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Cover: Tom Phipps practising to compete for selection by

team GB for the 2016 Olympics. Photo: Brian Phipps

Mylor Magazine [email protected]

Published by:

Mylor and Flushing

Community Publications

Trustees:

Chris Perkins (Chairman)

John Symons (Parish Council)

Revd Jeffrey James (secretary)

Nicholas Trefusis

Editor:

Michael Jeans-Jakobsson

01326 374767

Community contact:

Val Jeans-Jakobsson

01326 374767

Photography:

Geoff Adams

01326 374197

Treasurer:

Andy Goodman

01326 373530

Editorial Team:

Judy Menage

Roger Deeming

Wendy Fowler

Terry Chapman

Margaret Whysall

Printing:

Leaflet Express

01872 865744

July

22 14.15 - 15.30 Mobile Library

23 Sch End of term

25 TH 10 - 12 PC surgery - p8

27 FVC 7.15 Parish Council

August

15 TH 10 - 1 Midsummer Market


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Contents

June

1 OS 7.30 Flower Club

3 TH 7.30 Con ‘Ruddigore’ - p17

12 RSC Beach party - p13

17 TH WP meeting - p13

20 MC Sponsored walk - p6

20 FVC 10 - 12 PC surgery - p8

20 TH 7.30 Con Trefusis Singers

23 TH 12 LC Summer Lunch - p13


24 TH 7.30 MM ‘Paddington’ -p16

28 MC 10.30 Family Service - p6

29 PH 7.15 Parish Council

Village Diary

Key: AS: All Saints Church, Con: concert, CL: Christmas Lights, CM: coffee morning,

FC: Flower Club, FSM: Friends of StM, FVC: Flushing Vlge Club, GC: Garden Club,

LC: Lunch Club, LHG: Local History Group, MC: Methodist Chapel, MM: Mylor Movies,

MYC: Mylor Yacht Club, OS: Ord Statter pavilion, PC: Parish Council, PF: Playing Fields,

PH: Parish Hall, Sch: Mylor School, StM: St Mylor Church, TH: Tremayne Hall.

4 Vicar’s letter

5 Church notes

6 Church & Chapel news

8 Parish Council report

9 Re-painted pump

12 Churchyard Group

12 Post Office retirement

12 Creative Writing

13 Roger & June ‘Thank You’

13 Women’s Institute

13 RSC Beach Party

13 Lunch Club

13 Photo competition

14 Mylor family connections

16 Book Group review

16 Nankersey Male Choir

16 Trefusis Singers

17 Flower Club

17 Mylor Movies - Paddington

17 Kenwyn Barton singers

17 Mylor Art Group

21 More About - Hazel Carruthers

23 Health and Fitness - Picnics

25 Mylor Exploits - Visit to Assisi

26 Centre Spread - Views to Assisi

30 Wildwatch - Summer Solstice

33 Local History - Garden Treasure

38 On the water - FMPGC report

41 Young Explorers - Make a Kazoo

49 Crossword

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Vicar’s letter ~ Revd Jeffrey James The hunt is on. Across the land, the psephologists and

market researchers are looking for three sorts of people.

They’ve given them handy labels; shy Tories, lazy Labour

and late deciders. The first group wouldn’t say what they

really thought, the second said one thing and didn’t

follow through and the third group only decided when

they had the pencil in their hand and the ballot paper in front of them.

It’s quite possible that such people exist, you may be one of them, but I

wonder whether there’s a different story at work here.

The collective failure of the opinion poll forecasts before the General

Election, has left the pollsters embarrassed. They need a pretty

convincing explanation of how that came about and just as importantly

how they can avoid getting it so wrong again. Opinion polling is big

business and a great deal is riding on the fact that their forecasting

methodology is reliable. Companies and other organisations make

plans, influenced by the expected results. They influence movements in

the price of shares and bonds. They offer the appearance of reliability

and certainty in an area of human life where uncertainty is inevitably an

important part of the picture.

This is where the real story lies, in the human search to limit

uncertainty and doubt so that lives can be lived more straightforwardly.

We surround ourselves with facts and knowledge and scientific

methodology, all of which are in themselves good things. Then we

believe that this can tell us what will happen and we can plan what we

should do or how we should live. And we are surprised and perhaps feel

we’ve been let down when the promised event either doesn’t happen or

isn’t as expected. We can also be surprised when things that had not

been expected occur. This happens in many aspects of our lives

because we sometimes behave in consistent, predicable ways and

sometimes we don’t.

So the real surprise of the opinion polls is not that they were generally

wrong in their forecasts between Labour and Conservatives, but that

they were generally believed. We have been reminded again

that the ways of human beings often escape the forecaster

and make sense only in retrospect. We might also be

reminded to step back and take a wider look at life. Jesus put

it like this “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow

will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for

today.” Not much room for polls and pollsters here.

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Parish of St Mylor: Regular Services

St Mylor with All Saints, Mylor Bridge

www.stmylor.org.uk

Sundays

8am Holy Communion* St Mylor

10.30am Parish Eucharist St Mylor

5pm Evening Prayer* All Saints

*these services use the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

Wednesdays

10am Holy Communion All Saints

For feast day services and other occasions,

see church notice boards

Enquiries about baptisms, weddings or funerals should be made

to Revd Jeff James on 01326 374408 or at

[email protected]

The Churchwarden, Hazel Carruthers, can be contacted on

01326 374262 or at [email protected]

Friends of St Mylor Church Registered charity number 1129030

Music for Strings played by

St Mewan Sinfonia

Sunday 21 June

St Mylor Church

7.30p.m. - Tickets £7.00

(including refreshments and programme)

Available from Committee Members

Raising Funds for St Mylor and All Saints Churches

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Church News: We are delighted to report that at our recent APCM,

Hazel Carruthers was elected churchwarden for the current year. We

look forward to working with her and know she will be an excellent

warden - see More About on p21.

We said goodbye to Wendy Reid, Sue Prout and Sylvia Stephens, who

have served varying terms on the PCC – we thank them for their

wonderful support. We welcomed new PCC members Sian Gaston and

Pauline Wakeley, together with Michael Cartwright who has stood down

as a Deanery Synod representative and takes the third vacancy on the

committee.

It was reported that both the fabric of St Mylor and the churchyard are

in excellent condition. All graves are now accessible, thanks to our

Grounds man, Richard Fray, and our team of volunteers. Many visitors

comment in our visitors’ book as to the wonderful condition of both

church and churchyard. Do come and have a look round – they are

worth a visit .

Our next All-Age Worship service, preceded by breakfast at the Café

Mylor, is on 28 June. Do come and join us, either at Café Mylor from

9 am or at church at 10.30 am. Judy Menage

Chapel News: We held our Methodist Homes Service, led by Maggie

Rogers, where we thought about how important our older friends are

and the wonderful work the Homes do to support them in their later

years.

Our Family Service on 26 April was led by Cara and our young people

on a theme of Noah. Prayers, stories, poems, plays and songs were all

used to tell the story. Michael played the piano during the collection,

and Laura and Ellie sang ‘Who Built the Ark’ and ‘From The Tiny Ant’.

Everyone agreed it was a brilliant service. On Saturday 2 May Vera

hosted a very successful coffee morning at her home. She raised an

amazing £725.37 for Chapel Funds and would like to thank all who

supported it.

Please join us for our Walk and Cream Tea on 20 June. We leave the

Chapel Yard at 2 pm and walk around the creek to Tregunwith Farm for

a traditional Cornish Cream Tea, hosted by Maggie and Robert Rogers,

in aid of Chapel Funds. If you can't manage the long walk please join us

for the tea at 3 pm.

On Sunday 28 June at 10.30 we have a Family Service led by Christine

Roberts from Mylor School. Come and join us for this family celebration.

For more information contact me on 01326 376241. Vyv Curnow

Church and Chapel News

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Community News and Views Parish Council: A meeting was held at Mylor Parish Hall, on Monday 27 April.

Mrs Stubbs, a member of the public and a representative from Adult Social

Care, explained how she hopes to work with village organisations to alleviate

transport problems for older people. This was supported by the Parish Council.

Several complaints have been made to Councillors regarding the new traffic

calming sites. Do we need to indicate who has right of way? Are the curbs

visible? Community minded villagers have agreed to care for the planters.

It appears that Playing Field land has not been registered with the Land

Registry and solicitor's advice is to do this. The Council thought this was a

good idea, in consultation with the Playing Field Committee.

Cornwall Council have put forward plans for improvements to Treluswell

roundabout and invite comments. The Clerk continues to inform CC about the

poor road condition at the top of Bells Hill and Carclew Road. Comment was

made about a car crash on Bells Hill. The Work Party has tidied up Mill Quay,

and cleaned the seats at the east end of the Playing Fields. One worker has

done a magnificent job painting the pump in Church Road (see opposite page).

Councillor Bridges has persevered with the Community Flood Plan for Flushing,

and now has volunteer Flood Wardens. The Plan can now be implemented.

Foreshore/fundus responsibility around the Playing Fields/New Quay areas is

under discussion with Truro Harbour Authority. The latter has agreed to

contact local boatyards regarding their sewage management for house boats.

Sunken graves in the Cemetery have been levelled off and re-seeded.

Observant parishioners may have noticed that the finger post at Six Turnings

has been set back; we are still waiting for one finger to be returned by CC.

Annual Parish Assembly: Held on 11 May in the Village Club, Flushing

followed by a Council meeting. John Symons was re-elected Chairman and

Martin Jewell re-elected Vice Chairman, with some changes of representatives

on the sub committees. Quotes have been obtained for work to the Leats and

Sands car parks, and Mill Quay. It was agreed to accept one offer and move

ahead with this essential work. The ever present problem of parking in both

Flushing and Mylor, signage to the new road calming measures and condition

of the road at the top of Bells Hill were all discussed. It was decided to ensure

that the S106 money from the Bells Hill development was put toward open

spaces within Mylor. This money must be spent before 2019 and is intended

for use on projects no more than a kilometre from the site.

Some concerns were raised over public footpaths around Enys/Broads Lane.

Councillor Robson will walk these paths to check on their viability. Path cutting

should start at the end of May. Posters have been put around the parish

informing people about the free buses to Penryn Post Office. This will operate

until the new office opens in Mylor village.

Parish Council Surgeries: Drop in for a chat and tell us of your concerns for

the parish. All welcome. Dates, times and venues on p3. Jan Robson

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Translation services also available

The pump on Church Road looking

very smart after painting by a

member of the parish work party

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Community News and Views ~ continued

St Mylor Churchyard Preservation Group: Since forming our

volunteer group five years ago, we felt we had achieved our original

objective of making the churchyard accessible and decided to adopt this

new name. The churchyard is full of flowers and shrubs, including

donated ones, and is now in full flower.

We have removed some dangerous overhanging Yew branches and

these have been sawn up and either bagged for sale or given to a local

wood turner. We have bags of logs available at £1 a bag.

We are indebted to Kevin and Sian Gaston who provided and fixed

nesting boxes to many of our trees. They have monitored them and

these are the figures for 2014. Of 11 bird boxes, nine were used. Six

had nests built in them but were not used and three were fully used,

producing a total of 20 chicks, of which ten were ringed and fledged.

We are beginning to see mice, voles, rabbits and evidence of badger.

Sadly, we have not yet seen any hedgehogs and we keep our eyes open

for dormice.

We hope to repair the guttering of the Trinnick building and also strip

the door and re-paint it. Helen Fletcher

Post Office Retirement: For those of you who

contributed to the retirement gift for our postmaster

and postmistress (and with profuse apologies to the

many in Mylor Bridge who would have liked to do

so, but didn't have the opportunity), we collected

£150 and gave Roger and June a magnolia bush, a

gift voucher to buy plants for their garden and a

Marks and Spencer gift voucher.

Terrie Clarke and John Skinner

Creative writing: Only two more Saturday writing sessions now until

we take our summer break - 20 June and 25 July. In June we will be

creating some new characters and putting them into situations that

make them show their true colours; also meeting some very unusual

animals who might find their way into poems or stories. We are a

friendly informal group, with a variety of styles and interests; come and

join us if you would like to find inspiration for writing in good company.

We meet in the Pope Room at Tremayne Hall, starting at 10.00 am and

finishing at 12 noon. We love to see new faces; just bring your

notebook and pen. The cost is £7 per person. For more details email

[email protected] or phone 01326 377419. Jane Moss

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Community News and Views ~ continued

Thank you: We would like to thank everyone for the many cards, gifts

and good wishes we’ve received on our retirement. We’ve been truly

overwhelmed by people’s kindness and generosity and just wanted to

say how much we appreciate it. Our very best wishes to Sue and

Djamal at the new Post Office. Roger and June Petrie

Women’s Institute: Following a recent taster session of what the WI

has to offer, when Rhiannon Parsons gave a presentation on 'fitness

and stretching for women', it is hoped that a committee will be formed

and a provisional programme will be underway for the first official

meeting of the new branch on Wednesday 17 June at 7.30 pm in the

Tremayne Hall. All are welcome. See posters around the parish or

phone me on 01326 379982 for more details. Pam Seabridge

RSC Beach Party: Restronguet Sailing Club are

holding a beach party and barbecue on 12 June.

Kimber’s Men will be performing with support acts.

Tickets are £7.50 on sale at Café Mylor and Versatile

Marine Services. All proceeds go towards Tom Phipps

Racing Rio Olympics campaign (see front cover).

Peter Stephens

Lunch Club: We will be having a Midsummer Lunch Party on Tuesday

23 June, 12—1.30 pm, in the Tremayne Hall, with the usual charge of

£3.50 and a 50p raffle. There will be a special buffet lunch with

strawberries and cream to celebrate the birth of Princess Charlotte. We

will be decorating the hall to give a patriotic atmosphere. All over 60s

are welcome, so please come along - and bring a friend!

Val Jeans-Jakobsson

Photographic Calendar Competition: The Tremayne Hall is planning

a locally themed calendar for 2016. We invite all budding photographers

(children, teenagers and adults) to submit colour photographs of Mylor

for inclusion. Email entries to [email protected]. Closing

date 30 June. More details from me on 01326 372168. Pat Willmore

Don’t forget that you can see all current and back issues of the

magazine on-line and in full colour. Go to www.tremaynehall.org

and click on ‘Magazine’ in the menu at the top of every page.

N.B. Be patient, as down-loading can take a while.

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A few weeks ago I received an unlikely phone call. "Is that John?" the caller

asked. [Yes] "The last time I saw you was 69 years ago!"

It was my father's cousin with some surprising news about our family tree.

By digging and delving, he had discovered that my great-great grandfather

was [probably] a baby rescued from the ill-fated merchant ship 'Queen',

wrecked off Trefusis Point in January 1814. His name was Emanuel de Silva.

The 200th anniversary of this tragedy was reported in the National Maritime

Museum on-line journal 'Troze' in January 2013, and makes extraordinary

reading.

The disaster, which involved the loss of more than 200 lives, occurred during

an ESE gale which blew-up whilst the ship was at anchor in Carrick Roads,

sheltering from storms that had battered her and a convoy of other transport

ships on their way home from Spain and Portugal, bringing servicemen and

their families back from the Peninsular War.

Accounts of the event differ but the key causes of such a dramatic loss of life

in 'sheltered' waters appear to be: The 'Queen' had 'only one cable and

anchor out' and the cable to this (the port anchor) was too short; It was a

moonless night and, when the wind blew up, the crew tried to lay the

starboard anchor but were hampered by alarmed passengers who came up on

deck; The ship's Master was not on board at the time and the crew were

drunk. When the port cable snapped, there was no time to lay another anchor

and the ship drifted quickly onto the rocks at Trefusis Point.

As the hull gave way, all below decks were

either crushed to death or drowned. In less

than 20 minutes of striking Trefusis Point, the

'Queen' had been reduced to matchwood. To

add to the howling gale, it was snowing

heavily, so that visibility was virtually nil and

other ships nearby and the folk of Falmouth

did not see the tragedy unfolding. The good

news - if any there was - was the compassion

of the Fal community in giving food and

shelter to the 100+ survivors - including my

ancestor who was 'found', taken to Plymouth

and brought up by an uncle.

Today the remains of the shipwreck of the

'Queen' are several monuments in

churchyards at Mylor (see picture), Penryn

and Budock.

All in all, this story is a salutary reminder to present day mariners, of vessels

large and small, to respect the sea at all times - even in the safest of safe

harbours. John Skinner

Mylor Family Connections ~ The Queen Transport

MYLOR SURGERY Part of Trescobeas Surgery

Doctors clinics on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Regular nurses clinics

Convenient dispensary, including prescription

drop off at Mylor Stores

Mylor is one of the fortunate villages to have its own

doctors surgery. However, it can only survive if it is used.

Most important: please make sure you are registered with

us. We cannot over emphasise this too much, as it will

affect your treatment and our funding!

Call in, visit www.trescobeas-surgery.co.uk

or phone 01326 315615 to register.

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Conscious Parenting Course

Nicky Rangecroft - Life Coach

Being a parent is the most important job you will ever have.

Venue Near Flushing, Falmouth

For information and dates call Nicky Rangecroft 07971520391

Email: [email protected]

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Local Arts and Crafts Book Group Review: April’s book, The Sleeper by Emily Barr, was

chosen as she is a local author, living and writing in Falmouth. This

novel is set partly in Falmouth and uses locations familiar to us all. It is

a thriller revolving around a love affair and murder on the London-

Penzance sleeper. The plot shifts between Cornwall, London and

Thailand, clearly all locations with which the author is very familiar.

Most of the group felt that many of the characters were somewhat

underdeveloped and that some of the twists in the plot were rather

contrived and unlikely. However, generally the group found that it was

a ‘page turner’, piquing the reader’s curiosity to discover what happens

next. This led to an interesting discussion as to what constitutes a good

read. Although the book fell short on structure and characterisation it

did compel the reader to read on. Suspend disbelief and enjoy it for

what it is! Pat Willmore

Nankersey Male Choir: Celebrating our 65th Anniversary! Founded

mainly by men from Flushing, the choir now numbers almost 60

members from West Cornwall. Today Nankersey is one of the best

known and respected choirs in Cornwall and beyond. Our motto is ‘To

sing for and to give pleasure’. In doing just that, several thousands of

pounds have been raised over the years to benefit various charities,

organisations and projects. Past highlights include ‘Songs of Praise’;

‘Highway’, Hampton Court Flower Show, Royal Albert Hall (with massed

Cornish choirs); the biennial Cornwall International Choral Festival; the

Royal Cornwall Show and the Fal River Festival. We would welcome new

members. No need to read music, just enjoy singing. For more

information, visit www.nankerseychoir.org or follow us on Facebook.

Elaine Tangye

Musical Director

Trefusis Singers: We had an excellent coffee morning on 18 April in

the Tremayne Hall, which was very well attended. Our thanks to all who

helped to make it an enjoyable morning, raising £335. Some of this

money will go towards new music for our summer concert, ‘A

Promenade Around The West End’. It starts with a buffet supper at 6.45

pm on Saturday 20 June in the Tremayne Hall.

We enjoy being a small choir, but would welcome a few more members,

so, if you are a budding singer, why not try us? We meet every Tuesday

evening at 7.30 pm in the Methodist School Room.

Irene Gardiner

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Flower Club: As Easter Monday was our scheduled day for April, the

meeting was brought forward to 30 March. 0ur next meeting will be at

7.30 pm on Monday 1 June, in The 0rd-Statter Pavilion The

demonstrator will be Jo Goldring from Indian Queens, with ‘Inspired by

Nature’. The competition is ‘Flowers from the Garden’ with an exhibit

space of 18 inches. For further information, please contact either

Margaret Underwood on 01326 312499 or Jean Frith on 01326 372071.

Irene Gardiner

Mylor Movies: Our film this month is ‘Paddington’. An all

time favourite with young and old, Paddington stars in his

own movie!

After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in a

Peruvian rainforest, a young bear (Ben Whishaw) makes

his way to England in search of a new home. The bear,

dubbed ‘Paddington’ for the London train station, finds

shelter with the family of Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and

Mary Brown (Sally Hawkins). Although Paddington's amazement at

urban living soon endears him to the Browns, someone else has her eye

on him: taxidermist Millicent Clyde (Nicole Kidman) has designs on the

rare bear. We hope that you will join us on Wednesday 24 June at 7.30

pm in The Tremayne Hall. Jo Robertson

Ruddigore in Mylor: The Kenwyn Barton Singers are touring the

county with this Gilbert and Sullivan favourite, set in a gothic castle in

Cornwall, and they perform at the Tremayne Hall at 7.30 pm on

Saturday 3 June.

Proceeds go to the upkeep of the hall and all are welcome for what will

certainly be a highly entertaining evening. For more details, phone

Jenny Gardiner on 01209 821972. Shirley Green

Mylor Art Group: We meet in the Parish Hall at 7 pm on Thursdays, for

two hours. We are exhibiting some work at the Truro Arts Café until 10

May. If you are interested in art please come and join us for an evening.

Participants bring their own equipment and projects to work on.

Life drawing sessions with a live model start in June, at 6.30 pm on

Wednesday evenings, for two hours. Sessions are open to all, and cost

£10. Thanks to those that have shown an interest - more welcome.

For more information or to express an interest, please contact me at

[email protected] or on 07910 571848. Nathan Hume

Local Arts and Crafts ~ continued

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Angie

Welcomes you

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Dedicated to serving the community with a wide

selection of fresh fruit and veg with freshly baked

bread, pasties and pastries. Also a good range of

wine, dairy and general groceries.

Open seven days a week, 8am - 8 pm (Except Winter Sundays - 6.30 pm) 01326 373615

Mylor Stores

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More About ~ Hazel Carruthers

It never ceases to amaze me that, in writing this

column, one can come across so many inspirational

people living in our community, often without us

suspecting or appreciating their benign presence.

One such is Hazel, who has just been appointed to

succeed Judy Menage as Churchwarden of St Mylor

(see p6).

Hazel was born in a Kentish village and enjoyed an idyllic childhood

surrounded by cherry orchards and the village green. Eager to grow up

and spread her wings, she got a job in BBC radio, at which she

outraged the establishment by being the first woman to wear trousers

in Langham Place. Not surprisingly, she charmed them into agreeing

that it was not quite as outrageous as they thought. Very soon, she

moved on to a publicity post at British Lion Films where she worked

with the famous Boulting Brothers, amongst many others.

Her next and most rewarding job was for the prestigious English Bach

Festival. Among her duties was to organise the accommodation for the

visiting celebrities from around the world, which she likens to trying to

herd cats! The festival ran for three weeks each year, between Oxford

and London, and provided her with a full time job for three years.

Not one to stand still for long, she felt the call of travel, especially as a

beloved sister was now in Sydney and she wanted to visit her. So she

saved up and purchased a passage on a small Polish trans-Atlantic liner

to Canada. After many adventures travelling across that vast country to

Vancouver, she continued down to San Francisco (where she met an

astronaut - as you do!), then on to Hawaii, Fiji and finally Australia.

In Sydney, she met a dashing ophthalmologist called Andrew. They

moved to London where they married and Andrew worked at Moorfields

Eye Hospital. In 1978, Andrew came to Treliske and they moved to

Flushing with their two children, Ben and Sarah.

Hazel was soon involved with setting up Citizens Advice Bureaux,

becoming manager in Falmouth. In 1982, she was a founder member of

Cruse in Cornwall, training as a bereavement counsellor and later as a

support group leader. In 1987, she was invited to join a Falmouth firm

of solicitors as a legal executive specialising in matrimonial law. A few

years later she was laid low by M.E. and fatigue persisted for several

years. However, she rediscovered the benefits of yoga and went on to

train as a yoga teacher. Now the church offers her yet another exciting

challenge. Michael Jeans-Jakobsson

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Health and Fitness ~ Jenny Taylor (a local caterer)

Eat safely this Summer

With summer finally here our thoughts naturally turn to enjoying time

outdoors and whether we are in the garden, on the beach or down at the

playing field, picnics and barbecues are often part of our activities.

Unfortunately a downside of the warmer weather is an increase in food

poisoning and stomach bugs, so it is really important to take extra care when

handling your food. While food safety is paramount throughout the year it is

especially important when the temperature starts to rise so here are a few

things to think about :-

* Do you know the correct temperature for your fridge and have you ever

checked it? It is really worthwhile investing in a fridge thermometer as you

may be surprised at your findings! Food should be stored at five degrees

centigrade or below, so if your fridge is above this, just turn up the control

- an easy solution.

* When you go food shopping it is surprising how long your purchases can be

at room temperature, so take a freezer bag with you, with ice packs. Pack

all your cold foods in one bag at the checkout and put the bag in your

freezer bag for the journey home. This keeps the food cold and also avoids

warming up the fridge with a lot of food at the wrong temperature.

* Always keep the raw and cooked food separate in the fridge and store raw

meat and fish in the packaging it comes in, in a container in the bottom of

the fridge. This stops anything dripping on to food below - a common cause

of food poisoning.

* If you are packing up a picnic, use freezer bags or freezer boxes with ice

Packs. If you make up your sandwiches the night before and store them in

the fridge, they will keep better as they will be really cold right through to

the centre.

* Now - the lovely summer barbecue. It is really important to light the

barbecue in plenty of time so that it gets to an even temperature before

cooking. This avoids the scenario of burnt outside and uncooked inside!

Leave the food in the fridge until this point. While beef and lamb can be

served a little pink, anything else must be thoroughly cooked with juices

running clear. To avoid the uncertainty, a cooking probe is a very

worthwhile investment. It is just like a metal skewer with a thermometer

on the end and the temperature in the centre of the food simply needs to

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Mylor Exploits ~ Judy Menage’s pilgrimage to Assisi

Assisi – unique in the whole world. The first sight of it en route

from Rome – standing out from the hillside – makes a huge

impression, which is maintained, even magnified as its streets,

squares and many places of worship are explored. To say that the

whole city is a shrine to St Francis is no exaggeration – his spirit is

present wherever you go: the place he was born in 1182; the font

at which he was baptised; the place where he died in 1226; the

place where his remains are held in the beautiful basilica that

bears his name. You cannot ignore his presence in this city, and

each time we pilgrims returned to our Guest House, run by nuns of

the Franciscan order, we were greeted by this wonderful bronze

statue above the gate:-

He was, of course, much more than

a patron saint of animals, which is

possibly how many see him. He

was a young man from a wealthy

family, who gave up all the

trappings of wealth when he

received a call from God to rebuild

his church, love his fellow men –

even the many lepers present at

that time – and devote himself to

Christ. His utter devotion resulted

in his receiving the wounds of the

Crucifixion – the stigmata.

His life is celebrated with great

works of art – his Basilica at Assisi

is richly decorated with frescoes by Giotto and Lorenzetti, and at

La Verna, site of the receiving of the stigmata, among the many

treasures there, are stunning terracotta frontals by Della Robbia,

among the best in the world.

A conversation with an English lady studying for a doctorate in

Italian art revealed that a glaze of tin was applied to these

frontals, the tin used being imported from Cornwall.

In the centre spread overleaf, you will see a few of the many

photographs I took in this truly magical place.

Views of Assisi

(See article on previous page)

Basilica of St Francis

Fresco of the nativity at La Verna

A typical side street

Fountain in the main square

Photographs by

Judy Menage

Views of Assisi

(See article on previous page)

Basilica of St Francis

Fresco of the nativity at La Verna

Looking down to the plain from the city

The cross at La Verna

Frontal by

Della Robbia,

glazed with

Cornish tin

One of many beautiful doorways

Photographs by

Judy Menage

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Wildwatch ~ Dorrit Smith

The days of June are long as it is summer solstice time when the sun

rises before 4 am and sets about 9.30 pm. It is great to get out and

hear a jangle of birdsong at this early hour, and you have a good

chance of seeing secretive owls returning from a night’s hunting.

Watching a barn owl flitting silently across the hedgerows is an

unforgettable experience. They are in the lanes above the village where

many other special moments await the early riser.

These hedgerows are now a tangle of growth, Wild Clematis competing

for space with borders of Foxgloves, Red Campion and Bedstraws. There

are spectacular collections of wild flowers in the meadows that tip down

towards the sea and there are butterflies and Spotted Orchids among

great swathes of Ox-eye Daisies and the remaining stitchwort. As you

look at this luxurious carpet, do not forget that if you are tempted to

pick any of those flowers, you will be plucking up their ability to

reproduce themselves, so leave them alone to enjoy again next year.

Leave them to set their seed and die back naturally.

An interesting insect to look out for is the Click

Beetle, Athous haemorrhoidalis. This

unmistakeable elongated, bullet-shaped beetle

(10 – 15 mm long) has a black head and thorax

with lighter brown, ridged wing cases (elytra)

which cover its abdomen. On close inspection

its slender antennae appear toothed.

When threatened, attacked or overturned, these beetles can flick

themselves into the air emitting an audible click – hence their name. A

click beetle does this by flexing the joint between its thorax and

abdomen; the tension increases until the peg slips, catapulting the

insect into the air. The beetle may not always land on its feet, so it may

perform this feat several times until it does. They can jump as high as

30 cm at a speed of 2.2 meters per second!

Click beetle larvae are the notorious wireworms despised by gardeners

and farmers. These are about 25 mm long with shiny, yellow-orange

bodies. They spend up to four years underground munching through

plant roots and stem bases until pupating and emerging as adult click

beetles. They can ruin potato and root crops. Adults eat pollen, nectar,

grasses and flowers. Look out for them in parks and grassland as well

as in the garden flower borders, herb beds and lawns. You might even

be able to measure their Olympian jumping for yourself, or you might

go on line and try to find the human equivalent of this feat.

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Local History ~ Local Garden Treasure

Before the days of refuse collections, there was a communal

rubbish tip where the playing fields are now. According to some of

the older residents of Mylor, it was a favoured playground, even if

it had its dangers. However, many homes had their own tips in

their gardens.

At the end of our garden in New Row was a large mound of earth.

As we began to level it, we found the remains of a privy, its

associated pit, and our own personal tip. Most people find the odd

piece of china in their gardens, but we soon had boxes of it.

I kept digging. We were amazed at the quantity and variety of the

items we found. Few were intact but all were interesting. We learnt

a great deal about the tastes of the former inhabitants of our

house. They drank Camp coffee - lots of it. Some liked Bovril and

Eiffel Tower lemonade. A lot of ink was used and shoes were

reinforced with ‘Blakeys’. We even found a bottle embedded in a

tree root which still contained traces of gold paint.

The only item we found with a true Mylor provenance was a button

bearing the name of a local tailor, William Copeland, who lived and

worked at Fir Hill on Mylor Downs.

The most interesting find was a French

clay pipe in the form of a turbaned

head. From research, it was found to

have been made at the Gambier works

at Givet in the Ardennes. This company

had a London agency between 1860

and 1896 and ceased trading in 1926.

So, keep your eyes open as you tend

your garden - you never know what

treasure you might unearth.

Janet Mosedale

Mylor Local History Group

The Archive Centre in the Tremayne Hall is open every Thursday

afternoon from 2.30 - 4.30. Do call in and have tea with us.

Maybe you have something old to show us? You can also find us

on www.tremaynehall.org. Jill Quilliam 01326 376403

Clay pipe head with 50p piece for

size comparison.

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On the Water ~ Peter Stephens

Flushing & Mylor Pilot Gig Club took part in the 26th World Pilot

Gig Championships in the Isles of Scilly at the start of May and saw

their best results ever.

The Ladies A crew of (back row, L to R above) Lynn Stonehouse,

Jenny Shipley, Liz Fernie, (front row) Kirsty Anthony-Johns, Celia

Fraser, Sally Thompson, and cox Jeremy Stonehouse, came 5th

overall - the highest placing ever for an FMPGC crew.

Their success in reaching the final was matched by the Men’s A

crew of Sean Yendle, Tommy Tonkins, Justin Dodge, Peter

Handford, Andy Blake and Justin Searle, and also coxed by Jeremy

Stonehouse. They were placed 11th overall which was a jump of

more than 25 places for most of the crew.

The Ladies B crew managed a commendable 43rd place out of 145.

The conditions this year were some of the toughest the rowers

have faced in years, with strong winds and fierce seas. The

success of the club is a testament to the hours of training in

boatmanship, technique and fitness through the winter, led by

Penny Chuter.

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Young Explorers ~ Megan Adams I’m a month late to talk about May whistles, so instead I thought I’d

demonstrate how to make another musical instrument from a stick, a wooden

kazoo!

To make your own kazoo you simply need a nice

straight stick about the thickness of a 10p coin

and about 20cm long. Sycamore, Hazel or Ash

would all be suitable as they grow nice and

straight and are completely non-toxic.

Split the stick lengthways through the centre of

the growth rings. I do this by holding a wood-

carving knife or axe in my left, non-dominant,

hand and then hitting the knife down with a

mallet or hammer, this splits the stick straight

down its length, leaving two equal halves.

It can be good to work in pairs, one holding the

knife or axe, the other the mallet.

The two halves of your stick should fit

together perfectly, but you now need to

whittle a small gap between them to blow

through.

The easiest way to do this is to mark a small

section in the centre of both halves, line

them up against each other so they match.

Then use a knife suitable for carving wood to

shave out a thin gap of about 1mm between

your lines on both halves of the stick.

A kazoo makes its noise as air vibrates a thin

piece of material in a small gap. We’ll use a

bit of tough long grass such as couch grass,

which when sandwiched flat between

the halves of stick will make a whole

range of buzzing noises when you

blow through the gap!

If you can’t hear anything try another

piece of grass and make sure the

grass is flat and pulled tight.

Now to tie the ends of the kazoo

together so the grass doesn’t slip, a

good knot or elastic band will do.

There we have it, a musical stick for June!

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Across

1 See 23 Across

3 Where the thief on the cross was told he

would be, with Jesus (Luke 23:43) (8)

8 Invalid (4)

9 Blasphemed (Ezekiel 36:20) (8)

11 Adhering to the letter of the law rather than

its spirit (Philippians 3:6) (10)

14 Shut (Ecclesiastes 12:4) (6)

15 ‘This is how it will be with anyone who —

up things for himself but is not rich towards

God’ (Luke 12:21) (6)

17 Mary on Isis (anag.) (10)

20 Agreement (Hebrews 9:15) (8)

21 Native of, say, Bangkok (4)

22 Deaf fort (anag.) (5-3)

23 and 1 Across ‘The Lord God took the man

and put him in the Garden of — to work it and

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2 James defined this as ‘looking after orphans and

widows in their distress and keeping oneself from

being polluted by the world’ (James 1:27) (8)

4 ‘The one I kiss is the man; — him’ (Matthew

26:48) (6)

5 ‘Be joyful in hope, patient in — , faithful in

prayer’ (Romans 12:12) (10)

6 St Columba’s burial place (4)

7 Swirling current of water (4)

10 Loyalty (Isaiah 19:18) (10)

12 ‘God was pleased through the foolishness of

what was — , to save those who believe’

(1 Corinthians 1:21) (8)

13 Camp where the angel of the Lord slew

185,000 men one night (2 Kings 19:35) (8)

16 ‘There is still — — — Jonathan; he is

crippled in both feet’(2 Samuel 9:3) (1,3,2)

18 David Livingstone was one (4)

19 Driver &Vehicle Licensing Authority (1,1,1,1)

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New Neighbours? If somebody has moved in near you recently,

how about dropping a copy of the magazine through their

letterbox by way of an introduction and welcome to the village?

New Ideas? If you have an idea that you think might be of

general interest, why not submit it. Don’t be shy. If you’re not

sure how to go about it, contact us and we can help you put your

idea into print and share it with the rest of the community.

Contributions can be made in text, Microsoft Word, rich text files

(rtf) or jpg attachments—or even on paper !

All Contributions and Advertising to: [email protected] or 01326 374767

Available from: Mylor Stores, Newsagent, Post Office, St Mylor Church, All Saints Church, the Methodist Chapel, Lemon Arms, Hair Design and Cafe Mylor at the harbour.

Also available online in full colour at: www.tremaynehall.org then click on ‘magazine’ in menu

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