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Contents Page 14 ~ Gulliver’s Travels * Ash Chimney * Paul Page 3 ~ Sea Sew Blue * The Old Rowing Club * Saunders Plymouth Property. Page 15 ~ Gulliver’s Travels * Barry Evans * Page 4 ~ Piran Pirate * Comrades Club Beaver Blinds * Isla Sell Page 5 ~ Piran Pirate * Novahomes * Torpoint Page 16 ~ Peninsula Trust * Len Mitchell * Carpets Kardkadia Page 6 ~ Refuge4Pets * Dart Body Repairs * Page 17 ~ Business Link ECRG Page 18 ~ Debbie’s Delights * hes Electricals Page 7 ~ Jack Bartlett * Torpoint Cinema Page 19 ~ Hazel O Connor Page 8 ~ Celebrity Link Page 20 ~ Tom McHale * Devonshires Garage Page 9 ~ Meet the Producer Page 21 ~ Rame Gig Club * Armada Electrical * Page 10 ~ RNA Roundup * British Legion George Brown * RG Pools * Tamar Services Page 11 ~ Curmudgeons * Torpoint Pet Supplies * Page 22 ~ Torpoint Rowers MR Bars * A Line Page 23 ~ Robbie’s Round up Page 12 ~ Great British Clean Page 24 ~ Poem by Bill Visick Page 13 ~ Stevie’s Gardens * MW Heating * Kilby’s * Handy Chris* GB Wills * Torpoint Street Markets Send your articles and news to info@link2u.co.uk Cut off date for May Issue is April 19th 2018 Stockists: Torpoint: Kardkadia * Sainsbury * Post Office * TMSC * The Old Rowing Club * Trevithick Stores * Torpoint Pet Supplies. Rame Peninsula: Crafthole Stores * Whitsand Bay Golf Club * Millbrook Newsagents * Rame Gig Club * Rame Visions * Auntie Em’s Gatehouse, Mount Edgcumbe. Liskeard: Aldi’s * Coop * Link2u is sourced and published by Link 2u Publications & owned by Debrah Chinn and Allan Glanville and not associated with any large organisation or society. Any reproduction of any part of this Publication is strictly prohibited without prior consent. Any views or opinions expressed may not be reflective of those of the Publishers. Link Publications cannot be held responsible for any unsolicited material. All copy and artwork submitted to this Publication are to account and correct at time of going to the press. Produced by Link Publications. 2
Established in 2017, Sea Sew Blue design and create coastal inspired crafts from its studio in Torpoint, Cornwall. Previously working with bright, bold, ready-made fabrics, there are exciting changes ahead: Sea Sew Blue is re-launching, with a variety of hand printed home wares and gifts, all handmade and designed in Torpoint, Cornwall. With inspiration being taken from the quaint fishing villages, picturesque waterways and stunning coastline of Cornwall and Great Britain, Louise has designed various collections, each with a dif- ferent theme or story. Sketches and doodles are transformed and brought to life through textiles, lino printing and material from the sea itself. Items including cushions, lanterns and lampshades will now be available. Sea Sew Blue is the passion of Louise Gallie. A music graduate and long time supporter of the arts and crafts, Louise has been involved in the making of her own crafts for many years. Self-taught and having sought much advice over time, Louise has begun to develop her own style and a unique edge to her work. She has recently completed a course in Illustration at the Plymouth College of Art, during which Louise was introduced to lino cutting and printing techniques. You are cordially invited to an informal launch event where you’ll be able to meet Louise and view the new products on offer from Sea Sew Blue. Come to the Old Rowing Club, Torpoint on Saturday 21st April, 10.30 – 1pm. ( Items purchased or ordered on the day will receive a 10% dis- count ) www.seasewblue.com 3
PIRAN PIRATE Geddon me Ansums! Alright me Bewdees? “Let’s take the hounds out for a nice walk” said The Figurehead, my good lady wife. I reminded her that snow was forecast, but she pooh- poohed that in her usual fashion of pooh-poohing any- thing from the Met office these days. Now, I am not one for generally going around pooh-poohing on things, especially when those things are words espoused by my beautiful spouse! The hounds, Dog and Spare, on the other hand often pooh-pooh on things, hence me always taking pooh-pooh bags with me, so I trotted off to the cupboard to get some for our walk, but when I got there the cupboard was bare! “Oh! I meant to get some down the shop” said my beautiful little custard cream, “We can pick some up on the way to the Cheesewring, and give the Hounds a good walk there” she said. I suggested that we go via Janner Disney (Tragos!) as I had to get a new whatchamacallit for my thingymajig, and she was more than agreeable to this, so we piled into the van, loaded the hounds and headed off. We saw a few small snowflakes on the way, but the Figurehead pooh-poohed all over them – coincidentally, at the same time as Dog and Spare pooh-poohed in the back of my van. Ahhh, the sweet smell of Spring filled our nostrils – along with the horrible smell from the dogs, which pervaded every orifice in the enclosed metal shell of my otherwise pristine vehicle. We arrived at Janner Disney with the windows all open, and freezing our wotsits off, when my amazing little Ginger biscuit, The Figurehead, volunteered me to stay with the Hounds whilst she bought some pooh bags and air fresh- ener. Off she waddled walking on the ice patched car park, looking like Pingu at the Winter Olympics. I meanwhile, stood outside the van with the Hounds on their leads. I got cold as I waited, and colder and colder as I waited, and waited, and waited. Now, any Westcountry man knows that when a lady ventures into Tragoes to buy one small purchase, they get zapped by aliens and disappear for an eternity. Well, maybe not quite an eternity, but certainly a bleddy long time, especially when you’re stuck with a choice of being frostbit to the marrow or to be in a warm van with a smell of Satan after a St Patricks day run on Guiness followed up by a Vindaloo. Some bleddy choice! I elected to stay out in the cold fresh air with the hounds. (continued on page 5) 4
Piran cont……. As I continued waiting, the snowflakes became more intense and regular, making me feel that I was about to become frozen to the spot like a snowman in the Antartic (Or snow woman in these pc days). After many many hours, my delightful little Pingu, waddled her way back to my van, waddling even more than usual whilst she used the eight bulging bags of shopping she had purchased, for balance on the icy, snowy surface. “Told you I wouldn’t be long Piran, I’ve got the pooh bags, wet wipes, and air freshener, so you can get the van cleaned up. T’is a tad brisk out here, so I’ll wait in the caff, why you do the necessary” She dumped the entire contents of Tragoes, wrapped in eight plastic bags, on the rear seat and Pingu’ed off again in the direction of a nice warm cuppa. I cleaned the mess, sprayed the car with freshener, and walked the hounds in the now settling snow. “Dog” is happy in the snow, but “Spare” not so much. Have you ever tried to walk a reluctant hound on an icy surface, whilst the other hound is trying to explore every blade of grass and pebble? For those who haven’t, it’s bleddy horrible! I fell more times than a premiership footballer, and got soaked in snow and slush, with my arms being pulled out of their sockets on at least three occasions. Dripping, in every sense of the word, I returned to the van and coaxed two wet hounds, one happy and one demonstrating it’s misery by growling and shaking itself to give me an ice cold shower, and awaited my happy smiley Princess of a Figurehead. She didn’t let me down and I watched as she negotiated the possible ice patches obstructing her path. Princess Pingu finally plonked into the passenger seat with a satisfied, well shopped, well coffee’d look on her face. “Well Piran” she said, “This has been a great day with the dogs having had a nice walk, and me having bought some lovely bargains. I think I am ready to go back home now. Have you had a nice day my darling? Piran why have you gone purple?” The journey home was in sodden silence as the cold wet clothes clung to me with every turn of the steering wheel. Drekly we arrived back at the Piran pile, where I unloaded the Figureheads booty, tramping snow through the house, as I made repeated journeys to and from the van. I was looking forward to getting out of my wet clothes and having a nice hot bath, even though it wasn’t June, when the Figurehead looked at me, with love in her eyes, “I think the snows stopping Piran, do you want to walk the hounds before you have a bath?” It was at this moment that I made it very clear that No, I didn’t want to walk the hounds. In fact I did not want to ever walk them bleddy hounds ever again. At least until tomorrow anyways! Geddon me ansums!! See you next month. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS –Any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely intended. T’is all true too – well, some of it! No Hounds, Tragoes employees, Vans or Snowmen, or snow flakes were hurt or injured during the writing of this article. Grateful thanks to hot baths for all they do in keeping us safe, and also to Single Malt Whiskey for keeping me lubricated when distressed. If you have been affected by anything in this story.... then you should feel ashamed of yourself. For goodness sake man up, or pull on your big girl knickers and have a word with yourself!! 5
Refuge4Pets Update… Incase you don’t know about Refuge4Pets we are of vulnerable children, a local charity based in St Cleer who provide a pet animals and adults so fostering service across Cornwall and Devon so that they are free from that individuals and families can escape violent violence and abuse and abusive relationships to access the safety and which is what our support that they need before being reunited with service was set up to their pets. March has been our busiest month yet do. On top of all this we as we have taken 4 pets into foster care each have squeezed in week, all dogs and cats. Since we started in Canine First Aid training curtesy of Dog Safe UK September 2017 Jack Russell Terriors have been SW. the most common breed of dog that we have fostered, but, we have cared for all types of dogs Our main priority for April is searching for funding including Collies, Labradors, Huskies, Whippets, so that we can reach out and support more Staffies, Spaniels and so on. wonderful foster pets and their owners so do let us know if you would like to fundraise for March has been a particularly exciting month for Refuge4Pets by holding a community event such other reasons as we have taken on our first paid as a coffee morning, table top sale, or even a part time employee which is a significant step bigger event! forward for such a little charity. We’ve also been to London to meet with our Links Group colleagues Here’s a few pictures from the Canine First Aid who include Dogs Trust, Cat Protection, RSPCA Training which we nearly had to sleep over at due and vets. The Links Group is a is a multi-agency to snow! interest group that promote the welfare and safety 6
Torpoint Once purchased, all of the equipment will be able to be used by the Torpoint Town Partnership and Community the Town Council for community events. Cinema is a local project They hope to provide a warm and friendly run by local atmosphere, in which every audience member can people. It is a feel welcomed and secure. The cinema will create volunteer-led, connections between people who might otherwise not-for-profit be isolated and hopefully become part of the heart organisation that of our local community. shows films for The project is applying for grants and funding to the local help purchase a bigger projector for the main hall community. in the Council Chambers, an outdoor screen, audio They are hoping to offer a variety of films in the and visual equipment and refreshment facilities. winter months in Torpoint Council Chambers. The project has received funding from John Crago During the summer months the screenings will be and Gary Davies and their Community Chest pot, shown in Benodet Park. the 1730 Club donated £100 and they are one of The ultimate goal is to provide regular film the screenings for the community and also screen current causes with Torpoint Coop. televised national sporting events and There are limited seats available for the programmes of local interest via a satellite signal screenings of Thor Raganok at 5pm and at 8pm in Benodet Park. Kingsman Golden Circle on the 12th April. For normal screenings there is no charge just a In order to deliver this they need to purchase donation and people can request seats on Torpoint screening equipment which includes an indoor Community Cinema facebook page, text Jenny on projector and screen, an inflatable screen and 07870453641 or message Jenny Hughes on audio/visual devices for use outdoors. messenger. 7
Celebrity Link With Zoe Vigus It’s not every day that the chance comes along to have a drink with mega star Dolly Parton’s Sister. So, when Stella Parton was due to come to Plymouth as she is working on a song for the Mayflower Celebrations, I was delighted to be invited along to meet her. What a fascinating afternoon I had learning about her amazing life and hearing wonderful words of wisdom. Stella is a successful singer in her own right and her stories of experiences in the performing industry and growing up in a Musical Family in Nashville, were a joy to listen to. The past months theme generally seemed to be all about empow- ering Women. First, I gave a workshop in Public Speaking and Confidence at Plymouth University to a great group of young ladies studying international politics. It was also the month where we remembered the incredible Suffragette ladies. For World book day my daughter Sienna decided she would go to school dressed as a Suffra- gette and learnt a wonderful empowering poem called The March. It was also the Anniversary of the day those inspiring ladies eventually achieved the vote for women. Then, just after International Women’s day, in the same week as Mother’s Day I did a Mother and daughter photo shoot with my eldest daughter Jasmine. The incredible photographer Racheal Harris of Ruby Light portraits based in Plymouth originally from Torpoint really strives to make women feel genuinely good about themselves and offers different types of shoots to bring out the best in her clients. I have worked with many photographers and Rachael’s unique talent is that she shoots in a very relaxed yet professional atmosphere in her home studio and clearly gets great results! I also met with an inspiring lady named Cindy Willcocks, who heads up a Company called Artene, which basically means “Our Turn” She spends her time helping those in need to turn their lives around, and turning negative situations into positive, promoting good mental health and empowering others. Every day in my work and persona life I meet incredible inspiring ladies who work hard and care for others. The Suffragettes were surely the original creators of Girl Power and would be glad to know it is alive and Well! 8
Meet the Producer By Zoe Vigus When was the last me feel as though I’d con- time you had a really sumed one of my 5 a day good evening out before indulging some more! with award winning The second course of Cornish food and paired lamb with Potato and Turnip with.......Gin? Yes, Gratin, Kalettes and juniper not wine, Gin! Next juice was exquisite and washed down very nicely question! Which Gin with a traditional Gin and Tonic. By this point as a is your preference? slow drinker (yes honestly) I was lining up the Have you tried drinks but not one did I dislike! The following Trevethan? Originally Orange sorbet was perfectly light and fragrant and created by Norman the Carew Arms Gin and Tonic to accompany it, Trevethan from right was another tasting experience impossible to here in Saltash, refuse! So full was I by this point, although the food Cornwall in 1929. It wasn’t rushed, there was a nice break in between was my pleasure one Friday evening in March to each course, that I was almost relieved that the try it out at a Meet the Producer evening, and no I final dish of dessert was Marmalade Sponge. Not didn’t need to cross the Torpoint ferry to do that! to my taste, marmalade is one of those love or This was right on our doorstep, infact, just next hate it food ingredients and for me it’s the latter. I door to the little village Of St. John that I grew up tasted it though, as it would have been rude not to! in. The village of Antony at the Carew Arms. The delicious Vanilla Creme Anglaise didn’t Formally the Ring ‘0’ Bells Pub. No longer just pub disguise it but for Marmalade lovers amongst the grub, the Carew Arms can offer a really special other diners this dessert was a sure winner! evening for a celebration or a place to impress that The final Gin of the evening was Trevethan Honey important someone. On arrival I thought how cosy Oak Old fashioned, and to be honest made it very the Carew felt, tables laid out beautifully and Art on difficult to choose a favourite!.......So for great display, showcasing some of the most stunning value (this Dining experience was £55 per head) locations in our area. A reminder of this beautiful My advice is definitely, leave your car at home, part of the world often called The Forgotten only 20 mins from Liskeard and 6 mins from Corner. Now, I love a Gin & Tonic so I was looking Torpoint, 13 mins from Cawsand and Kingsand forward to the Gin cocktails on arrival, but most and if you are in Plymouth, this is definitely worth surprising were the different cocktails to crossing the ferry for. Head out to the pretty little accompany the exquisite food on offer. I quite village of Antony to sample the food by the head simply forgot about the wine list I would naturally Chef and of course Trevethan Gin, even if it isn’t study when ordering from the menu. I simply your usual tipple, if you haven’t before tried indulged in the different Gins, which have been Trevethans incredible flavours.. I think you’ll see carefully chosen and paired with the fabulous Gin in a new exuberant light! Contrary to the old courses constructed by Chef Jack Clayton, saying “Mother’s ruin”. Boy did this Mamma love it! formally of the Red lion Leicestershire, which Oh and the next “Meet the Producer” evening is received a Michelin Bib Gourmand Award. My ta- Harbour Beer ! Get yourselves booked in and ble companions for the evening were the lovely enjoy! x couple who run The Food magazine, proper foodies! Reminding me of my days in London with Michael Winner, Although they didn’t talk into their dictaphone or wave a napkin around.. I’d almost forgotten that as I was there as a reviewer, I should be checking out the presentation, even photographing, the dishes, before simply tucking in.... But with 4 courses to get through, I had time to get my priorities in order! The first course of Trevethan Gin cured Trout with Apple, Fennel and Cucumber was a delicious starter and although you’d expect the Gin to be more prevalent it was the apple that came through more powerfully on my palette, not too much... just enough to make 9
RNA Roundup by Eddie Andrews It doesn’t seem five minutes since we were celebrating Christmas and the New Year, and here we are at Eastertide! Where does the time go? The Branch AGM was held at the Comrades’ Club on 3rd March. During his report, the Branch Chairman, Shipmate Derek Nash, paid tribute to four members who had crossed the bar over the past year: Shipmates Jan Creek, Spike Hughes, Beryl Wevill and Joy Williams. Incidentally, Joy was also a prominent member of the WRNS Association. Although several Committee positions were due for re-election, no candidates were forthcoming; therefore the existing Branch Officers and Committee members were returned en bloc: Shipmates Derek Nash (Chairman), Chris Davies (Vice-Chairman), Sonia Davies (Treasurer), Paul (“Nick”) Carter (Secretary), Maureen Longair (Social Secretary), Eddie Andrews (PRO). The Dickie Dawe Trophy, is presented annually to any Member who has made an outstanding contribution to the wellbeing of the Branch. The 2018 award was presented to Shipmate Maureen (“Mo”) Longair. Mo has been the Social Secretary for more than seven years and has worked tirelessly to ensure that our meetings and social occasions are successful and enjoyable. BZ (well done), Mo – well deserved. The Branch meeting on 27th April will include Play Your Cards Right. Although we can’t promise that the dealers will be dollies, there will be plenty of calls of “higher” and “lower”! So, please join us at the Comrades’ club from 20:00, put your heart into it and have spades full of fun with some diamond people. It would be nice to see you – to see you, nice! If you would like to know more about your local RNA, please contact Shipmate Paul Carter on 01752 814453. Yours aye! Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal thanks the Community The Torpoint Branch took the opportunity to thank various individuals, organisations and local schools for their assistance in raising funds for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in a thankyou ceremony marking the halfway point of this year’s fundraising efforts. Local Poppy Appeals Organiser, John Tivnan stated “The Poppy Appeal year runs from 1st October one year to the end of September the following year with the major emphasis around the two weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday in November. However the fundraising continues throughout the year and with the support of individuals and organisations as we have seen this evening we can do our little bit in ensuring that the needs of service personnel, ex service personnel and their families are met whenever that need arises. Torpoint with its strong service connections has over the years been extremely generous and supportive and by holding events such as this the Royal British Legion in turn can say Thank You for the efforts made” In addition to the presentation evening members of the RBL Committee attended Torpoint Community College to receive a cheque raised by the students of the college who held a “Mufti Day” in aid of the Poppy Appeal. (Photo of presentation by A. Campfield) 10
CURMUDGEONS CORNER (From those who’ve been there, seen it, done it and ate it!!) WARNING – No entendre left undoubled! Dear Chough, I say chaps, my lovely next door neighbour, Fanny, asked me if I would look at her electric cooker for her, apparently she is able to use the hob but not the oven. I nipped around and checked it out with my new electric gadget meter. I started by checking the hobs which soon got hot and were indeed in fine working order. I then checked out the oven itself. She had clearly just had it cleaned as there was no sign of grease or spills inside. She told me that hadn’t cooked in it for a while. I checked out the fan at the back and that wasn’t working either, which told me that the problem was likely to be in the mains supply. I asked Fanny to hold the probes of my meter whilst I flicked the switch and looked at the meter reading. One glance told me that the main supply had gone down, so a quick change of the fuse, and all was up and running again. Fanny was so pleased she offered to cook a meal for me later. That night I turned up to hear her on the phone to her sister Doris “The good major popped around with his thing and started up top, twiddling with my knobs until we had become hot and started to glow. He then moved down below and complimented me on how clean it was down there. I told him it had not had any meat in it for some time, so he let me hold his probe whilst he powered up........ Doris? Doris? ...are you still there?? Keep your end up and I’ll keep mine up, ‘til next time. Major Cock-Up Hardly (Retired). Dear Chough, I am so pleased at the pay rise for our wonderful nurses and NHS staff. Now when I go on demonstrations and get injured, I know I will be treated by a motivated and well rewarded work force. If only they would now give a pay rise to us professional anarchists as we are running out of things to protest about! Red Ruth. Dear Chough, My gorgeous boyfriend Gaz, suggested we visit a museum last week. Although this wouldn’t usually be my thing, I heard that there was an exhibition on Victorian brothels which I dearly wanted to see. Young Gaz was unaware of this part of the museum but once I had shown him where it was there was no stopping him. He seemed particularly taken with the oversized bloomers and the whalebone corsets. That night I thought I would surprise him with my new corset and large knickers, but they had no effect whatsoever. It turns out he was more interested in old dummies of old women, bless him. He’s so sweet and innocent. Ms Lusty Glaze. 11
Great British Spring Clean! Thankfully the snow thawed and it was a balmy 5 degrees Celsius at 9am in Thanckes Park Torpoint on the 3rd March and the Great British Spring Clean was on. It was brilliant to see over 50 people come along to the park, between them they collected nearly 60 bags of rubbish and recycling and two mattresses, all already removed by Biffa. In addition we started clearing the overgrown vegetation in the Children’s play park, filling four large dumpy sacks along with two large piles that will be moved by Cormac. Children enjoyed contributing to event, with the local Rainbow group making bird feeders, and the Beavers hanging them in the park after they had carried out a litter pick. Along with all of those that came along with their parents throughout the day. We had some lovely cakes donated by people within the local community, and visitors to the park and those that came along to the event donated £50.81 to the Friends of Thanckes Park nature project. This is just one of our current projects, which will see a “Wild Area” reinstated into the park, the plant- ing of native plants, such as primroses, bluebells and snow drops and the introduction of bird and bat boxes. Our other projects include fundraising for new play equipment for the children’s park, new skate park equipment and other improvements within the park. Spring Clean Take 2 will take place on Saturday 28th April. 12
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Gulliver’s Travels! By Julie Elworthy Mongolia Part One A lot of people have asked me since I started writ- ing my travel blog which is my favourite place that I have visited. Whilst they have all been interesting, whether it’s the people, the scenery ,the architecture I think my favourite has to be the Steppes in Mongolia . I would like to take you on this journey. Starting first in the capital Ulaanbaator. We spent our first two days here and went to the opening of the Nadaam festival. The President was there to It was summertime when we were there, so open the ceremony, as was the Mongolian everything was green and lush. Small nomadic Olympic team and everyone who was to partake in camps dotted this vast landscape with the competitions archery, wrestling, horse racing etc . unmistakable Ger tents. Small children look like they were born in the saddle herding the camels and goats. One day we came across a group of very young children racing across the desert with all of their families spectating, we were invited to join them even though we were just passing by. Fermented mare’s milk is the favourite tipple here in Mongolia. We visited a local herders camp site and were lucky/unlucky to be given some fermented mare’s milk and their homemade cheese which is dried on the roof of their Ger in the baking sun ….yes fly’s too. It’s very impolite to refuse this offering. It is said that the Mongolians are the most generous people on the planet and it’s their Families travel from all over the country for this custom to give any traveller a bed for the night and ceremony and for the remotest tribes they have food. their own festivals miles from anywhere. When we We did carry pens, pencils and small booklets for left Mongolia we had some of the Olympic team on the children as gifts. If you take sweets for them, our flight as they were coming over to the UK to you are not being helpful as the nearest dentist for compete in our 2012 games. most of these people can be as far as 150 miles It’s a very basic way of life for the Mongolians who away. still live the nomadic lifestyle, they made me feel Continued on page 15….. very humble. 14
Mongolia cont………… We travelled vast distances to get from one area to sandaled feet on my scarf,one of our group ended the next, travelling across the Gobi desert with a up with a couple of blisters. At the top of the dunes dust trail behind us. One day our driver had a race the sand sings when blown by the wind. Saxaul with a rival German truck with tourists we got in trees will grow anywhere here, they are small har- front and we were doing 100kmph ….Hotel dy trees. I was also amazed at how green the Gobi California blaring out of the radio our driver was was in places and the tiny flowers not going to be beaten, their truck ended up in a everywhere. Apparently, there is just enough food ditch, our driver just carried on saying they will be for the ships of the desert. ok. Apparently it’s a regular thing for the drivers to When we eventually got to the Steppes it was a lush green basin surrounded by mountains with birch, larch and poplar tree forests. Rivers and waterfalls, it was truly unspoilt and completely natural .The Mongolians graze their animals here during the summer but move nearer the towns during the winter months as the temperatures drop to -40 degrees. There was one night I got up about 2 in the morning and walked around the camp, it was a full moon and the sky was so clear I felt if I reached high enough I could reach the stars ,the air was pure and unpolluted and so very peaceful . Part two in May’s issue …….. race across the Gobi!!! We visited Flaming cliffs, the area where the first fossil dinosaur egg was unearthed and there was a tiny museum in the middle of nowhere which housed one. The landscape here was dry and arid with terracotta coloured cliffs. We also visited Ghengis Khan’s fortifications, treasures from his reign are still being unearthed in the desert areas. On one of the stops a place called Khongoryn El sand dunes we did our Lawrence of Arabia camel riding trip across a section of the Gobi and we visited the singing sand dunes. I still flinch when I think of the extremely hot sand when we climbed up those sand dunes. I had to keep putting my 15
The Old Ship Inn, Cawsand Community Share Offer Through the launch of a community Share Offer, an exciting at the rear, the trust is also hoping to build a small Heritage strategy is under way to bring a derelict eyesore in the heart Centre to be supported by local experts. Four flats will take of Cawsand back to life under new community ownership. up the upper floors, which will be let at reasonable rents to The Old Ship Inn sat empty for years and was subsequently local residents on secure, long-term tenancies. This will devastated by fire in 2013, leaving an empty ruin. The bring year-round life back to Garrett St and provide vital Peninsula Trust has bold plans to restore the Grade II listed living accommodation in the village. building, bringing it back to its former glory to become an Communities that come together can achieve amazing important community asset. results. By raising the cash needed to buy and rebuild the The launch of the Share Offer, providing individuals with an Old Ship, the whole community can become actively opportunity to invest and become part-owners of the build- involved in creating a major new community asset. The ing, was marked by a very well attended Public Meeting in Trust is asking anyone interested in investing to visit the Kingsand. The meeting allowed interested investors the Rame Centre in Millbrook, call 01752 658516, chance to hear details of the Share Offer, receive a Share email: admin@thepeninsulatrust.org.uk or visit the Trust Offer pack including a robust business plan, as well as a website at www.thepeninsulatrust.org. chance to see the initial plans for the site. The meeting was The Old Ship Inn site is open for visits every Saturday, followed by a Q&A session with a consultant accountant on 10.30 – 12.30 for anyone wishing to view the site and hand to answer specific financial queries. discuss plans. General Manager Simon Ryan said of the turnout, ‘We have been overwhelmed by the response to the Share Offer, and The Peninsula Trust is a registered society under the Co- the heartfelt support from the community for this project. The operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, no. Old Ship Inn was a much-loved old building, which held 32339R. Registered Office: 3 West St, Millbrook, Cornwall, happy memories for many of the local residents. Their PL10 1AA enthusiasm to help restore the site for the whole community to enjoy once again has been truly inspiring. The Share Offer is open for 8 weeks, with a deadline of 10th May. This allows investors enough time to become part of this important community led initiative ahead of the deadline to purchase the site. General Manager Simon Ryan explained, ‘We hope to raise at least £150,000 through the share offer, and alongside community and match-funding grants, this will form the purchase finance for the site. 50% tax relief is available to investors of the first £150,000 raised, which is a significant benefit to those planning to invest’. The plan On the ground floor, the bar area of The Old Ship will be re-created, using the memories and photos of the older local people. With the addition of a café, a large children’s area and also a village information section for locals and visitors 16
Business Link By Sara Mayhew Being an Employer ManagingSickness This is the second in a series of articles about being an Absence employer. It considers how to successfully ‘onboard’ a From time-to-time, employees new recruit and how to best manage their performance, will be absent from work due attendance and any disciplinary process so as to avoid to illness. When dealing with a any employment tribunal claim against you. sick employee, you will need Onboarding a new employee to consider the reason for their absence and whether it However large or small your business, you would do is genuine. This will entail ascertaining the true medical well to have a procedure in place to obtain all position and may involve seeking a necessary information/documents from your new medical report. employee, including evidence of any permit to work, a copy of their P60/P45 and a signed copy of their You would do will to also consider whether their contract of employment, and to ensure they quickly incapacity: was caused by workplace factors, such as settle into the workplace. stress, bullying or an accident at work; is related to a disability and, if so, whether any reasonable Employers are also advised to: adjustments may be required, and is cause for concern: conduct any training, such as health & safety, diversity e.g. a stress at work problem, or malingering. and any job-specific training, which may include processes and procedures; allocate any protective clothing and equipment to new Having an effective sickness absence policy in place staff, and explain any probationary periods and will help you deal with absences consistently and effect performance objectives they will be expected to meet. tively as well as notifying your employees of the This will go some way to ensuring that your new recruit standards of attendance and reporting you expect from is aware of their responsibilities and comfortable in their them. new role. Managing Discipline Managing Performance Unfortunately, at some stage, most employers will have Good performance management will help everyone to deal with employee misconduct. When doing so, you within the business to understand on an ongoing basis: should follow a fair procedure otherwise any resulting how they can develop their performance and better dismissal will almost inevitably be considered unfair by contribute to development of the business; how they an employment tribunal. are progressing, and when there are performance prob- lems and how these will be handled. Broadly speaking, you should first decide if formal It will also: ensure fair and equal treatment of action is necessary. The ACAS Code of Practice employees based on performance; depersonalize encourages informal resolution, where appropriate, and issues, where managers focus on behaviours and re- emphasises that a "quiet word" may often be all that is sults, rather than personalities, and reduce the required to resolve a problem. If you opt for informal likelihood of employment tribunal claims and provide action, you should keep a record of any conversation. you with evidence where claims are brought following Where you decide that informal action is not dismissal. appropriate, you should ensure that: you carry out an investigation of the alleged misconduct prior to any disciplinary action being taken; any investigation is such as is "reasonable in all the circumstances“; an investigatory meeting, solely for the purpose of fact-finding, is held; wherever practicable, different people carry out the in- vestigation and disciplinary hearings, and the investigation is kept confidential. These measures you will go some way to ensuring that you treat all employees fairly and reasonably thereby making them more likely to be happy, loyal and reason- able and less likely to bring employment tribunal claims. And will also put you in the best position to defend a claim should one be brought. If you are concerned you could be at risk of a tribunal, or have an unhappy member of staff, please feel free to contact me for a free initial discussion. 17
Debbie’s Gastronomical Delight! By Debbie Thorpe Easter egg chocolate brownies Ingredients 250 g unsalted butter 200 g Easter egg chocolate broken into pieces “leftover” cream eggs 80 g cocoa powder 65 g plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 360 g soft brown sugar 4 large free-range eggs Method Preheat your oven to 180 C. Line a 24cm square baking tin with greaseproof paper. Make a double boiler by placing a heat proof bowl over boiling water, then melt the butter, sugar and chocolate to a smooth consistency. Once smooth remove from the heat and cool slightly. In a large bowl mix together the cocoa powder, flour, and baking powder. Sieve this into the chocolate mixture and stir well. Lightly beat together the eggs and mix this into the chocolate mixture. Pour into the prepared baking tray, place the cream eggs on top, and bake for 20-25 minutes. When testing it should have a crunchy top but still be a little gooey in the middle. Leave to cool, then set in the fridge for an hour before cutting. 18
Oh What a Night!’ and it was! ‘ Hazel ‘O’ Connor Show—Review By Debbie Chinn With the snow falling and armed with cushion, toothbrush and spare pair of knickers (a girl has to be ready in case of emergencies, in this case being snowed in). I was ready to watch my teenage heroine, although I didn’t imagine it would be in avcave! Carnglaze Caverns near Liskeard is the perfect venue for vocal events, the acoustics are amazing. The intimate ambience and welcome from the host with a potted bit of history about the caves, was very interesting and I can’t wait to go back to do the tour. The stars were out in force to see the show, Jenny Hughes Julie Martin, Rachel Tanner and Camilla Southworth. Then the moment we were all waiting for. The arrival of Hazel O Connor, Clare Hirst (Bellestars, Communards, David Bowie) on sax and Sarah Fisher (Eurythmics) on keyboards. Within a few minutes I was transported back to my youth. Breaking Glass was (and still is) Class! Hazel sang the old songs and new songs, her voice resonated throughout the cavern. Between her songs she gave us information on the emotions behind the songs. I laughed at the vision of Hazel and her mum in Woolworths and cried when she told us of losing her mum and Rebecca to cancer. Sarah on keyboards was captivating and Clare sent tingles up the spine with her sax playing. The audience was enthralled and mesmerised by the three extremely talented ladies. Several standing ovations through- out the performance spontaneously happened and were well deserved. For me the most poignant part of the show, was not the music, it was how they communicated, by looks, smiles and the occasional few words, showed they are not just musicians, they are true friends and how after the show had ended, they stayed and signed autographs and smiled through the obligatory selfies. No Diva’s here, just three women who love what they do and showed their fans total respect. All this despite Hazel hobbling on crutches. The Show must go on!! And it certainly did! Hopefully it won’t be too long before Hazel, Clare and Sarah are back. (photo courtesy of Hazel O Connor, featuring Sarah, Clare and Hazel) For more Tour Dates visit: www.hazeloconnor.com Details of Carnglaze Caverns visit www.carnglaze.com 19
Interview with Thomas McHale Torpoint is well known for producing talented football players and none more so than Tom McHale. Tom grew up in Torpoint, attended the local schools and from a small boy progressed through the different age groups until age 18 with Torpoint Athletic Football Club. He then attended the Plymouth Argyle Academy scheme. He has worked in local schools as a mentor and Teaching Assistant and is now involved with another Torpoint success, Cornish Pod. Tom McHale is first choice goalkeeper for Truro City Football Club, who have been enjoying a good season including the best FA Cup run by a Cornish side for years. Link2u had the pleasure of interviewing him. 1. Where did you go to school? Which teacher had the biggest influence on you and why? I’ve been brought up in Torpoint so I’ve been to all 3 schools in Torpoint! In secondary school I’d have to say Matt Evans was my biggest influence. He always knew what I wanted to pursue and gave me a chance to step up in to older age groups and test myself along with playing in my year group. To this day we’re still good friends and he’s always looking out to see how I’m getting on! 2. Where is your favourite holiday destination? I’d have to say Florida, I’ve been there a few times and it gets better and better every time! I’m even off on holiday there in May! 3. Who would you most like to meet? (Past or Present). In the past there’s so many people who I’d like to meet, tough to put my finger on one! However in the present time it would have to be Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus goalkeeper. He’s still playing at the highest level at 40 and I have so many questions I’d like answered to help with my learning. 4. Which footballer do you most admire? (Past or Present). To change it up a bit i would have to say Messi. He’s on another planet! In my opinion the greatest of all time! 5. What is the best thing about playing football for Truro? I’d have to say the fans. People might not think it but even in Non league the fans are brilliant, especially ours! They’ve been great with me over the past few years and continue to do so, so for that I am ex- tremely grateful! 6. What next for Thomas McHale? Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? I have my personal goals set, and hopefully I can reach them. I want to be playing at the highest level I possi- bly can so the hard work continues! Nothing is going to come easy. Link2u wish Tom every success and look forward to seeing him play! 20
Rame Gig Club! By Dawn Western On Friday 9th of March, the National Junior Indoor Rowing (R. Dorrington) Championship took place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre The 10th of March saw 2 Ladies and 2 men's crews from in North London. Two members of Rame, Jenna Kempster Rame, take part in the "3 river's race". Taylor and Robert Dorrington, went up to represent A five mile figure of 8 course not for the feint hearted, held at Plymouth schools. Saltash. Year 10 girls had to row for five minutes. Jenna came joint The ladies race was first and the weather was not in their 12th in this race out of over 170 people with a distance of favour. There were 77 gigs taking part with Rame Ladies A 1263m beating her previous PB by 12m. crew finishing 53rd with the Ladies B 68th. Robert had to row for four minutes in the Year 9 boys. He It was sunshine all the way for the men, 79 gigs competed in beat his PB by getting 1088m and coming 22nd out of 163 this race our Men's A, in Minnadhu, came in 37th and Men's people. B came 63rd in Penlee Point. There was also a sprint relay for the year 9 boys where four Some of our rowers were taking part in the race for the first people have to row a total of 2000 metres and take in turns time. Although it was a tough event there were a lot of to row as hard as possible for as long as they can and then smiling faces and sense of achievement at the finish. do a change over for another person to continue. Plymouth DATES FOR YOUR DIARY. Schools entered two teams. Robert was in the 2nd one and FRIDAY 13th APRIL - The club's AGM will be held, in the came 12th out of 90. The first team came 1st. fitness suite at 19:00 (7pm). Everyone welcome. The relay for the Year 10-13 girls was slightly different. It is SATURDAY 21st APRIL - coffee morning @ The Institute, called the boat race and you have a team of eight rowing for Kingsand. 10:00 til noon. a total of 16 minutes 19 seconds and can change over at Please check out the club's website at any time. Again Plymouth entered two teams. Jenna was in www.ramegigclub.com for all up to date info and photo the second one which came 6th out of 20. gallery. A huge congratulations to them both from all at the club. Advertise Here £25 (this size box 9.5cm x 7cm) Email info@link2u.co.uk to book your slot 21
Torpoint Rowers Torpoint Rowers are looking forward to being a part of the By Lisa Hocking charity commission, with who we would register if the membership Pentorr Activity Day and to starting to compete in rowing decide. Compared to becoming a charity, which is another option, regattas, hopefully both flash boat and gigs during the com- there is no need to prove we will have an income of over £5k per ing season. annum and we will have no restriction on donating to other chari- ties, which are the two issues that would need to change from how They have held their first presentation evening and annual we have operated in the past. meal and many rowers received awards for their contribution We value the support of other organisations and individuals in the and achievements during the 2017 season (inset) town and are very proud to be a part of our community. They have received help from The Torpoint and Rame Lions Thank you. so that new CPGA Water safety compliant lifejackets could be purchased and also from Waitrose Community Matters Fund. They have also held their inaugural AGM held on 24th February 2018 at Torpoint Council Chambers 7pm, the minutes are as follows: 1) Welcome from the Chair, Lisa Hocking, and Chair's Report: Welcome to the first Torpoint Rowers Club AGM. 2017 started with us successfully becoming affiliated to the CPGA and then getting our hire gig, Korev. We have worked hard at fundraising and have built on the help we have had from Trinity House, former Cornwall County Councillor, Brian Hobbs, and the 17:30 club, with grants awarded by the Torpoint and Rame Lions, the Royal Naval Association, Waitrose Community Fund and Sports England with further opportunities from Torpoint Town Council and Cornwall County Councillor, Gary Davis in the near future. We are extremely grateful for this and are aiming to have our first competitive gig by the end of the year. We have also fundraised ourselves with coffee mornings, raffles and sponsored events, and we have also donated to the RNLI and Comic Relief charities. Unfortunately we weren't successful in the Aviva Community Fund grant application. We are also exploring the opportunity to row flash boats with St Germans this year and are aiming to have our own flashboat 2) Finance Report : Accounts to 31st December 2017 eventually, resurrecting the "lost" sport that many of the older Income townsfolk have enjoyed in the past and which all gig rowers can Donations 4,375.06 Fund Raising 1,601.82 Subs 886.00 benefit from. Kit Sales 51.00 Total Income 6,913.88 Expenses We have competed in our first competition, the Newquay Ladies Giglet Hire 305.00 Materials/Equip 731.96 Courses 122.04 County Championship 2017 and one of our juniors, Michael, Insurance 576.42 Stationery 45.00 Subs & Licenses 540.00 Venue competed with Caradon juniors in the u14 Championship. With the Hire 95.00 Catering 60.00 Donations 393.00 Bookkeeping 50.00 possibility of our own gig we are aiming to compete and take part in Total Expenses 2,918.42 Profit 3,995.46 Cash Balance 5.05 many more regattas. Bank Balance 7,449.51 Once all expenses cleared We have hosted cub, scout and fire service groups and have been asked to host more groups in the coming year. 3) Questions from the floor I would like to thank all the rowers who have undertaken roles on There was some discussion about legal status and the Chair point- the committee and for those who have helped make cakes, donate ed out the options as being: items and help at our coffee mornings, which have been a means of Charity status: registered with the Charities Commission, needs to promoting our activities as well as fundraising. have an income of over 5k per annum and not allowed to donate to Two items that need to be ratified at this AGM are our name change any other charities. from TMSC Rowers to Torpoint Rowers Club, which was voted on Charitable Incorporated Organisation: similar to a charity but at a meeting last October and the month of our AGM, which has without the need to have an income of over £5k and able to donate changed from October to February, to coincide with the CPGA year, to charities but no need to be registered with Companies House January to December, which was voted on at a meeting last May. and appoint directors or have Articles of Association, registered with We have also been very fortunate to have had help from Torpoint The Charities Commission. Athletic Football Club in storing, free of charge, our hire gig and with Community Interest Company: needs to appoint directors and the offer of further help for another boat. In return for this several of register with Companies House with Articles of Association. us are members of that club too and we recommend our rowers This was highlighted to be the subject of the next meeting. become members, as £3/year is very reasonable. 4) Election of Officers: Our aims will continue to be to provide a cheap, inclusive, safe and No nominations had been received prior to the meeting so the Chair friendly rowing club for Torpoint and the wider community. Our cur- asked for them at the meeting, no new volunteers were put forward rent adult membership is £50/year and junior membership is so the Chair asked if the current officers were happy to continue in £30/year, payable in quarters with a family discount. their roles. They were so the Chair, Lisa Hocking was proposed by So please spread the word and invite anyone you know to take up Ros Baker and seconded by Jayne Carhart; the Secretary, Jayne this wonderful activity and we are proud to have rowers of all ages, Carhart, was proposed by Ros Baker and seconded by Juliet Muir; backgrounds and abilities within the club. the Treasurer, Maurice Hocking, was proposed by Ros Baker and It is the fastest growing sport in the country and one with a long by Andy Ackerman. history in Cornwall, there being gigs in the late 1800's in and around 5) The date of the next committee meeting was agreed to be 10th Plymouth at least and I would imagine further back in time than that. March 2018 at the Football Club. I hope the foundations we have laid are now further built on in the Meeting closed at 7:45pm coming years and the goals for this year, apart from getting our competitive gig and becoming full CPGA members, is to comply They have a Facebook page Torpoint Rowers Club and can also be with the new Data Protection laws in May and to get our legal status contacted via Lisa by phone on 07847681447, with a website in the formally set up, with my recommendation that we become a set up stage. Charitable Incorporated Organisation, as we want our members to vote, to be able to donate to another charity, for example the ones Everyone is welcome. mentioned above, and to attract funding under the auspices of the 22
Torpoint Athletic Round Up March 2018, By Chough Robbie Morris Cornwall Senior Cup – Semi Final Torpoint Athletic’s Cornwall Senior Cup dream is over for another season after losing 3-1 to Saltash United at Lux Park, Liskeard Athletic on Tuesday 6th March. Torpoint played very well and in the goalless first half, striker Ben Waters had the best opportunity to score for Torpoint, but an excellent save by Saltash goal keeper Ryan Rickard kept the scores 0-0 at half time. After the break Saltash took the lead in the 57th minute through captain Sam Farrant who scored past keeper Jason Peters after Peters parried a shot by Paul Heveran. Prolific goal scorer Ryan Richards doubled the Ashes the lead in the 73rd minute from close range after a cross in by Richard Maddison. Then five minutes later Richards broke free from Torpoint’s offside trap and round the keeper to make the score 3-0. In the final minute Ben Waters added a consolation goal for Torpoint and completed the scoring of the semi- final. Torpoint took a very good following to Lux Park that night and I would like to thank the supporters for at- tending to make a crowd of about 200. Cornwall Junior Cup – Semi Final The Cornwall Junior Cup Semi-Final between Torpoint Athletic and Penwith Exiles at Mouth Wise, Newquay AFC was scheduled for Wednesday 14th March, but due to the weather this was postponed due to the weather. The new date is Wednesday 28th Narch at Mount Wise, full report in the next round-up. Walter C Parson League Cup, Quarter Final Torpoint played Falmouth Town on Saturday 24th February in the League Cup Quarter Final at Bickland Park and Torpoint lost 2-1. Falmouth went down to 10 men on the 33rd minute when Marcello Jones was shown a second yellow card for violent conduct. The home side scored either side of half time and then Torpoint pulled a goal back through Curtis Damerell in the 52nd minute. In the second half Torpoint made use of the extra man and dominated possession of the ball for good parts of the half and created some very good chances. But the home keeper Ryan Barnes made some very good saves to put them through to the semi-final. SWPL League Action Since my last round-up Torpoint have only played two league matches, this is due to a mixture of cup matches being played and the weather again postponing proceedings. On Tuesday 13th March Torpoint played Newquay at The Mill in front of a 115 crowd and won 3-2, their first league victory of 2018! Torpoint went 2-1 up half time through James Robertson and Curtis Damerell. The visitors had other plans and made the scoreline 2-2 with a goal either side of half time. Steve Rogers then scored the winner in the 93 rd minute, through as free-kick to takes us 11 points clear of relegation and move up from 16th to 15th spot in the league. Then on Saturday 17th March Torpoint travelled to Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) and played in a biter wind with moderate snow falling, I have never been so cold watching football! Torpoint took away a very useful point after drawing 1-1 from being 1- 0 down at half time, with Connor Rush scoring for Torpoint. ECPL Premier Division & Fred Binks Cup On Wednesday 7th March, Torpoint played Tavistock at The Mill in the Fred Binks, Premier Divisional Cup, switch to The Mill due to Langsford Park being doubled booked. Torpoint won 4-2 on penalties with Gary Hird scoring the winning penalty. The score at full time was 2-2 (no extra time), with Connor Rush both getting the goals. Tor- point now play St Stephens Borough in the Quarter Finals on Monday 26th March. In league action, on Saturday 24th February, they played Bere Alston United away and suffered their first defeat of the season losing 1-0. Then on Saturday 3rd March they played Launceston at home and won 5-3 with Luke Doddridge getting a hat-trick and Brian Stacey getting a double. Then on Saturday 10th March Torpoint beat Plymstock United at Dean Cross 5-2 with Darren Hicks getting a brace and Ben Applegate, Rory Simmons and Gary Bridgeman all hitting the back net. Then finally on Saturday 17th March, Torpoint played away to Plymouth Parkway Reserves at Salt Mill’s 3G pitch, due Bolitho Park being waterlogged. Torpoint lost 4-2 with Luke Doddridge scoring twice for Torpoint who are still nine points clear at the top of the league. Duchy Premier Division & P&D Division 3 The Duchy lads have only played two league games since my last round up due to weather again. On Saturday 24th February they lost 3-1 at home to North Petherwin with Torpoint’s goal from Matt Westall and then on Satur- day 17th March they beat St Dennis Reserves 3-1 at home, with the goals from Sam Rosevear, Byron Robins and Will Ferguson and they are just about mid table in the league.The P&D side have played 1 match since my last round-up and lost 5-1 to away to Drake FC. Fixtures at The Mill in April 2018 02/04/2018 ECPL Premier Division Polperro (Easter Monday) H 19:30 07/04/2018 Duchy Premier Sticker Reserves (Sat) H 14:30 10/04/2018 SWPL Premier Division Ivybridge Town (Tues) H 19:30 14/04/2018 ECPL Premier Division Bere Alston United (Sat) H 14:30 17/04/2018 ECPL Premier Division Looe Town (Tues) H 19:30 19/04/2018 Duchy Premier Saltash United (Thurs) H 19:30 21/04/2018 Duchy Premier Biscovey (Sat) H 14:30 23/04/2018 SWPL Premier Division Tavistock (Mon) H 19:30 26/04/2018 Duchy Premier Lostwithiel (Thurs) H 19:30 28/04/2018 SWPL Premier Division Exmouth Town H 15:00 23
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