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Extra special gift tokens
Jo Weller has created reusable gift tokens that have the look and feel of a special present. Jo owns Jojangles in Camborne – an award-winning town centre shop that specialises in handmade jewellery, gifts and cards. As the recipient of one of more than 100 grants...
Auctioning an award-winning break
An award-winning holiday property owner in Cornwall has helped raise hundreds of pounds this year for Cornwall Air Ambulance and Parkinson’s UK. Stephen Chidgey runs the Old Barn in Tregonetha, near St Wenn – a holiday let that has won multiple prestigious tourism...
Growing prosperity in Camborne
An initial meeting to discuss how to grow prosperity in Camborne has been greeted enthusiastically by the businesses attending. Held at Camborne Community Centre, the Prosperity Accelerator Partnership is part of Project A-Void Phase 2, a Government Town Deal funded...
Free midwinter events at Dudley Library
Witches, ghosts and a Christmas singalong all feature in Dudley Library’s upcoming trio of free, midwinter events. The first, on Thursday 28 November at 7pm, is ‘A Gathering of Witches’, a talk about the UK’s macabre history of witch hunts and trials. Accusations,...
Christmas in Camborne
A packed programme of festive events in Camborne begins on Friday 29 November when the lights are switched on. The day will start with the Christmas Produce Market in the town square from 9am-2pm, followed by entertainment on the main stage from 3.30 to 5.40pm and a...
Multi-award winning author hosts free writing workshop
Bestselling children’s author A.M.Dassu is hosting a free two-hour writing workshop for under-represented writers at Cradley Library in Dudley on Tuesday 10 December from 1130am to 1.30pm. A.M.Dassu’s first book, ‘Boy, Everywhere’, was published in 2021 and tells the...
Diamond of a book inspired by The Lizard
Cornwall’s Lizard peninsula was the inspiration for a children’s book that takes readers into a magical world of rainbow-coloured jewels, wise animals and exciting adventures. Written by Belinda Jane Robinson and illustrated by local artist Jenny Everett, ‘Me and My...
Free leisure open weekend
To mark Social Enterprise Day on 21 November, all Better leisure centres throughout Cornwall will be giving out free one day passes entitling non-members to a wide range of free activities during a celebratory open weekend on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November. These...
Murder mystery in Halesowen
Attention all super sleuths! Long Lane Library in Halesowen is holding two free murder mystery events on Saturday 23 November. Starting at either 1030am or 1230pm, Murder in the Arctic challenges teams of up to five people to solve a terrible crime. Clues and...
Free leisure activities during WellBeing Week
Bath Sports and Leisure Centre and Keynsham Leisure Centre are offering a range of free activities throughout their WellBeing Week from 18-24 November. They will also be offering free day passes as part of GLL’s national Open Weekend on 23 and 24 November....
St Austell hosts first Disability Football Hub
St Austell Leisure Centre is the venue for Cornwall’s first Disability Football Hub and the first session will take place there indoors on Wednesday 20 November from 2.30-3.30pm. Developed by the Cornwall Football Association in partnership with Brandon Trust, a...
Taking the plunge for Pudsey
When staff from BBC Radio Cornwall took the plunge last week as part of a 1000 Mile Challenge for Children in Need, Pudsey joined leisure centre staff and customers in cheering them on. GLL facilitated the daily swim at Helston Sports Centre, Saltash Leisure Centre...
Vibrant refurbishment complete
Investment worth more than fifty thousand pounds has resulted in new gym equipment and an improved, more vibrant feel at Better Helston Sports Centre. Completion of the work has been marked with the launch of a new fitness programme, an increase in staffing and a new...
Urgent dental action needed
A damning independent report into the state of Cornwall’s current NHS dentistry provision makes ‘grim reading’ according to Debbie Gilbert, CEO of Healthwatch Cornwall – the independent body that carried out the research. The in-depth survey covers a six-month period...
Becky takes control
Rebekah Evans, 39, doesn’t feel out of place in her spinning classes at Better Eastern Leisure Centre in Cardiff. Despite being paraplegic and using a handcycle rather than a standard bike, she works out like everyone else. “As a wheelchair user, I know how...
Learn about lace in Cradley Library
The Lace Guild will be giving a demonstration on lace making at Cradley Library in Halesowen on 6 November at 11am. Based in Stourbridge, The Lace Guild is the UK’s largest lace organisation. The event will include a talk about how lace is made, the history of...
Extraordinary talks at Dudley Library
Three free talks coming up at Dudley Library are truly extraordinary in content. The first on Thursday 24 October is being given by local science fiction writer Simon Ward, who will be talking about his three books in his Awakening Series: ‘Finding Love in 2045’,...
Exciting swimming pool upgrades at St Austell and Liskeard
The swimming pools at Better leisure centres in St Austell and Liskeard are being significantly upgraded this autumn. Work worth £400,000 will take place in Liskeard from 4 November to 27 January. The refurbishment includes fully relining the pool tank and all...