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January 2017
Mylor Magazine is published monthly, available at local outlets and in full colour online at www.tremaynehall.org (click on ‘Magazine’). For details of advertising rates and how to contribute to Mylor Magazine, please see page 55 (inside back cover).
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Front page by Geoff Adams
Centre pages “Reflections” by Geoff Adams
Mylor Magazine
Published by: Mylor and Flushing Community Publications Trustees: Nicholas Trefusis (Chairman) John Symons (Parish Council) Revd Jeffrey James (Secretary) Chris Perkins
Editor: Sue Nichols [email protected] Advertising: Andy Goodman [email protected] 01326 373530 Photography: Geoff Adams 01326 374197 Treasurer: Andy Goodman accounts@mylorand flushing.org.uk 01326 373530 Editorial Team: Geoff Adams Terry Chapman Roger Deeming Wendy Fowler Judy Menage Margaret Whysall
Printing: Leaflet Express 01872 865744
DEFIBRILLATORS
Your village defibrillators are now fitted.
These are situated outside;
Costcutter Mylor Stores and the
Ordstatter Pavilion.
Please make yourself aware of their situation and the instructions next to them.
Should you need to use one, dial 999 and ask for the ambulance service and you will be given an entry access code. This also alerts the ambulance to attend.
The South West Ambulance Service has the details of the location of every defibrillator fitted through them.
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Contents
Key: AS All Saints Church, FSC Flushing Sailing Club, FSM Friends of St.
Mylor , FVC Flushing Village Club, GC Garden Club, LACP Lemon Arms car park
LHG Local History Group, MBC Mylor Bow ls Club, MC Methodist Chapel,
MS Mylor GP Surgery, OS Ord–Statter Pavilion, PH Parish Hall, Sch Mylor
School, StM St Mylor Church, TH Tremayne Hall, MPF Mylor Playing Fields, PR
Pope Room, LH Lemon Hill TF Tregunwith Farm STP St Peter’s Church Flushing
4 Vicar’s letter
6 Chapel News
7 Church News
8 Parish Council
11 Christmas wreath
workshop
12 “Out and About”
13 Mylor Writing Group
14 “On the Water”
15 Mylor Surgery
21 Wildwatch
23 W.I
23 Flower Club
28/29 Centre pages
30 Trefusis Singers
30 Local History Group
33 Flower Club
35 Clock Tower update
39 Garden Club
42 Mylor Movies
48 St Mylor Churchyard
Preservation Group
52 Community Car
Service
53 Community Police
53 Sudoku
55 Sudoku solution
55 January Maze
Village Diary
January
4 LACP Mobile Library 2.15—3.30pm
9 TH Council P lanning Meeting 7pm
9 OS Garden Club Talk—see page 39
14 TH Friends of St. Mylor Church Coffee
morning 10-12 noon.
24 PR Mylor and Flushing Publications
AGM 6pm
28 TH History talk—see page 30
25 TH Mylor Movies—see page 42
30 FVC Parish Council Meeting 7pm
The Editorial Team wish all our
readers a very Happy New Year
February
1 LACP Mobile Library 2.15—3.30pm
6 TH Council P lanning Meeting 7pm
18 TH Meal and Movie—see page 50
27 OS Parish Council Meeting 7pm
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Vicar’s letter ~ Reverend Jeffrey James
2016 has been quite a year and, as we turn into 2017, I
wonder what the New Year will bring. In the UK and the USA,
the old year brought a strong impulse to send signals that
disrupted the previous social, political and economic
consensus. I suspect it will take a long while yet to make
sense of the many strands of opinion and feeling that were
expressed in the Referendum vote and the Trump
presidency.
One feature that caught my attention is the open disregard for truth telling
when seeking public political support. Political campaigns have always had
elements of misrepresentation so that in itself was not a new development.
What was obvious to many observers was that in 2016 there seemed to be
no shame or embarrassment in being caught out in the most obvious of lies.
The bogus claims about additional funds for the NHS and the need for an
emergency crisis budget were highlights of this in the Referendum campaign.
You could ask why this matters and in particular what it’s got to do with
faith? Why is the parish priest worried about a culture that expects and
tolerates lies and misrepresentation? There are some fairly obvious problems
in such a society. If a people cannot trust those who seek office to have a
strong orientation towards truth telling, then cynicism and apathy are likely
to be common. Cynicism and apathy are powerfully corrosive attitudes that
undermine the possibility of trust. Without trust, there is no secure basis for
relationships for individuals and society as a whole. It’s a short step from this
point to a negative and inward looking perspective on life that is based on
suspicion and paranoia.
The Christian tradition has had its own difficulties in creating and sustaining
trusting relationships at times in its past. It has also often struggled to
exercise power and authority in consistently truthful ways. At its heart
however, it is always open to challenge, from within and without, to witness
to the truth revealed in creation and made present in the coming of Jesus,
the one who was full of grace and truth. The church points beyond itself, and
its own shortcomings, to the truth revealed in this way, that the world is
founded in love and rooted in relationships.
This is why individual people of faith and the wider church are concerned
about how we engage with one another as individuals and groups and
nations. We should expect and welcome a range of points of view and
seek creative ways of acknowledging difference. Our common
goal is to build communities that seek the common good and
desire to remain in relationship with those with whom we
disagree. I hope 2017 experiences rather more of this than its
fractious predecessor, and in that spirit wish you a happy New
Year.
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MYLOR PARISH - REGULAR SERVICES AT
St MYLOR CHURCH and ALL SAINTS, MYLOR BRIDGE Website: www.stmylor.org.uk Facebook: St Mylor Church
Sundays 8am Holy Communion (1662 BCP) St Mylor 10.30am Parish Eucharist St Mylor except last Sunday in month when All Age Worship (not August, December) 5pm Evening Prayer/Bible Study All Saints
Wednesdays 10am Holy Communion All Saints
For feast day services and other occasions, see Church notice boards/website
Enquiries about baptisms, weddings or funerals should be made
to Reverend Jeffrey James on 01326 374408 or [email protected]
Churchwardens:
Hazel Carruthers on 01326 374262 or [email protected] Judy Menage on 01326 259909 or [email protected]
Friends of St. Mylor Church
Reg. Charity No. 1129030
COFFEE MORNING
Saturday 14th January 2017
10.00 A.M. – 12 Noon
Tremayne Hall, Mylor Bridge
Cake Stall, China & Glass, Books, Raffle
Raising Funds for St. Mylor & All Saints Churches
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Church and Chapel News
Chapel News
Our Christingle Service at the beginning of December led by Revd. Robbie Bowen and the children was well supported. Laura and Ellie welcomed everyone, read prayers, an extract from Luke and sang. They were assisted by James, Nathan, Sam and Lilly with songs, poems and a play called The True Meaning of Christmas.
Nathan played the keyboard for the children to sing Frosty the Snowman which had been organised by Michael, who also played the organ for two of the Carols. Sam and Nathan took up the collection while Michael played the piano beautifully.
The children all received a Christingle and paraded to “Away In A Manger “by candlelight. Tea, coffee and mince pies were served in the Schoolroom and £121 was raised for Action For Children. A great start to our Christmas celebrations.
Our Christmas Eve Candlelit Service with Nativity Tableaux featured Nine Lessons and Carols, many friends and families joined the congregation to walk up from the Lemon Arms car park and later sing the familiar hymns by torchlight.
We now look forward to 2017 and wish everyone in Mylor a Happy and Healthy New Year.
All will be made welcome at any of our weekly services held on Sunday @ 10.30.
For more information contact Vyv Curnow 01326376241
Vyv Curnow
WANTED ST. MYLOR CHURCH SECRETARY
ST MYLOR CHURCH wants a new Secretary (paid) for 6 meetings a
year and occasional posters.
Must be computer literate, and would suit a person willing to work
for one afternoon a week.
For more information call Rev. Jeff James 01326 374408,
Hazel Caruthers 01326 374262 or Libby Grubb 01236 378375.
Church News
Have you been into All Saints Church, Bells Hill recently? It has had some
amazing Christmas decorations in tune with our wonderful village lights, and
you really could not miss it if you drove up Bells Hill. But apart from that,
inside it is looking even more different than last year (when the majority of the
pews were removed). This year we have had the “choir step” removed, and
the floor level is the same all the way to where the altar stands, on a raised
dias. This has altered the whole appearance of the church, giving it a much
more spacious feel with well-spaced seating, and room for extra when needed.
We are delighted with the result of this alteration, and following the work,
carried out by a firm of local carpenters, a working party spent a whole
morning and a bit more washing, polishing, dusting, giving it a general “spring
clean”, prior to a wonderful concert by the Cornwall Youth Classical Guitar
Ensemble, giving their debut performance. Special guests included Kay
Deeming (soprano), Sian Kelly (flute), Richard Collington (lute) and Doug
McClure (guitar) – a truly fabulous event.
Sadly, the All Saints organ has come to the end of its operative life. This was
in some part due to the increased heating installed in the church, which has
taken its toll on the organ parts. However, we do already have an excellent
electronic “keyboard” alternative, which will be used for all services where an
organist is required. The sound is so very much the same. It came into its own
at our service of Nine Lessons and Carols just before Christmas, when
representatives of our village organisations read eight of the lessons, the ninth
being read by our parish priest, Rev Jeff James. Mulled wine and mince pies
were served at the end of what is now our annual pre-Christmas service.
Just a reminder – All Saints Church is open daily (as is our parish church of St.
Mylor, at the Harbour), from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for prayer and quiet reflection.
The times of opening for St Mylor are a little longer, but always closed by
dusk.
We welcome all who wish to spend a little while in God’s house, whether in the
quiet just outside the middle of the village, and very reachable for those who
wish to have somewhere near, or overlooking our beautiful and peaceful
harbour.
How lucky we are to have two such welcoming quiet places to choose between
when we seek peace.
Our very best wishes for 2017 to everyone.
Judy Menage
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Church and Chapel News
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Parish Council
FVC - Flushing Village Club, OS—The Ord Statter, TH - Tremayne Hall,
The Parish Council met on 22nd November as a full council, in order to set next year’s budget and precept requirement. As a result of Cornwall Council’s devolution policy the Parish Council has taken over the public toilet in Mylor. It was also agreed to give additional funding to the Mylor Playing Field and the Bowling Green in Flushing. This was in recognition of the fact that these are two of the parish’s most valuable assets and should be supported. Funding for the Neighbourhood Development Plan was also included in the budget. This has resulted in the precept requirement being £30,639 for 2017/2018. The budget figures and effect on your council tax will be put on the Parish Council website.
The Parish Council met on November 28th 2016 in the Ord Statter Pavilion for the monthly meeting. The Parish Council has signed up to a new pre-application planning protocol. This will set down how meetings are to be held with potential developers and the public. The aim is to make the whole process as transparent as possible. As the majority of the parish is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty it is vital that future developments acknowledge and respect that. A copy of the protocol will be available on the Parish Council website.
A proposal to get quotations for an integrated traffic management study for Flushing was agreed. When these have been received the Parish Council will be considering how this and future improvements are to be funded.
At the main finance meeting held on 22nd November, it had been agreed that the Leats Car Park should be resurfaced as soon as possible. This will be done in conjunction with the cleaning out of the French drain. It is hoped that this work will commence in January 2017.
Concern had been expressed about boats tying up to the wall of the Playing Field. As a result of that concern a meeting had been held with the Truro Harbour Master and a scheme is being developed to regulate the positioning of craft. Further details will be given in the next report.
Parish Council meetings usually take place on the last Monday of the month, with Planning Committee meetings being held on the first Monday of the month in the Tremayne Hall, starting at 7pm. Public participation at the main council meetings is held between 7.15 and 7.30pm.
You can contact the Clerk by emailing:[email protected], ringing on 01872 865172 or in writing. Further details are available on the Parish notice boards or on the website at: www.parish-council.com/mylor
Dates for the Diary
Parish Council Meetings
January 30th FVC
February 27th OS
Planning Meetings
January 9th
February 6th
Both at 7pm in TH
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Community News
Christmas Wreath Workshop
Twenty one women of all ages
gathered in Tremayne Hall on the
14th December to watch and hang on
every word from Mrs Al Menary, who
demonstrated how to make a wreath
of mostly natural materials,
embellished with all kinds of baubles,
glitter and ribbons.
We began with mulled wine and
were regaled with mince pies and
cakes, so a delightful afternoon was
had by all.
Great fun and the entire ticket sales
money went to Children’s Hospice
South West.
Lyn Chapman
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‘OUT AND ABOUT’
Many thanks for the fabulous turn out for the Mylor Christmas Fair, stall holders, visitors and "entertainers".
The Lemonaires were new this year, and much appreciated with their Cornish themed songs. Some people said they were quite moved by these songs referring to Cornwall -- must be Christmas! When everyone sets up their tables, you realise the tremendous amount of work the stall holders put into producing their goods, most of them hand made and unique. We get swept away with buying from the "big shops" --- if only we bought more local goods; it would be so beneficial to our communities as a whole. The fantastic Christmas Lights Switch On is also a result of a lot of hard work. The village looks so festive and a display to be proud of -- are we competing with Mousehole?!
After last month's comment regarding the Restronguet pelican, someone kindly sent me a photo. to prove he/she does exist --- many thanks. I hope everyone has a happy and peaceful new year, with not too many unwelcome happenings.
Best Wishes,
Jan Robson
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We start the new writing year with our next session at Tremayne Hall on
Saturday 28 January. If you would like to make creative writing part of your
New Year resolutions for 2017, why not come along and join our friendly,
informal group. We spend two hours together, from 10.00am to 12 noon,
writing from prompts, themes and triggers provided by our host Jane Moss and
we share inspiration to help us get stories, poems and short memoir pieces
underway. There’s no critiquing, but you’ll pick up tips and learn new ways to
write in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Sessions are £7.00, which
includes coffee, tea and biscuits. New and regular faces are all welcome. If
you’d like to know more, email [email protected] or phone Jane on
01326 377419.
Mylor Writing Group
The Archive Centre in the Tremayne Hall is open every Thursday afternoon
from 2.00- 4.30. Do call in to see and learn more about the history of Mylor.
Maybe you have some ‘photos, documents, books etc., to share with us?
Tea and home made cake is always available.
You can also find us on; www.tremaynehall.org. or
Telephone Jill Quilliam on 01326 376403
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The irony of writing an article called 'on the water' in January, is that locally much of the material for it has dried up as most boats are well and truly in hibernation. Luckily the passion for sailing is not just the sole right of our hemisphere, it is world wide and I love the fact that wherever you find sailing boats you tend to find a little bit of competition too. I had the privilege, a few years ago, to be visiting friends on the east coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania. Every New Year's Day all the local traditional fishing dhows meet up along with a huge section of the local community to support their favourite and to participate in 'The Race'. It was clearly a very African affair with seemingly every team offering up their own race officer, pit crews, supporters and cheerleaders. Passionate, chaotic, loud and colourful, the build up to the race is nothing any self respecting local sailing club would be inclined to lay on, but you cannot help but admire the simple format of frenetic Le Mans style start, out around a buoy on the reef and sail your best course, to be first back to the beach. With the slowest or less nimble crew often falling by the wayside in the hustle and bustle to push off, adding to the show, it is surely a memorable way to start any New Year. Wishing everyone a great and safe 2017 on the water wherever you may be!
On the Water—Peter Stevens
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Here we are again in January…. and here is my by now expected start to a new year! Last September the 80 year old peace activist , environmentalist and sometime Jain Monk, Satish Kumar, walked a 50 mile pilgrimage down the Thames from its source.
This is what he said:- “ Our pilgrimage will be an ode to Gaia – a call to reflect on how we are affecting our planet’s four natural elements:- earth, fire, air and water. Despite all our developments in science and technology, we have critically overlooked the need to protect these four elements on which life depends. We will honour the earth on which we stand, the air we breathe the water we stand before and the fire glowing in the candles in our hands and we will pledge to keep them uncontaminated.”
Can we do that? We have known for a very long time that we must.
Chief Seattle Leader of The Suquamish & Duwamish Native American Tribes with some ancient wisdom:-
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”
And … here is something even older…
Ecclesiastes 11 v1-2 “Cast your bread upon the waters and you shall find it after many days … … for that which you send out will return to you again…. What you do comes back to you… the good that you do returns unto you” …
This also means you get back the rubbish you throw away… The damage you do .... the environmental mistakes you make. You get back the plastic nanoparticles you throw upon the waters because you eat the fish that eat them… and this is just in one element. The same goes for what we do to the earth, the air and the fire. Simple isn’t it? But it is taking a long time to make people believe it. And only when it starts to affect us do we begin to believe it. Only then do we do anything about it.
Let us make this a year when we all begin to honour the resources of our planet in the way Satish Kumar would wish. Even if we all did just one separate, responsible thing this year we could be helping the health of our soil, the purity of our air, the clarity of our waters and perhaps even prevent the misuse of the power of fire. Lastly here is a quote from T.S.Elliot’s poem Little Gidding :-
“……last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice
And to make an end is to make a beginning”
A new voice and a new beginning then for 2017? May we make the very best there is to make of it.
Happy New Year
Wildwatch (and photo of the midnight sun)~ By Dorrit
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The Mermaids
The Mermaids, Mylor& Flushing WI, took part in the popular Christmas Craft Fair at the Tremayne Hall on Saturday 26 November.
They had been busy making all kinds of delicious edible treats for Christmas and although the stall was piled high at the start, everything had been sold by the end of the day. Fine weather helped to encourage large numbers of visitors to enjoy this annual event with its colourful stalls, music and of course good food!
If you would like to find out more about The Mermaids, please ring Denise on 01326 377322.
Our meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month, at 7.30 pm in the Tremayne Hall. Ladies are very welcome to visit or join the WI. Our 11 January meeting will be ‘Busy Bees’ by Ann McQuade, visitors are welcome. (£5 refundable if you join).
The generosity of the public, who supported the Harvest Festival Auction held at the pub, made it possible for local charities to receive welcome donations.
The photo shows Denise Carty, President, receiving a cheque for the WI from Jonny Pearce, publican of the Lemon Arms.
Maggie Rosevink
Community News
Mylor and Flushing WI
The Mylor Flower Club is holding three flower arranging classes at the 0rd-Statter Pavilion on Fridays, 20th and 27th January and Friday, 3rd February, 2017, 2.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
The price is £7.50 per class. If you would like to know a different way to present “Flowers for your Home”, come and join a few of the members for a fun afternoon, plus a cuppa.
If you are interested, please telephone Jean Frith on 01326 372071 before Monday, 13th January.
Irene Gardiner
Mylor Flower Club
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Trefusis Singers
The lights were turned off and in walked the choir at the beginning of the second half of their Christmas Concert in the Tremayne Hall on Sunday, 11th.December, dressed in Victorian costume, poke bonnets, cloaks, muffs and carrying lighted lanterns that lit their way. The concert started with Irene Gardiner reciting a poem entitled “That’s What Christmas Means to Me”, written by Sue Askew, a choir member, followed by the choir singing “Christmas is Coming.” Some of the songs were in French, German and Latin . Soloist, Margaretha Wiekens, sang two songs, “The First Mercy” (Blunt/Warlock) and “Joy on Christmas Morning” from “Wind in the Willows." Ann Angove sang/recited an old Victorian song, “Daddy”, taught to her by her grandmother when Ann was five. During the second half, the audience lustily joined in carols and Christmas Songs. The choir performed to a packed hall under their Musical Director, Mrs. Bridget Westlake.
0ver £400 was raised and the proceeds, after expenses, will go to The New Inshore Falmouth Lifeboat Appeal. Grateful thanks go to all who came and helped.
For further information or if you would like to join the choir, please contact me on 01326 619019.
Irene Gardiner
Community News
Mylor Local History Group
The last talk for 2016 was on Saturday November 26th, when we had a return visit by Russell Holt.
His lecture was about all the old ports around the coast of Cornwall. His tour of the coast started with Polperro in the south with some very old photos and then gradually moving along taking in Fowey, St. Austell and Par and then on to Falmouth Penryn and Penzance. Mr. Holt had some excellent photos depicting the changes over the years. Some of the old ports especially on the North coast had completely disappeared, except, for a few large rocks, such as St. Agnes.
It was fascinating to learn how busy these ports were in the 19th century, even the smaller ones like Padstow and how difficult it was to sail the boats into the harbour entrances.
Many members and visitors enjoyed the talk along with a glass of wine and a mince pie.
Our next meeting is on Jan 28th 2017 when Chris. Burton will be talking about the history of the Perran Foundry and Perrannaworthal.
Happy New Year to you all
Rosemary Spooner
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Mylor Flower Club
After a wonderful Christmas Party supper supplied by Anne Curtis and her helpers,
the Chairman, Mrs. Jean Frith, introduced the demonstrator, Mrs. Heather
Werkmeister from Truro, whose subject was “Imposed Seasonal Miscellany.”
Heather’s five arrangements were, first, set on top of a “Roman column” was a
wreath made of dried twigs, greenery interspersed with red berries, heads of cream
spray chrysanthemums held together with copper wire. Into the middle, Heather
placed large, broad battery lit candles. The background for her second arrangement
was two silver steeples between which she placed all white flowers and played soft
music. Her third, in a tall raffia type container covered in twigs and gold sprayed
fatsia, skimmia and viburnum leaves, had flowers of deep red carnations, hypericum
berries, short red feathered gerberas, all cascading down and round the outside. Her
fourth, a drift wood theme, was in a frame in the shape of a television and consisted
of bare branches placed diagonally from one corner to the other, along which
Heather placed roses sprayed with hair spray, large silver balls and, in the centre, a
white orchid. Her last, a low arrangement in an “L” shape, consisted of ferns,
eucalyptus and aspidistra leaves, and, following the shape, Heather filled in with
Shamrock chrysanthemums, purple lisianthus, pink roses and glitter sprayed
hydrangeas. The winners of the competition, an exhibit in a glass were: 1st, Alvinea
Meuary, 2nd, Margaret Underwood, 3rd, Nicola Moss. A Vote of Thanks was given by
the area Rep; Mrs Betty Parsons. Note there is no meeting in January.
Irene Gardiner
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Community News
Christmas Lights Switch-on
‘The Lights look fantastic! 'We're very grateful to have heard such sentiments many times over the past few weeks. From the star on the hills above the village, which can be seen for miles around, to the newly refurbished swans on the Ord-Statter, with a wealth of multi-coloured displays including a splendid tree,
Unlike last year, the weather that was kind for us during rigging continued fair during Switch-on. We said good-bye to Chris Lea that evening, and welcome to the Treverva Choir. Penryn’s Rev Robbie Bowen gave a refreshing lead to our Carols together, and we all then enjoyed refreshments and raffle in Tremayne Hall. The Lights are a true community effort, with Switch-on a great community event as can be seen in the young faces here.
These pictures are by Terri Waters, who will be
taking over from Geoff Adams as Mylor Magazine’s
photographer in the new year. They and many
similar can be purchased through the contact
button at fineartamerica.com with part of the price
kindly going to the Lights.
Terry Chapman
Chairman, MCLA
With every best wish for 2017 from Mylor Christmas
Lights.
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Mylor Bridge
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UPDATE ON THE CLOCK TOWER AT MYLOR BRIDGE
You will have noticed that the clock at the entrance to the Tremayne Hall is still not working. The current situation is that extensive conservation work is required to the clock tower. As it is a listed structure the Parish Council consulted with the Heritage Officer at Cornwall Council, who inspected the tower and produced a report of remedial work required. This will have to be done by a specialist heritage conservator using the appropriate materials. The cost is likely to be in the region of £25,000. The Parish Council does not currently have sufficient spare funds for this work to be done now. However £15,000 has been included in next year’s budget and it is hoped that the remaining money will come from grant funding. The Parish Council has been advised that the work could not be started until next Spring anyway.
In the meantime there is no point in having the clock repaired as it will continue to break down on a regular basis. This is due to a damp problem caused by the underlying faults with the tower. The clock engineers have now attended and “laid up” the clock for the winter to protect it from further damage. Hopefully it will not be too long before it is back in action.
Anna Pentecost
Parish Clerk
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Mylor Garden Club held its last meeting of the year and listened to an
enjoyable illustrated talk by John Moreland on how he had created 3 gold
medal winning gardens for the Chelsea Flower Show. As these were all in the
large garden category it was essential to have a sponsor, who must be in place
before the entry will be accepted. He was sponsored by a national newspaper
and, although it costs them a considerable amount of money, they know they
can recoup this with the extra sales they will make by bringing out a special
colour supplement at the time of the show.
At least that's as long as you win them a gold medal, nothing else will do.
Failure is not an option if you want to
find a sponsor again for the next
year. He had a series of photos showing
the transformation of a flat field into
a lush garden in just 3 weeks, all the
time that is allowed for the build up.
During this time, naturally, many
problems occur but these must be
resolved with speed and ingenuity.
No good sitting with your head in
your hands sobbing.
He told us how he and his team had
used green paint on the leaves of a
yew hedge that had turned brown,
had disguised a huge glass fibre urn
to look more like ancient stone,
planted trees still in their pots so
they could be sold on later.
The finished gardens were
spectacular, with water rills, an
ancient stone castle and even a
ziggurat. I didn't know what that was either, but it looked like a square tiered
wedding cake made of box hedging.
All the hard work and tricks were worth it when they turned up early on
Tuesday morning to find that coveted gold medal on their garden. There are
five days of public opening and then the whole thing is pulled apart and it's back to flat field.
After the talk we enjoyed our Christmas food and drink, with a lovely selection
of nibbles brought in by the members.
We start in the New Year on 9th January with a talk by Charlie Pridham on
Conservatory Gardening.
Maggie Farley
Mylor Garden Club
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Mylor Baby and Toddler
Group:
New mums and babies, Dads,
Grandmas, Grandpas, Carers
come along for a friendly
welcome, coffee and tea,
9.30 –11.30. Babies can enjoy
a healthy snack, and explore
our wide range of toys.
Charges are: £1 for babies
under six months, £1.50 over
six months and 50p for
siblings.
We meet on Tuesday mornings
in the Ord-Statter Pavilion.
Contact us:
Mylorbabyandtoddlergroup
@gmail.com
or find us on
Mylor Movies
Our film for January is HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds him-self at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family. Equal parts road comedy and rousing adventure story, lively humour is masterfully woven with emotionally honest per-formances by Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. Hilarious and touching, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE reminds us about the journey that growing up is (at any age) and those who help us along the way.
We hope that you will join us in the Tremayne Hall on Wednesday 25th January at 7.30 pm. Please see our Extra showing, Meal and Movie—page 50
Further films for this season: February; Bridget Jones baby. March; Allied, April; A United Kingdom
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Managers Catherine and Lester Croft and Head Chef
John Poole, look forward to welcoming you again soon!
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Mylor and Flushing Community Publications Annual General Meeting 2017
Mylor and Flushing Community Publications, publisher of Mylor Magazine, is
holding its AGM at 6pm on Tuesday 24th January 2017 in the Pope Room,
Tremayne Hall, Mylor Bridge.
The AGM is open to all members M&FCP. Anyone who has been involved in any
way with the Mylor Magazine, such as a sponsor, advertiser or contributor, can
become a member. If you have been involved and would like to become a
member you should apply to the Secretary by 3rd January. Applications received
after 3rd January will be considered after the AGM.
At the AGM, Members will be invited to elect officers and trustees and to receive
the reports of the Chairman and the Treasurer. People wishing to nominate
members for these elections should contact the Secretary by 3rd January.
Nominations received after 3rd January cannot be considered.
Rev’d Jeffrey James, Secretary
The Vicarage,17 Olivey Place, Mylor Bridge. TR115RX Tel: 01326 374408
WANTED TEMPORARY TREASURER
Mylor & Flushing Community Publications who produce this magazine is looking for a volunteer Treasurer to cover a sabbatical period of 6 months.
The position is not onerous or time consuming but it requires some knowledge of bookkeeping and IT skills are necessary as it involves
keeping electronic accounting records.
If you have some spare time and would like to get involved with a worthwhile community project please contact Andy Goodman FCA on
01326 373530 or [email protected]
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Since last posting a report we are thrilled that our small team of volunteers has
grown and we have welcomed new “Lay Weeders”. We continue to strim overgrown
areas and it is very encouraging that so many visitors can see the result of our
efforts. We always appreciate kind comments and this certainly spurs us on to
achieve more. Following a recent very generous donation we are now able to
instruct a local firm of monumental masons to repair a particular monument that is
becoming dangerous. This is too large a project for us to deal with and, can now
employ specialist help to repair this Memorial. It would be very sad indeed if this
memorial should fall and meet the same fate as so many of the headstones. There
are other headstones in need of work and we hope to be able to deal with these
ourselves over the winter months.
The warm autumn weather has had an effect on the many small plants found in
amongst the grasses and, even in mid-November, we had wild strawberries in fruit.
They didn’t survive for long as birds and other animals soon saw the bright red fruit.
Possibly a few human species tried them too! Tre primulas are in flower and some
of our Camellias have budded earlier than usual. The wild daffodils and bluebells are
both pushing through the ground too.
The tree surgery work we arranged and had carried out on the monkey puzzle and
english yew has certainly benefitted both these listed trees. They both look so much
more attractive with their dead branches removed and in the case of the yew, there
is more light in amongst the branches and hence falling on to the ground. We have
continued to remove excessive ivy from many of our trees and have successfully
laid the blackthorn/hawthorn hedge along the boundary with the Mylor Yacht Club
and Café Mylor. Many more graves have been weeded and new chippings applied.
We have recently received details of the resultant population of our many bird
boxes! 13 blue-tits and 4 great-tits have all successfully fledged. All were ringed
and recorded for the BTO ringing scheme as well as the national monitoring
scheme. The swallows that nest regularly in the Church porch produced 4 eggs and
they successfully hatched and fledged. We are also aware that a wren built a nest in
a most inaccessible place so have no record of the result. We are most grateful to
Sian Gaston for her involvement in this project. We constantly hope to see a
hedgehog – we have all the right wood piles – but at the moment have not been
fortunate to find any traces. We are also looking for evidence of water vole. Our
seasoned wood is available again this year. Small bags are stacked close to the Bell
Tower and a donation of a pound a bag is all we ask. We only have a few bags left!
Money can be posted through the slot in the Bell Tower door.
As ever we are most grateful to all those who help us. Without the continued
support of the group of volunteers our lovely Churchyard could very easily slip back
to where it was 8 years ago.
Your help would be welcome. Just call if you would like details.
Helen Fletcher - 01326 376782
St Mylor Churchyard Preservation Group
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COMMUNITY CAR SERVICE
As a direct result of the Mylor and Flushing Parish Plan of
2015, a community car service will be set up early in 2017.
It is a service for anyone who haslong term or temporary
difficulty in getting to local places within the parish or just
beyond; e.g. to the doctor, dentist, hairdresser, or shop. A
small contribution towards the costs of this service will be required.
We are looking for people who would consider being volunteer drivers.
Fuel will be reimbursed at 45p per mile. Drivers will be able to commit as much
or little time as they wish. An administrator for the Service will circulate the
required journey to all the enrolled drivers and after replies, will select an
appropriate driver for that journey. A minimum of 48 hours’ notice must be given
by the client. PLEASE will you consider helping to develop such a valuable service
for the Parish of Mylor.
Posters will be displayed in January and we will be visiting a variety of clubs,
coffee mornings etc. during the first few weeks of the year to give further details
If you are someone who could benefit from this service we will be very pleased to
hear from you and discuss your needs in confidence. The scheme is unlikely to
start before February, but, in the meantime, we will be happy to talk with any
prospective drivers or clients.
We will also need an administrator. This role would be ideal for someone who is
fully or partially “confined” to home and who feels they could be useful in this
way. A dedicated mobile telephone will of course be provided.
Expressing your interest as soon as possible, would be beneficial
towards setting up this service.
Prospective drivers, clients or other volunteers should contact Jill
Quilliam on 376403
Jill Quilliam, Secretary of Mylor and Flushing Community Car Service
Community News
Geoff Adams, Mylor Magazine photographer
Last front page and centre spread by Geoff Adams, who is leaving for pastures
new, after more than 6 years as ‘Mylor magazine’s’ photographer. Geoff was very
conscientious about his contribution to the magazine and always made positive
suggestions at Editorial meetings.
A brilliant photographer and a great chap.
We wish him well for the future and from everyone involved in ‘Mylor Magazine’ a
big “Thank you Geoff”.
Editor
Community Police—Contact: PCSO Ashley Fuller, Falmouth Police Station, Dracaena Avenue,
TR11 2ES; Telephone: 01326 213411 Email: [email protected].
Note: to report an incident or crime that needs dealing with
promptly, call 101 or 999.
January Sudoku - solution on page 55
Not sure what to
do? Each line,
column and box
should contain the
numbers 1 to 9.
No maths needed,
just perseverance.
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January Sudoku - solution on page 55
2016 National Magazine Awards
I am pleased to announce that ‘Mylor Magazine’
came 13th out of 600, having come 34th last year.
A big ‘thank you’ to all involved in your magazine.
Editor.
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Sudoku Solution
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Features are welcome in MS Word, via email and jpg files for photos and adverts.
Deadline for editorial copy: 10th of the month.
ACCOUNTS: [email protected]
Why not contact us if you have something that you think might be of interest?
If somebody has moved in nearby, why not drop a copy of the
magazine through their letterbox—Thank you
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January Maze
