Gwennap Parish Newsletter

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Autumn 2008

Issue 5

Serving Gwennap Parish

Harvest Time !!Here we are with Issue 5, bringing you a variety of news and articles from the Parish, plus some notice of events taking place over the next few months. Thanks for your continued

suggestions and offerings – please keep them coming as we are only as good as our content and we need YOU to give us

information on events and local issues.

Newsletter delivery volunteers wanted!

If you have received this Newsletter by post it is because the Parish

Council has no one available to hand deliver it each quarter.

If you feel you could help with just a dozen or so in your immediate

neighbourhood, please give me a call, or e-mail me at

gewennapcouncil@btinternet.com

Alan Blamey, Clerk 01872 864601

The website address is www.gwennap-parish.net

You will find there the minutes of Parish Council Meetings and lots of information on how your parish is managed.

In this issue…• Chairman's News

• Parish News

• Footpaths

• Local News

• Environment

• Harvest Festivals

• Lots of other

exciting stuff !!!

Six Bells Public House to the right of the photo, at Gwennap Churchtown,

probably around 1900.The horse & gig is thought to be that of Charlie

Bailey of Cusgarne. The Six Bells is now a private dwelling."photo

courtesy of Terry Dundon".

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Parish Council NewsChairman’s Overview

The end of not a very good summer but hopefully the Autumn will bring us some sunshine!

Our Summer Fete, which was held at Cusgarne School in June ,was very well attended and raised £1600 to be shared

between the Precious Lives Appeal and the school. Many, many thanks to the team, headed by Helen Rowe, who worked

so hard to make this a successful day which was enjoyed by every one. We shall soon be looking to organising the Fete

for next year so please watch this space and see how you can help out. We are grateful to Julie (and Jack) for allowing

the team to use the Cornish Arms at Frogpool for their meetings. The beer and the food are excellent!

We were all very sad to hear of the death of Paul Millett. Paul was a past Chairman of Gwennap Parish Council as well as

a very active member of the Council and our Tree Man. He will be very greatly missed. April Millett very kindly agreed

that the Plant Stall for the Fete which Paul had put together, could go ahead.

As a Council, we are hoping to keep the Parish Alliance of Gwennap, St Day, Lanner and Carharrack, within the new

Unitary Council in 2009.

Fly tipping is becoming a problem in the Parish again. Please remember that the number to call to report fly tipping is

01872-224379. Leaving garden waste by the roadside is also considered to be fly tipping. Please use the garden waste

blue bags whenever possible.

Use it or lose it – Frogpool and Cusgarne are lucky enough to have an excellent T7 service between Truro and Camborne,

via Redruth and Portreath together with the Corlink Service which is a great help to people living off the bus route. I am

given to understand that there are also free buses running within the Parish to take shoppers to local supermarkets, and I

am endeavouring to find out more about this. Please use these services or there is no doubt that we could lose them,

which would be a great shame.

Regarding the lack of post office facilities in the Parish, the Council is in touch with Outreach Post Office, which is a

mobile service and we are using our Carrick Council representative to put the case for us at the next relevant meeting.

The 40mph limit at present at Little Beside is being investigated due to the Mineral Tramways crossing on this stretch of

road. This problem was brought to the attention of the Council by the residents in the form of a petition. This is just the

driving force which is needed with any local problems such as this.

You will recall that we asked for your opinion concerning the United Downs tip remaining open beyond 2010. The result

of this survey was that the majority of Gwennap Parishioners wanted the tip to close in 2010 as already agreed. SITA

have been informed of the results of this survey and Gwennap Parish Council was pleased to support your views. There is

a full report by the Clerk to the Parish Council in this Newsletter.

Thank you all for your continuing support. Irvin Herbert

01872 863366

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Parish Council News3

Parish Councillor wanted !!!

The Parish Council have a vacancy for a Councillor.

Do you want to make a contribution to your local Community?

Have you an interest or skill that could add to the way in which the Council operates?

TThe Parish is geographically spread. Could you discuss problems from different

areas with equal consideration?

Meetings are monthly, in the evenings with the occasional day event.

Interested? Then write to the Clerk at the address below before 25th September.

Alan Blamey, 1, St Aubyns Terrace, Pulla Cross, Truro TR4 8RZ - or

e-mail to gwennapcouncil@btinternet.com

What next ???

The Parish Council own the Playing Field and the

buildings on it. The Portakabin is reaching the end

of its useful life, and the Council are currently

debating what to replace it with.

• Should we go for another portakabin-type

building?

• Should we extend the current

toilet/changing block modestly to provide basic

needs.

• Should we aim to extend it to provide a

multi-purpose room that would be available to the

community?

Your ideas and comments are invited. Are you a

potential user if it were a larger room? Are you a

current user who would like to see some changes?

Do you think the whole idea is a waste of time?

Comments to the Clerk at 1 St Aubyns Terrace,

Pulla Cross, Truro TR4 8RZ or e-mail

gwennapcouncil@btinternet.com

Parish Police Report for 28th August 2008

Number of crimes in August 2008 was 3. Number of crimes for same month last year was 11.

These were:

• A burglary at Mount Wellington

• A theft of equipment at Little Beside

• Off road bikers with no helmets at Goon Gumpas.

Number of reported incidents Aug 2008 was 25 compared to 35 for the same month in 2007.

Footpath Matters – Footpaths Matter 4

Dog exercising in the Playing Field, Pulla Cross

DON’T DO IT!

Despite polite requests, there are still people who take their dogs into the

Playing Field.

Dogs and children do not mix. There are plenty of alternatives, please use

them.

General5

The Parish of Gwennap

in 1843. Mining was at

its peak, and the

Gwennap boundaries

extended almost into Redruth

General Interest – Crofthandy Area

CROFTHANDY METHODIST CHURCH

Service every Sunday at 3 p.m.

Everyone welcome.

Harvest Festival Sunday 21st September, 3.00

p.m.with the Reverend Danny Reed

Steward (and contact), Richard Snell 01209

820556

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Sunny Day’s NurserySt DayWe are a small nursery and pre-school in St Day, open from 8am to 6

pm, all year around. Based at St Day and Carharrack Community

School we welcome all children aged 0-4. Although many of our

children do go to the local school, many others do not. Please come

and look around if you are thinking about child care for your under

5’s. We have a parent run committee and are linked to the Teyluva

children centre.

What we are up to at the moment:-

In nursery we are looking at colours and exploring our senses. We

borrowed some great sensory equipment in March and blacked out the

‘messy room’. We had optic lights, a fish tube and textured toys –

even the parents joined in, it was great.

Everyone enjoyed doing the weeding and playing with the soil and the

herbs have been fully investigated, although not all the smells were

popular. We have been playing music from around the world and

learning to ‘feel the beat’ as we dance, great fun.

As well as going to Toddlers on Tuesday at Teyluva our youngest

children have been going to the Baby Drop In on Wednesday

afternoons. It is a great place to meet other new mums and babies.

Every other week Kim comes along to do baby massage. Do join us

with your baby. If you need your older children looking after whilst

you have one to one with your baby then please ask.

In pre-school this term our theme is ‘water’– always a popular one

with the children and now that we have our outside tap children are

experimenting with ease. Already we have done a lot of planting,

although we do need a few more plants. We have planted hedging to

help act as a wind break and herbs for touching and smelling.

Pumpkins, runner beans, potatoes and cress are all in the ground,

along with some sunflowers and lettuces. We have played with jelly

and mashed potatoes and looked at the life cycle of a frog. After half

term we will be exploring rivers, lakes and the sea. The favourite

rhyme this term seems to be ‘Popeye the Sailor Man’ because of the

actions.

The Mills trust kindly gave us a donation to replace our old playhouse

(the door blew off the last one) and we now have a wooden one which

the children are really using a lot. Thank you very much for this.

St Day General Store have a jar on their counter collecting ‘pennies’

for some indoor climbing equipment for our children. They are half

way there, thank you to everyone who has put some money in.

Sunny Day’s Dabblers coming soon - a fun group where adults can

have a cup of tea and explore materials to create pictures, cards, salt

dough items etc. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. These are just fun

sessions, although more experienced artists are welcome. Please look

out for notices

Crofthandy Village Hall

Despite the somewhat inclement weather we

managed to find a small break in the clouds for our

summer barbecue, and a very good time was had

by all. The ground was firm for the tug of war and

the football, the welly throwing was hotly

contested. The final was between two gentlemen,

one of whom resembled a character called Shrek

and the other reportedly of sea going background.

In the end it was the Navy lad who won by a toe.

With hot dogs, burgers, barbecued fish by “Sid the

Sausage” and the odd beverage available it was a

very enjoyable evening. The funds raised will help

us with our new hall project. Speaking of which, I

would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the

committee to thank all those who attended the

barbecue for their support. To see the village come

to life even for a short time has to be worth the

effort.

The battle for funding for our new hall goes on,

with much of the initial work at this stage being

done by Mr Roger Gazzard, our man in charge of

finances, whose hard work we are very grateful

for. It was also very pleasing to see some new

faces at the function, I look forward to seeing

some more at the next one which will be at

Christmas, once again many thanks.

Steve Trelease

Mine Shafts in Gwennap

Two miners, named George Saunders and Thomas

Hichens, who worked at the United Mines, in Gwennap,

were drinking at the Miners Arms inn, near these mines,

on Saturday evening; they were rather tipsy, but not what

is termed drunk, and left the inn to go to St Day, on their

way home, about half past seven-o-clock. They were

walking arm in arm when they left, but as they did not

reach home an inquiry was made for them. After a search

their bodies were found at the bottom of an open shaft,

about 25 fathoms in depth, and which is about 11 fathoms

from the road and quite level with the surface of the

ground around it. As the night was very dark, there is no

doubt that they missed their way and fell in. Saunders has

left a widow and eight children; Hitchens, who was about

23 years of age, was also married but had no child. The

dangerous state of the old mine shafts, which abound in

the parish of Gwennap demands the attention of those

whose duty it is to see that such dangerous nuisances are

rendered secure, especially in a densely populated

neighbourhood.

West Briton 18 January 1833.

General Interest - Frogpool and Cusgarne Area

FROGPOOL METHODIST CHURCH

Minister Rev Peter Facer Telephone 01326 317427

Sunday Services 10.45 each Sunday morning

Sunday School 10.45 each Sunday morning

Weekly Prayer Meeting on Mondays at 3.00 p.m.

Coffee Mornings at Chalford, Frogpool as follows:

25th September 10.30 - 11.30 proceeds to Macmillan

30th October 10.30 - 11.30 proceeds for Church

funds

27th November 10.00 - 12.00 proceeds for Church

funds

18th December 10.30 - 11.30 proceeds for Church

funds

Harvest Festival on Sunday 28th September. Services at

10.45 a.m. (Reverend Peter Facer), and 6.00 p.m. (Mrs

R Carbis from the Roseland).

Monday 29th September at 7.00 p.m. a Harvest

Supper, followed by the Auction of Harvest produce.

Further details from Mrs Richards on 01872 863143.

Frogpool Women on Wednesdays’ Group will be

holding a Beetle Drive on 17th September at 7.30 p.m..

Refreshments. £1. All welcome for a fun evening.

Provisional notice:

Christmas Carol Service at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 21st

December.

Christmas Morning Service at 10.30 a.m. to be

confirmed.

The Chapel Rooms, including a kitchen, are available

for hire. 01872 863143 (Mrs Richards).

HICKS MILL METHODIST CHURCH

Morning Service 10.30 a.m. each Sunday

Harvest Festival Services 14th September 10.30

a.m. and 6.00 pm. With the Preacher Reverend

Ian Haile.

Coffee Mornings held on the first Wednesday of

each month 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon, proceeds for

Charity and Church Funds.

All enquiries to Derrick & Freda Richards 01872

870996

The 187th Chapel Anniversary weekend was a

great success with the Glendower Singers on the

Saturday evening. Mr & Mrs John Richards,

home from the Phillipines, took the two Sunday

Services, and Nicholas Richards was the

organist.

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Frogpool & Cusgarne Football Club.

The Club play at the Playing Field, Pulla Cross, mostly on

Saturday afternoons at 2.30 p.m. There are two teams

playing in the Falmouth-Helston League Division 2 and 3.

The home fixtures for the first few months of the season are

listed below.

Nick Mallaber is the contact on 01209 216734

September Opponents Competition

13 Hayle Division 2

15(Mon) Wendron Division 3 6.15

p.m.

20 Stithians Division 3

27 Helston Division 3

October

04 Junior Cup weekend, no details yet.

11 Troon Division 2

18 Perranwell 1st team P.Stephens Cup

25 Falmouth Ath. Division 3

November

01 Camborne Park Division 2

08 Mullion Division 3

15 Lanner 1st team B.Bowl Cup

22 Stithians 2nd team W.Cobb Cup

29 Wendron 1st team League Cup

December

06 Penryn Division 3

13 Perranporth Division 2

Cusgarne Primary School

The school has been decorated throughout this summer and

looks light, bright and fresh!

A new year begins with the arrival of Mr Tim Barnard to

teach Class 3. At the end of last term, the school sadly said

goodbye to Mrs Beverley Dalton. She had taught Class 3 for

13 years as well as promoting and encouraging a wide range

of sporting and drama activities throughout the school. The

end of term was celebrated with a superb production of

“Jonah-Man-Jazz”, directed by Mrs. Dalton. It involved the

whole school, was supported by the musical help of Mrs

Jacqueline Kurzefield and the combined skills of all the staff

and many parents. The school wishes to extend its gratitude to

anyone who made props and costumes.

Year 6 pupils worked extremely hard throughout the

year and achieved very good standards in their SATs tests.

They celebrated the end of their Primary schooling with an

afternoon of bowling at Falmouth, a day adventuring at

Goody Grange Bishops Forum and a final afternoon tea party.

The final leavers’ assembly was written and produced by

Year 6 pupils with the help of Mrs Lou Ireson, after which,

they were presented with an autograph book containing

messages and photographs.

The Friends of Cusgarne School hosted a most

successful Cusgarne Community Fete, raising a fantastic

£1600 to be shared with the Precious Lives appeal fund.

We continue to celebrate the achievements in all areas

of the curriculum and school life, and look forward to a new

school year and all it will bring.

General Interest - Frogpool and Cusgarne AreaCUSGARNE-FROGPOOL W.I

Meetings held the first Tuesday of the month in Frogpool Methodist Chapel Schoolroom. Everyone is most welcome at any meeting.

In May our WI voted unanimously to appeal to HM Government to oppose the imprisonment of the mentally ill. This resolution was

carried with a big majority at the national AGM.

We met in June to hear a talk entitled “Valley of Dreams” about a family’s ambition to flee the rat race and set up a caravan site on

disused land in Hayle.

In July we took part in a Music Workshop, singing action songs and playing Boom Whackers as accompaniments to well known

songs. For the uninitiated these are tuned polystyrene tubes of varying lengths which are whacked to produce a note. Schoolchildren,

understandably love them, and so did we!! The evening ended with two musical quizzes.

September’s meeting will be our annual Harvest Auction.

On October 7th St John’s Ambulance will teach us First Aid in the Home and on November 4th one of our members will relate her

holiday of a life time experiences. December is our Christmas party time.

February3rd will be a craft evening of stencilling, buttonhole making and card making.

March 3rd is the Annual Meeting.

Sally Richards a founder member came third in the Blaikely Salver County Poetry competition (see below): Congratulations to her!

WI at local, county and national levels offers all women opportunities to learn, participate in all manner of activities, develop

friendships and forge links with the local community. YOU HAVE A VOICE---- JOIN US AND USE IT.

General Interest – Gwennap Churchtown

NEWS AND VIEWS FROM GWENNAP CHURCHTOWN

FETES.

After our visit to the very successful Parish fete at Cusgarne School, we wondered how many people would come to our church fete,

which is always held on the last Saturday in July. It took place at Trevince, and we need not have worried, the weather was fine and the

crowds came. Our thanks go to Richard and Trish Stone for lending their garden, and to the stall holders for their work.

MUSIC FOR A SUMMER’S EVENING

These Wednesday concerts take place in Gwennap Church during June, July and August. Keith Hosking organises the programme and

books the choirs and performers. He and his helpers work very hard to make these evenings the success which they have become, and

they have been rewarded by the audiences this year being greater than ever. £3,400 nett profit was made for the maintenance of our

church. Keith has agreed to arrange another series of concerts next year.

IS GWENNAP CHURCH IMPORTANT IN OUR PARISH?

The church has been a good venue for fundraising this year, the Flower Festival was held for the Precious Lives and Hospice Southwest

appeals, and in July the Treverva Male Voice Choir raised £391 for the Lonely Pawz charity.

This brings me to an appeal to the whole parish: Bishop Bill began an initiative to bring the people of each parish together to work for

our common good. “With God we can” is the title of his last booklet and on SATURDAY OCTOBER 11th from 10 – 4 we shall be

meeting in Gwennap Church Hall to discuss the role of our church in this parish. We all recognise that in every parish there are people

who need help or companionship. The carers, the sick, the elderly, and without being do-gooders, we hope to find how we can help. If

you would like to come to add your ideas or send us information, please get in touch with Vanessa Stone (o1209 820355) or Tony

Hitchens (01209 820476).

GWENNAP LUNCH CLUB

The club was started to bring people from our scattered parish together once a month during Autumn and Winter. We serve a hot two

course meal with tea or coffee in Gwennap Church Hall, price £3.00.

The dates for 2008-09 are Tuesdays 12.30 – 2 p.m. October 21st, November 18th, December 16th (Xmas lunch-bookings for this are

essential), January 20th and February 17th.

Everyone is welcome, but we do like to know how many to cater for – normally between 30-45, so if you would like to come, please

phone Sue Martyn 01872 862670 a few days beforehand.

Finally, a thank you from Ian Facey-Macleod to everyone that contributed and helped at the Flower Festival back in May. The total

raised for Children’s Hospice Southwest was £665.11. Several ladies expressed an interest in the displays, and to that end we would

like to start a Floral Art Club in Gwennap, anyone interested please contact Anthony or Ian on 01209 820199.

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Highways & Byways, by Sally Richards.

Look! Look! The May is out! In March? It is too soon to “cast a clout!”

For, that May! Is Blackthorn – don’t you see? The flowers are on a naked tree!

All the same, it’s lovely travelling through, tunnels like drifts of snow. But, whatever

do you do.

In Autumn, DON’T SAMPLE THE FRUIT oh grief!

Your mouth will screw up like an old crone who’s lost her teef!

Now, on we go, through golden tunnels of gorgeous gorse,

Filling nostrils with perfume like coconut sauce.

Hedgerows lined with bluebells, and Queen Anne’s lace, with garlic and celandine

fighting for space.

Take the coast road from Portreath to Hayle,

For sure you will see cowslips, orchids, wild red poppies without fail!

We, ….love “the old coach road” from St Ives to Penzance, There we find that

wherever we glance,

Are statuesque foxgloves, like a sea of pink, rivalling the ocean. ……I sometimes

think!

That we might, one day, scarily meet; a coach and horses galloping by on ghostly feet.

So wherever you go in this lovely County, the lanes are filled with a glorious bounty!

Wild flowers everywhere tossed down like colourful Turkish rugs.

But! Don’t lie down, you’ll crush them! And there might be bugs!

Let’s just stop a moment to drink in the perfume and the sight, before gentle evening

turns to night.

But!….there could be trouble please, beware! You must drive around with care!

Some of our lanes are narrow and twisty, and sometimes it can turn suddenly misty.

If you explore, you’ll find on every hand, that Cornwall is much, much, more than sea

and sand.

General Interest – Gwennap Area

Gwennap ChurchServices Sundays at 11.00am 1st & 3rd Sunday Holy Communion BCP

2nd Sunday All Age Worship 4th Sunday Matins BCP

5th Sunday Holy Communion CW BCP: Book of Common Prayer CW: Common Worship.

For occasional changes of service see Notice Board outside the Church.

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Our Harvest Festival Service of Thanksgiving will be at 11.00 a.m. on Sunday 5th October.On Monday 6th

October we will hold our annual Harvest Supper and Auction of Produce in the Church Hall at 6.30 p.m.with

Pasties and Pudding. Proceeds to Cornwall Hospices.Bookings essential on 01872 862670.The Auctioneer will

again be Richard Eddy, so an entertaining evening is guaranteed!

Gwennap Ladies GuildThe Guild meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. Venue is usually the Church Hall unless an outing

takes place instead.

No meetings in December.

Further information from Sue Martyn - 01872 862670.

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“ONE CORNWALL” - from the Parish perspective.

Each week the local newspapers carry something new, ‘explaining’ what is happening in the process to merge

the County Council and six District Councils into one new Unitary Council that will come into being from 1st

April 2009.

What’s it all about? How will it affect you, me, or the local Parish Council?

The short answer is that it is still evolving, but what exactly do we know? Well, we hear

• 1. That services to the public will continue as normal

• 2. That around £17m will be saved by the merger

• Progress is being made to resolve high-level matters such as Governance Arrangements, the setting up of

committees, a Localism Charter…….all things that need to be put in place, but that don’t really grab the local

imagination.

What we do know is that Cornwall will be divided into 20 new districts, or “Community Networks” and there

will be a total of 123 Councillors spread across the Networks in Cornwall. The current thinking is that Gwennap

Parish will be part of the Camborne & Redruth Network. The 123 Councillors may not be in place immediately

on 1st April 2009, meaning the current number of 82 may have to limp on. Not ideal.

This Network will comprise 10 existing Parish/Town Councils sub-divided into “Wards”. The make-up of these

Wards has been ever changing, but the most recent information puts Gwennap with Carharrack and Stithians,

and our combined population of 3,960 will be represented by one Councillor.

The Community Networks should bring together the main organisations operating in the area, so they can work

with the new council on matters of importance to local people.

This is quite a change of direction for Gwennap Parish. Currently we are in Carrick District, in a ward with

Mylor and Perranarworthal, and look towards Truro for most of our support services. We are served by a

County Councillor and three District Councillors.

In the new set up, we will sit within the old Kerrier District with just the one Councillor, who may find it quite a

task to look after the interests of so many. It is possible that support services will not change, but that has yet to

be ironed out.

An advantage, from a Parish Council perspective, is that we will sit alongside fellow mining parishes, several of

which we currently link with on other groups but find the District Boundary differences a hindrance.

Instead of taking your queries/complaints to Carrick, in future you can visit a “One Stop Shop”, the appropriate

one for Gwennap being situated in Alma Place, Redruth (although depending on the nature of the enquiry, it

may be possible to visit any Shop).

These “Shops” will offer information, advice and guidance.

Eventually, in some rural areas, there may be Outreach services, bringing the council to the people.

We will hopefully learn more as we approach the changeover date, and will, of course, keep you informed

through our Newsletter, but their website at www.onecornwall.gov.uk can also keep you abreast of

developments.

Environmental News

FLY TIPPING

A real problem in our area.

If there is an unsightly mess tipped in an area near you, phone Carrick District Council

on 01872 224379. This is a number specifically for fly tipping.They will want to know what sort of rubbish it is, and the exact location, so a road

name, post code or distance from a known landmark will help.

United Mines Landfill Site.

If you have an environmental problem with the Landfill Site the number to ring is :

0800 807060 (Environment Agency)

If the problem is more to do with the regulatory conditions that SITA should be following, then the number to ring is:

01872 322624 (County Council)

Or, you can ring: SITA Helpdesk on 08456 300300.

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CAR BOOT SALES !!

Playing Field, Pulla Cross

Advanced notice of the

dates that the Car Boot Sales will be held in 2008.

Last Car Boot

September 21st

(sellers £3.50 : gates open at

7a.m. : please - NO dogs :

contact 07808 393874)

Last chance to turn

those unwanted things

into money so please

turn out your attics to

give us one final

profit-making Car

Boot

Resource Furniture Recycling

www.myresource.org.uk

0800 321 3356

United Mines Landfill Site.

Many thanks to all those who took the time to reply to the

separate letter in the last Newsletter regarding the offer of money

by SITA in exchange for an extension to the life of the landfill

site beyond October 2010.

Of the 75 replies, 50 were against the proposal, 25 in favour.

The Parish Council informed the County Council that it did not

want the proposed extension, a decision echoed by both our

neighbouring Parish Councils at Carharrack and St Day.

Since then, we have received the following letter back from the

Planning Department of the County Council:

“Further to my letter of 21st May, I have now received responses

from all five Parish Councils written to. All of the responses

indicate an opposition to the proposal put forward and therefore,

Cornwall County Council will not pursue this proposal any

further and SITA will continue their closure preparations.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking the

time to consider this suggestion and would reassure you that the

site will now close in October 2010 as originally planned”.

UNITED DOWNS LANDFILL SITE - HOUSEHOLD AMENITY BAYS

Please remember that the Landfill Site will revert to winter opening hours from 1st

October – it will close at 4 p.m. not 6 p.m.

This is the time of year that fly-tipping increases, people travel to the site and find it

closed early, so they dump their rubbish in the nearest lay-by. If you see this

happening, take the vehicle number and phone Carrick on 01872 224379.

General Interest11

www.gweallteagceramics.co.uk

01872 862026

GWENNAP

UNDER 3’s

Come and join other mums, dads, babies and toddlers for a cup of

tea and a chat while the children play with lots of great toys. A

healthy snack is provided in our well equipped hall.

Come to Gwennap Church Hall on Wednesday mornings from

9.30 until 11.30. Call 01209 820818

General Interest – Remembrance Day 12

GWENNAP WAR MEMORIAL

‘LEST WE FORGET’

Last year we gave an account of those men mentioned on the Gwennap Parish War Memorial who fell in the First World

War. This year, with Armistice Day not far around the corner, we finish the article with those that gave their lives in the

Second World War, and to give what details are available about them, where they fell and the theatre of war they faced.

PART TWO

THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945

Thomas John Stanley Pope – 16th June 1942

Thomas was a Leading Stoker in the Royal Navy and died when his ship, the light cruiser HMS Hermione was torpedoed

and sunk in the Mediterranean by U-205 off Alexandria. He was one of 87 crewmen lost. He was aged 25 and was the son

of George and Annie Pope of Bissoe. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Edward John Stephens – 17th September 1939

Edward served as a Chief Engineering Room Artificer in the Royal Navy. He was lost when his ship, the Aircraft Carrier

HMS Courageous , was torpedoed and sunk by U-29 in the Southwest Approaches in the early days of the war. He was

aged 49 and both his parents and his wife lived in Carharrack. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. It

is not known whether he was related to Robert Stephens.

Robert Arthur Stephens – 14th April 1941

Robert was a Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) RAF. He died aged 19 presumably as a result of being shot

down over Holland and is buried at Flushing (Vlssingen) Northern Cemetery. His parents are listed as Edgar and Gladys

Stephens of Carharrack.

Ernest Albert Wills

Despite considerable research there is no trace so far of Ernest. He does not appear in the Commonwealth War Graves

Commission database. If anyone has any information or possible leads please let me know.

Thomas John Broad – 13th August 1944

Thomas was a Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator in the RAF (Volunteer Reserve) and was killed age 24 whilst on

operations over Germany. He is buried in the Rheinberg (near Krefeld) Cemetery which was established in 1946 to re-inter

the bodies of aircrew who had been been buried in various locations all over Northern Germany.

Reginald Arthur Clinton – 19th June 1944

Reginald was a Private in the Army Air Corps and died shortly after D Day. He is buried in the Ranville Cemetery near

Caen Normandy and is listed as the son of Mrs W T Burley of Perranwell.

Arthur Ronald Harold – 8 June 1944

Arthur was a Third Engineer Officer in the Merchant Navy and was serving on the SS Rosenborg which was on war

transport service when it was attacked by the German Submarine U-504 in the Caribbean Sea. SS Rosenborg was sunk by

gunfire and Arthur was one of the four crewmen killed. Twenty seven survived the sinking.

Edward Maclaren – 10th October 1941

Malcolm Edward Monteith MacClaren was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Armoured Corps and aged 26. He is listed as the

son of James Malcolm and Charlotte Harriet Maclaren of Feock. He is buried in Helmsley Cemetery North Yorkshire.

Interestingly a Trooper Norman from the RAC is also buried there and died on the same day leading to the likelihood that

there was an accident involving both men.

Eric Lawry – 17th May 1944

Eric was a Lance Corporal in the Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment and died at Cassino in Italy. Strategically

situated, Cassino is a small town to the south of Rome and was the scene of a prolonged battle during the allied advance up

through Italy and the destruction of the monastery which overlooked the town by allied bombing is controversial to this

day. Eric is buried in the Cassino War Cemetery at the foot of the mountain where the Monastery has now been rebuilt.

Many thanks again to Barry Wilkinson for this article and the research put into it.

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Gwennap Parish Community Fete - 28th June 2008

Thanks to Helen Rowe, the Secretary of the Friends of Cusgarne School and her band of helpers,

the Community Fete was resurrected and held at the School on what was one of the few dry

Saturdays of the year. There were so many attractions that it would be hard to list them all

without leaving someone out, and the support from the community was fantastic. A sum in excess

of £1,600 was raised to be shared between the Precious Lives Appeal and School Funds. If, like

me, you couldn’t make it, then we have to hope there will be another next year!

(photos courtesy of Phil Roscorla)

A loss to the Parish.

Sadly, since the last Newsletter, Paul Millett has passed

away. He died suddenly on 18th June and will be

remembered and missed by many throughout the Parish.

Paul was a Parish Councillor for many years, and more

latterly the Parish Tree Warden, rarely missing a meeting.

He was one of the driving forces behind the creation of the

Playing Field at Pulla Cross, almost thirty years ago.

Although he was forever busy with his horticulture or

woodland, he always found time to give advice to those of

us that had a problem or lend a hand if asked.

It’s not often you come across someone who drew so much

respect from so many, but Paul was one of those rarities. His

Service of Celebration at Gwennap Church in July certainly

confirmed that.

They say you don’t appreciate what you’ve got until you

lose it. Well, we at the Parish Council did realise how

fortunate we were to be able to draw on his knowledge, but

know we will struggle on certain fronts without him.

The Parish has lost one of its dwindling number of

characters. A great loss.

(At it’s August meeting, the Parish Council resolved to

place a seat in the children’s play area of the Playing Field

in memory of Paul).

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CarrickCarrickCarrickCarrick Over FiftyOver FiftyOver FiftyOver Fifty’’’’s Forum (formerly Older Peoples Forum (formerly Older Peoples Forum (formerly Older Peoples Forum (formerly Older People’’’’s Forum)s Forum)s Forum)s Forum)The Carrick Forum was launched in April this year and at its meeting in August voted to change its title to make itself a little less daunting to members aged 50+ who do not consider themselves “older”! People ask what the Forums are all about (for a does sound pompous). It is a requirement of national government policy for local authorities to help establish and then support older people’s forums. Nationally there are now hundreds of these Forums with 5 in Cornwall. As we move to One Cornwall these Forums will become a major part of the county’s future,still supported by the new single council, but working together in Partnership with other organizations who are concerned with the health and welfare of the 50+ age group. We now know that there are already more people over the age of 65 than young people under 18 which could be alarming to some but surely we must celebrate that people are living longer than at any time in history. However, this longevity does raise issues, profound issues, for society and we must recognize that stereotypical images of older people in the media are almost universally negative – remember the road crossing signs so recently highlighted in the press –and the interests of older people are not well represented in public life and politics so – enter the FORUMS.The Carrick Over Fifty’s Forum (COFF) whilst linked in to a national network, has adopted its own Constitution, operates independently of any Council, though now well supported by Carrick District Council, and is non-Political. It is open to any person over the age of 50 living inthe district of Carrick and to any organizations which are involved in the welfare and care of older people. COFF is there to challenge, raise awareness of issues affecting elders, help influence decision making, monitor and review actions taken locally or nationally and generally try to improve the lives of those living in Carrick.We meet as a Forum every two months at Carrick Council Offices from 12 noon until about 3.00 pm. A social half-hour where a buffet lunch is on offer starts the proceedings before launching into the business of the day. Already at least two theme groups are working on issues which members have raised, such as local transport idiosyncracies – both bus and train – plus the cost of travel for visitors getting to Derriford hospital; and the plight of those with depression and dementia. Theme groups meet as and when necessary. All groups are supported by professional help. We are a fledgling Forum of around 50 people so far but looking forwardto even more members – more people, more ideas, more power to help the powerless.Judith Whiteley 01326 374279Carrick Champion for the Elderly and Vulnerablecllr-jwhiteley@carrick.gov.uk

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