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St Martin-By-Looe

NewsPublished and funded bySt Martin-By-Looe Parish Councilwww.stmartinbylooepc.btck.co.uk May/June 2011

Parish Council UpdateParish Council Website

At long last we have a new website to help keep you all informedof the activity of the Parish Council. Access to agendas, previ-ous minutes and this publication can all be found simply byvisiting www.stmartinbylooepc.btck.co.ukShould you have any suggestions as to how we can make thewebsite more informative please email me onstmartinpc1@btinternet.com

Planning ApplicationsThe Parish Council considered a planning application for retro-spective planning permission for a log cabin, education roomand greenhouse at the Monkey Sanctuary. The Parish Councilvoted in favour of the application.A further application for the retention and completion of a plat-form at Waresmill, Millendreath was refused and the ParishCouncil asked for the application to be considered by the Strate-gic Planning Committee at Cornwall Council.

Police reportsDuring the months of February and March 2011 there were atotal of 68 crimes reported in the area covered by Looe PoliceStation. 2 of these crimes were committed in the Parish.

Meeting DatesYou are always welcome to attend the Parish Council Meetings.The next meetings will take place on FRIDAY May 13th andincludes the Annual Meeting and The Annual Parish CouncilMeeting and starts at 7.00pm. The June 2nd meeting starts at7.30pm. Public participation is welcome.

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Parish Council AccountsThe accounts for year ending 31st March 2011 have been inde-pendently audited and are available for inspection by arrange-ment with the Clerk (01579 340905).

Come to our Massive Jumble SaleThere will be a MASSIVE JUMBLE SALE at No Man’s LandMemorial Hall on Saturday 28th May 2011. Don’t miss a bargain,doors open at 2.30pm.

Enjoy a Cream Tea and SaleTo help raise funds for the Poppy Appeal 90th Anniversary, therewill be a CREAM TEA AND SALE at No Man’s Land Memorial Hallon Saturday 11th June 2011. Enjoy an afternoon of deliciousCornish Cream Tea whist browsing the stalls and meeting friendsand neighbours for a chat, doors open at 2.30pm and everyone ismost welcome.

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Traditionally, landfill sites have been used to bury of all typeswaste collected from households that had been placed in dust-bins, black-bin liners etc, to larger household items. When thispractice first started little thought was given to ‘what happenswhen the landfill sites are full’. This has already happened insomeway as Lean Quarry is being used a site to dispose of wastefrom the Plymouth area.It is necessary, not only to be aware that the use of landfill sites isstrictly limited, but more importantly, to play an active part inensuring what landfill space is available is used only to dispose ofun-recyclable waste.Disposing of waste whether recyclable or not should be done verycarefully. Normal household waste should be placed in refuse orrubbish bins. If refuse sacks are used please cover them to stopanimals and gulls from opening sacks and getting to the contents.Collection of large household items can be arranged by contactingCornwall Council. It may also be possible to reuse larger house-hold items, the organisation in such cases the organisationRe:Source should be contacted.It is also possible to have garden waste collected, such wastemust be placed in special sacks available from Cornwall Council. There is also a household recycling centre at Connon Bridge,

Parish waste and recycling

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National Trust's Lanhydrock Bodmin.PL30 5AD Telephone: 01208 265950

DATE: Wednesday 1st June 2011MEETING: Free car park at the main entranceTIME: 10.00 am for 10.30 set offGRID REF: SX088636LUNCH: There is a snack bar which offers drinks, soup andsandwiches. There is also a restaurant offering a full lunch. Walk-ers who bring a packed lunch will need to use the designatedpicnic area.DOGS ALLOWED: Well behaved dogs on leads welcome.CLOTHING: Dress for the weather and suitable footwear forwalking along woodland rough tracks.WALK INFORMATION: This is a 3 mile walk where Lanhydrock'sarea warden Matt Lewis will be our guide leading walkers aroundthe grounds exploring some of the estates least known sites andhidden corners arriving in time for lunch at the cafe before follow-ing a gentle ramble back to the main car park.WALK LEADERS: Mel Fisher, 01579 340881or 07973550749 &Mandy Fisher 07866428965

CARADON MONTHLY WALKS

Cont from page 4.East Taphouse. This site can be used by the public to dispose ofhousehold and garden waste.There is also a financial reason for reducing the use of landfillsites. In the near future Cornwall Council will be set targetsrelating to the use of landfill sites. The more waste that isdeposited in a landfill site the larger the tax bill will be for CornwallCouncil. This could mean that the larger the tax bill, the lessmoney there will be available for basic and core services providedby Cornwall Council. Kerbside recycling collections are untaken inmost parts of the Parish on Fridays. The next three collectiondates are May 13 and 27, June 10 and then every other Friday.Contact details: Cornwall Council 0300 1234 141. Re:Source0800 3213 356 or www.myresource.org.uk. Connon Bridge 08456300 300 or www.sitacornwall.co.uk

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CARADON MONTHLY WALKS

St Clether Walk Peredur Trust, Trebullom Farm, Altarnun, Nr Launceston

PL15 7RFDATE: Wednesday 6th JulyMEETING: Peredur TrustTIME: 10 am for 10.30 set off return approx 2pmGRID REF: SX 232 825LUNCH: Soup, roll and a drink £4.00 can be ordered at the startof the walk or alternatively walkers can bring their own packedlunch if preferred.DOGS ALLOWED: Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.Please note we will be crossing farm land with grazing livestock.CLOTHING: Please dress for the weather and wear suitablefootwear as it may be muddy and wet in places and a little unevenwhen crossing farmland. It may be wise to carry a drink and snackfor the walk.WALK INFORMATION: This is a circular 5/6 mile walk takingapprox 3 hours plus a couple of quick rest stops. It is certainlymore strenuous than recent walks and includes some hills andstiles and some road walking. The Peredur Trust own both BasillManor (the 17th century seat of the Trevelyans) and TrebullomFarm. Our walks starts and finishes at Trebullom where a lunch offreshly baked organic bread using wood fired ovens and homemade soup will be prepared.

WALK LEADERS: Mel Fisher 01579340881 or 07973550749 & Mandy Fisher07866428965

The walk takes in some magnificent country-side, a visit to the Holy Well where the ownerwill give a brief 5 minute talk and we will alsopass a previous residence of Thomas Hardy.We will then stop at Basill Manor for a brieftalk about it's history.

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Cornish Studies Library hosts exhibition and talk tocommemorate the legacy of John Passmore EdwardsHow often have you seen the name John Passmore Edwards onpublic buildings and wondered who he was? Many Cornish townshave a Passmore Edwards building. It may be a library, a hospitalor school or even a gallery.John Passmore Edwards is one of Cornwall’s forgotten heroes. Inhis lifetime he funded the building of 65 public buildings, including20 in Cornwall. Born in Blackwater in 1823, the son of a carpenter,he went on to make his fortune in publishing. Determined toimprove the lives of everyday people he used his fortune toestablish hospitals, convalescent homes, institutes, art galleries,museums and libraries. This year marks the 100th anniversary ofhis death and many events are being organised across Cornwallto celebrate his life and achievements.To find out more about this great benefactor, visit the CornishStudies Library in Alma Place, Redruth to see an exhibition re-searched by author Dean Evans. The exhibition runs until Thurs-day 3 June and is open from Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm andSaturdays 10am to 4pm.Mr Evans will also be giving a talk on the Legacy of PassmoreEdwards on Tuesday 17 May at 7.30pm at the Cornish StudiesLibrary. This free event is open to everyone.Kim Cooper, Principal Librarian at the Cornish Studies Librarysaid “We are very pleased to be hosting the exhibition and talk.Passmore Edwards’ life is fascinating and it is amazing to see justhow many buildings he established. He funded eight libraries inCornwall and seven of these are still busy libraries today, provid-ing important services to their communities. Mr Evans has spentmany years researching Mr Passmore Edwards’ life and theexhibition and talk will be extremely informative.”For more information please contact Kim Cooper at theCornish Studies Library on 01209 216760.

John Passmore Edwards

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History Snippit by Jenny Wallis

The secrets of the 2011 Census will not be revealed for 100 years!We will never know if the couple down the road were living in sinor if anyone actually claimed to be Cornish! I went to LiskeardLibrary to look at the information gathered in 1851 for our parishwhich then included the Barbican and Kellow right across toHessenford and Seaton.

The 1851 Census took place for the night of 30th March andcollected the names and ages of households and their relation-ships and place of birth. It also surveyed the numbers of deaf,blind, dumb and lunatic inhabitants and recorded occupations.

St Martins-by-Looe was agricultural. Most of the population wereagricultural labourers. But we managed to record a dumb farmer,a blind basket-maker and a deaf pauper – no lunatics! Otheroccupations have now passed into country lore – a miller, ablacksmith, a canal boatman and a limeburner. A lad in Great Treewas apprenticed to a wheelwright and a nurserymaid lived in thevicarage. One of the three poor families living on the edge inSeaton was a cordwainer, something surely belonging to a Ken-neth Williams’ sketch! Not a lot of call for men with an NVQ incordwaining these days – you can’t get the leather!

I had a look at No Man’s Land - in Morval. Six households wererecorded. All were born locally except Thomas Syms who camefrom Lostwithiel and married a local girl, Ann. Her widower fatherobviously lives next door. He is 75 and was a mason. His name isHenery Soady and Ann’s youngest is called Henery Soady Syms!Another single occupant is the widow Edgecombe who was alabourer’s wife. William Night is still working on the land at 57. His49 year-old wife is Abigail ; daughter Mary, 22, is a dressmakerand 9 year-old John is a scholar. The neighbouring Jays – Franc-es and Ann – in their early thirties have two under-fives but thereis a hint of scandal as 14 year-old Jane belongs to Ann. Childrenstarted school at 4 and left at 13 to become agricultural labourersor home assistants. Margaret aged 16 is recorded as ‘unwell’.

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History Snippit by Jenny Wallis Cont:

VERYINTRIGUING!

This year there arefour unusual dates –1/1/11, 1/11/11,11/1/11 & 11/11/11.That’s not all… takethe last two digits ofthe year in whichyou were born, nowadd the age you willbe this year and theresult will be 111 foreveryone!For example, Harrywas born in 1957and 57+54=111.Good eh! This year,October will have 5Saturdays, 5 Sun-days and 5 Mon-days – this happensonly every 823years.These particularyears are known as‘Moneybags’.

Before leaving No Man’s Land it is interesting to dwell on the entryfor Mr and Mrs Toms! Mr Toms was born in Morval in 1810 andmarried Mary Ann from Pelynt. Now in his early forties he has fivechildren under 14. And yes! He was christened Thomas! I wonderif they called him Tom or Tommy? Tom Toms! I wonder whatbecame of the family!

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Getting in touch

General enquiries (and all services) 0300 1234 100Children, schools and families 0300 1234 101Libraries 0300 1234 111Benefits 0300 1234 121Adult care and support 0300 1234 131Refuse and recycling 0300 1234 141Planning 0300 1234 151Housing 0300 1234 161Council tax and business rates 0300 1234 171Registration services 0300 1234 181Trading standards 0300 1234 191Environmental management 0300 1234 202Environmental health & licensing 0300 1234 212Roads, transport and parking 0300 1234 222

Memory Cafes can really help!

A Memory Café is somewhere where people with dementia andtheir carers can visit to support each other and share information.The groups usually offer reminiscence-based activities. Healthand social care professionals are also on hand to answer ques-tions and offer advice in an informal setting.Below is a list of the Memory Cafés in our area.

Liskeard Memory CaféLiskeard Methodist Church, Wesley House, Bay Tree Hill, LiskeardFirst Friday of every month, 2.00-4.00Contacts: Katy Mort on 01579 344 671 and Pat Baldacchino or01503 272 424 Email: katymort@btinternet.com

Polperro Memory CaféThe Methodist Church, Fore Street, Polperro, Looe PL13 2JJThird Friday of each month from 2.00-4.00Run by the Alzheimer's SocietyContacts: Katy Mort on 01579 344 671 and Pat Baldacchino or01503 272 424 Email: katymort@btinternet.com

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As energy prices continue to rise Cornwall Council has organiseda major renewable energy conference and exhibition at the formerGaia Centre, Delabole on July 28 and 29.The first day of the two day event is aimed at industry andbusiness, with businesses such as South West Water and David-stow Creamery explaining how they are responding to increasingfuel costs while a range of developers will explain the variousrenewable energy technologies available.The second day of the event is aimed at householders andcommunity groups, with organisations such as the WadebridgeRenewable Energy Network explaining their hopes and ambitionswhile developers will explain a host of renewable energy technol-ogies including solar, wind, biomass, hydro and ground sourceheat.The large exhibition hall at the former Gaia centre will be used bycompanies to display a range of available technologies while theconference hall will host a range of speakers throughout the twoday event.Anyone interested in attending the event, or having a trade stand,can make a booking by emailingplanning.county@cornwall.gov.uk

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STROKE:*Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R.

During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assuredeveryone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...shesaid she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. Whileshe appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herselfthe rest of the evening.Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had beentaken to the hospital - (at 6pm Jane passed away.) She hadsuffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify thesigns of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Somedon't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this.A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. Hesaid the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, andthen getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, whichis tough.

RECOGNISING A STROKEThank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Readand Learn!Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortu-nately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victimmay suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail torecognise the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystandercan recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:S * Ask the individual to SMILE.T ** Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE(Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today.)R* Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergencynumber immediately and describe the symptoms to the operator.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your TongueNOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick'out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side orthe other that is also an indication of a stroke.

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Nutty apple crumble by Jenny

Ingredients1 lb cooking apples

3 ½ oz Demerara sugarPinch of cinnamon

Pinch of salt5oz plain flour

3oz butter1 tablespoon of oats1oz chopped nuts

MethodPeel and chop apples and place in salt water, drain and arrangein an oven proof dish, sprinkle ½ oz of the sugar over the apples.

To make the crumble, put flour and oats in a bowl and rub in thebutter, add the rest of the sugar, the pinch of cinnamon and thechopped nuts.

Sprinkle over the apple, cook at 180 degrees gas mark 4 for 30minutes until crumble is crispy and brown. Jenny Blight

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Looe Police Station contact number.If you need to contact your local Police Station you can use thenumber below:

01503 266173If there is no one available to answer your call please leave amessage and a member of the team will contact you on theirreturn.

To report a crime, or for information and advice:08452 777444Emergency 999

01392 452935 (Minicom)0800 555111 (Crimestoppers)

1. Which Cornish grown flowers were widely used to deco-rate Westminster Abbey?

2. Who made the tiara worn by Catherine Middleton?

3. Name Catherine’s home village?

4. How many Page Boys were there?

5. Who designed the hats worn by Eugenie and Beatrice?

6. What are the names of Catherine’s brother and sister?

7. What was the make of car borrowed by Prince William toleave Buckingham Palace?

8. How many tiers was the wedding cake?

9. Who designed The Wedding Dress?

10. How many horses pulled the Wedding Coach from theAbbey? Answers on page 16

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Parish Councillors contact details:Chairman Kim Smith 07855 677708

Vice-Chair Robert Henly 01503 240738Councillors:

Roberta Powley 01503 240650Barbara Reynolds 01503 240520

Ron Matthews 01503 262845Lynne Burt 01503 240383Mike Elford 01503 265922

Clerk: Charles Hyde 01579 340905stmartinpc1@btinternet.com

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OPENING HOURSMonday to Saturday, 7am - 6pm

Sunday 8am - 2pmElaine & Martin look forward to seeing you soon.

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Quiz Answers1. Lily of The Valley, 2. Cartier Halo,

3. Bucklebury, 4. Two,5. Philip Treacy, 6. James & Pippa, 7. Aston

Martin, 8. Eight,9. Sarah Burton from the House of Alexander

McQueen, 10. Four.

Good quality jumble and bric-a-bracalways required by The Memorial Hall,

collection can be arranged.Call Roberta on 01503 240650

Disclaimer: St Martin-By-Looe Parish Council and the editors will try to report accurately atthe time of publication and require similar factual accuracy from contributors. We accept noresponsibility for any views expressed by contributors or advertisers in this publication.Editor Charles Hyde 01579 340905.

They are limits are NOT targets!Now that spring has sprung, the annual holiday period will not beclose behind. This of course, means that the much renowned visitoror tourist, will once again be using the local roads to reach theiraccommodation, beaches or local attractions.Whilst we might be familiar and comfortable with using the narrowroads within the Parish, confronting vans, tractors etc, visitors mightnot be. To reach this part of the country it is necessary to usemotorways and dual-carriageways, also they might not be suchnarrow roads and type of traffic in the area they live in. Therefore, inorder to keep the roads safe over the coming months please makeallowances for those who are not so familiar or comfortable with localroads and traffic.Most of the roads used to reach the Monkey Sanctuary, Millendreath,Seaton etc, are governed by the national speed limit of 60 mph. Itshould be remembered that this is a ‘limit’ and not a ‘target’ that hasto be met each time you drive on the road. The Highway Code statesthat you should always drive to the conditions around, the drivingconditions on the roads within the Parish cannot realistically supporta driving speed of 60 mph, so please watch your speed.It has also been reported to the Parish Council that people have beenseen using mobile phones whilst driving. Whilst this is illegal andpunishable by a fine and a licence endorsement, it may also beconsidered to be dangerous if you are not in proper control of vehicle.Drivers should be also be aware that people do walk the roads of theParish, and as such, should be given due consideration by slowingdown so they can be passed safely. Also remember that roadsidegrowth may restrict the movement of walkers.So by using the roads within the Parish carefully, sensibly and legallyeveryone should have an enjoyable and safe journey.