The Cornish Times captured the Giant Monk in the procession through the town.
https://www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/a-sunny-day-for-10th-callington-mayfest-614223
St Sampson’s Giant Monk in Callington Mayfest
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Church Matters April 2023
CHANGE
There is a story about a Bishop meeting a Church Warden I heard many years ago, I’m not sure if it’s true or not but it’s a good story anyway.
The Church Warden, in conversation with a Bishop, happened to mention he had served for nearly 50 years. The Bishop responded by saying: ‘Well, I expect you have seen a lot of changes during your term of office’. ‘Yes’, was the reply, ‘and I have opposed every single one of them’.
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Earth Hour March 25th 2023
Celebrating EARTH HOUR at St. Sampson’s church, South Hill from 8:30pm
An hour gazing at the stars, telling tales around the fire pit, toasting marshmallows.
If wet weather in the church, candle lit.
WASSAILING February 26th 10am
February 2023 Newsletter
In this edition:
- Who Remembers … Gus Honeybun
- Cormac refuse to put back the granite trough
- Do you want South Hill Rd to be 40mph?
- Allotments available on Trevigro Rd.
- What will a Mayor for Cornwall cost us !
- St Sampson’s Updates, Wassailing event
- Four go to Wesminster
- Our Advertisers here
- February Walk
- Monthly Quiz 4th Saturday
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Continue readingFour go to Westminster
On Tuesday 15th November four of us from St Sampson’s joined a Save the Parish event at The Houses of Parliament. Not quite a Trelawny uprising, but we did our bit! One hundred parishioners and clergy from around the country and MPs and Lords were in attendance. The speakers did a great job outlining the problems parishes are facing, the finances behind the scenes, and just how parliament can help change the tide.
Continue readingSouth Hill Remembers J.H. Dennis
John Henry Dennis was born in Flushing on 20 Jun 1876 and joined the Royal Navy in April 1896 as a Stoker. He married Mary Selina Rogers, Aaron Roger’s sister, on 21 April 1903 in Kinsale in Ireland. By 1908 they were living in Valentine Row Callington with their baby daughter, Lavinia. In November 1915 John Henry Dennis joined HMS Wallington, a ship patrolling the icy waters around the east coast. His service certificate states:
DD* 8th February 1916 (Accidentally drowned, but no evidence to show how deceased got into the water). Verdict of Inquest “Found drowned” *Discharged Dead
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South Hill Remembers Aaron Rogers
Aaron Rogers was born on 30 April 1880 in (Templebrady) Crosshaven, County Cork in Ireland, the fifth of eight children. His father, Plymouth born Aaron Rogers Snr, was in the Royal Navy and was based in Ireland. In January 1896 Aaron, a servant boy, followed his widowed father and joined the Royal Navy as a Seaman, enlisting at Devonport and joining HMS Vivid.
The 1911 census states that both were living at 2 Stoke Terrace in Kelly Bray, Aaron a Seaman and his father a Naval pensioner. During WW1 Aaron was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his part in the battle at Gallipoli and is mentioned in the London Gazette of 15 May 1916. His service certificate states that he was invalided out of the Royal Navy in 1920 and the reason given was ‘Disease of the brain’. Aaron died 10 Feb 1921 aged 40 at Northcote, Honiton and is buried in South Hill at St. Sampsons.
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