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Kresen Kernow, home to the world’s largest collection of documents, maps, books and photographs about Cornwall’s history, is opening its strongrooms for exclusive behind the scenes tours as part of the national Heritage Open Days festival of history and culture from 9 – 14 September.
Trewithen Dairy is witnessing a remarkable surge in clotted cream sales, which is great news for the dairy and farming industry in Cornwall.
A specialist firework company from Bristol has taken home the top prize at the prestigious British Firework Championships 2023.
Dorset History Centre, the county’s archive service has been awarded a £35,000 grant by the Archives Revealed programme at The National Archives.
After a four-year hiatus, the epic two-day cycling challenge, Hilly Hundred is back with a bang for its tenth birthday. This September (Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd), participants will yet again don their fabulously fancy-dress costumes to brave the elements and take on the gruelling hills of Cornwall in aid of breast cancer education charity, CoppaFeel!
A brand-new collaboration between Newquay Business Improvement (BID)’s Love Newquay and Boardmasters will see additional exposure for 16 local businesses via their inclusion on the popular Boardmasters festival app.
Organisers of Cornwall’s surf and music festival, Boardmasters, will donate £50,000 to Newquay’s Concrete Waves Skatepark between now and 2025.
It’s not too late to apply for grants of up to £5000 for a project that brings communities across Dorset together.
The Falmouth Cringe Comedy Festival is returning to Cornwall from 6 – 9 July and this year and the festival is expanding, promising to bring a programme of events that everyone in the community will enjoy. 2023 headliners include Shaparak Khorsandi and Tim Key.
Some 200 people attended a service at Bristol Memorial Woodlands at Alveston, near Bristol, in honour of those who have given their lives in the service of their country this century.
This year, the theme for International Paramedics Day is What Paramedics Do. On July 8, the College of Paramedics, the professional body for paramedics and the ambulance profession in the UK will come together with more than 60 global paramedic associations, higher education institutions and affiliated organisations to raise awareness and create a better understanding of the breadth and depth of work carried out by paramedics around the world.
Jeffrey Robinson, one of the UK’s first chefs to have attained a green Michelin star, has announced his new Cornish outpost – Harbour House – will be opening in late June.
Castle Combe Circuit’s third car race meeting of the year – the Summer Spectacular – will be hosted over the weekend of 10th and 11th June for a thrilling set of races.
Over 120 artists and makers will exhibit their work at venues across BS5 next weekend.
A city centre hotel in Bristol – described as a “beacon of hospitality and hope” by its general manager – has celebrated serving the city – and many of its visitors – for 50 years.
Bristol Memorial Woodlands has partnered with Cruse, the UK’s leading bereavement charity, to organise regular bereavement walking groups.
In 2022, to celebrate the modern Matthew’s 25th anniversary and the 525th anniversary of John Cabot’s voyage across the Atlantic on the original Matthew in 1497, The Matthew of Bristol Trust embarked on a year-long project to further advance the educational aims of the ship and the Trust.
