Delabole Slate December 2021

DIARY DATES
YOUR GUIDE TO TO LOCAL EVENTS AND MEETINGS IN AND AROUND DELABOLE
Christingle & Foodbank
Bit unusual this year - well, there’s a surprise!
St John’s and the Methodists are planning a modified
village Christingle service at the chapel on
Sunday 5th December at 11am.
We won’t be constructing the Christingles as part of the
service but we’ll distribute them ready-made and with glow
sticks instead of candles.
However, instead of the normal collection of toys - this has
happened since just after WW11 when a quarry lorry
would take the toys to Lambeth Mission - we’re asking for
food gifts for the Christmas Food Boxes being distributed
by the Wadebridge Foodbank.
This is their list:
Cordial
Christmas Pudding
Christmas Meat – eg tins of ham
Pickle
Savoury Biscuits
Boxed biscuits
Stuffing
Custard
Mince meat
Crisps (large)
Christmas chocolates (large)
Christmas cake
Yule log
Mince pies
Lovely to see you at the service.
Free to a Good Home
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01840 213590 / 07896909245
An update to the Good Energy smart
meter cautionary tale
Is the Delabole Slate more influential than the Ombudsman
I wonder?
A little while after my account of the electricity tariff
difficulties with Good Energy had been published in the
October edition of the Slate they sent me an email.
It said there have “ been some changes to their internal
systems” and they were now able to apply the Delabole
local tariff to my new smart meter.
The computer says “yes” at last, after several months of
saying “no” !
So to any residents on the Good Energy Delabole local
tariff, when you are offered a smart meter, the precedent
has been set and there is now no reason for you to be
changed onto a different more expensive tariff.
Will Green
REGULAR MEETINGS / EVENTS
Every Tuesday: Kernow Credit Union 1.00- 2.15pm
Contact Tricia on 212520 for up to date details
Mobile Post Office Van
Parks in the lay-by opp. St John’s
Tuesday 12.00 - 15.00
Wednesday 13.30 - 15.00
Friday 13.30 - 15.00
This service is provided by St. Breward Stores
Tel: 01208 850260
Mobile Post Office Van Tel: 07999 936473
DEADLINE FOR
FEBRUARY SLATE IS
10th JANUARY
Mailboxes at the Spar &
Lugg’s Garage, and the
email box are emptied once
a month only, after the 10th.
Tuesday Drop-In
From the New Year there’ll be a Drop-In for
coffee and a chance to chat in the Methodist
Schoolroom on the last Tuesday of the
month - that’ll be
Tuesday January 25th
between 10.30am and noon.
There’ll also be a collecting point for Wadebridge
Foodbank. However, they say they’ve plenty of baked
beans and pasta!