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Marshgate's hall is falling down!
Marshgate, partly in the parish of Otterham and partly in the
parish of St Juliot, is a small village in a sparsely populated area
of North Cornwall. There is neither a Church nor a Pub, just a
Village Store and Post Office, a few farms and a number of houses.
However, the focal point of the village is the Village Hall - "The
Otterham & St
Juliot Hall" to give it its full title. Although Marshgate may
be small, the Hall caters for people living in the surrounding
areas, mainly (as the name suggests) in the parishes of Otterham and
St Juliot but also from a wider area as far away as Bude, Camelford
and Boscastle. Used by many local groups, the Hall also plays host
to dinners for the local population, is used by a play group and the
local school and regularly hosts auctions. To lose the use of it
would be nothing short of a disaster.
However the fabric of the building is frail and the time has come
when the building needs to be replaced. For this a large sum of
money, approximately £250,000, needs to be raised, which is where
you can help by giving a donation or supporting one of the
fund-raising events.
Please
click here to visit the website and to make donations.
Wadebridge Folk Festival Confirmed for 2008
The Wadebridge Folk Festival will take place over the August bank
holiday weekend in 2008 at various venues in Wadebridge, Cornwall,
and will be organised by Hobgoblin Music. After the last minute
announcement by Cornwall Festivals Ltd in 2007 that they were unable
to continue running the festival, Hobgoblin Music co-founder Pete
McClelland, and Hobgoblin shop manager Eddy Mayhew collaborated to
put together a 3 day event packed with concerts, sessions and
workshops and headlined by Martin Simpson. The 2007 festival was a
big hit with festival goers and local people, who were keen for a
similar event to take place in 2008.
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Life Centre and Food Bank in Bude.
The life centre and food bank is a drop in centre for anyone and
everyone. The centre is open 5 mornings a week and is also involved
with other statutory and voluntary agencies to whom they provide
food vouchers. If the statutory and voluntary agencies have
someone in need then they issue a voucher. The individual
concerned then takes the voucher to the Life Centre and is issued
with a food parcel which contains enough food for 3 days.The Life
Centre and Food Bank is a non-profit making venture totally staffed
by volunteers.
More info....
Is this the end for Cornish Folk Festival?
Cornwall Folk Festival was cancelled this year, a
decision taken with regret by the board of Cornwall Festivals Ltd
who understand the upset this decision caused to many people.
After 35 years the festival has become an established tradition but
as a limited company Cornwall Festivals Ltd cannot be allowed to go
into the red - this would mean bankruptcy and would obviously affect
all the directors credit.
In Folknews Kernow, Chris Ridley mentions the grand time had by all
at the Hobgoblin Wadebridge Bank Holiday Festival, and suggests it
is a pointer to the way ahead in the future - fine - we should be
aware, however, that Hobgoblin made a significant loss on this
year's festival.
IS THERE ANYONE PREPARED TO TAKE ON THIS FESTIVAL?
The Board of Directors feel unable to guarantee a festival in
2008 under their management. Since June 2007 we have all been making
'feelers' towards this end but as yet have come up blank. Again,
this decision has not been easy or lightly taken without regrets -
we have all worked hard but it has been fun and rewarding and we
sincerely hope this festival continues. So, unless someone takes
this on under the mantle of Cornwall Festivals Ltd, the company will
close. This will not affect anyone, sooner or later, wishing to run
the festival either in Wadebridge or elsewhere.
Any interested parties
click here to contact Cornwall Folk Festival Ltd.
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Second home tax used for scheme
Money from council tax from second home owners in Cornwall is
helping to create affordable housing in one of the country's most
expensive areas. Twelve detached bungalows are to be built in St
Minver, not far from the pricey seaside resort of Rock.
A community land trust has selected buyers according to strict
criteria. North Cornwall District Council is providing a £544,000
loan for the initiative, funded by the second homes council tax.
Each of the buyers has paid £50,000 for the plot with foundations
and a timber frame and will then complete the homes themselves. The
properties, on land at Penmayne Farm, will be freehold but they will
have constraints to ensure they remain affordable. The scheme is
another example of how funding from second homes council tax is
essential in enabling the delivery of new affordable homes.
It is thought to be one of the first self-build schemes by a
Community Land Trust anywhere in England and a second scheme is
planned for Blisland early in 2008 |
