In case you thought someone was in desperate need of some garden furniture for the coming barbeque season - here is what has happened to the benches that were in front of the Mission in Newlyn:
"Following the demise of Penwith District Council, it became apparent that ownership of these benches was being denied by Cornwall Council given that their refurbishment had been carried out on an ad-hoc basis by Penwith with no identifiable budget provision.
Given their condition and the likelihood that they would further deteriorate without attention, the Town Council took the step to remove the benches most in need of attention and are currently refurbishing them. The first of the refurbished benches will be back in place this week and it is intended to complete them all on a rolling programme.
I hope this information can be relayed via the Newlyn Website and we might potentially do some PR when we have a few of them refurbished and back in place.
Kind regards,
Simon Glasson
Penzance Town Clerk
Its not only Plymouth where the greens are handy to the sea, not that any of these chaps are about to go off and plunder the Spanish Navy.......
let's hope it was a good one.......
spring growth.......
things are looking better aboard he Excellent........
while Shaun's new cat Angels is geared up and ready to go......
time to phone home......
the quay is the place to be for a quick paint job......
and this year's in colour for anti-fouling is blue it seems.
a welcome sight, the fleet of punts are out in force fishing, or 'wiffing' as it is known locally, for mackerel between Penlee Point and Mousehole Island.....
one junior net makers kit including mugs, time for some new gear aboard the pair team
it's even-stevens at seven all in April..........
two of the most enduring workboats in the harbour side-by-side........
she's not going to win any prizes in the beauty pageant with a front end like that.....
but with a spacious wheelhouse.....
and a huge working deck......
the twin engined Bethshan from St Ives makes a big change for the trawling father and son partnership that is Leach Senior and Junior......
she is currently being rigged out as a multi-purpose inshore boat......
girls stretch their legs aboard the gig Averack for a practice.
A superb shot of line caught cod from Falmouth looked stunning in Monday's early morning misty light.....
Roger on the Imogen snuck a handful of small tope in his trip over the weekend.....
the mackerel men at last have something to show for their efforts......
back in the pollack, the Sea Spray's fish gleam as ever.....
as does the boat as she manoeuvres in misty conditions.....
another Brixham beamer heads in through the gaps......
followed by mackerel man Joey......
who provides an escort......
there's plenty of new Dutch engine bits unpacked on the quay.....
while the harbour looks more like Brixham than Newlyn!
