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Issue No 292 - April 2012 |
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WEEK ST MARY SPRING GARDENS OPEN
DAY - 15th APRIL
9 Gardens participating; Soup &
Roll, Tea, Coffee & Cake; from 11am -
4pm. The Church will also be open.
All proceeds in aid of St. Mary’s Church
Funds. Tickets £3 from The Square,
on the day; Children FREE.
COUNCILLOR'S REPORT
Your wellbeing is important to the
authorities and it should be important
to you. Looking after, as I do, a very
rural Division is generally a joy. Crime
and vandalism levels are low.
Anti-social behaviour is generally
restricted to moving pockets and is by
and large, the product more of isolated
neighbourly tiffs than anything else.
Usually these tiffs emanate from parking
disputes, ex-partners families or indeed
something that happened 65 years ago
between the grand parents and has been
resurrected for some reason! Living
together in a community will put
pressures on relationships and genuine
arguments will occur as they do in
families. People inherently want to ‘get
on’ and generally after the air has been
cleared, good relationships continue.
However, sometimes these tiffs get
escalated by one party and can develop
into bullying, harassment and very
occasionally violence. Nuisance doesn’t
have to come from a dispute. The
neighbours can be irresponsible
regarding noise and not show the respect
due to a neighbour who perhaps has to
sleep during the day or night because of
shift work. Hedges, perhaps grown to
heights where the neighbour loses light
or, music played either intentionally or
unintentionally too loud.
I would like to remind the readers of
this article that they have a right to
live without fear. They have a right to
sleep or indeed to relax without severe
interruption and if the reader is
suffering harassment or implied
harassment then there are options open
to them. The Council has a duty to look
after your wellbeing to a point and
certainly where there is an
environmental disturbance such as smell
or noise there are specialist teams who
will advise you on options.
Just talking about the problem can help.
It certainly doesn’t have to be
confrontational in any form initially
and indeed any decisions would always be
yours.
The last subject is a tricky one but I
will press on as best I can. If your
partner is violent towards you or your
family, even if you think it is to a
minor degree or just threatening (and
the partner can be male or female), then
the first thing I would like to say is
that the situation is not going to
improve in the long term. Your partner
is not going to suddenly not be violent
towards you. In rare cases the violence
will not increase but generally it will
suddenly escalate and usually
completely, massively and totally out of
your control. If I can get one message
across to these readers, please talk to
the professionals. As I said earlier the
choice of what you ultimately do is
yours, but to share the problem with a
trained professional is the one thing
you owe to yourself and your family.
The last really important message is
that you are not unique if you have any
of these problems and you do have a
choice and a chance to retake control of
your wellbeing. The Cornwall Council
enquiries line is 0300 1234 100.
Regards Phil Tucker. Tel: 01288 341617
or email:philip.tucker@homecall.co.uk
TITANIC - A PERSONAL REFLECTION
The Anniversary and Centenary of the
sinking of the Titanic is of particular
interest to me as two members of my
family were lost in the tragedy. The
Dennis family were living at Leigh Farm,
Week St Mary at the time.
My father Lewis Dennis was one of a
family of five. He had two older
brothers, William and Samuel and two
sisters Jane (who married William Smale)
and Olive (who married Bert Dinnis). My
father married Annie Orchard of
Plymswood.
The New World, as it was known, was
opening up in the Americas and Canada
and a great number of English people
were emigrating to start a new life. As
far as I know, from what is recorded in
history, blocks of land, approximately
600 acres, were made available to
settlers who would have to clear the
land and cultivate it.
A farm the size of Leigh could not
support three young men and so the older
of the three brothers Samuel and William
grasped the opportunity to go to Canada,
as so many others did at the time, to
continue farming.
If everything had gone to plan, our
family would have had an extended family
in the New World. So this is a very sad
time for our family. We cannot change
history, but if they had not decided to
emigrate the outbreak of the First World
War would soon occur, the anniversary of
which will be in two years. No doubt
they would have had to enlist, as farm
workers were not exempt from service in
that war – and then, would they have
survived the greatest bloodbath in
history? And so, with this I pay my
respect to the two uncles I never knew
(I was not born until 1930) but know
will always be in my heart. Ron
Dennis
BUDE CLUSTER PRIMARY SCHOOLS
NETBALL CHAMPIONS
The children from Jacobstow
Primary School and Preschool, who
competed in the area netball tournament
on Thursday March 8th, were delighted
winners and returned to school with the
competition shield. They move to next
stage of the competition on March 28th
and we are all keeping our fingers
crossed for more brilliant team work and
excellent play; congratulations to them
all.
JACOBSTOW PRE-SCHOOL
There are some places available after
Easter for children rising 3 years. You
are very welcome to come and look around
and trial sessions are available.
Session times: 9:00 am and 3:00 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE
CELEBRATION
Progress to date: In
support of the celebration event, the
Patchwork group have made a magnificent
double quilt which we are to raffle.
Lesley has produced a display sheet to
enable us to sell lucky numbers for £1,
with all the proceeds going to the
Jubilee Party expenses. Angela and Paul
are organising a `Dog Show` on the
playing field during the afternoon of
Sunday 20th May. There will be a number
of show class events. Refreshments will
also be available. This promises to be
(weather permitting) a great afternoon
with proceeds being donated to the
Jubilee expenses. Please come along and
give it your support. The Coffee Morning
at Wentworth House raised the splendid
sum of £175.01p towards the Celebration
party expenses. Our thanks to Victoria
Sowerby and her team of helpers from the
church.
The programme so far:
Saturday 2nd June - We
have confirmed that Phil the clown will
entertain the children (and adults)
during the afternoon and tea. Throughout
the afternoon, balloons will be
available for youngsters to enter the
balloon race, balloons will be released
at the end of the proceedings.
Sunday 3rd June there will be a joint
family service in the church at 11:00am
in which many of the children will
participate. This will be followed by
refreshments.
Monday 4th June we are planning to hold
a Bar - B - Q in the square starting at
8:00pm. Ray has arranged to have the bar
and drinks available. We will proceed
from the Square to the Church where we
can view our beacon being lit in Castle
Ditch field at around 10:15pm.
The committee appreciate the help and
support that we are receiving from the
village in our efforts to ensure this
will be a successful event.
The Diamond Jubilee Committee
THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE
CELEBRATION
Sunday 3rd June COMPETITIONS:
Decorated Coronation sponge/ cake also
THE BEST DECORATED CROWN
2 age groups; Children under 5 &
Children 5 and over.
THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE
CELEBRATION ~ Sunday 3rd June
CHURCHES TOGETHER ~
A SPECIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD
IN THE CHURCH at 11:00 am
TO CELEBRATE THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND
JUBILEE. Any children who would
like to participate in any way please
get in touch with Hilda Axford.
Telephone: 01288 341638.
LOCAL HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY
The Parish Council and Cornwall
Council Affordable Housing Team will
shortly be doing a housing needs survey
in the parish. You will be sent a
questionnaire to fill out and return.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
EVERYONE RESPONDS so that we
can be sure that we have a fully
representative view of what the whole
Parish wants to see, in terms of more
housing being built in the village.
We hope that someone from the Affordable
Housing Team will come to the Annual
Parish Open meeting at 7.30pm on Tuesday
17th April. Do come along then and hear
more about it. Nicky May –
Parish Clerk
RUBBISH & RECYCLING COLLECTIONS
Commencing 1st April both rubbish and
recycling will be collected on a
Wednesday. Rubbish will be collected
weekly commencing Wednesday 4th April
and Recycling fortnightly commencing
Wednesday 11th April. By now every
household should have been issued with a
box and three reusable recycling bags,
together with a leaflet explaining the
new system. Anyone who has not received
these should call 0300 1234 141.
Cornwall Council have also introduced a
garden waste service which will be
collected fortnightly commencing
Wednesday 4th April. Households wishing
to subscribe to this service should call
0300 1234 141.
Whilst on the subject of green waste
collection - it has come to our
attention that some in the village
prefer to throw their grass cuttings
over a party fence or wall rather than
disposing of it responsibly - why not
make use of the Green Waste Collection
and keep our village a cleaner and
tidier place to live in ?
SINKING OF THE R.M.S. TITANIC –
14th April 1912
The loss of the White Star Liner RMS
Titanic needs no real introduction today
- even if you are not old enough to
remember it as a point of history at
least the epic film of the same name
will live on. It was on its maiden
voyage in 1912 when it suffered a
glancing blow from an iceberg at around
11:40 p.m. on 14th April 1912 causing
some watertight compartments to be
ruptured. At around 2:20 a.m. the
following day, 15th April, the ship
sank. Of the 2,228 passengers and crew
on board, 1,518 lost their lives. Some
four hours later, the RMS Carpathia
arrived on the scene and began the grim
task of recovering survivors and bodies.
A Samuel Dennis, 23, born on 17th June
1889 at Treyeo Farm in the North
Cornwall parish of Launcells, was the
son of William Henry Dennis (farmer) and
Mary Arabella Dennis (née Sobey). He was
the younger brother of Elizabeth, Olive
and William. He is known to have had a
younger brother also born at Treyeo. By
1894 the family had moved to Leigh Farm,
Week St. Mary. It was from here that
Samuel set out on his fateful journey.
Samuel had been encouraged to emigrate
to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada by
his relatives Lewis Richard and Owen
Harris Braund of nearby Bridgerule,
Devon. The Braund's had a relative
Leonard Lovell already in Canada and it
was to him they were all ultimately
travelling on Titanic.
Samuel, with the Braunds, his brother,
William Dennis (born in 1886 in the
village of Ashbury, Devon) and relatives
John Hall Lovell (of Ashbury, Devon) and
John Henry Perkin (of Holsworthy, Devon)
all embarked Titanic at Southampton
after a long train journey from North
Cornwall.
The party were also accompanied by Miss
Susan Webber, a family friend of nearby
North Tamerton, Cornwall. Samuel was
travelling in third class and it is
likely that he shared a cabin with John
Lovell. His ticket was probably obtained
from the Bude White Star agent, Mr.
Hawking. Samuel and William Dennis were
both lost in the sinking of RMS Titanic.
In some local records the family is
listed as Dinnis, a common alternative
spelling. David Martin
ROBERT JOHNS LEUKAEMIA FUND -
Mini Marathon
This year again, we are looking to run
another Mini-Marathon on April 15th
around a 6 mile course in our local area
to raise money for the above fund. There
will be a marquee and refreshments with
a B.B.Q. at the start and finish, also
First Aid cover and toilets will be
available. If you would like to take
part, you can walk or run 1 mile or as
many miles as you wish. The Minimum
sponsorship entry is £10. Deadline
date to enter is April 8th. Any amount
raised will be much appreciated.
You can contact me, Bob Johns, on 01288
341441 nearer the time for more
information, e.g. location, start times,
sponsor forms, etc.
ALSO a Gospel Evening with
Johnny Cowling at St Mary’s
Church, Week St Mary in aid of the above
fund on Sunday 6th May from 7:00pm till
9:30pm. Tickets £5.00 on the door or
from Jeff in the Post Office or from me.
Thanking you all, Bob. (Founder Trustee)
WEEK ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL
Click HERE to go to the Parish Council
web pages
BUS SERVICE
We believe that Group Travel of Bodmin
have won the contract to run the bus
service from the village, with the same
timetable, from 1st April 2012. We will
provide a phone number when this is
available. William Pearce - Transport
Representative
FAIRTRADE COFFEE MORNING
A big thank you to everyone who
supported and managed the stalls and
refreshments for this annual event in
Week St Mary held, as always in the
Sunday School Room. Once again we were
able to highlight awareness of the value
to developing countries of buying goods
produced ethically offering a lifeline
to many in remote villages throughout
the world. There was a good crowd and
convivial atmosphere, so once again,
thank you for your company and support.
Sue Dickenson
WEEK ST MARY PARISH COUNCIL -
ANNUAL PARISH OPEN MEETING
will be on Tuesday 17th April
2012 at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall.
Reports from Parish Organisations will
be available to view before the meeting,
and afterwards in the shop. Anyone who
would like a copy of a report will be
given one on request after the meeting.
WEEK ST MARY FOOTBALL CLUB
~ GOOD FRIDAY FUN DAY
Fun Football Matches on Friday 6th
April:
Dads v Lads, (11.00am) ~ Ladies v Under
15’s, (12.30) ~ Under 16’s v WSM Team,
(2.00pm) ~ Under 10’s v Under 8’s,
(3.30pm)
Under 10’s v Dads (4.00pm) (all times
are approximate)
COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN FOR ALL THE
FAMILY
You don’t have to be a member anyone can
join in! Turn up and Play £1.00 per
person per match OR
come and watch the fun events.
Holsworthy inflatables are supplying
Bouncy castle type equipment to add to
the fun for younger ones!!!!
Pasties, Hot Cross Buns, Teas, Coffees &
Squash available on the pitch.
ALSO Week St Mary Football Club
– Easter Draw
There’s still time! Saturday
7th April at TREE TOPS INN ~ L I V E B A
N D ~ A six piece local band are coming
to entertain you for the draw evening.
Please come and join us for this FREE
event. Bring your friends the more
the merrier
WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE
Alison, Georgia, Layla and Elliot Pates
and David Morison to Rose Cottage. Ann &
Dave Ashcroft to Ramblers, The Glebe.
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.
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.
WEEK ST MARY PARISH HALL HUNDRED
CLUB
The lucky winners in the March Draw
were: 1st - No. 69 £20 Rebecca
Cartwright & 2nd - No. 60 £10 Derek
Medland. 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
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 2nd April - 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 341468; Brenda Crocker-White
341410 or Sue Dickenson 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.
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.
BOYTON COUNTRYSIDERS CLUB
For details contact the Secretary Mrs A
Colwill 01566 774322. This month
Wednesday 18th April Trelawney Garden
Centre & Padstow.
C.A.M.E.O.
Come And Meet Each Other at The
Rectory on Friday April 20th at 2:00 pm.
As ever, transport can easily be
arranged but will people please book
with Sue Dickenson, Linda Cobbledick or
Brenda Crocker-White. Sue
Dickenson on 01288 341134. Look
forward to seeing you!
RURAL BEAT MANAGER
PC Gary Luxton: Telephone 01288 357502
or email:
gary.luxton@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
To report a crime 08452 777444. To give
anonymous information Crimestoppers 0800
555111
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