FALMOUTH: FRIENDS OF PRINCESS PAVILION: On Thursday (September 20), the friends are holding another afternoon of free patio entertainment at 2pm. The very popular Misty Mountain line dance team will entertain. Bar and café open from 12pm for snacks. Non members very welcome.

MOTHER'S CLUB: Chairman Susan Coulls welcomed members back to the first meeting after the summer break. The speaker and demonstrator for the evening was Krista of Meerkat Beads. She made a beautiful necklace and bracelet explaining all the time what she was using and doing. She made it all look so easy and members were full of admiration for her workmanship. Krista was warmly thanked, given a token and wished by all for the continued success in her business. The AGM will be on October 11 at 7.30pm at Bosvale community centre.CAMERA CLUB: A highly successful start to the new session of Falmouth camera club was held at the Athenaeum club when club president Elizabeth Allen and chairman Alan Cox welcomed former and new members. Before enjoying a splendid buffet supper, secretary David Buckby gave an extensive outline of events and competitions contained in the excellent and imaginative programme. Vice chairman Dean Evans distributed cameras for the single-use challenge and Daniella Buckby was in charge of the lucky dip competition. First in the frame on Thursday (September 20) will be well-known wild life photographer and author David Chapman who will expand on the recent visit by members to Cot Valley and surrounding area. Entries will also be accepted for the first of the points competitions that will take place on September 27 when the set subject is "Macro" supported by a general section. Further information can be obtained by visiting the club's website www.communigate.co.uk/twc/falmouthcameraclub n Twinning Association: Twinners recently hosted 29 members from their twin town of Douarnenez. Old friendships were renewed and several new friendships made. A varied programme had been arranged for the visitors. On their first day they were taken on a tour of Tremough college and lunch in the refectory, followed by a tour of the King Edward mine near Troon. In the evening the guests were invited to Flushing sailing club for supper and wonderful entertainment by Eight in a Bar. The Bretons had brought various gifts with them and, at their request, these were raffled and the proceeds donated to the Falmouth branch of the RNLI. The next day the group visited Newlyn, then on to a restaurant near Lelant for a fish and chips lunch, before continuing on to St Ives. On their final day they had a free morning to wander around Falmouth and, during the afternoon, they were taken on a tour of the Falmouth oyster factory. Their visit ended with the mayor's reception at the Green Lawns Hotel where they were given a warm welcome by the mayor. Speeches were made and gifts exchanged. A buffet supper followed and the evening was rounded off by some members of the Treverva male voice choir singing Cornish songs. The weather throughout the whole of their visit was absolutely glorious and the Bretons were able to enjoy Cornwall at its best.

Falmouth twinning association is now arranging a series of fund-raising events in order to entertain members from its other twin town of Landkreis Rotenburg, Germany, who have been invited to visit Falmouth next May.

New members are always welcome. For further information contact Bill Harris on Truro 01872 241052.

INNER WHEEL CLUB: New president Jean Curnow carried out the induction of Margaret Sanders into the Inner Wheel Club of Falmouth as her first duty at the Green Lawns Hotel during the September meeting. Margaret had already accepted the post of overseas organiser and introduced Steve Kimberley, past president of the Helston-Lizard Rotary club, who gave a talk about ShelterBox. ShelterBox was founded by Tom Henderson, a member of Helston-Lizard club, in 2001 and has already helped 500,000 people suffering from the effects of floods, earthquakes, wars and hurricanes. The aim of ShelterBox is to give the victims of these disasters shelter, warmth and dignity. The contents of the boxes vary and depend upon the kind of disaster that has occurred. Each box is uniform in weight and size and contains a large tent, sleeping bags, a multi-fuel cooker, and provides warmth and shelter for ten people. All this at a cost of £490 a box. The well trained response team can be ready to leave Helston at a moment's notice. All organisations and individuals who make donations of £490 or more are informed of the identification of their box and will be advised of its final destination after dispatch and as each box has a number, it can be checked on the internet. Margaret Sanders thanked Steve Kimberley for his most interesting talk and said that she had been very impressed at the work in progress when she visited the ShelterBox centre in Helston.

At the business meeting which followed, honorary secretary Valerie Reilly read the minutes of the previous meeting and dealt with correspondence. Honorary treasurer June Furlonger gave a precise account of the club's finances and said that the district charity is the Children's Hospice South West and the association charity is the RNIB talking books service. Club correspondent, Winifred Bennett said that a profile of the new president and news of the club's activities had been sent to the district magazine. She also reported that the Falmouth guide dogs committee had worked hard this summer having stalls at Culdrose Air Day, many fetes and four sessions at the King Charles coffee shop. The volunteer puppy walker who is training Crumbles, the guide dog puppy who is sponsored by the club, is pleased with her progress and says that she has a good disposition.

President Jean thanked all those who had helped to raise nearly £60 for charity at the table-top sale held at the Methodist church in July. She also said that she planned to attend the district meeting on September 19 at Launceston. In closing she asked members to design a bookmark for a competition in support of the talking books service.

PENRYN: METHODIST CHURCH: A service to bless the marriage of Alison and Stuart Adamson was conducted by the Reverend Arthur Cowburn attended by family, friends and members of the church family. A celebration tea was shared after the service at which a toast to the couple's future happiness was made by Mary May.

Richard Courtney conducted the Sunday morning service. He welcomed everyone to the service with a special welcome to some Australian visitors.

Young people from the Sunday club were present at the service and Mr Courtney spoke to them about his visit to Hawaii, and his helicopter trip over the volcano. The Old Testament lesson read by David Kneebone was taken from Jeremiah chapter 4 verses 11-12 and 22-28. The epistle lesson came from 1 Timothy chapter 1 vs 12-17. Jan Heuson read the Gospel reading from St Luke chapter 15 vs 1-10.

Mr Courtney's sermon was based on the text from 1 John chapter 4 v 10 We love because He loved us first.

Mrs Myra Bennett led the hymns on the church organ.