Issue No
290 - February 2012
VERY URGENT REMINDER ~
WEEK ST MARY REVEL (15th September 2012)
The date for Revel is set, but
at present there is no committee to
organise this important Community Fund
Raising Day. Most of the community
organisations in the parish receive a
substantial income from the event, so it
is vital that a new organising committee
is formed as soon as possible.
The day does not just happen by itself
but is planned over a series of meetings
starting in February. To express
interest and support, please attend a
public meeting to be held in the Parish
Hall at 7.30 pm on Monday 27th February.
The old committee are on the whole
willing to support if asked but will no
longer be responsible for the
organisation of this event.
If a new committee is not formed, the
Revel Day may no longer be of benefit to
all as it has been for the past 14
years.
COUNCILLOR'S REPORT
Buses:
We have about 84 tendered bus
services (some may have a few routes in
one tender) in Cornwall. Around half of
these are unaffordable with the budget
set and it is this, including the free
bus pass that makes the bus provision,
as it stands, unworkable. A suitable
response is not simply that the budget
then is too low and to add more to the
budget. It is not suitable because next
year the problem would be worse and what
is needed is a sustainable model which
deals with the problem, target needs and
has the buy-in of all parties. Certainly
the majority of people (service users)
who I have spoken to have said that the
most important thing is to keep the
service. One said she recently gave up
her car (which she estimated was costing
her £1500 per year for all costs) and
had started using the bus and that it
was odd that she could travel free,
financed by those not using the bus. She
asked the question why couldn’t there be
a small charge for using the bus,
nothing else is free and if she was
driving no one was offering insurance
free or zero depreciated vehicles? It
will probably be of no surprise to
readers, to know that rural buses are
least affordable and lose most money. It
is however the rural bus services which
affect people the most. I have written
before and will repeat at every
opportunity to Councillors and Officers,
that urban changes affect more people
but rural changes affect people more.
Rural buses are vital in our villages
and by working together we can maintain
bus services. The irony to some extent
is, holiday makers can use the free bus
service to travel around Cornwall which
is good in that it encourages less use
of their cars but it is being paid for
by the Cornwall council tax payer. The
free journey is charged to the council
where a passenger gets on the bus, so a
holiday maker in Boscastle who fancies a
trip to Truro is paid for by a retired
person who rarely uses the bus.
Therefore at cabinet, it is proposed
that a small charge of 50p for every
journey would make this service
sustainable. The Cabinet are also
proposing adding £1.2 million per year
to the transport budget for two years in
order to support these plans until they
come to fruition. I hope you think that
this is a good outcome and can see that
a small charge benefits all. It keeps
the service and provides a sustainable
future. Cllr
Phil Tucker.
If you have concerns, as with any issue
whatsoever, please give me a call on
01288 341617 or
philip.tucker@homecall.co.uk.
BENEFICE PANCAKE PARTY
Shrove Tuesday, 21st February,
5.00–6.30pm. The children of the Sunday
School would like everyone, both young,
old and in-between, to join them at The
Rectory where there will be lots of
batter and toppings for you to make
tasty pancakes to your own liking.
This is a time for fun and ‘eating up’
before Lent begins the next day, Ash
Wednesday. A very warm and yummy welcome
awaits all those from across the
benefice who would like to come. Looking
forward to seeing you!
CHURCHES & CHAPELS OF THE WEEK
ST MARY BENEFICE & CIRCUIT FAIR TRADE
FORTNIGHT COFFEE MORNING
On Thursday 15th March, from
10.30 am until 12 midday our Churches
Together in Week St Mary will be holding
this event to bring attention to the
goods that guarantee a better deal for
Third World producers. We warmly welcome
you to join us for a cup of coffee in
the Week St Mary Methodist Church Sunday
School Room where there will be a
bring-and-buy stall and a variety of
Tradecraft products on sale and display.
JACOBSTOW SCHOOL - PLYMOUTH
PANTOMIME 2012
The children at Jacobstow
Community Primary School and Preschool
had a great afternoon on January 6th
when they made their annual trip to
Plymouth to see this year’s pantomime,
Cinderella. The children were agog to
see the very ugly sisters in their
outrageous costumes, the very decadent
Dandini, played by Julian Clary, the
very silly Keith Harris with Orville the
duck and of course the beautiful Cinders
and her very handsome Prince Charming.
It was a very traditional pantomime, ‘Oh
no it wasn’t!’, ‘Oh, yes it was!’ and
thoroughly enjoyed by all. What better
way could there be to start our new year
with some live theatre. Many thanks to
the Friends of Jacobstow School who
funded the £400 coach bill and, to the
parents for their support of this fun
time out.
WEEK ST MARY BENEFICE & CIRCUIT
WOMENS’ WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
Written by the Christian women
of Malaysia - St Mary’s Church, Week St
Mary at 2.30 pm Friday 2nd March.
Refreshments afterwards. All are welcome
and encouraged to join us.
WEEK ST. MARY BELLRINGERS -
Anyone out there??
What's that noise? Well if it's
Wednesday evening or Sunday morning -
it's probably Week St Mary Church Bells!
The bell ringers practice on Wednesdays
from 7.30 so that they can ring before
every church service for 30 minutes - so
if you hear the bells, there's probably
a service starting when they stop.
Our village is changing all the time as
people move in and out and some of you
may not know that bell ringing is not a
thing you are born doing or born to do.
It is a great team sport, a great way to
keep fit, to feel that you have really
achieved something (when it goes right,
which it doesn't always!), a good way to
meet people and also a fantastic way to
give service to your community. Our
tower is a very welcoming and open
place, the door's only shut to keep the
draught out. Why not come and bang on it
one day when we are there and we will
show you what goes on and teach you to
ring if you want to. Don't expect to
learn in one evening though - if you
really want to do it, it will take time
and effort (some of it physical effort,
but even quite weedy people can manage)
and the major thing you'll need is
determination.
Yes, we will probably laugh a lot
together but at the end of it all you'll
have a skill that you can take anywhere
in the country to enjoy the art. All we
ask is that you commit to supporting
service ringing on a fairly regular
basis once you are a good enough ringer.
The more there are of us, the less of a
chore this is - but actually once you
know how to ring, you'll find that you
will take every opportunity to do so -
that's why there's so much noise on
Wednesdays and Sundays, special
occasions and days out!!
For more information come to the tower
on a Wednesday night from 7.30 or ring
the Captain, Lesley Booker on 01288
341221. We look forward to seeing you.
CRITICAL LENT with pancakes!
A worship event for all ages
exploring ‘Jesus and the Cross’ on
Sunday 26th February, 5:30–7:30 pm at
Week St Mary Methodist Church.
Communion, Prayer, Worship, Creativity,
Discussion, fellowship and PANCAKES. For
more information please contact Revd Rob
or Sue Dickenson 01288 341134.
WEEK ST MARY METHODIST CHAPEL
Presents 'LOVENY' Male Voice
Choir with Guest Soloist Alexa
Richardson and Chairperson Anne Rowe on
Saturday 4th February at 7.30pm.
Entrance £6 including Supper, in Aid of
Chapel Funds.
MESSY CHURCH
The ecumenical Messy Church
based at Week St Mary has gone from
strength to strength since it started at
the beginning of 2011 with more than a
dozen regular families attending on a
Sunday evening every two months
amounting to at least 22 children at
every session and a total of 40 people
sitting down to tea afterwards. These
families come from Week St Mary and
other parishes in the Benefice and we
welcome any who would like to try a new,
fun way of learning about worship and
the Christian way of life.
The Messy Church helps children to
explore the theme for the day through
craft activities that give them the
opportunity to try out various skills
and learn craft techniques. They also
talk about the reason for their
activities with the adults who help them
at each station, to sing some worship
songs and to learn to pray together. The
evening is rounded off with a tea for
everyone involved. The cost is as much
or as little as you like as a
contribution towards the food and craft
materials.
The team who have been running the Messy
church work very well together and the
families who attend enjoy the sessions
very much. It is easy for anyone to drop
in to visit and show their support and
we would love more members of the
community (whether they be church or
chapel based or from other churches or
none) to do this from time to time.
There are many opportunities to help or
to watch and enjoy the enthusiasm of the
children and their parents from this
parish and other places in the local
area, even perhaps just joining us for
tea. This is a wonderful way to get to
know the children that we see around the
village (and from further away) every
day and for them to feel part of our
community.
STRATEGIC HOUSING LAND
AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENT
Cornwall Council is currently
undertaking a call for potential housing
sites as part of the review of the
Strategic Housing Land Availability
Assessment (SHLAA). We are looking for
sites anywhere in Cornwall that:
• Have the potential for accommodating
at least 5 dwellings (gross) or 0.1
hectares for housing; and
• Are located outside of a designated
SAC, SPA, SSSI or Flood Zone 3b.
Further details on the call for sites is
available online at
www.cornwall.gov.uk/shlaa. A separate
signed form (completed as far as
possible) and site plan must be provided
for each site. Submissions can be made
electronically to
cornwallldf@cornwall.gov.uk or to the
following address:
Cornwall Council, Planning and
Regeneration, Carrick House, Pydar
Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 1EB.
The deadline for submitting details of a
site that you would like us to consider
is 5pm on Friday 24th February 2012. If
you have any queries or require a hard
copy of the form please do not hesitate
to get in touch. It is important to
emphasise that a site's inclusion in the
SHLAA does not imply that it will be
made available for housing. The SHLAA is
a technical study and not a policy
document. It will identify possible
housing sites and assess overall housing
potential to support the development of
the Core Strategy as part of the
evidence base. The SHLAA is a public
document and details submitted for
inclusion in it can be treated as public
information.
PARISH HALL
We will be celebrating the 40th
Anniversary of the Week St Mary Parish
Hall during April/May 2012. Over the
years the Hall has been a great asset to
the village and we feel that it would be
appropriate to mark this occasion. The
committee are in the process of
formalising a suitable event and will
announce the actual date later. Watch
this Space?
WEEK ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL
See the new web pages for our parish
council HERE
CHESS CLUB
We run a very informal chess
club for all ages and abilities, once a
week, usually meeting on a Thursday
evening. If you would like to come
along, please contact Lloyd via email:
lloyd_of_bognor@hotmail.com or
telephone: 07886 910589.
A COFFEE MORNING
Will be held on Saturday 10th
March, 10.30am – 12.00 noon at
WENTWORTH HOUSE to raise money
for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Fund.
EDEN CHURCH
Eden Church is not closed and
is still open for worship. Everyone is
welcome.
Services in February:
Sunday 5th 10:30am Family Communion
Service; Rev. Doreen.
Sunday 19th 10:30am Family Worship
Service; Naomi
Teresa Guttridge
VOLUNTEER HOST FAMILIES NEEDED THIS
SUMMER
Chernobyl Children’s Life Line
will be inviting another group of
children to spend three or four weeks in
North Cornwall during July/August. These
children will come from areas still
badly contaminated with radioactive
material from the nuclear explosion at
Chernobyl 26 years ago. We shall need
more host families than ever this year.
If you would like more information on
this yearly visit please contact BRIAN
MORGAN on 01566 785829 or email:
brian.morgan6797@gmail.com or have a
chat with Chris or Cathie Jordan at 15
Ashbury Grove, Week St. Mary; tel. 01288
341569.
CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
During Lent, at the end of
February and through March, Confirmation
classes will be offered at Week St Mary
Rectory, on Tuesday evenings from 7.30 –
9.00 pm. This will lead to those who
have attended, if they wish, to be
confirmed by Bishop Tim shortly after
Easter. It is possible, also, that a
parallel course will be offered after
school especially for any younger people
(that is, in their teens) who are also
considering Confirmation. There will be
no pressure at the end of the course for
you to be confirmed so, if you are at
all interested, please contact Revd Rob
on 01288 - 341134 A.S.A.P.!
FROM THE MAGAZINE TEAM
Please send all information for
inclusion in the magazine to the editor
email address, the editor email address
is solely for the purpose of providing
information for the magazine and not for
personal messages, thank you.
WANTED
Week St Mary Church needs a
good quality digital piano or portable
Clavinova for use at church choir
practices and at services in our newly
refurbished side chapel. If any one has
such a thing for sale or that they would
consider giving to the church, please
ring Lesley Booker 01288 341221.
FROM THE WEEK ST MARY
CORRESPONDENT
January - it’s a bit wet and grey this
year, isn’t it? As I was negotiating the
muddy lane between our house and the
village proper this morning it seemed as
if it was never going to get light and
this cloud would never lift. Then, a
flash of brilliant gold caught my eye,
gorse bursting forth from the hedge, I
started paying more attention to the
hedgerow and less to the road (apologies
to the guy in the tractor coming the
other way) and there were the first few
tiny brave snowdrops and the thick green
shoots promising daffodils. Beautiful,
promising and uplifting.
I will not bore you by covering the crib
service which took place on Christmas
Eve as it has already had an excellent
write up in last month’s magazine, but I
just want to say that it was the first I
have attended and we thoroughly enjoyed
ourselves. We thought we were early but
as we pulled into the square it seemed
every door was opening, whole families
were tumbling out, drawn by the church
which clanged its merry welcome through
that cold dark winter night. We had a
few friends with us who were not from
the village; they were impressed by the
warmth of village spirit, the beautiful
service and the gifts for the woman’s
refuge. So thanks must go to Rev Rob and
his merry gang of diligent ladies who
make it possible and who know the sheep
from the wise men, when to send the
shepherds down the aisle and how to
pacify the beautiful but fun filled
angels!
A fierce wind was sweeping through the
village when the South Tetcott hunt met
at Greenamoor on the 5th January. We
huddled in the shelter warmed by John
and Milly Dennis’ fine spread and warm
hospitality. Many were there catching up
on events over the festive period. Five
riders were braving the weather lead by
huntsman Paul Martin, with a fair number
of welly clad foot followers in their
wake. They clattered from the yard,
horses and hounds eager for the off and
it was nice to see John Dennis out on
his new horse. As the last horse turned
the corner the weak winter sun broke
through the grey clouds turning the day
into a beautiful one.
Although not strictly my patch, but by
virtue of the fact that I have been
asked three times if I would cover it
and by the number of Week St Mary
residents I saw there, I will mention
that the Tetcott Hunt met at Whitstone
shop on the 19thJanuary. It was a much
warmer day which resulted in the turnout
of 16 or so riders. Master Di Stevens
was leading the hunt but unfortunately I
caught little of what she had to say as
the hounds were in such good voice! The
meet marked Gordon Duke’s 80th Birthday
and the man himself was in the saddle –
there seems to be something in the local
water which keeps these more senior
members of our community in such
excellent condition that they are still
out hunting in their more autumnal
years!
As always, if you would like me to pop
along to your event so I can do a write
up for the Cornish and Devon Post please
contact me, Rosie Ireland, on 01288
341546 or email: pim.pom@btinternet.com
WINE & WISDOM EVENING - FRIDAY 24th
FEBRUARY
In the Parish Hall commencing at 7:30 pm
IN AID OF PARISH HALL FUNDS.
Come along and enjoy a sociable evening
in teams of 6. The cost is £24-00 per
team, which includes a bottle of red
wine, a bottle of white wine & cheese
and nibbles. There will be 10 rounds of
varying degrees of difficulty ranging
from easy to hard and each team will be
able to play a Joker for double points
on their favourite topic.
If you would like to enter a team please
phone me on WSM 341117 by THURSDAY 16TH
FEBRUARY at the latest to enable me to
make all the relevant arrangements in
advance. Looking forward to hearing from
you, Hilary Dorren.
WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE
Stuart Mealing and Jane Chadney to
Higgins Cottage. We hope you will all be
very happy in Week St Mary. Keep your
eyes open for news of events and
activities that you can join in with in
the future!
Please don’t be afraid to contact the
editor (editor@weekstmaryvillage.co.uk)
or view the village web site at
www.weekstmaryvillage.co.uk if you
need any further information about life
in the Parish.
VIOLA & PIANO RECITAL
The distinguished viola player,
Sarah-Jane Bradley, and pianist Anthony
Hewitt will be playing for Bude Music
Society at Minstrels Music centre,
Canworthy Water, on Sunday 12th February
at 3pm, with a programme that includes
sonatas by Mendelssohn and Delius, and
pieces from Romeo and Juliet by
Prokofiev.
Regularly heard in British concert
halls, Sarah-Jane has also made numerous
recordings of both contemporary and
traditional chamber music and of
concerti with leading orchestras.
Tickets £12 at the door, students free.
WEEK ST MARY PARISH HALL HUNDRED CLUB
The lucky winners in the January Draw
are: 1st - No. 23 £20 Sue Dickenson &
2nd - No. 62 £10 Neil Fishleigh. The 100
Club is run specifically for raising
funds for the Parish Hall so we would
welcome any new members. The new year
begins in April. The annual subscription
is £10 with a draw every month of £20 &
£10. The Grand December Draw being £75,
£50, £25, £20, & £10. Remember you have
to be in it to win it. We have a few
places left.
If anyone would care to join the club
please get in touch with Ivor Barriball
WSM 341066 or myself WSM 341513. We
would remind members that April starts a
new year and ask you to renew your
membership promptly. Len Davies
MEET AND EAT
Monday 6th February - 12:30pm at the
Rectory. It would help planning for the
catering if you would contact one of the
following to let them know that you
might be coming: Linda Cobbledick WSM
341468, Brenda Crocker-White WSM 341410
or Sue Dickenson WSM 341134. Everyone is
most welcome.
MOBILITY SCOOTER
Malcolm and Marcia Sorrell have very
kindly donated Eileen's mobility scooter
to the village for anyone who wishes to
borrow it on a temporary basis. All they
ask is for a small donation for its
maintenance. For further information
please contact Tim Ward on 01288 341326.
THE COFFEE POT CLUB
The Coffee Pot Club meets every Tuesday
9.30am - 11.30am in the Parish Hall,
Week St Mary. Everybody is welcome with
babies, toddlers and children for fun,
toys, play, singing and craft sessions.
We also provide a healthy snack and hot
/ cold drinks for children and adults.
We provide a friendly environment for
mums, dads, carers, grandparents, to
meet up and give the children a chance
to play and interact with each other and
allows the adults to have a break and a
chat over a coffee! We meet throughout
the year including school holidays when
school age siblings are welcome too and
have occasional outings as a group. We'd
love you to come and join us. Call
Rachel on 07976 - 162588 or just come
along on Tuesday!
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Every Sunday 09:30 am at the Rectory
Room except for Family Service where we
all meet at the service instead. Come
along and see us or ring WSM 341134 for
information.
RURAL BEAT MANAGER
PC6585 Nick Jessop. Tel: 01288 - 357502
Email:
nicholas.jessop@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
PCSO Lester Marland. Tel: 08456 - 567925
Email:
lester.marland@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
To report a crime 08452 - 777444.
To give anonymous information
Crimestoppers 0800 – 555111 |
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