Janie McDonald

Meet local St Mabyn artist Janie McDonald who will be exhibiting and working at The Shire Hall Gallery, Bodmin 25 May - 15 June

St Mabyn village 1984

Photos were taken by Richard Danielson

St Mabyn Inn 1986 (Steve Hatton's photographs)

It's a beautiful day...

A30 dualling

Cornwall Council has developed proposals to dual the single carriageway section of the A30 being made into two lanes in both directions between Temple and Higher Carblake.
There is a clever virtual drive here so you see what is being planned.

Start collecting clothes!

Bag2school collection, June 10: Every year the fundraising group for St Mabyn School, the St Mabyn HSA, organises a collection of second hand clothes as a fundraiser. 

Bag2School collects good quality second hand adults’ and children’s clothing, sheets, blankets, curtains, soft toys, pairs of shoes, belts, and handbags – all must be in good clean condition. The HSA is then paid for them – right now we are fundraising for outdoor play equipment. 

The collection is on June 10, which is a Monday, but they usually come first thing in the morning – therefore we would like to invite anyone with second hand soft goods to bring them to St Mabyn School on Friday, June 7 any time between 8.30am and about 4pm. Thank you!

ST MABYN VILLAGE FESTIVAL 15 - 18 AUGUST 2013

Preparations for the 2013 St Mabyn Villlage Festival are well under way.  There will be many events for you to enjoy over the the four days.   Exhibition of local craft in St Mabyn Church, Four evenings of entertainment including Johnny Cowling.  Punch and Judy Show plus a magician on the Saturday afternoon with barbecue.   Also for your taste buds American Breakfast will be served for your delight on Saturday in the hall.  If that is not enough delicious Cream Teas in the Church over the weekend. 
A Scarecrow Competition will be held.  Everyone is welcome to join in and make a scarecrow and display it in your garden.  There will be a prize for the best three.  So, put your thinking caps on and have some fun thinking up ideas.  I am sure your youngsters will think of some super ideas!
These are just a few of the delights that await you. Look out for the Festival posters and leaflets.  For more details and booking concerts please contact Angie Bunney 01208 841511.

St Mabyn Festival Quiz

Come and have a fun Quiz Night at St Mabyn Village Hall on Saturday 18 May at 7.30pm Proceeds towards St Mabyn Festival to be held in August.
 £3 per person, teams of up to six.

Haywood Farm Cider

You may have seen the new signs pointing to Haywood Farm Cider, anyone who is interested is invited to pop down for a free sample of the cider and see what Tom is up too! There are plans afoot to organise an orchard tour and bbq/tasting for interested parties at some point in the summer too.

Quiz night

There is a quiz being held in the village hall on the 18^th.  7 for 7.30 start, entry is £3.00. Proceeds from the night will go towards raising funds for the village festival 15-19^th August, where a full programme of events is well underway being planned.

Teams of up to 6 can enter on the night, it promises to be a good fun quiz.

Further information from Angela Bunny 01208 841511.

Local election results

Congratulations to Jeremy  who won the local election with 53% of the vote.
Total votes cast 1127 out of an electorate of 3428 with 20 spoilt papers.

Memorial service for Peggy Basset

CONCERT AT BLISLAND VILLAGE HALL

HELLAND CHURCH INVITES YOU TO A CONCERT AT BLISLAND VILLAGE HALL

Saturday June 15th at 7.30pm
Following the outstanding success of the Flanders & Swann concert in St Breward Church two years ago, Mike Bernstein and Colin Stevens are returning to raise funds for Helland Church, accompanied by an entertaining concert party of talented friends.
Potential audience numbers have exceeded the seating capacity in Helland Church and, as this is a major fund raising event, we are hiring Blisland Village Hall.
We are very grateful to Mike and Colin (Aka Flanders & Swann) and their friends and look forward to their professional accomplished programme.
Wine and soft drinks available. For information and tickets contact Jenny or Denis Tel: 01208 75691. Early booking is advisable.
Jenny Trethewey

Margo Kirkwood Exhibition

Margo is holding a solo exhibition of mainly landscape paintings with some still life at Rock from 9th May for 4 days.  Prices vary from a few pounds to £495.  All welcome.

Congratulations Emma Martin

The 2013 Western Morning News Cornwall Farm Business Awards ceremony.

Best Woman In Farming title was split between Emma Martin, of Martin's Dairy Ltd, St Mabyn, and Sally Lugg, of the Primrose Herd, at Redruth.

Read more:

Easter 2013 Spring Growth at St Mabyn Church

Our wonderful Easter Day service was attended by a record number of people—16 children and 59 adults.
Another record was the number of people of 27 who attended the Church AGM held on 7/4 at 11am
This meeting emphasised the team work which has resulted in the growth of our village church, under the leadership of Canon Dave Elkington, who is well supported by Rev Dave Pollard, Rev Jonathan Mosedale with his work in the school and Peter Coster.
As Dave is keen to stress the long term growth and sustainability of our Church depends upon the commitment of a wide variety of people across the village.
The AGM provided an opportunity for a wide discussion about the future and many ideas were exchanged about forms of worship. To manage future growth a strong team has been appointed to the PCC, which combines experience and creativity. Sadly John Lobb has decided that it is time to retire from the PCC and his tremendous service will be honoured at a special event in the near future.
In 2013 it is hoped that the Church will reach out to even more residents of all ages. Any one is always welcome to visit the church for quiet reflection – as it is open every day or to play a part in the weekly worship life of St Mabena.
Already many folk are involved in a wide variety of ways ---singing worship songs, playing music, reading the Bible, leading prayers, bell ringing, organising services, fund raising, cleaning, caring for others in need .
Future plans include encouraging more St Mabyn people to play a part in our services; extend our Home groups for study and discussion; introduce mid week Messy Church for parents and children at St Mabyn School.
RJ

Andrew Jago exhibition

Local artist Andrew Jago will be holding an exhibition of landscape paintings at Padstow Institute from the 14th until the 17th of April 2013.

The show will include new work completed over the Winter months from the countryside around North Cornwall.

St Mabyn Pre School

QUIZ NIGHT
Friday April 26th at 7.30pm
St Mabyn Village Hall
£2.50 Per Person Entry, Teams of 4 - 6
Quiz Master: Andy Driscoll
Prizes, Raffle, Drinks, Nibbles

ST MABYN PLAYERS – BINGO NIGHT OUT!

THE ST MABYN PLAYERS – BINGO NIGHT OUT!

The St Mabyn Players are planning their third very popular ‘Bingo Night Out’ with cash prizes on Friday 19th April in St Mabyn Village Hall.
Doors open at 7pm and ‘Eyes Down’ at 7.30pm. £4 entry will include nibbles plus tea/coffee, and everyone over 18 years old is welcome to bring their own alcohol. The value of the cash prizes cannot be guaranteed in advance and depends on the amount raised from the sale of
Bingo cards on the night. However, on previous occasions, the happy winners of the Flyer went home with a bumper prize of £50, and 30 other cash prizes were won during the evening.

The Players’ Bingo nights are a lot of fun with good cash prizes, and always attract a great deal of support. As usual, tables for eight may be booked in advance and early booking is recommended. To book a place please call Audrey telephone no 01208 841607 (audreycooke@live.com) or call at Gleneagles, Station Road, St Mabyn.

Proceeds from the evening will help purchase essential equipment for the Players’ next Show which will take place in St Mabyn Village Hall in December.

Playing Fields

The Parish Council have received a number of complaints about people accessing the playing fields from Station Road. To prevent this, it has been agreed that the fence here will be electrified from tomorrow.
PC

St Mabyn Young Farmers

 

St Mabyn Young Farmers are holding a charity cake sale in the coffee lounge St Mabyn Post Office on Saturday 23rd March from 10am till 12 Noon.
There will be tea and coffee and a raffle as well as the usual monthly book swap.

Parish Council Election

Cornwall is set to go to the polls on 2nd May;  residents are being encouraged to check that they are registered to vote.

 

Town & Parish Council Elections are also set to hold their elections.

Anyone who is interested in becoming a councillor can order an information pack from electoral services.

 

There are 123 seats up for grabs on the Unitary Authority.  If this is not for you,  just remember,  your Parish Council needs you.

 

Candidates wishing to stand for election on any of the above, must submit their completed nomination papers by noon on Friday, April 5.   To contact electoral services call 0300 1231115 or e-mail voter-registration@cornwall.gov.uk

 

Sunset in St Mabyn

St Mabyn Players

The St Mabyn Players are hosting a 

COFFEE MORNING

& CAKE SALE

On 

Saturday 16^th March 2013

 10am -12noon 

at

Gleneagles, Station Road, St Mabyn

 (third bungalow from the War Memorial.)

 £1.50 for coffee/tea/cake/biscuits and plenty

of free refills!

Donations of Cakes and Raffle Prizes

would be very gratefully received. 

Do, join us - you are guaranteed a very warm welcome.

 The proceeds from this event

will help fund essential equipment for the Players 2013

production in St Mabyn Village Hall in December.

Tel  01208 841607

 

Young farmers

In the recent Cornwall Federation drama competition, Will Gill, from St Mabyn YFC, was awarded the Best Actor prize and St Mabyn YFC won overall with their performance of Fishy Business.The South West area final in Weymouth is next on the agenda.

Tree down

Who heard it fall?

Wind turbine turning

Dividing the village :(

Solar crop growing

Taken from Highgates St Mabyn

Safer Cornwall

Cornwall's residents are being asked for their views about safety concerns in their local communities.
The survey was created by Devon and Cornwall Police and Safer Cornwall.
Click to complete the survey.

Happy St Piran's Day

One and all

Planning application Station Road

PA13/00802  Removal of existing pitched and flat roofs, construction of replacement pitched roof with extended flat roof, conversion of existing roof storage area into habitable accommodation  Parkside Station Road St Mabyn.

Pre-school

Land at the rear of Village Hall Wadebridge Road St Mabyn
The proposed change of use from agricultural land to pre-school play area has been approved with conditions.

DOGS FOULING CORFE HOUSE

Mr and Mrs Slater politely request that all dog owners whom are currently allowing their dogs foul the parking area of Corfe House (located on the corner of Station Road and the back road to St Tudy) to please stop.
Mr and Mrs Slater have children that use that area daily and have had to clean shoes a number of times due to the quantity of dog faeces found on or near the property.

Mr and Mrs Slater have a disabled daughter with a wheel chair which has accidentally been rolled through dog excrement a number of times left by irresponsible owners.

Corfe House's driveway is private property and it is an offence to allow dogs to foul this area (along with any other public area). The maximum fine carried is £1,000 and anyone found allowing their dogs to use this area will be reported to Cornwall Council under the Dog Fouling Order. A dog bin is situated just metres away from Corfe House.

Mr and Mrs Slater would very much appreciate the help of the majority of responsible dog owners in the village by being vigilant and let Mr and Mrs Slater know of anyone they see allowing their dogs to foul in the vicinity of Corfe House. Any information given to Mr and Mrs Slater will be treated in confidence.

Community wind turbine - St Mabyn

A number of villagers in St Mabyn have been talking about how we could move towards becoming a low carbon community.
We're keen to find ways of becoming less reliant on fossil fuels like coal and oil, either to heat our buildings or to provide electricity. We'd also like  to make more use of renewable energy.
We all know how strongly the wind can blow in St Mabyn! So one idea we’re actively exploring is a community-owned wind turbine.
A community-owned turbine could provide an excess income of at least £30,000 a year to give general support to village organisations as well as help cut their rising electricity costs. This fund could also be used to introduce energy-saving measures throughout the parish and to install other renewable sources of energy such as solar panels.
This idea is still at a very early stage. There is no formal proposal and no set plan. However we have started to consider how a community-owned wind turbine could be financed. For instance, local residents and businesses would be able to invest in the project and get a good return over 20 years. We're also looking at where a community turbine might be sited.

If you're interested in finding out more about this initiative, please come along to the next meeting in St Mabyn Village Hall on Thursday 7 March at 7.30pm

In the meantime, you might like to have a look at what they're doing already in Ladock and Grampound Road, near Truro. Put Low Carbon Ladock into Google or go to http://www.transition-lgr.org/

Ian Kemp

get a weekly vegetable box delivered to your door

Do you support local food? Do you enjoy fresh, seasonal, locally-grown produce?
Camel CSA, your friendly community vegetable growing group, can now deliver a weekly veg box to your doorstep.
We deliver two sizes of vegetable box – standard and small – every Friday afternoon. We grow much of the fresh seasonal contents ourselves, using organic farming principles. Other local growers supply us with an extended range of vegetables to give the boxes all-year-round variety.
A small box (feeds 1-2) costs £8.15. The standard box (feeds 3-4) is £11.50. You get a £2 discount if you pick up the box yourself from our vegetable plot next to St Kew Harvest Farm Shop at St Kew Highway.
You can join Camel Community Supported Agriculture’s veg box delivery scheme if you live within a 10-mile radius of our site at St Kew Highway.
Camel CSA is a community interest company, so any profits are ploughed back into the project. Volunteers work with paid growers to produce, pick and pack the vegetables.

If you’re interested in ordering a weekly veg box please ring Cath Simmons on 01208 812685. Find out more on our website www.camel-csa.org.uk

Charlotte Barry

Wind Turbine application

PA13/00423  Siting of one 50m high Wind Turbine, 77m to blade tip with three blades and a rotor diameter of 54 m, temporary access track, compact transformer housing and associated works. | Land West Of Trethick Farm St Mabyn.
 

Members of the public can view the application and plans on the Council’s website  or electronically at any of the One Stop Shops during normal office hours.
You can comment on the proposal  by email to planning@cornwall.gov.uk  Please quote the application number and clearly label your comments with ‘support’ or ‘objection’. 
The Parish Council have objected to the application.

Janie McDonald

Local textile artist Janie McDonald now has a profile on Textile And Fibre Arts Website

Garden Club

The Garden Club started the new year with a very interesting and informative talk by Keith Cann on his world of bee keeping.  With many amusing anecdotes he told us of his love of bees. Bees in a hive have a strict regime of the worker bees, who go out in the world and collect nectar and pollen for making the honey; the drones who look after the housekeeping and of course the queen bee without whom there would be no hive. 

Our next meeting on Wednesday 13 February at 7.30pm St Mabyn Village Hall and our speaker is Peter Davies on Bodmin and Bodmin Moor. This is a new talk with slides from Peter Davies and will be very interesting.

For more information and members details please contact Angela Bunney 01208 841511.

Book swap

The next Book Swap is on Saturday 23^rd February 10am  to 12 noon in the Coffee Lounge, St Mabyn Post Office and Stores.  Do come along and enjoy good company and a book browse with a tasty cup of coffee.  Hope to see you there.  

Andrew Jago painting

Stunning painting of St Mabyn see more by local artist Andrew Jago

Population rise

Unpublished census data shows a population rise of more than 10% for St Mabyn according to "Our Cornwall"

St Mabyn Church Lent Course 2013

Great PRAYERS of the Bible
St Mabyn Church Lent Course 2013

12/2 The Lord’s Prayer Regular private prayer to get closer to God
19/2 Abraham’s Prayer Faithful persistent pray
26/2 Hannah’s Prayer Desperate prayer
5/3 Jesus’ Prayer Intercessory – praying for others
12/3 Solomon’s Prayer Praying for the future
19/3 The Apostles’ Prayer Urgent prayer-when you don’t know what to do
Time : 7-8.30 pm
Place : Levalsamere Station Road St Mabyn 841546

Everyone is warmly invited to join our study and
discussion on how prayer works.
RJ

Dinham's Hill

Drawing by Tamsin

Helland Village Hall events

Quiz in the hall 7.30pm on Saturday 26th January All welcome.

Helland’s first Poetry Evening 7.30pm Saturday 16 February
Do you know what poetry with a difference is like? If you want to find out, come along to our very informal poetry evening. This is a bring and share evening – bring your poem, wine and cheese. It will be fun and relaxed. You can either get someone to say your poem or you can do it yourself. Admission is free and there will be a raffle. Contact Liz Hayman on 01208 75329 for details.
Carne to Cove performance - Saturday 9 March 7.30pm
Wurlitzer, a 5 piece Cornish band will be showing us their latest silent film with a live soundtrack. Their soundtrack ranges from Pink Floyd, the Buzzcocks to classical piano, harmonies and jazz. There will be tea, coffee and snacks available. Adults £7, Children and Concessions £5, Family £19. Call Sam Trethewey if you want to know more. 01208 72603.
Table tennis club – Watch this space as we now have funding for purchasing a table. There
will be details of dates and times soon. Get your racquets out of the attic!

The Spirit of Christmas at St Mabena

Christmas was celebrated throughout the festive period in a record number of joyous activities:
Our great team of bell ringers attracted a large number of villagers to all services, where the Church was found to be warm, welcoming and beautifully decorated with a massive tree and candle light.
The Carol Service, led by Rev David Pollard, contained modern readings spoken by people representing a cross section of the village. Traditional carols were augmented by Angie’s Angels. Nb. Rev Dave E. coming from ‘up north’ has yet to warm to the Cornish version of ‘While Shepherds Watched’!
Rev Pollard also took the St Mabyn YFC Carol Service - attended by over 65 young farmers.
Afterwards everyone enjoyed mulled wine, minced pies and Cornish cream.
Numbers exceeded 120 at the popular Christingle Service for St Mabyn School, staff and parents . Rev Jonathan Mosedale, who visits the school every week, presented all 70 children with a Christmas orange with candle and red ribbon.
On Christmas Eve the Crib Service, was attended by a record number of 120 parents, grandparents and children. They were thrilled by the arrival of the donkey and were each given a Nativity mobile to take home and make. For an emotional finale Rev Dave spread a choir of infants across the Church to sing ‘Away in a manger’. 58 people attended the candle lit 10 pm Bethlehem Mass and they were challenged by Rev Dave to believe that-------‘ GOD IS FOR REAL’
On Christmas morning 48 worshippers were entertained by a thought provoking sketch questioning how the actions of the Shepherds would appear on the Psychiatrist’s couch of today.
On the evening of 6th January a New Year’s party was held in the Church. This was a very successful innovation, which will be repeated next year. 70 people enjoyed the convivial atmosphere in a unique setting with good food, laughter and entertainment : Roscarrick Singers; Angie’s Angels; a sketch on how humans treat nature by Rev Dave—John and Angie; John’s Quiz- won by Liz Williams, who received a Christmas Hamper generously donated by Laura & Jo from the Post Office

Thanks to everyone for making our Christmas a great success :

Bell ringers; Organists; Musicians; Singers; Actors ; Church Wardens; Readers; All of our unsung helpers for doing so much –decorating the tree, lighting candles, preparing the catering for New Year’s party.
Our team of Clergy for their support throughout 2012 and in particular Rev Dave for his enthusiasm, creativity, tireless energy and inspiring vision for the growth of our village church.
Everyone in the parish who came to Church at Christmas.
Last year attendance at St Mabyn Church more than doubled and we hope that this growth will continue in 2013.
Please join us for any of our services in February :
3/2/13 Informal Praise Service with Rev Dave Elkington and Peter Coster at 10 am
10/2/13 Holy Communion with Rev Jonathan Mosdedale at 9.30 am
17/2/13 Sunday worship led by Rev David Pollard at 9.30am
24/2/13 Praise and worship led by Rev Dave Elkington with Peter Coster @ 9.30 am

ST MABYN CHURCH –WHERE EVERYONE IS ALWAYS WELCOME
RJ

Best Chef!

Congratulations to Emily Scott of St Mabyn who has been named Best Chef at culinary magazine Food's Reader Awards 2013. Emily's restaurant is The Harbour Restaurant, Port Isaac.

ST MABYN PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Meeting of St Mabyn Parish Council held on Tuesday, 4 th December 2012 in the St Mabyn Memorial Hall at 7.30pm.

Present: Cllrs. A Finnamore (Chairman), N Embley (Vice Chairman), Mrs A Bunney, Mrs C Bray, G Brindle, D Masters, R Chadwick, M Menhenitt.
Also attending: Mrs J Hoskin (Parish Clerk)
Four members of the public

1.Public Session: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and invited the members of the public to address the Council, if they so wished. Three ladies from the St Mabyn Pre-school Committee had attended to explain the reasons for the planning application PA12/10847 to create an outdoor recreation area at the rear of the hall. The application had been received by the Parish Council although it arrived too late to be placed on the agenda for tonight’s meeting. The Clerk notified the public that the application would be passed to the Parish Council Planning Committee.
Cllrs M Menhenitt, Mrs A Bunney and D Masters declared an interest.

(Members of the public left the meeting)

Police: No report received.
Cornwall Council: No report received.

2. Apologies for non attendance were received from Cllr M Grigg.

3. Members Declaration of Interest: Cllrs. M Menhneitt, Mrs A Bunney and D Masters declared an interest on Planning Application PA12/10847.

4. Minutes: The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 6th November 2012, as circulated, were confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

5. Matters Arising:
Item 12 Correspondence (ICO) – The Clerk and Chairman reported that matters with the Information Commissioners Office were ongoing.
Item 14a) Winter Grit Bins – The Clerk agreed to continue to pursue the provision of grit bins in the parish.
Item 14b) Fish and Chip Sign – The sign was now being removed during the week and put up on the day when the van was visiting the village.
Item 14e) Highway traffic calming – The developer had now erected the permanent signs (give way to oncoming traffic) on the traffic scheme adjacent to the entrance to the Mabena Lea development.

6. Planning Applications / Planning Matters:
PA12/10991 Mr D Scott & Ms N Heidaripour, 1 Church Steps, Churchtown, St Mabyn –
Demolition of lean-to store, erection of 2 storey extension and re-roofing /extension of existing kitchen. Support – and comment that the footpath is to be kept clear at all times if scaffolding is being erected. The extension to the boundary will narrow the footpath near the church steps and therefore it is recommended that the hedge adjacent to the steps should be trimmed back.

PA12/10028 Mr & Mrs East and McDonald, Slate Cottage, Tredethy Mews, Helland Bridge – Replacement of existing door and windows. The Council supported the recommendation by the planning committee to support this application. Cllr M Menhneitt declared an interest and abstained.

PA12/10847 Ms Bethany Gillespie, St Mabyn Pre-School, rear of Village Hall, Wadebridge Road, St Mabyn – Change of use from agricultural land to pre-school play area.
It was agreed that the planning committee look at this application and that the Clerk contact Cornwall Council to ask that the decision date be deferred and the application be placed on the agenda for the next meeting.

Planning Decisions:
PA12/09249 Mr Den Cooke, Anneth Lowen, Station Road, St Mabyn – Construction of extension to dwelling – Approved.

7. Accounts / Financial Matters: Councilors authorised the cheque payments presented. The finance report is issued as Part 2 of these minutes.

To agree the Precept for the 2013/2014 financial year: Having received documents from the Clerk at the last meeting that reconciled the current years accounts, predicted the financial year end balance and recommended the expenditure for the forthcoming financial year, Councilors resolved to request a precept of £ 16,000 (sixteen thousand pounds), being the same as 2012/2013.

8. CC Local Maintenance Project – Footpaths: Nothing to report.

9. Playing Field: Inspection reports were presented by Cllr D Masters and these identified that the shackles on the tyre swing would need replacing and the wooded sections surrounding the wood chip areas on some items of play equipment were rotting and would need replacing in time. The tubes used to fix the goal posts required rubbing down to a smooth surface or replacing.
Vehicles were parking outside the man entrance to the field and obstructing access through the pedestrian gate.
Cllr A Finnamore agreed to complete the forthcoming inspections.
Cllr N Embley suggested that the Council reconsiders the provision of a car parking for those using the recreation facilities and asked councillors  to look at the options of creating car parking spaces inside the playing field. It was agreed to place this item on the agenda for the next meeting.

10. Neighbourhood Plan – to consider the contents of the Cornwall Core Strategy document, once received, and the advantages of creating a parish plan:
The Council continued to await for the publication of the final Core Strategy document. Cllr G Brindle and the Clerk will attend a Cornwall Council Wadebridge Neighbourhood Planning Cluster Meeting in Wadebridge on Thursday, 6th December 2012. Cllr Mrs A Bunney presented her apologies for this meeting.

11. Correspondence:
Information Commissioners Office – The Chairman and Clerk continued to correspond with the Information Commissioners Office in relation to a request for information by Mr Heath (reported at the last meeting).
The Saints Way – Church of England Multi Academy Trust - Invite to attend a Service of Inauguration at Bodmin.

Cornwall Council – Recycling and waste collection dates for Christmas and the New Year.
12. To Agree / Discuss:
1) Cornwall Council Community Network Meeting – No reports available.

13. Parish Matters / Any other Business:
a) Trethick Farm, Sty Mabyn – The Council noted reports of bad odours coming from the spreading of slurry and automatic sprayers affecting local residents. A private individual had contacted Environmental Health.
b) Parish Council Grass Cutting Contract: Councillors agreed to offer the contract for 2013/2014 to the existing contractor for the forthcoming year.
c) Highway Matters: The road surface and edge of carriageway at Dinhams Bridge was in need of repair. This area was in St Kew parish and had been passed to the Chairman of their Parish Council.
d) Parking: Vehicles were often parking on the pavement outside the bus shelter obstructing visibility for other road users.

14. Date of next Meeting: Owing to the regular day being on the 1st January (Bank Holiday) it was agreed to hold the meeting on Wednesday, 2nd January 2013 if the hall was available.

15. To close the Meeting to the public – Close Session if required: No closed session required.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.35pm.

Oil theft in St Mabyn

POLICE are warning people to check their storage tanks after a 1,000 litres of heating oil was stolen from two properties in St Mabyn and St Breward.

More details

Dinhams Bridge flooding

A30 Temple to Higher Carblake Scheme.

Cornwall Council is developing proposals to fully utilise the existing carriageway with the single carriageway section of the A30 being made into two lanes in both directions between Temple and Higher Carblake.
More details of the proposals

St Mabyn Church

Prayer in 2013 – Will it make any difference ?
As a Church every Sunday we pray for those in our village who are in need
-suffering from illness
-bereavement
-unemployment
-financial problems
-family problems
-loneliness.
Also, prayers are said in Church on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings between 9.30--- 10.0 am
If you would like for us to pray for you during any time of need please let us know by either:Completing a prayer request form found on a table just inside the Church door--or
Emailing : stmabynprayer@gmail.com --or
Contacting Rev Dave Elkington tel: 01208892811
Requests may be made anonymously and will be treated in confidence .
Some people prefer to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the church to quietly reflect and offer their prayers in private. The church is open every day and welcome to all.
Ask using my name and you will receive*---John 16 v22
*nb. not always in the answer we expect
In January our services will be as follows:
30/12/2012 INFORMAL Praise and Worship Rev David Pollard ------------------------9.30 am
6/1/2013 INFORMAL Praise service Rev Dave Elkington and Peter Coster -------10 am
13/1/2013 Holy Communion
20/1/2013 Holy Communion
27/1/2013 Holy Communion
Rev Jonathan Mosedale---------------------------------9.30 am
Rev David Pollard----------------------------------------9.30 am
Rev Dave Elkington and Peter Coster---------------9.30 am
RJ

Rock exhibition

featuring two artists from St Mabyn...

PARISH NEW YEAR PARTY

6PM SUNDAY 6TH JANUARY 2013 ST MABYN PEACE MEMORIAL HALL

All are welcome to come to a Celebration for the New Year 2013. Entertainment by Rescarrock Revival, Angie's Angels, a quiz and more.
Party food refreshments with tea, coffee and soft drinks available.  If you want to, bring a bottle.
Everyone welcome – Free entry – Come and celebrate the New Year

   For more details contact Carol Grigg 01208 841276  or  Angela Bunney 01208 841511

Bookswap

The next Bookswap is on Saturday 26th January 10am till 12 noon in the Coffee Lounge at St Mabyn Post Office and Stores. Look forward to seeing you and best wishes for the New Year.

St Mabyn Garden Club

Members and friends of St Mabyn Garden Club got together in St Mabyn Hall for their Christmas party. We were entertained by the ladies group Moor Harmony.  They sang a variety of songs including carols.  We could have listened to them all evening  as their singing was beautiful, but the marvellous spread of food awaited us.  The wine was kindly donated by our President Venning Davey. John Lobb tested our gardening knowledge with one of his Garden Quizzes.  The winner with a very high score was Molly Dyke. Table decoration was won by Agnes Hoskin and Venning Davey.

Our New Year meeting is Wednesday 9 January 7.30pm in St Mabyn Village Hall.  The speaker is Henry Kendell on Bees and Honey

Happy New Year to all our members and friends and hope to see you 9 January 2013.  For more details and information contact Angela Bunney 01208 841511.

Mistletoe Fayre

St Mabyn Scout Group

The St Mabyn Scout Group will be holding its Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 8 from 10am-12pm at Coffee Corner in Wadebridge (across from the Regal Cinema). The group is fundraising for its new scout hut in St Mabyn – the building work is already underway. The Christmas Fair will be full of festive fun, with a raffle and tombola, selection of home-made cakes, toys and books, and games for children. The first prize for the raffle is a Christmas hamper. Teas and coffees for sale – all welcome.

ENDS

ST MABYN PLAYERS’ SECOND COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA

Our 'Girls' looked absolutely stunning in their new costumes at rehearsal last night. They will not disappoint - a real 'legfest' that did every one of them justice! Last year's show was hard to beat but those lucky enough to get a ticket for our forthcoming Extravaganza will definitely not be disappointed! This show is gonna be talked about for all the right reasons...!

A limited number of tickets remain for EXTRAVAGANZA which will take place in St Mabyn Village Hall on 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th December at 7.30pm. The cost of tickets remains at £7.50, which will include a delicious pasty supper, followed by a dessert and tea and coffee. Tables for eight will, as usual, be laid out cabaret style and may be booked in advance. Over 18s are welcome to bring their own alcohol. The Players’ hilarious 2011 show was a three night sell out and was very well received by extremely appreciative audiences. Tony Dickinson, Producer, Director and performer, has worked tirelessly to ensure that the Players 2012 show maintains the previous high standard that received standing ovations at every performance. Not surprisingly, tickets sales are heavy and early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. Enquiries and tickets, please contact Audrey Cooke 01208 841607 (audreycooke@live.com)

ST MABYN BOOKSWAP

There will not be a Bookswap in December, but hope to see you on Saturday 26th January 10am till12 noon in the Coffee Lounge at St Mabyn Post Office and Stores.
Have a lovely Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.

PARISH NEW YEAR PARTY

PARISH NEW YEAR PARTY   6PM SUNDAY 6TH JANUARY 2013
ST MABYN PEACE MEMORIAL HALL

All are welcome to come to a Celebration for the New Year 2013. Entertainment by Rescarrock Revival, Angie's Angels, a Quiz and more.

Party food refreshments with tea, coffee and soft drinks available.  If you want to bring a bottle.

Everyone welcome – Free entry – Come and celebrate the New Year
For more details contact Carol Grigg 01208 841276  or  Angela Bunney 01208 841511

ST MABYN GARDEN CLUB

Members of St Mabyn Garden Club were entertained at their November meeting by Lorraine Turnbull who gave a very interesting and informative talk with slides on growing apple and pear trees.  Lorraine advised that bare rooted young trees are the best to buy as pot-grown ones are inclined to have roots  that have twisted around each other in the pot and also become dried out.
Lorraine is a fan of Cornish apples, and there are many varieties that come from Cornwall. She was also very impressed by the large and unblemished pear that our chairman John Lobb had picked from his garden to show us. After a question and answer session tea and biscuits were served.

    Don't forget our Christmas Party is 7.15pm December 5th (a week earlier than our normal meetings) at he Village Hall. Moor Harmony will be entertaining us and also John's Quiz which we all look forward to.  Please bring a plate of savoury of sweet food.

   Just a reminder, our New Year meeting is Wednesday 9th January at 7.30 in the Village Hall.  Our speaker will be Henry Kendall on 'Bees and Honey'.

   For more details and membership information  contact Angela Bunney 01208 841511

Cyclist dies in collision with Landrover

A 50 year old cyclist named John Phillips has died after colliding with a Landrover on
a stretch of road between St Mabyn and Longstone, at 10.05am this morning
More details 
Police are appealing for any witnesses who may have been in the area at the time to ring 101 quoting reference 335 11/11/12 

St Mabyn Church

St Mabyn Church welcomes the  appointment of Julian Welby as the new Archbishop

As reported in the Telegraph he has the intellect of a financier; acumen of a politician; faith of an evangelical and courage of an African peace negotiator.

He is also HTB positive---having served as a lay Pastor at Holy Trinity Brompton—the home of Alpha

His approach to teaching about Christ resonates with the clergy of  St Mabyn—Dave Elkington,  David Pollard and Jonathan Mosedale—who warmly invite you to join us in our services this December

 2/12/12  10 am   Praise.  Informal  worship based on our village led by Rev Dave Elkington

9/12/12     9.30am  Holy Communion led by Rev Jonathan Mosedale

16/12/12  9.30 am Christmas Carols and Lessons led by Rev David Pollard

1912/12    7.30 pm Young Farmers Christmas Carol Service

23/12/12  9.30 am Holy Communion led by Rev Dave Elkington

24/12/12   3.0 pm Christmas Eve Crib Service for children of all ages

24/12/12   10 pm   Bethlehem Mass for Christmas Eve led by Rev Dave Elkington

25/12/12   10 am  Christmas Day Service led by Rev Dave Elkington

30/12/12   9.30 Praise and Worship  service  led by Rev David Pollard

6/1/13  6-9 pm New Year celebration in the village hall .

All are welcome to come and enjoy warm friendship–food and drink , John Lobb Quiz, musical entertainment including Angie’s Angels

Flat to let in St Mabyn

Let on a 6 month short term lease - currently available from December 2012 Call Joe on 01208 841225

ST MABYN PLAYERS’ SECOND COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA

A limited number of tickets remain for The St Mabyn Players’ second CHRISTMAS COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA which will take place in St Mabyn Village Hall on 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th December at 7.30pm. The cost of tickets remains at £7.50, which will include a delicious pasty supper, followed by a dessert and tea and coffee. Tables for eight will, as usual, be laid out cabaret style and may be booked in advance. Over 18s are welcome to bring their own alcohol. The Players’ hilarious 2011 show was a three night sell out and was very well received by extremely appreciative audiences. Tony Dickinson, Producer, Director and performer, has worked tirelessly to ensure that the Players 2012 show maintains the previous high standard that received standing ovations at every performance. Not surprisingly, tickets sales are heavy and early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. Enquiries and tickets, please contact Audrey Cooke 01208 841607 (audreycooke@live.com)

St Mabyn School joins Super- Academy

EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove has given the green light for five primary schools to join forces and form a new "super-academy". Bodmin's St Petroc's, St Mabyn and St Tudy, near Wadebridge, St Winnow, at Lostwithiel, and Lerryn will come together under the umbrella of the new Saints' Way Multi-Academy Trust and will opt out of local authority control on December 1st. This is Cornwall article

CAKE BAKE SALE

On Saturday 27th October from 10am - 12 noon, as well as the monthly BOOK SWAP, there will be a CAKE BAKE SALE for the St Mabyn scout group. All proceeds go towards the building fund for the new scout hut.

October offers

St Mabyn Post Office and Stores have some great October offers in their new Shoplocally leaflet!! Stock up early for Christmas with 1 Litre spirits at £17.49. They also have some great wine deals with Echo Falls and Kumala at 2 for £10 and Valancia at 2 for £7.50. Half price chocolates with Milk Tray 400g at £3.89 and Chocalate Oranges at £1.60! St Mabyn Post Office - more than just a village store!

Andrew Jago Exhibition

Exhibition of original landscape paintings by Andrew Jago, an impression of familiar motifs from North Cornwall during the golden hour. Rock Village Institute 17th - 28th October.
Some lovely paintings of St Mabyn and Longstone can be spotted here too!

FOR SALE – building materials

Roofing Tiles, ridge tiles, copings, and gate pier copings We have a variety of new and “previously loved” building materials that we are selling in aid of charity. If you know anyone who is building an extension or tidying up a wall, please pass the message along. We have: ROOF TILES: Approx. 1,000 Redland Stonewold concrete tiles – around £1 per tile RIDGE TILES: about 18, £1 each TAPERED COPINGS: 33x 24”x18” – look smart on top of a stone wall: £4.00 each (new) GATE PIER COPINGS: 10x 20”x20” - pyramid style, £4 each (new) For more information, call Cliff on 01208 812 295 or Terry on 01208 815 418. See photos here

ST MABYN PLAYERS’ SECOND COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA

When the newly formed St Mabyn Players presented their first Christmas Comedy Extravaganza in December 2011 in St Mabyn Village Hall, they could not have imagined that they would have sell out performances with standing ovations for each show. It has therefore been decided to extend the Extravaganza to cover the four nights of 12- 15th December this year, and tickets are already selling fast for each performance. St Mabyn Village Hall now has its own sophisticated and versatile lighting and sound equipment installed, with much appreciation to David Hudson (Old Rocker Productions) for his time and invaluable technical support. St Mabyn’s Tony Dickinson, who has appeared and starred in a number of local productions, is performing as well as producing and directing the show which, once again, promises to be a hilarious mix of musical comedy and sketches. Performances start at 7.30pm and the cost of tickets remains at £7.50, which will include a delicious pasty supper, followed by a dessert and tea and coffee. Early booking is recommended and tables for eight will, as usual, be laid out cabaret style and may be booked in advance. Over 18s are welcome to bring their own alcohol. Enquiries and tickets, please phone Audrey 01208 841607 (audreycooke@live.com) or Tony 01208 841314.

ST MABYN GARDEN CLUB

For St Mabyn Garden Club's first talk of the Autumn we were very pleased to welcome back Sandra Goodswen. With a variety of slides we were shown how a corner of your garden can transformed into a beautiful and colourful place full of wild flowers and plants. From trees to snowdrops, creating vistas through to enjoy the countryside and even using sculpture to bring a little more interest to the area can enhance you wild garden. After thanking Sandra for such an interesting talk our chairman John Lobb announced that tea and biscuits were now being served. The next meeting of the Garden Club is on Wednesday 14th November, St Mabyn Hall 7.30pm. Lorraine Turnbull will be giving us a talk and slides on Fruit Trees – Apples and Pears. Lorraine always gives us very informative and amusing talk and our members are already looking forward to the evening. Membership is still £5.00 per annum. Please note that our Christmas Party this year will be on Wednesday 5 December. For more details please contact Angela Bunney 01208 841511.

St Mabyn and Community bulk buying of Heating Oil starts - 15th October

Anyone in St Mabyn and locality interested in the bulk buying of heating oil? This oil buying club is just being launched by a Cornish charity and might interest you.

http://www.communityenergyclub.org.uk/signup/

ST MABYN PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Meeting of St Mabyn Parish Council held on Tuesday, 4 th September 2012 in the St Mabyn Memorial Hall at 7.30pm.

Present: Cllrs. A Finnamore (Chairman), N Embley (Vice Chairman), Mrs A Bunney, G Brindle, R Chadwick, M Menhenitt, M Grigg. Also attending: Mrs J Hoskin (Parish Clerk) PCSO Lloyd Paynter (Police Neighbourhood Beat Officer) Three members of the public

1.Public Session: The Chairman invited the members of the public to address the Council, if they so wished. A local resident made a request to rent the fenced off section at the burial ground, and offered to tidy the site and keep chickens on the land. .
The Council were questioned about the newspaper report printed in the “Down your Way” section of the Cornish Guardian newspaper following the last Parish Council meeting when discussion were held on the proposals for a wind turbine at Tregaddock and the withdrawal of these proposals by Mr Mutton, Mr Lobb and Clean Earth Energy. This report was inaccurate and a misrepresentation of the meeting.
The Clerk reported that a correction has been published in the newspaper stating that the article was not a report from the Parish Council but an account submitted by a private individual and incorrectly headed “St Mabyn Parish Council”.

Police: PCSO Paynter donated a tin of wood preserver courtesy of Tech-Build in Bodmin for community projects. PCSO Paynter outlined the neighbourhood staffing team for Bodmin Town and the rural areas.
The police had received one reported crime during the last month being damage to the wheel arch of a car. Councilors reported the problems with children who were throwing stones and other objects at vehicles when passing the Mabena Lea development. The children were identified and the situation will be monitored.

(Members of the public left the meeting at 8.00pm)

Cornwall Council: No report received.

2. Apologies for non attendance were received from Cllrs. Mrs H Barrett, D Masters, Mrs C Bray.

3. Members Declaration of Interest: None declared at this stage of the meeting. Cllr G Brindle received a copy of the Parish Councils polices – Standing orders etc.
The Clerk had received updated information relating to the Register of Interests - Section 29 of the Localism Act 2011.

4. Minutes: The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 7th August 2012, as circulated, were confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

5. Matters Arising:
Item 1 Letter to Cllr Mrs H Barrett: Each councilor had received a copy of the letter approved by the Chairman and sent to Cllr Mrs Barrett along with a copy of the reply received.
Item 10 Playing Field: The Chairman had received a letter from a parishioner that included concerns about the junior goal posts. These posts had now been dismantled and placed in the shed.

It was suggested that the posts be kept inside over the winter months and repaired, repainted and replaced back onto the field in the Spring 2013. The nets could be fixed by cable ties.

6. Planning Applications:
PA12/04987 Mr David Bishop, Trelowarth, Watergate Lane, St Mabyn –
Conversion of garage to games room and rear entrance porch. Support.
It was agreed that a delegation of the planning committee could carry out site visits for small type applications and it was unnecessary for the whole committee to attend.

Planning Matters:
Benbole Farm – Solar panel development: The Clerk read an email reply from St Kew Parish Council which confirmed that the original company who had submitted the planning application had now ceased trading and the offer of a community fund was not taken on by the company who had now obtained the development, so funding was no longer an option.

Mabena Lea – S106 Money: Having now received a contact name and number for the department that dealt with the S106 money from the Mabena Lea development, the Clerk agreed to purse enquiries as to why money was not allocated for educational needs within the parish.

7. Accounts / Financial Matters: Financial Report issued as Part 2 of these Minutes.

7.1 St Mabyn Neighbourhood Watch Account: An annual bank statement had been passed to the Parish Council. The Council was happy to hold this money alongside Parish Council funds but agreed that the existing signatories needed to pass the money over to the Parish Council and officially close the Neighbourhood Account or obtain forms to update the names and signatories. A letter was required from the Neighbourhood Committee.

7.2 Award for All Funding: The Chairman and Clerk had completed the forms to clarify that the project had been completed.

8. Grass Cutting Contract 2012/2013: The contractor will be reminded to remove the grass when cutting the field and burial ground. It was appreciated that the recent inclement weather made it difficult to collect the grass.

9. CC LMP Footpaths: The contractor will be asked to review the paths for any additional cuts required.

10. Playing Field: Junior goal posts discussed under Item 5 of this meeting. Cllr G Brindle reported on recent inspections. Cllr R Chadwick agreed to complete the forthcoming inspections. A further letter will be sent to the local resident depositing garden waste into the playing field.

11. St Mabyn Community Plan: Cllr G Brindle had carried out some research into neighbourhood plans and produced information for the Council. The Cornwall Core Strategy document would be published in September / October and it was agreed to await the information contained in the publication.
Cllr G Brindle will attend the Neighbourhood meeting at Wadebridge to gain further information on the way a plan was being jointly developed for Wadebridge, St Breock and Egloshayle.

12. Correspondence: Files presented.

Parishioners letter: As mentioned under Item 1 of this meeting the Chairman had received a further letter from a local resident which contained repetitive information, and included matters relating to the playing field and the displaying of parish council minutes. It was agreed that no response will be sent.
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly NHS Trust: Details promoting the Health Information Line.

13. To Agree / Discuss:
1) Cornwall Council Community Network Meeting: The meeting scheduled for the 27th September 2012 had been postponed until the 11th October 2012.

14. Parish Matters / Any other Business:
a) Highway matters: Some highway drains had been cleaned although the ditches required cleaning to divert the surface water into the roadside gullies.

b) Burial Ground: The Council discussed the request made under Item 1 of this meeting and
agreed that the legal owner of the land (Parish Council or Glebe Committee) be clarified. The Parish Clerk will make further enquiries. The current condition of the land was discussed along with the request made to keep chickens. It was also suggested that the fence could be removed to encompass the area back into the burial ground. It was agreed to place the item on the agenda for the next meeting.

15. Date of next Meeting: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012.

16. To close the Meeting: There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.15pm.

St Mabyn School Trustees

As part of the preliminary work for the Academy conversion, the
Diocese's solicitors tracked down the deeds of the original School and
establish the identity of the School's trustees.  They discovered that
part of the site of the School was conveyed in 1846 to the then Vicar
of St Mabyn and the Archdeacon of Cornwall and their successors in
office, and the remaining part of the site was conveyed in 1895 to
three local residents as trustees.  There is currently no Vicar of St
Mabyn, and the individual trustees are long dead, so the School was
faced with a problem.  Fortunately the Charity Commission is prepared
to make a Scheme appointing the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Limited as trustee of the School.

The Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Limited acts as Trustee of several
Church of England Schools in Cornwall.  The appointment of the new
Trustee does not in any way change the trusts on which the School is
held.


REFERENCE : AB/C-356764/Operations Taunton

A Scheme is a legal document made by the Charity Commission. It is proposed to make a Scheme for this charity to appoint a new trustee.

A copy of the draft Scheme can be seen at:

The School Office
St Mabyn Church of England Primary School
St Mabyn
Cornwall PL30 3BQ

or a copy can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to:

Charity Commission First Contact, PO Box 1227, Liverpool, L69 3UG

quoting the above reference number or by visiting our website at:

www.charitycommission.gov.uk/supportingcharities/schemes/default.asp

Comments or representations on these proposals can be made to the Charity Commission within two weeks from the date of this notice, either by letter or by completing the form on our website.

Jubilee 1887 news cutting

Royal Cornwall Gazette of 1 July 1887 F P Nickell is Francis Perry NICKELL
Thanks to Max for forwarding this.

National Lottery St Mabyn

 Don't forget to go to The Post Office and get your ticket for tonight's QUADRUPLE ROLLOVER Lotto draw for an estimated jackpot of £19.6 million. What would you do ?

THRIFTY IS COOL

THRIFTY IS COOL …. share your money saving ideas with

like-minded villagers and families

FREE ENTRY

St Mabyn Village Hall,

Saturday 10^th November     10am to 12

Free tea and coffee

Which tips, tools and implements save you the most money?   Bring your own examples of thriftiness to show everybody.

Money Saving tips relating to the following will be greatly appreciated  and shared with everyone

·         around the house ·         around the garden ·         in the kitchen, food & recipes ·         money saving tips for families and children ·         Energy saving tips…. keeping warm ·         Water saving tips

·         Recycling tips ·         Saving on the internet ·         In the garage, car, transport ·         beauty, fashion, holidays, weddings ·         money saving tips for pets ·         Entertainment and leisure ·         how to make things at home

For more information ring Mike Haywood on 07966757318

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANYTHING FOR SALE AT THIS EVENT

Have you got a beady eye for bargains and a craving for saving?

Yvonne and I are starting to organise a one-off, free event open to all villagers, old and young, to come together and swop money saving ideas. We are looking for some volunteers to help with running the event on the day. It will be on a Saturday morning in October or November for 2 hours, say 10 to 12. We will pay for the Hall and there will be no entry charge. We want to make it clear that there will not be anything for sale. It will be an opportunity just to share and find practical ideas to cut back on day to day costs. Thrifty is cool.

We envisage having lots of tables, and each table dedicated to one topic. We write our ideas on yellow postits for everyone to see, (but there may be other ways of doing it). People can bring examples of their thriftiness to show.

Money Saving Topics that can be covered include……. 

• around the house
• around the garden
• in the kitchen, food & recipes
• money saving tips for children
• Energy saving tips……. How to keep warm
• Water saving tips
• Recycling tips
• on the internet
• In the garage, car, transport
• beauty, fashion, holidays, weddings,
• Random tips
• make a few pounds 
• how to make things at home

If you would like to help, and/or have any suggestions about how the event can be staged, please email or ring 07966757318

Mike and Yvonne

ST MABYN BOOKSWAP

The next Bookswap is Saturday 27 October 10 am to 12 noon in the Coffee Lounge, St Mabyn Post Office and Stores.  Hope to see you there.  If you require more information call Angela Bunney 01208 841511

ST MABYN GARDEN CLUB

Members and friends of St Mabyn Garden Club spent a very enjoyable day at RHS Rosemoor Gardens, Torrington, North Devon on our Autumn Outing.  Though the weather was showery we managed to explore the variety of gardens for which Rosemoor is famous.  My favourite was the Potage and Herb Garden, though the Vegetable and Fruit Garden area was a close second. The apple trees were weighed down by the amount of fruit that the branches were asked to carry. As our summer has been rather wet the flower gardens were not at their best, but even so it was lovely just wandering from one garden scenario to the next.  In all it was agreed that Rosemoor is certainly somewhere people with a love of gardens and gardening should visit.

 Don't forget October is the month that we start our meetings in St Mabyn Village Hall 7.30pm every second Wednesday of the month up to and including May 2013.  For our next meeting on 10^th October we have Sandra Goodswen on From Garden to Wld Flower Meadow.  Should be very interesting.  Do come along, you will be made very welcome and I am sure you will enjoy the evening.  For more details contact Angela Bunney  on 01208 841511.

THE ST MABYN PLAYERS ‘BINGO NIGHT OUT!

The St Mabyn Players are planning another special ‘Bingo Night Out’ with cash prizes on Saturday 29th September – ‘eyes down’ at 7.30pm in St Mabyn Village Hall.   Entry is £4 and will include nibbles and a dessert plus tea/coffee. Prize money will, once again, generate from the sale of bingo cards during the evening, and everyone (over 18) is welcome to bring their own alcohol.   The last Players’ special Bingo Night Out was a sell out when more than 80 people came along to enjoy the fun.  The generous cash prizes were very well received and, on that occasion, the happy winner of the Flyer went home with a bumper price of £50.  What’s more, 30 other cash prizes were won during the evening.  The prize money does, of course, depend on the proceeds from the sale of bingo cards and may vary accordingly.

Once again, the evening promises to be a lot of fun with the numbers being called by Tony Dickinson in his own inimitable style.

As this event is attracting a great deal of support and most of the tickets are already sold, early booking is recommended.   As usual, tables for eight may be booked in advance.

Tickets may be obtained from Tony Dickinson 01208 841314 or Audrey Cooke (01208 841607 – audreycooke@live.com.)

ST MABYN PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Meeting of St Mabyn Parish Council held on Tuesday, 7th August 2012 in the Memorial Hall at 7.00pm.

Present: Cllrs. A Finnamore (Chairman), N Embley (Vice Chairman), Mrs A Bunney, Mrs C Bray, D Masters, M Grigg, M Menhenitt, R Chadwick. Also attending: Mrs J Hoskin (Parish Clerk) 51 Members of the public .

1.Public Session: The Chairman had extended the public session to 45 minutes to allow the members of the public to express their views on the building of a proposed wind turbine at Tregaddock. A planning application had not yet been submitted. Clean Earth Energy had held a public consultation event in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, 11th July 2012.
Mr James Mutton, also representing Mr Ian Lobb and Clean Earth Energy read a statement stating that the project had been cancelled and at this time there were no alternative plans. Mr Mutton hoped that the parish would support renewable energy projects.
Mr Richard Jenkin thanked Mr Mutton for his co-operation to the strong public feelings against the proposal and spoke on various matters relating to renewable energy.
Members of the public were given the opportunity to voice their opinions in support or against renewable energy schemes and in particular the proposed wind turbine. The Parish Council were thanked for allowing the public to express their views.
Councillors with the exception of Cllr Mrs Barret refrained from responding or commenting on the discussions held and remained impartial as no planning application had been received.
The Chairman thanked everyone for attending and closed the public session at 7.45pm.

08/2012

(Members of the public and Cllr Mrs H Barrett left the meeting)

Cllr Mrs H Barrett: Councillors expressed their concerns that Cllr Mrs Barrett had attended Agenda Item 1 of this meeting (the public session), sat amongst the members of the public, commented on renewable energy projects and left without speaking to the Clerk or Councillors. The Clerk was asked to write to Cllr Mrs Barrett expressing the Councils concerns about her actions.

Police: The Clerk read an email from PCSO Lloyd Paynter identifying the three reported crimes within the parish received since the 3rd April 2012. These consisted of one incident of criminal damage to a property, one theft and one failure to stop after an accident. The police had an amount of wood stain, available free to organisations for community projects.

Cornwall Council: No report received.

14.2 At this point of the Meeting the Chairman brought forward Agenda Item 14.2 Parish Council Vacancy: Mr Guy Brindle had applied for the vacancy and was invited to introduce himself to the Council and ask any questions. Councillors agreed to co-opt Mr Brindle onto the Parish Council and invited him to join them for the remainder of the meeting. The Clerk will provide Cllr Brindle with a copy of relevant documents including the newly adopted policies and Code of Conduct information.

2. Apologies: The Clerk had received emails from Cllr Mrs H Barrett and PCSO Paynter presenting their apologies.

3. Members Declaration of Interest: None declared at this stage of the meeting.

4. Minutes: The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 3rd July 2012 (Parts 1 and 2 and the Closed Session) as circulated, were confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

5. Matters Arising:
Item 6.2 Section 106 development money held by Cornwall Council: The Clerk was awaiting a reply following further enquiries as to how the education need for the S.106 money from the Mabena Lea development site had been identified at Wadebridge School and what the money had been used for.

6. Planning Applications: There were no applications received for consideration at this meeting and no decisions reported.
Planning Matters: The Clerk read an email from a resident at Longstone stating that the site of the old filling station was up for sale, and questioned the information on the sale board in relation to the planning permission granted. The Clerk will seek clarification.

7. Accounts / Financial Matters: Financial report issued as Part 2 of these minutes.
The Clerk circulated the HMRC receipt and bank statement clarifying that the reclaimed Vat money had been received up to the 31st March 2012.

7.1 Additional Diamond Jubilee Money Boxes: The Council agreed to order a further 72 money boxes to meet the orders received from parishioners. The jubilee committee will reimburse the Parish Council to offset these costs.

8. Grass Cutting Contract 2012: The trimming of the hedge in Station Road had now been completed.

9. CC Local Maintenance Project 2012/2013: The contractor will be asked to cut the footpath between the village green and the school although this path was not an identified public right of way.
It was reported that bags of dog faeces were being left in this area.

10. Playing Field – Inspection Reports: Cllrs A Finnamore and Cllr G Brindle will carry out the forthcoming inspections. The junior goal posts need to be dismantled before placing them in the shed.

11. St Mabyn Neighbourhood Plan – Meeting in September 2012: Nothing to report. Correspondence on the Neighbourhood Plan (General) Regulations 2012 had been received.

12. Updated Standing Orders Policy to be distributed to Councillors and signed. Councilors received a copy of the updated policy.

13. Correspondence: The Clerk presented the correspondence file.

14. To Agree / Discuss:
1) Report from the Cornwall Council Community Network Meeting, if available: No recent meetings had been held.
2) Parish Council Vacancy: Discussed after Item 1 of this meeting.

15. Parish Matters / Any Other Business:
a) Traffic: Councilors noted comments about the speed of traffic passing through the village and in particular past the entrance to the Mabena Lea development. The existing road markings in the village required re-painting. Additional marking and signage would further warn drivers to slow down. It was noted that children from the development were throwing sticks at passing vehicles.
In other parts of the village, some local residents were driving the wrong way down Watergate Lane.

16. Date of next Meeting: Tuesday, 4th September 2012.

17. To close the Meeting: There being no further business the Meeting closed at 8.50pm.