North Cornwall

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But what's the difference?????

The north coast of Cornwall stretches from Lands End to the Devon border.......whereas North Cornwall's heritage coast stretches from Bedruthan Steps near Porthcothan, just north of Newquay, to the Devon border near Morwenstowe.

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Focus on North Cornwall 

Marshgate's hall is falling down!
Marshgate, partly in the parish of Otterham and partly in the parish of St Juliot, is a small village in a sparsely populated area of North Cornwall. There is neither a Church nor a Pub, just a Village Store and Post Office, a few farms and a number of houses. However, the focal point of the village is the Village Hall - "The Otterham & St Juliot Hall" to give it its full title. Although Marshgate may be small, the Hall caters for people living in the surrounding areas, mainly (as the name suggests) in the parishes of Otterham and St Juliot but also from a wider area as far away as Bude, Camelford and Boscastle. Used by many local groups, the Hall also plays host to dinners for the local population, is used by a play group and the local school and regularly hosts auctions. To lose the use of it would be nothing short of a disaster.
However the fabric of the building is frail and the time has come when the building needs to be replaced. For this a large sum of money, approximately £250,000, needs to be raised, which is where you can help by giving a donation or supporting one of the fund-raising events.

Please click here to visit the website and to make donations.

 

Wadebridge Folk Festival Confirmed for 2008
The Wadebridge Folk Festival will take place over the August bank holiday weekend in 2008 at various venues in Wadebridge, Cornwall, and will be organised by Hobgoblin Music. After the last minute announcement by Cornwall Festivals Ltd in 2007 that they were unable to continue running the festival, Hobgoblin Music co-founder Pete McClelland, and Hobgoblin shop manager Eddy Mayhew collaborated to put together a 3 day event packed with concerts, sessions and workshops and headlined by Martin Simpson. The 2007 festival was a big hit with festival goers and local people, who were keen for a similar event to take place in 2008. more
 

Life Centre and Food Bank in Bude. 

The life centre and food bank is a drop in centre for anyone and everyone. The centre is open 5 mornings a week and is also involved with other statutory and voluntary agencies to whom they provide food vouchers.  If the statutory and voluntary agencies have someone in need then they issue a voucher.  The individual concerned then takes the voucher to the Life Centre and is issued with a food parcel which contains enough food for 3 days.The Life Centre and Food Bank is a non-profit making venture totally staffed by volunteers. More info....

 

Is this the end for Cornish Folk Festival?

Cornwall Folk Festival was cancelled this year, a decision taken with regret by the board of Cornwall Festivals Ltd who understand the upset this decision caused to many people.
After 35 years the festival has become an established tradition but as a limited company Cornwall Festivals Ltd cannot be allowed to go into the red - this would mean bankruptcy and would obviously affect all the directors credit.
In Folknews Kernow, Chris Ridley mentions the grand time had by all at the Hobgoblin Wadebridge Bank Holiday Festival, and suggests it is a pointer to the way ahead in the future - fine - we should be aware, however, that Hobgoblin made a significant loss on this year's festival.
IS THERE ANYONE PREPARED TO TAKE ON THIS FESTIVAL?
The Board of Directors feel unable to guarantee a festival in 2008 under their management. Since June 2007 we have all been making 'feelers' towards this end but as yet have come up blank. Again, this decision has not been easy or lightly taken without regrets - we have all worked hard but it has been fun and rewarding and we sincerely hope this festival continues. So, unless someone takes this on under the mantle of Cornwall Festivals Ltd, the company will close. This will not affect anyone, sooner or later, wishing to run the festival either in Wadebridge or elsewhere.

Any interested parties click here to contact Cornwall Folk Festival Ltd.

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Wheat & Chaff ?  Help us sort it !

Whether you live here or not, if you have used a business or service in North Cornwall please let us know what your experiences with them was like. Good or bad, we want to know.

 

Make North Cornwall an even better place

Found something wrong that needs putting right. Then let us know. Whether it's a dodgy road junction, an unclean beach, a forgotten footpath ! Tell us about it.

 

 Calling all holidaymakers

If you have stayed with any accommodation provider in North Cornwall then let us know. Whether the service you received was good or bad, we want to know.

 

 

Moon rise over St Endellion

 

North Cornwall accommodation providers.

Holiday makers who have used accommodation in North Cornwall are being asked to give us there feedback with regards there experiences using accommodation in the area, but we also want to know how you, has an accommodation provider in North Cornwall, feel about the way the area is promoted via the internet.

Click here to give us your feedback.

 

Please follow the Country Code

 

  • Enjoy the countryside and respect its life and work
  • Guard against all risk of fire
  • Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges and walls
  • Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone
  • Take your litter home
  • Take special care on country roads
  • Make no unnecessary noise
  • Keep to the public paths across moor and farmland
  • Fasten all gates
  • Keep dogs under close control
  • Protect wildlife, plants and trees
  • Help to keep all water clean

 

 

Second home tax used for scheme
Money from council tax from second home owners in Cornwall is helping to create affordable housing in one of the country's most expensive areas. Twelve detached bungalows are to be built in St Minver, not far from the pricey seaside resort of Rock.
A community land trust has selected buyers according to strict criteria. North Cornwall District Council is providing a £544,000 loan for the initiative, funded by the second homes council tax. Each of the buyers has paid £50,000 for the plot with foundations and a timber frame and will then complete the homes themselves. The properties, on land at Penmayne Farm, will be freehold but they will have constraints to ensure they remain affordable. The scheme is another example of how funding from second homes council tax is essential in enabling the delivery of new affordable homes.
It is thought to be one of the first self-build schemes by a Community Land Trust anywhere in England and a second scheme is planned for Blisland early in 2008

St Piran's Day 5th March

 

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