Kirstie Newton

1 week ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Kirstie Newton

On the A390 between Callington and Liskeard, you’ll find the unassuming village of St Ive. Unlike its popular namesake in Cornwall’s far west, it’s not exactly on the tourist track – but that could be about to change.

2 weeks ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | Kirstie Newton

When a film is set in Cornwall, it’s an undeniable fact that the land and seascapes will become a key part of the story. So it is with Nowhere, which picked up four awards at the 2023 Monaco International Film Festival, enjoyed a run of festivals across the USA and is now available to stream via Apple TV and Google Play.

2 weeks ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Kirstie Newton

The recent solar eclipse (Simon Tagney)Spring is sprung, and the sun is rising higher every day. It is moving north now, and this is a fairly quiet time as far as sunspots are concerned. Keep up to date at www.spaceweather.com The phases of the moon are as follows: First Quarter, April 5; Full Moon, April 13; Last Quarter, April 21; New Moon, April 27. This Full Moon is called the Pink Moon, but this is more to do with the colour of spring flowers than the appearance of the moon itself.

2 weeks ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Kirstie Newton

Two of John Rowe's fairy houses in Truro woodland (John Rowe)Truro’s popular Enchanted Fairy Trail is to be placed on a firmer footing, thanks to a collaboration between its creator and Truro City Council. The trail consists of around 80 wooden houses created by John Rowe in council-owned woodland bordering the Malabar and Coosebean districts of the city. Mr Rowe, 73, launched the trail during lockdown to boost morale, making all the fairy houses and doors himself.

2 weeks ago | voicenewspapers.co.uk | Kirstie Newton

Author-conservationist Merlin Hanbury-Tenison (Jo Buckley Photography)Author and conservationist Merlin Hanbury-Tenison will discuss his new book Our Oaken Bones: Reviving a Family, a Farm and Britain’s Ancient Rainforests on two dates at the end of April. He will speak at Clemo Books, Newquay (£5) on Friday, April 25 at 7pm, and at Falmouth Poly on Tuesday, April 29 (£8) from 6.30pm as part of the Wayward Book Festival. Both talks will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing session.