The Coming of the Wireless by Tom Clemens (who actually taught Jethro quite a few years ago!)
In my village in mid-Cornwall the telephone was still something of a novelty when the first wireless sets appeared and although we didn’t understand how it worked, at least it had wires connected to it along which messages could travel. But here was a box of tricks which needed no wires from the outside, as […]
John Betjeman’s Cornwall by Molly Reynolds with photos by Terry Harry
Although John Betjeman, best known of Britain’s Poets Laureate, was not a Cornishman, he made one area of the county his own. The villages and countryside of North Cornwall centred around the towns of Wadebridge and Padstow have been immortalised in Betjeman’s verse. A book of private letters was published in 1995, edited by Betjeman’s […]
The Memorial To Guglielmo Marconi at Poldhu Cove photos by Terry Harry
If you have never been it is well worth a visit. Take the road on the left of the beach, up to The Poldhu Cove Rest home and go left into the Marconi Museum car park before the home. Read the story from the plaques on the monument which are shown below. Sorry about the […]
The Old Plough – Shortlanesend with a poem by Ruth Harry & Photos by Terry Harry
THE OLD PLOUGH It’s the local village pubAnd is the heart of ShortlanesendWhere Mark and Ian welcome youOn that you can depend Besides the drinks and pub foodThere are activities to chooseWith quizzes, games and bingoDon’t worry if you lose Some runners-up get prizesIt’s a family friendly placeIf darts or pool’s your interestOr perhaps a […]
Cornwall Blood Bikes – Riding For Life
Cornwall Blood Bikes founded in 2011, is a purely volunteer run charity operating “out of hours” Monday to Friday 5pm-7am and 24 hours weekends and bank holidays. Operating 365 days a year, in all winds and weathers, delivering urgent medical supplies; pathology samples, whole blood, platelets, medical notes, medical equipment, medication, donor breast milk and […]
Our holiday on The Isles Of Scilly – Tresco and the World famous Abbey Gardens Part Two
Our holiday on the Isles Of Sciily – Tresco and the World famous Abbey Gardens Part One
Our Holiday On The Isles Of Scilly – St Mary’s
Our Holiday On The Isles Of Scilly – The Bishop Rock and Western Rocks Boat Trip on The Seahorse With Ryan Sloane
Our Holiday On The Wonderful Isles Of Scilly – The Eastern Isles Wildlife Trip with Fraser Hicks.
Our Holiday On The Wonderful Isles Of Scilly – The Flight Over
A visit to Restormel Castle on a wonderful day
A brief visit to the Royal Cornwall Show including the Shetland Pony Grand National.
Cornish Ice Cream at it’s wonderful best.
Nestled in a beautiful valley, just moments away from the dramatic North Cornish coastline sits Callestick Farm lovingly farmed by us the Parker family since 1953. It’s where we have created champion Cornish ice cream for generations to our original family recipe. The secret to our dreamy, creamy ice cream is we only use free […]