Bus Shelter at Traboe Cross.
In June 1958 the Clerk reported on a meeting
with the Area Planning Officer at which they
agreed on the siting of the shelter together
with the need for a "pull-in" for an
official bus stop. In July the lease agreement
with Mr. M.P. Williams was before the Council
as were tenders for construction ranging from
£43-16-0 to £79-10-0; predictably
the former was accepted. By October the shelter
had been built but not yet coloured "in order
to blend with the Surrounding Countryside". By
December this had been done and the pull-in had
been quoted for but not built.
There is now a large area of hard surface at
Traboe Cross and the shelter is maintained by
the Council.
Christmas Tree
In December 1955 the Clerk related that he had
visited Mr. M.P. Williams at Lanarth asking for
the gift of a Christmas Tree to be erected
throughout the festive season in St. Keverne
Square; Mr. Williams had kindly consented to
provide one and arrangements had been made to
transport, erect it and connect it to the
electric lamps. SWEB would lend the coloured
lamps. A hamper would collect gifts which would
be passed to Dr. Barnado's Home at the
conclusion of the Christmas period. There would
be singing round the tree from December 21st to
25th.
The following year it was resolved to call a
public meeting at which a Christmas Tree
Committee with responsibility for the
arrangements in subsequent years would be
elected. The Council thereafter limited itself
to giving a grant to supplement money raised by
the Committee. Thus was started a tradition
which has spread to Coverack and continues to
this day in both villages.
Giant's Quoits
At the meeting in January 1966 it was reported
that the Giant's Quoits at Manacles Point
had collapsed, they had in fact been
dislodged by an over-enthusiastic digger driver
from the quarry. The Council supported a move
to re-erect them provided there were no
financial implications. A Giant's Quoits
Re-Erection Committee was formed and by March
1968 could report that the work had been
completed, though the site was not the
original, that having been absorbed into the
quarry. After paying for a slate plaque there
was a credit balance of £3-16-11. The
inscription on the plaque was (and is):-
| Giant's Quoits.
These stood for hundreds of years at the
Manacles Point and were re-sited here because of
expanding workings at the nearby quarry.
1967
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The Tithe Map
The tithe (or parish) map was drawn up in 1844
for, as its name indicates, the collection of
the tithes for the Church. No doubt it will
have been useful to the Overseers when they
came to be responsible for the collection of
the rates after 1894.
Emotion does not often come through the
minutes, but mention of the map is accompanied
by a sense of veneration, almost as if it is seen
as the soul of the parish. It is important that
the key to the map should be held by the clerk
97 in April 1913 there is concern that it was
in the hands of Mr. Tripp, builder. In October,
1918 the locks of the map box had to be
repaired and it was again insisted that the key
should be in the possession of a
councillor.
In December 1923 it was noted that the map was
badly in need of repair, that Mr. P.D. Williams
had offered £1 towards the cost and it
was suggested that the Clerk might do the work.
The latter promised to look at it to see if he
could do anything with it. There is no record
of the result of his examination but in
September 1924 Mr. P. D. Williams wrote
suggesting that the map should be fixed on a
spring roller at the cost of eight guineas of
which he was prepared to pay half. The Council
approved but in December were faced with a
quotation for repair from Siffon, Praed and Co.
Ltd. of London for £12. They accepted it
and Mr. Williams raised his contribution to
£6. Eventually in March 1925 the map
returned from London and was to be fixed on the
wall opposite to that on which it had been
previously, presumably in the older school
building on School Hill.
From then on the key was supposed again to be
in the hands of the Clerk and he was empowered
to charge any stranger who wished to refer to
the map the sum of 2/6d.
In June 1927 Cllr. James moved that if anyone
removed the map without the council's
consent he should be arrested by the police.
Quite what dreadful happening occasioned this
dire threat is not clear, but in the same
minute the Council consented that the Clerk
should be summoned to produce the map at the
County Court provided his expenses were paid.
This was in the case of the
Penhallick-Ponsongath footpath related in
detail in the chapter on Pathways. In June
1928, when the map was required in London at
the climax of that case, the Council stipulated
that the map could only be taken out of the
Parish in the charge of the Clerk and that all
his expenses would have to be paid.
In March 1933 a brusque minute says that the
Clerk should get the map repaired again. There
is no mention of any outcome.
For some years it was housed in the older
school building on School Hill, but it later
became peripatetic and moved to a garage, the
Parish Hall and to a goathouse. Anyone who
needed to could consult it and take tracings
from it, no doubt the reason for the erosion of
the more inhabited parts. In 1991 serious
concern was expressed at its condition and
Cllr. Englefield obtained an estimate for
expert repair from the County Archives for
£1,500. Grants were sought from the
National Conservation Trust who suggested
English Heritage who suggested the National
Conservation Trust. The PC saw that it was on
its own and decided to make it a project for
the Centenary Year. To help with the cost the
map was shown at both St. Keverne and Coverack;
a total of £790 was raised. It is hoped
that the map can be exhibited in all its
splendour in 1994. *note - the map is
now on display at St Keverne Parish Hall
The Lizard Peninsula Tourism
Association.
In June 1986, Cllr. Peters inspired the Parish
Council to call a meeting for the 11 councils
in the Peninsula to see if together they could
not do something to promote the area.
Tremendous interest was reported in the
formation of a Lizard Peninsula Tourism
Association. In September Miss Gina Lazenby was
engaged to look into short and long term
advertising. She was paid £3,000 which,
together with postage, stationery and initial
advertising, was paid for by all the parishes
precepting a 1/10 penny rate. Thereafter the
brochure was to be paid for by those
advertising in it.
So it continues up to the present day with more
advertisers being attracted each year.
Summer Diary.
In the early 1970's Cllr. S.R. Retallack
and the Clerk Courtenay Hocking produced a
Summer Diary in order that local organisations
could advertise their events free of charge.
The Diary continues to be published and is very
beneficial to the many visitors during the
summer season.
The Parish Handbook.
At the January 1981 Council Meeting the
Chairman had enquired from Members whether they
were in favour of a Newsletter for the Parish
and this was agreed to. A sub-committee was
formed and at the February meeting a mock-up of
the proposed booklet was produced, included
were advertisements from local businesses, in
formation on local organisations, bus
time-tables, general information on the County
and District Councils services and walks. The
handbook was well received and in 1987 a second
one was produced with an increased range of
information.
Precepts.
Every year the Council precept Kerrier District
Council for funding to administer the
Council's finances and from these funds
grants are made to local organisations within
the Parish. Due to substantial grants being
made the Parish now enjoys two very well
equipped halls, St. Keverne Parish Hall being
rebuilt in 1979 and extensions and renovations
to Lambeage Hall, Coverack throughout the
1980's.
Grants are also made towards the upkeep of the
churchyards at St. Keverne and Coverack and the
parish playing field annually.
A Note on Planning.
The Town and Country Planning Act of 1947 set
up the basic national framework which has since
been much refined. The Parish Council performs
an important function because amongst its
members there is at least one who has a
detailed knowledge of every site in the parish;
it is thus well placed to pass its
recommendation on to the Planning Authority
which is Kerrier District Council. Such
recommendation must, of course, be in
accordance with the County Structure Plan and
various guidelines issued by Kerrier if they
are to have any validity.
Although the Council spends as much time on
this as on any other single topic and its
observations assist decisions, those decisions
are made and enforced (or not enforced) by
others. Achievement and outcome are therefore
irrelevant to this short history.
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