You may think that a festival in which four church parishes take part migth have a rather stuff, old fashioned look about it and not be in the least exciting. Not a bit of it. Not at any rate when those four parishes are Egloskerry, North Petherwin, Tremaine and Tresmere, who held just such a festival over the recent bank holiday weekend.

A sharp rise in the number of injury accidents in the Dutson Road/Roydon Road, area of Newport, Launceston, is soon to lead to the creation of a Local Safety Scheme.

Christmas Eve revellers will have an extra half hour’s drinking time Launceston and district public houses, bringing the licensing hours into line with other licensed remises in North Cornwall. Permission for the extra half-hour from 11pm to 11.30pm was granted at the Petty Sessions at Launcteson on Monday when application was made by Mr Jonanthan Hairs, chairman of the local Licensed Victuallers Association, on behalf of 16 members.

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A Launceston man was brought before the court on a charge of damaging windows in the hope of highlighting his need for medical treatment, prosecuting solicitor, Mr John Whiting told magistrates at Launceston on Monday. Mr Whiting was outlineing the case against Marc Anthony Bealing, of 15 St Leonards Road, Lanstephan, who pleased guilty to this offence and another of failing to surrender to bail. Damage to the windows amounted to £69. The prosecution alleged that just prior to the offence, Bealing was in rage, sitting on the stairs clenching his fists.

Week St Mary Revel Queen will have a regal drive the old fashioned way next Saturday (September 15) when, in the best tradition, she is fetched from her home by horse and carriage. The ride will be made possible by the horse-drawn service run by mother-of-two Mrs Barbara Mills, 37, of Odd Mill, through whose land the parish boundary between Whitstone and Week St Mary runs. The unusual service is on hand to provide for any function, from an informal trot round the lanes in pony and trap to more formal occasions such as weddings.

The Gorsedd of Cornwall was duly carried through on Saturday on the playing fields of Callington School, as previewed in las week’s “Post”, when we gave full details of the ceremony and the various awards. Some 200 Bards were joined by representatives of the Welsh Gorsedd, but the Breton delegate was prevented from attending by illness. They were all welcomed by the chairman of Caradon Council, Mr Len Chapman, who, with other civic representatives, were guests within the circle.

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Dad’s Army star Sgt Wilson (actor John le Mesurier) opened the fete in aid of the Lewdown branch of the Royal British Legion.

A presentation was made to Mr A Whapham of Holsworthy, on his retirement as postman after 25 years’ service. The presentation was made by Mr W Hamley.

“I stuck my neck out”, stated Bude’s town clerk, Mr Kenneth Anderson. He admitted writing to the North Cornwall Council asking for action to be taken to stop overnight camping in the cliff tops near the resort.

Four members of Delabole AFC second team were taken to Launceston Hospital after the mini-bus in which they were returning from a match at Altarnun was involved in a collision with a saloon car at Five Lanes. David Young was detained in hospital with a fractured collar bone and head injuries.

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As the summer season draws to a close, Tintagel Circle Life Saving club looked back thankfully on a summer free of fatalities and with very few “incidents”. One rescue was effected by two members when a summer visitor swam around Gull Rock at Trebarwith Strand and became exhausted on the way back.

A former arsenic mine - said by villagers to be where gold was once struck - was the scene of a gallant rescue on Saturday. At Treore Barton, Port Isaac, four pigs were trapped down the mine which has a 50ft shaft.

A freehold semi-detached No.14, Moonsfield Callington, was sold with vacant possession for £800 at a public auction. The purchaser was Mr A. G. Brown, of Penwarden, South Hill. Another freehold semi-detached house No.1 Chantry Park, Liskeard Road, Callington, fetched £1,675. It was bought by Mr Dennis Trewartha, or Treglory, Liskeard Road, Callington.

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Following a complaint about out low flying over Delabole by aircraft using Treligga bombing range at the last meting of Camelford Rural Council, a letter was read from Capt R W F Northcott, of the Royal Naval Air Station, St Merryn. He regretted any inconvenience that the residents had suffered. It had always been necessary for aircraft to fly low over higher ground inland when making bombing runs towards the sea.

The Callington branch bakery of the Plymouth Cooperative Society closed down on Saturday. It had been producing only fancy bread and confectionary goods.

Much damage was done on Tuesday by a fire which broke out in a corn mill owned by Mr A Williams, and situated at Tinhay Mills, Lifton.

Mr W Sedgman, of Polyphant, met with a fatal accident while dismantling machinery at Cornwall County Council quarry near Stratton.

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Killed in action: Pte J H White of West Down, Delabole; wounded in action: Lewis Goodman, Royal Marine Commandos, of Rezare, Lezant, Cpl H J Tinney of Bossiney Cottage, Tintagel. Pte Leslie Smith of Bridge Cottage, Lifton.

The Military Medal has been awarded to two local men - Sgt R H Mayhew, son-in-law of Mr and Mrs R Salter of Hingston Farm, St Anns Chapel, and Pte S E Cann of Yeolmbridge.

Mrs R H Arundell of Tulip Trees, Lifton has received a card frmo her son, Mr Philip H Arundell, saying that he, his wife, and his two children are safe and well. They have been in Japanese hands since the fall of the Philipines.

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Several hundred tons of rock fell 350ft to the bottom of Delabole Slate Quarry on Sunday, fortunately without causing any damage or injury. Four hundred men are now employed at the quarry which is enjoying posterity as a result of the current national building activity. Full-time working was resumed recently after two years of short time.

The new ambulance station at Penclease, Camelford, was formally opened on Sunday. With many gifts of materials and labour, as well as the site, it has cost only £70. By the end of the year it is hoped to have a new ambulance.

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The autumn meeting of Bude Races was held on Saturday. The chief idea in holding this second meeting was to try to reduce heavy loss sustained in August, but the weather was again unkind and a further lss of at least £70 was incurred.

Eighty children and ten teachers from Launceston and district left the GWR Staton on Sunday to join the special Cornish Schools four day trip to the Empire Exhibition.