For the lifeboats
There will be souvenirs, raffle , cakes, books and bric-a-brac, and the 50p admission includes coffee and biscuits.
Public at
plans meeting
AN attendance of about 20 members of the public were at the planning committee meeting of Looe Town Council on Monday evening, most of whom were there with an interest in the plan submitted by the RNLI for the building of a new lifeboat house on the site of the Albatross area.
It had been thought that several councillors had been expressing concerns about the plan, leading to the interest, but it was recommended for approval with no adverse comments. The proposal was made by Councillor Don Webb, seconded by Councillor Mally Toms. Councillor Brian Galipeau declared an interest due to his position as treasurer of the local RNLI fundraising committee.
There were however many concerns raised at the plan submitted by Allan Stone of the Admiral Boscarn, who wants approval for the building of a third storey to provide two apartments with dormers and balconies. Councillors, who are recommending the plan for refusal, felt the balconies would impinge on the privacy of a nearby property, and the development was too high and therefore visually unsuitable when viewed from the beach, and would also obscure the profile of the original building at the rear.
The plan, in a conservation area, was up for discussion at Thursday night's meeting at Caradon (West) under the classification of a controversial major development, and planning officers were also recommending it for refusal.
Polperro lights
appeal
CHAIRMAN of 'Polperro Lights ' Robert Chisman, is appealing for more local residents to join the fundraising committee or to offer their help in a practical way, when needed.
The annual general meeting is to take place on Monday, February 11, at 7.30pm in the Noughts and Crosses, and it is hoped that the small organising committee of less than half a dozen people will be joined by a few more. 'Even if people don't want to be on the committee we would still be grateful if they came along to the meeting and let us know that they can be called upon to help put up next year's display or turn out at a fundraising event if needed' said Robert.
The committee would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who contributed in any way whatsoever towards Polperro's Christmas lights display, from coffee makers and fundraisers, to donors, those up the ladders, and villagers who put up their own displays.
Sea Fisheries
quarterly report
TRAWLER catches at Looe included around 100kg of squid per day's fishing during October with a market price of around £3/kg, says Chief Fishery Officer E J Derriman during his quarterly report for the Cornwall Sea Fisheries District.
He also says that some boats reported their squid down 30 per cent to 50 per cent from previous quantities caught in September. From November the catches were very poor for most boats, with just a few boxes of a fairly mixed bag of species from a long tow. Pair trawlers were fortunate to occasionally find several hundred kilos of bass from their endeavours.
Good fishing was had by the mackerel handliners with most medium size fish maintaining 25p/kg plus through the quarter, with just an odd dip as heavy supplies at Newlyn took effect.
Town clock repairs
THE 122 year old Town Clock in the Guildhall Tower, is to undergo some repair work in the near future at a cost to the East Looe Town Trust estimated in the region of £600. Trustees say they are hoping that disruption will be kept to a minimum.
John Smith and Son of Derby, who originally made and installed the clock in 1880, will carry out the repairs to the clock's front escapement and the centre bush needs replacing. They say in a report that the clock is still in good running order apart from a few isolated areas.
At the Trust's annual general meeting on Tuesday, Mrs Glynis Gibson and Wally Scarah were re-elected to the posts of chairman and vice chairman, unanimously.
Curator retires
AFTER an association of over 20 years Mrs Jeanne Dingle has retired from her valued work at the Old Guildhall Museum, owned by East Looe Town Trust.
Jeanne had formerly been a museum guide, but for the last four years had been its curator, her knowledge, enthusiasm and 'way with words' being much appreciated by visitors. Her talks on the history of the museum and the many interesting artefacts it contains were particularly enjoyed by the children of the many school tours she conducted.
Jeanne was completely taken by surprise when she was the recipient of a presentation made by town mayor and vice chairman of ELTT, Wally Scarah, in the Guildhall's council chamber after the recent torchlight procession.
She was delighted with a painting of the Looe river above the bridge by local artist Graham Munt, which was specially commissioned by the Trust, and she also received a bouquet. There was a personal gift from Trustee Mike Soady of a copy of the pen and ink drawing of the Old Guildhall Museum, of which he was the original artist.
In return Jeanne said she had enjoyed her time at the musem immensely.
Large cuttle catches
FISH figures on the Looe market for the week from Friday, January 11-Thursday, January 17 (weights in kilos): Fri - squid 540, cuttle 5500, lemons 300, monk 170, whiting 700, cod 200, scallops 350 doz, mackerel 12,500 (mostly small), bass 300; Mon - squid 400, cuttle 3000, monk 100, whiting 400, cod 130, plaice 70, scallops 250 doz; Weds - squid 160, plaice 210, whiting 1000, cod 100, scallops 330 doz, mackerel (L/M) 200, (M) 1600, (S) 4300; Thurs - squid 190, cuttle 270, lemons 100, plaice 200, whiting 900, cod 200, mackerel (L/LM) 320, (M) 3200, (S) 11200. There were no boats out on Thursday so no Friday market today, January 18.
Figures courtesy of Looe Fish Selling Ltd.