British Bodyboarding Championships
Cornwall, England 28 - 29 October 2006
Britain’s Best Bodyboarders Get Ready For Blast-Off At British Championships
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 24 October, 2006 : - - With bodyboarding becoming more and more extreme, the 2006 British Bodyboarding Championships, sponsored by Smith & Williamson and Solomon Hare, are set to be a showcase of radical new manoeuvres, insistent skill and grit determination.
Last year over 100 competitors from across the country made the journey to Cornwall and this year (28th and 29th October) looks set to be even bigger as the best in the business battle it out for the title of the top bodyboarder in Britain, £1000 in cash and a range of prizes donated by the generous sponsors.
Last year’s final saw Plymouth’s Bjorn Story showing just how radical bodyboarding can be with 9.6/10 from all the judges on his first wave with an air spin and a full combination of moves. Then on his second wave he scored another awesome 8.5/10 making it almost impossible for anyone else to beat him. He took the £500 cheque prize and with it assured himself a place in this year’s Freespirit British Surf Team at the Huntington Beach World Surfing Games.
And also returning from games in California will be last year’s Women’s winner Gemma Harris from Wales who will no doubt be determined to maintain her title. With Under 18s, Under 16s and Seniors categories as well as the Drop Knee (knee & foot) discipline, the weekend is certain to be a solid two days of competitive action with an awesome after party.
Steve Berriman of the BSA says, “Bodyboarding is becoming more and more competitive as the sport grows and these Championships give all our top boarders a chance to show of their skills to their colleagues and a big number of spectators.
With Bjorn, Damien and Gemma pretty much just back from the World Surfing Games you can be sure they’ll be all revved up and ready to go and the competition in the water is certain to be fierce!”
The event is organized by the British Surfing Association and sponsored by Smith & Williamson and Solomon Hare and supported by Headworx, Threesixty mag, Rob Barber Bodyboard School, Kernow Bodyboarding and Prone.
Entrants should log-onto the website below to fill in the entry forms or call 01637 876474.
This show is the deeply funny, deeply disturbing journey of Mark’s rampage through the arms trade. As he works out deals, brokers torture equipment and advises armies he discovers just how easy it is to avoid the law.
Hard hitting, laugh out loud funny and shockingly entertaining, Mark Thomas is never anything less than compulsive.
TIME 8:00pm
ADMISSION £13/£10
DATE 7th November 2006
Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Discovery Day 2006 A fun-filled day for the whole family. Cornwall Wildlife Trust invites you to discover some of the most fascinating facts about wildlife and habitats in East Cornwall. Meanwhile, our junior group, Fox Club, are holding interactive workshops to keep the children entertained. In addition to the main events, there will also be stalls and displays to inform and inspire.
Time 10.00am - 3.30pm
Tickets Adults - £5.00, Children - £1.00 (excludes lunch) Booking fee includes all talks and covers the whole day
For a booking form, or for more information, please call Cornwall Wildlife Trust on 01872 273939 or book online at www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk. Please book no later than Monday 30th October.
Directions From Exeter follow the A30 to Launceston, then the A388 to Callington. take the A390 towards Liskeard after 3 miles turn right towards Pensilva, at the Victoria pub turn sharp right into Golberdon Road. After 1/2 a mile turn left at first crossroads, Penharget is 1/2 mile on the left.
Tate St Ives - An Introduction to Modern Art This six week course explores the current displays, focussing on Roger Hilton, Janet Leach and Nick Evans and looks closely at post-war painting, sculpture and ceramics associated with St Ives. Contributors include guest artists, curators and gallery staff. Booking is essential.
Prices £60, £50 concs, £40 teachers.
Time 6pm - 8pm
Carn to Cove- Tin & Fishes The Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Cultural Programme is delighted to announce the first part of its tour of Tin & Fishes on Carn to Cove. As part of the inscription of Cornwall’s Mining Heritage as a UNESCO World Heritage the World Heritage site team of Cornwall County Council has launched a programme to celebrate the living culture of Cornwall’s mining Heritage.
The first part of the programme will be the performance of the new play written by Pauline Sheppard on the Carn to Cove scheme with the objective that it is performed in (or nearby) each of the ten mining districts.
Tin & Fishes is a new and original piece of theatre commissioned by St Just Heritage Area Regeneration Project and the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. It played to sell out audiences in the Summer of 2006 at Geevor so make certain you book your ticket in advance.
You can see Tin & Fishes at the following Carn to Cove Venues this Autumn:
Mawnan Memorial Hall Thursday 5th October at 7.30pm TICKETS (01326) 250772
Grampound Community Hall Saturday 7th October at 6pm TICKETS(01726) 883874
Lelant Village Hall Saturday 14th October at 7.30pm TICKETS (01736) 753522
Camborne Community Centre Friday 20th October at 7.15pm TICKETS (01209) 842523
Hall for Gwinear Saturday 21st October at 7pm TICKETS (01736) 850506
Leedstown Village Hall Saturday 11th November at 7.30pm TICKETS (01736) 850332
Carleen Village Hall Saturday 18th November at 7.30pm TICKETS (01736) 763457
“Engrossing story is pure Cornwall” The Cornishman
The End of the Line - Brunel’s Bicentenary A Celebration of Brunel’s Bicentenary - Exhibition
Date 30th September - 23rd December
Monday to Saturday
10am to 4.45pm Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays
Admission Free
Directions Take A390 past railway station towards the town centre.
Author: Michael J McCormick Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Quite an exciting week in Cornwall!
On Thursday there was an earthquake roughly along the valley of the river Tamar. Cornwall is now an island! Associated with this on Thursday evening, a tidal wave swept in at Hayle – and West Penwith is also an island.
Temporary bridges will be placed over the Tamar chasm at the main former crossing points. There will a toll on traffic entering Cornwall with the money being used to reduce Council Taxes. Council Tax payers will be exempt from these charges. The King Harry ferry will serve West Penwith till we can afford a bridge.
A new swinging tax on holiday homes will be introduced next Wednesday. The money raised this way will be used to reduce Council Taxes.
The NHS institutions in Cornwall are to be controlled by a new governing body. Membership will be restricted to Council Tax payers and they will be elected by Council Tax payers.
Institutions of Higher Learning in Cornwall will be grouped together, although on dispersed sites, and will become the University of Cornwall. The Universities of Exeter & Plymouth will be told to mind their own business.
In future, anybody living full time in Cornwall and paying Council Tax will be entitled to claim they are Cornish. The rest will be known as “the English”.
Anybody suggesting that road signs etc should be bi-lingual will be asked to sign a legally binding form that commits them to paying for the changes.
The new French toxic waste plant will be moved to England. We shall use our rubbish to enlarge the Scillies.
Murder Mystery Weekend at the Fowey Hotel Cornwall - 25th November 2007
2 NIGHT - Dinner, Bed and Breakfast Break (either Friday (24th) and Saturday(25th) or Saturday(25th) and Sunday (26th))
CLASSIC - £130 per person, DBB, 2nts SELECT - £159 per person, DBB, 2nts PREMIER - £179 per person, DBB, 2nts 25th November: Saturday night will be the Murder mystery night, starting with the introduction of the cast and characters names. Dinner will then be served in the Restaurant, this will be a set menu (2 x choices of starters, two choices for main (1 x fish and 1 x lamb) and two choices for desserts) with scenes being acted throughout the dinner service. At one point throughout the evening the MURDER will take place and guests will be invited to debate and discuss “Who done it ?” whilst in the lounge over coffee. The first three guests to correctly deduce the murder will receive a prize!!!
Contact them Now: http://www.thefoweyhotel.co.uk
Welcome, come on in and relax! With its fabulous waterside location, there is no better place to stay than The Falmouth Hotel, the first hotel to be built in Falmouth back in the 1850’s. Its chateau-like façade is a beautiful illustration of the splendours of Victorian architecture complimented by 5 acres of landscaped gardens. As well as glorious water views, 69 comfortable bedrooms and an award-winning restaurant, the hotel has an indoor leisure complex with pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, gym, outdoor putting course, snooker room and Nirvana Beauty Centre offering a wide selection of therapeutic and relaxing treatments. The Falmouth also offers ample parking as well as self-catering cottages and apartments, the experience is made all the more special by a team of friendly staff dedicated to delivering great service.
Fine sandy beaches, beautiful gardens and walks, golf, dolphin spotting, arts and crafts, castles and such abound here.The resort has a truly Mediterranean feel to it with streets lined with palm trees and seafood lovers should take note - a highlight of the year is the Falmouth Oyster Festival held each October. Falmouth is perfectly placed for visiting every key attraction and highlight in Cornwall.
Having one of the best natural harbours in the world has helped the Cornish resort of Falmouth gain its desirable reputation as a vibrant maritime playground, but it has a lot more to offer visitors besides nearly every known water-based sport and activity.
ST. IVES BAY
A PLACE OF DREAMS
This is St. Ives, one of the most famous holiday towns in Cornwall - a jewel situated at the south-western tip of this island kingdom yet readily accessible by road, rail and air.
Crystal blue waters, the surf, the golden sands, year round sub-tropical temperatures and the warmth of the local welcome.
Today, as for centuries before, life centres around the harbour where fishing boats still moor alongside granite piers, their catch being sent around the world and earning an enviable reputation for its quality and variety in some of the finest restaurants.
The annual Harbour Day revives the hustle and bustle and creates a carnival atmosphere. Radiating from the harbour into the old town is a maze of narrow cobbled streets, lined by fishermen’s cottages, many with the original steps to the first floor doorway. The ground floor would have been an open cellar housing fishing nets, boats and pilchard presses. Steep sloping passageways and secret corners conceal unexpected delights at almost every turn.
St. Ives during the summer months is a blaze of colour. Radiating from the harbour, its maze of narrow cobbled streets are filled with flowers - not particularly surprising for a town which regularly wins the ‘Britain in Bloom’ competition.
A mild climate, warmed by the gulf stream and almost frost-free winters makes it possible to grow plants and shrubs normally native to semi-tropical countries hundreds of miles further south. Try us for a winter break in Cornwall! Take a leisurely walk along some of the miles of coastal footpath, perhaps to Lelant and soak up the sounds and images of the mythical and rugged land. Take the opportunity to return by branch line train along what has been described as one of the most spectacular railway journeys in Britain as the track hugs the edge of the cliff in a spectacular feat of Victorian engineering. Enjoy the view across to Godrevy Lighthouse, immortalised by the novelist Virginia Woolf, or take a short boat trip to watch seals basking on the rocks in the sunshine. St. Ives has something that will appeal to everyone, young or old.
As well as its tradition of fishing, St. Ives is world famous as an art centre and studios, shops and galleries are everywhere. The Tate St. Ives, part of the Tate Gallery in London, was opened in 1993 and is, perhaps, the flagship of Cornish art.
The Gallery’s inspirational building stands high above the magnificent surfing beach of Porthmeor and features exhibitions which represent the modern ‘St. Ives School’ of painters such as Peter Lanyon, Patrick Heron and Sir Terry Frost as well as a changing programme of other contemporary work.
Also part of the Tate Gallery is the Barbara Hepworth Museum, a lasting memorial to the great sculptress who lived and worked in St. Ives at her Trewyn Studio.
Her workshop has been carefully preserved and the gardens and house contain many examples of her work and some of her finest pieces.
As night falls at the end of another perfect day, St. Ives comes alive - with bars restaurants and cafés to suit every pocket and every taste in a truly cosmopolitan atmosphere.
And finally as the disappearing sun paints the sea and sky in glorious pink, it is time to plan what to do tomorrow. One thing though is for certain, whether it is time to relax or inspire, or for the mystery and romance, St. Ives has nothing but the finest holiday ingredients.
