Guest speakers at

the Brotherhood

CAPTAIN Gordon Banks of the Church Army was the guest speaker at Callington Brotherhood's Sunday meeting in the Methodist Chapel.

Russell Deacon presided and welcomed Alison Bunkum who sang some gospel songs to her own guitar accompaniment.

The following Sunday at the fellowship meeting musical items were provided by Keith and Kathryn Mutton, singing some Sankey songs. Their duets were accompanied by Barry Higgins on the piano.

The guest speaker was Brian Hart, a local preacher from Saltash.

A scripture reading was given by Bob Hope, and Brian Mutton chose the hymns for the service which was chaired by Kevin Veal.

Music at the Guild

AT the Guild meeting held at Callington Methodist Church, Haye Road this week, Rosalind Bunkum gave a programme of music and readings. She brought several members of her family along. Members enjoyed their singing, a piano solo and flute solo and songs with a guitar.

Rev Anne Curnow played for several hymns and Louise James chaired the meeting.

Tea and biscuits were served by Misses E and R Wooldridge. The secretary reminded members that at the next meeting Rev C Tomlinson would hold a Homes Missions Evening.

Vida was in

the chair

CALLINGTON United Sisterhood met at West End Church on Tuesday where Vida Pearce was in the chair.

Happy Thoughts were read by Edie Pridham on Some Go To Church, Ida Duke on Still Waters and Elsie Trevorrow on Coloured Candles.

The speaker was Mrs Christine Jeffery who spoke on a Journey Following in Jesus's Footsteps.

Pianist was Audrey Horsham and tea was served by Win Trebilcock and Edie Pridham.

Fellowship meeting

AT the Annual General Meeting of the Tamar and Tavy Group, Civil Service Retirement Fellowship held at the United Reform Church in Tavistock the main business of the meeting was to propose the offices for the coming year.

Members elected in the coming year were Chairman-Mr A Austin; vice Chairman-Mrs R Braine; business secretary-Mr C Hambly; assistant secretary-Mrs A Braine; social secretary-Mr L Handford; treasurer-Mrs J Henwood; vice treasurer-Mrs M Pollock; sales table-Mrs E Handford; teas-Mrs J Spray; accounts examiner-Mr D Hoy.

A vote of thanks was extended to the retiring chairman, Mr A E Gregory and the retiring secretary, Miss P Gregson, for all their work.

The meeting welcomed two new members to the group and the meeting concluded with a faith tea provided by members.

Palmistry at

the library

An evening of reading the character and and fortune from the hand-Palmistry - is being held at Callington Library with expert Lori Read on March 28 at 7pm.

The workshop will give people the chance to interpret their own palm or a partner's after an introductory talk.

Refreshments are included in the price - £2 per person in advance from the library or £2.50 on the door.

Medal for Sylvia

MRS Sylvia Hurley, a past Chair of Governors at Callington Community College and the current District Commissioner for Scouting in West Caradon has been awarded the scouting medal of merit for helping young people at both the college and in scouting.

Past times

in Latchley

THE speaker at the March meeting of the St Mary's Women's Fellowship was Nicky, the daughter of Joyce Parr, one of the fellowship members.

The subject of Nicky's talk was the history of the village of Latchley, where she lives. Nicky explained that as part of the village's Millennium celebrations she volunteered to research the history of the village and then realised what she had taken on.

The earliest archaeological find was neolithic flints but the most prolific history dates from the influx of miners and the Victorian times, with the advent of the camera.

Mary Gardener thanked Nicky for her talk which had made at least one member understand her family's history a little better. The business part of the meeting then followed with a hymn and prayers during which members remembered Ivy Cobb, a former member, who had died the previous week. Christine Bristow read Psalm 121. The table flowers were provided by Lynn Wagstaff and Christine Bris.

Contracts for

valley scheme

CORNWALL county council have awarded a number of contracts recently as part of the Tamar Valley regeneration project.

The contracts cover works such as Callington bus shelter modifications and improvements; work on the toilets at Gunnislake; provision of a timber access ramp; an ecological assessment and geotechnical survey of the Callington trails for walkers; fencing and promotional work.

grants have also also been awarded to funding bodies for the creation of a small community garden in the centre of Gunnislake, and for the provision of leaflets in a series to promote Bodmin Moor, the latest to include birds, geology and heritage.