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BlackbirdPie Magazine is now available as an on-line publication thanks to funding from ERDF Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (CIOS) Kickstart Grant Scheme. We hope to be able to distribute a printed version in future.

The May/June issue of Blackbird Pie magazine is out, with a FREE digital version on  https://blackbirdpie.co.uk Stuffed ...
17/05/2024

The May/June issue of Blackbird Pie magazine is out, with a FREE digital version on https://blackbirdpie.co.uk
Stuffed with outdoor & indoor adventures, theatre, community fun, literary festivals, and TEC girls’ Future of Flight festival at Culdrose.
Vouchers, offers and free activities can be found throughout Blackbird Pie, including annual passes for locals which make repeat visits free. Just visit www.blackbirdpie.co.uk

Finding local food and visiting farms is fun! The Food Barn between Mylor and Flushing, on Saturday mornings is a great ...
09/04/2024

Finding local food and visiting farms is fun!
The Food Barn between Mylor and Flushing, on Saturday mornings is a great place to meet friends and family, enjoy buying local and sustainable food, and sit down to enjoy coffee and brunch together. The barn is filled with freshly baked bread and cakes, organic, locally-grown fruit and veg, locally-reared meat, locally-sourced milk, butter and cheese, and lots of yummy takeaway food (Bien Manger’s croque monsieur - c’est formidable!) With free parking, dogs welcome and splendid walks. facebook: The Food Barn -Tregew instagram foodbarn.tregew
This holiday, follow Lowenna the Lamb’s trail at the glorious Lost Gardens of Heligan and visit Lobb’s Farm excellent shop in the Heligan carpark, St Ewe, near St Austell. https://www.heligan.com/
Trevaskis Farm, Connor Downs, Hayle – wander around the orchards and watch the frisky Spring lambs and piglets; have a yummy lunch or seriously good homemade cake for tea and visit the excellent farm shop with lots of homegrown and home-reared produce - fruit and vegetables, butchery, fishmongers, deli, dairy and bakery. Open from 8am daily and free to visit. https://www.trevaskisfarm.co.uk/
Strawberry Fields, Lifton has veg straight from the fields and meat fresh from the farm, fresh bread, pies, pasties, quiches, picnic pieces, are made in store daily. The new interactive BIG Spring Trail runs daily until 14 April 10am - 4pm,collect your map, scan QR codes for hints, play games, solve puzzles and meet animals along the way 🦙🐴 Then bounce in the farm barn with GIANT ball pit, super straw pit and new bouncy castle mega slide! 🚜 Tickets from https://strawberryfieldslifton.co.uk/.../the-big-spring...

The brilliant Terry Prachett invented a miserable long-distance lorry driver who didn’t realise he was a Rain God. His 2...
04/04/2024

The brilliant Terry Prachett invented a miserable long-distance lorry driver who didn’t realise he was a Rain God. His 231 different rain types included lashing rain, lightpricking drizzle and blatter blattering. He must be in Cornwall this week! Luckily there are wonderful things to do even if it is lashing it down: our Top 10.
🤩Join the Cornish Caretakers for a hilarious show at the marvellous National Maritime Museum Cornwall, daily at 11am, 1pm & 3pm.
😉Half-price entry (see https://www.blackbirdpie.co.uk/) at the fascinating Museum of Communication PK Porthcurno, immerse yourself in hands-on interactives, games, and play with clay with artist Mae Voogd on 5, 10 & 12 April. www.pkporthcurno.com
😇Hayle Heritage Centre, free entry and 9 & 10 April free drop-in children’s art sessions. New under 5s exploration area and Hayle Herstory exhibition hayleheritagecentre.org.uk
🫠👍Adrenalin-burning indoor play at Jungle Jack’s in Newquay (£1 off voucher page 5 see https://www.blackbirdpie.co.uk/) and at Raze the Roof in Penryn.
🙂Have an egg-citing Easter egg hunt around each quirky turn of Bodmin’s historic Keep; 6 & 7 Apr: friendly Home Front Kitchen Girls, Pam & Laura, spill-the-beans about Easter 'on the ration', 9 Apr: craft sessions, both free with entry. bodminkeep.org.uk
🐣Explore Pendennis Castle’s wonderful winding stone staircases, turrets and tunnels & between showers take a cracking adventure quest in the grounds; 15%off www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/pendennis-castle
✍️Free Saturday Arty Afternoons workshops and lots to explore during the week at Penzance’s Penlee House and Gallery.
😄Free admission & family trails at The Box, Plymouth’s fabulous award-winning museum & art gallery. 9 to 11 April free drop-in creative sessions inspired by our amazing oceans. www.theboxplymouth.com
🤓At the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, create door hangers and decorations inspired by the interactive whimsical show - The Marvellous Mechanical Museum of Automata.
👀Visit your local library – free entry, free borrowing, no fines, fab things on, comfy places to hang out and free audiobooks to enjoy at home – PERFECT!!

04/04/2024

Another winner at the National Maritime Museum

Wasson this Spring!Join the Cornish Caretakers for The Chest of Cornishness! A hilarious and informative show at the mar...
29/03/2024

Wasson this Spring!
Join the Cornish Caretakers for The Chest of Cornishness! A hilarious and informative show at the marvellous National Maritime Museum Cornwall, daily at 11am, 1pm & 3pm.
Present your money-off voucher on Blackbird Pie page 4, when you visit Wheal Martyn Clay Works. Until 28 April follow Hettie Hedgehog’s Great Adventure Trail and explore the nature trail and woodlands.
Roll up! Roll up! Circus Camp at Chyan, near Penryn, on 2 to 7 April with circus workshops, a big top, camping, & acrobatics, juggling, clown & mime & unicycle, tight wire, and stilts! Book on www.ticketsource.co.uk/swamp-circus.
Half-price entry at the fascinating, award-winning Museum of Communication PK Porthcurno, immerse yourself in hands-on interactives, fun games, and play with clay with resident artist Mae Voogd on 3, 5, 10 & 12 April. www.pkporthcurno.com
Holiday clubs at The Writers' Block, 2 to 4 Clinton Road, Redruth,10am-3pm, £20 (bursaries available). 4 Apr: The Story Adventurers for 6-8s, let a well-known story run loose in different directions with making, crafting, reading, & writing. 11 Apr: Drama Workshop for 9-11s, play drama games & learn performance techniques with actress and director Connie Crosby. https://thelittleboxoffice.com/thewritersblock/event
Hayle Heritage Centre celebrates its new exhibition Hayle Herstory; untold women's stories at the heart of a Cornish town, with free drop-in children’s art sessions on the 9 & 10 April & a new under 5s exploration area. hayleheritagecentre.org.uk

Easter Weekend of Fun for the whole family at Lappa Valley!free Duck Races across the lake, find  hidden Easter Eggs and...
28/03/2024

Easter Weekend of Fun for the whole family at Lappa Valley!
free Duck Races across the lake, find hidden Easter Eggs and even sit inside a real steam train! For more details see https://blackbirdpie.co.uk

Near Penzance? Cornwall Heritage Trust Bunnies on the Beacon nature trail on 5 April is just £1 per trail! Penlee House ...
27/03/2024

Near Penzance? Cornwall Heritage Trust Bunnies on the Beacon nature trail on 5 April is just £1 per trail! Penlee House has fab free Arty Afternoons on Saturdays, and just 25 mins away by car or 45 mins by bus is the brilliant PK Porthcurno with half price entry for families when you scan the back cover of Blackbird Pie https://blackbirdpie.co.uk

Cracking Easter Eggstravaganzas!This Easter Weekend take ride on a little train and emerge in a secret world of adventur...
27/03/2024

Cracking Easter Eggstravaganzas!
This Easter Weekend take ride on a little train and emerge in a secret world of adventure at Lappa Valley! There will be fantastic Duck Racing with races across the lake, an Easter Egg Quiz & prizes, and sit inside a Steam Engine! LappaValley.co.uk
Paradise Park, Hayle has wonderful wildlife, an Easter Golden Egg Challenge and an Easter special offer: save £3 per person, just use code BIRD on https://paradisepark.org.uk/plan-your-visit/admission-prices/
Have an egg-citing Easter egg hunt around each quirky turn of Bodmin’s historic Keep; can you find Benedict and the hidden eggs?! bodminkeep.org.uk
Take a cracking adventure quest at Pendennis Castle hunt for clues and explore the winding stone staircases, turrets and tunnels. 15%off via www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/pendennis-castle
Hunt for Eggs at Helston Railway
Follow the adventures of Lowenna the Lost Lamb and enjoy Heligan in Springtime with crafts, activities and chocolate. www.heligan.com
Watch the Quest for the Dragon's Egg at the Poly, Falmouth and become a dragonologist at Enys Gardens, near Penryn! Help the Cornish Dragon Conservation Society and find dragon eggs hidden in the gardens…https://enysgardens.org.uk/
Stithians Lake Activity Centre, 30 Mar: Easter Eggstravaganza on-land and on-water challenges, work together in teams to collect clues and win chocolate. www.swlakestrust.org.uk/Event/stithians-easter-activities-2024
Bounce with bunnies, race with rabbits and hop with hares on beautiful moorland on 5 April! Cornwall Heritage Trust’s Bunnies on the Beacon Nature Activity Trail at Sancreed Beacon, near Penzance, 11am to 3pm, completed trails earn a prize; £1 donation. www.cornwallheritagetrust.org
Free Easter egg hunt, Lucy's café, Higher Harlyn, St Merryn, daily from 29 March to 29 April.

Happy Easter! The new issue of Blackbird Pie magazine is out and about, with a digital version on  https://blackbirdpie....
25/03/2024

Happy Easter! The new issue of Blackbird Pie magazine is out and about, with a digital version on https://blackbirdpie.co.uk It is stuffed with family activities across Cornwall, from exciting indoor and outdoor adventures, thrilling family theatre shows, wonderful trains, and lots of egg-citing Easter Egg Hunts! Vouchers, offers and free activities can be found throughout Blackbird Pie, including annual passes for locals which make repeat visits free and free audio books from Cornwall libraries. Have an egg-cellent holiday!

Get Arty this weekend & in the Easter holidays.Free Saturday Arty Afternoons family workshops at Penzance’s Penlee House...
22/03/2024

Get Arty this weekend & in the Easter holidays.
Free Saturday Arty Afternoons family workshops at Penzance’s Penlee House, with different themes each week, drop-in 2.30 to 3.30pm penleehouse.org.uk
Mini Mess Makers, weekly groups and weekend events in Camborne, Threemilestone & Redruth www.minimessmakers.co.uk quote BLACKBIRD10 for special discount.
Endelienta Arts, St Endellion Hall, Port Isaac. Monthly Make Club with inspirational artists, 10am to 12pm, £5 per family. 23 Mar: Abstract painting. 13 Apr: create simple cross stitch & embroidery patterns. [email protected]. www.endelienta.org.uk
Creative Springtime Activities at Wheal Martyn Clay Works, (money-off voucher on page 4) including clay modelling, decorating Easter baskets and designing an Easter Bunny, weekdays 29 Mar to 12 April.
The Box, Plymouth’s fabulous award-winning museum & art gallery has free admission, free family trails, and on 2 to 4 & 9 to 11 April free drop-in creative sessions inspired by our amazing oceans. www.theboxplymouth.com
Tate St Ives. 24 Mar to 13 Apr: Art Explorers! exploring the galleries with Explorer Backpacks and Tate Shapes activities; free with admission, Locals’ Pass and Tate membership, under age 19s free entry.
Easter Activities at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro include creating door hangers inspired by Cabaret Mechanical Theatre’s interactive, whimsical show - The Marvellous Mechanical Museum of Automata.
This Easter Holidays make a flowerpot with Leach Pottery at the St Ives Community Orchard, FREE for Cornwall residents! https://www.leachpottery.com/easter-make-a-flower-pot
Learn to throw pots sessions for ages 7-11 and 12-18, £10 per child, (some sessions free for TR26 & TR27). https://www.leachpottery.com/easter-holidays-young-potters-throwing-2024

Springtime Theatre Shows This weekend, be enthralled by Indian storytelling and dance in Bodmin, 23 March: Apple 'N' Spi...
21/03/2024

Springtime Theatre Shows
This weekend, be enthralled by Indian storytelling and dance in Bodmin, 23 March: Apple 'N' Spice is inspired by the stories of Ramayana and Snow White intobodmin.co.uk/events/ and 23 March: Anyday at Redruth’s Wesley Chapel, comic, absurd, surreal story performed on a trampoline! www.carntocove.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmk6eaxPLrw
Emma Reeves’ stunning adaptation of Carrie's War, is at The Minack, 29 Mar to 12 April. Coppice Theatre's open-hearted show for ages 3+, How to Catch a Book Witch, 5 Apr: The Writers' Block, Redruth, and 6 Apr: Helston Museum.
Live at Regal Theatre on 10 April: Nick Cope’s Family Show
Bluey’s Big Play, at the Hall for Cornwall, has won ★★★★★ ratings across the board
There are more shows in the Easter issue!

The special discount code for Blackbird Pie readers is valid until 30th April. Quote SPRING24 to access £12.50 off when ...
05/03/2024

The special discount code for Blackbird Pie readers is valid until 30th April. Quote SPRING24 to access £12.50 off when you book your swimming lessons on better.org.uk/lessons. Details in our February issue

The Blackbird has rootled out some amazing family theatre shows including a power-crazy Red Riding Hood gone, battling A...
12/02/2024

The Blackbird has rootled out some amazing family theatre shows including a power-crazy Red Riding Hood gone, battling Arthurian knights, whodunnits and sing-a-long with Matilda!

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Theatres across the county are brimming with fantastic shows this half term. Read of a few below and check the digital magazine for the full list: Hall for Cornwall, Truro. 9 Mar: Sing-a-long-a Matilda The Musical with dance moves, free … Pick of the Shows: What’s on this half term Read More »

Discover the fascinatingly fun activities happening throughout this half term!National Maritime Museum Cornwall Eden Pro...
11/02/2024

Discover the fascinatingly fun activities happening throughout this half term!

National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Eden Project

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There are lots of exciting events being hosted across Cornwall this half term. The highlights below include all things Science and Tech: National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth, 10 to 18 Feb half term Science of the Sea Family fun with … Science and Tech: What’s on this half term Read More ....

Get stuck in with some hands-on history this half term!Penlee House Gallery & Museum Kresen Kernow - Archives and Cornis...
09/02/2024

Get stuck in with some hands-on history this half term!

Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Kresen Kernow - Archives and Cornish Studies Service

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We love hands-on history, and Cornwall Heritage Trust’s FREE Heritage Explorer Day at Treffry Viaduct, near St Austell sounds like a winner. 12 Feb, 11am to 3pm: Explore Cornwall’s incredible industrial past with the team from Cornwall Heritage Trust and … Hands-on History: Half term happening...

What's on this half term? 🤔Find out in the new BlackbirdPie magazine!Fun for all the family at attractions across Cornwa...
07/02/2024

What's on this half term? 🤔

Find out in the new BlackbirdPie magazine!

Fun for all the family at attractions across Cornwall- read more here:

Get ready for an animation explosion this February half-term with Animate Helston! FREE Pop-Up cinemas, storyboarding, shadow puppets workshops, make Morph-inspired models; must book https://museumofcornishlife.co.uk/whats-on Have a half-term hoot with Kids in Museums and Walker Books free national....

What’s on this February and March? Loads! ✨There are madcap science shows and activities, free kids’ tech workshops at C...
05/02/2024

What’s on this February and March? Loads! ✨

There are madcap science shows and activities, free kids’ tech workshops at Cornwall's Festival of Tech, absorbing creative workshops, a free Heritage Explorer Day at Treffry Viaduct, and the new Kids in Museums’ Twitchers mystery adventure trails in four museums.

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The Blackbird is back with all of the activity ideas you need for fantastic family days this half term. Read about what you can get up to in the digital magazine below:

Festive shows & pantomimes🎅🎭There are lots of fabulous family-friendly shows and pantomimes and Peter Pan is literally f...
20/12/2023

Festive shows & pantomimes🎅🎭

There are lots of fabulous family-friendly shows and pantomimes and Peter Pan is literally flying into Hall for Cornwall to do battle with that pantomime villain Captain Hook!

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There’s nothing quite like a bit of theatre to get you and your loved ones into the Christmas spirit. See below for a full programme of events in Cornwall: From 4 to 31 Dec: Peter Pan at Hall for Cornwall, … Festive family theatre across the Duchy Read More »

19/12/2023

Love this! 😊🎅🎄

Santa gets around!
19/12/2023

Santa gets around!

Love this! 😊🎅🎄

☃ Winter wonderlands 🎄✨Trip the light fantastic with late-night Christmas markets and winter wonderlands all over Cornwa...
18/12/2023

☃ Winter wonderlands 🎄✨

Trip the light fantastic with late-night Christmas markets and winter wonderlands all over Cornwall.

The Eden Project is filled with spellbinding patterns of light, you can delight in incredible textures and colours at Heligan, and explore.the dazzling Tunnel of Lights at Shipwreck Treasure Museum, Charlestown.

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As the holidays begin, see where you can enjoy the festive magic with your loved ones: Heligan’s Night Garden Under 5s go free, (Local’s Pass – pay once get in free for a year.) 17 Nov to 2 Jan: Heligan’s … Get into the Christmas spirit: Winter Wonderlands 2023 Read More »

Where's Santa?! 🎅Santa and his elves are dizzyingly busy; their sleigh flight stops can be seen through this issue, from...
10/12/2023

Where's Santa?! 🎅

Santa and his elves are dizzyingly busy; their sleigh flight stops can be seen through this issue, from trains to gardens, from theatres to biomes, and grottos everywhere!

See where you can find him across Cornwall:

There are lots of opportunities to spot Santa across Cornwall this Christmas. See some of the locations below: Bodmin Railway High Tea with Santa and a Winter Steam Up! There will be carols, seasonal food, wreath-making and storytime with Santa. … Spot Santa across Cornwall this Christmas Read Mor...

🎄Christmas what's-on for families ⬇️🗞👀Not long now! Christmas is coming and there are Christmas lights, Santa’s grottos,...
09/12/2023

🎄Christmas what's-on for families ⬇️🗞👀

Not long now! Christmas is coming and there are Christmas lights, Santa’s grottos, outdoor and indoor Winter Wonderlands, and a host of child-friendly theatre shows across the county.
There are low-cost events, free activities, & special offers dotted throughout the magazine.

Have a look through the winter edition here: https://bit.ly/4aeHGeY

Merry Christmas everyone!

Spooky season is upon us and there are lots happening this half term to get you in the spirit! 🧟Read more here:
23/10/2023

Spooky season is upon us and there are lots happening this half term to get you in the spirit! 🧟

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The half-term is underway and the countdown to Halloween is on. Get into the spooky spirit and try one of the activities below: Halloween Quest at Pendennis CastleGrab your broomstick and get ready for a bewitchingly brilliant day out at … Check out these spooky half term happenings! Read More »

Happy half-term! 🎊With Halloween quickly approaching and the weather perfect for an Autumnal walk, there's lots to do ac...
21/10/2023

Happy half-term! 🎊

With Halloween quickly approaching and the weather perfect for an Autumnal walk, there's lots to do across the duchy this week.

Have a read of what you can get up to in the Autumn magazine:
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