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MYLOR MAGAZINE
November 2014
Serving the whole community
Mylor Magazine
mylormagazine@hotmail.co.uk
Published by:
Mylor Community
Publications Group
Trustees:
Chris Perkins (Chairman)
David Eastburn (Membership)
John Symons (Parish Council)
Revd Jeffrey James (secretary)
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 (PCC)
Roger Deeming
Wendy Fowler
Terry Chapman
Penelope Bryan
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: Farewell to Allan and Leane at the Lemon Arms.
More on p12. Photograph: Michael Jeans-Jakobsson
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Contents
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Vicar’s letter
Church notes
Church news
Chapel news
Parish Council meeting
Christmas Lights
Lemon Arms
MyloRhythm
Lunch Club
Christmas Fair
Parish Plan
Flower Club
Local History Group
Book Group Review
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Mylor Movies
Trefusis Singers
Writing Competition
Local History - Horses part two
Local Expoits - Birds in Romania
Poetry Corner - Caroline Hadley
Centre Spread - Nature’s Bounty
Wildwatch - Autumn
On the water
Farming Notes
More about - Jonathan Griffin
Crossword
Crossword solution
Cartoon
Village Diary
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December
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TH 10 CM Trefusis Singers
TH 7.30pm Con Piaf
PH 7.15pm Parish Council
OS 7.30 Flower Club - p14
OS Garden Club ‘Beekeeping’
TH Bingo after lunch club - p13
TH 7.30 Mylor Movies - p16
TH 10-4 Craft Fair - p13
TH 7.30 History Gp lecture - p14
FVC 7.15pm Parish Council
TH 2.45 Trefusis Concert - p17
6pm Lights Switch-on - p9
TH 9.30 Big Coffee Morning
MC 4pm Christingle service
OS Garden Club ‘Isles of Scilly’
Sch Term ends
MC 6pm Candlelit service
Key: AS: All Saints Church, Con: concert, CL: Christmas Lights, CM: coffee morning,
FVC: Flushing Vlge Club, FSM: Friends of StM, MC: Methodist Chapel, MFC: Mylor Flower Club,
MGC: Mylor Garden Club, MM: Mylor Movies, MS: Mylor Sessions, MYH: Mylor Yacht Harbour,
OS: Ord Statter pavilion, PF: Playing Fields, PH: Parish Hall, Sch: Mylor School,
StM: St Mylor Church, TH: Tremayne Hall, TL: TDFAS lecture, Mylor Theatre, Truro College.
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Vicar’s letter ~ Revd Jeffrey James
November is for many of us a sombre month. There’s the
sense captured by the early 19th century poet Thomas
Hood whose poem November ends:
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member-No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!
We who live in temperate lands live with the cycle of beginnings and
endings, life and death, played out vividly in the natural world. It’s as if
nature holds our gaze in autumn and denies us the luxury of
disengagement from the truth of mortality. That sense is magnified for
many by the yearly round of remembering those we have loved and see
no longer at All Souls and on Remembrance Sunday of those whose
lives were given or taken in war. If that was all that’s to be said about
life, then November would be just a month to be survived, a time of
getting on with things as best we can. But there’s more to be said about
November than simply eking out an existence in the dark days of
winter.
As well as the month of shortening days, November is also the time
when thankfulness moves towards hope. In the natural world, the
thankfulness of harvest gives way to the early shoots of autumn-sown
wheat, green signals in the fields that the Spring is to come. In our
gardens, the buds of camellia point towards a burst of life that will
bathe drab winter with colour. In the remembering world, there’s the
sense of thankfulness for those who have gone before us in peace and
in war. As we recall those who have been our guides and mentors and
those whose lives were laid down in the cause of freedom, the sense of
loss or absence gives way to a resolution to live lives that honour their
gift of our inheritance, to live more consciously grateful lives. In the
world of Christian faith, the month of remembering ends
with the festival of Christ the King. We end one church
year acknowledging Jesus as Lord of all that is and all that
is to come, and look forward to a new church year and
celebrating the story of God’s engagement in the world and
our salvation. Perhaps November is not so sombre after all.
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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, Judy Menage, can be contacted on
01326 259909 or at judymenage@gmail.com
Friends of St Mylor Church
Registered charity number 1129030
Raising Funds for St Mylor and All Saints Churches
Antiques Valuation
by
Roger Tappin of Bonhams
7.30 pm Thursday 20 November
Tremayne Hall
Tickets £6 including Pasty Supper
plus £1 per item to be valued
(only one item per person please)
Tickets available from Committee Members
01209 820357 or 01326 373128
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Church and Chapel News
Church News: Our Parochial Church Council has spent some time
discussing the future of All Saints Church. We recognise that the
building needs a great deal of work and expenditure to secure its use in
the long term, and it needs urgent attention for mission purposes in the
short term as a centre for Anglican worship. We are therefore seeking
estimates for a more efficient heating system, secondary glazing and an
improved lighting system. We will consider these at the November
meeting of the PCC.
Recently, pews have been removed and seating re-organised in an
effort to improve the internal appearance of the building. It definitely
looks very different. Sadly, due to very limited support, the 9 am
Sunday Eucharist has been suspended indefinitely. The following
services continue to be held at All Saints – Evening Prayer on Sundays
at 5 pm, midweek communion on Wednesdays at 10 am. and morning
prayer at 9 am. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
At the Parish Church, the last all age worship service this year will be
held on Sunday 30 November at 10.30 am, preceded by Breakfast Club
at Mylor Cafe at 9 am. All are welcome to join us.
Judy Menage
Chapel News: We held our annual Harvest Festival on 14 September,
led by Revd Peter Facer and the Chapel was beautifully decorated with
an abundance of flowers, fruit and vegetables. The traditional harvest
hymns were sung and the young people of the Church sang for us. They
chose Autumn Days, a Harvest Nursery Rhyme performed to the tune of
Oranges and Lemons. Laura and Ellie sang Autumn Leaves, whilst
fighting off leaves from above. Michael kindly agreed to play the organ
for us at the opening of the service and he also played the piano for the
collection. At the close of the service all the children helped transport
the fresh goods to the Sunday School Room, where coffee was served
and the auction began, led by Robert Rogers. After much banter and
fun, all items were sold, raising £86.15 for the Children's Hospice South
West. Many thanks to all who attended or helped in any way for this
very good cause.
We now look forward to our next Family Service on 19 October - more
information to follow. Our plans look fairly quiet for November but we
still meet regularly for services at 10.30 am and everyone is welcome to
come along. Martin and the children are now meeting weekly after the
summer break for music, craft and fun activities at 10.30.
Vyv Curnow
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Community News and Views
Parish Council: The monthly meeting was held at Flushing Village Club
on Monday 6 October.
Details of the Section 137 Grant have been publicised and applications
should have been returned by 24 October. This is a grant awarded by
the Parish Council to local, non-profit making organisations, for the
benefit of the community. Further details can be obtained from the
Parish Clerk.
The Work Party intends to clean the Cemetery gates and the new
cemetery sign is being organised.
The telephone boxes at Mylor Harbour and the Leats Car Park have now
been painted by BT. This request by the Parish Council has taken a year
to be fulfilled.
Resulting from the Parish Inspection, Knotweed in the Leats Car Park is
to be treated and yellow lines indicating disabled parking will be redone.
Damage was noted to the stonework on the clock tower and
organisations are being asked not to tie anything around or to it.
There is space for a seat on Mill Quay; if anyone wishes to place one in
memory of someone, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Boats are being left without permission on the foreshore off Mylor
Playing Field and quay. Truro Harbour Authority is being consulted.
A seat on Trefusis Road, Flushing is to be repaired.
The public toilets at Mylor Bridge are to start winter opening hours in
November i.e. open week-ends only. This is under the auspices of
Cornwall Council.
Details regarding the mobile library have been placed on the Mylor
Village notice board. It appears that a library van will be visiting both
Flushing and Mylor, once a month, dates to be arranged by Cornwall
Council.
The Flood Plan continues to progress. Members of this sub-committee
will be visiting residents around Mill Quay and those at risk in Flushing,
to discuss flood response plans. Any one interested in being a Voluntary
Flood Warden or requiring more details should phone Councillor Bridges
on 01326 373830.
The next meeting will be on 3 November at 7.15pm in Mylor Parish Hall.
Public participation is from 7.15 - 7.30pm. Concerns/queries/comments
can be emailed to mylorpc@btinternet.com, or in writing to the Clerk.
Details of venue/agenda can be seen on Village Notice boards or at
www.parish-council.com/mylor.
We hope you will come along.
Jan Robson
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Community News and Views ~ continued
Christmas Lights: Although business
seemed brisk at our Table Top Sale in the
Tremayne Hall on 4 October, as is the nature
of such things, trade probably varied among
table holders. Most however, seemed
reasonably satisfied with their morning and
we, the organisers were delighted to have
made just over £300 from refreshments, our book stall and some
very generous donations. We’re extremely grateful to everyone
who supported us, and may well repeat the idea sometime in the
future. We’re now into our busiest period and, with Switch-on only
weeks away on 8 December, we’ll soon be looking for our trusty
team to prepare and rig the display. The lights that we enjoy so
much rely solely on the generous financial support of the village.
Many thanks for the continued practical and financial support that
keeps Mylor looking so special at Christmas.
Terry Chapman
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Community News and Views ~ continued
Lemon Arms: We are sad to report that Allan and Leane are
leaving the village pub at the beginning of November. They have
had 19 very happy years there and their three children have grown
up there. They would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to all their
customers who have supported them over the years. They are
going to have some time off at first, living in Comfort Road, and
will review their plans in the New Year.
Exact details of the timing of hand-over arrangements are not yet
available, but the new licensee will be another family member Mylor-born Andrea Czunys. Her fiancé, Tony Cheeseman, will be
working behind the scenes and Joanna Curnow will be cooking.
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MyloRhythm: The MyloRhythm Ladies have had a lovely summer,
full of song! Our latest venture was to
sing in the Tea Garden at Enys. For the
tail-end of our beautiful summer, when
we have had a repertoire of ‘outdoor’
songs, it seemed a fitting place for our
last gig of the season. We had an
appreciative audience who enjoyed
listening to and joining in with our
singing. All our songs this spring and summer have been about
flowers, trees, nature and the joy of living. Uplifting and happy
songs to raise our spirits. The piece-de-resistance at Enys was
when we sang in the hallway of the house. The acoustics were
superb. With luck we will sing there again, hopefully in December.
Candles, carols, mince pies and mulled wine have been mentioned!
Maybe a ‘concert’ for our friends and families. Watch this space!
We have grown, both as a group and in the type of songs we sing.
The ladies have gained in confidence and it’s a joy to behold! We
look forward to our Winter programme which will include Christmas
songs & carols. MyloRhythm welcomes new singers and particularly
those who think they can’t sing. Do come along to the Tremayne
Hall on a Monday at 1.30pm – you will soon feel at home amongst
our friendly and joyful group.
Pat Hobden
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Community News and Views ~ continued
Lunch Club: Welcome back to the over-sixties Lunch Club every
Tuesday at noon in the Tremayne Hall. Please do join us for a
delicious home-cooked meal and light-hearted chatter - all for
£2.50! New members are always welcome. As winter draws in we
plan to have monthly entertainments after the meal for about half
an hour. - for example, floral art and Christmas decoration
demonstrations, Bingo and Beetle Drives.
Libby Grubb
Christmas Craft Fair: This popular annual event will be held in
the Tremayne Hall from 10am - 4 pm on Saturday 29 November.
Refreshments will be available all day and the usual range of
jewellery, knitwear, ceramics, home accessories, textiles, basketry,
stationery, plants, festive food and gifts will be on sale. Everyone
is most welcome. Further details from 01326 375252 Jan Robson
Flushing and Mylor Parish Plan: A big thank you to all who
filled in our questionnaire. The response was terrific with 550
returned, many more than the average for this type of survey. We
are now in the process of collating and analysing both your
answers to the questions and your suggestions for the future of
our Parish. Needless to say, this is a big job, although well worth
the effort. Following that, we will carefully study the results and
put together a plan based on the evidence provided.
We are also conscious that we still have to consult the younger
members of our community, i.e. the 12-18 year olds. This is
important because they will play an important role in the Parish for
many years to come. Very shortly we will print a brief survey for
this age group, and hopefully we will receive a worthwhile
response to be included in the final analysis.
It is important that our updated Parish Plan, when published,
belongs to everyone in our villages. We have made an excellent
start. If you would like to contribute further regarding any issue
about which you feel strongly, please contact the committee by
telephone or email, details below. We are confident that a robust
plan will give our community an advantage when decisions about
funding for future development are made.
Michael Willmore
Phone: 01326 372168 Email: willmore2001@aol.com
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Local Arts and Crafts
Flower Club: An EGM was held prior to the AGM in order to
amend the constitution. The usual business of the AGM was
transacted, though sadly without our president, Margaret
Underwood. We wish her well. The annual cups were awarded:
1st: Elizabeth Doidge; 2nd: Margaret Underwood; 3rd: Ann
Redgrave; and for the novices: 1st: Alvina Menary; 2nd: Jacqui
Andrew; 3rd: Chris Westwood. Following the AGM, members
exchanged bunches of flowers with each other and the
arrangements were discussed.
Next month’s meeting will be on Monday 3 November, when the
demonstrator will be Caroline Crabb from Bodmin. The competition
title is ‘My surprise in a box’ and the exhibition space is 2 ft.
New members are always warmly welcomed.
Irene Gardiner
Local History Group Lecture: On 27 September we welcomed
Frank Howie from the Geo-conservation Group of the Cornwall
Wildlife Trust. He gave us an illustrated talk about the submerged
forests around the Cornish coast. He began by telling us that 15
million years ago the relative sea level was 75 metres higher than
now. Then he described how fluctuating sea levels had affected our
county’s coastline through the geological periods. Maps of the
coastline, including the Scilly Isles, showed dramatic changes.
More landscape was gradually exposed and became covered in
forests but after a long time these were eroded.
The depressions that repeatedly hit Cornwall over the winter of
2013/14 have provided unique opportunities for geologists to
study sections of the beaches which have not been so exposed in
living memory. The stripping away of sand revealed the historically
famous Mounts Bay Forest between Wherry Town and Long Rock.
This was so spectacular that it received national press and
television coverage. Areas of similar submerged forests were also
exposed at Portreath and Daymer Bay.
It was, in all, an excellent evening and good to meet up again for
the first talk of the season. Our next meeting on 29 November
sees a return visit of Tony Mansell, about the history of Camborne
Town Band, accompanied by a musician. There will be wine and
mince pies for all!
Rosemary Spooner
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Local Arts and Crafts ~ continued
Book Group Review: ‘And the Mountains Echoed’ by Khaled
Hosseini. Set against the backdrop of Afghanistan, beautiful but
perennially unstable, this book explores relationships, fate and
heritage. Starting with the unimaginably painful giving up of a child
and ending with a reunion, this book nevertheless does not deal
with endings that are necessarily happy or neat and in that sense
mirrors real life. Characters touch and influence the lives of others
but often drift away and feature no more.
The group on the whole enjoyed this book. However, there was a
view that it had a somewhat random structure even to the extent
of following seemingly irrelevant stories within the main story,
leading to a feeling of interrupted continuity. However, the message
of an inborn sense of family links and belonging to a place came
through strongly. This was the second book by this author that the
group had read and it was agreed that he is one of the finest
writers around at the moment.
Pat Willmore
Mylor Movies: Our film this month is ‘The Love
Punch’. Spanning locations in Paris, London and the
French Riviera, the film brings together Pierce
Brosnan and Emma Thompson as ex-husband and
wife, Richard and Kate, whose biting banter
suggests that the flames of their former relationship
are not fully extinguished. Unfortunately the same
cannot be said for their retirement nest egg which is
wiped out when Richard's investment firm is
defrauded and the pension fund siphoned away. Learning that the
unscrupulous French financier behind the scheme has just
purchased a $10million diamond for his bride to be, the divorced
duo grudgingly agree to set aside their differences and hatch a plot
to gate-crash the wedding and steal the rock. Roped in to assist in
the heist are the couple's former neighbours played by Timothy
Spall and Celia Imrie, who are also rooting for their reconciliation.
The foursome form an unlikely band of lawbreakers in this classic
comedy caper. We hope that you will join us in the Tremayne Hall
on Wednesday 26 November at 7.30 pm.
Jo Robertson
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Local Arts and Crafts ~ continued
Trefusis Singers: “We only have eight more rehearsals, girls,
before our Christmas Concert” said Bridget Westlake, our Musical
Director, “but we know we can do it, although some of the
members will be away on holiday for some of the rehearsals”. We
settled down to an evening of concentration and laughter. We are
thoroughly enjoying the Christmas songs and carols we are
practising. 0ur concert is on Sunday 7 December in the Tremayne
Hall, starting at 2.45 p.m. with high tea in the interval. We will add
together the takings from this concert and our Summer Concert,
and then decide on which charity we support. 0nce again, by
popular request, we have James Stevenson, baritone, as our guest
artist. There will be a raffle and tickets are £6 at the door.
We always welcome new members to join our very happy choir
which meets every Tuesday evening, 7.30 pm in The Methodist
School Room. Just come along or telephone me on 01326 619019.
Irene Gardiner
Creative Writing: Entries have started to arrive for our writing
competition (see p18). The deadline is 14 December, but don’t
leave it too late and get caught in the Christmas rush.
If you need some inspiration come and join us at the Saturday
morning sessions in the Tremayne Hall. Our next one, on 25
October, is called ‘Open the door’. Like Alice in Wonderland and the
children of Narnia, we’ll be peeking behind doors, through arches
and under hatches, to find out what lies behind. Keep an eye out
for intriguing doorways and bring your lively imagination with you!
Our final Saturday session for the year will be on 6 December with
the theme of ‘Bringing the outside in’, a cosy prospect as we move
into winter. Expect hedgerow berries, Christmas lights and other
seasonal stimuli. All you need to bring is your pen and notebook;
inspiration for memoire, poems and stories will be provided.
Our Wednesday evening group is on hold for the moment, until
enough people are able to attend. If you would like to join a
friendly mid-week evening writing group that covers fiction, poetry
and life writing, do get in touch at janeemoss@outlook.com or call
01326 377419.
Jane Moss
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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 History ~ Around the village streets
Last month we saw how our village blacksmith would have been kept
busy shoeing the many horses that were so important to our farms.
Horses were required for heavy haulage work along the roads too, with
Gilbert's Farm, at Rosehill, usually supplying the horses to haul building
stone from local quarries and also to unload the coal boats. Coal was
delivered around the villages in smaller carts carrying a few hundredweight at a time.
Our villages rang out with the clip-clopping
of hooves, as local people travelled by
horse, some on horseback, such as Edwin
Porter shown here outside the cottages at
the end of New Row, whilst others rode in
horse-drawn traps or carriages, and there
were even 'horse buses' operating in the
Penryn area. Shops were supplied by
horse and cart, and there were travelling shops, such as the horsedrawn wagon of Mr Prime of Penryn, who brought paraffin, lamp
glasses, wicks and burners, soaps and much more besides. Mr William
Beer, a Master Baker at Flushing, had two horses, Queenie and Bess,
who pulled a trap, but when he visited the Lemon Arms each evening he
rode one of the horses, since 'they could find their own way home'!
But Dobbin is my favourite. She pulled Eddie Rollason's mobile butcher's
shop from before WWII, stopping off for tit-bits from customers,
although she was fussy about who she would accept them from.
Perhaps her favourite treat was a well-buttered crust from Mrs Curnow
at the Lemon Arms. During the war years rationing of meat meant
Dobbin was not needed, but after the war she returned to her previous
round. On her first time out she reached the Lemon Arms and
steadfastly refused to move any further - until provided with her
buttered crust!
Tractors started to take over from farm horses from the 1920's, while
increasingly vans and lorries delivered supplies to the shops, and we
took to driving cars. The smithy has closed down, and with
it an age when 'man's first servant' was also part of our community.
Margaret Whysall Mylor Local History Group
The Archive Centre in the Tremayne Hall is open during Thursday afternoons.
Do call in and have tea with us. Maybe you have something old to show us?
You can also find us on www.tremaynehall.org
Jill Quilliam 01326 376403
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Email: samheardmylor@hotmail.co.uk
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Local Exploits - Birdwatching in Romania
I went on a fascinating birdwatching holiday in September to Romania’s
Danube Delta and the Black Sea – an internationally important corridor
for birds migrating from as far off as the Russian Arctic to the Nile
Delta. We saw 184 different species of bird, including hundreds of White
Pelicans, both in flight and at rest, many spoonbills, Booted Eagles,
Lesser Spotted Eagles, colourful Rollers and Bee-Eaters, warblers,
thousands of waders and 6 different kinds of woodpecker.
The vast rolling plains had blue chicory, purple loosestrife and pink
mallow flowering profusely. It must be a picture in the Spring when all
the wild flowers would be a their best. Migrating
Cardinal, Silver Washed Fritillary and Great
Banded Grayling were the largest wild butterflies
I have ever seen. The cultivated areas were a
patchwork of strip farming – maize, sunflowers,
and vineyards, contrasted with the rich dark soil.
Rural houses, built for the equivalent of £8,000,
had plots of maize, peppers, cabbages, fruit trees, roses and Morning
Glory and many had haystacks, woodpiles and corncob mounds. Horses
pulling wooden carts, itinerant shepherds, goat- and cow-herds, with
their charges, roamed the uncultivated plains, completing the medieval
picture. We were amused by an altercation between a cow-herd and
shepherd over watering rights at a lake where the cows were seeing off
the sheep. None of us understood the words, but the gestures were
international!
The Danube Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage site, includes 156
hectares of reed marsh – one of the largest in the world. Staying on a
boat hotel, we set off daily in small boats, exploring
reed-fringed waterways harbouring a wealth of
wildlife including Golden Jackal, Kingfishers and
Squacco Herons. Chinese Carp – fish farm escapees –
thrive in the Delta. They jump high and one leapt
right into our boat where it was promptly dispatched
and given to a delighted local fisherman. Staying in
such an untamed area was a joy and a privilege.
Gerard Manley Hopkins said:“O let them be left, the wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.”
Joanna Garton
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Poetry Corner ~ On Remembrance
We grow here for the soldiers who have lost their lives in wars,
Some people pass us daily and think of us no more.
The wind it blows our heads down, the sergeant shouts “Look out”.
Some soldiers hit by angry fire; What is it all about?
We grow here for the soldiers, our
petals show the blood
Of men who died in battle and lay
here in the mud.
Now some wars still continue,
soldiers die for us each day,
The poppy’s our reminder; they
must not fade away.
The poppy grows here daily, why cannot people see
That fighting’s not the answer to peace for you and me.
Caroline Hadley
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Nature’s Bounty
Can you name them all?
Photographs by
Geoff Adams
01326 373530
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September Boat Shows
Cockwells Modern and Classic Boatbuilding exhibited at both
the Southampton and Monaco Boat Shows during September. We
were very excited to unveil the first Cockwells 33ft gentleman’s
launch, Impulsive (pictured above). Only the finest materials have
been used in the build of this latest addition to our range of custom
launches.
New Marketing Co-ordinator
We have gained a new team member! Alice
Préat has just joined us and is looking
forward to meeting you. She joins us from
Pendennis Shipyard where she was part of
the marketing team. She has a degree in
journalism and Communications and she
speaks four languages! To book an
appointment, contact us as shown above.
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Wildwatch ~ Dorrit Smith
It’s hibernation time, folks! We all tend to use this word for hunkering
down, lighting a fire and feeling cosy. But what does the word really mean?
To start with, it is derived from the Latin hibernare - to spend the winter.
Contrary to popular opinion it does not necessarily mean falling into a deep
sleep and not waking till warmed by rays of spring sunshine. The biological
understanding of it has changed over the years and it is no longer seen as
having to be a long ‘sleep’ during which an animal remains in suspended
animation. In some animals it is a transitory state punctuated by periods of
arousal when the body comes out of ‘sleep’ and metabolic processes
resume at normal rates (an example is the squirrel). For these types of
animals, although you should avoid ‘waking’ them, it will not necessarily
cause any lasting trauma. For others, however, it could be fatal, so just
avoid disturbance and let natural rhythms take their course.
Hibernation is a response to a variety of events, particularly reducing daylength, lack of food, falling temperatures and so on. Heart and breathing
rates slow, blood supply is restricted, the core temperature falls and nonessential organs may shut down. All this conserves energy use to keep
essential services working. A significant number of creatures in Britain
hibernate for long periods. Well known examples are dormice, frogs, toads,
lizards and snakes. Others may take shorter periods of rest in very cold
weather, such as squirrels, badgers, bats, hedgehogs, flies, butterflies
(which also overwinter as pupae) and bees.
Perhaps the most iconic hibernator of all is the
dormouse. Its name comes from the French dormir,
to sleep. It can spend over half the year dormant.
Its chubby build, bright golden-brown colour with
creamy-white underparts, large, prominent, shiny,
black eyes, small, rounded ears and fluffy tail make it one of our best
loved mammal and yet it is nocturnal, shy and rarely seen. It was made
famous in the Mad Hatter’s tea party in Alice in Wonderland. Around 100
years ago it was plentiful but today it is on the endangered list because we
no longer manage our woodlands and hedgerows in ways that help it to
survive. Machines just don’t notice hibernating dormice or their nests in
the same way as a person would do and coppicing has almost become a
thing of the past.
A final word as you contemplate enjoying bonfires on 5 November; beware
of hibernating hedgehogs in the woodpiles and scrub which you might use
for your fire - they may end up roasted alive!
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On the Water ~ Peter Stephens
The end of British Summer Time heralds
another hectic period of activity at all the
local boat yards as moorings are vacated
and the yards fill up with all manner of
craft being winterized. While lists for
maintenance on rigs, engines and hulls are
scheduled, the activity on the water
continues despite shorter daylight hours
and Kenny Dunstan (Mylor Marine
Maintenance) has been working his magic
with the removal, seemingly over-night, of
the abundance of seasonal moorings. It
also announces the arrival of the Oyster
season. Rain or shine and in winds fair or
foul the waters off Mylor sees the traditional working boats under
sail or powered by oars dredging for their winter catch.
They are not the only activity taking place on the water as gig
clubs like Flushing and Mylor still row regularly and also put in the
foundations that begin the training regimes to hopefully take them
to top placings at the World Championships next May in Scilly.
A new addition getting afloat, off Windsport and Restronguet
Sailing Club during the week, are the outdoor education students.
Each year we see an influx
of candidates looking to
gain experience and create
a long term career in the
Marine Industry. They are
regularly making best use
of the beach and facilities
to gain the knowledge and
skills in Dinghy sailing and
windsurfing to attain RYA instructor qualifications.
The Frostbite series at Restronguet on Sundays is well under way
and continues well into December with good dinghy racing followed
by the welcome steaming cup of tea from the galley afterwards
and analysis of the afternoon racing!
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Get ready for winter
Farming Notes ~ Matthew Dale
Deep breath, and relax. Ah! At last the pressure is off for the first
time since July when we started harvest. It is not all go, go, go for
all that time, but it is hard to totally relax until the crops are in the
shed and the autumn planting has been done. It is also easier to
relax knowing that the seed was sown into good seedbeds. The soil
was so warm from the sunny September that it germinated and
emerged from the soil almost as we watched it. The neat rows of
pale green plants are looking strong so now the main task will be
to keep the slugs from munching them off.
With the essential fieldwork
done for now, our attention
turns to maintenance and
upgrading. Our self-propelled
sprayer needs some TLC for a
start. Nothing major, just
servicing. Our big roller doors
on the grain-store sheds also
need looking at with sensor
switches and door runners not working quite right.
The main jobs outside will be fencing for the cattle, chopping fallen
trees and lopping low overhanging branches that bash the tractor
cabs and the combine harvester. We have a post thumper that fits
to the front of the loader that will do the hard work for us with the
fencing - a 300kg weight on a vertical slider makes short work of
putting a six foot long post into the ground. In fact, it will thump
an 8 inch thick gatepost into the soil. It doesn’t half make life a lot
easier when you can use hydraulics rather than ‘handraulics’.
The fallen trees are a great source of firewood and a very green
form of heating. The carbon dioxide released when a tree is
burned is just the amount that it absorbed during its lifetime. It is
also a very comforting source of heat, almost primal in the way
that fire holds your gaze. Firewood is a very efficient form of
heating as you get warmth three times over from it. Once with the
exertion of sawing it up, once with the effort of splitting it and
finally when you burn it. Turning on the central heating is never so
involved.
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More about ~ Jonathan Griffin
Among the many remarkable
people who live in our village, there
can be few who are more charismatic
than Jonathan. Tall, engaging and
articulate, he strides along as though
there is simply not enough time for him
to do all the tasks he sets himself.
Born in Melton Mowbray, the son of an
independent schoolmaster, he went to
Sherborne School and then studied
Physics at Durham University. His first job was in the buying department
of Boots but, after six years, he heard the call of the leisure
industry and joined a yacht charter company that became Sunsail. A
succession of increasingly important jobs including Commercial Manager
at Whipsnade Zoo, Marketing Director at English Heritage and heading a
government task force on ‘Britain Abroad’ led to him being appointed as
director of the National Maritime Museum, Cornwall in Falmouth in 2003,
its first year of operation.
The impetus behind the museum was a combination of the need to
expand the small maritime museum already in Falmouth and the wish of
the Greenwich Museum to find a home for all the small boats they had
accumulated and had no room to display. The new building became part
of a regeneration scheme for the land between the docks and the town
supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Initially, it was not universally
popular and Jonathan had to work hard to engage people from all parts
of the waterfront. It housed the Cornwall Collection and formed a
catalyst for many events. A particular project was an active boatbuilding
area with the valuable support of enthusiast Ralph Bird. Using a host of
local volunteers to encourage local interest and participation, the
museum became the focus for such varied activities as Ellen MacArthur’s
return, the Tall Ships, the Oyster Festival and a host of school visits.
This was nicely rounded off, as Jonathan approached retirement at the
end of September, with the Daily Telegraph award for the most familyfriendly museum in Britain. A fitting reward for eleven years of hard and
inspirational work, supported by his wife Kate who, as a teacher, has
always encouraged him to place children at the centre of the museum’s
appeal.
Retirement will probably involve “sailing, heritage and grandchildren not necessarily in that order!”
Michael Jeans-Jakobsson
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Answers inside back cover
Crossword
Across
Across (continued)
1 &20 Down 'Lord of all ___ , Lord of all ___ ,
whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy’ (11,3)
9 Moses' question to a fighting Hebrew labourer:
'Why are you ___ your fellow Hebrew?' (Exodus
2:13) (7)
10 Acclaimed cellist who contracted multiple sclerosis at the height of her fame, Jacqueline ___
(2,3)
11 'At even ___ the sun was set, the sick, O Lord,
around thee lay' (3)
13 A descendant of Gad (Numbers 26:16) (4)
16 'Do not leave Jerusalem, but ___ for the gift my
Father promised' (Acts 1:4) (4)
17 Clambers (Jeremiah 48:44) (6)
18 Peter's response to questioning by the Sanhedrin: 'We must ___ God rather than men!' (Acts
5:29) (4)
20 Christian paraplegic author, artist and campaigner, ___ Eareckson Tada (4)
21 Bird partial to the nests of other birds (6)
22 'Such large crowds gathered round him that he
got into a boat and sat __ __ ' (Matthew 13:2) (2,2)
23 Infectious tropical disease (4)
25 Tree (3)
28 'No fear of me should ___ you, nor should my hand
be heavy upon you' (Job 33:7) (5)
29 For example, to Titus, Timothy or Philemon (7)
30 Week beginning with Pentecost Sunday, according
to the Church's calendar (11)
Down
2 'O Jerusalem… how ___ I have longed to gather your
children together' (Matthew 23:37) (5)
3 Way out (4)
4 Exhort (Romans 12:1) (4)
5 Done (anag.) (4)
6 Highest of the four voice-parts in a choir (7)
7 Concerning the study of God (11)
8 Uniquely, it has Abbey, Cathedral and Chapel (11)
12 Admonish (Matthew 16:22) (6)
14 Frozen (3)
15 Established form of religious ceremony (6)
19 Inscription often found on gravestones (7)
20 See 1 Across
24 Behaved (Joshua 7:1) (5)
25 Time (anag.) (4)
26 Lists choice of meals (4)
27 'For the wages of sin is death, but the ___ of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord' (Romans 6:23) (4)
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Across: 1, Hopefulness. 9, Hitting. 10, du Pre. 11, Ere.
13, Ozni.16. Wait. 17, Climbs. 18, Obey. 20, Joni.
21, Cuckoo. 22, In it. 23,Yaws. 25, Elm. 28, Alarm.
29, Epistle. 30, Whitsuntide.
Down: 2, Often. 3, Exit. 4, Urge. 5, Node. 6, Soprano.
7, Theological. 8, Westminster. 12, Rebuke. 14, Icy.
15, Ritual. 19, Epitaph. 20, Joy. 24, Acted. 25, Emit.
26, Menu. 27, Gift.
“Oh! We’re very progressive in the 1st Mylor Scouts, sir.
We can take cash, cheque or card, and can even set up a
monthly direct debit, if you wish.”
www.richardgreenillustration.co.uk
Crossword
Solution
New Neighbours? If somebody has moved in near you recently,
how about dropping a copy of the magazine through their
letterbox by way of an introduction and welcome to the village?
New Ideas? If you have an idea that you think might be of
general interest, why not submit it. Don’t be shy. If you’re not
sure how to go about it, contact us and we can help you put your
idea into print and share it with the rest of the community.
Contributions can be made in text, Microsoft Word, rich text files
(rtf) or jpg attachments—or even on paper !
All Contributions and Advertising to:
mylormagazine@hotmail.co.uk or 01326 374767
Available from: Mylor Stores, Newsagent, Post Office,
St Mylor Church, All Saints Church, the Methodist Chapel,
Lemon Arms, Hair Design and Cafe Mylor at the harbour.
Also available online in full colour at:
www.tremaynehall.org then click on ‘magazine’ in menu
Printing and Binding: Leaflet Express (see advert on p39)
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