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THE CARHARRACK NEWs
With the compliments of Carharrack Parish Council
ISSUE 43 Free Publication
SUMMER 2014 Please Take One
SITA UK is pleased to support the Carharrack News
www.carharracknews.co.uk
Page Major Item(s) Page Major Item(s)
1 Front cover Issue 43 27 Neighbourhood Watch
2 Contents (This Page) 28 Home Improv./Motor Repairs
3 Parish Council Report 29 The Mills Trust
4 Parish Council Contacts 30 General Info
5 Cleaning/Sewing Services 31 Garden Machinery/Teyluva
6 Cornwall Councillor Report 32 Communication Electronics
7 Basking Sharks 33 Foot Care
8 Other Contacts 34 Cornish - Minority Group
9 Editor Details 35 Oil Distributor
10 Fiberglass Roofing/Slimming 36 Carn Marth Trust
11 Retired & Pensioners Club 37 Building Service/Cake Appeal
12 Marathon Completed 38 Dial a Ride
13 Car Share Scheme 39 Dog Mess/CB Flooring
14 Kernow property/Sunny Days 40 Old Cornwall Soc./Shop Offer
15 Enquiry & Information Service 41 Outdoor Work
16 Benson’s B & B/Butchers 42 Animal Feeds
17 The DLF 43 Whats on in Cornwall
18 Church 44 Drumming Tuition
19 Doctors Surgeries 45 Vent. Systems/Where is it
20 Living at Home Scheme 46 ICE
21 Driving Tuition 47 Richard Trevithick
22 Blue Box/Advert Rates/Library 48 Estate Agency
23 SITA/Post Office 49 Carharrack AFC
24 Comp. Repair/Domestic Help 50 Solicitor/Mobile Butcher
25 Summer Fair 51 Carharrack Methodist Church
26 Carharrack Club 52 Welding Service etc.
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CONTENTS
CARHARRACK PARISH COUNCIL
Consel An Blu Kergarrek
Brenda Williams (Chair)
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Summer is on the way (hopefully)
I am pleased to see that the second phase on Poldory has finished and the villagers have all settled in to their new homes.
Look out for events in the village advertised on the Parish notice boards.
I am still getting complaints about dog fouling in the street and also on the mineral footpaths.
Will the dog owners who are letting their dogs foul these areas please pick up.
The Parish Council meets every third Monday start 7.15pm in the Mills Hall. All villagers are welcome to public clinic to share any
concerns or ideas they may have on village improvements
Brenda
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CARHARRACK COUNCIL CONTACTS
Councillors:
Brenda Williams [Chair] 42 Tresithney Road, Carharrack 01209 821058
Carl Martin Sparry Farm Cottage, Sparry Bottom, Carharrack 01209 821080
Jenny Gardiner Newsham, Higher Albion Row 01209 821972
Valerie Chown 29 Tresithney Road, Carharrack 01209 821012
Joy Constable 2 Croft Row, Carharrack 01209 821690
Geoff Garbett Hillside Cottage, Hillside Road 01209 820800 Also on LinkedIn
Val Aldridge 36 Tresithney Road 01209-821544
Clerk to the Council:
Mr Tony Reynolds Lower Chacewood Cottage, Chacewater 01872 560740
The Parish Council meetings are held on the third Monday of
each month in the Mills Hall, where there is a public clinic.
GENERAL
Welcome to the Summer edition of the Carharrack News which is intended to carry useful information relating to the Parish and other items which you may find of interest. The next edition, Autumn 2014, will be published and printed for delivery on, or close to, 1st September 2014. Please ensure that items for potential inclusion is with the Editor by 10th August 2014 Please note that any pictures must be sent by email as a jpeg attachment and are sent with the sender’s agreement that the picture(s) may be published and are free of any copyright restrictions
The Carharrack News is published by Carharrack Parish Council and is
distributed free of charge to each property located in the Parish as part of the Council’s aim for wider community involvement.
The printing & associated production costs of the Carharrack News are met
in total by SITA UK (See also the SITA UK article on page 23). An independent Editor is responsible for the content, layout and preparation of the Carharrack News and the views expressed by
contributors do not necessarily represent the views of the Parish Council.
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THE Cleaning Service
Do you need a little help with your
housework?
Maybe I can help
Call Teresa on
07886 542365
for guaranteed
reasonable rates
MAKE DO AND MEND
SEWING SERVICES - REPAIRS & ALTERATIONS DRESSMAKING - CURTAIN MAKING
SOFT FURNISHINGS
The Boat House, Commercial Road, Penryn, TR10 8AE
Tel: 07530 161281 &
3 Church street, St Day, TR16 5JY
Tel: 01209 820446 email: [email protected]
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CORNWALL COUNCILLOR
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Local needs housing is very important to rural communities and the second phase of housing at Poldory in Carharrack has been completed and are all occupied by local people. The young families are very happy with
their new homes (some for rent and some shared ownership) they were also delighted with the quality of finish and room sizes. I was delighted to be there to see the keys being handed over to the young family who for
them will be their first home together.
European Metal Recycling United Downs.
An appeal against Cornwall Councils Planning Committees decision to refuse the application had been lodged at the last minute. The appeal against was heard on the 19th February 2014 at the Council offices
Dolcoath Camborne. I attended and presented evidence to planning inspector giving the reasons why the planning committee refuse planning permission for a fourth scrap yard at United Downs. The inspectors
decision has now come through and he has supported the appeal by EMR which means they now have planning permission to site another
scrapyard at United Downs. This decision by a government appointed planning inspector is very disappointing news and will no doubt have a
major impact on the three existing well run family businesses.
My Community trust funding financial year 2013/14 has now been allocated, I will from May receive £2000 which will be available for
community groups so if you know of one locally please let me know
My guided circular walk on Sunday the 13th of April from the driftwood spars car park St Agnes to St Agnes Beacon has raised around £200 for
charity Sea Farers UK and I would like to thank those from the village that
turned upon the day to support such a good cause.
Cornwall Councillor Mark Kaczmarek Tinners Lodge Pennance Road Lanner Redruth TR16 5TF Email [email protected] Tel10209 211366 mob 07791746210
Kind Regard
Mark Kaczmarek
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Reaching lengths of up to 12m, Basking Sharks are the largest fish in British waters and the second largest in the world after the Whale Shark. One of only three plankton feeding shark species, these gentle giants re-appear in our Cornish coastal waters each spring and summer.
Despite their size, surprisingly little is known about the life history of Basking Sharks, partly because of the difficulty of conducting field research on an animal which spends most of its life out of sight, deep underwater. However, from May until late October along the west coast of the UK, Basking Sharks can be seen feeding on plankton blooms at the sea surface - this provides researchers and scientists with a fantastic opportunity to learn more about these evasive creatures.
Here in Cornwall good viewing points are Falmouth, Lizard Point, the stretches of coastline from Lands End and on out through St Just, Godrevey, & St Ives.
The largest reliably recorded basking shark was 40 ft (12.2 m) in length. However, the ‘Stronsay beast’ was a large carcass that washed ashore on the island of Stronsay in the Orkney Islands, in 1808. The carcass measured 55 ft (16.8 m) in length, but as part of the tail was apparently missing, the animal was longer than that. There are a number of suggestions as to its species, one being that it may have been a basking shark.
If you are in the water with them, snorkelling or in a canoe, do not venture too close. Despite appearing to be slow moving and docile, if surprised or startled, they will dive quickly and in the process they
thrash their tails from side to side, and that would be like being hit by a truck.
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BASKING SHARKS
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OTHER CONTACTS
George Eustice MP - House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 7032 Fax: 0207 219 1058 email: [email protected] web: www.georgeeustace.co.uk web: www.camborneredruthconservatives.com
Mark Kaczmarek - Carharrack Cornwall Councillor
Tel: 01872 322571 Mob 07528983386 Fax: 01872 322580 email: [email protected]
Police - Local desk Tel: 01209 202324 Non-emergency Tel: 101 Emergency Tel: 999
Neighbourhood Watch - Chris Cottell Tel: 01209 820125 web: Under management. Hope to be on line in the near future
Carharrack Parish Website - [email protected]
Mills Hall Bookings - Tel: 01209 821181
Jason Williams - Dog and noise nuisance - Tel: 01209 616990
Roger Benney - Editor Carharrack News - Tel: 01209 842177 email: [email protected]
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Do you remember?
When the Penzance to Scilly helicopter service was launched in 1964 it was the first scheduled passenger helicopter
service in Europe
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THE EDITOR My contact details are:
By phone: 01209 842177 By email: [email protected] By post: R. L. Benney 8 Forthvras Illogan Downs
Redruth TR15 3XQ
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have something which you wish to have included. I will do my upmost to try and do so. Please note that the News is available for viewing in larger print on the Council website as detailed below.
For the News to be a success it needs to be an interesting read and
not just a list of events and adverts. For this to happen I would appreciate items sent in from the readers. Something of local interest, an event going on, or maybe a funny story. If you have a piece which you think might be of interest to other readers please send it to me, ideally by email as a WORD document, and attach any pictures as an attachment in JPEG format, reduced in pixel size for emails.
Many thanks, Roger
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Not a lot of people know this:
Bodmin Moor is the granite moorland in northeast Cornwall, It is 208 square kilometres (80 sq mi) in size, and dates
from the Carboniferous period of geological history and is one of five granite plutons in Cornwall that make up part of the Cornubian batholith.
However, the name 'Bodmin Moor' is relatively recent. It was an
Ordnance Survey invention in 1813. Prior to this it was known by the
Cornish as Fowey Moor, after the River Fowey, which rises within it.
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Come along and join Slimming World
Carharrack Sports & Social Club
Wednesday at 7.30pm
For more details Contact Pam
on 07503945600 or
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WADHAM-SMITH
FIBREGLASS ROOFING NEW & REPLACEMENT FLAT ROOFS
GARAGES & EXTENSIONS
FASCIAS, GUTTERS & SOFFITS
CALL RICHARD FOR A FREE ESTIMATE
01209 710965 / 07966 756170
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CARHARRACK RETIRED AND PENSIONERS CLUB
HI everyone
Not too good a start weather-wise to 2014 but by the time you get this newsletter the winter should have broken and the hot and sunny summer (so they tell us) should be underway.
We have only had 2 trips out so far this year and both were very enjoyable so we are now looking forward to the next ones.
We have had a very good demonstration from Wiltshire Farm Foods accompanied by some lovely tasters.
Paddy (one of our favourite singers) was with us in May and we also had the Godrevey Singers, which is another favourite.
28th June…..Tavistock Market with Fish and Chips on the way home £10.00 plus meal. 16th July…....Coast road to Bude and Homeleigh Garden Centre £11 6th August Lizard to St Ives £8 25th August Exmouth Boat Trip & Lunch £28 inclusive
All trips are pick up from Carharrack, St Day, Lanner and Redruth.
For further info or to book a seat, please ring Janet on 01209 822070 or Ellen on 01209 202577.
We would love to hear from you Ellen Caskey (Secretary)
The Bude Canal & Harbour St Ives Harbour
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MARIE COMPLETES THE MARATHON
Many thanks. The cake sale I held
in the Mills Hall raised over £200
and I would like to thank everyone
who contributed or attended.
I completed the marathon in four
hours and 34 minutes but didn't
manage to obtain my target of four
hours due to blistered and
bleeding feet.
I managed to raise over £2500 for the Samaritans however
and I hope to run for them again in London next year.
TRIVIA
The modern Athens Marathon commemorates the run of the
soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield at the site of the town of
Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C.
Legend has it that Pheidippides delivered the momentous message
"Niki!" ("victory"), then collapsed and died.
The Athens Marathon is recognized as the original marathon course
and it's the same course used in the 2004 Olympics held in Athens.
The legend of Pheidippides was honored by a 24.85 mile (40,000
meters) run from Marathon Bridge to Olympic stadium in Athens.
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Can facebook improve the mobility of the residents of Carharrack?
The bus services are becoming less frequent and the fares have gone up. Many people without cars are finding getting around, especially on Sundays
and in the evening, increasingly difficult. I’m sure that many people with cars would like to be able to help out. This facebook page should make this
possible.
A facebook community page has been set up called ‘Carharrack Car Sharing’. If you have a facebook account it can be easily found by typing the name of
the page into the search box at the very top of your facebook home page. (If you do not have a facebook account but have an internet connection it
takes only a minute to set one up and it is quite free.)
The purpose of the page is to try to match people who need a lift in the local area with drivers who have empty seats and would be happy to carry a
passenger. You don’t have to be a car owner to join in.
If you would like to find a lift or you would be happy to take a passenger on a trip (e.g. to Truro or Redruth) then type your request into the ‘status’ bar
(it says ‘what have you been up to?’). The individuals concerned can then make arrangements between themselves by adding ‘comments’ to the
request.
It’s up to you now, the residents of Carharrack, to become even better
neighbours.
Cllr Geoff Garbett
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CARHARRACK CAR SHARING
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Kernow Property Improvements
All aspects of CARPENTRY, property & garden
maintenance & improvement work – including :-
Cleaning or Replacement of Fascia/Soffits & Guttering Decking. Fencing. Building & Fitting of Garden Gates.
Mowing, Strimming & Garden Upkeep Wall & Floor Tiling, Kitchen & Bathroom Fitting (& Supply)
Windows & Doors Internal & External Roof & Chimney Replacement or Repair
Supply & Fit of Wooden/Laminate Flooring Painting Internal & External …..no Job too small
Free no obligation quote
CALL SIMON GEORGE on 07528 523031 or 01209 820458 Tresithney Road, Carharrack.
Email: [email protected]
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From April 2013 2 year old funded places are available to most families with an income of less than £16,190 per year. The children that have been receiving this funding have settled well and are enjoying exploring our space and are beginning to learn how
to be independent and choose from a wide range of activities inside and out.
If you think you may qualify please speak to Bobby at Sunny Days Nursery (01209 821686) to find out more.
3 and 4 year old funding is also available for all children
from the term after their third birthday.
Sunny Days Nursery
Where learning is fun.’ Ofsted, 2009
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CORNWALL ENQUIRY AND INFORMATION SERVICE
Unit 17, Threemilestone Industrial Estate, Truro TR4 9LD
Freephone: 0800 032 2345 (or phone 01872 272702)
E-mail: [email protected]
Live Chat: Ask a librarian and get an answer live from the Libraries
front page of the Cornwall Council website at www.cornwall.gov.uk
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cornwall Enquiry and Information Service is part of Cornwall
Libraries, and is accessible to everyone. You don’t need to be a
library member to use it. Whatever the nature of your enquiry, ring
free of charge, e-mail, write to us or use “live chat” and we will
provide an answer. You might want for example:
A method of contact for a local club or evening class.
An obscure piece of historical information which you can’t find online.
A section from an Act of Parliament, or access to legal cases.
A residential or business phone number for anywhere in the country.
Help finding out how to get grant funding for individuals or groups.
To find help, with tackling a consumer problem or even
how to borrow a book not in Cornwall stock.
The Enquiry and Information Service is here to help you,
and the service is free.
We only charge for printing and postage, if required.
We have a team of information professionals dedicated to
finding an answer to your enquiry.
Where we don’t have the information ourselves, we will
always try to direct you to someone who does.
Your combined efforts at keeping the park free of litter and debris is very much appreciated by
all the other users and the Parish Council.
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BENSON’S
Bed and Breakfast
Too many visitors and not enough room ? Perhaps we can help. Ring Sue Beveridge or
check out our website. Benson’s has two en-suite rooms with TV, Tea/Coffee
making facilities, Mini Fridge - all the comforts of home!
Why not call round and see for yourself
Tel: 01209 820298
email: [email protected]
web: www.bensonsbandb.co.uk
B.C.BRADDON Established 1918
QUALITY BUTCHERS
17 Scorrier Street, St Day
Tel: 01209 820296
Probably the Best Traditional Butcher in the area
Fresh local chicken, geese, turkeys and ducks Fresh Gammons, cooked hams and fresh game
Local Cornish fresh beef, pork and lamb from Truro Market.
Chris and the staff look forward to seeing you soon!!
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AskSARA is a free, quick and easy to use on line tool which will provide you with free, impartial advice on aids and equipment to make everyday activities easier.
Your Health: Products and ideas on a range of physical and mental
health topics.
Your Home: Products and ideas which may help you with tasks around
the home.
Daily Activities: Products and ideas which may help with a range of daily
activities.
Opening a tin, climbing the stairs, lifting a kettle, getting out of the bath - There may be a wide range of daily activities with which you are having difficulties. AskSARA may be able to help. Ask the question on line and you will get:
Free personal advice
Impartial information on products to make life easier
Details of where you can obtain products both locally and nationally
Remember, you can get FREE access to a computer at all Libraries and Cornwall
Council One Stop Shops in Cornwall.
Much more information can be obtained from www.cornwall.gov.uk/asksara
The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) is a national charity that provides impartial advice, information
and training on daily living aids
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This general area of Cornwall is recognised as a major player in the
mining industry of days past. Did you know that Dolcoath, between
Camborne and Bray, is perhaps Cornwall's most celebrated mine,
it was already working by 1778 and was 960 feet deep.
By 1864, equipped with its ten engines, seven water wheels, and a
man-engine, it employed about 1200 people. Underground working
ceased in 1920 by which time the bottom level was at 3,500 feet,
the deepest of all the Cornish mines.
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CARHARRACK CHURCH For more details, please ring The Reverend Ann
on 01209 820788
Dear Reader,
I am writing this letter in April. Out in the garden buds and shoots are beginning to show – all memories of the catastrophic rains of last winter have evaporated – the earth Is warming up, birds and insects are hard at work and once again and we are filled with hope for the days ahead. By the time you read this letter, we shall be struggling to keep on top of the growth which overtakes every garden, field and hedgerow – the grass will have grown, the brambles will be out of control and we shall probably be trying to conserve our water again.
We have just celebrated Easter and all our churches were filled with happy, joyous people celebrating because light has come into our lives – the light of the risen God. In that light we have hope.
However, we have to face it, the church experience is not for everyone and it may not be for you. But don’t think for one minute that we get away with having no God in our lives – God is in all of our hearts, whether we like it or not. We all have choice – we can do the right thing or the wrong thing – we can relate to one another – we can delight in the small details of existence which surround us – the opening bud, the smile, the shared pleasure – and most of all, hope.
May God be with you in your lives now and always.
Ann
The Reverend Ann Butcher is a vicar working in the Eight Saints Cluster of
Churches in Feock, Devoran, Perran‐ar‐worthal, Stithians, Gwennap,
St Day, Carharrack and Chacewater.
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Mon 8.30am to 6.00pm Tue 8.30am to 6.00pm Wed 8.30am to 6.00pm Thur 8.30am to 6.00pm Fri 8.30am to 6.00pm
Sat 8.30am to 11.30am (Sat: Pre-booked
appointments only)
Chacewater Surgery Chacewater
Truro TR4 87QS
Tel: 01872 560346
website: chacewatersurgery.co.uk
DOCTORS SURGERIES
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Any emergencies still need to be dealt with via the out of hours service which can be contacted by telephoning the Surgery
Devoran Surgery Quay Road
Devoran, Truro TR3 6PW
Tel: 01872 562200 website: chacewatersurgery.co.uk
Mon 8.30am to 6.00pm Tue 8.30am to 6.00pm Wed 8.30am to 6.00pm Thur 8.30am to 6.00pm Fri 8.30am to 1.00pm
St Day Surgery 17 Scorrier Street, St Day , Redruth
TR16 5LH
Tel: 01209 820518
Mon 9.30am to 1.00pm 3.00pm to 6.00pm Tue 8.15am to 1.00pm Wed 9.30am to 1.00pm
3.00pm to 6.00pm Thur 8.30am to 1.00pm Fri 8.15am to 1.00pm
Also - NHS Direct is available In the case of urgent need when the
practice is closed you can call NHS Direct (Phone 0845 4647
or view the website www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk) By phone you
will speak to a triage nurse where your needs will be
assessed and advice offered or arrangements
made for you to see a doctor.
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CAMBORNE & REDRUTH LIVE AT HOME SCHEME
Camborne and Redruth Live at Home scheme is part of Methodist Homes, offering support and friendship to people over the age of 60.
The charity works with the elderly who are living in their own homes who may be feeling lonely and isolated. Its office is based at
All Saints Community Centre, Tuckingmill.
The Live at Home scheme began in Camborne in 1992, expanded into Redruth and now has more than 200 members.
It is mainly funded by the Big Lottery.
Its activities include one to one befriending in the member's own home, where a volunteer visitor comes once a week
for a friendly chat.
These volunteers have all had CRB checks and referrals from ex or current employers. Can you help? New volunteers are always needed.
There are also activities In Carharrack
there are coffee mornings on Tuesday mornings each week from 10.00am to 12noon, when we have entertainment, which could be
a speaker, quizzes, bingo, gentle exercise, or crafts.
Once a month we go to a pub or hotel in the area for a Sunday lunch, where all the members can get together for a chat.
We have a monthly trip to places of interest in West Cornwall. We have been to Caerhays Castle, Kingsley village for shopping, a
cinema trip, and the pantomime at Redruth, this year.
Members of the Live at Home scheme receive a bimonthly newsletter with details of all forthcoming events.
For details of the Live at Home scheme,
Tel: 01209 719062 or email: [email protected]
Reg Charity
1083995
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Based in Carharrack, professional, friendly and experienced,
Martin Scane is a DSA Approved Instructor and member
of the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
Beginners Offers
Block Bookings
Loyalty Discount Scheme
Excellent Pass Rate
Learn to drive in a relaxed and friendly environment. We also offer advanced and refresher courses,
eco driving, pass plus and post test training.
Visit our website at www.drivetimecornwall.co.uk Tel: 01209 821730 or text info to 07977 550051 for more details
“I was particularly impressed with Martin’s relaxed and patient approach to teaching. I would recommend that anyone wanting to learn to drive give Drive Time a try. My driving lessons were
something to look forward to and not to worry about”
Drive Time is your key to
your driving test success
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BLUE BOX COLLECTIONS
(Carharrack Village)
June 5th & 19th
July 3rd; 17th & 31st
August 14th & 28th
ADVERTISING RATES
Full page advertisement……...£12.50 per edition
Half page advertisement……..£ 7.50 per edition
Block Bookings
Full page adverts for 1 year (4 editions)……… £45.00
Half page adverts for 1 year (4 editions)….….. £27.00
Leo Burnett, a famous advertising executive, quotes:
Make it simple, make it memorable, make it inviting
to look at, make it fun to read.
MOBILE LIBRARY THIS PERIOD
The mobile library will be in Carharrack at The Park, on the dates
shown on Tuesdays, between
4.30pm and 5.00pm
June 10th & 24th
July 8th & 22nd
August 5th & 19th
Further info can be obtained from the Redruth Library on 01209 219111 or
online from the Cornwall Library www.cornwall.gov.uk
There is also a monthly voluntary household service, where individual requirements are assessed . Contact as above
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SITA UK By Editor: Many thanks must go to SITA UK who continue to print
our news magazine, in colour, and free of charge. This constitutes a helpful and very generous
offer which is very much appreciated.
In addition to the local Household Waste Recycling Centre at United Mines, SITA UK also manages a further 12 centres across Cornwall on behalf of Cornwall Council. They operate the landfill site at Connon Bridge, near Liskeard, and plan to build the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre at St Dennis where residual waste will be put to good use, producing enough energy to power the equivalent of 21,000 homes.
SITA UK promotes the importance of reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering value from waste and runs an education programme for schools, colleges and the public from their visitor centre and Material Recovery Facility in Bodmin. Contact the SITA Cornwall helpdesk on 08456 300 300 for more information.
ST DAY POST OFFICE OPEN: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 9.00am - 12.45pm & 1.45pm - 5.30pm
Wed & Sat: 9.00am - 12.30pm
CAR TAX & COMMISSION FREE FOREIGN CURRENCIES
PHOTOCOPYING & TRAVEL INSURANCE ON DEMAND
FLOWERS BY POST, STATIONERY & GREETING CARDS
COUNCIL GARDEN RUBBISH SACKS
Banking Services: Alliance & Leicester, Lloyds, Barclays, Co-Operative, Cahoot, Smile & Natwest
A warm and friendly welcome awaits you
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EQUITRONICS
The Computer Doctors
Consultant: Dr Gary Wood
Specialist in home computer repairs
Monthly health checks and data backups
Inject new life into old computers
Virus control
Surgery throughout Cornwall
Chenhale Farm, Carharrack, Redruth, Cornwall. TR16 5RB
Tel: 01209 821022 email: [email protected]
website: www.equitronics.co.uk
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At the playing field
Saturday 19 July—12 ‘til 4
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C a r h ar r a c k S u m m e r F a i r
Bouncy castle
Refreshments and cream teas
Camborne
Sandokai
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THE CARHARRACK CLUB The Management Committee
welcome you to Carharrack Sports & Social Club.
Opening Times
Mon to Fri – 4 pm until midnight Sat – 12 noon until 1 am
Sun – 12 noon to midnight
Regular Events
Monday – Bingo, eyes down at 7.30 pm Tuesday – Free for booking
Wednesday – Slimming World at 7.30pm
Thursday – Keep Fit Saturday – Sport on the Big Screen
Sunday – Free Pool + Come Dancing from 7 pm
Future Events – Live Bands
Contact the club for details of what’s on during this period Bands Booked for 2014 So Far:
Motown Pirates, The Vision, The Futons, Fear of Seaweed, Mercury Rising and Rudis Message.
CARHARRACK FC
We currently have two teams in the Trelawny League and two youth teams in the Kernow League (U14 and U10).
Alternatively, if your interest is in pool, snooker, billiards, darts, euchre or just board games give us a call, we cater for all needs.
We are currently applying for a lottery grant to update our
facilities at the club, your views on what you would like from your local Sports & Social Club is
important to us, please call us with your views/ideas or find us on Facebook.
Come and enjoy your club
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CARHARRACK NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Carharrack has an active Neighbourhood Watch with
seven co-ordinators who aim to keep our
village a safe place to live.
POLICE URGENT : 999
POLICE NON-URGENT : 101
If you would like to become a co-ordinator for your neighbourhood in the village, please contact Chris Cottell, the group secretary (820125) for the date of the next group meeting in Mills Hall. We welcome new members to the team.
Co-ordinators report any suspicious behaviour, keep in
touch with their neighbours, and liaise with other
co-ordinators and the local police.
D Cardy, Railway Terrace 821596
C Cottell, Higher Albion Row 820125 A Evatt, Park Area 822507 C Fletcher, Albion Row 821660 L Lusty, Trevince Park 822708 P Nield, Polkerris Rd. 820940
J Pooley, Brokenshires Corner 821181 H. Tye, Squire Lane 821458 T Venton, Trevince Park 820843
Please keep an eye open for elderly neighbours, some of whom may be vulnerable to persuasive cold callers at their door.
Did you know that some home insurance companies offer a discount on insurance policies to members of a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme? It is worth inquiring if your insurance company is one that does.
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THE MILLS TRUST
We are pleased to say that the Mills Hall remains very busy as we look forward to
hosting Summer’s traditional events
The first of these will be the free tea and
entertainment for all senior citizens in the village, organised by the Mills and Wakem Trust. Saturday July 5th is this year’s date.
Numbers attending this very pleasant afternoon have dwindled of late, which seems a shame when there are many people living alone in the village and this an ideal place to make new friends.
Where else can you have a free tea, good company, excellent entertainment
and still get home in time to watch your choice of Saturday night TV?!
On Sunday 10th August the annual ecumenical outdoor service in the Mills Hall car park. This is a very informal service, and is open to those of all faiths and none. Hymn singing will be accompanied by the Carharrack & St. Day
band. If wet in the Mills Hall, where tea and biscuits will be available after
the service, in all weathers.
Very good news - the Carharrack Players are in rehearsal for a traditional Summer Musical show, much missed for the past 2 years. Watch the village
notice boards for more details.
Many thanks to all regular users of the Hall: the dancers , the dog trainers, the artists, the actors and singers, the instrumentalists, those who sew and
knit and those who dispense tea and friendship.
Thanks also to members and collectors of the 200 Club, who raise funds to
help with the upkeep of the Hall.
No thanks at all to the person who threw the stone which cracked one of the
Hall’s front windows!
The Trustees look forward to seeing all but the last mentioned at the Hall very soon.
Don’t Forget to call 821181 when planning your meeting or party.
Jill Pooley
The Mills Hall
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Family Information Service The Family Information Service is the only source of all registered childcare in Cornwall as well as holding a wealth of information for parents, carers, children and young people up to the age of 19. It can provide details on all children’s centres, leisure activities, extended services, family support, benefits and debt services, health services and much more. Call the FIS free on 0800 5878191
SUsie Project – 01209 202689
24hr National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
NHS Dental Helpline – 01872 354375
Redruth Health Visitors – 01209 881850
Camborne Health Visitors – 01209 318500
Community Midwives – 01209 886579
Counselling Service
A new one-to-one counselling service available to users of the Children’s Centre and their families.
Feeling a bit down? Struggling to cope?
Like to talk to someone in complete confidence?
If you feel this new service is for you, please phone on: 01209 310000 for more information.
SUsie Project The SUsie Project works with women who have experienced domestic
abuse and who have left their partner. We help rebuild self esteem and confidence, initially through outreach,
and then drop in support groups. We also run a Recovery Toolkit which examines the impact of domestic
abuse and helps women move forward. Contact 01209 699241 [email protected]
for further information and venues.
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CORNISH RECOGNISED AS MINORITY GROUP
By Editor:
As I understand it the move announced by the Government means that the indigenous people of Cornwall will have same rights and protections as
other Celtic groups in Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Certainly there are many who would like to move a step further to a Cornish National Assembly where the Cornish authority is allowed to make
more independent decisions on its governance.
I understand that the detail of what the recognition means in practical
terms is still being worked out.
A discussion on a webpage revealed a mixed response, with one Cornish person writing: "Do we really care? What difference will it make to us? None. Will it help me find a job in Cornwall now I'm made redundant, no.
So what's the point?
Another added: "I already knew I was Cornish. What I don't need is some
mumbo-jumbo to tell me that."
Despite this, many of the comments were supportive of the move, with
many adding they are "Proud to be Cornish".
But if anything is to be learnt from Cornwall's Celtic cousins, having
minority status may not be worth getting excited about.
Emyr Lewis, a senior fellow in Welsh Law at Cardiff University, said the
impact of minority status on Wales had been "insignificant".
He said: "It is good that it is there and that the Welsh language and culture is recognised by the UK, but the actual impact has been relatively small. For the Cornish however, and the Cornish people, it could be more. The reason is that the Cornish minority have not traditionally been regarded in the same way as the Welsh, Scots or Irish have. So I think this is a positive step. It could be even more valuable in the case of the Cornish because it affirms the respectability, in international law terms, for people who consider themselves Cornish and removes them from being marginal."
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We are holding another Ceilidh (Barn Dance) with the inimitable Chris
Humphries and The Falmouth Session on Saturday 14th June at the Mills Hall. Doors open at 7.30 and the dancing will begin at 8pm. Tickets £6 adults, £2 under 16s. These events are great fun and you don’t need to
know any of the dances as Chris calls out the steps and shows us all what to do! You can bring your own drinks and snacks, but we will also be
providing tea and coffee in the interval.
On 20th and 21st June, RAOSTYS, the Youth arm of the Redruth Amateur Operatic Society, will be staging Romeo and Juliet up at the Amphitheatre
on Carn Marth – do come along and support their first venture into the slightly scary world of outdoor theatre and hopefully they will become an
annual event....
And talking of Annual events, Miracle Theatre will be back with us on August 9th with The Tempest. They have clocked up 30 years of
performances, with over 20 of them being performed on Carn Marth –
something of a record?
We will also be holding another (our 7th!) Carn Marth Day. The tentative
date for this is August 10th, but check our website nearer the time. This is a free, afternoon event and usually includes music, dancing, wellie throwing,
wellie dancing(!), pond-dipping, a bracken-influenced scarecrow competition and other entertainment. Bring your own picnic and food to
cook on the communal barbeque.
We are still fighting the battle against people leaving litter on our beautiful Carn, unfortunately especially around the pools. Huge thanks as usual to those wonderful folk who walk on the hill armed with bags to gather up
other people’s rubbish in between our periodic official litter picks.
We are always looking for new members of the Trust (annual membership
£1), but even if you just want to join the mailing list, do get in touch.
Ring 01209 821673 for theatre and general information or email
[email protected] for membership and mailing list. Hope to see lots of you at our events this year!
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By Editor: Further to the comment made by Brenda on P3, I would like to
add that I have also received a number of letters and emails raising concerns on what is seemingly an increasing problem.
Here is a typically themed letter from a concerned Mum: There have been discussions in the village between parents who are concerned
with the amount of dog poo the kids and prams are going through, the only problem I find with this village, which is a shame.
Just wondering if you are able to put an item in the news saying this please? something along the lines of please be considerate of pram users and children as paths are small so even if your dog poos on the side in grass, prams and children still walk though it. Also some dog owners feel that if horses can do it why can't dogs. Horse poo is no problem as it does not stick or stink as much as dog poo. shoes and wheels needs heavy cleaning to get it off. sorry to put this on you but it's the only idea I can think of to kerb it a bit, I know there has been an item on this in the past but maybe another gentle reminder may improve things.
Consider your neighbours, please clean up after your dog. Bag it and Bin it.
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Eric Rabjohns Society President
First Old Cornwall Society was founded at St. Ives in 1920
The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies (FOCS) was formed in 1924, on the initiative of Robert Morton Nance, with the objective of
collecting and maintaining "all those ancient things that make the spirit of Cornwall — its traditions, its old words and ways, and what remains to it of its Celtic language and nationality". The motto of the federation--as written on their web site--is "Cantelleugh an brewyon
ues gesys na vo kellys travyth", which translated into English is "Gather ye the fragments that are left, that nothing be lost".
The motto in the OCS logo is the Cornish phrase King Arthur is not dead.
OLD CORNWALL SOCIETY
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Etherington’s Farm Shop
You may remember Brian Etherington Meat Co. when they were in the village. Since they started 60 years ago Etherington’s family-run business has innovatively evolved, keeping up-to-date with what customers want and keeping to their ethos of quality, local and affordable produce.
The Etherington’s Farm Shop in Wheal Rose, Scorrier is a stylishly built eco-building stocking everything you need to stock up your larder with locally sourced Cornish products. From Etherington’s own butchery counter to fresh fruit and vegetables, milk and dairy products to store cupboard essentials. Biscuits and treats to wine, beer and spirits and complete with Trevithick’s pasties baked fresh daily, it has it all!
You’ll also find the Butchery Academy for budding chefs, passionate foodies and professional cooks looking to sharpen their skill-set. Along with the Shop and Academy, Etherington’s offer conference facilities with views of the sea, iconic engine houses and superfast WiFi. It is well worth a nosy around.
Joining the Farm Shop Loyalty Scheme and signing up to the newsletter means that you get exclusive discounts and offers helping bring down the cost even more of shopping locally. To get you started Etherington’s are offering you 10% off your goodies when you visit the Farm Shop. Simply use the code: CAR10 or take along your copy of the Parish Magazine.
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As always at this time of the year there is a lot going on in Cornwall. Here follows a few examples, but for lots, lots more information try:
http://www.allaboutcornwall.com/Cornwall_Information/Cornwall_Event_Calendar.php
DISABILITY ROCKS 2014 Sunday 1st June 2014
Port Eliot, Cornwall PL12 5ND
JAZZ AND SEAFOOD AFTERNOON Sunday 1st June 2014
Falmouth Bay Seafood Cafe, 53 Castle Villa, Castle
Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AF
SENNEN FARMERS MARKET Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Sennen Community Centre, Mayon Green,
Sennen, Cornwall TR19 7AW
EVENING WILD FLOWER AND BIRD WALK Wednesday
4th June 2014 7pm to 8.30pm Driftwood Spars Hotel,
Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall TR5 0RT
ST IVES FARMERS MARKET Thursday 5th June 2014
St Ives Guildhall, Street-an-Pol, St Ives, Cornwall
ST AGNES ART AND CRAFT FAIR Friday 6th June 2014
St Agnes Church Hall, Vicarage Road, St Agnes,
Cornwall TR5 0TL
ELECTRIC BEACH FESTIVAL
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June 2014
Watergate Bay, Newquay, Cornwall
GUIDED WALK ON ST GEORGE'S ISLAND, LOOE
Thursday 12th June 2014
Looe, Cornwall
TRAINING THE TROOPS Saturday 14th and Sunday
15th June 2014
Pendennis Castle, Castle Close, Falmouth, Cornwall
TR11 4LP
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Where is it?
This edition’s picture for you to rack your brains, so do you know
where it is?
Answers to the Editor please.
Last edition’s Where is it?
The Naval Wing of the old Bodmin Jail (Now a tourist
attraction)
Did you get it right ?
If you think that you have a suitable photograph for use in this magazine
please email it as a jpeg attachment to the Editor. Contact detail on page 9
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IMPROVING CARHARRACKS ENVIRONMENT
Another Easter Fair on another splendid day. The weather was as kind as could be enabling lots of youngsters and oldsters alike to take part in The Easter Egg Hunt around the village. Well done if you completed the set of stamps. Well done also to all those who took part in the bonnet competition. Bun had a hard job on her hands to declare winners.... Hope you saw them in The West Briton,... super pics.
With cakes and teas and stalls to please we were able to make a small profit enabling ICE to continue with improving your village.
The tubs are a real show and will be replanted soon.
The annual Summer fair is due to take place on July 19th this year, please come along and support your village's efforts.
If you can help in any way please get in touch.
Les Moulson ICE Chairman 822074 Ash Tree Villa
ICE was formed by a group of community minded people in 2008. The ICE group's success is due to the overwhelming support of the
village and the continual progression of improvements for the village. Anyone wanting to offer their help should look out for
dates of meetings on the noticeboards around the village or contact Les as above. All are welcome.
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Richard Trevithick (1771-1833)
Trevithick day in nearby Camborne was its usual spectacular display of steam engines both large and small. Trelowarren Street was packed with street traders and the local shops open. Traditional dancing in the street, the pipe band and of course the crowds all added to the atmosphere. Even the rain didn’t dampen the holiday feeling. But what about the man himself.
Richard Trevithick was born in a cottage a mile or so from Dolcoath Mine, where his father was a mine Captain. His curiosity about the engineering aspects of the mining area that he grew up in started at an early age, and this led to a career during which he pioneered the use of high pressure steam, and increased the efficiency of the engines used to pump water from the lower levels of Cornwall’s tin and copper mines.
Trevithick’s inventive mind was never still - his ideas ranged from the first successful self-powered road vehicle, and a steam railway engine, to schemes for wreck salvage, land reclamation, mechanical refrigeration, agricultural machinery and for tunnelling under the Thames.
Trevithick’s career spanned the dawn of the industrial revolution, a time when Cornwall’s engineering prowess was the envy of the world. Trevithick spent eleven years in South America, working for owners of silver mines.
Richard Trevithick is buried in an unmarked grave at Dartford, Kent, where he was working when he died. Like many great men and women, Trevithick did not get the recognition he deserved during his lifetime. Indeed, his worth has only recently been recognised by many history books.
He did not acquire riches either; any wealth that came Trevithick’s way soon disappeared as he developed his next idea- one of his last ideas, for a competition for a memorial to the “Reform Bill”, was for a thousand feet high cast iron column with an air operated lift to convey passengers up the inside!
(Many thanks for the original research by Marj Rowland)
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We are a dynamic firm of independent estate
agents and letting agents making it our business to get people moving.
From opening, we have had a particular interest in properties in the Carharrack area
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Dear Parent/Guardian,
Carharrack Youth FC is pleased to announce the creation of an Under 8’s team (Year 3 and below) to enter the Kernow Youth League next season which starts in September.
Josh Burton will be coaching the side and comes with a great pedigree having represented Cornwall at County
Youth Level under the guidance of respected manager Tommy Matthews. Josh who lives in Carharrack now plays senior football for South Western Peninsula League Side Perranporth.
Carharrack Youth FC is a FA Charter Standard club and all our coaches have the required Football Association coaching qualifications, Enhanced DBS (previously) CRB checks and Child Protection education. All Youth teams play on our fantastic ground which has all the necessary changing facilities.
We believe in quality coaching in a fun and family friendly
atmosphere. We will be hosting a series of free taster sessions during the summer holidays. This summer the current Youth sides are travelling to Wembley to watch England play in a World Cup warm up match which will be a great experience for them all.
Due to the size limitations of the team we will only be able to accept a maximum number of 9 boys/girls this season.
If you are a parent whose child is interested in joining Carharrack Youth football club, please phone or text Josh on 07548 135366 or email [email protected]
Kind Regards Richard Chown Chairman Carharrack AFC
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Carharrack Methodist Church
As I write we have recently celebrated Easter with well attended Services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday and our annual ‘Spring Effort’. Our church council has decided that it might be of interest to the magazine readership to hear from various different members of the congregation. The current congregation ranges from 2 years to 99 years of age, attendance to Sunday services ranges between 20 and 40 each week. In addition we have a Bible study group that meets most Wednesday afternoons and a coffee morning and bring and buy every second Thursday of the month.
We do have some very devout believers with long associations with the chapel and communion services are taken approximately once a month. We have a relatively new minister, a very kind and thoughtful presence Rev Mark Liddicoat 01209 217573. This is not the whole picture. Methodism is a broad church and we have a mixture of services, we have a ‘plan’ whereby the service is taken by a mixture of lay preachers, local people with faith who interpret the gospel in a variety of creative sermons. We also have ‘local arrangements’ where the congregation are invited to contribute, hymn selections, poem readings, stories and to perform musical pieces.
So what sorts of people come, kind friendly people that form a very inclusive community, attending when they can? I am Simon and I have gradually been drawn into the church, first occasionally attending with relatives, then being further involved as a church steward and more recently becoming a member. What do I enjoy the most? I suppose I take the opportunity to reflect during services and prayers, a really enjoy singing and we are very lucky to have several very talented accompanists but most of all it’s about sharing time with others. As a widower I have been very supported by the church and its members.
Another regular member of the congregation, Carole Norris, told me, “I remember walking in on my own feeling nervous and apprehensive at first but the welcome I received was so genuine and caring I felt so at home and part of a loving family. This feeling has not changed in the two years I have been attending the Sunday morning services. One of the highlights of our services is the young people of the church Sunday school singing before going onto their various activities with family and church youth leaders. We are very lucky to have Lilian Davies and Mabel Thomas who play organ and piano beautifully together during our services. Services are every Sunday at 10.45 followed by tea and biscuits and sometimes cake.”
So you are very welcome to come and see if this would be something you would like to be part of.
Simon Roff
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