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April 2025 Connection Newsletter


South Hill Connection April 2025 Newsletter

In this edition:

  • Last Newsletter
  • 12th NEW Callington REPAIR CAFE 
  • Easter Egg Hunt
  • Hall Extension Planning Approved
  • Parish Hall Jubilee event
  • May 1st Elections
  • Regular Hall events listed
  • List of parish contacts
  • Recycling for Charity project £18,500 raised
  • Lots of local events
  • Support our local advertisers

Bell Walkers March 2025


March 23rd the weather was grey, the wind keen, but our happy band of walkers soon warmed up, setting off from LESNEWTH Church, via footpaths to St Juliot church at Hennett. Thomas Hardy met his future wife, Emma Gifford, the rector’s sister-in-law here. Detailed etchings on the glass window.

We back tracked a little to pick up a lovely trail through the woods alongside the River Valency which eventually took us into Boscastle. Sunday afternoon the bakery, other shops and pubs were open and a good crowd milling around. We watched some ducks on the river then climbed up Forrabury hill to St. Symphorian church, perched high above the town, and went even higher as Peter lead the way up ladders in the tower onto the roof. Just one bell here to chime. Were there plans to have more? Folklore says maybe … the infamous Rev. Hawker, of Morwenstow, wrote a poem “The Bells of Forrabury”.

read the poem and more here.

We were told that when Dawn French visited whilst filming she donated the 2 angels. Urgent repairs are needed to the roof, plaster is falling from the ceiling and a mesh with netting is strung up so the church can remain open.

We stopped at the site of Bottreaux castle, from which Boscastle gets its name, the settlement here predated any harbour settlement and those homes with 1/2 door entrances.

B. 1775 D 1813 Buried 1998 No Longer Abused.

Back into the woods past Home Farm to Minster church, in the 12th century it became a monastic site, bats have taken over the tower now and are well protected. Leaving the church grounds via the woodland track we saw the gravestone to Joan Wytte, wrongly accused of witchcraft at Bodmin, Gaol died 1813.

We dropped down to the river again, over a footbridge to Newmills, another footbridge back over and a steep incline up to the entrance to Trafalgar, track to Treworld and lane back to St Michaels at Lesnewth. TOTAL 8 Miles.

SHARE Love your Home event Feb. 15th 2025


SHARE ‘Love Your Home’ event on 15th February, with Community Energy Plus (CEP), South West Water, Stoke Climsland Climate Action Group the Parish of St Ive Community Resilience Project and Callington foodbank.

For those of you who couldn’t make it, here are some useful links

Making contact with the CLEAN Team (Free Retrofit Advice Home Visits) https://cep.org.uk/futureproof-your-home/contact-low-carbon-team

Energy Advice Guides – Insulation, Heating Controls, Condensation & Mould https://cep.org.uk/information-pages/energy-advice-guides-for-householders/

Futureproofing your Home Guides – Low Carbon Technologies – Solar PV, heat pumps /cep.org.uk/information-pages/energy-advice-guides-for-futureproofing-your-home/

Boiler Upgrade Scheme (£7,500 grant towards a heat pump) www.gov.uk/apply-boiler-upgrade-scheme

Great British Insulation Scheme (Insulation measure funding) www.gov.uk/apply-great-british-insulation-scheme

Lendology (Energy Home Improvement Loans) www.lendology.org.uk/partner/view/cornwall-council/

Cornwall Council Household Support Fund information www.cornwall.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/household-support-fund/

Microgeneration  Accreditation Scheme MCS Certified | https://mcscertified.com/

South West Water www.southwestwater.co.uk/savewater

Save Water Save Money www.savewatersavemoney.co.uk/products/view/744/tap-inserts-twin-pack.html

Bell Walkers February 2025 Walk


SAME 7 MILE ish WALK, offered on 2 separate days February 9th and 11th both 11am start. Cream Tea to follow for donations.

Meet in Lower Downgate, CALLINGTON, PL17 8LA.

We plan to start walking at 11.00 am, the distance is just over 7 miles of varied ground conditions, Tarmac, Stoney paths, Mud, deep Mud and quite deep Mud. Mostly on quiet lanes or off road trails, short walk on slightly busier road. No dogs please. Bring something for lunch and drink.

Peter and Caroline walk leaders.

South Hill Connection February 2025 Newsletter


In this edition:

  • Feb. 5th Barrett’s Privateers 7pm Church
  • Feb. 10th Drop off Sweet tubs for charity
  • Feb. 9th & 11th same walk plus cream tea for Ukraine
  • Feb. 15th SHARE Love Your Home event
  • Feb 22nd Fabric Sale SH Piecemakers
  • YFC Dung Sale
  • Book Swap The Parish Hall Golberdon
  • QUIZ masters needed
  • Newsletter Editor needed
  • £1800 raised from Christmas trees for NICU
  • £1148 raised from food containers for Kicks Count
  • Monthly Men that Brunch
  • Trelawny Shout St Marys Callington
  • Pancake Party Callington Methodist
  • Chyvarhas Creative Kids
  • Support our local advertisers
  • HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

Werrington. St Stephens. Bell Walkers 8 miler


Sunday Jan. 12th. 2025. With kind permission of the Williams family, we were able to walk through The Werrington Estate, Eve and James at St Stephens for showing us around and allowing us to climb the tower with amazing views and make noise on the 8 bells, and Norman again for the history lesson at Werrington and 8 bells.

South Hill Connection January 2025 newsletter


In this New Year edition:

  • Gardens of Mercy have withdawn their planning application.
  • Changes to our Council Waste and Recycling over the holiday period.
  • Book your real tree collection from Smithy’s on January 7th
  • Walk to School through Maders correspondence from Cornwall Council.
  • January 7th ROB BARRATT comic poet and singer 7pm The Parish Hall with the WI.
  • Church News
  • Hall Updates
  • WI report
  • SHARE Event
  • Recycling for Charity, save those plastic sweet tubs.
  • Support our advertisers all listed on the back page.

January 2025 newsletter