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Cornish Christmas beach swims

Hold your horses - before you crack open the Christmas bubbles or tuck into those chocolates you’ve been eyeing up on the side, why not head into the great outdoors for a chilly winter dip in the sea? If this sounds like your idea of a good time, stick around! We’ve put together a list of beaches in Cornwall that are known for hosting festive swims.

Creating a better life for Cornwall and Devon’s wild ponies

Set against the tranquil countryside on the edge of Bodmin, Bodmin Moorland Pony Rehabilitation is a charity that rescues, rehabilitates and - in most cases - rehomes native ponies who have come from dire circumstances.

A Christmas Carol: Did Dickens take inspiration from Cornwall?

A couple of years ago, we ran a story about Charles Dickens and his trip to Cornwall in 1842. Did he take inspiration from the places and people he met before writing A Christmas Carol? One hundred and eighty-two years on from Dickens's trip to Cornwall, and just in time for Christmas, we take a look back at the story. Let us know your thoughts!

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Cornish Christmas beach swims

Hold your horses - before you crack open the Christmas bubbles or tuck into those chocolates you’ve been eyeing up on the side, why not head into the great outdoors for a chilly winter dip in the sea? If this sounds like your idea of a good time, stick around! We’ve put together a list of beaches in Cornwall that are known for hosting festive swims.

Creating a better life for Cornwall and Devon’s wild ponies

Set against the tranquil countryside on the edge of Bodmin, Bodmin Moorland Pony Rehabilitation is a charity that rescues, rehabilitates and - in most cases - rehomes native ponies who have come from dire circumstances.

A Christmas Carol: Did Dickens take inspiration from Cornwall?

A couple of years ago, we ran a story about Charles Dickens and his trip to Cornwall in 1842. Did he take inspiration from the places and people he met before writing A Christmas Carol? One hundred and eighty-two years on from Dickens's trip to Cornwall, and just in time for Christmas, we take a look back at the story. Let us know your thoughts!

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Cornish Christmas beach swims

Hold your horses - before you crack open the Christmas bubbles or tuck into those chocolates you’ve been eyeing up on the side, why not head into the great outdoors for a chilly winter dip in the sea? If this sounds like your idea of a good time, stick around! We’ve put together a list of beaches in Cornwall that are known for hosting festive swims.

Creating a better life for Cornwall and Devon’s wild ponies

Set against the tranquil countryside on the edge of Bodmin, Bodmin Moorland Pony Rehabilitation is a charity that rescues, rehabilitates and - in most cases - rehomes native ponies who have come from dire circumstances.

A Christmas Carol: Did Dickens take inspiration from Cornwall?

A couple of years ago, we ran a story about Charles Dickens and his trip to Cornwall in 1842. Did he take inspiration from the places and people he met before writing A Christmas Carol? One hundred and eighty-two years on from Dickens's trip to Cornwall, and just in time for Christmas, we take a look back at the story. Let us know your thoughts!

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Win an Afternoon Tea with a glass of Champagne for two, courtesy of Hotel Meudon!

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A Christmas Carol: Did Dickens take inspiration from Cornwall?

A couple of years ago, we ran a story about Charles Dickens and his trip to Cornwall in 1842. Did he take inspiration from the places and people he met before writing A Christmas Carol? One hundred and eighty-two years on from Dickens's trip to Cornwall, and just in time for Christmas, we take a look back at the story. Let us know your thoughts!

Creating a better life for Cornwall and Devon’s wild ponies

Set against the tranquil countryside on the edge of Bodmin, Bodmin Moorland Pony Rehabilitation is a charity that rescues, rehabilitates and - in most cases - rehomes native ponies who have come from dire circumstances.

Cornish Christmas beach swims

Hold your horses - before you crack open the Christmas bubbles or tuck into those chocolates you’ve been eyeing up on the side, why not head into the great outdoors for a chilly winter dip in the sea? If this sounds like your idea of a good time, stick around! We’ve put together a list of beaches in Cornwall that are known for hosting festive swims.

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The Cornwall Christmas Fair, held at the Eden Project recently, raised £68,000 for charities across Cornwall.

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A volunteer group known as the Wildflower Warriors, and the Eden Project’s National Wildflower Centre (NWC) have been bringing colour and life to a major new link road being built in Cornwall with a wildflower planting scheme.

Step into Christmas at St Petroc’s Church

St Petroc’s annual Christmas tree festival is wowing crowds again this year, as numerous trees decorated by community businesses and organisations light up the church.

Enjoy the festive season with Colwith Farm Distillery

Colwith Farm Distillery, based in Lanlivery, has some suitably festive events planned this December. Whether you’re looking for the perfect place to host a much-needed catch-up with your friends, something a little different for the work Christmas do, or fancy treating a loved one to a distillery tour, Colwith has something for everyone this Christmas.

Getting into the festive spirit in Bodmin

We can’t believe we’re here again, getting ready to decorate our homes with twinkling lights and obscene amounts of tinsel, but Christmas is approaching, and there is plenty to do in and around Bodmin this festive season.

Planting of 7 hectare community woodland underway in Bodmin

You may have noticed that a woodland of trees and native shrubs have appeared at Bodmin Beacon...

Girlguiding in Bodmin

From a handful of girls who gatecrashed the first ever Scout rally, demanding ‘something for the girls’, Girlguiding has grown into a vast and vibrant network.

SkillSHARE Bodmin hosts first art exhibition

SkillSHARE Bodmin hosted its first art exhibition featuring the work of local artists in early October. Words and photos by Barbara Brittain.

Delving into the life and work of St Piran

As the annual St Piran’s Day celebrations get ready to roll out once again this year, we take a look at the man in question, and how we came to celebrate his legacy every 5th March.