On May 30 the church received a gift of a new lawn mower to replace the one stolen before Christmas, as were others in the area.

This generosity by Roger Thorpe of PRO AGRO LTD, the local firm of garden machinery specialists of Launcells, was of an AL-KO 468 SP-A BIO motorized Lawn Mower, petrol driven that mulches the churchyard grass to fertilise it.

Regular visitors to the churchyard would have seen our “NO MOW MAY” policy in action for May. When our gardener, Chris Coombes, restarts his care in June several areas will be left for the summer as Wild Areas to encourage wild life and to display a range of wild flowers previously suppressed by whole area cutting.

The service at Morwenstow Methodist Chapel at Shop on Sunday, June 1, was led by Mark Shepherd of Chilsworthy.

Colin Tape was the organist for the following hymns: ‘Lift high the Cross’, ‘Alleluia, Alleluia, give thanks’, ‘When I survey the wondrous Cross’ and ‘I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene’.

The prayers of intercession were led by Jill Johns and the lesson was read by John Cleave.

Tithes, gifts and offerings for Chapel and Circuit funds continue to be placed in the donation box at the rear of the Chapel. Special thanks for donations towards the maintenance of the Cemetery and Chapel Grounds.

The service was followed by coffee and a chance to chat in the Wesley Room.

In 1965, a group of Bude ladies came together to form the Inner Wheel Club of Bude. The Founder President was Gwen Mill, the Founder Secretary was Hilda Walter and the Club received its Charter on May 27 of that year.

Fast forward 60 years and the Club is still going strong. The present members, together with some past members, met to celebrate the 60th anniversary with afternoon tea in the Willoughby Gallery at the Castle in Bude. Members were delighted to welcome the Founder Secretary, Hilda Walter as an honoured guest. Hilda celebrated her 100th birthday in April. They were also joined by Inner Wheel District Zone Leader, Liz Williams.

When the Club was founded, Inner Wheel was an organisation restricted to wives of members of the Rotary Club. Membership is now open to anybody who has an interest in fellowship and serving the community. For anyone who would like to know more about the Inner Wheel and particularly the Bude Club, the Castle has an exhibition covering the 60 years of the club’s life which runs until September.

Further information is also available by contacting [email protected]

North Hill Parish Council met for their monthly meeting on June 2 at North Hill Village Hall.

No planning applications were received for recommendations this month. It was noted for information that the steps leading up to the slide on the mound at North Hill Play area had now been fixed. Other matters discussed included agreement to purchase one new dog poo bin due to damage to the old bin and to share that St Torney’s Church has a cleaning day on Wednesday, June 18, at 10.30am as they had been shortlisted for the 2025 Cornish Buildings award. Any willing volunteers could just turn up or email Jane at [email protected]

Considerable debate took place regarding the ongoing difficulties of parking for village hall patrons attending events in the village hall. North Hill Village Hall car park is persistently used by general members of the public who reside in the village, this leaves no spaces for individuals attending events in the village hall. Village hall attendees are often older or less able bodied and unable to walk any distance. North Hill Parish Council would like to again request that individuals who reside in the village of North Hill identify alternative parking and leave the village hall car park for hall users, cemetery visitors and play area visitors. North Hill Parish Council will be looking to put up signage for a trial three month period and unfortunately, if this is not successful, will have to proceed and purchase some form of parking restrictions. Other traffic issues discussed included the persistent amount of traffic travelling through Coads Green and not adhering to the speed limit. Concerns are consistently raised regarding the risk to the children of Coads Green School and the clerk has now written to Highways to see what additional speed measures could be put into place. Cornwall Council Ward member Councillor Adrian Parsons forwarded a report which was shared in the meeting. Full details of this report can be found on North Hill Parish Council’s website where minutes of all meetings are available.

The next meeting is due to take place on July 7 at North Hill Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting, alternatively, should any members of the public wish to add any issues to the agenda for discussion, please do email the clerk on [email protected]

Twenty-four members of the Lezant Lunch Club were welcomed by Ken Scoble at Trebullett Hall on Wednesday, May 28. We were joined by Anna, our local community support police officer.

Members enjoyed a delicious meal of beef and ale pie, served with mashed potatoes, carrots and beans, followed by pineapple cream. A vegetarian alternative was available.The caterers were Judith Scott, Marilyn Davey, Irene Nash, Ruth Burden and Mary Tucker.The servers were Janet Docherty, Janet Lyle and Helen Judge.

During coffee, members were entertained by a picture quiz presented by Angela Morrison. The theme was historic cars, some of which featured in films and television series.

The Lezant Lunch Club meets on the last Wednesday of each month. The next meal will be held on Wednesday, June 25. The cost to members will be £5 for two courses plus coffee. Phone Ruth on 01566 782286 to book a place.

Chilsworthy

Methodist Chapel

Chilsworthy Methodist Chapel held a Day of Prayer in the Chapel on Saturday, May 17.

There were various 'Stations' set up around the Chapel to visit and sit at. The Chapel was open all day and it was an opportunity to come and pray for our Church, Community and World. Time could be taken to give thanks and to listen to God for His guidance.

Thank you to those who set up such resourceful Stations and to those who took turns to act as stewards during the course of the day.

Following on from the Day of Prayer at the Chapel the previous day, the service on the Sunday was geared towards 'Prayer'.

Ruth Bealing highlighted some upcoming events.

The Opening Worship was led by Karen Shepherd.

The singing was led by Dionne Bere playing the keyboard and with Maxine Whenmouth, Geoff Broome and John Cleave as vocalists.

Lessons were read by Lesley Coxon, Ruth Bealing and Vicki Bluett.

Sue Banks led prayers for our community and introduced a short time of prayer.

Karen Shepherd led prayers for our Chapel and Circuit.

Ros Watson led prayers for the future of our Circuit and its staffing.

Karen Shepherd led prayers for finance and resources.

Sandra Shepherd led prayers for the Persecuted Church.

Ruth Bealing led prayers for Tearfund and El Shaddai.

Various YouTube videos and PowerPoint slides on prayer were shown, thank you to Tim Watson for manning the tech desk.

Tim played the song 'Prayer changes things' while people prayed and there was an open time of prayer when anyone could pray about anything.

Refreshments followed the service.

In the afternoon, the Muddy Church team organised a 'Scavenger Hunt' for our children and young families in Chilsworthy Woods, by kind permission of Tim and Ros Watson. Fine weather was the added bonus. Everyone had a great time, enjoying the Hunt and the refreshments!

Ruth Bealing led the service on Sunday, June 1, with the service based on the period between the Resurrection of Christ and His Ascension.

We worshipped the Lord by singing.

The singing was led by Christine Tratt and Sandra Shepherd on keyboards and with Maxine Whenmouth as vocalist.

The lesson was read by Mary Care and the prayers of intercession were led by Mark Banks. Refreshments were served at the close.

A successful Coffee Morning and Plant Sale was recently held at 'Pooh Corner', the home of Mark and Sandra Shepherd. The beautiful weather meant people were able to sit in the garden and chat while drinking coffee and eating delicious cake. The proceeds were for Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) and North Devon Hospice and to date the sum of £1,385.44 has been raised, to be equally divided between both charities.

The Village Coffee Morning for June was held on Thursday, June 5, in the Millard Room. Thank you to Linda Broome and Lesley Coxon for hosting this month.