Police up the beat on patrols
POLICE officers are to spend more time pounding the beat in Torpoint.
The news was given to town councillors by Sergeant David Heard, community action sergeant for Torpoint and Looe.
Sgt Heard gave details of new policing arrangements for the area and said that emphasis would be placed on the community aspects of policing with officers spending more time on foot patrol.
Commenting on crime figures for the town, he noted that in the three months to the end of June there were 36 percent fewer reported incidents than in the corresponding period last year.
Thefts of cycles were slightly up but violent crime was down 14 percent and common assault down 47 percent.
In response to a question from Councillor John Garner on the misuse of ball bearing guns in the town's skateboard park, Sgt Heard said that whilst the guns were legal, he would monitor the situation.
Orchestral music – but not a musician in sight
ORCHESTRAL music will fill the air at Mount Edgcumbe Country Park tomorrow evening (August 25) – but there won't be a musician in sight!
The Friends of the country park on the Rame Peninsula stage Music in the Park, a hi-fi concert of light classical music, in the Italian Garden from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. It will include pieces by Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Saint Saens.
The organisers say 1000 watts of amplification will create the feeling that an orchestra is actually playing in the park. Members of the audience are being invited to take along a picnic to the concert.
Tickets, costing £3 for members of the Friends and £4 for non-members, are available from Mount Edgcumbe House on 01752 822236 or at the gate.
Marines to head procession
TORPOINT is gearing up for a day of fun tomorrow (August 25) when the town's annual carnival takes place.
Torpoint and Rame Peninsula Lions Club has organised the day which will feature a procession and entertainment in the town centre.
Fore Street, which will play host to stalls and the entertainment, will be closed to traffic from 1pm to 6pm.
The carnival procession, led by the Band of HM Royal Marines Plymouth, leaves from Torpoint School at 3.30pm and travels down Antony Road.
Carnival royalty were chosen earlier in the year at the Lions' Cambridge Field fete. The king and queen are James Conyon and Lisa Wheatly and the prince and princess are Conor Waldock and Danielle Weeks.
Swinging sixties school reunion
MEMORIES of the early 1960s will be revived at a reunion for former pupils of Torpoint Secondary Modern School who started at the school in September 1959 and left in 1963.
All the old classmates, now in their 50s, are being invited to a get-together with a 1960s disco and a light buffet.
The reunion will be held on October 19 at Torpoint and District Comrades and United Services Club.
Former pupils interested in attending are asked to contact Doreen on 01752 816892 or Angela on 01752 816618.
School extension
PLANS to extend the village school in Antony near Torpoint have been submitted to Caradon District Council. The Diocese of Truro's Board of Education has put in a planning application for an extension to provide new offices for the head teacher and secretary and a new reception.
Twin fund raisers
TWO fundraising events are being held by Torpoint and Rame Community Nurses Friends next month, a coffee morning at Cornerstone Church in Fore Street on September 1 and charity bingo at Torpoint Football Club on September 25. The coffee morning will run from 10am to noon and will include a raffle, cakes and bric-a-brac.
Clowning around
THERE will be some clowning around in Torpoint Library today (August 24) with the staging of a special summer activity morning for children featuring the antics of Coz the Clown. The event, between 10am and noon, will involve magic and balloon sculptures. Admission is by ticket only at £1.50.
Bingo Cash
A BINGO session at the 200 Club in Torpoint next week will raise money for Plymouth and District Leukaemia Fund. The event is on Tuesday, August 28, starting at 7.30pm.