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Hello and The season has changed once again and it’s hard to imagine we are already heading into the final months of this strange year. We love autumn in Cornwall. Early October usually offers sunny walks on golden leaves, brisk dips in the ocean, hot chocolate, harvest vegetables, blackberry picking on the Cornish hedgerows and a little more peace and quiet after a hectic summer. Then with November, it’s glowing lights, stormy nights, mulled wine and windy beach treks.

In this October/November issue of myCornwall we’ve embodied all this autumnal adventuring into the magazine. Despite this undoubtedly difficult year, there have been moments of success and innovation amongst the adversity, from Jubilee Pool’s brand-new geothermal pool to one photographer's quest to capture Cornwall’s coastlines and landscapes in stunning aerial artistry. In celebration of adaptation in adversity, we catch up with Cornwall’s business start-up experts, Outset Cornwall, who have helped hundreds of Cornish businesses get off their feet, grow and keep up with the ever-changing times this year alone has brought about. Then in the true spirit of autumn adventure, our contributing writer Elizabeth Dale takes a look at St Mawes.

Voted this year as one of the most stylish places to visit in the UK, Liz takes a look into what makes this tucked away village a must-visit for a local retreat this season.

As always, our Art section is once again bursting with creative innovation and new exhibitions to discover and artwork to explore. From a new maker’s hub joining Falmouth’s high street with some of Cornwall’s leading contemporary artists and makers to a Newlyn Art Gallery exhibition celebrating those who used art as an expressive outlet during the four months of lockdown. Whether it’s digital or in person, Cornwall’s creative communities have made the most of this unprecedented situation this year has brought when it comes to finding different methods and new inspiration to get art out into the world.

Finally, in keeping with the season, this issue’s Taste is filled with comfort food for the soul. From stunning seasonal dining in Truro’s countryside to one chef’s quest in starting up a local, authentically inspired pasta company in Cornwall that’s packed with flavour and flair. Places to Eat takes on a different hat as instead of a list of fantastic places for Cornish food, it’s a list championing Cornwall’s fantastic array of drinks. From delicate vermouths to punchy rums, rich ruby red wines and crisp ciders, our seasonal sips feature provides a selection of seasonal sips for autumn and winter.

It’s all here, so make the most of this golden shoulder season living well and loving local.

Oll an Gwella, (All the best) Alexandra Saunders, Editor

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News A round up of all the latest happenings 10 Things To Do MyCornwall's top suggestions Dog Friendly Cornwall Cardinham Woods Adore My Store Atishoo Gallery The Want List Circa 21 Design Hub Uneeka A New View Abstract Meets Aerial Warm Up in Jubilee Pool Outset Cornwall - The Business Gurus Helping Cornwall's Entrepreneurs St Mawes - A Quiet Cornish Treasure

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Surf Therapy for Children in Cornwall A new partnership agreement between Cornwall Council and The Wave Project will allow for surf therapy to be made available to anxious children across Cornwall.

social workers, school nurses and people

allow the charity to reach out even more

look after children.

to those who need it. He says, “We are

The new agreement means that professionals working with the county’s most vulnerable children can make direct referrals to the charity. This includes professionals working with disabled children, family support workers, child

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In 2019 the Wave Project became the first charity to pioneer Surfing on Prescription therapy to be available free of charge to any child in Cornwall who requires it.

grateful to Cornwall Council for having the vision to see how an activity like surfing can have positive mental health benefits on vulnerable children.”

“Our hope is that this partnership will mean

Joe Taylor, founder of the Wave Project,

that surfing as therapy will be available to

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Fully Accessible Powerboat Offers a World of Adventure for Disabled People profound disabilities, the opportunity to get out on the water in an exhilarating, safe, stimulating and rewarding way.

With specialist staff who ensure each person

can

challenge

share their

their

experiences,

self-perceptions,

extend their horizons and discover new opportunities, Geoff is delighted to bring Wetwheels South West to Falmouth, “When I founded Wetwheels, it was with the aim to make the sea accessible to all disabilities. It has to be a highly sensory experience and I designed the boat with a ramp to the wheel so that for a moment Wetwheels South West, a charity providing barrier-free water-based adventures for disabled people, has launched its £200,000 catamaran in Falmouth this summer.

Joining six vessels based around the coast of the UK and Jersey, Falmouthbased Wetwheels South West is the latest fully accessible powerboat to join the charity. With boats in the Solent, Jersey, Hamble, Whitby and Dover, the

new addition of a vessel in Falmouth was thanks to Wetwheels founder Geoff Holt MBE DL and the charity's valued donors and partners that continue to support and champion the charity.

Founding Wetwheels in 2011, Geoff Holt is a lifelong sailor, who was paralysed in a swimming accident in 1984. Since then, he has been passionate in giving people of all ages, including those with the most

in time anyone with a disability could be captain of a powerboat. I am delighted we now have six boats, collectively taking in excess of 7,000 people a year to sea. Only out there does the real magic happen, you leave your disability on the dock and have a truly memorable adventure on the ocean.” l To find out more visit www.wetwheelsfoundation.org

Cornwall Airport Newquay Reopens with Plans for 2021 Following the reopening of Cornwall Airport Newquay in July, flights to London Heathrow, Teeside, LeedsBradford, Faro and Alicante all resumed.

Now, there are hopes to see the return of flights between Newquay and Dublin this October operated

by Aer Lingus as well as continued efforts to reinstate the important link to Manchester as soon as possible.

Flights to London Heathrow, Teeside, Leeds-Bradford and Alicante are set to continue throughout winter.

Looking to 2021, Scottish airline, Loganair, have confirmed they will commence routes to Edinburgh, Newcastle, Glasgow and Aberdeen from Newquay in the spring.

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Cornwall Air Ambulance Welcomes New Celebrity Chef Ambassador

GRANT FUNDING FOR LITHIUM EXPLORATION IN CORNWALL

Cornwall Air Ambulance has welcomed famous Michelin-starred chef and TV presenter Gordon Ramsay, his wife Tana Ramsay and their children onto the team as the charity’s latest ambassadors.

With fresh new challenges to face in the

has received grant funding the sum

county following the impact of Covid-19,

of £500,000 from the government to

it is vital that Cornwall Air Ambulance

progress its research and development

reaches audiences far and wide to tell their

of hard rock lithium extraction in the St

Visiting the charity airbase at Newquay in August, the Ramsay family met with the duty crew and officially launched their roles as ambassadors. Of the new role, Gordon Ramsay said, “Cornwall has been our family home now for five years and we have always been totally in awe of the lifesaving work we see the Cornwall Air Ambulance do every day.

We are so immensely proud and honoured to become Ambassadors and join the team in helping continue to raise awareness and promote the fantastic service they selflessly carry out for the people of Cornwall.”

service is for Cornwall, as Paul Martin, Chief

With only a 6% application success

Executive of the charity explains here, “We

rate, the Innovate UK Smart Grant is a

are very honoured to welcome Gordon

highly sought-after award. BLL is the first

story and highlight how necessary this

and Tana on board and so proud that they chose to support Cornwall Air Ambulance now that Cornwall is such a big part of their lives. We hope they will be able to help

Roche-based British Lithium Limited

Austell area of Cornwall.

company in the UK to explore for hard rock lithium and the only company so far to have established a resource. Lithium is a highly reactive and relatively light metal that is ideal for use in batteries,

us reach new supporters, spreading the

including those that power electric

message far and wide to people who love

cards. This year alone has seen the sales

this part of the world and highlighting the

of zero emission vehicles increase by up

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to 160%. BLL carried out its first drilling programme in April 2019 after years of research and reconnaissance and further trenching took place five months later, followed by an intensive 24-hour diamond-core

drilling

programme

in December. Comprising six team members, BLL is now preparing for a third phase of exploration. l You can find out more at www.britishlithium.co.uk

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES IN TRURO EXTENDED A collaboration between Truro City Council and Truro BID has led to an extension of the current road closures in Truro.

With the Covid-19 related scheme now extending

until

January,

Boscawen

Summer Success for Cornish Company

Street, King Street, High Cross, St

A Cornish-based activity group has seen a huge increase in sales as families seek out new ways to safely explore the outdoors.

greater social distancing for visitors, shop

Treasure Trails uncovers hidden secrets in towns, cities, villages and rural locations across the UK with self-guided themed walks, allowing families to experience their local areas in imaginative ways.

The aim of each trail is to solve clues on a circular route of approximately two miles, incorporating plaques, signs, statues, monuments, images, engravings or any other unique or eye-catching features, with each trail lasting around two hours.

Following the rise in staycations this year, as well as people looking to keep their families active and engaged, Treasure Trails saw more than a 100% increase in sales in July this year.

It’s a fantastic achievement for the business, which is based in Truro, growing from a ‘bedroom project’ with a handful of Trails in Cornwall and Devon in 2008, to now boasting over 1,200 nationwide trails today with themes including Spy Trail, Murder Mystery and Treasure Hunt.

Designed to appeal to all ages, Treasure Trail booklets cost £9.99 and are suitable for up to five people. Trails are also available to buy online and download to print at home. To find out more, visit www.treasuretrails.co.uk l

Nicholas Street and Lower Lemon Street will remain closed to vehicles, to allow for owners and residents in the city centre.

The Truro partnership team comprising Truro City Council, Truro Business Improvement District and Visit Truro, are confident that the measures in place will encourage people and workers to return to the high street with ‘space to shop’.

The closures are in place from 11am – 3pm Monday to Saturday. Truro BID and Truro City Council will continue to monitor the temporary measures, liaising with businesses to understand what is working well and what may need improving. l For more information, check out Visit Truro via social media – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @Visittruro

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Things to Do 1. BODMIN JAIL From October 1st Experience the dark history of Cornwall in this latest, newly redeveloped attraction that offers guests a chance to delve into this hidden part of Cornwall’s heritage for an immersive, fascinating experience with state-of-the-art technology. Set to be an exciting and haunting adventure for all who enter, tickets are now on sale. www.bodminjail.org

2. MINACK THEATRE’S LOVEPLAY 14th – 23rd October

By Moira Buffini and presented by Ha Hum Ah Theatre at the Minack comes a satirical play chartering a chaotic trail of seduction, transaction and romantic aspiration that takes place on a single spot of ground across

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3. HAEGUE YANG: STRANGE ATTRACTORS AT TATE ST IVES October 24th 2020 – 3rd May 2021 From October, the UK’s largest exhibition to date by celebrated South Korean artist Haegue Yang will be showing at The Tate St Ives. This exhibition will bring together Haegue’s new and existing work in the forms of installations, drawings, sculptures and paintings. Haegue uses a diverse range of materials with St Ives, the broader Cornish landscape and ancient archaeological heritage at the heart of her inspiration. This is the first exhibition to take place across both the award-winning new top-lit gallery in the new building and the sea-facing gallery in the original building.

For more information or to book tickets visit www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives

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4. LOWENDER PERAN CELTIC FESTIVAL ONLINE 2020 Celebrating Cornwall’s cultural heritage and its Celtic connections, Lowender Peran features hundreds of performers from Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales specialising in a variety of talents and skills. This year the Lowender Peran team will be bringing a digital festival with a line up to be released this autumn. For more information visit www.lowenderperan.co.uk

5. POLY POTTERY BOX The Poly Pottery Box contains everything needed to make a pinch pot, a simple form of handmade pottery perfect for making bowls, planters and pots. Each box features 1kg of premium air-dry clay in a resealable bag, step by step worksheet, pottery toolkit and sponge, white acrylic paint and gloss sealant and two paintbrushes.

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Ideal for rainy afternoons indoors. To buy search for the Poly Pottery Box at www.thepoly.savoysystems.co.uk

6. ROGUE THEATRE Every autumn the talented and magical team behind the group that is Rogue Theatre transforms the North Cliff region of Tehidy Woods into an enchanting wonderland of immersive performance to regale and delight its visitors with stories that celebrate Halloween. With the success of their safe, new Wonder Walks having taken place this summer, plans are already set to be in motion for this year’s unique Halloween experience. Find out more via www.roguetheatre.co.uk

7. NEWQUAY SEA STORIES From the beginnings of surfing to seafaring dating back centuries, Newquay is a Cornish town brimming with historical tales and podcast producer Karen Pirie is

bringing them to life through Newquay Sea Stories on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the Newquay Heritage Archive and Museum website. Funded by Bright Sparks a FEAST, Cornwall Museums Partnership joint fund. www.newquayoldcornwall.org

8. JUBILEE POOL’S GEOTHERMAL EXPERIENCE Now officially open to the public, step into the salty warm waters of Jubilee Pool’s newest development. Read more about the experience and its journey in our feature. www.jubileepool.co.uk

9. NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM’S MONSTERS OF THE DEEP Now until 2022 Explore myths, legends and monsters in this immersive exhibition from the National Maritime Museum that combines folklore with modern day science. Taking you on a journey through time, understand some of

the ocean’s greatest mysteries and discover how scientists explore the deepest parts of the ocean. Set to originally open in March, this exciting exhibition was placed into hibernation following the coronavirus outbreak, but now the museum has reopened to the public, with coronavirus regulations in place. Find out more at www.nmmc.co.uk

10. CORNWALL CHRISTMAS FOOD MARKET Saturday 19th December Dependent on Covid-19 regulations. From Artisan Markets Cornwall comes a day that celebrates all this food and all things Cornish in a market that features a collection of traders selling the finest produce from around Cornwall, be it meat and cheese to gin and chocolate. Keep up to date with all Artisan Market Cornwall events at www.artisanmarketscornwall.com

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A Dog friendly Walk From Fowey to Lerryn This beautiful riverside walk takes you along the magnificent Fowey estuary, inspiration for Wind in the Willows, to Lerryn, a really charming village on the upper reaches of the tidal creeks of the River Fowey. It’s fairly easy but there are stiles and steep hills. Dogs should also be kept on leads around livestock.

Once you disembark from the ferry, look to your left for a footpath signpost which leads you over a stile. Follow the path through the field and down the hill.

You’ll soon arrive a Mixtow Pill, which is a small creek off the main Fowey River. Here you can see the dock used to transport china clay. Follow the road behind the Pill and continue along the road up the hill.

Watch out for the footpath which is signposted on your left. Follow it across the stile and continue across the field to the next stile.

Continue across the fields and until you come to the next stile and footpath sign.

You will soon come to Colquite Farm. Follow the path which goes around the back of the farm until you come to a track which leads down the hill towards Penpoll Creek.

Bear left following the track towards the estuary and follow the signposted path across a field. At Penpoll Creek follow the path and then a track along the inlet.

Here you will pass an old limekiln and a lovely old watermill. Follow the road up the hill until you come to a fork.

Bear right and continue uphill towards St Veep. Here you’ll find the remote, and

very pretty church. From here, follow the footpath across the road and climb over the style.

Do note, buses from Lerryn to Fowey run

Cross the field and climb over another stile.

Continue with the hedge to your left, on to the next style and on to Pennant Farm.

Summary:

A path takes you around the back of this farm. From here, turn left and follow the road until you come to a signpost marking the footpath towards Cliff.

START: Caffa Mill car park in Fowey:

Cross the stile and turn left with the hedge on your left. You get to see some really beautiful views of the estuary here. Go over another stile and continue down a steep hill towards the woods ahead.

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Fowey to Lerryn (5.5 miles) moderate, allow 3 hours PPL23 1DF Park at Caffa Mill in Fowey -- then cross on the Bodinnick Ferry (passenger tickets are £2 each way, and the ferry runs to 8pm from May to Sept and 7pm from Oct to April.

Check the latest fares and timetable here: www.ctomsandson.co.uk/bodinnick-

Keep going to the edge of the woods and go through a gateway on your left, following the track beyond to the edge of the estuary. Here you’ll find Cliff, a tiny village on the edge of the river. Follow the path to the estuary and walk along the shoreline. From here look out for the path back into the woods as you leave Cliff. It’s marked by a gate. The path beyond this will take you to Lerryn.

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Follow the path along the creek until you come to the centre of the village with its shop and café. Just up the hill to your right is The Ship Inn, a lovely dog friendly pub.

from £7.50 (inc p&p mainland UK) via

Dog Friendly pit stops: The Old Ferry Inn, Bodinnick The Ship Inn, Lerryn For

more

inspiration

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visit or

try

our Dog Friendly Cornwall Guide for 20 Beautiful Walks. It is available online the website or you can email us at hello@dogfriendlycornwall.co.uk using the code MyCornwall and order it for £6.99

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As the nights draw in, it can be tempting to retreat to the sofa. But autumn is the perfect time to take advantage of the fresher weather to explore the great outdoors on our doorstep.

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Cardinham Woods is one such hidden gem.

Forestry England’s blend of ancient woodland and conifer plantation nestles in a beautiful valley with well-maintained, waymarked trails and views to take your breath away. Grab your comfortable shoes, a warm jacket, and sense of adventure.

Choose the Lady Vale Walk for an easy-going stroll along the dappled stream that weaves through Cardinham Woods. Overhanging boughs of oak, beech, and alder are beginning to change their colours. Mischievous Cornish piskies have been making their winter homes in the tree trunks. Little kids and big kids love to spot them, and make their own piskies from twigs, leaves and pine cones that nature has dropped on the forest floor. Pause at the clapper bridge where the Chapel of Our Lady is believed to have stood in the 12th Century.

Soak up the smells of the season and the whisper of the stream as it bubbles on its way.

For walkers prepared for a steeper climb, the Callywith Walk rewards intrepid explorers with a vista along the valley of Cardinham Water – the perfect spot to see the changing colours of the forest beneath the autumn sky. The green leaves of summer already contain most of the autumn colours we know and love. But these tones are cloaked beneath the trees' bright green chlorophyll, which changes carbon dioxide and water into sugars. As daylight hours recede, chlorophyll breaks down to reveal hidden pigments which bloom into blazing yellows and oranges.

Some leaves even turn red after a long summer of bright sunlight and little rainfall. These conditions can increase the concentration of sugar in tree sap. This prompts the tree to release red pigments to grab the last of the energy from its leaves before winter arrives.

Look carefully for the fiery glow of red oaks and sycamores.

Scientific evidence suggests that spending time in the forest can have enormous health benefits. People visiting woodlands feel more connected to nature. They are more likely to have lower blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone, cortisol. Time in the forest can also boost mental wellbeing.

Forest bathing, adapted from the Japanese practice of shinrin yoku, is a simple method to immerse mind and body in the forest and emerge refreshed.

Have a go at forest bathing For the best chance of peace and quiet, try to visit the forest earlier in the morning, or on a weekday afternoon when children are at school. Turn off your mobile devices to free up your mind, choose your route, and head into the forest.

Once you are on the trail, slow down. Move slowly so you can see and feel more. Breathe into your abdomen. As your breathing slows, try to make the out-breath twice as long as the in-breath to help the body relax.

Stop, stand or sit.

Take in your surroundings using all of your senses. What can you smell? What can you hear? How does the forest environment make you feel? Look at nature’s small details.

Keep your eyes open. The colours of nature are soothing and studies have shown that people relax best while seeing greens and blues.

When your mind tries to wander back into daily life, gently bring the focus back to your senses and what is around you. Stay as long as you can and aim to extend your time with practice. l

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For nearly 18 years, Atishoo Gallery has been a part of Charlestown’s iconic and captivating charm. With a passion for promoting artists, designers and producers based in the UK, and with a penchant for anything nautical, Atishoo Gallery boasts a treasure trove of original art, prints, pottery, jewellery, glassware and homewares. Behind it all is Liz Hackney, artist, owner and curator, who works alongside her partner Paul Clark, a bespoke picture framer.

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There’s been a lot of changes in Charlestown over the last 18 years,” Liz describes. “When we first opened there were only a couple of pubs, a restaurant and a small number of mainly seasonal shops. Visitor numbers have increased substantially to the village since Poldark and even more so this year with more people holidaying in the UK. The permanent shops and restaurants stay open all year now, which has made Charlestown an all year-round destination!”

Atishoo’s origins began around 23 years ago, when a friend called Liz, then a freelance textile and surface pattern designer, and asked if she would house sit in Cornwall whilst they spent three months exploring the swells of Portugal’s surf spots. Having always wanted to live by the sea, and being able to work anywhere, Liz jumped at the chance. Later, Liz was offered an opportunity to rent a studio in a recently renovated shop in St Agnes and her trip to Cornwall became permanent as Atishoo was born, “The business name came from my work,” Liz explains, “I used collaged, dyed tissue papers in my designs and the name was a play on the words ‘art tissue’. I stayed in St Agnes for the first few years of Atishoo, but soon outgrew my studio space and so the hunt for a larger premise began, we settled on the perfect place in Charlestown.”

Located in a former butcher shop, Atishoo’s characterful and eye-catching shop front leads to an interior stylishly filled with products from Cornish and British artists, makers and designers and is a reflection of Liz and Paul as both artists and shop keepers, “I always wanted to be an artist but fell into running a store over time. In 1999, I took on a part-time job as a trainee picture framer, which is where I met Paul; he’s been a bespoke picture framer for nearly 30 years.

Combining our artwork with opening our own picture framing business made sense.

“We are passionate about promoting artists and designers based in the UK,” says Liz. “Naturally, because of our coastal location, there is a very nautical theme to the shop, but we do have other styles as well. Paul and I are both artists and tend to work in very bright colours, and this does influence the work we choose; bright and quirky would best describe our style.”

According to Liz, anything with puffins on is always a popular sell. From tableware and aprons to candles and cards designed

by Emma Ball and Dolly Hotdogs, some of Atishoo’s customers collect anything new if it features a puffin but people also travel far and wide to see some of Atishoo’s larger artworks, “Our best-selling artist is Alan Arthurs, who was formerly the designer for the prog-rock band Hawkwind. He lives in the village and his unusual enamel paintings are based on the industrial history of the area, particularly the clay industry. He’s even worked on special commissions painting electric guitars for musicians. Strawsilk glass designer Margaret Johnson has been with us for many years and creates stunning decorative glassware with beautiful shoals of shimmering fish. Her pieces look fabulous as a centrepiece on a table. This year we have had a really successful season for Margaret, with people ordering online as well as making special journeys to the gallery to see her work.”

Always on the go, whether it’s looking for inspiration for new products or keeping Atishoo running smoothly. However this year Liz and Paul found themselves like many others forced into finally taking some time out during lockdown, as well as developing sides of Atishoo to still keep the business available and open to their loyal customers, “We don’t normally have much time off outside of running the business. This year we finally converted our attic space into a studio and enjoyed

spending time in our cottage garden growing plants from seeds and cuttings.

“We also had the chance to add even more of our stock to our website including our fantastic range of art cards. We also recognise that some of our older customers were wary of coming in to browse in the shop during this unusually busy season, so we set up a local pick up option on our website where customers can just order and pay online and their order will be ready to collect within a day or so.”

And, with Atishoo’s bespoke picture framing services, Liz found interest from those keen to preserve the artwork and craft taken up during lockdown, “Our main business is the bespoke picture framing and we work with some of Cornwall’s leading artists, as well as framing artwork, prints and memorabilia for the general public. We have a great selection of contemporary

and

traditional

frames

and can help preserve artwork for future generations using conservation glass. Lots of people worked on lockdown projects, including cross stitches, artwork and photography, and we are the perfect place to help preserve those memories.”

You can find Atishoo Gallery, Gifts & Framing open for framing consultations by appointment only. The shop, gallery and online store is very much open but delivery times may vary. At the store, measures have been taken to ensure customer and staff safety regarding the Covid-19 outbreak.

Liz and Paul look forward to continuing to welcome visitors and locals back into their enchanting space. l www.atishoogallery.co.uk 71 Charlestown Road, Charlestown, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 3NL T: 01726 65900 Open: Tuesday to Saturday 11am – 4pm

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Design Independent ethical retailer Uneeka showcasses a wide range of unique furniture suitable for any style of home.

From sustainably sourced contemporary pieces, to vintage one off finds, Uneeka has been providing stunning feel-good homeware and furniture since 2004. Here's a glimpse at the amazing products on offer this season...

VINTAGE INDIAN FURNITURE Having worked closely with this family run fair trade business for over 15 years, Uneeka are proud to present a range of vintage Indian furniture pieces, sourced by a local family. Offering a fair wage and shipping via the water, each piece is totally unique, exudes character and has its own story to tell.

There’s a wide selection, with cabinets, desks and benches sitting alongside tables and chairs.

Beloved for their originality, solid wood, expert craftsmanship as well as often vibrant colours, rich history and the added bonus of supporting independent businesses right down to the supplier, this stand-out range in Uneeka is ideal for statement pieces to be loved for years to come. l Discover a wide range of vintage furniture in-store at Truro or online at www.uneeka.com Uneeka.home Princess Chula House, City Road, Truro, Cornwall T: 01872 888538 t @myCornwall_ | G myCornwalltv | w www.thatsmycornwall.com 23 n

Cornwall is no stranger to the magic of aerial photography.

Capturing the rugged coastlines and idyllic seaside towns from above have grown in popularity over the years, with keen aerial photographers amassing thousands of followers online. However, with a passion for flight, art and conceptual imagery, abstract aerial photographer George Stephens, also known as Gstee, captures Cornwall’s natural world and beyond in a completely new way.

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ith ever-changing tides and shifting sands, Gstee’s quest to bring the moving world to print is constantly evolving. Based in Newquay, the aerial abstract photographer looks to present the natural world around him in a way that is not only celebratory of land and sea, but also in a way that celebrates the art of the rugged.

“Mostly, I shoot seascapes,” George explains, “I highlight the uninterrupted Cornish coastline. I’m self-taught in photography and my techniques have evolved with me over the years, but I have always been drawn to more unconventional, abstract imagery and art.”

Growing up, George spent much of his time flying with his father, a former Air Traffic Controller who spent his youth in the RAF, having also attained his private pilot license as a young man. George’s childhood was surrounded by aviation.

With a plethora of perspectives literally beneath him, George soon gained an inspired fascination for the aerial from his time gazing down at the world below, “There is something special about seeing somewhere familiar in a totally new way, so being able to capture and share that feeling with people is really fulfilling.

Combining my two passions, photography and aviation, naturally fell into place and the ability to position my camera anywhere I want, has given me so much freedom to be creative with how I shoot.”

George has travelled the world in search of unusual and captivating terrains, from the vibrant pink salt lakes of Spain to the tropical shores of Sri Lanka. However taking centre stage in his photographic works is his stunning shots of Cornwall. George’s take on the rich, ethereal Atlantic Ocean, the meandering estuaries, lazy tidal shifts and patient surfers resting in momentary stillness transform Cornwall’s waters into a mirage of minimalism and photographic artistry of rich, glassy cerulean blues bathed in dappled light and wispy white sands.

“Sunrise is my favourite time to shoot,” George describes, “it’s a peaceful time of day and when all of the elements align it’s nice to get lost in that moment.”

“In Cornwall, I’ll usually head out to a new area and see where the day takes me. Often some of my favourite images come from being in the right place at the right time. Whether that’s to do with the weather, light or a certain point in the tide that reveals a pattern in the ocean or sand.

When shooting abroad, I usually research a particular location or subject before the try, but once I’m there I tend to be less rigid and give myself freedom to adapt with the conditions in that moment.”

Chance and experience are challenges that George finds himself grateful for. Ruled by the landscape and its forever moving swells, winds, sunshine and rain, means that no two shoots are ever the same. The thrill of circumstance accompanied by time spent learning to read the weather that allows

for idyllic photography, means George appreciates the days when things simply fall into place, “You may only have one day or even a few hours at a certain location, and if the conditions aren’t quite right then it can be pretty frustrating. However, that part of the process makes me grateful on the days where it all comes together.

“I love the adventure. Getting out and finding new places and being able to share my vision of those spots is a great privilege. One of my favourite places to shoot is the Gannel Estuary in Newquay.

It is a constantly evolving landscape and flows through its many visual states with the tide. This makes for a really spectacular view from above.”

Offering a sense of escapism accompanied by the familiarity of capturing places around Cornwall known and loved by many, George’s photos make for an enchantingly unique glimpse at Cornwall’s coast, whilst his works taken abroad aim to transport the viewer away, to evoke a sense of calm, “My intention is to take the viewer on a bit of a journey, inviting them to take a moment in the present. Our natural world offers so much inspiration and it is a captivating canvas to work with.” l George is always releasing new work on his website in the form of prints and he soon hopes to get back to showcasing his images in exhibitions in Cornwall and beyond. You can discover more at www.gstee.co.uk

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Whilst you may have heard of geothermal pools in the likes of worldwide destinations such as Iceland, New Zealand, Italy and Norway, the idea of Cornwall having its very own pool seemed a little far-fetched. However, after years of research, planning and developing, Cornwall’s version of its own ‘Blue Lagoon’ can now be found in Penzance’s ‘blue lido’ – Jubilee Pool.

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or 10 years, there were talks of creating a heated pool at Jubilee.

The idea was said to have originated from Charlie Nixon, the brother of former Jubilee Pool Director, Martin Nixon.

Following a trip to New Zealand, where its volcanic and lively landscapes make for some of the most incredible geothermal pools in the world, Charlie suggested the idea in response to a discussion on how some of Jubilee’s visitors struggled with the brisk waters of the sea pool. A decade and £1.8 million pounds’ worth of funding later, and the suggestion had finally become a reality.

The road to Jubilee’s toasty new geothermal lido, the first of its kind in the UK, was a long and arduous one: from its initial proposal to Cornwall Council from Martin himself to the massive industrial efforts performed by Geothermal Energy Limited to construct the geothermal well that heats a section of the pool.

There’s also upgraded changing facilities, showers, a new café with double the seating capacity and a new multi-purpose community space. Overall, it’s been a complete facelift that’s catapulted Jubilee into 2020 with style. Of course, the Jubilee team had plenty of help, the £1.8 million investment project owes £540,000 of that funding to a community of 1,400 as the result of a public share offer, in which 970 of those contributors are local people. The remaining funds came through a mixture of loans and grants from Power to Change, the Architectural Heritage Fund and the Cooperative Community Investment Fund.

A real community effort to see this project come to life now means that the pool will be able to open year-round, offering a better service than ever before.

What to Expect The geothermal pool works by extracting warm water from a 410m deep geothermal well, which is just ten metres shy of Brown Willy – Cornwall’s highest hill on Bodmin Moor - from sea level, to give you an idea.

Taking the heat from the water withdrawn and using it to heat pumps, distributing it into the pool via a heat exchanger before re-injecting the cooler water back into the group, means that the combined system can sustain the temperature of the pool with a very low carbon footprint. In fact, 80% of the new pool’s heat is geothermally sourced; the system is one of the first n 28 |

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What does all this innovative science lead to? A steamy 35 degrees of saltwater goodness for visitors to bathe in and soak away the stress of the day in one of Cornwall’s most picturesque settings, offering a unique alfresco experience within the pre-existing sea pool.

Opening The official opening of the new geothermal pool took place at the end of August this year, during which a local swimming family enjoyed the inaugural honour of being the first group to experience the geothermal pool. It was a privilege originally reserved for Joyce Cooper, a local woman and lifetime supporter who had been attending Jubilee Pool since its grand opening in 1935. Suffering from mobility issues, Sea Swim Cornwall organised a charity fundraiser which saw members Tom and Jo swim 22km in one day across a number of Cornish beaches, raising money to purchase a specialist aquatic wheelchair that would enable Joyce, a well-known former swimmer, swimming teacher and first female President of Cornwall Swimming, to take one last dip.

Sadly however, Joyce passed away before the geothermal pool was completed, but for granddaughter Hannah the pool still holds Joyce’s legacy and spirit, “[The specialist aquatic wheelchair] has been permanently gifted to Jubilee Pool to help other mobility impaired and disabled people gain access and enjoy the renowned physical and mental health benefits of sea water swimming,” explains Hannah, “which is a brilliantly befitting legacy from Gran!”

“We’d like to extend our thanks to the pool staff and the other individuals that helped in our attempt to fulfil Gran’s final wish, along with everyone who kindly donated to the charity fundraiser. Gran was thrilled with the response and the prospect of plunging into the new geo pool; and though it was bittersweet with her not being there to share the moment with us, she was definitely present in spirit - as she will be whenever we visit the pool in the future.”

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efforts for Joyce highlight the importance of Jubilee Pool’s community, “When Joyce was asked to describe the pool in one word, her response was ‘anchor’. Joyce and her family remind us just how much the pool means to the community, and how it truly is a part of people’s lives. We will continue to do our very best to make sure it’s an anchor for many years to come.”

Now open to the general public, tickets to the pool must be booked online and in advance and in the true spirit of community, the Jubilee Pool team want to ensure that visiting the pool is affordable for local people. Two discounts are available, one for Cornwall residents and another for Penzance Town Council Parish residents: proof of residency is required.

There will be at least five sessions running every day, with morning sessions reserved for adults only. Additionally, there will be three early evening adult only sessions per week, offering the perfect way to relax after a hard day’s work. There’s also hope for more exciting offers and packages for the future, but these are dependent on the current circumstances regarding Covid-19, as Nicola explains here, “It is our intention to operate the geothermal pool all year round;” she says, “however, given the current circumstances and restrictions that we have in place, it may not be viable for us to remain open this winter. In the longer term, we hope to offer packages such as ‘geothermal and fizz’ for sundowners as well as ‘geothermal and dine’ options.

Customers will also be able to combine geothermal sessions with treatments such as facials and massages.”

It’s a monumental moment for the Penzance community and one that has seen countless hours of hard work from Jubilee Pool’s team and many others to make this enormous new phase of this iconic part of Cornwall come to life. Not only is this a testament for Cornwall’s leading efforts in geothermal energy in the UK, but it’s also a pretty idyllic and cosy way to enjoy the beautiful waters of Mount's Bay whilst gazing over its spectacular views. l To book your tickets and find out more, visit www.jubileepool.co.uk Jubilee Pool, Battery Road, Penzance, TR18 4FF T: 01736 369224

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One thing many of us have taken from this year, is the opportunity to re-evaluate our careers, hobbies, and plans for the future and for some, that’s starting up a business of their own. As an award-winning national programme designed to help people start, run and grow their businesses, Outset Cornwall have been helping Cornish people succeed in their dream of running their own business for over 10 years.

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minute of the day. I’d been working from home for a while and so I’d become used to working around the children and in the evenings. Running my own business gives me the freedom to work any time I choose.

“The Outset programme was a really helpful insight into how businesses work.

The feedback from the trainers and other people in the group was so useful and it was really interesting to hear other people’s ideas and get their input. The structure of the sessions really motivated me to do more each week.”

Today, from her seaside studio in Falmouth, Sophie creates and sells her gorgeous range of handmade homeware and fashion accessories via her website and Etsy shop and is recently part of a brand new collective, The Crafty Bean. Her newfound self-employment not only allows her to work at her own pace, but also to experiment with new patterns and ideas, “I think people are interested, now more than ever, in owning original pieces that are individual and aren’t mass produced.

When working for a big company there are so many constraints for a designer, it’s a lot different working for yourself. Now, I can experiment and try out new ideas, and if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t matter.”

Whilst the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic continue to loom, with uncertainty surrounding the future of businesses both economically and politically, the need for a revamp into how we work and the ways in which we work has never been clearer.

From working longer hours to being furloughed, or even facing redundancy, this year has highlighted more so than ever the opportunities, gaps, pitfalls and potential in where our careers and future as a working community might be headed.

For others, the process of setting a startup has been a complete career change, with new challenges and skills to be learnt along the way. After 25 years working as a health and social care trainer, Lostwithiel based Jo Hague finally took the plunge in completing a three year textile degree at Falmouth University, something she’d been wanting to do since she was 18. Inspired by unconventional materials alongside a desire to work with ethically sourced materials, Jo uses industrial plastic and disused scaffolding netting to create her largescale, 3D sculptural, art installations. Eyecatching, with a powerful message, upon graduating in 2019 Jo was soon spotted by an interior design shop in London as well as receiving an invitation to showcase her work at an exclusive exhibition at the Bedruthan Hotel in Cornwall.

who suggested she join the next round of business start-up training, being delivered online via Zoom.

“The Outset course has been really useful.

I’ve learnt so many different elements to running a business; from finance to finding your target market, packaging to setting up a returns policy, and I’ve used so many of the ideas and suggestions already. The Selling Online session was particularly helpful, as it’s allowed me to get my full product range online and generate sales, even during lockdown.”

On the cusp of launching her business, in which Jo had invested a lot of time and money, the Covid-19 crisis hit. Jo’s exhibition at Bedruthan was postponed indefinitely and she found herself feeling lost, “I was left feeling really disheartened,” Jo explains, “like my whole business dream was being swept from underneath me.”

Adapting in adversity has swiftly become part of Outset Cornwall’s programme, supporting and guiding start-up businesses through unprecedented and difficult times as well as helping them get off the ground. Even moving to a more digitised platform has helped dozens of members of the Outset programme manage their time better, especially for Jo, who found the online courses and workshops ideal for her environmentally friendly ethos, “Outset also gave me some fantastic ideas about how I could communicate my sustainability values to my customers and make my work more personal,” she says. “Now, every piece a customer buys comes with a certificate of authenticity, including source details and a description of the materials, as well as a small sample so they can really see how their artwork has evolved.

Spotting an Outset Cornwall advert on Instagram, Jo got in touch with the team

“Having time to work on the business side with Outset Cornwall has really lifted me

and given me back control of where my journey was going.”

Jo now has work on sale in London once again and the Bedruthan Hotel are hanging two of her large-scale pieces until a new exhibition can be arranged. It’s small steps but already Jo is seeing online sales and commissions via her website shop growing.

Starting up a business is undoubtedly a daunting process; the risks can be high, but evidently so are the rewards.

Ultimately, Outset Cornwall offer proactive, flexible and attainable ways to make individuals looking to start up their own business feel supported not only for when things go right, but also for when help is needed.

“To anyone considering joining the Outset programme, I would say set yourself some time to focus on your idea and go for it,” says Jo. “You never know where it will lead.

The tutors were superb; they listened to me and I knew I could ask questions at any stage. It was fantastic to have so much support and information.” l Outset Cornwall are continuing to work hard to support clients old and new in developing and growing their businesses that in turn, will help to build Cornwall’s future for generations to come. If you have a creative business or idea, and would like to find out more, including details of upcoming sessions, visit www.outset.org/ cornwall or email cornwall@outset.org.

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he small Cornish village, close to the tip of the Roseland Peninsula, beat numerous other well-known resorts such as Dartmouth, Beer, Blackpool, Great Yarmouth and its near neighbours Newquay, St Ives and Mevagissey to claim the top spot. The voters gave St Mawes a ‘Five Star’ rating for peace and quiet and for its beautiful scenery and the village also scored highly for value for money. With high-end hotels offering exclusive dining experiences, the local pubs embracing locally sourced produce and a number of smart cafés, St Mawes has been said to have developed an almost European vibe. But the relaxed holiday atmosphere belies the long history of this tiny harbour, a history that involves not just seafaring and fishing but smuggling and piracy.

The harbour of St Mawes sprang up as a home for fishermen and the harbour pilots who once guided ships from all over the world into the safety of Falmouth Bay. As a consequence the narrowest streets and oldest buildings, many of them now guest houses, restaurants and shops, huddle close to the water. Staying in or visiting St Mawes inevitably brings you closer to the tranquil sights, sounds and smells of the sea.

The Little Fortress One of the main attractions in St Mawes is its impressive castle. It was built in 1542

by Thomas Treffry, under the orders of Henry VIII, at a cost of just over £5000.

This castle, like its larger twin across the water, Pendennis, was intended to protect the entrance to the harbour and the then important settlements of Penryn, Tresillian and Truro. Falmouth was still just a small collection of houses at that time. It saw action during the Civil War, had a battlement bristling with cannon and was part of a chain of forts built to protect England from possible invasion from Catholic France and Spain. Legend has it that both the soldiers here and at Pendennis used to use Black Rock, an outcrop in the middle of the bay, as target practice and to this day divers report that the seabed in the area is littered with cannon balls.

St Mawes castle is now looked after

by English Heritage and is beautifully preserved, attracting many thousands

of visitors each year. The clover-leafed shaped fort is considered to be the most elaborately decorated of all Henry’s coastal fortresses. A carving in Latin above a door that faces the harbour reads, “May the soul of King Henry VIII live forever, who in the 34th year of his reign caused this to be built.” A picnic in its grounds makes a lovely pause in your day and also enables you to take in the stunning panorama of Falmouth harbour, St Mawes Creek and the beautiful Roseland peninsula.

Sightseeing by land and water If you feel like stretching your legs or broadening your horizons beyond cosy St Mawes, the village is also a great starting point for exploring this truly picturesque corner of Cornwall. There are regular ferries across the water to Falmouth and dolphins are often seen by passengers on this popular trip. A number of companies offer fishing trips and boat cruises taking in the nearby quiet creeks and coastline, with opportunities for bird-watching and seal-spotting. And if you are feeling more adventurous why not hire a Stand Up Paddleboard, kayak or even your own boat for the day and go at your own pace? Such a peaceful way to discover your surroundings.

From St Mawes you can explore the sheltered paths that wind their way to the handsome creek-side church of St Just in Roseland, whose graveyard is more like a magical subtropical garden. Or perhaps discover the hidden trails of Messack Point where wild oysters cover the rocky shoreline, and there are views across the Carrick Roads to Mylor and beyond.

One of the most popular trips is to take a ferry across from St Mawes harbour to the outer arm of the Roseland Peninsula.

From here the coastal path leads you to the tip of St Anthony Head, a real mustsee spot, and numerous off the beaten track beaches. The iconic white tower of St Anthony Lighthouse, first constructed in 1835, only adds to the beauty of this panoramic viewpoint. On a clear day you can see as far as the Lizard Peninsula.

And of course besides all this wonderful scenery St Mawes has plenty of fascinating history to intrigue you too.

Smugglers and Pirates The Roseland Peninsula is a four mile

long, narrow neck of land which separates St Mawes from the open sea. Its pristine coastline was once a playground for smugglers, something to keep in mind as you explore the hidden coves and secluded footpaths here. The fishermen of St Mawes were said to have indulged in the profitable sideline to supplement their meagre legal income. The problem became so great that a customs station was set up in the village to try and combat the activities of the illegal freetraders. In January 1843 the customs officers observed a suspicious looking craft beached on the east side of St Mawes Creek; as they approached, the smugglers ran off leaving more than 120 casks of brandy on the sand!

But the customs officers of St Mawes didn’t usually have such easy pickings.

The position of their station meant that unscrupulous types could keep an eye on them from the headland and as soon as the preventive boat left dock a signal could be sent to warn any smugglers in the area and around Gerrans Bay and Porthscatho. By the time the officials took to the water all would be quiet. On one occasion however the wily commanding officer outdid the smugglers by getting his men to carry their boat overland from St Mawes to Gerrans Bay, launching it before the scouts even knew he had left the harbour. Records say that, able to surprise the smugglers, ‘he secured a good prize and dealt a severe blow to the contraband trade’ that day.

The notorious pirate Robert Long also operated out of St Mawes harbour, terrorising shipping in the English Channel and then bringing his prizes back to the Percuil River. Long was very successful at evading the authorities for many years but was eventually captured and brought to trial in around 1660. He met a rather grisly end - he was to be hung in chains on a crossroads outside St Mawes village as a warning to other pirates in the area.

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This issue’s My Cornish World welcomes Gail Rayner, author of The Lady and Castles.

A trained nurse in Plymouth, Gail talks to us about her passion for writing.

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I grew up in Plymouth, spending many laptop and go out, have fun and live. Once holidays and day trips in Cornwall. My My second book, The Lady, is based in the I feel refreshed, I always then feel I have love for the area has carried on with me 18th Century and is about a girl brought up something to write about. taking my own children there. I love the by the servants after her father died when grey brick houses, quaint cottages and she was young. There’s a secret around her When you’re not writing, what

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GWREN N KERNEWE Yn Kernewek, an hanow rag ‘November’ yw mis Du. Dell verrhons an dydhyow ha ni a nesha gwav, ni a vir yn-rag orth an golow tomm yn chi dhe benn a’n jydh. Hedhyw y’n jydh, ni a breder travyth dhe skwychya yn few, po govyn orth ‘Alexa’, rag kavos golow lowr byth pan vo edhom anodho. Mes kyns devedhyans a dredan, chiow a fydhyas yn kantolyow po martesen lugern oyl rag golowyans. Usys yn kemmyn o oyl hern drefen y vos kavadow heb ahwer wosa gwaska an pesk yn balyeryow. Ena yn 1792, Wella Murdoch, Alban ow triga yn Resrudh, a arbrovas gans gas glow pibys avel an fenten keunys hag y ji a dheuth ha bos an kynsa y’n bys dhe wul devnydh a’n eghen moy effeythadow ma a wolowyans gas.

In Cornish, the name for November is ‘the Dark month’. As the days shorten and we get closer to winter, we look forward to the warm glow of home at the end of the day. Nowadays, we think nothing of flicking on the switch, or asking ‘Alexa’, to have ample light whenever we might need it. But before the arrival of electricity, homes relied on candles or maybe oil lamps for lighting. Pilchard oil was commonly used as it was readily available after pressing the fish into barrels. Then in 1792, William Murdoch, a Scot living in Redruth, experimented with piped coal gas as the fuel source and his home became the first in the world to use this more efficient form of gas lighting.

kynnyav autumn gwav winter hedhyw y’n jydh nowadays travyth nothing golow light, glow tomm warm skwychya yn few to switch on skwychya yn farow to switch off devedhyans arrival tredan electricity kantol candle balyer barrel arbrovya to experiment glow coal keunys fuel effeythadow efficient Eylskrifys o a-dreus an pow a-ji dhe gopel a dhegvledhen rag golowyans stret, a dhyworth Dinedin dhe Pall Mall yn Loundres.

Byttegyns nag o an Gernowyon gorfenys gans aga arbrovow.

Yn 1895, usys o oyl hern avel keunys yn tredanva vyghan war an kay porth yn Lannvorek. Hi a dhinythis tredan lowr rag servya ha golowji byghan ha golowyans stret leel ynwedh, ow

For general enquiries: maureen.pierce@kesva.org For enquiries about publications: roger.courtenay@kesva.org For enquiries about examinations: tony.hak@kesva.org

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Let's Speak Cornish

kul an porth kernewek ma onen a’n kynsa trevow y’n RU dhe dhegemeres isframweyth a’n par ma.

Within a couple of decades, it was copied all over the country as street lighting, from Edinburgh to Pall Mall in London. The Cornish were not finished with their experiments, however. In 1895, pilchard oil was used as the fuel in a small power station on the harbour pier in Mevagissey. It generated enough electricity to serve both a small lighthouse and also the local street lighting,

Jori: Alexa, skwych yn few an lugern esedhva! | Alexa, switch on the living room lights.

Alexa: Hmm, I don’t know that one.

Jori: Ogh, Alexa, pyth yw an poynt mars eus edhom dhymm a gewsel yn Sowsnek oll an termyn?

Oh, Alexa, what’s the point if I have to speak in English all the time?

Alexa: Searching for Bedruthan Point on Mars...

making this Cornish port one of the first towns in the UK to have such an amenity.

eylskrifa To copy kopel a couple degvledhen decade Dinedin Edinburgh byttegyns however dinythi to generate tredanva power station golowji lighthouse Ruthvanes Unys United Kingdom isframweyth amenity / infrastucture

Nebes lavarennow kynnyav Some Autumn phrases Yma’n gorthugherow ow hirhe lemmyn The evenings are drawing in now My a gar potya bernyow delen I love to kick piles of leaves Rudh, gell hag owr... oll an liwyow kynnyav!

Red, brown and gold... all the colours of Autumn!

Yma tas-gwynn ow trehevel tansys meur yn y lowarth Grandad is building a great bonfire in his garden Bydh war a sortes kyns ty dh’y enowi!

Look out for hedgehogs before you light it!

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ART HOUSE GALLERY Always on the lookout for new talent, Art House Gallery features a diverse mix of mediums, blending representational and abstract styles.

The exhibition evolves all season with fresh and dynamic work. Their collection includes more than 20 of the most respected artists working in Cornwall today.

Open times: mostly 11:30am-4:30pm Private views are available

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ART FOCUS MAKER'S FOCUS ARTIST PROFILE MEET THE MAKER GALLERY OF THE MONTH

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COVER ARTIST – IMOGEN DAVIS Based in the south-west of England, artist Imogen Davis works as an illustrator and designer, creating story-telling imagery to provoke happiness and to inspire new adventures.

With her sketchbook by her side, Imogen documents her walks along coastal paths and country lanes through the form of notes, sketches and mixed-media paintings.

By combining her imagination with new findings from the outdoors, Imogen develops these ideas back in the studio using either traditional or digital methods.

Currently after relocating to Frome from Cornwall, Imogen is now settled into a new studio and is busy working on new collections for her shop. Expect to see a range of her favourite locations and walking routes around the UK, as well as a wide selection of Cornwall themed imagery. All of her artworks are now available to purchase online through her website as art prints, illustrated gifts and originals. l

LATEST EXHIBITION FROM KURT JACKSON CELEBRATES ANCIENT CORNWALL A Prehistoric Cornwall, the latest awe-inspiring exhibition from Kurt Jackson, arguably one of Britain’s most celebrated living landscape painters is now open to the public.

This body of work sees Jackson visit the relics of prehistoric Cornwall, capturing the county’s extraordinary range of ancient monuments with a new series of paintings and sculpture.

The landscape is full of these sites, some are obvious and picturesque - a stone circle - while others are hidden and overlooked, cut-off and smothered by dual carriageways, roundabouts and car dealerships. All of these sites are an important and integral part of the Cornish landscape and its culture. They are a piece of Cornish heritage.

A Prehistoric Cornwall is open Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm until 7th November at the Jackson Foundation, St Just, Cornwall. Beyond this date, please check website for opening times. l www.jacksonfoundationgallery.com T: 01736 787638

To shop, view more of her portfolio or for any commission and wholesale enquires please visit and contact Imogen through her website www.imogendavis.com.

Follow more of Imogen’s journey on instagram @imogen.davis.designs.

RACHEL STOWE BECOMES THE LATEST ARTIST TO JOIN THE COWHOUSE GALLERY COLLECTIVE Rachel’s work showcases unique hand painted and printed silk and velvet accessories. She specialises in layering various techniques including devore dye reduction, wax resist, screen printing and hand painting, stripping the cloth and adding further colours creating sumptuous fabrics. Rachel also makes a range of hand dyed and hand printed aluminium and sterling silver jewellery which pay homage to the colours and patterns of nature.

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Cornwall Land and Seascapes

Original Oil Paintings, Prints, Calendars and Greeting Cards

TRELISSICK GALLERY

Member’s Autumn/Winter Exhibition Runs until January 2021

Please be aware that to visit Trelissick you must book ahead at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/trelissick/whats-on We will be open daily from 10am-4pm

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Princes House, F3, Princes Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2ES

www.saraheddyart.com Tel: 07507174025 • Email: info@saraheddyart.com

A stunning gallery located at the heart of the timeless Trelowarren Estate, run by a co-operative of exciting and diverse professional artists all sharing an enthusiasm for living and working on the Lizard peninsular. Seascapes to abstracts, printmaking, crafts and cards with various media to suit all tastes.

We look forward to welcoming our visitors now from Wednesday to Sunday. Please continue to view our work online also.

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AUTUMN AT LIZARD ART Following a successful turnout of visitors to Lizard Art’s stunning gallery space in the enchanting grounds of Trelowarren Estate over the belated summer season, members of the gallery are now delighted to be well into the throws of their ‘Autumn exhibition’, on show until 1st November from Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 3pm.

The Lizard Art season will then conclude with the annual ‘Little Picture Show’, a firm favourite in the gallery’s calendar year. This intimate exhibition of small works, from woodcuts and watercolours to seascapes and still life, makes for a perfect one-stop shop for special Christmas gifts, with Giclee prints, cards, jewellery and sculpture for sale alongside original paintings. The co-operative’s new illustrated book ‘Lizard Uncovered’ is also for sale at the gallery, and features a compilation of images and words from each of the current Lizard Art members.

The ‘Little Picture Show’ will be available from Saturday 7th - 22nd November 11am-3pm excluding Mondays and Tuesdays. l Please subscribe to Lizard Art's new E-Newsletter which will regularly keep you up to date with all that's happening. Send your email to lizardartgallery@gmail.com Lizard Art, Trelowarren Estate, Mawgnan-in-Meneage, Cornwall, TR12 6AF • T: 01326 221778 E: admin@lizardart.co.uk •W: Lizardart.co.uk G Lizardart A @lizardartgallery

MUST SEE: ROGER CURTIS AT THE CUSTOMS HOUSE GALLERY Having been previously postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Customs House Gallery in Porthleven are pleased to announce that their exhibition showcasing the atmospheric works of Roger Curtis is finally ready set to grace the gallery walls this October.

From Saturday 10th to Monday 19th October, works from landscape artist Roger Curtis will be on display to view. Roger’s ability to capture the delicate essence of each place he paints makes for some truly atmospheric and captivating works. His home town of Newlyn offers an idyllic source of inspiration and Roger can regularly be found creating his masterpieces outside ‘en plein air’, whether it’s of Porthleven’s picturesque harbour or sweeping views across the south coast. l Roger Curtis at The Customs House Gallery will be on show from 10th19th October. The gallery is part of the Own Art Scheme and more details about Roger and his work can be found at www.cornwall-art.co.uk

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PORTHMINSTER GALLERY HAS RELOCATED The Porthminster Gallery, St Ives has moved from its quayside location to the heart of the historic town, close to the Barbara Hepworth Museum.

Porthminster Gallery in St Ives has been at Westcott’s Quay since 2010. The owners David Durham and Dee Bray-Calvert are now pleased to announce that since mid-September the gallery now occupies the former premises of the Belgrave St Ives gallery at 22 Fore Street, St Ives. From its new central location, Porthminster Gallery looks forward to welcoming visiting art buyers and collectors in the near future. l For further information, please contact the gallery manager Sarah Frost on T: 01736 795888, E: info@porthminstergallery.co.uk W: www.porthminstergallery.co.uk Porthminster Gallery, Westcott's Quay, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2DY, UK

TRELISSICK GALLERY PROUDLY RE-OPENS Following their temporary closure this year in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Cornwall Crafts Association’s Trelissick Gallery finally reopened on the 1st August to the delight of members and visitors alike. So far, visitors to the gallery have been treated to a stunning selection of members' work and the upcoming Autumn/ Winter exhibition is set to be a fantastic showcase of high quality craft from the likes of Amanda Richardson, Linda Styles, Debbie Rudolph, Lisa Mortenson, Stephanie Johnson and Sam Isaacs to name but a few.

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Improve your skills and meet like-minded people with pottery classes and workshops in Redruth, Cornwall.

These sessions are a great way to further explore the world of pottery.

everything and those who just want a few fun hours making a mug, plate or bowl.

I have three types of weekly workshops; on the wheel, for those who want nothing more than to learn to throw and are focused solely on that; general, for those who want to try

My studio has a relaxed and happy atmosphere, under 18s only Saturday morning. Regular workshops 10am-12noon and 1pm-3pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday

G10 Percy Williams Building, Krowji, West Park, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 3AJ Text: 07855 102 598 Email: susywardg10@yahoo.com www.susywardceramics.com

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ESCAPES INTO ABSTRACTION

31st October - 13th November at Jupiter Gallery Featuring the work of Penzance artist Kirsten Elswood and Dorset artist Karina Nixon, an exciting joint exhibition titled Escapes into Abstraction is being featured at the Jupiter Gallery in Newlyn between 31st October and 13th November 2020, 10am to 4pm. The exhibition draws on both artists’ experience of escape through their work during recent months in a changed world.

Kirsten is a contemporary, semi-abstract landscape painter. Her work is redolent of the Cornish landscape, evoking memories of place. Her work is rich in texture, shape and line.

Karina’s work is a contemporary response to classicism and the Old Masters. This new body of work explores the figure concealed and revealed within many rich, burnished layers of oils and cold wax medium.

Kirsten studied Fine Art in Exeter, and Karina in Salisbury and London. They both continued their professional practice at Newlyn School of Art and met during the year long Defining Practice course there. Their friendship and respect for each other’s work has grown and they are both excited to share their work with the public in this collaborative exhibition.

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CREATIVE & CULTURAL LIVING BACK ROAD ARTWORKS

COWHOUSE GALLERY Situated in the Downalong area of St Ives is a unique large gallery & working studio space displaying original work by 7 local artists: Jenny Frey John Greig - Kathryn Loveluck - Karen Taffinder - Sally MacCabe - Sharon McSwiney - Susan Barraclough Paintings, sculpture, metalwork & jewellery unique to St Ives often inspired by Cornish surroundings. Meet the artists who create and run the gallery.

Open daily throughout the year Back Road East, St Ives, TR26 1NW T: 01736 791571

The gallery is run by a group of local artists and craftspeople and offers a wide range of original arts and crafts at very affordable prices.

A stroll away is Perranuthnoe Cove with breathtaking coastal walks looking towards St Michael’s Mount in one direction and to Prussia Cove the other.

Lynfield Craft Centre, Perranuthnoe TR20 9NE T: 01736 710538 • www.cowhousegallery.co.uk

THE CUSTOMS HOUSE GALLERY Standing on Porthleven’s harbour side, the Customs House Gallery showcases a diverse collection of work by some of Cornwall’s finest artists.

The gallery is an established member of the Own Art scheme and all paintings are available to buy from their website.

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INSPIRE MAKERS

JACKSON FOUNDATION

Kurt Jackson: A Prehistoric Cornwall.

This show celebrates the extraordinary range of ancient monuments in Cornwall with a new series of paintings, drawings and sculpture.

Located towards the top of Falmouth High Street, Inspire Makers is a new creative space showcasing the talent of Cornish craftspeople. There is a wide range of contemporary work from both well-known and emerging makers, across jewellery, ceramics, textiles, wall art, stationery, and homewares. There is also a dedicated workshop space which will offer classes to inspire people to take up making themselves. On hold for the moment, we hope to start the programme later in the year.

Opening Times: Tues to Sat 10am-5pm Inspire Makers, 5 High Street, Falmouth, TR11 2AB • T: 01326 531176 E: create@inspiremakers.com • W: www.inspiremakers.com A @inspire_makers • G inspiremakers

JULIA MILLS

These sites are an integral part of Cornwall’s landscape, culture and heritage.

In association with The Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership.

Opening times: Wednesday-Friday, 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm.

Saturday 10am-5pm.

Until November 7th.

North Row, St Just, TR19 7LB. www.jacksonfoundationgallery.com

SHARON MCSWINEY

From intricate decorative pieces to large panels and wall hangings, Julia’s bright and contemporary glassworks capture the colour and light of Cornwall in all its glory. With her workshop on-site, Julia regularly takes on commissions. Her new workshop is at 5 The Beehive, Bread Street, Penzance. Please call or email to make an appointment.

T: 07875279751 E: juliamillsgallery@gmail.com www.juliamillsgallery.co.uk

Sharon creates a unique & distinctive range of metalwork & jewellery inspired by the sea. Working in copper & brass she handcrafts decorative wall pieces featuring seaweed & sea creatures. Local beach combing providing endless inspiration for limpet & seaweed jewellery. Crafted in St Ives into silver pieces which evoke Cornwall. Soft verdigris finishes & colouration making each creation a one-off.

Unit 7, The Drill Hall, Chapel Street, St Ives TR26 2LR • T: 01736 448293 info@sharonmcswiney.co.uk • www.sharonmcswiney.co.uk

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THROUGH THE EYES OF...

TREVOR THORNE Firstly, tell us about your chosen location and why it inspires you...

I walk from Penzance to Newlyn and back nearly every day and Mount's Bay always inspires me. The fleeting changes to the sea and sky, the art deco architecture of the Jubilee Pool, the fishing port of Newlyn, and the grandeur and majesty of St Michael's Mount.

When painting your location, is there anything that really catches your eye that you enjoy focusing on?

My work tends to concentrate on the coastline and fishing industry of Cornwall, so it depends on which I am focusing at the time. I love the trawlers and paraphernalia associated with fishing in Newlyn, and the wide open expanse of Mount's Bay.

Describe the sounds, smells and feelings you experience in your location...

I love all of the sounds and smells of the sea, whether it is lapping on the shore or the crashing against it. I feel privileged to wake up each morning and pull the curtains to reveal its latest mood.

What colours do you like to use when painting your location?

I mix nearly all my colours from the three primaries and white. I rarely use colours straight from the tube or black.

When painting/practicing ‘en plein air’, what do you think about and what are your processes when painting this way?

Working en plein air for me is about scale, the temporal nature of life and our individual insignificance in the overall scheme of things. Yet, collectively I reflect

that humankind is destroying the planet and its beauty all around us.

I tend to mostly sketch using watercolours or pastels when working en plein air.

What challenges do you face when conveying your location onto canvas?

Timidity, knowing when to stop, and being prepared to risk everything to achieve something better.

Finally, what do you love most about your location?

Being at the end of the line, as far west from ‘the smoke’ as I can be! l Trevor Thorne, Jupiter Gallery, 3 Chywoone Hill, Newlyn,TR18 5HQ M: 07585 792329 E: trevor.thorne@sky.com A @trevorthorneart

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ART FOCUS

EXTRAORDINARY POSTCARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES

NEWLYN ART GALLERY - UNTIL 2ND JANUARY 2021 During May this year when Cornwall and the nation were well into a full lockdown, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange started a creative campaign that encouraged people from all over the country to express themselves and document their life in lockdown.

The challenge was Extraordinary Postcards.

Anyone who wanted to give the challenge a try was sent a pack of A5 postcards on which to put their own ‘stamp’ on. Any medium was allowed and welcomed as long as it could fit on the postcard, and over the course of several months nearly 6,000 postcards were sent out to countries across the world, reaching as far as Taiwan and as close as Newlyn, and were completed by people of all ages and backgrounds.

For James Green, Director of Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, what started as a way for the gallery to keep in touch with its audiences during lockdown, soon turned into a creative outlet that brought an entire community together, “Extraordinary Postcards was started as a way to keep in touch with our audience, but a brilliant unintended consequence has been how many new friends we’ve made across the community and across the world,” he explains.

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“We quickly realised this was an ideal opportunity to reconnect with groups we had worked with in the past and with support from FEAST (the Cornwall based community art programme), we printed a second run,” James continues. “ Postcards went out to groups including schools that were closed, the Penzance Foodbank, St Petroc’s Homeless Charity, Whole Again Communities in Treneere, residential care locations and older people's groups including our own Tea, Cake & Art group.

We also reached WILD Young Parents’ group, Shallal, the Intercom Trust serving LGBTQIA+ people, Rio Gamechanger artists, art student groups, Cornwall Library Service including the Mobile Library and groups, informal and formal, of people using art to enable well-being.”

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greater appreciation for the natural world, to learn more about oneself and one’s values, finding love, experimenting with new art techniques and showing thanks to those who have kept us safe and cared for.

Now, as the gallery celebrates this creativity in exceptional circumstances, a new exhibition Extraordinary Postcards For Extraordinary Times is on show at Newlyn Art Gallery, where almost 1,000 postcards that were returned by the September deadline are being exhibited in the beautiful space of the upper lantern gallery until January next year.

“The postcards are poignant and funny, and often tell a big story. They’re beautifully made and experimental, sometimes sad, but always thoughtful,” describes James. l For those unable to visit in person, the gallery is also showing the postcards via its website at www.newlynartgallery.co.uk Newlyn Art Gallery, New Road, Newlyn, Penzance, TR18 2NL Open Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm

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MAKER'S FOCUS MEET THE MAKERS Ceramics • Amy Cooper • Bridie Maddocks

Earlier this year, Falmouth High Street saw a new creative space arrive at its historic high street. Having opened in June, Inspire Makers was a leap of faith project finally realised by frustrated maker, Vicki Glaister, that brings together a broad spectrum of contemporary Cornish makers to celebrate the handmade, inspire curiosity and encourage well-being through making.

• Fragile Earth • Jess Berriman • Potting in Penryn Glass • Julia Mills • Naomi Singer Jewellery • Article Jewellery • Ceciel van Oevelen • Emma Joyce

With views to the river down Barracks Ope, Inspire Makers is a brand-new creative space that features work from over 30 contemporary Cornish, design-led craftspeople. With a focus on affordability alongside a mix of established and emerging artists and makers, the fully refurbished Grade II listed building also houses a dedicated workshop space, which is set to offer a programme of classes to inspire and encourage others to take up creating themselves.

A leap of faith, and a strong will of determination meant that Vicki Glaister saw her dreams realised following several years of living part-time between Bath and Falmouth, juggling jewellery making alongside a full-time career. When a property became available on the Old High Street, Vicki took her chance and bought the building, leaving her job in the process, permanently relocating to Cornwall and creating Inspire Makers. Vicki also has her own studio on site, where she creates silver jewellery from precious metal clay, an environmentally friendly material that contains reclaimed silver from the waste of industries using silver. Vicki’s innovative works are presented under the umbrella of her brand, Article Jewellery, “I can thank my grandmother for sparking my lifelong love of art, craft and design after she gave me my first sewing machine at the age of six,” explains Vicki.

“This was the start of an incredible journey of creative discovery, both personally and professionally. I have tried my hand at pretty much every 3D craft and love exploring the process, skills and techniques behind making.

“I believe passionately that the regeneration of the high street is dependent on the resurgence of independent businesses, offering quality products and experiences,

and encouraging community. Through Inspire Makers, I want to share the story of makers, encourage exploration of the artistic process, and spread the joy of creating.”

As well as the broad selection of highquality, locally crafted jewellery, ceramics, textiles, wall art, stationery and homeware, Inspire Makers also offers classes and workshops perfect for those keen to discover their own creative path. Each workshop is designed to give participants an introduction into various artforms through either half or full day sessions. Each class will be held by makers showcased in the shop, allowing further insight into the processes and influences behind each creative. Covering classes in ceramics, jewellery, glass, lampshade making, bookbinding, sketching, printing and much more, Vicki and her fellow makers are hoping to slowly start up the Inspire Makers workshops this autumn.

A welcomed addition of modern and contemporary Cornish creativity to the stylish streets of Falmouth, Inspire Makers has an exciting future ahead, bringing together both new, emerging and aspiring artists and craftspeople in a space that encourages creation in all artforms. l

• Jess Berriman

New makers are joining all the time and you can find out more about Inspire Makers and their latest members via their website www.inspiremakers.com

• Louisa Ellis

Opening Times: Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 5pm

Exclusive to Inspire Makers from UK

5 High Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 2AB T: 01326 531176 G Inspire Makers Arts & Crafts Store A @inspire_makers

• Louella Jewellery • Porth Jewellery • Rachel Stowe • Sarah Drew • Sea Pink Studio • Silver Saplings • Zaleika Anna Home & Gift • Cornish Homemade • Melody Ryder • Particle Press • Rachel Stowe • Rustic Rose • Wild Origin • Wusabi Furniture Cards, Prints and Stationery • Books and Boxes • Cornish Homemade • Gill Wild • Made by Chaz • Rei Arta • Scalet Paperie Limited Edition Prints and Pictures • Cornish Paper Cut Art • HC Prints • Zaleika Anna Original Paintings • Robyn Weldon

• Glorious Mud – exclusive items with vintage map of Falmouth • Lucy Loves This – exclusive illustration of Falmouth

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ARTIST PROFILE

Sarah Eddy When landscape artist Sarah Eddy is searching for inspiration, she takes to the coast paths. Rambling across the Cornish coastline, the excitement of finding new potential, from the shape of a headland to the ever-changing colours of the ocean, resonates in her paintings that make for stunning interpretations of some of Cornwall’s best scenic views.

Born in Cornwall, Sarah Eddy moved to Brighton as a teenager and lived there for 30 years before moving home. During that time, Sarah’s initial background and career was in the performing arts and as a founding member and performer with the show ‘Stomp’ Sarah toured the world for 18 years with the show. It was until her return to Cornwall that her career in painting took flight, “It seemed the right time to come home and live near my family,” Sarah explains, “we moved into my mum’s house and ended up helping her, which I’m so glad we did, she had done so much for me in the past. After she passed, I really needed something, I missed working professionally. I decided to book a course to learn how to oil paint...”

The energy and successful feedback from Sarah’s early work earned her a prestigious opportunity to study at the Newlyn School of Art, which she did for a year. Working under the likes of Amanda Hoskin, Paul Lewin, Imogen Bone, Maggie O’Brien and Faye Dobinson only strengthened Sarah’s will and determination to hone her skill, “I think when you’re older, you absorb information when you’re learning. I needed another creative outlet after performing and I think there’s a fine line between all the n 56 |

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arts. Creative people often cross over into those sub-genres.”

Developing her style and using elements of the ideas and techniques handed to her by her teachers, Sarah’s rich and vibrant use of colour and keen perspective for horizon stretching coastlines soon gained her an impressive reputation, “Like any practice, you develop a style that is an extension of you. It was the same with performing. My character on stage was an exaggeration of me, so it makes sense that my paintings have developed in the same way.

“I worked with an artist for a while who is based in France named Stuart Davies. His colour technique as he painted his landscapes instantly drew me to an instinctive colour practice and he definitely put me on the path that I’m on now. All the seascape painters and teachers I worked with inspired me with pieces of information to include in my work. Then, having the Cornish landscape, my homeland, to use as inspiration for my paintings, it couldn’t have fallen more into place for me.

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sounds, view and atmosphere can take your breath away and that’s always what I’m wanting to express in my work.”

With colour and place going hand in hand, and her continual quest to understand the movement of oil paint through formal study and free painting, Sarah’s works and ever-evolving artistry has proven popular with those seeking to take a piece of Cornwall to their home, “I love the connections people have with my paintings. As it’s Cornwall, people have so many memories they like to share with me and each painting always seems to go to someone who has an attachment to the place I’ve captured.”

With a studio gallery at Princes House, Princes Street, Truro, TR1 2ES, visitors can see Sarah’s paintings, including pieces she is currently working on, for themselves Monday to Saturday. Due to Covid-19, Sarah is requesting all visitors to follow government guidelines with face masks to be worn and there can be no more than two visitors at a time. You can contact Sarah on 07507174025 or info@saraheddyart.com l To find out more, you can also visit www.saraheddyart.com

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MEET THE MAKER

Lynne Speake Inspired by earth’s natural artworks, Lynne Speake has long been combining her own creative style with the natural world’s textures and forms to create ceramics and wearable sculptures that encapsulate the beauty of the land.

Like the unstoppable motions of decay, erosion and growth, everything Lynne Speake does evolves organically. Taking her inspirations from the natural world’s ever-changing processes, Lynne’s ceramics and sculptural jewellery have an ethereal ruggedness to them, bringing together delicate ceramic forms with rich earth textures and colours.

With no formal training in ceramics, Lynne’s work is one of experimentation and discovery. Born in Shropshire, Lynne completed a four-year painting degree at Reading University before becoming an art teacher in London. In 2005, she followed her dream of moving to Cornwall to complete a Master’s degree at Falmouth, where she graduated with a distinction.

“After graduating, I experimented with lots of different creative ways of working before settling on my current practice, which really only began in 2017,” explains Lynne.

Lynne’s ceramic work manifests itself in two factions. Firstly, is Precious Collective, an online Instagram group that brings together art jewellery. With wearable sculptures, one of Lynne’s key crafts, she wanted to create a presence in Cornwall for like-minded makers, but Lynne soon discovered a vast array of talented craftspeople working in the field.

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It was through her love of creating wearable art, that Lynne soon found her second creative outlet, Fragile Earth Ceramics.

“During a mentoring scheme with renowned artist Zoe Robertson, funded

by Cultivator Cornwall, I realised that I loved working with porcelain paperclay,” Lynne explains, “so it seemed a natural progression for the ceramics to become pieces in their own right. I still do combine them into the art jewellery, but this is becoming less of an occurrence.”

Finding the forgiving nature of porcelain paperclay advantageous to her delicately inclined designs, Lynne is able to create thin, intricate works that are both sturdy and stable. Her unique and earthen texturing is adapted from her earlier years painting, focusing on the surface of the ceramics with mark making and glazing, “When I’m working on surface decoration, I enter into a totally immersive state...” Lynne says. “I am totally absorbed by the textures, the marks, the shapes and to some degree the colour, although it’s strange as I’m a big fan of colour, but with my ceramics I have a very strong desire to restrict my palette to black and grey – the brown in the pieces comes out during firing.

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“Individual pieces determine how they want to be, they have their own spirit, sometimes it’s a bit sad when something that was starting to look extra striking breaks after many hours of working, but that doesn’t seem to happen too often and I feel that what emerges is always meant to be.”

As Lynne continues to balance two disciplines, she regularly returns to painting, her new-found textures and influences coming together to create a cohesive “I often get urges to start painting again but I know that I need to continue to develop and explore my current practice. What is wonderful is that I feel like all the media and experimentation that I've done in the past are being pulled together in new and challenging ways within these two distinct practices!

“I really can't do work that is a production line of identical pieces – I am always trying to seek out new adventures and ways of working – keeping everything fresh. So, it is a total love of the making process and going on new journeys with my materials that drives me onwards.”

Lynne’s wearable sculptures are currently exhibiting in both China and Bucharest, where they are alongside 150 other international art jewellers at the Romania Jewellery Week. The Precious Collective’s third group exhibition in Lille at the Alliages Gallery is set to continue until the 5th of December. l You can find out more at www.lynnespeake.com

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GALLERY OF THE MONTH

GRAYS WHARF During the summer of 2019, Grays Wharf opened its doors in Penryn. A culmination of two years’ worth of development and renovation by artists Hannah Woodman and jeweller Mirri Damer, who acquired the site in 2017, Grays Wharf was set to offer affordable, contemporary and immersive space for artists and makers alike.

With a vision to create a supportive, cultural hub in Penryn, Hannah Woodman and Mirri Damer joined forces when they spoted an old waterside warehouse in need of some renovation and restoration.

It became a 2-year project, including forming a not-for-profit company GW ARTS CIC, developing a programme of public exhibitions and events under the guidance of Creative Director Megan Beck. The ultimate goal was to create and curate a thriving art centre, with a gallery space, studios and room for workshops and events so that whilst displaying the incredible art created, Grays Wharf was also supporting the professionals behind it too.

“Grays Wharf is a growing venture,” says Hannah, “we’re constantly looking to refresh ideas and represent new talent.

In 2020, we established a residency programme providing studio space for artists to grow their practice, we also offer the gallery for hire at reduced rates for artists to help them mount exhibitions and engage with a wider audience.”

As well as a flexible studio space, a shared desk area and increasing opportunities for practitioners to work amongst the creative community, Grays Wharf is certainly much more than a stunning contemporary gallery space, offering security, community and a platform for artists to grow and experiment within their medium. Of course with the onset of coronavirus, Hannah and the Grays Wharf team had to rethink their future strategies, but despite four months’ worth of events being cancelled, the support and participation from the creative community has allowed Grays Wharf to refocus their efforts, “We’ve been greatly encouraged by the continued expressions of interest and support from those wanting to visit and participate in what’s on offer,” Hannah describes. “If anything, it’s refocussed us n 60 |

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This September saw Grays Wharf launch their first course under the wonderful tuition of artists John Howard and Kitty Hillier. A sell-out course, Hannah and the team have introduced another slot for October and will continue to build on this in their 2021 programme, “We’re covering everything from film and photography to painting and typography, with some amazing tutors lined up, so for those who are interested please sign up to mailing list as soon as possible!

“We also have some exciting exhibition plans for the rest of 2020, with exhibitions by a number of artists including our first studio resident, Trudie Moor, sculptor Mary Trapp, ceramicist Rosanna Martine, painter Kitty Hillier and a large Christmas prints exhibition. Alongside this we will also be fundraising for two creative engagement project which will link people living with dementia to a number of fantastic artists working locally and nationally.”

Known for its thriving and supportive community, Grays Wharf is a fitting addition to Penryn’s cultural hubs, from the numerous galleries and independent shops on its historic High Street to the innovative new foodie establishments, the well-known Jubilee Wharf and creative community the Fish Factory residing on Commercial Road. As Hannah explains, it’s a town that loves to champion the local businesses on its doorstep, “Penryn is a really thriving creative community,” she says, “we’ve had fantastic local support since we opened…We find visitors enjoy the experiential element a show [at Grays Wharf] brings. Many people are interested in the methods of production behind a piece of art and as we’re a working building with studios and we try to develop a relationship

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with all our exhibiting artists, this sense of industry and process is very strong. Running courses and workshops alongside certainly helps emphasize this immersion in the creative process.”

An example of Grays Wharf’s immersive exhibitions was ‘Borrowed Images – The Landscape Library’. Many of the shows at the gallery look to encourage conversations around locally relevant and universally discussed themes from topics such as ecology and sense of place to aging well. ‘Borrowed Images…’ saw six of the gallery’s artist tenants present individual landscape journeys through different media. Illustrated zines encouraging viewers to be ecological, walking drawing with lines meandering about the gallery walls and a film seeking to represent the landscape in a new way all contributed to an exhibition where not only artists could express their views in different mediums, but also visitors, “In the midst of the exhibition was a browsing table where people could immerse themselves in book and images, and jot down their thoughts and responses... We’ve also had graduate artists turning the gallery into a working studio space to create and exhibit in real time which, with our huge roadside window, makes for some interesting viewing for the queueing traffic outside!”

Despite the everchanging times at the moment, Grays Wharf seem ready to take on the new challenges and to adapt their space for their artists and community to suit them. To find out more about upcoming courses, workshops, work at the gallery and the 2021 programme, visit www.grayswharf.co.uk l Open Thursday to Saturday 10am – 4pm Grays Wharf, Commercial Road, Penryn, TR10 8AE

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64 BITES 66 DISH OF THE MONTH 68 MEET THE CHEF 71 PLACES TO EAT 76 PROPER CORNISH PASTA 80 WEEKEND AWAY 82 EXPERIENCE

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The Packet Inn Launches near Prussia Cove

seasonal, weekly-changing menu with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. From a tempting array of small plates to building your own feasts, no two meals are intended to be the same and is a perfect stop off for a quick refreshment or a meal for big appetites. A wellstocked bar of carefully selected ales, ciders, wines and spirits complements comfortable, contemporary and cosy surroundings inspired by the atmospheric heritage of its homeland.

Chef Ben Tunnicliffe and Head Chef Matt Smith, the team behind the renowned Tolcarne Inn in Newlyn, opened the doors to their new venture this autumn.

The Packet Inn is an old coaching inn situated in Rosudgeon near the iconic beach of Prussia Cove. Classing itself as a Cornish pub for all seasons, championing country and coastal produce and working closely with local suppliers to create a colourful,

Having opened on September 2nd, Ben and Matt took on the Packet Inn in the summer of 2020 and despite challenging circumstances, the two were determined to see their new pub come to fruition. Since its grand opening, visitors have raved about the delectable and reasonably priced small plate and attentive staff. Congratulations to all at the Packet! l Book your table now at www.thepacketinn.co.uk

New Rum Born in the Helford Passage Pays Homage to Life on the Waterways As the Haigh family and Ferry Boat Inn Manager Liam Jones watched gig rowers coming into the pub after a glorious day of racing on the Helford River’s sun-drenched waters, the group felt inspired to create a drink that captured the essence of Cornwall, its crews, and celebrating teamwork.

What better way to pay homage to the Helford Passage’s iconic waterway than with a deliciously unique rum that combines innovation with traditional methods? Over the course of 18 months, Liam and the Haighs tested various blends, flavours, branding and bottle designs to eventually settle on Mainbrace.

Combining the punch of Agricole with the sweetness of Guyanese rum, these two never-before exclusively bottled styles make Mainbrace

a

smooth,

delicately

sweet,

authentically crafted rum perfect for sipping and in cocktails. Using locally sourced sygar can as well as traditional pot and column still distillation, the team were keen to use the same

A saying synonymous with celebration “Splice the Mainbrace” was born from courage, loyalty and teamwork, embodying the spirit of hard-won victory. Sailors would attempt to ‘splice the mainbrace’ during the heart of battle to save the main mast of a ship if it was damaged. If they succeeded their reward was a double ration of rum.

Mainbrace Rum was initially launched in October 2019 at London’s Rum Fest to great success, and following on from this, Liam and the Haigh family have been concentrating their efforts on making Mainbrace available in Cornwall. At a retail price of £36.99, Mainbrace is now available across many bars and pubs in Cornwall and only at sites such as The Whiskey Exchange, Drink Finder, Vino Direct, Ellis Wharton Wines and Winebuyers.

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Origin Coffee a Certified B Corp Origin Coffee have joined a small collective of leading South West brands who are part of the B Corp community, an accreditation for gold standard sustainable practices both socially and environmentally.

Founded over 15 years ago, the leading UK coffee roastery based in Cornwall has been consistently striving to improve wherever it can and to work in a responsible way. The new B Corp verification validates of

the

social

high

and

standards

environmental

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Michael Caines’ New Restaurant in Porthleven Michael Caines continues to show his interest in Cornwall by taking on a second restaurant in the county this year, alongside the recently refurbished The Cove at

Maenporth,

reopened

earlier

which this

Caines year

in

spring. Based in Porthleven, The Harbourside

Refuge

Restaurant

and Bar in Porthleven was formerly under the ownerships of fellow celebrity chef Rick Stein and was bought by Caines in July.

Since then the restaurant has undergone a soft opening with limited capacity in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner between Wednesday and Sunday, The Harbourside Refuge has a seasonal menu with an emphasis on fish and seafood with local Cornish

methods used to create rum for the British Navy

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Situated in the North Cornish village of Crantock, the quieter neighbour of the bustling seaside town of Newquay, lies The Old Albion Inn, a Cornish pub steeped in heritage that offers the perfect wintry atmosphere for a hearty meal. Lying just south of the River Gannel, The Old Albion Inn plays a key part in the tapestry of Crantock's history. With parts of the Inn around 400 years old, the Albion Inn once closed its doors in 1874 and wouldn't reopen until 42 years later, in 1946, when its licence was renewed.

Amongst its characterful setting full of ambience and atmosphere are plenty of reminders of The Old Albion's legacy. The name is said to have derived from an old schooner once built in a shipyard on the Gannel, whilst a blue stone fireplace in the Inn's lounge once acted as an entrance to a smuggling hole (now sealed off for safety reasons).

With classic traditional pub food alongside some creative dishes championed by local, seasonal produce. The Old Albion is the perfect place to stop off for a delicious dish after a walk across Crantocks dramatic beaches.

CHOSEN DISH Spicy Creole Jambalaya

DRINK RECOMMENDATION Chilled glass of New Zealand Sauvignon blanc

WHY THIS DISH? It’s packed with flavours, and something a little quirkier on our menu!

KEY INGREDIENTS‌ Made with fresh tomatoes, spiced chorizo, chicken, prawns and fish, the heat arriving from the cayenne pepper and paprika really makes the Jambalaya full of spice and flavour to warm the soul.

DESSERT RECOMMENDATION? Our very own Lemon curd mess, made with lemon curd ice cream, meringue and double cream finished off with fresh lemon curd. A creamy, moreish and refreshing palate cleanser.

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MEET THE CHEF

Ben Harmer PENROSE KITCHEN

SCHOOL HILL, SHORTLANESEND, TRURO TR4 9ES WWW.PENROSEKITCHEN.CO.UK T: 01872 225697

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Hi, thanks for being our Meet the Chef!

Please tell us a little bit about life at Penrose Kitchen.

Hi I’m Ben Harmer co-owner of Penrose Kitchen. Life around Penrose Kitchen is pretty wonderful. I have met lots of lovely people, many who are now good friends.

The hours are long and it’s nonstop, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Penrose Kitchen is more of a home than our house, which five days of the week is more like a hotel! I still look forward to what each new day will bring as although I have daily procedures, we see different people with different requests, so no two days are the same.

Tell us a little bit about your menu, what were you thinking when you devised it and what are your key focuses?

The menus change daily so I am constantly thinking about new flavour combinations and how I can use every part of the ingredients therefore keeping waste to a minimum. I’m also taking into consideration who is coming in that day or evening as our regular guests have certain favourites which I try to ensure is available for them. I don’t have any gadgets in

The menus change daily so I am constantly thinking about new flavour combinations and how I can use every part of the ingredients therefore keeping waste to a minimum.

I don’t have a particular style just variations of the classics and pure inspiration. Food for me is all about tasting the subtle flavours of each ingredient. The lunch menus feature hearty slow braised dishes and more traditional puddings whereas the evening menus are more refined.

What rules do you live by in your kitchen?

Work clean, season your food and respect your produce.

What can visitors to Penrose Kitchen expect for your food?

Good

quality

produce,

homemade

products, real cooking and feeling the love given to the food. Knowing that when they

my kitchen, so it is all done with classic cooking methods. However, my wishlist is getting longer.

Keep it clean and tasty, using fresh ingredients and good quality speaks volume.

How would you describe your cooking style?

My cooking is no nonsense, bold flavours.

I like to use a fry pan and plenty of butter.

come back that I’ll be the chef cooking with the same enthusiasm and passion.

What ingredients couldn’t you live without?

Butter, Salt, Chocolate

Finally, what is your guilty food pleasure?

Branston pickle and cold cooked meats. l

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The Summer House offers elegant, regency boutique bed and breakfast accommodation in the heart of Penzance, a stone’s throw away from galleries, the promenade and beautiful gardens.

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Visit Our Award Winning Farm Shop At Etherington’s we pride ourselves on providing the best possible customer service while stocking products from local farmers and wholesalers. Our Butchery department uses only the finest quality meats from local farms and uphold the highest standard in the work they carry out on the animals to provide the best produce possible. As well as our meat, our fresh fruits and vegetables are locally sourced and delivered daily, showcasing the best produce for that season.

We offer plenty of services in our shop from bespoke hampers, custom meat products and a loyalty card scheme

which rewards our customers for supporting us throughout the year.

Our Farm shop has been awarded The Taste of the West Gold award every year since 2016 for maintaining the high standard of quality products and customer care.

Every day our Bakery team make hundreds of fresh pasties ranging in different sizes and sausage rolls coming in different flavours offering something for everyone. These can all be purchased freshly baked instore or ordered frozen to be sent by courier for your convenience.

Etherington’s Farm Shop, Wheal Rose, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall TR16 5DF

Tel: 01209 899 203 | etherington-meats.co.uk

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Dark nights, cosy settings, a tipple by the fire; autumn is well and truly upon us. With the festive season approaching and plenty of local produce to be enjoyed, we’ve put together a special edition of Places to Eat that this time focuses on Cornwall's incredible drinks producers. From vermouth and craft beer to flavoured gin and rich rums, take your pick to sip in comfort on Cornwall’s wintry stormy nights. t @myCornwall_ | G myCornwalltv | w www.thatsmycornwall.com 71 n

Prettily pink and packed with flavour. Knightor’s Rose Vermouth, crafted with a recipe of high-quality ingredients and their very own rose wine, took over two years to refine and develop. The result is a sweet, smooth and delicately balanced, aromatic drink perfect for sipping neat over ice or mixed with soda water. An ideal aperitif that’s full of botanical flavour. You can buy Knightor’s Wine and Vermouth range online or in their store. www.knightor.com

From the innovative team known for their award-winning wild coast gin, Curio’s range of delicious rums is bursting with sumptuous flavours. Their flavours include Tropical Mango, Salted Caramel and Charred Pineapple and each one is sweet, spicy and full of sunshine, perfect for parties and evenings where you’re looking for a bit of happiness in a glass. www.curiospiritscompany.co.uk

What says autumnal more than a traditional British blackberry? For Tarquin’s, they’ve taken this delicious little fruit further and mixed it with their iconic gin for a wonderfully vibrant drink with a deep crimson colour and just a touch of sweetness that marries perfectly with its dry finish. www.shop.tarquinsgin.com

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H C Expertly crafted using classic, traditional methods, this rich fruit cider is the perfect late summer/early autumnal refreshment that celebrates local berries in their fullest. Full of Cornwall's wild blackberries, sloe berries and hand blended with Cornish apples. www.cornishorchards.co.uk

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From St Agnes based microbrewery Driftwood Spars, their latest Cove range of contemporary craft beers has been handmade in small batches and the first released earlier this summer was the exciting Beacon Pale Ale. Brimming with fresh, zesty tropical fruit, Beacon is inspired by hazy golden days in St Agnes. Set for release this autumn is their Midnight Skinny Dipper, a smooth and rich milk stout. www.driftwoodsparsbrewery.com

A botanical, non-alcoholic spirit using Rock Samphire, Sage, Citrus, Cornish Sea Salt and a Pentire Plant Blend, Pentire is the perfect alternative for those wanting a taste of gin, without the alcoholic effects.

Refreshing, herbaceous, mature and filled with savoury, salty notes, this drink sits perfectly with tonic water and can be used in your favourite cocktails. Gluten free, vegan and with no artificial ingredients. www.pentiredrink.com

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From the talented and innovative craft beer brewers, Verdant, comes their mixed pack of six, so you can try a little bit of everything. Featuring two 440ml cans each of the Examine Our Allocations IPA, Bloom IPA and Don’t Tell Gus DIPA, the mixed pack is available to buy online at £28.80. www.verdantbrewing.co

Polgoon’s award-winning Cornish Ciders are all produced on their site just outside of Penzance. Their Cornish Cider, Berry Cider and Elderflower Cider are refreshingly crisp and can be bought at 330ml or 500ml bottles in a range of packs and quantities. Also, new this season is Polgoon’s Strawberry Wine, a collaboration with Boddington Berries to turn fresh Cornish strawberries into a delicious blend that reminds us of summertime. www.polgoon.com

A vibrant, ruby red English wine with notes of dark chocolate, baked plums and black pepper, this organic wine crafted at boutique vineyard and winery Trevibban Mill has spent 11 months in the finest French oak barrels from Burgundy and is a lush, smooth wine perfect for easy sipping. www.trevibbanmill.com

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Cornish Pasta Pasta is arguably a world favourite when it comes to food. It’s versatility and reputation for complementing rich, moreish flavours, as well as being a filling meal has made it a go to in households. However, for one innovative chef in Cornwall, he decided to go one step further and make his own, realising a life-long dream that is The Cornwall Pasta Company.

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The Cornwall Pasta Company’s ethos is about using fresh and seasonal Cornish produce...

“

I have always loved pure and simple processes that result in delivering both taste and depth of flavour. This is where my passion for pasta has come from.”

Originally from York, once upon a time Nicholas Egan was a professional chef, working

commercially

and

privately.

Taking on roles abroad, Nick found himself spending time cooking, living and learning in Italy, “I wanted to use my knowledge as a chef and experience in Italy to combine and produce a pure product that isn’t widely made here in the UK. “The Cornwall Pasta Company’s ethos is about using fresh and seasonal Cornish produce to achieve this.”

Earlier this year in February, Nick and his other half, former Michelin restaurant

manager Priscila Picon, launched the Cornwall Pasta Co. into the world after Covid-19 quickened their plans to launch the business. Based in Falmouth, the launch was an achievement of several years’ worth of planning during which Nick and Priscila hoped to bring a superior, locally produced pasta to Cornish households, “At the moment, I’m making six different pastas,” Nick says, “Beetroot Lumaconi, Chilli pepper Lumaconi, Wild Garlic Campanell, Classic Campanelle, Squid Ink Casarecce and Carrot Casarecce.”

Far from your standard supermarket bought Penne, Nick’s pastas are bursting with local produce, blended into the pasta to create rich delicate tastes and brilliantly earthy colours from the Beetroot Lumaconi’s deep purple to the Cuttlefish Ink’s sultry black. Organic and foraged

ingredients feature heavily in Nick’s pasta and he focuses high foraging sites on a small radius surrounding the family home.

Under the belief that no food should be wasted, he’s constantly looking at what seasonal ingredient can be incorporated into his pasta creations, “If we take produce when it’s at its best and seasonal, it will give us not just the best taste but retain its vitamins and nutrients, which can never be a bad thing for us.”

A normal day sees Nick starting at 7am and spending as much as 18 hours a day making pasta. Nick uses a bronze die for his pasta, making for a considerably noticeable difference in pasta quality. Its rougher texture allows pasta to cook better and absorb more sauce, a must for any CONTINUED OVER THE PAGE

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Authetically made and championing flavoursome simplicity, it’s been a welcomed addition into Cornwall’s foodie producer world true authentic pasta dish. After creation, Nick checks each piece for its quality as well as tasting it to observe its flavour profile before preparing it for the drying process, “Depending on temperature and humidity, it can take anything from eight to 28 hours to dry to the level we require for the packing process. The pasta itself is made very traditionally and its origins are from the south of Italy, it’s different to most as it doesn’t contain egg.”

Unlike most pasta, Nick also looks to pack as much flavour into each of his pasta ranges to allow for simple, but perfectly balanced dishes that really lets the pasta shine, “Less is more,” he states.

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Cornwall Pasta Co. is available dried and can be found in a handful of local shops across Cornwall, such as...

Café Bellini’s – Bude Fowey Farmshop – Fowey

grated cheese is optional too.”

The Old Garage Wine + Deli – Truro

Authetically

Mr Scorse Gourmet Deli & Wines – St Mawes

flavoursome

made

and

simplicity,

championing it’s

been

a

welcomed addition into Cornwall’s foodie

The Corner Deli – Porthleven

producer world and with more innovative

Richards of Cornwall – Hayle

creations on the horizon, Nick is just

The Allotment Deli – St Ives

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Baileys Country Store - Falmouth

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You can find out more including the

The Arc Speciality foods Atlantic Highway

Cornwall Pasta Co. online shop at

Wadebridge Wines - Wadebridge

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WEEKEND AWAY

THE SUMMERHOUSE B&B Having opened this July to what could be argued as one of Cornwall’s busiest and strangest summer seasons, The Summer House B&B has met any adversity they faced with what can only be described as style, grace and good living.

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et in the elegant walls of a Georgian house, The Summer House B&B is a boutique bed and breakfast comprising five individually designed en-suite bedrooms surrounded by a relaxed, refined atmosphere. Previously home to artists from the Newlyn School of Art, the building is contemporary, comfortable and rich in character, as well as being a stone's throw away from Penzance’s picturesque Victorian promenade, with views of Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to match.

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Steeped in history, with a vibrant art and craft scene, from autumn to spring the B&B offers idyllic exploration for guests to discover Penzance’s wealth of independent shops, local eateries, nationally renowned galleries and over 10 breathtaking beaches and coves that have inspired creatives for centuries. A 15-minute walk from the Summer House door takes guests to the iconic village of Newlyn, and scenic hotspots such as Mousehole and Marazion are short drives away. A car park for guests on-site at the B&B allows for easy travel should guests wish to drive.

many attributes that put this B&B at the

Offering ample style with exceptional

forefront of exemplary service that looks

substance, the Summer House B&B may be

owned

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managed

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Kirsten Elswood, a contemporary and internationally selling artist, and her husband Trevor, it’s easy to get swept up in the creative authenticity of The Summer House’s enchanting settings, with

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stunning

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paintings gracing the walls of the B&B from the rooms to the spacious sitting area. Relaxed but attentive, Kirsten and Trevor are passionate about excellent service. An extensive breakfast menu as well as a 24 hour ‘Help Yourself’ pantry and picnic lunch options are some of the

beyond just providing a fantastic place to sleep. The B&B’s stunning drawing room and subtropical walled garden are idyllic spots for guests to relax, read and plan the adventures ahead over a glass of wine.

radio alarms as well as luxury, eco and vegan friendly toiletries.

With a small number of guests at any one time, as well as the spacious nature of the property, the Summer House team have ensured that health and well-being is paramount to all staff and guests and have implemented significant measures to ensure guests' stays are safe, comfortable and reassuring. As a result, the Summer House’s rave reviews are a testament to the hard work and excellent customer service provided by Kirsten and Trevor.

the latest accommodation establishment to be welcomed into Penzance’s thriving hub, but already it is fast becoming one of its best too. l

All areas of the Summer House have fibre

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optic broadband coverage, making for

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easy online booking and researching local haunts. Each of the B&B’s five beautifully

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fresh and stylish bedrooms are equipped

The Summer House, Cornwall Terrace,

with tea and coffee making facilities, a

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safe, hairdryers, Smart TVs and Bluetooth

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ESCAPE TO TRURO AND ENJOY A COSY CORNISH RETREAT AT THE ALVERTON Autumn in Cornwall is a magical time of the year. As the summer crowds disperse and the dusky evenings draw near, the county dusts off their raincoats, pulls on their wellington boots, and swaps the shorts and flipflops for jeans and jumpers.

Stay in the Cornish capital at The Alverton on their ‘Cosy Cornish Retreat’, with rooms for two people from £119, including breakfast and a two-course dinner. The four-silver star hotel is your idyllic central base for exploring everything this stunning corner of the map has to offer.

Walking distance from Truro city centre, wander from the hotel and onto the historic cobbled high streets.

Browse independent retailers and boutique stores, stop for a coffee break in a cosy café, or tuck into a piping hot pasty fresh from the oven of one of Truro’s bakeries. Boscawen Park and Truro River are also a stone’s throw away from The Alverton, perfect for a brisk walk around the duck ponds, auburn trees and bobbing boats on the river at Malpas. And Truro Cathedral is a must-see – a triumph of Gothic Revival architecture with its magnificent spires soaring above the city’s skyline.

The Alverton itself promises off-beat charm, verdant gardens and irresistible two AA rosette-awarded cuisine. Expect uninterrupted peace with the warmest Cornish welcome at this little oasis in the city. The hotel’s illustrious past is deeply embedded in every brick, window and archway. Once a Cornish convent for the Sisters of the Epiphany, the hotel pays homage to the rich history, with subtle nods such as room names including ‘The Chapel Suite’ and ‘The Bishop Suite’. l To book your Cosy Cornish Retreat from just £119 for two people (available 1st October – 28th February), call 01872 276633 or visit www.thealverton.co.uk.

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Introducing the HASE Gas Ceramic Stove Available on LPG and Mains Gas

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