On Sunday, Candlemass, the Rev Stephen Tudgey celebrated holy communion at 8.30am and at 10.30am the service of sung eucharist commemorated the presentation of Christ in the temple. Mr Tudgey was the celebrant and lessons were read by Robert Martin
The service on Sunday was taken by Mary Mavers, who welcomed the congregation by saying: “We are here today because we need the power of God to be with us.” The opening hymn was “With gladness we worship”. Prayers of thanksgiving were said thanking
The morning service at on Sunday was led by Tom Rowse and the preacher was Gerald Triggs. There were Bible readings by Tony Langford and Sandra Roberts and the pianist was Colin Anthony. The preacher at the evening service was Jeanette Preston
The holy communion service held on Sunday, the last Sunday of Epiphany, also known as Candlemass, was celebrated by the Rev Andrew Stevenson, priest-in-charge, who in his sermon said that the season of Epiphany closes as it starts, with a revelation
Members held their AGM at the Mabe Youth and Community Hall last week. The club had enjoyed a very busy and fun filled 12 months with a good variety of speakers covering such subjects as Beekeeping Around the World, Growing Vegetables in Containers
An extensive coverage of West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly was the feature of president Alan Cox's slide show evening. Superb aerial shots of the coastline on the way to the islands, coupled with the story of lighthouses and the part lifeboats
This week members were entertained by Derek Godridge, the club's vice president who presented his travelogue, “Mexico 2013 Photo Album”. The photos were taken on a Rotary Friendship Exchange to follow the Cornish Miners Great Trek of 1825. We heard
February is a good month to join the WI. The WI is a ladies only organisation providing a sociable experience, some fun and a warm atmosphere to meet new friends and enjoy some varied activities and outings. Penryn WI meets in the afternoon, 2pm
On Sunday Cafe worship was led by Deacon Michelle Legumi. We explored how we deal with difficult circumstances in our lives. We shared in small groups our recent low lights and highlights and then brought it all to God as we sang “Father I place into
Britain may have to choose whether it wants to save "town or country" from future flooding because it is too costly to defend both, the chairman of the Environment Agency said. Lord Smith said "difficult choices" would have to be made over what
There are reports of a ship with engine failure being battered by huge waves as winds up to severe gale force nine just off the Manacles. ’Express 1’’ is a livestock carrier, it used to be a UECC car carrier that was laid up in the river Fal.
The ocean put on a stunning show at the weekend as huge waves slammed into the coastline from St Ives round to Sennen. This video was uploaded by Mark Hobbs, a photographer based in Cornwall www.mphphoto.co.uk. While this was uploaded
Flooding at the Perran Foundry development at Perranarworthal around 8.10am this morning where water entered the car park although, althought the buildings remained dry.
RNLI volunteers faced huge seas on Saturday when they were called out to help the crew of a French trawler struggling in 30ft seas and 60mph winds. Padstow lifeboat launched on Saturday (February 1) just after 4pm to assist Le Sillon which was
The Watering Hole pub on Perranporth Beach was left perched on top of a mount of sand after recent storms, and as the latest batch of bad weather barrelled towards the coast, there were concerns it may not survive another battering. The picture
UPDATE: 9am. Police investigating the murder of Falmouth cyclist David Alderson are focusing their search efforts in Berkshire. Thames Valley Police are trying to find Kevin Cooper, 33, from Redruth, and officers believe he could be in the Newbury
Penryn College's longest serving teacher has just retired after 37 years of service at the school. Alan Hulbert, 64, who joined the school in 1976 to teach pottery before becoming an art teacher, eventually joined the PE department and spent almost
GWEEK Pantoloons will stage their pantomime, Robin’s Son Cruising, in the village hall between February 27 and March 1. The group are still looking for volunteers to help with painting, set building or |front of house duties, with details available
Cornwall has woken up to flooding, closed roads, transport disruption and coastal damage, due to high tides, huge waves and strong winds. Keep checking back for more info and images as we get them. UPDATE: Some services are now able to run to/
White Eagles 1 Falmouth 1 Torrential rain, freezing conditions and team illness put a dampener on Falmouth spirits as they travelled to Tiverton, writes Jeanette Coleman. The game started well for the visitors as they put sustained pressure
As disruption from the flooding and storms continues, one property was flooded with water in St Ives after a wave crashed through the window. Firefighters were called to Seaview Place, St Ives just before 6pm on Saturday afterr a report of a wave
A bid to remove a legal obligation which would have paved the way for holiday lets at Goldenbank in Falmouth to become permanent homes, has been rejected by Cornwall councillors. The owners of nine of the 12 units at Pennance Farm Barns had applied
Agencies that provide flower pickers in Cornwall, together with the growers themselves, are being urged to help stamp out worker exploitation through the coming season. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority said this week that problems had been experienced
Worrying about a possible major operation on his back caused a St Keverne man a lot of stress and led to his drinking too much, Truro magistrates heard. William Dennis Harris went to Tesco at Pool to buy some drink in the early hours of the morning
