Steeple Woodland Nature Reserve

Steeple Woodland Nature Reserve - St Ives Cornwall

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Steeple Woodland Nature Reserve is a 40 acre public open space in the hills overlooking St Ives.

Visitors are welcome to explore the woods and surrounding heathland.
It's a beautiful place to visit and enjoy some open space.

The reserve is managed by a group of local volunteers - and they hold a weekly working party. All are welcome to come along - on Wednesdays - from 9.30  until 11.30 a.m. Also on the first Sunday of each month - from 11.00 am to 1,00 pm.

Volunteers should meet at the wooden gate with the noticeboard, near to the top of Steeple Lane (approaching from the Cornish Arms). Tools and gloves are provided, and sturdy footwear is recommended. A variety of tasks are undertaken through the seasons, based on what most needs to be done.

Typical activities are habitat management, tree planting and footpath maintenance. It's a great way to get out and about, keep fit and meet like-minded people.

More info:
Steeple Woodlands - Website

Latest news:
Steeple Woodlands - Facebook

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St Ives Community Orchard - Apple Wassail

Apple Wassail - St Ives Community Orchard.

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Apple Wassail at St Ives Community Orchard.

An old tradition to bless the trees.

Bonfire, singing, dancing and mulled cider.

Sunday 15th January 2017 at 3.00 pm.

One and all welcome.

You can find the orchard at Penbeagle - next to Palemon Best Recreational & Skate Park.
Take the road off The Higher Stennack, up the hill past the fire station, then take the path on the right into the park. The orchard is down the path to the left.

More info:
St Ives Community Orchard - Facebook

The orchard also hold regular work parties - where you can help to clear ground and look after the trees.
More details on:
St Ives Community Orchard - Website

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Get Creative In St Ives This Winter

Creative Textiles Course - St Ives Cornwall

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A new venture starts at The Island Centre St Ives in January 2017.

For some time WEA Cornwall (Workers Educational Association - Learning For Life) have been hoping to establish a programme of courses in St Ives - to add to their existing programme in Truro, Falmouth, Bodmin, Redruth, Newlyn and elsewhere around Cornwall.
Course fees are reasonable and help is available for students with limited resources.
For more information visit:
WEA Cornwall - Website

Starting on Tuesday 31st January 2017 - St Ives textile artist Jo McIntosh will be running:
Creative Textiles - get creative and have fun learning a range of textile techniques.
Seven weekly sessions from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm Tuesdays at The Island Centre.
Cost is just £54.00 for the full seven week course.
Free places for those on qualifying benefits (contact WEA for details).
Places are still available - so to book or for more information visit:
WEA - Creative Textiles Course  - St Ives

A second WEA course in St Ives starts on Wednesday 25th January 2017.
Think Like a Philosopher - an accessible, interactive and life-centred approach to the deeper questionings of humankind.
Six weekly sessions from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm Wednesdays at The Island Centre.
WEA - Philosophy Course - St Ives

WEA plan to continue this programme of courses in St Ives -
but they need your support !

All are run on a not for profit basis - but sufficient numbers are needed to cover costs and make them worthwhile for the students.

So please - take a look using the links above and enrol soon if you are interested.

Also - please spread the word by sharing this on social media and with your friends.

Countdown To Christmas In St Ives

Christmas - St Ives Cornwall

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More Christmassy events around St Ives this weekend
(16th - 18th December 2016).

Here is a selection.

Countdown To Christmas
Around St Ives.
Saturday 17th December - 11.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Santa in his grotto at Cohort Hostel.
History Walk - The Malakoff - 12.00 pm.
Christmas Shop Windows.
Town Treasure Hunt.
More Info ........

Christmas Tree Festival
Fore Street Methodist Church.
Saturday 17th December - 11.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Open Mon to Sat until 31st December.

St Ives Christmas Lantern Parade
Barnoon Workshop to The Harbour.
Saturday 17th December - 6.00 pm.

Cornish Carols.
Fore Street Methodist Church
Saturday 17th December - 7.00 pm.

Live Music
The Castle Inn - Fore Street.
Friday 16th December - 9.00 pm.
Saturday 17th December - 9.00 pm.
Sunday 18th December - 3.00 pm.

Full listings of events around town -
through December and into the New Year -
St Ives Cornwall - What's On

Christmas Events - Royal Square St Ives

Christmas In St Ives Cornwall

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This weekend (8th - 11th December 2016) - in and around Royal Square and around St Ives - a whole host of Christmassy events and entertainments.

Thursday 8th December - 7.00 pm.
Christmas Wine Tasting - Burdett Wines.
St Ives Guildhall.

Friday 9th December - 10.00 am.
St Ives Craft Group - Make A Paper Cone Christmas Wreath.
St Ives Library.

Friday 9th December - 7.00 pm.
Movie and Pizza - Finding Dory.
Surfhouse St Ives - The Island.

Saturday 10th December - 11.00 am.
Sunday 11th December - 11.00 am.
Make Christmas Lanterns.
Barnoon Workshop.

Saturday 10th December - 11.00 am.
Sing-Along-A-Frozen.
Royal Cinema.

Saturday 10th December - 11.00 am.
Swamp Circus.
Royal Square St Ives.

Saturday 10th December - 12.00 pm.
Father Christmas In His Grotto..
Royal Square St Ives.

Sunday 11th December - 3.00 pm.
Messy Christmas - Family Fun and Carols.
St Ives Guildhall.

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Christmassy St Ives - This Weekend

Christmas - St Ives Cornwall

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Lots of Christmassy events in St Ives on Saturday (3rd December 2016) as the festive season gets underway.

From around 10.00 am to around 4.00 pm - Christmassy Town - including music, dancing, street artists and story telling on Fore Street.

Father Christmas will be in his Winter Wonderland Grotto at Cohort Hostel at the bottom of The Stennack from 12.00 – 3.00 pm. There will be free craft activities for children while they wait to tell him what they’d like for Christmas. Entry to Grotto is £5.00 including a gift.

Arts and Crafts for sale at Etsy Made Local - Christmas Fair at St Ives Guildhall.

St Ives Textile Artist Jo McIntosh will be hosting Crafternoon at Cafe Art on Royal Square- from 2.00 to 4.00 pm. A fundraiser for the mental health charity MIND.  Bring along a Christmassy (or other) craft project to work on. Make a donation and get a free cuppa.

Also worth a look -

History & Mystery of St Ives - 
Tony Mason leads a 90-minute stroll from Porthminster to Porthmeor as he tells of the history and mystery of St Ives. Learn about the ancient fishing industry, the railway, our lifeboats, shipwrecks, the harbour and anything else that happens to catch the eye as you go along. Meet at The Malakoff at midday.

Exhibition - Back To Beauty - Barnoon Workshop - 

Abstract artists Bobby Wotnot and Zoe Eaton will be showing recent works. Bobby Wotnot creates drawings with tiny dots and marks that are built up in a process resulting in a shimmering textured surface. Zoe Eaton works with paint, to create organic, abstract scenes that evoke an unknown landscape, or organism. Open from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm- also open on Sunday.

Live Music - The Castle Inn -

Home cooked food and real ales at the best traditional pub in St Ives, music starts at 9.00 pm.

Also on Sunday - a Sunday roast served from 12.00 pm then afternoon music with an acoustic set at 3.00 pm from the legendary Tyrone - Mr T.

Lots more Christmassy events are planned in St Ives through  December - details on -
St Ives In December - Website

Full listings of events in St Ives on -
St Ives Cornwall - What's On

Father Christmas Arrives In St Ives

Christmas - St Ives Cornwall

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Tonight in St Ives -
Santa arrives at the harbour on the lifeboat at 6.30 pm.

There will then be a parade along the harbour, Fore Street and High Street to Royal Square.

Santa's sleigh will be accompanied by musicians and street entertainers.

Santa will meet his reindeer in Royal Square and switch on the Christmas tree lights.

Also in or near Royal Square -

• Etsy Made Local - Christmas Fair at St Ives Guildhall.
• Exhibition Opening - Local Artists at Cafe Art.
• Christmas Bazaar at St Ives Theatre.

Also worth a look -

• Live Music - Classic Rock - Sinpusher at The Castle Inn.

Lots more Christmassy events are planned in St Ives all weekend and through  December - details on -

St Ives In December - Website

Full listings of events in St Ives on -
St Ives Cornwall - What's On