The familiar Flora Day tune echoed round Helston early yesterday morning as the traditional May Day dances got under way. Members of Helston Town Band, led by musical director John Hitchens, set off from the Guildhall followed by a handful of dancers
Members of the congregation at Gunwalloe's church were shocked to find broken bottles and cigarette ends had been left scattered around the building. The litter was found in St Winwalloe Church at Church Cove at lunchtime on Saturday, the day after an
Helstonians who can't wait until next Tuesday to hear the familiar strains of the Flora Dance need look no further than the CD-single version produced by Helston Town Band, which has gone on sale in time for Flora Day 2007. The CD was released last year
The funeral of former town mayor and Alderman Michael Gale was held in Porthleven last Friday and attended by local dignitaries. Current serving councillors from Helston and Porthleven town councils formed a guard of honour as Mr Gale's coffin was carried
An Asda worker more used to pushing trolleys than pushing himself to the limits completed the London Marathon the day before his 60th birthday. Len Lewis, a porter at the Asda Penryn store, completed the run in an astonishing time of four hours, 43 minutes
FALMOUTH'S ECB Premier League season got off to the best possible start on Saturday with a fine win away at Truro at Boscawen Park. Victory came after Falmouth had lost the toss and been invited to bat first on a track that looked like it would provide
Matthew Taylor, MP for Truro and St Austell for the last 20 years, has been asked to chair the five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs in Parliament in the run up to the next General Election. Mr Taylor first set up the team in 1989 when he was Cornwall's
A new edition of the Cornish classic - "The Devil and the Floral Dance" - has been published in time for this year's Helston Flora Day. The book, which was first written in 1978, tells the tale of St Michael, patron saint of Helston, visiting the town
WENDRON 9 LUDGVAN 0 WENDRON chalked up what is probably their biggest-ever win in the Jolly's Combination League, but it is almost certain to be wiped from the record books. Their victims, Ludgvan, were trailing 9-0 at half-time when the match had
Truro Cathedral shop celebrated its 20th birthday last Friday, to mark the occasion they held a special birthday tea and evensong. Inviting both past and present staff members to attend the event. Over the years the shop has grown to accommodate a wide
IT'S been a great year for referees in Cornwall, but especially so in the Falmouth-Helston Association whose officials have taken the branch to new heights with their achievements. Following on fast from the news that Falmouth official Mark Philpott
WHEN you are looking for a scalp they don't come any bigger than toppling the league leaders and that's exactly what Hayle Res achieved with a 2-1 win against Porthleven Res in the first division of the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League. It was
THE funeral of a young woman killed in a car crash near Truro last week is due to take place at the Trelawney Chapel, Penmount Crematorium at 9am tomorrow (Thursday). Sarah Chinn, 22, from Truro died after her VW Beetle was in collision with a white
TAVISTOCK 3 PORTHLEVEN 1 AFTER an impressive run of results, Porthleven were brought back down to earth with a 3-1 defeat away to Tavistock in the Carlsberg SWL. It was a disappointing display by the Fishermen especially after the home side had goalkeeper
THOUSANDS of people thronged the streets of Camborne on Saturday to celebrate the life of the town's most famous son - Richard Trevithick. The streets were packed as the day began with the traditional Miners and Bal Maidens children's dance, which included
HAYLE 2 RNAS CULDROSE 1 THE Easter break has not proved to be a good one on the football pitch for RNAS Culdrose who suffered their second successive Jolly's Combination League defeat since their return to action. Before their sabbatical the servicemen
NEWQUAY 0 HELSTON 8 HELSTON overwhelmed a poor Newquay side in what proved a one-sided Jolly's Combination League clash at Mount Wise. The match was over as a contest as early as the 20th minute when the Blues led 3-0 courtesy of a Tony Morley hat-trick
LUDGVAN u12s 0 HELSTON u12s 4 A DRAW was all Helston needed to clinch the Kernow League title, but they started nervously as both sides struggled to control the game with neither side passing the ball with any precision. Ludgvan were industrious, quick
Hayle Surf Life Saving Club gained a new sponsor recently when local company Undersea Adventures Ltd, based on Hayle Industrial Park, provided tene new buoyancy aids for the crews of the club's inshore rescue boats together with four waterproof covers
BUDE TOWN u16 2 HELSTON ATHLETIC u16 2 (aet) Helston won 4-3 on penalties HELSTON travelled to St Blazey on Sunday and completed the treble by adding the CCFA U16 Luke Cup to the Kernow League championship and League Cup. It proved to be the culmination
Les and Joan Chippett of St Day, celebrated their Diamond wedding Anniversary with a family gathering in St Ives. The couple met in 1939 when they worked in an office for a short spell together before Les went into the Airforce in 1941. In 1944 towards
PENRYN ATHLETIC 2 MILLBROOK 4 THIS was another disappointing result for Penryn Athletic who went down to a Millbrook side who claimed only their third Carlsberg SWL away success of the season with a 4-2 win at Kernick Road. What made the result even
IT'S been a great year for referees in Cornwall, but especially so in the Falmouth-Helston Association whose officials have taken the branch to new heights with their achievements. Following on fast from the news that Falmouth official Mark Philpott
WHEN you are looking for a scalp they don't come any bigger than toppling the league leaders and that's exactly what Hayle Res achieved with a 2-1 win against Porthleven Res in the first division of the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League. It was
LANKELLY/FOWEY 13pts STITHIANS 36pts THE East versus West Merit Table Two final between Lankelly/Fowey, winners from the East Cornwall section and Stithians, from the West, to decide the overall table two winners for 2006-07 season was played at Perranporth
WHEN you are looking for a scalp they don't come any bigger than toppling the league leaders and that's exactly what Hayle Res achieved with a 2-1 win against Porthleven Res in the first division of the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth-Helston League. It was
FALMOUTH TOWN 3 NEWQUAY 1 ONE of the fastest ever goals scored at Bickland Park helped end Falmouth Town's run of six games without a win and in the process gave their chances of being in the Premier Division of the new Peninsula League next season
Over 40 Home Educated children from all over Cornwall enjoyed a beautiful day at Trebah Gardens, Mawnan Smith with their families some having travelled from as far as Penwith and Liskeard. The day started with a workshop to celebrate Home Education and
TRURO CITY 3 FALMOUTH TOWN 1 FOR 45 minutes Falmouth Town were very much in this Jolly's Combination League Supplementary Cup quarter-final, but they faded in the second half to allow Truro City to run out comfortable winners. In the opening half Town
The funeral of former town mayor and Alderman Michael Gale was held in Porthleven last Friday and attended by local dignitaries. Current serving councillors from Helston and Porthleven town councils formed a guard of honour as Mr Gale's coffin was carried
TWO brothers, David Grant (age 12) and James Grant (age 14) both Great Britain junior optimist sailors from Mylo,r have been presented with grants by the Rotary Club of Falmouth in association with SportsAid South West to help them achieve their sporting
THE grey mist, poor visibility and even worse forecast made the Flushing Sailing Club replacement officer of the day choose short courses in order to get the fleets home again before the conditions worsened, writes Harold Martin. Geoff Davies, skipper
A Helston nursing home facing the threat of closure is to remain open at least until the end of the month in the hope that a new business will come forward to take over the running of the premises. Cornwall county council, which last month told
Cornwall goes to the polls tomorrow to elect district councillors for another term. Not all constituencies are up for grabs, many nominees being returned unopposed although ballots will take place in keenly constested areas such as Truro and Falmouth
The success story of the Falmouth Docks Table Tennis Club goes from strength to strength and one if its newest stars is young Charlie Martin from Falmouth, who has just returned from Stoke-on-Trent following an impressive display in the English Schools
As the Falmouth "Save our Rec" campaign increased this week in the run-up to the local elections, members are celebrating its 120th anniversary. This picture, from the Royal Polytechnic Society Falmouth, shows the moment the Falmouth Recreation Ground
WITH the bowling summer season approaching, leagues starting and county championships taking place, by May 4 the bowlers of the men's Southern Division and the ladies in the Central Division will be in full swing, with matches occurring virtually every
She has survived a showdown with Sir Alan Sugar himself and now a former Wendron schoolgirl has made it as one of the last ten competitors fighting to become "The Apprentice". Over the last five weeks Naomi Lay has battled it out in a series of tasks
A young boy walking home from school suffered a broken nose when a car wing mirror hit him in the face in Leedstown. Police are now hunting for the driver of the car, who failed to stop. Five-year-old Ricardo Barrow was beside his older sister and holding
A "Car Free Falmouth" petition collected around 400 signatures last weekend. The event, which took place, on Saturday 28 April, was organised by both Friends of the Earth (FOE) and Transition Falmouth. The petition supports plans in favour of placing
TRURO CITY 3 S Yetton (3) PORTISHEAD 0 City: D Stevenson, J Ash, G Power, T Smith, R Pope, J Broad, K Wills, I Gosling, S Yetton, G Hooper, J Ludlam. Subs: S Walker, M Martin, A Watkins. TRURO City were finally singing about Wembley after their
TRURO CITY 3 FALMOUTH TOWN 1 TRURO City are 90 minutes away from a place in the Jolly's Combination League Supplementary Cup after they defeated Falmouth Town 3-1 in their quarter-final tie. City began brightly, dominating the early possession, and
ON the opening day of the Jolly's Drinks ECB Cornwall Premier League there was little cheer for either Truro or Grampound Road who both went down to defeats, writes Michael Weeks. Truro lost by 19 runs at home to Falmouth. The visitors got off to a great
This year's AZAB race will take place on June 2. The start on that date will be from Falmouth when 60 boats will leave for the Azors, 1,220 miles away then return. The popular race sees any local sailors and crews taking part and organisers, the Royal
A scheme to transform the streets of Penryn will be finished on time if people stop moving bollards and fencing around the work site, a Carrick project manager has warned. The Penryn Townscape Heritage Initiative is a scheme which aims to improve Penryn's
Claims that "environmental vandalism" is being caused through the cutting down of trees in the centre of Penryn have been denied. The Packet has received a number of telephone calls from angry residents, protesting against the removal of trees from the
REDRUTH 32pts Tries: P. Thirlby, T. McBride, R. Thirlby, N. Pascoe Conversion: M. Hook (3) Penalty: M. Hook (2) Redruth: Craig Bonds (capt) (Simon Peters 71), Rob Thirlby, P J Gidlow, Paul Thirlby, Tim McBride, Mike Hook, Mark Richards,
HAYLE 11pts BARTON HILL OBs 27pts BARTON Hill, visiting the Memorial Ground at Hayle, soon showed good form against a Lions side not quite at full strength. At half time, the visitors were ahead by sixpoints. Matt Richards contributed a telling 17
Jolly's Drinks ECB Cornwall Premier League Paul 247-7 (J Stephens 75, N Pengelly 44, A Snell 42, K Snell 42; C Hunkin 3-53, R Van Wyk 2-61), Grampound Road 159 (C Hunkin 102no; K Snell 3-10, D Twigg 2-25, N Pengelly 2-31, M Connell 2-40). Paul (20 points
DISAPPOINTED pupils at Flushing School are praying for a change of heart by county councillors next week after funding for a complete re-build was abruptly withdrawn during the Easter holidays. Pupils, parents and staff of the school in Coventry Road
Twelve Cornwall Athletic Club runners did themselves proud in the Flora London Marathon on a very warm day more suited for watching a marathon rather than running in one. Jon Keast, who has been preparing very thoroughly for his second marathon, led
FALMOUTH Thursday, May 3 05.35 (5.0) 17.52 (5.1) Friday, May 4 06.09 (5.0) 18.24 (5.1) Saturday, May 5 06.43 (4.9) 18.54 (5.0) Sunday, May 6 07.15 (4.7) 19.24 (4.9) Monday, May 7 07.49 (4.6) 19.59 (4.8) Tuesday, May 8 08.30 (4.4) 20.44
Falmouth Towage Company has sold the motor tug St Piran to an undisclosed buyer. The largest and most powerful tug in the towage fleet, St Piran came to the port in May 1984 as the Dalegarth. Since then she has played a major role in manoeuvring vessels
With major cruiseship operators stepping up a gear in 2008 to cope with the demand from a burgeoning cruise industry in Europe, Falmouth eagerly awaits the results of an all-important environmental impact study that could give the green light for the
The decommissioned former Royal Fleet Auxiliary Sir Tristram, which was bombed at Fitzroy during the Falkland Islands conflict, will drydock in number four dock tomorrow (Thursday) on the early morning tide. A&P Falmouth has won the multi-million pound
Tuesday, April 24 Bahamian cruiseship Jewel of the Seas (90,909/04) arrived from Cork to Falmouth Bay for a cruise call and sailed for Le Havre. Panamanian coaster Samaki (494/66) sailed from Carrick Roads to Porthoustock to load stone and sailed for
I must respond to The Skipper's very misinformed article of April 25. I can assure you and your readers that social workers are not "stealing children" to achieve government targets on adoption. Social workers in Cornwall, like social workers throughout
I SHARE the outrage of the grandfather who is to suffer the legalised kidnapping of his two grandchildren. I speak as a person who, from the age of 22 months, was raised by my grandparents. As such, I had opportunities that children given over to adoptive
In response to Miss R L Sampson who asked. "Are they really charging as much as this?" it would appear I didn't quite receive the latest information. Cornwall county council, which is controlled by the Liberal Democrats, depending on savings and level
A RARE opportunity to try the rewarding art of lace making will be an added attraction at The Flambards Experience this month. On May 15, 16 and 17 representatives of the Penzance Lace Circle will be on hand with practise pillows at the Helston-based
Female members of Helston and St Keverne Young Farmers enjoyed a very successful evening pulling - the tug of war that is. The girls won the tug of war rounds at the county event. They had tough competition from the other girls' teams, but beat both
In response to Miss R L Sampson who asked. "Are they really charging as much as this?" it would appear I didn't quite receive the latest information. Cornwall county council, which is controlled by the Liberal Democrats, depending on savings and level
I'D like to reply to Miss R L Sampson's letter in this week's Packet. When my mother attended Falmouth Day Centre, run by Age Concern, it cost £18 for the first day - this included a meal and all the other entertainment. Mum loved it. If she went for
EACH Thursday at a local pub in Fore Street a meal for senior citizens at the time of writing costs £4 all in. I can't get things right all of the time, which I regret, but many people have over the years been satisfied with my letters. I must, with
NOW I'm out of politics, perhaps readers would like to help me finish my book on Wheal Buller. I know a lot of people originally sent me memorabilia, cuttings, photographs, each of which I will return, but I'm still looking for items on the chapel, Sunday
A man obsessed with the idea of creating a film studio complex at St Agnes committed substantial, sustained and sophisticated frauds in a bid to finance the project. On Friday he was sent to jail for four-and-a-half years. Alexander Swan involved friends
The boss of Truro City Football Club, who is also head of a Cornish building group, has been included in the much acclaimed Sunday Times Rich List. Kevin Heaney, who runs Cornish Homes, has been placed 458 in the list, up from 944 last year. His fortune
A POLICE undercover operation code-named Auriga led to the arrest of Clayton Hawkes and John Clark, allegedly the leader of a Camborne drugs ring and his first lieutenant respectively, and their trial began at Truro Crown Court yesterday and is expected
I WONDER how many readers, like me, find it strange now that the local council elections are imminent, how so many people (some unheard of) come out of the woodwork to ask for your kiss against their name. They're all going to do this, that and the third
AN ongoing feud between gardeners on an allotment in Camborne, which has allegedly involved poisoned plants and threats of violence, has been described as "world war three." John Sandry, 70, of Pengegon Parc, claims that bully boy tactics have been used
A garage under construction in Porthleven has prompted a storm of protest from local residents who have condemned the development as an "act of vandalism." Almost 50 people turned out at short notice on Monday to make clear their opposition to the garage
A former Grenadier Guard has described how he tried to avert disaster when he lost control of a car and ploughed into the wall of an office in Falmouth town centre at about 60mph. David Willis, 71, of Trelawny Road, said he acted on "pure instinct" when
As the vendor's sole agents, Kimberley's say they are proud to offer Chy Gwyn, an impressive detached residence which offers truly versatile accommodation to any prospective purchaser seeking a well presented, modern home in the sought after village of
On the market with Your Move estate agents is this one bedroom flat with no onward chain and a potential for holiday letting. Part of the historic Falmouth Hotel, Marine Court is a purpose-built apartment block offering the owner the opportunity to enjoy
NEW research by housing charity Shelter shows it is 103 per cent harder for first time buyers in the South West to climb onto the property ladder than it was ten years ago. The shocking report, by Shelter's Roof magazine, shows first time buyers in almost
THIS three bedroomed detached bungalow is located in the sought after waterside village of Flushing. The home is set within about a third of an acre of land and is situated in an elevated position and has views across the river. The property benefits
MYLOR Bridge stores and village butchers are up for sale again two years after they were bought by the current owners who have decided that they now want to try something new. Frank Martyn, his wife Vanessa and mother-in-law Annick bought Mylor Stores
DISAPPOINTED pupils at Flushing School are praying for a change of heart by county councillors next week after funding for a complete re-build was abruptly withdrawn during the Easter holidays. Pupils, parents and staff of the school in Coventry Road
