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  • St Ives Cornwall - What's On This Week on Nov 21, 2009 in

    St Ives Jumbo Association - Fundraiser - Saturday 21stAnother week of varied entertainment and things to do.Tonight (21st) there is a 70s and 80s disco at The Western - wear period dress. A fundraiser for St Ives Jumbo Association. Starts at 8.00 pm...

  • St Ives Cornwall - November Competition 2 on Nov 20, 2009 in competition

    Where in St Ives Cornwall is this ? Click to enlarge.After the relative failure of my last competition - only two entries from all my hundreds of loyal readers - I've decided to give it another go.Is this St Ives most obscure postbox - where is it ?F...

  • St Ives Farmers Market - Christmas on Nov 19, 2009 in farmers market

    The excellent Farmers Market have announced dates running up to Christmas.As usual they will be open on Thursdays - 3rd, 10th and 17th December.There will then be special markets on Wednesday 23rd December and Wednesday 30th December – as both Chri...

  • St Ives Community Play - 2010 on Nov 18, 2009 in community play theatre

    Juliet and Nurse in Rehearsal - Summer 2009I went to a meeting of St Ives Community Play last week. The main topic of discussion was this years production of Romeo and Juliet - performed on The Island in August and September.The general conclusion w...

  • Porthmeor Studios Wins £900k Funding on Nov 17, 2009 in porthmeor studios

    Porthmeor Studios - St Ives CornwallPorthmeor Studios - home to several St Ives artists and St Ives School of Painting - has won £900,000 in funding.According to the Borlase Smart John Wells Trust, which manages the building:“The money will be use...

  • St Ives Cornwall - November Competition - Answer on Nov 16, 2009 in competition

    I may have been tryng to be a bit too clever or obscure with this month's competition:St Ives Cornwall - November Competition'Take a look at the photo above - you can click on it to see a larger version. Where am I in St Ives ?'The answer is:The narr...

  • Surf on Porthmeor Beach on Nov 15, 2009 in surf porthmeor beach

    Porthmeor Beach St Ives - 15th November 2009Sun and blue skies finally returned to St Ives today after the storms of the last few days.I enjoyed a nice walk along Porthmeor Beach. Good to be out after being stuck inside sheltering from the rain for m...