Launceston Community Market meets every Friday morning in Central Methodist Hall and all the money they raise goes to local charities and good causes. Recently they were delighted to make a donation to the UK Sepsis Trust.

The UK Sepsis Trust has worked for many years to spread information to the medical profession and public about the effects of sepsis which is responsible for 48,000 deaths annually in the UK. The goal is to end preventable deaths from sepsis and improve outcomes for sepsis survivors. Earlier diagnosis and treatment across the UK would save several thousand lives a year.

The Cornwall Sepsis Trust Support Group is the only group in the South West and through regular meetings and fundraising events tries to achieve locally the aims of the UK Trust.

More information is available at www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/sepsis-campaign

So far the Market has donated over £21,000 to 86 different good causes and if you have any suggestions for the next local good cause for the Market to consider, please, just pop in and mention it to any of the stallholders.

On Friday, July 4, at 7.30pm, Levowan Chamber Choir will be performing in St Mary Magdalene Church, Launceston.

Levowan Chamber Choir continues its 10th anniversary celebrations by presenting a superb selection of uplifting, contemporary choral music from around the globe. The programme will include pieces by Karl Jenkins, John Rutter, Bob Chilcott, Will Todd, Philip Stopford, Howard Goodall, Elaine Hagenberg and Ola Gjeilo, plus an arrangement by local composer Stephen Trahair of the rousing anthem I Was Glad by Hubert Parry.

Free entry with a retiring collection. Reserve a seat at www.levowan.com

Mondays weekly - morning prayer at 10am.

Sunday, June 15 - Evensong at 6.30pm.

Sunday, June 15 - Holy Communion at 10am.

This is a registered charity which solely exists for the benefit of children who reside in the parish of Linkinhorne. This year the Trustees will make payment of £120 to each child resident in the parish who will be moving from primary to secondary education this September. The grant is intended to be used to provide essentials such as uniform and shoes which is now called the “Uniform Grant.”

Children at Upton Cross school will be given this information. A form can be obtained from the school office and further information can be obtained from Maxine Browne on 01579 362611 or [email protected] by Friday, July 11 (email attachments must be signed electronically).

The leaders have met to plan the summer term activities and the Summer Camp in July. The group is always pleased to have volunteers to help out and maybe even like to join the Leaders. It is really enjoyable and great work with our young people. Give this some consideration and feel free to contact either of the leaders: Cheryl Parkinson (Beavers & Cubs) 01579 363693, Richard Doney (Scouts and Explorer Scouts aged 14 to 18 years) 01579 362602. Report by Sarah Doney, PR officer.

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 11, at the Parish Hall, Upton Cross when Dr Jane Gilbert will talk on CPR which was one of the Resolutions for the year.

The next walk will take place on Sunday, June 15, with leader, Simon Parker. Picnic too on Tregarrick Tor and listen to the tales of the moor. Please meet at the Hurlers car park at 11.30am. Approximately 3.5 miles and quite easy terrain.

A coffee morning will take place on Tuesday, June 17, in the Parish Hall at Upton Cross from 10.30am to 12pm. This will be jointly hosted by the hall and the History Group - a time to reminisce and to share your memories and photographs.

A FUN-filled Dog Show will take place on Saturday, July 5 at 12.30pm at Millennium House, Pensilva, all in aid of the Liskeard Food Hub.

With 20 entertaining classes to enter, there’s something for every pooch and their proud owner.

Entry is just £2 per class, with trophies awarded to all 1st place winners, plus special prizes for Best in Show and Reserve in Show. Ribbons will be awarded up to 3rd place.

There will also be a raffle on the day, with tickets at £1 each, offering a chance to win some great prizes while supporting a vital local cause.

Donations for the raffle are warmly welcomed and can be dropped off at the Liskeard Food Hub on Pike Street in the lead-up to the event.

In a relatively short June meeting, our re-elected Cornwall Councillor Adrian Parsons reporting on the structure of Cornwall Council after the local council elections held on May 1.

A coalition between the Liberal Democrat and Independent councillors will form the administration for the next council term under the leadership of Cllr Leigh Frost (Lib Dem) and Cllr Adam Paynter (Ind) will be deputy leader.

The structure of the majority of the council's various committees is in place, with the two largest parties in the council chamber - Reform UK and Liberal Democrats - taking the majority of the seats.

In what is now his third consecutive term of office, Adrian is to serve as chair on the East sub-area planning and as a member of the strategic planning and licencing committees.

Also, he advised that an online meeting regarding the A30 (Kennards House – Five Lanes) improvements was to be hosted by Cornwall Council and National Highways on June 10 and threw down an invitation for a member of APC to have a seat at the meeting to assure local representation. Cllr Matthew Halls accepted.

In the relatively short space of time since the Annual Council Meeting held in mid May, very little other business had crossed the desk. However, the meeting did resolve that Daniel Wendon and Wesley Smith, who had missed out submitting their nomination papers at the May elections due to the time constraints that were put in place, to be co-opted to fill their vacant seats.

The next parish council meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 2, which will start at 7.30pm in Altarnun Village Hall. Once again it would be good to see as many parishioners as possible come along. Please remember the clerk can be contacted on 07841780397 or via the councils web site: altarnunpc.co.uk

The Werrington Ladies Circle (WLC) were enthralled with a talk from the amazing Alison Jones, a representative from the “Medical Detection Dogs" charity (MDD).

MDD use the remarkable power of the dogs nose to detect human diseases. Their research is based on the dogs ability to detect minute odour traces created by diseases and is at the forefront of innovative research. The dogs nose is the best bio-sensor known to man. Since 2014, the research conducted indicated that their dogs were capable of detecting tiny traces (around one part per trillion - the equivalent of one teaspoon of sugar in two olympic sized swimming pools) of the odour created by different diseases.

The charity has always focused on establishing a strong evidence base and work closely with fellow researchers, academic institutions, both in the UK and internationally and NHS trusts.

The bio detection research areas include cancer, neurological diseases, bacteria and malaria detection dogs.

In 2021, the results to train dogs to detect prostrate cancer in urine samples, showed they can detect the most aggressive forms of the disease with high specificity and sensitivity which is non invasive to the patient.

The impact of MDD’s work is foundational and seminal to the whole new stew of emergent technologies.

In 2024, the MDD was asked to research the odour of colorectal cancer. To date colonoscopy screening is used and now MDD are aiming to use urine samples over faecal samples.

Neurological diseases affect over one-billion people worldwide. MDD focuses on Parkinsons’ disease. They believe there is a real potential for the dogs to achieve higher accuracy with increased exposure and refined training methods to detect early stages, even prior to diagnosis with urine odour sampling.

Bacteria within the body can be fatal and existing tests to confirm the presence in our body take several days. Current trials and research is to identify a reliable way of collecting samples from the individual that can be tested by dogs.

If anyone would like to join these eclectic, fun loving ladies from all walks of life within the community, please contact Susan Desmond (president), 01566 773768. Meetings are held the last Tuesday each month, in the winter at 2.30pm and summer 7.30pm at Yeolmbridge, Methodist Community Hall, Ladycross, PL15 8TN.

Annual subscriptions of £20 and guests £3 per meeting.

We look forward to welcome new members on May 27 at 7.30pm for tea, cakes friendship, giggles and so much more including a talk on Cornish summer traditions.