Gardening – July 2024 – Alison Agnew
Thistley Things With so many very thorny political debates around us, my thoughts turned to prickly plants and flowers (this sounds like a ‘Thought for the day’ link!). Many of these do...
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Margaret Cortis receives her British Empire Medal
Margaret Cortis from Veryan was presented with her British Empire Medal by Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, at a special service in Veryan Church last month. The award was...
Book reviews – July 2024 – Sallie Eden – Narcoball, Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia
Narcoball, Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia, by David ArrowsmithPublished by Octopus books 6 June 2024 First of all, a declaration of interest (or the lack of it): I know very little about...
Weather – Kernow Weather Team – June weather summary
Well, we got a momentary glimpse of summer in June – hopefully you made the most of those glorious few days of hot sunny weather because, now we are back to cooler...
ST MAWES SAILING CLUB ‘TASTER DAY’
I’ve sailed before but not for a very, very long time. After moving to Cornwall just over a year and half ago I was keen to try it again. Completing an RYA...
BeeMania – July 2024 – Colin Rees
This month we want to take the opportunity to say a big thank you and a fond farewell to Colin Rees. After 15 years he has decided it is time to retire...
Gardening – June 2024 – Alison Agnew
We get close up and personal with our gardening expert Alison Agnew this month. So, sit back and enjoy as we get to see her Roseland garden from a more intimate point...
Book reviews – June 2024 – Sallie Eden – Travel Takeaways
Travel Takeaways by Julie WatsonPublished by Beachy Books, 2023 Subtitled “Around the world in forty tales”, the book comprises (yes, you guessed it) forty short accounts of the author’s trips to places...
Weather – Kernow Weather Team – May weather summary
Well, what can we say about May. It’s certainly been a mixed bag of weather, with a series of weather fronts, met office rain warnings, and thunderstorms. These hit the east of...
Book reviews – May 2024 – Sallie Eden – Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie by Lucy WorsleyPublished in paperback by Hodder, 2023 The Daily Telegraph described this book as a mix of biography, analysis and literary criticism and it’s exactly that. That it’s well researched is...