The Constant Times is produced with support from the Constantine Enterprises Company and Transition Constantine. Volunteers distribute free copies to households in Constantine Parish every two months, with extended summer (June/July/August) and winter (November/December /January) issues. Please let us know if you do not receive a copy, or if you would like to help with distribution.

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Phone: 01326 340908 
Editorial
Peter Binns 
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Sue Yates
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Peter Binns
Distribution
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CONTACT:
D. Down
34 Fore Street
Constantine
TR11 5AB
01326 340813

The band has always taken an active part in the village and the surrounding area giving its services free to the Church and Chapel especially at Christmas. It is also very involved with the village school helping many children to learn to play. The band’s beginner and junior sections provide free instrument loan and training, as well as assistance with practical or theory grade exams. Experienced players are always welcome in the senior band.

Entertainment is provided for the elderly throughout the year and during the summer there are open air concerts on the local bandstand. A very successful carnival is supported by the whole village as well as many friends and holiday visitors from all around. Over the years Constantine’s ‘Brass on the Grass has’ become one of the most popular Brass Band events in the Cornwall.

We regret that Brass on the Grass 2020 which was scheduled for 18th/19th July has been cancelled. See you all next year: 17th/18th July 2021.

Constantine Allotments Society has been cultivating the site in Bridge for well over 40 years.  We run on organic lines, and members grow a variety of vegetables, soft fruit and flowers. We are family-friendly and children are encouraged to get involved. We are currently in the process of re-terracing all the plots thanks to a grant from the Lottery fund.  At present all the plots are occupied, but we run a waiting list and anyone interested can contact the joint chairpeople, Dougal & Suzanna Jeffries, on 01326 341356.

The Women’s Institute (WI) was formed in 1915 to revitalise rural communities and encourage women to become more in- volved in producing food during the First World War. Since then the organisation’s aims have broadened and the WI is now the largest voluntary women’s organisation in the UK. The WI will celebrated its centenary in 2015 and currently has 212,000 members in around 6,600 WIs.

The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.

Meets in Social Club, monthly, Monday afternoons.

Contact: Mrs. S. Coot, 16 Trebarvah Road, Constantine (01326) 340050

Varied and interesting programme of speakers and entertainers during the Winter; outings and coach trips organised during the Summer. Over 40 welcome.

Tracey Clowes (01326) 340279

Group recording on CD the memories of Constantine parishioners, to form an archive locally and also as part of a national scheme.

Meets in the school from 8-8.45am and 3.15-6pm

In the Pre School Building and run by Constantine Primary School.

Please book in advance through the school secretary, Christine Beswick: (01326) 340554

A great facility for children from 4 to 11 years. For short term planned or emergency supervision by trained staff. Outdoor activities are always on offer with the use of the school field, playground and adventure areas as well as fun things to do indoors. All children are welcome.

Meetings have been cancelled until further notice due to the Coronavirus.

Meets at 7.15pm in the WI Hall on the 3^rd Friday of every month except December.  In November the AGM precedes the meeting and starts at 7pm.

Hon Secretary:
Mr Don Garman
Chyrose, Bosanath Valley, Mawnan Smith
dj.garman@virgin.net
Tel: 01326 250604

Hon Treasurer:
Mrs Melanie Richards
Ponjeravah Cottage, Constantine
Tel: 01326 340421

A Company (limited by guarantee) managing a variety of projects within Constantine Parish.

The CEC is run by a board of volunteer Directors/Trustees who meet regularly to ensure the smooth running of the company and subsidiaries. 

The CEC Directors are:-

• Tracey Clowes:  Honorary Chair. 
• Charles Pugh:  Honorary Company Secretary & Treasurer.
• Gerelyn Blackstone-Karapanos, Caitlin DeSilvey, Chris Hussey,  Dougal Jeffries, Barbara Pugh, Elfie Rawlence, Gia Shaw, Peter Tatham & Richard Thomas. 

Tolmen Theatre Company ‚ Meets in Tolmen Centre, Fore St, Constantine, Thursdays 7pm.

Contact: Jon Welch, Tolvan Cross, Gweek (01326) 341045

Active and enthusiastic group, all ages welcome to come along.

Chairman: Mr. H. Bolt 01326 340306
Treasurer: Mr. D. Burke 01326 341018
Membership Secretary: Mrs. B. Willoughby 01326 340083

Winter meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in the WI Hall except February which starts at 7.00pm.

The Summer Show is held on the 3rd Saturday of July in the marquee on the recreation field.

Treasurer/Booking Sec: Mrs. J. Parshall, Vicarage Terrace, Constantine (01326) 340236

Meets in W.I. Hall Wednesdays, 2pm ‚ 4.30pm.

Contact: Mr. G. Doubleday, Church Square, Constantine (01326) 340112

New Bridge playing members welcome.

Constantine Arts Society is a group of enthusiastic amateur and professional artists, which came about in 1974 when a few local people decided to paint together in the village hall.

Today, 40 years on, the Arts Society is still flourishing with over 70 members.

The Society holds an annual, very successful Summer Exhibition, which welcomes everybody to view and buy.

The Society also hosts workshops, social and leisure events.

Contact: Mr. R. Rashleigh, 30 Penbothidno, Constantine (01326) 340047

Contact: Mrs. G. Gove, Tresahor Praze, Constantine (01326) 340266

All year round. Footpath walks, locally and out-of-parish. Meet in Constantine Church Hall car park Wednesdays fortnightly at 1.30pm (winter) or 6pm (summer).

Chairman: Mr. P. Carter, Trengilly Farm, Constantine (01326) 340883

Annual Show ‚ 1^stSaturday in July. A super day out at Trengilly Farm!

Many trade stands. Cattle, horses & dogs. Craft & domestic tent.

Twinned with Pont-Croix, Brittany.

Chairman: Mr. Eric Williams, 8 Comfort Wartha, Constantine (01326) 341440

Secretary: Mrs. Mary Owen, Lower Treworval, Constantine (01326) 250700

Treasurer: Mrs. Marian Saunders, Manor Mill, Constantine (01326) 341269

Committee Members: Gia Shaw, Penny McGovern, John Richards, Maggie Mackenzie, Henry Sneesby, Antonia Elleman.

Formed in 1982, the Association covers the parishes of Constantine and Gweek and is twinned with Pont ‚ Croix in Brittany. Every year, either they visit Constantine or Constantine visits them.

A newsletter called ‚ Salut! is published regularly and a lively French conversation group caters for beginner and intermediate speakers.

Contact Gia Shaw: (01326) 250769

Beavers 6 – 8 years Meet MCA Hall, Mawnan Smith, Thursday 5.10 – 6.26pm

Cub Scouts 8 – 10+ years Meet MCA Hall, Mawnan Smith, Thursday 6.30 – 8.00pm

Sea Scouts 10 – 14 years, Wednesday 6.30 – 8pm. Meet Constantine Church Hall with various venues.

Sea Scout leader: Scott Woyka, Vicarage Terrace, Constantine (07968) 332092

Helford River Scout Group Contact: Sue Rosevear (01326) 250225

Aim to help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, by taking part in a variety of activities and experiences.

Girls 10+ to 15 years.  Meet in Church Hall, Fridays 7.30 – 9.00pm.

Guide Leader: Mrs R. Nicholls, Vicarage Terrace, Constantine (01326) 341320

Mobile (07533) 221782

Guider: Miss H. Downing Stithians (01209) 861647

Girls 10+ to 15 years. Meet in Church Hall, Fridays 7.30 ‚ 9.00pm.

Guide Leader: Mrs R. Nicholls, Vicarage Terrace, Constantine (01326) 341320

Mobile (07533) 221782

Guider: Miss H. Downing Stithians (01209) 861647

Girls 7 to 10 years. Meet in Church Hall, Fridays

Contact: Mrs. L. Sole, 52 Fore Street, Constantine (01326) 340722

Contact:
Mrs H Maguire 01326 373299

Musical Director:
Melanie Uren 01326 340421

Trengilly Wartha, Constantine

Practice Monday evening 7.15pm in the Church Hall. Mixed Choir, singing all styles from Tallis to Tavener, Baroque to Big Spender, available for concerts, weddings etc.

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Deadline for news items, calendar entries and other submissions for the February / March 2021 issue is 15 January 2021.

The Constant Times is produced with support from the Constantine Enterprises Company and Transition Constantine. Volunteers distribute free copies to households in Constantine Parish every two months, with extended summer (June/July/August) and winter (November/December /January) issues. Please let us know if you do not receive a copy, or if you would like to help with distribution.

Contact Details
Email: constant.times@gmail.com
Phone: 01326 340908 
Editorial
Peter Binns 
Advertising
Sue Yates
Printing
Peter Binns
Distribution
Transition Constantine

The hundreds of enthusiastic villagers at last year’s Christmas Lights switch on leaves us in no doubt how much pleasure and benefit lighting our village brings to the community. This year has been one of the most difficult in recent times and so, more than ever, it is crucial our village is lit up during the dark winter months to give us all a feeling of community and hope for 2021.

Fund raising events throughout 2020 have been limited, but as always, individuals have risen to the challenge and contributed in many exciting and varied ways. Villagers have made generous personal donations, sold plants, fruit, vegetables, jigsaw puzzles, and home-made jewellery. We were able to hold the ‘Books at the Bus Stop’ event just in time before mass gatherings were banned, and there have been books for sale on my driveway since lockdown eased. So thank you to everyone who has purchased or donated books. As always, we thank the Parish Council for their continued support and significant contribution of £600 to this year’s fund.

We have been asked on numerous occasions if Constantine will be decorated this year as there have been no opportunities for our usual fundraisers and there are several villages in the area who have decided not to put up their festive displays. The Christmas Lights Committee have always set funds aside for a rainy day, and this is our ‘rainy day’! We are confident we will be able to decorate the village in the same way as we have done for the past 6 years, working in small family teams and socially distanced. By the time you read this we will have made our annual pilgrimage to the Christmas tree farm to label up 40 medium trees, 6 large trees, and we hope, one enormous tree for the bank, all ready for collection and then distribution at the beginning of December.

Christmas trees are offered to everyone in Fore Street and Clinton Road. We also offer sets of lights to houses with lovely outside trees or bushes. We always have a very large tree at the bus
stop and beautiful crosses on the St Constantine Church tower. We put up a large tree at Brill just outside the Cricket Ground, and offer a tree to Seworgan, Port Navas, St Constantine Church, Social Club, Tolmen Centre and, historically, the Queens Arms car park.

What we are able to do is limited by access to a power supply, so the many silhouettes, Brill Tree, the village crib scene, lights coming up the hill from Ponjeravah, lights along the Recreation ground and around the Church Hall and in the village carpark are reliant on the goodwill of the nearby neighbours who let us plug in. Several trees in other places use battery lights although these are never quite as successful.

Sadly, we will not be able to hold a mass gathering for switch-on or a village lantern parade this year, but we will be encouraging as many folk as possible to try and have lights up and on by dusk on Sunday 6 December giving a real sense of community which is so acutely felt when we usually gather together at the bus stop.

We have been told by so many of you that driving along Fore Street and seeing the lit trees and lights, or the Church crosses from a distance as you come into Constantine, gives such comfort and boosts our festive spirt – it really is immeasurable.

Stay safe and well and we shall hopefully see you next year at some of our village fundraiser events.

Tracey Clowes, Christmas Lights Team

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