myCornwall myCornwall- (Previously Cornish World) The magazine for anyone who loves Cornwall. We've worked hard to bring you a crisper, more modern look for the magazine whilst retaining all your favourite features. Filled with over 100 pages of Cornish gardens, food and drink reviews, local heroes, Cornish connections, local wildlife, places to visit, far flung Cornish adventures, heritage, culture, mysteries and histories, we hope you continue to enjoy the magazine as much as we have enjoyed working on it!

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Feb/Mar 2010
Cornish World Feb/Mar '10 issue now on the shelves


In this issue of Cornish World:

Saviours of the Sea - meeting the people who manned Cornwall's lighthouses
Launceston - exploring the royal seat of Cornwall
Bob Fitzsimmons - why did the world champion boxer leave Cornwall?
Miner's Diaries - an exclusive look at what life was really like 350 fathoms underground
Saving Cornwall's communities - we meet the people who help keep rural life alive

Dusking - what we can see when the birds come home to roost
Cornish spirituality - why Cornwall needs to embrace its spiritual past to embrace the future
Loe Bar - the mysteries under the water
Five of the best - we taste Cornish chocolates
Hidden Cornwall - Cornwall's cosy pubs
Cornish family history, Phil Hosken, poetry, dialect, stories, Kernewek, arts, events and lots more news, views and information for anyone with an interest in Cornwall.

Oh, and another funny foreword from editor
Nigel Pengelly about why he never paid more than £90 for a car and yet is scared of getting stranded...

Feb/Mar 2010
New articles...
Seasonal Shopping
Seasonal Shopper
Spring

This issue we’ve gone mad for all things Spring-like. Make the most of the season with these great local products



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New articles...
A Place of Pilgrimage
Making Cornwall a place of pilgrimage again

Despite these increasingly secular times, we are seeing growing interest today in spiritual pilgrimage.

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Community Spirit
The new community charge

Polly Fields discovers how Cornish communities are fighting back against social fragmentation and isolation.



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Living in Launceston
The gateway to Cornwall

Nigel Pengelly uncovers the past and seeks the future of the ancient capital of Cornwall.


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Get Creative...
Get Crafty
Learn a new skill or develop an old one with an arts and crafts workshop

Be creative and recycle old materials at one of Sarah Drew’s jewellery workshops.


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Hidden Cornwall
Hidden Cornwall

Cosy local alehouses by Emily Walker. Pictures by Adam Hall.


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A Mining Diary
A miner’s diary

Nigel Pengelly speaks to Martin Orchard and Mick McArdle about what life was really like in a Cornish tin mine.


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The Mystery of Loe Pool

Nigel Pengelly discovers some murky myths in and around the dark waters.


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Lighthouse Keepers
Rays of saving light

The Cornish coastline is one of the most dangerous areas for shipping in the world. Greg Goulding looks at the history and role of Cornwall’s lighthouses, and the people that ke...
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Poetry Kernow


portrait of Ann Alexander © Mac Dunlop 2009

Ann Alexander’s poetry won both the Mslexia Prize and Bedford Open in 2007, in 2003 she placed third in both the Peterloo Prize and BBC ...
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Hurley\'s Dialect Yarn
Eello My ’Ansome. ...
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Hall for Cornwall Backstage

Behind the scenes at…Hall for Cornwall

In the first of many forays backstage at Cornwall’s theatre, we sneak behind the scenes at a technical rehearsal to see how the magic comes together

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Local Heroes- Izzy Hamilton

Cornwall’s Olympic Dreams

The first in our series of interviews with Cornwall’s 2012 hopefuls Gemma Ellis talks to windsurfer Izzy Hamilton

At the tender age of 17, Izzy Hamilton has ac...
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Who Was St Piran?
St Piran of Perranporth

Nigel Pengelly recounts the life and mysteries of Cornwall’s most popular saint.

In March each year, thousands of Cornish men, women and children join in a procession acro...
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Family History- Bob Fitzsimmons

Bob Fitzsimmons, Cornish-born triple world boxing champion

 


Robert Fitzsimmons was born in Helston on May 26, 1863, the youngest of 12 children born to James Fitzsimmons and his wife, Jane.
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Cornish Surnames- Boase
Boase
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