed in our post box in the Sparshop at St Kew Highway. Please ensure it reaches us by the copy deadline!
Advertising remittances (cash, or cheque made payable to St Kew Parish Magazine), should be sentby the publication deadline to Judy Gray. Please do not put money or cheques in the Spar post box.
Please note that adverts must be paid for in advance and in full BEFORE they can appear in the magazine.
Page size For 1 issue For 10 issues
1/8 £6.00 £39.00
1/4 £10.00 £77.00
1/2 £16.00 £132.00
Full page £30.00 £240.00
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Pieces of Eight is an independentcommunity magazine, published ten times a year.Volunteers produce and deliver the magazine toall households in St Kew Parish, and to localshops and pubs. We can post issues tohouseholds outside the parish at a cost of £10.00per annum.
Contacting the Editorial Team
Please use [email protected] for ALLemails, and type the name of the editor you wish tocontact in the subject line.
Other contacts:
Advertising Manager: Judy Gray, TretawnCottage, St Kew Highway, PL30 3DNTel 01208 841746
Treasurer: Richard Godden, 1 Lane Park,St Kew, PL30 3HFTel 01208 880007
Copy date for the February issue isMONDAY 16th January 2017
Please let us know if you need to reserve spaceafter the copy date.
Note to readers
When responding to an advertisement, pleasemention that you saw it in Pieces of Eight!
This shows advertisers that the magazine is theplace to reach customers.
Views expressed in this publication are those of its contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Publishers, the management committee, who reserve the rightto refuse or alter any material supplied. The magazine does not accept any responsibility for any issues arising from advertisements.
Your Editorial Team
Your editorial team share the responsibilities ofediting sections of the magazine:Steve: Parish Council and Playing Fields
Philippa: History page and Childrens page
Linzi: School and Pre-school
David: Events and Poet in Residence
Nicky & Mike: Advertisement pages (alongside Judy), WI, Gardening, Foodbank, Churches page, diary page, and feature artices.
Editorial
We wish all our readers, advertisers anddistributors a happy Christmas and a
peaceful & prosperous New YearThe year seems to have flown by as usual. Summeris already a distant memory, and it is time forcomforting food, bracing walks and relaxingevenings by a warm fire before the build-up to thefestive season. Perhaps more than any other timeof year Christmas is a time for thinking about thoseless fortunate than ourselves. Often it is the smallestthings that count for most - sparing some time tohelp an elderly or infirm neighbour, donating to thelocal Foodbank or homeless shelter, or simplyputting spare change in a charity collection box forexample. Whatever you can do, it will help someone,somewhere.
And so to the magazine - next year we would love toinclude more short (up to 500 words or so) articlesabout local events, or indeed about any subject thatwould be of interest to our readers. If you would liketo write for us - regular features or one off articles -please let us know at [email protected]
We have used our new printer this month, or at leastwe're planning to when I wrote this at the beginningof November, so fingers crossed!
Finally, thank you to everyone for all yourcontributions throughout the year and a huge thankyou to our advertisers for their support, andespecially to our distributors who deliver themagazine to you all come rain or shine. That's it,time for a break before we start on the Februaryissue.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
Contents6 Letter & Souper lunch report7 History Society & Gill’s recipe of the month9 Children's puzzles11 Endelienta concert reviews13 War Graves Commission & poem14 Playing Fields Trust & poem15 Parish Council news17 Letters from Boris & Roly, puzzle solutions19 School & Pre-school21 Churches page22 Lest We Forget23 Food Bank, WI & Gardening Association24 Allen Valley Singers & ‘Kew & A’25 Puzzle Page26 Diary, Parish & Community Hall
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January Wednesday 4thOpen Mic starts 8:30pm
January Thur sday 19thPost-Chr istmas Supper Club
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January Satur day 28thAust r al ia DayLIVE MUSIC
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January Sunday 29thSunday Sessions
Live Music3:00pm t i l l 5:30pm
Followed bySunday Night Quiz
Start s 8:00pm
December 4th at 4:00 pmTurning the lights on Santa
Arrives
December 13th at 7.30pmAllen Valley Singers a night of
carols
December 15th at 7:30pmChristmas Supper Club
December 18th at 4:30pmCanapés at Christmas
December 24th 5:30 till CloseChristmas Eve
December 25th Christmas DayDrinks 12:00pm till 2:00pmLunch 1:30pm till 4:00pm
December 3 1 s t 6:30 t i l l LateNew Year 's Eve Dinner Dance
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St. James the Great Mass Dial
Recently, a visitor to the church told us that she waspleased to see evidence of a ‘Mass Dial’ by thePriest’s Door. On the external archway of thepriest’s door on the south east of the building is ahole denoting the site of where a Mass Dial used tobe. This form of sundial was used between 900 and1600 AD to mark the variable times of the liturgicalservices decided by the priest.
The Mass Dial consisted of a short wooden peg orgnomon projecting at a right angle from a hole in the
south wall of the church to castthe sun’s shadow and a seriesof scratched or carved linesradiating from the centre point,which the shadow traversed.At St James, time has erasedthe carved lines but the holeremains. The picture showshow the Mass Dial might havelooked.
The Souper Lunch at the Community Hall on 21October was well attended and we welcomed acouple of newcomers. Lay Prebendary David Fostersaid the grace before the meal. Cherrel Raybouldagain exceeded herself by contributing a Potato andLeek soup and apple crumble, and Leonie Soleymade her usual delicious Tomato and Lentil soup andPam Hall provided a wonderful vegetable soup – allgood healthy stuff. The Souper Lunchers decided thatthis month's charitable giving of £67.30 should go tothe Haiti Hurricane Matthew Appeal organised by theRed Cross.
The Christmas Souper Lunch will be on Friday 16December. Everyone is always welcome to join us,however if you are not a regular Souper Luncher andwould like to join us for the Christmas lunch pleaselet William Garland know (for planning purposes) on01208 881134 or [email protected].
Thank you
Many thanks to everyone who contributed in anyway towards ‘Steve’s Fun Quiz’ in the Red Lion Innon 30th October and helped to raise the grand sumof £332.00 for ‘Little Harbour’.
Particular grateful thanks to Wendy & Steve formaking such a successful and enjoyable event pos-sible.
Bob Plater
Cornwall’s ‘LittleHarbour’
THE TRUSTEES OF ST KEWHIGHWAY COMMUNITY HALL
Wish all their users andSupporters
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS ANDA HAPPY NEW YEAR
St Kew Highway Surgery
People who use the St Kew Highway surgery mayhave noticed that it is now closed on Thursdays.
The Parish Council, concerned about thisdevelopment, wrote to the Practice to ask for thereasons for this move. They received a reply from thePort Issac Practice that this is due to cuts in funding,and that the Practice was not obliged to obtainpermission to reduce services there, or give any priornotification other than a notice posted in the surgery.They went on to say that they could not guaranteethere would not be further reductions in the servicethey provide in future.
Local residents of St Kew Highway and thesurrounding area rely on our surgery and many will
find it difficult to travel to Port Isaac or Wadebridge(where there is no parking) to access a doctor orcollect prescriptions.
The Parish Council has notified the local MP of thedevelopments and I urge people to write to thePractice to express their views about the reduction insurgery availability.
The address to write to is:
Dr M N McKendrickThe SurgeryHillson ClosePort IsaacPL29 3TR
Richard Godden
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AMBLE 'SHOCKER'
Did you know that Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)happens away from hospital premises around100,000 times a year in the UK. In the event of anSCA medical assistance must be given within 4 to5 minutes. In remote areas, like Chapel Amble, itcan take 8 minutes or more for medical assistanceto arrive (or longer if sheep are on the move!)
With this in mind the team running the MaltstersArms Quiz decided that their 2015 fund raisingshould go towards providing a Defibrillator for thevillage. After investigation the service offered byThe Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT) was identi-fied as being most appropriate. The CHT is anational charity which works closely with BT inutilising disused phone boxes as locations for defi-brillators. Having obtained approval from the ParishCouncil, who own the phone box, the defibrillatorwas installed in October and is now in working order.
The Maltsters Quiz Night, whichhas been running successfully onWednesday evenings for manyyears, has donated in excess of£10,000 to local groups over thepast 5 years, including £2,000raised to pay for the defibrillator.
GILL'S RECIPE OF THE MONTHLemon and Herb Chicken
Serves 4
○ 4 skinless and boneless chicken breasts.○ 2 lemons.○ 2 garlic cloves finely chopped.○ 2 tsp dried tarragon plus extra to garnish (op-
tional).○ 2 tsp dried mixed herbs.○ Salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Method
○ Preheat the oven 200 0 C○ Make three or four slashes on each chicken
breasts and place in a shallow, non-stick roast-ing tin in a single layer.
○ Put the zest of 1 lemon into a bowl and add thejuice of both lemons, the garlic and the driedherbs.
○ Season well and spoon this mixture over thechicken, rubbing it into the slashes.
○ Lightly spray with cooking oil and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
○ Sprinkle the chicken with extra tarragon.
Lovely served with plain boiled rice and a sideserving of salad.
This is a very quick, easy and tasty dish, ideal forBoxing Day as it is light and quite delicious.
Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year to allreaders!
On Thursday 10th November St Kew HistoricalSociety presented our annual Paul Holden Lecture:The Squire Turned Ferret, The London Letters ofSamuel Molyneux 1712-13. This incorporated thetrue account by Mary Toft of “The Woman whogave Birth to Rabbits”, a tale that baffled learnedscientific men by its notorious trickery in order togain financially. All these interesting facts werediscovered by Mr Holden in Southampton recordsarchive. The evening was fascinating.
Future Dates, all at St Kew Parish Hall at 7.30pm:8th December 2016: History Society annualChristmas get together, talk and inspect thearchives whilst having fun, drinks and nibbles.9th February 2017 Mr Terry Faull on “The PoldarkInheritance.
All welcome, members free of charge, guests £3.00per person, all funds to preserve the future of ourHistory Society and important historical items of StKew. Thanks to everyone.
John Raybould
STOP PRESS! 18th November The Souper Lunch, the Hall quizand the Community Hall users raised an amazing £325 for Childrenin Need.
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Endelienta Concerts
On Friday & Saturday, October 21st & 22nd thenovelist, Patrick Gale, introduced these curtain-raisers to this year’s North Cornwall Book Festival,as St. Endellion Church played host to two groupsof amazing musicians.
Amadou Diagne & Group Yakar, 21st
OctoberAmadou Diagne from Senegal, West Africa is aremarkably gifted multi-instrumentalist (guitar,percussion & kora - the traditional African 21-stringed lute) and singer. With his band, he createdan evening of unique fusion of Afrobeat, modernjazz and blues, enthralling a packed audience withtheir superb musicianship. To hear the kora and oud(the ancient Persian lute) played so beautifullytogether was also a rare treat.
The Bristol-based Group Yakar consisted of theirrenowned musical director, Mark Smulian, onfretless bass (reminiscent of Jaco Pastorius at hisbest) and oud, Jim Blomfield on keyboards, DanPert on electric guitar, Paolo Adamo on drums, andGani Tamir on vocals.
By the second set, the captivating rhythmsencouraged dancing in the aisles, and, after arapturous reception, the evening ended with anethereal encore, a kora and oud duet from Amadouand Smulian, crowning a truly memorableexperience.
Anyone interested in learning more about Amadouand his music, should go to his web-site,www. amadoudiagne.com.
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Wild Willy Barrett's French Connection,22nd October
Wild Willy Barrett and his band French Connectionmade a welcome second visit to St Endellionshowcasing songs from their new album Avant-garde Mangetout alongside some of their traditionallive material.
The master of grunge folk (banjo, guitar, fiddle,vocals) and his collaborators - John Devine (uileannpipes, whistle, percussion, keyboard), Mary Holland(cello, keyboard) and Aurora Colson (vocals)performed an eclectic mix of songs in musical stylesranging from traditional Irish fiddle and pipesarrangements through jazzy folk and bluegrass toParisian songs reeking of pastis and Gauloises. Allof which was interspersed with wry wit (in bothsongs and on-stage banter) and surreal audienceparticipation - a full church enthusiatically joining ina one word chorus of 'Beaujolais' is not somethingyou hear very often.
Aside from Wild Willy's virtuoso fiddle, guitar andbanjo playing the standout performer was AuroraColson - a talented French singer for whom the word'chanteuse' fits perfectly. Aurora covered everythingfrom fast-paced Irish ditties to smoky Frenchchansons, like the self-penned 'Mon Amour', withstyle and verve, switching seamlessly from Frenchto English and back again.
It is fair to say that Wild Willy Barrett has travelled along way since his time with John Otway in the1970s (anyone remember the singles Really Freeand Beware of the Flowers?). He just gets betterand better.
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Commonwealth War GravesCommission and their signage
at churchesThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission(CWGC) was established by Royal Charter in 1917as the sole organisation charged with the care andcommemoration of those Commonwealth ArmedForces who died during the two World Wars. Theycurrently care for the graves and commemorationsof 1.7 million men and women worldwide and havewar graves at over 12,000 locations in the UK alone.
As part of the centenary of the First World War, theyare working on a project to erect Commission signsat as many sites that contain war graves as possi-ble. The aim of the initiative is to increase aware-ness of war graves in the United Kingdom and toremind the public that they need not travel abroad tofind Commonwealth commemorations. This couldalso result in encouraging a greater interest inchurchyards and church buildings in general and toincrease visitor numbers to them.
St James's the Great at St Kew
Our churchyard hasfour war graves: Fromthe First World War -Carpenters Crew JoeBray RN, located inthe lower churchyardbetween the main
south door and the west door of the bell tower; andPrivate Douglas Long,Training Reserves Battalion,located in a direct line approximately 15 metres fromthe main south door and the edge of the lowerchurchyard.
From the SecondWorld War – Car-penter OrdinarySeaman JackBuscumb RN,
located in the upper churchyard on the right handside half way up; and Private Ernest Sidney Spillerof the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment,located very close to Jack Buscumb.
The Parish Church Council agreed that two Com-monwealth War Graves Commission signs shouldbe located at St James the Great: One on the gateby the church steps, and one on the gate at theentrance to the upper churchyard. The conditionswere agreed and verified by the Archdeacon. Thesigns were installed on 19 October 2016.
William Garland
In the fading winter light,foot-falls in the country laneand children’s voices calling,calling, across the open snow-fields.
I didn’t mean to come this way,lost on the road to Little Egypt.The old track’s whited-out beyond Treviscoe,when I meet a wood-gatherer and his children.
Two girls in pink coats, scarved and booted,the lad in green, all bobble-hatted,each wrapped up against the cold,intent upon the hearth’s demands.
The man is heaving a broken branch,bow-sawing, snapping, slowly bundlinglogs into a hessian sack, mawsheld open by his daughters.
The son ferrets the frozen groundbeneath the holly-bush and ivy,windfall sticks for fire-side kindling,helps to fill the rusty wheel-barrow.
No-one turns as I pass by.I leave no foot-prints in this snow.Across the fields a winter stillness,signs and land-marks all quite gone.
Looking back, the girls run on,wheeling beneath a leaden sky,laughing, calling to the years long-flown,as the boy helps his father home.
David Penhale
The Wood-gatherers is from a group of poems for whichDavid was short-listed for the Charles Causley PoetryPrize in 2015.
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Site: - Trelill Road, St Kew Highway, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3DPManaging Trustees : Chairman: Robert W Knight, Treasurer: David Edwards, Philip Scott, Jacqui White,Robert Eggins, Trevor Wellington, Jeanette Rowe, Jeremy Chancellor, Youth Rep Ryan Rowe & Gerry
McGowanSt. Kew Playing Field Trust – Charity Registered Number: 1103642 Polrode Mill Cottage, St Tudy, Cornwall PL30 3NS
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Together, the great team of Trustees have achieved a massive amount for the Community fromthe days fourteen years ago when sheep were regularly grazing on the ground.
The Pavilion will be up and running in the New Year and we will be having a big party oneSaturday lunchtime in the Spring to celebrate the achievement.
Everyone is invited and full details will follow.
Happy Christmas to one and all!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS(TO ALL WOMEN EVERYWHERE)
The shops are packed, the car park’s fullLoud speakers blare “Goodwill to all”But in the square the tree stands tall.It’s Christmas!
The supermarket is just the sameThe trolleys groan beneath the strainAs we all fight to “get in lane”.It’s Christmas!
Mince pies to make and puddings tooThe cake to ice, so much to doI hope I don’t come down with ‘flu.It’s Christmas!
The cards to write, the endless listThere’s always one or two you’ve missedTo burn the lot I must resist.It’s Christmas!
At last it’s safely gathered inThe gifts, the food, the wine, THE GIN!To forget something would be a sin.It’s Christmas!
You’ve wrapped the presents, trimmed the tree(That big star don’t look straight to me)You’ve hung the garlands, bruised your knee.It’s Christmas!
The turkey, stuffed and trussed, awaitsYou’ve found the candles, napkins, plates,The fruit, the sweets, the nuts, the dates.It’s Christmas!
On Christmas Eve, when all is doneThe battle’s fought, and you have won!So JUST RELAX AND HAVE SOME FUN.IT’S CHRISTMAS!!
Jean Plater
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Parish Council NewsChairman: Cllr Richard GoddenClerk: Cindy Powell, 6 Greenhill VillasWadebridge PL27 6HN Tel: 01208 815591Email: [email protected]
The Parish Council meets in the Parish Hall, StKew Churchtown at 7.30pm on the secondTuesday of each month. Members of the publicare welcome to attend and address the meetingon any subject of concern.
St Kew Parish Council Meeting held onTuesday 8th of November 2016 at 7:30 pmin the Parish Hall.
Present: Chairman R Godden, Councillors T Mott,A Godden, J Rowe, B Finnemore, J Lethbridge, JRickard, R Hawken and 12 members of the public.
Stephen Knightly reported that the new boundarychanges proposed would mean that the newDevon/Cornwall MP would cover right down to StTeath from way past Bude.
Planning Applications discussed:
PA16/09964 - Mr And Mrs Foley. The InstituteChapel Amble Road. Extensions and alterations.Recommended approval.
PA16/09043 – Mrs P Eddison. Rose in Vale, StKew Rd. Submission of details to dischargecondition 3 of decision notice PA14/03688, listedbuilding consent.
PA16/09752 - Mrs S A Yeo. Land north east of10 Whitehall Estate, St Kew Highway. Outlineplanning permission with some matters reserved.:Construction of a dwelling. Recommended approval.
Planning Decisions
PA16/08231 - Mr M Symons, Trevathan FarmShop And Tea Room St Endellion. Extension toexisting retail area with alteration to shop access andfrontage. Extension to kitchen and storage areas asto accommodate business growth. Additional foodand preserves preparation area to storage andkitchen area. Approved.
PA16/08748 – Mr G Newman, Hazel CottageChapel Amble Road. Works to trees in aConservation Area: Cherry tree T1 - remove rottingstump, and Cherry tree T2 - remove tree. Decidednot to make a TPO.
PA16/08212 – Mr A Caff, 33 Whitehall, St KewHighway. Works to a tree covered by a TPO, namelypollard an Ash tree. Approved.
Hedge in St Kew Churchyard. It was agreed thatthe council would undertake work to removebrambles and ivy growing into the wall and roof ofSt Kew Inn from the churchyard.
Richard Godden - 40 Years of Service
At the start of the St Kew Parish Council’s Novem-ber meeting, Vice-Chairman John Lethbridge pre-sented Chairman Richard Godden with a certificateof appreciation for his 40 years of service as a ParishCouncillor.
Councillors past and present came together to addtheir congratulations, as did Cornwall CouncillorStephen Knightley and members of the public.
Councillor Godden, who first joined St Kew ParishCouncil in November 1976, commented that therehad been a great deal of change since that day in1976 and thanked the Council for the award, whichhe said was a great surprise and very much appreci-ated.
The picture show Councillor Godden with membersof the current Parish Council, and with current andprevious members of the council.
Many thanks to Kim Appleby for the photographs.
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Tails from Ellisteel Boris
Several moons ago a pen palof mine wrote “Collie Gems”.This article has been missed bydogs and humans, and al-though I do not have the ex-traordinary talents of Nym, I will try to impart somedoggy tips and stories. So with respect to Nym I willstart with how to train your human - first lesson,Taking Medication:
Mistress decides (with the encouragement of the Vet,more about him later), that you ought to have sometablets. This isn’t bad, but you can use it to youradvantage. Firstly accept the tablet that they call asweetie (but it’s not). After a couple of days - spit itout and refuse to take it. They will then probablysprinkle it crushed or whatever onto your dinner. OKfor a couple of days, but then refuse to eat yourdinner. (I know this is very hard, but worth it in thelong run).
This really worries them and they try to tempt youand offer tablets in cheese, chicken, fish, sausage.As before accept for a couple of days and thenrefuse. Eventually they will discover what your favou-rite is. In my case Camembert and I get a very tastytreat every morning. I am happy, she is happy. Youmight prefer salami, ham or smoked salmon. What-ever it is they will eventually clock on and you will geta real treat every time.
Happy sniffing and tail wagging!
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Roly’s PurringsIf Boris can do it I thought, howabout a cat correspondent forPo8? I'm Roly, in my 'goldenyears' according to Zoe myadorable vet nurse who lovescutting my nails. Well, humans have manicuresand pedicures so why not cats? Zoe could beright, I'm heading for 19 years young. The childrenin my family (all over 25) still call me a kitten, verytactful I'm sure, but who are they kidding? I'mblack with one white foot but do seem to be goingrather grey around the whiskers the older I get.Still, no bald patches yet though.My owners bought this lovely house over 3 yearsago. Oh why couldn't they have done that when Iwas younger and could have taken advantage ofall the local wildlife? Now I just sit or lay snoozingin my favourite armchair all day, preferably in thesun (see above!), and when it's cold the underfloorheating is blissful!Then the dreaded day came when I was classedas too old to be left alone all day as I neededfrequent meals. Not only that but I also convincedthem that I was too old and infirm for Boardingwhen they went away. Rats - little did I know thattheir solution to this was to take me on longjourneys in a cramped cat basket every time theygo to visit the family. After several 'noisy' trips theyhave finally worked out how to keep me quiet -suffice to say it involves rather tasty baconbutties...... I will tell you all about my travels nexttime. Toodle Pip!
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What a very exciting month it has been for us all atSt Kew School! One of the biggest changes in schoollife is that Mr Clutsom has taken up a secondment atCharlestown School in St Austell and we are lookingforward to the future working with our new ActingHeadteacher Mrs Murray.Key Stage 1 Cross Country RacesOn Wednesday 9th November, five keen runnersfrom Class 1 showed their resilience by taking on thechallenge of a cross country run. All of the childrenrepresented St Kew School superbly at theWadebridge Key Stage 1 event and enjoyed somegreat results with two boys finishing third in theirraces. Perhaps some Usain Bolts of the future in themaking?Our Girls Can (don’t you know)Our Year 5 and 6 girls spent the day at the RoyalCornwall Showground for a fun filled day of sports.They were treated to a visit from special guest -Olympic athlete Heather Fell who won a silver medalat the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The childrenparticipated in a range of activities from yoga tocycling. It was a fantastic day out!
Christmas EventsSchool ChoirOur School Choir are going to perform at TheHorizon Club in Bodmin in December. This will bethe second year they have attended this event and
the children are really looking forward to show-casing their talents once again.PerformancesThe pupils are all looking forward to the Christmasperformances planned for December. There will bethe Key Stage 2 play – Ali Baba and the BongoBandits – on Thursday 8th December at 1.30pm and7pm, and Friday 9th December at 7pm. Of course,the Christmas preparations at the school would notbe complete without the Class 1 Nativity at thechurch on Tuesday 13th December at 1.30pm.The PTA are also well underway with thearrangements for their amazing Christmas Fayre,which follows each of the performances.Hall For CornwallWe will be making our annual visit to the Pantomimeat the Hall for Cornwall followed by lunch at Fraddon.All in all, it looks set to be an exciting and busy monthfor everyone involved, and that’s before we even getto the holidays!We would like to take this opportunity to thank thewonderful community for their support throughoutthe year, it really does make a vital contribution to allthe extra’s the children benefit from.
WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMASAND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR
The children this term have been understanding theworld around them by learning about the traditions ofdifferent celebrations including Halloween, BonfireNight and Remembrance Sunday They have alsobeen learning about colours through making fireworkpictures, and by using different materials to makespiders and poppies.
The rest of the term will be full of Christmas activitiesincluding an end of term party and hopefully amagical Christmas outing.
Our fundraising continues with a Walt Disney quizand a lucky dip grid to raise money for a newcamera.
On Saturday 3rd December we will be hosting'Breakfast with Santa' in St. Kew Parish Hall from9.30am. It was a great success last year so if youfancy a cooked breakfast and a present from Santathen please look out for our posters, contact St.KewPre-School or turn up on the day.
We have places available for after Christmas so ifyou are interested or would like to look around andfind out more about our setting please contactHayley on 01208 841821
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ST KEW HIGHWAYMETHODIST CHURCH
Wadebridge Christian CentreMolesworth Street, Wadebridge. Tel 01208 813110,www.wadebridgechristiancentre.orgWe are a lively, active, family church whereeveryone is welcome. We have a crèche andSunday school, and all our children's workers areDBS checked.
Catholic Church ServicesWadebridge:St Michael’s ChurchTel:01208 72833
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Services held in the Community Hall at 9.30am.December
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…..”
Well where did Autumn go. It seems just yesterdaythat we were singing Harvest hymns and givingthanks for what was a pretty good harvest. NowChristmas will soon be upon us and another yearwill have passed by, but the days leading up to the25th December are a special time. Lists to write,presents to buy, plans to be made, cakes to bakeand puddings to stir, bright lights in the shops andcarolling in frosty air. I love it all but I know that itwon’t be so joyous for some. It is a very hard timefor those who are alone especially so if they havebeen recently bereaved, and there are those whowill struggle through the days of Christmas to keepbody and soul together just as they do throughoutthe year.
So when you are thinking of your present list thisChristmas do think of those for whom the smallestkindness will be a gift beyond compare:
The neighbour who is all alone and will be sodelighted with a visit. Those who cannot afford tobuy even the smallest luxury who will treasure a giftthat says they are not forgotten, and those in ourcommunity who cannot find a way to buy presentsfor their own children. Christmas should be a timewhen society comes together but it is often the veryopposite. It can become so easily a time when weare so involved and obsessed with our own worldthat we fail see beyond our immediate circle.
The days leading up to Christmas are known asAdvent. It is the start of the church’s year becauseas Christians we look towards the birth of Jesus. Itis a time when we remember and rejoice that theSon of God came to earth for us. Surely the greatestgift of all and as we delight in all that means shouldwe not rejoice in what we can give to others?
David Foster
Thursday 5th January is Twelfth Night. It istraditional to take down the Christmas decorationson Twelfth Night, except for the Nativity scene whichstays until Candlemas (2nd February).
Calendar for December
Sun 4th 9.30am Holy Communion with Preb(Advent 2) Elizabeth Wild, with Lay Preb David Foster preaching.Sun 11th 9.30am All Age Worship with Lay Preb(Advent 3) David Foster, with Baptism by Preb Judith Pollinger.Sun 18th 9.30am Holy Communion with Revd(Advent 4) Prof Andrew Lewis. 6.00pm Nine Lessons & Carols with Preb Elizabeth Wild & Bishop Chris Goldsmith preaching.Sat 24th 4.00pm Christingle with Preb Elizabeth(Christmas Eve) Wild & Geraldine Ashton. 11.30pm Midnight Mass with Revd Prof Andrew Lewis & Geraldine Ashton.Sun 25th No services.(Christmas Day)
Calendar for January 2017
Sun 1st 9.30am Methodist Covenant Service at St(Christmas 2) Kew Highway Community Hall.Sun 8th 9.30am All Age Worship with Rob Soley(Epiphany 1) & Geraldine Ashton.Sun 15th 9.30am Holy Communion with Preb(Epiphany 2) Elizabeth Wild & Geraldine Ashton preaching.Sun 29th 9.30am All Age Worship with Baptism, with(Candlemas) Preb Elizabeth Wild.
Calendar For February
Sun 5th 9.30am Holy Communion with Preb(4th before Lent) Elizabeth Wild
Sun 4th No Service at Highway. We will be at Rock Methodist ChurchSun 11th No AM service. Carol service at 4pm followed by teaSun 18th Christingle service led by our membersSun 25th No service
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We will remember them....This month we remember those on the War Memorialwho died during the month of December: Edgar Smith(1914), John Herbert Vereker (1940) and his brotherPatrick Brian Vereker (1941). We include in our thoughtsLeslie Thyer a former parishioner, who also died duringWorld War II.
Edgar SmithPrivate Edgar Smith of the 4th Battalion of the Duke ofCornwall’s Light Infantry (DCLI) was aged 20 when hewas killed on 21st December 1914 in India. He was theson of Charles and Janie Smith of St Kew Highway.Edgar was a farm labourer before enlisting and had a twinnamed Stanley who was a gardener; both were born atWadebridge, as was their mother. Edgar Smith was apre-War Territorial who had volunteered overseas in theevent of a national emergency and joined the 1st/4thBattalion DCLI (Territorial Force). On 4th October 1914the Battalion, as a Reserve unit, embarked for Indiaarriving at Bombay on 10th November. It is believed thatEdgar Smith must have been one of the first casualties ofthe conditions in India suffered by the 1st/4th Battalion.He is buried in the Lucknow Cantonment Cemetery, Face16, at the Madras 1914 -1918 War Memorial, Chennai,India. The St Kew Parish Magazine reported in January1915: “The whole parish has been cast into gloom onhearing of the sad death of Edgar Smith who had recentlyjoined the Army and had proceeded to India. The sadnews was conveyed on Christmas Day to the brokenhearted parents, to whom the whole Parish andneighbourhood extend their sincere sympathy.”
John Herbert Radcliffe Medlicott VerekerRoyal Navy Lieutenant JHRM Vereker was born 3rdOctober 1914 and was killed in action 21st December1940, aged 26. He was serving with 819 Squadron FleetAir Arm on the aircraft-carrier HMS Illustrious at the timehe was reported missing, his Swordfish aircraft havingbeen shot down attacking an Italian convoy off the coastof Tunisia. His name appears on the Lee-on-the-SolentMemorial, Bay 1, Panel 2 (Marine Parade, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire).
Patrick Brian VerekerRoyal Navy Midshipman PB Vereker was born 27thDecember 1923 and was aged 17 years when he wasreported missing on HMS Neptune on 19th December1941. His name appears on the Plymouth NavalMemorial, Panel 44, Column 3. He was brother to JohnHerbert Radcliffe Medlicott Vereker, named above.These two brothers, along with another brother DerekStandish Vereker (who was to die on 18th July 1944),were the sons of Lieutenant Colonel John CayserMedlicott Vereker MC, and Mrs Dulcie Flores MedlicottVereker (nee Radcliffe) of Trewane Manor, St Kew.
Leslie Marshall Robert ThyerChief Mechanic LMR Thyer, Royal Navy, died on 10thDecember 1941, aged 47, when his ship was sunk offKuatan, Malaya. He was the brother of Alfred Edward
George Thyer who died on 2nd May 1915 at sea on HMSLondon, and is mentioned on our War Memorial. LeslieThyer is not mentioned as he wasn't living here at thetime of his death, but had previously lived in the parishwith his family. Leslie is remembered on the family graveat their plot at Trelill. They were sons of George Henryand Sarah Anne Thyer of Pendoggett.
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The Western FrontThe biting, raw winter of 1916-17 wastragically apt for the utter horrors on theSomme which had preceded it, and botharmies attempted a period of rest and
recuperation before fighting would, inevitably, begin inearnest once the big freeze had thawed.(Cornwall's Fallen by Nick Thorncroft)
British Army FoodAs the war continued reductions in rations were mademainly in the training and reserve camps, so preservingthe best diet for those on active service. The daily scalesfor each soldier were highly detailed, from the key itemsof meat and bread (around a pound of each) through tothe three ounces of jam and tins of cheese, to the half-ounce of salt and one thirty-sixth ounce of pepper.
The supply of food was fraught with difficulty and at timesprovisioning broke down completely. The static natureof the Western Front generally facilitated the delivery offood to the men through a complex system of trains,motor vehicles, horse-drawn limber and handcarts. BaseSupply Depots (BSDs) were established on the Frenchcoast to store the quantities of food required to feed thehuge numbers of soldiers. Bakeries were establishednear the BSDs at Boulogne.
Christmas dinner was anoccasion when thedisappointments of rationswere forgotten. Manyorganisations sent gifts tothe troops, and with parcelsfrom home, were a greatsource of support to themen. It is recorded thatover 50,000 parcels a day
flooded across the channel in the period beforeChristmas 1917.
William Garland
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR (LEST WE FORGET)
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At our November meeting wewelcomed Mrs Diane Dingle fromWadebridge who representedPenhaligon's Friends. This Cornish
charity formed in 1995 supports bereaved children,young people, parents and carers throughout thecounty. They offer children and young people thechance to meet others and share their experiences,as well as practical resources for children andparents. They also deliver an extensive programmeof training and advice for other childcareprofessionals and those interested in becoming avolunteer. Over the years the organisation hasgrown and there are now 3 full time and 3 part timestaff members and a dedicated team of over 50volunteers. They have increased their partnershiprelationships with other agencies, thus broadeningthe opportunities for Cornish children to receiveoptimum support. Many of our group were unawareof this charity and were interested to learn of their
work. Gill, one of our members, will hold a 'guess theweight of the cake' at our coffee morning on Friday25th November in aid of this charity.Plans are underway for the coffee morning, the entryfor the Winter Fair at the Royal CornwallShowgrounds on 19th Nov. and also for ourChristmas meal in December.6 to 8 of us have been meeting for additional craftevenings. So far we have made gift boxes, origamistars, patchwork Christmas trees and a Santa treedecoration, alongside a lot of chatter and socialising- they have been fun evenings.Our numbers are growing and we have beendelighted to welcome 5 new members since theSummer.We have our Christmas meal in December so nogroup meeting, but we come back in January to startwith Matt Lumb, from One to One Gym. Do comeand join us - all welcome.
If you are in crisis you local foodbank can helpRestoring Dignity, Reviving Hope
We’d like to say a very big ‘Thank You’ to theeditorial team for supporting us throughout the yearand publishing our news each month.Christmas can be a particularly difficult time of yearfor individuals and families who are alreadymanaging on extremely tight budgets. The higherwinter fuel bills and the pressure of choosingbetween heating and eating will push many familiesin to a food crisis and sadly numbers are increasing.With your help, we can support people facing hungerthis winter.We will be wearing our Christmas hats andspreading some festive cheer at our TescoChristmas Food Collection. We will be at the
Wadebridge and Padstow Tesco stores onFriday 2nd December & Saturday 3rd December. Alldonations will be very much appreciated and will bea welcome addition to the Christmas food boxes.We have received lots of lovely gift-filled shoeboxeswhich will be on their way to Romania in time forChristmas. Thank you to everyone who filled a boxfull of wonderful gifts. We have Christmas cards forsale in our Wadebridge Foodbank and all proceedswill be also donated to Teams4U.Thank you so much for all your kind and generousdonations throughout the year, we feel truly blessedto have the support of our local community whichenables us to continue helping local people in crisis.Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a peaceful NewYear from us all at the Foodbank.
Tel: 01208 815374www.wadebridgefoodbank.orgcontact@wadebridgefoodbank.orgRegistered Charity Number: 1166301 (England & Wales)
Our speaker evening on 16th November was givenby Danielle Stephens from the 'Bloom Room' inWadebridge on Christmas decorations. She madeup three superb decorations in oasis, one for tableand the other two for either table or to hang on thefront door. She is a very talented lady who madethe whole process look so very easy, but thatcomes from having the experience of doing it everyday. The designs were made from very simplematerials put together with real flair. Danielle alsodonated the three exhibits to our raffle so three
lucky people have taken away some earlyChristmas presents. It was well attended and apleasure to see some new faces in the audience.We do not have a meeting in December as it wouldfall on 21st and everyone is much too tied up withChristmas preparations by then.18th January will be our social evening and this willbe held in St Kew Community Hall from 7.30pm.All members are welcome to attend and each willbring a plate of food and whichever drink theywould like. We will have a really good get together.We wish everyone a happy, peaceful, joyousChristmas and a prosperous New Year.
Sheila Shergold, Publicity Officer
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We are sad that our concert for the local BlindBranch of the Cornwall 'i-sight Cornwall’, has beencancelled. The group has been disbanded as aleader and organiser cannot be found to run thisworthwhile organisation, and especially its oncemonthly social afternoon. We have entertainedthem in past years and our singing has beenenjoyed by these lovely people who rely on theirhearing to connect them with the world. We hopethat a Leader can be found soon and that next year,they can once again enjoy choirs and delightfulsinging.
On the 29th November, we will be singing atWyndhurst Orchard Retirement Home inWadebridge. We always enjoy this venue andmeeting up with old and new friends. One of theladies has a son and daughter-in-law, both of whomwe have seen as newly weds, then the parents of a
lovely little daughter and then a baby son. Onedoes wonder what we will find this year!
We look forward to the Christmas concerts at variedvenues and will report on them all in the nextpublication, which will be of course in the NewYear. Our only public concert is on December 17thwhen we sing in St. Merryn's Church at 7.30 pm.That will be all Chrismassy. All are welcome.
We meet on Tuesday evenings between 7.15-8.45pm at St. Kew Community Hall in St. Kew Highwayand always welcome a visit if you would like tomeet us and have a chat. If you would like to joinour choir, book us for weddings, concerts or anyevent, contact our Musical Director, Janette Man,telephone: 01208 841784
Don’t forget, it is Stir-up Sunday on November20th!!
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Dr. Joyce Hargrave-Wright (Publicity/Reporter)
Allen Valley Singers
‘KEW & A’ Twenty Questions & Answers
This month: Janette Man, Conductor & MusicalDirector of Allen Valley Singers & music teacher.
Childhood Hero: Martha Graham, dancer & cho-reographer.
Hobbies: Walking, reading, dancing, theatre andmaking things.
Favourite Music: Baroque (especially Pachabels’‘Canon’); and David Bowie’s ‘Is There Life onMars?’
Favourite Book: ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to theGalaxy’, by Douglas Adams.
Favourite Film: ‘Avatar’.
Favourite TV Programme: ‘Strictly Come Danc-ing’.
What’s good about living in your village? It isrural, fairly small, but has all you need.
What would you improve? Road drainage anddrifting rubbish.
I’m very good at…..communication and organis-ing events.
I’m very bad at…..saying ‘no’.
A phrase I use too often is….. ‘I do wish peoplewouldn’t….’ especially if something is in the wrongplace or not put away properly (and there are onlytwo people in the house!)
Three people, dead or alive, I’d invite to dinnerare……David Attenborough, Meryl Streep, NelsonMandela.
I’d like to be stranded on a desert islandwith…my husband, a ball of string, a compass anda penknife (in reverse order!)
I’m embarrassed by…..people loudly complainingin public unjustifiably.
My proudest moment was…..the birth of mythree children.
The best things about Cornwall are….the coast-line, the air, the feel and the peace.
The worst things about Cornwall are….the in-creasing intolerance of others.
Which of our country’s laws would youchange? I would put education back into thehands of educators.
An over-rated public figure is….Michael Gove.
In another life I would .……. learn to fly.
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ST KEW HIGHWAY COMMUNITY HALLONGOING EVENTS
IMPORTANT : BEFORE ARRANGING YOUR EVENT AT THE HALLCHECK AVAILABILITY AND BOOK WITH SHIRLEY ROWE 01208 841257
(Registered Charity No 294140)
Sun: Methodist Church Service Marion Dingle 01208 841388Mon: Yoga 10.30am Fiona Crompton 01208 851735 Pilates 2.30pm - 5.15pm Martin Brooks 07812 959 879Tues: Allen Valley Singers 7.15pm - 9pm Janette Man 01208 841784 Pilates 1.15pm-2.30pm Martin Brooks 07812 959 879Wed: 1st, 3rd and 5th in month - West Country Embroiderers 10am - 3pm Pat Scarborough 01841 521323 1st in month - St Kew Playing Field Trust 7.00pm
2nd in month - St Kew WI 7pm Becky Allen 01208 841798 3rd in month- Gardening Association 7.30pm Sheila Shergold 01208 851241
Thurs: Chair Aerobics 2pm Pat 01208 841260
The Regal in WadebridgeTel: 01208 812791
Please ring or check our website for more detailswww.wtwcinemas.co.uk
CHARITY QUIZ NIGHTSIN THE COMMUNITY HALL
Fridays at 7.45pm2nd and 16th December
In aid of the Cornish charityDreadnought Centre for
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13th and 27th January 2017
Christmas Souper LunchFriday 16th December
12.30 pmCommunity Hall, all welcome.
Please see page 6 for detailsAlso Friday 20th January
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December2nd Quiz, Community Hall 7.45pm4th Zoltan Ensemble at St Endellion-3.00pm7th Bell ringing practice - 7.30-9.00pm8th Chair aerobics, Community Hall - 2.00pm
History Society Parish Hall - 7.30pm14th Bell ringing practice - 7.30-9.00pm15th Chair aerobics, Community Hall - 2.00pm16th Christmas Souper lunch, Community Hall - 12.30pm Quiz, Community Hall - 7.45pm21st Bell ringing practice - 7.30-9.00pm Chair aerobics, Community Hall - 2.00pm28th Bell ringing practice - 7.30-9.00pmJanuary 20174th Bell ringing practice - 7.30-9.00pm5th Chair aerobics, Community Hall - 2.00pm11th Bell ringing practice - 7.30-9.00pm12th Chair aerobics, Community Hall - 2.00pm13th Quiz Community Hall -7.45pm18th Bell ringing practice - 7.30-9.00pm19th Chair aerobics, Community Hall - 2.00pm20th Souper Lunch-Community Hall 12.3021st Lavolta Ensemble at St Endellion -7.30pm25th Bell ringing practice - 7.30-9.00pm26th Chair aerobics, Community Hall - 2.00pm27th Quiz Community Hall-7.45pm28th Magazine Collection for Distributors.
Events Diary
Recycling: Recycling takes place on a variety ofdays in the same week within the parish. Recyclingcollections are in the weeks beginning 5th & 19thDecember, and 2nd & 16th January 2017. RealChristmas trees collected in weeks beginning 9th& 16th January, according to CC's website.
December2nd Moana & Sully9th Office Party16th Star Wars: Rogue One (3D) & Passengers23rd Ballerina30th Collateral BeautyJanuary6th Assassin's Creed, Billy Lynn's Long Half Time Walk & A Monster Calls13th Live by Night, La La Land &
XXX3 - The Return of Xander Cage20th Jackie & Sing27th Trainspotting
Live Screenings Book on-line or contact cinemaDecember8th The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet) 7.15pm15th No Mans Land by Harold Pinter (NT) 7.00pmJanuary11th The Tempest (RSC) 7.00pm31st Il Trovatore (Royal Opera) 7.15pm
News from the Parish HallBy the time you read this our draw will have beenmade. Thanks to everyone who has supported us andmade this a success. A Parish Supper could takeplace in the New Year so do watch for posters.See page 9.To book the hall,please contact Joanna Pratt on01208 841420
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St Kew Inn, Churchtown, St Kew, Wadebridge. tel: 01208 841259 email: [email protected]
St Kew Inn
A beautiful 15th Century Inn , bursting with character.We serve delicious home made food using the best local produce.
You will always find a friendly welcome in this traditional local "pub".
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