Talk on leprosy

THE Fellowship's July meeting took the form of a short service in St. Mary's Church, led by the Revd. Penny Raynham and the guest speaker was the Rev Michael Woosley from The Leprosy Mission.

After many years this was Michael's last visit to the fellowship as he retires in September, but he will be paying one final visit to Callington in August.

Throughout the year, members of the church have been collecting used stamps and unwanted foreign coins for The Leprosy Mission.

TLM raised over £40,000 last year from these types of collections in the UK. Leprosy is still prevalent throughout the world but if caught early enough it is curable and it is hoped that a vaccine is 'just around the corner'.

Michael showed slides of a trip he and his wife had made to India and Nepal visiting hospitals and work centres.

Prayers were led by June Richardson, Lilian Parker and Barbara Clayton, Yvonne Hill took the collection, Margaret Rubery gave the reading, Mary Gardner performed a dance to the Worship song 'Lord, I lift Your name on high' and Sue Oakes played the piano for the Worship songs.

The next meeting is on Monday September 10 and the competition subject is a 4-line verse on the month of September.

Coffee morning for

'Go Bananas!'

A 'GO Bananas!' coffee morning in the Town Hall, Callington, raised £267 for the 'Go Bananas!' Holiday Club for Primary School children being run by St. Mary's Church in the last week of August.

The event will take place on a 'tropical island' and will involve bananaerobics, banana splits, the banana boys and much more including a gunge tank for which the Rector, Rev Robert Oakes has already 'volunteered'.

The first 'passengers' have already signed up at the Coffee Morning and St. Mary's would like to thank everyone who supported them.

Raffle prizes were won by Johnson, Ann Julian, Tony Parker, AIf Walmsley, Muriel Websdale, Dennis Bristow, Kelvin Whitting, Hazel Jones, Stella Livett, Penny Raynham, Peter Frier and Morwenna Hearn.

Tea at the Town Hall

ST Mary's Church entertained the Caradon District Social Club on July 18 at the Town Hall.

Barbara and John Clayton ran a Musical Quiz and Dominic Whitting, who is on work experience learning how the Parish is run, said the Grace before the tea.

There were also various mobility aids and general items on display to make life a little easier for those disabled by age or infirmity.

Stoke scout

joins orchestra

STOKE Climsland scout, Catherine Hoyle has been selected to play in the National Scout and Guide Symphony orchestra.

Catherine, 14, will take part in a six day course with 54 other members of either movement early next month.

The orchestra is selected each year from applications received from all over the UK and this year, the orchestra includes members from throughout the country including Cumbria and Essex.

Following eight hours of intensive daily rehearsals, which will be interspersed by a programme of varied sports and leisure activities, the orchestra will also give two concerts on August 3 and 4.

Music to be played this year includes Sullivan's Pineapple Poll, Holst's Somerset Rhapsody, Brahm's hungarian Dances and work by Dvorak and Kodaly.

Vivienne Lamb from Nottingham, the orchestra manager this year said: 'The music chosen will certainly stretch their musical ability. They training they receive will be from professional musicians especially selected for each instrument.'

Piano success

Results of recent Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music examinations included the following. Grade One Piano, Georgina Reed, obtained merit. Grade Five Piano, Eleanor Guiver, obtained merit. Both are pupils of Monica Pascoe of Callington.

Windsor date

Callington Singers, who have recently returned from singing in St Mark's in Venice, are now to sing at St George's Chapel in Windsor. Their next appearance is in St Anne's Church, Gunnislake on August 2.