St Ives Local, February / March 2020

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FEBRUARY / MARCH 2020 | ISSUE 29

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Restoring St Ives’ former lifeboat Win a bottle of bubbly!

Memories of 1950s school days

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Welcome...

t’s looking like 2020 is going to be another busy year in St Ives.

There’s so much to look forward to, with the Food and Drink and Literary Festivals in May – and before then, we’ll celebrate Feast Day on 10th February. Later in the year, of course, there’s the September Festival. See page 6 for an appeal for more volunteers to help with this fantastic event.

Once again, our cover picture has been supplied by local photographer and lifeboat launcher John Chard. A field of golden daffodils is always a welcome sign of spring – and the start of the Cornish garden visiting season. Gardens large and small will be open in support of the National Garden Scheme this year – find out more on page 26.

John also took the pictures of the James Stevens No 10, the former St Ives lifeboat now being restored by fellow lifeboatman Robin Langford. Read about this important project on page 4. You can see more of John’s work on his Facebook page and his brilliant Instagram account (search for John Chard Photography St Ives).

We’re delighted to welcome our new travel correspondents, Jo and Paul Mooney of Stunning Escapes – and to invite you to tell them about your travel hopes and dreams for 2020 for a chance to win a bottle of champagne. See page 22 for the all-important details!

Don’t forget that we’re now updating our website, stiveslocal.uk, every day with news and features, linked to our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter social media accounts. Do bookmark the site, and get in touch to tell us about your group, club, exhibition or event. It’s always great to hear from you.

Liz and Darren Norbury

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Bringing her home: A new era for a former St Ives lifeboat Going to sea in a modern lifeboat in all weathers is a big enough challenge. Imagine setting out to save lives in a 37ft open boat which had to be rowed.

That’s what the crew of the James Stevens No 10 had to do when the vessel was in service in St Ives between 1900 and 1933. But what happened to her after that?

The truth is that we don’t accurately know, but St Ives RNLI’s mechanic and second coxswain, Robin Langford, also a shipwreck researcher and maritime antique specialist, has traced as much of her history as he can, and is leading a restoration project to get her back in the water at St Ives this year.

The vessel was one of 20 lifeboats purchased by the RNLI from an 1894 legacy of Birmingham In Hayle, where she is currently undergoing property restoration. developer James Stevens. He left £50,000 all to that charity – worth £6,400,000 today.

Built by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in 1899, James Stevens No 10 was transported by train to Hayle, from where she was launched, before taking up duty in St Ives. During her service she saved 227 human lives, and those of two dogs. She was replaced in 1933 by the Caroline Parsons and went on to be a pleasure boat, working St Ives Bay and Seal Island. Then, during the Second World War, she disappeared. “I think she was used at Dunkirk, and I’m researching that at the moment,” says Robin.

She re-appeared at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, now re-named the Patricia Mary, and was purchased by a Colonel Hawkes, commander of the Colchester Military Garrison, who converted her into a houseboat. After he died, the vessel was surveyed – clearly not very competently, as shortly afterwards, she sank. She ended up in a boatyard at Walton, where, despite her new name, a lifeboat

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The James Stevens No 10 on moorings at Lelant a few

years ago.

enthusiast realised this was the James Stevens No 10. He wrote to St Ives RNLI, and a letter about the discovery was carried in the Times & Echo.

A Cornish businessman encouraged his son to purchase the boat and renovate it, which they did in 2002. It became a pleasure boat once again for several years, then was replaced by a faster vessel, ending up at Dynamite Quay, Hayle.

“I tried to negotiate the purchase of her for several years, from the then current owner,” says Robin. “However, he then sold her to a chap in Scarborough.” The new owner then put the vessel on eBay after being quoted £4,000 to transport her back to Yorkshire. “I then negotiated the purchase off him after the highest bidder on eBay did not pay for the lifeboat.”

Robin purchased the James Stevens No 10 on his 50th birthday and now heads a group gradually bringing her back to seaworthiness with the intention of getting her back in the water in her home port. The plan is to restore, refit and reengine her. She will then offer educational passenger trips around St Ives Bay, and any profit raised will go into other local community projects.

She will hopefully also offer free educational trips for local schoolchildren.

The restoration has also been supported by several local businesses and many keen individual supporters of the project. “With all her history she has to stay in St Ives,” says Robin. To find out more, and to support the project, search for ‘lifeboat James Stevens No 10’ on Facebook and Instagram, and watch our website stiveslocal.uk Photos: © John Chard

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Feast Day: Celebrating St Ia the evangelist “You can keep Christmas. I’m waiting for Feast Day!” It’s a common sentiment in Cornish communities, and sure enough, feasts are often memorable occasions. Many of these days celebrate local saints, and here in St Ives, our saint is St Ia, an evangelist who may have been an Irish princess, arriving in Cornwall in the fifth or sixth century.

The ancient tradition marks the anniversary of the consecration of the parish church dedicated to the saint in 1434. The is always the first Monday after 3rd February, and this year, that will be the 10th, with the Feast Sunday service in the Church dedicated to St Ia on the 9th. On Feast Monday morning, the mayor will lead a procession which will include dancers from St Uny School, for

the traditional blessing of Venton Ia Well at Porthmeor.

What follows is surely the most popular element of the day: the Hurling of the Silver Ball. Thrown by the mayor from the wall of the parish church, the ball is caught by a member of the waiting crowd and passed through the streets and along the beaches. Whoever presents it to the mayor at the Guildhall as the clock strikes noon receives a silver coin.

While waiting for the return of the ball, the mayor distributes pennies to children under the age of seven, and after midday, it is the turn of the over-sevens to receive their pennies.

St Ives September Festival: Volunteers required The success of many events replies on volunteers – and the St Ives September Festival is a prime example.

Performers for 2020 are now being booked, s festival Irish folk band Dervish at last year’ with organisers aiming to offer a more diverse programme than ever. As well as music and stage performances at various venues around town, the festival also includes walks, exhibitions, talks, and workshops.

Festival chairman, Mary English, says: “The town anticipates that the festival will happen every year.

However, it can’t be done without volunteers. We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable people, with a positive attitude, who would like to join the small but happy group who deliver the festival each year.

It is an opportunity to become actively involved in our vibrant festival and the arts scene in the town.”

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She added: “It is an Singer-songwriter Tom Dale opportunity to support your local community, become socially stimulated, meet and work with similar-minded people, and add to your CV. Age is no barrier and we would love to hear from young people who might be looking to broaden their experience in arts and entertainment.

Various positions are open, and we are more than happy to try and factor in the time and skills would-be volunteers can offer.

“The majority of the work can be done from home. Many specific jobs only last for a couple of months and it is not necessary to regularly attend the monthly committee meetings, although anyone joining us is, of course, very welcome to come along and be more involved in the planning and overall organisation of the festival.”

For more details, email info@stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk

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A holiday cottage investment From the Food And Drink Festival in Spring to the Autumn September Festival; the summer season for tourism in St Ives is longer than ever.

And with a plethora of Christmas festivals and culinary events in the winter too, visitors are increasingly coming to Cornwall to experience the wonderful food and glorious beaches whatever the weather.

Whilst holiday homeowners will still enjoy high and low season prices for their holiday home investment, Cornwall’s jam-packed events calendar brings visitors to Cornwall throughout the year. Just one of the many reasons Cornwall was voted the best location in the UK to provide a return on investment (at a whopping 12%) in recent years.

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St Ives Farmers Market: Gweal Mellin Cider With the rise in interest in beer – both cask and craft – in recent years, has come an increasing appreciation for real cider. We’re not talking about fizzy kegged cider dispensed from a chrome font on a bar. Where you might have to watch out for flying arrows.

No, we’re talking about a fabulous natural product, made in many parts of the country, and proving extremely popular in Cornwall.

I popped along to St Ives Farmers Market to meet Belinda Moore, whose partner, Nick Hill, started Gweal Mellin Cider. Nick is a former Wetherspoon pub manager, working across the West Country from Yeovil to Penzance, but decided on a change of direction a few years back.

When a relative passed away, there was an opportunity to make use of land at Constantine, near Falmouth, which had previously been growing hay. During his time in the licensed trade, Nick had developed a love of cider. “For me it was unmatched by other beverages in its multiple layers of complexity and thirst-quenching deliciousness.”

customers such as The Stable cider and pizza restaurant in Falmouth. The cider – sweet and dry – is available online (via www.gwealmellincider.co.uk) in bottle and bag-in-box. Try some and enjoy Cornish sunshine in a glass!

With help from the Cornwall Development Company, EU funding was secured and a deposit placed for 331 trees. Obviously, in just the third year of production, apples have been sourced from other Cornish orchards – in Polwheveral, Landrake, and Mawnan Smith – to get the business to where it is now. 2019 saw production double of Gweal Mellin’s range of farmhouse ciders, as well as popular apple juice.

Apples are harvested from September to November, and the family gets involved in the production. Gweal Mellin are at St Ives Farmers Market regularly, and their all-Cornish cider can be found in other venues, with orders coming from prestigious

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St. Ives Archive: Memories of St Christopher’s School There have been several schools in St Ives named St. Christopher’s over the years. The one I attended in the early 1950s was in Talland Road, probably in what is now the Lyonesse holiday accommodation. It was run by Miss Dearman and Miss Steer, who shared a house in Lelant, and three assistants. The school uniform was a blazer and peaked cap, in green with gold edging.

stuff – I’ve never eaten it since!

My first memory is of copying the letters of the alphabet, row after row, into an exercise book, as the prelude to learning to write. In my last year, we learned Latin with Miss Steer. But at the age of seven, I had no understanding of what a foreign language was, and just learned the words and phrases by rote.

We had a daily one-third of a pint of milk. The bottles had waxed cardboard tops with a round centrepiece that could be pushed out to make way for a straw. We collected the tops, bound them with raffia and joined them together to make little mats.

I learned to knit – simple plain stitch, but I can still do it today, slowly and laboriously, nearly 70 years later.

We grew mustard and cress on damp blotting paper.

We raised silkworms from eggs and fed them on lettuce, but they never pupated, so no silk! We made things from papier mâché – strips of newspaper glued together with lumpy flour-and-water paste, laid over a wire former. On one occasion, ‘Elephant Bill’ came and gave us a talk about his experiences using elephants in the Burmese jungle during the Second World War. I’m afraid it didn’t mean very much to me!

We used to go to lunch in the town, first to the café below the Malakoff bus station, and later upstairs in Curnow’s Café in Tregenna Place. It was in Curnow’s that I first encountered tapioca pudding. Ugh, horrible

We did gym in a downstairs classroom. We used a beam for walking or swinging on, and a springboard and vaulting horse. We used to do ‘fox and hounds’ runs up what is now Belyars Lane, through the grounds of Tregenna Castle and back down the main road. Can you imagine: about a dozen six and seven-year-olds streaming down the main road, largely unattended! But there were far fewer cars in those days. On our way back, we were allowed to take a short cut back up to the school through the garden of Talland House.

We had a sports day in the summer on the lawn of Chy Morvah, near the school. There were sack races, three-legged races, throwing the bean bag, and of course running races. We did a Nativity play in the Guildhall, and some of us performed at the annual Eisteddfod in Lelant Village Hall.

Fellow pupils whose names I remember: Marion and Pippa Slack (daughters of Dr Roger Slack), Angela Bosanquet, Lawrence Hansford, Simon Rogers, Mary Oates (her father had a jeweller’s shop in Tregenna Place), Greta Berlin (daughter of the sculptor Sven Berlin), Daphne Sleigh, the Schofield brothers (whose parents owned Godolphin Manor) and Isobel Hodge.

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St Ives Archive’s Research Centre is based at Wesley Methodist Church, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2SF. It is open on Tuesdays to Fridays from 10am to 2pm. For more information, 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?

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Recipe: Winter Vegetable Crumble

by Dr Deborah Phillips

This recipe uses winter vegetables in season now, but these can always be replaced for other seasonal produce for the base.

Ingredients and preparation For the base: 2 parsnips, scrubbed and chopped; 2 potatoes, scrubbed and chopped; 2 leeks, washed and chopped; 1 bulb of fennel, washed and chopped; 1 chunk of pumpkin or squash, about 400g, peeled, deseeded and chopped into small chunks; 1 onion, peeled and chopped; 2 crushed cloves of garlic; 1tsp smoked paprika; 1tsp turmeric; 2tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp tomato puree; sea salt and ground black pepper to season.

For the crumble topping: 4oz hazelnuts, roasted and ground; 6oz rolled oats; 2oz plain flour, rice flour, or polenta; 3tbsp olive oil or 4oz butter or margarine; 1 lime, juice and grated rind and seasoning.

Method Preheat the oven to 180Âş/gas mark 5. For the base: Boil the potatoes and parsnips until cooked, firm but not soft. Drain. In a pan with a lid, add the oil, garlic, spices and seasoning, followed by the onions and fennel. SautĂŠ for five minutes, then add the leeks and pumpkin or squash and mix well. Put the lid on the pan and cook for a further five minutes. Remove from the heat and add the cooked potatoes and parsnips, then stir in the tomato puree. Transfer to an oven-proof dish and place in the oven.

Cover with tin foil or a lid. Cook for 10 minutes, then add the crumble topping, spread evenly across the vegetable base. Cook for a further 30 to 40 minutes until golden brown.

sunflower, sesame and pumpkins seeds, ground nuts or herbs.

Serve the crumble accompanied by vegetable gravy or a sauce, eg tomato, cheese, and fennel (using the fennel leaves), miso or marmite. If you have any crumble left over, place both mixtures in a bowl, add one beaten egg (or a little soya milk), make into burger/rissole shapes, roll in oatmeal sesame seeds or polenta, and gently fry, turning once until the rissoles are golden. Keep the rissoles warm in the oven until all the mixture is used. Rissoles freeze well, too.

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For the crumble topping: In a large bowl add the oats, flour, and ground hazelnuts. Mix well. Gently heat the oil or margarine in a pan, followed by the lime zest and juice. Stir together for 1 minute or until the margarine is completely melted, and then add to the dry ingredients.

Mix together and check the consistency. The mixture should be moist, not too dry. Add more oil or oats if required. To the savoury crumble topping you can add seasoning, grated cheese,

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Out and About

What’s On

February/March MONDAYS Yoga Drop-In In the Greta Williams Community Room, St Ives Library, 9.15am-10.15am. All levels welcome – bring your own mat if you have one. £8.

Shades of Grey In the Greta Williams Community Room, St Ives Library, 2pm-3pm. Movement to music for older people. £4.

St Ives Breathers Group Alternate Mondays, 2pm-4pm, at St Anta Church Hall, Carbis Bay. Call 01736 799322 for details.

Dip into Watercolour At Barnoon Workshop, 2pm. For beginners, or those who want a little guidance with watercolour painting.

Carbis Bay Contract Bridge Club Carbis Bay Memorial Hall, 7 Trencrom Lane, 2pm-5pm. Come and play bridge with a friendly local group. Beginners welcome (includes tea and biscuits). For more information, call Graham on 01736 762512 or visit www.carbisbaybridge.co.uk Lego Club For children, at St Ives Library, 3.45pm.

Come along and join other children building with Lego. Free.

Carbis Bay Swim Club Free development swimming lessons at St Ives Leisure Centre, 6pm. Age 11-18, for swimmers who need to touch up their technique. Book now through the club’s Facebook page at www.carbisbayswimclub.com St Ives Camera Club At the Church Hall, St Anta, Carbis Bay, 7.30pm.

New members welcome.

Liz’s Quizzes At the Castle Inn, St Ives, 8.30pm. Includes a lucky dip and Chase the Ace. Details at facebook.com/ groups/981331905263193/

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Knitting Group At Café Art, 3.30pm to 5pm.

TUESDAYS 1st St Ives Clubs Meet at the Scout Hut, Ayr Field, 6.30pm until 8pm during term times. For more information, call Jo on 07739 571667 or email tessabj7@gmail.com St Ives Community Choir Rehearsals from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Carbis Bay Methodist Church. The choir sing in four-part harmony and new members are always welcome.

No auditions are required. For more information, phone 01736 796832, e-mail sichoir@btinternet. com or visit stivescommunitychoir.org.uk Phoenix Singers Meet at the St Ives Arts Club, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

A friendly and lively group singing mainly pop, rock, and ballads. New members – especially tenors and basses – are welcome. If you would like to join, or book Phoenix for an event, call 01736 797708 or visit phoenixstives.co.uk Acoustic Tuesdays Music sessions at the Kettle and Wink, Royal Square, St Ives, 9pm until 11pm. All welcome, whether bringing an instrument or just having a listen. All styles of music welcome! Share a song or tune or just sit back and enjoy. Loads of scope for playing along with others, too. Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Free entry. Search Facebook for ‘Acoustic Tuesdays’.

WEDNESDAYS Iyengar Yoga A drop-in class, upstairs at St Ives Library, from 9.15am until 10.45am, suitable for all. Mats and equipment can be loaned. Bring a blanket and wear stretchy clothing. £8 (£7 concessions).

Steeple Woodland Nature Reserve Work Party Improve your fitness and help the local environment by spending a couple of hours helping to maintain your local nature reserve.

Meet at the wooden gate on Steeple Lane every Wednesday, at 9.30am, for a bit of light work and chat with like-minded people. Tools and gloves are provided. Search Facebook for ‘Steeple Woodland Nature Reserve’.

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Out and About Bookstart Rhymetime At St Ives Library, 10.45am until 11.15am. Come along and join in with singing and rhymes.

St Ives Sailing Club The club welcomes watersport enthusiasts, novice, experienced, local or on holiday. We have storage for your craft, whether you sail a dinghy, kayak or paddleboard. Meet 5.30pm, Sloop car park. More details at www.stivessailingclub.com Carbis Bay Swim Club Free development swimming lessons at St Ives Leisure Centre, 6.30pm. Age 11-18, for swimmers who need to touch up their technique.

Book now through the club’s Facebook page of at www.carbisbayswimclub.com 3rd St Ives (Carbis Bay) Cub Scouts Meet at the Scout Hut, Porthrepta Road car park, Carbis Bay, from 6pm until 7.15pm during term time. For more information, email janmack56@hotmail.com 1st St Ives Beavers Meet at the Scout Hut on Ayr Field from 6.30pm until 7.45pm during term time. For more information, call Jo on 07739 571667 or email tessabj7@gmail.com St Ives Bridge Club Duplicate Bridge at St John’s in the Fields Church Hall, St Ives, 6.45pm. For more information, contact Jim Barker on 01736 794134 or email jimfrances@talktalk.net THURSDAYS St Ives Farmers Market At St Ives Guildhall, 9.30am to 2pm.

Yoga for the Over 40s St Anta Church Hall, Porthrepta Road, Carbis Bay, 10am-11am. A relaxing, drop-in class, with mats and equipment provided. £7. For more information, call Frances Beg on 01736 757919 or 07979 606851, or visit www.endrianyoga.com Have-a-Go Hand Building Drop in sessions at the Leach Pottery, with expert help to make your own pinch pot. From 10.30am to 12.30pm. Details at www.leachpottery.com St Ives and Carbis Bay Memory Café At the Memorial Hall, Carbis Bay, on the first and third Thursday of every month, at 2pm, at the Memorial Hall, 7 Trencrom Lane, Carbis Bay TR26 9TA. For more information, call 07851 111496.

St Ives Drawing Group At Café Art, 3.30pm to 5pm.

Café Frug At St Ives Arts Club, 7.30pm for 8pm.

Performances including prose, poetry, comedy, music etc, hosted by Bob Devereux.

St Ives Judo Club Behind the Island Centre, Island Road. Old, senior school age children and adults, 7.45pm.

Qualified instructors, insured and enhanced DBS checked. Beginners and experienced enthusiasts all welcome. Permanent mat area. A great sport for fitness, respect and friendship. More details, 07779 417290 FRIDAYS Yoga Drop-In In the Greta Williams Community Room, St Ives Library, with Greta Williams, 9.15am-10.15am.

All levels welcome – bring your own mat if you have one. £6.

Tribe Pilates At St Ives Library, 9.30am-10.30am. Increase muscle and bone strength with Karen, £6.

Family History Group At St Ives Library, 10.30am until noon. Research your family history – volunteer help is available.

Free.

St Ives Poetry Circle At St Ives Library, 1.30pm, first and third Fridays.

Details from Rev Stephen Bales on 01736 791431.

Organic vegetable boxes Supplied by Bosavern Community Farm and available to pick up from Café Art on Fridays.

St Ives Judo Club Behind the Island Centre, Island Road. Primary and junior children, up to senior school age, 7pm.

Other details above, under Thursday events.

More details, 01736 795400.

SATURDAYS St Ives Sailing Club The club welcomes watersport enthusiasts, novice, experienced, local or on holiday. We have storage for your craft, whether you sail a dinghy, kayak, or a paddle board. Feel free to come along and see us on a Saturday at 12.30pm at the club, in the Sloop car park.

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Out and About SUNDAYS

beginners to those who have experience.

Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk

St Ives Community Orchard Planting trees and wildflowers and clearing paths and scrub. Meet at the orchard at Penbeagle Lane, next to the Palemon Best Skateboard Park at 11am. Details on the orchard Facebook page.

Friends of the Towans Thursday, 13th February, 10am-2pm A friendly group of volunteers carrying out practical conservation tasks. All welcome. For details, phone Martin Rule on 07854 123877.

February

Tate Collective Producers Saturday, 1st and Saturday, 15th February, 11.30am-4pm Workshops for 15 to 25-year-olds at Tate St Ives.

U3A Tuesday, 4th February, 2pm At the Island Centre. Talk by Dr Michael Tedder – Truro Cathedral, An Introduction. Followed by tea or coffee and biscuits.

St Ives Archive Friday, 7th February, 11am An illustrated talk of local interest by Janet Axten at St Ives Library. Free entry, donations welcome.

Views of St Ives in acrylics Saturday, 8th February, 10am-4pm At Barnoon Workshop. For complete beginners or those who want to develop their skills in acrylics. Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk St Ives Feast Day Monday, 10th February, 9.30am Procession to Venton Ia Well followed by the hurling of the silver ball at the Guildhall.

Probus Club of St Ives Monday, 10th February, 10am At the Carbis Bay Hotel. A talk by Bob Dyke on steam cars.

Throwing taster session Thursday, 13th February, 10am-12.30pm Beginners’ event at the Leach Pottery.

A Closer Look: Naum Gabo Saturday, 15th February, 12pm A talk exploring the themes of the current exhibition of the artist’s work at Tate St Ives.

Tate Create: Toy Circus Saturday, 15th February to Sunday 23rd February, 11am-3pm At Tate St Ives. A chance for children to make toys from bits and pieces in a Naum Gabo-inspired workshop.

Nature relief tiles Tuesday, 18th February, 10am-12.30pm At Barnoon Workshop. Create beautiful art pieces with plaster of Paris. Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk U3A Tuesday, 18th February, 2pm At the Island Centre. Talk on The Skewes Seige Twixt Nancegollan and Praze, by Paul Phillips.

Followed by tea or coffee and biscuits.

Create a sketchbook/journal Tuesday, 18th February, 2pm-4pm At Barnoon Workshop. Create a visual diary of your holiday, or personal area of interest. Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk

Hand-Building taster session Tuesday, 11th February, 10.30am-12.30pm At the Leach Pottery. An introduction to working with clay.

Decoupage Wednesday, 19th February, 10am-12.30pm At Barnoon Workshop. Learn how to create a beautiful platter or box using decoupage.

Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk

Clay for Kids Tuesday, 18th February, 10.30am, and Wednesday, 19th February, 3pm Family-friendly sessions at the Leach Pottery.

Visit www.leachpottery.com for booking details.

Nature monoprints Thursday, 20th February, 10am-noon At Barnoon Workshop. A workshop led by Zoe Eaton. Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk

Paint a canvas – abstract Wednesday, 12th February, 2pm-4pm At Barnoon Workshop. Suitable for all, from

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Drawing with wire Thursday, 20th February, 2pm-4pm At Barnoon Workshop. Create 3D wire drawings.

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Out and About Have-a-Go Throwing Thursday, 20th February, 10am-11.45am At the Leach Pottery. A demonstration followed by a throwing session for beginners. Visit www.leachpottery.com to book.

Beginner’s guide to calligraphy Friday, 21st February, 10am-noon At Barnoon Workshop. A workshop led by Zoe Eaton. Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk Old Cornwall Society Monday, 24th February, 7pm At St Ives Infants School. Talk by Hugh Trevarthen – Looking at the Mount. Followed by light refreshments.

Friends of the Towans Thursday, 27th February, 10am-2pm A friendly group of volunteers carrying out practical conservation tasks. All welcome. For details, phone Martin Rule on 07854 123877.

Fantastic plastic fusion Thursday, 27th February, 2pm-4.30pm At Barnoon Workshop. Learn how to recycle old plastic carrier bags into strong, waterproof material. Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk Look Group Welcome Saturday, 29th February, 11am-2pm An invitation to Look Groups – who meet regularly to discuss art, artists and idea – to visit Tate St Ives for talks and conversations with exhibition curators and arts specialists. Booking recommended – contact the Tate or your local Look Group co-ordinator for details.

Cousin Jack Classic Saturday, 29th February, 5.30am-5.30pm Celebrate the run-up to St Piran’s Day by taking on the challenge of running the 17.4 miles from Cape Cornwall to St Ives, or a 7-mile section of the route. Meet at the Surfhouse on the Island. Details at www.facebook.com/BysVykenCornishTrails/

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Beginners’ Guitar Day Sunday, 1st March, 11am-4pm At Barnoon Workshop, Clodgy View, St Ives.

A one-day workshop with Pete Giles. Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk U3A Tuesday, 3rd March, 2pm At the Island Centre. Talk, Weekenders, Wartime,

and the St Ives Lifeboat Disaster, by Jean Sharmon.

Followed by tea or coffee and biscuits.

Baby Clay Wednesday 4th March, 10.30am-12pm Parent and child fun session at the Leach Pottery.

Visit www.leachpottery.com for booking details.

St Ives Archive Friday, 6th February, 11am An illustrated talk of local interest by Janet Axten at St Ives Library. Free entry, donations welcome.

Beginner’s guide to calligraphy Saturday, 7th March, 10am-noon At Barnoon Workshop. A workshop led by Zoe Eaton. Details at www.barnoonworkshop.co.uk Tate Collective Producers Saturday, 7th and Saturday, 14th March, 11.30am-4pm Workshops for 15 to 25-year-olds at Tate St Ives.

Probus Club of St Ives Monday, 9th March, 10am At the Carbis Bay Hotel. A talk by James Stuart, entitled The Cornish Agronomist.

Throwing taster session Thursday, 12th March, 10am-12.30pm Beginners’ event at the Leach Pottery.

Talking Art Saturday, 14th March, 11am-1pm At Tate St Ives. A morning of making and talking for partially sighted visitors and friends.

Old Cornwall Society Monday, 16th March, 7pm At St Ives Infants School. Talk by Tim Lait on National Coastwatch. Followed by light refreshments.

U3A Tuesday, 17th March, 2pm At the Island Centre. Talk, A History of the Island Road School, by Janet Axton. Followed by tea or coffee and biscuits.

U Studio Saturday, 21st March, 4pm-.8.30pm At Tate St Ives. A festival of art and artists inspired by the current Naum Gabo exhibition.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust Wednesday, 25th March, 10am-3pm Photograph birds, wildlife, landscapes and seascapes. Meet at St Ives Lifeboat Station. Details at www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/events

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Out and About Friends of the Towans Thursday, 26th March, 10am-2pm A friendly group of volunteers carrying out practical conservation tasks. All welcome. For details, phone Martin Rule on 07854 123877.

Kat’s tradition from the Leach Studio to her own workshop in Gaolyard Studios.

Until 8th March Surface. How potters evoke ‘surface’ through a rich display of historic and contemporary pots.

Clay for Kids Tuesday, 31st March 10.30am Family-friendly session at the Leach Pottery.

Visit www.leachpottery.com for booking details.

Penwith Gallery 1st to 29th February Surveillance. A group exhibition by Karen McEndoo, Katharine Nicholls, and Katie Bunnell.

Private view January 31st, 5.30 to 7.30pm – all welcome.

1st February to 4th April Members’ Exhibition. Private view January 31st, 5.30 to 7.30pm – all welcome.

1st to 29th February Associate Members’ Exhibition. Private view January 31st, 5.30 to 7.30pm – all welcome.

Exhibitions Anima Mundi Until 6th April Carlos Zapata

Belgrave St Ives 10th to 29th February Peter Davies: Echoing the Times – 20 Years of Exhibition Reviews. Coinciding with the publication of a book by the art critic and writer.

7th to 23rd March Terry Frost – A Selection of Prints. An online-only show spanning a period between the mid-60s and 2003.

30th March to 20th April St Ives Exhibition 2020. Flagship exhibition of work by artists associated with St Ives Modernism.

Leach Pottery Until 8th February Kat Wheeler – New Beginnings. Celebrating

St Ives Arts Club 15th to 21st February Exhibition by Sharon McSwiney.

Tate St Ives Until 3rd May Naum Gabo – marking the centenary of his Realistic Manifesto, compiled with his brother, Antoine Pevsner.

Until 3rd May Emily Speed – Rooms Designed for a Woman – a film and installation exploring the politics of the built environment.

Please email What’s On entries for April and May to hello@stiveslocal.uk by 20th February

Liz’s Quizzes A warm welcome back to Liz, from Liz’s Quizzes, who is providing a brainteaser each issue. Busy Liz runs two local quizzes each week: at the Castle Inn, St Ives, on Mondays; and the Bird in Hand, Hayle, on Wednesdays, both at 8.30pm. Look for St Ives Liz’s Quizzes on Facebook.

At the time of going to press we’re still finishing off the Christmas leftovers, so here are ten Christmas food anagrams (and the number of words indicated in each answer). Answers on page 34.

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Out and About

Travel: Helping you find your dream holiday destination

by Jo and Paul Mooney from Stunning Escapes

A belated Happy New Year from the team at Stunning Escapes!

With these regular articles, we will be aiming to offer a personal take on some spectacular travel destinations. We hope to inspire you to try new destinations, and even new types of holiday. We are independent travel agents who adore all things travel and love working in such a dynamic industry.

We’d like to take a moment to tell you a little bit about us. We have been in the travel and tourism industry for nearly 15 years, and we owned and ran an award-winning hotel in the beautiful village of St Agnes, where we also run our travel agency. We are made up of a Cornish girl and a Scottish chap, as well as a variety of lovely team members who support us.

We are always fascinated to see what people book. We’re finding people are becoming more adventurous with their choices, and want to ensure high-quality offering and the opportunity to have some fantastic authentic experiences. On more relaxing holidays, including cruises, the service, dining and entertainment are paramount.

The destinations and holidays that we’re seeing real demand for this coming year include the USA (it’s a big year for Disney with their new Star Wars attractions!), the Indian Ocean, and expedition cruising, including Alaska, Galapagos and Antarctica.

And Lapland holidays are flying off the shelves.

Touring trips, such as gastronomy tours in Europe, and cultural tours in places like Oman and Jordan, are appealing to couples and solo travelers, and safaris are ever popular.

We would love to engage with you through this travel spot. If there is a destination you’d like to learn more about, or a type of holiday, let us know. Maybe you’re new to cruising, or fancy an expedition – let us know. We’re happy to share our knowledge and advice to help you to have a fantastic trip. We really look forward to hearing from you.

We adore travel, and any free time is spent exploring new destinations. The Maldives, pictured here, is a personal favourite. We have two fairly new travel companions – our eight-year-old twin boys! We still travel as solo travellers, as a couple and of course as a family, so we have a huge variety of holidays. And when we’re not visiting our clients and planning adventures, we’re out trying new walks with our German Shorthaired Pointer and our children, to wear them all out!

So what’s happening at the moment in travel? This is the busiest time of year for travel agents – the start of the year sees the best holidays available at the best prices. And the winter weather certainly inspires most of us to think of new climes to visit!

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Trevena Cross Nurseries: Getting set for spring Trevena Cross is gearing up for a spring like no other right now, with the nursery team working busily behind the scenes to ensure a smooth transition into our favourite time of the year.

Let’s just hope the weather is kind to us this spring. Trevena Cross owner Graham Jeffery assures us that a very wet autumn and winter often means a dry, hot summer!

A few ‘firefighting’ jobs may be on the agenda this February and March before we really get to it this spring, as Graham explains: “High rainfall is likely to have leached a lot of the nutrients and fertiliser out of the soil, so top of the list is ensuring your plants get a good feed when things dry up – especially those in pots/tubs/ planters, solely reliant on you for sustenance.

“A good slow-release fertiliser is always a great option: feed once and your plants are fed for the season, meaning you only need worry about watering. A good top dressing of fresh compost in containers, and a mulch of bark or compost on beds and borders, will also be appreciated for a ‘spring boost’ and weed deterrent – once initial weeding has taken place.”

For locations right by the coast, like here in St Ives, another priority is a check for wind victims in your garden. Check that anything planted within the last year is still stable and in place. Wind rock can be a particular problem in exposed or coastal gardens, making the plant vulnerable at its roots, and allowing water to

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collect in the ‘socket’ where the stem moves at soil level. This can lead to fatal rotting, so if anything feels a bit rocky, it won’t hurt to stamp it back into place – and to avoid it in the future, try keeping things short!

Other wind casualties this winter can include fence panels – windbreaks that have lost game, set and match to their rival. Consider replacing with a greener solution – hardy hedging plants that provide excellent screening and create great windbreaks inland or by the coast. Taking up little ground space, hedging can be a very cost-effective and attractive option: our top picks include Griselinia littoralis, Elaeagnus ebbingei or Olearlia traversii.

Trevena Cross experts are on hand to help with any planting enquires in the lead-up to spring, and they look forward to helping with any plant-based decisions – perhaps first off with choosing and sowing those veg seeds!

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Home and Garden

Garden Stories:

Planning the perfect day out When bright yellow daffodils begin to burst into bloom, it is time to order a copy of the National Garden Scheme’s bright Yellow Book.

The NGS, which was launched in 1927, encourages owners of beautiful and interesting gardens to raise money for caring and nursing charities by opening their gates to visitors who share their passion for plants. The Yellow Book, officially known as the Garden Visitor’s Handbook, gives detailed descriptions of thousands of gardens taking part in the scheme in 2020.

More than 50 gardens in Cornwall opened in aid of the NGS last year, with a wide geographical spread from Trematon Castle (pictured above), two miles from Saltash, to Trevilley, near Sennen, home of the writer Patrick Gale, which he describes as “an eccentric, romantic and constantly evolving garden”.

Arudell (pictured right), set on a windswept headland between the beaches of Crantock and West Pentire, is “a garden where no garden should be”, according to owner David Eyles.

The NGS in Cornwall is always keen to meet people who are proud of their gardens and would like to host an open day. It is the task of county organiser Christopher Harvey Clark and his friendly team to assess each one, and offer advice and encouragement to any owner whose garden is selected for the scheme, or has the potential to become an NGS garden in the future.

A record total of three million pounds was raised nationwide by the NGS in 2019, including half a million each for Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and the Carers Trust, as well as substantial donations to the Queen’s Nursing

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Institute and Parkinson’s UK. In the last three years, NGS has also begun supporting projects which promote health through gardening, and introduced an annual Gardens and Health Week.

In 2020, this will run from 9th to 16th May. Open the Garden Gate to Wellbeing is a report commissioned by the NGS which highlights the impact of gardens on mental health. NGS chief executive George Plumptre explains: “Visiting a National Garden Scheme garden is probably not the first thing people think of when they’re looking to de-stress. But spending an hour or two wandering around a truly beautiful garden that has been lovingly cultivated by its owners, and enjoying a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, is incredibly restorative, and rivals any other act of self-care that is commonly prescribed.

“The National Garden Scheme isn’t just about opening gardens for charity – we introduced Gardens and Health Week because we are passionate about promoting the many ways gardens are more than just scenic. As our research shows, the effect garden visiting can have on mental wellbeing is heartening, and I would encourage anyone who would like to escape from their busy life to visit one of our gardens.”

The Garden Visitor’s Handbook can be ordered from the NGS website, www.ngs.org.uk, The NGS also issues a free booklet detailing participating Cornish gardens taking part, which is available from the gardens themselves, as well as garden centres and tourist information centres.

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A writer’s life: From Cuxhaven to Carbis Bay Birte Hosken’s first novel, Petroc’s Church, tells the story of a young woman called Jen who takes a summer job in Cornwall to escape her busy life in London – and is instantly attracted to the good-looking man who lives next door.

Birte’s own Cornish romance began 31 years ago, when she met her future husband Des on the first night of her first visit to the county. She was one of a group of residents of Cuxhaven, on the north German coast, who came to Cornwall as part of the twinning link between their town and the district of Penwith. Des was then a senior officer at Penwith Council, and was actively involved in arrangements for the visit.

“We hit it off from the start,” Birte recalls.

She was also enchanted by the landscape and coast, and within months, knew that Cornwall was where she wanted to be: “It was a big decision to move here, but I loved it here, and still do”. She and Des, who live in Carbis Bay, now have two grown-up children. But the encounter which changed both their lives could so easily not have happened. “The people I was planning to go on the trip with pulled out,” says Birte. “But I had already paid the deposit, so I came!”

She enjoyed writing from an early age, and for some years after she settled in Cornwall, she was the twinning correspondent for a local newspaper in Cuxhaven. “I wrote about anything which I thought might interest people – lighthouses, beaches, the Eden Project.” In more recent years, with both her children away

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at university, Birte has had more time to devote to writing. As a reader, she has always been interested in both real-life experiences and romantic fiction, and these genres influenced her style and subject matter. Writing in English is something she takes in her stride. As she says: “This is the language I live in now.”

The initial inspiration for Petroc’s Church came during one of Birte’s regular beach walks. “I was walking along the three miles of golden sands in Hayle, when I came across some dark tunnels. I could imagine there was something supernatural there – so the plot developed from there.”

The book was published in 2016, and Birte then began work on her second novel, Let Wild Waves Roar, which is set further along the north coast, at Crantock. It focusses on a stressed car sales executive suffering a mid-life crisis, who receives an unexpected inheritance and makes a lifechanging decision …

Both Petroc’s Church and Let Wild Waves Roar can be ordered on Amazon in either Kitndle or paperback format, by searching for “Birte Hosken”.

Birte is also happy to send copies to people living locally and to give talks about her books. She can be contacted via her Facebook page or by emailing birtehosken@yahoo.co.uk.

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Book Review

by Alice Harandon, manager of St Ives Bookseller

Mirror and the Light – Hilary Mantel Harpercollins £25.00 (published 5th March) The long-awaited, stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy is finally here!

Beginnning with the execution of Anne Boleyn, Mantel traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power. The book offers a defining portrait of predator and prey, a ferocious contest between present and past, and between royal will and a common man’s vision – and of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage.

Wintering: How I Learned to Flourish When Life Became Frozen – Katherine May Rider & Co. £14.99 (published 6th February) This is wintering: the courage to stare down the worst parts of our experience and commit to healing them the best we can. Wintering, the dormant periods in our lives, the dark moments we endure, which can be brought about through myriad ways, from the death of a loved one to a sudden change in circumstances or mental health issues, and which can be lonely, damaging and catch us off guard. Part memoir, part exploration of a human condition, Wintering explores the healing nature of the great outdoors to help us overcome and embrace our own wintering experiences, and how – much like nature – we can learn to appreciate these low periods, and what they have to teach us, before the ushering in of a new season.

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men – Caroline Criado Perez Vintage £8.99 (published 5th March) Now out in paperback this is the bestseller which

exposes the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives. Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, where in a car accident you are 47% more likely to be seriously injured, where every week the countless hours of work you do are not recognised or valued. If any of this sounds familiar, chances are that you’re a woman. Invisible Women shows us how, in a world largely built for and by men, we are systematically ignoring half the population. A really interesting read which uses an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world to illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the impact this has on their health and well-being.

The Guest List – Lucy Foley Harpercollins £12.99 (published 20th February) On a remote island, 13 guests gather for the wedding of the year. The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped. All have a secret, all have a motive, and one guest won’t leave this wedding alive …

From the author of the bestselling The Hunting Party, this is both a classic whodunnit and a very contemporary psychological thriller.

World Book Day – 5th March Here at St Ives Bookseller, we’re once again participating in World Book Day. The £1 book tokens are valid from Thursday 27th February until Sunday 29th March. This is how the scheme works: the tokens are sent to schools across the UK, and you can take a token into your local bookshop and either swap it for one of the 12 exclusive books written especially for World Book Day or use it to get £1 off any full price book, worth £2.99 or more.

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Plastic Free St Ives: Just one thing… please use string!

by Emma Fashokun, manager of the Cornish Gems Coffee Lounge It has been so heartening as a plastic free committee to witness the engagement of the local business community in our quest. There are so many plastic free champions in St Ives now – businesses who have all committed to reducing their dependence on single use plastic.

From enabling the use of refillable water bottles by offering free water, to giving discounts to customers with reusable coffee cups, and even stopping stocking plastic water bottles altogether, there has been a huge commitment to the plastic free ideal.

We are now asking St Ives businesses to add another item to their plastic free to-do list.

Please let’s stop the use of plastic cable ties to attach promotional posters to lampposts, signposts and fencing around town.

Cable ties have been found more and more frequently at our beach cleans. It only takes a quick glance around town to spot dozens of them encircling lampposts and littering the streets.

Inevitably, these discarded, relatively small pieces of plastic will end up in our drains, on our beaches and polluting the sea for years to come.

River Stour that was in danger of being strangled by a cable tie stuck around its neck. The London Economic highlighted the threat to our wildlife with images of a duck that had sadly died as a result of a plastic cable tie trapped around its beak and neck.

The RSPCA has reported record numbers of wildlife being injured by plastic litter and has advice on how to help prevent this on its website.

In St Ives we see a lot of these plastic cable ties being used to secure promotional posters, advertisements and even council notifications.

These posters are often of a temporary nature to promote an event or special offer. Please consider using a biodegradable alternative, such as string, cord or a tie made of a biodegradable material.

There are even water-soluble ties now available on the market. To use a plastic cable tie that will not degrade in hundreds of years for a promotion that may last a couple of days is so avoidable and there are other sustainable options.

Let’s keep up the good work, St Ives, and make single use plastics a thing of the past, securing our beautiful coastlines, wildlife and beaches for future generations.

Plastic cable ties are also a real hazard for our wildlife. The BBC reported on an otter in the

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Your Local Independent Builders Merchant.

Trade & General Public Welcome.

We stock a large variety of building materials at competitive prices.

Timber - Decking - Fence panels - Decorative aggregates Plumbing Electrical - Ironmongery - Tools and more… Free delivery direct to your door.

Workwear Showroom.

Workwear & Safety Footwear CARHARTT - SCRUFFS - DICKIES - OCEAN MARINE WEAR - BASE

Visit or give us a call today.

01736 796564

Ocean Supplies (St Ives) Ltd Unit 2A | Penbeagle Industrial Estate St. Ives | Cornwall TR26 2JH

www.oceansuppliesltd.com