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 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 […]