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Issue 235 - Winter 2022

www.stminverlink.org

First published in 1981, St

Minver Link is an independent

community magazine produced

by volunteers with all profits

donated to local good causes.

Editor & Chair Morwenna Vernon

morwenna@stminverlink.org

01208 880714

Editorial Barbara Le Main

barbara@stminverlink.org

Distribution George Morris

george@stminverlink.org

01208 862827

Editorial and Social Media

Nici Couch

nici@stminverlink.org

Photography Martin Broadfoot

martin@stminverlink.org

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Treasurer Jo Broadfoot

Jo@stminverlink.org

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Advertising & Editorial Ann Jones

stminverlink@gmail.com

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Website Cathy Millar

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Art Editor Jacqueline Fleming

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Secretary Nicki Reader

Nicki@stminverlink.org

Adviser

Ann Jeal

Contents

4 16

Events in the

area

20

We Will Remember

Them

County

Award for

Avalon

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28 30

St Enodoc

Golf Club

44

Wildlife in

Winter

St Minver

Church Fete

A Beekeepers

Year

46

54 56

Wadebridge

Primary

Academy

59

Business

Spotlight

Cobb cottage

Gardening

60

64 68

Fashion

Featured Chef

Book Review

17

Wadebridge

Sports &

Leisure Centre

25

Award for

Bellringers

41

Featured

Artist

52

St Breock

School

58

St Minver

Brownies

63

Chris

Treglown

Foundation

70

Scott Mann

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and photographs

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Local Events

Keep Britain Tidy &

Polzeath Marine

Conservation Group

Beachcare Polzeath

Beachclean dates:

Saturday, 10 th December

Thursday, 19 th January

Saturday 18 th February

meet at

Polzeath Marine Centre

Just turn up to join in

All equipment is provided

Under 18s to be accompanied by an

adult Wear suitable clothing and

footwear for the weather conditions

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Endelienta

Events at St Endellion

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Christmas Classics

Friday 9 th December, 7pm St Endellion Church

£12 | Accompanied under 16s free

This December, join Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for a special Christmas themed concert.

A midscale chamber ensemble of exceptional musicians will be performing a programme of wellknown

festive tunes and wintery Christmas classics for all the family.

K’antu Ensemble

Saturday 14 th January, 7.30pm St Endellion Church

£12 | Free for accompanied under 16s

Founded in 2012 by Ruth Hopkins, K’antu Ensemble explore the less-trodden territories of early

music, combining elements of folk and world music with historically-informed techniques.

The People’s String Foundation

Friday 27 th January, 7.30pm St Endellion Church

£12 | Free for accompanied under 16s

The brilliant south-west based band, People’s String Foundation, bring together a heady mix of

passionate theatrics, artisan flavours and world beats.

Tickets available at: http://endelienta.org.uk

Church Services

Information can be found for both the North Cornwall Cluster and the Wadebridge Parish

by checking the relevant websites: northcornwallclusterofchurches.org.uk

wadebridgeparish.org.uk

Hello again! Holidaymakers often ask, ‘But what do you do in the winter?’

and it always makes me chuckle as this issue will demonstrate. There is so

much going on in this area all year round. We really are very fortunate so

make sure you keep your Link so that you don’t miss out!

I particularly enjoy interviewing for the ‘Business Spotlight’ feature and the

‘Featured Chef’. Meeting people with a passion for their chosen profession

who are able to run successful businesses while living in this beautiful part of

the world is very inspiring and this issue features two such individuals.

The incredibly mild autumn has meant that gardens are flourishing again after the prolonged

drought, I don’t think I usually have to continue regularly mowing the lawn at this time of year. I’m

sure there’s some garden folk lore about a mild autumn being followed by a hard winter, but let’s

hope it doesn’t happen. With soaring energy prices, we all hope that the winter is short and by the

time the spring issue of Link is out, on the 1 st March, we can plan our spring and summer activities.

In the summer issue, I warned that the price of Link was going to have to rise due to increased

printing costs and I’m afraid the spring issue will be £2 and the subscription costs for those who

have their Link posted, is going up to £16 per year. We are not planning any more price increases

for the foreseeable future and hope you will agree that the Link is still good value for money.

We’ll be back in 2023 and wish you all a very happy festive season and happy healthy New Year!

Morwenna and all the Link team

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County Award Success for Avalon

Youth Theatre of Wadebridge

Avalon Youth Theatre received a total of six nominations for the Cornwall Drama Association

awards following the fantastic production of The Addams Family in February 2022.

They won three awards.

• Best Set- Well deserved for the hand crafted structure, made by a small team of volunteers. The

set rivalled that of a professional theatre.

• Best Choreography- Liv Crook, a former Avalon member, received the accolade after the

adjudicators were impressed with the excellent movement and dance produced by the cast

throughout.

•Best Musical Production

All entries were considered of an extremely

high standard. Avalon Youth Theatre have won

this award from the Cornwall Drama Association

for two consecutive productions; Cats and The

Addams Family.

The next production, Matilda Jnr, will be

showing at Wadebridge School during February

half term 2023; tickets go on sale in December,

online via Cornwall Riviera Box Office.

www.avalonyouththeatre.co.uk


Wadebridge Sports &

Leisure Centre

Volunteers with Vision

When Wadebridge Sports and

Leisure Centre was threatened

with closure, a group of

volunteers joined forces as The

Friends of Wadebridge Leisure

Centre (FOWLC) to protest

the decision. Ultimately

they set up a community

interest company to bid for

the contract to take over the

site and run it for the good

of the community. Mayor

of Wadebridge, Amanda

Pennington, spearheaded

the campaign to save the

centre back in October 2021

and after nearly a year, the

FOWLC officially took over

on 1 st September 2022. Since

then, the transformation of

this much-loved community

centre has been nothing short

of remarkable.

Under the leadership of

FOWLC and newly promoted

GM Tom Mutton, the centre

has had a mini makeover

boosted by two successful

volunteer evenings. Visitor

use and memberships have

increased dramatically and the

buzz throughout the building

is palpable. “We have been

blown away by the community

support,” explains Scott, the

centre’s Chief Operating

Officer, “it's great to see so

many people active and

enjoying sports and fitness.

The adult fitness timetable has

doubled with 12 new classes

added to cater for all abilities

from aqua fit to boxercise. The

reception team, phoneline

and Saturday birthday parties

have been reinstated and

the gym space has been

completely reimagined with

new equipment purchased

and staff hired. “During the

daytime over 700 secondary

school children use the sports

hall each week and in the

evenings the centre is now

home to 12 different sports

clubs from karate to roller

hockey,” adds Emma, the

FOWLC Business Strategist.

“We are working closely with

the schools and health care

providers to ensure we remain

inclusive.”

The pool-side numbers are

equally impressive with four

hundred children now enrolled

in the centre swim school,

with new baby and parent and

adult lessons added. Twelve

primary schools signed up for

statutory swimming lessons

and over four hundred Year 7

and 8 secondary school pupils

will start swimming lessons

in the spring term to bridge

the skill gap caused by Covid

lockdowns.

“Living by

the sea,

as we do, it was a priority

to ensure that our local

children should be safe in the

water,” explains Ben Harbour,

Chairman of the Polzeath Surf

Life Saving Club.

The FOWLC has proved

the appetite is there, and

the group will continue to

expand the centre’s timetable,

upgrade the facilities, and

host community events for

all ages. However, the current

energy crisis is taking its toll,

so the next challenge is to

install solar and thermal water

panels on the roof to reduce

the centre’s immediate energy

costs. FOWLC need c.£250,000

to be able to do that, and they

need to do it quickly before

the business energy price cap

is lifted in March.

The FOWLC is running a

fundraising campaign and

asking for donations from local

businesses and individuals

to help them safeguard the

future of the centre. Please

visit their website to support

them. www.wadebridgeslc.co.uk


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Wadebridge Choral Society

was founded over thirty five

years ago and has grown into a

choir that has performed three

concerts every year since then.

Needless to say, Covid-19

put a stop to rehearsing and

performing and the members

kept in touch so that in 2021,

the Choir was able to reform

and prepare for a summer

concert. Numbers were small

at this stage, with many unsure

of the wisdom of joining a

large group. In the event, with

the proper precautions taken,

the spring concert went ahead

successfully – and the Choir

was back in business.

Keys to the success of the choir

are a dedicated committee

and the inspirational Director

of Music, Nicholas Danks, a

widely experienced choral

conductor and formerly

Director of Music at St Martin

in the Fields, London. Two

further concerts have taken

place since then, the latest,

this summer, featuring ‘A

Wadebridge Choral Society’s

Christmas Invitation

Cornish Cantata’ composed

by David Briggs for the Choir’s

25 th anniversary, for choir

and orchestra, but on this

occasion with Paul Foster

accompanying on piano. A

great success.

With the Choir now back to

full strength, the Christmas

concert will take place at

Egloshayle Church on Saturday

December 17 th . The two

major works will be Poulenc’s

wonderful ’Gloria’, and Karl

Jenkin’s ‘Joy to the World’.

There will be lots of carols, of

course, some for the choir and

others for all to join in. All in

all a proper preparation for

Christmas.

Tickets will be on sale at The

Wadebridge Bookshop, and

will be available from Choir

members and on the door on

the day. This promises to be a

popular concert, so book early.

For further information contact

the Hon Secretary, Fiona May

on 01208 851382 or email her:

jandfrmay@btinternet.com.

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Charges are 45p per mile measured from the drivers’ home and back.

Charges exclude bridge toll and hospital parking charges.


Twenty Years of Hair at Nigel’s

On September the 10 th 2002,

we opened our doors for the

first time. I had bought the

business from Joyce Parnell,

who had her business for forty

three years.

Three years later we extended

upstairs, to the Colour Room.

We could now offer a more

personal service and we had

the space for more equipment.

This has been a great success,

many clients travel quite

a distance, even as far as

Plymouth.

In 2007, I qualified as a

Master Craftsman, and was

offered a prestigious position

in London’s West End. I

deliberated for quite a while,

but loved my little salon in

Rock and did not want to leave

Cornwall and all the friends I

had made.

2010, brought its own

surprises; not only our

first big anniversary, but

Hair Inspiration Magazine

came to us undercover and

subsequently wrote a very

complimentary feature article,

The ‘Mayfair’ Salon in Rock,

Cornwall.

I cannot believe how quickly

the years have gone by; my

mother Jean, still comes to

the salon every day. Joyce

came to the salon for many

years, looking after her own

clients. She sadly passed away

just before Christmas, and we

miss her happy and friendly

approach to life.

Then along came Covid; like

so many businesses, we were

forced to close. The salon

seemed very eerie and strange

without the usual friendly

people, but we were not

idle; we had been discussing

refurbishing the salon for

a while, and with the salon

closed, Jean and I stripped

everything out and started

again! Most salons today are

very minimal in approach, but

we wanted something very

different. The main decor is

very Georgian in style and

colour, shades of gold and

white.

The Colour Room did not

escape our attention ~ It is

now our African Lounge! A

total contrast to downstairs, in

orange and terracotta colours,

with African pictures and art.

We have now reached our 20 th

Anniversary; so many nice

people have passed through

our doors.

During our celebratory week,

we offered champagne, Jean

also made her signature cup

cakes. We wanted to create

a party atmosphere, and to

many we gave the special gold

envelope!

We have very special clients

and friends and we wanted to

thank you and give our very

best wishes to you all.

Nigel and Jean.

Photos: Martin

Broadfoot


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BISHOP NICOLA JUDITH, WADEBRIDGE

BLAKE ELIZABETH MARY, WADEBRIDGE

BLEMINGS MALCOLM TERENCE, WADEBRIDGE

BOYD IAN WALTER, ROCK

BOYD MARIE CHRISTINA ROSALIND, ROCK

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CHANT PHILIP CHARLES, WADEBRIDGE

CHAPMAN DOREEN GLADYS, WADEBRIDGE

COX GEMMA ALEXIS, WADEBRIDGE

CROWLEY BARRY DENNIS, ROCK

DALLEY GLADYS, WADEBRIDGE

DEAN PETER, WADEBRIDGE

HEYWOOD MARJORIE, WADEBRIDGE

HOLMES CHRISTINE ANN, WADEBRIDGE

HORSFIELD DEREK, ST MINVER

HOWARTH DAVID STANSFIELD, ST MINVER

HUMPHREYS KENNETH JOSEPH, WADEBRIDGE

LEWIS JANE, WADEBRIDGE

LOBB MAVIS JULIA, ST MINVER

LUKE SYLVIA LAURA HELEN, WADEBRIDGE

MASTERS JUDITH, WADEBRIDGE

MAY STEVEN ALFRED, WADEBRIDGE

MITCHENER JOYCE IRENE, ST MINVER

OSBORNE PHILIP JOHN, WADEBRIDGE

PERRIN NIGEL WILLIAM, ROCK

RENALS JEFFREY PAUL, WADEBRIDGE

RICKARD THOMAS EDWIN, WADEBRIDGE

ROBINSON ANN MARGARET, ST MINVER

WAKELING JOAN MAY, WADEBRIDGE

WILLS WILLIAM ANTHONY RICHARD, ST MINVER

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The Grace Project

Clothing Children Within Our Community

During the summer months The Grace Project

continued to distribute pre loved children’s

clothing to families in our community

(Egloshayle Church was lovely and cool for

clothes sorting on one of those hot summer

days!).

To improve promotion of the project , we have

welcomed Ruby to our team. Ruby is now

in charge of the social media feeds for The

Grace Project and has made a great start by

introducing Blossom and Blue, our mascots.

Awareness of the project has grown, and

we received thirty two requests for clothing,

including shoes and wellies, within a week.

A couple of the volunteers have also recently

met with Elaine Munday, a Team Vicar from

Bodmin. Elaine provides support to families

within her community and was interested to

learn more about The Grace Project and how it

could help some of the families she supports. In

return Elaine is also able to access nappies and

milk powder for the parents of newborns who

might be in need and requests can be made

through The Grace Project.

Postcards advertising the project are now

being distributed with the family Foodbank

Boxes from the Wadebridge Storehouse and

On Nonsense Farm near Upside Down

There are the strangest things.

The donkeys walk about on stilts

And all the pigs have wings.

we were delighted to show Jackie White our

project when she recently attended a service at

Egloshayle Church.

As the winter approaches and the need for

layers increases, we look forward to distributing

lots of the lovely brand new knitted jumpers and

hats we have been given, in addition to the pre

loved winter clothing, coats and waterproofs.

If you or anyone you know could use some

children’s clothing (0-12 years) then please

contact us via email; grace@wadebridgeparish.

org.uk or find us on Instagram or Facebook.

Messenger can be used to make requests.

All requests are treated with confidence and

bundles are left for discrete collection in

Egloshayle Church which is open 10am until

4pm everyday of the week.

Above: Blossom and Blue,

the Grace Project mascots!

Nonsense Farm by Lily Orman

The baby lambs say “Quack, quack, quack

The ducks all say ‘Mee-ow

And ‘Tweet-tweet-tweet’ is what is said

By every single cow.

The fishes live up in the trees

And make their nests of snow

Then leave wet footprints on the grass

And everywhere they go.

The rabbits swim around the pond

And when I asked them why

They said, ‘It is the only way

We keep our feet so dry’.

The mice have lovely curly tails

Of blue and green and red.

They wrap them up in curling pins

Each time they go to bed.

The wise old owl just blinked and said,

‘I really think it’s true

That Nonsense Farm’s the queerest place’.

I think so too, don’t you?

This poem was written by Lily Orman, the mother of Ralph Orman, Deputy Head at Wadebridge

School in the 1970s. He and his wife, Connie, lived on the Rock Road for many years and their

daughter gave the Link permission to print it.


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St Minver Church Fete

- A Great Success!

On the afternoon of Saturday, 20 th August, Gus

and Jaye Guest kindly hosted a Garden Fete

in aid of St Minver, St Michael’s and St Enodoc

Churches in their beautiful house and garden.

There were many stalls of home made and

home grown produce, plants, cakes, books and

puzzles. Games to challenge your skills, like the

Raingutter Regatta and Holey Cheese Game,

Guess The Weight of The Cake and Guess The

Number of Sweets in the Jar. There was also

Jaye and Sarah’s kind donation of beautiful

pottery and cards.

Many of us enjoyed a delicious cream team

while sitting in the stunning garden. There was

a brilliant atmosphere while sitting in the sun;

much chatting and laughing as we all enjoyed

a wonderful community event, with all ages

enjoying themselves.

The fete raised over £3750 so many thanks

go to Gus and Jaye and their band of ‘super

helpers’.

Rosie Needham.


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Long Service Awards For

St Minver Bellringers

Photos: Martin Broadfoot

St Minver Bellringers

recently had an afternoon

outing with St Kew

Bellringers.

The group rang the bells at

Advent Church, St Breward

Church and Egloshayle

Church, finishing with

a celebration meal at

Seasmiths in Wadebridge

where three of them

were presented with long

service awards - for a total

of 128 years of service to

St Minver Church!

L - R: Nick Meagor, Ian Buse

both received awards for

50 years of ringing and Ted

Rowe received an award for

28 years


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St Enodoc Golf Club

Awarded GEO Certification

St Enodoc Golf Club

has been awarded the

prestigious GEO Certification

in acknowledgement of a

number of years of work

in meeting the rigorous

requirements set out in the

GEO standard.

The club has taken its role as

custodian of the land on which

the course lies very seriously.

Clearly demonstrated by the

work carried out over the last

decade with Natural England

and the club’s implementation

of a Countryside Enhancement

Scheme (CES) for a Rock

Dune Site of Special Scientific

Interest.

Separately, the Club is also

investing in a range of

measures to protect and

restore the sand dunes which

have become subject to

erosion, aiming to retain and

extend this Priority Habitat.

Most recently, work has

focused on the treatment of

invasive species including

three species of cotoneaster

which were colonising and

reducing the value of areas

of sand dune, the creation

dune hollows, ongoing

management of previouslycleared

scrub and the

establishment of a strong

population of Babington’s

Leek.

The club also works closely

with Buglife, an organisation

dedicated to creating twenty

hectares of flower-rich habitat

along the North Cornwall coast

to help a variety of threatened

bee species. St Enodoc has

a number of areas of rough

around the course that are

key sites for the threatened

Large Scabious Mining Bee,

so the greenkeeping staff

have managed this habitat

to ensure it is rich in Field

Scabious which these bees

feed on. Conserving resources

is also important to the club;

a recent example of this is the

upgrade of sprinkler heads

to adjustable/part arc array

which has made a substantial

saving in water usage on the

fairways. Moreover, over the

last four years, a programme

of overseeding the greens

with Fescue grass in order

to change their profile and

make them more drought

tolerant, as well as requiring

less fertilisation, has been

implemented.

Similarly, several measures

have been taken to reduce the

carbon footprint whilst at the

same time reducing its use of


fossil fuels

through the

investment

of further solar technology to

increase its renewable energy

capacity and a machinery

and buggy plan to replace

petrol and diesel vehicles

with modern hybrid/electric

options.

In order to become better

neighbours, the club has

created events that encourage

members of the local

community to interact with

the club and course, hosting

habitat walks with local

environmental experts and

supporting local businesses

and clubs with their activities.

“The verification process

confirms that St Enodoc

Golf Club satisfies all the

GEO Certification criteria.

The comprehensive GEO On

Course report provides solid

evidence of the continued

commitment by the Club to

maintain wider sustainability

issues, proving we are meeting

the stringent certification

standard. St Enodoc is rightly

proud to have the GEO

verification and is delighted

that this national accolade

recognises, in particular, the

outstanding work of the

Course Manager, Scott Gibson,

and all his green-keeping

staff in terms of ecology

and environment,” General

Manager, Simon Greatorex.

Wadebridge Community Day

THE John Betjeman Centre

was abuzz on Saturday 29 th

October for its first Wadebridge

Community Day.

More than eighty people came

to meet with representatives

from twenty three different

organisations, charities and

support groups. They handed

out leaflets and free goodies.

The day was organised by

Concern Wadebridge, which is

based at the Betjeman Centre,

and supported by Age UK

Cornwall as part of its Go For

Gold celebrations.

During the day Julia Treglown

held two sponsored aerobics

sessions, including a chairbased

event which has helped

to raise more than £1,000

which will be divided between

Concern Wadebridge and

Macmillan Cancer Support.

Concern Wadebridge manager

Emma Burt said: “We were

overwhelmed by the response.

Seeing so many people talking

and groups networking

between each other was really

rewarding. I just wish we had

thought of it sooner.

“A massive thank you to Julia

for organising the sponsored

aerobics and to all the people

that took part to make the

event such a success; also, a

special mention to Vitality Chi

for their generous donation.”

Thank you to all the

organisations including: Age

UK, Cornwall & Macmillan,

Neighbourhood Police Team,

Memory Matters, Wadebridge

Memory Cafe & Wadebridge

Carers Group, Healthwatch,

Cornwall Carers Service, Man

Down, Wadebridge Breathers

COPD Support, Wadebridge

Lions Club, Coasters For All

(cycling), Wadebridge Rotary,

Cancer

Research UK,

Betjeman

Belles

WI, Sea Holly Therapies,

Wadebridge Camel Estuary

PPG, North Cornwall Stroke

Group, North Cornwall Coast

Primary Care Network, Port

Isaac Surgery, Wadebridge

Food Bank, Camel Community

Supported Agriculture, WREN

& Community Energy Plus,

CRY for Matthew and Lifestyle

Qigong.


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Jane Wethered is apiary manager for the Wadebridge Beekeeping Association which is part of

Cornwall Beekeepers. The apiary is situated at Ball and provides a training site for beekeepers of

any age and experience. If you are interested in finding out more, email apiary.wbka@gmail.com.

Anyone interested in coming along to one of the winter meetings, contact Jane.

The beekeeper’s activities in

autumn include harvesting

honey, treating bees for

disease, feeding hives, and

generally making sure that

colonies are strong enough

to survive the winter – if

necessary, uniting two weaker

hives to make a stronger

colony.

If all has gone well at the end

of the summer, as the days

shorten and the leaves start to

turn on the trees, a beekeeper

will be rewarded with supers

full of beautiful golden honey.

These hold the bees reserves

to see the colony through

to spring; the availability of

forage, pollen, and nectar,

declines at the end of summer

and without food stores a hive

will starve.

If some of the bees’ reserves

are removed – and most

beekeepers do take honey,

it is their duty to replace

those stores. Honey is usually

harvested by the end of

August/early September

and is followed by a period

of feeding with a 60% sugar

syrup. Depending on the type

of the hive bees will need forty

to fifty pounds of stores to see

them through the winter.

Beekeepers’ inspections

reduce, the queen lays fewer

eggs and winter bees need

to survive for six months until

the following spring. The

beekeeper is looking to see if

the hive is healthy and what, if

any, treatment against disease

or parasite might be required,

to be given after any honey is

harvested.

Once honey has been

extracted from super frames

these are stored in cool dry

place until the following year

as frames which are already

drawn out can be used the

following season. Queen

excluders are removed to

enable the bees to easily move

around the hive to consume

stores and entrances are made

smaller so that guard bees

can defend the hive against

thieves. Wasps, whose own

food supplies in their nests


Above: Frame of Sealed Honey

Below: Contact Feeder on Hive

dry up, are on the lookout for

a sweet treat and mice will

happily enter a hive to seek

out a warm dry home with a

built-in food supply. In some

areas woodpeckers can cause

problems – holes drilled can

let in other pests such as mice,

so hives need to be protected

with netting.

I aim to have my bees fed,

treated, and closed up

for winter by the end of

September; target achieved

this year! Jane Wethered

Left: Extracting Honey

Right: Contact Feeder on Hive

St Minver Silver Band

We had a successful summer season on

Polzeath beach where we put on our Tuesday

concerts until the end of August. The band

was also able to resume some of the regular

summer engagements that had been

suspended during lockdown. The band took

part in the Last Night of the Proms massed

band concert in Wadebridge Town Hall on

October 22 nd . Allison Allen has grown into her

role as our musical director and has attended

an enjoyable and instructive conducting

workshop in October organised by the

Cornwall Brass Band Association.

At the time of writing, we have the following

list of planned engagements:

November

Sunday 13 th at 11 am – Remembrance Day

Parade and Service, St Minver church.

Sunday 27 th at 6 pm – Padstow Christmas service

at the harbour band stand.

December

Friday 2 nd at 6.30 pm – Padstow Christmas festival

at the harbour band stand.

Saturday 3 rd from 10 am to 3 pm – Christmas

carols at Morrison’s, Bodmin.

Sunday 4 th at 5 pm –

Christmas lights at St

Merryn.

Saturday 10 th from 10 am

to 3 pm – Christmas carols

at Tesco, Wadebridge

Saturday 17 th at 5 pm – Christmas carols at

Trelights

Sunday 18 th at 3 pm – Christmas Carol service at

St Issey church.

Saturday 24 th at 4 pm (TBC) – Carols at the Old

House, Chapel Amble.

Saturday 24 th at 6.30 pm (TBC) – Carols at Rock

Sailing Club.

You can get an update on band activities, post

comments and contact us via our Facebook

page.

We welcome new players in any section. Any

player who would like to join us should contact

Garry Gauss on 01208 814170, or Peter Allen on

07980 302193. Our normal rehearsal nights are

every Tuesday from 7 until 9 pm.

Garry Gauss/Band Secretary


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St Minver

Cricket Club

St Minver CC has had a hugely progressive

season as both teams have now won their

respective leagues with wins in their final

games. The finals took place at Redruth and

St Stephens respectively, where both teams

achieved close fought wins to round off

an outstanding season with five trophies

for the club; a fantastic response to the

disappointment of last season. Our first year of

the Dynamo youth cricket programme, which

was an enormous success, has also ended,

rounded off by a BBQ and fun filled evening.

We also ran our first ever women’s taster cricket

session and we will be running a full programme

next year. We aim to celebrate and promote a

growth in juniors and woman’s cricket, to make

cricket available for all.

In August we had our first cricket tour for some

time, when we travelled to Bournemouth and

played in Devon on the way back, something we

will aim to do again, to help create relationships

in the wider cricket community. Once again we

hosted a charity game in aid of Cancer Research

between Padstow CC and Wadebridge Camels

which was an enormous success, raising lots of

money for an extremely worthwhile cause.

Back in August we hosted Marin CC who made

the trip across the Atlantic from San Francisco,

North America, touring much of the Southwest

on their way to Menefreda Way. We hope we

gave them the warmest of welcomes and hope


to cross paths once again in the future!

The Wild Hop Bar and Café continues to get

busier, providing food Wednesday to Sunday

every week. With the introduction of Sky Sports

and an ever evolving food menu, we intend

to remain open throughout the autumn five

days a week for food and drink, with the hope

of attracting fresh faces to the club alongside

the regulars. We ran our final First Thursdays

art exhibition of the summer in which we

welcomed a local guitarist and singer, which

saw out a successful introduction to the local art

scene.

We would like to send a huge thank you to

Sustainable Furniture for donating the teak

benches and chairs, which helped improve the

exterior aesthetics of the club, to go alongside

the beautiful wildflower garden to the rear.

Thanks must also go to Alf Wyatt for treating the

wood, to help extend the life of the benches.

Post season, we recently hosted our first

large capacity event and are also delighted to

announce we will be hosting St Minver School’s

biggest firework display of the year for bonfire

night.

We are available for hire, if that is something you

are interested in, please contact stminvercc@

gmail.com or 01208 863402 for more details.

Archie Edwards/Dean Jeffery

St Minver Football Club

Up to 12 th November, St Minver Football Club have had an encouraging start to the season, as

shown by the league table extract below.

1st Team: East Cornwall League Reserves: Duchy Division

1. Foxhole Points 28 1. Pensilva Points 21

5. St Minver Points 20 2. St Minver Points 18

The Link committee were delighted to sponsor the club’s match balls for this season. Link

awarded the club £250.

Talented Local Photographers

This picture was

taken from The

Point in August

2022 by David

Atfield and is

entitled

‘ A Memory of

Summer’


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Polzeath Coastguard Update

by Matt Sutherland

Rescuing an injured lady cut off by the tide near Greenaway

We have had a busy summer

again this year with plenty of

tourists coming to enjoy our

beautiful region; but it felt a

little calmer than the previous

year. We cover an area from

Wadebridge to Port Isaac and

have call outs ranging from

dogs over the cliff, to people

cut off by the tide, to medical

episodes on the beach.

Occasionally, our call outs

aren’t directly coast related,

such as a recent shout for a

nasty road accident in Port

Isaac.

We work closely with other

emergency services and last

month saw us involved in

a joint water exercise with

Cornwall Fire and Rescue

and the Rock Lifeboat in the

River Camel in Wadebridge.

Along with the fire brigade,

we conducted a number of

rescue scenarios, with both live

and dummy casualties. Joint

working is a very important

part of our training and

helps us better understand

other emergency services

capabilities.

We have welcomed two new

recruits into the team this

year: Jordan Frapwell and Rich

Pascoe who are both very keen

and settling into the team well.

With these new additions it

brings us to a total of thirteen.

We all live and work in the

local area and are available to

respond at any time of day or

night.

It’s been a busy October, with

five call outs to date including

a lady having a seizure on

the beach, an accident in a

local quarry and a yacht that

was dangerously close to the

rocks with a broken anchor

winch, near The Rumps, which

required a tow from the

Padstow Lifeboat.

As we enter into winter, we

have a busy schedule of

training, both indoors and

outdoors, which keep our skills

and knowledge up to date and

ready for the next emergency

situation. If you see us out and

about, please stop and say

hello and ask any questions

you may have.

Please remember, if you see

an emergency in or near the

coast, dial 999 and ask for the

Coastguard; they will task the

appropriate teams.


North Cornwall Book Festival 2022

The dust is beginning to settle

on the 2022 Book Festival. Our

amazing team of volunteers

managed to create another

hugely successful event.

This year our two schools days

were sponsored by Seasalt,

who, as well as funding much

of the costs of the school days,

provided each child with a

special Seasalt book bag and

book voucher that could be

exchanged for a book on the

day. This meant every child

not only had a great day,

with varied and inspirational

workshops, but were able to

take home a book without the

schools having to ask parents

to send in cash. The word used

repeatedly to describe the

schools’ days with the voucher

scheme was ‘transformative’

Over the weekend, we had

a series of author talks,

workshops, evening concerts,

our pop-up café, an amazing

exhibition from Sara Bevan,

Amanda Richardson and Aiden

Hicks, as well as our popular

festival market, showcasing

local produce and makers. We

were extremely grateful to our

sponsors; Seasalt, GWR, Savills,

Cornish Horizons, Eden Project

and Sharps, not to mention

numerous generous individual

patrons.

As you can imagine the costs

of running the festival have

gone up considerably, but

we are determined to keep

our ticket prices low. We

were fortunate to secure

over £10,000 in sponsorship

and support from individual

patrons in 2022, a figure we

will have to achieve in 2023

(our 10 th festival) as well.

People wishing to become

Patrons can do so by going to

the www.ncornbookfest.org

or by contacting

Plum@endelienta.org.uk

To ensure you hear about

what’s on at the book festival

and our bookish events

through the year join our

mailing list

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Featured Artist

Sue Pullin

by Jacqueline Fleming, Art Editor

If you are reading this in

December – Merry Christmas!

- time spent in Sue Pullin’s new

gallery shop in Porthilly would

not go amiss if you are after

presents or festive homewares.

Equally, if you are reading

this in the new year – Happy

2023! – a visit to Kiln will help

you clear out the old season

and usher in the new, ready for

spring.

After years in Port Isaac - and

one in Wadebridge - Sue has

recently settled into this new

space to sell her range of fresh,

lively hand painted bone

china. Each piece has been

thoughtfully decorated, each

piece is absolutely unique.

Alongside her own work you

will find a carefully chosen

homewares which reflect

Sue’s slightly Scandinavian

manner. At first glance you

might be mistaken for thinking

the aesthetic is minimal

and sparse. Look closer and

amongst the background

white, creams, greys, you will

see a variety of bright colours

– rose pink, lime green, bluegrey

– and a depth of textures

– wood, concrete, wool – in

the comforting combination

that our Nordic cousins put

together so well. And which

Sue has curated because she

loves each and every item in

her shop – rather than because

she wanted to recreate a

decorative style.

It is this creative intuition

which is behind each piece of

Sue’s work. Do not be fooled

by the initial impression

of ease. The simplest of

designs take as much time

and effort to achieve as the

most complex. This is the key

to Sue’s success as an artist

painting china – and selling

her work - for well over thirtyfive

years.

Sue uses the word “smitten”

to describe her reaction to

the very first time she painted

china, when accompanying a

friend to an evening class in

Saffron Walden. A family move

near to The Potteries enabled

her to take lessons at a china


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painting school where she

improved her understanding

of the basics. A few years

later, back in Essex, Sue found

an opportunity to graduate

from selling informally to

friends and family to selling

commercially in a local shop.

Relocating to Cornwall meant

bringing the business along

too.

Over the years she had been

inspired by Suzy Cooper and

Art Deco; at one time, florals

and stylised roses featured

in her work. Now – having

actually originally been taught

not to use outlines – her

immediately recognisable

style is that of ‘an outline,

filled in’. Let me elaborate:

Sue orders china blanks

from various suppliers in The

Potteries in Stoke on Trent. As

a small business she does not

commission her own range of

shapes, but choses from what

is available. Orders can arrive

in the hundreds or just the last

score produced.

These blanks are white, plain,

ready glazed. Sue then draws

on her designs freehand with a

chinagraph pencil. She uses no

stencils, no ruler: every mark

is made by eye. If you examine

the accuracy of her work you

will be astonished with the

near perfect results of her

careful and exacting process.

Even more so when you learn

that each piece has been fired

at least twice after she has

painted over the pencil line

and then – design dependent -

infilled with colour.

Mixing her own paints from

china paint powder and pen

oil means that sometimes

Sue’s studio smells of lavender,

sometimes of aniseed, as the

pen oils are natural. The paint

used for the outlines of the

designs dries relatively quickly.


By contrast, those used for

the colourful infills have been

mixed with an open medium

– which slows drying time –

so the mix has to be totally

accurate to avoid drips and

runs during the firing process.

And the designs themselves?

Currently a single big heart,

a constellation of large

five-pointed stars, a counter

top’s worth of coffee beans,

a myriad of random tiny

hearts, miniature polka dots

perfectly lined up as if on

their passing out parade, a

harlequin of diamonds. And

don’t overlook the fact that

these hand created shapes

were not drawn on a flat two

dimensional piece of paper.

Each has been precisely

positioned on the soft curves

of a hug mug, carefully placed

along the straight up and

down curves of the tall Urano

jug, meticulously tucked

in around the undulations

of spouts and handles of

tea pots. Sue is dependent

upon suppliers to provide

her blank stock, so she does

not have sets of matching

items. Whilst she sometimes

paints to order Sue does not

take commissions – she once

turned down an opportunity

to paint in person on the sales

floor of Fortnum and Mason in

Piccadilly, preferring to work

quietly in her space. Some of

Sue’s designs are also available

as tea towels, cards and gift

wrap.

Producing a kiln’s worth of

work on a daily basis, Sue can

be found painting in her new

studio shop tucked away in

the valley of Porthilly. She

sometimes works from home,

in which case the shop is

staffed by one of a small team

who work for her. Behind the

scenes her husband runs the

business side and the online

shop.

One woman’s passion for

perfection drives this whole

creative enterprise. Visit for

yourself. You may well be

smitten.

Kiln, The Gallery, Porthillly,

Rock, PL27 6JX

www.kilnstudio.com


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Wildlife in Winter

by Adrian Langdon

Local wildlife photographer Adrian Langdon is one of our regular contributors. Anyone who is

unfamiliar with Adrian’s work can take a look at his website:www.adrianlangdon.com, follow

him on Facebook or visit his blog: http://www.images-naturally.co.uk/ Adrian has always lived in

Wadebridge; there’s not much he doesn’t know about local wildlife.

As autumn gives way to winter,

we say goodbye to those birds

that have spent the summer

in Cornwall and welcome

those from the north that have

travelled south to reach us.

Lots of birds just keep on

flying south to much warmer

climes, but many will find that

the usually mild climate of

Cornwall is a pleasant change

from the frozen north.

Lapwings breed in the county

in very small numbers, but

in winter, we can see large

flocks of them gracing the

Camel estuary. Often known

as ‘peewits’ due to their calls

they are also referred to as

Green Plovers. One of the best

places to see individual birds

is by the bridge in Wadebridge

town. There will undoubtedly

be small groups of them from

now until the end of winter.

Another bird that draws the

birdwatchers in numbers is

the Waxwing. We’ve not had

many in Cornwall now for

a few years as they migrate

south from Northern Europe

and Scandinavia in search of


berries to eat. Often the berry

crop fails drastically in their

homeland and they start to

head south, first into Shetland

and then Scotland and

eventually right throughout

Britain. The British Trust for

Ornithology are already saying

that waxwings are on their

way so maybe this will be

the year to see them here.

They are such a beautiful bird

and seek out berried shrubs

such as Rowan, Pyracantha,

Cotoneaster etc. They will

come into gardens and are

often first spotted on industrial

estates and supermarket

car parks as these places are

usually planted with shrubs

they prefer. In my opinion,

Top Right: Lapwing

Bottom Left: Waxwing

one of the few plus points that

planners have insisted upon

when designing these estates!

We were lucky to share our

wetland reserve on the

Amble marshes with several

Otters during last winter and

I know they are still active as

I’ve found lots of tracks and

sprainting sites throughout

the valley. One otter in

particular treated many people

to fantastic daylight views all

through last winter and I’m

really hoping it’ll still be active

again when winter kicks in

again. A family of three was

seen very recently around the

Egloshayle Playing Fields area

of the river and I also watched

them near Rock so they could

turn up anywhere and with

the leaves fallen from the

trees it will be much easier to

spot them during the winter

months.

Whilst we are talking about

trees and their berries, I

thought I’d mention the

Spindle berries which are often

overlooked. Spindle is a native

British tree which has bright

pink berries that start to open

in winter revealing bright

orange seed. Some of the uses

of spindle can be assumed

from its name, it was used to

make ‘spindles’ for spinning,

as well as skewers, toothpicks,

pegs and knitting needles.

Both the leaves and fruit are

toxic to humans – the berries

having a laxative effect. (I only

know this from my research

and not through experience!)

Adrian Langdon


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Country Diary

from Cobb Cottage

Written and Illustrated by Joan Cockett

‘I saw old autumn in the misty

morn…..

Stand shadowless like Silence,

listening…’ It was about

thirty years ago that these

half remembered lines from

Autumn by Thomas Hood,

came to my mind. I was at

Rock Institute, hanging an

exhibition with a group of

fellow artists; it was early on an

October morning, and I stood

at the large window looking

across a hazy landscape as the

sun broke through the mist.

The stately oak tree in the

field opposite had a timeless

quality about it and lines

from the poem came back to

me. I did a quick drawing in

my sketchbook ( always with

me). Shortly afterwards I did

a painting inspired by this

moment; it later sold in an

exhibition at Port Gaverne. I

wrote the lines from the poem

on the back of the painting – I

wonder where it is now, and

whether the owner recalls

these lines on an autumn

morning – I hope so.

Autumn has always been my

favourite time of year and this

year my vine in the garden is

celebrating. Vitis coignetiae,

the decorative vine that

produces tiny grapes, turns

a wonderful deep red in the

autumn and this year has

spread a cloak of colour over

the apple trees. The large,

heart- shaped leaves are quite

spectacular. The change from

green to red doesn’t always

happen; sometimes the leaves

are shredded by high winds.

It is also necessary to have

at least one night when the

temperature falls low enough

to trigger the change of colour.

It is truly a celebration this

year. Elsewhere, small golden

leaves scatter across the grass,

and rose hips attract the birds.

Childhood memories are more

sensory than visual; the woody

smell of bonfires, and scent of

chrysanthemums, the shiny

feel of conkers, the smell of

fireworks as autumn departed

for winter on November

5 th . Often here in Cornwall,

autumn lasts a little longer- we

all hope so; the rising fuel costs

in a turbulent year are causing

great anxiety. 2023 will be a

leap into the unknown, but

hang on to the stable things:

our beautiful surroundings,

spectacular November

sunsets , walks along the

beach, hot soup and beans on


that watching the dignified

funeral of Queen Elizabeth

at Westminster Abbey was

a moving experience for

us all. With such turbulent

happenings in the world, this

was the moment of stillness

and reflection.

The mist has cleared as I write

on this autumn day; the last

leaves of the vine have fallen,

one particularly bright one

near the porch, it is here on

the page. I will end with John

Betjeman’s words from his

poem, Autumn 1964

‘And now although the mist is

white,

In half-an-hour a days of days

Will climb into into its golden

heights.’

Seize the day!

toast!

Our book club met again last

week for the first time since

Covid. It was great getting

together again, and discussing

the various books we had read

during lockdowns. Our next

book is Any Human Heart by

William Boyd – a book I had

always been meaning to read

since a nephew told me it was

the best book he had ever

read- praise indeed!

Friends still met for a coffee

at the Mowhay, a restorative

hour and a half, where we

have lively conversation

about metric versus imperial

measure, the future of the

monarchy amongst many

other things. Whatever

our views, we all agreed


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News from St Minver School

A new academic year is well

under way at St Minver School

and we have new class names

to boot!

We decided to name each

of our classes after a local

beach, not only to give the

children a sense of place in the

community, but also to remind

us of the amazing landscape

in which we are learning

together.

So, in order from youngest to

oldest, St Minver School now

has Cowrie Class, Daymer

Class, Greenaway Class, Lundy

Class, Porthilly Class and Rock

Class. Did you notice that they

are in alphabetical order? This

has certainly helped us to

remember who is who, as we

have been getting used to our

new class names!

We have been fortunate to

have been able to update

our Early Years base this

term, which coincides with

admission of three year olds

to our new nursery class

within Cowrie Class. We are

currently offering fifteen hours

for our nursery children and

are hoping to expand this as

the year progresses. We are

delighted with the fantastic

start our youngest children

have made. The environment

and resources support both

the nursery and reception

children to be confident,

happy and secure in exploring

their classroom and new

learning experiences.

We currently hold a waiting

list for our nursery places and

would like to invite you to get

in touch with the school office

if you are interested in either a

nursery place in the future or a

reception place for September

2023.

At St Minver School we


Daymer Class at Newquay Zoo

believe in the power of shared

experiences to deepen the

children’s understanding of

their learning. We love to

take the children out of our

school setting to enhance

our learning themes and this

first half term has been no

exception. The Year 1 children

of Daymer Class took a trip to

Newquay Zoo as part of their

‘Animals are Amazing’ topic.

The sleepy sloth was definitely

a highlight of this trip!

Meanwhile, the Year 4 and

5 children in Porthilly Class

brought their ‘Mountains and

Rivers’ to life by having a taster

of what it feels like to be a

mountaineering climber at the

Tide Climbing Centre.

More exciting trips are

planned for the second half of

term, too!

Finally, it was a treat and

a privilege to finish our

first half term by sharing a

Harvest Breakfast as a school,

celebrating together in the

hall for the first time in three

years. Our shared meal gave

us an opportunity both to

reflect on what we have and

are grateful for, as well as how

we can help others. We were

very grateful to our families

who helped us put together

a wonderful collection for

Wadebridge Foodbank. As

part of the children’s personal

development, we remain

committed as a school

to deepening our pupils’

understanding of their place in

our wider society.

Do keep up to date with what

is happening at St Minver

School via our Facebook

page and also via the school’s

website.

We have places available in

some of our classes and would

be pleased and proud to

welcome new families to our

wonderful school and to Team

St Minver!

Mrs J Rodwell Head of School

Porthilly Class

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The Jess Memorial Surf Competition

Another well attended surf

competition in memory of our

lovely daughter Jess, so missed

but in holding this event it

brings not only family but

friends together to remember

Jess in a happy way.

This year, contestants had

to book a place by text

beforehand as last year we ran

out of daylight before some of

the contests were over. We had

one hundred and six entries

and sixty five contestants The

surf was good for all abilities

and there was some amazing

surfing to watch from the cliffs.

The older surfers will have

to watch out as the younger

generation are surfing really

well! It was lovely to see so

many families enjoying this

great community event.

Thanks to Becci and Emily for

allowing us to run the event

from Tristram Cliff Car Park

and allowing the barriers to be

up, with donations going to

the Wave Project. Thanks, also,

to Paul Vincent for providing

an event trailer again. There

was also a pop up sauna for

contestants to use which they

did and said it was great to

warm up between heats, thank

you Saunas by the Sea.

The water safety team was

headed up by Alex Roads but,

unfortunately, he had Covid

so passed the job onto his son

Hugo with other lifeguards,

Llyr, Liam, Jago and a couple

more taking it in turns. Without

them we couldn’t hold the

event, so a huge thank you to

them all for keeping everyone

safe.

Our son Dan (Jess’s brother)

organised the judging with

his friends and they say it’s

the only day of the year they

can catch up with each other

having a good chat and a laugh

whilst always watching the

surfing.

For the prize giving it was

down to the Valley Caravan

Park, by kind permission of

Martin Taylor, where Kato was

busily doing the cooking after

entering the surf competition.

The trophies are made by

Jess’ brother Rich and these

were awarded first, along with

other prizes. Thanks to Anns

Cottage for all the 1 st and 2 nd

prizes. The other prizes were

from Nalu Beads, Cornish

Granite Sport who gave two

robies embroidered with a

Jess insignia, Marine Centre


Photo: Hattie Warren

and also Mad Watersports,

Wadebridge for the best wave

of the day. Thank you to all for

supporting this event.

Jane Evans went to all the

businesses in the village for the

raffle prizes and they all gave

generously; thanks to everyone

and especially Jane. After the

prize giving it was time to tuck

into the delicious food, thanks

to Kato.

Elise Livingston (Jess’s friend)

started the music; it was so nice

to hear her play her saxophone

at the end. Dave O’Diamond

was next, singing the classic

Neil Diamond songs and got

everyone dancing and singing

along with him. Finally it was

the classic band Mahoustic. A

huge thank you to Wailin, Pete,

Andy and Will, hopefully all of

you will come and play again

for us next year.

The total amount raised for The

Wave Project was £3,592.34.

Alan and I presented the

cheque to Esme Lee, the coordinator

for the Polzeath Wave

Project.

It will make a huge difference

to young people with mental

and physical disabilities to feel

good about themselves. Being

in the sea and learning to surf

makes them feel good and

positive that they can achieve

different things in life.

Thank you to everyone who

makes this surf competition

happen by competing, giving

prizes, helping and being there

to support.

See you all next year.

Pam Solley


Results:

U12

1st Max Harbour

2nd Ruddy Griffin

3rd Zellie Dudley

U16

1st Finlay Doyle

2nd Conor Michael

3rd George Rule-Hodson

Ladies

1st Mali Harbour

2nd Libby Evans

3rd Sophie Williamson

Masters

1st Will Doyle

2nd Sean Egan

3rd Llyr Farragher

Mens

1st Liam Murray-Strout

2nd Harvey Tregidgo

3rd Harry Rule-Hudson

Best wave of the day

Liam Murray-Strout



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The autumn term has got off

to a flying start following a

wonderfully warm and sunny

summer. Our children hit

the ground running, as they

returned to their new classes

having spent the last three

weeks of the summer term

there for a smooth transition

and to wash away any worries

they may have about their new

class.

Over the summer we, again,

kept the school open to

the community to run our

Summer Club two days a

week. Children aged 4-11 were

able to attend and take part

in various activities provided

by local coaches or artists. The

club was well attended and we

received some lovely feedback

from parents.

Last week we received our

certificates from Wadebridge

Library for the forty two

children who took part in

this year’s Summer Reading

Challenge. The children were

very proud of their certificates

Y2 at Geever Tin Mine

St Breock School News

to show how determined

they had been in meeting the

challenge set.

In September, children have

the opportunity to create a

manifesto to be a member

of our School Council. Each

class facilitates presentations

from those wanting to put

themselves forward and a

system for the children in each

class to vote democratically.

As a result, we now have

our brand-new School


Council led by our Chair and

Secretary from Y6. The School

Council’s first responsibility

was collecting and delivering

our Harvest donations to

Wadebridge Foodbank.

The Council were super

ambassadors for the school

and we are looking forward to

their plans for the year.

We were very proud to send

eight of our children off to

trials for Wadebridge School’s

Gifted and Talented Sports

Academy this year. Sixty two

children from our local cluster

schools attended for eighteen

places. We were delighted that

five of our pupils secured a

place and will benefit from the

coaching.

Despite the challenges of

rising costs and transport

issues, our first school trip

of the year has already

happened. Y2 made the

journey to Geevor Tin Mine

to experience a Cornish Tin

Mine, which will bring to life

their topic this term exploring

the life of tin miners. The

children had a truly interactive

experience with much awe

and wonder at this significant

part of Cornish history.

Finally, staff were able to

experience some professional

development early in the

academic year, provided by

the Youth Sport Trust – Active

in Mind. We explored how

we can use our body, mind

and environment to influence

mental wellbeing and how, as

educators, we can support the

young people we work with,

to take control of their mental

wellbeing too.

As usual, school remains

a buzz of activity and we

look forward to much more

learning, love and laughter.

Sian Hall, Head of School


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Autumn Term Learning at

Little Bridges Nursery

Our youngest pupils have been learning about celebrations.

Over the course of this half term, children have explored all sorts of celebrations including

birthdays, weddings, Diwali, Christmas and firework night. One of the children’s favourite

celebrations was Diwali. Diwali is the festival of light, celebrated in the autumn with the dates

changing each year, according to the Indian lunar calendar. The festivities typically last five days,

with temples and other places of celebration brightly lit throughout. How is Diwali celebrated?

It’s common to do a big clean up in homes in the run-up to Diwali. People often then decorate

with rangoli, pictures made

out of colored powder and

sand usually made on the

floor. Houses are lit up with

candles and clay lamps both

inside and out. There are many

different things that might be

eaten during Diwali, but it is

most known for the sweets.

The children have been

creating Rangoli patterns

using coloured rice, sand

and powder paint. They have

also painted Rangoli patterns

with bright colours. All of the

children have made a Diya


lamp from clay, manipulating the clay with their fingers to make a shallow dish and decorating it

with colourful paint and glitter.

The children listened to some beautiful Indian music and moved their bodies to it. They used

pieces of material and scarves and danced with their friends. Finally, the children had a Diwali

feast. The children helped to make an Indian sweet treat made from coconut and icing. They

tried samosas, bahjis and mango chutney, then sampled an Indian sweet. It was lovely to see

them immersing themselves in the topic and willing to try something new.

To finish our Diwali celebrations we lit our Diya lamps and listened to some Diwali music. What a

fantastic celebration!

Little Bridges Nursery is at Wadebridge Primary Academy and is open in term time for children aged 2

to 4 years. Funded places available.


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Gardening Made Easy by Nick Bacon

Garden Folk Lore and

Words of Wisdom

Every gardener, however

inexperienced, has wisdom

to share. I have been lucky

enough to be the recipient of

a great deal and it is my love

of gardens and plants and my

fascination with old-fashioned

adages and advice that has

been the driving force in my

career as a gardener, spanning

countless years.

It is probably not surprising

that many well-worn sayings

and pieces of advice relate to

old fashioned flowers found

in the cottage garden, such

as roses, carnations, sweet

peas and also vegetables that

include potatoes, peas and

beans.

Let’s start by looking at

cottage garden flowers: the

lupin whose seeds have long

been used by the Navajo to

make a medicine that relieves

boils and was also a cure for

sterility - Navajo even believed

it to be effective in producing

baby girls.

Let’s explore that saying,

Hours fly, flowers die. This is

the start of a poetic sundial

motto found in a garden at

Yaddo which ended up being

an artist’s retreat in Saratoga

Springs, New York. In full it

reads; Hours fly

Flowers die

New days

New ways

Pass by

Love stays

I remind myself of the above

and it complements the whole

gardening season.

For all you love birds out there:

As a ladybird flies from your

hand, it will fly in the direction

of your true love. If you say the

rhyme;

Ladybird Ladybird

Fly away flee!

Tell me which way

My weddings to be.

Please let me know if this has

happened to you.

Now let’s look at vegetables:

it was always considered lucky

to find a single pea in a pod

and also to open a pod with

nine peas inside and even

more especially if it is the first

one you shell.

Words of wisdom while sowing

seeds for runner, broad and

French beans:

One for the mouse

One for the crow

One to rot

One to grow

I find this to be especially true

on my allotment.

In the vegetable garden the

arrival of migratory birds

coincided with planting

potatoes. In my home county

of Cheshire, it was thought

risky to plant out your

potatoes until you have seen

the yellow wagtails. Hence the

bird’s nickname of the potato

dropper. I tried to convince my

Dad who was a keen vegetable

grower, but he took no notice.

Low and behold I used to grow

the better spuds. I also tried to

convince him that the cuckoo

signalled potato planting time!

I could not convince him of

this rhyme I had learnt:

When you hear the Cuckoo

shout.

Tis time to plant your tatties out

You can make up your own

mind on who grew the best

tatties!

Is it going to rain?

Gardeners hoping for rain or

not have for many thousands

of years relied on signs of

nature to help predict it.

Old country signs of a wet

summer are rooks building

their nests low in trees and ash

trees in leaf before oak trees

hence the rhyme:

Oak before Ash, only a splash

Not a very reliable guide as the

ash tree almost always comes

second.

Finally, I know winter is

approaching but let’s smile

with a symbol of spring.

Spring to some gardeners,

including myself, is known

as lilac tide. Lilac is cited as

the quintessence of spring. A

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rhyme from Ivor Novello’s 1945 wartime classic

goes like this;

We’ll gather lilacs in the spring again

And walk together down an English lane

Until our hearts have learned to sing again

When you come home once more

All the adages and wisdom I have shared

with you in the article for me is a moment of

reflection and something to smile about.

Adages and wisdom are a vital part of

guest speaking especially at the end of a

presentation I find my guests go away in a

relaxed peace of mind and I feel good.

Season’s greetings everybody.

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St Minver Brownies

Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday every year is a very

important part of our Brownie calendar. St

Minver Brownies have attended the service of

Remembrance on Remembrance Sunday at

St Minver for many years. The girls are always

interested to learn about Remembrance

Sunday and what it means.

We spent an evening of remembrance in the

hut making our own poppies and a poster to

commemorate all those from the area that are

named on the war memorial and of course

named during the remembrance church

service at St. Minver. The girls were able to

recognise several local surnames, as some of

their friends at school share the same surname

and even one of brownies shares one of the

surnames.

For most of the Brownies, this year will be their

first Remembrance Sunday Church Parade as

last year we were unable to have our normal

parade and service due to Covid. It will an

honour to have the Brownies back on parade

with the cubs and scouts and back in the

church for the service. Katrina Bacon


Business Spotlight: Balance

Hollie Runnalls went to Wadebridge School and then trained to

be a registered nurse at The University of Plymouth. Three years

abroad followed, with periods working in hospitals and clinics

in both Australia and New Zealand, specialising in cosmetic and

surgical nursing.

When she returned from travelling, Hollie then worked within

the NHS and private sector as a Registered Nurse, working in

Dermatology and general surgery.

Hollie always dreamt of having her own business, offering a

holistic approach to well being and skin health, bridging the

gap between a medical clinic and a spa, but Covid meant that,

like many in the NHS, she kept working at the hospital until she

managed

to secure

premises on the Rock Road. ‘On a day

off from the hospital, I was out helping

my mum with her Holiday Home Waste

Collection business, when I noticed the

premises was available. I contacted the

landlord, John Bray, and he was incredibly

helpful in ensuring I was able to adapt the

building to the needs of my business, and

Balance was opened in July 2021.’

The business was an immediate success, so

much so that Hollie now has two employees

who are as passionate as she is about skin

health and total wellbeing. ‘We are committed

to giving people time and to be treated as

a whole person, really getting to know each

person who comes to see us.’

Balance now has extra treatment rooms and

Hollie has invested in additional medical

equipment in order to provide the best and

safest treatments for her clients. A new

website is also being developed, allowing

clients to gain a better understanding about

what Balance offers.

Hollie has made a long journey from

Wadebridge School to Australia and New

Zealand and back to Rock, picking up

experience and ideas wherever she has worked

and she is now happily settled at Balance.

www.balancewellness.co.uk

Instagram balancewellness_rock


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Featured Chef: Lewis Cole of Wild Bake

Lewis Cole has

always wanted

to work in the

hospitality industry.

He started as as an

apprentice working at Lakeview in Lanivet, and

took an NVQ level 2 at Cornwall College.

However, he soon realised that the kitchen was

where he belonged so went back to Cornwall

College and took a Level 3 in patisserie.

As Lewis listed all the local establishments in which

he had worked over the past 20 years, he explained

that chefs like to move on as they acquire new skills

everywhere they go. After qualifying he went to

Hustyns and then Seven Bays in St Merryn, followed

by a very successful two and a half years at Margots

in Padstow. He then opened a tapas restaurant

called Jacks in Padstow, followed by a period

working at The Basement in Padstow. ‘Every move

meant I was improving my skills and discovering in

which direction I wanted to go.’

In 2013 he started Wild Bake and started selling

in various regular locations in the area from a

converted horse box. He has replaced the original

horse box with one he has converted himself, once again learning from his previous experience

to design and build something which suited the needs of the growing business.

He makes the sourdough pizza bases and prepares

the toppings, at his kitchen at Hawksfield. Wild Bake

specialises in seasonal toppings and while I was there,

Lewis was preparing some beautiful porchini mushrooms

that he’d gathered from local woodlands that morning.

‘ I love making pizza toppings which reflect the seasons

and all that’s on offer locally.’ He also makes a wonderful

range of desserts, drawing on his extensive experience as a

pastry chef, which are available from the horsebox.

Last spring he branched out into Italian cookery courses

which were hugely popular, giving participants the

opportunity to make different types of pasta and focaccia.

Lewis also demonstrates the skills for making a perfect

risotto and he has decided to share his recipe with Link

readers.

Wild Bake has regular weekly stops, Wadebridge on

Mondays, Bodmin on Tuesdays, St Columb on Wednesdays


and Nansledan on Fridays; Saturdays are kept free for special

events such as parties or weddings. He sells approximately

500 pizzas a week, and the majority of his customers are

regulars. ‘All my customers know that i don’t have a standard

menu, the offer depends on what I have been offered by my

local suppliers.’

So what’s next for Wild Bake? With four daughters, Lewis

and his wife Clare, who has her own business, Claire Cole

Fitness, try to maintain a work life balance and value family

life, so Lewis isn’t really looking to expand just yet. ‘Wild Bake

gives me an opportunity to do what I love best, cook fresh

local ingredients in my local area, but still have time for my

family.’ Given the normally anti-social hours required for the

hospitality industry, it sounds like he’s got it just right.

Insta: @wildbake FB: @wildbakefood Tel: 07707 082415

Classic White Risotto Recipe

Ingredients

• 1.1 litres (2 pints) organic stock (chicken, fish or

vegetable, as appropriate)

• 1 large onion

• 2 cloves of garlic

• olive oil

• 70g butter , plus 1 extra knob for frying

• 400g risotto rice

• 2 wine glasses of white wine

• 115g Parmesan cheese

• 100g Creme fraiche

Method

1. Heat the stock in a pan, peel and finely chop the

onion and garlic.

2. Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the knob of

butter into a separate pan, add the onion and

garlic, and cook very slowly for about 15 minutes

without colouring. This is called a soffrito. When

the vegetables have softened, add the rice and

turn up the heat.

3. The rice will now begin to lightly fry, so keep

stirring it. After a minute it will look slightly

translucent. Add the wine and keep stirring – it

will smell fantastic. Any harsh alcohol flavours will

evaporate and leave the rice with a tasty essence.

4. Once the wine has cooked into the rice, add

your first ladle of hot stock and a good pinch of

sea salt.

5. Turn the heat down to a simmer so the rice

doesn’t cook too quickly on the outside. Keep

adding ladlefuls of stock, stirring and massaging

the creamy starch out of the rice, allowing each

ladleful to be absorbed before adding the next.

This will take around 15 minutes.

6. Taste the rice to check if it’s cooked. If not, carry

on adding stock until the rice is soft but with a

slight bite. Don’t forget to check the seasoning

carefully. If you run out of stock before the rice is

cooked, add some boiling water.

7. Remove from the heat and add the 70g butter

and grate in the Parmesan and add the creme

fraiche then stir well. Place a lid on the pan

and allow to sit for 2 minutes. This is the most

important part of making the perfect risotto, as

this is when it becomes amazingly creamy and

oozy like it should be. Eat it as soon as possible,

while it retains its beautiful texture.

8. There are endless combinations of ingredients

that can be added to a classic risotto, here are

a few examples: pancetta, pea and spinach.;

roasted red pepper and courgette; sausage,

roasted butternut squash and sage; mushrooms,

bacon and thyme.

9. For all these variations just follow the classic

white risotto recipe, roast or pan fry the other

ingredients and add them to the risotto just

before serving.


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At St Endellion

Church on Sat

January 7 th at 7

pm a group of

talented young

professional

singers from the

world of classical

and musical

theatre, under

the direction of

Maria Jagusz and

musical director

Will Sharma, will

be performing in

a concert entitled

Sea Fever.

This concert will

lift your spirits

and will be a

wonderful way to

welcome in the

New Year through

the beauty and

power of song.

The singers

include Harry

Apps who has

recently completed a long run of playing the role of Marius in the West End production of Les

Miserables and some of our Chris Treglown Foundation Fund Cornish Award winners, as well as

some of the talented young professionals who delighted our audiences in the summer concerts.

This concert supports the Chris Treglown Foundation Fund which is currently in its 10 th

Anniversary Year. We look forward to seeing you and warmly welcoming you to this upcoming

event .The tickets, which are £10, will be available online at www.endelienta.org.uk.

For more information or details please contact Julia Treglown on 07815987172.

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Fashion-Autumn/Winter 2022/23

by Maggie Wombwell of White Goose, Wadebridge

It’s Showtime

As winter brings us crisp bright mornings and cosy evenings

round the fire to celebrate this wonderful time of the year,

Whitegoose (& Co) Wadebridge have shown a selection of their

fabulous winter range at a fashion event at the Carlyon Bay Golf

Club, for the second time, in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care.

‘We know the importance of looking and feeling great,

especially when the weather can be dark and uninviting,’ says

owner Maggie and we’ve done everything to try and cheer

everyone along. We’ve collected a stunning range of affordable

clothing, plus an eclectic selection of fabulous accessories.

From Paris we have some delicious full and midi length tulle

skirts, patterned and plain in

gorgeous colours, either dress

it up for those parties or for a

super edgy daytime look, team

with a chunky sweater and

boots. Why not try Chanel style

jackets teamed with a simple

tee and jeans ?


Fabulous chunky hand knit sweaters in

gorgeous colours; chic short styles and long

midi length cardigans; brights and neutralsthere’s

something for every taste team with

corduroy or denim jeans.

From Athens we have a sophisticated collection

of dresses, pants and tops in monochrome

colours, but adding vivid splashes of colour,

lifts the pieces, great for layering and teamed

with winter boots and gorgeous Amilu softest

Italian leather bags (similar to Bottega Veneto

but without the price tag).

And waxed hats from Brim and Peakestunning

hats to ward off the winter rain.

Our accessories

are sourced

internationally, as

well as locally, with

gold and silver plated

pieces from Barcelona,

as well as silver from

St Ives and gorgeous

pearl pieces from

Pinky le Grelle.

Style is not a matter

of money but the skill

in putting together a

unique look without

spending a fortune.


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Polmorla Road - Wadebridge - Cornwall - PL27 7NB

01208 813231

sales@wadebridgekitchens.co.uk

www.wadebridgekitchens.co.uk


A Splash of Colour

Quality Painting and Decorating Services

Russell Combellack

07800 855 605

01208 815 872

Local Wadebridge Firm

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Book Review by John Baxter

Waters, Santo and Crowle

by Jeremy Waters

Published privately : for further information contact author at Jeremy.waters5@btinternet.co

The History of Three

Remarkable Victorian

Cornishmen and their

Families

A small ship on the outskirts

of Syracuse on the South-East

coast of Sicily was an unlikely

place to become aware of

this book. The author, Jeremy

Waters, was a fellow passenger,

and an over-dinner discussion

had turned to local history in

Cornwall. It quickly became

clear that this retired chartered

surveyor and distinguished

yachtsman had carried out

extensive research into his

family history, an interest

stimulated as long ago as

1970 by the huge number of

cousins and aunts attending

his grandfather’s funeral.

It is not quite clear when the

actual research began, but it

is likely to have gathered pace

after the author’s retirement

from his profession and the

subsequent selling of his boat

after twelve years of largely

Mediterranean sailing. The

end result, in 2019, nearly fifty

years after the funeral, is this

immensely impressive and

attractive family history, now

into its third print run.

The author crisply summarises

the essence of the book in

the opening paragraph of

his Introduction. ‘This is the

story of three remarkable

Cornishmen closely connected

by marriage and their

strong Methodist faith. Each

rose from a very modest

background to a position of

considerable success, and each

had a significant influence on

the lives of those descended

from them’. The first point to

emphasise is that the spelling

of the three names in the title

of the book reflects that which

was most commonly used

by the beginning of the 20 th

century. All local historians

will be aware that variations

in spelling proliferated in

the 18 th and 19 th centuries,

particularly in parish registers.

North Cornwall readers will

be familiar with the variety of

spellings of Mably, probably

one of the most extensive of

families in this area.

Jeremy Waters was fortunate

(or challenged?) to have

access to a vast supply of

source material: family

letters, photographs, elderly

family members with good

memories, in addition

to such standard archive

gleaned from Record Offices,

newspaper files and the

Society of Genealogists. The

book, therefore, teems with a

rich array of source material,

sadly some of it unattributed,

an omission the author

acknowledges.

It is impossible to do justice

to this astounding piece of

research in a short review,

but it is important to try to

place the three families in the

pantheon of Cornish history.

The first of the three characters

to appear in the book is the

Rev. Richard Waters, the

author’s great-grandfather.

The first ‘official’ record of him

is in the 1861 Census where,

aged 9, he is described as an

‘engine driver in an iron mine’

at St. Issey. By the age of 23,

however, he became a Minister

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of the Free Methodist Church,

preaching on the Wadebridge

and Bodmin circuit. It seems

likely that Richard was drawn

to the Methodist Church

during his teenage years in

Camborne, almost certainly

influenced by his father who

was ‘deeply read in Biblical

literature’. Shortly after his

marriage to Abigail Santo,

Richard was appointed the

Minister of a struggling innercity

Church in Plymouth, the

‘Hope United Methodist Free

Church’, which was to become

his lifetime’s work. An able

administrator he quickly took

on the Presidency of the Free

Church Council in Plymouth,

and for ten successive years

was elected Chairman of the

Methodist District of Free

Churches in Cornwall. A wholly

inadequate building with

barely one hundred members

became transformed, largely

by his drive, into a handsome

chapel seating seven hundred,

a large schoolroom, nine

classrooms, vestries and other

related accommodation.

Sadly this splendid structure

was completely destroyed in

an air-raid in 1941. It is the

emphasis on Education that

is particularly significant.

Without any formal education

himself he made considerable

sacrifices to ensure that his

two sons were educated at the

Hoe Grammar School, and that

they were supported in the

early stages of their careers.

The oldest of the trio is John

Santo of Lostwithiel, who was

born near Camborne in 1852,

and whose sisters married

John Crowle of Charlestown,

and Richard Waters. John

Santo is an exception in

that he spent all his life in

Lostwithiel, initially working

in his father’s butchery.

Elected Mayor five times,

he successfully lobbied for

a new Charter for the town

permitting membership of the

Council to Non-Conformists,

was made a J.P. and became

President of the Working Men’s

Institute. Deeply interested

in education he was one of

the managers of the Council

Schools and represented the

town on the District Education

Committee. His was a life of

which Santo descendants

should be very proud.

John Crowle’s career was a

sharp contrast although he,

too, started work in his father’s

butchery in Charlestown. He

remained in that business on

his move to London, where he

can be subsequently described

as a successful entrepreneur.

An opportunity to acquire

a neighbouring business

enabled him to secure Royal

Warrants, and his activities

greatly expanded. He later

managed to purchase land

near Felixstowe, subsequently

expanded into a flourishing

Estate. His children benefited

from excellent education, one

son gaining a Law degree at

Cambridge. He retained his

deep Methodist faith and

contributed generously

to the Wesleyan Methodist

Conference for the formation

of ‘The John Crowle Band of

Hope’ for the promotion of

Christian Temperance work

in the East-end of London. So

successful was his commercial

career that it is calculated that

on his death his estate was

worth £35m in 2019 money.

It is invidious to comment

on just one descendant

of these three towering

Victorian families but the

heroism of Arnold Waters

VC, younger son of Rev,

Richard Waters, deserves a

mention. The printed copy

of the citation describing

his extraordinary bravery in

the 1914-18 War is riveting,

accompanied later in the book

by fascinating photographs of

commemorative events held in

Plymouth.

The book is extensively

illustrated with copious

photographs, family trees,

copies of letters, and is most

attractively designed. It will

have a limited appeal, but it

might well be of interest to

members of similar families

in North Cornwall interested

in pursuing a similar project.

It is available in all the Record

Offices in Cornwall for all

readers interested in Cornish

Family History, and the author

has kindly agreed to be

contacted at Jeremy.waters5@

btinternet.com to respond to

relevant enquiries.

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Parliamentary Update from

Scott Mann MP

Migrant Accommodation in Manston, Kent

Many of you have contacted me over the last week to raise your concerns about the

situation in the English Channel and at Manston, in Kent, where migrants are processed

after arriving in the UK. You may have seen on the news that the Home Secretary visited

migrant processing facilities, confirming steps to improve the situation on the ground

immediately, while we do whatever it takes to crack down on the number of small boats

crossing the Channel. We have too many people coming to the UK for economic reasons,

which is putting huge pressure on our processing capacity for genuine asylum claims. It

is vital that we dismantle the international criminal gangs behind the global migration

crisis – whilst ensuring the safety of local communities, our asylum processing teams, and

the people in our care. That is why the Home Secretary went to see, first-hand, how we are

working to reduce the number of people in Manston, ease pressures and support people

there while tackling the business model of people smugglers to ensure the illegal migration

route across our Channel is rendered unviable. We are working urgently to protect our

borders, provide immediate care to vulnerable people, and deliver an immigration system

that works in the interests of the British people, ensuring that people who are here illegally

for economic reasons are removed. These issues can seem a long way from North Cornwall,

but it is a national concern that we must address because of the impact it has on the entire

country.

NHS Dentistry

There have been significant difficulties with NHS dentistry since the introduction of

contracts in 2006. In my time in office, I have held meetings with dentists in North Cornwall

and the wider South West region, the NHS and, of course, the patients themselves. We

have identified some of the key factors that contribute to the issue, including recruitment

and retention of staff within local dentistry. It can be difficult to bring the staff we need

in Cornwall due to the housing pressures we also face and I have put forward suggested

courses of action such as key-worker housing within new developments to be set aside for

NHS staff. The impact of the pandemic has also been detrimental to dentistry across the UK.

Earlier this year the government delivered £50 million in additional funding to provide up

to 350,000 extra appointments, with local NHS teams using the funds to secure increased

care capacity. Dentists have told me that the NHS Dental Contract requires reform. I have

held direct meetings with the Secretary of State and the Minister responsible for dentistry

on several occasions since 2019 to feed this back to Westminster. I am very pleased that

initial reforms to the contract have been delivered this year. This will be an ongoing process,

but I am confident we are heading in the right direction.

If you are having problems with this or any other issue then please do contact me via

scott@scottmann.org.uk.

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Local Telephone Numbers

Churches

Catholic

(Bodmin & Wadebridge) 01208 72833

(Tintagel) 01840 770663

Methodist

(Rock) - Steward J Tilling--------01208 862616

(Wadebridge)--------------------01208 895157

Multi-denominational

(Tubestation Polzeath) 01208 869200

St Minver (Warden Mrs Ruth Varcoe)

01208 862954

(Warden Mick Sumra) 01208 862550

Wadebridge Parish Administrator----------------

info.wadebridgeparish@gmail.com

Doctor / Medical

Bridge Medical Centre Wadebridge 01208

812342

Bodmin Hospital 01208 251300

Frank About Drugs 0800 776600

Drinkline 0800 9178282

Port Isaac Surgery 01208 880222

Royal Cornwall Hospital

(Treliske) 01872 250000

Wadebridge Health Centre 01208 812222

Libraries

Cornwall Library Renewals 0845 6076119

All Libraries 0300 1234111

Reference Library 0800 0322345

Police

Devon & Cornwall Police (non-urgent) 101

Crimestoppers 0800 555111

Emergency / Helplines

Age UK 0800 1696565

Concern (Wadebridge) 01208 812392

Electricity

(Western Power Distribution) 08006783105

EDF Energy 0800 365000

National Domestic Violence Helpline

0808 800 5000

National Gas Emergency Service------------------

0800 111999

NHS Direct HelpLine 111

Parentline Plus (24 hour) 0808 8002222

Samaritans 08457 909090

Women’s rape/abuse centre

01208 77099/0808 8029999

Water Helpline 0344 346 2020

Veterinary and RSPCA

Wadebridge: (G & P J Nute) 01208 813258

Bodmin: (Harleigh Vets) 01208 76403

Bodmin ( Penmellyn) 01208 76789

RSPCA Animal Centre 01637 881455

RSPCA Animal Centre 24 hour 0300 1234999

Strandings Hotline 0345 201 2626

General Numbers

Bridge Club (Robert Mabley) 01208 814564

Cancer Research (Gina Snelling) 01208 862820

Citizens Advice Bureau (Advice Line) ------------

08444 99 4188

Cornwall Council 0300 1234100

CRUSE Bereavement Care Cornwall---------------

01726 76100

Animal Welfare & Veterinary Laboratory----------

01872 265500

Betjeman Centre 01208 812392

North Cornwall Cluster of Churches07957609085

Old Cornwall Society (Margaret Bartlett) ---------

01208 816307

Padstow Harbour Master 01841 532239

Parish Council: Highlands Clerk Sue Theobald----

clerk@stminverhighlands-pc.gov.uk

Parish Council Lowlands Clerk (Gillian

Thompson) 01726 884024

Perceval Institute (Maureen Rickard)-----------

01208 869426

Polzeath Area Residents Association (David

Webb) 01208 813456

Polzeath Beach Warden----Polzeath Marine

Conservation Group 07779896650

Polzeath Post office 01208 863430

Polzeath Surf Life-Saving Club 07921004101

Rock Institute (Allan Caswell) 01208 869420

Rock Lifeboat Station 01208 863033

Rock Sailing & Water Ski Club

(John Wade) 01208 862709

Rock Water Taxi 07778 105297

St Minver Brownies

( Katrina Bacon) 07866004349

St Minver Cemetery Committee

(Gillian Thompson) 01726 884024

St Minver Cricket Club 07950 862506

St Minver Cubs (Nigel) 01208 815102

St Minver Football Club

(Roy Birchwood) 01208 880459

St Minver Post Office 01208 869426

St Minver School 01208 862496

St Minver Scouts

(Robert Watson) 01637 889 190

St Minver Senior Circle

(Alec Chambers) 01208 592956

St Minver Short Mat Bowls

(Ian Tatum) 01208 862522

St Minver Silver Band

(Gary Gauss) 01208 814170

University of Third Age 01208 814416

Wadebridge & District Angling Association

(Dave Churcher) 01208 812748

Wadebridge & District Camera Club

(Stewart Privett) 01208 869435

Wadebridge Bowls Club 07531 175044

Wadebridge Choral Society (Annabelle Woolcott)-

01208 815322

Wadebridge Sports Centre 01208 814980

Wadebridge Tennis Club Howard Gunn----------

01208 815975

Wadebridge Male Voice Choir (Mick Stone)------

01208 812912

Wadebridge Post Office 01208 812813


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a n d s p e c i a l l y s e l e c t e d

S c a n d i n a v i a n & C o r n i s h h o m e w a r e s

v i s i t o u r s h o p i n r o c k :

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The Dining Room

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E. J. & N. J. R.

Watts Family

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