The Fowey Hotel's News Feed

Jazz Sunday Lunch

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Following a sell-out Jazz Sunday Lunch earlier this year, The Fowey Hotel has scheduled in another musical feast on Sunday, 27th November.

Jazz maestros, Fine Whines, will play a selection of toe-tapping melodies following a slap up lunch in the hotel's award-winning restaurant. Lunches will be served from 12.00 noon - 1.30pm and booking is highly recommended. Three delicious courses, fantastic sea views AND jazz for just £25.00!

CALL 0800 005 3904 TO BOOK.

Du Maurier Festival

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The annual Du Maurier festival, held in honour of world-famous novelist Daphne Du Maurier, will be held once again in the delightful town of Fowey.

A fully-fledged arts festival, this year's celebrati, which runs from 12th - 21st May, offers a fantastic mix of music, talks, performances and workshops, which will be held in the specially created Festival Village in the town.

Amongst some of the famous names appearing in the packed programme are explorer Robert Hanbury-Tenison, former politician-cum-ballroom dancer Ann Widdecombe, performers Kit and the Widow and Fascinating Aida, folk singer Cara Dillon, Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends, the Pasadena Roof Orchestra and author and journalist David Aaronovitch.

Festival-goers will also enjoy appearances by percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, novelist Robert Goddard, Professor Robert Winston, former No 10 communications director Alistair Campbell, lyricist Sir Tim Rice, The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, food-writer Prue Leith, comedienne Jenny Eclair and former political commentator John Sergeant.

Find out more details about the festival HERE.

Mac 'In Residence' at The Fowey

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Daily Mail's celebrated cartoonist, Mac, will be 'Artist in Residence' at The Fowey Hotel this coming May!

Mac (real name Stanley McMurty) will be in residence at the Fowey Hotel during the week beginning Monday, 9th May. Guests will have the opportunity to chat to Mac about his life as a cartoonist and he will be holding a workshop with local residents and college students. He will also be working on a new cartoon, which he plans to donate to the Fowey Hotel for a charity auction.

He will also be hosting a mingle at the hotel, which he will be attending with his good friend Valerie Singleton, of Blue Peter fame. Mac is also looking forward to visiting the Daphne Du Maurier Festival, Fowey’s well established arts festival, which will be running during part of his stay.

Mac's first venture into cartooning was as a trainee animator for Nicholas cartoon films in 1956. Under the inspired tutelage of Nick Spargo he eventually became a key animator and worked on animated films for TV and cinema for ten very happy years. During that period he was sending freelance cartoons to Punch magazine, The Daily Sketch, The Daily Mirror and any other newspaper or magazine which carried cartoons. During a lull in the animation business Mac was offered a trial on the Daily Sketch as political and social cartoonist. The Daily Sketch was taken over by the Daily Mail in 1970 and Mac has been working for the paper (on a trial basis!) ever since. Mac was awarded an MBE in 2004, has been voted ‘Cartoonist of the Year’ many times, and in 2000 was given the ‘Master Cartoonist Award’ for lifetime achievement and excellence.