Dahlia garden

PAT and Frank Knight opened their dahlia garden at Bogga Mill, Lanreath in aid of the RNLI on Sunday September 10.

The weather was kind for the event, and thanks have been extended by the RNLI to the Knight family. A total of £220 was donated to the charity.

Band to play

for the RNLI

ON Saturday September 23 at 7.30pm St Pinnock Band will be performing in concert in aid of the RNLI at St Martin's church hall, East Looe.

There will be a varied programme, from traditional brass band to popular music. Comere for the evening will be Julie Skantlebury of Carlton Television. The event will also include a souvenir stall and raffle. Tickets will be available at the door at £2.50 and the doors will open at 7pm.

Chamber's

boot sales

LOOE, Polperro and district Chamber of Trade and Commerce are to repeat their Sunday car boot sales at the far end of the Millpool car park, West Looe on September 24, October 8 and 22 and November 5 and 19 from l0am until noon.

Chamber chairman, Edwina Arkell, said: 'We have been encouraged by requests to repeat the event, and of course money raised will help support Chamber projects, including the Christmas lighting schemes in Looe and Polperro.'

Other innovative projects planned for later in the year include a boat jumble in Polperro. For information about car boot sales telephone 01503 264160.

Fish figures

FISH figures for the week Friday September 15 - Thursday September 21 are as follows (weights in kilos): Fri - lemon soles 100, plaice 100, monktail 150, codling 170, whiting 3000, herring 870, mackerel 250, conger eel 300; Mon - monktail 150, conger 120, scallops 170 dozen, whiting 1500, hook and line mackerel 8 tonnes; Tues - 500 whiting, 320 scad, 60 pollack. Wed - lemon soles 150, whiting 2500, herring 850, monktail 120, mackerel l000, pollack 110, conger 100, pouting 350. Figures courtesy of Looe Fish Selling.

Funding appeal

for a play area

AN appeal has gone out for help towards the provision of a children's play area in Polperro.

The plea has been made by the Tenants and Residents' Association of Polperro (TRAP). Members say a play area is well overdue for the youngsters of the Hillsview Estate and Polperro village, and that funding, donations and assistance are desperately needed. At the moment there are only three very worn swings available on the Hillsview Estate, for about 30 children to use.

TRAP has made enquiries about an ideal piece of land for the facility, and has been pleased with the progress made. But secretary, Tanya Roberts, said help and money is now needed to develop the play area.

Anyone who can help, or has any fund-raising ideas, should contact Kreisha Mathews at 25 Hillsview, or Tanya at 35 Hillsview.

Atlantis coffees

A COFFEE morning in aid of Macmillan Funds - which will be part of the 'Biggest Coffee Morning' - will be held at Atlantis residential home, Polperro on Friday September 29 at l0.30am. The event will include a bring and buy and raffle.

Forum meeting

LOOE Town Forum will be holding its annual meeting on September 26 at Polvellan Manor at 7pm.

The Forum will shortly be preparing its Christmas newsletter. Anyone, or any organisation, with festive events during December/early January which they wish to publicise in it should contact Forum secretary David Gardner (tel 01503 264698) or Dave Holford (tel 01503 264702) before October 10.

Charity Fashion

Show

LISKEARD and Looe Ladies Circle are preparing for what hopefully may be one of their biggest fund raising events this year. They are holding a Charity Fashion show at the Waterfront Complex, Millendreath, by permission of the owners on Friday, September 29th at 7:30pm. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Mount Edgecumbe Hospice and Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Providing the garments will be a firm called Pam's People, who specialise in available designer evening wear for all sizes from 6 to 24. Also on show will be a range of fashion jewellery and lingerie to compliment the outfits and to finish your whole new look will be a range of natural beauty products. Some members of Liskeard and Looe Ladies Circle have been persuaded to act as models for the evening with a few men from Liskeard and Looe Round Table also dragged onto the catwalk to escort the ladies through their paces. At the end of the night there will be an opportunity for anyone to try on and purchase any of the outfits shown.

During the evening a raffle will be held with many great prizes donated by local businesses including a meal for two at Trelaske Country hotel, a meal at Tom Sawyers and a week at Duporth Holiday Village donated by Tencreek Holiday Park. The Ladies circle usually hold a Macmillan Coffee Morning at this time of year but due to the fact that the date clashes with the fashion show they have decided that the proceeds from the raffle will go to the Macmillan Fund this year.

Tickets for the Fashion Show at £5 to include a glass of wine are available from The Flower Gallery in Liskeard or Looe Bakery in Looe. For further details contact Alison on (01579) 347131 or Mandy on (01503) 262952.