South Hill Climate Change Action Group
The next meeting of the group will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday 8th November at
the Parish Hall, Golberdon.
The purpose of the meeting is to write a Climate Action Plan for our parish.
We have plenty of ideas of what could be done.
Now is the time to turn those ideas into a practical plan with clear targets and timescales.
All are welcome.
David Skelton dave@pencashna.com 07776 386 828
I’ve always liked cars, and I’ve had all sorts. Big cars, little cars, new cars, vintage cars, diesel cars, petrol cars … but all with one thing in common. An engine. With the move to Electric Vehicles gathering pace, and with an outright ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) cars from 2030, I wondered whether I would like electric motoring. Could I live with reduced range between having to refuel, refuelling (or charging) taking hours rather than minutes? What are they actually like to drive and more importantly, what are they like to live with as a means of transport?
I wanted a way to find out without committing to buy one. Certainly, I wasn’t prepared to jump into EV ownership and part with my ICE car without understanding the day to day first. My solution? Lease one. If I like it, I can look around to see what to save up for. If I don’t, then just get the leasing company to take it away. So it was that a shiny red Kia Niro appeared on my driveway in July, courtesy of an offer from EDF. After all, they want to sell electricity… Here’s my view after the first three months.
Continue reading8 miles circular walk, mainly quiet roads and some footpaths to start crossing fields.
From Golberdon: Lane to Trewoodloe House, follow the footpath across the fields to Berrio. Turn left at the road & follow to the junction at Kerney bridge.
Take the Pensilva road, up the steep hill until you reach Scrawsdon Farm entrance on your right with a footpath sign! Follow this to Mill Lawn.
At the road turn right and go through the wood to the junction and turn left, to Charaton Cross. Go straight over towards Gang. At the next junction keep left, and pass an old granite horse trough.
At the next junction ( GANG ) the road on the left, is the route back, via Bicton Bridge and back to Golberdon. But turn Right and follow this road all the way to the main road and the church on the Right.
The church is now owned by the owners of the Old Rectory, opposite, who are renovating it into a museum to Emily Hobhouse.
The Church tower with bold setback buttresses is unique in Cornwall for its 12 pinnacles instead of the usual four. A sundial above the main porch door is dated 1695. Inside look up, the roof is original woodwork with carved angels and one green man.
The modern glass in the window is a memorial to Archdeacon Hobhouse. rector from 1844-1895 and responsible for the restoration and a remarkable benefactor to the parish. He was also father of Emily known as The Angel of Mercy for her work among the Boor women and children in South Africa during the Boor war. A lot of information about Emily and her charitable work can be found in the church.
READ MORE about Emily Hobhouse here > Emily Hobhouse – The British Empire
Our accolade of a bronze Eco award is an achievement, but we want silver and then gold. With everything we do at St Sampson’s Church, we try to consider environmental impacts. From the cups we drink from, the energy we use and the care of the building every day and as part of the restoration project. We are pleased to say we are not far off a silver award, which only three other churches in Cornwall have achieved.
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