Over the hills and far away .. by David Oates
David Oates draws on intensely personal childhood memories, of some seventy years ago, to find echoes of an age now gone. An age where leisure
Category: Current Stories
GOLITHA FALLS by Ruth Tremayne Harry with photos by Terry Harry
An autumn walk to cherishThe colours inspire aweThe River Fowey is flowingLike you’ve never seen before Draynes Wood is the beginningAs the paths wind through
A Village Childhood in Quintrell Downs by Ruth Tremayne Harry
Surfboards and sunsetsAnd pasties for lunchWith mackerel and ice creamAnd flowers by the bunch The hedges were highAnd morals to matchRoosters and chickensWith eggs that
An excellent book by Jim Wearne
Jim Wearne is a Cornish- American singer-songwriter who is an excellent lyricist which his book “Out Of Tune” shows. A link to purchase the book
Cornish Music Symposium by Kate Neale
On Saturday the 28th of October, the Cornish Music Symposium took place at Kresen Kernow as part of the annual Lowender festival – Cornwall’s festival
Simon Jones – A real mining photographer
Terry Harry’s Comment.It is very human to see something and think, wow that’s excellent. That is exactly how we felt when we went into a
Cornwall’s Siren by Craig Weatherhill
Mermaids are ancient beings, known in one form or another the world over. The Greek Bronze Age exploits of Odysseus featured the deadly sirens whose
Richmond Hill- The place where I was born. by Alan Murton
I was born on a hill – not surprising in Truro really…. It wasn’t just any old hill. It was Richmond Hill where everything of
Benjamin Wall – A Quiver Hero by Susan Coney
Susan Coney (née Phillips) is a prolific researcher and recorder of local history, especially about Truro. This article is about one of her relatives of
Frank Long – the Lunnener by Tony Mansell
The word evacuee slips easily off the tongue, perhaps too easily to convey the extent of the pain and suffering endured by those affected. For
Emily by Tony Mansell
Once again, Tony Mansell leads us into his world of folklore, myth and legend with his present-day tale of Emily, a young lady who casts
Joseph Antonia Emidy by Tony Mansell.
The fascinating story of Joseph Antonia Emidy has been mostly gleaned from the autobiography of oneof his pupils, the Cornish-born politician and slavery abolitionist, James
Daphne Du Maurier my literary friend by Muriel Mansell
Whilst collecting information for my books and stories I have interviewed many people, each with a tale to tell. It is surprising, therefore, that although
