In spite of a 70 name petition calling for the re-instatement of a controversial seat in Stanhope Square, Holsworthy, local councillors have decided that they won’t put it back. The seat became a topic of conversation when local cafe owner, Nick Cousins, wrote to the town council to complain about young people using it as a gathering point in the evenings. A few days after his letter, a reversing lorry inadvertently damaged the seat and it was removed.

Following complaints about the state of the ‘raised’ garden at the entrance to Camelford’s Mount Camel Estate, some town councillors took matters into their own hands and made a start on cleaning up the beds with a bit of help from two members of the public. Deputy mayor Cllr Bonnie Grills (with her husband Nigel), Cllrs Jenny Metters and Bob Ellison and recently resigned town councillor Mrs Shirley Hoskin cleared away some of the weeds that were ‘outgrowing the heathers’ planted there.

Health centre doctors in Holsworthy may have to prove that they have no alternative site for their proposed new building if they are going to win planning permission from Torridge District Council, says Holsworthy deputy mayor John Shepherd.

Next February, 18-year-old Luke Bryant, from Bude will be starting his sponsored charity trek for the Youth Hostels Association (YHA) and Disadvantaged Children which will cover roughly 100km of Nepal including Kathmandu and the Himalayas.

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Children from Bude Junior School and Budehaven school will be taking part during the coming weeks in an exciting national scheme called the Domesday Project. The aim of the work is to produce a portrait of what the country is like in 1985.

Grey skies greeted the opening of last week’s Royal Cornwall Show, but there was plenty of colour inside the Wadebridge showground to make up for it. Star attraction at the three-day event was the Queen Mother, who visited the show on Friday for four and a half hours. Joining her on a tour of the showground was this year’s show president, Bishop of Truro, the Rt Rev Peter Mumford.

Ashwater CP school again played host to 14 other local schools on Thursday week for the third annual cross-country tournament. Although the weather was less than ideal in competition and spectators, there was an encouraging crowd.

A schoolboy scrambler who joined the police force to ride a motorbike has become Cornwall’s top traffic policeman. Promoted to head the Cornwall area of the Devon and Cornwall area of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary’s mobile policing division, Superintendent Ron Warren still takes a keen interest in motorcycling. As Chief Inspector at Launceston he recently helped to form a motorcycle club in the town which silenced complaints from the public. A cut-glass decanter was presented to cigar-smoking Ron, filled with his favourite tipple by Chief Superintendent Peter Marsh. Mr Warren is leaving Launceston after two and a half years, on his promotion to superintendent.

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Town Sergeants, S Lovejoy and J Wotton, preceded the town council members at the parade on Mayor’s Sunday at Launceston. Taking pride of place were the mayor, Mr W W Bailey, and deputy mayor, Mr S G Adams.

Julie Shepherd, Alison Stewart, Deborah Ponting, Wendy Hancock and Medwina Jeffery were enrolled as guides at Holsworthy Flag bearers were: Queen’s Colours, Louise Franklin, Company Colours, Jackie Wheatley.

After lapse of 11 years the North Tamerton Parish Sports were revived by the newly-formed sports committee, under the chairmanship of Mr Brian Axford. The sports were held on Saturday in the field loaned by Mr A Axford, and opened by Mr J Rose, a former headmaster of the day school.

Ivy Dendy, of Bude, has written to the Editor expressing her distress, on behalf of the elderly and inform, to learn that there is even a possibility of the surgery being moved from Bude to Stratton.

Mr William Boundy said “It’s a long way off” when parish councillors were discussing a car park being provided at St Teath.

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The next president of the Rotary Club of Launceston, will be Mr John Trembath Carpenter, who is a partner in the firm of J Kittow and Son. Married with two daughters he lives at Daw’s House.

Of the 124 entrants, 88 finished the 20-mile Stratton road walk. The first man home was Mr B Bellairs, in three hours 33 minutes; second, Mr T Bray, of Bude; third, Mr W Heath, of Stratton; and fourth Mr L Crowell, of Stratton.

Bude-Stratton’s summer queen is 16-year-old brunette Miss Glynis Moore, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Moore, of The Cottage, St Ann’s Hill, Bude. She is employed by Messrs Metherell Gard, auditors and accountants, Bude.

Charlie Harris, 23-year-old Kensey Vale bowling club captain has been chosen to play for Cornwall against Dorset. His club mate, Ray Sanders, is also in the county team.

Bude farmer, George Pickard, retained the Cornwall DTL clay pigeon shooting championship he last won in 1957.

Launceston stock car driver, Harry Collins, won the final at St Austell, and is now upgraded to A grade.

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A few in connection with Stoke Climsland Parish Church was held in the Rectory when £500 was raised towards the £3,000 needed for the restoration of the church roof.

Attendance at Tintagel Football and Supporters Club annual meeting was one of the smallest on record, showing that public interest in football at Tintagel is at a very low ebb, a fact which is most discouraging to the officers and committee.

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In the Victory Honours List are the following local awards: BEM, Ldg-Wtr E J Wey, Bude; DSM, CPO R J Courtenay, Trethinna, Altarnun; Mentioned in Despatches, SPOM J Perrin, Yeolmbridge.

Flight Sergeant Paul Wyatt of Okehampton, formerly a bank clerk at Holsworthy, has been killed in a flying accident in France after coming safely through many operations over enemy territory during the war, including a share in the sinking of the German battleship Von Scheer.

The East Cornwall planning committee is supporting the local council in objecting to the proposed Admiralty bombing range which would extend from Treligga to Trebarwith Strand.

Two convicts who escaped from Dartmoor prison were captured near Bridestowe by Mr Horne of Blacksbroom Farm to whom they have themselves up, wet and exhausted.

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The matter of the provision of a public convenience at Newport has once more been raised with Launceston Town Council and a committee is to visit the area to seek a site. It is suggested that it should be erected adjoining the Roundhouse.

Ald Edward Hicks and W H Symons were admitted on Friday as Freeman of the Borough of Launceston in recognition of their great services to the town. In his speech, Ald Hicks looked back 60 years to the day when the cattle markets were held in the streets. The Borough Surveyor was a part-time man living at Lewannick who used to come into town three or four times a week.

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There was a lively open-air meeting at Roseland Terrace, Delabole on Sunday following the church service when the Rev J Bucknall, curate-in-charge, spoke on the futility of war which, he said was a game of big financiers and was waged to make money. He also spoke on temperance, advocating the cup of friendship and adding that Christ went into the pub. He was challenged by questioners, some of whom walked away from the meeting.

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An open-air meeting was held at Otterham Rectory for the purpose of protesting against the recent appointment of a master at the council school when, in point of numbers, a mistress would be sufficient. The rector, Rev J Fagan, presided. Mr D D Harte (Camelford) and the Rev Yeo Ward (Davidstow) supported the protest while Mr W H Yeo led the other side, supported by Mr Banbury.