Annual civic parade and service this weekend

A LARGE procession will be making its way through the centre of Torpoint this weekend.

The annual civic parade and service will take place on Sunday morning (July 15).

People in the parade will assemble at the Council Chambers in York Road at 10.30am.

The procession will be headed by the Torpoint Silver Band who will be followed by a naval contingent from HMS Raleigh.

The Mayor and Mayoress of Torpoint, Stan and Christine Martin, who are in office for a second successive year, will walk behind the naval contingent in the parade down Antony Road and Harvey Street and on into Fore Street to the Cornerstone Church.

The new deputy mayor, Mrs Diane Curran, whose consort is Mrs Julie Elworthy, is due to be present in the parade along with fellow town councillors and civic dignitaries from the Caradon district and beyond. The Commodore of HMS Raleigh, Commodore Laurie Brokenshire, and his wife, Ethel, will also be guests of the mayor and mayoress.

Representatives from various organisations in the town, including the Royal British Legion, the Torpoint and Rame Peninsula Lions Club and the Torpoint and District Twinning Association, will be present as will members of young people's groups including ambulance and nursing cadets, scouts, guides and brownies.

The civic service at 11am will be led by the mayor's chaplain, Viv Martyn. The Rev Margaret Anderson, the minister at Cornerstone, will also be taking part in the service.

During the service, the annual Torpoint Citizen of the Year Award will be presented, as will the town's People of Courage Award.

Secrecy surrounds the identity of the winners of these awards.

Following the service, there will be a reception at the Council Chambers.

"We are enjoying our second year and looking forward to Sunday," said Mrs Martin.

Mr Martin has thanked town councillors for their support during his first year in office.

He acknowledged that differing opinions had been expressed over issues facing the council but emphasised that the councillors had "got on with the job".

Count down to

carnival

LOCAL people, organisations and businesses are being encouraged to take part in this year's Torpoint and Rame Peninsula Carnival.

The event, which is being organised by the Torpoint and Rame Peninsula Lions Club, will take place during the bank holiday weekend in August and will feature stalls, line dancing and live music.

The Lions are keen to encourage as many local people and groups as possible to participate in the carnival procession through Torpoint on the afternoon of Saturday, August 25.

Entries are wanted from floats, decorated bicycles and prams, and walking entries.

There will be prizes for the best float, bicycle and pram, and for the best dressed in various walking entries - children, under-5, 5-10 years and 10-15 years; and adults, individuals, pairs and groups.

Judging will take place at 3pm on the day in the grounds of Carbeile Junior School. The procession, led by the Band of the Royal Marines, will start half an hour later.

Entry forms are available from Dave Rosson's Barber Shop (tel: 01752 814401) or Lion Brian Pope (01752 813656).

Those wishing to have a stall should contact Mike Allen (01752 813109).

Classic car event

THOUSANDS of visitors are expected to attend the annual Vintage, Classic and American Car Event which is due to be held on the Rame Peninsula next month.

The Friends of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park are organising the event which will take place in the park at Cremyll on Sunday, August 5.

Hundreds of vehicles take part in the event which is staged in conjunction with the Friends' summer fayre.

This year will see the seventh annual event which will feature displays of cars, stalls, auto jumble, car boot sales, roundabouts and children's entertainment, face painting, a spit roast, the City of Plymouth Concert Band, the Rame Jazz Club and line dancing.

Spectators are admitted free to the event, though car parking costs £2.

Proceeds will go to the Mount Edgcumbe Hospice at St Austell and to the Friends who help support the country park. The event will run from 11am until 5pm.

People wishing to enter vehicles can ring 01752 822850. Those wanting to book a stall should telephone 01752 823992.

Gardens open

THE gardens of five houses in Torpoint will be open to visitors on Tuesday (July 17).

The "Gardens of Goad" event will take place between 2pm and 4.30pm with the aim of raising money for Cornerstone Church refurbishments.

It will cost £1 to visit the gardens at 9 Goad Avenue, 27 Primrose Close, 3 Trengrouse Avenue and 19 and 20 Davy Close.

"They are the gardens of ordinary homes which are being opened to raise funds," said the church's minister, the Rev Margaret Anderson.

"People can turn up on the day - we will have tickets available. We will also be serving light refreshments."

Coffee morning

A COFFEE morning in aid of the Mayor of Torpoint's charity of the year will be held in the town on Saturday, July 28. The event, starting at 10am in the Silver Band Hut, will be raising money for the Chestnut Appeal for prostrate cancer patients at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.