myCornwallmyCornwall- (Previously Cornish World) The magazine for anyone who loves Cornwall. We've worked hard to bring you a crisper, more modern look for the magazine whilst retaining all your favourite features. Filled with over 100 pages of Cornish gardens, food and drink reviews, local heroes, Cornish connections, local wildlife, places to visit, far flung Cornish adventures, heritage, culture, mysteries and histories, we hope you continue to enjoy the magazine as much as we have enjoyed working on it!
For hotel, guest houses and B&B orders please call Cornish World HQ on 01736 365 896 August/ September 2010In this issue of Cornish World: The Issue-
Is Cornwall losing it's hold on the arts scene? Hidden Cornwall- Stunning sunset spots. Fanny Moody- Cornwall's unsung heroine. Hairy Heroes- We take a peek into the life-saving dog's daily routine. Weird Visitors- What lurks in the Cornish seas? Finding out about Falmouth- Discover more about Cornwall's Falmouth. Ice Cream!- Delicious! Trewithen Gardens- Megan Westley investigates. Strange sounds-What's the story behind the Hooting Cairn?
Cornish family history, poetry, dialect, stories, Kernewek, arts, events
and lots more news, views and information for anyone with an interest in Cornwall.
New articles...
Leach Pottery
Leach Pottery
We study of one the most famous Cornish brands ever
Founded in 1920 by Bernard Leach, the Leach Pottery in St Ives is probably the most famous and certainly the most influential pottery studio in the world. Based on Japanese workshop practice and the arts and crafts principles of beauty combined with function, it became a model for studios across the world and attracted scores of artists and students. At its core was the production of standardware – practical ...
Alien visitors have plagued the Cornish Coast. The waters are haunted. Vacant gapes set in stone skin are silently feasting on their microscopic prey… Cetorhinus maximus is their Latin name, more commonly known as? The Basking Shark. Not so alien perhaps. These magnificent beings grace the British coast regularly in the spring and summer months where they come to feed while the water is more temperate, though they are generally circumglobal. They are... Read More >>
Bolitho
Bolitho
The first part is Bo meaning house or dwelling but the second part, depending on which reference work you look at, is suggested as possibly form any one of three different Celtic words, Lethyow, meaning ‘dairy’, Leath, meaning ‘damp place, or Leghow, meaning ‘slabs of rock’. Why such a wide variance, you might ask? The answer is simply that as with all names of this age, they have evolved over centuries. In those earlier... Read More >>
Hurley\'s Dialect Yarn 71
Ello My 'Ansome
A dialect yarn from Randle Hurley
Commost on in and have a dish of tea.
'Ere, waddee think I'm lookin' like? Do ee reckon I lost a bit of weight?
Well, I have, so there! Three pound have melted away since the start of the month.
No I aren't on a diet! I been and signed on up to that Sports Centre. I saw Dr Hall and told un I thought I was slidin' down the slippery slope a bit and asked what I should do to get meself a bit fit in me ol... Read More >>
The Issue
The Issue
Is Cornwall losing its creativity?
Nicola Robey investigates the worrying closures of Cornwall’s arts venues
After many years as a local creative venue, the Acorn Arts Centre closes this August
Falmouth’s The Poly has been given the chance of new life thanks to the Save Our Poly campaign
This summer witnesses an uneasy time for small arts centres in Cornwall. News of the Poly in Falmouth’s struggling pre... Read More >>
He’s loved by thousands of people locally, and those visiting the Cornish coast. With his long brown locks and cute face, there’s probably not a girl in the world he couldn’t make smile. So, dictaphone at the ready, I eagerly go to meet Bilbo. That’s Bilbo, the famous Life-saving dog, of course.
Bilbo, who turned seven last month, is Cornwall... Read More >>
