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Issue 155
    April/May
       2021

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Ian Cocking, Colin Bennett, Phil Moyle , Vaughan
Bagient, and Trevor Smitheram

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Phillack Cemetery                 to the church,) Permission was
                                  given , so I went back up to the
Access Project                    top, dug a few trial holes, and
as told by Trevor Smitheram       measured up what I felt was
                                  required,
All this came about because       My first part was to try and raise
when I was up tending to my       some money, and the Hayle
brother’s grave, and speaking to Pump was so very generous with
quite a few people it seems       a donation .Next S.J. Andrews of
elderly people were really afraid Redruth gave us discount
of going up to the top cemetery because of the amount of piping
because of the difficulty of      and fixings required, Jewsons
coming down, and I am led to      supported us as well with
believe people have fallen down postcrete, and finally Philps
into the bushes. So I contacted   supplied the pasties. Two of
the vicar of Phillack and offered our team took a day off from
to put a handrail up there        work to help for which we are
approx. 53 feet long (at no cost truly grateful, there was myself,

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Vaughan Baigent , Ian Cocking,

    Phil Moyle and Colin Bennett ,
    some local people also
    contributed so we were able to
    paint the double gates as well,
    top and bottom cemeteries and
    the handrails. It certainly was
    hard work but enjoyable, and
    since we have had hundreds of
    comments of how everyone is
    delighted with it. The gentleman
    on the railings is a Mr Coram of
    Hayle, the first to use the
    railings, he said, to quote, that
    this would have been his last
    time he was able to climb the
    bank, and now he has a new
    lease of life, and will be able to
    go more often.

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Council
                  Corner
                 April/May
                   2021
Election arrangements
for Hayle Town Council
2021
The next election for all seats
on Hayle Town Council will take
place on Thursday 6 May 2021.
The voting and election process
is organised and managed by
Cornwall Council and all
registered residents of Hayle
Parish should have already
received notification and voting
forms through the post. This will
also include details of the
polling station for your area,
which will be open from 7am to
10pm that day.
Hayle Town Council has seats
for15 councillors, which
between them, serve 2 wards in
the Parish area of Hayle, which
includes Phillack and
Angarrack.Following the
Electoral Review in 2019 and
the more recent Community

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Governance Review the ward
boundaries of the Parish have
changed so that the following
seats will be contested in the
2021 elections:
   Hayle West (10 seats)
Hayle East (5 seats)

Note: A councillor can stand
and represent any ward in the
Hayle Area.
   Be the change – Stand for
         Town Council
Information on how to stand is
available from the Be a
Councillor - Cornwall Council
website page. Shielding
candidates will be able to print
out copies for completion and
submission by a 3rd party.
If you wish to stand for election
you can download a nomination
pack from either the Cornwall
Council or Town Council
Websites, or with prior
arrangement from the Town
Council Offices from 22 March
2021 (please ring the office to
arrange a collection time).
Please note that completed
nomination papers must be
delivered BY HAND as detailed
in the nomination pack (NOT to
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the Town Council Offices) by
4pm on Thursday 8 April 2021.
To be a Local Councillor you
must be at least 18 and a British,
Commonwealth or European
Citizen. You also need to be a
local elector or have lived,
worked or owned a property in
the parish for at least a year.
Want to know more about
being a Councillor?
Download our Prospective
Candidates Pack to find out
more about the work of Hayle
Town Council and what it’s like
to be a Councillor: Alternatively
call the office and the information
can be sent or collected from the
office, by prior arrangement.
Please note that there will be no
Council meeting on Thursday 6
May 2021.

      Hayle Town Council
   Hayle Community Centre
        58 Queensway
             Hayle
           TR27 4NX
         01736 755005
  info@hayletowncouncil.net
  www.hayletowncouncil.net
Office hours 9.30am – 12.30pm
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Did you
    know??
Iif home
composting is
not for you that
your domestic
garden waste can be collected
and turned into farm compost.
The collection service starts
from£25 a year and saves you
the trouble and effort of driving
to St Erth waste and recycling
centre.If you are interested
subscribe at

    www.cornwall.gov.uk/
       gardenwaste
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A teacher asked her
students to use the word
"beans" in a sentence.
"My father grows beans,"
said one girl. "My mother
cooks beans," said a boy.
A third student spoke up,
"We are all human beans.”

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Old Cornwall Society       o,clock, exactly 12 months after
                            lockdown, in memory of all
  Memorial Plaque           those who have died in
Flowers and a plaque were   Cornwall with the Covid
placed down on the King     infection, the person who set
George V Memorial Walk on   this up was Christine Hancock,
Tuesday 23 rd March at 1    with Julie Smitheram, Jenny

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Button, Sue Maxfield, and
 Penny Williams, who between
 them made all the flowers. Our
 three groups gave them the
 financial support for the plaque
 and we have purchased a tree
 as well, so the memory of all
 who died lives on.

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 Although there have been no
 social dos or fundraisers, we
 have continued our meetings on
 zoom through lockdown. We
 have even zoomed with our
 ‘twins’ in Pordic, Brittany, so
 have remained in contact
 despite the absence of actual
 visits.
 We are optimistically booking a
 trip with the Brittany Ferries for
 26-30th August 2021. At the
 moment it looks as though we
 will have spaces that we would
 like to fill in order to keep our
 costs to around £170 per head
 (less for under 16-year-olds).
 Your only commitment would be
 to join the association (£15 per
10
adult, free for children) and to
accommodate your Breton host
when they visit in October.
Interested?
Would you like more
information?
Phone our secretary, Mike
Stuckey (01736 753755] or me,
Maureen Mason (07792
586948).

An enduring message from the
RSPB is Give Nature A Home.
To this end, I feed the birds, put
up nest boxes, have a
hedgehog hole in my hedge, I
grow plants suitable for bird
food and pollinators, and I have
a pond in my garden.
 I encourage you to do what you
can to attract wildlife to your
surroundings, however large or
small they may be. It is a thrill
to see any wild creature close
up.
Newts live in my pond, along
with frogs. I was distressed

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towards the end of last year
 when every newt disappeared,
 almost overnight. I worried that
 something harmful had got into
 the water, or that I'd cleared
 away too much of the green
 weed that proliferated on the
 surface. In the end, I had to
 accept they had just gone away
 for the winter. They are the
 most beautiful of small
 creatures, and I was overjoyed
 when they reappeared a couple
 of weeks ago. The cold, frosty
 nights have ensured they stay
 on the bottom of the pond, but I
 spy them sunbathing on the
 warmer afternoons. I am
 surprised myself at how much
 pleasure they give to me. It
 must be good for the soul!
 A pleasing sight on
 Copperhouse Pool was 13
 shelduck, presumably parents
 and children. They grazed not
 far from Black Bridge, making
 them easy to see, a handsome
 sight. As I've said before, there
 is always something of interest
 for those who care to look.
 Being an RSPB member
 provides inspiration and advice
 on Giving Nature a Home. Look
 online for details. - RSPB.org.uk
 Tina Morgan
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Letters to the
Editor

Sir,
Experts are saying we use too
many antibiotics.
I am 76 years of age and of age
and have never taken an
antibiotic.
In the 1950’s, for 5 months of
the year I swam nearly every
day in the Copperhouse Pool
when it contained all of Hayle
Sewerage plus many other
items that were flushed down
the toilet – very good for your
complexion and immune system
- swimming in the Copperhouse
Pool caused my cuts to become
infected and were treated with
kaolin poultice.
No antibiotics.
Robin Phillips
(Hayle Old Boy)
Note from editor: please consult
with your doctor before following
this advice.

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Sir,
 I returned to Hayle after a
 number of years and could not
 believe my eyes. The
 development over North Quay
 has completely ruined Hayle.
 Quite how this was allowed I
 can’t imagine. Traffic through
 Hayle is already a bit of a
 nightmare .
 I wonder how many will
 become second homes and if
 any locals will be able to buy an
 affordable (affordable! What a
 laugh.) home ?
 (Disgusted) Name and address
 supplied

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 A man went to his lawyer and
 told him, "My neighbour owes
 me £500 and he won’t pay up.
 What should I do?" "Do you
 have any proof he owes you
 the money?" asked the lawyer.
 "Nope," replied the man. "OK,
 then write him a letter asking
 him for the £5,000 he owed
 you," said the lawyer. "But it's
 only £500," replied the man.
 "Precisely. That’s what he will

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reply and then you’ll have your
proof!"
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Millponds Update
It seems that spring has
already arrived meteorlogically,

but if you are an old- fashioned
lady like me true Spring will
arrive on March 21lst,
the first of the four annual
quarter days.
The ponds are very quiet at the
moment because most of our
ducks have moved to their
breeding grounds around Hayle.
The drakes which do not find.
mates will driftt back to the
Millponds again and become the
"Scruffy Brigade" when they
moult their breeding plumage and
settle in for the Summer.-

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We have already been joined by
 two old friends. The swans Odin
 and Solo arriived during the
 past week in February and very
 swiftly made themselves at
 home
 Odin does visit periodically but
 this is Solo’s first time on the
 Ponds. He also seems to be
 enjoying himself and both
 swans seems quite settled at
 the moment and they will
 probably get quite spoiled while
 they are with us.
 The winter gulls have also
 started to leave for their
 breeding grounds. The Black
 Headed gulls go back to Wales
 and our two Mediterranean
 Gulls have also headed South
 The ponds are still very clean
 and the daffodils are now
 beginning to bloom around the
 banks of the ponds and in the
 gardens along the edges of the
 lawns.
 The cherry tree by the main
 entrance has been really
 spectacular covered in pink
 blossom this year. At least we
 have some seasonal beauty to
 enjoy during the Lock Down.

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The Christmas lights are now
gone and the whole area to still
clean and tidy, the only sad
event was the loss of our little
willow by the bench at the top
pond which was snapped in hall
by the severe winds of Storm
Adam, but it might grow up again
from the root.
Thank you everybody for your
help. It is great to know how
much you care. We look forward
to happier times during the true
Spring time!
See you all again soon
Georgina Schofield
Volunteer Wildlife Warden

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In a Catholic school cafeteria,
a nun places a note in front of
a pile of apples, "Only take
one. God is watching."
Further down the line is a pile
of cookies. A little boy makes
his own note, "Take all you
want. God is watching the
apples."
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FRIENDS
     OF THE
     TOWANS
     FLYING
     THEIR
     NEW
     FLAGS
     ON
     TOWANS
     SOON!
     After a very
     long and pretty
     wet winter, the
     local group of
     conservation
     volunteers Friends of the
     Towans is planning to start
     activities again from March 29th,
     subject to covid restrictions
     being eased. The group
     managed a little activity in the
     autumn, but then the two winter
     lock-downs put paid to any more
     group outings, just at a time
     when people would have
     benefited from some outdoor
     exercise, fresh air and company.
     Since then, several contractors
     have managed to continue site
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management work, in particular
on part of St Ives Bay Park,
Mexico Towans and Godrevy
Warren. Most of this work is
funded via Natural England
schemes, but the Riviere Estate
has also funded some work next
to Riviere Sands, where
brambles had become abundant.
Towans Ranger Martin Rule has
now devised a full programme of
outings for local volunteers to help
put the finishing touches to this
work. Many of the cuttings remain
lying on the ground, and if left to
rot down would smother young
seedlings, and enrich the soil
making it less suitable for sand
dune grassland to re-establish.
Martin says it might seem like
gardening the countryside and in
a way it is, but it’s the only
realistic way to bring some of the
specialised habitats back into
healthy condition. By raking
some areas back to bare sand,
we create pockets of hot ground
for ants, butterflies and lizards to
bask on, for example.
Anybody is welcome to get
involved. We provide tools,
gloves and good company and
work in a very relaxed manner.

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Groups of 6 people maximum
                                      will operate on Tuesdays and
                                      Thursdays from March 30th, right
                                      through till late June. See
                                      www.friendsofthetowans.org.uk
                                      for more details.
                                      You MUST contact Martin Rule
                                      if you would like to join via
                                      07854 123 877 or
Just bring some enthusiasm,           martinrule@talktalk.net.
stout boots and suitable outdoor
clothing. Working in this wildlife-   Keep an eye open for our new
rich place is a wonderful way to      Sail flags next to where we are
                                      working, and come over and say
observe the progress of spring
                                      hello! We hope to plan a series
and to see some rare flora and        of guided walks this summer too
fauna close-up, while also giving     – check the website.
it a hand.

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Hayle in Bloom
    ( March 2021 )

The Big News is that the South
West R.H.S. have recently
informed us that the S.W. In
Bloom competition will be going
ahead this summer given that
current progress with Covid
restrictions remain positive.
Although exact dates haven’t
been confirmed yet, it is
envisaged that judging will take
place in early July as before.
( Further news in the next
Pump ! )
Talking of competitions, we
would like to announce that the
Hayle In Bloom (HIB) summer
competitions will be held again
this year with judging taking
place in late July. There will be
two competitions again this
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year: 1) Best Residential
 Garden and 2) Best Dressed
 Pub. Entries need to be made,
 by email, directly to our Chair
 person, Richard Barber, by
 Midsummer’s Day, 21st June
 Richard would like to thank all of
 you who have continued to
 volunteer and tend plant beds
 during this difficult time but, in
 contrast, we have been
 saddened to note that plants
 have been stolen or vandalised
 along the K.G.V. Memorial
 Walk, at the Isis Gardens and at
 the ‘towers’ in Copperhouse.
 We always welcome new
 members/volunteers to spend a
 few hours a week looking after
 our Hayle plants as well as with
 specific small projects and we
 hope to find someone soon who
 could volunteer to repair the
 small wooden boats near the
 outdoor swimming pool and on
 the quayside near Asda. If you
 are able to volunteer with either,
 then please do contact Chair,
 Richard Barber on email:
 rbarber00@outlook.com

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Normally, our AGM is held In
February, but, due to Covid
restrictions, it was cancelled this
year and the officers remain in
post as last year. Also, our
monthly meetings are
temporarily discontinued, for the
same reason.
Any questions or offers of help,
please contact our Chair,
Richard, on the above email.
Last, but by no means least, it
will be nice to see Tony back
working/volunteering on the
K.G.V. Memorial Walk once the
weather warms up.

 Children’s Hospice
South West celebrates
 30 years of creating
 memories to cherish
Children’s Hospice South West
(CHSW) is celebrating its 30th
anniversary in 2021 …and
everyone is welcome to join the
party!
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During the last three decades,
 the charity has provided a safe
 haven of care, support and
 friendship for thousands of local
 families with a seriously ill child.
 And in its 30th year, supporters
 are being asked to help it create
 more cherished memories for
 many years to come.
 A £1m fundraising appeal to
 build the South West’s first
 children’s hospice was launched
 in 1991 by Eddie and Jill
 Farwell, who experienced the
 urgent need for hospice care for
 local children. Their two eldest
 children, Katie and Tom, had life
 -limiting illnesses and the family
 had to travel more than four
 hours, from their home in North
 Devon to Helen House in
 Oxford, then the country’s only
 children’s hospice.
 Mr Farwell, who is the charity’s
 chief executive, said the idea to
 build a children’s hospice came
 to him during the middle of a
 restless night, and despite being
 told to ‘stop being so silly and go
 back to sleep’ by his late wife
 Jill, the idea began to take
 shape.

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“From that bonkers statement,        project.
an idea grew,” said Mr Farwell.      In 1995, Little Bridge House
“We knew that there were many        opened its doors in Fremington,
hundreds of families in the West     near Barnstaple. Huge demand
Country who should also have         for its services led to the
the opportunity to experience        opening of the charity’s second
the benefits which we were           hospice, Charlton Farm, near
receiving at Helen House.”           Bristol, in 2007. And in 2011
                                     Little Harbour, which will also be
The couple started fundraising       celebrating it’s 10th anniversary
in the laundry room of their         this year, opened in St Austell.
home and spent days, evenings        Little Harbour was the final
and weekends on the road with        piece in the CHSW jigsaw,
printed leaflets talking to anyone   meaning that no matter where
who would listen about the           families live in the South West,

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children’s hospice care is
 available within an hour-and-a-
 half drive.
 Today, CHSW supports more
 than 500 families across the
 peninsula. It has adapted its
 care during the pandemic to
 ensure Covid-safe support
 wherever and whenever families

 need it, including in the
 hospices, and for the first time
 ever, in families’ own homes.
 The charity needs around £11m
 a year to run its three children’s
 hospices, and around 85 per
 cent is raised through voluntary
 donations.
 “Katie and Tom, who had so little
 that this world values, not only
 inspired their parents, but also
 many thousands of people to
 create CHSW, which has helped
 and will continue to help, many
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hundreds of families across the
South West,” said Mr Farwell.
“It has been a tremendous
journey and so many children
and families have been helped
along the way at each of our
three hospices. That work would
not have been possible without
the continued faithfulness and
generosity of people all over the
South West.
“So we hope they will join with
us in 2021 and celebrate this
wonderful milestone, and all that
they have helped us achieve.
“We have lots of fundraising
ideas on our website and
anything people are able to do
to help, no matter how big or
small, will make a real
difference to families in 2021.
“Together, we can continue to
create more memories to be
cherished for another 30 years.”
There are lots of ways people
can support CHSW during its
30th year and every penny
raised will help CHSW continue
to care for very poorly children
and families. To get involved
visit www.chsw.org.uk/30

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20 Years ago from the
           Pump archive
         Living Dangerously
     Over the course of time, with all
     the new diseases that have been
     discovered, I am wondering if I
     belong to a “Super Race" to have
     survived them all. Us Celts must
     be a tough lot, especially the
     Cornish. Up until now I have
     survived Bovine Spongiform
     Encephalopathy(BSE),
     Salmonella, and Listeria. Then
     this deadly gas, Radon, I am told
     is highly concentrated in Cornwall,
     because it has a liking for granite.
     I have gone over my property with
     a trowel and a bucket of cement,
     and filled in every crack and hole.
     In the old days all cracks in the
     floor were painted white to keep
     out the devil! But that won't keep
     this Radon Gas out. The ground
     has to be excavated under the
     floor and powerful extractor fans
     installed. If you go along with
     that, you will believe the brass
     mines in Cornwall are a profitable
     investment!
     Now I have to brace myself to
     combat Mycobacterium avium
     subspecies para-tuberculosis
     found in milk (M.A.P.), despite the
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fact that thousands of pounds        boffins can throw at us? Or are
have been spent on equipment         we becoming a nation of happy
for pasteurising milk, and very      healthy hypochondriacs?!
stringent tests are made. These
boffins still see adanger. I have
                                               (With thanks to
been drinking milk all my life, also
my family, sisters and parents.               Charles Crowle)
My dear old Grandmother died at
the early age of just over a
hundred, and the wife's granny
lived to a hundred and a bit. I find
it hard to understand how us
Cornish folk have survived. My
family alone can top over two
hundred years. Are we ready to
fight the next round of bugs,
viruses and nasties that the

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Foundry Square
 An old man sits alone, in
 Foundry Square, he wonders,
 just how long will it be there,
 With all this talk that's going on,
 the Square he knew, will soon be
 gone,
 It seems it doesn't matter that,
 this was where, the old men sat,
 in bowler hats with their pipes
 alight, here they sat, and put the
 world to right,
 His mind goes back to the Great
 War, he can see his pals there,
 years before, on parade in the
 Square, that fateful day, to
 songs and cheers they marched
 away,
 The Square deserted, once they
 had gone, still echoed with their
 parting song, A sergeant then
 so tall, his voice so loud, an old
 man now, so bent, still proud,
 They fought in France, and did
 their share,
 Too few returned to Foundry
 Square, A tear now dimmed the
 old man’s eye, He remembers
 his friends, of times gone by,
 And yet he smiled as he got up
 to leave, the things they say, he

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can't believe, they will do this,
or that, and more, perhaps, but
then, he's heard it all before.
James Davey

Starting school in 1953
By Kath Shannon
continued from last issue
Part two.
After that drama I settled in to
school quite happily. The
majority of pupils were Catholics,
and if I always felt a bit of an
outsider when Father Burns with
his little Shetland sheepdog Tory
came to talk to us about Mass
and Confirmation, it didn't really
matter. The two nuns that taught
us were nearly always kind and
patient, even if Sister Josephine
Mary was a bit strict and
sometimes understandably
irritable, she could still hitch up
her robes and run around the
playground playing rounders with
us, and gentle Sister Mary Rita
was the closest person to a saint
I have ever known. She reigned
over the 'Little Ones' and
encouraged us to bring in
pennies every week to help the
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little cut-out black children
     climb the steps on the board
     that stood next to her chair.
     While sitting on a tree branch
     by the playgound hedge we
     could pet and talk to Shire
     horses in the field next door
     and gaze over the Causeway
     traversing the estuary below.
     We walked up to the nurses'
     dining room at lunchtime for
     our meal, remembering to
     tread softly and stop chatting
     as we passed the nurses'
     cottage, where staff who had
     been on night shift were

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sleeping soundly. The lane itself
was a treasure house of wild
strawberries, Cornish lilies and
impossible to catch sand lizards,
and sometimes we would meet
the gardener who looked after
the nuns' beautiful walled
garden, with his donkey, which
on red letter days we were
allowed to ride. My friend Pat
and I always stopped at the little
tree we had designated 'the
wishing tree,' to make a quick
wish. Once, on the way home I
found a hedgehog ambling up
the lane and picked it up and
took it home with me on the bus,

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so that it could make itself          most of the winter months
comfortable in our garden. That       wearing our coats and gloves
earned me another bath, as my         while working, and if we walked
mother was certain that the           up to lunch and it was raining had
hedgehog had shared its many          to shiver in wet clothes
fleas with me. Another time in        throughout the afternoon. But we
the lane I found a bright green       were a tough Cornish lot and
snake, sheltering in the Cornish      survived it all, even if I
lily leaves that had exactly the      occasionally fell off my chair in a
same colour.                          faint when we had been kneeling
It wasn't quite so idyllic in winter. too long in prayer, resting our
Our long wooden hut had a very hands on the back of the chair
small and ineffectual stove at the and feeling our knees hurting on
centre which we were never            the wooden seat.
allowed to stand close to             Boys were not allowed to stay at
'because of chilblains.' We spent the school beyond the age of

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eight, it was felt that after that
they would lose their
innocence and begin to corrupt
the girls. We must have been
taught reasonably well as there
was general rejoicing when the
whole of our year group
passed the 11plus, something
that had apparently never
happened before...the
jubilation not lessened by the
fact that the entire year group
consisted of four pupils.
So many more memories, all
still vivid. I knew at the time
that I was lucky, and
experiencing something
special.

      The Last Laugh
A woman was taking an
afternoon nap. When she woke
up, she told her husband, "I
just dreamed that you gave me
a pearl necklace. What do you
think it means?" "You'll know
tonight," he said. That evening,
the man came home with a
small package and gave it to his
wife. Delighted, she opened it to
find a book entitled "The
Meaning of Dreams."

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Quiz 155                        15. Some unpopular politicians seem
                                            to get an icy press with the tabloids.
                Trees
We have had a friend of the editor To win a prize of £20 please send your
send in a hidden words quiz for this answers by 13th May 2021 along
issue, many thanks to him (or her.)  with your contact details to
                                            editor@haylepump.org.uk or use any
1. Reggie had a short fuse                  of our drop-off points on page 2.
whenever his football team lost.
2..Have you ever seen a bee chase a         Answers to 154 it’s all new
wasp away from a flower?                    1 New Year’s Eve 2 New Year’s Day
3. There was a fight in the supermarket     3 New Orleans 4 Newcastle
with people trying to grab oxtail soup      5 Newmarket 6 New Zealand
before the store closed.                    7 New York 8 New Look
4, On Christmas Eve Stan Laurel             9 New Deal 10 Newhaven
always liked to wish Olly a merry           11 Newman 12 Newlyn
Christmas.                                  13 New Mexico 14 Newt 15.Newton
5. A satnav is fine but a map lets you      The winner was
plan a journey just as well.                John Whear of Hayle.
6. Since the pandemic we have
perhaps moved to a kinder society.          You are very welcome to send in
7. I like to think that a meal of scampi    a quiz on any theme of your
never leaves you disappointed.
8. I see that Bradley Walsh will play
Pop Larkin in a new series based on
the Darling Buds of May.
9. I think a lot of people went on a
spending spree at Christmas.
10. Harold was killed by an arrow and
that brought William to the English
throne.
11. I don’t think everyone will own their
own house and they’ll continue to rent.
12. My personal trainer said I’m over
the hill – I mean, what sort of comment
is that?
13. A 2020 survey said that the most
popular cheese is still cheddar.
14. I saw a beautiful butterfly of
iridescent colour settle on the
chrysanthemums.

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Club Listings                           Hayle Harbour Users Association
Bridge Club Every Mon. Carbis Bay       1st Mon, of each month, 7.30pm. Royal
Memorial Hall 2-5 pm £2 inc. tea &      Standard Pub                    R Lello
biscuits. Enq: Graham 01736 762512      01736 757632
Happy Art every Thurs Leedstown         Hayle Judo Kwai Unit 7 Rospeath
                                        Industrial Estate, Crowlas. Tues &
Village Hall 10.00-12noon. Emma
                                        Thurs. Sensei Richard 01736 740723 or
Davies 01736 753596, 07384 583 004      Karen Deacon 0779 209 9979
emma@happy-paws.biz                     Hayle Library Reading Group. 2.pm
Hayle in Bloom. Last Mon. of the        first Wed. of each month .
month, (not Aug & Dec) Passmore         Hayle & District Lions Club. 2nd and
Edwards Institute 7pm.                  4th Tuesday of every month, 7.30pm at
www.hayleinbloom.org.uk                 Passmore Edwards Inst. Secretary
Hayle Breezers Group Thursdays.         Yvonne Watson 01736 741375
1.30pm Passmore Edwards Inst.           yvonnemystique@hotmail.com
April Hogarth 0781 376 7071             Hayle Lawn Tennis All ages and
Bob Scales 01736 751735                 abilities welcome. Tremeadow Terrace,
Hayle Art Society Passmore              Hayle 01736 850843
Edwards Institute on Tues 1.30-3.30 &   www.haylelawntennisclub.co.uk
Wed 7.00-9.00 tel. Chris 01736 757720   Hayle Local Vocalz Mondays7.45pm,
or     Penny 01736 756445               Passmore Edwards Institute        07446
Hayle Christmas Lights last Thurs of    492266
every month (except Dec,) 7pm at        Hayle Memory Café 1st & 3rd
Hayle Day Care Centre Annexe New        Mondays 2-4pm at Hayle Rugby Club
volunteers are always welcome.          Christine 07513 221066
haylechristmaslights@gmail.com          Hayle Model Boat Club. Weds. 7-9pm
Hayle Community Archive.                & Sunday mornings 10-12 noon,
Open Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m. –       meeting at green chalet by Hayle
1p.m.:Tel 01736 753962, email:          swimming pool. 01736 755516, or
haylearchive@haylearchive.org.uk        Les on 01736 754254
Hayle & District Bowling Club.          Hayle Model Railway Club & Duchy
1.00pm every Wed Short Mat bowling      Railroaders Club Rooms Unit 5,
indoors in winter 07766 662 908         Praze Business Park, Praze-an-Beeble.
Hayle Film Club. Films shown at         Mon. & Thurs. 7pm – 9.30pm. Bob
7.30 p.m. at Passmore Edwards           Mims 01736 757910
Institute. Donna 01736 753184.          bobmims@live.co.uk
www.haylefilmclub.org.uk                Hayle Meanderers Every
Hayle Friends Group for CHSW            Wed.10.30am Commercial Road car
Hospice meets informally once a         park. Free, + contribution to carshare.
month under the chairmanship of Mary    Eddie Downing 01736 364673
Trevarthen 01736754342
trevarthenmv@uwvclub.net                Hayle Old Cornwall Society. First
Hayle Guitar Club Wednesdays            Friday of each month. Oct, to May at
7p.m.-9.30p.m. Passmore Edwards In      Hayle Day Care Centre 7.30p.m.
                                        Trevor Smitheram 01736 756793
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Hayle Nutty Knitters Thursday 1pm         on our mailing list contact
at Cornish Arms 01736 762418              saveoursand@talktalk.net
Hayle Penwith U3A at Hayle Day            Scrabble Club at Connor Downs 2nd
Care Centre                               Thurs each month at W.I.Hall. 2-4pm £2
Chair Mike Stuckey 01736 753755           for hall & refreshments .
Hayle Pilot Gig Rowing Club. .            carolinewindsor123@btinternet.com
Rowing out of Hayle Harbour most          Shore Surf Ladies Only & Juniors
Tuesdays and Thursday evenings            Surf Club All abilities
chair@haylegigclub.co.uk                  welcome. Every Saturday 9 – 11am.
Hayle RNLI meets from March to            01736 755556 Beachline 07855
November at 7.00pm the 2nd Wed. of        755556 info@shoresurf.com
the month at Unit 5 Hayle Industrial      St Erth Concert Band Rehearsals
Park. Tel 01736 753567                    Tues.7.30 to 9.30pm in Methodist Ch.
Hayle Surf Life Saving Club Riviere       Hall st,erthcb.enquiries@gmail,com
Towans Hayle TR27 5AF Captain:            www.sterthconcertband.co.uk
Dave Parker 01736 755303                  St Ives Camera Club Monday 7.30pm
Heyl St Piran Singers Every               at St Anta Church Hall, Carbis Bay
Wednesday at St Erth Old School           stivescameraclub.co.uk
Room 7.30 to 9.30pm Ann Thomson           St Ives and Hayle Community Choir
01736 752335                              Tuesdays 1.30pm to 3.00pm at St Anta
Hayle Twinning Association                Church Hall, Carbis Bay 07446 492266
Communicating on zoom during the          Stroke Community Café 2nd Tuesday
Covid crisis. Contact George Daniel       of month. 10am Dobbies (Wyevale)
01736 333236 or email                     Garden Centre Café
penelope.young@btinternet.com             simon.eastment@stroke.org.com
Heyl Town Band Rehearsals Tues &          Table Tennis for Fun, every Friday at
Thurs 7:30pm-9:30pm, Juniors on           2pm at Hayle Methodist Church Hall,
Thursdays 6:pm-7:00pm                     John Nunn 01736 759686
Macmillan Cancer Support        Meet at   The Cast Theatrical Performance
Three Trees,16 Penmare Terrace,           Group Every Wed 7.00pm St Erth
Hayle on most Thursdays at 7.30pm         Methodist Hall
Suzanne Benney 01736 753635               West Cornwall Concert Band
One & All Choir (mixed) Fri. 2-4 £1per    Monday 7-9pm at Camborne Wesley
session Ann Thomson 01736 752335          Church – Please email Becky
Penwith Guild of Weavers Spinners         Lovegrove at
& Dyers 3rd Sun of mth (not March)        westcornwallconcertband@gmail.com
1-5pm Passmore Edwards Institute          W.I. Hayle 1st Tuesday of the month,
01736 762418                              7.00 pm at Hayle Rugby Club
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Tuesday at 7.30pm - Tina Morgan
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2 1st Choice Paving       10   Drecklys               6    Saints Funeral
 8 A. McDonald             14   Farm Shop              22   Seymour and Jago
16 All Aerials             13   Flowertime             26   Shiatsu
28 Angove Sports            8   Gallery Café           5    Sylvia’s Exercise
11 Bespoke Framing         32   Grafters               33   Sweet Williams
12 Big Pink Tree           4    Happy Feet             25   T. Hosking
26 Biz and Bytes           9    Hayle Cycles           33   T J Carpets
27 Brett & Leni            35   Hayle Day Care         13   T P Wills
26 Bush Monkey             20   Jake’s Mobile          24   Thurstan Hoskin
19 Cafe Riviere            29   J C Electrical         18   Transformations
14 C.A.M. Properties       31   John Andrews           27   Ula Fashions
15 Castaways                4   Julia Woodhams         20   Webb & Philp
21 Chimney Sweep           17   Lawn Ranger            32   W. Cornwall Plastics
31 C J S                   7    Lewy,s Fish & Chips    39   Winns Funeral
23 Copperhouse Clinic      17   Mad Hatter             9    Zip Inn
15 Cliffords Plumbing      24   Malt Decorators
23 Cornmill Studio         12   Mobile Foot Clinic
34 Cornwall Chiro Clinic   25   M W Carpentry          Pick up points in bold.
30 Country Skittles        18   Paradise Park          Also at Library,
                                                       Copperhouse P.O.
22 CVC Solicitors          35   Passmore Edwards       Warrens at Foundry,
10 Dapper Dogs             11   Paul Sherris           McColls, Launderette, Old
28 Dave Thomson            16   Philps Pasties         Foundry Chapel, Spar,
25 David N’jie             5    Plantech               Angove, Hospice Shop etc.
19 Des Button              6    Proper Greek
29 Direct Transport        14   Property Maintenance

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