Delegated proposals

Plans which have been given delegated approval by Restormel borough council include that to rebuild a former blending room at Restormel Industrial Estate, Lostwithiel, to provide an industrial unit.

Other proposals given the delegated go-ahead included those to change the use of the first and second floors of 17 Passage Street, Fowey to a single dwelling unit; to erect a PVCU conservatory on cavity walling at l Four Turnings Bungalow, Newtown, Fowey; and to rebuild a powder store extension/silo housing of the old milk factory at Unit 5C, Restormel Industrial Estate, Liddicoat Road, Lostwithiel, to make an industrial unit.

Plans for the panel

Restormel borough council's conservation area advisory panel was due this week to consider a number of applications from Fowey.

These took in a plan by strengthen suspended timber floors and replace decayed lintels at 76 Lostwithiel Street.

They also included proposals to replace a metal gate at Fowey parish church; carry out external and internal alterations to change an office at l8 Lostwithiel Street into residential accommodation and reconstruct a greenhouse and adapt a lower ground floor bay window at 25 The Esplanade.

Lostwithiel plans to be considered by the panel were due to take in those to demolish existing buildings at Lostwithiel car centre, Quay Street and build six houses and four flats; and erect a domestic garage at 3 The Terras.

Harvest at St Fimbarrus

Services at St Fimbarrus on Sunday will include 8am Holy Communion, llam Harvest Family Service and 6pm Harvest Holy Communion.

A meeting of the parochial church council will be held on September 20 at 7.30pm, while on September 24 at 6.30pm there will be a Choral Evensong sung by Truro Cathedral Choir in the church, this arranged by the Friends of St Fimbarrus. The Friends will hold their annual meeting afterwards.

Harvest gifts are to be distributed throughout the parish on Monday September 20. In this month's Fowey Church News the vicar of Fowey, Rev David Maddock, said that harvest is a time to 'pray for farmers and our farming communities - indeed all those involved in food production and distribution. Farmers have been under a tremendous strain in recent years and many have gone out of business as a result. We need to say thank-you to them for their hard work and productivity. Living as we do by the sea, we include in our thanksgiving those who harvest the oceans, especially as their industry has also been so badly hit by international quota systems.'

Mammals workshop

Golant youth hostel recently hosted an intensive weekend workshop on identifying mammals.

Activities, led by Lynsey Faulkner of the Silvanus Trust, included studying tracks and signs, examining the contents of owl pellets and learning to use live traps. By the end of the course participants were able to collect accurate records and make a contribution to mammal conservation.

The latest recording project in Cornwall is a survey of small mammals in road verges, this organised by the Silvanus Trust, the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, on behalf of the Cornwall Mammal Group.

A quest for the riding stables

Staff and pupils at St Veep Riding Stables are continuing their quest to become the best riding stables in the South West.

Recently they travelled to Timberdown Riding school to compete in an area qualifier of the British Horse Society Equitation competition for young riders - and swept the board.

In the l7 years and under class Emily Woodard took first place on Bryndle and won the prize for best jumping. Jenna Goodenough was second in that class on Blue and Georgina Bartlett was third on Splash. Georgina also won a prize for best newcomer to the competition.

In the l3 years and under class holly Spring won on Tails, and Chloe Russell was second on Blue.

The competition was opened this year to riders who own their own ponies. It is judged on the balance and independence of the rider's seat etc and the correct use of aids. Sara Hutchins won the l7 and under group on Hadaliah, and Clare Martin won the l3 and under class on McInness.

The Elise Pilkington trust sponsors the competition and the prizes are vouchers to be used for further training. Instructor of the winning riders, Jo Hoskin, also collected prizes.

St Veep hope to stage the area qualifier next year, and meanwhile are looking forward to the national final in the spring.