SPUTNIK LANDS AT LOWER TREAVE!

Following the sudden and unexpected demise of our Wi-Fi providers (not sure exactly what happened to them...one day they were virtually there...next day they were virtually gone...sign of the times I suppose) we have moved over to the 'SPUTNIK' system to provide free wi-fi throughout the site. It's been running now for 4 days and guests seem to be making good use of it. There is increased bandwidth available to visitors and we have improved reception...particularly around the reception area funnily enough. This means you will be able to take your laptop into the laundry and watch the internet world go around whilst the washing does likewise.

Surf's up...!

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Don't forget your torch when camping at Lower Treave!

With one year to go until the Olympic Flame arrives in the UK, London 2012 has announced the first 74 locations welcoming the Flame during the 70-day Olympic Torch Relay.

The Torch Relay will start from Land's End on 19 May 2012, carried by 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers. It will come within an hour of 95 per cent of the population of the UK....and within a minute of Lower Treave!

We've already taken bookings from guests who want to be at this once in a lifetime event and you can get full details of the rest of the route here http://www.london2012.com/olympic-torch-relay

Young people from across the UK help LOCOG Board Member Jonathan Edwards and Olympic mascot Wenlock celebrate the announcement at Land's End

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Where Are They Now?

This great shot of a fledgling wren family was taken last year down by the pond by regular visitor Steve Thomas.

Lots of smaller birds around this year...sparrows, wagtails, robins, swallows; not sure what makes this a better year than others. There are more cereal crops in the fields than the usual cabbage and cauli. Perhaps they prefer cornflakes to veg?

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On Yer Bike...!

Setting off from Lower Treave tomorrrow are the intrepid pedallers of moreadventure.

Tonight they bask in the sunshine of a Cornish evening, slightly breezy, but very pleasant, before climbing into the saddle for their adventure to John O' Groats.

Full details of supported rides and other adventures here:

http://www.moreadventure.co.uk/

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JUST GASSIN'

You wait all week...and then two come along at once!

Steve the Gas takes a well earned break whilst queuing to get his lorry on site as his colleague refills the bulk LPG tank.

Steve works for Bennetts Gas of Penzance who supply all the bottles and cylinders to the park. They provide an excellent service and ensure you can keep the camping stove burning.

Give them a wave next time you see their lorry out and about in Penwith!

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NEW ARRIVALS!

Two new foals have arrived in the last couple of weeks in the field next to us.

This is 'Louis' (photographed by Julie on his birthday) ....

....and I'll get a picture of the other one when I can catch up with it...at three days old, it still has the legs on me!


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GET SNAPPY!

‘People in Landscape’ is the title of a new photo competition. The winning pictures will be used to illustrate a new book about the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and AONB Partnership publications over the next year.

Winners will be prominently featured in the December issue of myCornwall magazine.

Prizes include a guided walk and picnic in the AONB, a boat trip on the Fal, membership of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, a year’s subscription to myCornwall and local Cornish produce.

How to enter:

You may submit up to three photos.

You may interpret the title ‘People in Landscape’ in any way you see fit as long as it relates to the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Photographs may be in full colour or black and white and saved as jpg or tiff at the highest quality setting.

Send your images by email to: info@cornwall-aonb.gov.uk by the closing date of 30th September 2011.

For full details and competition rules visit the Cornwall AONB website: http://www.cornwall-aonb.gov.uk/

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SPINY NORMAN - Please Drive Carefully!

There are three of these little chaps wandering the site at the moment!

They're very busy hunting for grubs and worms...too busy to keep an eye out for cars!

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MATT'S VIEW

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On Yer Bike!

Leaving Lower Treave this morning on the first leg of his journey is Javed Saddique. Javed, will cycle the entire route, a total of 1300 miles from Land’s End to John O’ Groats. Javed grew up in Bolton, was a keen cyclist as a youngster and is now a professional cycling instructor with CTC. This is going to be a real test of endurance with each day starting and finishing from different locations in all the towns and cities that he passes through, and he needs your help along the way.

You can get fit and raise funds for the children of Haiti this summer by participating in his ‘Ride4Haiti’. In partnership with the Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC- the UK’s biggest cycling charity, founded in 1878, Patron HM The Queen, President Jon Snow) and Muslim Hands, an NGO working to alleviate suffering in over 40 countries since 1993.

There will be activities and fund raising taking place at each stage with all proceeds raised going to support the children of Haiti. Activities will include; group rides, a variety of bicycles for visitors to sample (tandem, adaptable bikes, tricycles, bmx, folding and more). There will be food stalls offering healthy international food and the chance for ‘cycling novices’ to learn from the CTC professionals.

Local celebrities and media will be showing their support at many of the fun days taking place in some of the major cities along the route.

Though Javed is leading the way, his ride is meant to bring communities the routes have been planned to make it easy for everyone to participate on different sections.

That’s why they’ve planned regular shorter rides so that families and new cyclists of all ages and levels of fitness can get involved.

Whether you’re a professional cyclist, an amateur or don’t even know one end of a bicycle from another- there’s a place for you on Ride4Haiti.

To join in, click on the cyclist icon on the Google map on this link

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Good luck Jav!

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CAN YOU HELP PLEASE...?

CoaST are working on the European Project called STEPPA (Sustainable Tourism in Entrepreneurship in Protected Areas); comparing sustainable practices in National Parks and Protected Areas in Europe and investigating how we can improve such important practices.

Most of our visitors come to Cornwall for the environment and visit one or more of the 12 distinctive Cornwall Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) during their stay. We would like to ask your visitors a few questions about their ideas and thoughts about how we can develop sustainable tourism in those beautiful protected areas so the environment remains beautiful!

We are now conducting a short survey, only takes 2 minutes of your time, and would really appreciate it if you could fill in an online questionnaire. It would be great if loads of you could fill in the form and we can produce a fantastic result from Cornwall! The deadline is 31st July 2011.

The link to the Survey:

http://elomake.joensuu.fi/lomakkeet/2602/lomake.html

Thank you so much for your participation.
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COOL RUNNING...for a little while!

Good luck today to participants in the Endurance Life Classic Quarter; a merry romp along the cliff tops from The Lizard to Lands End.

The Endurancelife Classic Quarter Ultra Marathon was first hosted in 2007 with great success. The idea for the event was originally conjured up by an enterprising Cornish businessman, surfer and ‘reluctant' endurance athlete one day whilst out on his regular local trail running route, around Lizard Point. From the point, he could just make out Lands End in the far distance, and he wondered.., he wondered whether he might be able to run there, in one day, non stop? He concluded that with some proper training and a good dose of bloody mindedness, it could be done. He also concluded that it would be a great way to raise some funds for a very worthy organisation, Cornwall Hospice Care. Endurancelife were asked to get the event off the ground and the 'Classic Quarter' was born.

The challenge is brutally simple. To run between dawn and dusk from the southern most point, to the western most tip of Cornwall (and of course England), along the legendary South West Coast Path! That translates to running a quarter of the compass from Lizard Point to Lands End non-stop, hence the name.

The course follows 44 miles of the mesmerising SW Coast Path with innumerable s teep climbs and descents. This is the ultimate trail runner’s rush, with spectacular exposure and challenging terrain, all a stones throw away from the gently lapping, or potentially pounding Atlantic swells. There is also the unpredictable weather to contend with along the way, every runner must be well prepared mentally and physically.

The Classic Quarter can be undertaken as a relay team of two or four, or as an epic solo effort by the intrepid and well prepared lone runner. Last year the atmosphere of keen and friendly rivalry was a highlight, with the relay category being contested right up the final couple of miles.

In the first year, 60 brave souls set off from Lizzard point in a howling westerly gale, it was an epic day and resulted in £3000 being raised for the Hospices. Over the years many thousands of pounds have been raised, and a record 205 runners signed up for the 2010 event.
 
We are happy to host a number of the runners here at Lower Treave and wish them well.....forecast for today, a dull misty start, but brightening by lunchtime to be warm and sunny!
 

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BY THE LIGHT...OF A SLIPPERY MOON!

Why not make your way to Chapel Carn Brea on Wednesday night to join other skywatchers viewing a full lunar eclipse! Amateur astronomers from The Lands End Observatory Network will be there from dusk until midmight to talk you through the experience...and we'll leave the gate open until 1215am so you can get vehicles back on site (quietly please).

Time to check for hairs on the palms of your hands!

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GOATSUCKER!

Great spot from Mike Clayton-Harding camping down at the far end of Lower Treave. Last night he both saw and heard a Nightjar!

Nightjars are nocturnal birds and can be seen hawking for food at dusk and dawn. With pointed wings and long tails their shape is similar to a kestrel or cuckoo. Their cryptic, grey-brown, mottled, streaked and barred plumage provides ideal camouflage in the daytime. They have an almost supernatural reputation with their silent flight and their mythical ability to steal milk from goats; hence the alternative name. The first indication that a nightjar is near is usually the male's churring song, rising and falling with a ventriloquial quality.

Also on Mike's list of sightings at Lower Treave this year are Hen Harrier and Cuckoo (not to be mistaken for a goatsucker).

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PUKKA JOB!

You might want to get behind these guys....they look better from behind!

On June 3rd 2011, a group of the Nottingham Lions Ice Hockey Team will be tackling the UK's highest 3 peaks in a 24 hour period.

Accompanied by their faithful driver Mick Colegate, the team will travel over 1000 miles and will ascend and descend 42km of mountain, a Marathon's worth of trekking!

They are undertaking this challenge to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, any donation you can make will be greatly appreciated. http://www.justgiving.com/lions3peaks

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Schhhh.....it happens!

Remember...when you flush something away...there is no such place as 'away'!

In our case, once a year our 5000 gall tanks have to be 'desludged' ready for the summer. Today was our 'away' day. Not a great job...but there's far worse in the world. The contents go 'away' to one of the local treatment plants.

A good time for us all to think about how we assume this stuff will just go 'away'. Check out the SAS website   for a real insight into where 'away' is.....

We'll do our bit to make sure the environment you have your holiday in is as safe and as pleasant as we can make it. You can really help by just pausing for a moment before you put that cotton bud (or worse) down the loo and remembering.....there is no such place as 'away'.

Schhhh....it happens!

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BRILLIANT TESLA AT LANDS END

Having spent most of the day underneath the 15 yr old Hilux pick-up rebuilding the front hubs, I was delighted to put down the spanners and get an invite from Matt Trevaskis of ecodrive to join him at Lands End for the arrival of a Tesla Roadster at the iconic signpost, marking the unveiling of a high power charging network from Lands End to John O'Groats.

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors  has partnered with UK hotels and tourist destinations to install the network, comprised of ten charge stations throughout Great Britain.

Each charge station is privately owned and available for public use, either provided free or for a nominal fee. The network is the result of a grass-roots effort by forward-thinking hotels and resorts and Roadster drivers. Now Roadster owners can enjoy their cars' breathtaking accelleration and 212 mile range as they tour Great Britain, and conveniently recharge while having a meal, using leisure facilities, or indulging in an overnight stay.

Tesla's High Power Connector (HPC) delivers a whopping 70 amps of electricity, fully charging an empty battery in less than three hours, and "topping off" a partially-charged battery in a fraction of that time. Complimenting the HPC network, Zero Carbon World   a charity dedicated to creating a clean energy future, has installed medium power connectors (MPCs), delivering 32 amps, at several sites throughtout Britain. Tesla's forthcoming Model S luxury saloon can also charge on the entire network.

The historic drive, from John O' Groats, on Scotland's northeast tip, to Land's End, in the far southwest, combined the Roadster's long range with the network's high power charging. On Saturday Kevin Sharpe, founder of Zero Carbon World, set off from John O' Groats in his electric blue Tesla Roadster along with EV expert David Peilow, both taking turns at the wheel.

'After crossing the country on a single charge in a Tesla Roadster, I realised that national coverage would require surprisingly few charge stations,' said David Peilow. 'I worked out the minimum number of sites for all of Britain to be reached, and found locations where drivers would be keen to stop and recharge. Once the benefits of hosting an EV charger were explained, most sites jumped at the chance to have one.'

The new network embodies Zero Carbon World's vision of a carbon-free society, and shows that eliminating fossil fuel emissions is well within our grasp,' said Kevin Sharpe. 'The network empowers people to make choices that are pleasurable and consistent with their values of environmental stewardship. I'm thrilled to be the first EV owner to make the drive from John o'Groats to Lands End.'

The welcoming committee at Lands End...Lower Treavers on the right!

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NOT SURE I'LL SLEEP TONIGHT!

It's here!

RFU Championship Final

Pirates v Worcester

7.45pm Wed 11 may 2011 at the Mennaye (second leg at Worcester a week later)

On Sky. On BBC Radio Cornwall.

Eight of us going from Lower Treave....

Give us a 'P'...

Give us an 'I'...

Give us an 'R'.....Aaaaaargh!

CORNISH PIRATES...the Aaaaargh in rugby!

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GOODBYE OLD FRIEND

It is with much sadness that we have to tell you that Sooty, Campsite Dog Number One has passed away.

He died peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Thursday morning (unable to face the Election Day coverage and knowing that his work to track down Bin Laden was done) at the ripe old age of 16 years and 1 week.

Always a character and probably the wild card in the pack, you could count on Sooty to be just that bit more independent than the rest. Having regularly spent nights out with the foxes and picking fights with larger celebrity dogs, his halitosis was legend and his determined rolling gait unmistakable.

Much missed by family, friends and rest of the pack alike; rest in peace old friend.

Thanks to all Family and Friends for their kind condolences.

'Sooty'

30 April 1995 - 5 May 2011

Sooty and Bilbo the Lifeguard Dog square up for Round One...pick on someone your own size Sooty! 

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MAY'S AWAY!

Setting off this morning from Lower Treave is one of the first 'LeJoggers' of the season.

Simon May is cycling from Lands End to John O' Groats to raise money for Diabetes UK .

You can follow his progress here http://simonslejog.blogspot.com/  and you can donate here .

Good luck Simon, sorry about the damp start today, but it looks to be brightening later.

It's all downhill from here!

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PIGEON POST!

Residents may have noticed occassional loss of service on the wi-fi over the last few days. This is happening because of problems with the service provider's servers in America....and....unlike most things...we have no control over that. We're working on getting a solution and ask that you bear with us through the quiet times and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

You could perhaps try a non-electronic holiday?...we believe the beach is still 'on-line'! Alternatively, the local pigeon population has been waking me early, why not send a message with them to a far-off place!

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HAPPY CAMPERS!

In a study, 93% of campers said camping can make you happier.

 

There’s growing evidence that simply spending time outdoors surrounded by nature is linked to improved psychological wellbeing. But there is a theory that the beneficial effects of camping go deeper than if we just go for a walk, a bike ride or a day trip.

 

In fact, research suggests that something more transformational happens when we camp.

 

According to Dr Kaye Richards, from Liverpool John Moores University, camping allows us to get away from the routines – and relative comforts – of our daily lives. And even though camping and caravanning today is a much more comfortable experience thanks to modern equipment and facilities, the simple fact that we have taken ourselves out of our normal environment and into a different one, surrounded by nature, means we act, think and even communicate differently with each other.

 

The Top Five statements that campers agree with are:

 

• Camping generates happy memories
• Camping recharges your batteries
• Camping makes you appreciate nature more
• Camping expands your horizons
• Camping is fun for all the family

A review of over 60 academic studies looking into the benefits of camping, supplemented by research, shows that camping has a wealth of riches to offer:

 

• It promotes family cohesion, satisfaction, togetherness and fulfillment
• It encourages rest, relaxation and restoration
• It facilitates children’s learning and has a positive effect on behaviour
• It improves social interaction
• It makes us feel better – mentally and physically
• It creates memories, traditions and special places that stay with you for life
• It really does make us happier!

"Wake up in a tent or caravan with the wrap-around freedom of the great outdoors. Discover what makes the great outdoors tick in harmony with all that you have dreamed of." (David Bellamy)

 

 

 

What are you waiting for...get camping! Get happy!

 

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PIRATES V TAFFS - 1 May 2011

Beat the Taffs...through to the final...beat Wuss twice in the two leg final and we're in the premiership!

Simples...apart from the fact we haven't got a stadium to play in!

http://stadiumforcornwall.com/

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LATEST 'WHAT'S ON' IN CORNWALL FOR 2011

What’s On Round-Up

24th – 26th March
Porthleven Theatre Festival
http://www.ista.co.uk/

25th – 27th March

Oyster Gathering & Seafood Harvest, Falmouth
http://www.cornishnativeoysters.co.uk/

25th March – 3rd April

Falmouth Spring Festival - Falmouth's newest festival!
http://www.falmouth.co.uk/

26th – 27th March

Falmouth Spring Flower Show

http://www.carrickleisureservices.org.uk/

2nd – 3rd April

Cornwall Spring Flower Show, Lostwithiel

http://www.cornwallflowershow.co.uk/

4th – 8th April

Boscastle Walking Week

http://www.visitboscastle.co.uk/

9th April

Porthleven Food & Music Festival

http://www.porthlevenfoodfestival.co.uk/

10th – 17th April
St Endellion Easter Music Festival
http://www.endellion.org.uk/

18th April – 2nd May

Art in the City Festival, Truro

http://tourism.truro.gov.uk/

27th April – 2nd May

Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival, Truro

http://www.cimvcf.org.uk/

30th April

Trevithick Day, Camborne

http://www.trevithick-day.org.uk/

2nd May
Padstow May Day
www.padstow.com/obby_oss/obby_oss.php

7th May
Helston Flora Day
http://www.helstonfloraday.org.uk/

12th – 21st May
Daphne du Maurier Festival, Fowey
http://www.dumaurierfestival.co.uk/

27th May – 5th June
Fal River Festival, Falmouth, Truro, Roseland
http://www.kingharryscornwall.co.uk/

27th – 30th May
Run to the Sun Festival, Newquay
http://www.runtothesun.co.uk/

3rd – 5th June
Looe Lugger Festival
http://www.visit-southeastcornwall.co.uk/

9th – 11th June
Royal Cornwall Show, Wadebridge
http://www.royalcornwallshow.org/

17th – 19th June
Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival
www.falmouthshout.com/festival.html

17th – 19th June
Rock Oyster Festival, St Minver, Wadebridge
http://www.rockoysterfestival.co.uk/

17th – 26th June
Polperro Festival
http://www.polperrofestivalsandlights.co.uk/

18th – 26th June
Golowan Festival, Penzance
http://www.golowan.org/

26th June – 2nd July

Mevagissey Feast Week

http://www.mevagisseyfeastweek.org.uk/

1st – 16th July

Lafrowda Festival, St Just

http://www.lafrowda-festival.co.uk/

9th July

Liskeard Agricultural Show

http://www.liskeardshow.org/

11th July

Stithians Show

http://www.stithiansshow.org.uk/

20th July

RNAS Culdrose Air Day, Helston

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/

21st – 24th July

Port Eliot Festival, Port Eliot, St Germans
http://www.porteliotfestival.com/

22nd – 24th July

Boconnoc Steam Fair, Lostwithiel
http://www.lsvc.org/

26th July – 5th August
St Endellion Summer Music Festival

http://www.endellion.org.uk/

30th July – 5th August

Charlestown Regatta Week

http://www.charlestownregatta.co.uk/

1st – 6th August

Padstow Carnival Week

http://www.padstowlive.com/

6th – 14th August

Henri-Lloyd Falmouth Week

http://www.falmouthweek.co.uk/

10th – 14th August

The Relentless Boardmasters, Newquay

http://www.relentlessboardmasters.com/

14th – 20th August

Fowey Regatta and Carnival

http://www.foweyroyalregatta.co.uk/

19th – 21st August

West of England Steam Rally, Stithians

http://www.weses.co.uk/

20th – 26th August

2011 Mirror Dinghy National Championships, Mylor, Falmouth

http://www.mysailingclub.org/

27th August – 2nd September

Bude Jazz Festival

http://www.budejazzfestival.co.uk/

29th August

Newlyn Fish Festival

http://www.newlynfishfestival.org.uk/

9th – 11th September

Newquay Fish Festival

http://www.newquayfishfestival.co.uk/

10th – 24th September

St Ives September Festival

http://www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk/

11th – 17th September

Music Truro

http://www.enjoytruro.co.uk/

23rd – 25th September

Cornwall Food and Drink Festival, Truro

http://www.cornwallfoodanddrinkfestival.com/

1st – 2nd October

Boscastle Food, Arts & Crafts Festival

http://www.boscastlefestival.co.uk/

13th – 16th October

Falmouth Oyster Festival

http://www.falmouthoysterfestival.co.uk/

19th – 23rd October

Lowender Peran Festival

http://www.lowenderperan.co.uk/

21st – 22nd October

Falmouth Beer Festival

http://www.camra.org.uk/

For further events visit http://www.visitcornwall.com/

ENJOY!

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CoaST EVENT CHANGE FOR GOOD 2011

One event. Two days. One hundred plus delegates. And yards and yards of energy and positive deviance. Bedruthan Steps Hotel was the venue for the CoaST Change for Good Event 2011, with speakers and delegates from London, Norfolk, Lancashire, Cumbria and Wales – and what a result. The three themes were leadership and going against the grain, communication and inspiration, and making sure we’re counting the right stuff – beyond GDP, and heading towards environmental growth, and all out well-being. Presentations, delegate details, photos and films will be made available on the CoaST website within the next few days – we’ll keep you posted!

CoaST

'Mr Chamberlain shows delegates a paper (Government Tourism Policy) and advises that there will be peace in our time!'

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In the news....Cornwall Trade Association Wins National Award

The Cornwall Branch of the British Holiday and Home Parks Association (BH&HPA) recently won national recognition with an award for membership services at the Association’s Annual Conference in Warwickshire.

The award was presented by environmentalist and TV celebrity Professor David Bellamy to Branch Chairman Norman Bliss during a packed two-day programme which included presentations from Tourism Minister John Penrose MP and the President of The Woodland Trust, comedian Clive Anderson.

‘In these financially and environmentally challenging times it makes sense for us to work more collaboratively’ commented Mr Bliss, ‘and the great thing about the Association is that it allows information, advice and best practice to flow between business. The parks in Cornwall generate 24 percent of the £1.3 billlion annual visitor spend in the Cornish economy. Lodges, chalets and caravan holiday homes have a significant part to play in addressing the ‘second homes’ issue and residential parks make a welcome contribution to the affordable housing market, particularly for senior residents. This is an important sector to the life and work of Cornwall and the BH&HPA reflects that.’

The Association represents some 140 Touring, Holiday and Home Parks in Cornwall and over 2,000 parks across the UK.

http://www.bhhpa.org.uk/

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NEW KIDD ON THE DOCK!

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Thank you!

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What do they do in the winter Daddy?

We're often asked what happens down here at Lower Treave when we close up for the winter.

Well, contrary to popular misconception, we don't head off to the Caribbean for a life of sun, sea and cetaceans. We get plenty of that here in Cornwall all year round!

But there is always a job to do during the short days of the site's down-time. This year we will be carrying out a refurbishment of the toilet and shower blocks to include new suspended ceilings and lighting. Whilst the ceiling is down, the plumbing will be reworked to give better insulation of the pipework so that we loose less heat from the solar thermal system. An additional mixing valve is being included to improve flow rates and some new lights are being installed in the laundry. A lick of paint all round and we're ready for the spring.

We have just bought a powered scarifier to tow behind the tractor and that will refresh the grass pitches each spring and autumn, lifting out the dead material from the turf and allowing the grasses and other wild flowers to grow back stronger. Paul has also been clearing back the undergrowth from around the new planting to give that a chance to get away when the warmer weather arrives.

There's always meetings, conferences and tourism industry events to attend...and most of these take place during the winter when business is a little quieter. The BH&HPA (our trade association) Conference is in Kenilworth this year, and our guest speaker is Clive Anderson ...talking back no doubt.

And what do we do for entertainment...?

...haven't missed a home match in 3 seasons and seen a few 'aways' too! Why not find out when the Pirates are raiding in your area and go along for a taste of winter Cornwall...great sport, excellent company, dubious songs and might even be the chance of a pasty!

 http://www.cornish-pirates.com/

See you all when the rugby's over and the season kicks off!

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...and a Happy New Year To All Our Readers!

...whether you're an old friend, a regular visitor or just passing by....a very Happy New Year to you all!

Three things I will try to avoid in 2011...

1. ...saying 'absolutely' when I really mean 'yes'.

2. ...describing minor travel inconvenience at a station, on a motorway or in an airport as 'third world conditions' or a 'war zone'....it really isn't.

3. ...news reports where the journalists think they are the news!

Three things I will try to do in 2011....

1. ...say 'absolutely' when I would really rather say 'no'.

2. ...travel uncomplainingly.

3. ...not be in the news!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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