Probus News Magazine - February 2020 edition

Probus News MAGAZINE

February 2020 Issue No. 243

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It’s Panto time

The Falmouth Pilot Cutter Pellew

The Mermaid of Zennor

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See Page 20-21

See Page 24-27

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Call for volunteers Last year over 700 people came to watch the four pantomime shows and a lot of fun was had by all.

This year the shows are on the evenings of Thursday 20th and Friday 21st and conclude on Saturday 22nd February with a matinee and evening show. See pages 16-17 for details.

COMMUNITY NEWS AND NOTICES Thursday 13th and Friday 14th February and it will be dismantled on Sunday 23rd.

If you have a few hours to spare during the morning, afternoon or evening of 13th and/or 14th February (or the 23rd), please come along to the village hall - no experience needed and PPE gear will be provided. Just wear stout shoes or boots no trainers.

As usual, a whole bunch of volunteers are needed to make it a success. Help is needed backstage and front-of-house during the show week as well as in other areas too. If you can help, please get in touch with the Probus Parish Players Secretary (details overleaf).

Last year, we created a time lapse video of the raised seating being assembled and this will be released on social media in early February, so anyone who has not seen this before can get an idea of what is involved. Many hands make light work!

If you can help, or have questions, please contact the Editor.

Post Office update A small army of volunteers is also needed to convert the main hall from its normal state to a 170-seat auditorium in order to give everyone a good view. The raised seating will be erected on

It’s official! The village post office will be reopening at Probus School Filling Station.

The exact reopening date is not confirmed as it is being coordinated with a planned refurbishment of the store. Until then, the pop-up Post Office will continue to run in Probus Village Hall every Tuesday and Friday 2-4 pm other than 14th, 18th and 21st February when it will be in Time Too CafĂŠ.

Front Cover: A majestic oak in Tresowgar Lane 3

A-Z of Probus Clubs, Societies, Organisations and some useful contacts Acoustics Night (Comrades Club) Badminton Club Bees (swarms/issues/questions) Bowling Club

Tim Joyce Pauline Partridge Tony Paddock John Cobbold

Church Floodlighting Fund Churchwarden Comrades Club Cornwall Councillor Cycling – Probus Pedallers Dance Classes Children (4Real) Football - Saturday Club Probus Youth FC - Juniors Probus FC - Seniors (First Team) Probus FC - Seniors (Reserves)

Robert Dodd 01726 883408 robertjdodd@hotmail.com Neil Staten 01726 883699 neil.staten@live.co.uk Bryan Trebilcock 01726 882747 Bob Egerton 01726 884451 bobegerton@mac.com Dave Light 01726 882087 Angie Smith 07825234855 contactus4real@gmail.com Steve Flack 07956 049727 Please send updates to Nigel Schofield 07974 577876 orprobusnews@gmail.com edit Tony Paddock 07486 295414 Graham Smith 07968 478970 Laura Van Kemp01726 883109 skooch.vkw@googlemail.com en-Wilson Anthea Johnson or Verity Allen 01726 882745

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Friends of Probus Church Friends of Probus Surgery Hawkins Arms Historic Cornwall Society

Kids Club Breakfast/after-school/ holiday club at Probus School

Knit & Natter Group Ladies Group Little Lights Live at Home Friendship Group Little Acorns Pre-School Martial Arts Group Memory Cafe Mid Cornwall Wood Turners Motion Fitness (Circuit training) Over 60s Luncheon Club Parish Players (Pantomime) Playing Field Mgmt Committee Parish Church Parish Council

Primary School Primary School PTA Probus Club of Probus The Roseland Academy U3A Roseland & District Village Hall Letting Secretary Wednesday Walking Group Yoga Young Farmers Other village

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Vince Van Kempen-Wilson 01726 883019 vince.vkw@gmail.com Diane Gibbs

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Eve Richards 01726 882657 or 07767 383982 Pat Gluyas 01726 882978 patgluyas68@btinternet.com Pam Cobbold 01726 882495 jplelissick@btinternet.com Tracy Beavill 01209 719062 camborne.liveathome@mha.org.uk Sarah Brown 01726 882647 Is your group missing?

Chris Pearson 01726 883661 Let us know Jill Prisk 01726 884388 Richard Elliott 07980 449305 info@midcornwallturners.com Kay Middleditch 07812 380651 kay.louise81@icloud.com Zena 01726 882751 or Janet 01726 882927 Cathy Cadby 07860 755787 cathycadby@gmail.com Graham Smith 07968 478 970

Rev. Joachim Foot 01726 882218/07930 095687 rector@probusteam.com probuspc@gmail.com Amanda Kendall 01726 883614 www.probusparishcouncil.gov.uk Caroline Wood 01726 882647 secretary@probusschool.org.uk Naomi Buckland 01726 882647 Nick Hibbett 01726 883093 nick.hibbett@btinternet.com 01872 530675 www.theroseland.co.uk Terry Neil 01872 530196 Frank Fuller 07749 368162 probusvillagehallenquiries@gmail.com www.probusvillagehall.co.uk Terry Hodge or Tim Joyce 01726 884495 or 01726 884574 Tony Bathmaker

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We want to inform all of our customers that due to the start of a major refit, both the store and forecourt will be closed on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th February 2020.

We will be open on subsequent days with our usual opening hours, but will be working around the shopfitters until works are complete.

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We thank you in advance for your support and patience during this period and look forward to the opening of our newly refurbished store.

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Editorial Welcome to our February edition. It’s great to see the first of the daffodils in bloom, the results of another successful community project. If you like the look of them, perhaps we can get together to plant more next autumn.

August this year. We think it’s a great idea, so watch this space for entry details and competition categories. In the meantime start preparing your seedboxes for champion cucumbers, tomatoes etc.

Please keep sending in your updates, articles and planned events. In the meantime, enjoy February, spring is just around the corner.

It was really sad to hear of Joan Unsworth’s passing John (see page 37) at the age of 101 - the oldest person in the village that we are aware of. We’d love to hear from the nonagenarians in the village (or their The next meeting, on families) and publish their stories in the magazine.

Wednesday 5th February from Probus Let’s celebrate this fantastic generation who 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Probus Ladies endured so much. From the oldest to the youngest, Village Hall for a talk by Luke Group we’d also be delighted to announce reports of new Tucker on Coast Medic. arrivals in the magazine - just let us know.

Our AGM is on 4th March. Visitors and new There are plans to establish an annual Probus members are always welcome. For further details Garden and Craft Show, with the event set for 1st please telephone Pat on 01726 882978.

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Remember, if you are not able to contact a particular councillor, then you may contact the Parish Council Clerk Amanda Kendall on 01726 883614 (email probuspc@gmail.com). Cornwall Councillor Bob Egerton on 01726 884451 or 07785 748844 can also be contacted for advice.

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Probus Art Exhibition Do you know a Heroine in Cornwall?

The Soroptimist Club of St Austell and District is looking for Unsung Heroines.

She can be anyone who has unstintingly and voluntarily given her time, effort, expertise, care and commitment to family, friends or the community; perhaps a carer, fundraiser, community project volunteer, or simply someone who has survived in the face of adversity.

This year’s Probus Art Exhibition will be held in Probus Church from Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th July 2020 inclusive. To register your interest email probus.art.exhibition@gmail.com

This year there will be two awards, an open age category and one specifically for a young woman aged 15-21.

If you know of such a woman, an Unsung Heroine, (with her permission) please contact Jane Bridges on 07789 641010 or janebridges@hotmail.co.uk for a nomination form to be returned by 22nd February 2020.

Nominees and a guest will be invited to attend the 5th Annual Awards Evening at Carlyon Bay Golf Club, on Sunday 8th March, as part of our celebrations to mark International Women’s Day. We look forward to hearing from you and hope this will be an evening to recognise and applaud the wonderful achievements of the remarkable women in our community. www.sigbi.org/st-austell-and-district/ 10

Probus Book Club

his best book. We were impressed by the amount of research he must have done into the legal proceedings.

We have read two books since the last edition of Probus News.

In November we read The Lewis Man by Peter May. It is one of a trilogy, but can be read as a novel in its own right.

In October, we read The Children Act by Ian McEwan. This is the story of judge Fiona Maye, her troubled marriage and her work in the Family Proceedings Court. At the beginning of the book, we learn of the unhappy state of affairs in her marriage to Jack. This has come about because of several very traumatic cases she has had to deal with, and her inability to talk about them to Jack.

She has become withdrawn from him. We are then led on to the case of Adam, a 17-year old who is dying of leukaemia and is a Jehovah’s Witness. The hospital applied to the court for the right to save his life by giving him blood transfusions, but he and his parents will not allow this to take place.

After listening to both sides in the Court, Fiona decides to go and visit Adam in hospital, where she is enchanted by him. Nevertheless when she returns to the Court she rules in favour of the hospital. When Adam has recovered, he seeks Fiona out and wants to live with her. Fiona has to be firm with him and she turns him away with tragic results.

It is set in the Scottish Islands. The story starts with a well preserved body being found buried in a bog. After some research, it is discovered that the man was murdered in recent times and is genetically linked to Tormod, a local old farmer who is suffering from dementia. Fin is the ex detective who leads the investigation in the story into Tormod’s life. Much is revealed as the story progresses, with many twists and turns including some part of Scottish history that is not generally known and is quite shocking. We also learn a little about Fin’s life before he left the Isle of Lewis for the mainland. We nearly all enjoyed this book very much and found it hard to put down.

Most of the members enjoyed this book. It is very well written, but those who had read Ian McEwan before said they didn’t think that this was 11

Emily Stackhouse

of plants, noted for their accuracy in detail and colour. These were used to illustrate many eminent botanical works, particularly ‘Flowers of the Field’

by Charles Alexander Johns, published in 1853. Unfortunately, because she was a woman, her work was often used without acknowledgement.

Did you know that Emily Stackhouse is buried in Probus Churchyard?

Perhaps you are wondering who was Emily Stackhouse?

She collected and classified virtually every British moss and was known to have identified, named and classified specimens of specific mosses found only on the unique micro-environment of The Lizard, long before their existence was officially recognised.

Emily, although little appreciated in her own time, is today regarded as one of the most eminent Victorian botanists and botanical illustrators. The daughter of William Stackhouse, she was born at Modbury in Devon in 1811, moving to Probus in 1834, when her father inherited the manor of Trehane, (the other manor house of Probus).

Even so, because she was a 19th Century woman scientist, most of her work received less serious attention than had she been a man.

At a time when few women were scientifically educated, Emily obviously stimulated by her father and uncles, also botanists, became an accomplished botanist herself. She also became a very proficient botanical water colourist. During her lifetime she produced some 620 paintings

Today, originals of her work are much sought after.

Recently, one of her 10 x 8 inch water colours was on sale in the United States for nearly $6000.00.

She suffered a stroke and paralysis in 1869 and died on 1st March 1870. Her grave, part of the family plot, can be found behind the large oak tree near to the south gate. Presently, it is very much overgrown.

The grave of such an eminent Probus resident deserves much better than this. Her achievements in a male dominated world, deserve greater appreciation.

Our village should be proud of her and her work.

Seek out her grave. Spread the word.

She was unique. Special. And here.

Neil Staten Image (right): The forgotten grave of Emily Stackhouse by Richard Ludlow.

Watercolour: Ever Green Alkanet Anchusa Semperviren dated 1870 by Emily Stackhouse of Probus.

Editors note: Many other examples of Emily Stackhouse’s work can be found online.

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Community paint recycling scheme

Probus Scrapbook Project 2020

If anyone is looking for leftover paint, check out the Prosperity Paint Hub in Truro:

I am the Recorder for Probus Historic Cornwall Society, which is affiliated to the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies.

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The Federation is running a project for 2020, each Old Cornwall Society will be keeping a scrapbook about happenings in 2020 in its locality using tickets, invitations, programmes, photographs etc.

It is part of the nationwide Community RePaint scheme that collects leftover paint and redistributes it to benefit individuals, families, community groups and charities in need, at an affordable cost.

Over the coming year, if anyone has any such items or anything else you think may be of interest relating to 2020 which you would like to donate, please contact me on 01726 883019.

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In 2021 all the scrapbooks will be displayed by the Federation.

If you are a painter and decorator or builder in the village and have left over paint from your projects, then they would be very happy to talk to you too.

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A message from Rev. Joachim

Probus Church diary February Services Sunday 2nd 9:30 am Connect 11 am Holy Communion Sunday 9th 9:30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club Sunday 16th 9:30 am Holy Communion with Sunday Club Sunday 23rd 9:30 am Family Service 11 am Said Holy Communion

The Church remembers the 17th Century Priest and poet George Herbert on 27th February.

Herbert’s poetry touched the hearts and stirred the souls of many over the years, and he continues to inspire to this day. His book The Country Parson offers an extraordinary, if idealised, and sometimes hilarious insight into the life of rural clergy in the 17th century. Here is a beautiful little poem from Herbert comparing life with a posy of flowers:

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Life I made a posie, while the day ran by: Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band.

But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And withered in my hand.

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My hand was next to them, and then my heart: I took, without more thinking, in good part Time’s gentle admonition; Who did so sweetly death’s sad taste convey, Making my mind to smell my fatal day; Yet sugaring the suspicion.

Get your tickets for the St Valentine’s Chinese Dinner and Charity Auction evening on Saturday 15th February 2020 at Probus Comrades Club.

Starts at 6:30 pm £20 per person - tickets in advance. Organised by Viv and Verity in aid of the Little Hearts Matter Charity.

The Auction will be conducted by Ed Buckland and the lots will be announced on Facebook or emailed if preferred. Call Viv Pyatt on 07868 708062 for details.

Farewell dear flowers, sweetly your time ye spent, Fit, while ye lived, for smell or ornament, And after death for cures, I follow straight without complaints or grief, Since if my scent be good, I care not if It be as short as yours.

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Music Festival

A typical shared arrangement would have a 40:60 ownership split. A rough calculation indicates that for the lowest value properties, potential owners would need a mortgage of around £72,000 (40% of £180,000) less whatever deposit is required by the lender. Priority for both schemes would go towards ‘local people’ on the Home Choice Register.

16th-21st March 2020 The 110th Cornwall Music Festival takes place in Truro Methodist Church, it’s Wesley Hall and Parlour, with school choirs, solo singers and spoken recitals and is an opportunity for performers of all ages to demonstrate their prowess on instruments ranging from recorder to grand piano in front of an audience. They also receive valuable feedback and constructive criticism from a qualified adjudicator.

The number of houses to be built will remain as previously announced with the addition of fire suppression systems and low carbon heating systems to be designed in from the start. The different type of houses to be built (1,2 or 3 bed and/or bungalows etc.) will be confirmed at a later stage in the planning process. The council representatives stated that this is one of several similar schemes in what they are calling a ‘renaissance’ in social housing in Cornwall.

The classes start on Monday at 10am and run through until around 9pm with breaks for lunch and dinner. Entry per session is only £3 for adults and all day tickets are only £5.

The Festival concludes with a Gala concert at 7pm on Saturday 21st March and features some of the finest performances of the week.

County Councillor Bob Egerton said it appears that the village was behind the phase-2 scheme as to date, not a single objection had been lodged against the outline planning application.

Tregony View Two Cornwall Council Housing Development Department representatives updated parish councillors on 20th January on the proposed Tregony View phase-2 project. The basic concept is still the same in that developer Wainhomes has applied for outline planning permission to build an estate of approximately 55 dwellings and then sell it as a turnkey project, to Cornwall Council.

What’s new is that the council will now consider the whole estate as social housing. They plan to allocate 50% of the properties to the social rent market (with average rents between approximately £70 and £110 per week). The remainder would go to shared ownership schemes (with estimated property values between £180280,000).

On a different, but related topic, one of our readers asked if we knew the English translations of the street names in Tregony View. We published this in October 2017 before many of the properties had been completed or occupied. Here they are again: Rew Helygen translates to Willow Row or Sally Row, but may possibly be referring to the gardens at Heligan some eight miles away.

Kew Gynnyav translates to Autumn Close.

Kew Wav translates to Winter Close.

Rosva Wenton translates to Spring Parade.

Thanks again to Nicholas Williams, Neil Kennedy and Dr. Alan Kent for the translations.

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Pantomime update After months of hard work and preparation, show week is almost upon us!

This year has seen a huge rise in our junior cast members and their commitment has been incredible. They have all worked their socks off to learn dance routines and song lyrics, most of which were released long before they were born. The village hall has been filled with music, smiles and laughter, and all members of the cast, committee and crew have worked tirelessly to put this show together. It is sure to be a brilliant week of shows!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our supporters, friends and families of the Players, for their constant support of our fundraising events throughout the year. We have had an excellent year of events, all of which were a huge success. Without your continued support, none of this would be possible.

Tickets are on sale online: crbo.co.uk/probus and at Probus School Filling Station, so go out and grab yours now! We look forward to hearing you boo, hiss, cheer and laugh. Remember to raise a glass with us in the bar after the show!

Megan Russell, Director

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Images: Scenes from last year’s pantomime

Probus Wednesday Walkers The Wednesday Walkers started the new year with an exhilarating 11km walk around Carn Brea on 15th January. They strolled the Great Flat Lode trail in perfect January weather. If you’ve not joined one of the walks before, give Terry or Tim a call (details on page 4). This social and friendly group take on a different walk each Wednesday morning, some very local and others a little further away.

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Launch of the Pellew

Truro School before running away to sea aged 14.

He worked his way up the ranks of the Royal Navy, saw lots of active service and is regarded as one of the most able frigate captains of all time.

At the Rhoda Mary Trust’s shipyard in Newham, something quite remarkable has been taking shape. Historically, Newham, on the bank of the Truro River, is a place where many wooden sailing ships were built, but none have been launched from there for a 100 years or more.

In Newham, a small team of experienced shipwrights, aided by shipbuilding apprentices have worked tirelessly to build this fully authentic Falmouth Pilot Cutter. It’s a beautiful vessel, and a privilege to have observed it being built - a fantastic feat of engineering and traditional shipbuilding, as well as a historically significant milestone for the City of Truro. While built to a traditional design to exactly replicate the working pilot vessel Vincent, it will benefit from the latest electronic safety and navigation systems required to meet international maritime standards.

All that is about to change thanks to The Falmouth Pilot Cutter CIC, a non-profit community interest company, who aim to resurrect a legendary Falmouth Pilot Cutter, and in the process rekindle wooden shipbuilding in Cornwall. They challenged themselves to recreate one of the best-documented of the cutters, the Vincent, from St Mawes, built in 1852 and which worked around these waters for 70 years.

The Pellew is due to be launched (by crane) at approximately 9 am (high water) on Saturday 29th February. After fitting out the mast, spars and bowsprit etc, the Pellew will remain based in Truro, operated by Working Sails Ltd. The vessel will be chartered and crew places for planned voyages are now available via www.workingsail.co.uk.

Less than three years ago, the first of the enormous timbers were cut and shaped to make the keel of this new vessel. It has a length of 68 ft (20.7m), a beam of 18 ft with a displacement weight of 70-tons. The new vessel is to be named the Pellew, named after Admiral Edward Pellew who went to

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Due to the space restrictions in Newham, the best, and probably only place to watch the launch is from the other side of the river

by Truro Cricket Club.

The launch will also be streamed online. For more details go to www. thefalmouthpilotcutter. co.uk.

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The Mermaid of Zennor

The well-known image of a creature with the head and torso of a female but the tail of a fish from the waist downwards has become a popular feature in folklore. Each culture has their own variation on this legend, from the ‘Sirens’ of Ancient Greece, the ‘Melusine’ of Normandy, to the ‘Mami Wata’ spirits of West, Central, and Southern Africa.

Despite the geographical and historical distance, they all share certain characteristics, namely their beautiful appearance which often leads to romances with humans. While each incarnation of the mermaid legend agrees on their being female from the waist upwards, the most notable difference between depictions of mermaids across cultures is the form of their legs.

The most recognisable is the classic fish tail, but in many areas, such as western Europe and Africa, mermaids are imagined with the tail of a serpent.

Elsewhere, mermaids are often pictured as almost identical to human women in shape, but with some subtle differences, such as pale skin and long green hair in eastern Europe, or webbed hands and feet in China. One Chinese folklorist describes a mermaid captured on Namtao Island:

By Eleanor Frampton

Along the Atlantic Coast of Cornwall, a few miles west of St Ives, is a small village named Zennor. The village is home to approximately 196 residents, a small pub, a few guest houses, a church, and, within this church, a few local legends. Although the church itself is of Norman origins, it supposedly stands on the site of a Celtic church dating back to the 6th Century AD. The church was named for Saint Senara, who legend has it was once a Breton princess named Asenora. Little was known about her historically, but the legend claims that her husband the King, suspecting her of infidelity when she became pregnant, had her nailed into a barrel and cast out to sea, where she eventually washed up on the Cornish shore. She founded the church in Zennor to bring Christianity to the local Celtic people, before moving on to Ireland to spread the word of God. It is fitting that the church is named for a woman who came to Cornwall from the sea, as St Senara’s Church is also the resting place of the last surviving relic of another local legend – The Merrymaid of Zennor. The ‘Mermaid Chair’, which sits alone in a darkened corner of the church, is a seat made from two medieval bench ends. One of these ends bears a carving depicting a woman with long flowing hair and a fish tail for legs. Locals say the carving was made around 400 years ago in memory of a man named Matthew Trewhella1, who, so the story goes, ran off to sea with a mermaid.

‘Her features and limbs were in all respects human, except that her body was covered with fine hair of many beautiful colours.’ 2

For as long as man has gone to sea, there have been tales of mermaids, supposedly the result of ocean-weary sailors mistaking aquatic mammals such as manatees for the figure of a woman.

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surrounding mermaids across the globe agrees on their ability to disguise themselves as human.

This does not have to be achieved by forming a deal with an octopus-legged sea witch, as in the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid, but derives from some magical power which the mermaid herself possesses. In Irish mythology, a mermaid becomes human by removing her ‘magic cap’; a hat or bonnet which gives her the appearance of a human female. Whereas in the Scottish equivalent, sometimes known as a ‘selkie’, the mermaid has the form of a seal when under the sea, and sheds this seal skin in order to walk on land. In many tales, if a human was to obtain this cap or skin, the mermaid would be trapped on land with them for evermore. In other stories, the mermaid simply splits her tail in two to resemble legs, or hides the tail under a long dress and tries not to have to walk anywhere.

his death, or was he transformed into a merman himself so they could live together under the sea?

The tale of the Mermaid of Zennor (An Vorvoren a Senar in the Cornish Celtic) first appears in writing in William Bottrell’s4 Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Vol. 2 written in 1873; since then it has appeared in many contemporary incarnations, from poetry to pop songs.

As with all old folk tales, the story differs slightly each time it is told, but the basic framework of the legend is always the same. It tells of a choir boy named Matthew Trewhella who used to sing in St Senara’s Church every Sunday, and whose enchanting voice attracted a mermaid 5 from the nearby coast. At first, she listened only from the rocks at Pendour Cove, a small inlet of land along the rugged coastline barely a stone’s throw from the village. As the weeks went on she grew bolder and even dared to attend the church itself to listen, appearing in the disguise of a well-dressed noblewoman. Every week from then on, she came to listen, finally catching his eye by way of a smile, a sigh, or a song of her own. He left the church with her and they made for the ocean, never to be seen again. Their voices could still be heard singing together from beneath the waves, and it was said that Matthew would warn of rough seas

A common feature attributed to mermaids across the world is their deadly nature; they are often said to lure sailors to a watery grave. Many are described as vengeful, as they were created from the spirits of women who supposedly died violent deaths at sea, and are said to bring storms and shipwrecks. Despite this, the figure of a mermaid is often associated with Christianity in Cornwall, as the dual nature of woman and fish mirrors the dual nature of Christ as both human and divine.

With the exception of a rather violent mermaid from Padstow3, Cornish mermaids tend to be benevolent, as is the case in a tale from the Lizard Peninsula at the very edge of Cornwall, about a mermaid named Movena. She was said to have bestowed three wishes and a magical comb upon a helpful farmer named Lutey who carried her back to sea when she was stranded on the beach.

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by singing low. When he sang high, sailors knew it was safe to venture out.

To commemorate these somewhat unusual events they had the figure she bore—when in her oceanhome—carved in holy-oak, which may still be seen.’

The blame for Matthew’s disappearance is often placed on the mermaid; she is depicted as an evil temptress who lured an innocent man to his death with her song. Occasionally they are described as so perfectly in love that Matthew is willing to forsake his life on the land for her. Little consideration is made for the idea that it was Matthew who chose to follow a beautiful stranger with an ear for music, and discovered a forbidden secret about the existence of mermaids. Certainly, some supernatural influence must have been involved. Any visitor to Zennor will note that a rather steep cliff separates the nearby coastal path from the shoreline, which no mere mortal could traverse with ease.

Not many people in this day and age have enjoyed extensive reading of Botrell’s original work, it having been somewhat lost to the obscurity of time. Most people who know the tale of the Mermaid of Zennor, particularly young children with a keen interest in mermaids, are familiar with Charles Causley’s6 book The Merrymaid of Zennor, complete with captivating illustrations by Michael Foreman: ‘On the rugged Cornish coast, where the land meets the sea, lies the village of Zennor. Here, there are stories and whispers of a villager capturing the heart of a mysterious and beautiful stranger - a stranger from the sea - a mermaid!’ 7 This book is popular for a reason; Causley’s book tells the story in simple yet effective language, allowing the illustrations to create the magic of the tale. It is aimed primarily at children, as it is their young minds who take most keenly to the existence of mermaids. For a more poetic outlook on the story, one must look to Vernon Watkins’ poem from the 1960s, The Ballad of the Mermaid of Zennor. In particular, its final stanza:

In some versions of the legend, the mermaid was spotted several years later by a fisherman who had weighed anchor off the coast. This mermaid was in some distress as the fisherman had rested his anchor over the door to her house, and she was unable to return to her husband and children. The fisherman initially dismissed the encounter as a bad omen, but, as written in Bottrell’s telling of the story: ‘When Zennor folks learnt that a mermaid dwelt near Pen-dower, and what she had told the captain, they concluded it was this sea-lady who had visited their church, and enticed Trewella to her abode.

‘However long the waters roll Longer my love shall be, Nor shall you leave my burning soul Torn by the moving sea, Though all the bells of Zennor toll And say you died for me.’ 8 This hauntingly beautiful poem is just over 100 lines long, and the simple alternating rhyme pattern has the effect of imitating the movement of waves breaking gently onto sand.

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is that it is structured as a dialogue between Matthew Trewhella and the mermaid herself, whereas in most incarnations of the tale, whether prose, poetry, or song, the narrative is from the perspective of either one character (usually Matthew) or, more commonly, an outside narrator.

Watkins’ poem has a much sadder and darker tone than Causley’s cheerfully magical book, reflecting how the same story can have a hundred different meanings depending on the telling.

the edge of the cliffs over Pendour Cove, looking out to sea, where the words of Watkins’ poem or Wootton’s melodies are truly brought to life, and the sparkles on the waves could easily be mistaken for a mermaid’s tail.

A story of a human falling in love with a creature of the sea naturally lends itself to music, as mere words sometimes cannot do justice to the magic of the tale. Brenda Wootton’s song Mermaid is inspired by the Zennor legend, and its melody, which rises and falls much like the waves, gives the tale an ethereal beauty of its own. The song is sung from the perspective of the mermaid, giving her a voice which she is so often denied, but still presenting her as a strange and dangerous sea creature. But it is not only folk songs of the 80s which are inspired by the legend; the funky and upbeat song Zennor Mermaid by indie pop band The Hit Parade is a more modern musical adaptation of the legend. The lyrics are less dictated by the legend than Wooton’s song, but the musical arrangement has the same unearthly quality to it.

Eleanor Frampton: Eleanor (pictured) from Probus is a writer currently studying English and History at the University of York.

This article is reproduced with kind permission of Eleanor and from the University of Exeter, Institute of Cornish Studies from their series Folklore, Myths And Legends Of Cornwall www.cornishstory.com Authors notes: 1 In Bottrell’s original tale of the Mermaid of Zennor it is written as ‘Mathey Trewella’.

2 N.B. Dennys, The folk-lore of China, and its affinities with that of the Aryan Semitic races.

3 The Doom Bar sandbank blocking the Camel estuary in which Padstow resides was supposedly created by an angry mermaid after a sailor shot her.

4 William Bottrell (1816-1881) was a Cornish folklorist.

5 In most versions of the legend, she is named ‘Morveren’, however, in his novel ‘Seat of Storms’ Craig Weatherhill includes a mermaid of Zennor named ‘Azenor’.

6 Charles Causley (1917-2003) was a celebrated Cornish poet.

7 C. Causley, The Merrymaid of Zennor.

8 V. Watkins, Affinities, London:

Even today, the village of Zennor itself seems exactly the sort of place where one would expect to encounter a mermaid. The dark cloisters of the church where the mermaid chair sits have an underwater feel to them, and even the local pub sells a ‘Zennor Mermaid’ ale (which, by the way, is delicious). Traces of the legend appear to have permeated many aspects of modern life in the area; there is even a local ice cream company named ‘Moomaid of Zennor’. However, it is at

Images: The front and back from a 1936 cigarette card - part of the legends of Britain series and the pew end showing the mermaid from Zennor Church taken by Vanessa McGill.

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I remember when...

Image below: An 1891 promotional advertisment for a Tangyes Gas Engine, perhaps similar to what was once in Geen Mill. For an idea of scale, note the man standing behind it on the left.

This is the 12th of the ‘Probus Memories’ articles taken from a small handbook produced by the Probus Old Cornwall Society in 1982.

The engine was built by the Tangye Brothers of Cornwall Works, Birmingham. Hailing from Illogan, north west of Redruth, Richard Tangye and his four brothers became renown manufactuers of pumps, lifting equipment, engines and machine tools. They produced the hydraulic rams used to launch the SS Great Eastern, steam pumps, horizontal steam engines and differential pulleys. Their engines and equipment were sold across the UK and all around the world.

Mr W. T. Hawken Rowse My grandfather, Thomas Rowse, came to Geen Mills in 1865. There was a 30 acre grass farm with a mill worked by two waterwheels, fed by the leat for Ladock river. There were 14 working horses to pull the wagons, the biggest needing 4 horses and the drivers worked almost 15 hours a day! About 1900 a water turbine replaced one wheel and later a Tangye Gas engine provided power. Some of the horses were replaced by two large steam engines in 1920 and later came petrol power.

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My two sisters, Kittie and Ann, were born at Geen, as I was between 1905 and 1910. We used to walk to the little Laburnum Villa school. It was a good beginners school, run by the four Pascoe sisters, Bessie, Grace, Jane and Annie.

My wife’s family also has a Probus history of over a century. Our children and since then our grandson Michael were born on Geen land so that makes five generations in the parish.

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VE Day 75 update

Joan Unsworth

As reported here regularly over the past few months, a committee of volunteers was formed last autumn to organise a series of events in the village to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day in May this year. We started meeting monthly, and are now meeting every two weeks working through the details of each planned event.

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Joan Unsworth who died on 29th December 2019 aged 101.

We’d love to hold a village fête on the playing field during the afternoon of Saturday 9th May. It would be the biggest and most inclusive of the events with the ability to bring the village together in a fun environment. The idea is to try to make the fete as traditional as possible, with stalls, games and childrens competitions. It could be something that both children and adults in the village enjoy and remember for a long time. We hope that the individual stalls will be run by various village groups or clubs.

Originally from Lancashire, Joan lived in Cornwall for 70 years of which over 50 years was in Probus.

Before retiring in 1980, Joan taught at Veryan Primary School for 28 years. Her sister Sheila taught in Veryan and Gerrans primary schools, while sister Betty taught in Probus.

Sadly, even though we have funding in place, we are fast approaching a point where without people stepping up to help organise it, the idea of holding the fête will have to be dropped.

We are a small group trying hard to organise a range of commemorative events, and we need six more community spirited people to help organise the different aspects of the fête alone. If there are people in the village, especially parents whose children would enjoy such an event, then please get in touch with the Editor asap. This is a one-off committment for less than four months, so come along, meet new people, and help the community.

Known to many as Aunty Joan, she will be sorely missed by nephew Luke Dunstone, by her many friends in Probus and on the Roseland as well as several generations of school children who were lucky enough to have been taught by her.

Joan’s funeral was on 20th January after which she was interred in Veryan churchyard.

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Joan Olwyn Unsworth 7th April 1918 - 29th December 2019 aged 101 years. RIP.

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A vision of murder

By the time Nevell left ‘The Hole in the Wall’ he was quite drunk, his horse quietly carrying him homewards without guidance. When he reached North Hill, two men jumped out from behind the hedge and knocked him to the ground. Nevell’s horse ran, riderless, to his home and a search commenced. Nevell’s body was found in the stream, severely beaten. It wasn’t long before the Lightfoot brothers were apprehended. They claimed that they only struck Nevell twice and that he was alive when they ran off, having heard someone approaching, and that he shouted after them that he knew who they were.

On 8th February 1840, many hundreds of miles from home, the Captain of ‘The Orient’ had a nightmare. In his dream, he saw the murder of his brother and the vision was so vivid that he wrote down the details. The unfortunate brother in the dream was Nevell Norway, and his grisly murder was very much a reality.

Chris Batters related the details of the murder of Nevell Norway to the rapt members of Probus Historic Cornwall Society at its meeting on 13th January. Chris had visited us previously to talk about the death of Charlotte Dymond, and we had been looking forward to his return.

Nevell Norway was a wellrespected businessman who owned an export company and a small fleet of ships, one of which was ‘The Orient’. His business took him around Cornwall, collecting money and arranging cargoes. He met most of his clients in public houses. On 8th February 1840, he was at Bodmin Market and witnesses observed him with a purse of gold and silver coins. His wife had asked him to come home early as there had been robberies following the recent market in Wadebridge. After conducting business in the Royal Hotel, he went to several other places before ending up at ‘The Hole in the Wall’ to collect more money. All of these transactions were within the public gaze. The Lightfoot brothers, who worked as labourers for Sir William Molesworth on the Pencarrow Estate, were also in Bodmin watching him with particular interest.

The Lightfoot brothers were convicted of Nevell’s murder and publicly hanged on 13th April 1840.

They had no legal representation and were not allowed to speak in their defence. The £100 reward was given to the policeman from London who ‘solved’ the crime. Nevell’s widow died within six months of his murder, leaving her sister to bring up their six children. Within ten years, nearly all the Lightfoot family had emigrated to Australia, where their many descendants still live.

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There are many twists and turns to this story; a witness who changed his evidence and became suddenly wealthy, the London policeman with a bad reputation, Nevell’s notebook found hidden behind a wall, but my story ends here, or rather, in Egloshayle Churchyard where Nevell and his wife are buried together.

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