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ST DENNIS AREA COMMUNITY NEWS

JANUARY 2008 EDITION

EVENTS NEWS VIEWS

For every organization in the Area

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• Diary
• Letter from Chairman
• St Denys Old Cornwall Society
• Celebrations and memorable dates
• Congratulations
• Cancer research group
• School
• John Chillbrook
• Letters to the editor
• Day nursery
• St Dennis women's institute
• Brownies, quides
• YP2 project
• St Denys Church
• Sita Liaison group
• Matthew Taylor surgery
• St Dennis Band
• Football coaching
• Ready Steady Oops
• St Dennis Choir
• Parish council news
• Contact information

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Letter from the chairman

A happy new year to you all.

It looks as if 2008 is going to be a year for the residents of St Dennis to get involved with new projects.

The first is an exciting idea from the Cornwall Rural Community Council, (ww.cornwallrcc.co.uk)

They are hoping to develop the downs above Manson Place as a Leisure area with young people in mind. They are going to need a responsible group of adults to oversee the project and if you are interested in helping, please contact Celine Elliott on 01726 821946 or celine.elliott@cornwallrcc.co.uk

Secondly, the need for a Parish Plan for St Dennis is more pressing than ever, with the introduction of a Unitary Council for Cornwall. A group must be formed to carry this project forward. If you are interested, please contact any member of the parish council, or write to clerk@stdennisparishcouncil.org

Lastly, our community police officer, Alex Fisher has been busy organizing a football training program which is held in the school playing field. This is for boys and girls in the village and surrounding area. Please go along if you would like to join in or help in any way.

Jenny Ellacott

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St Denys & District Old Cornwall Society
 
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 21st January at Claytawc at 7.30pm.  After the general business Mr Fred Greenslade has very kindly offered to host a quiz which will be followed by refreshments and a raffle.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Celebration and Memorable Dates

Sad News
 
Mrs Jean Juleff sadly passed away in December.  Jean had been a member of the Cancer Committee for many years in the past until health problems forced her to give up.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Roy on his sad loss.

Happy 70th Birthday

Many happy 70th returns to Miss Merle Oliver and  Mrs Molly Fox during December.

Happy 90th Birthday

Mrs Barrett celebrated her 90th birthday on 19th December 2007.  Mrs Barrett is well known in the village and was a long standing member of the Women's Institute and the Cancer Committee.  We wish her well.

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St Dennis Women's Institute
 
The St Dennis Women's Institute meets again on Monday 7th January for a member's evening.  There will be no speaker but we hope to have an enjoyable time nonetheless.  We meet in the Working Men's Club at 7.00 pm.  Why not come along and see if you would like to join - there is no obligation to join if you attend as a guest.
 

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St Dennis Cancer Research Committee
 
The Cancer Committee meet in January for their coffee morning on Tuesday 21st when we will have stalls, refreshments (including hot pasties) and raffle.  Come and join in the fun.  Our table top sale at Claytawc will be held on Saturday 19th January at 10am - this is your chance to earn a little pocket money for yourselves as well as helping raise money for this very worthwhile cause.  Over the past year we have raised hundreds of pounds for Cancer Research UK with the help of our many regular customers for which we thank them all.

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St Dennis School

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John Chillbrook

Well done to all who worked so hard to get this magazine up and running.

I found the first edition informative and I will try to write an article on a regular basis.

I am an Independent Borough Councillor for this area so I am not constrained by Party Politics. What does that mean? Well I can say what I feel even if it upsets a few.

Here is a simple example

I am on the Implementation Executive for the New Unitary Council for Cornwall.

At a luncheon in late November I sat next to a lady from North Cornwall who is constrained by political dogma so I sat back and listened. Others at the table knew of my ‘interest’ in the incinerator so they tried to draw me out. I chose to listen and make almost no contribution, sometimes a good listener learns more.

Why St.Dennis asked another and this lady answered------ ‘ It is sensible to have only one incinerator , after all what is the point of upsetting more than one community, if we had listened to what the protesters wanted we would have upset all manner of people’.

So there you there you have it, a small clay community, despite its inaccessibility, despite it produces very little waste , despite its lack of a rail connection ,despite the economics , Despite the FACT that the waste companies themselves didn’t want St. Dennis .

St. Dennis was the political choice and I will never be convinced otherwise.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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A Very Sad Day Coming Up
 
Dear Ed
 
We will be experiencing a very sad day in the not too distant future when Karen Michaud and her sons leave St Dennis.  Karen has lived in St Dennis for five years and has become actively involved in the Cancer Committee during that time.  She has helped to support many of the other voluntary organisations giving freely of her time and money.  She will be leaving to join her husband Steve who has been posted to Maine where they have bought a new property.  Steve, as many of you will know, is a member of the United States Navy and was stationed at St Mawgan JMF until 2007.  He tells us via the internet that Maine is experiencing thick snow at the moment - a fact I am not sure Karen will appreciate!  Karen has become a good friend to many people in the village and will be sadly missed for her sense of fun and her many kindnesses.  I personally am not sure what I will do after she has gone, we have attended many, many coffee mornings, bingo sessions, fetes and fayres together.  St Dennis will miss her and so will I but I wish her all the very best for her new future in Maine, USA.
 
Ginny Edwards

To The Editor

Twice recently I have heard on Radio Cornwall refer to our Claytawc building as the Clay T-A-W-C, this to me sounds a bit silly. Isn’t it about time we renamed it The Old School or something else. Even if we say “Claytalk” people may think that we talk of nothing but clay matters which is not the case of course.

Any other suggestions for a suitable name?

Yours Sincerely

Daphne Tucker Thomson

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St Dennis Day Nursery

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Services at St Denys Church in January 2008 

6th January:    9.30am  Parish Communion where we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany

13th January:  9.30am  Parish Communion, 

20th January:  9.30am  Parish Communion

27th January: 10.00am  Parish Communion suitable for all Ages

Please contact the Priest-in-Charge, Rev’d Paul Arthur, on 01726 822317 for further details or if you would like to discuss arranging a wedding, baptism or other service.

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St Dennis Brownie Guides

Open to girls aged between 7 to 10 years living in the parish.
We meet each Monday from 6.15 until 7.45 pm in the village primary school term-time.
Our meetings are packed with activities, badge-work and games
Our main aim is to help equip the Brownies with skills for life including leadership, friendship and awareness. We also have a great deal of fun!

There are currently places available. We would love
to meet you. For more details please contact Jan
Grose on 821732 or Corinne Jenkin on 823605

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YP2 project

Working in St Dennis with local young people over the past six months has been a steep learning curve.   While I have found no difficulty in initially forming relationships, gaining their trust over this time has been a crucial, and at times, difficult task.   The first place I met local young people was on the area known as 'The Downs'.  Bordered by Manson Place, Gothers Road and Trelavour Road, it was an area of apparent waste land where young people congregated to ride bikes, climb trees and just hang out with friends away from prying eyes!   To the untrained eye this seemed to be scrap land which was blighted by fly-tipping and generally felt neglected.   To the young people it clearly held the promise of adventure and fun.

I asked the young people what they liked to do and everything they talked about focused on this area of land: then they expressed a wish to improve it, not just for themselves but for their brothers and sisters, too.    Not wishing to raise hopes which couldn't be fulfilled, I made enquiries about the ownership of the land, which lead me to the Tregothnan Estate.   Initial conversations with the Estate Manager suggested that if a need could be demonstrated by the young people, and equivalent adult support could be raised, an arrangement to see the land developed for the community could be worked on.  

Which brings us up to date.  Over the summer, the young people worked with myself and a film maker (Krystyna Zdan-Michajlowicz of M-Mad) to produce a short film about the downs and it's importance to them.   They also explored the possible options for developing the land, including tree-planting initiatives, a picnic area, bins and recycling facilities, a wet-land area to promote wildlife, as well as adventurous 'play' equipment for teenagers.   Out of this 'wish list' it was easy to see that the young people envisioned an area for the whole community where grandparents and small children could enjoy themselves at the same time as local teenagers.

This image could seem at odds with that promoted traditionally of 'teenagers', but, in my experience as a youth worker, just as it is impossible to understand individual adults without first getting to know them, so it is with' teenagers'.   The collective mass can seem intimidating, but as soon as names are remembered and questions about how they're feeling, what they've been doing etc. are asked, the trust that is necessary for meaningful relationships can begin to form.   Once this is established, it needs to be built upon. This is the stage we currently find ourselves at: young people have created a vision of what they would like for the community, the landowner is willing to support this development, now what is missing are the adults to complete the picture.    Once a group has been established to support these young people, funding can begin to be looked for to make their dreams a reality.

The Parish Council watched the film this week and a number seemed keen to join such a group - I would now like to extend the invitation to the whole community.   Of course, if you have expertise or enthusiasm for such a scheme you are welcome, as are those who simply see the value in recognising the positive efforts of local teenagers to improve the area everyone lives in.

I can be contacted either through email celine.elliott@conrwallrcc.co.uk, by phone 01841 540 698, or feel free to drop-in and see me in my office at ClayTAWC.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank PCSO Alex Fisher for her excellent ongoing work with local young people and St Dennis School for allowing our dance group the use of their hall.

Thank you

Celine Elliott

Project Manager YP2.

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Sita Liaison Group

The planning application for the new energy from waste plant or incinerator is likely to be submitted this spring. Before that time there will be a public exhibition of the proposed plant in the working men's club. Please go along to the exhibition to find out more information regarding the plant, or give your views to the representatives of SITA who will be attending the exhibition.

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MATTHEW TAYLOR MP, SURGERY DATES FOR JANUARY

ST AUSTELL 10 SOUTH STREET TEL 01726 63443

SATURDAY 5^TH JANUARY 10.30 AM – 12.00 NOON

SATURDAY 19^TH JANUARY 3.30 PM – 5.00 PM

TRURO 3 CHARLES STREET TEL 01872 279776

FRIDAY 4^TH JANUARY 4.30 PM – 6.00 PM

SATURDAY 19^TH JANUARY 1.00 PM – 2.30 PM

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Football coaching

Interested in improving your football skills?

Want to have some fun with your friends?

Come and join the coaching sessions starting in January in St Dennis. Further info to be given nearer the time.

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PARISH COUNCIL NEWS.

The Parish Council meet on the 2^nd Tuesday of each month in the ClayTAWC Centre. All meetings start at 7 p.m. The public are very welcome to attend. There is a regular agenda item of 10 minutes duration when members of the public may speak and raise their particular concerns.

Notes from the Parish Council meetings held on 28^th November and 11^th December.

1. PCSO Fisher reported that there had been 1 reported crime during November which had been detected. PCSO Fisher also reported on the proposed football coaching scheme to be run by PC Dingle for youngsters from the village aged 9-15 years. This follows the coaching recently provided for children up to 9 years old. The Parish Council are very supportive of this initiative and approved a donation of £150 towards the costs.

2. The Council received a DVD presentation by Celine Elliott on the proposed YP2 project for Trelavour Downs. Ms Elliott reported that funding for the provision for some form of recreation space for young people and others was accessable and that preliminary discussions had been held with young people to ascertain their views. Ms Elliott hopes to establish a project group to consider the matter further in January.

3. The Council agreed that a fence should be erected on its land in Hendra Prazey to minimise the danger posed by the leat to young children.

4. Reports from the Planning Committees held on the 10^th and 24^th November on local planning applications and the Council’s annual review of its contract with Landscapes Southwest Ltd were considered and approved.

5. Council received a report from Councillor Mrs Ellacott, representing the Parish Magazine Group, on the progress made and the success of the first two editions.

6. County Councillor Higman reported that there was a funding deficit of £4 million in the preliminary 2008/09 County budget but that sufficient savings could be found to balance it.

7. The Parish Council agreed its budget for 2008/09 and approved a precept of £30,550 on Restormel Borough Council. The increased precept takes account of inflation, safety works at Hendra Prazey, remedial work in the Garden of Rest in the Cemetery and eases the effect of the likely loss in 2009/10 of the grant paid by Restormel Borough Council for concurrent functions.

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