Midas development

Land between Chapel Lane and Chestnut Drive? Residential development comprising the erection of 35 dwellings to include affordable dwellings together with associated infrastructure and external works/landscaping for Midas Homes Ltd.
Application number 2009/00921
There is a hard copy for anyone to view in the Post Office.

Planning application

The erection of plant and machinery related to the treatment and disposal of foul sewage. To be located within an existing agricultural field works to consist of below ground sewage treatment plant, fencing, landscaping, drains/sewers, access track and field soak away system.
Application 2009/00909

Googled

According to reliable sources St Mabyn was filmed last Monday by one of the Google Earth Street View cars!

JULY JAZZ NIGHT

The Friends of St Mabyn Church (reg charity no 1105840) are busy organising their annual ‘Jazz on the Green’ fundraiser, performed by the Bodmin College Jazz Orchestra under their new Musical Director, Ben Simpson. The band will perform on the Green behind the school in St Mabyn on Saturday 11th July from 6.30-9pm. Entry is £5 for adults and £3 for under 18s. Children under 6 years old are FREE! This is a very informal family occasion where the energetic dance, the kids have fun and everyone has a wonderful time. Please bring chairs and picnics as refreshments are not available on site, although snacks may be available from the village shop or nearby Inn.
If wet, the band will perform in the historic St Mabyn Church, which is well known not only for having the second highest tower in Cornwall but was also the Church used for filming the wedding scenes in the last Doc Martin series on ITV.
This will be Bodmin College Jazz Orchestra’s last performance of the school year and half the proceeds from the event will go to the Orchestra, which has one year remaining in which to raise money for its tour of the USA in 2010. The other half will go to The Friends of St Mabyn Church. These extremely talented youngsters never fail to give a very varied and pleasing performance so please give them some well deserved support. Enquiries: 01208 841607.

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Church Fete

I hear the Church Fete made a spectacular £3,100 !!

Church Fete

St Mabyn school children dancing round the Maypole.

Nice day for a... white wedding.

CONGRATULATIONS to Emily Evans and Patrick Hudson who were married in St Mabyn church today.

St Mabyn Parish Council

Notes from the agreed May 2009 Minutes of St Mabyn Parish Council.
Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman:
Chairman – It was proposed by Cllr C Hodges and seconded by Cllr A Titcomb that Cllr L Wood be re-elected as Chairman for the forthcoming year. All were in favour. Cllr L Wood accepted the position.
Vice Chairman – It was proposed by Cllr L Wood and seconded by Cllr C Hodges that Cllr K Brown be re-elected as Vice Chairman for the forthcoming year. There were no other nominations. All were in favour. Cllr K Brown accepted the position.
Election of Committees / Parish Council Representatives for the forthcoming year:
Councillors resolved to appoint the following:-
Village Hall Committee – Cllr L Wood or Cllr K Brown.
Planning Committee – Cllrs. L Wood, K Brown, A Titcomb, Mrs C Cordell.
Burial Committee – Cllr L Wood.
Employment / Contracts and Review Committee– C Barry, I Kemp, K Brown, C Hodges
Planning Applications / Planning Matters
2009/00521 AD & SW Kellow, Treveglos Farm, St Mabyn –
Construction of young stock/calf rearing shed. No objections / Support
Planning Matters:
Burlerrow Farm: Reports had been received about the volume of noise coming from the Miscanthus barn at Burlerrow Farm. Councillors thought this was likely to be the large fans used to dry the product. Cllr K Brown agreed to make enquiries.
Playing Field / Old Changing Rooms / Provision of new Play Equipment:
The Council were awaiting quotations for work to remove the loose plaster on the external wall of the old changing rooms.
A quotation was also being sought to repair the rotten wood in the window of the play house.
The “Contract” committee agreed to meet on site and decide on the exact location for the newplay equipment. The equipment to be provided and installed by SMP Playgrounds Ltd.
The Council discussed the grass cutting and options for their disposal.
CCC Local Maintenance Project – Parish Footpaths: Cllr K Brown agreed to contact Mr James Mutton regarding the surface to Footpath No. 5 that required reinstating after being ploughed.
Although not a defined right of way, it was reported that the path leading from the church to the public house required weeding and the surface cleaning.
Allotments: The Clerk addressed a letter from the land agents for the Glebe Committee stating that the subject would be discussed at their next committee meeting in June 2009.
Public Toilets – Public access: The Council were made aware that the pre-school were required to provide a safe outdoor play area. This meant extending the height of boundary wall at the Memorial Hall and blocking off the access to the public toilets To meet these
requirements, a fence could be erected inside and higher than the existing wall. The work to be funded by a grant obtained by the pre-school. The Parish Council were asked to consider providing an alternative access to the public toilets as entry was currently via the hall garden. Councillors agreed in principal to this request, but resolved to await the comments of the Hall Committee.

The Beautiful Journey

WILDWORKS in association with Theatre Royal Plymouth & Culture10
02 – 20 June Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth
SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY HAS HAPPENED…
THE BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY takes you to the last place on earth, a haven at the edge of tomorrow.
WILDWORKS conjures a world where a mythic Queen hosts bizarre entertainment and strange comfort.
This is a surreal world where hairdressers tell your fortune and Kalypso’s sailor lover weaves a boat every day and takes it apart at every night.
Where we experience the memory projector, witness random acts in the shipyard cabaret, dance to the live shanty band and dream of home.
Then the wild ice arrives.
The ice that contains something so extraordinary that it changes everything.
Theatre Royal Plymouth: Box Office: 01752 267 222

St Mabyn Pre-School

She did it! Gillian Molesworth raised more than £350 for the St Mabyn Pre-School by running the Plymouth Half Marathon! Gillian was pleased with her time of 2:09 for the 13.1 mile course, which ended on the Plymouth Hoe on the later May ank holiday. Some small supporters came and held up a sign that said "Keep Going Gilly" on top of the formidable hill at Saltram. Each of the pre-school children had left a colourful handprint on the sign, so it was just as if they were all there to cheer! THANK YOU to everyone who pledged money for the endeavour - could you kindly bring it to the village shop any time on Friday, June 12 or Saturday, June 13. There will be a collection held behind the till.

St Mabyn Pre-School also has a new phone number, which is 07929 092 088.

St Mabyn Pre-School is holding a Stay and Play session from 9.10am -12.10pm on Wednesday, July 8. We invite everyone with a small child of or approaching pre-school age to come and have a play with us. Please get the word out if you know anyone with kids of this age - we need more! We also run a great a toddler session from 9.10-11.10 every Tuesday in term time.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Jeremy Charles Rowe [Liberal Democrat] on being elected as our representative.
Election summary for Electoral Divisions

Open day - Camel Community Supported Agriculture - Sunday 7 June
Come to our Open Day on Sunday 7 June - Open Farm Sunday - from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Find out more about our exciting new local food project, the first of its kind in Cornwall.
We’re a community group growing fresh, seasonal vegetables for our members to share. We’re inviting people to join our non-profit-making venture.
Come and see what we're growing, talk to our enthusiastic volunteers and discover the benefits of joining.

Bring a picnic or enjoy our refreshments, including home-made cakes and a barbeque from 12 - 2 p.m.
Located beside the A39 at St Kew Highway near Wadebridge, behind St Kew Harvest Farm Shop.
Have a look at the Camel CSA website for more details. Watch our latest video to find out why some of us decided to get involved.

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St Mabyn Parish Council

Notes from the agreed April 2009 Minutes of St Mabyn Parish Council.
Village hall
The pre-school had applied for a grant to increase the height of the fencing around the Hall and Mrs Brown asked Councillors to consider providing an alternative entry to the public toilets via the old canteen site, rather than through the hall gardens.
County Council:
Cllr J. Rowe reported on the new Cornwall Council Highway Stewardship Scheme being piloted in the Wadebridge /Padstow Network Area, which included the parish of St Mabyn.
Planning Applications
2009/00382 Mr N Embley, Mabena House, Watergate Lane, St Mabyn –
Erection of second storey extension to rear and replace existing flat roof extension with a pitched roof. No Objections / Support.
Playing Fields
The Clerk reported that £8180.00 grant funding had been received for the new disabled play equipment.
CCC Local Maintenance Project – Parish Footpaths: The ploughed surface of Footpath No. 5 had not been reinstated, although a letter had been sent to the landowner and the Chairman had spoken with them. Cllr J Rowe agreed to make enquiries into this and also the reports of the dangerous condition of the path at Menkee.
Allotments: Although initially fifteen people appeared interested in obtaining an allotment, only six letters requesting the facility had been received. The Clerk was awaiting a reply from the Glebe Committee concerning land availability.

Village Hall

St Mabyn Peace Memorial Village Hall Annual General Meeting is to be held on Wednesday 17th June 2009 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, St Mabyn.
All welcome

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FRIENDS OF ST MABYN CHURCH

Our 2009 AGM will take place on Thursday May 7th at 6.30 for 7pm in St Mabyn Village Hall, and everyone is welcome to join us for a friendly social occasion with wine and cheese.
The forthcoming Jazz on the Green with Bodmin College Jazz Orchestra will now take place on Saturday 11th July (6.30-9pm.) This will be their last performance of the school year and half the proceeds will go to the Orchestra, which has two years in which to raise the money for their tour of the USA in 2010. The other half will go to The Friends of St Mabyn Church
Also in the pipeline is a Friends' BBQ at Menkee hosted by Liz and Gage Williams and, during the autumn, a Quiz Night will be held in St Mabyn Village Hall. Further details for these events will be published later.
For Friends of St Mabyn Church membership enquiries please contact Carol Grigg 01208 841276

Mebyon Kernow

The Party for Cornwall has announced its list of candidates for the ‘South West Region’ seat in the European Parliament one of whom is Joanie Willett a 32-year-old mother of two, who is originally from St Mabyn.
She is MK’s global affairs spokesperson and is presently completing her PhD.
She was recently involved in the campaign to stop the incineration of rubbish at St Dennis.

Donations in memory of the late Howard Guy Hoskin

Many thanks to all who gave donations for the RNLI, in memory of the late Howard Guy Hoskin.
The total of £719.72 has been gratefully received by the Port Isaac Branch. A.Hoskin & Family

10 Tors walk

Sian Flynn, Liz Williams, George Edward-Collins and Gage Wiliams have entered a team in the annual Bodmin 10 Tors walk which takes place on Sunday 10th May. There will be about one hundred teams of four taking part in this extremely well organised annual event.
The team is raising money for an excellent charity, in Cornwall, the Home Farm Trust which provides vital help for people with severe learning disabilities.
If you would like to sponsor the team please simply, go to the website that Sian has set up and use a credit or debit card.
The website is at: www.justgiving.com/sianflynn
If it's a nice day, you might like to watch us streaming exhausted over the final Tor, Alex Tor, in the afternoon!

Granite & Clay

On Sat 18th and Sun 19th April 10am-4pm there will be an exhibition in the St Breward Village Hall entitled 'Granite & Clay'. The exhibition will show how granite and clay have shaped the life of the moorland village.
The exhibition which is being put on by the St Breward Parish Council will be raising money for CLIC Cancer the UK's leading cancer charity for children and is part of The Camel Trail Event being held on Saturday 18th April.
Go along and have a look at the lovely old photos and stay for a cup of tea and a chat.

Treveglos Farm

Planning application for construction of young stock/calf rearing shed for AD & SW Kellow. 2009/00521 Plans are not yet viewable on Cornwall County's "new" website!

New Cornwall Council

Cornwall will experience one of the biggest changes in local government for almost forty years today as the County Council and six District Councils are replaced with a new single Council.
view the new website

Camel Community Supported Agriculture

Cornwall’s first community supported agriculture scheme is up and running on land at St Kew Highway near Wadebridge.
A group of enthusiasts committed to growing and eating their own vegetables have started planting on a two-acre site next to St Kew Harvest farm shop.
Camel CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) was established at the end of last year by local people who want to produce their own food using organic farming principles. They are now seeking to recruit new members who live within a 10-mile radius of the project.
For further details contact Charlotte Barry

1904 Postcard

Found on eBay recently.

Mabena House

Watergate Lane St Mabyn... erection of second storey extension to rear and replace existing flat roof extension with a pitched roof for Mr N. Embley
2009/00382
Full planning details

Gool Pyran Lowen!

Happy St Piran's Day!

TREGARDOCK GEESE

Up to 36 white ganders free to a good home. As lawn mowers, security officers, or for breeding. They respond to hand signals and are friendly!
Tel Hugo on 01840213300 or email tregardock1@hotmail.com if interested.

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Howard Guy Hoskin 1924 - 2009

St Mabyn today said a fond farewell to Howard Guy Hoskin, known to most as "Bomber" or "Bunty". The service was conducted by Reverend Margaret Millson.
Wadebridge Male Voice Choir sang wonderful versions of Deep Harmony and The White Rose.
Bomber was born at Ivy Cottage and lived his whole life in the village.
The church was packed with friends, relations and neighbours and the sun made an appearance too!

Trethick Farm

Erection of an extension to an existing agricultural livestock building 2009/00206 and erection of a general purpose agricultural storage/livestock building
2009/00207

The Mutton Family

The Mutton family, of Burlerrow Farm St Mabyn, has been growing Miscanthus for six years - starting as a supplier of rhizomes for other growers and then using the crop as a renewable energy source to heat office units on their farm.
More recently they have been trialling the use of Miscanthus (elephant grass) for use as animal bedding. Now the family plans to start up its own process plant so it can produce livestock bedding from its own crops and from other local growers.
The project will include building a new barn and installing equipment for processing the Miscanthus and the RDPE grant will provide about 40 per cent of the cost.
“We expect to be processing our own Miscanthus crops later this year with the bedding available from the summer, ” said James Mutton. “By 2012, we expect to be producing well over 1,000 tons of Miscanthus.”
Full article on Business Cornwall website

St Mabyn Pre-School

Pre-School launches baby and toddler group and invites potential parents to an Open Session
St Mabyn Pre-School is proud to announce that it has now launched a permanent baby and toddler group on Tuesdays in the Village Hall from 9.10am-11.10am. The session costs £2.50 for the first baby or toddler, and then £1 for additional children. It includes a snack for the children, and a much-needed tea or coffee for the mums. We found that including the toddlers in one of the pre-school sessions was great for the little ones and the older children love having them there.
The pre-school is also holding an open session on Wednesday, February 25 to which parents in the area are invited. Come meet our staff and committee, see what we're all about, and enjoy some home-baked goodies. If you have any questions about this or anything else, call Ange or Mel on 07929 092 088.
Help us get the word out! Do you know anyone with small children in our area? Please alert them to this. Also please check out our new website www.stmabynpreschool.co.uk

SNOW!

Lunch and talk

The Friends of St Mabyn Church invite you to a THREE COURSE MEAL WITH WINE (Vegetarian option) Followed by a talk (with slides) by popular local Historian Carole Vivian (Bard)based on the history of St Mabyn & District including St Tudy, St Kew & St Endellion 12.30 for 12.45pm FRIDAY 27TH FEBRUARY in St Mabyn Village Hall Tickets £12 (£10 for ‘Friends’)
Bookings and Enquiries Audrey Cooke 01208 841607

Latest house prices

The latest St Mabyn house prices

Tresarrett Manor

Erection of a side extension for Mr and Mrs Pope.
Full plans 2009/00061

Fatal Crash

A 19-year old male driving a red Astra has died after a collision with a 44-tonne articulated tanker on the the B3266 at Longstone
The accident took place around 9.30pm on Monday night. The road was closed overnight.
Police appealed for any witnesses to contact them on 08452 777444 quoting incident log 984 from January 26.
More details

Allotments St Mabyn

All those interested in having allotments in the village are asked to write to the Parish Council with their request.
Address:
L.R.Wood,
1 Chapel Lane ,
St Mabyn,
Bodmin.
PL30 3BD

Drawing by Vic Harvey

Drawing of St. Mabyn Church by Vic Harvey who with his Wife Marjorie, Martin and Anna lived at Littlewood.
Possible date of 1957. He was one of the first people to have Heart Surgery - at Paddington General Hosp in 1961 and was only given 50:50 chance of survival. He did fine oil portraits of his family, pastel portraits, many watercolours of Cornish fishing ports as well as sign writing! He also painted the Mural in Wadebridge Town Hall.
Thanks To Jenny Bray for the details

Post Office 1984

Signpost Highgates 1984

Allotments St Mabyn

Proposed Allotments St Mabyn - Meeting Saturday 10th January in the Village Hall at12.00. Mr Allan Cavill S.W Area Representative from the National Allotment Association,and Mrs Jane Stowell-Smith from the Bodmin Allotment Association will be
present to listen to, and answer questions from interested Parishioners.

Village Hall

There is to be a meeting of the Village Hall next Wednesday 7 January at 7pm. On the agenda will be the decoration and new boiler for the Hall.
If you have any items for the agenda please let me know by Tuesday evening 6 January
Angela Bunney [secretary]

Mistletoe Fair photos

Mistletoe fair

Mistletoe Mayoress Billie and Mayor Thomas with Village cryer Tony!

St Mabyn Parish Council

Notes from the agreed Nov 08 Minutes St Mabyn Parish Council
District Council: District Councillors recently visited the regeneration work carried out at Boscastle and Bude. Cllr Mutton reported that the elections for One Cornwall were likely to be held in October 2009. Until such time the existing County Councillors would remain in office with a selection of the District Councillors to assist with matters such as planning. All Other District Councillors would finish on 31st March 2009.
Police: The report, from PCSO Lloyd Paynter was read by the Clerk. PC Neil Crook is the new Neighbourhood Beat Manager from the 18th Nov 08. Residents are asked to be aware of a van touring rural areas looking for scrap metal or offering work.
Meadow Court: Cllr Mutton, as landowner, has agreed with residents to place planters along the section of land / visibility strip at the entrance into Meadow Court.
Dog fouling continues to be a problem around the village.
Playing Field: Work to remove the plastic tubes would be completed once the weather had improved. A rubber matting surface is to be installed, underneath the swings
Site of the Old Filling Station, Longstone: Clarification re on going work on site, is to be investigated b y the Clerk
Planning Applications / Planning Matters:
Tregarden, St Mabyn – Formation of swimming pool and surrounding area. No Objections / Support.
Mr & Mrs White, land at Longstone –
Renewal of permission for the erection of a dwelling with garage. No Objections / Support.
Glenmorris Caravan Park, St Mabyn – Demolition of existing amenity block and erection of new amenity block. Approved
Planning Decisions:
Mr R Lloyd, Glenmorris Caravan Park, St Mabyn –
Erection of conservatory and installation of window for new en-suite – Approved.
Playing Field – provision of new play equipment: A grant has been applied for which is being dealt with by Cllr Ian Kemp.
Parish Footpaths: The Council agreed to ask the County Council to look again at Path No 3. The bridge is rotten and requires a handrail for public safety.
Public Toilets – locking of facilities overnight: Councillors, having reconsidered the commitment to locking and unlocking the facilities on a daily basis, they have resolved to leave the toilets unlocked at all times.
Battery Recycling Scheme: The Post Office / Shop had agreed to site the collection tube as a central base easily assessable for the public. The Council resolved to pay the costs, being £36.00.
St Mabyn Inn, Car park wall and parking: The County Council advised that the vehicles parking on the footway was a matter for the police.
Parish Matters:
Village Directional Sign: a quotation for the repair of the sign is being sought. Cllr Titcomb offered to apply any new lettering required.
Longstone Road, St Mabyn: The drains had again become blocked with debris from the road surface. Further enquiries to CCC re drainage in this area are to be made. The recently filled potholes, required reinstating.

A poem from Jenny Bray...

Jenny Bray, like her Brother Richard and Sister Cathy was born at Haywood in the 1940s. She now lives in Farnham Surrey and thought 'you' might be interested in the following four Verses written about St. Mabyn by her Aunt Mary in the 1960s Jenny's mother Kitty Bray had two maiden Sisters, the other being Ruth who lived at 2 Chapel Terrace. Thanks Jenny

Our Village
Perhaps you know St Mabyn. It's perched upon high ground
With several draughty corners. When wintertime comes round

But now that we're in Springtime. There's many a pleasant sight
Orchard and garden blossoms. A froth of pink and white.
The trees around Gods acre . In shades of soft light green
Mingling with the copper beech. make a delightful scene.

The church tower is a landmark, and on a special day.
the union jack waves cheerily to greet us on our way.
The feast of St Mabena has a November date,
But feasting's out of fashion now we have to watch our weight.
The butchers and the bakers flip round with meat and bread.
While Donald Bruce and David see that we're truly fed.

Sometimes youth will shake a leg to strains of Gin House Band.
It's very much like Bedlam, but youngsters think it's grand.
There are more points of interest but I can't make them rhyme.
So I must drop my pencil and try some other time.
M Pearce

ST MABYN PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council are seeking to appoint a suitable person to carry out the cleaning / caretaker duties of the Public Toilets (this may include the opening and closing each day)and the cleaning of the Bus Shelter in St Mabyn Village.
A small remuneration is paid for this work.
Cleaning materials and expenses are covered by the Parish Council.
Anyone interested in this work, or for further information, please contact:-
Mrs J Hoskin (Parish Clerk) 01208 72789 or Cllr L Wood (Chairman) 01208 841850 by the 20th December 2008
The successful applicant will be expected to commence work on 2nd January 2009.

Mistletoe Fair

Don't forget, the Mistletoe Fair is this Saturday, 6th December from 12 noon until 4pm. Santa Claus will open the event at 12 noon arriving on his special quad bike. There will be crafts, gifts, games, refreshments and a chance to visit Santa in his grotto. An event not to be missed!

CAROL SERVICE IN A BARN

St Mabyn Young Farmers and Reverend Margaret Millson, Vicar of St Mabyn Church, are organizing a very special carol service on Friday 12th December at 7.30pm.
Everyone is welcome at what promises to be a truly unique event which will take place in a barn at Stone Farm, Longstone (the Grigg’s farm near the Longstone crossroads on the B3266). It is hoped that arrangements can be made for animals to be present as there will be a tableau dedicated to St Francis of Assisi, who celebrated Christmas by setting up the first known three-dimensional Nativity scene in the town of Greccio near Assisi, around 1220. He used real animals to create a living scene so that worshippers could contemplate the birth of the child Jesus in a direct way.
There will be music, a choir and readings. There will also be an opportunity to choose your own carol at what will undoubtedly be an extremely uplifting and inspirational service.
Ample parking is available and everyone should wrap up warmly and bring a torch. Soup and mince pies will be served after the service and children will be especially welcome.

School Photo

Back row 1st on the left is Des Old 2nd is Michael Scot, 3rd Joyce Cox, 4th Barbara Marshall, 5th Nancy Long, 6th Jean Carhart, 7th Joan Treverton, 8th John Raymond, 9th Harry Jago, 10th Derick Masters.
Middle row 1st on the left is Roy Hill, 2nd Charity Hewitt, 3rd Jean Scott 4th Nancy Jewell from Heligan 5th is Val Parkyn [Richards], 6th from Avice Treleaven from Pitt, 7th Pamela Hill 8th from left, Pam Lanyon (Watts) 9th Violet Dunstan 10th Henry Pearce.
Bottom row 1st Peter Dixon, 2nd John Best, 3rd Ron Prideaux, 4th Peter Scott, 5th Ernie Pearce, David Brown from Benbole, 6th Eric Rundle 7th Peter Prideaux.
Headmaster C. Trevorrow

New Battery Recycling Facility

A battery recycling service is now available in St Mabyn. You can take your used domestic batteries to St Mabyn Stores and Post Office where a special collection container has been provided for them.
The recycling service; a partnership between St Mabyn Parish Council, St Mabyn Stores, Cornwall County Council and Sita has been introduced to reduce the number of used batteries going to land fill. By supporting the scheme you can be sure that potentially toxic metals such as mercury, cadmium and nickel from your old batteries will be safely recovered and reused.
Batteries that can be accepted are: AAA, AA, C and D sizes as well as button, mobile phone and rechargable. Please take you batteries to the shop during normal opening hours.

New community food project.

A fantastic opportunity to join a new community food project!
An exciting new venture between farmers and the local community is setting up at St Kew Highway.
Fresh, nutritious, affordable, locally grown food for local people is at the heart of this project. An exciting new food partnership between local growers and the local community.
A public meeting will be held on 26 November at the Egloshayle pavilion in Wadebridge, to give community members an opportunity to sign up and be a part of this new project from the outset.
Meeting takes place on 26 November 7.30 - 9pm at Egloshayle pavilion, Wadebridge (next to tennis club). This is a free event and tea and coffee will be provided.

For more information call Traci Lewis, Soil Association on 07870 268654 or Antonina Brown, St Kew Harvest Farmshop on 01208 841818
For more information on Community Supported Agriculture
visit www.soilassociation.org/csa

THE LAST GREAT FIRST

The Friends of St Mabyn Church are pleased to announce that their next three course lunch with wine and talk (with slide presentation) will take place in St Mabyn Village Hall on Friday November 28th at Noon for 12.30. The meal will be followed by a ‘Ripping Yarn’ and tales of ‘derring do’ by Brigadier Gage Williams OBE, who participated in the 1968 Blue Nile great Abbai expedition.
The expedition’s objective was to navigate the whole length of the river in Ethiopia – from Lake Tana and the Tississat Falls through the four cataracts of the Northern Gorge all the way to the modern Italian constructed Shafartak bridge and then through the Black Gorge to the western cataracts as far as Sirba, some seventy-five miles from the Sudanese border.
The story of the expedition, “The Story of the Great Abbai Expedition 1968” is published in a book by Richard Snailham, who quotes “Murderous bandits, raging torrents, jagged rocks – the Blue Nile, the Great Abbai as the Ethiopians call it, was a truly savage opponent. Only a military response might succeed, “might” being the operative word.”
All are welcome to what promises to be a very enjoyable and entertaining event. A vegetarian option is available and tickets are £12 (£10 for ‘Friends’).
For information and bookings please phone Audrey Cooke 01208 841607 ayce@kernow76.freeserve.co.uk

Writer/Historian needed.

The research needed to track down possible benefactors for the recent Appeal for the Restoration of St Mabyn Church has turned up all sorts of very interesting items of local history and it seems a good idea for this to be written up as a history of the village - if someone is willing to do it! This could make an excellent project for a dissertation or similar or someone who already has experience of interviewing and recording those with a story to tell. If you would like to know more please contact Abigail Kirby-Harris 01208-850651

St Mabyn celebrates

The conclusion of a major fund-raising Appeal to complete the restoration of the roof of St Mabyn parish Church was celebrated with the dedicating of a slate plaque at a special service conducted by the Archdeacon of Bodmin, the Venerable Clive Cohen, assisted by the Reverend Margaret Millson, Prebendary Roger Urwin, the Rev John Brendon-Cooke and Peter Coster. The large church was filled with residents, donors, representatives of various grant-giving bodies and a large contingent from the village (church) school and a selection of musical items presented. Readers were Sir David Brewer, Patron of the Appeal and Abigail Kirby-Harris, Chairman of the fund-raising committee who commented "it is such a delight to have so many with us to celebrate this historic day and we all hope that our work will last for a further six hundred years!" The service was followed by a buffet luncheon in the Village Hall where the special cake, made by Rachel Grigg, representing St Mabyn Young Farmers Club, was cut by Mrs Gill Henchley, former Headteacher at the School and Mrs Daphne Puttock who holds the post today. During both the first and second stages of the Appeal, which has spanned twenty years children from the school have played an active part in the fund-raising efforts. Mrs Nancy Phillips, who with her sister Diana Treffry was baptised and then later married in the Church took this last opportunity to dedicate slates in memory of her parents who were married in the Church on Valentine's Day 1934. Many donors and benefactors have commemorated significant family occasions by recording the names on "slates" and this illustration, drawn by local artist David Chadwick will go off to be framed and then hung in the Church as a permanent memorial to all these former residents.
Abigail Kirby-Harris

Allotments & Parking

The Village Hall Committee is discussing, with interested Parties the siting of land for Allotments in the Village. The Committee is in touch with the Area National Allotment Association Representative and the Management of the Glebe Estate Ltd. To-date 17 people have expressed an interest in allotments.
Parking is an ongoing issue in the Village – a further site to facilitate 40 car parking spaces to ease congestion in the Village, is being investigated. These are initial searches only.
A Meeting will be arranged in December or January when open discussion with the National Allotment Association will take place in the Village Hall.
Village Hall Committee Chairman

St Mabyn Parish Council

Notes from the agreed October 2008 Minutes St Mabyn Parish Council.
Mike Haywood raised the subject of the global financial situation concerning the current prices of fuel, unemployment levels, house prices, the cost of living and the effect, he felt, this could have on the village and the people of the rural community. Mr Haywood asked if the Parish Council had considered a contingency plan. Cllr C Barry offered to seek information from the County Council as to their emergency planning.
District Council Cllr C Mutton reported on the ongoing work of the Implementation Executive Committee overseeing the transition of the new “One Cornwall” unitary authority. The existing planning authorities will be divided into three areas, with the current North Cornwall and Caradon Districts becoming one area. with the proposal that meetings be held alternatively at Camelford and Liskeard once every three weeks.
A new two year government scheme will offer free swimming for the over 60’s with effect from the 1st April 2008.
Police Report: The Police were asking people to be aware of two males travelling around rural areas in a red van offering loft insulation.
Public Toilets: The toilets were being locked at night, but it was noted that the lights were on throughout these hours. It was suggested that a sensor be fitted.
Dog Fouling: The Chairman had witnessed dogs on The Cresent. The Clerk had obtained some “Dog Fouling” notices from the District Council and they have been displayed in this area.
Planning Decisions received from the District Council:-
2008/00183 Midas Homes Ltd, Land between Chapel Lane and Chestnut Drive, St Mabyn – Outline permission for the erection of 35 dwellings – Approved. Various issues concerning this application continued to be discussed.
2008/01364 Mr A White, Land adjacent 5 Longstone, St Mabyn – Erection of a pair of semi detached dwellings in place of the single dwelling approved under decision 2005/01925 – Approved.
2008/01398 Mr Mutton, Burlerrow, Wadebridge Road, St Mabyn – Erection of miscanthus barn – Approved.
Playing Field/Play Equipment/Signs/Parking: The matting under the swings will be replaced. The concrete tubes are to be removed and the one remaining light column taken down from the old tennis court site, as there was no supply to this equipment.
New signs for the playing field entrance and the public toilets have been ordered.
It was agreed that a further sign be obtained stating “Parking at own Risk” and placed on the site of the old canteen adjacent to the Memorial Hall.
A disabled swing in the playing field is being considered. A handrail had been erected at the main entrance gates to segregate the pedestrian entrance.
Footpath No.5 had been trimmed although the maize crop was fast growing and had been planted too close to the hedge. It was stated that the crop should be harvested within the next few weeks.
Parish Matters:
Telephone Kiosk: The light not working in the telephone box will be reported to BT.
Parish Council Vacancy: The one vacancy had been advertised by NCDC. It was resolved that if no election is called, the Clerk will advertise this position to be filled by co-option by the Parish Council.
Directional Sign at Highgates: One arm of the sign had been knocked off. It was agreed that any repairs be deferred until after contractors May Gurney had left the area.
B3266: The Council noted a report of a motorbike travelling in excess of the speed limit through Longstone on the 28th September 2008. The police had been informed.
Site of the Old Filling Station at Longstone: Local residents in the vicinity of the old filling station had received notification that a water interest survey was to be carried out on behalf of the Environment Agency, in relation to the development of the site. As part of the development, it is proposed that a secondary treatment works with a new soakaway be built in the garden of the existing bungalow. The Parish Council will seek clarification on this matter.
The Crescent: Parking problems had arisen at The Crescent owing to the number of vehicles owned by the house occupiers and the availability of the parking bays for tenants, in relation to those available for the private householders.
Date of next Meeting: Tuesday, 2nd December 2008. All welcome to attend. Cllr Helen Barrett

St Mabyn Church

EVERYONE is being invited to a huge celebration in St Mabyn on Sunday to commemorate the completion of the church roof repairs.
For the past 20 years the village community has pulled together to help raise funds for the restoration appeal for the medieval church.
It was completed in two phases. Phase one began in 1988 and phase two began two years ago when an extra £75,000 was needed to complete the project.
The Bishop of Truro, one of the patrons of the appeal, has now retired, so on Sunday the Archdeacon of Bodmin, Clive Cohen will officiate at the Patronal Festival at 11am and consecrate a plaque, made of local slate, commemorating the 20 years of effort to repair this historic landmark.
The service will be followed by luncheon in the Village Hall at noon where Sir David Brewer, the other patron, whose family has long-standing links with the parish, will attend to meet the many workers and supporters.
He said: "This has been a marvellous effort and I look forward to meeting all those able to attend. I hope that everyone who has supported, or donated in any way, will come along and enjoy the celebrations."
Appeal chairman Abigail Kirby-Harris said: "We are all looking forward to Sunday when we feel that we can sign off this enormous project, and also thank the many who have made its success possible".
"There is still room for a few names on the 'slate' picture we have to record the names of all benefactors, so if anyone would like to do so before it goes off for framing, please come along on Sunday and do so."

Glenmorris Caravan Site

Change of use of lower field from touring vans to static caravan field [26 caravans] for Mr R.Lloyd application number 2008/2089

YFC 71st Annual Dinner and Dance

St Mabyn Young Farmers held their 71st Annual Dinner and Dance at Bowood Golf Club. It was an enjoyable evening with 100 members, family and friends attending. Mr Tony Rounsevell was the guest speaker this year along with Nicola Chegwidden from County Young Farmers Chairman. It was a lovely meal,with speeches from retiring President, Chairman and Secretary, Mrs Jill Harris, Peter Harris and Amanda Harris. Trophies were awarded to members for their achievements throughout the year. The presidents shield was handed over to the new President Mrs Shirley White. A brilliant evening was had by all who attended.

Young Farmers

On Friday 7th November we are holding our 'New Members evening' in St Mabyn Village hall at 7.30pm. If you are aged between 14 -26 and want to find out what young farmers is all about please come along.
Young farmers offer a wide variety of activities and opportunities including National Competitions Programme, the chance to learn new skills through training courses, international travel through tours and holidays.
Whether its learning new skills, raising money for charity or just making new friends, this is for you!!
Just remember -'You don't have to be a farmer to join Young Farmers'.
For further details please contact Chairman -Emma Braunton 07876 708 077 or Secretary Kim Pauling 07737 131 752.

Glenmorris Caravan Park

Demolition of existing amenity block and erection of new amenity block.
Application 2008/02046

Allotments

Anyone in St Mabyn Parish who would like an allotment please fill out a form in the shop ASAP.

The Friends of St Mabyn Church invite you to a three course lunch with wine/drinks followed by a ‘Ripping Yarn’ by Gage Williams who will recount tales of ‘derring do’ when he was a member of the 1968 Ethiopian Blue Nile Expedition. Vegetarian Option is available.
Noon for 12.30pm Friday 28th November at St Mabyn Village Hall
Tickets £12 (£10 for Friends)
from Audrey Cooke
01208 841607 or ayce@kernow76.freeserve.co.uk

Mistletoe fair

A not to be missed date is Saturday 6th December when St Mabyn will hold their third Mistletoe Fair in the Village Hall from noon until 4pm. We will have an exciting mix of crafters and stalls with ideas and lovely items for Christmas presents teas and refreshments for the weary shopper and some fun and games for al.
If you are interested in having a stall at the fair then please contact Helen Barrett on 01208 841342
Community Craft Stall
We know that many of you are gifted at making beautiful and unusual items, but may not wish to take a whole stall. we are offering an opportunity to sell your wares on our "Community Craft Stall" whether you have one item or ten. A small percentage of the item's ticket price will go towards the Village Hall fund and the remainder to the item's maker; again contact Helen on 01208 841342 for more details.
Wanted... Musical socks and other unloved Christmas presents
We would love any Christmas presents that are living at the back of your wardrobe kitchen cupboard, etc. received last year and not quite you...
We promise not to tell anyone that you passed them onto us for our special Christmas gift stall...pleas deliver to St Mabyn Post Office and Stores. Thank you.

Land at Longstone

Another planning application for land at Longstone... renewal of permission for the erection of a dwelling with garage for Mr and Mrs White 2008/01955 the other application was 2008/01364

The Last Great First

The Friends of St Mabyn Church invite you to a three course lunch with wine/drinks followed by a ‘Ripping Yarn’ by Gage Williams who will recount tales of ‘derring do’ when he was a member of the 1968 Ethiopian Blue Nile Expedition
Noon for 12.30pm Friday 28th November in St Mabyn Village Hall
Tickets £12 from Audrey Cooke
01208 841607 or ayce@kernow76.freeserve.co.uk

Church Restoration Appeal

The scaffolding is still up round the Church as the last works on the roof are completed - we are assured that this will be complete by The Big Day when we celebrate the successful conclusion of nearly two years fund-raising and the generosity of our many benefactors. I should like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has worked so hard, especially the members of the Appeal Committee who had been tasked with actually raising the monies needed.
By the time you read this we will have held our final committee meeting, to plan the handover back to the PCC of all the information and documents amassed during the past two years and arrange to liaise with the Friends of St Mabyn Church how we can best all work together for the future maintenance of this lovely building. I have been asked if the "final" committee meeting means that the Restoration is complete? and of course the answer is "no"! A building of this size and antiquity needs constant work and maintenance, the responsibility of the PPC and the Friends was formed precisely to assist with the raising of the necessary funds.
Works which will need to be tackled in the not-too-far-distant future include the re leading of the Great East Window (the Hext Memorial Window), repairs to the roof of the tower and further internal redecoration. Donations towards these projects are always welcome and during the process of the Appeal much has been learned about grant-giving bodies and no doubt this information will be useful in the future.
Over the years our Church has benefited from legacies, and I have been asked how to make sure that monies bequeathed will be used in accordance with the testators intentions, as not all solicitors are conversant with ecclesiastical law and on occasions bequests to "my Church" have ended up in central funds! The short answer is to leave your bequest (either a certain sum, or else a stated proportion of the estate) to "The PCC of St Mabyn (or whichever) Church" and trust to their deciding on how best the building can benefit. St Mabyn Church has several plaques on the wall of the bell tower commemorating several specific bequests, which were most gratefully received at the time. Have a word with Treasurer Joanne Hyde in St Mabyn on 841546 for any further details
Finally! I was delighted to be invited to the St Mabyn YFC AGM to receive a further donation of £500 towards the Appeal. This is most generous, as they gave us £1000 last year, and gratefully received.
I hope that everyone who has donated anything at all, or been involved in any way will feel warmly invited to the celebration on 16 November, at 11am when our Patron Sir David Brewer will officially declare the Appeal to be over, and the commemorative plaque will be dedicated. This will be followed by lunch in the village hall, please come to what should be a very jolly occasion!
AKH

Young People's Activities

The nature of our local geography means that not every village can offer every possible activity for all ages, but in this "triangle" of North Cornwall we are very fortunate as in St Breward we have the meeting place for the Guides and Brownies (and we hope that following the recent piece in the Cornish Guardian we will soon have Rainbows up and running) and in St Mabyn there is the Scout Hut, for Beavers (ages 6-8), Cubs and Scouts. Great news that the new extension to house toilets is almost complete, following much hard work and applications for grants. (Contact Jana 01208-815418 for Beavers)
The Girl Guides enjoyed an active summer camping in the New Forest and trying out new activities like falconry, outdoor adventures, especially the high ropes in the forest! and water sports such as canoeing and rafting. Next summer they look forward to the Guides and Scouts Jamboree at Windsor Castle, where there will be 4,500 10-25 year olds.Meanwhile they look forward to a year packed with the activities which they all love. Guides is for girls aged 10-14 and are actively seeking some volunteer leaders to help set up the Rangers which all the present Guides would like to follow on to after they reach 14. Thy have recently been joined by some Brownies who have "graduated", thus creating some much needed spaces. There is no shortage of eager 5-7 year olds looking for a Rainbow Group, but what they need is some volunteer leaders. Guide Leader Jill Jeffs is a Joint District Commissioner and she urges young women of 18+ to give it a try and bolster their CV at the same time. "My involvement with the Guides, and the training which I receive as part of it has always gone down very well in job interviews and it really does offer a lot of enjoyment too" Ring Jill on 01840-212497 for Guides (you don't have to have been a Brownie to join!) and Snowy Owl Kathrynh Tiplady 01208-850185 for Brownies)

Young Farmers! There is an active Club in St Mabyn which always welcomes new members (and you don't actually have to have a farming background!).They meet on Friday evenings in the Village Hall at 7.30pm Secretary Amanda Harris 01208-851027 will be pleased to hear from anyone between aged between 16-25 interested in going along.
AKH

Harvest Festival

This years Harvest Festival Service, conducted by the Reverend Margaret Millson assisted by the Reverend John Brendon-Cooke was particularly well attended by residents and visitors alike. The farming community were out in force, giving heartfelt thanks for the eventual conclusion of the long harvesting process which for some time had been in jeopardy. Members of the congregation were delighted to have the organ, damaged in the floods in May, back in action and played by Marjorie Hamley and the traditional favourite hymns rang out in the midst of the internal scaffolding as the interior restoration nears the end. Churchwarden John Lobb led the prayers and many stayed afterwards to enjoy the usual refreshments and fellowship

North Cornwall Hunt

The Master, Robin Nicholls is looking for homes to host couples of hound puppies; if you have done this before and would like to do so again, or, equally if you would like to know more about what this involves give the Master a ring on his mobile, 07876241445 or Kennels a ring on 01208-850223 or the Supporters Club Secretary on 01637876098.

Conservatives Coffee Morning

Members and supporters attended the Coffee Morning hosted by Venning Davey to welcome Tony Baldry MP who was spending the weekend at Tredethy Hotel. He was particularly delighted to learn from Mrs Priscilla Hext that he was occupying the very same room as where her late husband had been born, when it was the Hext family home! He talked to those attending about the recent Party Conference and also their plans to restart the St Mabyn Branch, particularly appropriate as it is the home village of Conservative Candidate Sian Flynn, and those who have expressed an interest will be contacted shortly.

Parish Council

There is a vacancy on the Parish Council which is advertised on the Parish notice boards. If you are on the electoral list, have lived in the parish for over a year, and interested in serving your community, please do not hesitate to put your name forward. You can email the parish clerk Jenny Hoskin or chairman Les Woods

Wadebridge School Photo 1963

Back row... Alan Ballard, Chris bate, Michael Ferkin, Michael Tabb, Dave Masters, Richard Gregor, Brian Gregson, Roger Newton, Allan Rabie, ????.
Middle row... Alan Harvey, ????, Donald O'Reilly, Robert Selley, Johnny [Sam] Treglown, ????, ????, Gillian O'Keagon, ????, Alwin Bennets.
Front Row... Alan Brown, John Kent, Terry Woodward, Mrs Jewel, Hawke, Jenifer, ????, Jennifer Castle, Gwen Harris

Ferret on the loose!

A ferret wandered into my workshop this morning!
Having just tried to eat one of my hens!
I managed to capture the beastie if anyone would like it back?

Masters family history

Carol Cowsill's (Masters) father was born in St Mabyn 27th November 1927, his brother was John Masters who had a daughter Elaine and son Nigel. Her Uncle owned a boarding house in the village. Could anyone provide her with any information on the family? Her Uncle was also William (Billy) Masters who is named on the war memorial plaque.
Contact Carol

Baby and Toddler Group

St Mabyn Pre-School are going to start a baby and toddler group to be held in St Mabyn Village Hall. The first session is on Friday 17th October9.00am until 11.00am Please come along for coffee, tea, biscuit, a chat and play for the kids.
£2.50 per session. Call Tina 01208850779 or Gillian 01208841453 for more details

Old School Photo

Thanks to Eric Rundle who sent me this photo.
I can spot Des Old and Val Richards... I expect others will know far more.

North Cornwall Hunt

North Cornwall Hunt, Pennine Hounds, meeting at St Mabyn Inn, 10am Saturday October 11th

Electronic Document Storage

New St Mabyn based business DATASTORE SW LTD provides an efficient service scanning and converting archive paper documentation into electronic digital images and storing them on CD/DVD, hard drive or a web server.

Road closure

Tredethy Hill and the road from Tredethy Hill to Tredethy Road Helland closed 13th October for two weeks between 9.30 and 16.30 daily.

Tregarden

A planning application for listed building Tregarden St Mabyn - Formation of swimming pool and surrounding paving for Tremayne Discretionary Trust 2008/01844
Full plans

Latest House Prices

Latest house prices for St Mabyn

St Mabyn Pre School

LITTLE helpers learned the importance of being tidy during Clean Cornwall Week. Children and staff at St Mabyn Pre School donned tabards and used long-handled picks to tidy up their community park. "It's really good for the children to learn the importance of putting your litter in the bin and not dropping it around," said pre-school supervisor Angela Brown. "You can never learn too early."
Stephanie Tiplady represented North Cornwall District Council for the event, which was recognised by in an Environment Agency awards ceremony. "It's important to raise awareness of the problems caused by litter, and we like to support community events," she said. "The kids did a great job!"
Mums reported that for days their little ones were very critical of anything left on the ground.

Sign of vandalism

Sadly more vandalism in the village.

Wedding

On Saturday 20th September, Tamsin Bunney, (daughter of Angela of St Mabyn and Peter of Eastbourne) married Ian Ford (son of Grant and Yvonne Ford of Isle of Wight) in St Mabyn Church. The weather was perfect and the bride achieved her dream of a traditional country wedding in Cornwall. It was hard to believe that she had made her own exquisite Victorian style wedding dress from authentic Victorian lace and silk; even her stockings were antique silk. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Margaret Millson and it was good to hear the organ once again – now back in service and played by Dr Geoffrey Gibbon.
The ceremony was followed by a reception in St Mabyn Village Hall which had been imaginatively and amazingly transformed by the wedding party. In traditional manner, the flowers and decorations were gathered by hand from a variety of sources and very artistically arranged by family and friends into beautiful arrangements that filled the hall. All food and drink were exclusively from local sources in keeping with the Cornish theme.
The wedding celebrations continued into the evening when the extremely versatile Cornish band “Gwelhellin Goth” entertained guests with music for dancing.
The happy couple are spending their honeymoon in Vienna.

Dog bins

There are now three dog bins in the village, one by the telephone box, one by the bus stop and a new one at the top of Rectory Drive. There is also one at Longstone.
Dog owners are respectfully urged to use them.

Glenmorris Planning Application

Glenmorris caravan and Camping Site Longstone Road St Mabyn Erection of conservatory to rear and installation of window in east elevation for new en suite for Mr Lloyd
Application number 2008/01708
Full details

Public Toilets

Due to some vandalism the newly refurbished public toilets will from tonight [16th September] be closed from 7pm each evening until 8am in the morning.

Conservatives Coffee Morning

Venning Davey will be hosting a coffee morning at Kellywell on Saturday 4 October from 10.30 - 12 noon with guest speaker Tony Baldry MP for Banbury and Sian Flynn, Conservative candidate for North Cornwall and St Mabyn resident will also be present. All welcome.

Harvest Festival postponed

The very poor weather this summer has led to the postponing of the Harvest Festival Service until Sunday 5 October.

Planning Application

Land between Corfe House and Council garages, St Mabyn - Proposed erection of new 3 bedroom detached dwelling for Mr R. Parkhouse reference 2008/01674 View plans
A previous planning application was refused on 27th February 2008 on grounds of the Cornwall Structure Plan DVS1 of the District Local Plan and PPS1 for not delivering a sustainable development.
Also it could not be argued that the proposed height of the development would not have an impact on it's surrounding area.More details.

Crested China

Crested China Model of a candle snuffer featuring lucky white heather from St Mabyn.
Spotted on ebay

Fish and Chips

The mobile fish and chip service has a new village location. From 4th September the Golden Fry will be parked beside the Village Hall on the site of the old school canteen which is Parish Council land.

Public Toilets

The newly refurbished public toilets will from 1st October be closed from 7pm each evening until 8am in the morning.

St Mabyn Celebrates!

"Celebrations" was the title chosen for the three day festival of flowers and crafts held in St Mabyn Parish Church as the village has had a lot to celebrate this year. The two year project to raise funds for the restoration of the medieval parish church is coming to a successful close, the Scouts are nearing completion of the extension to their hut, providing proper toilet faculties, the Pre-School is now holding five morning sessions per week and the Post Office will not be closed - good news indeed!.
Organised by the Friends of St Mabyn the church offered a stunning display of floral art, and intricate and beautiful crafts as well as refreshments for visitors who came from far and wide. The evening of the first day ended with a hilarious "duck race" at Hellandbridge followed by a barbecue at Menkee, home of Friends Chairman Liz Williams, where a cheque for £20,000 was presented to Appeal Chairman Abigail Kirby-Harris.. Commented Liz, "the Friends was formed mainly to help with the costs of the maintenance of this much-loved building and our membership is drawn from a very wide area, mainly people who aren't able to attend services regularly but who wish to contribute, but the need to repair the roof has had to take precedence"
Friends' Treasurer Carol Grigg organised the teams who mounted the displays, which depicted personal and religious celebrations - baptism, confirmation, wedding and graduation, and also Christmas, Easter and Whitsun. The garden of Churchwarden John Lobb, Chairman of St Mabyn Garden Club provided the wonderful selection of fruits and vegetables arranged round the font, to depict "harvest" and also the swags of grapes which adorned the entrance gates to the porch. Postmistress Laura Brown sponsored a striking display in celebration of the Post Office - truly the heart of the village.
The Deanery Choir, under the leadership of Peter Meanwell and accompanied by Andrew Millington led the Songs of Praise on Saturday evening, with hymns chosen by members of the congregation and the whole Festival concluded with a choral evensong. Chairman of the Restoration Appeal, Abigail Kirby-Harris, thanked the Friends for all their hard work and support and said "we look forward now to the scaffolding coming down and preparing to celebrate the Feast Day of our Patron Saint, Mabena, in November when the Appeal will be formally closed by Sir David Brewer our Appeal Patron and saying a big "thank you" to our supporters and benefactors, from far and wide"
AK-H

Duck Race results

Many thanks to everyone who supported the 'Friends of St Mabyn Church'Duck Race at Hellandbridge on 29th August. It was great fun.
The winners were:
lst Molly and George Dyke of Tregaddock - £40
2nd Roy Hills (local) - £20
3rd Esther Dudley of Longstone - £10.

There were 19 escapees who are probably living it up in Hawaii by now. Please report any sightings urgently as Gage William has to explain their absence to their owner!!