Category Archives: General

Help to Save the Lanherne Monastery at St Mawgan

Posted on 1, July 2011 by newquayt

Since 1794 nuns have lived at Lanherne Monastery in St Mawgan.  In 1794 the Arundells gave their Manor House at St Mawgan to the Camelite nuns to use as a convent. Today an enclosed community of Franciscan Sisters live there … Continue reading →

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Foraging for Food in Cornwall

Posted on 7, June 2011 by newquayt

Foraging for food in Cornwall and discovering wild food has been made more popular by the many celebrity chefs increasingly serving up their own foraged foods – and there’s plenty of wild food to be found in Cornwall if you’re looking … Continue reading →

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Plot of Land in Cornwall, Homes under the Hammer

Posted on 24, May 2011 by newquayt

A building plot in Illogan went under the hammer in the TV programme Homes Under the Hammer in March 2010, with the update being aired today, 24 May 2011. The plot of land, with planning permission for a 4 bed detached house, is in the village of Illogan, near to Portreath and Redruth.
If you’re wondering how that went, read on: Continue reading →

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Black’s Guide to Cornwall, 1919. Newquay

Posted on 13, May 2011 by newquayt

In 1919 Black’s Guide to Cornwall was published more in the style of a travel guide, with routes that could be followed. The book describes a combination of places, landscape, local customs/industry and the route to take to move between the … Continue reading →

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