Philleigh Folk gets thumbs up in Veryan
We’ve been asked to pass on a big thank you from Philleigh Folk as their first gig at Veryan Sports and Social Club attracted a full house in January – even though...
Author: Lindsay Brooke
Gardening – February 2024 – Alison Agnew
What tools does a gardener really need? The days are getting longer and with the snow drops appearing there is just the whiff of Spring. So, it’s time to clear out and...
Book reviews – January 2024 – Sallie Eden – The Girl in the Photo
The Girl in the Photo by Sam Carrington Published by Avon, 2023 Mercy visits the same supermarket every Friday, looking for her daughter who went missing...
Memorial service and talk to mark the 110th anniversary of the loss of the Hera
In stormy seas on the night of the 31 January 1914 the four masted sailing ship Hera ran aground off Gull Rock close to the coast at Nare Head. Only five...
Gardening – January 2024 – Alison Agnew
It’s time to stop regretting last year’s failings, both personal and gardening, and resolve to do better. Alison Agnew, our gardening expert, offers up her list of 10 new year resolutions. Will...
Weather – Kernow Weather Team – monthly weather summary
We are delighted to announce that the Kernow Weather Team have agreed to send us a monthly weather round up. Despite being incredibly busy keeping their 55,000 followers on social media up...
Book reviews – January 2024 – Sallie Eden – All The Broken Places
All The Broken Places by John Boyne. Published in paperback by Penguin, 2023 Written by the author of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’, and reflecting on the horrors of that period and its aftermath. Shockingly realistic,...
The Veryan Players perform to packed houses in tap shoes and fish nets
High kicking their way to success! You’ve got to be brave to go on stage in tap shoes and fish net tights when you’ve never tap danced before....
Gardening – December 2023 – Alison Agnew
Deluge and drought How will our green and lovely Cornish gardens cope and how can we adapt to periods of drought? Our resident gardening expert, Alison Agnew, is here to help. It...
BeeMania – December 2023 – Colin Rees
The thrills – and spills – of beekeeping with our expert Colin Rees. So, I’ve been keeping bees for about 26 years and have never had a honey spill. Whenever I have...