Bodmin

The Bodmin branch of the Royal British Legion has raised a whopping £17,818.93 during this year’s Poppy Appeal.

A volunteer group known as the Wildflower Warriors, and the Eden Project’s National Wildflower Centre (NWC) have been bringing colour and life to a major new link road being built in Cornwall with a wildflower planting scheme.

St Petroc’s annual Christmas tree festival is wowing crowds again this year, as numerous trees decorated by community businesses and organisations light up the church.

Colwith Farm Distillery, based in Lanlivery, has some suitably festive events planned this December. Whether you’re looking for the perfect place to host a much-needed catch-up with your friends, something a little different for the work Christmas do, or fancy treating a loved one to a distillery tour, Colwith has something for everyone this Christmas.

We can’t believe we’re here again, getting ready to decorate our homes with twinkling lights and obscene amounts of tinsel, but Christmas is approaching, and there is plenty to do in and around Bodmin this festive season.

You may have noticed that a woodland of trees and native shrubs have appeared at Bodmin Beacon...

From a handful of girls who gatecrashed the first ever Scout rally, demanding ‘something for the girls’, Girlguiding has grown into a vast and vibrant network.

SkillSHARE Bodmin hosted its first art exhibition featuring the work of local artists in early October. Words and photos by Barbara Brittain.

As the annual St Piran’s Day celebrations get ready to roll out once again this year, we take a look at the man in question, and how we came to celebrate his legacy every 5th March.