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Newsletter November/December 2009
We are sending out this
newsletter by mail as usual,, but due to the postal strikes some members may not
get them in time, please come to the AGM your input is wanted.
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Forthcoming Meetings 5th.
November
It is time for our annual
general meeting, we will have a short interesting talk from Isobel Willmott about
the Green Man, then the business of the AGM followed by nibbles, drinks and a
general social chitchat, please come as we need your input on how the Club has
been run and how it should be run in the future. No admission charges and no
guests but a collection on the door for a water based charity.
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3th. December Christmas
Dinner
We have booked Rumbletums
to cook the meal for us and Glan Jones will set us a quiz again, the same format
as last year and there is a booking form and menu with this newsletter.
We will also require
volunteers to set the tables and the room for us, please bring a draw prize,
your numbered dinner tickets will be used for the draw, bring your own drinks as
the hall does not have a licence to sell alcohol. Please note the time, it is
earlier this year.
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Committee
President Jack Colman tel.
01989 562 878
e-mail martha@grosmont-house.freeserve.co.uk
Chairman ?????????????????
Secretary David Exell tel.
01531 632131/634293
e-mail tdexell@btinternet.com
Treasurer Robert Gillmor
tel. 01386 556685
e-mail robert.gillmor@btinternet.com
Programme Secretary Isobel
Willmott tel:01432 273884
email isobel@willmott1970.force9.co.uk
Librarian & Archivist
Patricia Ogbournetel. tel. 01452 415427
Training Rob Campbell tel.
01600 716115
e-mail robbiecampbell@tiscali.co.uk
Members John Rawlings 01989
565 853Ann Colman tel. 01989 562 878
Isobel Willmott’s excellent
report fills up most of this newsletter, but I would like to thank Rob Campbell
for the Training evening last month and Isobel for at last getting Gordon Strong
to give us his talk on King Arthur.
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Visit to Cornwall
Isobel Willmott organised a
brilliant visit to Cornwall and our thanks to her and the two drivers, Isobel
even organised wonderful weather! Her report follows.
On Friday 18th September 16
members set off to Cornwall for a weekend of dowsing and fellowship. On the
journey south west we called in at Glastonbury for lunch and hoped to have time
to look around, but due to traffic problems had to cut our visit short. We
stayed on the outskirts of Plymouth which was convenient for our trips to the
countryside.
On Saturday morning we went
to the village of Minions, where we first looked at the museum which is in a
former engine house for the South Phoenix mine. There was an interesting display
about the making of the local landscape from prehistoric times. We then went to
the Hurlers stone circles nearby and spent some time dowsing the area. The
Hurlers consists of three aligned circles running NNE to SSW with several
stones, some still standing, and with the added interest of the Mary and Michael
lines crossing in the central circle. After lunch in the local cafés some of the
party then walked to the Cheesewring. On the way we saw Rillaton Barrow where
the 3000 year old Rillaton gold cup was found in 1837 by workmen. The
Cheesewring is a pile of granite slabs (which look like an old fashioned cheese
wring or press) balanced precariously on top of a hill not far away, with
wonderful views over the surrounding countryside, with many abandoned mines and
their engine houses and chimneys close by. The Cheesewring overlooks a quarry
which is popular with climbers. The Michael line runs through the site.
When we met back at the
minibus we decided to visit the village of St Neot. This was a very attractive
place with an interesting church, beautifully kept with flowers to welcome the
visitor at both entrances to the churchyard. We dowsed the energy lines and
colours in the lines. In the churchyard we found an ancient carving on top of a
cross shaft of the Trinity – God the Father supporting the cross on which His
son hangs, His beard looking very like a dove for the Holy Spirit. Then we went
to the Holy Well, a short walk away, which was renowned throughout Cornwall at
one time, where several members bathed their feet in the water. It was an
idyllic spot, calm and welcoming, and we all appreciated this special place.
On Sunday we started the
day by going to Trethevy Quoit, which is an ancient burial chamber. There was a
good atmosphere here and we all dowsed various energies and found what seemed to
be a protective circle round the chamber. Our second place of interest was St
Cleer Well, but the energy was not so good here and the water no longer flows.
Close behind the well is a modern house and we wondered if the building of this
stopped the flow of the water through the well.
After lunch we visited King
Doniert’s Stone which was in a lovely spot with wonderful views. In fact there
are two ancient stones here, decorated with interlacing patterns and with a
Latin inscription, very difficult to read, which translates as ‘Doniert begs
prayers for the sake of his soul’. We travelled further west to Lostwithiel
hoping to visit the church where there is an interesting font with a gargoyle on
it, and where the Mary and Michael lines cross, but the church was closed.
We also hoped for a cream
tea but we were unlucky in that respect also. However, one member told me not to
worry as something would turn up, and sure enough someone told us where to get a
cream tea and we ended up in a delightful spot on the River Fowey, where the
church of St Winnow stands just above the water, and where we had the best cream
tea ever, with a choice of home made jam! The church had some lovely carving on
the ends of the pews and some beautiful old windows, and a wander along the
river’s edge was delightful. We sat in the warm sun and let the spirit of the
place take us over.
Monday brought our homeward
journey but we hadn’t finished our exploring just yet. We first went to Brentor,
a church on top of an outcrop of rock, which is over the border in Devon. This
small church can be seen for miles around and is dedicated to St Michael. The
building is only used during the summer months as there is no heat and only gas
lighting. The climb was quite steep, but we all got to the top and were rewarded
with another wonderful view and an interesting church. There are ramparts lower
down the Tor and the site is obviously very old. The Mary and Michael lines
cross within the ramparts. A short distance away we came to the village of
Lydford where there is a castle full of dark energies but next door is the
church of St Petroc with a very different feel to it, full of light and peace.
St Petroc we found carved on the reredos with his wolf at his side. We had an
early lunch in the village inn and then set off for home.
The weekend was
characterised by good weather and sunny people with no hint of complaint and
happy to do whatever was suggested. We grew in our dowsing capabilities and in
our friendship with one another. Thank you to our two drivers who took us safely
there and back, negotiating the Cornish lanes, with hedges brushing each side of
the vehicle, with ease.
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AGM
We have come to that time
in the year when we all have to vote for a new committee, we have soldiered on
for the two years without a chairman or chairwoman and this is not a
satisfactory situation, I am pleased to note that we have a lot of new members
again this year which is a healthy sign for the Club and we would like to see
some more new members on the committee, some of us have been on for too long and
however worthy, new blood with new ideas are needed. The present committee are
listed on the back page and included with this newsletter is a nomination form,
please bring it to the meeting or post it to the Secretary.
NOTE if you think this
newsletter, including the back page is very similar to last year then you are
right, please make changes especially to the back page, we need fresh people
with fresh ideas!
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