Talk:Polgooth

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I've plonked this text (which was inserted in the main article by 87.115.162.242) here, in case any of it is useable by anyone wanting to expand the article (as some of it does seem useful, but it's non-encyclopedic, and sounds more of an advert). Zangar (talk) 16:47, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

"Historic Cornwall article on Polgooth Polgooth is home to a shop, pub, coal merchant, several old people's homes, old people, playing field, holes in the ground where miners once extracted minerals, bungalows, printing presses, plenty of fine people and the Goffin. A ghost haunts the road down to London Apprentice and a wizard once appeared out of the blue exactly half way between the shop the coal merchant. There was a devastating flood back in the 90's in which boulders were washed down the main street, sheep were washed away and a whole bridge destroyed in the deluge. Amazingly it didn't even get a mention on TSW, Radio Cornwall nor was Spotlight which I thought a crying shame. The bridge was rebuilt, boulders were put back in the hedge but several sheep were never to be seen again. A new age festival also came to the village on several occasions in the late 70s which went by the name of the Elephant Fayre. On the whole, village folk were wary of the peculiar people and the magic cigarettes they brought along to the fayre. Villagers struggled to see eye to eye with the festivals, who often left a large mess behind when they finally moved out. The Polgooth Pub is a very nice place to go for some food, especially if you like big portions. I've always liked the quiche but supposedly 'real men don't eat quiche' so I usually have the Ploughman’s with ham. In days gone by, the Polgooth Inn was a lot (how can i put this politely) ahh that’s it, 'earthier' than its present state with fowl, goats and various other creatures roaming around inside. I even remember a peacock staking out the carpark for several years during the early eighties. Polgooth is overlooked by 2 great relics from the past - engine houses from the old mining days. On the south-east side of the village one such engine house sits in the middle of St Austell golf course, while the other up at Five Turnings guards against invaders from Sticker. Rather like ravens in the Tower of London, legend has it that should these 2 sentinels tumble to the ground Polgooth would suffer a terrible plague. There is a pair of Chapels in the Village, complete with dwindling but enthusiastic congregations. One lies on the edge of the playing field while the other sits at the top of Polgooth on the junction with what was once the main road to Truro or St Austell. A printing press lies slap bang in the middle of the village. For years it has produced the most charming of village publications - the Polgooth Times. Several times a year each and every last doormat in Polgooth gets an eagerly awaited copy of the Times, which is crammed packed with the goings on at the playgroup, playing fields committee minutes, the odd poem, letters of thanks, births, deaths and barely legible adverts for scaffolding firms and builders from the town. Even in these modern days the editors of this magazine have shunned the advancements of computers and page ready technology. Keeping it real to a bygone era, each edition is painstakingly compiled, printed, stapled and distributed round the village by evergreen PT enthusiasts. I for one will be very cross, when inevitably, someone suggests the Polgooth Times is brought into line with the modern era and complied digitally. Despite its amateurish feel it really is a great read and bring a real sense of community to the Village which in this day and age is a rare thing. Nearby schools are excellent. As well as a good academic success, St Mewan School has football and cricket teams which would be the envy of most primary Schools in the County and has won the Footballs Roseborn Shield on several occasions. In cricket, the School has won both county and national competitions. Penrice is also a very good school."

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