st. day newsletter

Issue no. 40 November 2012 Published by St. Day Parish Council

St. Day Newsletter In this issue

Christmas Events St. Day & Carharrack

Community School Sunny Days St. Day A.F.C. St. Day History Parish Council News From our Cornwall

Councillor Police Notes Cricket Club Important Benefits

Information Horticultural Society Read the Newsletter online http://issuu.com/St.Day

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Police report Police have received reports from retail outlets in St Day regarding the use of counterfeit £10 notes. Some of these banknotes have been seized by Police and forwarded to SOCA (The Serious Organised Crime Agency). The use of counterfeit banknotes is rare and can easily be missed by a busy shop assistant. It is important for all staff handling money to be vigilant. The fol-lowing information gives some methods of checking that a banknote is genu-ine: 1. Real banknotes are printed on special paper that gives them a unique feel. By running your fingers across the front of the £10 note you should feel a slightly raised print in areas such as the words “Bank Of England”. The print quality should also be sharp and clear and free of smudges or blurred edges. 2. There is a metallic thread embedded in every banknote. This appears as sil-ver dashes on the back of the note. If you hold the note up to the light it will ap-pear as a continuous dark line. 3. Check the hologram on the front of the note. This is a shiny foil patch on the front of the £10 note. If you tilt the note in the light the image will change be-tween a brightly coloured picture of Britannia and the number 10. 4. Check the watermark in the oval section, bottom centre of the £10 note. Hold the note up to the light and you will see an image of the Queen. For further information please visit www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes PC Stuart Church PCSO Paul Ferris PCSO Karen Morley

Broadband and Phones This is a copy of an email received—can you help? Hello, I'm Jeremy Long and moved into St Day at the beginning of Au-gust. I had BT Infinity Broadband (fibre optic) installed not long after moving in and it has been and being nothing but trouble, Bt don't admit to there being a problem with it but for many hours at certain times of the day its

nearly un-usable with the DSL keep dropping out. I also am having prob-lems in accessing certain web sites on this system such as my email and Internet banking. I was wondering if there are more people in the area having the same sort of problems or similar issues with their Broadband service, espe-cially Bt Infinity? Many Thanks Jeremy Long Vicarage Hill St Day. [email protected]

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What you need to know about changes to housing benefit. The Government is reducing the amount of housing benefit some people can claim. This leaflet will help you find out:

· Who will be affected

· Where you can go to get help

and advice

If you claim housing benefit to help pay your rent you may be affected by changes from April 2013. The changes mean that some people will get less housing benefit than they did before. We know that you may be worried about what this could mean for you and your family. This leaflet has information to help you find out what’s happening and what you can do to prepare. How many bedrooms do you have? From April 2013, if you live in a council or housing association home and you have one or more ‘spare’ bedrooms, your housing beneift may be reduced. This could affect you:

· If you are 16 to 61 years old

· Even if you only get a small amount of housing benefit – for example if you are working

· Even if you are sick or disabled

You won’t be affected if:

· You live in a one bedroom flat or bedsit, or if

· You or your partner are old enough to receive pension credits. In April 2013 the pension credit age will be around 61 years and 6 months

The new benefit rules will apply from April 2013, so now is the time to find out what help and support is available. What is a ‘spare’ bedroom? Under the new rules if you have more bedrooms than the Government says you need, you will lose part of your housing benefit. The new rules mean you will be allocated one bedroom for: * each adult couple * any other person aged 16 or over * two children of the same sex under the age of 16 * two children under the age of 10 regardless of their sex * any other child * a carer (who does not normally live with you) if you or your partner need overnight care It does not matter how the ‘spare’ bedroom is used, the new rules will apply even if:

· You and your partner need to sleep apart because of a medical condition

· The main residence of your children is another address, but you have a spare bedroom for when they stay with you.

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If you are in receipt of benefits, please read the following articles carefully

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Also, under these new rules foster children do not count as part of the household so we cannot allow a bedroom to be allocated to foster children. However, we can consider additional support in these cases, please contact us for advice on this.

What happens if you have a ‘spare’ bedroom? If you have one ‘spare’ bedroom your housing benefit will be cut by 14% of the eligble rent you pay every week. If you have two or more spare bedrooms, you will lose 25%. The eligible rent is the amount of rent we use to work out how much housing benefit we can pay you. This does not include the amount you pay for things like a garage rent, some fuel charges or water rates. If your benefit is cut you will have to pay your landlord the difference between your housing benefit and your rent. For example;

1. Mr and Mrs Smith live in a two-bedroom flat costing £70 per week in rent. At the moment housing benefit covers the full cost of their rent. Under the new rules they will have one spare bedroom. Their housing benefit will be reduced by 14% of their rent (14% of £70 = £9.80) Their housing beneift will be reduced by £9.80 from £70 per week to £60.20 per week. They will have to pay £9.80 per week towards their rent.

2. Mr and Mrs Bell live with their two teenage boys, aged 13 and 15, in a three bedroom house. Their rent is £100 per week and they receive £10 per week in housing benefit. Under the new rules their children will be expected to share a bedroom and so they will be treated as having one spare. Their housing benefit will be reduced by 14% of £100 (£14), and so they will lose all their housing benefit.

What should I do? If you are worried about being able to afford to pay your rent from April 2013 you should ask for advice now. If you don’t pay your rent you could lose your home, so talk to your landlord about different ways to pay. You can also:

· Talk to your landlord about transferring to a smaller home or taking in a lodger

· Contact the Council to ask about extra financial help. Councils have a limited amount of money available to make discretionary payments towards housing costs. We may be able to prioritise your application if you have a disability and your house has been adapted or you have a foster child or are between fostering placements. You can telephone us on 0300 1234 121

· Get in touch with your local citizens advice bureau (www.citizensadvice.org.uk) or other local advice agencies.

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· Make sure you are claiming all the benefits you can, for example, money to help with the costs of a disability.

· Try to find some paid work to

increase your income.

This leaflet has been produced by Cornwall Council and contains general information based on current draft regulations. For more detailed information about the possible effect on your own claim or if you have any questions about the information in this leaflet you

can to talk to

· Benefits staff at Cornwall

Council

· Your landlord

· Citizens Advice bureau

· Local advice agencies

Visit www.cornwall.gov.uk

Limit on benefits

From April 2013, the overall amount of housing benefit you can receive will be capped. The Government will add up how much money you get from a range of bene-fits, including: housing benefit, jobseeker’s allowance, employment support allowance, child benefit, child tax credit and carer’s allowance. If the total comes to more than the maximum amount allowed your hous-ing benefit payments will be reduced. The maximum amount of benefit you will be able to receive from April 2013 will be:

£500 per week for single parents £500 per week for couples with or

without children £350 per week for single people

without children Which benefits count towards the cap? These benefits all count when working out how much you can get a week: Bereavement Allowance Carers’ Allowance Child Benefit Child Tax Credit

Employment and Support Allow-ance (except where it is paid with the support

component) Guardian’s Allowance Housing Benefit Incapacity Benefit Income Support Jobseeker’s Allowance Maternity Allowance Severe Disablement Allowance Widowed Parent’s Allowance Widowed Mother’s Allowance Widow’s Pension

Widow’s Pension Age-Related

Households that aren’t affected by

the cap The cap won’t apply to you if you, your partner or any children you are respon-sible for, are in receipt of any of the fol-lowing:

Attendance Allowance Disability Living Allowance Personal Independence Payment

(From April 2013) the support component of Employ-

ment and Support Allowance Industrial Injuries Benefits (and

equivalent payments as part of a war

disablement pension or the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme)

War Widow’s or War Widower’s



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Pension This will also not apply to you if:

You get pension credit or working tax credit Here are some examples of how the benefit cap could affect entitlement.

Mr & Mrs Jones receive benefit income from Housing Benefit - £150.00, Child Benefit - £100.70, Child Tax Credits - £325.00, Income Support £154.35, their total weekly benefit income is £730.05. As their total bene-fit income exceeds the benefit cap (£500.00) by £230.05 this will be de-ducted from their Housing Benefit award. So, instead of receiving £150.00 in housing benefit, they will receive £0.50 per week, this is the minimum award of housing benefit we can make.

Mr & Mrs Smith receive benefit income from Housing Benefit - £183.46, Child Benefit - £73.90, Child Tax Credits - £272.00, Job Seekers Allow-ance £111.45, their total weekly benefit income is £540.81. As their ben-efit income exceeds the benefit cap (£500.00) by £40.81 this will be de-ducted from their Housing Benefit award. So, instead of receiving £183.46 in housing benefit they will receive £142.65 per week.

What should I do?

If you are worried about being able to afford to pay your rent from April 2013 you should ask for advice now. If you don’t pay your rent you could lose your home, so talk to your landlord about different ways to pay. You can also:

Contact the Council to ask about extra financial help. Councils have a lim-ited amount of money available to make discretionary payments towards housing costs. You can telephone us on 0300 1234 121

Get in touch with your local citizens advice bureau (www.citizensadvice.org.uk) or other local advice agencies.

Make sure you are claiming all the benefits you can, for example, money to

help with the costs of a disability. Try to find some paid work to increase your income. Get more information about the cap on benefits by calling the Govern-

ments information line on 0845 6057064 This information has been reproduced from a leaflet issued by Cornwall Council and contains general information based on current draft regula-tions. For more detailed information about the possible effect on your own claim or if you have any questions about the information in this leaf-let you can to talk to:

Benefits staff at Cornwall Council Your landlord Citizens Advice bureau Local advice agencies

www.cornwall.gov.uk


http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

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Archive Film Project Do you have any memories of St Day Old Church?? Day-light celebrations has just received £1000 towards the mak-ing of a film about the Old Church and St. Day. Holly Summerson and Jasmine Cole won the funding from Ideas Tap with the inten-

tion of projecting it onto the Old Church in February as part of the Lantern Celebrations. They are real-ly keen to chat to people who have memories of the Old Church. If you were married, christened, sang in the choir or have any other memo-ries or photos, please contact [email protected] or call 01209 821684. They are two young people keen to create some-

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St Day in Bloom 2012 Despite challenging growing conditions this year many residents in St Day managed to brighten up our streets with colourful floral displays in their hanging baskets, window boxes and planters. There were many at-tractive elements in all the entries in this year’s St Day in Bloom Compe-tition, which was judged on a range of factors including plant choice, de-sign, maintenance and overall impact. Once again the Judges had a hard job picking a winner from among some strong entries.

This year’s winner was the arrangement of col-ourfully planted contain-ers in the front garden of ‘Kimberley’ in Church Hill. The judges were im-pressed by the quality of the planting and the at-tention to maintenance that had kept the display in tip-top condition.

Second place was awarded to the im-pressive array of hanging baskets and wall planters at 1 Cross Roads, Vicarage Hill. The sheer scale and co-ordination of the display made it a very close contend-er for the top spot, but it just lost out as the planting was thinning in a few places.

Third place went to Gwel Ledan on Brickworks Hill. What the


1st Kimberley, Church Hill

2nd 1 Cross Roads.

3rd Gwel Ledan

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From our Cornwall Councillor Dear Resident

The last few weeks at Cornwall Council have seen many changes, Cllr Alec Robertson lost a vote of no confidence as Leader of the Council and Cllr Jim Currie was elected the new Leader> The main reason for this vote of no confi-dence was over proposals for a joint venture with a private company. Cornwall Council and Health are having to work more closely and BT is bidding to run the call centres, One Stop shops and Library services and is offering to put some council services into rural post offices. BT is also committed to opening up new two call centres here in Cornwall which will provide over 500 additional jobs.

Cornwall Council will need to make a decision on whether or not it works with the private sector; many would like the Council to remain unchanged but unfor-tunately that is not an option The government is planning to cut grant funding to the Council by another £100 million from 2015/16, this will be in addition to the £170 million of cuts we have already had to make over the last 4 years. As a Council we do have a responsibility to protect frontline services and working with the private sector offers this protection and helps safeguard over 300 exist-ing staff currently employed in the Council’s customer service departments.

It is my view that if that if an agreement is reached then Cornwall Council and the Health providers must be able to monitor robustly how the contract is being administered, and those council employees who are transferred to BT actually

do have their pensions, pay and conditions protected.

On 9 October I was delighted to have been invited to the Sunny Days Nursery to see for myself the children and adults heading out on their first walk wearing their newly purchased high visibility waistcoats and jackets. These were paid for using my community chest funds and will definitely help the nursery on all of its outdoor field trips; other funding awarded recently has been towards the provi-sion of Christmas trees for the village festival, the St Day Lantern celebrations and Cornwall Deaf Centre.

Mark Kaczmarek

Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning Cornwall Council

Tel: 01872 322579 Fax: 01872 322580

The Exchange, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY

www.cornwall.gov.uk

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At Sunny Days we value the friendship bonds that children make though their play. Children have moved between rooms or joined us for the start of the September term. It is great to see strong bonds form-ing with friends and key people. How children support and help each other, beginning to work

out right from wrong and what motivates them is fascinating and rewarding to watch. Some friendships will continue all the way through school and into adult-hood, confirming the children’s place in our community.

We have enjoyed exploring outside and picking blackberries for eating and painting with. We have hunted for snails and worms and children can quickly

spot a likely place to look. We have used our knowledge to draw, paint and create salt dough and clay bugs and worms. You may have seen some of our work entered at the St Day Horticultural Show.

Our role play inside has been ‘The Gingerbread Man‘ in pre-school and a home corner in the Sunbeam Room. Outside our

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In October we had a harvest event at Carharrack Church. We enjoyed our walk, feeling safe by wearing the new safety vests sponsored by Mark Kaczma-

rek. At the church we explored some fruit and vegetable and created some art work. After a snack and some singing we headed back to Sunny Days Nursery and managed to get back just before the rain.

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judges particularly liked about this entry was the way in which the various well-chosen container displays had been skilfully positioned to brighten dull corners and distract the eye from necessary but unsightly features such the oil tank and clothes drier. As in previous years there were plantings around

St Day that the judges would have like to have included but weren’t entered in the compe-tition, and some im-pressive

displays that didn’t quite fulfil the criteria of being primarily visible from a public road or path. Nev-ertheless, on behalf of St Day Parish Council and anyone whose day has been brightened by these flowers, the judges would like to thank everyone who took the time and trouble to cheer up our streets this summer with a floral display, however large or small.


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Carharrack & St. Day Pensioners Club Outings Programme

November 14th Taunton £12 December 10th Lunch at The Lowenac free to qualifying members Contact Margaret 821150 or Janet 822070

Holy Trinity Church Christmas Celebrations November 23rd 7.00pm in the Church Hall Christmas Beetle Drive fun for all ages December 1st

10.00am-12 noon in the Church Hall Christmas Fayre December 10th 7.30pm in the Church 9 Lessons & Carols with the Band

Christmas Services Christmas Eve 5.00pm in the Church Christingle Family Service 11.30pm in the Church Midnight Mass Christmas Day 10.00am in the Church Mass of the Day The Christmas Tree Festival will be open on Saturday Dec 2nd & 3rd and again on Dec 8th & 9th. Light lunches will be available.

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St Day Parish Council Can you spare a couple of hours to help keep your

environment clean and tidy??

There will be a

LITTER PICK

Saturday 17th November at

10am Meet in the back room of the Community Centre

High visibility jackets and grabbers provided

Contacts:

For weddings, funerals and baptisms

Fr. Simon Bone, Vicar : 01872 822862

The Rectory, Church St,

St. Day

Churchwardens:

Annette Hillman 821030

Sue Manley 820187

Hall Bookings

Sheila Braddon 820285

We have many varied fund raising events during the year. Please do come along and join us.

Holy Trinity Church

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Second Monday of every month ‑ Pop In ‑ 11:00 am ‑ 1:00 pm ‑ A chance for a soup and sweet lunch, chat and fellowship.

Tuesdays 2:30 pm ‑ 4:00 pm Bright Hour—a fellowship meeting for ladies and men.

Wednesdays 4th Wednesday of the month 12 noon for 12.15 Luncheon Club

1st and 3rd Wednesday—(not in Dec.)

Ray’s Bargain Bin 10.00-3.30pm

Thursdays 10.15 am Coffee, Prayer and Bible Study

Fridays

7:30 pm Fellowship & Bible Study

at 5 Carew Road, St. Day

Other special events are organized, details can be found on the Church door or notice board.

Contacts

Church services and activities -

Ralph Gilbert 821100

Junior Church – Bobby Dyer 820021

Hirings – Janet Homer 820881

The Methodist Church in

St. Day warmly welcomes you to share with

them in their events and activities.

Methodism has been present in St. Day for

many years. The Methodist Church and family seek to serve and follow

Christ's teaching as a group of believers and individuals. We extend the love of

God to all.

Friendly fellowship, transport no problem,

Comfortable surroundings, genuine

love and support

offered to all.

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The ‘Oil Club’ helps more people save on their fuel bills Residents are saving money on heating oil by having deliveries on the same day each month. By using an independent local supplier we not only get a discount but also have experienced good service in extreme weather!

To join in and save on your oil costs you need to order through Nigel Knight on 820441. You can also order online

by emailing your details and order to [email protected].

In order to receive a discount you must place your order with Nigel, please do not phone our supplier direct, this could result in you getting a double delivery!

Deliveries are made on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

If you require a delivery in December please place your order before 12th December if

possible

Some Christmas dates for your diary

at St. Day Methodist Church Christmas Coffee Morning and Bazaar

Saturday November 24th Pop In Christmas Service

Sunday 9th December 3.pm Carols by Candlelight

Thursday 6th December 7pm Nativity

23rd December 6.00pm


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Can you help deliver this Newsletter? We have a list of around 20 willing helpers who have each volun-teered to deliver this newsletter to your door four times per year. Ob-viously we allow them time off to go on holiday and, of course, there are sometimes other very good reasons why they cannot deliver. In these circumstances it then falls to Steve Penny, who organises de-liveries, to arrange a substitute or, more often, to do two rounds him-self. It would be so much simpler if Steve had a reserve list of volunteers who were willing to step in to lighten his load when needed. If you are willing to help when one of our regulars can’t deliver or, indeed, are happy to go on a reserve list for a regular round, please contact Steve on 820774 or Nigel, the editor, at [email protected] Without volunteers there would be no Newsletter!


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Flower Festival thanks Even strong winds and heavy rain could in no way spoil the wonder-ful; 'Feast of Faith & Flowers.' It is my pleasure on behalf of St. Day Methodist Church Council, to say a big thank you to everyone, for your support over the five days. First to Rev. Danny & Sarah Reed whose vision it was. For the many hours they spent in organising and supporting before and during the weekend. To Donna Burrell of Radio Cornwall who declared the Fes-tival open, to the many flower arrangers whose skill gave meaning to their arrangements. To those who welcomed and stewarded. to those who supplied endless food & served willingly, both during the day and on the evenings of the Songs of Praise and the 'Home Grown Concert' To those who manned the Bring and Buy stall. Thanks also to the St. Day Historical & Conservation Society whose display entitled "The Way We Were' created great interest. Thanks also to the staff and pu of St. Day School for their display of flags and bunting Finally to Rosemary for her wonderful garden at the fr of the Chapel. The success of the weekend was I believe due to oui wonderful community here in St. Day coming togethei and enjoying each oth-ers company and fellowship. The proceeds of the week-end which realized £1600 \ been divided between; St. Day & Carharrack School, Holy Trinity Parish Church, St. Day Feast Committee, St. Day Methodist Church. Trust we will continue working together.

Sincerely, Elizabeth Triggs, Former Church Council Secretary

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I can hardly believe the year is nearly over and we are al-ready thinking about Christmas. Hopefully the nimble fin-gered among our ranks will join in decorating our Christmas tree as part of the village Christmas tree event. Although we had no outing or regular meeting in Au-gust we certainly didn't put our feet up and have a rest as we celebrated our 90th anniversary. Past members as well as the current ones were invited to an afternoon party, so a

chance to catch up with people not seen for a while. Many memories were trig-gered by the display of photos, covering past and recent events, organised by Marlene Richards, interesting how the fashions have changes from the time when all ladies wore hats and gloves to now when even great grannies wear jeans! Everyone received a fridge magnet showing our new banner as a small me-mento of a very happy day, it was designed and created by Lesley Rance. Ca-terers provided an excellent buffet tea, lovely not having to slave over our hot stoves. The afternoon ended with the cutting of the birthday cake by Timmy Crutchlow, aged 98, our most senior past member. The cake was made and decorated by Jenny Davies our secretary. September meeting was ideal with Christmas looming on the horizon. Di-ane Westwood came to share her skill at jewellery making, ideas for Christmas presents maybe. Some members couldn't wait, deciding to treat themselves

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from the selection of pieces for sale. One lady, who shall remain nameless, was heard to say as she tucked away her goodies, " I'm not sure if I will be able to afford to go to Asda tomorrow" October brought a visit from James Instance manager of the Falmouth coast-guard station. We will all have seen it perched up high at Pendennis or heard a report on the radio of their involvement with a problem, often hundreds of miles away, this may well be the extent of our knowledge. His talk, accompanied by photos taken at the time of major rescues, brought home the sheer magnitude of the organisation needed. Involving the co-operation of many different ser-vices and liasing with other countries. The courage and skill of all involved is outstanding.

Forthcoming events

November 14th - Phillip Rodda of Rodda's creamery, December 12th - Christmas Party, entertainment by Proper Job. January 9th - Julia Steel of The Body Shop February 13th - Annual meeting no speaker. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7.00pm in the Church hall. Why not come along and meet us all, you can be sure of a warm welcome.

St. Day Community

Centre Located in the centre of the Village. For bookings and

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Between 08.00 and 18.00

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I aim to get to small local jobs within 3 days.

So however large or small the job please ring me on

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Meet your Parish Clerk Steve Edwards

It’s a daunting prospect, writing about yourself, but here goes. I was born in the Midlands too many years ago and, at the tender age of 18, went to London University to study Modern Languages – German and French. There I met Sue and, on leaving university in 1975, we married and moved to live in her home village of St Day. Since then we have lived in Church Street, Tolcarne Road and, now, Mt Pleasant – but never out of St Day! I started work at Penzance Girls’ Grammar School (no longer in existence) in 1975 and then moved to Penair School in Truro when it first opened in 1978. I worked there in a variety of roles, latterly as Head of Modern Languages, and finally retired in 2007. We have 2 daugh-ters, Zoë and Laura, who both attended St Day School – as it was known at the time – and then moved to Penair because they knew they could get a lift to school each day! Both now work locally and looking after grandchil-dren is one of the joys of retirement. During my years in St Day I have played both football and cricket for St Day and, now that the legs have gone, enjoy a leisurely game of golf with friends once or twice a week. I have always tried to be active in the community and, when St Day Parish Council was formed in 1985 and the Council advertised for a Parish Clerk, I applied, was accepted and took on the role. Little did I think that, 27 years later, I would still be doing the job! I have found over the years that much of the work the Parish Council does goes unnoticed and, therefore, is often unappreciated. Maybe that’s the way it’s always going to be with Parish Councils but, believe me, your Parish Councillors do work hard and achieve much more than most other Parish Councils. They really do de-serve your support! In my retirement, apart from looking after grandchildren, playing golf and working part time as the Parish Clerk, I maintain my interest in languages by marking GCSE papers each summer. I am also a trustee of the WJ Mills (Cottages) Trust and find this a rewarding and sometimes time consuming role. Finally, Sue and I like to travel – I suppose this started in my student days with much time spent in Germany particularly – but we do find it very enjoyable although we do need a little more comfort on our travels these days! Who said retirement can be boring?

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These things have been in St Day and Gwennap

by Richard R Blewett

Education in Gwennap and St Day at the end of the nineteenth century. (Continued)

Religious Knowledge in the Board Schools The School Board that governed my school – Leedstown – had given per-mission for an annual examination in Religious Knowledge by a Church of England clergyman. Gwennap School Board had refused such inspection and depended on the Headteachers to carry out the work conscientiously. Her Majesty’s Inspectors (Victoria) had no right of inspection of this im-portant subject. The syllabus for Board Schools made no mention of the Church of England Prayer Book and both the teaching and inspection were acceptable to the most ardent non-conformist. As I write I have be-fore me the syllabuses and reports for 1892 and 1895. The reports were signed by ‘Edward F. Taylor M.A. Inspector’. One of the most striking points in the syllabus is the amount of material which had to be ‘learned by heart’, recited and, after the age of eleven, written from memory. A very long morning prayer, an equally long evening prayer (both to be heard spoken by the whole school as a test or reverence), the ten com-mandments (in my old age I can still recite them in due order), the Lord’s Prayer, the Apostles’ Creed, the Beatitudes, three hymns, Psalm XXIV, Proverbs XV and, in my younger days, we had ‘My Duty towards God’ and ‘My Duty towards my neighbour’. These last two items were discon-tinued but I still remember that one of my duties towards my neighbour was, ‘obedience to my pastors, masters and those set in authority over me’. Needless to say that duty has sometimes been neglected by me! Each year the syllabus included a fairly full study of Old Testament char-acters and of one of the Gospels. By the time I had reached the age of 14 I had a good working knowledge of the Garden of Eden, Abraham, his sons and grandsons, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, Elijah, Elisha, Sam-uel, Jonah and many others. We were not allowed to read about Bathshe-ba and that naughty incident in the life of david but when I was about 12 I heard a lovely sermon on it and the text was, ‘Thou art the man!’ I under-stood. Then there was a study of the conversion and missionary travels of St Paul. In addition to all this I listened to no less than 104 sermons each year and 104 Sunday School lessons and by the time I was 14 I felt I was on the road to Canterbury or at least York. But disaster befell me. I was


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born on the same day as the late Pope John – November 25th, 1881. The ‘destiny that shapes our end’ had its eye on us both – which of these two for the Vatican and which for St Day? In the Religious Knowledge report for 1894 my name appeared under the heading ‘Specifically Commended – award of merit’. In 1895 I had ‘fallen from grace’ and was merely ‘commended’. Destiny spotted the decline and eventually posted me to St Day! I am truly thankful. When I look back on the work we did in Religious Knowledge I am amazed at the intensity of the teaching. Whether it made us better people I am not so sure. A few of my contemporaries emigrated to the USA and by the time they were 21 they were fully qualified Method-ist Ministers. I was always fascinated by the dramatic and searching quo-tations from the Bible – ‘Art thou he that troubleth Israel?’; ‘Thou art the man’; ‘I, and I only, am left and they seek my life to take it away’; ‘It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good’; and many hundreds of others. It may be possible that, with this intensive religious teaching, some of us be-came mixed with that crowd who, like the devil, ‘can quote scripture for their own purposes’! There as something else that had an even greater in-fluence in my young life and drove me along the road of Victorian ‘respectability’ if not of virtue. On sloping panels of the ceiling of the ‘big room’ was a series of 9 or 10 very large posters in black and white depict-ing ‘The boy, what will he become?’ The series in front of us has since re-minded me of William Hogarth’s 18th century famous pictures ‘The Rake’s Progress’. Early on I decided not to be a ‘rake’ if I could avoid it. Refusing to be a judge in my own cause I leave it to the reader to decide on my suc-cess or failure! Another very important subject in all the Board schools was ‘Recitation’ and for this there wer two or three sessions a week of half an hour each. Up to the age of 7 we had most of the nursery rhymes and such lovely items as ‘Wynken, Blynken and Nod’ and the little boy and the tin soldiers. We recited them ‘altogether’ each boy and girl using his or her own invent-ed tune. By the age of 8 we learnt several of the simple poems of William Wordsworth – ‘Lucy Gray’; ‘We are seven’. Afterwards we met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and learnt a large part of ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mari-ner’, Robert Browning and ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’, Oliver Goldsmith and ‘The Deserted Village’, Thomas Hood and ‘The Song of the Shirt’, Wil-liam Balke and ‘Tiger! Tiger! burning Bright’, Tennyson and ‘The Re-venge’ (‘I have fought for Queen and Faith like a valiant man and true’) and finally William Shakespeare with long passages from ‘The Merchant of Venice’ (‘The quality of mercy is not strained’), ‘Henry V’ (Cry, God for Harry, England and St George!’), ‘Henry VIII’ (‘All my glories, in that one woman, I have lost forever’) and ‘Julius Caesar’ (‘Mischief, thou art afoot, take thou what course thou wilt’). None of us knew the full meaning of



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some of the lines then and I feel sure most of the few still alive have for-gotten most of it.

But oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon the inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills. (William Wordsworth, 1770 - 1850)

As we moved out of the eight-year stage, reciting became individual and each had an opportunity of showing powers of clear speech. Some of us acted the Shakespeare parts. I was once a Duke! To those of us who had properly shaped mouths, a tongue that was easily manageable, a voice that was clear and an intelligence that was average we were able to make ourselves understood. Things have changed. With a crowded cur-riculum can any time be found for much poetry or voice training? I do not know the answer. During the period under notice a famous and great man, William T. Stead, was publishing poetry by all the great English po-ets in penny parts – a hundred or more pages of poetry for a penny. It made my generation poetry conscious and proud of it. We regarded our-selves as

Heirs of all the ages In the foremost files of time,

- heirs capable of claiming and of understanding the inheritance of poetry handed down from history. The original W. T. Stead and his ‘Penny Poets’ stil live in the hearts of thousands. His grandson – a later W. K. Stead and his great-grandchildren live in Little Beside House and are in communion with St Day Church.

The new headmaster who came soon after I was 11 was a great gram-marian and his motto was ‘Thorough’. By the time I was 14 I knew enough English Grammar to take successfully, without more study, through the Birmingham University Matriculation. For one who was em-barking on an academic career the Board School study was ideal – say for 4 in 100. For the others it was useless except as mental discipline. But the Education Code demanded it and it had to be done. Such ex-treme practice has long since disappeared in primary and secondary schools. As a final note for the month it may be full of interest to note that the School Boards were in full control of the government controlled curricu-lum. They came into existence, say, about 1875. There were no County Councils until 1888 nor Parish Councils until 1894.


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ST DAY AFC 2012/2013 “Club for the Future & for the Family”

CLUB PHOTO On Saturday 22nd September, prior to the game against Millbrook, the whole club got together to show how united the club is and has become over the last 15 months. Below is the whole club photo which is on display inside the clubhouse along

with the other team photographs. The picture contains 102 people, 39 people were missing which shows why the club is so strong.

CHARTER STANDARD AWARD On Saturday 6th October, prior to our 1st team home game against Pro-bus, St Day AFC club officials, players and youth players were presented with the Charter Standard Award, by Cornwall FA Vice-Chairman Mr. Da-vid Bray. The Charter Standard Scheme is a best practice guide that sets standards of coaching, administration and child protection for all clubs outside the Football League and Premier League. As a benchmark for quality it will improve the playing experience for all. The FA, in conjunction with various bodies, has drawn up the following set of criteria for clubs wishing to reach Charter Stand-ard:


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· A written constitution

· FA CRB checked volunteers

· All managers to have minimum of FA Level 1 Coaching Course

· Commitment to attend in-service training

· Acceptance and promotion of Codes of Conduct

· Commitment to provide Mini-Soccer opportunities for Under 10s

· Commitment to promote schools liaison

· Equal opportunities for all

There are four levels to the charter standard award, adult, club, developing and community. The award that we have been recognized for is because of the adult and youth set up on show here at St Day. The overall aim is to acquire commu-nity charter standard, which is awarded to clubs with 10 teams at all levels, in-cluding a disability team. This opens many doors for the whole club to new grants and really shows the standard of St Day FC as a whole. We are very proud of our award.



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Fireworks, singing

babies and classical

music... What do fireworks, singing babies and classical music have in common? Not a lot, possibly. Except they are all events happening in or on the grounds of Scor-rier chapel in November.

Friday Nov 9th, from about 6:00 to about 8:00 there will be a ‘bonfire and

burgers’ with a display of fireworks.

Sunday 18th Nov Cornwall Chamber Orchestra will be performing a classical concert including, amongst others, works by Bach, Sibelius and Mozart. This

will start at 3 pm; they would appreciate a donation towards costs, surplus funds being given to the Tear Fund charity. Children free. All are welcome.

Tuesday 23rd Sept saw the first session of ‘Sing and Play’, with 16 little ones and 11 mums and grand-mums. There was a variety of play equipment, a cook-ing activity and a great interactive sing-along time. These sessions are intend-ed to complement not compete with any other pre-school activity in the area and will take place every Tuesday morning during term time. So little ones, bring not only your mums but dads and granddads as well!

Looking ahead to Christmas at Scorrier chapel... Sunday 16th Christingle, es-pecially for children. Sunday 23rd in the evening, Carols by Candlelight. And of course a short morning service on Christmas day itself. Watch our notice board nearer the time for details.

The first Sunday morning each month is generally a Family Service, so is par-

ticularly child-friendly – although of course children are present and welcome at any of our gatherings! All are welcome to join us then or any time; we meet at 10am and 7pm each Sunday.

For further information on any of the above, contact Tim Jenkin on 01209 899

009. Scorrier Christian Fellowship.

The first Sunday morning each month is generally a Family Service, so is par-ticularly child-friendly – although of course children are present and welcome at any of our gatherings! All are welcome to join us then or any time; we meet at 10am and 7pm each Sunday. For further information on any of the above, contact Tim Jenkin on 01209 899 009. Scorrier Christian Fellowship.

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2013 The address to send to [email protected]

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FA COUNTY YOUTH CUP SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER 2012 RESULT - KENT 3 CORNWALL 1 Despite an early exit from this season’s competition, we would like to congratu-late Ryan Trathen who played in this competition and represented not only him-self, but it is the first time St Day AFC has had a player represented. We hope there will be many more to come. LEAGUE POSITIONS

All 3 teams have made good starts to the season, particularly the 3rd team which ha not lost a game yet (hope that is not tempting fate). The positions at the time of writing are:- 1st Team - 5th in Jolly’s Combination League 2nd Team - 4th in the Trelawny League Division 1 3rd Team - 2nd in the Trelawny League Division 3 FA RESPECT TOURNAMENT

Cornwall FA held Respect Festivals at Newquay, Penryn and Truro on 15th September 2012. Matches were played with teams from FA Charter Standard clubs at Under-9, Under-10, Under-11 and Under-12 age groups to demon-strate the Respect ethos and, most of all, to highlight the enjoyment level of youngsters playing under the Respect guidelines. Once again the club was proud of the under 12 team that we entered as we won the tournament Respect trophy for being polite, smart and friendly throughout the whole day. Well done Rob, Phil and all the players involved. P.G.

As many of you will be aware, long time club supporter and Assistant Grounds-man Peter Grenfell has recently been in hospital. We are delighted to say that he is now home and back at the club cheering the boys on again and looking extremely well. FOOTBALL FOCUS MAGAZINE Two years ago the club was covered in the national magazine “Football Focus”. They interviewed Mark Leah & Mark Etherington and this was published along with photos in the monthly magazine. Since then the Newcastle company has kept a close eye on the goings on at St Day AFC. At the beginning of Septem-ber the club was contacted again to do a short piece for an article in the maga-zine, this time the focus was on how we have grown in the community, our facil-ities and our very successful youth section. Members of both committees were contacted and have answered questions in relation to certain topics given by the Football Focus editor and, along with pho-tographs, will appear in the October edition of the magazine.



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Autumn Term News from

St Day & Carharrack Community School

The new intake of pupils into our Reception Class is settling very well and enjoying the new outside play area and its canopy. At the end of October we had an Open Evening on a Spanish Theme, when new parents and children were able to come and look around our newly refurbished school and join in a range of activities. It was very enjoyable meeting new families and getting to know them ready for September 2013.

If you were unable to come and see us in action, please do not hesitate to ring Mrs Hill in the School Office on 01209 820456 to book a visit – either during the school day or after school. It really is the best way to choose your child’s school.

In the summer one of last year’s reception children made a house move to Penryn and here is part of a letter from her mum, Kate Venner de Cortez:

“I just wanted to thank you and your staff for giving Aracely such a lovely start to her school life. Your Reception class is such a warm and supportive space and she was able to build confidence and start to gain the skills and passion for learning that will hopefully set her up for the future. In fact, the new school has commented on how advanced she is starting Year 1.

I know that the school doesn’t seem to be valued as it should for what it does for the children and the community. I admit that I was a bit nervous but from the first visit and meeting with you I have felt valued and was really impressed by the vibrancy, creativity and commitment to doing your best for all children, whatever their abilities and needs. I loved the open day; it was a great celebration of all that goes on. I hope that more local families begin to recognise what they have on their doorstep; it is something to be proud of.

Many thanks

Kate Venner de Cortez”

News from St. Day and Carharrack Community School

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Exciting Times!

St Day and Carharrack Community Primary School has been discussing, consulting and debating over a brand new

and exciting project called the Redruth Learning Group Co-operative. This has involved a group of local schools preparing to form an educational partnership amongst themselves in order that they might develop new strategies and proce-dures for co-operative and collaborative working together. The schools are Redruth School, Treleigh, Lanner, Pennoweth and St Day and Carharrack with other partners.

A great deal of planning has already taken place to establish feasibilities, legal matters, and the necessary procedures to carry out a formal consultation pro-cess. Already meetings have been held for governing bodies, parents, staff and local stakeholders such as parish councils, county councillors and other inter-ested groups. There has been interesting debate and points made but in es-

sence the general consensus is that this is a good thing for our school.

There are many advantages to such a collaboration which include staff working more closely across the area such as:-

1. sharing of knowledge

2. expertise and resources

3. potential for shared ordering and procurement

4. sharing of services such as grounds maintenance

5. working with other educational providers

working with businesses, further education and higher education.

If the project goes ahead the school will become a foundation trust school but it will still retain its unique identity; the uniform and name will stay the same and Cornwall Council will still be a partner of the Redruth Learning Group Co-operative and school will still look to the council for advice and support where necessary. Our governing body will remain the same but there will be a new over-arching board which will consist of representatives from each of the part-

ner schools plus businesses and further and higher education.

These are exciting times for all of the prospective partners and as a smaller school we believe we have much to gain from working in this new way. As par-ents you will not notice many if any changes to the school on a day to day basis but we are confident that our school will benefit greatly as part of this exciting new venture.

Richard Carter

Chair of Governors.

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What’s On For Christmas

In November 23rd at 7.00pm in the Parish Church Hall Christmas Beetle Drive fun for all ages

Nov. 24th Coffee Morning and Bazaar at Methodist Church

In December

1st 10.00am - 12 noon in the Parish Church Hall Christmas Fayre

6th Carols by Candlelight at Methodist Church, 7pm

10th 7.30pm in the Parish Church 9 Lessons & Carols with the Band

14th 8.30pm Carols on the Market Square with the Band

16th Christingle, especially for children at Scorrier Chapel

23rd in he evening, at Scorrier Chapel - Carols by Candlelight

23rd Nativity at Methodist Church 6.30pm

Christmas Eve 5.00pm in the Parish Church Christingle Family Service

11.30pm in the Church Midnight Mass.

Christmas Day 10.00am Service at Methodist Church with Graham Homer and Geoff Nankivell

10.00am Mass in the Parish Church

Don’t forget the Christmas Tree Festival—see page 3

Do you have memories of St. Day in the past? We’d love to print your memories here in the Newsletter. If you’d like some help get them down on paper then get in touch. Call Nigel on 820441 or leave a message

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There will be 1.2 million copies published and these will be available in all the schools linked to the club; Redruth Technology College and St Day & Carhar-rack Primary School along with the other 6 feeders schools to Redruth, they will also be in the clubhouse. An online link will be placed on the club website too. Keep your eyes open for a copy. CHRISTMAS PARTY…. Last year we held a Christmas party for all players, girlfriends, supporters & offi-cials and this year we are going to do the same. The big Christmas draw is held on the same night. Last year we had over 50 prizes with the top prize being a youth bicycle and many others donated and bought by local businesses. The date which is to be finalised is looking to be Saturday 15th December at the club along with a disco. On the same night the ladies of the youth section are all going out for a Christmas Party and then returning to the club to join in the fun. So, if you’re a parent of a youth youngster and female, contact youth Secretary Clair Richards today for more details!!!! The Youth Christmas party, which is going to be held on Sunday 9th Decem-

ber, is already well attended. If you have a son or daughter and would like them to attend, please sign them up on the sheet attached to the youth section notice board in the clubhouse. The cost will be a maximum of £8 and final arrange-ments are now being made. Last year we supplied entertainment, food and a present from Santa, which for all youth players was a club polo top. However, with the massive increase in numbers to the youth section and along with sib-lings we feel that the clubhouse isn’t going to be big enough and are now look-ing into alternatives. Suggestion such as “Raise the Roof” at Penryn and ‘Bombadingas’ at Pool are options where we would hire out the whole building for 2-3 hours. So for now, if your son or daughter is between 3-11 years old, please sign them up today and we will keep you posted.


The Enterprise All Stars Bowls Club The Enterprise All Stars Bowls Club meets

at the Enterprise Centre, Vogue and has approximately 28 members, the majority of whom are St Day residents with one or two from neighbouring villages.

The club meets weekly during the summer on a Tuesday and twice a week in the winter on Tuesday and Friday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. It is a very friendly club where age and ability is immaterial, one member for instance is registered severally sight impaired/blind

Bowls are played from 2 till 3, then a break for a cup of tea and a biscuit before recommencing play again until 4 pm

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Parish Council

News Parish Councillors

Pippa Bray 820446 Bobby Dyer 820021 Jim Moores 820160 Geoff Nankivell 820201 John Newcombe 820841 Steve Penny 820774 Lesley Trotter 820733 Clerk to Parish Council Steve Edwards 821829 Cornwall Councillor Mark Kaczmarek 211366 Please note the Parish Council now meets in the Community Room at the bottom of Mills Street. There is car parking available in Barracks Lane. Council Elections will be held on 2nd May, 2013, for both Cornwall Council and the Parish Council. For the Corn-wall Council elections St.Day will be grouped with Carharrack and Gwen-nap instead of Lanner. Anybody who is interested in standing for the Parish Council is most welcome to attend council meetings to find out what is in-volved in being a councillor. With the cutbacks in funding to local govern-ment there will be some tough deci-sions to be made by the parish regard-ing what the parish will do to fill the gaps in service previously provided by Cornwall Council. Nominations must be submitted by 5th April. Details of

how to apply will be announced nearer the time. Hopefully there will be 8 or more nominations for the Parish Council so there will have to be a vote and this will obviate the argument, put forward by some, that the Parish Council is not representative of the parish, only the Cornwall Councillor being elected by the people.

Town Clock At the public meeting the

Parish Council explained that Cornwall Council is determined to dispose of the clock and that the Parish Council would take over ownership if it has the support of residents and can obtain external funding. It is hoped that grants can be obtained to carry out the initial urgent refurbishment, but there will be an ongoing cost for insurance

and maintenance and a need to accu-mulate a sum of money for major work in 10 to 20 years time. This might add £4 to £5 per annum to the council tax. All those who attended the public meeting were keen to see the clock preserved and voted to support the Parish Council in its efforts to take over responsibility. All residents who support this course of action are asked to sign the forms which are in local shops and the Post Office. Al-ready there is a large number of sig-natures. The forms will show potential funders that the scheme has your sup-port, and realise that you are prepared to make a financial contribution via the council tax. A formal decision to pro-ceed will be put to the December Meeting of the Parish Council when the budget for the year from April 2013 is set.


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Meet your Parish Councillors Jim Moores I have been asked to do a small article about myself. I moved to the village ap-proximately 39 years ago when I married my wife Sylvia {James}, most people still know me as Sylvia's husband. We stayed with Sylvia's mother and father for the first year, who at the time was running the local taxi from the old Post Office in St Day. Then we moved to Wheal Gorland where we still live. For all my working life I was involved in maritime engineering, firstly with the Ministry of Defence then with a private company. Unfortunately, just before Christmas 2011, I was unable through arthritis to meet the medical standards for sea service. This meant that I basically retired from work.

The reason I got involved with the Parish Council was hopefully to put some-

thing back into the village. I should mention I have no party political allegiance when it comes to the Parish Council. Already, in a short time on the Parish Council, quite a few people have stopped me with questions when I have been walking my dog and I have tried to find the answers for them. Please fill free to speak to me with any concerns you have, and that goes for anybody on the Parish Council.

I would also like to thank the people on the Parish Council for the assistance I have received. It has been quite a learning curve!

Jimmy Moores

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St Day

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Society We had a lovely sunny dry day for our horticultural show and for those of you who came to see the Show and give your support you will have seen some fine examples of flowers and vegeta-bles, cookery, needlework and art work which showed the many talents of the people in St Day and the local areas.

What a wonderful display we had although the entries for the flow-ers and vegetables were lower this year the standard of the entries were good. Presumably the summer weath-er did not help the growers. The cookery, needlework and art sections were up on entries with very high standards making the judges job very difficult. There were plenty of entries in the children's sections and they all seem so keen to show their work and see if they can get a prize. St Day and Carharrack School as usual put on a wonderful display of the work done by the children of the School. Our thanks go to all the people involved in helping make this event such a success year after year. Special thanks go to the small band of people on the committee, all the helpers, the judges, the visitors and of course the exhibitors without whom there would be no show. Also many thanks to the teachers and help-ers at the School who never fail to put on a lovely display of the childrens work. The prizes were presented this year by the local Bandmaster, Roy Tre-

lease and his sister Rose Cur-now. They honoured us by represent-ing their father, Mr Stuart Trelease, who has been involved with the Show for many years especially in judging the honey section. To keep the horticultural show going each year we really need more people to join the committee. We have two shows a year, one in March and the other in October. We hold four meetings a year to arrange the shows but we really need helpers who are able to help set up the tables in the halls on the Thursday before the Show and of course to take them down again at the end of the Show on the Saturday. We need people who are willing to join the committee

and take on a role whether it be help-ing set up and take down tables, sit on the door and take money or sell raffle tickets, maybe you would prefer to make the tea to keep the committee members and judges going for the day. If you would like to join the com-mittee then we would be sure to find a role for you. If you are interested in joining us please contact me on the number be-low and I will be able to let you know the date of the next Annual General Meeting for the Horticultural Society and tell you anything you want to know about the Society. Thanks again to all those who helped in any way. Mandy Mitchell (Schedule Secretary) 01209 820 157 (if you reach my answerphone just leave your name and number I will get back to you)

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If I Had Wings

If I had wings I would taste a

Slice of sun

If I had wings I would tickle

The feet of clouds

If I had wings I would feel the heat

Of the sun on my head

If I had wings I would dance to

The patter of rainbows

If I had wings I would bounce

On the fluffy clouds

If I had wings I would sing

To the leprechaun At the end of the rainbow.

By Shay

Some contributions from children at St. Day and Carharrack Community School

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The Wind is Whistling

The wind is whistling The sky is grey

We're off to school On an invisible day. The icy wind froze

The owl's wings and they Fell off.

The wind was as terrifying As an eagle catching its

prey.

By Lily Walker – Year 3

It is really good to see some contributions

from the school children.

Please let us have some more

for the next edition in February.

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The Wind blew On and On

The wind blew on and on, The gentle wind couldn't

move a tree, It blew it so calmly along, Moving along no damage

done, People in the park having

lots of fun, The wind blew on and on.

By Ebony Jonathon – Year 3

Look

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Christmas Tree

Picture Competition

Ages 0-16, any medium, A4 size

The Christmas Tree festival would like to invite under 16s to enter our Christmas tree competition. Just drop your A4 en-try into the post office, Sunny Days Nursery or St Day and Carharrack School by Wednesday 28th November 2012.

Pictures will be on display in St Day Chapel during the festival – come and see who has won a prize.

Please ensure name, age and contact details are on the back of your entry.

Maximum 2 entries per person.

Look

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Planning Inquiry A planning inspector

has held a public inquiry into an appeal against enforcement action on various matters on the land off Brickworks Hill. This matter has been ongoing for about 14 years.

Community Events Over the winter, in addition to the usual Christmas Lights, there are proposals for another Lantern Parade and also a Christmas Tree Festival. Details of the Lantern Parade, which it is hoped will include the projection of images on to the Old Church, can be obtained from Claire Summerson who would like to hear from anyone who can help in any way. Two young people have already received a grant towards

the cost of producing the images. The Christmas Tree Festival is a joint effort by the Parish Church and the Methodist Church. If everybody pulls together we can make these events a big success like the Diamond Jubilee and Feast Cele-brations were this year. Overgrown Property at Vogue A meeting is to be held with the owner, the Parish Council, Cornwall Council and a developer to discuss issues con-cerning a possible development. Meanwhile the owner has been issued with an order to tidy up the site.

Cornwall Conversations are a series

of meetings for the leader and cabinet members of Cornwall Council to meet local Parish and Town Councils. St.Day was one of only a few parishes represented at the recent meeting at Camborne and our Councillors were able to raise a variety of issues which arise in our dealings with C.C. and af-fect the parish.

It was clear that the reduction in gov-ernment grants to Cornwall Council is causing problems, which will lead to a further reduction in services. C.C. is looking to parishes to take over some of the work: but their funding is usually insufficient to do the work to a high standard. Cabinet members seemed unaware of the problems which the parishes are facing in setting a budget when we do not know the level of fund-ing for the services which we provide on their behalf (footpath maintenance, maintenance of the closed churchyard and opening the toilets). We have only recently been informed of C.C. funding for the current year for the closed churchyard, and still await written con-firmation of its contribution towards keeping the toilets at the Community Centre open for public use. Further confusion and delays are now inevita-ble due to the change of leadership at County Hall.

Historic Churchyards Website www.cornwallminingvillagechurchyards.net has attracted considerable inter-est from people researching local and family history, and there have been several favourable comments from dif-ferent parts of the world, some have indicated their intention to visit the ar-ea.

For the 12 months to the end of August 2012 the following visits were recorded for the St.Day Churchyard part of the website. Churchyard 226 Maps 347 Gallery 131 and with 18,173 hits on the Burial Records,confirm there is consid-erable interest in the subject. There were more hits on the St.Day records than on those for Lanner or Gwennap but slightly less than for Stithians.



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Christmas Savings Club - free to join, for use in the shop when needed

Milk - we only sell Rodda’s Milk sourced from farms within 30 miles of the store.

Bread - a new range of local uncut bread delivered 5 days a week

Lottery - you can play the Health Lottery. Match 3 numbers and win £50

Coal - from £7.49 a bag. Logs - £3.00 a bag. Delivery available

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Trails Website www.cornwalltrails.net in the first few months 1,699 visited the site, making 50,875 hits on various pieces of information, - an average of almost 30 hits per visitor showing that people looked in detail on the site. Here is a good opportunity for you to advertise your business to a large number of potential visitors. A few busi-nesses were included free on the initial site but these and other businesses will in future be charged at £30 per annum. Details from the Parish Council. The 2 websites have been the result of the parishes of St.Day Carharrack, Lanner, Gwennap, Portreath and Stithi-ans, working together as the Mining Villages Regeneration Group, to achieve something which would not be possible for any individual parish on its own, and both sites are expected to at-tract visitors to the area. Dial-a-Ride This service operates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday morn-ings and is now open to everybody to go anywhere in the Camborne/Redruth area at £2 per single journey. Buses seat up to 16 people so could be suita-ble for a group. Details from 01872 266886 or07870 372520 Litter Pick Saturday 17th November meet at the Community Centre back room at 10am to tidy up around the ar-ea for Christmas. One Stop Shop The Redruth One Stop Shop is now located in Redruth Library in Clinton Road and can handle many of your dealings with Cornwall Council.

United Downs A firm of scrap metal

dealers is making pre application plan-

ning enquiries regarding another scrap yard on United Downs Keep me warm Advice on heating, in-sulation and reducing fuel costs is available from Community Energy Plus Alec Rice Fuel Poverty Projects Man-ager [email protected] 01209 614975 ext.9212 Amy Walker Fuel Poverty Caseworker [email protected] 01209 614975 ext.9213 You can also speak to them face to face in the first week of the month Wednesday 2.00 to 4.00 Parc an Tan-sys Neighbourhood Office, Camborne Thursday 9.30 to 12.30 Truro Wellbe-ing Centre (old tourist information cen-tre) Books on Wheels Cornwall Libraries offers a service to housebound clients known as Books on Wheels. Members of WRVS deliver books to those library members who are no longer able to get out and about. Ill health and mobility force us to rethink our lifestyle. If you know a family member, neigh-bour of friend who may benefit from this service please contact: Sue Pavey, WRVS Home Library Service, Redruth Library, Clinton Road, Redruth TR15 2QE

Mobile Number: 0796 851 5571 or Email: [email protected] Mobile Library is at St.Day Town Clock alternate Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10am. Ring 0300 1234 111 for details. Chairman John Newcombe 820841 Clerk Steve Edwards 821829


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Come along to this monthly market and enjoy an array of local organic produce, arts and craft stalls both inside and outside the Mills Hall. See some of the best locally sourced produce in the Mills Hall, Carharrack. All this available along with cakes, sandwiches and drinks in The Tea Room with Amy & Gill.

Raffle in aid of PHOENIX

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St. Day Cricket Club

A big thank you to all the people that help to run the club. Without them there would not be a club. This season was a a very poor season due to all the rain. But we did have a few good games. We won 7, Lost 7, Tied, Rained off 7. Best batting average Jonathan Rule 49.00 he also scored 125 n/o Most runs Gareth Jones 472 Most wickets Gareth Jones 33 Most catches Tony Mitchell 9, Matthew Cook 9 Most ducks Gareth Ireson Adrian Roberts Memorial Cup went to Thomas Snowdon. 2012 season was the last season for Rod Lister with St. Day as he is moving away but he did get a 101 n/o before he retired, his first hun-dred. We wish Rod and Mary all the best. I would like to thank all our sponsors without them it would be a struggle to keep going. If anyone would like to sponsor us for this coming season or if any-one would like to play for the club. Please contact me on 01209 820157 Tony Mitchell, Chairman St. Day C.C.


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