New Bude & Beyond

09/09/2024

Stand with me and FOUR PAWS UK and urge Meta to crackdown on dangerous dealers selling puppies on Facebook and Instagram.

07/09/2024

More rain expected

Met Office UK weather warnings for rain, wind, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm, lightning and extreme heat.

06/09/2024

Good news to those of us who struggle with headlight glare

A commitment to follow through with commissioning research on the issue of headlight glare has been welcomed

06/09/2024

Concerns over future of council owned car parks

Dozens of car parks could be privately leased as part of plans to make £2m in savings.

06/09/2024

🐾🏆 We’d like to give a big round of a-paws to our dog welfare and enforcement officers who've been recognised for the outstanding care they provide to lost and abandoned pets.

For the 14th year running our stray dog service has received the RSPCA (England & Wales)'s Gold Standard PawPrints award, which recognises teams that go above and beyond to deliver world-class animal welfare services.

Last year the team received 488 reports of dogs that had been found without an owner. The officers look after the animals and, wherever possible, trace the owner. Those who cannot be returned go to rehoming charities.

If a dog gets lost, they’re much more likely to be returned quickly if their microchip details are up-to-date and they have an ID tag on their collar.

Find out more about microchipping and ID tags 👉 https://orlo.uk/Microchipping_and_Dog_ID_Tags_iMqqY

06/09/2024

😋😋😋 ITS FINALLY HERE!!!😋😋😋
Starting this Sunday from 12 noon till 6, it’s all day carvery! Booking recommended to avoid disappointment.

06/09/2024

Posted • Please see Septembers Newsletter 2024. Hard Copy available in the Library.

05/09/2024

Posted • This September we’re celebrating the fantastic heritage of the Path, starting with the South West’s most iconic lighthouses... 🌊

💡 First up, we have Trevose Head lighthouse, positioned atop 150 feet of gigantic grey granite headland. Originally two fixed lights were displayed, of which the High Lighthouse still stands. Nestled around the lighthouse, Trevose’s keepers’ cottages have been converted into holiday lets, so you can experience a stay 75 feet above the crashing sea.

💡 Made famous by Virginia Woolfe’s novel ‘To the Lighthouse’, Godrevy lighthouse’s striking 86-foot white octagonal tower can be viewed from almost anywhere in St Ives! The lighthouse was originally manned by two men who resided in a nearby cottage on the island, working two months on, one month off, until the light was automated in 1939.

💡 The distinctive red and white Portland Bill lighthouse first flashed in 1906, and the optic was removed when re-engineered in 2019. Pay a visit to the lighthouse’s visitor centre and climb the 153 steps to the lantern room for far-reaching views across Dorset’s jurassic coastline 🐚

💡 One of the most photographed lighthouses of the SWCP, Start Point sits abreast a jagged ridge of greenschist and mica-schist rock headland, mirrored by dangerous rocks below. The lighthouse was modernised in 2019, upgrading the existing navigating and control systems, installation of new LED lamps and a hazard warning signal 🚨

💡 Smeaton’s Tower is one of the south west’s most well-loved landmarks, offering fantastic views over the cityscape and Plymouth Sound from its lantern room. One of four lighthouses built to mark the Eddystone Reef, 14 miles south west of Plymouth, the upper part of the lighthouse was brought ashore in 1884 and rebuilt on the granite base it stands on today.

What shall we explore the history of next? 🤔👇

📷 .roamtofreedom 📍 Trevose Head
📷 📍 Godrevy Island
📷 📍 Portland Bill
📷 📍 Start Point
📷 📍 Plymouth Hoe

05/09/2024

More rain ahead

The Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for the region over a period of three days from Wednesday.

05/09/2024

Jobs freeze on hospitals in Cornwall

The trust, which employs about 6,700 staff, introduces a three month freeze on employment.

05/09/2024

Goodo

The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way tickets were sold for next year’s reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis.

05/09/2024

Cheering stuff!

The Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for the region over a period of three days from Wednesday.

05/09/2024

I've often wondered ... what are slugs good for?

They may be eating your greens, but slugs have their uses.

05/09/2024

Great idea but there is also a downside: some single track lanes get very narrow and as vehicles get ridiculously large, walking them can be difficult (as one who walks them every day and regularly ends up shoved in the brambles). What’s the answer?

Farmers urged to limit hedge cutting to aid nature

Farmers are being asked to consider cutting their hedges only once every two-to-three years.

04/09/2024

04/09/2024

Cornwall Libraries bucking UK trend

A total of 23 of the 27 libraries in the county are run by local organisations or volunteers.

04/09/2024

Posted • 💛 Go gold for September to raise awareness of childhood cancer 💛

As you are probably aware by now, September is childhood cancer awareness month. We ask you to go gold for September - buy a gold ribbon, change your profile picture, spread our gold information! ⁣
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Gold is the chosen colour for ALL childhood cancer - it’s represents resilience and is a precious metal, just like our precious children 💛⁣

Raise awareness and learn the signs and symptoms - early detection is key!

03/09/2024

📟 Call Out #56
Sunday September 1st, 2024

Bude Coastguard Rescue Team were paged to support paramedics and the Devon Air Ambulance following the report of an unwell male on the coast path close to Efford Beacon. Devon & Cornwall Police were also in attendance.

With casualty care in hand, the team provided a public cordon, assisted in getting a land ambulance to the casualty's position, and maintained a secure take-off zone for the helicopter.

Once the casualty was on board the ambulance and the helicopter had departed the scene, the team were stood down.

02/09/2024

Coolest UK summer since 2015

The UK has seen its coolest summer for nine years, though it has been a season of contrasts across the country.

02/09/2024

Borrow a blood pressure monitor at Cornwall Libraries

Cornwall Council says anyone with a library card can borrow a machine for up to three weeks.

02/09/2024

Oyster Festival postponed

Organisers say the event is no longer financially viable in its current format.

02/09/2024

Bude Sea Pool makes the news

The Bude Sea Pool team is fundraising to become England's first licensed venue for sea weddings.

02/09/2024

RNLI patrols slim down as summer ends

Swimmers are warned to use beaches with a lifeguard service during off-peak season.

02/09/2024

Rugby and dementia programme

Best friends feature in BBC1 and i-player documentary about rugby and head injuries.

02/09/2024

Single-word Ofsted school ratings to be scrapped

Labour announces end of high-stakes judgments, to be replaced by report cards that grade schools in four categories

02/09/2024

Looking at current accommodation prices, this isn’t too surprising to me. Any thoughts?

Tough year for tourism as sun sets on peak season

The South West has had a "challenging year" as visitors cut back on spending, tourism bosses say.

02/09/2024

Forgive a little self- indulgence but this took up quite a few years of my life …
Pamela Colman Smith, tarot artist, moved from London to The Lizard, Cornwall, and eventually to Bude where she ended her days. Thanks to

Posted • This 2011 tarot card of the IV of Wands by John Cussans, depicts Pamela Colman’s house, Parc Garland, Lizard, Cornwall. I was taken by this illustration by artist Cussans, as it’s one of my favorite cards along with Pamela’s former home. The house was up for sale in 2018, Dawn Robinson of Bude Cornwall, wrote an article on the house, (https://budedawn.co.uk/2021/10/03/parc-garland-update/) and Mary K. Greer found listings for it and for the ebay listings for the fireplace, which now resides at Treadwell’s Books in London.

01/09/2024