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Endelienta – Baroque & their summer programme
It is a dark and damp March evening but the leaded windows of St Endellion church are sending a welcoming glow out into the night. In the depths of the Cornish countryside, where the nosiest neighbours...
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ethique – my review of the Beauty Brand that’s raising the eco-friendly bar!
The World’s First Zero-Waste Beauty Brand finally arrives in the UK! I never thought I’d hear myself say this but I think I’m in love . . . with a shampoo bar. When Ethique asked me to review their...
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Exclusive interview with N:DLESS – the 90s dance sensation on their come-back...
In the summer of 1997 I was 20 years old and spending every weekend on the dance floor. This was the days of ‘Pound a Pint’ nights, of Tony and New Labour and of Leo and the ‘Titanic’. And there was...
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Review: Endless featuring N:DLESS – Immersive, Nostalgic . . . Hilarious!
I don’t think I have ever been to a show where there was such a party atmosphere before anything actually happened! But somehow we all feel like we are going out, and not just out but out, out! Image...
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A Guided Tour at Colwith Farm Distillery – Cornwall’s Award Winning Gin &...
In a market that is bursting with great artisan spirits, we are all looking for that little bit more, that something special. So with an awarding-winning taste, unique production methods and a...
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Boardmasters – Cornwall’s Coolest sustainable festival
Sustainability is the word on everyone’s lips and Boardmasters is leading the way! It feels like Cornwall has been embracing in the eco-friendly movement for a long time. From Surfers Against Sewage in...
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Review: Five Million Tides, a biography of the Helford River by Christian...
There are certain aspects of our Cornish landscape that are a comforting constant. The tireless sea, the iron-stone tors and the daily ebb and flow of the tidal rivers. Cliché or not, they are...
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Review: The Cornish Cook Book
Cornwall is rich. Rich in heritage, rich in beautiful natural resources and rich with some of the finest produce from land and sea. The Cornish Cook Book is the latest in a long tradition of local cook...
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Review – Estah’s Story at Heartlands
Discovering the story of Estah, a Cornish Bal Maiden, against the breath-taking backdrop of the World Heritage Site at Heartlands was truly wonderful. It will certainly be one of my lasting memories of...
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Kernow Alstroemeria – Beautiful Cornish flowers delivered to your door
From Glasshouse to your House I grew up in family of keen gardeners and plant lovers. In fact my parents ran a small nursery alongside our farm for more than 30 years. Consequently we have always had a...
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Review of Free Spirits – Rosie Osborne
I have just spent the past few days poring over a new book. Free Spirits is an absorbing collection of intimate interviews with artists based in Cornwall, Paris and London. But this book feels so much...
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Treasure Island – Miracle Theatre’s latest triumph!
It is that time of year again! My favourite time . . . It’s panto time! I was delighted to be invited to the opening night of Miracle Theatre’s Treasure Island and what a fantastic night it was!...
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Review: Hidden in Plain Sight – a photographic journey into Cornish Mines by...
“Cornwall is hollow. Centuries of mining has created a honeycomb network of tunnels that criss-cross beneath the beautiful Cornish landscape . . .” The evocative opening lines of Claire Wilson‘s book...
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A Cornish Reading List – my Favourite books about Cornwall
I have been meaning to compile a reading list of books about Cornwall for a number of years, and now seems the perfect opportunity! If we can’t physically get out there and explore at least we can find...
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Leach Pottery At 100
This year marks one hundred years since the iconic Leach Pottery in St Ives was founded. Despite the difficulties that 2020 has brought the team are still determined to mark this special year with an...
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iWalk Cornwall – Discover Cornwall’s Best Walking App
We all know that walking is good for us in so many ways, both physically and mentally. And especially in recent months, for many of us, I am sure that getting out in nature and escaping the constant...
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Review: A Selection of Cornish Books from 2020
I know that 2020 isn’t quite over yet but let’s just say it didn’t exactly turn out as we had all hoped! One silver lining for me this year is that I have been given the opportunity to review some...
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The Ordinalia at St Just 2021 – Plen an Gwari hosts Britain’s Oldest Plays
This autumn something really rather special is happening down west. A trilogy of six hundred year old Cornish ‘Mystery Plays’, known as The Ordinalia, will be performed in St Just in Penwith. These...
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Sensational Summer Read – The Feast by Margaret Kennedy
When Margaret Kennedy published her ninth novel The Feast in 1950 it was met with considerable fanfare. It had been more than twelve years since her last, The Midas Touch, had been released and fans...
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Review – Charlestown Walking Tour
Charlestown is one of the most picturesque of Cornwall’s many harbours. Now well known as a set for film and television productions, perhaps most famously in the BBC’s Poldark, it was once a fishing...
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