Carefree and wildly happy, you would never believe the children at SPACE playscheme have any difficulties at all to contend with. Because SPACE (Social Play and Creative Events), makes them forget about their learning difficulties at school. It was set up and funded by The National Children’s Home to stimulate the children during school holidays. And they come from as far away as Bude to meet up with their friends at St Stephens School, in Launceston.

Launceston supporters of Children’s Hospice South West plan to take part in the largest simultaneous musical fundraising event in the world.

Travellers who set up camp on Davidstow Common have been asked to leave. The travellers decided to camp on the land on Bank Holiday Weekend, as they journeyed back from their eclipse experience.

Bigger crowds and heavier collection tins were the result of a highly successful Lifeboat Day at Bude on Bank Holiday Monday. Donations totaled £23,000.

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At the opening of Broadwoodwidger’s Festival of Flowers held in St Nicholas Church were Olive Owen, a visitor; Jean Herbert, who made the arrangement entitled ‘Holy Baptism’; Dame Joan Seccombe; Deaconess Valerie Dick, wife of the vicar; and Margaret Fry, the festival organiser.

A party of 1432 (Bude) Squadron, the Air Training Corps left Bude early this month to rendezvous with other cadets from Western Wessex Wing at Exeter, to spend a week at RAF Stafford for their annual camp.

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Stratton Flower Show was revived after a lapse of 15 years and trophies were presented by Mrs W Young, wife of the president, to Mr J Boundy, Mr L Pearce, Mrs F Martin and Karen Worden.

Mr Olver Harris, Mayor of Launceston, headed the judges at Altarnun Carnival, with the Megan Mutton perpetual challenge cup for best local entry going to Mrs Shirley’s entry ‘The Owl and the Pussy Cat’.

The Royal British Legion fete at Delabole was opened by branch president Mr J Setchell, who presented Mrs K Wickett and Mrs R Piper with certificates of appreciation for collecting on poppy week for more than ten years.

For the third year running Mrs Mildred Cloke has proved she can cook the best pasty in Bude in the competition organised by the Bude branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution as part of their Lifeboat Day.

Mervyn Madge played a typical captain’s part as Holsworthy won 2-0 at home to Exeter City in the South Western League with goals from George Turley (penalty) and Dave May.

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Second of the series of “Big Name” dances to be presented by the Launceston carnival committee to swell their funds will feature Cliff Bennett and the Revel Rousers next Tuesday at the town hall.

Restrictions on the movement and marketing of pigs in the western part of Devon and the northern tip of Cornwall will be imposed from Wednesday week. These restrictions were imposed to reduce the risk of further spread of swine fever following an outbreak in mid-Devon.

Objections against proposals under the Beaching plan for the withdrawal of passenger train services on the Bude-Okehampton and Halwill-Torrington railway rides were heard at a meeting of the Transport Users Consulative committee at Holsworthy memorial hall on Wednesday,

When Callington county primary school children return to their patched and propped up school next Wednesday after the summer break they will notice that yet another prop has been put up bringing the total of concrete and timber buttresses or props against the outer walls to 19.

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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: Wilfred Cornish, of Derril, LCpl Samuel John Hatch, of Rockhead, Delabole. Wounded in action: Gnr E Hancock, of Mugford, Luckett. Previously reported missing now known to be safe: Sgt George Langsdon, RAF, of Trenant Vale, Wadebridge; Sq Ldr Neil Chudleigh, RAF, of Bude; Flt Sgt G Gettings, RAF, of High Street, Delabole.

A store at the rear of the White Hart Hotel, Launceston, occupied by Messrs Reckitts, caught fire on Tuesday and for a time the hotel garage and the Post Office premises were threatened. However, the blaze was brought under control by the National Fire Service just in time. Even so, the building was gutted and damage estimated at £4,000.

Capt Edwin James Rice, Merchant Navy, of Bude, has been awarded the OBE for courage and coolness when his shop was bombed by enemy aircraft.

Col R S Stafford, Plymouth, director of the BBC, said on Monday that the West Country would not get television immediately after the war, but it would come in time. He added that expense was the main drawback in television because artistes would have to be paid for acting as well as speaking their words. He thought cinemas would relay BBC ‘actualities’ as the corporation might show some of their films.

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“Speed demons of the west” — young motorcyclists from St Austell, Plymouth and Launceston — entertained a large crowd by their demonstrations and races at Bude on Thursday.

Mr John Penberthy, familiarly known as “Billy Camborne,” aged 72, a well-known character at Launceston, died on Tuesday as the lodging house, Northgate Street. Quiet and inoffensive, he had also tried to be enterprising; he made paper windmills and sold them to children at the price of 1d, or one jam jar, and he also established a “cinema show” in an alley off Northgate Street, the admission one jam jar. At intervals, he dabbled in peddling.

With the pipe supply cut off to enable the reservoir to fill, water is being supplied to Holsworthy from tanks.

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The success of the Workers’ Union demonstrations at Delabole on Saturday was such that it is hoped to make it an annual event. After a procession led by Delabole British Legion Band, and including schoolchildren wearing helmets bearing the words “Read the Labour newspaper,” there was a big evening meeting addressed by several Labour and trade union orators.

Launceston Town Council were informed on Monday that the district valuer considered that the value of £125 placed on the site for the 10 proposed houses at Race Hill was excessive. It was decided that the cost of the building should not exceed £510 per house.