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MYLOR MAGAZINE
July 2015
Serving the whole community
Mylor Magazine
mylormagazine@hotmail.co.uk
Published by:
Mylor and Flushing
Community Publications
Trustees:
Chris Perkins (Chairman)
John Symons (Parish Council)
Revd Jeffrey James (secretary)
Nicholas Trefusis
Editor:
Michael Jeans-Jakobsson
01326 374767
Community contact:
Val Jeans-Jakobsson
01326 374767
Photography:
Geoff Adams
01326 374197
Treasurer:
Andy Goodman
01326 373530
Editorial Team:
Judy Menage
Roger Deeming
Wendy Fowler
Terry Chapman
Margaret Whysall
Printing:
Leaflet Express
01872 865744
Publication date is nominally the 1st of the month
Deadline date for copy is now 10th of previous month
Advertising in Mylor Magazine
Rates (per issue):
Colour: Full A5 page £45, Half page £25. B/W: Full page £20, Half page £12, Quarter page £8.
E-mail: mylormagazine@hotmail.co.uk for further details
Cover: ’Commuters’ on Mylor Creek, on Sunday morning
7 June (see also page 51).
Photograph: Jeni Fraser
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Contents
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Vicar’s letter
Church notes
Church & Chapel news
Parish Council report
Bowls Club
Women’s Institute
Community Police
May Fair
Successful WI Meeting
Snippets
Mylor Art Group
Creative Writing
Trefusis Singers
West End Success
Trengilly Singers Concert
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Flower Club
Art Displays in TH lobby
Flushing Arts Week
Health and Fitness - Clean hands
More About - Pam Seabridge
Centre Spread - Playing Field
Wildwatch - Bites and Stings
Local History - Historic Book
On the water - Vogalonga trip
Farm Notes
Puzzle Corner
Crossword
Crossword solution
Another cute cygnet picture
Your New Editors
I am delighted to announce that John and Celia Savage will be
taking over as Joint Editors from the August issue onwards. I wish
them all the best and I hope that they will enjoy it as much as I
have done during the past three years.
Michael Jeans-Jakobsson
Village Diary
July
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OS 7.30 Flower Club
11 TH 7.30 Trengilly Con - p17
12 MC 10.30 Special service - p6
15 TH 7.30 WI talk - p12
22 14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library
23 Sch Summer term ends
25 TH 10 - 12 PC surgery - p8
27 FVC 7.15 Parish Council
August
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MC 10-12 Yard Sale
TH 10 Summer Market - p33
14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library
WI meeting - details TBA
September
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Sch Autumn term begins
14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library
TH 7.30 WI talk
TH 7.30 LHG lecture
Key: AS: All Saints Church, Con: concert, CL: Christmas Lights, CM: coffee morning,
FC: Flower Club, FSM: Friends of StM, FVC: Flushing Vlge Club, GC: Garden Club,
LC: Lunch Club, LHG: Local History Group, MC: Methodist Chapel, MM: Mylor Movies,
MYC: Mylor Yacht Club, OS: Ord Statter pavilion, PC: Parish Council, PF: Playing Fields,
PH: Parish Hall, Sch: Mylor School, StM: St Mylor Church, TH: Tremayne Hall.
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Vicar’s letter ~ Revd Jeffrey James
It’s a common point in many conversations that time
passes quickly, and that’s certainly the case for Vicki and
me. It has been very good to find ourselves back in a
place that has been so important in our time together.
The two years since we moved back to Mylor seem to
have flown by with a wide variety of people and events
contributing to a rich and full two years.
That’s set me wondering about how we experience time. We all know
that there’s a real sense in which time flows at a measured pace that
neither increases nor decreases. We see that in the watches we wear
and the clocks that tell us the time on our phones or computers or in
our homes. This is the kind of time that gets expressed in examination
or railway timetables, and its stability allows us to plan with confidence,
even if sometimes we miss the appointment. There’s a more human
sense of time, the time that seems to fly past so quickly that we can
hardly take in all that has happened and also the time that hangs heavy
and there seems to be no end to our waiting. It’s in this sense of the
human experience of time that we make meaning of our rushing and
our waiting. It’s less to do with the ticking of the clock and more to do
with our feelings about what is about to, or has, happened. There’s the
anticipation, ‘are we nearly there yet?’ when a longed for experience is
nearly at hand. There’s the pleasure of ‘I hope this lasts longer’ as we’d
like to stay in a really enjoyable moment. There’s also the anxiety of ‘I
do wish they would hurry up’ and the fear of time that elapses outside
our conscious memory, ‘I don’t know how long I’ve been here’.
In all these senses of human time we are often saying something about
ourselves and our needs or desires. We talk about our hopes or fears
for the future and our talking about time is a way of saying these things
indirectly. Faiths also do the same thing; they talk about the passage of
time in ways that point to a deeper sense or feeling about the divine. ‘A
thousand ages in thy sight are like an evening gone’ was the hymn
writer’s way of saying that being with God suspends our sense of time.
‘All manner of things will be well’ was the mystic Julian of
Norwich’s way of declaring her confidence that our present
concerns are caught up in the great sweep of divine time.
So next time you find yourself talking about the passage of
time listen for what you’re saying about your feelings and
listen too for what that says about your beliefs.
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Parish of St Mylor: Regular Services
St Mylor with All Saints, Mylor Bridge
www.stmylor.org.uk
8am
10.30am
5pm
Sundays
Holy Communion* St Mylor
Parish Eucharist
St Mylor
Evening Prayer* All Saints
*these services use the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
10am
Wednesdays
Holy Communion All Saints
For feast day services and other occasions,
see church notice boards
Enquiries about baptisms, weddings or funerals should be made
to Revd Jeff James on 01326 374408 or at
priest@jayscottassociates.co.uk
The Churchwarden, Hazel Carruthers, can be contacted on
01326 374262 or at flushinghaze@yahoo.com
Friends of St Mylor Church
Registered charity number 1129030
CREAM TEAS
Greystones, Passage Hill
Saturday 25 July
3 pm
Tickets £4.00
Available from Committee Members
or 01209 820357 – 01326 373128
Raising Funds for St Mylor and All Saints Churches
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Church and Chapel News
Church News: Is this a ‘Guinness Book’ type record? Two couples in
our Church family last month celebrated their diamond weddings. Not
only that – they celebrated on the same day. Sid and Pauline Bryant
and Cyril and Jean Cowell, were married on 4 June 1955. Sid and
Pauline celebrated by going on a cruise, Cyril and Pauline enjoyed a
family celebration at their home. We are delighted to congratulate both
couples on their wonderful achievement.
26 July will be our last All Age Worship Service for the summer, as our
Patronal Festival takes place on the last Sunday in August. Do please
join us, either at Cafe Mylor from 9 am for breakfast, or at St Mylor
Church at 10.30 am.
We have three weddings in July (15 in total this year) and hope the sun
will shine on their big days. Two of these weddings involve one partner
who grew up in Mylor, Jordan Rose on 10th, and Clare Johnson on 25th.
We wish them every happiness in their future lives.
Jeff, our Parish Priest, and Vicki his wife, took some well deserved
holiday in June, and our thanks are due to Father John Savage and
Revd Ian Froome, who covered the Sunday and Wednesday services
while Jeff was away.
Judy Menage
Chapel News: On 16 May, the morning of Mylor Mayfair, we hosted
our Coffee/Open Morning, when members of the Historic Churches
Association visited, as well as local friends. We searched the Chapel
archives and members' photo albums and set up a trip down Memory
Lane. The ladies of the Chapel provided coffee and some lovely cakes,
which were served in the Sunday School Room. Revd Peter Facer then
gave a brief history of the Chapel, it's building renovations and
improvements. Later, the Association members moved on to Flushing
Chapel by bus. The members came from all over Cornwall and many
had not visited Mylor before. All agreed it was a successful morning,
meeting new friends, looking around the Chapel, taking photographs
and reminiscing about old times.
On Sunday 12 July at 10.30 is the Family Sunday School Anniversary
Service. This will be led by the young people of the Chapel. Please come
and support them before their summer break. All visitors and friends
are welcome to any of our services at 10.30 on Sunday mornings.
Young people meet with Martin at the same time for Craft, Music and
Fun in the School Room at the Rear of the Chapel. For more
information, ring me on 01326376241
Vyv Curnow
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Community News and Views
Parish Council: There has been no further Parish Council meeting
since the one reported in the last edition. The reason for this is that
the May meeting has to be held during the second week of the
month, whereas the normal Parish Council meetings are now held
on the last Monday of the month. The next one is on 29 June in
Mylor Parish Hall, commencing at 7.30 pm, with public participation
between 7.15 and 7.30 pm.
Since the May meeting, the Leats Car Park has had some much
needed resurfacing work done, and the disabled space has been relined. The surfaces of Mill Quay and the Sands Car Park were also
attended to.
For the first time, the Parish Council had a stall at the May Fair. It
was lovely to see so many people there. The comments and
suggestions made are now being scrutinised for further action. One
of the issues of most concern was the street lighting. Mylor Parish
Council is one of the very few parish councils that maintain and pay
for lighting - in most places the cost is the responsibility of
Cornwall Council. As it takes up a major part of the Precept paid by
everyone each year, the Parish Council is looking to see whether
savings can be made. Before anything is changed the Parish
Council will consult the parish to ensure that everyone’s view can
be taken into account.
There was another chance to speak to some of your local
councillors at the surgery held on Saturday 20 June, in the Village
Club, Flushing. There will be a further surgery in the Tremayne
Hall, Mylor from 10 - 12 pm on 25 July. If you have any concerns,
complaints or comments, please come along.
Heather Hall
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Mylor Bridge
01326 373713
We have a fine selection
of locally sourced
Quality Meats, Free
Range Poultry, Hand
made Sausages, Pasties
& Sausage Rolls.
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Community News and Views ~ continued
Bowls Club: A surprising number of people don’t realise we have
a thriving Bowls Club in the village. It offers some of the best
facilities in the county, with the largest green in Cornwall, an
attractive and well equipped clubhouse and generous parking
space - and all at the heart of
Mylor. A short walk up Passage
Hill on the left, the club offers a
peaceful haven with magnificent
views of the surrounding
countryside.
Whether you wish to play in
competitive league teams, in a
friendly mixed league or just an Prospective new member Wendy Edwards
occasional game with friends,
having a go at a recent open day.
you are more than welcome. All
equipment is supplied and the cost is very moderate indeed.
What could be more enjoyable than sitting under a sunshade with
a cup of tea, or something stronger from the bar; whilst chatting
with friends, watching those playing and seeing the swifts and
swallows flying around and calling.
For more details, please contact the chairman, Mike Siston on
01872 863122, or me on 01326 373652.
John Clare
Women's Institute: It's all happening! A new WI is launched, run
by an enthusiastic committee, who are busy preparing a
programme of events. Monthly meetings will take place in the
Tremayne Hall on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7.30 pm.
On 15 July, Phillip Rodda will give an illustrated presentation on
‘The History of Rodda's Creamery’. New members welcome. See
posters or phone me on 01326 379982.
Pam Seabridge
Our PCSO: Due to a restructure in Falmouth police station, the
new PCSO for Mylor and Flushing is Ashley Fuller. His email is
30640@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk. Please contact him with
any issues you may have. Our thanks to PCSO Chris Braddon, who
is now posted to Penryn.
Editor
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Community News and Views ~ continued
May Fair: The Playing Field Committee would like to thank all the
villagers who supported Mylor May Fair (see pictures on p26). A
record amount of over £4500 was raised which will help cover the
costs of maintenance, safety inspection and insurance as well as
providing a small sum towards any contingencies which may occur.
Eileen Humphrie opened
the Fair with a rousing
speech which gave us a
great start. We thank all
the businesses who
supported the May Fair
Magazine by placing
adverts and the
stallholders who added
colour and diversity to the
occasion. A special mention must go to the staff and pupils of
Mylor School for their whole-hearted contribution, the wonderful
Maypole dancing and racing, which was much appreciated. We
thank all the village groups and societies who joined with us and
made the May Fair a community event.
A very special mention must go to Mylor Gardening Club who,
selling their fantastic plants, raised a record £762.78, all of which
was donated to the Playing Field. Also to the Friends of St Mylor
who raised a substantial amount with their Tombola Stall.
The Fundraising Group thank all the volunteers who willingly gave
their time to help on their stalls and in the kitchen, their efforts
are very much appreciated. The May Fair was a real community
effort, enjoyed by all who attended. If you have any ideas for
additions or improvements to the Playing Field please let us know.
We are still looking for help in maintaining the field, so if you are
able to help with grass cutting, strimming etc, or have any ideas
for fundraising please contact me on 01326 373123. We are a
small group of volunteers trying to maintain and develop a huge
area, so please help if you can.
Mary Richardson
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Community News and Views ~ continued
Successful WI Meeting: Pam Seabridge (President) received a
warm welcome and grateful
thanks for all her hard work as
she signed the agreement with
WI adviser Yvonne Toms, making
Mylor and Flushing an official
branch of the WI. She introduced
the new committee and
welcomed speakers for the
evening. An exciting and varied
programme for the coming
months was outlined and plans for a ‘suggestions book’ were
mentioned. Smaller offshoot interest groups such as Walking,
Scrabble or Bridge may develop in the coming months.
Following an interesting talk on Beaded Jewellery by Pat Irons and
Moira McCullough, everyone was invited to look at some of their
beautiful hand-made jewellery and to have a go at making simple
earrings. Altogether, members and visitors enjoyed a sociable
evening with refreshments and plenty of chat!
Val Jeans-Jakobsson
Snippets ~ Anonymous local comments
There’s a wonderful opportunity for someone to start a taxi service
from the village - anyone interested?
Chair Exercise + Stretch Class will restart on Monday afternoons,
next term, in the Pope Room of the Tremayne Hall at 3pm Start
date will be towards the end of September, to be confirmed soon.
Great visit recently with the History Group to the Telegraph
Museum in Pothcurnow. Bit of a trek but well worth it with recently
modernised displays right up the street of gentlemen of a certain
age and background. The cafe has also been refurbished and of
course there's a lovely bay below and the Minack Theatre above.
Good work by Councillor Jan's 'community minded villagers' in
planting up the speed-calming containers; they're looking really
good already Thank you who ever you are.
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MYLOR SURGERY
Part of Trescobeas Surgery
Doctors clinics on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Regular nurses clinics
Convenient dispensary, including prescription
drop off at Mylor Stores
Mylor is one of the fortunate villages to have its own
doctors surgery. However, it can only survive if it is used.
Most important: please make sure you are registered with
us. We cannot over emphasise this too much, as it will
affect your treatment and our funding!
Call in, visit www.trescobeas-surgery.co.uk
or phone 01326 315615 to register.
Conscious Parenting Course
Nicky Rangecroft - Life Coach
Being a parent is the most important job you will ever have.
Venue Near Flushing, Falmouth
For information and dates, call Nicky Rangecroft 07971520391
Email: info@nickyrangecroft.co.uk
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Local Arts and Crafts
Mylor Art Group: We meet in the Parish Hall every Thursday
evening at 7pm, for two hours. We had a great exhibition at the
Truro Arts Café, with most of the group showing at least two
pieces. We also had a well-received display of our work in the
lobby of the Tremayne Hall during June. Life drawing sessions with
a live model are in the Ord Statter Pavilion on Wednesday
evenings at 7pm. Sessions are open to all, and cost £10. This cost
will decrease as the group gets larger. The art group on Thursdays
costs just £1. Support and encouragement for all artists, at any
level, is free. With improving weather, we are planning out-door
excursions. For more information please call me on 07910 571848
or contact me at nathan.hume@icloud.com.
Nathan Hume
Creative Writing: Our next meeting on 25 July will be the last
before we take a summer break during August, so if you are
thinking about trying us out, don’t miss this opportunity to have a
taste of creative writing in our friendly group. We will take our cue
from some examples of writing about summer heat and cool sea
breezes, with opportunities to write stories, memoirs and poems –
perhaps even a group poem to round off. Dates for the autumn will
be announced in the next issue and as ever we welcome writers of
all styles and interests, newcomers and old faces. We meet in the
Pope Room at Tremayne Hall, starting at 10 am and finishing at
noon; just bring your notebook and pen. The cost is £7.00 per
person. For more details email janeemoss@outlook.com or phone
me on 01326 377419.
Jane Moss
Trefusis Singers: By the time you read this, our concert entitled
‘A Promenade around the West End’ will be over and we hope that
those of you who attended enjoyed it as much as we did during
our rehearsals. It was wonderful to have a violinist, Julia Trigg, as
one of our guest artists plus a young girl soprano, Zara. If anyone
would like to join us, even if you have not sung for years, please
telephone me on 01326 619019. Gentlemen will not be turned
away. We meet every Tuesday evening, 7.30 pm in the Methodist
School Room.
Irene Gardiner
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Local Arts and Crafts ~ continued
West End Success: A
Mylor teenager will be
put through her paces
by West End stars this
summer.
Lilly Moore, 16, is
joining Westend Stage,
a theatre summer
school, for the fourth
year running.
The school gives young
people a chance to
perform at Her Majesty's
Lilly Moore (centre) with her diploma
Theatre in the West End,
home to Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom Of The Opera.
During the week, Lilly will join other students at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama, one of the top drama schools in the
UK, where actors like Ewan McGregor, Daniel Craig and Orlando
Bloom trained.
As well as singing, dance and drama, they will have specific
industry-based workshops, led by West End stars. They will attend
the West End musical Memphis and afterwards get the opportunity
to quiz the cast during a private question and answer session.
Each year she has attended, Lilly, who attends Truro School, has
gained a distinction for her work.
Last year she had master-classes with the Les Miserables cast and
other West End professionals and performed with Rock Of Ages.
Report in the West Briton
Trengilly Singers: This mixed chamber choir will be giving a
Summer Concert in the Tremayne Hall on 11 July at 7.30 pm. They
sing in a wide variety of styles from Madrigals to Folk Songs and
everyone is welcome. There will be a licensed bar and tickets are
£5 from Mylor Stores or at the door. For further information, phone
me on 01326 373299.
Helen Maguire
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Local Arts and Crafts ~ continued
Flower Club: ‘Inspired by Nature’ was the subject of Jo Goldring’s
floral arrangements when she demonstrated at The Flower Club on
Monday 1 June, in the 0rd-Statter Pavilion.
For her first
arrangement, Jo
used an oldfashioned shopping
basket and filled it
with twigs and
greenery of different
textures collected
from Goss Moor,
completing it with
purple and pink
stocks to one side and heads of alstroemeria to the other. Her
second arrangement was placed in, what one can only describe as
a ‘bouncy’ container made of open wood work which could be
bounced into any shape. Into the centre, she inserted tall,
contorted hazel within a cushion of fern leaves and heads of yellow
chrysanthemums and orange gerberas. 0n the outside she placed
heads of the chrysanthemums into very small test tubes hanging
there. Her third arrangement, in a round basket, was an array of
red tulips, orange and deep pink gerberas surrounded by various
foliage. Jo’s fourth arrangement was placed on top of a tall iron
stand with bundles of pampas grass flowing out either side and
layered on top with strands of Montana clematis, from which she
hung three small woollen balls. Two members said their cats would
love those! Her last arrangement was quite spectacular. Her
wooden container, surrounded by honeysuckle vine with very tall
thick ivy branches fixed together in the centre, was filled with
purple flocks and lisianthus, lilac coloured carnations and deep
pink lilies at the base. The Vote of Thanks was given by Esther
Coles.
Winners of the Competition ‘Flowers from the Garden’ were 1st
Nicola Moss, 2nd Jean Frith, 3rd Alvinea Meuary.
Irene Gardiner
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Mylor Stores
Dedicated to serving the community with a wide
selection of fresh fruit and veg with freshly baked
bread, pasties and pastries. Also a good range of
wine, dairy and general groceries.
Open seven days a week, 8am - 8 pm
(Except Winter Sundays - 6.30 pm)
01326 373615
Local gardener providing a professional service
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Local Arts and Crafts ~ continued
Art Displays in the Tremayne Hall Lobby: Many people have
contributed to our monthly
art displays on the wall of
the entrance foyer at the
Tremayne Hall. It is good
to see such a wide variety
of work and we are pleased
to say that the space has
now been booked for the
rest of 2015. Several
names or groups have
already been added to the
2016 list, but if you would
like to book a month (or
you know someone who
might be persuaded),
please get in touch by phone on 01326 374767. Paintings,
drawings, photographs, embroidery etc are all suitable for display.
These colourful displays are much appreciated by visitors to the
hall. Thank you.
If you would like to see earlier displays, just go to the website
www.tremaynehall.org and click on ‘Notices’ to access art
displays dating back to 2009.
Val Jeans-Jakobsson
Editor’s note: By clicking on ‘Magazine’ on the same website, you
can view the whole magazine in full colour (including the pictures
above), not to mention all our back numbers.
Flushing Arts Week: With a giant wicker hedgehog and a bright
orange sea monster guarding the approach to the village, it was
obvious something unusual was afoot in Flushing recently.
The tenth anniversary Arts Week was the most varied and lively
yet; with workshops, a parade of sail, the film One Minute in
Flushing, and a chamber concert by music students from Truro
School, plus an exhibition of local art and craft. For pictures, see
the website www.flushingarts.org. You can also see a calendar
of future events.
Peter Gates
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Waterings Boatyard
Mylor Creek
Builders of traditional craft in GRP
Rigging and General boat repairs
Sam Heard Boat Builder
Tel: 07977 239341
Email: samheardmylor@hotmail.co.uk
Tosher 20
How about trying one or more of our
specialist treatments:
Facials, Spray Tanning, Waxing,
Manicure, Pedicure, Hypnotherapy
Gift vouchers available
Experienced therapist - established 1996
21 Lemon Hill
01326 375476
www.cinnabarbeauty.co.uk
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Health and Fitness ~ Rhiannon Parsons
Hand-wash for Health
Coughs and sneezes spread diseases – hence the
catch it, bag it, bin it approach – but please wash your hands as
well, because the vast majority of bugs are spread via hand to
hand contact, often via door handles, phones, products on shop
shelves – anything that people touch.
Toilet doors are particularly hazardous – even the ones on the exit
door – because so many people use the toilet and then leave
without washing their hands. Lovely!
The other day, in a public loo (in Looe funnily enough) my
daughter and I watched in amazement as three of the other four
ladies in there left without even briefly washing their hands.
Maybe they all had hand sanitizer in their pockets? Fortunately,
there was no exit door so we didn’t have to touch anything to
make our clean getaway.
Not long ago, I watched an older lady leave a toilet cubicle with
her young (presumably) grandchild and take him straight to sit
down in the café without any hand cleaning at all. Now, instilling
good practice into young children is good practice isn’t it? So why
didn’t she? The taps and soap dispenser were working fine – I was
using them as I watched her. No excuses there.
And I’ve seen a woman wipe her (presumably) runny nose with the
palm of her hand, then pick up something off a shop shelf, look at
it and then replace it on the shelf. Yuck!
We’ve all seen it happen I’m sure and it’s very daunting to say
anything at the time. Perhaps discussing some of the hand-wash
horrors you’ve witnessed could make people think a bit more about
it and maybe we’d all be less likely to catch whatever’s going
around. But then, we all wash our hands whenever it’s needed,
don’t we? Difficult!
www.welcomingfitness.co.uk
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CREEKSIDE COTTAGES
NR FALMOUTH, CORNWALL
Situated by the wooded creeks around the Fal Estuary and Carrick
Roads, we offer a fine collection of individual waters-edge, rural and
village cottages sleeping from 2 – 10 persons.
Whatever the time of year, there is always something happening that makes Cornwall special; perfect for family and
friends
Cottages available throughout the year: open fires, dogs welcome.
It’s time to relax!
Telephone: 01326 375972
www.creeksidecottages.co.uk
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More About ~ Pam Seabridge
You may well have met Pam by now, as she has
taken part in many village activities since she
and her husband Ian moved here a couple of
years ago. She already helps with the Tuesday
Lunch Club and is currently very involved in
restarting the Mylor Women’s Institute, so
here's a bit more about her.
Born and educated near Alvechurch in the Midlands, Pam went to
Teacher Training College at Gloucester, where she specialised in
home economics, needle craft, and interior design. Her first
teaching post was in Birmingham. She enjoyed sharing her
subjects with the children, but also introduced them to her love of
the outdoor life and the countryside through her involvement in
the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. This led to friendship with
Ian, who was teaching at the same school and organising Duke of
Edinburgh Award expeditions. The perfect partnership had begun
and they married and moved to Ian's home county of Derbyshire.
They renovated their home extensively and developed their large
garden, growing lots of fruit and vegetables, much of which Pam
preserved, and they kept hens and geese. Ian was teaching fulltime and Pam supply teaching. A few years later their daughter
Jenny was born, followed by twins Mark and Adam.
The West Country had always been a favourite place of theirs, and
when Pam's brother moved to Newquay to run a guest-house, Pam
was confident in their ability to do the same. So, with Ian teaching
at the Roseland School, Pam ran a bed, breakfast and evening
meal business as well as looking after their three small children.
Next came a larger hotel, then one with all-year-round business in
Derbyshire. But Pam seriously injured her back, and they decided
to take early retirement and move back to their beloved Cornwall,
eventually choosing Mylor Bridge as their home.
As well as family involvement, Pam had enjoyed the WI in Newquay
and Derbyshire, and a WI was the only thing she missed in Mylor.
So, with their home newly renovated and their garden brimming
with flowers, fruit and vegetables, Pam is now busy helping to
organise the Mylor and Flushing WI.
Margaret Whysall
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Recent events
on the
Playing Field
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Wildwatch ~ Dorrit Smith
Bites and Stings
A friend recently sent me an article on the latest foreign
invader, the Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis )
which stated that these bugs can both bite and sting.
That got me thinking about what it meant; and also on
the trail of ladybirds and the Harlequin in particular. Having been
introduced into North America in 1988 for aphid pest control, a move
that has backfired on those seeking to control greenfly without properly
researching the consequences, they arrived in Britain in 2004.
Let it be known that all Ladybirds, if they are dehydrated, can bite
humans if they are able to get hold of a bit! They all have strongtoothed mandibles which can tear a hole in flesh, but remember how
tiny is a ladybird! The damage of which they are capable is very small.
The bites may itch for a while but very few people show an allergic
reaction. Ladybirds are true beetles, having one pair of wings formed
into hard cases called Elytra. The Harlequin is a little bigger and a lot
more aggressive than our native species, of which there are at least 46
including the two spot, the seven spot and the multi-spotted eyed
ladybird, as well as a yellow and black one.
The Harlequin, in common with many other ladybirds, feeds on
greenfly, so they are welcomed by gardeners. But, as it is bigger and
eats more quickly than our native species, it threatens them, leaving
little for them to forage. As a generalist feeder as well as being a
cannibal, it can survive periods of low aphid numbers. Harlequins can be
tricky to identify but they are large (six - eight mm) with red-brown
legs and quite a domed shape. Their patterns and spots are highly
variable. They have prominent white ‘false eye’ markings at the front,
but so does our multi-spotted eyed Ladybird. Because it is actually
difficult to differentiate them from our larger native species, and
because there is not enough research to prove that they are responsible
for the decline in our native species, the advice is not to kill them.
Now! To defuse the hype - can they sting? The answer biologically is a
resounding ‘no’. The bite may ‘sting’ or itch but that is all. A sting is a
mechanism like that in a wasp or a bee which is stuck into you, ejecting
a venom, and a Ladybird has no mechanism for this form of torture!
Bites are always associated with ‘nipping’ mouthparts and spiders and
beetles are all capable of this. I will devote the piece in September to
looking at types of insect feeders and their sometimes dangerous and
nasty habits … so watch this space!
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Local History ~ A fascinating old book
This interesting and unique old book was presented to Philip
Ashton when he retired from the headmastership of Mylor School
in 1901, and has been kindly passed on to Mylor Local History
Group by Ruth Andrew. It was signed by the people who
contributed to Mr. Ashton's retirement gift. Above is the page
signed by the School Managers, included amongst them some well
-known personalities, such as Ralph Allen Daniell, probably the
grandson of the wealthy 'Guinea-a-Minute Daniell' of Trelissick, and
Hugh P. Olivey who, in 1907, published that invaluable book 'Notes
on the Parish of Mylor'. The other signatories include earlier
generations of people still living in Mylor - Moore, Rowe, Tallack,
Polglase, Vinnicombe, as well as the Tremaynes of Carclew, at that
time still the landlords of many of them. We have too the large,
meticulous hand of William Copeland, the tailor whose button
Janet Mosedale unearthed in her garden.
The school was in what is now the Tremayne Hall. The building had
originally been the Poor House, but with the Government
encouraging the setting up of proper schools, Sir Charles Lemon
had bought it for £70 in 1850, and then converted and run it at his
own expense. Philip Ashton's father was the first headmaster, living
in what is still known as 'The School House'. By the time Philip
Ashton became headmaster Sir Charles had died (in 1868), and
the management of the school had passed to Col Tremayne. The
Board of Education made heavy demands, and by the time Philip
Ashton retired the management had been taken over by the Board
of Managers.
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Philip Ashton had succeeded his father as headmaster, and was in
turn succeeded by his own son, John PS Ashton. The Ashtons were
musically gifted, with John also taking over from his father as
church organist and choirmaster. Twenty years later the school
came to a dramatic end, as I shall tell you in a further instalment.
Margaret Whysall Mylor Local History Group
The Archive Centre in the Tremayne Hall is open every Thursday
afternoon from 2.30 - 4.30. Do call in and have tea with us.
Maybe you have something old to show us? You can also find us
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On the Water ~ Peter Stephens
There is no denying the maritime heritage of Mylor with all manner
of watery activities continuously taking place but for a change I
would selfishly like to begin by transporting you with a Cornish
pilot gig to possibly the
most charismatically
beautiful nautical city in the
world, Venice. The story
begins back in February,
with my personal invitation
to join a gig crew from the
Flushing and Mylor Club to
take part in a spectacular
‘rowing event’. The 41st
Vogalonga is a 32km rowing
pageant around the City
and outlying islands of Venice, culminating in a majestic paddle up
the Grand Canal and crossing the finish line off St Marks Square.
Since February a patient crew put up with my novice status to
bring me up to speed for what can only be regarded as a very
Italian marathon rowing extravaganza. They delivered a Cornish
Gig to the lagoon of Venice,
decked out with both Union
Jack and the Cornish flag
flying proudly at bow and
stern, along with a
fabulously sunny day and a
keen crew. Together with
almost two thousand craft of
all shapes and sizes
propelled only by paddle or
oar we enjoyed nearly seven
hours of energetic camaraderie that will remain with me forever.
Certainly the highlight was the momentous traffic jam as the mass
of boats keenly tried to manoeuvre themselves, one at a time,
through one small bridge to enter the final leg to the finish. Find a
full report on the club website: http://www.fmpgc.org
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Farm Notes ~ Matt Dale
Paul and I have finally bitten the bullet! We are now the proud
owners of six North Devon heifers. They have yet to arrive on the
farm as they are currently with the bull on their home farm near
Coverack. Hopefully, by the time that they come to Restronguet,
they will be in-calf heifers. With a 280 day gestation period, they
will be producing calves next spring in time for the seasonal flush
of grass.
There are many benefits of
having beef cattle – meat for
the freezer, pastures grazed,
muck going onto the land –
but there will inevitably be
problems too. Probably the
greatest of these will be
bovine tuberculosis. Before
we sold the dairy herd 15
years ago, there was so little
TB in this area that our herd was only being tested every two
years. Now our farming neighbours have had cattle reacting to the
test, movement restrictions placed on their farms and whole herds
– from calves right up through – tested every 60 days. This
creates a massive burden of work on top of an already incredibly
busy occupation. It also creates massive stress and worry for the
farmer involved.
Jillie and I went to a business conference breakfast at the Royal
Cornwall Show and bovine TB came under discussion. One dairy
farmer with a 300 cow herd had just the day before been forced to
send 44 of his cows for slaughter and another 26 were due to go
the following week. He sounded devastated. He will get some
compensation for the cost of replacing them, but he has lost far
more than just 70 cows. He has lost the bloodlines and genetics
that will be almost impossible to replace, but more importantly, he
has lost their milk production. He will have lost £500 - £700 per
day of income. With the high cost of producing milk, it could easily
be the tipping point where he sells the herd to stave off
bankruptcy.
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Answers inside back cover
Crossword
Across
Down
1 Relating to the Jewish day of rest (10)
7 Point of view (Matthew 22:17) (7)
8 C20 Brethren philanthropist whose construction company became one of the UK’s biggest, Sir John — (5)
10 Girl’s name (4)
11 Peter was accused of being one in the courtyard of the high priest’s house (Luke 22:59)
(8)
13 The fifth of the ‘seven
churches’ (Revelation 3:1–6) (6)
15 ‘Now the famine was — in Samaria’ (1
Kings 18:2) (6)
17 Banned by the seventh Commandment
(Exodus 20:14) (8)
18 Insect most closely associated with itching
(1 Samuel 24:14) (4)
21 Bantu tribe which gives its name to tiny
landlocked country in southern Africa (5)
22 Familiar material in churches that use an
overhead projector (7)
1 The young David’s favourite weapon (1 Samuel 17:40) (5)
2 ‘Your vats will — over with new
wine’ (Proverbs 3:10) (4)
3 Once yearly (Exodus 30:10) (6)
4 Milled it (anag.) (3-5)
5 Region north of Damascus of which Lysanias
was tetrarch (Luke 3:1) (7)
6 Comes between Philippians and 1 Thessalonians (10)
9 Lake where the first disciples were called
(Luke 5:1–11) (10)
12 Abusive outburst (8)
14 Are loud (anag.) (7)
16 Printing errors (6)
19 ‘Take my yoke upon you and — from
me’ (Matthew 11:29) (5)
20 Jacob’s third son (Genesis 29:34) (4)
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Crossword
Solution
Across: 1, Sabbatical. 7, Opinion. 8, Laing. 10, Olga.
11, Galilean. 13, Sardis. 15, Severe. 17, Adultery.
18, Flea. 21, Swazi. 22, Acetate. 23, Revelation.
Down: 1, Sling. 2, Brim. 3, Annual. 4, Ill-timed.
5, Abilene. 6, Colossians. 9, Gennesaret. 12, Diatribe.
14, Roulade. 16, Errata. 19, Learn. 20, Levi.
‘Cadging a lift’ Photo: Jeni Fraser
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