Chef’s MINI tour

#MINITweet @OceanMINI has been sent on a mission by Adrian Oliver of Margot’s Bistro Padstow. Ten signatures needed on a photo of ten chef’s to be auctioned at the Annual Cornish Chefs Club Charity Dinner on September 29th, the chef’s are hoping to raise £20,000 for local charities.

Adrian Oliver

 

Portreath Bakery – 25 years of great pasties.

Congratulations to Portreath Bakery, celebrating 25 years in business.25th anniversary of Portreath Bakery. Portreath Bakery provide home-made pasties, speciality breads, cakes and savouries from their shops on Portreath and Lanner. Continue reading

Way out West in Lizard and Penwith.

Visited Poldown caravan park and stayed a couple nights. A small and cozy campsite nestled in well established woodland. Poldown is a couple of miles outside Helston and ideal for exploring both the Lizard and Penwith peninsulas. First stop Helston to meet up with Kate  @kate_wierenga. Kate is running a Crowdfund Cornwall project to raise funds to print a book about birth spaces.The Cornish mist came down as we drove down the Lizard to Britain’s most southerly point. The sounding of the Lizard Lighthouse fog horns created a quite eerie atmosphere. Continue reading

Ocean BMW Charity Golf Day 2013

Ocean BMW Charity Golf Day 2013 at Mullion Golf Club.Ocean BMW Charity Golf Day at Mullion Golf Club on the Lizard.

A brand new MINI was the prize to anyone who scored a hole in one from the first tee.

The event is held at Britain’s most southerly golf course and aims to raise funds for the Children’s Hospice South West, Precious Lives Appeal and Cornwall’s Freewheelers Charities. Those taking part have the chance of winning…

Duchy Timber – Lostwithiel

MINI tour of Duchy Timber and Lostwithiel Tweet_Bus MINI tour of Cornwall’s most sustainable garden products manufacturer @DuchyTimber.

Local timber source at Duchy Timber.MINI looks like a toy in a log shed. 🙂

Duchy Timber use locally grown Douglas fir, Spruce and Larch that has an attractive natural colour, is strong and durable, and is acclimatised to local conditions. Continue reading

Pirates in Falmouth.

TruroPassing through Truro,  the only city in Cornwall… but still a Cornish town. 🙂 Truro Railway StationTruro Railway Station, on the London to Penzance line.

01-falmouth-perran-foundryHalf way between Truro and Falmouth is Perranarworthal. Perran Foundry on the left is a brownfield development creating homes from the old foundry buildings. Continue reading