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St Martin-By-Looe
NewsPublished and funded bySt Martin-By-Looe Parish Council Jan/Feb 2010
Parish Council UpdateYouth Shelter Project
Following further discussions with residents of No Mans Land andCornwall Council the Parish Council has decided to abandon theYouth Shelter project, all funding has been returned to the relevantorganisations.
Planning ApplicationsApplications for the construction of a dwelling at the Watch House,Millendreath, the variation of condition 1 at Bay View Farm, the sitingof polytunnel and tool shed for agricultural use at Land Pt OS 443, StMartins and change of use of redundant coach house at Windsworthwere considered by the Parish Council during Nov and Dec 2009.
PreceptThe Parish Council carefully considered the required precept for thenext financial year and an amount of £8600 was agreed upon.
DonationsA request from The Cornwall Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre wasreceived; a donation of £50 was agreed.
Holland Farm Salt binThe salt bin purchased by the Parish Council was stolen in earlyDecember, a request was made to Cornwall Council to replace thebin, which was promptly done and the bin filled (see article on pg 4).
Police Report, December 3rd 2009.Since the last meeting on 5th November 2009 there have been 42crimes reported within the area covered by Looe NeighbourhoodTeam. None of the above crimes was reported within the Parish.
Meeting DatesYou are always welcome to attend the Parish Council Meetings. Thenext meetings are Jan 14th and Feb 4th. Public participation iswelcome before the meeting starts.
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Tredinnick Farm Shop& Tea Rooms
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0am - 5pm SundayTel: 01503 240992
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St Martin- By- Looe newsSalt Bins
Last year the Parish Council purchased two salt bins for use in theParishand these have been well used during the cold spell.However it has also been noted that salt has been removed fromthe bin at Holland Farm for private use. The salt is provided byCornwall Council for use on the highways and under no circum-stances should be removed from it’s intended area of use. Shouldthis unlawful practice continue, Cornwall Council will refuse to refillthe bins leaving the Parish Council to pick up the bill, which, ofcourse, is ultimately paid for by you the Council Tax payer .
B3253 SpeedThe Cornish Times recently met with residents of No Mans Landto publicise the dangers on the B3253 caused by poor visbility andexcessive speed. The article was published in December, howev-er in order for something to be done the campaign must not beallowed to die a death, we urge all residents of No Mans Land toconsider further protests and to write to your MP, and CountyCouncillor. Cornwall Council are adamant that the speed limitwill not be changed! ‘People power’ does work, so if you wantsomething done get together and continue where the CornishTimes article left off.
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History Snippet
One of the delights of living in Millendreath is to go beachcombing.There is a fascination for collecting ephemera that the tide broughtin! There are the collections of buoys, oars and broken lobsterpots that serve as garden ornaments: fish boxes for flower beds:driftwood sculptures. I have a bowl with shells, a plastic dog, thesevered arm of an action man, a little fairy and some fossils. Isuppose our predecessors began this ritual when the sea wouldhave delivered both useful and exotic artifacts.Elizabeth I granted the Bucklaw-ren Manor the right to use Mil-lendreath Beach (as far as thelow tide line) to collect seaweedto ‘sweeten’ the soil. They alsohad the right to fish and take ‘thewreack of sea’. As our coastlineis protected from the south westby Looe Island, our bit of shoreis not littered with the memoriesof past disasters as most stricken ships foundered on the Ranniesand sank off-shore. So the ‘wreack of sea’ would have been aperplexing jumble of battered and broken timbers, ropes andcargo. Doubtless all could be recycled in some way – to mend theroof, patch the barn, build the sty. January was a particularlyprofitable month for the beachcomber when storms lashed thecoast. The wrecks are recorded in the Shipwreck Index.
In January 1749 the brigantine Swift carrying wheat was a totalloss and a similar vessel plying between London and Falmouthwas lost in 1750 when all perished. There was a terrible storm inJanuary 1791. The Ellis from London had unloaded her cargo oftin ingots at Falmouth and was going about to Penzance withpassengers. She sank 1 mile east of Looe and not a man wassaved. The same day another coastal brig went down off LooeIsland. In 1753 a Dutch Dogger – a sailing ship - was lost with allhands but the crew of the Crowned Herring that sailed between
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History Snippet
Danzig and Bordeaux were saved with some of the cargo. Badweather in January 1786 saw the Bilbao to Teignmouth‘Speedwell’come to grief but their Captain Bevans was savedalong with his crew who found lodgings in Looe. A note in 1809says that the Falmouth packet, Rose, sailed from Plymouth on
Monday morning and was lost on Monday night near Looe Island.All drowned. ‘Bits washed ashore on Tuesday’.
However, we did get one boat on the beach! A severe gale drovea sailing ship from Oporto to shore ‘east of Looe’ on 13th January1834. 50.21.24N by 04.26.20W. So if you have any staves,barrels or hemp stashed away it was probably due to a Georgianbeachcomber who thought it might come in handy one day.
Jenny Wallis Photo RSPB Picture Libary
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How to Create a Butterfly GardenBy Kathy Anderson
People who love to garden also tend to enjoy watching butterflies flitting about.After all, butterflies are just as pretty to look at as the flowers that they visit.Gardeners can entice even more butterflies to visit their gardens by creatinggardens specifically for butterflies.It’s quite easy to create a butterfly garden. You may even find that you alreadygrow some flowers that attract butterflies. With just a little effort you can createa beautiful haven for these lovely winged creatures, and the butterflies willappreciate your efforts.If you’re starting from scratch and will be creating a new planting bed for yourbutterfly garden, you’ll first want to learn how to properly create a planting bedfor your plants. You can find information on preparing raised planting beds athttp://www.freeplants.comWhen deciding where to locate your butterfly garden, choose a spot that is notisolated from other plants. Butterflies will be more likely to find your garden ifthere are other flowers nearby to lead them to your butterfly garden. But if yourbutterfly garden is the only patch of flowers in a vast sea of grass, butterflieswon’t have much reason to be in the area. If you have a border of floweringshrubs and other butterfly-enticing plants are scattered around your yard, thebutterflies are much more likely to spend time in your garden.The butterfly garden should include a variety of plants that attract butterflies,and those plants should be in a variety of colors and heights. Consider plantingazaleas, rhododendrons and lilacs for height. Fragrant ‘James McFarland’lilacs seem to be especially attractive to butterflies. Weigela, with its flowers likedainty trumpets, is another good shrub for attracting butterflies.No butterfly garden should be without Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa).
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Not only will the bright orange blossoms attract many butterflies, but the plantwill also provide food for caterpillars. Without the caterpillars there would be nobutterflies. Dill and parsley also provide food for butterfly caterpillars. If you’relucky, you may even have Monarch butterflies laying their eggs on the milk-weed and you can watch the entire life cycle, from caterpillar to chrysalis tobutterfly.Many other commonly grown flowers will attract butterflies, including holly-hocks, purple coneflowers (Echinacea), Black-eyed Susans (rudbeckia), cos-mos, huechera, zinnias, beebalm and cleome. Buddleia, also known asbutterfly bush, is a must in any butterfly garden. If you have room for this largeplant, Mexican sunflower (tithonia) will attract many butterflies and humming-birds with its sunny orange blooms.Plan your butterfly garden so there are blooms all season long. The rhododen-drons, azaleas and lilacs will provide a spring snack for butterflies, followed bysummer-blooming plants such as the buddleia and asclepias. In the fall,butterflies will sip nectar from asters and ‘Autumn Joy” sedum.In addition to providing food for butterflies, your butterfly garden should alsoprovide a resting place along with shelter from the wind and cold. Include flatrocks in your garden where the butterflies can sun themselves. It’s even betterif the rocks have shallow depressions where water will puddle and provide aplace for butterflies to gather for a drink.A small log pile will provide shelter from the weather for butterflies. You canalso purchase butterfly shelters that look rather like tall, narrow birdhouses withseveral slots for entrances. These may attract butterflies, but in my experiencewasps tend to move in, discouraging any butterflies from entering.One final thing that every butterfly garden should include is a comfortablebench placed where you can sit and admire the beautiful butterflies. After all,you’ve created this garden not only for the butterflies but also for your ownenjoyment. http://www.freeplants.com/resellers.htm
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2010 ...... A Date for your Diary ..… 2010To celebrate 'Big Breakfast Week'
Cornish Farm Holidaysare hosting a 'Big Breakfast' at
Bucklawren Farmhouse, St Martins by LooeSat January 30th ….. 9:00am ~ 4:00 pmPay at the door £7.00. No reservations
Proceeds to St Martins Church Looe andRotary Shelter Box
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Antony’s New Year Woodland Winter Ramble
If you fancy a New Year’s walk through Antony House’s sleepinggardens and woodland wonderland in South East Cornwall, thenthis next ramble could be for you. Organised in partnership be-tween Cornwall Council, Antony Estate and the National Trust, theAntony Gardens guided history ramble starts at the car park nearthe entrance to the gardens at 10.00 for 10.30am on Wednesday20th January 2010. Brian Langley, Antony’s Guide and Gardener,and regular walk leader and botanist Martin Summers, will act asour guides leading walkers around Antony’s historic park andgardens, exploring the estates Tudor roots right up to today’s rolein cinema.The ramble’s a little over three miles long and offers a gentle leadinto the 2010 walking for health programme, with an opportunityto enjoy a well-earned lunch at the Wilcove Inn along the way.As with previous events this woodland winterscape ramble is freeof charge, but it would be helpful if places were booked in advanceand walkers will need to bring or buy their own lunches.For further details of this and other walks, or to book a place,contact Dave Readman on 01209 310062.Age Group: All ages welcomeCost of event: FREEMeeting Place: Car Park adjacent to the gardens entrance.How to get there: Turn off along the A374 for Torpoint at theTrerulefoot traffic island on the A38. Follow the A374 for approxi-mately eight miles until you pass through the village of Antony(don’t blink or you’ll miss it). Approximately one mile beyondAntony and before entering Torpoint, turn into Antony House onthe left.Map ref: SX 419 564 and Sat Nav – PL11 2QAClothing Required: Dress for the weather. Suitable footwear forwalking along woodland tracks, and wet grass.Dogs Allowed? I’m afraid not on this occasion.
Further Information Contact: Dave Readman on 01209 310062
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Cornwall Turnpikes Trusts
During a recent Parish Council meeting a milestone was reportedmissing at Great Tree. This got me thinking about the history ofthese stones and in particular the origins of the Turnpike Trusts;the article below is from www.turnpikes.org uk.
Cornwall County Topology and Wealth during turnpike eraCornwall is an isolated county, surrounded on three sides by thesea and on the fourth side bounded by the River Tamar. It wasdependent on fishing and the mining of minerals, including metalores, slate and china clay.The rivers run north / south so any traffic along the peninsula isobliged to cross several valleys; all traffic must cross the Tamar toenter by road. The height of Bodmin Moor restricted travel downthe spine of the county. Due to the difficult terrain but perhaps alsothe relative poverty of the area, packhorses were more commonthan wheeled vehicles for carrying goods, well into the 18thcentury. Hence, the roads were particularly narrow and twisting,often running in gullies between steep banks and keeping to thehilly ground rather than the wet, tortuous river valleys.The county town, Truro, is 256 miles from London.
Old Routes through the CountyThe main Post Road from London via Exeter crossed the Tamarat Cremyll Passage and ran along the southern coast throughLooe and Fowey to Penzance. The main Post Road by landenters the county at Launceston and went around the northernedge of Bodmin Moor to reach Truro.
Turnpike PatternLike other counties that were distant from London, turnpikingcame relatively late to Cornwall. The first turnpike Act coveringCornish roads was the creation of the Truro Roads in 1754.Sections of the main Post Road were turnpiked in 1760; theLaunceston Trust bringing the road over from Devon, and theHaleworthy road continuing the route along the northern edge ofthe county through Camelford and Wadebridge. In quick succes-sion, the main town based trusts were created; Helston, Liskeard
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Lostwithiel & St Austell in 1761, Creed / St Just and Saltash in1762, Penryn 1763 and Callington in 1764. Finally the Bodminturnpike Trust was created in 1769, providing a route through thecentre of the county, over the moor.Thus, by 1770 there were three turnpiked routes into the county,the road from Okehampton through Launceston, the road overDartmoor through Tavistock to Callington and the road fromPlymouth across the three ferries on the lower Tamar. These fedthree principal roads to Truro; from Launceston through eitherWadebridge or Bodmin and through Liskeard from either Calling-ton or the ferries. Each of these trusts re-newed and extendedtheir powers of the subsequent decades. In the early 19th century,new Trusts were created to better roads to meet particular miningneeds; Trebarwith Sands Road in 1825 to move sand in and slateout, Hayle Causeway in 1825 to 1839 and Penzance & St Just,very late in 1863, to serve the metal ore mines. The NE of thecounty had no turnpike trusts but seems to have been served bya very good Highways Board centred on Stratton and on Holswor-thy in Devon. Traffic levels in this area were probably insufficientto warrant the cost of turnpiking to assist the basic parish roadmaintenance arrangements.The Cornwall trusts were affected by the arrival of the railways inthe 1850s and after a period of steady decline were progressivelywound up in the late 1870s onwards and the roads transferred tolocal Highways Boards and later the County Council in 1888.
TollhousesAlmost 50 of the original 180 still survive in some form; this is arelatively high rate of survivals compared with other counties inthe country.
MilestonesThe majority of milemarkers erected by the Cornwall Turnpiketrusts were milestones; a few metal posts are found on the roadleading from Torpoint Ferry – probably influenced by PlymouthHighways Board. Unlike other counties, hard and less workablestone such as granite was often used for the milestones. Eachtrust adopted a different pattern of milestone, presumably be-cause they contracted with local stonemasons who used individu-al designs.
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Farm Shop at St Martin-By-Looe open Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun from 11am.T: 01503 262680 shop online at www.purelycornish.co.uk
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Parish Councillors contact details:Chairman Robert Henly 01503 240738
Vice-Chair Kim Smith 01503 262269Councillors:
Roberta Powley 01503 240650Barbara Reynolds 01503 240520
Ron Matthews 01503 262845Lynne Burt 01503 240383Mike Elford 01503 265922
Clerk: Charles Hyde 01579 [email protected]
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OPENING HOURSMonday to Saturday, 7am - 6pm
Sunday 8am - 2pmElaine & Martin look forward to seeing you soon.
Tel: 01503 240840
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Delivery ServiceAvailable
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Tel: 01503 263898Flowers for all occasions: weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, Special days,
funerals, hand tied aquapack and arrangements made to order,champagne and chocolates.
Personal consultations for weddings.Ready made “grab ‘n’ go” bouquets from only £5.
Open Monday to Friday, 9am - 4.30pm & Saturday 9am - 1pm.www.stemsflorist-looe.co.uk [email protected]
The Magazine Quiz
Questions1. Which farm shop sells ‘Organic Cornish Ice Creams’
2. Who’s ‘list is endless’. 3. What is the name of ‘The Farm Shop & Delicatessen’ 4. What is the number for Cornwall Council general enquiries. 5. How many years has Fisher Management been in business. 6. When is the Big Breakfast at Bucklawren. 7. Who carries out ‘Boiler Servicing’. 8. Who claims ‘German Technology By Cornish Engineering. 9. Where will you find Elaine & Martin. 10. Who offers ‘Personal consultations for weddings’.
Answers on page 16.
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Events DiaryRegular events in the Memorial Hall
Other Events
Disclaimer: St Martin-By-Looe Parish Council and the editors will try to reportaccurately at the time of publication and require similar factual accuracy fromcontributors. We accept no responsibility for any views expressed by contributorsor advertisers in this publication. Editor Charles Hyde 01579 340905.
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collection can be arranged.Call Roberta on 01503 240650
EveryMonday
Line Dancing7.30pmYoga
Contact Maria01503 263505
Every Tuesday
Stretch & Tonefor the over 50’s
10am - 11amYoga
EveryWednesdayMother and
toddler group9.30am,
Emma 01503 240497Whist Club,
7.30pmYoga
EveryThursday
Art1.30pm -3.30pm
Quiz Answers 1. Tredinnick Farm Shop. 2. CJ Builders 3. Purely Cornish. 4. 0300 1234 100 5. 19. 6. January 30th. 7. R J Reynolds 8. Ecowarmth. 9. Bindown Stores & PO 10. Stems Florist.
14th Jan Parish Council Meeting. Memorial Hall15th Jan Cinema by the Sea presents ‘Looking for Eric’(15). The Community Hall, Looe’s Children Centre, Barbican, Looe.20th Jan Antony’s New Year Woodland Winter Ramble30th Jan Jumble Sale, Memorial Hall31st Jan Pensilva Antiques & Collectors Fair, 10-4pm3rd Feb Bird Box Maintainance, 10.30am start, Millpole gate to Kilminorth Woods, Looe4th Feb Parish Council Meeting. Memorial Hall7th Feb Antiques & Collectors Fair, 9.30-3.30pm, St Mellion, Saltash.16th Feb Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day.27th Feb Jumble Sale, Memorial Hall
