James Stevens No 10 returns home The former St Ives Lifeboat, James Stevens No 10, is back home, following a restoration project carried out by St Ives RNLI’s mechanic and second coxswain, Robin Langford.
The lifeboat was in service in the port between 1900 and 1933, and had to be rowed to rescues — no engine power in those days. It was one of 20 lifeboats purchased by the RNLI from an 1894 legacy of Birmingham property developer James Stevens. He left £50,000 all to that charity, worth £6,400,000 today. Robin purchased James Stevens No 10 on his 50th birthday and has spent a year and a half working on her, on a site in Hayle. She has been restored, refitted, and has a new engine.
Photograph: John Chard It is planned that she will then educational passenger trips around St Ives Bay, with any profit raised going into other local community projects. She will hopefully also offer free educational trips for local schoolchildren. On a glorious late summer morning she returned to her home, to a warm welcome from locals and holiday makers.
Shanty Shout - back on song this winter Details are still being finalised at the time of going to press, but the good news is that this year’s Shanty Shout is set to take place in St Ives, on 19th and 20th November (although organisers warn that plans remain subject to government advice at the time). The event is organised by members of the Bamaluz Bootleggers, and members will be out and about at venues during the festival, as well as signing their own songs, of course. Venues confirmed so far are: The Castle Inn,
Golden Lion, Western Hotel, Pilchard Press Alehouse, Sloop Inn (Saturday evening only), Beer and Bird, and Bier Huis Grand Café. On each evening, you can visit these venues and catch a rolling programme of songs, sung by a number of performers. Groups confirmed so far are: A Capella Moonshine, Barrett’s Privateers, Barnacle Buoys, Bencoolen Wreckers, Bryher’s Boys, Cobweb Crew, Cousin Jack, The Drecklys, Figurehead, Mariners Away, Mevgissey Quaynotes, Old Gaffers, Seven Whalers, and Stuns’ls. Keep up to date with preparations at
stivesshantyshout.co.uk
New music from Molly Fresh from some great live performances this year – including at the September Festival - Molly Hocking releases her debut EP this autumn, entitled UP. It’s a mixture of original songs written after her experiences on The Voice, and during lockdown.
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It’s available on all streaming platforms and via mollyhocking.com. And Molly has more live dates coming up. She’s at The Old Bakery, in Truro, in December, and will be supporting her Voice mentor, Olly Murs, when he returns to Cornwall next July.
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