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11:56am Wednesday 7th May 2008
LEEDSTOWN
SCHOOL NEWS: The children are collecting material in Class 3 for Tudor Portraits. If anyone has any material, fake fur etc, the school would be grateful for it, also any oddments of double knitting wool.
An excellent Outdoor Activity Day was held recently at Crenver Grove, where pupils learnt about shelter building and the natural history of the area, including making charcoal. Pupils were also sponsored for Wear a Wellie Day, and £50 has been raised so far for the Children's Hospice for Cornwall.
LUMC: Jigsaws are still needed for Shirley Quintrell's Jigsaw Day on Saturday, May 17 in the Sunday school. Jigsaws should not have more than 500 pieces so the jigsaw can be finished in one day!
Thanks to all who helped on the stall on Trevithick Day. The total raised will be announced next week. Other events to come include the Pentecost Service at the Preaching Pit on Tregonning Hill on Sunday, May 11, and Cream Teas at Melville's in Praze on the afternoon of May 28.
PARISH COUNCIL: There are two notices on the Parish Council notice board outside An Gernyk. One is a poster about Make a Will Week from May 12-16. If you wish to make a will or update an existing one, participating solicitors are asking for a donation to Cornwall Hospice Care, a good way to support our local community.
The second notice is for Macmillan, another excellent charity. You are asked to join or organise a Walk Wonders event at some time during May. You sponsor Macmillan to help people living with cancer. Full details are on the two posters.
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LIGHTHOUSE LADIES: Congratulations to Karen Richards and Mo Coulson who last week spent two days on Longships Lighthouse one mile off Lands End.
So far they have raised just over £1,300 for Children on the Edge (COTE) for vulnerable orphaned children in this country and abroad, this charity was founded by Dame Anita Roddick in 1990.
The girls flew from St Just by helicopter and landed on the lighthouse helipad while the helicopter was still going! They then went through a hatch and down two sets of ladders to get in. Once inside they swept all of the steps, cleaned the windows inside and out and.
They cleaned the optic on the huge lamp then topped up the water in the battery banks, which store solar energy. Thanks go to Trinity House for allowing the girls this opportunity to learn just how much work is involved in lighthouse life and what a dangerous job they do.
Thanks also to all who sponsored them, donations can still be made to www.justgiving.co.uk/wendychristopherregion who aim to raise £100,000 twice a year.
CHURCH: Sunday was the monthly family Eucharist with the children taking part in the service, Josh gave the reading and Dylan, Elliot and Tom led the prayers.
Vicar Penny helped the children demonstrate that all baptised Christians are living stones by getting the children to make arches. St Breaca and St Germoe built their churches with stones and God builds churches with living stones.
It was a sad day because we said goodbye to our own "living stone" Sharon Chalcraft. Sharon leaves us to go to her curacy in Carbis Bay after her ordination with the Diaconate in June. The pub quiz at the Queens Arms on Wednesday at 8pm is for the church so come along and join in the fun. On Sunday Eucharist is at 11.15am with the Rev Dorothy Noakes and there will be a Pentecost service with all local churches on Tregonning Hill at 3pm, we will meet at Bal West Chapel at 2.30pm to walk up the hill, all are most welcome.
SITHNEY CHURCH: Last Thursday, the Ascension Day Eucharist service was held at St Sithney Church at 11am. Rev Harry Pugh read the gospel from the belfry.
The lessons were read by Rev John Palmer and Elizabeth Schofield. The service was followed by a lunch for 23 people, consisting of a superb salad, hot new potatoes, a choice of sweet and a cup of tea. Rev Pugh thanked those who provided the lunch. The sum of £112 was raised for church funds.
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE: Sithney WI held the Resolution Meeting in Chynhayle Schoolroom on May 1. Marian, the president welcomed members. Best wishes were sent to Hazel and Pam. After Crete had read the minutes they were approved and signed, then various items were discussed. Ideas were wanted as to how Sithney's 60th birthday should be celebrated apart from a dinner in November.
Those who went to The Spring Countdown Meeting in Truro thoroughly enjoyed it. Jennie gave her report and said Anne Widdecombe's talk was excellent and very interesting. The vote on the resolution for annual blood tests for over 35s had a very large majority against it.
A bus trip to St Ives was discussed and will be raised again next month when more members will be present. Next the resolutions for the national meeting in Liverpool later in the year were discussed and votes taken. The results will be passed to the representative who will attend.
Members then enjoyed a very varied and tempting array of food provided by members. When all was cleared away Maureen organised a very interesting game. Sally won the raffle.
The next meeting will be on June 12 when Sue Hatton will give a talk entitled "An Embarrassing Illness." The competition will be a handmade get well card. Tea hostesses will be Hazel, Maureen D and Laura. The vote of thanks to be given by Sally. Adrienne and Margaret O will run a bring and buy stall for Women's Institute funds.
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METHODIST CHURCH: The service on Sunday was conducted by Mr D Hearne, Mrs G Collins organist and Mr C Mitchell took up the offering.
On May 18 at 7.30pm there will be a concert at the chapel by the Penzance Orpheus ladies choir, in aid of chapel funds. Chairman will be Mr P Phillips (ex mayor of Helston).
On May 24, between 10am and 12 noon, there will be a table top sale, coffee, tea, biscuits with proceeds for the Precious Lives appeal.
We are wheelchair friendly. Everyone welcome.
GODOLPHIN CROSS
METHODIST CHURCH: The reader's service on Sunday, May 4 was conducted by Mr John Hall of Sithney. Written by the Rev Peter Bolt, it was entitled "the family of God." Mrs Pam Hall read the lessons and Mavis Harper was organist.
PRIMARY SCHOOL: Teacher Colin Snook will be participating in the Helston triathlon on Sunday, May 11. Anyone wishing to add their name to the growing list of sponsors, can pop into the school office.
The money raised will be for PE equipment for the school.
Congratulations to the 100 club winners for April who were Mrs E Piper, Mrs A Cole and Mrs K Kemp.
The school will be pleased to receive any of the following tokens/vouchers to add to the growing collection: Tesco computer vouchers; Flora tokens for cooking equipment; Nestle box-tops for books and West Briton "super schools" tokens.
MS SOCIETY CAKE BREAK: Jill Williams would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who helped raise £275.20 for the Multiple Sclerosis society at the "cake break" afternoon on Friday, April 25 in the Methodist school room.
GODOLPHIN ESTATE: An exclusive tour of Godolphin House and garden between 2pm and 5pm on Sunday, May 18. £5 per person including tea and biscuits. Booking is essential on 01736 762479.
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CHURCH: The service of holy communion held in Ashton church on Ascension day was quite well attended. The celebrant was the parish priest, the Rev Penny Prince.
The readers were Malcolm Hersee and Bevan Osborne. Vicar Penny read the Gospel. Vicar Penny was the celebrant at the monthly service of holy communion on Tuesday, also reading the Gospel. The epistle was read by Bevan Osborne.
There will be evensong on Sunday, May 11 at 6pm.
LION AND LAMB: During May the following will be providing the entertainment in the Lion and Lamb: May 8, Bob Seymore; May 16, Jackie Walker; May 23, Maxine; May 30, Unsung Hero.
NANCEGOLLAN AND PRAZE-AN-BEEBLEK
THE CHRONICLE: Copy date Saturday, May 17 - Editor Barbara Stark, 12 Trelawney Place, Hayle TR27 4LF CROWAN SCHOOL: Attendances this week - Class 5, you are all stars! 99.1%.
This week's congratulations goes to: Ben, Jamie and Sam who have been selected for the Cornwall Schools Cricket Association Under 10 squad for the summer. PTFA News - Future dates - School Disco: Friday, May 16; Car Boot Sale: Saturday, May 17; Bingo Night: Friday, May 23.
The school has received notification from the Local Authority to say that the school Travel Plan has been approved. This means we have qualified for certain funding to make alterations to the physical environment of the school to improve safety and ease of access. Anyone wishing to view the targets and objectives of the plan, a copy is available for inspection in the school office.
To continue to draw down funding for the Walking Bus the school must demonstrate that they are making a quantifiable difference to the number of children travelling to or from the school by car. Anyone who would like their child to use the walking bus from time to time, can return the registration form below. If there are any parents/adults who can support this initiative and help us to extend the Walking Bus to mornings or further afternoons, please let the school know or talk to Ms Roberts - Walking Bus Co-ordinator.
The school will shortly be registering with buy.at, which will allow the school to fundraise via a web-shop on-line. The web-shop contains over 100 retailers such as Thorntons, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis. When you make purchases via the web-shop, not only will you be paying discounted prices, but the school will also benefit. For example, BT will give the school £30 for every BT Total Broadband purchase made via the web-shop. The web address used for each web-shop is, for example, www.buy.at/organisationname. To see an example, log on to www.buy.at/poppyappeal.
PTFA NEWS: Future dates: Monday, May 12 SATs Week; School Disco: Friday, May 16; Car Boot Sale: Saturday, May 17, 10am-2pm (£5 per car, £7 per van). Refreshments will be available; Bingo: Friday, May 23; Monday, May 26 Half Term begins.
On Wednesday, 12 Year six children went out in the freezing cold with their bikes to do a Bikeability test. We did a safety check on all the bikes - some had tyre and brake problems. Next week we hope to go out on the road. By Kathryn and Jack.
A cricket coach comes to train us. There is cricket in the afternoon and if you want, there is cricket after school. Every one can play cricket they just play in their own special way. For example, Ben and Jack are brilliant bowlers and Sam and Ben are brilliant at batting.