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Striding Out
With a few fine days and the forecast looking good, I drove down to Mullion and parked in the National Trust car park at Gunwalloe Church Cove. While several dog…
Striding out
I managed to get out of a hospital appointment in Treliske before midday so I took the opportunity to do a half-day walk from Trelissick. With a remarkably dry spell…
Bingo night
At the end of October the Withiel Social Group organised another Bingo night which was very well supported, with people coming from a wide area. There were some excellent prizes…
Recognition for the RVP
Ruthern Valley Players have received recognition at the annual Awards Night organised by the Cornwall Drama Association (CDA). The Association attends and assesses more than 60 amateur dramatic productions…
Christmas quiz
Simon Malloni will be hosting one of his ‘sevens’ quizzes at the village hall on FRIDAY 13th DECEMBER 2024. Maximum team size is four players and doors will open at…
Striding Out
September can so often be one of the best months of the year and this year the beginning of the month really was fabulous so, with the weather forecast for…
Withiel WI celebrates a big birthday
In October 1949 Withiel WI held its first meeting in the church room and has met once a month ever since, making us 75 years old, quite an achievement considering…
Striding Out
When I retired from farming my redundant cattle shed became storage for caravans and campervans, none of which ever appealed to me to own, I had a tent and there…
Withiel WI: September meeting
September is always our Harvest Meeting and this year we welcomed Hazel Mark who came and spoke about the history and traditions of corn dollies. We started the meeting with…
Withiel Duck Race
The annual duck race at Whitehay took place on Friday 6th August. The event was blessed by good weather and the two hundred or so who attended enjoyed a barbeque…
Striding Out
The last 25 miles of the Tamar Way from Bridgerule to Morwenstow were done over two days and although we walked alongside, or fairly close to, the Bude canal up…
Striding out
We left Lifton Farm Shop and started walking at 7.30am and it wasn’t until we were in among the houses and bungalows at Liftondown that Eddie even thought about doing…
Big turn out for the dog show
Well yet again it was a wet Saturday for the dog show but it did ease off enough to go ahead with the show, as it did last year, and…
Introducing The Bard
The Ruthern Valley Players are delighted to be organising a collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, who will be helping them to arrange a series of ‘Introduction to Shakespeare Workshops for children…
Spring craft fair
Withiel spring craft fair has become a popular event with both crafters and visitors and on Saturday 13th April the hall was busy at 8.30am as people were turning up…
Striding out
Without having a firm plan to do so, it seems that I am now walking the Tamar Way coast to coastpath from Cremyll on the south coast following the Tamar…