Newsletter November 2009
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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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!
