Delabole Slate September 2021

BACK TO
SCHOOL
GOOD LUCK
TO YOU ALL
THE DELABOLE SLATE
ISSUE 411
SEPTEMBER 2021
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Scarecrow Competition 2021
The winners of the competition are -
Best male - Freddie Mercury by Bev Martin
Best Female - Gloria in Deckchair-sis by Claire Salzmann
Best Group - Bill and Ben by Nikki Cornelius
Best non-human- Mad Hatter by Sharon Spencer Mingail
Funniest - Vince at the Beer Festival by Catherine Henstock
Freddie Mercury
Gloria in Deckchair-sis
The Smugglers, Fish & Chips, donated a meal of your choice for 2 and our judge decided that Tom Booker (Kerri
Booker) age 12 wins for his entry he did by himself. Well done to everyone and thank you to our mystery judge.
Bill & Ben Mad Hatter Vince at the Beer Festival Carnival Supporter 2021
(Tom Booker)
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Peter Brodey’s London Marathon
On Sunday 3rd October, I will
be running the London
Marathon in aid of iSight
Cornwall. This is a small,
Cornish charity that supports
and provides opportunities
for people in Cornwall living
with sight-loss and eye
disease. This charity does
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Although I don’t live in Delabole now, I was brought up on
a farm just outside, attended Delabole School and
Delabole Methodist Church and spent a lot of my childhood
in and around the village. I left Cornwall for university when
I was 18 and spent ten years living in North Wales before
moving back to Cornwall and have now lived in St Tudy
for the last few years. However, when people ask me
where I come from, I say that I always consider Delabole
to be my home and regularly come back to the village to
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Thank you for all of your support and you may see me
running through the village as I sometimes incorporate
Delabole into my training routes. If you do see me, feel
free to stop me and ask me how I’m getting on - I’ll
probably be happy for the rest! Peter Brodey
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
A long way down!
In the late 1950’s I lived “Down West” where we had an elderly lady neighbour. The lady had a daughter who married
a young, successful Canadian who had made his “fortune” breaking cars in Canada and selling the parts. Every year
the girl and her husband (David) would come over and stay with her mother. Each year David would say that they
wouldn’t be coming back for three years but every ‘fall’ they would be back on what had become the annual visit!
My friend, Hedley, and I had taken it upon ourselves to include David, for a bit of an escape for him from his family, when
going out on an exploratory trip anywhere in Cornwall on a Sunday afternoon. When David was with us the trips had
become “sightseeing tours” which we all enjoyed as aimless travel was not such a common pastime as it is now. I think
Hedley and I enjoyed it as much as David. At that time it was with a van or, if dry, on our motorbikes with David as pillion
passenger to either of us – no compulsory crash helmet wearing back then!
On one of these excursions we had, I think, been up in the Godrevy area and were making our way around the coast
when we came to “Hells Mouth”. We were hanging, quite precariously, over the edge watching the breakers pounding
on the rocks at the bottom of the cliff which in a hot, near gale force, wind made for quite an exhilarating experience.
There is no doubt that he was grateful for the time he got to spend with us. Often over quite a period he had said to us
that he would like us to go and visit him in Canada and that once we had landed there we would incur no expense at
all and that we were to be his guest for as long as we wanted to stay - why on earth didn’t we ever take him up on the
offer?!
David was never one to show great emotion although he obviously enjoyed life and life’s experiences. Later, when we
were moving on again, I said that he must have been impressed by what he had seen at Hells Mouth and I was sure
there was nowhere in Canada / U.S. that had anything quite like that. His response was not quite what I expected. “I tell
you what,” says David, “when you come over to see me back home, I’m going to take you down to see the Grand Canyon.
Believe me when I tell you that I’m going to keep you two on a tether while we’re looking over there because it’s so deep
that if you fall over the side you’ll not be killed when you hit the bottom – you’ll starve to death before you get there!”
Best Wishes to all and let’s hope we have a long, sunny, “fall” of our own this year. I.M.B.

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Termyn Gwari Fleghes
(children’s playtime, in Cornish)
It’s September already! This year seems to be passing so quickly. A new
school year is starting and hopefully you will be able to return to a more
normal school routine this year.
As I am writing this, the swifts are still here but will be leaving for the plains
of Africa very soon, to spend our winter hunting insects over the herds of
zebra. Swallows and house martins are still here but will be leaving this
month because the flies they eat are dying as the weather gets cooler. By
the end of this month we could even have frosty nights and then you will
definitely not see very many insects. Larger insects like bees and butterflies
will hibernate, only coming out to feed if we have very sunny autumn/winter
days. The weather cools as autumn starts, then fruits and berries ripen and
leaves turn yellow, red, orange and brown.
The berries we notice the most are probably blackberries because we like
them as much as the animals and birds do! Only we would most likely rather
have blackberry and apple pie than raw blackberries.
There is a word search to do this month. There are 21 words to find all of
which have an autumn theme. Remember the words can be backwards and
diagonal as well as up, down and across! I’ve given a few to start you off:
blackberry, acorns, barley, apples, colours… When you’ve found all 21 there
are 11 letters left over. Ten of these letters spell out another thing you very
often find in the autumn. Also, can you find the mystery letter that’s left over?
It begins the season name.
b r a m b l e t n p
u l h o c y a d u e
t s a c o r n s t a
t a z c n r t e c r
e p e f k e w e o b
r p l o e b h d l a
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l e a v e s a r u l
y s t o l l t s r e
m u s h r o o m s y

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Things You Find
When You’re Tidying Up!
Part 5
With too much time on my hands, I discovered the following
lurking in a box file labelled Old Delabole Records.
This time it’s a booklet called ‘Musings on the Opening of
the Railway to Delabole, October 1893’ by J. Brown,
Millfloor, Tintagel. There are 30 verses - here are a few:
Come, greet the jocund day with cheers,
The day we’ve longed to see for years,
When we could take a ride
O’er the bleak moor and verdant plain,
So snugly seated in the train
With lov’d ones by our side.
The builders say our slate is strong,
There’s but one fault it lasts too long
And seldom known to break,
When once laid on no more repair,
And if you search the roof with care,
You cannot find a leak.
Our street lamps brilliantly do shine,
In unity we all combine,
So little we complain,
We live in peace, are well agreed,
Been often said that we have need,
Of nothing but the train. HH
WELL DONE TOM!
Please join the Slate team in giving a round of
applause for local 15 yr old teenager Tom Pickard.
Last month he was presented with a certificate of
appreciation by the Chief Fire Officer, Cornwall Fire
and Rescue Service, Kathryn Billing. This is awarded
to someone who has demonstrated outstanding
performance of their service code ethics.
The certificate reads;
Tom Pickard, a Fire and Rescue Service Cadet
has been awarded the Chief Fire Officer
certificate of appreciation for responding to
support a road traffic collision in his home area
of Delabole. Tom located himself at a local
crossroad and directed traffic to ensure crews
were kept safe whilst they dealt with the incident.
Tom acted with professionalism, selflessness
and bravery. You are a credit to yourself, your
Saltash (Fire Cadet) team, your local community
and our Fire and Rescue Service and as your
Chief Fire Officer I am proud of you.
Also worthy of a mention is that Tom has been chosen to
represent Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service in November
at the Remembrance Day parade at the Cenotaph in
London.
What an honour!

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All Sorts of Sports Quiz
Thanks to dedicated Slate reader JP for this quiz. Any spelling mistakes etc are due to the typist.
1. What is the highest possible break in snooker?
2. Who was the first black lady to win the Wimbledon Women's Singles?
3. Which British Golf Open Championship player had strokes deducted because his caddie had one too many clubs
in his bag?
4. Which English cricketer retired from Test Cricket and went on to become the Bishop of Liverpool?
5. Who was the Coach when England last won the Rugby Union World Championship?
6. Which team did Stephen Hendry support in the Scottish Premier League?
7. What was Leyton Orient’s previous name?
8. When Don Bradman played his last Test Match at The Oval, what was his average test score at the end?
9. One of the cricketing Bedser twins was called Alec, what was the other called?
10. How many times did Lester Piggott win The Derby?
11. Who trained Red Rum?
12. What Championship League team is known as The Cherries?
13. What premier league club was known as Thames Ironworks FC?
14. What is the name of the Women’s Table Tennis Team World Cup?
15. Who lost the Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island by half a point by missing a six-foot putt on the final green?
16. Jim Laker took 19 wickets in a Test Match against Australia. Where was it played?
17. Once a year the TT Races are held on the Isle of Man. What does TT stand for?
18. What was the name of the Queen Mother’s horse that slipped on the final straight?
19. Which striker played for Chelsea for most of his career?
20. What are the 11th, 12th and 13th holes at Augusta known as?
Answers, plus name and contact details, in The Slate box by September 10th
The deadline for the October edition of the Delabole Slate is September 10th
September Garden with Bessie Greenfingers
September signals the end of summer and the beginning
of autumn. The leaves start to turn lovely shades of gold,
orange, red and brown. Time to start putting the garden
to bed for the winter.
This is a good time to tidy borders. Pull out large weeds
and hoe between plants to get rid of baby weeds. Cut
perennials that have finished flowering.
I like to plant new bulbs for a really good show of flowers
next spring. Make sure the bulbs are planted twice the
depth that they are high. For example a one inch tall bulb
should be under, at least, two inches of soil.
Trim all your hedges for the last time until next spring.
Delabole Quilters
have been meeting and stitching for
many years before Covid.
Now we plan to start again on Friday
September 24th 2021.
We meet every other Friday 2-4pm in the Methodist
Sunday School. New members welcome - whether you
are new to patchwork and quilting, or very experienced,
or you want to learn new skills to create beautiful things.
We are a very friendly group, sharing ideas, fabrics and
a good cup of tea and chats.
For more information phone Pauline 01840212577.
Cut the lawn with the mower on it’s highest setting and
aerate by pricking all over with a garden fork. Give the
lawn a good raking to remove moss and debris.
Harvest any vegetables and fruit still to be picked. Green
tomatoes and damaged fruit can be made into jam or
chutney. Shallots and small onions are good pickled. You
will find recipes in any cookery book or on line.
Open up your compost bin and set aside the top layers.
Use the well rotted lower layers to mulch your beds and
borders. Put the set aside top layers back in the compost
bin.
On days when it’s warm enough, sit in a sheltered spot
and admire the results of your work in the garden.

This month’s Bible verse
September 2021
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made;
and all the host of them by the breath of his
mouth…For he spake, and it was done; he
commanded, and it stood fast.
Psalm 33:6,9.
And God saw every thing that he had made, and,
behold, it was very good. And the evening and the
morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the
sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 20:9,11
Authorised (King James) Version
Autumn leaves
are falling!
September 5th 11am Service
led by Eva Paynter
Delabole
Methodist
Church
September 12th 11am Service
led by Michael Cronogue
September 19th 11am
Village Harvest
Festival
in combination with
St John’s
Songs of Praise
plus readings,
poems and stories
Led by Rev Bryan, Sue Ede & Claire Salzmann
Followed by coffee
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Harvest gifts and Offering for
Wadebridge Foodbank
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Great to have your company at any of these services.
Singing allowed but Lockdown precautions still advised.
Delabole School
Before starting this contribution to the Slate, I read through the August entry for 2020, partly for inspiration and partly to
try to reconnect with where we were a year ago in terms of adapting to meet the demands of Covid 19 whilst still holding
fast to our core business of teaching and learning.
As always, even a year ago before any vaccines had been rolled out, we were optimistic for our September start and
were looking forward to welcoming families and staff back to a full school reopening. Protocols were in place and we
were planning a programme of ‘recovery’ that would aim to bring the children back to learning in its widest sense.
Bound up in our aspirations for the coming year was a plea to our community of families to uphold good attendance so
that the children could be given the best chance of making up for lost learning time and to keep as safe and well as
possible. You did not let us down – the school has secured its best attendance in recent years at over 96%. But little
did we all know then that there would be much greater challenges ahead and a real test of our commitment to sustaining
provision through the most challenging of circumstances. What a year it has been!
And now, we find ourselves in exactly the same position. Staff genuinely relish the return to school in September. There
is always a sense of ‘writing on a clean page’, a feeling of optimism and fresh possibilities. More than ever, we are so
looking forward to our Autumn Term Value of ‘Belonging’ and the Enquiry that will start with the statement ‘Home Is
Where The Heart Is.’ This will be a whole school History and Geography Enquiry focusing on our village of Delabole,
its heritage, its unique sense of community and its potential for the future. We have planned for the children to be out
and about in the village; we want them to have plenty of opportunities to talk to family and gather stories, anecdotes and
memories from the past. We also welcome any contributions of photographs and memorabilia from local residents that
will help us to bring the learning to life. In short, we would like to use our learning for the Autumn term to bring the
community together and celebrate all that it means to be a part of Delabole, as well as giving the children a strong sense
of place.
We cannot possibly know what the future holds over the coming months – certainly, we have learned to be cautious, to
adapt and ‘carry on’ – but we do know that we will find a way to enrich the children’s experience and enable them to
share their learning with our village community. We hope that you will join us in this celebration of our home village.
Sue Cox and the Delabole team.

Mon - Fri

Council Corner from Delabole Parish Council
The Parish Council had another busy meeting in August discussing and making decisions which affect our community.
Please remember that members of the public are welcome to attend meetings which are held every second Tuesday of
each month. The location alternates between St. John’s Church and the Methodist Church. The next meeting of the
council is Tuesday 14th September at St. Johns Church.
Below is a brief update on a few points. The full agenda and minutes can be viewed at
www.delaboleparishcouncil.gov.uk
Vandalism - Unfortunately, on the evening/night of Monday 9th/Tuesday 10th August, the bus shelter,
toilet wall and charity clothes bin were decorated with graffiti, as in the photograph. We believe this to
be a ‘tag’ or graffiti name. If you have any information about this please contact the Clerk.
Fly Tipping - A second incident of fly tipping was left by the Litter Picking (Wombles) bin.
Both the incidents of graffiti and fly tipping have been reported, as had the abandoned vehicle left at
the junction of Pengelly and Penmead Road which has now been removed.
Dog Fouling - This sadly is still an issue. New signs have been placed around the village to remind
people of their legal obligation to pick up after their dog. Please be considerate and scoop the poop!
Finance, Strategy and Staffing Committee - The council voted to elect members to this committee to support the Clerk
with financial decisions and budget planning. All will attend the Finance course for Councillors training.
Training - The Clerk is to attend the Budgeting and Finance course in September and the Chair will attend Chairman
training in August.
Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations – The Councillors discussed plans to mark the Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations in 2022.
If you have any ideas on how this special occasion should be celebrated by our community we would love to hear from
you.
Skate Park – Representatives of the Skate Park Project attended the meeting to secure support from the new Council.
If you have any comments to make on the provision of a Skate Park in the King George V playing field please drop me
an email or pop along to one of our meetings.
Carnival Revel – Permission was granted for the Carnival Revel to take place on 22nd August in the King George V
Playing Field. Look out for posters advertising the day.
Neighbourhood/Local Plan – The council is considering whether to engage in a neighbourhood plan. If you are
interested in getting involved let us know.
Free Trees - a number of trees are still available from the Woodland Trust scheme. During September, these will be
available for anyone to help themselves (no limit to how many you can have) from the end of the drive at 30a Pengelly.
Contracts for Footpaths, Grass Cutting and Weed Spraying – The council have requested tenders for these three
contracts. If you or you know someone who could provide an excellent service to keep our village looking great please
get in touch.
Holly Hutchins. clerk@delaboleparishcouncil.gov.uk 07869725450
A Methodist Minister’s View
As we move into the month of September the conversation in agricultural circles will include the topic of Harvesting with
all of its variety of comments and hopefully celebrating the season.
Recently I read an article about ploughing with horses. Apparently, there are now only three teams of Shire horses in
Cornwall which undertake some work for farmers as well as competing in ploughing matches and doing displays. Shire
horses are now so few in number that they are monitored by the Rare Breeds Trust.
I remember sharing conversations with a resident at Eirenikon in Tintagel some years ago who could recall using horses
on a farm and ploughing an acre a day. Of course, for many years now we have been in the tractor era and can only
marvel at the ‘advancements’ in technology in the agricultural industry.
However, it is salutary to remind ourselves that ‘advancements’ are raising other issues particularly that of the insect life
of many countries – our pollinators. Our newspapers and magazine are carrying articles about the need to develop wild
plant areas in the countryside, at the edges of fields and in our gardens to encourage the development of the insect life.
Without ‘pollinators’ there are no crops to harvest. I think that this is a reminder to us all not only to encourage wildlife
but that all ‘advancement’ is not necessarily good in the long term.
However, we have much to celebrate and be thankful for as we work with ‘creation’ and the creative processes which
bring about the advancement from which we benefit. The question is ‘how do we celebrate our gratitude’. The Harvest
Festival Celebrations in our Churches and neighbourhoods are the means of celebrating the Harvest and giving thanks
for it and have a long tradition. If you look in your Bible at Exodus 23 verses 16 and 17 there are references to celebrating
‘Harvest’ on two occasions each year coinciding with the Mediterranean grain harvest in May/early June – which coincides
with out Pentecost or Whit Sunday – and the fruit harvest in the autumn know as the ‘Festival of Shelters’ to the Jews.
How do you celebrate all that you benefit from? I can only encourage you to share in your local Harvest Festival
celebration to show your thanks our Creator God.
Every blessing,
Bryan Ede

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Preparation is the Key
Having been to a service at Tintagel the previous Sunday,
we decided that we would follow their lead. They’d had
coffee after after the service so our plan was to do the
same at Delabole. Well - it was like planning a military
operation! Five of us met at the Methodist Sunday School
on the Saturday and washed all the china and cutlery in
the downstairs kitchen (who knew we had so much),
disinfected the shelves, drawers and tables then put
everything back neatly and arranged the tables at a safe
distance.
The plan was that after the service (taken by David
Rhodes), people would go into the Sunday School, sit at
the tables and then coffee and biscuits would be taken to
them. It worked! Everyone felt safe, it was as if things were
back to normal (ish) - and it had only taken 5 of us 5 hours
preparation (including coffee break) and tidying away.
In fact, we felt so OK about things that (unless
circumstances change) we’re going back to holding a
Macmillan Coffee Morning in September. You’ll remember
that last year Bethany Chapman turned up trumps and
produced those fabulous boxes of goodies that we could
order and have delivered to our door.
Spoke to Jo Bluett about this year and she thinks that
Saturday 25th would be a good day - from 10 until 12noon.
The thing is though that in the two years since our last
coffee extravaganza, things have changed and some old
faithfuls are no longer with us, so we’re asking younger
faithfuls to ‘bake it or fake it’ as they say in the adverts. If
you could (besides drinking coffee) provide goodies for
the cake stall and refreshments that’d be much
appreciated.
The plan is to ask people to enter via the Sunday School
(if able to), buy their goodies and drinks there and then
take them through to the chapel where tables and chairs
will be spaced out. So, see you there?
Saturday 25th
September
10am-noon
Delabole Methodist
Sunday School
Thank You
Gilly Davey would like to thank everyone who sponsored
her on shaving her hair off for Macmillan Cancer. A grand
total of £715 was raised.
Thank you all who donated to this very worth cause.
Choughs
Wow! According to the RSPB’s Jenny
Parker, a record 66 choughlets have
hatched this year in Cornwall!
Tintagel Orpheus Male Voice Choir
At last! I am now able to bring you news about the choir.
We have now resumed rehearsals in Tintagel Methodist
Church (albeit at social distancing!). Unfortunately we
have been unable to bring you our season of Summer
Concerts in Tintagel, but a joint concert with Bude
Community Gospel Choir is planned for 1st October. At
the time of writing this, we are all waiting to see further
developments on August 19th, when maybe future events
can be planned. The long period of lock down has seen
the retirement of several of our members from all sections,
especially the Basses, where we have lost five voices. So,
the plea goes out, to anybody out there who feels they
would like to come along and sing with us. We practice on
Tuesday nights at 7.15pm in Tintagel. You can come
along, and just sit in and listen if you want to get the feel
of it, and see if you would like to join us. No auditions,
reading music not essential. Just a love of singing, and
being part of a friendly group of like minded men.
Some sad news. Alan Dawe, a much loved and extremely
talented musician, died a month ago, after a long period
of ill health. Alan served with two choirs, with us at TOMVC
for approximately ten years, as accompanist and stand-in
Musical Director until he retired four years ago. He was
also Choir Master and Organist at St Teath Church, again
for about ten years, where he carried on after his heart
attack, until his retirement from the church choir last May.
On Sunday, 8th August both choirs were able to perform
at a musical tribute to Alan, which was very much
appreciated by the audience, and singers, at St Teath
Church. Alan was a good friend to me over the years,
always happy to help me with my music, even helping me
to make my own CD for charity ( Guide Dogs for the Blind).
He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.
John Theobald. TOMVC Member. 01840 213558.
How to make your lavender bags
When your lavender has dried, rub the flowers off the
stems.
Choose any light cotton material. It doesn’t have to be
new. Good parts of worn clothing will be fine. Cut out two
three inch squares. Place the front sides together and
stitch around three sides securely. Turn the bag right side
out and put your dried lavender inside. Don’t fill too tightly,
just very loosely is fine. Turn the edges of the opening
inside and stitch the bag closed.
To decorate the lavender bags you could sew a small
bow on one corner or some lace around the edge. A pretty
button could be sewn on each side right through the
centre of the bag.
Put the lavender bags in your clothing drawers or
wardrobe. Put it under your pillow to help with relaxing
sleep.
They also make pretty small gifts to give your friends and
family.
If you fancy making lavender bags, but have no lavender,
you can buy packets of dried lavender at most garden
centres.

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Size 16/18/20
Some still with labels on.
Also china. Household items etc,
some still boxed and suitable for gifts.
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Footpaths
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This tender is a three-year contract.
For job specifications and information,
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The tenders must be received by noon
17 th September 2021