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Bequests lead to MRI magic
Magical interactive games to play on the floor, impressive murals and virtual skylights – the new Trelawny Scanning Suite at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro (RCHT) is bright and entertaining thanks to bequests made to the RCH Charity. Patients having MRI (magnetic...
Making waves all over the world
As role models go, Melissa Reid is exceptional. Not only has the visually impaired athlete from Porthtowan won a Paralympic bronze medal in triathlon, she’s also a globally ranked surfer who has just won silver at the 2023 para surfing world championships in...
Lights switch on in Camborne
Entertainment, festive outfits, beautiful lanterns, crowds of people, lights and a wonderful tree – Camborne’s annual Christmas lights switch on proved another big hit. Organised by BID Camborne and funded by local businesses, there were plenty of smiles and...
Work begins on station art
Mosaic artist Alec Rice and metalworker Dan Peppiatt have been chosen to transform Camborne railway station with two landmark installations showcasing the town. The GWR Customer & Community Fund awarded BID Camborne funding to create the artworks by February next...
Helping to keep air ambulance flying
Stephen Chidgey donated a 3–4-night stay at his multi award-winning self-catering cottage near Padstow to Cornwall Air Ambulance and was delighted to hear his generosity raised £750. The lot was part of an online auction held at the charity’s annual golf day which...
Checking and challenging
Amelia Kitchen, from Hayle, has been elected Vice-Chair of GLL’s Worker Board. As a charitable social enterprise, GLL is a staff owned cooperative that is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this year. To mark the occasion Amelia, a senior general manager in...
Men’s walking football
To mark International Men’s Day on 19 November, St Austell Leisure Centre is launching its first social walking football taster session from 10-1130am on Monday 20 November. The event has been arranged in partnership with Cornwall Football Association and Saints...
Festive Camborne
Preparations are well underway for BID Camborne’s Christmas Lights Switch-On on Friday 24 November. Entertainment will begin on the main stage in Commercial Square at 3pm with the rhythmic sounds of the Jumping Out jazz duo. They are followed at 4pm by Camborne Town...
A new care adventure
Andrea Bacon has taken on the role of home manager at Cedar Grange Residential and Nursing Home in Launceston. Formerly a director of care for a group of 28 homes in Somerset, Andrea has moved to Cornwall with her husband and couldn’t be happier with her new position....
Funding to help keep six Cornish pools afloat
Six leisure centres in Cornwall have received a total of £449,168 from Sport England’s Swimming Pool Support Fund. The successful centres, all run by GLL, are in Bodmin, St Ives, Helston, Liskeard, Newquay and Saltash. 196 leisure centres throughout the UK have been...
Boxes of chemo kindness
Specialist oncology nurse Amy Byfield knows how daunting it can be for patients when they arrive for their first chemotherapy session. Which explains why she’s spent the last eighteen months masterminding a personalised box to give to each person – regardless of...
Free sports sessions
Bodmin and St Austell Leisure Centres have run the first of their free sports sessions for men with mental health challenges. Operating under the Better brand, not-for-profit leisure operator GLL has joined forces with Sport in Mind, the leading mental health sports...
Temporary closure for Newquay pool
Newquay Leisure World will be closing its leisure pool from the end of October half term until Easter 2024 as a way of significantly cutting energy costs. The centre’s 25-metre swimming pool will remain open throughout that time and family swimming sessions at the...
Invitation to second workshop
BID Camborne is inviting residents, business owners and interested members of the public to drop into a design workshop at the Wesley Methodist Chapel on Tuesday 24 October from 2-7pm. To keep children amused, a free face painter will also be in attendance from...
A red hat for Betty
With a nod to London Fashion Week, residents and staff at Chyvarhas Residential and Nursing Home in Callington organised their own fashion day. Local theatre group Primraf lent a variety of costumes to help rekindle memories and ignite conversation. An RAF uniform...
Athletic superstar
Theresa Frost, from Newquay, is an athletic superstar. Representing Great Britain, the 68-year-old won gold at the European Aquabike Middle Distance event in Belgium this August, silver at the 2023 World Aquabike Long Distance Championship in Ibiza and has just...
Improving Camborne town
Some of Camborne’s longest established businesses have had significant improvements made, thanks to Town Deal funding from Project A-Void Phase 2 delivered by BID Camborne. Pooleys Meat Pantry, a butcher’s shop in the high street that first opened its doors to...
Circus time at Woodland
There was plenty of fun to be had when the circus came to Woodland Residential Care Home in St Austell. From Monday through to Friday, everyone enjoyed circus-themed entertainment that included decorating rooms, learning about circus history, playing circus...