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Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by bigAPE
(Post 6497771)
I have to say I have never been a fan of St Austell. I grew up in Penzance and Camborne, but spent the 8 years before we left at our home in Portreath on the Coast north of Redruth. I love my home in Portreath and I love Cornwall, there is little to compare when it comes to views and countryside.
Al |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 6497804)
Got loads of very good friends down that way and would definitely live there if we had to return to the UK permanently.
Cornish born, Cornish bred. Strong in the arm, thick in the head. :thumbup: Al |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 6493410)
Bix's posts just reinforces that sometimes the deal some migrants get in Australia is better than the deal they got in the UK and no amount of picture-postcard tourist areas or the legacy of Charles Dickens and Graham Greene (etc) will change their day to day life.
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Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by Stormz
(Post 6493581)
Makes me sad. Love Cornwall (especially Perrenporth)
Originally Posted by DunRoaminTheUK
(Post 6493610)
It's dispelled some illusions that I have about the West Country (Cornwall).
Please don't take what I said as a generalisation of the whole of Cornwall. It was aimed squarely at St.Austell and close district. It is not (I hope) representative of what is happening elsewhere in the county. Could I live in Cornwall again ? Oh yes, but not in that part. |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by soapy
(Post 6494343)
you took photos of shite!!!!:lol:
bix you need help pal:p Da Boss was my tripod :D |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by propercornish
(Post 6497710)
what a great post Bix. You're spot on in more ways than one about the town;)
Glad your Dads ok Heather |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by bigAPE
(Post 6497838)
Cornish born, Cornish bred. Strong in the arm, thick in the head.
Most of us true Cornish are they say :p |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by Bix
(Post 6497983)
I had help :)
Da Boss was my tripod :D |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by Bix
(Post 6497992)
Are we related ?
Most of us true Cornish are they say :p A lot of this land (especially Victoria) is here today because of our innate Cornish ability to dig great mines and sire lots of children :sneaky: |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by bigAPE
(Post 6498132)
We is all Couzin Jacks now me han'sum, but my ancestors come from Madron north of Penzance.
A lot of this land (especially Victoria) is here today because of our innate Cornish ability to dig great mines and sire lots of children :sneaky: The GM up here was taught in the Camborne School of Mines as was his predescessor. Mining and pasties are two of the most important thing we gave the world. :thumbup: |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by Bix
(Post 6498157)
Mining and pasties are two of the most important thing we gave the world. :thumbup:
Al |
Re: UK visit
Carrots :eek:
Here's an interesting story I picked up on whilst over there... Cornish pasties travel to Cyprus - Published: 30 May, 2008 Pasty maker Crantock Bakery is now supplying pasties to the Cypriot market. The Cornish company has agreed a deal with Ayia-Napa-based The Pasty Mine, set up by Cornish couple Jon and Julie Carter. All the pasties sold at the Pasty Mine will be made at Crantock Bakery to a traditional recipe and are hand-crimped before being blast-frozen ready for transportation. The Carters moved from Cornwall to Cyprus specifically to set up their business. Julie Carter said: "The response has been absolutely fantastic; in the first week alone we've sold over 1,000 pasties. "And it's not just the holidaymakers who have shown an interest since the shop officially opened on 21 April. Locals have also been really interested in sampling a traditional Cornish pasty and they keep coming back for more." Nick Ringer, managing director of Crantock Bakery, said: "The opening in Cyprus is another example of Crantock Bakery developing new markets not just in the UK, but across Europe. "We are delighted to be bringing the much-loved Cornish pasty to a wider audience." The overseas outlet is the latest opening for the New- quay-based bakery. Crantock's Cornish Pasties can already be found in shops across Spain and Portugal. |
Re: UK visit
And how about Australia's little Cornwall
http://www.yorkepeninsula.com.au/directory/moonta.aspx Kernewek Lowender is the world's largest Cornish Festival; it's held every odd year in May. Attractions include Cornish dancing, crafts, Cornish folk singing, pasty making, and many events for the children. It's a great family festival. |
Re: UK visit
Originally Posted by Bix
(Post 6498251)
And how about Australia's little Cornwall
http://www.yorkepeninsula.com.au/directory/moonta.aspx Kernewek Lowender is the world's largest Cornish Festival; it's held every odd year in May. Attractions include Cornish dancing, crafts, Cornish folk singing, pasty making, and many events for the children. It's a great family festival. Newquay????....oh my!! :(...just not what I expected it to be or what I was led to believe it was like :( Still better than my hometown though. |
Re: UK visit
Ah, Bugle has a fond place in my heart.
I scored a great goal there once. Need a good reason to go there. ;) |
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