St Ives Local, May / June 2021

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MAY/JUNE 2021 | ISSUE 38

G7: World leaders come to Carbis Bay September Festival

Full steam ahead

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Art in the community

St Ives Archive

Tin mine tales

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Hello, and welcome to your new, improved St Ives Local!

We’ve moved to a larger size, which makes the magazine more eye-catching. and gives us extra space for articles and pictures. But the mix remains the same. 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.

Of course, the G7 summit is the hottest topic of conversation at the moment, with the world’s focus on Carbis Bay. We love our cover, by local photographer John Chard, featuring the branch line train passing by the beach there (something that won’t be happening, alas, when the world leaders are in town).

But there’s so much more happening as the world gets back to a new normal, and the pubs and

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restaurants finally (we hope) open indoors as well as out. Our What’s On section hasn’t had so much in it for some time! Remember to keep us in touch with your club’s or group’s news as regular meeting gets going again.

We hope you enjoy the new-look magazine.

Don’t forget, too, to log on to our regularlyupdated website and social media channels (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter).

Liz and Darren Norbury Editors

Contents 4 and 6 8 and 9 10 12 14 18 and 19 20 to 23 24 and 25 28 to 31 32 34 and 36 38 40

News St Ives Archive Books St Ives Farmers’ Market Food The G7 summit What’s On September Festival preview Art Plastic Free St ives Gardens and plants Property Travel

While we aim to provide a quality publication for local reference, we cannot be held responsible for the services or reputation of any of the advertisers or for any content or advertisements or editorial herein. Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from the publishers. The magazines are produced on paper sourced from FSC approved paper mills and printed using vegetable-based inks. They are happy to be recycled, but please pass to a friend first!

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Lifeguards get set for summer RNLI lifeguards have used lockdown wisely, preparing for what is expected to be a busy summer season.

In 2020, RNLI lifeguards covering the South West saved 56 lives, aided 9,179 people, and responded to 6,287 incidents, which included water rescues, minor first aid, and helping to reunite missing children with their parents.

Oliver Shilston, the RNLI’s lead lifeguard supervisor, said: “The protocols and measures introduced last year because of coronavirus will continue. We are working with local authorities and landowners, who ask us to provide a lifeguards service on their beaches, to make sure the environment for lifeguards to return to is safe.”

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Repair plan for public benches St Ives Town Council is taking ownership of all the public benches in the parish. More than 200 benches are currently owned and maintained by Cornwall Council. But due to a lack of funding, some of the benches have fallen into disrepair.

Now, the town council is looking for people with handy person, painting, or woodwork skills who may be interested in casual outdoor work this summer. Find out more at https://tinyurl.com/ 6nv8ex5c.

The council is also looking for a venue and events manager.

This will be someone with experience of working in a busy venue or events setting, experienced in marketing, with strong business acumen and commitment to delivering excellent experiences.

Closing date for applications is 21st May. Visit the same page to find out more.

Tour of Britain Delayed from 2020, the Tour of Britain cycle race will speed through Cornwall on 5th September, passing through St Ives en route.

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This will be the first stage of the race, which is visiting Cornwall for the first time. Together, British Cycling and organiser SweetSpot will use each stage of the tour to celebrate and show their thanks to Britain’s key workers and community heroes. Cornwall’s own St Piran’s cycling team will be among those taking part.

The full routes for all eight stages of the tour, which ends in Aberdeen, will be announced in the summer.

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Little Seahorses Childcare & Education & Early Years Teachers Quality Nursery, St. Ives Children’s Centre From birth to 5 years Open 8am to 6pm weekdays

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New lease of life for St Ives Bay Hotel St Ives Bay Hotel, on The Terrace, is set to re-open for the summer season under new ownership.

It is one of four Cornish hotels set to re-open as part of the Coast & Country Hotel Collection, a newly formed collection of former Shearings Hotels. The hotelier and coach operator went into administration last year.

As part of their re-opening — in the case of St Ives Bay, this will be on 17th May — the hotels are looking to recruit heavily within their local communities.

Paul Fitzgerald, portfolio managing director, said: “Our renewed focus with re-opening is on reaching winder audiences. In particular we are looking to attract those seeking leisure breaks, as well as welcoming local residents to sample the restaurants, bars, and wedding and event venues on offer as we look to restore their local hero status and develop a close bond with communities.”

Scenes of St Ives

St Ives Local cover photographer John Chard has his 2022 calendar on sale.

It’s another year of fabulous images in town and on the water, in a calendar which makes a great gift (to someone else or yourself!). Visit john-chard-images.co.uk to find out how to order.

Marine Group seeks help

Rotary Club campaign St Ives Rotary Club has set up a fundraising page to help tackle poverty in the town.

St Ives Bay Marine Group is looking for people interested in helping out with running events, social media, and other activities.

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The group aims to explore and protect the coastal and marine environment, sharing a passion for the habitats and species there.

St Ives has almost 2,000 families on benefits, who make regular use of food banks. “Average annual salaries in the town are £6,000 lower than the national average, while average house prices are 17.1 times average income,” says the club.

“There is no shortage of need, but there has been a shortage of ways to give.”

To get involved, email stivesbayconservation@gmail.com.

To find out more, visit the club’s Just Giving page at https://tinyurl.com/tzxn9bht

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St Ives Library Books for all

Welcome to St Ives Library and Information Service Our opening hours remain Monday-Saturday, 9.30am-4.00pm Hello! We are once again open for browsing, and we would love to see you.

We hope that during this difficult time, you have been able to use our online services, such as reading magazines and newspapers and ordering books. Our e-books and e-audio book issues have increased substantially. For more information about this, go to www.cornwall.gov.uk/library.

It is wonderful to know that our service has continued to be used over the lockdown period.

We are mindful that many people may be nervous about venturing into buildings again – but please be assured, we are doing everything we can to keep you safe. In line with Government guidance, we ask everyone to wear a mask, sanitise their hands and keep a two metre distance whilst browsing.

We have a lovely selection of children’s books, fiction, and non-fiction. Returned books continue to be placed in quarantine for 72 hours, so please be patient if you have reserved a book.

We are still offering a home delivery service for those housebound or self-isolating. If you or anyone you know would appreciate a delivery, please let us know.

We have increased the number of computers available to four. To avoid disappointment, please call 01736 798577 to book. We also have two desks available for wi-fi.

Do pop in and see us!

For more information phone 01736 796297 or check for updates on Facebook

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St Ives Archive: Wheal Ayr Mine There cannot be many people left living in St Ives who can remember the old engine house of Wheal Ayr Mine. The mine itself ceased working in 1850, but the engine house survived, and was later converted into a dwelling. The house was inhabited right up until 1935, when it was demolished to make way for the original Wheal Ayr Terrace. The demolition of Wheal Ayr Mine was disappointing to many townsfolk, because it was the only remaining relic of its kind left in the town, all others having long since disappeared.

Wheal Ayr Mine was also known as Wheal George Mine, but by 1860, it went by the name of St Ives East Consols Group. It produced both copper and tin.

There was a spot of bother in 1838, when some of the Downlong townsfolk, who

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gathered their water from Ventenear Well (now called St Ia’s Well or Venton Well) at the bottom of Porthmeor Hill complained that their normally abundant water supply was diminishing. This was eventually traced to the fact that the water course at Wheal Ayr had shifted from the usual shallow adit to a much deeper one.

When the water was rediverted back to its original course, the water supply at Ventenear Well was restored. Because of this, mining at Wheal Ayr was abandoned for several years, but the mine was brought back into production when piped water was brought to St Ives in 1844.

Of course, nearly everyone living in the town will know what happened next!

In 2001, a hole opened up in the garden of No 8, Wheal Ayr Terrace. As a result of subsidence caused by the earlier mining activity, the land had become unstable.

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achieved, building commenced on the terrace of houses, and they were ready for occupation in 2005. The whole project was paid for by contributions from Cornwall Council, English Heritage and the European Union.

Underneath each of the replacement houses, there is 12 feet of concrete. It is generally considered that if the rest of St Ives ever goes down, Wheal Ayr Terrace will still be there!

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This eventually resulted in the whole terrace having to be demolished.

For some reason, it was decided that this terrace should be replaced with eight properties that resembled, as near as possible, the original terrace. If a house had a conservatory on the back when it was demolished, then the replacement would have a conservatory. If it didn’t, then neither would the replacement property.

Work to stabilise the land was started, and it was a mammoth task. At one point, there was a truly enormous hole where the terrace had been, and locals were amazed and fascinated. Once stabilisation had been 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

The River Between Us

by Liz Fenwick

£8.99 Published 10th June, signed copies available

Following the breakdown of her marriage, Theo has bought a tumbledown cottage on the banks of the river Tamar which divides Cornwall and Devon. But soon after her arrival, Theo discov-ers a stash of hidden letters tied with a ribbon, untouched for more than a century. The letters — sent from the battlefields of France during the First World War — tell of a young servant from the nearby manor house and his love for a woman he was destined to lose. The River Be-tween Us beautifully explores the mystery and secrets of a long-forgotten love affair.

Things to do Before the End of the World by Emily Barr

£7.99 Signed copies available

The new young adult novel from Cornish author Emily Barr. What would you do if you heard the news that humans have done such damage to the earth that there might only be a limited amount of safe air left — a year’s worth at most? Would you work through your bucket list, heal rifts, do everything you’ve never been brave enough to do before? Olivia is struggling to do any of this. What is it she truly wants to do? Who does she want to be?

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The Well Gardened Mind: Rediscovering Nature in the Modern World by Sue Stuart-Smith

£9.99 The Well Gardened Mind investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years: working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and confidence. With illumi-nating stories of how people struggling with stress, depression, trauma and addiction can change their lives, this inspiring and wise book of science, insight and anecdote shows how our understanding of nature and its restorative powers is only just beginning to flower.

The Woolly Bear Caterpillar by Julia Donaldson and Yuval Zommer £12.99 Signed copies available

A charming mini beast twist on the ugly duckling story. Crawling through the garden, the little Woolly Bear Caterpillar wonders what kind of moth she will become.

Bonny and bright, stunning and smart, but not kind, the other caterpillars laugh at the small, plain Woolly Bear. There is one thing that they are sure of: Woolly Bear could never be as beautiful as them!

But could one little caterpillar be about to undergo a truly terrific transformation? Brilliantly written and stunningly illustrated, this engaging picture book comes complete with a non-fiction mini book written by a nature specialist.

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St Ives Farmers’ Market A chat with David Berwick of St Ives Cider There’s a new look coming for St Ives Cider this spring as owner David Berwick looks to capitalise on increased interest in independent drinks.

In 2012 the former estate agent swapped the office for the cidery and hasn’t looked back. Cider, of course, has been made in the West Country for as long as apples have grown on trees. But it’s only in recent years that smaller makers have gained a foothold in a market dominated by big-name brands, some of which are owned by global concerns.

Although he has access to a local farmer’s orchard at his Halsetown Mushroom Farm base, and some 2,000 trees of his own, he relies on other growers in West Cornwall to help achieve the quantities he needs to make sure the ciders are 100% all apple, without the extra pulp used to bulk out some larger brands. The only additive is a hint of sulphur, which helps to stop the apples oxidising.

But try a small batch cider and you’ll discover a world of difference in terms of flavour.

David has refined his range to three varieties.

There is Farmhouse, which is a still cider, Gold, which is sparkling, and Kirthenwood, a heritage cider, named after a house at Townshend, near Leedstown, which is home to one of the orchards David uses for harvesting apples.

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You can meet David on Thursdays at St Ives Farmers’ Market where he’s always happy to chat about all things cider, and sell you some. He has teamed up with other local drinks producers, such as St Ives Brewery, St Ives Gin, and Cornish Cream — famous for its Cornish Lust liqueur — to man a stand offering a range of tipples for all tastes.

Drop by and see this and other great stands at the weekly market.

Find out more at stivescider.co.uk and follow the Farmers’ Market on Facebook

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Recipe: Strawberry Pavlova As we are now coming into summer and strawberries are beginning to come into season, there is nothing better than this sweet treat, says chef Danny Rouncefield.

INGREDIENTS For the meringue:

250g caster sugar 4 egg whites

For the Chantilly cream: 250ml double cream 50g caster sugar 2 caps vanilla essence

For the strawberry coulis:

250g strawberries (saving 100g for garnish) 100g caster sugar 100ml lemonade

METHOD

In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites to almost stiff peaks. At this stage, slowly add the sugar, stirring continuously.

On a sheet of baking parchment, draw around a large bowl or plate as a guide. Spoon a bit of meringue onto the baking sheet and spread around the base. Dollop the rest of the meringue to form a ‘wall’ all around the outside and keep building up the sides.

Put into a pre-heated oven at 150°C for 1 hour, then turn the oven off and leave the meringue in the oven overnight to dry out.

To make the coulis, chop 150g strawberries and boil with the lemonade and sugar until reduced to a syrup. Blend until smooth.

For the Chantilly cream, whip the cream, fold in the sugar, and flavour to taste with the vanilla essence.

Spoon the cream into the centre of the meringue, top with coulis and remaining strawberries. To finish, dust with icing sugar.

Cook and eat at the Woodland Kitchen Chef Danny Rouncefield has a new venture for summer 2021. The Woodland Kitchen is a new bistro and cookery school on the site of the Woodland Collection holiday cottages at Townshend.

There is seating for around 60 people in a garden area. Dog friendly, it has parking and wifi.

Danny tells us: “We use local produce from Dales butchers, in Helston, Walloping Cake Co in St Ives, for his epic cakes, Cornish Coffee, and Trink Dairy for their amazing milk.”

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Cookery classes will start mid-May, focusing on meat, fish, vegan dishes, cakes, picnics, tapas, street food, and a parent and child course.

The bistro is open Tuesday-Saturday,9am-3pm, and Sunday, 9am-1pm. For more information, visit woodland-kitchen.co.uk/

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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 10am-10pm, you can expect to enjoy breakfast, 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!

Bookings recommended through our website, takeaway Bier available all day.

01736 797074

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16 St Andrews Street, St. Ives TR26 1AH

Learn to play

BOWLS

Come and join us and learn to play Bowls at a friendly, sociable club.

Outdoor and indoor bowls facilities.

FREE TASTER SESSIONS last Sunday of the month 2.00pm – 4.00pm Experienced bowlers welcome too.

For more information call 01736 762809

HALF-PRICE membership offer

St Ives Bowling Club, Belyars Lane TR26 2BT

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Liz’s Quizzes

Liz will be returning to the pubs this month with her weekly quizzes. From week commencing 17th May, she will be at The Castle, St Ives, on Monday evenings, Polmanter Touring Park, Halsetown, on Tuesday evenings, and The Bird in Hand, Hayle, on Wednesday evenings. For full details, follow St Ives Liz’s Quizzes on Facebook.

1. In which part of the human body would you find the

malleus, the incus, and the stapes?

2. The word ‘blog’ is a truncation of which two words?

3. What is the longest river to flow completely in one country?

4. Which famous doctor did the author Hugh Lofting write about?

5. How many sides does a trapezium have?

6. To date, Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest the most times. How many times?

7. In the world of music if Emma was Baby, what was Victoria?

8. In America, what sport do the Minnesota Twins play?

9. In judo, what colour belt is ranked just below a black belt?

10. Which two colours feature in the Levi Strauss clothing company logo?

11. What kind of syrup takes its name from a Greek word meaning ‘antidote against venom’?

12. Which Welsh singer has provided the vocals on three James Bond theme songs?

13. A Puggle is a cross between which two breeds of dog?

14. The term Mikado referred to the emperor of which country?

15. Which country was hosting the Fifa World Cup when Paul Gascoigne had his famous crying incident?

16. Into which lake does the River Volga empty?

17. What is the favourite food of a fromologist?

18. In the final of which TV reality programme did a Dewberry beat a Badger in 2006?

19. Kid A was the fourth studio album of which English rock band?

20. In the Northern Hemisphere, in which month does the Vernal Equinox fall?

21. Methane Jam Nod is an anagram of the name of which Oscar-winning film director?

22. Cheat Inundated Chairman is an anagram of which one of this film director’s movies?

23. In the UK, what do we call what the Americans know as cilantro?

24. What sort of animals were Pinky and Perky in a late 1950s TV show of the same name?

25. What is the currency of Hong Kong?

26. Which famous Brit founded Syco Records in 2002?

27. In the Harry Potter stories, what are the followers of Lord Voldemort called?

28. What type of fruit is a York Imperial?

29. Georgetown is the capital city of which South American country?

30. In the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, what was wrong with the first bowl of porridge?

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June 2021: World leaders descend on Carbis Bay The sight of US president Joe Biden hosting an online climate summit with world leaders in April drew the inevitable comments on social media. Essentially, if this can be done, why does there have to be a physical G7, and why does it have to be in Cornwall just as the most important holiday season in years is kicking off?

We’ve become accustomed in recent months to groups of police out and about in Carbis Bay, and closures and diversions as the roads are resurfaced. Now we have to prepare ourselves for road and footpath closures over 11th-13th June, and a few days either side. There will be a rail replacement service on the branch line from 7th-14th June. The council and the police are promising to engage with local people to keep disruption to a minimum, but the truth is that we are in unchartered waters with this sort of operation. There will be restrictions in the water, too, but organisers hope to not disrupt the fishing fleet too much.

Residents can keep up to date with G7 preparation news via a police website: alerts.dc.police.uk Meanwhile, a local pressure group, Residents Against Insidious and Inappropriate Development (RAIID) has taken an interest in work taking place land on the Carbis Bay Estate. Cornwall Council has investigated building works being carried out on land above Carbis Bay Hotel and determined that planning

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permission is needed. A planning application has now been submitted, but long after the work began, which has been opposed by a number of local residents.

While it isn’t illegal for a retrospective application to be lodged, if it is subsequently refused the planning authority, the work will have to be undone.

The government has stressed that the planning matter is not part of its remit in setting up the summit.

Visit Cornwall estimates the total economic impact for the county will be £50 million, including through an increase in future tourism. The government is working closely with Cornish leaders and institutions to ensure the summit leaves a long-term legacy, although what that will be remain uncertain at the moment.

Now we wait for the media circus to arrive — just as the holiday season proper is getting under way. Chaos or plain sailing?

We shall see...

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A Jumbo at the G7 Here’s the William Paynter, with a global crew heading to the G7 summit, in an image created by St Ives Jumbo Association, entitled In The Wake of Greta.

The vessel is a replica of a Jumbo, a type of fishing lugger exclusively developed in St Ives in the mid-1880s. Two such replicas, researched and built by Jonny Nance, have been launched there in recent years, in a bid to regenerate the harbour and a community in decline.

Since its reintroduction, the Jumbo has been unofficially adopted as an icon for St Ives, representing the heritage, craftsmanship and integrity of the past, and low-carbon recreation and sustainability for the future.

Jonny was raised in St Ives and is the grandson of two remarkable men associated

with the town: one was R Morton Nance, who has been described as “one of the very fathers of modern maritime research” and “the revered leader of the Cornish Revival”, while the other was the potter Bernard Leach, described as the “Father of British studio pottery”. Jonny is a mix of both the indigenous local population and the arty incomers, which offers him a unique insight into this extraordinary town.

Summit showcases Cornish creativity Poetry and art by young people in Cornwall will be used to create a greetings card to welcome world leaders to the G7 summit.

In the run-up to the event, Cornwall Council teamed up with the Cabinet Office to launch two competitions on the theme of climate change and preserving biodiversity, with primary school children invited to submit artwork and secondary students asked to write poems.

The closing date was at the beginning of May, and all entries will be assessed by a judging panel in Cornwall before the shortlisted entries are sent to Downing Street for the Prime Minister to choose the winners.

Cornish creativity will also be on show at the summit in the shape of tables designed by

Falmouth furniture maker Scott Woyka from sustainably sourced local wood. His design depicts the drama of the Cornish coastline, with laminated blocks of wood carved to reflect its caves, ravines, zawns, beaches and headlands. The tables will also be engraved with Cornish metals to reflect Cornwall’s mining heritage, and modern industries like lithium extraction.

CEO of Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, Kim Conchie, described Cornwall as “a powerhouse for green innovation, which provides an ideal setting for the G7 summit”. He added: “I’m delighted that the eyes of the world will be on our beautiful, historic and innovative area, and that we can give a global platform to the best of Cornish talent.”

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What’s On

May/June MONDAYS Outdoor Watercolour Class

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

www.barnoonarts.uk Liz’s Quizzes

At The Castle, Fore Street, St Ives (from 17th May), 7.30pm. Booking advised via Liz’s Facebook group:

tinyurl.com/3s3ney7b

TUESDAYS

Liz’s Quizzes

DDMix

A full body aerobic workout using dance styles from around the world, with Martha Huntley at Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, 10.45am (from 18th May). Details at tinyurl.com/526jc5x2

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WEDNESDAYS

Friends of the Towans

Band Camp

Draw St Ives

homesteadmusiclesson@gmail.com

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.

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

www.barnoonarts.uk

An exercise class to improve flexibility, aerobics, balance, and strength, with Martha Huntley at Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, 10.45am (from 18th May). Details at tinyurl.com/526jc5x2

St Ives Community Foodshare

At Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, from 19th May until 16th June. 2021 Summer String Sessions for guitar, ukulele, bass, banjo, and fiddle. Adults, 3-4pm; kids (7-11 years), 4-5pm; teens (12-17 years), 5-6pm. Learn musicianship and skills.

Contact Ben on 07491 140292 or email

Liz’s Quizzes

At the Bird in Hand, Hayle, 7.30pm (from 19th May). Booking advised via Liz’s Facebook group:

Move It or Lose It

At Palemon Best Recreation Park, 12.30-1pm.

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

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At Polmanter Touring Park, Halsetown (from 18th May), 8.30pm. Details on Liz’s Facebook group:

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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

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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 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 (from 20th May).

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

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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

SUNDAYS St Ia Church

Said Eucharist, 8.30am; Parish Eucharist, 10.30am.

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 Friends of the Towans

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

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ART AND EXHIBITIONS

Forest School 8th and 22nd May, 10am-noon

For under-fives at St Ives Community Orchard, Penbeagle Lane, St Ives, Adventure outdoors – fun and exploratory sessions.

Knit One Weave One

Making Beads with Different Materials From 10th May for six Mondays, 11am-12.30pm

Natural Dyeing From 12th May for six Wednesdays, 11am-12.30pm

Papercraft and Printing From 13th May for six Thursdays, 11am-12.30pm

Making Simple Books from Paper and Fabric From 13th May for six Thursdays, 3pm-4.30pm Online textile art and craft workshops with Jo McIntosh of St Ives, in association with WEA. Suitable for beginners and improvers. Each course costs £28. To find out more, and to book, visit

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No details at time of going to press, but we are told this annual event is returning. Look out for events at various locations around town. We’ll add more details to our website as we get them.

Intensive Throwing at the Leach Pottery 17th-19th May, 10am-4pm 31st May-2nd June, 10am-4pm 7th-11th June, 10am-4pm 14th-18th June, 10am-4pm 28th-30 June, 10am-4pm

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.

www.animamundigallery.com/ Barnoon Workshop 1st-7th May

Paintings by Katherine Labo. Her work can be described as a fusion of her native Malaysian and Cornish influences (she has lived in St Ives for 23 years). A series of acrylic works on canvas, in a soft, limited-colour palette.

Clodgy View, St Ives TR26 1JG

Belgrave St Ives 1st-31st May

St Ives and Modern British 2021. The flagship annual exhibition, this time with 117 works. You can view the exhibition on the gallery website, or in person by appointment (call 01736 794888 or email info@belgravestives.co.uk).

Penwith Gallery Until 26th June

Members’ Spring Exhibition. A diverse show of sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and prints. Until 22nd May New Gallery: Associates’ Spring Exhibition.

A variety of sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, photographs, and prints.

Back Road West, St Ives TR26 1NL

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An opportunity to develop knowledge and techniques with professional mosaic artist Stephanie Roberts, at Barnoon Workshop.

Leave with your own unique mosaic art piece, suitable for the home or garden. £180 including all materials. Book at www.barnoonarts.uk

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Luke Hannam: The Compass and The Rosary. An exploration as to how the artist (and perhaps we) find a way through the often blinding complexity of the human experience. When cut adrift, are we to be guided by logic and reason, or emotion and faith? It is no coincidence that the making of this work has coincided with repeated lockdowns and pandemic.

Street-an-Pol, St Ives TR26 2DS

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St Ives Literature Festival 17th-23rd May

Mosaic Workshop 27th--28th May, 10am

Anima Mundi Until 22nd May

Salthouse Gallery 29th May-4th June

Richard Kaye, Recent Work 2017-2021 Strong compositions and a compelling use of colour in a variety of media. For details, see page 30. Norway Square, St Ives TR26 1NB

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Tate St Ives 17th May-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

www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives

Richard Kaye

PUBS Not long now — 17th May, according to the

prime minister’s road map — until we’ll be back inside pubs again. Here’s a montage of some of the venues around town which have been missed, those which, unlike the Golden Lion, have no space for a small, sunny beer garden. Also pictured, Michelle Tempest and Jason Osbourne, who, as well as having the licences for the Castle Inn, and the Copperhouse, in Hayle, have now taken over the Balnoon Inn, on the Old Coach Road. Expect modern pub meals and bites, as well as cocktails, wines, and Cornish beers.

Michelle Tempest and Jason Osbourne at the Balnoon Inn

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September Festival: Looking forward to a feast of music and art St Ives September Festival is going full steam ahead for 2021, following last year’s Covid cancellation and months of uncertainty.

‘regulars’ are heading to the town for Bob’s St Ives Literature Festival – from 17th to 23rd May – with more coming in September.

The organising committee swung into action as soon as the Prime Minister unveiled the government’s roadmap out of coronavirus restrictions. With the first headline performers already booked, and arts events scheduled, everything is falling into place for another 15-day music and arts extravaganza in St Ives from 11th to 25th September.

The Leach Pottery, which, to mark its 100th anniversary, became the Festival’s arts patron before last year’s cancellation, has pledged its continued patronage, and the popular Open Studios will re-appear.

St Ives Rotary Club is holding Spot the Artist, its charity sale of paintings, which sees keen buyers queue overnight to snap up bargain donations

St Ives Food and Drink Festival falls on the middle weekend of the September Festival for the first time, so let’s all keep our fingers crossed for a fantastic Festival fortnight!

The third lockdown has meant that performers are only now making plans to get back on the road, and this year things will inevitably be a bit different – but many Festival favourites will be back.

Bob Devereux’s Norway Square lunchtime poetry and music sessions, cancelled last year for the first time in festival history, will return. Many Square

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Flats and Sharps

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Otway & Barrett

by well-known artists on the Festival’s middle Sunday.

A Saturday afternoon of street entertainment will mark the festival launch on 11th September.

Madcap musical duo John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett headline the opening night at St Ives Theatre, more than 40 years after their first appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Three Buskerteers featuring hits from more than 50 years of one of the all-time great bands on 24th September. The following night, the George Michael Show – with a live band and video screens showing George Michael footage and interviews – will bring down the curtain on the 2021 Festival.

Other Guildhall nights are being booked, along with entertainment at venues all over town.

Molly Hocking St Ives’ own Molly Hocking, 2019 winner of ITV’s The Voice, will be first up at the Guildhall the following night, and Flats and Sharps – the Cornwall bluegrass group who wowed the 2017 festival – return on 14th September. The Festival will host a St Ives Entertains charity night on 17th September for St Ives Community Land Trust.

Two tribute shows round off the Guildhall programme, with the Fleetwood Mac Songbook

ARKAngel are bringing their Milonga Del Angel show to the Mariners Gallery; Three Buskerteers are at Porthmeor Studios; St Ives Jazz Club is planning four guest nights at the Western Hotel; St Ives Arts Club has a fortnight of shows – including two Big Frugs; and Café Art is hosting music events.

Buy Festival tickets online at tinyurl.com /84ed94k7 and for the George Michael show visit tinyurl.com/46bmmff2

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Tate St Ives: Connecting with the community during lockdown and beyond New displays showcasing the work of five key artists associated with St Ives and the surrounding area will be among the attractions when Tate St Ives re-opens after the long Covid closure.

The gallery is scheduled to welcome its first post-lockdown visitors on 17th May, in line with government guidance. Alfred Wallis, Marlow Moss, Barbara Hepworth, Partou Zia, and Bob Law are the artists who feature in the first rehang of Tate St Ives’ collection displays since its major extension opened in 2017.

Visitors can also see works by other 20th and 21st century artists from around the world, and an exhibition, Strange Attractors by Haegue Yang, who, during her visits to St Ives, was greatly inspired by the Cornish landscape

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and its ancient archaeological heritage.

Although Tate St Ives has been physically closed for much of the last year, the gallery kept its digital doors open. Director Anne Barlow said: “We know how important art can be to wellbeing, so our teams developed innovative ways of keeping our local audiences engaged with art while we were closed.”

Among these initiatives was a Sensory Picture Pack, which was posted to participants of Talking Art, a regular programme of making and talking designed for visually impaired visitors and friends, which has been running for 18 years.

Staff also worked with the charity Vocal Eyes to produce audio descriptions for films of

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artworks by Barbara Hepworth, Marlow Moss, and Frances Hodgkins. Carole Theobald, chief executive of iSightCornwall said: “The audio descriptions beautifully describe the a rtworks and give the listener a much deeper understanding of the subject. This is particularly beneficial to people with visual impairments, who often have some degree of useful sight. The audio descriptions help to fill in the missing pieces and create a full picture of the artwork in front of them.”

Look Groups are a Tate St Ives initiative which supports small gatherings of people across Cornwall to talk informally about art, artists and ideas. Many of these self-led adult learning groups moved from village halls and other community venues to online platforms.

The Tate team also launched a programme of Look Group Conversations, which offered members a virtual tour of the gallery.

The young people’s programme, Tate Collective, also moved online, curating workshops and inspiring the creation of work for a new exhibition due to take place soon after the gallery re-opens.

In October, Five Islands School on the Isles of Scilly invited Tate St Ives to give a virtual presentation as part of its annual careers convention, and December saw Tate’s firstever virtual work experience with schools and

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colleges from Cornwall and beyond, designed in partnership with Cornwall Careers Hub and Cornwall Council’s Services for Schools.

The Tate’s learning team continued to work closely with students from Falmouth University on a variety of digital projects, as well as starting a new online art project, Do(odle) with YAY! LGBTQ+ group.

Not all the lockdown projects were digital.

Working with local foodbanks, Tate St Ives created over 300 Tate Art Takeaway boxes containing craft materials, and 140 art bags, which were distributed to vulnerable local families.

And the new Art Adventurers Town Trail has been distributed to more than 1,500 children to encourage them and their families to enjoy art outdoors this spring.

As the gallery re-opens, Tate St Ives is encouraging residents of Cornwall to take up the offer of a £5 Locals Pass, which allows them to visit the gallery as many times as they wish throughout the year. The pass includes annual entry to the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Check tate.org.uk/stives for up-to-date information about opening times.

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At the Salthouse: Richard Kaye’s first show in St Ives “I’ve always had a fascination with St Ives,” says artist Richard Kaye. “But I’ve never been there.”

So it will be a dream come true when he arrives in the town in late May for an exhibition at the Salthouse Gallery of his recent work, which includes bold, abstract landscapes and hand-tinted screen prints.

In the last few years, Richard has worked on a series of detailed drawings of Brutalist architecture, and subsequently turned these images into intricate prints. His solo exhibition at the Malthouse Gallery in Lyme Regis in 2020 included prints of telegraph poles, scaffolding, communication masts and cranes.

Ever since he studied at Bournemouth College of Art, Richard has been aware of the reputation of St Ives. “Artists who have worked there have always commented on the quality of the light, a quality you don’t see anywhere else. It’s hugely exciting to be coming to St Ives.”

Most recently, Richard has created a series of angular abstract landscapes painted on a large scale in acrylic. Some of the paintings are influenced by the coastline, seaside towns and cliffs around Lyme Regis, but the colours have changed from the pastel tones of his earlier work towards bold neons.

Richard spent his early life in Dorset and now lives in Ottery St Mary, Devon. Art has always been central to his life, but he also toured the world with the rock band Ash as their scratch DJ, playing on the main stage at Glastonbury and appearing on Top of the Pops.

While living in London, he became fascinated with the Brutalist buildings of the South Bank, including the National Theatre and the Hayward Gallery. “I find these monumental pieces of architecture very compelling,” he says. “The strong, angular shapes work well from an artistic point of view — they’re minimal, edgy and modern.”

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“I’ve been very busy during lockdown, and I’m very pleased with the range of work I’ll be bringing to St Ives,” he says. “I’ll be in the gallery every day, as I think it’s good for an artist to speak to potential buyers about their work, and I’m also looking forward to having a wander around. I see having an exhibition in St Ives as a big opportunity to connect with the town.”

Richard Kaye, Recent Work 2017-2021 is at the Salthouse Gallery from 29th May to 4th June, 10.30am to 5.30pm daily.

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Wall art: Bring the great outdoors into your home Artist Julian Rowe, who works from his garden studio near St Ives, has collaborated with wall art company Azutura to create a new range of eye-catching designs.

Julian is inspired by the beauty and poetry in light and form, but also the hidden mood and soul of a moment in time. In his paintings of storms and sunlight, he seeks to remove the veil that separates the mundane from what lies beyond.

In Godrevy Storm, Golden Light, Julian captures the drama of high winter seas breaking over the island on which the iconic lighthouse stands. Dryad is one of a series of paintings of flying swallows set against camellia flowers, and Western Sun Through Blossom shows low sun shining through a cherry tree in Julian’s garden.

“I like the effect of backlit blossom and foliage as a subject,” he says.

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Plastic Free St Ives:

A summer free of plastic

by Emma Fashokun, Cornish Gems Guest Experience and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager We are (hopefully!) looking forward to a bit more normality in the coming weeks. At Plastic Free St Ives we are hoping for not just for a Covid-free summer but a plastic free one too.

Plastic waste is so detrimental to our environment, as It takes hundreds of years to degrade. The discarded items become microplastics that pollute our rivers and oceans and find their way into the food that we eat.

Our coastlines become littered with detritus from picnics and beach games. Animals and fish are injured, and children can no longer play safely in the sand.

Whether you are a resident or a visitor, we have some simple tips to help you reduce your plastic consumption and help protect our coastlines, seas and marine life.

• Invest in some reusable picnicware. Although it costs more than disposable plates and forks initially, it is an investment you will be able to use for a long time. There are some great bamboo and stainless steel reusable cutlery sets available, and you will never have to eat off a flimsy single-use plastic fork again!

• Buy or rent a wooden bellyboard instead of purchasing a cheap polystyrene version. Not only will these boards not deposit polystyrene beads across our coastline, but you can also reduce your carbon footprint by supporting local makers and businesses, such as Dick Pearce and Little Goat Gruff.

• Reduce the amount of food you buy which is wrapped in unnecessary plastic. Why not pop along to the Allotment Deli for your picnic items and support local growers and businesses?

• Don’t buy water in plastic bottles; bring your own in a reusable bottle. Not only is this much better for the environment, but a good-quality water bottle will keep your water cool, not leak in your bag and last for years. It will also save you lots of money!

• Use biodegradable or reusable cloths for cleaning up. Disposable wipes often have a hidden plastic content. Our waterways are particularly vulnerable to this type of plastic microfibres, as they are often disposed of by flushing.

• Finally, clean up after yourself. Leave the beach or picnic spot as you found it, dispose of rubbish, and take home anything which can be recycled.

We all love Cornwall, and we can all help to preserve its beauty for residents and visitors for years to come.

• Skip the straw! Do you really need to sip your beverage through that disposable plastic straw?

If you really do prefer to use a straw, why not purchase some re-usable ones, like a set of stainless steel straws from Chilly’s (pictured)?

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Trevena Cross Nurseries: Summer showstoppers

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The busiest season of the year continues, and Trevena Cross embraces the second half of spring just as it did the first, with all hands on deck to ensure continuous plentiful supplies of all plants — but particularly the bedding and patio packs and veg plants that are in such high demand at this time of the year. There are multiple daily journeys down the lane from nursery to garden centre, to transport huge quantities of fresh stock and ensure supplies never run out!

With some cold nights in April, some customers wisely chose to hold off choosing their plants until they can be safely planted straight out with no risk of frost. This has led to a real explosion in bedding and patio interest over recent weeks, as the weather has warmed up.

Particularly appealing is the huge range of patio four-packs that Trevena Cross grows (£3.30 per pack — that’s just 82p per plant!) From geraniums to Begonia semperflorens, verbenas to Impatiens, argyranthemums to bidens, petunias to marigolds, there is a plant and colour to suit every pot, trough, basket, bed and border, in every garden. Contrary to popular belief, these quality patio packs can offer colour for a very long time, too — from spring continuously right through

to Christmas in the St Ives area if winter temperatures are kind.

As the garden centre transitions to summer, hanging baskets and summer-flowering perennials get their time in the spotlight too.

But it’s not all about the seasonal buys, as garden centre manager Nick Hann explains: “We are excited to be able to retain our position as an exotic nursery, with a couple of recent deliveries of showstopping palms, bays, large photinias, olives and other exotica — all with the ‘wow factor’ to transform a garden landscape.

“We have a reputation for helping to build exotic gardens, and are renowned for offering real statement pieces that nowhere else does locally — be it a giant trachycarpus palms or a much sought-after olive tree. This remains an important part of our offering — if we can’t grow it ourselves then it needs to be exceptional to have a place at Trevena Cross.”

Trevena Cross’s friendly team are always on hand to offer not only exceptional plants, but plant advice and expertise, so pay the centre a visit and just see what you come away with — it might surprise you!

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Garden Stories:

Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens Every spring, masses of violets burst into bloom on the grassy slopes which rise above the valley floor at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens — but last year, few people had the chance to see them.

Days after the first Viola adorata flowers appeared, lockdown began, and Tremenheere had to close its gates to the public. One year on, people have been flocking to see the spectacular purple display which they missed in 2020.

The violet fields are among the many attractions of the sheltered, subtropical gardens on the fringes of the village of Gulval, just east of Penzance. Tremenheere is not just a haven for exotic plants from around the world, but also a showcase for more than 30 works of art by internationally renowned sculptors. Some were specifically created to complement the surrounding landscape, such as James Turrell’s Tewlwolow Kernow (Cornwall at Twilight), a large granite structure with an inner chamber from which to view the sky — the sculpture is popularly known as Skyspace

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— and Restless Temple by Penny Saunders, a kinetic sculpture with 14 uplit columns which sway back and forth on a windy day.

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21st century, but the 24-acre site has a long and well-documented history. It was owned by the Benedictine monks who lived just across the bay at St Michael’s Mount until the late 13th century, and then by the Tremenheere family for 600 years, and another family, the Pearces, for several generations. During the 20th century, it was a market garden, growing strawberries, vegetables and flowers such as anemones, Kaffir lilies – and violets.

When Dr Neil Armstrong bought the land at the bottom of the valley in 1997, he recognised its tremendous potential: “I had the idea of creating a large-scale garden as an antidote to my day job as a GP, and this is an exciting landscape with outstanding views of the Mount, mature woodland — oak, beech, sweet chestnut and horse chestnut — and a stream.”

He later acquired several fields higher up the valley. “There are about seven different habitats here, and the planting is appropriate to each of them. The shady areas are given over to tree and ground ferns, with leafy plants around the stream and the pond, predominantly from New Zealand and Chile. The theme is restful greens, with contrasting textures of foliage and outline to provide interest. In the open areas, there are 40 different species of palm trees and succulents, with bulbs and sun-loving perennials. In both areas there is bamboo, mostly from China and the Himalayas, which has a calming, screening effect. Interspersed with all this is the woodland, with bluebells, celandine and other native plants, like foxgloves.”

Later additions to the original planting scheme have included a terrace in the sunny centre of the garden, featuring sedums, restios, proteas and heathers, and in the hillside above the Skyspace sculpture, close to the violet fields, South African bulbs and New Zealand grasses. It has a different feel

from anywhere else in the garden, says Neil, “an atmosphere of big skies and prairie planting”.

Tremenheere also has an art gallery, exotic plant nursery, restaurant and shop, and five years ago, it became home to a show garden inspired by industrial history which won a gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It was created by Fowey-based garden designer Darren Hawkes, who was impressed by his visit to Tremenheere that he asked Neil if he would be interested in adopting the garden when it was moved from Chelsea. The show garden, which has a series of wooden platforms and more than 40,000 pieces of slate, now occupies a tranquil space by the pond. It is one of two areas of Tremenheere – the other is Skyspace – to be listed by Silent Space, a charity which encourages gardens open to the public to set aside a site for quiet reflection at certain times of the day.

Tremenheere Sculpture Garden is open daily, from 10.30am to 5.30pm. For information about opening hours at Tremenheere Kitchen and Tremenheere Gallery, visit www.tremenheere.co.uk

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Property: Record demand for dream homes by the sea There’s no let-up in house hunters looking to move to Cornwall in 2021, with Newquay now named by Rightmove as having the hottest seller’s market in the UK. And it’s a very similar picture in the St Ives area, with workers who have got used to being at home now wondering why they shouldn’t have a better outlook for their domestic office.

Prices of new properties coming up for sale greatly improved in March nationwide, and were 51% higher than in February, but demand is still outstripping supply in a number of areas.

Rightmove’s director of property data, Tim Bannister, said: “Areas around the North and South West are the stand-out sellers’ markets right now, and places in Cornwall and Devon are continuing the trend of a desire to move to the seaside and countryside.”

He added: “In a traditional year there would be a couple of record days for visits or enquiries being sent by house-hunters, but the pace of the current market, caused by a combination of restrictions easing, a desire for more space, and people considering different locations, has led to records tumbling week after week.”

Cornish estate agent Bradley Start said: “The stock shortage is the worst I’ve seen in 30 years and there’s just seemingly endless demand.

We’re getting requests for viewings within minutes of a property going on Rightmove, and many properties are going to best and final offers due to the competition — something that usually we would only see a few times a year.”

There’s a knock-on effect, of course, for those looking to let. On social media, Hayle agent Deborah Plowright, of CAM Residential Lettings, blamed the stamp duty holiday for increased interest from buyers, which is making the market even tougher for those looking to let.

She says for every two-bedroom terraced house she advertises, she gets around 100 enquiries.

“It’s heartbreaking — everyone gives you a story about why they need to rent a place, but there isn’t anything.”

Treloyhan Manor Hotel

On behalf of administrators, Savills is marketing the Treloyhan Manor Hotel, built for shipping magnate Edward Hain in 1892.

The hotel, in Carbis Bay, has 39 rooms in three floors, including six staff rooms which have the potential to be converted into additional letting accommodation (subject to consent).

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The hotel is set in grounds that extend to just over four acres. There are elevated views across St Uves Bay towards Gwithian. £1.75m is sought for the freehold.

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Travel: A real rail adventure

by Jo and Paul Mooney of Stunning Escapes

We have seen a huge increase in the number of ‘bucket list’ trips being booked, as couples and families are seeking more adventure from their holidays. This is undoubtedly a result of not being able to travel due to Covid, and there is definitely pent-up demand for when the borders open up again. We are finding that planning further ahead into 2022 — and even 2023 — is necessary to ensure that our clients able to secure the trip that they want, and at the best price.

One of the bucket list trips we book for our clients is the Canadian Rockies. What better way to explore this scenic area than on board the Rocky Mountaineer train in this rail adventure? This truly is a luxury way to travel, and get close to nature from the comfort of your carriage. You will see places that are inaccessible by any other means of transport.

There are a few options for routes you can take, but all routes have fantastic scenery, great hosts who will pick out the highlights along the route, and amazing food and drink. Lake Louise and Jasper National Park are definitely highlights of the trip. Photos do not do the turquoise waters justice, and there is every chance you will see grizzly bears, and eagles soaring above you!

The season runs from April to October. The best time to visit will depend on what you are looking to get out of the trip. Spring sees a wildlife start to emerge after the cold winter; summer is peak season, so is generally busier, with more activities on offer; and the colours of the trees in autumn are simply spectacular. Trains operate

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during daylight hours to make the most of the scenery. Guests disembark each evening and stay in hotels along the route. Breakfast and lunch are served onboard the train along with unlimited drinks and snacks. The food is all locally produced, including local wines, Alberta beef and of course Canadian salmon.

There are two levels of service onboard the Rocky Mountaineer — Silver Leaf and Gold Leaf. The Gold Leaf carriages have the extra advantage of having an upper deck on the carriage where meals are served, and a glass roof for panoramic views.

One of the appeals of exploring the Canadian Rockies is that you can pair it with an unlimited number of options to extend your holiday. Alaskan cruises from Vancouver to take in the glaciers and whale watching is a popular choice. Travelling the west coast of the USA to Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles is also easily achievable as well.

If you have already ticked off the Rocky Mountaineer and the Canadian Rockies, did you know that there is a brand new train route operated by the same company in the USA? The Rockies to the Red Rocks runs between Moab in Utah and Denver in Colorado. The same first-class service is on offer, but different scenery brings about a completely new experience. Denver is known as the Napa Valley for beer, with a huge number of microbreweries, and is well worth a stay.

Please get in touch if you would like more information – we always love hearing from you!

Best wishes

Paul and Jo x

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