ROSE WEBBER
Rose was the caretaker of Penryn Methodist Church and School Room for 34 years. She began attending school in the building aged five. Throughout her time at the School Room, Rose has taken part in numerous activities including fairs, pantomimes, performances, dances and singing groups, including the Penmeth Singers and Mabe Ladies Choir. Rose led the infants Sunday School and set up Pop-in knitting group with her friend Jo Kennedy. Rose continues to be a part of the School Room as a member of creative social groups Tea, Cake & Art and Knit and Natter (inspired by Pop-in).
“We had our spring and autumn fair [up here]. I mean we used to be really well supported. It was packed up here, packed… trestles going right the way down through there…. lately though, people just didn't even do that, come to our spring fairs or our fairs down there. But years ago, wow.”
Rose was interviewed for the School Room Archive by Katie Etheridge
photo by Lottie Matthews
Front row, kneeling, left to right : -, Ian Harry, Rose Evans, Marie, -, Crystal May, Sandra Quintrill, - , - , Colin Young, David Ferris
Second : Derek Kneebone, Delma Quintrill, Margaret -, Margaret Thomas, - Quintrill, Jackie Williams, Heather Dale, Ann Dunstan
Third row : Jo Gluyas, Julie Jefferies, Maureen Barnicoat, Jocylen Angove, Pam Eddy, Julie Francis, Hillary Dunstan, Carol Jenkin, Barbara -
Top row : Jeffery Ferris, June Mays, Margaret Evans, Mike Edwards, Jean Mountford, Clive Willey, Derek Nash, Rosemary Barnicoat
