SURF photographer Lucia Griggi lives an enviable life, travelling all over the world to competitions in a genre traditionally dominated by men. Now everybody will get the chance to see Lucia's work with the opening of a new exhibition, Living the Life
Duchy College Rosewarne, part of the Cornwall College group, was this week celebrating its first BSc Horticulture students arriving. All 14 are students returning to the College from years past, some of whom started their horticulture education at Duchy
THE age of 60 is a significant figure this year, especially if you went to Quarry School in Falmouth, because a reunion for the ladies of that age is just around the corner. It is being staged with a buffet lunch at the Royal Duchy Hotel on Sunday,
Fans of the hot jazz sounds of the celebrated Cotton Club of the 1920s and '30s should definitely step on to Hall for Cornwall on Thursday, October 4. The Cotton Club Revue with Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra featuring the Jiving Lindy Hoppers
Newton Faulkner's debut album Handbuilt by Robots' stormed into the UK album chart this weekend at no.3 along with current single Dream Catch Me' which climbed nine places up the single's chart to no.7! Newton has announced details of his Autumn tour
Two hundred years ago, Parliament finally banned the transport of slaves on British ships. Meanwhile, the brilliant black violinist George Bridgetower was taking Europe by storm with his virtuoso playing. Now, English Touring Opera will bring a new
Fans of electric blues from both sides of the Atlantic shouldn't miss the Truro Rock N Blues Fest at Hall for Cornwall on Saturday, October 6. The event features an American legend, one of the UK's feistiest blues rock bands and a leading Cornish
PORTHLEVEN 3 BRIDPORT 1 PORTHLEVEN pulled off one of the surprise results of the day in the FA Carlsberg Vase when they defeated Bridport 3-1 in the first round. Their visitors arrived at Gala Park as firm favourites on the basis that they were from
WENDRON 3 FALMOUTH TOWN 8 WITH a patched up side containing less than fit players and their manager in the line-up, Falmouth Town still managed to pick up three points from their Jolly's Combination League match at Underlane. Neither side settled into
Having recently celebrated his 60th birthday with one of the most memorable parties Western Australia has ever experienced, Kevin Bloody Wilson hits the road again and catch up with some of his old mates on his Karaoke Kev Tour, which calls at Hall for
CULDROSE u14s PERRANPORTH u14s 0 In their first league match of the season, Culdrose under 14 youth side demolished their opponents Perranporth with a 7-0 home win. The team performed magnificently with all of their new signings showing great promise
Helston 11 Newquay 4 Helston played host to Newquay in their first Under 12 Aliance League game of the season and within a minute found themselves 1-0 up after R Trathen latched onto a through ball and lashed a shot passed the Newquay 'keeper. Helston
Lady Aurelia Young, wife of MP Sir George Young, is coming to Cornwall to give a talk on her famous father, Oscar Nemon. Oscar Nemon was the sculptor of choice for some of the world's eminent and famous people in the mid twentieth century. He became
MABE: ST LAUDUS CHURCH: It was a busy weekend. Saturday saw the wedding of a young lady who had been brought up in the church and whose family are still regular worshippers. The church choir successfully sang a hymn in Welsh (after only three rehearsals
HAYLE 2 WENDRON UNITED 2 A POINT gained rather than two dropped will definitely be the view of Wendron after their understrength side pulled off a very creditable 2-2 draw against Hayle in the SW Peninsula League. Without seven regular squad members
Round-the-world yachtsman, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston makes an overnight stop at Polkyth Leisure Centre, St. Austell on Saturday 20th October to give an illustrated talk about his remarkable life and adventures at sea. Earlier this year, at the age of
RNAS CULDROSE 4 PENZANCE 2 RNAS Culdrose ended a good week in the Jolly's Combination League with six points in five days as they defeated Penzance rather more convincingly than the scoreline suggests. The visitors battled for the full 90 minutes,
STITHIANS: METHODIST CHURCH: Ruth Malyan led morning worship at Stithians Methodist Church on Sunday, September 23, and the preacher was Margaret Du Plessy. The young people of the church led the first ten minutes of the service. There was a dramatic
FLUSHING: METHODIST CHURCH: The congregation welcomed as the preacher at the evening service, Mr Phil Misselbrook from the Falmouth Emmanuel Baptist Church. Basing his service on the words of Jesus to Nicodemus: "you must be born again", Mr Misselbrook
MULLION 1 J Leech PORTHLEVEN 3 D Williams (3) Mullion: I Sosnowski, S Whear, S Toy, D Phillips, R Spencer, B Tremaine, K Warbis, C Amarilli, M Conniff, A Withwy-wood, J Leech. Subs: P Matthews, R Bray, D Hill. Porthleven: M George, A
FALMOUTH: UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE: At the first meeting after the summer break, at St Mary's church hall, Falmouth members were fortunate to hear a very interesting talk by Christine Morris, chairman of Cornwall Hospice Care Falmouth Fundraising group
BUDOCK: PARISH CHURCH: The Family Communion Service on Sunday was led by the Reverend Geoffrey Bennett and the organist was Mr R Fletcher. The lesson was read by Mr D Williams. The theme of Rev Bennett's Sermon was "A Loving Church", one of a series of
MULLION Golf Club has been informed that their recent application for GolfMark and associated Clubmark Accreditation has been approved by EGU/ELGA and Sport England. The club is one of the first in the West Country to receive GolfMark recognition
The new Slimming World Group held on Thursdays at 6p.m in Threemilestone is growing as the members are shrinking! Kat the consultant says"we really have achieved great things in the twelve weeks since we opened the doors of the Community Centre back
A team of children from Penair School is gearing up to join other schools from around Cornwall for a financial challenge. Worldwide Financial Planning, in association with Cornwall Education Business Partnership (EBP), are allocating teams £100,000 of
CHYNHALE: CHAPEL: The Sunday morning service was conducted by the Rev Colin Short and the sacrament of the Lord's supper was administered at the close of the service. With the help of four scholars namely Josiah, Myfanwy, William and Sarah, Mr Short
ST KEVERNE: GOOD COMPANIONS: The St Keverne good companions commenced their 2007-2008 programme in the church hall. The chairperson, the Rev B Turner, welcomed the Menherion singers' musical director, J Eathorne, who also sang solos and entertained.
HELSTON: DARBY-JOAN CLUB: The president, the mayoress (known to most as Debbie) gave a very interesting talk on the history of Helston and the mayoral chains. She said that Helston was one of the oldest boroughs in Cornwall, dating back to 1003. In
HALLEN 3 M Reynolds (3, 1 pen) FALMOUTH TOWN 0 Hallen: Steve Scannel, Lee Patch (Grantley Dicks 75m), Mark Branton, Danny Hunt (capt), Richard Nelmes, Andy Dalton, Andy Cook, Andy Proctor (Scott Morrison 40m), Mark Reynolds, Matt Fisher (
WENDRON 3 FALMOUTH TOWN 8 WITH a patched up side containing less than fit players and their manager in the line-up, Falmouth Town still managed to pick up three points from their Jolly's Combination League match at Underlane. Neither side settled into
PENRYN Rugby Club take the opportunity to send the Chiefs and Colts to Plymouth to play their respective counterparts at Devonport Services on Saturday. The two clubs have not met for several years, so the 1st XV will be an interesting game. Services
GERMOE: DISTRICT WI: A most enjoyable beetle drive was held at the September meeting of Germoe and District WI - sounds of shaking dice, cries of "not another body", then "Beetle" and general movement of winners and losers changing tables. Pam McNally
PORTHLEVEN: WOMEN'S INSTITUTE: The speaker this month was Julia Berry, local Police Community Support Officer, who came to talk about her role in the village. As there is no police presence in the village it is Julia's role to give support to the residents
Children in Cornwall are set to get their first ever taste of rugby when the first full season of the EDF Energy National Schools Rugby Programme gets underway this week. As the IRB Rugby World Cup 2007 continues, hundreds of children from dozens of
A Truro hotel is launching a special breakfast menu using locally sourced and homemade products ensuring this breakfast is the most important meal of your day. The Alverton Manor Hotel has created the menu as part of October's Cornwall Celebration of
MAWNAN Football Club's strikers will have no excuses for not hitting the target in future after they were sponsored with a new set of continental-style box nets. The nets were generously sponsored by Pendennis Superyachts (Falmouth) as part of their
WELL before six o'clock the small gaffers of G class crossed the starting line for Fushing and Restronguet Sailing Club's Tuesday joint Pursuit Series and ran down the harbour before the gentle north westerly breeze. The two Achilles 24s arrived. Red
A BRISK breeze from the South West enabled race officer Phil Badger to set a course taking the six yachts out into Falmouth Bay to visit the Rosemullion nark for the fifth race of six in Helford River SC's Late Summer Series, writes Peter Wood. Jetta
Penryn 11pts Try: A Seviour Penalties: T Peacock (2) Wadebridge Camels 20pts Try: A MacLennan, T O'Donnell, M Ballard Conversion: M Trevarthen Penalty: M Trevarthen Penryn: Chris Mann (capt), Alan Richards, Peter Webster, Kevin Kitto, Travis
THE Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League came alive on Saturday as St Keverne gave notice of their intentions by demolishing previously unbeaten Mawnan 6-2. Alan Thomas hit a hat-trick for the home side who also scored through Steve Hosking. Gregg
GO Play Rugby is an important event in grass roots rugby. The game is thriving throughout the country, but the roots need encouragement for future generations to enjoy the game. Go Play Rugby seeks to achieve that aim, initially by encouraging ex players
PENRYN ATHLETIC 2 M Drummond (pen), D Band HAYLE 0 Athletic: A Butcher, A Trudgian, C Davey, P Davey, D Harris, D Band, M Moore, S Warr, S Eglinton, D Stidwell, M Drummond. Subs: D Rabone, A Van-Evelingen, S Jewell, W Scoley. THERE was little
The mayor of Falmouth, Mike Varney, attended his first Town Centre Forum meeting giving him an opportunity for a wide ranging discussion of the needs of the town. After hearing reports on progress with the Forum's Working groups on Transport, the Waterfront
ST IVES TOWN 0 PENRYN ATHLETIC 0 NINETY minutes of endeavour failed to produce a goal in this Jolly's Combination League clash between St Ives Town and Penryn Athletic at The Saltings. There was no lack of action with both sides having plenty of chances
FALMOUTH 29pts Tries: E Lawrence (2), T Gay, J Nienaber Penalties: J Instance (3) BIDEFORD 8pts Try: B Parry Penalty: O Wickett Falmouth: T. Somers, T. Gay, A. Palmer, S. Instance, H. Somers, C. McColl, E. Lawrence, J. Doney, T. Spiller, J
Residents of Falmouth can sit back and relax now that 15 new benches have been bought for the town. The historic Falmouth Town Cemetery in Pennance Road, which includes the grave of famous local artist Henry Scott Tuke, now has 15 new visitor benches
A cancer patient helped by a Helston charity has successfully won an appeal to receive his treatment on the NHS. Back in July the Packet reported how kidney cancer sufferer John Quance had faced having to sell his home to pay for the treatment drug Sutent
Cornwall County Fire Brigade will be celebrating the success of a scheme to involve youngsters in community activities around Falmouth with an evening at the Watersports Centre tomorrow. The Waterfront Crew '07 evolved from the fire brigade's Youth Intervention
A community land trust project could soon be set up in the Falmouth area in an effort relieve the housing shortage of reasonably priced housing for local people to buy or rent. A similar scheme has already been set up on the Roseland where it is being
Surprised and delighted audience members listened in spellbound silence last Wednesday as a previously unheard recording of Porthleven's adopted son Guy Gibson rang out for the first time in England. The unexpected treat came during a public showing
FALMOUTH Ladies recently completed their fixtures for the season. They are pictured after their final match at Truro. Before the game, the city side were crowned county champions and proved too strong for Falmouth
A widespread sea rescue search using a helicopter and a lifeboat and costing nearly £12,000 to mount, was sparked off by the drunken activities of two Falmouth Marine College students, Truro magistrates court heard this week. They got away unchallenged
Fortunately, the Skipper family have until recently been a fairly healthy bunch and I have thankfully not seen too much first-hand evidence of Cornwall's hospital service. I have, of course, read all the horror stories about patients being set alight
Solar panels and even wind turbines could soon be gracing Helston's Guildhall after the town council was urged by one of its members to "take a lead" in advocating renewable energy. Helston town councillor Keith Reynolds asked his fellow members to consider
THE weekend saw the last chance of the season for the men's pilot gig crews of Cornwall to shine in home waters with the County Championships being held at Newquay. Flushing and Mylor entered three mens crews. Again, various clubs around Cornwall lent
OVER 70 people dived into the sea at Mylor Harbour on Sunday at the start of the second Mylor my-tri to raise money for the village school and pre-school. This year's event nearly doubled the amount raised last year with over £1,000 being split 50/50
Located on the outskirts of the popular village of Ashton and with distant sea views from the first floor, number eight Higher Row, is a spacious, traditional Cornish cottage that has been updated and renovated by the current owners, but still retains
CHILDREN'S TV presenter and former Falmouth School pupil Simon Grant returned to his roots last week to officially celebrate the granting of business and enterprise status for the school. Prior to the official opening last Thursday, Simon and another
TRURO 30pts Tries: Trescothick, Martin, Brandham, Allen Conversions: Martin (2) Penalties: Martin (2) TEIGNMOUTH 8pts Try: L Cohen Penalty: I Pitman Truro: Martin, Trevail, Williamson, Dunkin, Trescothick (Patterson, 65 mins), Martin, Brandham
This ground floor flat in Falmouth is located within walking distance of the town centre. The home comprises a lounge, kitchen/breakfast room, double bedroom and bathroom/wc suite. There are communal gardens and communal parking spaces for two vehicles
From post to pasta, Falmouth's former post office building could be set for a dramatic overhaul to become an Italian restaurant. Ever since Falmouth's main post office on The Moor moved to the Poundshop outlet next door, its former premises have been
STREET 0 TRURO CITY 2 IN what turned out to be a disappointing performance away to Street in the Toolstation Western League, to play below par and still come away with three points is generally the sign better things to come. City started well enough
The National Maritime Museum Cornwall has received a dedicated visitor to its new gallery. John Wilson travelled over 11,000 miles to see his family's sword on display in the museum's dedicated Falmouth exhibition. For many years Mr Wilson, from Melbourne
With construction well under way and on schedule for completion ahead of the 2008-09 academic year, all 145 apartments at Maritime, Falmouth, specially designed for students, are now being released on to the market. Prices start at £85,000 and some 200
I am writing in response to a letter printed in the Packet on September 5 regarding ferry rage. I am a sailing and power boat instructor for the Royal Yachting Association, commercially endorsed to skipper any vessel, sail or power, up to 24m in length
ALTHOUGH foot and mouth disease is an awful thing, they say it is not necessarily a killer. Cattle can survive it eventually. It was another serious blow for farmers who lost livestock in Surrey and as I write sheep are to be culled on another farm.
HER day job may be repairing tanks while serving in such hot spots as Iraq but when the oil comes off, 22-year-old army engineer Kayleigh Thewlis scrubs up pretty well. Action girl Kayleigh from Constantine is considering changing the workshop for a
SOUTHEND 48pts Tries: Soolefai 2, Frost, Vaughn, Pay, Connors, Hoult Conversions: Frost (5) Penalty: Frost Yellow card: Soolefai 73m Southend: C. Green; C. Vaughn (rep S. Hoult h-t), E. Harvey, F. Soolefai, A. Frost; B. McKeith, R. Powell (rep A.
I WAS interested to read of the development of the old gasworks site on College Road. I was born and raised in Glasney and my late father, Fred, worked in the gasworks in the late 40s early 50s. He worked with Reggie Wood who lived in the houses on College
CORNISH PIRATES 43pts PERTEMPS BEES 20pts Scoring a total of six tries in the match, the fourth by No. 8 Chris Cracknell securing their first bonus point of the season, provided just the result wanted by a Cornish Pirates side keen to impress on home
NATURALLY I won't say who but I was assisting an elderly couple the other day with a council tax claim and, when the result was returned - after everything was assessed - entered on the return form was, in this particular case, the amount of £197 which
JIMMY "Whirlwind" White is blowing into St Austell with John Virgo at his side, at The Keay Theatre in St Austell. Jimmy - fondly known as the Peoples Champion' - is one of the world's most naturally gifted players in snooker; and after a successful
IF the rules aren't profitable, change them! (Packet, September 19). It was just the last four lines of this piece by The Skipper that brought back a memory to my old mind - a little sketch that used to be performed by Rob Wilton, probably best remembered
WAY back in July I wrote to the newly appointed minister for the SouthWest, Ben Bradshow, requesting that the dualing of the A30 at Carland-Chiverton and Temple be made a priority now that the Goss Moor was complete. Guess what? I have just received
I SAW Ann Widdicombe's programme dealing with benefit scroungers. She interviewed a man sharing a council house with his wife and mistress. They have 17 children, all living off the state. I cannot recall the sum Widdy said they are raking in, but it
ST Austell Brewery is backing the constituency bodies of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and the South West Divisional organising committee to make its award-winning Tribute brand the main sponsor for 14 South West leagues. The sponsorship will encompass 157
FOR the last two years I have driven from Falmouth to the Victoria, near Roche, every weekday, passing through the three tenths of a mile long new road at Visicks corner, Carnon Downs, being worked on by the Cormac team working, and also through the
IF you attended, or indeed missed out on the successful silver Duchy of Cornwall "Open" Badminton Championships at Carn Brea, then another feast of badminton awaits you at St Austell's Polkyth Leisure Centre, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the annual
ILLOGAN 1 TRURO CITY 4 THIS Jolly's Combination League clash centred on the three penalties awarded during the game that eventually dictated its pattern although Truro City were still good value for their win at Oxland Park Despite the visitors having
FALMOUTH Thursday, September 27 05.15 (5.4) 17.30 (5.7) Friday, September 28 05.57 (5.5) 18.15 (5.7) Saturday, September 29 06.40 (5.5) 18.59 (5.6) Sunday, September 30 07.20 (5.5) 19.40 (5.4) Monday, October 1 08.00 (5.3) 20.22 (5.1) Tuesday,
A TOTAL of 48 fish have been brought to the scales during August by members of Camborne Angling Association, of which 34 were from the shore and 13 from the boat sections respectively. Of the 48 fish, 33 qualified for the CFSA, 23 from the shore and
Foggy weather off the south coast of Cornwall in November 1919 was the downfall of the 4,400-ton American steamer Hattie Luckenbach which went ashore at speed close to Blackhead, south of Coverack. Outward bound in ballast from Rotterdam to New York
The Sultan of Oman's sail training vessel Shabab Oman will be one of the participants in the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Race starting from Falmouth in September 2008. Ships from the international tall ships fleet will congregate in the port from Wednesday
There appears to be no real let up in the demand for low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) as a steady stream of ships make landfall off the Lizard before heading into Falmouth Bay to take on bunkers. Ships now entering the newly designated SECA (Sulphur Emissions
Tuesday, September 18 Cypriot bulker Mount Olympus (22,515/03) arrived from Las Palmas for bunkers and sailed for Rotterdam. Cypriot general cargo vessel Flora S (10,322/80) arrived from Aratu, Brazil for bunkers and sailed for Gdansk, Poland. Panamanian
I WAS interested to read of the development of the old gasworks site on College Road. I was born and raised in Glasney and my late father, Fred, worked in the gasworks in the late 40s early 50s. He worked with Reggie Wood who lived in the houses on College
IF the rules aren't profitable, change them! (Packet, September 19). It was just the last four lines of this piece by The Skipper that brought back a memory to my old mind - a little sketch that used to be performed by Rob Wilton, probably best remembered
WAY back in July I wrote to the newly appointed minister for the SouthWest, Ben Bradshow, requesting that the dualing of the A30 at Carland-Chiverton and Temple be made a priority now that the Goss Moor was complete. Guess what? I have just received
Speeding motorists in Truro were given an unusual opportunity to escape a fine and instead realise the consequences of their actions. Drivers caught breaking the speed limit were shown hard-hitting videos during a joint initiative to educate motorists
THE grandparents of a Truro woman who died in a plane crash while flying back to her adopted country of Switzer-land have spoken of the loss of their "beautiful and talented" granddaughter. Clare Dickson, 26, and her husband Greg, 37, died after their
REDRUTH residents have described anti-social behaviour by youths in a local park as "hell on earth" and a local councillor has condemned those responsible as "scumbags." Over the past two weekends a large group of youths have been seen in Victoria Park
A 56-YEAR-OLD sex offender with previous convictions has been put on a sex offender's programme rather than being sent to prison because jail would do no good. Judge Jeffrey Rucker imposed a three-year supervision order on Christopher Lamport to attend
A public inquiry is to be held over controversial plans to double the size of Helston's Tesco superstore. Tesco Stores Ltd has applied for planning permission to replace its existing Clodgey Lane supermarket with a new development twice the size. The
A much loved Porthleven cricketer died after he was hit by a cricket ball which triggered an existing heart condition, an inquest heard yesterday. Derek Newman, 45, of Roskilling, Gwealdues, Helston, was struck by a cricket ball while taking a catch
A PENRYN Rugby football club player was so badly beaten by two vicious thugs after going to the aid of a man they were attacking that paramedics at first thought he'd been stabbed. Dan Martin was plastered in blood following the assault in Falmouth on
PENRYN was again in mourning this week after the tragic death of a mother and daughter in an horrific head-on collision in mid-Cornwall at the weekend. Linda Birkett, 32, a classroom assistant at Penryn Infant School and her 14-year-old daughter, Shannah
Putting the rubbish out too early in Falmouth could lead to a £75 fine if plans by Carrick council are fully implemented. More than 1,000 letters have gone out to residents in the town and another 8,000 are on the way. The letters point out that the streets
