This year’s Song of Praise by the beach will be at St Michael’s Porthilly on Sunday 28th July, 11am, with St Minver Silver Band.
We look forward to seeing you there for this very popular event.
Please support Port Isaac’s crowdfunding campaign to raise money for our Village Hall. There are some incredible rewards on offer and we need your help!
Watch the video, support us and share the link with your family and friends: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/port-isaac-hall
I think you already know how much I love Port Isaac Village Hall. It’s taken up so much of my time for nearly twenty years (I know, I found that hard to believe as well!). We are a really strong Management Committee who run the Hall and we all work our little socks off to keep the Hall looking good and maintaining it, mending it, raising money for it, painting it … but we all have day jobs that seem to get in the way when we have such a bit task ahead of us! That task is to build a side extension to house hall floor level multi-access toilets and baby changing facilities and then extend and refurbish the kitchen, bring our hall into the 21st century and making it truly a Hall for All.
We have had so much help since we launched our DIY SOS Appeal at the beginning of the year but we now need hard cash to get this extension built. One of the ways we are trying to raise money is our Crowdfunding Campaign that launched today. And I think you know what’s coming next! If you could support us in any way, it would be lovely.
Could you also share the link to the site with your family and friends as well please?
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Dee x
HAUL FOR OUR HALL!!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/port-isaac-hall
Poet Victoria Field and musician Eduard Heyning will use poetry and music as an aid to reflection in a day in St Endellion Church on Saturday 22nd June. Victoria is a writer and qualified poetry therapist; her latest book is a memoir of poetry and marriage ‘Baggage: A Book of Leavings.’She was writer-in-residence at Truro cathedral a few years ago and has a long association with Cornwall. Admission is £10. the day begins with coffee at 10am and ends at 3pm. Bring a picnic lunch.
Plans for our annual Church Fete are well underway. It will take place on Wednesday 21st August commencing at 2pm on the Cricket Field. Once again, we thank the Cricket Club for their assistance in retaining this much-loved traditional fete.
If you are one of our regular stalwart helpers, you can expect the call again!! If you have not been involved but would like to help in any way, you will be most welcome, we never refuse! For more information, call either Brian 869315 or Dawn 869084
So, if you knit, sew or cook, get ready, we need you. If you can have fun with old and young alike operating a game, we need you. If you can sell anything, we need you. In fact, whatever you think you might be able to do, we need YOU!
The slipway on Port Isaac beach played host to an extremely busy service for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The service honours and gives thanks for all the Lifeboat crews across the country and blesses the station’s D class lifeboat.
The service raises awareness and much needed funds to keep the lifeboat running and is a very popular event each year for local residents and visitors alike.
Additional Collect:
Holy Spirit, sent by the Father,
ignite in us your holy fire;
strengthen your children with the gift of faith,
revive your Church with the breath of love,
and renew the face of the earth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen
St Kew 9.30am All Age Worship Rob Soley
St Peter 9.30am Holy Communion Elizabeth Wild & David Elliott
12.30pm RNLI service at the platt Elizabeth Wild
St Endellion 11am Sung Eucharist Andrew Lewis
St Minver 11am All Age Worship with Baptism Elizabeth Wild & Marcus Jones
St Enodoc 3pm Evensong Bill Nimmo
St Michael 9.15am Holy Communion Judith Pollinger
6pm Evensong Elizabeth Wild & David Elliott
Everyone is welcome to attend
Tuesday 11
8am Holy Communion (BCP), St Endellion, Judith Pollinger
Wednesday 12
8.45am Good Morning Café, St Kew School
10am Holy Communion, St Minver, Andrew Lewis
2pm Funeral for Ted Childs, St Endellion Church
7.30pm Healing service, St Michael, Judith Pollinger
7.30pm Jim Carey & the Saboteurs – Riots & Lobsters £10 from www.endelienta.org.uk or 07787 944935.
Thursday 13
11am Bible Study at Trevic. If you would like to attend and haven’t been before, please phone: 862550
Friday 14
10am Minifingers, Perceval institute
Sunday 16th June – Trinity Sunday
St Kew 9.30am Holy Communion Elizabeth Wild
St Peter 9.30am Morning Worship Michael Wild & Marcus Jones
St Endellion 11am Sung Eucharist Judith Pollinger
6pm Taize Judith Pollinger
St Minver 11am Holy Communion Elizabeth Wild & Corinne Tournay
St Enodoc 3pm Evensong with Baptism Andrew Lewis
St Michael 6pm Evensong Peter Coster
Please pray for the sick, among them Christine Simpson, Claudia Tom, Rosalind Smith and Valerie Davey. Remember all those who have died recently including Ted Childs. We remember those whose anniversary of death occurs at this time including Patricia Brown.
Taking it in turns to pray for each other – this week we pray for St James, St Kew.
Bristol University Madrigal Ensemble Friday 21 June 7.30pm. Delightful mixed programme of madrigals and part songs. Entry £5 on the door
Reflective Day: ‘Opening into Silence’ led by Victoria Field and Edouard Heyning Saturday 22nd June 10am-3pm in St Endellion Church. £10. Bookings and further details on www.endelienta.org.uk or from canon Judith Pollinger judithpollinger262@gmail.com or 880181.
Pet services Sunday the 23rd at St Kew at 9.30am and St Minver at 11am. Bring a pet, teddy or photo to celebrate and bless. Tell your friends and their children about this very popular event.
Deanery meeting to share experience of working with children and families on Wednesday 26th June at Lanlivery Church. Refreshments from 6.45pm for a 7.15pm start. All are welcome.
Entries are invited of poems, or prose (maximum 300 words) on the theme of love for a book being produced for the North Cornwall Book Festival. Some will be read at the Book Festival Service. Entries to Judith by email judithpollinger262@gmail.com by 13th August.
St James Fete on Sat 20 July at 2pm at Trescobel, St Kew Churchtown.
St Endellion & St Peter’s, Port Isaac Garden Fete 2pm Tuesday 13th August, St Endellion Rectory.
St Minver Annual Fete Wednesday 21st August at 2pm, St Minver Cricket Club. For more information, call either Brian 869315 or Dawn 869084.
North Cornwall Cluster of Churches
for the parishes of St Kew, St Endellion with St Peter, Port Isaac and
St Minver with St Enodoc (Trebetherick) and St Michael (Porthilly)
Rector: Elizabeth Wild. Tel: 07758 407661
Email: elizabeth-wild@live.co.uk St Minver Vicarage
www.northcornwallclusterofchurches.org.uk
Please find a link to download the June Newsletter here
Additional Collect:
Risen Christ, you filled your disciples with boldness and fresh hope:
strengthen us to proclaim your risen life
and fill us with your peace,
to the glory of God the Father, Amen
St Kew 9.30am Holy Communion Judith Pollinger
St Peter 9.30am Morning Worship Michael Wild & Corinne Tournay
St Endellion 11am Sung Eucharist Feast Day Andrew Lewis
Due to the renovation of the hall we will only be serving light refreshments in Church after the service.
St Minver 11am Holy Communion Judith Pollinger
St Enodoc 3pm Evensong Bill Nimmo
St Michael 6pm Evensong Peter Coster
Everyone is welcome to attend
Tuesday 7
8am Holy Communion (BCP), St Endellion, Andrew Lewis
10.30am Funeral of Moira Patricia Hart at Glynn Valley Crematorium, Judith Pollinger
Wednesday 8
8.45am Good Morning Café, St Kew School
10am Holy Communion, St Minver, Judith Pollinger
Thursday 9
11am Bible Study at Avocet 863178. If you would like to attend and haven’t been before, please phone: 863178
Friday 10
7.30pm Albarosa Choir, St Endellion £10
Saturday 11
10am Messy Church 5th Birthday Party, Perceval Institute.
Contact Ann 01208862550
1pm Wedding of Sabrina Boudler and Dave Haskell, St Enodoc
St Kew 9.30am All Age Worship Rob Soley
St Peter 9.30am Holy Communion Elizabeth Wild
St Endellion 11am Sung Eucharist Elizabeth Wild
St Minver 11am All Age Worship Worship Leader
St Enodoc 3pm Evensong Bill Nimmo
St Michael 9.15am Holy Communion Andrew Lewis
6pm Evensong Elizabeth Wild
Please pray for the sick, among them Claudia Tom, Rosalind Smith and Valerie Davey. Remember all those who have died recently including Judith Ricketts.
We remember those whose anniversary of death occurs at this time including Peggy Hewett, Ernest Tucker and Sandra Buse.
Taking it in turns to pray for each other – this week we pray for St Minver.
Poetry reading – John Greening & Penelope Shuttle Monday 13 May 7.30pm. St Endellion £6. Tickets from www.endelienta.org.uk
Living the Questions – the last seven sessions of this course challenge us to engage with God and God’s world in transformative ways. We will meet on Wednesdays at 7pm at Trellij: 15th and 22nd May; 19th and 26th June; 10th, 17th and 24th July. All are welcome. Please contact Elizabeth Wild if you’d like to come along.
Reflective Days: ‘Animals as Ciphers and Symbols of Spirituality’ led by Julia Grigg and Dr Jenny Gashke. Saturday 18th May from 10am -3pm. A guided observation of the portrayal of animals as symbols and ciphers of spirituality in works of art and on the significance of dogs in myth and literature.
‘Opening into Silence’ led by Victoria Field and Edouard Heyning Saturday 22nd June 10am – 3pm in St Endellion Church. The couple will use poetry and music as an aid to reflection, contemplation and prayer in the morning and a more interactive session in the afternoon. Both days cost £10 . Bookings and further details on www.endelienta.org.uk or from canon Judith Pollinger judithpollinger262@gmail.com or 01208 880181.
St Endellion & St Peter’s, Port Isaac Garden Fete. 2pm Tuesday August 13th, St Endellion Rectory
North Cornwall Cluster of Churches
for the parishes of St Kew, St Endellion with St Peter, Port Isaac and
St Minver with St Enodoc (Trebetherick) and St Michael (Porthilly)
Rector: Elizabeth Wild. Tel: 07758 407661
Email: elizabeth-wild@live.co.uk St Minver Vicarage
www.northcornwallclusterofchurches.org.uk
I am pleased to report that significant progress has been made on the St Endellion church hall and we can see it taking shape and hope to have the building watertight in the very near future. However, we have suffered a delay which was outside of our control. This was the late delivery of the main steel beams to support the new roof area. Ordered from a local firm, they were due in January but only arrived on site on the 28th February. At this point we estimate that this has delayed the project by at least 4 weeks.
Our overall funding cash flow is in line with our expectations and almost complete. The only amount outstanding is the £8,000 final instalment from the Arts Council. This can only be drawn down once the hall is complete and will be used against items such as the retention, chairs, office equipment, etc.
Whilst we are behind our timetable due to the delay in the steel delivery and have incurred some unforeseen costs, at this time I believe that the total cost will not exceed the funds available in the hall fund.
We are very grateful for the generosity and forbearance of all those individuals and grant giving bodies who have donated to the project.
After tenders were issued to four local contractors, a contract was signed with Andrews and Mills Construction on 1 November 2018.
Work on site commenced on 5th November 2018. The removal of the trees at the rear of the hall was one of the first jobs completed – but not without unexpected expenditure. We discovered a number of huge buried stumps from trees which had been cut down at some time in the past. These would have interfered with the foundations for the hall extension and they had to go.
Root protection measures for the trees covered by the Tree Protection Order were put in place as instructed by CC Tree officer. A bat licence has been obtained and an ecologist attended the stripping of the roof in accordance with the mitigation measures in the environmental report.
The hall has been completely stripped out – toilets, kitchen, flooring, roof, electrics and plumbing. Foundations for both the Hall and new side extensions have been completed; their concrete slabs have been poured; and the block work walls for both have been constructed.
The Building Inspector has visited the site to inspect the works. This has resulted in two extra costs; he has specified that, due to its size, the hall must have a second emergency exit, and that we must install radon traps.
In the main hall blockwork is virtually complete and the steel girders forming the gable end and roof support have been installed. Rafters have been put in place and we can at last get a feeling for the shape of the finished hall. Battens are on site and we expect these to be fitted imminently, together with the felting that will make the roof waterproof. This is a vital step – once the building is water tight the first fix of electrical and plumbing can begin.
The partition stud work of the new bar servery and storeroom and the canopy that will cover the kitchen servery window into the carpark area have been installed.
We have sourced recycled Delabole slate for the roof and this is now on site. We expect the supply and fitting of the slate roof will be within budget.
The side extension (which will house the toilets and office), has been constructed and new drainage for the toilets has been installed. The locally sourced slate cladding for is virtually 100% complete. The roof is waterproof with the roof lights installed.
We are grateful that the PCC has formed an interim management committee which is actively working on plans for the management and operation of the Hall, with a view to bringing it into use for its intended purposes with the minimum possible delay following completion of the works.
Mark Robinson, on behalf of the Hall Project Team
The April newsletter includes news, events and services from around our Cluster including details about Holy Week and Easter services.
