November 2011: (november2011)

Sunday 13th November 2011
Remembrance Sunday
10.50 am
at
The War Memorial
THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT KILKHAMPTON
Curate-in-Charge: Revd. Richard Ward-Smith
The Rectory, Priestacott Park,
Kilkhampton EX23 9TH
Reader:
01288 321314
Mrs. Gloria Street
Homewell End Poughill Road Bude EX23 8NZ
01288 352683
Churchwardens:
Mr. Trevor Tamblin
41 Ivy Cottages Kilkhampton EX23 9QT
01288 321214
Mrs. Celia Bell
Woodside Woodford EX23 9HS
01288 321423
Chairman of the PCC: Mr. Tony Davis
Barn Park Stibb EX23 9HP
01288 353862
Treasurer to the PCC: Mr. Rowly Pillman
The Old Rectory Kilkhampton EX23 9QU
01288 321450
Organist and
Choirmaster:
Ringing Captain:
Flower Coordinator:
Mr. Michael J. Richardson
1 Quarry Close Bude EX23 8JG
01288 352439
Mr. Henry Trewin
29 Broadclose Hill Bude EX23 8EA
01288 354934
Mrs. Jeanette Norman
Ashgrove Lodge Kilkhampton EX23 9RZ
01288 321512
Electoral Roll Officer: Mr. Peter Collins
3 Park Court Kilkhampton EX23 9PA
01288 321873
Kilkhampton Methodist Chapel
Minister:
The Revd. Joy Wilson
Coast View House Stratton Road
Bude EX23 8AF
01288 352567
Debbie Dawber
1 Ilcombe Cottages Penstowe
Kilkhampton EX23 9QY
01288 321420
Mr. R. Hambley The Hill Park Centre
Kilkhampton EX23 9QQ
01288 321340
Mr. T. Sillifant Brabourne Lodge
Penstowe Road Kilkhampton EX23 9QT
01288 321697
Mr. R. Nancekivell Heatham Farm
Kilkhampton EX23 9RH
01288 321325
Mr. M. Metherell Barn Farm
Kilkhampton EX23 9RH
01288 321248
Caretaker:
Mrs. Strike 2 New Buildings Kilkhampton
01288 321295
Flower Rota:
Mrs. Beryl Harper Winswood Park
Kilkhampton EX23 9QT
01288 321944
Church Stewards:
Treasurer:
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Church Services
at
St. James the Great
Kilkhampton
November 2011
Wednesday 2nd. November All Souls. Commemoration of the faithful departed.
7pm.. Reading: Wisdom 3 verses 1 – 9.
With Reverend Richard Ward- Smith.
Sunday 6th. November.
11am Holy Communion
Welcomers: Rowly Pillman and Margaret Collins. Reading: Amos 5 verses 5 – 18 Gwen Knox.
With Reverend Richard Ward-Smith.
Sunday 13th November
10.45am at War Memorial
11am United Remembrance service in the Methodist Church.
Welcomers: Val Shepherd and Celia Bell Reading: Romans 8 verses 31 – 39 Ed Shepherd.
With Reverend Richard Ward-Smith.
Sunday 20th. November.
11am Morning Worship
Welcomers Trevor Tamblin and Mike Cook Reading Ezekiel 34 verses 11 – 16 and 20 - 24. Anne Stone.
With Gloria Street.
Sunday 27th November.
4.30pm Advent Carol Service (Candlelit)
Welcomers:- Ann Short and Molly Rose. Readings
Isaiah 60 verses 1 – 7 Kevin McGrath.
Isaiah 40 verses 1 – 8 Henry Trewin.
Isaiah 35 verses 1 – 7 Tony Davis.
Luke 1 verses 26 – 35 and v38 Gwen Knox.
Isaiah 11 verses 1 – 11 Carolyn Rycroft.
Mark 1 verses 1 – 11 Anne Stone.
With Gloria Street.
Quiet Mass on Wednesdays at 10am. in Grenville Chapel
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Church Floodlighting Sponsors November 2011
In loving memory of SHARON PARNELL on her birthday, 8th November.
From Mum, Dad, Andrew, Dee and family, and Kathy, Paul and family.
Alan Cottle, Jean and Les Horrell and families in memory of Mum,
EDITH COTTLE, who passed away on 29th November 1976.
In loving memory of CHARLES SCOTT on his birthday 5th November,
from his sister Joan, Jean, Derek and all the family.
Remembering with love a son and brother, ANDREW JOHN CANN,
who passed away on November 5th 1979. Also husband TERRY, father and
Grampy, who passed away November 3rd 2004. Miss you both very much.
From Rita and families. R.I.P.
Engagement
Paddon - Welburn
Graham to Amanda on 4th October 2011
Congratulations
With Love from Mum, Dad, Jade, Leon and Gracie-Mae
xxx xxx
Grateful thanks to all that sponsor the cost of Floodlighting
our Beautiful Church. The cost is £5.00 per entry.
All enquiries to Adam Spry, Church Lodge, West Street, Kilkhampton EX23 9QW
(01288) 321061 or email: adam@kilkhampton.net
MEMORIAL BOOK
The Memorial Book and Bookcase at the rear of the Church has been in place now for
several years, it was given in Memory of Madge and Arthur Spry.
The Book has a page for each day of the year on which the names of departed loved ones
can be entered. Thus the remembered persons name is displayed in the church on a
particular date. We just ask for a donation for the process of entering names into the book.
Further details from the Rector or the Churchwardens.
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From the Rectory...
Another successful “Messy Church”! I have to say that I am really ‘knocked out’ about it. To
see all those children and Mums and Dads, working, and cutting and glueing together and
becoming familiar with the story of Joseph and all his family quarrels was very special; it
had what is commonly called these days, “the wow factor!” It was an event crammed with
good things and more than anything else it confirmed to me that ‘Messy Church’ is a blessing
to many and is leading not only to lots of mess and noise, but to a different form of church.
And that is exactly what ‘church’ is; a group of people working together as one, with the
added benefit of sharing a jacket potato. (Perhaps we should call it ‘potato church’?) They
say that those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer. A really BIG thank you to all
those who helped in anyway. You know who you are and we all really appreciate your help!
The celebration for the 0-5 year olds was a perfect example of a friendly ‘mish mash’ of
balloons, bubbles and biscuits! Speaking for myself, I had a lovely time. I hope everyone else
did as well? It is said that taking time to be friendly is the road to happiness. I would add that
taking time to play is the secret of staying young. Make sure you try it sometime.
Revd. Richard. October 18th 2011
Advent Candle Tree 2011
The Advent Candle Tree this year will begin during the service on Sunday 27th November and continue
on December 4th, 11th, 18th and Christmas Eve, December 24th.
Donations are £5 minimum.
Envelopes will be available in Church from Sunday 20th November, please sign the list and hand
donations to either of the Church Wardens, Trevor or Celia.
The Charity this year will be the St. Petroc’s Society for the Homeless
ST. JAMES HARVEST FESTIVAL.
Many thanks to everyone who helped with and supported our Harvest Festival. We are very pleased to report
that the harvest supper was again a great success and provided £474.86 for Church funds.
In addition, as a result of the auction, we were able to send a further
£230.50
to the League of Friends of Stratton Hospital.
HELP !
St. James Church is in need of a new Parochial Church Council Secretary. As most of you will know, Adam Spry has done
sterling work for us over the past five years as PCC secretary and editor of the Parish Newsletter. However, a pending move
from the village and the pressures this will bring about means that Adam is unable to continue. We are most grateful for Adam’s
unfailing service and wholeheartedly wish him well.
Having discussed the matter, the PCC feels that we should seek a person to act as Secretary to the Parochial Church Council as a
separate honorary position ( i.e. not involved with the Newsletter). Ideally, our new Secretary would have computer skills and
be available for about four meetings each year. He or she need not be a regular Churchgoer or a PCC member.
The work is not onerous and would suit a young person who would like to be involved with committee work. Equally, the
position could be of interest to a retired person with appropriate skills.
Our officers are listed inside the front cover of the Parish News. Please contact Tony (Chairman) or Trevor or Celia
(Churchwardens) in the first instance. They will be pleased to give further information on an informal basis.
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Kilkhampton
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Hi! Life sometimes puts up some questions that there seem to be no reasonable answers to, and
those questions come when life seems to be unfair. Often bereavement seems to pose some of these
questions. Just recently we lost my moth-in-law. A lot of people make jokes about wanting to get
rid of the mother-in-law! Mine was no joke. Over the years she became a really good friend and I
really miss her but, at the age of ninety one you would say she had a good life and was active to the
last! But when someone younger gets taken it seems so unfair. “Why couldn’t they have had
more years? Why couldn’t they see their kids grow up, or why couldn’t they have had their teenage
years?”
Life seems so unfair sometimes and it’s a difficult question to answer if you are a vicar, minister or
pastor, but when I think about it, we are not promised anything. There are lots of promises in the
Bible but none promise you more days than are allocated to you, and we don’t know how many they
are! All we do know is that we are born and that one day we will die. Of that you can be guaranteed. So, perhaps the question that needs to be answered is “where will I go when I die?” and not
dwell on the unfairness of the inevitable. If there is nothing when we die we all have nothing to be
concerned about, but if what the Bible says is true then death is something that needs to be prepared
for like everything else in life.
Jesus said “I go to prepare a place for you” I want to go to a place prepared for me; the other option
talked about in Scripture doesn’t thrill me at all. My mother-in-law said the night before she died
that she was happy and content. She could only be that way, knowing what was happening to her, if
she knew where she was going. Are you that confident? If not, you now know where to find me for
a chat, don’t you?
Every blessing and have a great month.
Albert Sloman, Pastor
Tel 01288 321073
7 Rosecott Park.
Meeting times – Sunday at 6 pm Worship and teaching
Tuesday at 7pm Prayer
1st and 3rd Tuesday the prayer meeting is at the Methodist Sunday School room.
Every Tuesday morning at 10.30 there is a Ladies Coffee and Chat at our home.
We would love to see you at any of these.
Kilkhampton Parish News
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The Methodist Church
Dates
Preacher
Flowers
Coffee
6th Nov
13th Nov
20th Nov
27th Nov
Rev. Paddy Kyle
Rev. Joy Wilson
Dr. David Wood
Mr. Trevor Sillifant
Vera Vickery
Gill Gilbert
Pam Metherell
Eileen Nancekivell
Debbie Dawber & Hartley Gilbert
Pam Metherell & Joan Sillifant
Roger & Brenda Dunstan
Pam & David Sillifant
Dear Friends,
I was reading the other day, of a man out on his morning run, when he noticed what
appeared to be a small animal on the side of the road. He thought it was a bird, but when he
looked again, he couldn’t see it all. Then he noticed a sparrow among the brown winter grass
and weeds. The sparrow blended in so well with its surroundings that it was barely visible. Of
course, that’s why sparrows have the browny/grey plumage, so that they can disappear from
sight if there is a predator around. It is only when they move that they are likely to give
themselves away.
The writer went on to say that so often Christians blend in with the world. It is true that we are
called to serve God where we are, and to do that, we need to be an acceptable part of the
world in which we live; but how far up that road are we prepared to go?
If we are placed in this particular area, at this particular time, then we are bound to be part of
this area’s lifestyle, to a certain extent; but is that what we are called to do? To blend in ?
There is a difference between being camouflaged so that we only stand out when we move,
and in being noticed because of the good influence we are on those around us. We are not
called to be flamboyant, attracting attention to ourselves, and saying in word and deed: `look
at me, aren’t I good?’ But equally we are not meant to be invisible either. God calls us to
witness for him, and we can’t do that, if we are totally hidden from sight.
So there’s a quandary for us. How do we hit the right spot? How do we prove to be effective
witnesses, without looking as if we are out for all the attention? As with everything in God’s
world, the answer is somewhere in the middle. We have to be noticeable in the right way;
standing out from the crowd by living in God’s way, speaking, thinking and acting only in a
way that is in total keeping with God’s law and the teachings of Jesus.
We have to be prepared to speak when God prompts us to, and to remain silent at his
direction, too. Our actions should be the actions of Jesus, and we should request that our
thoughts are as well. It all sounds rather difficult, but the answer is the same as always. Seek
to know God better, by spending more time with him. Seek to learn more about him, by
reading his word. Seek to know his will for you, by asking him. It is only when we seek his will
and guidance that we will hit the right spot; neither too flamboyant, nor too withdrawn. And
when we get it right, God can speak powerfully to those around us, in our every thought word
and deed.
With all good wishes,
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KILKHAMPTON
METHODIST CHAPEL
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE
INCLUDING THE MUSICAL
BUSTLE IN
BETHLEHEM
ON SUNDAY, 11TH DECEMBER
AT 11AM IN THE CHAPEL
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Christmas Market
A request please for any unwanted items
that can be used for the Bric-a-Brac stall.
Please call Helen 354902
From Jennie Siddalls...
I have been asked to publish the answers to the Flower Festival quiz, so please see them below.
Thank you to everyone who entered, the winner was Mrs. Blackwell.
Answers to the questions:
1.
A ……. by any other name (Romeo & Juliet)
ROSE
2.
We’ll gather ……. in the Spring again
LILACS
3.
Name of a flower and a musical instrument
VIOLA
9.
This wild flower’s nickname is ‘Wet the Bed’
DANDELION
10.
Butterflies love this shrub
BUDDLEIA
11.
Herbs found at Scarborough Fair
PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY THYME
12.
Capital City’s high opinion
LONDON PRIDE
13.
Bovine facial feature
COWSLIP
14.
Captain von Trapp sang about this flower in ‘The Sound of Music’ EDELWEISS
15.
Saffron comes from this flower
CROCUS
16.
????? lies bleeding
LOVE
17.
Seen on a bicycle made for two
DAISY
18.
Wordsworth wrote a poem about these flowers
DAFFODILS
19.
This is a truthful flower
HONESTY
20.
Remember Me!
FORGET ME NOT
21.
???????? blue Dilly Dilly
LAVENDER
22.
Kent cathedral’s chimes
CANTERBURY BELLS
23.
Feline favourite
CATNIP
24.
Emblem of Remembrance
POPPY
25.
This ‘Beautiful Lady’ is dangerous
BELLADONNA
The date of next year's Flower Festival will be 16th. to 19th. August 2012.
The subject is 'My Favourite Painting'
Macmillan Cancer Support
A big thank you to all who attended the World's Biggest Coffee Morning at the Pizza Ape,
Penshell on Friday 30 September.
It was lovely to have such great support from so many local people and we are very
proud to have raised over £400 from the day in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
In addition to the money raised for such a worthwhile cause,
many of you have called in to thank us for having the opportunity to get together
and have a chat in the cafe over delicious home made cakes and biscuits.
Thank you also to everyone who donated draw prizes, cakes and "time" to help us on the day.
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Remembrance Sunday
13th November 2011
In April 2004 the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment were sent to Iraq as ' Peace Keepers'
after the Gulf War. They were sent to a place named Al Amarah, which is close to the Iraq
and Iran border for a posting of 6 months to act as Policemen, to keep the peace and to stop
infiltration from Iran by aggressive dissidents.
During that time as ' Peace Keepers' they were attacked by gunmen on no less than 963
occasions, sometimes fighting pitched battles lasting for some days. Their barracks had to
be fortified with solid walls and armed watch towers and even then they had mortar shell
and sniper attacks most nights. At one point they were under siege for 23 days with no
relief. Outside the camp the men travelled everywhere in armoured vehicles in 40 degrees of
heat.
On their return home Private Beharry received the Victoria Cross from the Queen. There
were also two Conspicuous Gallantry Crosses ( second only to the Victoria Cross), ten
Military Crosses and seventeen other bravery medals including a battlefield MBE. In
addition the Commanding Officer received the Distinguished Service Order for leadership
in battle. There were a total of 37 bravery awards for this ' Peace Keeping Mission '.
48 soldiers were seriously injured and some were welcomed by their families on their
return to England at Wootton Bassett. Many others were injured either physically or
mentally and most of these soldiers are now out of the army. Many have benefited from
some form of help from either The British Legion or Help for Heroes, who do exactly that.
Please support Help for Heroes.
Please purchase a Poppy and wear it with pride in support of your very brave young men
and women and their families;
and PLEASE attend the War Memorial on Sunday 13th November at 10.50am.
Thank you
The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment was only one of the Regiments sent to Iraq at this
time and they all have their own stories to tell.
Editor.
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K.A.T.S
Kilkhampton Amateur Theatrical Society
present
KNIGHT FEVER
at
Grenville Rooms
Wednesday –Saturday (November 30th -December 3rd )
Doors Open 7pm. Curtain Up 7.30pm.
Matinee Performance
Saturday 3rd. December – Curtain up 2.30pm
Tickets £6 – Schoolchildren £5
Available at Gilbert and Vanstone
From 8.30am. on Monday 14th November
(No tickets sold previously)
Proceeds to be shared between
The Alzheimer’s Society and
League of Friends of Stratton Hospital
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Bridge String Quartet
Bude Music Society is delighted to promote a concert by the Bridge String Quartet, currently ‘Musicians in
residence’ in Hounslow. Accomplished performers of both classical and English repertoires, the quartet
have played on Radio 3 and at major festivals across Britain, Europe and in America, and have recorded
numerous CD’s. Reviews agree that they play with a superb sense of ensemble, and so we look forward to
their programme of Haydn, Debussy and Beethoven on Sunday 20th November at 3.00 pm in St Martin’s
Church, Killerton Road, Bude. Admission at the door £12, full-time students free. Further details from
01237 451300.
THE ORGAN CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN VISIT KILKHAMPTON
Many villages would be satisfied to lay claim to one church organ of historic importance, but in our case we can
celebrate the fact that we have two church organs of special interest, and this was the reason for a visit of fifty—five
members of the Organ Club of Great Britain to our village during September. We can be pleased that our church organ
and our chapel organ are of interest to the world of organ builders, organ players and the organ enthusiast who gains
satisfaction in listening to the many and varied sounds that “the King of Instruments” can make.
The Organ Club spent a week in the West Country starting at Lyme Regis, Honiton and Ottery St. Mary.
The second day was spent at Crediton, Great Torrington and Kilkhampton, and the third day at
Launceston, Truro Cathedral, Truro Methodist Church and Truro School.
The fourth day was spent at Tavistock, Buckfast Abbey and Buckfastleigh Organ Builders, and the final day at
Budleigh Salterton and Exeter.
My thoughts whilst addressing the visitors was a mixture of gratification and privilege that our village had been
included in this itinerary. After a short talk on the church organ I gave a short demonstration playing four pieces in
differing styles aimed at displaying the many colours in sound that our organ can show. I was pleased that I did not
know that there were two internationally known recitalists in the group before I performed! Many of the membership
played the church organ and all seemed delighted with it.
A short walk across the road to the chapel followed where again the unusual chapel organ caused much interest. This
organ, being the house organ of Dr.Henry Monk of “Abide with me’ fame, has three keyboards with only two
speaking stops on each. The idea here being that all the organ repertoire including the large and lengthy organ works
can be practised on three manuals and pedals at home before performing them in larger buildings with large organs.
Tea was provided by the ladies of the chapel to finish the day, and both church and chapel received generous cheques
from an appreciative organ club.
Mike Richardson
NORTH CORNWALL CAROLS
Some years ago now, having taken up the post of organist at St.James the Great in our village, I found myself in
conversation with the late Bert Tape, who spoke most enthusiastically about the Morwenstow and Kilkhampton carols
that were sung by local men and women each Christmas time as they went from farm to farm, expressing Yuletide
greetings and seasonal good cheer.
This conversation kindled my interest and led me into spending many hours studying old handwritten scripts
kindly lent to me by Bert Tape, Ivor Potter, Joan Gerry, Dorothy Gardiner and Ray Shaddick. I also came across an
old handwritten book of carols in a local book shop. This was the Stratton Carolbook by Edith Jewell.
At this time the people of Kilkhampton and Morwenstow enjoyed an annual event each Christmastide when we
gathered at Stow Barton, by kind invitation of Barry and Molly Rose, to enjoy an evening of carol singing fortified
with hot punch and good things to eat, whilst appreciating the warmth of the log fire. This must have been very similar
to what those carol singers experienced many years earlier. It was on these occasions that the Kilkhampton and
Morwenstow carols were introduced to the assembled company. After the retirement of Barry and Molly I thought it a
natural progression to continue what we had begun by offering the annual event to the Bude Stratton and District Old
Cornwall Society, and they have taken up the offer with enthusiasm showing much interest and support for what has
become a tradition.
With the help of Audrey Aylmer and Peter Meanwell the Old Cornwall Society are about to publish a book of forty
carols from the North Cornwall region. This publication includes, of course, those carols which are associated with
Kilkhampton and Morwenstow, as well as from Stratton and Bude and Marhamchurch and further afield Publication
time will be at the end of October so we will have the books for the coming Christmas. It is called "Carols from the
Stratton Hundred".
I hope that you will feel that you can purchase a copy from Audrey Aylmer 354001 or myself 352439.
Mike Richardson
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CHRISTMAS MARKET at St James Church, Kilkhampton Saturday
3rd of December from 10am-3pm To be opened by our Fete Queen Chloe Jones and Her Attendants Gift Stalls ----
Refreshments Home made Cakes --- Bottle Stall Hand Made Cards --- Hand Crafts Guess weight of Xmas Cake --- Name Teddy Bear Raffle for Christmas Hamper
Please come along and support this event
All proceeds to Kilkhampton Church funds
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Kilkhampton U12’s Football Team
The boys and parents would like to say a BIG THANK YOU
To Michelle and Adi from SPAR
and Mike Sedgley from KILKHAMPTON MOT CENTRE.
For all their help and support shown to the football
team.
We do appreciate it.
KILKHAMPTON AFC.
On behalf of Kilkhampton u/15 youth i would like to thank, Micheal Vanstone Groundworks and Tarmac,
for sponsoring the new kit for the next two seasons.
Jim and Pheobe Nancekivell for supplying u/12 new goals.
All the following businesses for their kind generosity in sponsoring match balls throughout the season.
Tamar Trading, Holsworthy.
New Inn. Kilkhampton.
Kilkhampton mot station.
Colins garage, Aldercombe Lane workshop.
Jennys Cheese Factory, St Breward.
Rob French and Ian Biddlecombe, Tha Bakery, Bude.
John Sleeman.
Stuart Pinn,waterfront fishing and shooting.
Terry Sillifant.
Tim and Jackie Ferrier, Canine Country Club.
Many Thanks, Stu Cann, u/15 manager.
THE ‘TREE’ BOOK GROUP
The book for review at the September meeting was: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
It’s an understated story of upper class New York Society in the late 19th century, which uses the moral conventions
and manners of society to provide a framework for the action.
The main characters, Newland Archer and May Welland are the perfect couple in the perfect Society until Cousin Madame Ellen Olenska flees from her Polish husband and seeks refuge with her relatives.
Newland and Ellen fall in love – although not before he has advised her, on his employer’s and May and Ellen’s family
mandate, not to pursue her plans for divorce.
As a result, Ellen becomes unreachable to him, and he flees into accelerating his wedding plans with May.
His passion for Ellen is rekindled by a meeting a year and a half later after his wedding and an emotional conflict they
could hardly bear when he was not yet married, escalates even further. Only when it is too late for all three of them he
finds out that his wife had far more insight (and almost ruthless cleverness) than he had ever credited her with.
There is a wonderful cast of characters, some of whom make the rules and some bend them, but the punishment for
breaking them is to be ostracised forever.
The final chapter of the book is haunting and would challenge anyone not to shed a tear for those involved.
The book for review at the next meeting is: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The next meeting is Wednesday 19th October, 2011 at 11am at the Tree Inn in Stratton.
Future dates for your diary:- Wednesday 16th November, 2011 at 11am Wednesday 21st December, 2011 at 11am
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER 07928 208635 OR 01288 321962 (Dorothy Flaxman)
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Kilkhampton Parish Council
Keith W Taylor
Clerk to the Parish Council
Brooklea
Stibb
Bude
EX23 9HP
01288 354 636
Parish Council Meeting
The regular monthly meeting was held on Monday 3rd October at The Methodist Rooms
instead of The Grenville Rooms, where the Harvest Supper was being held.
Rollo McGrath was in the chair and he was accompanied by 7 other members.
Progress is being made regarding The Trustees for the Park Pavilion and names are being
proposed from the Parish Council, the Football Club and non aligned residents. The
members were also very grateful to Mrs Anne Quartermain of Fabric & Frames for her offer
to provide blinds for the Park Pavilion free of all charge, which they accepted with thanks.
Discussions were held about the future of our Public Convenience as well as that of
Duckpool Toilets. It was also noted that the Silver Jubilee wooden public seat at North
Close was now in a dangerous condition due to its age and would be removed. After
investigation it is hoped that a new seat will be purchased to replace it. The Queens'
Diamond Jubilee in 2012 was also discussed and Rollo McGrath volunteered to be the
co ordinator of the event. He is very hopeful that the organisers of all of the clubs and
groups in the parish will join with him in providing a bumper festival in Lamb Park to
celebrate this momentous day.
The Parish Council are hopeful that a large number of households will respond to the mini
Parish Plan Review which will give the members an indication of how we all want the
parish to progress. We have been told that we will soon be living in an ' Information
Highway ' and as a result an invitation has been sent to an organisation named ' Superfast
Cornwall ' who are helping to promote the changes and improvements to our Broadband
Systems. They will be guest speakers at our next meeting.
There were 5 items of correspondence which were read and noted which included
information from the Boundary Commission about the 2013 Review, minutes and other
information about the Community Transport Meeting and the Cornwall Council Core
Strategy Newsletter.
Planning Applications discussed were for;
Mr P Woodhead of Tamar Lake Farm, Mr D Smale with 2 separate applications and
OpenReach UK for a telecoms cabinet near to Simply Wood.
Planning Approval was received for Mrs M Frost of The Rustic Tea Garden at Northcott
Mouth.
The next monthly meeting will be held on Monday 7th November at 7.30pm at The
Grenville Rooms.
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A Very Local Doctor
Another genealogical journey
In January 2009, we received a letter from America. Nancy Macdonald-Jordan, a Texan family-tree enthusiast, had
discovered that she and Angus shared the same great, great grandfather. Following further emailing, she asked if she
could come to visit. She particularly wanted see our marble bust of Angus Macdonald I (There have been seven Angus
Macdonalds so far, all doctors, except for our 10-year-old son, of course. Fortunately for him, he does not yet appreciate the burden of this precedent!)
Now Nancy, it transpired, was not just a genealogical enthusiast – she was passionate, obsessed, and utterly addicted
to the exploration of family trees. Any family would do. As she departed Cornwall in the warm sunshine of a beautiful
October day, she pledged to follow up all our family lines and report back on her return to the States.
Very soon, we received an excited email from Nancy. She told us that Angus was descended, through his paternal
grandmother, from Amy Grenville, daughter of Roger Grenville, captain of Henry VIII’s Mary Rose. Like a true
American, she was overcome by the thrill of his connection to such an illustrious personage of English history. For
some reason, I was more captivated by this than Angus was, possibly because my lineage had quickly peated out into
the anonymity of the Norfolk swamps. But certainly, the name ‘Grenville’ seized my attention. I dug out one of the
housewarming gifts we received when we moved here: a copy of Reverent R Dew’s ‘History of Kilkhampton’. There
was Amy Grenville: born 1513, married to John Drake, died 1577. Angus’ line to her was clear. But Roger Grenville,
Amy’s father, had not been captain of the Mary Rose. He had, however, been a Grenville of Stowe, Kilkhampton.
When I told Nancy she had ‘the wrong Roger’, her disappointment was tangible. It was difficult to explain to her that
for us, it actually meant more.
Why did we move to Kilkhampton when we could have chosen to live anywhere? I had spent many happy family holidays in North Cornwall visiting relatives in Bodmin. Angus loved the sea and enjoyed surfing. He had applied late for
a GP training post and Holsworthy had been one of the only ones still available. Out of everywhere we house hunted,
we liked Kilkhampton the most. But maybe something else brought us full circle. Because when we christened our
boys in Kilkhampton church, the initials of their ancestors were carved into the granite of the font.
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As usual will be meeting
On Tuesday 8th November in the
Methodist Church Hall to see a Demonstration of
Floral Table Arrangement
@ 7.30 p.m.
Visitors welcome - £2.50
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W.I. News
The President welcomed thirteen members plus four visitors to the September meeting. She was
delighted to introduce Mrs Lesley Taylor who spoke on Pearls. She had a wealth of knowledge and
described the difference between seawater and fresh pearls. There are a multitude of different
types including seed, nuggget, peacock and dyed. Members gathered to admire and purchase.
Eve Latter gave a comprehensive vote of thanks.
County News and items of interest were discussed and also the details of the forthcoming Jumble
Sale. Eileen Nancekivell won the Flower of the Month and Shirley Rowe the competition.
The October meeting was held on the 11th. There were two visitors. The Speaker was Mrs Ann
Stevens, ably assisted by Sarah and Lucy. Members were amazed at the effortless ease with
which they made cards for all occasions using gadjets to produce embellishments to great effect.
Members then had a go themselves and were pleased with their efforts. Shirley Rowe gave the
vote of thanks.
The Jumble Sale had been a great success. Items of interest from County were read out. The
venue and menu for the Birthday Dinner were discussed and a choice made. The Flower of the
Month was won by Shirley Rowe and the Competition by Sylvia Hambley. Another successful
meeting for "Kilk" W.I.!
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KILKHAMPTON & DISTRICT GARDENERS’ CLUB
In spite of blustery winds and driving rain, members turned out in larger numbers at
the October meeting to hear Henry Kendall talk about “the Honey Bee”.
However, the Chairman first introduced Ray Hockin from the Bude and Stratton
League of Friends, who had come to thank us in person for our donation of £700 from our
Charity Produce Sale in September. He took the opportunity to give us a “potted history” of
the Stratton Hospital from its beginning at the turn of the 20th century right up to the present
day. It proved to be a fascinating story, but the hospital needed updating and improving
and to that end the League of Fiends under took to raise £1,000,000 towards the cost. So
far they have raised nearly £400,000 and phase 1 has already been completed and a start
made on phase 2. Our contribution was most welcome and he said that our Chairman had
already given him the date of next year’s sale!
The Chairman then introduced Henry Kendall, who was to have come to us in January
last year but was snowed in! We had to cancel that meeting anyway because of the
atrocious weather conditions. He told us that he came from a long line of beekeepers and
his family had been doing this for over 100 years. Early beehives, or keps, were made of
plaited straw but only lasted 1 year and so the modern wooden beehive was developed. He
brought along a cut away section of a modern hive and proceeded to tell us the function of
every part – a little more complicated than many of us might have imagined !
He told us that bees had remained virtually unchanged for millions of years and were
distributed worldwide. There are three main types; the Mason bee, which leads a solitary
existence, the Bumblebee, which lives in small colonies, and the Honeybee, a very social
insect, which lives in colonies of around 80,000 per hive or even more. The worker bee
which forms the largest group of a hive, gathers nectar and pollen and in doing so is
pollinating the flower of whichever plant it is visiting. The nectar is turned into honey back
at the hive and the pollen is used to feed the larvae of the next brood in the early stages of
their life. After that they are fed on honey. Hives lie dormant during the winter months with
only a small population and in February the Queen starts laying eggs to produce the first of
several broods over the spring and summer months. The worker bee lives for only about six
weeks, when it dies, worn out by its continuous work, but without which we would have no
fruits or berries and it has been said that we would have to live off cereals and nuts without
bees! Bees exist right around the world and it has been found that the lighter the body
colour, the harder the bee works. Their temperament various from our docile English Bee
to the aggressive “killer bee” of Brazil. Various strains of bees are crossed to improve
performance but this has to be done with care. In recent years colonies have been
destroyed by the veroa mite which attacks the growing larvae. Selective insecticides have
been produced, but the mites have become immune to these so it is necessary to develop
more potent insecticides. Particular honey is produced from particular flowers at different
times of the year, some very sought after. Full time beekeepers around the world transport
their hides from place to place in order to ensure pollination of seasonal fruit crops, but for
many, beekeeping is an enjoyable hobby with a useful by-product which also performs an
essential service for us all. A fascinating and most informative talk.
Our next meeting, on Wednesday, November 2 will bring George Kestell to talk to us
about “The gardens winter wonderland” -something to look forward to (both the talk and the
winter !)
New members are always welcome as are guests and visitors. Our meetings are held at the
Grenville Rooms, Penstowe road, Kilkhampton ,starting at 7.30 pm.
Full details of what the Club offers to members can be obtained from the Chairman Joan
Sillifant(01288 321697) or the Secretary Eric Latter (01288 321002)
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More Wonderful Nostalgia from Chris Bullett…
Teddy Timms of Rowden
They say that many good things come in pairs and so it was with Teddy Timms and his cousin Jimmy Eastman at
Rowden. As that farm was about half a mile from Broxwater, where I live, I overlooked many of their fields.
Watching with amazement the harmony achieved by two people who had perfected the art of working together to
accomplish such excellence. They knew their business did that pair, having been together for many years. Both were
capable of endless hard work, never wasting any energy in any unnecessary running about with their machinery.
Teddy would mow a field, and then as if by magic Jimmy would appear with a tedder, when the field was three
quarters mown, so that he could start on the portion that was already cut. But always keeping just out of Teddy’s way.
Rather like synchronised swimming, without the water. It was the same when the bales started to fall from the baler.
Up would come Jimmy with the trailer so that the bales would be on their way to the barn before you knew it.
‘Come on Phoebus’, Jimmy would exhort at the sun to shine brightly on their efforts. And no doubt it would I
felt. However Teddy had another string to his bow, for Peggy, his wife, was a brilliant manager of all the holiday
visitors who flocked to the farm in the summer. They contrived to cater for endless holiday makers by moving out of
their own house into alternate accommodation they had built. But only during the summer months. At a time when
farming was not particularly profitable, (is it ever?) it was a great idea. Peggy is a most talented cook and organiser
coping with four children along with all those paying extras.
Nevertheless it did present a few problems. In particular there was a strictly limited water supply that came from their
well. Which I seem to recall was below their shippon. To save any wastage when the water was pumped up into a
header tank, Teddy had installed a bell and a bright bulb, which operated when the tank was full. I wondered how long
it took for the cows to become accustomed to this wonderful contraption! He would become quite heated if visitors
left their tap running whilst cleaning their teeth, for the capacity of his well was severely limited with the summer
influx. Wells fill very slowly in a hot summer, as I learned to my own cost.
Now Teddy had his own ideas when it came to farm machinery. It was probably 1972 when I asked him to bale
a field of mine called West Lakes, where the grass grew as thick as a ewe’s fleece. Because there was such a colossal
crop, I enquired what size he wanted the troons (rows) of hay. ‘Make them really big’ he said, ‘For I want to get
through it as soon as possible’. So I did, in spades and they were some sight, like rows of Cornish banks. Then I left
him to it, going off to get my trailer.
On my return, there was real trouble brewing. He had used up most of his shearbolts as well as all of his goodwill.
Teddy was not a happy man, because he loathed the machine I had just used to row up the hay, which was called an
‘Acrobat’. With some asperity, he told me that there was only one proper place for this ‘Acrobat’. And that was over
the cliff at Morwenstow. Apparently these machines wound up the hay in the middle of the rows into thick ropes.
Causing the ultimate grief to his poor baler, this broke shearbolts if it gobbled up heavy lumps of hay such as these. It
took forever to replace a shearbolt and then to clear the resultant baler blockage. The air was rather blue. Never again
would he bale any hay for me until this ‘Acrobat’ was replaced, was his general consensus of opinion. The man was
dead right, which meant a fresh type of rower up had to be purchased. In future using the new machine was almost
miraculous, but Teddy never came back, for he didn’t believe in miracles at Broxwater. Very sensible too.
Bill Timms, Teddy’s father was a leading light in the construction of Dutch Barns in the area. Whilst
overseeing the erection of one of these buildings near Woolsery, he discovered a massive anvil in the workshop of the
adjacent farm. Obviously it would take an exceptionally strong man to lift it up and carry it any distance. Thus it was
that Bill and Teddy had speculated just who might be able to achieve such a task. So the arrival of a suitably strong
farrier set the scene for this endeavour. They wondered how long the farrier could be coaxed into clinging onto the
anvil, whilst they kept him talking and moving round.
After they belittled his strength, his pride made him lift the anvil, to enable him to move it into another location
in the workshop. Then the prevarication began, as to where they wanted it to go. We can all imagine the scene, if not
to pity the object of their amusement, as he staggered about in the face of all that indecision. Apparently it was several
long minutes before they told him to set it down. However the joke backfired on them because the farrier politely
enquired which way round they wanted the anvil to face and which wall to set it against. Before lowering it down. He
was stronger than either of them had ever realised. Another case of the best laid plans going awray!
Since moving to Bude, Teddy has developed his gardening skills quite amazingly. It is obvious to me that all
the previous farming abilities and experience have been transferred to his garden. A real treat lies in store for any
visitor, including some of Teddy’s sculptures for there’s no loss of the talent and individuality as well as the
quirkiness that was once exhibited at Rowden. More’s the pity that I never met his father, who originally developed
the farm into what it became in Teddy’s time.
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Bill Heywood of Ley Park
Right by the side of the Bradworthy Road, just opposite our shared churn stand lived Bill Heywood and his family, very
good neighbours of ours for almost forty years. The Heywoods had farmed there for much longer than anyone could
remember. Both Bill and his brother John along with their father Charles were the very embodiment of fine Cornish
farmers: experienced and hard working.
I very soon gathered that Bill had suffered somewhat from the singular behaviour of my predecessor, Mr
Handfield-Jones. Because of all Bill’s expertise Handfield would depend on, if not expect, Bill’s help at busy times.
However I felt that Bill did not appreciate such conduct, when he was already up to his eyes in work himself. Since he
was not only one of the hardest workers, but also one of the most independent characters I’d ever met, I set out at once to
keep to my side of any boundary. Admittedly he baled my hay, as I possessed no baler, but I tried to limit it to that alone.
And to purchase a baler as soon as possible.
Bill was capable of endless work. What work it was too. No farmer took more pride in his field work. Banks were
cut symmetrically, hay bales stacked faultlessly, indeed the whole farm was always immaculate and an example to us all.
I never stood a chance alongside him with my ancient tractors and machinery. Docks were a problem against which he
excelled, for he refused to allow a single one on his property. He and his son Brian would dig out each one if any seeds
blew across from my property. After baling any of my hay his baler would be spring cleaned, to make sure that none of
my dock seeds were spread onto his land. If ever a word was coined to describe his farm it was ‘viddy’.
Unfortunately my fields were so full of docks that I dreamed of finding a miraculous medicinal use for Rumex
Obtusifolius: the broad leafed dock. In the same way that the bark of an obscure Amazonian tree produced quinine or the
crushed leaves of Yew trees are used in the treatment of cancer. My docks could have kept the whole of the UK supplied.
In fact when selling a couple of lorry loads of hay in 1976, there were so many of them sticking out untidily from the side
of their bales, that I carefully trimmed them off with the help of some sharp shears and a long ladder! Probably to Bill’s
disgust, with all those dock seeds scattering themselves to the four winds.
It always amazed me that he continued to use the old fashioned sisal twine around his bales. It was twice as
expensive as the modern poly twine and attracted endless rats, who loved to chew it and line their nests with the wretched
stuff. Old habits died hard I thought, but Brian politely explained that the poly twine cut into their hands, when picking
up the bales. Upon reflection, he was always most safety conscious with farm machinery. Evidence of this feature made
me smile as I followed his tractor and trailer loaded with hay. Leaving Kilkhampton he was on the A39 approaching the
Taylor’s Cross turn towards Bradworthy, which is a dangerous junction. Turning right on this very fast stretch of road
with a long trailer behind you, nothing can be seen of any following traffic. Holiday traffic will inevitably wish to
overtake any slow moving vehicle, giving scant regard to their intent to turn right. Even if an indicator light is flashing at
the back of the trailer.
Bill overcame this problem by the use of a long wooden pole with an oversized inflated orange rubber glove
attached to the end. As he approached the junction he would extend the pole with the ‘hand’ on the end horizontally from
his tractor cab. It looked to me like a giant cow’s udder emerging into the road as it appeared and would have certainly
arrested anybody’s attention. A novel method of indicating a right turn, whilst giving a good laugh to all and sundry.
Some memories of these neighbours will last with us forever. Bill’s reply to his daughter, Rachel, when she
complained about the pain from thistle lacerations in her hands as she picked up the bales, came floating over the hedge
to us some thirty years ago. ‘You pull out the prickles in your own time and feel the pain later, my girl’. He was nothing
if not practical and down to earth. Rachel is quite an artist, repainting with great skill all the lettering on his baler each
year, making it look most pristine. One of my proudest moments was when he asked me to help out by tedding a field of
hay for him one July. Truly some accolade.
Despite all the hard work Bill never lost his sense of humour and he had a really good eye for a fine horse. One
day we noticed the arrival of a beautiful grey mare and asked him what her name was. ‘Pricey’ came the quick reply. We
never did find out her real name.
Finally nobody could have been a better neighbour to us on one hot summer day in 1973. I had to attend my
mother’s funeral, far up country, at the very moment when a large field of my hay was fit to bale. It seemed a long
journey when I finally returned in the evening, only to discover Bill and Brian had rowed up, baled up and drayed it all
into my barn. How many folks have neighbours who would have done that I wondered? What a wonderful family they
are to be sure. When I asked him what size he wanted the hay troons (swathes), he always replied, ‘Just perty ones’. So
he was a proper Cornishman too.
Chris Bullett
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Puzzles & Anagrams by Uncle Eric
What am I ?
Can You solve these anagrams?
A place in Cornwall
My first is in beaches and pebbles, not sand
They’re all things connected
And the next is in coastline and also headland.
with November 5th.
( ) = number of words in the answer
The third is in striding and standing and deft
th
Whilst the 4 . is in righthand but never in left.
1
key fug saw (2)
2
Real pit man (1)
The next is in beauty and youth and in under
3
wire fork (1)
And the next is in lightning and also in thunder. 4.
up red gown (1)
Number 7’s in holiday, happy and heaven
5
jink games
6
rob fines (1)
Whilst the 8th. is in Cornwall but not found in
7
sell car (1)
Devon.
8
socky treks (1)
Number nine is in giant and monster and neat
Whilst this one’s in inches but not found in feet
. The 11th’s in coastal and tidal and strand
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th
B
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Whilst the 12 is in seashore but never in
Answe
sand.
. The next is in footsteps, pathway and post
And the last is in stone and in sea and in coast.
Now my whole is a feature that’s not known to most.
A November event
The sky is clear, the fire is bright, the 5th. is here, it’s bonfire night!
The little ones around they stand all with a sparkler in each hand.
While older brothers, boldness found, chase jumping crackers all around
Now Roman Candles pop and fizz with golden balls that spark and whizz
And hand-held fireworks spurt with light, with blue and green and red and white
A Catherine wheel fixed on a nail spins madly leaving fiery trail
The watchful parents stand nearby to launch the rockets in the sky
They soar above with stars galore and watching neighbours shout “encore”
Too soon the whole display is done; each year they all have so much fun
The fire burns down, the embers glow, roast tatties in the ash below
“Tis children’s time for bed , I fear,” “ the fun is over ‘till next year !”
Eric Latter!
What am I? Bedruthan Steps
Answers 1 Guy Fawkes
2 Parliament
3 Fireworks 4 Gunpowder 5 King James
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6 Bonfires 7 Cellars 8 Sky rockets