Monday, 9 February 2009
St Ives Feast Day
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Today is St Ives Feast Day which always falls on the first Monday after February 3rd, the anniversary of the consecration of the Parish Church of St. Eia in 1434.
The children of the town all take the day off school.
At 10.30am a silver ball is thrown from the wall of the Parish Church by the Mayor. Once the ball is caught by a member of the crowd of local children below, they then compete for it on the beaches and streets of St Ives.
Whoever is in possession of the ball when the clock strikes noon takes it to the Mayor at the Guildhall and receives the traditional reward of five shillings.
Local councillors then throw pennies down from the balcony of The Guildhall for the children below to collect.
A great old tradition, good to see that it still continues.
Sunday, 8 February 2009
Its Not Easy Being Green - St Ives Style
Am I the only one who has been extremely irritated by parts of the new series of Its Not Easy Being Green on the BBC ?
The first episode featured installation of solar panels - at a cost of £15,000.
This was followed by a project to refurbish a house along "green" lines. When asked their budget the couple there said £100,000 !
If I had fifteen grand in cash to spare I would also find it easy to be green. If I had a hundred grand it would be even easier.
These people obviously live in what I call "BBC Land" (aka Islington).
An ideal and politically correct world where all is good under New Labour.
I don't have anything like that sort of money - like most people who don't work for a bank or have a nice job at the BBC.
I'm particularly irritated because we've been "green" (as far as is possible) in a practical rather than political sense for ages. We recycle, use low energy bulbs (now compulsory) and generally do our best.
In particular I now collect loads of green waste from The Western Hotel every week and dump it in my compost bins. There is so much from that one source that I can't handle any more.
Given the number of food outlets in St Ives there must be tons of this stuff going into landfill.
In Germany (have friends there) most towns have a town compost heap and I think that they use technology like anaerobic digestion - so you don't just end up with a stinking heap of waste. This may seem a daft idea - but it could do a lot for the environment. Where to put it ? How about The Island Car Park - a far better use of the space.
St Ives Green Party take note. I believe that you're the largest party on the town council but we haven't seen a lot of progress - other than the excellent Farmers Market. While you're at it - could you get on to Penwith District Council about their poor excuse for a recycling scheme.
Thursday, 5 February 2009
St Ives Cornwall - Posters - Woolworths
Somebody has been out around town putting up posters.
Good luck to them.
Thanks Gordon.
Royal Bank of Scotland, rescued with £20 billion of public (our) money.
Planning large bonuses for thousands of its City traders and senior bankers.
The proposed payments are expected to reach tens of millions of pounds — possibly hundreds of millions — with some star bankers in line for six-figure payouts.
Source: Times Online 5th February 2009
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article5663873.ece
Woolworths Staff.
Bonuses: £0.00
Jobs: None
Isn’t it time to start getting angry ?
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
St Ives Cornwall - Goodbye Woolworths 3
Some small pleasures that you can no longer enjoy legally in St Ives:
A pint and a fag in the pub
(ok you can have the pint - but PLEASE enjoy responsibly!).
A glass of wine on a warm summer evening outside the theatre.
Sitting round a campfire on Porthmeor Beach.
Lazing on the grass in the sub-tropical gardens.
Playing footie with the kids in the sub-tropical gardens.
Pick 'n Mix (not yet actually illegal but its only a matter of time).
No Smoking!
No Drinking!
No Fires!
Keep Off!
No Ball Games!
No Woollies!
What Next! (picture courtesy of The Bridlington Penguin)
A pint and a fag in the pub
(ok you can have the pint - but PLEASE enjoy responsibly!).
A glass of wine on a warm summer evening outside the theatre.
Sitting round a campfire on Porthmeor Beach.
Lazing on the grass in the sub-tropical gardens.
Playing footie with the kids in the sub-tropical gardens.
Pick 'n Mix (not yet actually illegal but its only a matter of time).
No Smoking!
No Drinking!
No Fires!
Keep Off!
No Ball Games!
No Woollies!
What Next! (picture courtesy of The Bridlington Penguin)
Monday, 2 February 2009
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