Charlestown time warp.

 Bamber Gascoigne's brother Cyril would no doubt marvel at the price of these beauties.......

 plenty of water flowing over the top of the dock gates at Charlestown.......

 rebuilt courtesy of Visick's from Perranwell Station near Falmouth........

 low water through the gaps at Charlestown......

 where the facilities are pretty basic, ye olde original pissoir pour l'homme.......

 plenty of space on the quay from the few local boats.......

 though these days the port is the home base for Square Sail that run the classic sailing ships featured in som many period dramas and movies........

 all of which can be enjoyed along the Coast Path.......

 along with some pretty traditional tourist menus........

 and something a little more contemporary at the Wreckers Bistro........

  though the menu would seem to suggest there is an option for any visitors with cannibalistic tendencies........

 luckily there's a huge selection of fresh local fish from Mevagissey.........

 what looks like a Dragon racing boat is out to grass.......

 overlooking the old China Clay port........

 is the Shipwreck and Heritage Centre, kids get in for free........

 with Neptune just appeared up the road.......

for any business looking to re-locate to Cornwall there's a whole new development of work units and accommodation available......

just a phone call away.

More environmentally-friendly scallop dredges.

N-Virodredge™ see the web site here:

The N-Virodredge™ is a completely new concept in the harvesting of scallops and the first significant variation over the traditional scallop dredge design which has been in use in European waters over the last 40 years.

The N-Virodredge™ runs along the seabed on two skids which bear the full weight of the dredge. Mounted between the skids are a number of spring tines. These tines move individually as opposed to a traditional dredge in which the teeth are mounted together and move as one. The tines are vertically adjustable for depth of seabed penetration below the level of the skids therefore penetration can be kept to an optimum depth at all times therefore increasing the catching efficiency of the dredge.

Friday evening fishers.

One of the harbour's top early evening fishers keeps an eye out for supper.......

as the big blue cat makes her way towards the gaps.......

on her way to spend the night catching Cornish Sardines passes the big ships in the fleet .......

one of which is about to go up on the slip.......

heading back through the gaps, the punt Cynthia.

Fishy Friday's fish dish - Monk tail fillets and black pudding.

Flour the black pudding with ground pepper in a plastic bag.......

a few minutes of heat.......

grill those monk fish fillets........

fresh spinach from the garden........

almost vanishes in the fry pan.

Thursday is big tide day.

Marine Electrical Services are being kept busy down the quay.......

as the Dom Bosco loses part of her rigging.......

only for it to re-appear aboard the Kastel Paol........

one ex-lifeboat en route........

big tide in Penzance dock has the slip road under two feet of water.......

making it impassable for traffic.......

looks like the harbour is full to the brim in Nelwyn.......

making the Shiralee ride high.

ByGone Newlyn - the changing village and its people.

ByGone Newlyn is on the 19th November 2011 at the Centre, up Paul Hill.

Over the years fishing has had a major impact on the size, smell and structure of Newlyn immediately surrounding the water's edge. Newlyn Archive's final exhibition this year celebrates the changes in the village over the last few hundred years. Visitors are welcome to bring along any items, objects or images that they want including in the archive, especially if existing records can be verified added to or even changed.

Read or print off full details here:

Newlyn School of Art Open Evening this Saturday!

Come and have a nose around the school building and a chat with any of the artist teachers about their courses. Saturday October 29th 4pm till 8pm. Drinks available from the bar in aid of art materials for the school.

Newlyn School of Art, the Old Board School, Chywoone Hill, Newlyn. TR18 5AN. We are at the top of Chywoone Hill B3315. Look out for the red sign on the right as you near the top of the hill. Limited parking available in our car park and otherwise nearby. Alternatively buses stop right outside the school see the following link for more information on how to get to us and buses etc.

http://www.newlynartschool.co.uk/about/directions/