The Roundup offers sincere apologies for its recent enforced period of 'radio silence'.
Readers will know that it situated in The People's Republic of Hayle, which is ruled by eccentrically coiffeured but steely Stalinist dictator and mummy's boy, Tregavarah Ventongimps (42), pictured here on the left.
The oversensitive Ventongimps, who was angered at our frequent references to his exotic combover hairstyle, immediately gave orders for our arrest and detention on learning that the Roundup crew were consuming pasties in the summer rain on the towans.
We were taken to a bleakly dark granite building in Copperhouse, where we were incarcerated and destined to be forgotten Indeed, one of our number heard the unmistakably evil and high pitched voice of Ventongimps himself as he commanded his minions to 'thraw they bleddy keys away!"
However, we were not forgotten by the good people of Relubbus.
At the personal command of the esteemed leader of the Greater Relubbus Urban Council (GRUC), Councillor Billy Spargo (131) the security service of the state of Relubbus (Mr Ernie Pascoe (33)) was instructed to discover our whereabouts.
It took him just months to track us down using a combination of painstakingly tenacious detective work, satellite spy skullduggery and the inimitable skills of 'Dippy', the three-legged champion sniffer dog.
Agents Dick Harvey and Harvey Dick then effected a night operation to secure our release, which they successfully completed thanks in great part to the efforts of their specially trained getaway horse, 'Orsie'.
Frail as a result of our ordeal we will be resuming a halting, irregular but dependable service.
The Roundup remains, as ever , at your service!!
WATCH OUT JAMIE OLIVER!! HERE COMES NIGEL BATTEN!!
Nigel Batten (19) is, according to his mother Sandra, Relubbus' answer to Jamie Oliver.
Older readers will recall that Sandra herself achieved some degree of fame, if not notoriety, for her invention of 'Cledra Cola, an intriguing brown drink of pungently stirring natural ingredients produced in Nancledra on her cousin's farm.
The purgative claims made for the drink were no exaggeration, but so efficacious was it in its cleansing properties that it always required a prolonged hospital stay afterwards to recover from it.
Sandra maintains that it was only for this reason, and not as a result of any discussions which may or may not have taken place with the inspection and prosecution department of the Relubbus Institute of Clinical Hygiene and Health (RICHH) that 'Cledra Cola disappeared overnight from the shelves.
Sandra is now working on a new version of 'Cledra Cola and promises that we can all expect a big launch next spring.
This enigmatic boy, who went to school in Prospidnick and was marked out by his already fearful teachers as 'one to watch' is poised to take the culinary world by storm.
In fact he says that he is going to turn the pasty world upside down!
"People ebbent never seen pasties like they ones I'm bringin' out!" he declared.
Told by his mother to 'shut yer big gob!" and not spill the beans before the big launch next week at the flagship Boswedden Lane R C Oates Superstore, Nigel obediently stopped talking immediately. We can exclusively reveal that the revolutionary new range of Batten pasties - to be sold under the catchy slogan of 'Batten down yer 'atch' - will include inspired novelties such as deep-fried pasties, pasties on a stick and pasties in coloured icing for special occasions such as Pirates rugby matches.
Production will admittedly be rather limited at the outset, since Nigel's girlfriend, Lorraine, is currently the only one producing the pasties.
Nigel describes himself as "th' ideas man and marketin' genius be'ind the 'ole operation!"
However, he fully expects to be employing over 2,000 people in pasty production within just a matter of weeks.
Cornishwomen everywhere are invited to consider contributing their pasty-making skills to this great new venture. Wages - in excess of 10p per hour - are expected to be paid.
If you want to see and sample the wares, be at R C Oates Superstore in Relubbus next Tuesday at 10.00 am!
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A VOLUNTEER CHAPEL ASSISTANT??
Walter is shown here on the left in his favourite picture, which was taken whilst he was a schoolboy at the Prospidnick Academy for Lads with Attention Deficit Disorder.
The post of Volunteer Chapel Assistant is one which Walter has held with pride for the last 34 years of his long life, following his retirement at the age of 94 after a successful career as a trapeze artist with the R C Oates Travelling Circus, which is hugely popular all year round from the Lizard to St Agnes to Lands End.
The important job of Volunteer Chapel Assistant - or VCA - involves servicing the needs of all the chapels in the West Penwith Area by undertaking sundry duties for them all every Sunday.
In view of the distance between the chapels, the job requires the services of an energetic person, who is in possession of a speedy bicycle, preferably one with gears.
Since the position is voluntary, it carries no remuneration. However, since the Chapel Assistant will be servicing the needs of congregations of sometimes in excess of 9 people, he - or she - can be sure of a lot of heartfelt gratitude.
The post is expected to attract many applicants and selection will be made by the following means:
There will then be a series of telephone interviews to get the numbers down to a final 20.
The lucky 20 will then be interviewed by Mrs Betty Peninula (97) (pictured) and her talking budgie "Pretty Boy" to choose the final 6.
The final 6 will then be interviewed by the Reverend Madron Bolitho.
If you think that you have got what it takes, you are welcome to try for the job.
For each of the 20 chapels every Sunday, you must undertake most, and sometimes all, of the following duties:
- Put the hymns up
- Pump up the organ
- Arrange the flowers
- Polish the collection plate
- Take up the collection
- Act as sidesman
- Manage the communion wine (ensuring that it is strictly non-alcoholic)
- Wash and clean glasses
- Polish the Minister's shoes
- Be on hand to take the blame if the Minister has an unfortunate loud farting incident during prayers
- Plan the Sunday School treat
- Manage the Sunday School treat
- Be the Sunday School Superintendent
- Take all the Sunday School classes
- Tend the chapel garden
- Mow the lawn
- Sweep the pavement
- Sing in the choir (as bass, tenor, alto or soprano as required)
- Take the occasional service
- Be the congregation
- Open up chapel
- Lock up chapel
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