Bridgerule Primary School raises money during Lent for a charity. This year the chosen charity is the British Diabetic Association. The children sold unwanted toys, made Easter cards, guess the weight of the rabbit, decorated biscuits, table skittles, raffle for Easter eggs. Decorating biscuits on the day were: Todd Peschke, Louise North, Claire Youldon, Chantelle Smith and Peter Hockin.

St Stephen’s School Special Unit at Launceston is in desperate need of the help of the whole community. The support is needed to make an enormous difference to the lives of two little boys. Michael Spence, who is five, and Jack Sinton, aged three years and nine months, both have Cerebral Palsy — The ‘Post’ is determined that the spotlight must rightly fall on these two boys. Everyone deserves to have their independence and the special equipment they need should really by provided by the National Health Service to give them the best chance in life.

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Residents of Lynstone Road, Bude, criticised the design of a sewage treatment works planned for Bude because it will have short sea outfall from a screening plant. People at a public briefing on the proposed scheme feared that, even though only liquids would be released into the sea, bacteria from the plant would still find its way on to the town’s beaches.

The pilot of a light aircraft and his two passengers were unharmed when their plane made a forced landing in a field at Treligga, Delabole, at the weekend. Camelford police said the engines of the Cessna 162 had failed. The aircraft, which was flying from Exeter to St Merryn, is owned by the Cornwall Parachute Club of St Merryn. It was piloted by Mr Michael John Orr, of 5, Doulton Road, St Austell.

Ready for the off at the ten-mile post near Hallworthy in Launceston Town Band’s sponsored march were secretary Mike Warne, the mayor Barry Jordan, chairman Ron Gilbert, and bandmaster Nick Chadd.

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At a concert at Week St Mary, Mr Raymond Shaddick entered the stage and said: “Tonight, Mr Leslie Jones. This is Your Life.” Mr Jones has contributed much to the musical life of a wide rural area.

Mrs E R A Barriball, Life President of the Committee, attended the agm of the North Cornwall Conservative Women’s Advisory Committee where Mrs Joyce Parker was re-elected chairman.

The presentation of a carriage clock in slate and a wrist watch was made to Mr Richard Haydon on Friday from his workmates at the Old Delabole Slate Quarry and best wishes for a happy retirement.

Kim, of Woolsery, juggler, won ‘Derry’s Discoveries’ talent show at Sutcombe. The judges were Mrs Jean Letherbridge and Mr Desmond Shadrick.

Mr Keith Whitford, club captain, welcomed everyone to the Arundell Arms Bar Billiards Club’s presentations with the singles championship trophy going to Mr Gerald May, and the doubles champions are Mr Bill Gerry and Mr John Andrew.

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With varied weather conditions of rain, mist and sunshine, the 45th annual Land’s End trial organised by the Motor-Cycling Club proved to be the toughest for many years during Friday night and Saturday.

Dawn over Dartmoor on Easter Sunday morning was greeted by a group of about 80 people, mostly teenagers, who had struggled gamely to the top of Yes Tor for a special sunrise service.

After a holidaymaker had slipped and plunged over a sheer drop, injuring his back, eight men made the hazardous climb down a 412ft Port Isaac cliff last week to rescue him.

As a part of Enterprise Neptune — a campaign to raise £2-million for the preservation of the coastline — the National Trur will light a chain of some 500 beacons at 9pm tonight, Friday, at various points throughout the country. They will include beacons at Rough Tor, Caradon Hill and Kit Hill.

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North Cornwall Conservatives held their annual meeting and conference at Wadebridge on Saturday when the Member for the Division, Sir Harold Roper, said the Conservative Party stood for peace through strength, and the meeting pledged support for the Government’s policy of manufacturing the hydrogen bomb.

Wesley Methodist Church, Launceston, was filled by estimated attendance of 750 on Thursday for a direct land-line relay of the Billy Graham service in Glasgow.

The standard rate of income tax has been reduced by 6d from 9s to 8s 6d.

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Killed in action: Sgt Ronald Jury, of 3, Shooting Park, Race Hill, Launceston. Wounded in action: Major A F C Kitchen, DCLI, of Windy Ridge, Launceston.

Lieutenant Murry George Heard, of Bude, has been awarded the BEM for going to the assistance of the crew when an explosion occurred in an RAF launch.

The post-war reconstruction of educational arrangements in Cornwall envisages the closure of several schools and the building of new ones. There will be new primary schools at Port Isaac, Bossiney, Wainhouse Corner, Wilsey Down, Kennards House, Delaware, Callington and midway between Bude and Stratton. New secondary schools will be set up at Wadebridge, Camelford, Bude-Stratton, Callington and Launceston (where Dunheved and Horwell will be used as boarding hostels).

A thatched cottage at Chapmanswell, occupied by Mrs Edith Giles, was destroyed by fire on Monday, and a shed in the saw mills of Messrs Dolton, Bournes and Dolton, at Leat, Lifton, was also destroyed by fire on Friday.

L/Cpl Denzil Mathias, of Foresters Road, Holsworthy, is one of the prisoners of war released by the Allied advance into Germany and he arrived home last weekend.

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There is likelihood of a mining revival in East Cornwall and there are reports of activity at Seven Stones, Silver Valley and Redmore, all three near Callington, where Capt Richard Bennett has been prospecting.

Lifton’s new public burial ground, provided at a cost of £600 by the parish council, was consecrated by the Bishop of Plymouth last week.

The Prince of Wales, staying over Easter at St Austell Bay Hotel, motored to Stoke Climsland on Monday, where he was shown over the Duchy Home Farm by the manager (Mr David Annand). He also spent some time with the Rector (Canon L M Andrews) in whose scheme to relieve unemployment he has shown great interest.

The new Victory Hall at North Tamerton was opened on Thursday by Maj General E W Alexander, brother of Mr F Alexander, of Ogbeare Hall. It was largely through the generosity of the Alexander family that the hall was built.

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A letter from Tintagel parish council read at Thursday’s meeting of the North Cornwall Joint Water Board, said it was considered the proposed four inch water main from Delabole to Tintagel would be inadequate. The Board decided that the supply would be ample for the needs of the place.

Frightened by a car, a runaway horse belonging to Mr Sleeman, of Pollards, dashed into Stratton and darted ip some steps into a narrow passage of the house and shop occupied by Mrs Yeo. There was considerable difficulty in getting it out and it had to be led into the read and turned round.