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contributors WELCOME CRAFT COURSES DECORATIONS Christmas reading a time for gifts gift guide charity shop christmas the spirit of christmas celtic christmas quirky ideas for christmas green tips food & Drink interview with Feted chef paul ainsworth christmas kitchen christmas pubs restaurant listings boxing day walks health & beauty what's on
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When you have finished with this brochure please recycle. If you would like to advertise with us in future publications from our 'Love Cornwall' portfolio or any of our other publications please call 0845 606 0311. Editorial Jude Barrand
Advertising Holly Barber
Design Cornwall & Devon Creative Hub
Illustrations Tamsyn Gill
Photography Our thanks to the many generations of Cornwall’s residents and holiday-makers who lent us their photos, and to photographers Paul Sadka and Jonathan Jacobs Contributors
Pam Corbin Author of Preserves: River Cottage Handbook No.2
Carol Horsington Cornish Willow
Claire Carpenter Sconner Wood
Gavin Roberts Kernow Sausage Company
Elizabeth and Mischa Joanna King Our in-house creative advisors Bundamental
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welcome Nostalgia, thrift and cheer are the bywords for this year’s Love Christmas in Cornwall magazine. After all the excitement of the Queen’s Jubilee this summer we wanted to savour the moment and so we have carried the mood over to this Christmas edition. As with our sister publication Love Summer in Cornwall, we have dug out old photos, some dating back to Christmas 1952! We are also focusing firmly on the upsides of life sixty years ago, before all the commercialisation and glitz. With this in mind we have looked at ways of making Christmas simpler, cheaper and more carefree. Whether it’s doing your Christmas shopping in a charity shop, (very thrifty and very chic), making your own decorations or going for a winter’s walk on an empty beach, it’s all here. In the spirit of making your own homemade Christmas, we have a great craft section, full of ideas for a bright and festive home.
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And to help you slow down and ease into the contemplative side of Christmas we have a run-down of events at the Cathedral and beyond, as well as our regular Christmas interview with Bishop Tim. His highlights of the year and reflections on what Christmas mean to him are our favourite parts of this magazine. If the build-up still feels a bit too hectic, we have gift ideas and sanity-saving suggestions. (How about cheaper-than-you-think, take-away Christmas dinners from award-winning Cornish delis? We have a cheat’s guide to a stress-free feast.) This year the Padstow Food Festival is billed as being bigger and better than ever, and with local chef Paul Ainsworth scooping a Michelin star just before we went to press, what better time to talk to the culinary super star. Read his interview on page 64. In all, a Celtic Cornish feast for the senses and spirits. Nadelik Lowen.
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CRAFT COURSES
If you’re full of creative energy, but lacking a project, why not make your own home-made Christmas this year? There are loads of workshops all over Cornwall where you can go to learn new skills or perfect old ones. Here are some of the county’s tried-and-tested favourites. Cowslip Workshops The great team at Cowslip Workshops near Launceston has organised a wide range of Christmas courses to choose from this year. They start on Friday, November 2nd with a make-your-own Christmas angel course. Other highlights include making Christmas cards, special seasonal quilt making and a willow workshop with one of our favourite contributors, Carol Horsington who has also given us her step-by-step guide for making your own willow heart (See our section on making Christmas decorations p12, completed heart seen left). Courses at Cowslip start at £44 and there’s a wonderful on-site shop and café to enjoy during a well-earned break. Cowslip Workshops, Newhouse Farm, St Stephens, Launceston. (www.cowslipworkshops.co.uk; 01566 772654)
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Stir up Saturday at Tresillian house near Newquay
It’s time to stir things up with a Christmas special at this workshop run by experts Pam ‘the Jam’ Corbin (author of best-selling River Cottage ‘Preserves’ and 'Cakes’) and Liz ‘the Pickle’ Neville (who makes all own-label preserves for River Cottage). The pair will be running a special workshop on how to make delicious Christmas treats on Saturday, November 24th. Highlights include how to make Christmas pudding, sweet and savoury marmalades, gravadlax, and a handful of ideas for making easy delights, both for the table and to give to family and
friends. The workshop at the recently restored regency country house runs from 9.30am until 3.30pm and cost £75 per student with discounts for groups of two or more. (www.tresillian-house.co.uk; 077485 92225) If you don’t manage to get one of the sough- after places on this particular course, don’t despair. Pam has kindly allowed us to print her recipe for plum and russet mincemeat, so everyone can have a go. It’s from her book - Jams, Jellies, Curds – Preserves by Pam Corbin, River Cottage Handbook No 2.
Pam's plum and russet mincemeat "The term ‘mincemeat’ originates in the 15th century, when chopped meat was preserved with a combination of dried fruit, sugar and aromatic spices. During the 17th century, beef or lamb suet replaced the meat and has continued to be used ever since – with vegetarian ‘suet’ becoming an option recently too. This recipe is a departure on several fronts: it uses fresh fruit as well as dried, and contains no suet, meaty or otherwise. In fact, it contains very little fat (only the oil in the walnuts). The result is light and fruity, but with all the rich, warm spiciness of a traditional mincemeat." Makes 4 x 450g jars 1kg plums 200ml orange juice (2-3 oranges) finely grated zest of the oranges 500g russet apples, peeled, cored and chopped into 1cm cubes 200g currants 200g raisins 200g sultanas 100g orange marmalade 250g demerara sugar ½ tsp ground cloves 2 tsp ground ginger Half a nutmeg, grated 50ml ginger wine or ginger cordial (optional) 100g chopped walnuts 50ml brandy or sloe gin
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1. Wash and halve the plums and remove the stones. Put the plums in a saucepan with the orange juice. Cook gently until tender - about 15 minutes. Blend to a puree in a liquidiser or push through a sieve. You should end up with about 700ml plum puree. 2. Put the puree in a large bowl. Add all the other ingredients, except the brandy or gin. 3. Mix thoroughly. Cover and leave for 12 hours. 4. The following day, preheat the oven to 130˚C/gas 1/2. Put the mincemeat in a large baking dish and bake, uncovered, for 2-2 ½ hours. Remove from the oven, stir in the brandy or sloe gin, then spoon into warmed jars, making sure there aren’t any air pockets. Seal and store in a dry, dark, cool cupboard until Christmas. Use within 12 months. Variations You can alter the ingredients in this recipe, but remember to keep the fresh fruit puree to around 700ml and the total amount of dried fruit to 600g. I like an apple, pear and ginger mincemeat: replace the plums with Bramley apples, the russet apples with firm pears, and swap 100g of the raisins or sultanas for 100g crystallised stem ginger. You could also exchange the walnuts for almonds and add a couple of teaspoons of ground cinnamon.
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CRAFT COURSES
Fantastic Felt
Recycled craft at Eden
ThRIfty Craft
Make an iPod cover for a loved one’s Christmas stocking or create a festive table runner on one of the many felt making courses being offered in the run up to Christmas by local St Agnes artist, Jo Pollack at her Hummingbird Workshop.
As ever, the innovative people at The Eden Project are also offering something for the craft-inclined this Christmas. Head over to the reflective area in the Mediterranean Biome café, where members of staff will show you how to make decorative recycled envelopes, and give you the time to write that letter you have always meant to. Whilst you’re there you can nip over to the Rainforest Biome for a de-stressing, pre-Christmas back massage from the Back Rub Team. Eden Project, Bodelva. (www.edenproject.com; 01726 811911)
If the cost of some of the workshops is holding you back, why not try the cheaper option. Across Cornwall there are lots of little craft groups that don’t cost the earth.
A one-day course at Jo’s studio overlooking Trevaunance Cove costs £60 and a full weekend course costs £110. By the end of the each session you are equipped with the know how to continue felting at home. Courses run throughout November and December. Hummingbird Workshop, Trevaunance Cove Art Design Workshops, Quay Road, St. Agnes. (www.jopolack.co.uk; 01872554130)
Christmas gift & food workshops Roseland Mews Studio runs courses in batik, patchwork, painting, jewellry, celtic designs - and much more from its peaceful HQ in the Lynher Valley near Liskeard. Stitched Christmas cards, Christmas stockings, Christmas angels, special edible treats and Christmas greenery are all covered in the weeks leading up to the holiday season. Courses start at £25 and some of them include lunch. Roseland Mews Studio, Liskeard. (www.lynhervalley.co.uk/roselandmewsstudio; 01579 344971)
Christmas jewellery From earrings to wedding rings, you can create silver gifts or decorations in whatever style you want at the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery near Par. Their huge range of courses runs from single days and weekends through to classes lasting a couple of weeks. Prices start at £35. Treesmill Farm, Tywardreath, Par near St Austell. (www.mcsj.co.uk; 01726 817989)
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Festive Preserves at Bedruthan Steps Staying with preserves, there’s a similar seasonal take at the Bedruthan Steps Hotel near Newquay. Demonstrations on how to make piccalilli, sloe gin and mincemeat along with onion marmalade and bottled mulled pears are all part of this course which is run by the four-star hotel’s head chef. It runs on Sunday, November 18th costs £75 per person. Bedruthan Steps Hotel, Trenance, Mawgan Porth, Newquay. (www.bedruthan.com; 01637 860860)
Turning junk in to gems Sweetpea and Betty are renowned for up-cycling furniture and household treasures in their creative workshops run from their shop in the centre of Falmouth. In general, the workshops run every Tuesday at regular intervals - 10am – 1pm or from 2pm – 5pm and again from 6pm – 9pm. Each session costs £65. Sweetpea and Betty, 20 High Street, Falmouth. (www.sweetpeabetty.co.uk; 01326 211246)
Down in Perranuthnoe near Penzance the ‘Sea Knits’ knitting group meets every Wednesday afternoon at the Cornish Wools gallery in the Lynfield Craft Centre. The group ranges in ability from beginners to experts and all are welcome. An afternoon session costs £3.50 per person. The Craft Centre also supports and sells the work of over 90 local artists and craft workers. On display are original paintings, photography, pottery, jewellery, books, wood art, felted work and lots more. A great café and beautiful beach for a post-cake stroll make this a perfect Christmas shopping stop-off point. (www.cornishwools.co.uk; 01736 711808)
Do try this at home… Creativity, dexterity and mental agility are all needed for knitting, - making it one of the greatest craft activities of all. This Cornish Wools eco Merino lacy scarf and wrist-warmer kit will get you started. It includes two 100g skeins of four ply Merino yarn and the pattern. Designed by Cornish Wools from yarn produced in Cornwall, it also makes a brilliant gift. Available from Cornish Wools of Perranuthnoe. (www.cornishwools.co.uk; 01736 711808)
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CRAFT COURSES Make your own Advent calendar, design your own Christmas cards, gift tags and wrapping paper and much more on Saturday mornings with the talented team at Truro Arts. The River Street store, which also boasts a fantastic café is a brilliant place to take children. With loads of workshops on offer, the youngsters get to flex their creative powers and you get change from a fiver. Once they’ve completed their craft project and perhaps downed a delicious milkshake they can head off in to Truro Museum next door to explore the fascinating collections on display there as well. Adults are just as well catered for with further regular workshops. This is also a great place to congregate for the Truro Festival of Lights. The procession passes right in front of the building. For details call 01872 240567. This year Geevor Tin Mine Museum is running six Christmas ornament workshops in the run up to Christmas. They run from 10am until 12 noon and again in the afternoon from 1.30pm until 3.30pm on Sunday, November 25th; Sunday, December 9th and Sunday, December 16th and cost £5 per person per session. The workshops include all the materials needed to make the three individual ornaments you take home at the end. There’s also plenty of help and advice throughout as well as discounted entry to the main site for accompanying visitors. Geevor Tin Mine Museum, Pendeen, Penzance. (www.geevor.com; 01736 788662) Or, how about trying the absolutely free craft sessions being held in the run up to Christmas at the new Hobbycraft store in Truro. Check with the store for dates and times. Newquay Road Retail Park, Newquay Road, Truro. (www.hobbycraft.co.uk)
Or how about a gourmet wild food course with the Fat Hen, West Cornwall's wild food foraging and cooking school, run by professional forager, ecologist and cook, Caroline Davey? There are taster days, or for the more hard core, wild food weekends. (www.fathen.org; 01736 810156)
PIRRIP PRESS Pirrip Press, the small design and print studio in Penzance, is a popular choice for The Tate and House and Garden magazine, and this Christmas we have been seduced as well. Alexandra Higlett and Georgina Hounsome, the two-woman team behind the block presses, have combined quirkiness and value for money. Here’s our pick:
Their ‘Cold Climate Creatures Colour-in Advent Calendar’ for £5.00 is for children and adults alike, because no matter what age you are, the quiet satisfaction of settling down with some freshly sharpened colouring pencils can’t be beaten. And what’s more, by the time you’ve reached December 25th you’ll not only be an expert on the Polar animals, but you’ll have a truly unique advent calendar to show for your efforts. Silkscreen printed by hand with icy blue acrylic on A2 sized 160gsm cartridge paper. Each print comes with a set of six mini colouring pencils and is rolled in a poster tube.
Courses as gifts While going on courses is great fun they also make great gift ideas. Especially when some of them are highly sought-after. Penzance textile artist, Poppy Treffry, has no more places on her preChristmas courses. One solution is to buy a place for 2013 as a present. Poppy runs her day-long, freehand machine embroidery courses in her workshop for £95 on listed dates throughout the year. Lunch is at the Trereife Manor House Café a short walk away . Poppy Treffry, Workshop 2, Trereife Park Workshops, Penzance. (www.poppytreffry.co.uk; 01736 795494) Artisan baker, Baker Tom runs very popular bread-making courses at The Bedruthan Steps Hotel at Mawgan Porth. Enthusiasts lean to master the art of making bagels, olive and tomato bread, soda bread, focaccia, sourdough, rye bread and more. A day course costs £75. (www.bedruthan.com; 01637 860860) Fishmonger, Annie Sibert runs My Fish Kitchen cooking courses from her base in the picturesque village of Mawnan Smith near Falmouth. Her informative lessons include what to look for when buying fish, how to prepare (filleting, skinning, deboning etc) and cook seafood to perfection. Her day-long courses cost £95 per head. (www.myfishkitchen.co.uk; 01326 250642)
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This silkscreen printed indoor wreath for £5.00 has been designed to hang on internal doors so you can enjoy them without having to venture out past the front door where wreaths are usually hung. It’s silkscreen printed by hand in rosy red, forest green or coppery-gold. Each wreath measures 35 x 35cm and comes ready punched with a 50cm ribbon for hanging.
The discarded cracker joke is elevated to bold new heights in this pack of five cards for £4.00. Hand-silkscreen printed in luxurious gold on white cards. For more information visit: www.pirrippress.co.uk
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Decorations Homemade or high-end, your Christmas decorations can add fun, style and meaning to your celebrations.
Have a go at making something yourself. We asked three of our favourite contributors, Lizzie, Mischa and Carol to share their Christmas ideas that would work for readers of all ages.
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Lizzie's lavender hearts This is a perfect activity to do with your little ones. See page 13
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DECORATIONS
how to create your own willow heart Carol Horsington from Cornish Willow also runs her own workshops. Here she shows how to make one of this season’s most popular decorations: a willow heart. (www.cornishwillow.co.uk)
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1. These hearts are easy to make from willow or any long lengths of hedgerow material. Willow is very pliable and bends well; if you are using other shrubs then you might find that you have to use florist’s wire to secure the ends. 2. Take four lengths of willow and hold them together in a bunch at the thick ends. Take one length and bend it around to form one half of the heart. Use the thin ends of this length to wrap around the centre stems to secure. 3. Do the same with another length to form the opposite side of the heart. 4. Take a third length and wrap it around the first half of the heart. Repeat with the last length, wrapping it around the other side. 5. Loosely wrap the ends away and trim the thick ends with secateurs. 6. Tie a festive bunch of greenery to the centre and add a simple string hanging. If you would like to learn how to make these hearts and other Christmas decorations Carol will be running the following workshops: Sunday 25th November – Christmas Gifts from rush and willow at North Hill Village Hall from 10am to 4pm. Full day or half day sessions available. Contact Carol Horsington on 01566 782626 or info@cornishwillow.co.uk for more details. Carol is also running Christmas willow decorations workshops at Cowslip Workshops near Launceston on December the 6th or 7t. Visit www.cowslipworkshops.co.uk for more details.
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Mischa’s snowflakes This old classic is quick and easy and lots of fun. Mischa made five in about five minutes! And just like the real thing, each paper snowflake is unique. 1. Fold a square sheet of paper on the diagonal. This will give you a triangle.
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If three-year-old Lizzie (with some help from mum) can make these so can you! 1. Cut out a heart-shaped piece of paper as a template and then pin it to your fabric. Lizzie used felt. 2. Cut around the template cutting the fabric as you go. Make two cut-outs. 3. Embellish the side of the fabric you will be displaying with buttons, ribbons, sequins, embroidery – whatever takes your fancy. 4. Pin the right sides together and stitch around the edges leaving a gap at the end so you can stuff the heart with lavender.
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Or shop-bought Beautiful Baubles ☛ These gorgeous baubles by Malcolm Sutcliffe are all hand blown and therefore each one is totally unique. Their colours make them look like precious jewels when hung on a light-garlanded Christmas tree. Find them at Malcolm Sutcliffe Glass Gallery & Studio, 2 West Street, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 8EW; at the Guild of Ten on Old Bridge Street in Truro and the Cornwall Crafts Gallery at Trelissick or on the Malcolm Sutcliffe website. They range in price from £8 to £35. (www.malcolm-sutcliffe.co.uk; 01326 377020) You can see some of these decorations being made at a free bauble blowing demonstration in the Hot Glass Studio on Friday, November 30th from 6pm - 9pm. There will be mulled wine, homemade mince pies and baubles galore for all! Cornish Tin decorations A tin sprig of mistletoe as a fabulous new decoration on the Christmas tree - or a new family heirloom. You decide. The 100% Cornish tin creation comes from the South Crofty Collection . The Cornwall based jewellery company produces a wide range of gifts. Each item is made on site, from smelting the tin right through to packaging and despatching. “We produce a new decoration each year, this year’s being the mistletoe,” says sales manager, Philippa Powell. “We also like to remind people that the 10th wedding anniversary is traditionally celebrated with a tin gift”. The mistletoe sprig costs £27.50. Visit www.croftytin.co.uk for more ideas.
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Chocolate decorations How about a chocolate Christmas bauble from the award winning Chocolatier, Nicky Grant? Made from fresh, local ingredients such as Cornish cream, sea salt, honey from The Lizard Peninsula and the all-important prized plantation chocolate predominantly from the foothills of the Andes in Venezuela. These baubles are handmade in small batches. Hang some on your tree and see how long they last. (www.nickygrant.com; 01736 850145)
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An Embroidered Christmas ☛ This beautiful Christmas stocking is the work of Penzance-based design hero, Poppy Treffry. Lovingly hand stitched and embroidered in her trademark style, it costs £45. Or you can roll your sleeves up and put the finishing touches to a Poppy Treffry cut-out-and-make-your-very-own Christmas story. The nativity characters come in a pack of postcards and are all in Poppy’s distinctive style. A pack costs £4.50. All products are available from her shop in the Drill Hall, St Ives or online at www.poppytreffry.co.uk
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Christmas reading Christmas also means holidays, and holidays mean time to curl up with a book. Here are a few notable titles published this year that make for a good read.
Down and Out in Padstow and London
Slow Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Celtic Cornwall – Nation. Tradition. Invention.
Journalist, Alex Watts, jacks in the day job to try to make it as a chef. He recounts his struggle to break in to the pressured world of fine dining with hilarious anecdotes and crisp candour. Some of Padstow’s most famous kitchens have a starring role in this surprise bestseller which stormed to the top of the online cookbook charts.
“Farewell to the anxieties of the superficial lightning tour, ticking off as many ‘unmissable’ cultural, geographical or gastronomic boxes as possible. Exploration the slow way is addictive because it makes you happy,” says author Kirsty Fergusson. Her gentle book is all about savouring Cornwall. “It doesn’t take long to realise that immersion in a single place results in an infinitely bigger, richer picture than the galloping, gobbling approach to travel,” she adds. Her insightful slow approach is underscored by visiting as much of the county as possible by foot or bike.
Who were the ‘real’ Celts and what actually remains of their legacy in Cornwall? It is these questions that local poet, novelist and dramatist Alan Kent sets out to answer in this book. Set off by beautiful photographs by Jan Beare this great read is also a visual treat which provides the reader with a ready-made guide to sites they can visit and explore for themselves.
The paperback is £7.99 from Completely Novel. Also available on Kindle.
Halsgrove £24.99
Bradt Travel Guides £14.99
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The Fisherman’s Apprentice
The Cornish Tide Times 2013
This tie-in to the primetime BBC2 series documents marine biologist and professional diver, Monty Halls’ experience of living and working as a fisherman in Cadgwith Cove. His mission takes him on a journey to find out what is really involved in getting seafood onto our plates. Fishermen, he explains are our last real hunter-gatherers and need our support to stop their way of life from dying.
This distinctive bright yellow pamphlet is the perfect stocking-filler for anyone who uses the sea, be it for fishing, surfing, sailing or beach walking. Don’t start 2013 without your copy – available in bookshops and newsagents and supermarkets all over Cornwall!
AA Publishing £20
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Why stop at giving one book this Christmas when you can give someone access to more than 40,000 rare volumes from one of the country’s most important independent libraries? The Morrab Library in Penzance was established in 1818 and today is home to one of the largest collections of Cornish literature and reference books in the world. The private library, which feels more like a gentleman’s club on the inside, is the only one in Cornwall and the sixth biggest in the UK. Annual membership of the library and its extensive and eclectic stock costs £27.
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a time of gifts
Gift ideas and treats from Cornwall to put under the tree or in a stocking.
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gifts perfect for the little ones in your life
Frugi Winter Collection
Worm Farm
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These sweet outfits from the Cornish organic clothing company Frugi are from this year’s winter collection. Made from organic cotton, they are ethical, sensible and gorgeous. She’s wearing a tomato-red Robin Cord Party Dress which costs £30. The dress is worn here with a baby body in sailor blue dot spot for £10 and leggings also in sailor blue spot for £14. All items are available in new-born baby size up to 24 months.
A Kids Worm Farm for £15.00 from The Eden Project is a fun way to teach children about how food waste can be recycled using composting worms! Children add food waste into the worm farm which turns soil in two weeks when a seed can then be planted. The pod's self-watering system will make it grow into a plant.
This lovely collection of Christmas badges featuring a donkey, robin, pudding, snowflake and holly are £5 each from Penzance designer, Poppy Treffry. For the older children Poppy has just brought out her freehand machine embroidery kits. They contain everything you need to make a bag and an egg cosy, including hoops, fabric, cotton and instruction and cost £18.50.
He’s wearing Frugi’s Christmas star half zip which costs £29 with twill five-pocket trousers for £28 both garments are available in sizes ranging from 2yrs to 8yrs.
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All products are available in Poppy’s shop in the Drill Hall, St Ives or online at www.poppytreffry.co.uk. Customers can also request a catalogue (Poppy’s first ever!) by calling 01736 795494.
Available online directly from Frugi. (www.welovefrugi.com; 01326 572828)
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CORNISH WHISKEY This limited edition of Hicks and Healey single malt eight-year-old Cornish whiskey is a collector’s item that will make the perfect drink for connoisseurs this Christmas. The much talked-about tipple is the first whiskey to come out of Cornwall in 300 years and has been handcrafted by two innovative Cornish drink producers, Healey’s Cornish Cyder Farm and St Austell Brewery. Available in 50cl bottles in a wooden presentation box with two glasses, from Healey’s Cyder Farm it doesn’t come cheap. But for the £175 price tag aficionados can bask in the warm glow of this heavenly drop and the knowledge it’s been double distilled in the smallest copper pot still in the country. (www.thecornishcyderfarm.co.uk; 01872 573356)
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Socks have had a bad press over the years as Christmas presents, but it may be time to think again. This range of fabulous deluxe hosiery for men from Celtic Sheepskin combine warmth and knitted glamour (very now). Their men’s Rutland Socks come in blue, red and spice colour ways and cost £20 a pair.
Surfing lessons at beautiful Summerleaze Beach in North Cornwall. The Bude Surf Experience has gift vouchers for taught sessions on the waves starting at £29. With any luck head surf instructor Scott Marshall (pictured above in this striking get up for a special festive shoot) will don his Santa suit for you.
Men's shaving brush gift set containing wooden "Kent" shaving brush and skincare specialists, Organic Trevarno shaving soap - £15.00.
(www.celtic-sheepskin.co.uk; 01637 871 605)
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LOOKING FOR Christmas gift ideas? Historic Chapel Street in Penzance is one of the loveliest shopping streets in Cornwall with lots of independent retailers ranging from bookshops to gift shops and, of course the West Cornwall Cigar Company –one of the best tobacconists in the country - and the wool and rugmaking shop, Iriss.
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The St Eval Candle Company’s limited edition of accented candle tins. Orange and Cinnamon and Sandlewood are two lovely festive scents that capture the spirit of Christmas. Or try the stunning Inspiritus, a warming and uplifting blend of aromatic spices. £8.92. (wwwstevalcandlecompany.co.uk)
This Rosemary and Bergamot Mini Gift Box from St Kitt’s Herbery near Camelford makes a beautiful and indulgent present. It’s also a good buy if you just want to try the matching perfume spray. The stylish black box contains three 50ml bottles of shower gel, moisture lotion and shampoo as well as two guest soaps. £11.95.
These sheepskin purses are ideal for New Year’s Eve parties when all you want to carry is a tenner, a credit card and some lip balm. Available in pink, blue and spice for £14 from Celtic Sheepskin. (www.celtic-sheepskin.co.uk; 01637 871605)
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LOOKING FOR Christmas gift ideas? The Barefoot Café has a great gift shop full of their own quirky products and other local creative ranges. Down in Gunwalloe, near Helston they also have a café with beautiful views, easy chairs and a toasty wood burner. Shopping has never been this good!
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Individually hand painted silk scarves by Cornish textile artist, Sharon Verry. These creations range in price from £12 to £75. Available from The Guild of Ten on New Bridge Street in Truro. (www.guildof10.co.uk; 01872 274681)
Send a Taste of The West gold medal winning Cornish Fruitcake through the mail to your nearest and dearest this year. You can choose from port and cranberry, brandy and ginger, whisky and orange and Caribbean pineapple flavour. They range in price from £9.50 to £25. You need to get your order in before November 21st to guarantee your cake arrives before Christmas Day.
Commission a bespoke, made-in-Cornwall silver bracelet with the personal names and dates of all your loved ones. Price on enquiry to Cornish designer and jewellery maker, Esme Burton. (www.familysilver.co.uk)
(www.cornishfruitcakes.co.uk; 01326 561341)
LOOKING FOR Christmas gift ideas? The Clementine, which has outlets in Fowey and Truro, stocks a range of gifts, art and home ware from lovely lights, super-snug Ruby and Ed fuchsia slippers to Advent calendars and jewellery. Trafalgar Square, Fowey and St Marys Street, Truro. (www.theclementine.co.uk)
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Truro College courses. With everything ranging from astronomy to yoga and dress-making and sailing on offer, you can give your loved one a learning experience to remember! (www.trurocollege.com)
Why not support a good cause and give someone this season’s hottest cook book. Sales from The Padstow Cookbook support the Padstow Christmas Festival. The book has contributions from some of the UK’s top chefs including our own culinary stars such as Rick Stein, Nathan Outlaw and Paul Ainsworth (who also talks about it in the interview he gives us later in this magazine). Priced at £9.95, it is available from various outlets in Padstow including Tesco and can be bought via mail order from the Padstow Tourist Information Centre.
These rugs from Atlantic Blanket are just the thing for snuggling under on cold winter nights. Made in random colour combinations from yarns left over from other weaves, no two rugs are the same. The pure wool rugs are made in Wales, measure 110x160cm and cost £25 each. (www.atlanticblanket.com)
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The first delicate blooms of the Cornish growing season are just coming up in warmer pockets around the county. Jewel-coloured anemones are available for Christmas from Rosebud Cottage Flower Farm near Penzance. £27.
The Eden Project’s gardening gifts package includes floral gardening gloves, a love bomb containing Forget-me-Not seeds and a tub of Gardener's Hand Scrub all presented in an Eden Project jute bag. £14.50.
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Organic Trevarno’s boxed gift set contains a fabulous facial starter kit. Created from plants, flowers, fruits and herbs, all sourced for their therapeutic as well as cosmetic benefits it costs £20. (www.trevarnoskincare.co.uk)
LOOKING FOR Christmas gift ideas? The Wadebridge Bookshop in Molesworth Street regularly features on the national best independent book shop list. A great place to get your Christmas reading and gifts.
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Fifteen’s Boozy Christmas Pudding £15.00 Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall On the Beach, Watergate Bay. www.fifteencornwall.co.uk/shop 01637 861 000
Gift Vouchers from £10. The Salon Truro The perfect pampering gift. Visit our website to see the full range of treatments. 57a Little Castle Street, Truro www.thesalontruro.co.uk; 01872 859147
Tree Decorations £9.99 Truro Cathedral Christmas Shop Truro decorations made from fabric. www.trurocathedral.org.uk
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Choristers Christmas Card £2.50 for pack of 5 Truro Cathedral Christmas Shop Seasonal greetings from the younger members of the Cathedral Choir. www.trurocathedral.org.uk
River Spa Gift Vouchers from £10. River Spa "We look forward to helping you relax in our caring spa". 2 Eddystone Court, Wadebridge, PL27 7FH www.riverspa.co.uk; 01208 895652
Di Palomo Wild Fig & Grape Hand & Nail Cream Uneeka.life Grapeseed Oil, Olive Oil and Fig Fruit Extract. 5 Boscawen Street. TR1 2EL. For mail order inc P&P call 01872 888530
Santa is coming to Cornwall book £4.99 Truro Cathedral Christmas Shop A seasonal story to warm Cornish hearts. www.trurocathedral.org.uk
Beer gift pack £5.70 St Austell Brewery Visitor Centre. P&P can be arranged at a minimal charge. www.staustellbrewery.co.uk; 01726 66022
Cosy knitted socks £10. Seasalt With a fluffy inside and a festive Fairisle pattern. Lots more gift ideas in Seasalt shops or online www.seasaltcornwall.co.uk
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Create your own Sock Reindeer Kit £10 each or two for £15 Inhabit Green Street Mews, Truro (opposite the bus station) www.sock-creatures.co.uk; 01872 222231
Narcissi from £14 delivered across UK Cornish Blooms Flowers By Post Little Drym Flower Farm, Praze, Camborne www.cornish-blooms.co.uk; 0800 0938564
Flower Headband knitting kit from £12.50. Cornish Wools. Kit includes knitting wool & headband pattern. Perranuthnoe. 01736 711808. www.cornishwools.co.uk; cornishwools@live.co.uk
Maileg Little Boy or Girl Mouse £11.50 Polka dot suitcase £4.25. Available in red or blue. Emma's Home 16b Walsingham Place, Truro 1 The Dolphins, Fowey. www.emmashome.co.uk
Cookie Stamper £9.75. A-Dept Kitchen & Gifts 4 High Street, Falmouth, 01326 211109 52 Meneage Street, Helston, 01326 618454 www.kitchenandgifts.co.uk
Local, Seasonal Veg Boxes starting from just £8 Cornish Food Box Company A unique & unusual gift this Christmas call The Cornish Food Box Company on 01872 858343 for more information.
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Angel Chimes £12.95. A-Dept Kitchen & Gifts 4 High Street, Falmouth, 01326 211109 52 Meneage Street, Helston, 01326 618454 www.kitchenandgifts.co.uk
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The Workbook by Annie Sloan £16.95 Sweetpea & Betty 20 High Street, Falmouth www.sweetpeabetty.co.uk; 01326 211246
Handcrafted Polish Pottery from only £3.99 Just Delights Made with love - From mugs to bakers. With 3 designs to choose from, this would make a lovely Christmas gift. Penryn - 01326 379075
Be-watched Benetton Watches £24.90 each Benetton Available in 5 colours. Limited stock. 8 Nalder’s Court, Pydar St, Truro. 01872 274731
St Michael’s Spa Gift Vouchers from £10 St Michael’s Hotel & Spa Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth 01326 312707 www.stmichaelshotel.co.uk/vouchers
Scrapbook Kitty Cushion by Walton & Co £20.50 from Just Delights This lovely little cushion would make a great gift for the cat lover's home. Penryn - 01326 379075
Award winning wine vinegar. Pomona Street Beautifully packaged for the discerning food lover this Christmas. Gift sets available, visit them at Trereife Christmas Market or find your local stockist at www.pomonastreet.co.uk
Italian Leather Phone Case £19.99 Uneeka.life Available in various colours 5 Boscawen Street. TR1 2EL. For mail order including P&P call 01872 888530
Selection of beautiful handmade gifts from local artists at Four Crows, Porthleven. Abbott & Ellwood Broach £42, Kate Pearson Mug £8, Hanging Christmas Bird by Julia Crimmen £14 www.fourcrowsgallery.co.uk; 01326 619292
Fantastic Christmas gift ideas. Joy Williams Ltd Including Portmeirion 'Christmas Wish' and 'Holly and the Ivy' giftware. Meneage St, Helston www.joywilliams.co.uk; 01326 561949
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Hand Knitted Cushion from £39.99 Courtyard Boutique Made in Cornwall, these cushions are available in a variety of colours and sizes. www.thecourtyardboutique.co.uk
Implicite. Bra £36, Thong £17 Lilli Lolli Lingerie Boutique Get your Va Va Voom this Christmas! Lilli Lolli, 9a Basset Road, Camborne, TR14 8SE www.lillilolli.co.uk; 01209 698343
Bespoke Cushions from £35. Linterior Design Unit 4 Great Western Railway Yard St Agnes 01872 552910 & 17 Polmoria Walk Wadebridge www.linteriordesign.com; 01208 814023
Cath Kidston Day Bag - Berry Red Dot Emma's Home 16b Walsingham Place, Truro 1 The Dolphins, Fowey. www.emmashome.co.uk
Cornwall Today Subscription £35 for 12 issues Cornwall Today Order today on 0844 848 7699 quoting reference EA12
Rocking animals from £45. Mamas and Papas Joy Williams Ltd 8 Meneage Street, Helston 01326 561949 www.joywilliams.co.uk
Nice Things - from £29. Plum Fashion Boutique Contemporary fashion and stylish accessories. Visit us at 6 Nalders Court, Off of Pydar Street, Truro TR1 2XH. 01872 223149 www.facebook.com/PlumFashionBoutique
January B&B Stay at St Michael’s £25! St Michael’s Hotel & Spa Falmouth We can provide a gift voucher for this so you can present it on Christmas Day. 01326 312707 Full details at www.stmichaelshotel.co.uk/25
Taste Serving Set. £29.99 for the set Iroka 15 Hayle Industrial Park Hayle, TR27 5JR www.iroka.co.uk; 01736 757 333 luke@iroka.com
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Beautiful Cornish Gift Hampers from just £15 The Cornish Food Box Company Ltd Stuffed full of local goodies. www.thecornishfoodboxcompany.co.uk 01872 470313 / 07787 561770
4x4 Off-Road Driving from £39 Why not indulge your partner with their favourite sporting hobby this Xmas? Call 07773 255 426 or go to www.greenleisure.co.uk to purchase online or e-mail xmas@greenleisure.co.uk
Clay Pigeon Shooting from £39 Why not indulge your partner with their favourite sporting hobby this Xmas? Call 07773 255 426 or go to www.greenleisure.co.uk to purchase online or e-mail xmas@greenleisure.co.uk
Festive & Fun Fancy Dress Huge selection at unbeatable prices & Free Delivery. Order online or collect from our outlet store at Tresillian, Truro. www.fancydresshub.co.uk; 01872 888132
Kayak & Watersports Warehouse Tresillian, Truro Splash out on a kayak or kit for Christmas at unbeatable winter prices. Order online or collect direct www.outdoorhub.co.uk; 01872 888132
Cornish Silver. £90.72 This stunning Silver Necklace with opal triplet will make an amazing Christmas gift. Cornwall Pearl, Treasure Park, TR16 4HN www.treasureparks.com; 01209 204602
Get your chimney ready for Santa this Christmas and give Thermocrete Cornwall a ring on 01326 280 405 or visit www.greystonemoore.co.uk and those friendly chimney chaps will come and fix any problem for you.
100 Metres Kiwi Shawl 100% Mesno Lambs Wool £100.00 Blue Lavat Ladder Loop in 100% Merino Lambs Wool. www.100-metres.co.uk; info@100-metres.co.uk
Cornwall Pearl. £175.99 This stunning fresh water Pearl Bracelet will make the perfect Christmas gift. Cornwall Pearl, Treasure Park, TR16 4HN www.treasureparks.com; 01209 204602
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Morgans St Agnes Open daily from 10am, late night shopping every Thursday in December. Free parking and a cafe. Presingoll Barns, Penwinnick Road, St Agnes, TR5 0PA. www.morgans-online.com; 01872 553007
Stunning Noah's Ark. £162.50 Assembled 550 x 260 x 375mm. To include 11 pairs of animals and Mr & Mrs Noah. Available from Little Living in Wadebridge or www.littleliving.co.uk
1930’s Lobby phone £65 A-Dept Kitchen & Gifts 4 High Street, Falmouth, 01326 211109 52 Meneage Street, Helston, 01326 618454 www.kitchenandgifts.co.uk
Set of 5 plush Felt Owl decorations. Spottyhen. Fabric Bunting, gifts, accessories, home décor & personalised gifts. www.etsy.com/shop/spottyhen www.facebook.com/spottyhen
Chunky Crossover Open Heart Bangle £129.50 Marie Morrison Part of a set with bracelet and earrings to match. 18 Victoria Square, Truro, TR1 2RX www.mariemorrison.co.uk; 01872 271984
Reticulated Fish Collar £899.50 Marie Morrison Part of a set with bracelet and earrings to match. 18 Victoria Square, Truro, TR1 2RX www.mariemorrison.co.uk; 01872 271984
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y t Shop i r a h C Christmas The joy of finding a discarded treasure in a corner of a charity shop is one of life's great feelings.
If you’re lucky you can come away with a rare vintage item that dusted down has an appeal no amount of brand new shop-bought stuff can match. Or at the very least, you find something you need for far less than it would cost you on the high street. The appeal of charity shopping is increasing and more of us, it now emerges, are doing our Christmas shopping there as well. “It’s been very noticeable this year,” says Truro Oxfam shop manager Rita Benette. “Our sales have been increasing steadily and we are also finding that people are donating more as well. People continue to be generous even in these hard times. It’s really great.” Oxfam’s upsurge is matched by other charity shops in the area. And the trend is repeated at the national level. The Charity Retail Association, the trade body for charity shops, confirms that 38 per cent of people have either already bought a Christmas gift from a charity shop, or are intending to. “Increasing quality of charity store goods, a wider variety of items and the simple fact it costs much less are the main reasons we opt for charity shops,” says Senior Research and Policy Analyst for the CRA, Cristina Osoro Cangas. Then there’s also the added bonus of doing good. “It makes such good sense,” adds Rita. “It’s a case of one man’s unwanted gift is another man’s treasure. When someone buys our donated goods they are also raising money for a useful cause, so everybody is happy.” Over at Save The Children behind The Leats in Truro, volunteer Stephanie Acton shares Rita’s enthusiasm. “I think it’s a wonderful idea, I’m all for it. I buy a lot of my clothes here as well as my husband’s. It all adds up to a huge saving,” she says.
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“INCREASING quality OF CHARITY STORE goods, a wider variety of items and the simple fact it costs much less are the main reasons we opt for charity shops,” When you consider that UK consumers have around £30 billion worth of clothes which they haven’t worn for a year hanging in their wardrobes, the beauty of recycling becomes even more compelling. ”Recycling clothes like this has a massive environmental benefit, as it can also help keep them out of landfill,” said a spokesperson for WRAP, the UK’s lead body on resource efficiency. For Christine Stapleton, shop manager at Cancer Research UK in River Street, it’s all about getting the right gift for the right person. “I think doing your Christmas shopping in charity shops is brilliant. Of course you may not want to give somebody something that’s been used for Christmas, but we have some stock – like CDs and books that are brand new and still in their plastic wrapping. “In the run up to the Christmas party season we find a lot of our party wear is popular. We have some fabulous frocks in store; I can’t wait to get the Christmas stuff out and onto the shelves. “After Christmas we find we get a lot of presents that people don’t want, so we have a second wind as people come in to snap up all the New Year bargains!”
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This year Truro Cathedral is celebrating the 125th anniversary since its consecration in 1887. With its distinctive three spires and neo-gothic architecture the iconic cathedral will be the setting for a special birthday party on Saturday, November 3rd. This familyfriendly event, which is open to all, is the forerunner to a packed advent calendar that will light up the festive season. Among the Christmas highlights are concerts, carol services and worship. Musical treats include the choral spectacular, Cloudburst on November 10th and Benjamin Britten’s St Nicholas – sung by St Mary’s Singers and Orchestra by candlelight on December 1st. The Three Spires Singers will perform Handel’s Messiah on December 8th. Up to 1,000 people are expected to pack the aisles for the perennial favourite, Nine Lessons and Carols at 7pm on December 23rd and 24th - a service created by the first Bishop of Truro, Bishop Benson, over 120 years ago. There will be Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at 11.30pm and the next morning at 10am there will be one of the biggest events in the Cathedral’s year, the Christmas Day service. Bishop Tim will lead the service that will be sung by the Cathedral Choir.
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For families and children there is also the ever-popular Children and Pets’ Carol Service on Sunday, December 30th at 2pm. Cats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters and other varieties of man’s best friend are welcome to this fun service. Throughout the whole period a huge Christmas tree and a nativity crib will be on show. The Cathedral Christmas Shop is also open for those looking for special presents. Christmas lunch is served throughout advent in the Cathedral Restaurant along with other seasonal treats. For more information about events please contact the Cathedral Office on 01872 276782 or visit the cathedral website www.trurocathedral.org.uk
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It’s been twelve months since we last spoke to the Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Tim Thornton. Since then it’s been an eventful time. As we enter into the spirit of Advent, Bishop Tim shares his personal highlights of 2012 and his Christmas message, and also looks forward to a festive season of contemplation and prayer.
Q: What's been the highlight of your year since our interview for last year’s edition of Love Christmas? The highlights of my year have been the Olympics and the Paralympics. The atmosphere across the whole country was so optimistic and hopeful and the media were full of good news stories. We demonstrated, as a country, that we care and we see people as human beings not as objects, and we have a ‘can do’ mentality. In fact, we demonstrated what the true message of Christmas is – that human beings are wonderful and are made in the image of God! Q: There's a full calendar of events planned over the festive season this year, what do you particularly look forward to? I especially look forward to the excitement of meeting children who are anticipating the great day, going to carol services and joining in the festivities generally. I really appreciate the splendour of the Christmas morning Eucharist in Truro Cathedral. Q: What, if anything, makes Christmas in Cornwall special? Everything makes Christmas in Cornwall special; but perhaps I can single out the Young Farmers’ Carol service which I am privileged to be invited to and which does have a very special feel to it.
Q: What's your Christmas message this year? I would hope and pray we can retain the atmosphere of hope and positivity that was all over the place during the Olympics and the Paralympics. The message of Christmas is that God loves us so much he sent his Son into the world. We are of value and worth and we demonstrated that through the summer. I would also hope that we might be brave enough to throw off our apparently natural cynicism and inhabit an equally natural – yet oddly uncomfortable – sense of value and worth. Christmas shows that we are all ‘special ‘people. Q: What conveys the Christmas message most powerfully to you? The sense of people attending to one another around Christmas time. People spend time with each other and notice each other in ways that, sadly, are not always true throughout the rest of the year. Q: How will you celebrate Christmas? I shall celebrate Christmas in many churches in a variety of ways; and then look forward to being with my family and enjoying the warmth and support and love of my ‘nearest and dearest’ in the days immediately after the great feast.
Q: What is your favourite Christmas carol/piece of church music? It varies from moment to moment and depending on how many times I have sung certain things in particular years! But at present it would be O little town of Bethlehem.
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Just a stone’s throw away from the Cathedral, the Truro Methodist Church also celebrates the season in style. Perhaps best known for their live Nativity that makes its way around the city complete with donkey, these services and events are hugely popular, drawing ever bigger audiences over the years.
Cornwall has a small but vibrant Greek Orthodox congregation. Their church, a converted Methodist Chapel, is at Laity Moor near to the village of Ponsanooth. The general pattern for services is Orthros or Matins at 9.30am with Divine Liturgy following at 10.30am on most Sundays, and on major feasts such as Christmas Day.
Christmas highlights include: Wednesday, November 14th TMC Lit Up! Truro Methodist Church will be throwing open its doors at 5.15pm for hot chocolate, coffee, cupcakes, hot punch, games, crafts, live music, puppets and more to keep everyone entertained and refuelled in the build-up to the Truro City of Lights event at 7pm. Sunday, December 16th Christingle candlelit celebration at 3.00pm, (a service with children particularly in mind). Wednesday, December 19th Christmas carols in front of the church from 5.15pm. Sunday, December 23rd Carol Service at 6.15pm. Monday, December 24th Live Nativity going from Truro Methodist Church around the City beginning at 3.15pm.
Light refreshments are available after Sunday services. Esperinos or Vespers is on most Saturdays at 6.30pm. All services are in English but occasionally with some Greek. For more information go to: www.orthodoxincornwall.org.uk
Christmas in Cornish churches The churches of Cornwall come into their own at Christmas. Many have Nativity scenes, a number host Christmas tree festivals with trees exhibited and dressed both by local organisations and by neighbouring churches. Some of the best churches to visit at this time of year are St Morwenna and St John the Baptist at Morwenstow and St Just in Roseland Church near St Mawes for their stunning and atmospheric settings. Other noteworthy churches are St Petroc's in Bodmin, St Columb Major, St Mary Magdalene in Launceston and St Nicholas and St Faith in Saltash for their beautiful Christmas tree festivals.
Monday, December 24th Christmas Eve Communion at 11.15pm. Tuesday, December 25th Christmas Day service at 10.00am. For more information visit www.truromethodist.org.uk
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Celtic Christmas As well as being a Duchy, and a county, Cornwall is also a Celtic nation. Like Ireland, Scotland and Wales we have a language and culture that predate those of much of the rest of Britain.
To get a taste of a Celtic Christmas, try and get to any one of the following:
Tom Bawcock's Eve in Mousehole Celebrated on December 23rd, Mousehole's famous festival is said to commemorate the heroic efforts of local fisherman Tom Bawcock who braved a tempest to bring home a catch and relieve a famine in the village. There are several other theories about the origin of the event, but like Padstow's May Day 'Obby Oss' celebrations it's believed to have Pagan origins. During the festivities the remarkable local delicacy dish?, stargazy pie is eaten (the distinctive dish is characterised by fish heads and tails poking out of the pie crust), and there's also a lantern procession through the village. The Christmas lights in Mousehole are also a renowned for their atmospheric charm.
Whilst pilgrimages to such places tend to occur either on local saints days, or on the four chief feast days of the Celtic Year, they make a rewarding visit, both moving and at times eerie, for a Boxing Day or winter walk. The best examples in Cornwall are at Madron Holy Well near Penzance, Alsia Well near St Buryan, and Sancreed, all in West Penwith.
The Yule Mock The Mock is the traditional Cornish Yule log and has made a come-back at several festivals and in many Cornish homes in recent years. It's customary to chalk a 'man' on the log before throwing it on the fire, to symbolise the 'death' of the year gone by, and the birth of the new. The public chalking and burning of the Mock is an important and dramatic element of the revived midwinter or Montol celebrations in Penzance, as is the tradition of 'guise' or 'Geese' dancing dressed in masks and finery. Christmas wreaths, made of holly or some other evergreen, have long been popular around Britain. In Cornwall the Christmas 'Bunch' or Bush, is a looser affair hung from a ceiling. Montol Eve 2011. Photographer: Phil Green
Winter in the northern hemisphere has always been a time of fun and feasting, firelight and solemn ritual, as the year ends, and nature sleeps, and we wait for the rebirth of Spring. Many parts of Cornwall still preserve festivals that go back to early Christian and even pagan times.
Montol in Penzance Two days before Tom Bawcock's Eve, and just up the road in Penzance, Montol is a recently revived festival with equally old roots. This fire festival celebrates the Winter Solstice (on December 21st), and has been growing in popularity since it was brought back from obscurity just five years ago. Reflecting the 'birth' and 'death' of the sun in midwinter, Montol has become a rowdy and colourful affair, with lantern processions from different parts of Penzance converging on the ancient fortress site of Lescudjack. The 'Lord of Misrule' lights the beacon, with drumming, dancing, wild music and fire play, and then all returning to historic Chapel Street in one 'River of Fire'. It's a real visual spectacle, and great fun to get dressed up for, in old and tattered, or 'mock posh', attire.
Cloughtie Trees and Holy Wells Cloughtie wells, also known elsewhere in Britain and Ireland as cloutie or clootie wells, are 'holy' wells that in the main have had a continuous ritual significance since pre-Christian times, generally with a tree or bush nearby hung with strips or ribbons of cloth, from rags to pieces of fine or brightly coloured garment, as well as other amulets and offerings.
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don't miss this Here are some of the things we think might appeal this Christmas... Ice Skate Truro This Christmas, for the first time ever, a quiet corner behind Truro Cathedral will undergo a thrilling and magical transformation. Brilliant plans are currently afoot to unveil Cornwall’s only open air ice rink on Cathedral Green. Ice Skate Truro is a collaboration between Truro Cathedral and Totally Truro with one purpose, to make Christmas in Truro magical. And with this idea, they’ve succeeded. The rink will be open every day between November 28th and January 6th 2013, except Christmas Day. To cap it all, the Cathedral restaurant will overlook the rink making it the perfect place to sit, relax and soak up the atmosphere whilst the skaters spin and pirouette below you. Regular sessions will start at 10:00am throughout the day until 8:30pm, with late night skating also available on selected evenings. Tickets can be booked in advance by visiting www.iceskatetruro.co.uk, popping into the Hall For Cornwall box office on Lemon Quay or by calling 01872 262466. The ice is open to anyone aged four and over, and wheelchair access to the rink is available. Adult tickets cost £7 and four to 16yr-olds cost £5. Concessions also available.
Campervan holidays Looking for a gift idea that offers a little more adventure than usual? How about a weekend touring Cornwall in a stylish VW Campervan? The team behind Cornwall Camper Company has just started renting out their beautifully restored 1973 bay window pop top. A holiday at the wheel of vintage beauty “Lilly” could prove to be the ultimate Christmas gift for a Cornwall or "glamping" enthusiast! Prices range from £295 for a weekend in the offseason and up to £700 for a week in the peak season. For more information visit www.thecornwallcampercompany.co.uk Trebah Gardens While nature and Trebah’s stunning gardens lie dormant, tucked in to the cold December ground, up above it’s all go! Children can follow the sleigh trail to find Father Christmas in the elves’ village and make decorations in their workshop. There’s also a drop-in festive wreath making workshop from 11am – 3pm on Saturday, December 8th using freshly cut foliage from the gardens. It’s £10 per wreath and the cost includes all materials. That’s followed on Wednesday, December, 12th by mince pies and mulled wine at 6.30pm and the Trebah Carol Singing Concert at 7pm. On December 21st, 22nd and 23rd children can meet Father Christmas. He’ll be handing out special presents from10.30am until 3.30pm. The £3 per child includes entry to the garden. (www.trebahgarden.co.uk) Christmas lambing at The Olde House Turkey at Christmas we know about, but lamb? If you were thinking of getting away over the festive season this year, a holiday at a North Cornwall farm with some special Christmas arrivals might be just your thing. Due to their proximity to the Camel Estuary and the very mild climate found there, The Olde House, has one of the earliest lambing seasons in the country. Visitors to the 500-acre farm in Chaple Amble could be in for a treat. Last year a set of quadruplets were born there, the first in Cornwall for 20 years. This year they are expecting more than 300 lambs to be born before Christmas.
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Tate St Ives at Christmas The Tate St Ives is a revelation any time of the year, but at Christmas the famed art gallery goes the extra mile. There’s the seasonal must-see winter exhibition, The Far and the Near, which runs until January 13th and presents works by iconic artists alongside major works by St Ives modernists. Tuesday, December 18th sees the return of the free, annual highlight, Art Out of Hours. The event runs from 4.30pm until 9.30pm and includes art activities for all the family, a pay bar and seasonal treats in the café and an opportunity to indulge in some late-night shopping in the gallery bookshop. And once the holidays are under way there’s the much-loved Family Drop in. You can be inspired and get creative on December 22nd and 23rd and then again on days between December 27th and January 5th. Sessions are free with admission and run from 10am until 4pm, no booking required. (www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives) Tate Gift Ideas The bookshop offers a fantastic range of gift ideas, including books, toys and unique artist-designed presents with prices from 85p to £35. Cornwall based designer Alex Higlett and Elaine Pamphilon have each designed a nostalgic and inspiring range for Tate St Ives, from badges and pens to mugs, tea towels, notepads and cotton tote bags. Buy the ultimate gift for the art lover in your life, providing a year of unlimited, free, fast-track entry to every exhibition across all four Tate sites with membership from £60 a year. Lovely and collectable limited edition prints are on sale in the shop, produced by featured artists such as Peter Lanyon, Bryan Pearce and Simon Starling. (www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives)
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Celebration of Christmas Festival Meet Santa and his reindeer this Christmas Eve at Gwel an Mor. The resort in Portreath is holding its annual ‘Celebration of Christmas’ festival on Saturday and Sunday, December 1st and 2nd. Children can share their Christmas wishes when they meet Santa in his reindeer lodge and then have a personal close encounter with the reindeer brothers, Nadelik and Lowen in their barn. There’s also a woodland treasure hunt and Christmas decoration-making sessions with tasty treats on offer in the barn. The event costs £7.50 per child. Visit www.gwelanmor.com to find out more. New Year Fun Cornwall has a well-established reputation for throwing good New Year’s Eve parties. The most famous of the events take over whole towns. Looe, St Ives and Kingsand and Cawsand are famed for their high-energy and highly spectacular street parties. Newquay is another popular destination for those wanting to party their way in to the New Year. But small villages also get in to the swing – keep your eyes peeled for one in a village hall near you!
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green tips Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree. It’s the centre piece of your Christmas décor, so you don’t want to be wrestling with a misshapen horror or endlessly Hoovering up brown needles from a rapidly wilting tree. Follow these great tips from our brilliant contributor, Claire Carpenter at Sconner Wood Christmas Tree Farm. What she doesn’t know about our evergreen friends isn’t worth knowing! (www.sconnerwood.com) 1) Measure the space where your tree is to go and take the tape measure with you when you go to choose it. It is a shame to spend a long time over choosing a nice shaped tree only to discover that you have to hack pieces off it when you get home to make it fit! 2) Select your species. Do you like a scented tree? Do you need one with strong branches for heavy decorations? Do you prefer the traditional sharp needled smaller tree (Norway spruce) or the 'low-needle drop' soft needled variety (such as Nordman fir, Lodgepole pine, Noble fir)? Do you want a cut tree or one with roots on that you may be able to plant on after the season has ended? What is your budget? The low-needle drop varieties are slow growing and are so more expensive than the faster growing traditional spruce. Cut trees are usually cheaper than potted ones. 3) Check for freshness. Don't be embarrassed to ask the retailer when the tree was cut. Check there are no brown needles and that the green ones do not fall off by giving it a gentle tap on the ground. 4) Visit your retailer and choose early. Never buy a pre netted tree unless the retailer is happy to take it out of the net for you to inspect - otherwise you risk taking home a badly shaped, stale, smelly tree! 5) Visit the British Christmas Tree Growers Association (BCTGA) website for members growing in your area. The association offers advice to growers on all aspects of tree care and as result many have good quality trees for sale. Caring for your tree 1) Leave it outside in a cool sheltered place out of the sun and wind until you are ready to bring it into the house. Always take it out of the netting as soon as you get home so air can circulate around the branches and it can drop into shape. 2) Cut trees need water in the same way as a bunch of cut flowers. Keep it stored in a bucket of water outside and always use a water retaining stand inside. Check the water level regularly and top up as required. If you are able to, cut a slice off the bottom of the trunk prior to securing it in the stand. 3) Never place your tree near a source of heat such as an open fire or radiator. It will dry out very quickly and you will have needles all over the carpet!
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Conviviality and good cheer are key to the Christmas celebrations. It’s also a time of indulgence when we’re more likely to spend on luxury foods or tantalising treats. That’s why we’ve filled this section with editorial morsels to whet your appetite.
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The Padstow Christmas Festival Now in its fifth year, the festival is a pre-Christmas celebration of music and the arts and, above all, food and drink, with live cookery demonstrations and entertainment. The three-day event, which runs from Friday, December 7th to Sunday 9th takes place around the atmospheric harbourside. Along with all the festive cookery demonstrations and culinary delights there’s live music, a lantern parade and Santa’s grotto. Organisers have unveiled a line-up featuring a who’s who of Cornish food and other big name chefs. Among them are Rick Stein and his son Jack; Nathan Outlaw, the two Michelin starred chef from Restaurant Nathan Outlaw in Rock; Mitch Tonks, the award winning restaurateur, chef and food writer; Mark Sargeant, chef and owner of RockSalt in Folkestone; Cornwall’s newest Michelin star holder, Paul Ainsworth, chef patron of No 6 in Padstow; and Chris Eden from the Michelin starred Driftwood Hotel near Portscatho. A traditional Christmas market will be held on the quayside bustling with local producers and Cornish crafts. Alongside ales, meats, jams and cheeses, restaurants including Fifteen Cornwall and The Seafood Restaurant will be tempting festival goers with tasty treats and Christmas puds. Children will be able to take part in special festive workshops, including cake decorating and face painting throughout the weekend. In addition there’ll be plenty of live music including an appearance from Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends, famous for their sea shanties and Cornish folk songs. This year organisers have introduced a festival cook book brimming with recipes and tips from all the chefs involved. Priced at £9.95 and available in Padstow and online. The book will raise funds for this not for profit event. Photographer: Jon Hanney
For more information visit: www.padstowchristmasfestival.co.uk
Smoking! The Cornish Smokehouse on the edge of the River Fal uses no additives or dyes, just time, care and the wood shavings from a local wood turner’s workshop to make their cured delicacies. This Christmas they have produced a ‘Classic Cornish Cheeseboard’ made up of Cornish Blue, Cornish Yarg, St.Endellion Double Cream Brie and Furniss Oat biscuits with Cornish Sea Salt in a wooden crate with a slate cheeseboard for £25. They’ve also brought out a Cornish Christmas Hamper containing treats such as smoked salmon, a Simply Cornish Christmas Pudding, cheeses, biscuits, fudge and more in a wicker hamper for £50. Both are available from the Farmers Markets in Truro, Falmouth & St Ives as well as by mail order for sending to loved ones further afield. (www.cornishcuisine.co.uk; 01326376244) The Cornish Smokehouse is running a special offer with us at Love Christmas. Place your Christmas mail orders before December 1st quoting this magazine and get free postage and packaging on both the cheeseboard and hamper deals. (This works out as £6.95 and £8.50 respectively).
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FOOD & DRINK If the seasonal victualling of family and friends has you already thinking of leaving home, how about this sure fire way of taking the stress out of catering – get someone one else to do it for you. There are some great places that make fantastic take-away meals, puddings and festive treats for less than you might imagine. And you get to relax and wow your guests with some really mouth-watering dishes.
• Trevaskis Farm near Hayle is famed for its magnificent sweet counter, boasting up to 28 different homemade puddings ranging from trifles, gateaux and tortes to classic sponges and warming crumbles. They can be bought and taken home to provide the final flourish to your meal. There’s also a deli that sells savoury food. Trevaskis Farm, Gwinear, Hayle. (www.trevaskisfarm.co.uk; 01209 713931)
• Sargies is a small family run business based in Bude selling a great range of hot puddings, seasonal desserts and hand piped meringues, all made using free range eggs, with no added preservatives or colourings, with specialist bespoke products available upon request. Or you can go the whole hog and use Sargies’ ‘Rent a Chef’ service. They promise to take the stress out of dinner parties and special occasions and create a culinary experience that will impress your guests whilst giving you time to enjoy their company. Sargies Cornish Kitchen, Unit 2 Wayside, Kilkhampton, Bude, (www.sargies.co.uk; 01288 359 010)
• Downright Delicious from Carnon Downs near Truro make fresh and frozen ready meals using local non-processed ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten free, meat, fish and game dishes can be supplied in ready-to-heat packaging. They can be found at Truro Farmers Market on Lemon Quay every Saturday and at village events across Cornwall. You will also find Downright Delicious meals on sale at Pendennis Castle Tea Rooms and in delis around Cornwall. (www.downrightdelicious.co.uk; 07850 123123)
The Cornish Duck Company Tired of turkey? How about duck? The Cornish Duck Company has gone from strength to strength since starting out just over five years ago. It now provides birds for some of the finest restaurants in the land. Get one of these locally bred, full-flavoured ‘Terras’ ducks from Grampound Road in to your kitchen this Christmas by placing your orders now. The farm’s in-house French chef is currently working on a range of sauces to complement this traditional breed. He has also shared with us that Pinot Noir is a great tipple to accompany this increasingly popular dish. (www.cornishduck.com; 01726 882383)
The Cornish Venison Company Look out for Chris Perkins and his Cornish Venison stand at the various markets and festivals in the run up to Christmas. His wild game burgers are delicious – and very warming on a cold winter’s day. Chris knows where all his meat comes from and prepares it himself. “I work on a small scale which means I can assure provenance and quality,” he says. “'It’s sustainable wild game from field to fork. In addition, because it’s lean meat it’s low in cholesterol, so it can be considered a healthy option.” Chris, a trained chef, trades no more than 35 days a year mainly at the Truro Farmers Market and a small number of food festivals in Cornwall. (07988 323410)
KERNOW SASHIMI What could be better on Boxing Day than a nice crab sandwich? Kernowsashimi Fishmonger is renowned nationwide for its fantastic fish. All their fish and crab are landed by small day-boats working out of Helford, Coverack and Cadgwith. Their fish shop in St Martin near Helston is open from Monday to Friday from 10am until 5pm. You can also find them at the Farmers markets in Truro, Falmouth and Helston. (www.kernowsashimi.co.uk)
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FOOD & DRINK The Brownie Baker started up in Cornwall just last year, but their cakes have already built up a local following. Made to a secret family recipe they are very popular as gifts. Boxes of eight wrapped brownies cost £9.95 plus postage and packing. The more extravagant £18 brownies stack on a board makes a stunning centrepiece for any special occasion. (www.thebrowniebaker.co.uk; 07885 761909)
Enjoy the taste of Italy this Christmas thanks to the team at Da Bara Bakery in Grampound Road. Their hand made, traditional panettone is made with the exotic floral extract, Fiori di Sicilia. This gives the sweet brioche a heavenly scent. The Italian Christmas classic is then hung upside down to cool and stretch the loaf in to its distinctive long shape. Available to order from www.dabarra.co.uk, 01726 882096
Cornish Blue Cheese In 2010 Cornish Blue Cheese beat 2,600 entries from 26 countries to claim the prestigious world champion title at the World Cheese Awards. Since then the cheese made from the dairy herd at Knowle Farm in Liskeard has become a national hit, sold at Waitrose and Sainsbury. You can buy some of this very special cheese pressed into a special collectors' edition 'Cornish Ware' ceramic pot for £15.99 including postage and packing direct from the farm website. The whole makes a brilliant, evocative Cornish gift and contains around 200g of cheese. (www.cornishcheese.co.uk)
Yarg by post This delicious semi-hard cheese wrapped in nettles from Lynher Dairies has a young, fresh, slightly tangy taste which brings Christmas home to your taste buds, especially when served with complementary flavours like fresh pear, crisp apples or figs and crusty bread. The dairy produces 200 tonnes of cheese which is sold all over the world, but if you want to make sure far-flung friends and family can enjoy this treat as well, you can order your Yarg by post. The cheeses arrive creamery-fresh in their own specially-made insulated presentation box - with a personal message if you request one. A 900g truckle of Yarg costs £16.95. (www.lynherdairies.co.uk)
The Cheese Shop, Truro As you would expect, Truro’s only specialist cheese shop boasts one of the widest ranges of Cornish cheese in the county. The fine, local artisan cheeses, many of which are sourced directly from the cheesemakers themselves, jostle for space with a wide range of national and international cheeses and other delicatessen products and some handpicked wines. Visit the shop in its appropriately wedge-shaped premises at 29 Ferris Town, Truro TR1 3JH. (www.cheese-eshop.com; 01872 270 742)
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Kernow Sausage Company's Christmas dressed Gammon Don’t forget to pick up some packs of bangers from The Kernow Sausage Company this Christmas. The award-winning Cornish meat producer from the Roseland is famed for their handmade sausages, bacon and burgers. Their Cornish sweetheart back bacon has just been awarded a Great Taste Award and they supply delis, restaurants and hotels across the county. (www.kernowsausages.com; 01872 531 888) Head butcher and managing director of The Kernow Sasuage Company, Gavin Roberts leads the talented team on the farm. As a special Christmas treat, he exclusively shares his eightweek aged, dry-cured gammon, dressed with clementine and cloves with Love Christmas. “It simply wouldn’t be Christmas in our household without one of our festive dressed gammons,” says Gavin. “Here are our tips on how to cook the perfect Christmas gammon.” “We rear pigs on our farm on the Roseland peninsula in South Cornwall. We are firm believers that happy pigs make tasty meat so we make sure they have plenty of space and the highest welfare standards. Ideally, when buying your gammon you also want to find something that has been reared to a high standard. This will ensure that it will taste delicious.” Curing and ageing The ageing that your gammon goes through whilst being dry cured means that both moisture and weight are reduced. Dry curing is one of the oldest and purest ways of preserving meat products. We cure our gammon over an eight week period, carefully rubbing them every few days with a mixture of salt, sugar and our secret seasoning.
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For the best results your dry cured gammon joint should be steam cooked, poached or boiled. When cooking you should consider the following steaming times: 2kg will require a steam cook of 1 ½ hours approximately 4kg will require a steam cook of 3 hours approximately 6kg will require a steam cook of 4 ½ hours approximately Once out of the oven allow it to stand and rest just like any other quality meat joint. Your gammon will eat beautifully either warm or cold. You can order your Christmas gammon from The Kernow Sausage Company up to the 14th December. Prices start at £20 for a 2 kg joint and £40 for a 4kg joint. For more information visit (www.kernowsausages.com; 01872 531 888)
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If you fancy a lovely festive glazed finish then once your gammon is cooked you should try the following recipe: Ingredients (for a 4kg gammon) 2 tbsp of good quality marmalade (we like the chunky sort as the little pieces of peel work into the fat). A dash of sherry. 1 tsp of allspice. • Place your marmalade and a dash of sherry in a sauce pan and thin it down a little over a medium heat. • Sprinkle the allspice over the joint. • Spread the sauce liberally over the gammon working it into all the gaps. • Place the glazed joint in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15-20 minutes. Dressing Finally we dress our gammon with clementine oranges, bay leaves & cloves for a proper festive flavour.
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Heart-warming honey Golden honey on a grey day seems like a match made in Christmas heaven and a jar from Gwenen Apiaries certainly goes a long way to banishing winter blues. The family-run company has hives stretching from The Lizard to Newquay. Honey from the same apiary is kept and batched together which allows the distinctive flavours of the local area honeys to come through, as even apiaries two miles apart produce different flavoured honeys. “Honey is the bee’s interpretation of the environment, picked up as it goes from flower to flower,” explains Gwenen Apiaries’ Rodger Dewhurst. “It’s true to say that Cornish honey is the taste of the county in a jar - and each colony has its own distinctive flavour. Honey from the hives at Trevarno Gardens is very rich. The heathland on the Lizard also yields delicious honey thanks to all the bell heather.” Rodger and his wife, Carol, also make a range of beeswax Christmas candles that they sell with their other products around the county. Where to find Gwenen Apiaries in the run up to Christmas: 23rd to 25th November - Trereife Christmas Fair, Penzance. 28th November to 1st December - Made in Cornwall Fair, Lemon Quay Truro. 11th to 16th December and again on the 21st and 22nd December - The Grand Victorian Fair, Lemon Quay, Truro and farmers markets at Truro, Penzance and St Ives. Visit www.gwenenapiaries.com for more information.
Fifteen Cornwall’s boozy Christmas pudding Brimming with Cornish ale, cider, brandy and Marsala wine and packed with plump fruit and spices , this is the perfect finale to your Christmas dinner. Made in the Fifteen Cornwall kitchen by the restaurant’s creative chefs, the rich blend of flavours is made from sultanas, currants, mixed peel, suet, soft brown sugar, white bread crumbs, lemon, eggs and oh, did we mention the alcohol? All profits from the sale of the Christmas pudding will go directly into Fifteen Cornwall’s registered charity, The Cornwall Foundation of Promise, which transforms the lives of young people from Cornwall and helps them to become successful chefs of the future. (www.fifteencornwall.co.uk)
Clotted cream or brandy butter? This Christmas Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream has developed 101 uses and excuses to spruce up your Christmas classics. Top of the list is popping a dollop on top of mince pies. Nicholas Rodda, head of the family business, says: “I love a generous dollop of clotted cream inside my mince pie; simply lift the lid, dollop it on top, then pop the lid back on top. A mince pie really isn’t the same without it.” Next on the list is ladling generous amounts over a rich fruity Christmas pudding – you’ll never consider brandy butter again! (www.roddas.co.uk)
Three from the baker’s oven� Falmouth artisan bakers, The Baking Bird, have come up with a range of festive cupcakes for Christmas. Among the selection there’s a mince pie with brandy and port soaked fruit cupcake, topped with rum butter frosting, or a rich chocolate sponge soaked in Baileys… the list goes on! The team also aims to open a Baking Bird shop in Truro soon. (www.thebakingbird.co.uk; 07854 627509)
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Mulled cider How about a warming tipple for the festive season. Healey’s Classic Reserve Cyder is matured in whisky barrels and makes a good base for mulled cider. Simply place the cider into a saucepan with mulled spices and bring slowly to the boil. Once it starts to simmer remove from heat. Available online at www.healeyscyder.co.uk for £7.65. Or, if you don’t want to go to the trouble of making it yourself, how about this ready-made version from Cornish Orchards. Wassail is known as the Cornish mulled cider and this year the drink won a silver in the Taste of the West awards. It’s made and bottled on the farm in Duloe near Liskeard using hand blended spices and hand squeezed orange juice plus zest. The farm also sells gift packs containing other products from their range of apple juices, elderflower pressé, lemonade, alcoholic ginger beer and chutney. (www.cornishorchards.co.uk; 01503 269007)
Ninemaidens Mead From apples back to honey. How about a honey scented eau de vie? Gwires, pronounced gwi'rez, is taken from the Cornish word meaning alcoholic spirit. The subtle, scented appeal of this potent beverage by Cornish mead producers, Ninemaidens, lies in Cornwall’s unique flora.
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The bees collect the nectar, the honey is fermented to produce high-quality mead after which it’s distilled into a clean, honey scented spirit. Lovely to drink, it also makes an ideal alternative to the brandy used to light the Christmas pudding! If that sounds good you might also enjoy their Spiced Mead – or Christmas in a bottle. Also known as Metheglin (from the Welsh word for medicine), is a restorative drink, a careful balance of fermented floral honey with a unique blend of spices. Treat it as a sherry, or a dessert wine or an invigorating winterwarmer - sip it slowly by the fireside after a long walk. (www.cornwallsolar.co.uk/ninemaidens; 01209 820939)
Harbour Brewing Company Their India Pale Ales are a crucial part of Michelin-starred chef Paul Ainsworth’s ideal Christmas day celebrations (see his interview on page *), so we felt we had to flag up this great new craft brewery which has popped up on the scene in North Cornwall. The two-man team who set this company up last year have already won plaudits from beer enthusiasts and restaurateurs across the country. They use pure Cornish spring water sourced on the hillside next to the brewery, and only the finest raw materials to produce what they say produces “a range of full flavoured, balanced and creative beers.” (www.harbourbrewing.com; 01208 832131)
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Paul Ainsworth Keeping things simple, savouring beautiful, old flavours and relishing root vegetables are at the heart of the traditional Christmas roast for Cornwall’s latest Michelin-starred chef. Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 in Padstow was awarded the prestigious accolade at the end of September this year. The news took Cornwall’s tally of Michelin starred establishments to three (the other two being the two-starred Restaurant Nathan Outlaw in nearby Rock, and Chris Eden’s the Driftwood at Portscatho) and cemented Paul’s place in the county’s growing firmament of culinary superstars. In this special interview for Love Christmas he talks a lot about food, a bit about the future and shares his sure fire tip for a successful Christmas meal (here’s a hint – it involves mums).
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CELEBRITY INTERVIEW You are originally from Southampton, what brought you to Cornwall? It all started when my business partner - who I rent No6 from (we both also own the freehold on my other restaurant in Padstow, Rojanos in the Square) – told me Padstow was a great place and that I should come down. He’d always loved the building at No6 so he bought it and set it up for his son to run - with me as the head chef. Things didn’t quite go to plan as it emerged his son didn’t want to be in catering anymore, so an opportunity emerged for me to go it alone. I’ve been down here seven years this November. We opened our doors on December, 10 2005 and I’ve loved every minute of the journey. As I said, setting up a business from scratch is a lot of blood, sweat and tears and a lot of heartache and lots of highs and lows. Initially the building was a B&B, but it just didn’t work, so it became a restaurant and over the years we’ve built the business up. It’s been an incredible journey and now to crown it with a Michelin star is just amazing. I don’t think I can put into words how I feel inside. Does being in Cornwall play a part in how you cook?
Photographer: Khalile Siddiqui
You’ve just been awarded a Michelin star, how are you feeling? I feel absolutely ecstatic. It’s just amazing. I put it up there with my wedding day. It’s something I’ve always wanted to achieve for Padstow and, importantly, for my team and my wife. She is an unsung heroine in all of this. She’s not only involved in the businesses but she’s behind the scenes. She keeps me sane through all the highs and lows. It’s been extremely hard because we work for ourselves and it’s a demanding business. So it’s wonderful to get the recognition. Without her and the rest of the team we would never have achieved this milestone- and it’s just brilliant. For us, for Padstow, and for Cornwall – it lets the world know there are lots of people doing good things down here. So where do you go from here? Lots of people are asking me that question, for us the most important thing is for our customers to also think we are worthy of these accolades. Michelin think we are worthy of it, but for me and my team we’ll be focused on staying consistent in what we do and just enjoying what we do. Our customers are the most important part of the equation to us and as long as they love and enjoy the food that we’re cooking that's our first and foremost priority. What do you think tipped the Michelin judges in your favour this year? I think maybe we were more consistent and I think maybe they’ve also seen that I’ve grown up as a chef. I started my first business when I was 26 years old. That’s quite a young age and I’m quite young at heart myself. I would never ever have described myself as a really mature 26 year old! Also, I think that your personality shows through. I cook from the heart and I think over the years they have seen my personality, they’ve seen me grown up and mature and home in to a style now that is me. That style is about beautiful, old flavours. We’ve simplified a lot of what we do. I like the diners to have fun and we have just tried to make it a great place to come and eat without any pretentiousness.
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Yes, absolutely. When I started people said “you’re brave setting up next to Rick (Stein)”. But I think no, not really. I hold Rick in the highest regard, I think he is an absolute legend – I always say if people come down and visit his restaurant then please pop in and visit my restaurant. And that’s been our approach right from the beginning. I never moved down saying, “oh I’ve worked for Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing and I’m going to do this and that,” no not at all. I moved down full of respect for Rick knowing what he’s done for Padstow. Also since then, in my seven years of living here, the local producers have gone from strength to strength and I try to showcase that on the menu the whole way through. For example the duck – we use Grampound Road duck from The Cornish Duck Company, the Porthilly Oysters, obviously all our fish from Jonny Godden, the day boat specialist, the pork belly from Warrens – we use the Cornish Saddleback. All the vegetables, Mevagissey strawberries, Cornish blackberries, we try to showcase Cornwall as best we can. Is Cornwall somewhere you spend Christmas? As both our families are from Southampton, at Christmas we have to divide our time, but I love the Padstow Christmas Festival. It is like a winter wonderland. It’s beautiful and it just keeps getting better. The organisers, like Tina Evans, put so much work into it - this year she’s pulled together a cookbook with recipes from all the local chefs and it’s selling really well. This year’s festival line-up is also looking great - we’ve got chefs like Angela Harnett coming, along with Mitch Tonks, Mark Hix, Matthew Fort to name a few. It’s absolutely brilliant. What’s your favourite Christmas meal? I like to keep it simple. I love roast dinners anyway – so to have a roast at Christmas is just that bit more special. I love Brussels sprouts, my wife cooks them with shallots, pancetta and crème fraîche and a little bit of cumin. And I also enjoy winter vegetables. Everyone always talks about the meat, but for me I just love vegetables -they play an important part in the meal for me. I’d eat a turkey, but it wouldn’t be my first choice, but something like a nice roast duck from say the Cornish Duck Company, or roast beef from Warrens in Launceston or even roast lamb. A proper cauliflower cheese with Parmesan is another favourite of mine, maybe make it a bit special with a little bit of grated truffle. Just simple things like carrots work wonders - if you get a carrot that’s been grown properly it’s one of the most delicious things in the world.
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"For us, for Padstow, and for Cornwall – it lets the world know there are lots of people doing good things down here." Who does the cooking on Christmas day in your household?
What’s your ideal Christmas morning breakfast?
Back in Southampton normally the mums do it.
Being in the chef world you get to meet some really talented cooks. One of my best friends, Tom Kerridge, once made me an omelette with lots of wild mushrooms, sautéed, not rubbery, then he put dollops of crème fraîche all over it and then grated truffle all over it. Just delicious. Now that would be my ultimate special Christmas treat breakfast.
Fantastic, you’ve won a Michelin star and yet the mums do the cooking! Yeah, you don’t mess with the mums. Mums rock when it comes to roasts. They don’t need Michelin stars to know what to do. What do you like about Cornwall around Christmas time? Cornwall has to be up there as one of the most beautiful parts of Great Britain - whether or not the sun’s shining. When the sun is shining you could be anywhere in the world. Greece, Spain, anywhere. But it’s when the sun isn’t shining that I probably love Cornwall the most. It has a rugged, mysterious quality. I go down to Constantine or Trevone Bay and I just fall in love with it. Like now, at this time of year it’s a bit moody and dark and I love it, I think it’s stunning, and when you go and look at the landscape and how it forms – there’s something very special about Cornwall. Any Cornish delicacies you’ll be putting on the Christmas table this year? I love Camel Valley wines. I just love what the guys there are doing. And we have beautiful smokeries down here. My mother always likes to start off with some smoked salmon, so somewhere like Cornish Cuisine in Penryn is a great place to go for that.
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And to drink at breakfast? Mum does the Bucks Fizz thing, but I prefer a good cup of coffee. Alternatively we’ve just got some really, really lovely beers at the restaurant at the moment, so it would probably be a nice cold IPA from the small North Cornwall craft brewery, Harbour Brewing Co. That - with a nice rich truffle omelette would be my ultimate Christmas indulgence. How will you be spending Christmas this year? We will be with family and hopefully Mr and Mrs Kerridge from The Hand and Flowers in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Tom was my sous-chef when we worked for Gary Rhodes 15 years ago and we were reunited when we did the Great British Menu together. He runs the only two Michelin star pub in the world! He’s a great guy and it will be great to be together again.
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christmas kitchen One Christmas tradition that I always adhere to in our house is making the Christmas cake. Although it's not strictly traditional, nowadays I bake a lighter cake, based on an American recipe that's packed with cranberries, apricots, sour cherries and pecans. You too can create your own tradition and swap the classic fruitcake, which I find can be a little heavy, for something new. This super-simple cupcake recipe can be taken in two directions, both inspired by the classic tastes of Christmas.
The chocolate orange spice cakes echo the scents we associate with this time of year; full of rich, warm spice but with a hint of a citrusy tang. They're full of flavour, and reminiscent of the much beloved chocolate orange, or the Satsuma in the toe of the stocking. The chocolate peppermint cupcake is fresher and more frivolous, based on the candy cane - dark chocolate sponge and a creamy icing on top, both laced with a cool hit of peppermint. Depending on your level of skill, these can either be piped with butter cream on top, or simply swirled. Why not have a go at the simple candy cane fondant decorations, or let your own creativity run wild with the festive sprinkles and decorations that are currently in abundance?
recipe By joanna King Follow Jo's baking escapades and find more recipes online (www.bundamental.co.uk)
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Jo's christmas chocolate cupcakes - two ways! Makes 12-14 cupcakes For the Sponge Cake 6oz/175g soft butter 6oz/175g caster sugar 3 large eggs 6oz/175g self-raising flour 3 tbsp cocoa powder mixed to a paste with 3 tbsp water (or more if it’s too thick to stir) For the cake flavourings Option 1: 2 tsp peppermint extract Option 2: zest of a small orange, 1 tsp mixed spice, ½ tsp cinnamon For the buttercream topping 6oz/175g soft butter 12oz/350g icing sugar 1tbsp hot boiled water For the buttercream flavourings Option 1: 2 tsp peppermint extract (to taste) Option 2: zest of a small orange plus half the juice To decorate Red and white ready-made fondant icing Selection of sprinkles or silver balls
To make the sponge cake 1) Preheat the oven to 180˚C/350˚F/Gas Mark 4 and prepare a deep muffin tray with paper cases 2) Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy - you can either use an electric mixer for this, or beat by hand with a wooden spoon. 3) Add the eggs and half of the flour (this will stop the eggs from curdling) and beat until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated. 4) Add the remaining flour, the cocoa mix and the mint flavouring or orange zest and spices (depending on which you've chosen) and beat until the mixture is thoroughly combined and even in colour. Be careful not to over mix at this stage or the cakes will be firm when baked. 5) Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin until the paper cases are approximately half to two thirds filled. Depending on the size of your cases the mixture should make 12-14 cakes. 6) Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the cakes are springy to the touch and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave in the tins to cool for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack. To make the Buttercream Topping & Decorate the Cakes 1) Beat together the butter, icing sugar and hot water until light and fluffy. 2) Add the mint extract or orange zest and juice and beat until you have a nice pale creamy icing. 3) Depending on your level of skill, either pipe the icing on top of the cakes or swirl with the back of a spoon. The amount of icing specified is enough to pipe all of the cakes, this could be halved if you'd prefer to swirl them (or have a less sweet tooth!) 4) Top with your chosen decorations - I've used mixed size silver balls and candy canes made from fondant icing (see instructions opposite), but festive sprinkles, chocolate orange segments or mint thin slices would work equally as well.
to make the candy cane decorations 1) Take two small pieces of red and white readymade fondant icing, both around the size of a £2 coin, and knead until soft. 2) Be careful as the red colour will transfer easily to the white if you don't keep your hands and surfaces clean. 3) Divide each ball into two and roll each piece into a long round lace shape approximately 3-5mm in diameter.
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4) Join the two laces at the top by gently pinching them together, and twist so they form a rope like pattern as shown. 5) Once the sections are even, roll them together again until they form a single lace approximately 3-5mm in diameter. 6) Cut the lace into sections that are 50-60mm in length, and bend the top of each section round to form a candy cane shape.
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CHRISTMAS PUBS The festive season is obviously a time for family and friends – when the home comes into its own. But no-one can be blamed for wanting to take a break from the Yuletide fun to spend some time in a nice, quiet pub. And at this time of year only the pubs with bags of character, good food, local beer and roaring fires will do…
The Bush Inn, Morwenstow
Gurnard's Head Inn
Way up in the northernmost corner of Cornwall, Parson Hawker's Morwenstow is one of the county's hidden gems, with towering cliffs, wooded valleys, and a real sense of remoteness. The thirteenth century Bush Inn is also the genuine article, with slate flagstones and polished wooden settles. Don't forget to visit the beautiful church nearby, and take the cliff path to Hawker's writing hut. (www.bushinn-morwenstow.co.uk; 01288 331242)
Situated off what's arguably the most stunning coastal road in Britain, the Gurnard's Head can't fail to impress with its surroundings. Rather modestly it calls itself a 'dining pub with rooms', and its motto is 'the simple things in life done well'. For that read done perfectly, decor, ambience, and above all food and drink. You may drop in for a bite while walking the wild and beautiful coast path and wish you were spending the night. (www.gurnardshead.co.uk; 01736 796928)
The Napoleon Inn, Boscastle
Pandora Inn, Restronguet
Justly famed for its picturesque harbour and coastal walks, it’s also well worth venturing up to the heart of the old village, Top Town and stopping off in 'The Nap', a proper Cornish village pub with low, dark ceilings and whitewashed walls. A St Austell Brewery pub, it also opens Christmas Day. Its other highlight is its wide-ranging Christmas menu. (www.napoleoninn.co.uk; 01840 250204)
The thatched Pandora with its pontoon on Restronguet Creek must be known to every sailor who's ever launched from Cornwall's south coast, and will be a familiar pub to most people in mid Cornwall. After a catastrophic fire in March 2011, St Austell Brewery and tenants John Milan and Steve Bellman have restored the pub to its full former glory. In fact, if anything, it may be even better than before! The ground floor is identical, with all of the original fittings spared from the fire; upstairs, where the damage was severe, restoration has been both respectful and imaginative with a stunning vaulted-ceiling dining room with exposed green oak beams and oak flooring. You'll still find the same great food, Cornish ales and the warmth of the fire, and in wintertime there might even be a place to park! (www.pandorainn.com; 01326 372678)
The Blisland Inn, Blisland The wilds of Bodmin Moor lie all around but Blisland is pretty, sedate and with a thing rare in Cornwall, a proper village green. As well as a stunning and highly ornate church, Blisland can boast a proper, traditional village pub, loved by locals and real ale connoisseurs, its ceiling hung with hundreds of beer mats and tankards. (01208 850739)
Rashleigh Inn, Polkerris The 'inn on the beach' at Polkerris between Par and Fowey can get rather busy in summertime, but really comes into its own in winter. Close to Menabilly, this is the quintessence of Daphne du Maurier's Cornwall. A quiet, green valley leads to the pub at the head of this classic Cornish sandy cove with its encircling harbour wall, a great place for rock pooling or for watching boats and birds. There are evocative walks from here around Menabilly and to craggy Gribbin Head. (www.therashleighinnpolkerris.co.uk; 01726 813991)
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Roseland Inn, Philleigh Another great country pub, the Roseland Inn, like the peninsula it's named after, is an understated gem. On the wooded west side of the Roseland, Philleigh is a quiet farming hamlet not far from the King Harry Ferry. The fields and the creeks around here seem timeless, and the pub, inside and out, has retained a sense of that timelessness. You certainly won't find satellite TV here, nor fruit machines nor pop music, but you will find delicious, fresh local food, and a wonderful spot to relax beside the fire. (www.roselandinn.co.uk; 01872 580 254)
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NEW YARD RESTAURANT
GOLDEN LION INN
THE OLD QUAY INN
Locally sourced, fresh, seasonal Cornish ingredients, cooked simply and served in a welcoming atmosphere makes us one of the best places to eat in Cornwall. All our Christmas and New Year menus are now available online.
The award-winning Golden Lion Inn provides the perfect setting in which to enjoy your festive season. View our festive menus online.
This long established pub is situated at the head of Restronguet Creek in Devoran. The team provide a warm welcome at all times of the day. There are well-chosen wines and local beers to enjoy and man’s best friend and families are always welcome. Open all day, every day
Address: New Yard Restaurant, Trelowarren Estate, Mawgan, Helston TR12 6AF Tel: 01326 221595 Web: www.newyardrestaurant.co.uk
Address: Golden Lion Inn, Stithians Lake, Menherion, Near Redruth TR16 6NW Tel: 01209 860332 Web: www.golden-lion-inn.co.uk
Address: The Old Quay Inn, St John's Terrace, Devoran TR3 6ND Tel: 01872 863142 Web: www.theoldquayinn.co.uk
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CASTLE BEACH RESTAURANT
THE LONDON INN
THE VICTORIA INN
Our spacious Castle Beach Restaurant offers a Table d’Hôte menu, with dishes changing daily and a comprehensive wine list. Open every day from 6.45pm to 8.45pm.
Set on the southern side of Bodmin Moor in the beautiful Cornish countryside, the pub has three open fireplaces and a wealth of beams which give it a warm, welcoming feel all year round.
Experience Christmas at The Victoria Inn – two or three course Christmas party menu now available. Enjoy a two course meal for just £14.95, or three courses for £19.25.
Address: Castle Beach Restaurant, The Falmouth Hotel, Castle Beach, Falmouth TR11 4NZ Tel: 01326 312671 Web: www.falmouthhotel.com
Address: The London Inn, St Neot, Liskeard PL14 6NG Tel: 01579 326756 Web: www.the-london-inn.co.uk Email: enquiries@the-london-inn.co.uk
Address: The Victoria Inn, Chyvelah Road, Threemilestone, Truro TR3 6BY Tel: 01872 278313 Web: www.TheVicInn.com Email: booking@thevicinn.com
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PUNCHBOWL & LADLE
PANDORA
CRIBBS CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT
The perfect venue for your Christmas party! Two courses £16.95, three courses £20.95 – full details online. We're open every day, throughout the autumn and winter months from 10.30am.
Log fires, beautiful views – our Christmas menu is £17.95 for two courses, £21.95 for three. Details on our website. Food served from 10.30am to 9.30pm every day.
Address: Punchbowl & Ladle, Penelewey, Feock, Truro TR3 6QY Tel: 01872 862237 Web: www.punchbowlandladle.com
Address: The Pandora Inn, Restronguet Creek, Mylor Bridge, Falmouth TR11 5ST Tel: 01326 372678 Web: www.pandorainn.com
At Cribbs, our aim is to enchant you with a taste of the Caribbean. In our warmly decorated restaurant you can see our chefs cook up fragrant treats in our open kitchen. Open Monday to Sunday from 11am to 3pm and 6pm to closed. Address: Cribbs Caribbean Restaurant, 33 Arwenack Street, Falmouth TR11 3JE Tel: 01326 210000 Web: www.cribbscornwall.co.uk Email: info@cribbscornwall.co.uk
Eating out this festive season? Why not try one of these local eateries? With everything from roaring open fires to chic retreats, there's something to suit every taste, and a warm welcome guaranteed!
THE LLAWNROC HOTEL
THE CORNISH PANTRY RESTAURANT
OCEAN BOWL
Enjoy luxury, comfort and a warm welcome at our stylish hotel on Cornwall’s south coast. Here you’ll find a chic retreat where you can eat, drink and relax. With is spacious rooms, stylish décor, fresh local produce and stunning sea views, the Llawnroc Hotel in Gorran Haven is dressed to impress.
Open 10.00am to 4.30pm seven days a week. Serving hot, wholesome and traditional dishes that warm your heart. A local favourite for a Sunday Roast Carvery!
Open from 11am to 11pm seven days a week. Seasonal Christmas menus now available online - all prices include bowling!
Address: The Llawnroc Hotel, Gorran Haven, St Austell PL26 6NU Tel: 01726 843461 Web: www.thellawnrochotel.co.uk Email: info@thellawnrochotel.co.uk facebook.com/lovecornwallcdm
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Address: The Cornish Pantry, Treasure Park, Tolgus Mill, Nr Redruth TR16 4HN Tel: 01209 203289 Web: www.treasureparks.com Email: info@treasureparks.com
Address: Ocean Bowl, Falmouth Docks Station, Pendennis Rise, Falmouth TR11 4LT Tel: 01326 313130 Web: www.oceanbowl.co.uk Email: enquiries@oceanbowl.co.uk
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BOXING DAY BEACH WALKS
Between the woods and the water Cornwall may be best known for its summer-time beach scene, but there are many hidden corners of the county that shine equally on a dramatic winter’s day. From intimate woodland and creek-side walks to lonely moorlands, from sheltered coves to the bracing windswept cliffs and beaches of the north coast, it's all out there to explore. After the excesses of Christmas Day what could be better than a Boxing Day Walk to blow out the cobwebs, and hopefully trim the waist? And what nicer than a café to hole up in for a warming hot chocolate afterwards? Here are some wonderful walks that lead to places that will be open this Boxing Day.
Boxing Day Beach and Lunch walks Pentire Point and Polzeath Pentire Point, the north easternmost part of the mouth of the Camel estuary, gives the walker great views across to Stepper Point and Padstow and out to the Atlantic, as well as back along the Camel to Rock. While not quite as spectacular as the Iron Age cliff fort of the Rumps, just around the coast to the north, it has the benefit of being an easy walk on fairly level ground to and from Polzeath, where the Galleon Beachside Café can provide hearty sustenance throughout the day. (01208 862362) Watergate Bay One of the great north coast beaches, great for surfers and a stone's throw from Newquay. It's where they host the Polo on the Beach event every autumn, and it's also home to the fabulous Beach Hut, Watergate Bay - much more than the name suggests, it's actually a sophisticated café and restaurant attached to the Watergate Bay Hotel, offering smart food year round from 8.30am, closing at dusk in the winter months. (www.watergatebay.co.uk; 01637 860877) Perranporth A familiar beach to thousands of holidaymakers and anyone from mid Cornwall, Perran Sands comes into its own on a bright winter's day at low tide, when a walk along its three miles of sand, backed by dunes and caves, can seem like a real adventure. The Watering Hole, Perranporth, which claims to be the country's only pub actually on a beach, opens Boxing Day from 9am all day. (www.the-wateringhole.co.uk; 01872 572888)
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Gyllyngvase/Swanpool A sedate and gentle south coast walk that has a café to stop in at either end can be enjoyed starting at either Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth or at Swanpool, just a little westwards along the coast past Swanpool Point. There are good views of Pendennis Point, and both beaches are a good vantage point for watching shipping out in Falmouth Bay. Swanpool Beach Café Open every single day of the year except for Christmas Day itself. (www.swanpoolbeach.co.uk; 01326 314740) Gylly Beach Café Opens Boxing Day 10am to 6pm. (www.gyllybeach.com; 01326 312 884) Technically this next place doesn’t meet our list criteria (i.e. it’s shut on Boxing Day) but it’s too good to miss off the list and it is open the very next day on December 27th – so we thought we’d mention it all the same. Down on the Lizard, the fantastic Polpeor Café at Lizard Point enjoys some of the best coastal views of any café in Britain. This small traditional outfit produces great, wholesome breakfasts and lunches that draw walkers from miles around. So why not pop out the day after Boxing Day as well and stretch your legs two days running. (01326 290 939)
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health & beauty Soothe, nourish and rejuvenate winter skin with some of these brilliant made-in-Cornwall products that will help you to relax and radiate.
Trevarno Skincare & Rupert Blamire * Ah, a soap with Cornwall in its DNA. This soap gift set comes with a ceramic soap dish handmade by West Country ceramicist, Rupert Blamire and a cake of soap made by hand on the Trevarno Estate near Helston. ÂŁ10.00 (www.trevarnoskincare.co.uk) RelaxAhh RelaxAhh in Redruth makes handcrafted bath salts, massage oils, soaps and other treats using natural ingredients, and 100% pure essential oils. They also have a range of gift boxes for this Christmas. Check out their range on www.relaxahh.co.uk RelaxAhh also offers workshops on how to make some of their products. The cost for these sessions starts at ÂŁ6.00.
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Spiezia: special offer + win a pamper day for two The award-winning made-in-Cornwall Spiezia range is offering a special 10% discount to readers (whilst stocks last) when ordering their Glow and Go gift set. The organic treat for dry winter skin includes a full size facial cleanser and travel sizes of the rose and vanilla face oil, nourishing moisturiser and intensive moisturiser. Presented in an organic cotton wash bag, it costs £29.95. Just quote the special code LCC10 when you place your order. Or how about a beauty fix for a good cause. 10% of the sale of all Made for Life gift sets goes to the Made For Life Foundation which supports people with cancer. The special package, which costs £34.95, contains bath oil with sweet orange and ylang ylang cinnamon soap, a special organic Christmas muffin mix in a Kilner jar, and Tregothnan Manuka tea, all packed into a Made for Life jute bag designed and made by Seasalt. In addition to the above, Love Christmas in Cornwall has teamed up with Spiezia to offer readers a pamper day for two at Budock Vean Hotel. Correctly answer these two questions about the Made for Life gift set for your chance to enjoy either a Head in Heaven or Relax and Rejuvenate treatment: • What do 10 percent of all sales from the Made for Life gift set go towards? • The Made for Life package contains tea from which famous Cornish estate? Send your answers, along with your name, address and daytime telephone number to: Love Christmas Spiezia Competition, Promotions, High Water House, Malpas Road, Truro TR1 1QH. The closing date for entries is 31st November 2012. The winner will be the first correct entry drawn at random after the closing date and will win the Head in Heaven or Relax and Rejuvenate treatment as stated above. Winners will be contacted by phone after the closing date. Full competition terms and conditions can be found online at www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/houserules The Pamper Day is available up until 21st December subject to availability.
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health & beauty 100% Organics Indulgence Gift Set Treat someone you love to gorgeous skin with the 100% Organics Indulgence Gift Set including body butter, night balm and lip balm for £49. Angela Young from this award-winning St Austell company tell us: "The lip balm hydrates and soothes, while tasting delicious. The award-winning body butter glides across the skin then sinks in, leaving behind wonderfully smooth and soft skin from head to toe. And not only is the night balm beautifully rich and hydrating, but it has been designed with aromatherapy benefits in mind, so that it will ease your mind as well as your skin." (www.100percentorganics.com; 01726 874180) The Eden Project Pamper Hamper
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Just the thing for winter! The Eden Project has brought out a pamper hamper. It comes with lots of beauty must-haves including handmade rosehip moisturiser and baobab hand cream – both scented with natural oils designed to leave skin feeling silky smooth. The eucalyptus foot cream is cooling and soothing, leaving feet soft and supple .The hamper also contains a bath soak, body scrub, foot scrub, soap and calendula cream. The hampers themselves are made from sustainable wicker, which means you can use them again and again throughout the year for picnics and days out. £44.50. (www.edenproject.com)
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Pure Organics are based in Bodmin, given the harsh climate of the nearby moor it’s not too surprising they make great products that stave off the roughest elements. We like this handmade lip balm with local beeswax which comes in peppermint, chocolate or cherry flavour in a handy tin for £2.25, and this hand and nail butter for chapped skin at £3.25 for 30ml. If you’re looking for a gift idea, how about this white lace-up gift box with deluxe facial oil, face cream and rich night cream for £14.50. (www.pureorganicsproducts.co.uk; 01208 851 905)
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health & beauty
baby it's cold outside... When it’s so cold you can’t feel your extremities, let alone remove all the layers to see how they look – an hour or so in a warm therapy room enjoying a beauty overhaul can seem like a very appealing option. Here are three places to go that will leave you looking and feeling fabulous. The Great Escape Warm and restful, the Great Escape on New Bridge Street in Truro offers ancient holistic therapies and essential treatments using the organic, Cornish-made, Spiezia skin care range. Gift vouchers can be purchased for any treatment or for any amount (www.thegreatescapebeautysalon.co.uk; 01872 277802) St Kitt's Herbery St Kitt’s Herbery near Camelford has opened a new beauty room for men and women. Their fully qualified therapist uses the brilliant products made on-site from the herb farm out the back. All of which are made to soothe, heal, enhance and pamper... (www.stkittsherbery.co.uk; 01840 213442) The Walled Garden Spa
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The Walled Garden Spa at Trelowarren is right inside the horticultural hub of the historic estate. Their signature treatments include organic facials, wraps, and an invigorating Cornish Seasalt scrub (www.trelowarren.com; 01326 221224)
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Hire a Morgan Have a fun-filled trip in Cornwall
Quality Morgans in stock • Self-drive Hire • Sales • Service • Gift Vouchers
Perranwell Garage Tel & Fax: 01872 863037 Web: www.perranwell.co.uk E-mail: alan@perranwell:co.uk Perranwell Station Truro TR37PT
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HEARTLANDS WINTER FESTIVAL Help Heartlands celebrate their first Christmas by getting involved with their Winter Festival. Cornwall’s newest visitor attraction and World Heritage Site Gateway will be turned into a magical winter wonderland throughout December. Enjoy daily and weekly festive fun including Santa's Grotto, Christmas Gift and Food Fair, Carol Concert, Lantern Parade, art and craft workshops, trails and much much more, entry to the site is free and open daily from 10am! Throughout December in the epic surroundings of the Chi an Bobel Great Hall, partygoers are invited to get into the Christmas spirit with some magical mistletoe and mayhem! Enjoy delicious locally sourced Christmas fair from Heartlands’ outstanding in-house chefs. From traditional turkey to the more unusual wild mushroom chestnut and spinach crumble, there is something to delight every palate, washed down by an astounding selection of wines. Live entertainment and music will be provided throughout the evening from Redruth-based R2 events to ensure the party goes with bang and there’s enough festive cheer to fill a thousand Christmas stockings! Carriages at 12 midnight. To download a full menu for Mistletoe and Mayhem, or for more information visit www.heartlandscornwall.com
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Wednesday 14th | November
art, music, dance Truro's City of Lights Festival is a vividly creative celebration incorporating handmade giant of n processio dazzling a features and, as its name suggests, light. The event schoolchildren and Cornish artists, al profession by carried streets the through bob that lanterns The lively event local community and youth groups. This year the theme is Kings and Queens. ) ights.com rocityofl (www.tru music. street of lots with comes also and Waterstones (Three great spots to watch this year’s parade from are the upstairs Uneeka Street. River in Museum Cornwall Royal of steps the from and Street, Boscawen cafés on ) locations! three all at You can enjoy a warming cup of something fortifying
Monday 19th – Saturday 24th | November
has two big-story The pre-Christmas annual visit by Moscow City Ballet at the Hall for Cornwall for the first three ballets on its billing. Romeo and Juliet with Prokofiev's score is being staged d for the final days of their visit, and the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, will be performe three. (www.hallforcornwall.co.uk)
Friday 23rd – Saturday 25th | November
re with great food, Trereife Christmas Gifts Fair near Penzance is full of charm and atmosphe stalls at the event, have also will producers food local of selection drink and designer crafts. A drinks for the festive making it the perfect opportunity to stock up on an array of fine foods and season. (www.trereifepark.co.uk)
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28th | November– 1st | December Made in Cornwall Christmas Fair on Lemon Quay in Truro is the answer to a great many people’s prayers. They have gift ideas ranging from food hampers to crafts and beautiful jewellery. Best of all, it’s all made in Cornwall.
Saturday 1st | December Liskeard Lights Up is the town’s annual winter carnival. There will be Cornish Christmas carols sung in the street, fun day-time activities involving the whole town and a procession of carolthemed lanterns. (www.liskeardlightsup.co.uk)
Saturday 1st | December Carols By Candlelight with The Locrian Ensemble at the Hall for Cornwall. This is the ideal way to get into the true spirit of Christmas. Dressed in lavish period costume, and in front of an evocative candlelit setting, these charismatic performers cover favourites including carols, string medleys of familiar Christmas tunes, and seasonal surprises. Highlight s include tunes from Handel’s Messiah to White Christmas and the 12 Days of Christmas. (www.hallforcornwall.co.uk)
Friday 7th – Sunday 9th | December Now in its fifth year, the Padstow Christmas Festival brings together locals and visitors alike with a mixture of music, arts, food, drink, live cookery demonstrations and entertainment. The three-day event takes place around the atmospheric harbourside. Along with all the festive cookery demonstrations and culinary delights there’s live music, a lantern parade and Santa’s grotto. (www.padstowchristmasfestival.co.uk)
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Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th | December promising it’ll Mount Edgcumbe Christmas Fayre is back for its 9th year with organisers chefs and a wide Country West leading from be better than ever! There’ll be demonstrations to 4pm on Sunday. 10am and Saturday on 5pm to 10am from Open gifts. and crafts of variety on contact Mount Admission is £3 for adults and children’s entry is £1. For further informati mouth.gov.uk mbe@ply mt.edgcu email or 822236 01752 Park Country and House Edgcumbe
Saturday 15th | December
7.30 pm. There will The famous Mousehole Harbour Christmas Lights are being switched on at which the lights will After Quay. North the to entrance the at be the usual open-air Carol service be on each evening between 5pm and 11pm until Friday, January 4th. (www.mouseholelights.org.uk)
Friday 14th | December - Sunday 6th | January
full of wonder and It’s panto season at The Hall for Cornwall. This Aladdin is steeped in magic, packed with surprises. Perfect for all the family. (www.hallforcornwall.co.uk) year’s Montol Festival Friday 21st Celebrate midwinter solstice with the Lord of missrule at this and fancy dress are in Penzance. The revived local tradition gets better every year. Street revels dancing. everybody gets Band Guise Rhubarb part of the fun and the Turkey (www.montol.co.uk)
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Sunday 23rd | December
Eat stargazy pie on Tom Bawcock's Eve in Mousehole. This one-day festival is held in honour of local resident ,Tom Bawcock, who fished in the teeth of a storm and brought home a catch that lifted a famine in the village. The pie is an amazing creation with fish heads and tails protruding through the crust. Delicious too.
Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th | December
Up to 1,000 people are expected to pack the aisles for the perennial favourite - Nine Lessons and Carols at Truro Cathedral. 7pm. (www.trurocathedral.org.uk)
Monday 24th | December
Truro Methodist Church Live Nativity around the City beginning at 3.15pm. (www.truromethodist.org.uk)
Wednesday 24th | December
Midnight Mass in the Cathedral at 11.30pm.
Thursday 25th | December
Christmas Day Service in the Cathedral at 10am.
Thursday 27th – Sunday 30th | December
The Eden Project hosts its late-opening evenings. There’ll be lantern parades, live music, storytelling, comedy and craft. Festivities will begin at 5.45pm. (www.ede nproject.com)
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