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Welcome to the first issue of the What’s on Cornwall Guide.
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In January 2013, on a foul, wet Cornish evening I sat in my spare room and watched the first few visitors use the What’s On Cornwall website as it went live. In the year and a bit since then, we have listed over 10,000 events and had over 200,000 unique visitors. The website is now the number one events listings website in Cornwall and, thanks to our high ranking in Google, we’re now getting thousands of people a week searching our site for events. I can’t begin to tell you how pleased and proud that makes me. I built it because I got fed up with hearing people talk about great Cornish events and saying ‘’I wish I’d known about that, I’d have gone’’. I’m hugely passionate about all the events that take place in Cornwall, from the big festivals down to the small community-driven gatherings in our village halls. You see, events are Cornwall’s best kept secret; there are so many, and yet so few people know about them. It’s such a shame that thousands of fantastic events don’t have a better voice and that’s why I built What’s on Cornwall. Now the website is up to speed we have decided to launch this printed guide to help promote all the fantastic events that people tell us about. So please get out and support these events. And if you’re putting on one yourself, make sure you let us know about it. It’s free to list your event and if you want extra profile we have a range of great value listing and advertising options. Thankyou and enjoy… Toby Budd What’s on Cornwall @watson_cornwall
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THEATRE Thursday 1st May Guided Garden Tour 2pm - £15 Be shown around the Pentillie Estate and learn a great deal about its history, secrets and scandals. Saltash, Pentillie Castle
Nature Monday 5th May Garden Open Day 11am - £6 Explore the restored Mausoleum and kitchen gardens with revamped greenhouses and walls.
Sunday 11th May Hurrah for the Home Front 10.30am Come and celebrate the spirit and ingenuity of life in 1940s Britain.
Tuesday 20th - Saturday 24th May Chelsea Flower Show 2014 3.30pm/5.30pm New plants, new people and lots of new ideas, mingling with all of Chelsea’s traditional favourites.
Madron, Trengwainton Gardens
Gorran, Caerhays Estate, near St Austell
Saltash, Pentillie Castle
One of Cornwall’s greatest draws is its breathtaking scenery and the opportunities available to immerse yourself in its beautiful natural landscape. With the arrival of spring, Mother Nature is in her prime which means many of Cornwall’s gardens are overflowing with blue bells, lilies, poppies and more, welcoming the changing season and creating an unrivalled canvas of colours. Take a stroll through these enchanting spaces and enjoy the sound of birds celebrating the end of winter and the arrival of spring. Sunday
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Friday 2nd May Holifield Farm Project Open Day 11am Come have a look around the farm and join in the art workshop. Sunday 4th May Boconnoc Garden Open Days 2pm - £4.50 If you feel like a peaceful stroll amongst ancient trees, hearing the sound of bird song or just sitting and relaxing then a visit to Boconnoc is a must.
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Saturday 10th - Sunday11th May Wildlife Celebrations Talks/Garden Tour - 10am - Free Two-day charity event in association with Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Mawnan Smith, Trebah Garden
Sunday11th Ince Castle Garden Opening 2pm - £3.50 Beautiful woodlands and formal gardens overlooking River Lynher.
Gates open from 2 to 5pm - £4.50 per person, children under 12 free.
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Wedneday 7th May Glorious Gardens Tour 3pm - Free Walk and talk with the garden team, including a rare opportunity to view the Bath House.
Gweek, Holifield Farm
Boconnoc Garden Open Days Lostwithiel
The Estate Office, Boconnoc, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0RG Tel: 01208 87250
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Lostwithiel, Boconnoc Gardens
The gardens are set amongst mature trees which provide the backcloth for exotic spring flowering shrubs, woodland plants, newly-planted magnolias and a fine collection of hydrangeas. The main house has been restored over the last twelve years and is open to the public to look round and learn the colourful history of Boconnoc. We welcome everybody, especially families with children given all the space there is for them to run around. Dogs are welcome too. If you feel like a peaceful stroll amongst ancient trees which could tell a thousand stories, to hear the uninterrupted sound of bird song or to sit and relax in the gardens or by the lake then a visit to Boconnoc is a must.
Wednesday 21st May History and Heritage of the Earls’ Garden Garden Tour/Talks - £5 - 11.30am Discover all about the beautiful Earls’ Garden and what’s hidden away in all the nooks and crannies.
Tuesday 6th May Discover More: Wildflowers Open Day - 12 noon Our gardeners will share over twenty years of wildflower gardening experience in this drop-in session.
Saltash, Ince Castle Gardens
Sunday 4th May Dawn Chorus Walk 5am Close to the town but far from the bustle, this nature reserve is a great place to go walking.
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Saturday 24th - Monday 26th May Feel Good in Spring Nature - 10.30am Come and feel good in the relaxing and beautiful surroundings of Trelissick.
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Tuesday 13th May Looe Island Nature Reserve Guided Walk £20 Join the island’s wardens for a fascinating walk around the nature reserve.
Sunday 25th May - 1st June Heligan Wild Week Get outdoors this May half term. Come and take part in lots of adventures in the woods, jungles and streams. Pentewan, Lost Gardens of Heligan
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Thursday 15th May Hanging Basket Workshop 10.30am - £20 Hands on workshop in the plant nursery with our expert garden team. Bodmin, Lanhydrock
Saturday 17th May Port Eliot at Night Open Days - £4/£8 - 7.30pm Port Eliot will be opening its doors to the public at night time. St Germans, Port Eliot House&Gardens
Sunday 11th May Save Our Native Bluebell! Talks/Garden Tour - 10am An informative walk and talk with Godolphin’s gardener on the current threats to our native bluebell.
Sunday 18th May Boconnoc Garden Open Days 2pm - £4.50 If you feel like a peaceful stroll amongst ancient trees, hearing the sound of bird song or just sitting and relaxing then a visit to Boconnoc is a must.
Wednesday 28th May Glorious Gardens Tour 3pm - Free Walk and talk with the garden team, including a rare opportunity to view the Bath House.
Helston, Godolphin, Godolphin Cross
Lostwithiel, Boconnoc Gardens
Torpoint, Antony House
Looe, Kilminorth Woods
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Sunday 11th May Boconnoc Garden Open Days 2pm - £4.50 If you feel like a peaceful stroll amongst ancient trees, hearing the sound of bird song or just sitting and relaxing then a visit to Boconnoc is a must.
Friday 23rd - Monday 26th May Family Wild in the Woods Nature/Camping - 12am Come along for an activitybased camping weekend.
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The main event this month has to be the Open Studios taking place in all over Cornwall. This will be the ninth year that artists and craftspeople will be opening their doors to the public, and is set to be the best one yet. For those of you who feel you have a hidden artistic streak that’s just waiting to get out there are various workshops taking place all over the region. Whatever takes your fancy, whether it’s pottery, calligraphy, glass blowing or rag rug making, chances are there’ll be an opportunity to give it a try this May.
THEATRE Arts, crafts, exhibitions and photography Friday 2nd May St Agnes Art & Craft Fair 10am - Free Handmade items by local craftspeople. St Agnes, St Agnes Church Hall
Saturday 3rd May Create a Crest Exhibition Our Penzance 400 exhibition has many objects bearing the Penzance town crest. Come along and see if you can spot them and then try your hand at creating your own crest. Penzance, Penlee House
Saturday 3rd - Friday 9th May Carol Grace Exhibition - 10am - Free Work by Carol Grace. St Ives, St Ives Arts Club
Sunday 4th May Merlin Handcrafted Fair 10am - Free Come along to discover wonderful handcrafted items such as furniture, cards, haberdashery jewellery and much more. Hewas Water, Merlin MS Centre
Sunday 11th May Cornish Brides Show Wedding Fairs - 10am 70 of the very best bridal businesses the South West has to offer will all be under one roof.
THEATRE On-going events 1st May - 2nd September Dinosaurs Quiz Trial Kids Activities Famous for their fabulous tropical birds, this summer the park will be celebrating the earliest relatives of all birds, the dinosaurs! Hayle, Paradise Park
29 March - 18th July Vince Bevan, Landscapes of Fishing Photo Exhibition This powerful new photographic exhibition features work by internationally renowned photo-journalist Vince Bevan. Falmouth, Maritime Museum
26 April - 2 May A Sea - Change Art Exhibition 10.30am - Free New paintings by Barbara Nolan and Anthony Viney inspired by the transforming power of the sea. St Ives, St Ives Arts Club
Saturday 3rd May Gwinear Show Craft Marquee Agricultural Show A friendly, rural agricultural show based on our community. Gwithian, Nancemellin Farm
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Saturday 10th May Marvellous Medals Exhibition Come and see the medals made to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Penzance in our Penzance 400 exhibition and have a go at designing a medal to celebrate the 400th anniversary. Penzance, Penlee House
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Saturday 17th May - 11th June Andrew Tozer Exhibition 10.30am Solo exhibition in Trelissick Gallery by Cornish artist Andrew Tozer who is passionate about Cornwall and painting. Saturday 17th May Terrific Trains The arrival of the railway brought many people to Penzance. Take a look at the old railway posters and tickets in our exhibition and then have a go at making your own model train. Penzance, Penlee House
Saturday 17th May Produce Fair 9am Each month over 50 stall-holders display their produce and creations in the courtyard. St Mellion, Crocadon Farm
Saturday 17th - Friday 23rd May Shelley Thornton Exhibition - 10am - Free Work by Shelley Thornton. St Ives, St Ives Arts Club
Sunday 18th May Merlin Handcrafted Fair 10am - Free Come along to discover wonderful handcrafted items such as furniture, cards, haberdashery jewellery and much more. Hewas Water, Merlin MS Centre
Tuesday 20th May Felted Bag Making Workshop 10am - £20 Great introduction to felting over a resist.
Tintagel, Old Post Office
Sunday 4th May Spring Craft Fair Craft Fair - 11am - Free Lots of stalls offering local arts and crafts, licensed bar and restaurant, bouncy castle, ball pool.
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Sunday 11th May Craft Market 10am The markets are being held on the second and fourth Sunday of each month.
Every Wednesday Calligraphy Lessons Art & Crafts 6 to 8pm, £7 per lesson Come and do some calligraphy in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. All levels welcome, attention given to all individuals.
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Illogan, Well Being Centre
Goonhavern, Goonhavern Village Hall
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Thursday 22nd May Life Drawing Class 6.30pm - £10 In collaboration with St Ives School of Painting we bring you life drawing with a twist.
Sunday 25th May Craft Market 10am The markets are being held on the second and fourth Sunday of each month.
Penzance, The Exchange
West Looe, Quayside Centre
Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th May Wild Art Workshop Take inspiration from nature and create your own masterpiece in the garden. Newquay, Trerice
Feock, Trelissick Gallery
Fraddon, Kingsley Village
Monday 5th May Rag Rug Workshop 11am Join our rag rug experts and learn how to make beautiful rugs from recycled materials at our workshops.
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Wednesday 21st May Indoor Craft/Table Top Sale & Outdoor Carboot Sale Markets - 9.30am Friendly social event - 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month.
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Saturday 24th - Saturday 31st May Flushing Art Exhibition Showing some of the finest Cornish art, sculpture and handicraft. Flushing Village Club
Sat 24th May - Fri 6th June Arts Club Members Exhibition 10am - Free A selection of work in various media by Arts Club members. St Ives, St Ives Arts Club
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Monday 26th May Open Studio Watch the Glass Blowing Craft/Demonstration - Free - 10am An opportunity to see the glass blowing in action. Penryn, Malcolm Sutcliffe Glass Gallery
Thursday 29th - Saturday 31st May Kernow Quilters Exhibition - 10am - 50p/£1 Kernow Quilters 2014 Exhibition Perranarworthal, Village Hall
Sat 26th April - Sat 21st June Tom Early and Friends Exhibition This exhibition brings together rarely-seen paintings by Tom Early and work by some of his friends and associates.
Wednesday 28th April - 5th May Make Do and Mend Workshop - 10.30am - £3.70/£1.80 Come and explore the art of rag-cycling and try it for yourself.
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From Sat 24th May - Sun 1st June. Following a hugely successful event last year, the ninth annual Open Studios will see artists and craftspeople throwing open the doors to their studios for a week at the beginning of the summer 2014. You can keep up to date with all the latest news from the event and find out more about Creative Skills who run the Open Studios event, at our website below. See also Festival p20 and p21.
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In Cornwall we’re especially proud of our heritage and culture. In May, as the county wakes from its wintry sleep, we celebrate the bloom of new life with many local events and traditions. Welcome Spring at Padstow’s May Day festival, dance your way through the streets of Helston on Flora Day or wax poetic at the Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival.
Tursday 1st May Padstow May Day Festival - Free May Day (or ‘Obby ‘Oss Day as it is known in Padstow) is the biggest day in Padstow’s calendar. Padstow
Friday 2nd - Monday 5th May St Agnes Bolster Festival Free A celebration of Cornish music and art. St Agnes
Thursday 8th May Helston Flora Day Festival/Parade - 7am Spring festival to celebrate the end of winter and mark the arrival of new vitality and fertility as trees and flowers burst into life. See opposite page. Helston
There’s no better cause for celebration than Cornwall in Springtime.
Saturday 3rd May West Looe May Fayre Free Celebrate the coming of summer in and around the quayside with a traditional May Fayre. West Looe Square
Friday 9th May Penzance 400 Jacobean Fayre Traditional Jacobean Fayre to mark the 400th anniversary of the granting of a Royal Charter to Penzance by King James I.
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Saturday 10th May St Teath Village Fete Free Great family event with lots to keep the children entertained. St Teath
Saltash, Warfelton Sports Field
Saturday 10th May Callington May Fest Fair - 12.30pm - Free Community event held in the centre of Callington. Callington
Helston, the Cornish market town, where for hundreds of years, the townsfolk have celebrated and enjoyed the wonderful tradition that is Flora Day. It is a Spring festival to celebrate the end of winter and mark the arrival of the new vitality and fertility with the trees and flowers bursting into life. The houses and shops of the town are decorated with greenery and floral arrangements to express the spirit of renewal. When the big bass drum strikes the first beat of the dance at seven in the morning, the spirit of the day is stirred and the celebrations commence. Some eighty couples dance through the streets, entering selected houses and shops to drive out the darkness of winter and bring in the light of spring. Head over to Helston to watch this enchanting Cornish celebration.
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Sunday 4th May Lanreath’s May Day Lanreath’s May Day celebrations. Make a day of tradional family fun. Lanreath, near Looe
Monday 5th May St Ives May Day Celebrating the end of winter and the coming of spring.
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th May May Play 2014 Fair - £5/day Wadebridge MayPlay 2014 is a two-day celebration of play with circus skills workshops, performances, forest schools and craft area. Wadebridge, Jubilee Field
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Monday 5th May The Black Prince Flower Boat Parade - Free - 10am A day for all to enjoy and raise funds for the Lions charities while having fun.
30th May - 1st June Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival Readings, talks, workshops, music, film, theatre & visual art. Featuring the best contemporary poets and artists from Cornwall and beyond.
Millbrook, Kingsand and Cawsand
Upton Cross, Sterts Theatre & Arts Centre
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Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th May Saltash Lions May Fair Free Parades, competitions, dancing, sporting activities, trade stalls and live music make up this enjoyable family day out.
May Day May Day is held on the first Monday in May. It is widely regarded to have originated as a Roman festival heralding the coming of summer and the end of winter. As the weather starts to improve and the countryside begins to blossom, May Day celebrates the fertility and hope of the coming season. There are many different customs associated with this day, particularly that of Maypole Dancing. The participants, usually girls, each hold a ribbon attached to a central pole and as they dance a decorative pattern is formed down the pole. Another widespread tradition is Morris Dancing. Accompanied by loud accordion music, this type of dance is performed by men dressed in white costumes with bells on. They carry long wooden sticks and scarves, which are used to create noise and spectacle. Other traditions include decorating houses with flowers and leaves, making floral garlands, and crowning a May Queen to represent Flora, the Roman goddess. In more recent times, May Day has become a day to campaign for and celebrate the rights of workers. Marches organised by the trade unions are often held at this time.
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Small, grass roots, community events put on in villages across Cornwall are the life-blood the events scene in Cornwall. You might read about the big music festivals and theatre productions in the local paper but every day, week on week, thousands of people across Cornwall are taking part in and supporting the small community events that give our great country such a thriving cultural heritage. To help promote these events we have built a page on our website for every village and town in Cornwall.
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Thursday1st May Solid Silver 60s £22/£26 Relive the 60s with original artists singing their greatest hits. Truro, The Hall for Cornwall
Live music Friday 2nd May Harpeth Rising Folk - 8pm - £10/£12 Original songs that layer rich instrumental arrangements with three part harmonies and lyrics that depict wanderlust, eternal curiosity and extraordinary love.
Saturday 3rd May The Joyful Company of Singers Concert Choir - 7.30pm - £10/Free British and German choral masterpieces to mark the era that ended in 1914. Constantine, The Tolmen Centre
Penzance, The Acorn
Get swept away by accoustic melodies at the Lusty Glaze Sundowner Sessions or enjoy angelic voiced choirs at The Minnack Theartre. Cornwall in May is the perfect setting for a laid back soundtrack. It’s also the ideal place to rock your socks off by the sea, get flung around to some folk or enjoy awe inspiring operas. Miss Peapod’s in Penryn has a fantastic and eclectic line-up this month with something to suit every musical taste. So if you’re in the market for a musical treat, this month will not disappoint. Saturday
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Friday 2nd May Johanna Graham Quartet Jazz - 8pm Johanna’s captivating stage presence and emotive style put a fresh spin on jazz standards. Newquay, Lane Theatre
Thursday1st May Ruarri Joseph Indie-Rock - £5/£8 Live concert of the singer songwriter Ruarri Joseph.
Influenced by Fleetwood Mac and gospel harmonies, with some bone-rattling synth basslines and heart breaking melodies, this is set to be an awe-inspiring evening. Miss Peapod’s Cafe (on Commercial Road underneath the wind turbines) Jubilee Wharf, Penryn, Cornwall Tel: 01326 374424
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St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Lane Theatre, Newquay
Thursday 8th May Chantel McGregor Rock/Blues - 8pm - £12 /£14 One of the most exciting rock and blues musicians that the UK has ever produced. Penzance, The Acorn
Perranporth, The Watering Hole
Thursday1st May Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra Folk - 8pm - £8/£10 A night of lively music. Penzance, The Acorn
Friday 2nd May The Ascension Plan + Guests Mimi Goese & 50 Degrees World Music - 8pm - £5.00/£11.50 The ethereal and epic sounds of The Ascension Plan meet the wide open spaces of Minack. Porthcurno, Minack Theatre
Friday 2nd May Davey & Hunt Folk - 8.30pm - Free Neil Davey and Steve Hunt perform honest-to-goodness folk music from all over the place. Calstock, Calstock Arts, The Old Chapel
8pm - £6adv / £7door The road less traveled is a familiar place for Rue Royale - and they don’t mind giving others a lift along the way. For their upcoming third album the soulful Anglo-American duo have thrown the doors wide open to help create their boldest, most romantic work to date.
Saturday 3rd May Sgt. Peppers Only Dart Board Band Tribute Band - 8pm - £10 The band, with their own Fab Four plus Sgt Pepper on keyboards, performs the most complex Beatles songs.
Thursday 8th May Raymond Froggatt & The Frog Band Country/Rock/Folk 7.30pm - £12.50/£14 Froggie and his band are supported this evening by Eagle Country - a local duo, recently awarded the Top South West Country Act.
Sunday 4th May Help For Heroes WW2 Day Charitiy Live Music - 12 noon A fundraising day, plus 1940’s entertainment in the evening by lady singers.
Saturday 3rd May Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra Folk music - 8pm - £8/£10 A night of lively music.
Praa Sands, The Boathouse
Penryn, Miss Peapod’s
Saturday 3rd May Slide75 Covers - 9pm Cornwall-based rock covers band.
Sunday 4th May Sticky Fingers Garage/Pop/Soul - 9pm - £5 Happy endings and the garage/ pop, psych/soul mash of reggae known as the Sticky Fingers sound. Perranporth, The Watering Hole
Hayle, The Cornubia Inn
Saturday 3rd May Blues Brothers Collective Tribute Band - 9pm - £8 10-piece band tributing the legendary Blues Brothers band of Jake & Elwood Blues.
Thursday 8th May Sundowner Session 2014 James Shead Acoustic - 7.30pm Singer/songwriter with a broad style from percussive lap-tapping guitar to powerful story telling songs. Newquay, Lusty Glaze
Friday 9th May Wild Willy Barrett’s French Connection Folk - 8pm - £11 Willy’s usual trio plus new Parisian chanteuse Marie-Laure Hucher. Support from Martyn Barker. St Ives, St Ives Arts Club Molina Visuals
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Friday 2nd May Orchestra of Welsh National Opera 7.30pm - £10.50/£26.50 A welcome return of the WNO Orchestra with Brahms’ spirited Academic Festival Overture and Elgar’s great, quintessentially English, Cello Concerto.
Saturday 3rd May Johanna Graham Quartet Jazz - 7.30pm - £6/£8/£10 Johanna captivating stage presence and emotive style put a fresh spin on jazz standards.
Sunday 4th May The Mounts Bay Singers with Lockwood Urban School of Dance Choir - 8pm - £5.00/£7.50 Mixed-voice choir based in Penzance.
Whitecross, Village Hall
Porthcurno, The Minack Theatre
Saturday 3rd May The Normals Ska/fFolk/Rock Live music from the 5-piece Devon-based band.
Thursday 8th May Gaz Brookfield Acoustic - 9pm A solo acoustic musician based in Bristol.
Friday 9th May The Sixteen: the Choral Pilgrimage 2014 Choir - 7.30pm - £10/£30 Stunning programme of Tudor music by English composers John Sheppard, Richard Davy & William Mundy.
Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Calstock, The Tamar Inn
Perranporth, The Watering Hole
Truro, Truro Cathedral
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THEATRE Sunday 11th May The Mark Pontin Group Blues/Rock Part of St Ives Blues Festival A three-piece blues/rock outfit based in Swansea, South Wales.
Saturday10th May Who’s Who Tribute Band - 8pm - £10 The UK’s biggest and best The Who tribute band. St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Saturday 10th May Mevagissey Male Voice Choir with The Military Wives Choir Choir - 8pm - £5.00/£11.50 In their 40th anniversary year Mevagissey Male Choir return to the Minack Theatre with invited guests, the original Plymouth Military Wives Choir. Porthcurno, Minack Theatre
LostFest 2014 Sunday 11th May Lostwithiel Town Band Traditional Brass Band Lostwithiel’s own brass band. Lostwithiel
Saturday 10th May Belfast Busker Folk/Rock - 9.30pm Following the village fete with a licensed bar and barbeque.
Sunday 11th May Phil Wisdom Ska/Gypsy/Funk Solo busking from a multi-talented musician who also plays in local band Lost In Space.
St. Teath, Village Green
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Saturday 10th May Chris Wood Folk - 7.30pm - £11/£12 Including ‘None the Wiser’, nominated Best Original Song, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014.
Sunday 11th May Federal Charm Rock/Blues Part of St Ives Blues Festival Combining the retro sound of the 70s with a unique bluesy take, which makes them relevant today and gives them a very wide appeal. St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Sunday 11th May Simon Townshend Rock Part of St Ives Blues Festival 2014 A prolific artist and performer, Simon continues to write, create and perform his unique and charismatic work, and provide support to some of rock music’s ultimate legends. St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Monday 12th May Joe Brown Rock ‘n’ Roll - 7.30pm - £22/£26 Premier Rock ‘n’ Roll legend goes from strength to strength as his contemporary achievements continue to gather momentum. Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Tuesday 13th May The Simon & Garfunkel Story 7.30pm - £16/£20 Award-winning actor Dean Elliott and a full cast of performers tell the compelling story of the greatest music duo of all time. Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Constantine, The Tolmen Centre
Sunday 11th May Veller Lia Rock - 5pm Five piece group with guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass guitar, djembe drum and vocals. Lostwithiel, LostFest 2014
Wednesday 14th May A Celtic Odyssey Poetry/Song - £7- 8pm Part of St Ives LitFest An evening of words and music starring the Cornish language.
Sunday 11th May Cornish Connection Barbershop Harmony Choir A men’s barbershop harmony chorus based in St Austell.
St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Sunday 11th May John Thorpe Acoustic Music & Percussion A solo didgeridoo artist whose lively and eclectic sound is inspired by living in Cornwall. Lostwithiel
Sunday 11th May Wilko Johnson Blues - 2pm Part of the St Ives Blues Festival Best known for his work in the 1970s with rhythm and blues band Dr Feelgood, he will top the bill at this year’s festival.
Sunday 11th May A Merrie Noyse Minstrels in period costume will be performing medieval, Tudor and 17th century music on authentic musical instruments.
St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Lostwithiel
Sunday 11th May Almost Blues Rock’n’Roll/Soul/Blues Part of LostFest 2014 Young, exciting 5-piece playing songs by Little Richard, Elvis, Aretha Franklin, Etta James and much more.
Thursday 15th May Joe Hurworth Acoustic/Covers - 7.30pm This incredibly talented musician, with his mix of originals and covers, is a Lusty Glaze favourite.
Thursday 22nd May Stringer Bessant (Reef) Rock - 9pm - £10 StringerBessant is the moniker for the musical collaboration between two friends, Gary Stringer & Jack Bessant.
Porthcurno, The Minack Theatre
Perranporth, The Watering Hole
Saturday 17th May Four Choir Concert Choir Newquay Male Voice Choir, City of Truro Male Voice Choir, Pelynt Male Voice Choir and Stithians Male Voice Choir in concert.
Thursday 22nd May The Moulettes Folk - 8pm - £10 Listen to a charismatic, idiosyncratic brand of modern folk music.
St Austell, St Johns Methodist Church
Saturday 17th May Rodney Branigan & Tim Snider Folk/Jazz - 8pm - £12/£9 Rodney Branigan & Tim Snider: The Ensemble, with support from singer-songwriter Catrina Davies.
Lostwithiel
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Sunday 25th May LoveRiot 8.30pm The name says it all - you know the drill. Perranporth, The Watering Hole
Penzance, The Acorn
Thursday 22nd May Gareth Lee & Annie Bayliss Gray Blues/Folk - 7.30pm Sundowner Session 2014 Gareth Lee & Annie Bayliss Gray. Newquay, Lusty Glaze
Saturday 24th May Harry Bird & The Rubber Wellies Folk - 8pm - £6adv/£7door Harry Bird & The Rubber Wellies, plus Brooke Sharkey and Adam Beattie. Penryn, Miss Peapods
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Saturday 17th May Gilad Atzmon Jazz - 8pm - £6/£15 Maverick, Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble are back on the road with their latest album, Songs Of The Metropolis.
Sunday 25th May Fairport Convention Folk Part of The Millendreath Festival Formed in 1967, their albums still top the all-time best folk charts.
Calstock, Calstock Arts
Friday 23rd May Jazz Dinner Jazz - 7pm - £26 Three-course dinner and entertainment from the fantastic “Atlantic View Jazz Trio.”
Looe
Feock, Trelissick
Saturday 17th May Rum Buffalo Swing/Experimental 8pm - £6/£7door This is the beginning of a beautifully twisted relationship... Rum Buffalo fornicate with forgotten songs.
Friday 23rd May The Guns N’ Roses Experience UK Tribute Band/Rock - 8pm - £12/£14 Full throttle classic rock music. Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
Looe
Saturday 24th May Letz Zep Rock/Tribute Band - 8pm - £13 They are quite simply the number one tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin.
Sunday 25th May Vince Lee and The Big Combo Blues Vince Lee and The Big Combo have been a permanent fixture on the live music scene in the southwest since 1987.
Penzance, The Acorn
Looe
Saturday 17th May Fleetwood Bac Tribute Band - 8pm - £15 Best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself. Porthcurno, The Minack Theatre
Perranporth, The Watering Hole
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Monday 26th - Saturday31st May New Jersey Nights 7.30pm - £16.50/£31.50 Direct from the USA, the international smash hit show New Jersey Nights comes to the UK as part of their world tour. Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Tuesday 27th May Brass Band Cornwall Consort of Brass A quintet of the best brass players that Cornwall can offer will play mudic from Gabrieli to modern. Flushing, St Peter’s Church
Sunday 25th May Phat Bollard Gypsy/Folk Phat Bollard are a gypsy-folk band from Plymouth.
Saturday 24th May Otis Redding III Tribute - 9pm Son of the true legend Otis Redding, Otis Redding III is performing a one-off show in tribute to his father’s amazing music.
Penryn, Miss Peapod’s
Sunday 11th May Keltique & City of Truro Male Choir 7.30pm Keltique and City of Truro Male Choir in concert.
Sunday 25th May Talking Heads Tribute Band £9 - 7.30pm Talking Heads Tribute Band “Speaking In Tongues”.
Penzance, The Acorn
Newquay, Lusty Glaze
Thursday 15th May Mad Dog Mcrea Folk/Rock/Jazz/Pop - 8.30pm - £10 Mad Dog Mcrea raise hands, lift feet and start parties wherever they play.
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Frisday 16th May Nerina Pallot Pop Rock - 8pm - £17.50 Nerina Pallot is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Jersey.
St Ives, St Ives Arts Club
Lostwithiel
Sunday 11th May Albany Down Rock’n’Roll/Blues - 2pm Part of the St Ives Blues Festival Rock’n’Roll with a bit of rhythm & blues & jazz-funk to mix it up.
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Sunday 25th May C Force Rock/Blues C Force are a dynamic trio, performing mainly original material written by songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist Rob C. Looe
Wednesday 28th May Camborne Town Band & Johnny Cowling Comedy/Brass Band - 7.30pm - £10 Camborne Town Band & Johnny Cowling - music, comedy and an engaging host. Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
Friday 30th May K’antu Early Music Ensemble K’antu - 7.30pm - £6/£13 From Montserrat in Spain to Oaxaca Cathedral in Mexico, K’antu Ensemble explores dancing and devotional song in Europe and the New World. Calstock, Calstock Arts
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Festivals don’t always have to be loud, riotous mud baths; just take a look at the selection on offer in Cornwall this May. For the music, art and literature lovers out there we have treats such as the Fowey Festival of Words and Music and Art8 Art & Culture Festival in Newquay. For other interests there’s the St Mawes Classic Car Festival, the Fal River Festival and even a Whippet’s Tea Party at the Port Eliot Dog Festival. If a big stage is what you’re after, Run to the Sun in Newquay will be just the ticket; flip flops, not wellies, are a must! Sunday
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Fal River Festival Various Locations around the Fal River Join in the celebrations with The Falmouth University Fal River Festival. This fantastic 10 day festival is a not-for-profit community festival which encompasses over 150 events varying from music & drama, the arts & heritage to gig racing, swimming, walking & lots more. The festival was established in 2006 and will be running for its 9th year in 2014. It’s a chance to embrace the places, people, history, culture, sport & industry that are connected by this very Cornish river. With its diverse mix of events taking place at dozens of locations around the Fal River, the festival offers something for everyone and is the perfect opportunity to engage with life on the river and discover some of its fascinating history.
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LostFest 2014 Friday 2nd - Monday 5th May Pie & Ale Festival Beer Festival Over 70 fine ales to choose from, great choice of homemade pies and food, plus plenty of live entertainment.
Saturday 10th - Saturday17th May St Ives Literature Festival Nine days of literature in St. Ives. Featuring book launches, poetry readings, workshops and open air events. Also includes poetry, live music, comedy acts, and creative writing workshops.
Newquay, Smugglers Den Inn
St Ives, Various Venues
Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th May Green Man Weekend Festival Free - 10am The festival will include a craft fair and food market all woven around the huge central figure of a Green Man. Come and celebrate the rebirth of the year.
Saturday 10th May Port Eliot Dog Festival & Whippet Tea Party 11am - £3/children under 11 Free Roo and Lark invite their friends and their humans to the annual Dog Festival. Supporting Children’s Hospice South West’s Precious Lives Appeal and raising funds for the new hospice ‘Little Harbour’.
Sunday 11th May LostFest Free - all day LostFest is the annual arts, crafts and music festival in Lostwithiel; a hugely popular day of street arts, crafts, antiques, music, dance and entertainment all over town. detailed programme on the next column.
St Germans, Port Eliot House & Gardens
Lostwithiel, Various places
Torpoint, Mount Edgcumbe
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Sunday 11th May Phil Wisdom Ska/Gypsy/Funk Solo busking from a multi-talented musician who also plays in local band Lost In Space. Lostwithiel
Sunday 11th May Cornish Connection Barbershop Harmony Choir A men’s barbershop harmony chorus based in St Austell. Lostwithiel
Monday 5th - Friday 9th May St Mawes Classic Car Festival 2014 Showcase your classic car at St Mawes Classic Car Festival. This event offers you a chance to discover parts of Cornwall and places you might never have visited. St Mawes
Saturday 10th - Saturday17th May The Fowey Festival of Words and Music An exciting week of inspiration, fun and laughter; a programme of events for children and families to enjoy. Fowey
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Sunday 11th May Lostwithiel Town Band Traditional brass Band Lostwithiel’s own brass band.
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Sunday 11th May John Thorpe Acoustic Music & Percussion A solo didgeridoo artist whose lively and eclectic sound is inspired by living in Cornwall. Lostwithiel
Saturday 17th - Sunday 18th May St Ives Food and Drink Festival Now in its fifth year, St Ives Food and Drink Festival is growing yet again with some exciting developments. Last year’s festival saw over 10,000 people visit the food and drink producers event for the first time at Porthminster Beach and it was a huge success. We are pleased to confirm, following last year’s success that the event will continue to be held with the support of the nationally acclaimed Porthminster Beach Café, on the beach itself, with a number of marquees, events, and activities taking place there. St Ives, Porthminster Beach
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Sunday 11th May A Merrie Noyse Minstrels in period costume will be performing medieval, Tudor and 17th century music on authentic musical instruments. Lostwithiel
Sunday 11th May The Brim Celtic/Folk A Celtic-folk music and ceilidh band with accordian and guitar. Lostwithiel
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THEATRE Festivals For more events please go to the Live music section page 14 and our family section page 22. Go online and check our latest listings in your area www.whatsoncornwall.co.uk
Friday 23th May - Sunday 1st June Fal River Festival This fantastic 10-day festival includes a wide range of events from music and drama, the arts and heritage, to swimming, rowing races and walking. More information on page 18.
Millendreath Festival
Fal River, Various Venues
Friday 23th - Monday 26th May Run to the Sun Festival 2014 For 3 days Newquay is ours; come and see and feel it for yourself. You won’t have experienced anything like it before. We keep growing and getting better. Porth, Newquay, Trevelgue Holiday Park
Friday 23th - Monday 26th May Pirate Maritime Festival Owners and crews of traditional style boats are invited to come and enjoy the atmosphere and pageantry of this festival. Penzance Harbour
Sunday 25th May Fairport Convention Folk Formed in 1967, their albums still top the all time best folk charts. Looe
Sunday 25th May C Force Rock/Blues A dynamic trio performing mainly original material written by songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist Rob C.
Sunday 25th May Vince Lee and The Big Combo Blues Vince Lee and The Big Combo have been a permanent fixture on the live music scene in the southwest since 1987.
Looe
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Sunday 25th May Phat Bollard Gypsy/Folk Phat Bollard are a gypsy folk band from Plymouth.
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Saturday 24th - Sunday 31st May Flushing Arts Week Festival This wonderful picturesque waterside village celebrates with an event-packed week of art and entertainment for all ages: art, music, film, workshops, competitions, art-in-a-box and a hobby-horse race. Flushing, Various Venues
Saturday 24th - Sunday 31st May Open Studios Cornwall 2014 Exhibitions/Workshops The ninth annual Open Studios will see artists and craftspeople throwing open the doors to their studios for a week. More information below. Cornwall
Sunday 25th May Millendreath Music Festival £2/£5/£25 A one day festival starring some of the UK’s best folk bands. See main listing on the previous column on the left.
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Friday 23th - Monday 26th May Art8 Arts & Culture Festival 4 days of all aspects of fine art, dance, design, photography, word, drama, music and craft.
Thu 29th May - Mon 2nd June Way Out West Festival/Camping - £20 A long weekend for authentic and non-authentic westerners, or just anyone who is interested in the Old West.
Newquay
Friday 23th - Monday 26th May Bude & Stratton Folk Festival 2pm - £36 Local and visiting artists with workshops, open mike stages, music sessions and sing arounds.
Mawla, near Redruth
Friday 30th May - Sunday1st June Trelay-in-May £2/£10 Family fun, music, dancing, farm tours, talks & workshops.
Bude, Various Venues
The Pendennis Cup 2014 Sailing Four days of competitive racing during the Pendennis Cup will be complemented by a shore-side entertainment programme allowing owners, captains, crew, event sponsors and invited guests to enjoy the delights of our home port of Falmouth. Falmouth
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Friday 30th May - Sunday1st June Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival Readings, talks, workshops, music, film, theatre & visual art. Featuring the best contemporary poets and artists from Cornwall and beyond. Upton Cross, Sterts Theatre & Arts Centre
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Cornwall in spring is perfect for families; from kite flying workshops to story telling and steam engine spectaculars, there’s fun to be had by all the family. For those of you who enjoy getting mucky, why not enjoy a ‘Hands On’ Shire Experience Day in Wendron. If something more nautical takes your fancy, sneak a peak at the Smuggling Exhibition at The National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. So why not grab your little monsters, turn off their tablets, phones and laptops and get them out experiencing real life in Cornwall.
29th March - 5th May Moshi Monsters Kids Activities From 10am - £10 Join Katsuma, Poppet and Buster Bumblechops on a mission to save the amazing marine creatures!
Thursday1st May Fox Club presents Project Wild Thing Kids Activities - £3/donation A film for big kids (adults) to inspire little kids. Falmouth, The Poly
Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th May Postman Pat Kids Show 11am - 1pm - 3.30pm A brand new, fun-filled, all action show featuring everyone’s favourite postman.
Tuesday 6th - Wednesday 7thMay The Gruffalo’s Birthday Party Kids Activities - 10.30am - £5.25 A relaxed and fun event for very small people from schools, nurseries and early years settings. St Austell, Bodelva, Eden Project
Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Sunday 4th May Family Fun Dog Show Free - 12.30pm Fifteen classes of “doggy” fun; competitions, agility, stalls as well as refreshments.
Gweek, Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Camelford, Lakefield Equestrian Centre
6th April - 23rd November Shire Experience Days Equestrian - £60 Join us for a hands-on Experience Day with our magnificent Shire and Clydesdale stallions, George, Ringo and Eddy. Children can get together with our miniature shetlands, Smokey and Bandit.
Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th May Let’s Go Fly a Kite Kids Activities - 11am Come and fly a kite in the Trelissick countryside as the start to our 50 things to do before you’re 11¾.
Wendron, The Lizard Stallions
Feock, Trelissick Gardens
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Monday 5th May Tudor Costume Day 11am Come and learn more about Tudor clothes and try on a Tudor costume. Monday 5th May Seed Planting and Tree Quiz Workshop - 12pm - £2 Plant your own seeds, then take them home and watch them grow.
Friday 9th - Saturday 10th May Swamp Circus: The Wave Circus - 7.30pm - £6 / £9 A fast moving acrobatic comedy telling the story of a lovely seaside holiday… with a giant plastic bottle monster lurking in the depths!
Torpoint, Antony House
Penzance, The Acorn
Newquay, Trerice
Spring Steam Spectacular The Bulleid is back!
Bodmin & Wenford Freedom of the Line - Unlimited Travel on All Trains. Adult: £14.00 / Child: £7.00 / Senior: £13.00 / Family 1 (1a+2c): £24.50 / Family II (2a+4c): £36.50 Our 2014 Spring Steam Spectacular celebrates steam in all shapes and sizes. The ever popular gala this year will see the return of a engine that played a large role in the history of the railway in the early preservation days, whilst it was restored at the line over a period of circa 25 years. Orca Sea Safaris
The Spring Steam Gala will run over the weekend of Saturday 3 May - Monday 5 May.
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Saturday10th May Port Eliot Dog Festival & Whippet Tea Party 11am - £4 Roo and Lark invite their friends and their humans to the annual Dog Festival.
Saturday17th - Sunday18th May Princess and Pirate Weekend Kids Activities Come and see a real pirate and princess, and spend the day conquering the water on Raging Rivers.
Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th May Pisky Pal Trails Kids activities - 11am Pisky Pals will be here in the gardens for ‘trail days’ and children of all ages will be able to take part in the great Pisky hunts.
St Germans, Port Eliot House & Gardens
Wadebridge, Crealy Great Adventure Park
Falmouth, Gyllyngdune Gardens
Friday16th May Museums at Night More information below.
Sunday18th May Curious Creatures Puppets Show 3pm - £3/£5 Welcome to the Curious Creatures wildlife park established by Jeremiah Johnson, the world-renowned explorer, zoologist and animal collector.
Truro, The Royal Cornwall Museum
Saturday17th May Curious Creatures Puppets Show 3pm - £4/£6 Welcome to the Curious Creatures wildlife park, established by Jeremiah Johnson, the world-renowned explorer, zoologist and animal collector. Tresmeer, Tresmeer Village Hall
Saturday17th May Bodmin Mini Triathlon Running/Swimming/Cycling 11am - £16 (entry fee) A brand new event for children aged 8-14 years. Bodmin, Dragon Leisure Centre
Stoke Climsland, The Old School
Sunday18th May Fun Dog Show Dog Show - 1pm A Fun Dog Show is to be held on behalf of ‘Donna’s Small Animal and Cat Rescue’ Goldsithney, St Piran’s Hall
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Friday 23rd May Museum Minnows Stories - 1.30pm An hour of creative play, stories and craft activities for under-fives. Falmouth, Maritime Museum
Saturday 24th May - Sunday 1st June Secret Signals Kids Activities - 10am Find the signal flags and crack the secret code to reveal the location of your rescue mission.
Saturday 24th - Monday 26th May Seaside Supersized Weekend 10am Celebrate all things coastal with a weekend of activities inspired by the seaside.
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Museums at Night Royal Cornwall Museum Truro Magic Lantern: Family show 6.00 - 6.30pm. Magic Lantern: 7.00 - 7.50pm, older children (11+) and adults Rashleigh Gallery at night: 6.30 - 7.00pm Ticket Prices: £4 per person, £12 family ticket Join us at the Royal Cornwall Museum as we celebrate Museums at Night with Magic Lantern shows. Professor Mervyn Heard’s magic lantern show. Opportunity to see the Rashleigh Mineral Collection in a new light. Royal Cornwall Museum River Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2SJ Tel.: 01872 272205
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Tuesday 27th May Douglas Dapper’s Shore Thing 11.30am/2pm/3.30pm Douglas dips his toes into another adventure, exploring the story of an ancient village by the sea, and how he helped a search and rescue helicopter find a coastal canoeist. See right. Falmouth, Maritime Museum
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Saturday 24th May - Sunday 1st June Love Your Zoo at Half Term Kids Activities/Zoo Complete our Love Your Zoo Trail for the chance to win some fantastic Zoo prizes.
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Saturday 24th May - Sunday 1st June Beside the Sea Kids Activities - 12 noon Our seaside celebrations continue with creative crafts galore. Make your very own rescue helicopter, seagull glider or life boat money box. Falmouth, Maritime Museum
Monday 26th May Pirates on the Prom Family A day of pirate related music, dance, parade displays and mayhem. Penzance, Penzance Promenade
Monday 26th May Tudor Costume Day 11am Come and learn more about Tudor clothes and try on a Tudor costume. Newquay, Trerice
Monday 26th May Worry Dolls Children’s Make & Take Workshops - 10.30pm - £4 Make your worry dolls, then place them under your pillow for no more worries. Falmouth, Gyllyngdune Gardens
Tuesday 27th May Tree Fu Tom Kids Activities 11.30am/1.30pm/3pm/4pm Tree Fu Tom is an ordinary boy with a magic belt. Join him at Cornwall’s Crealy for Meet & Greet sessions. Wadebridge, Crealy Great Adventure Park
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Wednesday 28 -Thursday 29th May Jester’s Hat Making Kids Activities 11.30/12.15pm/1.45pm/2.30p/ 3.15pm Come and make a Jester’s hat and sceptre and see if you can spot our real Jester around the property. Newquay, Trerice
Wednesday 28th May Jungle Jim 11.30am/1.30pm/3pm/4pm Join Jungle Jim, the awardwinning entertainer, creating a ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ with all his jungle friends.
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Douglas Dapper’s Shore Thing National Maritime Museum Cornwall 11.30am, 2pm and 3.30pm. Free with your entry. Great fun for kids, explore the museum and listen to intriguing stories from Douglas. This exciting storyteller dips his toes into another adventure, exploring the tale of an ancient village by the sea and how he helped a search and rescue helicopter find a coastal canoeist. All activities FREE with Museum entrance ticket. One creative craft activity each day. Adult supervision required.
Wadebridge, Crealy Great Adventure Park
Wednesday 28th May Nose Masks Children’s Make & Take Work Kids Activities - 10.30pm - £4 Have fun and surprise your friends and family with these amazing nose masks. Falmouth, Gyllyngdune Gardens
Thursday 29th May Douglas Dapper’s Shore Thing Kids Activities 11.30am/2pm/3.30pm For all the details please see the box on the right. Falmouth, Maritime Museum
Thursday 29th May Dig for Victory Kids Activities - 11am - £2/£3 Get creative this half-term and make your very own mini-garden. Mawnan Smith, Trebah Garden
Friday 30th May Feadon Farm Wildlife Experiences Kids Activities - 4pm - £4 An excellent opportunity to discover more about the fascinating animals around us. Falmouth, Gyllyngdune Gardens
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Films
Films Wednesday 14th May Nebraska Adventure/Drama - 7.30pm - £3 An aging, father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son to claim a million dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
If a good film is what you’re after, you can enjoy both box office hits and independent classics at Falmouth’s Poly and Launceston’s town hall, or visit one of the many pop-up cinemas that are sprouting up all over the region. The Tolman Centre in Constantine will be showing the multi award winning, adventure comedy Nebraska this month. Head down to The Stithians Centre and enjoy some bittersweet romance at their showing of Le Weekend. The Dog House in Falmouth will be showcasing a selection of short films from up and coming directors, a perfect evening for any film buffs out there.
THEATRE Reviews
Friday 2nd May Rush Action/Drama/Sport - 7.30pm £5/£4 The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
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Legendary director Ron Howard joins forces with Oscar-nominated writer Peter Morgan to reignite the fierce rivalry, that existed between 1970’s Formula One drivers, English playboy James Hunt and the cool and calculating Austrian, Niki Lauder. Crammed full of thrilling race scenes it also explores the complex relationship between the two drivers, breaking the mould of your average speed-filled flick.
A long-married couple played by Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan revisit Paris in the hope that it will re-kindle their relationship. But will it tear them apart? This bittersweet portrayal of the cracks that can appear in a 30-year marriage is both honest and touching without straying in to over-sentimentality.
Launceston, Launceston Town Hall
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All is lost
Drama/Adventure Robert Redford plays one of his most challenging roles to date in this almost dialogue free epic about one man’s battle to survive, adrift in the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the minimalist dialogue and the one-man cast, its depiction of such extreme solitude strikes a chord with its viewers and invites them to share with him the range of emotions that this kind of experience inspires. Falmouth, The Poly
A Dostoevsky-inspired black comedy that explores the life of Simon James, an isolated and socially awkward office clerk whose life is thrown into disarray by the arrival of James Simon. Apart from his physical appearance, James is the exact opposite of Simon, confident, witty and good with women. Simon, it seems, has no choice than to watch in horror as James rapidly destroys his own sense of identity. Falmouth, The Poly
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Wednesday 14th May 20 Feet from Stardom Documendtary/Music - 7.30pm £5/£6.50 Oscar winning documentary.
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Thursday 15th May Roughcut All kinds of films accepted - 8pm £4 Roughcut is the only regular film event in Cornwall dedicated to showing work by new and emerging directors. Falmouth, The Doghouse
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Monday 5th May All is Lost Adventure/Drama - 7.30pm £6.5/£5 Very pure film-making, set entirely on the water, without dialogue, just showing us a man’s fight to survive from moment to moment.
Tuesday 20th - Wednesday 21st May Under the Skin Sci-Fi Thriller - 7.30pm - £5/£6.50 Scarlet Johansson stars in this Sci-Fi thriller screening. Falmouth, The Poly
Wednesday 21st May Le Skylab Comedy - 7.30pm - £5 A nostalgic period piece set in 1979. Thursday 22nd May Bafta Shorts 2014 Films - 7.30pm - £6.50/£5 The Cornwall Film Festival presents a selection of short films from the BAFTA awards. Falmouth, The Poly
Saturday 10th May Le Week-End Comedy/Drama - 8pm - £5/£4.5 A long-married British couple revisiting Paris for the first time since their honeymoon in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
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7. Savoy Cinema Penzance 01736 363330 www.merlincinemas.co.uk
Penzance
2. Lewannick Film Society 01566 782352 www.filmlewannick.co.uk
8. Regal Cinema 01209 216278 www.merlincinemas.co.uk
Lewannick, near Launceston
Redruth
3. Phoenix Cinema 01326 313072 www.merlincinemas.co.uk
9. Royal Cinema 01736 796843 www.merlincinemas.co.uk
Falmouth
St Ives
4. Flora Cinema 01326 569977 www.merlincinemas.co.uk
10. White River Cinema 01726 66301 / 0871 2003304 www.wtwcinemas.co.uk
Helston
St Austell
5. Cinema by the Sea 0845 868 1021 www.looefilmsociety.org.uk
11. Plaza Cinema 01872 272894 / 0871 2003304 www.wtwcinemas.co.uk
Looe
Truro
6. Lighthouse Cinema 01637 878650 www.wtwcinemas.co.uk
12.Regal Cinema 01208 812791 www.wtwcinemas.co.uk
Newquay
Wadebridge
Stithians, The Stithians Centre
Monday 12th - Tuesday 13th May The Patrol Drama/Action - 7.30pm - £5/£6.50 A gritty account of British soldiers in Afghanistan. Falmouth, The Poly
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Mon 26th - Wed 28th May The Double (15) Comedy/Drama 7.30pm £5/£6.50 Richard Ayoade’s second feature, after his sublime “Submarine”. Falmouth, The Poly
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Food & drink
THEATRE Thursday1st May Country Market Farmers’ Market - Free Local produce: from fresh, locally grown veg to meat and delicious baked goods. Penzance, The Acorn
Food & drink Friday 2nd - Monday 5th May Pie & Ale Festival Beer Festival Over 70 fine ales to choose from, great choice of homemade pies and food, plus plenty of live entertainment. during the festival. Newquay, Smugglers Den Inn
Cornish produce is some of the best in the country and with each passing year the standard and variety just keeps on getting better. This May, all you foodies out there who would like to treat your taste buds should go to one of the various farmers’ markets and sample the delights they have on offer. There are also one-off events that shouldn’t be missed such as the Pie & Ale Festival in Newquay or the St Ives Food & Drink Festival. If a tipple’s more what you fancy don’t panic, your thirst will be adequately quenched.
Saturday 3rd May White River Place Craft and Produce Market 10am On the first Saturday of every month there is a craft and farmers’ market. St Austell, White River Place
Thursday1st May St Ives Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market - 9.30am - Free You can find a wide range of local food to meet your needs, including meats, vegetables and baked goods.
Saturday 3rd May St Erth Farmers’ Market 10am A small but busy local market with a fairly comprehensive offering of produce.
St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
St Erth, St Erth Methodist Church
Friday 2nd May Perranporth Country Market Farmers’ Market - 10am - Free Fresh local vegetables, cut flowers and potted plants, cakes, eggs, jams and preserves.
Saturday 3rd May Farmers’ Market 9.30am Over 35 stalls, with a wide variety of food and drink from very local suppliers.
Perranporth, Memorial Hall
Helston, The Old Cattle Market
Sunday 4th May Mevagissey Farmers’ Market 9am Fresh local goods.
Friday 9th May Local Produce Market 10am Lostwithiel, Community Centre
Mevagissey, The Courtyard Indoor Market
Wednesday 7th May Truro Open Market 9am A wide range of fresh local products.
Friday 9th May Perranporth Country Market Farmers’ Market - 10am Fresh local vegetables, cut flowers and potted plants, cakes, eggs, jams and preserves.
Truro, Lemon Quay
Perranporth, Memorial Hall
Wednesday 7th May Indoor Craft/Table Top Sale & Outdoor Carboot Sale Markets - 9.30am Friendly social event - 1st & 3rd Wed of every month.
Friday 9th - Saturday 10th May The Big Produce Market Produce Market - 9am 50 stalls selling the best in Cornish produce, delicious street food, chef ’s demos, live entertainment and much more.
Goonhavern, Goonhavern Village Hall
Truro, Lemon Quay
Thursday 8th May St Ives Farmers’ Market 9.30am - Free You can find a wide range of local food to meet your needs, including meats, vegetables and baked goods.
Saturday 10th May St Erth Farmers’ Market 10am A small, busy local market with a comprehensive offering of produce. St Erth, St Erth Methodist Church
St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
For more Food & drink events please go online and check our latest listings in your area
Saturday 10th May Looe Produce Market 10am West Looe, Quayside Centre
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Pop-up Food Market Truro
May 2 - 5pm
Come and see this innovative pop-up food market run by the Cornish Food Box Company, on May 31st in Walsingham Place, Truro (behind Malletts). Meet the producers and sample some of Cornwall’s finest food & drink: local artisan beers, fresh fish, knife sharpening & lots more! The best thing about buying locally is that you’re supporting small businesses who in turn help our rural economy. At the same time you reduce food miles and packaging. It’s also affordable - all our price comparisons show there is no difference in an average basket than with the supermarket for comparable stuff. Walsingham Place, Truro. Tel: 01872 858 343
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Food & drink
THEATRE Sunday 11th May Mevagissey Farmers’ Market 9am Fresh local goods.
REGULAR FARMER MARKETS
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Different locations in Cornwall 10 Cornish produce is renowned as some of the best in the country and with the arrival of Spring the variety of what’s on offer is getting even more enormous. Farmers’ markets have been popping up all over the region, a number of which are now hosted regularly. This means you’ll never have to miss out on that particularly crumbly Cornish Cheddar or the sweet organic honey that you just can’t live without. Many of them also cater for different dietary requirements and offer tasty treats such as gluten free cakes. Crafts are also often available, providing original gift ideas or something to spruce up the home. 13 Look out for one that’s taking place near you 3 and not only can you enjoy a sumptuous 17 feast but can also rest assured that the produce will have been locally, grown, 6 reared, prepared and packaged. 2 9
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EVERY THURSDAY 5. Isles of Scilly Local Produce Market 9am - First Thursday of every month. Inside or outside depending on weather. Isles of Scilly, Town Hall or Holgates
1. Falmouth Farmers Market 9am Falmouth, The Moor
2. Sennen Farmers’ Market 9am Sennen, Behind Sennen School
3. St Ives Farmers’ Market 9.30pm St Ives, Guildhall
EVERY WEDNESDAY
6. Country Market 8.30am Penzance, The Acorn
7. Wadebridge Country Market 8.45am Wadebridge, Town Hall
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Wednesday 14th May Truro Open Market Farmers’ Market - 9am A wide range of fresh local products.
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10. Launceston Farmers Market 9am Launceston, St Mary’s Hall
11. Liskeard Farmers’ Market 9am - On the second and fourth Friday of the month. Mole Valley Farmers
12. Perranporth Country Market 10am Perranporth, Memorial Hall
13. Redruth Country Market 8am Redruth, Town Centre
EVERY SATURDAY 14. Local Produce Market 9am - Last Saturday of the month.
Callington, Town Hall
Carnon Downs, Village Hall
9. Lamorna Produce Market 9am
Truro, Lemon Quay
Lamorna, Village Hall
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8. Callington Farmers’ Market 9.30am Second Friday of every month
4. Truro Open Market 9am
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For more Food & drink events please go online and check our latest listings in your area
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Saturday 17th May Stithians Produce Market 9am Featuring local meat, fruit, vegetables, chutneys, sausages, cakes, cheese, plants and crafts.
EVERY FRIDAY 15. Ladock Farmers’ Market 8am First Saturday of every month. Ladock, Village Hall
16. Menheniot Farmers’ Market 9.30am - Every second Saturday of each month.
Thursday 15th May Crackington Local Produce 2pm - Free 18 producers from the local area. Fresh produce and handmade crafts. Crackington Haven, Crackington Institute
Thursday 15th May St Ives Farmers’ Market 9.30am - Free You can find a wide range of local food to meet your needs, including meats, vegetables and baked goods. St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Menheniot, The Old School
17. Pendeen Farmers’ Market 10am - 1st & 3rd Saturdays. Pendeen, Town Centre
18. Stoke Climsland Farmers’ Market 9am - First Saturday of the month. Stoke Climsland,The Old School
EVERY SUNDAY 19. Mevagissey Farmers’ Market 9am Mevagissey, The Courtyard Indoor Market
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Friday 16th May Perranporth Country Market 10am - Free Fresh local vegetables, cut flowers and potted plants, cakes, eggs, jams and preserves.
Wednesday 28th May Truro Open Market Farmers’ Market - 9am A wide range of fresh local products. Truro, Lemon Quay
Stithians, Stithians Resource Centre
Saturday 17th May St Erth Farmers’ Market 10am A small but busy local market with a fairly comprehensive offering of produce. St Erth, St Erth Methodist Church
Saturday 17th May Produce Fair 9am Each month over 50 stall-holders display their produce and creations in the courtyard. St Mellion, Crocadon Farm
Sunday 18th May Mevagissey Farmers’ Market 9am Fresh local goods. Mevagissey, The Courtyard Indoor Market
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Sunday 11th May Monthly Produce Market 11am Join us in the Earls’ Garden Marquee to celebrate local food and drink from the Tamar Valley by supporting our local growers.
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Wednesday 21st May Truro Open Market Farmers’ Market - 9am Fresh local products. Truro, Lemon Quay
Wednesday 21st May Indoor Craft/Table Top Sale & Outdoor Carboot Sale 9.30am Friendly social event - 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. Goonhavern, Goonhavern Village Hall
Thursday 22nd May St Ives Farmers’ Market 9.30am - Free You can find a wide range of local food to meet your needs, including meats, vegetables and baked goods. St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Sunday 31st May Grampound Produce Market 10am A wide range of fresh local products. Saturday 24th May Looe Produce Market 10am Fresh produce from local area. West Looe, Quayside Centre
Saturday 24th May Coads Green Community Market Produce Market - 9.30am A great variety of mainly local produce. Coads Green, Coads Green Village Hall
Saturday 24th May St Erth Farmers’ Market 10am A small but busy local market with a fairly comprehensive offering of produce. St Erth, St Erth Methodist Church
Sunday 25th May Smugglers Market 10am - Free The pirates of St Piran will arrive at Mount Edgcumbe onboard a real pirate ship which will moor just offshore. They’ll be joined by dastardly smugglers from across Cornwall who will set-up a themed market. Cremyll, Mount Edgcumbe
Sunday 25th May Mevagissey Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market - 9am Fresh local goods. Mevagissey, The Courtyard Indoor Market
Grampound, Grampound Village Hall
Thursday 29th May St Ives Farmers’ Market 9.30am - Free You can find a wide range of local food to meet your needs, including meats, vegetables and baked goods. St Ives, St Ives Guildhall
Friday 30th May Perranporth Country Market Farmers’ Market - Free - 10am Fresh local vegetables, cut flowers and potted plants, cakes, eggs, jams and preserves. Perranporth, Memorial Hall
Saturday 31sth May St Erth Farmers’ Market 10am A small but busy local market with a fairly comprehensive offering of produce. St Erth, St Erth Methodist Church
Saturday 31sth May Grampound Produce Market 10am Grampound, Village Hall
Saturday 31sth May Pop-Up Market Produce Market Pop-up Cornish food and drink market - meet the producers and sample some of Cornwall’s finest food and drink. Truro, The Cornish Food Box
Perranporth, Memorial Hall
Friday 23rd May Perranporth Country Market 10am - Free Fresh local vegetables, cut flowers and potted plants, cakes, eggs, jams and preserves.
Saturday 17th - Sunday 18th May St Ives Food and Drink Festival Festival Taste, try, meet, buy, and enjoy the finest flavours and tastes that Cornwall has to offer and see some of the best chefs in the county giving cooking demonstrations.
Friday 23rd May Local produce market 10am
St Ives, Porthminster Beach
Lostwithiel, Community Centre
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Active
Sports Surfing Gig Rowing Active Triathlon
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After Cornish runner Emma Stepto flew over the finish line as GB’s 2nd woman at this year’s London Marathon, everyone seems to be grabbing their trainers and following suit. Why not join one of the many runs taking place this May, where you can test your stamina, stay in shape and support a good cause? If running isn’t for you, there are still tons of ways to keep active this spring such as beginners archery courses, scenic walks along the Fal River. If you’d rather simply spectate, check out sporting prowess at The World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly. Sunday
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Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th May Vospers Werrington Park Speed Hill Climb Racing - 10am - £6/free See over 100 of the region’s fastest cars racing in two days of high speed competition. Launceston, Werrington Park
Saturday 3rd - Monday 5th May English National Surfing Championships Surfing - 10am Surfers battle against the seasoned pros to take the prestigious National Surfing Champion title. Newquay, Watergate Bay Sunday 4th May Beginners’ Archery Course Archery -10am - £18 Beginners archery course with Canoe Cornwall. Feock, Trelissick Gardens Sunday
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Saturday 10th May Cape Cornwall Gig Club Race Rowing - 6pm - £10 per team A relay race using indoor rowing machines. St Just, The Star Sunday 4th May Canoe Trips with Canoe Cornwall Canoe - 10.30am - £25 Explore the Fal by canoe where you will get to view Trelissick Gardens. Feock, Trelissick Gardens Sunday 4th May South West Region BMX Race Series Cycle - 12pm - £15 Round 4 of South West Region BMX Race Series organised by Cornwall BMX Racing Club Truro, Blackwater Raceway Sunday 4th May The Saltash Half Marathon Running - 10am - £13 The Saltash half-marathon is a tough road run organised by the Saltash Mayfair Committee and the Tamar Trotters. Saltash, Warfelton Field
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Come to the World Pilot Gig Championships, on the first bank holiday weekend in May, and see over 120 gigs and 2,000 rowers descend on the islands for three furious days of racing.
Sunday 11th May Trevornick 10 Miler Off-Road GP Race Running - 10am Race 5 of the 2014 Cornwall Glass & Glazing Ltd Grand Prix Series. Trevornick, Holiday Park
Sunday 18th May Bodmin Triathlon Running/Swimming/Cycling 7.30am - £30 (entry fee) Bodmin Triathlon is the second event of the Cornwall Triathlon Series 2014. Bodmin, Dragon Leisure Centre
Thundercats are inflatable racing boats powered by a 50 HP outboard motor.
The weekend is the highlight of the gig racing calendar and also the first major event of the season. Pilot gigs are 32 feet long and made from wood; they are rowed by six fixed-seat rowers and helmed by a cox.
Racing them is a high-adrenalin, high-action sport which makes for great viewing. Crashes, capsizes and injuries are common as the boats race at up to 40 knots in the big Cornish surf!
Gig racing originated in Cornwall when the boats used to race out to meet inbound ships, hoping to get their own pilot onboard and win the contract to bring the ship into harbour. Today it is one of the fastest growing sports in Cornwall.
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Saturday 17th May Bodmin Mini Triathlon Running/Swimming/Cycling 11am - £16 (entry fee) A brand new event for children aged 8-14 years.
Thundercat Racing National Championships Watergate Bay
Gig rowing - £35 - registration fee
More info: www.gigrower.co.uk www.worldgigs.co.uk
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th May Thundercat Racing National Championships The surfboard powerboat racing event will be held just off the coast at Watergate Bay in Newquay this weekend for adrenaline-fuelled fun! More information below. Newquay, Watergate Bay
Tuesday 13 May Looe Island Nature Reserve Guided Walk Walks - £20 Join the island’s wardens for a fascinating walk around the nature reserve. Looe
Head down to Watergate Bay to see 2 days of racing as teams complete in 6 heats, with the top 12 going through to a final on both days.
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THEATRE
Sports & active
Sunday 18th May Beginners Archery Course Archery - 10am - £18 Beginners’ archery course with Canoe Cornwall. Feock, Trelissick Gardens
26-31 May
Sunday 25th May Fal River Walk and Team Challenge Walks/Canoe - £16 A stunning scenic walk of 11.5 miles around the Fal River and the Roseland Peninsula. Raise a team of four and take part in canoeing and other team activities along the same route. See below for more details. Fal River, various locations
Sunday 18th May Race for Life Running/Charity - 10am Ladies, it’s time to take the fight to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. Falmouth, Gyllyngvase Beach Car Park
RED ARROWS DISPLAY SATURDAY 31 MAY AT 3.30PM OFF GYLLY BEACH
Tuesday 27th May Beginners Archery Course Archery - 10am - £18 Beginners’ archery course with Canoe Cornwall. Feock, Trelissick Gardens Sunday 25th May Jubilee Pool Aquathlons 2014 Swimming - 6pm Open to anyone 13 years and above. Penzance
Friday 30th May Rockpool Ramble Rockpooling - 1pm Discover the hidden wonders of Looe’s fantastic rockpools. Looe, Hannafore Beach
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Fal River Walk & Team Challenge Fal River
May 2 - 5pm
Fees(Including free parking at Ponsharden, two ferries, and picnic cream tea for all) Individual £16 / Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) £36 / Team Challenge £100 for four The Fal River Walk gives you three different opportunities to really get out and enjoy the Fal River and the Carrick Roads. Choose between two scenic walks alongside the river from Falmouth to St. Mawes, including special boat and ferry crossings, ending with a special Rodda’s Cream Tea, or why not get together with friends or work colleagues to enter the fantastic Team Challenge? All three events are fundraisers for charity.
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THEATRE
Theatre
Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th May Postman Pat Kids Show - 11am/1pm/3.30pm A brand new, fun-filled, all action show featuring everyone’s favourite postman.
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Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Cornwall has some great theatres across the county that will be showing some wonderful productions this May. But as the sun is out and the days are getting longer, why not make the most of it and visit one of the fantastic outdoor shows that will be popping up on gardens and cliff tops all over the county. Miracle Theatre shows are always a must and this year’s production of The Frightened Lady will be no exception. They will be performing at outdoor venues throughout May so pack up a picnic and prepare for a treat. Sunday
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The Case of the Frightened Lady Various locations
Sunday 4th May The Case of the Frightened Lady Comedy £8/ £10 / £12 - 7.30pm Miracle kick-start their 35th year by revisiting one of their most popular shows to date, ‘The Case of the Frightened Lady’. Complete with original cast. More informations in the box below.
Tuesday 6th - Saturday 10th May Last of the Duty Free Sitcom 2.30pm/7.30pm - £20/£28.50 Stars from of one of the UK’s best loved romantic sitcoms are getting back together for one last fling! Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th May Woman In Mind by Alan Ayckbourn Comedy 8pm - £5/£11.50 A new company of local actors directed by John Brolly in this sometimes sad, funny, satiric and moving Alan Ayckbourn comedy. Porthcurno, The Minack Theatre
Wadebridge, Wadebridge Town Hall
Monday 5th May Pencoweth Musical 8pm - £5.00 to £11.50 For one night only, Pencoweth is the second brand-new musical from Music is Life Productions Ltd.
Friday 9th May Simon Evans - Leashed Comedy 8pm - £14 Evans is back with more “Sizzlingly entertaining, beautifully crafted, devastatingly funny gags” The Guardian.
Porthcurno, The Minack Theatre
Falmouth, The Poly
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Friday 9th - Saturday 10th May Swamp Circus: The Wave Circus - 7.30pm - £6/£9 A fast moving acrobatic comedy telling the story of a lovely seaside holiday... with a giant plastic bottle monster lurking in the depths!
Saturday 10th May Lessons in Love Carmen & Mimi Comedy - 7.30pm - £6/£8 Lessons in Love is a comedy told through action, speech and extraordinary music with an uplifting and unexpected ending. Mawgan Porth, Village Hall
Friday 9th May Cheat The Reaper Drama - 8pm - £8 Following the inspirational journey of one family as they battle to stay together against all the odds.
Sunday 11th May The Case of the Frightened Lady Comedy 7.30pm - £8/£10/£12 Miracle kick-start their 35th year by revisiting one of their most popular shows to date. See below.
Launceston, Launceston Town Hall
Constantine, The Tolmen Centre
Penzance, The Acorn
Curious Creatures Various locations Puppets Show - 4/£6
The Case of the Frightened Lady is a hilarious account of the antics of the Wallace household as they flit dizzyingly between reality and fiction, inventing storylines, devising dialogue and arguing over the final denouement.
Animals are amazing! There are big ones, little ones, scaly ones, furry ones, friendly ones and scary ones! There are over 8 million different species of animal on earth today and in this show we’re going to meet all of them! (Ok, not all of them, but quite a few).
The result is pure Miracle, a hugely enjoyable mix of plot, character, farce and irony plus some unforgettable songs. Complete with original cast.
Using puppets, comedy, slapstick and live music - plus lots of amazing natural history facts - Squashbox Theatre will uncover the mysteries of the animal kingdom. For children aged 5+ and their families.
Wadebrigde Town Hall, 4th May, 7.30pm Truro Burrell Theatre, 10th May, 7.30pm Constantine Tolmen Centre, 11th May, 7.30pm
Tresmeer, Tresmeer Village Hall, 17th / 3pm Nancledra, Nancledra School, 23rd / 6.30pm Praa Sands, Community Centre, 24th / 6.30pm
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Saturday 10th May The Case of the Frightened Lady Comedy 7.30pm - £8/£10/£12 Miracle kick-start their 35th year by revisiting one of their most popular shows to date, ‘The Case of the Frightened Lady. ’ Complete with original cast.
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Theatre Sunday 11th May Hotch Potch Outdoor arts, part of LostFest2014 Highly visual, hand-made performances communicating with audiences through music and comedy.
Monday 19th - Friday 23rd May The King of the Choughs 2pm/8pm - £5/£11.50 The King of the Choughs is presented by Trebiggan Productions (formerly BishBashBosh Productions).
Lostwithiel
Porthcurno, The Minack Theatre
Wednesday 14th May Kernow King Comedy 8pm - £15 The Gig Cartel presents Kernow King’s The Wonders of the Cornish Universe.
Tuesday 20th - Saturday 24th May “As you like it’ Comedy - 7.30pm - £13/£28 Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol’s internationallyrenowned ensemble company, enjoying its second U.K. tour, pays its first visit to Hall for Cornwall with one of theatre’s most celebrated comedies.
St Austell, St Austell Arts Theatre
Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
Saturday 24th May Mr Be Clown Show Circus show - 10.30am A blast of colourful fun and skilled stupidity for all events and occasions. With over 20 years experience as a street performer and cabaret artist. Sunday 25th May Above Bored Comedy - 7.30pm - £6/£8/£22 Owdyado Theatre presents ‘Above Bored’.
Wed 28th - Sat1st June Acrobatic Camp Cornwall Circus/Camp £150 (plus 2 meals/day) Swamp Circus presents Cornwall’s first Acrobatic Camp following the success of Cornwall’s first Circus Camp. A rare opportunity to focus on acrobatic skills this summer, in the beautiful Cornish countryside.
Newquay, Carn Marth Hotel
Penryn, Chyan Farm
Tue 27th - Wed 28th May Yes, Prime Minister Comedy - 8pm - £6.50/£7.50 The play is based on the much loved hit TV series ‘Yes Minister’, written by the creators of the Truro A5 ad_Layout 1 16/04/2014 12:18 Page 1 original series.
Thursday 29th May Matt Richardson: Hometown Hero Comedy - 8pm - £10 Come and join multi-award winning comic and co-host of The Xtra Factor, Matt Richardson
Newquay, Lane Theatre
Penzance, The Acorn
Newquay
Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Porthcurno, The Minack Theatre
Wed14th - Sat17th May Ladies’ Day Comedy - 7.30pm St Austell Players present Ladies’ Day by Amanda Willington.
Wednesday 28th May Camborne Town Band & Johnny Cowling Comedy/Brass Band - 7.30pm - £10 Music, comedy and an engaging host.
Friday 23rd May Curious Creatures Puppet Show - 6.30pm - £4/£6 Welcome to the Curious Creatures wildlife park, established by Jeremiah Johnson, the world-renowned explorer. More information page37.
Hall for Cornwall, Truro
Saturday 17th May Curious Creatures Puppet Show - 3pm - £4/£6 Welcome to the Curious Creatures wildlife park, established by Jeremiah Johnson, the world-renowned explorer. More information page37. Tresmeer, Tresmeer Village Hall
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Saturday 24th May Curious Creatures Puppet Show - 6.30pm - £4/£6 Welcome to the Curious Creatures wildlife park, established by Jeremiah Johnson, the world-renowned explorer. More information page37.
There are numerous lectures and talks taking place this May giving you the chance to learn a bit more about whatever takes your fancy. The Internationally renowned expert on permaculture, Warren Brush, will be sharing his expertise on this invaluable technique of sustainable agriculture in Marizion. He will then be popping over to the Hopi Circle in Hayle for a night of storytelling around the fire and what is sure to be a memorable night. If you are planning a lecture or talk in Conrwall, make us you let us know.
Saturday 3rd May Talk about Permaculture with Warren Brush Talks - £5 - 7pm An inspiring evening with Warren Brush, international permaculture teacher, mentor and storyteller.
Kin. Les Rendezvous Elite Syncopations Friday 16 May, 7.30pm & Saturday 17 May, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Saturday 10th May Workshop with George Hardwick 9.30am - £10/£35 A day of joy, inspiration and transformation with international author and performer George Hardwick.
Thursday 15th May RIC Spring Lecture Lectures - Free - 1pm ‘Imagining the Past: John Loughborough Pearson at Truro and 2 Temple Place’ by Michael Swift.
Marazion, Marazion Community Hall
Truro, The Royal Cornwall Museum
Marazion, Marazion Community Hall
Sunday 4th May Storytelling Around the Fire in Hayle with Warren Brush Talks - ticket by donation - 7pm Storytelling around the fire of the Hopi Circle with Warren Brush.
Mon 26th May - Sun 1st June Going Potty Talks - free - 11am Potter around the house and garden to see beautiful pottery on display. Pottery demonstrations and a chance to talk to potter Steve Booton. Find some more events in our Festival pages (p22-25) and arts & Crafts pages (32-35). You can also go online and check our latest listings in your area... www.whatsoncornwall.co.uk
Newquay, Kestle Mill, Trerice
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Tintagel, Old Post Office
Tuesday 6th May Hidden Detail Talks - 12.30pm Come and discover the secret revealed by one of our pieces of furniture.
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Wednesday 21st May History and Heritage of the Earls’ Garden Garden tour/Talks - £5 - 11.30am Discover all about the beautiful Earls Garden and what’s hidden away in all the nooks and crannies. Torpoint, Mount Edgcumbe
Treviscoe, Treviscoe garden’s Hopi Circle
Praa Sands, Praa Sands Community Centre
For more Family events please go online and check our latest listings in your area www.whatsoncornwall.co.uk
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THEATRE LECTURES & TALKS
Nancledra, Nancledra School Hall
Friday 16th - Saturday 17th May Birmingham Royal Ballet Ballet - 7.30pm - £13/£20.50 Birmingham Royal Ballet returns with an eclectic programme of dance that shows the skill of this world class company.
Lectures & Talks
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Heritage & Classic
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Antiques Collectors Steam Exhibitions Tin mining
THEATRE Friday 2nd May Antiques and Collectors Market Entry by donation - 11am China, glass, books, jewellery, furniture, unusual collectables and affordable antiques.
Heritage & classic On going events
Lostwithiel, Community Centre
If you’d like to learn more about Cornwall’s fascinating history and heritage, there are some real treats taking place this month.
Every day Engine House Tours 11.30am, 2pm - £1.50/£3.00 The pumping engine at Robinson’s Shaft is a gloriously well-preserved example of a Cornish engine. It worked at this site between 1903 and 1955. The engine was designed by Captain Samuel Grose, a pupil of Richard Trevithick, and was built by Sandys Vivian and Co. at the Copperhouse Foundry. One of the two major engineering works at Hayle.
Visit the Great War Exhibition at Port Eliot house and learn more about Cornwall’s wartime past. You might like to take an unforgettable journey by steam train, while enjoying the Steam, Beer & Jazz night in Bodmin, or play detective in period costume aboard the Atlantic Coast Express. There are also daily tours of Robinson’s Engine House in Pool where you can marvel at this immaculately restored relic of our tin-mining industry. Thursday
Sunday
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July 2 - 5pm
Smuggling Falmouth
Bodmin, Bodmin & Wenford Railways
Outside of school holidays, Engine House tours are once a day, Oct - Mar at 2.00pm, and twice a day April - Sept at 11.30am and 2pm. Please book your space on the tour at the Visitor Centre on arrival at Heartlands. Please note there are only 12 spaces per tour and a small fee applies.
St Mellion, Crocadon Farm
Be immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of the heyday of smuggling in the 18th to early 19th centuries in this multisensory exhibition for all ages. Exquisite smuggling artefacts will take centre-stage, from an opium concealment loaned from the Border Force National Museum, to a tea chest from the mythical Cornish smuggling haunt, Jamaica Inn. One engaging exhibit encourages you to rummage inside smugglers’ barrels to identify their illicit cargo. By sniffing or touching the contents of various tubs, see if you can guess the contraband contained inside and then lift the lid to discover the truth. National Maritime Museum Cornwall Discovery Quay, Falmouth, TR11 3QY Tel: + 44 (0) 1326 313388 Facebook:/ theNMMC Twitter: @theNMMC
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Robinson’s Engine is currently undergoing more restoration work (it’s a bit like painting the Forth Bridge), but you can still go on guided tours to see this magnificent engine.
Sunday 4th May Brocante - Vintage Fair Vintage Fair - 10am - Free Brocantes are similar to a second hand market, a vintage fair or even a flea market.
Exhibition
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Saturday 3rd - Monday 5th May Spring Steam Spectacular The Bulleid is Back! Steam Engines Spring Steam Spectacular celebrates steam in all shapes and sizes.
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Wednesday 7th May Murder aboard the Atlantic Coast Express 6.30pm - £49.50 Join this famous train at Bodmin General Station, hauled by special visiting locomotive 34007 Wadebridge, for an extra special murder mystery in premier dining class served with a three course meal.
Pool, Robinson’s Engine House
The exhibition runs from Easter to 30th June and will be inspired by the soldiers on the memorial cross in St Germans and will also include items at Port Eliot from John Granville Eliot, whose bravery in WW1 was recognised by receiving the Military Cross. The exhibition will also look at the many other soldiers in the local area who died in the war. On display will be a unique glimpse of the social history of both Port Eliot and the local villages during this period – including the role of women. St Germans Primary School will also be growing about 1,000 oak tree saplings, which in two to three years time will be planted at Port Eliot, towards the end of the commemoration of WW1. A wonderful reminder in years to come for these young children and the local community on what that generation did for us.
Friday 16th May Antiques Fair and Collectors Market Antiques Market - 11am China, glass, books, jewellery, furniture, unusual collectables and affordable antiques. Lostwithiel, Community Centre
Saturday 24th - Monday 26th May Launceston Steam and Vintage Steam & Vintage Rally - 9am - £9 Held annually for nearly 30 years, the Launceston Steam and Vintage Engine Rally is now very much a fun day with numerous attractions for the whole family spread over the Whitsun bank holiday weekend. Launceston, Trebant Farm
Friday 30th May Antiques and Collectors Market Entry by donation - 11am China, glass, books, jewellery, furniture, unusual collectables and affordable antiques. Lostwithiel, Community Centre
St Germans, Port Eliot House & Gardens
Bodmin, Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Sunday 11th May Antiques Fair and Collectors Market Antiques Market - 11am China, glass, books, jewellery, furniture, unusual collectables and affordable antiques.
Thu 6th Feb - Sun 6th July Smuggling at NMMC Exhibition This exhibition invites you to enter the clandestine world of smuggling. For more details see page opposite.
Lostwithiel, Community Centre
Maritime Museum
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19th April - 30th June The Great War Exhibition Renowned production designer and art director Michael Howells will once again work his creative magic in the Dining Room from Easter onwards, with an installation based on The Great War.
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Find some more events in our Family pages (p22-25) and active pages (32-35). You can also go online and check our latest listings in your area www.whatsoncornwall.co.uk
Saturday 24th May Steam, Beer & Jazz £10/£19.50 All aboard for an evening of live jazz music, a steam train journey and plenty of beer! Bodmin, Bodmin & Wenford Railway
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Other Stuff
Dance Charity Home Health & wellbeing...
THEATRE Dances
Charity
Sunday 11th May Tywardreath Morris Dance, part of LostFest 2014 Tywardreath Morris was formed in 2010 as a mixed morris dance side.
Saturday 3rd May Charity Art Auction 8pm A wide range of works by artists from across the county will be auctioned to raise much-needed funds for Cornwall Hospice Care.
Looe
Cornwall boasts some of the worlds most beautiful coastline and, this month, the public are invited to help keep it that way at the Porthtowan Beach Clean. For those of you in the mood for something a little more mystic, why not visit one of the many mediums that are touring the county. You could get pretty in pink and Race for Life or watch others get energetic in one of the many dance performances currently availalabe to see, Whatever your taste there can be no denying, this month in Cornwall there’s something for everyone! Saturday
May From 10am
Sunday 11th May Dance Part of LostFest2014 England-based historical dance group specialising in the performance of 15th, 16th, 17th and 19th century court and country dances from England and the Continent.
Saturday 10th May Port Eliot Dog Festival & Whippet Tea Party 10am - £4 The Dog Festival is once again being held in support of the Children’s Hospice South West’s Precious Lives Appeal.
Looe
St Germans, Port Eliot House & Gardens
Friday 16th - Saturday 17th May Birmingham Royal Ballet Ballet - 7.30pm - £13/£20.50 Birmingham Royal Ballet returns with an eclectic programme of dance that shows the skill of this world-class company.
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th May Wildlife Celebrations Charity & Garden Tour - 10am - Free 2-day charity event in association with Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
Truro, Hall for Cornwall
May From 10am
Health & Wellbeing
Sunday 18th May Race for Life Running/Charity - 10am Ladies, it’s time to take the fight to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. Falmouth, Gyllyngvase Beach Car Park
Wednesday 28th May Race for Life Running/Charity - 10am Ladies, it’s time to take the fight to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Penzance, Wharfside Car Park
Sunday 11th Ince Castle Garden Opening Charity/Open Day - 2pm - £3.50 Beautiful woodlands and formal gardens overlooking river Lynher.
Friday 9th - Sunday 11th May A Weekend Away with Colin Fry Psychic Fair - £40 2 great evenings of entertainment with international mediums, Colin Fry with a 2 hour show, plus a Psychic Fair on both Satuday and Sunday.
Saltash, Ince Castle Gardens
Looe, Tencreek Holiday Park
Trebah Garden, Mawnan Smith
Find some more events in our Family pages (p22-25) and active pages (32-35). You can also go online and check our latest listings in your area www.whatsoncornwall.co.uk
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th May Holistic Health & Spiritual Weekend 10am - £2 A showcase of Cornish-based complementary therapists including: healing, herbal medicine, reiki, reflexology, homeophathy and more. For more information please see opposite page. Pool, Redruth, Heartlands
Sunday
Holistic Health & spiritual weekend Pool, Heartlands Health &Healing - 10am - £2 A showcase for Cornish based complementary therapists, including healing, reiki, herbal medicine, hopi ear candles, homoeopathy, Jin Shin Jyutsu, aura soma therapy, sound healing, crystal healing, reflexology, massage, shiatsu, Indian head massage, Tarot, angel and palm readings, spiritual guidance and runes. Stalls selling gorgeous goodies such as crystals, jewellery, paintings, books, photographs, ethnic clothing, skin care and nutrition and much more!
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Monday 19th May Rescorla Cornish Dance Project Dance - £3 Celebrating the dance culture of Cornwall with 10 monthy dance workshops.
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May From 10am
St Austell, Rescorla Centre
House & Homes
Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th May Cornwall Home & Lifestyle Show 10am The show will bring together more than 90 exhibitors from Cornwall to offer a very unique Cornish-shopping experience for all areas of the home. Wadebridge, Royal Cornwall Showground
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Wednesday 14th May Derek Acorah Enlightenment Tour Medium - 7.30pm - £13.50/£22.50 Voted Britain’s Favourite Male Medium by the prestigious Soul & Spirit Magazine. Truro, Hall for Cornwall
Porthtowan Beach Clean Volunteer 10am Help clean beautiful Porthtowan Beach of plastic litter and make it a safer place for people and wildlife. The event is jointly organised by St Agnes Marine Conservation Group and Clean Cornwall. Porthtowan, Porthtowan Beach
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Saturday 24th - Mon 26th May Feel Good in Spring Health & Wellbeing 10.30am Explore the inspiring Trelissick Garden and discover the very best of what the health, fitness and wellbeing community has to offer. Feock, Trelissick
Sunday 25th May Sound Bath Health/Healing - £15 Join Sound Bath maestros Olivier Maxted and Megan Selby. St Neot, Carnglaze Caverns
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Widgets Show a list of upcoming events on your website using our event widget. What’s a widget? It’s free tool we have built that allows you to show events from our website, on your website.
How do I get one? Go to www.whatsoncornwall.co.uk/widget where you can build your own custom widget. This simple widget builder gives you some html code that you can then paste on to your website. The widget block will then appear in your website as you designed it and will allways be up to date with upcoming events.
Is there a cost?
All sorts of business in Cornwall are embeding our widget in their website, for example: n A B&B owner in Falmouth could embed a list of the big 12 festivals in town and give people looking at her website another reason to book. n The local pub in Devoran could show a list of events coming up in the village and support the local community. n A hotel in Truro could show a list of upcoming shows at the Hall For Cornwall to entice guests to stay with them and see a show. OVER 200 widgets embeded since January.
Why did we build it? To give everyone in Cornwall an easy to use tool to help promote all the great events in Kernow on their website - and once you’ve embeded your widget we do all the hard work to keep it up to date.
No it’s FREE, anyone can build a widget for their website.
SIMPLE 5 STAGE PROCESS
What’s the benefit for me?
1. Go to www.whatsoncornwall.co.uk/widget 2. Choose what events you want to show - choose location, event type, venues and date range 3. Style your widget - choose the design, size, colour, font and headings 4. Play around until you are happy 5. Take the embed-code you’re given and drop it into the ‘What’s On’ page on your website
It allows you to add great content to your website, making it more relevant and engaging to your users. Also over half the visitors to Cornwall plan their holiday around some kind of event or festival - so if you’re an accommodation provider in Cornwall the widget gives you a great way to show how many events are in your local area and give prospective guests another reason to book with you.
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Who’s using them?
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That’s it! Your website will always be up to date with great events in Cornwall.
OVER 200 widgets embeded since January.
Next issue: June www.whatsoncornwall.co.uk/June
Active
Coming up in June As we move from spring into summer June is a great month to get outside and enjoy many of the events taking place around Conwall. We have over 1,000 events in June listed on our website, here are just a few of the highlights, you can see the rest at:
1st June The Falmouth Kayakathon Watersports Start 7:30am - £50 The inaugural Falmouth Kayakathon will take place on Sunday 1 June 2014 as part of the Fal River Festival. Starting at Swanpool Beach, one hundred sea kayakers will paddle 21miles along one of the UK’s most beautiful stretches of coastline with the aim of raising £30’000 for a variety of charitable causes. www.falriver.co.uk
1st June Helston Triathlon Swim/Bike/Run - 7:30am - £30 The Helston Triathlon is the third race of the Cornwall Triathlon Series 2014. Sprint Distance - Pool Based. www.tempusleisure.org.uk 3rd June Cubert 5 Running Race 6 of the 2014 Cornwall Glass & Glazing Ltd Grand Prix Serie. Cubert, Newquay
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Pentecost (June 8th) Festivals 13th - 15th June Charles Causley Festival Charles Causley Festival in various locations in Launceston. A festival celebrating the very best in poetry, prose and the performing arts. Launceston, Various locations
6th - 7th June Electric Beach Festival 2014 Music Festival - From £27.50 This summer, Electric Beach is returning to the golden sands of Watergate Bay for it’s third year to recreate the best beach party ever.
20th - 29th June Golowan Festival ‘Golowan Goes Global’ in 2014 - 9 days of music, dance, theatre, and street processions culminating in Mazey Day (28th) when Penzance springs to life for the biggest festivals in the SW. Penzance
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6th June Toploader Live Music - 9pm - £10
5th - 7th June Flower Show Horticulture - 10am - Free Flower Show at Royal Cornwall Showground in Wadebridge as part of Royal Cornwall Show.
Call Toby or Rachel now on 01392 581 506 See p4 and 5 for more info.
Summer Solstice (June 21st)
Perranporth, The Watering Hole
Nature
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Fathers Day (June 15th)
5th June Martin Harley Live Music - 8:30pm/11:50pm - £8 Martin Harley live.
Perranporth, The Watering Hole
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Live Music
Notable dates in June:
15th June Falmouth Triathlon Run / Bike / Swim - Early - £30 Falmouth Triathlon is the fourth event in the Cornwall Triathlon Series 2014. Sprint Distance Open Water.
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7th June Looe Mini Music Festival Live music - free - all day Looe Mini Music Festival.
West Looe, Quayside Centre
Wadebrige
6th June St Agnes art & Craft Fair Craft fair - 10am - 4pm - Free St Agnes art & Craft Fair.
13th - 15th June Falmouth International Sea Shanty Fest Signing - Free - All day International Sea Shanty Festival in Falmouth to raise money for the RNLI and to preserve and promote the maritime heritage of the area. Tickets: Free.
St Agnes, Church Hall
29th June - 5th July Mevagissey Feast Week 2014 The weeklong event features exhibitions, demonstrations, live music and lots of fish dishes to eat. Along with choirs and bands, flora dances, children’s entertainment and competitions, plus colourful parades, boat and raft races, a fete and a huge firework display.
Falmouth
Mevagissey
Arts & Crafts
Cornish & Community
Theatre
14th June Murdoch Day Cornish - Free - Al day Murdoch Day - Watch the spectacular parade when local schools process through the town carrying colourful art work.
28th June ‘The Case of the Frightened Lady’ 7.30pm - £12 A hilarious account of the antics of the Wallace household as viewed by the Miracle Theatre.
Redruth, Town Centre
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Kin. Les Rendezvous Elite Syncopations Friday 16 May, 7.30pm & Saturday 17 May, 2.30pm & 7.30pm
01872 262466
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