Probus News MAGAZINE
October 2019 Issue No. 240
Take a peek... FLU CLINICS 2019 Winter is coming!
Hunky Punks what?
Local farm takes on the world!
Barry Poore
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Bottle Collection Dave Meggs is collecting bottles for his famous bottle stall at the Probus Church Christmas Fair on Saturday 16th November. They can be left at Northview, Fore Street, Probus, during October and November. Thank you.
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Front Cover: A circa 1880s beer flagon from Williams Wine and Spirit Merchants of Probus, part of Ben Payton’s collection. See pages 24-25.
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A-Z of Probus Clubs, Societies, Organisations and some useful contacts Acoustics Night (Upstairs at the Comrades Club)
Badminton Club Bowling Club Church Bell Ringers Church Floodlighting Fund Churchwarden Comrades Club Cornwall Councillor Cycling – Probus Pedallers Dance Classes Children (4Real Dance)
Football Club - Juniors Football Club - Saturday Club Football Club - Seniors Friends of Probus Church Friends of Probus Surgery Hawkins Arms Historic Cornwall Society
Kids Club Breakfast/after-school/ holiday club at Probus School
Knit & Natter Group Ladies Group Little Lights Live at Home Friendship Group Little Acorns Pre-School Martial Arts Group Memory Cafe Mid Cornwall Wood Turners Motion Fitness (Circuit training) Over 60s Luncheon Club Parish Players (Pantomime) Playing Field Management Committee Parish Church
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Vince Van Kempen-Wilson 01726 883019 vince.vkw@gmail.com Diane Gibbs
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FLU CLINICS 2019
Bookable clinics for Patients of Probus & Grampound Surgeries For Patients 65 years or over: Saturday 28th September 8:30 am – 12 noon Saturday 26th October 8:30 am - 12 noon For patients under 65 years who meet the following criteria: •
Anyone over 18 years suffering from asthma and taking regular preventative inhalers • Anyone suffering from a chronic disease e.g. heart disease, diabetes, chronic renal disease, COPD • Registered Carers
Saturday 26th October 8:30 am - 12 noon For appointments phone Probus Surgery on 01726 882745 or Grampound Surgery on 01726 882521
Do you have a problem? Why not contact one of your local Parish Councillors for advice or visit www.probusparishcouncil.gov.uk Kevin Blayney Nik Budden Mark Champion Steve Dalton Liza Deards James Faull Nick Gillard (chair) Ross Goldworthy Jon Hull Malcolm Maskill Bill Sutherland
Rosparc, Probus Fore Street, Probus Carne View Road Ridgeway, Probus Holly Farm, Truck Hill Tresowgar Cottage Fore Street, Probus Gwell an Nans Church View Road Lamellyn Vean Bosnoweth, Probus
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Remember, if you are not able to contact a particular councillor, then you may contact the Parish Council Clerk Amanda Kendall on 01726 883614 (email probuspc@gmail.com). Cornwall Councillor Bob Egerton on 01726 884451 or 07785 748844 can also be contacted for advice. 7
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Editorial
Any feedback you have about this edition is appreciated, as are contributions to the next edition. Let us know what’s going on in your part of the village, and we’ll try to include it.
Firstly, thanks to all those that contributed to this edition. This includes Roger Hooper the magazine’s favourite RSPB member for sending another fascinating article about the Ospreys - see page 12. These fantastic birds are regularly spotted in the county at this time of year. The image below was taken last September at Ruan Lanihorne by Richard Ludlow. It was at the limit of his camera’s lens, but it clearly shows an Osprey in flight with its catch.
Enjoy October Probus - it’s the only one this year! John See page 17 for a last minute notice from the Parish Council regarding speeding within the village.
Probus Parish Players We are pleased to announce that a brilliant cast has been selected to perform this year’s pantomime. We still have lots of opportunities for people to get involved: building and painting scenery, creating costumes, supporting the stage crew – just to name a few.
The apparent revolving door at the Hawkins Arms has turned once more. In fact, for the sixth time in less than ten years. Last month we said goodbye to Shellie, Phil and family and welcomed new landlords Anne-Marie and Peter. I don’t profess to know the secret to establishing and running a thriving village pub, although no doubt lots on the other side of the bar have their opinions, and are not shy in expressing them. All I will say is that it’s clearly not for the fainthearted and I genuinely and sincerely wish them all the best.
To contact us: email info@probusparishplayers. co.uk or Facebook @probusparishplayers
Thanks to the family of Barry Poore for their input in writing the tribute on pages 20 and 21. It’s not easy to do this and I really appreciate their help.
Bowls success
We don’t often include family announcements in the magazine, and that’s primarily because the families involved don’t pass us the details. If ever you’d like to share such happy or sad news, and whenever there is room, we will try to include it. 10
Congratulations to Rod Danyluk and Colin Champion (pictured above) who finished as runners up in the Divisional Benevolent Pairs playoffs in Bodmin on 15th September.
Tresillian Singers
Probus Ladies Probus Group Ladies Group
Are holding a new members evening on 1st October and welcome any ladies who would like consider joining. It’s ‘Cakey Tea’ night too, so it will be a great opportunity to meet with the ladies for a chat over a cuppa and a piece of cake after rehearsal.
Nicky and John from the Samaritans gave a fascinating talk at our September meeting. The Samaritans were formed in 1953 providing volunteers with time to listen to the growing numbers of desperate people who were contemplating suicide which was at that time illegal.
If you would like to come along please don’t be shy, there will be someone at the door to make you welcome. For further details, contact Jo Elliott on 07784 195051.
Volunteers give much needed advice and emotional support for which they receive intensive training. Truro Samaritans is the only branch in Cornwall, and volunteers are unpaid so they rely on fundraising and donations for the upkeep of the branch.
Tresillian Singers are holding a joint concert with City of Truro Male Choir on 13th October in Probus Church. See poster on page 3.
Probus Comrades Club Centenary
The charity works to make sure there’s always someone there, for anyone who needs someone. Whether it’s an ‘are you ok?’ at just the right moment, or the midnight support of a trained volunteer. Whether it’s better training in the workplace or campaigning for more investment in national and local suicide prevention, the Samaritans are here.
The 7th October 2020 marks 100 years since the founding of Probus Comrades Club. The club is now a very successful and thriving institution at the heart of the village. From humble beginnings, and through many changes, it has become an excellent social and entertainment venue for its members. We intend to have a series of events around the time of the centenary, details of which will be published over the next twelve months.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 2nd October at the Probus Village Hall from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm when we have a speaker from Cornwall Air Ambulance.
We are keen to hear from past and present members who may have photographs or memorabilia that you would be willing to loan, to make a display. This would surely revive a few memories with the relative laughs and maybe a few tears. We appreciate this is almost a year away but see what you can find. If you have items to contribute, please give your contact details to the club.
The speaker on the 6th November will be Gillian Joyce who will give a talk entitled ‘Living on St Michael’s Mount’. New members and visitors always welcome. For further information, please telephone Pat on 01726 882978. 11
RSPB: Ospreys Ospreys‌..regular visitors to Cornwall Just picture in your mind the typical scenes from a TV documentary on the Scottish Highlands. There will be dreamy shots of great salmon rivers, a Red Deer, Red Squirrels and almost certainly some dramatic footage of an Osprey grabbing a big fish from a lake. Well, the latter doesn’t just happen up there!
Calm waters and big grey mullet that swim almost on the surface are just what they need to fuel up for the journey to West Africa. I was lucky enough to go birdwatching in The Gambia in November 2002 and Ospreys were everywhere, so many that we stopped taking any notice after the first day.
Ospreys are a type of fish-eagle, and along with a small falcon called the Hobby, they are one of only two of our birds of prey that migrate to Africa for the winter. To go north in spring and south in autumn means that they cross all the UK that lays south of their breeding territory.
The best time to see these magnificent birds in Cornwall is in either April or September (or a week or two either side). In recent years, hot spots are big reservoirs like Drift near Penzance, as well as river estuaries with the Fal being regularly visited. The Restronguet and Devoran areas host an Osprey for a week or two almost annually, and the tranquil creeks of Ruan Lanihorn are another favourite.
Not all Ospreys migrate. If you travel to the Mediterranean area or the Red Sea, you will find resident birds there. They are a truly global bird and are found in the Americas, across Europe, down through India and the Far-East to Australia. They are of different races but all the same species. Ospreys were exterminated as a breeding bird in the UK due entirely to persecution. Like most of our other big birds of prey with a hooked beak, they were killed at any opportunity by ignorant, bigoted people who saw them as vermin and competition. Luckily, the passing of a couple of centuries has altered attitudes towards them, and now, in the Highlands, they are a valuable asset to the tourist industry. There is nothing more effective than tourist pounds when it comes to protecting wildlife. This is a perfect year for Osprey sightings in the county. As I write, the birdwatching websites feature four individual birds spread from Devoran Creek to Drift Reservoir and Hayle Estuary. 12
There are many breeding pairs of Ospreys in the UK now, and there have been successful reintroductions that have supplemented the natural increase in genuinely wild birds. It was, however, wild Ospreys that started the new population off. The nest was at Loch Garten, in the Cairngorms of Scotland, and they were protected and watched over by a dedicated team of volunteers who kept the egg-thieves at bay for those first crucial years.
good, and they found premises in High Cross, Truro where Argall Photographers became established. Frank showed a selection of photographs taken around the end of the 19th century, one from 1857 showed the construction of Brunel’s railway bridge across the Tamar. There were also early pictures of Truro with the Cathedral under construction, Falmouth with the railway buildings and docks identifiable, as well as Penzance, Hayle, Looe, Gunnislake, Launceston and Millbrook.
The evidence of the species success, thanks to many hundreds of people who love these birds, is there for us to see in spring and autumn as these long-winged masters of fishing pass through our county. Long may they do so.
In 1894 the first postcards came into being. Before this, cards had to be in envelopes. The postage costs of ½d made them extremely popular, and the Argall series of postcards was produced. Frank went on to show us photos in the series of churches and chapels, (including Probus), hotels, mining and smelting (Par Chimney Stack which stood at 240ft), fishing boats, curiosities, and trams. All of which were of great interest.
Roger Hooper, RSPB Cornwall Local Group
Probus Historic Cornwall Society At the first meeting of the new session on Monday 9th September, we were treated to a fascinating illustrated talk on the Argall Photographers. The speaker was Frank Argall, whose Great Grandfather and Grandfather had taken numerous photos between 1865-1915. His Great Grandfather grew up in the mining district of St Agnes but not being fit and able to become a miner himself went to Plymouth and did a five-year apprenticeship as a photographer. This being the mid-nineteenth century, photography was in its infancy. Frank explained the methods used to generate flashes using explosives and flares to produce these early pictures. The Victorians rarely smiled when posing and this was apparent in the photos shown. The business in Plymouth was
Image: Truro Cathederal under construction. Credit: Argall Photographers 13
Hunky Punks
older usage and from the two words 'hunkers' and 'punchy', Hunkers means squatting on the haunches, and punchy means short or squat characterised by a short thick-set body and short legs. Both these meanings fit the style and appearance of our Hunky Punks very closely. So, the Probus grotesques, 'Hunky Punks', can be found high up on Probus Church tower, one on each corner and one in the middle of each side.
Where are the 'Hunky Punks’ in Probus? Do you know where to find them? If not, read on. But first another question, 'When is a gargoyle not a gargoyle, but a grotesque?’ The answer to the first question is that not only is our church tower famous for being the highest in Cornwall it also has Cornwall's only 'Hunky Punks'. The answer to the second question is that these Hunky Punks are not the usual gargoyles, whose purpose was to carry rainfall away from the walls. Instead, this is a collection of non-functional carvings called grotesques, that appear to be purely decorative.
Look out for them the next time you are passing, because it is yet another reason why our church tower is unique to Cornwall. We can now be even more proud of it, for not only being the highest in Cornwall but for carrying the only 'Hunky Punks 'in Cornwall. More on our very own, unique-to-Cornwall 'Hunky Punks' may be found in the next issue.
Or, were they put there for another purpose? Why is there one at each corner? Why is there one in the middle of each side? It seems these carvings are unique to some church towers in Somerset where they are known as ‘Hunky Punks’. Perhaps because, unusually, Probus Church tower is of the 'Somerset' type, these 'Hunky Punks' are specifically found here too.
Image credits: Richard Ludlow.
There are no others in the county, so, we have the only Cornish' Hunky Punks'. According to Somerset' Hunky Punk' expert, Peter P. Wright, this term has probably developed from 14
A message from Rev Joachim Foot On 19th October the church remembers a local boy, Henry Martyn. Henry Martyn was born in Truro in 1781 and went to Truro Grammar School. After a spell at Cambridge, where he was ordained and served as a curate in Holy Trinity Cambridge, Martyn joined the East India Company in 1806 as a chaplain. He was an exceptionally gifted linguist and, whilst in India, translated the New Testament into three different Indian languages. He also translated the Book of Common Prayer into Urdu, all before his 30th birthday! Martyn would later travel west through modern day Iran and Turkey before heading to Armenia where he died, possibly of plague, in 1821.
Probus Church diary
October services Sunday 6th 9:30 am Connect 11 am Holy Communion Sunday 13th 9:30 am Holy Communion with Family Club Sunday 20th 9:30 am Holy Communion with Family Club Sunday 27th 9:30 am Family Service 11 am Said Holy Communion
Martyn serves as an example to all of dedication and service to the faith. The British Empire was often brutal in the way it controlled and managed India. Yet what we see from Henry Martyn through his commitment to translating the Bible into the native Indian languages was a remarkable sensitivity and perceptivity to the needs of the Indian people. His legacy lives on to this day in the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide. It is a study centre for missionary work and intercultural exchange and was founded in honour of Henry Martyn.
Little Lights Thursday 3rd at 1:45 pm Thursday 17th at 1:45 pm Tower Tots Thursday 10th at 1:45 pm Messy Church Saturday 12th at 4 pm. Every Tuesday 10 am Said Communion in the Lady Chapel 10:30 am -12 noon coffee morning
May Henry Martyn rest in peace and rise in glory.
Every Friday (During Term Time) 9 am - 10:30 am coffee morning
With every blessing, Rev’d Joachim Foot Team Rector of Probus, Ladock, Grampound with Creed and St Erme 15
Hogs pudding champions Congratulations to Chris and Janet Jones (pictured) from Woodland Valley Farm, Ladock who were crowned World Hogs Pudding Champions at the Comrades Club over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Second place was Tywardreath Butchers from Par and third A.R. Day Butchers from Portscatho.
Alan’s new book Prolific Probus author, poet and playwright Alan M. Kent has a new novel Turning Serpentine just published by Halsgrove Publishers. Alan says, ‘In times when we are saturated with images of a romanticised and a-historial Cornwall, I hope here is a novel that is more truthful’. If it’s anything like some of his previous novels, Cornish Comicalities, Voodoo Pilchard or Voog’s Ocean, it should be a cracking read. Alan’s excellent play The Mousehole Cat, based upon the book by Antonia Barber, is going on a three-week American tour this autumn but will be back for the fourth successive year at the Solomon Browne Memorial Hall in Mousehole from 14th to 31st December. It’s well worth seeing. 16
Probus Book Club
It is interesting to see London through the eyes of an immigrant. Those of us that read the book thought it very well written, especially the descriptions of the different characters. It has humour and tragedy and is a good story, although the ending was a bit predictable.
This month, writes Liz Horder, our book was The Road Home by Rose Tremain. It is about an immigrant, Lev, from Eastern Europe who travels to our shores with some ÂŁ20 notes in his pocket (each ÂŁ20 was to last one week), one change of clothes, some cigarettes and a couple of bottles of vodka. The book follows Lev through all his different shocks and experiences. It tells us of the people he meets along the way and how they all help him achieve his goal of earning enough money to send back to his mother and daughter. His wife had died a few years earlier. Lydia, his travelling companion on the coach to London, can speak English and she helps Lev find a place to stay. Lev forms a friendship with Christy, his landlord, and stays with him through most of the book. He starts as a kitchen porter before being promoted to preparing the vegetables. Lev takes pride in his work and is well-liked at the restaurant. All goes well until the owner of the restaurant finds out that he had an affair with another member of staff and sacks him. Lev decides on a change and leaves London to go and pick asparagus. After a while, he ends up back in London living with Christy again. He takes on the job as a waiter in a restaurant and a chef in a residential home. He works very hard and saves. All this time he is formulating a plan to get himself back to his homeland with enough money to start his own business and to help a friend. One of the residents of the home who he had befriended, boosts his savings when she gives him a cheque to help him realize his dream.
Speedwatch Probus The Parish Council is seeking volunteers who would like to be involved in setting up a Community Speedwatch scheme in Probus. For more information see www.devon-cornwall. police.uk/advice/on-the-road/speed-watch/ This is your chance to use positive action to address speeding within the village. Contact the council on probuspc@gmail.com or 01726 883614. 17
The Roseland Academy
Church break-in There was an attempted break-in at Probus Church during the night of Saturday 31st August.
Once again, our Year 11 students celebrated impressive GCSE results this August. This was the fourth year in succession that our students achieved significantly above the national average. The dedication of staff and unwavering support of parents has been paramount in these fantastic results.
One of the vestry windows was smashed with a granite stone taken from a nearby grave but it appears entry wasn’t gained. If anyone heard or saw anything suspicious, please contact the police on the non-emergency number 101.
Headteacher Mr Challis said, 'It was particularly pleasing to see such high progress rates in every subject.’ Deputy Headteacher, Mr Clarke, added ‘The results were a reflection of years of hard work put in by students and staff alike. It was fantastic to see so many smiling faces on results day in August. They are an exceptional group of young people. I'm sure many will have surprised themselves with what they have achieved, but each student has earned their success. We wish all our former students the best of luck with all their future endeavours.’
There were burglaries, or attempted burglaries, at two other churches in the county around this time. These may or may not have been related to this.
Year 7 students are settling in well to secondary school life, quickly becoming familiar with their new routines - a credit to their previous primary schools and their families. We are looking forward to watching their progression throughout their time at The Roseland Academy.
It wouldn’t be unheard of for thieves to return to the scene of an earlier crime, so please be vigilant around the village and report any suspicious activity to the police immediately.
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Barry Poore Long term Probus resident Barry Poore sadly passed away on 8th August, aged 73 years. Barry was born in Gloucester before moving to Treyew Farm in Truro with his mum and brother. He left school in 1962, becoming an engineering apprentice, qualifying as a fitter turner. He specialised in operating metal lathes, probably explaining why he was so good at woodturning. Barry married his first wife and shortly afterwards Shaun and Tim arrived. He worked at Silverton Garages, Bugle repairing bodyworks for Reliant Robins, then the Council yards at Tresillian, before Griggs Garage, then located in Fore St, Probus. A most treasured memory for each of Barry’s daughters was being walked down the aisle on their wedding days. Something that they will always cherish and remember so fondly.
In the early 90s he met and married the love of his life, Carol, gaining three daughters Nikki, Sami and Chrissie. Barry finished his working career running his own car body repairs business at Reskivers, Tregony.
Barry loved the sea, whether on a boat or riding the waves. He introduced most of Probus to water skiing, and Carne Beach became a second home. He spent numerous summers pushing his and other peoples’ boats up and down the slipway and across the beach. He could often be spotted wearing his ripped wet suit with his backside hanging out.
Since Barry’s passing the family has received countless messages and heard him described in many different ways: ‘special’, ‘one of a kind’, ‘a gentle soul’, a ‘family man’, ‘one of the nicest blokes you will ever meet’, ‘a cantankerous old git’ and ‘a true Probus stalwart.’
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passion for construction, whether it was rebuilding and spraying vintage cars or motorcycles, building wooden sheds or turning amazing creations out of wood. Many in Probus will have at least one thing made by Barry in their homes. He was an excellent and patient teacher, always willing to pass on his many skills. This summer Barry spent the best part of a month down at Polkerris Beach, building a Scouts hut with Jon Arnold. Those that visited him could see the fulfilment and excitement in his face, and typical Barry, he got to know the landlords of The Rashleigh, very well. It was hard not to make friends with Barry. His generosity knew no bounds, as is evident in the volume of tools and equipment he used to lend to anyone in need.
It’s often said that the most valuable gift you can give anyone is your time. In that respect, Barry was an incredibly generous man, and many people in Probus and beyond are enriched for having spent time with him. He will be missed greatly by family, loved ones and his many friends in the village, including the Probus Comrades Club where he was a Trustee. Barry Randolph Poore, Husband, Brother, Dad, Pappy and good friend to many. 22nd February 1946 to 8th August 2019. Rest in Peace.
Barry was a keen traveller, whether it was a camper van trip, a Euro camp gathering, a ski vacation or more recently cruises. The more-the-merrier was his motto. He spent many a holiday with half the village, playing cards, laughing and joking, often stood at a BBQ in his budgie smugglers and a pint in his hand
Images: Clockwise from top right: Barry in his woodturning shed with grandson Tom and the amazing handmade wooden motorbike; Barry with his late wife Carol and close friends Debbie Way, Mike Way, Derek Endean, who also sadly died this year, and Sue Endean; Barry’s last project - building the Scout hut at Polkerris in July; Barry water-skiing; Barry with one of his many motorbikes. 21
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Plant Snapshot: Pumpkins and Squashes
One of the reasons behind carving scary images into the vegetables is to deter spirits. The custom was later accepted in other Celtic parts of the country including Allantide (Kalan Gwav - the first day of winter) in Cornwall. The Irish immigrants took the custom with them to America but then started carving pumpkins instead of turnips.
By Will van Zyl Yes, I know! How original to write about pumpkins for Halloween month. But, did you know that the word pumpkin does not have any botanical meaning? It is only a common ambiguous term used to refer to a winter squash with a certain look. All pumpkins are squashes, but not all squashes are pumpkins.
Most parts of the squash are edible, the flesh can be used in sweet and savoury dishes, and the peel can also be eaten if thin enough. The flowers can be used raw in salads, battered and fried like pancakes or even stuffed. The seeds are very nutritious, toasted in a dry pan they will pop and make a tasty, crunchy snack or topping for a salad. The leaves of some varieties can even be used like spinach. The heaviest pumpkin ever recorded was grown by a Belgian in 2016 and weighed 2624.6 lb, about the same as a small car.
Squashes, together with rice, figs, bananas and potatoes, are some of the oldest domesticated vegetables. Carbon-dated fragments discovered in a cave in Mexico were found to be 10,000 years old. The squash is a diet staple of many different indigenous people of the Americas and has now become popular all over the world. Spain produced about a third of the world’s Halloween pumpkins in 2018. The carving of Jacko’-lanterns goes back to 19th century Ireland for the Samhain (pronounced Sa-win) festival. Turnips or mangel wurzel (a type of beet) were initially used, and it is said to be connected to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack.
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Cinema Update
Pi and Brokeback Mountain, among other unarguably serious films.
By Matthew Humby, Duty Manager, Plaza Cinema Truro The cinematic year has its particular rhythms and timetable. As the Summer blockbuster season gives way to Autumn, there follows a lull before Christmas, closely followed by awards season. In distribution terms, if you are aiming to avoid going up against Avengers: Endgame, you only have a short window before Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is released. So what can we expect?
Image above: Will Smith plays both lead parts in Gemini Man
Completely silly, but in the best possible way, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon sees Aardman Animation studios, home of Wallace & Gromit, tackling the somewhat neglected issues of crop circles and alien abduction. As a character, Shaun cleverly combines the traditions of animation and silent comedy, meaning that this is perfect crossgenerational fun.
Predicting success is an increasingly difficult trick to pull off, but there are a few releases with the potential to go really big. The first of these is the antisuper-hero story, Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix. Drawing heavily on the films of Martin Scorcese, notably Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy, this is a very grownup and morally complex take on what could otherwise be pigeonholed as a comic book story. The question will be whether its appeal can stretch beyond the character’s, admittedly very committed, existing fan base to draw in a wider audience.
Attempting the same trick by different means, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil sees Angeline Jolie reprise her role as the weirdly sympathetic witch. The title would appear to be unambiguous, but could Maleficent, in fact, be the good witch, this time around? Audiences certainly seem to love her.
Will Smith returns to our screens in October playing both the lead parts in Gemini Man. The superficially silly premise (international super-assassin is targeted by, and forced to go head to head, with his younger self) is leant an extra degree of promise by the fact it is directed by Ang Lee, who made Life of 34
Jumanji: The Next Level is a sequel to the surprisingly successful, (and good), remake of the Robin Williams fan-favourite. Confusingly, all the same actors return, though not necessarily as the same characters. I said it was confusing. You'll have to watch it to get your heads around it.
Image above: Angeline Jolie in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
October rounds out with Terminator: Dark Fate. It has become a little difficult to keep track of the fluctuating quality control levels with this franchise, but there are several reasons for optimism this time around. The film is written by the original creator and director James Cameron, the first time he has contributed since Terminator 2: Judgement Day. It is directed by Tim Miller, who has had significant recent success with the Deadpool films. Finally, perhaps most importantly, it stars Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, the character she made iconic in the first two, and best, Terminator films.
Although you might not necessarily be able to tell from the title, Doctor Sleep is a sequel to The Shining. Ewen McGregor plays Danny Torrance, the little boy from the original, who for some reason makes the unfathomable decision to return to the Overlook Hotel, scene of his childhood trauma. If you ask me, he deserves whatever he gets.
November sees the release of a trio of contrasting sequels. The trailer for Frozen 2, with its huge black crashing waves, looks epic and awe-inspiring. Ultimately its success will depend on the soundtrack and whether it includes an earworm capable of achieving the same maddening levels of ubiquity that Let it Go attained. I rather hope that it doesn’t.
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Ida Mount-Stephens By Megan Russell The August edition of the Probus News awakened interesting memories for a former resident of the village. Ida Mount-Stephens grew up in Truck before moving to Tregony when she married in 1956. She read about Mrs Bette’s account of the former railway station and was happy to share her memories of the village. I was lucky enough to sit with her for a couple of hours while she told me what life was like for her during and after the Second World War.
Ida was young during the war, but she recalled a particularly vivid memory of American soldiers occupying the fields surrounding Probus. There was no transport route for her father to deliver milk from his cows and so he placed it outside their house at Truck with mugs for the soldiers to drink. It was Ida’s birthday and the soldiers sang her Happy Birthday through a loudspeaker. She also recalls that there was always a steady supply of chewing gum around during the soldiers’ occupation.
Ida fondly remembers Mrs Bette, who she described as being tiny and loved by everyone who knew her. She recalled the many hours she spent with friends, exploring the area surrounding the railway line. At the age of around ten, she would spend the days picking strawberries. Her father was a market gardener, and so she would make some pocket money collecting and selling snowdrops. She would walk down from Truck to where the Mercedes Garage is now situated, picking flowers to sell for 6d a bunch.
Finally, and most interestingly, Ida told me of her memories of observing elephants drinking from the river, running from Truck towards Tresillian. Ida was ten when her mother called her to look at the extraordinary sight from the window. For more than 40 years after the incident, Ida convinced herself that she must have imagined the sight. It wasn’t until fairly recently, when Ida shared the memory with friends, that the story was confirmed and the link was made between the travelling elephants and the circus that performed in Truro during this period.
It is pretty remarkable to me - as a member of a much younger generation - to think that a child was free to explore the area around the railway line, but it is wonderful to hear how happy the memories were for Ida during this time.
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Truck then and now The top photo, shared by Ida Mount-Stephens, is undated. The lower one was taken last month but is shown in B&W for effect. The hill is hidden by trees, but the three buildings are clearly recognisable. Even the metal fencing in the foreground looks original. Was this the original route of the Ladock Road that joined at the bottom of Truck Hill? If this stirs memories, or any stories about Truck, please let us know.
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I remember when...
It used to belong to the church at one time and there was even a chapel there. Great grandfather bought it. My father cut all the stone for the new house and kept the old door and window to put into the new building. There was a way to Probus church from Trewithen and one from Golden too. We farmed at Tredenham for eight years and at Trenithon for twenty eight after father retired, but now we’re retired too.
Below are the 6th, 7th and 8th of the ‘Probus Memories’ articles taken from a small handbook produced by the Probus Old Cornwall Society in 1982.
Dr. and Mrs. Eastcott Yes, I remember when we came here fifty years ago - and probus really was a village then. Everyone knew everyone else and there wasn’t a great change over in the population until the late ’40’s. It was my first post as a general practitioner and conditions were a bit primitive! People didn’t come to the surgery much because they had no transport, but if they did, it was only a tiny room with a camp bed - and the waiting room was minute as it had room for only four people and the rest had to wait in the rain!
I remember the old round house with provided real horse power for the machinery. One mare would go round on her own to drive the crusher, but it took three horses for the thrasher. After thrashing the straw was used to make ‘reed’ - that’s for thatching. It’s not rushes as in some parts, but good straw packed into 18lb bundles and we used to send it as far as Penzance - hundreds and hundreds and I did hate the wet days when we made them!
During the winter I expected to make fifty or sixty calls a day and I had patients from one coast to the other. Newquay in one direction and Portloe on the other with a picnic dinner in the car on the way. Some patients had to be visited two or three times a day and once in the night as we had no modern drugs to fight things like pneumonia.
Probus Feast was always a great time. The best year for me was when I was 61 and raced against the other over sixties and won! Tregony Band played for the dancing and it was all the fun of the fair. Mr Billy James, now in Grampound No one has such as collection of souvenirs of Probus School as I have, as I bought a lot of things at the sale when he school closed. I’d be delighted to show them to anyone interested. Look, here’s the shield awarded each year fo the best science student - the Hawkins shield, of course, as the science lab was called the Hawkins Laboratory - Trewithen took a great interest in the school. Here’s a picture of it and one of the fives court - a good fast game that was. Here’s the little wooden bat. We worked hard and played hard, especially cricket and swimming. Here’s a picture of the bathing pool down in the river. It’s grown over now, but I remember that every boy had to learn to
Indoors? Oh yes - we were modern! we had electric light - it was switched on in the district the day we moved in at the end of October in 1930. we even had running water, but we didn’t realise it came from a well, until it ran dry in summer, then we had to fetch it from the pump by the churchyard. Yes, we’ve been very happy here all these years and we are thoroughly enjoying ourselves in our busy retirement. Mr. And Mrs. Huddy Yes, I can remember a lot about Probus - My family were at Trenithon for about five hundred years.
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live-save as well as ordinary swimming. Look at this now, this was one of the greatest treasures of Probus School, a signed photograph of Scott of the Antarctic. It was given to the school in thanks for the money we sent to help with the expedition. One of the sledges was called Probus School. Yes, it really was a good place and I’m proud to have been educated there. I believe Mr. Scholar is planning to write the history of it - well that will be most interesting and it’s a good thing I kept all this and even the front door too! Notes: Probus College (or Probus School) was located just off Fore Street in what was then the western end of the village at the top of Truck Hill. The school opened in 1852 and closed in 1960 with the buildings eventually being demolished to make way for housing and the petrol station. The top right image shows the college in the 1930s and below that, taken probably much earlier, is a view looking up Truck Hill where the college building can be seen in the background.
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Probus Historic Cornwall Society: 14th October with speaker Peter Herring, Team Leader at Cornwall Council Historic Environment Services, for a presentation on the Archaeology work of the Service.
EVENTS DIARY 2019
Probus Memory Cafe: We meet at 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm on 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at PVH. Next meetings are 9th and 23rd October
Secretaries: Are you planning an event? To avoid clashing with another group on your preferred date, why not publicise your event here in advance?
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For contact details see page 4 (Club Directory) Key: PVH = Probus Village Hall. PCC = Probus Comrades Club, HA = Hawkins Arms.
Children’s Dance classes at PVH: Fridays 4:30 pm to 5:10 pm Mini Divas and Dudes Dance 3 years plus. 5:15 pm to 6 pm Street Dance 7 years plus. Harvey Smith, 4Real Dance
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Wednesday Walking Group: Every Wednesday. Meet in the PVH carpark at 9.30 am (sometimes 9 am). Call Terry/Tim for confirmation of departure time Coffee Mornings: In the church every Tuesday 10:30 am to 12 noon. Every Friday during term time in the church 9 am to 10:30 am. Every first Saturday in the month
Probus Knit and Natter Group: Tuesdays, 10 am to 12 noon at PCC Probus Ladies Group: The next meeting will be at PVH onWednesday 2nd October at the Probus Village Hall from 2:30pm to 4:30 pm with a speaker from Cornwall Air Ambulance.
Mobile Library: PVH car park Friday 11th October, 8th November, 6th December 11:10 am -12 noon MHA Live at Home Probus Friendship Group for people 60+ at PVH. On Thursdays 10 am - 12 noon (except 3rd Thursday of month)
Probus Club of Probus: Thursday 17th October 12 for 12:30 pm lunch at The Falmouth Hotel with speaker Chris Trerise “Kernow Model Railway”
Tresillian Singers: 13th October at Probus Church along with City of Truro Male Choir starting at 7:30 pm raising money for charity. See poster on page 3.
Probus Pedallers: Every Sunday. Meet at Probus Surgery car park at 9 am. Arriving back at 12:30 pm Probus Over-60s Luncheon Club: Wednesday 2nd, 16th and 30th October at PVH
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