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cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 23:38 on 14th August 2010 |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 23:41 on 14th August 2010 I'm not sure how I will make a choice out of these stunning options! I also checked out Launceston which is on the route to Saltash and there is a castle to see amongst other things  Picture by Paul Barker  Picture by Paul Barker
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Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:42 on 14th August 2010  Picture by Peter Evans If you get to Jamaica Inn,it is well worth having a meal there. Very nice Cathyml. Another great place to visit is The Lost Gardens Of Heligan. It is wheel chair friendly and you can get something to eat and drink as well.. Picture by Peter Evans  Picture by Peter Evans The sides of the valley are very steep,but there is a wooden walkway to get you around.
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| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 23:46 on 14th August 2010 Tomorrow looks as though it will be a very busy day, so I hope you all have your plans made for your visits tomorrow and will add your words & pics here. See you all at the TAMAR BRIDGE, SALTASH at around 8 pm (UK time)  Picture by David Thomas |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 04:13 on 15th August 2010 Here are a couple of my Bude pics from last summer. For a Yank it's an odd feeling to be looking WEST across the Atlantic.  Picture by Ruth Gregory  Picture by Ruth Gregory
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And I think some people on the forum would know that I have a really good reason to want to visit Redruth.....  Picture by Denzil Tregallion 
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| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 07:44 on 15th August 2010 Hi Ruth, I am so glad you could join our vitual tour in Cornwall and add your pics. I presume you want to visit Redruth because they have purple skies and sheep with ink spots on their noses, lol I do hope that all you virtual tourists slept well and are ready to visit more of the sights/beauty spots/historic places, etc to be found in CORNWALL. Have a wonderful day |
| Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 07:55 on 15th August 2010 Hi Cathy: Happy Sunday. I can't stay, but just wanted to say Hi and to say, yet another great idea for a thread. I just thought I'd have a quick peek before getting into bed and saw a spammer and gave him or her the boot. But gotta go - it's 10 minutes to midnight here. Seeya.
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| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 07:58 on 15th August 2010 Oh, its lovely to chat direct. Sleep well. See you later today, lol |
Ted  Posts: 733 Joined: 14th Jan 2009 Location: Netherlands | quotePosted at 09:57 on 15th August 2010 Good morning. Lovely weather tho visit Helston. Helston Flora Day. One of the oldest surviving customs in the Country- a May day celebration to mark the coming of spring and the passing of winter. Its origins are thought to be in pagan times. The Furry Dance takes place every year on May 8 (or the Saturday before if May 8 falls on a Sunday or Monday), and is a celebration of the passing of Winter and the arrival of Spring. The day starts with the first dance at 7.00 am and continues with the children's dance at 10.00 am, then the midday dance and culminates in the evening dance at 5.00 pm. Of these, the midday dance is perhaps the best known: it was traditionally the dance of the gentry in the town, and today the men wear top hats and tails while the women dance in their finest frocks. The 7.00 am dance (originally for the servants of the gentry) with the Gentlemen wearing shirt and tie and the ladies wearing light summer dresses. I was'nt up that early so no pictures of this part. The children's dance involves over 1, 000 children aged from 7 to 18, all dressed in white with Lily of the Valley buttonholes. They come from St Michael's School, Nansloe School, Parc Eglos School, and Helston Community College: each year a different school leads the dance., The boys wear their school colours in the form of school ties, and the girls wear matching coloured flowers (blue cornflowers for St Michael's, forget-me-nots for Helston Community College, daisies for Nansloe and poppies for Parc Eglos) in their hair. At about 8.00 am, after the Early Morning Dance has run its course, Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, St George and St Michael (along with several other performers of the 'Hal-an-Tow' Pageant) gather at St John's Church and begin their tour of the town. They stop at designated points here and there and act out battles in which good defeats evil. When they're not fighting, they're singing the ancient Hal-an-Tow song, the chorus of which makes the true purpose of this ritual clear: With Hal-an-Tow! Jolly Rumble, O! For we are up as soon as any day, O! And for to fetch the Summer home, The Summer and the May, O, For Summer is a-come, O, And Winter is a-gone, O. At noon the principal dance begins. This is an exclusive affair, participation being by invitation only, and formal dress is required. Ladies are required to wear full-length dresses, hats and gloves, and their partners are expected to be in black morning dress, with ties and grey top hats. The Mayor, wearing his chain of office, leads the procession. The dancers follow him through streets, gardens, houses and shops, driving out the memory of Winter and bringing with them the warmth and blessings of Summer.  Picture by Ted van Onzen At the bottom of Coinagehall street are many stalls selling souvenirs, crafts and food, running all the way down to Coronation Park.  Picture by Ted van Onzen  Picture by Ted van Onzen Some more pictures on For some impressions of the dances and there music search on YouTube with search as Helston - Flora dance - 'Hal-an-Tow' |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 10:13 on 15th August 2010 That is a wonderful visit Ted, many thanks for putting it on here. What impresses me even more is the participation by everyone, this is no small thing. All the children are in white, the dancers in special costumes, the gentlemen (hire/buy) top hat and tails, the ladies in evening dress, that indicates a huge committment by the community and is heart warming in this day and age. Thank you for adding the pics to the album and story to the journal! I think I would really like to see this celebration
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