Bungee jump for

the RNLI

MR Tony Wilks got a gift voucher to do a bungee jump, so he decided to put it to good use by having a sponsored jump, in aid of the Saltash branch of the RNLI.

Tony is looking for sponsors for his 170 foot jump which will take place on December 2, in Essex. Unfortunately, there is no bungee jumping in the South West at the moment, so Tony has had to travel to Essex.

He felt that the RNLI would be a good cause as his son Lee had been rescued three times by the service. Anyone wishing to register their pledge of money for the sponsored jump can do so at Saltash Sailing Club. Tony is 52 and is looking for ward to his jump when he travels from Saltash in December.

Meeting is organised to discuss crime

SOUTH East Cornwall MP Colin Breed has organised a public meeting to discuss policing issues in Lostwithiel. The meeting will be held in Lostwithiel Community Centre on November 11, beginning at 10.30 am.

Mr Breed will chair the meeting and will be joined by Inspector Alex Johnson of Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and the Mayor of Lostwithiel, John Pegg. The meeting is opened to all members of the public and all of Lostwithiel's town councillors have been invited to attend.

Czech guitarist

at Library

AN enthusiastic audience at Saltash library on Saturday afternoon gave a good reception to Czech guitarist Vladislav Blaha when he gave a concert.

Vladislav is one of the world's leading players of the classical guitar and he has appeared in concerts all over the world. He has been playing for 33 years and this was his first vistit to Saltash and his eighth concert in Britain.

His programme included Three Sonatas by Domenico Cimarosa; the 'Usher Waltz' by Nikita Koshkin, an Overture of visions, Toccata (a Rumanian dance) by Stepan Rak, the 'Jumble Suite' by Tesar and concluded with 'Variations on a Catalan Folk Song' by Duarte. the varied programme demonstrated his skill and sensitivity for the music and the audience of 45 people gave him well deserved applause.

The concerts being held at the library will continue in the new year with a wide selection of artists, as it was thought they would finish this year with the reuction in staff. the next concert this year will be on December 9 at the library when soprano Susan King will perform 'Songs from the court of Elizabeth 1' accompanied by Ben Salfield on the lute at 2pm. Tickets are available from the library.

Brownie Guider retires after 28 years service

A party was held at the Guide headquarters, Warfelton on Saturday evening for Mrs Ann Owen who has been running the third Saltash brownies for the past 28 years. At a certain age, people have to retire from active uniformed guiding and Ann has reached the age limit but she can still help in other ways, like a badge tester or serving on various committees.

She began her life in the guide movement as a brownie in 1942 in London during the blitz and then became a guide and eventually a leader in the movement after she married and brought up her family and came to Saltash.

One of the guiders, Mrs Chris Barwell giving a resume of Ann's life in the guide movement, said that she had also taken brownies on pack holidays for many years and had gained her pack holiday license in 1981. She became a pack holiday adviser for Caradon in 1990. She has been district assistant to Chris Spear, Division Commissioner and also assistant to district commissioner Pam Potterton.

Ann has also helped at guide camps over the years, jamborees and she has also travelled with the guide singing circle to Westminster Abbey, to join the choir for a special guide event.

She is also a member of the guide headquarters management committee, on which she will possibly continue.

Pam Potterton, district commissioner, presented Ann wih a glass fruit bowl and she also received many other gifts from members of the movement. A buffet supper was organised and among those at the celebreations was her daughter, Tricia Aire and her husband and their three daughters wha are also brownies and guides.

A special cake decorated with brown and yellow icing depicted Ann's various connections with the movement.