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April 2021, Issue 268Pieces ofEight News, views and issues
from: Chapel Amble,Pendoggett, St Kew,St Kew Highway,Trelill,Tregellist, Trequite &Trewethern.
Email: [email protected]
After our winter of discontent, spring is here at last!
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EDITORIAL‘April, come she will,When streams are ripe and swelledwith rain….’ (Paul Simon)
The daffodils outside my window arenodding in agreement: spring is defi-nitely here and with it, the promise ofre-birth and new hope.
Twelve-months ago it was a very dif-ferent story. Instead of Paul Simon’sgentle lyrics, it was as though we werein thrall to TS Eliot’s lines from hissombre masterpiece,‘The WasteLand’:‘April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain…’
The pandemic was taking hold. Sincethen we have all struggled to come toterms with a ‘new normal’, as Tiersand Lockdowns have curtailed ourlife. When asked by friends how I’mdoing, I find myself giving a stocksemi-comic response: ‘I’m fine,thanks - at least from the neck down’.
Mental health is to the forefront of thenews, as it should be, affecting us alldifferently. Finding escape in Cornwallhas meant, for some, a quick trip tothe cliffs and the sea, or a walkthrough the lanes to commune withnature. When that’s not possible, thenthe radio and tv become vital links toour sense of identity and well-being –especially when we’ve been isolatedfrom our loved ones.
Like many, I’ve found comfort in music- (I look forward to surprising my mu-sical compadre, Pete Flaskett, withsome fresh tunes on my new ukulele!)- and especially literature. A goodbook can open that inner door to one’simagination, when we can walkthrough and experience anotherworld. Whether it’s a classic novel orwhodunnit, an historical-romance ordystopian fantasy, biography or mem-oir - (the list is as long as the Dewey-decimal system will allow!) - a goodbook can simply transport without oneleaving one’s arm-chair.
My wife Sue, however, also finds sol-ace in the practical work of the gar-
Welcome to Pieces of EightWe are a free independent community magazine, published ten times a year(not January and August) covering local news, views and events in the St Kewparish area. Volunteers produce, edit and distribute the magazine to everyhousehold in the area, and to all the local churches, shops and pubs. We dohope you enjoy reading it.
We would love to hear from our readers - articles, letters, suggestions andother contributions are always welcome. Please see our contact details below.
There is also an on-line edition hosted by the Parish Council which can befound at www.stkewparish.org.uk (We are very grateful to the ParishCouncil for allowing us to use their website).
den. Every so often, therefore, she’llgive me a nudge, reminding me of thezen instruction: ‘Be here Now’, andpoint out the daffodils, the camellias,the cherry tree in bud.
Whatever else may be happening,Spring and the fulfilment of its promiseof re-birth is indeed here.Eliot’s poem, of course, based hisopening lines on those of a mucholder poem by the English poet, Geof-frey Chaucer. Writing in the 1390’s, hebegan his Prologue to ‘The Canter-bury Tales’ with:‘When April with his showers sweet,the drought of March has pierced tothe root…’(Modern English Translation)Climate change may give us pause toquestion the shift in weather patterns,
but this urge to be out and about isprimal – for Chaucer and his ‘sondryfolk’, the road to Canterbury to visitthe tomb of St. Thomas a Becket toask for holy blessing was of primeimportance – the pilgrimage.
However, let us hope we may all bepilgrims this April, journeying back outinto the wider world as lockdown eas-es, to meet and greet each otheranew.
Happy Easter, from us all at Po8!
David
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The View from the Allotments ..and at last we have taken the firsttentative steps in starting off our gar-dening year!
As I write, the weather is horrid withstrong winds, gusting rain and hailshowers and definitely not conduciveto toiling on the plots. But a week agowe had what felt like about eight or tenfine days and we actually started tosee things dry out a bit. That meant,of course, that we could start to turnover the patches, prior to plantingthings out.
First up were two squares for theonion sets – one for red and one forwhite. Tony rotavated them thorough-ly and then a couple of days later,sprinkled chicken manure over themand rotavated again. Now all I haveto do is rake them over, tread themdown a bit and plant the sets. It’sbackbreaking, as you can’t do it with-out bending double and I only managea couple of rows at a time before Ihave to straighten up and grumble!But it’s certainly worth it, as we are stillusing our own onions, with plentymore to see us through for a couple ofmonths.
We’ve also had some welcome helpfrom our friend (and new Treasurer)Steve Liddiard, who bravely wieldedthe rotavator on three further patches,taking the pressure off Tony’s back!
Next we purchased two cheapo mini-greenhouses from WILKO – one with
shelves, so that we can bring seed-lings on in the (main) greenhouse andone which is just big enough for onegrow-bag and will be fixed against thehouse wall with three tomato plants.
We shall also have a grow-bag in themain greenhouse, with further plants,as we do love the taste of homegrown toms – so different from shop-bought ones which we buy during theWinter. And with all this in mind, Tonyhas planted a couple of dozen tomatoseeds – Ailsa Craig and Gardener’sDelight, so that we have large andsmall fruits for cooking and for salads.
At the moment, these are all on thewindow-sill in the sitting-room but atthe weekend, we plan to take themround to the lotty and put them in the(new) mini-greenhouse to grow on abit. Since temperatures have been solow at night recently, we thought theadded insulation of a plastic housewithin the glass one might work atreat. So far, so good!.
We also bought some herbs fromTrelawney and planted them out atthe front of the house – better there,so that we can access them for cook-ing. And we have bought some sageseeds and coriander, which will gettheir own dedicated pots, as we douse a lot of herbs in the kitchen.Lovely to go out and pick mint for thebaby potatoes, isn’t it? And I just lovethe smell of basil. Really strong fla-vour, too.
Yet again, I have found a dozen or sopotatoes at the back of a cupboard,which have chitted and sprouted in
St. Kew Community GardensAssociation
the darkness. So I shall find a littlecorner for these and see what hap-pens. It usually works well so I amhoping we shan’t be attacked by theB****T! Fingers crossed. Last but notleast at the moment – Tony has plant-ed 60+ broad beans which I shallplant out in a fairly dense squarewhen they reach about 12 inches orso. We do love our own peas andbeans and they are relatively easy togrow.
I’ve just looked at the weather fore-cast and it seems as though we shallhave some fine weather again in aday or so, so I am looking forward toattacking another couple of squares,so that we start to look organised.
Judith Mott
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PS
I tried Cynthia’s Spanish casserolefrom last month’s Pieces of Eightusing our own onions and herbs andit was excellent – well worth a try!
25/02/2021
FARMER JULESWe're all thinking veg gardening rightnow - it's what increased daylighthours and daffodils do to us! But howdo field scale salads and fruit getproduced? This really is testing myagricultural boundaries as a livestockfarmer: these are the cross-over cropswith horticulturalists.
The 'Garden of England' conjures upimages of the Vale of Evesham andKent (maybe best known for growinghops), and Somerset is of course as-sociated with cider due to the appleorchards; so climatic location plays ahuge role in success. Scotland (be-yond their potatoes) is even famed forits raspberries - who'd have thoughtit?
So local varieties of, say, apple trees,will often produce the best crops, asthey've stood the test of time - in thelocal environment. That old faithful,the gooseberry, will generally do wellhere abouts; but they are a pricklybush to pick! With a bit of humanapplication, the likes of tayberry andloganberry are also goers (think bram-ble!) These fruits are grown more asa supplementary (rather than main)crop in Britain, perhaps supplying afarm shop.
Strawberry growing is a major ven-ture, but very often - in the Westcoun-try - born out of a pick-your-ownenterprise; particularly as they are alabour intensive crop to harvest.There are 'straight' strawberry grow-
ers in sunnier parts of the UK, wheresoft fruits are the only crop. Suchgrowers often produce everything un-der plastic (polytunnels have tendedto replace glasshouses), which ex-tends growing season; provides des-ignated water and nutrients to plants,protects the crop from pests and dis-ease, and even houses plants at hiplevel for pickers.
Although such 'controlled environ-ments' may seem an eyesore, theircrop efficiency is actually more envi-ronmentally friendly than wasting halfa crop to birds or disease (or wetweather); and has reduced chemicalusage as many crop pests have beeneliminated from the equation. TheBritish strawberry season is also ex-tended (outdoors and in) by a wideselection of varieties, developed forearly, mid or late season cropping.
Blueberries are another crop that aregrown successfully on field scale.Brexit has brought its own set of prob-lems to such ventures (just like thefield daffodil growers) due to limita-tions on the migrant workforce - forsome reason, locals just don't wantpicking work! Once skilled, pickerscan earn good rates, and most grow-ers have pickers on a day-rate plustarget bonuses as not only incentivebut also ensuring 'newbies' have achance to learn the ropes.
A great deal of British salad crops willbe produced under plastic, either inpolytunnels (like the strawberries) ormore conventionally in fields, but withbiodegradable plastic covering theirgrowing area - this'll be the black
strips sometimes seen in rows in afield. This technique is more com-monly used locally for giving foragemaize an early start, as it not onlyblankets-out weed competition but al-so aids early soil warmth - for germi-nation and vigour in young plants.Again, this reduces the need for pesti-cides. British grown salad crops wouldinclude tomatoes, lettuce and leaves,cucumbers, spring onions, beetrootand even mange tout/sugar snappeas; peppers I'm unsure about - butif you can grow them in your green-house, somebody somewhere isprobably doing it commercially!
British growers have become im-mensely skilled at extending theircropping season (and storage tech-
niques) to supply our year round ap-petite, but our climate just isn't goingto play ball with producing fresh cher-ries in February.
Personally, I'd rather hold out for thefirst local strawberries in May than buyimported 'seasonal' fruits that havebeen picked prior to ripening, probablysprayed with a preservative and thenchilled to tastelessness to travel halfway round the world. The wait is worthit - for the flavour!
SOUPER LUNCH
We hope you are all well and hope to resume our lunches verysoon. Keep safe everyone!
Letter to the editorRegarding the photograph of snowdrops in the in March's magazine.
The snow drops in the hedge betweenPendoggett Cottages and Greycottturning on the left-hand side wereplanted by my Gran Bessie Crahartwho lived at Tregildrens farm, at least80 years ago. And they are stillflowering.
Ken Finnemore
St Kew Highway
LEST WE FORGET
Australian and New Zealand ArmyCorps (ANZAC) Day – 25 April.
This day is one of Australia and NewZealand's most important and reverednational occasions. The day marksand remembers the first massivemilitary participation by Australian andNew Zealand forces during WW 1.
These ANZAC forces were allvolunteers and on 25 April 1915,landed at Gallipoli, in the Dardenelles,which was part of the Turkish OttomanEmpire and our enemy; they werewithdrawn eight months later.Reportedly, 2,700 New Zealandersand 8,700 Australians were killed.
To honour the historical event inAustralia and New Zealand, the firsttradition of the day begins at dawn withthe 'dawn service'. This is the timebefore the troops made their move onGallipoli Beach. This is followed by atraditional 'gunfire breakfast' just likethe troops had in WW 1. Marches andparades follow, with participantswearing medals and rosemary, whichwas found growing on the Gallipolipeninsula. Wreaths of flowers arealso laid for the deceased.
Turkey celebrates Martyr's Day on 18March, the anniversary of their 1915naval victory against the Allied Forces,which included Gallipoli. In 1934Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, thecommander of the Ottoman Forces atthe Dardenelles, and later founder ofmodern Turkey, is supposed to havewritten to all Australian mothers wholost their sons at Gallipoli saying "After
having lost their lives on this land theyhave become our sons as well." Thisstatement is engraved as part of theTurkish War Memorial at Anzac Cove,Gallipoli.
On our Parish War Memorial there arefour St Kew-connected troops whofought with the British Empire forcesand lost their lives in WW1: ThomasOwen Warne, who died 9 April 1917with the 13th Regiment Infantry(Quebec); Frederick Crahart MM, whodied 28 April 1917 with the 5thCanadian Infantry (Saskatchewan);William John Crahart, who died 7 June1917 with the NZ Expeditionary Forces(Auckland), and was the brother ofFrederick; and Samuel Nute Keat whodied 28 August 1918 with the 52Canadian Infantry (Manitoba).
We should also remember theseANZAC forces as we remember ourown. They were a major contributorin ensuring the defeat of the commonenemy; thus, ultimately providing thefreedoms we enjoy now.
William
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; CHILDREN’S CORNERWe hope you all have a very Happy Easter and that you enjoy doing this
dot-to-dot and colouring in this lovely picture.
ST KEW WI
At St Kew WI, we are taking part in the Cornwall WI"Allsop" Cup competition, which this year is named"Operation Hedgehog". We have the whole year tocomplete a presentation on the hedgehog activity in ourparish.We are planning to do a survey and need everyone'shelp to see how the hedgehogs are doing in our patchat St Kew Highway and surrounding areas - we knowthat Kenwyn Park has a thriving community of them - Iwas lucky enough to see 6 in my garden on one nightlast year! There are signs of them waking fromhibernation already and many of you will have one inyour garden without knowing. We hope you will all getas excited about hedgehogs as we are, as they are themost adorable creatures.Watch out for next month's magazine when we will beincluding a survey/questionnaire for you to fill in andreturn. In the meantime, please be vigilant and jot downany sightings or signs of activity with times and places
etc. Your help is much appreciated, many thanks.
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Cynthia CooksAt this time of year I really look forwardto two early favourites from the garden- rhubarb and wild garlic, both of whichgrow abundantly in the rich damp soilhereabouts. Here’s a lovely springtimerecipe using rhubarb in a way thatmight be surprising, but workssurprisingly well.
Serves 2, but simply scale up asrequired.
Roast smoked salmon fillet withquick - pickled spicy rhubarb
Ingredients
○ 2 lightly-smoked salmon fillets○ 1 stick of rhubarb, trimmed and cut
into 2 cm slices - roughly 100 - 150g○ 2 tbsp red wine vinegar○ 75g caster sugar○ 1 red chilli, seeds removed and
thinly sliced○ Small knob of root ginger, sliced
into very thin matchsticks○ 1 tbsp pine nuts○ Small handful of coriander, roughly
chopped, with a few leavesreserved for decoration (if that’syour thing).
○ 2-3 tbsp crème fraiche, or naturalyoghurt.
○ Salt and black pepper to season.
In a small pan, dissolve the sugar inaround 350ml of water, add the chilliand ginger and, once the sugar hasdissolved, bring to the boil and add thewine vinegar and sliced rhubarb.
Simmer gently for no more than aminute until the rhubarb has softeneda little but not collapsed, then leave tocool in the pan for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile pre-heat the oven to 180o
C, put the salmon fillets on a greased(or foil-lined) baking tray and roast foraround 20 minutes.
While the salmon is cooking heat thepine nuts in a small dry frying pan untillightly toasted.
Stir the chopped coriander into thecrème fraiche or yoghurt and seasonwith a pinch of salt and black pepper.
To serve, carefully remove the skinfrom the salmon and gently break intolarge flakes on the plate. With a slottedspoon divide the rhubarb between theplates and dribble a teaspoon or twoof the pickling liquid over.
Sprinkle the pine nuts over fish andrhubarb and add a dollop of the herbycrème fraiche. Serve with butteredJersey Royals and a couple of spearsof English purple sprouting broccoli.Oh, and don’t forget the coriandergarnish.
Cynthia’s tips: This recipe works wellwith any oily fish, not necessarilysmoked - pan-fried fresh mackerelfillets and rhubarb is a classiccombination. Try mixing up the spicingtoo - add a couple of cloves or a staranise to the pickling mix.
St Kew Help
St Kew Help was set up to help thoseliving in St Kew Parish, Cornwall, whoare impacted by Covid-19 and requireassistance. If you are self-isolating orshielding and don't already have help,please message us and we'll do ourbest to assist with shopping, medicine
collection, posting letters, having aphone chat.
You can also contact us by telephoneon: 01208 841366, e-mail [email protected] or via ourFacebook page:www.facebook.com/stkewhelp/
Mobile Post OfficeThe mobile Post Office calls at St Kew Highway (outside the Community Hall)at the following days and times:
Monday: 13.30-15.00
Thursday: 14.00-15.00
The Water-Clock
At Poley’s Bridge the river’s rushingit’s late for the seait slides, a smooth brown snake in a hurry.
We’re ambling on a sky-blue daypast the abandoned dries now decoratedthe fading colours of graffiti tags.
We linger over badger tracks,horseshoe marks, fading footprints.
These days run on a different clocklike the Tower of the Winds in Roman Athenswater filling re-filling its chambersgearing clicking night and day
as though the wind can read the timeeven with eight strong deities.
Here I want to wade in the wateranoint/baptise myself in the old way
immerse myself in the same river twice.
David Penhale
Polzeath Beach CleanThese are the 2021 dates, all subjectto the local Covid 19 restrictions inforce at the time. Staggered arrivalat the Marine Centre from 9.30 on-wards please. The exceptions are thedates in bold (the Mega beach cleans)- arrival time 2.45 to 3.30 pm at theMarine Centre.
2021April 10th FridayJune 21st MondayJuly 22nd ThursdayAugust 13th FridaySeptember 18th SaturdayOctober 30th SaturdayNovember 17th WednesdayDecember 15th Wednesday
Huge thanks to the Bridge on Wooland everyone who joins their week-ly bonus ball. We have receivedsome amazing donations eachweek from Amanda and the team.Thanks also to the Green Geckoand Nick Quirk for the extra support.As well as food we are also able toprovide toiletries, nappies, pet foodand household cleaning productswhich can make a real difference tosomeone in need in our community.
A big shout out to Gary DuttonButchers for their kind donation andto everyone who donates to usfinancially, we are so grateful!Thanks also to Tesco for theirsupport and to all the shoppers whodrop off items at our collection point,you all help to keep our Foodbankstocked.
**EXCITING NEWS**
We are planning to open our Storehouse Shop at 4 Eddystone Road inWadebridge (next to J Shoes) on the 13th April from Tuesdays toSaturdays. We will adhere to Government guidelines and look forward towelcoming you in to the shop.
Wadebridge Foodbank, Unit 4, Eddystone Road, Wadebridge PL27 7AL Tel.01208 815374
Registered Charity No. 1166301Email: [email protected]
Parish Council NewsChairman: Cllr A GoddenClerk: Mrs Stephanie TipladyThe Barn, Kitts Hill, ChapelAmble, PL26 6EP. Tel:07789 953677, [email protected].
The Parish Council meets inthe Parish Hall, St Kew Church-town at 7.00pm on the secondTuesday of each month. Mem-bers of the public are welcometo attend and address themeeting on any subject of con-cern.Website:stkewparishcouncil.gov.uk.
Meeting held on Tuesday 9th
February 2021 by Video LinkConference Call
Present: Chairman Cllr A Godden,J Rowe, A Prophet, Cllr T Mott,Cllr P Bishop, Cllr J Lethbridge,CC R Moorcroft
Apologies: B Finnemore.
Cornwall Councillor Reports
Cllr Moorcroft discussed variousprojects in the Wadebridge area andwent on to describe the new electoralboundaries which would affect St KewParish. Cllr Knightley wished to thankthe Parish Council for the associationof the past eight years which he felthad been most valuable.
The volunteer transportation is stillongoing and busy with transportingresidents for their Covid vaccinations.
Post Office Bench
The bench alongside the Mobile PostOffice site in Allen Park, St KewHighway has now been installed. It is
planned to add a memorial plaque forCllr Richard Godden.
Memorial for Cllr R Godden
In addition to the plaque on the benchat St Kew Highway, the Parish Councilis planning the inception of an annualbursary. An anonymous donation of£100 has been received and theCouncil agreed to add some funds tothat to establish the new bursary, fromthe existing grants budget.
Tenders for Parish GrassCutting and Public FootpathCutting
The Parish Council received onetender for both public footpath andparish grass cutting. The tenders wereaccepted and contracts awarded to theexisting contractor.
Future Parish Council MeetingThe legislation to enable virtualmeetings will cease in May and thepossibility of returning to physicalmeetings once more was discussed.Further discussion will take place atthe April (virtual) meeting once theCovid 19 situation is clearer.
Litter PickingLitter picking in St Kew Churchtownhas been highly successful and theParish Council wishes to thank allthose involved.
Dog FoulingDog fouling has become more of aproblem in recent weeks and dogowners and walkers are reminded oftheir responsibility to pick up after theirdogs. Instances of dog fouling can bereported to Cornwall Council:www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/animal-welfare/dog-welfare-and-en fo rcement -serv ice /dog-fouling/report-dog-fouling/.Alternatively call Animal Welfare atCornwall Council on 0300 1234 212.
Planning ApplicationsPA21/00997– Mr Pope, Middle AmbleFarmhouse, Chapel Amble. Demolitionof existing lean-to store / boiler room,and construction of new two storeyextension. Demolition of existing
detached outbuilding, and constructionof new detached outbuilding.RECOMMENDED SUPPORT.
PA21/01279 - Mr J Greenhalgh, LandEast of Greenfields, Tregellist, St Kew.Demolition of agricultural barn anderection of dwelling house (followingprevious approval under class Q refPA20/03934)RECOMMENDED SUPPORT.
PA21/01492 – Mrs Kathy Austen,Davids House, Chapel Amble. Worksto trees in a Conservation Area namelyto fell Sycamore T1 and heavily reduceYew tree T2.THE APPLICATION WAS NOTED,NO COMMENT.
Planning Decisions by CornwallCouncilPA20/03837– Mr R Harris, Land Northof Pendethys, Trelill. Outlineapplication for two dwellings on infillplot.APPROVED.
Ebb tide at Pentireglaze on a sparkling spring afternoon
May Elections
In 2019 the Local GovernmentBoundary Commission implementedchanges that would reduce thenumber of Cornwall Councillors from123 to 87. The impact of this is thatmost Councillor divisions will increasein area and population. St Kew Parishcurrently resides in Wadebridge Eastbut will, from May 2021, become partof Wadebridge West which willinclude Burlawn, St Breock,Whitecross, St.Kew, Trelill, St.Mabyn,Sladesbridge and Chapel Amble.
The elections will take place onThursday May 6th See CornwallCouncil website for more information:https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/current-and-forthcoming-electionsreferendums/parish-and-town-council-elections-6-may-2021/or call Electoral Services on 03001231 115.
The Parish Council encourages newcandidates to register for the election,see above website for details on howto obtain a candidate pack, or callElectoral Services on 0300 1231 115.
It is possible to see all the newboundaries on Cornwall Council’sinteractive map site:
https://map.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/?zoomlevel=4&xcoord=200839&ycoord=74029&wsName=ccmap&layerName=Electoral%20divisions%20from%20May%202021:Polling%20districts%20from%20May%202021:Parish%20wards%20from%20May%202021:Parishes%20from%20May%202021. Use the layers tab and selectGovernment Boundaries from May2021.
Contacting St Kew Parish Council:Please contact the Parish Clerk,Stephanie Tiplady, on 01208 [email protected]: stkewparishcouncil.gov.uk.
Did you know about the role ofthe Police and Crime Commis-sioner?
From their website:
https://www.devonandcornwall-pcc.gov.uk/about-us/the-role-of-the-police-and-crime-commissioner/
The role of a Police and Crime Com-missioner (PCC) is to be the voice ofthe people in policing, and to hold theChief Constable to account for howhe/she discharges their functions. Theaim of all PCCs is to ensure the deliv-
ery of an effective and efficient policeservice within their force area.
PCCs are responsible for ‘the totalityof policing’ (i.e. all of policing, not justsome parts of it) but they ‘must notfetter the operational independence ofthe police force and the Chief Consta-ble who leads it’.
On the website there is a comparisonof their jobs.
The election for the PCC will be heldon 6th May alongside the CornwallCouncil election.
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Pause for Thought…..
Recently a family member wasreferred for genetic testing.She was sent an online questionnairewhich was to set up her family tree andfamily medical history. All started wellwith immediate family, but, as she wentback one generation to her mother,she started to have the problem ofwhat was she diagnosed with and whatage was she? She rarely talked about‘that sort of thing’, being a very privateperson.As her mother got older and moreinfirm, she’d take her to many hospitalappointments for various ailments, butnot realising she’d need thisinformation in the future, she didn’tkeep a record, why would she?Going back further to her grandparentson her mum’s side of the family andtheir siblings and the trouble reallystarted. Referring to early 20th centurycensus records she could list theirnames but not who they married or thechildren they had.Her mum didn't really keep in touchwith her many aunts, uncles andcousins, saying she saw too much of
them when she was young! She didtell her about some of her father’ssisters and their female children.having breast cancer. How she wishedshe’d taken more notice. One of hergreat aunts went to live in South Africabut which one? Her grandfather had1 younger brother followed by 7sisters! Her grandmother had a sisterwho she did see, but 2 brothers shedidn't.All the relatives she knew about havelong since died, so the trail has gonecold.The message is clear: write down asmuch as you can about your familyhistory while they are still alive, asgenerations to come may need thisvital information and, in any event, I’msure they would be very interested inthe family they may not know about.My brother’s father-in-law started adiary for his grandsons talking abouthis youth, the holidays he had, meetinghis wife and a potted history of thethings they did with their 2 children and2 grandchildren. Fascinating stuff, butalso showed he was always verycareful with his money and was onefor trying to get money off his hotel bills!
Reflections
SLOW RETURN
As I write this in March we arepreparing to resume public worship inour churches on Sunday, MotheringSunday. It has been a long wait sincejust after Christmas! It is even longersince the middle of March 2020 whenthe first lockdown began. We havelearned a lot in this time. We havebeen sustained by the remarkableavailability of on-line worship. We havealso perhaps learned that for thosehousebound by age or condition, thishas been a time when they have beenable to share once again in communityworship. The possibility of receivinghome communion in normal times
does not quite bring the same senseof involvement. As we return, we mayhope permanently, to public worshipin our churches we will need tocontinue to sustain the worship life ofthose who are not able to be join us inperson.
At the same time we have becomemore aware, perhaps, of the power ofprivate prayer as we have sought toreplace regular church-going andother community exercises within theconfines of our own homes. It is wellto remember that since the earliestdays of the church there have beenthose who have sought solitude andisolation, either individually or com-munally, as a means of deepeningtheir spiritual experience.
St James the Great Church atSt Kew
Calendar for April4th Easter
9.30am Holy Communion
11th 9.30am Morning Worship
18th 9.30am Holy Communion
25th 9.30am Morning Worship
Whilst a life cut off from normal humanexchanges and experiences is not forall, there is something to be said for anoccasional exposure to thecontemplative life, removed from thedaily and other distractions to whichwe are usually subject. There is avalue in doing this voluntarily ratherthan under compulsion but lockdownhas nevertheless given us a taste ofthe experience.
One possible topic of contemplationduring these long months has been thestate of the world around us. We mayhave become more aware of nature,in the birds and hedgerows and in therelative lack of insect life. Once theimmediate effects of the pandemicease we will need as a society to
engage more seriously with theproblem of global warming and itsattendant consequences. We may findthat the measures necessary tocombat this crisis much more intrusiveupon our accustomed way of life andmuch more long-lasting than thepandemic has been.
Andrew LewisPrebendary of Marnays
ST KEW HIGHWAY METHODIST CHURCH
Services held in the Community Hall at 9.30am.
All services have been suspended untilfurther notice.
Wadebridge Christian CentreMolesworth Street, Wadebridge.Tel 01208 813110, wadebridgechristiancentre.orgWe are a lively, active, family church where everyone is welcome. We have acrèche and Sunday school, and all our children's workers are DBS checked.They are open but you need to book your seat, please see their website.
Catholic Church ServicesWadebridge TintagelSt Michael's Church St Paul The ApostleTrevanson Street Bossiney Road01208 72833 01840 770633Please see https://stmarysbodmin.org.uk/mass-times/and Covid regulations.
RecyclingRecycling takes place on a variety of days in the same week within the parish.
Recycling collections are in the weeks beginning 5th and 19th April.
Please see Cornwall council website for full details.
News from St Kew Parish Hall
Hello everyone.
We look forward to being able tohold events again in the hall. May-be later in the year this will be pos-sible.
Kathy
To book the hall, please contactLianne Sproull on 01208 841808.
The Regal in WadebridgeTel: 01208 812791www.wtwcinemas.co.uk
Due to the National lockdown, we arecurrently unable to open.
We hope to welcome you all backsoon, and thank you for all your support.
ST KEW HIGHWAY COMMUNITY HALLONGOING EVENTS
Registered Charity No 294140
THE COMMUNITY HALL HAS BEEN DEEP CLEANED AND SANITISED.HOWEVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ONLY VERY SMALL BOOKINGSARE AVAILABLE. ANYONE USING THE HALL SHOULD CLEAR IT WITHSHIRLEY ROWE FIRST AND UPHOLD THE STRICT SAFETY MEASURESTHAT ARE IN LAW AT THE TIME.
IT IS REGRETTED THAT THIS CANNOT BE RELAXED AT THE MOMENTAND APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR ADVICE FROM SHIRLEY 01208 841257, OR MARI-ON DINGLE 01208 841388.
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You will always find a friendly welcome in this traditional local “pub”
St Kew Inn, Church Town, St Kew, Wadebridge. Tel: 01208 841259email:[email protected]
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