G������ P����� ��� C������� C�������� S����� P������� C��������Once again, thte weather gods were kind to us.The fete proceeded in an orderly fashion onceagain due to the sterling work of the fetecommittee. We had the usual stalls by the W.I.,Gwennap Church and others. The “find thewine stall run by two of our regular supporters,John and Linda did particularly well. The schoolentertained us with some country dancing andthe catering was again done by Raymond’sAmusements provided the mail play attractionswhilst Victorian Mobile Catering who providedthe hot dogs, bacon rolls and other food via theiraffiliate, Andy’s Bouncy Castle Hire, supplied asecond bouncy castle.

We had a number of vehicles on show, includingold tractors Steve Corbett’s steam roller and asmaller traction engine, also in steam.

The profit was as usual split between the fetecommittee, Cusgarne Community School andthe Parish Council who financially contributedtowards the event.

The committee would like to express their thanksto all who contributed by way of time, money,expertise or in any other way.

Here’s to asuccessfulfete nextyear!

Spring 2015

Issue 30

Gwennap Parish NewsletterAn Blu Lann-Wennap Derivadow

Autumn 2015Issue 32

SERVING GWENNAP PARISH

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Traditional village pub offering good food, real ales and good atmosphere.Dogs welcome on leads. Functions catered for.

TRURO TR4 8RP (01872 863445) www.thecornisharmsfrogpool.com

What’s on at The Cornish Arms?What’s on at The Cornish Arms?Musicians & Folk evening (come and listen or play!) – 1st Sunday of each month

Quiz Nights: Wednesday 28th October; Wednesday 25th November; Swednesday 16th December

Harvest Festival Auction - 1st October - Auctioneer Mark Kaczmarek In aid of the Merlin Centre. Start 7.30

THE CORNISH ARMS &ADULT DRAWING CHALLENGE

Christmas Menus available. For bookings between 2nd and 23rd December call 01872-863445 or visit ourwebsite www.thecornisharmsfrogpool.com

Christmas and New Year’s Eve opening hours to follow in the next edition of the magazine

PRE-LOVED CLOTHESAND ACCESSORIES SALE

(In aid of the Merlin Centre)

Where: Parish Room, Richard Jory Playing Field

When: Saturday 10th October, 9.00am to 2.00pm

Cost: £3.00 per table (All donated to charity)

A chance to sell your unwanted good quality, nearlynew clothes and accessories (gents, ladies andchildren’s) or come along to buy some new items.

Reserve a selling space by phoning Grace at theCornish Arms on 01872 863445

Refreshments will be available

NOTE: This is NOT a jumble sale

OSKA:SEASALT:NEXT:ANIMAL:MANGOand many others

BAR KITCHEN

Monday am CLOSED CLOSEDMonday pm 7.00 - 11.00pm CLOSEDTuesday - Saturday am 12.00 - 2.30pm 12.00 - 2.00pmTuesday - Saturday pm 6.00 - 11.00pm 6.00 - 9.00pmSunday am 12.00 - 2.30pm 12.00 - 2.00pmSunday pm 6.00 - 11.00pm 6.00 - 8.00pm

GWENNAP HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Our Members have enjoyed excellent speakers and fiveextremely enjoyable visits to gardens in Cornwall thisyear.

We still have two more speakers:Andy Gavin - Travelling to see plants in Java,Malaysia and Singapore on the 15th October and atalk by Chris Bailes on Hollies on the 19th November.

We also have a change to our original programme.  OurAGM and Social Evening is now going to be held on10th December instead of January, 2016.    We are inthe process of preparing our programme for 2016,which will be available at the end of the year.

Our Annual Membership Subscription   is £10 perperson and meetings are held in Gwennap Church Hallcommencing at 7.30 pm.  We have a strong and regularmembership and offer a warm welcome to anyone whomight like to join us.

Sue McCrossan 01872 870320

September20th Last Car Boot-Playing Field, Pulla Cross a.m.22nd Coffee Stop, 10-11.30 a.m. Parish Rooms, Playing Field, Pulla Cross22nd Gwennap Ladies Guild meet at Church Hall 2.30 p.m.24th Folk & Jamming evening, Fox & Hounds, Comford24th Coffee Morning at Frogpool Methodist Church 10.30-11.30 a.m.27th Harvest Festival Service, Frogpool Methodist Church 10.45 a.m. and 6 p.m.28th Harvest Pasty Supper and Auction, Frogpool Methodist Church 7 p.m.29th Coffee Stop, 10-11.30 a.m. Parish Rooms, Playing Field, Pulla CrossOctober1st Quiz evening, Fox & Hounds, Comford1st Harvest Festival, Cornish Arms Frogpool 7.30 p.m.6th W.I. talk by RNLI, Frogpool Chapel Sunday School Room 7.30 p.m.6th Coffee Stop, 10-11.30 a.m. Parish Rooms, Playing Field, Pulla Cross10th Nearly New Clothing Sale, Parish Rooms, Playing Field7th Coffee Morning at Hicks Mill Methodist Church, 10.30-11.30 a.m.12th Harvest Supper & Auction at Gwennap Church Hall 6.30.p.m.13th Coffee Stop, 10-11.30 a.m. Parish Rooms, Playing Field, Pulla Cross15th Parish Council meeting, 7pm Parish Rooms, Playing Field, Pulla Cross15th Gwennap Horticultural Society-talk by Andy Gavin, Church Hall 7.30 p.20th Gwennap Lunch Club, Church Hall, Gwennap 12.30-2 p.m.27th Gwennap Ladies Guild meet at Church Hall 2.30 p.m.28th Quiz at the Cornish Arms, Frogpool. 8.00 pm start29th Coffee Morning at Frogpool Methodist Church 10.30-11.30 a.m.November3rd W.I.Cookery Demonstration, Frogpool Chapel Sunday School Room 7.30 p.m.4th Coffee Morning at Hicks Mill Methodist Church, 10.30-11.30 a.m.8th Rememberance Service at Gwennap. 10.45 a.m.10th Coffee Stop, 10-11.30 a.m. At Mary Penna's, Tresamble Cottage17th Gwennap Lunch Club, Church Hall, Gwennap 12.30-2 p.m.18th Beetle Drive, Frogpool Chapel Sunday School Room 7.30 p.m.19th Parish Council meeting, 7pm Parish Rooms, Playing Field, Pulla Cross19th Gwennap Horticultural Society-talk by Chris Bailes, Church Hall 7.30 p.m.24th Gwennap Ladies Guild meet at Church Hall 2.30 p.m.25th Quiz at the Cornish Arms, Frogpool. 8.00 pm start26th Coffee Morning at Frogpool Methodist Church 10.30-11.30 a.m.December1st W.I. Christmas Party, Frogpool Chapel Sunday School Room, 7.30 p.m2nd Coffee Morning at Hicks Mill Methodist Church, 10.30-11.30 a.m.5th Christmas Fair, Church Hall, Gwennap 10.30-12 noon8th Coffee Stop, 10-11.30 a.m. At Vanessa Stone's, Home Farm, Trevince13th Annual Carol Service, Frogpool Methodist Church 4 p.m.15th Gwennap Lunch Club, Church Hall, Gwennap 12.30-2 p.m.16th Quiz at the Cornish Arms, Frogpool. 8.oo pm start17th Parish Council meeting, 7pm Parish Rooms, Playing Field, Pulla Cross17th Coffee Morning at Frogpool Methodist Church 10.30-11.30 a.m.

3DIARY for mid-September -- mid-December 2015

Frogpool Youth Football Fixtures

The Youth Under 15 team play on Sundays at thePlaying Field, usually in the mornings.Their home fixtures for the season are :20 Sept v Mevagissey Warriors(afternoon kick off)27 Sept v Camelford (Cup)04 Oct v Culdrose Phantoms08 Nov v Illogan15 Nov v Hayle06 Dec v Wendron20 Dec v Truro City Devils10 Jan v Godolphin17 Feb v Charlestown Rush-hour at Frogpool Chapel Crossroads

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PLAYING FIELD

On behalf of a group of users of the children’s playarea at the playing field, I would like to say howmuch we all enjoy the peaceful setting and welllooked after play equipment. We bring groups ofchildren by minibus regularly and appreciate thebonus of having clean, open toilets to use. Somethingthat is not available at some of the biggerplaygrounds in the area.Keep it up!R.G. Penryn

Twelveheads again! 13th August

It was very nice to have our verges cut last week, farfurther down the road it was becoming single track.However, the drawback is that it revealed anothercrop of lager cans previously hidden. In 150 yards Ipicked up more than four dozen.So, the plot thickens. They are not disposed of at thetwo car park lay-bys and on this occasion notdistributed evenly down the road, but in clusters,where no one would park. Cluster don’t match casualdiscards from car windows but are more likesomeone actually dumping collections of cans whichthey are too embarrassed to put in their recycling, soI fear this may be a sad tale of an alcoholic in need ofhelp.But, if you were thinking of investing in Breweryshares, Fosters lager seems a very good bet.M.G. Wheal Andrew, Twelveheads

SCAMS !! - One of the telephone scams beingoperated currently, and there have been casesreported to us locally is the seemingly good news thatyou are paying too much Council Tax and a refund isdue to you. All you have to do is pay some money upfront and the refund will follow.I can assure you that this would never happen.(Cornwall Council offering to give you money back?Dream on!)

It is very easy to check your Council Tax banding, andappeal if you are unhappy with it. Just go towww.gov.uk/council-tax

ADVERTISING, COMMENTS, ARTICLES, LETTERS, PICTURES ?????We need them all ……… Send them to:

Alan Blamey by email at clerk@gwennap-parish.net or telephone 01872 864601 for more informationCommercial advertising prices (all of which goes to support this newsletter)

Single Edition - Full Page, £50.00, Half Page, £25.00, Quarter Page, £12.00, Eighth Page, £7.00One Year - Full Page £180, Half Page, £90, Quarter Page, £42.00, Eighth Page, £25.00

VILLAGE FETE

Dear Sir

What a wonderful time we all enjoyed at the GrandSummer Fete at the Playing Fields on 27th June. Thesun shone, and there were so many happy peoplegreeting folk they hadn’t seen since last year, having ago on the many stalls and entertainments for thechildren and enjoying a cream tea in the café.

What a pity that no-one took over the microphone tothank the team of people who had worked so hard forthe last ten months organising the Fete. Helen Rowe,the enthusiastic and seemingly tireless Chairman ofthe committee, Mary Richards who encourageseveryone to join in and get on with it, CarolineRoscorla who so adeptly looks after the finances,Carol Stirk who sets up and manages the café,Lorraine and Kingsley Osborne who look after thesigns, Fiona Barnard who represents the School andMargaret Herbert who represents the WI. In additionPhilip Roscorla designs the Fete notices and printsand laminates where necessary all the rest of thenecessary paperwork and Rob Rowe, John Stirk andthe team who work so hard on Fete day putting up themarquees and shifting furniture.

Without all these people, there would not be a Fete forthe Parishioners to enjoy, so a big thank you to all ofyou.

Name and address supplied.

CUSGARNE MANOR – correctionWe (I !) got it wrong last time.It seems that James Watt, the famous engineer, lived inCusgarne House in the late 1700’s whilst working onpumping engines in local mines and not CusgarneManor. I was close - only a couple of fields away! Inthose days the Manor was known as Cusgarne Wartha.Watt’s wife wrote at the time that he arrived in badhealth but was soon in better spirits, given the

“delightful place” with its gardens of fruit trees andbushes. She also mentioned the worst thing as being

“the bad roads that lead to it in every direction”.Seems some things never change………………

LOCAL NEWS &LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

CROFTHANDY VILLAGE HALL

The year is marching on and I think the less said about theweather the better. Our classic motorcycle show wasblessed once again with good day.

Many new bikes and lots of people all enjoyed a great day.This one day requires a massive effort from the committeeand is much appreciated by all who attend. The end resultis a major part of the running cost of the new hall is secured.

Such efforts enable the committee to continue improvingand maintaining the existing facilities for the community.The latest addition is a pair of goal posts for the field builtby the committee, and this time paid for by the ParishCouncil, many thanks to all concerned. Also we haveresurfaced the main entrance and replaced the fridgefreezer at great expense, funded by ourselves.

It has been perfect weather for the weeds and our treasurer,also the man who cuts the grass has done a grand job, manythanks. It has been a busy time for children’s parties duringthe school holidays with few if any weekends when the hallhas not been in use. We have our village barbeque comingup in September details are on the notice board or ring ourbooking secretary on 01209822577.

Steve Trelease 01209 822153

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Photo courtesy of Des Wearne

CROFTHANDY CORNER &Sue’s Cat Rescue, Todpool

DAY LEWIS PHARMACY at ST DAYNHS England has approved the proposed pharmacy atSt Day, despite all the local and surgery objections. Atthe time of writing this, it is understood that several ofthe surgeries affected are putting an appeal together.

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If you can help, contact Sue on 01209 821754

Percy is a gorgeous neutered male, around 4/5 yearsold. He needs a homewithout children and where he is the only pet. Veryfriendly cat.

Zorro and Bella havebeen in foster forsome time. Theycame from one of thefirst feral cat trappingjobs of the year.

Zorro is theblack/white male,Bella the blackfemale, bothneutered and around8 months old.

We would like them togo as a pair. Theyhave both made

great progress and are full of life and play. They needan understanding home where they can have time tosettle. They are becoming very friendly, especially Bella,and Zorro likes to keep everyone on their toes!

6COOMBE – Thanks to Terry Bray for this old photo of Coombe, before theroads were tarmaced (perhaps this is also a view of things to come then?!)Coombe Hill is seen on the left, behind the steam driven road machine.Not sure of the year it was taken.

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Frogpool Friendly Club in 1979" photo courtesy of Robert Cook

FROGPOOL FRIENDLY CLUB & SEWINGCLASSES FOR YOUNG AND NOT SO YOUNG

Sewing classes for adults and childrenat Gwennap village Hall.

Children’s classes:Wednesday 4-6 for ages 7-11Wed 7-9 for ages 12-16Starting 9th SeptAdults classes:Wed 12-2Fri 12-2Fri 7-9

Brand new Singer machines to use. Classessuitable for beginners. We'll be learning sewingmachine skills, pattern cutting and simple dressmaking.

The younger children will be making bunting withtheir names on and a Christmas stocking. Theolder kids will be making a purse then a simplepair of pyjama bottoms.

The cost is £85 per term for kids (14 sessions) and£130 for a six week course for adults (all fabricand equipment included)

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9FROGPOOL METHODIST CHURCH

Frogpool Methodist ChurchMinister Revd. Mark Liddicoat

Tel: 01209 217573.

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

Thursday 24th September in aid of MacmillanThursday 29th October for Church funds

Thursday 26th November for Church fundsThursday 17th December for St. Petroc’s

These are purely social events where you can come and enjoy a cup of great coffee or tea and have a chat.Bring & Buy Stall.

Frogpool Women on Wednesday’s Groupare holding a Beetle Drive on

Wednesday 18th November at 7.30 p.m.in the Sunday School Hall. £1 including refreshments.We warmly welcome anyone who would like to join us.

It is not competitive but we do have a good laugh.

Frogpool Methodist Sunday School Hall and Stable Room (including kitchen facilities) are available for hire.Euiries to Mary Richards 01872 863143.

Harvest Festival

Sunday 27th September

Morning Service at 10.45 will be led by Mr. Alan Crowle from Berkshire.

Evening Service at 6.00 p.m. will be led byRevd. Mark Liddicoat.

Monday 28th September

Harvest Pasty Supper including a sweet at 7.00 p.m.Followed by an Auction of mainly perishable produce not

donated to the Foodbank.Proceeds for Charity.

We offer a warm welcome to you throughout the weekend.

Preliminary Notice

The Annual Carol Service will be held onSunday the 13th December at 4.00 p.m.

When it is hoped Cusgarne School children will be inattendance.

Collection for charity.

Jigsaws & BooksThe Church has a large selection of books to lend and

jigsaws available to hire. These are available on Coffeemornings.

Cusgarne School September 2015

We have just returned from a very enjoyable summerbreak. The children look pristine in their uniforms andeveryone seems eager, well prepared and ready forthe next academic year. The school is once again ahive of activity, happy and industrious. We welcome 13new pupils into Class One this term and we hope theywill settle in quickly and take part in everything schooland the community has to offer.

We celebrated the SATs results for KS1 and KS2 thisyear, which were outstanding; 100% of our pupilsachieved or exceeded their set targets and many ofthem were above National averages.

We have lots of events planned for the forthcoming term,the first of which is our Harvest Festival 7th October.This has traditionally been an enjoyable event wherelots of our families get involved. There will be anAutumn Creative Activity for display, a Performance ofMusic and Drama by the children and a grand Harvestauction, funds of which will be donated to Cornwall AirAmbulance.

Regular details of events and news can be found onour website: www.cusgarne.cornwall.sch.uk

Celia & Des Wearne at Trewelmhave been fostering donkeys fromthe Sidmouth donkey sanctuaryfor over ten years.After their 3 elderly donkeyspassed away and are now buriedin the field where they grazed,they decided to take a break, butof course donkey love lastsforever and they were offered twoyoung boys aged 7 & 8. Love atfirst site so home they came.

Although they had been badlytreated in their previous life theysoon settled and after a yearunpacked their cases and decidedto stay.

They are very friendly and love attention,especially from children. During the year theyget visits from family and friends whosechildren, including one who has cerebral palsy;get a ride on both boys.

This spring their welfare officer nominated themfor the best foster home in the country scheme.They were in the top three in the country andfirst in Devon and Cornwall. In June, Dawn thegranddaughter of Elizabeth Svendsen, theoriginal founder of Sidmouth donkey sanctuarycame to interview and film them to help promotedonkey fostering. (see photo, Dawn plus filmcrew assistant)

This month a film crew arrived to spend the daytaking professional photos of both foster carersand donkeys to help their advertising campaign.After 8 hours of lights, camera, action, 2 tiredhumans relaxed with a glass of wine, and 2happy donkeys who had been bribed with gingerbiscuits all day took to their stable and dreamtof being stars.

The sun shone and a good time was had by all.

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DONKEY SANCTUARY AWARD

OBITUARY – MICHAEL MARTYN, SUNNYCORNER whio died on 12th JulyMichael was born and brought up in Gloucestershire.He attended Lydney Grammar School and later BristolUniversity where he studied History, then went on tohave a long and successful career in education. Hestarted out as a history teacher at Henley GrammarSchool, moved to King Alfred’s College in Winchesterand continued a career in teacher training, retiring asprincipal of the college in Milton Keynes.Michael was a keen sportsman throughout his life. Heplayed hockey for Cornwall and the RAF and for BristolUniversity. He played and coached tennis, and hecontinued to play squash well into his 70’s. He also hadmany hobbies these included gardening, bridge and anabsorbing interest in genealogy. Michael’s spiritualhome was in Cornwall where his grandfather andpreceding generations had been Cornish farmers.Involved with the life of the Church in Gwennap, he hasbeen Lay Chairman of the PCC and Deaneryrepresentative. He continued to serve at communionuntil last year.We remember Michael as a real gentleman, immenselyproud of his two children and five granddaughters, butwith an abiding interest in people. His love andcompanionship will be treasured and greatly missed, notonly by his beloved family but by many friends andacquaintances.

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Cornwall Council will shortly be launching two different trial initiatives thatwill help reduce rubbish and improve recycling services across Cornwall.

The trials are called ‘The pots, tubs and trays recycling trial’ and ‘The wasteincentive neighbourhood scheme’In your area we will be running a pilot of the ‘pots, tubs and trays recyclingtrial’

What is the pots, tubs and trays recycling trial?

● Plastic pots, tubs and trays make up a large proportion of ourhousehold rubbish and we currently can’t recycle them. We wantto see how much we can recycle if we could.

● We currently only collect plastic bottles in the collection service,along with the other materials such as paper, cardboard,cans/tins, glass and textiles.

● Only 46,000 properties are included in the trial including someproperties in your area. Every household included will receive aleaflet through their door. If you don’t receive a leaflet you are notin the trial and should not start putting these items out.

● We will also be sending you additional information nearer to thestart of the scheme.

In other parts of Cornwall we are inviting a number of town and parishes totake part in the ‘waste incentive neighbourhood scheme’.

This scheme is about town and parish councils submitting ideas on how toreduce the amount of rubbish in their area.

At the end of both of these trials we will compare the results to see if thepilots are successful in reducing Cornwall’s rubbish.

RECYCLING TRIAL &Adult Colouring Exercise

Adult colouring is very popular.Why not give it a try with this autumn scene

13WI 100 YearsThis is an organisation that inspires women tofulfil their potential, to try new activities, toserve their communities. It has been celebratedcountry wide. The Queen and members of theRoyal family are WI members.

Cusgarne-Frogpool W.I.C caring F friendlyU unique R relaxedS smiley O outgoingG good looking! G generousA articulate P pleasantR readers O open mindedN newsy O optimisticE educated L lovable

When? First Tuesday of every month.Where? Frogpool Chapel Sunday Schoolroom.Time? 7.30pm

We can arrange a lift if transport is a problem.Visitors are warmly welcomed.

Forthcoming events

September 1st Harvest AuctionOctober 6th RNLINovember 3rd Cookery demonstrationDecember 1st Christmas party

There is a monthly Reading Group, regular Lunchmeets and celebration dinners.

The Cornwall County Federation, whoseheadquarters are in Threemilestone, organise a widerange of talks, courses and visits. Have a look at theirweb sitewww.cornwallwi.org.uk Or visit the Nationalwebsite www.theWI.org.ukMembers receive the monthly "WI Life " magazinefrom NFWI

Phone: 01872 864367 Susan McCrossan: Secretary

01326712153 Nina Cooper: President

PAY US A VISIT

} YourW.I.

· The annual Beer Festival held at the end of Julywas a great success. The sun shone and music wasprovided throughout by the superb local Devil’sHat Band (see photo) and various other folk acts.A wide range of guest beers and ciders added tothe occasion.

· The next Folk Music evening will be on 24th

September· There will be a Quiz on 1st October· Christmas Menus are now available and booking

are being taken.

FOX & HOUNDS COMFORD

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If you feel like coming to watch your local team we kickoff at 2.30pm most Saturdays during the season at theRichard Jory playing field. Training is Wednesdayevenings 6.15pm start for anyone who may be lookingto join the club as a player.The home fixtures for the upcoming months are:5th Sept – Vs Illogan 3rds

12th Sept – Vs St Agnes

26th Sept – Vs Lizard Res

10th Oct – Vs Chacewater Res

17th Oct – Vs Newlyn Lions

24th Oct – Vs Mabe Res

31st Oct – Vs Hayle Res

7th Nov – Vs Newlyn Non Athletico Res

14th Nov – Vs Marizion Blues

21st Nov – Vs Illogan 3rds (2pm KO)

28th Nov – Vs Camborne Town

5th Dec – Vs Storm

If anyone would like to contact the club regarding eithersponsorship or joining the club please ring ShaunSmith on 07539689995.

Start of Season - Autumn EditionWith the season just started after a lot of hard workduring pre-season both the first and second teams arelooking very strong heading into their respectiveleagues come September.During the summer we hosted our annual 5 a sidetournament which was eventually won by Holmans.The day itself was very successful with the sun shiningdown on all day while the barbeque was feedingeveryone from the 15 teams that entered on the dayalong with supporters and the very kind referees whogave up their Saturday to help us out over the day.Frogpool’s past players once again came together onAugust 30th to face their present side inFrogpool/Cusgarne’s sixth annual Jayne Lewarnememorial match.The afternoon started with a minutes silence in memoryof Jayne Lewarne and Frank Andrew.The present side managed by Lee Booker wasvictorious this year after a 6-2 win against the past sidewhich for the first time were managed by Joff Mallaber.The goal scorers were Sam Holmes, Nick Lasseter,Mike Rollason, Alex Bawden, Dean Goulding andRowan Hartgroves for the Present side. Richie Wardand James Gazzard were the goal scorers for the pastside.Afterwards everyone went to the Cornish Arms wherewe were treated to refreshments from landlord andlandlady Tim and Jane.Many thanks to Kevin Knowles for refereeing the matchand to everyone who helped organise the day and lookafter supporters with food and drink throughout theafternoon.

GWENNAP PARISH at the end of World War Two

Towards the end of the Second World War in March 1945, a public meeting was held at Cusgarne School to forma committee to organise fund raising events. Their aim was “that all boys and girls from this parish serving in HMForces shall equally benefit, and should they not return the next of kin to receive the amount”. The fund wouldapply to all that served from 1939 through to VJ Day in 1945.

So the “Parish of Gwennap Home-coming and Tribute Fund” was born and over the next year fund raisingevents were held to raise the total of £565, allowing a payment of £7pounds.10shillings and eleven pence to bepaid to each who qualified.

The fund raising included several Whist Drives at Gwennap, a School Concert, a collecting box at the Cornish ArmsHotel, a Sacred Concert at Hicks Mill and the biggest fund raiser, the Frogpool Agricultural Show.Here are two of the pages from the Show Catalogue.

15GWENNAP PARISHat the end of WW2

Devon and Cornwall ConstabularyCONTACT NUMBER!!

To contact your local Police station to report non-emergency incidents, all you now need to dial is 101, (15p flat call rate).The Rural Neighbourhood Team for our area can also be contacted by e-mail on:

falmouth@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk or direct on: 01326213455.For emergencies, or offenders still at the scene, continue with 999

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This is a cross between the classic upside down cake and a steamed treacle sponge. You can adapt it in somany ways by making it part of a lazy Sunday breakfast with smoked streaky bacon and strawberries or it isa wonderful cake to serve with coffee.

Preheat oven to 180°C/170°C fan/gas mark 4/350°FLightly butter a 19cm/7½ inch ovenproof soufflé ordeep glass or earthenware flan dish

250ml/8fl.oz maple syrup(you could reduce this to 200ml/7fl.oz)125g/4oz self-raising flour125g/4oz caster or light soft brown sugar125g/4oz softened unsalted butter2 large eggs, beaten2 tbsp milk

Variations: Add pecan nuts or pineapple to the maple syrup in the dish to make a special topping. You couldeconomise with golden syrup but the flavour and texture of the cake will be different.

Pour the maple syrup into the prepared ovenproof dish.

Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the sugar.Combine using an electric food mixer for about 30seconds.

Gradually add the butter and eggs to the flour andsugar and beat until the mixture lightens andbecomes creamy. Add the milk and beat foranother 30 seconds.

Now comes the tricky part. Carefully spoon thebatter mix onto the maple syrup a bit at a timetrying to cover as much of the syrup as possible.Don’t worry if there are little gaps as the mixturewill spread as it cooks but try to make sure thesyrup stays under the batter not on top.

Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 45-50minutes until the cake is nicely brown on top (ittastes even better if the edges are slightly burnt).Check by lightly pressing the centre of the cake; if itseems firm then it is done. Remove from the ovenand leave to cool. When just warm run a kniferound the edge, place a serving plate over the topand turn the cake out onto it. Serve slightly warm(you could reheat it in the dish first). Justwonderful with custard or ice cream. Don’t expectany leftovers!

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1317Dear Resident

Proposed St Day PharmacyI  attended the NHS England oral hearing at CrofthanyVillage Hall on the 11th of June to listen the case for andagainst the setting up of a new pharmacy in St Day, itbecame very clear from this hearing that if this was togo ahead the Doctors Surgery in the village would sufferfinancially as it would not be able to dispense theprescriptions to any person living within a radius of 1.6kilometres of the pharmacy if it was built. This was alsothe case for anyone living within this radius who attendthe neighbouring surgeries,  you would have to go to thenew pharmacy in St Day if it was built to pick up youprescription as your GP Surgery would not be allowedto continue dispense the medication needed. I alongwith many parish council representatives voicedconcerns and all were totally against the setting up ofthis pharmacy.

Cornwall Council Chief ExecutiveAndrew Kerr the Chief executive officer at CornwallCouncil is leaving the council to work in his home townof Edinburgh, Scotland after a serving just two years ,assurances have been given that he will not be given agolden handshake. The council will again have to gothrough another costly exercise of appointing a newchief executive officer hopefully this time they will bemore committed to Cornwall and the services thiscouncil provides.

LitterI have received some complaints about litter especiallyon the day of the refuse collection, some people areputting out their rubbish bags the night before leading tothe black bags being ripped open by wildlife. I havemade the contractor aware of this, and they had tospend a considerable amount of time clearing up all themess. They will be monitoring the area and sendingenforcement letters to properties, where there isevidence that bags have been attacked by birds or otheranimals. This will outline the householdersresponsibilities for protecting waste up until the time it iscollected by the Council and the availability of reusableanimal proof bags available from Council One StopShops for £3.50.

If properties continue to allow their bags to be attacked,then the evidence will be forwarded to the EnforcementOfficer, with a view to more formal action and potentiallyissuing fixed penalties to offenders.

A date for your diaryI will be auctioneer at the Cornish Arms Frogpoolharvest festival on the 1st of October starting at 7.30pm,all of the money raised will go to the Multiple SclerosisCharity, Merlin MS Centre,please come along and support this event.

Kind regards  Mark

GWENNAP CHURCH & COMMUNITY NEWS

SERVICES AT ST.WENNAPA CHURCHSundays at 11 a.m.1st  Sunday Holy Communion B.C.P.2nd Sunday All Age Worship3rd Sunday Holy Communion C.W.4th Sunday Matins5th Sunday Holy Communion C.W.N.B. There will be no Service at Gwennap on Sunday 18thOctober. Instead there will be a United Benefice Service atPerranarworthal at 9.30 am .REMEMBERANCE SUNDAY- 8th November. Service tocommence at 10.45 am.HARVEST FESTIVAL celebrations will begin with a Family AllAge Service of Worship on Sunday 11th October at 11. 00 am.Our Harvest Supper & Auction of Produce will be on Monday12th October 6.30 pm in the Church Hall  with Pasties & Pudding.Our Auctioneer this year will be Mr. Richard Eddy. This is alwaysa fun evening. Do come along and join us to raise money forCornwall Hospices.GWENNAP LADIES GUILD will meet during the winter monthsin the Church Hall at 2.30 pm on the 4th Tuesday in each month.No meeting in December.COFFEE STOPThe last meeting of the Coffee Stop in the Parish Room will beon Tuesday 13th October. We shall continue to meet monthlyon the second Tuesday of each month in people’s homes untilApril, when the weather should be better, and we can return toour weekly meetings.November 10th at 10.30 with Mary Penna - December 8th at10.30 with Vanessa Stone.Jan 12th , Feb 9th, March 8th TBAGWENNAP LUNCH CLUBGwennap Church Hall 12.30 -2 p.m. Our monthly lunches startagain in the Autumn. If you have not come before, and wouldenjoy a hot two course meal in good company, then please join us.We meet on the third Tuesday of each month through the winter.October 20th - November 17th - Christmas LunchDecember 15th - January 19th February 16thCHRISTMAS FAIR IN GWENNAP CHURCH HALLOn Saturday 5th December 10.30 – 12 Christmas gifts andproduce, raffle, refreshmentsWEDDINGSWe have celebrated the following marriages in the past fewmonths:Ashley Moyse and Lucy CliftSamuel Rogers and Linda BarkerMartin Armitage and Michelle TrinimanJames Harrison and Jessica FrenchMichael Hood-Leeder and Geraldine HammondWe wish them all happiness in their lives together.BAPTISMSRowan Louis Andrew PellowAva Ruth Stephens

Penny Eathorne was confirmed recently, and is a regularmember of our congregation. We welcome her.For further information ring Vanessa 01209 820355

Each quarter, our CornwallCouncillor will provide anupdate on his activities. Hereis this quarter’s update.

Cornwall Councillor Mark KaczmarekTinner’s Lodge Pennance Road Lanner Redruth TR16 5TFEmail mkaczmarek@cornwall.gov.uk

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PARISH COUNCIL NEWSWe meet on the third Thursday of each month at theParish Rooms in the Playing Field at Pulla Cross – 7pmstart, and the first half-hour is your chance to raise anylocal issues with the Council.Councillor’s details can be found on all Notice Boardsand our website – www.gwennap-parish.net

What’s currently topical? Well…………….● Cornwall Council is pressing all parishes to receive

planning application documents electronicallyinstead of paper copies. This has provoked muchdiscussion from the parishes about the practicalitiesand the costs. An ongoing matter, and will be for awhile yet!

● Still on the subject of Planning, we get theopportunity to comment on all planning applicationsin Gwennap Parish. These are normally discussedin our open monthly meeting, but occasionally thedeadline for the return of comments falls before ournext meeting, so three Councillors local to theapplication site will deal with it. Cornwall Council willhave notified the immediate neighbours and postedsigns nearby, but if there is an application near youthat you wish to comment on, you can do so onlineat the Cornwall Council website or e-mail thosecomments to gwennapcouncil@btinternet.com toensure your voice is heard.

● Another idea from Cornwall Council is to pass somehighway responsibilities on to parishes. Verges,ditches, hedges and sign cleaning could all becarried out by the parish council, but there are stillmany unanswered questions, especially regardingwhether the money will follow the tasks. Another

“watch this space” topic.● The blight of Fly Tipping remains a real problem in

the parish, and we continue to havecorrespondence with Cornwall Council regardingtheir attitude that the new charging for some itemsat HWRC’s covers the additional cost of having theextra fly-tips removed. In the meantime, our parishhas to put up with the visual and health & safetyimpact of the discarded rubbish.

● It is our opinion that their business case wasfundamentally flawed by omitting certain costs andwhen the scheme is reviewed on 30th September,our Chairman has asked to attend the meeting toreinforce our views.

Hedge growth. It’s that time of year again when yourgarden or farm hedge could be encroaching on topavements or roads making it difficult for pedestrians orvehicles to pass. Please take a look outside of your ownproperty to see if a trim would improve the situation.

Each year the Parish Council has the opportunity to seekgrant funding for projects in the Parish. Funding comesfrom a number of sources such as the SITA Trust,Natural England, various other trusts and the ParishCouncil itself. The projects are meant to improve qualityof life in the Parish.

We would like to canvas your opinion and input for newprojects.  If you can think of anything that would “better”the Parish then please send a note to the Clerk, AlanBlamey [gwennapcouncil@btinternet.com] or write. Ifyou have any thoughts on this list of ideas then pleasecontact us.

● Buy an old Phone Box (potentially as a book swapor providing some other service) – locatesomewhere in the Parish.

● Defibrillator – located somewhere in the Parish.● Re-instatement of the Parish Pump – originally

located near the school.● Sound damping panels for the Parish rooms (after

several comments from users).● Roundabout for the playground at Richard Jory

Playing Field.● Additional or replacement play equipment at

Richard Jory Playing Field – current equipment isreaching the end of its life.

● Create a Skate park at Richard Jory Playing Field– larger project.

● Community Theatre for Gwennap Parish andsurrounding villages – obviously a large projectrequiring significant grant funding.

● Amenity area in Frogpool to include picnic tables,possibly the phone box/defibrilator, CommunityOne Stop Shop, etc.

● Refurbish Richard Jory changing rooms and garage.● Buy an awning to support community events such

as the Parish fete.● Extend Parish Rooms possibly to include a stage

and a bar – to provide greater use of the rooms andwider services to the Parish.(very large project)

● Car park lighting for the playing field - possibly solarpowered.

● Mining Visitor centre or additional informationboards for Wheal Maid.

● Create an official Mountain Bike facility at WhealMaid – initially grant maintained but later self-funding.

● More picnic benches at the playing field.● Bike stand for the playing field.

Hick’s Mill Methodist Church

Morning United Service at 10.30 a.m. (United serviceis shared with neighbouring villages, ring to confirmlocation 01872 870996)

Coffee mornings - the first Wednesday in the month10:30 am to 11.30 am - please drop in, we oftensee people who previously lived in the area, returningfor a chat.

On 16th August the Chapel celebrated its 194th

Anniversary. A good Cluster congregation heard fromthe preacher, Dr Rev. John Johnson.

Harvest Festival 13th September with the Rev.Margaret Barnes

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