Guild meeting

MISS Louise James was in the chair at the Callington Guild meeting held at the Methodist Church, Haye Road on Monday evening.

Mrs Jenny Coombe brought a group to entertain the meeting with songs and music. Mrs Ann Brewer read and sang with the group. Mrs B Dawe, Mrs Val Cumbers, Mrs E Tink and Mrs E Sturbridge played violin solos.

Mrs Coombe played piano duets with Mr Peter Ingleby who also played some piano solos.

Mr Barry Higgins chose and played for the hymns and tea and biscuits were served by Mrs Olvers and Mrs Pam Pengelly.

Next week the guest speaker will be Mrs Ailsa Weaver at a Christian Service evening.

Canon speaker

CALLINGTON Brotherhood members meeting for fellowship in Callington Methodist Chapel welcomed Canon Terry Fuller as their guest speaker.

Rev Fuller talked about the life of Wilfred Grenfell, a doctor who was called to become a missionary in Africa.

Some well known hymns were sung by soloist David Jones, including 'How Great Thou Art' and 'Breathe on me breath of God.' The accompanist was Barry Higgins and a Bible reading was given by Brian Mutton. Bob Hope was the chairman.

Dangerous time

on the roads

IT has been a busy time for the emergency services in Callington over the weekend.

On January 19 an A registration black Honda Prelude car skidded on black ice about one mile from Callington on the A388 towards Dupath went up the bank and overturned. The male driver escaped unhurt.

On January 20 a K registration Honda Prelude left Callington and was heading towards Liskeard, went into a right hand bend down the hill towards New Bridge and collided with a granite pillar at the entrance to the Pencrebar Farm estate. The passenger escaped with whiplash injuries but the driver had a badly broken right leg.

PC Jim Pollock from Callington, who attended the incident said: 'They were both wearing seatbelts and the driver's airbag deployed which was fourtunate as it was a head on crash. If the people who were involved were not wearing seatbelts we would almost certainly be looking at a double fatality.'

Assistant curate

THE Rev David Hatrey, non-stipendiary minister at South Hill with Callington, is to be licensed on February 11 as assistant curate at Street with Walton in the diocese of Bath and Wells.

Tour to

visit school

CALLINGTON Community College has been selected from a large number of applicants to host the Lloyds TSB Live! Six Nations Tour - supported by the Rugby Football Union, Sportsmatch and the Rugby Football Union for Woman - during its Six Nations Tour in February 2001.

The visit will last one day and will mean all PE lessons on February 26 will have the distinct flavour of rugby as a central theme. Whether it is girls or boys they will all follow the same theme which encompasses introducing and improving rugby skills.

So that those students who do not have PE on their timetable that day will not be disadvantaged there will also be other sessions during the day to ensure all students have the same opportunities.

Other students will also be able to visit the Lloyds TSB Live! Tour Bus which will be on the college site all day, for a 15 minute talk on 'The History of Rugby'.

A jumble sale

for a post box

A JUMBLE sale in Callington has the aim of helping local youngsters learn about their environment.

The sale, on February 3 in Callington scout hut, Pioneer car park, from l0-11.30am, will help fund a child-size post box, telephone box, and traffic cones for the children of Ducklings, Venterdon Pre-school. Playleader, Sam Hall, said: 'Each day on our walks outdoors we look at the post box and phone box and learn about road safety. The new play equipment would help the children understand their every day environment, and learn to use the things we see around us.'

Entrance to the jumble sale is free.