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Some dates for your Diary 2013

Alternate Weds Recycling - 1, 15, 29 May
Alternate Tues Mobile Library (Tel: 0300 1234111) - 14, 28 May,
Kuggar 10.45am - 11am, Glebe Place 11.05am-11.20am,
Cadgwith Car Park 11.35-11.55am
2nd Monday 7.30pm Parish Council meeting, Methodist Chapel, 12 May
3rd Tuesday 12.15pm Soup, Pasty, Pudding, Methodist Chapel, 21 May
3rd Saturday 9am - 1pm Farmers Market at Mullion School, 18 May
Mon & Thurs 7.00pm Short Mat Bowling, Village Hall
Every Tues (except 3rd Tues) 10am Coffee morning, Methodist Chapel
Every Weds Rainbows, Brownies & Guides. Contact Joy Prince 01326 290280
Every Thurs 9.30am-11.30am Market and refreshments - Village Hall
THIS MONTH

23 May 6.30pm. Cadgwith Cove Grand Fishing Competition starts, see Gazette p.54 & 55
25,26, 27 May St. Grade Flower Festival. See Gazette “What’s On”
25, 26 May Afternoon and evening, May Festival: Music on the Rec
11am - 4pm. Bolenowe Horse Sanctuary Open Day. See “What’s On”

ADVANCE DATES
5 June Bolenowe Horse Sanctuary Sunday Open Day. 10am - 4pm
30 June Fun Cricket match on the Rec. See “What’s On”
9-11 July Mullion School Production “Bugsy Malone”. See “School Spot”
12 July Buller Cup, Newquay
24 July Beach BBQ - organised by Gig Club
Culdrose Air Day
28 July Fun cricket match on the Rec . See “What’s On”
31 July Beach BBQ - organised by Christmas Lights Committee
3 August Night before the Rally, Party at Treveddon Field
4 August Grade Ruan Vintage Rally, Treveddon Field
7 August Beach BBQ - organised by Recreation Ground Committee
10 August Buller Day
14 August Beach BBQ - organised by Gig Club
17 August Cadgwith Cove Fishing Festival starts at 5.30pm
18 August Cadgwith Cove Fishing Festival weigh-in at 5.30pm
21 August Beach BBQ - organised by Christmas Lights Committee
28 August Beach BBQ - organised by Recreation Ground Committee
31 August Late Summer Fete in the Village Hall
28 September Harvest Supper
12 October Autumn Show. Village Hall
26 October Craft Fair in the Village Hall
1 December Carolaire in the Village Hall
4 December Village Hall Christmas Party
7 December Christmas Lights Switch-on in Cadgwith
8 December ** New Date** Christmas Community Evening, See Village Hall news
17 December Christmas Quiz in the Village Hall
19 December Christmas Market in the Village Hall




LB Herbert Sturmey, Cadgwith Lifeboat 1932 - 1941



Bus outside the Top House, Lizard







Ruan Minor in about 1925

Cadgwith in 1921. The lifeboat under the sheet must be Minnie Moon





Can anyone help me put some more names on this picture?

And can anybody identify these people? I think the clinker punt is Jimmer Jane's and the white boat in the water is Queen of the Waves. The boats are numbered FH 150, 61 and 60. The sides of the stream would have been altered to discharge at a slight angle to the beach when the Guide of Dunkirk arrived in 1941. So this picture has got to be taken before that. Sorry Jerry, that can't be you. Click on the picture to see the full hi-res scan. .





If you have any pictures of Cadgwith and surrounds I can use, please email me. charles@cadgwith.com. Thanks

Cadgwith is a tiny fishing village forgotten by the 21st Century, located on the eastern side of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England. Fishermen still push their boats down the beach to catch shellfish and wet fish which are available; weather permitting; every day. The area offers the most spectacular scenery to be found anywhere in the world. To the summer visitor, arriving on a sunny day, Cadgwith seems everything that a Cornish fishing village should be. A stream winding down the valley and trickling over the sand and shingle beach, whitewashed cottages, mostly thatched, scattered on both slopes of the valley and fishing boats drawn up on the beach. A place for relaxing, enjoying the peace and quiet, sitting in the sun soaking the atmosphere.

But this is only a small part of the real charm of Cadgwith. This is a real working village that holds on to a way of life almost completely forgotten elsewhere. Fishing boats still go out every day, as they have done for hundreds of years, not for pilchards nowadays but for crab (several tons a week), lobster, mackerel, shark and mullet. The pub remains the social centre of the village, our natural venue for celebrations of all kinds as well for daily chat and gossip. There is folk music every Tuesday night and traditional Cornish singing on Fridays.

All around the cove are reminders of the past - old pilchard cellars, winches, the old lifeboat house that was used until 1963, memories of much-loved fishermen who lost their lives at sea. All are carefully preserved and yet still form part of everyday life.

If you are looking for a holiday of the old fashioned simplicity, surrounded by scenery of breathtaking beauty, then look no further. Do try and come out of peak season if you possibly can. Our winters are mild, frost is rare and snow almost unknown. Spring is always early. Daffodils are picked as a commercial crop in January and the potato harvest starts in early May. The cliffs, moors and hedgerows are ablaze with wild flowers from February to June. There are golden days in October and November as fine as any in Mid- summer. We hate to see our cove deserted on warm sunny days in Spring and Autumn.

So, why not come down, forget the modern world and share life as it was shared 500 years ago. Relax a while with an ice cream or a cream tea or enjoy a drink or two on the terrace outside the pub. There's an art of living here that has largely vanished from almost anywhere else. But beware, one visit and you may want to return time and time again. Many people do and become our good friends in the process. We look forward to hearing from you.