Festive fair

THE Fowey Conservatives will be holding their Christmas Fayre in their clubroom at Fowey on December 8. The event will run from l0am until noon, with coffees and mince pies available.

Readers group

A READERS group began meeting at Fowey library on November 22, from 2-3pm. For more information ask at the library, at Caffa Mill.

Donations for

organ work

DONATIONS received during September for the organ restoration fund at St Fimbarrus church amounted to £800, which brings the current total to around £9,459.

A further £16,100 towards the restoration total of £31,000 has been pledged by the Friends of St Fimbarrus. The work is due to begin next January, which leads a futher £5,500 to be found. There are some gift aid forms at the back of the church. Collections during the September services at the church totalled £1,970.07.

Vent plan for

former shop

A PLAN for a former shop at the junction of The Esplanade, Fowey, with Lostwithiel Street, is to be discussed by Restormel councillors next week.

The application, by Nelson Securities (UK) Ltd, is for the installation of the top of a drier vent through the lift shaft roof, and the change of the side window to the door.

The scheme would introduce a high tumble drier vent at the rear of the building, in conjunction with a plan for the basement area to be used as a staffed laundry.

The application will be discussed by the borough's planners on November 21. Members will also debate a plan by D G Lewarne to part demolish 16a St Fimbarrus Road, Fowey, and replace with a new conservatory.

Bedroom proposal

PLANS recently discussed by members of Restormel's conservation area advisory panel included a plan to alter and extend Seaweed Cottage, Readymoney Cove, Fowey to create a fourth bedroom.

Other proposals debated by the panel included those to change the use of a store room at 28 Fore Street, Lostwithiel to retail; and erect a greenhouse at The Haven, Fowey.

Councillors also looked at the scheme to redevelop the former Great Western railway yard at Lostwithiel to form 43 apartment/houses incorporating commercial facilities within the houses.

Quotations

for repairs

QUOTATIONS for repair work to Fowey parish church have been obtained, with the parochial church council accepting the lowest of these which was £34,200 (excluding VAT and fees).

This covers work in the main body of the church, and the muniment room, but not the large window in the south aisle.

Work is expected to start at the beginning of the week and is likely to take about 11 weeks.

Trouble with

the traffic

SOUTH East Cornwall MP, Colin Breed, joined parents and staff at St Winnow primary school, Lostwithiel yesterday afternoon (Thursday) - to see for himself the problems and dangers faced by fast flowing traffic on the main A390.

Mr Breed said both parents and teachers are calling for action to slow traffic along the road.

He said: 'There is a 40 mile per hour speed limit further down the hill, nearer Lostwithiel, but no speed restriction alongside the school.

The children also have to walk along a narrow path at the edge of the road. It is quite clear that this is an accident just waiting to happen.'