Newsletter October 2018
VISIT TO CARADON OBSERVATORY – TUESDAY 30th OCTOBER 2018
A visit to the Caradon Observatory has been arranged on Tuesday 30th October, courtesy of the founder Ken Bennett, meeting there for 7.30 pm.
Many of you will have attended our AGM in 2015 to hear a most interesting talk given by Dr Wayne Thomas on the proposed Dark Sky Status for Bodmin Moor. Subsequently the Society formally supported the application which was led by Mr Bennett and Dr Thomas and this was achieved in 2017.
Dr Thomas and a colleague Mike Willmott will be on hand to conduct proceedings on 30th October, when our hope is for a cloudless sky.
The size of this group visit is limited to 18. Members who are interested should complete the form that is enclosed with this newsletter and places will be allocated on the basis of those who are first to reply.
It will be seen that all must sign a disclaimer saying they are attending at their own risk and waiving the right to sue in the event of an accident. The Observatory is a private institution insisting on such because it has no public liability insurance.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – WEDNESDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2018
The Society’s 7th Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 21st November 2018 at the Rock Sailing & Water Ski Club and I hope to see you there.
Enclosed are:
- Invitation to the AGM and acceptance slip
- Notice of the AGM and Agenda, nomination form and proxy voting slip
- Minutes of the 6th AGM of the Society
- Accounts for the year to 28th February 2018
Our speaker following the AGM will be Giles Rickard, Fisheries Team Leader and Senior Land Officer with the Westcountry Rivers Trust with over 12 years’ experience in the integration of catchment management, water quality and fisheries. Giles re-joined the Trust in 2011 having previously worked for Natural England and The University of Liverpool in roles focused on diffuse pollution and soil condition assessments. This has provided Giles with a broad understanding of UK land use management, along with the effective measures farmers are likely to adopt to minimise impact on the environment. Giles has extensive fisheries expertise through the design and delivery of riparian habitat works and fisheries surveys. His talk will include particular reference to the Camel, Allen, De Lank and Fowey rivers which are all within the Society’s area of concern.
PLANNING
Wind and Solar: Dairy Crest are progressing plans for a 5MW solar installation on land surrounding the dairy. No formal application has yet been made so plans will be viewed with interest when it is.
The judicial wrangling over the Week St. Mary windfarm application has finally been resolved. The High Court decided that the review of the review, of the review, of the review will not be allowed. The refusal of the application therefore stands.
Housing: The Wadebridge housing applications – Gonvena, Football Field, Bodieve/Ball Roundabout – have yet to be decided.
A pre-application has been submitted for advice on the return of the Church Park application at Sladesbridge (dubbed “Wadebridge New Town”).
Apart from these there is very little of any significance to report from other areas. As always, please tell us if there is any application in your village or Parish that you have concerns about.
THE MILESTONE SOCIETY
We have recently contributed towards the restoration of 2 significant milestones being undertaken by The Milestone Society.
The first is a Grade II listed Capped Granite Guide Stone at SX057721 Hellandbridge turn on B3266 near St Mabyn known as the “Famous Milestone”.
The project is to replace the broken column and to relocate the stone approximately 10m further north in a safer position.
Planning consent for the change to a listed building was obtained in March 2018 and the manufacture of the replica octagonal granite pillar has been placed in the hands of De Lank Quarry at St Breward.
The second stands a short distance from the “Famous Milestone” and is known as the “Headless Guidestone”. It is a similar capped guidestone with an intact pillar but with a missing capstone. This stands at grid reference SX068699 at Penhargard on the old St Mabyn to Bodmin road. The original capstone disappeared in 1991. Fortunately, the Milestone Society has photographic records of the missing capstone and an order for the manufacture of a replica has been placed with CF Piper & Son at Beara Torr Quarry.
Cormac will install both guidestones when repairs are completed. Hopefully some photos of the completed stones will be available for the next newsletter.
DATA PROTECTION (GDPR)
As an important reminder to those members who have not yet responded, below is the request included in the previous newsletter:
“To comply with the new rules on Data Protection please read this section carefully and then send to Nicola at tandnmundy@tiscali.co.uk a short reply e-mail or letter stating that you have read this part of the Newsletter, accept the statement below relating to the treatment of your data, notably your personal details, and wish to continue to receive communications by e-mail, postand telephone from the Camel Valley and Bodmin Moor Protection Society about its activities and finances.
I confirm that your personal details as held by the Society will not be disclosed to any other organisations or any outside individuals.”Please note that if you still do not respond either by email or post we shall have to assume that you no longer wish to receive emails or postal notices from the Society.
I look forward to seeing you at the Annual General Meeting, or before at the Caradon Observatory.
Richard Vyvyan-Robinson
Chairman
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