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Gwennap Parish Newsletter Summer 2017

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Parish Council News

What does a Parish Council do?

Your council is an elected body in the first tier of

local government. Other tiers, known as principal

councils or authorities, have many legal duties to

deliver services such as education, housing, town and

country planning, transport, environmental health and social services. Local councils have the legal power

to take action, but they have very few duties and greater freedom to choose what action to take. They

can play a vital part in representing the interests of the communities they serve and improving the quality

of life and the local environment. Furthermore they influence other decision makers and can, in many cas-

es, deliver services to meet local needs.

Parish Councils are responsible or consulted on community safety; street lighting; allotments; cemeteries;

open spaces (playing fields and playgrounds); community centres (village halls and community buildings);

litter; war memorials; seats and shelters; rights of way (footpaths, bridleways and countryside access);

planning, enforcement and neighbourhood plans; local transport and community transport schemes and

some aspects of planning and highways – these are some of the issues that concern parish government.

The result of the local election in Gwennap Parish

on 4th May was uncontested. Only six nomina-

tions were received for the seven places on Gwen-

nap Parish Council so we currently have one va-

cancy. If you are interested in becoming a Parish

Councillor, in doing something positive for the par-

ish and making a difference by influencing decisions

that affect your community, please send your letter

of application to our clerk, Fiona Barnard, on

[email protected] or post to Terweena,

Trevarth Road, Trevarth, TR16 6AB by 12th June.

To be a Local Councillor you must be at least 18

and a British, Commonwealth or European Citizen.

You also need to be a local elector or have lived,

worked or owned a property in the parish for at

least a year. All applications will be considered at

our next Parish Council meeting on 15th June.

The six people who were nominated and have duly

been elected as Councillors for Gwennap Parish,

are:

Kevin Furnish (Chair)

Gregory Leach (Vice Chair)

David Lanyon

Susan Patton

Richard Forrest

Jan Hallett

Tim Stumbles and Mike Padmore have both taken

the decision to step down from the Parish Council

due to time pressures. We would like to thank

them for their services to the Parish Council, par-

ticularly to Mike who served as a Councillor for

nine years!

The Parish Council have had a busy few months. A

recent United Mines Liaison Group meeting re-

garding the restoration of the bridleways was well

attended by a number of stakeholders, including

Gwennap Parish Council. It was a positive meeting

in which a number of conditions were agreed.

More information about the re-opening of the bri-

dleways can be found on page 13.

The Parish Council continues to receive com-

plaints about motorbikes/scramble bikes using cer-

tain footpaths in the parish, which is not permitted.

In addition we have also received further com-

plaints about mountain bikers, scramble bikes and

4 wheel drive vehicles in Wheal Maid Valley. The

Parish Council work with the Police and Cornwall

Council on this issue, and have erected signs

around the parish reminding users of the rules.

Gathering evidence of individual cases is difficult

and police resources are stretched, however the

Parish Council are committed to doing what it can

do protect the footpaths from damage and to en-

sure that the footpaths remain accessible and safe

for walkers. This matter is also a problem for

neighbouring parishes including Chacewater and

Kea, which was highlighted and discussed in a re-

cent collaborative meeting with representatives

from Cornwall Council and Kea, Chacewater and

Gwennap Parish Councils.

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Want to get in touch with the Parish Council?

1. Contact our clerk, Fiona Barnard: [email protected], 07970 730629 or via Facebook ‘Gwennap Parish Council’

2. Attend our monthly parish meetings on the third Thursday of every month at 7pm. There is a public clinic at the start of every meet-

ing, during which members of the public are welcome to speak about any matter of concern.

Parish Council News continued

Refuse collections

As is common in most areas

these days, animals and birds

can be a real menace when

refuse is left out uncovered, especially overnight.

They tear the bags open which leaves a terrible

mess on the streets and pavements. There are

several ways you can avoid this i) put your rubbish

bags in a plastic dustbin or wheelie bin ii) cover

your rubbish bags with an old blanket or piece of

carpet or iii) put your waste in reusable seagull

proof bags which are available to purchase from

Cornwall Council’s One Stop Shops for £3.50.

They hold around 3 black sacks of rubbish and

have a secure Velcro fastening, a tie at the back

and a weighted base to stop them blowing away

after collection. Your rubbish is your respon-

sibility until it is collected. If it creates a litter

problem and you don’t take steps to stop it from

happening again, you may receive a fixed penalty

notice.

Fly tipping

Fly tipping around the parish is a regular problem

that the Parish Council have to contend with, de-

spite the fact that we are fortunate enough to have

a household recycling centre within our parish.

One incident in particular was particularly bad, with

a large number of tyres being dumped just to the

side of the road at Pulla Bridge on 4th or 5th May.

We would like to appeal to anyone who has any

information about this case to either contact our

Clerk on [email protected] or our local

Police Community Support Officer on

[email protected].

If you witness someone fly tipping, or wish to re-

port fly tipping waste on public or Council land

please report it to Cornwall Council online at

www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/

street-care-and-cleaning/refuse-flytipping or tele-

phone 0300 1234 141.

Frogpool Cemetery

During June the Parish Council will be carrying out some additional work at Frogpool Cemetery, laying a tar-

mac surface around the seating and island flower bed at the top end of the cemetery, the area that was ex-

posed during the clearance work the Parish Council did in the Autumn. We should get two days notice be-

fore the works commence and a notice will be placed on the gate advising of the works. We would be grate-

ful if you could avoid going into the cemetery while the work is taking place, which should take no more than

2-3 days. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. The Parish Council and Gwennap Parish Ac-

tion Group volunteers will also be planting out the large raised corner flower bed and also replacing the tool

shed window and repainting the render, as well as having a general tidy up of leaves and pruning of bushes.

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Lots has been going on with the NDP in the last 3 months. Firstly, we have started the following projects:

• Local Landscape Character Assessment – 15 volunteers were trained in the process and we have now

agreed three landscape types, divided the parish into survey areas and formed additional volunteer teams

to do an initial trial assessment. Initial results expecting in a month or so.

• Housing Needs Analysis – You will have seen this survey in the post and online. The results are now in

and we have a fairly good idea of the housing need in the parish for both rented and affordable housing.

We are currently analysing the results and will present them at the next roadshows.

• Gwennap Parish Design Guide – This document will be passed to potential developers and house/business

builders to show them what structure need to look like in each area of the parish. We have the basis of

an approach to this task and will know more in a month.

• Integration of the Objectives – A small project to ensure that each development type is correctly assessed

against the objectives in the NDP. We know what we need to do and how to do it now so can expect

results soon.

• Green and Open Spaces Assessment – This project will decide the green and open spaces that we want to

protect. It is reliant on the LLCA so work will start once that project starts to report.

Second, the monthly NDP meetings are looking at the feedback comments from the roadshows to ensure that

we deal with every one in the right way. Also, the large survey that nearly 200 of you volunteered to complete

will be out in about 2 weeks – please look out for it.

The plan is to have another series of roadshows toward the end of the year and it is there that you will see

the results of all the volunteers’ hard work.

Gwennap Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan

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Cornwall Councillor Mark Kaczmarek

Dear resident

Wheal Jewel Travellers Site. I have been contacted by many concerned residents of Carharrack ,St Day and

Gwennap about the increased amount of antisocial behaviour at the Travellers Site, in April alone there were 5

fires on site, that is 14 fires in the last 12 months that needed to be extinguished by the Cornwall Fire and Res-

cue Service. The toxic smoke from these unauthorized fires often blows across the village. The site is over run

with dogs and neighbours quite often have to put up with these dogs barking all hours of the day and night, add

this to the loud music which is also played late into the night, it is a real nuisance. I have over many years held

many meetings with Cornwall Council to highlight their responsibilities on their so called management of the

Cornwall Council owned Traveller Site. Unfortunately I have no confidence in their ability to manage the site

and have demanded that unless this site is properly managed then they close it. I have been asked to attend a

special meeting in May with senior officials to come up with a solution to this ongoing problem.

Local needs housing

I had received many enquiries about these new homes in St Day, some people have said that they have been told

that the houses had already been allocated and I knew that this was not the case. I asked Coastline Housing hold

an open event which I attended in March and it was held at the Enterprise Centre St Day with around 59

households attending, all of those that did attend were able to ask advice from one of Cornwall Councils hous-

ing advice officers and Coastline Housing staff on the day. There were some families that could not attend on

the day however assurances have been given that these properties will all be advertised through Cornwall

Homechoice.

St Day Feast week On Friday 26th of June at 7.30pm I will be giving a mining talk at the St Day Community

Centre it will be about my life experiences as a miner at South Crofty and what some of the other miners got

up to. I do hope that you will attend as I know that there are quite a few ex miners or relatives of mining fami-

lies still living in locally.

Fund raising My annual St Pirans Charity Quiz Night was held at the Cornish Arms Frogpool at 8pm on

Wednesday the 8th of March, where all of the questions were related to Cornwall. This year’s charity was the

Mount Edgcumbe Hospice( Cornwall Hospice Care) and the evening raised £200.

Cornwall Council Elections on the 4th of May I was

delighted with the turnout at the local elections; the re-

sults were Conservatives 241 votes, Labour 145 votes,

Green Party 130 votes, Liberal Democrats 52 votes and

I as an Independent received an incredible 964 votes. I

would like to thank all of you who have supported me

over the years and I will carry on proudly supporting the

community I have been elected to represent.

Kind regards

Cornwall Councillor Mark Kaczmarek Tinner’s Lodge

Pennance Road Lanner Redruth TR16 5TF

Email [email protected] Tel 01209 211366 mob 07791746210

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The Cornish Arms, Frogpool

TRURO TR4 8RP

01872 863445 www.thecornisharmsfrogpool.com

Traditional village pub offering good food, real ales and

good atmosphere.

Well behaved dogs and children welcome.

Functions catered for. Outside seating area.

OPENING HOURS

BAR KITCHEN

Monday am CLOSED CLOSED

Monday pm 7.00 - 11.00pm CLOSED

Tuesday - Saturday am 12.00 - 2.30pm 12.00 - 2.00pm

Tuesday - Saturday pm 6.00 - 11.00pm 6.00 - 9.00pm

Sunday am 12.00 - 2.30pm 12.00 - 2.00pm

Sunday pm 6.00 - 11.00pm 6.00 - 8.00pm

Frogpool & Cusgarne News

Parish Walk

Sunday 18th June Another chance to catch up on local gossip while working up a thirst before returning to

the Cornish Arms, Frogpool.

Leaving the Pub Car Park at 11.00 am

(earlier than last time) for another 3-4 mile

stroll on local paths.

All welcome – dogs on leads please.

Enquiries 01872 864601

FROGPOOL METHODIST CHURCH

Minister Revd. Liz Harris Tel: 01209 820077.

Sunday Morning Services 10.45 a.m.

Coffee Mornings are held at the Church from

10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. each month

Thurs 29th June, 27th July, 31st Aug & 28th Sep

Come and enjoy a cup of great coffee (or tea) and meet

other members of your community. Bring & Buy Stall.

174th Chapel Anniversary

Sunday 16th July 10.45 am Preacher Mrs. Christine Roberts of

St. Agnes

Frogpool’s Harvest Festival Services

Sunday 24th September, 10.45 am Mr David Pascoe of Helston

Sunday 24th September, 6.00 pm Revd. Liz Harris

Monday 25th September, Harvest Supper at 7.00 p.m. followed

by Sale of perishable goods for Charity.

Frogpool Methodist Sunday School Hall or Stable Room

(including kitchen facilities) are available for hire.

Enquiries to Mary Richards 01872 863143.

There is a large selection of factual & fictional books available

to borrow at Coffee Mornings. We also have a collection of

Jigsaws for hire cost £1/month

We have removed 6 x 3 meter long pine pews from the

Church which may be available for purchase. Contact 01872

863143 for details if interested.

We will be closed during the lunchtime on Saturday 24th June for

the Community Fete, but will be open as usual at 6pm

QUIZ DATES

Wednesday 28th June - 8.30pm start - £1 per player

Wednesday 27th September - 8.30pm start - £1 per player

(No quiz nights during July and August)

We will be organising a Charity Evening to raise money for

the Mount Edgecumbe Hospice and we will be holding an

auction with auctioneer Mark Kaczmarek and Jess Cliff will be

providing the entertainment. Date to be advised at a lat-

er date - watch out on the ‘Frogpool and surrounding

villages community noticeboard’ Facebook page.

Folk music evenings continue on the first Sunday evening

of the month - come along and bring your instrument or just

come along to listen.

Tim, Jane and staff look forward to welcoming you.

Cornwall Council

Mobile Library

The Mobile library will be visiting Frogpool (Chellean

Vean) between 4.20-5.00pm on the following dates.

• Tuesday 20th June

• Tuesday 18th July

• Tuesday 15th August

The library holds a selection of books on many subjects, novels, large print books, books for children and talking books. Other materials, such as DVDs, music CDs and

music scores can be borrowed on request.

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The ladies of Cusgarne and Frogpool WI have had an enjoya-ble and eventful spring. Our AGM took place in March during which Nina Cooper relinquished her post of President and Susan McCrossan stepped down from her role as Secre-tary. They have both given many years service in these posts for which we offer them our thanks. They will both continue to be active members of WI. The Presidency was taken over by Sue Clift and Sandy Adcock will be Secretary.

Our group celebrated it’s 45th birthday with a lovely meal in the Cornish Arms and a beautiful birthday cake made by Su-san at the meeting.

In April Christine Walker showed us how to ice cupcakes with an Easter theme. Christine is a regular demonstrator to our group and we all enjoy her visits.

A total of £68 was made for the WI at the Gwennap street fair. We quickly ran out of cakes to sell but we will be baking again for our stall at the village fete on 24th June.

During our meeting in May we discussed the resolutions which will be further discussed at the national meeting in Liv-erpool in June. The two resolutions are to alleviate loneliness in the community and “plastic soup” which is concerned with the amount of plastic that ends up in our oceans and harms marine life. This meeting ended with a beetle drive which is always great fun.

We are fundraising for WI again on 3rd June with a Bingo and Pasty evening at the Parish Rooms.

Our next meeting is on Wednesday 7th June (not Tuesday this month only) when we will be joined by Mr Tony Mansell, an expert on Cornish history and a very interesting speaker. His talk is entitled “Cornwall - a land apart”. This meeting is open to all (yes, men as well!) and everyone is welcome to join us at 8 pm.

Cusgarne and Frogpool WI welcomes new members. We meet on the first Tuesday of the month in the Methodist Chapel Hall in Frogpool at 7.30pm. If you would like to join us or perhaps need transport or someone to walk in with please ring Sandy on 01872 863041.

Meeting dates:-

4th July – Experiences of an English Teacher at Home and Abroad

1st August – Sue Clift’s at home

5th September – Harvest Auction

3rd October – Mim’s holiday

7th November – Working life of a contemporary silversmith with Abigail Brown

5th December – Christmas Social evening – Jesse Clift enter-tains us

Cusgarne & Frogpool Women’s Institute

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Cusgarne Manor

The major news at Cusgarne Manor is our scantle roof, which looks very hand-

some indeed. The house has dried out well over the winter and we’ve been un-

dertaking some like-for-like repairs inside but there’s a lot more to do. We’re

now in the process of removing all the cement pointing on the front of the house

and replacing it with lime mortar, as well as restoring the 300-year-old sash win-

dows which is a painstaking job.

We commissioned a report by a historic buildings analyst, a very experienced guy

called Richard Morriss who has worked on the Time Team programme, which

threw some interesting light on the history of the house. The original part of the

building is the left-hand part and is 17th century. It had lower eaves and was proba-

bly thatched, and had lower, wider mullioned windows. In the early 18th century it

was brought ‘up to date’ and remodelled to incorporate the sashes, raise the

eaves and move the kitchen into a new extension to the right with a large 4-flue

chimney. A further service extension was added on the right-hand end shortly

afterwards.

Over the winter we did some essential tree work and began some hedge laying and replanting – a very big job! We’ve delayed dredging the wet fields near Tre-haddle until the autumn to allow for a full ecological survey and management

plan to be completed first. The plans for the whole site are currently under review by Historic England, and we’re looking for-ward to finalising them for submission to the council soon.

Picture annotation – Newly pointed stonework showing original window position and replacement lintel

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Cusgarne & Frogpool Football Club

End of season review 2016/17

After a long season which had its fair share of ups and downs we have finished playing for a couple of months. For

both sides it has been a productive season if not a little disappointing in the end.

The first team started the season off very well winning the first 5 games in a row which had the squad dreaming of

promotion early on. From October we faltered and struggled to pick up points in some closely fought matches. At

the turn of the year into 2017 the tide changed again as we began picking up points again including a record break-

ing win 17-0 against storm the biggest ever in Frogpool’s history. The team ended the season strongly picking up

several wins which secured an 8th place finish in the league.

The Reserves side were on fire for the first half of the season defeating every side put in front of them up until Jan-

uary which had everyone feeling this season they could possibly challenge for the league title. Some important play-

ers for the side went travelling to the other side of the world at the beginning of 2017 which left a big hole in the

side which then struggled for the 2nd half of the season. The high light of the season would be their league cup run

which unfortunately was halted at the semi-finals after a hard fought loss to a strong Mawnan Smith side. We man-

aged to go into extra time but were unable to secure the winning goal to win the tie. Despite the setback the side

managed to finish the season strongly to secure 5th place in the league.

Thanks must go to Nick and Michelle Mallaber for their hard work in looking after the club so well, supported by

the committee. Nick Mallaber has overseen another season as manager for the First team and Dan Templeton has

enjoyed another successful season as manager of the Reserves side.

Thanks to Jane and Tim at the Cornish Arms for their hospitality, food, drink and their continued sponsorship of

the club. Thanks also to our other sponsors L.T.C Scaffolding and also Blue Flame Heating and Gas.

Big thanks to everyone who has supported both teams throughout the season and we hope to see you next sea-

son.

For any player interested in playing for the club next season we will start training on Wednesday 14th June staring

at 6.30pm at Richard Jory playing fields.

If you would like any more information about the club or wish to sponsor the club please contact Shaun Smith on

07539689995 or email on [email protected].

Crofthandy News

Crofthandy Village Hall

Weather permitting we will be holding our annual classic motorcycle show on the 18th of June (Fathers

day) so no excuses kids. Let Gran and Grandad and Dad show you how it was in the wild west. The com-

mittee finds itself short of members once again as a long standing member has decided to stand down. So

if you think you could contribute something to a hard working group of volunteers running a busy Village

hall please come and see us on any Monday evening at the hall at 7.pm . Or you can give me a ring on

07979395461 or 01209822153. Steve Trelease, Crofthandy Village Hall Committee

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Cusgarne CP School

Useful dates:

7 - 9th June Class 3 residential camp at Delaware, returning at approximately 8pm on 9th June

17th July - end of year matinee production

18th July - end of year evening production

21st July - last day of term

4th September - first day of new school year

We are aware that parking along the road is extremely busy during school drop off and pickup, and also at times of special events. We regularly remind

our parents to park considerately and also ask for your patience & understanding during these short but busy periods.

Sports Day, 24th May

We finished the spring term with our annual Sports Day. During the morning the older pupils competed in some

distance races, sprints, vortex and relay races up at the Richard Jory playing field. During the afternoon it was the

younger pupils time to shine with running, sack, space hopper, egg and spoon and relay races, amongst others. The

older children also had a chance to join in the fun with some fun races too, as did the parents in the Parents race!

The Friends group served refreshments, cream teas and strawberries and treated all the children to ice lollies at the

end of the afternoon, as well as ran a raffle with some fantastic prizes. It was a wonderful day and the children’s sup-

port and encouragement of each other was a credit to them. Congratulations to team Trevithick who won the cup

this year.

This term Class 3 were

lucky enough to take part in

the national Bloodhound

Project’s Race for the Line

model rocket car competi-

tion which is a science and

engineering project. In small

groups the children designed

and made model rocket cars

using a foam block, steel

axels and some other simple

materials. After a little testing and some minor altera-

tions each car was raced and timed, with two of our

teams making the top 24 teams for primary schools in

Cornwall, qualifying for the regional finals on 23rd

March. It was a really exciting day with both our teams

finishing in the top ten. Our record speed on the day

was 40mph!

Class 3 also took part in the Great Truro High Bake

Off and one of our pupils, Sam G, got through to the

semi-final with his home made bread - congratulations

to Sam.

When school returns after half term Class 3 are off on

their residential camp to Delaware where they will be

doing cannooing, rock climbing, archery, abseiling and a

moorland adventure including weasiling, stopping off for

a spot of go karting and a pizza on the way home. They

are extremely excited and have had a ‘count down to

camp’ note on the classroom whiteboard for the last

few months!

The spring term has been a busy one as always with

each of the three classes focusing on topic work and

also making the most of the good weather with plenty

of outdoor learning.

Class 1were excited to find some interesting bugs and

insects during a bug hunt around the school grounds,

they have also enjoyed plenty of sport and learning out-

side on the lower field and in the outdoor gazebo, as

well as planting some sunflowers and vegetables. This

term they have been discussing their families and have

painted self-portraits as well as drawn their family trees.

Before half term Class 1 welcomed some of the chil-

dren that will be starting school in September, when

they joined them for story time which was very exciting

for all the children!

Class 2 have been studying the Vikings this term and

have created a wonderful display in their classroom. As

part of their studies they attended a workshop at the

National Maritime Museum where they got to see some

artefacts and learn more about the Vikings. All the chil-

dren really enjoyed the trip. Class 2 have also been

continuing their French studies and enjoyed a French

breakfast served by their teachers this term. They too

have been enjoying plenty of sport out of doors during

the good weather, including 6 sessions run by Plymouth

Argyle.

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SERVICES AT ST. WENNAPA CHURCH

1st Sunday Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)

2nd Sunday All Age Worship

3rd Sunday Holy Communion (Common Worship)

4th Sunday Matins (service of morning prayer)

5th Sunday Holy Communion (Common Worship)

Special services:

Sunday 4th June, Pentecost

11am, Holy Communion

Sunday 8th October, Harvest

11am, All Age Worship

Monday 9th October, Harvest Supper

6.30pm in the church hall Everyone is very welcome at our services, do come

along and join us.

GWENNAP STREET MARKET

A very special thank you to our stewards and stallhold-

ers, who turned up with smiles, in spite of an awful fore-

cast and wet start to the day. We were lucky to be

mainly dry all morning and the road was soon full of peo-

ple looking and buying. Thank you also to the workers

in the hall, this year everyone wanted cake, and again,

thanks to those who supplied the goodies.

We made a profit of approximately £880.

GWENNAP LADIES GUILD

The Gwennap Ladies Guild meets on the fourth Tuesday

of each month in the church hall at 2.30pm, unless an

outing has been arranged. New members are always

welcome, please contact Sue Martyn for further details

01872 862670

THE COFFEE STOP

Tuesdays 10.00 - 11.30 am at the Parish Rooms, at the

Richard Jory Playing Field at Pulla Cross. Donations this

year will go to Cornwall Hospices.

For more information ring Vanessa on 01209 820355.

GWENNAP CHURCH TOWN SUMMER FETE

This year the fete will be at Trevince at 2pm on Satur-

day, 29th July. There will be a good mix of stalls and

children's games; also cream teas and other goodies.

SUMMER MUSIC IN GWENNAP CHURCH

In June and July we have a concert each Wednesday

evening 7.30 – 9.15pm.

There is a Sales Table and refreshments during the inter-

val. The choirs and musicians who come are among the

best in Cornwall so come and enjoy!

June 7th Degrees of Jazz

June 14th Eight in a Bar

June 21st Truro Male Voice Choir.

June 28th Lowena Singers

July 5th Treverva Male Voice Choir

July 12th Imerys Mid-Cornwall Male Voice Choir

July 19th Trengilly Singers

July 26th Four Lanes Male Voice Choir

Gwennap Church Town News

The Gwennap Horticultural Society’s summer dates

are as follows:

July 24th - Visit to Claire Batten, Penberth Nurseries,

Penberth Valley, Buryan, Penznace, 2.30pm

August 18th - RHS Rosemoor, coach departing Gwen-

nap Church at 8.30am, returning approx. 7pm. Con-

tact Sue by 31st July to reserve a place.

September 21st - “Have a Wonderful Winter Gar-

den”, Mike Stephens

For more information about the Gwennap Horticul-

tural Society please contact Mrs Susan McCrossan on

01872 870320.

St Wennapa Church, Gwennap, 28th April 2017

Gwennap Horticultural Society

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HICKS MILL METHODIST CHURCH

Morning Services are held at 10.30 am

All are welcome

Some services are shared with neighbouring chapels,

please ring 01209 821474 to confirm location.

Special services

Sunday 20th August, Chapel Anniversary,

led by Mrs Morwenna Bennett of Constantine

Sunday 10th September, Harvest Festival,

led by Mr Alan Crowle of Maidenhead

You are invited to come and celebrate these special

services with us.

Hicks Mill News

Do you have old mobile phones or used

printer cartridges?

Regardless of their condition Robert Cook is

collecting them for The Camborne Town Band

Music Society (registered charity no: 1135992), Corn-

wall's most famous and successful Town and Youth

Brass Bands.

Please contact Robert on 01872870114 or

07763407227 for further details or alternatively just

wrap and put them through his letterbox at 14

Treneglos, Frogpool, TR4 8RT.

All items will get properly recycled, help raise

funds and won’t go into landfill!

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Parish Rooms, Richard Jory Playing Field, Pulla Cross

GWENNAP PARISH COMMUNITY

FETE COMPETITION

We are trying something different this year!

For the children—use an item of footwear (wellie/shoe/

trainer) and decorate/fill it with plants or flowers.

For the adults—Recycle a bra and use it as a planter filling it

with plants or flowers (fresh or artificial) and hang it on a

clothes hanger.

Each entry will be judged by the public during the afternoon of

Saturday 24th June at the Gwennap Parish Community Fete at

the Richard Jory playing field, Pulla Cross. Hand your entry in to the café at the parish rooms on the

day at 12.00pm.

Join in and have some fun!

Gwennap Parish Community Fete, Saturday 24th June 2017

If there is anyone who would like to have a stall at the Fete please contact Mary on 01872 863143. You

will need to provide your own table and gazebo. We ask that you donate 10% of your day’s takings to Fete funds. There is still space for a few more.

Would you be willing to help run a stall or sideshow on behalf of the Fete committee? Please contact us.

There will also be a display of vintage vehicles. Vehicles must be parked by 11.30 am. Further details

from Mary on 01872 863143.

We are also appealing for donations for raffle and tombola prizes, so please let Mary know if you have

something to donate. All donations are gratefully received.

Play park equipment

Gwennap Parish Council have recently carried out some routine maintenance

work to some of the play equipment in the play park at the Richard Jory playing

field. The non-slip paint has been reapplied after prep work and restoration work

to some of the timber has also been done. It’s looking really smart and the non-

slip paint is fantastic to keep the little people safe when the play equipment is wet.

The Parish Rooms

The Parish Rooms at the Richard Jory playing field are available for hire for parties and events, or repeat

bookings. The full rate for a single use is £15 (or £12 for parishioners), and regular weekly users pay just

£10 per session. If you would like to book the rooms please contact Ann Gazzard on 07808 393874, or if

Ann is unavailable Fiona Barnard on 07970 730629.

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United Downs bridleways

Re-opening of United Downs Bridleways

We have good news concerning the bridleways across United Downs which have been closed for many

years. A constructive meeting between Gwennap PC, Cornwall Council and SUEZ has resulted in an

agreement to re-open the bridleways in a phased way and dependent on the works going on. The bridle-

ways have been split into 2 sections. The (blue)

north/south route and the (red) east/west route.

The table below shows the planned opening times.

The openings are subject to a satisfactory safety as-

sessment by SUEZ so watch out for signs and please

take care. The openings are also subject to closure

at short notice but with luck, and good planning, we

can all start to enjoy these excellent paths once

again.

Please obey the safety signs!

Car boot sales

The Car Boot season is well underway and the car boots have been bustling with avid bargain hunters!

The car boots are held every first and third Sunday between April and September, at the Richard Jory

playing field, Pulla Cross. Gates open at 7am, free entry and parking, and only £3.50 per boot. Refresh-

ments sold as well. Contact Ann on 07808 393874 for more info.

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Bee update by Gregory Leach

Bee Facts

1: Honey bees have 170 smelling receptors

which mean they have a serious sense of

smell, compared with only 62 in fruit flies and

79 in mosquitoes. The bees sense of smell is

so precise they can differentiate hundreds of

different floral varieties and tell whether a

flower carries pollen or nectar from meters

away. See how important it is to grow bee

loving plants in your garden.

2: A honey bee visits 50 to 100 flowers during

one forage.

3: The honey bee’s wings stroke is incredibly

fast about 200 beats per second, thus making

their famous distinctive buzz.

4: A honey bee can fly up to 5 miles from the

hive and as fast as 30 miles per hour usually

16 feet above ground.

5: It takes one ounce of honey to fuel a bee’s flight the equivalent around the world. Not

that it would want to fly round the world.

6: One colony of bees consist of 20,00-60,000

honey bees and one queen. Worker honey

bees are female, live for about six weeks and

do all the work. Hummm – better not com-

ment further!

7: The female bees can sting but the boys can

not.

Don’t forget to keep my number handy if you see a

bee swarm.

Gregory Leach 07800 800853

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Defibrillator Update

PLEASE NOTE...

The deadline for the next parish newsletter is 7th September. Please send all articles,

photos or adverts to Fiona Barnard, Parish Clerk, at [email protected] or phone 07970 730629 for more

information. Commercial advertising prices available on request.

Please help our endangered hedgehogs by making sure your garden is hedgehog friendly by enabling them to travel

from garden to garden. One way to do this is to make a ‘doorway’ in your fence such as the ones above. They can

travel up to 2km a night foraging for food!

Leave areas of the garden ‘wild’, with piles of leaf litter and logs. These are an attractive nest as well as a home for

the invertebrates (slugs, beetles) that hedgehogs like to eat.

Food and fresh water will encourage hedgehogs to return. Leave out foods like minced meat, tinned dog or cat food

(not fish-based), crushed cat biscuits, chopped boiled eggs, or dried meal worms.

Never feed hedgehogs milk as it can cause diarrhoea; instead provide plain, fresh water in a shallow bowl.

Help Our Hedgehogs!

You will have seen previous articles about defibrillators

in the parish. I intend to hold a training session for any-

body who still wants to attend.

I need you to contact me so that I can organise a date

where the maximum numbers are available. I am espe-

cially looking for people who live in the Hicks Mill and

surrounding areas but all are welcome.

Further refresher training will be held later in the year.

Please contact me on:

[email protected]

01872 864011

077195 33444

Kind regards

Ray Humble

What is an automated external defibrillator (AED)?

An AED is a portable electronic device that automatically

diagnoses and treats life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

through the application of electrical therapy, allowing the

heart to re-establish an effective rhythm.

AEDs are easy to use after initial training.

Why our parish has four defibrillators?

Immediate defibrillation can be the difference between a

life lost and a life saved.

• Around 30,000 people have a cardiac arrest each

year outside the confines of a hospital

• The chance of survival after the heart stops falls by

around 10% for every minute that passes without

defibrillation

• It can take the emergency services several minutes

(and sometimes longer) to arrive.

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Sue’s Seasonal Recipe

GREEK LEG OF LAMB (serves 6)

This is the time of year when we can feast on the very finest of Cornish lamb so I thought I would share this recipe with you. It is a no-fuss meal with the most fiddly bit being the peeling of all the cloves of garlic. I prepared it for an early Sunday lunch at the beginning of May and it was one of those rare days when we were able to sit outside in glorious warm sunshine – it didn’t last long as, by mid-afternoon, the clouds had rolled in but we had enjoyed the best of the day. Don’t be put off by the number of garlic cloves as when they cook they become lovely and soft and mellow. Lemon complements lamb beautifully and cuts through the fattiness of the meat.

Preheat oven to 400˚F/200˚C/gas 6 Cooking time: 3½ hrs approx + 25 minutes resting time 1.8kg/4lb leg of lamb 22 garlic cloves, peeled 3 medium onions, quartered 9-12 potatoes, peeled and quartered lengthways Marinade: 80ml lemon juice (2-3 lemons) 115ml olive oil 5 heaped tsp dried oregano 2 tsp salt Black pepper Night before. Put the lamb into a large freezer bag (they are strong and have no holes in them.) Whisk the marinade and pour it into the bag along with the garlic cloves. Squeeze all the air out and tie or clip the opening. Then use your hands to push the marinade in the bag all over the lamb. Put the bag on a tray or tin that will catch any leaks and place in fridge and leave overnight – if possible turn the lamb a couple of times. On the day take out the lamb and tip everything into a large roasting tin (that will accommodate the potatoes when they are added) so that the leg of lamb is on top of the garlic. Squeeze all the marinade out of the plastic bag over the lamb. Arrange the onions around and under the lamb tossing them in the marinade. Add ½pt water. This will stop the onions and garlic burning and sticking to the roasting tin. Cover whole tin with aluminium foil and bake for 30 minutes. Check the water in the tin and add more water if neces-sary; the idea is to keep a nice stock in the bottom of the tin.

Baste the lamb with the stock. Reduce the temperature to 350˚F/180˚C/gas 4 and cook for 1½hrs more still covered with the foil. In the meantime, peel and quarter the potatoes and place them in a large bowl covered with cold water to stop them turning black. When the time is up take the lamb out of the oven and baste again. Drain the potatoes and add to the roasting pan with the lamb, spooning the stock over them. Add more water if necessary, and bake covered for a further hour. Remove the foil, turn the potatoes and bake for about 15-20 minutes more or until the meat is falling off the bone. Remember to baste the lamb with the stock in the pan each time you check it. I gradually remove the potatoes I feel are cooked enough and put on one side in an ovenproof dish to reheat for about 5 minutes just before serving. Remove the lamb from the oven and let it rest for 25 minutes in the roasting pan before carving onto a nice platter, pour the onions, garlic and stock over the top and serve with the dish of potatoes. I recommend an accompaniment of steamed French beans with chunks of feta cheese on top. SUE HUBBLE www.hubbles.co.uk

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THIS IS AN OPEN INVITATION TO ANY

MEN WHO JUST LIKE TO SING!

NANKERSEY MALE CHOIR (formed in Flushing in 1950)

We need to ensure that the tradition of Cornish Male Voice

singing will live on and would like to welcome any men will-

ing to help us achieve that.

The Choir rehearses most Monday evenings from 7.30pm

to 9.30pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, Flushing.

No need to be able to read music- just enjoy singing-it’s

good for you! COME & JOIN US!

Ring the Secretary for more information

01326 373984 Visit www.nankerseychoir.org

Supporting local businesses & groups

Nankersey Male Choir

Needs You Too!!

We can pick up and drop off your bike

Bicycle repairs on all bikes (Road/Hybrid/Mountain/Child)

All aspects of maintenance & servicing undertaken

Full bike builds

Boxed bike builds

Wheel building

Friendly impartial advice on all bike related matters

For a full list of services available please visit the web-

site www.ciclotech.co.uk

Contact Roger Farrell

07973 502368 [email protected]

Drama Group News

It has been a busy Spring at CDDG as we plan

our year ahead.

Our recent Youth Show Extravaganza was lots of

fun and certainly showed off the talent of our

younger members.

Friday evening rehearsals in the Parish rooms

begin again in July as we start to rehearse for our

October play “Amy’s View” by David Hale and

our April Minack performances of Shakespeare’s

“Henty IV Part I”

Our pantomime “Robin Hood” is just around the

corner which involves all members aged 7yrs up-

wards. Panto audition date is 10 September 2pm

at Perranarworthal Village Hall but before then,

look out for us at the Parish Fete where we have

a surprise “performance” in store for you all.

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SPRITE MOTOR CYCLES

Ancient and modern bikes and parts

bought and sold

We ride and repair INTERESTING bikes

North Grange Industrial Estate

Devoran, TR36RF

09.00 am - 5.00 pm Mon to Fri

01872 870288

www.sprite-motorcycles.co.uk

Supporting local businesses

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T r e s a m b l e T r a d i n g

S u p p l i e r s o f a n t i q u e a n d

v i n t a g e g a r d e n & c r a f tt o o l s , o t h e r g a r d e n a l i a

& p e r i o d h o m e h a r d w a r e

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9 a m – 4 p m o n L e m o n Q u a y .

N o w s t o c k i n g s e l e c t e d i t e m s i n

T r e v a i l s , R i v e r S t r e e t , T r u r o

W a n t e d : G o o d q u a l i t y o l d t o o l s &a n y t h i n g e l s e t h a t ’ s a l i t t l e b i t d i f f e r e n t !

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Supporting local businesses

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What’s On…. June - September

June

7th Summer Music at Gwennap Church, presenting 'Degrees of J

azz', 7.30-9.15pm

7th Coffee morning at Hicks Mill Methodist Church, 10.30-12.00

7th W.I. 'Cornwall - a land apart' by Tony Mansell, 8pm

13th Coffee Stop at the Parish Rooms at the Richard Jory Playing

Field, 10.00-11.30am

14th Summer Music at Gwennap Church, presenting 'Eight in a Bar',

7.30-9.15pm

14th Cusgarne & Frogpool Football Club training re-starts, 6.30pm

every Wednesday

15th Gwennap Parish Council meeting at the parish rooms, Richard

Jory playing field, at 7pm

18th Carboot sale at the Richard Jory playing field, 7am gates open

18th Parish Walk, meeting at 11am at the Cornish Arms, Frogpool

18th Classic motorcycle show, Crofthandy Village Hall


Field, 10.00-11.30am

20th Mobile Library at Chellean Vean, Frogpool, 4.20-5.00pm

21st Summer Music at Gwennap Church, presenting 'Truro Male

Voice Choir', 7.30-9.15pm

24th Gwennap Parish Community Fete 12-3pm, Richard Jory playing

field, Pulla Cross

25th Mines & Mineral Railways charity cycling event (off road &

on road events)


Field, 10.00-11.30am

27th Gwennap Ladies Guild, 2.30pm

28th Quiz night at the Cornish Arms Frogpool, 8.30pm £1 per player

28th Summer Music at Gwennap Church, presenting 'Lowena

Singers', 7.30-9.15pm

29th Coffee morning at Frogpool Methodist Church 10.30-11.30am

July

2nd Carboot sale at the Richard Jory playing field, 7am gates open

2nd Folk music at the Cornish Arms, Frogpool


Field, 10.00-11.30am

4th W.I. 'Experiences of an English Teacher at home and abroad

5th Summer Music at Gwennap Church, presenting ''Treverva Male

Voice Choir", 7.30-9.15pm


Field, 10.00-11.30am

12th Summer Music at Gwennap Church, presenting ''Imerys Mid-

Cornwall Male Voice Choir", 7.30-9.15pm


16th 174th Frogpool Chapel Anniversary, 10.45am


Field, 10.00-11.30am

19th Summer Music at Gwennap Church, presenting ''Trengilly

Singers", 7.30-9.15pm



21st Last day of term, Cusgarne CP School

24th Gwennap Horticultural Society's Visit to Claire Batten at

Penberth Nureries


Field, 10.00-11.30am


26th Summer Music at Gwennap Church, presenting ''Four Lanes

Male Voice Choir", 7.30-9.15pm


29th Gwennap Churchtown Summer Fete, Trevince, 2pm

August

1st Coffee Stop at the Parish Rooms at the Richard Jory Playing

Field, 10.00-11.30am

1st W.I. meeting


6th Folk music at the Cornish Arms, Frogpool


Field, 10.00-11.30am


Field, 10.00-11.30am



18th Gwennap Horticultural Society's Visit to RHS Rosemoor,

depart Gwennap Church at 8.30am, return approx 7pm


20th Hicks Mill Chapel Anniversary, led by Mrs M Bennett, 10.30am

22nd Gwennap Ladies Guild, 2.30pm

22nd Coffee Stop at the Parish Rooms at the Richard Jory Playing

Field, 10.00-11.30am


Field, 10.00-11.30am

31st Coffee morning at Frogpool Methodist Church 10.30-11.30am

September

3rd Carboot sale at the Richard Jory playing field, 7am gates open

3rd Folk music at the Cornish Arms, Frogpool

4th First day of term, Cusgarne CP School


Field, 10.00-11.30am

5th W.I. Harvest Auction

10th Hicks Mill Methodist Church Harvest Festival, 10.30am


Field, 10.00-11.30am



Field, 10.00-11.30am

21st Gwennap Horticultural Society, "Have a Wonderful Winter

Garden", Mike Stephens

21st Gwennap Parish Council meeting at the parish rooms, Richard


24th Frogpool Chapel Harvest Festival, 10.45am & 6pm

25th Harvest Supper, Frogpool Chapel, 7pm


Field, 10.00-11.30am


27th Quiz night at the Cornish Arms Frogpool, 8.30pm £1 per player


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