St. Mary's Church Harvest Festival

The Family Communion and Harvest Festival on Sunday 24th September at St. Mary's began with the singing of two harvest hymns during which the congregation were invited to take their gifts to the altar for a blessing.

These gifts, as in previous years, will be taken to Romania by the Plymouth charity Safecare Aid to Romania. The Sunday School children led the congregation in the singing of the hymn "If I were a butterfly" and in the prayers. The Revd. Barry Jennings told of the colours in light and the Covenant, in the form of a rainbow, between God and all life on earth. Following the service a Harvest Faith lunch was held in the Town Hall, Callington.

Callington flower

displays praised

A LETTER was received by Callington Town Council from a resident of Callington praising the flower displays in the town.

Miss Goodwin wished to pass on her appreciation to the council and its workforce for keeping the flowers in such good condition. Roger Denley and Brian Gilbert are responsible for growing and planting the displays around the town and Town Clerk Michael Williams also praised them for their work.

Resignation from

the council

CALLINGTON Town Council heard of the resignation of Councillor Michael Jacob due to ill health at their meeting on Tuesday.

Michael has served the town for many years, first coming on to the council in 1970. Apart from a break three years later, he has been a member of the council since then and was Portreeve in 1989 to 90.

Michael has served more recently as Chairman of the council's planning committee.

Membersd expressed their thanks for all his hard work. The council wished Michael and his wife Sylvia, who also rarely missed a meeting, well for the future.

New mast approved

for Callington

CALLINGTON Planning Committee met on Tuesday September 19.

One of the applications was from One 2 One Personal Communications Ltd. It gave prior notification for the installation of a 15 metre tele-communications slimline reduced equipment mast with three cross polar antennas, one microwave dish with associated equipment housing and fenced compound at Kit Hill Reservoir, Florence Road.

The Committee recommended approval of the application, subject to consultation with neighbouring properties.

A message from

Rev Perkins

MRS Elsie Hope was chairman at Callington Sisterhood meeting, when 'Happy Thoughts' were based on 'Things ain't what they used to be ' read by Margaret Brough, and 'Faith hope and charity, by Elsie Trevorrow. Mrs Ida Duke read a message from the Psalms.

The speaker was Rev Teresa Perkins, her message being 'No charges'. Pianist was Audrey Horsham and tea was served by Eileen and Rena Wooldridge.

Join the

Tamar trail

BRIGITTE Cox of the Tamar Valley Service will lead a three and a half mile walk this Sunday (October 1) around the hamlets of Stoke Climsland, taking in some beautiful scenery.

The circular route is expected to last about three hours and walkers should meet at Tremeadan near Lockington, grid ref SX370 748. For more details call 01822 610676.

Road closures

at Callington

A SECTION of Callington's Fore Street from Well Street to the traffic lights will be closed for three weeks from October 9 until October 30 for essential gas works, undertaken by Transco.

Council budget

increase of 1.2%

CALLINGTON Town Councillors have recently set their budget for the year 2001 - 2002 and have had to increase their share of Council tax to £28.34 per household.

This is an increase of 36 pence per household.

The money helps pay for the upkeep of the four recreation grounds, the cemetery, town hall and allotments. Councillors fell that the modest increase is the only way forward to help keep up the standards of maintenance that the community is used to, and to provide value for money services for all the residents.

Music magic

at Pensilva

PUPILS from Pensilva Primary School joined forces with students from Callington Community College to perform to a packed house at Pensilva's Millennium House Hall.

In the first set the college concert wind band performed two movements from 'The Folk Song Suite' by Vaughn Williams and music from the film soundtrack of 'Titanic'.

The primary school choir, on only its second outing to audiences outside the school walls, received a standing ovation for its programme, and head teacher Jean Snell made mention of the hard work that Callington sixth former Marcus Alleyne had put in as choir director.

After the break the sax ensemble entertained with a number of popular favourites and the windband took to the stage again to continue with 'Georgia of my Mind', 'Stars and Stripes Forever' and 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', before a finale of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'.