Posts Tagged ‘ project ’

Experience a close encounter of the party kind

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November 3, 2012
Experience a close encounter of the party kind

PARTY revellers could have been forgiven for thinking they had been transported out of this world after having a ball at this mobile venue last weekend. They had a close encounter with the UFO at the Masked Ball Hallowe'en night near Helston on Saturd...
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Cross-Channel interest in Trail

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November 2, 2012
Cross-Channel interest in Trail

OWNERS of French tourism businesses tasted the delights of the Camel Trail as part of a scheme to promote cross-Channel cycling destinations.The trip was organised as part of the Cycle West project which has brought together 17 partners from South Wes...
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Researchers treat plant disease in woods

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November 2, 2012

CHANGES will be taking place at Luxulyan Valley as it becomes the focus of a national research project into a deadly plant disease.Scientists will be studying bilberry shrubs in the ancient woodland as they research the plant disease Phytophthora ker...
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Cornwall and Brittany-based project seeks next wave of film-makers

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November 1, 2012

A Cornwall and Brittany-based film programme is looking for low budget fiction film projects that feature "brave, original and imaginative" usage of visual effects and/or Stereo 3D.
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Public invited to see £16m archives plan at Redruth

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November 1, 2012

Plans to build a multi-million pound archive and record centre at an old brewery are to go under the spotlight.Members of the public will be able to air their views on moves to build the Cornwall History Centre and wider brewery site developments at Re...
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Parish prepares to reveal the long-buried history and mystery of medieval manor

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October 30, 2012
Parish prepares to reveal the long-buried history and  mystery of medieval manor

A Cornish parish heritage group has been awarded a grant of £9,400 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to enable its members to locate the exact position of an ancient manor house and carry out a detailed investigation of the site.Linkinhorne History a...
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Shopping guru Mary Portas leads Liskeard locals on spruce up

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October 29, 2012
Shopping guru Mary Portas leads Liskeard  locals on spruce up

Shopping guru Mary Portas hit the streets of a Cornish town in a bid to spruce it up and help revive its fortunes.Mary was in Liskeard to urge the community to pull together in the Big Clean Up event.Earlier this year Liskeard was chosen as one of 12 P...
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Humanitarian Terry Waite becomes patron of ‘Citizenship for Life’ project

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October 28, 2012

Humanitarian Terry Waite has agreed to become patron of the Citizenship For Life project helping students in Mullion, Falmouth and Penryn.
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Webinar to introduce Fibre Park

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October 26, 2012

The project is still at an early stage, but, says Parkins, is receiving “very, very warm support” from the public and private sectors.
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Liskeard spruces up the Portas way

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October 26, 2012

TOWN leaders have urged the Liskeard community to come together as it prepares to welcome retail guru Mary Portas back for the Big Clean Up this weekend.Liskeard was selected as one of 12 Portas Pilots by the Government earlier this year, and it scoope...
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Scene: Pupils aid Soapbox project

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October 26, 2012
Scene: Pupils aid Soapbox project

HARVEST OF ART: Class 1 at St Mabyn School showing pictures they have drawn of fruit, which they used in the school's harvest festival service. Money raised from the collection went to Soapbox, an organisation sending mission teams out on projects t...
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Students’ shark-training project

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October 25, 2012
Students’ shark-training project

BABY bamboo sharks are the latest addition to the tanks at Falmouth Marine School.Four months ago they were donated by Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium in egg cases and so far three have hatched.Marine biology and ecology extended diploma students X...
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Have your say on Brand Helston

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October 25, 2012

VOTING for an image to "brand" Helston in the minds of visitors and locals started this week.The Helston Business Improvement Partnership (HBIP), which is behind the scheme, has six images featuring the town's stand-out qualities, as published in last ...
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Centre will celebrate shared faith

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October 25, 2012
Centre will celebrate shared faith

MEMBERS of seven faith communities formed a circle around an ellipse of wooden posts to celebrate planning permission to build a shared gathering place in Truro.The Inter-Faith Centre at Penmount is intended to bring together people from the Baha'i, Bu...
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Falmouth ‘Pirate Ship for a Princess’ project needs local support

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October 24, 2012

A project to build a play pirate ship in memory of a Falmouth schoolgirl needs the support of the community.
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Youth projects get £570,000 off lottery fund

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October 24, 2012

A project delivering enterprise, project management and sales training for young people and the homeless will boost the South West by more than £570,000.The South West awards for all, which aims to improve young people's confidence and life skill...
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Flying ‘wow factor’ flag for Perranporth

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October 23, 2012
Flying ‘wow factor’ flag for Perranporth

VIBRANT eye-catching flags depicting the life of Perranporth and creating a cultural "wow factor" are being planned for the resort.Perranporth School is leading the £8,000 project to install up to 39 flags at various spots.Giant flags have been a...
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Stories will capture Cornwall’s past rural landscape

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October 22, 2012
Stories will capture Cornwall’s past rural     landscape

From crying the neck to croust time, furze stogs to firewood, a project working with communities and schools to explore and rediscover Cornwall's rural past through storytelling has been given the go-ahead.Tallys An Tir – Traditions & Stori...
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Helston ‘Citizenship for Life’ project a success

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October 21, 2012

THE latest meeting of the Citizenship for Life youth development programme enjoyed fun and excitement on the rides at Flambards in Helston last week.
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Cornwall Council Private Partnership Initiative and other nonsense

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October 20, 2012

I, like Robertson, as he often reminds us, served in the military, including a tour in the Gulf.   I have the medal to prove it.   I and all the other personal offered our lives on the understanding we were defending justice, fr...
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Baby sharks cause a stir among marine students

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October 19, 2012
Baby sharks cause a stir among marine students

With their exotic markings these baby Bamboo sharks are the latest addition to the tanks at Falmouth Marine School.Four months ago they were donated by Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium in egg cases and so far three have hatched.Marine Biology and Ec...
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