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Venue |
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Event |
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Contact
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2009 |
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| 20 - 28 June |
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Penzance |
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Golowan Festival
Golowan (the feast of St. John) combines the local and the global with a heady mix of Cornish and world music, dance, film and literature. |
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Golowan Office
Tel: 01736 334675
Web: www.golowan.org |
| 23 June |
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Penzance |
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Mock Mayor's Election
Chaotic election of Golowan 2009's Mock Mayor in Chapel Street. |
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Golowan Office
Tel: 01736-334675
Web: www.golowan.org |
| 26 June |
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Penzance |
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Summer Fire
A magnificent late-evening fireworks display above the Jubilee Pool. |
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Golowan Office
Tel: 01736-334675
Web: www.golowan.org |
| 27 June |
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Penzance |
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Mazey Day
Festival, Parades & Street Market in Penzance. The town is transformed with greenery, banners, street theatre and processions of giant imagery. |
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Golowan Office
Tel: 01736-334675
Web: www.golowan.org |
| 28 June |
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Penzance |
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Quay Fair Day
Penzance Harbour. Traditional and working boats, market stalls, street acts and final last night marquee dance. |
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Golowan Office
Tel: 01736-334675
Web: www.golowan.org |
end Jun
(date t.b.c.) |
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Hayle |
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Royal Navy Invitation Longboard Championship
Following the successful events in 2006, 2007 & 2008, the Royal Navy are bringing their Longboard Championship event back to Gwithian beach at Hayle again this year |
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Sue Nicholls
Tel: 01736-798090 |
end Jun
(date t.b.c.) |
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St Ives |
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St Ives Biathlon
St Ives' well known Surf Lifesaving Biathlon attracts an increasing number of international athletes (as well as local people) who take part in a running race from St Ives, along the coastal path to Carbis Bay and then a sea swim from Carbis Bay to St Ives. |
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Sharon Cox
Tel: 01736 795024 |
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July
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| 3 - 5 July |
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Mousehole |
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Sea Salts & Sail Festival
Biennial festival revives old traditions and celebrates the heritage of Penwith’s most justly famous fishing village. Traditional sailing craft jostle in the harbour while demonstrations of pot making, rope splicing and cookery take place on the quays. |
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Tel: 01736-731655
Web: www.seasalts.co.uk |
| 3 - 18 July |
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St Just |
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Lafrowda Festival
Festival of music, dance, theatre, and arts displaying the talents of West Cornwall |
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Tel: 01736 788906
Web: www.lafrowda-festival.co.uk |
| 11 July |
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Penzance |
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Penzance Regatta
Penzance Sailing Club host sailing championship races |
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Tel: 01736 364989
Web: www.pzsc.org.uk |
| 13 July |
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Stithians, nr Helston |
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Stithians Show
The largest one-day agricultural show in Cornwall |
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Tel: 01209-861073
Web: www.stithiansshow.org.uk |
| 18 July |
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St Just |
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Lafrowda Day
Join the people of St Just in Penwith between 11.00 am and midnight for this unique community celebration, where Cornish traditions and modern creativity fuse to provide the high spot of the week-long Lafrowda Festival. With thirteen hours of free entertainment, music to suit every taste, and huge animated sculptures stalking through the town, there’s fun for all the family. All this and street theatre, children’s activities, stalls, refreshments. |
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Tel: 01736 788906
Web: www.lafrowda-festival.co.uk |
| 25th July - 2nd August |
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Hayle |
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Heylfest
A
long established festival which brings the diverse community of this lively town together in a week long celebration. Events include a Children's Day, the Rose and Cabbage show and much more. |
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| 26 July |
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Hayle |
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Hayle Triathlon
Sprint swim, bike and running race. Standard distance |
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Web: www.hayletri.co.uk
Email: secretary@hayletri.co.uk |
| 28 - 29 July |
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St Ives |
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Rip Curl & Hawaiian Tropic Girls Tour
On Porthmeor beach, the tour gives girls the chance to learn to surf from scratch or try new tricks and manoevres surrounded by qualified instructors and professional Rip Curl riders. The event is exclusive for girls! This year lessons are free too. Various other beach activities taking place. |
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Tel: 0207-403-4141
Web: www.ripcurl.com
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| 29 July |
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Helston |
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RNAS Helston Air Day
Aircraft and flying displays. Airday is the only chance that non-military personnel can come inside the gates of Culdrose and see what a Naval Air Base is really like. The public will be
able to meet those who have served on frontline Squadrons, supporting the Royal Navy all over the world |
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Tel: 0871-780-1070 |
| 30 July |
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Hayle |
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RNLI Summer Sprint
10k & 5K run on Gwithian Beach near Hayle.This unique new event is held during the evening to ensure low tides and a clear beach stretch. Places are guaranteed to sell out fast, with an exclusive 'Summer Sprint' kit bag for every runner, and prizes to be won. All funds raised go towards the South West Lifeguard Appeal, where we are aiming to raise £500,000 |
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Tel: 01202-336080
Email: hcarling@rnli.org.uk |
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August
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| 4 August |
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Morvah |
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Morvah Pasty Day
Sideshows, live local bands, pasties and refreshments in the Church. Free entry and free parking in the field. |
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Tel: 01736-787808 |
| 6 - 22 August |
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St Just |
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Cape Cornwall Arts and Crafts Exhibition
Large exhibition of local crafts, paintings etc. Opportunity to buy locally produced goods. 20% of the proceeds go towards Cancer Research. |
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Tel: 01736-788840 |
| 8 - 9 August |
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Penzance |
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Fine Food, Art and Craft Fair
Trereife House, Newlyn. A celebration of the finest Food, Art and Craft from around West Cornwall. Entertainment and refreshments throughout the weekend.
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Web: www.trereifepark.co.uk
Tel: 08700-427285
Email: rob@eventsco-uk.co.uk |
| 9 - 15 August |
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Falmouth |
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Henry Lloyd Falmouth Week
Sailing regatta and numerous marine events in, and around, the River Fal |
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Tel: 01326-312300
Web: www.falmouthweek.co.uk |
| 21 - 24 August |
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Mousehole |
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Mousehole Carnival
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Tel: 01736-732532 |
| 16 – 22 August |
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Fowey |
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Fowey Regatta Week
Daily sailing races and a number of other themed events mixed into the week including a midweek Carnival, Red Arrows display and ending with a spectacular Firework display over the harbour. |
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Tel: 01726-833616
Web: www.rfyc-fowey.org.uk |
| 22 - 23 August |
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Penzance |
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Hidden Art Design Fair
Trereife House, Newlyn. The best of the county's design and craft skills will be on show at the annual Hidden Art event this weekend. Now in its fourth year, the design fair is a celebration of the quality and diversity of contemporary Cornish design in historic surroundings. There is something for all the family, from individual designer-maker stalls filling three marquees to the Hidden Art curated exhibition inside Trereife House.
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Web: www.trereifepark.co.uk
Tel: 08700-427285
Email: rob@eventsco-uk.co.uk
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| 23 August |
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Hayle |
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Hayle Triathlon
Sprint swim, bike and running race. Sprint distance |
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Web: www.hayletri.co.uk
Email: secretary@hayletri.co.uk |
| 29 August |
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Penzance |
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Trereife Country Fair
Trereife House, Newlyn. Heavy horse display, horse and hound show, falconry display, companion dog show, ferret racing, Bilbo the lifesaving dog (tbc), vintage vehicle show, Cornish wrestling, children's rides, pottery, wood and metal demonstrations, jazz and acoustic performers. Also a mixed range of food and craft stalls.
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Web: www.trereifepark.co.uk
Tel: 08700-427285
Email: rob@eventsco-uk.co.uk |
| 30 August |
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Penzance |
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Party in the Park
Trereife Park, Newlyn. Held in association with The Studio Bar, the event is being held under cover in Marquees in the beautiful and historic grounds Trereife Park, 1/2 mile west of Penzance on the A30 Lands End road. The event is aimed at giving local bands a chance to perform in front of a diverse crowd.
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Web: www.trereifepark.co.uk
Tel: 08700-427285
Email: rob@eventsco-uk.co.uk |
| 31 August |
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Newlyn |
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Newlyn Fish Festival
Newlyn Harbour. A festival to celebrate Newlyn as a major fishing port. The fish market is filled with stalls, cookery demonstrations, exhibitions, music, street entertainment and displays about the fishing industry past and present. |
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Tel: 01736 336335
Web: www.newlynfishfestival.org.uk |
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September |
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| 5 - 6 September |
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Gwithian |
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The Sunset Surf Longboard Classic
Event on Gwithian beach. |
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Sunset Surf Cafe
Tel: 01736-752575 |
| 12 - 26 September |
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St Ives |
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St Ives September Festival
St Ives hosts a major two week Festival of Music and the Arts with a wide variety of events including roots/jazz/blues, classical, theatre, films, poetry and literature, and open studios at venues throughout the town. |
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Tel: 01736 366077
Web: www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk |
| 19 - 20 September |
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Gwithian, Hayle |
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No Pro Surf Classic
An event for surfers who are not yet sponsored. The event is held at Gwithian although in extreme conditions it can be moved to a more sheltered beach. It provides a showcase for up and coming and undiscovered sportsmen. The contest is open to anyone who matches the non-sponsored requirements from anywhere in the UK. |
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Tyson Greenaway
Tel: 01736-755493 |
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October |
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| 24 - 25 October |
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Penzance |
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Faery, Angel & Healing Fayre
St Johns Hall, Penzance. There will be 50+ exhibitors including healers, therapists, tarot readers, angel and fairy readings and products, crafts and gifts, plus live music, talks and workshops, plus angel and fairy cakes |
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Tel: 01736-330201
Web: www.mysticfayre.co.uk |
| October/Nov (t.b.c.) |
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Gwithian, Hayle |
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European Speedsail Championships
(Triple Crown Event) This increasingly popular sport, similar to windsurfing on wheels, takes places on this magnificent beach with competitors coming from as far afield as France, Belgium etc. |
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Graham Bobin
Tel: 01736-332648 |
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November |
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| 1 November |
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St Just |
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St Just Feast
Various activities taking place in St Just. |
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Elaine George
Tel: 01736-788412
Web: www.stjust.org |
| 8 November |
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Marazion |
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St Michael's Mount Remembrance Run
At Marazion, organised by Mounts Bay Harriers, starting at 10.02am (2 minutes silence beforehand) a 4.2 mile or so (depending on the tide) beach run on sand etc, including a river crossing finishing in front of St Michael's Mount. Registration at 9.00am in The Lounge, The Godolphin Arms, West End, Marazion. SOMETHING RED MUST BE WORN! Closing date for postal entries 1 November 2009. |
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Email: info@mountsbayharriers.org.uk or
Web:
www.mountsbayharriers.co.uk |
| 21 -22 November |
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Penzance |
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Christmas Gift Fair
Trereife House, Newlyn |
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Web: www.trereifepark.co.uk
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December |
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| 3, 10, 17 December |
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Penzance |
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Late Night Shopping nights
For all those Christmas presents you have forgotten!! |
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Penzance Chamber of Commerce
Tel: 01736-762888 |
| December to early-January |
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Penzance |
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Town Centre illuminations |
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11 - 20 December
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Penzance |
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Montol Festival
Mid-winter solstice festival, with music, parades, street markets |
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Simon Reed
Tel: 01736-351923
Web: www.montol.co.uk |
11 December
to early-January |
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Newlyn |
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Christmas Harbour Lights
Illuminations around the harbour |
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12 December
to early-January |
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Mousehole |
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Christmas Harbour Lights
Illuminations around the harbour and village |
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Web: www.mouseholelights.com |
| 23 December |
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Mousehole |
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Tom Bawcock’s Eve
Fishing heritage celebration with Starry Gazey Pie |
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For more information, dates etc please contact Penzance Tourism Office
(tel: 01736-362207), Penwith District Council (tel: 01736-362341) or Email: pztic@penwith.gov.uk |
