Kernow Weather Team – November weather summary
Well, what a month for weather. What started calm and gloomy ended wet and windy and in the middle we even got some hail and snow. With November’s weather report here’s our...
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Gardening December 2024 – Alison Agnew
When it comes to gardening we’ve all had our success and failures. What’s good to know is that even the experts have theirs. Here’s Alison Agnew with hers. Follies and Failures I’ve...
Book reviews – December 2024 – Sallie Eden – My Search for Warren Harding
My Search for Warren Harding by Robert PlunketFirst published in 1983 and due for reissue in February 2025 as a Penguin Modern Classic Described as “a breakneck comic tour-de-force” set in Hollywood in...
Book reviews – November 2024 – Sallie Eden – Dance of Death
Dance of Death (these days) by Mark Juhan and illustrated by Gabriella BaileyPublished by Austin Macaulay, October 2024 It seems to me there are fewer and fewer books of poetry published. Perhaps...
Kernow Weather Team – October weather summary
Thanks to the Kernow Weather Team here in Cornwall we have a dedicated group of weather watchers with all the kit to keep us right up to date with regular weather reports....
November is a busy month for the arts in Veryan
There’s a musical feast heading your way in Veryan this month and, as if that’s not enough, the Veryan Players are in full rehearsals for their Autumn production Haywire by Eric Chappell....
Veryan allotments grand opening
Veryan allotments and community orchard were officially opened in October. In just a few months the site off Pendower Road has been transformed from this: To this: The event on 5 October...
Book reviews – November 2024 – Sallie Eden – Jonty Gentoo
Jonty Gentoo by Julia Donaldson & Axel SchefflerPublished by Alison Green Books, September 2024 Aimed at readers aged 4-6, but as a lover of Zog and Room on the Broom, despite being well over...
Gardening – November 2024 – Alison Agnew
This month our resident gardening expert, Alison Agnew, has some ideas on how the blues can bring a bit of cheer to our gardens at this time of year. But first, standby...
Book reviews – September 2024 – Sallie Eden – The Midnight News
The Midnight News by Jo BakerPublished by Phoenix, 2023 Set in 1940s London this is the story of Charlotte who, after breaking away from her family, shares her life with good friends. That doesn’t make up...