1. Lafrowda Day
St Just’s Fiesta. Once again the sun shone.,The streets, squares and Plen-an-Gwary were filled with happy people, stalls, dancers, processions and music.
Ready
Gentle chaos as stall-holders set up
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Lunch-time crowds
The Cook Book was busy with food, drink and books. We were beautifully organised by Becca so that everyone knew what they had to do to ensure our guests were served quickly, tables were cleared as they emptied and the washing-up never took over. Hard work to be sure, but we all enjoyed the buzz!
Market Square
She just dropped in for tea ...
... while the rest of The Kernow Cabina Girls waited outside
Lafrowda – Old Cornish name meaning ‘The church of the good cross’
Lafrowda Day was born in 1996, the brainchild of Mary-Ann Bloomfield and Bridget Gibbs who had been asked to include more young people in St Just’s annual Music Festival Week. Their idea – for a full day of music and arts on the final day, called after the old name for St Just – has grown like topsy.
2. Donating books
A fair number of people very generously give us books to sell. We always explain that we are not a charity and are always grateful for their generosity. Just recently we were given some quite valuable books. This was explained to the donor who still didn’t want any money for them. She did agree that we could give our chosen charity the amount we would have paid if we were to have bought them. We were delighted to send a cheque for £100 to Combat Stress.
Founded as The Ex-Services Mental Health Charity in 1919 in the aftermath of the Great War, this is what they say about their work today on their website www.combatstress.org.uk:
Why Combat Stress exists
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading military charity specialising in the care of Veterans’ mental health.
We treat conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety disorders. Our services are free of charge to the Veteran.
Since 2005 the number of ex-Service men and women seeking our help has risen by 72%. And we have a current caseload of more than 4,300 individuals. This already includes 102 Veterans who have served in Afghanistan and 400 who served in Iraq.
In March 2010 our Patron HRH The Prince of Wales launched our major fundraising campaign – The Enemy Within Appeal.
The £30 million, three-year appeal is designed to help us treat the escalating number of psychologically injured Veterans who are turning to us for help, by:
- Establishing 14 Community Outreach Teams nationwide
- Enhancing clinical treatment at our three short-stay treatment centres
Now, as a matter of course, if people donate books to us, we ask them if they would like us to make a donation to Combat Stress.
3. Early Morning Mists
We have had some beautiful days – and some that are as thick as a bag!
The spiders are out in force, but where are the wrens and swifts? Maybe the cold winter put paid to the wrens which is a real shame. I’ve only seen two swifts this year, the first on 9th July.
Early morning on the cliff
Pearl Fishers
Pearl fisher 1
Pearl fisher 2
Pearl fisher 3
Pearl fisher 4
Pearl fisher 5
Pearl fisher 6
Golf club sentries
Heather
The stack
Carn Gloose
