Perranuthnoe Christmas Tree 2008

Perranuthnoes annual Christmas Tree event took place on Friday 12th December despite the dismal weather.

Village Crafts kicked off the event by hosting an open evening serving mulled wine, Cornish mulled apple juice, nibbles and music.

At around 7.oopm the tree was blessed and illuminated and the carols were led by members of 'The Perranaz Will Do'. Sausage rolls and mince pies were handed round.






Father Christmas arrived with gifts for the children and the evening finished off with punch and nibbles being served in The Victoria Inn.

Thanks to the Christmas Tree committee and all those involved with this years event.

Merry Christmas and a very happy 2009 to everyone.

Marazion Surgery - Help Save our Dispensary

Marazion Surgery - Help Save our Dispensary
Pharmacy White Paper and Loss of Doctor Dispensing of Medicines

You may already be aware that the Pharmacy White Paper, which is currently under consultation with a deadline of 20th November 2008, may affect the continuation of the Dispensary at Marazion Surgery.

The government has recently published a white paper intending to reform the dispensing of medicines in England. This white paper is available to download on the Internet: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_087324

The white paper is long, but perhaps most relevant to Marazion Surgery’s patients is the proposal to reform where doctors are allowed to dispense medicines.

Under some of the proposals Marazion Surgery could lose its existing right to dispense medicines.

We cannot see how removing Marazion Surgery’s right to dispense medicines is in the best interests of our local population, which is why we are writing to you.

There is a consultation period until November 20th and enclosed with this letter is a response form which contains the key question about which doctors will be allowed to dispense medication in future.

We would like you to fill out the form attached. You can post it to the address stated at the bottom of the form, or drop it back to the surgery for us to post on your behalf.
(If you would like to respond using the whole 26 page response document this is available at the website above.)

We believe the best option is to leave things as they are: option one.
We believe option two gives no security to doctor dispensing of medication and options 3 and 4 could possibly stop Marazion Surgery dispensing.
If you agree, please tick option one and state your reasons in the box.

Our dispensary is a vital service to patients and our dispensers contribute to the quality of medical care that we provide. Your letter should outline the reasons why you think the dispensary should not close and we list below some examples that have already been raised:

• The difficulty for patients in a rural setting, especially the elderly, without transport, having to make an extra journey into town after seeing their doctor to collect their medication
• The impact on the volunteer driver service
• The inconvenience of trying to park in a busy seaside town, in comparison to the surgery
• The impact on the chemist of having an increased workload, which could lead to long waiting times for medication and queues in the chemist
• Extra C02 emissions due to all the extra journeys
• The loss of the dispensary delivery service, very valued by those who use it
• Any personal experiences
  

You can also support us by writing to your local MP,

Mr Andrew George
The House of Commons,
Westminster,
London
SW1A 0AA.

Your response and views, as a patient of Marazion Surgery, are very important. The government cannot ignore the views of the people most affected by these proposed changes.

Thank you for your support.

Drs Hamilton, Walden, Thacker, Killeen & Sugrue

Click here to get response form

Another complaint about horses and their mess

I have received another complaint about horses and the mess they leave in the village:

Can nothing be done about the horse riders using the village roads and failing to clean up after their horses?

On several occasions in the past few weeks I have cleaned up their mess rather than risk the numerous children on the beach and approach roads getting covered in horse poo.

A rather irresponsible attitude on the part of those who should know better.

Best regards
Bryan Griffin

If you have any comments about this issue please add them. This is the second email complaint I have had but there have been other verbal ones.

The Sun Shone For Gwlascore lowen

Bathed in sunshine Lynfield Craft Centre played host to Perranuthnoes first ever Gwlascore lowen on Sunday 7th September.

Gwlascore lowen, Cornish for 'happy community' is a new event with the aim being to bring our community together as well as raise funds for the benefit of anything local.

This years event was organised and sponsored by Perranuthnoe Village Crafts. A total of £110.01 was raised on the afternoon with this years recipient being the church tower fund.

With the sun shining (a rare thing this summer!) locals and visitors gathered to enjoy an afternoon of music from local band 'Perranaz Will Do' and violinist 'Sue Aston'.

It was a lovely day and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Please feel free to add your own comments about this event.

Anyone interested in performing (doesn't have to be music) in next years event please use the contact page of this website.

Kitten found

A black female kitten with gold coloured eyes approx 3 months old was found near Perranuthnoe church on Friday 5th September.

Please telephone 710532 for more information.

Updated - Horses on beach complaint

Below is a copy of an email I have received;

Please can you do something to get the schooling of horses on the beach stopped.

I went to your beach last Saturday with my 2 young grandchildren, and was horrified to find a trail of horse dung across the path leading down to and in various places on the beach.

I'm told this is a regular thing - but if dogs are banned to avoid problems with them fouling the beach then so should the same rule apply to the horses.

I have brought the problem to the attention of the Penwith Council and hope together you can control the obvious health and safety risk which you appear to condone at present.

John McCarthy

Please feel free to add your comments to this issue. I have heard similar complaints myself mainly with regard to the possible danger of such a powerful animal being exercised where children are playing.

Update:

Herewith the reply I've received from Penwith. As suggested maybe your local community officials should contact the Health & Safety Officer to supply the horse owners name, who I was told had their stables in Perranuthnoe.

John McCarthy

Dear Mr McCarthy

Thank you for your comments. At present there is no legislation that bans horses from beaches in Penwith at any time of the year. It is not something that I would have any control over, but if you are able to provide details of the owner of the horse I can pass the information on to a Health and Safety Officer in case they are able to look into the matter.

Kind regards
Jason Williams

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Jason Williams
Dog Welfare and Enforcement Officer
Penwith District Council
St Clare
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 3QW
01736 336641

Perranuthnoe Open Gardens A Success

SUNDAY 13th JULY - WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY !!

Summer arrived, the sun shone from morn to night, visitors came from as far away as Australia (admittedly they were on holiday!), Gardens were visited and teas and cakes were enjoyed in Pippa & David's garden.

All of this would not have happened had it not been for the determination, foresight and enthusiasm of Yvonne who masterminded the whole event. A HUGE thank you to her and all those who contributed in so many ways to make this a day to remember.

And finally the bottom line - after all expenses were paid an amazing £1320 was made which will be used to further improve the Church Room.

Taken from: Church News

Updated - Concern over planning application

Update - Rachel & Paul have put together a leaflet outlining their plans and the likely impact on the village. If you would like to have a copy please telephone 711042

A villager has expressed concern over an application for planning permission at Millstones, Perranuthnoe.

Although the outline permission is only for the construction of a timber framed dwelling the villager in question has expressed concerns over the plans for the future that Millstones may have with regard to expanding their horse business.

This website is not here to make, break or hinder any business or personal plans in anyway. Therefore I will not go into detail about any plans that may or may not be in place and would suggest that anyone wanting further information contact Millstones direct (contact information can be found on their website http://www.st-pirans-stud-spanish-horses.com/index.html) or indeed view the application themselves.

The public can inspect planning applications during normal office hours at the Sustainable Development and Improvement Reception, St. Clare, Penzance. There is no charge for viewing applications.

The application reference number is 08-0871-O*
Applications marked with * potentially affect the route/setting of a Public Right of Way.

Please feel free to make your own comments by clicking on 'comments' or 'post a comment' below.

Endurance Race

Perranuthnoe was one of the check points on the gruelling route of this years Classic Quarter endurance race which took place on Saturday 28th June.

This is the second year the race has been run. It was founded by Simon Tregoning from Helston to provide a legacy of fundraising for Cornwall Hospice Care, which looked after his father in his final days.

Over one hundred runners signed up for the event and met at Lizard Point car park from 5am on Saturday morning. The race is 44 miles long starting at the Lizard and ending at Land's End with some runners running the full amount and some doing it in relay teams.

Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so at http://www.justgiving.com/classicquarterultramarathon

Photos courtesy Gerd Hubrich

Village break-in

It has been reported that on Sunday night there were two break-ins in the Village.

One happened behind the Craft Centre in one of the buildings used by Perranuthnoe Village Crafts in which case the lock was broken but nothing was taken and, apart from the lock, nothing was damaged.

The other was a break-in to a car parked near the buildings behind the Craft Centre in which case a dark purple Trilby hat was stolen along with some wrapping paper and a bag of birthday cards.

Anyone with any information with regard to either of these incidents is advised to contact Penzance police station.

The person who's hat was stolen would very much like it returned so if you see someone walking around wearing a dark purple Trilby it might be worth passing that information on. You can use the contact page of this website if you like.