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 […]
Two Historic Programmes – St Columb Coronation and Silver Jubilee.
Below are two historic programmes from St Columb. The first is from the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 and the second is from the Silver Jubilee in 1977. Thank you to Jennifer Tuffs for sending them to us.
IKTIS – The Ancient Cornish Tin Trade by Craig Weatherhill
This follow up article was also written in the 1990s by the great Cornish writer and scholar Craig Weatherhill who sadly died in 2020. Any article or book written by Craig would have been very well researched and his opinions based on his findings, not made up. In a previous article “Where The Phoenicians Weren’t” […]
Cousin Jack Gold Fever by Michael Tangye
When the Australian “gold rush” commenced in 1851, many Cornish “Cousin Jacks” left their occupations in the foreign mining fields of America and Mexico to join other Cornishmen in their endeavours to make a fortune. We have grown up with stories of those who returned from such ventures with enough money to build a row […]
The Olympic Torch 10 Years ago in Truro on 19th May 2012, photos by Terry Harry
FLICKA DONKEY SANCTUARY – A wonderful place to visit and support.
The Flicka Foundation Donkey Sanctuary is a registered charity based in South Cornwall, UK. It was founded by Mary Berryman in 1995, following the rescue and care of a neglected pony named ‘Flicka’. Flicka was a small strawberry roan, found all alone in the middle of an industrial estate; a little pony abandoned amongst high-rise […]
St Germoe Church photos by Terry Harry
So many ways to support a charity caring for children from across Cornwall
Visitors to Cornwallyesteryear.com will know the strength of identity of the Cornish people as well as the support that those in Cornwall show for their local community. In September 2007 when Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) launched its Precious Lives Appeal to build Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell the support was felt immediately […]
A beautiful day around the Falmouth area.
Ruth and Terry share their photos of Princess Pavilion, Pendennis Castle and Glendurgan Gardens.
A visit to Trengwainton with Terry Harry
Ruth and I went on a very pleasant warm day, pity there was not a blue sky. But is was wonderful to visit this treasure of the Cornish countryside that was given to the National Trust by The Bolitho Family. Well worth a visit anytime of the year.
A wonderful afternoon out at Trerice Manor near Kestle Mill photos by Terry Harry. It is well worth a visit.
ST. PIRAN by Ruth Tremayne Harry
A Saint who came from IrelandAnd turned up on Cornish shoresHis name of course is PiranHis legend still endures He landed with a millstonePerhaps from a shipwreckOr maybe he just swam hereBut that’s a fact we cannot check He became a Patron SaintOf tin miners here of courseAnd maybe causing miraclesBut we’ll never know the […]
In Memorium David “Benji” Thomas
Sadly David “Benji” Thomas the great Cornish Rugby coach, has passed away at the age of 83. Knowing him was an honour and a pleasure because he was a great human being and a very humble man.Below is the story of possibly his greatest day as a rugby coach when Cornwall beat Yorkshire at Twickenham […]