Category Archives: Health & Wellbeing

Tamar Valley Health PPG


The PPG would like to introduce you to different teams of clinicians so you can see why your call is triaged and you are given an appointment or telephone call with the person best qualified to help you. We had a discussion with Paul Symonds about the roles of paramedics. Paul is the Team leader of the Acute Care Team and has recently qualified as an Advanced Practitioner. There is also Ben who is a prescribing paramedic and John who has recently joined the team and has 20 years’ experience as a paramedic and 5 years in primary care (home visits) as well as Neil, nurse practitioner and Julia who is a physician associate.

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August 26th Bells walk to Lezant


Join us on a Friday evening walk

This month we’re heading to Lezant church, you have options on the length of walk. Starting from South Hill the full walk is 11 miles

Or start from Bray Shop is 8 miles  

Or one way to/from Lezant can be arranged

STARTING from SOUTH HILL CHURCH at 2:30pm or BRAY SHOP at 3pm

The route takes us along the road to Exwell where we follow the footpath to Trerefters, onto Kingscoombe and Tregoiffe. Taking the road down to Trecarrell bridge and footpath to Trebithick and West Penrest, then road into Lezant to the church, where we’ll be able to go up the tower and ring the bells. We return via Trekenner taking the footpath through East Penrest to Trekenner Mill and back via the road.

Contact Ali for all the details iamalihumphreys@yahoo.com or 07305 044049

JUNE 18th Bells walk South Hill to St Andrews Calstock


Start 10am St. Sampsons church South Hill Grid ref SX 329 726 Postcode PL17 7LP

Choose from the full route which is 10.3 miles or 8 miles, or 6 miles or 3 miles and let Ali know ASAP. Transport will be arranged back from Calstock church. If you have dogs please make your own arrangements. Toilets are at the start, at HB & Metherel hall and at St Andrews church.

Brings drinks and refreshments, we’ll aim to lunch at HB & Metherel hall in the play area, it’s 3 miles from there to St Andrews.

St Andrews bell ringers will welcome us with a cup of tea and chance to go up the tower and see the bells and also try your hand at ringing them. There are lots of interesting details about the bells www.calstockbellringers.com, the church and the grave yard where you can find 3 people died on The Titantic and a Celtic Cross to mark the grave of Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny of Harewood House, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall and the Grandfather of Emily Hobhouse.     

Sign up for the walk or meet us at the end, if you don’t want to walk maybe you could offer a lift back to our cars. Either way let Ali know your intentions so she can coordinate. Email is best iamalihumphreys@yahoo.com or  07305 044049

Next month we have another church bells walk in the planning and look forward to walking with you. Contact Ali to be added to the list for more details. iamalihumphreys@yahoo.com

Community Walk March 27th


Sunday Morning Meander  5 miles or less, on parish lanes and fields

Dogs on leads welcome and children under control, plus Mums on Mothers Day. Some stiles need climbing.

Starting at South Hill church Sunday March 27th 10:45am

We aim to be back by 1pm, Bring your own drink.

All welcome, a chance to catch up with each other and have fun.

We’ll take the Bray Shop road to the entrance of Treven and turn left crossing fields to Baddaford, a short road walk towards St. Mellor’s church tower, at Linkinhorne, turning onto the footpath and aim at the wind turbine, striding over the stream and up to Mornick. Here we’ll take the road back towards the church and those that want a 2 ½ mile walk can continue back.

Otherwise we’ll be crossing fields and stiles to Trewassick then dropping down over the stream and up the other side, staying on the footpaths to Trewoodloe. Here we’ll head for Golberdon .. the last opportunity to cut the walk short.

We’ll take the “main” road for a short distance before taking fields to Manaton then the road to the final leg and final footpath from Tregate passing The Old School and returning to the church.