Appeal is refused

AN appeal regarding a proposal for the construction of a two storey extension at Little Exwell Barn, Bray Shop, has been refused by a government inspector.

The appeal had been lodged by Mr and Mrs J Elias following a refusal decision by Caradon council.

Concert success

THE Autumn Concert took place last week at Callington School and Community College. Playing to a large audience the students responded well to the challenge.

Peter Stedman, Head of Music, said: 'This was the first concert of the year and to a large extent we are still missing the senior players who left at the end of last year. Nevertheless the students are playing really well and are growing in stature as players.'

He continued: 'After only a few weeks since the beginning of the new college year we have been able to put on a concert featuring our string orchestra, the jazz band, the training band, the flute group, sax ensemble and the concert wind band.'

The next outing of the college bands will be at St Dominic Church on November 15.

Pirate at Rotary

CALLINGTON Rotary club welcomed as Guest Speaker, Joe Swain, Director of Pirate Radio for Cornwall which had received its licence to broadcast in 1991.

Callington Members, joined by several Launceston and Plymouth Rotarians, were given a detailed account of, not only the speed which news, national and local, can be gathered and relayed to the very wide listening audience of all ages, but also how the trust arm is able to champion many noteworthy local causes and in some cases, provide help directly or in partnership with Rotary Clubs within the County.

Broadcasting on FM1O2, Mr Swain explained how the highly qualified graduates employed by Pirate Radio, provided essentially a 'theatre of the mind', with genuine care and concern for local and individual issues ensuing in the far South West which may never otherwise be heard. Rotarian Ian Collins gave the vote of thanks.

German students

visit Callington

EACH year the Autumn term signals the arrival of a large contingent of German students to take part on the annual German exchange. Organised on a a county-wide basis by County Advisor for Modern Languages, Geoff Grigg, the exchange involves just about every secondary school in the county where German is taught.

'This is the second leg of the exchange,' David Graham, head of modern languages at Callington Community College explained: 'Our party visited Germany last Easter and the students haven't been able to wait to pay back the wonderful hospitality which was shown to them while they were in Germany. The German students, who are from Landkreis Verden, just outside Bremen in Northern Germany, have spent some time in schools and have visited Morwellham Quay, The Eden Project and Plymouth.'

St Mary's Fellowship

Three days before the St. Mary's Church Women's Fellowship meeting on Monday 8 October the cry went up "don't panic" as due to unforeseen circumstances there was no meeting place, no pianist and no speaker! However, by the Monday the Fellowship were able to meet in St. Mary's Church and Margaret Rubery stepped into the breach and played the piano.

Also the Chairman for the month, Dorothy Harris, was able to introduce the Revd. Terry Fuller who gave a talk on his experiences of the Roman Catholic Church in France whilst visiting that country during the year .

A discussion arose from Terry's talk on the present differences and similarities between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches. Christine Bristow read a psalm of her choice, the Tea Hostesses were June Richardson and Paula Lovell and Barbara Johnson won the competition for the best-dressed potato.

Despite the problems encountered the spirit of the Fellowship prevailed and everyone agreed that it was a most enjoyable if unusual meeting not least because the church organ was being tuned throughout the meeting.