Lizard Guide

Top: Roland, Lindsey, staff and helpers get together with Mr Cool
Magic and Mr Smiley tolaunch this year’s charity.
Bottom: Seven year olds Marissa and Libby get the smiley
faces ready for people to write on.
Takeaway doesits bit
When the chips are down there is one
takeaway inPorthleven that is doing
its bit for charity fundraising.
Roland’s Happy Plaice fish and chip shop,
in Shute Lane, is hard to miss after owners
Roland and Lindsey Lowery painted the outside
of their business as part ofits fundraising
efforts for Cancer Research UK.
They raised £2,500 and, spurred on by their
success, have this year turned their attention
to boosting the funds of Little Harbour
children’s hospice.
Based at St Austell, it is one of three sites
run byChildren’s Hospice South West and the
only children’s hospice in Cornwall.
Roland and Lindsey are encouraging
customers towrite messages on pieces of
card in the shape of round smiley faces –the
charity’s logo –inreturn for a£2donation.
These messages can then be hung from the
ceiling of the shop for the rest of the year,in
the hope that by December whole ceiling will
be covered.
The shop is also selling bears and badges on
behalf of the charity.
Business owner Roland was joined by the
charity’s giant pink mascot Mr Smiley for the
launch, as well as Mr Cool Magic, aka Paul
Snowball, who performed magic tricks and has
promised to hold some shows at the hospice
in the coming months.
Of course, fundraising aside, the business is
popular both in the port and with customers
further afield for its menu, featuring the firm
favourite cod and chips as well as other
options.
At the start ofthe year the business received
aspot hygiene inspection from Cornwall
Council and passed with flying colours,
received the top rating of afull five stars.
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