Autumn Show

THE CALLINGTON Autumn Show Annual General Meeting is to be held at 7.30pm on Monday, January 14 at 5, Grenville Close (off Southern Road), Callington.

Support, ideas and volunteers will be welcomed.

Tea dance success

SEVENTY people from across East Cornwall attended a New Year's Eve dance at Callington Town Hall. A buffet and glass of wine was served.

Music was provided by Albert and Mavis Hurlock from Saltash.

Tea dances are held every other Friday. January 4 was the start of the 2002 tea dances and was held between 2.30pm and 5pm.

Ringers and a

familiar story

THE Crib service and Nativity play took place at St Mary's church, Callington, on Christmas Eve with a packed church enjoying carols by St Mary's Handbell Ringers, and then the familiar Christmas story, written by Margaret Morris.

'Room for Jesus' was told through 'Granny' (Teifi Warner), with the help of narrators - Robyn Emmerson, Joanna Henshaw, Hannah Morris, Tricia Dean, Sophie McNally and Katie Williams. She was explaining to her 'grandchildren' (Jessica Hutton-Potts and Bethany Farr) the story of the birth of Jesus.

Mary and Joseph were played by Charlotte Henshaw and Adam Emmerson, the shepherds by Beth Teverson, Beth Julian, Maria Warner and David Warner, and the wise men by Matthew Thomas, David Emmerson and Samantha Henshaw. Elizabeth, King Herod, a Roman officer, a servant, and innkeepers and their wives were played by Rebeka Warner, Jessica March, Toby Beresford-Power, David Williams, Andrew Morris, Sophie Drake and Jenny Julian.

Sarah Wheldon as the Angel Gabriel gave a solo carol, as did Samantha Henshaw. Not to be left out the youngest members of the Sunday school were angels - Kirsty Farr, Katie Julian, Chloe Binding, Louise Jane, Emily Hutton-Potts, Lisa Thomas, Emma Buchannan, Naomi Shingler, Rachel Farr and Caragh Whitlock. Young shepherds were Thomas Warner, William Pengelly, Anthony Jane, Daniel Crowle, Benjamin Hutton-Potts and Jack Binding. A collection was taken for the St Petroc's Society for the homeless.

Second farmers'

market in the Valley

THE second Tamar Valley Farmers' Market is to be held on January 12 at Delaware school from 10am until 1.30pm.

The market, which is indoors, will include rare breed meat, free range eggs and bread and honey, dairy products, fresh vegetables, organic whole foods, herbs, cheeses, preserves, speciality oils, vinegars, cider, country crafts, and cakes. There will also be spray free hay and small bags of pet hay, locally produced crafts such as woodcraft, hand made children's clothes, hand painted and stained glass and stamp art - together with a large display of house and garden plants and fresh flowers grown in the Tamar Valley. Refreshments and parking will be available.

The first such Market was successfully held on December 8. Tracy Baker of the Kit Hill Herb farm, who is market organiser, said it was decided to start the market to bring a positive note to the end of a year which had been a very difficult one for farmers. She said she and her partner, Jon Britton, started farming in what must have been the worst year ever in farming due to the weather and the foot and mouth crisis.

She explained: 'At times it has been very bleak, so as things improved over the year, and the weather got better, we wanted to offer our local community somewhere to buy locally produced foods and crafts, and wanted to help our fellow farmers too.'

She added:'We hope to be well supported as this market is self funded with no contributions from any other institution. Our aim is to keep all our produce 'Cornish' and made locally.'

From next month the Market hopes to have a local potter, and hand made soap, with a long-term aim of offering demonstrations in local crafts. It will also support a different local charity each month.

Tracy said: 'We have so much to offer in the Tamar Valley, wonderful produce and lovely craftsmanship, and we feel the Market is the idea place for families to come and enjoy what we have to offer. We chose a Saturday deliberately so people who work, and families, are able to come.'

A market will be held at Delaware School on the second Saturday of every month - for other local markets on Saturdays there is Stoke Climsland on the first of very month, Upton Cross on the third, and Tavistock on the fourth Saturday.

Lions' thanks

THE LIONS Club of Callington would like to thank everyone who bought tickets for the recent Christmas draw. The townspeople of Callington and the surrounding villages are always most generous in their support for the club and this year was no exception. The winner of the £250 first prize was Mr M Ferris of Plymouth, with the second prize of £50 going to Mrs Bailey of Gunnislake. The third prize of £25 was won by Mr and Mrs Bruhl of St Dominick. The total amount raised for local charities amounted to £620.

Recently the Lions Club used money raised at the Gala Day 2001, which was held in July, to present a cheque for £1000 to the local branch of the Children's Hospice South West. Another £100 was given to the Callington Scouts, with a further £50 going to the Callington branch of the St John's Ambulance.

The next event planned is a New Year Tea Party to be held in the Town Hall on Saturday, January 26, starting at 2pm and finishing at approximately 4.30pm. Many of the local organisations of Senior Citizens in Callington will be contacted with regard to the availability of tickets, and there will also be some 50 extra tickets for those who would like to come along but perhaps do not belong to any club or society in the town. Numbers are limited so places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Lion David Jones at Callington Town Hall leaving your name, address and telephone number.

The members of the Callington Lions would like to wish everyone happiness, success and good health for the year ahead and would like to thank everyone once again for their support.

Nurseries meeting

A CARADON council site meeting is to be held in Calstock on January 14, to discuss a plan by Tamar Valley Nurseries.

The meeting will debate the proposal to construct a farm shop and car park at a site in Harewood Road. It will begin at 9.30am.

Advice sessions

in Calstock area

FREE advice sessions are being held all over the Calstock and Gunnislake area from January 21, these offered by the Calstock Development Trust and Cornwall Connexions.

Issues covered can include advice on training courses, further education, career options, CV writing, applying for jobs, and benefit advice and entitlements.

The first session will be held on January 21 at the Calstock Development Trust office, with further sessions held monthly in the office or at venues to suit those taking up the option. Those interested should ring 01822 834303 to book an informal appointment, or drop into the office at 6 Fore Street, Calstock between 2-4pm to meet an advisor.

New premises for

Silvanus Trust

AFTER 16 years in Launceston The Silvanus Trust has moved to Stoke Climsland - although its trading subsidiary, Silvanus Services Limited, is remaining in the former premises.

The Trust was originally an action research project and aims to develop viable and sustainable management of woodlands in the South West. Its trading subsidiary undertakes woodland management advice, arbocultural work, landscape design and product distribution.

The Trust's new premises are leased from the Duchy of Cornwall, who have renovated a former double factory unit in Stoke Climsland village for the purpose.

This renovation has included local and sustainably sourced wood wherever practical.

An opportunity from the relocation is access to a wider group of conservation or office-based volunteers, from Liskeard, Stoke Climsland and Callington. The Trust is funded by Objective One, New Deal and Cornwall college.