Truro - City of Culture?

BBC News - Truro, City of Culture (04/10/09) :: FULL CLIP



This is something which I've actually only just stumbled upon. It raises issues that I think are local to all of us living in Cornwall, and although it might seem far fetched at the moment a lot of what is discussed is very valid on it's own. Cornwall does have a very diverse and individual culture; regardless of whether you support this or not I suppose the issue now is how long will it be before we see somewhere rural be centre of culture. My guess is a very long time.

From PenzanceTourism Twitter Page: Good News for Penzance!

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Don-t-fret-enjoy-weather/article-1728130-detail/article.html


This is definately worth looking at.

Also, check out Andrew Curtis' Twitter page PenzanceTourism here; some really interesting information about tourism and culture in Cornwall!

http://twitter.com/PenzanceTourism

Make a Living Blogging for a Niche Market in Cornwall

This is an article I wrote for Ezine as well as another blog I run called Student Media Today; however I have a theory that the same could be applied to blogging in Cornwall.

Find the article at http://nichepowerblogger.com/blog/103/blogging-for-a-niche-market/

More Images on Updated Flickr Site - Website Update to Follow!

I've just put a few more of my images on my Flickr site (search JCLPhotographs)

I will be transferring my site to Dreamweaver, as promised, very soon; so keep checking back for a completely new look!

Updated Flickr Site!

With the JCLPhotographs Flickr site, I have decided to start again; delete my profile and upload a new set of images which I think correspont better to where I want to go with my photography. Flickr is continuing to be really useful for me, go check out my photos at

J C Little Photographs

and

My Flickr Photostream

     

The Frustration of Cool Winter Weather....

The only problem I have with the weather being the way it is at the moment is the cruel irony of how beautiful it is yet how inaccesable the world seems.

I can hardly drive 100 yards down my road without careering into a hedge or a similarly misplaced granite boulder....yet there is so much out there I want to see! This is the time I miss being able to walk to places of interest...okay Hayle Marks and Spencer is only half a mile away; but granny watching hardly ranks high on the list. I'd love to walk, but carrying camera equipment...not likely...and on a bike I suffer similar fate to in a car. It is truly frustrating!

So, for those of you who have access to some of the most beautiful parts of the world in this beautiful weather we are having; enjoy it!....having said that though, I'll probably have a chance next year; this winter weather looks like it's going to install itself every year!

Cheers for now, keep warm!

A Happy New Year in Cornwall!

Happy New Year!

I hope that 2010 bring you everything you want and deserve. I will be looking forward to much development in Cornwall in 2010; hopefully counteracting a rather disconcerting 2009 for the region. The Newquay airport scandal was something that really caught my attention - and there are many other such incidents which dented the local infrastructure and the region's reputation.

Having said that, there were plenty of occasions when the region was presented in a positive light to the 'outside world.' It is interesting to notice that there were many television programmes, for example, which captured the spirit of Cornwall and in many ways its rugged beauty which continues to attract people the world over. Tourism did well in Cornwall in 2009; boutique hotels such as St. Moritz in Trebetherick and St. Michael in Falmouth highlighting the appearance of a stylish and sophisticated Cornwall which has struggled in previous years. To my mind, this can only be a good thing.

So, I wish everyone a prosperous 2010 and I wish a prosperous time for Cornwall as a whole!

Merry Christmas from Cornish Life!

I'm afraid Christmas is a time in which we are all very busy; and I for one will be too busy to continue updating my blogs as regularly as I would like. However, just a quick message now to wish everyone a very happy holiday and a great Christmas break.

If there's any Cornish or Cornwall related stories anyone has over the festive period then I would love to hear them!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Lights in Cornwall

I live in Angarrack, and in my opinion there is enough evidence to suggest that in recent years the lights in the village have gone overboard. Having said that, I'm learning to like it; to be honest many are rather vulgar and too bright and garish however for me that's now become part of the fun. I love watching young kids and families walking around enjoying the lights and the bracing winter air....and I think it's great to enjoy a bit of old fashioned Christmas spirit and get the kids prised away from the Xbox.

There will be pictures of the lights up on my website very shortly, and I will also upload on the blogs and to Flickr. Keep checking back for more info!

Bye for now,

Christmas in Cornwall!

It's is that time of year again, and a time of year I especially enjoy being in Cornwall for. I have great memories of Christmas in Cornwall - in fact I've never spend Christmas anywhere but...so for this post, I'd really like to hear of your memories of Christmas in this county.

Maybe you have some pictures you would like to share or some memories or stories to talk about; either way I'd love to hear it.

Merry Christmas to everyone, I hope you all have a great break!