St Ives Local, July/August 2021

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JULY/AUGUST 2021 | ISSUE 39

Summit stories:

Baking bread for President Biden Painting world leaders on the beach

End of an era:

Three decades of care at Ar-Lyn

Coastwatch:

Safety at sea this summer

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Hello, and welcome to your second new-look St Ives Local. We’re delighted by the reception to our first bigger-sized issue.

We offer plenty to read — community news, art, local history, food, gardens and more – plus a platform for local independent advertisers. The magazine is delivered to homes, shops, restaurants and other businesses in St Ives, Carbis Bay and Lelant – and we’re reaching readers way beyond West Cornwall via our ever-growing subscription list.

Now, we’re also expanding into Hayle, Connor Downs and the surrounding area, with our new magazine, Hayle Local, coming soon. Drop us an email (hello@stiveslocal.uk) for details regarding advertising and submitting editorial.

Our cover photo, by John Chard, shows a packed Porthmeor beach. Aren’t we all hopeful that soon we’ll be able to get back to some semblance of normality and enjoy a proper St Ives summer?

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At the time of going to press, we are still experiencing a Covid spike, but vaccinations are continuing each day, with more younger people being targeted. Be safe out there – enjoy yourselves, but stick to social distancing and other rules so we can get back to normal life as soon as possible!

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Liz and Darren Norbury Editors

Contents 4 and 6

News

8 and 9

Feature: Ar-Lyn Residential Home

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St Ives Farmers’ Market

18 and 19

September Festival preview

20 to 22

What’s On

24 and 25

G7 summit review

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Art

28 and 29

St Ives Archive

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Books

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Travel

36 and 37

Gardens

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Property

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Plans to help walkers and cyclists Residents are being invited to have their say on possible improvements to promote walking and cycling in the St Ives town and parish.

St Ives Walking and Cycling Group is working to tackle climate change, traffic congestion, economic and social inequality and healthy recovery after the covid lockdown by developing a walking and cycling strategy.

The group is addressing connectivity and cycle infrastructure to encourage safe and enjoyable walking and cycling, especially for those short trips that are often done in the car.

They would would like the community’s views on a series of projects for further design development, and possible implementation in future years.

The group has produced suggested improvements, having done an audit of the streets in the town and more broadly across the wider administrative

parish area, and this information is available for comment and discussion.

Find out more at tinyurl.com/54xj6rsa

Fishermen invited to apply for grants Those working in the fishing communities of Hayle and St Ives are being invited to apply for support from the Wave Hub Small Grants Fund.

The fund’s stakeholder panel met last month to reconstitute following the local elections and to consider a number of project applications. The panel elected Andrew Mitchell, councillor for St Ives West and Towednack, as its chair.

He said: “We are looking forward to using this fund to support local fishing communities in Hayle and St Ives, and we welcome project proposals to come forward so the panel can consider them at our next meeting.”

The fund has been established to support fishing communities affected by the installation of the Wave Hub. The £150,000 fund is open for applications, which the panel will consider on a quarterly basis. The deadline for applications to be considered for the September 2021 meeting is 4th August.

Find out more at tinyurl.com/363zfex3.

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Roadside verges go back to nature Wildflowers are being left to flourish in towns and villages under Cornwall Council’s new approach to urban verge-cutting. There’s a particularly good display to be seen on the main road between Lelant and Carbis Bay.

Previously, such sites were mown around eight times a year, starting in spring. However, at the start of the pandemic, grounds maintenance operations on urban verges were held back, which resulted in a flush of native wild flora, drawing in insects and other wildlife.

Over the winter the council carried out a public consultation, asking residents how they wanted the verges to be managed in the future. The results of the survey, which received more than 2,000 responses, overwhelmingly suggested that residents wanted to see nature encouraged to flourish.

As a result, the council has introduced a policy which aims to encourage wildflowers and pollinators to thrive, without compromising road safety.

Verges will now be cut two or three times a year, instead of eight, and cuttings will take place after the flowers have finished blooming and seeds are set.

The council will still be tidying path edges, cutting around benches and fixtures, ensuring visibility for safety reasons, as well as removing noxious weeds.

Cutting at junctions and bends on the highway will also continue, to ensure roads remain safe and visibility is not compromised.

Memory Café set to return St Ives and Carbis Bay Memory Café is due to reconvene on Thursday 15th July after a hiatus of some 16 months. As before, it will take place from 2pm to 4pm at the Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, on Trencrom Lane, and thereafter on the first and third Thursday of every month.

diagnosed or undiagnosed, together with those who are carers. It is not a day care centre, but provides an afternoon of stimulation through entertainment, music, dance, exercise, quizzes, paper therapies and, increasingly important after such a long period of isolation, social interaction.

The Hayle Memory Café will restart on Monday, 5th July, from 2pm to 4pm at Hayle Rugby Club, and thereafter on the first and third Monday of every month.

Chairman Vic Wallis said: “Existing and new members will be most welcome; your safety will be paramount. For the St Ives and Carbis Bay café, please let us know if you can join us on 07999 239865. For Hayle, please use 07513 221066.

All our volunteers look forward to seeing you!

Remember, the cafés are fun, friendly, and free.”

The cafés aim to enhance the wellbeing and quality of life of those who have memory problems,

A G7 legacy for the community The prime minister is being lobbied to gift the closed Edward Hain Memorial Hospital to the people of St Ives, for the community’s use, as part of the G7 legacy.

An online petition has been set up to the

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effect, which also seeks an additional £2m to improve community facilities around the parish.

To read more about the petition, and to sign, visit you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/g7-legacyfor-st-ives-people.

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St Ives Library Reading for all

Welcome to St Ives Library and Information and Information Service. Open Monday to Saturday, 9:30am to 4pm

Sign up and take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge Organised by The Reading Agency (www.readingagency.org.uk) and the UK public library network since 1999, the Summer Reading Challenge is the UK’s biggest annual reading promotion for children aged 4 to 11.

It combines FREE access to books online and in person with fun, creative activities during the summer holidays.This year they have teamed up with WWF for a very special nature-themed Challenge – Wild World Heroes. It will feature amazing books, awesome rewards, and plenty of ideas for taking care of our environment.

How the Challenge works • Children sign up at their local library and receive a Wild World Heroes collector poster • Children set a reading goal and borrow and read library books of their own choice during the summer, collecting special stickers to complete their poster and extra incentives along the way • Children who complete the Summer Reading Challenge are presented with a certificate and a medal • The official Challenge website, wildworldheroes.org.uk, hosts digital rewards, author videos, games and more for children to enjoy all summer The Challenge starts on Saturday 10th July and runs for six weeks. St Ives library team will be hand throughout to support the children, helping them to discover new authors and illustrators and to explore a wide range of books and ways of reading.

To find out more, pop in and see us, call 01736 796297, or drop us an email at stives.library@liscornwall.org.uk. And check for updates at @StIvesLibrary and stiveslibrary

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Peter and Linda: Three decades of care at Ar-Lyn For 35 years, Ar-Lyn residential home in Lelant has been a special place for people in their later years, offering care and support in a warm, friendly atmosphere. Owners Peter and Linda Oxley aimed to match family life as closely as possible, and the presence of gentle Australian shepherd dog Indi, and the scent of freshly-baked shortbread, helped everyone at Ar-Lyn feel at home.

Now, the couple are to retire. “We love what we do,” says Peter. “But I’m nearly 75, and Linda is 70, and Covid has had a massive impact on the lives of everybody here.” Ar-Lyn closed just before the first lockdown in March 2020, but a shelter was set up in the garden for visitors, so residents could see them through the French windows. Peter and Linda have always welcomed visits from friends and families, but as Peter says. “We wanted to stop any possibility of the virus getting into the home, while still giving families visual contact.”

Peter was a senior executive with a frozen food company until he developed septic arthritis following a knee operation in 1984 and was unable to work for six months. “It gave me time to think about what I wanted to do, and residential care was something I’d always been interested in.” After looked at around 300 houses, he fell in love with Ar-Lyn, a spacious Edwardian house in beautiful gardens in the heart of Lelant. “A few months later, a young lady came for a job interview – and she’s still with me today! Linda is the most outstanding carer I’ve ever come across.” A close friendship developed over almost 20 years and blossomed into love. Throughout those years, the couple have been supported by staff who as Peter says, “care from the heart”.

St Ives girl Linda had been a carer for most of her life. ”When I was eight, my grandfather came to live with us, and my job was to wash his back. When I was a bit older, I loved getting old people’s shopping for them. My mum was a cook

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Mothers’ Day. Christmas was always a highlight, starting with the switching-on of the spectacular lights display, and culminating in presentopening round the Christmas tree on Christmas Day.

at a nursing home, and I would go and sit with the residents.”

Linda later worked at the Chy an Albany Hotel, where she organised singalong evenings for guests. At Ar-Lyn, she and Peter made a point of celebrating occasions such as Valentine’s Day and

In the annual pantomime, there was a role for everyone, whatever their physical and mental capabilities, and residents spent months working on art and craft entries for Lelant Village Produce Show. “We wanted to show them that they could still do things,” says Linda. “One lady had never baked in her life, but she made a Christmas cake when she was 102, and decorated and iced it.”

In 2012, Peter and Linda staged the Ar-Lyn Olympics, with events such as a wheelchair race and shot put, followed by a medal ceremony and the singing of the national anthem.

If a resident was terminally ill in hospital, Peter and Linda would always ask if they could come home to Ar-Lyn, so their final days could be as happy as possible. In recent weeks, they have been finding new homes for their residents.

“The dog is really missing them,“ says Linda.

“He used to lay down beside them, and when they were poorly, he wouldn’t leave them.”

The couple plan to spend time with their children and grandchildren – “my granddaughter said to me: “It won’t be long before we’re making shortbread together”, Linda says – and go fishing, a shared passion. Peter recalls: “One of our residents, Gilbert, was 104 when we invited him to a fishing trip, and he caught his first fish!

“This is an emotional time for us – but we’ve had an amazing life at Ar-Lyn.”

Tributes to Peter and Linda: “I applaud you both for a truly wonderful gift, making lives happy and meaningful to the very end. Those who lived at Ar-Lyn were very lucky to spend their time laughing and singing with the extra super staff, not to mention enjoying the most wonderful food and entertainment ever. You will be greatly missed.”

“Mum blossomed under your care, just like her roses – she loved going outside to see them in bloom. In the week before she died, she was still living life to the full, thanks to you.”

“I will always be grateful for the years of love and care you gave Mum, and the peace of mind you gave me.

You are a very special couple who have dedicated your lives to others. I can’t forgive you for retiring before I moved in!! “

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National Coastwatch Institution:

Meeting the challenges of a summer like no other NCI St Ives is bracing itself for what looks like being the busiest time in a very busy year, with an unprecedented numbers of tourists set to visit the town during the peak summer weeks.

With ongoing restrictions on foreign travel meaning many more people will be holidaying at home, the volunteers at the National Coastwatch Institution station on the Island will need to be even more vigilant as they provide the eyes along the coast to keep everyone safe. The local branch of the NCI continues to operate seven days a week, 52 weeks a year despite the Covid-related difficulties which have seriously stretched its resources.

Plans to return to the two-person watches so important during busy months had to be postponed when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the final lifting of restrictions had been postponed until 19th July.

The social distancing which means that only one watchkeeper can be in the station at any time has, for more than 16 months, also seen the NCI unable to begin the training of new recruits to replace those who have moved on.

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Several newcomers were due to begin training in June, but that also had to be postponed until 19th July – at the earliest.

Fundraising has also taken a big hit, with hardly any visitors to the town for several months, and the bookstore at the station, which provides a useful stream of income, also had to be closed for several months, including during the G7, although it is open again now.

The summit proved an interesting and challenging time at the NCI station, with only those watchkeepers who lived within walking or cycling distance able to work.

Station manager Helen Simpson said: “Without the adaptability and willingness of the volunteers, we would have been very restricted. The Island is always a focal point for visitors, and during the G7 many were interested in the Navy boats and police activities in the Bay. Inspite of this, the solo watchkeepers maintained their focus, ensuring that people on, in and around the sea stayed safe.”

If you are interested in becoming an NCI St Ives watchkeeper or supporting the organisation visit www.nci-stives.org for details.

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St Ives Farmers’ Market A chat with Cath Hayes of Cath’s Cornish Kitchen You were asked to bake bread for President Biden when he was here for the G7 summit.

How did that come about?

I make bread for Zebra Crossings in Penzance, and they had a call just before the summit to ask if they could do a buffet for 30 people to be delivered to St Michael’s Mount when Joe Biden was due to go there. I baked eight loaves, some granary and some white, and I was quite nervous – it felt like I had never baked before! The Mount visit didn’t go ahead because of the weather, but we were told later that the president had really enjoyed the buffet.

How did your baking career begin?

I didn’t start baking until I was recovering from a hip fracture. I helped a lady who did pies and quiches at St Erth Farmers’ Market, and when she left, I took a stall there. I did my first bakes at home, but in 2018, I moved into a unit at Rospeath Industrial Estate in Crowlas. St Ives Farmers’ Market needed someone to do bread, and on my first day there, I discovered that the pie and quiche maker had left the week before, so they said I could do those as well.

The quiches are the big seller, closely followed by the sausage rolls. My quiches are salmon and asparagus, and caramelised onion, spinach and gruyere.

I’ve just discovered goat’s cheese, so I’m now doing a quiche using that. My granary bread is without doubt the most popular loaf. I do several others, including a date and apricot one. I’ve entered these two loaves in this year’s Taste of the West awards, along with the quiches, and my Chelsea buns – one of my customers has described them as legendary! I’ve started doing more vegan baking, and I’ve converted some people from sausage rolls to vegan ones.

What advice do you have for novice quichemakers?

I’ve taught media and English, and before I fractured my hip, I was a service leader at CLEAR, a Cornish charity which cares for people who have suffered abuse. I ran the schools programme, and I’m still passionate about being involved with kids and teaching them about sustainability.

The temperature of the pastry is paramount.

If it gets too warm, put it back in the fridge.

Roll the pastry as thin as you dare, because if it’s too thick, it’s going to take a long time to get the base to bake, and while it’s baking, the top will burn. Don’t be tempted to undercook the base when you’re blind baking, or it won’t crisp up afterwards. A marble rolling pin will help keep the pastry cold.

Where do you source your ingredients?

What are your plans now?

So you didn’t come from a catering background?

I recognise that people need more of a plant-based lifestyle, but I still think there’s a market for locally-sourced meat. I get mine from Trevaskis Farm, and my fish from Julian Smart, who has the unit next to me at Crowlas. I also use Mount’s Bay Dairy, and Cornhill Farm eggs, as I know their chickens are happy.

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What are the most popular items on your stall?

I’m opening a shop at Pratt’s Market in Hayle, which I’m hoping will be ready by the beginning of July. I’m known for doing mainly savoury, but I’m looking forward to showcasing the sweet side of my baking – and working on my Thai curry!

Call Cath’s Cornish Kitchen on 07824 701148 or email info@cathscornishkitchen.co.uk

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Recipe: Sweet yoghurt fritters with mango coulis This recipe is an amazing summer dessert, light and fluffy, and a showstopper at a dinner party, says chef Danny Rouncefield.

INGREDIENTS

2 eggs 300g probiotic yoghurt 4 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp vanilla sugar 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp lemon zest 300g all-purpose flour 500ml oil (for frying) 1 mango 1 lime 50g castor sugar

METHOD

In a bowl, stir to combine probiotic yogurt, eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar, baking powder, and lemon zest. Add all-purpose flour and a pinch of salt and mix well, using a whisk to get a smooth batter.

Set aside for 10 minutes. Place a small pot or saucepan with oil over a medium-high heat. When the temperature of the oil reaches 170°C/ 340 °F,

start frying. Carefully drop a teaspoon of the batter into the hot oil. Repeat the process, but don’t overcrowd the pan; work in batches. Fry for about 4 to 6 minutes, or until the fritters are golden brown. Shake the pan from time to time. Transfer the sweet fritters to a plate lined with paper towels, then serve sprinkled with icing sugar.

For the mango coulis, remove the flesh from the mango and blend with the juice of a lime and the sugar until smooth.

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Climate Action Group: Trees for St Ives – and a festival, too St Ives Climate Action Group and friends are planning a free environmental awareness event on the Island this summer.

The event, on 29th August, seeks to celebrate our wonderful local environment, as well as to empower and educate people to take steps to fight the climate and ecological crisis on a local as well as global level. There will be a fantastic line-up of live music, speakers, awareness stalls, family entertainment, arts and crafts and a range of delicious locally produced food and drink.

The group is made up entirely of volunteers, and has so far spearheaded the Trees for St Ives project, which raises money to plant and look after as many trees as possible in St Ives and the local area and also continues to campaign for community energy.

free for everyone to enter on the day. If you would like to become involved – whether to help with the organisation or become a volunteer marshall on the day – please email stivesclimateactiongroup@hotmail.com.

Everyone is welcome, and there are no time commitments for those who want to help.

At the beginning of the year, St Ives Climate Action Group was lucky enough to obtain permission from a local landowner to plant trees on several fields at Penderleath, near Nancledra. The land, which is overlooked by the iconic Giew Mine engine house, is now home to 470 young trees by the group and members of the public. It is hoped that the planted area will become a community woodland.

St Ives Climate Action Group also welcomes new members to the group. There are regular meetings, currently on Zoom, but soon to resume in person. For further information, email the above address, and also see the Facebook page St Ives Climate Action Group.

St Ives Island Festival is a not-for-profit event organised entirely by volunteers, and will be

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Belgian Inspired Licensed Café Here at the family run Bier Huis, we are passionate about sharing the authentic dining and drinking rituals that Belgium has to offer! This hidden gem, tucked away in the St Andrews St Hideaway Quarter, offers the largest Bier collection in St Ives with over 75 bottled and 7 draft belgian varieties. Open daily from 12pm-10pm, you can expect to enjoy lunch or dinner with a relaxed atmosphere in grand surroundings.

Our knowledgeable and friendly team are on hand to guide you through your journey of Belgian discovery!

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Liz’s Quizzes

Liz has returned to the pubs with her weekly quizzes. She’s at The Castle, St Ives, on Monday evenings; Polmanter Touring Park, Halsetown, on Tuesday evenings; the Bird in Hand, Hayle, on Wednesday evenings; and the Balnoon Inn on Thursday evenings.

For full details, and to book tables where required, follow St Ives Liz’s Quizzes on Facebook.

1. The alcoholic drink Mirabelle is flavoured principally with which fruit?

2. Which capital city’s name literally means ‘I see a mountain’?

3. Who did Andy Murray beat to win his gold medal in the men’s

tennis singles at the 2012 Olympics?

4. Herbert George were the first names of which writer?

5. Al Gore was the vice-president to which American president?

6. What is the correct term for a question mark followed by an exclamation mark?

7. On The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover, which Beatle was crossing the road behind John Lennon?

8. In 1969 Golda Meir became the first female prime minister of where?

9. According to the saying, where should charity begin?

10. The three main primary colours, from which any colour can be made, are red, green, and what?

11. Rampant elation is an anagram of which actress’s name?

12. If something is cooked au gratin, what will it contain?

13. Which European city is known as the Eternal City?

14. Which pop group took a cover version of an Elvis song to the top of the UK charts in 1987?

15. In which country was the 2004 European Football Championship held?

16. Fans of which Canadian pop star are called Beliebers?

17. Nessie is a version of which female Christian name?

18. Which Zodiac sign is the only one to contain the letter M? 19. In which country was Darragh Ennis, the latest Chaser to join The Chase, born?

20. What type of lettuce has the least nutritional value?

21. On what part of their body would as Eskimo wear mukluks?

22. Which is the longest mountain range in the world?

23. In which decade of the 19th century was the first Vogue magazine published?

24. On television, how were Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson collectively known?

25. In the film Shrek, what is the name of the donkey?

26. For which 1972 film was the entire cast nominated for the best actor Oscar?

27. Which acting couple met and fell in love on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith?

28. Which manufacturer and retailer advertised its products on TV with the slogan ‘Chocolate heaven since 1911’?

29. In which ocean do the Philippines lie?

30. Which British king wrote farming articles under the pseudonym Ralph Robinson?

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ST IVES SEPTEMBER FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 11 to 25

15 days of music and arts Martin Simpson | Martin and Eliza Carthy Molly Hocking | Flats and Sharps Fleetwood Mac Songbook The George Michael Story St Ives Entertains charity show John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett | Bryher’s Boys Du Glas | 3 Buskerteers | ARKangel | Tir ha Tavas | Alistair Brown Femmes de la Mer | Foxes Fair | Will Keating | Winter Mountain Claude Bourbon | Company B | Hummingbirds | Cornish Sinfonia Gwel Trencrom | Organised Crime | Tinners Session | Halcyon Quartet Helston Town Band | Proms Night | Cornish Roots Big Band Michael Hoeg and more THEATRE, FILMS, EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, POETRY OPEN STUDIOS, COMEDY, WALKS, TALKS, DISCO

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St Ives September Festival: Folk, films and face painting – and much more Momentum is building as the 2021 St Ives September Festival continues to defy the difficulties thrown up by the further delays in the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.

Since plans were revealed in the last St Ives Local, many more events have been added – big-name Guildhall nights, theatre, films, walks, talks and exhibitions to participatory workshops.

Martin Simpson, one of Gibson Guitars’ Top 30 Acoustic Guitarists of all-time, will appear at the Guildhall on Thursday 16th September.

The folk and blues exponent has had a record 32 BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominations, including 13 as Musician of the Year, winning that twice. Martin and Eliza Carthy are at the Guildhall Barry Hunt on the following Thursday, the 23rd. English folk music legend Martin celebrated his 80th birthday in May (in the same week as Bob Dylan) and his twice Mercury Awards-nominated daughter Eliza have both appeared at the St Ives Festival before – but never together!

over 15 days, starting with Andrew Tellam’s lunchtime Piano Melodies and the Company B jump jive band on Saturday 11th September.

Ranging from folk and blues through to shanty and choral singing Martin Simpson to classical music and art workshops, the church programme finishes with Helston Town Band’s Proms Night on the 25th.

“We are The Halcyon Quartet absolutely delighted to be able to use our buildings and grounds for the enjoyment of the community,”

Ongoing audience-size restrictions mean the Guildhall programme is not as extensive this year, but other venues have stepped up. St Ia Parish Church will host 22 events Bryher’s Boys

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Eliza and Martin Carthy

Foxes Fair

said Rev Nick Widdows, vicar of St Ives. “We hope to see many people throughout the festival fortnight – visitors and locals alike.”

Barry Hunt, Tir ha Tavas and a Drama Express charity show. Graphite & Co, the play by poet Evelyn Holloway, returns for two more nights after premiering – and selling out twice – in 2019. The Cohort Hostel present Cornwall band Du Glas while other music venues include St Ives Theatre, Café Art and the Mariners and Penwith galleries.

Cornwall performers include Femmes de la Mer’s Songs

By Candlelight, shanty singers Bryher’s Boys, Foxes Fair, Will Keating, Cornish Roots Big Band, Cornish Sinfonia and Gwel Alistair Brown Trecrom Singers.

Blues guitarist Claude Bourbon, Winter Mountain (aka Devon singer-songwriter Joe Francis) and rising chamber music stars Halcyon Quartet are among St Ia’s many performers from further afield.

Outdoors, St John’s In The Fields Church will host a Tinners Session night of folk, face-painting, food and dancing featuring musicians from the Tinners Arms in Zennor and Disco In The Fields.

The Arts Club’s line-up includes St Ives’ folk singer Alistair Brown, singer-songwriter

Femmes De La Mer

Those wishing to take part rather than watch are welcome to Bob Devereux’s daily lunchtime poetry and music sessions in Norway Square and there will be numerous workshops. First to sign up were Barnoon Workshop, with art courses plus the chance to have your portrait painted at their Your Face My Art sessions, and weaver Jo McIntosh with four craft workshops at St John’s Church Hall.

Find more festival details and buy tickets at

www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk

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What’s On

July/August

MONDAYS

St Ives Community Foodshare

Tiddlers

Baby and toddler group which meets weekly in term time, 10am-11.30am, at St John’s Church vicarage garden. All under-5s welcome – no need to book.

More information at www.stiveschurch.org.uk

Outdoor Watercolour Class

With Barnoon Arts, 10.30am-12.30pm. For all levels and abilities, £15 per session. Book at

www.barnoonarts.uk Hayle Memory Café

At Hayle Rugby Club, 2pm-4pm, on the first and third Monday of every month.

Liz’s Quizzes

At The Castle, Fore Street, St Ives. 7.30pm.

Booking advised via Liz’s Facebook group:

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St Ives Jazz Club

Western Hotel, St Ives, 7.30pm. Guest bands every second Tuesday of the month (watch the club’s Facebook page for details), Big Kettle Jazz (live music) every other Tuesday.

Phoenix Singers

Meet at St Ives Arts Club, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. A friendly and lively group singing mainly pop, rock, and ballads, New members – especially tenors and basses – are welcome. If you would like to join, or book Phoenix for an event, call 01736 797708, or visit phoenixstives.co.uk

Liz’s Quizzes

At Polmanter Touring Park, Halsetown.

8.30pm. Details on Liz’s Facebook group:

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Christian Meditation

At the Lady Chapel, St Ia Church, 7.30pm-8.15pm Visitors and newcomers welcome. For details, visit www.stiveschurch.org.uk

WEDNESDAYS Steeple Woodland Nature Reserve Work Party.

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Everyone is welcome to come along to take part in light exercise in a beautiful location with like-minded people. Meet by the wooden gate on Steeple Lane at 9.30am. Tools and gloves are provided but please wear clothing suitable for the weather conditions. More details from Alwyn Jones, 01736 793468, www.steeplewoods.org and the Facebook page.

Friends of the Towans

Artisan Market

TUESDAYS DDMix

A full body aerobic workout using dance styles from around the world, with Martha Huntley at Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, 10.45am. Details at

A friendly group of volunteers carrying out practical conservation tasks around St Ives Bay, 10am-2pm. All welcome. For details, visit www.friendsofthetowans.co.uk, and to book, phone Martin Rule on 07854 123877.

Draw St Ives

With Barnoon Arts, 10.30am-noon. For all levels and abilities, £10 per session. Book at

www.barnoonarts.uk Move It or Lose It

An exercise class to improve flexibility, aerobics, balance, and strength, with Martha Huntley at Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, 10.45am. Details at

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At Palemon Best Recreation Park, 12.30-1pm.

Collect free sell-by date food that’s too good to go in the bin.

At the Guildhall, 10am-4pm

Farmers’ Market

At Trink Dairy, Trink TR26 3JG, 10am-1pm.

St Ives Sailing Club

The club welcomes watersports enthusiasts, novice, experienced, local, or on holiday. We have storage for your craft, whether you sail a dinghy, kayak, or paddleboard. Meet 5.30pm, Sloop car park. More details at stivessailingclub.com

Liz’s Quizzes

At the Bird in Hand, Hayle, 7.30pm.

Booking advised via Liz’s Facebook group:

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Global Wednesdays

At the Western Hotel, 8pm. Global Jamming welcomes all musical performers, both local and visiting, to a weekly collaborative and inclusive evening of jams and performances to celebrate music from near and far. Hosted by local event organisers Global Jamming. Further information at globaljamming.org or see Facebook ‘Global Jamming’.

THURSDAYS St Ives Farmers Market

At the Guildhall, 9.30am-2pm.

Friends of the Towans A friendly group of volunteers carrying out practical conservation tasks around St Ives Bay, 10am-2pm. All welcome. For details, visit www.friendsofthetowans.co.uk, and to book, phone Martin Rule on 07854 123877.

Yoga Dance

A relaxing class which helps flexibility, designed for the over-40s, taught by Khalid Beg. Currently taking place online at 10am.

To find out more, phone 01736 757919 or visit www.endrianyoga.com

Draw St Ives

With Barnoon Arts, 10.30am-noon. For all levels and abilities, £10 per session. Book at

www.barnoonarts.uk St Ives Memory Café

At Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, 2pm-4pm, on the first and third Thursdays each month.

St Ives Community Foodshare

At St Ives Rugby Club, 5.30-6pm. Collect free sell-by date food that’s too good to go in the bin.

Liz’s Quizzes

At the Balnoon Inn, 8pm. Booking advised via Liz’s Facebook group: tinyurl.com/3s3ney7b

FRIDAYS Outdoor Watercolour Class

With Barnoon Arts, 10.30am-12.30pm, For all levels and abilities, £15 per session. Book at

www.barnoonarts.uk

St Ives Community Foodshare

At Palemon Best Recreation Park, 5.30-6pm.

Collect free sell-by date food that’s too good to go in the bin.

SATURDAYS Draw St Ives

With Barnoon Arts, 10.30am-noon.

For all levels and abilities, £10 per session.

Book at www.barnoonarts.uk

St Ives Sailing Club

The club welcomes watersports enthusiasts, novice, experienced, local, or on holiday. We have storage for your craft, whether you sail a dinghy, kayak, or paddleboard. Meet 12.30pm, Sloop car park. More details at stivessailingclub.com

SUNDAYS St Ia Church

Said Eucharist, 8.30am; Parish Eucharist, 10am.

St John’s in the Fields

Morning service, 10am; Wild Church, a service for all ages, in the vicarage garden beside the church, 11.30am.

St Ives Community Foodshare

At St Ives Rugby Club, 11.30am-noon. Collect free sell-by date food that’s too good to go in the bin.

EVENTS Intensive Throwing at the Leach Pottery 5th-9th July, 12th-16th July, 26th-28th July, 2nd-6th August, 9th-11th August, 23rd-25th August, 30th August-3rd September

Learn new skills and techniques, whether you’re a student potter, keen amateur or complete beginner. Cost: £490 for 5-day course, £335 for 3-day course. Visit www.leachpottery.com for more information and to book.

St Ives Helicopter Flights 23rd July- 6th August

Raising money for the Cornwall Air Ambulance.

Find out more at tinyurl.com/ykdjwy3d

John Knill Ceremony 26th July

A commemoration of the life of St Ives mayor John Knill (1733-1811), with a fiddler leading dancers around Knill’s Monument. Takes place every five years. For more information, visit

www.stivestowncouncil-cornwall.gov.uk

Kidz R Us 2nd, 3rd, 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 25th, 26th, 30th, and 31st August

Disenchanted, a new musical comedy, at St Ives Theatre. Book at kidzrus.net

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ART AND EXHIBITIONS

Sara Keyworth

Anima Mundi Until 10th July

Ilya Fisher

14th-20th August

Castle of Sand, coinciding with the G7 Summit one mile away. The context of this mixed exhibition, which includes artists from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, is to offer a unique opportunity for a poetic space to meditate on key issues facing our species, and through intricate interconnection our entire planet, at a pivotal turning point in human history.

Street-an-Pol, St Ives TR26 2DS

Vicki Clark, Linda Kitchen, and Ben Baker

28th August-3rd September

Taking Space Mariners Church, Norway Square, St Ives TR26 1NA | stisa.co.uk/the-crypt-gallery

New Craftsman Gallery 3rd-24th July

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Neil Davis: A Breath of Fresh Air. JinEui Kim: 2021

Barnoon Workshop Until 30th August

Guy Royle: Collection for 2021 24 Fore Street, St Ives TR26 1HE

3rd July-28th August

The Abstract World of Peter Giles and Zoe Eaton.

Zoe’s oil paintings on canvas burst with life and colour. Her work explores pattern and improvised mark marking, reacting to previous marks and building up the paint layers. Peter works with various drawing media on paper. Abstract drawings are created by building up many tiny marks or lines to create beautiful intricate images. Clodgy View, St Ives TR26 1JG | www.barnoonarts.uk

Belgrave St Ives 10th-31st July

John Emanuel: Paintings and Prints. Inspired by a love of his subject – the figure and the figure embraced by the landscape – Emanuel has developed a distinctive method of working.

Often using a limited palette there is a sculptural quality to the work as the surfaces are worked and reworked to realise the form.

Alan Wallwork and Bitossi: ceramics. Wallwork (1931-2019) was, from the outset, remarkably inventive, making a range of individual forms that drew on the landscape, that resembled archaic, sometimes totemic shapes, and, most familiarly, structures in nature; seed pods, pebbles, shells and fossils.

Incorporated by Guido Bitossi in Florence, 1921, Bitossi Ceramics embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative.

You can view the exhibition on the gallery website, or in person by appointment (call 01736 794888

or email info@belgravestives.co.uk).

Crypt Gallery 3rd-9th July

Randy Lawrenson

10th-16th July

Lesley Doswell and Darren Clarke

17th-30th July Lynette Pierce

31st July-6th August Kat Kowalewska

7th-13th August

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21st-27th August

newcraftsmanstives.com Penwith Gallery 3rd July-4th September

Members’ Summer Exhibition. A diverse show of sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and prints.

3rd-31st July

Studio Gallery: Robin Hawes and Daniel Miles.

A joint exhibition presenting new sculptures by Daniel Miles and abstract panels by Robin Hawes.

The impulse to create aesthetic beauty is clear in the works of both.

3rd-31st July

New Gallery: Carl Jayock – The Land Abstracted.

In recent years Carl has focused on the ‘Essence’ series, which explorebs the Cornwall landscape and uses it to create contemplative and experimental colour-focused artworks.

7th August-4th September

Studio Gallery: Steffi Richards. “The paintings are all relative to an idea, exploring my relationship with coastal Cornwall and just what it is that draws me to the St Ives bay area again and again.”

7th August-4th September New Gallery: Associates’ Summer Exhibition. A diverse show of sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and prints.

Back Road West, St Ives TR26 1NL

www.penwithgallery.com Tate St Ives Until 26th September

Haegue Yang: Strange Attractions. Works spanning installation, sculpture, drawing, collage, and painting. Haegue Yang is renowned for creating immersive environments from a diverse range of materials. Seven Rooms in Modern Art and St Ives.

The first of a series of displays drawn from the Tate collection, exploring the histories and ideas of modern artists working in and around the town during the last century.

Porthmeor Beach, St Ives TR26 1TG

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G7: When the world came to Carbis Bay In mid-June, seven world leaders arrived in Carbis Bay, something we could not have even imagined this time last year. The G7 summit brought presidential motorcades to a usually quiet village, and there were road closures, police checkpoints and delays.

And yet, the event seems to have largely gone down well with locals, with police coming in for particular praise for the good-humoured way they engaging with the community, especially local children.

The police officers, who came from forces all over the country, including the City of London and West Mercia, were equally complementary about the friendly Cornish welcome they received.

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The politicians saw the best of Cornwall, with fine weather highlighting the wonderful coastal scenery. They visited the Eden Project to meet the Queen, and the best Cornish produce was showcased at a dinner prepared for them by chef Emily Scott. At a more informal evening beach barbecue in front of the Carbis Bay Hotel, they enjoyed a flypast from the world-famous Red Arrows – as did residents and holidaymakers who gathered in groups to get good viewpoints. Many people were also impressed by Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, one of the most powerful ships of its kind ever built, and a constant presence in the bay throughout the weekend.

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Away from the serious business, wives and partners got to enjoy their own programme of events and tours. Children at Connor Downs Academy will never forget the day the Duchess of Cambridge brought the US president’s wife, Jill Biden, to meet them, and the school rabbits, too.

Extinction Rebellion activists from St Ives and way beyond had a serious message to send to the world leaders about the need to take immediate action to help save the planet.

But their declared intent was to make their point peacefully, with a mixture of pathos and humour – and everyone who watched XR’s demonstrations featuring dead mermaids washed up in the harbour, and politicians re-arranging deckchairs on the beach, will surely agree that they succeeded.

Photo: John Chard

Unfortunately, there has been a Covid spike since the G7 came to town. It’s not certain that the two are connected, although similar rises in cases in the other two G7 centres of Falmouth and Newquay points in that direction. This has raised some critical comments on social media, but hopefully

increases in vaccination, especially among younger people, will drive transmission down.

There’s much talk of legacy. There will, of course, always be lots of well-heeled visitors, but there has also been a considerable spike in property enquiries, which will only drive prices one way.

Public money has been forthcoming from the Town Deal fund, promised after the 2019 election, but there’s a real need for affordable housing, both for local people and also the mass of workers required in local hospitality.

With Boris Johnson pledging to address housing issues in Cornwall during prime minister’s questions, we need to be hopeful he’ll follow through on this.

There’s work to do, clearly, but getting St Ives and Carbis Bay in the global spotlight is a good start.

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Jenny Birchall: Painting prime ministers and presidents on the beach Taking time out from the G7 summit, six world leaders enjoyed a spot of sunbathing on Carbis Bay beach – each of them sporting swimwear emblazoned with their national flags – while Boris Johnson served them all with drinks.

This may not have happened in real life – but artist Jenny Birchall likes to think that it did.

For many years, Jenny has been creating comic beach scenes inspired by the diverse range of people who are brought together when they come to Cornwall on holiday, and her two latest paintings, now on display at the New Craftsman Gallery in St Ives, are flights of fancy inspired by the summit.

In the paintings, Presidents Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron, Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Prime Ministers Mario Draghi, Yoshihide Suga and Boris Johnson are joined by other world leaders past and present, including Barack and Michelle Obama sunbathing and surfing, Nelson Mandela enjoying a great British cuppa and building sandcastles with the Dalai Lama, President Putin displaying his manly physique, Kim Jong-il showing off his sporting prowess, President Trump serving cocktails, and Gandhi keeping a watchful eye on all the fun as the scene’s nominated surf lifesaver.

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“People who wouldn’t normally come within 100 yards of one another in their day-to-day lives are suddenly half naked and within feet of each other on a beach,” says Jenny, “and having such an internationally diverse and high-profile collection of characters here for the G7 Summit was just too great an opportunity for my paintbrush to miss. These two works mark such an important moment in Cornwall’s history, and I hope they bring some fun and something of our unique British eccentricity to this great event.”

The paintings will be on show at throughout the summer, and both are available as giclee print posters, exclusively at the New Craftsman Gallery. The gallery will also be taking commissions for similar Jenny Birchall artworks throughout this year, which could include you, your family, and anyone else from history who you’d like to hang out with.

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St Ives Archive: Sir Edward Hain, shipping magnate, mayor and benefactor St Ives has many things for which we should be grateful to the Hain family, in particular Sir Edward Hain. Born in 1851, he was fourth in a long line of Edward Hains.

The Hains were a well-established shipping family, and I imagine it was a disappointment to Edward’s father and grandfather that he was more interested in management and banking than going to sea. He was educated in various private schools in St Ives and then sent to the Bolitho Bank to train in accountancy and bookkeeping.

The shipping business was flourishing, but at the turn of the 20th century, Edward persuaded his father to update from sail to steam. As a result, the steamship Trewidden was built for the Hain family by John Readheads Co Ltd of South Shields. This proved to be a brilliant investment, and Readheads went on to

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build 73 steamships for the Hain family.

The Hain Steamship Co Ltd was registered in 1901.

Edward Hain was just as interested in politics as the management of the family business, and in 1883, he was elected to St Ives Town Council. He became mayor the following year –and again in 1885, 1886, 1889, 1895 and 1899. He was a councillor and alderman for 20 years and also served on Cornwall County Council. In 1910 he was elected President of the Chamber of Shipping and in 1912, was knighted and appointed to the position of High Sheriff of Cornwall.

Edward Hain married Catherine Seward and they had three children. Over the years they had several grand granite buildings built in and around the town, primarily Treloyhan Manor, a house on Hain Walk (this has ‘EH’ inscribed high up

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Devon Yeomanry. Edward Hain never fully got over this loss, and he subsequently suffered a breakdown, from which he did not recover. He died in September 1917 at his home at Treloyhan. News of his death stunned the shipping world – but the P&O Steam Navigation Company took the opportunity to acquire the Hain Steamship Company, recognising its worth.

Not only did Edward Hain leave St Ives some beautiful granite buildings, he also organised and paid for the granite war memorial and memorial gardens in Market Place, as a tribute to his son. Similarly, the building in Albany Terrace, until recently used as a local hospital, was named after the son he lost.

on the frontage) and also houses at Trevalgan Farm.

The Hain Steamship Company had three of its ships commandeered at the onset of the First World War, as they were berthed abroad when war was declared.

However, a further 18 ships were lost at sea as the war went on, with the loss of approximately 100 lives. St Ives Museum has many photographs of the ships and their logbooks.

In 1911, Edward Hain also very kindly provided the money for the rebuilding of St Nicholas Chapel on the Island.

Townsfolk had been left devastated when the War Office decided it no longer had any use for the building and decided to demolish it. The Archive has several photographs of the Island without its famous landmark, taken between 1904 and 1911, when the old chapel had gone, and the new one had yet to be built.

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Sadly, Edward Hain’s only son, Captain Edward Hain V, was killed in action at Gallipoli in 1915. He had been serving with the Cornish Squadron of the Royal 1st St Ives Archive’s Research Centre is based at Wesley Methodist Church, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2SF. For information about current opening hours, phone 01736 796408, email admin@stivesarchive.org, or visit www.stivesarchive.org.

The Archive opened in 1996 and is staffed by volunteers. We are always looking for people to join our enthusiastic team – there are opportunities to learn new skills, carry out research, assist visitors and take part in fundraising events. We offer a valuable service for anyone wishing to obtain historic information about the town, free of charge.

The Archive holds over 20,000 photographs and numerous documents covering fascinating subjects such as art, maritime heritage, tourism and traditional customs, and we also have extensive resources relating to the history of St Ives families. Why not come and visit us?

Registered charity number 1136882

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Book Review

by Alice Harandon, manager of St Ives Bookseller

Cecily by Annie Garthwaite £14.99, Penguin

Cecily is excellent historical fiction, told through the eyes of its relatively unknown protagonist – one of the women who was at the heart of the War of the Roses and the House of York, Cecily Neville. This novel has it all: a captivating plot, complex and welldrawn characters, suspense and intrigue – combining to create a wonderful book which is guaranteed to keep you enthralled.

Whale in a Fishbowl by Troy Howell £6.99, Puffin

Wednesday is a whale who lives in a fishbowl. She lives in the middle of busy streets and skyscrapers. But if she jumps high enough, she can see a calm bit of blue in the distance. She doesn’t know what this blue is, but her heart leaps when she sees it. When a little girl tells Wednesday she belongs in the sea, she doesn’t know what she means. What is the sea?

Wednesday has never seen it … or has she?

Triflers Need Not Apply

by Camilla Bruce £14.99, Michael Joseph

This nightmare-inducing tale is a fictionalised account of Belle Gunness, known as ‘The Black

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Widow of the Midwest’, who is thought to have murdered at least 14 – and possibly up to 40 – people between 1884 and 1908. Through it all, her kind, older sister Nellie can only watch in horror, as Belle’s schemes to enrich herself and cut down the male population come to a glorious, dreadful fruition. An intensely compulsive read, comprising a sharp concoction of historical fiction, psychological thriller, horror and true crime.

The Wide Wide Sea

by Anna Wilson and Jenny Lovelie £6.99/£11.99, Nosy Crow

A lyrical and inspirational picture book about protecting nature from plastic pollution. When a young child forges a special connection with a seal on a trip to the seaside, their imagination takes them on an unforgettable journey. Following a storm, the child, their grandmother, and the rest of the community clean the beach, and the child makes a promise to the seal that things will change for the better.

Too Many Reasons to Live by Rob Burrow

£20, published 19th August,

An inspirational memoir league legend Rob Burrow, on his extraordinary career and his battle with motor neurone disease. Far more than a sports story, this is a tale of boundless courage and infinite kindness.

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Travel: Support eco-friendly projects – and enjoy your trip even more

by Jo and Paul Mooney of Stunning Escapes For the last 16 months, many of our UK clients have effectively been grounded – so we took the decision to move all bookings to 1st September and beyond, due to the uncertainty surrounding departing from the UK (and trying to return!).

We also decided to look at how we could improve what we do going forward. We’ve previously described the destinations which are great for sustainable travel – but we wanted to let everyone who travels with us get involved..

This is our progress so far:

Carbon Hero Initiative

We’ve partnered with a fantastic social enterprise company called Mossy Earth, which wants to restore nature and fight climate change. When a client books a Mossy Earth holiday with us, they are asked if they would like to contribute £5 per passenger. So far, we’ve had a resounding ‘yes’ from most people we’ve asked. With these contributions, we will support five projects, and update our clients on how these initiatives are making a positive impact.

The five projects include planting native trees in the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, and restoring and protecting seagrasses in Portugal – did you know seagrasses can lock carbon at three times the rate of forests? We didn’t! In California, we’ll be supporting research into how tourism impacts the sea otters who are crucial to sea forests, and how they can be protected. Next up is termites, very underrated climate heroes who are critical to minimising droughts. Finally, we’ll be helping restore small ponds in the UK – they have an amazing impact on carbon, are vital for wildlife, and can even prevent flooding.

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Sustainable hotels with soul

Every week, we are publicising an eco-hotel, or a trusted resort hotel with its heart in the right place.

To help our clients make informed choices, we’ll give hotels a leaf rating, using criteria including conservation, community, food and energy. We know every place we champion inside out: how they deal with waste, where they obtain their power and source their food, and how they help regenerate the environment which surrounds them.

One of our favourites so far is Jungle Bay in Dominica, one of the best-kept secrets of the Caribbean, with its lush rainforests, towering mountains, rushing rivers, dramatic waterfalls and volcanic wonders. Dominica offers some of the world’s best diving and is home to the second largest boiling lake in the world.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/stunningescapes where we’ll be sharing details of the hotels with you.

Pack for a Purpose

We absolutely love this initiative! If you save a small space in your suitcase, you can take with you some supplies needed by community projects around the world. We used to pack colouring pencils and books, as they often went down a treat. But this is much more targeted, so you take what’s really needed.

Just put your destination on the Pack for a Purpose website, and they’ll let you know what supplies are needed. You only have to spend a very small amount to make a big difference.

Details at https://www.packforapurpose.org/

participate/as-a-traveler

Our clients who live abroad and area able to travel have been sending photos to remind us of the amazing places out there. We look forward to sending our UK-based clients away soon!

Best wishes

Paul and Jo x

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Trevena Cross Nurseries:

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Soak up the sun in your private paradise Spring was very late coming this year, and seemed to be over before it started. But now we can all enjoy spending time in our gardens in the summer sunshine.

“A bit of freedom and nice weather has given everyone the chance to get out and about this summer,” says Trevena Cross owner Graham Jeffery. “But we believe people are still finding it very comforting to be able to return to an outside space that is just theirs – filled with wonderful colour, plenty of wildlife, fresh air and a sense of calm. Everyone needs a sanctuary and how wonderful if that can be just a step outside the door, in your very own garden.

“If your garden isn’t quite there, it’s not too late to turn it into your sanctuary. There is still plenty of summer colour around, all ready to spill from pots, troughs, baskets and borders, be it patio plants, or summer-flowering perennials and shrubs. Many ready-planted pots and baskets can also provide an instant fix – and what could be easier? Lots of bee, butterfly and other wildlife-loving perennials are also brimming over benches and sprawled across available floor space here at Trevena Cross, with a cracking offer – 3 for £10 on all two litre perennials, of which there is a huge range!”

As has been reported nationally, garden furniture has been in high demand but is not always readily available – and indeed it has been flying out at Trevena Cross this year. If you’re still after the perfect perch in the garden, it is worth popping by to see what’s available. A visit to the Garden Kitchen Café, with its great outside seating area, and the free children’s animal hunt around the garden centre, will certainly make a summer visit worthwhile – and that’s before you’ve even taken a look at plant heaven!

And for the future? Spring-flowering bulbs hit the shelves around August Bank Holiday, when all important decisions regarding next year’s magnificent daffodil display or tulip show must be made if you want first pick of the entire range.

Cornish spring-flowering narcissi bulbs are also usually in the mix and available by the bucketload, for fabulous drifts of colour next spring!

But before the garden planning starts again, don’t miss the opportunity to sit back, enjoy some summer rays and simply relax. After a challenging year and a half, we are all in need of some recuperation and resetting. Make those moments count!

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Garden Stories: Back to the garden

Close to the spectacular coast road which runs from St Ives to St Just is Tremorran, is a former mine captain’s house set in a tranquil garden – a constant source of inspiration for artist Annie Henry, and a perfect setting for creative workshops and quiet days.

When Annie and her photographer husband Martin came to live at Tremorran four years ago, they were keen to create a place of welcome and hospitality, where B&B guests and day visitors could find peace and calm.

An art gallery is attached to the house, and the garden is affiliated to the Quiet Gardens Movement, and open for reflection, meditation and prayer.

A maze of paths runs through the garden, connecting a series of separate spaces: an ornamental pond and a fishpond, a kitchen garden and an orchard, sculptures and statues. A gravel garden is planted with succulents and standing stones, and a grassy path leads to a secret garden sheltered by tall pine trees and lush hydrangeas. There is a fuchsia alley, a giant gunnera, and a Celtic cross in a Cornish hedge. Benches and seats are dotted all over the garden, so guests can

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gather to eat and drink, or watch the sun go down.

But when the first Covid lockdown began in spring last year, visitors were no longer able to come to Tremorran. It was a time which was both challenging and fruitful for

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Annie, as she explains in her book, Back to the Garden.

“Arriving in our house on 24th March 2020, to be cared for during lockdown, was mother-in-law, Pam, her dementia giving her no real understanding of the government rules during the pandemic – ‘staying at home’, ‘social distancing’, ‘regular washing of hands’.

“Every day, weather permitting, Pam and I would take a walk round the garden. Over the weeks, we witnessed spring turn into summer, and I would point out all the new things I noticed, as well as the flourishing of trees and plants that were doing well. We waited to see buds turn into blossom and leaves unfurl, and we enjoyed the perfume of roses, herbs and scented plants.

“If the weather was fine, we would find somewhere to sit in the sunshine, and I’d take out my sketchbook and draw.

Fortunately, during this strange time, we were blessed with amazingly good weather, and many days of warmth from the sun.”

Annie and Pam watched birds enjoying bath time, dragonflies darting above the fishpond, and water lilies opening in the sunshine.

Purple echium spires reached to the sky, lily of the valley flowers hid in the shadows, and Annie noticed that her red watering can matched the colour of the camellias.

Back to the Garden is a collection of paintings reminiscent of stained glass windows, partnered with haiku – poems consisting of three lines made up of 17 syllables – all inspired by the place where mother-in-law and daughter-in-law spent so many hours in the summer of 2020. The book takes its title from Joni Mitchell’s song, Woodstock: “We are stardust, we are golden, and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden”.

“In the busyness of our everyday lives, it is essential to find space to recharge our batteries,” writes Annie. “The power of nature to heal and restore our sense of wellbeing has been well-documented in recent years, but we have to make the time

to be outside, whether we go for a walk, or just sit outside and appreciate our natural surroundings.”

In the summer of 2021, with the easing of lockdown, guests have returned to Tremorran, and Annie is delighted that she is once again able to welcome people to guided garden walks, spirituality days and art and craft workshops – and to share the magic of a very special place. “warm sun on our backs shadows cast on pond plants fish time stands still we breathe” Shadows by Annie Henry

Summer events:

Soup & Silence, 5th July and 2nd August, 12.15pm Creative Clay, 15th July, 16th August and 26th August, 10.30am or 1.30pm Friendship Walk, 21st July and 25th August, 11am Tremorran is situated between Botallack and Truthwall. For more information, visit www.tremorran.co.uk, email Annie at missanniehenry@hotmail.com or phone 01736 786272. Back to the Garden can be ordered at https://folksy.com/ items/7622265-Book-Back-to-the-Garden-

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Property: Estate agents roll out hedgehog initiative The Experts in Property network of independent estate agents has launched a Hedgehog Friendly Property initiative.

The hedgehog has been around some 15 million years and is one of the oldest mammals on the planet. In the 1950s, its population around Britain was estimated to be 36.5 million, but by 1995 the number had plummeted to 1.5 million. The latest estimate is that there are just 1 million remaining. Last year, the British hedgehog was officially declared a species vulnerable to extinction.

Many factors have contributed to the rapid decline. These include a loss of habitat, more widespread use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, and the decline in traditional hedge-laying. There has also been an increase in the badger population, the hedgehog’s main natural predator and the only animal in the UK which can unroll and kill hedgehogs. the Experts in Property has made a donation to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, and local independent estate agency members are now engaged in the Hedgehog Friendly

Property initiative, encouraging vendors, buyers, landlords and tenants to champion our nation’s iconic hedgehog with hedgehog-friendly gardens and ‘hedgehog highways’.

Details of the simple steps householders can take to help the hedgehogs, along with links to organisations providing more information and guidance are available at www.theexpertsinproperty.co.uk and on the network’s social media pages. Local Experts in Property Agents are Cross Estates, in St Ives, and Berwicks, in Hayle.

Demand for Carbis Bay properties goes through the roof after G7 Enquiries for Carbis Bay properties have soared following the village’s hosting of the G7 Summit, according to the Rightmove website.

As the meeting of world leaders got under way, buyer searches for Carbis Bay rose by 103%.

The coastal village has an average asking price of more than £384,000, which is more than £50,000 higher than the Cornwall average of £331,655. Beachside homes are currently for sale for up to £3 million.

Rightmove’s property expert, Tim Bannister, said: “Interest from potential buyers in coastal areas has increased significantly over the past year, with Cornwall now the most searched for place on Rightmove, and there are a large group

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of people considering a coastal relocation for a different lifestyle.”

Vicky Twydell, sales negotiator at Bradleys Estate Agents, in St Ives, said: “We’ve seen a huge amount of demand for homes here, especially those that have a sea view.

“People like to come to Carbis Bay because it’s usually a lot quieter than St Ives, and we’ve had people from other areas moving here for a change of lifestyle now that they’re able to work from home more often.

“Our homes in the Azure development have been selling remarkably quickly and we only have two left, but there are homes of all price ranges getting interest from multiple buyers.”

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Plastic Free St Ives: No dough for H20

by Emma Fashokun, Cornish Gems Guest Experience and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager Another World Refill Day has just gone by.

Research shows that single use plastic water bottle consumption has dropped significantly – one survey suggests that it may have decreased by as much as 45% in the last year.

One of the reasons cited for this has been the increase in home working due to the coronavirus pandemic. The major drivers for these purchases are still on-the-go eating and convenience: often lunchtime meal deals will not offer a plastic free alternative for the drink element.

As we (hopefully) continue to get out and about more, it is worth reminding ourselves why we should avoid buying water in disposable plastic bottles.

• The bottles are typically made from crude oil, the production of which is harmful to our air and environment.

• Plastic water bottles combine to make millions of tons of plastic waste. This ends up in landfill and our oceans. It then takes an estimated 450 years to decompose.

• Even when the plastic does degrade it finds its way into the water table and our food chain as micro plastics.

• Worldwide annual consumption of plastic water bottles is estimated to top half a trillion this year.

Even if recycling were a viable solution, it would be impossible to keep up with this level of waste.

• Only an estimated 7% of plastic drinks bottles are recycled into new bottles.

• Bottled water requires up to 2000 times the energy used to create tap water.

If none of the previous points are persuasive, let’s ignore the environmental cost and look at the monetary cost. The average person purchases 156 single use water bottles a year. If we assume that each costs £1, then the investment of £20 for a sturdy reusable bottle would save £136 in the first year. These bottles have an estimated lifespan of 5 to 10 years. Over the lifetime of the bottle, the consumer would save £760 to £1540.

Let’s stop paying for water on the go. Let’s use the Refill water station on the lifeboat house in St Ives, let’s visit our plastic-free champions and the businesses in town who will refill our bottles for free. Download the Refill app to give you free water points wherever you are.

We can all stop giving dough for H2O, and do our bit for our planet and our oceans.

• Bottles for recycling are often shipped thousands of miles away.

• The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the sea.

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