West Penwith Commemorates 90th Anniversary of Levant Mining Disaster

FROM BBC CORNWALL WEBSITE

'It's 90 years since a tragic Mining accident took place in west Cornwall. The main rod of the Man Engine at Levant Mine in west Cornwall broke killing 31 miners and injuring many more. See archive film and rare photos from 1919.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/content/articles/2009/10/16/history_levant90_feature.shtml

I have always felt a real connection to the areas around St Just and Pendeen. It is not somewhere I confess to have considerable heritage, however there is such a human element to the landscape and a friendly face to the community that I cannot help but feel at home. I was touched, therefore, to learn about the commemorations taking place for the 90th anniversary of the tragic mining disaster which affected so many people's lives. It is a story of a happy, content but hard working community torn to pieces by a tragic accident - and it is not a hyperbole to say that most of the people that were there at this event were directly related to many of the victims.

It is nice to see something which is not altogether affected by politics, torn apart by polemicism or affected by rampant sentimentality. It is clear that this was a painful event, but from the information I got it seemed to be a truly meaningful and poignant service...and something which the community was justifably proud.

Interesting Post - Nigel Pengelly's Blog

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Just found this and read it....probably encapsulates a lot of what there is to be said about Cornish culture and the way it is changing.

Reflections of Summer - Part 2

I was sitting here in my house in Egham, Surrey (while at Uni) pondering what people who come to Cornwall on holiday go back to after summer. It then came to my atention that in the majority, Cornwall is a form of escapism for the British public in a way possibly no other place could be.

By and large, a lot of people I talked to over the summer said to me; 'We're thinking of moving down here eventually.' A lot of holidaymakers seemed to be scouting - scouting for opportunities to better their lives by moving down to Cornwall.

To be honest I can't blame them...I have been very fortunate that I have grown up surrounded by the beauty of Cornwall....but if I've learnt one thing over the last couple of summers by talking to people on holiday...it's that almost everyone would love an opportunity many of us are already in by living in Conwall.

Aid boxes go from Newquay Airport

500 charity boxes have been painstakingly x-rayed and loaded on to a cargo plane heading for Burkina Faso at Newquay Airport

The boxes, which each contain a tent, sleeping bags and cooking equipment and cost over £400, were loading on to the Antonov aircraft at Newquay airport....it is the first time Shelbox, a Cornwall based charity, has used its local airport which was given Civil Aviation Authority status earlier this year.

Cornish Life Blog and other JCLPhotographs Blogs Up and Running!

Yes that's right guys, I have finally got internet in my house and am starting the long, difficult process of updating my blogs, all my content, design as well as taking photography, having dissertation tutorials for University and picking what I want to do with my life! It's going to be a pretty busy year, hopefully I'll be able to keep up to date with this but apologies in advance if I don't keep to regular update intervals as I normally do!

Part two of Reflections of Summer is coming up, as well as looking forward to Winter in Cornwall, and asking how different people who run small businesses cope out of season.

See you soon!

As I have already stated on my Student Media Today blog, moving back to Uni from Cornwall is a very unique experience. I am moving house, and therefore will have no internet which will mean that blog updates will not be happening very regularly! I will do my best to get new photography on my JCL Photographs website, however as I'm sure many of you know moving into a new place at uni can be a very confusing time indeed and I may be a little while before I am organised enough to set up a new phone line and internet connection!

So, for the meantime I bid you farewell and leave hoping that I will be back posting on my blogs in the very near future. Additionally, as I'm back in London, look out for more diverse topics on my blogs and also very different photography on my website....I will be starting (after Reflections of Summer) a new topic of discussion regarding Cornish student living away....check back for more info about that asap!

Cheers for now, take care

Beautiful Blue Skies in Cornwall!

Yes, that's right, Cornwall finally has some beautiful weather for us to enjoy!

It's also good photographing weather, so it's a good time, therefore, to point out a few updates that will be happening to J C Little Photographs over the next few days and weeks. I have taken some more pictures today based around Hayle - mostly nostalgic really as I'm back off to uni on Sunday but they do have some significance...some of them are good enough to be put on the website so that I will do tonight.

Here's to hoping the good weather will continue!

John Stedman Photography - Link Added

John is a local photographer, as I'm sure many people already know, and he takes fantastic pictures of Cornwall - quite obviously taking his inspiration from the sea and the natural Cornish environment.
Go check him out at www.johnstedman.co.uk

Tsunami Hits Cornwall? Could it Happen on This Scale?

Tsunami Hits Cornwall

What do you reckon? I know it's not all that realistic, but the graphics are pretty good I think.

Could this happen? How do you think global warming will affect places like Penzance in the next few years? This is an interesting topic - in thousands or maybe even hundreds of years, most of Cornwall may well be underwater.

I'm not really a huge expert on the issue of climate change although I take a fairly balanced view on it. There are no doubts as to the dangers of such massive changes in the earth's climate, and in many ways I believe teams in Cornwall should be at the forefront of new developments to combat it because of the dangers that face the county in the next few years and beyond. All is can say is watch this space!!

Another Youtube Video. (Sorry for the Poor Quality!)

J C Little Photography - Moving away from Cornwall to Uni

Sorry about the delay! I will fix this next time and record the video with proper recording editing software!